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PHOTOGRAPHER MICHAEL WEINTROB’S

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DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST The Smash Hit Broadway Musical Returns to The Grand, Oct. 8 Flip thru the entire issue online

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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Macon as an add-on option to The Grand’s Broadway Series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at The Grand Opera House one night only, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and features the Academy Award-winning score by Alan Menken including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, an exciting opportunity to introduce the entire family to live theatre.

Single tickets to the show cost $78 in Area I, $74 in Area II, and Boxes $42. To purchase tickets, visit TheGrandMacon.com or call the Box Office at (478) 301-5470.

TOAST & TASTE AT THE HAY HOUSE Thursday, Oct. 8

6-9 p.m. For more than a decade, Hay House has featured an annual wine tasting and auction to benefit the preservation of the 1855 National Landmark house on Georgia Avenue. This year, mindful of the expanse of new Georgia wineries, breweries and distillers, as well as the ongoing refinement of cuisine from Macon restaurants and caterers, Hay House and its board announce “Toast & Taste at Hay House”. This event will boast tastings from Macon restaurants and caterers, and a variety of wines, brews and spirits from multiple distributors, all set up under tents on the lawn as well as in the grand Music Room of the interior. As in the past, one of Macon’s finest silent auctions, with an addition of some live items, will punctuate the evening with competitive bidding. $25 per person.

COMEDIAN KATT WILLIAMS

Friday, Oct. 9 at the Macon Centreplex Known just as much for his permed hair as he is for his animated performances and quick wit, comedian Katt Williams has been making his mark in Hollywood for over 12 years. He became somewhat of a staple comedic force on the BET Network, appearing on shows such as Comic View, Rip the Runway, Black Carpet, Rap City, 106 & Park, The BET Awards and even hosting the 1st ever BET Hip Hop Awards in 2006. Katt Williams’ talent extends over multiple mediums. Williams is known to most for his breakout role in three seasons of Nick Cannon’s highly-rated MTV improv show, Wild n’ Out and his acting roles in Ice Cube’s Friday After Next and First Sunday. Tickets $38 and up. 478-751-9232 04 SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 8, 2015

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Mercer Theatre Presents ‘A Flea In Her Ear’ at Tattnall Square Center for the Arts - “This production has been called ‘the perfect farce’ for good reason,” said Scot Mann, director of Mercer Theatre. “‘A Flea In Her Ear’ involves a large cast with mistaken identities, faithless and faithful spouses, a letter, a hotel, a naughty maid and a few gunshots.” General admission tickets are $15.

To purchase tickets visit tickets.mercer.edu. Tattnall Square Center for the Arts is located at 1096 College St. in Macon. Showtimes 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Thru Oct. 4.

Friday, Oct 2

Mercer Opera For Young Audiences: “A Muskrat Lullaby” - Free and open to the public! This charming 20-minute show is the perfect introduction to music theater and opera for little ones. The cast of Mercer students and children from local schools sing and dance their way into your hearts, with audience participation and a Q and A session with the cast. With 2 shows daily, you have plenty of opportunities-don’t miss it! Produced with St. Peter Claver School and Vineville Academy. Suggested for children K-6. Performance dates and times include; Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Fickling Hall, Mercer’s campus.

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Historic Macon Flea Market Preview Party The Flea Market has an array of merchandise including antiques, collectibles, furniture, housewares, holiday décor, electronics, children’s toys, gardening gadgets, linens, draperies, decorative furnishings, artwork, lamps, and an entire section of fine silver and crystal pieces. Serious shoppers can attend the Preview Party the Friday night before the Saturday Sale to see all the best items.

The party includes a light barbeque supper with barbeque provide by Joe D’s with beer and wine and, of course, the opportunity to shop before the sale opens to the public! The event is casual and fun, no fancy dress required pursue the Flea Market’s ever-expanding inventory.

The Flea Market is now located at 536 Third Street in the former Karsten-Denson Hardware Store. $20 for Historic Macon members, $25 for non-members First Friday Gallery Stroll All events are free and open to the public.

Opening Reception for ROBOTS at the Macon Arts Alliance, 5-8 p.m. 486 First Street. Contemporary Arts Exchange open studios 6-9 p.m.

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Saturday, Oct 3

Komen Race for the Cure One of Central Georgia’s largest 5K runs will return to Macon this year to Mercer’s campus.

The new route will take participants throughout the new developments in the revitalized College Hill Corridor area. Komen Central Georgia aspires to include participants of all ages during the event, celebrating life and bringing awareness to local breast health needs. Participants will be encouraged to run, walk or stroll at their own pace. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m. Register online: centralgeorgia.info-komen.org

Down by the Riverside - Music Concerts Presented by Historic Riverside Cemetery Conservancy - Historic Riverside Cemetery’s lush landscape will be the setting for Down By The Riverside, a musical revue amidst the monuments from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Blues legend Robert Lee Coleman is headlining! This family friendly event will feature local talent performing a wide range of music that will appeal to all tastes. Stroll throughout the beautiful grounds of one of Macon’s oldest city parks and enjoy the sounds of some of Macon’s finest musicians.

Cost: $10 Adults, $5 Students, Free for children 10 and under.

Sunday, Sept 27

Bring your blanket or lawn chair and listen to some great rock-n-roll in the back yard. Otis is returning for their final show in a 3 show run. Both 68-75 Kunio Kishida making their Big House debut. Don’t miss this show! 2321 Vineville Avenue

Georgia National Fair Concert Series Presents Three Dog Night - Legendary music icons, THREE DOG NIGHT, celebrate their 4th decade bringing with them some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than THREE DOG NIGHT. Free 7:30 p.m. Exits 134 and 135 at I-75, Perry

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Sunday, Oct 11

Fabian Concert Series: Outstanding Octets Presented by Robert McDuffie Center for Strings - Annie Fullard, violinist with Fabian favorite Cavani Quartet, returns for a program that includes Mendelssohn and Shostakovich octets, and Shostakovich duets for two violins. 7:30 p.m.

Fickling Hall at the McCorkle Music Building Mercer University, 1329 Adams Street. Admission $12, pay at the door or reserve a seat by calling 301-5470.

Macon Film Guild at the Douglass Theatre “Testament of Youth” - Showtimes 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:30 PM. Cost: $5. A powerful, epic story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. (478) 742-2000 www. douglasstheatre.org

Last Sunday featuring Kunio Kishida, 68-75 p and Otis Presented by The Allman Brothers -Band Museum at the Big House - Free 2-5 p.m.

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. No painting experience required. An artist 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

Second Sunday Concerts - One of the best community picnics in Macon featuring live music on scenic Coleman Hill. The concerts are free to attend and feature a cash bar and food available for purchase. Picnics, lawn chairs and pets are welcome. Please refrain from bringing tents and grills though. Second Sunday Concerts takes place from 6-8 p.m. Free!

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Arts + Culture + Entertainment ONGOING SPECIAL EVENTS

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!

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.

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 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.

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By Nicole Thurston

One of Macon’s biggest success stories would be Jean Bragg’s homecoming and ultimately, the investment she has made in downtown Macon. Her desire to be near family and her foresight to recognize a growing downtown when she saw it, Jean chose downtown Macon as the center point of what is quickly becoming the epicenter of the heart and soul in the on-going revitalization effort.

Jean opened Travis Jean in 2014 with overwhelming support from her family, friends, and other downtown business owners and residents. From the outside, her shop looks like a very high end, up-scale antique store, when it fact, it is so much more. Travis Jean sells everything from local art, jewelry, food items, gifts, as well as antiques and collectibles. And if antiques are what you are looking for, she has the experience to back up her ultimate passion. “In 1980, a friend and I opened our first antique shop in New Orleans.

Then in 1991, I opened my own antique shop on the famous Magazine Street,” said Jean, “I stayed there for 15 years.”

The shop keep, family friend and experienced merchandiser, Scott Mitchell, wants to transform the way you shop by removing the intimidation factor, “We want you to use all five senses. I want you to touch, taste, see, hear, and smell what we have to offer.”

Beneath the dozens of elaborate chandeliers is a sample section of many of the local products for sale. “I carry Cleveland Organics Coffees, from Fort Valley. They make an amazing coffee toffee, chocolate covered espresso beans, and different pecans. It is a huge hit with the customers,” explained Scott, “We carry infused sunflower oils, pecan oil and olive oil all made in Georgia. The sunflower and pecan oil are from Oliver Farms in Wilcox County. I have Georgia infused balsamic vinegars, and the whole line of the Savannah Bee Company products.”

Custom designed jewelry and soaps from Mossy Creek Farms in Perry are also favorites among customers. One of the newest departments within the store is the bar

accessory section.

They carry every from basic bar Owner Jean Bragg; Shop Keep Scott Mitchell tools and gadgets, to a mini bar set up in a beautiful wooden box. According to Scott, the wine totes, folding chairs with attachable tables, and other fun gadgets are readily available for your next Second Sunday outing. Jean chose the location on Cherry Street because it is considered the Main Street of downtown Macon. The city hopes to increase downtown pedestrian traffic through events like First Friday, and Travis Jean has chosen to participate. “Each First Friday we try to do something different,” said Scott, “our First Fridays are a great example of how eclectic we are. We have hosted everything from a coffee tasting to art shows to book signings. We have done events for Historic Macon and Macon Pops.” There is big news for potential customers looking for a new event space, according to Scott, Travis Jean is moving next door and becoming Travis Jean Emporium. “We are going to Travis Jean Emporium and Travis Jean is going to be the event space. It has a full kitchen, bathrooms; the chandeliers are staying, and a nice courtyard with fountain.”

Travis Jean is open Tuesday through Friday 12pm until 6pm (opened until 8 on First Fridays,) and Saturday from 12pm until 4pm.

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On one fateful day in the mid-60’s a group a long hairs pooled their money together for two plates. Mama Louise felt sorry for them and gave them all a heaping helping. A friendship between her and The Allman Brothers Band was born. A friendship that took her on quite a ride that included a seat on the tour bus in 1972 and lifelong friendships with Gregg and the rest of the band. In 2007, Mama Hill passed on, but Mama Louise kept on keepin’ on. She calls us every other day, saying “y’all ready yet! I’m ready to go back to work.” To which we reply, “We’re almost there Mama.”

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Two decades of navigating the music business and transforming the storytelling of image, photographer Michael Weintrob’s work spans all aspects of industry.

INSTRUMENT HEAD

MICHAEL WEINTROB EXHIBIT TO OPEN AT GALLERY WEST ON FRI., OCT. 2 Michael Weintrob has done it all in the world of music photography. Alabama born, his passion for live music has taken him all over the world to photograph musicians in their element. Considered

one of the best live music photographers in the business, his photos have landed in Rolling Stone,

Billboard, People, Spin, Mojo, and just about every publication in between. He was the house photographer for Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a time. But it wasn’t until Todd Smalley from the Derek Trucks

Band stuck his bass down his pants that Michael found his current path; Instrumenthead. Instrumenthead is a surrealistic look at musicians without showing their faces. But there is rarely any mistaking who’s behind the instrument. Michael and the artist take great pains in letting the image speak to

who the musician really is. Michael will be in Macon at the opening of his new show at Gallery West

on Friday, October 2. The exhibit, which will showcase some of Michael’s most recent work as well as

some of his older, most famous shots, will be up through the 24th. Michael has also recently kicked off a campaign on indiegogo, to help fund a new coffee table book that will showcase his work over the last few decades. You can support this project via his website; weintrobphotography.com.

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You started out doing live photography, before you moved into portraits, but in the beginning, how did you get musicians to buy into stuffing their instruments down their shirt/pants? Well it was definitely a question I asked myself. How am I going to get them to do that? I knew a million musicians. I’d been shooting live concerts for so many years. So I’d call them up and pitch the idea. I’d give them some free promotional shots they could use, and they were all game. When money isn’t changing hands it becomes collaboration. And we’d have a conversation beforehand, and I’d ask them “what makes you, you?” How are people going to know that it’s you. I’d ask them to bring things that represent that. So they show up with all these different things. With a lot of them, their instruments are a big part of who they are. They’ve been playing them for so long that they are just a part of their identity. And others we’ll play on their names. Take Binky Griptite, from the Dap Kings for example. There is a pacifier in the image, which is another name for a Binky, and he’s wearing a crown for the Dap Kings.

So you can find a lot of different things in the images themselves that help tell the story.

It’s been a great exchange. The instrument head has been a vehicle to create these great images, but I’ve also been able to shoot normal photos of these musicians holding all their stuff. I do that leading up to the instrument head photo. The session could be 2 hours and the instrumenthead shot could take two minutes. You have to build that up to ask a musician to hold their instrument down their shirt and in their pants.

You’ve shot over 500 artists for instrument head, every one of them incredible in their own right. Who was your favorite artist to work with?

Look, I’ve had an incredible time. I love them all for different reasons. Bootsy Collins for example. He’s so hilarious. He’s such a character. All my camera gear had gotten stolen before I shot him. He was just so understanding and comical and helped me feel better about it, and his images are some of my best images ever, I think, even though I was shooting on borrowed equipment!

You’ve taken a lot of portraits of folks that have had some connection to Macon.

Have you ever been here? I’ve never been to Macon, Georgia. I’m so excited to be there. I’m most excited that Kirk is bringing me into his space. I’ve always seen him on the scene. When I shot the Allman Brothers I got to interact with him. Then I found out he’s an amazing photographer. He was always so cool to me. I think he understood me. He’s come to my place in New York to talk about his journey. We’ve been on very similar paths the last few years. So it’s great to be merging energies in this away. And I’m looking forward to experiencing Macon.

A YEAR-LONG SERIES: The Life & Times of

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An intro to Chapter 11:

“Roy, stop the van or they are going to kill every one of us.”

T.G was bleeding out in the front seat.

The ‘ole boy we had tied up in the back was screaming like a stuck pig. I don’t know how he hadn’t been hit. I could feel blood pooling in my shoes. I coughed and something black came out of my mouth and oozed down the windshield until it hit the dash. My head felt like it was a cannonball. I pulled into the median. The dozen or so police cars surrounded us.

“Throw out your weapons.”

“Do it Roy.” T.G was dying.

I only had three bullets left. I threw the gun out my window.

“Open the door and come out with your hands above your head.”

I opened the door stepped out and my knees buckled. My hand was right next to my gun when I hit the ground. It’s a wonder they didn’t kill me. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think about picking it back up, but they were on me like hornets.

Of course, they didn’t know I was a wanted man, and I wasn’t planning on telling them. But as soon as the paramedics got there and starting cutting off my shirt I knew I was screwed. I had a tattoo of a man and woman fucking dog-style on my back.

Above it was my name, Roy E. Flowers.

Underneath it, the words, Macon GA. Born and bred.

Thousands of people have read the first ten 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.

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.

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.

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Prime Rib, Fresh Seafood and More at

TEXAS BORDER GRILL

By Nicole Thurston

In Sub South Macon, a family owned and operated steakhouse sits just beyond the industrial section of town. Not far off of Hwy 247, and just as you are entering the suburbs, one can smell the aroma of smoked and grilled meats in the parking lot of Texas Border Grill, owned and operated by Mark Coley and his family.

“There’s our normal booth,” says a gentleman as he enters the restaurant. A waitress walks by, makes eye contact and says, “You want me to clean off your booth, sir?” And in less than a minute, everyone is satisfied. It seems as if the restaurant staff and customers are friends and family, and according to Coley, that is the key to his success. “The tried and true method of proving to a person you can take care of them, that you really appreciate their business, that seems to work best for us.” No sooner than he speaks these words, two different tables are seated and the folks immediately strike up a conversation with Mark.

Texas Border Grill has been in operation at their current location since May of 2009. Originally the Texas Cattle Company, Coley decided to change the name of the restaurant after doing a little research and discovering the name was under trademark in Florida. The original Texas Cattle Company on Riverside closed not long after the flood of 1994. Coley was a partner in the business and helped run the Macon location for 10 years. In 2002, he left the company and worked for Longhorn Steakhouse. During those years, the original owner of Texas Cattle Company died. “I had an accident about 9 years ago,” explained Coley. Once he recovered, he went back to work, only to discover his position had been filled. He needed a job, so he bought the rights to the Texas Cattle Company brand and name.

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“My wife and I decided to open a restaurant in the middle of the recession,” laughed Coley, “I had hundreds of people tell me I was crazy.” A name change, recession, and a new location later - Coley says they have grown at a 10% rate. According to Coley, one of the biggest reasons for their success is the diversity of their menu and a talented staff.

“Our menu now is much more diverse, “ said Coley, “It’s more health conscious. We still have great steaks. We also offer a lot of fresh seafood, scallops, lobster, and so much more.” Aside from a diverse menu, the Culinary Director, Mike Boggs, has developed specials that according to Coley, have people coming back for more. “Right now we have crab cakes running as a seasonal special. We have a Drunken Fish, which is a sole filet topped with a cream sauce, sundried tomatoes and mushrooms. As well as a New Orleans styled perch, topped with breaded scalloped and shrimp over rice.”

One of the newest specials Coley and his team have come up with is a Prime Rib night on Fridays. The 11 ounce runs $23, and the 16 ounce runs around $29. Their lunch menu is offered in the evenings and includes everything from sandwiches, salads, and hamburgers. Correction - steak burgers. Coley says they grind their beef each day, and all of their steaks are aged 6 to 8 weeks and cut in-house, something that no other restaurant in Macon does in house anymore.

They also offer a private dining area for groups of 50 or more without an additional fee to rent the room. Texas Cattle Company is open seven days a week from 11am until 9pm and on Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm. “If you come in here more than a few times, we are going to recognize you,” smiled Coley, “My restaurant is very family oriented. We have a lot of friends, and we are growing.”

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In yet another showing of his foreign policy ineptness and his willingness to get run over by rogue states and enemies of the United States, President Obama last month entered into a deal with Iran in an effort to stop the advancement of Iran’s nuclear program. In what has become pretty common place with most of the President’s foreign policy agreements, Iran gets the farm and the United States ends up getting the manure left in the barnyard.

From what I understand, the deal will provide that almost all of the economic sanctions that Iran has been saddled with by the United States, the European Union and the United Nations will be lifted, the repeal of six UN Security Council resolutions that have previously declared Iran’s nuclear program as illegal, several top Iranian terrorists to be removed off of a sanctions list, including a very dangers terrorist named Ahmad Vasati who was the brains behind an attack in Argentina that killed 85 people when a Jewish community center was bombed in 1994 as well as an even more dangerous terrorist named Qassem Suleimani who happened to be the biggest ringleader of the Iranian campaign against American troops in Iraq, among several other concessions. Not only that, but according to the deal Iran gets to keep one of its nuclear centrifuges, its complete and total nuclear infrastructure, permission to go forward in developing its “allowed enrichment” of uranium, the stuff that makes a nuclear bomb go BOOM, from older centrifuge designs to more modern designs, as well as lifting most of the restrictions of the development of the “allowed enrichment” in 8 years. Oh and this little tidbit: There can be no surprise inspections to make sure Iran is not cheating as they get a 24 day advance notice of any inspection and even if found to be welching on the deal, it would take about two and a half months to get the sanctions back in place. AND even if the sanctions are put back into place Russia can nix the whole deal and veto it at the United Nations Security Council.

What do we get in return? Not a whole lot… Iran reduces the stockpile of uranium to about 300 kilograms from the five tons it has now, the number of centrifuges that enrich the uranium in Iran would be cut by half and lastly a nuclear reactor in Iran must be repurposed so that it can’t produce any more plutonium. Yep…that’s it. In the words of a professed liberal Democrat and personal friend of both President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz, the Iran deal is a “D-minus with grade inflation. It’s essentially a failing grade. I would not allow the President nor the Secretary

of State--both of whom I know well, I’ve known them for a long time—I wouldn’t allow these two people to negotiate a 30day lease for me. They’ve prove to be inept negotiators.” Well said Professor. But, the Professor also cautions that the President has now placed the United States in a damned if we do and damned if we don’t position. He states that if Congress fails to pass the Iran deal it could make matters worse. According to a Newsweek article written by Dershowitz, “If the deal were to be rejected by Congress, and accepted by Iran, most of the sanctions—those imposed by the Security Council, by our Western European partners, by China and Russia, and even those imposed by the president without congressional approval—would quickly disappear. The crippling sanctions regime would end, and Iran would get much of the hundreds of billions of dollars of sanction relief it has been seeking.”

I agree with Dershowitz in saying that a law should be added to the bill to authorize the President to use force if necessary to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear state.

It’s very simple. Add that to the bill and the problem is solved. Leave it off and Iran will have nuclear capability to wipe not only Israel but the United States or anyone else they get pissed with off the map. Again, in short, we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t. Once again the United States looks like chumps thanks to the negotiating skills of a President with zero foreign affairs experience and a Secretary of State who makes Neville Chamberlain look like a poster child for strength. January 2017 cannot get here fast enough so that both of these guys can retire and become “senior statesman”.

Thirty-five years ago Ronald Reagan was inaugurated President after he was elected to mop up the mess made by another foreign policy nightmare named Jimmy Carter. Reagan was said to have no foreign policy skills, was a renegade and in some people’s minds, too stupid to be President.

Reagan knew, however, that he needed the best and the brightest surrounding him, especially in foreign policy, so throughout his term he hired men like George Shultz, Caspar Weinberger, Robert MacFarland, Collin Powell and Alexander Haig among various others who had the experience that he lacked to help protect our country in positions in the State Department and the Department of Defense. Together they won the Cold War and kept America safe. President Obama’s arrogance has cost the United States a valuable commodity that will take a strong leader to get back and that is respect.

We’re the laughing stock of the globe largely in part because the President thinks he’s the smartest kid in the class.

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THE INTERVIEW Arts + Culture + Entertainment

PAUL THORN

Tupelo, Mississippi’s Paul Thorn was a prizefighter and sky diver before becoming a rootsy singer/songwriter. As

a boxer, Thorn once fought against Roberto Duran and as a musician, he has toured and collaborated with Sting, Paul Carrack, Joe Diffie, Tanya Tucker, Ronnie Milsap, and Carole King to name a scant few. His newest album released mid-August, To Blessed to Be Stressed, stakes out new territory for this actual son of a preacher man.

“This time, I’ve written 10 songs that express more universal truths, and I’ve done it with a purpose: to make people feel good.” Brad Evans caught up with Thorn this past week on the road, where he is touring to support the album. Thorn plays The Cox Capitol Theatre October 2.

You grew up Tupelo, Mississippi. The obvious question, did the other guy born in Tupelo have a big influence on your life? Oh Yeah. Elvis and I had similar upbringings I guess, singing in the church and all. And Man who didn’t listen and love Elvis. But being in Tupelo, he was certainly all over the place. Everywhere you looked and everywhere you listened.

One of the things I read today was that your father was a preacher and your uncle was a pimp? You said they both affected your storytelling, can you elaborate on that a bit? Well it is what it is. Uncle Merle was a pimp.

Daddy was a preacher. That’s just how it was. Uncle Merle made his living collecting money from women, and Daddy made his money collecting money from a congregation. They were both great storytellers, and I spent a lot of time around the both of them so it rubbed off on me, I guess.

And Uncle Merle taught you how to box?

Yeah, Uncle Merle taught me how to fight, and that led to my early boxing career.

You became a professional boxer and fought Robert Duran. That’s pretty amazing. What did you think about when you were sitting in the dressing room before that fight?mI had 50 fights in my career and I was scared before every one of them. Anyone who is a fighter and tells you they aren’t scared, they are lying. It’s a hell of at thing to walk into a boxing ring and fight somebody.

A very scary thing.

When is the last time you whooped someobody’s ass?

Umm, around 1989. I went to a convienance store, I was in a parking lot, and I was standing there pumping gas and saw a man slap his woman down. I went over there and tried to calm down the situation, and told him the

police were on their way, thinking that might calm him down. I told him to chill out. Then out of nowhere, he hit me and knocked me down. I wasn’t expecting it. So when I got up I proceeded to knock him down on the ground, and I started hitting him and kept hitting him until he was unconscious. That’s the last time I was in a fight.

Old Stray Dog and Jesus is about dealer friend of yours who ended up dead. Can you tell us about him.

Well I know the first line says it was about a dealer friend of mine, but I lie a lot (Laughs).nIt’s about a lot of people on the downward spiral, with drug addiction. People that are able to recover, know that you can’t do it by yourself.

You’ve got to go to rehab and get help. The last verse, this person who hit the rock bottom, they are finally in rehab, he’s recovered. The end of the song, the person is smoking a cigarette, outside of rehab.

Your music is so fun to listen to. If you didn’t pick up a guitar I’d still come to your show. I like to listen to you tell stories. Tell me about your songwriting process, do each of your songs start with a story?

Wel,l I could write a song every day. But most of all these days I want to write songs that make people feel something. I’ve been on this mission the last few years, to put things in my songs that helps people. Like the “Stray Dog and Jesus,” I wrote that song for folks struggling with addiction so maybe they’d realize there is help out there for them. We are human beings and we need help. And I’m hoping my songs and my music can help somebody these days.

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An interesting panel discussion that happened as part of South By Southwest several years ago focused on one question – can a music scene be created by sheer force of will? Can it be grasped from the proverbial primordial ooze, rolled and shaped until fully formed, slapped on the ass and successfully set into motion?

The answer, obvious to anyone with an iota of sense, is a resounding no. Music scenes grow organically over time and require curation and cultivation from a diverse group of invested individuals.

Looking back at their development, they are not composed not of Big Man with Big Gun in Big War historical moments.

Rather, they are postmodernist creations, their stories full of people who historian Joan Appleby calls the ambiguous “us,” the “hidden organizers of consciousness... the ordinary and unthinking users of those discourses of everyday life.”

The moderators and participants in the SXSW discussion, composed of leaders in the live music industry from across the country, realized this, but, undeterred, they set out on a Foucault-ian sifting through of their collective pasts hoping that the journey, as the old adage suggests, might contain the answers in and of itself.

Following their discussion, a few themes presented themselves; components that all successful scenes have in common became clear. First, two distinct kinds of people as kindling: “hands-on owners that care about the music” and “a group of musicians who are open to influencing and encouraging each other.” And the spark: “a scene can be developed when a single venue in any town fosters a group of musicians, encourages experimentation and collaboration, and provides a physical social environment.” Caitlin Curran, writing for the Atlantic shortly after that year’s SXSW festival, echoes the sentiment and more clearly defines the scope of that “physical social environment,” finding that scenes “revolve largely around the locally-owned, mid-size venues that foster them” (italics mine).

So what does all that mean for Macon’s fledgling music scene? First and foremost, a venue is needed that can properly

and professionally play host to mid-level bands making their living through relentlessly touring the majority of the year. It must be a principally be a venue, where the musical experience is first and foremost, not a bar that offers background noise, a gallery that presents ultimately ignored ‘entertainment’ or a restaurant that sits musicians in a corner as a half-assed afterthought. All of those efforts can be seen as a step in the right direction, but in order for a scene to really take off and flourish, a venue that is dedicated to booking and supporting mid-level acts and more importantly, an audience that actively supports this type of music experience is needed. Yes, there are live music options in this town. But there is definitely room to do better.

The past cannot be prologue at this venue, at least not exclusively. It’s readily apparent that the nostalgia circuit is alive and well in town. Those shows do well and should obviously continue, but the bands populating this theoretical mid-sized venue must be innovative and progressive to stimulate a scene. It must have “hands-on owners that care about the music.” Those owners have to be willing to encourage and welcome the kind of collaboration and experimentation from locals and touring acts the makes a scene vibrant and unique. The paragon of the ‘hands-on owner” must be extended to a hands-on community that actively cares and supports a scene.

So what can you do? Become part of the unknowing “us;” participate in the discourse that is happening; go to a show on a Tuesday, even if you’ve never heard of the bands on the bill; pay real money for a tangible product created by a local artist or mid-level band that’s traveling through town; put a concerted effort into supporting seemingly inconsequential events; don’t try to talk over the band while you’re there. As more of the populace does those things, the scene will organically grow, and those venues will come. Hell, down the road, you might be able to look back and see yourself as a small part of making something bigger happen. Don’t miss out.

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Drivin ‘N Cryin’ COX CAPITOL THEATRE Did you know... Peter Buck produced Kevn’s first solo folk record MacDougal Blues, which is coming up on its twenty-fourth anniversary. Peter also road-managed and played on the MacDougal tour (which featured our great, late friend Nikki Sudden) on his break from R.E.M.’s Green tour!! Don’t miss Kevn and band back at the Capitol stage.

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Boothill Band BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Holman Autry Band THE CRAZY BULL Kunio GALLERY WEST, 4-7P.M. Piano. w/ American Roommates THE HUMMINGBIRD PIANO. was formed in 2014, with members: Mike (lead guitar, vocals), Matt (bass, keys, vocals), & Scott (drums, vocals). The trio has quickly cemented itself in the South Georgia area as a power, rock ‘n’ roll trio, with an energetic live presence. What started as a side project for these experienced musicians, quickly exploded into a full-time band. Since coming together, the band played regularly in the Southeast, as well as recorded their first EP, “Tiny Bullet Choir”, which was released on February 26, 2015. PIANO. will start their ‘Tiny Bullet Choir’ Tour May 8, 2015!

Big Daddy & Co. WILD WING CAFE

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COX CAPITOL THEATRE Five40 Band BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Old Southern Moonshine Revival at THE CRAZY BULL With their latest EP “Can You Feel It Now” making it up to #20 on iTunes Country Albums Chart, Old Southern Moonshine Revival is touring in support and is turning heads everywhere they go. Old Southern Moonshine Revival has a unique sound and a unique approach of making that sound heard.

The Bitterroots THE HUMMINGBIRD The Bitter Roots’, based out of Seattle, music can best be described as driven soulful rock, guitar oriented and diverse, with vocal harmony and tight rhythms. The band draws from Punk, Metal, Garage and diverse Melodic Rock sounds from the West Coast to the UK to create a unique sound that is truly original. You may here influences from the likes of David Bowie, The Cure, Janes Addiction, REM, The Church, Tom Petty, Game Theory, Nirvana and many others.

Royal Johnson Band GALLERY WEST, 5:30 p.m.

Royal Johnson writes and performs genuine, sincere music at a time when it is underappreciated and difficult to find. Confident that the musical tide is shifting,

songwriting duo Andy Johnson and Chance Royal released an acoustic digital EP Battle of Birmingham in February. The three-track collection of folk/blues songs has received promising critiques. Royal Johnson is often joined by legendary R&B guitarist Robert Lee Coleman (James Brown, Percy Sledge), who seems to thoroughly enjoy RJ’s style: “Oh, they funky. You can take it from me!”

A2Z Band WILD WING CAFE

Tuesday 9/29 Open Mic w/ Matt Lang THE HUMMINGBIRD

Wednesday 9/30 Open Mic w/ Rich King BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

Thursday 10/1 Ashley Monroe COX CAPITOL THEATRE The Blade is the follow-up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Like a Rose, which included the sublime — and alternatingly bawdy and poignant — singles “Weed Instead of Roses,” “You Got Me” and the title track. The album was named the top country record of that year

by Billboard, Rolling Stone and The New York Times, and helped recognize Monroe as one of the genre’s most respected talents.

She’s performed with artists ranging from the Raconteurs and Train to Wanda Jackson and Blake Shelton, and is an indispensable component of the acclaimed trad-country trio Pistol Annies.

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Friday 10/2 Big Daddy & Co. 20’S PUB Crescent Moon Dogs BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Paul Thorn COX CAPITOL THEATRE Paul Thorn’s latest album Too Blessed To Be Stressed stakes out new territory for the popular roots-rock songwriter and performer. “In the past, I’ve told stories that were mostly inspired by my own life,” the former prizefighter and literal son of a preacher man offers. “This time, I’ve written 11 songs that express more universal truths, and I’ve done it with a purpose: to make people feel good.”

Aaron Parker THE CRAZY BULL Raised in Southern Alabama Aaron Parker’s love for performing and songwriting brought him to Nashville. His descriptive lyrical sensibility and vocal styling caught the ears of Jesse Frasure, VP of A&R at Major Bob Music Inc, who quickly signed him to a publishing deal. Aaron spent the last year touring with Alabama, Travis Tritt, Trace Adkins,Loretta Lynn.

Aaron’s sound is often described as a young Garth Brooks meets early Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. His music is influenced by 90’s Country lyricism combined with updated arena style guitars and fiddle creating a distinct sound which he’s currently capturing in the studio.

Boothill Band BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Holman Autry Band THE CRAZY BULL Loose Skrews WILD WING CAFE

The Skeeterz AP’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY

Big Daddy & Co. WILD WING CAFE

Chain Smokin’ Hillbillies BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

Saturday 10/10

Southern Gothic THE CRAZY BULL Piano. w/ American Roommates THE HUMMINGBIRD NSP Band WILD WING CAFE

Tuesday 10/6 Open Mic w/ Matt Lang THE HUMMINGBIRD

Wednesday 10/7 Open Mic w/ Daniel Walker BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE

Thursday 10/8 Three Dog Night at the Georgia National Fair, Perry - Free Outdoor Concert!

From 1969-1974, nobody had more Top 10 hits, moved more records, or sold more concert tickets than Three Dog Night.

During this period, they were undoubtedly the most popular band in America: twenty-one consecutive Top 40 hits, eighteen straight Top 20s, eleven Top 10s, three U.S. number 1s, seven million-selling singles and twelve straight gold LPs. By late ‘75, they had sold nearly 50 million records. The band was unique for it’s time, featuring three separate lead singers, Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells. “Joy to the World,” “One Man Band,” “One,” and so many more!

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Yesterdaze Rock AP’S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY G. Love & Special Sauce COX CAPITOL THEATRE Twenty years after the release of their self-titled debut and eight years since their last live performance together, the original lineup of G. Love & Special Sauce return with their first album in nearly a decade.

Southbound Mojo BILLY’S CLUBHOUSE Larry Frick THE CRAZY BULL Alabama at the Georgia National Fair, Perry - It’s been 40 years since a trio of young cousins left Fort Payne, Alabama, to spend the summer playing in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, bar called The Bowery. It took Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook six long years of tip jars and word of mouth to earn the major label deal they’d been dreaming of, but then seemingly no time at all to change the face of country music. ALABAMA is the band that changed everything. They reeled off 21 straight #1 singles, a record that will probably never be equaled in any genre. They brought youthful energy, sex appeal and a rocking edge that broadened country’s audience and opened the door to self-contained bands from then on, and they undertook a journey that led, 73 million albums later, to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Monday 10/12 Charlie Daniels Band at the Georgia National Fair, Perry - Free Outdoor Concert! - “Few individuals have symbolized the South in popular culture as directly and indelibly as Charlie Daniels.”

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