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Hello Friends!

I hope you have a wonderful Holiday weekend! Memorial Day is a day to remember those who died in military service. Hopefully we are thankful every day for those brave folks.

We are excited to feature the Blue Plum Festival this week! Make sure to read about all the exciting things happening including the new locations. The music line up looks wonderful! Great time to head outdoors with some friends and enjoy downtown.

Whatever you may be doing to enjoy summer please be careful and have lots of

Their Memory Lives On

Beginning after the American Civil War, Memorial Day has its roots as a day of remembrance for those who have died during United States military service. In the decades following, communities, cities and states began observing the event. Now a federal holiday, Memorial Day sees scores of Americans visit cemeteries and memorials, usually placing an American flag at gravesites. In that spirit, ETSU looks back at former students who gave their lives in service of their country. These veterans are part of the storied history of ROTC at ETSU, now celebrating 70 years of service to the region and country.

Here are the veterans, listed in order of their passing:

Capt. Alvin K. Broyles

Born in Limestone, Broyles graduated from Science Hill High School and lived most of his life in Johnson City. He died in the Vinh Long Province in Vietnam on April 28, 1965. He served as a military adviser to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and became the first Washington County resident to die in Vietnam.

Capt.

Donald J. Fillers

Fillers was born in Greene County in 1939 before attending East Tennessee State College. He died in a helicopter collision near Bien Hoa in Vietnam on May 28, 1965. He is buried in the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville.

Capt. Eugene D. Franklin

Born in Bristol, Tennessee, and an alumnus of Tennessee High School, Franklin graduated from East Tennessee State College in 1955. Only 11 days into his service, he was injured in an attack and earned his first

1955, he majored in history and literature, served as vice president of the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity in 1954 and completed ROTC training.

1st Lt. Douglas L. Jones

Growing up in Erwin, Jones was born in 1941. He attended East

the ROTC program.

1st Lt. Daniel L. Mullins

Hailing from Wise County, Virginia, Mullins was born in 1943 and attended ETSU. He died on Aug. 31, 1967, in South Vietnam following a mine explosion. He is buried in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.

Capt. James E. Reed

Born in Kingsport, Reed graduated from Lynn View High School and attended ETSU, lettering in track and field. He died on Feb. 1, 1969, during a heavy artillery attack in Vietnam. Referred to by those whom he served as “the best loved CO in Vietnam,” he is buried in Kingsport.

1st Lt. James D. Dugger

A native of Pennsylvania, Dugger graduated from ETSU in 1969 and served as commander of the ROTC battalion at the university. He died on October 16, 1972, after helping rescue American soldiers injured in Vietnam. He is buried in Elizabethton.

Capt. Daniel E. Graybeal

Purple Heart. He was killed in an ambush attack in Vietnam on June 24, 1965.

Maj.

Billy J. Nave

A native of Johnson City and graduate of Science Hill High School, Nave died in a plane crash at the now-closed Tuy Hoa airbase in Vietnam on June 27, 1966. A member of the East Tennessee State College class of

Tennessee State College before joining the Army. He died on Oct. 12, 1966, in a helicopter crash in Vietnam. He is buried in Unicoi County.

Capt. Gordon O. Walsh

A Johnson City native, Walsh was born in 1940 and graduated from ETSU. He died in a plane crash on April 16, 1967, in South Vietnam. While at ETSU, he was a leader in

A Tennessee native and graduate of Happy Valley High School, Graybeal earned a degree in criminal justice from ETSU. He died on Feb. 27, 1991, after his aircraft was hit by enemy fire. He and others had volunteered to rescue 12 seriously wounded soldiers from Iraq. Graybeal is buried at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City.

Bristol TN/Va

Bristol, TN/VA

WEDNESDAY May 31st

ZSB Unplugged 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

THURSDAY Jun 1st

Will Cassell featuring Dave Eggar 6:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar

Little Jon Chrisley and Friends

7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

The Jared Stout Band

8:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar

FRIDAY Jun 2nd

Cornflower followed by Corey Michael Harris 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Victor Lawson & Boogie Chillen

8:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ

Blair Crimmins and The Hookers 8:30pm at Bristol Casino Bar

The Company Band 11:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar

SATURDAY June 3rd

Josh Smith followed by Moose

“Trainwreck” Roberts 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Victor Lawson and Boogie Chillen 8:00pm at Bristol Casino Bar

Lauren Cole Band 8:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ

Johnson City

Johnson City, TN

TUESDAY May 30th

Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

WEDNESDAY May 31st

HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

The Arcadian Wild 7:30pm at the Down Home

THURSDAY June 1st

Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza

Chris Acker & the Growing Boys

8:00pm at The Down Home

FRIDAY June 2nd

Big Son | Wilson and the Walk | Alli Epperson

10:00pm at Capone’s

SATURDAY June 3rd

Clayton Potter Band 8:00pm at Mulligan’s Gaming Pub

Basement Days | Teresita Basa | Orchid Thief

10:00pm at Capone’s

Kingsport

Kingsport, TN

FRIDAY June 2nd

Zak Saltz Band 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

SATURDAY June 3rd

Donnie & The Dry Heavers

7:00pm at Market 2 Grille at Lakeview Marina

Cash Crop 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar

Jonesborough

Jonesborough, TN

FRIDAY June 2nd

Dom Flemons 7:00pm at Music on the Square

Elizabethton

Elizabethton, TN

SATURDAY June 3rd

Hi-Test Bluegrass Band at Covered Bridge Jams

2023

Music Lineup

Friday, June 2:

Seth Thomas

Shake it Like a Caveman

Anthony Childress

Thomas Gabriel

The Fritz

saturday, June 3:

Alpine Motel

Will MacMorran

The Kindest People

Jesse & Co.

Christopher Paul Stelling

The Wilson Springs Hotel

Annabelle’s Curse

Isaac Hadden Organ Trio

Cristina Vane

Rayland Baxter

Appalachian Collection on Display at ETSU’s Reece Museum

An Exuberant Spirit: The Sammie L. Nicely Collection” is now on display at East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum through Oct. 13. A reception and celebration will be held on Thursday, June 15, from 4-7 p.m.

Samuel Louis Nicely (1947-2015) was an artist and educator who embraced his cultural heritage as a Black man from Appalachia. Nicely self-identified as a contemporary folk artist, and his unique aesthetic is a blended exploration of African and Appalachian ancestry that is evident in both his art and his collection. In 2020, 50 works from Nicely’s personal collection were bequeathed to the Reece Museum. Since then, the special collection has grown to include 138 works that represent a variety of media and forms.

“This eclectic and diverse collection of works reflects Mr. Nicely’s talents and eye for beauty as both a collector and an artist,” said Reece Museum

Director Rebecca Proffitt. “This exhibition is the first opportunity we have had to see the collection as a whole, and to experience the power and emotional impact of sharing space with all of these artworks.” Nicely first became associated with the Reece Museum in the 1980s, when he exhibited his work and facilitated a clay demonstration for a family day event. In 2014-15, Nicely was the artist in residence for the Reece Museum. He created a program to bring Reece artifacts into local schools, where students worked with him to create responsive art, ultimately resulting in an exhibition titled “Exuberance: Kids Make Art about Art.”

Exhibition coordinator Spenser Brenner worked with Nicely during his residency and remembers that “witnessing the effect Sammie had on young artists and the work they produced was amazing. The energy in the work was palpable – exuberant.”

Curated to show the breadth of the full collection, “An Exuberant Spirit” features 81 artworks from the full collection.

“With this exhibition it feels like we’ve been able to come ‘full circle’ to honor Sammie, his art, his collection and his spirit,” said Brenner.

The Reece Museum is a unit of the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and

Services, which is housed in the ETSU Department of Appalachian Studies. The Reece Museum is located on the campus of ETSU and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Visit etsu.edu/reece for additional information. For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at (423) 439-8346.

TRI-CITIES NIGHTLIFE

WEDNESDAY

Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at The Pub Out Back (The Italian Pizza Pub) - Johnson City 7pm

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

Loudmouth Karaoke at Michael Waltrip Brewing Company - Bristol, VA on Wednesday, April 5th at 7pm

THURSDAY

Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub - Johnson City, TN 8pm

Sing Your Heart Out Karaoke at Wild Wings Cafe - Johnson City, TN 9pm

Karaoke at Numan’s - Johnson City, TN 10pm

Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria - Johnson City, TN

Karaoke at Tipsy Toad Tavern - Jonesborough, TN

FRIDAY

Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Rainbow Asian Cuisine - Johnson City, TN 9pm

Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at The Sports Mill - Kingsport, TN 8pm

Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm

Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm

Karaoke with Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille - Bristol, TN 10pm

SATURDAY

Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub Johnson City, TN 8pm

Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm

Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm

Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm

Karaoke with DJ Clyde and Prestige Entertainment at Macado’s -Kingsport, TN 9pm

Karaoke with Handsome Hodge Entertainment at O’Mainnin’s Pub and Grille - Bristol, TN 10pm

TRIVIA BINGO DJ NIGHT

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

WEDNESDAY Trivia at Tipsy Toad Jonesborough, TN 7pm

Trivia Night Mellow Mushroom Bristol, VA 7pm

THURSDAY

Mellow Trivia at Mellow Mushroom Johnson City, TN- 7pm

Trivia at Riverside Taphouse at South Fork Bluff City, TN 7:00pm

TUESDAY Singo at Riverside Taphouse at South Fork Bluff City, TN 6:30pm

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

THURSDAY Bingo at Mellow Mushroom Bristol VA 6pm

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

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

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

SUNDAY DJ B-Digital at O’Mainnin’s Pub and GrilleBristol, TN 10pm

SODOKU CROSSWORD

Down

1. Musical star Verdon

2. ____ Alto

3. Venus de Milo's lack

4. Races

5. Unactivated

6. Err

7. Extinct flightless bird

8. Made over

9. Jihad

10. Thou, now

11. Cable channel inits.

12. Toll hwy.

13. Your, once

18. "___ for the sky!"

22. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air"

24. "____ oui!" ("but of course!")

26. Store

27. Make a change

28. Casting a glance at

29. Grammies

30. Use to excess

ACROSS

1. Transcript nos.

5. "Strange Case ____ Jekyll and Mr Hyde"

9. Marriott competitor

14. Bend

15. Sheet of ice

16. Extra effort

17. Cartoon character

19. Lindbergh nickname

20. Long time follower?

21. Kind of trap

23. River blocker

25. Male anchors

30. 1990s boxing champ

33. Thesaurus abbr.

35. Yesterday, to Yves

36. Famous sculptor

37. Like a fabled piper

39. Jeer, with "at"

42. Pineapple, to Pedro

43. Speedy hoppers

45. Some signed notes

47. Some NFL scores (abbr.)

48. Solo

52. Island off Gabon

53. Air-safety agcy.

54. Words following most or first

57. Leave baffled

61. Threshing refuse

65. Bitterly regret, in idiom

67. Funnyman Mandel

68. Spill the beans

69. Tooth partner

70. Wasted time

71. Babbles

72. Daly of "Cagney & Lacey"

Answers to last week’s puzzles can be found on page 09.

31. DVR button

32. Bot kin

33. Genus of sap suckers

34. Singer Ross

38. Popular insect repellent

40. Game opponent

41. Sieben minus zwei

44. Lampooned

46. Hidden reserve

49. "Unbelievable" band

50. Just around the corner

51. Like some fingerprints

55. "Be-Bop-A-____" (Gene Vincent song)

56. Raft hole

58. Son of Saddam

59. Predominant

60. Gomer ____

61. Phi follower

62. Mason's brick carrier

63. Hole puncher

64. "Jack and the Beanstalk" exclamation

66. Superstation letters

OF THE WEEK PETS

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Sable Mischa

cat with white under tones which almost makes her look brown and has beautiful green eyes. Sable is spayed, has all her vaccines and microchipped. She was born in August 2021. Sable is included in the Mayday special adoption fee of $10.40.

There are 5 Blue Plums hidden in this issue of The Loafer. Can you find them all?

Last Week's Puzzle Answers

I am Mischa! I am a beautiful 5 yr old Great Pyrenees that’s SUPER friendly, sweet, good with cats, other dogs, children, housetrained and good on a leash. I am on a

special urinary diet that I need to stay on. Current on vaccines, spayed and microchipped. Birthday is 12/27/2017. You are going to LOVE me!

If you are interested in adopting : The Bridge Home No Kill Animal Shelter

423-239-5237 • 2061 Highway 75 Blountville, TN

Facebook: bridgehome

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Cryptogram:

"Hey Flanders, it's no use praying. I already did the same thing, and we can't both win."

Dropquote:

"The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. "

The Night Marauder: East Tennessee’s Serial Killer, 1919-1926

Host: Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer, Professor of History at Maryville College

When: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Location:

East Tennessee History Center

601 South Gay Street

Knoxville, TN 37902

The Night Marauder is the true crime account of a serial killer who preyed on women in and around Knoxville, TN, between 1919 and 1926. Learn more about the case from Dr. LocklinSofer who has been researching, with the help of her Maryville College students, the case which was never solved, though several men were tried as suspects. The marauder tended to choose the small and vulnerable homes of the working class, most of whom did not yet have electric lights. The darkness and simple layout of the two-three room houses made his escape easier. One suspect in particular was tried three times in Maryville, in sensational

cases that attracted attention from newspapers across the nation. When that suspect was finally acquitted and he moved away from Tennessee, life returned to normal, and the public seemed to forget that the whole ordeal had ever happened.

For more information about this presentation, visit https:// easttnhistory.org/events/nightmarauder-east-tennessees-serialkiller-1919-1926 or call the East Tennessee Historical Society at 865215-8830.

About the Speaker

Dr. Nancy Locklin-Sofer has been teaching history at Maryville College since 2000. Her usual scholarship concerns 18th century Europe, especially France before the revolution, but the pandemic lockdown and an interest in the history of murder turned her attention to this new, local history project.

About ETHS

The East Tennessee Historical Society is one of the most active private historical organizations in the state. We specialize in finding creative ways to introduce the public to the fascinating world of history. Recognizing that East Tennessee’s history, heritage, and geography are distinct from the

rest of the state, the East Tennessee Historical Society provides services and programs uniquely tailored to the region. ETHS partners with and promotes the history and events of organizations and sites across our 35 counties. We have 45 affiliate chapters across the region.

JOHNSON CITY

SATURDAYS

ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm. Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 or Cheryl 423-262-6149

FRIDAY JUNE 2ND

Johnson City Love & Hiking

Date For Couples (Self-Guided)

7:00am at Willow Springs Park

Mommy & Me Morning

10:00am at Into the Fire

Blue Plum Festival 4:00pm at King Commons Park

Weekly YuGiOh Duel Night

6:00pm at CardFox

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

Johnson City Love & Hiking

Date For Couples (Self-Guided)

7:00am at Willow Springs Park

Johnson City Farmers Market

8:00am at Founders Park

Blue Plum Festival 10:00am at King Commons Park

Fables and Fantasies: A

Storytelling Event 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Johnson City Love & Hiking Date For Couples (Self-Guided)

7:00am at Willow Springs Park

THINGS TO DO THINGS TO DO

BRISTOL

THURSDAY JUNE 1ST

iBN Biz Lunch 11:30am at Michael Waltrip Brewing Co.

“Pineapple” Canvas Class

6:00pm at Kil'n Time Studio

FRIDAY JUNE 2ND

Blake Wexler 8:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

Board Game Night 5:00pm at Bristol Public Library

Blake Wexler 8:00pm 10:00pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club

KINGSPORT

THURSDAY JUNE 1ST

First Thursday Shop and Hop 4:00pm at Downtown Kingsport

All Ages Field Day 4:00pm at Kingsport Public Library

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

Farmers Market 8:00am at Kingsport Farmer's Market

Nature: Wolf Howling

10:00am at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

Guided History Hike 10:00am at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Free Summer Basketball Camp

2:00pm at TNT Sportsplex

JONESBOROUGH

TUESDAYS

Jonesborough Storytelling Guild

“Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at The Intl. Storytelling Center

FRIDAY JUNE 2ND

Bob Ross Paint Class 6:00pm at Mill Spring Makers Market

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

Jonesborough Farmers Market 8:00am at Downtown Jonesborough

Jonesborough: 27th Annual Garden Tour & Tea 10:00am at Downtown Sweet Historic Jonesborough

Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn State Historic Site

Old Jonesborough Cemetery

Tours 2:30 at Heritage Alliance

ABINGDON, VA

WEDNESDAY MAY 32ST

Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

FRIDAY JUNE 2ND

Movies for Adults 2:00pm at Washington County Public Library

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

ERWIN

SATURDAY JUNE 3RD

NOLI Wilderness Survival Class

8:30am at USA Raft Adventure

SUNDAY JUNE 4TH

NOLI Dutch Oven Cooking Class 2:00pm at USA Raft Adventure

Big Train Show Returning to ETSU

Mark your calendar, train enthusiasts.

The 2023 Big Train Show, held in the Ballad Health Athletic Center (Mini-Dome), is scheduled for Friday, June 2, and Saturday, June 3.

Utilizing more than 64,000 square feet of display space, the largest train show in the region will feature dozens of vendors displaying railroad and model railroad items on more than 200 tables. Food will also be available for purchase. The event runs from noon-6 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.4 p.m. on Saturday. The admission cost is $8 per day for adults. Children under 12 are free.

The Carter Railroad Museum, which includes model railroad layouts, a special children’s activity room and ongoing programs, will be open

Biker Events

sponsored by biker wear

throughout the Big Train Show. There is no admission fee to the museum, but donations are welcome.

Identify the museum by a flashing railroad-crossing signal at the back entrance to the Campus Center Building. Visitors should enter ETSU’s campus from State of Franklin Road onto Jack Vest Drive and continue east toward 176 Ross Drive, adjacent to the flashing railroad crossing sign. The museum will be relocated in the weeks ahead, and an announcement will be made at that time. For more information, visit memrr.org or contact Roger Teinert at (423) 791-4937 or Bill Smith at (423) 491-0623. For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at (423) 439-8346.

Useless Facts:

1. If we ever find the end of the Pi number, according to some scientists, that’ll mean we live in the simulation.

2. Dying stars caused that space smells like a combination of diesel fuel and barbecue, according to astronauts.

3. The infinity sign has the name, and it’s lemniscate.

4. Space travel makes mice run in loops.

5. The Eiffel Tower can “grow” to 15 cm during the summer.

6. About 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.

7. A teaspoonful of neutron star would weigh 6 billion tons.

8. Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year.

9. According to research, fans of classical music and those who love heavy metal have similar personalities.

10. The chills you get when you listen to music are caused by your brain releasing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that causes pleasure. The brain releases these same feel-good hormones during sex and eating too.

11. There’s music made especially for cats. It seems like cats develop their musical taste soon after they’re born.

12. Music, classical in particular, can help make plants grow faster.

Bike Night:

1. Wednesday – 19E Pit Stop

2. Wednesday – Jonesboro VFW – Dog Tags

3. Thursday - Quaker Steak & Lube

4. Friday - Tulips

Rallies:

1. 9th Annual Snake Pit Bike Rally in Shady Valley, TN June 9th to June 11th

2. Junebug Boogie Bike Rally June 15th – 18th Cookeville TN

3. Thunder In The Smokies June 30th – July 2nd Maggie Valley, NC

4. 55th Dirt Drags Boozy Creek June 30th – July 2nd

Beanz Biker Corner Beanz Biker Corner

Hello everyone, hope life is being kind to you. Life can get very busy, so please take time to stop and smell the flowers, listen to the birds sing, the bees buzzing, and enjoy the fresh air and the warm summer sun.

The 9th Annual Snake Pit Bike Rally is just around the corner. Second weekend in June. This rally was started because my brother Jeff told me about a little boy in need. It started as a poker run to help raise money for him and his family. It turned into an overnight camping kind of thing with a solo act and a handful of fireworks and cookout. As the years went by it kept getting bigger. It turned into an annual event. With the purpose of always giving back to those in need. My brother had to go back on the road but my old man Pork and I kept it going. Now today we are in our 9th year.

We were asked to call it a bike rally and yes it is a bike rally but everyone is welcome and the truth is, it is a benefit. This year we are showing love to The MisFit Hounds. Folks come to Shady Valley from all over and camp the weekend, enjoy games, live music, fireworks, vendors and some of the best food you can eat. It’s a time to get together with old friends and make new ones. Plus, it makes for some great stories that folks talk about all year long. We get the chance to give back to charity. We are not he biggest rally but we will always have to most heart. The folks who live in Shady Valley understand that once a year in our back yard a large group of bikers gather and do what we do best help those in need rather it be kids, or animals. We always give back. This event is a 21 or older event. Cost: $5 per person for Thursday, $15 per person for Friday, $20 per person for Saturday or, $35 per person for weekend pass, Bike Games, Vendors, Live Music, Tattoo Artist on site, Massage Therapist on site, Fireworks, Camping and much more.

Beanz Biker Corner

By Anne Hartley

423-297-5675

Thursday June 8th is the PreRally Event, Bands on Friday June 9th: Jammin James, Gutter Frogs, Lynnae Moon, Kris Rowdy & the Hellbillys. Bands on Saturday June 10th: Weight Shift, Wise Blood, Lynnae Moon, Charlie Bonnet III & the Folkin Gasholes.

Sunday June 11th: Breakfast & Church

Address is 1983 Highway 133

Shady Valley, TN. Contact me

Beanz at 423-297-5675

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Johnson City Community Health Center Opens Community Garden

ETSU Health’s Johnson City Community Health Center is bringing back its community garden this weekend.

Anyone, whether you have a green thumb or not, is welcome to volunteer to maintain the garden and enjoy the fruits (or vegetables) of their labor. Volunteer days will be held the third Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., beginning Saturday, May 20. People are encouraged to come outside of those days to harvest and tend to the garden, however. Volunteer days will continue throughout the spring and summer until fall.

“Our mission is to serve our community with quality healthcare,” said Vanessa Smith, practice administrator at the Johnson City Community Health Center. “General health is provided not only by way of medicine and diagnostic testing, but also by providing resources and removing barriers to sustaining good health.”

“The garden provides an avenue for people to have access to fresh, healthy and free produce,” Smith continued. “This is just one more way we can serve our community and try to meet their needs as best as possible.”

While the Johnson City Community Health Center had a small garden tended to by employees last year, it has been a couple of years since they had a true community garden. They were able to bring back the garden this year thanks to the generosity of the community.

“We have had such great support from local agencies,” said Smith. “Lowe’s donated many plants to kick start our garden; Volunteer ETSU came out and cleared most of the garden beds to where they were ready to go for us; and Appalachian RC&D contributing funding towards our community grant, which in turn provided us with a new garden shed to store supplies.”

“They also provided new garden gloves, soil and fertilizer, tomato cages, new hoses and many other tools needed to sustain a garden,” Smith said. “These agencies really put us in a great place to be successful with our garden this year.”

The Johnson City Community Health Center, one of ETSU’s nurse-managed clinics, is located at 2151 Century Lane, Johnson City.

2023

When: June 24

Time: 2:00 - ??

Place: Cash Hollow Church 438 Cash Hollow Road Call Buddy Cretsinger @ 848-9162 for directions

Spouses and family members are invited!

Everyone please bring a covered dish to share and drinks for your family.

Please bring the follow items to share based on your last name:

A-G meat

H-M potato dish

N-T vegetable dish

U-Z Dessert (anyone can bring extras)

Bring lawn chairs for your family and any outdoor games you would like to share

Call or text Louse Durbin with any questions;

423-929-8648(land line) or 423-914-0966 (cell)

What Do Your Brand Colors Imply About You?

Your brand colors tell your customers what you can offer them. Will you be packing their order in eco friendly packaging? Offering them sales? Or maybe just wanting to put them at ease? The color you choose subtly gives a hint about your intentions.

Blue branding creates trust and a feeling of relaxation. It puts your customers into a calm state where they feel comfortable with their purchasing decisions. If the buyer does not regret their purchase, the sale is retained instead of returned.

Excite your audience by creating red branding. Sales branding in red will attract budget conscious buyers to your store who will likely be able to purchase more due to lower pricing.

Optimism in your brand shows through yellow branding. Yellow creates a vision for a successful future with your brand. Returning customers create a steady profit

flow. Yellow branding can subtly assist customers in seeing their future through shopping with you. A friendly environment can be created through orange branding. Friendly service is an important factor in creating consistent sales. Customers will want to return to your store knowing they will receive friendly service, which is uncommon in our fast paced world. A peaceful and eco friendly vibe can be created through green imagery. A focus has been placed on environmentally friendly products and services over the past few years and green branding shows that you are in tune with the path the rest of the world is taking.

Any color outside of this list that speaks to your brand should be used in conjunction with the color of the mood you are attempting to create. The ultimate goal is to create a subtle connection that resonates with your customers and your brand and creates return business.

By Wendy Hayden socialsentiments @outlook.com

Birdwatching Book, Penned by ETSU Professor, Ranked No. 1

More than 20 years ago, East Tennessee State University’s Dr. Fred Alsop penned a work aimed at helping the more than 60 million Americans who regularly birdwatch.

Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution, “Birds of North America: Eastern Region” includes everything from profiles and photos to behavior and nest locations.

And the book, written in 2001, is still getting rave reviews.

Bestreviews.com, one of the top comprehensive product review sites available online, ranked Alsop’s work as the “best of the best” among other well-known books on birdwatching.

“No matter where you are in North America,” reads the review, “this inclusive field guide is

sure to feature a full-color page highlighting whatever wild birds you encounter.”

The No. 1 ranking more than two decades after the book’s publication reflects the years Alsop, an emeritus professor in the Deparmtent of Biological Sciences, has logged studying birds in the Southern

Appalachian Mountains. A deeply respected scientist, Alsop is also the director of the Eagle Cam Project, an initiative well-known to many in the region.

“Certainly, after more than 20 years, it is quite an honor for ‘Birds of North America’ to be so

well received,” said Alsop.

“The book documents 706 species of birds and includes full-color photographs.”

He added: “If you enjoy birdwatching or simply want to learn more about the species in our region, I encourage you to buy a copy.”

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

by Kathie Scalf

I interrupt my usual reviews of all things food, beverage and fun to discuss a breaking and widespread plague that is affecting men in the US which seems to have no end to its depravity. Somewhere over the last few years we have lost all our gentlemen - whether it’s to age, technology or hormones in their milk I’m unclear; but they are all being weeded out and we need to label them an endangered species who are on the brink of extinction. In the words of Paula Cole, where HAVE all the cowboys gone?

Last week when I was heading out on the road to work East Tennessee, I was faced with a work car that wouldn’t start. It’s not my first day on planet Earth, so when the car merely clicked instead of firing up after hitting the ignition, I assumed it was the battery, and would simply need a jump start. Over the course of the next two days, I had to teach myself how to jump start a vehicle, because on the 3 separate occasions my vehicle died, I was left to deal with it on my own without so much as an offer of help by the multiple men who breezed right past.

The first time was when I’d finally bought battery cables but didn’t know how to use them. A neighbor – a man in his 40s – was walking back with his mail. I was there with both hoods raised, covered in engine dust in the hot sun and literally had to chase this man down to ask for guidance just

to make sure I was doing it right. He responded he would “have to Google it,” to which I said, thanks but no thanks, that’s exactly what I was doing anyway and would figure it out on my own.

The next day when the car refused to start yet again, I was in the same position, hoods raised, cables everywhere, while my two able-bodied maintenance men enjoyed Jersey Mike’s subs in their golf cart two spaces away without so much as a glance in my direction to offer a hand. Immediately following that, I went to my storage unit and of course the car died. Luckily my sales rep was there at the same time, and as she stood beside me I showed my 22 year old employee how to jump start a car…while FOUR carloads of heating and air guys looked on from their unit about 50 yards away. Not only didn’t a single one of them check on us, but they actually packed their stuff and bounced, leaving two women stranded at a storage facility.

I was also shocked by the lack of customer service I received just buying cables at the O’Reilly near my house. It took several long moments for the clerk to put away his cell phone and even acknowledge my existence, but when he finally grunted at me I explained my situation and asked where to locate the jumper cables. Captain Caveman wordlessly pointed to a vague direction along the back wall of the store and returned his attention back to whatever he was doing on his phone.

“I’m sorry, I really don’t know

much about cars,” I said, “are there different brands or sizes or… could you maybe just help me pick some out?”

He sighed, slipped his phone in his pocket and headed toward the back of the store without another word. He grabbed the most expensive set off the shelf and proceeded back to the register to check me out. I still don’t know if there was a difference between the $49.99 pair I got sold or the $10.99 pair 2 shelves down, but I didn’t feel like arguing about it. Call me old fashioned, but this kind of behavior is appalling to me. I was raised that men should be gentlemen; they hold doors, they help carry heavy objects, and they CERTAINLY assist women in distress. Or at least offer and don’t ditch them alone at a creepy storage facility at sunset! I also find it unsettling that grown men in their 40s wouldn’t know a basic skill like jumping off a car without the assistance of Google. I thought that was a rite of passage to manhood, along with learning how to change a flat and getting a Swiss Army Knife.

As a culture I feel we’re becoming increasingly apathetic and antisocial. Our reliance on technology has rendered our own brains useless, creating people who are too lazy and self-absorbed to lend a hand or even smile at a stranger who might be in need. It’s a scary thought that the men we’re raising in particular – who are only 2-3 generations away from men who tilled their own soil, worked on their own cars, served their country and grew their own

food - don’t have the capability to properly greet a customer or know how to jump off a dead battery.

I guess ultimately I’m grateful for their neglect. Thanks to the shortcomings of yet another bozo, I’ve become even more independent and gained a useful life skill that will come in handy in the future. I don’t mean to imply that women are incapable of performing these more laborious skills on their own; I know we are more than capable. I just find it appalling that a man could sit idly by and observe, without feeling compelled to offer assistance. At the end of the day though, helping others and practicing good manners knows no gender and should be employed by us all.

XO - Kathie

A Baaa-rilliant Display of Art

Kingsport debuts newest public art display, ETSU pays tribute to original mascot

As the saying goes, the grass is greener when goats are around. Kingsport, however, is more colorful thanks to a herd of goats frolicking around town.

New to Kingsport this year is a herd of uniquely painted goats that have taken the community by storm. The group is made up of 10 life-size fiberglass goats, each given a distinct design by a local artist. The sculptures made their debut at The Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) Festival: A Celebration of the Arts, a three-day festival at the Kingsport Farmers Market earlier this year.

The festival was presented by Engage Kingsport and the Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts in partnership with Create Appalachia, Inventor Center, Kingsport Art Guild and Downtown Kingsport Association. The event was a community effort to host a celebration of the arts and to promote the display of public art.

Commenting on the success of the inaugural festival, cultural arts coordinator Beth Estep said, “This really was a celebration of the arts and the diverse talents around the TriCities. It’s great to see that so many people came together to support the festival, the goats and the vendors.”

Amidst the ensemble of goats, one goat stands as a tribute to

the history of East Tennessee State University. Captain Kidd pays homage to ETSU’s original mascot, a live goat who proudly bore the same name. From 1950 to 1957, Captain Kidd served as ETSU’s official mascot.

gold cape.

“Growing up in Johnson City, I knew that the first real mascot for ETSU was not a Buccaneer, but a goat named Captain Kidd,” said Flack. “Having the opportunity to create this piece of art allowed

providing residents and visitors a chance to see the unique display of colorful, public art. The herd will appear in many different locations, including Allandale Mansion, the Renaissance Center, the Kingsport Aquatic Center, Bays Mountain Park and City Hall. They’ll also parade through the streets of Kingsport during the annual Kingsport Fun Fest which will take place July 14-22. Each station has a selfie spot at which guests may snap a photo.

Captain Kidd and the herd of goats are a showcase of local talent, but also can spark inspiration and conversation about the importance of creativity and community. Whether it is through an event like the G.O.A.T. Festival, eclectic art collections on display or encouraging positivity through art, ETSU is committed to embracing the power of the arts and what it can do for the people of the region and beyond.

Jason Flack, local artist, curator and speaker, breathed new life into the university’s storied past, creating a rendition of Captain Kidd, adding a touch of superhero flare. With the help of another local artist, Matt White, the two created a goat that is clothed in superhero attire, including a navy mask and a

me to sort of redirect Captain Kidd and make the goat more of a superhero this time around. It is something positive and uplifting, and a little silly, which I feel we could all use in our current world.”

Beyond their fun appearance at the G.O.A.T. Festival, the herd will “frolic” around Kingsport,

Follow the goats and find out where they will be next by visiting thisiskingsport. com/goats. Learn more about Jason Flack on Instagram, @ artbyjasonflack, or hear him speak on ETSU’s campus at TEDxJohnsonCity on Tuesday, June 6, at the Martin Center for the Arts.

Summer at the Movies!

Since the 1975 release "Jaws" was considered the first summer blockbuster movie released to theaters, movie fans have seen summertime as the time for epic movies to be released. Over the years, epic films have also been released during the holiday season and during March. Of course, the pandemic put a temporary halt to one of our favorite summer pastimes, but thankfully fans are going back to theaters in groves. This summer will see many hopeful blockbusters hit theaters. Already playing in theaters are "Fast X", the latest in the "Fast and Furious" films, and "The Little Mermaid", the live action version of the hit Disney animated film. Soon to join these two films are the following"

: "Spider-Man: Across The SpiderVerse" a sequel to the hit animated film following up with more SpiderMen, set to hit theaters on June 6th. For fans of Indiana Jones, the character is back with a new adventure in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", set for a June 30th release, and is the fifth in the Jones series and the final time we will see Harrison Ford in the role. For fans of DC's character Flash, the new film "The Flash" will hit theaters on June 16th, and promises to be a wild ride with both Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton returning as Batman. June

16th will also see the release of "The Blackening", a horror/comedy mash up that will poke fun at the horror genre. Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in "Mission : Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part One" on July 12th that promises to be yet another thrilling adventure showcasing Tom's amazing stunt abilities, which includes a motorcycle jumping over a cliff. In what promises to be the ultimate "popcorn" flick, the doll Barbie will grace the big screen in the aptly titled "Barbie", starring Margot Robbie as the "main" Barbie and Ryan Gosling as one of many Ken's, will be released on July 21st. Come on Barbie let's go party! Another film sure to garner interest is "Joy Ride", starring Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu scheduled to hit theaters on July 7th, follows

a group of friends who travel across China with friends to track down one of their birth mothers. Other films to keep an eye on are "Transformers : Rise of The Beasts" (June 9th), "Asteroid City" (June 23rd), "Oppenheimer" (June 21st), and "Haunted Mansion" (July 28th). August, considered the end of the summer movie season will be the release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" (4th), "Heart of Stone" featuring Gal Gadot (11th), DC's "Blue Beetle (18th), and "Golda" with Helen Mirren (25th). Summertime is a busy time at movie theaters, and we often have to pick and choose what we see, and in the case of a couple of my friends, they go to weekly outings at the theater, sometimes two movies in a day, so they may see most of the

aforementioned films. For the rest of us, we will pick which films to see at the theater or stream later. However, with most of the films I have mentioned, a trip to the theater to see these films on the big screen and with fellow film fans may be the best option. Nevertheless, whatever films you choose to venture to the theater for, grab a bag of popcorn and a drink and let's make it a fun summer at the movies!

Pop Life

By Ken Silvers

theloaferonlineprint @gmail.com

Bristol

PARAMOUNT

Jun 3 Sara Evans

Jun 13 Marcy Playground

Jun 15 Dave Mason

Jun 17 Nightrain-Tribute to Guns n Roses

Jun 24 Bored Teachers Comedy Tour

Jun 29 Christopher Cross

Jul 2 Ozark Mtn Daredevils

Jul 8 The Platters with The Drifters

Jul 13 Farm and Fun Time featuring Rodney Crowell

Jul 22 Head Games-Tribute to Foreigner

Jul 29 Journeyman: Tribute to Eric Clapton

Aug 12 Yellow Brick Road-

Tribute to Elton John

Aug 15 Jimmie Vaughan

Sept 13 Ben Folds

Sep 16 EW&F-Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire

Oct 14 Lady Supreme-

Tribute to Diana Ross

Nov 10 Kathy Mattea

Nov 11 Chi-Town Transit AuthorityTribute to Chicago

CAMEO THEATER

Jun 17 Vixen

Jun 24 Robert Randolph

Jul 2 Firehouse with Trixster Acoustic

Jul 9 Glam Slam Metal Tour with Enuff Znuff, The Quireboys and Bad Marriage

Jul 16 Stryper

Jul 17 Tommy Emmanuel

Aug 17 Foghat

Nov 11 Bellamy Brothers

Dec 2 The Wizards of Winter

BRISTOL RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION

Sep 8-10 Nickel Creek, Margo Price, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Watchhouse, The Mavericks, 49 Winchester, Larkin Poe, Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives and more

JOHNSON CITY

FREEDOM HALL

Jun 2 Mr. Speed- Kiss Tribute

Nov 1 Foreigner

CONCERT SCHEDULE CONCERT SCHEDULE

MARTIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Sep 8 The Black Jacket Symphony: Saturday Night Fever

Sep 20 Daniel Tosh

KINGSPORT

FUN FEST SUNSET CONCERT SERIES

Jul 20 Danny Gokey with Ellie Holcomb

Jul 21 Boys II Men with JohnnySwim

Jul 22 Clay Walker with Brittney Spencer

RED, WHITE AND BOOM

Jul 1 Cheap Trick

GREENVILLE

NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Jul 14 Dugger Band

Knoxville

TENNESSEE THEATRE

Jun 20 Brit Floyd

Jul 15 1964: The Tribute

Jul 25 ZZ Top

Aug 15 Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

Aug 18 Kansas

Aug 16 Cinderella’s Tom Keifer Band

Aug 18 Kansas

Aug 31 Gladys Knight

Sep 26 Chicago

Sep 28 Tanya Tucker

Oct 26 Lewis Black

THOMPSON BOWLING ARENA

Jun 23 Hank Williams Jr.

Jul 15 Thomas Rhett

Jul 29 The Chicks

Sept 12 Guns n Roses

Sep 22 Koe Wetzel

Oct 6 Elevation Worship & Steven Furtick

Oct 16 Shania Twain

Nov 24 Kiss: End of the Road Tour

Dec 8 Lauren Daigle

KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM

Aug 24 Billy Strings

Aug 31 Hardy

Sep 14 Parker McCollum

Sep 28 Jon Pardi

Dec 1 & 3 Nate Bargatze

KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM:

Jun 5 Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Jun 17 Darren Knight

Sep 24 Joy Koy

Sep 29 Crowder

Mar 1 The Fab Four performs The Beatles Rubber Soul

BIJOU THEATRE

Jun 9 Gangstagrass

Jul 22 Crash Test Dummies

Aug 11 /12 The Steeldrivers

Aug 23 Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter

Aug 25 The War and The Treaty

Aug 4 The Wallflowers

Oct 7 Henry Cho

Nashville

RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Jun 11/12 Indigo Girls

Jun 15 LeAnn Morgan

Jun 17/18 Styx

Jun 18 Jackson Browne (Opry)

Jun 24 Tori Amos

Jul 6 Sam Bush

Jul 11 The Mountain Goats

Jul 13 Rhonda Vincent

Jul 21 Ed Sheeran

Jul 25 & 26 Ryan Adams and The Cardinals

Jul 27 Ricky Skaggs

Jul 28 America

Jul 30 Melissa Etheridge

Aug 9 The Turtles, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Cowsills

Aug 14 Counting Crows

Aug 7 Sara Evans

Aug 19 Kansas

Aug 29 & 30 LeAnn Morgan

ASCEND AMPHITHEATER

Jun 2 Ruston Kelly

Jun 9 The Cadillac Three

Jun 23 Walker Hayes

Jul 11 Foreigner and Loverboy

Jul 18 Louis Tomlinson

Jul 19 Yungblud

Jul 20 Boy George & Culture Club with Howard Jones And Berlin

Aug 18 3 Doors Down

Aug 27 Ghost

Sep 12 /13 Artic Monkeys

BRIDGESTONE ARENA

Jun 13 Duran Duran

Jun 17 Bryan Adams and Joan Jett

Jul 1 & 8 Kid Rock with Travis Tritt

Jul 3 Matchbox Twenty and The Wallflowers (new date)

Jul 16 Blink 182

Jul 24 Greta Van Fleet

Jul 27 The Chicks

Jul 28 50 Cent

Jul 29 Sam Smith

Aug 1 Nickelback

Aug 12 Luke Bryan

Sep 12 Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie

Sept 20 Wu-Tang Clan

Sept 22 Avenged Sevenfold

Sept 29 Thomas Rhett

NISSAN STADIUM

Jun 11 CMA Fest

Jun 15 Beyonce

Jul 22 Ed Sheeran

Jul 28-29 George Strait, Chris Stapleton & Little Big Town

BROOKLYN BOWL

Jul 9 The Struts

Jul 15 King’s X

Jul 25 Ann Wilson & Tripsitter

GEODIS PARK

Aug 26 Guns n Roses

BROWN COUNTY MUSIC CENTER

Jun 6 Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

Jun 9 Rodney Carrington

Jun 11 KC and the Sunshine Band

Jun 19 Jackson Browne

Jun 25 Elvis Costello

Jun 29 Trace Adkins

Jun 30 Here Come The Mummies

Jul 22 Randy Travis

Jul 25 Melissa Etheridge

Jul 30 Ann Wilson and Tripsitter

Manchester

BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

Jun 15-18 Foo Fighters, Paramore, Nil Nas X, Sheryl Crow, Kendrick Lamar, Korn, The Revivalists, Pixies, Umphrey’s McGee and more!

BRISTOL TN/VA

Like a lot of movie lovers, I miss the much-loved and much-lamented streaming service FilmStruck. It was a glorious wonderland but like so many things of as late it felt “too good to not be messed up by corporate shenanigans.” One of the very first films I watched on the service was 1968’s “Targets,” a film that is notable for two big reasons. It was the first film directed by the late Peter Bogdanovich, who would become an important figure in the American New Wave, and it was the last film to star one of the great icons of horror, Boris Karloff.

“Targets” was bankrolled by legendary producer Roger Corman, who gave Bogdanovich his first shot at directing a feature with two conditions. First, Boris Karloff owed Corman two days' worth of work off a contract. Second, the film had to include 20 minutes of footage from a film Karloff had made that Corman directed, “The Terror” from 1963. Bogdanovich and his then-wife, Polly Platt, who also did production design on the film, worked on the story together with him writing the screenplay.

The film features a dual storyline. Karloff plays Byron Orlock, an aging

Targets

horror film star who has decided he’s had enough and it’s time to hang his hat up. It’s easy to see parallels between Orlock’s career with the real-life one of Karloff, but unlike Karloff, Orlock is feeling a little bitter in his older age about the films he’s made. He points out to his young director friend, which happens to be played by Bogdanovich, that the horrors of his movies can’t compete with the horror of the real day. Tossing a newspaper that states about a person who killed six people in a supermarket.

The film also follows an ordinarylooking, young man. Clean cut, the boy next door type. He’s married, and his parents live with him and his wife. He works in insurance, and he and his father enjoy shooting guns and hunting on the weekend. All seems right and well with the young man, till we see him open the trunk of his Ford Mustang and it’s full of guns. The young man soon begins to use these. On his wife, his parents, strangers on the highway, and random people at a drive-in theater where Byron Orlock is scheduled to make a personal appearance.

What makes “Targets” a hell of a movie, and also scary, is that this is a movie from 1968 that, sadly, feels very contemporary. Karloff is fantastic in the movie, and considering his role is a nod to his history, it’s a very fitting swan song for a true icon. It’s also one of the most impressive debut films ever made by a first-time filmmaker.

by Paramount in the early 2000s. But now a new, restored edition of the film has been released by The Criterion Collection. Though the great Peter Bogdanovich sadly passed away in January of last year, he was already working with Criterion on this release and supervised the new transfer of the film. It’s a 4K digital master, scanned from the original 35mm camera negative. Audio is the original mono soundtrack presented uncompressed by the 35mm magnetic sound masters. The film looks fantastic, significantly better than what I saw that was streaming on FilmStruck. It makes me very happy to know that Bogdanovich got to oversee a new master of his first film before he passed away. He is present on this

release thanks to an introduction and wonderful commentary track he did for that 2003 DVD release. Archival materials include the trailer and a 1983 American Film Institute interview with Polly Platt. A new feature is a half-hour look at the film with filmmaker Richard Linklater.

“Targets” is a heck of a film and one that is sadly, disturbingly, contemporary. The film has many ardent fans and admirers and it’s great to see the film out in a wonderful new edition from Criterion, and downright heartwarming to know Bogdanovich was involved with the release before his passing. This one comes highly recommended by me. See you next week.

By Andy Ross theloaferonlineprint @gmail.com

If you know anything about Peter Bogdanovich, you know he was born to make movies. He was obsessed with them and had interviewed many of the great giants of American filmmaking long before he ever got the chance to make “Targets.”

Shot with a low budget, “Targets” is impressive as hell with how well the film is made. It’s a film that you won’t likely forget if you see it.

The film has been out of print for several years, it was released on DVD