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Opinion Whine Line ......................................................................4 Words ..............................................................................4 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down ..........................................4 This Modern World ........................................................4 Suburban Torture ...........................................................6 Austin Rhodes ................................................................7 Insider .............................................................................8

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More Than Just a Massage ..........................................9 Up Close with Anne Jones-Greene .............................11

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Hank III: Two Sides to the Same Coin ........................19 Augusta Opera Sets Sail on “H.M.S. Pinafore” .........20 Pianist John Browning Kicks Off Masterworks Series .....................................................20 Carl Purdy and the Art of Music ................................22

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Atlanta Hosts Big Stars and Britpop This Week ........31 Music By Turner ............................................................32 Encaüstic Returns to Augusta Sept. 14 .................... 33 Nightlife ........................................................................ 34

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Whine Line Thumbs Up It appears that local vendors are willing to part with $25 in order to be invited to the party. On Sept. 6, Main Street Augusta implemented its new $25 fee for vendors wanting a space along Broad Street during Augusta’s First Friday street festival. Despite a lot of early complaints about the fee, in the end, vendors coughed up the cash and the party didn’t miss a beat. Is it possible that downtown Augusta can grow and change without the earth coming to an end? Maybe so.

Thumbs Down Augusta has proudly found another way to stand out in the state of Georgia. On Sept. 6, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the U.S. Department of Education had admonished the Richmond County school system to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act, a new federal law approved in President Bush’s education reform program.

The No Child Left Behind Act permits students to transfer out of schools that aren’t showing steady academic improvements. A few weeks ago, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Dudley Bowen Jr. approved a one-year delay in implementing the No Child Left Behind Act because Richmond County school officials had reportedly argued that the program could “upset racial balances” within the schools.

Officials from the U.S. Department of Education told Richmond County school officials their desegregation argument didn’t hold water. Now, other school superintendents around the state are describing Augusta as “the test case.” Good luck passing that test, Richmond County.

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was very proud to see my tax dollars at work at approximately 5:45 p.m. Labor Day. Returning to Augusta from a weekend jaunt to Tennessee, I came across what must have been at least 25 Richmond County Sheriff’s Department deputies on I-20 between Bobby Jones and Washington Road issuing speeding tickets to at least as many vehicles. I know the crack dealers on East Boundary must have had a field day knowing all the deputies were chasing down these dangerous criminals on I-20. Geez.

These great thinkers were actually creating a more dangerous situation than the speeders. I’m surprised there wasn’t a major chain reaction accident from all the braking cars. Yes sir, our tax dollars at work.

“If you haven’t got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.” — Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) I was just flipping through the channels on TV and happened to run across TV 49, a local Christian broadcast. It so happens that the guest for this particular segment of the show was Rabbi Fischer of the supposed Chabad Lubavitch synagogue downtown. They are the reason James Hoar is unable to obtain a liquor license on the 800 block of Broad Street in order to open up a nightclub. They indicate that they are a place of worship, yet they have no license. The “Christian” woman/hostess was congratulating Rabbi Fischer for “getting rid of the bar.” Then, in closing she asked Fischer if anyone could come down and worship. He got a little nervous and replied, “They have to call before and we will try to help them.” Now, does that sound like a synagogue to you?

Nope, not to me either.

If you are a candidate running for office and you show up on my doorstep again

W O R D S “We don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”

– the United States’ national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, speaking on CNN’s “Late Edition.

“The more controversy, the better our sales. ” – Dewey Barber, owner of Dixie Outfitters, a company that sells clothing with the Confederate flag emblems, as quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

at 9 a.m. on a Saturday morning, you’re going to be running for something else.

The decision and the announced open fight by the Augusta National to not allow women to become members sends a chill through me. This action clearly says that Hootie and the rest of those good ol’ boys are prepared to go the last mile to keep women's names off the membership roll. I suspect that, some of the members would have no problem with the inclusion of women's as members, but it’s that “South will rise again” mentality by most that is the problem.

But, just like Lee Elder, Calvin Peete and Tiger Woods changed the color of their admission policy, this, too, will soon pass. People die and are replaced; policies are written and are revised; and before you know it, a woman is an Augusta National member.

Instead of griping about the problem of Richmond Summit, come up with fair alternatives. Where are you going to put all those disadvantaged people? How are they supposed to cope? Richmond Summit was around when downtown was essentially empty, and suddenly you want all those poor people to simply go away? Offer realistic solutions

for caring for those people or shut up!

I was recently given a new “XM” Satellite radio receiver as a gift. Well I wasn’t interested in paying the $10 a month fee. But I have since changed my tune. Augusta radio stinks, all of it. I’ve tried to change stations. And all I got was more wasted trash talk and stupid commercials. After three weeks of “XM” I can’t believe I ever listened to low-class radio.

You know, I thought Attila the Hun was dead. I was wrong; he’s alive and well in Augusta and I work for him!

Since when do our city commissioners make judgements based on emotion rather than the law? Come on Augusta Commission, what are you afraid of?

Who is paying you off? If the “Jewish Outreach Program” located on the 800 block of Broad Street was really a synagogue, as they are now stating, they also would have applied for appropriate licensing. What do the real Jewish Synagogues in town feel about this? Mr. Hoar followed the proper (alcohol licensing) procedures according to the law. Louis Saul, attorney for Kay Cleaners, stated, “There are enough bars

already on Broad Street.” Uh oh. The warning flags just flashed in front of me!

I am really confused. Liberals don’t want children under the age of 18 to be able to buy liquor or cigarettes but they want to give them condoms and allow abortions without parental consent. Something seems terribly wrong with this logic.

I am so tired of the whiners complaining because Animal Control will not turn over animals to certain rescue groups. One whiner said that a rescue group has offered to place as many animals as Animal Control is willing to give them.

Really? First of all Bonnie Bragdon has offered any dog that is slated to be put

down to all rescue groups for free.

Certain Rescue groups want Bonnie to give them any adoptable dog for free.

Bonnie has refused; she feels that the county has paid for de-worming, parvo, kennel cough, and rabies inoculations and that county residents should have first choice for adoptions. Bonnie and her staff are willing to place dogs and cats into “foster” homes. These are temporary homes where the dogs and cats are being socialized and brought to Super Petz for adoption. At this time the shelter has 70 dogs and cats in foster homes. It’s time for these rescue groups to put up or shut up. Take all the animals slated to be put down and put them into homes. I have hopes but I won’t hold my breath.

An incident took place at my child’s school where another student tried to take his wallet. My son retrieved it and got hit in the eye for his actions. That child only got a slap on the wrist and we wonder why our children bring guns and knives to schools to protect themselves.

The only problem with the arrest of Robert Franklin Adkins for the killing of Jessica Carpenter is that Barbara Morgan gets to handle the case. This means we will be waiting three or four years for prosecution. She will promise one year but she wants to get prosecution of Mr. Adkins for three, maybe four, years, thus prolonging the agony for the Adkins family. That’s a shame.

It makes me sick to my stomach to know actors and athletes are paid more than our teachers are. Teachers have our children’s future and their lives in their hands.

When I read about the possible baseball strike my reaction was: Go, go, go take a job in our school system, then come back and see if you want to strike!

It is so sincerely sad, that a nightclub can’t open up because there are so many churches around. I think someone needs to do something about all these churches popping up and religious groups acting out their little religious fantasies. This is impeding on people’s rights to have a continued on page 6

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continued from page 5 good time. All you churches need to go back to the woods where you belong Mayor Young is my mayor. At least he speaks his mind and doesn’t worry about looking one way or the other and he’s honest. If you are going to vote for these others, they are going to be more worried about licking their fingers and putting them in the air to see which way the wind is blowing or the way the polls go or who they are getting the most contributions from.

This weekend was the first real relaxing weekend my fiancée and I have had in months. We decided to relax at Lake Thurmond. We found a nice secluded section of beach by driving to all the available parking lots and looking for the absence of cars. We picked a spot that seemed the farthest from any of the other empty ones. We set up chairs, had a few laughs, swam a little, and then decided to take a romantic walk along the shoreline.

When we returned, a family of beached redneck whales had moved in. Children yelling, people cooking food, hootin’ and hollerin’ the way good ol’ boys with lighter fluid and raw meat usually do.

Imagine our surprise, when we discovered that there were still several other secluded spots where they could have set up their invasion of the beaches of Thurmond.

Look here folks. If you are looking to

invade a beach, please find one that isn’t occupied. Some people like to escape civilization and this means you ignorant rednecks. Have some respect.

Hats off to Augusta, the small establishments, the sponsors and participants for making possible the best First Friday. All this negative talk of race and local politics was put to rest for a short few hours while everyone had a good time. Let’s move forward, put our political and racial differences aside, making every day First Friday in Augusta. We can do that best by supporting our local business heroes as often as we can. I know I will, because I for one want to see them succeed. Last but not least, I thank you Augusta for that wonderful Dixieland band on 10th Street.

On Sept. 11, 2001, over 3,025 individuals lost their lives in a horrific and terrible way, ways that you and I could not and would not want to imagine. In memory of the victims and their families, one local restaurant had a buy one/get one free sale on their patriotic dishes on Sept. 11.

That’s right folks come honor the dead by buying one item and getting the second one free! Does tasteless come to mind?

— Call our Whine Line at 510-2051 and leave your comments. We won’t use your name. Fax your whines by dialing (706) 733-6663 or e-mail your whines to whine@metspirit.com

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Opinion: Austin Rhodes

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Champ Walker Wins in Savannah, But Is Whupped at Home

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n the midst of Tuesday night’s celebrations at BL’s (the Charles Walker eatery built with taxpayer funds) there had to be more than a bit of concern over the way the votes were rolling in for Champ Walker.

In the democratic runoff for the new 12th District congressional seat, the Junior Walker outspent opponent Ben Allen obscenely, but the feisty attorney made a very impressive showing in defeat, which included an eye-opening buttwhipping in Walker’s home district.

In Richmond County, the only part of the district which knows both candidates intimately, Allen won with over 54 percent of the vote.

No one predicted that.

Republican nominee Max Burns has to be salivating over the fact that Walker was beaten in his own backyard, despite the best efforts of his daddy and the political machine that does his daddy’s bidding. The money, influence, and experience of the Walker Cabal were not enough to win it for Junior in old Augusta, and they had to depend on Savannah’s easily manipulated minority voting bloc to follow their orders.

While Burns is certainly going to give Champ a tough battle “in the trenches,” Jr. most certainly has to be aware that now that he is “the man,” bigger guns are about to come after him.

If you remember correctly, it was this newspaper that first told you The Atlanta Journal-

Constitution was working on a massive Charles Walker Sr. expose. That piece brilliantly laid out how the state senate majority leader built his personal fortune through the arguably unethical use of his political position.

Now, Junior is on the AJC agenda. If Champ thinks The Augusta Chronicle and little old me (whom he referred to in print as a “media clown”) have been tough on him, the journalistic endoscope he is about to encounter is gonna send him running home to Mama.

Champ Walker has bragged high and low about his business acumen, touting that as his primary attribute on the campaign trail. In reality, Junior has left behind enough bad debt and broken promises to fill a very sadlooking ledger. Burns knows this, The AJC knows it, and because he lived it, Champ Walker knows it.

Another interesting footnote to Champ’s embarrassing defeat in Richmond County is the very real message that it delivered to Charles Sr. Up for re-election in his own new district, the state senator smugly gave up several strong minority neighborhoods to other senate districts, because he thought he was unbeatable.

Now, his energetic and enthusiastic GOP challenger Randy Hall is proving to be far more problematic than Walker ever predicted.

The Hall campaign is breathing rarefied air this week, courtesy of the chink the Walker armor exposed in Richmond County. Many

thought the Walker machine was just too formidable. Guess again. Local voters learned a few years back, in Sue Burmeister’s incredible upset of Robin Williams, that there is no such thing as an invincible politician.

The Burns-Walker congressional race is gonna be a doozy, but the Hall-Walker state senate race is going to generate plenty of excitement as well, especially now.

Mundy a Loser in Two Counties You gotta give Tony Mundy credit. It takes a certain “something” to be soundly rejected in one county, and move on to another, and be rejected there, too.

The former Richmond County political thug thought he could escape a lifelong track record of questionable political and personal ethics by moving to Columbia County.

He must have forgotten about me.

In the District 3 Columbia County commission race, Mundy managed to get into a runoff against Grovetown City councilman Mark Devoti. Had I thought he had a snowball’s chance in hell in winning the race, I probably would have jumped on his case sooner.

After Mundy did so well in the initial election, I resolved that everyone who listens to me would know his true colors.

I would have likely faced an uphill battle (folks in that part of Columbia County don’t like media types telling them what to do...and

good for them!), until Mundy decided to come on the radio show himself. In less than an hour, Mundy’s demeanor and arrogance did him in.

As most know by now, 20 years ago Mundy tried to set up Augusta Chronicle editorial writer Phil Kent with the then-incompetent Columbia County Sheriff Tom Whitfield.

Mundy tried his best to get Kent busted on a trumped-up DUI charge, and it blew up in his and Whitfield’s face.

The very officer who pulled Kent over that fateful night, called my radio program and verified the entire sordid story. The officer, who now works for Harlem City PD, said that Whitfield personally ordered him to pull Kent over and charge him with DUI, based on the phone call from Mundy.

Funny thing, Mundy admitted the whole thing, and claimed he did it to “protect citizens from a drunk driver.”

What a brilliant man. Calling a Columbia County sheriff 25 miles away to protect us all from a Richmond County drunk.

Thank goodness voters rejected Mundy, and they did it by a 2-1 margin.

Hopefully, this man will just go away, and stay there.

— The views expressed in this column are the views of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher. The archived Austin Rhodes columns can now be seen at www.wgac.com.

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ocal businesswoman Bonnie Ruben surprised lots of people when she qualified to run for mayor of Augusta. On the final day for candidates to sign up, Ruben threw the race into a five-way battle and added another option for those voters who are tired of Mayor Bob Young. With less than seven weeks before the general election, all eyes are on Ruben to determine just how serious she is about winning. It’s one thing to run for office; it’s quite another to do whatever it takes to win the race.

Ruben faces three well-known candidates with high name recognition and one candidate without name awareness but with passion and an appetite for a fight. Young, former Mayor Ed McIntyre, and former state Rep. Robin Williams are high-profile politicians who have been in the public eye for years. Businessman Bobby Ross is the newcomer. It is up to Ruben to separate herself from the herd.

While Ruben has been in the news as a member of the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, voter awareness of her is low. Political insiders suggest that Ruben must buy her name recognition with a heavy media blitz. That translates into big bucks. If Ruben expects to become a major factor in this race, she will have to finance the campaign with her own money. People close to Ruben suggest that the prudent businesswoman will not do that unless she is convinced she can win.

Regardless of Ruben’s strategy, she will take votes from Young. If she runs a low-key, grassroots campaign she will damage Young less than if she decides to make a real run of it.

The Young camp hopes she will decide not to initiate a high-dollar effort. A well-run, wellfinanced campaign could retire Young early by locking him out of any potential runoff.

The mantra of the Young camp and a phrase that will be repeated by Young supporters throughout the campaign is that a vote for anybody but Young is a vote for Ed McIntyre.

The problem is that many Augusta voters have a mantra of their own: “Anybody but Young.”

Columbia County: A New Chamber?

Insiders report that Columbia County is in the process of filing papers with the Secretary of State to incorporate its own chamber of commerce. Reliable sources indicate that political and business leaders want their chamber to be independent of the Metro Augusta Chamber of Commerce while maintaining a working relationship with the Richmond County-based organization.

The idea of a separate chamber has been swirling around since a representative of the Metro Chamber sent a letter to Titleist a few years ago, selling Richmond County as a location for a proposed plant. This, after Columbia

Bonnie Ruben, candidate for mayor County was in hot pursuit of Titleist. There had always been an agreement between the counties that if a potential prospect expressed an interest in one county, the other would back off. Titleist never acted on either proposal.

The fallout from the Titleist fiasco resulted in very bad feelings and an organized effort by some business leaders in Columbia County to form their own chamber. The Metro Chamber ultimately convinced the dissenters to remain a part of the larger organization but the relationship has never been the same.

More recently, Columbia County leaders have been disgusted with the direction of Richmond County government and the lack of economic development. With the constant political strife, bickering and racial overtones associated with Augusta, Columbia County leaders have been looking for a way out.

Apparently, a decision has been made for Columbia County to become more autonomous.

One issue of concern has been the funding of a separate chamber. Informed sources report that some key business leaders are forming a group of heavy-hitters to help finance the move. Look for this new development to have far-reaching impact. This is an indication that Columbia County will no longer bow to the wishes of the powers-thatbe in Richmond County.

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om Ryan, part owner of the building that housed a local spa called Our Place Too, looked as if he were going to be ill as Sgt. Greg Smith of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department’s vice division explained why the spa had been charged with keeping a house of prostitution.

“We had received several complaints about this spa located at 3319 Washington Road,” Smith told the Augusta Commission’s public services committee on Sept. 9. “The complaints were, the young ladies working there were offering masturbation.”

Smith said as a result of the complaints, the sheriff’s department sent an undercover officer to Our Place Too around 7:40 p.m. on Aug. 22.

“The undercover officer went in and paid his money for his massage and then he was approached to pay an extra $60 which would have been a total of $120 in exchange for masturbation,” Smith said.

“At that point, of course, we went in and made the arrest.”

Yong Anderson, whom Smith said was the manager of the spa, was charged with keeping a place of prostitution, while the woman providing the undercover officer with a massage was charged with masturbation for hire.

Smith added that there was no doubt in his mind that Anderson knew her employees were involved in illegal activity.

“She (Anderson) actually, at one point, had walked in on the girl doing the massage for the undercover (officer). And the girl doing the massage was nude,” Smith said. “That’s one of the things these places do right off the bat when they (clients) walk in: The women take all their clothes off, which obviously legitimate massage therapists don’t do.”

Smith told the commissioners that, as a result of the charges on Aug. 22, the sheriff’s department recommended that Our Place Too’s business license be revoked.

Ryan, who lives just outside of Columbia, S.C., said he had absolutely no idea that the individuals running the spa were involved in any kind of sexual activity with their clients.

“If in fact this happened, these people need to be gone,” Ryan said. “I’m a

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national (massage) instructor. I teach massage at two different schools: one in Columbia and one here. I’m on the National Standards Committee for Ethics and Law.” He told the commission he was devastated to learn that there were criminal charges against the spa.

“I had no idea that you have the type of problems (with spas) that you have here,” Ryan said to the committee. “I can’t believe it. I’ve even been stopped from teaching in the school here in town because of my association with this, which I don’t really have an association.

I’m in partnership in ownership of the building. That’s my main association.”

While several of the commissioners sympathized with Ryan, they also pointed out that his signature was on Our Place Too’s business license as secretary of the corporation.

“The only reason my name is on the business license is because I basically built the spa,” Ryan said. “I designed it.”

County Attorney Jim Wall said, if Ryan’s name is on the business license, the license revocation applies to him as well. Therefore, Ryan would have to have an “arm’s-length sale” of the business.

But Ryan asked if there wasn’t any way the city could separate the actions of the spa from his position as a legitimate businessman.

“I’ve been doing massages for over 20 years and have been teaching for over 15 years,” Ryan said. “I have taken people to Our Place (Too), including students, to show them the facility and give them a tour and explain how things are done from an Asian standpoint.”

Ryan just shook his head in frustration.

“I’m quite angry,” Ryan said. “The school contacted me and informed me that I can no longer teach there. So, in fact, this has really impacted on how I generate my funds.”

Wall told Ryan there was nothing the city could do.

“That’s the reason that I always tell lawyers, when they put their name on an alcohol license they better know what they are doing because they run the same risk,” Wall said. “A lot of lawyers put their name on alcohol licenses, and if they are the ones that are holding the

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license, they are the ones that bear the responsibility.”

But Our Place Too wasn’t the only local spa in trouble.

Smith recommended the business licenses be revoked for two other spas: Sun Spa located at 2815 Wylds Road and Peach Health Spa at 2601 Deans Bridge Road.

Employees of Sun Spa faced two counts of prostitution and one count of keeping a house of prostitution.

“In this particular place, we were approached by an informant who stated that he had been in the Sun Spa on several occasions and received sexual intercourse in exchange for money,” Smith said. “The informant advised me that as long as he went in with the undercover (officer), they would have no problems having sex with any of the people there.

That it would be as simple as handing them $150.”

On Aug. 22, Smith said an undercover officer was sent to Sun Spa with the informant.

“They both paid $150 to the woman at the door who greeted them,” Smith said.

“And actually the spa was so busy that night, it was about a 30-minute wait.

There were about five or six cars out front when we got there.”

Eventually, Smith said a young woman asked the officer to come into a private room.

“They already had him (the officer) disrobe,” Smith said. “The female then took her clothes off and offered to have sex with him.”

The officers immediately entered the spa and made several arrests.

“The interesting thing about this spa, they had like a dressing room inside where the girls go to freshen up,” Smith said. “And they also had video cameras at the front door. Next to the video monitor in the dressing room were two copies of pictures of me out of the newspaper.”

Smith said obviously they were looking out for undercover officers.

“So, I guess they wanted to make sure they could at least recognize me if I was the one coming in the door,” Smith said, chuckling.

In the case of Peach Health Spa on Deans Bridge Road, it was charged with one count of prostitution and two counts of keeping a house of prostitution.

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continued from page 9 and again was told to take all of his clothes off,” Smith said. “A few minutes later a young lady ... walked into the room, took all of her clothes off and proceeded to give him a massage. Then during the course of the massage, she offered to have sexual intercourse for an additional amount of money.”

The officers entered the back door of the spa to make the arrests because video cameras were at the front door, Smith said.

“While we came through the back, the second person arrested, Mrs. Kyong Smith, started yelling down the hallway trying to warn the young lady that was in the room with the undercover,” Smith said.

In all three spa cases, the public services committee voted to revoke their business licenses. The full commission will make a final decision regarding the licenses on Sept. 17.

Augusta Commissioner Bobby Hankerson said that several months ago he had asked why the city issues so many licenses to spas.

“I think what we are doing today, we are reaping the corrupted root from the seed that we’ve already sewn,” Hankerson said. “And they are going to continue to come because every time I turn around, we issue a new license.”

Wall told Hankerson that the city is in the process of revising its local ordinance as it pertains to spas.

“We are looking at our ordinance to make it more strict,” Wall said.

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’m more of a romanticist than a realist sometimes,” admits Anne Jones-Greene.

But for a songwriter, that’s just as well. JonesGreene, an Augusta native who now lives in the foothills of the Georgia mountains, has just released her first CD, “The Art in Me.” “If I didn’t get it down on CD, I wouldn’t have anything to pass on to my children,” Jones-Greene says, speaking about the need to share the songwriter part of her persona with the four kids who might otherwise see her as just “Mom.” “The two youngest ones think it’s really neat,” says Jones-Greene. “My family gives me a lot of support. They know how much I love it.”

And speaking of family, the Jones in Jones-Greene isn’t just any Jones – Jones-Greene just happens to be the daughter of Gerald Jones and the sister of Andy Jones of automotive fame.

But family and music aren’t the only things that keep Jones-Greene busy.

As co-owner of the Red Barn Coffee House in Gainesville, Ga., “I’m a barista, mother, singersongwriter,” JonesGreene says with a goodnatured laugh. Even though her plate is piled high, Jones-Greene says she loves to stay busy.

“It’s such a blast,” she says. “My kids are so much fun. We’re just used to being busy, just having a good time. We enjoy every day.

“A lot of times, I’ll write songs in the lineup when I’m waiting to pick my kids up at school. You find time to do the things you love.”

Jones-Greene’s love affair with music started as a child. She took guitar lessons, learned enough to accompany her strong vocals, and continued to play even after graduating from Evans High School and Georgia Southern University, marrying the man she met in Augusta and starting a family.

In addition to playing regularly around Gainesville, JonesGreene has a November date lined up to do a showcase in Nashville. “There’s also going to be a songwriter competition,” she says. “That’s mainly what I’m interested in.” And the reach

of Jones-Greene’s music is set to expand even wider: “The Art in Me” is currently available on the Web, both at JonesGreene’s own site, www.annegreene.com and on amazon.com.

It’s also available locally at Gerald Jones Honda, if you just can’t wait for the mail.

“I’m amazed at the variation of people I can tell I’m connecting with,” Jones-Greene says. “Older people, younger people, kids.” One little girl, JonesGreene has been told, insists on listening to the CD every night before bed.

“One of my friends said the CD had kind of a healing energy,” says JonesGreene. “It comes from little inspirations.”

Like the song “Heroines (Love Is Stronger than Hate),” which JonesGreene says she was inspired to write nearly a year ago.

“I found a piece of paper,” she says. “It was wadded up. And on it, my daughter had written ‘Love is stronger than hate.” In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, that paper provided inspiration for the song.

“I was just thinking that women really are the backbone,” says Jones-Greene.

“I received my strength from other women. I got to thinking about our country.

You think of it in a feminine sense, the mother country.”

Other sources of inspiration for Jones-Greene are regular people. “I just try to keep my eyes open,” she says, “to everyday people other people might not take notice of. I’m open to trying to learn from people.”

Even though Jones-Greene is softspoken in person, on “The Art in Me,” her voice rises in levels of strength comparable to that of other powerful female artists – Natalie Merchant is one that immediately comes to mind. But Jones-Greene does have her own style, and that is evident in her songs, which range from the free-spirited and uplifting “Meet Me in the Street” to songs like “The Wishing Bone” and “Heroines (Love Is Stronger than Hate),” which are filled with quiet wonder.

“I try not to underestimate the power of just me and my guitar,” Jones-Greene says. “I think people really are looking for a peace.

“We live in a very noisy world.”

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The main, if not only thing, on Aiken residents’ minds as they file into churches like “Stepford Wives” clones is settling the battle between evolutionists and creationists.

Nothing else.

Well, except for fighting for the right to fly the Confederate flag and keeping senior ladies from doffing their clothes.

Anyone who happened to catch ABC anchorman Peter Jennings’ fourth installment in his documentary series and book combo titled, “In Search of America,” might have been surprised (horrified?) at the depiction of Aiken.

If this hour-long installment in the series, labeled, “God’s Country,” was seen by as many people as one might think, given Jennings’ notoriety, it’s any wonder what people in other parts of the country think about our neck of the woods.

Well, here’s a clue: “It is 2002 and these people subscribe to creationism, book burning and all manner of retrograde thinking. What a scary place.”

Or: “You make the conservatives who believe in creation/evolution look like the freaks that are the wierdo’s (sic) of the town. The town of Aiken is not a model of what true Christianity is!”

That was only two of hundreds of postings in a discussion forum on ABCNews.Com after the segment aired on Sept. 6.

The show followed the tribulations of Glenn Wilson, a Savannah River Site employee who fought an unsuccessful battle with the Aiken County School Board to have creationism taught in public school classrooms.

To illustrate Aiken’s unspoken racial schism, the producers resorted to a few shots of black men on bicycles crossing over the proverbial railroad tracks and visited the Aiken County Detention Center to show the inordinate number of black youth incarcerated there.

But Aiken’s most serious problem to date (at

least according to Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh and his wife, Lee, who were interviewed extensively in the hour-long program) was the decision by a few women over the age of 60 in the town to appear nude in a calendar to raise money for the Aiken Area Council on Aging.

Cavanaugh told Jennings the controversy over the calendar, called “Still Magnolias,” had even caused him to lose friends. None of the photographs depicted graphic nudidty and several of the photographs were shown, uncensored, in Jennings’ show.

Cavanaugh was out of town and could not be reached for his impressions of the segment.

“I was pretty disappointed in general,” said Steve Hale, who handles media relations for Aiken’s Character First program, part of the segment’s seemingly narrow focus. “I mean, I understand, having been a reporter, that they had a story to tell and it wasn’t their job to do a travelogue for the city of Aiken. But in telling their story, I think they kind of gave a backwoods vision of Aiken.”

The segment opened with the raised hands and singing of alleged Aiken residents in the throes of religious deliverance at a roadside tent revival off the Aiken-Augusta Highway.

Nevermind that such revivals only happen once or twice a year, and are often of traveling fashion. As Jennings’ monologue began, one would likely have gathered that these are the typical people you’d bump into at the grocery store or the local Blockbuster.

Hale said he was interviewed by an ABC crew for about an hour and a half. None of his comments made it into the final product.

“They were asking a lot of things about fundamentalist religion, creationism, and that sort of thing,” Hale said. “Since that’s not really where I’m at, I wasn’t much help to them on that score.”

Hale was also asked about Cavanaugh’s Character First program, which consists, in a nutshell, of printing character traits like “dedication” and “perseverance,” on city

billboards, water bills and street banners — the idea being that people will be influenced by these messages to form a better community.

Jennings, in his book that accompanies the documentary, calls Cavanaugh’s Character First program, “Sesame Street played out among adults.”

Cavanaugh told The Augusta Chronicle that he resented that description, even though the mayor seemed to take the character priniciple to a newfound level of extreme during the televised program, giving a novel assessment of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“Sept. 11, more than anything I can think of right now, really shows the difference between positive character and negative character, or no character,” Cavanaugh said.

“And in my way of thinking, those terrorists had no character.”

Hale said the mayor asked him to help publicize the Character First program back in 1998.

Although Cavanaugh amply states his religious convictions in the ABC program, Hale said he told the show’s producers that Character First is not intended only for those possessing conservative political ideals or beliefs.

“As I told them, most of the people in it have a lot more conservative politics than I do, but I think it’s important that people talk about ideas,” Hale said. “And that’s what I’m trying to do, is get people to talk about what responsibility means and what compassion means. Just to have people talking about ideas is something that doesn’t happen much in the ‘broadcast media century.’”

Fred Andrea, pastor of First Baptist Church of Aiken, was also interviewed for the special.

“Off or on the record?” he jokingly said, when asked about his impressions of the final product.

“I think it is terribly difficult for any group of outsiders to come into any community even when they devote a fairly considerable amount of time over a pretty good length of time, to gather a thorough-going sense of any

“I was pretty disappointed in general. I mean, I understand, having been a reporter, that they (ABC News) had a story to tell and it wasn’t their job to do a travelogue for the city of Aiken.

But in telling their story, I think they kind of gave a backwoods vision of Aiken.”

— Steve Hale, who handles media relations for Aiken’s Character First program.

community,” Andrea said. “What the national media tends to do generally is to seek out the unusual and the sensational.

“While the representation certainly included elements that do exist in Aiken, perhaps there are some other elements of life and activity that were either underrepresented or not evidenced — such as the way in which people, day after day after day, in unheralded ways, go about applying their faith for the common good in the local community and beyond.”

Andrea said he spent roughly six hours in all with the show’s producers and Jennings.

“My comments were certainly within context and were accurate,” Andrea said. “I would say that there were a few comments that I made, particularly about the relation between faith and science, that were not shown, and I think probably would reflect where most people really are in understanding that faith and science are not mutually exclusive, that they are not enemies. They are simply concerned with different matters.”

Phil Lane, general manager for WJBF-TV NewsChannel 6, the local ABC affiliate, said he’s heard nothing negative about the special.

“Everybody’s been real pleased,” Lane said.

“We have not had one negative call at all. We haven’t had one.”

Andrea, who has spent a total of 20 years in Aiken, had to think a moment before answering the question of what he thought an outsider’s impression of the town might have been after watching the special.

“I would say that if I were an outsider, I think the impression I would come away with is that Aiken is a very pleasant place to live, but not a perfect one,” Andrea said.

“Certainly, Aiken generally ranks in these surveys about desirable places to retire. I don’t think anybody who saw Peter Jennings’ stuff would mark Aiken off the list, by any means,” Andrea added. “I think not only will there be some more ‘Still Magnolia’ calendars sold, but I suspect there’ll be some more people looking at Aiken as a place to relocate.

I think that’s a guess I’d make.”

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onumental, class-action lawsuits against the tobacco companies have created a public opinion consensus in this country that has served to pummel smokers into the ground.

If there’s any doubt on that point, just try lighting up, even in the smoking section of the typical restaurant, without getting at least one admonishing glance.

But imagine if every time you started to bite into that Big Mac or Whopper, you received a similar “tsk-tsk” and shaking of the head from each passer-by.

Some consumer and citizens’ rights groups say that may be about to happen.

In July, Caesar Barber, a 56-year-old maintenance worker from New York, announced he was suing McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken on grounds the fast food chains were negligent in serving him food that was high in fat, sodium, sugar and cholesterol.

“Those people in the advertisements don’t really tell you what’s in the food,” the 5foot, 10-inch, 272-pound fast food aficionado told The Washington Times. “It’s all fat, fat and more fat. Now I’m obese.”

Although many have ridiculed Barber, arguing that no one made him ram down those Quarter Pounders and that Extra Crispy Chicken, America is still constantly reminded of its status as the most obese nation.

Fast food has become more of a convenience; it’s become a way of life for many who commute long distances to work or try to balance single parenthood and career with some semblance of life in between.

Still, some argue that fast food companies could do more to warn us of the inherent health risks in consuming too much of their goods, in addition to providing us with healthier alternatives from their drivethroughs and counters.

One of those is John Banzhaf, a George Washington University law professor, who

wants fast food restaurants to come clean with their customers.

If his name rings a bell, that’s because he also led the charge for those monumental tobacco lawsuits.

Banzhaf, who heads a group called ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), views fast food in much the same way he views tobacco.

He believes fast food restaurants should be required to display the nutritional contents of their offerings more prominently. Banzhaf also feels a “fat tax” should

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the money from cigarette taxes, or the (tobacco) settlements, to fund health messages there.”

Such a tax would mirror another type proposed by other health-watch groups, dubbed a “Twinkie tax,” that would impose higher taxes on junk food and sugary desserts.

While some have called Barber’s recent lawsuit frivolous, Banzhaf, who is serving as an adviser on the case, said he’s heard that criticism before.

McDonald’s, in fact, proclaimed that a

“A fat tax would be a good idea, requiring healthy alternatives.

Right now if you go to McDonald’s and you want anything with your entree, your choice is french fries, french fries and french fries. You can’t get a baked potato, you can’t get vegetables. We’d like to see a requirement that there be an alternative.”

— John Banzhaf, George Washington University law professor and head of Action on Smoking and Health. be levied on fast food chains to help provide nutritional education to consumers and offset skyrocketing health care costs — estimated at more than $100 billion a year — incurred through obesity and other health problems associated with overconsumption of fatty foods.

“All of that money would then go to the public treasury, rather than the pockets of lawyers,” Banzhaf said during a telephone interview. “And in addition, some of that money could be used to fund health messages, the same way we use some of

suit that evolved from one of Banzhaf’s public law classes was frivolous — that is, until the fast food chain later settled it for $12.5 million.

The suit was filed last year by Harish Bharti, a Seattle attorney who is also a Hindu and a vegetarian.

Bharti was dismayed to learn that the McDonald’s french fries he had been eating over the years as vegetarian fare actually contained beef tallow.

McDonald’s has been in the news again lately after announcing it was working to

reduce the oil content in its french fries.

Banzhaf knows of at least six major lawsuits against fast food and junk food producers that have been brought in the past several years.

After Barber announced his case, a similar case was brought in August against McDonald’s on behalf of two children, whom the plaintiffs have argued suffered ill health after being lured to the fast food chain repeatedly by toys, playgrounds and of course, Ronald McDonald.

In addition to clearly stating nutritional contents on menu boards (many fast food chains do post that information off to the side of their counters or on Web sites), Banzhaf would also like to see fast food restaurants offer more healthful choices.

He said he’d rather see such changes come about through legislation, rather than litigation.

“A fat tax would be a good idea, requiring healthy alternatives,” Banzhaf said.

“Right now if you go to McDonald’s and you want anything with your entree, your choice is french fries, french fries and french fries. You can’t get a baked potato; you can’t get vegetables. We’d like to see a requirement that there be an alternative.

“So those are the types of things that can be done through legislation. But again, if they don’t legislate, then we can litigate.”

But some consumer groups say such thinking is ludicrous and there seems to be no end at which the “food police” are willing to stop.

“I think ever since the surgeon general’s report on the obesity epidemic back in December, we’ve seen a lot of clamoring

by food cops and trial lawyers that have proposed a lot of extreme solutions and really misguided solutions,” said Mike Burita, communications director with the Center for Consumer Freedom, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit representing the restaurant and fast food industry. “I mean we’ve got fast food lawsuits here on the East Coast and we just saw, last week, soda bans in schools on the West Coast.

“This seems kind of like intrusion on behalf of government, or trial lawyers or these kind of public health activists that are basically putting forth solutions to save us from ourselves, telling us that we’re not smart enough to make our own food choices and we’re not smart enough to practice our own balanced diet and our own lifestyle to be healthy. And so they’re basically stepping in to save us from ourselves.”

Burita’s group made the same arguments during the tobacco fight. In fact, Burita acknowledges, the CCF got some of its funding from cigarette-maker Philip Morris.

As with the risks inherent in smoking cigarettes, Burita thinks people should be aware by now that if they overeat at the drive-through, they could become more prone, for example, to becoming obese or having a heart attack.

“I think at this point, if people don’t know that overconsumption of fatty foods is bad for you, they’ve probably been on another planet for a while,” Burita said.

“There’s a lot of educational resources out there. For years, we’ve been told that the key to a healthy lifestyle is a balanced diet coupled with exercise.

“It really boils down to personal responsibility, unfortunately. And there is a problem with obesity. There are a lot of folks that are overweight, but people kind of need to take responsibility for themselves and start practicing the diet that fits best for them and their children.”

One local individual who has been following Barber’s and similar cases is Jim Heaney, who owns the Burger King on Washington Road next to his other restaurant, Damon’s.

“Does it make me nervous? Certainly,” Heaney said. “Because people on a jury will certainly at times do something that rational people would say, ‘Well wait a minute. That’s right and that’s wrong.’”

Like Burita, Heaney thinks the issue boils down to personal responsibility.

“You don’t go into a restaurant and say, ‘Well gee, if I eat everything I want to eat, I’m not going to get overweight,’” Heaney said. “Too much of anything is going to put you overweight. This guy (Barber) obviously was eating more than he should have been eating or exercising less than he should have been.”

“I think you have to take personal responsibility and that’s why this guy, I think, is off base,” Heaney added. “It’s not like anybody held him down and said, ‘OK, start cramming a Big Mac down your throat, a Whopper and then Wendy’s and a Quarter Pounder.’ Nobody forced him to do that. You can eat fast food and it’s not bad for you. You just don’t want to make a steady diet of three meals a day.”

Heaney also pointed out that the restaurants named in Barber’s lawsuit have annual sales in the billions of dollars,

making them easy targets.

“I guarantee you that if I had Jim’s Hamburgers next door, I wouldn’t have lawsuits going on like that,” Heaney said.

“They’re going after the larger corporations.”

Burita, of the CCF, agreed, calling Barber’s and other such cases “nationalscale ambulance chases.”

But Banzhaf again argued that it’s not about the money, insisting that he and his colleagues seek legislative, rather than litigious, change.

“It seems to me there is ample precedent for all of this. We heavily tax cigarettes; we heavily tax alcohol,” Banzhaf said. “In both cases they are lawful products. Consumed in moderation, alcohol is not dangerous to health; in fact, some argue it’s beneficial to health. And yet, we are certainly willing to tax it heavily, to restrict the sales, to require health warnings and do all kinds of other things.

“So I don’t think we’re pushing for anything new or novel with regard to most of the products that have health warnings.”

Banzhaf argues that if fast food chains began posting warnings on their products, it would more than likely immunize them against lawsuits.

“And yet they would continue to be McDonald’s,” Banzhaf said. “They would continue to sell cheeseburgers, and double cheeseburgers and triple-bacon cheeseburgers, and I’m sure people would continue to buy them.”

Banzhaf also countered the argument put forth by Burita and others that people shouldn’t need a warning label to tell them that fast food can be unhealthy.

“I constantly remind my tort students that the law requiring warnings is not designed to protect the best and the brightest,” Banzhaf said. “It is designed to protect people who perhaps are not as smart as everybody else or are impulsive or forgetful.”

Banzhaf claims that the CCF and groups like it are putting special interests over the best interests of the public.

“This is exactly the same tactic that they used against us when we went after tobacco and they tried to paint us as big, bad people,” Banzhaf said. “And they talk about freedom, but I don’t know anybody who insists they have a freedom not to know how many calories there are in what they are buying.

“You’re talking about figures that say that 40 percent of our meals are now eaten out.

According to one study, the average American eats six servings of french fries every week. Now, I don’t eat six servings of french fries each week and I don’t think you do. So my guess is, there are a lot of people out there who are eating 10 or 12 servings for all of us who are eating maybe one a week or maybe one every other week.”

“They want to call us the food police, and the grease police and the health Nazis and everything else,” Banzhaf added. “But again, nobody’s suggesting that anyone at all shouldn’t be able to eat anything he wants as often as he wants.”

Still, Burita said there seems no end in sight to what will be deemed the next bad thing for you.

“We used to ask, ‘What’s next?’ “Burita said. “Now we ask, ‘What’s left?’”

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By Brian Neill

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n the side of Kevin Flaherty’s 1970 Westfalia Volkswagen bus, in letters faded like the memories of the myriad Grateful Dead concerts its previous owner used to guide it to, is the phrase: “At least we’re enjoying the ride!”

More than a holdover sentiment from the ‘60s, however, those words seem to sum up the experience of VW ownership, which Flaherty and others in his newly formed CSRA VW Club liken to having a pet.

Flaherty and Phil Hadley started the club about a month ago and turned some heads two First Fridays ago when they formed a procession of VWs down Broad Street at the downtown event. They were there again at last First Friday and plan to make their rally there a tradition.

Flaherty, 44, bought his first VW, a Beetle, when he was an 18-year-old serviceman living in Germany. He paid about $600 for it.

It needed some work, but when talking VWs, that term is relative.

“You can remove the motor in 15 minutes,”

Flaherty notes. “There’s five bolts holding it to the transmission. Take those off, and lower it down and you have it out.”

Flaherty said you can find a VW interior kit, which includes new seat covers, a head-liner and door panels, for under $200.

An engine rebuild kit, with new pistons, cylinders, crank, seals and bearings, goes for about the same price, Hadley, 30, said.

Such costs and ease of repair would bring the sound of harp strings to most who have ever been saddled with a service bill from a typical automobile dealership.

But how do the cars drive?

“Terrible,” says John Tanner, a club member who owns a 1967 Westfalia VW bus.

“They’re not really designed for interstate travel, Hadley adds, referring to the top speed of about 65 mph for the average Beetle.

Of course, those restrictions don’t apply to the new-generation Beetle and other later VW models.

Although most of the current 20 or so members of the CSRA VW Club favor the older cars and vans, owners of modern VW models are welcome to join, too.

“We find there’s a lot more camaraderie between the vintage Volkswagen owners,” Hadley said. “We’re open to any Volkswagen owners if they want to come in, but we find there’s a stronger sense of community within the vintage Volkswagen owners.”

Indeed, the VW, in a twisted sort of way, was designed with the concept of community in mind.

The car stood the test of time, even if the concept from which it was born went extremely awry.

Many no doubt are aware that the history of the VW is inextricably linked with Adolf Hitler, who sought a “people’s car,” which is Volkswagen’s English translation.

According to various historical accounts, some which are listed on the CSRA VW Club’s Web site (www.csravwclub.org), Hitler sought the help of Ferdinand Porsche to build a car that the working man in Germany could afford.

Hitler wanted the car to get roughly 40 miles to the gallon, have a top speed of around 60 miles per hour and sell for about $360.

As for the shape that came to be known as the Beetle or Bug, Hitler purportedly said: “It should look like a beetle. You’ve only got to look to nature to find out what streamlining is.”

Hitler even sketched an initial concept for the car’s design.

The first VWs, which began rolling out of the German factory near Fallersleben in 1938, were air-cooled, meaning no radiator.

It wasn’t until 1974 that VW started producing water-cooled cars — the Dasher and Rabbit among them — for sale in America.

New Beetles continued to be sold in America until the late ‘70s.

In 2000, a new, restyled Beetle was introduced.

Also in the modern-day VW family are the Jetta and the Passat, which was a Consumer Reports Top 10 pick last year.

Volkswagen is also planning to release a modernized Microbus in 2005.

One observation regarding owners of vintage VWs is they possess a love of tinkering with the vehicles.

In fact, frequent minor maintenance is nearly a necessity. Valve openings have to be

“We find there’s a lot more camaraderie between the vintage Volkswagen owners. We’re open to any Volkswagen owners if they want to come in, but we find there’s a stronger sense of community within the vintage Volkswagen owners.”

— Phil Hadley, co-founder of the CSRA VW Club.

checked often because the older VW engines were not equipped with hydraulic lifters. An old Beetle engine holds only about three quarts of oil. That means that if the engine runs even a quart low, it has already lost a third of its cooling and lubricating capacity.

Hadley advises checking your oil every time you fill up.

Aside from showing off their vehicles in parking lots and at special events, Hadley also sees a growing club membership as helping to form a communal base of mechanical experts.

“That’s one of the concepts we wanted to do with this club was to get the people who have the Volkswagens in touch with the people who work on Volkswagens,” Hadley said. “This one person might know everything there is to know about carburetors and can fix them in their sleep, but isn’t too up on, maybe, brake work. Well then, he wants some brake work done, and the guy who knows brakes needs some carburetor work done. You know, build a network.

“They’re (VWs) not like cars, they’re like pets. They’re always needing something.”

Flaherty said the group is planning to show off their VWs at next year’s St. Patrick’s Day festival and also at this year’s Oktoberfest in Augusta, Oct. 13-17.

“Because what’s more German than Volkswagen, the ‘people’s car?’’’ Flaherty

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ot crabs? If not, then you need to get some. Take yourself on out to Crabby Abby’s seafood buffet in the pink-and-gray building on Peach Orchard Road, in front of Coyote’s.

“Alaskan snow crab legs are my specialty,” said owner Brent Terry, who opened the restaurant back in the spring with Jennifer Russell. “But I’ve got a wide variety of seafood and we’ve constantly been adding to it as well.”

Many seafood restaurants use frozen fish in their dishes. Not so with Crabby Abby’s. Their fish are fresh.

“We don’t buy anything at all that is pre-breaded and frozen,” said Terry.

“Ninety percent of the items we have are all fresh and hand-prepared. We make our own breadings using flours and corn meals, and season them ourselves.”

It’s a source of pride with Terry and his partner Jennifer. In addition to that, they’ve got quite a school of menu items on the buffet alone: salmon, tuna, scallops, whiting, flounder, ocean perch, pollock, freshwater catfish and freshwater perch.

And even shark steaks will be on the buffet, and will be available at lunch and dinner.

The buffet also has crawfish, handstuffed deviled crabs, homemade hush puppies, and shrimp four ways: hotboiled, cold-boiled, fried and grilled.

Dinner-only items include scallops; frog legs; fresh, raw oysters; and baked potatoes. The buffet comes with a wide variety of vegetables prepared fresh daily, as well as a dessert bar included in the price,

with such luscious items as Key lime pies, blueberry cheesecakes and three different kinds of fresh-baked cookies.

But the buffet isn’t the only thing going on over there; they also have a tasty dine-in menu and a to-go menu as well.

Crabby Abby’s doesn’t usually have steak, but they have some right now.

While supplies last, Crabby Abby’s is offering a surf-n-turf special with T-bone steaks – 16- to 22-ounce porterhouse – and shrimp for $10.99. They won’t last but a week or two, so if the notion tickles your tummy, let the Crabby cooks tickle your taste buds.

Crabby Abby’s, with its bright and festive interior, is the perfect place to take your family. And if you bring in your church bulletin after church on Sundays, there will be complimentary beverages for the whole group.

“We always like to keep some special running,” Terry said. “We’ve got the best seafood in town for the value. Just come try it out and see. We’re a little bit out of the loop, but we’re well worth the drive.”

The buffet is on Thursday through Saturday from noon until 2:30, and then re-opens at 5:30 for dinner. But don’t despair. The restaurant itself isn’t closed in between. It’s still open for menu ordering and carry-out. On Sunday they open at noon and close at 9 p.m., but only if the customers are gone.

Otherwise, they stay open until the last patron is satisfied.

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& Entertainment Hank III: Two Sides to the Same Coin

BY LISA JORDAN

“E

arly one mornin’ while makin’ the rounds / I took a shot of cocaine / And shot my woman down…”

The first couple lines of an Eminem song, right?

Wrong. They’re lyrics from “Cocaine Blues,” one of the songs off Hank Williams III’s 1999 debut album, titled, appropriately enough, “Risin’ Outlaw.”

But like Eminem – and like his own father and grandfather before him – Hank III possesses as much talent musically as he does for rebelling.

The Williams family country music legacy, begun by Hank Williams in the late 1940s, lives on in Hank III (pictured top and bottom), but just as his famous father, Hank Williams Jr., blended country with rock to carve out his own niche, Hank III has a special blend of his own – punk and country.

That’s right, punk.

While Hank III grew up listening to his grandfather’s music, music by punk outfits The Dead Kennedys and The Misfits, as well as rockers KISS, Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Ted Nugent, crept into his playlist as well.

While the mix may hurt him in some circles – there’s a story about country music purists physically threatening Hank III on stage when he broke out into the punk portion of his set – in others, it’s helping.

The crowds Hank III attracts are comprised of everything from pierced teenagers with electric-blue hair to grandmas with, well … grandma-blue hair.

And sharing the family fondness for excess, Hank III is surprisingly candid in published interviews, covering topics like his drug use, his strained relationship with his father, his child support woes and his distaste for today’s country music in general and his record label, Curb Records, in particular.

Country music today, Hank III contends, is too pop, too manufactured – and there

aren’t any rebels left. To those who share his sentiments, Hank III is the unlikely savior of the genre.

That’s not a bad aspiration for a man who only entered the country music business to earn enough money to cover overdue child support payments. But now, armed with a fan base and the rambunctiousness to make the music he wants (despite, he says, his record label’s interference), Hank III may be in the position to restore country music to the glory it once had.

His honesty, both about himself and about the other factors that affect him, comes through in the songs off “Risin’ Outlaw” – a slogan which, by the way, he wears tattooed on his arm.

“Cocaine Blues,” for example, is a cautionary narrative about how one thing leads to another (the last line is “Stay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be”). And if you listen carefully to the lyrics of “Dick in Dixie,” you’ll know that it’s Hank III’s notso-nice salute to today’s Nashville. For those who have seen him in concert, the resemblance to his grandfather is startling, both in looks and in sound.

He’s been known to perform covers of his grandad’s songs, as well as covers of some of Hank Sr.’s contemporaries.

And Hank III’s six-piece Damn Band has two sets in its repertoire: one for the punks and one for the purists. When Hank III puts away the country and gets out the punk, he’ll warn the old folks they might want to leave.

All of which may or may not happen Wednesday night, Sept. 18, at the Masquerade in Atlanta. Hank III is set to begin his performance at 9 p.m. Tickets are available from TicketMaster, either online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 828-7700.

For those who have

seen him in concert, the resemblance to his grandfather is startling, both in

looks and in sound.

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Arts: Music

Augusta Opera Sets Sail on “H.M.S. Pinafore”

By Rhonda Jones

O

ne fine afternoon on a recent Saturday, the theater of the John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet High School was filled with the rolling sounds of the ocean and the calls of seagulls. A fat, glowing moon hung in the sky and a young lady lamented over whether she would marry for money or marry for love.

The story takes place on board the H.M.S. Pinafore, which sets sail with the Augusta Opera on Sept. 12.

Augusta Opera artistic director Mark Flint spoke with The Metropolitan Spirit about the production.

“It’s a parody of all social classes and politics of the time. It has a charming score and very many amusing moments,” he said of the famous Gilbert and Sullivan work.

It’s also been beloved by audiences for a long time. “It premiered in 1878 and has been popular ever since,” he said.

So what do people seem to like about “H.M.S. Pinafore”?

“I would say a lot of sailor choruses are very well-known,” Flint said.

He agreed that that fact alone provides ample opportunity for plenty of political satire. “Oh, absolutely,” he said.

Its original purpose was to satirize the English social system of the 19th century, but it has proven applicable to even today’s world. “What is most amusing is,” Flint said about the first lord of the admiralty, who is seeking the hand of the captain’s daughter, “he runs the navy but has never been at sea.”

I’m sure we can compare that to a

few government officials of our own.

“Oh absolutely,” he said again, when asked if the piece is timeless.

“Amazingly so. Without changing one word it is relevant to any situation.”

One of the reasons the Opera chose this particular piece, he said, is their affiliation with Davidson Fine Arts High School. “We’re performing in their the-

Pianist John Browning Kicks Off Masterworks Series

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n a trip through the Sacred Heart Cultural Center, I wondered just whom I would be able to find on short notice (like, right then) to speak about the Augusta Symphony’s Masterworks concert series. No sooner had the thought been thunk then what to my wondering eyes should appear but the maestro himself, Donald Portnoy, the symphony’s conductor and musical director. We repaired back to his office, where he illumined me about the concert series and the first performer of the season, the celebrated pianist John Browning, a performer Portnoy has great knowledge of.

“I was always impressed with him at school,” he said, explaining that they were students together at the Juliard School of Music. “This is one of America’s great pianists.”

The promising Juliard student – who turns 70 this year – went on to make quite a name for himself. His recordings have won two Grammy Awards and three additional nominations. He even inspired the composer Samuel Barber to write a piano concerto just for him, which he premiered in 1962.

Browning said that was something to

experience.

“Oh, it is quite exciting and you feel honored, particularly when it’s a major composer like Mr. Barber. And you feel like it’s a major responsibility, so you have to take it very seriously.”

That responsibility, he said, lies in an obligation to play the piece in such a way that people will want to hear it again and again.

He must have done a good job, because the piece won a Pulitzer Prize and has become the most frequently performed American piano concerto in the past half-century. He has recorded the piece twice – first in 1964 with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra for the CBS Masterworks label, and again in 1991 with Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony on the BMG Classics/RCA Victor Red Seal labels. It has remained part of his repertoire ever since.

He has also premiered and recorded works by contemporary American composers Joan Tower and Richard Cumming.

That second recording is what earned Browning his first Grammy for “Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra,” as

ater,” he said, and even using 10 of their students and a faculty member. In return, they offer classes to the students.

“It was a situation that was begun last year by Ed Bradberry,” he said.

That performance was “Oklahoma,” he said, adding that the production enjoyed great success.

If you “don’t do opera” because you think it may be hard to understand, then banish those thoughts completely.

Augusta Opera will spring to the rescue by offering Opera Chat, a halfhour intro to the script and production designed to enhance the audience’s enjoyment of the event. If you would like to further prepare for the production, then you can go to Web Opera where you can print the lyrics to the song and hear midi files of the music.

The Web Opera site is http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/ html/pinafore_home.html. If that doesn’t get you there, search “H.M.S. Pinafore” at Google.com and click on the “H.M.S. Pinafore” Home Page.

Ship sets sail at 7:30 Sept. 12-14, and 3 p.m. On Sept. 15. Performance is at the Davidson Fine Arts School Auditorium. Tickets run $15-$45.

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well as a Grammy nomination for “Best Classical Album.”

Browning himself debuted in 1956 with the New York Philharmonic and has appeared in nearly every music capital on this little blue planet. He also remains in high demand with the world’s leading ensembles and conductors. His repertoire includes 43 concerti, spanning three centuries: Mozart, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Tchaikovsky.

I asked if he has a favorite. “Not really,” he said. He adds to his repertoire only the things he likes and feels comfortable playing, though he did mention Mozart first when listing the composers he enjoys. Not that he would want to play only Mozart or only this or that piece.

“It’s like food,” he said of music.

“You don’t want to eat the same thing every night. And if the food’s good, you’ll like it.”

Of course, we can go on forever about Browning’s musical accomplishments, but the only way to experience Browning is to ... experience Browning.

He will play at 8 p.m. on Sept. 20 at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center and Sept. 21 at the Grover Maxwell

Performing Arts Theatre. There will be a preview lecture at ASU at 7 p.m. See calendar listings for ticket info and contact numbers.

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Arts: Visual

Carl Purdy and the Art of Music

By Rhonda Jones

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f you go to the coffee shop at Borders Books and Music, and you find yourself wondering about all the dismemembered instrumentation on the walls, Carl Purdy is to blame.

He’s a musician. He’s an artist. And he’s frequently both at the same time.

Here’s how it happened.

Once upon a time, he was a young lad trying to decide which would provide him with the more lucrative career: music or art. His parents urged him to take the musical route, and he listened to their advice. So, as a musician, the native New Yorker found himself in possession of various and sundry spare parts for instruments in his basement.

He wanted to do something with them.

“I started experimenting with making collages from musical instrument parts,” he said. “It’s a real interesting effect to blend paints with these parts.

“I try to integrate the two of them, the two-dimensional surfaces ... and 3-D musical instruments are popping out of that. The blending is real interesting and unique,” he said.

What he has achieved is a pleasing, whimsical use of form and color. The instrument pieces are easily recognizable, yet taken out of context, forcing the viewer to see them in a new light.

But visual art is a love to which Purdy said farewell for quite some time. Because of his dedication to music, he gave up painting for 15 years while honing his skills, both at playing and at making a living with it. “I was trying to apply everything I had learned at the conservatory and really figure out how to make ends meet as a musician. Anybody who has tried to do that knows what a struggle it

is,” he said. “So I concentrated solely on trying to be a good orchestral musician and trying to be a good music educator.”

He has worked for the Augusta Symphony as their principal viola player since 1986, and did a stint as their personnel manager. He teaches classical guitar at Georgia Southern University and privately as well. And these are just his local accomplishments.

When he felt he had built the groundwork for his livelihood, Purdy went back to his paints. And by then he was many years richer in experience.

“I’ve had lots of wonderful opportunities. The Augusta Symphony asked me to paint an oil painting for the cover of the program book for the 2000 season,” he said. “The Aiken Symphony Guild used two of my paintings for the cover of their season brochures.”

In addition, his paintings are in other cities, like Hilton Head. “I’ve got my stuff around,” he said.

The Borders show, which will stay up until the end of September, spans many years. “I’ve got two recent works in that show at Borders and then I’ve got the piece that the symphony asked me to do two years ago.”

He also has work that is a sort of visual diary of his early days at the New England Conservatory of Music.

“You can see roughly 20 years of my life’s story through music and art through this show,” Purdy said.

Carl Purdy’s work can be found online if you go to augustasymphony.org and hit the “musicians” link. Click on “Carl Purdy” and find his art link at the bottom.

Or you can just go have a cup of java at Borders and gaze at them in person while the opportunity lasts.

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No golden member, just a tin fig leaf. Mike Myers still has his crack timing and suppor ting cast (Seth Green a standout, plus Michael Caine agog with fun as Powers' dad), but the silly plot is nothing, and too many gags are just stupid frat-boy stuf f with a lacing of gay schtick. Beyonce Knowles brings a zip of sassy freshness as Fox xy Cleopatra, yet the movie is both smug and lazy, and the gaudy, pushy "style" steamrolls the humor into flatness. With numerous celebrity cameos, none very funny (the least: Steven Spielberg).

1 hr., 33 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 Barbershop (PG-13) — An ensemble comedy about a day in the life of the occupants of a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago. Ice Cube is Calvin, owner of the barbershop, passed down to him by his late father. Seeing the shop as nothing but a nuisance, Calvin agrees to sell the business to a loan shark, which he later regrets. The barbershop is populated by a wacky cast of characters, each with a story to tell and some gossip to share. Cast: Ice Cube, Eve, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Enter tainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity. Running time: 1 hr., 42 mins.

Blood Work (R) — Clint Eastwood looks worse than weathered as Terry McCaleb, retired from the FBI af ter a serial killer drove him to a hear t at tack.

McCaleb's cardiologist (Anjelica Huston) can't believe it when McCaleb swings into detective work two months af ter get ting a hear t transplant. Graciella (Wanda De Jesus), who urges him to take the case that flummoxes the rather lazy cops, is the angry sister of a murdered woman whose hear t McCaleb is now pumping. "Blood Work" gives early promise of being one of the rare adult Hollywood movies this summer, then bungles. It has enticing story touches, but flops into a hectic cascade of bizarre revelations, and then pure plot pulp on a wrecked ship. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jef f Daniels, Wanda De Jesus, Anjelica Huston, Tina Lif ford, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Walsh.

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the number of a Swiss bank account. In an identity fog, though now with money and passpor ts, and reflexively gif ted with all his trained skills — his sour CIA boss, Conklin (Chris Cooper), decides to snuf f Bourne as "a malfunctioning $30 million piece of equipment" — Bourne zips to Paris af ter emptying the deposit box in Zurich. "The Bourne Identity" has the identity of potent enter tainment. Cast: Mat t Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles. Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 City by the Sea (R) — Rober t De Niro is New York detective Vincent LaMarca, who lef t his bit ter wife (Pat ti LuPone) 14 years before, and their son Joey (James Franco) has gone to hell. While Vincent enjoys the lights of Manhat tan and a warm, undemanding lover (Frances McDormand), Joey and his mom are stuck in a wasteland called Long Beach.

Joey has become a "cop killer," and vengeful cops forget their long admiration of Vincent as they track Joey with lethal intent. The movie revels in sordidness as if that would provide soul, and the best it achieves is some poignancy from the tidal sludge of feelings. Pulp from the hear t can be pulp from the pits. Cast: Rober t De Niro, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Eliza Dushku, Pat ti LuPone, William Forsy the. Running time: 1 hr., 48 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ The Country Bears (G) — This benign, liveaction film follows bear cub Beary Bearington (voiced

by Haley Joel Osment) as he reunites his musical idols, The Country Bears. Af ter lit tle Beary convinces the bit ter rock icons that they still need each other, the woolly second-grader makes peace with his own adopted human family. The 10-and-under crowd will love these blinking, harmonizing, restaurant-dining bears. Music-star cameos (Elton John, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah) make the film slightly easier to digest for the tolerant parent. Running time: 1 hr., 25 mins.

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (PG-13) — Successful playwright Sidda (Sandra

Bullock), in an interview in Time magazine, suggests that her dif ficult childhood was due largely to her mother, Vivi (Ellen Burstyn). An angry phone call and a few let ters later, the two are estranged. Time for the Ya-Ya Sisterhood to step in — four women bound in friendship since girlhood, led by Vivi. They make a secret trip to New York, where, with the aid of Sidda's boy friend Connor (Angus MacFadyen), they drug Sidda, spirit her down South and establish her in an outpost near her family's estate. There she is to pore over their scrapbook, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," af ter which she will understand why her mother can be such an impossible shrew. The "Divine Secret's" mission: a wallow in greeting-card sentimentality, a bath in bathos. Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flanagan, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight, Maggie Smith, James Garner. Running time: 1 hr., 56 mins. (Salm) ★1/2 Eight Legged Freaks (PG-13) — A clunky, mildly amusing "salute" to big-bug monster movies, as toxically enlarged spiders chase, spear and web dumb-bunny humans in Arizona. The only style is TVfiller nostalgia, not the wit tier goofiness of "Tremors," and scenes like a terrified girl being wrapped in web by a giant arachnid are too ickily intimate for kids (some adults, too). Kari Wuhrer, David Arquet te and Doug E. Doug are screaming bait. Acting dies first. Running time: 1 hr., 22 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 Feardotcom (R) — New York City detective Mike Reilly (Stephen Dor f f) and health examiner Terry

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Cast: Stephen Dor f f, Udo Kier, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea. The Good Girl (R) — Jennifer Aniston, as Justine in "The Good Girl," is trapped in a dead life made by safe, square choices. And so the final choice that confirms her "good girl" status is, in ef fect, telling us that she remains dead. Justine has a dud job working in an ugly Texas store, Retail Rodeo. She double-dips alienation at home, where husband Phil (John C. Reilly) is a mashed couch potato, zoning on TV, taking dope and trading quips with buddy Bubba (Tim Blake Nelson).

Desperate at 30, childless, bored half-stupid, Justine has a semi-secret af fair with a boyish co-worker, Holden (Jake Gyllenhaal). Justine's smar tness reeks of self-loathing and moral vacancy. Is feminism this comatose in Texas? Cast: Jennifer Aniston, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zooey Deschanel, Tim Blake Nelson.

Running time: 1 hr., 33 mins. (Elliot t) ★★

The Importance of Being Earnest (PG) —

is the film version of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of mistaken identity. In 1890s London, Algernon Montcrief f runs into old friend Jack Wor thing, who is in town to propose to Algernon’s cousin. Algernon inadver tently discovers Jack’s secret; that Jack has an alter ego known as Ernest, and that Ernest is trying to woo a beautiful young woman named Cecily. When Algernon devises a plan to meet Cecily, Jack must find a way to set things straight. Cast: Ruper t Everet t, Colin Fir th, Judi Dench, Frances O’Connor, Reese Witherspoon. Running time: 1 hr., 34 mins.

Juwanna Mann (PG-13) — Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is Jamal. The vain, preening NBA star is suspended for a burst of irate mooning and then full-frontal exposure on cour t. And then — inspired by a young girl whose love of the game moves him — he becomes Juwanna, a fake female, who fires up a women's pro team.

Vivica A. Fox is the team's reigning beauty, on whom Jamal has a cover t crush. The cour t action is all high points, no game. Gender comedy becomes a ruthless reduction of both sexes. Director Jesse Vaughan came from music videos, and should probably return.

Hectic, vapid, almost witless, "Juwanna Mann" keeps jammin' across the goofs, then milking inane sentiment before stumbling to a blooper reel that is no dif ferent than the preceding inept movie. Cast: Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Kevin Pollak, Vivica A. Fox, Ginuwine, Tommy Davidson. Running time: 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★ K-19: The Widowmaker (PG-13) — is about the vir tually suicidal mission and hapless plight of a Soviet sub of that name, during a tense time (1961) of the Cold War, based on actual facts. Though said to be the pride of Soviet Russia's new nuclear fleet, K-19 goes to sea inadequately prepared, on a politically motivated mission. It must voyage under polar ice to fire a demo missile, showing the cocky new man in the White House (JFK) how virile Moscow can be. The crew's beloved skipper, Capt. Polenin (Liam Neeson), is demoted to executive of ficer under Capt. Vostrikov (Harrison Ford), a fierce patriot. "K-19" puts a clammy whammy on us when a pressure leak in one of the reactors brings on nuclear horror. This is one of the most machocentric and masochistic movies ever made by a woman; Kathryn Bigelow directed. Cast: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Joss Ackland, Peter Sarsgaard.

Running time: 2 hrs., 10 mins. (Elliot t) ★★

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“Mar tin Lawrence Live: Runteldat” is a documentarystyle version of Lawrence’s bad-boy comedy, complete with commentary by the man himself and liberally mixed with pounding hip-hop beats. The stand-up comedy por tion, where Lawrence is a solitary presence onstage, illuminated by a spotlight, contains personal anecdotes and social commentary. Cast: Mar tin Lawrence.

The Master of Disguise (PG) — Dana Carvey plays Pistachio Disguisey, which all by itself gives you the comedic essence. He's a perky waiter in an Italian restaurant in New York. Pistachio is heir to a family talent for magical transformation, possessors of "energico," who can morph into almost any thing. Pistachio's parents are abducted by a rich villain, envious of energico, played with almost obscene lack of comic appeal

by Brent Spiner. Carvey is cute, but he doesn't seem to have a shaped and role-shaping personality. He seems locked into skit rhy thm. Cast: Dana Carvey, Brent Spiner, Jennifer Esposito, James Brolin, Harold Gould, Edie McClurg. Running time: 1 hr., 33 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Mr. Deeds (PG-13) — is an update or takeof f on the 1936 Frank Capra hit "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." In that, Gary Cooper is a gentle, gallant rube who inherits a for tune, confounds the city slickers and radiates fuzzy ideals, while Depression audiences again got to ogle the idle (but frisky) rich. Now Adam Sandler is Longfellow Deeds, who inherits $40 billion from a genial old flake (Harve Presnell). Peter Gallagher is a fairly standard corporate wheeler as the sharpie running the vast estate. But as star repor ter Babe, Winona Ryder is game and slyly charming. The real ace is John Tur turro as Deed's new manservant, Emilio. It's a fond update and funny comedy, even making good use of John McEnroe (still cocky) and the Rev. Al Sharpton (dit to). Cast: Adam Sandler, John Tur turro, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Erick Avari, Harve Presnell. Running time: 1 hr., 31 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) —

Unmarried Toula Por tokalos is a 30-year-old waitress in her parents’ Greek restaurant, Dancing Zorba’s.

Vowing to change, she gets a makeover and takes a job in her aunt’s travel agency, where, newly confident, she meets handsome Ian Miller — a high-school teacher who is definitely not Greek. The tale is familiar: strong and fiercely commit ted to their ethnic roots family but ts heads with the outsider wanting to marry into the group. But “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” of fers enough in the way of wit to stifle the sitcom feel a film like this might otherwise have. Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbet t, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone.

One Hour Photo (R) — As Sy Parrish, Robin Williams is "the photo guy" who proudly mans the pristine counter and developing machines at the photo shop of a store called Savmar t. A shy bachelor-for-life, Sy has a dull apar tment downtown, where the decor is anonymous. The one personal touch is his wall of gleaming, finely printed color snaps of the Yorkin family, suburbanites who live in an elegant modern house.

Sy makes copies for himself from their photo dropof fs, and lives vicariously through his fantasy of mom Nina (Connie Nielsen), son Jake (Dylan Smith) and yuppie daddy Will (Michael Var tan). Sy wants to be the daddy, or at least, "Uncle Sy," and this is not very dangerous as only a daydream. It becomes a danger once Sy finds, via another customer's photos, that Will is

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having an af fair. Sy becomes a risky nut once his dream bubble bursts. Cast: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Var tan, Eriq LaSalle. Running time: 1 hr., 47 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Possession (PG-13) — Director and writer Neil LaBute has cast his favorite cynical actor, Aaron Eckhar t, in a gorgeously romantic film of A.S. Byat t's much esteemed novel. "Possession" drops Eckhar t into a totally English world (plus a patch of France), as an archival assistant at the British Museum in London. His Roland Mitchell lucks upon the hidden let ters of a Victorian poet, Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Nor tham). Mitchell realizes he is on the trail of evidence revealing Ash's secret, then quite erotic, af fair with a poetess and painter, Christabel LaMot te (Jennifer Ehle), whose lesbian lover is chagrined.

Roland zippers into alliance with a young professor at Lincoln University, the Ash/LaMot te specialist Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow). The film looks wonder ful and has a silken, tick-tock interlock of the modern and Victorian segments. Cast: Aaron Eckhar t, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Nor tham, Anna Massey.

Running time: 1 hr., 42 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 Reign of Fire (PG-13) — Christian Bale and Mat thew McConaughey star as twin towers of testosterone who join forces to fight dragons that have pret ty much destroyed the world. Bale serves as leader of the few English survivors of the dragon Holocaust and McConaughey arrives to help the crew as Van Zan the dragon slayer. But the special-effects beasts are the real star of the show. 1 hr., 40 mins. (McCormick) ★★★ Scooby Doo (PG) — is derived from the longestrunning TV car toon show (beginning in 1969 on CBS), and is mostly set in an island theme park. The 'toon gang loved by their TV fans — ginchy-dish Daphne, plain but brainy Velma, blond ego dude Fred (author of "Fred on Fred"), grinning par ty dude Shaggy — are now played by actors locked into one-note roles. Great Dane hero dog Scooby appears computer generated.

They go to Spooky Island to solve a criminal conspiracy, where special ef fects and cute theme park crit ters whiz by and the top villain is revealed to be ... a puppy.

This is one lollipop of a movie, OK for the 4- to 9-yearolds who like the TV show. 1 hr., 23 mins. ★★ Serving Sara (PG-13) — Should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it. It isn't just bad TV, but a dismal reduction of bad TV. It stars Mat thew Perry, of TV's "Friends," as a fiercely dedicated process server named Joe. And Elizabeth Hurley, mostly of the tabloids, but also a past "fox" for Austin Powers, plays Sara. Joe seeks to serve divorce papers from her rich jerk of a husband. There's another process server, Tony (Vincent Pastore). There is the self-anointed Cedric the Enter tainer as Ray, boss of the process of fice doing fat soul-bro schtick. There is no style. Zero. Almost nothing is timed well or delivers the goods. Cast: Elizabeth Hurley, Mat thew Perry, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore, Amy Adams.

Running time: 1 hr., 45 mins. (Elliot t) 0 Signs (PG-13) — Mel Gibson plays Father Graham Hess, an Episcopal priest who lost his faith and retired his collar af ter his wife was killed in an auto accident. He lives in an old farmhouse with two adorable kids, plus a younger brother (Joaquin Phoenix). Big, elegantly precise "crop signs" turn up in their cornfield. It's space aliens, and the movie teases us as the signs pile up. The aliens show up, shoving clawed hands under doors but scared by steak knives, full of evil strength, yet not able to knock down the pathetic blockade of a fruit cellar. "Signs," though handsomely shot, seems meant for viewers who need to believe in tabloid aliens, and that we can beat them with plain-spun, homeland vir tues. It should be called "Sins" for compounding the sins of bad filming. Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, M. Night Shyamalan, Cherry Jones. Running time: 1 hr., 46 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Spider-Man (PG-13) — Sweetly dorky Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is bit ten by a new form of lab spider on a school trip. He morphs into a speed master with arachnid powers, but keeps his real identity masked from the girl literally nex t door, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). Spider-Man casts webs from his hand, climbs and leaps around New York and battles a capitalist nut turned Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Always sidelined is the nut's son, Peter's best friend, Harry (James Franco). The film is high-craf ted and amusing, though the POW! style so right for Marvel pages can be numbing in this tech-loaded, hypersonic approach. "Spider-Man" has the heat of a newborn franchise. The costumed hero finally makes a brilliant match with Old Glory, in a gleaming Manhat tan. Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Clif f Rober tson, Rosemary Harris. Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★ Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (G) — A sweetly bland DreamWorks car toon film about a bold horse that runs across much of the Old West, his thoughts spoken by Mat t Damon, his adventures doused in Bryan Adams tunes that are like a floral tribute to Rod Stewar t. The horse action is swif t, and bor-

rowed John Ford bits can mean nothing to modern kids. 1 hr., 25 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (PG) — A cheer ful theme park of a comedy about

junior spies, with a bigger budget and more inventive fun than the 2001 original (the plot is no advance).

Rober t Rodriguez directed, wrote, helped with the digital ef fects and gizmo touches, including excellent creatures. The many Hispanic rif fs do not land with PC heaviness, and the lively cast includes Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara as the main kids, plus Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Bill Pa x ton, Tony Shalhoub, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin and (still macho at 81) Ricardo Montalban. Running time: 1 hr., 27 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ ?

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (PG) — This is No. 5 in the series and is visually

spectacular (entirely filmed in digital, and projected that way in some theaters). It moves swif tly and has action payof fs, but George Lucas is still a turgid story teller, and stif f dialogue drags the actors down to mere plot function too of ten. Ewan McGregor seems to be coming into his own as wise Obi-Wan. Running time: 2 hrs., 23 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Stealing Harvard (PG-13) — Jason Lee stars as John Plummer, your t ypical average Joe who good-hear tedly makes a promise to his niece that if she makes it into college, he’ll pay her tuition. Years later, niece Noreen is accepted by Har vard and expects nearly $30,000 in tuition funds — which, of course, John doesn’t have. He and pal Duf f (Tom Green) plot a series of schemes to raise — or steal — the cash. Cast: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Megan Mullally, Tammy Blanchard. Running time: 1 hr., 23 mins.

The Sum of All Fears (PG-13) — Another morbid Tom Clancy nightmare of big power and dire danger (the nuclear devil unleashed), with a trivial romance trampled by politics and spy games. Phil Alden Robinson directed with spruce if pompous flair, and the nerve-raked cast has Ben Af fleck as the hero, Morgan Freeman, Alan Bates, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber and (ace as the Russian prez) Ciaran Hinds.

Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★ Swimfan (PG-13) — "Swimfan" is a high school stalker thriller; this time, it’s new girl Madison obsessing over her unrequited at tention to the school’s star swimmer, a state champion who hopes to one day compete in the Olympics. Cast: Erika Christensen, Jesse Bradford, Shiri Appleby, Dan Hedaya.

Undercover Brother (PG-13) — The source was a Web comedy site, and it's a derivation of old bla xploiters, "In Living Color " and the Austin Powers goofs, but this lampoon of black heroics is funny in a pumped-up way. Eddie Grif fin wears the power Afro as the main bro, and Malcolm D. Lee also got good stuf f from Chris Kat tan, Denise Richards, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis and Billy Dee Williams as a Colin Powell-like general who wants to be the new Col. Sanders. Running time: 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ Undisputed (R) — What would happen if a Mike Tyson-like boxer met his match while serving time in the big house? That's the premise of this slugfest. In one corner, we have Wesley Snipes as Monroe Hutchen, resident champ of Sweetwater Prison. In the other corner, there's George "Iceman" Chambers, the undisputed world heavyweight champion in Sweetwater af ter being convicted of rape. The two are on a collision course engineered by a former mob boss (Peter Falk) with deep pockets and a fondness for the f-word. Af ter minor scuf fles here and there, the two fighters set tle once and for all who deserves the title of champ. Cast: Ving Rhames, Wesley Snipes, Jon Seda, Peter Falk, Fisher Stevens, Wes Studi, Ed Lover and Master P. Running time: 1 hr., 30 mins.

(McCormick) ★ Va Savoir (PG-13) — French film about the romances of a group of young Parisians and their love of theatre and film. It opened the New York Film Festival in 2001. Cast: Jeanne Balibar, Marianne Basler, Helene de Fougerolles, Catherine Rouvel, Sergio Castellit to, Jacques Bonnaf fe.

XXX (PG-13) — Vin Diesel is buf f, which is surely the main point of his playing "edge spor ts" thrill-seeker turned CIA agent Xander Cage, but he has glints of boyish vulnerability. As he grooves into playing the new agent recruited by the agency's top dude (Samuel L. Jackson), the movie finds a rhy thm that is like a more masculine, bulked-up "Barbarella." The plot is junk, about a gang of ex-Red Army crazies led by a satanic Slavic slime (Mar ton Csokas), nihilists eager to destroy the world with a superweapon. It's another movie where you must believe, or giggle. Cast: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Mar ton Csokas, Danny Trejo. Running time: 1 hr., 44 mins.

(Elliot t) ★★ —Capsules compiled from movie reviews written by David Elliott, film critic for The San Diego Union-Tribune and other staff writers.

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or all the eager fans who can’t bear to wait for the release of “Jackass: The Movie” (and yes, that really is coming down the pike), idiots everywhere can rejoice in the numbskull glow of the Tom Green spectacle, “Stealing Harvard.” While MTV is entirely to blame for the former, we can only hold the vacuous network partially responsible for the latter; MTV had nothing to do with the production, creation or distribution of “Harvard,” but it did give Tom Green a career and that, in and of itself, is an act which should not go unpunished.

So if MTV isn’t the culprit here, who is? Blame could be placed on any number of shoulders: director Bruce McCulloch could be held responsible since, well, he is the director; screenwriter Peter Tolan could be targeted for penning such an abysmally unfunny and idiotic script; or star Jason Lee could shoulder some of the backlash for his wooden performance (whether he is, in fact, reading all his lines off a teleprompter remains to be seen). But even with all of these possible scapegoats, no one can really lay claim to this film more than Tom Green. Seemingly a vehicle to showcase the Canadian’s inane ramblings, “Stealing Harvard” is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former Mr. Drew Barrymore.

Green, who gained notoriety for the bizarre brand of gonzo humor he displayed on his self titled MTV show, is known for being a prankster quick to inspire laughter as easily as disgust.

Green has always traded on his bad taste and willingness to cross any line for a joke — popular segments on his show involved numerous cruelties executed at the expense of his friends and family. (In one now-infamous stunt, the shock comic posted his best friend’s phone

number on a digital billboard over Times Square.) But, if anything, the one thing that made “The Tom Green Show” fun and funny was its public access, “Wayne’s World” feel. Supposedly discovered on Canadian public access, Green’s most successful sketches involved him interacting with strangers or giving his soft-spoken parents or best friend a hard time. A strange blend of Andy Kaufman and candid camera, Green’s formula was a limited one that revolved around staged stunts with the right foil. In other words, what was good about Tom Green, and what made his act funny, was precisely the fact that he wasn’t a celebrity.

The post “Tom Green Show” Green, the man who’s been given feature film roles and even feature films (writing and directing “Freddy Got Fingered”), is a much more grating incarnation of the troublemaking man-on-the-street we saw on MTV. In “Stealing Harvard” Green proves just how ingratiating he can be.

As Duff, the white trash, beer-drinking, idiotic best friend to Jason Lee’s average Joe hero, Green peers awkwardly through Stephen King-like spectacles as he spouts gibberish in time which is always seconds off its intended mark.

Inspiring a desperate feeling of discomfort, the only joke Green seems to be playing is one on us, one in which he reiterates, with every line he utters, just how ungifted a comedian he is.

Aside from its canned plot about a dogooder (Lee, proving he can only play self-absorbed, fast-talking Kevin Smith alter-egos) who turns to a haphazard life of crime to win his niece the tuition she needs to attend Harvard, “Stealing Harvard” thrusts much of its comedic hopes on Green’s inadequate shoulders.

If anything positive is to emerge from the ashes here, it will be the death toll of Tom Green’s tenure in Hollywood.

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XXX (PG-13) Fri: 4:15, 7:15, 9:40; Sat-Sun: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40; Mon-Thur: 4:15, 7:15, 9:40 Spy Kids 2 (PG) Fri: 3:00, 5:05, 7:10, 9:15; Sat-Sun: 12:55, 3:00, 5:05, 7:10, 9:15; MonThur: 5:05, 7:10, 9:15 Signs (PG-13) Fri: 4:00, 7:00, 9:25; Sat-Sun: 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:25; Mon-Thur: 4:00, 7:00, 9:25 Master of Disguise (PG) Fri: 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30; Mon-Thur: 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 Austin Powers in Goldmember (PG-13) Fri: 3:50, 5:50, 7:50, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50, 9:50; Mon-Thur: 5:50, 7:50, 9:50 MASTERS 7 CINEMAS Movies Good 9/13 - 9/19 Stealing Harvard (PG-13) Fri: 5:45, 8:15, 10:15; Sat: 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:15; Sun: 3:15, 5:45, 8:15; Mon-Thur: 5:45, 8:15 Barbershop (PG-13) Fri: 5:20, 8:00, 10:00; Sat: 2:45, 5:20, 8:00, 10:00; Sun: 2:45, 5:20, 8:00; Mon-Thur: 5:20, 8:00 City by the Sea (R) Fri: 5:15, 7:45, 9:55; Sat: 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 9:55; Sun: 2:50, 5:15, 7:45; Mon-Thur: 5:15, 7:45 Swimfan (PG-13) Fri: 5:30, 8:10, 10:10; Sat: 3:30, 5:30, 8:10, 10:10; Sun: 3:30, 5:30, 8:10; Mon-Thur: 5:30, 8:10 XXX (PG-13) Fri: 5:00, 7:30, 9:45; Sat: 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45; Sun: 2:30, 5:00, 7:30; Mon-Thur: 5:00, 7:30 Blood Work (R) Fri: 5:25, 7:55, 10:05; Sat: 2:40, 5:25, 7:55, 10:05; Sun: 2:40, 5:25, 7:55; Mon-Thur: 5:25, 7:55 Signs (PG-13) Fri: 5:10, 7:40, 9:50; Sat: 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 9:50; Sun: 2:35, 5:10, 7:40; Mon-Thur: 5:10, 7:40 REGAL 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 9/13 - 9/19 K-19: The Widowmaker (PG-13) 2:25, 5:10, 7:50 Eight Legged Freaks (PG-13) 2:15, 5:05, 7:30, 10:00 Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood (PG13) 2:10, 4:55, 7:05, 9:35 Mr. Deeds (PG-13) 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Country Bears (G) 2:00, 4:25, 7:45, 9:55 Sum of All Fears (PG-13) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Scooby Doo (PG) 2:35, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Reign of Fire (PG-13) 2:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Bourne Identity (PG-13) 2:20, 5:00, 7:35, 9:55 Spirit (G) 2:40, 4:45 Juwanna Mann (PG-13) 2:45, 4:55, 7:00, 9:30 Star Wars: Episode II (PG) 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 Undercover Brother (PG-13) 7:40, 10:05 ASU FILM SERIES Movie Good 9/16 Va Savoir (PG-13) 7:00

Movie listings are subject to change without notice.

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Arts

Auditions

THE AUGUSTA CHORALE will hold auditions for new members Sept. 16 and 23 at the Gilber t Lambuth Chapel of Paine College. Call 481-8102 to schedule an audition.

COLUMBIA COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY OPEN AUDITIONS AND REHEARSALS every Tuesday evening at First Baptist Church of Evans. For more information, call 364-5920 or visit www.ccchoralsociety.org.

SWEET ADELINES PEACH STATE CHORUS OPEN REHEARSAL for singers each Thursday at 7 p.m. Held at 600 Mar tintown Road in Nor th Augusta. Contact Mildred Blain at 736-7740 or Mary Norman at 279-6499.

BANKER DEARING GALLERY features paintings by Karen Banker, pot tery by Julia Dearing, charcoal drawings by Mat thew Whit ford, photography by Susan Lucas and the work of Neil Combs. Call 823-1060 for more information.

“DE-MYTHING THE GODDESS” EXHIBIT through Sept. 29 at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History includes paintings, writings and photography relevant to historical and current perceptions of women’s self-image. Works by Rhian Swain-Giboney. Admission to the museum is $3 adults, $1 students. Call 651-8712 for information.

CERAMICS CLASSES at the Weeks Center Ceramics House in Aiken. Fees include one class per week and students can choose any class time: Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon or 6-9 p.m.; Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.; or Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon. $90 for September-May, $60 for September-December or JanuaryMay or $30 per month. Call (803) 642-7631 for info.

SAVAGE GALLERY EXHIBIT showcases the pot tery of David Stuar t and sculpture by John B. Savage. For more information, call the gallery at 736-3336.

USC-AIKEN MUSIC CONSERVATORY PROGRAM now open.

Students of all ages and experience levels welcome. Private lessons available for musical instruments and voice; instructors are USC-Aiken faculty and have at least a master’s degree in their per formance area. (803) 641-3288.

ART ON BROAD features pot tery by local ar tists Jerry Pruit t and Carol Craig. Also features oil paintings by Russ Bonin and Raku pot tery by Peter Alsen. Call 722-1028.

Exhibitions

SEPTEMBER ART EXHIBITS AT COLUMBIA COUNTY LIBRARIES: Georgene Wright exhibits at the Gibbs Library and Katrina Hintze exhibits at the Euchee Creek Branch Library. Call the Gibbs Library, 863-1946, or the Euchee Creek Branch Library, 556-0594, for information.

“A SENSE OF PLACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE NEW SOUTH” exhibit up through Oct. 4 in the Main Gallery at Ware’s Folly. Reception and awards presentation, free and open to the public, Sept. 19, 6-8 p.m., features gallery talk and awards presentation by Karen Comer. 722-5495.

AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: “Contemporary Realist Works” and “Contemporary Non-Objective Works” through Oct 6; “Will Henry Stevens” through Sept. 29; “Personal Visions” through Oct. 20 and “Contemporary Works on Paper” through Oct. 27. For more information, call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org.

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“COMMUNITY ARTISTS UNITE: SEPTEMBER 11TH REFLECTIVE IMAGES” exhibit features work from over 30 local ar tists and is on display at the Augusta Cot ton Exchange through Oct. 1. For more information, contact Victoria Durrer, 724-7501.

AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND rehearses Monday evenings and is looking to fill vacancies on most band instruments.

Interested par ties should contact Ben Easter, (803) 2020091 or e-mail bandforaugusta@aol.com.

Education

S P I R I T

“AUGUSTA REMEMBERS 9/11” exhibition at the Augusta Museum of History runs through Oct. 6. The Augusta Museum of History is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free admission offered on Sundays. Call 7228454 for more information or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

SOUTHERN MOON POTTERY GALLERY AND STUDIO features works by Jackie Gerstein, Liz Verecrusse, Anne FallisElliot, Craig Bird, Deborah Harris, Peggy Cowan, Bob Malone, Brian Thorpe, Valerie Goetz, Mary Grant and Donna Proctor.

The studio also offers classes and programs for children over 3 years of age and adults. Call (803) 641-2309.

GERTRUDE HERBERT AUTUMN QUARTER CLASSES BEGIN Sept. 12 and run through December. Classes and workshops available for adults and children in a wide variety of media.

GHIA members receive discounted tuition. For a course catalog, call the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t, 722-5495.

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ARNOLD GALLERY in Aiken features new work by Mary Alice Lockhar t and Al Beyer. Call (803) 502-1100.

AT THE MARY PAULINE GALLERY through Sept. 21: Arless Day exhibits “Collages & Unique Variations.” Call 724-9542 or visit www.marypaulinegallery.com for details.

CARL PURDY exhibits his work at Borders Books and Music through the end of September. Upcoming exhibits include: Alex McCain in October and Rober t Lee in November. Call Borders Books and Music at 737-6962.

Dance LORD OF THE DANCE Sept. 26 at Bell Auditorium. Tickets for 7:30 p.m. show are as follows: $47.50 floor, $42.50 first balcony, $35.50 second and third balcony. Tickets available through TicketMaster, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 828-7700.

SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults.

Held at Westside High School. Tickets $5 for members, $7 for non-members, and are available at the door; free dance lessons at 7 p.m. For more information, call 736-8004.

Aiken’s Makin’ this weekend with arts and crafts, food and family fun in downtown Aiken.

For more information, give the Aiken Chamber of Commerce a call at (803) 641-1111.

Music VOCALIST ERIC VAN HOVEN per forms the first installment of the 2002-2003 Cleon W. Mauldin Lecture/Recital Series on Sept. 17. 7 p.m. show at the Etherredge Center is free for students and $5 for the public. Call the box of fice at (803) 641-3305.

ASU FACULTY RECITAL 3 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Grover C. Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. Free and open to the public. Contact the ASU Fine Ar ts Depar tment at 737-1453 for information.

MUSICAL OFFERINGS AT ST. MARY’S presents an organ recital by Dr. Rober t W. Parris Sept. 12. Recital begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church. Admission is free and a reception will follow. For more information, contact Alvin Blunt at 733-6627.

THE AUGUSTA SYMPHONY MASTERWORKS CONCERT WITH JOHN BROWNING Sept. 21, 8 p.m. at the Maxwell Performing Ar ts Theatre. Tickets are $35, $28 and $15 for adults and $7.50-$14 for students. Call 826-4705 for tickets.

hosted every third Monday of the month by IDRUM2U, the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio. Held 7-9 p.m. at the G.L. Jackson Conference Center, 1714 Nor th Leg Cour t. Fee is $5 or a donation of canned goods for the Golden Harvest Food Bank. All are welcome and drums will be available to rent. For info, phone the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio, 228-3200.

Theater “THE KING AND I” will be presented Sept. 27-29 by the Augusta Players. Sept. 27-28 shows are at 8 p.m. and Sept.

29 show is at 3 p.m. Orchestra and mezzanine tickets are $32-$35 for adults, $30-$32 for seniors and students and $24-$28 for children 12 and under. First balcony tickets are $18 for all and second balcony tickets are $12 for all. Call 826-4707 for reservations.

“PRAY FOR ME, DADDY, I DON’T WANNA GO!” starring Sherman Hemsley, will be at the Bell Auditorium Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. Floor tickets are $24.50 in advance and $26.50 the day of the show; balcony tickets are $22.50 in advance and $24.50 the day of the show. Call 724-2400 or 828-7700 for tickets.

THE ROY GOODWIN MEMORIAL CONCERT opens this season’s Tuesday’s Music Live series and features Keith Shafer on organ and Vonda Darr on harp. Held noon Sept. 24 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Call 722-3464 for information.

“H.M.S. PINAFORE” will be presented by the Augusta Opera Sept. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee per formance Sept.

15 at 3 p.m. Held at the Davidson Fine Ar ts Theatre. Tickets are $12-$14 with student, senior and group discounts available. For tickets, call 826-4710 or visit the Opera office in Sacred Hear t Cultural Center.

THE FALL CLASSIC WITH JOHN BROWNING AND THE AUGUSTA SYMPHONY will be at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. An Aiken Symphony Guild presentation. Call (803) 641-3305 for tickets.

“PLAZA SUITE” Sept. 13-14, 20-21 and 26-28 at For t Gordon Dinner Theatre. Tickets are $30 adult, $28 for seniors (65 and over). Call the box office at 793-8552 or visit www.for tgordon.com/theatre.htm#plaza.

JAZZ ARTIST WYCLIFFE GORDON per forms at “A Social Affair” Sept. 14 at American Legion Post No. 212 in Aiken.

Dinner is at 7:30 p.m. and enter tainment star ts at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Advance tickets only; available from Smith-Hazel Recreation Center, (803) 642-7635. Wycliffe Gordon also per forms at “An Evening of the Gospel,” Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. at Victory Temple A.O.H. Church of God in Burnet town, S.C. Pre-concer t workshop Sept. 12-14 under the direction of the CSRA Musician’s Guild. For more information, call (803) 652-8872.

MURDER AT THE PARTRIDGE INN: “LAST WILL & TESTAMENT” Sept. 15, Oct. 20 and Nov. 17 at the Par tridge Inn. Dinner buffet served at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 737-8888.

COMMUNITY HEALING MEDITATION DRUMMING CIRCLE

Attractions “AUGUSTA’S 2 FOR $9” TICKETS offer a special deal for admission to two of Riverwalk’s at tractions: Augusta Golf

Gardens and For t Discovery. Offer valid through Sept.

28 and 30. Available at ticket offices of either at traction. Call

The Liber ty Parachute Team, Kent Shockley and Shockwave and more. Advance tickets available online at www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX or at the outlet inside Harmon Optical, Southgate Plaza.

Augusta Golf and Gardens at 724-4443 or For t Discovery at

M E 821-0200.

T R RIVERBANKS ZOO AND GARDEN EXTENDED HOURS: O Admission gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

PALM READING AT BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC Sept.

14, 4-7 p.m., with Michael Shealy. 737-6962.

S P I R I T

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER JOB FAIR Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Civic Center. Available par t-time positions are custodians, ushers, ticket takers, t-shir t security, banquet staff, concessions staff, distribution staff. 722-3521.

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Weekday admission is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $7.75 adults, $5.25 for children ages 3-12. Call (803) 7798717 or visit www.riverbanks.org.

THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON: Circa 1859 Presbyterian manse occupied by the family of President Woodrow Wilson as a child during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Original and period antiques, restored house, kitchen and carriage house. 419 Telfair Street. Open 10 a.m.

5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Tours available; groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18 and free for ages five and under. 724-0436.

AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL

2 OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as 0 bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters.

0 Available for rent for a variety of functions. Group discount 2

rates available. Closed Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tues.-Sat.; open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 and under.

Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon.

Annual garden memberships are available. Call 724-4443 or 1-888-874-4443. Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org.

FORT DISCOVERY/NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER: Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 270 hands-on exhibits. General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available. Half-price admission daily af ter 3 p.m. Operating hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Call 821-0200, 1-800-325-5445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org.

REDCLIFFE STATE HISTORIC SITE: 1859 mansion of S.C. Governor James Henry Hammond, held by the family for three generations until 1975. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Monday on the grounds. House tours are noon-3 p.m. by appointment. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Admission to the grounds is free. Fee for house tours is $3 for adults and children ages 6 to 17. For more information, call (803) 827-1473. 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island.

SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER is offering tours of its 100-year-old building. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1 per person, children free. 826-4700.

HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE WELCOME CENTER: Open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Riverwalk. Free.

724-4067.

THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: Deemed “the finest 18th century house surviving in Georgia” by the “Smithsonian Guide to Historic America.” Open Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. General admission is $2; senior admission is $1 and children get in for 50 cents. For more information, call 724-0436.

Museums “CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ARTISTS: REDISCOVERING OLD FRIENDS WITH TOM NAKASHIMA” Sept. 12, 7 p.m. at the Morris Museum of Ar t. ASU’s new William S. Morris Eminent Scholar in Ar t, Tom Nakashima, leads a discussion of the museum’s permanent collection. Reception to follow.

Free for museum members, $3 for adult nonmembers and $2 for senior, student and military nonmembers. Reservations required and can be obtained by calling 724-7501.

THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART in Ware’s Folly exhibits works by local and regional ar tists. Ar t classes, workshops and other educational programming for chil-

The SRP Federal Credit Union Broad Street Ramble features a 10K race, a 2 mile walk and kids’ races Sept. 14. For information, contact Tom Crute at 737-9114. dren, youth and adults are held in the Walker-Mackenzie Studio. Ware’s Folly galleries open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday by appointment only. The Walker-Mackenzie Studio gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free, but a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors is encouraged. Call 722-5495 for more info.

THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART hosts exhibitions and special events year-round. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and major holidays. 1 Tenth Street, Augusta. Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details.

THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m. ThursdayMonday. For more information, call 556-3448.

LUNCH AT NOON LECTURE SERIES held the second Wednesday of every month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.

AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: “Keepers of the Faith: A History of Organized Religion in Augusta” exhibit runs through Nov. 10. 2002 R. Roy Goodwin II Memorial Lecture Series held Sept. 17, Oct. 1 and Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.

September Family History Series program is “Automobubbling You and I: What Songs Tell Us About Our Love Affair with Cars, and What Our Love Affair with Cars Tells Us About Ourselves” and is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept.

21. Model A Antique Automobile Show Sept. 21-22. Call 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

Special Events AUGUSTA GREEKNIC WEEKEND Sept. 27-28. Festival for members of historically black greek let ter organizations, college students and alumni from historically black colleges and universities. CSRA Alumni Social Sept. 27; picnic, concer t, comedy show, stepshow and more Sept. 28 at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds. Also, various events will take place the week leading up to GreekNic Weekend. For more info, call 303-4563.

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NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION JOB FAIR Sept. 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Augusta Sheraton. Open and free to military personnel of all ranks who have decided to leave active service and find civilian jobs; also invited to at tend are separated and retired veterans and family members of military service members. Call the NCOA at (210) 653-6161 for details.

CLYDE BEATTY COLE BROS. CIRCUS sets up shop at Wrightsboro Road and S. Belair Sept. 20-22. Per formances at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday; and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Advance tickets available at all locations of the Family Y, www.tickets.com or by phone at 1-888-332-5600. Prices are $14 adult, $9 child/senior and $20 ringside in advance; at the gate, tickets are $16 adult, $11 child/senior for reserved seat tickets, $14 adult, $9 child for general admission tickets and $22 for ringside seats. Tent raising 7-10 a.m. Sept. 20. Call 1-800796-5672 for information.

AUGUSTA CRUISE-IN Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. in front of Auto Color, 1350 Broad St. Prizes and raffles will be featured. To reserve a space for your car or for more information, call 1888-724-6861.

“THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE AFTER DIVORCE” presentation by Dr. Andrew Menger. Held Sept. 16, 7-8:45 p.m. at The Church of the Good Shepherd Parish Hall on Walton Way. Program for adults and teens is free to the public and covers realistic expectations for what may occur in the lives of adults and children when divorce happens. Call 738-3386 to register.

POW/MIA RECOGNITION CEREMONY 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at the POW/MIA monument at For t Gordon. Call the For t Gordon Public Affairs Office at 791-6001.

“SEPTEMBER 11TH: ONE YEAR LATER” FORUM Sept. 12 at Augusta State University. Held 7-9 p.m. in Room W1002 of the Science Building. ASU faculty members specializing in political science, sociology, business and history will be on hand to discuss the various issues raised in the wake of the at tacks. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Paul Harris at 737-1710.

BOSHEARS SKYFEST Sept. 28-29 at Augusta Regional Airpor t features per formances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels,

ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA FESTIVAL Sept. 20-22 at Riverwalk. Live music, dancing, ethnic food, children’s ar t activities and more. Germany will be highlighted this year. $3 badges available at the gates; children 10 and under admit ted free. Call 826-4702 or visit www.augustaar ts.com for information.

AIKEN’S MAKIN’ Sept. 13-14 in downtown Aiken features ar ts and craf ts, family enter tainment and concessions.

Contact the Aiken Chamber of Commerce, (803) 641-1111, for information.

MISS COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Sept. 21. Open to single ladies ages 17-24 and includes swimsuit, evening gown and talent por tions. Scholarships and other prizes awarded. For entry information, contact Pat Becton at 863-7645 or 228-1661 or Debbie Zapata at 863-3754.

AT PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK: Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Cleanup Day, 9-11 a.m. Sept. 14; Family Dinner at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 19; Full Moon Nature Hike, 9-11 p.m. Sept. 21. For more info, phone 828-2109.

SUPER SHOW BARREL SHOW Sept. 13-15 at the Hippodrome in Nor th Augusta. Contact Susan Hancock at 823-3325.

COLUMBIA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at PetsMar t. For more info, call 860-5020.

RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND AUGUSTA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS holds pet adoptions at Superpetz off Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aar f.net. Adoptions also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter, Tues. through Sun., 1-5 p.m. Call the shelter at 790-6836.

LOW-COST RABIES VACCINATIONS: Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control holds low-cost rabies vaccination clinics the four th Sunday of every month for privately owned pets. $8 per animal. 1 p.m. at Superpetz. Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Puppies and kit tens must be three months old and current for all vaccinations. Schedule subject to change, so please call 790-6836 to verify dates and times.

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Rd. 261-PETS.

Out of Town

“BASH: LATTERDAY PLAYS” will be per formed Sept. 20-22 at Savannah’s Place for Ar t Culture and Education’s Black

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WINNERS OF THE NINTH ANNUAL PORTER FLEMING WRITING COMPETITION will par ticipate in a literary program Sept. 22 at the Ar ts in the Hear t of Augusta festival.

The program takes place at 2 p.m. at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Contact the Greater Augusta Ar ts Council at 826-4702 for information.

BORDER BASH celebrates the football rivalry between the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m. at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza. Par ty with enter tainment by the Swingin’ Medallions, the UGA and USC cheerleaders and the Cat Daddies. $5 admission fee benefits programs at the Medical College of Georgia Children’s Medical Center. Lawn chairs welcome. For information or to volunteer, call 721-3957 or contact Claire Poteet at 721-4004.

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Box Theater in Savannah, Ga., and Sept. 27-29 at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Jenkins Theater. All per formances at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $6 for general admission, $4 for seniors, military and students and free for AASU faculty, staff and students with AASU ID. Free sneak preview performances Sept. 13-15. Sept. 13-14 per formances are at 7:30 p.m. at Sentient Bean coffeehouse; Sept. 15 per formance is 11 p.m. at Bell’s On the River restaurant. Call (912) 927-5354 or (912) 927-5325 for more information.

“THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS” will be presented through Oct. 6 at the Class Act Theatre in Mariet ta, Ga. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 adults, $13 seniors and $12 children. For reservations, call (770) 579-3156 or visit www.ClassActTheatre.com.

GEORGIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS SEPTEMBER SEMINARS in Atlanta: “Copyright Basics for Ar tists: Protecting Your Rights,” Sept. 12; “How to Star t a 501(C)(3),” Sept. 17; free legal clinic, Sept. 24; “Legal Issues for Per forming Ar tists” and walk-in legal clinic Sept. 26. Also, Georgia Lawyers for the Ar ts is holding an Anniversary Gala Oct. 18 with live music, food and silent auction. For more information, call (404) 873-3911.

“A VIEW FROM THE SOUTH: THE LOUIS AND ANN WRIGHT COLLECTION” through Nov. 17 at the Columbia Museum of Ar t. Call (803) 799-2810 or visit www.columbiamuseum.org.

AT THE HARDEEVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY in Hardeeville, S.C.: Legends Cars World Final Qualifying Night Sept. 13, Legends Cars World Final Championship Sept. 14, Lowcountry Concrete Night Sept. 21, Beach Blast Boogie Sept. 27, Hargray Fan Appreciation Night plus Lawnmowers Sept. 28, NAPA Night at the Races Oct. 5, Florida Pro Series Late Models Oct. 12, IPRA Professional Rodeo Oct. 25-26.

Call (843) 784-RACE or visit www.hardeevillespeedway.com.

COLOSSAL FILM CRAWL Sept. 19-20 in Columbia, S.C. Multi-venue film and video festival celebrates shor t films and videos by independent and alternative ar tists in the Southeast. $5 wristbands available at Ar t Bar, Senate Park, Velvet and 1223 beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday; Friday showings of winning films at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the Nickelodeon Theatre and admission is $8. Combination ticket for both nights is $10. For information, phone Amanda Presley, (803) 765-0707, ex t. 122.

NETHERWORLD HAUNTED HOUSE open Sept. 13-Nov. 3; open on weekends only through the end of September and daily star ting Oct. 1. Located in the Georgia Antique and Design Center in Norcross, Ga. $20 combo price for two haunted houses or $13 for the Inner Sanctum only. All ages admit ted, but parental guidance is suggested. Call the Netherworld hotline at (404) 608-2484 or visit www.fearworld.com for more information.

AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART in Atlanta: “The Mystique of Rene Magrit te: Five Surrealist Paintings From the Menil Collection, Houston,” through Dec. 1; “Remembering New York: Photographs of Wolf Von Dem Bussche,” through Sept.

15; “Building the Collection: American Sculpture,” through Nov. 3; “Beyond Surrealism: Selections From the Permanent Collection,” through Dec. 1. (404) 733-HIGH. “BRING IN ‘DA NOISE, BRING IN ‘DA FUNK” through Sept.

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Also, visit www.alliancetheatre.org for info.

Benefits WALTON FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT Sept. 16 at Mt. Vintage Plantation Golf Club in Nor th Augusta. Golf skills

challenge at 9 a.m.; shotgun star t at 12:30 p.m. Awards reception to follow tournament. Registration fees are $250 per player or $1000 per team. All proceeds benefit the children and adults with disabilities that are served by Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, Walton Community Services, Walton Options for Independent Living and Walton Technologies.

Register online at www.wrh.org; click on “News and Events.” For information, call 823-8526.

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS: Ta x Workshop is free and presented by the USC-Aiken Small Business Center. Held Sept. 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at USC-Aiken Administration Building, Room 107. The Small Business Center will also host a Business Planning Workshop Sept. 20, 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. in Room 140 of the Business and Education Building.

To register, e-mail SBDC@usca.edu or call (803) 641-3646.

COLUMBIA COUNTY CARES FAMILY SPAGHETTI SUPPER will be held Sept. 19, 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Marvin United Methodist Church Gymnasium. Tickets are $5 each and proceeds go towards stocking the food pantry. Obtain tickets at the door or by calling 541-2834. For information, contact David Titus, 556-8090.

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following classes: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Medical Coding/Terminology courses, Microsof t Office, Desk top Publishing courses, Investing and more. Also, ASU offers online courses. For more information, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu.

WINE EXPO 2002 features silent and live auctions, wine tasting, cigar tasting, food and more. Proceeds benefit various non-profit organizations. Held 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Par tridge Inn. Tickets are $40 and available through Tix Online, www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX.

AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following courses: Keyboarding, Intro to Computers, Microsoft Excel, Health Care Career courses, Veterinary Assistant, Rape Aggression Defense, A Look at Genealogy, Beginning Cake Decorating, Real Estate, Driver Education and more. Aiken Tech also offers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVES in various locations around the CSRA this month. The blood center is urging people of all blood types to donate in order to combat a blood supply shor tage. For detailed information on locations and times to donate, visit www.shepeardblood.org. You may also call Susan Edwards at (803) 6437996 for information on Aiken locations and Nancy Szocinski at 737-4551 for information on all other locations.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES at the Aiken Red Cross Blood Center on Millbrook Drive and the Augusta Red Cross Blood Center on Pleasant Home Road. The bloodmobile will also stop at various area locations this week. For a complete list, call the Aiken Blood Center at (803) 642-5180 or the Augusta Blood Center at 868-8800.

Learning INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS one-session class offered Sept. 13, 20 and 27 at the Ma xwell Branch Library. All sessions held from 9:30-11 a.m. Call 793-2020.

MICROSOFT ACCESS class Sept. 18, 6 p.m., at the Friedman Branch Library. Program is for adults and high school students. Registration required. Call 736-6758.

FINANCIAL SEMINAR Sept. 19, 6 p.m. at the Gibbs Library.

Financial consultant Sandra Gurley discusses the book “Smar t Women, Smar t Men and Smar t Couples Finish Rich.” Seminar is free, but reservations are suggested. Call the library at 863-1946 or Sandra Gurley at 724-2601.

COLLEGE INFORMATION SESSION covering the benefits of college degrees, financial aid and more Sept. 26, 6 p.m., at Southern Wesleyan University Adult and Graduate Studies on Mar tintown Road in Nor th Augusta. Session is free, but reservations are required; call Missie Braddy at (803) 8191106 or 1-866-210-1042.

“CLOWNING 101” at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken Sept.

21. Create your own clown persona, learn how to do clown make-up and how to make balloon sculptures. Class is held 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is $30 per person for Aiken city residents; $47.50 for children and $50 for adults who are not residents of Aiken. All children ages 6 and under must have a paying adult accompany them to the class. (803) 642-7631.

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WORD at the Wallace Branch Library. Thursday classes, Sept. 12-Oct. 17. All sessions are 11 a.m. to noon. Call 722-6275 to register.

SEMINAR WITH HORTICULTURIST TOM RAPP Sept. 14 in Aiken. Rapp will discuss fall gardening topics from 9-11 a.m. $20 fee benefits the Aiken Downtown Development Association. Call (803) 649-2221 for reservations.

The Augusta Museum of History presents an Antique Automobile Show, Sept. 21st & 22nd Featuring more than 60 vintage automobiles, concessions and local history.

You can even take a ride in a classic Model A!

AUGUSTA MUSEUM of HISTORY 560 Reynolds Street Downtown Augusta (just off Riverwalk) 706.722.8454

Health FIRST AID/CPR/AED INSTRUCTOR COURSE Sept. 16-19, 610 p.m. at the Augusta Red Cross office. Pre-requisite is basic-level adult, infant and child CPR and first aid. To register, call 724-8483.

“THIRD ANNUAL WOMEN’S HEALTH SUMMIT: Making the Connection Between Obesity, Lifestyle and Health.” Held Sept. 12-13 at the Radisson River front Hotel. Addresses the obesity epidemic in Georgia and how it relates to women.

Free health screenings, a morning fitness activity on the river front and an evening reception. For more information, visit www.eventionsinc.com/upcoming_events.htm or call 1866-688-2872.

“READING, WRITING AND RITALIN: DO WE EXPECT TOO MUCH OF ADHD MEDICATION?” lecture by Dr. Joseph Frey, director of the At tention Deficit and Learning Evaluation Center. Held 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Children’s Medical Center First Floor Conference Center at the Medical College of Georgia. Free and open to the public. Call 721-6838.

FREE AND LOW-COST PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS available at MCG, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, St. Joseph Hospital, University Healthcare System and Doctors Hospital during September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Call the American Cancer Society at 731-9900 for details.

PEACHCARE FOR KIDS AND RIGHT FROM THE START MEDICADE offers free or low-cost health coverage to qualifying families. Coverage includes prenatal care, hospitalization, vaccines, dental and vision care and is available to pregnant women of all ages and to children through age 19. Contact the RSM Project at 729-2086 or 721-5611 for information.

YOGA CLASSES at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. for $45/month or 10:30 a.m. to noon for $55/month. Call 823-6294.

FREE HIV/AIDS TESTING every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Ministry, 922 Greene Street. Free anonymous testing, pre- and post-test counseling and education.

HATHA YOGA CLASSES at the St. Joseph Home Health Care Center in Daniel Village Plaza. Held 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. $10 per class or $60 a month for unlimited classes. Mats are provided, but bring a towel and a water bot tle.

Call Tess at 738-2782 for more information.

A FREE WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC is held from 6-8 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Salvation

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The Ms. Senior Georgia-Carolina Pageant will be held 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at ASU’s Performing Arts Theatre. Call The Senior Citizens Council for tickets and information at 826-4480, ext. 300 or 301.

Army and Welfare Center, 1383 Greene St. Services include Pap smear, breast exam and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmit ted diseases. For more info or an appointment, call the St. Vincent dePaul Health Center at 828-3444.

W.G. WATSON, M.D., WOMEN’S CENTER CONDUCTS EDUCATION CLASSES at University Hospital. Course topics include Lamaze, breast feeding, parenting and grandparenting. Par tners will learn positive suppor t techniques. There are also programs designed to help older siblings adjust to new family members. Some classes are free, while others require a fee. Registration is required by calling 774-2825.

Kids DISCOVERY CONCERT, per formed Sept. 23-24 by the Augusta Symphony, features “Goldilocks” children’s opera, the Harry Pot ter Suite and Sousa’s Washington Post March.

For reservations, call 826-4705.

NFL GATORADE PUNT, PASS AND KICK COMPETITION Sept. 21, 10 a.m. at Harrison Caver Park in Clearwater, S.C. Free and open to girls and boys ages 8-15. Contact Tony Lit tles or Norm Roy at (803) 663-6142.

STORY TIME WITH PUPPETS at the Appleby Branch Library Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Call the Appleby Branch Library at 736-6244 for information.

CHEERLEADING CLINIC Sept. 28 for girls ages 7-12. Held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Patriots Park Gymnasium. Fee is $10 for pre-registered at tendees or $12 for those who register the day of the clinic. 868-3458.

WAGT-TV SEVERE WEATHER DAY Sept. 14 at For t Discovery. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the whole family can learn about severe weather through special activities and demonstrations. All activities free with paid general admission. Contact Kathi Dimmock, 821-0607.

CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History open Monday-Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., September through June. For information, call 724-3576.

STORYTIME IN THE GARDENS Tuesdays at Hopelands in Aiken, through Oct. 29. At 4 p.m., local seniors will read favorite children’s stories to kids ages 8 and under. All chil-

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volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change; call 790-6836 to verify dates and times.

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T R FALL GYMNASTICS at the Family Y: Session II runs Oct. 28O Dec. 30. Open to toddlers through teens and held once a

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY is looking for animal lovers willing to donate a lit tle of their time. Volunteers are needed every Saturday at the Pet Center located behind GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Road. Call 261-PETS for more info.

week at the Wheeler Gymnastics Center. 738-6678.

S P ACADEMIC HELP AND TUTORING available Saturdays, 2:30I R 4:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 722-6275 to I make arrangements.

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SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER is seeking donors to prevent a blood supply shor tage. To donate call 7374551, 854-1880 or (803) 643-7996.

GIRLS INCORPORATED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM runs

S through the end of the 2002-2003 school year. A variety of E programs will be offered. Services include van pick-up at P select schools, evening drop-off, homework room and hot T

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evening meal. Open to girls in kindergar ten through high 1 school. Af ter-school program offered 2:30-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 2 For more information, call 733-2512.

THE BEECH ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY will meet Sept.

17, 7:30 p.m. at the society’s office, 144 Old Jackson Highway in Beech Island. Board member Florence Whit tle will show an album quilt from 1848 that was signed by prominent Beech Island residents of the era. The public is invited to at tend. Call Jackie Bar tley, (803) 827-0184.

2 YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SKILLS PROGRAM for 0 teens ages 12-19 held the third Saturday of the month at the 0 Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Call 724-3576.

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SIBSHOPS every third Saturday of the month at the MCG Children’s Medical Center Conference Center. This program is designed for siblings of children with special health and developmental needs. Phone 721-KIDS for information.

Registration ends Sept. 17 for the Adult Flag Football League at Citizens Park. Co-ed and open leagues offered for those 18 years of age and up. Call (803) 643-4663.

WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS at all branch libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information.

FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum. In addition, there is a tour of the museum. Held 10 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the month. Call 724-3576.

Seniors SENIOR CITIZENS’ COMPUTER WORKSHOP: One-session workshop of fered 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 16 or Sept. 23 at the Friedman Branch Librar y. Registration is required; call 736-6758.

MS. SENIOR GEORGIA-CAROLINA PAGEANT Sept. 14, 7 p.m. at the Performing Ar ts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. Tickets are $10 and are available from The Senior Citizens Council, 826-4480, ex t. 300 or 301.

ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZEN’S FISH FRY Sept. 12 at the Belle Terrace Community Center. For information, call 771-2954.

PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS CAN EXERCISE (PACE) meets at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. Call 823-5294.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSRA offers a variety of classes, including aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, painting, line dancing, bowling, bridge, crochet, pool/billiards, drawing and pinochle. For dates and times, phone 826-4480.

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Classes meet 99:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. or 12:15-1 p.m. $37.50/month. To register, call 733-5959.

Sports MEN’S ADULT 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE begins at the end of September and runs through November at the Patriots Park Gymnasium. Organizational meeting Sept. 19, 7 p.m.

Fee is $150 per team; player fees are $25 for in-county residents and $35 for out-of-county residents. Age divisions for 18-30 years old, 30 and up and 45 and up. Call 868-3458.

SRP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION BROAD STREET RAMBLE 10K race, 2 mile walk and .5 mile and 1 mile kids’ races Sept. 14. Registration Sept. 13, 5-7 p.m. and Sept. 14, 7 a.m. $50 savings bond goes to the winner of each age group. Race star ts and finishes at the Augusta Museum of History. For more information, call Tom Crute, 737-9114, or visit www.augustastriders.org.

ROCK CLIMBING WALL BELAY CERTIFICATION COURSE for those aged 13 and over Sept. 12-Oct. 17 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Virginia Acres Park Climbing Wall. $60 fee for Aiken residents; non-resident fees apply. Call (803) 642-7631 for info.

ADULT FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE at Citizens Park. Co-ed and open leagues offered for adults ages 18 and up. Fees and rosters due Sept. 17; practice begins Oct. 7. For more information, call (803) 643-4663.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE for the Augusta GreenJackets 2002-2003 season. Home games at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

Tickets available at www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX. There is also a TIX outlet inside Harmon Optical in Southgate Plaza.

YOUTH MONTHLY SPARRING the last Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., at the Augusta Boxing Club. Call 733-7533.

Volunteer

SENIORNET provides adults age 50 and over education for and access to computer technology. Many different courses are offered. Contact the USC-Aiken Continuing Education Office at (803) 641-3563.

and 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. Joseph Home Health Care Services in the Daniel Village Shopping Center. Light lunch served. Volunteers may choose to work directly with patients or bereaved family members or assist in the office.

To register, call 729-6328 or 1-800-533-3949.

ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS LUNCHEON Sept. 20, 11:45 a.m. at the Par tridge Inn. Program

by John Joslin, CFRE, is “Treat Your Board to a Retreat: How to Improve Your Strategic Planning Process.” Cost is $13 for AFP members and $18 for non-members. RSVP by noon Sept. 18 to Amy Dorrill, 667-0030.

CUMBEE CENTER TO ASSIST ABUSED PERSONS VOLUNTEER TRAINING Sept. 16-Oct. 3, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. Held at the Cumbee Center office in Aiken. For more info, contact the volunteer coordinator, (803) 649-0480.

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP meets Sept. 16, 7 p.m. to discuss “Paula” by Isabel Allende. Held at the Gibbs Library.

Call 863-1946.

THE GREATER AUGUSTA ARTS COUNCIL is looking for a few enthusiastic, energetic volunteers to help sell badges, beer and t-shir ts at this year’s Ar ts in the Hear t of Augusta festival, Sept. 20-22 at Riverwalk. Contact Lisa Bryant at 724-3728 or 560-3950.

BIG HELP DAY Sept. 14, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Golden Harvest Food Bank. Volunteers ages 8-12 needed to help sor t donated products. Space is limited, so call to make reservations.

736-1199.

THOROUGHBRED RACING HALL OF FAME DOCENTS NEEDED for the upcoming season. Duties include opening and closing the Hall of Fame, greeting visitors and providing information about museum exhibits. Call Lisa Hall, (803) 642-7650 for information.

GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE CSRA is in need of volunteers to mentor and tutor girls ages 5-18 and volunteers willing to share a talent or hobby. Volunteer sessions are between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Orientation Sept. 12, 5:30 p.m. 733-2512.

MARCH OF DIMES CHAIN REACTION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL currently accepting nominations for high school freshmen through juniors to serve on the council. Purpose is to increase awareness of the March of Dimes among high school students while building leadership skills. Deadline for nominations is Sept. 13. Call Tracy Klemens at 733-8438 for a nomination pack.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART to guide tours and teach educational programs. Training begins Oct. 1. Contact Patricia Moore Shaffer, 828-3813.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to serve meals to needy older residents. To volunteer, contact the Senior Citizens Council at 826-4480. For those in need of home-delivered meals, call 210-2018 or toll free at 1-888-922-4464.

ST. JOSEPH HOSPICE VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP Sept. 14

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THE SIERRA CLUB hosts a pot luck dinner and demonstration of computerized voting machines. Please bring a dish to share. Held Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Church on Walton Way Ex t. Call Sam Booher for info, 863-2324.

THE MINDBENDER/DMDA Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association of Greater Augusta meets Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church on Walton Way in Room 105 of the Walton Building. For information, call 733-2236, ex t. 258.

THE AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the University Hospital Dining Room. Contact Sunshine Prescot t-Aiu at 721-3448 or visit ht tp://iaap-fairways.tripod.com/iaap.

GRANDPARENTS PARENTING GRANDCHILDREN SUPPORT GROUP meets the third Tuesday of each month at Bar ton Chapel Elementary School. Open to grandparents and other relative caregivers who are raising children whose biological parents are not in the home. Morning group meets at 10 a.m.; evening group meets at 6:30 p.m. Call 721-1043 or 722-6512 for more information.

Weekly AUGUSTA TOASTMASTERS CLUB #326 meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church. Call 868-8431.

BUSINESS NETWORKERS INTERNATIONAL Augusta Chapter meets every Thursday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the Par tridge Inn main dining room. All professionals welcome; breakfast provided for a fee. Call Stuar t Rayburn, 737-0050.

RIVERWALK TOASTMASTERS meets Mondays, 7 p.m. in Classroom 3 at University Hospital. Call Gale Kan, 855-7071.

GUIDELINES: Public Service announcements are listed in this section without charge at the discretion of the editor.

Announcements must be received by Monday at noon and will be included as space permits. Send to Events, The Metropolitan Spirit, P.O. Box 3809, Augusta, GA, 30914 or Fax (706) 733-6663. Listings cannot be taken over the phone.

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he Piano Man and the Rocket Man are set to battle it out, head-to-head, on the piano Tuesday night at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

Make that face-to-face.

Elton John and Billy Joel continue their successful “Face to Face 2002” tour, a variation on the four previous tours the two have conducted together since 1994.

But this time, in addition to the evening of fun these two showmen have planned, there’s a somber side to the celebration.

Some elements of “Face to Face 2002” serve as a tribute to the victims of Sept. 11.

At previous stops on the tour, John and Joel have opened up with a patriotic number, with both the American flag and the Union Jack projected above the stage,

before they take turns performing their own songs. Each will also play an individual set over an hour long.

The Atlanta show begins at 7:30 p.m. at Philips Arena on Sept. 17. Ticket prices range from $47-$177 and are available through TicketMaster. Count on getting your money’s worth if you go – it’ll be an evening of non-stop hits.

Another John will be in Atlanta this week – John Mayer. Though he’s an East Coast native, spending a short time at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Atlanta is Mayer’s adopted hometown.

He cut his teeth on the Atlanta music scene in 1998, and released a decidedly acoustic effort in 1999, “Inside Wants Out.” But it’s Mayer’s major-label debut,

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“Room for Squares,” that’s earning him attention. It’s been compared to some of Dave Matthews’ work, perhaps only because producer John Alagia, who’s worked with the Dave Matthews Band and Ben Folds Five, was one of the men behind “Room for Squares.” And Mayer’s song “No Such Thing” is getting lots of national airplay.

Mayer, whom Rolling Stone named as one of their ten 2002 artists to watch, allows fans to make audio tapes at concerts (for personal use or for trade only, warn the record label execs on Mayer’s official Web site). You’ll have a chance to make your own Sept. 14 at Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, where Charlie Hunter and Guster will open up for Mayer at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and are available

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through TicketMaster and Mayer’s Web site, www.johnmayer.com. There’s also a bonus incentive for Atlanta-area fans to buy tickets off Mayer’s site: If you do, you’ll be entered to win one of 10 backstage passes to the concert.

Also on Sept. 14, Britpop faves Coldplay will be in town. They’re performing at the Masquerade in support of their brand-new album, “A Rush of Blood to the Head.” It entered the UK charts at No. 1 a couple weeks ago, and the album and its first single, “In My Place,” have been hailed by critics as one of the best efforts of the year. “A Rush of Blood to the Head” is certainly edgier than 2000’s “Parachutes,” which spawned the memorable single “Yellow,” but it’s also familiar enough that fans of Coldplay’s debut won’t feel alienated.

Besides touring the U.S., Coldplay also has an environmental project underway.

They’ve created their own forest, the Coldplay Forest (of course) in Bangalore, India, with enough trees to absorb all the carbon dioxide created during the production, manufacturing and distribution of “A Rush of Blood to the Head.” Ten thousand mango trees should do the job.

If you’re interested in participating, there’s a link at Coldplay’s Web site, www.coldplay.com.

Tickets for the Atlanta date are available from TicketMaster, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 828-7700.

John Mayer (Left) Billy Joel (Top Right) Coldplay (Bottom Right)

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idespread Panic soldiers on. In the aftermath of the tragic death last month of founding member Michael Houser, the band has decided to keep busy with a short tour of the South.

Joining the group for the jaunt are longtime friends George McConnell (from regional faves Beanland) and Randall Bramblett, a veteran multi-instrumentalist who’s played with Stevie Winwood, Sea Level, Traffic, and many others. Both musicians were part of Panic’s touring ensemble earlier this spring.

Houser has a posthumous release set for Sept. 24 as “Door’s Harp” hits the shelves. The solo effort was recorded in April and May and features the much-missed guitarist on guitar, mandolin, and piano. In addition, the band’s DVD “The Earth Will Swallow You,” (a documentary of life on the road with the jammers) will be issued Oct. 8.

You can catch Panic Nov. 10 in Charleston and Nov. 12 in Greenville. TicketMaster.

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The surviving members of The Doors have reunited for a short series of shows out west. Of course, Jim Morrison’s mojo hasn’t risen for over three decades necessitating the addition of Ian Astbury of The Cult for lead vocals. Unfortunately, original Doors drummer John Densmore suffers from a hearing disorder so Stewart Copeland (of Police fame) has been enlisted for the tour. Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robbie Krieger have been busy penning new material for a Doors studio project planned for next year.

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Oasis. Coldplay’s excellent second disc “A Rush of Blood to the Head” has garnered solid reviews since its release last month and all the fuss is certainly warranted. The disc is currently No. 1 on the album charts in England. You can catch the band in support of the album Sept. 14 at the Masquerade in Atlanta. The band will also perform several tracks from “Parachutes,” their sublime 2000 debut. Good stuff.

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Neil Young’s excellent concert film from 1979, “Rust Never Sleeps,” will receive the DVD treatment Sept. 24. The soundtrack has been remastered for several different formats including 5.1 Dolby and DTS Digital surround sound. No new songs are included but the original set list was strong, featuring tunes such as “Cortez the Killer,” “After the Gold Rush,” “Lotta Love,” “Cinnamon Girl,” and “Tonight’s the Night.” The show was filmed at the historic Cow Palace in San Francisco.

New releases scheduled for this week include: Guy Clark’s “The Dark,” Ani DiFranco’s “So Much Shouting,” John Doe’s “Dim Stars,” Radney Foster’s “Another Way to Go,” Faultline’s “Your Money Means Everything,” Chico Hamilton’s “Thoughts of…,” Doug Kershaw’s “Easy,” James McMurtry’s “Saint Mary of the Woods,” Mission UK’s “Aura,” Joshua Redman’s “Elastic,” Gary Moore’s “Scars,” and The Wondermints’ (Brian Wilson’s backup band) “Mind if We Make Love to You.” Turner’s Rock and Roll Jeopardy: A. This musician has recorded more albums than any other artist in blues history.

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Encaüstic Returns to Augusta Sept. 14

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here’s an irresistibly tense magic in the music of Encaüstic.

Their new CD, “A Shadow’s Pull,” should come with a warning sticker: “Do not listen to this album if you don’t want to be transported to a mysterious world that sparkles through a fog-laden veneer.”

Two of the tracks – “Little Pill” and “Midnight Matinee” – are pulled from their five-track, self-titled disc, which they came in April to support. In fact, they’re the first two tracks.

The album begins like a delicious nightmare, with plaintive cries of “Save me ...!” from vocalist Carmen Keigans. Lines like “My heart is racing/ I want to scream” lend an air of urgency, of imminence. Even the cello suggests a waiting heartbeat during the quiet break.

And there are plenty of those necessary breaks scattered throughout the album, wherein you will be given time to develop a false sense of security before the chase begins anew.

This is a galloping-pulse album, a descent into beautiful darkness.

“Midnight Matinee” is heavy on the cello, dropping imageladen lines like, “Here come the horses/Open all the doors,” and then slinking away like a cat.

“Children Sculptures” features Matt Heath on vocals.

“What they think they know, they don’t know/The truth’s not out there,” he wails, returning later with, “What I know they will never know/ The truth is out there.” This song bursts with uneasy melodies and an air of the unrelenting search.

Subsequent songs like “War Song” and “Parallel Lines” come across with a tribal feel, where “Numb” sashays like a smoky-club number. “Icki’s Wish” seems to pull its rhythm from Irish battle songs. And then there’s “Red Poison.” That one simply rocks, with a grinding guitar and heavy drums.

The album ends with “Tin,” which is a beautiful song, with misty vocals that suggest the afterglow following a storm.

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There are, however, a few minor things about the CD that left me wanting. For one thing, the hint of classical flavor and sense of artistic adventure made me want more musical embellishment. For another, the vocals could be stronger on some of the more energetic pieces.

And as a whole, I found myself wishing that they had added another softly haunting song or two, like “Tin,” to break the unrelenting tension just a bit more, and create more of an ebb and flow in the album, the way they do

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But aside from that, “A Shadow’s Pull” is a collection of highly evocative songs that makes me wonder how long we have to wait to see what’s next from these guys.

Oh, and they bill themselves as progressive alternative.

Here is the Encaüstic lineup: Bryan Gibson, cello, guitar; Allen Graham, bass; Matt Heath, guitar, vocals; Carmen Keigans, lead vocals; Baljinder Sekhon II, percussion. They will play Sept. 14 at the Soul Bar.

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Thursday, 12th

Aiken Brewing Co. - DJ Bhoomer’s Lounge - Dance to the Music The Big Easy Cafe - Karaoke with DNS Enter tainment Cadillac’s - DJ Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Club Incognito - DJ Mike Scratch, Bikini Contest Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - Mixer featuring DJ Freeman and Perry Continuum - Playa*Listic Thursday Cotton Patch - Dennis Hall Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves and the Coyote Ugly Band D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Eagle’s Nest - Richardean Norwood, Michael Johnson, Karaoke Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draws Fishbowl Lounge - Blind-Draw Dar ts Fox’s Lair - Tara Scheyer Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Garden City Bar and Grill - Singles Night 7 Minute Dating Greene Street’s - Men’s National Karaoke Contest Honk y Tonk - Lit tle River Band Last Call - Ma x from 95 Rock hosts Barroom Olympics, DJ Richie Rich Logan’s Roadhouse - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Pool League Marlboro Station - Talent Night Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - House Music Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Open Mic Night Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw, Pool League Robbie’s Sports Bar - Pool and Dar t Leagues Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke Salsa’s Bar and Grill - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks The Shack - Bar Bingo Shannon’s - Tony Howard Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Soul Bar - Juice The Spot - Feature DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Friday, 13th

American Legion Post No. 63 - Dinner and Dance with the Ken Dukes Band Back yard Tavern - Karaoke, Horseshoes Bhoomer’s Lounge - Magic Hat, Military Appreciation Weekend Borders - Angela Hunsucker Cadillac’s - Brass Tyme Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Charlie O’s - Live Music Coconuts - Miss Hawaiian Tropic with DJ Doug Coliseum - Sosha Continuum - House Session 3 with Perry Anderson Cotton Patch - Free Beer Band Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - The Inhibitors D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - DJ Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks Five Pines - Skip Neal and the Buster Hymen Band Fox’s Lair - Tara Scheyer Gordon Club - Flavor Fridays Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Hangnail Gallery - Daughter of Lust Highlander - Heavy Dose

Monday, 16th

Coliseum - Q.A.F. Continuum - Monday Madness with DJ Freeman Crossroads - Club Sin Dance Par ty Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Finish Line Cafe - Open Pool Tournament Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Kokopelli’s - Dar t Teams Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Dar ts and Couples League Michael’s - Karaoke with Hugh Barrow Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Red Lion - F&B Karaoke Richard’s Place - Dar ts Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Lessons The Shack - DJ Patrick Snook’s - Free Pool

The Little River Band comes to the Honky Tonk Sept. 12.

Honk y Tonk - Borderline Music Co. The Infield Sports Bar & Grill - Karaoke Kokopelli’s - Lithium with Special Guest Last Call - Dakota West, Tony Howard, DJ Richie Rich Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Calcut ta 9-Ball Tournament Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - DJ Vegas Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Partridge Inn - Canthonica Patti’s - Free Pool Playground - The Vellotones Private I - Disco Raging Bull - The All-American Mut ts Red Lion - Happy Bones Richard’s Place - Midnight Magic Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Night with DJ The Shack - DJ Doober Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - ‘80s Night The Spot - Ms. Behavin’ Competition Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Saturday, 14th

Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Bhoomer’s Lounge - Magic Hat, Military Appreciation Weekend Borders - Rod Macker t Cadillac’s - Brass Tyme Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Charlie O’s - Live Music, Military Night Coconuts - DJ Doug Coliseum - Ravionne Continuum - Soul on Ice, Metamorphlo Culture Cotton Patch - Black-Eyed Susan Country Ranch - Karaoke Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Crankshaf t, Needless D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Euchee Creek Sports Bar - Pool Tournament Finish Line Cafe - DJ, Dar t Tournament, Karaoke Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks, Blind-Draw Dar ts Five Pines - Skip Neal and the Buster Hymen Band Fox’s Lair - Quiet Storm Garden City Bar and Grill - Live Enter tainment

Gordon Club - Salsa Night Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Honk y Tonk - Borderline Music Co. Kokopelli’s - Lithium with Special Guest Last Call - Tony Howard, DJ Richie Rich Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Calcut ta 9-Ball Tournament Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - Miami Night with DJ Boriqua Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Barroom Olympics Private I - Disco, Live Jazz and R&B Rae’s Coastal Cafe - Live Music Red Lion - Filmstar, Gonzalez Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke The Shack - DJ Buckwheat Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Horseshoe Tournament Somewhere in Augusta - ESPN Gameplan Soul Bar - Glory Fountain, Encaustic The Spot - Live DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Time Piecez - ‘80s Night Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Sunday, 15th

Adams Nightclub - Dance Par ty with DJ Tim Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Bhoomer’s Lounge - Caribbean Night, Live Band, DJ Boriqua Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford and The Last Bohemian Quar tet Cotton Patch - Dennis Hall Country Ranch - Pool Tournament Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draw Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Marlboro Station - Starlight Cabaret with Claire Storm and Lauren Alexander Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Rhy thm and Blues Exchange - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G The Shack - Live Enter tainment Somewhere in Augusta - Doug Johnson The Spot - Live DJ Whiskey Junction - Wayne Capps

Tuesday, 17th

Adams Nightclub - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t American Legion Post No. 63 - Bingo Bhoomer’s Lounge - Dance to the Music Club Incognito - DJ Mike Scratch Coliseum - Tournament Tuesday Crossroads - Club Sin Dance Par ty Docker’s - Pool Tournament D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo French Market Grille West - Wayne Capps Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Hooters - Bike Night Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks, You’ve Got Mail Par ty Metro Coffeehouse - Irish Music Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Patti’s - Pool Tournament Red Lion - Dancing Under the Influence The Shack - DJ Brian Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Somewhere in Augusta - Trivia Tuesdays with Mat t and Kevin

Wednesday, 18th

Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - Talent Search Continuum - Open Mic Night Cotton Patch - Trivia with Mat t Stovall Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves and the Coyote Ugly Band Docker’s - Free Pool D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draws Garden City Bar and Grill - Karaoke Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Hooters - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Ladies Pool League Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Golf Tournament Rhythm and Blues Exchange - The Family Trucksters Richard’s Place - Pool League Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G, Free Pool The Shack - DJ Patrick Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Somewhere in Augusta - Brandon Bower Soul Bar - Live Jazz

The Spot - Live DJ TGI Friday’s - Trivia Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Upcoming

63rd Anniversary of Big Red and Swanee Quintet - Bell Auditorium - Oct. 6 Atlanta Rhythm Section - The Honky Tonk - Oct. 11 Reverend Horton Heat - Capri Cinema - Oct. 13 Charlie Daniels - Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds Oct. 17

Elsewhere

The Suicide Machines - Cot ton Club, Atlanta Sept. 12 The Beach Boys - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Sept. 13 John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers - The Handlebar, Greenville, S.C. - Sept. 13 Charlie Hunter, John Mayer, Guster - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Sept. 14 Coldplay - Masquerade, Atlanta - Sept. 14 Triple Shot of Rock with Eddie Money, Survivor, Loverboy - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre Sept. 15 Dillenger 4 - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - Sept. 17 Elton John, Billy Joel - Philips Arena, Atlanta Sept. 17 Hank Williams III - Masquerade, Atlanta - Sept. 18 The Charms - Fado, Atlanta - Sept. 18 Jimmy Eat World - The Tabernacle, Atlanta - Sept. 19 Olivia New ton-John - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Sept. 20 Merle Haggard - Alabama Theatre, Myr tle

Beach, S.C. - Sept. 21 The Mission UK - Masquerade, Atlanta - Sept. 21 38 Special - Anderson Music Hall, Hiawassee, Ga. - Sept. 21 Queens of the Stone Age - Ear thlink Live, Atlanta - Sept. 23 Steve Kimock Band - Atlanta’s Back Porch, Fairburn, Ga. - Sept. 27 Bill Gaither and Friends - Philips Arena, Atlanta - Sept. 28 Sammy Kershaw, Lorrie Morgan - Anderson Music Hall, Hiawassee, Ga. - Sept. 28 Noise Therapy - Masquerade, Atlanta - Oct. 3; House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - Oct. 6 Alabama - Reaves Arena, Perry, Ga. - Oct. 5 George Jones - Reaves Arena, Perry, Ga. - Oct. 10 Bill Cosby - Fox Theatre, Atlanta - Oct. 12 Vince Gill - Reaves Arena, Perry, Ga. - Oct. 12 Disco Biscuits - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Ga. Oct. 19 Phil Vassar, Brad Paisley - Anderson Music Hall, Hiawassee, Ga. - Oct. 26 Rolling Stones - Turner Field, Atlanta - Oct. 26 Voodoo Music Experience - New Orleans City Park, New Orleans, La. - Nov. 2

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Deadline for inclusion in Night Life calendar is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Contact Rhonda Jones by calling 738-1142, fa xing 736-0443 or e-mailing to rhonda_jones@metspirit.com.

Club Directory Adams Nightclub - 738-8811 Aiken Brewing Co. - (803) 502-0707 American Legion Post 63 - 733-9387 The Backyard Tavern - 869-8695 The Bee's Knees - 828-3600 Big Easy Cafe - (803) 642-6778 Big Iron Saloon - 774-9020 Bhoomer’s Lounge - 364-3854 Borders - 737-6962 Cadillac's - 364-CADI Cafe Du Teau - 733-3505 Charlie O’s - 737-0905 Club Incognito - 836-2469 Coconuts - 738-8133 Coliseum - 733-2603 Continuum - 722-2582 Cot ton Patch - 724-4511 Country Ranch - (803) 867-2388 Coyote’s - 560-9245 Crossroads - 724-1177 Docker’s - (803) 302-1102 D. Timm’s - 774-9500 Eagle’s Nest - 722-5541 Elks Lodge - 855-7162 Euchee Creek Spor ts Bar - 556-9010 Finish Line Cafe - 855-5999 Fishbowl Lounge - 790-6810 Five Pines - 738-3273 Fox’s Lair - 828-5600 Fraternal Order of Eagles - 790-8040 French Market Grille West - 855-5111 Garden City Bar and Grill - 724-5689 Gordon Club - 791-6780 Greene Street’s Lounge - 823-2002 Hangnail Gallery - 722-9899 Highlander - 278-2796 Honky Tonk - 560-0551 Hooters - 736-8454

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The Infield - 652-1142 Jerri’s Place - 722-0088 Joe’s Underground - 724-9457 Kokopelli’s - 738-1881 Last Call - 738-8730 Logan’s Roadhouse - 738-8088 Lucky Ladies Bar and Grill - 651-0110 Marlboro Station - (803) 644-6485 Metro Coffeehouse - 722-6468 Michael's- 733-2860 Modjeska - 303-9700 Mulligan’s Nitelife - 738-1079 Par tridge Inn - 737-8888 Pat ti’s - 793-9303 Pizza Joint - 774-0037 The Playground - 724-5399 Private I - 793-9944 Rae’s Coastal Cafe - 738-1313 Raging Bull - 722-0444 Red Lion Pub - 736-7707 Rhythm and Blues Exchange - 774-9292 Richard’s Place - 793-6330 Robbie’s Spor ts Bar - 738-0866 Safari Lounge Aiken - (803) 641-1100 Salsa’s Bar & Grill - 855-6868 The Shack - 441-0053 Shannon's - 860-0698 Silver Bullet Lounge - 737-6134 Snook’s - (803) 278-2936 Somewhere In Augusta - 739-0002 The Soul Bar - 724-8880 The Spot - (803) 819-0095 Squeaky’s Tip-Top - 738-8886 TGI Friday’s - 736-8888 Time Piecez - 828-5888 Veracruz - 736-4200 Wheeler Tavern - 868-5220 Whiskey Junction - (803) 649-0794

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uring the last four months, an unidentified motorist in a maroon Volvo has been reported by construction workers in the California cities of Fremont, Hayward, Brentwood and Dublin to have approached them and requested that they fill his car with concrete or hot asphalt.

An employee of Independent Construction (Concord, Calif.) honored the request in May in Dublin, with concrete up to steering-wheel level. The man allegedly said that he was trying to get back at his ex-wife. Police want to question him, according to an August Oakland Tribune report, although they admit he has not committed any crime.

• LifeGem Memorials (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) announced in August that, using available technology, it can turn a loved one’s cremated ashes into a diamond by pressing and heating the ashes to 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit. A chemistry professor cited by The New York Times agreed that the plan was sound; carbon from the ashes converts to graphite, which can be pressurized into a diamond. LifeGem prices start at $4,000 for a quarter-carat.

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The District of Calamity • Among recent District of Columbia government mishaps: Twice in June, firefighters had to battle house fires with garden hoses because pumper trucks were out of service. And apparently many police officers were not told about D.C.’s new vehicle registration program, resulting in their ticketing cars without the old (now invalid) stickers, even though owners had conscientiously affixed the new stickers.

And D.C.’s Board of Elections ruled in August that Mayor Anthony Williams’ name could not be printed on the primary ballot this month because his election workers forged too many signatures (e.g., “Kelsey Grammar,” “Robin Hood”) on his qualifying petition.

Courthouse Follies • Order in the Court: Edmonton, Alberta, lawyer Maurice Prefontaine was arrested in March for skipping his contempt-of-court trial, which came about when he referred to Justice Gerald Verville as a “slithering mass (of) vipers.” And a judge in Columbus, Ohio, declared a mistrial in July when lawyer Christopher T. Cicero rushed the phalanx of deputies surrounding his murderdefendant-client Michael Gordon and smacked Gordon in the head (in response to Gordon’s threat, according to a bailiff, to “kick (Cicero’s) fat ass.”

• In July, a federal judge ruled against lawyer Milo J. Altschuler (Seymour, Conn.), who claimed that his across-theknee, bare-buttocks spanking of client Leslie Cerrato in his office was a legitimate trial-preparation tactic (and thus that

when she recovered a $250,000 settlement against him for the assault, Altschuler’s insurance company should pay it, as “malpractice”). Altschuler claimed that he thought the spanking would improve Cerrato’s credibility as a witness.

• The U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled in June that lawyerplaintiff Richard Barrett of Mississippi was entitled to about $30,000 in government reimbursement of legal fees for challenging the protest-permit process in Morristown, N.J., for his small, whitesupremacist organization. Barrett admits that court-ordered expenses (from 21 recent favorable decisions) are a major source of income. Barrett showed a few minor defects in the Morristown permit process, for which he originally asked reimbursement at $275 an hour, including 30 minutes’ worth of “discussions with client” (presumably, $137.50 for talking to himself).

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• Football player Dennis Johnson, now an Arizona Cardinals rookie defensive end, began his high school football career at age 6 as a 5-foot-7, 170-pound secondgrader playing for Harrodsburg (Ky.) High School, according to an April Los Angeles Times profile. (Nowadays, only ninthgraders and up can play, by national rule.)

Johnson appeared in several games that year (after Harrodsburg had built up big leads), apparently holding his own against 18-year-olds.

• According to a BBC News dispatch from Harar, Ethiopia, in June, Mulugeta Wolde Mariam (“the hyena man of Harar”) has trained about 80 local wild hyenas to congregate around him at night and be fed by grabbing pieces of meat out of Mulugeta’s mouth with their teeth. Said he, “There is no danger unless you are scared, as the hyenas sense fear.”

Recurring Themes • The Japanese enterprise of paying strangers to come to private homes, pretend they are the occupants’ relatives, and exchange family gossip was reported by News of the Weird in 1995, and apparently business is still booming. According to an August Miami Herald dispatch from Tokyo, Kazushi Ookynitani’s “convenience agency” supplies “friends” for weddings and funerals and even to sit in at college lectures (to keep a professor’s spirits up). Recent wedding-party “friends” of one bride (who were paid about $500 each) were given detailed biographies of who they were to pretend to be, so as to mingle more interestingly with the bride’s actual relatives.

Unclear on the Concept • A homeowner in Amarillo, Texas, found one of cross-country spree-bomber Luke Helder’s active explosives in May but for some reason brought it into his house before calling police. And a woman found a bomb along the Columbia River near Woodland, Wash., in July but for some reason carried it directly to the police station to show the officers. And a member of the cabin crew on the December 2001 American Airlines plane carrying accused shoe-bomber Robert Reid confiscated Reid’s shoes and put them in the cockpit for safekeeping.

— Chuck Shepherd © United Press Syndicate

Brezsny's Free Will Astrology

Unfortunately, our culture is so hostile to the sense of wonder that it’s hard for any of us to get our minimum daily requirement of magic. The good news is that in the coming weeks your path will bring you into the vicinity of more signs and marvels than usual. Just assume that you’ll receive a mysteriously useful omen every day.

because you’ll soon be offered a kind of grace that fits this description.

A disease has been ravaging the oak trees where I live. One of my favorite hiking trails takes me past a hard-hit area. While a number of the trees in this graveyard are clearly deceased, there are a few in a curious limbo state. At the ends of large rotting branches, straggling bits of green sprout here and there amidst the mostly withered husks of leaves. I wonder if this might serve as a metaphor for the dead part of your life, Libra? Are you being fooled into holding on to false hope by a last-gasp of feeble growth? I suggest it’s time to accept the truth.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

“Before we can receive the unbiased truth about anything,” wrote my teacher Ann Davies, “we have to be ready to ignore what we would like to be true.” Are you prepared to do that, Aries? Nothing will heal your frustration or dissolve your tension better than getting to the bottom of the enigmas that are pressing up against you. But there’s no way you can earn that deliverance unless you bravely set aside your fantasies, theories, and opinions about what this is all about.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

As you grow older, you will become less enslaved by the negative imprints of your early childhood; you’ll become increasingly free from the distortions your soul suffered at the hands of your kin. At the same time, your advancing years will bring a wonderful perk: You’ll be able to harvest ever-greater amounts of the valuable gifts bequeathed to you by your relatives, both those with whom you shared your early years and those who died before you were born. In other words, Cancerian, as you age you will gradually cast off your family’s bad stuff and become better able to exploit its good stuff.

And I bet the next five weeks will be a turning point in this process.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Please repeat the following health-giving affirmations until you are totally committed to carrying them out: “In the next seven days, I will wash no dishes, do no laundry, and make no beds. I’ll devote myself to exploring every clue, throb, and blip that captivates my imagination. I’ll lower the barrier between my conscious and unconscious minds. I’ll follow the smells I like. I’ll listen closely to my body. I’ll be kind to nobodies. I’ll be wildly peaceful, fiercely tender, and brilliantly sensitive. I’ll actually kiss the earth. I’ll listen to music that awakens unfamiliar emotions. I’ll call out to the night sky, ‘I defy you, stars.’ And unless I can give my whole heart, I won’t offer it at all.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

If your life had a title this week, it might be something like, “The Correlation Between the QuasiNewton-Kantovich Methods for the Multiple Solutions of the Nonlinear Operator Equations and the Quadratic Convergence of Primal-Dual Interior Point Degenerate Linear Programming Algorithms.” Then again, a more apt title might be, “The Correlation between Patiently Plowing through a Bunch of Boring Nonsense and Getting to the Juicy Reward That’s Hidden on the Other Side.” Now let me ask you a question, Leo. As you read through the first title, did your eyes glaze over and your attention wane so badly that you wanted to stop reading? If so, you’ve got to build up your patience muscles. Your imminent future will resemble the structure of this horoscope.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

One of these days I hope you’ll try on the idea that’s at the core of my life: pronoia. The opposite of paranoia, pronoia is the unshakable conviction that life is a vast conspiracy to liberate you from suffering, make you really smart, and shower you with blessings. It’s not as simple as it might initially appear, however. For instance, the blessings flowing your way may not be the exact ones you imagine you want and deserve. They might even annoy or confuse you when they first show up. On the other hand, if you welcome the blessings you’re actually given, they will ultimately serve you better than any you’d expected. I bring this up, Gemini,

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

It’s one of your inalienable rights as a human being to receive a mysteriously useful omen every day.

Logic alone isn’t sufficient to guide you through life’s labyrinthine tests, after all. You need and deserve regular deliveries of divine revelation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Dear Pioneer: In the coming weeks, you will be invited to explore moods and states of awareness that are new to you. Given the frontiers you’ll be crossing, you may need to enlarge your vocabulary in order to understand what’s happening. Here are a few terms that may come in handy: 1. chantepleure: to sing and weep simultaneously. 2. chiaroscurofy: to find a comfortable place where you are partially in darkness and partially illuminated, or half in shadow and half in sunlight. 3. ahahawhaw: to laugh uproariously and exclaim “aha!” simultaneously. 4. wowallelujah: a surge of uncanny intuitions that comes while waking up from sleep or ignorance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

British poet Donna McLean has tried to patent herself. She took the unusual step in response to biotechnology companies that are buying up exclusive rights to certain sequences of human DNA. “It has taken 30 years of hard labor for me to discover and invent myself,” McLean wrote in her application, “and now I wish to protect my invention from unauthorized exploitation, genetic or otherwise.”

You may not need to go as far as she has, Sagittarius, but it’s high time you carried out a comparable ritual. Want a suggestion? Create a formal-looking document on which you swear an oath like this: “I am in full possession of all my natural and supernatural rights; my destiny is completely in my hands; I own my own life.” (Please feel free to

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When we hear someone described as having a good imagination, most of us assume that person must be in the arts. But in fact, some of the world’s most creative visualizers are architects, inventors, cityplanners, engineers, bridge-makers, and the like: nuts-and-bolts master-builders who design functional things. Of this group, you Capricorns make up a disproportionately high percentage. In fact, it seems that the members of your tribe are usually most imaginative when it comes to transforming practical matters and vivifying concrete details. In the coming weeks, that’ll be true in spades.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Rhonda Jones, a reader from Augusta, Ga., sent me one of the greatest toasts I’ve ever been honored to receive: “May you get what you want and still want it.” Now, Aquarius, I relay this toast to you — just in time for your Season of Gratified Desire, when you’re more likely to get what you want than at any other time this year. I wish and pray and predict that you will soon be endowed with the answer to your dreams, and will be more excited than ever before as you bask in the afterglow.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

The art of listening gets no respect and has few masters. Who has the time and energy, let alone the humility and sensitivity, to be fully receptive to someone else’s narratives? Most people prefer to express their own amazing ideas and tell the stories of their own fascinating lives. That’s why I regularly pay an expert $85 an hour to listen to me. She gives me her undivided attention and asks great questions as I ramble on. She keeps track of the ongoing plotlines that unfold over the months, and even gives me thought-provoking feedback.

Personally, I think everyone deserves an ally like this all the time. But it’s especially important for you right now, Pisces. You need the healing inspiration that only an intelligent listener can provide.

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our response to “Over The Pump” was incredibly sexist.

Apparently, he gets turned on by high-heeled shoes, and he wanted his girlfriend to wear them from time to time. He also wanted her to dress sexier sometimes. He described her as preferring to dress “casually” in comfortable clothing. You suggested that she should do as he wished. Women do not have to wear slink y clothes and high heels to look sexy. Saying so is a double standard. Men are viewed as attractive in Birkenstocks and overalls; why shouldn’t women in the same attire be seen the same way? Beauty comes from within.

Your response has totally discredited your advice-giving ability.

—A Former Reader Last week, when I came home and couldn’t find my dog, I ran up and down my street screaming, “Lucy ... Snausages!” not “Lucy ... arugula and frisée salad mix, tossed with edible flowers.”

Just call me a slave to ef fectiveness in dogcatching. The dog-catching principle applies when women are looking for men (or looking to hang onto men they already have). That’s why I yelled at “women who dive into farmer overalls and sweatsuits so baggy they make The Big Top seem like a tube top — any thing they can do to help their man forget they ever had a waist.” Now, maybe men should get hot for women who dress like goat-herds. Yes, maybe men should ... but they don’t. (Regarding the alleged mass appeal of men who dress like goat-herds; perhaps you look at a man in Birkenstocks and overalls as at tractive. I look at him in my rear-view mirror.)

There is a double standard for what men and women should wear (a good thing, considering how few men can carry of f a lit tle black dress and strappy heels). Contrary to what cer tain “feminists” would have you believe, this double standard isn’t something that’s hammered out by a huddled cabal of fashion rag editors, subsisting solely on cigaret tes and the micro-calories in Evian while plot ting against womankind. No, this goes back much, much fur ther than some back, back of fice at Harper’s Bazaar or Vogue. Like, to the Pleistocene.

It isn’t just the idiot Advice Goddess who says so. According to anthropologist Donald Symons, in “Evolution of Human Sexuality,” evidence sug-

gests that women and men have “pursued substantially dif ferent reproductive ‘strategies’ for millions of years.” An army of anthropologists, psychologists, and chimp-chasers concur.

Women evolved to seek men of status and power — all the bet ter to provide for their furry lit tle children. Women seem wired to care about men’s looks to some degree (tipof fs to genetic fitness like tallness and facial and bodily symmetry), but whether a guy’s a hot tie doesn’t seem to be of primo impor tance. In one of the more hilarious studies (J.M. Townsend and G.D. Levy, “Journal Of Psychology,” 1990), women shown photographs of various men said they’d choose an ugly man wearing a Rolex over a handsome man in a Burger King uniform — no mat ter whether they were pairing up for the long haul or the shor t roll.

Men, on the other hand, are wired to want young, beautiful women — and have been for millions of years, so don’t go blaming Hugh Hefner. What’s beautiful? What’s healthy, that’s what. Men evolved to prefer stuf f like clear skin, shiny hair, good muscle tone, and symmetrical features; signs that a woman was a strong, healthy candidate to give bir th to an entire prehistoric soccer team ... or at least a healthy goalie or two. This, in turn, meant that the man’s genes would have a good chance of doing the backstroke in the gene pools of future generations.

One of the most biologically reliable signals of a woman’s fer tility is what University of Texas psych prof Devendra Singh calls a “low waist-tohip ratio” — “universitese” for “an hourglass figure.” In 1993, Singh published his famous study in the “Journal of Personalit y and Social Psychology” detailing how men, across cultures, are drawn to this shape. The ideal WHR of 0.7, which Singh gets from dividing a woman’s hip size by her waist size, is shared (to the few tenths of a point) by Marilyn Monroe and Kate Moss, Barbie dolls and ancient fer tility icons, Playboy center folds and Miss America winners.

If you’re a larger lady, don’t despair. Singh found that shape mat ters more than size. If your waistline is more bell jar than hourglass, dress to give yourself the illusion of a waist. The point, in all this, isn’t to at tract a guy who’s looking to marry Barbie — which brings us to your retirement from my readership due to your adamance that beauty comes from within. Yes, it does — and by using your waistline to draw a man to you, you’ll increase the chances that he’ll come to love you for ... the arugula and frisée salad mix within.

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Seeking WM, 35-50, for possible LTR. 965904 GIVE ME A CALL SWF, 50, looking for friendship, possible LTR with SWM, 48-53. 965917 BEING YOURSELF SBF, 27, N/S, 5’6”, 180lbs, brown/brown, openminded, fun-loving, enjoys bowling, poetry, movies, quiet evenings. Seeking strong-minded SBM, 2639. 965916 MUCH MORE!!

SWF, 32, 5’3”, full-figured, reddish/brown hair, brown eyes, enjoys swimming, poetry, horseback riding, shooting pool. Seeking secure, respectful SWM, 29-49. 965914 SOMEONE JUST FOR ME DWPF, 44, 5’5”, 135lbs, very pretty, ethereal, enjoys gardening, reading, working, animals.

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965913 THE TWO OF US Beautiful, romantic SBF, 39, 5’6”, long black hair, enjoys swimming, ballgames, dancing, singing, movies. Seeking outgoing, clever SBM, 40-60.

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THE FUTURE IS WIDE OPEN SWM, 38, works in construction, enjoys movies, sports, hiking, mountains, camping. Looking for serious relationship with SF, 30-60. 578727

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VERY ROMANTIC SWM, 53, loves beaches, outdoors, sports, flea markets. Seeking a woman who can be honest and would appreciate a one-woman man. 576845

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INTERRACIAL SBM, employed, enjoys chess, basketball, auto mechanics. Seeking WF, 33-55 for possible LTR. 965999

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GIVE ME A CALL! SBM, 6’1”, 270lbs, seeking SBPF, 35-50, for friendship, movies, walks in the park, and dining out.

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GREAT SCOTT Retired DWM, 52, 6’4”, 155lbs, reddish/blonde hair, enjoys dancing, seeks similar female.

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COMPASSION SM, 53, 6’, 180lbs, musician, loving, communicative, loves bowling, dancing, walks, car racing.

Seeking attractive, compassionate SWF, 21-60, for a LTR. 965990

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LOOKING FOR MY LADY SWM, 35, 6’1”, 195lbs, blond/blue, enjoys cooking, dining, dancing, quiet evenings. Seeking SWF, 2540, for friendship, possible LTR. 965988

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WATCH THE SUNRISE SBM, 25, 6’9”, 225lbs, has a wide variety of interests. Seeking outgoing, sweet, caring SF, 20-39, for friendship and possibly more. 965987

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ROMANCE IS ALIVE DWPM, 56, educated, cultured, seeks WF for LTR and romantic adventure. I’m very athletic, musical, 5’10”, muscular build, good, patient listener.

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FRIENDSHIP Or companionship. BM, 26, 5’8”, father, not into playing games, enjoys quiet walks. Seeking male, 21-35. 966014 NEW TO TOWN GWM, 31, 5’8”, 175lbs, brown/brown, masculine, country boy, passionate, dedicated, HIV positive.

Seeking GWM, 30-45, for LTR. 966013 ARE YOU READY? SWM, 42, 5’7”, 160lbs, blue-eyed, athletic, outgoing, enjoys quiet evenings. Seeking SWM, 21-55, adventurous, for casual times. 966012 LIVES THE MOMENT GWM, 51, romantic, adventurous, young-looking, 5’10”, 165lbs, likes quiet evenings, movies.

Seeking SWM, 35-50, sincere, blond preferably, fit.

966011 SIMILAR COMPLEX BPM, 37, enjoys going out, movies, shopping, quiet evenings. Seeking GBM, 35-40, who’s real, down-to-earth, knows what they want. 966010 GIVE ME A CALL! Outgoing, friendly GWM, 35, N/S, seeks GM, 2150, for friendship and fun. He likes movies, cooking, malls, and quiet times. 966009 TAKE THAT CHANCE GBM who likes quiet evenings, dining out, movies and stimulating conversations. Seeking SBM, 3445, for friendship, possibly more. 966008 SOULMATE SEARCHING In shape, physically fit, into fitness; running, SBM, 31, open-minded, attractive, smoker, outgoing.

Seeking SM, 21-40, attractive in mind, body and soul. 966006 LISTEN UP! 5’9”, 190lbs, short haircut, SBM, 25, nice personality, many interests. Seeking SM, 23-40, friendly, down-to-earth. See where this goes. Call me.

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OUT SPOKEN SWM, 32, 5’11”, 145lbs, enjoys camping, fishing, Nascar. Seeking laid-back WM, 23-35, for LTR. 560095 OUTGOING SEEKS SAME SM, 35, who enjoys gardening, working out, sports, fishing, long walks in the park, would like to meet an outgoing man for LTR. 594617 YOUNG MAN WANTED GWM, 22, brown/brown, pretty good-looking, in search of cute, down-to-earth GWM for movies, dinners, shopping, roller blading. 576230 GIVE LOVE; GET LOVE BACK SM, 35, 6’2’’, 190lbs, black hair, medium build, seeks understanding, achieved man who is escalating himself in life. 576303 ARE YOU MR. RIGHT? SWM, 51, 5’8’’, 150lbs, likes dining out, quiet evenings, walks and hugs. Seeking SWM, 20-35, slim build, with similar interests. 584644 SEEKING MAN OF COLOR GWM, 31, 5’8”, 164lbs, brown/gray, moustache, goatee, down-to-earth, very open-minded, seeks SB/HM, 23+, for friendship, maybe more.

575272 DOCTOR FIX IT GBM, enjoys chess, racquetball, auto mechanic.

Seeking WM with similar interests. 566315 GUY SWEET TALK SWM, 6’2”, 240lbs, brown/blue, 52, dating first, possible relationship, enjoys walking, hand holding and talks. Seeking SWM, 30-40, with feelings.

966007 YOU NEVER KNOW Fun-loving, easygoing GWM, 51, 5’11”, 200lbs, enjoys cooking, movies, fishing, walking. Seeking interesting GWM, 18-33, who’s full of life.

966036 BE MY TEDDYBEAR Athletic SBM, 23, college student, enjoys basketball. Seeking heavyset SWM, 35-48. 966035 WARM AND LOVING GWM, 18, 5’8”, 145lbs, blue eyes, outgoing, friendly, loves shopping, arts & crafts, photography.

Seeking GM, 18-45, for a committed relationship.

966034 AWAITING YOUR CALL Outgoing SWM, 38, likes drinking, playing pool.

Seeking fun-loving SWM, 25-45, for good times, future commitment. 966032 MAKE IT HAPPEN SBM, 32, 5’11”, adventurous, likable, likes drawing, more. Seeking SAM, 18-35, respectful, fun-loving, for LTR. 966031 QUIET TIMES Well-built SWM, 48, enjoys hiking, movies, dining out, beach walks. Seeking SWM, 35-40, for intimate relationship. 966030 NICE Outgoing, nice SBM, 31, 5’8”, 153lbs, seeks sexy SBM, 25-39, 966022 SPECIAL SOMEONE Open-minded GWM, 38, seeks GWM, 30-50, for LTR. 966021 WHAT DO YOU WANT? SWM, 31, 5’8”, 175lbs, masculine, muscular, passionate, dedicated, open, enjoys simple things, time with friends. Seeking SWM, 30-45, for LTR. 966019 GET TO KNOW ME SBM, 30, N/S, enjoys having a good time. Seeking SBM, 20-40. 966018 TRY NEW THINGS SWM, 45, outgoing, sociable, open-minded, enjoys fishing, golfing, reading, quiet times. Seeking SM, 25-45, for friendship, possibly more. 966017 GET TOGETHER GHM, 30, 5’6”, 165lbs, extroverted, enjoys sports, movies, walks, cuddling. Seeking outgoing GWM, 25-35, for friendship. 966016 MELODY OF LOVE WM, 40, 6’, 185lbs, enjoys sports, swimming, cycling and movies. Seeking WM, 25-50, to spend time with. 966015

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I’D LOVE YOU TO LOVE ME SBF, 41, no children, loves to read, chat on the internet, and more. Seeking a woman who is a romantic at heart, very good-looking, loves pets, family and God. 645876 GET TO KNOW THE REAL ME Dark-skinned young woman, 23, 4’9”, attractive, fun-loving, nice, caring, honest, laid-back. Seeking GF, 23-29, for casual relationship. 635372 SEEKING FRIENDSHIP Tall, slim, attractive SWF, 34, single mom, enjoys travel. Seeking athletic, easygoing, humorous, fun SWF, 26-45, to go out and have good times.

572618 I’M LOOKING 4 U Easygoing, loyal SBF, 31, 5’3”, 155lbs, security officer, people person, fun-loving, nice, caring, honest, enjoys bowling, movies, cuddling at home.

Seeking trustworthy, outgoing SBF, 26-35, for friendship, maybe LTR. 965835 SECURITY GUARD Laid-back female, 41, likes movies, dining out, cooking, quiet evenings. Seeking similar-minded male for companionship. 589877 ARE WE POSSIBLE? GBF, 24, seeks GW/HF, 25-35. I’m outgoing, beautiful, intelligent, with a great mind. Hoping to meet a woman with a willingness to enjoy life. 566252 ZEST FOR LIFE Articulate, adventurous WF, 32, 5’8”, brown/brown, enjoys animals, running, movies and dining.

Looking for WF, 25-40, for friendship. 965827 WASTE NO TIME GBF, 36, enjoys dining out, cooking, dining out.

Seeking attractive, open-minded, fun, nice GF, 2545, for friendship and possibly more. 965823 LOOKING FOR A QUEEN SBF, 30, one child, articulate, athletic, sense of humor, enjoys dancing. Seeking SF, 24-35, for conversation, friendship. No head games. 965822 YOUNG AT HEART Active GWF, 60, 5’5”, 122lbs, brown hair, enjoys meeting new people, dining out, short trips.

Seeking plus-sized GWF, 45-60. 965820 KIND AND CARING GBF, 24, 5’2”, 170lbs, blond hair, energetic, loving, enjoys movies, shopping, cooking. Seeking romantic, outgoing GBF, 21-27. 965819 FRIENDS FIRST SBF, 40, 5’3”, 160lbs, laid-back, outgoing, enjoys reading movies, cuddling and dining out. Seeking SBF, 30-55, for friendship first. 965834 GIVE ME A CALL GBF, 20, down-to-earth, likes dancing, movies, walks in the park. Seeking GF, 21-35, for friendship and conversation. 965826 ISO SOMEONE SPECIAL Fun-loving, romantic, sincere SBPF, 25, 5’1”, 170lbs, enjoys shopping, cooking, dining out.

Seeking open-minded, romantic, fun-loving SBF, 21-28. 965842

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HANDS Nice, available stud wanted. I’m a teacher in Augusta, 40, who would like to start a friendship with another female, and progress into something more. 664842 BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SEEKS... beautiful woman. I’m 5’3”, physically fit, 132lbs, would like to meet fit female, 25-40, who would enjoy going to movies. Please be discreet.

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SOMETHING SPECIAL Bi-SWF, 41, attractive, kind of shy, smoker. Wants to meet a SWF, 30-45, for special times together.

965841 YOU DECIDE GBF, 21, 5’7”, 140lbs, enjoys quiet times at home.

Seeking fun GBF, 19-28, for conversation and possibly more. 965840 WOULDN’T IT BE NICE? Shy, honest GWF, 40, 5’1”, 128lbs, salt & pepper hair, brown eyes, loves outdoor activities, traveling.

Seeking GWF, 30-45. 965839 UP FOR GOOD TIMES GBF, 20, 5’3”, 130lbs, friendly, outgoing, loves meeting new people, reading, writing. Seeking outgoing, friendly GBF, 19-25. 965838 SEARCHING FOR U! SBF, 18, 5’4”, 132lbs, attractive, reserved, likes reading, music, family times. Seeking outgoing, down-to-earth, funny SBF, 18-45, for friendship.

965837 ISO YOU SBF, 25, mother, adventurous, N/S, loves art, poetry, animals. Seeking SBF, 25-35, goal-oriented, for a casual relationship. 965836 IT COULD BE SWEET Laid-back SBF, 25, 5’4”, medium-built, into chats, pool, various films, music, books. Seeking caring, understanding SF, N/S. 965833 NO ORDINARY LOVE SBF, 27, seeks feminine SF for companionship, dining out, someone who wants something real. No games. 965832 BEST IS YET TO COME! GWF, 40, seeks GF, 30+, for casual friendship. No stress needed, but willing and ready for what comes my way. 965830 FRIENDSHIP FIRST! Funny, smart, down-to-earth GBF, 5’6”, 125lbs, loves long walks, hand holding. Seeking GF, 21-30, who likes kids and doesn’t play games. 965829 LET’S GET TOGETHER SF, 24, 5’4”, 185lbs, dark brown hair, likes singing and family-oriented activities. Seeking SBF, 22-33, for friendship, possibly more. 965828 GIVE ME A RING Cute SBF, 30-something, seeks attractive SF, 2545, for friendship, maybe more. No games.

965825 WHY NOT? GBF, 24, 5’4”, 145lbs, dark-skinned, short hair, has a wide variety of interests. Seeking GF, 21-30, for friendship and conversation. 965824 SOMETHING DIFFERENT SWF, 41, 5’3”, 115lbs, blue-eyed blond, enjoys casual drinking, movies, dining. Seeking WF, 3545, with similar interests, for fun, exciting times.

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Drink Specials: Wed - $7 Wet N' Wild Fri & Sat - $9 All You Can Drink Draft Sat - $2 Bud/Bud Light Hot Dog Buffet $2.99 Open Mon-Fri 7pm-3am Sat 7pm-2:30am Fri & Sat. No Cover Before 10 p.m.

1632 Walton Way • Augusta, GA

706-733-2603 •

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Marlboro Station Where the Party Never Stops!

EVERY THURSDAY Talent Night $1.00 Beer FRIDAY & SATURDAY Show Night w/ Special Guests SUNDAY NIGHT Starlight Cabaret w/ Claire Storm & Lauren Alexander

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Oct. 19-20

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Nov. 10-13

Gambling Resort Biloxi, MS-$249 PP/DO

Nov. 22-24

2 Christmas Shows, Shopping Myrtle Beach, SC-$249 PP/DO

Dec. 12-15

2 Broadway Plays, Site Seeing New York City-$679 PP/DO

Club Incognito Swingers 1923 Walton Way Parking & Entrance in back on Heckle St. Enter Upstairs Only Every Friday & Saturday 9:00 to Close Couples - $5.00 Single Women -No Cover Single Men Par ty Downstairs Optional af ter hours par ty $40.00 Couples Only!

Call, e-mail or write P.O. Box 540, Augusta, GA 30903 for event details 706-481-8829 or CSRAswingers@aol.com (10/17#7795)

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Cars 1958 RAMBLER AMERICAN, 2dr, new paint and tires, beautiful old car, $1800, 803-648-2417 (468/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1972 BMW 2002 Classic, brand new, completely remanufactured engine, under 1000 miles, run terrific, $2000, OBO, 706-738-5606 (99/926) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1976 CORVETTE STINGRAY, red, t-tops, luggage rack, great condition, new tires, $8500, 803-6418171 (280/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1976 MUSTANG COBRA, 7-70 1/8, 12.30 1/4, $3500, 803-6482417 (469/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 DODGE CHARGER, white/black, good body, rebuilt motor, needs carb, work, 4 new tires $400, OBO, Bob, 706-7930933 (540/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 HONDA ACCORD, SEI, auto, sunroof, AC, all power, runs but needs motor work, $450 after 6:30 pm, 803-278-6352 (546/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1985 MAZDA GLC, 5spd, am/fm, cass, blue/grey 30 mpg, runs, $700, 706-863-6896 (440/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1986 BCW CONV, (1952 MG/TD replica classic) beige, 4cyl, 4spd Chevy Chevette chassis/drive train, $7000 firm, 706-736-3393 (441/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1986 FORD LTD, 4dr, loaded, extra clean, V6, $1000, 706-7368931 or 803-561-3626 (pgr) (467/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1988 PONTIAC GRAND Prix, good running condition, needs radiator and paint job, $500 OBO, 803-641-2911 (478/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 CADILLAC SEVILLE, 4dr, leather, blue, tip top condition,

$4000, 706-556-6124 (553/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 HONDA ACCORD, LXI, 4dr, PW, PL, runs great no AC, 165K, $1800 OBO, 803-641-0163 (547/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 HONDA ACCORD, auto, runs good, AC, interior & exterior XC, $3000 OBO, 706-554-4887 (548/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 VW JETTA, AC, new clutch, new timing belt, 4dr, sunroof, black/grey int., GC, runs great, $1800, 803-439-9644 (550/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 ACURA LEGEND, 4dr, sunroof, CD, AC, am/fm, champagne, GC, well maint., MSTA, $6000, OBO, 706-863-2738 (436/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 MERCEDES 420 SEL, 138K, charcoal grey/grey leather, good condition, service records $11,900, 706-863-4417 or 706373-6429 (532/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 FORD TEMPO, good work car $350, 803-502-1512 (477/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD, LX, V8, 2dr, auto, power moonroof, includes all the extras, everything works, well maintained, XC, $2500, 803-279-5047 (542/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 HONDA ACCORD, SE, leather, AC, auto, fog lights, SR, ABS, 1 owner, CD, Bose speakers, $7995, 706-863-3441 (429/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 ACURA INTEGRA, LS, 4dr, auto, very clean, $8995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (354/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 ACURA LEGEND, all power, sunroof, leather, new tires, Bose radio w/tape player, V6, x-clean, black, $11,995, 706-597-7075 (442/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD, gold, moon roof, good condition, 140K, $5500, 803-279-5541 or 803-215-2418 (475/1010)

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 FORD TEMPO, 4dr, auto, cold AC, clean, no damage, new CD, white, $2200 OBO, day 706399-1829 or eve 706-560-2025 (283/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 LEXUS ES, 300, black/tan leather, auto, am/fm, CD, air, SR, 99K, XC, must STB, below book $8900, 706-793-6046 (344/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 LEXUS SL, 400, gold pkg, fully loaded, 77K, pampered, garaged, XC, $17,000, 706-8637021 (433/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA, SLE, V6, 5spd, white/tan leather, all power, CD, spoiler, moonroof, VGC, $5000 706-294-2691 (473/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 BUICK RIVERA, power S/R, leather int., CD, super charger engine, $6500, 803-439-0669 (438/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CADILLAC CONCOURS, 32 valve, NavStar, 79K, loaded,

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wheels, CD, cass, leather, heated seats, new Michelins $7999, 803648-7375 (439/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CADILLAC SLS, local trade, super nice car, P-3111B, $10,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706724-0111 (492/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CHRYSLER LEBARON, conv., auto, 3.0L, runs good, needs a little exterior work, must sell $2800, OBO, 706-437-1133 (273/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 GEO STORM, 5spd, blue/grey, excellent gas mileage & AC, $2000, 706-855-2288, 706513-6713, 706-834-2338 (295/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 LEXUS LS400, pearl w/tan leather, original owner, sunroof, phone, CD changer, memory seating, no sales tax $15,000, 706793-2975 (275/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, h.green/brown leather, V8, air, all

AD PLACEMENT FORM:

power options, 4dr, x-clean, $6900, 706-722-7542 or 706-7364530 (435/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 SATURN SL2, auto, local trade, $4990, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (563/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 ACURA 3.5RL, black/grey leather, 82K, XC, $14,500, 706481-8777 (day) (474/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 BUICK LASABRE, leather, loaded, local trade, A5304A, $6900, Johnson Motor Company, 800-57-BUICK (497/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 CHEVROLET CAMERO, 41K, factory purple, 5spd, AC, FM, Cass, immaculate, one owner, $9500 OBO, 706-868-0090 (472/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 CHRYSLER TOWN & Country, LXI, white/tan leather, V6, rear AC, $8995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (350/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 LINCOLN TOWN Car, nice

car, local trade, P-3191A, $10,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706724-0111 (491/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, 4dr, auto, PL, PW, cruise, SR, CD changer, 110 highway miles, well maintained, runs great, 706-8549920 (535/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD ESCORT, LX, 54K, 4dr, auto, AC, PW, PL, $5300, #B8778, Bobby Jones Ford, 706738-8000 (403/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD ESCORT, excellent condition, $2990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (331/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD MUSTANG, GT, conv, V8, 25K, $13,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (523/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD, LX, auto, AC, cass, PW, PL, tilt, cruise, perfect $7990, Auto Liquidators, 706-560-0667 (487/912)

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1999 GMC Yukon SLT One Owner - Clean (P1112)

$18,900

2002 Buick Century Custom, still under factory warranty

$13,900

2002 Buick LeSabre Custom, still under factory warranty

$15,900

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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 HONDA CIVIC, EX, black, AC, 5spd, PW, PL, PS, tilt, cruise, am/fm/cd, new tires, one owner, non-smoker, 42K, XC, $10,500, 706-860-1574 (545/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 INFINITI I30, low miles, $16,990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (330/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, $15,990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (324/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 PONTIAC GRAND, AM, GT, 2dr, V6, sunroof, low miles, P1122, $8900, Johnson Motor Company, 800-57-BUICK (496/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 AUDI A-6, loaded, alloys, roof, power pkg, auto, $18,370,Gerald Jones Select, 706733-1035 (521/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 BUICK CENTURY, custom, fully loaded, GC, 79K, $9500 neg.

706-598-0381 (437/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 BUICK PARK, Avenue, white, leather interior, all power options, $15,500 OBO, 56K, 706860-3338 (537/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CADILLAC CATERA, sunroof, loaded, special, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (327/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD MUSTANG, 35th Anniversary Edition, red, auto, XC, $12,200 OBO, 803-270-6450 or 803-593-5726 (543/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD MUSTANG, new tires, leather, spoiler, wheels, mach audio, conv, $14,350 #B8771 Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (406/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD TAURUS, SE, 17K, one owner, off-lease vehicle, 24V, V6, 16” wheels, rear spoiler, like brand new, $9999 call Cardell @ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (419/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 HONDA CIVIC, EX, auto, 89K, black, sunroof, 10 CD changer, $6000, 706-738-8211 (509/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 INFINITI I30, leather, brown/tan, sunroof, low miles, $11,990, Auto Liquidators, 706560-0667 (485/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, brand new motor, and transmission, 5spd, more mods, tinted windows, $8000 OBO, 803-593-3265 (479/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, clean, loaded, $4990, Honda Cars of Aiken 800-207-5771 (323/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 TOYOTA COROLLA, local trade, $6990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (321/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 ACURA CL 3.0 premium 59K, must sell, excellent condition, $1000 of extra’s $14,500 OBO 706-284-2488 (96/919) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 BUICK LESABRE, 25K, leather, local trade, A5172A, $15,900, Johnson Motor Company, 800-57-BUICK (493/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 CHEVY MONTE Carlo, SS, PS, PB, AC, cruise, new tires, $6000 OBO, 706-771-1550 (539/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 FORD CONTOUR, 4dr, auto, air, p/w, p/l, pacific green, 62K, VGC, $5000, 803-648-2417 (470/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 HONDA ACCORD, 4dr, auto, sunroof, AC, $13,470, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (514/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 HONDA ACCORD, EX, V6, certified, $13,990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (322/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ACCORD, LX, silver, PW, PL, 5spd, v-tech, immaculate, 72K, $11,500, 706-394-4865 (549/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ACCORD, EX coupe, auto, sunroof, loaded, $13,840, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (513/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MAZDA 626, auto, clean, $11,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803279-9143 (526/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MAZDA 626, auto, clean, $11,490, Andy Jones Mazda, 803279-9143 (527/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 SATURN SW2, local trade, 24K, $9990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (329/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, 30K, local car, $12,988, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (530/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVY CAVLAIER, auto, 4dr, local trade, P1134A2, $6900, Johnson Motor Company, 800-57BUICK (495/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVY MALIBU, LS, 4dr, white, PL, PW, AC, GC, 706-4149402 pager or 803-441-9880 (538/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 DODGE NEON, 4dr, auto, AC, 34K, super clean, $6800, #28143B, Bobby Jones Ford, 706738-8000 (409/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD FOCUS 31K, clean, factory warranty, $8995, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (529/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD TAURUS, Wagon, 18K, certified, $224/mo, #B8689, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (408/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 HONDA CIVIC EX, auto, low miles, $13,190, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (328/912)

GREAT R

EPUTATION/SERVICE/SELECTION

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 HYUNDIA ELANTRA, GL, 4dr, auto, low miles, payments only $99.95 with approved credit, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-7332210 (359/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 LINCOLN LS, triple black, power moon roof, leather, loaded w/every option, one owner, must see, save thousands! call Donald @ Acura of Augusta 800-851-5158 (425/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, 4dr, auto, AC, local trade, 35K, $7000, #P8790A, Bobby Jones Ford 706738-8000 (400/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 SATURN SL1, 1 owner, 4dr, like new, AC, cass, $6999, call Lloyd @ Acura of Augusta, 800851-5158 (426/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 CHEVY CAVALIER, 4dr, auto, AC, hunter green, $280878, $9350, Bobby Jones Ford, 706738-8000 (401/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 CHRYSLER TOWN, & Country, fully equipped, 48K, $16,800, Saturn of Augusta, 866729-9999 (557/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD MUSTANG, 21K, $14,990, $0 down & ride, Budget Car Sales, Tim, 706-228-5227 (505/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD MUSTANG, red, sporty, low miles $17,900, Budget Car Sales, Carla, 706-228-5227 (508/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD MUSTANG, GT, dark green/grey leather, 17” rims, 5spd, $19,295, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (355/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD TAURUS, SE, 4dr, bucket seats, sport & power pkgs, alloy, $9860, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (515/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 SATURN L, Sedan, full size,

Front Trac, Loaded, Sunroof, Alloys

01 Dodge 1500 SLT Laramie $18,830 Club Cab, 4-Door, 5.6 Lt., V-8, Automatic, Power Package

01 Pontiac Firebird $15,700 T-Tops, Automatic, Chrome Wheels, Power Package, Sport Package, Low Miles, Factory Warranty

GERALD JONES SELECT 1775 Gordon Highway (next to Gerald Jones Volvo)

SUVs 1987 FORD BRONCO, full size, V8, auto 4WD, $3990, Auto Liquidators, 706-560-0667 (486/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1987 GMC JIMMY, low price, body in good shape, letting it go in a hurry, 706-466-2148 (465/1010)

1993 Chevy G-20

1999 Nissan Altima GLE Sunroof, Leather, Like New!

BOATS

1987 BMW 528E

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix

Auto, Sunroof, Alloys, Sharp!!

Pewter, All the Equipment!!

1999 Ford Ranger XLT

2002 Stingray 220 LX

1998 Honda Civic

Quad Cab, V6, A/T, Alloy Wheels, Cassette, Very Clean $10,980

22 ft., Open Bow, V8, CD, Tandem Trailer, Great Family Boat , 3 year Warranty, New, No Tax, Compare at 28,000

1996 Mazda B2300 V6, Cold A/C, Low Miles, Ext. Cab, Like new! $6,990

1986 Chevy Silverado V8, Auto, Cassette, runs great, Alloy Wheels!! $3,990

1977 Chevy Fullsize

$6,990

$21,900

Big Discounts For Cash!

$4,290

2 Door, A/C, Cassette, Sunroof, Sporty!

$7,990

1992 Mercedes I90 4 Dr., Sunroof, Auto, Very Clean!

$5,990

Xtra Sharp, Loaded!!

$6,990

$10,990

1997 Saturn SL1 Extra clean, Only 52,000 miles

$6,490

1996 Toyota Camry 4 dr., Auto, PW, PL, Cassette, Clean! $6,990

1998 Chevy Cavalier

DOMESTIC

2001 Ford Ranger Edge

1993 VW Passat

1997 Pontiac Bonneville SSE

Ext. Cab, V6, Cassette, Alloy Wheels, Very Sharp $12,990

4 Door, 5-Speed, V6, Cassette, A/C, Clean! $3,990

VANS

1993 Mercedes 190

1997 Dodge Stratus

Only 75K Miles, Immaculate!

$9,990

4 dr, PW, PL, Tilt, Cruise, Auto, Xtra Clean $5,990

Auto, A/C, Cassette, PW, PL, Tilt, C/C, Perfect! $7,990

WE ACCEPT

40th Anniversary, Has It All, Best Seats for a Bad Back $8,888

1997 Infinity I30

1995 Chevy Monte Carlo

Like new, Loaded

Leather Brown & Tan, Sunroof, Low Miles $11,990

Z-34, Auto, A/C, PW, PL

1996 Plymouth Voyager

1999 Mitsubishi Diamante

1988 Ford Crown Victoria

Sunroof, CD player, Alloys, Very Nice $11,990

Great Transportation

1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager $9,990

7 Passenger, Cassette, Sport Wheels, Very Clean $6,780

AUTO 739-0040

$10,990

1998 Pontiac Bonneville SE

IMPORTS

$995

Leather, Roof, Alloys, Volvo Select - 7 year 100,000 Mile Factory Warrenty

1996 BMW K1100LT, red, 38.5K, sport touring, many extras, 706303-6021(d) 706-738-6021(e) (464/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 HONDA XR650R, enduro/trail bike, XC, many extras, MSTA, $4000, call after 7pm, 706309-9526 (458/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 SUZUKI DRZ400E, brand new, showroom quality, no time to ride, will deliver, new $5300, asking $3800 firm, 706-799-9324 (277/905)

Hiltop Conversion Van, Absolutely Perfect, Low Miles

4x4, Good Hunting Truck

01 Volvo S-80 $27,200

Motorcycles

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE, Laredo, 2dr, 4X4, auto, AC, PS, PB, PW, PL, cruise, am/fm, cass, 114K, 20K on rebuilt, $4800, 706-8322475 or 706-860-2822 (544/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4wd, blue, must sell $2600, 706-5412088 (481/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4dr, 2wd, white, x-clean, air, runs good, $3300, 706-722-7542 or 706-7364530 (434/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 FORD EXPLORER, Eddie Bauer Edition, green/tan, low miles, new tires, XC, hitch, running boards, one owner, $8500, 706651-9859 (318/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 CHEVY TAHOE, LS, V8, clean $13,990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (320/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ISUZU RODEO, V6, 5spd, 52K, towing hitch, PL/W, silver/grey, XC, must see $9100, 803-663-9781 (445/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ISUZU TROOPER, Ltd., fully loaded, power everything, 4WD, great cond. 89K $10,500, 706284-7883 (274/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 SUBARU OUTBACK, $8990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800207-5771 (319/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 JEEP GRAND, Cherokee Laredo, 6 cyl, low miles, black, fully loaded, $10,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (358/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 MERCURY MONTAINEER, white/grey bottom, chrome wheels, leather, sunroof, CD, cass, running boards & more, #10382, $15,988, Budget Car Sales, Tommie, 706228-5227 (498/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 56K, loaded, $15,990, Budget Car Sales, Carla 706-228-5227

BAD CREDIT! NO PROBLEM! WE FINANCE ON LOT! TRUCKS

99 Audi A-6 $18,370

31K, $13,900, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (562/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 VOLVO S-80, leather, roof, alloys, 7yr/100,000 factory warranty, $27,200,Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (520/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 DODGE INTREPID, clean, factory warranty, $15,988, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (524/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 HONDA ACCORD, EX, V6, leather, power roof, very low miles, $29,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (357/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT, ES, auto, low miles, factory warranty, $14,420, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (519/912)

LIQUIDATORS 1546 Gordon Highway, Aug. (Next to Honky Tonk)

4 dr, Auto, A/C, Cassette, Extra Clean! $5,990

1999 Chevy Lumina Auto, PW, PL, Tilt, Cruise, Clean!!! $6,570

1997 Ford Thunderbird LX

$6,390

$1,495

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(506/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 DODGE DURANGO, 4X2, silver, auto, 41K, $18,775, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (556/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA CRV, non-smoker, green, XC, 36K $14,900, 803-2796287 (444/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, Sport, 4X2, auto, AC, PW, PL, V6, great vehicle, $12,800, #28129A, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (407/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO, XLS, all equipment, low miles, auto, $14,740, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (518/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, Eddie Bauer, strawberry red, caramel leather, 3rd seat, rear AC, climate control, #10427, $27,988, Budget Car Sales, Tommie, 706-228-5227 (500/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD EXPLORER, 4dr, auto with extra’s, $13,888, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (559/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD EXPLORER, XLS, low miles, extra clean, $15,700, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (395/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD EXPLORER XLT, only15K, #P-3114, $17,500, Johnson Motor Company, 706724-0111 (488/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 GMC JIMMY, SLT, 4dr, P1125, $15,900, Johnson Motor Company, 800-57-BUICK (494/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 HONDA PASSPORT, V6 low miles, $16,990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (325/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 JEEP GRAND, Cherokee Laredo, 44K $16,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (528/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER, 4dr, 18K, loaded, $18,990, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (555/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, 49K, SR5, clean, $18,988, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (531/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD ESCAPE, XLS,13K, all power, $14,590, #B8731, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (404/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 ISUZU RODEO, LS, 4dr, auto, power pkg, loaded, low miles, $17,740, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (517/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 ISUZU RODEO, LS, 4X4, 25K, auto, loaded, $15,999, call Alex @ Acura of Augusta, 800-8515158 (428/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER, silver, auto, loaded, leather, Bose, GPS navigation, DVD entertainment system, keyless entry, sunroof, 26K, $27,500, 706-231-1009 (278/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 CHEVY BLAZER, local trade, 24K, $18,666, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (558/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, V6, auto, 2WD, red, PW, PL, cruise, tilt, $18,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (353/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, V6, 10K, light blue/grey, one owner, beautiful mid size SUV, $26,000, OBO, 706-726-3621 (279/905)

Trucks FORD RANGER Super Cab XLT, flareside, auto, AC, all power, well maint., bed cover, stereo CD/cass, $9990, Bobby Jones Ford, 706738-8000 (405/912)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1982 FORD F150, new engine 302, needs paint, 4x4, $1500, OBO, 803-640-9561 (480/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1988 FORD F700, 24’ flatbed w/dovetail, 101K, $7800, 803-2795541 or 803-215-2418 (476/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 NISSAN, SB, x-cab, red, 4wd, rebuilt, 5spd, CD, bedliner, toolbox, real cold AC, GC, 803442-7619 (482/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 FORD F-350, dually, 7.3 diesel, auto, AC, PS, PL, 4dr, 38K, $14,500, 803-202-9401 (471/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 MAZDA B2600, auto, tint windows, air, x-cab, burgundy, clean, $4100, 706-597-7075 (443/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CHEVY S-10, silver/black, ext cab, 4.3L, V6, auto, AC, cass, cruise, 84.5K, one owner, $5000, 706-785-5823 pager (533/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 FORD F150, 4X4, LXT, chrome tailgate & brush guard, new motor, loaded with too many extras, XC, $11,000, 803-5020923 (272/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 GMC SIERRA, x-cab, 4X4, loaded, low miles, white/burgundy, must sell $12,500, real sharp truck, Ray @706-863-1543 (512/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO, LS, fully loaded, 350 engine, dark green, very sharp, $15,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (352/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 CHEVY S-10, nice truck, cold AC, Must see $6990, Budget Car Sales, Tim, 706-228-5227 (503/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 CHEVY SILVERADO, x-cab, 4dr, 5.7, 350, pewter silver, fully

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5.9 % APR

on all Certified Pre-owned Vehicles

S E P T

Your Luxury for Less Dealer 2001 Acura Integra ✓ $16,999 / $299 per mo.

✓ ✓

2001 Mazda Millenia $0 Down / $299 per mo.

2002 Acura TLS Only 12,000 Miles

1998 Acura RL

1999 Acura 3.5RL

One Owner, Navigation System, $19,995

Acura's Flagship

2000 Lincoln Navigator

2002 Acura RSX

✓

Leather, 16,000 Miles

Fully Loaded Save Thousands

✓

1999 Acura 3.2TL

2000 Lincoln Towncar

Several to choose from

✓

Signature Series $19,995

$1998 Acura 2.5TL

1999 Lexus GS 300

Many from $15,999 $247 per mo.

$399 per month

ACURA of Augusta BRAND NEW LOCATION! NEXT TO KIA OF AUGUSTA

1760 Gordon Highway (at the beginning of the Motor Mile) www.AcuraofAugusta.com

1-800-851-5158

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CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CARS INCLUDE: ✓ No Deductible ✓ 24-Hour Emergency Towing for covered components ✓ Comprehensive 150-point inspection ✓ Trip-Interruption & Rental Reimbursement Benefits ✓ 24 Hour Roadside Assistance ✓ Concierge Service ✓ 12-month/$12,000-Mile Limited Warranty ✓ 7-Year/100,000-Mile Powertrain Warranty

5.9% financing available on 1999 and new vehicles with approved credit, customer paid deferral plan or 0 down payment with first payment due in 90 days from signing or 0 payments for 90 days but interest starts occurring day of signing. 1st payment due October 25, 2002.

BOBBYJONESFORD.COM 3480 Wrightsboro Road at Bobby Jones Expressway

738-8000 • 1-888-733-3351 • www.bobbyjonesford.com FACTORY

AUTHORIZED

A-X-Z

$11,650

$14,995

B8730

✔ CERTIFIED

99 GRAN MARQUIS

$10,850 99 BLACK TAURUS WAGON

✔ CERTIFIED

$14,300 99 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE

24 VALVE ENGINE PRESIDENTIAL PKG ALL POWER 29K MILES ALLOYS

B8771

$3,400

B8674

✔ CERTIFIED

B8777

02 JINCHA SCOOTER LOW MILES POWER SEATS

$10,380 28176B

99 RED TAURUS

✔ CERTIFIED

THE CSRA'S ONLY FORD QUALITY CHECKED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED DEALER! LIMITED WARRANTY that provides ✔ POWERTRAIN coverage for six year or up to a total of 75,000 miles

✔ ONLY 16 MILES MUST SEE!

$10,990 99 TAN TOP MERCURY SABLE

B8695

✔ CERTIFIED LEATHER SPOILER MACH AUDIO NEW TIRES

29K MILES ALLOYS

B8675

DEALER

30K MILES LEATHER DUAL POWER SEATS ALLOYS

LEATHER SUNROOF ALLOYS

99 GREEN SABLE -LS

PLAN

$50 WORTH OF FREE GAS WITH YOUR USED CAR PURCHASE WHEN YOU MENTION THIS AD

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

on the odometer, whichever comes first (includes parts and labor) ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE Flat tire change, battery jump starts, towing assistance up to $100, travel expense reimbursement up to $500 for up to three days and destination assistance covers taxi, shuttle or rental car expense up to $75.

115-POINT INSPECTION COMPLIMENTARY FIRST oil and filter change NEW WIPER BLADES FULL FUEL TANK

4.9%

RATES AS LOW AS ON SELECT CERTIFIED FORDS WITH APPROVED CREDIT

✔ denotes certified pre-owned cars

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Car Sales, Tommie, 706-228-5227 (501/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, Quad cab, 23K, #P-3188, $22,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706-724-0111 (489/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD RANGER, (3) to choose, auto, $pecial$, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (564/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD RANGER, XLT, V6, 5spd, 26K, power pkg, dual media, bedliner, blue book $12,000, asking $9000, 706-869-0617 or 706339-7023 6-9pm (510/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MAZDA B2500, SE, shortbed, black/grey, 4cyl, auto, AC, CD, 20K, $12,000 neg., 803-2798960 (431/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA, SST, metallic green, 15K, auto, bedliner, bedrails, alloys, RWL tires, AC, win-

loaded, one owner, $14,995, Gerald Jones Honda 706-7332210 (356/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 MAZDA B2500, alloy, loaded, $9260, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (516/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, red with extra’s, $14,800, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (561/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD EXPLOPER, auto, loaded, must see, $13,990, Budget Car Sales, Tim, 706-228-5227 (504/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD F-150, blue, low miles, $21,990, $0 down & ride, Budget Car Sales, Carla, 706-2285227 (507/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD F-250, Super duty, 4dr, auto, long bed, tint windows, white, #10381, $19,988, Budget

H O N D A

C A R S

dow shields, $12,500, 706-8687287 (278/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 DODGE DAKOTA, Quad cab, (3) to choose from, fully loaded, with all the power options, staring at $14,999, call Bob @ Acura of Augusta, 800-851-5158 (427/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 DODGE RAM, Club cab, manual trans., 5.2L, V8, burgundy, CD, AC, bedliner, XC, $14,800 OBO, leave message, 706-8405993 (541/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD RANGER, XLT Quad cab, V6, auto, cass, alloy wheels, very clean, $10,980, Auto Liquidators, 706-560-0667 (483/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 DODGE PICK-UP, SLT, fully loaded, 21K, Saturn of Augusta, 866-729-9999 (560/912) –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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2002 FORD PICK Up, 9K, V8, auto, full warranty, $17,999, $0 down & ride, Budget Car Sales, Tim, 706-228-5227 (502/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 GMC SONOMA, 2700 miles, king cab, $13,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (522/912)

Vans 1985 FORD HI-TOP conversion van, 351 w 100K, trans, 12K, CD, color TV, good tires, new ft brakes, AC compressor 5yrs old, $1300 neg., 706-793-4440 (281/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 FORD AEROSTAR cargo XLT, 96K, new 134 air, auto, cruise, PS, PB, cage, $3100, 706-7384270 (282/905) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 MAZDA MPV, burgundy, sunroof, CD, auto, AC, reliable, $2900, 706-854-1278 (534/1017)

1996 MERCURY VILLAGER, LS, auto, AC, V6, 7 passenger, XC, $7500, #P8742A, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (402/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER, LS, all options, leather, power sunroof, 6 CD changer and power lift for scooter $13,000, OBO, 47K, 706860-3338 (536/1017) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER, nice van, $8990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (326/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 PLYMOUTH GRAND Voyager, like new, loaded, $9990, Auto Liquidators, 706-560-0667 (484/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, EX, loaded, 1 owner, $17,999, call Kyle @ Acura of Augusta, 800-8515158 (421/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, EX,

$19,990, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (332/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER, LE, loaded, low miles, bright red $9995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706733-2210 (351/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD E350, 15 pass van, 43K, loaded, dual AC, $15,999 call Roger @ Acura of Augusta, 800851-5158 (420/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE, premiere, $17,490, Honda Cars of Aiken, 800-207-5771 (333/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA, blue/gray bottom, #P-3144, $14,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706-724-0111 (490/912) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 PONTIAC TRANSPORT, factory warranty, $18,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (525/912)

A I K E N

Honda Clearance Event

/// ANDY JONES MAZDA ISUZU

Every 2002 Honda must go!

Equipment: Air, power windows & locks, AM/FM with CD, 6 speaker sound system, cruise control, child safety anchors & tethers, fold down center arm rest, trunk pass through with lock, cup holders (front & rear), center console arm rest with storage, sunglasses holder, locking glovebox, micron air filtration system, remote trunk release, intermittent windshield wipers, rear window defroster with timer, illuminated dual vanity mirrors, map lights, floor mats, power rear view mirrors, 4 wheel double wishbone suspension, Michelin tires and more! a Hond g ellin #1 S r Ca ! erica in Am

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY

2002 Civic LX

2002 Accord LX 4 Dr

Equipment: Air Conditioning, power windows, mirrors and locks, cruise control, AM/FM cassette w/ 4 speaker sound system, digital clock, map lights, 115 hp/16 valve engine, rear double wishbone suspension, driver and passenger air bags, split fold down rear back seat with lock, cup holders, tilt steering wheel, driver and passenger vanity mirrors, theft deterrent system, integrated rear window antenna, and more!

Automatic, 29K Miles All Power, Nice Car

2 Doors or 4 Doors

$11,990

4.75 % 60 Mo nths **

Model #EM2152PW or #ES1552PW *

$13,888

Model #CG5542PW

$850 Automatic

Now Only $16,490

*

0

$

DOWN DELIVERS**

Nobody Outsells Honda Cars of Aiken 1999 Cadillac Catera

Low Miles ....... SPECIAL SAVINGS

2001 Chevy Camaro, Sharp! $15,948 1999 Ford Explorer

Sunroof, Clean!.................$14,931

1999 Honda Accord

Low Miles, Certified!.........$15,943

1999 Honda Accord EX

USED CAR

SUPER STORE

V-6, Certified!.....................$17,487

SPECIAL OF THE WEEK!

2000 Honda Civic

‘99HONDA

Low Miles, Certified!.........$12,758

1998 Honda Accord Certified!............................$11,341

ACCORD

V-6 PE COU

$15,903

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1997 Infiniti J-30

Low Miles!...........................13,990

2000 FORD FOCUS 31K Miles, One Owner

$8,995

1998 Infiniti I-30

Low Miles!...........................16,990

1996 Honda Accord EX . $4.990 1997 Pontiac Bonneville

Nice Car! ............................. $4,991

1997 Subaru Outback

Clean Car! ........................... $8,909

1995 Saturn SL2

Clean Car! ........................... $4.992

1998 Honda Accord EX

V-6 Engine, Certified!............13,375

LARGE SELECTION OF USED CARS & TRUCKS, ALL MAKES AND MODELS

THE ONLY DEAL WE CAN’T BEAT IS ONE WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT!

1-800-207-5771 550 Jefferson Davis Highway Aiken, SC

Visit our website www.csrahonda.com *Must choose from in stock units in dealer’s inventory. Glamour color additional $400. Automatic additional $850. All prices plus tax, tag & fees & include any applicable incentives. Dealer installed accessories may vary on units. **$0 Down: With approved Credit

Visit us in North Augusta at the top of the rise on the Aiken-Augusta Highway

ANDY JONES MAZDA ISUZU 803.202.0002

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*Items for sale by an individual may be placed in our Guaranteed Classifieds. The same ad will run continuously for ten weeks or until the item sells, whichever comes first. You must call by 5PM on Friday every two weeks to renew the ad or The Metropolitan Spirit will assume the item has been sold and will delete the ad. There is a $5 reinstatement fee if you forget to renew your ad. All items must indicate price. Guaranteed classified ads are offered to individuals only and are not offered to commercial companies. Guaranteed Classified ads do not include any automotive vehicles, real estate or pets.

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