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July 1st - Hosted by Balsam Range July 2nd - Hosted by Darin & Brooke Aldridge July 3rd - Hosted by Steep Canyon Rangers Kids Ages: 5 -18 Must bring instrument Volume 27 Jam Camp Issue #28 Learn New Tunes Camping Available For more information log on ‌
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The Bluegrass Camp for Kids in Morganton, N.C. offers traditional Bluegrass instrumental music to youth as an opportunity to learn from professionals, as well as performing at the annual Red White and Bluegrass Festival. The camp will run for three days (July 1st, 2nd and 3rd). Camp Director Gary Leonhardt !"#$%&'()(%#!%*+%!,(-#.#-%"/(%0#1#&2% Most campers, however, are on a beginner or intermediate level and range from 6 to 12 years of age. July 1st Hosted by Balsam Range, July 2nd Hosted by Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and July 3rd Hosted by Steep Canyon Rangers. Sessions will cover stage presence, playing as a band and singing. The campers will perform on stage July 3rd, just before the July 4th Fan Appreciation Celebration.  Last year the festival drew 30,000 people from several states and countries. The 75 campers came from Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and other locations. Leonhardt said the Morganton event is probably the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest traditional BluegrassÂ
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Two Big Fundraising Concerts Song of the Mountains June 22nd Nathan Stanley
Song of the Mountains will present two talent packed fundraising concerts at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, VA on Saturday, June 22nd. “We will be presenting a matinee at 2:00 pm and an evening concert at 7:00 pm”, states Tim White the show’s host and executive coordinator. “We are excited that Ralph and Nathan Stanley will be on the evening concert and also at our pre‐concert meet and greet at 5:30 the same day”, says White. In addition to the two concerts and the “meet & greet” with the Stanleys there will also be a silent auction with one of the major items being an autographed Deering “Calico” banjo signed by many artists who have performed on Song of the Mountains over the past three years. These autographs include the late Doc Watson, Dr.
Ralph Stanley, Doyle Lawson and many others. “Many people mistakenly think that since we are on PBS across America that Song of the Mountains is funded by public television. That is not the case at all. We must raise every dollar ourselves to keep this wonderful program airing across the U.S.”, says White. “We depend on generous donations from our viewers and fans of our program as well as the underwriters who help fund our program.” The two concerts have a world class lineup of talent. The 2:00 pm matinee at the Lincoln Theatre includes the Redhead Express, Michael Reno Harrell, Raymond McLain, VW Boys, James Smith the Autoharp Man, Celtibillies, Donna Ulisse, Comedy of Phil Campbell, Magic of Dave Vaught and Comedy of Phil Fox. The 7:00 pm evening concert will headline Dr. Ralph Stanley and Nathan Stanley, Redhead Express, Raymond McLain, VW Boys, James Smith the Autoharp Man, Celtibillies, Donna Ulisse, Comedy of Phil Campbell, Magic of Dave Vaught and the Comedy
of Phil Fox. “I know that our concert series is loved by viewers across our nation and beyond. We do need the support of everyone who enjoys the music from our region and this event is a major part of our fundraising for the year. What a fantastic lineup of talent we have coming to support our program and all of us at Song of the Mountains and the Lincoln Theatre appreciate their generous donations of their talent to help us raise the dollars necessary to continue to provide our program to millions of people each year”, states White. “I do urge fans and friends of our program to visit our website w w w. s o n g o f t h e m o u n t a i n s . org for other ways folks can contribute to the Lincoln Theatre and Song of the Mountains concert series”. This Song of the Mountains concert on June 22nd begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $ 15 and information is available at www. songofthemountains.org or by calling 276‐783‐6093. Song of the Mountains Continued on page 7
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is underwritten for public television by TEDS, the General Francis Marion Hotel in Marion, VA, The Appalachian Cultural Music Association and the Mountain Music Museum in Bristol, TN, Blue Ridge Country 98.1 fm, The Bank of Marion, Morehead State University, Bryant Label Co. of Blountville, TN. Special support from the Town of Marion, VA. Also Song of the Mountains appreciates all the support received from their faithful supporters who contribute dollars to keep this concert series funded and on public television across America. Memberships and Song of the Mountains merchandise are available at the website and your purchases help support the concert series. Donations are accepted at the website as well. Underwriting opportunities are available by contacting Song of the Mountains through our website. Song of the Mountains/The 3#*-+0*% 4'("&)(% #!% "% *+*5,)+.#&% organization.
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East TN Music Collectors Show
Double Tree Hilton, JC June 23rd The East Tennessee Music Collectors Show will take place June 23 2013, at the Double Tree‐Hilton on Mockingbird Lane in Johnson City TN, 10am to 4pm, FREE admission. This unique event features music dealers from all over the Southeast, who will offer rare vintage vinyl LPs and 45s, plus CDs, DVDs, memorabilia, and much more – at a variety of price ranges. This event
"00+6!% 7+8% &'(% -'"*-(% &+% .#*$% that “holy grail” vinyl title or CD that you have been looking for, and we guarantee there will be music offered at the show that cannot be found in local stores. This will be the “biggest and best one‐day music store” in Tennessee! Please contact the show’s organizer and promoter, Gregory Neal, for questions or comments.
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The Broadcast
Thursday Jams in Abingdon June 20th, 6:30pm
The Town of Abingdon has created a Thursday Jams concert series for the summer as part of the Abingdon Music Experience. Starting May 16th until September 19th, there will be nationally recognized bands showcased at the Abingdon Market Pavilion each Thursday. Each concert will start at 6:30pm and will be FREE to the public. Bring your lawn chairs
and blankets. There will be food and beverage vendors serving BBQ, Hamburgers and Pizza. No coolers are allowed. The events will be held rain or shine. Join us on June 20, 2013 for the powerful and soulful melodies of The Broadcast. It is no wonder they have audiences across the country entranced with their polyrhythmic grooves. Their uncanny ability to connect with
listeners make them a must see! The band originally formed in Brooklyn, NY in 2007, this young, six‐piece soul infused rock band is known for their tight, high‐ energy performances that have vaulted them into the national spotlight. The Broadcast $)"6!% #*.08(*-(!% 9)+1% the funky and soulful Motown Sound and the raw vocal prowess of singers such as Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin. Platinum blonde, Caitlin Krisko, whose commanding and captivating voice has been compared to the likes of Adele and Grace Potter, fronts the band with a prowess not often found in vocalists her age. Their powerhouse performances are not only characterized by Krisko?s dynamic voice but also by the interplay of the band. The trio of Michael Davis (drums), Matthew Davis (bass) and Tyler Housholder (percussion) create rich foundations of rhythm that drive the band. Guitarist Aaron Austin and keyboardist Rich Brownstein punctuate the group?s sound with their soulful solo?s and deep tonal textures. Their highly anticipated new album, Dodge The Arrow, will be released in the Fall of 2013. Their highly‐anticipated new album, Dodge the Arrow, will be released in the Fall of 2013. Promotions for these events ")(% :)+8/'&% &+% 8!% :7% ;+*(.#)(% Brands. For more information on the concerts, you can call 276‐676‐2282 or visitwww. abingdonmusicexperience.com. Thank you to our Sponsors! Walling Distributing Company, BVU Authority, Capo?s Music Store, Charter Media, Comfort Inn of Abingdon, Eastman Credit Union, Johnston Memorial Hospital, Steel Fab, Thompson and Litton and Virginia Tourism Corporation.
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“All God’s Children” LampLight Theatre June 22-23
“All the world’s a stage.” This month, LampLight Theatre brings the world to the stage. An adventurous children’s theatre production comes to the Tri‐ Cities. This is LampLight Theatre’s sixth seasonal production for Children’s Theatre. An encore of last year’s production, “All God’s Children” joins our musical gang as they travel to all seven continents learning about their different cultures and Christian traditions. The scripture comes to life through music, dance, and truths shared by some eccentric characters from around the world. Come and meet colorful Abayomi & Pumba (Africa), tropical Iara, the “Water Lady” (South America), Boomer and Blunder from down under (Australia), and Princess Bao, and Shangri & La (Asia). Children from around the world will appear as well from all across the featured continents. The Oasis Players will share how our language and cultures began with the Tower of Babel. They will also educate us about the great white continent of Antarctica. Of course, our favorites will return once more. Shadie Sadie the Sycamore Tree will represent North America and Ticker the Clock will show us around Europe. This multi‐ cultural voyage will educate students and present wonderful truths from God’s word through energetic songs and stories from
the scriptures. Our talented Adventure Team will be on hand to guide and entertain us +*% "*% 8*9+)/(&&":0(% 98*5.#00($% trip. Even though we live in a great big world, we are all of one blood. We have a responsibility to share Christ to those who do not know Him regardless of our differences. Performances of “All God’s Children” will be Saturday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 23 at 3:00 p.m. Doors will open one hour prior to performances.
A suggested donation for each performance is $7.00 for everyone. A love offering will be taken at each production to help support the ministry. For reservations or more information, please contact the 3"1,3#/'&% :+<% +9.#-(% "&% =>?5 343‐1766, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For a complete theatre schedule for 2013 visit us online at www.lamplighttheatre.com. LampLight Theatre is in its new location at 140 Broad Street Kingsport, TN.
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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
Summer 2013 Excursion
If you’re experiencing the Summer Doldrums, we have the cure for you – getting out of the house and taking a great train ride! Escape the Dog Days of Summer with a cool, refreshing and scenic train trip through the mountains of the Southern Appalachian region. On Saturday, August 17th, 2013, the Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum will sponsor its “Summer 2013 Excursion” – a train ride on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad through the majestic Smoky Mountains and the beautiful countryside of Western North Carolina. The train follows the route of the former Southern Railway’s Murphy Branch line, established #*% @AB@C% 6#&'% #&!% .#D(% ,()-(*&% grade, many bridges, and the beautiful whitewater Nantahala Gorge. Much of the route hugs the banks of the Little Tennessee and Nantahala Rivers and crosses Fontana Lake Trestle, standing 100 feet above the lake and spanning 780 feet. After crossing the lake, the train will enter the breathtaking Nantahala Gorge – a natural wonder. Passengers can choose to ride in comfort in Coach Class, Crown Class or First Class coaches. All classes offer seating in vintage,
restored passenger cars. Coach Class features windows that open and close for fresh‐air viewing and ceiling fans. Crown Class offers larger windows for better viewing (windows do not open) and climate control for passenger comfort. First Class passengers will travel in luxury and style in restored 1940s‐era bar / lounge cars that feature seating at well‐ appointed tables and lounge / restaurant style chairs. First Class passengers will also enjoy lunch (included with ticket purchase) at their seat. Ticket prices for adult Coach Class seats are $79 and $58 for children (2 to 12 years). Adult Crown Class seats are $92 and $71 for children (2 to 12 years). First Class service Club Car seats are $139 for anyone 21 years and older. The trip will begin in downtown Johnson City, TN, where passengers will board a motor coach departing 9:15 a.m. from the Legion Street (Big Burley) parking lot across the street from the Johnson City Recreation Center. Upon arriving Bryson City, NC, passengers will have time to shop, snack, and visit the Smoky Mountain Train Museum before boarding the excursion train Continued on page 11
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at 1:45 p.m. for the 4.5‐ hour roundtrip to the Nantahala Gorge and return. There will be a layover at the Gorge for sightseeing. Expected arrival back to Johnson City is 8:30 p.m. To order tickets (and lunch for Coach and Crown Classes, if desired), send your check or money order along with the number of tickets, the class of car you choose and lunch choices to Summer 2013 Excursions, Watauga Valley RHS&M, P. O. Box 432, Johnson City, TN, 37605‐0432. A printable ticket / lunch order form is available by going to our web site at www. wataugavalleynrhs.org and clicking on the “Excursions” link. Please specify if you will accept an alternate class of service if your choice is sold out; you will be refunded the difference. Money will be refunded if you do not wish an alternate service. Passengers will have several options for lunch and dinner. Nearby attractions Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, the Cherokee Indian Reservation, and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society & Museum Headquartered in Johnson City, TN, the WVRHS&M is engaged in all facets of railroad related interest and history. We sponsor scenic railroad excursions; restore and lease historic railroad passenger cars; and are in the process of developing a museum in Jonesborough, TN. Membership is open to everybody of all ages with an interest in railroading. The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad The railroad has become a 9"D+)#&(% +9% .#01% ,)+$8-()!% +D()% the years. The train wreck scene in the 1993 movie “The Fugitive,” starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, 6"!% .#01($% #*% E#00!:+)+% "0+*/% the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. The wreckage of the set can still be viewed on the outbound train excursion from Dillsboro. The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad also was
8!($% #*% &'(% .#01#*/% +9% &'(% @BBF% comedy “My Fellow Americans,” starring Jack Lemmon and James Gardner, when they stumble on to a charter train full of UNC‐ Chapel Hill Fans headed for the NCAA Final Four. Train scenes
in the 1998 movie “Forces of G"&8)(CH%!&"))#*/%;(*%I9.0(-J%"*$% K"*$)"%;800+-JC%"0!+%6()(%.#01($% on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. For questions about the trip, visit our web site at www.
w a t a u g a v a l l e y r r h s m . o r g ; phone (423) 753‐5797; email wataugavalley@embarqmail. com; or write us at Watauga Valley RHS&M, P. O. Box 432, Johnson City, TN 37605‐0432.
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Siren Mountain Jam Boone, NC June 21-22
Siren Mountain Jam is pleased to announce the daily schedule for its inaugural festival taking place June 21‐22, 2013 at the High Country Fairgrounds in Boone, NC. Attendees will be treated to two days of music from national and regional female performers plus performing and healing arts workshops in the beautiful Western North Carolina Mountains. A schedule by day can be found at http:// www.sirenmountainjam.com/ daily‐schedule. FRIDAY, June 21st artists include: Meshell Ndegeocello, Rising Appalachia, Toshi Reagon, Melissa Reaves, Lisa Baldwin & Dave Haney, Eliza Eason, Sole Schaefer and The Mountain Laurels. SATURDAY, June 22nd artists include: Joan Osborne, Michelle Malone, Melissa Reaves, The Swayback Sisters, Crys Matthews, Amythyst Kiah and Samantha O’Brien
Meshell Ndegeocello
While at Siren Mountain Jam, festival attendees are encouraged to participate in the many healing arts workshops offered at the festival. Activities for the body include yoga, qigong, bellydance, and hoop movement; activities for the mind include introduction to the enneagram, matrix energetics, the heart of healing and more. For a list of featured
activities can be found at http:// www.sirenmountainjam.com/ healing‐arts‐village. More activities and daily schedule for healing arts will be announced soon. Produced by women, and featuring women musicians, artisans, healing artists, non‐ ,)+.#&% +)/"*#L"&#+*!% "*$% chefs, Siren Mountain Jam is a celebration of women’s contributions to the arts. All are welcome and invited to enjoy a weekend of arts, nature, relaxation and fun in an Appalachian mountain setting. Siren Mountain Jam is a family friendly festival with a limited number of tent and RV camping spaces available. Advance general admission 2‐day passes are currently available for $85 ($100 at the gate on June 21st). Advance single day tickets are also available for $40 for Friday and $50 for Saturday (prices will increase to $50 and
Rising Appalachia
$60 respectively at the gate). Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult. Limit 2 kids per adult. On‐site weekend tent camping is available for $25 per person. Tickets for the festival and camping are currently on sale and can be purchased by visiting h t t p : / / w w w . sirenmountainjam.com/buy‐ tickets
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“The Foreigner” Johnson County Community Theatre
On June 21st through June 23rd and on June 28th and 29th, the Johnson County Community Theatre of Mountain
City, Tennessee will present the “The Foreigner” by Larry Shue. This classic comedy has been performed on Broadway,
starring Matthew Broderick as the foreigner, Charlie Baker. Mr. Broderick was busy this summer, so JCCT president, Ray Branch, will be portraying Charlie in this production. Judy Walsh will be directing and playing the part of Betty Meeks. Several other local folks will be adding their talents to this endearing and funny play. They include Ryan Whitener as Froggy, Jacob McGlamery as Reverend David Lee, Brooklynne
Dunn as Catherine Simms, David Wilson as Ellard Simms and Dean Whitworth as Owen Musser. The action takes place in "% )(!+)&% !&70(% .#!'#*/% 0+$/(% #*% rural Georgia, the plot revolves around the visit of two guests, Englishmen Charlie Baker and Staff Sergeant Froggy LeSueur. Naturally shy, Charlie is also depressed because his beloved wife may be dying. He tells Froggy, “I should have stayed with Mary, at the hospital. When a man’s wife is dying, he belongs with her, not‐not in Georgia.” He begs Froggy, “Please. Try to understand, I can’t ‐ talk to anyone now.” To help his friend, Froggy tells Betty Meeks, who owns the lodge, that Charlie is the native of an exotic country who does not understand a word of English. Betty, who has never traveled, is delighted to cater to a stranger who is “ as foreign "!% &'(% $"7% #!% 0+*/2H% I&% .#)!&C% Charlie is appalled by Froggy’s fabrication, but before long, he .#*$!% '#1!(09% ,)#D7% &+% "!!+)&($% secrets and scandals freely discussed in front of him by the other visitors. These include the spoiled but introspective heiress and Southern belle, Catherine
Simms and the man to whom she is somewhat reluctantly engaged, the Reverend David Lee, a seemingly good‐natured preacher with a dark side. Her brother, Ellard, is a simpleton who tries to “teach” Charlie how to speak English. Owen Musser, the racist county property inspector, plans to oust Betty and convert the lodge into a meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan. It’s non‐stop hilarity, as Charlie becomes the center of the others’ attention. In the wildly funny climax, things go uproariously wrong for “the bad guys” and “the good guys “ emerge triumphant. Come join in the fun at historic Heritage Hall in Mountain City, Tennessee. “The Foreigner” will be performed on June 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7pm and June 23 at 2:30pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door and $5 for youth under 18. Call the :+<% +9.#-(% "&% =>?5M>M5M===% 9+)% tickets and more information.
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Gene and Gayla Mills Acoustic Coffeehouse June 22nd, 10pm
Gene and Gayla Mills, an acoustic Americana duo from Virginia, will be performing at the Acoustic Coffeehouse on June 22 at 10 pm. They play modern folk tinged with bluegrass and country, mixing covers with Gene’s award‐winning songs.
They offer “some of the best organic music you could hope to come across,” (Chris Specter, Midwest Record). Their CD If Stones Could Talk” reached #5 on the Roots Music Folk Chart and #11 on the Folk DJ chart. “Talking to a Stone,” 6'#-'% '"!% 6+*% &6+% .#)!&% ,0"-(% songwriting awards, reached #9 on the Folk DJ Chart. The duo features impressive 0("$% /8#&")C% !+0#$% :"!!% .#$$0(C% and smooth harmonies. Their songs—both originals and covers—tell rich, concrete stories of memorable characters, from miners and farmers to lovers and soldiers. Covers range from traditional ballads to the Beatles, Larry
Sparks to Bob Dylan, Hot Rize to the Louvin Brothers. Gene and Gayla have played at the Crozet Music Festival, the Richmond Irish Festival, the Nashville Songwriter’s Festival, and the Fredericksburg Songwriters’ Showcase. Gene’s songs tell rich stories, many based on real people‐‐ miners, farmers, lovers, "*$% !+0$#()!2% N#!% .#)!&% CD Waiting for Rain garnered nationwide airplay, and he has won over a dozen country and folk songwriting awards. Gene is also "*% "--+1,0#!'($% .0"&5,#-J#*/% guitarist. Gayla’s bass playing, solid, rhythmic, and melodic, is accompanied by harmonies tender and sweet. Married over 25 years, Gene and Gayla have been playing as
a duo since 2004. “The dynamic between the both of them is just beautiful. It’s a sweet thing to watch.” (Karen Atkinson, WHAN radio). “Take the cornerstones of acoustic Americana, add a touch of bluegrass, country and folk, mix together with dedication,
superb musicianship and then add precise harmonies. If these songs don’t move you, then your soul is made of stone.” (Tim Carroll, folkwords.com) Their cd can be heard at http:// www.broadjam.com/artists/ albums.php?artistID=71026
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Last Call on Custom Pavers Kingsport Press Memory Fountain To Benefit Kingsport Carousel Project
Since 2011, in partnership with Food City and in honor of the Kingsport Press employees, the Kingsport Carousel Project has been selling inscribed bricks for the Kingsport O)(!!% P(1+)7% Q+8*&"#*2% % 4'(% .#*"0% day to place an order is June 30, 2013. Don’t delay, buy your brick now. Bricks can be purchased on‐line at www. EngageKingsport.com or in person at the Renaissance Center Room 224. Food City has constructed a fountain of bricks from the original Kingsport Press. The fountain is located directly under the re‐constructed Kingsport Press water tower on the former
Quebecor plant site. Pavers around the fountain can be inscribed to honor family members or neighbors. Pavers can be purchased with a Press icon or Carousel Icon or can be text only. Proceeds from the sale of inscribed ,"D()!%:(*(.#&%&'(%R#*/!,+)&%S")+8!(0% Project. The Kingsport Carousel will be located in the vicinity of the Kingsport Farmers Market, across the parking lot from the Kingsport Press Memory Fountain and Food City. For more information or to place an order, contact the City of Kingsport T9.#-(% +9% S80&8)"0% I)&!% "&% U=>?V% ?B>5 8414.
Pinot and Pablo: Paint and Wine Studio New in Kingsport
A new concept has opened in Kingsport. They are called Pinot and Pablo, a Paint and Wine Studio. They provide the studio, instructor and all the supplies for you to paint your very own masterpiece, you bring your best gal pals, your wonderful better half or your best buds.. It’s wonderful for Girl’s Night Out, Birthday Parties and Couple’s Night and they are planning a singles night next weekend!
They are also a Mobile Paint and Wine Studio, meaning that they bring everything to you! They have had a few corporate teambuilding events at Meadowview, and next month they are taking it to Remington House to share a little Art Therapy with the Residents there. Please go to pinotandpablo. com to check out their website. They are also on facebook as Pinot and Pablo.
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Abingdon Music Experience June 22nd, 1-7pm everywhere he went. After the military, he started his own band, The Blues Lapp Dogs, and began singing and playing in blues and supper clubs all over the Midwest.
based in northeast Tennessee. His dobra and lap steel work can be heard on recordings by David Childers, Christine Kane, Hot Guitar, Chris Rosser, The Gospel Playboys, Mama Said, Wanda Lu Marshall Ballew
The Abingdon Music Experience in conjunction with Abingdon Main Street presents the Main Street Blues street party on Saturday, June 22nd from 1:00 – 7:00 PM. Proceeds from the day’s event will go to the Abingdon Main Street Program. Main Street in Abingdon will be closed from Wall Street to Cummings Street for the event. A suggested ticket price of $5 will be asked at the gate. You can purchase a ticket at www.eventbrite.com/ event/4357445236 ahead of &#1(2%4'(%,)+.#&!%9)+1%&'(%(D(*&% will go to the Abingdon Main Street Program. The event will be held rain or shine. The event will have two stages, one being the Main Stage and the other being a secondary stage. Here is the line‐up for the Main Stage: Les Moore has been a devotee of blues music for over 20 years. He started singing in church as a child in Bassett, VA. While serving in the military in St. Louis, MO, he was encouraged to sing and play his guitar almost
Billy Crawford Band
Marshall Ballew is a songwriter and multi – instrumentalist
Greene, The Timber Rattlers, and Radiation Blues Banned. He has shared the stage with David Lindley, Jorma Kaukonen, Doc Watson, Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men, Cindy Cashdollar, Acoustic Syndicate, Michael Reno Harrell, Mary Flower, Rank Outsiders and others. Billy Crawford Band is a band with plenty of energy and mastery of dynamics. Billy Crawford was raised playing bass in church, then gained an early hard‐rock pedigree on electric guitar. But for the past three decades, he has turned his six‐string action toward the blues. For much of the 1990s, audiences around the world heard Crawford’s intense work Continued on page 17
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limited to just the blues. He has a -0(")C%!&)+*/C%-+*.#$(*&%D+#-(C%"*$% with blues‐rocker Deborah when you combine that with his Coleman. This Bristol‐based exciting bass playing and crowd band includes some of that pleasing good nature you get one )(/#+*W!% .#*(!&% :08(!% 1(*2% 4'(% great performer. Bass player and .#)(% #!% !&#00% :8)*#*/% :08(% 9)+1% band leader Sam Cockrell has Crawford’s Guitar, as he rips been playing music almost his through blues, ballads, rock, and (*&#)(%0#9(2%N(%!"#$%'(%.#)!&%,0"7($% surf – even New Orleans‐style. at a club called the Burning Spear when Wallace Coleman he was 9 years old. 31 years later this dynamic bass player and gifted singer '"!% X8!&% .#*#!'($% )(-+)$#*/% '#!% .#)!&% CD and made his debut performance in Minneapolis. Alvin Youngblood Hart is the cosmic American love child of Howlin Wolf and Link Wray! Known as a “musician’s
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Alvin Youngblood Hart
Wallace Coleman entered the blues fray after retiring from the Cleveland, OH, bakery where he unloaded trucks. He was born in 1936 in Morristown, TN, where he fell for the blues listening to Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Little Walter recordings on WLAC late night broadcasts out of Nashville. Jimmy Reed and Little Walter records inspired him to play the harmonica. Coleman taught himself to play on a 50 cent harp and developed lung power by imitating freight trains. Career highlights include the Lockwood years, playing the Rose Center in his birthplace, Morristown, TN, and his enterprise: Pinto Blues Music where he has released a second CD entitled Stretch My Money. Sam Cockrell and the Groove is full of energy and fun to watch. They play music that is geared to getting the crowd up and dancing. They cover a variety of genres and are just as comfortable playing R&B, pop, Motown, rock and dance music as they are straight ahead blues – and they can do them all with style and aplomb. Variety is the band’s specialty, and they play what the audience wants to hear. Sam’s trained voice also lends itself easily to just about any style of music, not being
musician,” Alvin Youngblood Hart‘s praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to Brit guitar gods Eric Clapton & Mick Taylor. Since the release of his 1996 debut recording, the all‐acoustic BIG MAMA’S DOOR, Hart has relayed his eclectic musical message around the world. A devout follower of the “no barriers” approach carved out by veteran performers like Gatemouth Brown and the late/ great Doug Sahm, Hart aims to delight the masses and points to challenge the so‐called blues purists. Promotions for these events ")(% :)+8/'&% &+% 8!% :7% ;+*(.#)(% Brands. For more information on the concerts, you can call 276‐676‐2282 or visit www. abingdonmusicexperience.com.
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The Sweetback Sisters Down Home June 21st, 8pm
“Zara Bode and Emily Miller layer gorgeous girl‐on‐girl harmonies over swell honky‐tonk melodies – the kind that make Loretta Lynn fans weep. Trust us: These guys are brilliant.” ‐ NBC NEW YORK “The Sweetback Sisters and their crack band have created a CD that, while remaining very true to the roots of early country, bristles with the energy of the very best young American performers.” ‐Sing Out! Y4'#!% !(<&(&% $(.#*#&(07% '"!% some warped records in their jukebox, quick to dive into hard‐ western barn burners as much as classic yodeling.” ‐ The Village Voice Sweetback Sisters Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family‐style harmonies recall the
best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of Wanda Jackson, one of the band’s role models. Like the artists they admire, the Sweetbacks are concerned with the traditional subjects of heartbreak, revenge, remorse and staying strong in the face of relationships gone wrong, albeit with a contemporary sensibility. “We’re a renegade retro band that mixes up country, swing and honky tonk,” explains Bode. “Sometimes what we deliver is straight out of the 50s; other times it’s BR549 meets The B52s.” The Sisters have been touring relentlessly since they released Chicken Ain’t Chicken in 2009. Their new CD, Looking For A Fight showcases the band’s razor sharp musicianship, complex
arrangements and growing -+*.#$(*-(% "!% !+*/6)#&()!2% YZ(% tried to recreate the energy we get when we connect with an audience over the course of a song,” Bode says. “The basic tracks were all done live, and we recorded most of the vocals with Emily and I crowded around one microphone. It gave the tracks a certain intimacy.” Like their raucous stage show, Looking For A Fight balances yesterday’s hits with contributions from the band’s four songwriters, Zara Bode, Emily Miller, Ross Bellenoit and .#$$0()% [(!!(% P#0*(!2% I*$% 6'#0(% the music may be energetic and sassy, sentiments of heartache, loss and longing are dominant. “Those are the themes that make country songs resound with listeners,” Miller says. “We didn’t only want to make a classic sounding record, but a classic feeling record as well.” Q)+1% &'(#)% .#)!&% *#/'&% +*C% &'(% crowds have gone wild for their close harmonies, charismatic stage presence and the crackling musicianship of their cohorts. But while the Sweetback Sisters formed due to their deep love
of classic country music, their individual foundations are quite varied. “Stefan, Peter and Ross all have formal training in jazz and classical music,” Miller explains, “And now play everything under the sun. On the other hand, Jesse was steeped in old‐time music, learning tunes from his dad \())7C%"%.#$$0()%"*$%9+0J0+)#!&2%]*% the Sisters’ combined histories there’s not a lot of ground we don’t cover.” Bode concludes,
“The tension between our various backgrounds gives the music something original and exciting, but in a way it’s also an homage to what country music used to be: a melting pot of rock, jazz, and traditional music.” Down Home information can be found at www.downhome. com. Band information can be found at www. thesweetbacksisters.com Photo: Gisel Florez
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“The Reliquaries”
ETSU’s Reece Museum Through June 29th
June 18, 2013 • The Loafer, Page 19 “The Reliquaries,” an exhibit
Saturday, June 29.
undergraduate degree and
of 12 original works that
The exhibit, co‐sponsored by
Master’s degree in Studio Art
convey a sense of life on the
the ETSU Alumni Association
and Graphic Design from East
East Tennessee State University
and ETSU Foundation, features
Tennessee State University. He
campus, has been extended by
original works by regional
is both a working artist and
ETSU’s Reece Museum until
artist William Bledsoe that
head of the secondary studio
capture the university’s
arts program at Providence
landmarks and events in various seasons. A closing reception at the Reece Museum on Thursday, June 27, from 5:30‐7
p.m.
will
give
visitors an opportunity to vote for their favorite ,"#*&#*/C% '(0,#*/% &+% $(.#*(% those most likely to see widespread use in other formats. The paintings will eventually be reproduced
Academy, a school in Johnson City.
The Reece Museum is open
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Fridays from 10 a.m.‐4 p.m.,
Thursdays from 10 a.m.‐7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.‐
3 p.m. Admission is free, and
parking passes are available
for weekday visitors to the
museum. Group tours are also available.
as a variety of collectibles,
For more information, to
such as a series of limited
arrange a group tour, or for
edition prints and other
special assistance for those
items for sale.
with disabilities, contact the
A native of East Tennessee, Bledsoe received both his
Reece Museum at (423) 439‐ 4392.
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Jenny Dalton
Jenny Dalton is a self‐taught musician
Acoustic Coffeehouse June 25th, 8pm
weaving
piano,
autoharp and percussion in +)#/#*"0% !&70(2% % ]*.08(*-($% :7% the minor chords of alternative‐ pop favorites like The Smiths
solo performance on keyboard,
and Kate Bush, Dalton blends
Johnson City on tour from
with
words
Minneapolis, MN to perform
percussion often compared to
at Acoustic Coffee House on
Florence Welch, Tori Amos, Bat
Tuesday, June 25th (8pm, all
for Lashes and others.
Jenny Dalton is coming to
ages, free/nocover). It will be a
some
autoharp
and
Hailing from Minneapolis,
and
sound
introspective
sound
in
an
scape.
She has a haunting soprano voice that soars and steals hearts. With two independently released albums under her belt, Dalton is producing her third full‐length project at her home studio. For more info, visit www. jennydalton.com “Jenny Dalton is a lovely girl, at once timeless and classic. There is a sense of independence and
fearless
creativity
in
Dalton’s music that leaves the listener a little unsettled, even haunted at times. Deep within Dalton’s songwriting is a feeling of mysticism, an obvious and intense love for the piano that makes her music captivating and quietly beautiful.” ‐ Pulse of the Twin Cities “From tracks that induce a pensive mood to those that stimulate activity of the sensory system, Dalton’s songs have the potency to touch people emotionally particularly those emotions that are hidden and buried deep.” ‐Ultimate Guitar “Dalton just keeps creating beautiful
and
sometimes
haunting piano based songs that stay in your head and pull at your heart.” ‐ Rift Magazine “Awake”
is
primarily
driven by Minneapolis singer‐ songwriter
Jenny
Dalton’s
mystical voice. With tribal drum beats and an atmospheric vocal sound, the song has a haunting element.
Dalton’s
ethereal
sound channels Tori Amos and Florence Welch, and a touch of Ani DiFranco. ‐ Kansas City Star
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Ruf’s Blues Caravan 2013:
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Tomorrow’s Guitar Heroes - June 21st Dave Stewart of the ^8)7&'1#-!% .#)!&% '(")$% [+"**(% when she was 16 ‐ big champion of her music ‐ Joanne recently played lead guitar for Annie Lennox at the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II... Ruf’s Blues Caravan 2013: Tomorrow’s Guitar Heroes featuring BART WALKER and JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR with CJ Wilder (bass) and Austin Curcuruto (drums) FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013 BIGGIE’S CLAM BAR, 417 West Stone Dr., Kingsport, TN 9pm 423‐765‐9633 www. biggiesclambar.com “…imbued with such a musical breadth and unbounded vitality that they transform the blues
&(1,0"&(%#*&+%"%98*%.#00($%(<-#&#*/% show with a welcome sense of modernity…” (Pete Feenstra/ Real Music Live) On the heels of their successful 5‐week tour of Europe & Australia, the 9th Annual Blues Caravan presented by Ruf Records is ready to take on the US. In the latest edition of the Blues Caravan, rough‐and‐ tumble guitarist from Nashville, TN BART WALKER will go head‐to‐head with dynamic British female singer and guitar player JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR whose every show is a display of raw and emotional power. Rest assured: When this duo of hard‐nosed pros step into the ring, they won’t be pulling any punches.
Bart Walker, whose 2013 Ruf Records debut release “Waiting On Daylight” (March 12, 2013) has been well‐received by critics, adds a down‐home, earthy touch to the Caravan lineup. “southern friend blues/rock with a burning intensity”. (Blues Connections) At the 2012 International Blues Challenge, this Nashville‐based guitar standout took home the coveted Best Guitarist honors. In recent years, he’s provided brilliant support to country‐ rocker Bo Bice while honing his skills as a writer of powerful
!+*/!% 9800% +9% !+8&'()*% .0"#)2% Former Stevie Ray Vaughan band member Reese Wynans was so impressed with Walker’s talents as a singer, songwriter and guitarist that he promptly decided to join his band. “When I saw Bart Walker, I saw something special, so I jumped at the chance,” says the legendary Double Trouble keyboardist. Joanne Shaw Taylor, the only girl with a guitar on this year’s tour, is no stranger to the Blues Caravan: The 2009 tour was an important step in her budding
career. Hailing from England, Taylor now resides in Texas and it was there that she perfected her brand of spirited, hard rocking blues on the recently released “Almost Always Never” (Ruf Records/September 2012). “I started playing little clubs in the UK when I was 14 or 15. But the sound of this album is a better representation of what I always wanted to be as an artist,” says Taylor, who recently played lead guitar for Annie Lennox at the Diamond Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II. The album, '()% &'#)$% 9+)% _89C% '"!% !+0#$#.#($% her standing as the shooting star of modern blues. But no band is complete without a kick‐ass rhythm section. Bart Walker Band (and Bo Bice) drummer Austin Curcuruto will be joined in the engine room by bassist CJ Wilder. The musicians on the 9th Annual Blues Caravan take to the road in 2013 and will be bringing it to clubs and at festivals throughout the year. For more information including current tour dates, go to: www.bluescaravan.com
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Solstice Time: The Longest Day
K811()% +9.#-#"007% #!% '()(% when the Sun reaches its farthest point north in our skies a little after midnight this Friday at 1:04 a.m.—the moment when the Sun reaches its northern most distance from the equator. The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year: sunrise at 6:12 a.m. and sunset at 8:51 p.m. That’s 14 hours, 39 minutes of sunshine. Add another 2 hours for morning and evening twilight and there’s not much dark left in the night! The Sun’s rays are hot because they are beating down at a more
direct angle. That’s because the Sun is so high up in the sky. Remember how much further to the south the Sun is in the winter? Indirect sunlight, like between sunrise and 10 am, and 4 pm to sundown, doesn’t have the energy level of intensity compared to when the Sun is more overhead, the sunlight traveling through less earthly atmosphere. O(+,0(% .#*$% #&% '")$% &+% :(0#(D(% that the Earth is actually farther away from the Sun in the summer, and closer to the Sun in the winter.
That’s because we live with a Northern Hemisphere bias. In Australia, South America and Africa the seasons are reversed and Earth is closer to the Sun in the hot, January summer time “Down Under.” The Earth will be farthest from the Sun, called aphelion, on July 3 at 94.5 million miles. We’re closest to the Sun, perihelion, #*% &'(% .#)!&% 6((J% +9% ["*8")7% "&% around 91.3 million miles. I00%&'#!%!("!+*"0%.08<%#!%-"8!($% by the Earth being tilted at a 23.5 degree angle from straight up and down. We literally tilt away or toward the Sun as our globe orbits our favorite star every 365 days. With the Sun high up in the summer sky, the light rays are direct and hot for a longer period of time. The Summer Solstice was a noted celestial event in all civilized cultures of antiquity. The Sun stood still in the daylight sky at noon, ending its northward movement. The word “solstice” is a Latin derivative that means “Sun stands still.” Then, a few days after the solstice, the noon Sun begins
slipping southward in its arc, and the summer season begins running its course to the autumnal equinox. Because the Earth is tipped its full 23.5 degrees toward the Sun, the lands above the Arctic Circle do not see night! This is the season for the midnight Sun hugging the horizon. Meanwhile, at the South Pole, Antarctica is experiencing 24‐hours of
darkness. A few facts about our Sun, after all, it’s the star of this Summer Solstice show! Just an average star in many ways, our Sun is 865,370 miles across and is basically 99 per cent hydrogen. Though we think of the planet Jupiter as huge—it can contain every other planet, Continued on page 23
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their satellites and the asteroids inside—this only accounts for fourteen hundredths of one percent of the total mass in the Solar System. In other words, the Sun contains 99.86 per cent of everything in our system! So, how hot is the Sun? The surface temperature is around 10,000 degrees F. But the center, 6'()(% *8-0(")% .#!!#+*% !,0#&!% hydrogen atoms into stellar energy, the temperatures must approach 50 million degrees F. Want to see the Sun close up? Check out the World Wide Web at Big Bear Solar Observatory, or the orbiting Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) for daily photos of the Sun. Enjoy our favorite star, and don’t forget to lather up with the sunscreen! Right: The Alta Fjord in Alta, Norway, with its Midnight Sun
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www.theloaferonline.com Celestial events in the skies for the week of June 18‐24, 2013, as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette. A moonlit week that sees Spring become Summer‐‐and its the beginning of Winter in the global community of the Southern Hemisphere. The Moon is a brilliant gibbous phase, whose movement each night ("!&6")$%-"*%:(%-0(")07%D#!8"0#L($%"!%.#)!&%&'(%:)#/'&% star Spica, then the planet Saturn are visited. If you’re looking for Jupiter in the western horizon after sunset‐ ‐stop! It’s too close to the Sun and that’ll hurt your eyes. The next time we’ll see the largest planet that dominated our winter and spring skies will be in the early morning hours a couple of weeks from now. But Venus continues to rise higher in the western twilight, and it the last week to catch Mercury after sunset. Tues. June 18 Tonight that bright star near the Moon is Spica, the brightest star in the sprawling constellation Virgo the Virgin. To the left is planet Saturn, a striking yellow compared to the white Spica. Wed. June 19 Jupiter is in a rare conjunction with the Sun, slipping behind our favorite star. It’s a rare total eclipse of Jupiter by the Sun. Because of the glare, the event in the constellation Taurus is invisible to human eyes. Coronagraphs, however, block the glare and monitor Jupiter’s approach. You can watch live progress of this event, or see the live image of the Sun anytime, by watching images from satellite SOHO at http:// sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/c3/512/.
June 18, 2013 • The Loafer, Page 25 Thurs. June 20 The seven famous stars of the Big Dipper are easily seen in the moonlight, but they have started a turn to the west as the handle points south. Don’t forget that the middle star of the handle, Mizar, has a visual double, Alcor, that can be seen with those of good eyesight. Fri. June 21 Summer Solstice is today‐‐arriving an hour after midnight at 1:04 am. Ancient monoliths like Stonehenge around the world will no doubt have observers recording the stones and steps used to denote the sunrising and sunseting on this important celestial event. Keep in mind, Australia, Africa and South America are (<,()#(*-#*/%&'(%.#)!&% day of Winter! Sat. June 22 In the 9:30 pm twilight, Venus is bright and near the star Pollux in Gemini, and the twin Castor is to the right of his brother. Mercury is below and to the right of Venus. Look quick, they are all gone below the horizon by 10 pm.
Sun. June 23 Full Moon is at 7:32 am today, when the Earth is exactly between the Sun and Moon. The Full Moon won’t be rising until after 10 pm tonight, and its silvery light was thought to be magical to growing crops by many ancient civilizations. North American Indians called this Full Moon the Strawberry Moon, Solstice Moon or Flower Moon for obvious reasons. Mon. June 24 First work day of Summer, but you’ll have twilight to enjoy the evening until 10 pm. Experience the stars coming out while relaxing in a lawn chair, a refreshing beverage at your side, and in your ears the sounds of insects, bats and bird of prey as the nocturnal world awakens!
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Double Indemnity The city was hot and muggy, like a dame who just went on her .#)!&%,#-*#-%"*$%$#!-+D()($%6'"&% true love meant. The corner coffee shops were full of the late night denizens. Sure, they could go home. But at home the coffee tasted only of regret and unicorn
tears. There I was. Out in the middle of it all. Driving around the city streets with a head full of &6+%$+00")%6+)$!%"*$%.#D(%$+00")% ideas. I was in a hurry, because my head wasn’t the only thing full of something. There was the constant reminder of that piece of lead stuck between my ribs. I had been shot, and I was fading. Fast. This week Andy’s Film Club watched Billy Wilder’s 1944 Noir classic Double Indemnity, and hence I felt a particular desire to open this week’s column ":+8&% &'"&% .#01% 6#&'% !+1(% G+#)% .0")(% +9% 17% +6*2% K&"))#*/% Q)($% MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson, Double Indemnity is one of two Noir masterpieces that Billy Wilder made. The other being Sunset Blvd. Double Indemnity is the story of an insurance salesmen, Walter Neff (MacMurray). Neff makes a routine house call, and meets the wife of the client he was sent there to talk to, Phyllis Dietrichson (Stanwyck). Neff is immediately attracted to Phyllis, who we learn isn’t as happily married as one might think. Neff attempts to make a move, and that leads to a great (<-'"*/(%#*%"%.#01%6#&'%"1"L#*/% dialogue from beginning to end. The moment happens when Phyllis tells Walter that her husband isn’t home, and to come back tomorrow. Neff: You’ll be here too? Phyllis: I guess so, I usually am. Neff: Same chair, same perfume, same anklet? Phyllis: I wonder if I know what you mean. Neff: I wonder if you wonder.
The movie is full of exchanges like that, and it’ll make you want to go around calling everyone “dame” or “baby”. So what happens beyond that? This is a Film Noir after all. Neff and Phyllis cook up a scheme to murder her husband, and make it look like an accident. Tricking her husband into singing a double indemnity clause, for double payment on his life insurance. But Walter’s boss, claims adjuster Barton Keys (Robinson), thinks something is up with the death. I must stop there, for spoilers abound beyond that. Billy Wilder is one of my favorite directors. I’m amazed by how diverse a career Wilder had. \)#&&7% *+#)% .#01!C% 0#J(% &'#!% +*(2% Films full of social commentary, such as 1951’s Ace In The Hole, "%.#01%":+8&%1($#"%1"*#,80"&#+*% that’s eerily more relevant now. 4+% :+*".#$(% -+1($7% -0"!!#-!% such as Some Like It Hot, and the delightful The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. If he only had a few hits under his belt, it wouldn’t anything to celebrate. But any glance around the .#01+/)",'7% +9% ;#007% Z#0$()% reveals a number of genuine all time great movies. K+% 6'"&% $#$% &'(% .#01% -08:% &'#*J`% T*(% "!,(-&% #*% &'(% .#01% is that MacMurray’s character lights matches for his cigarettes only with his thumb. It seems that each and every one of us tried to do it at least a few times, and failed. Most of the group liked it, one didn’t care for it as they had a hard time identifying with any of the characters. Which is understandable, there’s maybe only one likeable character in the entire movie. If anything, I’m glad people are enjoying this little media experiment, and that no one has !"#$% "*7% .#01% !8-J!5 ‐yet. Join us for next week, as we look at the only movie on the list that I’ve actually never ever seen. 1971’s “They Might Be Giants”. Q#)(% 8,% 7+8)% G(&.0#<C% and I’ll see you next week. Follow me on Twitter @ ThatAndyRoss.
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Lightnin’ Charlie and The Upsetters Damascus Old Mill June 21st, 8pm
[8*(% >@!&% 1")J!% &'(% +9.#-#"0% :(/#**#*/% of our old friend summer and also the new beginning for another iconic old friend and favorite musician, Lightnin’ Charlie. Perennially voted Favorite Musician or Group in the Mountain South, the award‐ winning and ever‐popular Lightnin’ Charlie and the Upsetters will be appearing at the Damascus Old Mill in Damascus, VA on Friday, June 21st, 2013. LC has assembled a brand new 5‐piece band and a brand new
show‐‐‐featuring all new material. Don’t miss LCU’s regional debut at the Summer Soulstice Celebration, June 21st at the Damascus Old Mill. Opening the show will be Dave and Jon Fox. Showtime 8pm. Tix $12 at the door. Call to reserve your tix now (276) 492‐1143. www.lightnincharlie.com www.davefoxmusic.com www.damascusinn.com
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The Purge
4'(% *(6% .#01% Y4'(% O8)/(H% presented us with a fascinating premise in the preview trailer: one day a year for 12 hours all crime is legal and all emergency services ")(% !8!,(*$($2% Z'(*% ]% .#)!&% !"6% the preview, I was intrigued, but didn’t hold much hope for the .#01C% "!% ]% '"D(% :((*% $#!",,+#*&($% before. So I entered the theater 6#&'%1#0$%'+,(!%&'(%.#01%6+80$%:(% entertaining enough to keep me awake after a long day at work. I shouldn’t have worried. 4'(% .#01C% !(&% #*% &'(% 7(")% 2022 in a “reborn” America, opens by advising us crime and unemployment hitting an all time low, and in an effort to keep the crime rate low, the government has implemented an annual period called “The Purge”, when people can vent their negative emotions because all crime is legal. Couldn’t the government just supply the populace with punching bags instead? Of course with the aforementioned option we would not have this spine tingling horror‐ &')#00()%.#012% 4'(%.#01%#*&)+$8-(!%8!%&+%["1(!% Sandin (Ethan Hawke), a wealthy home security developer, and his family. Ethan, along with wife Mary (Lena Headey), and children, teenage Zoey (Adelaide Kane) and Charlie (Max Burkholder), are preparing for the annual Purge as if the event is another holiday. E8)#*/%&'#!%,+#*&%#*%&'(%.#01C%]%6"!% actually feeling tense as the hour was approaching in the storyline when chaos would dominate the country. As the family prepares, son Charlie questions his parents as to why they have never participated in the Purge, and their answer is rather vague. Personally, I really don’t understand why anyone would want to be involved in such an event that involves running around the streets attacking and robbing people, and sometimes even killing what society considers “useless” people. I would suppose most respected people would stay barricaded at home, but in 2022, who knows? Of course, being wealthy, and living in a gated community, The Sandin family have the best protection possible, but as the saying goes, you can run,
but you cannot hide. After the Purge begins, all is going rather mundane for the family, until Charlie spots a man on their television monitors running down the street screaming for help. Charlie, having a big heart, and not really understanding the need for the Purge, shuts down security to allow the man inside, and the thrills begin. As it happens, the homeless man is running from a group of young adults wearing masks who plan on purging by killing him. The young adults eventually trace the homeless man to the Sandin home and demand he be released to them or they will invade the home and kill everyone. At this point James must decide between protecting his family and what his moral obligation is to the homeless man. I will not give away the decision of James, other than to say his
decision ups the thrill quota. Nearly "00% +9% &'(% .#01% &"J(!% ,0"-(% #*% &'(% Sandin home, and there are plenty of scares and tense moments without a monster, superhero or CG special effect in sight. The director, James DeMonaco (“Staten Island”) expertly keeps us on the edge of our seats, and coupled with the wonderful acting from Hawke and his co‐stars treats us to a thought provoking thriller in the middle of all summer blockbusters. After viewing “The Purge”, you will leave the theater talking about what you have seen for a great deal of time, and in my opinion that is always good. (Rated R) B
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Where Has “Go To” Gone?
While keeping up with an online blow‐by‐blow description of what was happening at last week’s Apple World Wide Developer Conference, I kept thinking about how this experience is so very new, yet seemingly so old. In fact, for anyone born after the early 1990s, this experience is not novel at all, but quite routine and ordinary. For members of my generation, however, whose feet are planted in two very different worlds, being constantly connected still feels almost unnatural, yet strangely exhilarating. What does this all mean? How can we place this in context? Again, for those
born after the early 1990s, there is no context to explain and no meaning beyond the act itself. Sure, members of that generation can read about the world that existed before Tim Berners‐Lee introduced us to the World Wide Web, but accounts of this pre‐online world might as well be written in cuneiform. Like when my daughter, when !'(%6"!%.#D(%+)%!+C%"!J($%1(%6'"&% it was like to grow up in a black‐ and‐white world; needless to say, I was a fan of Nick‐At‐Nite when !'(% 6"!% .#D(C% "*$% 0#J($% &+% 6"&-'% several black‐and‐white shows on that channel. So she naturally assumed that was the way the world looked when I was her age
(shades of “Pleasantville”). The best way for me to make sense of this is to come to grips with the disappearance and obsolescence of the term “Go to.” When I was growing up, I never walked ten miles to school in a snowdrift, but I was very familiar with what it meant to “Go to.” For instance, when confronted with a question I couldn’t answer, I had to “Go to” my family’s trusty set of World Book Encyclopedias or “Go to” the library (unless it was closed, which was quite often). I could “Go to” the phone and call someone, of course, but I had to depend on their being beside the phone at the time the call arrived, because there were no answering machines or voice mail in those days. 4'(% .#)!&% "0:81% ]% :+8/'&% U7(!C% those round black objects were pretty common back then) was “Meet The Beatles” and my dad had to “Go to” Galax, Virginia— about twenty miles from my hometown—and take me to a furniture store that sold records. I9&()% ]% 0"#$% $+6*% 17% .#D(% :8-J!C% we had to go back home and then I had to “Go to” my room to play my treasured album on my mono record player—no stereos +)% '#5.#% 8*#&!% "&% R(007W!% P+&(0% in 1964. As you can see, I lived
in a world where “Go to” was a very common phrase indeed. Information, in all its forms, was something you had to “Go to,” and most of the time that entailed !,(*$#*/% 0+&!% +9% &#1(% .#*$#*/% answers and locating gadgets to play things on or speak into. I was a very late bloomer when it came to computer technology. I didn’t purchase a home computer for my family 8*&#0%@BBAa#&%#!%*+6%$#9.#-80&%9+)% me to recall the nine years prior to that when I was writing this column every week on a Smith‐ Corona word processor, printing it off, and delivering it by hand &+% &'(% 3+"9()% +9.#-(% U7(!C% ]% '"$% to “Go to” a physical location &+% 1((&% 17% $("$0#*(V2% ]% .#)!&% learned how to use the Internet by “Going to” the Johnson City Public Library. And what was the .#)!&% &'#*/% ]% !(")-'($% 9+)% #*% &'"&% BG (Before Google) era? Being a fan of the “Columbo” TV series, I searched for that show and was dumbstruck when I located an episode guide. Prior to that, I had the episodes stored inside my head from remembering the show and watching countless reruns, and I naturally had $#9.#-80&7%)(-"00#*/%&'(1%"002%G+6C% with my printed episode guide in hand, I realized what Indiana Jones must have felt like when '(% .#)!&% 0"#$% (7(!% +*% &'(% I)J% T9% The Covenant. I no longer had to “Go to” the library to look the episodes up. That was the beginning of a fascinating, and sometimes scary, journey from the world of “Go to” to the world we live in now—a place where information comes to us 24/7 with little more effort than taking our next breath. Now, if I want to look up “Columbo” episodes, I can have them instantaneously from multiple devices and if I want to listen to “Meet The Beatles” I have my “record player” in my pocket. I no longer have to “Go to” anyplace, because the information I need is already here. And every day the pile of Y1#!.#&% &+7!H% :(-+1(!% 0")/()a"% pile that includes telephones, phone booths, World Book encyclopedias, record players, and library cards. This experiential change, this change in the way we think, often goes unnoticed. Trying to imagine a world without instantaneous connection is like &)7#*/% &+% .#*$% "% 0#D(% K&(/+!"8)8!% to touch. The experience that
unites us today is the gliding of .#*/()!% "-)+!!% !-)((*!% "*$% &'(% speaking of a voice commands. Yes, we can still “Go to” the Mall or to Grandmother’s house, but more often than not those trips are made by clicking on Facebook or Amazon.com. Why should we have to go somewhere when that somewhere can so easily come to 8!% 6#&'% "% !#1,0(% .#*/()% +)% D+#-(% command? Even the experience of travel is becoming more and more what happens on our GPS screens rather than what happens as we move through physical space. Our journeys are *+6% $(.#*($% "!% "% !()#(!% +9% \OK% voice prompts, and “getting lost” means losing our satellite signal or Bluetooth connection. James Gleick, in his clever book of essays, What Just Happened: A Chronicle From The Information Frontier, observes that “Information [is] everywhere, at light speed, immersing us. . . . .The dream of perfect ceaseless #*9+)1"&#+*% .0+6% -"*% !0#,% !+% easily into a nightmare of perfect perpetual distraction.” When Gleick wrote these lines, in April 2001, universal text messaging didn’t exist, computers were most often found on desktops, we used our phones to make phone calls, and the phrase “mobile technology” seemed like a foreign language to most people. Now, twelve years later, we live in a quite different world, where the “dream of perfect ceaseless information” is no longer a dream—although, for some, it might seem like a nightmare. In 2001, we had to think in terms of “Going to” that kind of world, but now we are here and that world has moved from our desktops into the very air we breathe. And I am very happy I have lived to see it all happen. The transition from “Go To” to “Here All The Time” is seemingly complete, and we can’t imagine what might be next. Whatever that might be, it won’t be in your GPS—not yet, at least. Now that I don’t have to “Go 4+H% &'(% 3+"9()% +9.#-(% &+% $(0#D()% this week’s column, I can spend more time with those “Columbo” episodes—which I can now watch on the iPad that is only a .#*/()%/(!&8)(%"6"72 See you next week. Why not be daring and actually “Go To” a Loafer rack to pick up your issue rather than reading it online?
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