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The Halloween Issue! • Four Real Haunted Places
Huntsville’s Haunting Halloween Activities • Pat Higgins & A Damn Good Band
The Steel Wheels • Redneck Tea, Raccoon’s Revenge and Trashcan Punch
100% Chance of Dan • Unemployed in Huntsville
The Greatest Calendars on Earth!
Four Real Haunted Places
You can Visit this Halloween
ReLit: Smokin’ Good Reads
Worth a ReKindle
Dead Children’s Playground: This legendary Huntsville haunt is located just behind Maple Hill
Cemetery. This picturesque little playground is actually called Maple Hill Playground and hides
ghostly secrets that come to life at night. Visitors to this playground describe seeing the swings move
without being touched and hearing children laugh when no children are present
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The Huntsville Depot: According to one psychic, the Huntsville Depot is the most haunted location
in Huntsville. This psychic says that the ghosts here are thick as the people. Visitors to this location
have described seeing a face stare down at them from the windows above and others have said that
the upstairs vault closes on its own.
The extensive, outspoken and revelatory autobiography which he devoted
the last decade of his life to writing is finally going to be published. The
University of California, Berkeley, where the manuscript is in a vault, will
release the first volume of Mark Twain’s autobiography. The eventual trilogy
will run to half a million words and shed new light on the quintessentially
American novelist.
by Jessica Penot
by Ricky Thomas Hell’s Gates: Drive up past the beautiful, scenic Green Mountain Park and you find a set of old black
gates. According to local legend, if you park in front of these gates at midnight and wait, a phantom
car will pull up behind you. The car will pursue you down the mountain and vanish into the mist when
you’ve reached the bottom.
Cry Baby Hollow: Legend says that there is a lonely stretch of road between Decatur and Cullman
off of Highway 31 that once witnessed a great tragedy. Somewhere in the foggy depths of history,
a child died there. If you go to this haunted location at night and leave a candy bar, the phantom
child will claim it as its own. Visitors to this location have described hearing a child crying in the
distance.
You can learn more about these haunted locations and others this Halloween in my book Haunted
North Alabama.
Corrections to Huntsville
Master Chorale Ad:
The Opera In Concert Dates in May
of 2011 should read May 7 at Fort
Payne Opera House, May 14 at
Huntsville Museum of Art and May
15 at Weatherly Heights Baptist
Church in Huntsville
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his suggestion is both old and new, Mark Twain: Autobiography. Twain left explicit instructions
that his autobiography not be published until 100 years after his death.
After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal
all.
Why Twain wanted the first-hand account of his life kept under wraps for so
long is a mystery and debated subject among Twain scholars. . Some believe
it was because he wanted to talk freely about issues such as religion and
politics. Others argue that the time lag prevented him from having to worry about offending friends.
The Independent also reports that a section of the memoir will detail his little-known but scandalous
relationship with Isabel Van Kleek Lyon, who became his secretary after the death of his wife Olivia in
1904. Twain was so close to Lyon that she once bought him an electric vibrating sex toy. But she was
abruptly sacked in 1909, after the author claimed she had “hypnotized” him into giving her power of
attorney over his estate.
“Their ill-fated relationship will be recounted in full in a 400-page addendum, which Twain wrote during
the last year of his life. It provides a remarkable account of how the dying novelist’s final months were
overshadowed by personal upheavals.
“Most people think Mark Twain was a sort of genteel Victorian. Well, in this document he calls her a slut
and says she tried to seduce him. It’s completely at odds with the impression most people have of him,”
says the historian Laura Trombley.
This may surprise many of Twain’s casual fans, but anyone who has read “Letters From Earth” isn’t
likely to be too surprised at just how acerbic and pithy Twain could be, nor his already low and declining
opinion of religion. Another argument on why the 100 year wait for the publication is the belief that
some of his privately held views could have hurt his public image.
Got a Twain lover in your life? What to buy them for Christmas has just been solved. Order early and you
can have it by mid-November. Twain is one of my favorite authors and biggest influences. I can hardly
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Table of Contents
Publisher
Jill Wood
Calendar
Joanie Williams
Lay-Out
Douglas A. Lange
Contributors
Matthew Pierce
Jessica Penot
Allison Gregg
Auntie Jen
Ricky Thomason
Tim Benton
Aaron Hurd
Jackie Anderson
Bonnie Roberts
Jennifer Roberts
Elaine Nelson
Tina Leach
David Daniels
Matthew Kresal
Justin Markland
Shawn Bailey
“...!!” -- Michael Myers
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Four Real Haunted Places You can Visit this Halloween, by Jessica Penot
Relit, by Ricky Thomason
Letter to The Planet
Letter From the Publisher
On the Cover
The Steel Wheels, by Justin Markland
Pat Huggins & A Damn Good Band, by Rick Thomason
Redneck Tea, Raccoon’s Revenge and Trashcan Punch, by The ChowHound
Unchained Maladies, by Ricky Thomason
100% Chance of Dan, by Matthew Pierce
Adventures in the Tennessee Valley, Tina Leach
Huntsville’s Haunting Halloween Activities, by Jessica Penot
Dr. Anarcho’s Rx For Old Stuff That Don’t Suck
The Way I See It, by David Daniels
Music Calendar Begins
More Music Calendar
Music Calendar Continues
Regional Calendar
Events Calendar
More Events Calendar
Events Calendar Continues
Auntie Jen’s Animal Crazy
The Jazz Lounge, by Jackie Anderson
Party of One, by Allison Gregg
The Single Guy: Communidate
Orson Welles’ The War Of The Worlds, by Matthew Kresal
Free Will Astrology
What Then Must We Do?, by Bonnie Roberts
True BS, by Tim Benton
News of the Weird
To Yuno From Yunohoo
Unemployed in Huntsville, by Shawn Bailey
Valley Planet Classifieds
Letter to the Planet
Dear Editor:
I
always enjoy lunch to a greater degree with an interesting article to read. Completes a period of the day
without having to consider work. Your paper has provided many moments like that for me and I appreciate the
effort given to publish an interesting periodical.
However, I have to take exception to Ricky Thompson’s recent diatribe? Article? Column? I am a self confessed
Tea Partier and know that makes me a Neanderthal and stupid on the face of it. But I love to read why and enjoy a
good satirical jousting. Everyone should have an opinion - it’s the fabric of a vibrant competitive democracy. Our
country seems headed toward a period of particularly deep division on how to approach the future. Personally, I
worry for my four young adult children.
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y favorite holiday celebration is almost here
- Halloween! It is great to have a night where
we adults can play dress up and just set out
for no other reason but to have fun! Oh yeah, and kids
like it too.
As you know the Valley Planet has been putting on a
city–wide Halloween Party for the last six years and
we are getting ready for the 7th Annual Huntsville Halloween Party. Most of the time we have had our party
on the top of the parking garage on Clinton Avenue in
downtown Huntsville but we have also had it at the
Lumberyard and at the Roundhouse. This year we are
having it outside at the parking lot across from Humphrey’s and the theme of this year’s party is Cirque du
Freak. It will be from 8pm until midnight on Saturday,
October 30. The Huntsville Young Professionals,
Huntsville!Alive and the Valley Planet will join forces
as we have in years past to throw North Alabama’s
BIGGEST and BEST Halloween party! Admission
is $5. Check www.huntsvillehalloweenparty.com for
more details.
Look for our Best of the Valley Reader’s Poll in the
next issue, Oct. 28. This will be the 8th year we have
asked you to vote for what you think is best in the Tennessee Valley! Voting begins online on October 28th
and ends December 31st.
Now go watch some football! Then go buy a local
musician a soda or something!
Cheers!
Jill E. Wood, Trickster
On the Cover
K
imberly Hart is an artist who teaches at
Greengate School in Huntsville where she
lives with her husband and several animals.
She received a BA in studio art and art history from the
University of Alabama in Huntsville and scholarships
from Arrowmont and the Penland School of Craft. In
2009, she won the AlphaHudson DNA award.
Ms. Hart works in mixed media, printmaking and
encaustic, weaving representational elements with
patterns inspired by the natural world. She builds her
imagery in layers and reduces the layers to peel back
the world and reveal the source of dreams and beauty
of nature.
Ms. Hart’s studio is in the Lowe Mill Arts Center. For
more information about her artwork, please contact the
artist at http://www.lowemill.net/ or krh566@gmail.
com.
At least Ricky should get the names of his victims right. Dr. Laura Schlessinger who holds a PhD in Physiology
should not be confused with Laura Ingraham, JD. And the English language should be used with some continuity
of thought. Where was Mr. Thompson headed? I tried to understand but it escaped me.
I did discern that he holds Glen Beck in no esteem and God help Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. All my personal
hero’s. He claims the aforementioned figures are addicted, dim-witted, and hate-filled. All of those pejoratives
must be right. Ricky said so.
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But then, who is Ricky Thompson? Sounds hate-filled to me. Not much evidence was provided to substantiate his
thoughts. I have heard Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck confess to having been addicted. They have spoken of their
personal struggles to over-come those issues. For that they should not be derided for their past human frailties.
Maybe Sarah Palin is addicted to shopping. I am not certain about that. Dim-witted – would they be brilliant if
they embraced Barack Obama? As for hate filled, just because we don’t hold someone in high esteem and point
out the fallacies of their arguments does not make us hate filled.
Couldn’t Mr. Thompson do better than name call?
A. Tycer
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Pat Huggins &
A Damn
Good Band
by Rick Thomason
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at Huggins isn’t your average guy, and
certainly not your average musician.
How many songwriter / musicians do you
know who fly 747’s internationally -- the past
three years in the war-torn Middle East -- for a
hobby?
Okay, it may be the other way around when it
comes to income, but meet Pat and you know
what’s first in his heart. The only other singer /
songwriter I know of who combined flying and
music this well was Harry Chapin. Even then,
Chapin was flying metaphorically in his “Taxi,”
taking tips and getting stoned.
Ironically, it was Huggins’ music that led him to
the planes. From 1985-91, Huggins was another
struggling songwriter in Muscle Shoals, living
on the cheap in a small cabin in Joe Wheeler
State Park. Whenever he went to the studio (now
The Nutthouse Studios) he was captivated by the
planes across the road at the airport.
What kid hasn’t had the dream of flying?
One day, on an impulse, he turned left into the
airport instead of right into the studio, and ended
up trading a guitar and amp to a crop duster for
flying lessons. From there it was on to Wallace
State for advanced lessons, instruments, multiengine, etc. When the instructor left, Wallace
State offered Huggins the job.
This led to contacts within the industry that
helped Huggins make his way to the crew of
air-freight 727’s, and finally to the Captain’s
seat, where he flew for 10 years. All the while,
Huggins continued to hone his songwriting
skills, hooking up with musicians worldwide as
opportunities arose.
When Bush War II was forced on Iraq, someone
higher on the food chain in air freight offered
Huggins a chance to learn to fly the behemoth
747 in the Middle East, war zones and all.
Now, after three years “over there,” Huggins
has had his fill of the Middle East – of which he
gave a characteristically understated description
of (sic) “overall, not a very nice place.” (Hey,
this is basically a family paper, so what he really
said is off-limits.) He liked some of the people,
loved the crews he flew with and the soldiers
doing unbelievable duty in a surreally horrid
environment.
Pressed, Huggins opined that some of the people
over here who think they want a more muddier
mix of church and state should spend some time
where church IS state and see how that works
for them. It is a place where free thought is not
allowed.
Huggins had plenty of free thoughts and
continued to use them to further sharpen his
songwriting and music skills. A multi-instrument
guy with an extremely broad background to draw
upon, his songbook expanded accordingly.
Musically, you can’t pin Huggins down. He
cites his early influences as Ray Stevens, Mad
Magazine, and the incomparable John Prine.
The songs on his CDs reveal flavors of all of
the above, and then some. Pat and his musical
partners in rhyme are makin’ blues and country,
a little bit of soul, southern gospel, and rock and
roll. And this is the real deal y’all.
As for the “Damn Good Band,” he isn’t kidding.
Huggins won’t settle for second best on his CDs
or in person. His CDs are filled with legendary
players and backup singers from Muscle Shoals,
and other studios around the world.
Pat Huggins & A Damn Good Band will be
playing Friday Night, Oct. 8th at Lowe Mill, 6:30
– 8:30 PM, unless we can beg them into playing
longer. Pat and His Damn Good Band will again
feature some of Muscle Shoals finest pickers
and singers, David Hood, legendary bass player
of “Swampers” fame among them. They will be
promoting Pat’s latest release “Wayward Songs”
and the concert is absolutely free.
Don’t miss it. One day you can say, “I heard them
way back when…”
Check Huggins out on the ‘net @ (Pathuggins.
com), where you can find more info, listen to
music samples, check performance dates, as well
as order all CDs.
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The Steel Wheels
by Justin Markland
series usually has
an opening act that
plays from 7:00 pm.
until around 7:45
pm. and the main act
takes the stage at 8:00
pm. and plays until
around 9:00 pm. They
haven’t announced an
opening act and I hope
that means The Steel
Wheels will play the
full two hours.
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ell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your sister, tell some
stranger,” The Steel Wheels are rolling into town. This is the first
time I’ve known about a great show far enough in advance to spread
the word. For those of you who need little convincing; go see The Steel
Wheels on Thursday October 28th at 7:00 pm. in the old church at Burritt
on the Mountain, admission is free. For the rest of you; keep reading.
As part of the Huntsville Coffee House Music Series, the Huntsville
Traditional Music Association is bringing The Steel Wheels to town all the
way from Virginia. This is the band’s second visit to Huntsville this year;
their first was at the Kaffeeklatsch on a cold Mardi Gras night in February.
There wasn’t a huge audience, but those there sober enough to remember
it should feel grateful to have been in the right bar at the right time. They
played for nearly four hours that night and still managed to play their last
song of the evening as precisely as their first. I enjoyed it so much that I
drove to Atlanta the following month to see them again. The Steel Wheels
are classified as an Americana band, which I’ll admit I don’t have a good grasp of what specifically
“Americana” is as a genre of music, but I’d say they are a bluegrass band with a blend of blues, old
time folk music, and a little bit of gospel. If it helps to draw comparisons, they sound like a cleanedup, traditional version of Old Crow Medicine Show or The Hackensaw Boys. Their website compares
them to Old Crow as well, and adds Langhorne Slim and Gillian Welch to the list. You can listen to
songs from each of their albums by streaming them from www.TheSteelWheels.com and draw your
own comparisons, or simply enjoy the music.
There will be a
reminder in the next
Valley Planet but mark
the calendar now, October 28th, 7:00 pm, Burritt
on the Mountain, free admission. I’ve seen The
Steel Wheels play twice, heard them perform live
sets on the radio, and listened to the three albums
I own often so I am completely confident that
everyone should enjoy it. I’ll even cover your
admission if you don’t.
This will be my first show at Burritt on the Mountain, so I can only pass on information about this venue
that I’ve read and seen in pictures online. Judging from the photos, this is a great venue for The Steel
Wheels; I can’t think of a better place to see them perform than inside an old church from the 1800’s.
It seats about 100 people, but if they allow standing room it could accommodate more. The music
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Redneck Tea, Raccoon’s Revenge
and Trashcan Punch: A Review of
Santa Fe Cattle Co.
by The ChowHound
oly ginormous fan blades, Batman! I almost couldn’t
make it to the table, mesmerized by the aircraft
hangar sized fan hanging above the bar at the Santa
Fe Cattle Co. in Hampton Cove. The gawking continued as I
spied various stuffed critters along the walls including a gun
slinging armadillo, a rowboat floating toward the ceiling, and
zigzag brick walls separating out seating sections, sloppily
mortared with old beer cans embedded within. Wow, this
wasn’t going to just be a meal but a feast for the eyes as
well!
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My accomplice in all things epicurean (aka hubby) and I
nestled into a booth and tore into the menu and our bucket
of roasted peanuts. There is something rather liberating
about littering the floor with shells, knowing you don’t have
to clean it up later. Santa Fe has quite the eclectic menu,
a perfect match to their hodge-podge décor. Appetizers,
soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches, and desserts share
the limelight with steaks, ribs, fajitas, seafood, and even
chicken fried steak. There is also a lunch express menu
with thirteen different choices for no more than $7.99.
After several moments of poring over drink names such as
Redneck Tea, Raccoon’s Revenge, and Trashcan Punch,
we settled on the relatively tame sounding Big Ol’ Rita,
a tasty margarita delivered in large Mason jars. To accompany our drinks, we ordered a couple of
appetizers – Texas Toothpicks and Texas Sausage. The “toothpicks” were yummy, addictive deepfried strips of onions and jalapenos served with a creamy chipotle dipping sauce. The Texas Sausage
consisted of toasted bread covered in sliced sausages
slathered with savory barbecue sauce served with a side
of pickle chips. We were delighted to find that you could
make tasty little “sandwiches” on your fork with a bit of
each ingredient.
While waiting for our main courses, a basket of fresh,
warm yeast rolls with cinnamon butter appeared. These
fluffy goodies ended up ruining our plans for dessert. The
sizzling sound indicated my fajitas had arrived along with
hubby’s steak plate. The six ounce Bubba’s Sirloin plate
came with two sides of your choice (from a big list) and hubby had chosen the broccoli, steamed with
a hint of garlic, and Santa Fe Taters, baked potato pieces
that had then been pan fried with onions and peppers. His
steak was tender, seasoned with a bit of a kick, and cooked
exactly as ordered.
The chicken fajitas came with onions (and bell peppers if
you aren’t averse to them like me) and a plate of trimmings,
charro beans over rice, and warm flour tortillas. The
seasoned chicken was tender and smoky and I loved the
hearty charro beans.
Foremost, I have to give high praise to the excellent staff at Santa Fe. From a sunny greeting at the
door to a hospitable and sincere manager, these folks really care about their guests. Our server was
attentive without being annoying, down-to-earth, super
friendly, and helpful. Everyone here seemed genuinely
interested in ensuring we had a good dining experience.
As we happily crunched across shells on our way out the
door, I glanced up at my pistol-packing armadillo friend.
Hey, I feel stuffed too, buddy, just in a very satisfied and
alive sort of way.
P.S. For those of you who read the KaLou’s review in
our last issue and tried to visit only to find the restaurant
closed, please accept my apologies. Neither I nor anyone
here at the Valley Planet knew about the closing. I guess Elvis really
has left the building – R.I.P. KaLou’s.
Santa Fe Cattle Co. is located at 3045 Mountain Cove Blvd. SE in
Owens Crossroads, AL 35763. Their phone number is 256-5649880 and their website is www.santafecattle.com
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Partner!
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Unchained
Maladies
Sure, we need to spend less – but we also need to make more, and a lot of that can come
in restoring taxes to Clinton era levels – not raising them. That is the only way to cut
debt. Do you miss Bill Clinton yet? Well, his administration was the last time America
had a balanced budget.
I suppose the simpletons can call it “coincidence” that America’s debt started
skyrocketing in conjunction with tax cuts. Imagine that: taking in less tax revenue
started unbalancing the federal budget. Apparently one has to be Einstein to connect
those dots.
by Ricky Thomason
I
f you are any kind of honest with
yourself, and most of us aren’t, it’s
not news that extremists exist on
both sides of the political spectrum. It
is a given that 20% of wingnuts – both
left and Right - get 90% of the press.
Because many middle-class Americans let xenophobic racism control their emotions
artwork by Debbie West and votes, the middle class is shrinking faster than a two-dollar tee shirt in a Laundromat
dryer. Half of the TPRs are on disability, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security even
as they scream about “socialism.”
It’s boring to headline, and one you will never
read that says, “60 Percent of Voters Think All
Wingnuts Are Full of Sh**.”
In the narrow political post-apocalypse America
-- that would be after that Black, Muslim, Noncitizen Socialist was (bogusly) elected President
of The United States of America.
We know it can happen because the Florida heist
of 2002 worked so well. Voting machines can be
manipulated - herded even easier than sheep.
Is Barack Obama the savior of our republic?
Obviously not, but it’s hard to look good when
you assume office three-TRILLION dollars
in debt from two wars started by previous
administrations.
What Walmart Republicans are too stupid to
understand is that the feared “redistribution of
wealth” is nothing more than a reversal of the
status quo. Taxes, overall, are lower than they’ve
ever been. Since the Clinton Administration
there has been a steady redistribution of wealth
– upward. The Bush tax cuts were reverse Robin
Hoodism: taking from the poor to give to the
rich.
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That’s never going to happen because these are people who have had their simple minds made up for
them and don’t want to be confused by a bunch of facts.
It should be said that they aren’t all morons. Camped in the middle of the “more tax cut” screamers
are the top two percent who would benefit the most (again) from it and are chuckling all the way to
the bank, laughing at the poor dimwits who are helping them.
As November nears, take note that many conservative and moderate Republicans are afraid of the
unintended effect the tea baggers will have on the November elections: they are going to split the vote
just enough to allow the Democrats to retain control of both houses of Congress, something that’s
never good no matter which party controls. It’s sad but true that gridlock is a good thing where the
federal government is concerned. Every time either party controls they overreach and the pendulum
swings the other way.
The rest of us need to take a real hard look at what “less government regulation” led to on Wall Street
and in the banking industry. You’d think it would be easily seen because most of us are living poorer
than ever right in the middle of the consequences. The middle class is headed to hell on a turbocharged
go cart and it is beyond me that it’s beyond most to notice it’s with alarming speed and we are
traveling backwards. We are living the American Dream in reverse.
By this time, you understand what I’m talking about, or you are a Walmart Republican and mad
enough to throw this thing in the floor and stomp away.
Bye. Go cash your government checks and b*tch about socialism some more.
Dan: Nah. They just followed on the work
that Brad Huffines did on the subject.
by Matthew Pierce
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Don’t believe it? Then explain why there are simultaneously more millionaires in America today and
more people living below the poverty level than ever. One wishes they would at least take the tea bags
off their eyes long enough to have a look at the facts.
f you haven’t been attacked by a tornado
today, there’s a very good reason for that.
His name happens to be Dan Satterfield.
Dan is Chief Meteorologist for WHNT 19 in
Huntsville. In 1994 he fought a duel with James
Spann for control of the state’s weather. The
fight ended in a draw and a compromise: Spann
would cover Birmingham while Dan covered
North Alabama. No one wanted Mobile.
Recently Dan agreed to an interview about his
ongoing war with the twisters, global warming,
and, of course, Twilight.
Huntsville’s most famous person interrupts
your regularly scheduled programming for this
interview…Satterfield arriving to work, escorted
by the USAF
Valley Planet: To this date, how many tornadoes
can you claim to have defeated?
Valley Planet: I’m thinking about writing a
screenplay in which you and Jerry Hayes travel
to Tokyo and do battle with the Japanese Mafia,
who have created a machine that controls the
weather. We could call it Fatal Forecast or The
Precipitator (that would be you).
Dan: I’d rather do a movie on the battle
between the weather machine folks and the
ones who invented the machine to control
earthquakes. We could call it Shaken, not Stirred.
Valley Planet: It would be in 3-D, right?
Dan: Black and white. I still miss black and white
movies.
Valley Planet: I think we should cast Chris
Cooper to play you. Who do you think should
play Jerry Hayes?
Dan: Katie Couric. I’ve heard she has a real crush
on him.
Valley Planet: Professionally speaking, Team
Edward or Team Jacob? Chris Cooper
as Dan Satterfield
Valley Planet: It’s been about a year since
the controversial Huntsville Times favorite
weatherman poll, in which Brad Travis claimed
top honors despite voting irregularities and
widespread allegations of fraud. Are you ready
to talk about this painful chapter in your life?
Dan: Next year I am going to have 1500 votes
from Maple Hill.
Valley Planet: I have sources that tell me the fix
came straight from the top. The National Weather
Service was conspiring against you, Dan. It was
a coup d’état, and we can be fairly sure that Alan
Raymond was involved somehow.
Dan: Alan who?
Valley Planet: Finally, you have been to the South
Pole to study the weather. I once drove up to the
top of Monte Sano in the winter. (I didn’t get out
of the car—it was really cold.) Do I have what
it takes to be a weather man?
Dan: Walk across North Dakota in January. Now
look at your hair. Does it still look good? If so,
you have a chance!
Dan: My daughter says this has to do
with a vampire movie. They scare me.
Dan: 7 with two ties
Valley Planet: Are you aware that the tornadoes
have placed a bounty on your head?
Dan: Yes, their lobbyist in Washington let it slip.
Valley Planet: Is it true that global warming is a
hoax that was invented by Gary Dobbs and Brad
Travis?
Valley Planet: Since you were
named the Most Famous Person in
Huntsville (in the April 22nd Valley
Planet), how has your life changed?
Have you been forced to use (fellow
WHNT meteorologist) Ben Smith as
a bodyguard?
Dan: Who is Ben Smith?
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The Ooooooold South
[Note: The original text of this column was written in an old southern dialect, with lots of vowels and words that
run on for four syllables longer than they should. The first paragraph alone spread across 3 pages. It has been reedited to save paper, and possibly your sanity.]
W
elcome to Savannah, Old South Georgia. Known for its history, its murder (“Midnight in the Garden of
Good and Evil”), and its candy. As a matter of fact, given that there are more candy stores than you can
shake a stick at, it’s only logical to deduce that the world was a sour place until local resident Roderick
P. Sugarbritches invented the praline.
Savannah boasts itself as the most haunted city in America. Of course, I think New Orleans says the same thing—
one day I expect a ghostly cage match to determine the winner, although I don’t think a cage really has much effect
on the ethereal.
So if you wanna do some ghost hunting, Savannah is your city. I went on no less than 2 ghost tours during my
stay: the trolley Ghosts & Gravestones tour and the Hearse Tours. There are more, many many more, including
a horse-drawn carriage, but there are only so many ghost tours you can do in one city. Seriously, that’s probably
how they recruit ghost tour guides. You see enough tours, you assimilate, you just eventually assume you’re
leading the tour.
And now I shall review the two I went on (and leave out the ones I didn’t go on).
1. The Hearse Tours (http://www.hearseghosttours.com/)
Yes, a real hearse. They’ve removed the windows (and the body) and put in some seats so you can sit in the back
of a hearse and watch. If you’re staying in the historical district (and maybe further, I didn’t ask), they’ll come and
pick you up (macabre I know, but damn convenient). We were picked up by the mustachioed man at 11 (there are
earlier tours) and drove around the historical district (and a little bit of the rough side of town).
While I enjoyed the drive, the stories of witches and vampires and wrongful hangings, I can’t really describe a
lot. We saw a lot of houses, heard stories, drove on. We never got out of the car. But if you go on a tour, beware.
When touring the Owens-Thomas House the next day, I mentioned a story to the tour guide and was left feeling
like I just asked about the basement of the Alamo. Then again, she was kinda cranky (there is also a possibility
that I had my houses mixed up, but I don’t think so). So what I’m saying is that embellishment and speculation
is always an important part of any ghost tour. But it’s 10 bucks, very entertaining, and you see a lot of Savannah.
I recommend.
2. Ghosts & Gravestones Tour http://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/savannah/
These tours are a little pricier, around $25 (or about a quarter of a C-Note, or a double sawbuck plus a fin). Tickets
are purchased at the loading area on Factors Walk (the road by the river, where EVERYONE is). These tours start
on a trolley, and go to a lot of the same locations as the hearse tours. However, on these tours you actually get off
the trolley twice, once to stand outside the graveyard and the other time to stop by a building and hear a ghost story.
(Side note: if you try to walk in this building and you’re not on the tour, the tour guides will immediately drive by
and yell at you, or at least that’s what happened to my traveling companion. It just looks like a shop with no sign.
We thought it must be something cool.)
I’m not sure about all the tours, but the one we went on had a woman in character. I don’t know how she could
handle all that black lace and long sleeves in 400% humidity. She might be a witch after all. It was entertaining,
but I have no idea how to deal with an actor in character. Do I play along? As she lists all the husbands she’s
killed, do I offer a fake history as well? Or do I compliment her acting ability by immediately reporting her to
the authorities? As a shy person who tends to over think social situations, I
tend to only respond with an uncomfortable giggle. But it was fun, and you
really learn a lot about murder and mayhem (and architecture).
Speaking of ghost stories, I did stay at the Marshall House, Savannah’s
oldest hotel. It’s supposed to be haunted and there’s all sorts of ghost stories
on the internets. All we got was one orb photo. I seriously doubt Ghost
Hunters will be contacting me anytime soon.
If Scooby Doo has taught me anything, it’s that when haunted houses are
nearby, gypsy fortunetellers are not to be trusted, and Jerry Reed will sing
the same song for thirty minutes until he finds his guitar. It may never come
up, but who knows? Happy Halloween!
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Huntsville’s Haunting Halloween
Activities: A Guide to Halloween Fun
by Jessica Penot
The Haunted Gin
The Haunted Gin is a new attraction in Meridianville just North of Huntsville. This year it will offer
thrills and chills inside a corn maze. This will not be your average corn trail. Every turn in this maze
will offer a new scare. The maze is locate at 600 Meridianville Bottom Road and will open its doors
to victims on September 24th and will be open on weekends through Halloween.
Spooktacular Science Halloween Party
SciQuest turns Halloween into educational fun at its two day Halloween extravaganza on October
30 and 31. This Halloween party introduces children of all ages to the fun side of science. With
exploding pumpkins, spooky games, costume
contests, hands-on activities, and a special
area designed for preschoolers.
Cirque Du Freak/
Huntsville Halloween Party
The Valley Planet, Huntsville Young
Professionals and Huntsville Alive! join
forces to bring you the 7th annual Huntsville
Halloween party. Get your costumes ready
for Saturday, October 30th from 8pm -12pm
at the parking lot across from Humphrey’s
otherwise known as the site where Olde
Towne Brewing used to be.
This party
promises to be the biggest and best Halloween
party in town. Must be 21 years and older.
Go to HuntsvilleHalloweenParty.com.
Tate Farms
Tate Farms is the perfect family friendly activity for Halloween lovers looking for
that perfect pumpkin. Spend a beautiful day out picking pumpkins off the vine,
petting animals, and exploring the hay maze in this Meridianville pumpkin farm.
For more information call (256)828-8288.
Aux Mortis
Aux Mortis is a fifty thousand square foot haunted attraction located at the old Graystone
Manor site in Killen, Alabama. This classic North Alabama haunted attraction has been completely
revamped to make it more terrifying than ever. Aux Mortis opens its doors to the brave on September
30th at 7pm and will be open through Halloween.
Field of Screams Corn Maze
This terrifying maze is located in Brownsboro just east of Huntsville on Hwy 72. It offers over 14
acres of special activities and events for the entire family.
The Ghost Walk
If you are looking for real ghosts and the real haunted history of Huntsville, this is the place to
be. The Huntsville Ghost walk starts at Harrison Brothers Hardware in downtown Huntsville at 6
pm sharp. There are three different tours of
haunted Huntsville to choose from and all
of them will offer a haunting glimpse into
Huntsville’s shadowy past.
The Maple Hill Cemetery Stroll
The dead come to life on one day in the old
Cemetery on October 17, 2010 from 2-4pm.
Over 65 volunteers fill the cemetery dressed
as the historical and interesting people that
call this beautiful cemetery their final resting
place. Each stop offers a unique glimpse into
Huntsville history.
Disturbia Haunted Attraction
“There are worse things than death” and
Disturbia says that you will see them at their haunted attraction. Located on North Memorial Pkwy
by WAFF 48, Disturbia will bring you a screaming good time and delicious food at Dead Debbie’s
after you are done being scared to death. Disturbia opens its doors on October 8th and will be every
weekend until Halloween.
Darkwood Farms
Darkwood Farms is hidden away on a farm in Arab, Alabama. On your journey through this haunted
farm you will walk your way through an abandoned 300 ft farm house and acres of secluded trails
where your fears come to life. Darkwood Farms is located just south of Huntsville on Hwy 231. Take
the Pkwy South and follow the signs once you get to Arab.
Scarecrow Walk Botanical Gardens
The annual Scarecrow Trail at Huntsville Botanical Garden includes over 100 brilliant scarecrows.
This year’s trail features Marge Simpson, ET, and Harry Potter. Come join the fun and see the
creative side of Huntsville at this family friendly autumn activity.
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here is a “heartwarming” story making the
rounds of the music world. Usually, I’ll
poke myself in the ears with a sharp stick
to avoid hearing that kind of stuff because: A.)
three quarters of the time it’s not true or whatever
kernel of truth may have existed has long been
so embellished as to be unrecognizable, and B.)
The “awwwww - puppy and baby” syndrome,
where every time either is shown in person, on
TV or just pictures a certain percentage of people
automatically go “awwwww.”
This makes the curmudgeon in me want to throw
up.
Well, here’s one that is true and while it elicits
no “awwww” from me, it is pretty darned cool.
Here’s the gist, but you should read the full story:
Google “Washington Post + Griffin Black + Mike
Campbell Guitar” and you should find the trail.
Fourteen year-old Griffin Black is a guitarist and
real music fan, preferring bluesy guitars and real
lyrics to the synthesized pitch corrected generally
controlling today’s airwaves. He ran across a You
Tube video of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
guitarist Mike Campbell playing an odd looking
60’s model triple pickup Telecaster, called “Red
Dog.” The guitar was used on TP&H’s first
album “Damn the Torpedoes.”
Black wanted one like it, but hundreds of music
store visits, Internet and eBay searches produced
nothing he could afford.
He decided to build his own. Black collected parts
from all over and built his own “Red Dog.”
He knew it was a long shot, but more than
anything, he wanted Petty’s guitarist Campbell
to sign it. He contacted their booking agency
and fast forwarding through logistics and details,
ended up with free tickets, and an invite to meet
Campbell himself, pre-concert, backstage at
an upcoming Petty “MOJO” concert at nearby
Philadelphia’s Wachovia Center.
Griffin was led backstage and his wildest dream
came true. Campbell and his guitar tech looked at
Griffin’s replica, and both were very impressed.
Campbell asked Griffin if he “could play it.” The
14 year old was stunned. Of course he could play
it, but he had misunderstood. The famed guitarist
was asking if he could play it onstage that night,
on their second song, “You Don’t Know How It
Feels.”
Campbell played it, signed it and a number of
other things with “Nice Job,” and “Keep Playing”
messages, plus an additional surprise. Tom Petty
had also signed Griffin Black’s “red Dog.”
Damn. I almost went “awwww.” It’s nice to
know there are stars left who haven’t grown so
full of themselves that they can and will take the
time and effort to reward a kid’s efforts and make
something beyond his wildest fantasies real.
Dr. Anarcho’s Rx for Old Stuff That Don’t
Suck: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers “Damn
the Torpedoes.” (Original recording remastered)
Not only is the music great, it’ll give you a
chance to feel warm, fuzzy, and go “awwww” if
you want, every time you hear it.
Tracks:1. Refugee / 2. Here Comes My Girl /
3. Even The Losers / 4. Shadow Of A Doubt (A
Complex Kid) / 5. Century City / 6. Don’t Do
Me Like That / 7. You Tell Me / 8. What Are You
Doin’ In My Life? / 9. Louisiana Rain
The Way I See It
by David Daniels
Album: Dondria Vs. Phatfffat
Artist: Dondria
rom super-producer Jermaine Dupri comes his new powerhouse protégé Dondria. Dondria
made a name for herself covering songs on YouTube and gaining hundreds of thousands of
views before catching the eye of a professional acquaintance of Dupri’s, who directed him to
take a listen to her work. The rest was history.
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I have been a fan of Dondria since her YouTubes and I am also an acquaintance of hers as well. Her
home city of Dallas is definitely behind her if no one else is. My complaint about the album starts
with the cover. Dondria is a beautiful girl and this does not show that. The back picture is amazing.
Anyway...on to the music.
Vocally she’s amazing. Crisp and refreshing are words
that come to mind when I hear her sing. It’s (her voice)
so clear. ‘You’re the One’ was her smash first single and
it was a favorite of people’s even before they knew who
sang the song. ‘Saving Myself’ is not one of my favorites.
Seems a little childish and simplistic to me. I have trouble
determining the age group that this cd is geared to because
of this song and a few others. ‘Shawty Wus Up’ is a great
uptempo song that is a clear indication that she is capable
of spreading her wings not just as a balladeer, but as a hip
hop artist as well. ‘Where Did We Go Wrong’ is actually
my favorite song of the album. The production is heavy and
passionate to match the emotion in her voice.
Overall, this was a good debut cd. Vocally great but production-wise, it was missing that upbeat
banger. Now it’s on to the car test. However, I am still trying to determine which is which. If Dondria
is the one singing more adult type songs, then I am definitely rolling with her! Again congratulations
Dondria...continue to work hard and push this cd. But the Way I See It, The world still needs to know
who you are.
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Thursday, October 7
3RD BASE GRILL (SOUTH PARKWAY), Marge Loveday
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, James Johnson
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Sad Thad and Company
CLUB RUSH, DJ Rosco
COCKTAILS, Planet 3
CROSSROADS, Hip Hop DJ Coming Home Party
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Open Mic Night
FINNEGAN’S PUB, Slip Jig
FURNITURE FACTORY, Open Mic Night
GENO’S PUB (DECATUR), Karaoke
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR), Chad
Reeves
HALF TIME BAR & GRILL, Karaoke
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Preston Grammer
HOG WILD SALOON, Karaoke w/ David
HOPPER’S, DJ Lil’ Ed
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Treo El Camino
KAFFEEKLATSCH @NIGHT, Dave Anderson
KNIGHT MOVES, Talent Quest Karaoke
KNUCKLEHEADS, Bike Night/ Live Music
LEE ANN’S, Crush
MARIA BONITA GRILL AND CANTINA (DECATUR),
Karaoke with DJ Pollard
MOODY MONDAYS, Open Mic Night
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL (See ad pg.11) Karaoke
w/Sweet T
SAMMY T’S MUSIC HALL, Within Reason w/ DJ Keibot
SANDY’S ROADHOUSE (GUNTERSVILLE), Karaoke
SPORTS PAGE, 5ive O’clock Charlie
SPORTS VISION, Open Jazz Jam Session
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Trey Browder
THE STATION, Live Music/Karaoke
THE STATION 2, Ladies Night with DJ
VIEUX CARRE, Karaoke w/ DJ Brandon
VILLAGE PIZZA (DOWNTOWN ATHENS), Barry Kay
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Open Mic Night
Friday, October 8
11TH FRAME BAR, Karaoke
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Jonathan Laird
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Live Music
BENCHWARMER, Karaoke
BENCHWARMER TOO, DJ Party
BIG COVE BBQ, Open Mic Night
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Relayer
CASA MONTEGO, Reggae & More with DJ Frankie I
and II
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.10), Jesse
Smith
COUNTRY HEARTH (MADISON) (See ad pg.12), Rudy
Mockabee
CROSSROADS, Toy Shop
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Mike Pyle
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
ELK’S LODGE, Karaoke
FINNEGAN’S PUB, Sing Along with Nancy
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Fistful of Beard
FURNITURE FACTORY, Robin Ray
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR), Stiff
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Shawna P & The Earth
Funk Tribe
HOG WILD SALOON, Second Creek Band
HOPPER’S, The Breakers
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, The Compromise
LEE ANN’S, Full Circle
LENAE’S PLACE, Karaoke
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/T.S.Mike
LOWE MILL, Pat Huggins and A Damn Good Band
MAC’S SPORTSBAR AND STEAKHOUSE (ATHENS), DJ
Chris Slayton
MOODY MONDAYS, Karaoke
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Karaoke/ Live Music
OUR PLACE (DECATUR), Triple X
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Partner’s
Cabaret Show
RUGBY’S, Jason Albert Band
SAMMY T’S MUSIC HALL, DJ Keibot
SPORTS PAGE, Tuco’s Pistol
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Frankie Velvet
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Lasalle
THE STATION, Black Eyed Susan
THE STEM & STEIN, Jimmy Henderson
TIP TOP CAFÉ, Johnny Atkins & Chaos Band
TK’S (DECATUR), Backwater
VIEUX CARRE, The Deja Vieux Review Show w/ DJ
Derek Johns
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Toy Shop
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Saturday, October 9
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Scott Morgan
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Full Circle
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Cancerslug
and II
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.10), Open
Mic Night
COPPERTOP, Physco Hillbillies
Mockabee
CROSSROADS, The Whigs / The Futurebirds / Liquid
Caravan
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), A Band Named Sue
FINNEGAN’S PUB, Acoustics with Dave Merriman
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Slip Jig
FURNITURE FACTORY, Rob Aldridge
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR), 2 Days
Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Bar Flies
HOG WILD SALOON, Second Creek Band
HOPPER’S, The Breakers
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Ryan Griffin Band
KNIGHT MOVES, Sidewinder
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LEE ANN’S, Johnny Collier Band
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/ Mike T.S.
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Karaoke
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Pride of
Kings Ladies Variety Show
SPORTS PAGE, The Uglistick
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Rollin’ in the Hay
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Country Grace
THE STATION, Jason Albert Band
THE STEM & STEIN, Surge
VIEUX CARRE, Deja Vieux Review Show
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Dawn Osbourne
Sunday, October 10
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Red Headed Step Child
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Hot Rod Otis
CASA MONTEGO, Devere Pride
HOPPER’S, Karaoke w/ Tara Kearns
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Sunday Blues Jam hosted
by Freddy Earl and the Blues Mercenaries
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Karaoke w/
Michael
SPORTS PAGE, Gus Hergert
VIEUX CARRE, Austin Jennings
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Karaoke with DJ
Brandon Mac
Monday, October 11
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Tuesday’s Hangover
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Karaoke w/ Howie
CITY LIMITS CLUB, Karaoke
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR), Karaoke
w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Open Mic - Love Child
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Acoustic Open Mic hosted
by Greg Rowell
SPORTS PAGE, Dave Anderson
THE STATION 2, Blues on the Patio
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Scottie R.
Tuesday, October 12
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Jazz Jam /Open Mic w/ Marge
Loveday
BENCHWARMER TOO, Open Mic Night
BISHOP’S EAST, Open Mic
COPPERTOP, HDK Karaoke with Howie
w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Chris Cavanaugh, solo
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Charlie Howell
LEE ANN’S, Rudy Mockabee
LISA’S LOUNGE, Open Mic
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MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, DJ Jeff Karaoke
Sweet T
SPORTS PAGE, Chelvis and the Bean
SPORTS VISION, Karaoke
THE STATION, Live Music/Karaoke
THE STATION 2, Acoustics on the Patio
VIEUX CARRE, Karaoke Contest
VILLAGE PIZZA (DOWNTOWN ATHENS), Matt Prater
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Dave Anderson
Wednesday, October 13
3RD BASE GRILL (SOUTH PARKWAY), Dave Anderson
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Microwave Dave
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Open Mic Night w/ Opie
CARSON’S, Open Mic Night
CAZEDORES, Karaoke Night
CLUB RUSH, Doc Roc
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.10),
Songwriter’s Jam
COPPERTOP, Bike Night w/ Fat Momma
FINNEGAN’S PUB, Bourbon and Shamrock
FURNITURE FACTORY, Jonathan Bradford
w/DW
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Joseph Baldwin Band
HOPPER’S, Brent Morgan Duo
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty
Band
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Tim Tucker
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LEE ANN’S, Proton Joe
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke Ladies Night w/Doc Rock
MELLOW MUSHROOM (See ad pg.13), Jonathon Laird
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) DJ Sweet T
and DJ G
SAM & GREG’S, Open Mic Night
SPORTS PAGE, Eureka Franklin
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Pat and the Peeps
THE STATION, Live Music/ Karaoke
VIEUX CARRE, Marge Loveday
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, James Irvin
Thursday, October 14
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Dave Anderson
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Bike Night with Live Music
CLUB RUSH, DJ Rosco
COCKTAILS, Planet 3
CROSSROADS, Hashbrown
Reeves
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Shawa P.
HOPPER’S, Lil’ Ed
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Jon Wayne and The Pain
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Dave Anderson
LEE ANN’S, Love Child
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Karaoke
w/Sweet T
Contest
Friday, October 15
53 SPORTS BAR & GRILL (HUNTSVILLE), Blackbird
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Matt Carol
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Silverstreak
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THE STATION, Karaoke
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Gary Ray and The
Heartwells
KNIGHT MOVES, JD and the Bad Boys
LEE ANN’S, Pla’station
LOWE MILL, Barbara Lamb
Chris Slayton
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Karaoke/ Live Music
Cabaret Show
Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Beitthemeans
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Michelle Malone
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Cheezee
THE STATION, Crush
THE STATION 2, Kozmic Mama
THE STEM & STEIN, Karen Lanier
Derek Johns
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Kill the City
(Nashville, TN)
music cont. from pg.11
and II
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.10), Gary
Glover
COPPERTOP, Local Orbit
Mockabee
CROSSROADS, Rehab
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Brett Mosley
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
FURNITURE FACTORY, The Breakers
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Pla’back
HOG WILD SALOON, Shelly Bush
HOPPER’S, Boogafunk
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Saturday, October 16
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Devere Pride
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Craig Flynt
and II
Mic Night
COPPERTOP, Tim Robinson
Mockabee
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Bimini Road
Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Jason Albert Band
HOG WILD SALOON, Shelly Bush
HOPPER’S, Boogafunk
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, The Michelle Malone
Banned
KNIGHT MOVES, Backwater
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LEE ANN’S, Gryphon
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w. Mike T.S.
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Mama’s Black
Sheep
Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Crucial Reign/Smokin Guns
THE BRICK (DECATUR), 5ive O’clock Charlie
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Jonathon and Coup
THE STATION, South Bound Junkies
THE STATION 2, Crush
THE STEM & STEIN, Robert Lee
Derek Johns
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Fat Momma
Sunday, October 17
LOWE MILL, Lowe Mill Arts Music Festival
Michael
SPORTS PAGE, Live Music
SPORTS VISION, Planet 3 & DJ Jody Joe
VIEUX CARRE, The Deja Vieux Review Show w/Open
Mic
Brandon Mac
Monday, October 18
w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Open Mic - Marge Loveday
by Greg Rowell
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Rayon Beach (Austin,
TX) Shapes Have Fangs
Tuesday, October 19
Loveday
w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Backwater
LEE ANN’S, LaRose
Karaoke w/ Doc Roc
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Songwriter’s Jam
COPPERTOP, Bike Night w/ Live Music
FURNITURE FACTORY, Carter G.
w/DW
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Barry & Eddie
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Spiritual Rez
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Rick Carter
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LEE ANN’S, Crush III
MELLOW MUSHROOM (See ad pg.13), Jason Herndon
and DJ G
Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Marge
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Bo Hembree
CLUB RUSH, DJ Rosco
COCKTAILS, Planet 3
CROSSROADS, Nappy Roots
Reeves
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Preston Grammer
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Juice Trio
KNUCKLEHEADS, Bike Night/ Jason Albert Band
LEE ANN’S, Love Child
w/Sweet T
Contest
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Open Mic
Friday, October 22
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Kim Coffee
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Bourbon and Shamrock
and II
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COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.10), Roger
Hazelton
COPPERTOP, Sad Phad and Company
Mockabee
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Mike Pyle
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
FURNITURE FACTORY, The Robertson’s
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Proton Joe
HOG WILD SALOON, Zac Hacker
HOPPER’S, Peter and the Wolf
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Chris Cavanaugh, band
Chris Slayton
MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, Crush
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Live Music/ Karaoke
Cabaret Show
SAM & GREG’S, Chip Gulbro
Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Angry Native
THE BRICK (DECATUR), 3 Hour Tour
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Country Grace
THE STATION 2, Jason Albert Band
THE STEM & STEIN, Becka Jordan
Derek Johns Vieux Review Show
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Seducing Alice
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Christina Lynn
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Shametown
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Jonathon Laird
and II
Mic Night
COPPERTOP, James Johnson
Mockabee
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Chicken Little
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Alan Jabbour and
Ken Perlman
Gone
HALF TIME BAR & GRILL, JD and the Bad Boys
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Night Train
HOG WILD SALOON, Zac Hacker
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Black Eyed Susan
KNIGHT MOVES, New Southern Station
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LEE ANN’S, Proton Joe
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/Mike T.S.
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Partners
Pageant with Epiphany from NYC
SPORTS PAGE, Live Music
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Rydin’ Shotgun
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Lasalle
THE STEM & STEIN, Vinny Michalesko
TK’S (DECATUR), Backwater
Derek Johns Vieux Review Show
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Fistful of Beard w/
Jay Burgess
Sunday, October 24
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S,
THE VALLEY PLANET
Michael
SPORTS PAGE, Gus Hergert
SPORTSVISION, Planet 3 & DJ Jody Joe
VIEUX CARRE, The Deja Vieux Review Show w/ Open
Mic Night
Brandon Mac
Monday, October 25
w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Open Mic - Love Child
by Greg Rowell
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Tim Tucker
Tuesday, October 26
Loveday
w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Cristina Lynn and Guest
LEE ANN’S, Rudy Mockabee
Karaoke w/ Doc Roc
w/Sweet T
Beer
Club
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Family Night
Lunch
Specials
Shrooms 10 and under
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CLUB RUSH, Doc Roc
Songwriter’s Jam
COPPERTOP, Bike Night w/ Live Music
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Riff Raff, Sam Doores
and the Tumbleweeds
FURNITURE FACTORY, Pete and Lisa
w/DW
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Sound Advice
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Sean Chambers
KAFFEEKLATSCH @ NIGHT, Chelvis and the Bean
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LEE ANN’S, Johnny Collier Band
MELLOW MUSHROOM (See ad pg.13), Austin
Jennings
and DJ G
SPORTS PAGE, Alex and Preston
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Tim Tucker
COCKTAILS, Planet 3
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HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Shawna P.
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Lance Almon Smith
LEE ANN’S, LaRose
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Contest
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Roosevelt Franklin (Acoustical)
Friday, October 29
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Melody Guy
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Andrew Sharp and Dawn
Osbourne
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Munkey’s Unkel
and II
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.10), Aaron
and Kaylie
COPPERTOP, LaGrange
Mockabee
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Ken Waters
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
FURNITURE FACTORY, Crush
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Kozmic Mama
HOG WILD SALOON, Backwater
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, 5ive O’clock Charlie
LEE ANN’S, Booty Shakers
Chris Slayton
MOE’S ORIGINAL BBQ, Brad & Clint
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Local Orbit
Cabaret Show
Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Dave Anderson Trio
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Cheesebrokers
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Live Music
THE STATION, Handshake Promise
THE STEM & STEIN, Samuel James
Derek Johns
HUNTSVILLE HALLOWEEN PARTY, (See ad pg.9),
Mayhem and Madness
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.15), Live Music
and II
Mic Night
COPPERTOP, Carter G.
Mockabee
DAILY BREW (DECATUR), Nashville Songwriters Night
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FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Rocket City Jazz
Orchestra
Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Booty Shakers
HOG WILD SALOON, Backwater
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Hashbrown
KNIGHT MOVES, Johnny Collier Band
LAS TROJAS, Edgar
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/ Mike D.S.
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Betty
Roulette’s Halloween Burlesque
SAMMY T’S MUSIC HALL, Halloween Party w/DJ
Keibot
Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Halloween Party w Black Label
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Big Fat Halloween Party with
Bishop Black
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Live Music
THE STATION, Halloween Party w/ Black Eyed Susan
THE STEM & STEIN, Pete and Lisa
Derek Johns
Sunday, October 31
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Seducing Alice
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, (See ad pg.11) Karaoke with
Michael and Midnight Viewing of Rocky Horror Picture
Show
SPORTS VISION, Planet 3 & DJ Jody Joe
VIEUX CARRE, The Deja Vieux Review Show Open Mic
Night
VOODOO LOUNGE BAR & GRILL, Karaoke w/ DJ
Brandon Mac
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
October 6-9
The 22nd Annual Moundville Native American
Festival will be at the Moundville Archeological
Park. The Moundville Native American Festival
offers full ranges of fine arts, crafts and souvenirs for
sale as well as Native American foods and regular
concessions. Call 205-371-2234 or go to, www.
moundville.ua.edu.
Museum Madness allows families to visit
downtown museums the week of fall break at a 25%
discount if they mention the special code “museum
madness”. Each museum will have a fun scavenger
hunt for the kids to participate in. For more
information, go to www.downtownfortyseven.com. Thursday, October 7
There will be a Fixed Gear bicycle ride behind
Bicycles Etc. at 7pm every Thursday night. This is a
casual, fun paced social ride that usually ends with
beer and/or burritos. For more information, go to
www.twofivefix.blogspot.com
HAL5 will present a talk by Gordon Woodcock, last
president of The L5 Society. It will be at 7 pm at
the Huntsville - Madison County Main Public
Library. A social will follow the meeting. For more
information go o to HAL5.org or hal5.help@gmail.
com.
The Huntsville Botanical Gardens will have
Scarecrow Trails now through October. For more
information go to www.hsvbg.org or call 256-4303571.
Burritt Museum will have the exhibit 55 Years of
Burritt Museum now through October. For more
information, go to www.burrittonthemountain.com
Tate Farms Cotton Pickin’ Pumpkins is open for tours
now through October 31st. The activities include hay
bale, cotton picker slides, picking your own pumpkin
and much more. www. Tatefarmspumkins.com
Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center will have a new
exhibit Space: A Journey to Our Future. It is one of
the largest touring exhibits ever produced on space
exploration. This exhibit will be at Sci-Quest until
January. www.sciquest.org, 256-837-0606
The exhibit, Turning Wood to Art, the Jane and
Arthur Mason Collection will be at the Huntsville
Museum of Art until December 5th. 256-535-4350
or go to www.hsvmuseum.org.
The Huntsville Christian Women’s Connection
Outreach Luncheon will be today at the Huntsville
Country Club in Huntsville. For more information,
go to www.stonecroft.org. or for reservations, email
Betty@256-837-8286.
The exhibit, Encounters: Mark Messersmith, will be
at the Huntsville Museum of Art until October 31st.
256-535-4350 or go to www.hsvmuseum.org.
There will be a Book Discussion on the Tales &
Poems of Edgar Allan Poe at Riverside Assisted
Living for Seniors. Sandy McCandless, Director of
the Decatur Public Library, will lead a book discussion
on the Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe for seniors
and friends. It will be from 10am until 11am. For more
information, go to www. Princesstheatre.org or join
Fan Page at www.facebook.com/princesstheatre.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center hosts The Chronicles
of Narnia. The Exhibition will run from now through
January 5, 2011. Based on the blockbuster film series
REGIONAL CONCERTS
CONCERTS
ATLANTA
October 7, David Sedaris, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
October 8, Blake Shelton, Wild Bills
October 9, Drive By Truckers, Buckhead Theatre
October 10, Crystal Gayle, Festival Hall
October 15, Indigo Girls, Buckhead Theatre
October 19, Insane Clown Posse, Masquerade
October 23, Gretchen Wilson, Wild Bills
October 26, Method Man and Redman, Masquerade
October 27, Carrie Underwood, Gwinnett Center
October 27, Macy Gray, Buckhead Theatre
October 30, Weezer, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
October 31, 311, Fox Theatre
Educator Dr. Don Noble will conduct a Teacher
Workshop “Edgar Allan Poe - America’s First
Professional Writer”. It will be at Decatur High
School from 3:30pm until 5pm. For more information,
go to www. Princesstheatre.org or join Fan Page at
www.facebook.com/princesstheatre.
October 7-8
The Center Stage production of Frankenstein
will be at the Ritz Theatre in Fort Payne. The
theatre opens at 7pm each night. Tickets are
$12 for adults and $10 for students at the
door. www.ritztheatre.com or 256-383-0533.
Friday, October 8
Join Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center for a night
of celebration at the Mad Scientist Ball. This annual
premier adult fundraiser will have live music by
DiscOasis, delicious food and drinks, and a silent and
live auction silent. For more information call 256-8370606, or go to www.sci-quest.org.
Angel’s Island Coffee will have Improv Games
tonight at 7pm. Tickets are $8. For more information,
go to www.face2faceimprov.com or www.
angelsislandcoffee.com
October 8-10
Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater will begin its
50th season with the play Sleeping Beauty. It will
be at the VBC Playhouse. For more information, call
256-6829 or go to www.letthemagicbegin.org.
Saturday, October 9
The Huntsville Ghost Walk will begin at the
Harrison Brothers Hardware Store promptly at
6 pm. Admission is $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for
children 12 and under. For more information call 256509-3940 or go to huntsvilleghostwalk.com. Tickets
are sold in advance at Harrison Brothers.
HUNTSVILLE
October 9, Chris Tomlin, VBCC Arena
October 22, Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series, VBC Playhouse
November 6, Jeff Dunham, VBCC Arena
November 18, Manheim Steamroller: Christmas, VBC Concert Hall
November 24, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, VBC Concert Hall
November 30, Joe Bonamassa, VBC Concert Hall
The North Alabama Railroad Museum will have
a Train Excursion: Harvest Express, beginning at
10am. 256-851-6276.
MEMPHIS
October 22, Carrie Underwood, Fed Ex Forum
November 9, Styx, Orpheum Theatre
NASHVILLE
October 7, 38 Special, Wildhorse Saloon
October 8, Sara Bareilles, Ryman Auditorium
October 9, Chris Isaak, Ryman Auditorium
October 10, David Sanborn Trio, Ryman Auditorium
October 13, Carrie Underwood, Bridgestone Arena
October 13, Michael Franti w/ Spearhead and Mat Kearney, Ryman Auditorium
October 19, Bob Dylan, Municipal Auditorium
October 20, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie, Nashville Municipal Auditorium
October 20-21, Don Williams, Ryman Auditorium
October 21, Sister Hazel, Wildhorse Saloon
October 29-30, Avett Brothers, Ryman Auditorium
November 3, John Mellencamp, Ryman Auditorium
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There will be a concert in the Huntsville Public
Library Atrium from 6-7pm. Rocket City Jazz
Orchestra will perform. www. hmcpl.org.
There will be a Safari Adventure Stage Show at
the Boeing-Toyota Amphitheatre, at Huntsville
Botanical Garden. For more information call 256830-4447 or go to www.hsvbg.org
BIRMINGHAM
October 10, Daniel Tosh, BJCC Concert Hall
October 13, Bob Dylan, BJCC Concert Hall
October 15, Bebe and Cece Winas, BJCC Arena
October 17, 311, Alabama Theatre
November 5, Sarah McLachlan, Alabama Theatre
November 8, Levon Helm Band and Ray LaMontagne, BJCC Concert Hall
November 19, Jason Aldean, BJCC Arena
November 19, NeedToBreathe, Alabama Theatre
and C.S. Lewis’ beloved fictional books, the 10,000square-foot, state-of-the-art entertainment and
educational experience offers visitors the opportunity
to tour scenes from the famed literary world of Narnia.
256-721-7160, www.spacecampstore.com.
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ITW Sexton will be hosting a benefit concert to
support United Way of Morgan County. The Bands
will be Helen Highwater, Asher and Sisterluck. It will
be from 10am until 6pm at the Wolverine Park in
Decatur. The cost is $5 and children 10 and under
are free. www.uwmcal.org.
A New Leash on Life will have dogs and cats for
adoption from 12-5pm at the PetSmart in Jones
Valley. www. anewleash.org.
The Downtown Forty-Seven presents Saturday
on the Square. There will be Museum Madness,
Sidewalk Arts Stroll and the Humane Society “Rock
events cont. on pg.15
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The time is right for the patio at 801!
Happy Hour Specials
4-6 Monday through Friday
Live Music Friday & Saturday
events from pg.15
Your Paws” and the “Parade of Pups.” It will be in
Downtown Huntsville, from 10am until 2pm. www.
downtownfortyseven.com.
Sunday, October 10
Auditions for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will
be at 2 pm, at the Ritz Theater in Sheffield. Roles are
available for men, women and children. Auditions
will be by cold reading. For details, call the Tennessee
Valley Museum of Art 256-383-0533 or visit tvaa.net.
There will be an Autumn Ramble Hike at The Walls
of Jericho in Jackson County 9am. It is a 6 hour hike,
level is difficult. Meet at Hardy’s on Hwy. 72 in Gurley
at 9 am to caravan to the Walls of Jericho. For more
information, go to www.landtrust.com.
Bicycle Polo is played every Sunday at 4pm at the
corner of Lincoln/Holmes in downtown Huntsville.
More details are available at the facebook page for
Huntsville Bicycle Polo.
Come play Scrabble every Sunday from 3-6pm for
Tournament Style Play at ADRS, located at 3000
Johnson Road in Huntsville. For more information
email [email protected] or go to meetup.
com
Monday, October 11
The Alabama Humanities Foundation and the
Birmingham Lions Club will host a golf tournament
at Pine Tree Country Club in Birmingham. The
player fee is $125. For more information, go to www.
ahf.net.
There will be a film, “Tell-Tale Heart”, and discussion
with Dr. William Verrone of UNA. This event is free
and will be at the Decatur Public Library from 6:30pm
until 8:30pm. Princesstheatre.org
The Monaco Theatre will have Movies for Moms at
11am. It is designed to provide mothers with infants
an opportunity to see one of the latest movie releases
at a great value. For more information, go to www.
monacopicturesusa.com. (See ad pg.21)
Tuesday, October 12
The most heralded new act in bluegrass, Jamie
Dailey and Darrin Vincent will be performing at
the Princess Theatre Center for the Performing
Arts in Decatur. Tickets are $26-$34. For more
information, go to www.daileyandvincent.com or
www.princesstheatre.org.
WBNAC will have a workshop on financing your
small business. It will be at the Huntsville-Madison
County Chamber of Commerce at 225 Church Street.
It will be from 12pm until 1pm. There is cost of $10 to
attend; reservations are requested online by visiting
the Calendar at www.wbcna.org.
The Dance Club presents the best in ballroom
dancing every Tuesday night at Roller Time skating
rink, 707 Arcadia Circle with free lessons (East and
West Coast Swing) beginning at 7:30pm and dancing
continuing until 10:15pm. For more information email
to [email protected].
Sam and Greg’s Pizza and Gelato Café, located
downtown Huntsville on the square, will have Improv
Games every Tuesday night. It will be at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $5. www. face2faceimprov.com
An Artist Critique will be at the Flying Monkey Arts
Center at 7pm. Admission is free and open to all
visual artists. For questions, contact Mark Blevins at
256-509-6545 or go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
There will be Shag Dance Lessons held at Hog Wild
every Wednesday night from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, with
dancing continuing until 8:30pm. The lessons are
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free and partners are not required. 256-533-7446 or
go to www.hogwildcountry.
more information call 256-837-0606 or go to www.
sci-quest.org
A Beginner Hoop Class with Chrisha of Circle Motion
Hoops will be at the Flying Monkey Arts Center.
Admission is $15 or $60 for a 5 week series. It will be
from 6pm until 7:15pm. For more info email Chrisha
at [email protected] or call 229-6302508 or go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org
The 3rd Friday Downtown, the Princess Theatre
presents Roger Corman’s classic 1963 horror film The
Raven, starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris
Karloff. General Admission is $5 at the door. It will be
from 7pm until 9pm. www.princesstheatre.com.
October 13-16
The 20th Annual Alabama Charity Championship
Horse Show will be in Decatur, Alabama at the
Morgan County Celebration Arena. Admission
is free. For more information, go to the American
Saddlebred Horse Association at www.asha.net.
The Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table:
“Huntsville, The Occupied City” will be the topic of
Ranée Pruitt’s and Susanna Leberman’s talk using
material from the Huntsville-Madison County Public
Library Archives. Ranée and Susanna will be speaking
at the Elks Lodge, 725 Franklin, North entrance in
Huntsville. It will be at 6:30pm. It is free to the public.
For more information, call. 256-890-0890.
There will be a Book Discussion on Edgar Allan
Poe at Morningside Assisted Living for Seniors
in Decatur. Free books will be distributed as well as
Reader’s Guides. It will be from 2pm until 3pm. For
more information, go to www.princesstheatre.org.
Jacquelyn Reeves will present “Ghost Stories from
North Alabama” at the Decatur Public Library.
Ms. Reeves, Huntsville historian has extensively
researched the history of this area and uncovered
little known facts as well as rumors of haunted
places. Reader’s Guides for Edgar Allan Poe will be
distributed. This event is free. It will be from 6:30pm
until 7:30pm. For more information, go to www.
princesstheatre.org.
The Daily Brew, in Decatur will feature readings
of works by Edgar Allan Poe as well as other Poeinspired works via open mic. Special drinks and food
will be available. It will be from 7pm until 9pm. For
more information, go to the Daily Brew’s Facebook
page.
October 14-15
Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center will have
the Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, Kinsey Sicks.
They will perform both nights at 7:30pm. For more
information, go to www.merrimackhall.com.
October 14-17
UAH Theatre will have the play The Dining Room
by A.R. Gurney. It will be at 7:30pm and Sunday at
2:30pm. It will be in the Wilson Theatre at UAH. For
more information, go to http://theater.uah.edu.
Friday, October 15
The Art Krewe of the Huntsville Museum of Art will
have ARToberfest on the North Patio of the museum.
It will be from 5pm until 10pm. The cost is $5 for Art
Krewe and Free the Hops Members, and $10 for nonmembers. There will be great music, and amazing art.
For more information, go to www.hsvmuseum.org.
There will be an Autumn Evening Benefit at the
Monte Sano Lodge. There will be great music,amazing
auction items, and fabulous food. It will be from 7:30
to 10pm. Tickets are $40 per person. 256- 534-4079.
October 15-16
The Renaissance Theatre presents the Rocky Horror
Picture Show. It will be at 8pm. Tickets are $20. 256536-3117, www.renaissancetheatre.net.
October 15-17
Ars Nova opens its season with Dr. Suess’ beloved
Gertrude McFuzz. It will be at the VBC Playhouse.
All tickets are $10 per person. www.arsnovahsv.com
or call 256-883-1105.
Trinity United Methodist Church will have a concert
by Organist Raul Prieto Ramirez. Performance
times are Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 5pm and
Sunday at 2pm. For more information, go to www.
trinityhsv.org.
Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater will begin its
50th season with the play Sleeping Beauty. It will
be at the VBC Playhouse. 256-6829 or go to www.
letthemagicbegin.org.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Student
Chapter of the American Meteorological Society
invites everyone to Rocket City Weather Fest. This
free festival will have hands on demonstrations, crafts
and activities for kids, a SKYWARN storm spotter
training given by the National Weather Service,
seminars and more. It will be from 10am until 2pm.
www.rocketcityweatherfest.com
There will be a Green Means Go Hike at the Certain/
Sugar Tree Trail at Blevins Gap Nature Preserve
at 9am. For more information, go to www.landtrust.
com.
The Old State Bank presents a historical walking tour
of the Old Decatur Cemetery with mystery stories
based on historical facts. This event is free. It will be
from 9am until 10am. It will be in the old section at
the Decatur Cemetery located off of Highway 20.
The 7th Annual Liz Hurley Ribbon Run will be in
downtown Huntsville, at the corner of Lowe Avenue
and Adams Street and ending at Huntsville Middle
School. The Men’s Race will be at 8am, Women’s
Race at 9am and Survivors’ Walk at 10am. For more
information, go to www.lizhurleyribbonrun.org.
Ginny Erickson Webb’s painting class will be from
4-6 pm at the Lowe Mill Arts Center. The cost of $30
includes everything but a painting smock. To sign
up, contact Ginny at 256-479-7985 or ginny.e.webb@
gmail.com, or go to www.lowemill.net.
The Deadline for the Tennessee Valley Art Teachers
Contest is today. Turn in artwork to Everett Carter,
Studio 319. The Vivid Studio at the Lowe Mill. For
more information, call Everett Carter, 256-520-6729
(www.thevividstudio.com.) or go to www.lowemill.
net.
There will be a Contra Dance with live music
by Wolves A Howlin’ with calling by Jane Ewing.
It will be in the gym of Faith Presbyterian,
in Huntsville. The dance will be from 8-11pm
with a workshop at 7:30pm.
http://secontra.
com/NACDS.html for more info or call 837-0656.
Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center will host
Parents’ Night Out from 5:30 until 9pm. Parents can
drop their children off at Sci-Quest where they will
enjoy dinner, science activities, and time with SciQuest’s hands-on exhibits. This event is for children
ages 4-12. Admission is $20 for the first child and $15
for each additional child in the same household. For
Holy Family Regional School will host the 3rd
Annual Golf Tournament at Colonial Golf Course.
Registration begins at 7am and shotgun begins at
7:30am. For more information, call Mary Blanchard at
256-479-2440.
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The Mentone Area Arts Council will have live
entertainment from Lon Eldridge and the Delta
Blues (Chattanooga). It will be at 7:30pm at the
pavilion behind the Mentone Inn. The cost is $10.
www.mentonearts.org.
There will be a Cemetery Stroll at the Maple Hill
Cemetery, from 2-4:30pm. For more information, call
256- 533-5723.
The Von Braun Astronomical Society will have a
Planetarium Show at the planetarium in Monte
Sano State Park. Shows are every Saturday night at
7:30pm. www.vbas.org
The Indian Heritage Harvest Festival will be at the
Grounds of Burritt on the Mountain. It will begin at
10am. www.burrittonthemountain.com.
Sunday, October 17
Come fly with us at Grace United Methodist Church
located at 2113 Old Monrovia Rd is where you can
learn to fly on the FSOne flight simulator or fly several
small electric R/C planes. For more information call
Jim Marconnet at (256) 772-3946 or visit http://www.
rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=898132.
The Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment will host an
Arts and Music Festival. It will be under the water
tower from 12-6pm. Admission is $5 (kids 12 & under
are free.) There will be artist booths, performance art,
dance and live music including Bret Mosley, Trevor
Exter, Mike Kilpatrick, Jim Cavender, Jay (Shane)
Wilson, Alan Little, Microwave Dave, Charlie Howell,
Bourbon & Shamrocks, Patrick McCool, DJ Tito Nunez
and more. For more information, call Evan Billiter
at 256-797-2289 or emailevanbilliter@hotmail.
com, www.lowemill.net.
There will be a Rainbow Mountain Trail Hike at 3pm.
It is 2.5 miles and is a moderate hike. Directions:
For more information, go to www.landtrust.com.
Monday, October 18
The Princess Theatre presents the film based on
Poe’s gothic tale, The Fall of the House of Usher.
General Admission is $5 at the door. The classical
guitarist Emily Jones will perform the “Usher Waltz”
as a prelude to the movie. It will be from 7pm
until 8:30pm. For more information, go to, www.
Leon Redbone will be performing at Merrimack
Hall at 7:30pm. For tickets or more information, go
to www.merrimackhall.com.
Tuesday, October 19
There will be a UAHuntsville Honors Forum lecture
entitled “The Intended Electorate: Voter Registration
Restrictions and Electoral Outcomes.” It will be
presented at 11am in Frank Franz Hall in room 138 at
UAH. 256-824-2101 or email to [email protected].
Admission is $15 or $60 for 5 week series. It will be
Go GabbaGabba Live will be at the VBC Concert
Hall today at 2pm and 6:30pm. For more information
call 256-533-1953.
October 20-23
UAH Theatre will have the play The Dining Room
by A.R. Gurney. It will be at 7:30pm in the Wilson
Theatre at UAH. http://theater.uah.edu.
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Poems of Edgar Allen Poe. Screenings are on October
23, 2010 at 7pm. An awards ceremony will held
later in the evening. General admission is $5. www.
There is a Haunted Cornfield Maize in Brownsboro
on U.S. 72 between mile markers 107 and 108 this
weekend. It’s from 5 to 11 pm on Friday and noon
to 11pm on Saturday. Tickets are $15 for adults and
$10 for kids. For more information, go to www.
huntsvillehauntedmaze.com.
October 22-24
The Broadway Theatre League and Jerry Damson
Automotive Group Present
9 to 5: The Musical. It will be at the VBC Concert
Hall. It will be Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm
and 8pm and Sunday at 2pm and 7:30pm. www.
broadwaytheatreleague.org.
Happy Trails Therapeutic Riding center is hosting
a Horse Fair at the A&M Agribition Center on
Mooresmill Rd. right off highway 72. It will be from
9am until 4pm. There will be a horse fair with a
wide variety of horse related demonstrations and
exhibitions from reining and roping to jumping
and dressage. There will be games and crafts for
the children as well as stick horse races. This event is
completely free. For more information, go to www.
happytrailstrc.org.
The Huntsville Botanical Garden will have
Bootanical and a live bat display. It will be from
10am until 2pm. There will be ghoulish games, a
hayride and a parade of costumes. www.hsvbg.org
or call 256-880-4447.
The Mentone Area Arts Council and the Big Wills Arts
Council present the Garden Showstoppers featuring
Benny Campbell. It will be at the City Auditorium
in Fort Payne at 2pm. The cost is $20. For more
information, email Neal Whitt at [email protected]
Word, Sound and Power presents “The Masquerade”
which is an Open Mic and Costume Party featuring Big
Fitz and Comedian Xavier. This will be at the Country
Inn and Suites located at 4880 University Drive from
8pm until? For more information call 256 604-9922 or
256 714-4781. Admission is $10.
October 23-24
The Salsabama Jam 2010 will be this weekend at
the Country Hearth Inn in Madison. There will be
10 workshops over the weekend, performances and
of course the favorite Halloween Costume Salsa Party.
For more information, go to www. Salseroblanko.net.
Sunday, October 24
There will be a piano recital featuring Ron Roberts
and Friends at the Church of Nativity in downtown
Huntsville at 5pm. 256-533-2455 or go to www.
nativity-hsv.org.
There will be an Autumn Ramble Hike for a new look
at the Old Railroad Bed Trail at 2pm. It is 1.7 miles,
Easy to Moderate hike. Directions: Take Pratt Avenue
through Five Points to Bankhead Parkway on Monte
Sano. Go up the mountain past Tollgate Road. Land
Trust parking lot is ½ mile further on right. Park at
south end and walk past bollards to The Land Trust
education pavilion. www.landtrust.com
Monday, October 25
The North Alabama Songwriters workshop
is an official Nashville Songwriters Association
International (NSAI) regional workshop. Meetings are
the 4th Monday night of each month. The meeting
is in the Club House at Malibu Apartments
which is located behind the Main Office. For more
information, call 256-682-2564, or go to www.
northalabamasongwriters.com.
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October 20-24
This year’s IMPBA 2010 Gas National Regatta will
be hosted by Huntsville Model Boaters Association
(HMBA) and the friends of dist 5. It will be at Braham
Spring Park. For more information, contact Bill Zuber
at 256-361-3325 or email to [email protected].
October 21-23
The Renaissance Theatre presents the Rocky
Horror Picture Show. It will be at 8pm. Tickets are
$20. Midnight showing on Saturday will be $22. For
more information, call 256-536-3117 or go to www.
renaissancetheatre.net.
Poe, at the Princess Theatre. Reserved tickets are
$15-$25. It will be from 7:30pm until 9pm. www.
Friday, October 22
Jim Parker’s Songwriter Series will be at the Von
Braun Center Playhouse at 6:30pm. The featured
performers will be Jimmy Melton, Kendal Marvel, Phil
O’Donnel, host Jim Parker and opener Donny Grace.
www.JimParkerMusic.com or jimpakermusic.com/
songwritershowcase.html.
Trinity United Methodist Church will have a concert
by Borealis String Quartet. It will be at 7:30pm. For
more information, go to www.trinityhsv.org.
The Third Thursday on the Third Floor talk series
continues with Lowe Mill resident artist, Becca
Mauldin (Pomegranate Studio, # 321) giving an artist
talk on the 3rd floor at 6pm. Refreshments will be
provided. www.lowemill.net.
The Tennessee Valley Art Teachers Contest
Reception will be from 5-8 pm. It will be on the
1st Floor Connector Lowe Mill. Refreshments are
provided and there is no cover charge. For more
information, call Everett Carter at 256-520-6729 or go
to www.thevividstudio.com, or www.lowemill.net.
The acclaimed actor Will Stutts will perform his one
man play, Journey Through the Mind...Edgar Allan
The Rocket City Short Film Festival will be at 7pm at
the Flying Monkey Arts Center. Admission is $5. For
more information, go to www.flyigmonkeyarts.org.
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Roger Corman’s 1961 classic movie adaptation of the
Poe story “The Pit and the Pendulum” returns to the
Princess Theatre. Actor Will Stutts will serve as the
evening’s host and the film kicks off the River City
Mystery Film Festival at the Princess Theatre. General
admission is $5. It will be from 7pm until 8:30pm.
www.princesstheatre.org.
October 22-23
The Homecoming Celebration & Covered Bridge
Festival will be in downtown Oneonta. There will
be arts, crafts, entertainment, children’s activities,
vintage car and motorcycle shows, beauty pageants,
doggie pageants, live music, golf tournaments, quilt
shows, pancake breakfast, 5K runs, nature walk and
bridge tours. For more information call 205-274-2153
or 205-274-2141.
The first annual River City Film Festival celebrates
the mystery genre and is set to take place in the
historic Princess Theatre in downtown Decatur.
The first Festival will be held in conjunction with the
National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Project,
a literary initiative featuring the Great Tales and
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The Artist’s Round Table will be at Amen Break
Studio (Studio 263) at the Flying Monkey Arts
Center. It will begin at 7pm with free admission. go
to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
Admission is $15 or $60 for 5 week series. It will be
The Squidling Brothers hosted by The Posey Peep
Show, will be at the Flying Monkey Arts Center at
8pm. Admission is $8. www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
Just Desserts Mystery Theatre will be at the
Carnegie Visual Arts Center in the historic Carnegie
Library in Decatur. It will be from 7pm until 9pm. To
make reservations call 256-341-0562.
Burritt on the Mountain will have a Murder Mystery
Party Game.
This is an entertaining monsterthemed mystery for up to 32 guests, reservations
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Visit them online at www.nalspayneuter.org.
There you will find specific pricing information,
as well as information on why spaying and
neutering is a positive thing. And of course
you can also follow them on Facebook.
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his issue is dedicated to two groups in Huntsville
that are doing amazing things for both animals
and our community. Auntie Jen would like
to give them both a big “woof out” to show her
appreciation.
A New Leash on Life (ANLOL) is an all-volunteer
staffed foster adoption organization for
“abandoned, injured, or unwanted animals”
found in Huntsville and its surrounding
counties.
ANOL, a reputable 501(c) (3) organization
founded in 2004, is special because
adoptable pets in their program are evaluated
in an approved foster home setting.
“We believe this allows us to better match
our pets with suitable families and homes,
so that they will not ever be homeless
again,” states their official site, www.anewleash.org.
ANLOL not only looks to play matchmaker for their
fosters and their respective forever homes—they also
aim to reduce the number of homeless pets (thus the
euthanasia rate) by spaying or neutering all pets that
come through ANLOL prior to placing them in forever
homes.
This brings me to some exciting news for limited
income pet owners who have been sweating that spay/
neuter visit to the vet—we now have a spay/neuter
clinic, right here in Huntsville.
The North Alabama Spay-Neuter Assistance Association
is a 501(c) (3) non profit group that aims to provide
high volume, high quality spaying and neutering of
“companion animals” at an affordable rate.
Their clinic is located at 3303 North Memorial Parkway.
Clinic hours are Monday thru Thursday, 7:30 am to
5:30 pm. Surgeries are done by appointment only.
Give the clinic a call at (256) 489-0418, and make an
appointment for your pet so you too can be a part of
“fixing” the pet overpopulation problem.
Back to ANLOL—they also have some exciting news.
This year the group set up their own thrift store, A New
Leash on Life Market Place, and it is thriving.
Funds raised at their Market Place pay for
the vet bills for their foster animals in need
of forever homes.
A New Leash on Life Market Place is located
at 707 Andrew Jackson Way in Huntsville,
next to Cunningham’s. They are open
Wednesday thru Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm.
Give them a ring at (256) 489-PETS.
Check out ANLOL’s adoptable pets at
PetSmart on Carl T. Jones in South Huntsville
every Saturday from 12 noon to 4 pm. Have
an inquiry about an adoptable foster animal? Send
them an email at [email protected].
Want to stay current on the happenings of the group,
get updates on warm-and-fuzzy success stories, and get
the latest news and events? Follow them on Facebook
and Twitter!
Thanks for reading, puppy people! (And you, too,
parents of cats and rabbits and chickens and lizards
and horses and goats, etc.)
Next issue: As promised in a previous issue, an
exclusive look into the lives of three world-class
dogs—Winston, Liberty and Glory—who never forget
to salute for a treat and say grace before a meal!
Send ideas and comments to me at writers@
valleyplanet.com!
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Series. It will be at the Talladega Superspeedway.
For more information, go to http//.hallow-dega.com.
are required; call Pat Robertson at 256-512-0143 to
reserve your space. The cost is $55 per person and
includes dinner and all that you need to play. For
more information, go to www.MyMysteryParty.com
or www.burrittonthemountain.com.
The Doctor Osborn’s Newfangled Medicine Show
will be at Fantasy Arts Center. Friday and Saturday
at 7pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Admission
is $5. For more information, email [email protected],
or call 256-539-6829.
The Huntsville Traditional Music Association will
have its monthly Coffeehouse at the Old Country
Church at Burritt on the Mountain. It will be from 79pm. For more information, go www.hsvcoffeehouse.
com.
There will be a Green Means Go and Autumn Ramble
Hike at the Alms House Trail, Monte Sano Nature
Preserve at 9am. For more information, go to www.
landtrust.com.
October 28-30
The Renaissance Theatre presents the Rocky
Horror Picture Show. It will be at 8pm. Tickets are
$20. Midnight showing on Saturday will be $25. For
more information, call 256-536-3117 or go to www.
renaissancetheatre.net.
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Friday, October 29
The CZC Halloween Dance will be at the Flying
Monkey Arts Center at 8pm. Admission is $15 ($13
members). www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
There will be a Fall Color Special Train Ride at the
North Alabama Railroad Museum. It will be from
10am until 1pm. 256- 851-6276.
October 29- 30
Join Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center for its
family friendly Spooktacular Science Halloween
party. With exploding pumpkins, spooky games,
costume contests, hands-on activities, and a special
area designed for preschoolers, Spooktacular
Science is science fun for the whole family! For more
information call 256-837-0606 or go to www.sciquest.org.
Menopause, The Musical will be at the VBC Concert
Hall. Tickets start at $29.50. For more information, go
to www.MenopauseTheMusial.com.
The 7th annual Huntsville Halloween Party, Cirque
du Freak, will be at the parking lot across from
Humphrey’s from 8pm until 12am. HYP, Huntsville
Alive and the Valley Planet join forces to throw North
Alabama’s BIGGEST and BEST Halloween party!
Admission is $5. There will be all sorts of FUN, our
annual Costume Contest, music, beer and wine, prizes
and much more! For more information, go to www.
huntsvillehalloweenparty.com. (See ad pg 9).
The Rocket City Railfest will be at the Jaycee’s
Building from 10am until 3pm. For more information,
call 256- 881-1661.
The Huntsville Ballet Company presents Dracula and
Firebird. It will be at the Historic Princess Theater
in Decatur. Performance times are at 2pm and 7pm.
Ticket prices $20-$28. For more information, go to
www.huntsvilleballetcompany.
Sunday, October 31
The Flying Monkey Arts Center will have Dias de los
Muertos – Potluck with ghosts at 5pm. Bring food
to share and a place setting for your ghost guest. For
more information, go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
There is a Haunted Cornfield Maize in Brownsboro
on U.S. 72 between mile markers 107 and 108 this
weekend. It’s from 5 to 11 pm on Friday and noon to
11pm on Saturday. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10
for kids. www.huntsvillehauntedmaze.com.
There will be a Green Means Go Hike at Northern
Vistas From Wade Mountain at 2pm. It is a
moderate hike and is 2.5 miles. Directions: North on
Memorial Parkway past Alabama A&M. Left onto first
road north of Winchester (Hollow Road). Right onto
Spraggins Hollow Road. Land Trust parking lot is on
the right just past the third 90 degree turn in the road.
www.landtrust.com.
October 29-31
The 2010 AMP Energy 500 Weekend will feature
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, followed by
qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck
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under the late Frank Mantooth, and compose and
arrange for the N.I.U. jazz ensemble.
Jackie: After graduating and moving to Los Angeles,
you got involved in the local jazz scene and had some
very interesting encounters.
Brian: Ahhh, those were the days. I remember doing a
gig somewhere east of L.A., getting to play with Gerald
Albright…and after the gig sitting in his car listening to
his “cassette tape” demo of his very first CD. Around
that same time, I was doing gigs around town with
Norman Brown who was teaching at a music school at
the time. This was a few years before he got a record
deal…I think some nights we made less than $20. Did I
mention sometimes this curly-haired saxophone player
would sit in…we called him “Jim” back then, but now
he’s Boney James. It was an exciting time, because the
smooth jazz format was just developing.
Jackie: In 1991, you co-wrote the hit “The First Time”
by the group Surface, which went to #1 topping both R
& B and Adult Contemporary charts. I can only imagine
what that felt like for you.
Brian: Well, it felt great…then I got the first publishing
check several months later…and it felt way better than
great. It changes your life…at least until the checks
stop coming.
Jackie: Brian, your talents have allowed you to
travel all over the world and to have some wonderful
opportunities. You were keyboardist for Janet Jackson,
Teena Marie, and Sheena Easton. Also, you’re musical
director for jazz saxophonist Dave Koz, as well as
musical director for THE cruise to be on – “The Smooth
Jazz Cruise”!
Brian: If I died tomorrow (and trust me, I really hope
that doesn’t happen), I would feel pretty satisfied with
what I managed to accomplish with whatever bit of
talent I was given. It’s difficult to describe the thrill of
going from being a fan of an artist, to going on tour with
them and sharing the stage. Sometimes I look back and
wonder “How the heck did I get here?”
Jackie: You’ve toured and performed with an impressive
list of artists including: Boney James, George Duke,
David Sanborn, Stanley Clarke, Dave Koz, Gerald
Albright, Larry Carlton, George Howard, Norman
Brown, and Eric Benet.
Brian: Yes, and there’s at least 30 more names we could
add to those. I’m so grateful for the chance I’ve had to
play for these people…and trust me there is a reason
that they all are famous names. To reach the heights that
great artists reach requires much more than just talent.
They all work very diligently at their craft, and often
have tremendous stage presence, which is something
you cannot learn.
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elcome to The Jazz Lounge. Fall is here,
and I couldn’t be happier - definitely my
kind of weather. As a New Yorker, I still
miss experiencing all the seasons in the south. Hope
all is well since we last got together. Thanks to those
who continue to reach out by way of phone and email
expressing their support for The Jazz Lounge, and
sharing with me what it’s done for them. I do appreciate
that. It means a lot. Remember, I can be reached at:
[email protected].
I’m absolutely thrilled about the smooth jazz artist
joining us to kick off the fall sessions of The Jazz
Lounge. He’s one of my favorites. This gentleman is
sharp and very talented. Brian Simpson is a keyboardist,
composer, musical director, and studio musician. Let’s
just apply the title of a #1 hit of his – when it comes to
Brian Simpson – “It’s All Good”! Consistently bringing
the kind of music he does, and exhibiting a class and
style all his own, has helped Brian develop a solid fan
base around the world. If you’re like myself and others
who truly appreciate what he’s done since he came out
swinging with the #1 hit “It’s All Good” in 2005, you
know exactly what I’m talking about. The music speaks
for itself. If there’s one thing I’m certain of, Brian
Simpson loves what he does. With him the hits just keep
coming. His new 10-track CD “South Beach”, which he
also produced, will prove that. This is one you’ll want
to add to your collection. If you didn’t know about him
before, now’s the time to get on board.
Jackie: Congratulations on the new CD “South Beach”.
It’s great to see you back, because you’re a favorite of
mine. As an amazing artist at the top of your game, you
always bring us good music in a style all your own.
Brian: Well, I still consider myself a “work in
progress”…and I guess I hope I never stop striving to
write a better song or play a better solo. I believe my
style will keep evolving as I refine my musical esthetic.
Nothing drastic, but I think it’s important for an artist to
grow musically, and in turn, it wouldn’t hurt the listener
to improve their “ear” as well!
Jackie: Before we get into the new project, let’s find
out how this whole journey started for you. Where are
you from?
Brian: I grew up in a rural city about an hour north of
Chicago called Gurnee, Illinois.
Jackie: I understand you come from a musical family.
Also, when did you start with the piano?
Brian: I started at the age of ten. I have an older
brother and sister, and we were all expected to play an
instrument. My brother played drums, my sister played
clarinet, and I got stuck with the piano! I say “stuck
with” because I was too embarrassed to tell my friends
I played it. In the “blue collar” school I attended, there
was nothing cool about playing piano.
Jackie: Welcome Brian. I’m thrilled to have you as my
special guest to kick off the fall sessions of The Jazz
Lounge.
Jackie: While majoring in piano at North Illinois
University, tell us about your experience in the band.
Brian: It’s a pleasure…I always enjoy discussing music
with someone that has the love and knowledge of music
that you do.
Brian: I was quite lucky there. They had a world class
big band, and there was a world class arranger teaching
there at the time…so I had the good fortune to study
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Jackie: For those who don’t know, your debut solo CD
“Closer Still” came out in 1995. Thankfully, the music
is available again, which featured artists like: Everette
Harp, Jonathan Butler, Ray Fuller, Sam Sims, and
Michael White.
Brian: Yes, thanks for mentioning that. It always makes
me smile when someone mentions that CD. I guess
your first CD will always be special because you’ve had
your whole lifetime to prepare for it.
Jackie: Your breakthrough as a solo artist in jazz came
in 2005 with the #1 hit “It’s All Good” which stayed at
the top for months. This is the CD that definitely got
my attention. Was it at this point that you realized your
time had come?
Shanachie label. You made us wait awhile for this one
but it was worth the wait. The single, which happens to
be the title track, is doing well. What was the inspiration
behind this CD?
Brian: My travels take me to some pretty nice places,
but my favorites are always the ones with beaches. In
the last year I’ve been to Hawaii, Bali, Indonesia, and
several beaches in Florida. I would walk along beaches
listening to the rough ideas for this CD on my ipod. The
wind, sea, and sand really inspired the melodies you’ll
hear on “South Beach”.
Jackie: There are 10 really nice tracks done in true Brian
Simpson style: “South Beach”, “Can’t Tell You Why”,
“Lay It One Me” (featuring-Euge Groove), “Never
Without You (Shawndra’s Song)” (featuring-Peter
White), “Paradise Island”, “Old Friends” (featuringGeorge Duke), “All I Want Is You”, “Our Love”,
“Summer’s End”, and “Moonlit Ocean”. I found the
whole thing enjoyable. However, it should be interesting
to see which tracks your fans pick as favorites, because
there are several to choose from. Should I even ask if
you have a favorite?
Brian: Well, without question, the favorite pick from
friends and fans alike has been “Never Without You”,
featuring Peter White. It’s really no surprise. Some
songs just take on a life of their own after you write
them, and that was the case with this one. There is
something in each song that I really like however, so,
just as with my children, I can’t pick a favorite, even if
there is one. (smiling)
Jackie: I know you’ll be touring in support of the new
CD. What is your official website, so everyone can stay
current on where they can see you perform?
Brian: bsimpsonmusic.com
Jackie: Congratulations on your nomination for
‘Keyboardist Of The Year’ in the 2010 American
Smooth Jazz Awards. You’ll be featured performer at
the awards show coming up in October in Chicago.
Brian: I’m very excited about that. Hmmm, and who
did you vote for????
Jackie: I think you already know that answer.  What’s
next for Brian Simpson?
Brian: I have some fun gigs coming up…October 9th
Marc Antoine and myself perform at the Catalina Island
Jazztrax festival, then I’m off to Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware for the big jazz festival there. I’m going to
Tokyo with Dave Koz in November, then to play in
Hawaii at the Pacific Rim Jazz Festival. I know, poor
me stuck in Hawaii again. I’ll then leave for the Dave
Koz and Friends Christmas tour.
Jackie: Wow, I think that says it all. Well, this has been
a blast, Brian! Thanks for being my special guest and
sharing some time with us here in The Jazz Lounge.
Also, thanks for your valued contribution to music. All
the best!
Brian: Don’t forget to check out my tour dates at:
bsimpsonmusic.com, and hit me up at Facebook! Hope
to see you again soon.
For anyone wanting more info on “The Smooth
Jazz Cruise” and what it’s all about, go to: www.
thesmoothjazzcruise.com. That’s a wrap for this session
of The Jazz Lounge.
Until next time, stay cool, and keep it jazzy!
Brian: Absolutely! Once I had the #1 hit,
which I wrote, produced, and performed,
all my music was “validated”. I felt free to
make my music, my way.
Jackie: The CD “Above The Clouds”
came in 2007, bringing more hits for you
like “What Cha Gonna Do?” and “Juicy”.
The top-notch lineup on this one includes:
George Duke, Chuck Loeb, Kirk Whalum,
Brian Bromberg, and more.
Brian: I didn’t stray too far from the
formula. The concept I use is to “refine” my
music with each project. I want to give my
fans something they would expect from me,
but at the same time, I’m striving to refine
my songs to hopefully make an even better
connection with the listener.
Jackie: This brings us to your highlyanticipated CD “South Beach” on the
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The Single
Guy: CommuniDate
by Aaron Hurd
hat are we: Friends? Lovers? Or what? - An
Easy question!!
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If you ever read any dating book there is always a
chapter warning about the “friend zone”! Usually it
goes like this: “If you don’t do this (fill in the blank)
by the (insert number) date…you may be entering the
‘friend zone’ and may have lost your chance”! Talk
about pressure and you girls wonder why some guys
seem to rush things…. They have a certain window to
start that flame! So we’ve been told! I just recently got
an email from a male reader asking the friend question:
So, I have read your article for several months now,
and think that you may be able to answer this question.
Do you think grown men and women that are single
can just be “good friends”?
I sure hope so because a lot of my closest friends are
female! Although, I am assuming there is more to this
question. So, let’s break it down, shall we? There
are many different factors that are involved with this
question. The more I look back on all my female
friends, honestly, a majority of them started out as dates
or flings that just somehow turned into friends. We
were attracted to each other, gave it a try and realized
we matched better as friends and many of these females
have been great advice givers for future dates. It’s kind
of fun to ask a girl who knows how I am as a “date” to
help me from making the same mistakes I made with
them. It has worked well for me.
However, my last “relationship” (If you even want to
call it that) was with a girl that I liked, enjoyed her
company, took her to California and then the realization
sank in that I just wanted to be friends. The talk has
worked in the past for me, but the feelings were mutual
most of the time. This girl did not have the same
feelings, she wanted more, and I was just not feeling
it. That is when the “good friends” method can get a
little complicated. Just like a “friend with benefits”
works well…it is when one falls for the other where the
problems start to surface and then it does not work so
well. I had to cut her out completely, delete her off all
my social network ties, and basically walk away as if I
never met her. Pretty sad.
I was on a date the other night with a great girl and we
jokingly brought this up. She called her last guy “the
stage 5 clinger” we have all had them, AND I am sure if
we are honest have been one before as well. You know
I was one not too long ago myself-I still laugh about
that. The “stage 5 clinger” is a whole article in itself
and maybe this has started an introduction to a major
topic, but to answer your question. YES a grown man
and woman can be friends. If you’re asking if they
can be “friends with benefits”-YES- ONLY if it is a
clear understanding of what you both want and more
importantly what you don’t want.
Approaching the Final Destination
ach year on September 18, I reflect on how in 2001 my life took an amazing turn on this day.
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I found myself seated on a series of American Airlines flights: Huntsville to Dallas, Dallas to LA, LA to
Sydney. As my fellow passengers and I settled on the Dallas to LA flight, an eerie calm with subtleties of fear
floated through the cabin. It was exactly one week to the minute that the terrorists attacked this country using the
weapon in which we all sat.
This is one layer to a loaded question. Obviously, we
will examine this some more. I did not even scratch the
surface! It really all starts with good communication
and keeping those lines open, but sometimes the lines
get crossed. Hence the reason for “Communi-date”
to at least TRY to make some sense of it all! We will
discuss more for sure- If anyone wants to add to this as
a starting point-please, send in the emails. I know we
can all relate to the “friend” question!
“You’ll have to bear with us, as you can imagine, it’s been a difficult week,” the stewardess reported over the
intercom. Those gut wrenching words haunt me today. I closed my eyes and cried. I was void of emotion, having
experienced them all in the preceding seven days. The emptiness enveloped me as I looked to my right. A middleaged couple held hands, the woman also crying. We needed no words.
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My time in Australia was filled with odd jobs, gym visits, and travels. It’s a sacred experience that I rarely share
beyond saying, “I love Australia, it’s part of my soul.”
I touched down in Australia some 24 hours after leaving Alabama. The world was different. We were all unsettled,
sympathetic and hollow. What led me here was two-fold: a quarter-life crisis and my mom. Upon deplaning and
making my way through customs, there she was: stoic and patient. Your child boarding a plane during such a time
couldn’t have been easy. But there was no doubt in my mind I’d have done it. All the planning and saving led up
to the months ahead.
Last night, as I knew the anniversary of my flight was coming, had a familiar dream: I’m on a massive plane; there
are at least 10 seats across, multiple rooms, and people sleeping. In each of these dreams, the flight is smooth, but
I’m unable to get off the plane when it arrives in Australia. Only once in the nine years of these dreams have I
made it off the plane. Last night it was my expired (or perhaps missing) passport that prevented me from deplaning.
At some point during the flight I realize I can’t get off the plane. I can’t fix what’s preventing me from getting to
where I want to be.
Upon waking from these dreams I’m lonelier than usually, resigned to my inability to get where I want to go.
Until these moments, I’ve never correlated that with real life. Do I really know where I’m going? Personally,
professionally? No; I have a general idea: stay above ground, improve the world, and make enough money to get
by. What’s the bigger plan? What’s your destination?
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where I’m supposed to be. No, wait. Strike that. It
should read: maybe it’s time to change my approach
so that I can get where I WANT to be. Then comes the
question: What do you want? It leaves me mute.
In all the hours I spend alone with my thoughts, I
rarely focus on the want. It’s always been need: living,
helping, earning. At this moment, as I sit here in my
faded pajamas and ill-fitting glasses, I am without words.
Outside my window is a beautiful day, even though you
can’t tell it by the temperatures, autumn is around the
corner. In this season, most of God’s creatures transform
to prepare for the harshness of winter ahead.
It’s time. It’s time for me to find out what I want. I want
to get off that plane when it arrives at my destination.
The great thing is that as I begin to create my list of
wants, I’ll become the pilot in my life, not the passenger
stuck in-mid air.
I’ve made big plans, never arriving, never following a path to any goal. I’ve leapt, bumped, and stumbled, through
life, always thrilled to be in one piece, thankful for the adventure. So far this has made me successful by many
measures. Now that I’m a little older, maybe it’s time. Maybe it’s time to change my approach so that I can get
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Much of the reader mail I receive is friendly. But now and then I’ll get a message
like this: “I’ve followed your horoscopes with pleasure for years. But I must say, you’ve really lost it lately. I can’t
stand the garbage you’ve been slinging. What happened to you?” My response is to wonder why the person never
wrote to me while he was happy with my efforts. It reminds me of a quote by Leon Uris: “How often in life it is that
we have no time for our friends but all the time in the world for our enemies.” It also reminds me of how tempting
it is to focus on what repels us and scares us, shortchanging the dreams that excite us. Your assignment in the next
four weeks, Aries, is to reward what you like and pursue what you want. For now, forget about what you don’t like
and don’t want.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The worst painting in history is hanging in San Francisco’s De Young Museum. It is
“Noel and Bob” by Joan Brown. It’s so awkwardly garish and trivially monstrous that I can only conclude Brown
possessed what might be termed “negative genius.” It’s not just that she had no talent. She actually had the opposite
of brilliant talent. And yet I must confess I had a good time gazing at this anti-artistic botch. I thoroughly enjoyed
laughing at it, and was quite pleased at the jokes my companions and I made about it. I suggest that in the coming
weeks you try something similar: enjoying the entertainment value and educational merit of clumsy, ungainly, outof-whack stuff. Doing so will sharpen your wits for the not-too-distant future, when you will come into proximity
to a lot of understated beauty and elegance and grace.
e need to make our own list of heroes. Not heroes of “the world.” Our lists would contain the heroes
we have encountered just once or twice; on a regular basis; or an unknown number of times in our whole
lives--but definitely not on Oprah, the hottest YouTube hit, or the most “talked-up” trend on Facebook.
W
It may be important to do this because 1)people universally need heroes; 2)sometimes we feel alone in a world
where so few “larger-than-life” heroes exist; and 3)sometimes people don’t feel like the heroes they are,
Here are a few of my “mostly unsung” Huntsville heroes (though some are “somewhat sung”):
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I have no financial interest in the product known as Bacon Air Freshener (tinyurl.
com/BaconAroma). When I urge you to consider buying it and placing it in your favorite environment, it’s not
because I’ll get a kickback, but only because I suspect you’ll benefit from its specific aromatherapy effects. In my
astrological opinion, your yearning for delicious fatness needs to be stimulated; certain key elements in your future
require you to feel excited about thick, rich, tasty sensations. I think this is true even if you’re a vegetarian, although
maybe you’d prefer having an avocado, coconut, or chocolate air freshener.
Carl Malm goes quietly about his work, counseling both the dying and grieving. He does not judge.
Angela Lampley, my dentist, tries very hard not to hurt me; she never has.
Beth Norwood makes us paper collage hearts. I hang mine everywhere to remind me what it means to create in one’s
own “voice” and how beautiful some people are, without their knowing.
Ed Vaughn, strong as a boulder, who sometimes stands in the background, but counsels as wise as vivacious Helen.
To be around him in times of joy or trouble: to know what it might be like to have one’s head “anointed with oil.”
Carol Roach. To see her makes me happy.
Marjorie Masterson. At dinner, she places turnip greens, corn, sliced tomatoes, and cornbread on a “lazy Susan” so
that everyone can have access to what they need, with no fanfare.
Claire Mikkelsen. My war buddy. We’ve seen hard times together. And ended up laughing into our fish tacos at
Bandito Burrito.
The “Food-not-Bomb-Boys” on my street have more compassion than a hundred tall, broad-leaf shade trees and a
hundred gallons of ice water in a heat wave.
Kelley Hamilton Dunavant. She means “grace” to me.
Matt Moon. Promised to write down my poems when I could no longer write them myself.
Rose Norman. Works and works and works . . . for others.
Brien O’Brien, a friend who would get me a Cherry Coke at ten o’clock at night, even though he personally does
not like, or approve of, Cherry Cokes.
Leela deVere lives on the mountain, and her heart is larger than the whole of the Appalachians.
Betty Yaeger, although an amazing actress, is herself.
Patricia Sammon, soft-spoken writer and poet, without pretense, gave birth to Anna Sammon, a phenomenon of
heart and brown eyes.
Jill Wood, my editor. Grounded in who she is.
Ruth Braswell. Small in stature, ferocious in heart.
Sandra Shattuck. Close to her “self.” Little ego; pages of wisdom.
Jerry Mebane. Listens.
Julie Early. Writes the best cat haiku poetry.
David Neff makes me laugh until my face hurts. Wears my dead father’s ties.
Betty Neff makes me laugh until my face hurts.
Joe Berry. Just a handsome face to some. Renaissance man and friend to me. Storyteller and Johnny Appleseed.
Linda Berry. A storyteller in her own right. Has hiked in every national park.
Margaret Vann knows the name of every flower there is!
The man at the Dulux Paint Store on Bob Wallace always takes extra time with me.
Beth and Walter Thames. What I grew up knowing as “good people.”
Ann Marie Martin. Known for her outstanding writing about other people’s books, might take a chance on writing
her own creative work someday.
“G” at I-Hop. She remembers, “Fake eggs, no cheese, spinach and tomatoes” and fruit salad instead of pancakes”-every time!
The therapists at Nesin. Tough love.
Ernie Meinecke. True teacher and human being, simultaneously.
Durruntay Simmons. Keeps writing his songs, whether they’ll ever be published or not.
Pam and Ken Watters. Give freely.
Jane Kilbride. Wraps me in safety with the warmth of her blue eyes.
Larry, the postman. Prays for me when I have surgery.
Cheryl Carlson and Tom Moss. Look out for my porch light from across the street.
Most All Neighbors. Bring Fred back when he runs away, nose to the ground.
Marikay Tillett. Tends twins.
Susan Luther. “Tree Girl Poet.”
A policeman who didn’t give me a ticket for almost running him over.
Erin Reid. Does well at everything, but is as humble as she is tall and solid.
Dr. Wallace who listens.
Rema, Dr. Wallace’s nurse. Makes me laugh. Even though she makes me weigh.
Corey Chambers, a tree climber, knows how to hug people, as well as trees.
The baristas at Olde Towne make me feel welcome.
Ms. Margaret Lawson, a “grand dame,” if ever there was one.
Tom Owen. Gave me a chance.
Mr. Caneer. Always Mr. Bob to me.
Stephanie Moody. Humble fine artist; maker of puppets from old socks.
Marcia Scarborough. Strongest lady.
Jeff Gray. True healer.
Marilyn Tarvin. Open-handed.
Anna Lee. Beautiful survivor
Christy Steelman. Most kind, trustworthy, steady.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In Germany, people can pay the weather service to have a storm or weather system
named after them. A normal rainstorm costs just over $250. That’s the kind of event I’d want to give your name
to in the coming weeks, Pisces -- not a full-on destructive tornado or hurricane, but rather a healthy squall that
makes everything wet and clears the air. You definitely need to release some tension in a dramatic way, but not in
a melodramatic way.
To all who have learned to be kinder, to show more affection, to be more tolerant of differences, less rigid in your
thinking, more supportive, more patient, more creative, less destructive, more willing to heal than to kill, more
willing to save resources than to squander, more committed to a clean environment, more able to laugh than to snarl-and to all who have stopped blowing your car horn unless it’s absolutely necessary--you are also one of my heroes.
If you didn’t find your name in this article, please see my editor. Only so many heroes fit into my word limit!
Homework: If you could change your astrological sign, what would you change it to and why? Go to
Freewillastrology.com and click “Email Rob.”
I know who you are--the survivors of war; those who teach us to have compassion; the teachers who teach thinking;
the company owners who take care of their workers; the young who think for themselves; the parents who raise their
children to be better people than they were; the hard workers who take pride in whatever they do; those who mean
what they say; those who care for helpless creatures.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is my enjoyment of the Temptations’ song “My Girl” diminished by the fact that it
was used in a commercial for Sun Maid Raisins? Does Jose Gonzalez’ tune “Heartbeats” evoke less feeling in me
because I know it was used as the soundtrack for a Sony TV commercial? Well, yeah, actually. The songs haven’t
been totally wrecked for me, but neither do they make my heart soar anymore. Is there anything like that in your
life, Gemini? Some pure and innocent pleasure that has been tainted or watered down? Believe it or not, you could
restore it to its original state in the coming weeks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): For the moment, set aside your complaints about the transgressions of your original
family. Cease your laments about the struggles you had to endure as a child. If you enjoy marinating yourself in
those sorrows, you can always return to them at a later date. Here are the opportunities that are now available to you:
to focus on the gifts that your early life blessed you with . . . to acknowledge the resources bequeathed to you by the
past . . . to celebrate and access the primal power that has been yours to draw on since the day you were born.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Nose jobs are at an all-time high. Every year, American plastic surgeons cumulatively
scrape away more than a mile of flesh and bone from their patients’ sniffers. I predict that in the coming weeks, the
noses of the entire planet’s Leo tribe will shrink 10,000 times that amount, at least metaphorically. Why? Because
I expect an epidemic of truth-telling to break out among you. There’s going to be a mass outbreak of the Pinocchio
effect in reverse. Congratulations in advance for the candor you’re about to unleash. Be kind and diplomatic if you
can, but insist on revealing the whole story.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Many American towns with “burg” in their names used to end as “burgh.” In the
late 19th century, a federal bureau demanded that they drop the silent final “h.” The people of Pittsburgh rose, up,
however, and demanded the right to retain their precious “h.” Their wish was granted. I strongly advise you to
be inspired by Pittsburgh’s adamant insistence on maintaining its identity, Virgo. Don’t let yourself be truncated,
abbreviated, or standardized.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Dear Rob: A professional astrologer who read my chart told me that I have no willpower
and that there is basically nothing I can do to change that. Any suggestions? I’m feeling helpless and passive at a
time when I could really benefit from standing up for myself. - Listless Libra.” Dear Libra: What the supposedly
professional astrologer told you is totally inaccurate. No one’s chart, ever, in the history of the world, indicates that
they have no willpower. Astrology doesn’t speak in such stupid ways. Besides that, you and the Libran tribe will
soon have an excellent window of opportunity to bolster your willpower. The fun begins now and lasts until at least
November 18. Get ready!
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Is it a dragonfly or a maple leaf / That settles softly down upon the water?” asks
Amy Lowell in “Autumn Haze,” a poem from her book “Pictures of the Floating World.” She doesn’t need to know
the answer to her question; either would be fine. In fact, the luxuriance of the moment lies in its ambiguity. The
lolling sweetness thrives because of her freedom from having to define its origins. She is simultaneously alert and
relaxed; attentive to the scene in front of her but content to let it be whatever it is. I highly recommend that you enjoy
extended excursions into this state of being several times in the coming weeks.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This morning I had to interrupt my meditation on your horoscope. I’d studied
the astrological configurations and said my usual prayer, asking for guidance to come up with the oracle you need
most. But nothing had occurred to me yet, and it was time to leave the house for an appointment. As I closed the door
behind me, I was still in deep thought about you. Then my face hit something gauzy, and I pulled back. Overnight,
a spider had spun a huge web spanning the entire porch frame. I’d knocked it a bit off-kilter, but it was still intact.
“That’s got to be an omen,” I thought to myself as I stooped under it and continued on my way. An omen of what? A
little voice in my head gave the answer: Sagittarius is ready to merge more directly with the great web of life.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you have been in tune with the cosmic rhythms these past ten months, you’ve
been erecting bridges like a master builder. Your careful planning and guidance have conquered an abyss or two.
Seemingly irreconcilable differences are no longer irreconcilable. Unlikely connections have bloomed. You’ve
combined ingredients that no one thought could be blended. Between now and your birthday, your good work should
reach a climax. It’s time to inspect your craftsmanship, polish any rough edges, and be sure that your creations will
last.
To all our heroes, Huntsville and I bow, tip our hats, or bend our knees.
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True BS
Like This Column or Your Money Back
by Tim Benton
N
one of this means anything. It’s just my brain
on 5 Hour Energy and Grey Goose, the world’s
most overrated tasting vodka.
They suckered me in. The actors in the Grey Goose
commercials are lovely and having a wonderful time
golfing, sailing, and sipping their vodkas on the rocks.
So I bought a Grey Goose miniature and decided to
become one of them, drinking their trendy beverage and
in the process, enhancing my self-esteem. It looks great
in the glass, clear and fresh, like 7up. I couldn’t wait.
Well, I really should have waited, for like, another thirty
years. Ever had vodka mixed with nothing but ice?
Take a semi-rotten potato, liquefy in a blender, chill and
serve. This is what Grey Goose is —the world’s best
tasting liquid potato. Three dollars and a gag reflex to
try to become the yuppie stud in the commercial. Epic
fail. I feel violated.
If hurricanes are so dangerous, why do the media get
right in the middle of them? If you want to be safe in
a hurricane, find the TV newsman broadcasting from
the beach and stay right beside the dork. Nothing ever
happens to him.
In the Caribbean or Atlantic, it’s called a hurricane. In
the Pacific, the same storm is called a typhoon. In the
Indian Ocean, the same storm is called a cyclone. It’s
the exact same kind of storm—circular winds around
a calm center with big waves and a surge. So why
confuse us with three different names for the same
thing? It’s stupid.
Mockingbirds invented rap music. They supposedly
copy the songs of other birds, but I think they make it
up as they go. One of the little feathered psychos dive
bombed me the other day. He didn’t crap on me so I
didn’t take it personally.
Hummingbirds keep getting stuck in my garage.
Interesting little squirts, but they’re not smart. Big,
open garage door and they won’t fly out of it. They
keep trying to fly through the ceiling while doing their
pitiful little chirp. Eventually, I capture them with my
hands and give them a sip of Grey Goose. It’s funny to
watch them fly upside down.
I don’t kill spiders. I capture the little arachnid pricks
and put them on the porch so they can scare off trick-ortreaters. Except for black widows. (I know, sentence
fragment. Mind your own grammar). I vaporize them
with cherry bombs left over from the fourth of July.
One time, though, that method was overkill because the
poisonous killer was sitting on a drain pipe. I had to call
the plumber after the cherry bomb blew a hole in my
sink. The black widow remained dead, however.
Everybody slows down when they drive near a cop.
Not me. I exceed the speed limit by five and dare the
constable to do something about it. You want a piece of
me, Copper? Here’s a Krispy Kreme coupon and let’s
forget about the hole thing. (“hole thing” as in donut
hole. That was a pun and it was intended. Pretty damn
funny, if you ask me).
The most common grammatical error in America is
using “good” as an adverb. If I hear one more athlete
say he’s playing good, I’m going to write and tell him
he ain’t speaking well.
When I typed “ain’t”, my word program red-lined it and
told me to replace it with something else. Well excuse
me. I’ll type whatever I damn well please, you little
micro-algorithmic Nazi. You’re just some code on a
silicon chip and you think you’re going to tell me how
to write? I’ve had enough of your sass. Up yours.
Sometimes I look at my writing and wonder if I have
anger issues.
Ha, not really. I have friends, gosh darn it. And people
like me. For the short term, at least.
I’m going to open an Inconvenience Store. Nothing you
want at prices you don’t want to pay.
It doesn’t matter how much money you make. We all
end in a tie. One day, Bill Gates and I will have the
same net worth — minus six.
If I consider the ten angriest moments of my life, one
was with a malfunctioning computer and one with a
lawn mower that wouldn’t crank. I took care of both
with a sledge hammer. The other eight were on the
golf course. When you see that little white ball sink in
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a pond, you unleash twelve-letter profanities. And you
mean them.
As I proofread this, I realize that it’s all about me and
what I think. How sad. I’m so vain Carly Simon would
write a song about me, if she knew I existed. If you
don’t get that reference you must be a teenager. Google
it, junior.
Email Tim at [email protected]
Sci-Fi Review: Orson
Welles’ The War Of
The Worlds
Perhaps the most innovating aspect of the broadcast, and what made it so convincing, was its style. Following
on an introduction by Welles, adapted somewhat from the original novel, the radio broadcast spends its first half
masquerading as something it isn’t: a news broadcast. It begins with the interruption of a music program with the
announcement of an explosion being spotted on the planet Mars. From there a rapid sequence of events occur: an
interview with astronomer Professor Pierson is interrupted by the announcement of a crashed meteorite nearby,
at the meteorite crash site a crashed cylinder is found followed by the first appearance by the Martians. Their first
appearance is cut short when laser like weapons start attacking the people at the crash site and lead to a sudden
and prolonged silence as the reporter on the scene is suddenly cut off the air. Over the next several minutes the war
takes place in a flurry of radio reports and eyewitness accounts of battle as artillery and bombers take on the Martian
tripod machines, culminating in the Martians attack on New York City as they wade across the East River and use
poisonous Black Smoke on the city. This flurry of reports filled with panicked voices and sound effects goes a long
way to explain why the broadcast was so effective at the time: in the right state of mind, it seems real.
While the news broadcast section is the most famous, it is not the end of the broadcast. It is just where most fearful
people turned of the radio. The back half of the broadcast picks up the story via survivor Professor Pierson and his
wanderings through the aftermath of the invasion. Pierson encounters a fellow survivor with wild dreams of an
uprising from the sewers of the major cities and wanders into a city to find the Martians eventual fate. While this
section is nowhere near as famous, it does feature a tour de force performance from Welles.
by Matthew Kresal
O
n the night before Halloween 1938, a radio
broadcast started a nation wide panic. That
broadcast was The War Of The Worlds, adapted
from the H.G. Wells novel by Orson Welles’ The
Mercury Theater on the Air.
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Seventy-two years later, Orson Welles’ War Of The Worlds broadcast remains effective. Welles and his crew created
an engrossing tale that took a classic piece of Victorian science fiction and brought it into the then present day
through a convincing flurry of news reports. If you’ve ever wondered how in the world a radio broadcast could panic
a nation, I invite you to listen to this on CD and hear why.
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Spousal violence continues to plague India, especially
in lower-income areas of Uttar Pradesh state, but four
years ago, Ms. Sampat Pal Devi, then 36, formed a vigilante group of females to fight back and has made notable progress, according to a July report on Slate.com.
Members of Pal’s group (“gulabis” -- literally, “gangs
for justice”) travel in numbers, wearing “hot pink” saris and carrying bamboo sticks, and try to reason with
abusive husbands to improve their behavior. Originally,
Pal imagined a temporary team, in place until women
acquired greater electoral power, but the experience in
Uttar Pradesh has been disheartening in that, often, the
women elected as officials have been just as corruptible
and male-centered as the men they replaced.
by Chuck Shepherd
Ingrid Paulicivic filed a lawsuit in September against
Laguna Beach, Calif., gynecologist Red Alinsod over
leg burns she bafflingly acquired during her 2009 hysterectomy -- a procedure that was topped off by the
doctor’s nearly gratuitous name-”branding” of her uterus with his electrocautery tool. Dr. Alinsod explained
that he carved “Ingrid” in inch-high letters on the organ
only after he had removed it and that such labeling helps
in the event a woman requests the return of the uterus
as a souvenir. He called the branding just a “friendly
gesture” and said he did not know how the burns on
Paulicivic’s leg occurred.
Cultural Diversity
BBC News reported in August that government officials
in southern Sudan had unveiled a $10 billion plan that
would rebuild the area’s major cities (heavily damaged
during the ongoing civil war) “in the shapes of animals
and fruit.” New blueprints for one state capital, Juba,
show its boundaries in the shape of a rhinoceros, and
for another capital, Wau, a giraffe, and for the town of
Yambio, the outline of a pineapple. (Such municipal
planning might appear quixotic, especially in view of
Sudan’s wartime chaos, but investors can hardly ignore
a country that sits on rich oil deposits.)
U.S. and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan have
reported feelings of revulsion at the number and ostentatiousness of local Pashtun men who publicly flaunt the
9- to 15-year-old boys that they’ve acquired as lovers.
The boys dress (and use makeup) like girls, dance, hold
the men’s hands, and show off in front of others of their
age. According to an August San Francisco Chronicle
dispatch from Kandahar, locals explain the practice as
partly regional tradition and partly a response to Islamic
and tribal customs that make young females off-limits
to men until marriage (Local saying: “Women are for
children; boys are for pleasure”). (The more fundamentalist Pashtun also point out that boys are “cleaner,” in
that they never menstruate.)
Arrested recently and awaiting trial for murder: Larry
Wayne Call, Faith, N.C. (September); Kenneth Wayne
Carlson, Hines Creek, Alberta, Canada (August);
Timothy Wayne Morgan, Eugene, Ore. (August); Julius Wayne Willis Jr., Minneapolis (July); Scott Wayne
Eby, Wilmington, Ill. (May, charged in a 2004 murder);
Douglas Wayne Jones, Oxford, Miss. (May); Kenneth
Wayne Rogers, Dallas (April, charged in a 2008 murder). Indicted for murder recently and awaiting trial:
Gary Wayne Pettigrew, Tarrant County, Texas (August,
indicted in a 1983 murder). Pleaded guilty to murder:
Edward Wayne Edwards, Akron, Ohio (August, involving a 1977 murder, not the ones News of the Weird
listed him for in August 2009). Convicted of murder:
David Wayne Alexander, Pittsburgh (July 2009)
A 1997 election law in Brazil makes it illegal to “degrade or ridicule” political candidates or their parties,
making that country’s election season not nearly as
lively as the U.S.’s. However, in August, one week after a protest in Rio de Janeiro by Brazilian comedians,
the vice president of the Supreme Court acquiesced and
suspended the law as unconstitutional.
I saw you and wifey at H*****. Gotta wonder WTH
a preacher and his little scantily clad wife would be
doing at that meat market and drinking. Who was
the other guy she was kissing? Wonder what SE
H’ville folks will think when the “sheet” hits the fan?
Questionable Judgments
Marketing Professionals Not Ready for Prime Time:
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, feeling underrespected academically, commissioned an in-state firm
to create a direct-mail campaign highlighting the many
benefits of a Drake education. The pitch to potential students, which was rolled out in September in brochures
and on Drake’s website, is called the “Drake Advantage” and is graphically represented (curiously, for an
academic institution) as “D+.”
Creative Sentencing:
Convicted Pennsylvania embezzler Lanette Sansoni
pleaded guilty in August and agreed to reimburse the
victim the remaining $200,000 of the $475,000 she had
stolen. Judge Joseph Smyth then sentenced Sansoni to
house arrest -- for 21 years. She can remain out of jail as
long as she works and contributes at least $750 a month
for restitution.
Samuel McMaster Jr. pleaded guilty to securities fraud
in August in Albuquerque but struck a deal with prosecutors to enable restitution to his two dozen victims.
McMaster fancies himself an expert at poker, and the
judge agreed to withhold sentencing for six months
to let McMaster prove he could earn at least $7,500 a
month for his victims at Las Vegas poker tables.
Bright Ideas
In September, the Treviso, Italy, adult doll maker Diego
Bortolin (who specializes in lifelike, precisely detailed,
fully flexible, anatomically correct models of humans)
told reporters that he had completed a special order for a
50-year-old businessman whom he would not name but
who paid Bortolin the equivalent of $18,000 (compared
to his normal price of about $5,000) to go beyond his
generic “young woman” -- to create a replica of the very
girlfriend who had just recently dumped him. The extra
expenses were “because we had to replicate everything,
right down to the shape of her nails and teeth” -- plus,
the man wanted his substitute girlfriend to have bigger
breasts.
Sixteen condom dispensers were installed at the San
Francisco County jail in San Bruno, Calif., in September, paid for by community grants, to assist in the
county’s safe-sex program. (Of course, jailhouse sex
remains illegal.)
Civilization in Decline
The Overprivileged, in Training: The first day of school,
according to Mia Lin, 16, of Framingham, Mass., “is
like a movie premiere.” That’s when she and some of
her well-off friends get the opportunity to give fellow
students the benefit of their informed summer fashion
decisions as they jockey for position in the school’s social order. Lin told the Boston Globe that her “style”
is “urban” and shoe-oriented. “I have about 90 pairs. I
wear whole outfits just to accent my shoes,” including
black, red and gold Supra Chad Muska Skytops, which
give her, she said, “a swagger boost.” “Every year is an
opportunity to redefine your style.”
Recurring Themes
Jonne Wegley joined the Army in 2009, but during basic
training was distracted by troubles at home (a brother
severely injured; his girlfriend aborting their child and
two-timing him) and wanted out. Like others facing
Army assignments (some chronicled in News of the
Weird), his escape of choice was to ask a pal to shoot
him in the leg, rendering him unfit for duty (but, he
hoped, not too badly hurt). The reluctant pal fired one
shot, which resulted in the “mangl(ing)” of Wegley’s
leg and which has so far required 25 surgeries. (Sources
cited by the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Ga., near
Wegley’s post at Fort Benning, said there are easier legal ways to leave the Army.)
The Pervo-American Community
DNA Showcases:
Michael Edwards Jr., 28, was arrested in July after an
incident at a Giant food store in Gaithersburg, Md., in
which he followed a customer to her car and sprayed her
from a bottle whose liquid was part semen.
Michael Lallana, 31, was arrested in Santa Ana, Calif., in August and charged on two separate instances
of “discharging” his semen into a female co-worker’s
water bottle.
William Black, 28, was arrested at a Sarasota, Fla., WalMart in September after he grabbed a Sports Illustrated
swimsuit issue off the magazine rack, retreated to another aisle, and masturbated, leaving semen on the floor.
(Black said he had been overcome looking at all the “hot
girls” among Wal-Mart shoppers.)
Edible “dirt” has recently appeared on the menus of
several of the world’s most renowned restaurants (e.g.,
the top-rated Noma in Copenhagen, Shakuf in Tel Aviv,
Gilt in New York City). “People are really wowed to see
dirt on their plates,” said Gilt’s head chef. Actually, the
“dirt” only looks and feels like dirt. Each chef creates
signature tastes from dried or charred powders with the
appearance and consistency of sand, soil or ash -- from
a base of plants, vegetables or eggs, or even dried beer.
Said a reviewer, “These chefs are reminding people
where food actually comes from.”
Unemployed in Huntsville
by Shawn Bailey
I have been unemployed in Huntsville, AL since May 12, 2010. These notes are taken directly from my personal
journal. If you’re confused about something I’ve said, go to valleyplanet.com and check the archives.
Not only are you a thief and a liar, you are a bigot as
well. Stealing my stuff and blaming it on a black
person. Typical white trash loser. You’ve been busted.
Y
D.S. Told you I would, so I did, I am, and I will. Your
friend, Flicka.
I flush. Correction. My arm bends backward and I flick my wrist and the handle moves up and down. And there is
no sound. Just a flap of rubber being yanked on by a chain, behind me.
Nobody loves a crying drunk. Conscience hurt? That’s
good. You’ll pay and pay. Forever, your Karma.
The water has been cut off. It’s been awhile since the water’s been cut off. Anything cut back on after 4:00 is an
extra charge. It’s 3:45. And when I leave 15 minutes later, I pass by the water guy and his truck, still checking
meters. For some reason, I am not angry at him and this bothers me.
To that popular Junior girl at GHS: word is you’ve been
d******. You nasty.
No one has got junk in their trunk like you Babe! I know
I’m not the only one who has noticed and for those of
you who haven’t check out the Walmart’s cashier with
the most buttons! Shake that thang! Ben
Mr. B, you’re the boss. No one wants to tell you that
your little girl has the fever, but we want you to know so
we can enjoy it more. The Cubicle Clones.
Between then and the time I go to bed, I turn the absence-of-water on a total of 7 times. I’m a water robot. I buy 3
gallons of distilled water and dump them in the back of the toilet. It finally works. I’ve used all the water and saved
none for other things, things which are now coming into view. I need a fork, but they’re all dirty. You need water to
wash dishes, and at the time our water is cut off, every dish in the house is dirty. Most of our clothes and all of the
towels are dirty. Sweaty from the heat? Too bad, no shower. I go to bed stinky. I can’t brush my teeth, but rinse
with Scope. I want to eat something, but I am afraid of having to poop again with no way to flush.
Who’s going to know exactly what it portends for whom
the next time they hear, “Paranoia The Destroyer,” by
The Kinks, and “A hard rains a’gonna fall” by Dylan?
I tell the kids that if they have to poop, it would be a good time to go play at a neighbor’s house. Me and my son
pee off the back porch after dark. I find this liberating, and will probably continue to do so even after we get water
back.
RT, I knew it was you when I heard you laugh – then I
saw the cup of olives. Same time and place next week?
NTB, When love turns to hate, there’s nothing quite like
it, is there?
I awake late to the sound of rain today. I have to poop and realize that I need flush water from somewhere other than
Wally World. $1.78 a flush is rather expensive. I’m a regular guy and regularity at this rate would cost me close to
$75.00 a month for poop privileges only.
J, I will never forget the date, September 24, 2010. CH
Brandon, Please call me. I’m sorry. I didn’t know he was
your best friend. M.
Send in your random encounters today. It’s FREE!!
Choice 1. I Saw you, but you didn’t catch my name
Choice 2. You saw me or you think you were seen
Choice 3. Cheers: Pay your respect to those who
deserve it
Choice 4. Jeers: Frustrated? Tell us all about it
To send in your FREE ad
1. Pick a category, word limit is 40 words. No names,
just initials if you want.
2. Meet the deadline.
3. Get it to us: Put “To Yuno from Yunohoo” in the
subject line of the email and send to classifieds@
valleyplanet.com.
I Saw You
JW, Will you marry me? TP
K. Now that I saw you naked, this “just friends” crap
won’t work no more.
Jeers
H. Remember when I said I’d always love you? I lied.
R.
DA at the Jet Pep on Pratt – no one likes your thumping
loud music or your baggie drawers! Grow up and get
a job.
Carly said you’re so vain, I bet you think this Yuno’s
about you.
To pale-face whose Indian name is Blonde with dark
stripe on head, stop saying he is still your boyfriend.
He wouldn’t pee on you if you were on fire. The
watcher.
A.D. – You go guy. Too funny. Huntsville is pulling
for you. Hide your husband. Hide your dog. Hide your
wife-beater shirt.
22
Cheers
#100710102710
esterday, I was sitting on the pot, reading Richard Preston. Preston is a good potty read. Proust would not
be. A good potty read should be fragmented and digestible in bits. There is no time on the pot for following
metaphors. And as for rising action and climax... why don’t we just get on with the story.
I pull my aluminum trash can (bought and never used) to the corner of the house and put it under the roof drainage.
It is full in no time and I use two pails outside to bring in the flush water. At around 2 gallons a flush, this is working
fine. It is, however, a lot of trouble and toting and dipping, all in the rain, just to take a crap. Something usually
taken for granted is now mentally weighed. I want this big serving of lasagna, but do I really want this big serving
of lasagna?
On a positive note, I have circumvented the water department and I am much more in tune with my bodily functions.
As long as it rains and we have plenty of cheese, we’re fine.
Signed Unemployed (and voluntarily constipated) in Huntsville
Email Shawn at [email protected]
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 14
THE VALLEY PLANET
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A line ad (up to 30 words) in print in the Valley Planet for one issue (3 weeks).
Internet ads for 3 weeks on The Daily Classifieds.com, CraigsList, LYCOS Classifieds,
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will also be on hotpads.com.) SERVICE INCLUDES DAILY VIEWER REPORTS.
ALL THIS FOR $40. Employment ads, Rentals, Items for Sale, etc…
Real Estate
Homes For Sale
View 100s of Real Estate & Open House Listings
TheDaily Classifieds @ www.ValleyPlanet.com
Decatur – House
2BD – 1.5 Bath - $89,900
Helen Holland – 256-350-9676
ERA Ben Porter Real Estate
Athens, AL – Home For Sale
3 BR-2.5 Baths- 3 Acres
Teresa Osburn - Rise Real Estate
256-300-0028
Hazel Green AL – House
3BD –2Baths - $179,900
Sid Pugh – 256-533-7653
RE/MAX Platinum
Athens AL – House
3BD – 2 Bath - $165,900
Charles Lanza – 256-468-1328
Summit Realtors
Huntsville- House
3BD –2Bath - $255,000
Philip Winburn – 256-797-4570
Rosenblum Realty
Madison – House
4BD – 5 Bath - $614,900
Thelma Dawson – 256-830-8900
Summit Realtors
Madison AL – Condo
2BD – 2 Bath - $79,000
Linda Bole – 256-508-9970
Rosenblum Realty
Lacey’s Spring – House
2-BD – 1 ¾ Baths – 109,900
Cary Rosenblum – 256-9501
Rosenblum Realty
Rental Properties
View all rental listings with complete details &
pictures The Daily Classifieds @ www.ValleyPlanet.com
Harvest AL- House
3BD – 2 Bath - $995
Philip Winburn- 256-797-4570
The Valley Planet Music Exchange is FREE to
any individual (not businesses) looking to
buy, sell, trade or find bandmates. You get a
headline and 3 lines of text for FREE! Please
call (256) 533-4613 or email your ads to
classifi[email protected].
Beatles Tribute band seeking a ‘George’ for
shows. Contact James (256) 783-7444, jtctoo@
yahoo.com or Tim (256) 417-3932.
Original band seeks horn player(s). Eclectic rhythmic songs mixing reggae, soul, celtic, funk, rock and
second line. Seasoned local players consisting of
bass, drums, guitar, keys and vocals. We have a set
and are ready to play out. Call 256.361.5524.
Drummer Needed- Must have firm Funk/Rock/
Blues background for a Blues/Rock Artist that already has 1 album released and has been on several
National Tours. Currently Booking October dates for
regional touring. Must be available to gig 3-4 times
a week. Please call Josh at 402-309-0113. At least a
few years gigging experience is a must.
“Keybdist/Gtrist/Singer (Huntsville) seeks tight
and strong drummer and bassist (one of whom
should sing) for origs, select covers. Style is rock/
blues/jazzy, ala Sting, Dire Straits, Clapton. Tons of
killer material. Objective is live playing, plus recording and songwriting -also, to add a complementary
fourth member. Contact Joe at 256-715-0719 (corrected from last issue’s wrong number) to discuss or
leave message, or 831-331-7006 (cellphone).”
Seeking Huntsville hand/world drummers for
better communication on local drumming. If you
play,know of or wannabe, visit & join free local
Facebook group: Bangin’ Away. . .Hand Drum &
Percussion.
Daisy Rock Guitar,$300. Stardust Elite Guitar has a
lightweight mahogany body w/pearloid top and a
22-fret, 24 ¾ scale set-in, slim profile, mahogany neck
with rosewood fingerboard and piano key inlays.
Includes high output humbuckers, master volume,
master tone-tap, 3-way selector, and Grover tuners.In
Great Condition, Great Beginner guitar for everyone
smaller frets fit for a womans hand. lacemiller@gmail.
com or 256-777-5335
Producer/Composer Looking for Reggae/RB Lead
Singer (Recording Artist) Looking for Versatile lead
Singer for Reggae/RB Album and Band. Complete
recording studio (Album all original music). Perform
vocals and write lyrics for unfinished tracks. Contact at
714-5089. [email protected]
Looking to start sludge/stoner metal band with
influences like eyehategod, weedeater, grief, etc. I
play a little guitar, bass, and drums. Looking for other
like-minded, individuals (over 21) with minimal skill
level and high love of this genre. email: [email protected]
THE VALLEY PLANET
#100710102710
Huntsville SW –Rental Home
2BD – 1 Bath - $525
Linda Bole- 256-508-9970
Rosenblum Realty
Need a pet sitter? “If you’re not home to play
Mommy or Daddy, Auntie Jen will take care of
your furry family.”
Detailed info at auntiejenpetsitter.com,
or call (256) 566-2020,
5am-9pm, 7 days/wk.
MORE ARTISTS NEEDED!
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment is opening up
their first floor soon and need to find between
30-60 artists. Applications can be found at 2211
Seminole Dr., Hsv, AL 35805. Deadline is September 10, 2010. Call 256-533-0399 or email [email protected] for more info.
Huntsville SE - House
32BD – 2 Bath - $1025
Rosenblum Realty
Huntsville Drumline Percussion & Performing Arts Center offers beginning, intermediate
and advanced instruction in drumming. 1800
Jordan Lane, Huntsville, AL 35816. 256 43-5566.
www.huntsville Drumline.com #1645
Madison AL- Rental Home
34BD – 2 Bath - $995
Rosenblum Realty
Lost And Found
Pets
English Bulldog Pups AKC
740-358-3271- 4 female -3 Male
$2000 each
Found: Betsey Johnson purse and Jewelry box
in 5 Points. Email description to claim. [email protected]
For Sale
Two Lake Kayaks For Sale, These are the plastic kind
that you sit on top of like you used to get at Sam’s
Club..$230 for both. Call 256 479-9463
Acupuncture may be the answer for your pet.
Dr. Delia Harman is the only Certified Acupuncturist for animals
in Huntsville. Eastern medicine is a good alternative for any patient
not getting the desired results with western treatment. Sometimes
when east meets west the results are even more beneficial than
either one alone.
Acupuncture can be effective in the following conditions:
musculoskeletal problems, neurological disorders,
gastrointestinal disorders,
other chronic conditions.
Please contact us at
Governor’s Choice Animal
Hospital, 256-534-2241
or [email protected]
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