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"They poop in my backyard."

"James Brown practically lived here."

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Last year, we had the Pensacola City Council spend hours patting themselves on the back and reassuring themselves that the meanies at the News Journal and this newspaper were treating them unfairly.

Editors and reporters and their families and loved ones were attacked in retaliation.

Commissioner Wilson Robertson took 20 minutes at the county’s swearing-in ceremony to jump the daily newspaper, its former government reporter, Jamie Page, and me because of what he considered was biased reporting. His “facts” weren’t true, but it was great theatre.

Now we have Mayor Ashton Hayward and his posse upset over the Independent News’ coverage of him.

“Why is Rick so upset with Hayward?” is what we’re hearing from city staff, council members and others.

The answer is simple. Because he is screwing up. Pretty smiles can only get you so far, especially when people are dying in your city housing projects.

What have we seen out of the mayor’s office since January 1?

The Penzone debacle. The mayor attempts to appoint his favorite city consultant

to the county’s RESTORE advisory, gives no reasons why, calls an unlawful special meeting to pressure the council to approve it and gets slapped down.

Missing bollards. The mayor tells the Greater Pensacola Chamber board of directors that he has ordered bollards to close vehicle traffic on Palafox Place during Gallery Nights.

The board applauds his leadership. The bollards weren’t ordered.

The Zimmerman Agency. The mayor terminates his handpicked marketing firm.

When the city council asks questions, the city administrator declares he has a “binder” with all the shocking facts. The next day we learn there is no binder.

Oliver Report. The mayor’s communications team tries to leverage a report on the finances of the maritime park to force the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to renegotiate its 10-year lease for the stadium. The move blows up in their faces when the team shows cuts the city could make on its own to reduce the losses.

And there’s more. The Port of Pensacola has a tenant shutdown owing the city over $215,000. The Pensacola International Airport may lose AirTran.

It’s time to take off the mayor’s training wheels and see what he and his revamped leadership team can deliver. We will continue to report on his successes and missteps.

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LEFTOVER CHICKEN ford that,” Robertson turned to Kerr.

“Should we just not allow chickens in areas other than agricultural?”

“I think that’s one alternative,” Kerr said.

The commission—sans Robinson—decided unanimously to take a pass on backyard chickens.

“If people apparently want to raise chickens and farm animals, they’re going to have to go into these agricultural areas,” said Robertson.

Outside the meeting chambers, Kerr stuck to his cost estimates. He wasn’t sure why the city of Pensacola hadn’t incurred such costs, and said the county numbers had been worked up in-house within the Code Enforcement Department.

Kerr also said that many communities are currently struggling with the popularization of urban farming and noted that backyard chickens pose “some real considerations.” He mentioned they might attract rats or snakes, or that other problems, such as cock fighting, might arise.

“You know, some people train chickens to fight,” the director said.

Standing in the lobby, Kerr said didn’t think chickens were completely off his table. He said the issues might get a second wind.

“I think it’s probably gonna come around again,” Kerr said.

A week later, Commissioner Robinson laughed off the Valentine’s Day presentation.

“You can find any reason you want to kill something,” he said. “If you’re lukewarm going into it, you can create a bunch of costs.”

Other commissioners also seemed to have warmed up to the idea of allowing backyard chickens. Barry said he had heard from a number of pro-chicken constituents and since found his position “dramatically changed.”

The commission decided to hold off making a decision on backyard chickens.

They wanted to explore the matter deeper.

Or, as Barry said, have staff reassess and “come back with something that can work.”

Not everyone had softened. Commissioner Robertson was still protective of residential properties, areas zoned as R-1.

He asked that such properties be spared any chickens.

“Now, if you’re R-2 or above, maybe,” he said.

Though they had removed the chicken-

“If you can have chickens in East Hill, I don’t understand why you can’t have them in Cantonment.”

Grover Robinson

East Hill chicken enthusiasts played a key role in the creation of Pensacola's ordinance last year.

Escambia Takes Another Look

by Jeremy Morrison

If Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson can have dogs, then why can’t county residents have chickens?

“They poop in my backyard and they bark and we seem to get around that and make it work,” the commissioner said recently.

Robinson is currently supporting an effort to allow for backyard chickens in Escambia County. The county effort mirrors a push in the city of Pensacola last year that resulted in an ordinance that sanctions and defines the practice.

“If you can have chickens in East Hill,” Robinson said, “I don’t understand why you can’t have them in Cantonment.”

The practice of keeping chickens on residential properties has become popular in recent years. It is one aspect of the urban-farming movement—something Escambia County Director of Planning and Zoning Lloyd Kerr describes as “kitche and kind of neat.”

Last year, the city of Pensacola saw an ordinance passed that allows for up to eight chickens in a residential setting. Chicken enthusiasts worked with city staff to write up an acceptable set of rules. As Interim 66

County Administrator George Touart told the county commission, “it hasn’t been a real problem so far in the city.”

Initially, county officials were not receptive to the concept of backyard chickens. After being briefed on the issue

by Kerr and his staff on Valentine’s Day, the commission quickly chalked the matter up as a non-starter.

Commissioner Wilson Robertson said he had heard from citizens who were “fed up with all the chickens.” Kerr noted that a member of his staff had become a “chicken expert” and told the commission that allowing backyard chickens would end up costing the county a few hundred thousand dollars.

The cost-estimate consisted of $134,505 for three new animal control vehicles, as well as the hiring of three new animal control officers, at $38, 475 per, plus another $1,000 each for certifications.

“Did you total up all these costs anywhere?” asked Robertson, before high-balling his own rough-math: “—in the 3-400,000-range.”

The numbers seemed to shake the commission. Commissioner Lumon May balked at the estimated chicken-costs taking priority over other needs—“we’ve got 14 community centers that aren’t staffed”— while Commissioner Steven Barry said he would be “a little bit more stoked about spending that kind of money” if he’d heard from more constituents on the issue.

“What’s the alternative? We can’t af-

option from the chopping block, commissioners still enjoyed a packed-house public forum prior to their regular Feb. 25 meeting. People came out to show the officials they were passionate about raising chickens.

Speakers talked about the urban farming movement. They talked about spending quality family time while caring for their chickens. Some mentioned the importance of striving toward self-sustainability.

“I want to tell all the people supporting the chicken issue,” Commissioner Lumon May told the crowd, “I grew up in the urban core of Morris Court and I didn’t know what a white egg was until I was grown—it was all brown eggs—and without chickens and eggs and a garden, we would not have been able to eat.”

A day after the commission decided to rethink the county’s rules concerning backyard chickens, Commissioner Robinson said he thought accommodations could be worked out. He noted that the city of Pensacola had not experienced negative impacts since enacting its ordinance and said the local efforts were part of a larger, national trend.

“If we’ve got responsible owners, I don’t see a reason we can’t make it work,” Robinson said. “It’s clearly something that’s happened nationally and I don’t think we can be out of step with something happening across the country.” {in}

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TEXTING IN THE SUNSHINE

A government official—let’s say someone on the city council, or a county commissioner—takes out their cellphone and begins diligently tapping out a text during a public meeting. What are they doing? No one really knows.

Maybe they’re replying to a spouse who’s asked them to swing by the store for a few items on the way home. Maybe they’re exchanging harmless “lol”-laden banter with their “BFF.” Or, maybe they’ve just stepped into the virtual, smoke-filled backroom of the 21st century.

“The public records law has not kept up with technology,” said Barry Brooks, an investigator with the State Attorney’s Office.

In 2010, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum assembled a Sunshine Technology Team to “explore and understand technology in government communications and their implications on Florida’s open government laws.” The team concluded that newer forms of communications— such as texts—should be held to the same standards as more traditional forms.

“The Department of State currently maintains administrative rules defining the retention schedule for government agency email,” McCollum wrote in a March 2010 advisory, informal legal opinion. “There are no required retention guidelines, however, for other types of electronic communication because the administrative rules describe them as transitory. This is no longer accurate in today’s world where business is conducted on a variety of communications platforms.”

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DOGS’ DAY AT THE BEACH Areas will

now be available on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key for dog owners to play with their pets. Pensacola Beach will have two stretches of beach—one on the east end, the other on the west—while Perdido Key will have five areas for dogs. The Escambia County Commission recently established a six-month trial period with associated guidelines.

SANTA ROSA EDUCATORS SEE PAY INCREASE The Santa Rosa County

School Board recently agreed to a step pay increase. The Santa Rosa Professional Educators had filed a grievance with the district, asking that the step pay be given retroactively. The agreement avoided arbitration.

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The University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information conducted a survey in 2011. A public information request was made, asking each of Florida’s 67 counties what their policies were regarding text messages. Only 10 of the 53 respondents reported retention of text messages.

Locally, neither Escambia County, nor the city of Pensacola currently retain text messages from employees or public officials.

“We do not currently retain texts,” said Kathleen Dough-Castro, “but are watching the laws and will adjust as necessary.”

Pensacola Public Information Officer Derek Cosson said the city did not retain texts because the messages “do not go through any city server” and the city does not currently having the ability to retain the messages. He said he was not aware of any efforts being made to develop a way to retain text messages, and was also unaware if city employees or officials made use of texts to conduct city-related business.

“I do not know whether or not any city officials tend to city business via text messages,” Cosson said. “You would have to ask those individuals.”

Until the law and retention methods catch-up with society, Brooks said public servants are left to govern themselves— “being honest”—when it comes to making pertinent text messages part of the public record.

“I can clearly see where you could use this to circumvent public records law,” the investigator said. {in}

ZIMMERMAN AWARDS The city of

Pensacola’s marketing contract with the Zimmerman Agency was recently severed, with officials citing the firm’s inadequacy in fulfilling its duties. Shortly after the city released a statement on the matter, the Tallahassee-based marketing firm won eight ADDY Awards for its work on behalf of Pensacola.

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BelmontDeVilliers’ Rich Musical History

by Jessica Forbes February 28, 2013

At the Gregory Street Assembly Hall, trumpet player and vocalist David Washington recalled playing with Ike and Tina Turner and B.B. King in the early 1960s. In his home, surrounded by photos, drummer and saxophonist Wally Mercer, Jr. remembered days in which he played with Joe Simon, Sam and Dave, and James and Bobby Purify.

These musicians were not referring to gigs they played in distant cities; they were speaking of a relatively common occurrence at the intersection of Belmont and DeVilliers streets in Pensacola in the 1950s and 1960s.

African-American acts that have since gone down in musical history had to make their way as entertainers while navigating a segregated society. Predominately African-American business dis-

tricts like Belmont-DeVilliers provided the venues where those acts built a career and, in many cases, a legend.

From the Great Depression to the 1970s, Pensacola’s thriving club scene made it a popular stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit, a network of performance venues throughout the eastern, southern, and upper mid-west areas of the United States that were safe and open to African American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers. Some of these clubs still exist today though on a smaller scale.

Several generations of talented Pensacolians participated in

“We had so many people. Ray Charles was here several times. We had Clarence Carter, the Four Tops, the O’Jays, James Brown—James Brown practically lived here."

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BIG BANDS, BIG LEGACIES

Wyer’s Cornet Band / photo courtesy of The Pensacola Historical Society

the scene centered at Belmont-DeVilliers as members of house bands at popular clubs, and in dance bands that played regularly throughout the city and region.

THE NOTHING-NEW BLUES

The first entry in the musical history of Pensacola usually begins with Ned Wyer’s Cornet Band and Orchestra, organized in 1873. Edward “Ned” Wyer was from a Creole family that moved to Pensacola from New Orleans prior to 1868.

Touted as a source of pride for all Pensacolians in the pre-Jim Crow era, the predominantly Creole band wore military style-uniforms and played locally at Kupfrian’s Park, the Pensacola Opera House, and numerous parades and dances. The Wyers were active in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and brought the New Orleans tradition of funeral processions, both the somber first and joyful second lines, to Pensacola.

Two of Ned Wyer’s sons, Paul and Edward, were musicians who went on to play in the 1910s with W.C. Handy, the legendary “Father of the Blues.” Rumors that Paul wrote the rhythm for Handy’s “St. Louis Blues” led Handy to pen a letter to Down Beat magazine in 1952 refuting the claim. Unfortunately, Wyer’s case would not be the last of a Pensacola musician with copyright woes.

Wyer’s Cornet Band disbanded around 1930, but new waves of popular music were emerging that adapted the brass tradition for the next generation.

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RAY SHEP, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND “THE BEST BAND IN THE LAND”

range of styles and commonly taught classical, popular, and original pieces that he wrote and arranged himself.

Under Sheppard’s direction, the band at Booker T. Washington High won recognition as one of the most outstanding programs in the state and produced a number of musicians who enjoyed notoriety locally, nationally and even internationally.

Sheppard and fellow Washington High teacher Harold Andrews both had bands during the 1930s and 1940s that regularly performed around town just as many of their students later did.

Born in Pensacola in 1916, Andrews taught science at Booker T. Washington High for over 40 years. He adopted the bass as his primary instrument at a young age. During his high school years, Andrews led a band known as “The Synchopators” that played dances at the Knights of Pythias Hall on DeVilliers Street.

After attending the Tuskegee Institute, Andrews settled in New York City where he worked as a radio disc jockey and musician, playing a series of performances with Kate Smith at Radio City Music Hall.

In the late 1930s, Andrews returned to Pensacola at a time when the Big Band era was in full swing, and there were plenty of venues to play.

Sheppard, who was 11 years older than Andrews, had established a career as a performer by the 1930s. In 1938, having “just finished a tour of the Southern States” ‘Ray Shep and his Owls Orchestra’ performed a homecoming show at the Odd Fellows Hall on DeVilliers Street.

He regularly played clubs such as the Savoy Gardens and Tom’s Tavern with his bands, billed as both a “big band” and “orchestra.”

Saxophonist Wally Mercer, Sr. came through Pensacola in the mid-1930s touring with the Walter Bonds Orchestra. Mercer met his future wife on that trip and stayed in the city, playing with Ray Shep before forming his own band, then teaching music with the Works Progress Administration.

He later became the first African-American radio announcer in Pensacola, working for WCOA, WEAR, and WBOP. During the 1940s, legends such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Louis

From the 1940s through the 1970s, if an African-American student was interested in music, then tutelage in Raymond Shepherd’s marching band was the next step on their path.

“Ray Shep,” as he was and is still commonly called, served as the band director at Booker T. Washington High School as early as 1945 and earned a reputation as a talented and resourceful director.

During segregation, Washington High was the only public high school open to African-Americans in Pensacola. Facing a disproportionate allotment of resources to black students, pianist Al Martin recalled Sheppard orchestrating pieces so clarinets would substitute parts for string instruments that the school district wouldn’t buy for its “colored” students.

Sheppard, in his trademark suit, Ray Shep and the Booker T. Washington High School band / photo courtesy of The Pensacola Historical Society instructed students in a

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The Four Corners, Then and Now the revitalization through the arts On each of the four movement. Sonja Griffin Evans, corners of the Belmontartist and owner, opened the galDeVilliers intersection are lery in 2009. Her paintings for the buildings that date to the National Cultural Heritage Initianeighborhood’s historic tive’s “Forgotten Communities” period. The buildings are series brought Belmont-DeVilliers the physical center of current to the organization’s attention, revitalization efforts in the and the neighborhood is now area lead by neighborhood the National Community-Based residents and community Tourism Model established by the groups. initiative’s parent organization, the At the southwest corner National Black Chamber of Comof the intersection, the Eddie merce. {in} Todd Building, which formerly housed the Escambia Furniture Company has become an administrative hub of sorts for preservation and Streetscape looking west along W. Belmont St.; the Bunny Club is in the foreground \ photo courtesy of The Pensacola Historical Society development of the area. The Gussie Streeter opened Truth for Youth (TFY) is the current Belmont-DeVilliers Neighsteward of the former Smith’s Bakery build- her record store on the borhood Association meets the first Wednesground floor in 1965, ing, which for many years was the home of day of every month on the ground floor of the selling records, as well the Belmont Arts Center.

The plaques of building. Architect Eddie Todd and partners as tickets to shows the Music Makers Hall of Fame are housed plan to develop retail units and retain office at Abe’s 506. Radio in the building now, along with various space on the second and third floors. station WBOP was artisans’ workspaces. Plans for future exDirectly across Belmont Street, The located on the second hibit, event, and community spaces exist, Bunny Club anchors the northwest corner. A floor of the building with funding coming from TFY’s “Raise the prominent nightclub in the 1960s, the Bunny from the mid-1950s Roof” fundraiser.

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Armstrong played at the Savoy Gardens on DeVilliers Street that housed the black USO during World War II and was commonly known as the Savoy Ballroom. Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Roy Brown performed at the Elk’s Deep Water City Lodge #751, which is still standing today on North Coyle Street, just south of Belmont Street.

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but did not copyright a song titled “Rock Around the Clock.” Musicians and historians dispute how much of Mercer’s tune was borrowed for Bill Haley’s famous 1954 song of the same name.

Likewise, Harold Andrews wrote and performed an un-copyrighted song titled “Kokomo,” which sounded remarkably like the much later (1988) Beach Boys hit of the same name.

ABE’S 506 AND THE HEYDAY OF THE CHITLIN’ CIRCUIT

Pensacola can claim several honorable mentions in American musical history.

Slim Gaillard, guitarist and vocalist With musicians coming and going in the famous for the 1945 hit “Cement Mixer” 1950s and 1960s, Belmont-DeVilliers was and his own language called “Vout,” had bustling. Bumper-to-bumper traffic was a successful career as part of the duo common, and with people milling about the ‘Slim & Slam.’ Gaillard was born in 1916 in streets between the various restaurants Pensacola. He later recorded with Charlie and clubs, Parker and more than one Dizzy Gillespie person has among others. compared the One of his perscene to the formances was New Orleans' even immorFrench Quartalized in Jack ter.

Kerouac’s “On As of 1956, the Road.” the largest Intervenue on the nationBlocks was ally renowned Abe’s 506. pianist Don The busiShirley lived in ness started Pensacola as at a smaller a child, before location at and after mov506 West ing to Russia in DeVilliers 1936 at the age Street. Owner of nine to purAbraham sue his piano Pierce, for studies. whom the bar Herman was named, “Junior” Cook, and his family a tenor saxohad a building Wally Mercer, Sr. / courtesy of the Mercer Family phonist, born constructed in Pensacola across the in 1934, played street and moved in 1965 to that location, and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Horace 515 West DeVilliers, keeping the “506” Silver, and Freddie Hubbard. When visiting name. family in Pensacola occasionally, Cook Pierce’s daughter, Delores Pierce would play local clubs with his former Curry, co-managed the venue for years and classmates. “Those nights we’d really be remembers, “We had so many people. blowin’” recalls Wally Mercer, Jr. Ray Charles was here several times. We While not all were born in Pensacola, had Clarence Carter, the Four Tops, the several spent their formative years being O’Jays, James Brown—James Brown shaped by the city. practically lived here.”

Gigi Gryce, a multi-instrumentalist The 506 was a two-story buildand jazz composer born in 1925, studied at ing with a lounge downstairs that was the Boston Conservatory, later working in open daily and a large space called the New York and Europe in the 1950s. Grice Stardust Room on the second floor that collaborated with Quincy Jones, Theloniwas available for private events. Each ous Monk, Donald Byrd, Charlie Parker, and floor could accommodate approximately Dizzy Gillespie among many others, before 400 guests. withdrawing from the music business in the In the early 1970s, the Pierces bought early 1960s. Grice is pictured in the famous the Savoy Ballroom and attached the two photograph, “A Great Day in Harlem,” buildings, which increased capacity to alongside many notable contemporaries.

1400. The portion of the Savoy fronting Grammy-nominated vocalist Peggy DeVilliers Street was opened as a package Scott-Adams sang with the Abe’s 506 store. Abe’s 506 became a true entertainhouse band in the early 1960s before ment complex—some likening it to a “black breaking onto the national scene in colSeville Quarter,” a venue that trumpeter laborations with JoJo Benson in 1968.

Bob Snow was launching on Government Wally Mercer, Sr. travelled to Nashville Street in downtown Pensacola. in the early 1950s to record, briefly owning Also in 1956, John P. Newton opened his own label. In 1952, Mercer recorded

the Sugar Bowl, later the Bunny Club Disco 500, across the street from Abe’s. Newton had previously owned the Club Rumboogie in the early 1940s before relocating to New York City, where he befriended and became business partners in a chain of restaurants with actor Sidney Poitier.

A few doors down from the Sugar Bowl, the Saber Club sat directly across Belmont Street from the 506 and served as a popular after-hours spot. Rosemary Kirkland’s family owned West Hill Taxi, which had two direct phone lines in the Saber Club that she, a former dispatcher, remembers kept the company busy on weekends.

DAY JOBS AND NIGHT GIGS

James Brown was called “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business,” but some Pensacola musicians may have rivaled him for the title.

Though some individuals were able to support themselves on their performance income alone, others worked full-time jobs and gigged several nights a week, sleeping only a few hours before getting back up to repeat the cycle.

To save travel costs, many headlining acts did not travel with a full band, but rather relied on local musicians to round out their sound. David Washington told the IN that jam sessions often served as informal auditions. If the sound jelled, acts would give local musicians the green light to join them on stage.

According to Curry, the 506 hosted headliners usually every other weekend and was booked solid during the holidays.

The Rounders, the house band at Abe’s 506, played every Thursday through Sunday, with or without a headliner.

Wally Mercer, Jr. remembers his day job as a delivery driver and manager for the Lewis Bear Company providing connections that led to gigs outside of his standing commitment to the Rounders, who rehearsed early each week in the Stardust Room.

As Al Martin, who attended shows at Abe’s in the 1960s, remembers, when a popular act was coming to the 506, the house band may listen to an artist’s song on the club’s jukebox for 25 cents a play, “and

“The band was the nucleus of the club.”

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Washington played with Andrews, Sheppard, both Mercer Sr. and Jr. and others before forming the Fabulous Flamingos in the early 1960s, who played gigs all over town. Martin credits the Flamingos and the Rounders as inspirations to his generation.

Local pianist Henry “Chick” Minor, saxophonist John Boller, and bassist James MacArthur also played with the other musicians named. Musicians stationed at NAS also frequently jammed with local bands along with others from Pensacola, Mobile, and the surrounding area.

BIG CHANGES

Desegregation, though one of the most significant steps forward for the U.S., had a detrimental effect on many black-owned business.

At precisely the same time white businesses doubled, or more than doubled, business by opening doors to AfricanAmerican customers and performers, the music industry was changing.

Throughout the 1950s, record sales became more lucrative than live performance, and the music industry’s emphasis shifted to recording. Acts like Little Richard, Tina Turner, and Ray Charles opened up previously designated “black music” to the mainstream. With a level playing field, black entertainers no longer needed to rely on the Chitlin’ Circuit venues, and many small clubs went into decline.

Throughout the late 1970s, business on the Blocks dwindled. Abe’s, the largest club left, closed its doors in 1981. Sadly, the building was demolished in 2000, but its legacy remains strong.

Washington, who like Mercer and Martin have played continuously since the 1970s, now looks back marveling, “I didn’t know then that I was making history.”

Oral histories, articles, and other projects have documented stories from the time, the most recent being Robin Reshard’s documentary, “Belmont-DeVilliers: The Making of a Neighborhood.” Many individuals, though still beloved and mentioned often, unfortunately died without their stories or talents recorded.

Appropriately located at the corner of Belmont and DeVilliers, the plaques of the Music Makers Hall of Fame are housed in the Truth for Youth building, which is currently fundraising to preserve the building and expand operations.

Hopefully, the stories and legacies of the musicians honored will find a permanent home on display, and will continue to remind residents and visitors alike of Pensacola’s rich musical history. {in}

if they had to spend 50 cents [to learn a song], it was unusual.”

“The band was the nucleus of the club,” according to Washington, who noted that if customers didn’t have a band to dance to, they didn’t come through the door.

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From the 1920s through the 1970s, the intersection of Belmont and DeVilliers streets was the epicenter of African-American business and social life in Pensacola.

The neighborhood was nicknamed “Harlem of the South.” Local historians have aptly called it “A City Within a City.” Others commonly refer to the area as “The Blocks.”

Whatever it is termed, the neighborhood has played an important and distinct role in Pensacola’s history.

In the late 1800s, African-Americans, both black and Creole (a person of both African and European—usually used to denote French or Spanish—descent), were among some of the most prominent citizens and successful business owners in Pensacola. African-American-owned businesses downtown served both black and white customers, many in spaces along Palafox Street, the premiere shopping area of the time.

Jim Crow laws, practiced elsewhere in the South since the 1870s, were passed in Pensacola in 1905, starting with the segregation of streetcars. Segregation remained in practice in Pensacola, separating businesses, schools, and other services on the basis of race, until 1962 (public schools in Escambia County did not completely desegregate until the late 1960s).

The years between 1905 and 1920 marked a transitional time in which racial boundaries became increasingly sharpened. The lynching of Leander Shaw in 1908 and Dave Alexander

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Looking north on DeVilliers St., south of the intersection / photo courtesy of The Pensacola Historical Society in 1909, both downtown, demonstrated the rise of a violent element in the city.

Though city and religious leaders admonished the violence, the events and lack of arrests, coupled with the enforcement of Jim Crow laws, signaled a shift in race relations.

As a result of the changing social climate, African-American life became increasingly concentrated in the burgeoning West Hill area from 1905 onward.

West Hill, west of Palafox Street and south of Cervantes Street, first developed as a residential area in the 1880s. Spanish, Greek, Jewish, African-American and Caucasian residents and businesses put down roots in the area. The Tan Yards, west of Palafox and

south of Garden Street, had grown as a largely Creole neighborhood at the same time.

Aside from being a civic leader, John Sunday owned a construction business and had, throughout the late 1800s, constructed both residential and commercial buildings in West Hill, including several at the Belmont-DeVilliers intersection. At Sunday’s encouragement, black business owners were able to relocate their businesses from Palafox Street to a more tolerant area with many residents part of the newly legally defined “colored” population.

During its heyday, venues for living, working, studying, worshiping, and partying were all located within walking distance of the Belmont-DeVilliers intersection. Restaurants,

pharmacies, groceries, barber and beauty shops, gas stations, entertainment venues, fraternal organizations, insurance companies, newspaper offices (The Colored Citizen, Pensacola Courier, and Pensacola Voice), music stores, and taxi companies were among numerous businesses in the area.

Eddie Todd recalls smells from Smith’s Bakery and Blue Dot barbeque wafting through the air; signature sounds included music from the numerous clubs, as well as radios broadcasting the sounds of WBOP, a radio station that operated from the 1950s through the 1980s.

Desegregation, which drew business away from Belmont-DeVilliers, occurred at the same time suburbs were expanding, which drew residents away as well. Many people, both black and white, moved from the older, urban core to larger, more modern homes in neighborhoods springing up north of Cross Street and toward the vicinity of the airport.

Some historic businesses are still in operation including the Blue Dot Cafe (opened in 1944), Benoboe Funeral Home (opened 1937), and Joe Morris & Son Funeral Home (ca.

1910). These neighborhood institutions are preserving an element of the neighborhood’s history, an asset that a group of community and business leaders currently occupying the four corners of Belmont-DeVillers are incorporating into the next wave of the area's development. {in}

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For Love, Not Money

St. Joseph Medical Clinic Serves Less Fortunate

by Jeremy Morrison

Dentist Susan Sasser sees a patient Dr. John Pallin relaxed in an open room inside the St. Joseph Parish medical clinic. He took a few a moments before beginning his Thursday-morning volunteer shift and explained how he had just donated three deer to the church’s soup kitchen.

“I hunt, but I don’t eat,” Pallin explained.

Another doctor entered the room, wondering the best way help a patient having an issue with earwax.

“What’s the best solution to getting the wax out of the ear?” he asked.

“Abstinence,” joked Pallin.

The retired physician suggested the proper method of care—Debrox, for loosening the wax—noted that he himself wears a hearing aid “from shooting guns in Vietnam,” and went on to detail the mechanics and functions of the ear canal.

“The ear canal in not just a hole,” he said, “it’s a functioning organ.”

Pallin is part of a team of volunteers who dedicate their time and expertise at the St. Joseph Medical Screening Facility. The clinic serves those who would not be able to afford medical service elsewhere.

“We didn’t go to medical school to make money,” Pallin explained. “We went to medical school to help people.”

The St. Joseph clinic opened its doors in 2002. The facility is located in a small, blue February 28, 2013

house located on parish grounds in downtown Pensacola. It is funded through charitable contributions.

“We felt like if we had a free clinic we could provide services to people who couldn’t get that service unless they go to the emergency room,” explained Dr. Dave Conkoe, a clinic co-founder.

Initially, the clinic consisted of two doctors, two nurses and a couple of clerical volunteers. It was a slow start.

“We waited three weeks to see our first patient,” Conkoe said.

“We were patient, as patient as can be.”

Eventually, people began coming to the clinic. In 2007, there were 2,700 patient-visits.

The next year, it was up to 4,700.

“Now,” Conkoe said, “we’re up to about 6,000 patient-visits a year.”

The volunteer team has also grown.

Today, there a dozen doctors, between 20 and 30 nurses, about five social workers, as well as additional clerical help.

The facility operates three days a week with a consistently full slate. They help the patients they can and refer others to wherever the needed aid is available.

The clinic’s services are available to people who earn less than two hundred percent of the national monthly poverty threshold.

“I get more good out of it than the patients."

Dr. Alex Gup “People without insurance,” said Conkoe. “People without money—no ticket, no laundry.”

Over the last few years, clinic volunteers

have seen their cliental both increase and change. The struggling economy sent previously stable individuals toward the medical fringes.

“We used to see homeless and addicted people,” said Dr. Tom Williams. “Now, we see a lot of people who use to work but are no longer employed—they’re the ones out and help,” the dentist said. “It’s very that have suffered the most in this economic rewarding as far as being able to help downturn.” other people.”

Pallin recalled a recent conversation with The inverse of that is also an apparent a contractor who came to the clinic looking for motivation. medical help.

“I get more good out of it than the “He said he hadn’t put down concrete patients,” said Dr. Alex Gup. “I do it to in a year,” the doctor said. “It’s tough to live help myself.” like that.”

Up at the clinic’s check-in desk, volunIn addition to medical services, the clinic teer Mary Bond summed it up nicely. also connects patients with any needed social “It’s a privilege,” she said. “The Lord services. They help them apply for aid, point said, ‘If you’re doing for these people, you’re them in the right direction. doing for me.’ You just see all the goodness “We’ll call for you,” explained Dr. Micky in it.” {in} Hite. “We’ll make it happen.”

Hite sat at a small table with Susan Heisler near the front of the clinic. It’s the first stop a patient makes.

Heisler got turned on to the clinic while working in St. Joseph’s soup kitchen. She wanted to help, wanted to contribute to the lives of others.

“Maybe they just need a smile that day,” she said. “That goes a long way.”

One of the clinic nurses noted that three-quarters of the people that came into the facility actually needed medical help. But everyone needed to see the social services department.

“Did they say that?” Hite asked, before pausing to consider the assessment.

“Actually, yes.”

On Thursday mornings, the clinic Dr. Dave Conkoe, medical director offers dental services. They size up issues and refer patients to the Escambia County Dental Cooperative or the dental clinic on Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus.

“Mostly just simple restora140 W. Government St. tions and extractions,” explained 434-8162 Dr. Susan Sasser.

Open Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and Sasser used to have a Wednesday afternoons. practice in Mobile, Ala. Now she donates her skills to St. Joseph’s.

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“We didn’t go to medical school to make money. We went to medical school to help people.”

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Mary’s Mission

One Volunteer, Countless Blessings

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Folks at the St. Joseph Medical Clinic describe longtime volunteer Mary Bond in a variety of ways. They call her “the back bone of this building,” a “jewel” and “absolutely key.”

“I’ve been around here as long as dirt,” laughed Bond.

The volunteer mans the clinic’s front desk. She checks in patients and makes sure the ship is sailing smoothly.

Doctors in the back of the clinic took a stab at the number of volunteer hours the 76-year-old is logging these days. They guessed it was around 900 hours a year.

Up front, Bond scans a log sheet. She’s guessing it was around 1300.

“I don’t write ’em all down,” she said.

Bond began volunteering at the clinic shortly after it opened. She worked with her late husband at the same post she works still.

“He had a desk here,” she recalled.

“He’d greet the returns, and I’d take the new patients.”

In a former life, Bond was a housewife.

She raised five children and lived abroad—

Volunteer Mary Bond

They call her “the back bone of this building,” a “jewel.” the family spent a stint in West Africa—as her husband provided medical services in other countries.

“One time, he wrote and said, ‘Sell the cars and rent the house, we’re going to live in New Delhi,’” Bond laughed.

After retiring, the couple wanted to contribute to the community. They felt called to help those that needed it most.

“It’s not what you do in mass, it’s what we do for the people we meet today,” Bond explained. “You know, we’re called to be here for them.”

The volunteer appreciates that her colleagues at the clinic feel the same way. They want to be there, they want to help.

“They’ll say, ‘Mary, what else do I have to do but go home and sit around the house?’” she smiled. “To me, that’s a good answer.” {in}

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VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE Want to make a difference in the community? Consider becoming a volunteer at Baptist Health Care (BHC). Volunteers are an integral part of BHC’s team of dedicated caregivers. These generous individuals provide assistance to patients, families, visitors and staff throughout the organization.

Studies show that people who help others are healthier and happier people who are more active and social. In addition, volunteering provides an opportunity to develop new skills, make new friends and enjoy the satisfaction that comes from helping others.

Volunteers come from all walks of life and include retirees, former patients, homemakers, military service members and teenagers.

Potential BHC volunteers should be able to serve a minimum of four hours a week. Opportunities are available in many departments. Typical responsibilities include greeting and escorting patients and visitors, providing office assistance, staffing the information desk, answering calls and assisting in patient care areas. BHC facilities are located throughout the community, which helps ensure a location that’s convenient for you.

Facilities include Baptist, Gulf Breeze, Jay and Atmore Community hospitals; Baptist Medical Parks on Nile Road and in Navarre; and Andrews Institute.

BHC Volunteers perform services with an extraordinary amount of care and dedication and make a profound difference in the community. Learn about opportunities at BHC by calling Volunteer Services at 434-4936, or email Volunteers@eBaptistHealthCare.org.

NON-INVASIVE BRAIN SURGERY Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola is adding a new high-tech tool for non-invasive brain surgery, the Gamma Knife Perfexion. It uses finely-focused beams of radiation to target abnormalities in the brain without open surgery.

The advanced technology is used to treat malignant and benign tumors, vascular malformations and some functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia.

There are now over 275 institutions worldwide offering non-invasive brain surgery with a Gamma Knife. However, Sacred Heart Hospital will become the first hospital along the Gulf Coast to provide this service.

The Gamma Knife is not a knife at all, and no incisions are made. The Gamma Knife uses beams of gamma radiation to precisely target and destroy cancerous tumors or other brain lesions.

Dr. Michael Goodman, the center’s director and chief of neurosurgery at Sacred Heart Hospital, has treated more than 3,000 patients with a Gamma Knife.

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The alternative to treatment with the Gamma Knife is traditional brain surgery, which involves certain risks and complications. Patients benefit from Gamma Knife’s non-invasive nature and documented clinical results. The patient often leaves the hospital the same day and returns to daily life.

The Gamma Knife Perfexion treats many different problems such as: Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) – An abnormal connection between arteries and veins; Benign tumors – Acoustic tumors, Chordoma, Meningioma, Pineal tumors, Hemangioblastoma; Malignant tumors – Metastatic tumors (all types), Gliamas, Ocular melanomas, Glomus tumors, Ependymomas; Functional disorders – Trigeminal neuralgia, intractable pain and tremor.

Installation of the Gamma Knife unit at Sacred Heart Hospital began Feb 4. The first case will be performed in mid-March.

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BAPTIST ADDS TWO DOCTORS Baptist Medical Group is proud to welcome Padmavathi Pendurty, M.D., and Surendar Veera, M.D., to their growing hospitalist program and extensive physician network.

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HERBAL STUDY CLASS Viewing of “Alternatives to Dentists,” from Herbalist and primitive skills teacher Doug Simmons. Free for Ever’man co-op members, $2 for non-members. Begins at 6 p.m. at Ever’man Natural Foods, 315 W. Garden St. Call 438-0402 for more information.

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PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP The group will be hosted by Stephen Zieman Ph.D. The topic will be “What to Expect When You’re Expecting Cognitive Changes.” The group will be in Community Rooms A&B at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. The class begins at 1 p.m. For more information or to sign up, call 494-3212.

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36TH ANNUAL MCGUIRE’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY RUN This 5K race starts and finishes at McGuire’s Irish Pub in Pensacola. As this is a prediction run, participants can run for speed and/or their predicted time. Each runner/walker predicts how long it will take to complete the course, with the finishers that come closest to their predictions winning. The race starts at 9 a.m., following a free pre-race breakfast. Registration closing date is March 6. For more information, call 433-2849.

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CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASS The free class provides essential research based information to help you become better prepared for the birth experience. The class begins at 5:30 p.m. and is held is West Florida Hospital, 7th Floor Ancillary Building, Classroom 1, 8383 N. Davis Hwy. For more information or to sign up for the class, call 494-3212.

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FREE MEMORY SCREENS The Memory Disorder Clinic at West Florida Hospital will offer free memory screens by appointment only from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. The confidential screenings take about 30 minutes each. To schedule an appointment, call 494-3212.

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STROKE SUPPORT GROUP The group will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Community Rooms A&B at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. For more information, or to sign up, call 494-3212.

SPINAL CORD INJURY REUNION GROUP Begins at 2:30 p.m., Community Rooms A & B at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. For more information or to sign up, call 494-3212.

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CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASS The free class provides essential research based information to help you become better prepared for the birth experience. The class begins at 5:30 p.m. and is held is West Florida Hospital, 7th Floor Ancillary Building, Classroom 1, 8383 N. Davis Hwy. For more information or to sign up for the class, call 494-3212.

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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP The group will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Community Rooms A&B at West Florida Rehabilitation Institute, 8391 N. Davis Hwy. For more information, or to sign up, call 494-3212.

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BREASTFEEDING CLASS The free class teaches attendees the anatomy of the breast, valuable benefits of breastfeeding, diet for the pregnant and postpartum mother, common concerns and breast feeding techniques, pumping/storage of breast milk, bonding and skin-to-skin. The class will be held at 5 p.m. in West Florida Hospital, 3rd Floor Family Birthplace Classroom, 8383 N. Davis Hwy. For more information, or to sign up, call 494-3212. inweekly.net

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STILL WATERS DAY & MEDICAL SPA 20 N. Tarragona St., 432-6772, stillwatersmedspa.com Still Waters Day & Medical Spa offers world class spa treatments and medical aesthetic treatments to enhance the appearance of your skin and body. The spa menu includes a blend of medical aesthetic and laser, skin and body services designed to help you escape.

Still Waters also offers spa gifts and home spa accessories.

Eye Specialists

DR. GENE TERREZZA – TERREZZA OPTICAL 113 Palafox Place, 434-2060, terrezzaoptical.com The practice, which includes Dr. Gene Terrezza and Dr. Ruben E. Carlson, offers services in complete family eye care, including routine vision exams, glasses and contact lenses, therapeutic interventions, dry eyes and preoperative and post-operative management of cataract and refractive surgery patients.

Health Care Organizations

BAPTIST HEALTH CARE 434-4071, ebaptisthealthcare.org Baptist Health Care is a community-owned, not-for-profit health care organization serving Northwest Florida and South Alabama. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals, two medical parks, Baptist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Institute, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center.

SACRED HEART HEALTH SYSTEM 416-7000, sacred-heart.org More than 600 primary and specialty physicians practice at Sacred Heart, a not-for-profit healthcare organization. Its main services include Sacred Heart Medical Group, a network of primary care physicians, a 24-hour Emergency Trauma Center, a Pediatric Trauma ReFerràl Center and centers of excellence specializing in women’s health, cardiac care, orthopedics, cancer care and the care of children.

WEST FLORIDA HEALTHCARE 494-3212, westfloridahospital.com West Florida Healthcare is proud to offer the only local hospital featuring all private rooms.

The West Florida campus also offers the area’s only comprehensive rehabilitation hospital and a mental health facility. West Florida also provides services in cardiovascular surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, emergency care, behavioral health, obstetrics and many other medical specialties.

Health Clubs and Fitness

ANYTIME FITNESS 100 S. Alcaniz St., 469-1190 6301 N. 9th Ave. #4, 969-1348 anytimefitness.com Anytime Fitness is open 24-hours all year long. The gym membership can be used at any Anytime Fitness location. Each new member February 28, 2013

receives a free personal fitness orientation, including an explanation and demonstration of basic exercise principles and a quick, safe and effective exercise program. Training continues throughout membership with online tools such as a diet tracker, workout planner and virtual coaching.

FIXED ON FITNESS, INC. 554-1648, fi xedonfitness.com Fixed on Fitness boot camp provides an ideal combination of personal training, accountability, camaraderie and hard work, which results in a dynamic approach to total fitness.

Throughout the six weeks of boot camp, you are introduced to a variety of workout techniques, exercises and challenges. Each workout is different, so campers experience 24 new workouts.

YMCA ymcanwfl .org, Downtown Location: 410 N. Palafox St., 438-4406. Northeast Location: 3215 Langley Ave., 478-1222. Pullum Location: 2379 Pawnee Dr., Navarre, 936-0049 The YMCA of Northwest Florida has been a leader in youth development, adult wellness and community support in the Florida panhandle for nearly 130 years. Fitness programs include: dance, gymnastics, martial arts, swim lessons and sports for kids and aquatics, personal training, SCUBA, senior programs and martial arts for adults. At the Y, everyone belongs.

Hypnotherapy

A LUMINOUS LIFE HYPNOTHERAPY 346-7865, luminouslifehypnotherapy.com Susan Dunlop, M.A., C.H.T., offers hypnosis as therapy for a variety of issues such as bereavement, relationship problems, divorce recovery, stress management, depression, phobias, negative habits, motivation, sleep problems, trauma, sports excellence, pain management and more. Dunlop is an internationally certified hypnotherapist trained in the United States by the American Academy of Hypnotherapy, the nation’s foremost hypnotherapy institute.

Skin Care

DR. KEVIN WELCH Pensacola Office: Medical Center Clinic, Dermatology and Laser Center 8333 N. Davis Highway, 474-8386 Gulf Breeze Office: 2874 Gulf Breeze Parkway, 916-9969, kevinwelchmd.com Dr. Kevin Welch offers Botox, Dysport, fillers such as Restylane, Perlane, Juvederm, Radiesse and Sculptra, laser services, including Fractional CO2 laser resurfacing and IPL. Also, Dr. Welch has the only local Zeltiq Coolsculpting to “freeze your fat away”, and the only local non-surgical skin tightening procedures including both Ulthera and Thermage. The Skin Care Center offers physician-dispensed products, including Skin Medica, Obagi, Jane Iredale cosmetics, Tilley Hats and the only area outlet of “My Body” skin care products. Dr. Welch won Best Skin Care again in 2012.

The Area’s First Accredited

Chest Pain Center West Florida Hospital is the first hospital in the region to earn Chest Pain Center accreditation by the prestigious Society of Chest Pain Centers, an international professional organization focused on improving care for patients with acute coronary symptoms and other related conditions. The accreditation followed a stringent and comprehensive review of the expertise of our operating systems and the compassionate care we provide our chest pain patients.

As an Accredited Chest Pain Center, West Florida Hospital ensures that patients who come to our Emergency Room complaining of chest pain or discomfort are given the immediate treatment necessary to avoid as much heart damage as possible.

Protocol-based procedures developed by leading experts in cardiac care to reduce time to treatment in the critical early stages of a heart attack are part of our overall cardiac care service.

And, should you need to be admitted, West Florida Hospital is the only hospital in the area that can guarantee your own private room during your stay.

As the area’s first Accredited Chest Pain Center, the ER at West Florida can provide: • Reduced time to treatment during the critical stages of a heart attack • A systematic approach to cardiac care that improves outcomes • Timely accurate diagnoses of all patients presenting with signs and symptoms of heart disease that help reduce unnecessary admissions • Recognizable symbol of trust that helps patients and EMS make decisions at highly stressful times

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Arts & Entertainment art , f ilm, music, stage, books and other signs of civilization...

‘American Soft’ Released on Vinyl

by Hana Frenette

much music has been made and seen.

Staples has had two large coffees at this point and I’m slightly worried he may want to take the van off-roading. It’s an idea that

roofed, white, stained cinderblock building with metal bars over each tiny window with the name “Early Bird” painted in block lettering on the sides. Rust streaks drip down from the bars and vines are slowly trying to retake what was once a thriving biker bar. There’s even a song about the Early Bird on ‘American Soft.

“I never went inside,” Staples said. “I always wanted to though.

The song is about that show ‘Cheers,’ where everybody knows your name—at least that’s what I imagine it to be like in there.”

Our tour of the town comes to an end just as the last bit of daylight slips away and Staples said, “I have a pretty quiet life here. It’s pretty sweet.”{in}

“Everything is a MP3 now and I think people are nostalgic for a time when that didn’t exist. Maybe one day CDs will be cool again.”

Chris Staples

courtesy photo Chris Staples is about to release his latest album, ‘American Soft,’ on vinyl and tour the country by himself. Until then, he is quietly residing in Fort Walton and contemplating getting a dog. IN met up with Staples at a coffee shop and we discussed the album.

“I have other vinyl releases and they sell really well,” Staples said. “We’ve had a lot of people asking for the new record on vinyl, too.”

Vinyl has been steadily creeping back into people’s lives over the past few years and has again become a relevant part of how people are buying music. Staple’s record will be pressed at Pirate Press, an independent company out of San Francisco.

“I think it’s more substantial, it’s more collectable,” Staples said. “Everything is a MP3 now and I think people are nostalgic for a time when that didn’t exist. Maybe one day CDs will be cool again.”

The vinyl pressing of ‘American Soft’ will be made available around April 1.

“We don’t have an exact date yet,” Stapes said. And then added, “There’s no music at all—April Fool’s!”

The album, which was released last year and funded by Kickstarter, will feature two bonus tracks in addition to the current track listing.

When asked about the Kickstarter experience, Staples said, “It was terrifying. It’s public and there’s a goal, and if you don’t make the goal, it’s a public failure.”

Luckily Staples met his goal.

To support this new pressing, Staples will be touring across the country, starting with a home-base show in Pensacola at the Handlebar on March 1. Local band Paloma, as well as five-piece psych rock band The Grenadines will be playing.

“This is the first time I’ve ever toured by myself,” Staples said. “I’ll be driving out to Seattle and camping along the way. I kind of want to get a dog before the tour, but I think I might just wait until I get back so it isn’t unfair to the dog.”

I agree, although some dogs seem to love a good road trip.

At this point, Staples and I decide to meander around Fort Walton in Staple’s large white Astro van and discuss some landmarks of the small town in which so

never comes up, at least while I’m in tow.

The first stop is a shop, in a row of shops along Highway 98’s downtown section. It has a neon lit sign that reads “Tattoos Forever” in bright pink and blue. It used to be the Java Pit. “I remember seeing a lot of great bands come through here when I was younger,” Staples said. “The Dismemberment Plan, Crooked Fingers, Drive-By Truckers.

I think At the Drive In was supposed to play but something happened.”

Now it’s a place where 13-year-olds can get their bellybuttons pierced.

The next stop in the miniature tour of the great Ft. Walton Beach is The Foundation. Which actually doesn’t even have a foundation left at all.

“It used to be an old skate park,” Staples said. “I met some great WHAT: Paloma and The Grenadines skaters there. Ray Barbee, Jeremy WHEN: 9 p.m. Friday, March 1 Wray. I met Tony Hawk, too. I was WHERE: The Handlebar, 301 N. Tarragona probably 15 at the time and I was St. stoked.”

DETAILS: chrisstaplesmusic.com The last stop of note is the infamous Early Bird Tavern. It’s a low

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Violinist Returns Home

tant with it. When you spot talent it is your terested in performance versus academic place. His brother, responsibility to open doors for them as pursuits, so auditioning at Julliard sounded who is four years have been opened for you.” like a good idea. I prepared quite a bit, older than Park, was Park has had many who have served even practiced my recital in Pensacola. It taking violin and as teachers for him. “I have met a lot of worked; I made it into the program.” piano lessons each influential people who have opened up The schedule at Julliard is action week. Park’s mother new ideas and realizations,” he said. “The packed. The message he wants to convey was driving two real influence is the music itself. It takes a is that the kids at Julliard are not just from hours for a one-hour long time to understand the music. Many New York, they are from everywhere in lesson. know how to play it, but do not know what the country—it is possible for anyone.

“She told me that it means.”

Although Park has many interests outshe might as well get According to Park, China lags behind side of music, including sports medicine the most out of the Europe and the United States when it and spending time outdoors, as a busy trip,” Park explained, comes to chamber music. Outreach for musician he doesn’t have a lot of spare “so I started playing this genre is a passion of Park’s. time to pursue them. piano and violin at Chamber music plays a big role in the “I am spending a lot of time flying to about 5 years old.” performance he has planned for March 6. performances,” he explained. “I have one Park went Directory: G u lhe f is Bfinalizing r e e z ethe , Fprogram L Currently, and up inCHANGES Brazil, Chicago and Monthrough some years THIS COPY IS MEANT FOR coming FUTURE ONLY. though he is still debating on a fewAd pieces, tana. When the doors open, news spreads when he did not Heading: AT3900 Size: D A COPY HAS NOTat BEEN the first half will be a Baroque repfast,TO you THE end upCUSTOMER. traveling and playing like music all, he SENT Batch ID:he says 36814 Year: 2 ertoire, mid-17th to mid-18th Century, and concerts. It is both rewarding and tiring. wanted to hang out the second half will be from the romantic Not as much time for my other interests with friends like modern period. He chose music pieces right now.” everyone else and composers that have not gotten a lotto Sal Music is not about perfection forArt ID #:from 05673D4 not spend countCopy of exposure.

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Dunkerley said. “Everyone who is on stage money. A reward he hopes to share with He is currently is a fantastic actor first. We don’t strive to many young musicians. working on his second be funny, our goal is to be interesting.” {in} Mentoring young students is a big part master’s degree at The Julliard School, and Classified Heading: Attorneys - Guide - Criminal Law CO-OP: Yes N of what he does when he travels. will be finished in May of this year. Julliard He traveled to China as a member is the country’s most prestigious school for of the Bancroft String Quartet, the arts. The path to Julliard was an interwhere he helped establish a new esting one for Park, one he never thought WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 chamber music program at the he would be on while he was attending WHERE: Center for Fine and Performing Arts Music School of the University of school here in Pensacola.

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Samuel Park / courtesy photo Pensacola is the first place that violinist Samuel Park called home in the United States and soon he will be returning for an alumni performance at the University of West Florida’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts Music Hall.

Park, who is Korean, came here from Germany to pursue his education at Pensacola Christian College, and then he went on to the University of West Florida where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Music Performance.

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THURSDAY 2.28

‘MEDITATIONS IN MOTION’ 8 a.m. through Mar. 1. Gallery 88, inside WUWF 11000 University Pkwy. 474-2787 or wuwf.org.

‘ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘THE STEWART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org.

‘FLORIDA: A CELEBRATION OF 500 YEARS’ JURIED ART SHOW 10 a.m. through Mar 1. Artel Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

‘EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX EDIT’ 10 a.m. TAG Gallery at University of West Florida, 11000 University Pkwy. 474-2696 or tag82uwf.wordpress.com.

‘A ROADTRIP THROUGH FLORIDA ARCHAEOLOGY’ 10 a.m. DARC, 207 E. Main St. 595-0050, ext. 107 or flpublicarchaeology.org/ darc.php.

HISTORIC PENSACOLA TROLLEY TOUR 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Pensacola Visitor Center, 1401 E. Gregory St. 941-2876 or beachbumtrolley.com.

PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com.

WINE TASTING AT AWM 5 p.m. Aragon Wine Market, 27 S. Ninth Ave. 433-9463 or aragonwinemarket.com.

PENSACOLA BAMA CLUB HOSTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION 5:30 p.m. The Pensacola Bama Club will host their Second Annual - Bama Nation - National Championship Celebration. Admission is free and includes appetizers. Cash bar will have drink specials.

Relive the beat down in Miami while the game is replayed on big screen TVs beginning at 6 p.m.

Active members receive a free raffle ticket for door prizes. Non-members that want to join can sign-up at the party. A silent auction for an autographed Coach Nick Saban football and a raffle for a 2011 BCS National Championship print by Daniel Moore will be held. All proceeds from the raffle and silent auction will support our scholarship fund. The Fish House, 600 Barracks St. 390-5497 or pensacolabamaclub@yahoo.com.

VEGAN DINNER AT EOTL 6 p.m. End of the Line Café, 610 E. Wright St. 429-0336 or eotlcafe.com.

AFRICAN DRUMMING CLASSES 6:30 p.m. $2$5. Gull Point Community Center, 7000 Spanish Trail. For more information contact, 291-2718, 324-4928 or hurreyupstageandfilmworks.com.

‘SLEUTH’ 7:30 p.m. $14-$30 A suspense thriller revolving around Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful mystery writer. His home reflects Wyke’s obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with

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games and game-playing. He lures his wife’s lover to the house and convinces him to stage a robbery of her jewelry, a proposal that sets off a chain of events that leaves the audience trying to decipher where Wyke’s imagination ends and reality begins. Pensacola Little Theatre, 400 S. Jefferson St. 432-2042 or pensacolalittletheatre.com.

live music

RHONDA HART & MARK SHERRILL, TROY BRANNON 5 p.m., WES LOPER 9 p.m., SHAUNA P & EARTHFUNK TRIBE 9:30 p.m., MARC ALAN BARNETTE 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

THE DAVENPORTS 6 p.m. The Leisure Club, 126 S. Palafox. 912-4229 or tlcdowntown.com.

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 6 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

J BOOG 7:30 p.m. $10-$12. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox, vinylmusichall.com.

BRAD BARNES OPEN COLLEGE JAM 7:30 p.m.

Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Rd. 474-1919.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

RONNIE LEVINE 8 p.m. Sandshaker Lounge, 731 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach. 9322211 or sandshaker.com.

DUELLING PIANOS 8 p.m. Rosie O’Grady’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

EDGEWATER 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com.

BLACKWATER 9 p.m. Chan’s Nightclub, 610 E. Nine Mile Rd. 477-9961 or chanspensacola.com.

COLLEGE DANCE NIGHT: DJ TONY C 9 p.m.

Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THICK AS THIEVES 9 p.m. End O’ The Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

GRAND THEFT AUDIO 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

EXTREME KARAOKE WITH G.C.P.C 10 p.m.

Play, 16 S. Palafox, Suite 100. 466-3080 or gulfcoastpartycrew.com.

FRIDAY 3.01

OPERA 101 7:30 a.m. Pensacola Opera invites members of the community to attend this free event that is open to anyone interested in learning more about the Opera’s current programming and its plans for the future. It is an opportunity for individuals to connect, share and engage with Pensacola Opera’s leadership team and become

familiar with its artistic and education programs presented throughout the community. A light breakfast will be served at 7:15 a.m. and reservations are required in advance. Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St. To RSVP, 4336737 or pensacolaopera.com.

‘MEDITATIONS IN MOTION’ 8 a.m. through Mar. 1. Gallery 88, inside WUWF 11000 University Pkwy. 474-2787 or wuwf.org.

TAI CHI AT FLORIDA BLUE The Mad Violinist and The Symphony Crack Orchestra / courtesy photo 8:30 a.m. Free.

Florida Blue, 1680 best BBQ cook teams in the nation and ocal Airport Blvd. For information, call 202-4188. backyard BBQ teams to compete for prizes and ‘ANNUAL YOUTH ART FOCUS’ 10 a.m. through bragging rights. The 2013 fundraising will go to Mar 2. Pensacola Museum of Art, 407 S. Jefferthe following local charities, Alpha Center and son St. 432-6247 or pensacolamuseumofart.org. the Pensacola Miracle League. Seville Square, ‘THE STEWART COLLECTION OF AFRICAN Downtown Pensacola. smokininthesquare.com.

ART’ 10 a.m. through Mar 2. Pensacola Museum PLAY HAPPY HOUR 4 p.m. Play, 16 S. Palafox, of Art, 407 S. Jefferson St. 432-6247 or pensacoSuite 100. 466-3080 or iplaypensacola.com. lamuseumofart.org.

WINE TASTING AT SEVILLE QUARTER 5 p.m.

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Gallery, 223 S. Palafox. 432-3080 or artelgallery.org.

WINE TASTING AT CITY GROCERY 5:15 p.m.

‘EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX EDIT’ 10 a.m. TAG City Grocery, 2050 N. 12th Ave. 469-8100.

Gallery at University of West Florida, 11000 UniverWINE TASTING AT EAST HILL MARKET 5:30 sity Pkwy. 474-2696 or tag82uwf.wordpress.com. p.m. 1216 N. Ninth Ave. Meter Rentals $5. T.T. MAKE YOUR OWN ORNAMENT, FLOWER, PAWentworth Museum, 330 S. Jefferson. 595-5985 PER WEIGHT or SWEDISH BOWL 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ext 111. $25-$95 The workshops offer a short but com‘RABBIT HOLE’ 7:30 p.m. $7-$11 Excluding a few prehensive introduction for people to become minor theatrical touches, not much happens in familiar with the process of working molten hot “Rabbit Hole” in the way of big events. In an age glass. Students will be able to pick out their where the meta-theatrical rules, David Lindsaycolor then design and create a piece of glass with Abaire’s wrenching play tells a simple yet rich the assistance of our professional glass artists. story about a family overcoming the death of First City Art Center, 1060 N. Guillemard St. For their child. Significant events do happen in the information or to sign up for workshops call 429play of course, but Lindsay-Abaire’s presenta1222 or visit firstcityart.org. tion is so subtle that the audience does not 4TH ANNUAL “SMOKIN’ IN THE SQUARE” see the shifts until they have already occurred.

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Punk Meets Bluegrass at Paddy’s

By Brett Hutchins

What happens when Los Angeles punk collides with Appalachian string music? A ruckus and a whale of a good time, that’s what.

Paddy O’Leary’s has become a second home for the California newgrass band Old Man Markley, and this Friday they will put their stamp on the sand once again.

IN: What is it about punk and bluegrass music that lends itself to being played together?

OLD MAN MARKLEY: Both punk and bluegrass are really organic styles of music, by the people, for the people. They each come with a strong foundation, yet each can be built on to create something new that still draws on tradition. For us, it has always felt natural to combine the two styles.

IN: How did the band and these influences come together?

OLD MAN MARKLEY: It began as a group of friends jamming. It evolved into our careers and livelihoods. Luckily, we all like living together on our bus for weeks at a time!

IN: Who were some of the musicians

that inspired you to make this kind of music?

OLD MAN MARKLEY: We all have such different answers for this. Johnny Cash, June Carter, Levon Helm, Hot Rize, Madonna...

IN: What’s the most difficult part of touring nationally with a seven-piece band?

OLD MAN MARKLEY: Keeping the bus clean and flossing every night.

IN: What are three of the band’s “deserted island” records?

OLD MAN MARKLEY: The Beatles “Rubber Soul,” Off With Their Heads “From the Bottom,” The Band “Jericho.”

IN: How many times have you guys played Paddy O’Leary’s?

OLD MAN MARKLEY: This will be our fourth time at Paddy O’Leary’s. Pensacola Beach feels like a second home to us. We’ve paddle boarded, shark fished, run miles down the beach, made the car bomb hall of fame wall, and even found time to play some music at Paddy’s in between. We love it there! {in}

Photo by Fred Morledge

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3 GAME SPECIAL 8:30 p.m. $12, includes shoes. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

SWING DANCING 8:30 p.m. American Legion, 1401 Intendencia St. $5. 437-5465 or pensacolaswing.com.

‘STAND UP COMEDY SHOW’ 9:30 p.m. Big Easy Tavern, 710 N. Palafox. bigeasytavern.com or 2085976.

COSMIC BOWLING 11 p.m. DeLuna Lanes, 590 E. 9 Mile Road. 478-9522 or delunalanes.com.

live music

LUCAS CRUTCHFIELD 5 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse. goodgrits.com.

THE BIG EARL SHOW 5 p.m., J. HAWKINS & JAMES DANIEL 5:30 p.m., NEWBURY JAM 9 p.m., FOXY IGUANAS 9:30 p.m., DALLAS MOOR & SNATCH WRANGLERS, MARC ALAN BARNETT 10 p.m. Florabama, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. 492-0611 or florabama.com.

JOHN MOONEY 6 p.m. Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach. paradisebar-grill.com.

DOWNTOWN BIG BAND 6:30 p.m. Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St. 307-8633.

THE MAD VIOLINIST AND THE SYMPHONY CRACK ORCHESTRA 8 p.m. $7-$10. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox, vinylmusichall.com.

KARAOKE WITH BECKY 7:30 p.m. Sabine Sandbar, 715 Pensacola Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. 934-3141 or dalesbigdeck.com.

MIKE BOCCIA 7:45 p.m. Goat Lips Beer Garden, 2811 Copter Road. 474-1919.

KASSIE MILLER 8 p.m. The Grand Marlin, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach. 677-9153 or thegrandmarlin.com.

JAMES ADKINS 8:30 p.m. Tin Cow, 102 S. Palafox.

For more information, call 466-2103.

CHRIS STAPLES, THE GRENADINES, PALOMA 9 p.m. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. 434-9060 or pensacolahandlebar.com.

BLACKWATER BILLY 9 p.m. Chan’s Nightclub, 610 E. Nine Mile Rd. 477-9961 or chanspensacola.com.

JEREMIAH’S BAND 9 p.m. Hopjacks Pizza Kitchen & Taproom, 20 S. Palafox. hopjacks.com.

SCHOFIELD 9 p.m. The Deck at The Fish House, 600 S. Barracks St. 470-0003 or fishhouse.goodgrits.com.

DJ MR. LAO 9 p.m. Phineas Phogg’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter. com.

GRAND THEFT AUDIO 9 p.m. Apple Annie’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

KATAGORY 5 9 p.m. Lili Marlene’s at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

THICK AS THIEVES 9 p.m. End O’ the Alley at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

SATURDAY 3.02

JUNIOR LEAGUE BARGAN SALES 7-11 a.m. The Spring 2013 Neighborhood Bargain Sales will offer great deals on exceptional quality, gently used merchandise. All proceeds will benefit Junior League of Pensacola, Inc., a non-profit organization of women dedicated to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and making a difference in the lives of others. Locations: 4560 Lavallet Lane, 4141 Bonway Drive, 3298 Summit Blvd., Suite 44 and 3401 N. 12th Ave. 433-4421 or juniorleagueofpensacola.org.

PALAFOX MARKET 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, N. Palafox St. palafoxmarket.com.

25TH NW FLORIDA FORESTRY CONCLAVE & LUMBERJACK FESTIVAL 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bluegrass music, nature & wildlife exhibits, firefighting equipment demonstrations, food and children’s activities.

Forestry competitions include knife throwing, axe throwing, log roll, bow sawing, cross cut, pulpwood toss and more. It’s fun to watch and fun to compete.

Admission: Free, $3 registration fee for event participation only, Pensacola State College, Milton Campus, Milton. 484-4436 or uwf.edu.

PENSACOLA DOG FANCIER’S AKC DOG SHOW 9 a.m. $3 or $5 per car, whichever is less. The sevenhour show will include conformation, featuring many of the dogs seen on TV at the Westminster show, and obedience, including the newest obedience trials, rally. This year the show includes herding dog instinct tests, where dogs must show they have the instinct to herd, not harm sheep and lure coursing runs Saturday after Best in Show as a precursor to a lure coursing CAT trial that will be held at a later date. Food and vendors of specialized, often hard to find items will be available. The club offers educational material and will feature a novice exhibitor indoc of the dog show for those who are showing or thinking about showing for the first time at an AKC show. Spectators are welcome. Escambia County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Hwy. 478-9202.

4TH ANNUAL “SMOKIN’ IN THE SQUARE” BBQ COOKOFF 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Kansas City Barbeque Society Sanctioned BBQ Contest. This contest will bring together some of the best BBQ cook teams in the nation and ocal backyard BBQ teams to compete for prizes and bragging rights. The 2013 fundraising will go to the following local charities, Alpha Center and the Pensacola Miracle League.

Seville Square, Downtown Pensacola. smokininthesquare.com.

Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire / courtesy photo

GULF COAST RENAISSANCE FAIRE 10 a.m.-6 p.m. $10 adults, $5 children 5-11, Free under 5 yrs. The only real live jousting on horseback with medieval knights in full armor on the Gulf Coast. This two-day festival will feature medieval Jousting Knights, Falconry, the King and Queen, Swashbuckling Swordsmen, Storytellers, Arabian Dancers, Gypsy Dancers, Magical Wizards, Medieval Fighters, Renaissance Dancers, Irish Dancers, Medieval Musicians, Sword Swallowers, Jesters, Jugglers, Fire Breathers, Renaissance Food and Drink, Medieval Camel and Pony Rides, Renaissance Games of Skill, Medieval Merchants with Thousands of Renaissance Wares and Crafts and much more. Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Hwy. 572-1407 or yesteadyhands.com/ GulfCoastRenaissanceFaire.

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news of the weird GUILT THAT LINGERS An Arizona appeals court ruled in February that someone can be guilty of driving under the influence of marijuana even though its psychoactive ingredient has long left his system. Since tests of marijuana measure both active and inactive ingredients, and since the active substance vanishes quickly but the inactive one remains in the body for weeks, a marijuana consumer may test “positive” even though not the least bit impaired. (In fact, since neighboring Colorado recently legalized some marijuana possession, a Colorado driver motoring through Arizona weeks later could be guilty of DUI for a completely legal, harmless act, as could the 35,000 Arizona medical-marijuana users.) The appeals court majority reasoned that since the legislature did not distinguish the inactive ingredient from the active, neither would the court.

COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS Richard Blake took the witness stand in Ottawa, Ontario, in January to deny that it was he who had invaded a home and stabbed two people numerous times. With a straight face, he had an answer for all of the incriminating evidence. He had the perp’s car because “a stranger” had just handed him the keys; he didn’t recall what the stranger looked like (but guessed that he probably resembled Blake, because for some reason Blake got picked out of the lineup); he donned the stranger’s bloody knit cap (abandoning his own cap); he handled the stranger’s knife and bloody glove, and that’s why his DNA was on them; he fled at the first sight of police, ramming a cruiser to escape (even though he had “done nothing wrong” ); he fled on foot after the collision and hid in a tree (but only to get away from a swarm of black flies). After deliberating politely for a day, the jury found him guilty.

•A 61-year-old man in southern Sweden beat a DUI charge in February even though his blood-alcohol was five times over the legal limit. The man told the judge he is a hearty drinker and normally starts in even before work every day, with “no effect” on his performance. According to the Skanskan newspaper, that must have impressed the judge, who was so awed that he tossed out the charge.

IRONIES A longtime high school teacher of French and Spanish is suing the Mariemont, Ohio, school district for having pressured her to resign in the face of what she calls her phobia, a “fear of kids” disorder, which she says should be protected by disability-discrimination law. Maria Waltherr-Willard, 61, had been reassigned to teach some junior high students, but doctors said she suffered hypertension, nightmares, chest pains and

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vomiting when around the younger-age children.

•Lisa Biron’s recent biography shows her to be a licensed lawyer in two states, practicing in Manchester, N.H., and also affiliated with a group of volunteer lawyers that advocates “religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family,” and issues warnings about the “homosexual agenda.” (She recently represented a church in Concord, N.H., and served on the board of directors of a Christian school in Manchester.) In January, Biron was convicted in federal court in Concord on nine counts involving taking her teenage daughter to Canada and creating child pornography.

THE LITIGIOUS SOCIETY In September 2010, a speeding, intoxicated driver ran a stop sign near Dade City, Fla., careened off a highway, and rammed two trees along a private road, instantly killing himself and his passenger. In January, the estate of the passenger filed a lawsuit for wrongful death, charging the residents along the private road with letting the trees grow in a dangerous location where they could be easily hit, especially since the residents had failed to light the area adequately. “How it’s our fault, I have no idea,” said one surprised resident, who noted that the entire neighborhood had mourned the strangers at the time of the sad, traumatic collision.

•Keith Brown and four other inmates at Idaho’s Kuna prison filed a lawsuit in December against eight major beer and liquor manufacturers for having sold them alcohol at an early age without warning of its addictiveness -- and are thus responsible for the men’s subsequent lives of crime. Brown, 52, said he personally has been locked up a total of 30 years and is now serving time for manslaughter. ( The Oglala Sioux tribe has sued beer distributors and the state of Nebraska for enabling easy access to nearby beer even though it was banned on the reservation.

The lawsuit was dismissed on jurisdictional issues, but the tribe may refile soon.)

•Jason Starn, formerly a law student at the Laurence Drivon School of Law in Stockton, Calif., filed a lawsuit recently against three Stockton-Modesto-area “head shops” that had sold him Whip-It nitrous oxide, which led him to overindulge and eventually suffer spinal-cord degeneration. Starn’s attorney told the Sacramento Bee, “At first, he felt a little embarrassed about” filing the lawsuit (but managed to overcome the shame in order to warn all the other nitrous-oxide abusers). {in} From Universal Press Syndicate Chuck Shepherd’s News Of The Weird © 2013 Chuck Shepherd

Send your weird news to Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 18737, Tampa, Fla., 33679 or weirdnews@earthlink.net, or go to newsoftheweird.com

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