Enigma Magazine October 2019 by Enigma Magazine

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When the Chattanooga Mocs host ETSU for a special Thursday game on October 17 they will be wearing their all white uniforms and encourage you to join them addressed appropraitely as well at Finley Stadium for some Southern Conference action.

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Where has the tine gone? It seems lik only yesterday you were playing music in your diapers. Chattanooga’s Rock 105 is celebrating their 20th birthday Sunday, October 6 wih Theory of A Deadman and former Creed lead singer Scott Stapp. The celebration takes place at The Signal

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Symphonic metal band, Dream Theater will be celebrating 20 years of “Scenes From A Memory” when they come to town on October 17. Considered one of the greatest progressive metal albums of all time join in the celebration at the Tivoli Theatre. ENIGMA

Former American Idol fan favorite and country crooner, Caleb Lee Hutchinson is coming to Songbirds for a special all ages show on October 25 at the North (upstairs) stage. With a swampy slide guitar leading the way as well as his boy-next-door looks it should be a show you will never forget.

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hair and women paying less attention to bald-headed men. Are baldheaded men out and longhaired guys in? BE

Dear Rocco, Our baby is due next month, and we know that is will be a Down’s baby. We have been preparing for her for the past month, we have mourned the baby we aren’t getting, and we are waiting for her arrival. Our immediate family knows, of course, but how do we prepare friends and acquaintances? LS

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Dear EG, TTaa llkk ttoo hhii m m.. AAsskk hhii m m ffoorr aaddvviiccee .. SShhoow w hh iim m tthh ee ssttuu ffff yyoouu aarr ee ii nnttee rr -eess tteedd iinn w whh eenn yyoouu sseeee hhii m m.. IInn tthhee oolldd ddaayyss tthhee rree llaa ttii oonnsshhiipp yyoouu aarr ee ddee ssccrr iibbii nngg w waass m moosstt ooff oouu rrss w wii tthh oouurr ddaaddss .. OO uurr ddaaddss w w eenntt ooffff ttoo woorrkk aanndd m w maaddee ss uurr ee w wee hhaa dd aa ss aaffee hhoom mee,, aa ffoooodd oonn tthh ee ttaabbllee aa nndd ssoo oonn aanndd ssoo ffoorr tthh.. W W hhii llee tthhee yy ddiidd nnoott oouuttw waarr ddllyy ss aayy ttoo oouu rr ffaa ccee tthh eeyy lloovvee dd uuss tthheeyy pprroovveedd tthhee yy lloovvee dd uuss bbyy m maakk ii nngg ss uurr ee w wee w wee rr ee ss aaffee ,, hhaa ppppyy (( aass w wee w w aanntteedd ttoo bbee)) aa nndd hhaa dd oouutt bbaa cckk iiff aa nnyytthhiinngg w weenntt ddoow w nn.. Moom M m w w aass aall w waayyss tthh eerr ee whh eenn w w wee ggoott hh oom mee ffrroom m sscchh ooooll ,, ffiixxee dd uuss aa ssnnaacckk aanndd ttooookk ccaarr ee ooff uuss uunnttiill ddaadd ccaa m mee hh oom mee ffoorr ddiinnnneerr .. YYee aahh,, II rree aallii zzee II’’m m ddeess ccrrii bbiinngg aa ““LLeeaa vvee IItt ttoo BBee aavvee rr”” ss cceennaarr iioo,, w whh aatt II’’m m ssaa yyiinngg iiss yy oouu rr ddaadd lloovveess yyoouu aanndd qquuii ttee ffrr aannkkll yy ddooeess nn’’tt kknnoow w hhoow w ttoo ss aayy ii tt ppeerr hhaa ppss .. TT hh iiss ii ss yyoouu rr waayy ttoo ggee tt hh ii m w m ttoo ooppeenn uupp bbyy ss hhaa rr -iinngg yyoouurr ll iiffee w wii tthh hhii m mw whh eenn hh ee ggee ttss hhoom mee aanndd//oorr w weeee kkee nnddss oorr w whhaa tteevv -eerr ddaayyss hhee hhaa ss ooffff tthhaatt tthhee ttw woo ooff yyoouu ccaa nn ss ppeenndd qquuaall iittyy ttiim mee .. O Orr ddoo tthhee oobbvvii oouuss aa sskk hhii m m w whh aatt yy oouu aass kkee dd m mee aa ddvvii ccee aa bboouu tt.. A Allw w aayyss ggoo ttoo tthhee ssoouurrccee ttoo aannssw w eerr yyoouu rr qquuee ss -ttiioonnss..

Dear Rocco, I am 13 years old. I have a wonderful step dad who has taken care of me since I was born. He and I don’t really ever talk except when I ask him to go somewhere or when I want something. That’s the only time I ever hug him too. What should I do so I can be closer to

Dear Rocco, I have a question regarding men’s hairstyles. I am balding and decided four years ago to shave my head completely bald for a cleaner look. I received a lot of positive attention from women at the time. However, over the last year or so I have noticed more men with longer ENIGMA

Dear Rocco, There was a terrible crime in our community last year and it is now coming to trial. I cannot believe that people can treat each other so inhumanly. It seems as though more people, especially young and troubled kids, are lashing out against anyone or anything they can catch at a disadvantage: children or animals, religious icons or racial differences. Why are these

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kids doing this? PB

DD eeaarr PPBB,, W eell ccoom W mee ttoo tthhee m mooddeerrnn w woorrll dd.. OO nnccee oouurr ggoovv eerr nnm mee nntt aallll oow weedd aa nn aa llll oouutt aattttaacckk oonn tthhee ffaam miill yy aanndd rr eell iiggii oonn aass aa w whh oollee ,, tthh iinnggss hh aavvee ffaall llee nn ttoo aa llll ttiim mee ll oow w ss aa nndd ii tt ll ooookkss aa ss ii ff tthheerr ee iiss nnoo eenndd iinn ss iigghhtt.. II w oorr rryy aabboouu tt tthh ee w w w oorr lldd.. CCll iim maattee cchhaannggee ddooeess nnoott bbootthhee rr m mee iitt’’ss tthhee moorraa llss aa nndd aaccttii oonnss ooff tthhooss ee tthhaa tt m ii nnhhaa bbii tt tthhii ss ggrr eeaa tt llaanndd ooff oouurr ss.. TT hheerree ’’ss ll aacckk ooff ppee rrss oonnaa ll rree ssppoonnssii -bbiill iittyy aanndd tthhee bbeellii eeff tthhaa tt ss oom mee oonnee ee llss ee w w iill ll ttaa kkee ccaarr ee ooff iitt ii nnssttee aadd ooff bbeeii nngg rr eess ppoonnss iibbllee ffoorr oonneess aa ccttiioonnss.. IIff tthhiinnggss ddoonn’’tt cchhaannggee yyoouu w w iill ll ss eeee tthhiiss w woonnddeerr ffuull w woorr lldd ccoom mee ttoo aa nn ee nndd.. AAsskk yyoouurrss eell ff w whh eenn tthhaa tt hh aapp-ppeennss w whh eerr ee w wiill ll yyoouu ggoo?? A Anndd w wii llll yyoouu bbee hhoonnee ssttll yy hhaappppyy w wiitthh tthhaa tt?? SSll eeeepp ttiigghhtt.. Rocco is a common sense, tell-itlike-it-is, no-nonsense kind of guy offering real advice on any subject put before him. Why pay thousands of dollars on a high-priced therapist when he’ll straighten you out for free. If you’d like advice from Rocco e-mail him at goaskrocco@yahoo.com.

ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) You will reap the rewards for your kind actions. Enlist coworkers in order to get the job done on time. You can spend a passionate evening with someone you cherish if you make your plans early. Try to be fair in your dealings with acquaintances. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday. TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Beware of colleagues who don’t have your best interests in mind. Delays are evident. Think before you act. You may be admired by colleagues and employers for your diplomatic way of handling your work and those you work with. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Thursday. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Don’t let someone talk you into parting with your cash unless you can truly see the benefits of doing so. Be prepared to deal with groups and organizations of greater magnitude. Travel for business will not only bring you valuable information but also profits as well. You will meet exciting new people through interest groups or functions that you attend with your children.

apparent. You could be quite errat- Your luckiest events this month ic regarding your personal rela- will occur on a Tuesday. Your luckiest events this month tionship. AQUARIUS will occur on a Saturday. Your luckiest events this month (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Don’t let others try to create will occur on a Wednesday. LEO unwarranted guilt if you can’t meet (July 23-Aug 22) their demands. You may have the Use your energy wisely. Curb the SAGITTARIUS day off but your thoughts will be impulse to make lavish purchases (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) and maybe spend some time with Don’t make promises you can’t on your work and your cash situagood friends. You should not be keep. Travel will be on your mind; tion. Things are looking good for concerned with coworkers who however, be careful and proceed you, so open your eyes and get to insist on spreading rumors. You with caution as minor accidents it. Short trips may be tiring but may be out of sorts If you have will cause delays. Opportunities for rewarding. been extravagant or have let chil- romance may develop through dren or friends take advantage of dealing with groups that have a Your luckiest events this month purpose. Use discrimination and will occur on a Sunday. you financially. play hard to get. PISCES Your luckiest events this month Your luckiest events this month (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) will occur on a Tuesday. You need some rest. You can make will occur on a Thursday. money if you put your mind to it. VIRGO You could find yourself having CAPRICORN (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) problems with coworkers and Children may be less than honest (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) with you. You will be able to work A series of misunderstandings may employers. Go on business trips if in fine detail and present the best be at fault. Insincere gestures of at all possible. possible proposal. Try to calm friendliness are likely to occur. down and listen to your partner’s Don’t be afraid to make a move if Your luckiest events this month complaints. Compromise may be you aren’t happy with your emo- will occur on a Saturday. necessary. You will be able to bor- tional situation. You are best to get out of the house this month. row money in order to invest. will enjoy every minute of it.

Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) You’ll need to exercise control. Take care that arrangements to spend quality time together are made in advance. Don’t donate more than you can afford in order Your luckiest events this month to impress others. Be careful when dealing with female members of will occur on a Thursday. your family. CANCER Your luckiest events this month (June 22-July 22) Your ability to talk circles around will occur on a Thursday. your colleagues will help you forge ahead in the workforce. Get SCORPIO involved in fitness programs that (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) will bring you in contact with new Travel will also be very informafriends. You will feel compelled to tive. Your home environment may do some traveling. You may have be volatile if precautions aren’t taken on a little too much, but you taken. Problems with peers is ENIGMA

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LIVES INTERRUPTED: Some End of Life Occurances, Some Death Experiences From A Police Perspective Regular Enigma readers may remember I was a Police Officer (cop), for almost 30 years with the Chattanooga Police Department. I say almost because it was 29 years and 10 months and some people want you to be exact. Recently I was “lunching” with some retirees and the subject of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome came up. We agreed that back in the day we (police officers of our generation) were just expected to deal with stress caused by seeing incidents like child, domestic or elderly abuse, rape and other physical violence and in particular death whether it was caused by violence or not. This discussion ‘triggered” several memories where I encountered death in more “natural” occurrences and other incidents where it was caused by violence.

Chattanooga Police Department (C.P.D.) I unfortunately either answered calls where there was a death or was on the scene when a

Officer) when we received a call of a deceased young male who had been found under a tree. When we arrived there were the usual

leaned up against the tree as if was just taking a nap. I was struck by how peaceful and serene the scene looked. We secured the scene and I gathered information about the witnesses and our victim. We did not have to make the death notification. It was determined that lightning had struck the tree and traveled down where the unfortunate boy had attempted to shelter during a storm. Up to that point in my life I had seen a few people in death but at funeral homes and these were to me “old people”. I had never seen a young person dead. I still remember that call 35 years later.

The next time I dealt with death was not so traumatic. I received a violent death occurred. The first onlookers and an ambulance .The call of an elderly person who had one was when I was a “rookie” in young boy was in a sitting position apparently succumbed to natural Patrol division. I was riding with While I was working for the my first ‘FTO (Field Training

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causes. The elderly male had been residing in an apartment senior center and someone there had found him. The police were needed to stay with the body and secure the apartment until funeral home personnel arrived. I was left alone in this silent apartment with the poor dead soul. He was slumped up against the kitchen stove with a pan of fresh baked orange sweet rolls sitting on the stove I felt remorse that this poor soul had not been able to enjoy this last treat prior to his passing on. Another call I received while in patrol division was the discovery of a body in a wooded area. It was believed to be a suicide. I responded and walked down a slim roadway or paved path to a clearing in the woods. There I found a victim who had apparently used a shotgun to end their life. The victim had a huge head wound and it was a very bloody, messy scene. I had the dispatcher notify my supervisor, Major Crimes personnel and the Medical Examiner’s office. After the responding detective and the medical examiner got on the scene I was allowed to “get back into service”. There was no talk of my being offered counseling or allowed to “decompress” after a call like that. This was the tough old days and we were just expected to deal with it (mentally) and we did. I answered a call one day right as our shift was going out. I raced to get to the scene of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle on Suck Creek Road. The rider, a teacher at a nearby school I was informed, died at the scene. I felt very sad at the loss of this young life. The driver of the car stated the Western sun had blinded her to the rider and she never saw him. He was riding legally with his back to traffic. This reinforced my personal rule to always ride a bicycle or walk facing traffic. Sometimes there is indignity in death and you hope you are spared such a fate. I had to respond to one deceased person call where the unfortunate person had apparently suffered a fatal heart attack while bending over the toilet. The deceased was slumped with his

head hanging over the toilet bowl rim. I felt sorry for him being viewed in this indignant position. This was a death by “apparent natural causes” call and not a crime scene. I followed the rules and did not disturb the body but wonder if perhaps I should have. One kind of “freaky’ death call I answered was where an elderly man had not been seen by his neighbors for several days and there was no answer at his door. The address was an apartment in a seedy looking area near the old Engel baseball stadium. It looked like perhaps an old business or very large home had been cut up into apartments. The apartments were not well marked and I knocked on one door. The occupant there referred me to the apartment of the missing neighbor and related that he had not seen the elderly occupant of that apartment for about a week and that the missing neighbor never went anywhere. He advised it was very odd that he had not been at least on the porch recently. When I went next door I could see an indication things might not be well as the mailbox hanging beside the door was overflowing. I knocked on the door super hard in my best ‘the police are here’ knock and yelled “Chattanooga Police Department” in my most authoritative command voice. There was no answer. I notified a supervisor and requested a backup officer. When the backup officer arrived we pounded on the door and window to no avail. I advised our supervisor on what we had and he advised to force entry if we needed to. About that time, despite there being no outside breezes, a curtain over the front window blew to the side and I could see what looked like someone in bed in a front room. My back up officer seemed very nervous about the prospect of there being someone dead inside the room. He asked how the curtain moved and I shrugged my shoulders. I wasn’t worried about it yet. I then proceeded to push a flimsy piece of plastic that was in a pane of the door window out of the way so that I could reach the doorknob. A neighbor who had been watching the proceedings decided to tell me “You better be careful. He don’t ENIGMA

like the police. They shot his arm off.” Well good to know. Now my backup seemed to want to call someone else but I thought, “Who are you going to call?” Plus being fairly new I didn’t want to catch any grief from any senior officers listening in to our little drama. I again shouted “Chattanooga Police Department’ but got no response. I reached in and began turning the knob when a light suddenly came on. My partner asked how that happened. It was obvious he wanted to be anywhere but here. Again I had no answer. As the door was open now I again yelled out “Chattanooga Police Department” but again there was no response. I cautiously approached the bed. My backup officer was not happy at all at this point and told me to be careful. I saw no movement from the figure in the bed. I told my backup that I thought the person was gone (meaning deceased). He asked how I knew for sure. I reached for the figure in the bed’s toe. At that point my backup “left the building”. I determined the party was deceased and had been for some time. The fire department

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(it was fire and ambulance at that time) responded with respirators to remove the partially decomposed body. Why we didn’t smell the decomposition I do not know. And why did the curtain move? There was no fan on and the apartment had no central heat and air. I had not moved the plastic on the window when it moved. What made the light come on? There was no motion detectors and just old lamps. A short perhaps? My backup? He got out of police work a few years later. I have related these incidents not out of any morbid sense of entertainment but more hopefully to enlighten or educate the reader as to some of the realities or traumatic incidents police officers may experience. I tried to add some humor with the last story so as to lighten the mood of this article. Honestly I think it served as a kind of catharsis or therapy for me to relate these incidents. I thank you for your time.

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A Michigan woman who tried to use a shotgun to “make a point” during a family argument ended up shooting herself in the face. After grabbing the gun, the Fremont Township woman slammed its butt-end onto the floor, causing the gun to go off and fire into her face. When police responded after receiving reports of a gunshot victim, they found the 51-year-old with a facial wound. She reportedly told officers that she wanted to

use the firearm to “make a point.” The woman was taken to St. Mary’s of Michigan in Saginaw and she is expected to make a full recovery. Michigan police will continue to investigate the incident, but no charges have been filed at this time. Point taken. A runaway herd of spotted cows made a late-night visit to a Wisconsin brewery famous for its Spotted Cow beer before being captured. The New Glarus Brewing Co. shared security

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camera footage on Facebook showing the 16 Holstein cows that unexpectedly made an appearance in the brewery’s parking lot in the early hours Monday. “Yes, this actually happened — some spotted cows came to visit the home of Spotted Cow!” the post said, referring to its popular Spotted Cow beer. “There were no damages. They ate a bunch of our grass,” reported Drew Cochrane, chief operating officer of New Glarus Brewing Co.. “We had a little cleaning up to do after

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they left, it’s fair to say.” The cows were rounded up and safely returned to their owner.

There is a truck stop in Louisiana called Tiger Truck Stop. For years it was famous for exhibiting a tiger named Tony. That’s where the truck stop got its name. But when poor Tony died new laws kept the owners from acquiring another tiger. So they started populating their

parking lot zoo with other exotic animals, like a few South American coatis and a camel named Caspar. It was this truck stop that a Florida truck driver and her husband pulled into recently. The pair travel with their pet dog, and all three of them were interested in seeing the camel. Problems arose when a man began tossing treats inside Caspar’s enclosure, leading the dog to hop the fence to go after them. So the man and his wife decided to crawl underneath the fence, past the sign that said ‘No Trespassing,’ and retrieve the dog from Caspar’s territory themselves. The man started ‘swatting’ at Caspar, trying to push him out of the way while his wife bent down to pick up her pet. That’s when the camel sat on her. Trapped beneath the camel, the woman apparently did the only thing that made sense in the moment.

“I bit his balls to get him off of me, I bit his testicles to get him off of me,” she told police Apparently it worked, but since Caspar weighs over 600 pounds the woman was taken to an area hospital. Deputies cited the unidentified couple for criminal trespassing and for not having their dog on a leash. No serious injuries to the camel were reported. A freak boating accident left a 14-year-old Florida boy with an anchor lodged in his skull, and doctors call his survival story one in a million. “I can’t believe I had an anchor in my head. Like, that’s pretty crazy,” Caleb Bennett said. “My friends now call me the ‘Anchorman’ so that’s kind of cool.” Caleb and his family were fishing on the Manatee River when the accident happened. “As soon as I got my hands on it, I kind of felt what it was, and I realized it was

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in my head pretty far. I just stayed calm. I told my friend, ‘Hey, you need to call 911 or I’m going to die,’” Caleb said. He was flown to Johns Hopkins in St. Peterburg where he immediately underwent brain surgery. “I’ve seen arrows, I’ve seen bullets, but I’ve never seen an anchor, number one, and number two, I’ve never seen anybody with an injury like that walk out of the hospital almost completely neurologically intact. That’s one in a million,” said Caleb’s doctor, Luis Rodriguez. Caleb says he eager to pursue a new passion; spearfishing. Authorities in Nebraska said firefighters responded to the third floor of an apartment building to put out a blaze caused by a woman burning love letters from a former lover. The Lincoln Police Department said police and firefighters

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responded to an apartment complex in Lincoln on a report of flames on the third floor. Police said there were no injuries, but the fire caused about $4,000 worth of damage. The apartment’s resident, a 19year-old woman, told police she had been burning love letters from her ex and fell asleep with the smoldering remains of the notes on the carpet. The woman said she woke to the smoke detectors in her home sounding. The woman was cited for negligent burning, police said. A California woman who dreamed that she had to swallow her engagement ring to protect it from thieves woke up to find she really had ingested the piece of jewelry. Jenna Evans of San Diego said she had a dream that her fiance, Bobby Howell, told her to swallow her engagement ring to protect it from some “bad guys” on a high speed

train. “When I woke up and it was not on my hand, I knew exactly where it was,” Evans said. “It was in my stomach.” Evans went to Urgent Care the following day, where X-rays confirmed the ring was in her stomach and was unlikely to pass through her digestive system safely on its own. “I was really happy because I don’t know if I can look at it and appreciate it in the same way, if I had to search for it,” Evans said. Doctors determined an upper endoscopy would be the best way to retrieve the ring, which was causing Evans stomach pains. The surgery was successful and the ring was returned to Evans’ finger, but she said she plans to take it off at night from now on. Sounds like someone has some unresolved commitment issues to me.

make it challenging. Like this man did who accomplished the stunt by standing on an inflatable ball. An Idaho man broke a Guinness World Record by standing atop an inflatable Swiss ball and using a sword to slice through 62 kiwi fruits. David Rush, who has broken more than 100 Guinness records to promote STEM education, stood atop the Swiss ball while Jonathan Hannon threw the kiwis into the air. Rush managed to slice through 62 thrown kiwis before falling off the ball just seconds before the end of his one-minute time limit. The attempt, which occurred during filming for the Science of Guinness World Records traveling exhibit, defeated the previous record of 35 sliced kiwis.

A Nassau County deputy stopped the couple after they were nearly struck by a car they cut off. If you’re going to slice through Smelling booze, the deputy 62 kiwis with a sword at least placed both under arrest.

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Things took a sordid turn when the arresting deputy noticed the couple had taken their clothes off and were starting to have sex in the back of his patrol car. When deputies opened the car door to intervene, the naked man knocked a deputy to the ground and took off running into the night. Deputies said the woman, 35-year-old Megan Lynn Mondanaro, grew violent as deputies moved her to a different vehicle. She was taken to the ground and later checked out at the hospital. The man, 31year-old Aaron Seth Thomas, was later taken into custody after deputies caught up to him at a nearby Cold Stone Creamery. Deputies said Thomas’ blood alcohol content was .145, which is nearly twice the legal limit in Florida. Both Thomas and Mondanaro were booked into the Nassau County jail on several charges including resisting with violence, unnatural and lascivious act, exposure

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of sexual organs, and driving under the influence. A Pennsylvania couple who had $120,000 mistakenly deposited into their bank account face theft charges after allegedly spending the money, police say. Robert and Tiffany Williams of Montoursville, Pennsylvania, bought an SUV, a camper, paid their bills and handed money out to friends after a teller accidentally deposited the cash into their account, state police said in court records. The couple never told the bank, and their account had $1,121 before the mistake, state police said. In June, the bank realized what happened and withdrew the full amount from the couple’s account. They had already spent much of the money and had an overdraft of about $107,000, police said. The couple were arraigned on felony theft charges and released on $25,000 bail.

Wanna Chase A Rainbow Do you feel like you have a black cloud always hanging over your head? As if everyday your life is filled with heartache and pain? Like you take a couple steps forward only to get knocked back double the steps you took forward? Are you always stumbling in the dark and never able to see the light? Is the world constantly raining on your parade?

everywhere I go, you say. That’s ok, babe. Stand your ground. While you are sitting there being miserable, I am going to find the rainbow.

leave the past in the past and move forward. You can’t move forward while looking in the rearview mirror.

Here is the great big secret everyone is trying to sell you about life. In order to search for the rainbow, you are going to have to go outside

Hey, it is okay to take a break. Have some fun along the way, you need it and your mind needs it. Go run outside and dance in the rain a little. (unless there is thunder and

First, quit whining and stop feeling sorry for yourself. You and only you can change how to deal with the black clouds hanging over your head. Now, in reality, you really only have two options. You can sit where you are; complaining about how pitiful your life is, talking about how the world is so awful to you. Or you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move forward. The first option is easy. However, it also becomes a trap we can not get out of easily. Imagine being stuck in quicksand. Always struggling, never making progress. The problem occurs with the second option. It requires you to change. Hmm, change is a word that most people associate with negative thoughts.

occurs when we never stray from routines. It seems like growing up we all are striving to make it to the same destination... our comfort zone. Unfortunately, that is the worst location we can settle into. We stop growing and learning. We become boring. Worse we become judgmental. We stop trying new things. We allow the word change to paralyze us. Fear has a new breeding ground. We get comfortable. Comfortable is a dangerous place to be in a world that is constantly evolving. One of the most overused phrases in our language “we have always done it this way”. How lame!

and get wet. You have to take action. You will slip and slide through the mud. (But when you do, try to laugh about it and have some fun.) Then, get up and move forward. It may be slow going since now you are covered in mud, but forward progress is still progress. You can’t be afraid of getting your hands wet or dirty. Look for the forward progress in your life. Fear will steal your life right from underneath you if you let it. The hard work is worth getting to the other side. But again, it takes you, taking action. You cannot dream your life into reality. You have to put in the work. The hard work.

What is it about change that scares people so bad? Is it the unknown? Is it fear? Is it fear of being left behind? Do you feel like you aren’t worthy of change? Maybe a little of all the above? I think it is more so because change is hard work. Action from you is required for change to happen. We climb to the top of the mountain to enjoy the view, not because Now for the people who are we enjoy the climb. against change, go ahead and flip There will be days when the rain is the page. There is nothing here for too heavy to see what is directly in you. I don’t take excuses. And I front of you. On those days, sure don’t want to hear you whine. instead of physically moving forI have no time for that. I have ward, stay inside and move forheard it all before and I am done. ward mentally or spiritually. Read For the people who want better, that book you bought months ago. keep reading. There is hope for Read several books. Take action. you. Don’t let that storm or rain shower squash your dreams. Eventually the The black clouds in the sky aren’t storm will move on and you need big enough to cover every inch of to be ready to get back out in the the sky. So that means it isn’t rain- trenches. You have to be armed ing or storming everywhere. There and ready to fight the thoughts you are breaks in the clouds and rain. will have when you are tired and But I bet you are so stubborn and want to give up. self absorbed that you can’t even see the sun trying to shine through. In order to win the battle, you Instead, you dig your feet down need to be feeding your mind all of into the mud and declare you are the reasons you deserve change. In not moving. It will be the same order for that to happen you MUST ENIGMA

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I will leave you with this...while you feel the rain beating you down, someone else is feeling the sun touch their skin and searching for lightning, then stay inside) the rainbow ahead. Change your Somewhere along the way of grow- perspective, change your life. ing up, we started to fear the rain. As if us getting wet somehow stained us, ruined our day, or set Just Give Me A Reason-Pink and us back. Instead, think of the rain Nate Russ as washing away all the fear, doubt, insecurities we have picked - Michelle up along the way, bringing us back to a state of mind similar to when Michelle is a mom, wife, pharmacy we were kids. Very much like the tech, and an oil enthusiast. In a restart button on your phone. The search for a simpler life, Michelle, rain can clear our minds for new along with her husband Curtis, has opportunities, new thoughts, new recently added ‘entrepreneur’ to challenges, new routines. Or even her resume. Haman’s Homestead better new adventures. was created with the desire to share a simpler approach to all The routines we allow ourselves to things life has to offer. Follow fall victim to are our own worst Michelle’s oil journey in her blog at enemies. Routines or habits are www.HamansHomestead.com. She understandable. Afterall, we are can also be reached at hamancreatures of habits. The problem shomestead@gmail.com.

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Get Off My Lawn government? When do the trials start? Still miss Red Food Stores and then Bi-Lo. If it seems too good to be true, it’s We need to teach history (the real history) in our public schools. too good to be legal. The Roman Empire lasted for a Very few WW2 vets left, we owe thousand years—our government them a lot (our freedom). looks like it might not last ten Live your life to suit yourself more. when you die you will soon be Where is Obama’s birth certifi- forgotten.

When was the last time you visit- Walmart’s lunch. ed someone’s grave? Bud’s is still a great place to We need to take better care of watch football. our homeless—to hell with illegals (illegal means unlawful). Does anyone eat at home any more (not counting carry out)? I hope there is a god and an afterlife - I believe there is. Why is college tuition so high? Let’s use some of the football Drain the swamp – give us profits to lower the cost of the Democrats and Republicans who regular student. want to promote our government and not themselves. Millions of dollars for a college coach - are we that nuts? Glad to see Amazon eating

cate? I believe that my friend Tom Williams (nickname Dirt) is one of the oldest living University of Chattanooga cheerleaders. With the proper management, Riverbend could prosper and be profitable… too radical a change all at once (not talking about Chip). Why doesn’t Tennessee legalize betting parlors? People are betting anyway. Climate has been changing since the end of time. Remember the ice age? Do they really think they can take our guns? Don’t think so. The documentary on PBS put country music in a new light— mostly good. Is A.O.C. really that stupid? Harry Truman once said, “If you get rich in politics, you are a crook” – ‘nuff said. Looking at all the old people riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Harley needs to manufacture a motorized wheel chair. Why do we allow people who hate our country to serve in our ENIGMA

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Are the parking nazis destroying paradise to put up a parking lot? Love older music—the new stuff (in most cases) sucks.

Do you give your socks and underwear the sniff test to see if they are okay to wear again? Don’t worry about it. You are normal.

Why does gas go up 30 cents overnight? Before you marry a girl, look at her without her makeup on, that’s Do we really want the city to own what she really looks like. the water company? How did Obama get so rich? Like Promote ROTC in public high we really don’t know—remember schools—we need to be ready at what Harry Truman said. all times. Getting really, really sick of the Why are a lot of young people so false news—lost all respect for screwed up? They cry when we CNN, will never watch them again. elect a president and need a safe space, don’t know if they are New York Times—a dishonest rag male or female, burn our flag, of a newspaper, so sad. don’t stand for the national anthem (and on and on and on)… What happened to Thom McAn Shoe Company? I grew up in I cut myself shaving, going to sue them. the razor company. Had a hangover, going to sue the beer com- Seems like all my childhood pany. My favorite football team heroes are gone. They haven’t lost, going to sue the players and been replaced with today’s group. refs. Getting fat, going to sue the fast food industry. Get the point? What’s the deal with Cuba?

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The word racist is thrown about ny? Makes sense doesn’t it. just to ruin an argument mostly if not 99 percent of the time falsely. Once again the nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant comes TV cable charges are out of into play… took my lady to the hand—need to curb what they can emergency room to see a doctor charge. Thought the airways are never saw one. Was told nurse practitioner was well-qualified. free to citizens. They don’t go to school for as long as doctors. Not a doctor, yet Still need vocational schools. I bet they charge insurance for GM workers, cut the crap and stay seeing a doctor. Raised hell— did no good – we should all raise working. MAGA. hell. If they are just as good, get Don’t give in to China. Buy rid of the doctors and save a lot of money. I’m tired of this and American (if you can find it). will continue to raise hell. Can’t believe how small Krystal hamburgers and Hershey candy If you disagree with anything in this article, write me a complaint, bars have gotten. put in in an envelope with a hunWho remembers the Dixie, dred dollar bill, and mail it to me. Rodgers, and American theaters? I’ll throw your letter away and spend the money - get a life. Also, Woolworths. Have you hear the rumor that Until Next Time, they (whoever “they” are) want to Paul Burke Sr. close Riverbend as we now know it and make it a private event run by a large entertainment compa-

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Mocs Impressive at Homecoming: Where Were You? And now to the game. The Mocs cial teams play for Chattanooga teams to mess up again. had been reeling after a trio of made one shake one’s head. losses to greater opponents (#18 Western Carolina mounted their own impressive drive a couple drives that stalled at the Chattanooga 14. The first faux pas by special teams took place as holder Curtis Roach grabbed the ball and ran up the middle for a first and goal. One play later QB Will Jones scored on a quarterback sneak that gave the Catamounts an ever so brief 7-6 lead.

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Jacksonville State, Tennessee Vols and #2 James Madison), but with it being Homecoming and the Western Carolina Catamounts coming to Finely Stadium it was a recipe for a barnburner. Chattanooga won handily 60-36, their largest offensive output since 2017’s win over VMI 63-7. The game wasn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination as very little defense was played o both sides of the field and spe-

Mixing pass and runs effectively the Mocs marched right back down and took the lead back on a 28-yard completion by Chris James to Jeffery Wood.

Mocs offense was off to the races. Except for the fact special teams got a little too complacent. The Catamount drive quickly stalled at their own 31 when they went in punt formation. The Mocs looked as if they were thinking punt return and not paying attention to the punter. Caleb Ferguson took the snap and saw nothing but open field in front of him. He ran up the middle and kept going scoring from 69 yards out to make the score 20-14. Ibitokun-Hanks then broke a run for 73 yards for another touchdown. And with 8:08 left in the half he had already run for over 100 yards.

Rashun Freeman got things going early for the Mocs inter- A really short punt by Western cepting Will Jones’ pass to give Carolina saw them back in the With the score 27-20 Ford found the Mocs a first down at the ©Dave Weinthal Western Carolina 42. Chattanooga wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Staying on the ground the whole time Chattanooga cashed in on Ailym Ford’s nine-yard run. That’s when the special teams issues began. Instead of kicking the extra point Chattanooga opted for a two-point try and failed. It wasn’t long for special

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a few good holes to pound through before Nick Tiano hit Bryce Nunnelly from 36 yards out.

interception.

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Getting the ball back following an interception with only 45 seconds to go in the half Tiano put on quite a show. After a nice gain by Ford, the senior QB hit Andrew Manning and Tyrin Summers before hitting Nunnelly again, this time for 45 yards to set up a Victor Ulmo 34yard field goal to make it 37-21 at the half. Both teams were off and running in the second half scoring four touchdowns collectively in their first four series. There

wasn’t much defense to talk about on this day as the Mocs had two running back going over 1000 yards with Ford leading the way with 195yards as the Mocs ground out almost 600 yards of total offense. The Catamounts put up almost 500 yards of total offense with 423 coming on the ground. It was Chattanooga’s passing game and turnovers that were the difference. Western Carolina passed for less than 100 yards and threw three interceptions while the Mocs threw for 189 yards, two touchdowns and only one

I’m not going to candy coat it – I’m calling out you guys for not I mentioned special teams issues supporting the home team. earlier but with a blow out win I guess I shouldn’t complain too When the University of much. Besides the fake field Chattanooga joined the goal and punt Ulmo kicked two Tennessee state system in 1969 kickoffs out of bounds giving going from a private to public Western Carolina really nice institute they knew they would field possession. I guess I can forever be the little brother of give him a little slack since he Knoxville in sports now matter was perfect on two field goal how successful. The football attempts and had nine (!) kick- program, a FCS school has been offs to deal with. hit and miss since its inception with interest of local fans. With the final score of 60-34 it While the revered Scappy Moore was an ideal Homecoming out- still has stuff bearing his name come. But how come you and is the winningest coach in weren’t there? The Chattanooga the school’s history, he only Mocs offense was impressive in won 57 percent of his games. winning their Homecoming foot- It’s been a mixed bag since he ball game Saturday afternoon. retired. And despite his Too bad you weren’t there. Too mediocre overall record he did bad there weren’t that many record a legendary win over the people there at all. And that is Vols in 1958. a disgrace. That being said the sports It was a sparse crowd for administration has always been ©Dave Weinthal

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willing to take a backseat to big brother and that’s unfortunate. If your own school doesn’t respect the team why should

anyone else? And it shows by the apathy in home game attendance. Sure, during the Russ Huesman era they drew record crowds at Finely Stadium, but nowhere close to the 21,000plus seats there. The facility never delivered what they promised even though it was the host for many years of the 1-AA (now FCS) Championship Game, but lost it after the 2008 championship. One of the reasons was because there was trouble selling tickets in Chattanooga to the game. They threatened at

every year more and new excuses were made as to why no one was coming to the game. After the hosting came up for bid after the 2008 season it was moved to Texas. All this being said the administration has done their best during football season to make sure there are no scheduling conflicts. And by that I mean Chattanooga kickoffs do not conflict with UT’s kickoffs and TV schedules. Last week Chattanooga’s game as this one

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one point to move the game and there was a push to sell tickets locally to save the game – which they did once. Excuses were made that a number of the teams in the championship games did not have fans that “traveled well”. Excuses. It’s an actual championship game and ESPN was here as well as media outlets from all over the country. Chattanooga at the time just didn’t give a good impression. Let us not forget “TurfGate” when the natural turf was on the field came up in clumps and it made national news. That was fixed the next year but

road trip to the games. The only other SEC team in the area playing close by was Vanderbilt, and to be honest who watches Vanderbilt? I feel bad for the kids on the field playing the game to a bunch of empty seats not only this week but also almost every home game. People don’t realize what it takes to play football. The sport is way different from just playing catch in the yard or the sandlot games we all played as a kid. There are tons of practice, learning, calculating and recalculating going into getting ready to play a game. Fans only see the end result of all the blood, sweat and tears. They have no idea was goes into getting a team ready and for each player gameday ready. And like a bunch of spoiled brats they boo or ignore the guys or think they could actually do better. All

started at 4pm. The TennesseeFlorida game’s kickoff was noon. Theoretically local folks could watch UT then come to the Chattanooga game. It really didn’t work. Homecoming looked like a perfect storm for the Chattanooga Mocs, however. The weekend of Homecoming saw not only Tennessee, but also Georgia have bye weeks – the two most rabid fan base in the SEC around here minus Alabama. Locally Alabama fans only watch the games on TV – usually on in primetime whereas Vols and Bulldogs fans make the ENIGMA

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of which is, of course is a joke – a bad one at that. With the win the Mocs improve their record to 2-3 and 1-0 in the Southern Conference. Saturday the Mocs travel to Mercer for another Southern Conference game before a bye week. They return home for one of those “special” Thursday night games on the 17th to play heated conference rival East Tennessee State. A special promotion for the game is called the “White Out”. The Mocs will suit up in all white uniforms and fans are encouraged to dress in white as well. You have no excuses to miss the game since Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama will be playing Saturday of that week and not Thursday like to Mocs.

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CONCERT CALENDAR “Go See Live Music”

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WEED W DN NEESSD DA AYY O Occtt oobbee rr 22 SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Chattanooga) Open Mic JJ..JJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM MII AA (Chattanooga) Comedy Open Mic TTH H EE PPAALLM M SS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith, Jimmy Harris SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) Hayseed Dixie RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jon Pardi, Riley Green EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) Jolie Holland, Jonah Tolchin TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) John Medeski SSTTA ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Chris Brown, Joyner Lucas, Yella Beezy CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY AATTLL AAN NTT AA (Atlanta) Paula Cole BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Rick Ross TTH H EE LLYY RRIICC TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Mike Mills, Chuck Leavell, Robert McDuffie IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) Motionless In White, We Came As Romans, After the Burial, Twizted SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Bit Brigade, Double Ferrari AVVO A ON ND D AALLEE BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPAAN N YY (Birmingham) Griz

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TTH HU URRSSD DA AYY O Occtt oobbeerr 33 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) Rick Rushing TT H HEE PPAALLM MSS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith, Jimmy Harris TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Joe Machi JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) CW Stoneking, Caleb Warren SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Trisha Yearwood TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT (Nashville) Jolie Holland AN A ND DRREEW W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH H AALLLL (Nashville) Nick Cave EE XXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Kongos, Fitness TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Kero Kero Bonito WAARR M W MEEM MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Griz VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Mason Ramsey TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Eric Andre SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Tyler the Creator, Blood Orange, Goldlink BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Zara Larsson CC A AD DEE N NCC EE BBAAN NK K AAM M PPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul O PPEEN O N CCH HO ORRD DM MU U SSIICC (Knoxville) Chatham County Line

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TT IIVVO OLLII TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Michael W. Smith RRO OSS SS’’ LL AAN ND DIIN NG G (Chattanooga) “3 Sisters Festival” The Travelin’ McCourys, Peter Rowan, Mandolin Orange, Chatham Country Line, The New Dismembered Tennesseans PPO OK KEE YY ’’SS (Cleveland, TN) Convertibull LLEE G GAACC YY AARREE N NAA (Birmingham) Alabama, The Charlie Daniels Band AVVO A ON ND DAALLEE BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPAAN NYY (Birmingham) Blackberry Smoke IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Adelita’s Way, The Black Moods BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) Caroline Spence SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CC EE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Trisha Yearwood JJA AM M EESS K K .. PPO OLLK K TTH H EEAATT RREE (Nashville) Eric Andre EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) Cowboy Mouth D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Paul Thorn VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, Birdtalker TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Kero Kero Bonito RRA AVVIIN NEE (Atlanta) Kaskade ATT LLAAN A NTT AA CC O OLLII SSEEU UM M (Duluth, GA) Bronco

SSA ATT U URRD DA AYY O Occttoobbee rr 55 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane TT H HEE PPAALLM MSS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith, Jimmy Harris WAAN W ND DEERRLLII N NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPAAN NYY (Chattanooga) Danimal & Friends TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Joe Machi HII --FFII CCLLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Sexy Beast TT H HEE SSIIG GN N AALL (Chattanooga) Yacht Rock Review JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Milele Roots, For All the People TT IIVVO OLLII TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Bill Maher RRO OSS SS’’ LL AAN ND DIIN NG G (Chattanooga) “3 Sisters Festival” Steep Canyon Rangers, The Dan Tyminski Bluegrass Band, The Lil Smokies, Fireside Collective, Berklee School of Bluegrass. Bluetastic Fangrass, Mountain Cove Bluegrass Band, The Kruger Brothers. The Gibosn Brothers TT H HEE CCAAVVEE RRN N SS (Pelham, TN) Blue October IIN N FFIIN NII TTEE EEN N EERRG GYY CC EEN N TT EERR (Duluth, GA) Gloria Trevi, Karol G AM A MEE RRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Alpharetta, GA) Brett Young, LoCash Hardy TT H HEE TTAABBEE RRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Kali Uchis CC EELLLLA AIIAARRII SS AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Jekalyn Carr, Maurette Brown Clark EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Mo Pitney LLA AD D YYBBIIRRD DG GRRO OO OVVEE && M MEE SSSS H H AALLLL (Atlanta) Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics FFRREE D DRRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT EERR (Peachtree City, GA) George Thorogood & the Destroyers SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CC EE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Trisha Yearwood EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) Adelita’s Way, The Black Moods JJA AM M EESS K K .. PPO OLLK K TTH H EEAATT EERR (Nashville) Craig Ferguson HAA RRRRAAH H H ’’SS CCH H EERRO OK KEEEE CC AASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) Styx PPU UN NK KIIN N CCEE N NTT EERR M MO OTT O ORRCC YY CCLL EE RREESS O ORRTT (Maryville, TN) Mick Blankenship

SSU UN ND DA AYY O Occtt oobbee rr 66 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke WA W AN ND D EERRLLIIN NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) The Other Brothers, Eric Turner TTH H EE CCO OM MEE D DYY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Joe Machi TTH H EE SS IIG GN NA ALL (Chattanooga) Theory of A Deadman, Scott Stapp JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Shantih Shantih TTII VVO O LLII TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Boyz II Men GRRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Sara Bareilles JJA AM MEE SS K K.. PPO O LLK K TT H HEE A ATT EERR (Nashville) Craig Ferguson D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSS LLEEYY (Nashville) Bonnie Bishop IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Take Offense, Sick Of It All FFO O XX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Thom Yorke TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Turnpike Troubadours HEE A H AVVEE N NA ATT TT H H EE M MA ASSQ QU U EERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Taking Back Sunday LLA AU UG GH HIIN NG G SS K KU ULLLL LL O OU UN NG GEE (Atlanta) Jeff Foxworthy CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Mavis Staples 3377 M MA AIIN N (Buford, GA) Adelita’s Way, The Black Moods IIN NFF IIN NIITT EE EEN NEE RRG GYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Duluth, GA) Cinderella

MO M ON ND DA AYY O Occttoobbeerr 77 TTRREE M MO ON NTT TT A AVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Blues Open Jam WA W AN ND D EERRLLIIN NG GEE RR BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPAAN NYY (Chattanooga) Trivia Night RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Catfish & the Bottlemen SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) The O’Jays D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSS LLEEYY (Nashville) The Time Jumpers MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Meatbodies TTH H EE M MIILLLL && M MIIN N EE (Knoxville) Coin, Arkells CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Steven Page TTH H EE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD D EE (Atlanta) Municipal Waste, Take Offense, Skeletal Remains, Psycropic, Revocation, Voivod, Napalm Death, Sick of It All, Conjurer

U PPCCO U OM MIIN NG G EEVVEEN NTT SS TTRREE M MO ON NTT TT A AVVEE RRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade October 8 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke October 8 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Doug Stanhope October 8 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Thunder Jackson October 8 MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Psychedelic

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Porn Crumpets, Meatbodies October 8 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Toto October 8 CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY N NAASSH H VVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Tiffany, Ali Morgan October 8 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Catfish and Bottlemen October 8 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Andy Grammer October 8 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Justin Townes Earle, The Wandering Hearts CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY AATTLL AAN NTT AA (Atlanta) Marc Cohen October 8 TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Julia Jacklin, Christian Lee Hutson October 8 SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Kongos, Fitness October 8 SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke October 9 WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Chattanooga) Open Mic October 9 JJ..JJ’’ SS BBO OH H EEM MII AA (Chattanooga) Comedy Open Mic October 9 TTH H EE PPAALLM M SS (Chattanooga) DJ Keith, Jimmy Harris October 9 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Open Mic October 9 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy October 9 TTEE RRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Mudhoney, Pissed Jeans October 9 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEE RRFF O ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Gordon Lightfoot October 9 ALLAABBAA M A MAA TT H HEE AATTRREE (Birmingham) Toto October 9 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Josh Turner October 9 TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEE N NTT EEAASSTT (Nashville) City and Colour October 9 CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Andy Grammer October 9 MEERRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Julia Jacklin October 9 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEE YY (Nashville) Jamey Johnson, John Schneider October 9 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Erik Meyers October 10 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Elizabeth Moens, Stellers Jay October 10 TTH HO OM M PPSSO ON N --BBO OLLII N NG G AARREEN NAA (Knoxville) Thomas Rhett, Dustin Lynch, Rhett Atkins, Russell Dickerson October 10 SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Luna October 10 TTH H EE N N IICCK K (Birmingham) Reverend Horton Heat, The Delta Bombers October 10 AM A MEERRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE (Alpharetta, GA) Brantley Gilbert, Lindsay Ell, Michael Ray October 10 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEE RRFF O ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Penn & Teller October 10 VVA ARRIIEE TTYY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USS EE (Atlanta) Drake White October 10 AII SSLLEE 55 (Atlanta) Elder Island October 10 A FFO OXX TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) For King & Country October 10 MIILLLL TT O M OW WN NM MU USSIICC H H AALLLL (Bremen, GA) Sammy Kershaw October 10 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) Ray Wylie Hubbard October 11 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS SSO OU U TTH H (Chattanooga) Boy Named Banjo October 11 WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Chattanooga) Glass Caps, Rye Baby, No Good Deeds October 11 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Erik Meyers October 11

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TT H HEE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Jon Langston October 11 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Gaslight Street October 11 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Shakeys Bad Knee, Magnificiant Lions, Citico, The Gullibles October 11 TT H HEE CC O ON N CCO OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) Mudhoney, Pissed Jeans October 11 H AARRRRAAH H H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEE EE CC A ASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) ZZ Top, Cheap Trick October 11 BBIICC EEN N TTEE N NN N IIAALL CC AAPPIITT O OLL M MA ALLLL SS TTA ATT EE PPA ARRK K (Nashville) “Breakaway Music Festival” Chris Jobe, Lil Baby, Future, Fisher, Shallou, Gashi October 11 AN A ND DRREEW W JJAACC K KSSO ON NH H AALLLL (Nashville) Peter And The Wolf October 11 M EERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Shawn James October 11 FF RRA AN NK KLLIIN N TT H HEEAATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Ruthie Foster October 11 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Dean Lewis October 11 CC O OBBBB EE N NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Anjelah Johnson October 11 CC O OCC AA CC O OLL AA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Griz October 11 TT H HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Marika Hackman October 11 M AABBLLEE H M HO OU U SSEE BBAARRN N EESS A AM M PPH HIITT H H EEA ATT RREE (Mableton, GA) Tevin Campbell, Carl Thomas October 11 JJ EEM MIISS O ON N CCO ON NCC EERRTT H H AALLLL (Birmingham) Anthony Hamilton October 11 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Mudhoney, Pissed Jeans October 11 D RRU D UIID D CCIITT YY M MU U SSIICC H HAALLLL (Tuscaloosa, AL) Cherub October 11 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) The Dead Deads, Sevenstones, Plvnet October 12 WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) Ryan Oyer October 12 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Erik Meyers October 12 TT RRIISSH H’’ SS (Chattanooga) Marty Manus

October 12 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Masseuse, The Talismen October 12 HII --FFII CCLLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Gaslight Street October 12 WAALLK W KEE RR TT H HEEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Delbert McClinton October 12 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) Mudhoney October 12 BBIICC EEN N TTEE N NN NII AALL CC AAPPIITTO O LL M M AALLLL SSTT AATT EE PPA ARRK K (Nashville) Eklai, CVBZ, Bryce Vine, Kid Quill, Chris Lake, Zeds Ded, Kaskade October 12 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Home Free October 12 NAASS H N HVVIILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Thompson Square October 12 WIILLD W DH HO O RRSSEE SS AALLO OO ON N (Nashville) Stryper October 12 CC A AD DEE N NCC EE BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Chicago October 12 SSTT A ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) Twenty One Pilots October 12 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Shannon and the Clams October 12 AN A ND D RREEW W JJ AACCK K SSO ON NH HAALL LL (Nashville) Peter And The Wolf October 12 NAASS H N HVVIILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Thompson Square October 12 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) “Hunter’s Gift” Milele Roots, The Communicators, Jordan Hallquist and The Outfit, Function, Paper Mache, Tiffany Taylor, Ryan Oyer, Megan Howard October 13 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Erik Meyers October 13 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Christian Bearisto October 13 AM A MEE RRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Alpharetta, GA) ZZ Top, Cheap Trick October 13 CC O OBBBB EE N NEERRG G YY PPEERRFFO O RRM MIIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TT EERR (Atlanta) Trisha Yearwood October 13 EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Leah Calvert, Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor October 13 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Howard Hewett October 13 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Steel Panther October 13 NAASS H N HVVIILLLLEE M MU UN NIICC IIPPAALL AAU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Shannon And The Clams, Greta Van Fleet October 13 FFO O XX TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Maggie Rogers, Jacob Banks October 14 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Maggie Rogers, Jacob Banks October 15 O PPEE N O N CC H HO ORRD DM MU USSII CC (Knoxville) Pat Travers October 15 CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Melanie Martinez October 15 SSTT A ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) Chance the Rapper October 15 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Anthony Gomes October 16 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Chicken Diamond October 16 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USS IICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Taking Back Sunday October 16 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Maggie Rogers, Jacob Banks October 16 TT H HEE TTAABBEE RRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Amon Amarth October 16 CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Young Thug, Machine Gun Kelly October 16 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Scott Mulvahill October 17 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga)

Subkonscious, Stoned Cold Fox, Z Theory October 17 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) DJ Sandhu October 17 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Hamel On Trial, Afterparty October 17 TTII VVO O LLII TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Dream Theater October 17 MA M ARRA ATT H HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Taking Back Sunday October 17 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Chance the Rapper October 17 MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Swervedriver October 17 FFRRA AN NK K LLIIN N TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Gary Puckett & The Union Gap October 17 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) The Band Camino, Valley October 17 TTH H EE EE A ARRLL (Atlanta) Mike Watt & the Missing Men October 17 CCO O CC A A CCO O LLA A RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Billy Currington October 17 SSU UG GA ARR H HIILLLL (Atlanta) The Marshall Tucker Band October 17 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) The Band Camino, Valley October 17 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) David Wilcox October 18 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Gangstagrass October 18 HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Voodoo Slim October 18 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) DJ Sandhu October 18 TTII VVO O LLII TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Alison Krauss October 18 TTH H EE CC A AVVEERRN N SS (Pelham, TN) The Infamous Stringdusters October 18 TTH H EE N N IICC K K (Birmingham) Reverend Horton Heat, The Delta Bombers October 18 ASSCC EEN A ND DA AM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTEE RR (Nashville) Maren Morris October 18 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 18 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) X Ambassadors October 18 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT (Nashville) Maisie Peters October 18 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Foy Vance October 18 FFRRA AN NK K LLIIN N TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Gary Puckett & The Union Gap October 18 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT (Nashville) Maisie Peters October 18 CCA AD D EEN N CCEE BBA AN NK KA AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Wilco October 18 SSTT A ATTEE FFA ARRM MA ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Post Malone, Swae Lee, Tyla Yaweh October 18 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Jackyl October 18 4400 W WA ATT TT CCLLU U BB (Athens, GA) Melvins, Redd Kross October 18 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) Randall Bramblett Band October 19 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Funk You October 19 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) DJ Sandhu October 19 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) BBYMUTHA, Kidora October 19 HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) The Afternooners October 19 MO M ON NTT EEA AG G LLEE M MO OU UN NTT A AIIN N (Tracy City, TN) “Bigfoot Blues Festival” Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Davy Knowles October 19 SSTT A ATTEE FFA ARRM MA ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Carrie

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Underwood, Maddie & Tae, Runaway June October 19 FFO OXX TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Ray LaMontague, KC & Clayton October 19 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Marc Maron October 19 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Nahko and Medicine for the People October 19 BBLLII N ND DW WIILLLLIIEE ’’SS (Atlanta) Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials October 19 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEE RRFF O ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Rickey Smiley October 19 SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Redd Cross October 19 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 19 EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) White Animals, Webb Wilder October 19 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) DJ Sandhu October 20 TTH H EE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Nahko And Medicine For The People October 20 IIRRO ON N CCIITT YY (Birmingham) X Ambassadors October 20 TTH H EE N N IICCK K (Birmingham) Nashville Pussy October 20 GRRAAN G ND DO OLL EE O O PPRRYY H HO OU U SSEE (Nashville) Wilco October 20 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 20 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEE RRFF O ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Amanda Miguel, Marisela October 20 IIN NFFIIN N IITT EE EE N NEE RRG GYY CC EEN NTT EERR (Duluth, GA) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan October 20 WAALLK W KEERR TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Karen Mills, Leanne Morgan, Trish Suhr October 21 CCO ON NCC EERRTT H HAA LLLL AATT BBJJCC CC (Birmingham) Bastille October 21 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) SleaterKinney October 21 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Spowda, John Michael Bond October 22 SSTTA ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Lennon Stella, 5 Seconds of Summer, The Chainsmokers October 22 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Julia Michaels October 22 CCO O BBBB EEN NEE RRG GYY PPEE RRFF O ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EERR (Atlanta) Dr. Neal DeGrasse Tyson October 22 NAASSH N H VVIILL LLEE M MU UN NII CCIIPPAALL AAU UD DII TTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Bastile October 22 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 22 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Dan Baird Octob er 23 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Julia Michaels October 23 EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) Lauren Alaina, Filmore October 23 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 23 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Sleater-Kinney October 23 CCO O CCAA CCO O LLAA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Bastille October 23 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Sabrina Claudio October 23 TTH H EE M M IILLLL && M M IIN NEE (Knoxville) Umphrey’s McGee October 23 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jodi White October 24 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) El Rocko, Glass Mansions, Good Grief, Caramre,

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Matthew Paul Revere October 24 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Lauren Alaina October 24 CC O OCC AA CC O OLL AA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Mott the Hoople ’74 October 24 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 24 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Jimmie Allen October 24 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) Jonell Mosser, Victor Wooten October 24 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) Caleb Lee Hutchinson October 25 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) The Velcro Pygmies October 25 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Jodi White October 25 TT H HEE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Nick Lutsko October 25 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Roshambeaux October 25 SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Marc Anthony October 25 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Matt Maeson October 25 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Rick Wakeman October 25 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Obituary, Abbath October 25 TT H HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Ian Noe October 25 EE XXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Lauren Alaina October 25 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 25 M AARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU U SSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Here Come the Mummies October 25 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE CC IIVVIICC AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Knoxville) Travis Tritt October 25 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) EG Kight Trio October 26 SSTT A ATT IIO ON N SSTT RREEEE TT (Chattanooga) “Freakers Ball” Super T and The Tyrone Smith Revue, DJ FROdaddy, Ethereal Embers October 26 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Jodi White October 26 TT H HEE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Atreyu October 26 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Nim Nims October 26 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Voodoo Visionary October 26 TT EEN NN NEE SSSSEEEE PPEERRFF O ORRM MII N NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen October 26 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit October 26 WAARR M W MEEM MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Mott The Hoople 74 October 26 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREEN N AA (Birmingham) Eric Church October 26 H AARRRRAAH H H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEE EE CC A ASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) Theory Of A Deadman October 26 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Bea Miller October 26 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Jodi White October 27 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Blackfoot Gypsies October 27 IIN N FFIIN N IITTEE EEN N EERRG G YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Duluth, GA) Mana October 27 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Stiff Little Fingers, The Avengers October 27 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Trey Anastasio October 27 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Mat Kearney

October 27 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Jacuzzi Boys October 28 TT H HO OM MPPSSO ON N--BBO O LLIIN NG G AARREEN N AA (Knoxville) The Avett Brothers October 28 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON NEE AARREE N NAA (Nashville) Elton John October 28 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Randy Travis October 28 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Coin, Dayglow October 28 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Noah Gundersen October 28 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) White Reaper, Wombo October 29 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Waterfall Wash, Prayer Circle, Attagirl, Colour Design October 29 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ray LaMontagne, Kacy & Clayton October 29 CC O OU UN NTT RRYY M MU USSIICC H H AALLLL O O FF FF AAM MEE AAN ND DM MU USS EE-UM U M (Nashville) Tegan and Sara October 29 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) Justin Hayward, Mike Dawes October 29 EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Jon Lathim, Nick Nace, Brian Revels October 29 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Of Montreal October 30 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Ray LaMontagne, Kacy & Clayton October 30 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Tegan & Sara October 30 TT H HEE M MIILLLL && M MIIN N EE (Knoxville) The Greeting Comitee October 30 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) Billy Strings October 30 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Hobo Johnson October 30 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Lenox Hills, Okey Dokey October 31 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) How I Became the Bomb, Pink Spiders October 31 BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE AATT RREE (Knoxville) Marty Stuart October 31 AVVO A ON ND DAALLEE BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPAAN NYY (Birmingham) Moon Taxi October 31 TT H HEE LLO OFF TT (Atlanta) The Cinematic Orchestra October 31 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) 10,000 Days November 1 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley November 1 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Jerry Harvey November 1 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Cosmic Shift, Other Brothers November 1 SSTT A ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) Elton John November 1 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Koe Wetzel November 1 BBU UCC K KH HEE AAD D TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Scotty Sire November 1 CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Louis The Child November 1 IIRRO ON N CC IITT YY (Birmingham) Koe Wetzel November 1 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Nirvanna November 2 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) The Last Band November 2 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Jerry Harvey November 2 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Dan Deacon, Psychic Dungeon November 2 TT IIVVO OLLII TT H H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Randy Houser November 2

WA W ARR M MEE M MO O RRIIA ALL A AU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Gloria Steinem November 2 AN A ND D RREEW W JJ A ACCK KSS O ON NH HA ALLLL (Nashville) Dax Shepard November 2 SSTT A ATTEE FFA ARRM MA ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Elton John November 2 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Andrew Bird November 2 CCO O CC A A CCO O LLA A RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Zac Brown Band November 2 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Chris Lane, Gabby Barrett November 2 TTH H EE LLYYRRIICC TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Birmingham) Jimmy Webb November 2 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Jerry Harvey November 3 SSTT A ATTEE FFA ARRM MA ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Bad Bunny November 3 TTH H EE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLL EE (Atlanta) Hobo Johnson & the Lovemakers November 3 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) King’s X November 3 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Lacing November 4 LLEEG GA ACCYY A ARREE N NA A (Birmingham) Alabama, The Charlie Daniels Band November 4 SSM MIITT H H ’’SS O O LLD D EE BBA ARR (Atlanta) Trashcan Sinatras November 4 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Angel Olsen, Vagabon November 4 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Elvis Costello & The Imposters November 4 EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) GWAR, Toxic Holocaust, Sacred Reich, Against the Grain November 4 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Ona, Mo Lowda November 5 CCO O CC A A CCO O LLA A RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Elvis Costello & The Imposters November 5 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Frank Turner November 5 ATTLL A A AN NTT A A RRO OO OM M@ @ SSM MIITT H H ’’SS O O LLD D EE BBAARR (Atlanta) Missy Flapjack, Nathan Nelson, Monty Esworthy November 5 TTII VVO O LLII TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Toby Mac November 6 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Shovels & Rope, Hayes Carll November 6 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Polo & Pan November 6 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Allison Moorer November 6 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Killer Beaz November 7 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) The Twotakes, Seven Year Witch November 7 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Tunnel Vision November 7 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Southern Culture on the Skids November 7 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) The Marcus King Band November 7 OPPEE N O N CC H HO O RRD DM MU USSIICC (Knoxville) Karla Bonoff November 7 TTEE N NN N EESSSSEE EE TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Knoxville) Emmylou Harris November 7 TTH H EE CCO OM MEED D YY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Killer Beaz November 8 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) Track 145 November 8 CCO O CC A A CCO O LLA A RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Judah & The Lion November 8 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Joshua Radin, The Weepies November 8

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On Duct Tape An a Prayer ´11

Colorful Stacey Alexander Turns His Hunter S. Thompson-esque Misadventure Into A Very Popular Read on Amazon When my family first move here from New York we moved into the Fairyland community of Lookout Mountain. It was there that I first met a precocious little shit named Stacey Alexander. Stacey and his two older brothers, Clay and Rocky lived across the street from us. When we moved there I

was obsessed with football. one fateful day he came over. scream you were being bulMy dad being a former “taxi He was a year or two older lied or even think of suicide, squad” member of the Giants, so I naturally loved the sport. The only trouble is I was painfully shy. I spent many afternoons in our yard kicked and throwing the football around. I think Stacey felt sorry for me or thought my mother was really strict but

than me but he liked the sport as well and from that day forward we started getting into misadventures. Over time he introduced me to the rest of the neighborhood and as they say the rest was history. Being the little fat kid I was the brunt of a number of Stacey’s jokes along with anything else he could pick on me for. You see, back in the day if someone teased you, you didn’t run home to mommy and ENIGMA

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you fought back be I verbal or otherwise. The teasing also felt like you belonged. Stacey and I never came close to fisticuffs, if anything our teasing back and forth was our special bond. In seventh grade my family moved to the Tennessee side of the mountain and I lost touch with Stacey and his brothers until a number of years ago. Both older and wiser (depending on who you ask) we quickly bonded again and

talk/text/email each other regularly. Any given day I will get a newsong that he had written and recorded under some pseudonym he comes up with – all dealing with a different style of music. I probably have dozens of his songs dating back before file sharing when he would hand me a CD to check out his latest effort. Since the time we got reacquainted I’ve known him as an entrepreneur, musician, filmmaker and most recently a published author. His newest publication, a book about buying his first airplane, “On Duct Tape and a Prayer” has literally taken off and is his best entry on Amazon to date. The story has a kind of Hunter S. Thompson “Fear And Loathing” feel to it describing the circumstances in buying the plane and having 24 hours to pick it up, driving from Chattanooga to Arizona to get it and fly back home.

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handles — testing their viability. I’ve also have a few psychedelic surf songs released under Garage Termites. The Dellbones is my go to handle for some of my classic, straight-forward Stone’s type garage stuff. The Fantastic Spasms is my more modern, new-age punk meets early beat-rock stuff handle. I have four or five more releases coming out soon for that act, ranging from a Nirvana type song to a couple of Kink’s styled songs. Just released a song called “What I’m Screaming” that has been receiving some good feedback from some of my more critical friends. I had released an EP with friend Wendell Feltman a few years back under that handle. It was just something we did quickly. But I thought some of those songs came out strong. They had an edge to them. It was time that we switched gears a little. One song, called “Something You Wanted” has a Fidler type feel to it. I’m throwing out a re release of that track soon. And I’m also putting out a few old early country type tracks out under Johnny T and the Honky Tonks. There’s a track called “Rockin’ All Night at the Puss N Boots Supper Club” which has some pretty good Chuck Berry type guitar on it. And a track called “I Love That Rock n Roll” that has some slide on it. Both have a touch of humor to them. See Dave, I’m still all over the map. Can’t stick with just one genre. I need rubber walls installed in my studio.

To confuse some of my old teachers I had who are still alive, Dave, I found out it’s not the Valedictorian that writes an entertaining book, it’s the class clown. Think about it. I was “most likely to flop.” My mind was always somewhere else in school. I hated nearly every second of it. I loved the people, mind you — the characters especially. But when everybody else was on page 27, I was on a ship fighting pirates in the Black Sea.

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I’ve released quiet of bit of old school surf instrumentals, under my “USA Conquerors” handle in the last couple years. I’m pretty proud of some of those tracks. I’ve got Whhyy ddiidd yyoouu ssttaarr tt w w rriittiinngg?? some others under different W ENIGMA

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Growing up on Lookout Mountain in the ‘70s you needed to see the funny side of life. You needed thick skin, and a keen escape mechanism to deal with the abundant narcism and psychosis that plagued the neighborhood. Seriously Dave, I loved every minute of my childhood. I guess they don’t call me the “Kid” for nothing. I remember you standing across the street holding a football and watching our gang playing tackle in our front yard. Knowing your mom wouldn’t allow you to come over to play in our yard, her intuition was spot on, we would occasionally come over to your yard and play, usually after some convincing on my part, maybe we just needed another body, or

I’d explained to the group that this kid would be alltime-center or whatever else we wanted. I can honestly say that you would do anything we asked. You were the most game kid I ever met. I remember you laughing on the bottom of a pile-on more than once. That’s when I knew I really loved you, man. You never cried when you probably should have. You were tough, Dave, now you know why I like humorous people. They give you the opposite of what you expect. And sometimes they keep you out of trouble. But sometimes they get you into trouble. Being dramatic in those days would get you benched quickly. These days they give out awards for being dramatic. There were more characters in our neighborhood than the back lot of Universal Studios: Hunter VonCannon, Tommy Boone, John Adamson and the Taliaferro boys, just to mention a few ... I had plenty of comic material to

work with sitting within three strong together. There’s time enough to develop that blocks of my house. aspect. But it must be done CCoom meeddyy w waa ss ssoom meett hhiinngg yyoouu delicately. A life can be full aallw waayyss hh aadd.. YY oouu uussee dd iitt qq uuiiee tt of tragedy, and comedy can aa lloott iinn aa nnuum mbb eerr ooff ss oonnggss form a nice defense. It’s good maannyy yyeeaarrss aa ggoo.. W m Waass tt hhaatt aa to mask the problem until the ddee ffeennssee m meecchhaa nniiss m m aatt w woorrkk??

is not tragic for your mag. A friend of mine, Steve Goldstein, once told me it’s, “okay to be serious. It takes both sides.” We were talking about this stuff. I’ll never forget Steve’s words, because it

Could have been. But again… when in Rome. The half-life of a average comedy song is a week or two unless you’re Ray Stevens. Well, really a lot of country party songs have humor — some on the dark side. But some fade pretty quickly. It’s how you deliver them I guess. “Your Cheating Heart” versus “Hey Good Looking” are great examples. They’re still holding up fine. What’s funny to me is not to some. But if something is serious it’s usually serious to everyone. But there’s a time and place for both. Someone getting married doesn’t want to listen to “Your Cheating Heart.” But a book or a movie is different. You can have both elements that stand

problem heals naturally. Sometimes the loss is just too much. You must mask it. Dig? My wife died three years ago from a stroke. So it something that has worked for me, I’m here to tell ya. Being around funny characters helped me through it all. Comedy as a defense can be effective in the face of tragedy. It’s a great equalizer against tragedy. And Dave, we’re going see some tragedy. I hope this interview ENIGMA

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came from one of the funniest human beings alive. Steve had some demons, God rest his soul, but what a great guy and friend he was. A natural comedian. You know, David, you can’t force your way in to being funny like the fat lady elbowing her way into line at Ryan’s Buffet and All-YouCan-Eat Steakhouse. When I wrote this book. I had nothing. I mean the story was there. But that was not enough on the surface. I did-

n’t know the story was there, really - until I was nearing the end. Then, after writing the last line, I realized I had something. It’s pretty weird. But as a writer you kinda know when you stumble upon something. It’s kind of like telling a story around the campfire ... you’re sipping whiskey, the coyotes are howling, and the story just comes out better than expected. Go figure. You start it and just go with it. And now to see my book being promoted by Amazon in the top 25 audio books under the aeronautical genre is a trip. Just behind Sir Richard Branson and ahead of Eric “Winkle” Brown’s book. Eric Brown was a famous ace and test pilot from World War II. Yep, there I sit with a short,

fastest civilian aircraft, the Falcon. He’s a freight dog. He was one of only a handful of pilots who was cleared to fly on Sept 11th 2001, flying blood into New York City. He’s still burning across the skies Whhee nn ddiidd yyoouu bbeeccoom W mee iinnttee rr-- today at close to Mach 1. eesstt eedd iinn ffllyyiinngg?? Whheenn ddiidd yyoouu ddee cciiddee ttoo bb uuyy aa W At a very young age, my ppllaannee?? brother and I would grab two boards and nail them togeth- After getting my license down er and draw instrument on in Defuniak Springs Florida, them and lay them in the at this damn funky flight backyard and pretend we school, I was their only stuwe’re flying over the jungles dent. I decided to take a of Vietnam. His toy plane was much needed break after always better than mine. His receiving my license and instruments were more drive down towards South defined and better laid out. I Florida with no particular was his wingman. 50 years place to go. About 10 miles later his efforts paid off. He’s into my trip I felt something one of America’s top jet-jock- was wrong. I was in a car and ey captains. He flies the not a plane. I decided right then and there I was having it. Driving a car and dodging the cops and dealing with red lights, and other gravity-grabbing BS was not for me. That line is in the preface of my book. I presume it’s okay to steal a line from myself every once in a while. Within a month or so I had my plane. It was going to be a Cessna 150, a great, dependable airplane and one that would fit my budget. My budget couldn’t handle a four-seater. Hell, no one would probably fly with me anyway. cheap, six buck book, along the side of the titans and legends of the flying industry. And I just have over 200 hours flying. Oh well, it is what it is.

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you’d get in the form of a check in the mail form your credit card company. I had a little extra laying around. Anyway, I talked them down from $10,500 to $8,500 in the first minute. A straight 20 percent off the top is a given in the aircraft industry. Then he said if you can get here in 48 hours, before I have to sign a tie-down contract, you can have it for $7,500. Deal. But there was a problem, Dave. I was in Chattanooga and the plane was in Scottsdale Arizona. But a deal is a deal. I could of flown. Then I decided to call an old friend to see if he wanted to tag alone. Stephen Dyer, also known as “Doc Lock” from talk radio fame, was an old friend of mine. Lock was involved in a bad car wreck years before. He had some physical issues but was managing his life pretty well by then. I asked him and he foolishly said yes. The trip changed from the point on. I should’ve known better. Ha.

HHoow w ddiidd yyoouu gguu yyss ggeett aalloonngg oonn tthh ee tt rriipp?? Like a cat and a rat, some would say after reading the book. But really, we got on fine. Lock is the type guy that you blab around with for a few hours then he’d go silent for a few hours. Not a bad traveling companion. See, Lock didn’t care about dying. He had already died twice in the hospital. Fact. Unfortunately they brought him back, some would say. He had a fused knee and elbow, a slight brain injury and he had a hell of a blind spot.

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tion. He added some interesting sound effects as well. He has a great radio voice and had over 120 audio books under his belt at the time. His deft touch pushed the project quality up a notch. I will always be indebted to him. We have a 4.1 star rating on the audio book. He has a midwestern, Bob Barker, no accent type voice. I didn’t ponder more than three seconds about dropping my southern twang desires for this guy. Woouu lldd yyoouu ss aayy tt hhiiss iiss ss oorrtt ooff W aa HHuu nntteerr SS.. TThh oom mppssoonn,, GGoonnzzoo ttyyppee ssttoorryy?? Yes. It’s got some of that. I’m proud to say.

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I’m not getting rich, Dave. But it’s nice to have a little something coming in. Most writers need day jobs, just like most musicians and filmmakers; but I haven’t had to worry about the electric bill for five years, but there’s a lot of other bills to worry about. But I’m finding out more and more ... having those other bills aren’t so bad, because No. I wanted someone else to Dave, it’s all about the trip, do it. And I couldn’t get the ride, and the struggle ... Dennis Hooper so I put my and not the destination. project up for bid on ACX. And I heard back immediate- - Dave Weinthal ly from an Amazon Insider. Check out Stacey, I mean Dave Wright got the job. He Jack’s misadventures here. sent a sample back within a https://www.audible.com/pd couple days and I loved it. I’m / O n - D u c t - T a p e - a n d - a so glad he did it. He loved the P r a y e r project and did a tremendous Audiobook/B00MWFORKA job. He had some knowledge of flying and delivered the humorous parts with perfecENIGMA

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1. The Black Keys 2. Jenny Lewis 3. Vampire Weekend 4. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real 5. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 6. The Head and The Heart 7. Soak 8. Avett Brothers 9. Jocelyn & Chris Arndt 10. Sleater-Kinney 11. Cage the Elephant 12. Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors 13. Spoon 14. Of Monsters & Men 15. The Highwaywomen 16. Jr. Jr. 17. Lana Del Ray 18. Tegan & Sara 19. Cold War Kids 20. Wilco

ADVENTURE PICKS 1. Green Day 2. Sheryl Crow 3. Tool

Sitcom Characters Who Wrestle With Their Consciences After Finding Money Usually the only money I ever find is a piece of small change, mostly pennies. Yesterday afternoon, however, I happened upon a crisp twenty dollar bill in the restroom of a convenience store down the street.

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The three male sons of Mike and Carol come upon a wallet filled with bills, only to have their parents insist on taking out an ad in hopes of finding the proper owner.

Bobby, Tony and John try to figure out what to do about the large sum of dough their eccentric fellow worker (played by Andy Kaufman) found in the back of a cab.

In “Gomer and the Phone Company” quarters start flying out of the pay phone used by the title soldier (played by Jim Nabors), so he sets off on the difficult task of trying to return the small silver Probably I should have pocketed it treasure to the local branch of that just like I do with the coins I occa- communication utility. sionally find, but instead I handed it to the clerk working behind the Dennis Mitchell on Dennis The counter. Although it is unlikely that Menace the true owner ever came back for it, my conscience rested much eas- “Dennis and the Picnic” describes ier knowing that I had not kept the when Mr. Wilson’s pesty young twenty bucks for myself. neighbor (played by Jay North) finds a suitcase full of money that That incident reminded me of the ends up being counterfeit. numerous characters from TV sitcoms who have faced similar Ralph Kramden on The dilemmas in certain episodes. Here Honeymooners are ten of those people who have come upon substantial amounts of A suitcase full of large bills also money, causing them to weigh the turns out to be counterfeit in the pros and cons of keeping it for “Funny Money” episode of this themselves. classic series starring Jackie Gleason. Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show Oscar Madison and Felix Unger in The Odd Couple In “Opie’s Fortune” Sheriff Taylor’s tyke (played by Ron Howard) finds In “A Taste Of Money” the rooma wallet and tells his dad, who mates find two thousand in cash in makes him wait the legal amount of their neighbor’s apartment and time for someone to claim it. start investigating where the money came from. Greg, Peter and Bobby on The Brady Bunch Latka on Taxi Bobby on Taxi

Theodore Cleaver and Larry Michael Scott on The Office Mondello on Leave It To Beaver Staff accountant Oscar discovers Given the title of “Beaver Finds a that the Scranton branch of the Wallet’ no one should be surprised Dunder Mifflin Paper Company that the younger son of Ward and must spend its surplus or lose it, so June happens to encounter a bill- its manager (played by Steve Carell) fold in the episode. debates whether to upgrade the copier or buy new chairs. He of Lamont and Fred in Sanford And course ends up doing neither, Son thereby disappointing his employees yet once again. “ The Suitcase Case” is the episode in which the title salvage dealers - Doug Poe get their hands on a piece of luggage stuffed with money, which turns out to be counterfeit. ENIGMA

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Mark Knopfler’s Walk of Life I am a firm believer that when you decide to see a classic rock artist perform in concert, they should play their most popular hits. After all, with the type of money these acts are charging their fans to see them live, it’s the least they can do. That was my mindset anticipating the arrival on stage of guitarist Mark Knopfler, the genius behind Dire Straits.

immortal beloved “Sultans of Swing” was the unforgivable sin. Or so I thought.

My profane ignorance of the music written under the Mark Knopfler banner, as it turned out, was the ultimate sin. When the former Brit – I say former because the guitarist now speaks without a hint of an accent – retired the Dire Straits You can imagine my utter dismay name in 1996 to go it alone, I literand outright shock that tonight’s ally abandoned him as well. It’s a show would only include five Dire mistake I would deeply regret. Strait songs. Instead of hearing tunes like “Tunnel of Love”, As I was complaining out loud to “Expresso Love” or “Skateaway”, myself about the absence of the set list would consist mainly of “Sultans of Swing” from the set list, Knopfler’s solo material covering the guy sitting next to me asked if I six albums I had never heard of. At had ever listened to any of Mark least my Dire Straits thirst would Knopfler’s solo material. I consomewhat be quenched with fessed I had not. He looked me “Romeo & Juliet” and “Money for straight in the eye and said, “You’re Nothing.” The absence of the going to be surprised.” I told him I

rather doubted that and don’t be Street”. However, as the evening surprised if I left shortly after the wore on, I found myself craving show began. even more music from any of Knopfler’s nine solo efforts. That’s After the first three songs, “Why how mesmerizing the music they Aye Man”, “Corned Beef” and did present was. “Sailing to Philadelphia”, I had no intention of leaving. I literally sat in my seat in dumbstruck awe at the music I had just heard. The songs were nothing short of brilliant. Honestly, I sat in total embarrassment as well. I had been totally clueless to Knopfler’s afterlife as a solo artist and there was no excuse for it. Don’t get me wrong, I still wish the guitarist had chosen other Dire Strait songs to perform other than “Once Upon a Time in the West”, “Your Latest Trick” and “On Every ENIGMA

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The ten-piece backing band was beyond exceptional. Every musician on stage was literally a group unto themselves. Almost all backing musicians are literally that. Their job is to dutifully play the music in relative obscurity. That certainly wasn’t the case here.

the platinum sales of his former life actually had made the guitarist uncomfortable. Replacing the Dire Straits billing with his own name was the artist’s means of saying goodbye to all of that. Knopfler’s ‘walk of life’ also allowed him to indulge his love for various musical genres. That was evident by the selection of material he performed for the very appreciative crowd that roared its approval after ever song ended. I discovered that my ignorance of his solo work was more bliss than anything because I was on my own road to discovery about this remarkable guitarist. When you can go to a concert and experience that kind of euphoria, you can’t put any kind of price tag on that.

All ten musicians accompanying a rather subdued Knopfler were sterling multi-instrumentalists whose individual talents added incredible depth and feeling to their boss’s solo material. Even the backing vocals – and lead when called for – seemed right. Again, I kicked myself throughout the entire night for my total lack of appreciation and knowledge of the brilliant solo material unfolding before my eyes. Ah yes, let’s not forget Mr. Mark Knopfler himself. As I stated earlier, he abandoned the group name back in 1996. When you write and compose every single song you can do that. That gutsy move was especially noteworthy considering the significant amount of album sales he lost going out under his own name. As I listened to his easy banter with the crowd between songs, I slowly came to understand that the fame, the lifestyle as well as

As the band left the stage before the night’s encores began, I leaned over and shook the hand of the guy sitting next to me to say thank you. I was not only pleasantly surprised at what I had witnessed, but in awe of the music from one of the world’s most unheralded and overlooked guitarists. Not anymore.

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THIS MONTH IN ROCK HISTORY 1199 5511 18-year-old Richard Penniman, who is already using the stage name Little Richard, makes his first recordings for RCA Camden at the studios of Atlanta radio station WGST. His early attempts imitated the Gospel style of late-1940s Jump Blues artist Billy Wright who was a friend that set him up with the opportunity to record. 11 995555 The Four Aces led the US hit parade with “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”, the first US number one record that was specifically written for a motion picture.

year-old Eric Clapton. After a career as a interior designer, painter and musician, Topham would rejoin The Yardbirds from 2013 to 2015.

And The Mysterians had the best selling tune in America with “96 Tears”. The song has since been ranked #210 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 11 997700 Jimi Hendrix is buried in The Greenwood Cemetery at the Dunlop Baptist Church in his hometown of Seattle, Washington. His tombstone is inscribed: Forever In Our Hearts, James M. ‘Jimi’ Hendrix 1942 - 1970. Just days after recording what would be her biggest hit, 27 year old Janis Joplin died of a heroin overdose at Hollywood’s Landmark Hotel . “Me and Bobby McGee” would reach number one in early 1971, her highest chart success since “Piece Of My Heart” with Big Brother And The Holding Company in 1968.

11 9966 44 The Who, then known as the High Numbers, audition for the British record label, EMI, who turned them The Doors’ Jim Morrison is sendown. tenced to six months in jail and fined $500 for exposing himself durRoy Orbison is awarded his ninth ing a concert in Miami. The case Gold record for “Oh! Pretty Woman”, would still be on appeal when he which topped the charts in ten coun- died on July 3rd, 1971. tries, including the US, Canada and the UK, selling over seven million 11 9977 11 copies worldwide. John Lennon had the number one album in both Great Britain and The 119966 55 United States with “Imagine”. It Bob Dylan appears at Carnegie Hall would be John’s only solo LP to sell in New York and introduces his new a million copies and his most poputouring band made up of guitarist lar album until “Double Fantasy”, Robbie Robertson, organist Garth which went to number one shortly Hudson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist after his assassination on December Richard Manual and drummer Levon 8, 1980. Helm. They will become known simply as The Band.

11 995577 As a follow-up to his six million seller, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”, Jerry Lee Lewis records his biggest hit, “Great Balls of Fire” at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. When released a month later it will sell over a million copies in the first ten days, eventually selling five million more. The record 11 996666 will peak at #2 in January, 1958, being kept out of the top spot by Danny The Yardbirds arrive in New York for And The Juniors’ “At The Hop”. their first US tour with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page on lead guitars. After Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me” is two shows, Beck developed acute released by Keen Records. The single tonsillitis and quit the group. He will be his biggest hit, topping the would go on to form The Jeff Beck Billboard chart and selling two-and- Group that gave Rod Stewart his first a-half million copies. Over the next major exposure. eight years he will place twentyeight more song on the Hot 100, with The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” three of them coming after his death made its debut on the US singles on December 11th, 1964. chart. It was a song that Brian Wilson and Mike Love wrote and 1199 6622 Brian spent six months working on. Brian Epstein signs his management The tracks were recorded in sevencontract with The Beatles. John teen different sessions in four Los Lennon and Ringo Starr signed for Angeles studios, at a cost of over sixthemselves and Harold Harrison and teen thousand dollars. The recording James McCartney do so on behalf of engineer would later say that the their underage sons. The agreement last take sounded exactly like the gave Epstein a 25% cut of the group’s first, six months earlier. The record earnings provided that they made would reach number one on December 10th, 1966 and be nomimore than $400 each per week. nated for Song Of The Year at The Grammy Awards, but lost to 1199 6633 Faced with parental disapproval and “Winchester Cathedral” by The New the anxiety of abandoning his art Vaudeville Band. studies, 16-year-old Anthony Topham is replaced in The Yardbirds by 18- According to Cashbox magazine, ? ENIGMA

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119977 22 Creedence Clearwater Revival split up following the failure of their most recent album, “Mardi Gras”. After limited success as a solo act and some legal hassles with Fantasy Records, John Fogarty would have two big hits in 1980, “Center Field” and “Rock and Roll Girl”. John’s brother Tom Fogarty died in September, 1990 and the surviving members went on to tour as Creedence Clearwater Revisited. 119977 55 Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” LP hits #1 in the US and the UK. The album features a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”. 11 997766 Elvis Presley attracts a crowd at a gas station in Memphis, Tennessee when he stops to fill up his Harley. After chatting with fans for a few minutes, the King calmly drives away. Stevie Wonder’s “Song in the Key of Life” debuts at #1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, becoming only the third album in history to achieve that feat. It’s Wonder’s first release since his $13 million signing with Motown. The three record set would go Platinum, yielding the hits “Sir Duke”, “Isn’t She Lovely” and “I Wish”. The Sex Pistols receive a 40,000 Pound ($68,000) signing bonus after inking a recording deal with EMI

Records. 11 9977 77 Not only was Star Wars a hit at the movie box office, “The Star Wars Theme” by Meco was the best selling single in the US. The orchestra was lead by American record producer and musician, Domenico Monardo. Both the single and the album “Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk” would be certified Platinum in the US. Billy Joel’s breakthrough album, “The Stranger”, enters the Billboard album chart, where it would crack the Top 10. The LP contained four US Top 30 singles (“Just The Way You Are” - #3, “Movin’ Out” - #17, “Only The Good Die Young” - #24 and “She’s Always A Woman” - #17) and would be his first effort to reach the UK album chart. 1199 7788 Tammy Wynette, the popular Country music singer who cracked the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 with “Stand By Your Man”, was abducted, beaten and held in her car for two hours by a kidnapper wearing a ski mask. He held a gun on her and forced her to drive 90 miles from Nashville, Tennessee. She was later released and the kidnapper escaped.

Elton John, David Lee Roth and Cher appear on the opening night of The Late Show starring Joan Rivers. At the end of the program, the hostess stood next to Elton and joined him in singing “The Bitch Is Back”. Joan’s decision to host her own show without telling Johnny Carson, for whom she filled in for on The Tonight Show, would permanently sour the friendship between the two.

22 00 0055 A UK company called Prudential announced the results of a survey which claimed that the average person will spend about 21,000 Pounds ($42,000) on music during their lifetime. The amount included money spent on recordings, playback equipment and concerts. Music enthusiasts were likely to spend more than double the average.

11 998888 Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” finally falls off of Billboard’s Hot 200 Album Chart after a record 741 weeks. It has sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide.

2200 0077 62-year-old Linda Stein, who comanaged The Ramones during the band’s heyday, was found beaten to death inside her Manhattan apartment. Stein’s former personal assistant, 26-year-old Natavia Lowery would be arrested and charged with 1199 9900 Forbes magazine lists New Kids On murder on November 9th. On May 3, The Block as earning $78 million dol- 2010, Lowery was sentenced to the lars in the last year, making them the maximum 25 years to life, including three years for the theft of $30,000 fifth richest entertainers in the US. from Stein. Two separate lawsuits are combined on appeal against CBS Records and 22 00 1144 Ozzy Osbourne by the parents of 17- 76-year-old Paul Revere, organist year-old Harold Hamilton and 16- and leader of Paul Revere And The year-old Michael Waller, both of Raiders, died following a battle with whom are alleged to have committed cancer. Between 1961 and 1971, the suicide after listening to Osbourne’s band placed 15 songs on Billboard’s “Suicide Solution”. The Supreme Top 40, including the US Top 10 hits Court would refuse to reinstate the “Kicks”, “Hungry”, “Good Thing” and case. A California court had already “Him Or Me - What’s It Gonna Be?”. dismissed a separate suit in 1988, Paul’s real name was Paul Revere ruling that suicide was not a foresee- Dick and in high school his buddies able result of Osbourne’s song.

Just in time for Halloween, KISS was featured in an animated cartoon called “Kiss Meets the Phantom of 119999 22 the Park” on NBC-TV. Irish singer Sinead O’Connor is booed off the stage at a show honoring Bob Dylan at Madison Square 11 998800 Queen had their second US number 1 Garden. The crowd was reacting to song when “Another One Bites the O’Connor’s tearing up a picture of Dust” hit the top of the Billboard the Pope on Saturday Night Live two chart. Earlier in the year, “Crazy weeks earlier. Little Thing Called Love” also went to 11 999966 the top of the hit parade. Van Halen announces that former 1199 8822 Extreme lead singer Gary Cherone Sony Corporation introduces the was chosen as the new lead singer of first commercially available compact the group, replacing Sammy Hagar. disc player in Tokyo, Japan. The 22 0000 00 price of the unit is about $650 US. Albums that have been converted to The Recording Industry Association CD are slow to reach the North of America introduces guidelines for American market and the first to go parental advisory labeling on on sale is Billy Joel’s “52nd Street”. recordings released in the US. Melbourne, Australia’s Men At Work had the number one song in the US with “Who Can It Be Now?”. They would follow with three more Top 10 hits, “Down Under” (#1), “Overkill” (#3) and “It’s A Mistake” (#6) 1199 8855 A group called a-ha became the first Norwegian band to top the Billboard Hot 100 when “Take on Me” went to number one. The song would reach number two in the UK in November.

2200 00 22 Barry White’s record label, Def Jam Island Music Group, issued a statement that said the 58-year-old singer was battling kidney failure brought on by years of high blood pressure. White “has started a course of maintenance dialysis therapy. Once stabilized, he will be a candidate for a kidney transplant.” Sadly, White, who placed eleven songs on the Billboard Top 40 between 1973 and 1994, would suffer a stroke and die on July 4, 2003.

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called him “River”. Jack Bruce, bassist for Cream passed away at the age of 71. Along with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, the legendary supergroup had two Billboard Top 10 hits, “Sunshine Of Your Love” (#5) and “White Room” (#6), both in 1968 as well as three Top Ten albums which sold a combined 2.8 million copies. 22 00 1177 After selling over 120 million albums worldwide during a career that spanned over 58 years, 80-year-old Kenny Rogers gave his last official concert at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Kenny was joined by Alison Krauss, Reba McEntire, Lionel Richie, Wynona Judd, Aaron Lewis, Charles Kelley, Idina Menzel, and of course, Dolly Parton. 22 0011 88 Peggy Sue Gerron, the woman who inspired Buddy Holly’s 1957 #3 hit, “Peggy Sue”, passed away at the age of 78. Holly had originally wrote the tune as “Cindy Lou”, but his drummer, Jerry Allison persuaded him to change the title to that of his girlfriend. Gerron and Allison were eventually married, but divorced in 1964.