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The first Allman Brother I ever inter- Coleman told the audience that a special viewed was Dickey Betts. He had just guest was in the house, Mr. Ricky Betts been kicked out of the band a couple of from the Allman Brothers. Dickey didn’t weeks before and he was in town deer care one bit. He got up there and burned hunting with his long bow. He’d come the house down. Everyone was dancing into town to chill at a friends house and too close to the stage and it was hot as hell Bill Lucado called me over to come and and Polly had made a mess of free fried meet him. I was very new at this, and I was beyond excited. I rushed right over. When I got there Dickey was sitting at the dinner table in full camouflage holding a growling Jack Russell Terrier. He was drinking what was left of his beer, and he looked up and asked me what we Read Brad’s interview with Butch Trucks on page 8. were doing tonight. It was a Wednesday night in Macon and we’d been going out to a club chicken. A friend of mine got his pocket on Hwy 80 called Polly’s Mirage for blues picked by some siren grinding on his leg. night some. Robert Coleman, before It was dark magic. I knew before we got everyone knew Robert Coleman, was there that it was going to be a story I playing out there. Robert Ward, maybe my would tell forever. When Dickey got off stage he favorite Macon musician ever, had a son in the band. There was a bass player named motioned for me to come outside with him Bobby who drove an old Lincoln with a and we sat on the curb in the parking lot Waffle House application on the dash. for an hour or two, and shot the shit. He The place was absolute gold. As soon as I told me about getting fired, about writing Blue Sky, about meeting his wife, and taktold Dickey about it he wanted to go. We jumped in a truck and went over ing too the bottle too much. Later he shot to my house to grab Meg. I didn’t tell her a PBR can out of the air with his long bow. If you want to talk about falling in Dickey was in the car with us, just introduced him. I think it took about 10 min- love with Macon, well, all the loft building utes for her to realize what had just hap- in the world couldn’t make me love this place as much as I did that night. And on pened. When we came in the door I saw many nights since then, I’ve been lucky Robert Ward himself sitting at a table. It enough to feel that way again. My interwas his 80th birthday. We’d just done a view with Butch Trucks in this issue story on him not long before and I went reminded me of that love for my town, and over and introduced myself. Some of the of all the people I’ve gotten to talk to over band was sitting there and I told them I the years, that helped shape the history of had Dickey Betts with the Allman this place that we love talking about now. Brothers there with me. I’m not sure they I really do love my job and though someknew who he was, but they said he could times I have to be reminded by folks like come play with them if he wanted to. Butch Trucks, I really do love this place. When they started their set, Robert

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Fact #276 Fireworks gained an especially strong following among European rulers, who used them to enchant their subjects and illuminate their castles on important occasions. In England, the earliest recorded display took place on Henry VII’s wedding day in 1486.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30TH - PERRY Perry Area Chamber of Commerce Independence Parade & Freedom Fireworks! Take a seat on Washington Street, Main Street, or General Courtney Hodges Blvd. and enjoy the Parade presented by David Ragan Ford and Weyerhaeuser featuring Grand Marshal Casey Hayward from the Green Bay Packers. The Parade kicks off at 6 pm and will be filled with dignitaries, colorful floats, military units, and much more! The Parade ends at the Georgia National Fairgrounds where the Freedom Fireworks event kicks off at 7 pm. The Freedom Fireworks is free for everyone and features live music by Campbell Airlines presented by Planters First Bank and Walker Insurance Agency. Let the kids run wild in the Kids zone and enjoy an evening of fun with fireworks filling the sky at 9:30. Picnics are welcome but please no alcohol or pets.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD - FORSYTH

The City of Forsyth and Forsyth Better Hometown announces

the annual fireworks display! This is sure to be an amazing sight with more fireworks than ever before! Food, music, and fun!!! Big Daddy and Company will be performing live on sight before the fireworks display starts. 7-10:30PM.

THURSDAY, JULY 4TH - CORDELE

FIREWORKS!

For many of us, the Fourth of July wouldn’t be the same without a dazzling display of fireworks. Many historians believe that Independence Day’s most explosive form of entertainment originated in China, as early as 200 B.C., the Chinese had already stumbled upon a sort of natural firecracker.

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fireworks on Lake Blackshear, all in celebration of the Fourth of July. $5 parking. 220-276-2371. Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 US Highway 280 West, Cordele

THURSDAY, JULY 4TH - LAKE TOBESOFKEE, MACON 2013 Annual Sparks On The Park, Annual fireworks over Lake Tobesofkee this July 4th at 9:30 pm! Enjoy them from Sandy Beach located on Moseley Dixon Road near I-475, from your boat or from your back yard! No glass containers or alcohol are allowed. Admission is $3 per person and free for children ages 6 and under. There will be concessions and live music. Fireworks begin at nightfall. For more info call 478-474-8770.

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Middle GA Derby Demons defend their turf July 20th.

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JAZZ IN THE COURTYARD GQ Jazz Quintet, $5, Douglass Theatre, outside event if weather permits.

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Macon Arts Gallery The Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is always free. For more info call 478.743.6940. 486 First St.

FORT HAWKINS 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION On our Nation's birthday discover how "Macon's Birthplace" helped birth our Nation! Tour the three story Blockhouse Replica and archaeological dig site while learning about the Fort Hawkins Commission's plans to build a log cabin Visitor Center and rebuild part of the log palisade wall later this year. Enjoy lemonade, cookies and simple fountain fireworks throughout the day. All children will receive miniature American flags. Free Admission 10 - 2:00 p.m. Fort Hawkins, Emery Highway

Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life Presented by Museum of Arts and Sciences at Museum of Arts & Sciences March 1-September 8, 2013 - a remarkable exhibition that celebrates every note of every player in the symphony of life — is an interactive exhibit with rich experiences from three immersive environments — underwater, forest’s edge, and a city square. $10 for adults, $5 children 17 and under. 4182 Forsyth Road

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7.06 CORKS & CANVAS AT THE 567 CENTER FOR RENEWAL Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create an 11 x 14 painting of a sunset. No painting experience required. Artist Tammy Ratzken will guide you through the steps. $25 includes all materials for the class (except the wine), and the class lasts 2 and 1/2 hours. Space is limited. To register, call (478) 238-6051 or you can pay online at http://the567.org/art-classes/.

TUESDAY

7.09 CROSSROADS WRITERS SIDNEY’S SALON SERIES The Lanier Center for Literary Arts' next Salon Series will feature local writers. All Salons will be held at the Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935 High St. Refreshments are served at 5:30 p.m. before the programs at 6 p.m. Admission: free for Historic Macon members, $5 for non-members, $3 students.

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7.12 CORKS & CANVAS AT THE 567 CENTER FOR RENEWAL Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create an 11 x 14 painting of a sunset. No painting experience required. Artist Tammy Ratzken will guide you through the steps. $25 includes all materials for the class (except the wine), and the class lasts 2 and 1/2 hours. Space is limited. To register, call (478) 238-6051 or you can pay online at http://the567.org/art-classes/.

Free classes at PeachMac of Macon You have just purchased the coolest, newest, greatest device Apple has ever created. Learn how to maximize your iPad’s capabilities, learn all about your Mac, and explore iCloud. All free classes thru March. To register call478.257.6310 Middle Georgia Art Association: Free and open to the public. Gallery open Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon - 3 p.m. 478.744.9557. MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330 Ingleside.

THURSDAY

FIRST FRIDAY ART SHOW "Fun in the Sun" Presented by Macon Arts Alliance - A beach-theamed exhibit featuring the incrediable artist Lucy Richardson and ceramicartist Lauren Bausch. From her new series, "Permanent Vacation," Richardson creates stunning images of women living in a perpetual paradise. First Friday reception on July 5 from 5-8 p.m. Admission is free and beach-themed refreshments will be served. 486 First Street

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“HAIRSPRAY” AT MACON LITTLE THEATRE July 12-July 21, The 1950's are out and change is in the air! HAIRSPRAY, winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a familyfriendly musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance, and deliriously tuneful songs. It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire -- to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network, all without denting her 'do! Adults - $18 Seniors (60+) - $15, Students (ages 5-23) $10. 4220 Forsyth Road. SKY OVER MACON Presented by Museum of Arts and Sciences. 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. This program provides the latest information about current and upcoming celestial events for those who want to learn how to find constellations or planets in the sky or how to increase their knowledge of astronomy. 10PM. Museum admission: $10 Adults, $8 Seniors and Military, $7 Students, $5 Children (3 to 17), FREE Children under 3. Every Second Friday. 4182 Forsyth Road

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7.13 ROCK CANDY TOURS ROCK & ROLL STROLL Second Saturdays at 10 am, Rock & Roll Stroll: a 2.5 hour walking tour through the historic Intown district, highlighting the crash pads, offices and behind the scenes spots where Macon's music legends lived, worked and played. It begins at Washington Park on Magnolia Street and ends at the famous H&H Restaurant, where tour guests are invited to lunch on "Mama" Louise's legendary home cooked vittles, just like the Allman Brothers did in the 70s (and still do whenever they are in town now). Cost is $15 per person, plus lunch on your own dime, about $10, if you choose to eat. Every Second Saturday at 10 a.m. To make a reservation call (478) 955-5997

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7.14 SECOND SUNDAY CONCERT FEATURING STEVENS LAYNE The free outdoor concert takes place in beautiful, historic Washington Park as the sun sets over downtown Macon. Kids can splash in the park’s fountains. Leashed pets are welcomed. Picnics and coolers are encouraged. No tents please! Food and beverage will be available for purchase on site. Visit collegehillmacon.com or call the College Hill Alliance at 478.301.2008 for more information. “MASQUERADE” FILM SCREENING Presented by Macon Film Guild at Douglass Theatre. Masquerade (South Korea, Drama/History, 131 minutes, unrated) In order to avoid the constant threat of assassination, the tragic historic figure of King Gwang-hae orders his councilor to find him a double. Ha-sun, a jester who looks remarkably like the king, is finally chosen. Soon thereafter, the King slips into a coma induced

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7.20 MIDDLE GA DERBY DEMONS AT BIBB SKATE ARENA Come out and support your Demons as we defend our home track against The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls from Bryson City, NC! 79:30PM. Bibb Skate Arena, 5335 Hawkinsvillie Rd., Macon.

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DINNER AND A BAND AT GALLERY 51 IN FORSYTH Great date night idea! A Listening Room Concept with Randall Bramblett. Catered by Jonah's on Johnston. Where- Gallery 51, 51 W Adams St., Forsyth, Cost- 31.60 (Includes Dinner w/dessert and Music) Dinner- 6-7pm Show- 7-9pm. Cash Bar Available- For more information on menu, musician or to purchase tickets call 478-994-3992.

Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary Arts Exchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits every First Friday, 7 - 10 p.m. MySpace.com/CAEMacon. 2nd Floor, 590 Mulberry St.

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Rock & Roll Stroll - a 2 1/2 hour guided walk through the Intown Historic residential and business district, this tour includes stories about and stops at some of the crash pads, offices and venues where Macon's music icons lived, worked and played, beginning at Washington Park on Magnolia Street and finishing at the famous H&H Restaurant on Forsyth St, where tour guests can rest and replenish on their own with vittles by everybody's favorite "Mama" Louise Hudson. Every Second Saturday of the Month at 10 am. Cost is $15 per person, or $10/person for six or more in a group. Reservations required at rockcandytours@gmail.com or 478-955-5997.

farmer’s markets

Wesleyan Market every second Saturday 9am - 1pm. Held monthly, this fun community event features a variety of locally grown and produced items ranging from flowers and organic fruits and vegetables to baked goods. Music, fun & educational events also offered. Free and open to the public. Mulberry Market every Wednesday. 4:30-7pm. Find a variety of all things fresh and local, from honey to breads, seasonal vegetables to grass-fed beef.

museum hours

Museum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. $5 - $10. Free for Bibb Co. residents the first Sunday of each month. 478-477-3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

Tubman African American Museum Tuesday-Friday 9am – 5pm Sat – 11-5pm $8general admission $6 for seniors/students/military $4children www.tubmanmuseum.com

Georgia Children’s Museum: Tuesday – Saturday 10:30 -5:30, $4 per person, 2 and under free. Free admission on Tuesdays from 10:30 -1:30 for City of Macon residents and First Fridays from 5:30-8:30. The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House in Macon. This houseturned-museum was where members of the Allman Brothers Band, their roadies, friends and families lived between 1970 and 1973.Call for hours. 741.5551. 2321 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame TuesdaySaturday, 9am-5pm (admission $8 for adults; $6 college students, & military; $3.50 children).

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for the kids

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Saturday, July 20 Feathered Frenzy at Museum of Arts & Sciences

Storytime

Come see the Museum's collection of birds and learn feathered facts. Pete Griffin from Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center will entertain you with his Raptor show at 11 a.m. p.m. Stop by our Birds Eye Cafe and try some of our usual bird dishes! Admission Info: Adults $10, Students (with current ID) $7, Children (ages 3 to 17) $5, Children (under 3) Free (does not apply to children in groups) and Members are free. Visit www.MASmacon.org for more information.

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Fridays 10:30am

Singing, snacks and great children's books are the regular features of our Children's Storytime events. Barnes & Noble at The Shoppes at River Crossing.

Thursdays & Saturdays 10:30am Story Time At The Library thru July 22, 2013. Thursdays and Saturdays at Washington Library Little Bookworms (for kids 4 and under) 10:30am. Costumed Book Character at 10:50 a.m. Fridays at Riverside Library. Story Times consist of a variety of activities including read-aloud stories, finger plays, special guests, songs and puppets.

Tuesdays 10:30am Every Tuesday at the Georgia Children’s Museum, downtown Macon, corner of Cherry & MLK.

Cool off - Feed the Fish at Bass Pro Shops Bring the kids and join the fun at the aquarium every Monday and Thursday at 11am for our interactive live fish feedings! We’ll feed the fish in the main tank and then you can join us outside for the feeding from the bridge! Caution, you might get a little wet! Free.

Kids Flicks at the Cox Capitol Theatre Mondays thru July. Admission just a suggested donation of $1. Free popcorn for the kids. Beverages available for purchase. Bring your own snacks or lunch and enjoy the AC and a great movie for the kids this summer.

MONDAY, JULY 8TH 11am - Toy Story 1pm - Toy Story 2

MONDAY, JULY 15TH 11am - Shrek 3 1pm - Skrek Forever After

Greenwood School of Music Open House, August 10 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Free. 5996 Forsyth Rd. Macon, Greenwood School of Music Inc is accepting students for summer and fall classes. Private and group lessons, kindermsuik classes and music therapy classes will be offered to people of ALL ages. For more information, email greenwoodschoolofmusic @gmail.com or call Dr.Gloria Gardiner 478-390-2361

- Amstar Cinemas Amstar Cinemas on Zebulon Road has released their Summer Movie Schedule on their website. Beginning May 29th, they will be every Tuesday and Wednesday. The cost is $3, and it includes a free drink and popcorn. - High Falls Water Park Open daily starting May 25 til 5pm. Featuring two large water slides, family pool, pirateship and concessions. $10 per person, kids 2 and under free. (478) 994-1717

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MONDAY, JULY 22ND 11am - The Lion King 1pm - The Lion King 2

Museums

“Discover The World—Explore The Universe” at the Museum of Arts and Sciences (MAS), the only cultural institution in Georgia focused on both Art and Science and the largest general purpose museum in the state, featuring exhibits, full-dome Planetarium, Observatory, Mini-Zoo with over 70 live animals, Discovery House with interactive exhibits, beautiful Nature Trails, Museum Store, and more. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday - Saturday, 1- 5:00 pm Sunday. 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon - Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life A remarkable exhibition that celebrates every note of every player in the symphony of life — is an interactive exhibit with rich experiences from three immersive environments — underwater, forest’s edge, and a city square. A bioacoustics laboratory provides exploration of sound and song, while a soundproof studio allows visitors to lay down demo tracks. Thru September 8. - Second Friday: Sky Over Macon 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. The show begins at 7:15 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) and standard Museum admission applies. Observing, which is free for all, begins after the Planetarium show and lasts until 10:00 pm.

GEORGIA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Every second Saturday enjoy Free Admission for Macon Residents (proof of residency required) 10 am -2 pm. Crafts & Special Events. Every first Friday, enjoy free events and arts and crafts 5:307:30pm. GO FISH EDUCATION CENTER, PERRY Instill the values of wildlife conservation in all ages! Come join Go Fish on the first Friday of each month from 10 a.m - noon for the adult and tot's program "Camp Little Minnow." Designed for pre-schoolers, ages 3-5, activities include crafts, live animal demonstrations and story time. Regular admission rates apply for all and includes a tour of the center. Adults must stay and be a part of the fun. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children ages 3-12, and free for children 2 years old and younger. 1255 Perry Parkway in Perry, off I-75 at exit 134. 11thHourOnline.com

the interview

Q&A

by brad evans

The first Allman Brother I ever interviewed was Dickey Betts. It wasn’t long after he’d been kicked out of the Band.

Not long after I interviewed Gregg Allman.

I got both their perspectives on the firing within a few weeks of it happening. About a year later, I had a holiday dinner at Bill Lucado’s house with Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi and their children. We decorated a Christmas tree together and talked late into the night. Since I’ve been fortunate enough to interview Jaimoe several times when he was in Macon, and Warren Haynes a couple of times over the phone. I really thought I’d heard just about every Allman Brother story I could hear. I was even saying to a friend the other day that I sometimes feel guilty for taking the Allman Brothers for granted. I grew up listening to them, I love hearing their music and I’ve seen them dozens of times. But sometimes, I find myself skipping

Butch Trucks, 1971 Photo sidneysmithphotos.com

over them on my playlist. For a Maconite, that should be a crime. So when the head of the Big House and a friend of mine, Lisa Mclendon, called and told me that Butch was in town and was available to interview, my heart didn’t even jump. But I’ve got to tell you, Butch was probably the most enjoyable interview I’ve done with a Brother. He was funny, candid and not afraid to talk about anything. And sitting in the Casaba Room of the Big house with him made it even better. You are from Florida right? Yep. Jack Ass Flats. Jacksonville, Florida. It’s what’s called a great place to be from, as in, not there. I left there as soon as I finished high school and went to Tallahassee, to Florida State. I wound up going back there, when the band we put together at Florida State kind of fell part. We went around, toured, joining forces with Duane and Gregg Allman. But that kind of fell apart. I was getting ready to go back to college, and get my degree in Mathematics, when I got a knock on the door and it was Duane with Jaimoe. That, over the next few weeks became the Allman Brothers band. And just as quick as we could we all piled in a van and got the hell out of Jacksonville. From math to music? Well there was a scene going on there. Barry Oakley had a band there called The Second Coming that included Dickey Betts and a few other great players. The day that we had the jam. There were a lot of people that wanted to play in Duane’s Band. But this one day at The Second Coming’s house, it was Jaimoe and me and Dickey and Duane and Barry. Reese Wynans (who went on to play with Stevie Ray Vaughn) was on organ. Gregg was still in California. We started playing this shuffle. It went from one thing to another and another and another, and four hours later we finally quit playing. I was going through everything during that jam, I had chill bumps and was crying and all this stuff was bubbling up inside me. I look over at Jaimoe and he had this big shit-eating grin on his face. Duane looked up and went over and shut the door. He said anyone in this room, not playing in my band you are going to have to fight your way out of here. Within a week we piled in a

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Publisher Brad Evans talking with Trucks at The Big House van and came to Macon. Duane did call Gregg and said get your butt over here. We needed a singer. So Reese left and Gregg came in.

I just interviewed Gregg not too long ago about his new book. He seemed a lot more skeptical about those early days. He said he didn’t know if what ya’ll were doing was going to be worth it. Did you see that or did you just know? Oh yeah, I saw that in Gregg. I’m still not sure he gets it. (Laughs) When did you first start playing drums? When I was in eighth grade. My music career began in a Southern Baptist church when I was eight years old. They put me in a church choir and found out I had a pretty big voice. They started giving

me voice lessons and teaching me theory. I actually had a beautiful soprano voice. I’d get up there and sing “I Believe” and I’d look out in the audience and see my Mom going crazy. I know there are probably way too many memories in this place to pick one. But you know I have to ask. Butch looks over my shoulder into a small shower stall that’s off the room we’re sitting in, and a smile comes across his face. He doesn’t have to say anything else. Well there were quite a few in there, but I can’t really get into to those. Quite a few “group hugs” back in the day in there. What were your first impressions of Macon when you came up from Florida? It was kind of scary to be honest.

We had hair down to our ass, and we had a black man with us. And the Rednecks around here didn’t really shine to that too much. I really don’t know how we survived here that first year. We moved into the place we called the Hippie Crash Pad that Twiggs had used before. It was just one big room and one little room and we just threw four or five mattresses around. And there was one piece of furniture. And that was a Coke machine. We filled it with beer. And we’d always get Twiggs to open the machine because none of us ever had a quarter to buy beer with. That machine eventually became third base for our cork ball games. We were eating a lot of psilocybin back then. And we’d stay up playing cork ball till five in the morning on psilocybin. Sliding into the coke machine. The place had six or eight apartments in it. But rather than call the police, who would have love to have thrown our ass in jail. Everyone just moved out. We’d come back from rehearsal and people would just be moving out. Eventually we just sort of took the place over. I still don’t have any idea why they didn’t call the police on us.

They were probably just afraid. Maybe so. But you know another thing was that we had a black man with us. In a white community. That turned into a situation for us a lot in the South. There were times we didn’t get by. We left New Orleans headed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and our Winnebago was in the shop, so we had a couple of rental cars. The guy in the lead car missed the interstate. The worst place in the world for us to be in 1970 was in rural Alabama. But there we were. The last thing you want to do is stop anywhere. But we did. Somebody got hungry so we stopped to get some breakfast. Dickey had been eating a bunch of acid the night before. He was really tired of seeing the trails. So he started eating reds. One after the other. He’d eaten so many he was puking his brains out in the driveway. Some of the guys stayed outside with the equipment truck and one of the rental cars was parked down the road. About 8-10 of us walked in and sat down. I had the right angle so I could see what was going on. Continued on page 22

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Introducing a North Macon Liberal I am your typical middle-aged North Macon mother. If you ran into me at the grocery store, you would probably look at me and assume that I tow the Republican party line. Why does the world need another political commentator? Short answer - it doesn't. I do feel that this community needs a voice to represent the liberal (yes, I used the forbidden "L" word) viewpoint. The definition of the word liberal is, "favorable to progress or reform." How can that be wrong? Without "liberals" many of the freedoms we take for granted would not exist. Just one hundred short years ago I would not have been able to vote, own property, or pursue higher education because I am a woman. Also, less than one hundred years ago, over two million children below the age of sixteen were among America's full-time workers, many laboring twelve or thirteen hours a day in unsafe conditions. In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed by President Roosevelt. It established a minimum wage, maximum number of daily working

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hours, restricted child labor and prevented children from working in mines or factories. Other more recent "liberal" accomplishments include voting rights for African Americans and desegregation. For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated by American politics and current events. I think I must have been the only 4th grader who would wake up 30 minutes early before school in order to read the newspaper before I left home. I enjoy reading about and discussing things such as the disparities in our public school systems, the need for a strong separation between church and state, and the disturbing influence of big money in politics. I could go on and on! When I happened to meet Brad Evans a few weeks ago, he

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mentioned that it might be nice to have someone write a column to offer a counter-balance to the column that Bill Knowles authors. I have agreed, at least on a trial basis, to write such a column. It is my intention to offer my opinions in the hope that it might inspire readers to think about issues from a different perspective that they might not have otherwise. I certainly do not expect the majority of readers to agree with me and that's alright. It's good to be exposed to opinions different from our own, if only to remind ourselves that not everyone sees the world as we do. We often pre-judge each other based on things like outward appearance, the neighborhoods we live in, and the churches we attend - or not. I am certainly not what someone might expect a progressive-minded person to look like. I am your typical middle-aged North Macon mother. If you ran into me at the grocery store, you would probably look at me and assume that I tow the Republican party

line. Yes, I had a "W" sticker displayed on the back of my minivan, however, instead of reading "The President" underneath, it read, "Wrong." I am definitely the minority in terms of my political beliefs in my

social circle. I tend to keep my mouth shut quite a bit when the subject of politics comes up. It is much easier for me to write than speak, being an introvert by nature, so this feels quite comfortable to me. My hope is that, if you choose to read my column, that you do so with both an open mind and heart. At the very least, it might just cause you to think a bit more. That is my hope, and that can't be a bad thing.

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What the Hell Happened? What the hell happened last week? Bibb County, as well as the rest of the United States, finally got some good news when the Supreme Court gave Georgia and several other states the same rights as all the other states in the union by neutering the Voters Rights Act of 1965 as they ruled 5-4 that we actually have the right to change our own election laws without having to ask Big Brother for permission. Justice Anthony Kennedy actually sided with the Conservatives on the Bench and did the right thing. If you read my column a few weeks ago, I said that things were looking that way as Kennedy was critical of the VRA in past decisions, but he is always a wild card as he tends to judge from his heart and not the Constitution, as he proved later in the week. In a crucial swing vote, Kennedy sided with the Liberals, Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan and Breyer, of the court by ruling that same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits and striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, which was signed into law in 1996 by President Clinton. Kennedy, who delivered the majority ruling to the Court, spoke in “glowing terms about same-sex marriage” in the words of Scottie Thompson of The Huffington Post. In his dissenting opinion delivered from the bench, Justice Scalia blistered Kennedy by saying: “Now we are told that DOMA is invalid because it demeans the couple, whose moral and sexual choices the Constitution protects, ante, at 23 with an accompanying citation of Lawrence. It takes real cheek for today's majority to assure us, as it is going out the door, that a constitutional requirement to give formal recognition to same-sex marriage is not at issue here when what has preceded that assurance is a lecture on how superior the majority's moral judgment in favor of same-sex marriage is to the Congress's hateful moral judgment against it. I promise you this: The only thing that will "confine" the Court's holding is its sense of what it can get away with.”

Amen Justice Scalia! The last sentence sums up exactly how I feel about the Supreme Courts’ ruling last week as well, not to mention several other decisions the Court has made in recent years. With that being said, I started thinking about other decisions of the SCOTUS where Justice Kennedy was the swing vote and wonder how different our country would be had Congress confirmed the person who rightfully would have been in Kennedy’s spot: Robert Bork. Many of you reading may not know who Robert Bork was, but he was President Reagan’s first choice to replace retiring Justice Lewis Powell back in 1987. Bork, who passed away late last year, was arguably one of the most qualified nominees for the

high court that has ever been nominated. Bork had been a Yale Law professor, served as Solicitor General, Acting Attorney General of the United States as well as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where he was succeeded by current Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. While at Yale, Bork taught not only both Bill and Hillary Clinton, but former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton as well as current California Governor Jerry Brown. Not a bad list of accomplishments, but since Bork was a very well known Conservative and an outspoken advocate against abortion, the Democratic controlled Congress voted to deny his confirmation.

Roe v. Wade, may have been ruled unconstitutional at that point. How many unborn children could that one decision possibly have saved? Now before you think I’m one of the kooks who stands out in front of abortion clinics throwing blood on people, I’m not….I’m just asking the question. Another thing happened earlier in the week that made me ask the question, “What the hell happened?” Celebrity chef Paula Deen was virtually tarred and feathered for admitting under oath that 30 years ago she said the “N” word. She lost deals with Wal-Mart, Caesar’s Palace, her TV shows on The Food Network and her contract with Smithfield Ham which amounts to countless millions of dollars saying one word 30 years ago that Ludacris and Kanye West make millions of dollars by blaring on the radio countless times in one song alone. Is what Deen said wrong? Absolutely, no question. I promise you Wal-Mart makes millions off of selling the CD’s of Kanye and Ludacris though. Do I smell a touch of hypocrisy? (I know that this has nothing to do with the SCOTUS decision, but it just pissed me off.) So again I ask “What The Hell Happened?”, which brings me other ques-

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tions: How the hell did our country get in the shape that it’s in? And now that the genie is out of the bottle, can it be put back in and things get better? I sure as hell hope so. The main thing that’s wrong with our country is in fact the courts that are filled with Liberal judges that continue to slap the Constitution around like a pimp slapping a hooker in a bad 70’s movie. Locally, every time we hear about a violent crime, it’s usually committed by a loser who has been in and out of jail twenty times, just to be let out by a local judge who’s afraid to throw the book at them. (For the record, I like former Houston County DA Kelly Burkes’ approach: banish them from the county.) Nationally, we continue to hear the high court being politically correct instead of being Constitutionally correct. Judge Bork said it best when he said, “A society deadened by a smothering network of laws while finding release in moral chaos is not likely to be either happy or stable.” To paraphrase Paul Simon, “Where have you gone Judge Bork? Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.”

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The “N” Word y family and I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Africa just in time to be besieged by the news of Paula Deen’s problems with the “n” word. It seemed rather surreal to leave two countries in which we were in the very small white minority only to find the Deen headlines blaring at us upon our arrival. I had to leave the next day for our annual Georgia M u n i c i p a l Association’s meeting in Savannah and it was disconcerting, to say the least, to read the New York Times coverage of the Deen story while sipping coffee only yards away from the ever-present waiting line outside her restaurant. One Savannah friend told me that her annual economic impact on the city is reckoned at about $30 million. My wonderfully-imperious maternal grandmother taught me at an early age that “only white trash” uses the “n” word (in fact, one college friend insisted his family was so far removed from racism, “We even poured our liquor from a jigra.”) One of my favorite lines in “To Kill a Mockingbird” has Atticus Finch saying to his daughter, “Don’t say ‘nigger,’ Scout, that’s common.” When she responds, “That’s what everybody at school says,” he answers, “From now in it’ll be everybody less one.” Yet I’ve read any number of national columnists commenting in the last few days that Deen’s transgression is to be expected since everybody in the South has used that word. It would be much closer to the truth to say that we have all heard it used, but don’t paint us with such a broad brush that we can all be assumed to have used it ourselves. My parents had very dissimilar backgrounds that necessarily colored the way they viewed African-Americans. Daddy grew up on a farm in rural south Georgia where, other than his own siblings, all his playmates were blacks who worked on the farm. Mother, on the other hand, grew up in northwestern Alabama in a county that even today is only 3% black. She had never seen a black person until she went shopping in Birmingham with her mother at the age of twelve. Her family moved to south Florida when she was a teenager and finally settled in Fitzgerald, Georgia, where her father joined an insurance agency. There she came face-to-face with the daily back-and-forth that blacks and whites operated under by unwritten but clearly-understood laws. No doubt her mother’s strict rules of propriety impressed upon her that courtesy was required in every circumstance without regard to color or social standing. I suppose what all that means is that my father would never have used the “n” word because it wouldn’t occur to him that

they were anything different from him, while mother wouldn’t have used it because it would have offended her ingrained sense of propriety. Maybe that’s why he was a liberal Democrat (he voted for Jesse Jackson in 1988 the Democratic presidential primary) and she came from a long line of Republicans. She did vote for John Kennedy in 1960 and Jimmy Carter in 1976 although not in 1980 even though his election loss would mean the end of my White House appointment. Daddy’s politics never pushed him to preach to us; his example was more than enough. When I was a student at the University of Georgia, I sang in the Men’s Glee Club for four years. On our bus tour in 1972, we sang in my parents’ Baptist church and were scheduled to stay overnight as guests of church families. My father heard grumbling about the fact that some Glee Club members were black. He quietly asked for a list that specified which young men were African-American. He then personally chose homes for them in which he had no concern whatsoever that they would be welcomed with genuine hospitality. He also let it be known that those members who had a problem with having blacks in our church should seriously consider staying away that evening. I was completely unaware of what he had done until much later, and everyone recalled our overnight visit as one of our most enjoyable. I’ve found it instructive since his death to consider how he might handle a problem if he were here. I know he would be proud of what Paula Deen has been able to do for our hometown but he would also be distressed that she has admitted using racially-offensive language. In the next breath, however, he would admonish us to pray for her to recognize her mistake. Unlike many current commentators, he would accept at face value her stated contrition and say that we should all forgive her, move on, and try to do better. I was particularly offended by an overblown comment from a national reporter who said Paula Deen should apologize for her comments, atone for our nation’s history of slavery, and give credit to African-Americans for having created the kind of cooking that has made her rich. Even my father would have chuckled at the response to that suggestion by one Savannahian who was quoted in the New York Times: “She’s a cook. She’s not a Harvard graduate.” In the final analysis, I’m going to come down on the side of forgiveness. I’m sure both my father’s deep faith and my mother’s sense of propriety would agree.

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Fowl Play Downtown Macon’s only wing house specializing in dozens of flavors, bar food staples and some surprising specialties, including Sloppy Joe Nachos, amazing sandwiches (such as the fried shrimp po boy), entrees, salads, and more. Also open late Thur - Sat til 4am. LD • BAR • $ 580 Cherry St

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

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

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

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Greek Corner Deli Serving delicious lamb gyros, monster greek salads, subs and specialty sandwiches 7 days a week. One of the few restaurants downtown open on Sundays and the only late night eatery on Saturdays 12:30am til 3am! LD • $ 587 Cherry Street, 254.3059. Second location; Greek Corner Pizza also offers calzones, pizzas, greek firies and plenty of ready-made desserts. Forsyth Street. 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 Street, downtown Macon.

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Ginger Stir-Fry Located downtown, it’s Macon’s only build your own stir fry bar with over 500 combinations. Cool experience for the kids, not your average dining experience.You want it spicy, sweet, both? You be the judge, but don’t worry, there are recipe cards as well for the beginner. LD • BAR • $-$$ 496 Second Street.

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strong local support, Hussy Hussy makes their 567 debut. One-half of XAVII, the other half party, they're yet another local band that Maconites should take in. Doors open at 7:30pm and the show is only $5.00 for everyone, so give it a shot. The GQ Jazz quartet will be over at the Douglass Theatre on Sunday the 30th for another session of the Theatre's "Jazz in the Courtyard" series. Expect smooth vibes, some cool weather, and one of the most relaxing crowds in town. All hell is bound to break loose the following week, but in the good American kind of way. You know, like splitting watermelons with machetes, shooting roman candles, ruining your favorite shirt with barbecue sauce, and all around patriotic and communal revelry. Send Brad an email so he can keep everyone updated on Fourth of July happenings, but as far as we know, this is what's going on around the area to celebrate our independence to… celebrate: - 5th Annual Magnolia Family Reunion @

Veara w/ We Still Dream + Guests @ The 567 Center - July 11th HAIRSPRAY @ Macon Little Theatre - July 12th - 21st

Washington Park - Live Music @ Every single bar/club in Macon - Fort Hawkins 4th of July Celebration @ Fort Hawkins - Annual Fireworks Show @ Lake Tobesofkee In all your partying, just make sure to remember the real reason why you have the day off of work ( I hope ) and you're getting to spend it with your best friends; There are people all around the world working to make sure you have the freedoms that you do and we shouldn't take that for granted. The following night is First Friday and Macon will be buzzing with activity, assuming everyone isn't too hungover and hoarse from " 'merica " chants on the lake. Art galleries will be open, bands will be playing, and most everything will be in its right place. Summer is here, so let's make the best of it. Don't get grumpy because of the heat and humidity, though I know it will be hard. #SummerOfJeanShorts

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Butch Trucks at the Grammy’s in 2012 where the Brothers received a Lifetime Achievement Award. A waitress walked towards us and turned around and walked over to another booth and leaned over. I noticed she was talking to a Sheriff. I could read her lips. She said “I ain’t serving that N**” He kind of waved her off, and she said it again, and she said it a third time and he reluctantly kind of got up and looked around. The first thing he noticed was Dickey so he went outside and rounded everyone up that was out there and searched them. While they were doing that everyone kind of excused themselves and went to the bathroom and flushed their drugs. Red Dog was sleeping in the truck and he woke up with an arm in his chest. They were reaching across him for a jacket that was sitting in the truck and in it they found a little reefer. That was pretty much all they found. They didn’t even know whose jacket it was. They came in, and they thought we were stuck there. They told us they were taking all the guys outside to jail, so we all piled into the other car. It had Gregg’s luggage in it. As we were pulling out of town he was throwing stuff out the window. Once they found out we left, they sent a car after us and told us to follow them back to the jail. They didn’t tell us we were under arrest, they just told us to go get into the cells. That was just the white guys. We don’t know where they took Jaimoe. We stayed there for a day. It got really funny. Dickey was starting to sober up. We all started singing. Every once in a while a redneck officer would bring this kid by and tell them to look in the cell and see what “that long hair hippie shit would get ya.” So this 10 or 12 year old boy would come by and stare at us. Finally, Red Dog got fed up. He stripped down butt naked and the next kid they sent down Red Dog the spider monkey came out yelling and jumped on the bars and started screaming. They didn’t send any more kids down to look at us. They eventually sent us to the County lock-up. That was where we found Jaimoe. It

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“It got really funny. Dickey was starting to sober up. We all started singing. Every once in a while a redneck officer would bring this kid by and tell them to look in the cell and see what ‘that long hair hippie shit would get ya.’”

was all segregated still. There was a white side and a black side. Since we had a black guy with us they put us on the black side. We all started singing as soon as we got there. Some of the guys in the other cells started riffing. Red Dog was going right back at them. Everyone had a razor blade. There was a guy they called Pops and a guy called Louisiana Shorty. Built like a fire hydrant. Two of them got to wrestling around. They got right up underneath of me. I heard Pops tell Shorty that he was going to cut that Redheaded fucker. We ended up buying ten cartons of cigarettes and passed them out and that broke the ice. We had a great time after that. It took them two or three days to get us out. We wound up paying $50,000 for disturbing the peace. What about here in Macon, at Grants. It seemed like that was the place where blacks and whites did gather. I was just talking about that place with a friend of mine. When’s the last time you were there. Yesterday.

Does it look like it used to. It used to be much worse. When we first started showing up at Grant’s I’m pretty certain everyone didn’t welcome us with open arms. But when we got up and started playing the Blues, they loved it and it changed. I remember one night in there when Clapton, Duane, Bonnie Bramblet, Me, Barry Oakley were all jamming. And things like that happened all the time there. That kind of quality played there all the time. Anytime anyone came to town they played there. It got to where I went there every night. I’d spend the day drinking a case of beer and box of wine and then go to Grants to get really drunk. I had several ole sweat hogs that I used to frequent there. I remember

40th Anniversary Re-issue! Universal Music, along with the Allman Brothers Band, Hittin' the Note and the Big House Museum, are proud to announce the 40th anniversary re-issue of Brothers and Sisters. The Brothers originally released this CD in the summer of 1973 and it hit the top of the charts and remained at the #1 position for five consecutive weeks. This special edition of Brothers and Sisters is available in four different packages. First, the original album has been re-mastered from the original analog tapes and has been pressed onto 200 gram vinyl ($28). Second, you can purchase the re-issued album on CD ($12.98). The third and fourth packages are where it gets more interesting. The third package is the "Deluxe Edition," which includes one CD for the original songs and a second CD that contains studio jams, rehearsals and outtakes cut during the album sessions that offer considerable insight into the band's organic creative process ($25). The fourth package is the "Super Deluxe Edition," and it includes everything from the 3rd package and adds two more CDs that capture the bands live performance at Winterland in San Francisco on September 26, 1973 ($55). www.hittinthenote.com or visit the Big House Museum.

About the Album Jacket...

On the cover - Butch’s son, Vaylor Trucks. The dress worn by Miss Brittany Oakley on the album jacket is on exhibit at the Big House Museum. PHOTO EJ DEVOKAITIS one called Dizzy Diane. Good lord. I miss her. I don’t know how I survived all those rides back to the farm after Grants.

What were you doing that night Duane died? My first wife and I we had a house on Wimbish Road. First house on the left when you turn off Riverside. I was up on a ladder. I was painting the bedroom a light blue. I had paint all over me. My wife was called Little Linda. She came over and told me Red Dog was one the phone. He told me Duane had been in a wreck and wasn’t doing well. I got to the hospital. Everyone was crying. One idiot intern kept coming in and saying that he was going to be ok. But the doctor said he was not going to be ok. We finally left to go get some wine. I had

just come up to the door with the wine, and I think it was Red Dog that came out and told me he was dead. I dropped the wine. It was too much. It was too much to take in. You were supposed to cry and hug each other but it didn’t sink in. Two weeks later I was sitting at my house listening to Cowboy. Duane was on slide. Duane had no idea how good it was. There was a lot of tension in that band so it didn’t feel good to him. But it was absolutely magical. I was sitting there listening to that and the dam broke. Everything just came out at that moment.

Butch’s guy comes in and he has to run. Great talking to you Butch. I hope I get to read your book one day. Really enjoyed this. Man, I’ve got several books in here.

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But it took a couple of rounds of golf to learn that he’s one of the kindest souls I’ve ever met, and one of the funniest people too. We had a blast at the recent Wild Wing Golf Tournament. And once I heard he was headed to Europe to spend some time with his former drummer Jerome Thomas, (who also played with Maceo Parker) I knew it was time for an interview with this Macon legend. We met up with Mike at Billy’s Clubhouse for lunch one day last week.

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TO BIG MIKE. I’ve had an unlikely golfing partner twice over the last several months, Mike Ventimiglia, better known as Big Mike of Big Mike and the Booty Papas. I’ve known Mike for a long time, as long as I’ve been here in Macon. But just well enough to shake his hand and say hello. I’d known Mike was probably the hardest working musician in Macon. He’s made a living just playing music for over two decades here. Among some crowds, his song “Meet me with your black Drawers on” defines their rowdy years. It’s an anthem for bikers, for blues lovers, for people who love to have a good time. I knew all this about Big Mike.

Who’s Who? Inside the Album Kerri Bowie Remembers...

Were you born and raised in Macon? No. I was born in Norfolk Virginia. I moved to Macon in 1985 and I’ve been here ever since. My mother lived here and I came through to see her and I met some friends that I knew from Nashville that were here. They told me that they were looking for a singer, and I was looking for a gig. I had just finished playing with David Allen Coe and I had been here in the 70’s and I knew it was a great place to be. Have you ever had another job besides making Music? I worked in a music store once. But other than that I’ve only played music for over 20 years.

Didn’t you open for Bob Dylan here in Macon? Yes we did. It was a Bill Lucado night. He called us and asked if we would be interested in opening for Dylan since he was promoting the show. The answer was

One of the kids on the inside cover of The Brothers and Sisters album turned out to be a friend of ours, Kerri Bowie. Kerri's mother, Janice Peacock, was married to Gregg Allman before he went off and married Cher. Kerri was three years old in the picture, and she remembers Gregg being a very gental dad. She called him Daddy Dig because she couldn't pronounce Gregg. She doesn't

yes of course. He was very reserved. He did come out on the side of the stage our whole show. We’ve also opened for Warren Haynes at Flaming Sally’s. The Dregs and Johnny Winter at the Sand Trap . Merle Haggard Willie Nelson at Whiskey River. We were the house band at Whisky River for so long that we opened for all those big country acts that used to come through there. It was incredible.

Tell me about your plans for your upcoming European tour this month. I head over July 1. I stay until the 31st. I go to Brussells. And we have 5 festival dates. One of which is the North Sea Jazz Festival. I’m doing six club dates as well, with Big Mike and the European Booty Papas. This will be with Jerome’s rhythm section. He’s calling himself Jamal now, but I can’t get used to it. But I’ll be meeting with his management and some club owners and such. I’m gonna be in Belgium, The Netherlands. Germany, London, France, Liverpool, Manchester, Brussells. I’m going to play at the Cavern In Liverpool. A good friend of mine there plays in a band that used to be managed by Brian Epstein before he managed the Beetles. They fired him because he was spending too much time with the Beetles. I’m really hoping that because Europe has such a great appreciation for soul and for blues that this is going to open up some doors for over there.

remember a lot of details from that time, but she does remember wanting him to pull of a particularly sticky band-aid from a boo-boo she had. She also remembers sleeping under a piano sometimes. She now has two children, Jordan and Clay, who are 10 and 13 and she works in Downtown Macon at her grandfather's store, Blair's furniture.

Kerri Bowie

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Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

The Orange Constant The Hummingbird - free show

THURS 7/4

B Keith Williams Locos Grill Open Mic Billy’s Clubhouse

Plethra The Hummingbird - free show Travis Bryant Wild Wing Cafe

FRI 7/5

Sugar Creek AP’s Hidden Hideaway

Fair Weather Pilot Billy’s Clubhouse TBA Grant’s Lounge

Boothill The Hummingbird

Trey Teem Mellow Mushroom, 9pm free! Blak Pearl Midtown Key Club

Stereo Reform Roasted Cafe & Lounge

Louise Warren Twang Southern Tastes & Sounds Ronnie Pittman Wild Wing Cafe

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Mama T AP’s Hidden Hideaway Miletrain The Hummingbird Plethra Billy’s Clubhouse

Shawn Bradshaw Caliber Bar & Grill

John Stanley Duo Twang Southern Tastes & Sounds Matt Pippin Wild Wing Cafe

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John Stanley Band Caliber Bar & Grill, 1pm

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

TUES 7/9

Jason Hobbs The Hummingbird Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

WED 7/10

Ashutto Mirra The Hummingbird - free show

THURS 7/11 Mama T Caliber Bar & Grill Lance Daniel Billy’s Clubhouse

Rob Walker / Eddie Stone Wild Wing Cafe

FRI 7/12

B Keith Williams 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Dry County AP’s Hidden Hideaway Boothill Billy’s Clubhouse

TBA Mellow Mushroom, 8pm free! Dwight Raby Band The Hummingbird

People’s Blues of Richmond & Old You Roasted Cafe & Lounge

Marty Evans Twang Southern Tastes & Sounds Matt Rogers Band Wild Wing Cafe

SAT 7/13

Mama T AP’s Hidden Hideaway Planet Retro Billy’s Clubhouse

Dirty Doves Backporch Lounge

Uncle Earl & Friends Caliber Bar & Grill

Matrimony The Hummingbird

Macon Massive (EDM) Roasted Cafe & Lounge

John Stanley Band Twang Southern Tastes & Sounds NSP Wild Wing Cafe

SUN 7/14

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

John Stanley Jam Session Backporch Lounge 4-7:30pm John Stanley Band Caliber Bar & Grill, 1pm

Dean Brown & Dubshak Roasted Cafe & Lounge

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Free pool 11a-4p Monday - Wed Hud’s on Gray Hwy.

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$3.25 22oz Bud & Bud Lt Drafts • $13 Bud & Bud Lt Buckets • $2 House Vodkas Wild Wing Cafe

25% off all appetizers, Happy Hour 3-6 and 9-Cl Macon Mellow

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Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

2-4-1 Tuesdays - Calls & Imports, $1 Nachos BJs Downtown

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Mississippi John Doude The Hummingbird - free show

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B Keith Williams Locos Grill Mama T Caliber Bar & Grill

The Shack Band The Hummingbird - free show Daniel Johnson Wild Wing Cafe

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The Skeeterz 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Trey Teem AP’s Hidden Hideaway

Marty Evans Band Billy’s Clubhouse The Shack Band The Hummingbird

Lefty Williams Band Roasted Cafe & Lounge

Sterling Waite Twang Southern Tastes & Sounds Gunshy Wild Wing Cafe

Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers, Ladies $2 Margaritas, Locos

3-4-1 Drinks every Tuesday The Hummingbird

2 for Tues- buy 8 wings and get 8 free! $2 domestic drafts 4p-CL Wild Wing Billy’s Bar Bingo 7pm Billy’s Clubhouse

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Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos 2-4-1 Drinks every Wednesday The Hummingbird

Ladies - 2 for 1 Everything, Free pool and darts BJs Downtown

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College - $2 Wells, Domestics & Pizza, BJs Downtown

Ladies Night: Free wells for gals all night, DJ Billys Clubhouse

Hud’s on Gray Hwy - Free pool, Karaoke, $2 Jose

No cover and $3 drinks all night Midtown Key Club $8 Bottomless Mugs at The Hummingbird

2-4-1 Jagerbombs, $3.50 craft beer Mellow Mushroom 7p-close $1 drafts/ $2 wells 20’s Pub

Taco Rita Nite- $2 tacos, $3 margaritas, $6 Mega-ritas, $4 Irish Bombs Wild Wing

Everyday 4-7pm: $1 beers and $6 domestic pitchers $2 Beers All day Everyday, Locos

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Buy 1/Get 1 wells 8-until, Giveaways! AP’s Hideaway Everyday, Miller Lite buckets just $12! Wild Wing

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Game Day Specials: 2 for 1 bombs and $1 domesic drafts Billy’s Clubhouse $13 Miller Lt & Coors Lt Buckets Wild Wing Cafe

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$10 beer buckets, 20’s Pub

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$3.25 22oz Bud & Bud Lt Drafts, $13 Bud & Bud Lt Buckets $3 Bloody Marys Wild Wing Service Industry - $2 Wells & Domestics BJ’s Downtown 12:30-5: Bloody Mary Buffet Locos

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WEDNESDAY, 7/3 The Orange Constant @ The Bird Free show! The Orange Constant is the epitome of a new-age, melting pot of sound. Each member draws from different styles and musical experience to create something new and unique. Being influenced by bands like Phish and Widespread Panic, The Orange Constant focuses their energy on live performances. These performances are always filled with positive energy jams and original songs. As for their original music, The Orange Constant thrives on creating songs that differ from one another and possess their own inspired character. Each of these songs follow no specific writing format, allowing the band to run with any ideas that bring the music to life. Nickalous Benson and Andrew Brantley are the main lyrical writers for the band, and include content that reveals personal values and experiences. This allows the band to groove with meaning and depth.

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FRIDAY, 7/12 People’s Blues of Richmond @ Roasted Cafe & Lounge

PBR was born in a bright green room full of beer cans and cigarette butts that you could piss on from the edge of the James River. Tim Beavers and Matt Volkes, though raised in the same Richmond suburb, were infrequent acquaintances until they found one another in the same confusing struggle of city-life, college, and drugs. They started practicing old blues songs and recycling old riffs and poems to create original material, jamming with whoever was interested

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Wednesday nights at Roasted Cafe & Lounge with the Captain!

Wednesdays at 6pm, Fridays at 8pm Caliber Bar & Grill Every Friday & Saturday, Friends Bar & Grill, Macon Thursdays 8pm, Sundays 8:30pm The Backporch Lounge

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Every Monday - Loco’s Grill & Pub Thursdays, Stone-Baked Bingo 7:30pm Mellow Mushroom

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Tuesdays, Grant’s Lounge

All-Star Trivia every 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.

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BOOT HILL @ THE BIRD

FRIDAY 7/5

BOOTHILL @ THE BIRD

Lead singer Richard started as a professional drummer at the age of 13. After sitting idly by in picking circles, watching others strum guitars, Richard taught himself to play by watching. Richard started a new project , called Boot Hill.While still making time to host a bi-weekly open mic in Macon GA, and playing drums for Abby Owens,and Stoopgrass, Richard is the operations manager for a local corporation.

TREY TEEM @ MELLOW MUSHROOM, 9PM

Free! Trey Teem is a multi-talented 18 yearold from Forsyth, Georgia. He purchased his first guitar in 2009 with a savings bond that had been a gift when he was a baby. Trey took to the guitar naturally but he also took lessons from Matt Pippin, another noteworthy local musician. His love for his new Stratocaster, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Jimi Hendrix quickly transformed into his amazing ease and talent for his acoustic-electric guitar, southern rock, country and gospel music. Trey also discovered his voice with his music and began singing and playing in a local church “The Sanctuary”, in Forsyth.

STEREO REFORM @ ROASTED CAFE & LOUNGE

Hailing from Greenville, SC, Stereo Reform is a fusion of the creative talents of Neil Turner on bass, keys, and lead vocals, and Will Evans on guitar, keys, and backup

UNCLE EARL @ CALIBER BAR & GRILL vocals. With the 2008 release of their first album, Robots of Evolution, Stereo Reform introduced the world to their signature sound, “Dance-a-Funk-a-Rock-a-Tronic.”

SATURDAY 7/6

JOHN STANLEY DUO @ TWANG Everybody knows Stan the drummer man from around town. You know Tony Tyler's dad. You know that guy that played with The Bobby Whitlock Band, The Brooks Brothers, Moondawg, Midnight Bluez, Cosmic Groove, Soulshine, and The Tony Tyler Trance. Come take a listen at Macon’s newest music venue.

THURSDAY 7/11

MAMA T @ CALIBER

Tasha "Mama T" Keeble - Lead Vocals and Harmonica; Mark Johnson - Guitar, Dobro, Harmonica, Mandolin and Vocals Playing a variety of covers that are bound to have you up and dancing.

FRIDAY 7/12

DWIGHT RABY BAND @ THE

TREY TEEM @ MELLOW MUSHROOM

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Dwight Raby’s musical journey began later in life than some. He picked up a guitar while studying in Kenya during his sophomore year at St. Lawrence University. About this time, Eric Clapton’s “Unplugged” album came out and he found himself drawn to Clapton’s influences – old school American blues artists. Upon moving Atlanta for graduate school he was drawn into the music scene by local icon Franciso Vidal, and has spent the last 10 years playing all over the Southeast.

SATURDAY 7/13

UNCLE EARL & FRIENDS @ CALIBER BAR & GRILL

Uncle Earl and Friends is made up for about 20 Middle Ga. musicians. The core of the group is Uncle Earl Tribble, Ben Caldwell (from the Boomers), and Al Scarbourgh (from Stillwater and The Wall). All members play in other bands, but when they have a night off get together and form UE&F band. In March 2012 Uncle Earl and Friends won the 2011 Reader Choice Awards for Best Cover Band in Middle Ga.

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Fiber Optic Cable Installation Notice is hereby given that Bibb County will receive sealed Bids in the Purchasing Department, Room 405, Bibb County Courthouse, 601 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, until 12:00 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock noon at the time legally prevailing in Macon, Georgia on Thursday, August 8, 2013, Fiber Optic Cable Installation, for Bibb County, Bibb County, Georgia. NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ABOVE DESIGNATED TIME. Bid documents may be examined and obtained at the Bibb County Purchasing Department, Room 405, 601 Mulberry Street, Macon, Georgia.; or by requesting by fax (478) 621-5864, or phone (478) 621-6333. Visit the Bibb County web site: www.bibb.ga.us (Look under Current Bids) Bibb County will arrange for one guided route survey of this project following the pre-bid meeting. The meeting will begin at Thursday, 10:00 AM, July 25, 2013. Bidders are encouraged but not required to attend this route survey. A route map will be available from the County GIS Department. Georgia Power pole positions for the route will be available for viewing. Interested firms shall meet in the IT Dept. conference room on the first floor of the Bibb County Courthouse, 601 Mulberry St., Macon, GA 31201.

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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. Although his mother thought that Howard could be rehabilitated and insisted that he live with them, relatives say her husband, Jewel, wasn't so sure. Police think that after killing and burying the Clevelands, 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 JASON HOWARD bodies of Jewel and Mildred Cleveland wrapped in tarps and buried in a barn Arrested 4/13/2009 4 Cts Felony Murder 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. Only yourselves to blame. 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 Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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