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GOLF CARTS APPROVED FOR LIMITED DOWNTOWN USE

Yee-haw, downtown Macon is now a designated golf cart area. The plan includes limited areas between Mercer University, the Medical Center and some downtown streets and alleyways with a 35 mph speed limit. Aaron Bell, manager of Bigfoot Customs, says the carts will require certain safety measures. “We can outfit a golf cart with anything from a safety triangle to beacon lights to seat belts, windshields, tops, whatever we need to put on them,” Bell said. Only those 15 and older will be able to drive golf carts downtown and only those 8 and older will be able to ride as passengers. Those who are interested in driving golf carts downtown will need to register their cart and have it inspected with the Bibb County Sheriff’s office. The 11th Hour is hopping on the electric bandwagon, we were actually the first ones to register! See you on the streets.

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Saturday, August 1 It’s time again for Taste of the Arts, Macon’s premiere, themed gala event and fundraiser benefitting the programs of Macon Arts Alliance. Join us for the party of the summer! This year’s theme will be Havana Nights. Attendees are encouraged to don their finest Cuban-inspired wear while enjoying tasty, culinary treats served by chefs from local arts and cultural organizations. Peruse our silent auction of original art, vacation packages, hot event tickets, luxury services and more. Taste of the Arts: Havana Nights promises to be the biggest and best dance party of the summer. A night in Havana includes: - A Cuban-inspired Tasting Competition with celebrity judges from local media. - A Silent Auction benefitting Macon Arts Alliance

Wednesday, July 29 The Disgruntled Clown Comedy Show at The Crazy Bull Free comedy event, 7:30 p.m. Over 27yrs as One of the Top Underground Comic’s Touring. No one ever says i think I’ve seen him.You would Never FORGET It from Clean to not Clean. 473 Second Street

Thursday, July 30 Miracle Treat Day - Join Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals on Thursday, July 30 as we celebrate Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day! Stop by your local Dairy Queen and order your favorite Blizzard and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Children’s Hospital, Navicent Health.

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Taste of the Arts: Havana Nights 7 to 10:00 PM at historic Terminal Station. It’s time again for Taste of the Arts: Havana Nights, Macon’s premiere, themed gala event and fundraiser benefitting the programs of Macon Arts Alliance. Attendees are encouraged to don their finest Cuban-inspired wear while enjoying tasty, culinary treats served by chefs from local arts and cultural organizations. Peruse our silent auction of original art, vacation packages, hot event tickets, luxury

- Information about local arts organizations and their programs - Complimentary Beer and Wine - A Cuban-inspired Dance Party - Cuban-inspired attire recommended, but not required Don’t miss your chance to dance the night away for a great cause! Get your tickets now! Taste of the Arts: Havana will be held August 1 from 7-10 p.m. at the Historic Terminal Station in Downtown Macon. Tickets $40 advance, $50 at the door. Macon Arts Alliance is Macon-Bibb County’s designated local arts agency serving almost 50 arts and cultural organizations in Central Georgia. The mission of the Macon Arts Alliance is to foster and support the advancement of arts and culture in Central Georgia. We are working to create an environment where arts and culture thrives and Central Georgia is recognized as an unparalleled cultural destination.

services and more. Taste of the Arts: Havana Nights promises to be the biggest and best dance party of the summer. A night in Havana includes: A Cuban-inspired Tasting Competition with celebrity judges from local media. A Silent Auction benefitting Macon Arts Alliance, Information about local arts organizations and their programs, Complimentary Beer and Wine, A Cuban-inspired Dance Party, Cuban-inspired attire recommended, but not required Don’t miss your chance to dance the night away for a great cause! Get your tickets now! $40 advance, $50 at the door.

chance to show off your talent! Save this date for the second set of auditions for the So You Think You Have Talent? Contest to be held on August 29, 2015. First prize - $1000, Second prize - $500, Third prize - $250. There is no fee to enter. For more information and to pre-register, call 770-775-5350 or email info@thevillageatindiansprings.com. August 2, 4 - 6 p.m. LOCATION: The Village at Indian Springs Amphitheater, 1834 Highway 42 S, Flovilla, GA 30216

Macon Beer Company Tours & Tastings Macon Beer Company is excited to announce the opening of the brewery tasting room for the general public to enjoy. For $10, brewery guests receive a souvenir Macon Beer Company pint glass which includes five tasting tickets. Tasting tickets are redeemed for a six-ounce pour of beer. There are also a couple of beer selections, Macon Out and Progress Squared, created especially for the tasting room and are only availble at the brewery. Brewery tours kick off about every hour. Guests can enjoy seating in the brewery’s beer garden where cornhole games and adult sized Jenga are found. Every Saturday, 1-6 p.m. 345 Oglethorpe Street, Macon.

Macon Connections Presented by NewTown Macon - Stop by the historic Lamar Lofts at 562 Cherry Street on First Friday for our “Macon Connections” networking event. Mix and mingle with others and gain an exclusive tour of downtown Macon’s newest lofts. The event is free and open to the public.

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First Friday Gallery Reception at Macon Arts - Openening reception for Mark Ballards “Mark of a Pencil” new pencil drawings. 5-8 p.m. Light refreshments served. Free event.

Saturday, August 8 Corks & Canvas Presented by 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 a 11 x 14 acrylic painting. No painting experience required. One of our artists will guide you through the

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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/. Mercer University Children’s Choirs Hold Auditions for 2015-16 Season The Mercer University Children’s Choirs, an outreach program of Townsend School of Music, will hold auditions for the 2015 – 2016 season on Saturday August 8 from 10:00 – 12:00, and Sunday, August 9 from 12:00 – 2:00 in Neva Fickling Recital Hall of the McCorkle Music Building located at 1329 Adams Street. Singers aged 8 – 17 are welcome to audition. For more information call (478) 301-5751. Auditioning singers are asked to sing a simple, unaccompanied song (“Amazing Grace,” “America, the Beautiful,” “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” etc.), after which they will sing simple scales and demonstrate some basic musicianship skills. For more information about the program and upcoming auditions, visit music. mercer.edu/community or call (478) 301-5751.

A1A - The Official and Original Jimmy Buffet Tribute Show As the first band ever to showcase a high-energy concert composed of nothing except Buffett’s best songs spanning every era of his career, A1A became the only t Tribute Band personally sanctioned by Jimmy Buffett. ALL proceeds go to the Butts County Historical Society for the restoration of the old schoolhouse in Flovilla. Reserve a table of eight for $250, covered seats on the lawn $20, bring your own chair $15. Bring a picnic! No alcohol allowed to be brought inside, but plenty of beer, wine, sodas and water sold. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Call Big Chief Country Store at 770.775.5350 for reservations or come visit us to see the newly-remodeled shops and pick up your tickets! The Village at Indian Springs Amphitheater, 1834 Highway 42 S, Flovilla, GA 30216 Forsyth Summer on the Square Concert

– The Grains of Sand. Every year the Forsyth Main Street Office presents its street concerts series Summer on the Square. The next concert features The Grains of Sand, whose music spans genres to perform our favorite Motown, Soul, and Beach music hits. This family-friendly event takes place in Forsyth’s Historic Square and features music, food, dancing, and community. Come out and join us! Free 8-11 p.m. Held on North Jackson Street, between City Hall and the Monroe County Courthouse.

Sunday, August 9 Second Sunday Concert Series on Coleman Hill Praise Fest month! Free concert from 6-8 p.m. Bring your picnic or buy one on site. As always coolers and chairs are welcome. Family-friendly event! Presented by Bragg Jam.

Friday, August 14 Story Stroll presented by Historic Macon Foundation 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Downtown Macon is full with alleys, all with a storied past. Learn about the urban landscape of downtown Macon and the role of alleys. The tour begins in Historic Macon’s alley, located between 551 Cherry Street and the Rookery at 5:15pm. The tour is $15 for non-members and $10 for Historic Macon members. Reservations are required. Contact Kim Campbell at kcampbell@historicmacon. org or 478-742-5084. This event is party of the Macon History series. This series is generously supported by Capital City Bank and Bob and Carolyn Hargrove.

Saturday, August 15 Historic Macon Flea Market Don’t miss this opportunity to find items for your summer porch parties, Macon stay-cations, and road trips. The sale is free and open to the public. 551 Cherry Street, next to the Rookery, on Saturday, August 15 from 8am to noon.

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Farmer’s Markets Wesleyan Farmer’s Market: Twice Monthly 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9a.m. - 1 p.m. The Wesleyan Market provides the Middle Georgia community with the opportunity to buy from and speak directly with local farmers, producers, and artisans. All vendors sell local, organic products from the Macon/Middle Georgia area. Shop local! Mulberry Market in Tattnall Square Park Mulberry Market is a producer-only farmers’s market in historic Tattnall Square Park in Macon, Every Wednesday from 3:30-6:00. We accept EBT benefits! Join the My Market Club for exclusive benefits and support 8 local farms. First Saturday Village Market at Mercer Village 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Designed to attract true artists who hand craft their product or grow produce locally and need an outlet. Some of the produce is organic and identified as organic by farmers. The market is open to local artists who produce jewelry, dog clothing, hard and soft candies, melons, cucumbers and more.

Special Events Macon’s First Friday Every first Friday of the month, downtown Macon businesses celebrate with drink and dinner specials, live entertainment and late hours. Gallery hop from Macon Arts to the Arts Exchange and much more. 5-10 p.m. Free event sponsored by NewTown Macon. Yappy Hour every 3rd Thursday at the Macon Dog Park 5pm – 8pm. Macon Bibb Parks and Rec received a Knight Neighborhood Challenge Grant for Yappy Hour. It is a once a month “happy hour” at the dog park for people to gather in a social setting with their pups! Dog demonstrations, live music, and give aways. Patrons will also have the opportunity to purchase beer or wine from our vendor and be entered in to drawings for door prizes!

For the Kids Storytime at Barnes & Noble Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Singing, snacks and great children’s books are the regular features of our children’s Storytime events. Storytime at the Library Thursdays and Saturdays at Washington Library - Little Bookworms (for kids 4 and under)

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10:30am. Fridays 10:30am at Riverside Library. Story Times consist of a variety of activities including read-aloud stories, finger plays, special guests, songs and puppets. Kool-Aid & Canvas at the 567 Center for Renewal, an artist takes children age 6-12 stepby-step through the process of creating a fun painting with acrylic paints on a real canvas. The students learn a variety of painting techniques to inspire them in their own creative endeavors. The workshop starts at 10 am and lasts an hour and a half. $20 includes all materials for the class and a snack. To register your child online, please give us their name and click the “Pay Now” button below. Or, you can contact Melissa Macker at (478)238-6051 or melissa@the567. org.

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Outdoors Sky Over Macon Every fourth Friday 8-10 p.m. at the Museum of Arts & 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. After “Sky Over Macon” (if the sky is clear) view the real night sky through our telescopes in the Observatory. $5 to $10. 478-477-3232

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Twin Oaks Fun Farm, Forsyth This summer, pick our juicy, plump and delicious golf ball sized strawberries and picnic under our cool pavilion with strawberry cider and ice cream! Enjoy Our Playscape Playground, animal feeding and “goatel”, covered pavilion and honey hut. Open Tuesday - Saturday 9am-6pm. Sunday 12-6pm. 678-544-0756 The Rock Ranch, Thomaston It’s time for some outdoor fun. Make a day of memories as you enjoy all The Rock Ranch attractions. The Ranch is an adventure destination like none other. From a miniature locomotive train ride, to flying through the air on amazing ziplines, to exploring a complete miniature town just for kids, The Rock Ranch attractions are like no other. Other activities include; Pedal cars, petting zoo, pony rides, cane pole fishing, John Deere Gators, rope maze, paddle boats and so much more! Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. Admission: $10 per person, 3 and under free. 5020 Barnesville Highway, The Rock, Georgia 30285. Office: (706) 647-6374

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Get a taste of local music at the Macon Music CD Release Party! The live September concert highlights the ten local, winning artists. The winning artists range from country singer Matt Rogers to Hip Hop artist RAY, and acoustical musician Dean Brown. Pick up the free compilation CD at the show or other locations around town in late September. All tracks will be available for download at newtownmacon.com. Want to be featured? It’s not too late! Macon Music Volume 2 starts accepting submissions in January until March of 2016. Macon Music CD is sponsored by Shadow Sound Studio, Entertainment Law Group, Georgia Music Channel, and powered by NewTown.

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Andrea Freeman By Angel Collins

Andrea Freeman affects people many different ways. Her natural effervescence is contagious. Her genuine care for others speak volumes, her semi-bossiness gets results, and her desire to protect those who don’t or can’t speak up for themselves is admirable. Despite trying to stay behind the scenes, her desire to see good happening in Macon usually puts her up close and personal with the people and events in Macon. Born in Decatur, GA, Freeman’s mother’s move to take a management job with a physician brought her to Macon in 1981 at the age of 13. She attended Miller Jr. High, Monroe Academy for two years, and graduated from Central/Lanier. She attending Valdosta State College for 2 years and then Georgia College in Milledgeville. After taking jobs that moved her to Auburn, Colorado, and back to Columbus, GA, she finally returned to the place that had become home: Macon, GA. Today, she is a media consultant at Cox Media/Cox Communications. Freeman’s passions revolves around those who are less fortunate whether they walk on four legs or two. You might have seen her in your neighborhood out-running Animal Control to save a stray. Animal rescue is something that has become very important to her. “I am very passionate about animal rescue, mainly dogs! They are voiceless and

my passion is to save the lives of those that can’t help themselves. They never asked to be homeless or without car. God made them as well, and I believe it is my calling. So, I literally will pick up a dog found on the side of the road, I foster them in my home to socialize them, evaluate who they are/aren’t compatible with, have provided medical care and promoted them in our community and beyond to get them adopted,” said Freeman. “In the spring, I worked with Josephine Bennett to host the Fur-Baby Animal Shower at the new Macon-Bibb Animal Welfare Center. Our community stepped up and brought hundreds of pounds of dog & cat food, litter, essentials for medical care, leashes, collars, beds, newspaper, gift cards, and so much more. I have worked with several rescue groups and individuals in our community to save lives, from hoarding situations to dogs that were going to be euthanized.” Animals are not her only passion. She is determined to help anyone who has needs they may not be able to address themselves. “I serve on the board of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Heart of GA as well, and previously served as board chair. This organization does so much for the children of our community to assure children have a mentor to guide them, to listen to them, to invest in the lives, and help them become better individuals when

they may not have a role model in their life.” Her passion for child welfare doesn’t stop there. “I assist when possible to help the foster care children and those involved in the system,” said Freeman. “This sometimes includes speaking to a group of people to help better educate them on the dire need for foster homes, the needs of the children that come into foster care, and to the staff, teams and foster parents as well.” In 2016, she also plans to volunteer to work the Magnolia Soap Box Derby. Andrea Freeman is an alum of the 2012 class of Leadership Macon. The organization works to help individuals become more aware of how Macon works, where the areas of need are, and helping people determine which areas they would like to work to make better. As such, Freeman has found some areas that she thinks would be a good fit for her desires for the community. “I know there will always be opportunities in our community for me to support. Just being a part of that group of people has provided a platform and the knowledge of individuals that want to see Macon move into the best place for our community’s needs. That will include support to our community’s need in animal rescue and the children of Middle GA.” To that end, when Freeman considers the things that can be better in Macon, it’s no surprise where her thoughts go “Macon Bibb Animal Welfare becoming a fully funded low kill shelter would be the first thing [I would want to change],” said Freeman. “But, there is a lot to be done to make that happen. It is also very important that the Bibb County Board of Education becomes united with the leadership of Dr. Jones and moves Macon-Bibb into being a successful school system with the children being a priority, along with the teachers. Far too often I have seen families move out of Macon-Bibb for this reason alone. The children of today are the future of tomorrow.” Freeman has noticed the changes in Macon. “The downtown revival is outstanding! I truly want this to continue and become bigger and better! Although we live off of Wesleyan Drive, I love the downtown area and vibe; the dining, community events, and entertainment are the best there is throughout Middle GA. We are members of St. Paul’s Episcopal that is located on College Street, and we are season ticket holders for Mercer football,” said Freeman. “Who knew how big they would become! We enjoy the Macon Beer Company’s tours and the great success they have had, not to mention all the great events that take place at the Cox Capitol Theatre and more.” The future for Andrea Freeman is not so far off, though. Even as she desires getting further promotions and eventually retiring from her current job, her thought are a little more “in the moment.” “For today, I am going to pick up a growler from The Growler Spot, pick up my son from camp, and head home to walk the dogs(mine and rescue), water the garden and enjoy my family.” It really doesn’t get any better than this. 11thHourOnline.com 11

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Gibbs Gardens: The Atlanta Botanical Gardens is closer to Macon than Gibbs Gardens, located in Ball Ground, however Gibbs Gardens is a beautiful sight. James H. Gibbs owns, designs, and develops the 220 acres himself, and the property includes 24 ponds, 32 bridges, and 19 waterfalls. The 16 different gardens feature hundreds of species of flowers, and on the grounds is a lovely European-style manor house.

Dear readers, you have endured the sweltering summer, taken the obligatory beach trip with the kids and are anxiously awaiting the school year. Most may feel like summer swept on by, and all your plans of doing this, or that, went out the proverbial window. That is why we love day-cations! The opportunity to explore your state and discover unique adventures without having to feel guilty about the time and cost involved. We

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Distance from Macon: 143 miles For more information, visit www.gibbsgardens.com

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Lane Southern Orchards: Kids will love touring the farm and packing line at Lane Southern Orchards, just a short drive south of Macon. The orchard also offers fruit picking, a Fall corn maze, and a pumpkin patch. Lane is most known for its peaches, but even when peach season ends, you can still buy fresh produce at the orchard’s market. Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily Admission varies Distance from Macon: 28 miles For more information, visit Lanesouthernorchards.com

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Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta has so much to do that you could stay busy for days, but a few great options for a one-day trip with your kids are Zoo Atlanta, the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coke, the Center for Puppetry Arts, and Centennial Olympic Park. SkyView Atlanta, the Ferris wheel that opened a couple years ago, offers a beautiful panoramic view of the city. Distance from Macon: 89 miles For more information, visit www.atlanta.net/things-todo/attractions/ Providence State Park: Providence Canyon, located just south of Columbus, is called “Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon.” Farming practices in the 19th Century created gullies that today are up to 150 feet deep. In addition to 14 JULY 28 - AUGUST 11, 2015

the beautiful canyon, the park has picnic areas, camping grounds, and special events in the Fall. It’s a great place to hike, take photographs, and stargaze with your family. Hours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m., April 15-September 14; 7 a.m.-6 p.m., September 15-April 14 Admission: $5 for parking Distance from Macon: 115 miles For more information, call 229-838-6202 Rafting in Columbus, Georgia: White Water Express created a rafting adventure in uptown Columbus on the Chattahoochee River. It’s the longest urban whitewater rafting in the world! The course has been described to be “Wild as Colorado and Warm as Costa Rica.” The course consists of class II-V whitewater and is one of the most exciting sections of whitewater in the US! They run two types of trips (Classic and Challenge) on the same 2.5 mile stretch of river due to the dam-controlled release which occurs daily. It’s close to other attractions in Columbus, so when you’ve finished, you can visit local restaurants, boutiques, and music venues. It’s an adventure for all experience levels, with a slow-moving lazy river for the young’uns. Also enjoy The Blue Heron Aerial Course zip line while your here. This is a day-cation for the adventurous! Admission: $49.50 for the high water course Distance from Macon: 102 miles For more information, visit www.whitewaterexpress.com/ chattahoochee The Rock Ranch: The Rock Ranch, founded by ChickFil-A founder Truett Cathy, is a 1,500 acre working cattle farm in Upson County. In addition to seeing the farm, you can ride a train, visit a kid-sized town, pedal boats, pony rides and try the zip line. You can also buy fresh produce and all-natural beef at The Farm Market. The park opens for fall family fun days October 1.

A W w 1 Sprewell Bluff: Another state park great for hiking and m camping is Sprewell Bluff, in Thomaston, Georgia. It has w similar amenities to Providence State Park such as picnic W sites and hiking trails. The park also features a lake and A several streams, where you can fish in-season. H Hours: open daily from dawn until dusk f Admission: $5 for parking f Distance from Macon: 62 miles A For more information, call 706-647-7012 D F Admission: $10 per person Distance from Macon: 46 miles For more information, visit www.therockranch.com

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L w a t Wild Animal Safari: At Wild Animal Safari in Pine C Mountain, Georgia, you can see zebras, tigers, camels, and c other exotic animals without even leaving the state. The c safari offers a five-mile drive-through animal park, as well h as guided safari tours. You can also eat at the “Safari Café” H A after your adventure. D Hours vary F Admission: $21.95 and under (Kids 2 and under free) Distance from Macon: 89 miles A For more information, visit www.animalsafari.com

Andersonville National Historic Site: During the Civil War, Andersonville was the location of a military prison where more than 45,000 Union soldiers were imprisoned, 13,000 of whom died. Today, however, Andersonville memorializes all Americans who have been prisoners of war. Visitors can walk around the National Prisoner of War Museum, tour the location of the prison, and visit Andersonville National Cemetery. Hours: The park and the cemetery are open every day from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and the museum is open every day from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission: Free Distance from Macon: 62 miles For more information, call 229-924-0343

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O’Connor, who lived in Milledgeville for the majority of her life. O’Connor lived on a dairy farm called Andalusia with her mother, and visitors to the farm can tour their home and the grounds. Hiking trails and a small lake make Andalusia great for picnics and outdoor adventures. For die-hard O’Connor fans, drive a few minutes down the road to visit the church O’Connor attended, as well as her grave. Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: Free, but a donation of $10 per person is suggested Distance from Macon: 33 miles For more information, call 478-454-4029

Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta has plenty of attractions for adults, too. Try visiting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the High Museum of Art, Margaret Mitchell’s house, or a variety of other cultural and historical venues. Distance from Macon: 89 miles For more information, visit http://www.atlanta.net/ things-to-do/attractions/ Literary Tours: Georgia has produced several artists and writers, two of whom lived close to Macon. One hour away in Eatonton, Georgia, visitors can take a driving tour of the town where Alice Walker, author of “The Color Purple,” grew up and lived. You can see Walker’s childhood home, the church she regularly attended, the cemetery where her family is buried, her birthplace, and her mother’s birthplace. Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: Free Distance from Macon: 40 miles For more information, call 706-485-7701 Another influential writer from Georgia is Flannery

Madison, Georgia: Madison is Georgia’s oldest historic district. The town features beautiful antebellum-era homes and a charming downtown area with shops and hotels for overnight stays. Each May and December, Madison hosts a tour of homes, and several attractions are open year round: The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Morgan County African American Museum, Heritage Hall, The Rogers House, The Rose Cottage, and Steffen Thomas Museum of Art. Hours and admission vary Distance from Macon: 62 miles

North Georgia Wine Country The North Georgia mountains provide the perfect place to escape the ordinary and embrace the exceptional. You can be active in your pursuit of outdoor excursions from golfing and mountain biking to back-country hiking, camping, and rafting. We also boast some of the best places for relishing relaxation and indulgence. Experience the luxury of an area bed and breakfast or country inn, browse our antique stores and local art galleries, and savor the cuisine of both casual and fine dining options nestled in our Georgia wine country. The North Georgia mountains combine the perfect terrain, soil, drainage, and elevation necessary for vineyards to produce wines that reveal this “sense of place,” or terroir, which separates our wines from those made in other geographically diverse regions. Our soil composition is very much like that of Italy’s Piedmont region, which produces some of the most prestigious wines in the world. Come taste what happens when Georgia sunshine and mountain soils meet Viognier and Merlot grapes… we’re certain that you’ll be smiling, too. Starting August 1, Yonah Mountain Vineyards will be hosting tours of the only known wine caves in Georgia. This 90-minute experience starts with a tasting of three barrel samples of unreleased wines and finishes with six additional pours of our current releases. Distance from Macon: 145+ miles Visit Georgiawine.com for a complete calendar of fall events, from live music and intimate outdoor dining to fall festivals. To learn more about Georgia’s many cultural, historical, and natural attractions, visit www.exploregeorgia.org. 11thHourOnline.com 15

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Five bucks isn’t a lot of money. If you’re hungry on a five buck budget, your options are usually limited to cobbling together something palatable from some fast food “value menu” or begging a richer friend to take you out for a bite. (Or – ugh – buying and cooking something from the grocery store yourself.) If you’re hungry for a good burger (which I usually am), your five bucks will buy you half of one at our beloved local downtown pub; you could swing an entire burger from those prizewinning burger and fry guys for $5, but then you’d be left thirsty and French-fryless. Enter Cook-Out, a newcomer to the middle Georgia area on Russell Parkway in Warner Robins. Five dollars there gets you the famous Cook-Out Tray: your choice of several sandwiches (cheeseburger! Double burger! Grilled chicken! BBQ pork!), TWO side dishes (the usual options, fries and onion rings, are here, but you can also choose from cole slaw, hush puppies, chicken nuggets, corn dogs, quesadillas, bacon wraps, chicken wraps, and more), and a drink (Cheerwine is available!). For an extra dollar, you can get one of their “fancy shakes” available in 40-plus flavors instead of an actually drinkable drink – the shakes are so thick that I once brought one home for my husband and even after an hour of it hanging out on the counter while he finished his meal it still passed the “upside down” test (which, in case you couldn’t infer, is 16 JULY 28 - AUGUST 11, 2015

where you turn your milkshake upside down and none spills out). Another beautiful thing about Cook-Out is that you can customize your milkshake by choosing any combination of their 40 flavor offerings – I can personally attest to the healing magic of the peanut butter fudge Oreo cheesecake shake. Their a la carte menu items are affordable – 99 cents gets you a perfect mustard and relish topped hot dog – and entertaining – a “chicken strip club” is available, which, depending on how your mind chooses to group those words, can conjure excellent and hilarious mental images. And the burgers and chicken really do have that slight char taste that reminds you of being in someone’s backyard eating off a paper plate on a hot summer afternoon. Cook-Out is a North Carolina based company – their first restaurant was opened in the late 1980s in Greensboro, but they have steadily been expanding throughout the Southeast since then. The passion that North Carolinians have for this food kind of reminds me of Georgia folks’ love of the Varsity – the food at both places is simple, cheap, hits all the right pleasure sensors, and tastes great late at night when you’re drunk. I’m very rarely drunk late at night these days, but I’m still pleased to have the option of a super late snack if I should want one – Cook-Out drive thru is open until 3 am every day. And

for non middle of the night dining needs, the inside of the restaurant is clean and charming with a log cabin-ish feel. It’s always crowded and noisy in there, which makes it a great place to take your kids – nobody will even notice if they’re boisterous or fidgety! Last time I ate there, my daughter was endlessly amused at the guy calling out order numbers in a variety of over-the-top voices over the microphone. We also both noticed that the picnic tables outside were filled with employees on break eating burgers and fries and fried okra – it’s always a good sign when you see restaurant workers happily consuming the food they work to make. Some online sources say that locations are currently being scouted in Macon for a Cook-Out – but until that happens, take a trip to the Warner Robins store if you want to feed a lot of people on a budget, or if you want to try a banana pineapple walnut milkshake, or if you’re hungry and drunk at 2 am and you have an accommodating designated driver. Drive-thru lines are long during peak lunch and dinner hours, but the service is quick and the food is worth it. You’ll never look at a five dollar food budget the same way again! Cook-Out 113 Russell Parkway Warner Robins GA 31088

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American / Bar Food 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 Sat-Sunday at noon. 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. 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 $-$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658 Texas Cattle Company Macon’s original premier steak house and banquet facility. Featuring hand-cut, choice-grain, aged beef, fresh seafood, in-house ground steak burgers and banquet accamadations for groups of 5-50. TCC will buy your dinner on your birthday, simply bring in a valid ID after 4 p.m. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Prices from $5.99 - $24.99. LD • BAR • $-$$. 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 • $

BBQ Fincher’s - You haven’t had delicious southern barbecue until you’ve had us. For over 75 years,

we’ve been teasing taste buds with our pitcooked pork, sandwiches, and more. Voted “Best BBQ” by readers of the 11th Hour for six years in a row, their BBQ even made a trip to the moon on the 1969 space mission. Four locations in Macon and Warner Robins. Family owned and operated! Lee & Eddie’s - Dine on mouth-watering BBQ, chicken and ribs while exploring the bike shop housed next door. Downtown delivery available. Open for lunch - (478) 718-5979, 484 Second St.

Pizza / Italian Ingleside Village Pizza IVP is probably the one place in Macon you HAVE to go if you are new here. According to the readers of the 11th Hour, and the Macon Telegraph, it’s the best Pizza in Macon. Homemade dough, loaded with toppings, it just doesn’t get any better. And the atmosphere is as cool as they come. Friendly, and lively, and filled with all kinds of great people, IVP is a one of a kind Macon experience. They also have one of the most extensive beer lists in Macon. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside Avenue. Sauced at Mercer Village Serving pizza, calzones, sammies and fresh salads, Sauced makes all their dough, specialty sauce and breads inhouse. Delivery available within the College Hill Corridor. (478) 743-4113.

Dovetail 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. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 543 Cherry Street, 238.4693. Hours: Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11am-2pm. Dinner Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5:30-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays 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 thru Friday, Edgar’s serves as a handson 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 soups, garden-fresh salads, sandwiches and entrees. To view the quarterly menu visit Edgarshospitality.com/menu. Market City Café – Superb sandwiches, homemade soups, loaded salads, pizza and pastas. Unique breakfast menu including gourmet coffees and teas. Dinner served Fridays and Saturdays featuring seafood and steak specials. Full bar, excellent wine cellar. Open Tues-Thur, 7am-6pm; Friday and Saturday 7am-9pm. 502 Cherry St., Macon 257-6612 BLD • BAR • $-$$ 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. Open at 6 a.m. Monday - Friday 442 Second Street, downtown.

Lunch Spots Harpin’s A mid-town lunch favorite, serving chicken salad, pimento cheese, deli sandwiches and fresh salads and daily soup specials. Call ahead for take-out or try their new Take ‘n Go cooler. 3378 Brookdale Ave. (478) 742-5252

The Tic Toc Room Contemporary setting with a sophisticated menu, great wine selection. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 401Cherry Street, 743.4645

Grow is Macon’s only farm to table lunch restauEthnic Cuisine rant, specializing in local meats and produce. Healthy food with Southern flair. Open Mon-Sat Yabu Sushi + 11-3pm. Check out the facebook page for this Chic upstairs dining on Poplar Street. Serving in the Corridor! week’s menu. Reservations accepted. 743-4663We deliver inventive sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi. Small plates and salads also available. Great specialty Kudzu Seafood Co. Newly opened on Third cocktail menu, hot teas and full bar available. Street by veteran caterer Lee Clack, Kudzu 496 Second Street. Tuesday - Thursday 5pm features seafood and breads flown in direct from the Big Easy. With New Orleans flair, their menu 10pm. Friday - Saturday 5pm - 11pm.

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A YEAR-LONG SERIES: The Life & Times of

TEDDY BEAR

Thousands of people have read the first six chapters of a year long series we are doing on the life of Ed Flowers, also known as Teddy Bear. Ed grew up in Macon, took part in his first bank robbery when he was fourteen years old, a crime for which he never went to jail for. He went on to play baseball at Dudley Hughes High, under coach Goot Stiener where his team won a State Championship in 1964. He practiced with Pete Rose. But Teddy couldn’t stay out of trouble, and ended up in Reidsville Prison right after he graduated, as fucked up as a research monkey, on morphine. Two men tried to rape him the first night he was there, and Teddy almost killed them both. His reputation at Reidsville made him one of the most feared men there, and when he got back to Macon, that reputation followed him. Over the next 10 years, his crimes would land him in prison, to which he escaped five times, be put on America’s Most Wanted list, and is believed by some to have robbed over 60 banks. If this is true, that’s more than Jesse James and John Dillinger combined. It took me a year to get Teddy to talk to me, and I’ve spent countless hours with him. The DA’s office has enough paperwork to choke a courtroom on him. So many people have asked me why I’m not writing a book. Well here is why. We are asking that you buy a VIP Membership to 11thHouronline.com to read the rest of Teddy’s story. It’s less than the price of a digital book. $7.99. For that, you’ll get to read the rest of the story, as well as hear audio interviews with Teddy himself, with online digital video coming this fall. The money will help The 11th Hour continue to offer great content, and calendars and reviews to our readers for years to come. So purchase your membership today and continue to read Teddy Bear. Believe us, the story is JUST GETTING STARTED. Here is a sample from Chapter 7: The Crawford County Escape. You would have had to see Crawford County Jail in 1969 to believe it. I don’t know how they ever kept a soul inside that place. It was a little ‘ole two story, brick building without a fence around it. Inside were two stories of metal cages, built out of that old, flat iron, laid out like a checker board. Sometimes there weren’t even guards. They’d send one over to check on us a couple of times during the day, and bring us our meals, but when the five o’clock whistle blew, those boys went home...

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THE BOURBON BAR By Nicole Thurston

Imagine a bar in downtown Macon that smells of whiskey and wood, has a rustic Southern feel, and offers top of the line signature drinks without having to shout over loud music or become saturated by smoke. That bar is about to become a reality. Adam and Becky Dennis love to travel. They love to pair different cocktails with a variety of food, and more than anything, they wanted someplace for people to just hang out and enjoy a good drink. That’s the idea behind The Bourbon Bar, and now their dream is about to come to life. “We wanted something a little more adult, where you don’t have to yell your conversation over some loud music,” smiled Adam, “and have really good cocktails. We didn’t like always having to go to a restaurant to have a drink.” The couple decided to open their idea of the “perfect bar” and place it right in the heart of downtown, on Cherry Street, just doors down from the new Tubman Museum. The décor of the bar will be a fusion of old and new. “It is kind of modern in certain ways,” said Adam, “We have more retro stools like from the 50s and 60s. Our tables are the interesting part, Prodigy used reclaimed wood and they made our tables for us. They are very rustic and very cool looking. Some of the wood is over a 100 years

old.” According to co-owner, Becky Dennis, the design and support from the community has been tremendous. She says that the owner of the building and co-owner of the company that designed their space played a large role in the vision for the new bar. “Gil Harrington believed in us and shared in our vision. We were lucky to have someone like him on our side.” Other local downtown businesses have a played a major role in helping the couple set the bar up. Robinson Home is providing the glassware, while The Dirt Farmers will be the local source for products used at the bar. Through a stroke of luck and a common interest in good Bourbon, Adam and Becky met their lead mixologist and bartender, Ryan Smith at the Beards, Bourbon, and Bacon event at the Cannonball House. While working on the

COOKBOOK SIGNING AND DEMO AT ROBINSON HOME WITH KEVIN GILLESPIE

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Chef Kevin Gillespie’s true passion lies in incorporating fresh, organic, and sustainable ingredients in all of his dishes. After graduating with honors from the Art Institute of Atlanta, the Georgia native worked in top restaurants in Atlanta and Oregon before opening his first restaurant, Gunshow, in Atlanta in May 2013. Gillespie was one of the final three cheftestants on sseason six of Bravo’s Top Chef and was voted Fan Favorite. He has been named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Rising Star Chef of the Year Award for three consecutive years, nominated for Food & Wine’s People’s Best New Chef and named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for his outstanding accomplishments in the restaurant industry. As a rising young culinary star who was bringing more than just good food to the table, His debut cookbook, Fire in My Belly, was selected as a James Beard Award finalist. He owns two restaurants: Gunshow in Atlanta which also operates a BBQ catering business called Terminus City. He plans to open a second restaurant called Revival in Decatur in 2015. It will be based on the Southern concept of meatand-three; just like going to Grandma’s for Sunday dinner, but available every day. This event is free, but a $30 VIP Pass includes a copy of Pure Pork Awesomeness cookbook, and reserved seating for the cooking demonstration. 478-738-0610

event, they both found what the other was looking for – a place to serve creative cocktails. “Of course I had heard of his name, but until we worked on the event, I had never met him,” said Adam, “He has been a huge help. He is very passionate and very good at everything he does. He is very talented, we are lucky to have him.” The Bourbon Bar is set to open around August 14th. They will be open Tuesday thru Saturday 4pm until midnight and Saturdays from Noon to 2. In the future, they hope to open on Sunday afternoons for special drink themed days, “We are thinking of something like Mint Juleps,” said Adam. They will specialize in Bourbon, and offer tastings. “We’ll have a specialty cocktail menu that involves more than bourbon,” said Becky. The Bourbon Bar will also offer daily flights, as well as craft beer and wine. 11thHourOnline.com 23

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SEEING RED

BY BILL KNOWLES Editor-In-Chief WeArePolitics.com

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This Crazy World: The great flag debate, Nascar and local hooligans

I’ve sincerely tried to stay away from the Confederate flag controversy that was thrust upon us by the horrible massacre in Charleston at the Emanuel AME church, but I cannot be completely silent anymore about it as it has gotten completely and totally out of hand. Dylann Roof, the horrible excuse for a human being that slaughtered nine innocent people, was shown in pictures showing off a Confederate flag which apparently started this whole firestorm of nonsense. There was also another picture of him that most people haven’t seen; the one of him burning an American flag. This 21 year old piece of scum hates everything as evidenced by the fact that he could sit in a Bible study with his future victims for a long period and then slaughter them. So why is this an issue because of him? Why is his hatred of society now being used as an excuse to ban anything at all? There is no question that if a person is offended by something that is being flown from the top of a state or federal government building, they should have the opportunity to voice their opinion in an effort to remove it. I get it. The Confederate battle flag to some is an offensive piece of trash that is a reminder of slavery and brutality to their ancestors while to others it is a hallowed symbol of a struggle of Southern Independence in which their ancestors were a part of and may have been killed or wounded. I can’t tell anyone that they should not be offended by something but for the same reasons why should someone tell me that I’m a racist or a bad person because I am proud of who I am or my heritage? I’ve had Southern ancestors who fought for the Confederacy as well as Northern ancestors who fought for the Union. I’m proud of both sides. What I find offensive is that now everything Confederate is now racist and evil. Not only has the uproar caused license plates to be changed in several states and flags to be taken down, but now Ebay, Amazon and a host of other retail establishments have refused to sell anything with the Confederate flag on it, there is a petition to wipe out Stone Mountain circulating and worst of all, former Mayor and all around publicity whore C. Jack Ellis has called for all statues honoring Confederates around Macon to be taken down. Some things are just plain ridiculous and now it is being reported that taking down the Confederate statue at Second and Poplar will be discussed at the next County Commissioners meeting. I sincerely don’t envy any of our Commissioners who dare to speak up in favor of keeping it as they will be labeled the Simon Lagree’s of Bibb County by the loud minority opinions of Elaine Lucas and the aforementioned C. Jack Ellis should he be allowed to speak up, as neither of them has ever missed an opportunity to shove race down our throats. In a country where the majority of Americans voted

for an African-American President overwhelmingly two times, one would think that race relations would be at an all time high rather than arguably the lowest point since the Sixties but unfortunately, that is where we are. If a white police officer dares to shoot someone who has a different skin tone than he or she, the whole town becomes a warzone akin to something out of an apocalyptic type of movie where citizens are afraid to come out of their houses in fear of being not only beaten or possibly killed but also have the fear of actually having to face or listen to a loud mouth race baiter like Al Sharpton who swoops in like a buzzard on a three day old road kill supper of opossum. Sharpton himself has called white Americans “crackers”, Jewish Americans “diamond merchants” and daring them to “pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house” and gay men as “homos”, yet in a recent “60 Minutes” report he was called “a trusted White House adviser who has become the president’s go-to black leader campaigning around the country for President Obama and his agenda.” Really? And we wonder why race relations are so awful in this country? I think we should all go the path of one of my heroes, actor Morgan Freeman. In a “60 Minutes” interview with Mike Wallace in 2006, Freeman was asked about “Black History Month.” His reaction was fantastic. Wallace: “Black History Month you find...” Freeman: “Ridiculous.” Wallace: “Why?” Freeman: “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” Wallace: “Oh come on? Freeman: What do you do with yours? Which month is white history month?” Wallace: [pause] “Well, I’m Jewish.” Freeman: “Okay. Which month is Jewish history month?” Wallace: “There isn’t one.” Freeman: “Oh, Oh. Why not? Do you want one?” Wallace: “No.” Freeman: “Right. I don’t either. I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.” Wallace: “How are you going to get rid of racism?” Freeman: “Stop talking about it.” Freeman: “ I’m going to stop calling you a white man. And, I’m going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. I know you as Mike Wallace and you know me as Morgan Freeman. You don’t say, ‘Well, ahem! This white guy named Mike Wallace.’ You don’t say it.” Simple and to the point. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT! Unfortunately for everyone, the genie is out of the bottle and now there is a fever pitch of crazy proposals and recommendations that are flooding our news and social media paths. Now not only has Walmart and Amazon stopped selling anything with a Confederate flag on it, but National Battlefields across the country have taken the flags down and out of gift shops, computer games that are Civil War reenactments have deleted them, there are petitions going around to blow the face of Stone Mountain apart and with it the stone carvings of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, and believe it or not, TVLAND has taken “The Dukes of Hazzard” off the air because the General Lee has a Confederate flag on its roof. (Golfer Bubba Watson owns one of the original

General Lee’s and will paint over the flag. Really? A guy named Bubba painting over a Confederate flag??) Even NASCAR fans have to hide their Confederate flags as NASCAR Chairman Brian France removed the flag from every NASCAR venue in the country. Seriously? Has he seen the average NASCAR fan? Has he been to Hampton to see anything at the Atlanta Speedway? What happened to the rights of people who want to honor their heritage? Why is it that just because this piece of human feces Dylann Roof kills people do things have to be taken away from innocent people not even remotely related to the incident? In one bright spot, Keith Olbermann was fired a second time from ESPN about a week after he compared the Washington Redskins name to the Confederate flag and basically said there would be killing in the streets because the Redskins refuse to change their name. Now I know that his termination had nothing to do with him slamming my favorite football team’s name, but I can wish! I hope the next time I see him using a microphone he’s at a McDonald’s telling me that my Quarter Pounder is done. Returning to some local happenings, 88 young people ransacked the Walmart over on Zebulon Road a few days ago and were caught in the act on camera. In response, the local NAACP chairperson Gwynnette Westbrooks stated, “To actually charge these kids with 2nd degree damage to property, a riot, and street gang activity is too severe for this type of incident.” Apparently Macon has our own version of Al Sharpton, and we didn’t know it. What was even better was former City Councilman Henry “I Got Robbed By The Rabbi” Ficklin who was quoted as saying , “It’s not against the law to go into Walmart. It’s not against the law to go in two-by-two. I go into Walmart and sometimes I knock things off the shelf. So I don’t know what the crime was.” Wow. What a leader. These punks ran through the store, causing a couple of thousand dollars worth of damage, apparently punched someone in the face, and Ficklin thinks there is no crime. Idiot. I’m pretty sure that District Attorney David Cooke has got different ideas about what a crime really is and I’m certain that he will be charging several of the hoodlums with charges befitting the crime. Kudos to the DA for not bowing down to the local pinheads. The last few weeks have been very crazy in the world, no doubt. Between the flag controversy, the Redskins nonsense, riots in Walmart, Wall Street shutting down for no apparent reason for about 4 hours, Presidential hopeful Donald Trump saying that illegal aliens from Mexico are raping and pillaging the nation and the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage it seems as though not only are our morals and traditions slipping away as a nation in favor of political correctness but so is just good common sense. (For the record, I don’t care if two people who care about each other get married, but I do think that this was something that should have been decided by individual states. Don’t get me started on States Rights…) In the words of the great philosopher Pogo, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” 11thHourOnline.com 25

Live Show Review BRAGG JAM 7/25

Punk Rock Life Lessons & Zombies by Jared Wright WRECKLESS ERIC

After approximately a decade’s experience with Bragg Jam, I feel I’m professional enough to make this definitive statement on the festival: Beware, the zombies come out at 12:23. I was standing at the Mill watching the Floco Torres Big Band’s headlining set, and the guy to my left had just lost it, sort of mildly convulsing, alternating between stooped over sadness and arm flailing elation. No offense to Floco, but I don’t think his behavior had much to do with the music. In front of me, a guy sidled up to a pair of girls dancing and just sort of put his hand on his chin and gave a blank-eyed, crooked stare, either too lazy or too drunk to even try a pickup line. Everywhere, people seemed to be in a half-human state caused by alcohol overconsumption, delirium or a combination of both. Too bad they weren’t paying attention, because Floco’s set itself was incredible. For the festival, he gathered a diverse group of the best musicians that Macon has to offer to give live instrumentation to the tracks of his songs. The result was a genre-bending presentation of the material that was just as much classic soul as it was hip-hop. All the musicians on that stage were incredibly talented, but my favorite part might’ve been Chris Nylund’s transformation from crust punk to Cropper-esque soulster. I didn’t know that the old Jazzmaster could sound that clean and pretty. Earlier, after playing an opening set with Widow Pills at the Hummingbird and dropping the gear off, I walked up Colman Hill to sit in the grass for Turbo Fruits, who are decidedly not a sit-in-thegrass-and-relax type of band. They’re also a band that has to be seen live to appreciate. Their records can’t properly capture the manic garage-rock energy; they can’t compete with the visceral-ness of screamed vocals and mind-melting, wahlaced solos that push a sound system into the red, past the breaking point. The sunset behind them overlooking downtown was beautiful, but I couldn’t help thinking that their set would’ve been better in a 26 JULY 28 - AUGUST 11, 2015

small venue full of sticky strangers. After walking back downtown, Wreckless Eric’s set was the high point of the night and just as good for the bits of between-song commentary as it was for the music itself. To wit: Do not under any circumstance allow a tuner or capo to rest on the headstock of your guitar; give your guitar a good name like Derek and Trudy Asshole; and on life in general, don’t take requests, don’t be a wanker. Good advice. Wreckless Eric is still every bit as punk rock as he was in 1977 (even if he does dislike the label), probably more so now that the attitude is combined with the sort of curmudgeonly indifference that comes with age and experience. The small crowd for his set at Fresh Produce Records was absolutely transfixed, all the faces full of dumb-looking grins and child-like wonder. He played “Whole Wide World,” and my night was made. My intention was to walk back over to the Hummingbird after Floco’s set to catch Natural Child, but as I walked in and saw the band setting up, looking road-worn and exhausted themselves, I realized that I didn’t have anything left in me after two long days and nights that included dancing like a dumbass at the patron party, playing two sets, walking around with family at the kids’ fest, and a marathon of great shows. I don’t think that Natural Child’s set could’ve competed with the trip home anyways. The best part of the night was that slow, lazy walk home, filled with quiet conversation and unhurried reflection, ending with a last cocktail on the porch and silent, contented smiles. As I sat down and realized how much my feet hurt, it occurred to me that anyone who might’ve looked out their window and caught sight of me walking up Walnut Street probably thought I looked a bit zombie-like myself, albeit a deeply tranquil zombie. Thanks to all that played, all that made the festival possible, and all those that I encountered over the course of the weekend. It was a blast, and I can’t wait to do it again – after I take a nap, of course.

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middle Georgia favorite. Jacob Powell THE CRAZY BULL The Lacs COX CAPITOL THEATRE The LACS—short for Loud Ass Crackers—have a proven formula for success. Mix 65 percent country music storytelling with 20 percent hip-hop attitude, add in 15 percent rock ‘n’ roll plus 100 percent hard work and you have a multi-format duo that defies definition and oozes opportunity. Debuting at #3 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with their fourth studio album, Outlaw In Me, Average Joes Entertainment/Backroad Records’ hit country duo, The LACS, are on fire. The record-breaking “Outlaw In Me 2015 Tour” that kicked off in February is coming to Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon, GA, Friday, July 31. The LACS will be performing their catchy new single, “Rooster” as well as “God Bless a Country Girl,” from their new album. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $17. Lamar WilliamsJr. THE HUMMINGBIRD Pop and southern rock exude from this dude, the son of The Allman Brothers Band original bassist. Junior recently joined ABB on stage at their Beacon show for “Midnight Rider.” Big Daddy & Co. WILD WING

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