COMPLETE: Curly, by Roger Pocock - choc

[VfkaBT]

Curly by Roger Pocock (1865 - 1941).

This project is complete! All audio files are available on our catalog page:
https://librivox.org/curly-by-roger-pocock/

Arizona-set western at turn of 20th Century features an Irish lord named Balshannon, his American helper Chalkeye, and a cattle-rustler's son named Curly. Note: this book contains occasional use of racial slang common to the period.( Matt Pierard)

• Text source (only read from this text!): https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41447
• Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
  
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  Magic Window:

  
  
  BC Admin
• The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
  No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
  START of recording (Intro):
  • "Chapter [number] of Curly. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Say:
    "Curly, by Roger Pocock. [Chapter]"
  
  
  For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
  • "Chapter [number] of Curly by Roger Pocock. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • Only if applicable, say:
    "[Chapter title]"
  END of recording:
  • At the end of the section, say:
    "End of [Chapter]"
  • If you wish, say:
    "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
  • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
    "End of Curly, by Roger Pocock. "
  
  There should be about 5 seconds' silence at the end of the recording.
• Example filename curly_##_pocock_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. curly_01_pocock_128kb.mp3)
  
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  Any questions?
  Please post below

[chocoholic]

I'll be happy to MC. Back in a minute with your MW --

edited: OK, you're all set! I'll leave this in the Launch Pad for another day or two. Looks like a fun book!

[VfkaBT]

Thanks, Laurie.
First two chapters now in MW.

[craigdav1]

Would enjoy being dpl.
DaveC

[chocoholic]

Going out on a limb and assuming that you're OK with DaveC being DPL -- entered in the database. Moving to Solos now.

[craigdav1]

1-2 PL OK.

[VfkaBT]

No limb, Laurie.
Thanks, Dave; 3 & 4 now up.

[craigdav1]

3-4 PL OK.

[VfkaBT]

5-7 up, thanks.

Methinks Curly is a tomboy, on a level with the Calamity Jane portrayed in Deadwood by Robin Weigert. Great show, excessive profanity aside.

[craigdav1]

5-7 PL OK!

[VfkaBT]

8-10 up. Beware 'N' word in 9, though I've heard worse in Blazing Saddles, which kind of reminds me of this story. It's dryly funny in parts, and just plain tough in others.

[craigdav1]

8
3:47-4:02, 4:55-5:05 extraneous background noise
9
Volume is just a tad high (92.4dB) and should be amplified by -2dB (Next highest volume for this book is 90.5dB).
10 PL OK.

Some readers include a statement in their book description similar to the following:
"This book contains racial and other prejudices that were once commonplace. They are retained, as originally written in this recording, because to do otherwise would be to deny they existed."

[VfkaBT]

8
3:47-4:02, 4:55-5:05 extraneous background noise

Cicadas. I had removed a huge amount of it before uploading; I'll see if I can fix that again. Thanks.

[VfkaBT]

8 & 9 edited and re-upped. I re-recorded the last part of 8.

Laurie: I've added the rest of the chapter titles.

[craigdav1]

8
volume is a tad high (93.4dB) and should be amplified by about -3dB.
9 PL OK.