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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Wow … six months have passed since we decided to give the Knoxville area a new and true alternative voice. We decided that it was a nice change of direction (hence the ‘one eighty’ degree turnaround). The community and our friends have really given us so much support…it’s amazing. My ragtag, talented crew here at ‘One Eighty’ is churning out good design and content on a strong monthly basis. In fact, I’m arrogant enough to say that this magazine is having an effect on other publications in our impact area. Personally, I think that this product far exceeds anyone’s expectations with a part time staff that could fit in your neighbor’s minivan. But, that’s what we do in the South…we bust ass, take pride, and help our neighbors. Just recently WDVX was off the air due to some misguided and pissed off lightening. But, thanks to WMLT and South Central Radio Group…they are back on air. Pretty cool…neighbors helping neighbors. In case you haven’t noticed, an ill economy has pushed us all back to reevaluate how we treat each other and how we do business. Trade banks and bartering have become commonplace, handshakes are starting to mean something again…and I like that. So that being said…do me a favor: Please visit the people that put the hard earned money into keeping this magazine afloat. There are many places, I’m sure, that you have never been to that have ads in One Eighty. Give them a visit…and see what they have to offer. Now, It’s time for some personal promotion. Many of you may or may not know that I have recently produced and assistant directed a film concerning the Dancing Outlaw and his family called ‘The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia’. For June’s ‘OneEighty’ release party…we are hosting a ‘Jesco White benefit screening’ at the Shed (Smoky Mountain Harley Davidson) in Maryville on June 4th at 6:00 pm. Jesco and his sister Mamie are both scheduled to be in attendance. There will be lots of music, a regularly scheduled Rod Run, and probably a little tap-dancing. You can go online at www.smh-d.com to get advanced tickets. This is a very intimate, indoor venue…and is limited to 100 seats. If we sell out fast enough, we may consider an additional showing for later that night.

We’ve worked harder this month to make it easier for you to find this publication. We now have multiple dropboxes throughout the city, and are available at local area Kroger’s stores. You can always check us out online at www.180nation.com. Cool? Cool.

-Storm Taylor

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Taurus

April 20 - May 20 Your social life or something involving teams, committees, associations, or the Internet is still causing you quite a bit of trouble. They are negatively affecting your playtime activities, your finances, and even your self-confidence. However, you have some great professional and financial opportunities when you avoid these groups of people. By month’s end, you are begi g nning to feel more self-assured, rebellious, and ready to strike out on your own anyway. beginning

Gemini

May 21 - June 21 Your career is bursting with wonderful innovation, good luck, inspiration, teamwork, and wonderful opportunities. However, someone or something in your private life is still ticked off about how much time you spend away from home or they are causing you to feel really torn between taking advantage of the great opportunities to succeed at your professional goals and your desire for domestic bliss. You will find your answers during times of prayer, meditation, and quiet reflection.

Cancer

June 22 - July 22 You are still dealing with political, cultural, legal, religious, academic, philosophical, or travel-related battles. However, you are also enjoying some wonderful professional, financial, and romantic opportunities as well. w

Leo

July 23 - August 22 You are dealing with financial issues or self-respect versus fidelity/trust issues. At times, someone in your social life will try to help but they just make matters worse. At other times, your boss, father, or an authority figure is able to help you decide which is the best course of action for you. You are doing well professionally despite a partner or rival not agreeing with your approach to such things.

Virgo

August 23 - September 22 You are still battling with a partner or a competitor and they are not happy about your professional path, leadership style, reputation, or level of success. Yet, you are still finding ways to earn the respect and admiration of your coworkers despite various dramas in the workplace. After this summer, the two of you will either make up or break up. Either way, this battle between the two of you that has bee been going on since 2008 will finally come to an end.

Libra

September 23 - October 22 There are three major oppositions happening at various times this month. As a result, you have battles between home and work, between mental health and physical health, between productivity and bureaucracy, and/or between being a team player and your own personal happiness. Yet woven in-between are moments of great romance, personal happiness, financial success, and chances to embark on various “journeys”.

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October 23 - November Novemb ber 21 You are in the mood to play with your children, go on vacation, make love, laugh, and dance. However, your friends, teammates, colleagues, and/or the Internet are putting a damper on your good time. You are more than willing to fight for your right to be happy and you are coming up with clever ways to “win” this battle. You also have some good news in your finances and your partnerships that inspires you to stay the course.

Sagittarius

November 22 - December 20 You are enjoying some financial and professional successes, but your home life could suffer as a result and a partner or rival is unhappy with how you are approaching your professional goals and aspirations. Luckily, you have some wonderful energy beginning to encourage you to have j y life,, and maybe y even turn a hobbyy into a career. fun,, enjoy

Capricorn

December 21 - January 20 You have a lot of choices to make or you feel as if you have to constantly defend the choices that you have made. Your finances, coworkers, partners, and/or competitors are all areas of possible stress. However, you have some wonderful energy promoting fun, romance, playtime, and luxuries. This is an uncertain time, but not necessarily a bad time. You just have a lot to think about, which is okay, because Capricorns don’t mind analyzing the pros and cons of a situation and coming up with new answers to o old problems.

Aquarius

January 21 - February 18 Your financial situation is still a bit uncertain. You are having trouble earning an income or you are having trouble deciding whether to go for the regular dependable salary or the irregular unpredictable commissions, investments, or tips. You and a partner or rival are battling again but your social life seems to be full of good goo times.

Pisces

February 19 - March 20 You and a partner or rival are still battling. Something or someone in your home life is bugging both of you. You are in the mood for loving and spiritual relationships with roommates, parents, neighbors, and/or extended family, but it is sort of hit or miss this month. At times, things are wonderful and at times, you feel like they are all driving you nuts. happening in your professional life and financial projects. However, you have good things hap

Aries

March 21 - April 19 You are still dealing with various work and career related dramas. However, you are able to start focusing on your financial goals and to begin earning the respect of your peers. Uranus is entering Aries and will give you a huge dose of exciting “can-do” energy over the summer.

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180: Can you give me your name, brief info? Vern Lindsey…grew up in Chattanooga, 2 years in Ft. Polk, La, Richmond, Virginia, 10 years in retail and TV advertising, and the last 30+ years in Knoxville in Retail, Food and Radio/TV advertising for clients. 180: Many people here locally may remember you from Lindsey-Ward The Electronics Store. Can you give me some info on how you managed to leave Virginia and open your electronics store here in Knoxville? VL: My friend (Dick Ward) and I became convinced that we were limited on what we could make and felt we should open a business. We bought a franchise of a small Electronics Chain called “Harvey’s Warehouse” from Harvey in Richmond. We wanted an area to ourselves so I suggested Knoxville since it had UT and at that time the college students were the target customer for Harvey’s. 180: With the rapid changes in electronics these days, are you glad you're out of that line of work? VL: Bittersweet on that. I loved it and was good at it, but the last 2 years would have been a struggle to survive. The costs have kept going up to do business while the profit has shrunk. The make it or break it area would have been Custom Installation of Electronics in the homes. Although we were pioneers in that area with Lindsey Ward, starting with Bang & Olufsen room to room audio in the 70’s, the market has changed a lot. I don’t know if you could afford to have the 12,000 square foot store with full staffing that I had then. 180: Isn’t that the truth. You then went from selling radios to working in the radio business. Is that correct? VL: I had a year or so when I did an Advertising Agency while supervising my Ice Cream Store (Hilton Head Ice Cream & later Soups & Scoops Café). Then a friend and former Advertising Rep for Lindsey Ward (Aaron Snukkals), called and said he had a position open at WIMZ FM Classic Rock. It was their heyday with Phil and Billy and lots of fun till Aaron and Phil left. I decided that I wanted to get into Cable TV with 40 networks of advertising, instead of selling one station. Cable was a perfect fit for the combination of my Radio and broadcast TV experience. 180: Many people may now recognize you from Charter Mainstreet. Can you tell us what you do on there, and how did that come about? VL: It started out that the salespeople who sold the long format infomercials were expected to co-host the show with the client if needed. Although I never have felt that I am “smooth” about it, people seem to enjoy that they never know what I would say and that I enjoyed what I was doing. My signature shows are “A Taste of Knoxville” which are 5 and 15 minute shows where I visit restaurants and taste the food and talk to the chef and customers and “Everyday Kitchen” where I do a 30 minute cooking show with a different guest each month in my kitchen. They cook their signature dish and I come up with side dishes to go with it. We get to know the person and their background along the way. 180: Yeah, I saw my buddy Preston Farabow pimping Red Bull on there. Maybe you can give me a chance and I’ll pimp some moonshine or something. Has food always been a passion, or are you learning as you go? VL: My Mom was a great “Country Style” cook. I still use her Fried Green Tomatoes and Pan fried Okra recipes. My friends in high school would beg to come over for a Mama Lindsey breakfast in the summer: Bacon, sausage patties, crisp country ham, Sand Mountain Sorghum mixed with butter (for the homemade biscuits), homemade jellies, biscuit gravy, eggs any way you wanted, fresh fruit, tomatoes from my Dad’s garden and sometimes the Fried Green Tomatoes also. Later, during the Lindsey Ward era, I got to eat out at many of the best restaurants throughout the country courtesy of the Vendor trips. It was a great time, when chefs like Emeril were at the Commander’s Palace in N.O. and Wolfgang’s Spago was the hit in Vegas and you couldn’t get a bad meal in Chicago. I was always good about being able to pick out the items in food or retail that most of the public would pick. I would try to get recipes of the very best items. I had chefs mail them to me from as far away as France and the Caribbean. With the Hilton Head Ice Cream, I got to know many of the great Knoxville chefs over the years, many of who carried the ice cream and sorbet we made. 180: You seem to have a great knowledge of the local offerings. How often do you eat out? VL: M-F at lunch most days. Evenings and weekends are usually up to what my wife feels like. Often, she would rather me bring a takeout from a restaurant than make a mess in the kitchen (even though I usually clean it up). It might be 8pm before dinner is ready, and that’s too late for her. 180: There’s no easy cure for kitchen mess…well, eating out I guess. When is the last time you actually had to spit out a bite of food (for taste not heat)? VL: I know that I have done it probably once a year somewhere. The one that always comes to mind is from 1980 at Doodles on Kingston Pike when I got a bad raw oyster. I guess you should expect that occasionally with 10-cent oysters. 180: I noticed that you brought your own pepper to the table. That’s about as absurd as it is brilliant. Have you ever had a dish that was too hot for you? VL: I have small plastic camping shakers that hold two spices in each shaker. I usually bring the one with Cayenne Pepper on one side and Old Bay Seasoning on the other 95% of the time I am out. I only use them on an item I think they would improve. If you haven’t tried Old Bay Seasoning on French Fries, then you’re missing something (I got that from a restaurant in Richmond). As far as too hot…yes I have, many times. The most memorable time was at a restaurant in Scottsdale, Ariz in the 80’s when Blackened Redfish (the real thing, crusted correctly back then) was the rage out of New Orleans. No one else at the table had ever heard of it, so I strongly recommended it to the other electronics dealers and reps at the table. The waiter knew it was a spicy dish so he warned everyone that it was spicy hot at which point the person next to me shouted out: “You can’t make it hot enough!”. Afterwards it was always depicted in stories that I made that brash statement. Apparently the Chef took it upon himself to make the hottest spiced Blackened Redfish I have ever encountered. We could only eat a few bites, much to his glee and I was forever branded with having said, “You can’t make it hot enough.” 180: Are you a better cook or card player? VL: Better Cook by far, everyone can tell when I get a good hand. I must glow or something. 180: Have you ever sent a bottle of wine back? VL: Yes.

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180: I think I did it once just to impress my date. Then again, I also used to pour cheap champagne into a Dom Perignon bottle. So, what are you involved with now? What's next on your list? VL: My hobby is a Folk Music and Oldies group (Early Bird Special band) I formed a little over a year ago. We started off with Kingston Trio & Peter Paul and Mary folk songs from the 60’s that we sang in high school. We added a talented female (Kathy Huber) who expanded our songs into gospel, rock (done acoustically with Banjo), bluegrass and any song we really liked a lot. We might do a Beatles song followed by “Down on the Boardwalk”, followed by the Eagle’s “Heartache Tonight”. We sing at restaurants or events around Knoxville. Our “core audience” is in Tellico Village and Rarity Bay, but we have done the Museum of Appalachia’s Fall Festival, their Anvil Shoot, A Taste of Farragut, A Taste of Oak Ridge, Cherokee Country Club, The Shed, Coffee houses, etc. We also try to sing our Gospel set at local nursing homes and senior living places twice a month for community involvement. We will be at the Oak Ridge Secret Festival and a Blast from the Past Event: A 60’s Folk and Oldies Hootenanny at the Palace Theater in Maryville on Sat, May 22nd where we will take turns performing with another great folk and oldie’s group (The Mountain Folk Reunion) with Curtis Parham (CP to some) as MC, with a halftime appearance of “Coach Billy-Joe Tom Parker”. I recently joined SCORE. It’s mainly known for Retired Executives who mentor new and small businesses. We get paid nothing and it costs the client nothing. It’s all volunteer. SBA pays for the office and utilities. SCORE specialize in helping people create a Business Plan, which can make the difference in success or failure and mentor the client as they request. I joined to give back some of my experience and you no longer have to be retired and SCORE will take whatever time you are willing to give. 180: Watch much TV? VL: Way too much…often while I’m on the computer. I used to have 3 VCR’s recording programs, now I record them digitally in the Cable Boxes. It makes them much easier and faster to watch. 180: Same problem here. I just keep it on continuously in the background. Favorite show? VL: It changes as the shows change and end, these have bounced around as favorites the last year: Saving Grace, Criminal Minds, Eureka, House, Top Chef, Sunday Morning, Next Food Network Star, Burn Notice, Fringe, Mad Men, Diners Drive Ins and Dives, Good Eats, Rescue Me, and a few more. 180: Favorite meal? VL: My friend (Sarah Higgins) that I cook with occasionally participated with me in a dinner challenge about 15 years ago. We served her Lamb Coins as Munchies, the Appetizer was a Lump Crab cake with a Parmesan crusted Fried Soft Shell Crab cut in half and standing with legs up on each side of the crab cake surrounded with a pool of Tomato Tequila Butter Lime sauce. The salad was an reenactment from the former Ruggero’s Italian restaurant in Downtown West of their Cleopatra Salad which was a hot salad featuring Romaine, bacon and mushrooms in a spicy dressing. The entre was a Julia Child Raspberry Duck recipe that we jazzed up with a Red Eye Country Ham Coffee Gravy. Side Dishes included Potatoes Au Gratin recipe from Charlie’s French Bistro in Hilton Head Island, Roasted Asparagus with an aged Balsamic Vinegar and my Mom’s pickled garden squash and onions, Sarah’s Homemade Wheat Bread and a trio of Hilton Head Sorbets with chopped fruit. Oh yes…we won the challenge. 180: Sweet. Final question: If Virginia is for lovers…why did you leave? VL: I think my wife didn’t think I needed any extra lovers.

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I was in my late teens when I wondered out of a South Knoxville pool hall ... just to find that someone was sitting in my car. I slung my door open with the always cheerful "What in the f**k are you doing?". From the recesses of my darkened front seat I heard "I like Johnny Cash too". For some strange reason, a tipsy Philip John Clapp had felt the need to sit in a perfectly good strangers (bad ass triple white) Volkswagen Cabriolet and go through their (my) cassette case. Yep, that's how it started. It wasn't at the baseball field, during Calhoun's staff breaks, or because we were schoolboy chums ... it was simply due to the timing of two Johnny Cash fans loitering in a converted Mr. Gatti's parking lot. I remember speaking with him in spurts after he made his way to the West coast. We would talk often, and then I would lose him for many months at a time. At one point a few months later, I had considered printing a small bar rag. I knew that he was writing for Bikini magazine, and I asked him if he wanted to write a small article for me. He said "yes", and then suggested that I put a picture of myself wiping my 'arse with one of the competitors newspapers' on the cover. True to form ... this was the measuring stick to which I placed for his future comments. Soon after, I received a phone call late one night. His first words were "I'm going to be making a show for MTV". I glossed over what he had told me ... and I think that I started talking about basketball. It didn't register ... It just didn't frikken register to me. It wasn't until many months later when I heard the lineup for the MTV music awards ... "Sting, Johnny Depp, Johnny Knoxville". What? Are you serious? His timing, luck, and direction had been impeccable. He had taken his father's sense of humor and his personal lack of discretion to LA ... and had become a star. He had filled the niche that America was looking for. Guys liked him ... girls liked him. He became the punching bag for success. Over those years I was fortunate to get some production gigs for Jackass and Wildboyz. Even more fortunate was an invitation to join the crew in Europe for the premiere of Jackass: The Movie. Being pampered through several countries, hanging with Bono, and being overwhelmed by the attention could not have prepared me for a true turning point in my relationship with Johnny. We had been invited to attend a 'firehouse party' in Ireland (I think that it was Ireland ... maybe Amsterdam). It was about 1:00 am in the morning when a taxi dropped us off onto the sidewalk at the address given to us on a paper napkin. As the taxi drove off ... we realized that we were in the middle of nowhere. Few buildings, no activity in sight. In the distance, I saw a figure walking towards us out of dim streetlight. Johnny asked, "Can you tell me where there might be a firehouse party?". The guy looked up slowly and replied "Holy Sh*t, It's Johnny Knoxville". In the middle of nowhere, in some god-forsaken country, on a crappy ass street ... it was a fan. The timing couldn't have been better. Wham ... It hit me. My buddy was a 'superstar'. Many years later he is still riding the wave of that success. Finely tailoring a career that includes several 100 million dollar movies. For those of you that struggle to find talent in 'nut punching', check out his acting performance in 'Grand Theft Parsons' ... a role that shows that this South Knox screw up actually has some ability. As of late, I have been able to reconnect with him a bit more as we worked together on a film that I produced called 'The Wild and Wonderful Whites'. It's been a treat to talk with him again about Johnny Cash, my bad ass white Volkswagen Cabriolet, and thanks to timing ... a little basketball. 180: Nowadays ... the younger generation has a sh*tload of reality stars to pattern themselves after. Who did you look up to when you were considering a TV/Film career? Johnny Knoxville: I don't think I really patterned myself after anyone. That whole notion really hadn’t occurred to me. Well that’s not entirely true, in high school I wanted to be James Dean. But after high school, honestly, I just wanted to be famous. I wanted to be an actor … yes, but at that time it was more important that I do something and people remember my name. Growing up I loved movies, and I thought acting would be a way I could make my mark. 180: Unfortunately, I know what kind of mark you’re making. It takes a lot of balls to make the move that you did at such an early age. What was the trigger? JK: A very strong urge to hit the road and explore. I didn’t look at it as it taking a lot of balls to do. I just remember it being something that I needed to do. I didn’t think I could do it in South Knoxville … so I left. 180: What was the main target ... TV, Film, LA, Girls? JK: Yes, yes, yes, and yes. I had thought about going to the NYU film school but I couldn’t afford the tuition ... plus I just fu**ed off in high school and I probably didn’t have the grades to get in. Also, I didn’t really like school except for getting to play baseball, and the fact that there were girls there. 180: You ought to try and get into NYU Film School now … I bet you can afford it. It could be a scream. I actually have some old magazines from when you started writing in LA. How did all of that come about? JK: For the first 7 or 8 years the only mark acting wise I made was a big fat skid mark all the up and down Hollywood blvd. I figured I couldn’t be any worse at writing so I started writing a book. Just a few pages really, but my friend John Linson told one of the editors at this magazine called Bikini that I had chops so they hired me to write things now and again. It was mostly participatory journalism type stuff. My feeble attempts at trying to mimic my hero Hunter S. Thompson. 180: Didn’t you challenge William Burroughs to a fist fight? What the hell was that? JK: No … It was Hunter. 180: Dude … JK: I wrote an article challenging Hunter S. Thompson to a fight. I am really embarrassed about it now. I had no reason to include my name and his name in the same sentence, I still don’t. It was just a stupid idea all around. I had a Hunter S Thompson doll and I put a dress on it, I made pictures with it and then challenged him to a fight in the article. 180: Dude … JK: I had the honor of meeting hunter a couple of times in my life, and I never ever brought it up. It was a youthful, dumb thing and I thought it best to let sleeping dogs lie. Hunter wrote ,"never apologize, never explain," but that’s one I’m sorry for . 180: I remember talking to you on the phone one time, and you told me that you thought you might be getting a show on MTV. I didn't get the enormity of it at that time. When did it hit you? JK: Ummm … good question. Let me think ... when people start recognizing you in the street you know things aren’t the same anymore. Also, being on the cover of Rolling Stone was pretty nuts. But I have to go with when David Letterman would pick up his phone from under his desk on the late show and go, "has Johnny Knoxville called me yet?" He did it a few times until I was able to come on the show. That was something I couldn’t wrap my head around. David Letterman was calling me out on his show. It still blows my mind. He is a huge hero of mine, and he has always been exceedingly cool and supportive of me since Jackass began. I love that man.

180: Yep. It seemed that him saying “Johnny Jackass” was always a good chuckle. Your mom being on the show was pretty wicked as well. JK: No sh*t 180: It's really tough to grasp that a show featuring a handful of fu**ups (Jackass) could ultimately change the course of television to some degree. I remember it being a period where networks were canning writers in search of the next reality show. Looking back, do you see the series of Jackass as being a mildly defining moment in TV? JK: I don't think about the stuff too much, because it ain’t up to me. 180: Obviously, Jackass has opened up a lot of doors for you in film. How have you tried to balance the two? Which do you prefer? JK: I am damn lucky to be able to do both, and I am not saying that in a bullsh**ty, I think this is how I am supposed to answer way. I mean it. I am the luckiest guy on the planet. I am Phil and Lemoyne's boy from South Knoxville. I barely have a high school education, and I am where I am today. Are you kidding? I am very, very, very fortunate ... and so thankful. I am proud of where I come from, and I am proud of what I’ve done. Well, some things I ain’t too proud of, but I done em' and I will try not to do them again. I’m proud of the way I’m living now. But to answer your question specifically … I love doing film, but Jackass is my favorite. Think about it, me and my friends made up this really silly damn thing, and we have gotten to travel all over the world doing it … and they pay us for it. 180: Have you had to make some hard decisions just for the fear of being typecast? JK: I don’t think those decisions are necessarily hard. Coal mining is hard. Trying to support a family of 5 on minimum wage is hard. Thoughts of being typecast would get categorized as more a concern, but not too much of one. I think I addressed that concern at the start of my career and made sure to do different things. 180: Have you ever wished that you could go back to being anonymous (to some degree)? JK: No. No whining here bub. 180: Your mom still thinks that you can do no wrong. Has she been desensitized? JK: What the hell does this question mean Storm? Sh*t. So I do partially naughty things from time to time, my mom still loves me and I her. So there. 180: So there? Are you in 5th grade or something? You really developed the 'southern, dumb ass' character. Walking Tall was a huge stretch ... what's next in acting? JK: Jesus Christ … that’s two in a row, Who lit the fuse on your tampon today? 180: (laughs) Let’s make it three. Should it be disturbing to the Screen Actors Guild that you have been in several movies that reached the 100 million dollar mark? JK: What is this, lets pick on PJ day? 180: You punched me in the package on my wedding day … at my reception. You’ve attempted to give me a pee-tainted beer. You really expect me to not deliver some ‘biting’ questions? Jackass 3-D? Do we really need Pontius' penis coming at us? JK: Absolutely … and you are going to see it in all it's glory. Lots of angles too. 180: Many people may not know it, but you have a true love for southern / outlaw culture. Are you still pursuing that in film or music? JK: Is this an opportunity to plug my and my cousin Roger Alan Wade's radio show on the outlaw country channel on Sirius/XM? It’s called the ‘Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee’ and it’s on Saturday nights at 8pm eastern and 5pm specific. 180: Pacific? JK: That’s XM 12 and Sirius 63 … or vice versa. I think. Can you fact check that for me Storm, you asshole? 180: uhh ... yeah. I’ll get right on it. Are you planning on buying any more celebrity cabins? JK: No. I sold the Johnny Cash cabin. I had it for four years and never spent one night there. I got to thinking, why do I have this place if I never go? Something as awesome as that should be appreciated by someone who will use it. 180: ‘Cash’ cabin is right. You've managed to not have any 'drunk like Andy Dick' photos in the tabloids ... how so? JK: Because I have a better metabolism than him. 180: New kid? We need details. JK: Well, he is a beautiful baby boy and a tad big for his age. His name is Rocko, he is four months old and we love him very much. 180: So ... where does it go from here? JK: Sh*t, I am getting ready to go to New York City. We did a documentary on Matt Hoffman for ESPN, your hero Jeff Tremaine directed it, and it is premiering at the TriBeca Film Festival tomorrow night . The same festival that premiered the documentary that you we all did last year called ‘The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia’. Talk about that a little Storm. You're the damn producer on it. Sh*t, do I have to think of everything? 180: God I hope not … JK: (laughs)

NOW, LET’S JUST ASK DENNIS Name Dennis J. Meyer How did you come to be PJ's assistant? I was working as an assistant @ MTV, and heard about the job. Really wasn't sure what to expect. What are the perks of being around the Dickhouse crew? Everyday is different... You never really know what to expect. What are the cons of being around the Dickhouse crew? Everyday is different... You never really know what to expect. How long did you work for PJ before he hit you in the nuts? Between you and me, 2 years 9 months and counting... but 'shhh' don't tell him.

party... OR maybe the 2am call asking if I could find someone to come clean up after a food fight he got into with his daughter and her friends... OR that time I had to figure out how to put a d*ldo in a birthday cake for one of his friends... OR the most recent was when I had to find a replacement Yoda 'lucky charm' that Mat Hoffman had lost while they were out drinking at a place called "THE SWALLOW'S INN" in San Juan Capistrano... no really, the name of the place is SWALLOWS INN... And I'm supposed to be the gay one. Anyways, Knox really wanted him to have the EXACT ONE that he lost, especially since Mat had just started riding again. Which is REALLY sweet... but all I had was a picture, and no details. OH and did I mention I had 3 days to find it, confirm it was correct, and have it in Mat's Hotel room in NYC... Do you know how many different yoda figurines have been made over the last 33 years? Who has a longer attention span ... PJ or a Goldfish? ....I like my job, I don't think I'm going to answer this one. Is it true that he has a tattoo of a 'quarter slot' above his man package? He's a gentleman, I've never had to put a quarter in his slot.

Have you learned not to drink an open beer around him yet? Isn't that just common sense?

When you applied to Dickhouse ... where you aware that it was a production company ( as opposed to ... let's say and Adult Superstore )? (laughs) Yes I was aware it was a production company.

What's the strangest request you've ever had from him? Ooooh there are SOOO many... Could talk about a certain someones bachelor

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I’ve got two daughters and we planted a garden this year. My oldest wanted to plant cucumbers and begonias. My youngest wanted macaroni and cheese. We settled on a mix of vegetables. We also planted flowers. Fortunately, pink flowers replaced the planting of pasta. The need to plant has become more prevalent among folks I know. I think that both a growing awareness of sustainability and the high cost of decent produce play a part in the increasing number of gardens found in the back yards of neighbors this year. For my family, it’s a way to do something together that has positive impact on the way we live. I made the break and canceled cable after this long gray winter. There’s no way Hannah Montana is better for us than growing a garden and I’m tired of distractions as simple and effective as television. Since we couldn’t plant macaroni and cheese, I’m hoping to entice my youngest into eating a more varied selection of foods. My grandmother always had a garden when I was growing up. When I visited there was work to be done and it culminated in dinner. There were beehives for a while and this meant dessert. It was the non-fast food experience and I always looked forward to it. My house is anticipating the start of farmers’ market season. The success and popularity of our local farmers’ markets is on the rise. Knox County has 4 active markets as listed with the state’s agriculture department on the Pick Tennessee Products website. There are several more in surrounding counties. Many local farmers that are selling goods at the various markets are also selling CSA’s. Community Supported Agriculture is essentially a weekly food subscription. With a CSA, you get a basket from the farmer full of what they’ve got. You don’t order a specific number of any certain vegetables. You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit. I got to snag a friend’s CSA when she was out of town last summer. You might get a bundle of vegetables you would have overlooked when making your own choices. It can challenge your palate and your culinary knowledge. It’s fun to rise to the occasion. I used everything in the basket. I thought about signing up for a CSA this year but we are growing a garden and I’m going to be optimistic about our fierce skills. The farmers’ market we most frequent is the Market Square Farmers’ Market. In its 7th year of existence and with roughly 60 vendors during peak season, this market was voted 5th in the nation by Local Harvest, a national website dedicated to finding farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area. Last year I worked the Glowing Body/Magpies booth and it was a celebration of community. Of course we sold energy circles, cupcakes and what not, but the market is a social hub and there was always lots of news. Friends and friends of friends were stopping by to discuss produce and baked goods, parties, art, politics and the weather. My daughters actively played a part in the social scene. We were strategically placed in front of the fountains and the girls would wear bathing suits and go back and forth from our tent to the fountains finally ending in a Tomato Head lunch frenzy. They would each be given $5 to pick out produce for us to take home. There were times that they just wanted a treat instead. They became fans of the turtle lady,

By Amy Leigh Hubbard

collecting several different clay turtles over the summer. We came home with all kinds of things, even a puppy. True story. I’m a sucker. Our downtown has had a visible resurrection over the past decade and the Market Square Farmers’ Market has definitely been an active participant in the vibrancy of community and lure of downtown residents. Charlotte Tolley, Director of the Market Square Farmers’ Market, has been catalyst for the downtown market since its inception. She is also the first person to bring EBT/SNAP benefits to a seasonal farmers’ market, with a central location for vendors, in the state of Tennessee. EBT/SNAP is known to the general public as food stamps. In the day and age where film and television (Food, Inc., Fast Food Nation and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution) are slowly educating the public on the dangers of what basically inedible foods can do to your body and our planet, it’s refreshing to know that government assisted food buying can be done on a local level. Charlotte also serves as a board member on the Knoxville Knox County Food Policy Council and this council supports urban chickens. On May 7th, Remedy Coffeehouse in the Old City will be showing Mad City Chickens about urban life with backyard chickens. The Knoxville Urban Hen Coalition is teaming up with Three Rivers Market and the Parkridge Community Garden to screen Mad City Chickens as part of the effort to educate Knoxville on keeping hens in the city, and to build support for a proposed ordinance to allow domesticated chickens. No roosters allowed. If this ordinance passes, we are so getting chickens at our house. It feels like there’s a movement in Knoxville to simplify and thereby improve the way we live. I’ve wondered if it’s just the company I keep that makes me feel this way. I’ve come to the conclusion that it has more to do with the economic climate. It’s forcing us to view spending as optional or rather to spend on ways we can be more selfsufficient. This is carrying over into the concept of impact, footprint, and what essentially makes us good world citizens. UT grad student Katie Reis has based her thesis on a concept she developed called Urban Land Scouts. Katie created badges that can be earned by being good stewards of the city landscape. Her thesis includes urban nature walks, seed swaps and compost discussions. It’s exciting and the badges are ridiculously cute. I’ve been working to change my perception of what urban living means. We’ve got a sweet little house in a somewhat cramped but charming neighborhood. I sometimes daydream about having lots of land and a farmhouse and livestock and a big garden. I interrupt my daydream to remind myself that I actually have this in city limits. So far our livestock is domestic: dogs, cats, fish and a frog. We also have non-domestics in the backyard. I’ve seen two species of garden snakes, a variety of spiders, bats, and many birds. A heron visited the neck of our creek a few times last year. Hopefully we’ll be adding some hens to the mix before too long. That’s going to be hilarious. I don’t know if these things simplify our lives but it definitely improves the way we live.

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I’ve always wondered how it would be to live a free-spirited bohemian lifestyle, liberated from the constraints of convention and obligation. I can imagine nights spent around a large table filled with fascinating people discussing important topics, philosophy, books and life. We’d drink wine from mismatched glasses in a high-ceilinged room surrounded by paintings and music. We wouldn’t have a lot of money but all we’d care about is a good meal, enlivening conversation and an interesting evening. And then last week Storm asked me to review a place called “501 Arthur” in Mechanicsville. “What?” I asked. “Where is that? Never heard of it.” He told me it is restaurant located on Arthur Street between Western Avenue and 5th. I thought it sounded cool. For one thing, I love New Orleans where the best places to eat are named after their addresses. For another, I’ve always thought Mechanicsville was one of the most interesting neighborhoods in town. I love the old buildings that ooze with character, charm and mystery. So some friends and I met up in the area. We all easily found free parking spaces on the street around the corner and approached the two-story building with anticipation. There is a nice table set up, café style, on a long porch that fronts the building. Local artist, Ken Britton was seated there strumming on his acoustic guitar. The breezy spring evening coupled with the nice music set the perfect relaxed tone for us to explore the inside. We entered through the front door and a screen door made a satisfying “whack” as it closed behind us. I gasped. This cool establishment is my fantasy bohemian hangout space. My eyes darted around trying to take it all in. I think I even screamed “I love this place.” A mélange of tables, chairs, and booths greeted us in a happy confusion of mismatching-ness. Ridiculously high ceilings are complimented by art on every surface. An old upright piano is sitting around just begging to be played. A huge vintage royal crown cola cooler hums invitingly at the front counter. Hardwood floors. Chandeliers. Candles. Tassels. Fabric panels. Art nouveau. I looked around at the faces of my friends. They were all digging it as much as I was. Suzanne was immediately drawn to an antique round pedestal table. Ian went straight to the old-timey cooler. Ken gave us an impromptu tour and showed us some of his amazing artwork. He told us other artists have some work in there as well. We were invited to have a seat at a long table by the friendly proprietor. He handed us some menu pages to look over (turns out Ken did the beautiful artwork on those too). He also brought us ice water in mason jars, a charming touch. Ken sat nearby began playing the most beautiful music on his guitar. He continued the entire evening, the perfect soothing backdrop to our night. We decided to try all three appetizers. The Laffe ($6) is Armenian

cracker bread topped with Gorgonzola, roasted red peppers and artichokes. Light, fresh, crispy and very tasty…it is a perfect dish to share. The Tomato Bisque ($5) is a deliciously hot, decadently rich and creamy soup. The Sautéed Mushrooms ($6) are delectably served in a garlic red wine sauce with toasted bread points. We made short work of the starters and got down to the business of entrée selection. Between us we tried just about every single pasta selection. And all the hearty, rich dishes were deliciously satisfying. Yum! Fettuccini Alfredo ($10), Pasta Primavera ($9), Mediterranean Pasta ($11) and Greek Chicken Pasta ($14) are equally tasty and you can add shrimp to some for a few dollars more. Each entrée comes served with your choice of soup or house salad. If you order the not-to-be-missed Tomato Bisque as a starter you can try the house salad with the feta cream dressing with your entree. I have no idea what is in this scrumptious feta cream, but it has to have some type of addictive component. Andy tried the Pork Tenderloin ($15) a dish composed of pork medallions, mushrooms and herb potatoes sautéed in sherry cream sauce with mixed vegetables. I stopped stuffing my face long enough to ask him how he liked it. He pointed at his plate. It was scraped clean. And I eat really fast. So, yeah, “like” might be an understatement. Tiff, my healthiest friend, ordered the Grilled Chicken Salad ($8). Featuring green leaf lettuce, roasted red peppers, onions, black olives and topped with feta cream, the salad was filling, fresh and appetizing. The kitchen allowed us to sample some of the lunch menu sandwiches. Ian got the Grilled Cheese ($5). Loaded with three kinds of cheese on freshly made “Mechanicsville Herb Bread”, the sandwich came served with a brownie, strawberry and chips. He loved it. And I can’t wait to go back at lunchtime and get one for myself. Storm tried the Firebird ($6) a spicy concoction of chicken, jalapeno fire sauce, onion, tomato, provolone and lettuce. In typical Storm fashion he deadpanned, “I give it a raven review. It tastes like crow with a little sparrow mixed it.” Translation: he loved it. Suzanne ordered the Surf and Turf ($7) an intriguing mix of shrimp, roast beef, Marinayo, roasted red peppers, onions and provolone. She found the sandwich moist, tender and fantastic. We’re not the kind of people to ever say, “‘No thanks, I’m full’ to desert.” So we took 501 up on their offerings of Berries-n-Cream ($5), Brownie Sundae ($4) and Carmel Rum Cake ($5). Yum. Yum. And Yum. Our conclusion is that for the most mind blowing finale, you’ve gotta try the Brownie Sundae. Fudgy, chocolate heaven so good it deserves to be shared, but you won’t want to give even a taste of it away. We left satisfied, relaxed and happy. Ian summed up the evening best when he said, “the place makes it cool. The food makes it awesome.” I have to admit that I’ve fallen for 501 in a big way. I revisited again last week with several bottles of wine and members of our Supper Club. My vision of sharing a great time with friends was realized. Granted we didn’t discuss philosophy, art or great ideas …instead we talked about celebrity crushes, pole fitness (don’t ask) and the embarrassing things we do in everyday life. But we did have a wonderful evening that didn’t cost us a fortune. Everyone loved the place, the food and the atmosphere. And we all ordered the Brownie Sundaes.

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JOHNNY GOGOL BORDELLO “TRANS-CONTINENTAL HUSTLE” It’s the return of the Gypsy Punks. Gogol Bordello’s gypsy cabaret meets punk reggae has been around in different incarnations since 2002. Talk about rowdy, this group led by Ukrainian Eugene Hutz is also known for their dangerous theatrics and high voltage stage shows. For “TransContinental Hustle” they’re in good hands with producer Rick Rubin known for his own outsider way with outlaws like Johnny Cash and his wizardry with acoustic instruments. Each song tells a similar story: strange country, poor immigrant discovers traveling circus, falls in love, struggles with cultures, etc.. romance, tragedy, politics and theatrics all sung in a gravelly accent and Flogging Molly tempos on acoustic guitars, violin, accordion, bass and drums. “Immigraniada (We Comin’ Rougher)” and “When Universes Collide” could be straight from today’s headlines, while “Sun is on My Side” is a classic Russian style ballad, “Pala Tute” a gypsy romance, revolution “Raise the Knowledge”, a bit of reggae “Last One Goes the Hope” with an apocalyptic nod to his heroes Marley and Strummer in the closing title track. Gogol Bordello fills each album with plenty of turmoil, grit, energy and story and “TransContinental Hustle” could be the roughest and most rebellious so far.

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LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS “AGRI-DUSTRIAL” Nashville’s Legendary Shack Shakers have always been a legendarily wild live act. The ferocity and energy of their shows however does not always transfer to tape completely. Here, with their best yet, “Agri-Dustrial”, Colonel J.D. Wilkes and another new lineup including Hank III’s guitarist and a different drummer, serve up so much hootin’ bluesy Cajun stomp psycho-billy that you might fully understand their intensity. Part southern Goth, part punk, “Sin Eater” is a blistering harmonica/guitar dual while “Nightride” calls upon Howlin’ Wolf’s spookiness only to crash straight back into the maniacal tempo of “Dixie Iron Fist”. “Agri-Dustrial” has plenty of dark religious waking-the-dead imagery to fill tracks like “Two Tickets to Hell”, “Hammer and Tongs” and the piano-driven skeleton hymnal of closer “The Lost Cause” yet they’re also beginning to weigh their souls along with the wild ride. Wilkes and company are finding their full stride between the spooky and the crazy mixed with the heartfelt and redeemed, all without sounding gimmicky or like a

NOUVELL VAGUE “NV3” Just the thing to freak out your eighties-hits obsessed co-workers or roommates, Nouvelle Vague released another collection of new wave classics done bossa nova style. Maybe you could guess what jazzy Brazilian versions of the Police’s “So Lonely” or the Go-Gos’ “Our Lips Are Sealed” might sound like, but you may not be prepared for the lushness nor the dedication in this Euro-pop outfit. “NV3” includes semi-sophisticated versions of classics like “Master and Servant” “Ca Plane Pour Moi” and “God Save the Queen” silly enough to make you see them in a whole new light, but what does it for me are the especially pretty covers like the Psychedelic Furs’ “Heaven” or one of my personal favorites: the early Simple Minds’ “The American”. It also doesn’t hurt that luscious Astrud Gilberto sounding chanteuse Camille is joined by such luminaries as Ian McCulloch (Echo & Bunnymen) and Terry Hall (Specials). “NV3” or any other Nouvelle Vague album is a goofy way to re-tread the eighties new wavers you may be way too familiar with “Blister In the Sun” and some you’re not so familiar with Soft Cell’s “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”. Good dinner party music. You go to those, right?

PLANTS AND ANIMALS “LA LA LAND” T h e o p e n i n g d i s to r te d chords of “Tom Cruz” assure you that this is a different direction from Plants and Animals’ trippy folky debut. This Montreal trio found acclaim in 2008 with a more orchestral acoustic indie sound in “Parc Avenue”, but now with more confidence and bravado, they’ve discovered the rock in “La La Land”. As singer Warren Spicer proclaims, “I want to be your American Idol…Ohh Can’t you see me just hangin’ on…” amid loud guitars and Stones’ “Brown Sugar”-like horns, it’s a rowdy plea for instant flash-in-thepan adoration. The laid-back vibe is still apparent in tracks like “Undone Melody” and “Game Shows” yet each will wind into a crashing rock epic. “Kon Tiki” (similar to their older sound) is groovy and direct while “Fake It” whirlwinds into a trippy yet energized jam. Plants and Animals seem to be growing into their new sound rather nicely, leaving behind the Neil Young “Harvest” acoustic hippy roots in favor of hard hitting feed-backing classic rock power. “La La Land” is short concise and unlike the contemporaries Grizzly Bear or Midlake, it’s not afraid to bring Le Rock.

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS”I LEARNED THE HARD WAY” Yet another slice of stellar old school from singer Sharon Jones and her Dap Kings. Those of you unfamiliar with Jones even after her emotionally standout 2008 Bonnaroo appearance should look into this talent for 60s Stax/Philadelphia style soul. Like the Budos Band, the Dap Kings have provided a familiar yet atmospheric take on the basic hornsmeet-guitars backing group. Jones’ voice however proves to be the foundation. Unlike the mall-packaged vocal calisthenics typical R&B singers exhibit today, she’s real and speaks with the pain of living yet the hope, struggle, and the not gonna take shit attitude that has been ignored by markets today. Solid grooves like opener “The Game Gets Old” and title track “I Learned the Hard Way” look at the hardships of relationships while “Money” pokes at the recession crying “Money… Where have you gone to? / Money… don’t you Like Me?” The sounds will transport you to early Ray Charles/James Brown/ or Curtis Mayfield days where the titles pretty much tell you what you get… “She Ain’t a Child No More”, “I’ll Still Be True” and “Mama Don’t Like My Man”. No nostalgic tributes though. Like Bettye Lavette and Black Joe Lewis, Jones and the Dap Kings are speaking with the punch and the rediscovered heart of true soul.

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I don’t know about you, but sometimes I like to watch movies that involve drug dealers or drug addicts falling rock bottom, just to make myself feel better. While there might not be any positive aspects of the drug business portrayed in these movies, they are still very good to watch and, more often than not, leave audiences with some of the most memorable characters. If you have friends who are drug addicts, put on any of these movies and see if they don’t quit cold turkey the next day. That is, if they don’t freak out first, thinking the movies are happening in real life.

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180: Who are you, what do you do? BC: Will Horton, and I’m the singer for The Black Cadillacs. 180: How did the band get its name? BC: Well ‌ my cousin Matthew started the band in Memphis. Then he and this other guy got together. He wanted the band to be called the Black Cadillac Maniacs of Doom. 180: The Black Cadillac Maniacs of Doom? Seriously? I’m pretty good at band names, and this one would have never crossed my sober mind. I suppose Blackcadillacmaniacsofdoom.com was already taken. What then? BC: That band never really came to fruition and Matthew evolved the name to simply The Black Cadillacs. 180: I’m going to call my next band ‘The Panty Bombs’. You can thank my friend Todd and a faulty moving experience for that one. BC: Hmmm. Like I was saying, the band started out in Memphis while Matthew and Phillip were in high school. I would drive over during winter or summer breaks and play shows. Eventually they came to Tennessee for college. After a series of lineup changes, including 3 drummers and a rhythm guitar player, last year around this time we found the group as it stands now. 180: Maybe I could call my band ‘The Hatchbacks’, and we could hit the road opening up for you guys. That could be a cool poster! You're a young band. Do people put up some walls before they even give you a chance? BC: It is funny how that works. I guess we don't see ourselves as a young band since we've all been playing music for most of our lives, but that is a word I hear about us pretty often. For the most part it is complimentary, though there are the instances where a club owner will try and give you the run around. (cough) F**k Reidmeisters in Memphis. But I like the idea of being the young band in town. It means you get to surprise some people. 180: ‘Sweatpant Boners’ was a cool band name. I wish I had thought of that. Anyway, Try and describe your sound. What are some of the influences?

while ago we all knew the comparisons would be made. But hey, those aren't bad groups to be compared to. Although we feel our music is something more of an evolution of those sounds, rather than a synthesis. 180: Don’t you think that it’s lame ass for a band to call themselves ‘Free Beer’ just to get people in the front door? Moving on ‌ what have you guys been up to lately? BC: With our debut album release show last week. Now we are just gearing for up-coming performances, getting reviews together, booking gigs, and sending albums out to fine publications such as this one. 180: Fine Publication? You are aware that this is One Eighty Magazine? You speak like you’re liquored up, yet I’m not sure you’re old enough to drink. Hmmmm. If you’re traveling, and you have to room with one of the other band members ... whom do you NOT want to room with? BC: John Phillips, our rhythm guitar player most definitely. I hate that man. 180: Who's the lightweight in the band? BC: Again ‌ probably John. 180: I’m starting to dislike him as well. Best experience on a stage. BC: Good question. There have been a lot of crazy shows that we all felt great about, and conversely a lot of shows that I would rather have not participated in. I couldn't really name a particular moment, but when we were first starting out last year, we were all living in squalor in the fort and one day I came home to find almost all of our living room furniture on our front porch, and in its place was all of the band equipment. That night was possibly the best band party ever. There were tons of people in and out all night. The band was on point. There were no cops and no fights, and the night was just generally a blast. 180: Do you care to share your reasons for not asking ‘The Panty Bombs’ or ‘The Hatchbacks’ to open up that night with a small set? Never mind. I’m older than you ‌ and moving forward. Aside from one of my many projects, whom would you really most like to join on stage or open up for? BC: Actually the other day were talking about having a show with all of the

BC: We all bring a pretty rangy mix to the table as far as influences go. I was raised on music like Otis Redding, Hank Williams (The real one), Howlin' Wolf, The Stones, Neil Young, all of that stuff. Modern influences would be The Black Keys, King Khan and the Shrines, a lot of that soul/blues revival. We're all into most of the same groups and styles, except for John, who is way into Nu-metal. But we all go further in certain directions. I'd like to think we're a good mix of all of those sounds. When I write a song I generally think that I know what it will sound like when the band gets a hold of it, but in the end all their influence has found its way in for the better. The whole is greater than the sum of our parts, to turn a phrase. 180: ‘Sum of Our Partsâ€? ‌ I bet someone is already using that one. After listening to your CD. My wife said it was a young 'Rolling Crowes'. Does that sound reasonable? BC: I think that anyone who listens to the album can definitely draw parallels between us and The Stones or even The Black Crowes, and I am happy with that ‌ quite happy in fact. I know that when the majority of these songs were written we were listening to The Stones. From age 16 to 18 ‌ I don't think Exile on Main Street, Beggars Banquet, or Let It Bleed ever left my CD player. So when we recorded those older songs that we wrote a

bands with ‘black’ in the title ‌The Black Keys, The Black Lillies, The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and calling it the Blackout Tour. 180: Favorite fast food. BC: Krystals 180: Favorite TV show. BC: Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Curb Your Enthusiasm. 180: Favorite beverage. BC: Schlitz 180: Hottest chick on television? BC: If only Bea Arthur were still on. God rest her soul. 180: Technically ‌ she’s still on television. Choose one: microphone or girlfriend. BC: Robot girlfriend with microphone attachment 180: Was that tall, blue ass chick on Avatar hot or what? BC: Yes. 180: The ‘BLUE’ Cadillacs ‌ Hmmmm.

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MOUNTAINBOARDING FUMP’S DEFINITION Mountainboarding is a cross over between skateboarding and snowboarding, with elements of other extreme sports such as BMXing. Originally started as a way of snowboarding all year round it has developed into a fully fledged sport of its own. Snowboarding can be expensive due to the price of travel to and from snow resorts. Mountainboarding can be done almost anywhere. Learning to mountainboard is very easy. Most people are up and running comfortably within their first hour mountainboarding. Instruction from a qualified instructor will help you get started safely and easily. We recommend you always wear appropriate personal protection equipment. A helmet, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards are recommended at all times. Local skate shops (such as Pluto Sports) sell mountainboards for approximately $150 Junior model, $200 Adult model, $300 $400 Expert model, $600 Pro model. Sugar Mountain Ski Resort allows them on the ski runs in July and August, $22 lift ticket on Saturdays and Sundays 10am til 5pm. Ride the lift up, ride the mountainboard down. The run is about 1.5 miles! Really fun. Other places to ride are Windrock and Haw Ridge that really cater to mountainbikes and atvs.

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The sun was high in the sky as the three of us hiked up the dusty maintenance road. For Tony and Rodney, this would be their first mountainboarding experience. I had done my best to pick a good beginner location with gentle slopes, “good dirt,” and plenty of run-offs to ease the mind of the often over hesitant newbie. With no boards of their own, I let them use my “loaner board,” an old MBS Sol 16 that has seen more than it’s share of quality mountainboarding chaos. Aside from it being there first time mountainboarding, Tony and Rodney were two very different people. Tony, a fitness enthusiast in his early 40s, had never attempted a single board sport. He was the kind of person that appears quiet and serious on the surface but keeps you guessing the more you get to know them. Conservative at times but always full of a kind of active ambition, the kind of ambition that spurs great ideas like mountainboarding and base jumping. Rodney on the other hand was a different animal. Almost 20 years younger and far from quiet. He had, to some extent, participated in nearly every board sport out there except for mountainboarding. On the day this story takes place, Rodney had a sore ankle from a recent injury involving too much alcohol, a flag pole, and…let’s call it a “patriotic urge.” As you can see, two very different people, but both about to strap in for their first time. Rodney was eager to go first. “I won’t need these,” he said throwing the elbow pads back at me, “I’m a skateboarder.” I didn’t feel the need to argue. What was the use. His recent flag pole incident had already proven his deep desire to make incredibly bad decisions. Who am I to interfere with dreams like that. Once he was set I gave him a quick crash course and them rode down to the bottom of the stretch he was about to ride. Rodney didn’t hesitate to let the speed build up. His “less thought, more action” mentality showed in the huge smile on his face as he barreled down the hill. Unfortunately, the mild corner he planned to take was a bit much for the speed he was packing. Soon the flailing began and then, in a desperate attempt to spot, rolled over the berm backwards launching his right shoe about 20 feet. It was beautiful. After we located the shoe and had a few laughs it was Tony’s turn. Tony strapped in a bit more hesitant than Rodney, possibly because of his nature and possibly because of the shoe-tossing wreck he just witnessed. But without much delay he had clipped on his helmet and was on his way. His riding appeared somewhat awkward at first which might have had something to do with his conservative- “Listen I’m 40, seen a lot of people get hurt and I don’t want to be one of them”- mentality, but probably more due to his lack of board sports experience. His riding became more smooth as the day went on and he was aggressive enough to take a couple good spills. All in all it was a great day of riding. Two brand new riders getting their first taste of mountainboarding along with the dirt that comes with it. As I watched the two of them ride I realized there was a few things we all can learn from these newbies. Tony taught us the value of a good balance between being safe enough to not lose your shoe, and being aggressive enough strap in and ride, despite the hesitation. Rodney taught us on that reckless aggressiveness can have it’s time in place when we want to push through fear and learn quickly, as long as we come out in one piece in the end. Next time you take a couple newbies out for their first ride, don’t sit back and think you are the all-knowing expert. There is always something you can learn from another rider, no matter what his/her experience level. By ‘Ryan’ at www.mountainboard.net

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180: Details: name, occupation? Krystal Sneed: Stage Name: Vixen, Real Name: Krystal Sneed. I‘m part owner of Vycious Productions with some friends. I model, I Go-Go and Burlesque Dance, I design and make costumes, and I manage a band. 180: Stage name? That came off a little weird. Where were you born? What was your early childhood like? KS: Phoenix, AZ. I was an Air Force Brat, so I moved around as a kid; but I got to live in many different places, like Japan for three years! I have a younger brother who tormented me whenever he got the chance. He’s now in the Air Force stationed in Germany. My dad was from TN, so when he retired we moved to Athens, TN. I’ve always been really close to my parents…Mom’s always your best friend. I’d say I had a great childhood. 180: What did you want to be when growing up? KS: A film director and/or actress…But then decided to join the Navy after high school. hmmm? 180: What was high school like? KS: I had a lot of fun & usually goofed off, but somehow graduated with honors. (laughs) 180: Never…Never…laugh at good grades. What came first...interest in modeling or tattoos? KS: Tattoos. I got my first one as soon as I turned 18. It was the Cheshire cat, which is now covered up, but I have the new one on my back. 180: Want more tattoos? What do you want? KS: Uh…Duh! I’m getting my back finished, slowly but surely…it’s a whole Alice in Wonderland drawing I did a long time ago that Jamie C. is doing. I’ll get more of course. I want the Auryn symbol from Neverending Story. 180: Sorry, It was on the list…so I gotta ask the obvious. What's the biggest rush, a tattoo session or a great photo shoot? KS: Hmmm…hard question! Tattoo session. Maybe. (laughs) 180: Married? Kids? KS: Not married yet. No kids, unless you count my two dogs ‘Ifrit’ and ‘Kano’…who are pretty much my kids. 180: What's happening in your life right now? KS: I go to school for Business-Marketing. I manage the Vycious Productions and the Vycious Girls…it’s a group of girls who Model, Go-Go Dance and will soon be performing Burlesque Shows. We promote and sponsor local artists. We’re trying to network local bands, artists and venues to really support our local scene here in Knoxville. 180: Geesh. Open up a lawn care and auto detail business and you’ll have the market covered. Have you ever been recognized in public from a modeling gig? KS: A couple times, but I think most people locally recognize me from different clubs I’ve danced at. 180: I get recognized for the clubs I dance at, but for entirely different reasons. What's next? KS: I’m working on putting together my designs to start my own clothing line. I plan on taking everything we’re working on now and running as far as I can go with it. We just got invited to dance and model in Montreal in September so we’re really excited about that right now! 180: Favorite getaway? KS: What’s that? (laughs) I play a lot of videogames as an escape…I’m a total nerd! 180: Favorite beverage? KS: Alcoholic? I could always use a lil’ captain in me. Non? Good ol’ Kool-Aid! 180: Favorite band? KS: Oh dear…too many to choose from. 180: Favorite movie? KS: I’m a huge movie buff! So to make this short: Any Quentin Tarantino movie. 180: Would like to meet...? KS: Kanye West …So I could punch him in the face myself. 180: OK… stop. Moment of silence. Nah, Nah see. I’m gonna let you finish Krystal. That was my favorite answer of all time…of all time. One word to describe yourself? KS: Aggressive? No… Ambitious! Is that cheating? Does that count as two? 180: Yes…that is cheating.

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Bubba Blackwell

Motorcycle stuntman Bubba Blackwell has a motto in life: Grab life by the handlebars. Live on the edge, and if you wind up hurt or injured, make sure you get paid for it. Popping wheelies, burnouts and jumping 22 cars on a Harley-Davidson might not seem like your average day at the office, but for Blackwell it’s just a matter of course. Blackwell is a good old Southern boy from Bon Secour, Ala. He grew up around racecars, but he says he’s always been “motorcycle crazy.” At the beginning of his career he turned to motorcycle racing and met with great success. He won the Daytona Super Speedway twice as an amateur, but after two serious injuries in a row, Blackwell decided to turn to something a little different. Most people would not consider stunt riding a safer alternative, but Blackwell thought that if he was going to crash, he was going to get paid for doing it. And by that logic, he followed in Evel Knievel’s footsteps and became a motorcycle showman. For Blackwell, it is all about the performance. His primary goal is to entertain his audience and he is willing to risk life and limb to accomplish his goal. With no risk, there is no reward. Blackwell burst into the big league when he broke Evel Knievel’s world record by clearing 20 cars on his Harley-Davidson XR-750 in 1998. In 1999, Blackwell jumped over 14 semi-trucks on live television during the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Blackwell won over the more than 6.5 million people who tuned in with his down-home Southern charm and daredevil stunts. Motorcycle jumping, however, is a dangerous sport and sometimes things go horribly wrong. In 2001, Blackwell attempted to break his own record by jumping 22 cars. The bike came up short and he flipped one and a half times before landing on his head. He broke many bones and was in a coma for days. The road to recovery was a slow and painful one, but it was not the end of Blackwell. He is now back to wowing audiences across the country. On June 22, Blackwell will attempt to complete this same jump he crashed on nine years ago: 22 cars on a Harley-Davidson. This will be his first big jump since his accident in 2001. His last stop before he attempts this feat is Maryville, Tenn. He will be doing a stunt show on May 29, 30 and 31 at the Maryville HarleyDavison so come out and show your support. 180: Bubba Blackwell is a pretty good name. I’ve got to know. Is that your given name? Blackwell: Bah. Are you kidding? No, actually my name is James Clarke Blackwell, but my sister always called me Bubba. When you’re from Alabama, everybody’s got a Bubba somewhere in their family. I’m not that big into trying to be intimidating or anything like that and how can you not like a Bubba from Alabama? When I went to the motorcycle races when I was a kid nobody knew me. My sister would always holler out, “Bubba,” and the racers started thinking that was my name. So at the racetrack my name was Bubba. 180: What was childhood like for you growing up in Alabama? Blackwell: Pretty good. Only thing is my father was a long-range truck driver so I wound up going to 14 different schools. We’d move around a lot. I have a 4-year-old little girl, and she’ll never go to a different school. The good thing about that is you learn to adapt and to make friends quick. 180: When did you first get interested in bikes and motorcycles? Blackwell: Ah shoot. Ever since I was a kid, riding my bicycle was the coolest thing in the world. The crazy thing that I’ve been raised around racecars my whole life. My father drove a racecar, but I have never in my life drove a race car of any kind. I’ve never even sat in the car with it running. I’ve just always been motorcycle crazy. I was going to pursue racing as a career, but I had a lot of really good luck road racing motorcycles. I won Daytona as an amateur two times, and I really thought that racing was going to be my calling. But I got hurt two times back to back, at the end of the year ‘88 and the beginning of the year ’89 so I kind of thought that I’d be a better entertainer stunt rider. I could always go out there and cut up with the crowd and if I got hurt, I’d still get paid. And as crazy and simple-minded as that sounds that’s exactly how I approached it. But then again, I’m Bubba from Alabama, what did you expect a rocket scientist? 180: I’m guessing you wouldn’t say that stunt riding is actually safer than motorcycle racing? Blackwell: Well actually it is. In motorcycle racing you’re out with there with all these other riders. You’re going lap after lap and you’re riding on the edge. Don’t get me wrong I loved it, but now I’m in a controlled environment. I don’t have to worry about somebody doing something. It’s just me out there with preparation and opportunity meeting. But the shows we do mostly are the stunt-riding shows where I’m riding around burnouts and wheelies. I have a microphone in my helmet and I’m constantly interacting with the crowd. That’s the fun part. 180: And that’s what you’ll be doing when you come to Maryville in the end of May? A stuntriding show? Blackwell: That’s true. It’ll be my last show before I go do a world record jump that I’m going to reattempt. On July 4, 2001, I attempted to jump over 22 cars in a Harley Davidson XR-750 and I came up short. I was very seriously injured and spent a lot of time in the hospital, a lot of time on the mend. And since then I’ve not done that big of a jump. I’ve done some sizable jumps but not any record jumps or anything of real note. So Maryville will be the last stop before I go back

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and try to reclaim what I originally intended to do: to be the first guy to jump a Harley-Davidson over 22 cars. That’s farther than Evel Knievel ever tried. 180: I saw the Youtube video of that 2001 jump. I’m not going to lie to you. It looked pretty ugly. Blackwell: Yeah. It was a bad day at the office. 180: How many bones have you broken? Many. That’s something to get used to. Forty-two broken bones is enough, and I want to stop there. 180: Well you’ve broken every type of bone imaginable it seems. Which is the worst bone to break? Blackwell: Well, I’ve broken my back. I’ve broken a lot of different things, but the worst is breaking your rib. I’ve busted up my ribs several times. I’ve had eight chest tubes because every time it seems I break a rib or collarbone I puncture a lung. I’ve broken my ribs. Didn’t get crack them. I broke the darn thing. When you break a rib there’s really nothing you can do. You break an arm and they slap a cast on it and you keep going, but a rib you just have to sit there. 180: If Harleys ‘aren’t meant to be jumped’, why did you choose Harley-Davidson? Did you ever have a desire to ride anything else? Blackwell: No. Harley-Davidson’s good enough for me, because it’s what I want to do. I want to be different. I don’t want to be just another guy out there in a raggedy-looking getup on a cruddy-looking motorcycle. I like things to look good. I think that presentation is everything. If you’re going to put on a show, it’s not just the performance it’s everything. It’s the flash, paint and polish. Also, you’re riding on a motorcycle that costs a lot of money. I actually take a lot of pride in what I do. I don’t treat them like junk because they’re not. So when you do a stunt show on a Harley-Davidson, you’re pretty much on the top of your game in my opinion. I’ve got no reason to do anywhere else. I kind of dig where I’m at. 180: Is there a technique to jumping a motorcycle? Is there like a checklist you run through? Blackwell: I’m not that technical and I don’t really want to get bogged down with those kind of engineering specs and things like that. I kind of just go for it. It’s a lot more entertaining. In recent times, there have been a couple of really big events on television. I know they’re very big and they’re very spectacular, but they’re boring because they’ve got all of these safety factors built-in and the guy preparing the stunt has done it a dozen times in practice. It’s kind of boring. I just like to grab a handful and hang on. 180: Evel Knievel is arguably the most famous motorcycle stuntman ever. How much did he and his performances influence your career? What did breaking his record mean to you? Blackwell: As far as influencing my career, he’s the only guy who I ever saw on television. I though he was very flamboyant. I enjoyed the way he presented himself. As a kid, I thought he was rich and I’ve always had the desire to be rich. I thought what he did was awesome and of course, I thought maybe I could do it too. But to break his record, I mean all that was for me was validation that I was about to reach the big leagues. Anybody can go out and do small jobs and gain a little bit of recognition. But if you really want to step up and be recognized as a guy out there really doing it and doing it in rare fashion, you have to beat the man. To be the man you have to beat the man. And he was totally the man. So it was important but not really in an achievement way. I simply wanted to go out there and perform like he did. But to be qualified I simply had to re-set the bar. 180: I can tell that you’re first and foremost a showman. What is your favorite part about your shows? The money? The audience? The glory? Blackwell: I love showing off in front of a crowd. But to me, it’s not really showing off. It’s entertainment. Anybody can do what I do. It’s not that difficult. To me, every show is an opportunity to win over the stands, because I know that half the people are there to see me crash. When you go out there, you’ve got to win them over. I’m not a big guy. I’m maybe 165 pounds. That’s not very big, so I’m definitely not going to come out of there impressing people with how tough I am. I could care less. I want to come across as someone who thoroughly enjoys doing what they do for a living. And I do. I wake up every day enjoying what I do for a living. I don’t wear a watch. I don’t even worry what time it is. As long as I am there in time for the show that’s all I care about. My motto in life is to reach my grave completely wore out, sliding in backgrounds and upside down saying, “Wow! What a ride!” 180: Okay. To finish out the interview, why don’t you tell 180 readers what they can expect if they attend your show at the end of May? Blackwell: Sure. What we do with Harley-Davidson is travel all over the country and I do events in the parking lot of different Harley-Davidsons. I’m sponsored by the world’s greatest motorcycle tire company, Dunlop tires. And if you come to one of my shows, what you’re going to see is somebody out there beating the crap of their Harley-Davidson motorcycle the way they wish they could do their own bike. But they don’t have to worry about paying for it. We’re doing a lot of stunts, and it’s lot of fun. I do acrobatics, burnouts, wheelies and a lot of other things that people don’t think is possible on a Harley. And I might just bring my jump bikes to show it off.

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