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04 Spotlight 05 Scary Stories at Fort Watauga 06 Greeneville Christmas Parade 06 Beezwax 07 Tri-Cities Nightlife 08 Puzzle Page 09 Pets of the Week 10 From Apple Devils to Smoke Wolves ETSU Explores Spooky Appalachian Takes 11 Things To Do 13 Tri-Cities Faces and Places 14 Jonesborough Storytellers Guild Presents Tellebration 14 Biker Events 16 Season 3 of "Meet Me in Tennessee" Podcast Unites Visitors and Locals 18 ETSU Unveils New Running Bucky Logo 20 Parks and Rec Offer Halloween Events for All Ages 22 WQUT Concert Schedule

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Urgent! Urgent! Are you hot blooded or cold as ice! Do you have double vision that feels like the first time? Do you know what I am trying to say……………. Foreigner is coming to Johnson City?!?!?!?! This is a show you do not want to miss as it is their farewell tour. The great music some of us grew up with. November 1st at Freedom Hall is the place to be and tickets are still available. I hope everyone is enjoying this Fall weather. Get out and look at the beautiful colors, get scared at some spooky attractions and go hear some live music!

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Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza WEDNESDAY Oct 25th Rheva & Keegan’s Irish Fiddle Tunes 5:30pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

Bristol, TN/VA Bristol TN/Va WEDNESDAY Oct 25th Anthony Wayne Vibe 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House THURSDAY Oct 26th Into The Fog 6:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar FRIDAY Oct 27th My New Favorites 5:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar Shawn Stone 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House The Addison Brothers 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ Big Son 8:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar SATURDAY Oct 28th Halloween Party with Floydians Freekshow 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Coal Camp 11:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar

HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza FRIDAY Oct 27th Jeff Lane 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza Hot Club of the Mountains 7:00pm at Yee-Haw Brewing Company

Cowboy Killers w/ Southbound Band 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

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Lockdown w/ Full Sirkle 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar BLOUNTVILLE Blountville, TN Saturday Oct 28th Shooterband –Halloween Costume Party 7:00pm at the Outdoorsman

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THURSDAY Oct 26th Jeff Lane 7:00pm at Knob Creek Meadows

Season of the Witch | Wilson and the Walk | Appalachian Death Cult 10:00pm at Capone’s SATURDAY Oct 28th Rusty Steel 4:00pm at Wrecking Crew Harley-Davidson Tim White & Troublesome Hollow 6:00pm at Boones Creek Opry Jacob Moore and the Boys | Lucille Klement | ENT 10:00pm at Capone’s SUNDAY Oct 29th Rheva & Keegan’s Irish Fiddle Tunes 5:30pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

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Donnie & The Dry Heavers 7:30pm at High Voltage Kingsport

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Scary Stories at Fort Watauga Thursday, October 26 at 7:30 pm

Strange things happen around All Hallows Eve, especially at an old fort by the river. But don’t be afraid, Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals isn’t haunted… or is it? Bring a chair, sit a spell, and join us for an evening of stories, songs, and tales that are sure to send a shiver down your spine and tickle your funny bone. On Thursday, October 26th at 7:30 pm, the park will be alive with tales of haints and happenings of days gone by. An annual event not to be missed, Scary Stories will be presented inside the looming palisade walls of Fort Watauga providing a unique atmosphere for an evening of spooky tales geared toward the entire family.

Festival, and many, many more. He is a favorite among programs that enjoy energetic, rib-tickling, family-friendly songs and tales. Catherine Yael Serota is SouthernAppalachian born, from Asheville NC. Her career in human services lasted 42 years and took her from Greensboro NC across the state to Johnson City TN. She developed an interest in storytelling five years ago

as a result of a lifetime of reading, a love of articulation and history, and now time to pursue these in retirement. Catherine is a board member of the Asheville Storytelling Circle, the North Carolina Storytelling Guild, and an alumna member of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild. Wallace Shealy, from Flag Pond, TN has the distinction of being named the 2010 Bold Faced Liar Champion

We are excited to welcome five exceptional storytellers to the stage this year: Dr. C. Keith Young, Catherine Yael Serota, Wallace Shealy, and the Front Porch Storytellers - Mary Jane Kennedy, and Chad Bogart. Each of these talented tellers is sure to raise goosebumps on your skin and bring a smile to your face! Dr. C. Keith Young, Raconteur, is delighted to have the opportunity to return to the Scary Stories at Fort Watauga. Having charmed audiences of all ages for more than three decades (since graduating from the ETSU Reading and Story Arts program), Dr. Young has been a featured storyteller/emcee at festival events such as Jonesborough Days, the Virginia Highlands Festival, the Erwin Strawberry Festival, the Stone Soup Festival in Woodruff, South Carolina, Roan Mountain State Park/Miller Homestead Days, Elizabethton’s Covered Bridge

by the Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast. Wallace is active with the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild and has been involved with the National Storytelling Festival for more than 30 years. Whether he’s recalling a tale from his childhood, telling a story based on the Good Book or spinning a yarn you will be delighted listening

to him stretch the truth all out of proportion. Mary Jane Kennedy spent 30 years teaching in Orlando. She has a background in music, voice-over, historical research, and storytelling. She is the co-founder of The Homespun Storytellers and The Overmountain Singers. Also, as a

co-founder of The Front Porch Storytellers, she has presented storytelling and music programs at many schools, civic functions, senior homes, and organizations throughout the Appalachian Highlands for nearly twenty years along with the popular Historic Ghost Walks of Elizabethton. Chad Bogart descends from a long line of Appalachian storytellers. His telling is enhanced by a background in music and historical interpretation. He has been featured as a historic interpreter and character demonstrator at over fifty historic sites across the eastern US. Locally, Chad has been a featured storyteller at the Mountain Makins Festival in Morristown, TN, the Bonnie Kate Theater in Elizabethton, and the campfire series at both Roan Mountain State Park and Rock Creek Park in Erwin. He is also a co-founder of the Front Porch Storytellers. His interest in scary stories stemmed from ghost tales told by his grandmother and are a favorite among his listeners. The program will be presented inside Fort Watauga so be sure to bring your own seat. Also, make sure to dress warmly as the nighttime air along the Watauga River can be chilly and damp. This event is free of charge and is sure to be an exciting evening with family and friends! In the event of extremely inclement winter weather, contact the park about program cancelations and park office closings.

Visitors Center Hours:

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday through Saturday (closed 11:00 -12:00 for lunch & cleaning) 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Sunday Our Visitors Center is closed on most State holidays. Park grounds are open from dawn until dusk. In the event of extremely inclement winter weather, contact the park about program cancelations and park office closings. 1651 W. Elk Avenue- Elizabethton, TN 37643 423-543-5808 sycamoreshoalstn.wordpress.com • facebook.com/sycamoreshoals • tnstateparks.com/parks/sycamore-shoals • friendsofsycamoreshoals.org

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TUESDAY Team Trivia at Wild Wing Café Johnson City TN DJ Trivia at Union Street Taproom Erwin, TN 5pm Trivia at The Corner Bar Bristol, VA 8pm Trivia at Aubrey’s Johnson City 7pm WEDNESDAY Trivia at Tipsy Toad Jonesborough, TN 7pm Trivia Night Mellow Mushroom Bristol, VA 7pm Trivia at Aubrey’s Bristol 7pm THURSDAY Mellow Trivia at Mellow Mushroom Johnson City, TN- 7pm Trivia at Riverside Taphouse at South Fork Bluff City, TN 7pm

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DJ NIGHT THURSDAY DJ B-Digital at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille Bristol, TN 10pm

WEDNESDAY Bingo at Tipton Street Pub Johnson City, TN 9pm Singo at Holy Taco & Cantina Boones Creek, TN 8pm Blazin’ Bingo at Mellow Mushroom Johnson City, TN 6pm

FRIDAY Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub - Bristol, TN 10pm

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From Apple Devils to Smoke Wolves, ETSU Explores Spooky Appalachian Tales Perhaps you’ve heard of the Apple Devil, a smaller version of Bigfoot purported to roam Central Appalachia, with a special love of apple orchards. Maybe you know someone who reports to have heard the shrieks of the Tennessee Wildman, a towering ape-like creature said to possess piercing red eyes. Many in the area are familiar with the Mothman, made famous by both a book by John Keel and movie starring Richard Gere. Such stories have been part of Appalachian folklore for generations. Elusive creatures, producing eerie sounds that seemed to genuinely frighten those who claim to have seen them. And as Halloween approaches, ETSU explores some of these mountain-based legends – and why they persist. “Central and Southern Appalachia is home to many mysterious and unexplained creatures, many of which are regional versions of widely known

cryptids,” said Dr. Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, assistant director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services. Fletcher is an anthropologist who teaches a popular course at ETSU called “Paranormal Appalachia.” “While many of the stories are likely told to scare children into staying away from dangerous environments and places, the stories also hold special allure for many adults,” she said. Monsters and cryptids, she said, “can serve many cultural purposes beyond entertainment.”

and it is a good time to consider the cycle of life and death and our own role as transitional beings within changing places. Monsters and cryptids help us do just that.” For fun, how many of these Appalachian monsters are you familiar with? Raven mocker: An evil figure rooted in Cherokee mythology that flies around at night, often emitting birdlike shrieks.

White thang: A southern cryptid usually depicted as quite tall and white Some of the oldest stories come from legends rooted in tales passed down from with lengthy hair and sharp claws. the Cherokee. Wampus cat: An Appalachian monster “As metaphors, they may warn against that is a cat-like beast, sometimes human excess and greed, such as walking on its hind legs and possessing environmental overuse and destruction. glowing eyes. They allow us to experience the sensation or thrill of fright without being in danger,” Smoke wolf: An enormous red-eye wolf-like creature, usually residing in said Fletcher. “During this time of year, the change of seasons is a liminal space, the forests of West Virginia.

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BRISTOL WEDNESDAY OCT 25TH State Street Farmer's Market 2:00pm at Downtown Center

Open Mic Nite 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club FRIDAY OCT 27TH Pick a Side Stupid: Scary Movies 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club SATURDAY OCT 28TH State Street Farmers Market 8:00am at Downtown Center Pumpkin Palooza 10:00am at Downtown Center Board Game Night 5:00pm at Bristol Public Library Rocky Horror Picture Show 10:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club

ELIZABETHTON WEDNESDAY OCT 25TH Bears, Bluegrass, and Business Fall Social 4:00pm at Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce THURSDAY OCT 26TH Shop Late 5:00pm at Downtown Elizabethton Scary Stories at Fort Watauga 7:30pm at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park SATURDAY OCT 28TH

Historic Jonesborough Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn State Historic Site Old Jonesborough Cemetery Tours 2:30pm at Heritage Alliance

ABINGDON, VA WEDNESDAY OCT 25TH Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center FRIDAY OCT 27TH Movies for Adults 2:00pm at Washington County Public Library

Carter County Car Club Cruise In SUNDAY OCT 29TH 5:00pm on Elk Avenue KINGSPORT Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon JONESBOROUGH Community Center WEDNESDAY OCT 25TH TUESDAYS Large Spooky Lantern FLAG POND, TN Jonesborough Storytelling Guild Workshop-Kid Friendly! 6:00pm at The Inventor Center “Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at FRIDAY OCT 27TH The Intl. Storytelling Center October Bear Tails and S’mores SATURDAY OCT 28TH 6:00pm at Lamar Alexander WEDNESDAY OCT 25TH Farmers Market 8:00am at Kingsport Farmer's Market Jonesborough Cruisers Car Club Rocky Fork State Park Annual Trunk or Treat SATURDAY OCT 28TH Nature: Wolf Howling 6:00pm at Hardee's 10:00am at Bays Mountain Haunted Halloween Storytelling Park & Planetarium FRIDAY OCT 27TH and Scavenger Hunt 5:00pm at Trick or Treat on the Street Halloween Haunts and Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork 12:00pm at Downtown Happenings 6:00pm at State Park Kingsport Association Jonesborough Visitors Center Creepy Crawl 5:00pm at PINEY FLATS, TN SATURDAY OCT 28TH Downtown Kingsport FRI OCT 27TH - SAT OCT 28TH Jonesborough Farmers Model City Monster Bash Haunting on the Mount 6:00pm Market 8:00am 7:00pm at Downtown Kingsport Association at Downtown Jonesborough at Rocky Mount State Historic Site To be featured in The Loafer's Things to Do email us at: theloaferonlineprint@gmail.com or call 423-930-7319

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Jonesborough Storytellers Guild Presents TELLABRATION! Billie Holiday. She and her saxophonist The Jonesborough Storytellers Guild (JSG) joins hundreds of celebrations husband Will Boyd represented Knoxville around the world, to present a festive at the Muroran Jazz Festival in Hokkaido, afternoon of family fun on November Japan. Kelle was awarded the Knoxville 19, from 2-4pm at the McKinney Center, MLK Commission Artist Award and the 103 Franklin Avenue. The afternoon Community Shares Artist of Change will be filled with entertainment with Award. In 2021, Mayor Kincannon storytellers, musicians, community declared July 21 Kelle Jolly and Will building and door prizes. Boyd Appreciation Day in Knoxville. Artists include popular Jonesborough Kelle is the host of Jazz Jam on WUOT Novelty Band, begun In 1992 by Terry 91.9FM. She is the founder of Ukesphere Countermine, with Mark Calliham and of Knoxville Ukulele Club, the Women in the late Sam Burke leading sing-alongs Jazz Jam Festival and Black Appalachian for local groups. You may have heard Storytellers of Tennessee. them at festivals, schools, churches,

parties – any place where folks gather Dr. Pamela C. Miller is the Founder and to have a good time. They donate the President of the Storytelling Resource proceeds from their performances Place. After a far-ranging career of college to support the efforts of Habitat for teaching and storytelling, Dr. Miller Humanity, which JSG is supporting with settled in the haven of Jonesborough, proceeds from this Tellabration! TN and “for the storytelling.” When she Hannah Harvey, who presents arrived, she became a member of the her spoken word performance, is Jonesborough Storytellers Guild and a nationally-known Appalachian active in promoting storytelling. She storyteller whose energy is contagious. championed the idea for a Center for From contemporary coal miners’ oral All Things Storytelling: books, tapes, histories to ancient folklore, Hannah’s posters, puppets, costumes, music, stories and award-winning teaching etc. And finally in 2016, the Town of on the power of storytelling to shape Jonesborough entered into a partnership individual and cultural identity has with a group of storytellers to found been featured everywhere from The a combination library/ museum of National Storytelling Festival to Yale University’s Psychiatric Grand Rounds, storytelling open to the public and and in three courses on storytelling and available for free year-round. today she is folklore with The Great Courses. Her “living her best life” telling and listening strong folk heroines rise from the rich to stories and encouraging the future of cultural heritage of her native home in storytelling in everything that she does. mountainous northeast TN. Critics have Come hear and meet these artists called her work “very funny” (Theatre who make Jonesborough the special Guide London) and “deeply moving” (Classical Voice of North Carolina). community it is! Tickets will be on sale Kelle Jolly is an Affrilachian musician October 9, at $12., $10. For Seniors and storyteller with roots in traditional and Students, children under 12, are Black folk arts. Sheperforms jazz, blues, free. Call the Jonesborough Visitors. Center at 423-753-1010 or visit spirituals and folk music in stylings reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan and jonesboroughstorytellersguild.org.

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Season 3 of “Meet Me In Tennessee” Podcast Unites Visitors and Locals The new season of the “Meet Me In Tennessee” podcast airs this fall on Spotify, offering listeners a deeper insight into the region. The podcast highlights the beauty, culture, small businesses, and hidden treasures of Northeast Tennessee.

podcast, we aim to showcase the potential and beauty of our region through stories from our communities,” Bynum said.

our region,” said Allie Bynum, marketing and programs coordinator with Northeast Tennessee Tourism. “We support the state in saying that tourism is a key driver of economic growth, and through our

Visit northeasttennessee.org to learn more about the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association or www.netta-members.com for information on membership.

Listen to Meet Me In Tennessee on Spotify here, and learn more about previous episodes on the Northeast Tennessee Hosted by the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Tourism Association’s blog. Association and produced by Maypop About Northeast Tennessee Media in Downtown Johnson City, the Tourism Association series aims to entertain and inform The Northeast Tennessee Tourism audiences with engaging conversations Association, chartered in 1977, is a from around the region. non-profit tourism agency that serves The previous season of the podcast and supports Carter, Greene, Hancock, featured interviews with esteemed guests, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and including Brian Noland of East Tennessee Washington counties. The organization State University, and representation from was named Tennessee’s Destination the Appalachian Resource Conservation Marketing Organization of the year in 2019 & Development Council. These and 2023, and also serves as one of nine conversations delved into various topics, statewide regional tourism organizations such as education, agriculture, and the recognized by Tennessee Department of wonders of the Appalachian outdoors. Tourist Development. Tourism generates more than $841 million locally in Northeast “Meet Me In Tennessee serves as a Tennessee each year. platform to share the stories from around

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ETSU Unveils New ‘Running Bucky’ Logo Bucky, East Tennessee State University’s energetic mascot, has taken on different looks through the years.

The new logo is a more modern rendition of Bucky that honors the spirit and legacy of the vintage “running Bucky.”

None have been as popular, though, as the “running Bucky,” a vault logo generally reserved for retail to maintain ETSU history but not generate confusion with the current university brand.

Logoed merchandise is available at the ETSU Bookstore; Bucky’s Treasure Chest, located inside William B. Greene Jr. Stadium; and Alumni Hall. Online purchases will be available in the days ahead.

But at Saturday’s Homecoming football game against Mercer, ETSU unveiled a new version of “running Bucky.” “From alumni to students, there has been so much demand for this Bucky,” said Barb Mason, director of Trademark Licensing at ETSU. “We are so excited to offer this exciting new design.”

“We hope this new logo will resonate with the entire ETSU community, connecting the past with the present as we continue to celebrate our ETSU pride,” said Mason. The running Bucky logo was the school’s official athletic logo until 2001.

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I’m the type of person who gets stressed and starts cleaning. To rid the chaos in my brain, its soothing to organize my home and workspaces; when my life feels disorderly, I try to rid my physical spaces of clutter. I acquired this habit the good old-fashioned way- through generational trauma of course! In as much as I am a purger during times of duress, my mother is a hoarder (of non-perishable items like clothes and accessories-not food or anything toxic.) Due to being raised in an unstable environment of scarcity, her natural inclination is to hang on to things because one day you might need them. Because I was raised by her in that mentality, I am the complete opposite; where bags of unworn clothes and pantries full of canned goods give her a sense of abundance and peace of mind, it is my greatest source of anxiety. If I start to feel like I’m spiraling, the first way I take back control of my life is by ridding myself of things that do not serve me and are getting in my way. I don’t know if it’s due to the changing of seasons or coming off the most stressful month I’ve had in recent years, but I’m currently deep in the throes of my purger mentality. It always starts out innocently; for example, I noticed the other day I had calendars hanging on my refrigerator that ended in June, and a birthday card from someone I haven’t spoken to in months (my birthday was in December.) Cards and letters are something I do tend to hoard, so instead of tossing it in the trash alongside the outdated calendar and takeout menus, I opened my dedicated “junk drawer” which was overflowing with crap I’m not using. So that opened Pandora’s Box; next thing I knew it was hours later, one small drawer organization had led to a pantry purge and a full trash bag of stuff I hadn’t looked at in months or even

years. I pulled out a check I’d written in and if any of them are low, flat or I’m July 2019- the month I moved into this out of alignment, my car is all over apartment! the road and I’m fighting the wheel. Everything in life can fall under these I’m not saying my coping mechanism 4 categories of health, relationships, is good or even healthy, but I will say financials, and spirituality. in my experience, you cannot make space for new when you’re holding onto the old, and that goes for both the mental and physical realm. When you’re constantly side-stepping around unnecessary clutter it slows down the task at hand, whether that’s searching through bottles of expired spices while cooking or being dragged down by the people around you and their drama. As you continue to surround yourself with things that have reached their expiration date or no longer fit you begin to unintentionally bury yourself alive, and the longer you let that go on, the harder it becomes to dig yourself out. Food, clothing, accessories, ideas and people can all become clutter. And while I’m not suggesting you become Mommy Dearest every time you’re stressed like I do, I think a thorough life audit and purge 2-4 times a year is necessary – healthy even.

Start by evaluating yourself realistically; how healthy are you, physically? Mentally? What is your diet looking like? Have you gained or lost weight? Are you happy more than you’re sad? What are the stimuli creating those emotions? After creating a thorough list and developing a full picture of your current state of health, move on to relationships. And this doesn’t have to mean strictly romance; analyze your friendships and familial relations just as harshly. You are the sum total of the people surrounding you, and the energies you allow most certainly will influence you. While it’s difficult to do, be prepared to remove people from your life. This doesn’t have to involve a big show and dramatic exit; you’d be surprised how many people will naturally slip away when you stop reaching out to them. Remember, there is nothing toxic or hostile about removing people who no longer serve your highest good.

Within your living spaces, tackle those unsavory tasks that don’t fall into the daily cleaning ritual. Go through your closet and donate anything that you’ve Continue through the “wheels” of not worn in 6 months (seasonal attire finances and spirituality. Break down notwithstanding.) Deep clean the fridge your debts and income, all revenue and throw out any expired condiments, streams and outgoing monthly costs. as well as any items that have been When it comes to spirituality, this might taking up space in your pantry. Move be tough for some; for me, this is the your heavy furniture and clean the hardest category. I am not, nor have floors underneath, and give the I ever been a particularly ‘religious’ bathroom a deep clean which includes person, so this tire tends to run a little throwing out all those old, crumbling low or flat. If you’re like me, figure out makeup pallets. what gives you inner peace of mind For your mental purge I encourage you and comfort and how are you honoring to begin by physically creating a written that daily? Is it prayer or meditation? life audit. A life audit is where you take Journaling? Tithing or giving back to an unbiased examination of all critical the community? If you do practice a dedicated religion, really analyze how aspects of your life to evaluate where you’re thriving and where you could be aligned you are with their practices lacking. I always make a chart with my and how much time you’re spending honoring the values. Could you do “Four Wheels of Fulfillment;” these 4 things are the tires on my life “vehicle” better or are you doing too much?

by Kathie Scalf Once you’ve laid your life out on paper, it will be extremely easy to formulate a plan to betterment. If your finances are lacking, create a roadmap to getting ahead. If it’s your health, start getting back on track by changing your diet, moving more or contacting a therapist. So on, and so on. Start purging the things you’re holding onto that are weighing you down, whether its unhealthy relationships, negative self-talk or a Starbucks habit that could be putting money in your pocket for something more fulfilling. You will be shocked by how much lighter you feel once you start climbing your way out of the mountain of mental clutter you’ve been unintentionally burying yourself in. I know it can be difficult to release things from your life, but may we all take a lesson from the autumn leaves and be reminded of the beauty and necessity of letting dead things go.

XO - Kathie

theloafer.net | October 24, 2023

Life Purge

theloafer.net | October 24, 2023

Parks and Rec Offers Halloween Events for All Ages Johnson City Parks and Recreation is hosting a full lineup of fun for all ages this Halloween season. Among the many activities, revelers can enjoy a the Super Spooky Saturday treat trail, and the Annual Halloween Festival held at Carver Recreation Center. “This is a fun time of year with a full list of community events scheduled,” said Promotions and Events Coordinator Tayler Dixon. “There is an event for everyone in your family including your furry friends. Treats for everyone too.”

Upcoming event details are listed below. Super Spooky Saturday What: Games, crafts, inflatables, a pumpkin patch and a costume contest are all a part of the festivities during Super Spooky Saturday. Local businesses partnering with Parks and Recreation will have tables full of candy to hand out as attendees walk through the Treat Trail. When: Saturday, Oct. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center, 1320 Pactolas

Road, on the practice fields adjacent to Freedom Hall pool. Cost: Free for all ages. Concessions will be for sale. More: For more information, call Tayler Dixon at 423.283.5827. Annual Halloween Festival What: Participants can enter a costume contest for a chance to win prizes. Games including basketball shot, football toss, cake walk, and more will be available for attendees. When: Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: Carver Recreation Center, 322 W. Watauga Ave. Cost: Free for kids in costume; kids without a costume are $1; adults are $2; game tickets are $.50 each. More: No registration is required. For more information, call Herb Greenlee at 423.461.8830. For more information on all of these events, call 423.283.5827.

In 1996 Hollywood released a remake of the 1960's television series "Mission Impossible" starring Tom Cruise, and here we are in 2023 with the latest film in the successful franchise "Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One". Cruise continues in the role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt, along with fellow agents Luther (Ving Rhames) and Benji (Simon Pegg). The trio is also assisted by IIsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), a disavowed MI6 agent who allied with Hunt's team in the 2015 MI film "Rogue Nation". The film follows the 2018 release "Fallout" and is the seventh installment in the series. The latest film features Hunt on a mission to retrieve a key from the aforementioned IIsa, on whom IMF has placed a bounty. Hunt manages to find IIsa in the Arabian Desert, and advises her to lay low due to the bounty on her, but not before a fight with the bounty hunters. When he travels back to the U.S., Hunt sneaks into a meeting of the various intelligence agencies where he learns about an experimental Artificial Intelligence called the Entity that has managed to go rogue. The Entity has infiltrated intelligence networks and military systems causing panic among those in charge. Ethan decides he must

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find a way to destroy the AI, so he and his teammates head to the airport in Abu Dhabi where they plan to intercept the holder of half a key, of which if united its other half, could lead to world domination for the holder of said key. The intelligence community has sent operatives to catch Ethan, so not only is he after the holder of part of the key, he must outwit and outrun the agents after him. While at the airport he encounters the mysterious Grace (Hayley Atwell), who is a professional thief. Ethan and Grace soon find themselves a target at the airport and devise a way to escape. While at the airport, a man from Ethan's past makes an unexpected appearance, but will play a huge role in the film's plot. Grace, being the expert thief, escapes Ethan and takes a flight to Rome, where she is arrested and rescued by Ethan who manages to track her down. The excitement in Rome is action packed with a car chase for the ages that even manages some humorous moments despite all that's at stake. After the whirlwind chase, Grace again escapes from Ethan, but the two eventually cross paths again in Venice where arms dealer Alanna Mitsopolis (Vanessa Kriby) shows up and is directly involved in the search for the keys. The mystery man I mentioned earlier is Gabriel (Easi Morales), a powerful terrorist and a major adversary of Ethan, who is also coveting the keys so he can control the Entity to control the world, but then what good villain wouldn't? The action then moves from Italy to the Alps, where the mission involves the Innsbruck bound Orient Express. The train is where Alanna will meet the buyer of the keys, but her efforts are thwarted by the IMF team, involving plenty of action and thrills. The film ends with a tease for Part 2 of the film, which will hit theaters in June 2024. I can't say enough about the

action and intrigue in this film, as I expect such from MI films, and they never disappoint. Cruise had stated these two films would end the series, but later decided to continue in his role as Ethan Hunt. The stunts in the film are thrilling, as each film attempts to top its predecessor. The film is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who has directed two previous MI films, and his familiarity with the series serves the film well. The movie is one of the most expensive ever made, and you can clearly understand why after viewing

the film. If you are a fan of the MI films, this latest in the series will definitely please you. If you have never seen any of the previous films, start them now and let them lead up the action-packed "Mission Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1". I encourage you to run to the theater like Cruise does in all these films. Now playing in theaters. (Rated PG-13)

theloafer.net | October 24, 2023

Mission ImpossibleImpossible- Dead Reckoning Part One

theloafer.net | October 24, 2023

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I can’t recall exactly when I first saw Nicholas Roeg’s 1971 thriller “Don’t Look Now.” It’s been recent, I think, might even have been last October as I know when I did see it was during a broadcast on TCM or I recorded it off TCM to watch later. The film, particularly the ending, made a hell of an impact on me when I saw it. It was just as incredible as all I had heard about it leading up to seeing it. Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie are a married couple who go on an extended trip to Venice following the death of their daughter. John (Sutherland) is there on a job to help with the restoration of a church, during lunch one afternoon the two meet a pair of sisters, one of whom is blind but has psychic gifts. The clairvoyant sister tells the wife, Laura (Christie), that she’s seen their daughter sitting at the table with them and that she is OK, but is trying to warn them of danger. John dismisses this immediately as hogwash, though his wife finds comfort in it, but soon John begins to have mysterious sightings himself that lead him to wonder what is going on. To go any further

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with details of the plot would be to give away the cake, and I don’t want to do that, especially if you’ve never seen “Don’t Look Now.” What I will say is as fascinating as “Don’t Look Now” was the first time I saw it, watching it again on the new 4K UHD blu-ray edition from The Criterion Collection, knowing darn well how it ends, adds an entirely new layer to the film. I think knowing what lay ahead for me as the film built towards its climax made the creepiness I find in the film’s ending all the more intense, to the point my fear that I could remember feeling watching it for the first time felt doubled. I was feeling so nervous as those final moments crept closer and closer I took my glasses off to blur the screen so I couldn’t see it crystal clear. “Don’t Look Now” is a hell of a movie, a masterpiece of supernatural suspense and, as they state on the back of the packaging, “one of the great endings in horror history.” Despite my desire to not see the ending crystal clear, this new 4K edition of “Don’t Look Now” from Criterion is just that (how’s that for a transition?). Criterion had issued the film on blu-ray a few years back, but that edition went out of print somewhat quickly. Now, Criterion’s edition is back in print and upgraded as a 4K UHD combo pack, this follows a 4K release overseas from a year or two ago if I’m not mistaken. I didn’t own the previous blu-ray from Criterion, so I can’t compare it against this new one, but I imagine the bonus material is identical. Let’s start by talking about how it looks. This is sourced from a 4K restoration made by Studiocanal, approved by the film’s director of photography, and sourced from the 35mm original camera negative. This 4K restoration is presented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range on the Criterion disc. The film looks incredible. The colors are

solid, even though this is more of a muted movie with some of the color palettes, but it’s clear and bright, with a fine layer of grain. The movie looks much better than the time I saw it on TCM when it seemed a little dull and muted. Bonus materials include a conversation between editor Graeme Clifford and film writer and historian Bobbie O’Steen, a short documentary from 2002, a 2006 interview with composer Pino Donaggio, a program on the writing and making of the film, featuring interviews with Richmond, actors Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, and co-screenwriter Allan Scott, interviews with filmmakers Danny

Boyle and Steven Soderbergh, and a Q&A with Roeg from 2003 at London’s Ciné Lumière. All in all, this is a great package and a must-own for the fans of the film, it’s well-timed too for the Halloween season as few films give me the creeps like “Don’t Look Now” does. As nice as it would have been for just the Criterion edition to come back in print, it’s great they not only did so but also took the chance to upgrade the release to a 4K disc as well. “Don’t Look Now” is a truly chilling film and one that rewards the more you watch it. This one is well worth picking up and adding to your collection. See you next week.

theloafer.net | October 24, 2023

Don’t Look Now