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‘Contributor’ vendor Josh H. trades hotel rooms for an apartment after two years between housing BY JUSTIN WAGNER After spending two years without a consistent roof overhead, Josh Humphries can finally breathe a sigh of relief in an apartment of his own. “Hey, there’s no place like home; I’m happy, cool and comfortable,” said Humphries. “It’s thanks to the help of The Contributor. Without them, I wouldn’t be here.” Originally from Illinois, Humphries has worked as a vendor for The Contributor for nearly 12 years, rendering him seniority and experience within the community. “It’s been cool, been meeting nice
people, stuff like that. It’s been awesome. I’ve got good customers that take care of me,” he said. During that time, selling the paper provided him with opportunities and friendships alike, COVID-19 left last year’s streets unpeopled by his regular commuter clientele. “I remember a Sunday in the summer last year, man, I stood out there from 7 in the morning ‘til maybe 3 in the evening, only made $16 on all of that,” he said. “It was rough.” With dwindling opportunities and a world entering global shutdown, Hum-
phries found his best bet was to bounce between hotels and temporary living situations until things improved. Over the last year, though, Humphries has been able to restore his regular sales as the number of people walking to work and school steadily stabilizes. “Oh, it’s been getting way better,” he explained. “With kids going back to school and all that, it’s way better.” Only a week into his new home, Humphries isn’t sure what his plans are moving forward, he said — but having a place to hone his love for cooking
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and reliably watch a football game now and then are fonts of comfort, even if he’s still in the process of furnishing the rooms. “I love to cook, I love to eat,” Humphries said. “I don’t have pots and pans yet, but it’s coming!” That comfort and fluidity has been Humphries’ resilience over the last several years, and with those days finally behind him, solace can finally be traded for gratitude. “It is what it is, that’s my saying. It is what it is,” he said.
NASHVILLE HISTORY CORNER
ROTIER’S RESTAURANT BY RIDLEY WILLS II John and Evelyn Rotier started Rotier’s Restaurant in 1945 in a building on Elliston Place that earlier had been a carriage house for Burlington, a palatial home built in 1850 by William R. Elliston. Originally called Al’s Tavern, Rotier’s Restaurant started as a beer joint with pinball machines and cheeseburgers. One of those who frequented it was Leo Lon, the veteran coach at nearby Father Ryan High School. In the summer of 1951, Leo met his friend Howard Allen at Al’s
Tavern soon after Allen had been fired as MBA’s coach by headmaster Richard Sager. Leo told Allen that, if he came to Father Ryan, he could take his place as head football coach and Leo would coach the school’s basketball team. Allen did so and coached the Ryan football team for two years before moving to Texas. Among the many Vanderbilt students who frequented Al’s Tavern was Clarence “Babe'' Taylor, an SAE and a Vanderbilt basketball star. At least once,
Babe had a beer at Al’s Tavern not long before going to Memorial Gymnasium for a game. In time, Rotier’s became a full-scale meat and three restaurant. John and Evelyn had three children, John Jr., Margaret and Charlie, who worked there with their parents. When John Jr. took over, Rotier’s specialty was a cheeseburger on French bread. By 1973, John Jr. changed his restaurant’s name to Rotier’s. The restau-
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rant also received a natiônal award from USA Today and recognition from Food Network Magazine. Before reaching its 75th anniversary in 2020, a third generation of the Rotier family was in charge. In 2021, all the good times and good food came to an end as the building and ones adjacent were acquired by a developer who plans to build a high-rise in the triangle between West End and Elliston Place.
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NEWS
Head of Metro Homeless Impact Division resigns from post BY HANNAH HERNER On Oct. 19, Judith Tackett sent a letter signifying her resignation from her position as director of Metro Homeless Impact Division. Tackett had served in this role for four years, having started as communications coordinator for the organization back in 2009. She pleads with readers that “the affordable housing and homelessness conversation needs to be one conversation,” and creating more low-income, and low-barrier housing is key — including even refurbishing hotels and existing units. She also said that Nashville needs to work on leadership around homelessness, but the community needs to decide how
to improve it. The letter shares her accomplishments, which included creating a unified governance structure, which she achieved in creating the Homeless Planning Council, which serves as a governance board for the collective of homeless service providers in Nashville, the Continuum of Care. Tackett was also able to bump the CoC funding from $3.1 million to $6.1 million. She also laid the groundwork for stronger data entry in the Homeless Management Information System, a relationship with Nashville Rescue Mission, and a three-year strategic plan for the city.
“It is important to me to highlight the big picture goals. But let’s not forget other achievements that you, Nashville, have reached.” she wrote. “Yes, a lot of criticism is bombarding you from all sides, but please, do not get distracted from the loud voices. Stay the course. Housing ends homelessness. We need all types of effective programs within a Housing Crisis Resolution System, and we need a leadership structure that does not shy away from longterm solutions.” Tackett said the number one driving force for her work was those who lost their lives on the streets. “I have tried to fight for you with
all my being. I can only hope that I was able to make a small impact while I was in this position. You have a voice and it has been extremely important to me to highlight your voice and help make you heard,” she wrote. She closed her letter by saying she’d be “taking a little breather” while determining her next steps. On the heels of Tackett’s resignation, homeless advocacy group Open Table Nashville released a statement praising the “highly trusted, endlessly dedicated, strategic, compassionate, and innovative leader,” and calling for change in the structure in Metro government. They are pushing for a new department or division of
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housing and homelessness that is separate from Metro Social Services, where it is housed now. This was one of Mayor John Cooper’s campaign promises, the release added. “The status-quo response to Judy’s resignation would be for Metro leaders to simply rehire for her position. But if this happens, our city is missing a crucial opportunity — an opportunity to give a cutting-edge team the independence and resources they need to pioneer solutions and partnerships that will not only work, but will impact the lives of countless Nashvillians who are struggling to obtain and maintain affordable housing,” the release reads.
FEATURE
A Promise of Care
Number of caregivers growing, respite care striving to keep up BY HANNAH HERNER Caregiving usually starts with a promise. For Sherlene Fry, it was a promise she made to her father 23 years ago — eerily, a week before he passed unexpectedly. “He said, ‘I want you to make me a promise to always be there for your mom.’ And he said, ‘if she gets sick, do not put her in the nursing home,’” Fry says. Fry ended up caregiving for her mother for the past 11 years, before she died at the beginning of this October after experiencing Alzheimer’s disease. Fry’s mother wasn’t alone in her wishes — she’s one of the three out of four adults ages 50 and over who want to stay in their homes and communities as they age, an AARP study. This wish requires caregivers aplenty. November is National Family Caregivers Month. The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP counted 53 million Americans providing unpaid care for adults with health or functional needs, up from 43.5 million in 2015. That's roughly one in five people. However, the state’s Long-Term Services & Supports State Scorecard ranks Tennessee 49th for support of family caregivers. “Family caregivers are the backbone of the long term care system. So, they provide at least 80 percent of care to aging adults and adults with disabilities…. and we need to do much better,” says Grace Smith, executive director of AgeWell Middle Tennessee. Shortly after retiring from her 35 year career at Metro Social Services, along with 14 years as director of an assisted living facility, Caroline Chamberlain began caring for her mother full-time, and later, for her motherin-law. While she says she cherished the extra time with her loved ones, she calls caregiving the hardest thing she’s ever done. For her mother, it became advanced — handling feeding tubes and ostomy bags at various points. “That kind of background gave me inroads into when I ended up being a caregiver, and, of
Greater Nashville Regional Council, helpline: 615-255-1010 Contact tnrespite.org or 615-269-8687 Get more information on AgeWell at agewelltn.org and on the Coalition for Better Aging at www.coalitionforbetteraging.com course, I never planned that. But the truth is if you've lived long enough, you're going to need some kind of caregiving,” Chamberlain says. In her caregiving span, Chamberlain had help from family on nights and weekends, and was able to hire a caregiver to come in a couple days a week — though she took the bulk of the workload as there wasn’t enough budget to hire daily help. At the Greater Nashville Regional Council, the hotline rings, and most people on the other end of the line can’t afford care for their loved ones, says Sara Fowler with GNRC. The organization helps connect people to various resources, including state program OPTIONS, which provides light homemaker care, and TennCare’s CHOICES program, which provides nursing home level care. The OPTIONS program does not have income requirements to qualify, but has more people on the waiting list than in the program. It’s something they hope to advocate to expand and provide alternatives to over at AgeWell. “As advocates, when we talk about it, that's just the tip of the iceberg. We don't know how many people are out there. We suspect there's a much larger group who needs that type of support, but either doesn't know about OPTIONS, or they don't bother to put themselves on the waiting list, because you have to wait years to get service,” Smith says. Fry’s mother received six hours per week to help with bathing and some household tasks
through the OPTIONS program, and opted not to try to up to CHOICES because it required a property lien, and the house they lived in was hand-built by her father. “There's a lot more we could do to support people, so they can [live in their home] as long as possible, because at the end of the day it's going to save the state money if people stay at home longer,” Smith says. Outside of the aforementioned state programs, under the Family Caregiver Support Program, GNRC contracts with a couple of facilities to offer adult day care — they can pay for 104 days a year. There’s also a voucher program that offers up to $190 per month in reimbursement so caregivers can hire help for bathing, cleaning, or just sitting with those in need of care. There is currently no waiting list for the Family Caregiver Support Program, which is funded by the federal Older Americans Act. Tennessee Respite Coalition offers a low-barrier voucher program. All the caregiver needs to be eligible is to live with the person they’re caring for and for that person to have some sort of diagnosis. While caregiver services can be hard to staff in other programs, the scarcity of finding help doesn’t apply here. The person can pay a friend, family member, church member, or even pay for camp or adult day care — anything that provides respite for the caregiver. They are eligible to be reimbursed up to $600 a year, or can pay facilities directly.
“It really is just a matter of whoever you trust to take care of your loved one,” says Jack Read, respite voucher program coordinator. Respite programs like this are important to preserving full-time caregivers like Chamberlain and Fry came to be. “At the very end, but there was a time or two I would leave my mother's house and just sit in the car and cry and be angry and I thought, why am I angry she doesn't want to be like this, but it was really, I realized later, was just a grieving process of losing her,” Chamberlain says. At the end of the day, Chamberlain’s mother was able to stay at home, but at the suggestion of physical therapists, her mother-in-law moved to assisted living. “It turned out that it was a very good move for her. Her nutrition improved, she began to socialize with other people where she had been more isolated at home. It turned out to be a very good move for her. And she made the adjustment. We weren't sure if she would or she wouldn't,” she says. Seeing how things went with her motherin-law made Chamberlain, now 77, re-evaluate her own end-of-life preferences. “After that, I told my son if outlive my husband and I couldn't be by myself, and he was having to spend all his time or me live with him or him live with me, that I would choose to go to assisted living and I just wanted him to know that, and not feel guilty.” Chamberlain. As Chamberlain observed, if you live long enough, you’ll likely need some kind of care. Statistics show that the role of caregiver is a growing one. As for Fry, she’s learning to live based on her own needs now that her role as a caregiver has come to a close and her father’s wishes were honored. “Caregiving is a labor of love. It's a labor of love,” she says. “If a person doesn't have that love for that individual, and if they cannot handle that their life is going to totally change, they do not need to take on that responsibility.”
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PHOTO ESSAY
(RIGHT) By early December the well established Occupy encampment continues in all weather. (BELOW): Lindsey Krinks of Open Table Nashville joined the Occupy Movement when it started and said she's never been more committed to the ideals that got her there. She recently posted a reflection of her time spent in the movement. In part, she said, "Occupy provided a place for those of us who were working for housing rights to get to know people working for immigrant + refugee + workers’ rights, food + climate justice, mass incarceration, and so many other issues. It also welcomed participation from people living on the streets. Our post-Occupy connectedness changed the face of movement work in Nashville, and I’m deeply grateful for the lifelong friends I met and the friendships that deepened on those granite tiles. "
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On a sunny day in early October, members of Nashville’s Labor movement, Teamsters 480, join the initial rally of Occupy Nashville to protest economic injustice.
Daily General Assembly were experiments in direct participatory democracy.
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(LEFT) Within just a few days of the Occupy encampment, a well-staffed communal kitchen is up and running. (BELOW) Ginny Welch of Radio Free Nashville addresses the gathering on the afternoon of the first rally on Oct. 6.
Nashville hosts a statewide gathering of Occupy delegations from around the state, including a contingent that walks to Legislative Plaza from Clarksville.
(ABOVE) By Oct. 24, there are discussions among diverse activist communities into the night. Here longtime homeless activist Howard Allen talks with other social justice activists. (LEFT) The first Occupy rally in Nashville featured street theater with the “Corporate Military Machine” condemning the role of the military profiting from the exploitation of workers, members of the armed forces and taxpayers.
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La Cámara de Comercio Hispana del Área de Nashville (NAHCC) elogió la resiliencia de las empresarias latinas, el liderazgo de los empresarios hispanos, el apoyo de los socios corporativos y comunitarios y la guia de Metro Coronavirus Por Loraine Segovia Paz Taskforce durante Publisher/Co-Founder la pandemia en @LaNoticiaNews curso. Durante el Mes de la Herencia Hispana (del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre), la NAHCC reconoce las contribuciones profesionales, cívicas y de negocios de sus miembros y destaca a los no miembros cuya participación tuvo un impacto significativo en la comunidad de Nashville durante todo el año. Los nominados se seleccionan entre aquellos que han demostrado compromiso y liderazgo con el avance de la organización, la comunidad hispana y la ciudad de Nashville. Un total de once premios fueron presentados durante la ceremonia virtual el pasado viernes 15 de octubre. Los aspectos más destacados de la noche incluyeron testimonios de propietarios de negocios hispanos sobre los desafíos que enfrentaron debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 y de miembros que renovaron su compromiso de trabajar con la NAHCC en apoyo al avance de las pequeñas empresas hispanas y las empresas minoritarias en Nashville. Los Premios Anuales de la NAHCC marcan el final de un programa de 4 semanas por el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana presentado en asociación con la Fundación NAHCC. El esperado evento de clausura es posible gracias al apoyo de los miembros, patrocinadores corporativos y socios comunitarios. "Han sido un par de años desafiantes, pero sobrevivimos, de hecho, somos aún más fuertes y mejores. Gracias a todos por todo el arduo trabajo que pusieron en los últimos dos años para que las cosas sucedan y un gran saludo a todos los negocios que sobrevivieron al COVID y sobrevivieron a los encierros y sobrevivieron a
Premios NAHCC Honran Mes de la Herencia Hispana 2021 “Premio al Logro Emprendedor Hispano”: Ruth Rico, Delicias ColombianasRR Premio al Servicio Empresarial Destacado: Ozment Law Premio “Ganas” en Emprendimiento Olive Plates Antique Boutique Rental & Catering, LLC Premio “Ganas” en Apoyo al Desarrollo Empresarial: Jocelyn Loza, Hoopla Marketing / Profesionales latinas de Chattanooga Nashville business owner Ruth Rico received NAHCC’s Hispanic Entrepreneur Achievement Award
todo. Eso es un gran logro. Si eres un negocio que sobrevivió y no te dimos un premio, recibe un gran premio de mi parte, un gran abrazo, por mantener las cosas en marcha, por mantener a la gente empleada, mantenerse empleado y mantenerse a flote. Nuestra comunidad empresarial hispana solo está creciendo. No está solo, y cualquier cosa que nuestra cámara pueda hacer para ayudar, háganoslo saber. A todos los ganadores de premios esta noche, ¡felicitaciones! ¡Buen trabajo a todos! " dijo el Dr. Rolando Toyos, presidente de la junta directiva de la NAHCC y propietario / fundador de Toyos Clinic. Además de las palabras de reconocimiento por el ex-alcalde de Nashville, David Birley, la noche contó con una actuación musical en homenaje a un antiguo miembro de la organización, el recordado artista visual y compositor, Gil Veda (fallecido en el 2020), por la artista ganadora de múltiples premios, con sede en Laredo, Texas, Phoebe Marie; la celebración incluyó a invitados especiales que representaron al gobierno, el sector empresarial y la comunidad sin fines de lucro. "A nombre de toda la Junta Directiva de la NAHCC, felicito a los ganadores de nuestro 17º Premio Anual por el Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Nos sentimos hon-rados de reconocer a aquellos cuyo trabajo y logros han sido vitales para el empoderamiento, crecimiento y valo-
ración de las empresas hispanas en nuestra comunidad de Nashville a pesar de los desafiantes tiempos de pandemia. La cantidad de hispanos en nuestra ciudad representa ya el 14% de la población, y con 480,000 ahora estamos cerca del 7% de la población en Tennessee. Debe ser nuestra prioridad asegurarnos de que nuestras pequeñas empresas latinas tengan los recursos y orientación necesarios para acceder al apoyo económico y mantener operativo y próspero este sector esencial de la economía de nuestro país", dijo Yuri Cunza, presidente y director ejecutivo de la NAHCC. Los galardonados son seleccionados por un comité independiente y se eligen en función de sus contribuciones, logros sobresalientes, calidad de servicio, liderazgo cívico y empresarial y compromiso con la comunidad empresarial hispana y la ciudad de Nashville. Es una tradición, ahora en su decimoséptimo (17) año, no revelar a los ganadores de los premios hasta que se entreguen los mismos. "Es fácil asistir a un programa de premios cuando se recibe algo. Durante nuestro reconocimiento anual, sabemos que los asistentes asistieron porque se preocuparon por nuestro trabajo y nuestra comunidad sin esperar nada a cambio", añadió Cunza.
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Premio “Pasión” en Arte y Cultura José Vera González, Vera Art Premio "Ganas" en Medios y Comunidad: Dulce Torres Guzmán Premio "Spirit" en Emprendimiento: Diana Sánchez-Vega, Sánchez-Vega Comunicaciones Premio “Ganas” en Emprendimiento Marisa Muñoz, Monarch Management / M Casting Worldwide Premio “Ganas” en Negocios: Two Peruvian Chefs in a Truck Premio al Socio de Estratégicos: GOOGLE
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VENDOR GUIDE
BEST TOURIST AT TRAC TIONS All of it. You’ve got the arts, you can go and look at all the monuments, all the parks — everything! Old history, you cannot miss it. I even wrote an article on all that. … You got history here about the streets, what it used to be. I’ll make a suggestion of what I’d do — you got an all-day bus pass and run around, see everything.
FAVORITE THING TO DO IN NASHVILLE What I enjoy doing is really actually being out, selling The Contributor paper out there on 46th and Charlotte where there’s a lot of history. You have the history of that old Masonic lodge that used to be on 46th, which was turned into a lot of different businesses. There’s growth, always. Ever since 2016 when I first got here, there’s been growth here in Nashville.
HOW TO ESCAPE THE NOISE OF THE CIT Y Escape all the noise of the city? What part of the city don’t you understand? I don’t see no noise, this city is lovely! It’s about the city, man, you know what I’m saying? Well — I’m wrong, I’m wrong. When I want to get away from it, I go home and go to bed. It could be like Las Vegas, the lights never get turned off. But we here in Nashville, we shut down sometimes. And that’s good! Go home, go to sleep, get you some rest.
HOT CHICKEN: WORTH IT OR NOT?
VENDOR CITY GUIDE: MAURICE B. Contributor vendor Maurice B. on hot chicken and tourist attractions
For me, I don’t give a shit? I ain’t down with that hot chicken. I haven’t seen a place here that hot chicken is good — even Hattie B’s! Whenever I eat some hot chicken, it ain’t nothing but spice. You can’t even taste the daggum chicken.
FAVORITE PL ACE TO E AT At home. Home-cooked meal.
BEST SPOT IN THE CIT Y INTE RVIE W BY J US TIN WAG NE R
Maurice B. — also known as The Bucket Man — has lived in Nashville for five years. And though he’s seen it grow exponentially over the last several years, the city’s history keeps his love of the city aflame.
Everything here in Nashville is growing, that simply means I can’t just say one spot that I can say is my favorite spot. But I enjoy the growth that’s right there in my community. Well, two, I call ‘em my two communities: Richland Park and Sylvan Park. I’ve been there since 2016, they’ve backed me up with anything and everything I needed to do... It’s a home for me.
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VENDOR WRITING
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT BY FRED S.
A DREAM (A REALITY) TYRONE M.
Mother, I woke up last night in a cold sweat ‘Cause I seen in the dream where they dropped the new atomic bomb at …
Coming here to Nashville, and living on the streets, in my mind I knew no one here. Each day as I woke up I walked, the dark on my mind not knowing what to do or to go. I had no one there with me to show me the way. As time went by, I was doing things that I know that wasn’t right, but at that time my life to me wasn’t important to me. Being in this world all by yourself with no one but you and the thoughts in my
mind — the only think I saw was darkness. It’s now been a year being here and I am seeing a different side of life. I see now that life can be as nice as I want it to be only if I put one foot forward and tell myself “yes I can.” Now living by myself and enjoying life as it comes. I’m no longer in the darkness nor am I walking alone. I’ve killed thy old me and now living the new. I’ve turned darkness to light.
Yes, Junior. Yes, Mother, I seen buildings being blown up right out of the ground Then I looked and there were no people around Yes, Junior. Yes, Mother, then I see ships on the oceans, planes in the air. And Mother, a world leader of a foreign country was laughing and said he didn’t even care. Then what, Junior? Then, Mother, guns and tanks were shooting bullets, firing missiles, wall to wall. Then, Mother, I ran in a church, I got in the hall; And from the window in the dream I could see armies fighting from shore to shorebut no one could remember what they were fighting for Then, in the dream, Mother - I looked up and saw a
LOVE IS IMPORTANT BY JOHN H. God said in 1 John that if we didn’t Love our brother, we don’t love Him. As a matter of fact, “How can you love me, when you’ve not seen, and hate your brother whom you see every day.” Somehow we Americans feel as though we make the rules. Before Jesus ascended back into heaven he told the disciples it’s important that you must “love one another.” As you can see, Love is practically what’s gonna get you into eternity with Christ. You know, as a parent, did you know your child will end up being 75 to 80 percent just like you. And if you, the parent wasn’t a person who was loved, then more than likely the child will be the same. Very rarely the child turns out different unless the child spent much more time with an aunt or uncle or other member of the family than the parents. You would think with all the private schools here in Nashville, there would be more love. Not necessarily. Even though they are Christuian-based, the child
still ends up 75 to 80 percent like the parent. Love is so important, we have to teach, and most importantly, we have to demonstrate it in our everyday walk. We must be very cautious in how we act around our children. They learn so much just by watching the parent. It doesn’t have to be verbally taught. Strange thing happened to me the other day. On my way home, I saw a guy on the side of the sidewalk laying in the dirt. No socks, shoes, no shirt, only short pants, wallowing in the dirt. Not in the hood, but in a commercial area. Never saw him before. I sat on the other side of the street and watched him for awhile. Had plenty concern for the guy. So I decided to ride and stop and holler at him. I asked his name and returned mine. I handed him five bucks and told him to go get a bite, the least I could do. We Americans see these things everyday. Many times we must stop and think. WWJD. LOVE.
person descending from the sky, clothed in nothing but white; And he said, “Little boy, don’t worry. Everything will soon be all right.” He said, “I have come to save what’s left of this rebellious world.” Mother, I said, “Sir, what is your name?” And with no fuss he said, “Jesus.”
THE GOP / ITS ALLIES BY T YRONE M. There has been a paradigm shift in this nation to disrupt and dis-respect the laws of this nation. These toxic Republicans in the (cult) of Donald Trump (cult leader) reminds me of what (Adolf Hitler) tried to do. Meanwhile the (mob) under Donald Trump’s direction are running around trying to disregard the subpoenas that are sworn out against them. The DOJ should bring each of these people in if they don’t comply. Donald Trump and his (big lie) is slowly hanging like a cloud over this nation. It’s one thing about a lie, it’s just lying
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there, it don’t care who tell it. Sorry Donald Trump, but you lost man, get over it! You and your lying ass domestic terrorists are eventually going to get what is coming to you; locked up in a federal penitentiary, for real. And by the way, all the crooks in your party, in the House and in the Senate, some of the Republicans know about this and helped plan the (riot). The GOP and its allies have been spitting lies in our faces for over four years and a half and trying to convince us it's raining!!
FUN
HOBOSCOPES SCORPIO
It’s so hard in this world to feel truly known by the people we love. As Vincent Van Gogh wrote in a letter to his brother, “There may be a great fire in our soul, but no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a little bit of smoke coming through the chimney, and pass on their way.” It can feel so lonely to feel so much, Scorpio. And I think the best we can do is first to stop for others. Find out what fire burns in their souls. And once they know you’ve heard them, tell them about your own.
PISCES
I guess you finally saw that movie you were so excited about, Pisces. The big budget one with all the special effects, based on your favorite story when you were a kid. How was it? Did they do it justice? Did they get all the details right? I hope so. And I hope you aren’t too disappointed now that you can’t wait for it anymore. It’s nice to have something to wait for. Something good on the way that’s not really in your control. For instance, we’ve been waiting for you, Pisces. And we’re so glad you’re finally here.
ARIES
SAGITTA R IUS
The wind is getting colder, Sagittarius, and it pushes through the cracks around your bedroom window at night like it has something important to say. “Whhoooosh,” the wind begins, “Whhhy are you in such a hhhurry all the time?” Look, Sagittarius, I’m just an amateur astrologer, I can’t say why the wind seems so concerned with the pace of your life. I’m just the messenger. But you may want to consider the wisdom of this troubled force of nature. Maybe today slow down and just feel the cool breeze on your cheek and listen.
Dog-people love the loyalty. Cat-people love the independence. I see you more as an armadillo person, Aries. You want to know that you’re protected all the time, so you polish your armor and shake your head at all the possums out getting stunned by the oncoming headlights. You can take that layer of protection with you, Aries, but you still need to move on. Dog-people, cat-people, and armadillo-people too. We all have to try the next thing if we ever want to find out who we are.
CANCER
My favorite tree is the tulip poplar behind my apartment. The leaves are so broad and thick and when the wind blows it’s like everything moves in slow motion. But those leaves are changing color and falling into the grass. And I can see everything that tree was hiding. All the new construction behind this lot. The stark, unfinished houses that will be rented to tourists until they fall down. A change in the season can bring some harsh realities to light. Don’t turn away, Cancer. Watch the hard things while you can and wait for another season when there’s joy in the branches again.
LEO
I guess everything’s a little haunted lately, Leo. Every conversation, every text, every song on the radio. They’ve all got ghosts in them. Shake any memory and the ghosts just tumble out the back. So we live with them, Leo. It can be a little scary and a little sad, but the hauntings make us who we are. They remind us what we used to like and what we used to want. All a ghost wants is to be remembered, Leo. We can do at least that much.
TAURUS
CAPRICORN
All the bananas at the grocery store were too green to eat. But I bought some anyway, Capricorn. You might say that takes a lot of hope. A lot of faith that life will go on and the sun will still rise and the bananas will eventually ripen. And that may be the kind of hope you need today, Capricorn. Just enough to buy some green bananas and put them on the counter and believe you’ll be hungry again once they’re sweet and tender and ready to eat. If that’s what you need today, take some of mine. The hope, I mean. The bananas are still too green.
It’s that time of year when my car windows seem to fog-up no matter what I do. I can turn on the heat or the a/c. I can turn on the wipers or drive with the windows down, I just end up with a light layer of haze between me and the road I so desperately need to see. We never fully know what will be at the end of the road we’re on, Taurus. But if you feel like you can’t even see what’s right in front of you, it may be a time to slow down or even pull over. Give yourself a moment. You’ve got a long time to get where you’re going.
VIRGO
A friend recently told me that she believes we were put on this earth for one primary purpose: to watch TV. While I’m not so sure if that’s the extent and meaning of life, I do think this is perfect weather for a little TV watching. A great weekend to stay indoors and catch up on absolutely nothing of consequence, Virgo. If you get too bored, you can always order take-out and stream a couple of movies you’ve been meaning to see. Sure, go for a walk if you feel like it or clean the bathroom if you absolutely must. But I think the next couple of days might require less purpose and more entertainment.
GEMINI
AQUA RIUS
OK, what’s an eight-letter word for “indecisive?” It starts with an “h” and I think the 5th letter is a “t” but that’s only if 44 Down is “ferret” and not “weasel.” I’m just not sure, Aquarius, I wish I hadn’t started this crossword in pen, but here we are. It can be hard to make a decision and just stick with it, but I think you’re getting the hang of it. Now that you’ve got some momentum, it’s no time to be hesitant — wait! I think that may actually...yes! It fits.
Where are you from again, Gemini? I mean, you’re made up of cells that are always being replaced, right? And those cells are replenished by the foods you eat. You’re made of bananas from Ecuador and the Philippines. You’re made of coffee from Ethiopia and chocolate from Ghana. Your burrito has rice from Vietnam and pepper from Sri Lanka. And that all turns into you? So the soil that feeds Guatemalan avocados becomes the dead skin cells in the dust floating in the beam of light in your kitchen. So where are you from again? I’ll give you a minute to chew on it.
LIBRA
How do you eat your grapefruit, Libra? Some people cut them in two and sprinkle sugar on top. They use one of those little spoons with tiny teeth to dig out each individual section. But people like us, Libra, we know better. A grapefruit is just an orange that knows how to deal with criticism. You’ve got to tear through that thick skin and peel it off in one go, Libra. Pull apart the segments with bare fingers. Bite into the side like an apple, for all I care. This is not the time to worry over how you’ll be perceived. That’s not how you get to the good part.
Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a registered dietician, or a trained cruciverbalist. Mr. Mysterio is, however, a budding intermediate podcaster! Check out The Mr. Mysterio Podcast. Season 2 is now playing at mrmysterio.com. Got a question, just give Mr. M a call at 707-VHS-TAN1
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MOVING PICTURES
“... a fun addition to this Halloween season’s viewing.” OCTOBER’S HORROR MOVIE OFFERING UP THE SCARES WITH THE RETURN OF KILLER BADDIES
BY JOE NOLAN Film Critic The original Child’s Play movie franchise consists of seven films that vary in tones and themes as much as they do in quality. That said, any horror fan will agree that the first two movies in the series are contemporary classics, and the recent return of the foul-mouthed murderous doll, Chucky is frightful fun for horror fans who like a bit of humor with their scares. 2019’s Chucky brought a contemporary digital age twist to its reboot of the original Child’s Play film, and Syfy’s new Chucky television series got off to a fun start on Oct. 12. The ambitious show does double duty giving new viewers a fresh take on the killer doll franchise while simultaneously flashing-back to 1960s Hackensack, NJ where longtime fans are treated to the origin story of Charles Lee Ray, the serial killer whose murderous soul eventually possesses the Chucky doll. The series’ present-day story is focused on Jake (Zackary Arthur), a 14-year-old artistic gay teen who lives with his abusive, alcoholic father following his mother’s death. Jake’s building a series of anthropomorphic sculptures, and when he finds the Chucky doll at a yard sale he takes it home to use for parts to finish his project. Instead, the deadly doll becomes the relentlessly bullied and harassed Jake’s avenging sidekick. The new series manages to play to longtime fans with the great Brad Dourif voicing Chucky with hateful hilarity, and some amazing puppetry on display in this series which uses no digital effects to animate the devilish doll. Whether you’re an old school fan or a newbie, this series is a fun addition to this Halloween season’s viewing. Another deadly duo returning to streaming this month is the killer couple in the Netflix series You. In You’s first season we meet Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley),
a bookstore manager with a penchant for romantic obsession and murdering people. In the second season Joe meets Love, a beautiful heiress and aspiring chef who also happens to be as secret-psychotic as Joe. The third season of You debuted on Netflix on October 15. Joe and Love now live in a California suburb, and the first episode begins with the birth of their son, Henry. You reminds us of Dexter with its nice-guy-serial-killer story. The Dexter series really only had one great season because the absurdity of the central premise led to more and more unbelievable elements poisoning the show. You has avoided shark-jumping by keeping its story grounded in Joe and Love’s regular lives trying to manage their marriage, family and work in a show that mostly reads like a drama that just happens to be regularly interrupted by grisly murders. It’s a fine line to walk and I’m not totally convinced that Joe becoming a family man bodes well for the overall health of the series. But, so far, this new season is off to a promising start, and there are already a number of the couple’s new neighbors I’d love to see done-in. Badgley is perfectly cast as the seemingly harmless Joe and Victoria Pedretti’s Love is as sweet as she is unhinged. You isn’t a horror series leaning on well-worn creepy tropes, it’s a psychological thriller program about characters that evolve season to season, and the writing in You has been compelling and — most importantly — believable. You might not be on a viewer’s radar this Halloween season, but it’s a great scary viewing offering for folks who like their terror and gore with a whole lot of drama.
Joe Nolan is a critic, columnist and performing singer/ songwriter based in East Nashville. Find out more about his projects at www.joenolan.com.
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