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Oh my Fall will be this Thursday! I am very sad to see Summer leave but I do love Fall decorations and activities. What is your favorite activity and have you started to decorate yet? I do love to snuggle in a good warm hoodie and eat some chili while watching football. I can’t wait to see the Fall pictures that I know you guys will share with us. year is the 35th year in print for The Loafer. We can’t forget to recognize Mr. Bill Williams for founding this paper I grew up loving to read. I hope that you will consider being a part of our 35th anniversary issue that will hit the stands in October. if
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Bristol, TN/VA
Steele Cookin Band 8:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube
THURSDAY Sept 22nd
Tennessee Dreamin’ 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House
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Club Rewind 7:00pm at Marker 2 Grille, Lakeview Marina Howling 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company Borderline 8:00pm at CJ’s Sports
The Billy Crawford Band, Victor Lawson & Boogie Chillen, and Ron Addison & the Tom Cats 8:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ
SATURDAY Sept 24th
FRIDAY Sept 23rd
Elderbug | Forever Yours | Orchid
Big Son 7:00pm at State Street Brewing
HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza
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Roy Book Binder 8:00pm at The Down Home
THURSDAY Sept 22nd
TUESDAY Sept 20th
FRIDAY Sept 23rd
Abingdon, TN
8 Second Ride
Kingsport10:00pmThiefatCapone’s
Levi Trent 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House
SATURDAY Sept 24th
Pierce Edens 6:00pm at Wolf Hills Brewing
Georgia Blue 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Barry Creek Band 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrell House
WEDNESDAY Sept 21st
FRIDAY Sept 23rd
Some Old Friends and Hospital State 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Ryan Ward 7:00pm at Blackbird Bakery Asylum Suite 8:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ
Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza
Syren 7:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube
SATURDAY Sept 24th
THURSDAY Sept 22nd
Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza
Hail Mary | Sixteen Stories | Johnson City Jazz Collective 8:00pm at Capones
SATURDAY Sept 24th
Barry Creek Band 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrell House Randi Driscoll 7:00pm at Music on the Square
JP Mathes and Fiddling Leona 7:00pm at Riverside Taphouse
WEDNESDAY Sept 21st
SATURDAY Sept 24th
Bristol TN/Va
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Jet Black Audio 7:00pm at Marker 2 Grille, Lakeview Marina
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community connections. By organizing events like Fridays After 5 and Acoustic Autumn’s, Connect Downtown can raise funds that support local downtown merchants, coordinate public space improvements, and much more. Learn more at downtownjc.com.
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Connect Downtown Johnson City is excited to announce the return of DIY Oktoberfest held September 17 – October 3 at participating downtown pubs/ breweries. DIY Oktoberfest is a “do it yourself” downtown pub crawl held over the duration of 16 days.
Connect Downtown Johnson City is the accredited nonprofit Main Street organization, whose mission is to foster a thriving downtown ecosystem that is desirable for residents, businesses, and visitors by forging partnerships and facilitating
During DIY participantsOktoberfest,visitanyof the 13 participating bars/pubs, collect a DIY Oktoberfest postcard, order a beverage, and receive a stamp at each visited location. (Be sure to hold on to your postcard along the way). Participants will then turn in their postcard at the last location of their choice, by October 3rd. Completed postcards (a minimum of 6 stamps) at the end of the event will be collected and entered
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into raffle prizes from downtown Participatingmerchants!locations include Freiberg’s German Restaurant, Mulligan’s Gaming Pub, Atlantic Ale House, Yee-Haw Brewing, Watauga Brewing Company, The Windsor Speakeasy and MANY MORE! For more event information, visit downtownjc.com/Oktoberfest
Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 Johnson City
Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) Trivia 7pm
Woodstone Deli DJ Trivia 7pm
JRH Brewing Trivia Night 7pm
Yee Haw Brewing Trivia Mondays 7pm
Model City Tap House - Live Team Trivia Night 7pm
THURSDAY
Karaoke at Numan’s Johnson City
WEDNESDAY
Union Street Taproom - DJ Trivia 6pm
THURSDAY
Gypsy Circus Cider Company Trivia 6:30pm
Karaoke w/ Michael Hawkins at Holiday Inn (Exit 7) – Bristol, VA Karaoke at Numan’s Johnson City Karaoke at 27 Lions (Marion, VA) 9:00pm
27 Lions Trivia Night 7pm
Karaoke w/ DJ Marquez Top Shelf Entertainment at Wild Wings Café JC Karaoke at Numan’s Johnson City Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria
WEDNESDAY
Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke Night at Wonderland Lounge and Bar - Johnson City, TN 9pm Karaoke with Ron at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6:30pm
Karaoke with Karaoke with Open Mic Entertainment at Wild Wing Café Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s - Johnson City, TN 10pm
Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria - Johnson City, TN Abby’s Hell Yeah Karaoke at CJ’s Sports Bar - Kingsport, TN 8pm Karaoke at Tipsy Toad Tavern - JonesboroughTN Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8pm
Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm this time.**
KARAOKE **The schedule is subject to change due to the request for social distancing at
FRIDAY
Barley Waters Trivia Night 7pm
MONDAY
FRIDAY
Karaoke Night at Wonderland Lounge and Bar Karaoke at Quaker Steak and Lube (Bristol, VA) 7pm Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6pm Karaoke at Thunder Valley Tavern 8pm
Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 Johnson City Karaoke at Elizabethton VFW
Wild Wing Café JC Team Trivia Tuesdays 8:30pm
Aubrey’s Johnson City Trivia Night 7pm
TUETriviaSDAY
Karaoke w/ Shane Rouse at Bear’s Bar Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Karaoke w/ Reverb Karaoke at The Cottage 8:30pm
SATURDAY
Johnson City Moose Lodge 1831 DJ Trivia 7pm
Holy Taco & Cantina Trivia Night 9pm
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
Karaoke at Zachary’s Steakhouse
Michael’s Krazy Karaoke at Stateline Bar & Grill
Mellow Mushroom Johnson City Mellow Trivia 7pm
Karaoke w/Tony & Rod at CJ’s Sports Bar 8pm Karaoke at Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough)
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Karaoke with Bert & L.A. at Kingsport Moose Lodge 7pm
Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Rainbow Asian Cuisine 9pm
Open Mic & Karaoke at Wonderland Lounge/Bar N Grill Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 7 10 Karaoke at Midnight Oasis Brtistol, TN Karaoke at Sonny's Marina/The French Quarter Restaurant
Johnson City Brewing Company Trivia Tuesdays 7pm
Aubrey’s Bristol Trivia Night 7pm
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Tipton Street Pub Trivia Wednesdays 9pm
Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at The Pub Out Back (The Italian Pizza Pub) - Johnson City 7pm
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SATURDAY SEPT 24TH
Historic Jonesborough Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn State Historic Site
Boone Creek Opry 6:00pm at Boones Creek Historical Trust Museum and Opry
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St. Jude Walk/Run Tri Cities 8:00am at Founders Park
Farmer's Market 8:00am at Abingdon Farmers Market
4th Annual Eddie Laster Memorial Car Show Fundraiser 10:00am at Friendship Cars
Drew Morgan & DJ Lewis 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club
SATURDAY SEPT 24TH
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH
Fall Festival/Adopt & Shop Event 10:00am at Evergreen of Johnson City
SATURDAY SEPT 24TH
WEDNESDAY SEPT 21ST
Farmer's Market 7:00am at Kingsport Farmers Market
Boho Market and Brunch and Food Truck Rally 12:00pm at The Mall at Johnson City
WEDNESDAY SEPT 21ST
SATURDAY SEPT 24TH
SUNDAY SEPT 25TH
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Jonesborough Storytelling Guild “Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at The International Storytelling Center
Movies for Grown-Ups 2:00pm at Washington Co. Public Library
COMEDY SHOWCASE
7:00am at Willow Springs Park
Comedy Knockout 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club
SATURDAYS
Comedy Open Mic 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club
Farmer's Market 7:00am at Kingsport Farmers Market Wolf Howling 10:00am at Bays Mountian Park & Planitarium
SUNDAY SEPT 25TH
SUNDAY SEPT 25TH
SUNDAY SEPT 18TH
ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm. Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 or Cheryl 423-262-6149
Farmer's Market 8:00am at Jonesborough Farmers Market
Date For Couples (Self-Guided)
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND
Drew Morgan & DJ Lewis 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club
KINGSPORT
ABINGDON, VA
BRISTOL
THURSDAY SEPT 22ND
THURSDAY SEPT 22ND
Date For Couples (Self-Guided) 7:00am at Willow Springs Park
Hoppy Possum Brewing Festival 1:00pm at TVA Credit Union Stadium - Cardinal Park
FRIDAY SEPT 123RD
Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center
Harlem GlobetrottersSpread Game 7:00pm at Freedom all Civic Center
WEDNESDAYS423-930-7319
TUESDAYS
Johnson City Love & Hiking
JOHNSON CITY
SATURDAY SEPT 24TH
Comedy Showcase 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre
Johnson City Love & Hiking Date For Couples (Self-Guided)
ELIZABETHTON, TN
Free Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic 8:00am at Bristol Public Library
Life is Sweet Kids Canvas 10:00am at Into the Fire
7:00am at Willow Springs Park
Johnson City Love & Hiking
50th Fall Folk Arts Festival 10:00am at Exchange Place
JONESBOROUGH
Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center
FRIDAY SEPT 23RD
2nd Annual Wheels On The Hill Car Show 9:00am at Happy Valley High School
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD
The Pink Bride 12:00pm at MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center
Johnson City Farmer’s Market 8:00am at Founders Park
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Nov 11 Sam Bush Band
Aug 21 Neal McCoy
Aug 27 Jackyl
THE ORANGE PEEL
Sep 21 Testament, Exodus and Death Angel
Oct 29 Blackberry Smoke
Nov 12 GCMA Southern Gospel Quartet
Dec 1 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Sep 18 Crowded House
Sep 17 Girl Named Tom
Oct 14 Keith Urban
Oct 21 Casting Crows
MONSTERS ON THE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
Oct 7 Keith Urban
Maryville, TN
THE SHED
Aug 31 Rockzilla Summer Tour with Papa Roach, Falling in Reverse, Hollywood Undead & Bad Wolves
Oct 29 Craig Morgan
Sep 23 My Morning Jacket
BIJOU THEATRE
Oct 14 Jason Aldean
THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM
Dec 2 Little Texas
Sep 1 The Lumineers
Sep 29 & 30 Marcus King
NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
The Reep & Reno Comedy Show
PostmodernBradlee’sJukebox
BRISTOL TN/VA GREENVILLE TN KNOXVILLE TN JOHNSON CITY TN NASHVILLE TN ASHEVILLE NC
Aug 18 Brit Floyd
Oct 23 Lizzo
Oct 21 Chris Janson
Aug 28 Air Supply
Oct 26 Mary J Blige
Sep 23 Kathleen Madigan
Sept 3 The Kentucky Headhunters
Oct 27 The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Oct 21 Reba McEntire with Terri Clark
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Sep 11 Collective Soul and Switchfoot (Opry House)
Oct 29-31 Billy Strings
Oct 15 Ryan Adams
Aug 27 Goo Goo Dolls
Sep 8 Apocalyptica
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Oct 12 Gov’t Mule with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
Nov 1 Marcus Mumford
BRISTOL RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION
Aug 27 The Gatlin Brothers
Sep 20 Florence & The Machine Sep 21 HAIM
Sep 4 Ghost
Oct 1 Henry Cho
Aug 19 Gangstagrass
Sep 3 Switchfoot
Aug 20 The Cadillac Three
Nov 30 Eric Gales
Gatlinburg
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Aug 24 Blondie (Opry House)
THOMPSON BOWLING ARENA
Oct 21 Jerry Seinfeld
Sep 20 Knotfest featuring Slipknot
Sep 27 & 28 Jordan David
Oct 1 Trial By Fire- Tribute to Journey
Aug 25 Vince Gill
Oct 10 Smashing Pumpkins & Jane’s Addiction
Oct 5 Nikki Lane
GATLINBURG TN
Sep 16 Pearl Jam
Sep 16 Jack White (Rabbit Rabbit)
Nov 1 Gin Blossoms
JOHNSON CITY
Sep 23 Black Jacket Symphony presents Van Halen’s 1984
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Sep 23 Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
Oct 4 Scott
Oct 6 The Earls of Leicester featuring Jerry Douglas
Sept 24 Brian Wilson
Sep 21 Steve Earle and the Dukes
Oct 9 Pitbull
Knoxville
FREEDOM HALL
Bristol
Sep 7 Twenty One Pilots
Sep 30 Darrell Scott
Nashville
Sept 30-Oct 1 Country Thunder Music Festival with Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Hardy, Lauren Alaina, Tracy Lawrence and others
Dec 2 The Gatlin Brothers Country & Christmas
Aug 27 Little River Band
Aug 19-21 Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Extreme, Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot, Kip Winger, Autograph, Queensryche, Stryper, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy, Night Ranger, Vixen, Firehouse, Nelson, Brother Cane, Pat Travers and many others.
CAMEO THEATER
Sep 28 Wheel of Fortune live
Dec 13 Michael W. Smith Christmas Show
Aug 27 Roger Waters
Sep 10 Colt Ford
RYMAN AUDITORIUM
Oct 29 Straight No Chaser
Oct 24 Joe Satriani
Sep 17 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Oct 14-16 Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
EXPLOREASHEVILLE.COM ARENA
Oct 15 Josh Turner
Sep 8 Backstreet Boys
Dec 1 Paul Thorn
Sept 9-11 JJ Grey and Mofro, Tanya Tucker, Roseanne Cash, Del McCoury Band, Jerry Douglas Band and many others.
Sep 30 Kevin Gates Oct 1 Lil Nas X
BRIDGESTONE ARENA
Sep 10 Kevin Hart
Oct 1 Kansas
Oct 13 Diana Krall
Aug 20 The Oak Ridge Boys
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Sep 17 The Killers
Sept 16 Firehouse
Aug 26 Lee Brice
MARYVILLE TN
Oct 21 Ray Lamontagne
Oct 26 Lindsey Buckingham
Oct 14 Steve Martin and Martin Short
Oct 16 Stevie Nicks
Oct 16 My name is NOT Mom
Oct 14 Craig Ferguson
Aug 23 My Chemical Romance
Oct 12 The Doobie Brothers
Oct 28 The Judds featuring Wynonna with Martina McBride
MARTIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Nov 10 Clay Walker & Tracy Lawrence
Sep 2 Beatles Vs Stones:Abbey Road and Satisfaction
Oct 22 The Wallflowers
Oct 28 Straight No Chaser
Sept 11 Trinity of Terror Tour
Oct 16 Post Malone
Asheville
Oct 24 Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
Sep 24 Alicia
Sept 13 Zach Bryan
Oct 19 The Wallflowers
Oct 15 The Head and The Heart
KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM
Nov 11 Sal Vulcano
Aug 17 Weird Al Yankovic
Aug 28 Shinedown
Nov 17 Joanne Shaw Taylor
Aug 26 Dierks Bentley
GREENVILLENISWONGERPERFORMING
Aug 19 Luke Bryan
Aug 27 Chris Knight
Aug 24 Jack Johnson
Oct 8 Tommy Emmanuel
Sep 22 St. Paul and The Broken Bones
Sep 18 The Robert Cray Band
Oct 4 Carly Rae Jepsen
Oct 20 Mavis Staples
Oct 1 Jon Pardi
Sept 24 Kathleen Madigan
TENNESSEE THEATRE
Aug 16 John Hiatt and The Goners
Sep 28 Greta Van Fleet
Sep 14 OneRepublic and NeedToBreathe
Aug 20 Amy Grant
Sep 8 Anderson East
Oct 25 Demi Lovato
1. Bristol Night Race Sept 17th Bristol TN 2. Slagle Fest Sept. 17th – 18th Elizabethton TN 3. Pepper Fest Sept. 24th 11am – 4pm Bristol 4. 26st Annual Heritage Day Sept. 24th 8am – 5pm Bluff City, TN Rallies: 1. Live Oak Resort Bike Rally Sept. 15th – 18th Washington TX 2. Camel City Bike Fest 15th -17th Winston Salem NC 3. Freedom Fest 15th -18th Conyers, GA 4. Thunder on Tobacco Road Fall Party & Rodeo Sept. 22nd -25th Seven Springs, NC 5. Myrtle Beach Fall Rally Sept 26st – Oct 2nd Myrtle Beach SC 6. Great Smoky Mountain Rally Sept27th – Oct 1st Maryville, TN 7. Rumble On the River Rally Sept 30th – Oct 2nd Bandera TX Rides: 1. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 16th Hopkinsville, KY 2. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 16th Cherokee, NC 3. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 16th Cartersville, GA 4. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 16th Chattanooga, TN 5. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 17th Tuscumbia, AL 6. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 18th Hot Springs, AR 7. Trail of Tears Memorial Ride Sept 19th Okmulgee, OK 8. J.D. Nickels Memorial Ride for Donor Awareness Sept 17th 9. Redrum MC Benefit Ride Sept 24th Bike Night: 1. Kingsport Moose Riders Every Wednesday 2. 19E Pit Stop Every Wednesday 3. Quaker Steak & Lube Every Thursday 4. Tulips Grub & Pub Every Friday 5. Peacemakers Bike Night 801 Boozy Creek Every 3rd Friday of each month 6. East Coast Wings Every Wednesday 7. Dog Tag Brigade Every Wednesday at Jonesborough VFW 8. The Pub Out Back Every Monday 9. Freddy’s in Kingsport every second Monday 10. Creek Side Bar & Grill in Stoney Creek every Wednesday BIKER EVENTS sponsored by biker wear Contact us for a FREE ESTIMATE or more information (423) 268-1944 • JUMPPLAYBOUNCE@GMAIL.COM 202213,|Septembertheloafer.net 14
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6. Tampons were originally designed to plug bullet wounds. The word "tampon" comes from the French tampion, a piece of cloth used as a stopper.
9. If you put a mirror one light-year away from Earth and looked at it through a telescope, you would see two years into Earth's past.
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10. At -90 degrees Fahrenheit, your breath will freeze midair and fall to the ground.
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15. Bamboo is stronger than concrete
Hello my fellow riders. Hope your Labor Day weekend was off the chain. Those who ride will understand this statement all too well. Midnight bugs taste just as bad as noontime bugs. The brand is not important. The fact that you ride is. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle sponsored,worldwide,Therewidelymanufacturersthecompetitionproductofsubsidiaryownershipcompanyrival,DepressionmanufacturerstwoFoundedWisconsin,headquarteredmanufacturerinMilwaukee,UnitedStates.in1903,itisoneofmajorAmericanmotorcycletosurvivetheGreatalongwithitshistoricalIndianMotorcycles.Thehassurvivednumerousarrangements,arrangements,periodspooreconomichealthandquality,andintenseglobaltobecomeoneofworld'slargestmotorcycleandaniconicbrandknownforitsloyalfollowing.areownerclubsandeventsaswellasacompany-brand-focusedmuseum.
Victory Motorcycles was an American motorcycle manufacturer with its final assembly facility in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, northwestern Iowa, United States. It began production of its vehicles in 1998 and began winding down operations in January 2017 to be succeeded by the revived traditional American motorcycle brand Indian, which is (since 2011) owned by parent company Polaris Industries. Honda was founded in the late 1940s as Japan struggled to rebuild following the second World War. Company founder Soichiro Honda first began manufacturing piston rings before turning his attention to inexpensive motorcycles. Mr. Honda always had a passion for engineering, and this became evident by the wild sales success of his motorcycles in the 1960s and by competing head-to-head against the world’s best on racetracks. Today, Honda is a juggernaut, offering class-leading machines in most every category.
7. Too much coffee can kill you. A lethal dose of caffeine for the average adult is somewhere around 10 grams, or the equivalent of drinking between 50 and 200 cups of coffee in rapid succession.
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4. Winston Churchill had a heart attack in the White House while straining to open a bedroom window.
11. Chewing an apple is just as effective at waking you up in the morning as drinking a cup of coffee.
Indian Motorcycle Company is an absolute rollercoaster. Since its founding in 1901, the Indian brand in various forms had failed
12. You can put out a fire with sound waves.
14. The tongue of a blue whale weighs about as much as a full-grown elephant or a sport utility vehicle.
four times. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, a whole slew of companies and individuals tried to resurrect Indian Motorcycles. With such a long bad-luck streak, it’s surprising that so many groups would try and revive it. The reasons why so many different people have tried to bring Indian back can be summed up in one word, legacy. Indian Motorcycles are one of the most iconic American motorcycle brands. The original Indian Motorcycle Company (you read that right) was founded 119 years ago.
2. Tigers have striped skin under their hair, but zebras don't.
BMW's motorcycle history began in 1921 when the company commenced manufacturing engines for other companies. BMW's own motorcycles— sold under the BMW Motorrad brand— began in 1923 with the BMW R 32, which was powered by a flat-twin engine (also called a "boxer-twin" engine). BMW merged with Bayerische Flugzeugwerke in 1922, and the BFw Helios became the starting point for the first BMW motorcycle.
1. Throughout its lifetime, an elephant goes through six sets of teeth. The elephant starves to death once the sixth set of teeth falls out.
Triumph motorcycles are widely regarded as being one of the world's
by the Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd. Prior to producing motorcycles, the company imported sewing machines and sold bicycles. So you see no matter the brand just put your knees in the breeze and let’s ride.
8. Humans actually have nine senses. Besides hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch, there’s also equilibrioception (balance), nociception (pain), proprioception and kinesthesia (joint motion and acceleration).
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your account from another account. If you are posting content that you do not want seen, be aware that it can be seen from another account or a friend’s Contentaccount.isstored on servers, even if it is inferred that it disappears. Snapchat content is not completely gone when it disappears from your sight. It’s stored on servers and available for law enforcement if needed.
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spouse’s messages, re-tracing steps every time they’re apart, being emotionally and sometimes physically abused, all in the name of having someone to “grow old with.” Well that’s one way to shorten your days, I’ll tell you that much. Life is precious and brief; regardless of who you spend it with, it’s still yours and yours alone to live. It’s far more courageous to be a whole person on your own than to be a lost soul with a marriage certificate. I hope I do find that person who can love me correctly into my twilight years, but until then, I hope my parents can rest a little easier knowing they raised a strong woman who conquers her fears and respects herself enough not to settle for less than she deserves out of loneliness.
Easing Mom’s Fears
Over the Labor Day weekend my Mom and Dad came down to visit Nashville for their twice yearly pilgrimage. One evening after Dad was long back at the hotel and asleep, my Mother and I were enjoying some quality time at a restaurant and as she tends to unintentionally do after a couple hours of fun, she decided to flip the conversation to doom, gloom and worry. (I don’t think my Mother is the only one who suffers from this affliction, but it’s a buzzkill nonetheless.) This particular point of contention that is keeping her up at night is the fear that I might “die alone” and how her and my Father are “praying I meet someone so they can die peacefully and know there’ll be someone to take care of me.” Apparently we’re all on the verge of death and I - the grown woman who has lived and cared solely for herself since the age of 18- am desperately in need of a caretaker.
I don’t know about you but I’m really not trying to take anybody with me when I go. When you hear about people dying as a group it’s never good news; mass shootings, 10-car-pileups, bombings…when you think about it that way, the alternative of dying alone sounds pretty danged preferable. Also, I’m really vain about my looks, so the last thing I want when I’m literally at my worst is the people I care most about seeing me in that shape. If I’m dead I can’t even suck in my gut! I’ll happily take the option of letting strangers change my bed-pan and retaining my deathbed dignity over a marriage certificate and a blip in the obituary that contains the words “survived by her loving husband.”
But now that we got this bleak and disturbing news out of the way, let’s focus on the positive. First of
In all seriousness, I understand my Mother’s well-intentioned but ill-delivered sentiments. As my parents, of course they want to see me being protected and loved correctly by someone long after they’re gone. It would give them peace of mind to know I’m not out here doing it all by my lonesome. But what they don’t understand, as people who have been together for over 45 years, is that I’m not scared to do it on my own because I already know I can. What I’m petrified of is wasting more of my increasingly short time on this Earth on people who don’t love, value and respect me in return, and if the trade-off for that is paying my own bills and sleeping alone every night til I meet my maker, that’s perfectly fine with me.
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The older I get, the more people I know who live every day in what I call “significant other induced stress.” They would rather spend their lives checking their
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all dying alone…sounds peaceful!
isn’t alone in her convoluted line of thinking; in fact, this very notion of “growing old and dying alone” is what drives millions of people around the world to compromise their values and remain prisoners to unhealthy and unsatisfying relationships every single day. And while the ideas of death and aging are daunting, to me the idea of spending my precious living moments in a miserable twosome are far scarier. This is a lesson I learned through experience, having let my fears of being an old
spinster at the ripe age of 30 drive me into a short-lived marriage with someone totally incompatible and a subsequent divorce. Having already lived both sides of the coin and being forced to face my fears might be why I have such a realistic and unbothered disposition about the Let’ssubject.getsomething out of the way right now- no matter your circumstances, you’re probably going to die alone. Everyone has this fictitious and sentimental perception of the death process, a la Nicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook,” but in reality even if you’re married and both of you live to be 100, it’s not like you’re going to drift peacefully to sleep holding hands unless you make a suicide pact. One of you is going to croak first; ladies, you’re in luck as men statistically have a shorter lifespan (75 versus 80 for women.) And even if you have children, one quick waltz through your closest nursing home should be a rude awakening as to how much time they’re going to spend giving you round-the-clock care when you’re in your twilight years. So unless you’re part of a culture that reveres their elders and keeps you in the home, your closest confidant at death’s door will probably be a rotating team of doctors and nurses. Cancers, car wrecks, a sudden heart attack- these are all far more realistic outcomes for the majority of us and once again, kind of a solo activity. I apologize for my blunt approach, but I think it’s best to be practical and realistic so we can all conquer our fears of the inevitable.
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familiar soundtrack composed by John Williams, who would create so many famous film soundtracks in the coming years, and who early in his career is credited as Johnny Willimas for composing the themes for the 1960's television show "Lost in Space". Many fans may not realize actor Richard Dreyfuss stated the following: "We started the film without a script, without a cast and without a shark". The aforementioned is quite shocking considering how this film became a classic of American cinema. If there is ever another opportunity to see "Jaws" on the big screen and in 3D, run to the theater, and you will feel like you are in the water and in the middle of cinema history. (Rated PG)
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loved the big screen experience and the other really enjoyed the film in general. Of course most of us know the movie follows Amity Island police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) as he attempts to prepare the island for the invading tourists coming to celebrate the 4th of July. Of course something else is invading the island after a girl is attacked while swimming one night while attending a beach party. When Brody discovers the remains of the unfortunate swimmer, he realizes the beach must be closed, but is met with strong resistance by local business owners and the town's unscruplious mayor. In a moment of utter stupidity the mayor attempts to convince Brody and the coroner the girl was killed in a boating accident. Brody is still extremely worried and frightened for the vacationers, and his concerns come to fruition when a boy is attacked and killed in the view of a crowded beach. This leads to a bounty being placed on the shark, and the first appearance of professional shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw). Also showing up to investigate is marine biologist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), who often clashes with Quint. The local fishermen and other reckless men set out to sea in an attempt to catch the shark for the huge bounty. When one fisherman catches a tiger shark, the locals feel the killer shark is now dead. Not so fast. After Brody and Hooper find another corpse that has been attacked
The classic film "Jaws" is considered by film historians to be the first summer blockbuster in the history of cinema. Translation: sold out showings, massive merchandising, uber fans and sequels. The film was based on the 1974 Peter Benchely novel of the same name, and hit theatres in the summer of 1975. I was one of the many curious and excited fans who saw the movie that summer, which is quite amazing since I am only 30 (LOL!). The impact of this film on Hollywood was amazing, and summer became the time when "event" movies became as much a part of summer as did vacations, as "Star Wars" was soon to follow. So it was with much excitement that I learned the film was being re-released to theaters in the 3D format.
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by a shark, their attempts to close the beaches fail again thanks to the stubborn mayor. After another shark attack, this time in a lagoon, the mayor finally agreed to hire Quint to track down the shark, and he is joined by Hooper and Brody. Their adventures aboard a small boat are exciting and feature the classic line "we're going to need a bigger boat" after seeing the great white shark for the first time. This was director Steven Spielberg's second feature film, and he nearly backed out of the project, and movie fans everywhere should be grateful he did not, as we probably wouldn't have the classic film loved by so many. One of the best aspects of the film, is how Speilberg decided to film from the sharks pov, due to issues with the mechanical shark used in the film. This technique actually made the shark seem even more terrifying, an unseen danger. The film has the ever
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I was able to attend the film with some friends one of whom had never seen the film on the big screen, and one who had never SEEN it before. Needless to say, one friend
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Soon, that devoted audience began to grow into a rabid cult following, and “Star Trek” found success that had eluded it during its run on NBC. There were rumors of “Star Trek” returning to TV amid its newfound popularity. There was a Saturday morning cartoon spin-off of the original series which brought back much of the cast and creative team, but it only ran for 22 episodes.
Flash-forward to Summer 1977 and “Star Wars” becoming the biggest thing that had ever happened to movies. Quickly, every studio was trying to scramble to get a piece of the huge revenue “Star Wars” created for 20th Century Fox. Allegedly, one day in a board room at Paramount Pictures they were all wondering what they could do to cash in on the craze when a new executive raised the question “don’t we own Star Trek?”
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“Star Trek.” The TV series ended in June 1969 after three years on NBC where it struggled for ratings. The show’s devoted fanbase had successfully lobbied NBC for a third year after they canceled the show in 1968, but this time it was finally over. “Star Trek” soon entered syndication, the long-standing practice of offering reruns of network TV shows to local stations to air at their choosing.
It was so rushed that Wise flew with the finished film print to the movie’s preview in Washington, D.C. in a seat next to him, with the film still wet from the laboratory. The movie opened to mixed reviews and enthusiasm, but did make enough money to warrant a sequel and would secure the future of the franchise. Wise, however, was largely dissatisfied with the experience. Feeling that he never got the chance to finish the movie.
came back to the film to create a top to bottom, intensive restoration of his vision in 4K Ultra High Definition resolution. Every single element of 35mm film related to the movie was located and scanned in 4K resolution. Using computers, soft effects shots made with an optical printer were now able to be combined digitally from their 35mm negatives. Giving much sharper clarity and definition.
Thought I watched the film on Paramount Plus in April, I’m very excited to get my hands on the UHD blu-ray of the movie. Why? Because streaming 4K video is a bit throttled compared to a disc. Streaming online at an average bitrate of 36 megabits per second to a UHD blu-ray’s 98 megabits per second. Call me old fashioned, but it’s a win for physical media. See you next week.
Paramount agreed and in 2000 onto DVD came “Star Trek: The Motion Picture — The Director’s Edition.” Wise worked with a team at the studio to find every scrap of film in the vaults and reassemble it into a shape that was closer to what he always wanted.
completed movie.
20 years after “The Motion Picture” premiered and “Star Trek” was doing quite well in movies and new TV projects, Wise approached Paramount and asked if he could finish it.
It’s exciting, both as someone very concerned about film preservation and restoration and as someone who although I don’t think of myself as a Trekkie, I do enjoy “Star Trek” and have a model of the Enterprise on my desk. It’s also a great way to honor a truly great director, Wise after all was behind both “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music,” by giving his vision a truly completed form for the first time.
longtime studio when Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu was sold to them due to financial difficulty. Desilu’s difficulty came from how expensive “Star Trek” was to make, versus how much profit it would provide. Lucy believed in the concept and insisted the show keep being made. Long story short if you like “Star Trek” thank Lucy.
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Quickly, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was rushed into production. Work had begun on a new Trek TV series called “Phase 2” which was to be for a new TV network Paramount was planning, but that was abandoned and some of the material already set for that show were ported over to the big screen debut. Oscar-winning director Robert Wise was brought in to helm the film, with a December 1979 release date locked the production was a bit of a mess. The film went over budget and had too little time to be finished.
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The most astounding thing about this new version of Wise’s vision is that those 22-year-old CGI computer files still existed. Using people far smarter than I, those files were imported to modern graphics computers and rerendered into 4K. The results premiered last April on Paramount+, the streaming service, and last week were released to home video on UHD Blu-ray. The results are truly staggering, and whereas 20 years ago it felt like a vision of what Robert Wise always had in mind, it now feels, at long last, like a
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The advent of computer effects meant it was easy and affordable to fix certain shots and put in things that couldn’t be done due to cost and time. The Director’s Edition was received with great praise and Wise was at long last happy with the movie. Though the director would sadly pass away in 2005, it was felt that The Director’s Edition was an improvement, but it still wasn’t quite the full cinematic Thatexperience.is,until
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