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From the Publisher... Its September again, that means the annual STARS concert is back. they always bring top talent to CC, and L&F Distributing foots the bill so your tickets go directly into the STARS scholarship fund. This year its Blake Shelton, a talented recording artist and coach on The Voice. Also performing will be Jerrod Nieman, a songwriter who knows how to turn bad decisions into entertaining stories. September also means the tourists are thinning out, the kids are back in school, and the political discussions are heating up. Remember folks, whether you're on the Blue Team or the Red Team, facebook is not the place for this kind of thing. If you must talk about politics, do it in person, while drinking. Adopt-a-Beach is coming up this month, lets all agree to go pick up some trash. Its actually fun, and you might even get a free lunch out of it. You'll find garbage from faraway places, and imagine the journey it took to get to your trash bag. And lots of bottles and cans from around here. If you go to one Adopt-A-Beach event, you'll never so much as toss a candy wrapper on the ground again. So take the kids. When you go to the polls this year, you're going to need ID. A voter registration card does the trick, but if you don't have that, what do you need? A law was passed limiting the kinds of identification you can use to vote, but you don't have to worry about that yet. Mr. Smarty Pants will give you the low-down. Occasional contributor, and respected defense attorney, Kyle Hoelsher gives us an important lesson about freedom. That we have some. One, outlined in the fourth amendment, is the right to not be searched by the government without probable cause or a warrant. "But I have nothing to hide." Good. Neither do I, but I consider it an insult to all who have given their lives defending the constitution of the United States to simply abandon my rights because I'm nervous about saying "No" to someone in uniform. And it’s not as easy as it sounds. You're saying “NO” to an authority figure that you have been trained from childhood to respect and trust,. Your heart races; you feel afraid that you’re making yourself look guilty. It isn’t easy, but its important that you do it even if you’re certain you have nothing to hide. We talk a lot in this country about freedom. Especially around elections. The signers of the declaration of independence lived under a government that had the right to search wherever they liked, with or without cause. They signed that document, knowing the odds were very much against them and the most likely outcome was they'd all be executed for treason. That was real courage. If you honor those great men at all, it is your duty to demand your rights are respected, even if it makes you feel a little uncomfortable. Officers of the law deserve our respect and admiration. These are people who have decided to risk their lives every day in the service of the public. But no agent of the government has the right to demand for your blind obedience. Freedom isn't about choosing coke over pepsi. If you have a right and don't use it, you just gave away your inheritance, and maybe your future too.
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Keep it Clean CC In a world full of genetically modified, preservative saturated, hormone laden food, it’s hard to find a delectable treat that doesn’t deliver more harm than good. Fortunately, Corpus Christi residents have a healthy solution that hits close to home – A Downtown Corpus Christi Farmers Market.
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Just Say No to Police Searches I was recently stopped in my car for speeding. The officer approached and we went through the normal routine, but right before he handed me the ticket, he put his face into my window, and asked, “Mind if I search your car?” My response, “Well, of course I mind.” “Why? Do you have something to hide?”
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Blake Shelton Concert to benefit STARS
The stars have aligned for an evening of entertainment that will result in a promising future for many local students; all you need to do is buy your ticket! The Stars Scholarship Fund is celebrating its tenth year of providing educational opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and doctorate students through their annual fundraisers held in Corpus Christi, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley and next year El Paso. This year’s event in Corpus Christi will be held September 27th at American Bank Center Arena and will feature country music sensation and judge of the hit music show “The Voice”, Blake Shelton. Also performing will be special guest Jerrod Niemann.
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What’s the next best thing to landing your dream job? Scoring an internship that gives you real experience to land your dream job! SMG American Bank Center offers internship opportunities throughout the year to college students interested in a career in marketing within the venue entertainment industry. With the semester just beginning, students can still apply for a chance to be selected for the marketing internship. If this has caught your attention, you are probably starting to form an idea of what a marketing internship at American Bank Center may consist of, here are the facts: Interns work directly with the Director of Marketing, Marketing & Media Relations Manager and Graphic Design Specialist. Daily tasks can range from creating spreadsheets, printing flyers, updating social media pages, updating the American Bank Center website, visiting partnering businesses, tracking media, creating eblasts, creating grassroots promotions for events, escorting media, assisting with meet & greets, etc. Occasionally interns will assist other departments as necessary such as taking tickets during events, covering the receptionist desks, assisting patrons during events, etc. Best of all interns get to witness events from planning to execution and are engaged in various roles throughout the process. And while having an internship with SMG American Bank Center does not guarantee employment upon completion, it could possibly lead to future employment depending on openings available at the time.
Hanging out backstage with entertainers, getting free tickets to shows to give to family & friends, watching events while working, getting free swag, and any other unrealistic expectations. We will give you smart students some credit and assume you already figured that out. Based on availability, internships may also be arranged with HR, Finance, Sales or Operations. Students interested in gaining experience with one of these departments are encouraged to submit their information indicating the preferred department. Interns are expected to work a steady schedule three days a week plus events which includes possibly nights and weekends. The internship will last the duration of the period as indicated by SMG American Bank Center. This is a non-paid internship and only students eligible for receiving college credit that have at least a 2.5 GPA may apply. Applications for an internship with SMG American Bank Center must include your resume, personal statement addressing goals and expectations, two professional references and one personal reference (non-family members). Submit materials to Eric Jaramillo, Director of Marketing & Corporate Sales, at EricJ@cctexas.com. American Bank Center is Corpus Christi’s premier event center providing unprecedented guest experiences. Follow us online at www. Americanbankcenter.com, facebook.com/AmericanBankCenter, or twitter.com/ AmericanBankCtr.
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Dear Mr. Smarty Pants, I am proud of the fact that I have not missed voting in a Presidential election since I turned 18, longer ago that I want to admit. But I keep hearing that the voting laws have changed and some types of identification that used to work won’t work anymore. I also hear people complaining about the new rules but I don’t understand what is wrong with having to show an identification when you vote. It doesn’t seem like such a big deal to me, I just want to make sure that I can vote when I go to the polls in November.
eligibility rules; the Democrats weren’t trying to cheat - they were just read the form wrong. (Insert second punch line here) In their verve to stop this epidemic of microscopic proportions, the folks in Austin swatted a gnat with a sledgehammer and cranked out Senate Bill 14 which attempted to change the types of permissible identification for voting. We provided a copy of the bill for your enjoyment.
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This bill was signed into law in May of last year. You will notice that, among other things, while this new law would allow you to use your concealed handgun Nancy, you are leading Mr. Smarty Pants into a bit of a license to vote it would not allow you to use your political minefield here. Our governor, when he wasn’t busy running for President and forgetting which part of the college or university identification issued by a state owned institution. If doesn’t specify whether you can federal government he was going to lop off with his third carry your gun into a polling place, but if you do, you finger, decided that passing a voter identification bill was won’t see any college kids who got there by showing so important he made it an emergency item and moved it the same ID they used to get hot rolls, butter and milk way up to the top of the at the university mess. We’ll leave a Hispanic registered voter is at least 46.5 percent, and legislative calendar; above potentially 120.0 percent, more likely than a non-Hispanic you to figure out which party’s solving that pesky deficit voters this might effect the most. problem, seceding from registered voter to lack this (new) identification Nancy Thompson
the United States, and Mr. Smarty Pants’ personal favorite, casino gambling. Texas came by its reputation for rigging elections honestly after the 1948 U.S. Senate election in which Lyndon Johnson kicked the stuffing out of Governor Coke Stevenson by 200 votes statewide. It has been alleged but never proven in a court of law that about that same number of voters cast ballots from beyond the grave in Box 13 down in Jim Wells County – in the order in which they were interred in the local cemetery and all with identical handwriting –dang! What a coincidence!
His hair would catch fire "I know for a fact that voter fraud is real, that it must be stopped, and that voter id is one way to prevent cheating at the ballot box and ensure integrity in the electoral system," Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot told the Houston Chronicle. The best information at the time showed only 10 voter impersonation cases out of 2,068 alleged election fraud cases since 2000 – or one out of every 15 million prospective voters. Abbott told the Houston Chronicle that his office has prosecuted only about 50 cases of voter fraud in recent years. Then the San Antonio Express-News reported that fewer than five “illegal voting” complaints involving voter impersonations were filed with the Texas Attorney General’s Office from the 2008 and 2010 general elections, in which more than 13 million voters participated. "Fewer than five?" A number between zero and four? is it zero? Even if it were four, by Texas standards that ain’t even a little old popcorn fart of a voter fraud problem, to paraphrase LBJ, the aforementioned alleged ballot stuffer. Mr. Abbott’s assertion that his hair would catch fire if he didn’t do something quick to “ensure integrity in the electoral system” didn’t pass the stink test. This was a solution looking for a problem. So what was really going on? Mr. Abbot is a Republican, and most of those accused of voter fraud have been Democrats (insert punch line here). The fact is that a review of court records and interviews with prosecutors and defense lawyers showed that most of those charged by the Justice Department appear to have mistakenly filled out registration forms or misunderstood
Senate Bill 14 pretty much says that unless you are a licensed driver, a member of the military, or you have a passport, then you have to catch the B Bus down to the DMV for an odiferous day of line-standing in order to get yourself an id - and pay whatever fee may be required. This is an ID that you are probably never going to use except to vote, or you would have already had one. To the cynical and jaundiced eye it could be perceived that Senate Bill 14 was less a way of “ensuring integrity in the electoral system” than it was of weeding out voters who didn’t want to ride the B Bus to the DMV. The U.S. Department of Justice agreed. You see Nancy, Texas is one of nine states that must get any changes to their election laws cleared by the DOJ under the Voting Rights Act due to our rich history of discrimination. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas E. Perez wrote in his letter to the Director of Elections, “According to the state’s own data, a Hispanic registered voter is at least 46.5 percent, and potentially 120.0 percent, more likely than a non-Hispanic registered voter to lack this (new) identification.”
No peckerwoods allowed There were other, more cynical, parts of Senate Bill 14 involving “third party registration” that would make it much more difficult to conduct voter registration drives in Texas, which as of this writing have been struck down by the courts. After all, if we let people go out and register just anyone to vote, well heck, they might vote some peckerwood into office that we don’t like. So unless the courts sign off on Senate Bill 14, the same identification that got you into the last election will get you into this one. Any government issued photo id – including a student id with a photo will work. You can also use a utility bill or any other government issued paper with your name on it (but without a photo – like a birth certificate) but those may require you to sign an affidavit and your vote won’t be counted until your identity is checked after Election Day. We hope that helps. 07
The words with the lines through them are the parts that used to be valid (and still are) but under the new law would no longer be accepted. New language that was added to the law is in red. Senate Bill 14 SECTION 14. Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 63.0101. DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION. The following documentation is an acceptable form [as proof] of photo identification under this chapter: (1) a driver’s license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not [or a similar document issued to the person by an agency of another state, regardless of whether the license or card has] expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; (2) a United States military identification card that contains the person’s photograph that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation [form of identification containing the person’s photograph that establishes the person’s identity]; (3) a [birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the person’s identity; (4) United States citizenship certificate [papers] issued to the person that contains the person’s photograph; (4) [(5)] a United States passport issued to the person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; or (5) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation
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he stars have aligned for an evening of entertainment that will result in a promising future for many local students; all you need to do is buy your ticket! The Stars Scholarship Fund is celebrating its tenth year of providing educational opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and doctorate students through their annual fundraisers held in Corpus Christi, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley and next year El Paso. This year’s event in Corpus Christi will be held September 27th at American Bank Center Arena and will feature country music sensation and judge of the hit music show “The Voice”, Blake Shelton. Also performing will be special guest Jerrod Niemann. The Stars Scholarship Fund is a program initiated by L &F Distributors, LLC and Anheuser- Busch to give students in South Texas an opportunity to pursue a higher education in order to develop themselves as community leaders who will enrich the community. Since 2002, over $17 million has been collected through the Stars fundraising events, awarding over 8,000 students scholarships ranging from $350 to $3500. The Stars Scholarship is unique in that all levels of college students are eligible to apply regardless of what school they are attending. The application form is available at the beginning of each year for students to complete and submit. Of the over 4,000
The headlining performer for the evening, Blake Shelton, has become a household name as CMA’s Male Vocalist of the Year, three chart topping CDs, and claiming a permanent spot into the Grand Ole Opry with his induction this year. His fame has spread beyond country music fans since being a coach on the television show, “The Voice”; his southern charm and “ready for a good time” personality has made him a fan favorite.
Also performing will be rising country star Jerrod Niemann, whose debut album “Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury” was recently released. A proven songwriter whose songs have been recorded by top country
The crowds are great,” says Shelton, “but, then again, we’re there for the same reason- to have a great time and share music that tells our stories and celebrates our lives.
“Some Beach”, “Baby”, “Home” and “She Wouldn’t be Gone” are just some of the singles he has released that have been Top Ten hits. Actually all of his singles released since 2007 have peaked within the Top Ten. While Shelton does have his fair share of songs about having fun, he also provides an intimate view of his personal life and his relationship with his wife, fellow country star Miranda Lambert, with a few songs including their duet “Draggin The River.”
“The crowds are great,” says Shelton, “but, then again, we’re there for the same reason- to have a great time and share music that tells our stories and celebrates our lives.” Shelton is the epitome of a good ole country boy and delivers that to his fans in every way possible, including social media. He connects to his fans through Twitter and YouTube; check out his “Top Six” videos to truly understand what you will be in for!
Since 2002, over $17 million has been collected through the Stars fundraising events, awarding scholarships to over 8,000 students
performers, Niemann is a storyteller of hilarious situations involving drinking and bad decisions while throwing in a few love ballads to balance it all out. Niemann says “We called it Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury, but it’s not so much because I’m a judge. Instead it’s about the idea that everyone is going to judge me and my band for making this album. Whenever you attempt to do anything different or unique, people are going to criticize it. But that’s okay, I’ve been made fun of my whole life. Why stop now?” If you are a fan of country music with a twist of rock and a whole lotta fun this is a show you don’t want to miss. Tickets are available at the American Bank Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Additional fees may apply. To become a sponsor of the 2012 Stars Extravaganza in Corpus Christi or for more information on the Stars Scholarship Fund, please contact Stars at info@StarsScholarship. org or visit our website at www.StarsScholarship.org
applications received, usually 1,000 to 1,200 scholarships will be awarded. With expenses for the event underwritten by L &F Distributors, LLC and AnheuserBusch, every single dollar raised goes towards funding scholarships. To ensure they are able to support as many students as possible, Stars has created a matching program with various colleges throughout Texas. Of the scholarships that are awarded to students attending the participating colleges, half will be funded by the schools themselves, leaving more of the Stars funding to provide for additional students. Not only do the students who receive the scholarship benefit from this program but the whole community does as well. Every Stars event in Corpus Christi has featured popular country music performers such as Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and Toby Keith; fans are able to attend a great concert while supporting a great cause. An exclusive private dinner is also held before the concert for the leading philanthropic companies in Corpus Christi who have sponsored the event with a significant financial contributionwhich also goes straight to funding scholarships.
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Keep it Clean, Corpus Christi! By Angela Gonzalez
There's an App for That The City of Corpus Christi’s Solid Waste Operations Department’s 2012 education campaign, Keep it Clean, Corpus Christi, began in April this year with the launch of the My Waste app for Android and iPhone users. The app is free and available for download on itunes and Google Marketplace. The My Waste app provides helpful calendars that track garbage, recycling and brush and bulky collections. Reminders can be set up for the night before, so that you never miss a scheduled pick up date. The Solid Waste Operations Team would like to Download the My Waste App remind residents to make sure that at my-waste.mobi/CorpusChristi your trash and recycling carts are set at least 3 feet apart so that truck arms can properly ‘hug’ and empty your carts. The My Waste app offers helpful tips on everything from garage sales to how and when to properly set out brush and bulky items.
You Can’t Mulch a Couch When setting out brush and bulky items for pickup, always keep brush separate from bulky items. Brush is collected for the City’s mulch program. Residents can pick up mulch for free at the JC Elliott Transfer Station, located at 7001 Ayers. Also be sure to keep brush and bulky items away from and off of mailboxes, utility lines and utility meters. Even a minor accident can take a driver off a route for up to four days. With limited crews and resources, the City’s Brush & Bulky collection drivers need your help to remain on schedule and help keep our fine City clean.
Rinse Please A continuing challenge in the Brush is collected and shredded into City’s recycling stream is residualsmulch, which can be picked up free the leftover liquid inside recycled of charge at the JC Elliot Transfer bottles. Always empty liquids from bottles prior to disposal, this Station on Ayers cuts back on insects and rodents at our recyclery, keeps everything cleaner, allows for lighter trucks on your residential streets and maintains a higher integrity rate at the recyclery. Of course, we are in a time of drought, so use as little water as you can when cleaning recyclables. We use the leftover standing dishwater after our dishes are done, and that works well for us.
26th Annual Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup Set for September 22
The 26th Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup will be held Saturday, September 22 at 29 sites along the Texas coast. Adopt-A-Beach volunteers can register at most check-in locations between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on September 22. However, volunteers must pre-register for the St. Jo Island location and the John M. O’Quinn Estuarial Corridor/Virginia Point Peninsula Preserve in advance, as reservations are required due to limited access. Online registration is currently available at texasadoptabeach.org. Volunteers can register online until September 19th. If you can’t make it to the beach but still want to support the volunteer effort, you can make a tax-deductible donation online at texasadoptabeach.org. Sponsorship levels range from $25 to $25,000. You can also become a fan of the Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Program on Facebook. Volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Volunteers will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. Most sites along the coast conclude the day’s cleanup with cold drinks, hot food and lots of fun. The Texas Adopt-A-Beach Program originated in the fall of 1986, when 2,800 volunteers picked up 124 tons of trash. Since then, more than 430,000 volunteers have removed 8,300 tons of trash from Texas beaches. The Texas Adopt-A-Beach Program is an allvolunteer effort to remove trash from Texas beaches and waterways and to increase public awareness of the problems of marine debris and beach litter. Twice each year, volunteers pick up trash at sites along the coast. The data collected from the beach cleanups played an integral part in the passage of MARPOL Annex V, an international treaty that prohibits the dumping of plastics in the world’s oceans. In July 1991, the International Maritime Organization designated the Gulf of Mexico and the Wider Caribbean as a “special area” where the dumping of trash, with the exception of finely ground food scraps, is prohibited.
Angela Gonzalez is the Clean City Coordinator for the City of Corpus Christi and serves as the staff liaison for the Clean City and PRIDE Advisory Boards. Ms. Gonzalez also serves as the local director for Keep America Beautiful, Keep Texas Beautiful and is The success of the Adopt-A-Beach the media liaison for Adopt Program is made possible not only by a Beach. To get involved in the generous efforts of thousands of volunteers, but through the generous community clean ups or for donations of community leaders and sponsors statewide. more information on the City’s Rinse out your bottles before recycling. To learn more about how you can get involved or for additional information garbage, recycling or brush Residual liquid attracts insects to your on the Adopt-A-Beach Program, please visit our website at texasadoptabeach. and bulky collection services, recycling cart, and lowers the quality of org or call 1-877-TXCOAST. please call 361-826-3673 or the plastic produced at our recyclery. email angelamr@cctexas.com. 10
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ur founders thought the fourth amendment was so important that it was listed in our constitution before the right to a jury, right to counsel, and the right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment. Unfortunately, our leaders today are not interested in these words. In fact, our rights under the Fourth Amendment have diminished to the point that when the government wants to search, the peoples’ rights are an afterthought. Citizens are the last line of defense that remains. The problem is that most people do not know how to protect those precious freedoms that our forefathers died for. Let me illustrate. I was recently stopped in my car for speeding. The officer approached and we went through the normal routine, but right before he handed me the ticket, he put his face into my window, and asked, “Mind if I search your car?” My response, “Well, of course I mind.” “Why? Do you have something to hide?” In this situation, there would really be no harm in abandoning my rights. He would have looked through the backseat or wherever, found empty candy wrappers, a Whataburger bag from a few weeks ago, and an air pump. So, let’s change up a few facts. What if I had left an empty beer can in my backseat by mistake? What if a friend had recently been a passenger in my car and left behind a legally prescribed pill bottle? What if I had recently gone hunting and still had a revolver in the glove box? You see how quickly this officer’s trick has now granted him the right to arrest me, put me in jail, impound my car, and label me a criminal.
I responded how we should all respond to that question: “Because you don’t have the right. Am I free to go?” I want to tell that Police Officer about the Fourth Amendment. I want to tell him that our founders died so that I could say no to his questions. I want to tell him how offended I am that he automatically assumes that I am a criminal. These are things I want to say, but being a defense lawyer by trade, I know that no amount of explaining of human and civil rights would change his mind. So, I responded how we should all respond to that question: “Because you don’t have the right to search. Am I free to go?” With that, he handed me the ticket and walked off.
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The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. words, I let him know that I know my rights and I won’t be tricked. I deal with people who are on the wrong side of this scenario every day in my office. I’m often amazed when people abandon their rights, but I shouldn’t be. Police are very good at convincing regular people into giving up their constitutional rights. Most police even see this as a good thing. The more searches, the more illegal activities will be discovered and more criminals arrested. If deception and intimidation are required to get more searches, then so be it. So, this leaves you, the average citizen, as the last protector of your God given constitutional rights. To make it harder, the government, federal state or local, has no interest in upholding these rights. Typically, they are the ones who take cases to the Supreme Court in an effort to remove your rights. These rights are not meaningfully taught to young people at school, church, or at home. Most people who give up their rights, don’t even realize they are doing so. I was asked to write this article so that there can be some defense and education regarding our tattered Fourth Amendment.
Just Say No If you consent to a search, the Fourth Amendment no longer protects you. This consent is valid even if gained through deception. This is why a police officer will often tell you that they already have the right to search, so you might as well agree to it. They might tell you will not be arrested if you consent, or that things will go easier on you. Nothing could be further from the truth. The police have no power to negotiate leniency, their job is to arrest people suspected of breaking the law. When deception doesn’t work, intimidation tactics can also create valid consent. This is why an officer might threaten to bring K9 units to look for drugs if you don’t consent to a search. They may pull you out of your car or call two other cars as backup. In the United States, if the police are asking for your permission, it’s because they don’t have the right to do it. You will always know if they have the right to look through your stuff, because they will already be looking through your stuff. Experienced police officers are very good at convincing you to consent to a search. You must be the strong one. Stand your ground. Refusing a search is not reason for a search. Police know this. If they get a hint that you know your rights, they are more likely to move on. Just remember to politely say to the officer “You don’t have the right to search, am I free to go?”
Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States You Have the Right to Remain Silent - So Shut Up! Keep your mouth shut. The more you talk in any police encounter, the more reasons you give them to search or arrest you. The police did not stop you to chat, they stopped you because they think you are breaking a law. Every question they ask is designed to build up a case for a search or arrest. If they begin asking more questions than are required for the stop, respond with, “I don’t feel comfortable answering these questions, am I free to go, officer?” Be ready, the next question will insinuate that you have something to hide and that you should be searched, remember lesson one.
No, I Would Prefer We Talk Outside Never invite a police officer into your home. This goes along with the consent issue. If you let them in, anything they see could be reason to search and arrest you. If an officer comes to your home, there is a simple way to protect your privacy and constitutional rights. Talk to the police on the porch and close the door behind you. Simple as that. The officer will always ask, “May I come in?” The answer to that is “no.” No need to be rude, but he is not a guest. He is a stranger who came to your home, unannounced, with unknown motives. That is someone you talk to on the porch.
On that note, I will also let you know that you have the absolute right to not even answer the door. Once again, if they have the right to enter your home, they will break your door down, then come in with overwhelming force, using stun grenades, pepper spray and firearms. Most of the time, an officer is there for a valid purpose, like a noise complaint, looking for witnesses, or even trying to find the home of a delinquent child. By keeping the police out of your house, you protect your right to be free of government intrusion into the most sacred of places in your life. If you follow these three basic lessons, nearly all police encounters will go smoothly and your rights will not be trampled upon. When an officer knows that you know your rights, they are very likely to move on to an easier target, unless there’s a legitimate reason to question you. Always remember, to the police, any tool at their disposal is justified if they get an arrest. They will not lose any sleep if they trample your rights, but you might lose lots of sleep on the metal cots in the Nueces County Jail. For more information on this visit flexyourrights.org
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Compiled by Ronnie Narmour Saturday, September 1 Larry Joe Taylor @ Back Porch Randy Rogers/ Turnpike Troubadours/ Cody Johnson @ Concrete Street Mike Williams @ Hemingways Rockport The Forefront @ Coffee Waves Profile @ The Sea Wall Sounds of the Underground City @ House of Rock Time Pilots @ Executive Surf Club Carlton Pride @ Dr. Rockits Jason Suthern Band @ Brewster Street Blake Sparx @ Scuttlebutt’s Sunday, September 2 Open Electric Jam w/ Rockin’ Ricke @ Tarpon Ice House Ken Barnett @ Coffee Waves Mike Guerra & John (Chopper) Lopez @ The Sea Wall Milk Drive/ Texas Moon/ Folk Family Revival @ House of Rock Dubtonic Kru @ Dr. Rockits Emily @ Scuttlebutt’s Monday, September 3 Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Doctor Rockits Spark in the Dark @ Coffee Waves Acoustic Monday w/ Justin Estes @ House of Rock John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Tuesday, September 4 Tiffany Tuesday @ Tarpon Ice House Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock Steven James & Shakedown @ Dr. Rockits Collin Roche @ Scuttlebutt’s Wednesday, September 5 Mr. Mo’s Blues Jam @ Tarpon Ice House Open Mic @ Executive Surf Club Open Mic w/ Wolfjaw @ Flat’s Lounge Art Barrera @ House of Rock Flatbroke @ Dr. Rockits Lita Ford/ Reely Rotnz @ Brewster Street Rich Lockhart @ Scuttlebutt’s Thursday, September 6 Free Beer Band @ Tarpon Ice House Street Dogs/ Koffin Kats/ The Booked/ Roll the Tanks/ Downtown Strutts @ House of Rock John Cortez @ Dr. Rockits Cody Canada & the Departed @ Brewster Street Fabian Rivera @ Scuttlebutt’s Friday, September 7 Aloha Dave & the Tourists @ Back Porch Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge Tyga/ Kirko Bangz/ Iggy Azalea/ Jinsu @ Concrete Street Reno & the Groovegetters @ Dr. Rockits Flashback @ Executive Surf Club Spazmatics @ Brewster Street Fabian Rivera @ Scuttlebutt’s Saturday, September 8 Mike Milligan & the Altar Boys @ Back Porch Tejas Brothers @ Third Coast Theater Vallejo/ The 71’s @ House of Rock Shawn Pittman @ Dr. Rockits Nick Gaitan & Umbrella Man @ Executive Surf Club
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Free Beer Band @ Tarpon Ice House On Blast Standup Showdown @ House of Rock John Cortez @ Dr. Rockits Antone & the All Stars @ Scuttlebutt’s Friday, September 21 TBA @ Back Porch Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge Rise Against @ Concrete Street Amplified Heat @ House of Rock Matt Hole @ Dr. Rockits Blake Sparx @ Scuttlebutt’s
TBA @ Back Porch Ray T & the City Crew @ The Flats Lounge David & Barbara Brown @ Sunset SoundsRoberts Point Park Origins @ House of Rock The Groove @ Dr. Rockits Hamilton Loomis @ Executive Surf Club Another Level @ Brewster Street Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Saturday, September 15 Cruise Control @ Back Porch Supervillains/ Kayavibe/ Colin Roche @ House of Rock Another Level @ Dr. Rockits Metal Shop @ Brewster Street Fabian Rivera @ Scuttlebutt’s
Saturday, September 22 John Prine/ Alejandro Escovedo @ Selena Auditorium Randy McAllister @ Back Porch Bob Livingston @ Third Coast Theater Tiki Tease Burlesque/ Black Irish Texas @ House of Rock Reno & the Groovegetters @ Dr. Rockits The Originalites @ Executive Surf Club Emily @ Scuttlebutt’s
Sunday, September 16 Open Electric Jam w/ Rockin’ Ricke @ Tarpon Ice House Benny Harp/ Reno & the Projects/ John Cortez/ Del Mar Jazz Band/ Leo Mariani @ House of Rock Buffaloes Rome @ Dr. Rockits Collin Roche @ Scuttlebutt’s
Sunday, September 23 Open Electric Jam w/ Rockin’ Ricke @ Tarpon Ice House Peace & Quiet/ Corpus Gold @ Dr. Rockits Brian Permenter @ Scuttlebutt’s
Tuesday, September 18 Tiffany Tuesday @ Tarpon Ice House Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock Steven James & Shakedown @ Dr. Rockits Jordan “Piano Man” Layton @ Scuttlebutt’s
Tuesday, September 25 Tiffany Tuesday @ Tarpon Ice House Open Mic w/ Rev. Matt Martinez @ House of Rock Steven James & Shakedown @ Dr. Rockits Collin Roche @ Scuttlebutt’s
Wednesday, September 19 Mr. Mo’s Blues Jam @ Tarpon Ice House Open Mic w/ Wolfjaw @ Flat’s Lounge Flatbroke @ House of Rock D&S @ Dr. Rockits
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Gallery Talk & Reception Saturday, September 15th, 4:30 pm
361.882.4822 TreehouseArtCC.com Hours:
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September Spectacular Salon
The World through our Artist Eyes
Four Sculptors Breaking the Mold: Susan Budge, Kurt Dyrhaug, Philip Shore, and Todd Van Duren.
Festival of the Arts The Merriman-Bobys House
Show hangs through September 8th
A collective of 6 core artists, and a varying group of associate artists, who exhibit and sell their artwork in all manner of media.
Main Gallery
First Friday ArtWALK
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6th Annual Juried Show
August 31st, 5:30p to 9p
By Appointment Only
August 31st, 5:30-9pm
Exhibition Opening Reception Saturday, September 15th, 6p to 8p 2012 Juror – Christina Rees Curator of Moudy Gallery and Forth Worth Contemporary Arts at Texas Christian University, Christina Rees is a self-professed art lover and pot-stirrer. She has worked as a writer, editor, columnist and critic in the fields of visual art, film and music. An Irving, Texas, native, Ms Rees is also the former owner-director of Road Agent, a contemporary art gallery in Dallas.
Art Center of Corpus Christi 100 Shoreline Blvd Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Tel: 361.884.6406 Fax: 361.884.8836 ArtCenterCC.org Hours: 10a – 4p Everyday except Monday Monday CLOSED Admission is always FREE First Friday ArtWALK August 31st 2012, 5:30-9pm Tables of artists and artisan vendors in and around the Courtyard, every First Friday!!
September Sellathon September 4th through 30th The Art Center galleries are filled to the brim with the work of its members, available for purchase!
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South Texas Underground Film Festival September 21st through 27th South Texas Underground Film’s (STUF) sole mission is to engage and inspire the community by screening films without discrimination, creating new films, teaching the art of filmmaking and networking with fellow filmmakers. STUF wishes to expose Local and International Underground and Independent films that are diverse in film technique, background and culture by providing a public forum to the South Texas community.
Art Museum of South Texas 1902 N. Shoreline Blvd Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Tel: 361.825.3500 STIA.org Tues - Sat 10a to 5p Sundays 1p to 5p Closed Mondays & Holidays Admission: Adults $8 Seniors (60 and older) $6 Active Military $6 Students (13+) $4 All members, Children 12 and under, Texas A&M University-CC students Free Admission
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Always Free Admission First Friday, ArtWALK August 31st from 6p to 9p A different featured artist every month, and guest lectures quarterly.
Tango Tea Room 505 S Water Street, Suite 545 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 361.883.9123 TangoFandango.com Hours: Mon - Thurs.
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East/ West: Visually Speaking September 14th to November 25th, 2012
August 31st, 5:30 - 9pm
First Friday ArtWALK Featured Artist: Georgia Griffin
A Chinese Contemporary art exhibit organized by Dr. Lee Gray, the Curator of Exhibitions at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The exhibition features a wide array of paintings, sculpture, photography and works on paper showing how Chinese artists have adapted Eastern ideas and art forms to create new styles of art using references to stylistic history in Western art. In each of the two- and three-dimensional works exhibited, there is an obvious merging of Eastern and Western visual languages. While in some works the reference to Western culture seems adoring, others appear as parodies to the West and its cultural symbols and values. Each participating artist presents a multifaceted view of contemporary China as it struggles to define itself and find its place on the world stage. Check the museum’s website event calendar for other events throughout the month.
Rockport Center for the Arts 902 Navigation Circle
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Atelier International Art Gallery
Rockport, Texas 78382
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Art Jamboree Friday, September 28th, 3-8pm Saturday, September 29th, 10am - 8pm Sunday, September 30th, 10am - 3pm Join us for a 3-day Jamboree in celebration of the 40th year of the Art Center of Corpus Christi!! ART, music, food & beverage, and LOADS OF FUN FOR EVERYONE!!
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Reception Saturday, September 15th, 5-7 pm John Skarda is known for his large, super-colored graphic portraits of fish. Originally from Houston, he is now based in Rockport and represented by St. Charles Gallery.
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James Caldwell... Laissez le bon temps rouler! The very first profile I wrote for CC Magazine was of Robert Cockrell, a true Corpus Christi photography gem if ever there was one. Today I’m writing about James (Jim) Caldwell – a photographer of a very different genre, but one who credits Robert with reawakening his love of photography and helping to set him on his current artistic path. Jim’s work embraces the curves and planes of the human form. It puts me in mind of the legendary Horst P. Horst, but grittier, more ‘real’, through his greater depth of contrast.
of film I was going to have something new on my hands. Those were exciting times when I was just starting to find out about different methods of using the lights. “I found that the skin tones that I really loved with the old Hollywood pictures, I could create just that type of dramatic effect now with getting outside of the box of the equations that were taught in books, because I don’t think they really knew about equations back in the 20s and 30s, I don’t think they were positioning those lights that way. So, you didn’t have a lot of balances, you had big extreme shadows off noses and off ears and stuff and you found that it just created a different kind of a look… accented heavily on shadows and light.
“When I first moved to Corpus Christi he (Cockrell) showed me a book… it was a coffee table size book that was just shots of all the Hollywood famous actors and actresses from the 20s through the 50s or 60s, and I was so taken with the style of that light and the intensity of the contrast that I said “I want to do that.” I credit Robert for showing me and being my mentor in order to get me on this road, because he did teach me how to do this. Beforehand, I had really never worked with strobe lighting at all. I had used electronic flashes in my newspaper days… but I never understood how to value it. So then I started studying books on how to place the lights and what sort of ratios you have between primary lights and secondary lights and headlights and so forth and so on.
“That’s why I’ve always found that the nude figure is one of the best subjects for black and white film, because the textures and the way
That’s why I’ve never converted over to digital, because I really enjoy the darkroom experience. Working with the chemicals and being able to mix the chemicals to do different things with the picture, and with timing. It’s more of a handcraft
“For the first couple years I played it pretty straight and I followed the book on the values and the distances and so forth. Then I started playing with moving things around and getting away from those standard equations of 2-to-1 values and so forth, and I started eliminating backup lights, or I’d just shoot with a headlight instead of using any other lights, to create dramatic kinds of effects, and I found that it was exciting to me because I was then getting into an area where I really knew that every time I’d develop a roll
our body is built, we have such beautiful shades that can come from the curves of our hands you know. You hold your hand up to the light and you can see all of the shadows that you get on the inside of your palm, for instance, you know? Where in nature do you go to find that? It’s right here, you know, it’s on our own bodies, and that’s why I’ve enjoyed using the human body as one of my primary subjects. It is just such a beautiful canvas to work with, and everybody’s got similar parts, so it’s predictable on what you’re going to do the next shoot with.” “It depends on what I’m showing; some of my work I can show anywhere, a lot of my work, I can’t. It’s not that I can’t; it’s just that some galleries have a limited concept of what they wish to put on their walls. The Art Center used to be fairly open to ideas, believe it or not, but it has gotten more conservative in their opinions of what art is; consequently you’ve found that not just myself but most contemporary artists just don’t have anything to do with the Art Center anymore. I used to be on the board of directors there for like six years, so I’m real familiar with the ins and outs of the financial structure of the Art Center. It would be nice to keep it open but I think they’re going to be making some very tough decisions.” I asked Jim if he thought Dianna Bluntzer, the new Director of the Art Center, would be able to create a more open-minded approach to artwork shown at the Art Center, as she discussed in my recent interview with her. “I don’t know. I do know that Corpus Christi is a little unusual in that you would think it would be a little more progressive, being a third of a million people. I find in areas like Austin and San Antonio, and I’ve shown work there, that the cultures there seem to be much more accepting of contemporary art generally, and it doesn’t affect people there the way it does here. Some people here, they just can’t accept looking at something different no matter what it is – I’m not just speaking of my work, I’m speaking of all contemporary work, that they don’t understand it so the first reaction is that there must be something wrong with it. 16
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“I find that it’s just a little more enjoyable to live in a culture where people share that. It doesn’t mean that you have to agree with it, but you would certainly like to have the opportunity to be able to agree or disagree. I think the more that we spend time in trying to edit out our viewers’ preferences, the fewer preferences they’re ultimately going to find, as time goes along. It’s not particularly the jobs of the gallery owners or these groups to pre-edit the work. You should put it out and let the consumer be the ultimate judge of that. That’s my belief, and I think that pretty much works in a lot of things in society, not just artwork. Yeah, I do find it more acceptable in other places. I showed my work to people in the gallery business and some promoters and stuff (in New Orleans), and they don’t bat an eye at any of it. They think it’s cool work because it’s a dying trade; printing black and white film is becoming a lost art. You can tell differences in film versus digital prints, especially in black and white. “I got a degree in journalism from the University of Colorado. They offered a three-prong program – I graduated with an editorial background, which included the photojournalism. I ran the campus darkroom for two years for the journalism department and that was my specialty in journalism. “That’s why I’ve never converted over to digital, because I really enjoy the darkroom experience. Working with the chemicals and being able to mix the chemicals to do different things with the picture, and with timing. It’s more of a handcraft than it is running it off of a predictable software base. “When it comes to my use of it in my present capacity, I feel that I like to tell stories with my work. I do quite a few works that are units of five or six pictures from beginning to end, and I tell a story in those five or six pictures. One that was pretty well known that was over at the Art Center was “Nighttime on the North Side”. That actually featured people that were all friends of mine from work. In it we recreated a street scene on the north side of Corpus with kids having a good time at night, things getting carried away, people getting into arguments, and arguments escalating into gunfire, with the final picture being somebody lying dead with a bullet wound. I enjoy doing those snippet things and I enjoy coming up with the ideas for them. I’ve never used a professional model yet; I use friends or people that sign on to the ideas that I come up with and we just get together and do a shoot one afternoon or evening. “The Images de Bon Temps is a show on New Orleans. Robert (Cockrell) and I both went to New Orleans to do all the shooting. It’s all been shot over there on the streets and inside houses. It’s a good, really well balanced show, because Robert is a master of environmental photography and he has probably one of the best eyes for composition of any photographer I’ve ever seen. He just has that. I walk by subject matter all the time that he gets amazing pictures out of. I don’t see it. He sees something in something that’s ordinary that I’ve walked by that turns out to be a great work. “Our work is not similar at all. All the work that I’ve got in the show are people of New Orleans, and a few horses and mules, but mostly it’s all people. Robert’s work is of the environment of cemeteries and city scenes, and pictures of the architecture of New Orleans. You really get a feel in this show of how historic the city is, and what a treasure the city is, because there’s just a few cities
I’ve never used a professional model yet; I use friends or people that sign on to the ideas that I come up with and we just get together and do a shoot one afternoon or evening left in the United States like this, that are truly historically preserved and people still work in. New Orleans is probably the best example of it, it’s probably the oldest one that’s still got some character left to it, so it was a fun time shootin’ it. “We’ll start that show on the 15th (of September, at 5:30pm). It’ll open on that Saturday night, and will be in our K Space Studio upstairs, the same time as K Space Contemporary’s Third Coast National Opening that’s going to happen downstairs, so it should be a good evening and a good turn out.” Be bold, folks – climb the stairs to see this magnificent photography show at K Space Art Studios (a.k.a. “The Hot Spot”) upstairs from K Space Contemporary, at 415 Starr Street entrance off the alley. It will also be on view for First Friday on October 5th, and available to view by appointment at other times through October 28th, by calling 361-8876834. Meanwhile, check out Jim’s work at JamesCaldwell.net!
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949-7737 • 15370 SPID- On the Island Located on Padre Island, Island Italian has been serving the community since 1987. A family friendly restaurant, Island Italian also serves beer and wine and is available for private parties of up to 53 people. Flat screen TV and DVD / VHS for meetings. Delivery on Padre Island after 5pm. Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials.
505 S. Water Street in downtown Corpus Christi. 361-883-9123 Tangofandango.com
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Wednesdays Prime Rib with Twice Baked Potato
The Tango Tea Room brings a taste of Austin to Downtown Corpus. Tango serves a variety of Mediterranean and world cuisine, including some of the best vegetarian and vegan fare you can find in Corpus. We also specialize in vegan and gluten-free desserts, cupcakes and muffins. Come on down and get your hippie on!
12-6 Sunday Farmers Market every Wednesday 5pm
Libations Amusements 18 Holes of Miniature Golf
Open 11 am - 2 am Kitchen Closes @ 1 am
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Snoopy’s Pier was literally a product of the Redfish Wars, a battle over commercial fishing rights in Texas. Ernie Buttler realized the Redfish Wars signaled the beginning of the end of the commercial fishing industry in Texas. So Ernie decided to give up trying to catch fish and shrimp and start cooking them instead. In August 1980 Ernie and his wife, Corliss, purchased a small bait stand and burger joint with a fishing pier on the Intracoastal Waterway. Over time, the place was transformed with a lot of hard work and patience into a family-friendly seafood restaurant. Special attention is given to providing local harvested quality seafood at affordable prices.
Scoopy’s was opened by Ernie’s wife and features home made soups, salads and sandwiches using only Texas products. Scoopy’s is proud of their shrimp salad, known by locals as the best in town. They also have great house made desserts and ice cream by the scoop. 13313 S.P.I.D. · Corpus Christi (361) 949-8815 · snoopyspier.com
Libations Amusements 18 holes of miniature golf Open 11 am - 2 am Kitchen Closes @ 1 am 2034 State Highway 361 361 749- Taco (8226)
Town & Country Cafe has great breakfast and lunch specials every day, offering great food at a fair price. Town & Country Cafe is a great location for business meetings and client luncheons and there is no charge for the use of the meeting room.
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Letter to the Editor
Why Gay Marriage Is Important To Me
We can not wait any longer for gay marriage to be recognized by the federal and Jan Brewer's “Show us your papers� policy. This has forced us to become government, and equal rights to be applied to all people. Gay couples have separated from each other over the last year, as circumstances have required been waiting too long to get married. Loving, long-term (same sex) partners me to move to Arizona. have been waiting so long that they are dying with their dreams unrealized, All we want are the same rights and freedoms that are currently provided to and are not receiving the same benefits (social security, tax-fee estate transfer, straight couples. Is this a free country or not? Are all people created equally medical power of attorney, immigration, and entitled to the same rights and freedoms or etc) that straight couples are. Loving, long-term (same sex) partners not? It seems those things are pretty clearly defined My partner and I have been together already in the Declaration of Independence and are not receiving the same benefits for over 9 years, for better or for worse, (social security, tax-fee estate transfer, the Constitution, so I really don't understand why in sickness and in health, and we are still we are still having to fight for this. The heart of medical power of attorney, immigration, this issue is about standing up for the principles of fighting for the day that we can actually etc) that straight couples are. marry and get on with our lives. freedom and equality that this nation was founded on, regardless of your personal beliefs, sexual Our situation is complicated further orientation or religion. Failure to do so will mean because my partner is not a citizen of the United States. Binational the destruction of our core values, and the end of freedom and liberty. I can't heterosexual couples can marry in this country, and then the spouse has the think of a more noble or more timely cause. right to apply for U.S. Citizenship. We do not have that same right. President Obama (and now the Democratic Party) have FINALLY vowed to Until we have the same rights under federal law (not just State), my support marriage equality, and are attempting to secure equal rights for all partner cannot apply to become a U.S. Citizen. Even though he is a college Americans under federal law, regardless of sexual orientation. Mitt Romney graduate, and has formerly worked as a nurse and a teacher, he currently and the Republican Party, under pressure from their supporters, have vowed has no choice but to work here (illegally) as a construction worker to support to do the exact opposite. himself. If we were a heterosexual couple, he would already be on the path to citizenship. He is unable to pursue his dreams, or fulfill his potential. He Even if you do not agree with the rest of Obama's politics, please understand has been prevented from becoming a productive member of our society. He the importance of this issue and why how you vote in November could cannot get a license to drive, travel by plane, get a decent job (legally) that substantially impact the life of myself and my partner, for better or for worse. makes use of his education and abilities, or even return home to visit his David Franklin family in Guatemala (because he would be unable to return to the U.S.). He Send your letters to the editor to cannot claim or receive any of the spousal benefits provided by my health insurance, or my retirement. If I were to die, he would not be entitled to jcraft@ccmagonline.com, or message us on Facebook claim my estate. He is unable to travel to Arizona, thanks to "Sheriff Joe"