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RUNNING COMMENTARY It’s Sunday morning, and I wouldn’t say I’m hungover, but I spent all day yesterday writing, forgot to eat, and then went to the Capitol to see Whitey Morgan and drink beer. I had fully intended to throw down, honky tonk it up, earn a decent hangover—but I couldn’t get all my necessary thoughts onto this page in time… So I just honky tonked a lil bit. Still, though, my head hurts. And I’ve got zombies on the brain… heh. When everything’s clickin’ and bidness is good, my mind settles, and I can sit and write for hours. I don’t always keep what comes out, but it helps with the ideas. Take this issue you hold in your hot little hands (or your cool little device if you happen to be at 11thhouronline.com or issuu.com). I’ve been writing about zombies for a week, kids, but every time I thought the story was almost done… it wasn’t! And I don’t believe it is! So many movies, books, themes, morality plays… voodoo and European erotica, bad television and cosplay, zom-rom, zom-com, hum drum, well-then-there m-----------s… but I digress. Let me tell you that I’ve enjoyed the strain and stress of this particular issue more than any other. Yes, my zombie obsession might’ve worked against me, but hopefully, you’ll dig the feature and find one or two musings worth tucking away for the apocalypse. I think you’ll find Bo Walker’s tips on being bitten by a zombie to be particularly good. Sure, I’m biased, but I think it’s his best piece yet. And what would any true zombie project be without some good ole’ fashioned political commentary? Seth Clark returns to the 11th Hour after a long absence—and his conversation with Lee Bains III is dang timely as one of the biggest elections of the 21st Century looms large over the country and our state. I don’t subscribe to the “if you don’t vote don’t bitch” philosophy—apathy is as much an American right as any, I guess—but sometimes the simplest, smallest acts of patriotism are the most powerful. “Not voting” is not a protest. It’s just lazy. Also in this issue, you’ll find a whole horde of excellent family Halloween activities, concerts, interviews, events, movies, food… and, well, just a lot of fun. I’ve eaten nothing but Kit Kats and Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins, drank nothing but coffee and rum (not at the same time), and I’ve closed out every night this week with an episode of The Haunting of Hill House. I’ve got two episodes left (we’ll talk about it next issue). Let me wrap this up so I can get to ‘em. Love ya, mean it, Happy Halloween, go Mayhem, go vote.
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WHAT’S INSIDE October 26–November 8, 2018 // Volume 17, Issue #397
16 THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE:
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JEFF HARDY
09.....What We Are Doing 13.....Upcoming Mayhem Games 14..... 11 Questions: Scott Sharrard 17..... Kirk West's 50,000 Shads of Gray 19..... A Conversation with Lee Bains III 22..... The Zombie Apocalypsa: Are You Ready? 29..... Bo Talks 31.....Eat This: The Rookery 33.....The Dish 35.....Do This: Zombie Edition 36..... The Interview with Jeff Hardy 40..... Artist Spotlight: JP Harris
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SPIRITS IN OCTOBER 2018 6–8:30PM OCTOBER 25–28TH RIVERSIDE CEMETERY & CONSERVANCY 1301 RIVERSIDE DR, MACON This one-hour guided tour among Victorian memorials and greenery includes actors in costume at various gravesides bringing history to life. Many of the cemetery's early "residents" were Civil War soldiers. Spirits in October is not a scary ghost tour. It’s about honoring and sharing the stories of the fascinating people who came before us to make Macon what it is today. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.riversidecemetery.com. FALL FESTIVAL: DIA LOS MUERTOS FREE! 6–10PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH CENTRAL CITY PARK 150 WILLIE SMOKIE GLOVER DR, MACON The Macon-Bibb County Recreation Department presents the Annual FREE Fall Festival. BIGGER and BETTER! Candy + Games + Inflatables + Face Painting + Local Mascots + Story Time with Washington Memorial Library + Costume Parade and MORE! At 8pm, enjoy a Movie in The Park featuring Coco! Bring your own snacks, lawn chairs and or blankets. For more info, call 478-621-6281.
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TRICK OR TREAT IN THE VILLAGE! 4–6PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST INGLESIDE AVENUE, MACON Trick or Treat in Historic Ingleside Village! Participating stores will be passing out candy from 4–6pm in a fun, safe atmosphere for local kids of all ages! TRICK OR TREAT IN DOWNTOWN MACON 4–7PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST ON HALLOWEEN, DOWNTOWN MACON Businesses and organizations will open their doors to trick-or-treaters! Families are invited to visit downtown retailers and restaurants in a walkable and safe urban core. Furry friends are welcome too! Stop by Halloween Headquarters located in Hollingsworth Park (on Poplar Street in the block between Third Street and MLK Jr. Blvd.) to pick up a map of the Treat Trail and learn about all downtown Macon has to offer. This event is free and open to the public. Happy Halloween! ABBEY ROAD LIVE! WHITE ALBUM 50TH ANNIVERSARY 8PM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD THE HARGRAY CAPITOL THEATRE 382 2ND STREET, MACON Come hear the best of the White Album come to life as Abbey Road LIVE! pays tribute to this amazing musical work! Favorites such as "Back In The U.S.S.R", "Dear Prudence", and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" will be performed alongside rarely heard oddities like "Bungalow Bill", "Piggies", and "Happiness is a Warm Gun". Additionally, the show will include a second set of tunes spanning the entire Beatles catalog!
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11 QUESTIONS WITH
SCOTT SHARRARD Scott Sharrard has one hand on the fretboard of the future, one strumming the strings of history. His passion for the blues goes back to his mid-west teenage years, traversing Milwaukee’s bars and clubs in search of the masters. He found ‘em too. Since then he’s been a student of American music, priveleged to learn from his heroes—who just happen to be some of the greatest that ever lived. His latest album, Saving Grace, features a final collaboration with long time bandmate, mentor, and friend Gregg Allman. It’s also a leap into the wide, blue yonder of rock n’ roll’s tomorrow.
ONE Your time with the Gregg Allman Band had to have been an enlightening, emotional, and entertaining period. You were often to referred to as the "musical director"—what did that position entail? Gregg always had someone in his life to help musically guide and motivate him. His brother Duane was the original musical motivator and probably the most inspiring person in his life. From what I understand, Duane played a mentorship role with all the members of the Allman Brothers Band. He was a passionate and skilled musical artist and human being. I believe that dynamic set the tone for the rest of Gregg's career, having a guitarist, bandleader at his side. After Duane's tragic death, you could argue that Dickey served that role, although it seems some of the collaboration dried up during that time, and it was a much less harmonious period. Drugs and money surely played a role there. Then you had Dan Tolar, the incredible guitarist in the Gregg Allman Band of the 1980's. Finally, Warren Haynes filled this role in the last years of the Allman Brothers. I've taken a lot of my band 14 OCTOBER 26–NOVEMBER 8, 2018
leading style from what I've learned from Duane and Warren and how their dynamics played off of Gregg's style and personality. As a music director, you play a very unique role—you're a taskmaster, a creator, and sometimes a supplicant. You have to wear a lot of hats and learn how to communicate and motivate while not letting any BS get to the boss! I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention the great Jimmy Vivino. Watching him lead the Levon Helm band was a real inspiration when I took over that role with Gregg. Jimmy's style is so smooth with the band, and he has a very deep musical knowledge and a fun free-wheeling vibe—you can't lose that garage band spirit and the love of the blues! I think that's why Gregg wanted me to handle this role in his band. TWO What's on your turntable right now? Man, I love my Orbit turntable!! We spin records all day in my house. My favorites right now are Glenn Gould playing Bach's Goldberg Variations, Taj Mahal The Real Thing, Allen Toussaint Motion
and Southern Nights, Willie Mitchell Greatest Hits, Ahmad Jamal Live at the Pershing, Miles Davis The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions and Sly Stone Small Talk... THREE Do you have any pre-show rituals or superstitions? I do, as a matter of fact. I always warm up my voice with exercises I got from a great vocal coach here in NYC, Greg Drew. Warming up is a key part of singing night after night. I also warm up my hands with a few scales, nothing fancy. I'm 40 you know? Gotta grease the wheel! FOUR When it comes to songwriting, do you prefer collaborations or solitary pursuits? I love both. Writing "My Only True Friend" and "Everything a Good Man Needs" with Gregg Allman was like a master class, we had so much fun and he taught me his style of meticulous wordcraft. Every time I get to write with someone, I learn so much. That said, I’ve got a new batch of songs that
are very personal and will be on my next album, so it's important to be able to dig deep and open up. Being adaptable and humble is key when you're a creative person. FIVE What was the last new thing you learned? I'm learning Segovia's adaption of Bach lute suites right now—gorgeous but very hard! I'm also trying to get into cooking Filipino food, my friend Nicole Ponseca and her restaurants Jeepney and Maharalika are so good. She also has a new book out with her husband Miguel, I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook. I'm looking forward to making a real Bicol stew at home! SIX I have heard you talk about "protecting" the music—what's out there threatening it? The question is what is NOT out there threatening it. The entire industry is in an upheaval. We have plenty of talented people, writers, and players. But where is the system of patronage that labels once provided? Gone. Because all our genres are going the way of Jazz and Classical music. Education is becoming my main focus to protect the art and provide a real, sustainable living for active artists. Jazz and Classical both had to do it to survive and keep their integrity, our genres will be the same in due time.
SEVEN Who's walking around right now that you'd like to work with live or in the studio? Man, we've lost so many great legendary artists. But there are some new cats I'm really digging too… A short list for me would be Herbie Hancock, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Jason Isbell, Rachel Price, Brian Blade, Joshua Redman, Childish Gambino...
I practice unplugged. I have for over 20 years. The gear doesn't matter, but it does give you an extra 5-10% now and then. I also don't fight my guitar. It's very easy to play, and I've developed a light touch with my picking hand using fingers or a pick that allows the amp and guitar to do all the work. I call it “Bruce Lee's One Finger Punch Picking”. You want the power and impact without the effort, that's the key.
EIGHT I ask everybody this—where's the best pulled pork barbecue? I'll also except the best brisket or ribs. Ohhh that's a good one. For the pig, you've gotta go to Memphis, but the Carolinas aren't a joke either! I'd say a tie for pulled pork would be between Rodney Scott's in Charleston and Central BBQ in Memphis. Brisket? That's a tough one, man... Texas is kind of the place for the cow. I'd have to say Kreuz Market. I've never been able to get into Franklin’s in Austin, but people say it's the best. For ribs, I'm going back to Memphis to the incomparable Cozy Corner. In the end, that's my favorite BBQ stop I've found yet on the road.
TEN What's the strangest thing you ever bought from truck stop? I never buy anything in those places but coffee if I have to! I used to buy cassette tapes and CDs. You can find some cool stuff like old Malaco Blues compilations and off-brand Jazz stuff. I haven't done that in years.
NINE It's clean, cool, balanced, it evokes—but it's all yours. What's the secret to Scott Sharrard's guitar tone? Oh, man, that's very kind of you—and thank you for that compliment. Tone is in your hands.
ELEVEN Tell me a secret you've learned about the Big House. Oh, man, Richard Brent is a tone encyclopedia! That man has taught me so much about the gear and tone secrets of the ABB family of guitarists. And the Gold Top Les Paul—man, that's a magic instrument. The fact that it was Duane's is so amazing, but it's just a great and unique guitar. It pulls things out of you. Hell, the whole building can do that. Every time I'm there, I always take a moment to myself and listen to those walls. It's a mandatory stop for every musician.
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I always had a camera with me when I was with the Colonel. Ya just never knew what was gonna happen next! Impromptu occurrences would just appear out of Bruce's mind—flash and they were gone! Better git it while ya can, boy. When Kirsten & I first moved into the Big House in September of ‘93 and set to renovating the old homestead of the Allman Brothers to bring it up to snuff for our home, we basically had to rebuild a place that had fallen into deep disrepair. The first guest to visit—on the 4th day of our living in our new home—was none other than our dear friend, Bruce Hampton. He sat outside for an hour or so by the little goldfish pond by the side of the house. He finally came in and stayed for supper. He said he wanted to sit out there and fill up with the spirit of Duane. Duane Allman had been instrumental in getting the Hampton Grease Band their record deal with Columbia back in the day, and Duane & Bruce were great, dear friends. We had many, many great times with the Col. at the house— holiday meals, after show hangs, just visits for no reason. Just because... Kirk West is a photographer, archivist, and the host of “Into The Mystic” Wednesday Nights at 7pm on 100.9 The Creek. He’s published two books of his work, Les Brers—Kirk West’s Photographic Journey with The Brothers, and The Blues in Black and White—a collection documenting his time on the Chicago Blues scene in the 1970s and 1980s. Kirk and his wife, Kirsten, own and operate Gallery West at 447 Third Street in Macon. Visit kirkwestphotography.com and the Gallery West to view and purchase prints and canvases of the greatest artists in blues, country, rock n’ roll and soul.
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A CONVERSATION WITH
LEE BAINS III BY SETH CLARK
If you've ever been to a Lee Bains and the Glory Fires show, you notice a couple of things right off the bat. First, they're as loud and good as they come. Second, they love the South—and they're hellbent on helping this region they love so much live up to all the good they see in it. The Glory Fires’ new live record, Live at the Nick, isn’t just one of the best-mixed, fast-paced, live, rock n’ roll albums of 2018—it's an incredible snapshot of a bunch of progressive southerners riling each other up amidst the anxiety of a defining political moment. Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires deal with their state's past while molding its future. It's a wild ride. I had a chance to catch up with Lee Bains before his upcoming show on October 26th at the Creek Stage at the Rookery, to ask him about the record, politics, religion, and Southern rock.
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SC: You just released an album—Live at the Nick—and the album was a surprise. When did you decide you were gonna record it and release it? LBIII: I guess we decided to record it in the fall of last year. We booked a couple of shows at the Nick in Birmingham— which is kind of like our home club, I guess—and figured that between the two nights, we would have enough good cuts to put out an album. Our buddy, John Paul Foster—who lives in Montevallo, Alabama—came out and recorded, and he did a great job. It took a while to mix it just because... live, you know, from one night to the next there are little differences, little technical issues and stuff like that he had to kind of heroically figure out, which he did. And yeah basically he put it out as soon as we got it done, more or less. We just wanted it to go ahead and be out there on the Internet for folks to hear—particularly, as we're getting into an opportunity for folks to vote in the next couple weeks. We wanted to go ahead and have that statement out there in the world. Did y'all mean to keep it a surprise—or were y'all working out the mix and some of those troubles you just mentioned? Yeah, I guess we were trying to keep it a surprise. I mean, we told people at the Birmingham show we were recording it. But I guess I didn't want to announce it from the get-go, "We're putting out a live record!”. Knowing our track record with technical difficulties there's a good chance, that like a computer we use just melted or something. You know what I mean? And then once we were kind of in the process, we thought, “Man, it would be cool to just drop it on the internet one day.” Well, I wrote down that it smacks of a particular moment in time. Tell me who you played with that night and why you played. What was going on at that moment in history? Because you mention what's going on around y'all throughout the whole night. I guess at that moment in Alabama, we were in the full throes of the Senate campaign where Roy Moore was running against Doug Jones for the seat vacated by Jeff Sessions. There was a lot of electricity in the air around that campaign. I think, particularly, because Roy Moore was involved. Anybody of our generation in the state of Alabama has known the name Roy Moore pretty much our entire lives. For a lot of us, that name recalls, really, not much more than bigotry, you know? I mean, the first time I remember hearing [Roy Moore's name] had to do with his refusal to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom when he was a judge. Then when he was serving on the Alabama Supreme Court, he erected a monument of the Ten Commandments by
the courthouse and refused to remove it. So I think a lot of us remember that as well as his... just kind of constant and brutal and anti-gay statements over the years. The fact that he was the Republican nominee had a lot of folks riled up in a way that a statewide election hadn't in a long time. That, and of course just being in 2017, the first year of Trump’s presidency. There is all that weight as well. We played with a bunch of different independent bands from around Alabama. From folks we've been playing with a really long time, folks that I would say... that I would go to see as a teenager like, Shaheed and DJ Supreme, and Me and My Knife, to younger bands like Bad Example who are a really great, young hardcore band in Birmingham. We also had organizers come from Hometown Action, which is a group focusing on building popular power behind initiatives that support people—like healthcare and education, and housing and wages, and just these very sort of basic universal issues that affect all Alabamians. And then we also had organizers from the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. They've done a lot of work to protect immigrant Alabamians, particularly, from Latin America. It was like those couple of nights there at the Nick were... to me they just felt tense and anxious but at the same time really unified—you know what I mean? And in kind of galvanizing and empowering way because you just had all these different folks from that area of Central Alabama together, from all different kinds of backgrounds and perspectives and whatever. Just being together in that moment and just kind of trying to rile each other up a little bit, to build each other up is what it felt like. It was a pretty amazing and memorable couple of nights. Was it before or after [the show] that you and the band rode around in the pickup truck campaigning? Yeah, that was a little later. But, only a couple, three weeks later. Eric and I got a generator and our buddy Wes and our other buddy Andrew drove us around—and this is the day before the special election. So, we were just right around playing songs around Birmingham and up to Gadsden where Roy Moore is from, just denouncing him and encouraging folks to get out and vote for Doug Jones. And then, of course, you know Jones won the election which was just completely overwhelming for all of the people that were riding around in the truck that day—and so many people who'd been at the Nick those couple of nights are just text and tweeting, saying, "I can't believe this is happening!". I remember telling my mom, "Lee's hearts gonna get broken on this one. Doug Jones is not going to beat Roy Moore tonight." Right. And I think that's what a lot of us thought. But, I mean, you know this better than anybody —fighting and pushing for the right thing to happen... often is met with the wrong thing happening. Often the outcome that you were fighting against is the outcome. But, I think folks in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi are among the best examples of folks who are aware of that fact that the fight isn't in the victory the fight is in the day-to-day. It's in lining up and taking the snap again and again. Doesn't matter if you got sacked in the last down. It's now a new down. I want to stick with that for just a second. I don't want to harp on politics too much, but you can't go to a Glory Fires show without knowing where Lee Bains' political passions lie. How'd continued on page 20 11thHourOnline.com 19
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continued from page 21 you get there? How did develop the voice that you have right now? Well, you probably know better than anybody. I remember—I was saying about this the other day. One of the first times we hang out, we were talking about—you know, I hadn't even moved to Atlanta yet. I was still living in Birmingham, but we're here at y'all's house in Atlanta and we were commiserating about the way that the Southern vernacular culture that we grew up in and around seemed to be being eroded by all these massive trends. You know what I mean? Like chain restaurants going up on every corner, you know? Or by radio stations that play the same thing all across America. And I love that line in Ray McKinnon's movie The Account where he said, "One day your kids will be eating cornbread that's sweet and drinking tea that ain't and say that's a Southern tradition." I think Lewis Grizzard used that line, too. Oh, is that Lewis Grizzard? Even better. So you know that's just one of these sort of horrifying things to think about... as somebody who loves this place and its culture and its history and all that. And you, in that conversation, I remember made a really good point of like teasing how national political trends—and probably international political trends—had played into that relationship, and it played into that erosion. We've had conversations like this—hell, that was probably 10 years ago, now—and we've had a lot of those conversations! I think the more that I... sort of see how the political surfaces in the every day, the more I'm fascinated with politics, with culture at the local and the global level because the more I've started digging, the more interrelated I see them. So, I've certainly always had political views. I think what's kind of led me more and more into trying to tease out those relationships between the political and the personal, and the cultural and social on all that, is namely that I really love this place—and love the people that live here, and I'm fascinated by them. I'm looking at these systems that are hurting the people in the place that I love, that are dividing us and that are enriching the very, very richest—and marginalizing the rest. As somebody who loves this place we call home, that keeps me up at night. That's that's what I want to talk about and try to illuminate it in whatever feeble way I can do it. You're talking about your love of place - this place has a very specific sound and tradition of sound that you're now part of. Where do you see you fitting into the arc of Southern rock and soul—and in this current rebirth of music down here? Do you fit into that? Are you on the outskirts? What sounds have you pulled from? Who influences you? That's a good question. I do see our band in a long and tangled family tree of Southern music—but at the same time, a lot of the music that we love doesn't come from the South. I think that I'm fortunate to have fallen in with this group of guys. We don't talk about it necessarily in these terms—but I think, for me, the way I conceptualize it is that, if I'm listening like to a British post-punk band or a Jamaican dub artist or whatever it is, it's like I'm trying to absorb that music and then think about, "Okay, how do are relate to my context in the way that this artist is relating to their context?" And that's really been enriching for me as I read and listen to music. And I'm grateful to have so many artists that have gone before and are operating currently who have kind of undertaken that same mission to bring the universal home. Living in Atlanta, the way that a lot of rap artists have done that is really inspiring too—even though nobody would listen to our stuff, and hip hop would probably not be in even a seven paragraph long description of our stuff. But growing up, a group like OutKast engaged a world of sound. On those records, anything is possible—you know what I mean? They drag you into the space where anything is possible—every sound imaginable is at their fingertips. And yet it sounds like East Point! But it also sounds like the universe. And there are so many southern artists through time that have exhibited that. So, it does give me a sense of strength and possibility to look at those artists, and the work that they did, and be like, "Okay. Wow. Well, they created this like this—kind of their own world at this point in time when that seemed impossible. So, maybe it's at least possible that I could achieve something similar in my place and time.” Switching gears just a little bit. I have written down, "Lee's a religious man whose faith is on prominent display in his work." Many of the lyrics spanning through all your records include deep-seated Biblical allusions.
Can you just talk to me briefly about how your faith drives what you're writing and your art? Man, that's a good question. I mean, it's weird. This is something that I read one time in Flannery O'Connor. She said something like the virtues of faith are much like the virtues of art in that the artist must realize that great art lies beyond the limitations of their abilities—or something like that. I mean, that's probably a butchering of what she said. But, the reason that sticks out to me is that, in a way, I think writing songs and playing music has pushed my spiritual life more than the other way around. Because that's the place where I think I'm digging into ideas and feelings and images and concepts that I haven't really been able to intellectually grasp yet. At the same time, I think, just for me having a practice around that stuff and just having some notion that there's something out there more powerful and more wise and more gracious and benevolent than the world apparent to me is... Trying to stay in contact with that keeps me rolling when it can be really easy to otherwise fall under this feeling of, "Well, everything's screwed up and what's the point?" And that's something that's just immeasurably important to me—that sense, and maintaining it. And I mean you know better than anybody, the world is scary—and the world is dangerous at times. And there are hurtful people who do bad things, and sometimes there are decent people who do hurtful, bad things. And if that's the extent of my reality, then that's pretty damn overwhelming to me. Trying to be in touch with this sense of what I see and what I hear in my limited understanding of the world and the limited understandings of the people around me is not reality. There's something beyond the fact that I don't fully grasp. That's what keeps me keep coming back. I guess that's the thing with writing, too. I don't think I can ever stop writing songs. If all the guys quit the band tomorrow, and the entire world got together and was like, "Hey. We don't we don't hear this anymore!”, I'd still be writing songs because I find out a little bit more each day about this mystery that I'm writing—and the more I delve into the mystery, the more mysterious it is. And I just love that constant movement and the striving and the work that goes along with that.
Lee Bains III and The Glory Fires will be live on The Creek Stage @ The Rookery on Friday, October 26th. Tickets are available at The Rookery or online at hargraycapitoltheatre.com.
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THE ZOMB APOCALYP
ARE YOU REA BY AARON IRONS
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How many times have you begun a sentence with, “In the event of the zombie apocalypse...” ? I start a conversation or join one like it at least once a week. Maybe more. Okay, more—but I submit that if you haven't been talking about zombies with your family, friends, and co-workers then you're doing society a grave disservice. Why, just the other day at the dinner table, my daughter said, “Whatchoo lookin' at Papa?”, and I told her, “Pops isn't looking at anything, sweety. I'm thinking about the zombies.” That's a true story. What about you? Are you considering, planning, preparing? Do you know what to look for? How to avoid being infected? What's the best way to deal with a zombie? Are you infected right now? Ignorance, friends, is the most dangerous aspect of the zombie apocalypse... Well, technically zombies are the most dangerous—but ignorance is a real close number two.
A PANDEMIC BY ANY OTHER NAME
A reanimated human corpse—a zombie, right? No way, right? Hold on to that thought. Last spring, I’d visited Macon-Bibb EMA Director Spencer Hawkins to talk about preparation for 2018’s hurricane season. While touring the Emergency Operations Center (affectionately referred to as The Bunker), I noted that Hawkins mentioned zombies, jokingly, on several occasions. We’d only just met—and maybe he’d read my bio—but did he know about my fascination? Was he messin’ with me? The tour was finished, we were saying goodbyes, and I thought, “Go on, ask him!”... So I did. “Does the Emergency Management Agency have a plan for the zombie apocalypse?” Hawkins looked me in the eye and without a hint of humor said, “Yes.”
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Fast forward to October, and I’m sitting in Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen in Downtown Macon, waiting to pick Spencer’s brain about his zombie plan. He arrives, and we hi-how-are-you. He’s tired and rightfully should be. Hurricane Michael had ripped through Central Georgia the week before, and the EMA was still putting things back together. I tell him it seemed that everyone seemed much more prepared compared to last year’s tango with Irma—and I wondered if that was because the hurricane experience was still so fresh. Spencer allows that, yes, probably. That falls in line with our original discussion about disaster preparation, how we learn and adapt with each new threat. “So,” I proceed, “How does that apply to the zombie apocalypse?” The server takes our order, grit fritters for me and dry-rubbed wings for Spencer. He says, “We’d look at it like a pandemic— H1N1 or SARS. Work hand in hand with the Health Department.” That seems a little light for the reactivated dead, but Spencer counters that managing fear is just as important as identifying and treating an outbreak. Our lunch arrives, and Spencer wastes no time, fastidiously attacking his chicken wings. “Look at the Ebola outbreak in West Africa,” he says.
A (VERY) BRIEF HISTORY CONCERNING ZOMBIES
West Africa. Guinea. Lan guinee—voodoo for Africa. Spencer had my attention. In the 17th Century, the French brought more than slaves to the sugar plantations of Haiti. The lore of Africa survived the journey, and one such legend involved the idea of an imprisoned soul. For a colonial slave, the only thing worse than chains in life were chains in death. Because suicide was rampant—death was freedom but also a direct “f--k you” to and theft from the master—plantation owners fostered the threat of enslavement after death. The idea that you could die but somehow be made to walk the earth and continue as property instead of spiritually returning to the home of your ancestors was terrifying. When revolution freed the slaves in the early 1800s, that fear not only remained, it grew exponentially. As the free people of Haiti attempted to remake their island in a new image, the shadows of old developed teeth. The zombie became a rural boogie man and a symbol of vengeance to be wielded by voodoo progenitors. It was the greatest dread one could imagine—undead and beholden to another. Jump ahead over a century, past multiple rebellions and revolts. Americans became concerned and arrived on Haiti's shore in the form of U.S. Marines, dispatched after the murder of Haitian President, Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam—who, incidentally, was beaten to death and savagely dismembered by a mob. Tales of voodoo and odd curses began to find their way off the island as servicemen rotated back to the States and beyond. 11thHourOnline.com 23 25
William Seabrook heard these stories and decided to investigate. In 1908, William Seabrook started out as a reporter for the Augusta Chronicle in Augusta, GA. When World War I erupted in Europe, he joined the French Army’s American Field Service as an ambulance driver. He was gassed at the Battle of Verdun in 1916 and was back in Georgia before the US officially entered the war in 1917. Continuing as a writer, Seabrook sought out the strange—cannibalism (he was a self-confessed cannibal), satanism, witchcraft, all manner of the occult that seemed to pervade pop culture in the wake of the Great War. Rumors of the undead reached Seabrook and in the late 1920's, he traveled to Haiti where he became rather obsessed with voodoo. In 1929, he published The Magic Island, a book that explored the experience. Seabrook wasn't the first to inject the zombie mythos into the mainstream—but he was probably the first to see past the campfire tales and offer up rational and realistic explanations that in no way diminished the horror or fascination. But back to Spencer and his chicken wings.
TOTAL ZOMBIE
The biggest problem with Ebola in West Africa, according to Spencer, was that it spread so easily—even after death. “Cultural burial practices vs a lack of understanding of the pandemic,” says Spencer. Someone would die, but family members wouldn’t immediately destroy the body, so the virus would simply continue to infect. He also explained that people continued to gather en masse. Spencer gestures with a chicken wing flat. “Public places like this. Restaurants? Stay out of ‘em.” Social distancing he calls it. Chewing, Spencer considers a moment then says, “Are you familiar with World War Z?” My heart began to sink… Please, God, don’t let this man I admire be referencing that crappy Brad Pitt movie! He lays a bone on the pile to his right, swallows and says, “The book not the movie.” Inner sigh of relief. “It talks about total war, how everything is dedicated to the war effort. Everything. Eating, sleeping, taking a s--t... Well, that’s impossible for people—but not for a virus.”
I was more than familiar with World War Z. I’d read it and reread it at least seven times since it was published twelve years ago. It really is that good. It’s author, Max Brooks (son of Mel) had been at the forefront of the 21st Century zombie revival with his entertaining yet practical 2003 book The Zombie Survival Guide. It details a virus, solanum, that attacks the brain causing death then, ultimately, reanimation. Brooks explores all aspects of zombie mythology and science while contributing his own designs to the zombie’s evolution. But remember, I said the handbook was practical, and Brooks takes great care to deliver expert advice on basic survival, weapons, home & public defense strategy, general health, and proper preparation. Consider it a Steal This Book for the Z Generation. World War Z took its inspiration from Studs Terkel's The Good War: An Oral History of World War II. Told in a similar style, WWZ chronicles a global zombie pandemic through linear tales of survival. It’s time to get to the heart, or in this case the brain, of the matter. Though I haven’t known him long, I know one certain thing about Spencer Hawkins—he’s a planner. And I should know, we can smell our own. Like me, he probably repeats his morning ritual like a silent mantra before he goes to bed at night, checking and rechecking the doors and windows, laying awake while swearing he’s forgotten something. His greatest fear is not being prepared. Mine is not being prepared for the zombie apocalypse. “Tell me,” I say. “What are your tips for the zombie pandemic?” “First,” he says, “stay away from other people! Social distancing.” Right on, makes sense. I mention that my plan has always involved not trying to leave town, staying quiet and at home until there was a reasonable chance at travel. “Absolutely. Fortify your home. You can control where you are. Zombies… they meet a locked door, they aren’t gonna break it down. They’re going to keep moving. Also, you’ve got to become a germ freak. Wash and sanitize everything. Stock up on hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol.” That one makes me laugh. One of the more popular zombie vehicles of the last twenty years is AMC’s adaptation of Image Comics’ The Walking Dead. The characters on that show spend a lot of time covered in viscera and bodily fluids. Last but not least, Spencer says, “Do whatever the CDC tells you to do. No matter how ridiculous.”
RISE OF THE ZOMBIE
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In 1932, Victor and Edward Halperin wrangled $50,000 to film, what is generally admitted as, the first zombie movie. Loosely inspired by The Magic Island, White Zombie starred the iconic Bela Lugosi (still fresh from his enduring turn as Dracula) as voodoo priest, Murder Legendre. The plot revolved around spurned love and vengeance among the wealthy plantations of Haiti. The “Haitian” zombie motivated with little maturity through the 1930s and 1940s—but after World War II, a new ingredient was introduced that appealed to the uniquely American phenomenon of youth culture. The atomic bomb had made science fiction a reality, and the zombie found itself coming to un-life through mad science and alien invasion. Teenagers were the prime consumers of horror and sci-fi in the late 1950s, but the assassination of JFK, the Civil Rights Movement, the draft, and the escalation of the war in Vietnam—that's what the youth of America was attempting to digest in the 1960s. No horror film embodied that conflict and confusion better than George A. Romero's 1968 vanguard, Night of the Living Dead. Though the word “zombie” never actually appears, Romero's “ghouls” are shambling, re-animated corpses singularly propelled to kill and devour the living. The cause of the phenomenon, which appears to affect the dead and anyone bitten by the dead, is never completely realized (and never would be in Romero's Dead-verse). No voodoo curses, no Dr. Frankenstein, no event horizon—just steady, hungry, murdering corpses. Romero and NotLD co-writer John Russo were probably not trying to challenge socio-political views with their movie, but consider the plot— seven strangers ranging in age, background, and race making a desperate stand against each other within the confines of a farmhouse while outside, a mindless horde attempts to force its way inside. Now, consider that Ben, an African American played by Duane Jones, is the hero knocking around a middle-aged white man who's selfishness threatens to get them all killed... in 1968. (Spoiler alert) Ben manages to be the lone survivor of that horrific night in the farmhouse, but come the morning is mistakenly shot by a white man's rifle. Night of The Living was released on October 1, 1968—six months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The 1970s saw a renaissance in European horror films, with England, Spain, and Italy leading the pack. American audiences were still exposed to the odd zombie flick here and there, but the budgets were low and despite the ripples emanating from NotLD, so were expectations. In 1974, George Romero began batting around the idea of another “dead” project. He'd continued making modest films, horror and other, and he'd come to realize that he and John Russo had, inadvertently, created a new kind of zombie mythology. What if he could redefine it even further? Through mutual acquaintances, word of Romero's intentions reached the ears of Italian director Dario Argento. Argento loved NotLD, offered to help Romero not only write a sequel but finance it as well. But what really spurred the project was a visit to the mall in Monroeville, PA. A friend suggested Romero tour the mall's inner, secret corridors and rooms, theorizing that the huge, indoor shopping center would be a great place to survive a disaster. George Romero had the perfect catastrophe in mind. Dawn of the Dead saw its Italian theatrical release on September 1, 1978, and landed in the United States the following spring. The film, appearing to take place in the wake of the original, follows survivors of the zombie pandemic as they flee the city to take refuge in a shopping mall. If the themes and commentary of NotLD were happy accidents, the satire on display in DotD was not. Romero managed to take all of the frustration of the 1960s, blend it with the excess of the '70s, and boil it down to bloody bones. The excellent chemistry of the cast along with the calculated gore of Tom Savini's special effects and makeup made Dawn of the Dead a benchmark in horror films—and it set the bar forever after. Romero, or possibly Argento, even managed to tip his hat to the zombie's Caribbean heritage when Ken Foree says, “You know Macumba? Voodoo? My granddad was a priest in Trinidad. He used to tell us, 'When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth'."
With Dawn of the Dead, Romero accomplished two significant things—he'd transformed the zombie from soulless automaton controlled by magic or mad (MAD, I tell you!) science into an instinct-driven consumer without reason or remorse. He'd also intentionally created parameters within which the zombie and the survivor operated: Zombies were deliberate, plodding and could only be stopped by destroying the brain—anything attached to head was still dangerous until you bashed it or put a bullet (or other implements) in it. The zombie’s bite was 100% fatal, and the victim would reanimate unless the brain was compromised. Romero would reactivate his corpses with 1985's Day of the Dead, a film full of grim gore and Cold War paranoia—but Return of the Living Dead was the zombie movie of and for the ‘80s. Rooted in NotLD co-writer John Russo's book of the same name, director Dan O'Bannon spray-painted a punk rock stripe through the script and churned out a film that featured horror, erotica, rock n' roll, comedy and puppetry. The zombies of RotLD are the result of a hilariously mishandled military experiment (later to be known as Trioxin), but even though they shared similarities with Romero's, there was an independent quality—BRAINS! RotLD zombies craved human brains! It's a signature that would forever after be associated with zombies in pop culture. The Trioxin zombie was also capable of speech and articulated movement and relative speed. The Romero and Trioxin zombie would make return engagements alongside their low(er)-budget and straight-to-video brethren for the next twenty years. Japan would join the horde in the 1990s alongside filmmakers of the independent boom, and video game franchises like Resident Evil would leave their bloody fingerprints all over the genre as well.
ZOMBIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Books, movies, video games, web series, cartoons, toys, clothes, food—you name it, the zombie’s got a piece of it in the 21st Century. The 1990s saw a few great notches on the headstone—Cemetery Man comes to mind—but the 2000s practically exploded with new energy and imagination. Danny Boyle's 2002 British hit 28 Days Later, Zack Snyder's almost-too-good 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, Edgar Wright’s hilarious Shaun of the Dead, Romero’s 2008 Diary of the Dead reboot, 2009’s educational Zombieland, the Left For Dead game series, and The Walking Dead comic book series are just a few examples that conspired to raise the zombie to pop culture status levels usually reserved for ghosts, vampires, and werewolves. The Walking Dead television series debuted in 2010 to rave reviews and has since spawned a spinoff and numerous imitators (some better than others). In 2011, thanks to that rise in popularity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opted to add they’re two cents. Get a kit, make your plan, stay informed. That’s Spencer Hawkins’ advice and it echoes the CDC’s blog on Zombie Preparedness (cdc.gov). Both the CDC and the Macon-Bibb EMA treat the zombie apocalypse like any disaster—however, the CDC is quick to confirm that if you’re bitten, you’re done. No cure. Let’s start with the kit. The CDC recommends that you have: • Water (1 gallon per person per day) • Food (stock up on non-perishable items that you eat regularly) • Medications (this includes prescription and non-prescription meds) • Tools and Supplies (utility knife, duct tape, battery powered radio, etc.) continued on page 27
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• Sanitation and Hygiene (household bleach, soap, towels, etc.) • Clothing and Bedding (a change of clothes for each family member and blankets) • Important documents (copies of your driver’s license, passport, and birth certificate to name a few) • First Aid supplies (although you’re a goner if a zombie bites you, you can use these supplies to treat basic cuts and lacerations that you might get during a tornado or hurricane) Spencer would add to that list: • N95 face masks • Safety goggles • heavy-duty rubberized gloves • vodka (hey, it’s multi-purpose) Personally, I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about weapons. Some of you may think that your zombie survival kit should include a gun. Unless you are an experienced hunter or military veteran with legitimate skills, a gun is probably not going to save you. In fact, you’ll probably end up shooting one of your friends or family members, they die, reanimate, bite you, and now you’re a zombie. The same thing goes for the crossbow. Daryl Dixon makes it look cool and easy, but you ain’t him, you dig? And lest we see ourselves in more of the chin-leading, one-liner spouting Bruce Campbell mold, let’s take the chainsaw out of the equation too. In The Zombie Survival Guide, Max Brooks details the attributes of a variety of weapons based on weight, space, and skill level. He suggests you choose a weapon based on this criteria: • Can it crush a skull with one blow? • If not, can it decapitate in said blow? • Is it easy to handle? • Is it light? • Is it durable? Here’s what I suggest: • A short steel crowbar (like vodka, it’s multi-purpose) • A pointed staff (Morgan Jones has the right idea) • A hatchet (to cut and sharpen a pointed staff ) • A copy of The Zombie Survival Guide When it comes to making a plan, you and your family should decide on emergency gathering points. The CDC suggests a place outside of your home and outside of your neighborhood in the event you can’t get home. The CDC also suggests you plan and set-up escape routes. Not a bad idea, but if you live in a major urban area, you’d be better off holding tight where you are—especially if you’ve got your kit assembled and ready. If you do have to move, keep it light and quiet. Wear close-fitting clothing and be careful of accessories that could become entangled—or worse, snatched. Avoid downtowns, medical centers, and churches. Stay away from bodies of water. Zombies could just be waiting at the bottom of the Ocmulgee. Never engage a zombie unless you absolutely have to. You might only see one, but rest assured there’s more, little brother. If you are forced to engage, don’t f---k around. Take out the brain. And for God’s
sake, if you or anyone in your party is bitten… Social distancing, right? Of course, there could be any number of disasters that coincide with the zombie apocalypse—fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado. Spencer Hawkins would recommend you have a plan for all of those. With or without the walking dead. All that leaves is staying informed. Both Spencer and the CDC feel confident that a zombie pandemic could and will be managed like any other outbreak or disaster. Emergency systems that are in place, like Macon-Bibb’s MBCALert would operate as usual. Scientists and the government would face the threat swiftly. You can (and probably should) purchase a wind-up NOAA weather radio for $20 bucks or more. Hopefully, should national, local, or Internet news outlets fail, you could expect updates just like you would under any other disaster conditions. But even if you could access the Internet and social media, CNN and Fox News, etc.—what would you find? Could our leaders or the media come together to recognize a threat as ridiculous as the zombie apocalypse? Being ready means more than having the right tools and supplies on hand. You also have to believe that the worst is possible. Only then can you truly be prepared.
BONES
Spencer gnaws the meat off that last chicken bone while I write. He’s a busy man, has answered and checked his phone numerous times between wings. In some ways, I feel good about it all. Yes, if I wake up tomorrow and Cherry Street is full of reanimated corpses then Spencer and his crew at the Bunker will organize and manage the outbreak and get things back to normal—just like they did with Hurricanes Irma and Michael. Then I remember a dream I had. I wouldn’t call it recurring, but I think of it often. I’m at home with my family, we’re still living in a trailer in the middle of nowhere. One by one—momma, poppa, sissa, brudda—they’re all bitten. They turn. There are horses and they’re devoured. I find a closet (and can’t you just smell that close, wood paneling?) and hide. I must’ve fallen asleep but when I wake up, it’s in medias res. I’m on the back of flatbed truck, surrounded by reaching, clawing, hungry fingers. There's nowhere to run, I’m caught. I feel bad teeth through my jeans, another set at my boots. There’s a buzz like mating cicadas drilling into my skull. The whole world looks yellow, and I’m waving a pearl-handled, single-action revolver. Somehow, I know there’s only one bullet left… I use it. The server refills my water and walks away with a basket of bones. Spencer and I walk out the door and into a pleasant Macon afternoon. “Well,” I say. “I’ll let you get back to saving lives.” I see him up to the corner of Third and Poplar before turning right to make my way back to the Creek. I think about the time I met George Romero. I think about my zombie nightmare. The first time I had it, I immediately watched the original Dawn of The Dead… just cuz. I think about how much better our conversation would’ve been over a glass of bourbon. And I think about how I should’ve had the chicken wings. Did I really just talk about the zombie apocalypse with a real honest-to-goodness government official? Eat your heart out Dan Rather. Or should I say, ”BRAAAAIIIIINNNNSSSS!!!” 11thHourOnline.com 27
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BO’S TIP TOP TIPS FOR
GETTING BITTEN BY A ZOMBIE
Yep, you read that right. Tips for getting bitten because let’s face it—you’re inevitably going to turn. Even though everyone thinks they’re going to be the one in a million survivor-extraordinaire, it’s just not in the cards. Numbers don’t lie. The survivor to zombie ratio is surely on my side here. I haven’t looked up the numbers, but I have seen a lot of film and television productions regarding the matter (how could you not with the entertainment industry beating it to death with a spiked baseball bat). So, I propose it’s not a question of if you get bitten, but rather how you get bitten. Bite location is absolutely critical. No one wants to be one of those horrid zombies with their jaw hanging off, or half their torso missing. Figure out a nice, discreet place where you can try to direct the bite. You might want to think about it like a tattoo. Maybe you go with something classy like the small of your back—or like a SoundCloud rapper and go for a bold face-bite. Bite location also means geographic location. You’re going to want to find a lone-wolf zombie for the job, that way you can evade or kill it until you turn. Failure on this first tip could end with you being completely devoured and ripped to shreds by a thousand ravenous undead. Remember, proper planning prevents piss-poor performance. Fashion over function. A lot of doomsday preppers will tell you the opposite—and for their purposes maybe they’re right. But who wants the last
thing they ever wear to be cargo shorts? Ditch those pockets and prepare to rock it! This is a great time to really go big, as you’ll be wearing these digs until you rot into nothingness (or get killed by one of the few lucky survivors). If you still have that crazy Halloween costume that everyone loved from a few years back—bust that thing out! However, I must advise against anything with helmets or masks, as they’ll probably prevent you from being able to effectively feed on the flesh of the living. The world’s cosplay community is really going to bring a lot of flair and fun to the table during this nightmarish hell-scape. Since we’re going all-in, you might as well go ahead and commit to some groups and activities that already facilitate herd-like mentalities. I would suggest spending time on social media coveting other people’s lifestyles, posting things on social media in the hopes that others might covet your lifestyle, blindly agreeing with the political opinions of your co-workers, going to as many jam band concerts as possible, smoking cigarettes, sports (college football is a great place to start), or join a religion. Once you think about it, things might not really be that different after all. Bo Walker is a local writer who spends much of his time examining the intoxicatingly brain-dead culture that permeates our daily lives.
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Historic Macon Flea Market
Pre-Shopping Work Out Historic Macon’s Flea Market volunteers show us how to best prepare for the upcoming sale on November 2-4. 1. GET YOUR BAG
2. ROCK YOUR KICKS
It’s inevitable that you will find treasures among the troves of items in our warehouse that seem crafted just for you. To be prepared, bring a shopping bag!
Our warehouse can be a jungle, and shoppers certainly treat the occassion like a safari! Come dressed for success by ensuring your kicks are equiped for the fast pace.
| 3. WARM UP
4. GATHER YOUR CREW
Touch your toes. Reach for the sky. However you stretch, make sure your warm your body up for the shopping frenzy of the year!
“The more the merrier” has never been more true than at HMF’s Flea Market. There’s something for everyone... your friends will thank you later.
41st Annual
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PREVIEW PARTY Friday, November 2 • 6 - 9 pm WEEKEND SALE Saturday, November 3 • 8am - 3pm Sunday, November 4 • 1 - 5 pm
Weekend Sale is
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DINING-OUT IN CENTRAL GEORGIA A.P.’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY 4274 Broadway Macon 478-781-5656 Classic rock n’ roll bar with burgers, salads, sandwiches, wings and more! Homestyle Southern Cookin’ Sundays! Outdoor seating available. L/D/Bar $ AMICI 1510 Mercer University Dr Macon 478-336-5999 amici-cafe.com Italian inspired fare made with fresh ingredients—pizza, pasta, sandwiches, salads, wings. L/D/Bar $–$$ BARBERITOS 4123 Forsyth Rd Suite G Macon 478-621-4883 4921 Riverside Dr Macon 478-254-5802 3123 Watson Blvd Suite 100 Warner Robins 478-971-1138 barberitos.com Burritos, tacos, salads, quesadillas, nachos, and more using locally sourced, farm-fresh ingredients. L/D$–$$ BEARFOOT TAVERN 468 2nd St, Macon, 478-305-7703 bearfoottavernmacon.com Contemporary gastropub featuring a menu of New American fare & a beer garden with live music. L/D/Bar $–$$ THE BRICK 1305 Hardeman Ave #100 Macon 478-254-3632 thebrick93.com Made-from-scratch pizza, calzones, and stuffed sticks. Fresh salads, wings, and pasta. Wide variety of draft & bottled beer! L/D/Bar $-$$ CIRCA 4420 Forsyth Rd Macon 478-621-4140 maconcirca.com American brasserie, featuring classic and contemporary French and European cuisine, salads, seafood, steaks, sushi. Saturday Brunch starts 2/24! Reservations encouraged. L/D/Bar $$-$$$ DOVETAIL 543 Cherry St Macon(above the Rookery) 478-238-4693 dovetailmacon.com Farm-to-table casual fine dining. Southern crafted small plates and a cultivated bourbon selection. Reservations encouraged. Complimentary valet located on Mulberry St Lane for
dinner only. Saturday & Sunday Brunch. D/Bar $$–$$$
DOWNTOWN GRILL 562 Mulberry St. Lane Macon 478-742-5999 macondowntowngrill.com English-style steak and chop house with nightly features, extensive wine list, and amazing bourbon and whiskey selection. Cigar bar and private humidor. Complimentary Valet. Reservations encouraged. D/Bar $$–$$$ EDGAR’S BISTRO 5171 Eisenhower Pkwy Macon 478-471-4250 edgarshospitality.com City Chic and a foodie’s dream! Edgar’s Bistro presents a dining experience that nourishes the body and soul. Open for lunch & dinner Monday-Friday, Edgar’s serves as a hands-on training facility for the Culinary students at Helms College’s Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality. Reservations encouraged. L/D $$–$$$ FATTY’S PIZZA 344 2nd St Macon 478-744-9880 fattyspizzamacon.com Pizza, calzone, wings, & salads. Gluten Free options and delivery to Downtown Macon. L/D $ FINCHER’S BAR-B-Q 3947 Houston Ave Macon 478-787-4648 5627 Houston Rd Macon 478-7876947 891 Gray Hwy East Macon 478-787-4649 519 N. Davis Dr Warner Robins 478-787-4651 finchersbbqga.net So fine, it went to the moon in ‘69! Delicious Southern barbecue at four locations in Macon and Warner Robins featuring pulled pork, chicken, ribs, burgers, and more. Family owned & operated since 1935! L/D $ H&H 807 Forsyth St Macon 478-621-7044 handhsoulfood.com “The H” is an institution woven into the fabric of Macon’s history. Since 1959, H&H has kept Macon’s most diverse clientele well-fed with delicious, stick-to-ya-ribs soul food—and is most famous for the unique friendship between founder Mama Louise Hudson and the Allman Brothers Band. B/L $
INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA 2396 Ingleside Ave Macon inglesidevillagepizza.com It doesn’t get any better than IVP! Hand-tossed, homemade dough and fresh toppings, salads, sandwiches, and the sloppiest breadsticks! Voted the best pizza in Central Georgia by readers of the 11th Hour and the Macon Telegraph! 80+ cold, craft beers! L/D/Bar $
215 Russell Parkway Warner Robins 478-923-5335 nu-wayweiners.com An iconic Macon Restaurant featuring the famous red hotdog! Established in 1916 by Greek American James Mallis, Nu-Way is one of the oldest hot dog restaurants in the United States. The New York Times declared Nu-Way the “king of the slaw dog “hill”. B/L/D $
JUST TAP’D 488 1st St Macon 478-599-9951 3123 Watson Blvd 478-599-9950 justtapd.com Gastropub serving tap brews over the counter & bottles from the shelves, plus hearty bar grub. L/D/Bar $
OCMULGEE BREWPUB 484 2nd St Macon 478-254-2848 ocmulgeebrewpub.com Ocmulgee Brewpub offers the best curated brews using the finest grains, hops, and yeast. Delicious gourmet burgers, super food salads, and hand-cut fries. L/D/Bar $
KUDZU SEAFOOD CO. 470 3rd St Macon 478-292-2085 kudzuseafood.com From the Panhandle of Florida to the coast of Louisiana, the cuisine of the Gulf Coast is simple and unique. Kudzu Seafood Company brings the best of Southern coastal seafood to Downtown Macon! Offering a menu of fried and grilled seafood along with non seafood items prepared fresh to order in an open kitchen. Welcome to the Coast of Middle Georgia! L/D/Bar $ MELLOW MUSHROOM 5425 Bowman Rd, Macon 478-254-6789 mellowmushroom.com Delicious food in a fun and creative environment! Mellow Mushroom is the originator of hand tossed, stone-baked, classic southern pizza. All pies are made with high-quality, fresh ingredients, a spring water crust, and a philosophy to elevate the dining experience with a higher order of pizza. L/D/Bar $–$$ NU-WAY WEINERS 5572 Bloomfield Rd Macon 478-781-1305 1602 Montpelier Ave Suite 105 Macon 478-812-8200 921 Hillcrest Blvd Macon 478-743-1047 148 Emery Highway Macon 478-743-7976 3990 Northside Dr Macon 478-477-0533 6016 Zebulon Rd Macon 478-474-5933 1762 Watson Blvd Warner Robins 478-929-4941
PAPOULI’S MEDITERRANEAN CAFE & MARKET 121 Tom Hill Sr Blvd, Macon 478-474-0204 papouliscafe.com Mediterranean restaurant with a casual atmosphere. Gyros, Pita Wraps, Greek Plates & More! Papouli’s Mediterranean Cafe & Market also offers a large selection of imported grocery & deli items. L/D $–$$ PARISH ON CHERRY 580 Cherry St Macon 478-257-7255 parishoncherry.com Cozy Cajun eatery in a rustic-chic setting dishing up classic Creole fare, such as ‘po boys & gumbo. Outdoor seating available. L/D/Bar $–$$ PIEDMONT BREWERY & KITCHEN 450 3rd St Macon 478-254-2337 piedmontbrewery.com Eclectic atmosphere with a menu featuring handcrafted beer and honest food. Family-friendly arcade and outdoor seating available. L/D $–$$ ROLY POLY 624 New St A Macon 478-745-7659 The Original Rolled Sandwich! Also offering specialty soups & salads. L $ THE ROOKERY 543 Cherry St Macon 478-746-8658 rookerymacon.com Legendary downtown eatery offering Southern rock & soul inspired burgers, sandwiches, fresh salads, shakes, daily features, and so much more! Soul Jazz Brunch on Saturdays! Outdoor seating available. L/D $–$$
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DO THIS
THE ZOMBIE EDITION
No doubt about it, the zombie has nearly become the pumpkin spice of horror in the 21st Century. Like the slasher and the vampire before it, the zombie has had to endure an assimilation that’s seen it become part of mainstream culture and prime time television. I know it’s always been the case, but why does the chicken salad turn to chicken sh*t when it becomes popular? Case in point—The Walking Dead. Or as Tony Doolin says, and I quote, “Don’t watch The Walking Dead. Ever since the Glenn dumpster-diving-fake-out death followed by Glenn’s oh-my-god-is-his-body-still-twitching actual death, the show has taken a nosedive. From the writing to the ratings, The Walking Dead is over. Put a knife in its brain to prevent reanimation or reboot and let it die...Just like Rick Grimes is gonna do in episode 5 of the new season. Spoiler alert!” Oh, that Tony... But this is Do This not Don’t, right, kids? If you’re like the Creek crew, a significant part of your work week is consumed by questions like, “What’s your favorite zombie movie?” For good or for ill, here are our picks!
PONTYPOOL
Within the claustrophobic setting of a radio station, a global pandemic plays out from incoming broadcasts as two radio DJs try to make sense of the uncertain changes to an everyday morning routine. Bruce McDonald’s 2008 film, Pontypool, is based off a novel of the same name, but instead of mobilizing the setting, the scenes of man unfolding are brought to us via radio reports from the outside world. Trying to find a unique way to bring about the transformation of mankind into zombies has become the Achilles’ heel of the genre; however, Pontypool has succeeded by adding a linguistic twist to the virus. The film does not revel in gore nor in jump-scare tactics, but rather in an intensity that continues to grow along with our attachment to the characters. As the tagline states, “Shut up or die.” – DAVID HIGDON
WARM BODIES
When someone mentions zombie movies, you might think of standard apocalyptic films like I Am Legend, World War Z, or Night of the Living Dead—but I enjoy a good chick flick, rom-com, teeny-bopper movie over a scary one. So when it’s my turn to choose a movie that both the hubs and I will enjoy—one that is full of both blood & gore AND a quirky, heart-warming love story—I opt for Warm Bodies. Released in 2013, Warm Bodies is based on the novel of the same name written by Isaac Marion. A clever twist, this classic zombie epidemic turned love story stars Nicholas Hoult, Dave Franco, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich and Rob Corddry (who is AWESOME). Warm Bodies is a tale about human connection. When “R” a teen zombie rescues “Julie” from a zombie attack, the pair form exactly what you think—an unlikely relationship in their struggle to survive. Give this movie a chance. The soundtrack alone is worth it—with John Waite, Guns ‘N Roses, Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison. – ASHLEY DOOLIN
DAWN OF THE DEAD
A classic never dies, not even if you destroy the brain. Such an enduring film is George Romero’s 1978 masterpiece, Dawn of the Dead. “Dawn” essentially picks up where it’s predecessor, the defining Night of the Living Dead left off— no one knows why the dead won’t stay that way, and the pandemic has caused full-scale panic and rioting. “Night” ends with the possibility of… not hope but containment. “Dawn” begins with neither. Four survivors barely escape Philadelphia in a news helicopter, and after landing on the roof of a shopping mall, decide to circle the proverbial wagons inside the monument to capitalism and commerce. They become at once prisoners and castaways in the land of the dead. The zombie genre owes nearly every gimmick ever realized to this movie, to Romero. Written with the help of Italian horror-maestro, Dario Argento, Dawn of the Dead is not only the strongest of the “Dead” series, it’s also the greatest zombie movie ever made—the standard by which all others are judged. It’s commentary, thrilling. There’s no question who the villains are either—not the cannibalistic corpses craving flesh, but the heart-beating humans who are just as void. I still get chills when Ken Foree utters that terribly beautiful line, “When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the earth.” Prophetic, huh? – AARON IRONS
REQUIRED LISTENING
ROCK AND ROLL OVER, KISS What could be more American than four makeup clad musicians, donning seven inch leather heels and singing songs with titles like “Love Gun”, “God of Thunder”, and “King of the Night Time World”? In 1976, KISS unleashed more flash bombs than a small army all while managing to release two of their most iconic records. Let's look at the latter of those albums. Rock and Roll Over saw the most unlikely American success story of the mid 70's finding its ability to connect at large with sugar-coated, pop-rock anthems and punchy, raucous, sleaze gems. Songs like “I Want You”, “Take Me”, “Ladies Room” and “Makin' Love” show that while the 4 members of KISS may have been demons and spacemen in league with Lucifer, they also had a burning desire for pretty girls—all of the pretty girls. One listen to the previous release, Destroyer, and you may be asking questions like, “How does an orchestra fit in with KISS? And more importantly, how does a man dressed as a cat end up singing an apologetic ballad to Beth?” R.A.R.O. satisfies those concerns by getting back to the toe-tapping rock n’ roll from earlier releases. Paul Stanley deserves special mention here. Not only did this album show tremendous bravado and vocal confidence from the Starman, it also showcased his growing songwriting chops. If you need proof of that fact just listen to the album's only breather, “Hard Luck Woman”, a song written for Rod Stewart but made famous by Peter Criss. If “Rock and Roll All Nite” was a declaration from KISS, then Rock and Roll Over is the official invitation to join the party—or rather the army... the KISS Army! –LANI STEELE OF GREAT WHITE LION SNAKE
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
If we are going to talk about zombie movies, we have to talk about the one that is the most realistic of them all—Shaun of the Dead. This 2004 film documents the experience of best friends Shaun and Ed, two directionless people caught in the midst of the zombie apocalypse that has made its way to London. Along for the ride are Shaun’s mother, Barbara, and ex-girlfriend of a few hours, Liz. This movie has everything. Epic zombie deaths? Check. Perfect zombie killing soundtrack (the way they use “Don’t Stop Me Now” is genius)? Check. Surprising yet heartwarming ending? Check. This movie hits all of the marks. And they spend a majority of the time just trying to get to their favorite local pub, The Winchester, for a pint. Now, that is the perfect way to wait out the imminent zombie takeover. – CHARLES DAVIS 11thHourOnline.com 35
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JEFF HARDY THE INTERVIEW BY AARON IRONS
Jeff Hardy, the Charismatic Enigma, an innovator of the TLC match, and with brother Matt, a member of one of sports entertainment’s greatest tag teams. Jeff has held every major title in the WWE Universe—at least, I can’t think of one he hasn’t held—and competed in almost every style of match imaginable. His current feud with Randy Orton actually saw Hardy’s first visit to the Hell in a Cell—and the introduction of a screwdriver to the proceedings. That feud continues when the Charismatic Enigma meets the Viper at the Macon Coliseum on October 29th! But speaking to me from his home in North Carolina, Jeff had a lot more to talk about, including his favorite opponents and who he’d like to see induct the Hardy Boyz into the WWE Hall of Fame. AI: One of my absolute favorite Jeff Hardy matches was in 2002, you versus The Undertaker in a ladder match on RAW for the championship. That was a pay per view, main event quality match—everything that you love about professional wrestling. Had there been any discussion, at that point, about making Jeff Hardy the guy, the face of the company, the champ? JH: I think that there had been, but I was still very young—and a little immature. But, man, that match stands alone in time as one of my greatest—especially, in my solo career. That night, I proved I could go out there and be okay as just Jeff Hardy, not the Hardy Boyz.
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to watch. And then you have Sheamus and Cesaro... We worked with them quite a bit be-
How old were you, exactly, when you first stepped into a WWE ring?
fore I had rotator cuff surgery. Naturally, I was out for six months, and Matt had to become
Oh, gosh, I was 16 years of age! I was a junior in high school, and I'll never forget... I had to
"Woken" and do his own thing. Overall, I'm just glad to be in WWE at this point in my life.
lie about my age just to be able to work!
I don't have any complaints.
And there wasn't anybody going, "This kid is, he's not... He's not up there yet."?
What does it take to get you psyched up to walk through that curtain—knowing you're
Yeah... Italian Stallion, the guy that booked us back in those days, he was, "Oh, you can pass
about to go out there and do something ridiculous?
for 18, brother! Just tell 'em, and you'll be fine!" And everything was fine! And that was like
I still get nervous before every match. Mainly that has a lot to do with the night I tore my
one of those stories that has stuck with me as a good one.
rotator cuff. It was just a pop, and I thought it was dislocated. So now I think about injury a lot more than I used to—and Hell in a Cell was a great example of that. I was terrified before
Was there a backup plan if wrestling didn't work out, or you just had all your cookies in
that match! But it was a good kind of fear! I mean, I've always wanted to do one, and I finally
that that one basket?
got to go out there and do it... But, yeah, I think the adrenaline rush, the pre-feeling before
I'm pretty sure I'd be in the landscaping business because that's what I did—before my
you go through that curtain is what hypes me up more than anything—and a 5-hour Energy
brother and I signed developmental deals—at a local country club here. We had huge con-
and 48 pushups! If I don't do that, I freak out.
tract jobs, and I'm sure I would have pursued that, but I'm glad wrestling worked out! I can still cut my own grass, you know? And that's enough.
So let's talk about that Hell in a Cell. This isn't so much a question as a statement—that was a little frightening for your first one.
Growing up, what was the wrestling match that made you say, "Hey, I want to do that!"?
It was, yeah. I didn't realize... I'd never stepped foot in one, and the moment I did, I was
I believe my brother and I... it was Wrestlemania IV, I think? It was Macho Man... There
like, "This is a lot higher than I thought it was!" I mean, it was so intimidating—but, yeah, I
was a tournament for the world championship, and Macho Man won it—and we became
hope I get to do another one before I'm done! But if not, it's all good. Yeah, I'm kind of glad
obsessed right away! And set out for ourselves, to follow our dreams and be like the Macho
to get that out the way.
Man. And then I kind of fell in love with the Ultimate Warrior and Sting, and the painted faces. I didn't know what it meant, but I loved it! And now here I am! I'm 41 now, and I'm
Whose idea was the screwdriver?
getting to paint my face and perform for the people—and feel pretty good healthwise! So
We did the first earlobe deal, you know, with just the fingers and... actually one of the up and
I'm very lucky.
coming commentators—I think he's from 205 Live—he had mentioned it as far as I said, "You can twist it too!", but then he was like, "What if you use a screwdriver?". And then we
I am a fan of tag team wrestling. Always have been. You and your brother Matt, I believe
kind of threw around ideas, and we both compromised on that certain screwdriver—to put
were directly responsible for the evolution of tag team wrestling. Do you have an opinion
it in, twist it, make it real tight and not rip it off! (Both laugh) Yeah, watching that back with
on the current state of that style? Not just in the WWE but in professional wrestling or
Randy's face was... This is like, wow, they're doing a good horror movie or something! And
sports entertainment overall?
the fans knew it was coming, you know, because when they saw him trap my arms, they’d
Not really. The team that impresses me the most is the Usos. I had a chance to team with
seen it before—and they knew it was coming again. So it was great. Overall, that match, I'm
them in a six-man match or something a while back, and those guys are so good and so fun
extremely proud of it.
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If there was one thing that you could change about sports entertain-
back to something you just said a few minutes ago... I read an in-
ment right now, what would it be? And I'll go ahead and follow that
terview where you were discussing Orton. You referred to him as a
up by saying, conversely, what do you wish had been around when
"future Hall of Famer", but I'll say that Jeff Hardy is also, certainly,
you first got into the business?
destined for the WWE Hall of Fame. On that night, who's going to
Gosh, I don't think I would change a thing. I mean, you know, the
have the honor of inducting you?
politickin' and all that stuff 's gonna forever be around, but I've never
I think it's gotta be Michael Hayes, and I see the Hardy Boyz going
changed, you know? Just from all the stuff I've been through, I'm
in as a team. But Michael Hayes is one of our number one dudes!
still the same in the locker room. I don't coach or lead people, and I
As far as what we've learned from him? He's incredible. He's helped
don't look at myself as like a Hall of Famer. I never put myself in that
us out so much along the way, so it would feel wrong if it wasn't
area—which I'm sure Matt and I both will be, eventually—but yeah,
Michael Hayes.
I wouldn't change a thing, man! I'm blessed each and every day I get to go out there and perform for the WWE Universe.
Then I got one last question for you, and I'll let you get back to your family. Since Michael Hayes is known for being such a terrific story-
I think I know the answer to this—but as a tag team, who would
teller, do you happen to have a good Michael Hayes story?
you consider to be the Hardy Boyz greatest opponents?
Yeah, yeah, there's tons... there's one that always stands out. We were,
Overall, it's gotta come down to two teams which are the Dudley
I think at an Outback... I want to say Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania? And
Boyz and Edge & Christian. The TLC match, before it was known
this was back when we were... Gangrel was around, and we might've
as Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, you know, it was all of us out there
been the New Brood at that time. But after we had a nice meal after
doing our thing. Definitely those two teams... I mean, we're all leg-
a live event, I believe, he challenged Gangrel to a headbutt battle
endary together!
(laughs)! They were (laughs) headbuttin' each other back and forth! We were on top of this huge hill and I was like, "Oh, gosh, some-
Who's been your greatest opponent as a singles competitor?
body's going to go over the edge, and this is going to end ugly!" But,
I would say one of my favorite feuds of all time was Umaga, God rest
yeah, he's not afraid to headbutt somebody—and that was back in
his soul. We had a heck of a feud back in '08, '09!
the day! Just to see a vampire and a Freebird headbutting each other was pretty cool!
You really did! I'd almost forgotten about that. Those were some brutal matches you two had!
See Jeff Hardy vs Randy Orton! Monday, October 29th at the Macon
Yeah, really good! We had one, a falls count anywhere, and I got to
Coliseum. Tickets available now at ticketmaster.com.
do crazy things—like where I slid down a staircase rail and clothes-
I THINK THE ADRENALINE RUSH, THE PRE-FEELING BEFORE YOU GO THROUGH THAT CURTAIN IS WHAT HYPES ME UP MORE THAN ANYTHING— AND A 5-HOUR ENERGY AND 48 PUSHUPS! IF I DON'T DO THAT, I FREAK OUT.
lined him (laughs)! It was just one of those things I always wanted to do and finally did it! Is there a dream opponent that you haven't had yet? I would probably say Hulk Hogan. I've done interviews and stuff with him but never had a one-on-one match with him. And if I could do that someday, that would be amazing! Alright. So really, realistically, what are the odds that you're going to pull that off? One in a million! (Laughs) There's no chance! As of this moment, you're scheduled to take on Randy Orton when the WWE returns to the Macon Coliseum on October 29th. Going 11thHourOnline.com 37 11thHourOnline.com 39
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JP HARRIS BY AARON IRONS
JP Harris grew up stretched between Alabama and California, but he finished the 8th grade in Las Vegas. He figured that was enough school, so JP filed on a big, gray dog and joined the do-it-yourself punk underground in Oakland, California. From there it was train-hopping and hitchhiking up to Seattle, over to Minneapolis. He turned his hands to whatever work would have him, manual labor that smelled like livestock and sunburn. JP was 16-years-old when he found himself in Arizona herding sheep for a Navajo woman who burned sage in the morning. Word around the campfire was that Vermont might be nice. It would certainly be a change from the sweat and dirt of the desert. Apple orchards and logging camps, woodworking and carpentry. JP Harris embraced Vermont, traded electricity for authenticity. He labored, learned, and started to build banjos. Playing music was normal, a part of the landscape. He went back in time with Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, singing what he considered to be a truer style of music. Old-timey then bits of bluegrass. He was out with folks who shared his thoughts, Chance McCoy and Old Crow Medicine Show. I'm not sure at what point in time JP began to yearn for the crackle of an amplifier and hum of honky tonk band, but I do know that the first time I heard “Badly Bent” on my Ray Wylie Hubbard Pandora station, I had the chorus memorized and was singing along by the lead break. JP Harris and the Tough Choices had created nothing new, 40 OCTOBER 26–NOVEMBER 8, 2018 18
nothing revolutionary, nothing that would upset any apple carts-- but they sure made a damn fine country music record in their 2012 debut, I'll Keep Calling. In 2014, JP and The Tough Choices released Home Is Where The Hurt Is, a collection of movers and ache-rs reminiscent of those perpetual honky tonk alchemists the Derailers. Once again, no revolution just solid, well-crafted country songs worth dancing and singing along to. In the 21st Century, somehow there’s another honky tonk hobo “singin' songs about Tennessee”. Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing is the latest album from JP Harris, and I'll proclaim that it's his best yet. More than slightly autobiographical in its narrative, Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing ebbs and flows with knockout hillbilly punk riffs, Kristofferson-esque darkness, and clear and clever songs that could've echoed off the honky tonk walls of any era. What amazes me most about JP Harris-- indeed, I admire this same quality in other contemporary country music progenitors like Zephaniah Ohora and Joshua Hedley-- is his ability to write songs that sound fresh while evoking the feel of decades past. If I've complained that all the good hooks in country music have been spent, I can only admit to you here and now that I was mistaken. If you claim to be a country music fan, no matter the argument or affiliation, Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing should be on your radar.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
‘70S HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH SCOTT SHARRARD The Big House, 8pm
Dress in your best 70s attire for the Big House Halloween Party! If you’re coming in to town for Bob Dylan on Saturday, join the pre-party on Friday night with Scott Sharrard! Scott is best known as lead guitarist and bandleader for the late Gregg Allman, but his personal artistic journey– which includes singing, songwriting, producing and arranging– began long before he first teamed up with the rock icon. It’s a mission that resumes with “Saving Grace,” Sharrard’s fifth album — and his first since Allman’s death. “Gregg had a pure passion and heart,” Sharrard says of his friend, “Especially, when it came to being a musician. That authenticity and dedication is a daily inspiration, and I will always carry that with me onstage and in the studio.” FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
AARON IRONS Gallery West, 6pm
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AIRPARK WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: BABE CLUB & DREW BESKIN The Creek Stage @ The Rookery, 9:30pm
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ROBERT EARL KEEN
The Hargray Capitol Theatre, 8pm
“The road goes on forever ...” It's not always easy to sum up a career—let alone a life's ambition—so succinctly, but those five words from Robert Earl Keen's calling-card anthem just about do it. You can complete the lyric with the next five words—the ones routinely shouted back at Keen by thousands of fans a night (“and the party never ends!”)—just to punctuate the point with a flourish, but it's the part about the journey that gets right to the heart of what makes Keen tick. Some people take up a life of playing music with the goal of someday reaching a destination of fame and fortune; but from the get-go, Keen just wanted to write and sing his own songs, and to keep writing and singing them for as long as possible. —robertearlkeen.com 11thHourOnline.com 43
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IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE 11TH HOUR... • 11 QUESTIONS WITH ROBERT EARL KEEN • A LOOK AT SCHOOL SAFETY IN CENTRAL GA • PLUS INTERVIEWS & CONVERSATIONS WITH LOCAL & NATIONAL ARTISTS
On Stands Thursday, November 8th! 44 OCTOBER 26–NOVEMBER 8, 2018
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he Grand Opera House is calling on all Knights and Ladies who love the cult classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail to embark on an honorable quest, at the end of which lies a most desirable reward. Questors will solve each of the clues below describing local eateries and places of commerce, visit the place described and complete the Task and seek an attendant (cashier/worker) who shall bestow a treasured sticker upon this very scroll. Every task must be documented and posted to the Book of Faces (Facebook or Instagram) using the hashtag #GrandGrailQuest. (Make your posts public to ensure we see your photos!) You must also tag the store and tag Grand Opera House in your photo. You must show your documentation to get your sticker. Once you have completed the quest (in any order), head to the final location for the ultimate prize:
the First 5 questors to Finish will receive a holy Grail and two Free tickets to see sPaMalot at the Grand on noveMber 14-15
The Quest begins Friday, Oct. 26 when the 11th Hour Scroll hits stands. The Quest will end Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. or when all 5 questors have proven themselves most worthy. All places are in Macon.
the Quest
Clue: Bring me a shrubbery from one of the most popular Gardens in town. Hint: Ingleside Village Task: Take a video of yourself going down the metal slide.
Clue: If you don’t want to get married and you’d rather just...sing, then head over to the retail music store downtown to listen to some Fresh vinyls. (15% off for Questors!) Task: Get a picture in front of one of the murals outside.
Clue: It’s not a vicious rabbit, but this restaurant downtown is the Second (St) best thing with Macon’s more popular animal in its name. Task: Get a photo with the head of the animal on the sign.
Clue: The folks here won’t Loft a cow or a Trojan rabbit, but they might throw out a horned goat (think star signs) Task: Spin the enchanted Wheel of Swag and get something good.
Clue: Your coconuts not cutting it for getting you around town? Maybe it’s time to visit our title sponsor’s showroom on Riverside Drive. Task: While you’re there, register for A Grand Experience and take a selfie with a car.
Clue: Why read the Book of Armaments risk blowing yourself up with that dangerous Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch when you can read comic books? Task: Take a photo in front of one of this store’s many walls of comic books.
Clue: Consider yourself the King of Pinball the Machine? See if your score is worthy of the Lady of the Lake’s divine providence. While you’re there try A Mere Flesh Wound, their custom drink just for the Quest! Task: Play any game and snap a pic of your score.
Clue: The chef might be missing a hand, but don’t worry it’s just a flesh wound! Find where they’re managing to make pizza with a chubby handless chef. ‘Tis but a scratch! Task: Grab a selfie with the chef!
Clue: You don’t need to know the average speed of an unladen swallow. Just your name and your favorite ice cream. Get the Scoop at this Macon favorite. (25% off for Questors!) Task: Take a picture in front of the epic candy wall.
Clue: Forget the Knights Who Say Ni. Try the Knights Who Say Z! Find where these Knights go for their coffee fix and hang out with students on a study break. (10% off for Questors!) Task: Take a photo with the large sign hanging in the front area of store with the store name.
Clue: Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of...tzatziki sauce! Go downtown where the food is Greek and the tzatziki is flowing. Task: Get a pic in the doorway beneath their fresh paint job. (25% off for Questors!)
Clue: On second thought lets NOT go to Camelot, ‘tis a silly place. Instead let’s go have a cold one where many brews are Just hanging out on Tap. Your Holy Grail awaits! Task: Show the cashier your completed Quest and redeem your prize!!
While most of the castles and dungeons in the quest are safe for all to enter, in some places a stalwart companion of 21 years or more may be required to help fight the evil guardian beasts that emerge as night falls Love Monty Python, but not up to questing? See Spamalot at The Grand on Nov. 14-15. Get tickets today at thegrandmacon.com.
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SATURDAY 11/10
SUNDAY 11/11
The Creek Stage at the Rookery
Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
ROBERT EARL KEEN Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
WEDNESDAY 11/14
PENNY & SPARROW Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
THURSDAY 11/8
The Creek Stage at the Rookery
Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
The Creek Stage at the Rookery
The Creek Stage at the Rookery
JOHN NEMETH
AARON LEE TASJAN
OF MAGNOLIA MOON Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
FRIDAY 11/16
SATURDAY 11/17
SZLACHETKA
RILEY GREEN
Doors: 9pm / Show: 9:30pm
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
The Creek Stage at the Rookery
Let Moonhanger Catering make your next event unforgettable. Contact Katelin at (478) 718-1444 or email katelin@moonhangergroup.com HARGRAYCAPITOLTHEATRE 382 Second Street • 478-257-6391 All ages shows unless otherwise stated.
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THE CREEK STAGE AT THE ROOKERY { SPONSORED BY PRETOIRA FIELDS } 543 Cherry Street • 478-257-6391 Dinner served starting at 6 | Shows at 8 p.m.
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OCTOBER 26–NOVEMBER 8, 2018