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Pub Notes by brad evans - bradevans11@gmail.com I don’t think I’ve ever really understood what quality of life meant until I had children. It was relatively easy to entertain me. A six-pack, and some fishing line, or some halfdecent speakers and a broken chair was about all it took to keep me from being bored. But now, every weekend and every afternoon is spent looking for an adventure to get into. Just last Saturday, by the time most folks were getting done with breakfast our little family had picked a few gallons of strawberries, chased some goats, and spent an hour climbing around a jungle gym. Ella isn’t even two and I feel like I could draw a map of Middle Georgia’s parks and playgrounds, from memory, tree placement included. I get a text every time the SAM Shortline takes off from the Depot down south, or each weekend The Rock Ranch has a fishing rodeo. And this is in addition to daily walks and trampoline time (I answer emails on my phone while Ella tries to jump over me. This is an impossible feat...,) and stories in the swing in the afternoon and all the other wonderful things that come with having kids. So when I saw that Mayor Reichert made the proposal to cut funding to both the Museum of Arts and Sciences and The Tubman African American Museum, I was disappointed, to say the least. I get that budgets need to be balanced, and I get that sometimes we have

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to make difficult choices to get our community back on track. But what kind of community are we if we don’t support those things that make the quality of life better for our families? Last Wednesday, I took my daughter to see paintings from one of my favorite artists on the planet, Eric O’Dell, who happens to live here and have an exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Sciences. I won’t say that she didn’t find the monkeys and the snakes more fascinating, but I feel sure that she will appreciate the connections O’dell makes with nature in his art, if she is given the opportunity to keep looking. Just a few weeks ago, I’m sure her mind was a little blown as she watched African Drums and Dance on the stage at the Pan African Festival, put on in the shadow of what is to be the beautiful, new Tubman. I appreciate the things we can do with our children here in Macon. I wish there were more. I envy towns like Atlanta that have zoos, and aquariums and Children’s Museums you could spend a month in, with your kids. And by taking away this vital funding, with little notice, my kids would come closer to saying goodbye to two places they cherish. That’s not acceptable. It’s not acceptable for me to live in a community that doesn’t support the arts. With all the progress our town has made, I hope our commissioners will make the right choice on this. These places need our support.

IN MY HEAD... Ripped from the journal of a suspected serial killer

n the months before their deaths, relatives say Mildred and Jewel Cleveland had struggled living in the same house with Mildred's grown son, Jason Howard. Jobless and socially withdrawn, Howard was a disturbed man who had been committed to a mental institution for schizophrenia following his arrest for robbing a bank. Police think that after JASON HOWARD Arrested 4/13/2009 killing and burying the Clevelands, 4 Cts Felony Murder Jason Howard continued to live in the house. He paid bills, cared for the family pets, and even took a trip to the family's vacation home. With the aid of cadaver dogs, Liberty County police found the bodies of Jewel and Mildred Cleveland wrapped in tarps and buried in a barn on June 15, 2004. An autopsy later confirmed that both had been shot in the head and that Mildred had been beaten first. In his own words from a November 1994 note, Howard explained: Let it be known that I, Jason M. Howard, can be extremely paranoid, therefore as a fugitive I will not only be carrying firearms but explosives as well...I'm not dangerous until I am crossed or cornered, so stay away. Keep away and don't blame me for a dead tactical team. For the next several years, Howard would live in the woods in Macon Georgia, in a camp he constructed out of camouflage tarps and tents and everything else he could find. He was featured on America’s Most Wanted during those years, though he would elude arrest until 2009, when Macon Police found him breaking into a rental car. Some months later, a friend of the 11th Hour, and a cross country runner, came across Howard’s camp in the woods. In it three journals were found. What follows is a page of one of these journals, the first in a series of pages that look inside the head of a suspected killer.

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Culture Calendar FRIDAY

5.23 BLUGRASS DUO, DAILY & VINCENT AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE Dailey & Vincent is one of the top Bluegrass bands in America. From the very beginning of their partnership in late 2007, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent quickly established themselves as fresh voices in their genre. The concoction of their fantastically powerful vocal blends, fouraward-winning studio albums, and heavy touring scheduleshas gained them well-deserved attention from bluegrass, country, and gospel critics and fans alike. Tickets $25+. MACON PARKS & REC PRESENTS SUNDOWN SCREEN SERIES SHOWING “DIRTY DANCING” At Luther Williams Field, Central City Park. All movies are free and begin at sundown. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and relax on historic Luther Williams Field while enjoying a movie on the big screen. What a neat experience, don’t miss it. Concessions available. THEATRE MACON PRESENTS “THE PHILADELPHIA STORY” May 23-May 31, You are cordially invited to the wedding of Tracy Lord to George Kittredge. She of the grand and Glorious "Lords of Philadelphia" and he of the striving, rising lower classes. Of course there is the former husband to contend with, the meddling younger sister, the reporters lurking for a society scoop, and what do we do about Father and his dance hall mistress? It's a chic, smart, joyD.S. Resch ful June wedding you will not forget, among people you DSPhotoGuy.com have always wanted to know. Reception immediately following in the ballroom and on the terrace. Black tie not optional. Which husband will go on the Honeymoon? RSVP "yes" and come find out! A great play, and an entertaining evening of great theatre.$20 for adults, $15 students age 22 and under. 746-9485 SKY OVER MACON 8-10pm. Explore space, the constellations and planets visible from Central Georgia in "Sky Over Macon" in the Mark Smith Planetarium. The show starts with a general tour of the heavenly sights visible each season, then a live presentation updates the current position of the planets and special events in the sky. After "Sky Over Macon" (if the sky is clear) view the real night sky through our telescopes in the Observatory. Admission $5-$10

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5.24 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD AND DALE WATSON AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE A leading figure of the progressive country movement of the 1970s, singer/songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard remains best known for authoring the perennial anthem "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother." Tickets $20 and up. Show begins at 8pm. SUNRISE YOGA

Classes will meet on select Saturdays from 9-10am at Tattnall Square Park near the pavilion. Classes are free and open to the public., all ages and skill levels are welcome! Please come prepared with a mat and comfortable clothing. In the event of rain, classes will be cancelled. Parking is available at the corner of College & Oglethorpe, for more information please call 478-751-7694. SUNDAY

5.25 JAZZ IN THE COURTYARD FEATURING KEN TRIMMONS JAZZ QUARTET Presented by Douglass Theatre. For the next three months, the front plaza comes alive with cool jazz for warm evenings. Kicking off the Jazz in the Courtyard Series is the Ken Trimmins Jazz Quartet. Free event, 7pm. 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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5.27 COOKING CLASS: BIG GREEN EGG 101 6:30-8:30PM. Presented by Robinson Home. Come see a Big Green Egg in action and learn what all the fuss is

Culture Calendar about! In this class we focus on the basics of cooking on an Egg, different cooking setups, owner maintenance, and some Do’s & Don’ts for the Big Green Egg. $20.00 per person. 470 First Street, Macon, GA 31201

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SUMMER ICE SKATING BEGINS AT THE MACON CENTREPLEX The Macon Centreplex will be offering summer ice skating sessions this summer, beginning May 30 and continuing until July 6. Afternoon and evening sessions will be offered seven days a week from noon until 4:00 pm and from 5:007:30. Additional evening sessions will be avail” able on Fridays and Saturdays from 8:30-11:00 pm. Sessions can be purchased at the Macon ts Centreplex for $10, thirty minutes prior to each g session. Skaters can purchase frozen treats and other concessions at an additional cost. Call 478- 751-9232 for reservations. ROCKIN’ MY MINI TRI Presented by Coliseum Health System. 200 g yard swim, 9 mile bike, 1 mile run. 7:45 start time, Lake Tobesofkee, Sandy Beach . The "Rockin' My Mini-Tri" is a new addition to d Coliseum's Rock'n RollMan Triathlon Series, a s tradition in Macon for over ten years. You can do anything if you put your mind to it. If you have alwayas wanted to participate in a triathlon, there is no better way to start. Costs: $45. Call 746-4646 to reserve your spot. CORKS & CANVAS r- Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal Grab a friend and your favorite beverage of choice and join artist Kari Waltz as she leads you step by step to paint a 11x14 decorative cross painting. 25.00 includes all supplies i- except your beverage. 7 pm - 9:30 pm, 533 Cherry Street. e d es

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6.06 FIRST FRIDAY OPENING RECEPTION AT MACON ARTS GALLERY Opening Reception for Art by the Connelys Paintings by Laura, Bob, and Carole Connely. Reception from 5-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. On display through June 28. Free and open to the public. 486 First Street

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6.13 MACON PARKS & REC PRESENTS SUNDOWN SCREEN SERIES SHOWING “A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN” Each 2nd & 4th Friday we will be showing free movies at dusk in Luther Williams Stadium. Bring blankets & chairs to sit on the green, or take a seat in the stands. Outside food and drink is permitted, but the concessions will be available for purchase.

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Art Matters Symposium Series: Patterson Hood and Josh Jackson Monday, June 9, Free Event! Art Matters: Engaging the Community through Embedded Arts Journalists is pleased to announce the final in its series of six public symposia on the role of criticism and arts journalism in fostering an informed and engaged community. The symposium will be held at Cox Capitol Theatre on June 9 at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. This symposium is co-presented by Music Ambassadors: Macon (MAM), a program to bring nationally renowned musicians to play in unique, intimate settings in Macon, Georgia and acquaint them with the city's legendary music history. The symposium will focus on the role of music and music criticism in society, current trends in each field, and how the changing media landscape is affecting music and music criticism. Featured panelists are Patterson Hood and Josh Jackson. Patterson Hood is an Athensbased singer-songwriter and cofounder of the band Drive-By Truckers. Hood will be headlining a Music Ambassadors: Macon house concert on the evening of June 9. Josh Jackson is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Paste. Under his editorial leadership, Paste won numerous awards, including the Plug Award and GAMMA Award for “Magazine of the Year,” and received three consecutive National Magazine Award nominations for General Excellence. Jackson has been named one of Media Industry (min) Magazine’s Top 21 Intriguing People, one of Relevant magazine’s 12 Revolutionaries and one of Georgia Trends’ 40 Under 40 and received the 2009 Henry W. Grady Award from the University of Georgia’s Grady School of Journalism, where he graduated in 1990 with a special focus on magazines. He’s been a regular music and film critic for CNN Headline News and two Atlanta radio stations and has written over 100 pieces for Paste, including 13 cover stories. Prior to launching Paste, Jackson was communications director for the Luke Society and freelance writer and photographer, covering assignments on six continents. Art Matters: Engaging the Community through Embedded Arts Journalists is a one-year initiative designed to engage the community through high-quality arts journalism. A $40,000 National Endowment for the Arts Art Works grant and a matching $40,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation support the $80,000 project. The project received one of only four national arts journalism grants funded by the NEA in 2013 and is the first time in seven years that Macon Arts Alliance has been awarded an NEA grant.

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Affectionately referred to as the stage where the Arts & Community Engage, “Macon the Stage” is tailored to engage the community through the arts and Lyric Canvas increase opportunities for local artists in the area. Showcase The multi - prong initiative will encompass a multiPoets, singers, tude of informative/educational workshops for youth musicians are and adults; enriching activities involving different teamed w/Visual artistic settings; and interactive opportunities Artists as audidesigned to empower individuals from all diverse ence enjoys wine cultural backgrounds or unique communities. & refreshments “Macon the Stage” Artistic Expo – Showcase will take place at Shadows Interactive Dinner Theatre (438 Second Street). An exclusive, formal reception will kick the weekend off on the evening of June 6, followed by a day of educational workshops and menu of groundbreaking competitions on June 7. “Macon the Stage” engages people in underserved areas where cultural arts are lacking and offer chances for creative brilliance to be showcased,” said Shelton Land, founder. “This occasion aims to recapture the old axiom, that in order for an artist to make it, he/she had to come through Macon.” While educating and highlighting local talent are the primary goals, “Macon the Stage” is doubling as a fundraiser on behalf of the Macon- Bibb County Department of Parks and Recreation Cultural Arts program. As a result, workshops and event activities are accessible for a nominal cost. To contact “Macon the Stage” presenters regarding donations and event participation call 478-254-0277 or 706-461-2417. www.landmindz.org/maconexpo.

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OP-ED BY BILL KNOWLES

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Election Thoughts There were a lot of good things that came out of the election this week for Macon-Bibb with only a few exceptions, but all in all the voters made good solid choices. Nobody, even a group of people, is perfect, though. On the positive side, we got it right in re-electing Judge Randall over Emory Christian and State Representatives Nikki Randall, James Beverly and Allen Peake along with the election of local attorney John Kennedy over Spencer Price to represent Middle Georgia in Atlanta in the State Senate and the election of another local attorney Daryl Morton over James Bumpus to replace outgoing Bibb County Board of Education member Lynn Farmer. Good job Macon-Bibb!

wife from local politics, we ow…here’s where we will be dogged by the ghosts blew it: There is no of the past whose time is cerquestion that Wanda tainly passed. West needed to be booted out On a personal note, there on her behind for her part in is no question I have been very what she’s done to not only our hard on the candidacy of school system, but our wallets. James Bumpus. But for good Darren Latch waged a very reason as Reverend Bumpus good campaign, staying as poswas a very vocal supporter of itive as possible, while running the Dallemand budgagainst someone who has NIKKI RANDALL ets and The turned a blind eye to her conM a c o n stituents. She has been caught lying about M iracle. the fact that she alone brought InterimF u rther, he Superintendent Steve Smith back to was supportMacon, when in fact it was a collaborative ed by Tom effort between board member Sue Sipe H u d s o n, and former board member and now County R e v e r e n d Commissioner Gary Bechtel. She and felRonald Terry and low Dallemand Defender Tom Hudson just Elaine Lucas, all of last month spent several thousands of dollars which have ties or are in of your tax money to go to New Orleans for the local group known as the Cotton Avenue a board members’ conference. Lastly, she Mafia. I want to set the record straight about admitted that she didn’t know there was a this. The “Mafia” calls themselves that. I did “ball in the air” when asked if the board not invent the name nor does it denote any hint dropped the ball when it came to the $51 of racism. I bring that up because a local leader million dollars her idol Romain Dallemand who was also a supporter of Reverend Bumpus bilked you out of. Latch should have won this race. The problem was that first, Darren cried foul and said that it was an “absurd and is not a politician. He had no organization simply sheer fiction on his part that is laden and very little help. He also had very little with fear-mongering and the divisive racial money, so to accomplish what he did in getting politics and innuendo that ought not be tolerat42% of the vote against an incumbent was ed by any of us moving forward.” The funny very strong. He just didn’t have the ability to thing is, I had supported this individual in his get his message out. If he would have been race, and said virtually the same thing about his able to run his campaign similarly to the opponent at the time, because his opponent had Morton campaign, he would have won by a the same ties. I wonder why he takes offense landslide. (Latch ended up getting over a to it now as “racial politics” and “innuendo”. I thousand more votes than Bumpus did county- can tell him that nothing is further from the wide. Bumpus had more money and much truth. My opposition to Reverend Bumpus came because he was simply not the person more of an organization.) Second, once again local embarrass- that should be representing our children and the ment State Senator David Lucas was reelect- taxpayers on Mulberry Street, not because of ed as he has no Republican opposition comes the color of his skin. As for the statements that general election day in November. I respect, I made about him being unqualified to be the appreciate and support Paris but in order to Small Business Czar, nominated by Mayor beat a guy like Lucas you not only need Reichert and approved by the full board, I money, but you have to put boots on the stand by it, as it was and is MY OPINION. The ground. Paris is a class act running against a fact that he has ties with several different truly classless individual, who will only boards shows that even if he is qualified, he respect you if you can do something for him. joins the ilk of the small group of individuals Should he run for reelection yet again, an who have been holding Macon hostage for individual needs to step up who is strong many, many years. In the words of Elaine enough to stand up to him, raise a lot of Lucas, “If it walks like a duck, looks like a money and really go after his voters. He is duck and quacks like a duck….It’s a duck.” I certainly not invincible as Paris has shown in call them like I see them. Quack, quack. the past. Until we get rid of Lucas and his

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Tech Sgt. BRIAN MOATE & WIFE, TINA, rides with American Patriots. He flys on a J-Tar out of Warner Robins Air Force Base and she is a Real Estate agent.

2006 Fat Boy with a Rat Rodz custom paint job “I’ve been riding since I was 13 and tried out a buddy’s dirt bike. A friend of mine let me borrow his Harley in ‘96 and I’ve been riding ever since.”

CASEY & LAURIE GREENE, owners of Rat Rodz 103 S+S motor Shovelhead Frame with a Springer Front End Longest Ride - Casey has been 2-3 thousand miles in a clip a few times.

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rat Rodz and Friends Getting Ready to Ride for Alzheimers by BRAD EVANS

The sun is here to stay, and in Middle Georgia, that means the roads get a lot noisier as motorcycle enthusiasts of all kinds gear up and hit the pavement. Here you can find hardcore bikers who barely use four wheels, weekend warriors who spend more time washing their bike than they do riding it, and just about everything in between. They have one thing in common, they love the freedom that comes with saddling up, and riding iron down the highway. Casey Greene, owner of Rat Rodz Motorcycle shop in Macon, got his twowheeled education early, riding motorcycles to help round up cows at his family’s farm. Without a shop to take the bikes to, he and his brother learned how to repair breakdowns themselves. He had some buddies that had worked at motorcycle shops in Daytona, and Casey started riding down and spending some time with them around the bike lifts. After being in the timber business for 28 years, he decided to open his own shop in 2010. “I was hearing a lot of people in the area talk about wanting an independent bike shop, so I decided to give it a try.” Since then, Rat Rodz has been at the THE center of Middle OWNERS Georgia’s bike culRat Rodz custom ture. Half repair build by Casey shop, half hang o u t , and designed by at any given day at Laurie. Rat Rodz, you can find folks working on bikes, having a cold one, or just standing around and telling stories. It was part of the appeal for Casey to have an old fashioned, down-home place where people could come and experience motorcycles and the culture that comes along with them. While Casey brings the brawn and bolts to the shop, his better half (and I mean way better half) Laurie came into the picture in 2011. Laurie is strinkingly beautiful; part biker chick and part public relations specialist. From the moment you meet her, you know that she is a force of her own. With her help, the brand Rat Rodz has grown into a household name with bikers around Middle Georgia. “Our supporters are like family to us. People know that if they break down on the highway that we will be on our way in a second to come and get them. You can only get that with an independent bike shop,” says Greene. Being right down the road from THE biker bar, AP’s Hidden Hideaway, doesn’t hurt either. “Alice Padgett is a huge supporter and friend of the biker community. She goes above and beyond to support charitable causes. Her generosity motivates us all to continue to help families, children and individuals in need. All of us love her to no end,” says Laurie.

In the late nineties, Casey’s mother passed away after a short, but brutal battle with Alzhimers. This greatly affected their family, as Casey and his siblings were her caretakers during the final months of her life. He got a close up look at how destructive the disease can be. “I’ll never forget, there at the end, we were really trying to find a place that could help care for her. I had just called my brother, who was in Texas and couldn’t come home much, to tell him he needed to get here, that it was getting to be too much for us to handle. So he got on a plane and came home. She got to see him, and I guess she just needed to say goodbye, because that night, unexpectedly, she passed away.” Casey’s mother was 61 years old and had only been diagnosed with Alzhimers seven months before. It is with her in mind that the first Ride For Alzhiemers was born. It’s no secret that bikers are some of the most eager folks around when it comes to raising money for a good cause. Alzhimers will be no exception as engines will fire up at noon on June 7 at Big Daddy’s House of Pool for a 130 mile ride that will make stops at Stars and Stripes in Monticello, Wild Wing Cafe and will end at AP’s Hidden Hideaway. Along the way there will be raffles, great live music, great food and give aways that will make it a great way to spend an afternoon. Even if you don’t have a motorcycle you are welcome to come take part. You can also just stop by and make a donation at any of the locations along the route. The 11th Hour, and our favorite photographer Maryann Bates, met up at Rat Rodz and photographed some of their friends that will be taking part in the ride in June.

MARLOW Fat Boy 2004 Started riding horses, and was naturally drawn to “iron horses.” She just loves the freedom. Longest Trip: Daytona

(478) 832-4513 3695 Broadway, Macon, GA, Across from O'Quinns, 1 mile from AP'S towards Downtown. ratrodzcycles@facebook.com

“MUSCLE” JOE DEVERVILLE Iron Cross MC “I’ve been riding since I was 11 years old. I'm 65 now. I have a couple of Road Kings and an Ultra Classic. My dad road, so I started riding and loved it. Been riding ever since.”

JEFF PAYNE, Best bartender in Macon 1997 Harley Davidson Bad Boy I sat on the back of a 650 BSA Lightning when I was nine, and I was hooked. I love it because of the freedom. It's the closest you come to flying.

TERRY HEATH Bobber-Style Harley built by Terry over two to three years with parts from many different bikes.

BUSTER HICKMAN AND SON “IV” Harley Davidson Road Glide Rides with Rolling Thunder who’s mission is POW/MIA awareness and education. They have 2500 members nationwide, and about 27 members in Macon. Buster is the President. Right now there big cause is Bowe Berghal, an American Army Soldier who has been in captivity since 2009. Longest Ride: My son and I have ridden to DC three times, and that’s a haul with a 10,11, and 12 year old. Riding together has brought us a lot closer together, and I enjoy that more than anything. 11thHourOnline.com

(L) GARY WATSON Designed this custom bike and we mocked it up here at Rat Rodz. It has an S&S Panhead motor. Gary also has Heritage, a Fatboy and a Springer. I’ve been riding since I was a kid so I guess that was 40 years ago, the first thing I rode was a Vespa. Longest Ride: I’ve been to Sturgis a few times. ROBBIE WATSON-16, Student at FPD Bike Suziki GS 650 “I’ve been riding dirt bikes since I was a kid, this is my first street bike and yes, I will be riding it to school as soon as it gets out of the shop.” LIZ THOMAS, Hairdresser Honda Shadow 1993 Been riding on my own for 6 years, but I rode on the back for years before I got my own. "It's wind theraphy. It's very empowering, and I love the people." TAYLOR ANDERSON, Office Manager 05 Harley Davidson Duece When I was six years old I started riding Dirt Bikes with my dad. He taught me everything I know about bikes and I love riding because of the freedom. It clears my mind. It Truley is my therapy. RICK HOWARD, Owner Wild Wing Cafe 07 Road King The first motorcycle I had was a Yamaha 80. Me and my brother and my dad all had dirt bikes. I also rode Harley's for the police department when I was in my 20's. One good thing about riding in Macon is if you ride five minutes in any direction you are in the country.

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RICK HUTTO

Published author, former Macon City Council

An Empty Nest Our terrific son, Martin, just graduated from Mount de Sales Academy. It felt more like a large family celebration since quite a few of his classmates have graced our house as their gathering place for years. I’m extremely grateful that their families have felt comfortable enough to entrust them to us for such a long time (one turned around at a recent school gathering and said in jest, “Thanks for raising our son.”), and I’m particularly proud of the young men they’ve turned out to be. Admittedly my wife, Katherine, has borne the largest share of the work so she deserves the biggest part of the credit. As the eldest of seven children, she has loved hearing the sounds of a full house and each young man has, at various times, held pride of place as her favorite. She’s the only mom I know who is crazy enough to take nine high school senior guys to a Florida beach condo for four days, as well as the only one I know who would go confident in the knowledge that there would never be any hint of trouble from them. I’m not saying these guys are saints; I’m certain there have been a few things they’ve kept from us and from their parents. But they are good young men who shake my hand, look me in the eye, and always say “thank you” when they leave. They are a good mixture: multiracial, both affluent and financially-challenged, academically-gifted and average, outgoing and reticent. I will miss them terribly but I expect great things from each of them as they head off to several different colleges both in Georgia and out-of-state. Whether you agree with Hillary Clinton’s politics, it’s difficult to argue with her well-known mantra, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Sometimes we didn’t know who would be coming down for breakfast in the morning, but Martin’s friends have always known where the air mattresses and extra bedding are stored and they’ve been secure in knowing they were welcome without an invitation. At the same time, they’ve also known what behavior was expected of them. Sometimes I think we as parents have been too quick to offer rights without expecting responsibilities. When we had a required-attendance family meeting before the Florida spring break trip, one of the dads who is an attorney bluntly told the guys what would happen to them legally if they drank and, more starkly, the ramifications of a statutory rape charge even if an under-age woman consented to sex. Did he want the guys to have a great time at the beach? Of course. But he also wanted them to be aware of how their lives would be drastically altered by one bad decision.

Let me be clear that this hasn’t been a one-way street. When Katherine’s dad suddenly went into his final illness and I was out of town, she had her pick of several families who immediately took responsibility for our son when she had to leave town quickly. We, too, knew there was no reason for additional worries at such a difficult time. The families of any of his friends would have done anything we asked of them and they have. Martin had his choice of seven impressive college acceptances and has chosen the University of Pittsburgh. He swears he won’t mind the snow and ice nearly so much as he does the heat and humidity of the South. Since our daughter, Katy, is just finishing her third year at the University of Virginia, Katherine and I will be empty-nesters in August (what happened to starting school, as we did, after Labor Day?). Shirley Hills has been the perfect location to rear our family and we have loved being part of a true neighborhood where even lost dogs are usually recognized by name and returned to their owner. It is no exaggeration to say that the temperature drops appreciably in the summer as soon as you cross the river and drive into our verdant tree cover. A protected bird sanctuary, Shirley Hills offers wonderful opportunities to sit in your kitchen and watch brilliantly-red cardinals feasting on suet just outside the window. We’ve made the decision to give another family the opportunity to live in our wonderful Elliot Dunwody-designed home. It seems self-indulgent to remain in a house with five bedrooms and a separate guest cottage when it will be just the two of us and our rescued dogs and ancient cat. But, just as we consciously chose Macon 21 years ago, we remain committed to the city and our friends. We’ve purchased a smaller townhouse here that will enable travel and maintenance to be much easier. Our hope is that Katy and Martin’s friends will still feel welcome even at our new house. It is the residents who create a home rather than the street address. I can easily envision a Christmas holiday visit when all the guys are gathered around a television screen loudly playing FIFA soccer. After all, that’s why ear plugs were invented. And Callen, the peanut M & M’s you’ve always insisted Katherine keeps just for you will be waiting. So will we. Congratulations to all our young gentlemen. We are very proud of you.

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etc..The Knight Foundation has been a key contributor to the success of numerous recent projects in Macon (and around the country) and I’m excited to see how this newest class or recipients improves the quality of life in Middle Georgia.

Bombadil makes an exciting return to Macon on May 30th at Roasted Cafe & Lounge. The Ramseur Records act was part of the Music Ambassadors: Macon program in October of 2013. Their new album, 'Tarpits & Canyonlands', is out on vinyl June 24th. They'll be returning to Macon on July 26th for the 15th annual Bragg Jam Music Festival - www.braggjam.org

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The Next Two Weeks by Sean Pritchard I’d like to send a very warm congratulations to the team at Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation Department for their work in putting together the very first ever Macon Adult Field Day. I wasn’t able to attend, but the comments from friends that participated made it seem like one of the best things to happen around town this year. Twelve teams of six participated in nine total events including relays and tug-of-war, though many would say the real fun was had by the families and friends that gathered to cheer on the “athletes”. I’d love to see more

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things like this throughout the year. Please feel free to send any photos you have from the event to the 11th Hour. Before we get into the next two weeks, I also want to give recognition to the eleven organizations that were awarded a combined total of $363,000.00 for arts-related programing. I’m thrilled to see smaller organizations & businesses like Streetline, Fresh Produce Records, and The 567 Center listed alongside some of the area heavy-hitters like Mercer University, Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon Arts Alliance

Macon Film Festival ($72,000) To hire a festival programmer Macon Arts Alliance ($67,000) To launch Amplify, a new professional development program that will identify and meet the needs of creative professionals. Otis Redding Foundation ($50,000) scholarships for The Big “O” Singer/ Songwriter Camp to young musicians. Streetline ($50,000) To expand Camp Drums and Dreams Bragg Jam Music, Kids and Art Festival ($30,000) To bring the Blind Boys of Alabama to festival 2014 Macon-Bibb Parks and Recreation ($25,000) outdoor movie screenings Mercer University ($20,000) The Grand Opera House programming Cherry Blossom Festival ($15,000) PraiseFest, a new Cherry Blossom Festival event Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation ($19,500) Spirits of the Hay House Fresh Produce Records ($10,000) To promote Macon as a musical destination by providing a stipend for touring bands to perform free concerts for all-ages. The 567 Center for Renewal ($4,740) To support LunchBeat Macon

Speaking of quality of life, if you’re a fan of live music, you have plenty to be excited about over the next few weeks; The Moonhanger Group is bringing renowned acts like Dailey & Vincent (5/23), Ray Wylie Hubbard & Dale Watson (5/24),

Leftover Salmon ft. Bill Payne (5/29), Lucinda Williams (5/31), Marty Stuart (6/5), and The Dirty Guv’nahs (6/19) to the Cox Capitol Theatre, while top-notch touring acts like Melodime (5/23), Sumilan (5/29), Cranford Hollow (5/31), and Atlas Road Crew (6/14) settle in at The Hummingbird. Between these shows and Jazz in the Courtyard with Ken Trimmins Quartet (Douglass Theatre, 5/25), Funk You (Roasted, 5/31), and Fresh Produce Records’ Summer Kick-Off (6/6), there’s likely something that suits your taste in music. If staying active is more up your alley, Coliseum Health Systems hosts the 11th annual Rock ’N RollMan event at Lake Tobesofkee on Saturday, May 31st. The allday event features a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. This is one of the few endurance events in Macon and the event has earned several distinctions from USA Triathlon to rank it among some of the best of similar distance races in the nation. If you’re interested in participating, call 770-926-2367 for information. Summer also means Festival Season around the Peach State; Bavarian Fest (Helen, 5/24), Tap into Georgia Beer Festival (Dunwody, 5/31), Shakespeare in the Park (Atlanta, 6/4-8), AthFest Music & Arts Festival (6/18-22), and the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo (Atlanta, 6/20-22) are only a few of the amazing events coming up these next few weeks. Summer also means heat and humidity - and lots of it. For those of you who enjoyed our feature on staying cool in Middle Georgia that was published last year, keep an eye out these next few issues for the 2014 edition. Don’t worry, the 11th Hour will look after you!

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DINING HOTSPOTS

KIDS EAT FREE (OR NEARLY FREE) DINING GUIDE

BLD: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner BAR: Alcohol Served $: Entrees under $10 $$: $10-$20 $$$: Above $20

BAR FOOD / AMERICAN 20’s Pub Boasting freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and dinner specials in a well-lit tavern-like setting. LD • BAR • $ 3076 Riverside Dr. AP’s Hidden Hideaway Making homecooked meals like your mamma used tomake.Menu also features burgers, sandwiches, wings and more. LD • BAR $ 4274 Broadway. Open Tues-Fri 3pm - 2am. Sat and Sunday at noon.Waiter service and outdoor seating available. (478) 781-5656 Bearfoot Tavern Downtown Macon’s only sports tavern with loads of beers on tap, over 50 craft beers (the largest in middle ga!), great food and flat screen tvs at every booth. LD • BAR • $ 401 Cherry Street. Open Monday through Friday at 4:00 p.m and Saturday and Sunday at noon. Billy’s Clubhouse Come try Billy's new menu with our angus burgers, colossal sandwiches, great salads, appetizers and more. Lunch and dinner specials available as well as our late nite menu. "We upped our standards, Now up yours!" LD • $ • BAR 1580 Forest Hill Road, Macon. Mon-Sat 11a2p, Sun 12:30p - 12a. CJ’s Bar & Grill You can’t really call this bar food. Is it fried, yes, but it’s fresh and so, so good! Sloppy nachos, great burgers and chicken wraps. LD • BAR • $ 2910 Riverside Drive, 757-3262 Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining.We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends. Delivery and catering also available. LD BAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive. Nu-Way Weiners Open since 1916, this original store with its neon sign is one of America's oldest hot dog stands and they serve secret recipe chili sauce, famous hot dogs, hamburgers, and other sandwiches. BLD • $ 430 Cotton Avenue, 743.1368 The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer.Two time winner of Best Burger in Macon in the Readers Choice Awards. Sandwiches, fresh salads and house specialties. LD BAR $$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658 Texas Cattle Company Macon's original premier steak house and Banquet facility. Featuring Hand Cut, Choice Grain, Fed aged beef, Fresh Seafood, In House ground Steak Burgers, Banquet accomadations for groups of 5-50.TCC will buy your dinner on your birthday, simply bring in a valid ID on your birthday after 4:00 and your meal is on us. Open 7 days a week Lunch and Dinner. Accept all major credit cards. Prices from $5.99-$24.99. LD • BAR $-$$ 5797 Houston Road. Wild Wing Cafe Newly opened franchise at the Shoppes at River Crossing, fantastic wings in over 30 flavors, over 20 brews on tap, great salads and one of the few dining options in North Macon that offers live music on the weekends. LD • BAR $-$$, 477.WILD

MEXICAN

Margaritas Four locations serving Macon......Presidential Pkwy., Zebulon Rd., Bass Rd and Mercer Village....outdoor dining available at Bass and Mercer. 24 draft beers at Mercer Village location. LD • BAR • $ El Sombrero Witha brand new outside dining patio, this is the place to get some fresh, authentic mexican cuisine in downtown Macon. Mariachi bands on Wednesday and Thursday nights. LD • BAR • $ Located off Spring Street in the Baconsfield Shopping Center.

Eating out with kids doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are local restaurants offering meal deals for kids. Now you can enjoy an affordable night of fami ly-friendly dining without breaking the bank.

Shrimp & Grits at Dovetail

SEAFOOD Jim Shaw’s Casual dining with Macon’s best seafood, tuna tidbits, scallops, wild Georgia shrimp. Seperate bar area with smoking. D • BAR $-$$ 3040 Vineville

PIZZA / ITALIAN Ingleside Village Pizza IVP has the best pizza in town and the best beer selection. Keep it classy with the white pizza and a Stella Artois or, keep it real with a slice of the ultimate and a 24-oz. High Life. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside Avenue, & downtown across from Mercer Univ. Mellow Mushroom In 1974, three college students in Atlanta opened the first of what has now grown to 100 restaurants. Each one locally-owned and operated, with their own distinct, funkified flavor. Gourmet pizza, original sandwiches and a large drink menu. Family friendly! LD • BAR • $-$$ 5425 Bowman Road, Macon.

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Harpin’s Quick & delicious cafeteria-style lunch, serving the most authentic Italian in town, including sandwiches, soup, salads, pasta, pizza. Mon-Thur 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6pm. L • $ 359 Third Street

SPECIALTY Roasted Cafe & Lounge Serving delicious specialty deli-style sandwiches like the Cali Club,The Greek Heat and Roasted Chicken. Also, delicious salads and grown-up PB&Js.Try their famous Date Shake or specialty coffees. 442 Second St. Dovetail Downtown Macon’s newest restaurant featuring farm to table cuisine and a fully stocked bar of premier bourbons measured by “the finger.” Southern crafted small plates and inspired entrees in a cozy, lodge-like atmosphere. Located above the Rookery, they do accept reservations. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 543 Cherry Street, 238.4693. Hours: 5:30-10 p.m.TuesdaysThursdays; 5:30-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays

The Downtown Grill Slightly upscale dining serving specialties like Andouillecrusted rainbow trout, cranberry and goat cheese stuffed filets and desserts to die for. Also features an extensive wine list and it’s own humidor. Free valet parking. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 562 Mulberry Street, 742.5999 The Tic Toc Room Contemporary setting with a sophisticated menu, great wine selection. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 401Cherry Street, 743.4645 Brasserie Circa This American brasserie, Circa has spirited classic French and European influences. With its European neighborhood restaurant feel, Circa offers extensive preparations of seafood as well as a raw bar, large fresh salads and signature sandwiches. Our specialty grilled items include a filet, New York strip, and more. In keeping with our brasserie theme, our Sunday Brunch is truly unique. Tues-Sat. 11am-10pm, Sunday Brunch 11:00am-3pm. 4420 Forsyth Road Edgar’s Bistro City-chic and a foodie’s dream! Edgar's Bistro presents a dining experience that nourishes the body and soul. Open for lunch Monday through Friday, Edgar’s serves as a hands-on training facility for the culinary students at Helms College’s Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality. Come dine with them on an array of New American selections of tantalizing soups, garden-fresh salads, sandwiches and entrées to please even the most discriminating palate.To take advantage of the freshest seasonal ingredients, Edgar's is pleased to offer a new menu each quarter. To view the current menu, visit www.edgarshospitality.com/Menu. LD • BAR • $$-$$$

ETHNIC CUISINE Lemongrass... a thai bistro A modern take on traditional Thai cuisine with Asian Fusion twists...one of Macon’s best bars with a great wine selection, craft brews and signature handmade cocktails! Extensive vegan and gluten-free options! Daily Happy Hour with sushi specials! $-$$ • BAR • L-D

EVERYDAY IHOP (Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. 254-7100 or Eisenhower 784-0800 ) – 12 and under eat free; one per adult – 4:00 – 9:00 pm S & S Cafeterias – 10 and under eat for 99¢ – purchase one adult meal and dine in; no limit on number of kid’s meals – all day Sunday Cici’s Pizza – Kids 3 and under eat free from the Cici’s Pizza buffet everyday!

MONDAYS Sticky Fingers - Recieve one free kids meal with the purchase of one adult meal $7.99 or higher. Valid Monday through Wednesday only. Bearfoot Tavern Kids meals half-price from 4-7pm Monday - Friday at Bearfoot Tavern. Barberitos- Kids eat free after 3pm with the purchase of an adult entree. Dine in only. One per adult, twelve and under

TUESDAYS Sticky Fingers - Recieve one free kids meal with the purchase of one adult meal $7.99 or higher. Valid Monday through Wednesday only. Bearfoot Tavern Kids meals half-price from 4-7pm Monday - Friday at Bearfoot Tavern. Moe’s Southwest Grill - One kid 12 and under eats free with the purchase of any adult entree. Locos Grill & Pub- Kids eat free on Tuesdays at Locos Grill & Pub. Purchase of an adult entree is required.

WEDNESDAYS Georgia Bob’s (257-6710) – 10 and under eat free; one per adult – and after 5pm Saturday Bearfoot Tavern Kids meals half-price from 4-7pm Monday - Friday at Bearfoot Tavern.

THURSDAYS Barberitos- Kids eat free after 3pm with the purchase of an adult entree. Dine in only. One per adult, twelve and under Bearfoot Tavern Kids meals half-price from 4-7pm Monday - Friday at Bearfoot Tavern. 11thHourOnline.com

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Did you get much instruction from your dad (Poet Miller Williams) when it came to writing? I did. Especially later on when I was a teenager, and started writing songs. I would show him things and he would point out certain I’m always looking at things and getting things. It was kind of an apprenticeship, almost. A built in apprenticeship. I didn’t realize that until later how much he was helping me. I was ideas and lines. I blessed and fortunate to have him. He taught creative writing and I never have a lot of cocktail napkins. I should do studied that formally. But I learned so much vicariously through him. an album titled I’m sure he taught you how to observe and see a story in something “Cocktail Napkin Songs.” that might seem ordinary. Yes, being around great writers certainly did. Another thing about dad is that he was also a great editor. So he really taught me how to edit. And that helped me more than anything. When I write a song, I just throw it all out there. He taught me that’s where the real work begins. Going back and working on certain aspects and changing things so it sounds better. You started playing the guitar pretty young as well. Do you remember the first song you ever learned on the guitar? Oh Lord! I was about 12 and half years old. It was right in the height of folk music taking off. And you know what? I believe it might have been that old Elizabeth Cotten song “Freight Train.” Almost everybody learned how to play that song. I had a really cool guitar teacher. He was in a rock band, and he would come over once a week. The way I learned was I would just pick a song that I wanted to learn and he would show me how to play that song. He would show me how to form the chords, and he also taught me how to fingerpick. That was a big blessing. Most people still play with a flat-pick, I still play with a thumb pick and two fingerpicks. So I didn’t really learn Music Theory, but I was able to build up my repertoire. I’d learn a song a week pretty much. That probably helped keep you interested versus trying to learn music theory. Yeah it did. I tried taking theory later in College and I just couldn’t do it. The majority of the kids in there already had some knowledge of it, and it just didn’t click. It’s just so mathematical. I was always terrible at math. And you had that wordy brain. I did! My dad was always so cool about that. He never pressured me to make straight A’s in things I just wasn’t good at. He saw that I excelled more at English, and he encouraged that. I made bad grades in Math, but he never got upset. He’d just tell me not to worry about it too much.

Lucinda Williams

Before Americana had a name there were many cracks for an artist get lost in between Country and Rock and Roll. Lucinda Williams, the gravely voiced guitar slinger that Time Magazine named the country’s best songwriter in 2002, might have gotten lost. Instead, an English Punk label had the good sense to record her first self-titled album which went on to define the genre. The press was quick to catch on though, and the recording won Williams great acclaim among her peers. It was on down the road, before she reached the masses with songs like “Passionate Kisses,” “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,” and “Drunken Angel.” Critics have praised her as “The Female Bob Dylan,” though Townes Van Zandt might be more fitting. Her songs are full of poetic detail, and haunting characters with deep flaws. Her voice has become it’s own instrument, right behind her fire laced guitar as the star of the show. And she’s getting ready to embark on a six week tour in support of the September release of her new double album. We talked to her right out of the studio at her home in Los Angeles. She stops in Macon on May 31 at the Cox Capitol Theatre. - BY BRAD EVANS

Hey Lucinda thanks so much for doing this. We are all huge fans of yours and are all looking forward to you coming back to Macon. You spent a little time here when you were young right? Aww, thank you. Yes I did, and I have really special feelings for Macon. I started school there. I went to first and second grade. And no, I don’t remember the name of the school. What really stands out though, is my dad taking me downtown to see this blind guy play guitar. His name was Pearly Brown. He was this blind preacher street singer. He made one album, I think. I was around six years old. This would have been in 1960 or so I think. and, needless to say, seeing him made a huge impression on me. You actually met Flannery O’Connor right? Oh yeah, I was younger when I met her. I think we had actually just moved to Macon when I met her. My dad had set up an appointment with her. She was kind of one of his mentors. He took me along and the story he always loves to tell is that he had to sit on her front porch and wait. She had a really strict writing schedule. If you showed up before she was done then you had to wait until she was ready to receive you. So anyway, Dad said that when we got there, she kind of pulled the shades down slowly because she wasn’t ready to receive us and he looks behind him and I’m chasing her peacocks around in the yard.

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Earlier this year, you re-released your debut album. That album was so great, is so great. It was a very small release the first time, but it got tons of great press. It got great press this time around too. How was this album coming out a second time different for you? You know a lot of people, this time, realized for the first time that “Car Wheels” wasn’t my breakthrough album. A lot of people, this time around said “Wow, this album was really the breakthrough album for you.” They mentioned that a lot. And it really gave me a good feeling. It basically got four and five star reviews in all the magazines and that just blew my mind. Very few re-issues get that. But everybody just pointed out what an important album it was and that all made me feel really good. The other part of that is kind of bittersweet though. Five of the guys who played on that album are gone. So not having them there to celebrate the re-release with us was kind of bittersweet, you know. You got a lot of ‘too country for rock” and “too rock for country” when you were just getting started. Did you ever think about changing course? No. That’s an emphatic NO. I just had such a great support group. Everyone around me was very supportive. I just had this vision. I had this feeling that I was going to make it. And I don’t know what that is, it’s something you can’t really describe. You just have to have that in you. I could see things propelling forward. It wasn’t always happening fast, but I was enjoying the process. That’s not to say I didn’t get frustrated, having to work silly day jobs and things. But I had confidence in my work. I knew, at a certain point, that it was good because the right people were responding. Even though I hadn’t made it and didn’t have a record deal. When I first left home and was playing, most of that was in Austin and Houston. And in both those cities there was this great support group of songwriters and musicians kind of doing the same thing. I wasn’t really thinking about a record deal back then. It was just about playing and getting gigs, and working on my craft. Tell me about Texas back then. Well, when I first moved to Austin it was ‘74 and I was mainly playing on the street off of Guadalupe. They had a couple of blocks that was kind of like a flea market. People would set up and sell their wares and things. I was crashing on someone’s couch. It was kind of rough and tumble but I was 21 so who cares? I probably waitressed a couple of days a week. That’s the thing now. It’s so expensive to live, the kids now have to work a full time job to make ends meet, and can’t spend enough time making art. I moved to Houston eventually. The pivotal place there was the Anderson Theatre. Nancy Griffith played there; Lyle Lovett would drive over from College Station. A whole host of others. Of course Townes was bouncing around. Later when I moved back to Austin, I hung around Butch Hancock and Jerry Jeff Gilmore. That whole scene, that whole time, was just really fruitful. - CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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NATIVE/NEW “Everyone knows I’m a huge Allman Brothers fanatic,” said Mason Aultman. His dad, Charles Aultman, was going to Mercer law school when he met the Allman Brothers. It was the world Aultman grew up in, though his roots begin in Byron, Georgia. Aultman’s family moved to Middle Georgia from Germany well before the Civil War and established themselves as farmers. However, Aultman’s great grandfather, W.D. Aultman was the first to say that he wasn’t going to farm and instead went to college. He went to law school, became the first Mayor of Byron, and ended up becoming a Superior Court judge. W.D. Aultman’s son followed in his father’s footsteps. H.A. Aultman went to law school as well with a practice in Perry. His law partner was Sam Nunn Sr. and they had a big hand in setting the borders for Warner Robins. His dad, Charles Aultman, is the third generation of lawyers and still practices in Warner Robins. He found himself a wife in Linda, who moved from Charlotte, and they married in 1980. It was to this couple from Byron, GA on April 22, 1982, that Mason Aultman was born. While he spent most of his formative years in Byron and graduated from Peach County High School in 2000, he was not a stranger to Macon. He spent Thanksgivings and Christmases at his grandmother’s house, which is now the Admissions Building at Mercer University. He’s been playing in bands in Macon, notably with Chris Hicks, and he grew up surrounded by the music and stories of the Allman Brothers. “My dad, when he was going to mercer for law school, was when [the Allman Brothers] came to town,” said Aultman. “He started running around with them and from there it stuck. I grew up hearing stories and heard the music, meeting people, growing up in that [world] while playing music myself. Everyone tells the stories of how Macon used to be. We had the chance of being the rock and roll capital but somehow, we just gave it up.” While Aultman is now the manager at Roly Poly, he has not given up on what Macon could become. He was part of the rise of one of Macon’s most popular local band, JuBee and the Morning After. As the marketing manager, he was responsible for helping the community become aware of the various personalities of the members, whether it was the comical antics of frontman Dwayne “JuBee” Webb, the laid back drummer Alex Scarborough, the talented beyond his years kid Alec Stanley, or the dynamic “Captain,” Danny Davis. “JuBee

11 Things You Don’t Know About Mason... 1. I never underestimate the power of smooth music. 2. I can't bend my index finger on my right hand. 3. I'm half German, a quarter Cherokee, and a quarter ninja. 4. I can dance like Michael Jackson. 5. I've been playing guitar for 19 years. 6. It was hard growing up a pretty child. 7. I hate Jimmy Buffet. 8. I don't own a pair of sneakers. I only wear dress shoes and flip flops. 9. I have the voice of an angel. 10. I'm one hell of a cook. 11. There was once a time I wouldn't even drink a PBR.

and Alex decided to start a band and that’s where the recruiting started. Of course, Alec Scarborough and Danny [Davis] have been paling with each other for years,” said Aultman. “They had a band called Dope John Paul. Danny was the logical part for bass. Once we found Alec Stanley, we knew we had the right person. I fell in because I was friends with Alec. Started doing the PR work and Promotions, which led to the parties and such. I pretty much helped brand the band. We were selling an image before the band had their first song. From there, took that image and built the band. Even from then, the guys have grown, even through the members who have come and gone. Those first original three JuBee, Alex and Danny - then added Matt Moncrief, a keyboard player, a backup singer… what you heard on Yours Truly is not what you’re going to hear on what they’ve been recording lately.” Besides working at Roly Poly, Aultman is also part of The Big House Allman Brothers Museum. He helped with the Back Yard Boogie series which featured a lot of local bands. He was also on the committee for the first Rambling Road Race. The Allman Brothers is not just a part of his childhood. They are a part of his life. “The Allman Brothers Seven Turns Tour was my first time seeing them live,” said Aultman. “I was 9 years old. I was sold from there on out. Been there ever since. If you walk in my house, it’s everywhere. Right now, one of my favorite things I have was brought by Casey [Kurth]’s mom.” Casey is his girlfriend. “It’s a painting on a canvas about this big,” he said, spreading his arms wider than his body horizontally and about midway from head to torso. “It’s a cover of Philmore East and it’s about the only one that exists, as far as I know. I like it ‘cause it captures a moment in time that’s never gonna happen again.” Besides the exciting new ideas he has for Roly Poly, which he has helped become one of the top 10 Roly Poly stores in Georgia, he is thinking about music. “I’m writing new songs,” Aultman said. “I’ve got a hair up my ass to get back into music. I’ve been playing with a few people, looking to maybe start a band. I might be tired of sitting behind the scenes,” he said, a bit of a laugh that makes me think his music intentions are more than just a thought. When asked why people should choose Macon, Aultman’s answer came quickly. “You will never be more welcomed anywhere else. Our whole little community down here. Go to shows, see live music, come to the damn Hummingbird. You’re gonna meet all of us. Me, you, everybody. You got everybody here and you’ll be welcomed.” - ANGEL COLLINS

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Moonhanger Presents LUCINDA WILLIAMS WITH THE KENNETH BRIAN BAND AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE SAT, MAY 31, 2014 Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm Admission $48.00+

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I read this morning that you had been in the Studio earlier this year with Tony Joe White. That sounded really interesting to me. How did that go and what are ya’ll up to? Oh God. It’s amazing. I’ve been a huge fan of his for years and years. I met him when I was living in Nashville. I went to see him play and then I sang on one of his songs on an album of his. So when I moved out to LA, his daughter lives out here and we became friends. When we went in to do the album we wanted to have him come in. And he was out here doing a show and I got up and sang with him. So he stayed over a few extra days and came in and played guitar and harmonica on a couple of different songs. He’s the same when you seem him in person. He walks and talks and acts just like you think Tony Joe White would. He is amazing. I’m really excited about all this new stuff. It’s going to be a double album. We actually recorded three albums worth of songs. Do you have a routine when it comes to writing? No I’m not disciplined. I just write when it strikes. My brain is always on. I’m always looking at things and getting ideas and lines. I have a lot of cocktail napkins. I should do an album sometime and call it Cocktail Napkin Songs. I usu-

ally write in big bursts. Periods of times that I don’t do anything else. I lose all track of time. I can’t write and do other stuff. When you aren’t writing or on the road, what is a normal day for you? Well, ya know, laundry I guess. Buying groceries. Going out and hearing live music. There is always business stuff and collaborations. A lot of my time is spent playing on other people’s albums. There are all these little independent projects that pop up. Well we are so looking forward to having you back. You are kind of a Hometown Girl for some of us. I know! I really do feel like that! Even though we moved around a lot I feel like I have many different hometowns. When we lived in Macon, those are times I really remember. I still remember my best friends name, Kay Lanoue. There was something else I wanted to mention. I signed with this label 30 Tigers. It’s kind of like an admin thing whereby we set up our own label, under their umbrella, to do the admin. But we were having the hardest time coming up with the name of our little label. And I came up with Hwy 20 Records, after the road that comes through that area. That's how much I love that area!

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FRI 5/23 B Keith Williams 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive The Skeeterz AP’s Hidden Hideaway Boothill Band Billy’s Clubhouse Daily & Vincent Cox Capitol Theatre John King Band Crazy Bull Melodime The Hummingbird Albatross Roasted Cafe & Lounge WarTown Wild Wing Cafe

SAT 5/24 Tres Hombre AP’s Hidden Hideaway Matt Rogers Band Billy’s Clubhouse Ray Wylie Hubbard & Dale Watson Cox Capitol Theatre Larry Frick Crazy Bull

Mama T APs Hidden Hideaway

Georgia Flood Billy’s Clubhouse

Sumilan Billy’s Clubhouse

John King Band Crazy Bull

Ronnie Pittman The Crazy Bull

Stevie Monce The Hummingbird

All the Locals Hummingbird

From Within Wild Wing Cafe

Bombadil Roasted Cafe & Lounge

Boothill AP’s Hidden Hideaway

SAT 5/31

Far From Over Billy’s Clubhouse

The Skeeterz APs Hidden Hideaway

Larry Frick Crazy Bull

Reuben’s Bell Billy’s Clubhouse

Tokyo Spa The Hummingbird

Holland Marie The Crazy Bull

Matt Pippin Ban d Wild Wing Cafe

Lucinda Williams w/ the Kenneth Brian Band Cox Capitol Theatre

SUN 6/8

Cranford Hollow The Hummingbird

Big Mike & Booty Papas APs Hidden Hideaway, 3-8pm

FUNK YOU Roasted Cafe & Lounge

John Stanley Jam Session Backporch Lounge 4-7:30pm

Radio Cult Wild Wing Cafe

Great White Lion Snake The Hummingbird

SUN 6/1

Sunset Love Affair Wild Wing Cafe

John Stanley Jam Session Backporch Lounge 4-7:30pm

SUN 5/25

Joey Recker on Pian o 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Big Mike & Booty Pap a s APs Hidden Hideaway, 3-8pm

THURS 6/5

John Stanley Jam Session Backporch Lounge 4-7:30pm

Josh Thompson The Crazy Bull

THURS 5/29

Marty Stuart Cox Capitol Theatre

Leftover Salmon ft. Bill Payne of Little Feat Cox Capitol Theatre

Georgia Flood The Hummingbird

Sumilan The Hummingbird Scott Little Wild Wing Cafe

FRI 5/30 Fresh Heat 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

SAT 6/7

Matt Rogers Band Wild Wing Cafe

Brantley Harris Wild Wing Cafe

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DRINK SPECIALS/ SPECIAL EVENTS

2-4-1 Drinks every Wednesday The Hummingbird

MONDAYS

Ladies - 2 for 1 Everything, Gentlemen:Tie-One-On 2 for 1 when wearing a tie! Free pool and d a rts BJs Downtown

Happy hour til 9pm, jam & rehearse 7-10pm, 20’s Pub $1 Wells, D a rty Tourney 7-9pm Billy’s Clubhouse Everyday 4-7pm: $1.50 beers and $6 domestic, Locos $1 Wells all night, The Bird Happy Hour 4p-7p Beer of the month: $2 PBR & Miller Highlfe Bottles Wild Wing Caf e 25% off all appetizers, Happy Hour 3-6 and 9-Cl Macon Mellow

TUESDAYS

THURSDAYS Ladies Night: 25¢ drinks and open Poker Billys Clubhouse Margarita Thursdays! $8 Bottomless Mugs at The Hummingbird College Night - $5 Jager bombs, DJ The Crazy Bull Ladie night featuring 1/2 price bottles of wine - Dovetail

Service Industry Night at The Rookery. $1 PBRs, $2 Wells, Half Price Drafts. For all - Half Price draft beers 10pm - 12am

Taco & Rita Night- $2 tacos/$3 margaritas/$6 MEGAritas 5p-close $4 bombs/ $4 Baby Guinness shots, Happy Hour 4p-7p Wild Wing

TUES/WED/THUR:All you can eat wings and chicken fingers $9.99, CJ’s Sports Bar

Everyday 4-7pm: $1.50 beers and $6 domestic, Locos

Build your own martini night at Dovetail

Happy Hour 4p-7p Beer of the month: $2 PBR & Miller Highlfe Bottles Wild Wing Caf e

COLLEGE NIGHT: 3-4-1 Drinks every Tuesday, Mai Tai Specials! The Hummingbird Everyday 4-7pm: $1.50 beers and $6 domestic, Locos 2fer Wing Night 5p-10p Buy 10 wings get 10 fre e. Happy Hour 4p7p Beer of the month: $2 PBR & Highlfe Bottles Wild Wing 3-4-1 Wells, Pool League Billy’s Clubhouse

WEDNESDAYS $4 bombs/ $4 Baby Guinness shots, Happy Hour 4p-7p Wild Wing 1/2 price whiskey flights every Wednesday at Dovetail $1 wells, $2 domestics all night for the ladies The Crazy Bull Half Price draft beers 10pm 12am at The Rookery

Mama T 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Ladies Night 7pm-CL: $2 House W i n e, $5 Martinis Macon Mellow

Chris Medleysz AP’s Hidden Hideaway

Everyday 4-7pm: $1.50 beers and $6 domestic, Locos

FRIDAYS

$4 select premium liquor Mellow Mushroom Buy 1/Get 1 wells 8-until, Giveaways! AP’s Hideaway

SATURDAYS College students get 15% entire bill! Spirit Day at Locos $10 Beer Buckets, 20’s Pub Game Day Specials: 2 for 1 bombs and $1 domesic drafts Billy’s Clubhouse

SUNDAYS $10 beer buckets, 20’s Pub 12-3pm:1/2 price Bloody Mary, Mimosa, Mint Julep, Sangria or Mojito Mellow Mushroom 412 Bottomless Mimosas 12:304pm, Happy Hour 4p-7p: $2 PBR & Highlfe Bottles Wild Wing S e rvice Industry - $2 Wells & Domestics BJ’s Downtown 12:30-5: Bloody Mary Buffet Locos

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SCENE GO HEAR.

THURSDAY, 5/29 LEFTOVER SALMON @ THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat. Looking back over the past 25 years of rootsy, Americana, stringbased music, the impact of Leftover Salmon is impossible to deny. Formed in Boulder, CO in 1989 the group was one of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, helping Salmon become a pillar of the jam band scene and unwitting architects of the jam grass genre. Leftover Salmon co-founder, singer, guitarist, fiddle and mandolin player Drew Emmitt does reflect fondly on the band’s early days. “At that point in the early-90’s, Phish and Widespread Panic were starting out, and they were a little ahead of us, obviously, but we were one of the first bands to get out there with bluegrass and just get on the road and try to make something happen without a record deal. We were just following in the footsteps of New Grass Revival and Little Feat, but by doing that I think we inspired some other bands too.”

the alternative-rock band, The Red Tide Saga, Sunset Love Affair out of Atlanta, GA has been playing the hits for years and entertain crowds all over the southeast. Pop rock and alt-rock veterans, these guys will keep you on your toes.

blues, neo-soul, and rock-and-roll". Giving Pink Floyd and Maxwel a run for their money, All The Locals are no strangers to the industry. Atlanta-based producer, John Briglevich (who worked with the band on their newest set of rhythmically seductive songs), says, "...[their music is] hard to describe and that why I dig it. I'm scrambling to try and make this [EP] sound as good as they do live."

THURSDAY, 5/29

FRIDAY, 5/31

Leftover Salmon @ Cox Capitol Theatre

Cranford Hollow @ The Hummingbird

SATURDAY, 5/24 SUNSET LOVE AFFAIR @ WILD WING CAFE An offshoot of

See City Pick, above.

Sumilan @ The Bird Brought together in the Classic City Athens, GA - Sumilan is a band breaking the boundaries of classification. With a natural sound that has evolved into its own, the Georgia-grown group has combined individual appreciations for music with a belief in high dosages of experimentation and is sticking to these roots.

FRIDAY, 5/30 Ronnie Pittman @ Crazy Bull Ronnie Pittman, a Georgia boy and a veteran of the Atlanta and Nashville music scenes, plays a "home grown" brand of music that infuses modern rock and r&amp;b flavors with the nostalgia of old country's "good ole days." As a well-versed musician/singer/ songwriter, Ronnie has played every music venue in the Southeast from small town honky-tonks to world re-known concert halls such as The Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville, TN and The Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

All the Locals @ The Bird It's been said the newest members of Atlanta's booming music scene have a sound that's a clear "amalgamation of

A boot stomp on a dusty bar floor. A clang of a whiskey bottle at last call. A holler from a crowd in need of an encore. It's grit. It's sounds of the South. It's Cranford Hollow. A blended mix of S o u t h e rn Rock, Appalacian Fiddle Music and American Rock and Roll It's music from now and years past, harkening to our country's rugged and untamed infancy. It's music woven into our history. Our music remastered for the 21st century.

Holland Marie @ Crazy Bull After playing with her band “Johnston County Line” for 2 years, Holland decided it was time to follow her dream to Nashville where she is quickly making a name for herself in Music City. From the soulful songs she writes, to her rocking stage perf o rmances, to her stellar vocals, you’re sure to not only be entertained, but become an instant fan.

Funk You @ Roasted Hailing from the east side GA town of Augusta, FUNK YOU is an outgoing burst of energy that is continually climbing their way to the top of the music scene. This "funk" oriented outfit projects multiple musical styles focusing mainly on dance driven grooves with powerf u l clean vocals. Incorporating intriguing musical composition, tasteful lyrics, and

crowd captivating live perf o rmances, FUNK YOU is surely to make an imprint on your musical taste.

Radio Cult @ Wild Wing Since 2005, Radio Cult has perf o rmed over 800 shows including conventions, casinos, weddings, fraternity parties, corporate events and festivals as well as in bars, concert halls and other music venues from their hometown of Atlanta all the way to Los Angeles. The members of Radio Cult LOVE to play in a band and it shows. When the band has fun, the crowd has fun and with Radio Cult the crowd really has a blast!

THURSDAY, 6/5 Marty Stuart @ Cox Capitol Theatre One of country's most historically minded new traditionalists, Marty Stuart was also one of the most eclectic, moving between honky tonk, rockabilly, country-rock, traditional country, and bluegrass. He was also one of the more flamboyant showmen, supporting his party-hearty image with a wardrobe of rhinestone-laden Nudie suits.

Georgia Flood @ The Hummingbird The Georgia Flood has played on stages in Atlanta such as Northside Ta v e rn, Fat Matt's Rib Shack, Blind Willies, and 120 Tavern to name a few. They have also played in Milledgeville, Jackson, Newborn, Marietta, and all over Georgia. The for the New Year, The Georgia Flood represented The Atlanta Blues Society in the 2013 International Blues Challenge where the band got to play all over the capitol of the Blues world, Beal Street Memphis, Tennessee. In Memphis they played at Coyote Ugly, B.B. King's, and Hard Rock Café.

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DANCE PARTY / DJ

Macon’s newest dance club, Element open Wed-Sat! DJ Legal Deal every Saturday night, CJ’s Sports Bar Live music and live DJ on the 1s and 2s at Midtown Key Club every Thursday Saturday night! DJ Dance Party eve ry Thursday night, Backporch Lounge

KARAOKE

Tuesdays at 9pm,Wed/Thursdays 8pm, Saturdays 8p, 20’s Pub Every Friday and Sunday 9pm - until at AP’s Hidden Hideaway Monday nights 8pm at Billy’s Wednesday nights from 10pm - 1am at Sticky Fingers Enjoy $2 dom. pints and house shots, $1 jello shots and Happy Hour prices all night! Fridays and Sundays at CJ’s Sports Bar Saturday nights at Roasted Cafe & Lounge with the Captain! Thursdays 8pm, Sundays 8:30pm The Backporch Lounge

BAR BINGO

Every Tuesday night, come play with friends, great prizes! 7-9pm 20’s Pub

TRIVIA

Team Trivia Thursdays, CJ’s Sports Bar Trivia every Thursday 7pm (compete for $200 cash!) Sticky Fingers Every Wednesday at 7:30 with Jason Hawk at M argaritas Mercer Vi l l age location All-Star Trivia eve ry Monday 7-9pm, 20’s Pub Wednesdays at Roasted Cafe Tuesday Night Trivia (8pm) with Outspoken Entertainment., Wild Wing Cafe Mellow Trivia, every Tuesday at 8:30, Mellow Mushroom Trivia with Tyler at Loco’s every Wednesday, 8:30pm! Every Wednesday at The Rookery, compete for $5,000 grand prize! 8pm Every Wednesday at The Bird, 7pm.

POKER

Nightly Poker 9p, BJ Billiards Sunday 7p, Billy’s Clubhouse Monday nights at Sticky Fingers! 7pm No buy in! Cash prizes. Texas Hold ‘Em Tues & Wed 7:30pm, CJ’s Sports Bar Tues,Wed & Thurs 7pm - until at AP’s Hidden Hideaway

MAY 23 - JUNE 6, 2014