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It is so nice to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. As some know it’s not been a fun year for me personally. T h i n g s haven’t gone quite the way I’d hoped they would have in 2012. But the wonderful thing about this year is “I’m still here” I thank God each night for the smiles, laughter and the times I do enjoy still.
I was given the precious gift of life and friends and family to enjoy it with. Part of my strength has been and still is from my best friend Tamii, she has been a “tower of strength” in her fight with her sickness and has never given up, she has encouraged many including myself to fight and never give up. Thank you my dear friend Tamii. Watch for changes coming to our newspaper in the next few months please have patience with us and we hope you will enjoy the changes to come. -Dr. Jack
WHO IS WHO?
Do you remember “We the people”? That used to mean what this country was about. Today it means a whole different thing to a lot of people, mostly in Washington. To them, it means a place to go so they can get the money to pay for all the things they want to do and the bills they run up. What ever happened to the people who were proud to serve “We the people” and lived by their will to do the things we wanted done? I know the world has changed and it is way different than in those older more simple times but do you think they are still interested in what “We the people” really want? I wonder most of the time. For a very long time now the federal government has been slowly taking our rights and our liberties away. They do this with the cover of protecting us from ourselves. We no longer know what is good for us and must therefore be told what we want instead of being asked what we would prefer. Please do not misunderstand me, I love this country and would serve to protect it as I have done in the past. The day I took my oath it said, “I swear to protect the Constitution of The United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. I took that
oath very seriously and, to this day, it is still in my heart. Somewhere in the past, in DC at least, they have forgotten that they work for us and not the other way around. We need to let them know that we know the difference and we are still out here. Whatever your decision about my motives for the things I say here know for a fact I am a patriot. This is my country, love it or leave it. With the few liberties and freedoms we have left. I will defend her against all enemies. This is the greatest country in the world, we just have to get back to the basics and remember that we are self sufficient. The government owes us nothing. We need to turn back the pages of time and take care of ourselves and our families. This government was not formed to carry us, only to protect us and serve us. Some of the folks out there want to change the Constitution to reflect their agendas. This piece of paper, which was worked on for eleven years to perfect, has served us well for the last 225 years and has made us one of the most powerful and strongest countries in the world. If it works don’t fix it. These thoughts are given to you to get your thought processes working. Live free and have a great life. Your Tennessee Country Boy, Chuck Webb
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JONES & PARKS WIN U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Dan (Gordon), he’s a great competitor,” said Parks after the victory. in North America headed south to Parks, a U.S. Amateur Championship the Sunshine State in early-November regular, said the victory meant to compete in the U.S. Amateur even more to him the second time Championship. The 2012 version of around given the outstanding level the sport’s most prestigious amateur of competition that the U.S. Amateur tournament featured 128 men and 32 Championship offers. women all with the dream of adding the title “U.S. Amateur Champion” to “The competition just gets better and better. There are so many top notch their billiard resume. players here, and to go through the The Men’s Division began Fri., Nov. 128-player field that we do, it just 9 at Stroker’s in Palm Harbor, while seems to get harder and harder to win, the Women’s Division got underway but I can’t wait to come back again Sat., Nov. 10 at the Crooked Cue in next year,” he added. Clearwater. Both divisions came together on Sun., Nov. 11 at Stroker’s Parks will advance to the U.S. Open Championship next year. Gordon for the final rounds of competition. finished as the Runner-up in only his This year’s event featured a strong second U.S. Amateur Championship mix of U.S. Amateur Championship performance, and recorded two veterans as well as a talented pool of impressive wins over defending newcomers. In all, more than 1,700 champion Ernesto Bayaua of Houston, players attempted to qualify for this Texas who finished in 3rd Place. year’s tournament. In 4th Place was Troy Jones of Muncie, In the finals the of the Women’s Ind. Stewart Warnock of Bardonia, Division, Tammie Jones of Muncie, N.Y., and Jeff Blattel of North Augusta, Ind., defeated Asia Cycak of Raleigh, S.C., tied for 5thPlace. N.C., 9-4. The 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship “This is the tournament I’ve wanted was conducted by the APA, and is the to play in my entire career and to only tournament produced by the be able to come here and win this APA open to both members and nonChampionship means the world to members. Preliminary qualifying me,” said Jones after the match. rounds were held throughout the Jones relished the thought of knowing country in mid-September. that wherever she goes, and whatever As Champions, both Jones and Parks tournament she plays in, she’ll will return next year to defend their forever be known as a U.S. Amateur coveted titles. Champion. The U.S. Amateur Championship “The title U.S. Amateur Champion is a double elimination tournament lasts forever, and that was in my mind that offers the nation’s top amateur every single match. I wanted that title, players the opportunity to showcase and to be able to hold onto it forever,” their skills through a combination she added. of 8-Ball and 9-Ball matches, in the Jones moves on to compete in the only APA event that does not use The WPBA U.S. Open next year. Cycak Equalizer®handicap system. finished as the Runner-up in her The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, first U.S. Amateur Championship Mo., sanctions the world’s largest competition. Finishing in 3rd Place amateur pool league, known as the was Christine Honeman of Conifer, APA Pool League throughout the Colo., who was also making her United States, and as the Canadian first U.S. Amateur Championship Pool League in Canada. Nearly appearance. 270,000 members compete in weekly In the Men’s Division, former 8-Ball and 9 Ball league play. The champion Brian Parks of Bakersfield, APA is generally recognized as the Calif., defeated Daniel Gordon of Governing Body of Amateur Pool, Marietta, Ga., 11-4. The victory having established the official rules, was Parks second U.S. Amateur championships, formats and handicap Championship title, having won the systems for the sport of amateur event in 2009 as well. billiards. “I’m just really happy. I played hard, The APA produces three major I competed hard. I take my hat off to tournaments each year—the APA LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (November 16, 2012) — The top amateur pool players
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WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT IN AZ? BY FAR ...THE MARQUE...in Tempe. WHAT’S YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE? Hahahha…the "NATTY"...sprinkled with the "DEVILs DANDRUFF". WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST SONG YOU PERFORM? "..."COLD DIRT" with "NEWBORN WARHEAD"... YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR BAND: My name is..Carroll Lance..aka "THE REDCHED"..lead singer of "SOULEVER” INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: I slightly play the guitar and my own heart. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BAND/MUSIC: Our band is made up of classic cover tunes and hard heavy "BLUES" originals..we have alot of different styles...all mixed into one… HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? I started off playing the guitar when I was 12 years old…but I never had the patience to stick with it and then I went to my first concert "VAN HALEN"… that’s when I met "DIAMOND DAVE LEE ROTH"..not person to person...but heart to heart.. that’s when I found "THE MIC"..and ever since the 1980 Van Halen in=vasion..I WAS AND STILL AM A SINGER!!! IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE? I would love to jam with Micheal Reaves…from "FULL DEVIL JACKET"...again. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME? My favorite cheese ball song is..."NEVER SAY NEVER"...by Romeo Void.
WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT MONTH? At the "Flying Grizzly" in Strawberry, AZ. Dec. 8th, 2012. DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST SHOW EVER? It contained macho MUCHo beers...a bar tab the
size of TEXAS...and an addiction that i am still wrestling with to this beautiful day of December 4, 2012...and I caught that fever at the "RED OWL", aka..CLUB RED...PATRICK RULEs, the best sound man in AZ!!!!!!! By far!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A MUSICIAN? Writing and creating music..the best drug EVER!! DO YOU READ TABLE TALK NEWSPAPER? I would and will soon! I LOVE YA TAMM BAMM!!! DO YOU PLAY PRIVATE PARTIES AND ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING? HELL YES! CONTACT/BOOKING INFO: "JEFF COCKRUM"~guitarist: 480~310~2827 or Carroll Lance: 928~468~6964 YOUR NAME AND/OR THE NAME OF YOUR BAND: Ron Cook, Dry Heat, Johnny Lightning, Lucky Watson. INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY: Harmonica / Guitar/ Vocals BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR BAND/MUSIC: We play a rocked up blues with traditional influences, like Muddy / the three Kings: BB, Albert, & Freddy / Stones/ Little Walter/ and many others! Even originals and some country. HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU LEARNED TO PLAY AND WHO INSPIRED YOU? I was in about the fifth grade when I went to the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival and saw Muddy Waters. I went straight to the music store and bought a Harp for about two bucks. Been at it ever since. IF YOU COULD JAM WITH ANYONE ALIVE OR DEAD WHO WOULD IT BE?
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Muddy Waters. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE "CHEESY" SONG OF ALL TIME? Tip Toe Through The Tulips, By Tiny Tim. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY AT IN AZ? The Rhythm Room WHAT’S YOUR POISON/DRINK OF CHOICE? An Irish Happy Meal: pint of Guinness and a shot of Jameson. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE BEST SONG YOU PERFORM? All of em!! WHERE ARE YOUR GIGS FOR THE NEXT MONTH? Mostly all holiday parties at clubhouses and private homes. I am playing at the Rhythm Room with the Rocket 88s at the 13th Annual Arizona Harmonica Showcase hosted by the Rocket88s ,Thurs., Dec .13th at the Rhythm Room. DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOUR BEST SHOW EVER? Not that you could print! WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING A MUSICIAN? Jamming and having fun, cheap booze and female attention! DO YOU READ TABLE TALK NEWSPAPER? Every Month!!
The year in review for my dethkitn pages, Sept. 2012: Sara Moody, Dutch 8 & 9. I would like to take a minute to Rosenburg of Dutch Rosenburg thank everyone who made these pages Theater and DIRTY of Bottom Shelf rock in 2012! For all of the entertaining Bourbon and HellRancho. interviews with local musicians and sexy EyeCandy: James Oylen of eye candy pictures that make my job fun. Grindhouse. ☺ I Love you guys and gals, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season and Oct. 2012: Pete Blackbone of Recipe For Disaster and VooDoo Groove keep on rocking right into 2013! \m/ Cats, Tony Noyes of League Of The Jan. 2012: Joe Bass of Cactus Forgotten Saints. EyeCandy: Mikey Chainsaw, Justin Knight of Blood Synn!! From Stone and Creepsville 666, and Nov. 2012: Christian Lee Vasquez of Katie Booth of Katie Booth and Sectas and James Oylen of Company. EyeCandy: Greg Tesno. Grindhouse/Lucy Led Astray/ Feb. 2012: Fred Flory of Cactus Interrogation. EyeCandy: Michael Chainsaw, Alexandria Luciak of Schuyler Sulfuric Angel, and Halo/Ranie/Animal/Graven of Element Dec. 2012: Carroll Lance Nobles of Soulever, Ron Cook! EyeCandy: A440. EyeCandy: Richard Tony Noyes of LOTFS. Mar. 2012: Nikki Brutal, D.L. Christy of P.S. Please note that some of these VEX and Josh Green of 69 Sins. bands have changed members and EyeCandy: Nathaniel Wagner vice versa… Apr. 2012: Amanda Peachey of The Blue Rose Band and Larry Green of Nurse Ratchet. EyeCandy: Unsuspecting Random Hot Guy. May 2012: Tina Bailey of The Bailey Glass Band and Kenny/ Austin/ Aric/ Roland of Downhill Trend. EyeCandy: Nick aka Random Hot Guy. June 2012: Annefest, Tym Burnham of Nowhere Fast/JD & Tym/Harley John Band and Kevin Hughes of Mersa. EyeCandy: Another Random Hot Guy. July 2012: Scott Rowe of “Alice Cooper Tribute”. My John C. Lincoln visitors and staff. EyeCandy: Austin of Downhill Trend (Coffee Jesus) Aug. 2012: Crazy Cover Keith aka CCK, Captain Vinnie of The Hitmen, Matthew Charles Way aka Brother Ghost. EyeCandy: Halo IsGod from Element A440.
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down to the ones who have to watch The northwest side of Phoenix has every penny. no shortage of smoke shops, with a JoAnn had no actual retail store saturation ratio of approximately experience when she signed the lease one for every 2.3 square miles. The agreement on an empty shell, and newest one, Liquid Velvet Smokes, cited ‘dealing with contractors and is making an effort to change the building permits’ as some of the perception of these types of shops, challenges she faced while setting up and just may well be the model for the store. The idea for a smoke shop the future. itself came to her when she noticed Located at 2510 W. Thunderbird that, despite numerous warnings Road, next to Zia Record Exchange, and studies showing that tobacco Liquid Velvet opened its doors on products are detrimental to one’s October 27th with a little different health, so many people continue to approach, and a flair and ambiance smoke cigarettes and use smokeless all its own. The first indication tobacco. that this is not your typical smoke Her accounting background has shop, or even your average retail helped tremendously with the store, is that the principal owner is transition to retail. “My career has a woman. JoAnn Orlando comes been filled with changes, similar to from a family that has not only tobacco, both in product and the survived, but thrived in the valley for way they are used and purchased. I two generations. Her father, Mario had to learn many new products and Orlando, owns Maestro Mufflers, trends along the way, and I think an auto repair shop in Sunnyslope that has contributed greatly to the that has been in business for over 35 confidence I have in myself to make years, and carries an A+ rating with good decisions and adjust when the Better Business Bureau. JoAnn necessary to almost any situation.” looks ready to follow in her father’s JoAnn said. footsteps by doing her best to provide That confidence could also be drawn high quality products at a reasonable partially from watching her father’s price, and providing a level of service hard work pay off over the years. along with a personality that many Born in Italy, he immigrated to people will find a refreshing change the United States in 1965 where he from the typical corporation attitude. owned an auto repair and auto parts “We want customers to come in to store in Brooklyn, New York. Mario the store and enjoy their experience, moved the family to Arizona in 1977 and leave with a smile on their face, and owned a service station until satisfied that they received a quality 1983, which is when he moved to product at a good price, along with his current location under Maestro the best service that we can provide,” Muffler. During a conversation a said JoAnn. With so many stores few days ago, a gentleman realized providing similar or even identical that he was a customer of both Liquid products, folks can take their Velvet and Maestro Muffler, and business any number of places in said that his family had been taking a relatively small area. So the staff their vehicles to Mario for years, and at Liquid Velvet concentrates on that he would continue to support paying attention to detail, bringing JoAnn’s store also. in unique pieces, and listening to the So what would make a woman, who customers, while at the same time already seems to have plenty of work keeping the mood light and fun. to keep her busy, venture into the “Many of our customers comment retail world? The answer is simple: right away about how clean and Drive and motivation to succeed. She bright the store looks,” says JoAnn. said, “I seem to thrive on being busy While the store is filled nicely with and push myself to be as successful a wide variety and selection of as I can. I like new challenges, and products, it doesn’t feel tight and this is an opportunity to branch out cluttered like many retail stores, in a different direction, one where smoke shops in particular. JoAnn I can be hands-on in the store and has also made a conscious effort to work directly with the customers. keep similar products that cover all “I view myself as a ‘people’ person, the price ranges, from the customer and this gives me the opportunity to who has extra spendable income, by Jeffrey Harp
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do what I enjoy doing without all of the structure and stress of an office environment,” she finished. JoAnn has plans to expand on the Liquid Velvet name and logo, and it could be sooner, rather than later. “Oh, yes. I actually started thinking about a second location even before this store opened, “she said laughing. “My employees then gently suggested that maybe we should get this one opened first, before moving on to the next one.” When asked if she had any advice to someone looking to open a smoke
shop, or any type of retail outlet, she gave a wry smile and said,” Ask me after the second location opens its doors.” With so many smoke shops in the valley, the real challenge is to keep the customers coming back to your store. Liquid Velvet Smokes has laid the foundation for that with their wide variety of products, attention to detail and excellent customer service. That is the main focus for this little smoke store with the glossy blue floor…Stop by and see for yourself!
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The new 2013 Mercedes SL 550 is here and is loaded up with some high-tech items that should impress those who like gadgets in their transports. Under the hood is a potent 4.6 liter V-8 cranking out 429 horsepower, and hooked to a 7-speed automatic tranny. But it is the other items we shall look at here. • First is the ECO-STOP device that shuts the engine down at stoplights to save fuel. I guess it helps pay the car’s base $109,000 price tag! • Magic Sky Control uses electromagnetic particles to turn that clear-glass sunroof into a solid roof at the touch of a button, blocking out the sun and cooling the car. This is a solid retractable roof that is expensive to make as it is, but a Mercedes rep tells me it only costs the factory $18,000 to make this complete roof assembly!
• Adaptive headlights can read oncoming traffic and set the low/high beams on their own. • If the car rolls over, safety bars pop out of the headrests protecting the passengers. If this happens with the roof up, it will punch holes in the top, destroying that $18,000 roof in the process, but safety first! • Active Lane-Keep Assist detects if the car is drifting off course, and will steer the car back into the proper lane, a guard against sleepy drivers.
Frankly I was more impressed with the 900-watt stereo that will set you back $6,000. Keep in mind some of these “safety” features are optional, • The brake system uses sensors and can be disconnected for those in the laser cruise- control to (like me) who prefer to control detect a collision, and can brake the car themselves rather than by the car on it’s own. Rain sensors computer. There are other power instruct the brake pads to upgrades that can boost the price to contact the disc lightly to push $175,000. If you have lots of money off water, and keep the pads dry. sitting and want a high-tech car, this may be for you.
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