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The Original Downtown Newspaper, 23rd Year
Vol. 22, No.9
September 2010
Chanello’s Pizza - A household name throughout Hampton Roads
Husband and wife proprietors of Chanello’s Pizza, Chip Shubert and Juliet Channell, have maintained the “best” pizza in Hampton Roads according to numerous local publications including The Downtowner. The secret to Chanello’s success? It’s really no secret. The ingredients of Chanello’s
pizzas are made fresh in Hampton Roads in the firm’s local kitchen. For Chanello’s, preparation is the key to success. To read more about Chanello’s
Pizza, please see the full story inside on page 3. (Downtowner Photo By Jack Armistead)
A l s o I nsi d e : O u r Us u a l Offerin g s - A n d M u c h , M u c h , M o re !
Conveniently located at the end of Pretty Lake Avenue and Marina Drive in the East Beach area of
Ocean View at the scenic Bay Point Marina. (757) 362-3455
The Word Is Out! The Laffin’Gull Is Fantastic! Lunch specials start at $5.50 (includes beverage)
“The Prime Rib is fantastic as well as the entire new menu! It is more than delicious and usually sells out every Friday.
Every menu item is served fresh with every order.” -- The Downtowner Newspaper
Meet me at The Laffin’ Gull! It’s where good friends go for great food & beverages and a fantastic view!
Laffin’Gull Beach Grille is sure to offer something for everyone! Steak, burgers, seafood, shrimp, wings, deli sandwiches, daily specials and so much
more! Stop by your neighborhood Laffin’Gull to find the answer to your craving today!
Full Catering Available. www.laffingull.com
Testimonials From Some Of Our Great Patrons:
“Kyle started his new menu in the middle of a storm on July 29 and it
was a great success!! The food is amazing. It tasted great, came out in
record time and everyone seemed very happy. The place was packed!
People were waiting in line to get tables. Unfortunately, because of the
weather, they couldn’t use the deck, so people had to wait awhile to be
seated. Word of mouth is very strong.” - Mark
“I’ve been stationed in Norfolk for nine months and came here from
Jacksonville, Fla. This place is like my home away from home with great
food. I am especially impressed how the owners support locals and local events. . . . .this is more than just a restaurant - once you get to know
Kyle, the owner, he is always there to greet you, smiling and treats all
his customers just like his very own family.” - Mike
“The Laffin’Gull’s new menu and the food rivals the best five-star restaurants that my family has eaten in all around the world. Way to go!It’s
now the best location and restaurant anywhere.” - David & Family
“I had the Friday lunch special which was Penni Pasta tossed in marinara
sauce and it was great. Generous portion, too.” - Clint
“We ate there tonight and really enjoyed our meals. I had the Crabcake
which was wonderful and served with a Caribbean/fruit salsa that was
great. Will had the Ribeye steak sandwich and he loved it. We had
steamed clams as an appetizer and they were perfect.” - Charleen
“Can you say a breath of Fresh Air? That’s what you will get when you
enjoy the huge outside deck area. The wonderful new menu and great
staff top off a great “New” dining experience.” - Melanie
Laffin’Gull locations are also in Chesapeake and on the Outer Banks.
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The Downtowner - Norfolk, Virginia
September, 2010
Chanello’s Pizza Is No. 1 For Thousands Of Patrons Throughout
Hampton Roads
By Jack Armistead
Downtowner Editor
When it comes to a favorite pizza in
Hampton Roads, thousands of folks
have voted for Chanello’s - No. 1 for
well over a decade.
That’s because Chanello’s has a tradition of excellence and quality that has
prevailed since its Virginia founding
in 1987 by Jerry Channell on the front
steps of the Norfolk Naval Base.
Today, Jerry’s daughter Juliet Channell and her husband Chip Shubert are
carrying on that great tradition.
After its founding, Chanello’s quickly
grew to 40 Virginia and North Carolina locations fueled by strict adherence
to quality products and service.
“New pizza places open everyday but
we’re here to stay. No one can compete
with the flavor of our products because
our ingredients are made from scratch
right here in our kitchen. Preparation
goes a long way,” said Juliet Channell.
“We may look like fast food like our
competition because we’re so fast but
we take great pride in our fresh ingredients,” said Juliet.
“Our goal is to expand across the
United States with our brand without
compromising the quality of our pizza
pie. We are in the process of pulling
together like-minded people to help in
furthering our goal,” added Juliet.
Chip Shubert said Chanello’s customers always come first.
“We love and appreciate each and
every one of our customers that make
Chanello’s the No. 1 locally owned
and operated pizza delivery chains in
Hampton Roads. We’re looking forward to serving you this year and the
years to come.”
“We would also like to thank Supreme Foods, Inc. - Mike, David and
September, 2010
Ron for all their support in helping us
accomplish our goals of offering superior service and freshness to our customers,” said Juliet.
If you’re into gourmet pizzas,
Chanello’s has a full menu to choose
from. They recommend trying the “Alexander the Greek” pizza that is loaded
with fresh spinach, Virgin olive oil,
roma tomatoes, Kalamata olives, onions, feta cheese and mozzarella, all
seasoned with basil, oregano and sliced
garlic and then baked to a golden
brown.
There is never a risk when purchasing Chanello’s products. Every item
is backed by their 100% satisfaction
guarantee.
“If you don’t absolutely love it, we’ll
refund your money. Our guarantee is so
big that if you order from our competition and don’t like it, we’ll pick it up
and bring you the best pizza you have
ever tasted. Free on us,” said Juliet.
Another favorite pizza is Chanello’s
“My Big Boy,” a 20-inch cheese or specialty pizza that will surely be a favorite during the current football season.
Chip Shubert says Chanello’s also
supports many great causes throughout Hampton Roads. “It’s our way of
giving back to the community that we
serve.”
So the next time you have the urge
to have a great pizza, Chanello’s should
be the right choice for you. That is evidenced by this year’s presentation of
over 18 “best of ” awards from local
publications. If you are in Ghent, call
628-8000. Other Norfolk locations
include Hampton Boulevard (4405858), Ocean View (588-2200) and
Five Points (858-4000).
And don’t forget the oven-baked and
served hot subs! Tell them The Downtowner sent you!
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Off The Beaten Path... with Jack Armistead
Bedbugs are on the attack in New York
City and beyond
The creepy pests have even invaded the
Empire State Building according to a recent report in the New York Daily News.
An employee changing room in the
basement of the Empire State Building
was a target of the creepy crawlers.
According to the Daily News, tourists
were sickened to hear of the invasion at
the Empire State Building. “Disgusting,”
one said.
New York City has allocated a halfmillion dollars towards eradicating the
pests that have also been found in hotels,
on subways and even churches.
Other trouble spots in the Big Apple included a movie theater in Times
Square, a Victoria’s Secret store and
Time Warner Center, home of CNN.
Here’s hoping CNN Cable News pundits Wolf Blitzer and Jack Cafferty have
not been bitten. They don’t appear to be
itchy on camera.
The workplace can be stressful enough
The creepy crawlers are invading many cities throughout the U.S.
without having to worry about bloodsucking bugs.
It’s not just big cities that suffer bedbug
infestations. It’s happened right here in
Hampton Roads.
If you should discover a bedbug problem in your home, call a professional exterminator like Getem. Ask for Charlie.
And don’t forget. Night, night. Don’t
let the bedbugs bite!
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The Best Breakfast on Main Street!
Founded
May, 1988
A Positive Voice Serving the Greater Norfolk Area and Olde Towne Portsmouth
Publisher & Editor . . . . . . . . . . Jack Armistead
Senior Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith A. Scharle
Technical Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pete Vester
Dining Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Newbegin
Sales Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Armistead,
Joyce Newbegin & Larry Stark
Contributing Writers. . . . . . . . . . Jack Armistead,
Brad Cox, Erin Hall, Sean Hillegass,
Peggy Haile McPhillips, Joyce Newbegin,
Gary Ruegsegger, Abbott Saks,
Judith A. Scharle, and Pete Vester
Photographers
Joe George, Ruth Gray,
Carlos Fink and Barbie Peirce
Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catherine Hugo
Website design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlene Page
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The Downtowner is published the first week of every
month, except January, by Target Advertising Co.,
Inc. (Established 1981). The mailing address is 1439
Mallory Court, Norfolk, VA. 23507. Editorial contributions are welcomed but may be edited. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily the
opinion of this publication. Only mailed or e-mailed
contributions accepted. No faxes please.
All rights reserved. The Downtowner is registered.
No part or parts of this publication may be reproduced without written consent from the publisher.
Breakfast made to order for our busy downtown office workers.
The word is spreading fast about our fresh pastries. We offer donuts from the Donut
Dinette and Yorgo Bagels. Lunch is fabulous as well - the rotisserie chicken salad, an
authentic Cuban sandwich, Italian sausage and home-made soups and salads.
An extensive vegetarian menu for vegans and diet-conscious customers.
Drinks are included with every lunch!
“Friendly service and delicious items” - The Downtowner Newspaper
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500 E. Main Street (inside BB&T Building)
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Registration is now open for The Muse’s
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excited to offer many new courses. Preregistration is required for all courses.
Several Creative & Unique Courses
will be offered, including: Introduction
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Oct. 10, 1-3:30 p.m.; $165), Screenwriting 101 (6 weeks; beginning Thursday,
Oct. 7, 7-9:30 p.m.; $165), Social Networking for Writers (1 session, Saturday,
Nov. 13, 1-3:30 p.m.; $40), and Introduction to Blogging (1 session, Saturday,
Nov. 13, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $40).
Attention Business Owners:
Do you have a new business?
Or, is your business ready to celebrate
an anniversary?
If so, call The Downtowner and ask about our popular
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2010 have been contracted out. Openings for the front
cover resume with the May, 2011 issue and beyond. The
front cover promotion opportunity sells out quickly.
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Call 627-2216.
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The Downtowner - Norfolk, Virginia
September, 2010
By Gary Ruegsegger
Downtowner Contributing Editor
The winds of change blew through
America in 1947. In the spring, Jackie
Robinson toppled baseball’s color line at
Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.
Closer to home in Charlottesville and
Norfolk, Barnard Aloysius Gill Jr. and
Frank Augustus Davis Jr. felt the breeze.
As the leaves turned brown, the twosome
played in a pair of landmark football
games that shattered racial barriers.
On Oct. 11, 1947, when the University of Virginia Cavaliers battled the Harvard Crimson, third-string tailback Gill
observed from the sidelines until late in
the game.
Barney’s illustrious football career
began humbly enough as one of Granby
High School’s “Barefoot Water Boys.”
Later, the four-sport letter man scored
the only touchdown in the first Oyster
Bowl. He earned state scoring titles in
football and basketball.
But young Barney wasn’t the focus
of the Virginia-Harvard game. Chester
Pierce was. That afternoon, the 6-foot-4
inch, 235–pound Harvard tackle became
the first African American to compete
against a white college in the South.
Over 22,000 fans cheered as UVA
trounced Harvard, 47-0. Fifty years later,
Pierce laughed, “Maybe I should have
stayed home.”
Pierce eventually became an internationally celebrated psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Harvard
professor emeritus.
The game almost didn’t take place.
According to historian Morris Bealle,
“Southern politicians had attempted to
make capital out of the fact that . . . no
Negro ever had played or ever would be
allowed to play with or against a white
team in the South. The matter was settled by a vote of the Virginia players, who
unanimously agreed that Pierce should be
allowed to play.”
One of those Virginia players was
Barney Gill.
“The game attracted national attention, but nobody asked me anything.
Heck, I was just a kid who didn’t have a
pair of shoes until I was 15-years-old. I
didn’t realize the significance of the game
and didn’t know until later that Bobby
Kennedy also played on that Harvard
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When Racial Barriers Fell in 1947
team,” recalled Gill in a recent interview.
Virginia captain Larry Baumann assured Harvard’s Wally Flynn that “there
wouldn’t be any trouble on the field.” And
there wasn’t. Baumann and Flynn had
served in the Navy together during World
War II.
Before the game there was more than
a little apprehension. Harvard running
back Paul Lazzaro recounted, “There
were people on horseback circling our bus
waving Confederate flags and giving rebel
yells.”
But there were other faces and other
cheers in Charlottesville that day. As the
players got off their bus, Flynn remembered, “There was a large crowd of black
folks clustered along a cyclone fence by
the players’ entrance. They must have
numbered about 200 and they cheered
Chet as we passed through. It gave you
goose bumps.”
Late in the game, Barney met the big
tackle up close and personal.
“With the ball on the 15-yard line,
they sent me on a dive play up the middle.
He tackled me and the gun went off. I
looked up and the big guy was laying on
top of me. The picture appeared in ‘Stars
and Stripes,’” chuckled Gill.
Two months later and 145 miles down
the road in Norfolk, Frank “Buddy” Davis anchored the line of the Chesapeake
Athletic Club, an all-white team, in an
epic gridiron struggle with the Battling
Palms Social and Athletic Club, an allblack team, at Community Field.
“We believe that this is the beginning of interracial athletics in Norfolk
and the game will surely pave the way for
better understanding among the races in
Norfolk,” said Luther Gray, the business
manager of the Battling Palms.
This clash was far more competitive
than the UVA-Harvard contest and just
as earth-shattering.
The Battling Palms football squad
challenged the Chesapeake Athletic Club
(CAC), the Tidewater Semi-Pro Football
League champions. They even offered to
pay them to play them.
“What red-blooded American boy
would turn down a chance to play football - a game we all loved - for money!”
explained Davis, the starting center for
the CAC.
But money never changed hands.
When the league officials got wind of the
he 1947 starting Harvard football team (left to right) Front row: Wally Flynn, Chet Pierce, Nick
Rodis, Don Stone, Bob Drennan, Howie Houston and Bobby Kennedy, Back row: Chip Gannon, Ken O’Donnell, Vince Moravec and Jim Kenary. (Photo Courtesy of Barney Gill)
As a UVA tailback, Barney Gill
played against Chester Pierce
and Bobby Kennedy in 1947.
(Photo Courtesy of Barney Gill)
Buddy Davis (second from the left) recounts another war
story. (Photo by Gary Ruegsegger)
arrangement, they threatened to ban the
CAC players if they accepted the cash.
Instead of cash, the Palms promised
the CAC players “the best party you’ve
ever had.” The game was on.
At 2:30 p.m., Community Field was
filled with over 2,000 screaming fans.
None were rooting for the CAC.
They battled for three quarters without either team scoring. At this point,
center Buddy Davis hiked the ball over
punter Les Bangs’ head.
“I can still see Les running all around
back there trying to pick up that ball,”
laughed Davis.
Shortly thereafter, the Palms started a
drive behind the running of Robert Coleman and Piggy Love. Five times in a row,
Love would gain six or seven yards with
Coleman running for the first down on
the next play.
Then Love went off tackle for the
score. On a fake kick, Piggy slipped
through the line for the extra point. The
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Battling Palms won, 7-0.
When the gun sounded, the Battling
Palms lifted CAC player-coach Jimmy
Head on their shoulders and carried him
around and then off the field.
According to the “Norfolk Journal
and Guide” (Dec. 20, 1947), “Officials of
the game, both white and colored, stated
that the game was one of the cleanest and
hardest fought games that they worked
this year.”
As for the party afterwards, Buddy
Davis smiled and recounted, “It was some
get-together. We ate oysters and drank
beer for two hours then we went inside
for some serious eating – ham, fried
chicken, potato salad and everything else
you could want.”
“I think they had a little band that
played and we all ate, drank and laughed
until around midnight,” he added.
(Special thanks to “New Journal and
Guide” Publisher Brenda Andrews for
her assistance in this article.)
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Ghent is a diverse and caring
community where individuality and
generosity are equally celebrated.
Learn more about local non-profits including…
Access Aids Care • American Red Cross of
Southeastern Virginia • Eastern Virginia Medical
School • EDMARC Hospice for Children
• Ghent Area Ministry • Hope House Foundation
• Norfolk SPCA • REACH • Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Norfolk • Tidewater Arts Outreach
• The Virginian-Pilot Joy Fund
Enjoy Entertainment &
Activities the Whole Family will Enjoy!
September 11, 2010, 10am-2pm,
in front of Blair Middle School,
Colley Avenue in Historic Ghent
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Arts & Crafts Activities for Kids
Pet Adoption & Feed the Dog Bean Toss from the Norfolk SPCA
Live Music
Visual Arts & Chalk Art
Meet Ronald McDonald and enjoy fun, music and magic!
Tour Rescue Vehicles from the Fire & Rescue Department
Meet Deputy Bob from the Norfolk’s Sheriff’s Office
Child Identification Kits
Health Screenings from EVMS and Access Aids Care
Emergency Preparedness Information
Visit ghentnorfolk.com for more information
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September, 2010
World Famous
Gourmet
CoFFee
$1.00 from this
purchase to benefit
st. Jude Children’s
research Hospital
Fresh roasted & Packed By:
Norfolk Coffee & tea Co.
Norfolk, Va 23517
Net Wt.
11 oz.
Beauty in the Garden
Ugly Tomato Contest Winner!
We are happy to announce that the winner of The Downtowner’s Ugly Tomato
Contest for 2010 is A.D. Murphy of Norfolk. Mr. Murphy has been growing
tomatoes for decades at his Norfolk home and is well known in the area for
also harvesting the most tasty tomatoes in town. We thank everyone who entered this year’s contest and congratulations to Mr. Murphy! He was awarded
a prize for his expertise and extra effort in his garden that also included butter
beans, cucumbers and more.
September, 2010
Downtowner contributing photographer Ruth Gray captured this beautiful nature
scene this summer at Norfolk Botanical Gardens. This is a female Tiger Swallowtail which is our State Insect. We know it’s female because of the orange spot
on the left side. You can see these and many other species at The Butterfly House
located in Norfolk’s world renowned Botanical Gardens open daily from 10am to
5pm. There you can watch these lovely creatures lay eggs, which turn into caterpillars, then into chrysalis (cacoons) and then emerge as Beautiful Butterflies
all before your very eyes. On Sept 25th the Butterfly Society will be tagging 300
Monarch Butterflies for release. Most will head south to Florida then west to
Mexico for their migration period. Along the way and upon arrival some will be
captured to see how far they traveled and where they came from. The public both
young and old alike are urged to come experience this most fascinating event.
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Let’s Go Fishing!
Welcome to Ocean View Fishing Pier!
Overlooking the scenic Chesapeake Bay, the Ocean View Fishing Pier offers complete facilities and
equipment for everyone who lives - and loves - to fish. Just off interstate 64 in Norfolk, Virginia, the
Pier stretches out 1690 feet into the Chesapeake Bay - one of the East Coast’s most bountiful fishing
grounds. Located on site are a Bait House, a restaurant, a game room and restrooms. It is also
equipped for catered parties, receptions and banquets for groups. So hang up your Gone Fishin’ sign
and cruise on over to Ocean View Fishing Pier for a day’s catch. Watch the dolphins swim and play
or relax on our Upper Deck with music, good company and exquisite panoramas of America’s most
beautiful Bay. You might want to bring your camera!
$1.00 Tacos Tuesday!
Friday night Karaoke - 9 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Lunch buffet Mon. - Fri. 11-2
The Greatest Mexican Buffet In Town!
2200 Colonial Ave. in Ghent
Norfolk, Va. 23517
(757) 962-5836
At Ocean View Fishing Pier the living is easy. And yes, the fish are jumping.
(757) 583-6000 - 400 W. Ocean View Ave. www.oceanviewfishingpier.com
Golf carts available for Seniors or handicapped.
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cathedral!
Eat Light And Enjoy!
Visit us on the web and order online:
www.azaleainnrestaurant.com
757-587-4649 • Fax: 757-531-8249
2344 East Little Creek Rd., Norfolk, VA 23518
Opa!
Choose a Six-inch or Foot-long Subway Flatbread Sandwich!
Choose Your Own Subway Salad!
We’re Open for Breakfast at 7 a.m.!
Come and eat fresh!
Two great Downtown Norfolk locations:
PIZZA & MORE
Virginia Beach
(Delivery and Takeout Only)
156 South Plaza Trail Suite 110,
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone: 757-498-1333 • Fax: 757-498-1443
“THE AZALEA INN SERVING YOU FOR 53 YEARS!”
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480 E. Main Street
Norfolk, Va. 23510
tel (757) 623-6246
fax (757) 623-6248
259 Granby Street
Norfolk, Va. 23510
tel (757) 626-1231
fax (757) 626-1159
September, 2010
Providing Health Care to Women of Hampton Roads for over 100 years
THE GROUP
FOR WOMEN
Introducing
A Division of Mid-Atlantic Women’s Care PLC
our newest physician
The Norfolk Grille
229 W. Bute Street, Wainwright Building, Norfolk, Va. 23510
Phone (757) 963-6656 Fax (757) 963-6666
Breakfast and lunch daily specials.
Greek flair cooking - homemade recipes
Serving from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m
Delicious homemade fries
Dine-in or call for easy pickup.
Owned and operated by Ted Papafil.
“Best Home Cooking in Hampton Roads” – The Downtowner Newspaper
Best of Luck to all students
big and small!
School has started for thousands of our
cherished students throughout the Greater
Norfolk area. Best of luck to all! Follow
your dreams and never give up on your
goals! In the photo above little Alex Perez,
Jr., 5, gets a warm welcome from his first
teacher, Mrs. Linda Joella of Norfolk’s
Trinity Lutheran School where he is beginning kindergarten.
September, 2010
Kimberly Stockmaster, MD
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NORFOLK - 250 West Brambleton Avenue, Suite 202
KEMPSVILLE - 880 Kempsville Road, Suite 2200
CHESAPEAKE - 300 Medical Parkway, Suite 308
Convenient FREE Parking available for all locations.
www.thegroupforwomen.com
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It was a Joyous Celebration on Granby Street in 1945 (Photo By Charles Borjes, The Virginian-Pilot)
Downtown Granby Street on Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945
Remembrance By Bill McIntosh
I was a teen age student at Maury High on the day
Germany surrendered. Some friends and I knew there
would be a celebration on Granby Street that night, so
we decided to join it.
About 8:30 PM the street was crowded with people, most of them were sailors. From Charlotte Street
to Main Street there were hundreds and hundreds
of white hats and white uniforms as far as you could
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see. Granby Street from Freemason Street to Tazewell
Street was packed solid with sailors and some women
and teens. There were a few cars and a street car that
could not move through the crowd, the sailors ganged
up and rocked the street car and then picked up a Willis automobile with some screaming women in it, but
there was no place to put it so they placed it back on
the street. At that time the Shore Patrol vans began to
drive up and down the street with the sirens blasting
and let the street car and the Willis go through. The
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sailors were very loud and festive and later formed a
line that moved up and down Granby and around some
cars that could not move until the Shore Patrol came
back. I do not recall any fights or broken windows,
some more aggressive sailors had bought some oranges
and grapefruit from fruit stands from Monticello Ave.
and were playing catch or throwing them at each other.
After awhile the crowd thinned out and I expect the
sailors went looking for bars and we went home.
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September, 2010
She’s Unsinkable Judy Scharle: Heart, Soul and Pen of Gold
By Gary Ruegsegger
Contributing Editor
Writing in its finest hour brings people
together. It builds bridges that connect
communities and generations. Such has
been the life of the Downtowner’s favorite
writer, editor and teacher, Judy Scharle.
And, if the pen is truly mightier than
the sword, you better tread lightly around
this unsinkable scribe. At the tender age
of 12, Judy won a statewide short story
contest designed for adults. She was on
her way. For her, writing is not a pastime
or diversion; it’s “a way of life.”
Judy’s co-authored 30 titles in the business field – textbooks, instructors’ manuals
and instructional support materials with
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Glencoe,
MacMillan/McGraw-Hill and Simon
and Schuster.
She penned the biography of Benjamin Azaria Colonna, the brother of the
Colonna Shipbuilding founder (Charles
Colonna). Tracing his life from 1843
to 1924, she crisscrossed Virginia mining Civil War artifacts and information.
Later, she edited a physician’s book on
women’s doctors.
“Judy Scharle is a multi-talented, ‘driven’ individual, whose thirst for knowledge
and desire to share with others is unlike
anyone else I have ever met,” recounted
Evelyn Williamson, a longtime friend and
teacher in Norfolk Public Schools.
For five or six years, Judy wrote for the
“Wall Street Journal, Classroom Edition.”
She’s crafted countless articles, essays and
short stories for innumerable publications.
Turning from journalist to novelist, she
penned “No Remorse” and is currently
working on her second novel.
Judy once said, “Words are my life.”
And what a life it’s been!
As her mom could and often would say,
“She was born and reared to perfection” in
Fairmont, West Virginia. Although perfect at eighteen, she got even better.
After graduating from Fairmont State
University with a Bachelor’s Degree in
English and business, she began her first
European tour. Since then, she has traveled to or through 23 countries soaking in
the culture, history and customs.
She later returned to West Virginia to
teach English at Parkersburg High on the
September, 2010
banks of the Ohio River, but she longed
for distant waters.
The Department of Defense Overseas
Schools snatched her up and sent her over
the St. Lawrence River to the Goose Bay
Air Force Base in Labrador. That’s about
as distant as it gets. Fortunately, the winter was mild that year – only 14 feet of
snow!
After that, the warm sands of the
Southside looked especially inviting so
she settled down to teaching business and
English in Virginia Beach. Motherhood
soon followed.
While she was still in the maternity
ward of Virginia Beach General Hospital,
Norfolk Public Schools offered her a job
teaching Reprographics (the methods of
reproduction/ printing) at their Technical
and Vocational Center. Having already
achieved motherhood, she knew she could
teach “reproduction” and accepted the job.
Six years ago, her lovely daughter Jennifer presented Judy with grandson Connor. The totally unbiased grandmother
admitted, “He’s the smartest child I ever
met. What a vocabulary!”
As all great artists do in writing and
in teaching, Judy occasionally bends the
rules.
Like the time she hired her Shih Tzu,
Gizmo, to pen a Downtowner column,
“Paws for a Word from Gizmo.” Although
Gizmo’s writing won local acclaim, they
eventually fired the canine. Many blamed
the publisher. But - after Maury students
protested carrying signs “Don’t Dump the
Dog” - Gizmo was soon back at work.
Judy always studies every angle.
“When teaching reprographics in
Norfolk, I bargained with the Adult Ed.
program to make draperies for my classroom, and my students printed materials
for them,” recalled Judy.
“I also bargained with the construction
folks to get them to carpet the floor and
paint an overhead door in my classroom
to match the draperies,” she said.
Like breathing itself, bargaining comes
naturally to Judy. So does teaching.
Her fingerprints are all over the educational community. In addition to teaching
in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, she’s also
instructed and facilitated at Tidewater
Community College, University of Phoenix Online and Axia College.
The Unsinkable Judy Scharle
“Judy’s beliefs and actions reflect a positive, upbeat and determined person. She
shared her ‘positiveness’ with all her students and co-workers,” said Peggy Ruegsegger, who taught across the hall from
her at Maury.
“She’s witty and cheerful with an infectious laugh and always – always – a
lady. Judy stressed appropriate behavior
with her students and dressing for success,” she added.
Girls, please no spaghetti-strap tops in
her classroom!
Judy expects the most of her students and
no one wants to disappoint Ms. Scharle.
Her standards are always high.
In fact, she once failed Jesus when she
was teaching an online philosophy class.
“The student’s name was actually pronounced Hay-Soos, but all of his responses started with ‘Jesus said’ followed with a
horrendous string of grammatical errors,”
explained Judy shaking her head. “It was
an online course. I hope he pronounced it
Hay-Soos.”
“She has been a wonderful colleague
and a great friend to me over the years.
Her sense of humor and bright, ready
smile, and her commitment to education
– no matter what her personal circumstances – are what garner my respect for
this wonderful lady,” recounted Evelyn
Williamson.
Jack Armistead, the Downtowner publisher and the Answerman’s alter ego, has
known Judy since the early 1990s. She
once complimented him on his paper and
the next thing she knew she was writer,
editor and production manager.
“When my paste-up artist moved out
of state, Judy volunteered to try paste-up
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Judy was “born and raised to perfection”
in Fairmont, West Virginia. It was a town
where everyone knew everyone and you
“never had to lock your doors at night.”
and she did a fantastic job. I’ll never forget the dedication and loyalty that Judy
displayed in producing the Downtowner,”
recalled Armistead.
“As a result of that, I have kept her
name on the masthead as senior editor
even though she was working three other
jobs as well. Judy has a heart of gold and
I’m proud to have her as a friend and associate for these many years,” he added.
In 1999, Judy introduced me to Jack
and the next thing I knew I was writing
a monthly column. If there’s anyone - besides Jack - to blame for my 115 Downtowner articles, it’s surely Judy Scharle.
This summer she retired from Norfolk Public Schools. Judy will be missed,
but don’t expect her to slow down. She
still teaches online and keeps writing and
writing. There’s no quit in Judy.
Always undaunted, no problem can
keep her down. Like the time Judy slipped
on a piece of chalk and broke her leg at
TCC. She kept teaching “How to Turn
Your Essay Writing into a Good Answer
on an Essay Test” until the paramedics arrived.
Dr. Joann Diddlemeyer, then dean at
TCC, confirmed the details. Of course,
that’s just one of countless stories of Judy
overcoming obstacles.
Her colleague Peggy remembered,
“When her Ghent condo flooded during
a hurricane, she just swam through all the
proper channels and rebuilt it better than
before. That’s just who she is. She’s one
smart girl, the Unsinkable Judy Sharle.”
“Yes, she’s unsinkable - just like Molly
Brown,” agreed Diddlemeyer. “Nothing
ever stands in her way.”
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The BARTONES
‘60s ROCK and SOUL REVUE
1. Best Copy Shop Evah! -- Colley
Avenue Copies & Graphics at
4211 Colley Avenue always gets
the job done on time and with
top quality. Way to go Joaquin and
Holly & Staff !
2. Best Food for locals to try -- The
Norfolk Grille on the first floor of
the Wainwright Building has great
cooking with a Greek flair. Great
for Breakfast and Lunch! Go Ted!
3. Best Wishes of the Month -- To
all of the students throughout
Hampton Roads that have returned to classes. Please drive
carefully in school zones.
By Jim Dennis
Prior to and even including much of the
1960s, most major recording artists did
not write their own material. Singers, Vocal Groups, Instrumentalists, and the Big
Bands of the first 50 years of the 20th Century, played and recorded the music of Professional Songwriters.
In the ‘50s & ‘60s, soon to be recording
stars like Carol King, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, and Smokey Robinson, gained their
first recognition & paychecks by writing
for established recording stars. So, using
today’s standards and the music lingo of
the 21st Century, SuperStars like Frank
Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Elvis,
The Supremes, The Temptations, Aretha
Franklin, and countless others, were simply
Doing Covers.
The belittling phrase “Cover Band” was
not even coined until many years later, and
make no mistake the term was appropriate
for many bands playing the local hangouts
and Motel Lounge venues. Most lacked
the talent, and especially the presence of a
strong lead vocalist, to do more than mimic
the mostly bland sounds of a “Same Ole/
Same Ole” Play List.
This Summer a new name has appeared
on the regional music scene, and the BARTONES are certainly NOT a Cover Band.
One of our regions Premier Vocalists,
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Bruce Gray, has assembled a new group
of accomplished musicians to re-create the
style and feel of the 60’s Music Revolution. Viewed by many as the most creative
and diverse period in modern musical history, this phenomenal decade gave us the
Maturing of Original ROCK & ROLL,
the Heartfelt Ballads and High Energy of
SOUL MUSIC, and the Foreign Influence
that was THE BRITISH INVASION.
Visit The BARTONES on Facebook to
find out when they will be playing in your
area. Much of what they do will be music
that you have probably never heard performed live, except by the Original Artists.
The diversity of the Titles & Artists, Jackie
Wilson, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Otis
Redding, The Animals, Ray Charles, The
Temptations, Johnny Rivers, Paul Revere
and The Raiders, The Beatles, and many
more will blow you away.
Bruce Gray remembers some of these
songs being performed by local teen bands
in the 1960s like The Hang 5 Mann, The
Aliens, and The Shags. “Even then some of
this material was not even attempted for a
variety of reasons,” said Gray.
Regardless of your age, you will come away
with a whole new appreciation of the ‘60s,
and a sincere affection for these talented
performers that are bringing it back for you
to enjoy. Even if for You, it’s for the First
Time.
4. Best Prime Rib Served Every
Friday -- The Laffin’Gull Beach
Grille at the end of Pretty Lake
Avenue in Ocean View’s East
Beach is waiting for you to give it
a try.
5. Best Reasonable Lunch Dish -Spaghetti and Italian Sausage at
Retro Diner on Colley Avenue
makes for a tasty lunch.
YOU’RE
THE
BEST!
6. Best Ongoing Cheer -- Go ODU
Monarchs!
7. Best New Girlfriend of the Month
-- We love you Dafney!
8. Best Dentists in Hampton Roads
-- Tie. Dr. Bradley Reynolds and
Dr. Bruce Barr. Outstanding.
9. Best Website Designer -- Hats Off
to our own Arlene Page, who has
done a super job at our site. www.
downtowneronline.com
10. Best Wish of the Month -- The
Washington Redskins will win
this year’s Superbowl!
Auditions Set At
The Little Theatre of Norfolk
A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin - Auditions: September 13, 14, 15, 2010 at 7:00
p.m.
Play Dates: November 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13,
14, 19, 20, 21, 2010
Before being adapted into the 1993 movie
with Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, and Jack
Nicholson, this legal thriller, by Aaron
Sorkin (The West Wing), was a Broadway
sensation. At a court-martial, three military
lawyers uncover a high-level conspiracy in
the course of defending their clients: two
United States Marines accused of murdering a fellow soldier.
Additional information:
• actors should be prepared to read from
the script
• there are roles for 19-20 men (18-55
yrs. of age) and 1 woman (late 20s mid 30s)
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• those auditioning should be reasonably
fit (believable, age-appropriate military readiness)
• rehearsals will begin Sunday, September
19, 2010
• be prepared to list conflicts that would
affect rehearsals held Sunday afternoons - Saturday afternoons (Friday
evening excluded)
• conflicts will not be a barrier to casting,
but will be taken into account in creating a realistic rehearsal schedule
For more information, contact the director,
Linda Marley Smith, by telephone at (757)
582-1676 or by e-mail at [email protected].
• • •
September, 2010
Hampton Roads’ Biggest “Born & Raised” Know-It-All!
Five Points Community
Farm Market
The Downtowner Answerman
* The average U.S. worker made between
$200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per
year, a dentist $2,500 a year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 a year.
* Sugar price was four cents a pound.
A special thank you to our friend Gary
who passed this internet information
along. Great job, Gary!
•
Dear Downtowner Answerman,
What do you think about what has been
going on over the last 100 years?
– Little Sister, Baldwin Avenue
Dear Little Sister,
Although I haven’t been around for 100
years, sometimes I feel like it. But, I can
give you a glimpse of what was going on in
the U.S. 100 years ago today. In 1910:
* The average life expectancy for men was
47 years.
* Gasoline was originally sold as a treatment for head lice.
* Only 14 percent of homes had bathtubs.
* There were only 8,000 cars and only 144
miles of paved roads.
* The maximum speed limit in most cities
was 10 mph.
* The tallest structure in the world was the
Eiffel Tower.
* More than 95 percent of births took place
at home.
* Ninety percent of all “Doctors” had no
college education.
* Most women only washed their hair once
a month and used Borax or egg yolks for
their shampoo.
* Canada passed a law that prohibited poor
people from entering into their country for
any reason.
* The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was
only 30!
* Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all
available over the counter at local corner
drugstores.
* There were about 230 “reported” murders
in the entire USA!
September, 2010
Dear Downtowner Answerman,
Presents
The Home Grown Local Zone Festival
Sept. 25 & 26
Hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each Day. Events include a Blues Jam, String Jam,
and other music that displays a variety of local home grown musicians. Artists will set up
in back and front of the market and feature such works as pottery, jewelry, soaps and more.
Some people tell me that ants are more intelligent than humans. Is this true?
– Wondering on Redgate
Dear Wondering on Redgate,
It all depends which humans you’re talking
about. If you’re talking about the clowns
that have controlled Congress for the last
four years, ants are more intelligent. Much
more intelligent. Thanks for the note.
•
Dear Downtowner Answerman,
My wife keeps telling me that she would
rather have a good insect collection rather
than having me around the house. Do you
think we might be growing apart?
– Gentle Lucas, Woodrow Avenue
Dear Gentle Lucas,
That doesn’t sound too good, Lucas. I
would say that there is some evidence that
she is growing away from you. But all is not
lost. It could be a hint that she wants you
to get a little closer to nature. Chicks like
that a lot. I would suggest that you go out
in your yard and look around at the greenery and the smiling plants that really do
care about you. They care about you a lot,
Lucas. Just realize that ants are laughing,
locusts are singing, and you’ll be just fine.
• • •
The Farm Market is located at
2500 Church Street in Norfolk.
A book sale will also be held to raise funds for the market’s new air conditioning.
For more information call
Jen St. Clair at (757) 619-6932
VISITNORFOLK Announces
Norfolk Tourism Research Foundation
Golf Tournament
The Norfolk Tourism Research Foundation will host its seventh annual golf tournament on Friday, October 22, 2010 at the
Ocean View Golf Course in Norfolk, VA.
Registration will begin at 11:00 a.m. and
tee-off will start at 12:00 p.m. Dinner
will be served at 5:00 p.m. followed by an
awards ceremony at 6:00 p.m.
The hole-in-one prize this year will be
$10,000. The tournament will also feature
a silent auction, golf poker, a putting contest, and longest drive and closest to the pin
contest.
Some of the sponsors of this year’s tournament include the Hampton Roads Sports
Commission, Dave Iwans & Associates,
Black & White Cabs, Spirit of Norfolk,
Virginia Ship Repair, gold sponsor Judy
Boone Realty, and platinum sponsors Pete
Decker & Associates and Towne Bank.
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The ECPI Culinary School will sponsor the banquet and awards ceremony, and
students will cook a meal on site following
the golf tournament. Also, Old Dominion University Sports Management undergraduate students will be volunteering
throughout the day.
The Norfolk Tourism Research Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charitable non-profit
organization and functions as an adjunct
agency to VisitNorfolk. The mission of
the Norfolk Tourism Research Foundation is to gather and disseminate research
related to tourism in Norfolk and educate
the public on how tourism contributes to
our quality of life. To sponsor or play, call
(757) 664-6620
• • •
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Sci-Fi thriller “Atlantis Down” leads new wave of Independent
filmmakers headed to Virginia
Independent filmmakers seem to be rediscovering Virginia as one great place
to shoot their motion pictures. Leading
a new wave of independent projects is
Atlantis Down, the sci-fi thriller shot in
Virginia Beach and Portsmouth last December by MaXaM Productions team
Max Bartoli and Ethan Marten.
Atlantis Down was originally slated
for shooting in the Los Angeles metropolitan area,” according to Producer/
Director Max Bartoli, “but my friend
and business partner, Ethan Marten,
convinced me to give Virginia a chance.”
Bartoli flew to Virginia at Marten’s behest, and it was love at first sight.
“ I’ve rarely seen a place with such a
variety of locations and beautiful looks,”
says Bartoli, “we scouted First Landing
State Park, and just by turning 360 degrees I realized I could have a desert, a
wooded area, and a swamp not even 100
yards from each other. It was incredible.”
For two intense days Max, and I held
substantive meetings while scouting
some of Hampton Roads best locations,”
adds Executive Producer Ethan Marten.
They visited Suffolk, where Marten and
his family built Virginia’s first full-service
Motion Picture Studio, and met with the
Virginia Film Office. “Max was in disbelief,” continues Marten, “during the
trip we discussed Virginia’s infrastructure for film, its depth of quality crew,
and actors. On our way home at the end
of day 1 he started making phone calls.
By the time we got home we had moved
the entire project to Virginia.”
“The level of professionalism I found
in local actors and crew members is top
notch - says Bartoli - and we are definitely going to bring more projects here.”
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“Ethan and Max are a dynamic team,”
says Virginia Film Office Commissioner
Rita McClenny, “After our first meeting, we knew their ideas were going to
make it to the big screen.” According to
McClenny, “Atlantis Down is empirical
evidence filmmaking in Hampton Roads
and Virginia is good business. The Virginia Film Office is proud of the fact the
strong partnership with Ethan and Max
is now a strong partnership for Virginia
production.”
Marten and Bartoli are very pleased with
their cinematic achievement, because
“Atlantis Down is an act of love from
everybody involved in its creation, a real
miracle.” And examining its numbers it
really looks like one.
These two independent moviemakers set about raising their budget during the worst economic crisis since the
Great Depression. The 90-minute film
was written, financed and produced in
11 months. They announced the beginning of principle photography in a News
Conference at the Italian Embassy in
Washington, D.C. before representatives
of Italian and French news agencies.
Then they shot the feature length Atlantis in 13 days, (one day under schedule) with a crew and cast of 60 people,
using 2 cameras capturing an average
of 14 hours per day moving constantly
between the 8 locations and 6 covered
sets constructed in a Portsmouth building the two producers converted into a
studio with two soundstages.
Atlantis Down features Hollywood
stars Michael Rooker (Days of Thunder,
JFK, Mississippi Burning, Jumper, Cliff
Hanger), Dean Haglund (The X-Files,
The Lone Gunmen, Spectres) and Greg
Travis (Starship Troopers, Watchmen,
Showgirls); and has more than $1.5 million dollars of visual effects directed by
Visual Effects Supervisor Adam Rote,
who’s worked for Robert Zemekis, Steven Spielberg, Paramount and 20th
Century Fox.
Bartoli and Marten have a way to turn-
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ing things upside down and all around.
“Max and I complement each other’s
styles,” Marten explains, “I’m continuing the work my family started to help
build Virginia’s movie industry. I considered bringing Max and his film to
Hampton Roads as a major component
to building Virginia’s future in motion
pictures. I knew his Italian, U.K., and
Hollywood connections would help, and
they have. Together we have developed
a new business model for film financing
while constantly finding ways in cutting
the production costs. We used creativity
in marketing, and a straightforward approach to the investors, making Atlantis
when industry people were telling us it
was impossible. Atlantis is a beginning.
We have another 3 projects to shoot and
we would like to produce them here.”
“We took advantage of new technologies to make the world our office - Bartoli says - Whether I was in Rome or
Los Angeles Ethan and I use Skype to
remain in daily (hourly) contact to strategize the entire process leading up to the
production. Skype played an even more
important role during post-production
since I had to supervise the editing of
the film and the composition of the
score in Rome, the creation of the visual
effects in Hollywood and the sound design in Virginia. Everywhere I was I was
able to connect with all the departments
instantaneously and at any time. Both
Ethan and I have no idea of which time
zone we live in anymore, but with Skype,
and other technologies we managed to
cut our overhead extensively.”
Post-production of Atlantis Down is in
its final stages. By Summer’s end it will
be complete. The two filmmakers will be
celebrating its world premiere in Portsmouth this Fall where production began
last December. Virginia has made their
adventure possible, and they want to
thank this State by holding the gala here.
According to Max and Ethan, “may this
be the first of many such celebrations.”
September, 2010
Some Notable Events
Around The Town
* LONDON CALLING: VICTORIAN PAINTINGS FROM THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION -- Chrysler Museum Exhibition paints
the picture of Victorian life October 6 to January 2.
This fall the Chrysler Museum of Art is proud to host
one of the greatest collections of English Victorian art
anywhere—sixty works from the celebrated Royal Holloway Collection. The exhibition marks the first time
many of these pictures have travelled outside Britain.
This free exhibition opens to the public on October 6,
and will be on view through January 2, 2011.
Everyone loves a good story. And, whether in print or
on canvas, nobody could tell stories like the Victorians.
The story starts in 1879 when Thomas Holloway, an
immensely wealthy manufacturer of patent medicine,
established in suburban London a college “to afford the
best education suitable for Women of the Middle and
Upper Classes.” The college, now known as Royal Holloway and a part of the University of London, was the
first in Great Britain to provide higher education for
women.
Holloway believed that an art gallery was central to
this educational enterprise. Although his personal collection included many old masters’ works, he decided
that modern art was more appropriate for the new college. Between May 1881 and his death only two years
later, he worked with great energy to acquire the very
best contemporary British paintings.
Holloway spent more than $90 million, in today’s
terms, on both the college and the collection of paintings that helped to make it world-famous. The result is
one of the most distinguished and focused collections
of English Victorian art anywhere. The collection ranges from pictures inspired by English history, through
hard-hitting canvases highlighting contemporary social issues of Victorian Britain, to evocative landscapes
and stirring seascapes, lively portrayals of animals, and
scenes of exotic lands, real and imagined.
The show contains many of the most admired and
praised works of “modern art” shown in London during
the 1880s—pictures like Edwin Longsden Long’s The
Babylonian Marriage Market, William Powell Frith’s
The Railway Station, and Edwin Landseer’s Man Proposes, God Disposes (each more than 8 feet wide). The
individual works tell an engaging and accessible story
in and of itself. Together the collection provides a fascinating snapshot of the English art world at the height
of the Victorian era.
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With Bond Girls, martinis, shaken not stirred, gaming
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an evening of glamour, dangerous sophistication and
stunning art.
The d'ART Center will celebrate the understated cool
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A Tribute CD, “Mabel’s Table”
On Sale Now At Birdland
By Sean Hillegass
While I was in Birdland music recently
I ran across Wayne Kessinger’s CD titled
“Mabel’s Table.” Wayne is a legend in
Beach music circles who lives appropriately
enough in Va. Beach. Kessinger first came
to Beach music prominence as a member
of Bill Deal & the Rhondels in 1979, staying with them until 1981.
In 1988 he rejoined the band, and has been
a member ever since. From 1981 till 1988,
he played with two other Beach Music
bands - the Catalina’s, where he played for
one year, and for the next six years he sat in
with the Fat Ammon’s Band.
His CD “Mabel’s Table” is a collection of
14 songs, 11 of which are originals that he
has written over the past three decades.
The name “Mabel’s Table” came from his
late mother-in-law, Mabel Lineburg. “Mabel would sit at her table with friends and
family and would laugh and joke and have
an all-around good time,” he said adding
that “Mabel was someone everybody wanted to be around. People seemed to gravitate to her, and she was the life of the party.”
Mabel passed away in 2007.
One of the tracks on the CD, “What’s
It All About,” originally appeared on Bill
Deals & the Rhondels 1980 album, “Now
& Then.” Wayne recalled the honor he felt
when one of his songs was going to be released nationally. “The band was at Alpha
Studios in Richmond, which at the time
was a state-of-the-art 32 track recording
studio. Earlier in the day we had been recording a Billy Ocean song, ‘L.O.D. (Love
On Delivery),’ and later in the day after we
had taken a break we started recording on
‘What’s It All About.’ This was a great feeling for me. I was with a popular group that
everybody loved, and a year after joining
the Rhondels one of my songs was going to
be on their forthcoming album. It brings a
great feeling to me thirty years later. “
Wayne went on to say most of the songs he
wrote were “more about the events going
on around him than personal experiences.”
However, there were two exceptions to his
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rule. The first was “Good Situation,” which
he wrote and dedicated to Jody his wife of
23 years, and the other is to his late motherin-law Mabel. When he talks about Mabel
a smile still comes to his face.
Three of the songs, “Little Darlin’,”“At This
Moment,” and “I Can Fly” are covers. Kessinger said “I was always a Doobie Brothers fan and throughout the 1970s they had
several hits that topped the charts, “Black
Water,” “Real Love,” and “What A Fool
Believes,” but their song “Little Darlin” was
one of my favorite songs by them.”
“At This moment” is another one of my favorite songs. What most people don’t know
is before it was a number one hit at the end
of 1986, it had originally been released in
1981 and only made to around number 79
on the Billboard singles chart. I suppose I
was five years ahead of most everyone else
in knowing it was a number one hit.”
As for “I Can Fly,” Kessinger said, “That
was another great song that will stand the
test of time, and enjoy singing live, so it was
natural that I put it on the CD. “These
songs are near and dear to me and whenever I perform I sing these songs.”
In the end Wayne Kessinger has recorded
a great CD, and one his mother-in-law
Mabel Lineburg most assuredly would be
proud of.
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Carroll Walker’s Old Norfolk
The Norfolk Tars
A rare photo of the Norfolk Tars in
1931 during the team’s brief affiliation
with the Class A Eastern League. The
Tars were with the Eastern League
from 1930 until the league folded in July
1932, with former Portsmouth player
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