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From the Publisher’s Notebook Does the scamming never end?
up for yourself.
I have been getting meds filled at a local national drug chain. With my insurance my co-pay is $33. I noticed I was being given the generic brand – no big deal.
A friend recently had to go in the hospital for a couple of days. When he received his bill which the insurance company paid, he noticed he had been charged$8 for
a can of Sprite. That’s a hell of a The last time I had it filled I asked markup. No bar in town rips you the druggist if the generic cost $33 off like that. how much more was the name brand? To my surprise he said $33. Another friend was in the hospital and noticed a strange doctor came I was getting the cheaper generic into the room with his doctor. He but was being charged for the asked who the person was and name brand product. To say I was was told he was another doctor a little miffed is an understate- just making the rounds with his ment. doctor. I told him to to empty the generic product and fill my script with the name product. Just think of the millions and millions of dollars the drug chain made doing this. Yes, the product is chemically the same and does the same job but drug chains fill orders with a product that cost them much less and charge you the full price. You don’t get the full price break they do. Just another way the American public is getting ripped off by corporate America.
He asked and was told that the doctor was being paid for the visit as well. Since that doctor never did anything or askesd about the patient he thought it was strange he was there. When he received the bill, it was clear why he was there. The hospital charged my friend’s insurance company for the visit – a visit that included walking in the room, never saying a word and then leaving with the other doctor.
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wonder Medicare is going broke. Are we not sure this election is not This crap has got to stop. the third remake of the movie “Dumb and Dumber”? It’s time for the people tospeak up – each voice matters. At least Trump earned his money I understand the upcoming and didn’t steal and cheat to get it Presidential election is going to like Hillary have a special new line to make you vote on. It’s going to say - Paul E. Burke Sr. “none of the above”.
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Down 1. Limitation 2. Extent 3. Units of resistance 4. Stepped 5. Illustrious warrior 6. Level 7. Margin 8. Bird homes 9. The devil 10. Quiet 12. Intellect 14. Prepare for publication 16. Act allowing crime victims to sue criminals for damages 24. Lawn grass 26. Low plant with many branches 27. Decree 28. Incandescent lamp 29. Small burrowing rodent 30. Besides 31. Off-Broadway theater award 33. Travel on water 34. Vex 35. Perceive with the eyes 39. Sets within a set 42. Device for securing 43. Relating to urea 44. Jason’s wife (Myth) 45. Lanterns 46. Mafia boss 47. Dish of raw vegetables 48. Astound 51. Drill a hole 52. Portable shelter 53. Nervously irritable 54. Barbarous person
Dear Rocco, My beloved bride of seven years for the lack of a better word has become a bitch. She’s never held down a real job, yet is always buying stuff with my credit cards, puts no effort into our relationship, if something starts to go wrong or she begins losing an argument with me she threatens to go to “daddy”. Recently she’s been nitpicking on stuff I said or did years ago before we were even married. I love her dearly but she has been making my life a living hell. This drama has been going on almost daily for months now and I’m not sure what to do. Help! ET
would tell you to kick her to the curb but you obviously have a lot invested in her both emotionally and financial. Do you really love her and is she worth the effort? That’s up to you to decide. Dear Rocco, What did you think of the season finale of “Game of Thrones”? JS Dear JS, I have never seen the show. I have a life.
spell it than you will rearing it Deep down you must have feel properly. Do us all a favor and ings for him or you see him as an extension of your father. He don’t procreate. needs to be kicked in the head f or following you around like a Dear Rocco, I have a guy friend whom I am lovesick puppy dog. Truth be close to. We’ve slept together a told he sounds a little bit like a few times but he’s not really my stalker. What guy in his right type. Despite that he is always mind goes to the wedding of a there for me, helping me pay my girl he is obviously I love with bills, always there if I need other than to keep tabs on her a someone to talk with etc. When live in a fantasy world that the I got married he even came to two of you will end up togeth the wedding. And when I got er? How many guys are you divorced he was there to help going to go through before you me and my small son as well. realize this? He deserves betHe knows I date around, and ter. But then again maybe he like I said I’ve even been mar- deserves someone like you. ried, so he knows I’m not totally into him. Should I feel guilty Rocco is a common sense, tellfor the way I treat him? She it-like-it-is, no-nonsense kind seems to like to help me and of guy offering real advice on pay for stuff when I need it any subject put before him. even if I don’t ask. Why pay thousands of dollars CJ on a high-priced therapist when he’ll straighten you out for free. Dear CJ, If you’d like advice from Rocco You are trash. You are using e-mail him at this guy’s obvious feelings for goaskrocco@yahoo.com or drop you for financial gain and ego him a line at Ask Rocco c/o gratification even when you Enigma P.O. Box 825 don’t deserve it – and believe Chattanooga, TN 37401. me, I don’t think you deserve it.
Dear Rocco, My boyfriend Dakota and I are preparing to get married. We are very in love but wondered how many children do you think Dear ET, How old is your wife? Is she we should have? even old enough to marry legal - HV ly or was she gifted to you like those Amish parents did with Dear HV, their daughter? It sons like With a name like Dakota are you’re dating a seven-year-old. you sure he is capable of reproFrom your slight description it duction? If you have to ask you sounds as if you’re wife is a already know my answer – spoiled brat and you are none. The last thing we need in enabling her by catering to her the world are two more stupid whims and mood changes. people bringing life into this Granted, you have been putting God-forsaken world who comes up with it for over seven years, up with silly names for their so what does that say about kids – like Dakota. My belief is you? Your little princess needs you’ll spend more time on comto be taken from her throne and ing up with a “cool” name for taste the real world. Normally I your kid and a unique way to ENIGMA
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ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Look into family outings or projects. Job changes are in order. Go for interviews or send out resumes. Make decisions about your professional objectives. Don’t trust coworkers with important or personal in formation. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) You will need to finalize important deals this month. You can make headway if you share your intentions with someone you care about. You’re on the right track and you can make money if you are willing to go out on a limb. Try to get away
with your mate.
Try to avoid any drastic/ decisions concerning personal legal matters. Your luckiest events this month will Don’t be afraid to talk to close occur on a Monday. friends or relatives about pressing personal problems. Channel your GEMINI energy wisely and you can score (May 22-June 21) points with the boss. Unexpected Don’t let others try to create unwar- bills will be impossible for you to ranted guilt if you can’t meet their pay. demands. You will need to work diligently in order to accomplish Your luckiest events this month will even the smallest amount. You can occur on a Wednesday. have an enjoyable time if you socialize with friends. You are able to LEO make changes in your home that will (July 23-Aug 22) be favorable to all involved. Don’t push your mate if you want to keep this union going. Look into Your luckiest events this month will real estate. Put some energy into occur on a Tuesday. getting back into shape. Listen to reason. You will have good ideas for CANCER home improvement projects. (June 22-July 22) Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Tuesday.
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well received. Do not expect too much from others. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Don’t play on your partner’s emotions. Don’t push your mate away. Be cautious who you deal with financially. Your interests could lead you down avenues you never realized existed. Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Social activities that involve the whole family will be enjoyable. You should be setting up interviews or sending out your resume this month. Difficulties will result if you have to VIRGO deal with controversial groups this (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) month. You need to mingle with Look for something entertaining to people who can spark enthusiasm do. You’ve got that competitive and confidence in you. edge. Find a quiet spot where you can work diligently and stay out of Your luckiest events this month will the way. Be discreet with private occur on a Sunday. information. Pleasure trips will promote romance. Your diplomacy will AQUARIUS be of utmost importance this month. (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) Your compassion will be appreciatYour luckiest events this month will ed more than you can imagine. Look occur on a Monday. into ways to make your home more comfortable. Be sure to question LIBRA any detail that you feel could leave (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) you in a precarious position at a You will gain knowledge through later date. Real estate investments your adventure. You can make new will payoff. friends and get involved in new hobbies successfully. Creative Your luckiest events this month will endeavors will give you somewhat occur on a Monday. of an outlet. Avoid boredom by being creative in your endeavors. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Your luckiest events this month will Get involved in groups and organioccur on a Wednesday. zations that are of a distinguished nature. You can get ahead if you SCORPIO work diligently behind the scenes. (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You will be up and down emotionalYou’re in the mood to spend time ly. You can pick up additional with your lover. You can meet responsibility that will lead to highpotential new mates, but make sure er wages and a better position. that they aren’t already committed to someone else. Your ideas will be Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday.
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What Brexit Means? ...I haven’t been to England since my sophomore year in college. (I had a fantastic time, but that is neither here nor there.) But, as I briefly mentioned last week, I was born in Bedford and still have relatives there (mostly cousins... more on that later). Despite the fact that I haven’t been to the land of my birth in a very long time, my daughter is planning on a stop there during a European trip next summer. She recently discovered that she, like me, is a dual citizen. It has to do with the fact that the Brits have always considered me fully British. My daughter is a dual citizen because my year of birth occurred well before a change in citizenship requirements. She was tickled by this and was looking forward to the advantages of having a United Kingdom passport as she traveled across Europe
Stock markets worldwide on Tuesday. (The day Enigma plummeted last Friday, “goes to press.”) The implications for those traveling from the UK to its former European Union-mates (or vice versa) are unknown. Current speculation is that neither the UK nor the EU will require travel visas from the other. Both are hugely dependent on tourism and business travel back and forth. Passports will no doubt be required for anyone going from one to the other. The smooth sailing between the UK and the countries remaining in the EU is a thing of the past. It sucks for my daughter... and a lot of other people... ...Most of those “advantages” dropped even further this past disappeared last Thursday. Monday, and stabilized a bit ...The turnout for the national When the UK voted to leave the European Union – by a 52% to 48% margin – it ushered in a wave of uncertainty that will take months (if not years) to reach some degree of clarity. next summer...
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referendum was 71.8%, with more than 30 million people voting. It was the highest turnout in a UK-wide vote since the 1992 general election. Voters were given two clear choices: “Leave” or “Remain.” How completely British. The referendum quickly gained the nickname, “Brexit” for “British Exit,” though numerous non-Brits thought some guy named Brexit was running for office... ...On the surface, the UK’s decision to Leave seems mired in fear, racism, xenophobia, and ignorance. Young voters felt betrayed by the older generation’s delusion of the longpast days of a formidable British Empire. The irony escaped almost no one. British colonialism ran rampant worldwide for centuries as the
Brits thrust their language and culture on those countries it subjugated. Yet it was fear of immigration that triggered the UK’s exit from the EU. As I mentioned above, I haven’t been back to Bedford since I was in college. So I asked my cousin, Lisa (whom I recently “friended” on Facebook), what she though the implications of “the vote” would be in her life... …”I haven’t got a clue,” Lisa typed back. “It’s all unknown territory at the moment. I didn’t vote, but would have voted ‘out’ if I had. I’m not racist, but we are overrun with immigrants. Our National Health System is broken because of this. I have waited six months for a simple procedure in the hospital. It was costing the country millions to stay in the
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EU. Hopefully this will balance ...I admit it seems like a total out what we lose by not being cop-out to say that any additional speculation is premain it.” … ture. I wasn’t planning on ...Lisa pretty much nailed it. No returning to Bedford any time one in the United Kingdom has soon. Britain has never a clue what the post-EU future claimed to be a “melting pot” will hold. There have been and has always been somewhat rumors of an effort to get hostile towards immigrants. another referendum in front Part of that comes with being a of the voters. There have also small island nation. Part of it been rumors of as many as comes with ruling the world at nine current EU countries one time and now... so totally working on their own exit not. The England I used to live votes. There has been specula- in exists only in my memories. tion that the EU was planning I hope my daughter gets to go to turn itself into some kind of there someday and make some European “superstate” with an memories of her own. I hope actual central government, the country is safe and sane one army, one currency (the enough for her to do that... no Euro is currently used by 19 matter what kind of passport member countries), etc. she is carrying... Needless to say, the “superstate” plans are on hold for — Mark Bedford now...
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The Illinois lottery announced a man with the appropriate surname Gambles won the drawing for the second time — playing the exact same numbers. Larry Gambles, 65, of Matteson, won a $1,050,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot prize by matching all five numbers in the June 7 drawing. Gambles said his numbers, 0106-12-14-25, have proved lucky for him in the past — including a previous lotto drawing. “Nine years ago, I won $50,000 playing the numbers from the jerseys of my high school basketball team. I’ve been playing the same numbers ever since. I can’t believe they paid off again!”
surprised...” they wrote in another tweet. The Lakewood police did not report arrests of any of the horseback riders they encountered on Wednesday. The Denver Post reported a 45-year-old Colorado man was arrested on suspicion of DUI while on horseback in 2013. I’m sure that arrest was in the interest of public safety and not revenue Police in Colorado were met with a generation, because of all the drunk surprise when a group of people on equitation related deaths. horseback passed through a DUI checkpoint. Lakewood police shared A taxpayer watchdog group called photos of the three equestrian trav- ‘Open the Books’ has just published elers and noted that even horses are a report which shows that there are required to adhere to the check- now more non-military government point. “Well, this was a first for a employees who carry guns than DUI checkpoint - but we are in there are U.S. Marines. I know we as Golden, so maybe we shouldn’t be a country recently suffered a Gambles said. The retired school administrator offered some advice for other lottery jackpot hopefuls: “Pick your favorite numbers and stick with them. It worked for me!” Unfortunately for Gambles, since the state of Illinois still doesn’t have a budget, he won’t be getting paid off any time soon.
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tragedy involving a mass shooting, and I am not going to argue against some reasonable gun control reform, but no one can deny the Olympic level of hypocrisy here. The “Militarization of America” report found civilian agencies spent $1.48 billion on guns, ammunition, and military-style equipment between 2006 and 2014. So who is carrying all of these firearms? Well, for example, the Food and Drug Administration includes 183 armed special agents. Health and Human Services now has a special division of armed Inspector General Agents. The EPA spent $3.1 million on guns, ammo, and equipment, including
drones, night vision, camouflage and other deceptive equipment, and body armor. In case they catch anybody dumping used motor oil in a river, or something. Overall there are now over 200,000 non-military federal officers with arrest and firearm authority, carrying around military grade weapons and equipment, surpassing the 182,100 personnel who are actively serving in the U.S. Marines Corps. Your government is trying to tell you that you, the citizenry, cannot be trusted with certain types of firearms and certain amounts of ammunition, meanwhile fielding a literal army of bureaucrats and pencil-pushers armed with pump-action and semi-automatic shotguns, semi-automatic M&P15s, and H&K 416 rifles. Now don’t you feel safer?
Saturday. A spokesman said power was temporarily shut off to protect the workers. Michael Gersitz, owner of Party in Buffalo Bounce House Rentals, said the bounce house likely was not adequately anchored.
A Tesla owner in Kazakhstan showed off his car’s ability to traverse a flooded tunnel and the video caught the attention of CEO Elon Musk. Sanzhar Altayev posted a video to YouTube showing what happened when he drove his Tesla Model S through a flooded tunnel filled with stalled and stranded cars. Altayev’s car begins to float and is able to make it to the other side of the flood, where it drives away on dry land. “When Tesla enters flooded tunnel it starts to float! Any weather is grace with Tesla! Shame to skeptics!” Altayev wrote. The video caught the attention of Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, who confirmed the car’s capabilities. “We *def* don’t recommended this, but Model S floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time. Thrust via wheel rotation,” Musk tweeted.
A mother wants $40 million from people who attended a party for failing to protect her drunk daughter. The New York mother is suing the owners of a house in the Hamptons and 100 unidentified guests because they did not realize that her daughter drowned in a pool. 29-years-old Olya Lipina died during an all night party. Her body was found only around noon the next day, floating in the pool. The death was ruled accidental. Now, her mother, Alla Lipina-Skyba from Brooklyn, has filed a civil lawsuit. However, she is not only suing the homeowners, Daniel and Linda Finer, and Laura Edith Kreft, but she is also suing the 100 party goers, claiming that they were negligent by allowing her daughter to get so drunk.
A bounce house took flight from a New York state family’s yard and soared on the wind until eventually colliding with some power lines. The rented bounce house was being used for a birthday party at a Niagara County home when a gust of wind carried the inflatable structure away while no children were inside, the residents said. A video captured by the family shows the bounce house flying high into the air. “Is everyone accounted for?” a woman’s voice asks in the video as the bounce house soars overhead. The bounce house can then be seen flying toward some power lines and a transmission tower. “It’s going to hit the power lines!” a man’s voice says. The man proves correct, and the bounce house strikes the power lines, setting off a flurry of sparks. The National Grid said workers removed the bounce house
From the inventor of screen doors on submarines, a Polish inventor came up with a way to take his roller blades “off road” by powering the wheels with an electric motor. The video shows inventor Jacek Skopinski testing out his self-propelled “off road” roller blades by taking them over surfaces including dirt lots, grassy fieldsand other rough terrain. The roller blades are powered by electric motors attached to the rear of the skates that are connected with a wire to a control Stopinski holds in his hand.
A woman was arrested on a charge of theft after allegedly stealing a man’s credit card while she was having sex with him in a car, according to police in Tennessee. Nashville police said that they have arrested 25-year-old Jonisia Morris, after being accused of stealing while having sex in a parked car outside the Clarion Hotel. Morris was charged with theft, fraudulent use of a credit card and indecent exposure. According to the police investigation, Morris was performing a sex act on the victim while sitting in the car. While performing the act, the Morris removed the victim’s wallet from his pants pocket that was around his ankles. She then took the credit card that she used at a gas station to buy fuel and other items. She then returned the victim’s wallet to the pants pocket. When questioned, Morris admitted to numerous credit card thefts. ENIGMA
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This week’s calendar covers events for the month of July and beyond. We would be happy to publish your free listing in future Billboards, space permitting. Simply mail us the information so that we have it 7 days before the publication date. A photograph may be sent with the announcement. Send information to: Calendar Editor, Enigma, P.O. Box 825, Chattanooga, TN 37401 or e-mail to calendar@enigmaonline.com. All dates subject to change without notice.
FRIDAY July 1 SKYZOO (Chattanooga) DJ Zane THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Roy Haber RAW (Chattanooga) DJ Barnaby MILLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Nikki Lane, TJG & the 423’s J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) The Queers, Genki Genki Panic, Loser Parade REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Matt Stephens Project TALLADEGA SPEEDWAY (Talladega, AL) “Dega Jam” Dwight Yoakam, John Anderson, Lee Brice, Billy Currington, Sara Evans THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Joe Walsh, Bad Company SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Nashville) Seth MacFarlane
TALLADEGA SPEEDWAY (Talladega, AL) “Dega Jam” The Swon Brothers, Kip Moore, Lee Brice, Tyler Farr, Martina McBride THE BASEMENT (Nashville) Richard Buckner CARL BLACK CHEVY WOOD AMPHITHEATRE AT FONTANEL (Whites Creek, TN) Joe Walsh, Bad Company THE WAREHOUSE (Clarksville, TN) Scott Stapp CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) String Cheese Incident THE LOFT (Atlanta) Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy Sandman, DJ Sosa CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Don McLean
MONDAY July 4 TREMONT TAVERN (Chattanooga) Trivia Night THE OFFICE (Chattanooga) SpeakEasy FOX & HOUND (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter PUCKETT’S (Chattanooga) Mark Kelly Hall CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) String Cheese Incident ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Sheryl Crow CITY WINERY NASHVILLE (Nashville) Don McLean
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SKYZOO (Chattanooga) DJ Zane THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Roy Haber J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Viscious Dreams REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Scarlett Love Conspiracy WOLF CREEK AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) En Vogue PHILIPS ARENA (Atlanta) Nicky Jam TALLADEGA SPEEDWAY (Talladega, AL) “Dega Jam” Hank Williams Jr., Lee Brice, Aaron Lewis RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds THE INTERNATIONAL (Knoxville) Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy Sandman, DJ Sosa
TREMONT TAVERN (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Barenaked Ladies, OMD, Howard Jones
SUNDAY July 3 SKYZOO (Chattanooga) DJ Zane THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Roy Haber TRACK 29 (Chattanooga) Ani DiFranco HONEST PINT (Chattanooga) The Red Rogues
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WEDNESDAY July 6 RAW (Chattanooga) Open Jam REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Langhorn Slim & the Law ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Duran Duran, Chic Feat. Nile Rodgers THE BASEMENT (Nashville) Hank & the Cupcakes, Bronzi Blonde
THURSDAY July 7 SKYZOO (Chattanooga) DJ Zane THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Killer Beaz J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Adjy, The Mailboxes, Harbor CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Leon Russell THE LOFT (Atlanta) Emily King
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UPCOMING EVENTS THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Killer Beaz July 8 MILLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” P.J. Morton, Courtney Reid July 8 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Rubik’s Groove July 8 SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Nashville) LeAnn Rimes July 8 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Leon Russell July 8 THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) Chino y Nacho July 8 COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (Atlanta) Got7 July 8 THE INTERNATIONAL (Knoxville) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony July 8 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Killer Beaz July 9 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Daikaiju, Kansas Bible Company, Mathias and the Mantifold, Wizzard Staff Party July 9 TIVOLI THEATRE (Chattanooga) “Weird Al” Yankovic July 9 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Jesco White July 9 EDDIE’S ATTIC (Atlanta) Col. Bruce Hampton July 9 NISSAN STADIUM (Nashville) Guns N’ Roses July 9 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) wellRED Comedy Tour July 10 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) The Joy Kills, Sam Killed the Bear, Get Hot or Go Home July 10 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Brand New, Modest Mouse July 10 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Shawn Mullins July 10 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Dallas Hollow, Aeona, The Lion’s Daughter July 11 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) The Ragbirds July 12 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Flight of the Conchords July 12 THE INTERNATIONAL (Knoxville) David Allan Coe July 12 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Snarky, Aerolas July 13 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Weezer, Panic! At the Disco, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness July 13 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Shaun Jones July 14 BARKING LEGS THEATER (Chattanooga) Junior Brown July 14 SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Nashville) Tony Bennett July 14 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Louis C.K. July 14 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Rhonda Vincent, Jesse McReynolds, Osborne & The Rocky Top Express July 14 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Flight of the Conchords July 14 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Shaun Jones July 15 MILLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Israel Nash, Operation Song July 15 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Danimal Planet July 15
LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, Tucker Beathard July 15 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Dave Barnes July 15 FREDRICK BROWN JR. AMPHITHEATRE (Peachtree City, GA) Steve Miller Band July 15 SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Nashville) Tony Bennett July 15 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) G-Easy, Logic, YG, Yo Gotti July 15 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Shaun Jones July 16 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Star and Micey, Sunsap July 16 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Parachute, Brynn Elliott July 16 MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM (Chattanooga) Gaither Vocal Band July 16 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) “I Love he “90s” Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Kid N Play, All-4-One, Coolio, Tone Loc, Rob Base, Young M.C. July 16 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Melissa Etheridge July 16 ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN (Atlanta) Indigo Girls July 16 THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) Zakk Wilde, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Jared James Nichols July 16 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Amel Larrieux July 16 SLOSS FURNACES (Birmingham) “Sloss Music & Arts Festival” Escondido, Ryan Adams, Logic, Death Cab For Cutie, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Washed Out, Grouplove, Betty Who, Glass Animals, Shovels & Rope, White Denim, The Joy Formidable, Anderson East, Los Colognes, Steve Gunn, Seratones, The Bright Light Social Hour, Big Something July 16 O’CONNOR’S IRISH PUB (Clarksville, TN) Thousand Foot Krutch, Adelitas Way, Smashing Satellites, Another Lost Year, , Almost Kings, Lights Of Marfa July 16 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Shaun Jones July 17 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlin July 17 FOX THEATRE (Atlanta) Shawn Mendes, James TW July 17 SLOSS FURNACES (Birmingham) “Sloss Music & Arts Festival” Ray Lamonagne, Ghostland Observatory, The Flaming Lips, The Arcs, Danny Brown (Rapper), Fitz And The Tantrums, Dr. Dog, The Struts (UK), Hudson Mohawke, Sylvan Esso, Jr. Jr., Banners, The Burning Peppermints, LeBlanc, Escondido, Boom Forest July 17 THE BASEMENT (Nashville) John Latham, Colin Elmore July 17 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Brand New, Modest Mouse July 19 CANNERY BALLROOM (Nashville) The Wombats July 19 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) 98 Degrees, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, Dream July 19 THE MILL & MINE (Knoxville) Garbage July 19 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Culture Club July 19 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Garbage July 20
SATURN (Birmingham) Digable Planets July 20 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) The Swinger, Dave Scott July 21 CARL BLACK CHEVY WOOD AMPHITHEATRE AT FONTANEL (Whites Creek, TN) Awolnation, Death From Above 1979, Irontom July 21 EXIT/IN (Nashville) Digable Planets July 21 ZYDECO (Birmingham) The Devil Wears Prada July 21 TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATRE (Tuscaloosa, AL) 98 Degrees, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera, July 21 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) The Swinger, Dave Scott July 22 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Eureka California, Mythical Motors, Cautious Beverly July 22 MILLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Nora Jane Souther July 22 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Soul Mechanic, I.R.E. July 22 OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) 5 Seconds Of Summer July 22 LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, Jhene Aiko, Casey Veggies, DJ Drama July 22 TERMINAL WEST (Atlanta) Swans, Okkyung Lee July 22 HELL AT THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) Digable Planets July 22 THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) Garbage July 22 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) The Swinger, Dave Scott July 23 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Big Kitty, Bohannons, James Wallace and the Naked Light, Eliot Eidelman July 23 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Shane Smith & the Saints July 23 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) 5 Seconds Of Summer July 23 OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, Jhene Aiko, Casey Veggies, DJ Drama July 23 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) The Swinger, Dave Scott July 24 LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) 5 Seconds Of Summer July 24 SYMPHONY HALL (Atlanta) Ted Nugent July 24 EDDIE’S ATTIC (Atlanta) Ari Hest July 24 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) White Knight July 25 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Counting Crowes, Rob Thomas July 25 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Comedy Buffett July 26 SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Nashville) Culture Club July 26 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Emerson Hart, David Ryan Harris July 26 THE INTERNATIONAL (Knoxville) “Summer Slaughter Tour” Cannibal Corpse, Nile, After The Burial, Suffocation, Carnifex, Krisiun, Revocation, Slaughter To Prevail July 26 AVONDALE BREWING COMPANY (Birmingham) Michael Franti & Spearhead July 26 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Journey, Dave Mason July 27 GEORGIA DOME (Atlanta) Guns N’ Roses July 27 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Sarah Colonna July 28
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MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM (Chattanooga) Maxwell, Fantasia, Ro James July 30 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) The Beaters July 30 FOX THEATRE (Atlanta) Ray LaMontagne July 30 WOLF CREEKAMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Freddie Jackson July 30 THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) 311 July 30 ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN (Atlanta) Phillip Phillips, Matt Nathanson, A Great Big World July 30 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Order of Leviathan July 31 MARATHON MUSIC WORKS (Nashville) 311, Floralorix July 31 LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Public Enemy, Ice-T, Naughty By Nature, Mobb Deep, Furious Five (Grandmaster Melle Mel, Scorpio, Rahiem, Kid Creole, Kurtis Blow), EPMD, Kurtis Blow, The Sugarhill Gang July 31 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Brian Ferry August 2 COBB ENERGY CENTER (Atlanta) Peter Frampton August 2 LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Blink182, A Day To Remember, -American Rejects August 2 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Buddy Guy August 2 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy August 3 THE COMEDY CATCH (Chattanooga) Kristen Key August 4 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) “Carnival of Madness” Shinedown, Halestorm, Black Stone Cherry, Whiskey
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ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) Train, Andy Grammer August 13 THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) L7, Ceremony, Wildhoney August 13 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) Dixie Chicks August 14 THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) “The Wrecking Ball ATL” Quicksand, Dinosaur Jr., Thursday, American Football, Motion City Soundtrack, The Promise Ring, American Nightmare, CIV, Burn, Bully, Joyce Manor, Tigers Jaw, Trapped Under Ice, Rainer Maria, , Foxing, Potty Mouth, Mothers, Lemuria, Jeff Rosenstock, Pears, Antarctigo Vespucci, Farren, Young And Heartless, Warehouse, Looming, Donovan Wolfington, Culture Abuse, Solids August 14 TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATRE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Train, Andy Grammer August 14 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Drake, Future, Roy Woods, Dvsn August 14 12 TH & PORTER (Nashville) Juliette Lewis August 14 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Sawyer Fredericks August 16 TIVOLI THEATRE (Chattanooga) Lyle Lovett and His Large Band August 17 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Dixie Chicks August 17 SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Nashville) Yacht Rock Revue, Ambrosia,Player, Robbie Dupree, Matthew Wilder August 17 ANDREW JACKSON HALL (Nashville) Steven Tyler August 17 OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Tesla August 17 IRON CITY (Birmingham) Jenny Lewis August 17 OPEN CHORD MUSIC (Knoxville) Burn Halo August 17 THE MILL & MINE (Knoxville) Gillian Welch August 17 THE SHED AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN HARLEY DAVIDSON (Maryville, TN) Ted Nugent August 18 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Boz Scaggs August 18 THE SHED (Maryville, TN) Ted Nugent August 18 PUBLIC SQUARE PARK (Nashville) Jenny Lewis August 18 MILLLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Hillbenders, Dismembered Tennesseans August 19 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Same As It Ever Was August 19 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) O.A.R. August 19 CANNERY BALLROOM (Nashville) Butch Walker, The Wind + The Wave, Suzanne Santo August 19 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Diamond Dogs, Hardrocklover August 20 SOUTHERN BREWERS FESTIVAL (Chattanooga) Perpetual Groove, J.J. Grey & Mofro, Mike Farris, Nick Lutsko August 20 TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATRE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Jill Scott August 20 HELL AT THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) Local H August 20 THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) Butch Walker, The Wind + The Wave, Suzanne Santo August 20
CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Seal August 20 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Hard Working Americans August 20 PIEDMONT PARK (Atlanta) “Yacht Rock Revival” Yacht Rock Revue, Juice Newton, Ambrosia, Stephen Bishop, Player, Robbie Dupree, Wilder August 20 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) Needtobreathe, Mat Kearney, John Mark McMillan, Welshly Arms August 20 J.J.’S BOHEMIA (Chattanooga) Genki Genki Panic, Messer Chups August 21 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Toto August 21 CARL BLACK CHEVY WOODS AMPHITHEATRE AT FONTENEL (Whites Creek, TN) Fifth Harmony August 21 THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) “Summer Slaughter Tour” Cannibal Corpse, Nile, After The Burial, Suffocation, Carnifex, Krisiun, Revocation, Slaughter To Prevail August 21 PURGATORY AT THE MASQUERADE (Atlanta) I Set My Friends On Fire August 22 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Fifth Harmony August 23 TIVOLI THEATRE (Chattanooga) Jill Scott August 24 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) The Bacon Brothers August 24 PHILIPS ARENA (Atlanta) Drake, Future, Roy Woods, Dvsn August 25 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Jill Scott, Gallant, Tish Hyman August 25 THE LYRIC THEATRE (Birmingham) Lewis Black August 25 PUBLIC SQUARE PARK (Nashville) Kurt Vile August 25 MILLLER PLAZA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Gina Chavez, Danimal Planet August 26 SYMPHONY HALL (Atlanta) Air Supply August 26 THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) STS9 August 26 LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE (Atlanta) Colt Ford August 26 SYMPHONY HALL (Atlanta) Air Supply August 26 PHILIPS ARENA (Atlanta) Drake, Future, Roy Woods, Dvsn August 26 RIVERFRONT NIGHTS (Chattanooga) Jason D. Williams August 27 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) STS9 August 27 FREDRICK BROWN JR. AMPHITHEATRE (Peachtree City, GA) Gin Blossoms August 27 EDDIE’S ATTIC (Atlanta) Pete Rivera, Stevie G and the Rockerz, Dennis Tufano August 27 COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (Atlanta) Steven Tyler September 1 PHILIPS ARENA (Atlanta) AC/DC September 1 PUBLIC SQUARE PARK (Nashville) Band of Horses September 2 CENTER STAGE (Atlanta) Broods, Jarryd James September 3 MUSIC ROOM AT SMITH’S OLDE BAR (Atlanta) Dash Rip Rock, Wild Injuns, Kenny Howes & The Yeah! September 3 HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO (Cherokee) Lynyard Skynrd September 3 CHASTAIN PARK (Atlanta) Goo Goo Dolls, Collective Soul, Tribe Society September 4
COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (Atlanta) Kraftwerk September 6 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas September 7 CITY WINERY NASHVILLE (Nashville) Los Straitjackets September 7 THE TABERNACLE (Atlanta) Flume, Eprom, Kenton Slash Demon September 7 PHILIPS ARENA (Atlanta) Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, 112, Carl Thomas, The Lox, French Montana September 8 FOX THEATRE (Atlanta) Brian Wilson September 9 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) Ashanti, Ja Rule September 9 REVELRY ROOM (Chattanooga) Wick-It The Instigator, Manic Focus September 10 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Boyz II Men September 11 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) Darius Rucker, Dan + Shay September 11 CITY WINERY ATLANTA (Atlanta) Rich Robinson September 11 PHILIPS ARENA (Atlanta) Kanye West September 12 BUCKHEAD THEATRE (Atlanta) The Kills September 13 SATURN (Birmingham) Dinosaur Jr. September 13 THOMPSON BOLING ARENA (Knoxville) Maroon 5, Tove Lo, R. City September 14 TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATRE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Widespread Panic September 15 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Lake Street Dive September 15 SMITH’S OLDE BAR (Atlanta) The Derailers September 15 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Brian Wilson September 16 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Amos Lee September 16 CITY WINERY NASHVILLE (Nashville) Rich Robinson September 16 VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK (Alpharetta, GA) Widespread Panic September 16 OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) Zac Brown Band September 16 EDDIE’S ATTIC (Atlanta) Five Eight September 17 RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville) Brian Wilson September 17 HARRAH’S CHEROKEE CASINO (Cherokee) Foreigner September 17 BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Nashville) Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, Mase, Faith Evans, Mario Winans, 112, Carl Thomas, The Lox, French Montana September 18 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) Heart, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick September 19 OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE (Pelham, AL) Heart, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick September 20 ASCEND AMPHITHEATRE (Nashville) The Lumineers, Rayland Baxter September 20 IRON CITY (Birmingham) Chevelle September 21 TERMINAL WEST (Atlanta) Okkervil River, Landlady September 21 TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATRE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Needtobreathe, Mat Kearney, John Mark McMillan, Welshly Arms September 22
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FIDO AND THE DAWN PATROL:
Requiem for A Friend About ten years ago a stray dog wandered up my driveway. Little did I know this scrawny, dirty, funny looking canine would become my beloved friend. I was preparing to go on a motorcycle trip to Key West and just returned from a friend’s house. I pulled in the driveway and as I stopped the car I saw this rough looking dog “lumbering” up the driveway. I asked my girlfriend suspiciously (she had a habit of rescuing dogs) “Where’d that dog come from?” she said she didn’t know. Of course we put some food out for him and she put a blanket down by the garage for him. He ignored the blanket Luckily it was April and it was not much time to attend to our canine and slept on the concrete front very cool. I was very busy prepar- hobo. I did look out the front door porch right by the front door. ing for the trip and did not have and saw the dog roaming the neigh-
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borhood with one of my dogs. This was the beginning of the “dawn patrol”. I told my girlfriend “Hey, Fido’s out there playing with Daisy.” She asked, “What did you call him? “ The name stuck. Well you know the old saying, “Once you name ‘em, you’re keeping ‘em.” That’s what happened. While I was on my trip I called my girlfriend and asked what she wanted to do with the new dog. Dumb question. When I got home the new dog ‘Fido” and I quickly bonded. He ate a lot and his weight jumped rapidly from thirty something to around a hundred. He was not overweight. He was just a big dog. The vet said
he was malnourished but like I said he quickly made up for that. We kept the dogs inside the house in crates when we weren’t home. I noticed Fido seemed very uncomfortable in his crate. The problem was the malnutrition had caused his knee joints and legs to not develop properly. He could not lie comfortably in the crate. I immediately decided no more crate for him. However, due to the lack of nutrition when he was young he always walked kind of bowlegged. When he ran it was in loping strides instead of fluid movements but it didn’t seem to bother him. When Fido was around two years old it was apparent he was having knee problems. He had surgeries on both knees at two different times. After one of the surgeries I could tell that his breathing was not right. He was breathing very shallowly. I tried to not panic as one of the vet assistants had the vet look at him. The Vet tried to act calm as after listening to his breathing she ordered him a shot and eventually he started breathing better. However, after we left there my girlfriend thought he stopped breathing and stopped at out regular vet’s office to have him checked. Eventually the “Big Galoot” as I affectionately called him was walking great after physical therapy. On that note it was hilarious watching that big dog doing hydrotherapy. It’s like he was walking/ dog paddling on a treadmill in a big aquarium happily splashing forward. Luckily for Fido he didn’t have to swim because I had found out he couldn’t. One day we decided to take ole Fido swimming. He waded in with me and when he got to a drop off he just sank. Thank god the water wasn’t very deep. I had to grab him and pull him back to the shallow water. Lesson learned. Fido had received some hard knocks, sadly literally, prior to coming to my house. His teeth were crooked, he had a big bump on his head which the vet thought was caused by some kind of blunt trauma and he looked slightly cross-eyed. We never knew if he got hit by a car or if someone had
abused him. Now just to look at Fido he appeared to be “not too bright”. However, he quickly learned that as there were several dogs in my “pack” if he wanted to get attention he would bring me or
guests a shoe. He would not chew the shoe or damage it (unless you count a little drool as damage) but bring it to you happily wagging his tail. When you tried to get the shoe he would quickly lower his head and move away as if to play keep away. This turned into a ritual game whenever I returned home. One day he was carrying a pair of my boots in his mouth! Sometimes he would sneak the shoe outside and later I would find my sometimes wet or cold shoe abandoned in the yard. What I sometimes considered a bother I now sorely miss.
biscuit.” However, this hapless jogger had his ear-buds in and was oblivious to me yelling “No Fido” and “He’s friendly!” as Fido rapidly approached from behind. When he saw this hundred- pound brindle
colored mass coming at him he set a new personal best for clearing my cul-de-sac. As he turned the corner I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Another Fido event that I’ll never forget. Eventually I would name my group of dogs “The Dawn Patrol” because they reminded me of a World War I airplane formation. Every morning Blue, my three-legged dog would wake me up early to go out. Fido would of course go accompa-
Fido liked to do “puppy rides” (going for a car or particularly a jeep ride) where he could sit in the front seat and see out. I’ll always remember one morning when I pulled up to the window at a Hardee’s drive-thru a girl working the window yelled to her coworkers, “Come look at this dog!” He was a BIG dog. Fido made me laugh on so many occasions. One I particularly remember happened one day as I was sitting outside reading. I had Fido on a leash. Suddenly Fido leaped up and before I could grab the leash he was running after a passing jogger. Now Fido wouldn’t bite a person. If people asked if he would bite I’d reply, “He’ll bite a ENIGMA
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nied by Daisy my small terrier and Buddy the Chihuahua. Daisy would lead as if the scout making sure no enemy squirrels were waiting to ambush us. Fido would stay closer to me as I was the Captain. I would frequently carry Buddy as he was not very good at staying in formation. Meanwhile Blue or back in the day Sally, and or Puck brought up the rear. It was apparent Fido greatly enjoyed these outings. Our morning walks became a relaxing morning routine especially after I had retired and was not so rushed. Just this spring on a peaceful morning I realized how much I enjoyed these walks with The Dawn Patrol. I didn’t know then it was all about to change. Fido had another medical problem last year (2015). I came home one night to find him having trouble breathing. He went outside and it quickly got worse. I rushed him to the emergency animal hospital. They sedated him and got him stabilized. I was very scared. The next day the vets told me he had a paralysis of the larynx and would probably require surgery but he was too overweight. Fido did not look overweight but the surgeon wanted me to get 20-30 pounds off of him. I had to put him on special food and greatly reduce his food intake. He lost weight. It was obvious he felt better. He now ran and
played more and could climb the ed time was set and thanks to a great neighbor who hardly knew deck stairs without panting. me Fido went to the vet for his Then late in April fate dealt Fido a final time in the back of a van cruel hand. One night he was pant- where he had plenty of room. Fido ing very hard and I knew he felt left this world on May 25th at bad. The following Monday I took him to the vet. He had blood work and x-rays done. The vet, Dr. Yvonne Ward, (of whom I cannot say enough good things) warned me about what she thought the prognosis might be. I took him back the next day for an ultrasound. After the ultrasound she gave me the bad news. Fido had cancer and it had spread to his liver. She told me he only had a week to a month to live. I was devastated. I was in denial at first. Then I vowed to let Fido have as good a life as I could in the time we had. We spent a lot of time sitting out in the yard. That was one of his favorite things. I sat in my Adirondack chair and he laid on his Scooby-Doo afghan. Several nights we were out there until midnight approximately 4pm. with the peoor later. One night when he was ple closest to him present. He was really having a bad time we were buried in my yard on his Scoobyout there all night. I had people Doo blanket along with a stuffed stay with him while I was at work. squeaky toy and one of my old tenTime flew by while I was with him nis shoes. I gave him a last hug and dragged while I wasn’t. Finally before we covered him up. after almost a month Fido didn’t want to eat. More telling he did not The Dawn Patrol still goes out but want to go out. Up to that day if I they don’t stay gone so long. I went to the front door and asked if catch myself unconsciously looking he wanted to go out he would leap around for Fido before realizing up and run to the door. I had to he’s gone. I still get out of bed trycall the vet and make the worst ing to avoid his big body but he’s decision a person has to make not there physically. I miss him so regarding their pet. I had vowed terribly. that once he did not have quality of life I would have to let him go but There is so much more I could tell this was about my friend and com- you about my friend and faithful panion. It was horrible. The dread- companion Fido but there are
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Many times I have told people about Fido and all we’ve been through and they often say “He was lucky he came to your driveway. I disagree. I was lucky he came up my driveway There is an old saying “All Dogs go to Heaven “. Fido sure deserves it. Thanks so much to Dr. Yvonne Ward of Northgate Animal Hospital, Fido’s vet for her great medical care and personal sympathy and attention during a devastating time. Thank you Charlie at Airport Wrecker Service for using the equipment to dig Fido’s grave. Thank you Terry Swope of Swopes’ equipment for your generous loan of the digging equipment.
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The Passing of A True Legend
The week started out on a heavy note. Pat Summitt, legendary women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee passed away at the age of 64.
fair-weather or bandwagon fans. You know who you are. You cheer for the team when they win but after only one loss you turn on the team, the coaches and so on and so forth. My first witnessing of this was when Bill Battle was the head coach of the football team.
I remember as a kid when our family moved from up north to the Tennessee valley. It was quite a culture shock for sure, but being the new kid in a new city/state I almost immediately began cheering for “my” hometown team in college sports the UT Vols. That ended quickly. At a young age I was turned off by the Vols. It had nothing initially to do with the teams but the fans. Still to this day I have never understood
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“Back in the day” the Vols went to a bowl game every year – unlike today where everyone seems to go to a bowl and they seem to be running out of teams to put in all the bowl games now, it was a select few that went to a bowl game. During the Battle era the Vols never went to one of the “big” bowl games but they played in ones like the Liberty Bowl and
smaller ones like that. This didn’t sit well with boosters who thought “their” Vols should beat Bear Bryant and the like every season. I was put off when the news reported that moving trucks were sent to Battle’s house after the season. He didn’t order them an angry booster did.
towards men’s college athletics (trust me, I’m still a fan) the more and more I paid attention to Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols. She is one of the few people and the leader of a program that I can say nothing negative about. Pat Summitt was a class act and a winner.
And then there’s the hardcore fan who despite his or her team winning would cuss because “they sucked’ because they didn’t win by 30 points. I realize all sports teams have those kinds of fans but where I live I’m literally engulfed by them. And the irony of that is a lot of these hardcore fans not only did not attend UT, a lot did not even attend college.
I had my first encounter with Summitt in the late ‘90s as the Lady Vols were in the SEC basketball tournament I was covering. There was an aura around her. Everyone seemed to be mystified by her and she had this stern gaze as she coached. Despite the stern, ice cold gaze she was always very cordial to those around her and the press. This showed because you will never read anything negative about her or her teams.
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I got to go a handful of Lady Vols games and her reception was as if the Pope or some other dignitary were present. She never seemed phased by the adoration and her ego was always in check. People could learn a lot from her by the way she treated everyone. There are not enough good words in my vocabulary to describe my admiration of
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of some unforeseen reason one of the officials couldn’t make it And while at times I thought she and unless one was found the
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was stoic she would do something completely out of the ordinary to show she was regular folk and one of the gals – a true sport. Back in the day when Bruce Pearl was coaching the men’s basketball team he showed up to support the Lady Vols one game painted orange cheering on the team. Summitt took note. She returned the favor showing up to a men’s game dressed as a cheerleader and sang “Rocky Top”.
game would be cancelled. Having been trained in officiating and the fact his father is actually in the NBA Hall of Fame, our coach put on the stripes. He handed me his clipboard and told me I was in charge. This was in the era when women’s basketball was played with six players with three on each side of the centerline. Very old school and archaic by today’s standards I realize. We won, so I do have one thing in common with Summitt.
We all know her accomplishments and titles and how she actually for all intents and purposed created the lady’s basketball program.
Lady Vols basketball hasn’t been the same since she retired following the 2011 season. The Lady Vols have been the one UT team I have always cheered for – except when they played my alma mater. Not that I was ever a big fan of lady’s basketball but I used to pay attention to the team because of Summitt for what she meant to sports, the university and the world as a whole. There will never be another like her.
She and I do share one thing in common. I, too coached lady’s basketball and actually have a better winning percentage. I was undefeated as a coach. Granted, it was one game and I was in seventh grade. The coach of my junior high boys and girls team was called upon to help officiate the game because
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Hillary for President - She’s Got The Most Experience, She’ll Be The First Female President? “So, who are you voting for?” Is the question I’ve been asked most lately. Well, it’s hard to say, but I don’t believe much of what I see in the media or on the various candidate websites, on either side. I don’t trust career politicians, the system, or even if my vote will be counted (a voting machine hacked or some voter fraud event). Most voters agree - the game is rigged, the media is jacked, and politicians never do what they say anyway. Why vote? Yes, I know it is my civic duty, I vote, and agree to the majority rule, even though my candidate or proposition doesn’t win. I must, we all must agree in advance to that, and when we participate in all these shenanigans, that’s basically what we are agreeing to. What if I told you that philosophically speaking that; Our right to vote, it is trick? Okay, I won’t go that far, but let me help you out of your naïve brainwashed thought process for a minute. Last time the Democrats swore that Barack Obama was the best person for the job; Hillary took a far second
place, as Obama and Oprah told us that Bill Clinton was a racist. Now the Democrats say that Hillary is the best person for the job, really? Last time they said she wasn’t even as good as Obama. If so and since Obama has been disaster, now they want their last time - distant second place - candidate to continue their democrat tradition. To this I would say; No Thank You.
out to a global government overlay? WTH? No Thank You.” Am I being too harsh? Maybe, but at the Coffee Shop, local Starbucks, that’s basically what everyone was saying, mind you I was at the Libertarian Table group, a couple of Democrats and one hardened Republican. What America. They say Hillary has do you think? experience - experience at what I ask; “corruption, usurping authority, selling us - Lance Winslow
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Listen to the Music Journey, The Doobie Brothers and Dave Mason Bring Back Old Memories
A lot of my formative years were spent listening to the radio either as an activity or passively as I did homework rode/drove in a car – you get the idea. Two bands that I remember most from my youth of turning the dial are the Doobie Brothers and Journey. I have a longer history with the Doobies. They were the cool band when I was still in elementary school. Just the name “doobie” was enough. Granted, we were still kind of young to grasp the slang from which the name came from and those that did in class were considered the “cool” kids and we pretended we knew but never participated (honestly). I remember trying to sing along to “Black Water” with my buds Robbie and Eric but didn’t do as good a job. The Doobies had a distinctive sound that was more rocking than a lot of
demand singer for duets and backing vocals – some may or may not remember him from his days with Steely Dan.
them the more I appreciate them more when I do hear one of their songs. Good memories.
After about three or four years of constant success and oversaturation the Doobies dissolved. Rock and roll went on and actually got more diversified. The Doobies did reform in 1987 with Johnston back at the helm and started touring a recording again. IN my opinion they were never the same. Time had passed them by. I had moved on. My moved Dave Weinthal them into my nostalgia folder. the stuff that was on the radio To be honest the less I listen to at the time like Elton John and Seals & Croft. For reference this was the beginning of the era know as “yacht rock” that we were stuck with until disco before punk and new wave saved us.
I had a love/hate relationship with Journey. I really loved their rocking songs but loathed their ballads. I’m not a soft guy. I also thought Steve Perry had a bad haircut as well – as if he were a member of Spinal Tap. I really hated Perry’s solo stuff especially “Oh Sherrie”. When I was in school I worked at a restaurant with two girls named Sherrie when the song came out and sure enough I literally heard suitors sing the
As I got into high school I remember a great change in sound as the band sounded smoother or more “jazzy”. A guy named Michael McDonald took over for original lead singer and band co-founder Tom Johnston. I wasn’t sure why the change in singers and since this was the preWikipedia days had no real desire to do anything but take it at face value. The Doobie Brothers blew up again this time even bigger with tons of radio airplay best selling singles and even a Grammy. McDonald, a much in ENIGMA
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damn song to serenade them. Jan Hammer who is most Yep, I was literally living in a famous for the theme of “Miami Vice”. The band was on Ryan Reynolds rom-com. hiatus from ’87 to ’95. When But when they rocked – they they got back together Perry rocked. Two of my favorite was no longer with them and songs are “Wheels in the Sky” drummer Steve Smith departed and my go-to party song, as well. Their fortunes were “Anyway You Want It”. I really few and far between as the do love the latter. Whenever it landscape or rock changed comes on the radio I will auto- drastically as alternative rock matically look around the ruled the charts. They became room wherever I am, even if more of a curiosity and nostalit’s just in my car start wiggling gia act than a force to be reckmy shoulders and yell in my oned. After using two singer best Rodney Dangerfield voice, they did what bands seem to “Hey! We’re all gonna get do this day and searched laid!” In case you missed the YouTube for their new lead pop culture reference that’s singer. That is where they from “Caddyshack” that fea- found the Pilipino-born Arnel tured the song and the million Pineda. There was a documenone-liners from the legendary tary done about this and is an comic. The song always brings interesting watch so I won’t a smile to my face because of spoil it for you. Pineda brought that. It’s a great rock party energy to the band that had song up there with Kiss’ “Rock been missing for decades and a youthful vigor that made the and Roll All Night”. bad sound more like Journey Much like the Doobies, Journey again instead of a really good ran out of steam as the ‘80s Journey cover band. To make progressed. Perry had the matters even better he could huge solo album and guitarist hit the same notes as Perry and Neal Schon did some work with quite frankly sounds an awful ENIGMA
Who thought I would ever see those two titans perform, especially on stage together? My high school and college days were lean so I could not see them then and quite frankly they were rarely within driving distance. But that’s one of the nicer things about getting older – they along with a lot of acts from my child and early adulthood tour together now. It’s like buying that cassette or CD that had two albums on it from two different artitsts. Back in the bay you would find those CDs in discount stores like Hill’s or Kmart or in the cutout bin at Record Bar. Journey, The Doobie Brothers and Dave Mason played to a full house recently at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta.
with one big hit “We Just Disagree” and despite still writing and recording he is often more of a curiosity or the answer to a trivia question. He’s the guy that everyone knows o him but aren’t fully aware of his music. Mason is much like the character “Where’s Waldo?” He has recorded, written with some of the biggest names in music history all after his songwriting prowess and guitar work. During the course of his 50 year career he’s been in the studio with the Stones, Hendrix, Clapton, McCartney and George Harrison to name a few.
Mason’s short set was punctuated by one familiar song after another and if he didn’t write them he played on the original Mason opened the show. He’s recording. In the mix were one of the co-founders of the three Traffic songs “Feelin’
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Alright” made more famous by Joe Cocker, his solo work and “All Along the Watchtower” the song Jimi Hendrix made famous that was written by Bob
I’ve read their story and like I wrote earlier I even watched the documentary on the band finding Pineda on YouTube. This incarnation of Journey was special to watch for many reasons namely the return of original drummer Steve Smith to the fold. Smith left the band 20 years ago but due to legal issues with Deen Castronovo rejoined the band permanently last year. Dylan. What most people don’t know or remember is Mason played on the recording coming up with the opening guitar riff. Mason and his band were tight. Unfortunately the sun was still out when they started and people were still arriving and mulling around, not giving him the attention he deserved. He did well despite the transient crowd.
than the Michael McDonald era Doobies. The legendary rockers put on a clinic as they as they were in full stride from the beginning of “Jesus Is Just Alright” to the last chord of “Listen to the Music”. The band performed heavily from their early work and even worked in a Michael McDonald era song, “Takin’ It To the Streets”. All the favorites were there such as “Black Water”, “Long Train Runnin’” and “China Grove” as well as songs like “The Doctor” when they reformed with pretty much their original lineup in the late ‘80s.
Next was The Doobie Brothers complete with original frontman, writer and guitarist Tom Johnston. Also in tow were original guitarist Patrick Simmons and keyboard player The show was a lot of fun to John McFee who has been with watch as many had been lulled into complacency with the the Doobies since 1979. band’s late ‘70s, early ‘80s The original lineup and songs songs with McDonald that were are less polished and more live great in their own right but lacked the energy of the band from its inception. Despite over 45 years of rock and roll they still know how to engage the crowd.
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Listening to Pineda sing is truly amazing – at least to me. I have always been one of those who don’t like bands that lose their famous lead singer. What would the Stones be without Mick or IXS without Michael Hutchence. The latter tried with and it did not work well. Van Halen tried it but there are definitely two divided camps on that. I saw Foreigner earlier in the year and while it was good it just wasn’t the same to me. Of course I never saw
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them perform with Lou Gramm. But when I closed my eyes I really couldn’t tell the difference without Steve Perry. Unlike other acts it seemed original instead of karaoke version of the band. The band of course was tight. With Smith back in the fold it was pretty much the lineup from 1980 and their so-called “glory days”. Pineda brings a youthful energy to the band that might have been otherwise missing. Purists will still bitch to a degree because Perry is no longer singing but the average fan will not be able to tell the difference. Neal Schon took center stage a number of times with his handy guitar work. Many generations grew up on his riffs and chords as he helped define the sound of the band. The set started song with
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) (Kim Weston cover) Dark Eyed Cajun Woman World Gone Crazy Eyes of Silver Sweet Maxine Takin’ It to the Streets The Doctor Black Water Long Train Runnin’ China Grove Encore: Without You Listen to the Music Dave Weinthal
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(with drum solo) Dead or Alive Wheel in the Sky Faithfully Don’t Stop Believin’
Pineda was allover the stage The Doobie Brothers Setlist running, jumping (loving, touching squeezing… I digress) Encore: like he was on fire. The crowd Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ was alive and going crazy. The energy he brings to the stage, his bandmates and crowd is hard to calculate but it was addictive to watch and even the most skeptical person there couldn’t help but move even if it was only waving their arms. Journey Setlist Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) Be Good to Yourself Only the Young Guitar Solo Stone in Love Any Way You Want It Line of Fire Lights Piano Solo Open Arms Who’s Crying Now Escape La Do Da
Dave Mason Setlist Only You Know and I Know Pearly Queen (Traffic song) We Just Disagree Look at You Look at Me Dear Mr. Fantasy (Traffic song) (with John McFee) Feelin’ Alright (Traffic song) (with John McFee)
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The Monkees Good Times Rhino I apprehensively slipped The Monkees’ new album Good Times into my CD player. You see, I have been a lifelong fan of the band. I still remember as a toddler my mother setting me in front of our Tv next to my teenage sister as the RV show came on. I was instantly hooked. I could sing along pretty much word for word with songs like “Stepping Stone”, “Daydream Believer” and Pleasant Valley Sunday” before I knew my ABCs and 123s. I was an unabashed fan even as critics started to pile on them calling them the “Prefab Four”. They fought back learning to play their instruments and toured, and eventually wrote their own songs even though they did not have the same impact as the songs that put them in the public eye.
that they are loved for whom they are (were) – four funny guys with different personalities who made a generation laugh and sang some of the most infectious pop music ever recorded. We didn’t care if they played their own instruments or wrote their own songs. Of course these are the same critics who call Elvis Presley the “King” even though he rarely wrote any of his songs or played on his albums and praised all the Motown acts who had a some of the best songwriters in music history. The Motown sound was engineered just like The Monkees except they had a choreographer for their stage show and were all vocal groups – not out and out musicians. There were a few like Marvin Gaye but not the Miracles, Supremes, Four Tops or Temptations. There was a little bit of a double standard. Of course a lot of that was jealousy over the fact The Monkees out sold the Beatles – which in a way they were parodying initially as “The Monkees” were like a serialized version of “A Hard Days Night”.
ers of their original hits. Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council), Rivers Cuomo (Weezer), Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Andy Partridge (XTC), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) as well as songs by Dolenz, Tork and Nesmith.
Diamond and recorded 48 years ago. Nesmith and Tork sing one song a piece to break the monopoly with Nesmith singing the slower, country-tinged ballad “Me and Magdalena” that also featured Dolenz written by Gibbard.
“Whatever’s Right” the only Boyce/Hart song on the album is one of the best as it truly harks back to the origins of The Monkees. Boyce and Hart wrote some if not most of my favorite songs of The Monkees and this fits great. The only drawback is the song is almost over before it begins as it clocks in at two minutes. “Our Own World” is written by Schlesinger who also produced the project and it showcases the songwriter’s ability to understand who the song was written for instead of having the artist adapt to the writer. This song is light, poppy and catchy, not to mention charismatic and perfectly compliments what The Monkees are. Schlesinger was able to capture the essence of Jones makes a surprise appear- what The Monkees are and ance on the album singing lead indeed gives the band the mateon “Love to Love” an unreleased rial they so longingly deserve. Much like fellow ‘60s pop cul- song originally written by Neil ture icon Adam West who for years fought the “Batman” stereotype until coming to grips with it a quarter of a century ago, The Monkees seem to finalThe Best of New Wave, Post ly have come to grips with their place in pop culture history and Modern Classics and Other multiple generations love them and the songs they sang. They Odd Stuff finally realized they did not have to prove anything to anyone and it showed on Good Times.
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Infectious pop tunes fill the album like “She Makes Me Laugh” that is as close to a warm weather anthem and sing along you’re going to find. That being said Good Times is far from perfect. At times I thought I was listening to Mickey Dolenz and the Monkees as he monopolizes the singing on the album. I finally realized I actually missed the late Davy Jones whose ballads and pop songs perfectly balanced Dolenz’s pop and rock vocal stylings. The mix was off as well. On too many songs Dolenz’s vocals were too far forward in the mix and comes off as if he was singing karaoke instead of fronting the band.
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Good times indeed. It’s hard not to smile after spinning this “Stay With Me” is a charismatic “dirty rocker that assures the disc. It’s about time. band is ready to rock and not rest on its laurels. Ironically (maybe not) the songs on the album remind me of John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band from the Eddie and the Cruisers soundtrack era mixing rock and blues in a way that they compliment each other instead of canceling each other out. Rick Bowers & the Majors “Little Birds” is as an upbeat Little Birds poppy song that could have Independent been fleshed out a little better Complacency is one of the with more harmonies but as a worst things that can happen to whole is a fun song to listen to. a musician. Music is fueled by joy, celebration, anger, fear and While the album is a good listen just about any emotion but not it does suffer from a couple of complacency. Little Birds is the shortfalls. The mix is too busy second release by Rick Bowers at times. There is a lot going on and the Majors. Having known in the songs at times. Some of Bowers for years back when he the songs could have benefited was a young rock and roller the from a simpler or more stripped first release of his current band down mix. There are so many was hard to listen to at times players on some of the songs because of what I am complain- that instead of diversifying what they do they at times cancel ing about. each other out as they seem to There is emotion in music – be prone to playing over each good or bad. When songs other. But then again that could sound like you’re singing about me and I’m picky. On some how great everything is and songs it admittedly works fine how you love your wife and others not so much. kids (not literally but you get the idea). That emotion was Bowers has come a long way missing from the first album. from his early days in bands Luckily Bowers learned from like Running Live that many probably don’t remember or that mistake. know about. His early stuff Little Birds is an upbeat rocking from that era featured some album that harnesses a lot of brilliant rock songs and with energy and comes across with Little Birds he has been able to some really good rock songs. mature as a musician while not That being said some songs sounding old and tired. Not seem to have too much going on perfect by any stretch of the like “Blue Eyes Blue”. There is imagination, but who is? This is so much instrumentation going well worth a listen. on that it is almost overwhelming and almost overpowers - Wm. Alexander Bowers’ vocals that seem to have a renewed energy. ENIGMA
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THIS MONTH IN ROCK HISTORY 1955 A landmark in music history is established on July 9th, when Bill Haley’s “Rock Around The Clock” reaches number one on the Billboard chart. Many music historians will eventually acknowledge the song as a dividing line, separating Rock and Roll from everything that preceded it. 1956 Elvis Presley appeared on The Steve Allen Show where he wore a tuxedo and sang “Hound Dog” to a basset hound. Many Elvis fans thought it was a deliberate attempt to humiliate Elvis and ridicule Rock ‘n’ Roll music, but Allen insisted for years that he meant no disrespect and that Elvis was in on the gag from the beginning and thought it was hilarious. The King earned $5,000 for the performance and headed for the studio the next day to record the song for a single release.
“Introducing The Beatles” was pressed by Vee-Jay Records, who thought they had obtained the legal rights from EMI affiliate, Trans-Global Records. When it was finally released in January, 1964, Capitol Records would hit Vee Jay with an injunction against manufacturing, distributing, advertising, or otherwise disposing of records by the Beatles. After a trial, VeeJay was allowed to release any Beatles records that they had masters of in any form until October 15th, 1964. After that time, they no 1957 longer had the right to issue any The headlines of Billboard maga- Beatles product. zine say, “Good music may be making a comeback on the bestseller 1965 charts...but rock & roll discs con- Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, Keith tinue to dominate the pop mar- Richards and Bill Wyman appear in ket.” a London courtroom and are found guilty of “insulting behavior” for 1958 urinating against a London gas staThe first Gold record album pre- tion wall. They argued that the sented by the Recording Industry owner had refused to give them Association of America (RIAA) was the key to the men’s room, but awarded to the soundtrack LP, they are fined five pounds each. “Oklahoma”. The honor signified that the album had reached one 1966 million dollars in sales. The first Gold single issued by the RIAA was “Catch a Falling Star” by Perry Como in March of 1958. A Gold single represented sales of one million records.
Hank Ballard records a selfpenned tune called “The Twist” at Vee-Jay Records’ studios in Gary, Indiana. A re-recorded version released by King Records would make a modest splash on the R&B Brenda Lee signed her first record- charts in 1959, but it would take ing contract at the age of 11 after Chubby Checker to make a giant hit five years of singing professional- out of it in 1960. ly. Little Miss Dynamite, as she was 1962 called, would go on to have a total of 29 US Top 40 singles in the Gene Vincent was the featured act 1960s, including “Sweet Nothin’s” at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, (#4) “I’m Sorry” (#1), “Dum Dum” (#4) along with an up and coming local “Fool #1” (#3), “Break It To Me group called The Beatles. Gently” (#4) and “All Alone Am I” 1963 (#3). The Beatles record “She Loves After the June 30th trouble at You”, which will be released in Asbury Park, Bill Haley And His August and become the group’s Comets are denied permission to second UK #1 hit. Adding to the play at the Roosevelt Stadium in song’s popularity among young Jersey City. A city ordnance was people was the phrase “Yeah, passed that read: “Rock and roll Yeah, Yeah”, which was looked music encouraged juvenile delin- down upon by British establishquency and inspired young ment and in some quarters was females in lewd bathing suits to seen to hail “the collapse of civiperform obscene dances on the lized society.” city’s beaches.” The Beatles’ first US album, ENIGMA
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Percy Sledge earned a Gold record for the hit single, “When a Man Loves A Woman”. It was his only song to make it to number one and the only one of five chart makers to break into the Top Ten. 1967 Jefferson Airplane’s psychedelic masterpiece “White Rabbit” entered the Billboard chart, where it eventually reached #8. The song became one of the first records to sneak drug references past radio censors. It uses imagery found in Lewis Carroll’s 1865 book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the LookingGlass, such as changing size after taking pills. 1968 Tiny Tim’s “Tiptoe Through the Tulips With Me” peaks at number 17 in the US. The original version of the song, recorded by Nick Lucas in 1929, held the #1 position for 10 weeks. Although Tim’s falsetto performance caused many to believe that he had no real talent, he actu-
ally possessed a beautiful baritone was making toilet seats for Boeing voice which he showcased during 747s. ‘live’ performances. Paul McCartney and Wings played Gram Parsons left The Byrds on their very first show when they the eve of a tour of South Africa, appeared in the small French town refusing to play to segregated of Chateauvillon. The band included Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, audiences. Henry McCullough and Paul’s wife, 1970 Linda. It was McCartney’s first time US disc jockey Casey Kasem broad- on the road since The Beatles quit casts his first American Top 40 touring in 1966. radio show, where he counts down the hits from the Billboard Hot 100. Gilbert O’Sullivan started a five Replays of those shows are still in week run at #1 on the US singles chart with “Alone Again syndication. (Naturally)”. O’Sullivan would later The Rolling Stones’ contract with say that the song is not autobioDecca Records expired and they graphical, as he did not cry when begin talking about forming their his father died, and his mother was own label. Showing their contempt still alive at the time the song was for the record company and to fill written. a contractual obligation, the band hands over one final disc called As a follow-up to their million sell“C***sucker Blues”. They also ing hit, “Treat Her Like a Lady”, inform their business manager, The Cornelius Brothers And Sister Allen Klein, that he is fired and Rose score a Cashbox number one that “neither he nor his company, with “Too Late To Turn Back Now”. ABKCO Industries, have any The record will rise to #2 on the authority to negotiate recording Billboard chart and earn a second Gold disc for the Dania Beach, contracts on their behalf.” Florida trio. 1971 1974 While on sabbatical in France, The Doors’ lead singer, Jim Morrison 32-year-old Cass Elliot, a one-time died of heart failure and acute res- member of The Mamas And Papas, piratory distress. News of his death died in London following an wasn’t made public until after his appearance at the Palladium. A burial in a Paris cemetery on July post-mortem the following day said that she died as a result of 9th. choking on a sandwich and from Thirteen days after lead singer Jim inhaling her own vomit. It’s later Morrison passed away, The Doors revealed that she suffered a heart are awarded a Gold album for “L.A. attack. Her biggest solo hit was Woman”. The L.P. included “Lover 1968’s “Dream a Little Dream of Her Madly” and “Riders on the Me”, which reached number 12 and was actually backed by the rest of Storm”. The Mamas And Papas. Cass Elliot’s 1972 body was cremated and her ashes Neil Diamond went to the top spot were buried in Maryland. on the Billboard singles chart with 1978 “Song Sung Blue”, his second US #1. The tune made it to number 14 in “Macho Man”, a song that extols the UK. “Song Sung Blue” was nom- the virtues of working out, inated for two Grammy Awards in becomes Village People’s first 1973, Record of the Year and Song Billboard chart entry. It will top of the Year, but lost both to out at #25. Roberta Flack’s rendition of “The 1979 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”. After signing with Island Records, 34-year-old Bill Withers had the the B-52s make their live debut at top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 London’s Lyceum Ballroom. with “Lean On Me”, his second US Top Ten hit after “Ain’t No Little Richard, appearing as Sunshine” in September 1971. The Reverend Richard Penniman, song reached #18 in the UK. Just a speaks at a revival meeting in couple of years earlier, Withers North Richmond, CA. He warns the ENIGMA
congregation about the evils of Rock ‘n’ Roll music and declares, “If God can save an old homosexual like me, he can save anybody.” 1981 Steppenwolf bassist Rushton Moreve, who co-wrote “Magic Carpet Ride” with John Kay, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Santa Barbara, California. He was 32. He had been kicked out of the group in 1969 when he refused to return to California, fearing it was about to sink into the Pacific Ocean. 1982 The Human League started a three week run at the top of the US singles charts with “Don’t You Want Me”, also a UK #1. 1983 A New Jersey based quintet calling themselves Bon Jovi are signed to Phonogram’s Mercury label. Their debut album is slated for next Fall.
Belvidere, North Carolina. He had risen to fame in the mid-1960s and was immortalized in 1974 by The Guess Who’s “Clap For The Wolfman”, on which his raspy voice is heard in the background. 1999 Gary “Gar” Samuelson, the drummer for Megadeth from 1984 through 1987, died of liver failure at the age of 41. 2009 The week after Michael Jackson’s death, The King Of Pop dominated the Top Ten of Billboard’s album chart. Leading the pack was “Number Ones”, followed by “The Essential Michael Jackson” at #2, “Thriller” was #3 and “Off The Wall” was #4. The Jackson 5’s “Ultimate Collection” held the #5 spot, “Bad” was #6, “Dangerous” was #7, “Greatest Hits - HIStory Vol. 1” came in at #8 and Michael’s “Ultimate Collection” occupied the #9 position. Collectively, Jackson’s solo albums sold 415,000 copies for the week, 58% of which were digital downloads. The week before his death, his titles sold a combined 10,000 units.
1985 Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night is admitted to the psychiatric ward of a Los Angeles hospital because of drug-induced problems. He 2012 would eventually recover, but was denied re-admission to the band KISS announced that they were set and would be forced to tour as a to release a guitar size book containing unseen photographs from solo act. their 40-year career. The limited 1986 edition called Monster carried a After twenty-eight years and nine $4,299 price tag and at 3 feet tall, Billboard Top 40 hits, Columbia 2.5 feet wide, was reported to be Records announces that it is drop- the largest music book ever pubping Johnny Cash from their roster. lished. Johnny would sign with Polygram 2013 the next year. Michael Nesmith appeared on 1995 stage with The Monkees for the Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack, who first time since 1997 when he quit appeared in the movie American after just a handful of European Graffiti, died of a heart attack at gigs. the age of 57 at his home in
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