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CON A M O T E R O M H C U M O THERE’S S SEPTEMBER 9 - 22, 2010 • VOL 8, ISSUE 9

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A Few of

HIS FAVORITE THINGS

Penley Exhibit A QUICK CHAT WITH THE ARTIST ON

SOUTHERN MUSIC, POP ART & MORE

CAREY PICKARD

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Macon Tribute @ GMHF Drivin N Cryin @ The Hummingbird Rehab @ Asylum

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NEWLY OPENED MIRKO PASTA HAPPY HOUR AT CHEERS

Ocmulgee Indian Celebration GABBAfest: A tribute to the Allman Brothers Author Sue Monk Kidd @ Wesleyan

KNOW MACON: September 9 - 22, 2010

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by BRAD EVANS

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Historic Macon’s Living History Tour DETAILS PG 25

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got an email this week asking for another one of my “stories.” It’s hurricane season, so I figured I’d let you in on a few of the natural disasters my family has experienced through the years.

When my grandmother, Annis Dean, was a child, her father Jessie moved them down to Hollywood, Flordia, following the housing boom and the construction that helped feed his family. On the evening of September 18, 1926 just a few hours before all hell would break loose, a hurricane warning was issued to a town largely unfamiliar with the destruction hurricanes can bring. Once the alarm went off, pretty much everyone decided to stay put. Once it came ashore (this was before they had names), it brought with it a 15 foot storm surge and 130 mile per hour winds. The eye of the hurricane settled down over South Florida, which brought a lull to the storm, bringing many people outside. As a result, some estimate over 800 people lost their lives that night, some of them blown right off bridges and into the sea.

Almost 50,000 people were left homeless. My tiny, old grandmother, a sweet little lump of a lady in her nineties, who’s thoughts fall around her somewhat unexpectedly, can still recite the story of that night. Her family’s house was blown down around them, so they ran outside and into another house, which was also blown down. When they came out of the second house, her mother and her baby sister couldn’t be found. The rest of them kept trying to outrun the wind, but every time they found shelter, it was blow down around them. Panic didn’t set in until the next morning, but not for long, as rescuers found her mother, still clutching her baby sister, blown up over twelve feet in a tree, both safe and sound. She can still remember bodies floating down the street. Many years later, Grandmother’s ex-husband, my grandfather would die trying to hold a barn door shut during a tornado.

On April 15, 73 years later, my brother had pulled up to the bank window in Vienna, Georgia to make a deposit. The teller told him that she’d heard a tornado had touched down near his house on Old Americus Road. He sped off and got to his house just in time to see a huge funnel cloud barreling toward him across a cotton field. His wife and newborn baby were inside. He ran in and found them in the hallway, and he covered them up with a comforter and pillows and laid down on top of them. A 150 year old oak tree came up from the ground and landed on the nursery, all the windows blew out from the house, and the pillows were lifted from his son’s head. They all escaped injury, though the town of Vienna had some new holes in it, with over seven million dollars in damage.

Later that same year, all the way across the country in Los Gatos (the cats), California, I had just arrived at my eldest brother’s house. My brother and my sister-in-law were working in Alaska at the time, and I had the house to myself for a few weeks. El Nino was in full effect, and it had been raining non-stop for months. I’d just put my dog in the garage and laid down to sleep when several hundred tons of mud dislodged from the mountain and slid against the side of our house. The garage filled up with mud, and I wasn’t able to get to my dog in time. I was standing in the hallway when the front of the house sheared off in front of me and went down the mountain, leaving me staring at the sky. When I ran out of the back of the house, as it started to collapse, I jumped into the mudslide, and was carried about 40 yards before I got some footing and made it to higher ground. I broke into a neighbor’s house, tracked mud across her white carpet, and called my sister-in-law to let them know that I had possibly blown up their house. I’d never seen a mudslide before.

We’ve all got a lot of surviving left to do. Ya’ll be careful.

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Columnist Rick Hutto is a member of Macon City Council elected City-wide. His book about a scandalous 1960 case in Macon,A Peculiar Tribe of People: Murder and Madness in the Heart of Georgia, will be released nationally by Lyons Press in October.

Columnist Bill Knowles is a lifelong Conservative who has lived in the Macon area for over 20 years.

He got his first taste of the political process when at age 9 he proudly handed out buttons for then President Richard Nixon and has been hooked ever since. Bill has held campaign positions for various local, state and national candidates, including President Ronald Reagan, Steve Forbes, Senator Fred Thompson and most recently Senator John McCain. He is currently a member of the Bibb County Republican Party’s Executive Committee and the Georgia GOP’s State Committee. He and his wife Bridget have one son,Teddy.

Columnist DJ Dirt Dogg, co founder of the Black Card Party with Roger Riddle is back online with a new column about Urban Culture in Macon. His day job is as a DJ on one of Macon's oldest and most relavant radio stations, 97.9 WIBB, where hip hop lives.

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National ‘Turn Off Your TV’ Week is September 20-24, luckily Middle Georgia has plenty to do to keep you occupied. Unfortunately it’s also premier week, so set your Tivo for House, Glee, Cougar Town, Modern Family, 30 Rock, etc...

Things to catch over the next two weeks

book signing Authors Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor will be at Wesleyan College on September 13 for their national book tour event celebrating Traveling with Pomegranates. Sue Monk Kidd is a writer, novelist and memoirist. She was born in Albany, Georgia and raised in the tiny town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel The Secret Life of Bees, an award winning novel published in 2002.

It has sold over 3 and 1/2 million copies and was released as a movie starring Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifa in October of 2008.

Sue's newest book, Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story, co-authored with her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor debuted September 8, 2009, appearing on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times Bestseller List. Set against the backdrops of Greece and France, this dual memoir chronicles Sue and Ann’s travels together as each woman finds herself at a crossroads and they undertake a journey to redefine themselves and rediscover each another. A poignant and compelling book about feminine thresholds, spiritual growth, and the relationship between mothers and daughters, Traveling with Pomegranates is both a revealing self-portrait by a beloved author and her daughter, a strong new voice, and a momentous story that will resonate with women everywhere.

Event includes special presentation and book signing with the authors.

Free & open to the public! (478) 757-5137. Wesleyan College, Porter Auditorium, 4760 Forsyth Road, Macon.

Stomp your feet to the beat at the 18th Annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration at the legendary Ocmulgee National Monument Indian mounds the weekend of September 18-19. Creeks, Choctaws, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Seminoles adorned in brightly colored regalia will demonstate ancient ceremonial dances performed on these sacred grounds in ancient times. Authentic Indian crafts, fine art, flute music and storytellers are featured. Sample authentic Buffalo burgers, roasted corn and Indian tacos. 10am-6pm: $5, $2 for children 6-12 and 5 and under free.

festival It's time! Come on down to GABBAFest 2010 September 17-19 at the Cox Capitol Theatre. GABBA, or the Allman Brothers Band historical association, has been helping preserve Georgia's ABB history since the early 90's. Each year they produce the world-famous GABBAfest, Macon's good-time reunion of ABB fans from all over. Outstanding live music, visits to the Big House and the Hall of Fame, the wonderful history and hospitality of middle Georgia and Macon, lifelong memories, and good times for all are always to be expected! One day pass is $20, a twoday pass can be purchased for $45 (Package, includes General Admission both nights, entrance to 2 after shows and entrance to the GABBA members Jam.) Friday, September 17th, at the Cox Capitol - Pedro & the Established Unknown,The Toler-Townsend Band featuring "Dangerous Dan" Toler and Johnny Townsend Saturday, September 18th, at the Cox Capitol - Rock and blues artist Tinsley Ellis; Lingo opens.

We Like The things making our world just a little bit better I just got done reading, Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It’s a captivating tale about the construction of the first World’s Fair of 1893 in Chicago. Only there is a murderer on the loose, believed to be responsible for scores of homicides, some say up to 200.

Characters like Nikola Tesla, Buffalo Bill, Susan B. Anthony, and Thomas Edison dot the landscape of this true story. Larson does his research, and it shows. Thanks to Lisa Love (director of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame) for

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that recommendation. Next on the reading list, American Scoundrel, the Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles.

We’re really happy that football season is back in full effect. This means chili, bonfires and a lot of screaming are in our future. We’re afraid that it’s going to suck rooting for Georgia this year, but Brad’s “little cousin”, Demarcus Dobbs playing d-line will make it fun to watch.

Brad’s first cousin brought Dobbs into her home from foster care, and along with her husband Danny Britt, played a vital role in Dobbs’ scholarship. It’s a very Blind Side kind of story.

Alligator Season is on, and our friend Will Robinson got a permit through the lottery. He and Brad will be scouting the murky waters of Wilcox County this weekend, hoping to get a shot! Oh, and Samcro is back. It’s going to get bloody in Charming this year. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, start watching FX on Tuesday nights, 10pm, Sons of Anarchy has entered it’s third season.

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arts New Macon Co-Ed Book Club:

Thur Sept 9 This day in history: (1939) Audiences are

Looking for a hobby? Love to read? Want to make new friends? Possess intellectual conversation? The new macon co-ed book club is just what you are looking for. For more information please call 912227-4212.

treated to surprise preview of Gone with the Wind at Fox Theatre in California. Gone with the Wind debuted in Atlanta on December 15, 1939, and became an instant hit, breaking all box office records.

Macon Arts Gallery September 3 – 25 – “Postcards to Macon” at Macon Arts Alliance.

Photographs by Maryann Bates, ceramics by Michael DeBerry. First Friday opening, Sept. 3, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 478.743.6940.

MaconArts.org. 486 First St.

Lord T & Eloise in concert at the Cox Capitol Theatre This duo are know as Crunk artists and performers based out of Memphis, TN. The two self-proclaimed ‘intergalactic time travelers’ and ‘forebearers of the Rapocalypse” have spent the last three years touring the United States, sharing the stage with some of the industry’s most important modern performers, and bombarding the American media with their own sense of style, bravado and showmanship.

“No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t hate it…as good, if not better than most of the rap I hear these days…polished, unique, and catchy as hell...funny, relevant, and original.”

- THE SAN FRANSISCO BAY GUARDIAN Show presented by Adam Smith Productions.

Concert starts at 9pm. Tickets are $9 in advance, $11 at the door.

Steve Penley exhibit at Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Preview Party – Sept.

9. Ribbon cutting, meet Penley, hors d’oeuvres & drinks. $10 Members, $25 general admission.

Macon native artist’s portraits of Macon-related artists. Opens to public Sept. 10. Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. $3 $8. 478.751.3334. GeorgiaMusic.org. 200 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd.

Fri Sept 10 This day in history: (1897) a 25-year-old

London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving. He was fined 25 shillings.

“Yankee Tavern” at Theatre Macon.

September 10 – 18 Thriller, play. Wednesday & Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 8 p.m.

Sunday, 2:30 p.m. $12 - $18. 478.746.9485.

TheatreMacon.com. 438 Cherry St.

Brown Bag Boogie at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Slated as a day to cele-

brate Macon’s rich musical heritage with the opening of the exhibition Macon, Georgia: Cradle of American Music, Works by Steve Penley, half-price admission for adults all day and the 13th Annual Brown Bag Boogie Luncheon Concert, a free performance at noon with over a dozen local musicians presenting “A Tribute to Macon Music.” The concert will be held on the museum’s front patio or inside in case of rain. Bring a lunch; admission is free. The musicians participating and the artists whose songs they will perform include: Jared Wright singing Emmett Miller, Bo Ponder - Otis Redding, Floco Torres - James Brown, Abby Owens & Vic Stanley - Delaney & Bonnie, Chad Evans - REM, Chris Hicks - ABB & Johnny Jenkins, Clifton Warren - Little Richard and many more!

Elvis Tribute with Rick Wade at the Cox Capitol Theatre

Rick Wade is a World Class Award Winning Tribute Artist. He has performed all over the United States, from Casinos to Fairs, Theaters to Festivals. Rick Wade's performance is unique in that he alone performs many different eras of Elvis Presley's amazing career. Show at 8:00 P.M. Admission $15, $17.50 at the door.

Discovery Days; Macon's own version of

Antiques Roadshow at the Sidney Lanier Cottage 1-5pm and Saturday from 9-4pm. Get expert verbal appraisals of your treasures. Reservations are required, call 743-3851. There is a $25 reservation fee plus $15 per item appraised. Just last year, an old vase thought to be an imitation appraised for over $300,000 as an original Ming Dynasty piece! Also, an original Louis Vuitton piece of luggage was discovered to be worth thousands. What can you dig out of the attic to top these amazing finds?

Art on the Avenue Fine Art Gallery presents "Celebrating Life" a group show featuring the new artwork by all of the gallery's artists including selected works by the students of Debbie Anderson. 2368 Ingleside Ave, 478-743-3720

See Oscar-winner Helen Mirren in the National Theatre production of Jean Racine's classic drama PHÈDRE, filmed in High Definition and presented exclusively at The Douglass Theatre on Sept 23. Part of NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE, a new initiative to broadcast live performances of National Theatre plays onto cinema screens around the world, the series includes great titles such as Hamlet, King Lear, FELA! The Cherry Orchard, Frankenstein and a few others, that will be shown periodically until June 2011. Shows 7pm, tickets are $20. On Phedre: "Outstanding acting, direction and set design bring a classic tragedy powerfully to life." - SUNDAY TIMES

Sat Sept 11 Tues Sept 14 This day in history: (2001) 3,000 people died This day in history: (1901) Pres McKinley in the World Trade Center and its vicinity, 125 military and civilians in Pentagon attack.

Wesleyan Market, 9AM to 1PM

Wesleyan College, Front Campus 4760 Forsyth Road. This fun outdoor community event features a variety of locally grown and produced items ranging from flowers, artisanal cheeses, baked goods, and organic fruits and vegetables to fresh shrimp, hand-made soaps, gourmet salts, and work by local artists. Vendors vary monthly. Music performances, plus fun educational displays and art demonstrations will be offered, also. Free and open to the public.

City Market on Poplar Street Green

Weekly market offers seasonal fresh and organic produce, skillfully created arts and crafts, free-style arts, baked goods, plants and herbs, handmade soaps, jewelry and more. 9am - 1pm.

Sun Sept 12 This day in history: (1953) John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.

The Macon Film Guild at the Douglass Theatre Presents: "I Am Love" Starring Academy Award winner Tilda

Swinton. I AM LOVE tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. “IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE ADDICTED TO A MOVIE? I've watched "I Am Love" three times, and I can feel an urge coming on for a fourth fix. A rapturously beautiful film.” -Huffington Post 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM. Tickets $5

Mon Sept 13 This day in history: (1814) Francis Scott Key

pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Book Signing: Authors Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor

7PM Wesleyan College, Porter Auditorium 4760 Forsyth Road, National book tour event celebrates TRAVELING WITH POMEGRANATES

by Sue Monk Kidd, award-winning author of The Secret Life of Bees, and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor. Event includes special presentation and book signing with the authors. Free & open to the public! (478) 757-5137.

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2nd Tuesday Rock 'n' Roll Picture Show - "Year of the Horse"

Movie at 7:30 p.m. $5 admission ($3 with a classic rock band t-shirt) $1 Pizza Slices and Select Draft Beers all night. Indie director Jim Jarmusch lenses a low-tech tribute to protean rocker Neil Young and his long-standing band, Crazy Horse.

Year of the Horse is as ragged as it is direct.

Concert performances include renditions of hits such as "Sedan Delivery" and "Like a Hurricane."

Fri Sept 17 This day in history: (1862) Antietam Creek is the bloodiest one-day battle in history.

23,000 casualties and 4,000 dead.

Georgia Allman Brothers Band Association present GABBAfest

Admission: $20 (General Admission) or purchase a two day pass for $45. Music over the weekend includes Hard-rocking blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter Tinsley Ellis, The Toler-Townsend Band, blues/folk and latin jazz band Established Unknown, and Kennesaw jam band, Lingo. Cox Capitol Theatre box office 478-257-6391, ext. 3.

Sat Sept 18 This day in history: (1973) Jimmy Carter files a report with the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), claiming he had seen an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) in October 1969.

Historic Architecture of the Corridor: Learn about styles of architecture

found in the College Hill Corridor with David Lewis, an architecture historian and author of an architectural style guide to Macon. Meet at the corner of Coleman Ave. and College St. at 2pm.

Event is free and open to the public.

Ride to Remember: A scenic

60-mile motorcycle ride through the Piedomont to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Registration starts at 10am and begins and ends at Rivalry’s, 3986 Northside Drive. $20 per biker includes a t-shirt, food and drinks, live music and door prizes.

For a complete listing of events, including ongoing exhibits, musuem hours & more visit 11thHourOnline.com

“Harriet Tubman: A Moses to Her People” at the Tubman African American Museum.

Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon – 4 p.m. $4 - $6. 478.743.8544. TubmanMuseum.com. 340 Walnut St.

Steve Penley exhibit at Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Macon native artist’s portraits of Macon-related artists. September 9 – July 11 Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. $3 - $8.

478.751.3334. 200 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd.

Joycine's Art, Attitude & Accessory Gallery Costume jewelry, art and so much more!

333 Cotton Ave. For schedule and information contact Barbara at 478-743-3144.

Through Aug. 13 – “By Land, Sea or Air” at Middle Georgia Art Association. Tuesday – Friday, Noon – 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon – 3 p.m. Free.

478.744.9557. 2330 Ingleside Ave. “Images of Monroe” and “Fascinating Food” at Monroe Arts Alliance Gallery September 8 – 24.

Wednesday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. 478.994.8668. MonroeArts.blogspot.com. 54 N. Jackson St., Forsyth.

family “Sky Over Macon”, Fridays at 8p.m. Mark Smith

Planetarium 4182 Forsyth Rd. Weekly, live star talk explore the constellations and far away celestial objectsvisible from Middle Georgia. Admission by donation. 477-3232.

Live music for kids every First Saturday at Georgia Music Hall of Fame Every first Saturday from noon until 2 p.m., Included with museum admission, $3.50 ages 4-17. Featuring Pilar Wilder and Hayiya Dance Theatre.

Through October 10 – The World of Giant Insects at the Museum of Arts & Sciences.

“Buggy Saturdays.” Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. 478.477.3232.

4182 Forsyth Rd.

museum hours The Musuem of Arts & Sciences

Monday - Saturday, 10 - 5 p.m., Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.

Last Friday of Each Month, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Admission - Adults $8, Students 12-17 $5 The Allman Brothers Band Museum/The Big House. Call for hours. 478.741.5551.

TheBigHouseMuseum.org. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun. 1-888-GA-ROCKS. $8/$3.50.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 1pm-5pm Sun. Admission $8, children 4-16 $3.50.

The Hay House, 934 Georgia Ave. Open TuesdaysSaturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. - 4.

Tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m. $8 adults, $4 students. Children under 6 free.

Tubman African American Museum Monday-Saturday 9a.m.-5p.m. Admission $5 for adults $3 for Children 4-17. 340 Walnut Street.

Museum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. Free for students & Bibb Co. residents the last Friday.

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What was the last thing you bought? Sales tips, fashion trends and hot buys in Macon.

CONSCIOUS SHOPPING

Beer pong at Bottoms Up, a true college learning experience.

Karats & Keepsakes is bursting with a large selection of jewelry and accessories, in fact, owner Julie Evans said it’s the most jewelry they have ever had in store. One of the lines to check out; the Humanity Bracelet. Humanity is a tapestry of art and written text that unfolds the story of individuals, social justice and the environment. And each Humanity bracelet purchase helps support non-profits around the world (they donate 20% of their profits!). Some of the Bracelets feature metallic messages such as "Plant Peace," "Speak Kindness," and "Accept Love. Also in stock, a large selection of game-day dresses!

Help change someone’s life for the better. The Men’s Warehouse located in the Shoppes at River Crossing are hosting a month long drive for slightly worn dress suits. Your clothing donation provides a fresh start. Help men in crisis make a good impression during job interviews. The National Suit Drive is a program in its third year helping low income men strive for self-sufficiency. By donating your gently used professional attire this month, you can help someone get a second chance.

A favorite stop for those in the service industry, Wager’s Sports Bar off Arkwright hosts many a server and bartender after a long shift.

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Above DJ Old Flame entertains some girls requests, Dan & Vance enjoy some Lemongrass take-out at the bar while enjoying a happy hour drink.

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Rebecca at Treasure Vintage has an awesome selection of clothing and once she gets an idea of what you like, she will pick up things for you while she's out buying.”

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Now a fundraising consultant for the Compass Group, Carey is a long-time contributor to the arts in Macon, having been the director of the Tubman African American Museum for over ten years, and has served on the boards of the Macon Arts Alliance, the Macon Symphony Orchestra and Historic Macon. A consumate host in one of the coolest houses downtown on Magnolia Street, below are just a few of...

CAREY’S FAVORITE THINGS 1: Skull found at Historic Macon Flea Market 2: Tons of books on gardening 3: Two-buck Chuck from Trader Joes 4: Light box by Craig Coleman 5: Rock Crystal Lamp from Belvedere 6: Paintings by Charles Ladson 7: Pompeiian watercolors 8: Photographs of Carey's close friend-the late Jordan Massee pictured with his father who was the inspiration for Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ and a photo of Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, Isak Dinesen, Carson McCullars.

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Q&A

A quick chat with STEVE PENLEY CULTURE SEEKER

Tell us about your connection to Macon.

I grew up in Macon and worked in father's business, Georgia Music. They sell pianos and music equipment. I too was one of the greatest musicians to come out of Macon; but that has been highly unrecognized.

You’re so great about letting different local art organizations here in Macon use your paintings to help raise money over the years. Why is this so important to you? One if the main reasons I have had success is I have promoted my self by helping with fund raising. I like to help whenever time in my schedule permits for me to help.

When did you start painting? I really did not start painting till college. I always drew as a child and painting was not a big step.

How did that lead you to where you are today?

Macon is a sophisticated town for a community that size.

And I attended a great school, Presbyterian, and I feel the Christian education I received there -gave me foundation for my personal and work life. Growing up in family business taught me to live in a world of reality and no time to be whimsical. Many artist today do not realize that they are in the business of sales.

You’re new exhibit at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame sounds incredible. Which Macon musicians do you feel you've really connected with, either on or off the canvas? My favorite band in the Hall of Fame is

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Best known for his Ribbon Cutting at 7:30 paintings of historical Music by world-reknowned vioicons, Penley has linist Robert McDuffie and become one of Students from Mercer.

America’s most popular Cost $10 for members, artists. $25 general public.

“In a world where elephant dung is considered important art, a figurative artist could easily become discouraged.”

Who do you see in the art - Artist Steve Penley grew up in Macon, and attended UGA before world that you really enjoy heading to the School of Visual Arts these days? Robert in New York. Now an accomplished Raushenberg and Andy fine artist who gets commissions Warhol from the likes of Coca-Cola, the G8 Summit, Morgan Keegan and private collectors include Robert Mondavi, Faith Hill, Ferrol Sams and governor Sonny Perdue. See his new exhibit at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame featuring representations of Macon’s most influential musicians.

REM because that band was such a part of my college experience. And of course I enjoy Ottis Redding and am good friends with Karla Redding Why do you think Macon is so important to the Music World, or the South for that matter?

Phil Walden and Capricorn Records brought all of that talent together and I am not sure Macon would have as many legendary musical heros had it not been for the Waldens and Georgia Music Piano Company.

Why have American Icons been so important in your work? I feel it is so important for young people today to know who America's founders are because our founding fathers have created a country for people to be to the best they can be by their own merit. Georgia Music Hall of Famers like Otis Redding , The Allman Brothers & REM are reflections on the ingenuity and creative that founders laid foundation for today.

What’s next for you? I have a new book coming out in November and that will keep me busy all of winter and then after that I will run for Governor

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Mark your calendars, go ahead and get your tickets now. THE WHIGS will be at the Capitol Theatre October 7. After their tour with Kings of Leon, these guys have garnered national accolades, and you can experience their pop-dusted, garage band music live for just 13 bucks.

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What our local musicians are digging right now Mat Weber, frontman for ‘80s cover band Two Finger Jester, answered a few questions for us about his musical tastes. The guys will take the stage at Rivalry’s on Saturday, September 11. Two Finger Jester has won ‘Favorite Cover Band’ back-to-back in the 11th Hour Readers’ Choice Awards.

Name a song you've listened to in the past 24 hours? “Weirwolves in London” by Waren Zevon What was the first album you bought? AC/DC Back in Black. Well, I didn’t actually buy it, I stole the cassette, but it was my first album I picked out and had to have.

Whose band t-shirt do you wear proudly? The Ramones, America’s first punk rock group. (A little known fact: Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the compilation album Ramones Mania even though they are now hailed as the second-greatest rock band of all time by Spin magazine trailing only The Beatles.)

Who would we be surprised to learn is in your music collection? Village People, the catchy YMCA album.

Recommend a band our readers must hear now?

Abby Owens. Our local whiskey-swigging songstress is someone everyone needs to check out now.

What’s your favorite local happy hour spot? The Hummingbird, I’m a big tequila fan, I love Patrón.

Favorite local restaurant? El Azteca on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.

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DJ Extreme Asylum Nightclub

DJ Shawty Slim Bottoms Up

Lord T & Eloise Cox Capitol Theatre

Drag Queen Bingo The Hummingbird

SUN 9/12

Open Mic with Savana The Rookery, 7pm

MON 9/13

Mark & Laura 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

TUES 9/14

B Keith Williams The Shamrock

Caleb Grimes Locos Grill & Pub

WED 9/15

FRI 9/10

Keith & JP Cheers Bar & Grill

B Keith Williams 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive Jason Hobbs Billy’s Clubhouse

Critty Upchurch Bottoms Up Drivin ‘N Cryin The Hummingbird

Jonathan Summers Mellow Mushroom Dance with DSEL The Rookery The New Skrews The Shamrock

The Unmentionables Wild Wing Cafe

SAT 9/11

DJ Extreme Asylum Nightclub Titanium Billy’s Clubhouse

Poptart Monkeys Bottoms Up Kylie Devron Dolce Vita, 8pm

Robert Lee Coleman The Hummingbird Natalie Kirk & Co. Mellow Mushroom 2 Finger Jester Rivalry’s Sports Bar DJ Old Flame The Rookery A2Z Band Wild Wing Cafe

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Chris Hicks & Friends Backporch Lounge

Open Mic w/ Matt Rivalry’s on Northside

THUR 9/16 DJ Extreme Asylum Nightclub DJ Slim Bottoms Up

Mike Brookshire Locos Grill & Pub Matt Pippen Wild Wing Cafe

FRI 9/17

The New Skrews 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive 40 Daze Billy’s Clubhouse

Sam Thacker Band Bottoms Up Connor Christian & Southern Gothic The Hummingbird Midnight in Macon Locos Grill & Pub Matt Moncrief Mellow Mushroom

Caleb & Bo Rivalry’s Sports Bar

DJ Shawty Slim The Rookery, 10pm Randy Wessin The Shamrock Moby Dick Wild Wing Cafe

SAT 9/18

DJ Extreme Asylum Nightclub

Back City Woods Billy’s Clubhouse Kylie Devron Dolce Vita, 8pm

Big Mike & Booty Papas The Hummingbird Taylor Griffith Mellow Mushroom

Alzheimer’s Benefit Rivalry’s Sports Bar DJ Old Flame The Rookery

Mike Brookshire The Shamrock

John Stanley Band Wild Wing Cafe

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THURSDAYS

Happy hour til 7pm, jam & rehearse 7-10pm, 20’s Pub

The Rookery 11-1am: $2 Bud Lt bottles, $4.50 well doubles, and 2 for 1 Jager.

MONDAYS

$1.50 Domestics, 35¢ Wings from 8-11pm Locos

Vinyl Mondays at the Bird. Bring your records & enjoy $1 wells.

Happy Hour M-F, $3 Ritas, $3 wells and $1 Drafts El Azteca 2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar $1 Wells all night, The Bird Happy Hour open to close Rivalry’s Sports Bar

Free Red Bull mixers, only at Wild Wing Cafe

Service Industry Night 6PM-Close: 2 for $10 Jager Bombs; $3 House Margaritas; $3 3 Olives Vodka; $2 select Pints Macon Mellow

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TUESDAYS

TUES 9/21

$1.50 Domestics, Kids Eat free with adult meal Locos

Jim Cable 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive B Keith Williams The Shamrock

WED 9/22

Rehab Asylum Nightclub

Planet Retro Cheers Bar & Grill

FRI 9/24

Jason Hobbs Billy’s Clubhouse

Deacons of Disaster Mellow Mushroom Chapter 13 Wild Wing Cafe

Trivia: $1.50 PBR Pints, $4.50 Pitchers, $2 Blue Moon & Yuengling Macon Mellow All drinks $2 all night at Bottoms Up

2-4-1 Margaritas all day at El Azteca

2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

$1.50 Dom Draft beers, $3 Bloody Marys, Tara’s Tavern 2 fer Tuesday: 5-10p, featuring $2 Domestic drafts Wild Wing

WEDNESDAYS

Taco Rita Nite: $2 Tacos, $3 Margaritas, $4 Skinny Margaritas Wild Wing Cafe

Macon’s Hottest Trivia, $3 Ritas & $3 Big Drafts, El Azteca $1.50 Domestics Locos

2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

Ladies night, free wells for the gals The Hummingbird $2 Wells, Bottoms Ups

Hippy Chick Night 6PM-Close: $1.50 House Wine & $4.50 Jager Mellow Mushroom

2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

College Night at Locos. 20% off tickets with college ID.

Gals, $2 drinks all night Rivalry’s

Beer pong: $2 pitchers for teams, $1.50 wine for ladies, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Macon Mellow 2 for 1 Jager Bombs, $4 Irish Car Bombs Wild Wing $4 Jager Bombs! Locos

FRIDAYS

Happy Hour prices for poker players, BJ’s Billiards

$2 pints of Mellow Blonde, $2.25 PBR Tall Boys Mellow Macon 2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

The Rookery 11-1am: $2 BL bottles, $4.50 well doubles, $3 Sex on the Beach and 2 for 1 Jager.

Everyday, Miller Lite buckets just $12! Wild Wing

SATURDAYS

2-4-1 wells and $2 Domestics until 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

The Rookery 11-1am: $2 Bud Light, $4.50 well doubles, $3 Sex on the Beach and 2 for 1 Jager. $5 Pitchers during football at Locos Grill & Pub $2 pints, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Mellow Macon $4 Firefly cocktails Wild Wing Cafe

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Nascar, drink specials, 20’s Pub $3 Wells, Ritas & $2 select pints Macon Mellow

$3 bloody marys & Margaritas, live acoustic on patio, 6:30-9:30pm Wild Wing Cafe Lady’s Hour 7:30-8:30pm. Gals enjoy $1 Wells/Domestics BJ’s Billiards Free Darts, Tara’s Tavern $3 Bloody Marys Locos

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Formed in Atlanta in 1986, the hard-rocking, Southern roots musicsteeped Drivin' n' Cryin' were never embraced on a national level, but have reigned supreme in the region during their tenure. Originally made up of singer/songwriter Kevn Kinney on guitar and vocals, Tim Nielsen on bass, and Paul Lenz on drums, the band's debut was the timeless hard rock/bluegrass fusion. Their Newest release, The Great American Bubble Factory, captures all that you grew up loving about D and C.

War Town based group Rehab has emerged on Universal Republic records with a bristling MashUP album, Grafitti The World, that deftly fuses frontman/ founder Danny Boone’s stone cold hip hop acumen – including spirited new tracks such as “Let ‘Em Know,” “1980,” and “Lawn Chair High,” – with southern rock flavorings that have caused even chart topping arbiters of rock and hip hop cuisine like Kid Rock and Cracker to inquire about covering Rehab’s eternal smash grassroots phenomenon “Bartender Song” aka “Sittin’ At A Bar.” They’ve drawn comparisons to a blender of styles represented by artists including hybrid outfits 311, Outkast, Sublime, and Linkin Park.

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KARAOKE

Wed,Thursday & Sat, 8p, Sundays, Tuesdays at 6pm, 20’s Pub

Mondays with Brad “the Man in the Box” at Rivalry’s

New to Tuesdays! Karaoke with Mitch The Hummingbird, 8p Wednesdays with Mitch Kersey from 9p-1a at BJ Billiards Every Wednesday with DKH, Macon Shroom

Every Friday 7:30, Mondays at 5pm, Friends Bar & Grill Wed, Fri & Saturdays at Tara’s Sundays with Brad, 9pm The Backporch Lounge

TRIVIA

Every TUES 8:30p, CJ’s Sports Bar NOW TUESDAYS: Hardest Trivia in Macon 7-9pm at BJs Billiards Every Tuesday, Macon Mellow

Tuesday nights with Jason Hawk, cash prizes, Wild Wing Cafe Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Billy’s Clubhouse

Trivia with Jacob at Loco’s every Wednesday, Big payouts!

Every Wednesday at The Rookery, compete for $5,000 grand prize! 8pm

Every Wednesday at The Bird, 7pm.

Thursday nights 9p, The Shamrock Every Friday Night at Cheers

POKER

Nightly Poker 7:30p, Friends Bar

Sunday Poker League 2:30,Tuesdays at 7pm, Rivalry’s Nightly Poker 8p, BJ Billiards

Thur & Sun 7pm, Billy’s Clubhouse

Natalie Kirk @ Mellow Mushroom

FRIDAY 9/10

Critty Upchurch @ Bottoms Up

Influences like Edwin McCain, Gavin DeGraw, Elton John, Black Crowes, Dave Matthews, and Stevie Wonder dot the landscape of Critty’s music. A singer songwriter from Duluth, GA can do a little bit of everything.

Drivin and Cryin @ The Hummingbird See Editor’s Picks, above.

SATURDAY 9/11

Natalie Kirk & Co. @ Mellow Mushroom

Steadily increasing her musical prowess, repertoire and her fan base, Natalie’s artistic efforts and creativity were rewarded by a recording contract with South City Records, in the spring of 2008. She calls Hattiesburg, Mississippi her home, and performs regularly throughout the region. In addition to her regular local appearances, Natalie has performed for the Mississippi Blues Trail program with Bobby Rush, Mockingbird Round at Schimmel’s, Hattiesburg’s Art Walk, etc.

2 Finger Jester @ Rivalrys

2 Finger Jester was formed in 2001 at a New Years Eve Party and though the line up has changed, the music and shows have remained a constant hit.With band members: Mat WeberLead Vocals, John Michael-Guitar, Milt Armstrong -Bass, Jason LaForce-drums. The band has won many awards since it's beginning including 2008 and 2009 11th Hour Readers’ Choice Awards for ‘Best Cover Band’.

A2Z Band @ Wild Wing Café

Cover bands can get a bad rap sometimes. But let’s face it, people love to hear the music that they grew up on, and there probably isn’t a better band at playing those hits, than A 2 Z. They Bring the party wherever they go, and play a set that will have you coming back for seconds.

40 Daze @ Billy’s Clubhouse

WEDNESDAY 9/15

Chris Hicks & Friends @Backporch Lounge Chris Hicks is a bluesy Southern

rock guitarist who has played with Gregg Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band, among others. Based in Macon, GA, where he was inspired by Otis Redding and James Brown, Hicks played with his band the Experience at various blues festivals around the South. His group opened up for Steppenwolf and Charlie Daniels during the 1980s, and later that decade, Hicks was asked to join the Outlaws. After the Outlaws disbanded in 1996, Hicks was the lead guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band for one year before he became a solo act.

FRIDAY 9/17

40 Daze @ Billy’s Clubhouse

40 Daze music simply put is Straight up Rock.

Originating out of Macon,GA. and only six months from jumping on the Macon music scene in late 1999, 40 Daze was playing the biggest shows the area had to offer. They have opened for Drivin N Cryin, Jackyl, and Brand New Immortals just to name a few.

Sam Thacker Band @ Bottoms Up

A note from Sam: I’ve spent the better part of the last three years between a van, an SUV and a bus driving across the country playing music.

Every song on my new album was shaped, in some way, by those stripes that lead me away from and back to my home. It is about the lines that bring us to where we are and the lines that will lead us to what we will become.

Connor Christian & Southern Gothic @The Hummingbird

His powerful music draws on influences ranging from Ryan Adams, G. Love, and Counting Crows to The Band and Tumbleweed Connection-era Elton John and makes a heartfelt statement found at the crossroads of Roots Rock and Americana.

Connor Christian @ The Bird

Matt Moncrief @ The Shroom

If music hadn’t found its way into his bones from the beginning, life might be much easier albeit boring. But it did and it grew with him, seasoning itself as Matt evolved from church choral boy to imaginative teen, fledgling artist, aspiring bass player and finally an open-eyed adult with the natural identity as a bona fide singer-songwriter.

SATURDAY 9/18

Back City Woods @ Billy’s

Playing out of Macon, GA, all three members are natives of Cochran, GA — a small town in South Middle Georgia. Back City Woods embraces their Southern music heritage: Bluegrass, Country, Southern Rock, and Blues are all given a renewed sound when played by musicians who listen to too much Indie Rock.

Mike Brookshire @ The Shamrock

Born in Atlanta, Mike learned to play on an old flat-top put together by his father from pieces salvaged from several old guitars. At the age of eight Mike was featured with house bands in several clubs in and around the Atlanta area.

Club owners, convinced by Mikes father to give him a chance, had no way of knowing that this little boy would one day be playing alongside some of country musics top artists. In 1992 Mike was honored as the "Male Vocalist of The Year" via the Atlanta Society of Entertainers and began playing with the more than two dozen stars with which he's shared the stage and studio.

WEDNESDAY 9/22

Rehab @ Asylum Nightclub See Editor’s picks, above.

Planet Retro @ Cheers

Members of Cold Feat compromise this fun loving band that sings your favorite songs from the 80’s and 90’s. Bring your dancing shoes.

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Two new Italian restaurants open in Middle Georgia; Mirko Pasta premieres in Monroe County and on Bass Road in Macon hef Mirko Di Giacomantonio is a native of the small coastal town of Tortoreto, Italy and worked as a chef and manager in numerous restaurants in Italy, Belgium, Germany, Romania, and the United States. The first fast, casual Italian concept in which Mirko was involved with in the U.S. was Figo Pasta launched in Atlanta, 2001. He was later attracted to the more refreshing, leisurely paced area of Athens, GA, and after moving to Athens, he soon discovered that the quaint city and surrounding community would be the perfect setting for a new vision of his, Mirko Pasta.

Nathan Karstedt and Steve Daily, the owners/operators of the Monroe Mirko Pasta are to be commended for flying out of the blocks with their new store! They have been open only a couple of weeks, and the community is flocking to their great location. Located off Hwy 78 & the Conyers/Hwy 138 Exit, next to Chic-Fil-A and SunTrust, it is convenient and fast.

TJ Heath and Jimmy Goolsby opened their doors to an awesome Macon crowd on Saturday, August 28. It’s early in the game, but the word is HOT that the customers love the food, the people and the service! know this location is going 562We Mulberry Street Laneto be a hot spot in town! They are located off I-75 & Bass Downtown Road, right across from the Macon 742.5999 entrance to the Bass Pro Shop.

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dining hotspot o those of us a little long in the tooth, mention “Cheers” and we quickly conjure up memories of the 1980s sitcom set in a quaint pub located in Boston where “everybody knows your name.” But mention Cheers to many Maconites and you will hear about Macon’s own quaint pub, which has quietly made an impact on its own community as that well-known Boston pub: Northside Cheers.

A mainstay in Macon for over 39 years, Northside Cheers is known for its friendly atmosphere and delectable bar food. But many don’t know of Cheers’ quiet, consistent commitment to community charities.

Donating to causes like the Heart Association of Georgia, Save the Ta-Tas, and the Humane Society, the folks at Cheers recently donated $1000 to the local Ronald McDonald House to help families of ailing children. And it is this community-mindedness that makes patrons feel welcome at the bar & grill and beckons their return often.

With a deck outside and crisp fall weather on its way, Northside Cheers is a great place to hang out (be sure to catch their happy hour daily from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.).

Diners can order the famous “Original Goose Burger,” a fan favorite for years, or try other delectable dishes. Tuesdays offer two kinds of “catch”: AYCE Catfish for everyone and the guys can do a little “gal fishin’” during the 2 for 1 wine promotion for the ladies (this promotion is available on Thursdays, too).

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Wednesday is the night to enjoy savory wings ($3.50) while listening to live music from 5 – 10 p.m., while Thursday is $3 off shrimp or grouper. Trivia buffs, come on out Friday night for the best trivia in town and enjoy 1/2 lb. Gulf Cost steamed shrimp for just $6.99. Saturday night is your chance to crack a few crab legs from 5 – 10 p.m. (here’s a hint—get there early because those things go fast!). And if you’re not convinced yet (are you kidding me?), Cheers will host UGA trivia during all of the Georgia games.

Dress is casual, atmosphere is welcoming and the food is great! What are you waiting for? Come on over to Northside Cheers; meet co-owners Daniel Lewis and Jimmy Pierson; and enjoy yourself. Northside Cheers Bar & Grill is open every day (except Sunday) at 11 a.m., and is located at 3852 Northside Drive. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturday. Dinner is served from 5 – 10 p.m. Monday – Saturday.

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20’s Pub Boasting freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and dinner specials in a well-lit tavern-like setting. LD • BAR • $ 3076 Riverside Dr.

5 Guys Burgers & Fries The best burgers in Macon is what our readers say, serving dogs and peanuts too. LD • $ 120 Tom Hill Sr., 474.0445

Billy’s Clubhouse Come try Billy's new menu with our angus burgers, colossal sandwiches, great salads, appetizers and more. Lunch and dinner specials available as well as our late nite menu.

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Buffalos Cafe on Zebulon You know this place has great wings, but they also feature a large selection of salads and sandwiches, large screen tvs to watch all your favorite games and a popular trivia night for the whole family. LD • BAR • $ 5990 Zebulon Rd.

Cheers Bar & Grill Featuring weekly dinner specials from grouper baskets to all you can eat catfish to 2-4-1 Crab legs!

Live music every Wed & Fri. Lunch 11-2, Dinner 5-10pm. LD • BAR • $ 3852 Northside Dr., 474-5006.

CJ’s Bar & Grill You can’t really call this bar food. Is it fried, yes, but it’s fresh and so, so good! Sloppy nachos, great burgers and chicken wraps. LD • BAR • $ 2910 Riverside Drive, 757-3262

Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining.We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends.

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Nu-Way Weiners Open since 1916, this original store with its neon sign is one of America's oldest hot dog stands and they serve secret recipe chili sauce, famous hot dogs, hamburgers, and other sandwiches. BLD • $ 430 Cotton Avenue, 743.1368

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Restaurant where he works: Downtown Grill What he recommends: Any of the steaks are an excellent choice. They are all certified black angus and aged 21 days wet and never made from Unicorn meat. Also, we have the best Pecan Pie in town and it comes with homemade vanilla ice cream!

Favorite restaurant other than where you work: The Bears Den, I love their Beef tips and Rice, Cream Corn, Green beans, Cornbread and Banana Pudding. The to-go side is quick and convenient.

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El Azteca One of Macon’s best patios, serving all your favorite Mexican dishes, voted Macon’s best margarita. LD BAR • $-$$ 169 Tom Hill Sr., 475.9199

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

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Fresh-Air Bar-B-Que Award winning BBQ known for its tangy tomato and vinegar style pulled pork, ribs and baked beans. Don’t skip out on the Brunswick Stew neither. LD Open 7 days a week • $ 3076 Riverside Dr.

Satterfield’s Serving hickory smoked meats, seafood, vegetables, daily specials and salads. L • $ 120 New Street, 742.0352

Ingleside Village Pizza IVP has the best pizza in town and the best beer selection. Keep it classy with the white pizza and a Stella Artois or, keep it real with a slice of the ultimate and a 24-oz. High Life. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside Avenue, & downtown across from Mercer Univ.

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Adriana’s Quick & delicious cafeteriastyle lunch, serving the most authentic Italian in town, including sandwiches, soup, salads, pasta, pizza and daily specialties. Also, specialty coffees and beer and wine. Mon-Thur 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6pm. L • BAR $ 359 Third Street Market City Café – Superb sandwiches, homemade soups, loaded salads, pizza and pastas. Unique breakfast menu including gourmet coffees and teas. Full bar, excellent wine cellar. Full catering services on or off site. Open Tues-Thur, 7am-6pm; Friday and Saturday 7am-9pm.

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Greek Corner Deli Serving delicious lamb gyros, monster greek salads, subs and specialty sandwiches 7 days a week.

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The Shamrock Dargan and his crew cook up some of the best homemade meals in Macon, including his legendary Shepard’s Pie. Plus, he’ll surprise you from time to time with some interesting seafood selections. D • BAR $-$$ 342 Rose Avenue, Payne City 750.1555 The Tic Toc Room Contemporary setting with a sophisticated menu, great wine selection. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 401Cherry Street, 743.4645

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A CONVERSATION ON HIGH ST

Greetings from Macon, GA!

BY CHRIS HORNE

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t’s hard to remember how it started, how I stumbled into a secret internet obsession. I do remember that my wife first noticed when evidence started cropping up on our bank statements—small hits that started to grow in number, in equal proportion to how hooked I’d become. Honestly, the temptation was awful. I’d go up to my office, shut the door and go straight to my favorite websites, flipping through seemingly endless pictures, punching in my credit card number even though I could hear my wife’s pained voice later.

All of this—the excitement, the anticipation, the struggle—for postcards. Old postcards of Macon, my home, a place I should know so well I don’t need to buy dozens of postcards. But I did it anyway, each one I bought like a piece of a puzzle. A couple weeks ago, months after I’d torn myself from the developing habit, I finally framed some of these, and then I finally understood why I like them so much.

These old postcards don’t just show me what Macon used to be but what it is Macon can be. They give me pictures for Macon’s potential. They illustrate what it is that I like most about groups trying to revitalize the city.

More than anything, they let me know it can happen. It has once. It can again.

The Sidney Lanier Cottage was once a country home.

Josh Rogers, Historic Macon’s Executive Director, points that out as we sit on the front porch talking about postcards. It’s hard to fathom as it feels nestled firmly in downtown Macon now.

“Postcards are not just a snapshot into our past, their very existence is evidence of a totally different experience of being in Macon,” Rogers said, noting that there are few places around here that even sell them anymore. That, he thinks, tells us something else.

The backs of almost every postcard I’ve bought— from those as old as 1906 forward—is a smoke signal sent to some distant state, often from a distant state itself. On the front of each of these was some community jewel or another: the Dempsey Hotel, our churches, our colleges, our wide streets and gorgeous buildings, our bright and manicured parks.

“There’s a reason we’re not offering people postcards when they come here now,” he said. “It’s a sign of our own failing self-confidence. What are we proud enough of now to put on a postcard?”

Inside the cottage, if visitors should look, there’s a rack with a few different postcards. Some are, frankly, ugly as sin. One in particular is a spectacular disappointment: showing off the “skyline” of Macon—among the three grossest buildings, our high rises, which is only accentuated in a restored historic property like this one.

“Politicians will respond to what the citizens’ demands are, so the most fundamental difference you can make here is convincing citizens that they live in an inspired place,” Rogers said, stressing that there is a responsibility to being a resident of Macon. It isn’t enough to just live here.

A native of Waycross, Rogers came to Macon to study at Mercer and worked at NewTown Macon for a while then got his Master’s in England in historic preservation and came back to Macon. For a time in the city’s Department of Economic and Community Development, heading the College Hill Corridor Commission, the larval stage of the current College Hill Alliance.

He said his job—and the job of organizations like Historic Macon—is to light a path.

View some of Chris’s old Macon postcards online:

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Welcome to Macon, Georgia's Living History Map, managed by Historic Macon Foundation! Macon is a wonderfully beautiful city, boasting over 6,000 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places throughout 12 historic districts. One of our most unique areas is the College Hill Corridor, a one and a half mile connection between Mercer University and downtown Macon. Thanks to a generous grant from the Knight Neighborhood Challenge Fund, Historic Macon was able to build this Living History Map to help people all over the world and those of us right here in Macon to explore thirty of the most talked about places in Macon.

“We can take the ambitious leaps of faith that show people what’s possible,” Rogers said.

Working from the College Hill master plan with a grant from the Knight Neighborhood Challenge, Historic Macon will soon launch an online living history map (aptly found at livinghistorymap.com) that provides a formal account about each historic property’s past—in word, pictures and videos. Then regular people can upload their own personal recollections about the place on the website. Maybe they lived there, or it was a store when they were a kid.

“We don’t get much time here (on earth),” Rogers said, explaining in part why he’s settled here. “I feel compelled to do something poetic and poetry always has a lot to do with place. I just can’t imagine wasting my life in a place that didn’t matter, where there was no poetry.”

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ale “Doc” Dougherty, 41, is a bold, sometimes brash man. He’s also the Director of MaconBibb County Parks and Recreation, who came from smaller towns around the south with a vision to change what some might think is an unmoveable object.

“The parks are 100 years old. They built the recreation centers 30 years ago. And then it just kind of stopped,” Dougherty said.

While his emphasis since taking over the job has been on reorganizing the department, creating greater efficiency and making sure he’s working with people who are on-board with his mission, Dougherty has also started sketching a “very loose” picture of the changes he wants to make.

The idea that list might one day be reality is enough to make a cynical Macon native, like myself, feel like an orphan in a Charles Dickens novel who just got adopted

by Santa Claus.

Recognizing that the city could be better served by running “mega-centers” instead of the smallish, neighborhood centers the city currently has. And he wants them to essentially straddle the city/county line to better serve the entire area.

He wouldn’t move on any of the mega-centers without doing several public meetings to get feedback from residents about what they actually want. But he does have some ideas about what is possible: multi-pur-

pose gyms, professional quality fitness centers, aerobics/karate rooms, racquetball courts, meeting rooms, rock-climbing walls, professionally designed baseball and softball fields, football and soccer fields, walking and riding trails. Dougherty said he can even envision skate parks and water parks, making the mega-centers a draw for more than just residents of Macon but surrounding counties, which he thinks would only help drive the city’s economic engine.

These things would be possible, he said, if the city and county worked together with the residents to devise a plan and pursue a special purpose local option sales tax, which he thinks could happen as soon as next year.

“You show people what other cities are doing and say, ‘This is what’s possible here,’” he said. “We can’t expect others to invest in us if we aren’t going to invest in ourselves.”

People connect to their local governments, Dougherty said, through their parks and police. In tough times, municipalities always cut back on their parks but if you have to have an encounter with the police it’s usually a bad thing. Parks create a positive experience.

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n my old postcards, it’s obvious that the 500 acres of parks that the city maintained then was a major source of pride. Dougherty believes they should be again.

He called Central City Park “forgotten” and thinks it’d be a better place if his offices—along with the groundskeeping equipment —were moved to the industrial district. Level everything except the old gazebo, Luther Williams Field and the Round Building. In addition to their aesthetic incongruity, he cites the six figures each roof would cost to repair. Build new ones or redevelop the space into more park. Find a use for the giant dirt oval and renovate the softball fields. Put in paddle boats and volleyball courts. Improve the lighting.

Then repeat all over the city. Make the parks our pride again. If the city is beautiful again, he said, the residents will respond. It’s a fact he’s witnessed everywhere he’s been.

“Other cities don’t have the foundation. We have the foundation here. The parks, the beautiful downtown,” Dougherty said. “What we need now is the walls and the roof.”

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Be curious about your food THE LEFT

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BY TINA WHITTLE

he fresh milk came with cream at the top — thick white dollops of pure sweet lusciousness. My eleven-year-old took one look, however, and went ewww. To appease her offended sensibilities, I offered an on-the-spot explanation of what made conventional milk so conventional. I used words like “non-homogenized” and “low heat pasteurization” I talked about hormones and grain-fed vs. grass-fed and conjugated linoleic acid.

See, I know a little about all the things we do to milk on its path from udder to table. We heat it to kill germs. We blend it to mix up the fats and liquids so they stay blended. We take the lactose and fat out and put vitamin D in. Lots of stuff that supposedly makes it better — and which does so, some of the time — but in the end, what you get is a whitish liquid that used to be milk. And that’s what my child knew milk to be. But milk behaving like milk, milk with cream . . . now, that freaked her out.

I couldn’t help think of all the other foods that freak people out in their “real” state. Chicken with bones in the middle. Fish

with skin. Unpeeled funky-shaped carrots.

Anything with dirt or blemishes on it. We’ve gotten so used to food that has been altered into “convenience” food that we often have no appetite for food in its natural state.

I think about this a lot at my house.

We raise chickens, and so every day I wander out to the nesting boxes and pull out a handful of chicken-temperature eggs. They are hot in my hands; there is no doubt that they recently resided in the 105 degree body of a live bird. When I crack one, the yolk will be deep orange from all the carrot peelings and collard stalks and past-its-prime spinach in their diet. Chickens are also one of nature’s finest protein conversion machines — grubs and caterpillars and roaches go in, sunny side up comes out.

Some people don’t want to know this about their eggs. They prefer them antiseptically packaged from some giant factory where the consumer and the producer are separated by walls and distance. Or people used to prefer them this way anyway.

Details about the latest salmonella outbreak may have made some people change their minds — the piles of manure and maggots and rat droppings, the horrific abuse of the animals and workers.

Or be shocked about a billion egg recall later...

This recall made us take note of the conditions in egg factories. But what about the rest of the food in our pantries and refrigerators? Do we know its origins? Do we want to? I find that I do. I am also finding that this is a revolutionary, and often difficult, act.

My grandparents wouldn’t have understood such a thing. Their field-totable existence wasn’t a lifestyle — it was survival. Gourmet buzz words of today — phrases like “wild caught” and “sustainably grown” and “free range” — were unnecessary to describe how they ate because there was no other way to eat.

There was no separation between eater and eaten. It was an intimate, often brutal, relationship. Food never came cheaply, and its cost was calibrated by the labor it took to produce it.

Now my husband works for approximately one minute to earn a can of beans. I buy them in an air-conditioned store, heat them in a pan on an electric stove, and serve them to my family without ever glimpsing the hands that picked or packaged them. I consume them in complete ignorance. And that is a cost indeed.

So I make it a point to shop the Farmer’s Market. And I buy organic when

I have that option. Ditto free range and cage-free and sustainably harvested.

Critics ridicule these terms as liberal foodie indulgences, out of reach for people with average pocketbooks. Not activism, but an elite “I’m so special I deserve special food” entitlement.

I see that attitude sometimes. But that’s a perversion of what “sustainable food” really means. Sustainable agriculture is never about the individual, always about the collective. Not about one stomach or one set of taste buds, but about hundreds.

We went to the farmer’s market again last Saturday, and we bought some more non-homogenized milk (my daughter now drinks it right down). As I mingled in the crowd with my bag of peas and okra and olive-oil bread, I saw a sign posted by Hope Grows Farm, the people who are supplying my Thanksgiving turkey this year: “Be curious about the production of your food,” it read. Excellent advice for all of us in this age of the billion-egg recall — be curious.

Because it is better to be curious before than horrifically shocked after.

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Mr. Ahmadinejad...Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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BY BILL KNOWLES

hile the United States has been up to her knees in oil spills, surviving a blistering heat wave and getting slapped in the face by the insistence of a mosque being built near Ground Zero, an event that has been unfolding on the other side of the world as gone largely unnoticed: Iran's nuclear program has kicked into overdrive as last week a team of Iranian engineers began filling up Iran's first nuclear power plant with fuel. If we could believe Iranian President Ahmadinejad, we could all walk around with the Alfred E. Newman grin saying, “What, me worry?” Unfortunately, that's not the case.

The United States, and in particular the Obama Administration, has rattled its' sabres at Iran in the past. But what good has it done? Last December, Iran successfully tested a Sejil-2 missile that has the range of knocking out Israeli bases as well as U.S. bases located in the Gulf. To that, Robert Gibbs, who slightly resembles Alfred E. Newman, but more so like Beaker on the Muppets, thundered that Iran was running out of time to comply with international demands that Iran halt her nuclear program. In stuttering Beaker fashion, Gibbs stammered on "if they don't (stop), time will run out" and

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Western powers will move to the "next step".

Apparently, the "next step" is pulling a Neville Chamberlain and continue drawing lines in the sand until they reach all the way to Tel Aviv. All the while, Iran keeps producing uranium in the name of "energy" for her citizens. Before Hitler tried his hand at world domination, he had his army training with shovels and hoes, while telling the world, "All I want is peace!" Sound familiar?

Ahmadinejad has been less transparent. He's been quoted as saying, "Israel must be wiped off the map" and has said that the Holocaust is a myth. Further, he has thumbed his nose at the United States by calling us "war criminals" for our actions to end World War II by using nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yeah, this is someone we should trust. And I forgot to mention that Russia has been helping this nut case bring nuclear capabilities to Iran by supplying the uranium fuel.

Now comes a report by London’s Sunday Times that Iran is paying members of the Taliban to kill U. S. troops in Afghanistan. Apparently, at least five Iranian companies that have offices in Afghanistan are financing Taliban battlefield expenses and are even giving cash bonuses of $1000 per head for killing OUR troops as well as $6000 for destroying a

military vehicle. Further, it appears that these companies have been set up for the sole purpose of channeling money to our enemy. Now wouldn’t it stand to reason that a country in which the state owns a great deal of its’ own industry would be the backers of these “companies”, especially since the president of that country has openly criticized everything about the United States even to the point of blaming us for the turmoil in the Middle East because of our presence there? In other times this in itself would be an act of war worthy of a nice round of Maverick missiles leveling Tehran.

Eventually someone is going to have to do something about the little weasel known as the President of Iran, whether it is Israel or the United States, before it's too late. There is a precedent for a preliminary strike in dealing with the nuclear reactor situation unto itself. In 1980, IRAN bombed a nuclear reactor in Iraq, as the late President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, showed the same arrogance of power that Ahmadinejad has showed. Then in 1981, Israel got tired of Hussein as well, and bombed another Iraqi reactor. I bet the Iranians won't sing the same tune if Israel nails one of their own reactors or if we can quit hiding behind the cloud of political

correctness and sanctimonious pacification and bomb them back to the Stone Age, as the late-General Curtis LeMay suggested we do in Vietnam. The Iraq War was certainly an unpopular war but it served its’ purpose: the overthrow of a dictator who was a threat to world security while promoting a democratic replacement. We should do the same thing in Iran for the safety of not only Israel but ourselves and the rest of the world. We’ve all heard that the Weapons of Mass Destruction were never found when we invaded and occupied Iraq. I beg to differ. We eliminated the biggest WMD when our military found Saddam Hussein and an Iraqi court convicted and executed him for crimes against humanity. Is this no less true for Ahmadinejad, who flaunts nuclear weapons by stating that Iran would not retreat “one iota” in its right to have a nuclear program while also testing surface-to-surface missiles with ranges up to almost 2000 miles? (By the way, it is 993 miles from Tehran to Tel-Aviv and keep in mind that it’s only a little over 6000 miles from Tehran to New York.) The United States should not put up with this thug. I can promise you that Israel won’t for much longer.

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Underfunded Pensions

RICK HUTTO Macon City Council City-Wide Seat

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he City of Macon’s two pension funds are underfunded by approximately $2.5 million plus compounded interest. Every two years the external actuary projects the percentage of financial contribution necessary from the City in order to ensure the vitality of both funds – the Police & Fire Pension Fund as well as the General Employee Fund – and to guarantee that all future benefits will be met.

During the financially confident 90’s the funds were actually overfunded as a result of a healthy economy and the lack of any benefit increase. Several years ago the administration recommended reducing the amount the City paid into the two funds. I was the only Council member who voted against the entire budget that year and stated publicly that it was specifically because I thought it unwise to reduce the City’s contribution. Now the pigeons have come home to roost in a shaky nest.

At the beginning of 2009, during the first year of this administration, the actuary officially directed the City that it was necessary to contribute 16.44% to the funds because of their then-current financial status. The City instead contributed

6% and continues to do so until the present. The result is that both funds are now underfunded. Although not in immediate danger, their long-term health cannot be sustained without financial intervention and the City has been put on official notice that we will lose all or some of our State grants if we do not intercede and increase the amount of money in those funds.

The Mayor has argued that, since the stock market has rebounded, the funds are better off now than they were at the time the actuary passed judgment and therefore we should perform a new actuarial study. The actuary has replied, in writing, that this argument is “completely irrelevant” since it is not legally permissible to examine the funds in hindsight. In other words, “the City is legally obligated to contribute 16.44% of covered payroll to the police/fire pension plan for the 2009/10 fiscal year regardless of what happens to the plan’s assets after July 1, 2009… The 16.44% contribution must be made for the 2009/10 fiscal year [as well as 2010/11] regardless of the later asset performance. It is my understanding that this contribution is a legal obligation and cannot be avoided under the terms of the plan as well as under the provisions of State law.”

In addition to the $2.5 million necessary to inject from the City into the funds, we must also reimburse com-

On Faith

Mosques, Churches, Anger, and Hope TIM BAGWELL Pastor, Centenary Methodist Church

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he tone of the rhetoric taking place at Ground Zero and around the nation should be of concern to everyone. Whatever your opinion is about a mosque being built in lower Manhattan, one cannot help but be disturbed, and even startled, by the decibel level of the voices. This is not a healthy national conversation… it is a shouting match. The reason I write about this matter is because it has to do with church, faith, mosque, anger, religion, community, living our faith, hope, and God. Let’s take a step back for a moment and look at the big picture. We are not at war against the Islamic faith. If so, God help us. Be reminded that there were scores of Muslims who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, along with Jews, Christians, Sikhs, agnostics, atheists, Hindus, and Buddhists.

President George W. Bush called Islam a “religion of peace.” He is right.

Here is what we are at war against: Extremism. Every religion is

burdened by extremism. Lest we think that Islam is the only religion to struggle with extremism, please be reminded that Christianity has a long rap sheet. Both Muslims and Christians were responsible for the slave trade (16th century through 1865) that stripped more than 12 million men and women from their families in Africa, putting them in bondage and servitude in North and South America.

(Approximately 645,000 of these were brought to the United States.) Muslims captured humans in Africa and transported them to the coast where “good, upstanding” Christian merchants and ship Captains transported the slaves in cargo holds. No one knows how many died in route.

Christians in America bought the slaves off the ships. Generations were affected and we still see and sense the lingering wounds.

Other entries on the long rap sheet of Christianity: 1) In 1732, the Founders of the Georgia colony, which was founded as a religious haven, drew up a charter that explicitly banned Catholics from Georgia. 2) Christians killed and displaced Native Americans as immigrants landed and moved West. Christians decided that those who practiced ancient Native American religious worship

pounded interest at approximately 8%.

Fortunately, the actuary is well aware of our current economy and understands that an immediate payment may not be possible even though it is required. For that reason, he has suggested a written agreement that would require the repayments to take place over two or three years.

The actuary must certify to the State that we are in full compliance with the law.

As he wrote, “Without a good faith effort on the part of the City to make up the shortfall, I will not be able to make this certification and, as I understand State law, the City will then be at risk of losing some or all of its State funding.”

How has the Mayor responded? He points out that retirees received a 1.5% cost-of-living increase in their pension amount this year as well as a monthly supplemental payment of $100 for those retirees with at least 25 years of service who are eligible for disability retirement.

The Mayor then writes, “Discontinuing the 1.5% increase for this year would save $113,500, while decreasing the $100 monthly payment for this year would save approximately $360,000, a total of $473,500 per year in savings to the Plan.

I certainly do not relish the thought of discontinuing either of these items, and it would undoubtedly be painful to retirees, but it may well have to be seriously considered.” In other words, even though the City underfunded your pension plan, we might just take away your benefits in order to shore up the fund. Of course this action would take place on the heels of draconian changes to retirees’ health insurance plans that will be financially devastating for some families.

should serve 30 years in prison. Native Americans were annihilated by Christians.

3) Jim Jones was a Christian, a crazy Christian, but a Christian by name, nonetheless. Jim Jones was a Disciples of Christ (mainline Protestant) pastor who led 914 of his followers to suicide. 4) Timothy McVeigh grew up Roman Catholic and was influenced by the Christian Identity movement, a racist and theocratic movement that took hold in the late 1970s. While he moved toward agnosticism, the roots of his Oklahoma City bombing are wrapped up in faith issues.

168 people diedYour at his hands.

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Extremists believe that their understanding of God is the only legitimate answer for all. Their mantra is essentially, “believe the way I do or be damned.” Correct belief is non-negotiable to all extremists. Extremists distort holy and sacred writings by lifting texts out of context. Muslim extremists do it with the Koran, justifying (in their minds) their evil actions. Christian extremists do it with the Bible, justifying (in their minds) their evil actions.

All this brings us to the mosque that is one-tenth of a mile from Ground Zero in lower Manhattan. Thoughtful and good people can be divided on whether this is the perfect location.

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I have a suggestion. Repaying those funds over three years’ time will necessitate adding interest of approximately 8% that will continue to compound over that length of time. Unlike many at City Hall who never met a dollar they didn’t want to borrow, I don’t favor taking on additional debt. The Mayor insists that I – along with our outside auditor and the Carl Vinson Institute at UGA – are wrong in declaring that we have only $600,000 in reserves. They insist that we have between five and six million in unspent, unencumbered reserves in the “Filomena account.” If that is correct, then why not make a lump-sum one-time payment to reimburse the two pension funds? That would save the City many thousands of dollars in compounded interest over three years’ time. Yes, it reduces the Filomena account to only a few million, but saves many thousands in interest. If, in fact, those funds exist, why not utilize them to save taxpayer dollars?

Don’t hold your breath to see my suggestion implemented. Stating that five or six million unspent dollars exist in reserve is one thing. Producing them for use is quite another. In the meantime, our retirees who have already been largely left to their own devices to find affordable comprehensive health insurance will now be left to wonder how long their pension funds will be able to continue paying them the small but vital monthly check they so richly deserve.

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ON FAITH, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 But the angry rhetoric with signs denouncing Islam as a bloody religion, along with parodies of sacred Muslim beliefs goes directly against what General Petraeus believes is necessary in Afghanistan – “winning hearts and minds.” The definition of “winning hearts and minds” is developing relationships with Afghans that encourage them toward values like community empowerment, livelihoods not based on growing poppy seeds (used for opium and heroin), and recognition of the value and worth of women.

The General believes that “winning the hearts and minds” is the ONLY way to defeat the Taliban. The tone of this current conversation undermines military strategy. If we alienate and indict all Muslims, America is less secure (according to the strategy outlined by General Patraeus) and the global strife increases.

It is ironic, to say the least, that the mosque that is the center of conflict in New York is being built by Sufi Muslims, known for their plurality. Sufis are hated by the Taliban and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. Sufi mosques in the Middle East are routinely attacked by the Muslim extremists. The Sufis are our first line of defense against terrorism… here and in the Middle East. The Taliban wins when the antiMuslim rhetoric against pluralists Muslims rages unchecked in the United States. An evangelical Christian Church in Florida has planned a public burning of the Koran on September 11. Tell me… how far does this conversation go as the polarization continues unabated? What is the end result?

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Nick Drake Documentary, New Cave Singers album, Pete Wentz Side Project and more White Stripes' Documentarian to Tribute Nick Drake You may know his work from his duo of recent documentaries, namely travel/environmental doc 180° South*and music film The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights. Now, filmmaker Emmett Malloy has gotten the approval of Nick Drake's sister, Gabrielle, to pursue an as-yet-untitled documentary on late Brit folk-rocker Nick Drake. Malloy will reportedly also be working on an album and a book to accompany the film project, on which he's likely to collaborate with (so far) Jack Johnson, Andrew Bird, and Matt Costa, among others...

Seattle folk-popsters The Cave Singers have just signed to Jagjaguwar Records, and are heading into the studio this month with Black Mountain/Boris producer Randall Dunn to work on their label debut disc. Set for release early next year, the album will be chock-full of new Cave Singers tunes, some of which the band has already been previewing at their festival dates this summer...

A new music fest dubbed Campfire Trails will take place in London this fall, from September 15th through the 17th, with the aim of showcasing indie rock and Americana artists. So far, the fest's roster includes Old Crow Medicine Show, The Dave Rawlings Machine, and Wild Beasts, with each band getting their own night to perform at the Troxy Theater. The special shows will be offered as an "all-three-days" pass, or as individual tickets (at seetickets.com) if you're only looking forward to one or two of the bands...

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Steven Tyler's recent return to Aerosmith, according to Tyler himself, indicates that fans can expect a new Aerosmith album soon, as the band's begun writing tunes...

LINK OF THE WEEK: Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz has formed a new band to take up his time while FOB is on a break; the project, dubbed Black Cards, can be checked out at Wentz' new accompanying website,www.bl4ckc4rds.com...

MINI BUZZ: The Darkness' frontman Justin Hawkins is once again denying the many rumors that the English glam-rock band is about to reunite... In other "darkness" news, Bruce Springsteen will release a deluxe version of his classic 1978 rock album, Darkness on the Edge of Town, complete with extra outtakes and other surprises...

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September 2, 2010 Armed Robbery in East Bibb The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the XMart, located at 2025 Emory Highway, around 10:20p.m., Thursday night, September 2. The suspect is a dark skin black male, with a medium sized afro, he was approximately 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches in height, with a medium build. He was wearing a red baseball cap, white short sleeve shirt, and he had a white rag covering his face.

The suspect entered the store, brandishing a gun. The suspect demanded money from the cash register and then made the clerk go into a back storage room and closed the door. The

suspect fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money.

No one was injured during the incident.

This crime is under investigation. Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-746-9441 or Macon Regional Crime stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

August 27, 2010 Corrections Deputies Injured During Altercation Bibb County Deputies placed additional charges on two inmates after an altercation in the jail. On August 22, inmates Jeremy Taylor and Antwoin Roberson were let out of their cells to take showers. After the inmates finished, they refused

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to return to their cells. Correction officers, Jeremy Haddock and Enos Curry went down to the cell block to escort the inmates back to their cells. As the inmates were being escorted, inmate Roberson suddenly turned and punched Officer Curry in the face. Officer Curry and the inmate became involved in a physical altercation. Inmate Taylor attacked Haddock as Haddock was attempting to restrain Taylor. As a result of this assault, Officer Haddock sustained injuries to his face, nose, and jaw. Other corrections officers arrived on the cell block and assisted in placing the inmates into isolation cells.

Officer Haddock was treated for a broken jaw, broken nose, and broken palate. Officer Curry was treated for a minor head injury. Inmate Antwoin Roberson has been in jail since November 2009.

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You can be arrogant, presumptuous, and your own interests will come first.

Next weekend is when your summer fling comes to a halt. Of course that is also when you will start dating the person you met this past June.

Hopefully you have kept in touch over the summer months to make it easier. (I did tell you to keep him/her waiting for you, remember?) So, this week you need to make your grand plans on how to end one relationship and to start-up another.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are practical, peace loving, stubborn, and deliberate. Taurus has a natural interest in money, and you like the finer things in life. If you did not start a business back in July as I advised, you have your second chance next week. You will still be able to sell out next May for a very neat profit. You really should try not to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. You are sometimes just too cautious and this time you may miss out. Do not mess up this time as you have to make a move sometime - so just do it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini is versatile, fickle, intelligent, creative, quick, neat, and curious. The expected breakup that you have been waiting for in a certain relationship is coming closer and closer.

Money that has been withheld from you is now paid, but you have to go after it. Also any money you have been withholding must now be paid out. This is a good time for advertising and selling something you have had for ages and have been meaning to sell for the past year.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancer is sentimental, sensitive, and needs to have a sense of security.

Cancer is intensely romantic and has a vivid imagination. People are being very cautious with their money right now but you can still get your share of it by being conservative yourself. Do not be tempted to overspend this week. You can prove yourself to be responsible which is just what everyone wants you to be. You are kicking around some good ideas this week. You will find that the more conservative they are, the better they will turn out.

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): Libra is artistic, musical, level headed, sympathetic, and generous. You can be gossipy, critical, and bitter. Working behind the scenes or seeking background information is your best plan of action this month. Prepare the ground-work carefully and everything can work out very much in your favor. Caution and conservatism should be your fail-safe words this month. It is a good time to advertise and sell your old transportation. Get something newer and yet not too expensive to run.

SCORPIO (October 23-Nov 21): You are very intense, strong willed, determined and secretive. You can be willful and sarcastic, but a deep thinker with a fine mind. Again, you must find the time to figure out a good budget for yourself. You have some good ideas floating around and for once they seem to be very practical and will work just fine. Next week plan on having to fix up your transportation or it is going to leave you in an awkward spot. As much as you hate to exhaust your funds; right now you are going to have to do it before it is too late.

SAGITARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Sagittarius is warm and friendly. You like to talk a great deal making it difficult for others to get a word in edgewise. You have had an exciting summer with whomever you have been dating but next weekend will end your summer romance.

The intriguing one you met in June wants to get serious you need to free up some of your time for him/her. Lay out plans this week exactly how to break up and yet keep a friend - it can be done and you are just the one who knows the right way to do it.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Capricorn is very often politically minded. Capricorn is also patient, reserved, cautious, faithful and shrewd. If you could not make investments as I suggested last July, you have a second chance next week in order to gain the larger amount of money next May when you can sell out. If you did invest last July - do it again now, either in the same way or with something else. It does not really matter. You will still gain all those lovely profits next May. Also I am happy to predict there will be more of the same for you.

LEO (July 23-August 22): Leo is colorful, self assured, outgoing, impulsive and expansive. You will have to consider that you have just been practicing a relationship this past summer because now the real deal comes along. The one you met in June is back in your life! Next weekend you will probably say goodbye to Summer Fling and say hello to Real Deal. Breakups are hard, but with the proper planning you can do it easily with the minimum of hurt feelings.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Aquarius has a strong will, and is inventive, and will always enjoy doing the unexpected, but you can be self centered. An outlay of funds needs to be spent on your home. You should gather some estimates this week as time is short and next week you will have to do something quickly. It is best to be prepared ahead of time. You know what you have to do and putting it off will not help at all. Next week will also end a summer relationship you have had but another will take itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place very shortly.

VIRGO (August 23-Sept 22): Virgo is intellectual, critical, fussy, and shy and needs constant reassurance.If starting of a business last July as I advised could not be done; you will now have a second chance next week.

However. after that your money would not be the same. You can still sell out next May and expect a huge profit at that time. So all is not totally lost. You have excellent ideas so put them to use and earn some money on your own.

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): You are emotional, easy going, artistic and sociable, Pisces will see only the good in others, but you can often be self-centered.

It looks as though you will be having some trouble with your transportation and you may have to consider turning it in. Your mate or your best friend has some very good ideas now and you should listen to them carefully. Those ideas will appeal to your conservative and practical side.

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