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What We Saw: Dum Dum Girls at Bottletree page 5 arts
SGA Exec. Meeting October 31, 3:30pm – 4:30pm SGA Conference Room Sigma Alpha Iota Halloween Carnival October 31, 7pm – 10pm Davis Hall Band Room Lambda Chi Alpha Pumpkin Fest November 1, 2pm – 5pm Main Quad
Shuttles to Alabaster November 3, 12pm – 6pm Becoming Sculpture
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Election 2012 Lifestyle Billy Graham meets Mitt Romney
Rocky Horror shakes up the Alabama Theater page 2 page 7
THE BENGHAZI COVER-UP
FCS Student Group Bake Sale October 30, 9am – 3pm between Bloch and Wills Haunted Attraction October 30, 6pm – 10pm Bibb Graves
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the attack on the U.S. Consulate and subsequent attack nearly seven hours later were denied by officials in the CIA chain of command -- who also told the CIA operators to "stand down" rather than help the ambassador's team.
Sean Smith, who had been killed in the initial attack. Ambassador Stevens was not found at that time.
5. Around midnight Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty returned to the CIA annex. They called Ever since the 2. Former Navy SEALs for military support attack in Benghazi, Lib- Tyrone Woods and Glen and they were again ya the American people Doherty were at the CIA denied. According to approximately reports from those preshave been subjected annex to what appears to be a mile from the U.S. ent at the compound a cover up. Despite Consulate where Am- there were no commuinitial efforts by the bassador Chris Stevens nications problems hinObama administration and his team came un- dering their requests. to pin the attack on a der attack. When they protest gone bad, more heard the shots fired, 6. At one point one of the and more information they radioed to higher to personnel on the ground is coming to light that tell them what was go- had a laser pointed at an would suggest either ing on. They were again artillery position “painta cover up or gross told to "stand down." ing” the target for air support to attack. Remisconduct and negligence on the part of 3. Woods, Doherty and peated requests for air administration officials. at least two others ig- support were denied. Based on re- nored those orders and ports from The Daily made their way to the 7. Specter gunships Beast, FOX News Consulate, which at were 480 miles away and Breitbart this is that point was on fire. at Sigonella Air Base. The fighting went on for what we know so far: 4. The quick reaction more than 4 more hours 1. Three urgent re- force from the CIA an- leaving ample time for quests from the CIA nex evacuated those an air response. Other annex in Benghazi for who remained at the units stationed in the including region, including Spemilitary back up during Consulate, byAndrew Meechum Associate Editor
cial Operators and Naval assets, were close enough effect a quick response including two separate Tier 1 Special Operations Forces who were told to wait. 8. Two military surveillance drones were redirected to Benghazi shortly after the attack on the Consulate began. The second surveillance craft was sent to relieve the first drone, perhaps due to fuel issues. The drones provided real time visuals to officials in Washington, D.C. Any U.S. official or agency with the proper security clearance, including the White House Situation Room where President Obama is believed to have been, the State Department, CIA, Pentagon and others could call up that video in real-time on their desktop computers. Currently the mainstream media is providing little to no coverage about any of this. Whether this is a
genuine cover up like Watergate or Iran-Contra is at this point debatable as all the facts are have yet to come to light. What is apparent is that the media is playing cheerleader for the current administration as opposed to acting as the people’s watchdog. During the 1980s the media spent a great deal of time and effort in hounding the Reagan administration to uncover the IranContra Affair. What we see now is a media that is willfully allowing the government to cover up the events surrounding the deaths of four Americans at the hands of terrorists. At the end of the day, the Obama administration was aware that Americans were dying in a foreign land at the hands of our enemies and despite being aware of it in real time did nothing to help or prevent their deaths. Follow me at @amechum
Changing the face of fundraising by Kyle Jones Editor-in-Chief Starting on the first of November the faces of The Falcon staff will change when they begin Movember, an international fundraising and awareness event for men’s cancer research. Movember began in Australia in 2003 when 30 friends got together to grow mustaches for fun. The next year four of the original 30 members got together to continue their tradition but this time
they did it for a cause. That year, 450 participants raised $43,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Movember came to the US in 2007, with 2,127 participants raising over $740,000. This year, there will be official Movember campaigns in 21 countries. In 2011, the US campaign saw more than 145,000 Americans growing and supporting the Mo, raising over $15 million for men’s health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. All funds raised by “MoBros” go to Movember’s men’s health partners Prostate Cancer Foundation
and the LIVESTRONG Foundation which works to ensure that Movember funds are supporting innovative, world-class programs in three areas: awareness/education, survivorship and research. The rules are simple, men start clean shaven on November 1 and grow mustaches for 30 days in an effort to become walking, talking billboards for men’s health, all while raising funds along the way. Movember provides a fun and interesting way to get men talking about their health which can often be a difficult obstacle for males. To get involved, visit movember.com to register and to set up your own MoSpace. The
Falcon staff will be documenting our progress via facebook and in each week’s issue throughout the month of “Movember”. Help us reach our goal of $200 by visiting our team page at http://us.movember. com/team/458089.
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“If there’s anything that’s important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility. “ -Mike Wallace
One is not a choice byAndrew Meechum Associate Editor
Election 2012: Graham and Romney
by Neal Embry Staff Writer Billy Graham, perhaps the most famous evangelical Christian in the world, recently met with presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Graham prayed for Romney, and told him that he would do “all he can to help him.” For professing Christians, is the meeting cause for concern, or a step in the right direction toward peace? What does it mean that Graham took Mormonism off of a list of cults on his website? It seems that “America’s pastor” has a lot of answering to do. For several generations, Billy Graham has been the standardbearer for evangelical Christianity, famously leading crusades that saw thousands come to faith in Jesus Christ. He unashamedly pro-
claims the gospel, and is respected by many, both inside and outside the Christian faith. Mitt Romney is an outspoken Mormon. Mormonism is typically referred to as a cult by Christianity, and is not seen as part of the Christian religion. So what exactly happened at this meeting? We know Graham prayed with Romney. He also pledged to help him in any way he could. He has since promoted his “values and high moral convictions,” and agreed with Romney on his positions on abortion and same-sex marriage. According to the Los Angeles Times, they also discussed religious freedom, the situation in Afghanistan and ministries in China and North Korea. Franklin Graham, Billy’s son, said that his father’s decision to endorse Governor Romney was his own. While Billy Graham did not issue a formal endorsement, his statements and ad supporting “the candidate with biblical prin-
ciples” all but indicates whom the 94-year-old pastor is voting for. The bigger issue may be the decision to remove Mormonism from a list of cults on the Billy Graham Evangelical Association’s website. "We removed the information from the website because we do not wish to participate in a theological debate about something that has become politicized during this campaign,” said Ken Barun, chief of staff at the Bily Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). The move is surprising, as Mormons are not typically seen as Christians, though many claim to be part of the Christian faith. The effects of the decision could impact relations between Christians and Mormons, the upcoming election and the reputation of Billy Graham. The major doctrinal differences between Christianity and Mormonism, according to the Bible and the Book of Mormon, respectively, centers on the identity of Je-
Forget the platitudes, niceties and double-speak the candidates are shouting to the masses prior to the election. There is one issue that will irrevocably change the way America does healthcare, and potentially pave the way for changing the way we do business altogether. If President Obama is reelected we are guaranteed that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, will go into full effect, and your insurance options will dwindle as a result. Insurance companies will have no choice but to comply with federal regulations outlined in Obamacare. All of them will try, and ultimately they will all fold. Once all the insurance companies are under the regulation and guidance of the government the need for competition will disappear, as well the number of companies offering insurance. Their demise will leave a vacuum in place of the insur-
ance options that we have today. However, Obamacare will fill the void leaving one healthcare choice. One is not a choice, and our forefathers knew that. Health Care, the practice of medicine and the regulation of its body is not a power granted to the federal government under the constitution. The tenth amendment states: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The powers prohibited of states as listed in Article 1, Section 10 of the constitution contain a litany activities the states can’t be trusted to handle on their own. Among them are entering into treaties, coining money, passing attainders or keeping troops in a time of peace. Of the 13 prohibited powers none of them can be remotely attached to healthcare or its regulation. By allowing the
states to more or less do business on their own, diversity of choice was guaranteed by the constitution. Initially there were 13 choices, now we have 50. There is no promise healthcare costs will go down or stay at current levels but at least you’ll still have a choice. With Obamacare the American people will have one choice, and one choice only. Another factor of Obamacare is that the powers that passed it, Congress and the White House, don’t have to abide by it. They will fall under a different health care plan and won’t be limited by the regulations outlined. By allowing the governing body to fall under a different set of rules than the populace we are further dividing ourselves into two classes, the ruling and subservient classes. This brings to mind the quote from Orson Well’s Animal Farm, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Follow me at @amechum
sus and the authority of Scripture. The Mormon faith denies that Jesus was always fully God, where the Bible clearly states that Jesus is the eternal God, part of the Trinity, and never stops being God. There is debate on how Mormons view salvation, whether it is by good works or the grace of God for those who believe. "There is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah" (2 Nephi 2:8). This seems to teach salvation by grace through faith, but Mormons have long been seen as teaching salvation by good works. Some Mormons may believe in salvation by good works, as do some Christians. Both beliefs go against the teachings of their literature, and are in no way indicative of what the faiths believe as a whole. Mormons also believe that the Bible is good, but that some flaws have been discovered, and the Book of Mormon is held up to the same level as the Bi-
ble. The Bible says that it is God’s Word that stands, not that of man. 2 Peter 1:21 says, “For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Timothy speaks of Scripture being “breathed out by God, given by God.” Mormonism exalts man-made text to the level of Scripture, and denies the divinity of Jesus, without which He could not have lived a sinless life and become the perfect righteousness for those who believe, according to the Bible. Using the standard of Scripture, Mormons are not Christians. The BGEA said it removed the term from the list of cults so as to not become involved in a theological debate due to political topics. They never state that they removed the term because they no longer believe it to be a cult, which would have caused greater conflict. There is no evidence supporting the idea that Billy Graham has changed his views on Mormonism.
Ed Stetzer, President of Lifeway research, on the issue of Mormonism being a cult or not, offers this: “Mormonism fits the traditional evangelical definition of a 'theological cult,' but that is not what most Americans think of when they think of a cult; they think of a compound in Waco. I think it is more helpful to call it a different religion, like Islam and Judaism, and to share the gospel of Jesus with them accordingly.” Billy Graham has a tremendous influence on evangelical Christianity and how Christians are seen in the public eye. Again, there is no evidence supporting the idea that Graham has changed his views on Mormonism. He has, for now, simply changed the website. What remains to be seen is how this move impacts the view of Christianity, and Mormonism, by the country as a whole. Follow me at @nealembry
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sports
Kicking their way into the tournament
by Joey Antonio Sports Editor Playoffs? You wanna talk about playoffs!? Actually, yes we do! The University of Montevallo women’s soccer team nailed down the final spot for the upcoming Peach belt Conference tournament with a 3-1 win over visiting Young Harris College in its annual “Think Pink” match. The match was more than just an important last game of the regular season, it was also a breast cancer awareness rally. To commemorate the match, the team would recognize five special members of the Montevallo community who had been directly or indirectly impacted by breast cancer. It was also the final home game for seniors Alyssa Maxwell, Britt Gable, Katy Hutto
and Nicola Stolworthy. The four seniors were all honored during the game as well. Before the match even got underway, you could sense that something positive was about to happen. The energy was high and the morale was good and the atmosphere surrounding the field was quite positive. You just knew that Montevallo was going to come out on top. Jade Penncock kicked off the scoring rally for the Falcons, as she netted the first goal of the game in just the 11th minute of play off a penalty kick. Brittany Woodhouse would follow suit as she too kicked in a goal to increase the Falcon’s lead to 2-0, just ten minutes later in the game’s 22nd minute. However, Young Harris did not just plan to give the Falcon’s a playoff birth, gift wrapped with a ribbon on top. In the 32nd minute Mika Lopes kicked her team back into the game, cutting Montevallo’s advantage to only one. For a while, the score remained the same
Photo:Montevallo Athletics as both teams battled fervently for the game’s next twenty-minutes. Then came the dagger, as the Falcon’s Christine Prince put the game out of reach in the 53rd minute of the match to seal the victory for Montevallo, by the score of 3-1. Montevallo goalkeeper Taylor Kerr preserved the game for the Falcons as she finished with five saves in the match. This game literally saved the Falcon’s
season, as Montevallo struggled to a 7-8-2 record overall and just 4-6-1 in conference play. In order for the team to make a successful playoff run, they will need to lean extra hard on their senior leadership as well as riding the wave of momentum from their successful season finale. “It’s exciting to be back in the playoffs,” claimed Montevallo coach Patricia Hughes, whose last year’s team
missed out on the tournament entirely. As the postseason approaches, regardless of its eventual outcome, you have to be proud of this team. To be faced with a win or go home scenario before the tournament even starts definitely gives the Falcon’s a slight edge. After all, they have already had to play under extreme pressure and did so valiantly. Maybe that is the spark they’ll need to ig-
nite a deep playoff run. It might be a bit of a stretch, but if you are going to dream, why not dream big? The Falcon’s will travel to the topseeded Armstrong Atlantic State University for a Peach Belt Conference tournament quarterfinal match on Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. The winner will advance to the conference semifinal round on Nov. 2nd in Evans, Georgia.
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A clear universe in Cloud Atlas
by Mandy Steadman Staff Writer Have you ever wondered about love or life? Have you ever been intrigued with the possibility of having past lives and living in another life as this one ends? Is it humanly possible for the love of two people to continue on after death? These questions are considered and put to the test in the new film, Cloud Atlas. From the makers of The Matrix Trilogy, the meaning of freedom, life and love are brought forth in a whirlwind of stories all happening in different time periods with different characters. What do these characters have in common? They are all looking for freedom and love with the feeling of purpose and deja vu. You would think that a movie dealing with different stories in different time periods with a lot of characters would be very confusing.
The beauty of this particular masterpiece, however, is that it is complicated to explain in words, but is simple to understand. It is a great relief that this movie does not bounce in different points in time becoming so random that the story is lost completely leaving the audience confused and in a daze. It shifts from story to story with meaning and leaves off at similar points in each story. Each story rose to each climax at similar intervals and reached each peak of revelation at the same time. Each time a scene shifts to a different time period it leaves audiences able to convey the connection between the scene before and the current scene although they are taken place in different intervals. It is very clever how the directors, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, and Lana Wachowski, told each story in such a way that they all mingled and still had time to show every point of view fully. What is truly unique and amazing is how the directors recycled their actors in such a creative flow
throughout this film. In each time period the actors used stage makeup, different costumes, and unique mannerisms to create at least five different characters each. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Xun Zhou, David Gyasi, Susan Sarandon, and Hugh Grant are all masters of this recycling. Each actor portrayed different genders, races, and occupations from their usual castings. It was extremely cool to watch D’Arcy portray a young college student and then see him in a scene as a Nurse in a retirement home. All of the actors, directors, costumers, make-up artists, etc. all worked together to create a clear universe that pushes everyone to the brink of despair for a greater cause. This movie is not only about love surviving through time, it is also about the price of freedom and what it really means to different people. For one story, there is a slave trying to buy his freedom by acquiring a friend
that has connections. Another is a futuristic woman escaping her provincial life to have the freedom to speak for those who cannot. Then it shifts to a man wanting to have
Photo: Mandy Steadman the freedom to compose change the universe. his work without the lin- Indeed that gering eyes of society. does sound very corny This film is and unappealing to a creative portrayal most, but this film does of love surviving in have its perks and is each lifetime and hav- worth seeing in theing the freedom to aters while it is still out.
The sounds of The Man With The Iron Fists
by Reed Strength Staff Writer “The Man With the Iron Fists”, an upcoming kung-fu movie directed by RZA of the Wu Tang Clan, hits theaters November 2nd. The film’s story was written by RZA and director Eli Roth, known for directing the “Hostel” film series. The film is “presented by” Quentin Tarantino. While “The Man With the Iron Fists” Is RZA’s directorial debut, he lends his musical abilities to the film’s soundtrack as well. RZA’s love of classic kung-fu movies is legendary. His rap collective, Wu Tang Clan, was known for referencing these movies in their lyrics and samples. “All those different elements I think, of martial art,
comic books, and hip hop which kinda inspire my albums, inspired this movie”, RZA stated in an interview with Pitchforktv. Several of the other members of the Wu Tang Clan appear on the soundtrack, including Ghost Face Killah, Raekwon, UGod, Method Man, and Inspectah Deck. The collective raps together on the track “Six Directions of Boxing”. Kanye West raps on the track “White Dress”. Several other rappers are featured in songs. Freddie Gibbs appears on the track “Built for This” along with Method Man and Streetlife. The song “Black Out” features Pharaoh Monche, M.O.P. and Ghostface Killah. Flatbush Zombies rap on “Just Blowin’ In the Wind” with RZA. Danny Brown, PushaT of Clipse, Joel Ortiz of Slaughterhouse, and Raekwon are found on the track “Tick Tock”. In addition to the several rap artists featured
on the album, blues rock band The Black Keys appear with RZA on the opening track of the album, “The Baddest Man Alive”. Singer Corrine Bailey Rae submits the track “Chains”. Songs featured on the album include cantopop singer Frances Yip’s “Green Is the Mountain”, and “You’re Good Thing (Is About To End)” by blues vocalist Mable John. In addition to the normal CD and mp3 versions of the soundtrack, fans also have the chance to grab an $85 “deluxe ultra pak” as well. The box set contains not only the soundtrack CD autographed by RZA, but the film’s score and soundtrack instrumentals. A two CD set entitled the “IRON FIST CHRONICLES” collects twentyfour tracks of “soul and funk tracks that inspired the score to the film and the classic sound of the Wu-Tang Clan”. A “Super Limited, Hand Silk-Screen Double Colored Vinyl version of the Soundtrack Album, plus a Bonus 7" Vinyl
Single” are included, as well as two posters. All of the music is available for immediate digital download upon purchase of the package. Reception to the soundtrack has been favorable. “Rolling Stone” writer Jody Rosen called the soundtrack “not as evocatively cinematic as the Wu's greatest
songs”, but nonetheless notes that it is a “tasty mix-tape”. Christine Jaleru of the Associated Press said the album was “kinetic, mesmeric, and chimeric” highlighting “Just Blowin’ In the Wind”, but calling Kanye West’s contribution the “only misstep”. Follow me at @ReedStrength
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The Dum Nightmarezzz of Devin
by Reed Strebgth Staff Writer
The Bottle Tree Café has been at the top of my list of places to check out since I got to Montevallo. Not only did I hear reports of great shows from students, but artists would name drop it in interviews as the place to play. Whether it was the innovative tUnE-yArDs or the revivalist cult that is Crystal Stilts, the venue was a constant bubble of cool live band action. W h e n I got there on Sunday night, the place was, well…tiny. The “stage” seemed to barely fit the Nightmare Boyzzzs’ gear as they set up. The interior was covered in various Halloween decorations, from cobwebs covering the booze bottles at the bar, to paper skulls covering the opposite wall of the room. T h e crowd was thin as Nightmare Boyzzz began their set. The last time I saw them, I noted how each member seemed to represent a character from rock’s rich history. This time, all but singer-guitarist Chris Jordan were dressed in appropriate fall wear with lead guitarist Justin Crumpton and bassist Micheal Grossman adorning woolen sweaters. D e spite the toned down appearance, their set was anything but. The songs were as fast and loud as I originally remembered. Cuts like “Nuclear Summer”, “Batman”, and “Bad Vibes” were propulsive garage rockets, though Jordan’s lyrics were still cast into an indistinguishable oblivion. T h e small crowd wasn’t exactly receptive to what
the boys had to offer. It seemed as though most of them were content to either stay at the bar and drink, or walk into the adjacent seated room. Those that did step forward and pay attention were happy to nod their head a bit, but the opening band blues were in full effect. The ever catchy “Go Away” closed the band’s set with its smacking riffs at full power. T h e next band to play was Devin, a trio consisting of frontman and songwriter Devin Therriault backed by support bassist Steve Jewett and drummer Angus Tarnawsky. Therriault was a fast talking cat who looked like the unbelievable fusion of Jack Black and either one of the Gallagher brothers of Oasis fame. While his guitar playing was simple and brash, he made up for it with loads of personality. The man would shake, limbo and drop to the tune of his own beat. Often, he would entice the audience to “let go” and “break free”, prescribing an old school definition of rock n’ roll as a catalyst for loose self-expression and fun. His band mates, while never introduced, weren’t quite as enigmatic as their leader. Drummer Angus Tarnawsky certainly made up for that in his ability. The man was ferocious, his drums cannons of tumbling noise that set song after song on fire. Tarnawsky seemed awfully aware of his ability, sometimes grinning and nodding at specific members of the crowd after a particularly powerful drum trick.
Devin warms up the audience for The Dum Dum Girls Therriault’s primary goal seemed to be to get the small crowd to dance.”D’ya understand?” he would rhetorically ask the audience after his small suggestions to groove. Some members of the crowd obliged him, two girls in particular doing what I would interpret as the “sky-punch-hip-shake” to just about every song. Sometimes Therriault’s fast talking personality could break the spell he attempted to create. He at one point impatiently asked the sound guy in the back how many songs they could play, breaking the “we’re here for you” vibe they initially offered. Despite the time clock, cuts like the tempo shifting “New Horrors” and the soulful “I’ve Been A Fool” were convincing enough to make me believe Therriault felt for the crowd as much as himself. The big act of the night ushered a change in scenery. The colorful lights and bau-
A perfect album for Halloween
by Matt Sanderlin Arts & Culture Editor While Christmas music seems to be a bottomless wellspring, the Halloween music catalogue is infinitely lacking. To rectify this, I have chosen an album
that (to me) is the perfect Halloween record. There are ghosts, cloudy midnights, and also utter darkness. Creepy, haunting, and beautiful all in one - Ryan Adams' record 29 is my favorite album for the occasion. The album starts
with a steady bass-drum beat. A-one-and-two and-one-and-two, the meshed guitars follow suit, humming and howling, scratching and screaming. "I was a poor little kid in the lungs of New York," Ryan's subtle growl keenly emerges on cue. "Like a sun that just wouldn't set out on the horizon / Singing and dancing to them nighttime songs." It's Adams's ode to getting older, to losing friends, to seeking the fountain of youth. Lots of spine-tingling phrases cast here throughout. Third track "Night Birds" is where the musical creepiness really starts to set in. A starless night is painted with muffled keys, and the assumed tape
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bles held in the ceiling of the venue were turned off, as dark stage lights were cast. A projector was used to cast shifting psychedelic images on a screen behind the band’s gear. The house lights were dimmed, and the stage was set for Dum Dum Girls to make their entrance. Both Nightmare Boyzzz and Devin alluded to how great Dum Dum Girls would be, and from the heaps of positive press I’ve read about them, my expectations were high. The girls came out clad in black garb with heaps of heavy eyeliner on. Silver haired front woman Dee Dee was the only one of the brood to lack black hair. As the band began their first song, Dee Dee approached the microphone, guitar in hand, with body swaying swagger. Her stare was one of confidence and seduction as she began to sing. Her voice was a smoky flicker, but its inflection was clear and strong. Her backing band col-
ored her songs with stomp and harmony. Drummer Sandy, while the furthest from the audience in distance, was easily the most heard. Her no frills drum parts kept an even ground on the sometimes wistful tone Dee Dee and the other girls could create. Guitar in this band was a bit of an afterthought, despite Dee Dee and lead guitarist Jules’ consistent playing. Bassist Malia had technical issues during the band’s set. Her microphone stand would go limp as she would attempt to set it up. Despite several attempts to tighten it, including a friendly try by Dee Dee, a Bottle Tree tech guy eventually adjusted it properly. Later on, Malia’s bass tone would continually fluctuate in volume, causing her to constantly signal the soundman at the back of the house to adjust it. Despite the bugs, Malia’s playing was especially prominent. Dee Dee, Malia, and Jules would group together
and dance with their instruments during the faster numbers. Grins would break across their faces, adding a bit of friendly playfulness to their otherwise gloomy aesthetic. Cuts from the band’s new “End of Daze” EP were especially stellar. The steady “Mine Tonight” and name checking “Season In Hell” were especially strong vocally, despite the volume of the instruments obscuring the great lyrics. The rollicking beats of “Wasted Away” and “He Gets Me High” provided a nice contrast to the starker material the band played from the “End of Daze” EP. The band provided the crowd with a single song encore and bowed afterwards. Though quiet throughout most of their set, the band drew a large crowd that danced and whooped their numbers. It was a cold night on Sunday, but the rock was served good and hot within the Bottle Tree.
noise partially conceals the full, orange moon. Ryan's lyrics here are alternately weathered and wistful - A line of aging, coupled with a line of peace. The overpowering distortion of his electric guitar then crashes over the soundscape as he ends his second run through the chorus - Ghostly echoes swell with a startling suddency, hurtling the progression into wild, eerie chaos. "Blue Sky Blues" and "Starlite Diner" are the calmest of the set - Evocative, but wholly controlled. This is where the creepiness temporarily shifts to contemplation, for brief-but-beautiful moments. "Starlite Diner" in particular feels
dreamy, like the natural fog that occurs on the inside of a window during an autumn rain. Ryan's piano-playing on both songs is mostly simple, but is far from repetitive. He's joined, in little bursts, by strings or bass or something subtle - Each adding a light tint to the bluegrey sonic atmosphere. The fright returns in its strongest sense with the songs toward the end of the album - with "The Sadness" and "Voices." "The Sadness" is sharp, loud, and angsty, the hispanic tinge from the electric guitars adding only deadlier vibes and more drama. Ryan hisses, "Deny me / Deny me my destiny!" Later erupting primally
into screams of "Oh, I can give you whatever you're wanting! / Just take it, and spare me! / Spare me, please!" If that isn't enough to get your Halloween blood pumping, try "Voices" on for size. It's the album's finale, and Ryan and his guitar do the most emotional damage of the whole record here. No spoiling the surprises, so just go listen to it. Be prepared for shivers, shakes, and checking the dark corners of your room before you go to sleep tonight. Seven years after its release, Ryan Adams's 29 is still my favorite Halloween record. Have a fun and safe one, all your music-loving guys and ghouls out there!
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Rocky Horror takes over The Alabama Theater by Clark Stackhouse Contributing Writer The time of year has once again come, where men and women don their highest heels and converge on the Alabama Theater for the Rocky Horror Masquerade Ball. The costume contest had great hits and the shadow cast did a wonderful job while the movie played on. The winner of the general characters costume was Melanie Daniels from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. She was dressed in a period appropriate green suit. She had crows fabricated to look like they were attacking her from above. No picture was able to be taken. The winners were named and the show began. The Lips took the stage lip synching to “Science Fiction.”
The Grateful Dead’s blue dancing bear took second. Taking third place was someone dressed as Rene Magritte’s painting, Son of Man. It was a perfect representation of the painting.
The Lips that took second place, for the second year, had a zombie flair this year.
A man dressed as Frank-N-Furter took first place for the third year in a row for the Rocky Horror contest.
The night continued in its annual festivities, and afterwards the historic Alabama theater was covered in rice, newspaper, water, toast, and newspaper. The shadow cast took their bows and the costumed audience exited, planning for what they would come as next year.
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More bullets, more of the same by Andrew Meechum Associate Editor This is no Call of Duty, and that is a good thing. Medal of Honor: Warfighter by Electronic Arts and Danger Close games isn’t for fans of the outlandish battles, ridiculous scenarios and over the top weaponry of other first person shooters. Fear not though, the explosive action remains intact. The Medal of Honor series serves as collective hats off to the Special Operators, or Tier 1, in America like the U.S. Navy SEALs and Delta Force as well as from other countries including the British SAS, German KSK and even the Norwegian FSK/HJK. The acronyms for all 10 of the elite units you can control are
beside the point. What you need to know is that the story characters and the squad of Tier 1 Operators you control in multiplayer are based on real men, real equipment and real events. Being given the opportunity to see the world as some of the best trained fighting machines is fantastic. The single player story revolves around the Operator “Preacher”, who after several deployments is struggling to keep his marriage afloat. The story campaign aims to humanize these warriors and show what battles they fight on the front lines and the home front. You’ll visit hotspots in Pakistan, Somalia and the Philippines as you work to stop a global terrorist threat and be treated to plenty of big booms,
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tense chases and…hang on a second where have we heard this before? Based on real events maybe but the story is certainly tailored to fit in to what the industry thinks gamers want to see and doesn’t really deviate from the terrorist manhunt genre of storytelling. All that being said it’s a first person shooter and people really just want it for the multiplayer. Sadly there aren’t any real wonders to behold here either. The formula stays true with familiar game modes like team death match and sector control, but nothing groundbreaking or unfamiliar. For the dedicated you can go to the Battlelog website and track your progress as well as compete in the Warfighter Nations using tokens
Photo:Andrew Mechum won during multiplayer battles. You will have to sign up to Origins by Electronic Arts to access the online functions but it is a free service. Overall the gameplay is solid but formulaic and a bit tired. The graphics are nice and detailed,
as one would expect. It was actually nice to see a color palette more closely related to the muted post apocalyptic landscape of Fallout 3 as opposed to the bubblegum bright shades of the Call of Duty series. This game may not
be worth the $60 asking price considering you’re paying for more of the same but picking up a used copy on the cheap is worth the chance to experience Tier 1 Operators at work. The Falcon gives Medal of Honor: Warfighter a 7.5 out of 10.
The 25 cent comic review: Marshal Law vs Deadly Duo
by Clarke Stackhouse Contributing Writer
Decide to go a Halloween party last minute? Don’t have a costume? Here are a few cheap, easy, and quick ideas. All the materials can be found at the dollar store. Traffic light: This is a great inventive way to do a last minute costume. The backing is done with just a piece of yellow poster board, glued to cardboard to strengthen it. The lights are touch lights wrapped in their respective colors using tissue paper. Wear it around your neck using a bent hanger or ribbon glued or taped to the poster board. Salt and pepper shakers: A great last minute couple costume. All you need is a white and black trash bag, aluminum foil, and poster board. Cut arm holes and a head hole in the trash bags; place an S from the aluminum foil on the white bag, and a P on the black bag. Take the poster board and cut
two strips. Measure the strips to the head, staple in place and cover in foil, using a sharpie place three dots on the salt and five on the pepper. Cereal killer: This is one of the simplest costumes out there, but it will always receive a laugh and compliments. Take single serve cereal boxes and place knives through each of them. Tape to either a plain colored shirt or a piece of poster board. For added flare, use some red around the stab holes, to look like blood. Smartie pants: The easiest costume. Wear your everyday clothes and simply tape smarties to your pants. The Hipster: Find a plaid or v-neck shirt, a scarf and a pair of black framed glasses. Either use or create a mockup of an iPad and constantly remark how you knew about everything before it was cool.
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Marshal Law
by Matt Lord Contributing Writer This is the Falcon’s first super powered super heroes showdown. Two comics picked at random from a stack of 25 cent books. The comics Marshal Law and Deadly Duo are both forgotten relics from the 90s comic book scene. Of course the 90s may have brought some great things to comics, for the most part it was a dark time for the industry. We’ll take a look at each in a few categories that may make or break a comic book to decide which is better. First up the all important costumes. Marshall Law’s costume is a little hard to put into words which is rarely a good thing. The best way to put it is a leather fetish suit mixed with a Nazi uniform. Having the main star of a comic dressed like a Nazi generally is not a good idea. Of course the costumes in Deadly Duo may have been a little
Kill Cat of Deadly Duo plain they at least look the part of a Superhero. So the rule of keeping it simple really works in their favor. I would say that Deadly Duo wins in Costumes design. Round 2, plot. Marshall Law had a relatively original idea as a government employed “hero killer”. Though it left a bad taste in my mouth after reading it, at least it was an interesting idea. Deadly Duo felt like a stale Batman and Robin rip-off that brought nothing new to the table. It was purely a parody and nothing more. So the winner of in this category goes to Marshall Law. Round 3, dialogue. Deadly Duos dialogue was extremely cheesy. For example this gem, “Soon the drug I injected you with will take effect and you’ll see me as a beautiful women”. The line coming from a male Villain called Laff-a-lot. Laff-a-lot looks a bit like a cross between the Joker and the prop comic Carrot Top. This was followed up by quite a few cheap homophobic jokes because of the drug’s effects. The humor generally kept to a school yard level throughout
the book and never really progressed past that. Marshall Law on the other hand had relatively decent dialogue if not a little over dramatic at times. It had a satirical nature to it, jabbing at classic comic book conventions. One line that sticks out is “It’s impossible no one can be a superman no one!” This one line really solidifies the theme of the comic. So I would say that Marshall Law won this round. Category four, action. Deadly Duo was more about the jokes than the action. When they actually did some fighting it looked decent but it was nothing special. Marshall Law on the other hand had this certain ugliness to the fights that really worked for it. When someone was punched it really jumped off the page. So again Marshall Law takes the win. Round 5, likability of characters. The characters in Deadly Duo were charmingly cheesy. The duo is made up of Kill Cat and Boy Wonder, though cheesy the characters were funny and hard to hate. Marshall Law was a little too “woe is me, I am so deep” for my
taste. The self loathing anti hero was just not appealing. The writers just seemed to be trying too hard to sell the idea of the character. Deadly Duos humor made for characters that are actually very likable with gives them the win for this round. The last category is art. Deadly Duos art was pretty standard, nothing all that amazing but not that bad. The artwork on the cover was the same as the comic so no ugly surprises with that. Marshall Law on the other hand had terrible cover art with even worse interior art. The faces where blockish and the bodies were very badly proportioned. There were even a few points where it looked like a different artist had taken over. So when it comes to artwork Deadly Duo won. The overall winner? Marshall Law is an overall a better comic. The plot is more engaging than Deadly Duos cheap humor and besides the few problemsI had with the book I may actually pick up another issue. I don’t think I will ever read another Deadly Duo comic.
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Monday, October 29th, 2012
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UM Alumni premiering new short film on Halloween UM Alumni Carl Conway Maguire (2008) along with Megan Stein (UM 2008) have been in New York City the past four years working on theatre and film projects. This Halloween they are debuting their first big project titled “Visiting Hours” The Film stars former Montevallo students Lynsey Buckelew and Devin Lilly. The film was made for a friendly competition called Spooky Fest. The film will make its online debut at 9 p.m. central time. The Falcon will link to the stream as soon as it is published. Check our Facebook on October 31 for more information.
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