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116 - Valley Planet

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2
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JANUARY 28, 2010 - FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Remembering Billy Joe Cooley
To Yuno From Yunohoo
Fashion Statements
Always Patsy Cline
News of the Weird
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Sales
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Calendar
Joanie Williams
Lay-Out
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Contributors
Auntie Jen
Ricky Thomason
Tim Benton
Tina Leach
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Jackie Anderson
Bonnie Roberts
Dr. Anarcho
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On the Cover
Letter From the Publisher
Zee’s Rocket City Beat, Jim Zielinski
Remembering Billy Joe Cooley 1931-2010, Rusty Micheal
True BS, Tim Benton
Fashion Statements: What does yours say about you?, Terri L. French
Auntie Jen, Animal Lover, Auntie Jen
Jazz Lounge, Jackie Anderson
Jazz Lounge continues
Always Patsy Cline
The Fantasticks
Unchained Maladies, Ricky Thomason
To Yuno From Yunohoo
Dr Anarcho’s Rx For Old Stuff That Don’t Suck, Dr Anarcho
Music Calendar Begins
Music Calendar Continues
More Music Calendar
Regional Concerts
Events Calendar Begins
Events Calender Continues
More Events Calendar
What Then Must We Do, Bonnie Roberts
Free Will Astrology, Rob Brezsny
ReLit: Smokin Hot Reads Worth a ReKindle, Ricky Thomason
News of the Weird, Chuck Sheperd
Adventures in the Tennessee Valley, Tina Leach
Restaurant Listings
Blue Love Diaries
Classifieds
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f you could add up all the weight everyone’s resolved
whelmed by an ocean of avoirdupois. What about
skipping? You might venture to try out some of the
– or have opened – in our area.
LETTER FROM THE
PUBLISHER
As most of you know, Billy Joe Cooley, who wrote
the Valley Planet’s Gossip column passed away a few
weeks ago. I am extremely saddened and will miss
Billy Joe and his “stories”. He always had a story.
His good friend, Rusty Michael, has written a tribute
to him in this issue and many other friends and family
have shared their thoughts which we have compiled
and put on our website valleyplanet.com. Our website
also has more photos of Billy Joe and words by Billy
Joe. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti
and with the families and friends of those who have
lost loved ones in the quake. It is almost unfathomable to grasp that more than 110,000 deaths have
already been confirmed. Our help will be needed there
for a very long time. There are a lot of ways you can
help as many local organizations are raising money
and collecting donations of food and clothing. Here
are a few ways to help: Donate $5 to Wyclef Jean’s
Haitian Yele charity by texting 501501; Donate $10 to
the American Red Cross by texting “Haiti” to 90999;
donate online Haiti411.org; donate food and water at
the HudsonAlpha Institute located at 6900 Moquin
Drive, Huntsville.
Jill E. Wood
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By day, Janet
Schumacher works at
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals as a Manufacturing Support Coordinator. In her spare
time, she takes digital
photographs, does
some acrylic painting
and plays games on
the computer. She has been a serious nature photographer since 2000. She has taken many classes
and workshops. Her husband, Walt Schumacher,
has encouraged her photographic progress through
his teaching. Janet enjoys taking photos of flowers,
animals, landscape and unusual objects. She uses a
Canon Digital Rebel XTi. She has won many awards
both in Indiana and Huntsville. Her favorite place to
photograph birds is Parrot Mountain in Pigeon Forge,
TN where these snuggle birds were shot. Janet has
developed a partnership-type relationship with the
owners of Parrot Mountain. She has created calendars, greeting cards and postcards featuring the many
birds of Parrot Mountain. Her work can be seen and
purchased at the Huntsville Art League Gallery at
3005 L&N Drive.
to lose at the beginning of each year, you’d soon be overtrying to eat differently, more healthily, instead of just
new, one-of-a-kind grocers and eateries that are opening
For those who long have longed to marry good taste with
long-term health, Earth Fare is on the horizon! Due to
debut around April, the company’s Alabamian flagship
will dock at 5900 University Drive, NW (in the area of
the old Circuit City across from Madison Square Mall).
EF is one of the largest natural food retailers in the country, with anything from ready-to-go repasts to local and organic fruits and veggies. Their “food philosophy” suffers NO products teeming with trans-fats, awash in artificial
colors, heftily festooned with high-fructose corn syrup, inundated surreptitiously with unnatural sweeteners, or sinfully gorged hellaciously with synthetic growth hormones
(read, “meat and milk”). Junk, fast, and processed foodstuffs will doubtless look to their laurels. EF’s mission: “To feed and to inspire the healthy person inside us all”—
though their marketing director brings it all home with, “Food should be fun”! You can keep tabs on their progress here: http://www.earthfare.com/OurStores/Huntsville.
aspx. Let us co-hope they’ll soon host a Meet and Eat and Greet and Eat.
Next, have you been to KaLou’s Corner Market? It’s nestled smack-dab amidst the Providence enclave off University Drive/I-72. It boasts “the only international, full-service cheese counter in town,” says owner Robert Key, and is the only grocery store in town to have high-gravity beers. Certain of my family, in fact, found a chilly selection
from Chimay in their theoretical stockings…one red, one white, one blue…and all deliciously Belgian. Check them out at http://www.kalousmarket.com, call them at 2709977 or, as my friend Daniel Jada and I did, just take the plunge and show up on the doorstep like an abandoned, yet ravenous, infant. You and your taste buds will doubtless
be entranced. Let me hasten to add that their menu, wine list, and weekly specials are readily downloadable…onto your computer and into your bodies. Bahamian Conch
Chowder? Yes, I shall be engulfing that directly.
What ELSE is still relatively new in our New Decade? Well, many there be of you who’ve graced the tables of Wintzell’s Oyster House in Guntersville, wolfing down
bivalves by the bed. Well, you’ll have a shorter drive betwixt you and the Phylum Mollusca from now on. Owner Dana Price has opened a Huntsville location at the site of
the former Green Hills Grille, just off Wynn Drive at 5100 Sanderson Street. You can reach them at 726-0511. The restaurant will be open seven days a week, 10:30 – 10:00
during the week and 10:30 -11:00 on Friday and Saturday. Check out the menus at www.wintzellsoysterhouse.com/menus.php. Then take a second and search the Valley
Planet archives for our review of their Guntersville outpost. I’m still dreaming about that flounder filet. It’s flat-out delectable.
Also a relative newbie is Cheddar’s (www.cheddars.com). Sir Jada says that, like spectral ghost crabs and windblown Portuguese Men-o-War, they cover the Sunshine State,
but he never expected to see one launch in the Rocket City. The “casual café” is located at 6125 University Drive, NW and can be reached at 971-2000. Incidentally, if what
I saw was any indication, you’d better call for reservations. It looked like an after-Christmas sale at Transylvania’s only blood bank. I’ll have to review this one, up close:
anything that takes its moniker from a member of the Royal Family of Cheese is meant to give one pause. And let me forewarn you: keep those pause away from my chicken
pot pie. I hear it’s to die for, but why make me prove it?
And lastly, a note from our friends up north. About 25 miles north in Fayetteville, that is. The Elk River Coffee Company (http://www.elkrivercoffee.com), just off the
square at 117 Main Avenue North, is under new management and expanding…new owners are Debbie Woodward, Ann and Billy Hatcher, and Ivana and Tommy Ward.
From their coffee perks e-mailing: “…Expansion on the way! We’re excited to announce plans to expand…work will begin immediately on the building next door…will
take three to four months, will increase our seating capacity and our kitchen space. That means more room and a bigger menu for you! Stay tuned…” We shall, ERC2, we
shall indeed.
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REMEMBERING
BILLY JOE COOLEY
1931 -2010
By Rusty Michael
first met Billy Joe Cooley in October of 1971 at a fundraising dinner for the Civic Club Council at
the Carriage Inn. I had attended to hear CBS correspondent Roger Mudd speak and Billy Joe was
covering the event as the new reporter for The Huntsville News. We became great friends and I had
no idea at the time what that friendship would bring in the next 38 years.
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When Billy Joe arrived in Huntsville, he had already accomplished much. He grew up in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. His father left home at an early age and his mother worked in a hosiery mill in North
Carolina to make ends meet. He grew up poor and learned to live by his wits at an early age. After
graduating from South Pittsburg High School, he joined the Army in 1952 and was shipped to Korea
where he was assigned to a United Nations unit and wrote propaganda with the poet Rod McKuen and
Birmingham morning television personality and country music artist Country Boy Eddy.
After the war he returned to South Pittsburg and became a disc jockey at radio station WAPO. Soon
after he moved to Nashville and enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University, he became editor of
the school newspaper. During his years in Nashville he had his own rock’n roll band and sang with
Southern gospel groups. He started the appropriately named Rebel Records in 1956 and recorded a
very young Brenda Lee and Archie Campbell of Hee Haw fame. After he graduated from college
he worked in a public relations position in the administration of Governor Frank Clement, the most
popular governor of Tennessee in the 20th century, and most famous for his speech “O, How Long”
at the 1956 Democratic Convention...
His newspaper career began in Cleveland, Tennessee as the sports editor for the Cleveland Dailey
Banner in 1960. From 1962 to 1963 he worked for both The Nashville Banner and The Tennessean...
In 1963 he moved to Chattanooga where he worked for The Chattanooga Times writing the headlines
and soon after became a reporter for The Chattanooga Free Press where he covered the famous Jimmy
Hoffa racketeering trial and worked from 1963 until 1970.
So by the time Billy Joe moved to Huntsville in 1970 to work for The Huntsville News he had already
become somewhat of a Renaissance man, a cultural Benjamin Franklin. In no time he was not only
reporting the news, but started writing his popular weekly entertainment column... He soon became
friends with everyone in town. I will always remember going out with him after he “put the paper to
bed “every night around 10:00 and we would hit the club circuit. Whether it was The Quest, The Plush
Horse, Peppermint Lounge, The Cotton Club, Fogcutter, Vapors or any other venue the proprietors
were always pleased to see Billy Joe. They got a plug in his column and we got free drinks. Billy Joe
knew how the world really worked; after all he had worked for the United Nations. While he was
becoming famous for his column he was still reporting the news, but even with serious news, he made
it interesting.
In 1973 when I was Chairman of the Lecture Series at UAH, Senator John Tunney (D) California
who was Ted Kennedy’s best friend and roommate at Harvard spoke on January 23, 1973. It was the
same day that Nixon addressed the nation and announced the halting of the bombing in Hanoi and the
beginning of the end of the War in Viet Nam. After watching the President’s address to the country
early that evening with the Senator, we rode over to the campus. Later, after the Senator’s speech,
Billy Joe interviewed him and asked about the two blondes he and Kennedy had been sighted with in
Boston Harbor the previous week. He always thought that was funny. Senator Tunney however was
not amused.
Billy Joe had hundreds of friends that he leaves behind across the country and I never cease to be
amazed at the people he knew. Billy Joe called me one afternoon in March of 1972 and indicated
he had friends in town for a couple of days and one of them wanted to see the Godfather, which had
just been released. “Who is it”, I asked. He replied”It’s the guy that shot “Bonnie & Clyde”. That guy
was Denver Pyle, who was a very famous actor that appeared in many other movies and television
shows, including playing the patriarch of the Darling clan on The Andy Griffith Show. I will always
remember watching the “Godfather” with him while he explained whose house they were using in
the scene or relate some trivia about a particular actor. His other two friends were the famous psychic
Doc Anderson and a wealthy oilman from Texas, John Shaw. To this day I do not know why they were
traveling together and why they spent three days in Huntsville with Billy Joe, but that was the way he
rolled, and you never knew who was going to show up.
One of the most memorable times I ever spent with Billy Joe was on the July 4th weekend in 1999
when I produced a Blues Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Eighteen acts performed over a three day
period and we booked Ken Osmond aka Eddie Haskell from “Leave It To Beaver” to MC the concert
and introduce the Artists. Billy Joe drove to Clarksdale and he and Eddie Haskell spent three days
backstage in an air conditioned trailer telling one story after another. Over the years, I had more than
one of my girlfriend’s mother compare me to Eddie Haskell and every time I stepped into that trailer it
put a smile on my face to see two of my heroes sitting there holding court. They became great friends
and to this day when I talk to Osmond the first thing he asks about is Billy Joe.
Billy Joe was a charming guy and the ladies loved him. Back in the mid 70’s he had a girlfriend that
lived in Scottsboro who came to Huntsville to see him twice a week. She worked at a Genesco shoe
factory and every time she came over she would bring him a different pair of new shoes. After about
two months Billy Joe had wing tips, loafers, saddle oxfords, and every other kind of shoe imaginable.
There were shoes lined up all over his apartment and he constantly had blisters on his feet from breaking in a new pair. One night after a torrential rain, his apartment was flooded and when I went over the
next morning shoes were floating around everywhere. He filed a claim for federal flood relief and the
government paid for every pair. He always thought that was funny.
Billy Joe took good care of his friends and if you ever needed publicity, Billy Joe was the go-to guy.
In 1977- 1978, I was living with some friends at the old Pearsall estate on Oakwood Avenue and we
had a series of Full Moon themed parties that had become very popular. In October1978 we decided
to have one last party called ”The Last Hurrah” and I asked him to mention the party in his column.
He said what he always said, “Don’t worry about it kid, I’ll make you famous”. The next morning the
headline in his column read “Rusty Throws The Party”. That night over 500 people showed up and
were soon followed by the whole third shift of the Huntsville Police Department. The next day, the
other paper, The Huntsville Times ran a front page story about the party and the police, followed up
by an editorial entitled “Party Rules”. When I talked to Billy Joe afterwards, he said “Hey kid, I told
you I was going to make you famous”. He thought that was so funny.
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When he retired from the newspaper he didn’t
quit writing. He wrote several books on Southern humor including “Full of It’ and “Away
Down South”. He kept a full calendar traveling
around the South touring book stores and speaking to civic groups and churches. Every time I
could find an excuse to get him to Nashville, I
did and he visited often. During the Holidays
he was a regular guest at my parent’s house in
Huntsville for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. He was the best Santa Claus there ever was
and as soon as my daughter was old enough to
appreciate Christmas, I would have Billy Joe call
her and I can hear him now in his deep baritone
Santa voice, “Mallory, This is Santa Claus, have
you been a good girl this year”. At Christmas of
1987, a friend of ours, Lon Staggs was ill with
cancer. Lon lived at The Russell Erskine and always came to The Kaffeeklatch every afternoon.
Lon looked exactly like the short fat guy in the
old Bartle’s & James commercials, that signed
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off with “And we thank you for your support”.
Lon also loved Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. I rented
a Santa Claus suit for Billy Joe and he came in as
Santa at happy hour on Christmas Eve and gave
all of the waitresses a pair of panty hose and then
he asked if there was a gentleman named Lon in
the house. Lon raised his hand and Santa pulled a
case of Pabst Blue Ribbon out of his bag. It was
an emotional moment. Then Billy Joe said HO
HO HO and left the building. He loved that.
Billy Joe Cooley loved life and loved people and
I will always remember his smile. He always had
a smile on his face.
God Speed Billy Joe, we’re going to miss you.
For other tributes and thoughts from friends
and family or for the words of Billy Joe himself go to valleyplanet.com and on the home
page click on Billy Joe Cooley.
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True BS
by Tim Benton
own miserable little universe by calling a talk radio show and saying, “I have a quick question.” Well
thank you, Mr. Moron, we’re glad to know you’re going to be quick about it. Did it ever occur to your
one kilobyte brain that it would be a lot quicker if you would just ask the question, instead of taking
the time to explain that it’s going to be a “quick question?” I guess that logic eludes you. Now get
off the radio and get a job, you peon.
Stuff I’m Sick and Tired Of
he latest flotsam of media talking heads,
politicians, and sundry public figures have
developed a really annoying manner of
speaking. It’s hard to pinpoint when this habit
started, or who started it, but it’s become so pervasive that it almost qualifies as an epidemic, and
it’s obviously here to stay.
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Being interviewed on television, these idiots,
awash in self-adoration, aren’t content to be the
interviewee.
They assume the role of interviewer as well,
and start asking questions to themselves, which
they are only too happy to answer. Senator Dick
Durbin on CNN: “Do I think this health care bill
is perfect? No, I don’t. Would I like to change
some things? Yes, I would.”
Dick, you could’ve just said, “The bill isn’t perfect and I would like to change some things.”
This makes your point without you sounding like
an idiot who’s talking to himself.
Do I understand why people ask themselves a
question, then answer it, instead of just stating
the fact itself? No, I don’t. Do I think this quirk
serves any legitimate purpose of language and
communication? No, I don’t. Am I sick and tired
of this oddity? Yes, I am. Do I think it’s time for
me to let this go and shut the hell up? Yes, I do.
And I’m also sick and tired of the babbling brooks
who dream of being recognized outside of their
Another thing I’m sick and tired of is worn-out phrases like “at the end of the day.” At the end of what
day? What does the end of the day have to do with your point, you dumb twit? Shut up, already.
And you better believe I’m sick and tired of writers and their “no pun intended.” It’s a cast iron
guarantee that when some dimwit scribe writes a pun, he’ll follow it with: (no pun intended). I wish I
could catch one of these sorry sacks of country do-do in the act of writing “no pun intended.” I would
slap the crap out of the ignorant goober and say, “What do you mean the pun wasn’t intended? Did
the pun get there by itself? You wrote it, you peckerwood. If you don’t want the pun in the sentence
THEN TAKE IT THE HELL OUT instead of insulting us with your stupid little pun disclaimer that no
one wants to read, you retard motherpunner. Either let the pun sit there in peace, OR SHUT YOUR
FREAKING PUNHOLE!
And I swear, I’m flat out sick and tired of the “you knowers.” These are the tragic, anti-vocabularians
who can’t get through a sentence without saying “you know.” I had the misfortune of observing what
must be the all-time record in youknowmanship, with the football player who uttered that damnable
phrase thirteen times in forty seconds. I’m not kidding. I played it back and counted them. And you
know, maybe that says something about me, you know, that maybe I should get a life, you know,
instead of counting someone else’s “you knows.”
And I’ll tell you something else, by God, I’m sick and tired of: the marketing morons of grocery
stores who keep moving my stuff around. I like going to the same place each time to find my Oak
Leaf wine (Wal Mart’s proprietary brand, $2.95 per bottle. What are you laughing at? I’m a college
graduate who drinks cheap Wal Mart wine and if you don’t like it you can kiss my pinot noir, you
provincial little snot. Shut up, unless you want a corkscrew rammed up your chardonnay). It was on
the end of aisle twelve, then the pricks moved it to the far end of aisle thirteen! Then a week later I
find the blessed elixir moved again to the middle of aisle fourteen. Why? Give me one good damn
reason why you did that. Shut up. Nevermind. I’ll find my liquid gold no matter where you inglorious basterds hide it.
But what I’m most sick and tired of, and I really mean this, is turning through page after page after
page of a magazine AND NOT FINDING A FREAKING PAGE NUMBER! What the hell is this all
about it? Do you snothead New York magazine publishers think it’s cool and hip to print fifteen consecutive pages without a lousy number on them? If you do, you’re stupid. Burn in hell, you Conde
Nast whores.
email Tim at [email protected]
Local band “Seducing Alice” played
the Roxy in LA after the Big Bama win!
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he Huntsville band members are Colin Brooks, Kipp Cain, Alex Dieterich, Josh Doyle
and John Edmond Eberhart. Alex said “The show (at the Roxy) went really well! Luckily we were able to record it so we should have some of the songs out really soon.”
Prior to their LA trip the band hung out at the Klatsch for promo shots and they have upcoming
shows locally at Sports Page on the 28th, Stem and Stein on the 30th, Voodoo on the 5th of Feb.
and the Kaffeeklatsch on Feb. 26th! Photo by Tyler Moore. Check out more at
www.myspace.com/seducingalice.
Fashion Statements:
What does yours say about you?
Nor do I necessarily advocate school uniforms,
though it has been substantiated that students’ attitudes and attendance is greater in schools were
uniforms are mandatory. Then again, it could be
argued that creative individualism is stifled when
everyone is required to dress the same.
By Terri L. French
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ast night my husband and I went out to eat at a fairly nice restaurant in town—candlelight, wine,
and soft music. There was a tune written by Burt Bacharach in the early 1960’s called “Wives
and Lovers” playing. The song is sung to a housewife espousing the need to dress up and look
pretty for hubby when he arrives home after a hard day at the office. I hate that song. Not that I think
a woman shouldn’t try to look her best for her husband (and vice versa), but some days my best is a
pair of sweatpants and one of his old shirts. This particular night I was dressed casually but nicely in
a pair of dress pants, a pretty sweater and some simple jewelry—after all I was going out in public.
Really, I don’t dress for my husband or for the public. I am happy when my husband thinks I look
nice, but nice to him could be a pair of fish-net stockings and a mini-skirt and I only dress that way
in his dreams. I try to dress for the occasion. Whether it’s a business meeting, a dinner party, or a
night out with the girls, I know how to dress suitably, though not flamboyantly. Sweatpants are fine
for the home or the gym. One’s undergarments, such as bras, thongs, or boxer shorts need to stay, as
the name suggests, under their garments. Lounge wear should be worn in the confines of one’s home.
Which finally brings me to my beef.
The other day I was in line at Panera Bread for a cup of coffee and a bagel and there was a middleaged couple in front of me that appeared to have rolled right out of bed. They had on flannel pajama
bottoms (his decorated with fish and her with little hearts), sweat shirts and slippers! Should this really matter? I mean, they weren’t exposing things they shouldn’t, so they weren’t exactly indecent.
But I think this trend—and I am seeing it everywhere—that started with teenagers and has apparently
caught on with their parents, is indicative of our indolent and indifferent society.
Is there anyone out there who remembers school dress codes? I remember them, but they were
dropped the year I started 9th grade. Before that, jeans were not allowed to be worn to school, boys
had to wear collared shirts with their shirttails tucked in, girls’ dresses could be no higher than two
inches above the knee, and teachers had been known to get out rulers. You younger readers might
think I am referring to the private or Christian schools, but no, as late at the early 1970’s dress codes
were enforced in the public school systems.
But I came from the more liberated “let it all hang out” generation and we did not abide by such
silly rules. We were non-conforming individualists! So, was it our attitude that affected the way we
dressed, or did our dress affect our attitudes? Perhaps a little of both. I don’t think strict school dress
codes should be reinstated in our public schools, but a few guidelines and restrictions wouldn’t hurt.
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Although I have already confessed to dressing
“casually” in my house, even at home, when
I am working on a writing project I find if I
shower and trade the sweats for a pair of jeans
and a decent shirt, I just seem to get more done.
My motivation is greater and my concentration
keener. How we dress reveals how we feel about
ourselves and how we wish to be perceived by
others. While a girl who dresses seductively
may not be a “floozy”, or a boy in baggy pants
a drug dealer, perceptions are made even on subconscious levels. On the other hand, dressing
fashionably, with flair and style, can boost your
self-esteem and garner a certain level of respect
from others.
We don’t need fashion police in our restaurants,
schools, or anywhere else , but clothing misdemeanors are being issued on such popular TV
shows like “What Not to Wear” and make-over
segments on many morning “news” programs.
We wouldn’t have shows like these if we didn’t
have a bunch of slobs shlumping around in public. Look at the before and after photos. Don’t
the “afters” hold themselves a little taller and
smile a little bigger?
Nineteenth century US Congregational minister
Henry Ward Beecher is often quoted as saying
“Clothes do not make the man,” what he actually said was “Clothes and manners do not make
the man; but, when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.” I would add that while
on the road to making oneself it doesn’t hurt to
look good.
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ons for Your Pup-tials.” Even if you don’t win
the giveaway, your pup-tials program is worth
10% off your pet’s basic Pup-tials package.
Come out to the Bone-anza from 10 am to 2 pm
for the Pup-tials, plus lots of dog-related vendor
booths and demos.
I
am so pleased to announce that after a rocky road of engagements (namely to “man about town”
Zip Wells McCormick), my little girl dog, Shark “Sharky” Diesel Roberts, is getting married to
the love of her life, Buddy “The Budman” Killough.
And it’s happening at the Huntsville Botanical Garden during their annual Bow Wow Bone-anza—the
feature event of the 2010 Dog Days of Winter that you and your dogs won’t want to miss.
Celebrate the Pup-tials
of happy, spayed &
neutered couple Sharky
& Buddy on Saturday,
February 6 at 11 am in
the Arbor—out of the
cold.
How to Talk Dog and other canine training experts will be there with tips and demonstrations—and every dog loves PETCO’s free prize
wheel.
The Canine Couture Fashion Show will kick off
at noon, directly after Sharky and Buddy cut the
cake.
If your dog is in need of a micro-chip, the Huntsville Kennel Club will be micro-chipping all day.
Huntsville Obedience Training Center will be
running an agility course all day, with demos on
the hour from 10 am to 1 pm.
Join Auntie Jen’s Pet Services at the Huntsville
Botanical Garden every Saturday of the 2010
Dog Days of Winter for theme booths, low cost
raffles, treat samples, and giveaways for your
dogs.
Watch Sharky walk
down the aisle (to a surprise pop song of 2009)
on rose petals scattered
before her by the elegant
Madison Belles.
Features include dog birthday cake samples with
pet party information, a pet health & safety day,
“Pup-triotic Day,” and more.
Then it’s the presentation of the marriage licenses, the reading of
the Prepup-tial Agreement (“Prepup”), and
Sharky & Buddy’s Bow
Wow Vows performed
by yours truly—the
Reverend Jennifer “Auntie Jen” Roberts.
Visit www.auntiejenpetsitter.com (“news &
links”) for a full list of Auntie Jen’s theme booths
and giveaways for dogs and their owners—every
Saturday thru February 27 in the main lobby at
the Garden.
The future Mrs. Killough will then be presented with her matching pink and rhinestone ID tag and
collar by “ID Tag & Collar Bearer” (and sister-of-the-groom) Lauren Killough.
Following the wedding will be a free reception of gourmet dog cake and “red” and “white” dog bar
refreshments for your pooches, plus gourmet dog treats for sale.
Enter free to win a pup-tials package from Auntie Jen’s Pet Services, plus some awesome “Paw Padd-
Dog Days of Winter ticket prices range from $1
to $10 (plus tax), with discounts for military, seniors, kids, and dogs. More event info is at www.
hsvbg.org or by calling (256) 830-4447.
256-880-6464
Send your best wishes to Sharky and Buddy c/o
Auntie Jen, PO Box 144, Huntsville, AL 35804.
Send comments and your pet story suggestions to
me at [email protected]. Many thanks
to all my loyal readers!
Mon 6am - 5pm
Tue - Sat 6am - 9pm
Sun 8am - 2pm
Pat: I met”Trane” for the first time at the age of
14, while I was studying Dennis Sandole, (as a
person).
Jackie: Who were some of your musical influences?
Pat: In the long run it’s difficult to be precise
about specific individuals, but I can be more direct with regard to my initial beginnings.
Welcome to The Jazz Lounge. Hopefully, 2010
is going well for you, and you’re sticking to those
resolutions! Thanks for your continued support of The Jazz Lounge. You can reach me at:
[email protected].
is history.
For this session of The Jazz Lounge, I’m especially honored to have as my special guest Pat
Martino, one of the greatest guitarists in jazz. His
career, which spans many years, includes a number of very successful recordings, such as: ‘Remember: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery’; ‘Live
At Yoshi’s’ (Grammy nominated); ‘The Return’;
‘El Hombre’; ‘Desperado’; ‘Stone Blue’; and
‘Think Tank’ (also Grammy nominated). Pat has
worked with and recorded with an impressive list
of artists including: Mike Stern, Stanley Clarke,
Eric Alexander, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride,
Jack McDuff, Chick Corea, Jimmy Smith, Cassandra Wilson, Woody Herman, Les Paul, and
John Patitucci.
Pat: Jackie thank you, it’s really my pleasure.
Pat has received numerous awards. In 2004,
Pat Martino was named ‘Guitar Player Of The
Year’ in Downbeat Magazine’s Reader’s Poll.
He served as a judge for the 2005 Thelonious
Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in
Washington, D.C. Festivities included a reception hosted by the Secretary Of State at the State
Department.
Along with Pat Martino’s accomplishments,
he also faced and overcame certain obstacles
– namely a brain aneurysm. He underwent surgery in 1980 and ended up having no memory
of his guitar, career, and had trouble recognizing
his parents. He eventually made a stunning recovery and returned to music in 1987. The rest
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Jackie: Welcome, Pat. It’s such an honor to have
you as my very special guest in The Jazz Lounge.
I’ve looked forward to this.
Jackie: In the time I’ve known you, I’ve found
you to be the consummate professional you’re
right on point, and the best at what you do. Plus,
I just realized that we share a birthday – August
25th!
Pat: That’s great, I’ll remember!
Jackie: You’ve had quite a life and career. I
know you were born Pat Azzara, in Philly. You
admired your father, Carmen “Mickey” Azzara,
who was a singer. I understand you were first
exposed to jazz through him. You even got to
meet Wes Montgomery.
Pat: Yes, my dad brought me to hear the Montgomery Brothers performing at “Peps”, a jazz
club in Philadelphia at the age of 13. It’s amazing how time evaporates, that was 1957!
Jackie: When did you first start playing the guitar?
Pat: When I decided to draw closer to my father’s
personal interests, I began to familiarize myself
with that particular instrument, the one he loved
the most, and which I came to love as well.
Jackie: You met John Coltrane during visits to
your music teacher?
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As a guitarist, my first influences came from recordings like “Guitar Boogie”. 45’s by
groups like “The Esquire Boys”, “Bill Haley &
The Comets” as well as many others who were
strong at the time. Eventually, I think the strongest influence at that time came from Les Paul,
and the influence itself was based purely on the
“amplification of my imagination”, (which in
truth was more than the guitar alone), he was an
inventor. Other players followed that, (in a general way) but the next extensive influence came
from Johnny Smith, (who was brought to my
attention by my first guitar teacher, John Hall).
Johnny Smith influenced me thru his “precision”,
which from that point forward produced within
me a hunger for accuracy, still holding true to this
very day. The third and final influence came from
Wes Montgomery. That influence was based
upon “heart, and soul”. He constantly projected
melodies that remained instinctive. Improvisations that were not based on harmony and theory,
but on an experience that he then communicated
emotionally thru his love of the instrument.
Jackie: When did you begin playing professionally? What was your first gig?
Pat: I began playing professionally the moment I
decided to seriously effect others with the ability
I seemed to have been blessed with. That was a
profession in itself. As far as public performance,
my first serious social engagements took place
with lounge groups in Philadelphia, and surrounding areas.
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Jackie: What about your association with jazz organist
Charles Earland, who was your friend in high school?
having serious headaches in 1976, which was eventually diagnosed as a brain aneurysm. After surgery, in
1980, how long did it take to recover and resume your
career?
Pat: My association with Charles, (God Bless Him!)
began in South Philadelphia High School, where
Charles played tenor saxophone in the school band.
Aside from later days (when both of us were brought
in as “guest artists” on specific recordings) my initial association was professionally short in length. I
originally left Philadelphia with him, (at that time as
an organist) to play in Buffalo, NY for two weeks at a
place called “The Pine Grill”. It was there that I met
Lloyd Price, who invited me to New York City, (to join
his band).
Pat: The condition was finally correctly diagnosed as
AVM, a condition I was born with.
Jackie: What was your involvement with the early
rock scene in Philly?
Jackie: There’s a 2007 documentary film, which is a
real-life study of your memory loss and recovery. The
film features prominent British neuropsychologist
Paul Broks.
Pat: To be honest with you, it didn’t really go very
far, although I was friendly, (growing up) with quite
a number of significant individuals who became extremely successful in it,
Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, etc. By the time I
reached the age of 14 my interests were specifically
targeting New York City, and jazz giants, instead of
LA movies, and rock stars.
Jackie: You were recruited by Lloyd Price to play
“Stagger Lee”?
Pat: I joined Lloyd Price’s big band at the age of 15,
and learned that my personal experience really had little to do with the hits alone, although those particular
records were the true basis for his success, my success
came thru interaction with the giants in his 18 piece
band. It included Stanley Turrentine, Tommy Turrentine, Red Holloway, Slide Hampton, Charlie Persip,
Jimmy Heath, Onzy Matthews, Julian Priester, Curtis
Fuller, and others.
AVM stands for Arteriovenous Malformation. An
AVM is a tangle of abnormal and poorly formed blood
vessels (arteries and veins). They have a higher rate of
bleeding than normal vessels. AVMs can occur anywhere in the body. Brain AVMs are of special concern
because of the damage they cause when they bleed.
They are very rare and occur in less than 1% of the
general population.
Pat: My experience within the process of that film
was continuously fulfilling. My interaction with Paul
Broks, as well as its producer Ian Knox proved to this
day to be extremely rewarding.
Jackie: How do you feel about the state of jazz today?
Pat: “The state of jazz” at any time is subject to conditions that all of us are in some way effected by. The
state of technology, economy, in fact the industries
themselves, all of these simultaneously are a source
of obsolescence, as well as its opposite, invention.
The one thing that constantly remains is change, and
all that’s subject to it. Jazz is spontaneity itself, and as
such is always in the forefront.
Jackie: Any words of advice for the musician hoping
to follow in your footsteps?
Jackie: I understand the organ trio concept had quite an
influence on your rhythmic and harmonic approach.
Pat: Pay attention to where, with whom, and how
YOU choose to walk, then always do so with grace.
Pat: It had even more of an influence on my experience
of survival itself. By the time I turned 17 opportunities
began to unfold in a different type of format, in fact
it use to be referred to as”the chitlin circuit”. That’s
when I began working with Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson.
Jackie: What is your official website?
Pat: My web page is found at: www.patmartino.com
Jackie: Well, thank you so much, Pat, for being
my guest, and sharing this special time in The Jazz
Lounge!
Jackie: Who else were you able to work with?
Pat: Thru my affiliation with Willis, I began working
with other leaders, organists like Jack McDuff, Jimmy
Smith, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Trudy Pitts, and
most of all Don Patterson, and Billy James. Thru Don
& Billy I began working with Sonny Stitt, and Gene
Ammons, as well as others as yet to come. Even more
than the great players themselves Don, and Billy also
brought me to Prestige Records, and opened a door
that never closed.
Pat: Jackie, it’s been my pleasure, I share with you all
of my best wishes.
Until next time, stay cool, and keep it jazzy!
Jackie: You seem to have already accomplished a lot
by the age of 20, when you signed to Prestige Records.
What was your first recording?
Pat: Actually my first recording as a leader, (which was
never released) took place with Vanguard Records. It
was produced by Chuck Israels. They had already
signed, and invested quite a bit in guitarist Larry Coryell, and signed me to a $500.00 contract, (mainly to get
me off the street as a competitive artist). I continued
recording as a sideman until the contract ended. We
live, and we learn. Prestige finally followed, and my
first recording for them was titled “El Hombre”.
Jackie: How many recordings have you done, and
do you have a favorite? I know there were Grammy
nominations.
Pat: Gee, it’s extremely difficult to communicate the
values that each of them embodies. The only favorite
I experience is “giving thanks for the unending artistic
process”, not any single event within it.
Valley Planet’s
Elaine Nelson
scores with the
Crimson Tide!
Hundreds of
Alabama fans
wait in line
for
Cody’s
autograph as
he signs the original painting of him created by Elaine.
More to come!
Thursday
Nights Tornado after passing over the
Valley Planet
Office!
Jackie: How would you describe your style of music?
Pat: Although there’s a familiar identity, (in what I
do, and how I do it) descriptions by myself or others
will always remain foggy, and general. What’s most
important is the current moment, the constant “Now”.
I have no idea of what comes next. I respond to something powerful that comes before me, and thru that exposure a metamorphosis takes place. That process is
as close as I can get to a stylistic description.
Jackie: You faced a major challenge when you started
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One More Time
ne of the first crossover artists in pop &
country music, Patsy Cline, has connected
with audiences for over 50 years… Since
her first public appearances in the 1950s. Even
though a tragic plane crash resulted in her untimely death at the age of 30, her music continues
to connect to people, inspire musicians and bring
her fans back again and again to tribute movies,
music, plays and books based on her life.
O
appearance; however, people have continually
asked for the show. Criss returns with Karen
and music director Mark Torstenson to bring the
show back for an extended run. Let the comedy
and music of Swindley’s best known and most
loved tribute to Patsy Cline make you laugh with
down home humor and touch your heart with
music and memories of Patsy.
It was a breakthrough with Arthur Godfrey’s
showcase of her winning talent that made Walking After Midnight Patsy Cline’s first hit with I
Fall To Pieces following. A near fatal car crash
didn’t stop her from more hits such as Crazy and
She’s Got You. A diverse singer, Patsy Cline
could hold her own with any standards singers
of the day with such songs as You Belong To Me,
The Wayward Wind, and Irving Berlin’s Always.
The emotion she carried in her voice was honest
and sometimes quite raw. Her voice even richer
in live performances than on studio recordings.
On a rare occasion, she was even a little flat and,
of course, a few words forgotten at times, but
these only made her more real to her fans. Because it was all about the music.
Rarely has such a talent been able to connect so
intensely with the public, not only through her
music, but through her personality as well. She
was a real person who knew heartache and a
tough upbringing. She could cuss like a sailor;
she could drink a beer or two; and she’d treat
you as if she’d known you all her life. And she’d
write.
Patsy maintained correspondence with several of
her fans over the years, and it is one of these relationships, with a fan named Louise Seger, that
fostered a great play written and initially directed
by Ted Swindley, Always … Patsy Cline.
Popular demand has brought the Ted Swindley
hit, Always … Patsy Cline back to the Huntsville
area. Renaissance Theatre has produced the show
on three prior occasions with outrageous success.
Particularly, in 2007 and 2008, Renaissance Theatre partnered with Burritt on the Mountain for
the production. The show at Burritt’s Old Country Church, featured Criss Ashwell as Patsy Cline
and Karen Lynn as Louise Seger. Criss had said
that the 2008 production would be her last Patsy
The Fantasticks
F
reely adapted from Les Romanesques,
an 1894 play by Edmond Rostand (best
known for Cyrano de Bergerac), Harvey
Schmidt and Tom Jones’ most famous collaboration, The Fantasticks, weaves a timeless tale as
viewed through the cockeyed lens of Commedia
dell’Arte.
But it is not to old-time Italian stagecraft alone
that the show pays homage. As with its Gallic source material, the story is a light parody
of Romeo and Juliet, with lashings of the Bard
evinced through its verse, prose, soliloquies, and
dramatic couplets. The ingredients are simple:
a boy (Sam Neely), a girl (Cherie Evans), two
fathers (Jim Zieliński and Craig Reinhart), and
a wall…its stage, a basic platform, its scenery, a
tattered cardboard moon. As a sort of reflection
of Our Town, a narrator (Darrin Windham) spins
the simple tale, aided by an onstage property man
(Daniel Yearta) who, giving a nod to the muse
of oriental theatre is, for all purposes, “invisible.” An old actor (Ron Harris) and his sidekick
(Robbie Shafer) echo the rude mechanicals of A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, assisting in a plot
to bring the two ostensibly feuding families together via “betrothal by proxy.”
Employing the barest essentials, the writers give
wing to a funny, touching saga of innocence…
yet an innocence soon to be reeducated by the
School of Hard Knocks…for, as we are reminded, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
The Fantasticks received its official premiere
at Greenwich Village’s 150-seat Sullivan Street
Playhouse on 3 May 1960; it was to become the
longest-running musical in the world and the
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Renaissance partners with Burritt on the Mountain for the early February performances in
Burritt’s Old Country Church February 5-6 and
11-13 at 7:30 p.m.; matinees Sundays February
7 & 14 at 2:30 p.m.. The show then continues
at Renaissance Theatre on Meridian Street February 19-20 and 25-27 at 8 p.m. with matinees
February 21 & 27 at 2 p.m. with a portion of the
proceeds benefitting the disabled access fund at
Renaissance.
Tickets are $20. It is strongly recommended that
tickets are reserved in advance as fans come to
see Ted Swindley’s Always… Patsy Cline again
and again. Tickets for Burritt’s shows are available at 256-536-2882 or visit www.burrittonthemountain.com and tickets for Renaissance
Theatre’s shows are available at 256-536-3117
or visit www.renaissancetheatre.net.
longest-running show in American theatre history. After playing 17,162 performances itself,
the original run closed on 13 January 2002.
Renaissance Theatre’s production of The Fantasticks, directed by Gary Knight (with assistance
from Bill Hubscher) will run on the AlphaStage,
downstairs at 1212 Meridian Street, NE during
the following dates:
Friday, 12 February 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 13 February 2:30 p.m. (Matinée)
Saturday, 13 February 8:00 p.m. (Dinner Theatre
at 6:30 **)
Sunday, 14 February 2:30 p.m. (Matinée)
Thursday, 18 February 8:00 p.m.
Friday, 19 February 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 20 February 2:30 p.m. (Matinée)
Saturday, 20 February 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 21 February 2:30 p.m. (Matinée)
Tickets are $20 for general admission seating to
all shows. Group Rates are available for ten persons or more.
In addition, there is a Valentine’s Dinner Theatre option on the Saturday, 13 February performance, presented by Ashley’s Creative Catering.
The meal begins at 6:30 p.m. and tickets for the
dinner-show combination are $36. Call (256)
536-3117 (Tue – Fri, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Sat,
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.) for ticket reservations. For
further information, visit Renaissance online at
www.renaissancetheatre.net.
You’ll love The Fantasticks – in fact, chances are
pretty good that you’ve appeared in it, once or
twice. So bring the family and friends, settle in,
and enjoy. After all, 17,162 ticket stubs wouldn’t
lie to you.
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Unchained
Maladies
by Ricky Thomason
W
ell, Gentle Reader, do you like vanilla?
How about some overwrought tales of
personal angst? Maybe Aunt Clara from
“Bewitched” can spice things up a little.
No, better hold the literary hot sauce and serve
you the prescribed, bland hospital diet of clear
liquids: you know, a little broth, a few stale crackers, 7-Up, apple juice you suspect is your morning urine specimen recycled, and a little square of
rubbery, red Jello that quivers like a Chihuahua
in a thunderstorm – unless, of course, you actually happen to like red Jello, then Nurse Ratched
makes sure you get that fluorescent green stuff
even Ethiopians won’t eat.
“No, thanks, I’ll just catch flies until those guilty,
rich Americans get off their fat butts and airlift in
more of that godawful powdered milk.”
As they say on the street, don’t much matter
anyway, do it? The end is in sight. Oh, yeah. All
the signs say so; the Anti-Christ has been elected
President of The United States, and Nostradamus’ inscrutable quatrains have aligned themselves perfectly with the Mayan calendar, which
stops abruptly on 12-21-2012. Just as Christians
everywhere prepare to celebrate Jesus’ 2012th
birthday, someone is going to look up and say,
“Oh, Christ. He is here. Who invited Him to the
party?”
No, I’m kidding, most of them wouldn’t recognize Him if he showed. Why do I get the feeling
that He’s more likely to show Himself first to the
homeless huddled around the fire barrel than He
is to arrive in a stretch limo at one of the hundreds of multi-million dollar palaces that have
been built for His honor and Glory to His name?
Even scarier, FOX news has given Sarah Palin
her own TV show so she can spread her wisdom
far and wide and share with NeoCon America
such Palinisms like “France is my favorite city,”
and “Africa my favorite country.” Watch what I
artwork by Debbie West
tell you, she is going to give the word “Palindrone” a whole new meaning. You think they’ll
ask her about her husband’s year’s long membership in the Alaskan secessionist movement?
I doubt it. FOX reportedly first asked Palin if she
would be an analyst. She replied, “Analist? No
kinky stuff for me. I only do it missionary, like
God intended, though Iditarod Todd came home
with some crazy ideas he learned from the sled
doggies.”
Please tell me Dan Akyroyd is going to reprise
his SNL role as co-anchor and respond to her
commentary by saying, “Jane, uh, I mean Sarah,
you ignorant slut…” When that woman is taken
seriously, it’s the end of days for sure. As Porky
Pig says, “Muhnit, muhnit, muhnit, that’s All
Folks.”
Did anyone ever stop to consider that the Mayans’ and Incans’ world pretty much ended with
the coming of Cortez the Killer? “Hola, my little
Indian friend. How ‘bout you stop chiseling on
that rock and go find me some more gold. Undele, undele”
Jeers
The Obama/Biden sticker on your 1968 Volkswagen mini bus is telling us that you are stupid!
MS – Sweetie, do you kiss your Mama with that
nasty mouth?
I Saw you or You Saw me
T- If you don’t knock it off, I’m reporting
U2HR4SH. I wouldn’t do you to save the species.
You brought me and my friend Margaritas last
Friday night, you said you liked my hat, I’d like
to go out with you, will you ask me?
H. I know we work in the same law office and
aren’t supposed to fraternize, but I really, really
want to see you. Mr. X.
To the hot blonde sitting with the geeky looking
guy at Cheddars last week: Is he your brother? I
want to rock your world, meet me at Sandavals
for drinks Sat. the 30th, I will be at the bar.
To the perfectly healthy bast**ds who park in the
handicapped spots: being selfish and inconsiderate are bad things – but they aren’t handicaps.
What you need is a “Dumba**” decal.
To the lady in one of the suites beside Artistic
Images, what is up with you yelling at people to
not walk under the tree in the parking lot? Is that
YOUR SPECIAL TREE?? FREAK!
AU – UA will have 14 before you have 2.
Rover: Every dog has her day. Yours is coming
soon. Your ship is coming in and you’re going
out with it.
C – Which of the groomsmen was the best man?
Okay. I’ll eat it. J
Cheers
PG- I’m sorry. Please come home.
Cheers to Naughty and Spice for employees being
so helpful the last time I went there!
S. Did you really Bob for Dollars at Fantasia?
Cheers to Kenny A, the best handyman in town!
Send in your random encounters today. Its 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
[email protected] or you can call 256 564-7017 and leave a message!
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the valley’s most complete
MUSIC CALENDAR
Thursday,
January 28
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Dave Anderson
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Shane Wilson
CLUB OZZ, Karaoke with Brandon Mac
CLUB RUSH, College Night w/ DJ Rosco
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg 9.), Drive By Truckers with Special
guest American Aquarium
EL DORADO MEX GRILL, Raul Mejia
FINNEGAN’S, Slip Jig
GENO’S PUB (DECATUR), Karaoke
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR),
Chad Reeves
HALF TIME BAR & GRILL, Karaoke
HOG WILD SALOON, Karaoke w/ David
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Microwave Dave, solo
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Dave Anderson
LEE ANN’S, LaRose
MAC’S SPORTSBAR AND STEAKHOUSE (ATHENS), Open
Mic w/ Trey
MARIA BONITA GRILL AND CANTINA (DECATUR), Karaoke
with DJ Pollard
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL,
Karaoke and Dance w/DJ Sweet T
SAMMY T’s MUSIC HALL, DJ Keibot
SANDY’S ROADHOUSE (GUNTERSVILLE)
SPORTS PAGE, 5ive o clock Charlie
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Trey Browder
THE STATION, Decoder
THE STATION 2 (BRIDGESTREET),
The Les Richardson Band from Nashville
VILLAGE PIZZA (DOWNTOWN ATHENS), Barry Kay
VOODOO LOUNGE, Open Mic w/ Ben Trussell
LEE ANN’S, Pla’station
LENAE’S PLACE, Karaoke
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/Jimbo
MOODY MONDAYS, Karaoke
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Karaoke
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Halcyon Showtime
SANDY’S ROADHOUSE (GUNTERSVILLE)
Karaoke Contest
SPORTS PAGE, After the Crash
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Black Label
THE DOCKS (SCOTTSBORO), Live Music
THE NOOK, The Maple Hill Band
THE STATION, Handshake Promise
VOODOO LOUNGE, Live Music
WHISKEY’S, Tomorrow Never Comes, Liberty and Embers
and Tear Down the Store
Sunday,
January 31
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Neeve and Friends
CASA MONTEGO, Live Jazz featuring
Devere Pride Trio and Friends (7-10:30)
CLUB OZZ, Karaoke
HOPPER’S, Ricky Fargo (Brunch, 11-2)
Karaoke with Lee Kearns (8-12)
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Sunday Blues Jam hosted by
Freddy Earl and the Blues Mercenaries (3pm-close)
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Karaoke with Sweet T
SPORTS PAGE, Ryan Case
VOODOO LOUNGE, Karaoke w/ DJ Brandon Mac
Monday,
February 1
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, That Gus Guy
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Karaoke w/ Howie
Karaoke w/DW
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL,
Open Mic - Microwave Dave
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night,
Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Greg Rowell
SANDY’S ROADHOUSE (GUNTERSVILLE), Karaoke
SPORTS PAGE, Dave Anderson
VOODOO LOUNGE, Tim Tucker
Tuesday,
February 2
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Marge Loveday
BENCHWARMER TOO, Open Mic Night
COPPERTOP, HDK Karaoke with Howie
Karaoke w/DW
HOPPER’S, Karaoke
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Zac Brown’s Southern Ground
Records presents Sonia Leigh and Levi Lowery
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Rick Carter
LEE ANN’S, Potluck
MAC’S SPORTSBAR AND STEAKHOUSE (ATHENS), Karaoke
w/ Doc Roc
music cont. on pg.10
Friday,
January 29
11th FRAME BAR, Karaoke
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg18.), Live Music
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Silver Streak
BENCHWARMER, Karaoke
BENCHWARMER TOO, DJ Party
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Smokin’ Guns
CASA MONTEGO, Reggae & More with DJ Roger
CLUB OZZ, Divas of Illusion w/DJ Kaos
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW
(See ad pg.5 ), Fred Roberts
COPPERTOP, Sons of Sanchez
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg.9), Live Music
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
ELK’S LODGE, Karaoke
FINNEGAN’S, Sing Along with Nancy
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Neon Grasshopper
FURNITURE FACTORY, Alibi
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR), Stiff
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), 3 Headed Step Child
HOG WILD SALOON, Dixie Road
HOPPER’S, Peter and the Wolf (8:30)
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Garry Pfaff, acoustic
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Toy Shop
LEE ANN’S, Full Circle
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/ Jimbo
MAC’S SPORTSBAR AND STEAKHOUSE (ATHENS),
DJ Chris Slayton
MARIA BONITA GRILL AND CANTINA (DECATUR), Live
Music
MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, Trey and Chip
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Live Music/Karaoke
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Partner’s Cabaret Show
SPORTS PAGE, McPherson Struts
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Cheesebrokers
THE STATION, Bar Flies
THE STATION 2 (BRIDGESTREET), DJ Meet the METZ
VOODOO LOUNGE, The Rooster Blues (Hattisburg, MI)
WHISKEY’S, Local Orbit and Time Bomb
I
am told that the youth of today are exploring the best of the best music of their parents’ generation. That
is music to Dr. A’s ears and makes me proud to recommend things I think will delight. For those who say
good music is gone forever, I say “baloney.” While tin-eared non-musician / fans will always control the
pop charts, good musicians will eventually seek out the best music available to further their craft.
Dr. Anarcho’s Rx for Old Stuff That Don’t Suck: Made in Japan (LIVE) by Deep Purple.
Deep Purple is one of Britain’s foremost hard rock bands. They sold over 100 million copies of their 18 studio
albums.
“Made In Japan” is perhaps one of the best live recordings of a hard rock / heavy metal act ever. Arguably, this
album is comparable to rock’s best live rock album, Led Zeppelin’s ‘The Song Remains The Same.’ Greatest
live rock recording ever? That’s subjective: I will merely amend that to, “one of them.” In 1972 Led Zeppelin,
The Stones, The Who, and a few others ruled arena rock. Other classic acts produced great live albums in that
era as well: Peter Frampton, Kiss, Foghat, UFO, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Iron Maiden, to name a few.
Deep Purple did not get their due.
This album offers a lot to any hard rock enthusiast. The sheer speed of Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar is amazing.
He will dazzle any aspiring guitarists, and amaze the proficient. Roger Glover’s basswork is spot on, and when
I talk of Jon Lord’s big organ, I mean the Hammond B-3, the rest you’ll have to get from groupies. Ian Gillian
is one of the best rock screamers ever, and Ian Paice has long been one of hard rock’s finest drummers.
“Mule” features the percussive genius of Ian Paice in a sonic boom of a drum solo that ranks near the top with
John Bonham’s “Moby Dick.”
Unlike many of today’s pre-packaged music acts, Deep Purple thrived on innovation and improvisation and
both are resent in abundance on Made In Japan. The interplay between and among these world class musicians
is something to behold. There are times when a good band hits the zone and the sum becomes greater than the
parts. Music, at its best, becomes its own living, breathing organism. This is a headphone / ear-bud delight.
Made in Japan [LIVE]
Original Vinyl LP Tracks
Highway Star / Child In Time / Smoke On The Water / Mule (Drum Solo) / Strange Kind of Woman / Lazy /
Space Truckin
Bonus tracks on the remastered CD
Black Night / Speed King / Lucille
There is also a more complete (rare) 3-disc version available as well.
Saturday,
January 30
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.18), Live Music
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Metal Mania
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg. 5)
Open Mic Night
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg.9)
Boys and Girls Club Fundraiser Kush
FINNEGAN’S, Acoustics with Dave Merriman
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER, Steamshovel
FURNITURE FACTORY, Rob Aldridge
GLASS’S COCKTAILS & GRILL (DECATUR)
2 Days Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Cheezee
HOG WILD SALOON, Dixie Road
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Simplified
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Live Music
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MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, DJ Jeff Karaoke
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Karaoke hosted by Sweet T
SPORTS PAGE, Chelvis and the Bean
THE STATION 2 (BRIDGESTREET), Karaoke Tuesdays
VOODOO LOUNGE, Dave Anderson
Wednesday,
February 3
3RD BASE GRILL/ S PKW, David Anderson
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Microwave Dave
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S,
Team Trivia w/ Open Mic Night
CAZEDORES, Karaoke Night
CLUB RUSH, Karaoke w/ Doc Roc
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.5),
Songwriter’s Jam
FINNEGAN’S, Bourbon and Shamrock
FURNITURE FACTORY, Mitch Mann
Karaoke w/DW
HOPPER’S, Lil’ Ed (8-12)
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Carla Russell and Matt Shook
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Tim Tucker
LEE ANN’S, Proton Joe
with DJ Pollard
MELLOW MUSHROOM, Live Music
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, College Night w/ DJ Rosco
SPORTS PAGE, Live Music
VOODOO LOUNGE, James Irvin
Thursday,
February 4
CLUB OZZ, Talent Night Karaoke w/ Brandon Mac
CLUB RUSH, College Night w/ DJ Rosco
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg.9), Blackberry Smoke
Chad Reeves
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Jim Cavender
LEE ANN’S, Love Child
Open Mic w/ Trey
with DJ Pollard
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Karaoke and Dance w/DJ Sweet T
SAMMY T’s MUSIC HALL, Theory of a Deadman Halestorm
SANDY’S ROADHOUSE (GUNTERSVILLE), Karaoke Contest
SPORTS PAGE, 5ive O Clock Charlie
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Travis & Carlo
THE STATION, Triple X
Ladies Night with DJ and Crush
VOODOO LOUNGE, Open Mic Night w/Ben Trussell
Friday,
February 5
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.18), The Apple
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Lisa Bustler
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Side Show
Larry Woellhart
COPPERTOP, Swamp Brothers
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg.), Live Music
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
FURNITURE FACTORY, Doghouse Road
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Full Circle
HOG WILD SALOON, Live Music
Garrett Tucker, acoustic band
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, El Camino
LEE ANN’S, Gryphon
LISA’S LOUNGE,
Karaoke w/Jumbo Talent Quest Contest
DJ Chris Slayton
MARIA BONITA GRILL AND CANTINA (DECATUR),
Live Music
MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, Cheezee
SPORTS PAGE, Angry Native
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Rubber Soul, Beatles Tribute Band
THE STATION, Jason Albert Band
VOODOO LOUNGE, Seducing Alice
WHISKEY’S, Live Music
Saturday,
February 6
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.18), Ken Waters
Open Mic Night
2 Days Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Swamp Brothers
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Ski Party - 5 O’clock Charlie
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, CO Jones
LEE ANN’S, Black eyed Susan
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Marge Loveday’s Band
SAMMY T’s MUSIC HALL, Brantley Gilbert
SANDY’S ROADHOUSE (GUNTERSVILLE),
Karaoke Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Joshua Adams
STEM & STEIN, Live Music
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Hypsys
THE STATION, Red Letters
WHISKEY’S, A Lower Deep, Method X
Sunday,
February 7
CLUB OZZ, Karaoke
HOPPER’S, Ricky Fargo(Brunch, 11-2)/Karaoke with Lee
Kearns (8-12)
Freddy Earl and the Blues Mercenaries
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Open Mic Night
Monday,
February 8
Karaoke w/DW
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Acoustic Open Mic hosted by
Greg Rowell
VOODOO LOUNGE, Max Rusell
Tuesday,
February 9
Karaoke w/DW
HOPPER’S, Karaoke
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Chris Cavanaugh, solo
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Charlie Howell
LEE ANN’S, Rudy Mockabee
w/ Doc Roc
Karaoke hosted by DJ Sweet T
THE STATION 2 (BRIDGESTREET), Karaoke Tuesdays
Wednesday,
February 10
Songwriter’s Jam
FURNITURE FACTORY, Chad Bradford
Karaoke w/DW
HOPPER’S, Lil’ Ed (8-12)
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Chelvis and the Bean
LEE ANN’S, Larose
with DJ Pollard
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, College Night Dancing/DJ
Karaoke Contest
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Gary Nichols
Thursday,
February 11
CLUB RUSH, DJ Rosco
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HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Marge Love day, solo
LEE ANN’S, U4IA
MAC’S SPORTSBAR AND STEAKHOUSE (ATHENS), Open
Mic w/ Trey
with DJ Pollard
Karaoke and Dance w/DJ Sweet T
Karaoke Contest
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Live Music
THE STATION, Proton Joe
The Les Richardson Band from Nashville
VOODOO LOUNGE, Open Mic w/Ben Trussell
Friday,
February 12
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.18), Kim and Don
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Silver Streak
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Straight Jacket
COFFEETREE BOOKS & BREW (See ad pg.5), Alex Perry
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg. 9), Here Come the Mummies
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
FLYING MONKEY ARTS CENTER,
The Children’s Crusade and Fist Full of Beard
FURNITURE FACTORY, Alibi
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Juice
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Ben Deignan
Microwave Dave and Billy Farlow
LEE ANN’S, Full Circle
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/Jimbo TalentQuest Contest
DJ Chris Slayton
Music
MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, Richie and Deemer
SPORTS PAGE, Liquid Caravan
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Plato Jones
THE STATION, Black eyed Susan
VOODOO LOUNGE, Fat Momma
WHISKEY’S, Ordine
Saturday,
February 13
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.18), Jim Cavender
Open Mic Night
COPPERTOP, Donnie Cox
Microwave Dave, Phil Weaver, Ingrid Von Spakovsky
2 Days Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Kozmic Mama
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Shine
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Lance Almon Smith Band
LEE ANN’S, Pla’station
Pride of Kings Ladie’s Variety Show
SPORTS PAGE, Bridges Burn
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Roosevelt Franklin
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THE STATION, Black Label
WHISKEY’S, Live Music
Sunday,
February 14
CLUB OZZ, Karaoke
HOPPER’S, Ricky Fargo(Brunch, 11-2)
Karaoke with Lee Kearns (8-12)
SPORTS PAGE, Robert La Salle
VOODOO LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Brandon Mac
Monday,
February 15
Karaoke w/DW
Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Greg Rowell
Tuesday,
February 16
Karaoke w/DW
HOPPER’S, Karaoke
Fat Tuesday - Dynamic Duo & Mambo Gris Gris
Trent Wagner and the Steel Wheels
LEE ANN’S, Potluck
w/ Doc Roc
Karaoke hosted by DJ Sweet T
THE STATION 2 (BRIDGESTREET), Karaoke
Songwriter’s Jam (7pm)
FURNITURE FACTORY, John Ezell
Karaoke w/DW
HOPPER’S, Lil’ Ed
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Ant and Andrew
LEE ANN’S, Crush III
with DJ Pollard
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Dancing/DJ
SPORTS PAGE, Robertsons
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Jason Speegle
Plastic Fantastic Lover,
Chad Reeves
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Reese, solo
LEE ANN’S, Jason Albert Band
Open Mic w/ Trey
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Friday,
February 19
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.19), Devere Pride
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE, Shametown
BLACK WATER HATTIE’S, Fat Momma
Mohr 4 (Celtic Music)
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg.9), Keller Williams
EL HERRADURA, Edgar
Heypenny, Fistful of Beard,
FURNITURE FACTORY, Live Music
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Booty Shakers
HOG WILD SALOON, Backwater
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, The Dawn Osbrone Trio
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Jay Shawn Wilson
LEE ANN’S, Love Child
LISA’S LOUNGE, Karaoke w/JimboTalentQuest Contest
DJ Chris Slayton
Music
MOORESVILLE BAR & GRILL, The Travis Posey Trio
OLIVIA’S BAR AND GRILL, Live Music
Karaoke Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Jason Albert Band
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Live Music
THE STATION, Crush
WHISKEY’S, After the Crash
Saturday,
February 20
Wednesday,
February 17
Thursday,
February 18
with DJ Pollard
Karaoke Contest
THE BRICK (DECATUR), Tim Tucker
THE STATION, Live Music
Ladies Night with DJ
VOODOO LOUNGE, Open Mic Night w/ Ben Trussell
801 FRANKLIN (See ad pg.19), Cody Bowen
Open Mic Night (7pm)
CROSSROADS, (See ad pg.9), That 1 Guy
Jimmy Henderson Solo
2 Days Gone
HARD DOCK CAFE (DECATUR), Black-eyed Susan
HOG WILD SALOON, Backwater
HOPPER’S, Peter and the Wolf
HUMPHREY’S BAR &GRILL, Larose
KAFFEEKLATSCH @Night, Benefit with Live Music
LEE ANN’S, Proton Joe
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Bette Roulette Burlesque
Karaoke Contest
SPORTS PAGE, Black Label
THE BRICK (DECATUR), J Curly Band
THE STATION, Peeping Tom
WHISKEY’S, Beyond Me, She-On, Red Fine
Sunday,
February 21
CLUB OZZ, Karaoke
PARTNER’S BAR & GRILL, Karaoke w/ Sweet T
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, January 28
The Huntsville Botanical Gardens will have Dog Days from
9am until 5pm daily. Most of the Garden will be a “Leash
Zone” but there will be a leash-free zone at the back of the
Garden by the columns. Owners are asked to bring bags to
clean up after their pets. There is an admission charge to enter the gardens. For more information go to www.hsvbg.org
or call 256-840-4447.
The Huntsville Art League will have the artist Hal Cronkhite and Harriet Dobbins exhibits on display at the Huntsville Madison County Main Library. These exhibits will be
on display now through January. For more information call
HAL at (256) 534-3860.
The Huntsville Art League will have the artists Martina
Dyer and Maria Morando’s exhibits on display at the Heritage Club, located at 111 Washington Street in Huntsville.
These exhibits will be on display now through January. For
more information call HAL at (256) 534-3860
The Carnegie Visual Arts in Decatur will have the exhibit
The Tennessee River School, Paintings by Jerry Brown
Mary Reed and Matt Welch. The exhibit runs through January 30th. Museum hours are Tuesday – Friday 11 am until
6pm and Saturdays 11am until 4pm.There is no admission,
however, donations are welcome. For more information,
including special holiday hours and closings, visit www.
carengiearts.org or call (256) 341-0562.
The Huntsville Art League will have the artist Don Broome
exhibits on display at the Huntsville Times, located at 2317
South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville. These exhibits will be
on display now through January. For more information call
HAL at (256) 534-3860.
The Fiction Writers Group will meet at 7pm at The Coffee
Tree Books and Brew in Huntsville. For more information
go to http://www.coffeetreebnb.com or call 256- 880-6464.
(See ad pg.5)
The 5th Annual Athens State University Alumni Art Show
will be at the Sandridge Student Center Art Gallery at
Athens State University from January 11th- February 12th.
An opening reception will be held January 16 (Saturday), 12
to 4 pm and an opportunity to meet the artists will be held
February 11 (Thursday), 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both the reception
and the meet the artist event will be open to the public. For
more information email to [email protected] or call
256-964-5708.
January 28-30
Ars Nova presents “La Traviata” at the VBCC Playhouse.
It will be Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm and Saturday at
2:30pm and 7:30pm. For more information go to www.arsnovahsv.com or call 256-883-1105.
Friday, January 29
Jason Beyer, Baritone will be at Trinity United Methodist
Church, 607 Airport Road at 7:30pm. For more information
call 256-824-6540.
January 29-31
Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center will have the play
Route 66. The performance times are Friday and Saturday at
7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $35.
For more information go to www.merrimackhall.com or call
256-534-6455.
Saturday, January 30
100 Years of Broadway Princess Theatre Professional Series will be at 7:30 pm at the Princess Theatre in Decatur.
Reserved seating is $31-$43. For more information go to
www.princesstheatre.org or call 256-340-1778.
In honor of Broadway Theatre League’s 50th Anniversary
Broadway Bash will have an evening with Patti Lupone and
Mandy Patinkin. There will be an Anniversary Party after
the show. It will be at the VBCC Concert Hall at 7pm. For
more information call 256-518-6155. (See ad pg.6)
There will be an English Author Tee at the Huntsville Public
Library from 2-4pm. The speaker will be Dr. Jennifer Garlen. For more information call 256 532-5950 or go to www.
hpl.lib.al.us.
“Iron Rails to the Pacific: How Kansas Finally Connected
to the Coast” will be presented by Mr. David Lady at the
Kansas Day Celebration dinner meeting of the Kansas
Club... Mr. Lucy is a graduate of Wittenberg University and
is employed by the Army Space and Missile Defense Command on Redstone Arsenal. Everyone is welcome for this celebration of Kansas Day on at the Tai Pan Chinese Restaurant,
2012 Memorial Parkway. It will begin at 6pm. For more information call 256- 883-0080 or 256-722-4798.
The Hot Rock Hollow Productions 5th Saturday Dinner
Concert Series will be at the Flying Monkey Arts Center.
Admission is $25. It will be from 5pm-7pm. Tickets available
online or at the Fret Shop and Kenny Mango’s Coffee Shop.
Dedicated to exposing area music lovers to a genre of music
little known outside the contra dance community, Hot Rock
Hollow Productions brings as it’s first band “Steamshovel”,
an eclectic meld of traditional Appalachian, Celtic, classical
and swing tunes. For more information go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
There will be a Contra Dance with live music by Steamshovel with calling by Gary Nelson. It will be in the gym
of Faith Presbyterian Church at the corner of Airport and
Whitesburg Drive. All ages are welcome: singles, couples
and families. There will be a workshop at 7pm and the dance
from 7:30pm until 10:30pm. Admission is $10/$5 students
and free for ages 12 and under. Go to http://secontra.com/
NACDS.html or call (256) 837-0656
Monday, February 1
Burritt on the Mountain will have Why “Paint the Town”
when you can “Paint the City?” Come relax and enjoy an
evening of fun, conversation and painting as you create
your own work of art with good friends and a wonderful
view. Classes are taught by artists Mary Gover and Tammy
Cooney in the Trillium Room from 6:30 until 9pm. The $35
class fee includes all painting supplies and smocks. Visit
paintthecityhsv.com to view upcoming classes or go to www.
burrittonthemountain.com.
Sam Fara will be exhibiting his photographs at the Huntsville Times Gallery at 2317 Memorial Parkway. The Times
Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm.
For more information, call the Huntsville Art League at 5343680 or the Times at 532-4494.
Tuesday, February 2
Alabama A&M University presents Books and Coffee with
presenter Dwaynia Wilkerson. The book will be Like Trees,
Walking by Ravi Howard. It will start at 1pm in J.F. Drake
Memorial Library in the Multi-Purpose Room. For more
information contact Edward Journey at 256-372.4086 or [email protected].
The Huntsville Public Library will have the Foreign Film
Series, Slum Dog Millionaire at 6pm. There is no admission charge. For more information call 256 532-5950 or go
to www. hpl.lib.al.us.
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center will have Career
Quest from 5:30-7:30pm. For more information call 256-8370606, ext. 252 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center’s Sprouting Scientists program is specifically designed for toddlers ages
2-3, and preschoolers ages 4-5. This weekly program will
feature an experienced preschool educator who will present
an exciting hands-on activity, story and music that is focused
around a selected scientific theme. For more information call
256-837-0606 or go to www.sci-quest.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. The cost is $5
for regular and $3 for students. For more information email
to Muriel email to [email protected].
Wednesday, February 3
Club Rush will have Salsa Night with Salseroblanko on the
first and third Wednesday’s of each month. Club Rush is located at 109 North Side Square. For more information email
to [email protected].
February 3-7
Feld Entertianment presents Ringling Bros. Barnum &
Bailey Circus - Barnum’s Funundrum! It will be at the VBC
Arena on Feb. 3rd, 4th & 5th at 7:30pm; Feb. 6th at 11:30am,
3:30pm and 7:30pm; Feb. 7th at 12:30pm and 4:30pm. Tickets are on sale now from $16 and up. Tickets are available at
the VBC Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800745-3000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Thursday, February 4
HAL5 (local chapter of the National Space Society) presents
Ms. Audra Herriges, graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
,giving a free public lecture, Next L.E.A.P. to the Future! It will
be at 7pm at the Huntsville/Madison County Main Public Library. For more information go to HAL5.org or hal5.help@
gmail.com.
The International Society of Huntsville will have “Culture
at the Jackson Center” Join International Society of Huntsville for a social evening of camaraderie uniting our community’s diverse international cultures! The event will take place
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ATLANTA
January 31, WWE Royal Rumble, Philips Arena
February 1, Slayer with Megadeath, The Arena at Gwinnett Center
February 4, The Black Eyed Peas, Phillips Arena
February 6, BB King and Buddy Guy, Fox Theatre
February 23, Tegan and Sara, Variety Playhouse
February 25, George Straight Country Music Festival, Phillips Arena
February 25-26, Alice in Chains, The Tabernacle
February 27, Muse, The Arena at Gwinnett Center
February 27, Jay Z: The BP3 Tour, Philips Arena
March 5, Fresh Fest, Salt N’ Pepa, Biz Markie, Whodini, Doug E. Fresh, Atlanta Civic Center
March 9, Eric Clapton, Gwinnett Center
March 14, Michael Buble’, Gwinnett Center
March 17, John Mayer with Special Guest Michael Franti & Spearhead, Phillips Arena
March 19, Moody Blues, Fox Theatre
BIRMINGHAM
January 29, Never Say Die Tour, Five Points Music Hall
February 5, Brad Paisley with special guest Miranda Lambert, BJCC Arena
February 9, John Mayer with Special Guest Michael Franti & Spearhead, BJCC Arena
February 12, Casting Crowns, BJCC Arena
February 12, Michael Feinstein In: the Sinatra Project, BJCC Concert Hall
February 13, The Black-Eyed Peas, BJCC Arena
February 13, My Child My Bride, Five Points Music Hall
February 14, Charlie Wilson, BJCC Concert Hall
February 28, Eric Clapton, BJCC Arena
March 6-7, Freestyle Motorcross, Nuclear Comboyz, BJCC Arena
HUNTSVILLE
February 3-7, Ringling Brother, Barnum & Bailey, VBCC Arena
February 5, Songwriters Showcase, VBCC Playhouse
February 18, Jason Aldean, VBCC Arena
March 6, Rascal Flats, VBCC Arena
March 5, Songwriters Showcase, VBCC Playhouse
March 10, Harlem Globetrotters, VBCC Arena
March 14, Moody Blues, VBCC Concert Hall
March 20, Huntsville Blues Festival, VBCC Arena
MEMPHIS
March 5, Eric Clapton, FedEx Forum
March 7, Gordon Lightfoot, Orpheum Theatre Memphis
March 19, John Mayer with Special Guest Michael Franti & Spearhead, FedEx Forum
NASHVILLE
January 31, American Carnage Tour: Slayer and Megadeth with Testament, Nashville Municipal Auditorium
February 9, BB King and Buddy Guy, Ryman Auditorium
February 10, John Mayer with Special Guest Michael Franti & Spearhead, Sommet Center
February 12, Black Eyed Peas, Sommet Center
February 19, Keb’ Mo’, Ryman Auditorium
February 25, Trey Anastasio, Ryman Auditorium
February 27, Eric Clapton, Sommet Center
March 1, Buzzfest Fan Appreciation Show with Alice in Chains, Nashville Municipal Auditorium
March 6, Gordon Lightfoot, Ryman Auditorium
March 11, Lady Antebellum, Ryman Auditorium
March 15, Muse, Sommet Center
March 16, Foreigner, Ryman Auditorium
March 19, Nashville Blue Festival, Nashville Municipal Auditorium
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from 6-8 pm, at the Jackson Center on the CRP Biotech
Campus (600 Genome Way, across from the HudsonAlpha
Institute). Admission is $15 per person (cash or check). RSVP
at [email protected] or for more information go to www.internationalsocietyofhuntsville.org.
February 4-6
The Vagina Monologues will be at the Flying Monkey
Theatre, 2nd Floor at 7pm. Admission is $10 admission
(proceeds will go to the Madison County Community Free
Clinic and Crisis Services of North Alabama). For more information go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
Friday, February 5
The Flying Monkey First Friday Open House will be from
5pm until 8pm. The admission is free. Local artists and others
are invited to set up a booth at the Flying Monkey Arts Center and sell their wares to the public. There will be art, jewelry, vintage clothing, records, and more interesting things
for sale inside our facility. For more information go to www.
flyingmonkeyarts.org.
Monkeyspeak will be at the Flying Monkey Arts Center at
8:30pm. Admission is $5. Monkeyspeak is Huntsville’s most
exciting spoken word open-mic night, held the first Friday of
every month. Readers of poetry, short stories and more are
invited to participate. Mature audiences only. For more information go to www.flyinmonkeyarts.org.
Cornerstone Baptist Church will have a concert, “Around
the Piano” at 6:30pm. It will be at Cornerstone Baptist Church,
1091 Ryland Pike in Huntsville. For additional information
email [email protected] or call 256-457-3169.
Jim Parker’s Songwriter Series will have performers Megan
Linville, Thom Shepherd, Danny Wells, & host Jim Parker
with opener Brian Ashley Jones. It will be at 6:30 pm in the
VBC Playhouse. All seats are reserved. Tables of four may be
purchased for $200. All other seats are $20. Tickets are available at the VBC Box Office.
The 4th Annual Wild Game Cook will be at the ROCC at
5pm. The Cook-out is brought to you by Cycle Nation and
presented by Woody Anderson Ford. There will be venison,
duck as well as, exotic meats. Special Guest will be Reptile
Expert, William Cruger. Tickets are $25. For more information
or tickets call the ROCC at 830-2582 or Outdoor Recreation at
256- 876-4868. (See ad pg.13)
February 5-7
Burritt on the Mountain and Renaissance Theatre’s Alpha
Stage are bringing the haunting sounds of “Always ... Patsy
Cline” to the Burritt Stage. You don’t have to love country
music to love this show. It will be Friday and Saturday at
7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm. Tickets are $20 and are on
sale now at Josie’s on the Mountain. For more information go
to www.burrittonthemountain.com. (See ad pg.7)
Squeaking Tribe Studio presents an adult puppetry workshop from 1 to 3 pm. There is a $10 admission or bring a
vegetarian potluck dish to share. Held in Squeaking Tribe
Studio, Flying Monkey 2nd Floor, Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole
Drive. For more information go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.
org. or call Anna Sue at 479-7863.
The Film Co-op monthly workshop meets in Don’s Studio
at the Flying Monkey Arts Center. It will be from2pm-4pm
with free admission. If you have a work in progress that you
would like to discuss, bring a sample to show. Open to all,
public invited. For more information call Don at 256-4575371 or go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org.
Tuesday, February 9
for regular and $3 for students. For more information email
to Muriel email to [email protected].
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center’s Sprouting Scientists program is specifically designed for toddlers ages
2-3, and preschoolers ages 4-5. This weekly program will
feature an experienced preschool educator who will present
an exciting hands-on activity, story and music that is focused
around a selected scientific theme. For more information call
256-837-0606 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
February 10-12
American Shakespeare’s Blackfriars Stage Company will
be at UAH University Center. The pre-show lecture will be
at 6:30pm and the show at 7:30pm. There is an admission
charge for this event. For more information call 256- 4897089 or go to www.hla-hsv.org/
Meet the Artists Reception for the 5th Annual Alumni Art
Show will be held from 5 pm to 8 pm, at the Sandridge Student Center Art Gallery at Athens State University. The
reception event will be open to the public. For more information email to [email protected] or call 256-964-5708.
The Posey Peep Show & special sideshow guests The Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow featuring Betty Bloomerz
& Insectavora. It will be at the Flying Monkey Arts Center
at 8pm. Admission is $7. For more information go to www.
February 11-14
Burritt on the Mountain and Renaissance Theatre’s Alpha
Stage are bringing the haunting sounds of “Always ... Patsy
Cline” to the Burritt Stage. You don’t have to love country
music to love this show. It will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:30pm. Tickets are $20 and are
on sale now at Josie’s on the Mountain. For more information
go to www.burrittonthemountain.com. (See ad pg.7)
Saturday, February 6
Cheerleading Tryouts for the Tennessee Valley Tigers
hosted by D1 Sports Facility at 12pm. Participants will be
judged on technique, positive attitude, and coordination.
Previous cheerleading experience is not necessary but is
recommended. The TVT Divas will not only cheer at all TVT
home games, but also be goodwill ambassadors for the team
at charity events and team appearances. A one-time tryout
fee of $25 will be assessed. Please visit www.tigersIWFL.com
for more information.
The topic for the Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table:
“Misery Unparalleled: The Confederate Retreat From
Nashville, Tennessee, December, 1864” will be presented
by David Fraley, Historian and Interim Executive Director for
the Carter House. The Carter House was a Federal Command
Post during the Battle of Franklin and is a Registered Historic
Landmark.. Mr. Fraley has appeared on the History Channel
and has been recognized for his preservation efforts. The presentation will be at the Elks Lodge, 725 Franklin SE, North entrance, 6:30 pm., free to the public, visitors welcome, chicken
dinner buffet available at 5:30 pm for $7.95. Call 890-0890 for
more information.
Bring your dogs to the Bow Wow Bone-anza at the Huntsville Botanical Garden from 10 am to 2 pm. Featuring a
How to Talk Dog demonstration, a Therapy Partners demonstration, “Pup-tials” between Sharky & Buddy by Auntie
Jen’s Pet Services, a Canine Couture Fashion Show, Training
Tips with Canine Consultants, and agility course access and
pet micro-chipping all day. There will be lots of exciting dogrelated vendor booths and free treats & prizes. There are discounts for seniors, military, kids & dogs. For ticket and event
information go to www.hsvbg.org, or 256- 830-4447.
February 12-13
The Rocket City Chorus members from the Huntsville
Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society will deliver
Singing Valentines on between 9am and 6pm. Prices range
from $35 to $60 depending on delivery time. The delivery
includes 2 love songs by a barbershop quartet, a rose, and
a card. Call 256-881-0213 for more information or to place
an order.
There will be a Valentine Dinner Train at the Tennessee
Valley Railroad. For more information call 423-894-8028 or
go to www.tvrail.com.
There will be a Contra Dance with live music by Kaleidoscope with calling by Vicki Herndon. It will be in the gym
of Faith Presbyterian Church at the corner of Airport and
Whitesburg Drive. All ages are welcome: singles, couples
and families. There will be a workshop at 7pm and the dance
from 7:30pm until 10:30pm. Admission is $10/$5 students
and free for ages 12 and under. Go to http://secontra.com/
NACDS.html or call (256) 837-0656.
A Razzy Bailey Barn Dance and Variety Show will be at the
Alabama Opry, located at 24861 Airport Road in Athens, tonight at 7pm. Tickets for reserved seating are$15 or $10 at
the door. For more information call George Hill at 256-2161151 or email to [email protected].
A Symphony Classical Series, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn
and an Alabama Premiere will be at the VBC Concert Hall at
7:30pm. Tickets are from $28 and up. For more information
call 256-539-4818 or go to www.hso.org/
A book signing will be at Coffee House Books and Brew
from 10am until 1pm. Come and meet author Lisa Hall, Taking Charge of Your Own Health. For more information call
256-880-6464. (See ad pg.5)
Sunday, February 7
JD Lawrence presents “The Clean Up Woman” in the VBC
Concert Hall at 4pm. All seats are reserved for $39 & $33.75.
Groups of 10 or more receive $2 off. Tickets are available at
the VBC Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800745-3000 and all Ticketmaster outlets.
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The Broadway Theatre League presents A Chorus Line at
the VBCC Concert Hall. The times are Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm and Sunday 2pm and 7:30pm. For more
information go to www.broadwaytheatreleague.org
There will be a Valentine Dinner Train at the Tennessee Valley Railroad. For more information call 423-894-8028 or go
to www.tvrail.com
The Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville presents,
Leading Ladies. It will be Friday and Saturday at 7pm and
Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Group rates are also available. For more information
on “Leading Ladies” or any other Whole Backstage Theatre
event, contact the theatre office at 256-582-SHOW (7469) or
visit online at www.wholebackstage.com.
Renaissance Theatre’s production of The Fantasticks, directed by Gary Knight (with assistance from Bill Hubscher) will
run on the AlphaStage, downstairs at 1212 Meridian Street. It
will be Friday and Saturday at 8pm (with a Dinner Theatre at
6:30 Sat. only), and Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm. Tickets
are $20 for general admission seating to all shows. Group
Rates are available for ten persons or more. For more information go to www.renaissancetheatre.net. (See ad pg.7)
The Art Krew will have the 2nd Annual Marti Gras Ball.
It will be at the Great Hall of the Huntsville Museum of Art
from 8pm until 11pm. Cocktail attire with black tie optional
and masks are encouraged. Tickets are $20 per person for
Art Krewe members and $30 a person for non members. For
more information call Amy Mayfield at 256-698-0180.
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her. But in 3,000 years, maybe none of
us will be remembered-- especially if no
one can seem to find some historical record of Jesus. In a few thousand years,
I wonder if people like Abraham Lincoln
and Winston Churchhill will be studied
or known. In schools today, American
History doesn’t even cover World War I
anymore. There just isn’t time.
At the outer edge of Florence, a tiny provincial town
in the 1950‘s, Danylu, my sister, and I roamed freely
over hills, pastures, and creeks. We were true innocents. We didn’t even have a television until I was in
the second grade; and even then, the television had
only one channel. News of the “big world” rarely filtered in to us. In our own world, we were not privy
to certain secrets that only adults knew, and we were
too innocent to know there were any secrets in the
first place.
This may be one reason we didn’t understand about
Orland. Orland was a scraggly, pale, blond-haired
boy who lived across Roberts Lane (purely coincidental), barely a dirt road which separated our house
from his and from Mr. Nance’s pasture, full of black
angus cattle.
Orland was the youngest of what seemed like endless
children, most of them girls; but my mother wouldn’t
allow us play at Orland’s house because “something
isn’t quite right over there,” she’d say. She never did
say what, but the sight of Orland’s tall, wiry father,
similar in ways to the father of Boo Radley, made us
run and hide.
And Orland, maybe nine or ten, was always in pursuit.
His favorite place to catch us was in our treehouse
(which was usually our pirate ship); about sixty feet
off the ground. Orland would often heave a fivepound stone at us. Of course, it didn’t get very high;
but we retaliated with green peas from our sling-shots.
He would run away, hide in underbrush, and from different places, yell out like a male rooster, “Cock-adoodle-doo!” We’d yell, “Stop it, Orland! We know
it’s you!” Then he might start singing out, “Whippoorwill! Whippoorwill!”
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There will be a Valentine’s Dinner Theatre option for Saturday night production of The Fantasticks, presented by
Ashley’s Creative Catering. The meal begins at 6:30 p.m.
and tickets for the dinner-show combination are $36. Call
256-536-3117 for ticket reservations. For further information,
visit Renaissance online at www.renaissancetheatre.net. (See
ad pg.7)
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center will have, Have a
Heart Day, from 10 am until 2pm. Children will enjoy a day
of heart-related activities, including making their own stethoscopes, Valentine’s Day crafts, and learning more fun facts
about this amazing muscle and organ. For more information
call 256-837-0606 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
A Valentine Special with the Blue Sky String Quintet will
be at the GrecoFIore House of Design in Hartselle at 7pm. It
will be romantic, classical and popular music. Appetizers will
be provided by our Italian chef, and bring your dancing shoes.
For tickets and more information call 256-773-0609 or email to
[email protected].
Rosy Profane’s Valentine’s Show will be in the Squeaking
Tribe Studio at the Flying Monkey, Lowe Mill at 2211 Seminole Drive. Rosy will be showcasing her newest songs at 7pm
and 10pm. Admission is free. For more information go to www.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Tiger at the Huntsville Public Library from 7-9pm. It will feature Chinese music,
art, dance, martial arts demonstrations, fashion shows, food,
and children’s activities. There is an admission charged for this
event. For more information call 256-532-5975 or go to www.
hpl.lib.al.us.
Saturday, February 13-14
Footlights Community Theater is hosting auditions for “The
Sound of Music’ from 10am-2pm and Sunday 1-5pm at Athens
State University’s McCandless Hall. For more info go to www.
footlightstheater.com
There will be an Antique and Collectable Show at the Jaycee’s Building at 2180 Airport Road in Huntsville. It will be Saturday from 9am until 5pm and Sunday 11am until 4pm. There
is no admission charge for this event. For more information
call 256-880-0680, ext. 100.
Sunday, February 14
Trinity United Methodist Church in Huntsville presents,
Josh Bell in concert at 5pm. For more information go to www.
hcmg.uah.edu.
Squeaking Tribe Studio presents an adult puppetry workshop from 1 to 3 pm. There is a $10 admission or bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share. Held in Squeaking Tribe Studio,
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Flying Monkey 2nd Floor, Lowe Mill at 2211 Seminole Drive.
For more information go to www.flyingmonkeyarts.org. or call
Anna Sue at 479-7863.
Monday, February 15
Community Ballet Association presents Folklorico de Mexico in the VBC Concert Hall at 7:30pm. All seats are reserved
for $36, $31, & $26. Seniors 65 and over receive a $2 discount.
Tickets will be available at the VBC Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000 and all Ticketmaster
outlets. (See ad pg.6)
Tuesday, February 16
for regular and $3 for students. For more information email to
Muriel email to [email protected].
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center’s Sprouting Scientists program is specifically designed for toddlers ages 2-3,
and preschoolers ages 4-5. This weekly program will feature an
experienced preschool educator who will present an exciting
hands-on activity, story and music that is focused around a
selected scientific theme. For more information call 256-8370606 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
Wednesday, February 17
Merrimack Hall will have Ruthie Foster in concert at 7:30pm.
Tickets are $25. For more information go to www.merrimackhall.com.
Club Rush will have Salsa Night with Salseroblanko on the
first and third Wednesday’s of each month. Club Rush is located at 109 North Side Square. For more information email to
[email protected]
The Healing of Magic Continuing Education Workshop will
be at Merrimack Hall at 5:30pm. The cost is $65. For more information on the Healing of Magic program, visit the official
website. To enroll call Merrimack Hall at 256- 534-6455 or go to
www. merrimackhall.com.
February 18-21
Renaissance Theatre’s production of The Fantasticks, directed by Gary Knight (with assistance from Bill Hubscher) will
run on the AlphaStage, downstairs at 1212 Meridian Street. It
will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Saturday and
Sunday at 2:30pm. Tickets are $20 for general admission seating to all shows. Group Rates are available for ten persons or
more. For more information go to www.renaissancetheatre.
net. (See ad pg.7)
Friday, February 19
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center will host Parents’
Night Out from 6 – 9 p.m. Parents can drop off their children
where they will enjoy dinner, age-appropriate science activi-
The worst thing we ever did when Orland had tracked
us to Mr. Nance’s barn was to leave a loop of rope
under some hay. Danylu’s plan was to call him over
from the loft, then pull the rope and snag him by a leg.
I have no idea what she was thinking. Her plan, thank
goodness, didn’t work. We might have broken his leg
or cracked his head open.
It was only years later, long after my sister was gone
and we had moved from Cloverdale Road, that I
learned that Orland had been mentally “slow.” (That
was the correct term back then.) We were so uninformed, we had been unkind.
I don’t think I ever heard a word from Orland’s
mouth, only the sounds of birds, mostly the hoot owl
and rooster. But we were afraid of him as he pelted us
with small rocks and called out “caw caw!” when he
searched for us as we hid under Mr. Nance’s bales of
hay. I think, now, he was, most likely, harmless. At
any rate, Danylu and I--rough and ready tomboys-could have taken him down had we needed to.
Orland is surely dead by now. He was, unknown to us,
in bad health, even then. No one remembers him, except maybe a living member of his family. And they
didn’t seem to want to remember him, even then.
I have tried to keep the memory of my sister alive
through my poems and the stories I’ve told about
ties, and time with Sci-Quest’s hands-on exhibits. This program
is for children ages 4-12. The cost is $20 for the first child and
$15 for each additional child in the same family. Members
receive a 10 percent discount. For more information call 256837-0606, ext. 252 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
February 19-20
Merrimack Hall presents Spencer’s Theatre of Illusion,
2009 International Magicians of the Year. It will be at
7:30pm Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $22 for adults and $17
for children. For more information go to www.merrimackhall.
com.
February 19-21
Fantasy Playhouse presents The Magic of Beauty and the
Beast. It will be in the VBC Playhouse, Friday at 7pm, Saturday
and Sunday at 1:30pm and 5pm. For tickets or more information call 256-539-6829 or go to www.letthemagicbegin.org.
The Whole Backstage Theatre in Guntersville presents, Leading Ladies. It will be Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday
at 2pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors. Group
rates are also available. For more information on “Leading Ladies” or any other Whole Backstage Theatre event, contact the
theatre office at 256-582-SHOW (7469) or visit online at www.
wholebackstage.com.
The Sci-Quest, Hands-on Science Center will have, Rocket
Day, from 10 am until 2pm. Join us as we celebrate National
Engineering Week rockets. There will be assistance from engineers from The Boeing Company, learn how rockets work
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To gain perspective, our lives are the “brief candles”
Macbeth called them. In the line of eternity, they’re
scarcely a spark, and every moment that passes, they
become smaller and smaller.
My point? To bring the reader low? No, my point
is that now is the time to get to know and accept the
Orlands of today. To learn their language, their bird
calls. To learn not to shoot at an “enemy” we really
don’t know. To accept all peoples of the Earth, great
and small.
We can study the great minds to make the world a
better place, now: Albert Einstein, who said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Mother
Teresa who said, “If we have no peace, it is because
we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” And
the mystic poet Rumi who said, “Out beyond all ideas
of right doing and wrong doing, there is a field. I’ll
meet you there.”
To live peacefully and fully in the present. This is
our legacy. To work and play in community with our
neighbors, local and global, is maybe the ultimate
here-and-now legacy.
Our so-called great works--our super-structures, our
fortunes, our too-many possessions--will crumble;
our bodies will crumble; and the tombstones that
bear our names will crumble. The historical societies formed to keep our names alive will crumble. As
Percy Shelley reminds us in the following poem about
two trunkless legs of stone found in a desert:
“And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!’
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away”.
Am I saying that what we do is not important and that
we should sit around playing pick-up sticks and staring at the sky? Well, not all the time! We make the
best of the joy and talents we have and “give with love
to whomever God has put in our path.” But, in the
long run, at the end of our lives, it will not be the monuments we have built, the nations we have conquered,
or all the great technology we have invented that will
give us meaning. Meaning comes from within, just as
self-worth does.
All the poems I have written will be much less than
dust in 3,000 years. My name will be as unknown as
Orland’s. All our names will. By then, even poor old
Ozymandias’s name will most likely have vanished,
as well as his works. And even the name of the nowcelebrated poet who wrote of him.
The only legacy I have for sure--or really that anyone
has along the line of eternity--is now.
I pray that my legacy is peace, laughter, enough
tenderness to heal myself and those who wish to be
healed, and, perhaps--somehow--the forgiveness of
Orland--whose legacy is my love of the songs of birds
I cannot always see.
by building and launching your own water rocket! You can
even make your own rocket at home and bring it to the launch.
Instructions for making the rocket will be available. For more
information call 256-837-0606 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
Super Science Saturdays will be at Sci-Quest, Hands-on
Science Center starting at 10 am. Children in grades kindergarten through 9th grade can choose from making their own
robots to learning about speed. For more information call 256837-0606, ext. 252 or go to www.sci-quest.org.
There will be a Contra Dance with live music by Ed Baggot
& Elsie Peterson with calling by Jane Ewing. It will be in the
gym of Faith Presbyterian Church at the corner of Airport and
Whitesburg Drive. All ages are welcome: singles, couples and
families. There will be a workshop at 7pm and the dance from
7:30pm until 10:30pm. Admission is $10/$5 students and free
for ages 12 and under. Go to http://secontra.com/NACDS.html
or call (256) 837-0656.
The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra presents, Romeo and
Juliet with Carlos Miguel Prieto as conductor. It will begin at
7:30pm at the VBCC Concert Hall. Ticket prices start at $28. For
more information call 256-539-4818 or go to www.hso.org.
The Great Book Bash will be at the Huntsville Public Library
from 10am until 2pm. There is an admission charge for this
event. For more information call 256-532-5940 or go to www.
hpl.lib.al.us.
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Relit: Smokin Hot Reads
Worth a ReKindle
gods in Alabama by Joshilyn
Jackson
Home of the Big Ol’ Cold Drink
By Rick Thomason
Note: The following adventure occurred in 2005.
I have not had the time or the energy to have any
adventure having had all my spare time taken up
by moving. And while I adore the new place, I
say NEVER MOVE IN DECEMBER. It’s cold,
and any supplies you need will have to be bought
in the Christmas shopping mobs, leaving you to
wait in line for 30 minutes to buy a mop while
someone with a buggy full of pennies and coupons buys their entire family 500 sausage and
cheese samplers. In the express lane.
This issues pick, gods in Alabama (small “g” is in
title) has been called a cross between Steel Magnolias and Sweet Home Alabama with a “whodunit”
twist. That’s pretty apt. It’s not precisely literature
but it is a fun read. How can you not be interested in
something that says, “There are gods in Alabama:
Jack Daniels, high school quarterbacks, trucks, big
tits, and also Jesus. I left one back there myself.”
A
tlanta, Georgia. Where it takes 30 minutes to go 5 miles. And where people
drive just as bad as Huntsville drivers,
only faster.
She forgot college football, which probably explains why the main character, Arlen Fleet headed
“up north” for college. She promised God that
she’d stop fornicating and lying, and never, ever go
back to Alabama. All she wants from Him is one
miracle: make sure the body is never found.
Ten years later, God broke their deal. Her hometown landed on her doorstep in a most annoying
way, and Burt, her African American boyfriend,
insists on meeting her lily-white family. All the
demons she fled
are still here,
and she must
confront them.
They will either
destroy her life
or open her eyes
to a love powerful enough to
renew it.
Chick lit? Perhaps, but it is a
good story and
that’s the main
reason most of
us read.
It’s also the home of Coca-Cola. (The judges
will also accept “Coke,” “soda,” “pop,” or “Cocola.”)
This article will be a little outdated because I
went there in 2005 (when it was at Underground
Atlanta), and in 2007 they moved. But I assume
that they still serve the soda pop, and the history
of the drink is the same so here we go. I will
try not to use outdated 2005 slang or pop culture
references that might confuse you.
The World of Coca-Cola is located in downtown
Atlanta at 121 Baker Street, near the aquarium.
Admission is $15 (less for the kiddos). Tickets
can be bought there or online at worldofcocacola.com.
Please note that you will not need a passport
to enter the World of Coca-Cola; however you
should study the laws and customs prior to entering, and know of their strict policy of U.S. extradition. You may call an ambassador at the World
of Coca-Cola for further information.
The tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. There
are lots of new Coke artifacts that have never
been seen before. Apparently 1150 more than I
saw, so all I can do is speculate that they are soda
pop related. The new building is called Pemberton Place, named after the pharmacist that accidentally spilled peanut butter in his chocolate…
or that might be a different legend.
In the tour, you’ll see old bottles, watch a 4-D
movie about Coke (which is weird. I thought the
fourth dimension was time), peruse old advertisements, view the bottling process, and the best
part of the tour: tasting the product.
With the exception of my cousin who has never
had a soda pop near her lips, I assume that everyone knows what Coke tastes like. However, did
you ever wonder what Coke tastes like outside
the U.S.? Apparently Coke is not always Coke.
They have free samples of Coke from all over
the world (hence World of Coca-Cola). As well
as some other drinks by the Coca-Cola company.
(For the record, Tab is still just as bad as it was
in 1979.)
There’s a big ol’ polar bear you can take your
picture with. And there’s a big gift shop that sells
Pepsi products. (Just kidding).
Of course, my adventure actually occurred AFTER the tour, when we missed our turnoff, ended
up in Manchester, Tennessee and had to follow a
bunch of back roads that made Lombard Street
look like a straight shot. Add that to little or no
lights. This is why I now have GPS in my little
car. Tina is synonymous with “I have no idea
where we are.” And if I didn’t get GPS soon, I
was convinced that the next road trip I took, I’d
make a few wrong turns and somehow wind up
in France.
So go visit the new and improved World of CocaCola and tell me how it’s changed since 2005.
Do the tourists still like “Hollaback Girl?”
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FREE WILL
ASTROLOGY
January 28 - February 17
© Copyright 2010 Rob Brezsny
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Shakespeare got
modest respect while he was alive, but his reputation as a brilliant bard didn’t gel right away. It
wasn’t until almost 50 years after he died that
anyone thought his life and work were notable
enough to write about. By then, all his colleagues
and compatriots were gone, unable to testify. He
himself left little information to build a biography around. That’s why next to nothing is known
about the person who made such a dramatic impact on the English language and literature. I suggest you take this as a metaphorical prod that will
inspire you not to be blasé about the greatness
that is in your vicinity. Don’t take superlative intelligence, talent, or love for granted. Recognize
it, bless it, be influenced by it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are the lord of
all you survey! I swear to God! I’m almost tempted to say that you now have the power to command whirlwinds and alter the course of mighty
rivers! At the very least you will be able to mobilize the ambition of everyone you encounter and
brighten the future of every group you’re part of!
Act with confident precision, Taurus! Speak with
crisp authority! Your realm waits expectantly for
the transformative decisions that will issue from
the fresh depths of your emotional intelligence!
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s time for you to
fly away -- to flee the safe pleasures that comfort
you as well as the outmoded fixations that haunt
you; to escape at least one of the galling compromises that twists your spirit as well as a familiar
groove that numbs your intelligence. In my astrological opinion, Gemini, you need to get excited
by stimuli that come from outside your known
universe. You need fertile surprises that motivate
you to resort to unpredictable solutions.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I never meet
anyone who admits to having had a happy childhood,” said writer Jessamyn West. “Everyone appears to think happiness betokens a lack of sensitivity.” I agree, and go further. Many creative
people I know actually brag about how messed
up their early life was, as if that was a crucial
ingredient in turning them into the geniuses they
are today. Well, excuse me for breaking the taboo, but I, Rob Brezsny, had a happy childhood,
and it did not prevent me from becoming a sensitive artist. In fact, it helped. Now I ask you, my
fellow Cancerian, whether you’re brave enough
to go against the grain and confess that your early
years had some wonderful moments? You’re in
a phase of your cycle when recalling the beauty
and joy of the past could be profoundly invigorating.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Usually I overflow with
advice about how to access your soul’s code. I
love to help you express the unique blueprint that
sets you apart from everyone else. Every now
and then, though, it’s a healing balm to take a
sabbatical from exploring the intricacies of your
core truths. This is one of those times. For the
next 15 days, I invite you to enjoy the privilege of
being absolutely nobody. Revel in the pure emptiness of having no clue about your deep identity.
If anyone asks you, “Who are you?”, relish the
bubbly freedom that comes from cheerfully saying, “I have no freaking idea!”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): French novelist Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) is generally regarded
as one of the greats. His book Madame Bovary
appears on many lists of the greatest novels of
all time. And yet writing didn’t come especially
easy for him. He worked as hard as a ditch-digger. It wasn’t uncommon for him to spend several
agonizing days in squeezing out a single page.
On some occasions he literally beat his head
against a wall, as if trying to dislodge the right
words from their hiding place in his brain. He’s
your role model in the coming weeks, Virgo. You
can create something of value, although it may
require hard labor.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): My theory is that
right now the whole world is in love with you. In
some places, this simmering adoration is bordering on infatuation. Creatures great and small are
more apt than usual to recognize what’s beautiful
and original about you. As a result, wonders and
marvels are likely to coalesce in your vicinity. Is
there anything you can do to ensure that events
unfold in ways that will yield maximum benefits
for everyone concerned? Yes: Be yourself with as
much tender intensity as you can muster.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I hope that you
have been refraining from all sweating and striving and struggling. These past seven days or so
were designed by the universe to be a time for
you to recharge your psychic battery. Assuming
that you took advantage of the opportunity, you
should now be ready to shift gears. In this new
phase, your assignment is to work extra hard
and extra sweet on yourself. By that I mean you
should make your way down into your depths
and change around everything that isn’t functioning with grace and power. Tweak your attitudes.
Rearrange your emotional flow. Be an introspective master of self-refinement.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): This horoscope borrows from one of my favorite Sagittarian visionaries, Jonathan Zap. The advice he
gives below, which is in accordance with your
astrological omens, is designed to help you avoid
the fate he warns against. Here it is: “Many of the
significant problems in our lives are more about
recognizing the obvious rather than discovering
the mysterious or hidden. One of the classic ways
we deceive and hide from ourselves is by refusing to recognize the obvious, and shrouding what
is right before us in rationalization and false complexity. We often delay and deny necessary transformation by claiming that there is a mysterious
answer hidden from us, when actually we know
the answers but pretend that we don’t.” (More at
bit.ly/ZapOracle and Zaporacle.com.)
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a good
time to take inventory of all the stories you allow
to pour into your beautiful head. Do you absorb
a relentless stream of fear-inducing news reports
and violent movies and gossipy tales of decline
and degeneration? Well, then, guess what: It’s
the equivalent, for your psyche, of eating rotting
bear intestines and crud scraped off a dumpster
wall and pitchers full of trans fats from partially
hydrogenated oil. But maybe, on the other hand,
you tend to expose yourself to comedies that
loosen your fixations and poems that stretch your
understanding of the human condition and conversations about all the things that are working
pretty well. If so, you’re taking good care of your
precious insides; you’re fostering your mental
health. Now please drink in this fresh truth from
Nigerian writer Ben Okri: “Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the
waters of consciousness, they are altering your
world.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming
weeks, I predict that you will NOT experience
disgusting fascinations, smiling-faced failures,
sensationalized accounts of useless developments, or bizarre fantasies in the middle of the
night. You may, on the other hand, have encounters with uplifting disappointments, incendiary
offers of assistance, mysterious declarations
of interdependence, and uproars that provoke
your awe and humility in healing ways. In other
words, Aquarius, it’ll be an uncanny, perhaps
controversial time for you -- but always leading
in the direction of greater freedom.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Congrats on your
growing ability to do more floating and less
thrashing as you cascade down the stream of
consciousness. I think you’re finally understanding that a little bit of chaos isn’t a sign that everything’s falling apart forever omigod the entire
planet’s crashing and evil is in ascension . . . but
rather that a healthy amount of bewildering unpredictability keeps things fresh and clean. My
advice is to learn to relax even more as you glide
with serene amusement through the bubbling and
churning waters of life.
Homework: Read all your long-term horoscopes
here: http://bit.ly/BigLife. Then write your own
long-term horoscope. Share it at Truthrooster@
gmail.com.
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is to pull out and begin anew rather than
try to maneuver the syringe). Of course,
the booklet contains several warnings
against any use of heroin, but those, obviously, are messages habitually ignored by
addicts.
by Chuck Shepherd
In December, a prominent online game
player, Buzz “Erik” Lightyear, won the
auction for ownership of a virtual space
station in the Planet Calypso game, paying 3.3 million Project Entropia Dollars
(PEDs), which at various points entered
the game’s play-like economy at an outof-pocket cost of 10 actual U.S. cents per
PED. Thus, Lightyear “paid” $330,000
for nothing more than digital representations of cool-looking structures. However, Lightyear can now charge other
PED-seeking players who shop and hunt
for valuables on the popular space station
and appears confident he will eventually
earn back his investment. (On the other
hand, if everyone suddenly abandoned
the game, Lightyear will have spent thousands of hours online, buying, selling
and bartering to earn $330,000 worth of
PEDs that would then be worthless.)
Government in Action!
In January, the Berkeley (Calif.) School Board began consideration
of a near-unanimous recommendation
of Berkeley High School’s Governance
Council to eliminate science labs from its
curriculum, reasoning that the classes
mostly serve white students, leaving less
money for programs for underperforming minorities. Berkeley High’s white
students do far better academically than
the state average; black and Latino students do worse than average. Five science
teachers would be dismissed.
The Wisconsin legislature is considering a bill to designate a “state bacterium” (the Lactococcus lactis, which is
crucial to turning milk into the state’s famous cheese). If approved, the bacterium
would join two dozen other state symbols
(according to the Wisconsin Blue Book):
coat of arms, seal, motto, flag, song, flower, bird, tree, fish, state animal, wildlife
animal, domestic animal, mineral, rock,
symbol of peace, insect, soil, fossil, dog,
beverage, grain, dance, ballad, waltz, fruit
and tartan.
New York City, under Mayor
Bloomberg’s leadership, has taken aggressive positions against cigarette-smoking
and restaurant dishes made with trans
fats, but the city’s Department of Health
is apparently more tolerant regarding
heroin. A recently released, departmentfunded 16-page pamphlet instructs heroin users on “safer” ways to inject the
drug (and suggests, if the first needle stab
misses a vein, the more healthful course
Great Art!
In December, Portuguese dancer Rita Marcalo, seeking to raise public awareness of the tragedy of epilepsy
(which has afflicted her for 20 years),
performed a 24-hour “show” at a West
Yorkshire, England, theater in which she
attempted to trigger an epileptic seizure
on stage. She had stopped taking medication beforehand and continually stared
into flashing strobe lights, but was unsuccessful. However, in the second part
of her project (which has been funded by
an Arts Council grant of the equivalent
of about $20,000), she will continue the
quest, but only in front of cameras, hoping to capture a seizure for a subsequent
video production.
Scottish sculptor Kevin Harman
was fined the equivalent of about $325 in
November for vandalizing the Collective
Gallery in Edinburgh by smashing a metal
scaffolding pole through a gallery window.
Harman insisted that the incident was actually “art,” in that it was part of a video
for a project at the Edinburgh College of
Art and that Harman had immediately
paid to replace the window. However, it
was not “art” to the gallery’s management, which pressed charges. Harman,
according to London’s The Guardian, said
he was less distressed by the fine than by
the gallery’s insulting his art by calling it
vandalism.
Are the Terrorists Safe?
Although the U.S. military stateside can direct a drone aircraft halfway
around the world to deliver bombs mostly on highly specific targets in Iraq, the
Pentagon acknowledged in December that
even after six years of war, its signals to
the drone are still not encrypted. Thus,
Iraqi insurgents can pinpoint drone locations merely by using ordinary computer programs like SkyGrabber, which
is widely available from software retailers
for about $25. U.S. officials admitted that
the software could make it easier for insurgents to anticipate the timing and location of attacks.
Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to be dangerous for blundering insurgents. In January, 14 suspected Taliban
terrorists accidentally blew themselves
up in Kunduz province while riding a
bus carrying bombs to an intended target. And in Karachi, Pakistan, two days
later, eight suspected terrorists accidentally blew themselves up while handling
bombs in their “safe house.”
Cutting-Edge Research
In December, University of London math professor Simon Blackburn
published a complicated, square-root-deriving formula to determine whether a
driver has enough room to parallel-park
within a given space. By inputting such
measurements as a car’s wheel base and
the radius of its turning circle, a driver
can calculate an exact, when-to-turn
steering instruction.
A December National Public Radio report noted that fake houseflies have
begun appearing in urinals around the
world based apparently on research showing that men are more likely to aim at the
flies, thus leaving the area surrounding
the urinal cleaner. Another commentator
wondered how such “research” was conducted (other than by the obvious method of paper-wiping floors around urinals
and then comparing the wipes).
Police Blotter
Clovis, N.M., Nov. 21: “The
(grandmother), who said she relied on a
walker for mobility, said the (son-in-law)
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had come into the bathroom while she
was using it and had grabbed and twisted
her nose until she could hear the bones
and cartilage cracking. The man was arrested.”
Apple Valley, Minn., Oct. 13: “Officers responded to a report that a man
was sitting on the curb in front of his
house talking to himself. When officers
arrived they found a very intoxicated
man who wanted officers to drive him to
Washington, D.C., so that he could discuss
the country’s military involvement in the
Middle East with President Obama.”
People With Issues
Ewwwwww! Prominent eastern
Idaho prosecuting attorney Blake Hall,
56, was fired in November (and he also
resigned from a major national political
position) after his conviction for stalking
an ex-girlfriend. Evidence at trial revealed
that Hall had been tossing used condoms
onto the woman’s lawn, a total of 19 collected on 10 different days.
Truck driver Yuuki Oshima, 22,
was arrested in Chiba, Japan, in December after allegedly urinating through the
mail slot of a woman’s apartment door
on more than one occasion. Oshima told
police that he was frustrated, apparently
too shy to approach the woman and admit that he was “crazy” about her.
Least Competent Criminals
World’s Laziest Bank Robbers:
(1)In December in Cardiff (Wales) Crown
Court, James Snell was sentenced to 10
years in prison for a bank robbery from
which he made his getaway in his own
car with an easy-to-remember personalized license plate (“J4MES”). (2) Mark
McAvinew, 52, was arrested in Kansas
City, Mo., in December after allegedly robbing the Metcalf Bank and fleeing in an
A.M. Heating & Cooling company van (a
business he co-owns). (3) In November,
Christopher Walker was sentenced to
two years in jail for robbing a Lloyds TSB
Bank in Birmingham, England. He had
been caught within minutes, as he fled
the bank to his home across the street.
Big-time traffickers who smuggle illegal
immigrants into the U.S. from Mexico rely
on GPS devices to evade the Border Patrol, but starting in June, border-jumpers
who travel on their own can have protection, too. Three University of California,
San Diego faculty members have designed
inexpensive cell phones with special software to locate water, churches and medical facilities in the treacherous Southwest
desert (while avoiding law enforcement)
and will give the devices to Mexican charities. The phones, which will also feature
“welcome to the U.S.” poetry, are expected
to save the lives of many of the hundreds
who die each year on their dangerous
journeys, but illegal-immigration protesters are demanding that the academics be
arrested for assisting in crimes.
The Continuing Crisis
A man identified in China’s
Chongqing Evening News in November
as Mr. Zhang, 32, admitted he is competitive with his wife and “never wants
to lose an argument,” but inevitably his
contentiousness leaves him with “bruises
and scars all over” because Mrs. Zhang is
a kung fu master. After negotiations led
by Mrs. Zhang’s parents, she agreed by
contract to limit any beatings to no more
than once a week, with a parent-administered penalty for exceeding that.
American Jonathan Littell was
awarded the 2009 “Bad Sex in Fiction”
award by Britain’s prestigious Literary
Review, having written passages like
these in his novel “The Kindly Ones”: “I
[climaxed] suddenly, a jolt that emptied
my head like a spoon scraping the inside
of a soft-boiled egg.” Later: A woman’s
genitalia resembles “a Gorgon’s head ...
a motionless Cyclops whose single eye
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never blinks. If only I could still get hard,
I thought, I could use my [organ] like a
stake hardened in the fire, and blind this
Polyphemus who made me Nobody. But
my [organ] remained inert, I seemed
turned to stone.”
The Kirklees (West Yorkshire,
England) Environmental Health department cited farmer Ronald Norcliffe, 65,
in 2008 for inadequate lighting in his
barn, which inspectors said failed to meet
the “psychological needs” of his one cow
and her calf. In his formal appeal, heard
in October 2009, Norcliffe noted (unsuccessfully) that he has had a clean record
as a farmer for 30 years and that in fact,
he still lives fine without electricity in his
own house. After his defeat, Norcliffe’s
lawyer sighed. “I still have no idea how
much lighting is appropriate for a cow.”
In December, a court in Istanbul,
Turkey, found 39 people guilty of trying
to overthrow the government after a trial
that lasted, on and off, for 28 years. More
than 1,000 defendants had been rounded
up after challenging a 1980 military coup.
The original trial lasted 10 years, but the
case languished in an appeals court for
13 years while judges awaited 100 folders
of evidence that had somehow gone missing. The 39 were given life sentences, but
were immediately released based on time
already served. The European Union has
urged that Turkey upgrade its judicial system as a pre-condition for membership.
Intelligent Design: As with all
copulating species, female Muscovy ducks
battle male Muscovy ducks over which
controls fertilization. Patricia Brennan of
Yale, writing in a recent Proceedings of
the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,
found that the female Muscovy avoids
forced sex by having evolved a clockwisespiraled corkscrew vagina that foils male
intruders (but relaxing it for preferred
mates, so that they don’t get stuck in
vaginal “cul-de-sacs”). Brennan’s team
worked with high-speed video and mockup glass tubing of the respective organs.
News That Sounds Like a Joke
Plastic surgeon Mark Weinberger, who skipped town in Merrillville,
Ind., in 2004 to avoid mounting malpractice lawsuits and Medicare fraud charges,
was finally cornered living in a tent on
the southern slopes of Italy’s Mont Blanc
in December. As authorities approached
to arrest him, Dr. Weinberger grabbed a
knife and plunged it into his neck, but
perhaps owing to his rusty skills (or incompetence, if the malpractice claims are
accurate), missed the major artery and
was captured.
The Great Yarmouth Sea Life
Centre in Norfolk, England, lowered
the water level in its giant aquarium for
Christmas because the big turtles (which
are herbivores) were scheduled to receive
their annual holiday treat of brussels
sprouts. Officials know from experience
that if they fail to lower the water level,
the gas bubbles from the powerful turtle
emissions will lift the water high enough
to trigger the emergency tank-flooding
buzzers.
Just Can’t Stop Myself!
In November, Oprah Winfrey’s
mother, Vernita Lee, and the luxury fashion store Valentina Inc. announced a settlement of the latter’s lawsuit over Lee’s
$155,547 outstanding tab. On a previous
tab of $174,285 in 2002, Lee had agreed to
make periodic repayments, but the store
apparently allowed her to open another
account, and as the new balance swelled,
Lee sued, claiming the store should not
have re-extended credit to her.
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LISTINGS
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Dining
801 FRANKLIN
801 Franklin Street, Huntsville, 256-519-8019.
APPLEBEE’S
3150 N. Memorial Pkwy, Huntsville, 256 859-4200
11331 Hwy 72 E., Athens
BEAUREGARD’S (3 Huntsville locations)
1009 N.Memorial Pkwy , 256-512-0074 511 Jordan Lane, 256-837-2433
975 Airport Rd. SW, 256-880-2131
1421 H.Paramount Dr., Huntsville, 256-489-5380
Breakfast, Coffee & Lunch
ALABAMA BREAD COMPANY
975 Airport Rd., Huntsville, 256-882-2010.
SCHLOTZSKY’S DELI (3 locations)
4319 University Drive NW, 256-830-6400
11120 Memorial Pkwy SW, 256-650-6300
8969 Hwy. 20, Madison, 256-464-5300
SOUL BURGER CAFE
3250 Leeman Ferry Rd SW | (Inside Huntsville Athletic Center) | 256 881-0931
ANGEL’S ISLAND COFFEE
7538 S.Memorial Pkwy., Huntsville, 256-319-3424
ANOTHER BROKEN EGG CAFE
2750 Carl T. Jones Dr., Huntsville
STANLIEO’S SUB VILLA (2 Huntsville locations)
605 Jordan Lane, 256-837-7220
602 Governors Drive, 256-536-6585
COFFEE CREATIONS
616 HWY 31, S ATHENS, AL 35611
TOMMY’S PIZZA
325 The Bridge St. STE 101, Huntsville, 256-327-8600
COFFEE TREE BOOKS & BREW
7900 Bailey Cove Rd., Huntsville, 256-880-6464
TONY’S ITALIAN DELI (2 Locations)
119 James Madison Drive SW, Huntsville, 256-772-4448
Airport Rd., Huntsville
CRACKER BARREL (2 Locations)
2001 Drake Ave, Huntsville256-881-4177
120 Cleghorn Blvd., Madison,256-461-7670
BBQ
PHIL SANDOVAL’S MEXICAN RESTAURANTE
6125 University Dr., Huntsville, 256-489-5711
ROSIE’S MEXICAN CANTINA (2 locations)
6125 University Drive, 256-922-1001
7540 S. Memorial Pkwy, 256-382-3232
TERESA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1906 Gunter Ave., Guntersville, 256-582-5673
Italian
TORTORA’S
182 Old Hwy 431 Suite B, Hampton Cove, AL 35763, 256-536-6100
CARRABAS
Parkway Place Mall Huntsville, Al 35801
LA STRADA
524 Gunter Ave., Guntersville. 256-582-2250.
DAILY BREW
350 Market St. #A, Decatur, 256-355-0330
BB PERRINS
608 Holly St, NE, Decatur, 256-355-0980
RICATONI’S ITALIAN GRILL
107 N. Court St., Florence, 256-718-1002
ELK RIVER COFFEE COMPANY
117 Main Avenue North, Fayetteville, 931- 438-9888
BIG BOB GIBSON’S BBQ
2520 Danville Rd. SW, Decatur, 256-350-0404
ROMANO’S MACARONI GRILL
5901 University Drive, Huntsville, 256-722-4770
JAMO’S CAFÉ
413 Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville, 256-837-7880.
CLEM’S BBQ & FISHERY
3700 Blue Spring Rd., Huntsville, 256-852-6661
TELLINI’S CAFE & GRILL (2 LOCATIONS)
1515 Perimeter Pkwy, Huntsville, 256-726-9006
CAFE 113
113 Grant St. SE, Decatur, 256-350-1400
JAVA JAAY CAFE (2 Decautr Locations)
1713 6th Ave. SE, Decatur, 256-351-8555
1801 Beltline Rd. (Colonial Mall), 256-350-6700.
DREAMLAND
3855 University Dr., Huntsville 256-539-7427
TERRANOVA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
1420 Paramount Dr., Huntsville, 256-489-8883
CAFÉ MICHAEL
5732 HWY 431 S, Huntsville, 256-539-9113.
KAFFEEKLATSCH
103 Jefferson Street, Huntsville, 256-536-7993.
Tony’s Little Italy(2 locations)
7 Town Center Drive, Huntsville 256-721-7629
4800 Whitesburg Dr., Huntsville, 256 881-2147
CAHOOTS
114 WestMarket Street, Fayetteville, 931 433-1173
LAGNIAPPES COFFEE CAFE
119 East Moulton, Decatur
GIBSON BBQ (4 locations)
3319 Memorial Pkwy., Huntsville, 256-881-4851
8412 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, 256-882-0841
735 Hwy 72 E, Huntsville, 256-852-9882
1715 6th Ave., SE, Decatur, 256-350-6969
CHILI’S (2 Huntsville locations)
4925 University Drive, 256-722-9620 2740 Carl T. Jones, 256-882-1230
LITTLE DINER (across form Chuckee Cheese)
1219 Jordan Lane Suite A, Huntsville, 256 837-6971
CHOPHOUSE, THE
109 Washington Street, Huntsville, 256-704-5555.
MAMA ANNIE’S
4550 Meridian St. N, Huntsville, 256-489-3275
CLAYSVILLE SNACK BAR
21192 U.S. Hwy 431, Gunterville
O’HOULIHAN’S
101 East Market Street, Fayetteville 931 433-0557
CRAWMAMMA’S
5000 Webb Villa, Guntersville, 256-582-0484
OLDE TOWNE COFFEE SHOPPE
511 Pratt Ave NE, Huntsville, 256-539-5399
CUES STEAKHOUSE
12361 U.S. Hwy 431, Guntersville,
SPARKY’S COFFEE HOUSE
14445 US Hwy 431 Guntersville, AL 256-486-3410
D&L BISTRO
7500 SW Memorial Pkwy, Huntsville,
256-881-7244, located in Main St. South
SUBWAY
14450 hwy 231-431 STE A, Hazel Green
B&J RESTAURANT
Hwy 231 S., Lacey Springs, 256-880-0521
BONEFISH GRILL
4800 Whitesburg Dr. , 256-883-0643
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
2750 Carl T. Jones Dr., Huntsville, 256-650-4115
THE DOCKS
417 Ed Hembree, Scottsboro, 256-574-3071
DOLCE
365 The Bridge Street, Huntsville, 256-327-8385
FURNITURE FACTORY BAR & GRILL
619 Meridian Street N, Huntsville, 256-539-8001.
GRILLE 29
445 Providence Main, Huntsville, 256-489-9470.
HAZEL GREEN FAMILY RESTAURANT
13903 Hwy 231-431 N, Hazel Green 256 828-7959
HOOTERS
4730 University Drive, Huntsville, 256-722-0166.
HUMPHREY’S BAR & GRILL
109 Washington Street, Huntsville, 256-704-5555.
INSIDE OUT
10871 County Line Rd. STE E, Madison, 256 461-8082
K C’s COYOTE CAFE
410 Old Town St., Guntersville, 256-582-1676
LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE (3 Huntsville locations)
4249 Balmoral Drive, Huntsville, 256-881-0584
University Drive NW, Huntsvile
2315 Beltline SW, Decatur, 256-432-2746
MAIN STREET CAFE
101Main Street, Madison, 461-8096
MAMA ANNIE’S
4550 Meridian Street N, 489-3275
MARKET STREET CAFE
475 Providence Main Street, Huntsville, 256-489-6273
NEWK’S EXPRESS CAFE
4925 University Dr, Huntsville, 256-430-9662
PAULI’S BAR & GRILL
7143-C Hwy 72 W, Huntsville, 256-722-2080.
THE RESTAURANT
2167 Winchester Hwy, Kelso, TN, 931-433-9946
SCENE AT BRIDGE STREET
370 The Bridge Street, Huntsville,
SHEA’S EXPRESS
415 E Church St, Huntsville AL, 532-5277
TGI FRIDAY’S
4935 University Drive NW, Huntsville, 256-830-2793
TOP O’ THE RIVER
7004 Val-Monte, Guntersville, 256-582-4567
WEST SIDE COFFEE PLACE & CAFE
2699B Sandlin Rd., SW, Decatur, 256-353-2025
WILD FLOUR BISTRO
501 Jordan Ln., Huntsville, 256-722-9401
WINGS SPORTS GRILLE
4250 Balmoral Dr. SW, Huntsville, 256-881-8878.
WINTZELL’S OYSTER HOUSE (2 LOCATIONS)
5100 Sanderson St., Huntsville, AL 256-726-0511
14445 US Hwy 431 Guntersville, AL 256-582-5600
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MERIDIANVILLE BBQ
11537 Hwy. 231N., Meridianville, 256-828-3725
OLE HICKORY PIT BBQ
5061 Maysville Road New Market, 256-859-2824
SIMMON’S BBQ
10099 South memorial parkway, 256-882-5030
Smokey’s Barbeque
8073 Hwy 72, W, Madison, 256-721-0300
THOMAS PIT BBQ
Hwy 72 ,W, Madison, 256-837-4900
Home Cooking
BILL’S CAFE
111 East Market St., Fayetteville, 931 433-5332
WILD ROSE CAFE
121 North Side Square, Huntsville, 256-539-3658
BLUE PLATE CAFE
3210 Governors Drive, Huntsville, 256-533-8808
Cajun
DUFFEY’S
5125 Moores Mill Rd., Huntsville, 256-859-6003
CAJUN CAFE
704 Hwy 231 Lacey’s Spring 256-650-5586
PO BOY FACTORY
815 Andrew Jackson Way, Huntsville, 256-539-3616.
G’S COUNTRY KITCHEN
2501 Oakwood Dr., Huntsville, 256-533-3034
MAMA ANNIE’S
4550 Meridian St. N, Huntsville, 256-489-3275
TIM’S CAJUN KITCHEN
114 Jordan Lane, Huntsville, 256-533-7589.
MULLIN’S
607 Andrew Jackson, Huntsville, 256-539-2826
Mediterranean
ROLO’S CAFE
505 Airport Rd., Huntsville, 256-883-7656
JAMO’S CAFE
413 Jordan Ln., Huntsville,
SKILLET
1605 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville, (256) 533-5734
PAPA GYROS
Mexican & Southwestern
PAPOU’S
110 South Side Square, Huntsville, 256-534-5553
Burgers, Deli, & Pizza
BANDITO BURRITO (2 locations)
3017 Governors Dr SW, Huntsville, 256-534-0866
208 Main St., Madison, 256-461-8999
BELLACINO’S PIZZA & GRINDERS
8572 Madison Blvd, Madison, 256-774-1918
BANDITO SOUTHSIDE
11220 S.Parkway, Huntsville, 256-489-3232
BIG ED’S PIZZERIA
903 North Parkway Huntsville 256-489-3374
CANTINA LAREDO
300 The Bridge Street, STE 100, Huntsville, 256-327-8580
Billy’s Sports Bar & Grill
14881 Highway 231 431 N, Hazel Green, 256-829-0555
C.F. PENN HAMBURGERS
121 E. Moulton St., Decatur, 256-553-1903
CASA BLANCA MEXICAN RESTAURANT (4 locations)
7830 Hwy 72 W, Ste 230, Madison 256-864-0360
140 Browns Ferry Rd, Madison 256-464-6044
7900 Bailey Cove Rd, Huntsville 256-883-4447
1802 Hwy 72 E, Ste D, Athens 256-771-0130
CHEEBURGER, CHEEBURGER (3 locations)
5000 Whitesburg Dr., Huntsville, 256-885-3700
300 Hughes Rd, Madison, 256-464-9990
Providence Main, Huntsville, 256-830-4222
EL CAMINO REAL
41782 Hwy 231, Meridianville, 256 828-2942
DALLAS MILL DELI
500 Pratt Ave. Huntsville, 256-489-4240
DUFFY’S DELI
2324 Whitesburg, Huntsville, 256-533-4179
FIREHOUSE SUBS
3022 S.Mem.Pkwy, Huntsville, 256-885-2257
8572 Madison Blvd.,, Madion, 256-774-8028
MELLOW MUSHROOM
470 Providence Main St Ste.102, Huntsville, 256-864-2727
McALLISTER’S DELI (2 Huntsville locations)
4800 Whitesburg Drive S, 256-880-1557
1480 Perimeter Pkwy, 256-425-0034.
PANE E VINO
300 Church St. S.W., Huntsville (256) 533-1180
RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS
365 The Bridge St., Huntsville, 256-327-8530
SAM & GREG’S GELATO CAFE
119 North Side Sq. , Huntsville, 256-533-9030
CASA OLE
13989 Hwy 231-431 Hazel Green,, 256 828-6000
Asian
ASIAN CITY
10871 County Line Rd. STE C, Madison, 256-772-8282
CHINA MOON
11700 S Memorial Pkwy, Huntsville, 256-880-2626
DING HOW II
EDO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
104 N. Intercom Drive, Madison, 256-772-0360
HYUN’S KOREAN GARDEN
Main Street South Shopping Village
7500 Memorial Pkwy South,Huntsville, 256 489-8888
I LOVE SUSHI
2000 Cecil Ashburn Dr. ATE 102, Huntsville, , 256-885-1818
MIKATO JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & LOUNGE
4061 Independence Dr. NW, Huntsville, 256-830-1700.
MIKAWA RESTAURANT
1010 Heathland Dr, Huntsville, 256-837-7440.
MISO HOUSE
404 Jordan Lane, Huntsville. 256-489-7766
MIWON JAPANESE RESTAURANT
404 Jordan Lane NW, Huntsville, 256-533-7771
MIYAKO
10013 South Parkway, Huntsville, 256-880-9879
NEW CHINA
8580 Madison Blvd, Madison, 256-772-0990
PANDA
5000 Whitesburg Dr., Suite 128, 256-880-3220/880-1395
PHUKET
Providence Town, Huntsville, 256-489-1612
ROYAL BUFFET
2003 Drake Ave. Huntsville, 256-883-8998
Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant
8760 Madison Blvd. Ste. # P and Q, Madison, AL 35758 ,256-772-0202
SHO GUN JAPANESE STEAK & SUSHI BAR
3991 University Drive, Huntsville, 256-534-3000.
SURIN OF THAILAND (2 locations)
975 Airport Rd SW, Huntsville, 256-213-9866
Hwy 72 ,Madison
TAI PAN PALACE
2012 Mem. Pkwy, S, Huntsville, 256-539-5797
THAI GARDEN RESTAURANT
800 Wellman Ave. NE, Huntsville, 256-534-0122
TOKYO JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHI BAR
1105 Wayne Road, Huntsville, 256-217-1719
German
EL MARIACHI (3 locations)
14450 Hwy 231/431 N Hazel Green, 256-828-1466
1836 Winchester Road, Huntsville 256-851-7255
7193 Hwy 72 W, Madison, 256-890-0900
HILDEGARD’S
EL PALACIO
2008 Memorial Pkwy SW, Huntsville 256-539-6075
OL HEIDELBERG CAFÉ
6125 University Drive NW E14, Huntsville, 256-922-0556.
GUADALAJARA MEXICAN RESTAURANTS
11208 S. Memorial Pkwy, Huntsville 256-882-7311
8572 Madison Blvd, Madison 256-774-1401
SCHNITZEL RANCH
LA ALAMEDA
3807 University Drive NW, Huntsville, 256-539-6244
LITTLE ROSIE’S TAQUERIA
4781 Whitesburg Dr S, Huntsville, 256-882-0014
LOS MAYOS
322 Sutton Rd. Suite J, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763, 256-536-1041
Caribbean
ISLAND JERK
2501 Jordan Ln, Huntsville,. 256-489-4774
CASA MONTEGO INTERNATIONAL LOUNGE 2117 Jonathan Drive, Huntsville, 256858-9187.
MARIA BONITA GRILL & CANTINA
125 E. Moulton St., Decatur, 256-552-1903
PEPITO’S
3508 Mem. Pkwy. S, Huntsville, 256-858-0059
#012810021710
VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2
THE VALLEY PLANET
The Valley Planet Music Exchange is FREE to any individual looking to buy, sell, trade or find
bandmates. You get a headline and 3 lines of text for the low, low price of nothing. If you
wish to embellish your ad further, say, with a small photo (add $5) or more words (add $1
per line), it’s up to you. Now, if you are a business, you gotta pay a little something, $12 per
column inch. Please call Jill Wood at (256) 533-4613 if you would like to put your business in
the Exchange. Email your ads to [email protected] or send them by snail mail to
Music Exchange,203 Grove Ave. Huntsville AL, 35801. NO AD WILL RUN UNTIL PAYMENT
HAS BEEN RECEIVED!
MUSIC EXCHANGE
Additional lead guitarist needed to complete
southern rock band. 256-508-0245
closely related to 311 and Sublime. Contact AJ at
520-8352 or email at [email protected].
Dancing to live music at The Pizza Barn every
Thurs., Fri., Saturday at 7pm. Fun Family
Atmosphere. Adults $5. For more info. Call Don
653-2789. Hazel Green, 4 miles on Charity Lane
Producer looking for rapper/keyboard to partner up with Email [email protected]
Well seasoned keyboard, guitar, bass player
looking to join a church choir.Can add a lot of
flavor and have worked at many local churches
and have done some spirtual recordings. Give me
a call or send text;
256-361-6184
For Sale: Piano, originally a player piano but was
converted. Good condition. $200 or best offer.
651-7525.
15 inch Mackie Sub
1 year old in good condition….. Purchased at
$1,000.00
Will sell for $750.00 cash only
Phone 337-8105
Lewis & Son violin,full sz. Good student instrument. 256-335-4647
Drummer Forming Dance Combo: Blues, Swing,
Carolina Shag, Cajun and Zydeco. Need mature
musicians and vocalist - with intent to play local
private clubs / parties. [email protected]
Guitarist looking to start or join a band. I have
over 15 years of live performance experience
and my influences include bands such as 311,
Sublime, Ballyhoo, Incubus, Rage against the
Machine, and POD. Would prefer an all original
band or maybe even a 311 tribute band. For more
info, contact AJ at 256-520-8352 or email me at
[email protected].
Upright Bass Chinese/very fine
$1200, please call 337-0108
Alesis compressor
$160, please call 337-0108
Ordo, progressive rock band, is looking for the
best bass player in Huntsville. Paid position! Call
256 479-8415 or 256 227-6490.
Local Artist seeking folk/indie band or similar.
Play intermediate guitar and keyboard; vocals
and songwriting. Email
[email protected]
Aria Pro Bass for sale: Cherry Woodstain Red,
small gouge on back from belt buckle. Includes
Epiphone Hardshell case. $200 obo Sharon Grant
(256) 734-7129
Do you have talents as a
musician?
Do you have a heart for worshiping God?
Then...you need to be playing in our Praise and
Worship band at First Baptist in Gurley, AL (www.
fbcgurley.org) Our worship team is looking for
gifted members with these talents:
-electric guitar
-bass
-percussion
-other (synth/wind instruments)
We practice once a week on Wed. nights (7-8PM).
Please email Norman @ [email protected]
Goth, Metal, Pop Band seeking female singer
Contact; [email protected]
Lead singer/rhythm guitar and keyboard
player needed for established Decatur Christian
rock band Paul Says Hello. Youth, talent and
experience a plus, but spiritual maturity a must. Will require reference from your church pastor. Call Cameron at 256-227-5377 or email [email protected]. View band at www.myspace.
com/paulsayshello. Band seeking guitarist. Must be willing to do
gigs . Stlyles Hard rock, Metal. Contact mark @
(256) 616-4275
Toneworks Pandora PX4B
$100, please call 337-0108
Rhythm guitartist seeking to join/form
alternative/rock band
ask for dave 256-682-7663
Yamaha GA10 Practice amp
$45, please call 337-0108
Multi-range metal vocalist who’s creative and
fun and open for suggestions needed for local
thrash metal band Konflyct. Call: 256-694-1055
Marshall Bi-chorus 200 Valve state
w/2x12, $425, please call 337-0108
Yamaha PSR140 49 key electric
$40, please call, 337-0108
Guitarist and Drummer looking for a bass player
and singer/guitar player for a rock/reggae/
funk type band. Must have own equipment. Style
Singer seeking band: Female, wide range; into
alternative or modern rock, open to other genres.
Contact at
[email protected]
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.
THE VALLEY PLANET
#012810021710
Dear Blue Love
Diaries
Send your questions in to
[email protected]!
Dear Blue Love Diaries,
My closest friend has been in an interracial relationship with a Married Man on and off
for about three years now. She has been evicted
three times this year alone. She cries constantly
about debt due to trying to hold on to this Man.
He does nothing but smoke marijuana, play those
games, and spend up all her money (He hasn’t
worked since they have been together) How do I
help her?
Signed: She’s Love Blind in Wisconsin
Dear She’s Love Blind in Wisconsin,
In a situation like this you need as a
friend to be understanding, not judgmental. Your
friend is in a lose lose situation, as outsiders can
see there will be no happy ending to the relationship. I can tell you that you need to just be a silent ear (listen, don’t speak).Your friend has to
Love, Appreciate, and Respect herself. She needs
to decide on what she wants and needs and then
maybe she’ll see she is receiving nothing out of
this relationship and will stop trying to stand in
someone else’s shadow. FYI: Tell her there are
those who are Successful and those who are just
waiting on Success!
I am having some financial
problems(not that there isn’t anyone who isn’t)
Now my real issue is my family and friends act as
though since I have a good paying job now that
I should have all this money and the truth of the
matter is I’m still backed up from when I was out
of work. How do I get them to understand I have
money problems just like everyone else I’m just
Blessed to have a way to try and fix my issues
right now.
Signed: Stop counting my money
Dear Stop Counting My Money,
For all those who don’t understand,
stop trying to explain to them what is going on
with your finances, it’s none of their business
what you do with your money. The only reason
they’re focused on what you should have is they
want some for themselves and the only way for
them to get it is by trying to keep track and assume you have more than you really do. No one
has to know what you are behind on just reassure
them that if you can help them you will gladly do
so cause you are blessed to bless others.
I recently loss my job and haven’t gotten the nerves to tell my new bride of 2 years that
I’m out of work. What should I do?
Signed: Gloom Groom
Dear Gloom Groom,
I understand that you’re having mixed
feelings about telling your wife (no man wants to
see that disappointing look on their wife’s face)
but the Best thing for you to do is to be honest,
because one lie will always lead to another lie.
Trust is one of the important keys to a good, lasting marriage. If she married you with unconditional love she will understand.
Disclaimer: The article above, Blue Love Diaries, is NOT meant to replace seeking professional therapeutic assistance. It is hoped that
the responses given will be helpful, but this article exists to entertain our readers and is NOT
professional counseling. In all instances, seek
the advice of a professional in your life decision-making.
PETS to ADOPT
We call this pretty blue
eyed rescue Foster. He
is about 14 to16 weeks
old and is a very laid
back boy. He loves
sitting in your lap to
get rubbed on and
he also loves to play.
He’s been neutered,
Vet tested, he has no
feline diseases, vaccinated and is litter box trained. He is ready for his
own family, needs lots of love, rubbing, and play
time. He too is still a bit skittish around more
than one person, but just needs to be socialized
with people. $25.00 donation to a local nonprofit
animal and he is yours! Call 256 531-5846 after
This little blue eyed girl is
Iona. She is about 7 weeks
old and is wide open! Play
and sleep is all she does.
She is not quite ready for
adoption as she still needs
to be spayed, Vet tested
and vaccinated before she
can be adopted. If you are
interested in adopting her
She will be recovered
and available in a couple
weeks. $25.00 donation
to a local nonprofit animal
and he is yours! Call 256
531-5846 after 5pm.
Little Willie is about
This beautiful long
a 10 to12 week old
haired rescued girl is
rescue who loves to
just a love bug! She
just play and play.
loves to play with her
His favorite thing to
little stuffed mouse
do is chase his laser
and will throw herlight! He has been
self at your feet to be
neutered, Vet tested,
loved on. She has been
vaccinated and is
spayed, Vet tested,
litter box trained.
vaccinated and is litHe is ready for his own family and needs lots
ter box trained. If you
of love and play time. He is still a bit skittish
want a baby who just
around more than one person, but just needs to loves to be loved on, she would be perfect for
be socialized with people. $25.00 donation to a you. $25.00 donation to a local nonprofit animal
local nonprofit animal and he is yours! Call 256 and he is yours! Call 256 531-5846 after 5pm.
531-5846 after 5pm.
“Abbey” is a very sweet rescued puppy who is in need of a forever home. She was shot twice, once in the back and once that
shattered her front right shoulder blade. She has been under vet
care for 5 weeks and is healing nicely. She has been spayed and
will be ready to go home any day now, except that she doesn’t
have a home. Her vet bills have been paid. Call 256 531-5846
after 5pm if you want this sweetheart.
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