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July 2011 Volume 2, Issue 11

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mindblowology

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The CUlt

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Juan Huevos

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Valient Thorr

Head Correspondent Jaymie Baxley

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Artist: Shannon Stamey

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Rhode to nowherE

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The Devil’'s got a posse

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The New Direction

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What You Should Listen to

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Game review: Duke Nukem

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Book Review

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Feed on film

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A Pint with Paddy

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New Direction The

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Where Would God Drink?

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ull disclosure time. I don’t drink. I am ing of this restriction if daycares, churches and sure I’ve partaken in plenty of other schools maintained the same business hours forms of debauchery (there are incrimi- as a bar, but for the most part all the debauchnating photos to prove it), ery is happening well after but I do not drink alcohol. the schools, churches and I don’t eat meat either, howdaycares have closed their ever I won’t be demanding doors, so we are left with a that McRibs be made illegal restriction that doesn’t exist or that no one be allowed for any practical purpose, to eat one while standing in but because it just “feels my vicinity. That’s kinda the right.” way America has customarily decided on laws. We The person I spoke to at are all free to eat meat, not City Hall regarding these eat meat, practice religion, unique restrictions added drink until our faces are red, that the ordinance goes both etc., so long as our freedoms ways. i.e., if your grandma don’t infringe on the freewanted to open a house of doms of others (like, I’m not worship in her neighborfree to eat humans... deli- James Johnson, Editor-in-Chief hood, but a private club is cious, delicious humans...). already down the street, she It’s worked pretty well so far. is just out of luck. This means, not only is our local government prohibiting businesses, but it

This rule of thumb is usually main- is prohibiting religious organizations too. tained at a federal level, but when you start talking about state, county or city ordinances, “Congress shall make no law respectyou’ll find that the laws in place aren’t always ing an establishment of religion, or prohibiting about protecting people’s freedom to not have the free exercise thereof.” their freedom infringed upon, but instead protecting the freedoms of those considered holier The above, of course, is from the than thou, from those the city feels fall into the first The First Amendment in the Constitu“thou” category. That currently is the case in tion of the United States (just ask Christine Fayetteville (and I am sure many other cities), O’Donnell). The intention has been debated, where business owners hoping to serve alcohol as either a way of protecting our country’s laws must be certain that their business is at least 500 from being restricted by its religion or protectfeet away from a daycare, school or church. ing our religions from being restricted by our country’s laws.

Now there are loopholes - if your establishment is a restaurant that just happens No matter how you view this protecto sell alcohol, you’re in the clear. The logic be- tion, the ordinance seems to be a pretty blatant ing that drunk people are more kid friendly violation. Why can’t churches and private clubs when they’ve been given the option of onion- be free to open anywhere they darn well please? rings (though don’t expect them to have good If neither bar nor church infringes on each othbreath). er’s freedoms, why does the city of Fayetteville

Perhaps I would be more understand- feel the need infringe? ... and on whose behalf?

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FEEDback Each month we at the FEED like to take your emails, Facebook messages and angry ransom notes and answer them as best we can.

We, however, will not do your history exam for you, so please stop sending us your homework.

AWW, SHUCKS: Yay FEED! We missed you horribly!

- Elisa Gale, Facebook.

Oh I’m so glad you got it back up and running. =) Congrats.

- Celeste Lyon, Facebook.

Thank you for dropping off “FEED” at my place of business. I have had the occaission to ask readers of their obvious passion for your magazine. “Feed” is another interesting aspect of shopping in our store was one response. I concur. Cheers!

- Robert J. Lints, of Bailey’s Fine Jewelry in the Cross Creek Mall, Fayetteville NC. Facebook.

Figures. The FEED comes back the day before I move to Raleigh.

- Allen Butcher, Facebook.

You know why I like the FEED? Because they showcase all sorts of local people, and in their issues, they put the work of locals and people trying to make a name for themselves.

Unlike some pubs who seem to be all about old money and “who they know.” There are no chances for advancement and recognition. It’s the same winners and the same choices year after year. Kudos and props to the FEED for being different and going against the grain.

- Cate DeGrood, Facebook.

(The following message was sent at a later date from DeGrood)

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Roy Cathey, singer from area alt. rock band, The Fifth, devours an issue of the FEED while rockin’ some old lady glasses.

Like a boss. Thanks for the lovin’ Roy!

...Is it me or are The Rock Shop and the FEED secretly making babies? Both are great assets to the area, but, in my own opinion, best kept completely separate, without so much merging/mating. It’s seemingly morphing into one “type” instead of the FEED being more original, as it started out very original. Surely, there is more to our artistic city than what just one venue offers. It’s like all these “friends” are promoting each other and leaving the rest of Fayetteville and surrpunding (sic) areas out of the mix. Just sayin’ ; ) I remember the ORIGINAL FEED that James began, and its original ideas - covering all sorts of art and all sorts of people, but, in all these suggestions, people suggest the same people, same bands, same thing we see on the same stage every single month. Who’s out there looking for fresh material?

- Cate DeGrood, Facebook Cate is obviously feeling a bit conflicted.

No worries Allen and Cate. As the FEED expands this year (into the Raleigh / Durham and Chapel Hill area), we’ll start being able to make more secret babies with many different venues and artists (the Swarchenegger joke is writing itself). ~ FEED

POLL-ISH:

We asked fans on the FEED’s Facebook (Facebook.com/FayettevilleFEED): “Now that the FEED is back in print, what would you like to see?” This got a bigger response than we expected (nearly 1,000 votes), so we can’t publish all of the requests, but we can print a few of the most popular in order of their popularity.

1.) Reviews of more local artists.

Ed’ note: We typically avoid reviewing regional artists, because we don’t like the idea of discouraging artists with a bad review before they have the opportunity to get national.

2.) Excentric Ink. Ed’ note: We have no idea what this is … Is it a misspelling? A band? Are they wanting us to do stories about persons who have tattoos and are also crazed millionaires? John Malkovich tattoos?

HORRIBLE THOUGHTS:

Went to the first show thought it was GREAT!!

Do need to put Tim Webb in more!! The theater is beautiful. Can’t wait to see the film they are producing with the Horrible Folks.

-Robin Webb, website.

What a great way to spend a Saturday evening. The show was awesome. Would love to see more of Tim Webb in the sketches. Have seen him perform in person and his improv is better than great. Went to Fayetteville about 7 p.m. and had dinner at a restaurant down the street from the Cameo. Watched the NCAA on big screen. Went to great little coffee shop next to the Cameo and waited for “show time.” Got to meet some of the cast of Horrible people. I would highly recommend the Horrible Folks Show. Great Job. - Sandy Collins, website.

3.) Schmegma.

Ed’ note: With the FEED having gotten our start in Fayetteville, it is hard to believe that we have neglected to cover one of the most popular bands from the area. There are some obvious reasons as to our reluctance (whatever you do, don’t Wiki the word “schmegma”), but we expect as our audience gets more broad, we’ll be able to take more risks.

3.) Compromising photos of the editor.

Ed’ note: Every photo of our editor is compromising.

4.) Beards.

Ed’ note: Uh, see our Valient Thorr story.

5.) Artwork centerfolds.

Ed’ note: Hell yes! We loved doing these centerfolds and are glad to see that readers love them too. Granted - this got less votes than beards.

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THE CULT We comb the cultural wasteland for the latest in crap that isn’t important in the least.

By Staff Reports

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ctress Evangeline Lilly (from “Lost,” and that one regretful “Live Links” phone sex ad), and actor Barry Humphries (aka Dame Edna - he regrets nothing!) have been cast in Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” Jackson made the announcement via his Facebook account, saying that Lilly would be playing an all-new character, “the Woodland Elf Tauriel,” while Humphries would be playing the Goblin King with a little help from CGI.

Really, what we want you to gleam from this is that Peter Jackson has a Facebook account, proving once and for all that some Tolkien fans do have friends.

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ne can’t help but wonder if Jack White likes to use the word “up” when he means “down,” drive his car backwards

when he means to go forwards, and put on his pants two legs at a time. Nobody is saying

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that the musician and former White Stripes frontman goes out of his way to be countrary, we’re just strongly implying it whilst wiggling our eyebrows and leaning back in our chairs thoughtfully.

It was announced last month that White and his supermodel wife Karen Elson would be throwing a “divorce party,” in which they are inviting all of their mutual friends to share in the most magical evening of their lives, assuming that White likes to use the word “magical,” when what he really means is “awkward.”

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or those who quietly wondered whether or not Tracy Morgan was actually stupid, or if he merely put on the act of idiocy in an effort to gain easy laughs, we can now say - uh: “yes.”

Early in June, Morgan saw fit to try out some new material in front of a crowd, which involved saying that he would stab his child if his kid were to speak in an effeminate voice.

After a very vocal backlash from co-workers, the LGBT community and probably his personal stylist, Morgan has been trying to make amends by releasing public apologies, meeting with Elke Kennedy (whose 20-year-old son was killed in 2007 in an anti-gay hate crime) and meeting with homeless gay youths.

Pro tip: If you’re a homeless dude - and a guy who nets $18 million a year is asking to meet with you so as to improve his reputation, you’d better not still be a homeless dude by the time that meeting is over. Just sayin’. few weeks back the Upright Citizens Brigade announced that they were canceling an upcoming show at their New York-based theater

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entitled, “The Gathering of the Juggalos For a Mother F*cking Baby Funeral.”

Seems the UCB received a cease and desist from the Insane Clown Posse lawyers (or “legality ninjas”) who were unhappy about the event which purported to be a funeral for a fictional 8-month-old Juggalette, that would feature “music, clowns, bereavement, stand up comedy, bar-bque, scripture readings, hatchets, mother f*ckin’ eulogizing, midgets wrestling retarded monkeys, and huge ass t*tties.”*

It seems like this event should have been a clear cut case of parody, right?

‘Cause as ridiculous as the ICP fans may be, there’s no way any grieving parents would actually put on a juggalo themed funer -. Yeah, no. This show is based on an actual thing. Apparently the unborn child’s parents, mother Juggalo Julz and father Druggalo JK47 had decided to throw a funeral for their kid in 2008, in which they asked all those attending to wear their most “psychopathic” clothing, and put

ICP stickers all over the casket - a picture of which the mother posted to MySpace with the caption, “The psychopathics from Outer Space i hope will protect her from evil.” … Maybe they were protecting her from her parents? Miracles all up in this b*tch. *Source: http://eventful.com/newyorkcity/ events/gathering-juggalos-mother-fuckingbaby-funeral-/E0-001-039243289-7

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The Golden Era of

Juan Huevos Hip hop artist Juan Huevos on the art of not giving a f*ck.

Jon Gregory lives on impulse. The 31-year-old triangle based electro indie hip hop artist is the type of guy who would enter into a game of Russian roulette without knowing the rules. I figured this out the first night I saw him perform, September of last year. A lady friend of mine insisted I attend his show, saying his would be the best performance of the entire festival.

“Energetic” wasn’t the word. Gregory, who performs under the stage name Juan Huevos, was a man possessed. That night I knew I had to find out what it was that he knew that I didn’t.

Huevos describes his music as neither hip hop, nor indie. It is a mixture of dance beats that throb like a machine gun, fast paced rhymes and slick production.

It is music that is best listened to while driving 100 mphs on a motorcycle, or wearing a lampshade on your head.

Originally from Los Angeles California, Huevos has been performing in North Carolina since 1999. A fitting year, considering his obsession with the artist who made that year synonymous with partying.

“I just wanna meet him. He’s just a f*cking bad ass,” said Huevos. “Prince has been my biggest musical role model ... He has a personality that is just extreme highs and lows. Nothing in between.”

For Gregory, that is what ‘Juan Huevos’ is intended to represent. Huevos, says Gregory, is his attempt at creating a caricature of himself.

“It is my personality at its highest and lowest points,” said Huevos. “No mids. All bass and all treble.”

Before he was Juan Huevos, he was Marvelous Gregs (“for like a week”), Guy Smiley, Jon G., Jonny Gregs, and Jon Eggs. He’s been at this for a while.

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Story by James Johnson.

Photos by Raul Rubiera Jr.

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Under the name Juan Huevos, he has produced a hand full of E.P.s and L.P.s. In 2009, Huevos released the sister albums, Golden Shower: High Class Demo and Treasure Bath under the Briefcase Rockers label. This month he is releasing an entirely new E.P., entitled Stoic And Cowboyesque under the label Grip Tapes. Huevos says that the new E.P. is a fairly drastic departure from what his listeners are probably used to, but he’s not worried.

you want to enjoy life more. The cancer I had was not hereditary. You either get it or you don’t. It is very random. That influenced me to enjoy life more, yeah,” said Huevos. “I wasn’t like, ‘I’m going to be crazy ‘cause I almost died.’

Nah. I am just trying to rack up some good memories, you know? Memories are all we’ll have, so I want to be able to look back on my life and say I’ve racked up enough experiences and good memories that I can die happy.”

“It isn’t a shift in style, really. It is a return to a style that I have used and explored in the past,” said Huevos cryptically. “I am just coming back to it with some of the stuff I learned in the past couple of years.”

So far so good. Huevos is one of the most talked about young hip hop artists in the triangle. Just last month Huevos was named in The Independent Weekly as one of the top four Best Hip Hop Artists of the Triangle (voted on by readers). He has collaborated and performed with artists from across the world, including Argentina, South Africa, Brussels, San Francisco, France, Berlin and his hometown of Los Angeles.

As of this writing, no one on our staff has heard the new E.P., so don’t expect us to elaborate.

Huevos is tireless when it comes to his music. Often dedicating every free hour he gets to either producing writing or critiquing his own work, when he isn’t producing music for other artists.

“I have been working on this one song on my new E.P. for weeks,” said Huevos. “Part of that process is – just me stoned, listening to a song over and over ... Trying to figure out what I can do different.”

Huevos puts much the same energy and thought into his live performances, which is how he first caught our attention. He says he learned early on not to let the size of an audience effect the effort he puts into it.

A Huevos performance will more often than not end with him soaked in sweat, stripped down to his underwear, and entirely drained.

“After I play a show – I am so amped up. I am dog tired. I am like a d*ck that just ejaculated,” said Huevos. “I am bad. I am bad at meeting girls like that. I am bad at talking to people ... I get off the stage and I can’t f*cking hold a conversation for like 15 minutes.”

“I can tell you one thing,” said Huevos. “I don’t think I am ever going to have a mid-life crisis.”

Special Thanks to The Paul Mitchell School. Quiana Ferguson, Design Team Leader.

Artists Julie Lee, Tarissa Gesner and Kyrra Smith.

Thanks to model Cali Callisto for being such a talented and tolerant model.

Thanks to our friend Larry from O’Larry’s Irish Pub for all his help.

An especially special thanks is owed to the Hellbent for Pit-Bulls organization. The non-profit, founded by local artist Troy Duke is dedicated to rescuing, fostering and finding homes for the all too misunderstood pit-bull breed.

Behind the scenes of the shoot, the pups were nothing but friendly, as were their handlers. To find out how you can adopt a pittbull who needs a home e-mail hellbent_for_ pits_rescue@yahoo.com

In 2006 Huevos was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He is a survivor. Like most things, Huevos jokes about the experience, even if it was deadly serious.

“Obviously the cancer experience makes

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E B T S U M S D O G E H T

Story by Jaymie Baxley Photos by Raul Rubiera Jr.

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hapel Hill based hard rock band, Valient Thorr, are in a most lucrative position; their music has garnered a disparate following among both heavy metal diehards and the indie-rock set. But, to hear the group’s eponymous frontman tell it, the band doesn’t actually feel tied to either end of that equation.

“I don’t think that we play necessarily metal music. We have played with every type of band - death metal, bluegrass, hip hop. It always seems to work in some ways. We aren’t writing metal, it just has that flavor. It is not punk, it is not metal, it is not rock and roll, it is everything we like at the time,” said Valiant Himself.

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Clash of the Titans: Carolina heavies wrestle with labels, conservatives and Justin Beiber. proudly on their sleeves and often pay homage to genre architects like Thin Lizzy with tongue-incheek visual nods that are scattered throughout their album covers and music videos.

In another callback to the heavy bands of yesteryear, Valient Thorr have crafted an elaborate origin story that imagines the group as a gang of aliens from Venus who fled their war-ravaged home planet to teach earthlings a thing or two about rocking. The band has further explored the art of science fiction myth making with a series of thematically linked concept albums, including last year’s acclaimed Stranger.

But it’s worth nothing that, for a group of cosmic refuges, Valient Thorr are suspiciously preoccupied with blue planet affairs. Several music critics have described Valient’s lyrics as “politically charged,” an aspect which has become a point of contention among some fans.

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“There have been times where people don’t agree with it, but they still like the music. If you aren’t a political person, maybe we’re not for

you. A lot of people have sh*t in their face all the time and don’t hear it anyway. Hopefully, people see the purpose and they listen to what I am saying,” explained Valient Himself.

“We’ll have people come up to Man Behind the us and say ‘you Curtain Video went heavier on the political stuff ” and then others who ask ‘why aren’t you doing politics anymore?’ I don’t wanna make the same album over and over again. No one wants to hear ‘George Bush, you republicans are f*cking idiots’ over and over again,” added the singer.

But don’t allow the band’s left-wing philosophies distract you from Valient Thorr’s true agenda: saving our misbegotten youth from the the diabolical clutches of tween pop stars (or something).

“I don’t know if it (metal) will be big Double Crossed Video

(again) because of these f*ckin’ assholes like Justin Bieber. F*ck that kid and everything he stands for, the sooner we can get rid of these f*cks, the better. If you catch a kid listening to Jonas Brothers, then they are being fed this sh*t at an early age.

You gotta watch out or they will grow up thinking that’s what it is about,” lamented Valient Himself.

This year officially marks the group’s tenth anniversary, and the latter half of the decade has found them performing on the main stage of the Vans Warped Tour, featured on the soundtracks to several high profile video games, and collaborating with influential producer Jack Endino, best known as the guy behind seminal grunge releases from artists such as Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney.

The band is currently touring the country in support of Motorhead, an all-too-appropriate coupling that has effectively placed the former heavy metal worshipers in the company of Gods.

While Valient Himself says that he is pleased about the group’s recent successes, he isn’t necessarily surprised.

“I think there is a core theme to rock ‘n roll that links up with your heartbeat. You bob your head to it and you don’t even know why, it catches you without you knowing it got you. I think that is something we have. It is a trick,” he explained. “They claim that rock n roll is dead.

Well, it never went away – it was just hiding out.”

Valient Thorr have a slew of tour dates coming up this summer, but none are scheduled in North Carolina. When they do return home, the band is slated to begin work on their new record. To learn more about Valient Thorr, visit: Valientthorr.com July 2011 | FEED Magazine | 21

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Inside the mind of area children’s book illustrator Shannon Stamey.

As a child living in Lincolnton North Carolina, Shannon Stamey wasn’t what one would call a traditionally good student. He spent his time in class doodling in the margins of his assignments, creating flip-book animations within his school text books and making new friends with his number 2 pencil - monsters, mostly. They, felt Stamey, had infinitely more to teach him about life than anything he could learn from a school teacher. Today, Stamey is working on his first official children’s book entitled ‘The Nightmare Tree’ putting those lessons he’d learned to use.

LESSON 1: BEWARE OF FOOTPRINTS Stamey, who

works mostly in oil, pencil and pastel, was first inspired by the artwork and stories of Stephen Gammell (best known for the “Scary Stores to Tell in the Dark” series) and Maurice Sendak (author of “Where the Wild Things Are”) among many others.

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Stamey recalls ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ as his first children’s book. He remembers the feel of the pages between his fingers, looking grotesque the monsters, the story of wild abandon and embracing ones darker side. Sendek led Stamey to a place much more appealing to the interests of a 4-year old boy than the dismal reality adults live in.

“I was so jealous of this

kid that got to hang out and wreak havoc with all these awesome Stamey. said monsters,” “I wanted to be Max.

LESSOn 2: BE DANGEROUS

The plot of Stamey’s first book, “The Nightmare Tree,” revolves around a young boy plagued by fear, due to a mysterious and foreboding tree that stands just outside his home. The dark nature of the story may raise concerns over its appropriateness for children. However, Stamey, whose surly demeanor and sarcastic sense of humor might make him seem like an unlikely candidate to author a children’s book, has a unique perspective on childhood.

“I think children, inherently, like the feeling of being scared,” said Stamey. As a child Stamey found himself drawn to art which made him uncomfortable. Grimm’s fairy tales were an early inspiration and an example of children’s stories that were unflinching in their portrayal of the macabre.

“The work is mostly for adults who

can appreciate the technical execution and look at it from an artistic perspective,” said Stamey.

“But can also take them back to an early mindset of how much wonder there was in such simple things when they were a kid.”

“ ...I loved to be frightened as a kid. I guess my work is just a way to hold on to that. ‘Red Riding Hood’ has been a work of mine that’s gotten so much nervously positive feedback,” Stamey noted. “People love it, but always say how scary it is. Yes, the wolf is scary... His intentions are not to plant daisies and bake muffins; he should be scary. Go back and read the original fairy tale, folks. He’s not Taylor Lautner, he’s a dangerous hybrid of Ted Bundy and Leatherface.

When I make it to the canvas version of this, it’s going to be a lot more frightening than the one people are already familiar with.”

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LESSON 3: USE YOUR CLAWS As time goes on, society’s emphasis on digital art has grown and though Stamey has had to study the medium, he still maintains a preference for his brushes and pencils.

“Everything (I do) is done by hand,” said Stamey. “With all due respect to folks who do it well, I’m not big on digital art … I refuse to change the way I work. I like the smells of turpentine and tubes of oil paint. I like how sore my hands are after I’ve worked for hours on end.”

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LESSON 4: GET ANGRY Though a feeling of melancholy is ever present in Stamey’s work, it is easy to see why some find the images calming. His paintings often include visuals of a somber night skies, fallen leaves and gentle rain.

Ironically, Stamey says that creating these calming pieces of work can be the source for most of his day’s stress.

“I love doing the work, but it can be one of the most infuriating things in the world at times.

It’s not nearly as soothing as playing hockey,” said Stamey. “ … Yes, playing hockey is soothing ... At least more than spending three hours rendering two square inches of flesh tones on a woman’s forearm.”

The stress aside, his pursuit of perfectionism is part of what keeps Stamey so determined.

“I’ll do this as long as my bony fingers will allow me to. Or until I go blind,” said Stamey.

“I still have so much to learn and I’m always adamant to keep that whole process in motion.”

To keep up with Stamey’s art, and his upcoming book or to inquire about commissions,

You can find him online at www octoberillustrations. com.

Rhode to Nowhere Story by James Johnson, Photo Courtesy of Albert Stichka

In November of 2008, on a lark, I agreed to accompany two traveling musicians on an impromptu road trip from North Carolina to Rhode Island. Over the past year I have been recounting those events in the FEED. When last we left, myself and musicians Manquillian Minniefee and Stephen Waters agreed to take to the streets to perform for money, so that we might earn enough to drive back to North Carolina.

Though I have no actual musical talent or sense of rhythm, I decided to join Minniefee and Waters on their street performing adventure, deciding my role could be that of the guy who carries the tip jar.

We took to what we were told was the rich part of town. Upon arriving we realized that our sources hadn’t been lying to us. The entire street was brimming with young well-to-do Italian Americans - whom we will assume earned all of that excess money in entirely legal and nonGoodfellas type ways.

Initially it appeared as if this night would be a bust when their first performance of the evening was rudely interrupted by a restaurant bouncer, who was insistent that they stop their infectious music immediately or fisticuffs would be called into play.

Naturally, Minniefee and Waters ignored the man, which for whatever reason served only to anger him. Finally the bouncer swung his fist directly at Minniefee’s face, only to stop an inch away… He brought his fist back, gave it a gentle kiss as if to say “we shall fight another

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day, my love” and was quickly brushed away by the restaurant’s owner, who thought maybe a street fight would be more disturbing to his customers than a street performance …

As it turned out; the bouncer was a total puss’. With the action-adventure portion of our evening out of the way, the rest was pretty much smooth sailing (though a drunken Waters attempted to pick a fight with just about every person or pay-phone we passed). Not only was their musical talent met with mad cash (seriously, more than $90 in one night), but the two were asked to come back the following week for a gig at two different bars. Win! The Final Day (worth writing about).

As previously mentioned this entire adventure took place in November of 2008.

Those were simpler times – our economy was thriving, newspapers were selling like iPods, and if I recall correctly, daytime was night. The biggest difference however was that our country was being run by George W. Bush – and that very November, America was about to give him his report card.

The plan for election night was that we would hang out at a newly acquired friend’s college dorm (the female variety), see who would be our boss for the next four years, then go get so drunk that we forget all that occurred during the last eight years.

Waters, Minniefee and I arrived at the dorm to find it was one of those deals with

a “living-room” area surrounded by tiny bedrooms, and most of its inhabitants were asleep. The TV was already set on CNN, and the election it appeared had already been decided, though unofficially. We watched state after state fall in Obama’s favor - Rhode Island was a no brainer, but what had the three of us on the edge of our seats was our own home state of North Carolina, which had suddenly been transformed into a swing state.

Suddenly a voice came over the loud speaker: “We have an important announcement: Barack Obama has just been elected President of the United States of America.” And in that moment, any hopes of getting sleep that night were dashed, for this night we were too busy witnessing history.

The entire dorm appeared to wake from its slumber, and for some reason, we instinctually decided to take to the streets, as did just about everyone else at the school – only to realize there was nothing out there to do. People just wandered around aimlessly, greeting each other with “Obama!,” or “change!,” or “hey, they just decriminalized weed in Massachusetts!”

After a while, the three of us decided it was time to return to our original plan – we would journey downtown for recreational beverages (and maybe stopover in Massachusetts if we had time) then wander back to the apartment. Ah, but Providence is an unpredictable mistress.

Before we could find a parking spot downtown, we began to notice a crowd of people young and old running towards us, chanting, screaming and singing. For fear of being trampled by hippies, we pulled the car over onto the side of the road – and before any words could be exchanged, Minniefee and Waters were out of their seats and following the march.

Curious as to where these wily folks were headed, I too joined the march. The chants began to paint a picture of our destination, “to City Hall! City hall! City hall!” It was just a hunch but I had the sneaking suspicion that these kids were going to City Hall. I also quietly

suspected that no one knew what we’d do once we got there. I was correct on both counts.

On the way, the crowd got bigger, and for some unexplained reason, more naked. Women had rid themselves of their oppressive tops and at least one guy was down to his boxers, (methinks these people had a much broader idea of “change” than Mr. Obama did) every few feet the crowd would stop to play something, trashcans, or walls, or whatever, like a drum.

This was quickly bordering on awesome.

Once at the steps of city hall, the crowd had reached the thousands. People had brought out drum sets, trumpets and guitars and began to sing patriotic songs.

Politicians wandered out of the building, appearing confused, and Minniefee took a moment to call his mom. Police cars could be seen in the distance, but did nothing to discourage the crowd.

Wanna know the crazy thing? Yeah, all that stuff you just read – all of that – was not the crazy thing. The crazy thing was revealed to me about 55-minutes later, after the crowd had run out of songs, and everyone started wandering home.

The crazy thing was the story of how this all started. As it turns out, a hand full of six excited young voters had begun running down the street, expressing their democratic joy – and others followed. That’s it. That was all it took.

As a result of this trip, I lost my car, along with most of the things I owned which happened to be inside of it, due to a miscalculation on just how far a car could go without oil – I had to take a plane back to NC. Pissed me right off.

But you know what? Thanks to the events described in the above paragraphs, I can safely say with great pride, that it was all worth it … I lost just about every physical object I owned to this trip, but I gained a story I will never forget.

I gained a piece of American history and a bond with two of the finest young men I will likely know, Manquillian Minniefee and Stephen Waters. In fact, I may someday try to make the trek again someday ... Using somebody else’s car.

“On the way, the crowd got bigger, and for some unexplained r e a s o n , more naked.”

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The

Devil Story By Jeremy Anderson Photo By Tony Murnahan One can’t think of North Carolina’s film scene without eventually bringing up the city of Wilmington. The port city has been the location for such films as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Crow, Weekend at Bernie’s, and The Hudsucker Proxy among many others. This year, area filmmaker Joseph Covas is hoping to start a similar tradition in, of all places, Fayetteville,

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Has a Posse with his upcoming independent dark comedy, The Devil’s Bored Game.

The film, which began shooting in January 2011, revolves around the Devil (Satan, Lucifer, Bieber. He goes by many names) and his overworked demonic lackeys. The story begins with seven days left on a century old bet between God and Lucifer (played by actor Peter

Bonilla). After eons of torturing the damned, Lucifer has grown bored. God wagers him 100 years to find seven hidden saints and corrupt them with each of the seven deadly sins. If he wins, they can stay on earth and if Lucifer fails, he returns to hell. Long grown complacent, Lucifer has only turned five of the seven saints, leaving a week to find the last two.

Archangels Michael (Jack Harrison) and Gabriel (Dawson’s Creek actress Kristen Newman) are sent to earth to ensure that Lucifer (Peter Bonilla) loses. Other notable local actors on the cast include Jules Forde, Kalyn Dukes, Lee Armstrong, Efrain Colon, Miles Snow, Megan Tilma and Dashawn Byron.

“Religion in film is a touchy subject. The Devil’s Bored Game isn’t a film that pokes fun of religion, so I’m not too worried about (offending people). What I did was research different theological beliefs. Some feel that Satan is more of an undercover cop for God, rooting out and punishing the wicked. Some believe that he is the great deceiver, the purest form of evil. My goal is to make people think. Much like the Devil is out of his comfort zone in this film, I want to pull audience members out of theirs. I want them to root for the bad guy and feel dirty about it. I want them to laugh at things that would usually make them feel uncomfortable.

That’s the point of dark comedy.”

With few exceptions, Covas has used almost all locally based actors in the film, estimating that 85% of the cast and crew are native to the area.

More than anything, says Covas, he hopes the film will help bring attention to Fayetteville’s growing film community and perhaps even inspire more local film makers to pick up a camera here, instead of taking their talent to another town.

“There is no reason that we in Fayetteville cannot chase our dreams in our own backyards,” said Covas. “Some people call me naive for not developing this in Hollywood or New York, but when I look around I see potential.”

Aside from underutilized talent, Covas also saw potential in telling a story about the Old Scratch that is based in the God fearing south as opposed to the jaded north.

“No one has really explored that ‘Devil came down to Georgia’ mentality in film,” noted Covas who learned a lot about filming comedies by working closely with Fayettevillebased troupe Horrible Folks Productions. “Part of the comedy lies in the fact that Satan is stuck in the Bible belt.”

Though mythology and religion are vital to the film’s story, Covas says he is being careful not to be overly offensive in the name of taking cheap shots at people’s beliefs, while at the same time not playing it so safe as to lose the edge required for making a dark comedy.

“Everyone has been great in understanding that this film is about showing that a city like Fayetteville can compete with Raleigh, Charlotte or Wilmington as a prime location for filmmakers,” said Covas. “ … Right now the challenge is getting the funds to get the cameras rolling, and it’s fantastic to see the community offering to help.”

Currently the exact release date for The Devil’s Bored Game is still undetermined. For more information or to help fund The Devil’s Bored Game, go to www.indiegogo.com/thedevil’s-bored-game or go to devilsboredgame. com/.

Scan to watch the first trailer for The Devil’s Bored Game

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Celluloid Devils

Story by Jaymie Baxley Photo By Tony Murnahan In The Devil’s Bored Game a weary devil atempts to resolve a long-standing wager that

WTales From the Hood, 1995 “He had great, crazy eyes,” Bonilla said

requires him to trick two saints into committing

of Clarence Williams III’s devil, who poses as

sins. In the titular role is Pete Bonilla, a veteran

a drug dealing mortician in the 1995 urban

stage actor who’s extensive list of theatre

horror anthology, Tales From the Hood. “He

credits include numerous regional productions

was just so cool,” said Bonilla.

along with some off-broadway work in NYC. In anticipation for the film, the FEED asked Bonilla to compile a list of his personal favorite celluloid devils.

The Witches of Eastwick, 1987

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, 1999 Bonilla was compelled by Trey Parker’s vision of the devil in the 1999 animated feature South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut,

Bonilla described Jack Nicholson’s

“He was a misunderstood anti-hero, cappable

portrayal of Daryl, a none-too-subtle allegorical

of compassion and genuine emotion.” said

interpretation of the devil in the 1987 horror/

Bonilla.

comedy The Witches of Eastwick as “a man of wealth and taste, full of lust and power. Also, his insights made a lot of sense to me.”

The Devil’s Advocate, 1997

The Omen, 1976 Meanwhile,

memories

of

Harvey

Stephens’ iconic role as the devil’s heir apparent, Damien, in the 1976 cult horror film The

The actor was similarly impressed with

Omen, have haunted Bonilla since childhood.

Al Pacino’s performance as a satan-incognito,

“His portrayal of Satan as a child had a very

John Milton in the 1997 supernatural thriller,

profound impact on me,” said Bonilla. To find

The Devil’s Advocate. “He was rich, calm and

out more about The Devil’s Bored Game, go to

greedy, but he also possessed a sort of charm.”

www.devilsboredgame.com

explained Bonilla. “And he was a lawyer... Go figure.”

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New Direction The

Director Tom Quaintance on filling the shoes of Bo Thorp

Story by James Johnson.

Photos by Raul Rubiera Jr.

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I

n May it was announced that Cape Fear

expecting our first child in July. We really

Regional Theater director and founder Bo

appreciate the warmth of the community and

Thorp would be stepping down from the

the feeling of the theater here.

position of Artistic Director after the theater’s 50th season. This announcement came coupled with the naming of Thorp’s successor, 45-year-

FEED: How are you feeling about taking on this position? Is the pressure on?

old Tom Quaintance.

Tom: I’d be foolish not to be corned Quaintance is described as a seasoned

about following in the big footsteps of Bo. It

director and arts educator, who had spent much

is a fantastic opportunity to take what is built

of his career in Los Angeles California where

through love, dedication and strength of will.

he founded the award-winning FreightTrain

Bo has created a rock solid foundation here. It

Shakespeare company, before moving to North

is just good news that it is solid foundation.

Carolina and serving as Associate Artist at the PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill.

The fact that the CFRT own the building, has some money in the bank and has a loyal following. It is almost unheard of in today’s

“With no modesty I can say that I will

theater scene. It is a testament to the hard work

have left this corner of Haymount better than

of those who began this theater and to the

it was before I came to it. That is all anybody

community that supports it.

ever wants out of life, really. Now, I just don’t want to screw it up,” said Thorp about her

FEED: What do you believe you’ll bring to

retirement. “I will always be able to direct, and

the CFRT that has never been seen here before?

I love to perform. People are not generally not standing in line to hire a ‘70-hmm’ year old

Tom: Really, my job for the first year here

director ... I want to go before I am not able to

is to really come in and learn as much as I can

do it anymore. This 50th year with Tom is going

about this community. We’ll be doing quite a bit

to be a great high note.”

of community outreach – and post-show talkbacks.

We sat down with Quaintance to discuss the daunting task of taking on the role of

Both are a way to get the community to

leadership for one of North Carolina’s most

talk more about us. It is a way for me to get in

respected regional theaters.

the community. A way for me to find out what the pulse is of this community. It is hard for me

FEED: Welcome to North Carolina. How are you settling in?

to say to what is so different. I plan on getting to know the whole community and the people in it before making any decisions.

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What You Should o Listen To::

By Jaymie Baxley

Our monthly rundown of the best new music.

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David Comes Alive is an ambitious hardcore opus from Toronto based seven-piece, F*cked Up (sorry, but we receive enough angry letters from your mom already). Obstinately a rock opera, David Comes Alive features some of the year’s most visceral and riveting punk rock.

2. But punk rock fans with less brazen tastes might prefer the latest from Atlanta pranksters, Black Lips. The Mark Ronson-helmed Arabia Mountain offers 16 scuzzy, slapdash bursts of garage-punk bliss.

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On their addictive self-titled debut, Manhattan’s Cults couple the affecting sweetness of 1960s girl-group music with the cavernously layered production of 1990s noise-pop.

4.

Bon Iver follow last year’s highly publicized collaboration with Kanye West with an eponymous sophomore effort that’s every ounce as soulful and harrowing as their acclaimed 2007 debut, For Emma, Forever Ago.

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Rife with yearning lyrics and rich orchestral swells, Clutching Stems represents the most heart-wrenching work to date from Brooklyn indie-pop group, The Ladybug Transistor.

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Also, be sure to check out the 25th anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s landmark fourth album, Lifes Rich Pageant.

The box-set includes the remastered original album plus an additional disc of studio demos and vintage miscellany like postcards and a poster.

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Game Review

Duke Nukem forever

By Staff Reports In last month’s review of Rockstar’s

much like a homage as it does a giant step

excellent detective game L.A. Noire, we

backwards on the evolutionary scale of gaming

observed that while there have been a slew of

- but at least you get to shoot stuff, right? What

games which fell under the category of “adult

other game could you do that in?

games,” we had relatively few made “for adults.”

Duke Nukem Forever strives to get gamers

After going through what many would call

feeling nostalgic for the old dumb video games

development hell for nearly 14 years, we finally

of the 1990s, where a “mature” ESRB rating

have the squeal to Duke Nukem 3D. In the world

meant that gamers could expect content that

of gaming, DNF is the video game equivalent

was anything but. DNF however doesn’t feel so

of Guns ‘N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy. But

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whereas Democracy suffered from impossibly

downloadable arcade game, it would have been

high expectations, DNF suffers from simply

less of a disappointment. The 30-second loading

being an inferior product.

screen would have still been a deal breaker.

The game features online multiplayer

Once you get past the misogyny, the dated

which doesn’t really add much to the experience

one liners, the scatological humor (the player

(aside from some jetpacks). In a few weeks these

is literally given the ability to throw poop) and

online games will likely be exclusively played by

the forgettable writing, one would hope that the

weirdly racist 12-year-old boys, so I wouldn’t

developers would try to give us something that

get too excited about it.

can stand on its own two feet as simply a well made game. No such luck. Once you’ve stripped

DNF does a good job at reminding us

away every lazy pop culture reference and

how far we have come in the world of mature

loosely defined story element, you are left with

gaming by becoming a parody of itself.

a fairly typical arcade-style first person shooter, with PS2 graphics and one of the longest lasting

1/5

loading screens I’ve ever had to endure (if you play this game, be sure to have a full bladder,

Thanks to Elite Zone, in the Market Fair

because there’ll be plenty of opportunities for a

Mall for allowing us to review this game. Go

bathroom break).

try it out for yourself, or play one of the many superior games at Elite Zone today.

The game isn’t entirely horrendous. There are some fun mini-games to be found (one in which Duke is shrunk and has to drive around in an RC car is fun, though out of place), and I feel like if the game was simply released as a

BOOK REVIEW The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry By Jon Ronson Many of you will be relieved to know that I am not a psychopath, but after reading Jon Ronson’s fascinating new book The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry, I am, at best, maybe a narcissist.

We have all read and heard the stories of the famous psychos such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, etc. But how many nutballs are just out walking around among Review by: us? Are they wreaking Tasina Ducheneaux havoc on our lives in ways that aren’t as overt as murder and mayhem?

These are the issues at hand in Ronson’s book.

Luckily for us “normal” people, a psychologist named Bob Hare developed a handy-dandy psychopath checklist. I won’t list out all of the criteria (buy the book, writers need to eat too), but most of you can probably guess.

Things like superficial charm, lack of empathy, lack of remorse, poor behavioral controls, etc. are included. Obviously everyone will have some of these characteristics, but as you journey through this book you can see the difference between a few personality quirks and a fullblown psychopath. The frightening thing is that these people *are* messing with us – often from positions of great power and influence. Common careers for psychopaths are CEOs, celebrities,

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politicians, editors and the like. This is not to say that all people in positions of power are psychopaths – there are mostly good people out there.

The problem seems to be what to do about it. Unless actual crimes are committed, one cannot go around just locking people up. And while being aware of people like this can be good, the other side of that argument is that one runs the risk of labeling everyone with some sort of mental disease. Someone doesn’t pay a bill on time? Item 15: Irresponsibility.

Someone feels proud of themselves? Item 2: Grandiose sense of self-worth. You see where this could lead?

Ronson also explores the possibility of over-diagnosis and overmedication as has happened with real issues such as ADD, ADHD, and childhood bi-polar disorder (which many experts believe does not exist).

For me the most interesting thing about the book was how Ronson really puts himself into it. He worries about his own anxieties and quirks. He learns to administer the psychopath test, but then also worries about whether knowing the criteria has made him power mad and judgmental.

Go buy this book. Test all your friends for psychopathy and let us know what you find.

5/5

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FEED on Film Dark Water Rising

Starting this month, the FEED will be participating in a project we’re calling FEED on FILM. Obviously, it is fairly self explanatory but we’ve got word quotas to meet, so allow us to explain anyway.

Each month FEED on FILM will feature a video of a different area artist performing - no special effects, no special mics, no camera tricks, just an artist and their art.

Their name is Dark Water Rising and they are standing in dark water... Get it?

This month we’re featuring Lumberton-based indie rockers, Dark Water Rising. D.W.R. have gained a huge area following in a relatively short time. The band, which blends elements of folk, gospel and traditional rock, took time out between their performances at this year’s Dogwood Festival to meet us in a park and do a quick, unrehearsed performance (they literally had a day’s notice).

This month’s FEED on FILM was shot by FEED contributor Jaiden Frost. To see more of Frost’s work, be sure to check out his channel on YouTube, “EXCENTRICINK.”

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The Lobby

Films opening in July.

July has traditionally been a big month for summer blockbusters, and this year is no different. You’ve got the final Harry Potter film ever (until they make a prequel), the first Captain America movie ever (the one in 1990 doesn’t count) and then there’s The Smurfs, which we’re betting will be a smufin’ weekend for all (apply whatever meaning you like to the word “smurfin’”).

Horrible Bosses, Zookeeper, Monte Carlo, Larry Crowne, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Winnie the Pooh, Captain America: The First Avenger, Friends With Benefits, The Smurfs, Cowboys & Aliens

A pint with paddy The Briefcase A lesson in proper guest etiquette.

Guest columnist Paddy Gibney So there I was. Me, Jenna Jameson, Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Lopez and Ron Jeremy.

We weren’t playing poker, if you know what I mean. Well, it depends on what you mean by “poker,” I suppose… The door bell rings and I’m awoken from an enjoyable nightmare by the mailman. “Package for you Mr. Gibney, sign here.” I sign the form while desperately trying to stay in dreamlike mode so I could return to my ponographic shangrila. I trip over my own penis and come face to face with a letter that was included in my mail. “High School Reunion.”

“F*ck! I’ll never get back into that dream now,” I thought and, I never did.

High school reunions always seem like a good idea until you actually go to one.

Occasionally you may be surprised by how cool and cultured a one-time nerd had become or by how gorgeous and sexy a formerly fat girl with summer teeth and no breasts had blossomed into. (Summer teeth meaning, some go that way and some go this way).

Unfortunately, reality is often rather different. If you were a right bollocks in high school, you’ve probably matured nicely into a full-fledged wanker today. If you were a selfish, snobby bitch in high school who thought your vagina was the holy grail, you’re probably Nancy Pelosi. Just kidding, you’re probably an unbelievable pain in some poor guy’s arse.

I went to a reunion once. I was with my two fellow Irish lads, Jimmy and Justin. We were accompanied by our mate Tate, a lad who graduated from the same high school a few years

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before we did. We went to Peter MacQueen’s house to get ready for the bash. Mr. MacQueen is Tate’s dad and a good man. He was off to bed as we were leaving for the reunion at a nearby hotel. I remember him telling us not to do anything stupid and to be careful what hole we might stick our penises into. He also told us to be quiet coming home and not to wake him. So off we went.

It was a mad night for sure. We didn’t know half the people there but the Irish accent came in handy. Copious amounts of alcohol were consumed and we tripped up and fell into a few vaginas. Justin missed out on dipping his wick.

Despite several listerine on the rocks, he wasn’t able to close the deal so, he poured himself into another bottle before we poured him into a taxi and headed home to Mr. MacQueen’s pad.

I really don’t remember much after that.

We were sleeping. Mr. MacQueen came into the room and started kicking his son. “Wake up!” he shouted in a whisper. “Tate! Wake up!”

We all woke up. I looked around the room.

There was no sign of Justin. Tate’s old man kneeled down on one knee next to his son and whispered, “One of your Irish friends just used my briefcase as a sh*tter and fell asleep sitting in it. You might want to get your ass up and get him the hell out of my room.”

Justin had a habit of pissing where ever he felt like, when he was drunk. If he was sleeping and drunk, some corner of the room that remotely resembled a toilet was going to get it when the urge to piss woke him up.

I knew this because I had roomed with him in college. However, doing a “number two” was unusual for him in this situation and, come to think of it, unusual for anyone who had already passed out from too much alcohol.

Tate led us into his dad’s bedroom which shared a bathroom with the room we were all sleeping in. Sure enough, Justin had woken up, walked through the bathroom and into Mr. MacQueen’s bedroom. There was an open

briefcase on the bedside table. He had dropped his shorts and removed the contents of his bowels and bladder onto the unsuspecting paychecks of Mr. MacQueen’s employees.

They were due their checks that morning. In the midst of defecating pleasure, he had fallen back to sleep. Tate’s poor dad had awoken to the sound of flatulence and the smell of drunken excess. Suddenly Irish accents didn’t seem to mean so much anymore. We picked him up and walked him back to bed. Needless to say the rest of us slept on the floor.

The next morning quickly came upon us.

Justin claimed not to remember shit, “shit” being the prevalent word in our minds not to mention the prevalent smell in the house. To this day he denies any knowledge of the incident and Mr. MacQueen ignores the elephant in the room when in our company. However, a lesson was learned for me; do not attend a high school reunion! It never ends well or without some kind of unpleasant smell.

Music Schedule Dates may be subject to change.

Each month we scour the Internet for shows and events in our area, but we just know we’re missing something. Shoot an email to our editor, James@FayettevilleFEED.com and set us straight. We trust that the information we have is accurate when we publish it but anything can change. Be certain to call the venue before making any long treks.

- FEED

The Jukebox Romantics (Rock) The Dielectrics (Rock) Mumu Tutu (Rock) July 14 Rachel Riot Burlesque! and music by Danny Nieves

The Rock Shop Music Hall 128 South King Street, Fayetteville, NC. 910-321-7625

Sustainer (Metal) The Tired And True (Rock) Our Life Story (Pop) WAKING TERA (Metal)

July 15, 8 p.m.

Saint Diablo (Metal) The Plow (Metal) New Machine

July 1, 8 p.m.

July 23, 8 p.m.

July 21 Danny Nieves

Phuket Underwater (Metal) ZEUS (Metal) Lions For Lambs (Metal) A Breath Forgotten (Rock)

Framing Hanley (Rock) 3 Pill Morning (Rock) Super bob (Rock) Shiloh’s Mantra (Alternative)

July 16, 9 p.m.

THE TREBLEMAKERS (Blues)

July 2, 8 p.m.

Rob’s Farewell Bash!

Bands TBA Silent Sabotage (Metal)

July 29, 8 p.m.

Fractured Fairytales (Metal)

July 22, 8 p.m.

Richie’s Bday Bash The Tremors (Rock) JT and the DragPipes The Luvrs (Rock)

July 6, 8 p.m.

July 30, 7 p.m.

Full Blown Chaos (Metal) BETRAY YOUR OWN (Metal) Contention (Metal) The Mortis Sermon (Metal)

10 Years (Rock) Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster (Rock) Echoes the Fall (Alternative)

July 8, 8 p.m.

The Black Cat Lounge 2918 Fort Bragg Rd Fayetteville, NC, 910-339-4654

July 29, 9 p.m.

Biggy Stardust and his Wretched Hive (Rock) The Luvrs (Rock)

July 1, 8 p.m.

The Mortis Sermon (Metal) New Machine (Metal) Conformity (Metal) BETRAY YOUR OWN (Metal)

The Cats Cradle 300 E. Main Street, Carrboro, NC. 919-967-9053

MODENA (Rock) Damona Waits (Rock) Sat, July 9, 8 p.m.

Dreamkiller (Rock) Traverser (Alternative) Revelus (Rock) Ghost in the Machine (Rock) July 13, 7 p.m.

Vagora (Alternative) birds in paintings can’t fly (Rock) Sunday Mourning Saints

July 6 Fishnet Stalkers

July 22, 8 p.m.

July 7, 8 p.m.

The Goddamn Gallows (Rock) Jayke Orvis And The Broken Band (Country) VIVA LE VOX (Rock) Filthy Still (Country) James Hunnicutt

Iselia (Alternative)

July 9, 8 p.m.

Mon, July 18, 6 p.m.

Taddy Porter (Rock)

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The Devil Makes Three (Country) July 25, 7 p.m.

EELS (Alternative) the submarines (Alternative) July 27, 7 p.m.

Josh Ritter July 29, 6 p.m.

Bon iver (Folk) The Rosebuds (Pop) July 30, 8 p.m.

Cosmic Charlie Local 506 506 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC (919) 942-5506 July 2, 9 p.m.

Rat Jackson (Rock) The Pneurotics (Rock)

July 23, 8 p.m.

Honey Riders (Rock) Dirty Dakotas (Rock)

July 3, 9 p.m.

Big Something (Rock) Big Daddy Love (Other)

July 28 Danny Nieves

July 6, 9 p.m.

John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light (Rock) e-s guthrie (Folk)

July 9, 7 p.m.

The Psychedelic Furs July 10, 8 p.m.

Jimbo Mathus & The TriState Coalition (Rock) July 15, 8 p.m.

Bill Callahan ED ASKEW (Folk) July 22, 8 p.m.

TBD July 24, 8 p.m.

July 7, 9 p.m.

Dehlia Low (Country) July 11, 9 p.m.

Real Estate July 12, 9 p.m.

John Parr Dickie Fredericks Band (Other) July 14, 9 p.m.

The Farewell Drifters (Folk) Sinful Savage Tigers (Folk) The Farewell Drifters (Folk) July 15, 9 p.m.

Bill Callahan ED ASKEW (Folk) July 16, 9 p.m.

The Dirty Guv’nahs (Rock) Dark Water Rising (Folk)

July 30, 9 p.m.

Jolie Holland July 31, 9 p.m.

Avi Buffalo Berkeley Cafe 217 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC. 919-821-0777

July 15, 8 p.m.

Tennessee Jed (Rock) Taylor Martin’s Engine (Folk) July 16, 8 p.m.

Enemy In Disguise (Metal)

Emotional Traffic Tour: Tim McGraw w/ Luke Bryan & The Band Perry (5474) July 8, 7 p.m.

July 20, 8 p.m.

The Waybacks (Country)

Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Tim McGraw

July 6, 9 p.m.

Treetop Sailors (Rock) Young Cardinals (Rock)

July 23, 8 p.m.

Kevin Gordon (Rock) Leadville Social Club

July 7, 7 p.m.

David Tew (Folk)

Walnut Creek 3801 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC, (919) 8316400

July 8 2011 Country Megaticket Fee Event Multiple Dates and Times 2011 QDR Megaticket driven by Capital Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Garner (33) Multiple Dates and Times

July 9, 8 p.m.

Dash Rip Rock (Country)

July 8, 7 p.m.

July 15, 7 p.m.

Lil’ Wayne W/ Guests Rick Ross, Keri Hilson, Far East Movement & Lloyd (1934) July 15, 7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Lil Wayne July 22, 7 p.m.

Ford F-Series Presents Toby Keith w/ Eric Church (3960) July 22, 7 p.m.

Time Warner Cable Music Pavillion Toby Keith