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Y’all: /yahl/ Contraction of you and all that some say is not a real word (but we all know that it is). Y’ALL IS ALSO A SAUCE. Three to be exact (for now) and it’s made locally in Winston-Salem. 10 A couple is bringing a new concept to Greensboro with dog-lovers in mind. Founded by Paula and Keith Dozier, The BARKING DECK DOG PARK & PUB (to be located at 106 S. Walnut Circle Unit B.)... 11 Actress, athlete and singer/songwriter CHRISTY JOHNSON is a triple-threat talent. A medal-winning competitive skater with the Piedmont Speed Team, Johnson also fronts Dreamkiller... 12 MARLEY PITCH is careful about choosing his words. Which makes sense. He spends hours crafting lines, writing and editing verses, and eventually rapping and singing his words. 13 In the spirit of spreading spooktacular cheer, JUKEBOT, a supergroup built from a [monster] mashup of Winston bands (Codeseven, Echo Crush, Lovecraft, Mortimer, Small Planes, and Uzzard,) will host their seventh-annual Halloween cover show on Friday at the Ramkat. YES! WEEKLY
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Despite brandishing the same title, the new HALLOWEEN isn’t a remake or a reboot or a reimagining or a [insert preferred buzzword here] of John Carpenter’s 1978 classic but a direct sequel. 23 Having kicked off the Halloween season with its Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival at the Carolina Theatre last month, filmmaker Dan Sellers and Wreak Havoc Productions will add to the suspense of the season – while anticipating the Christmas holidays – with a special screening of the documentary short TROUBLE WILL CAUSE this Friday at Marketplace Cinemas in Winston-Salem. 24 Do you believe in GHOSTS? This is the first question I asked lead investigators Rick Aiken, 1992 founder of Piedmont Triad Paranormal Investigations and Bonnie Jones, 2012 Founder of Gray Wolf Paranormal. 25 Earlier this month, infamous television personality JERRY SPRINGER turned up at the Dixie Classic Fair and was asked by a reporter from the WinstonSalem Journal what kind of food he liked.
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ELECT DANNY ROGERS GUILFORD COUNTY SHERIFF This election is about Positive Change for all Guilford County Citizens. This election is about New Leadership, Integrity, and Getting the Job Done Right!
Leadership starts at the top and these two Sheriff Candidates are different! CANDIDATE
EXPERIENCE Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Leadership and Executive Management from Walden University in 2017. Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from ECPI University in 2013. Associate Degree in Theology from Team Works Bible College in 2008. Decade of Law Enforcement Experience as a former Detention Officer and Deputy Sheriff at the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office & Police Officer at High Point Police Department. Business Owner of 3n1 Professional Services & Danny’s Famous Ribs Express. Two Decades of Community & Youth Leadership.
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INTEGRITY NO Criminal Convictions NO EEOC Complaints NO Federal Employment Lawsuits NO Tax Payer Court Settlements Shared Background History Highly Recognized by Community as a Member of Love and Faith Christian Fellowship. John Coltrane Festival Board, Carl Chavis YMCA Board of Directors, High Point YMCA Association, Guilford County Senior Democratic Party, Guilford County Democratic Party, African American Caucus Chair-High Point Vice Chair, North Carolina State Executive Committee, Sherri Denese Jackson Foundation against Domestic Violence, Etc.
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Current Sheriff of Guilford County with the following failed policies:
EEOC Complaints by Current & Former Employees for Discrimination.
Citizen Deaths - Chase Policy changed after the death of 5 people in a crash resulting from speed level of up to 130mph down one of the busiest streets in Greensboro, NC for a nonviolent misdemeanor.
Two (2) Pending Federal Lawsuits by Former Employees for Discrimination Costing Tax Payers Thousands of Dollars.
Inmate Deaths - Restraint Chair Policy changed after the death of an inmate costing his family a life-time of pain and the tax payers half a million dollars. Other Death Costs. Inmate Escapes - out of walls of the High Point Jail by 2 Offenders with more than 50 Child Molester Charges & Inmate Escape from the back door of the Greensboro Jail & Inmate Suicides. PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Violations - Officers Caught for Having Sex in the Cells with Inmates & Much, Much More. High Employee Attrition Rates Costing Tax Payers Millions in Overtime Pay.
No Black Males Hired as “BLET” (Basic Law Enforcement Officers) in More than 20 Years & Only One (1) Black Female (1994-2015) until EEOC Complaints & Federal Lawsuits Filed. No Blacks Promoted to the Rank of First Line Supervision (Sergeant or above) in sworn positions to supervise patrol officers in more than 20 years (1994-2018) until EEOC Complaints & Federal Lawsuits Filed. Black Officers & Other Minorities forced to work in the jail first before given a chance for patrol. Black Officer Disciplined harsher than their white counterparts for less serious stated rule violations.
DOING THE JOB RIGHT Getting the Sheriff’s Office Accredited by CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies). Maintaining Compliance with EEOC Laws to prevent employee complaints filed to reduce high attrition in overtime pay from low morale and unfair employment practices. Vehicle Pursuit Policies aligned with National Standards Hire Program Director in the Jail to Reduce Recidivism. Return DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) to Schools. Prosecute ALL PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Violators.
DOING THE JOB RIGHT FAILED Leadership FAILED Employee Relations FAILED Equal Rights FAILED Campaigns in Past FAILED Restraint Chair Policy FAILED Chase Policies FAILED PREA Compliance FAILED Inmate & Officer Property Security FAILED Home Security FAILED Tax Payer Expenses FAILED Community Safety FAILED Honesty & Integrity BARNES STATED in 24 YEARS HE HAS HAD “NO ISSUES” AND “NO SCANDALS!” CITIZENS & INMATE DEATHS, SUICIDES, JAIL RAPES & JAIL ESCAPES IS CERTAINLY AN “ISSUE” AND “SCANDAL”
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WHAT: Frightful fun awaits at Fright Light, October’s evening laser show! Join us on Friday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. in our OmniSphere Theater for an amazing laser light show set to the sounds of the season. From Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Metallica’s Enter Sandman to Charlie Daniels Band’s Devil Went Down to Georgia and Boris Pickett’s Monster Mash, this show offer tunes perfect for an evening of family fun! WHEN: 7-10 p.m. WHERE: Greensboro Science Center. 4301 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro. MORE: $5 tickets.
WHAT: Join us for a deliciously frightful night full of spooks, music, and dancing! Explore all of the 12 uniquely themed bars, clubs, & party areas while enjoying multiple live Bands, over a dozen DJ’s, aerial acrobatic & fire performances, liva dancers, and sooo much more! WHEN: 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. WHERE: The Castle. 3925 Kivett Dr, Jamestown. MORE: $34-44 tickets. Must be 21 or older and have valid ID. Must come in costume. No effort = no entry. $10 parking. All purchases at event are cash only.
WHAT: Jourdain Fisher is a New York based comedian that was born and raised in North Carolina. Jourdain has written and performed on BET’s 50 Central and Viceland. He was one of the finalists in North Carolina’s funniest competition and was recently one of 2018’s New Faces at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival. WHEN: 9 - 11:15 p.m. WHERE: The Idiot Box. 503 N. Greene St, Greensboro. MORE: $10 tickets.
WHAT: Great live music and 20 of your favorite food trucks will once again descend on Spring Garden St! A Halloween Food Truck Festival presented by The Blind Tiger! WHEN: 12 - 6 p.m. WHERE: The Blind Tiger. 1819 Spring Garden St., Greensboro. MORE: Free event.
SUN 28 IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN WHAT: This screening of the beloved Halloween special will entertain both children as well as children at heart with free candy, bonus cartoon shorts, some free comics provided by Ssalefish Comics of Greensboro and most importantly, live appearances by Peanuts’ characters ‘Old Man Linus’ and (maybe) the Great Pumpkin. WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Geeksboro Battle Pub. 2618 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro. MORE: $4 tickets.
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PAINT THE TOWN PINK BY CHELSEA DANIELS-MCGIRT
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is time to paint Winston-Salem pink! The second annual Pink Crawl will be held downtown Winston-Salem from Oct. 24 to 27, according to an email from the chair of Paint The Town Pink (PTTP) Magalie Yacinthe. Breast cancer is a serious disease that has taken many lives, but there are plenty of men and women who are still fighting. Yacinthe wrote that PTTP is a series of pinkthemed events to help raise awareness about breast cancer, as well as raise funds to support local underserved residents. Yacinthe wrote that PTTP came to be when “a team of millennials” worked with Susan G. Komen Northwest NC to bring it to the area in 2017. “In 2018, a committee of young Winston-Salem professionals learned that the local office was closing (along with the annual race and pink tie ball) but wanted to continue the legacy to help our local men and women battle breast cancer,” Yacinthe wrote. According to the Facebook event page, PTTP begins with the Be-YOU-tiful, a Kendra Scott Jewelry Affair, on Oct. 24 at FEARLESS, located at 1002 Brookstown Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees can enjoy wine and refreshments while they shop and support the cause, as 20 percent of sales will benefit PTTP. Pink Trivia Night, will begin at 9 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Foothills Brewery, located at 638 W. Fourth St. On Oct. 26, Pink in the Park Dining at Bailey Park will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. and attendees can bring their friends, families, lawn chairs and picnic blankets for an evening of food vendors and entertainment, where a portion of all sales go to PTTP. (If it rains, the event will be moved indoors.) Then rounding up the entire weekend will be the Pink Crawl, starting Oct. 27 from noon to 2 a.m. This event will include a bar, restaurant and
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small business crawl in downtown with highlighted meals and drinks to honor breast cancer awareness. “Some local businesses will donate proceeds of sales to the cause. Some bars will feature pink drinks and specials for anyone wearing Pink Crawl T-shirts,” the Facebook event page states. “Join us as we all wear our pink shirts and other paraphernalia to promote unity in the fight against breast cancer.” Yacinthe wrote that 70 percent of the funds raised would go to the Office of Cancer Health Equity at Wake Forest Baptist Health to help provide free mammograms, co-pays, and visits for local and underserved patients. The remaining 30 percent of raised funds will go to the National Treatment Assistance Fund for Northwest NC Patients “to help those who have been newly diagnosed, and will also provide approximately $300 per woman.” According to the Facebook event page, purchasing a ticket will get attendees an official 2018 Pink Crawl T-shirt, access into all pink events, enjoyment of a community concert at no cost and the opportunity to see Winston-Salem “light up pink.” Attendees may also choose to make a generous donation where 100 percent of the funds raised go to helping people in the community. General admission is $20 (plus a $2.85 online service fee and the sale ends Oct. 26) or Pink Buddy group passes for four that are $60 (plus a $5.28 online service fee). Late registration (after Oct. 26) is $25. Check out the Pink Crawl Winston-Salem: Paint the Town Pink Eventbrite page (www.eventbrite.com/e/pink-crawlwinston-salem-paint-the-town-pinktickets-48428326428#tickets) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ events/1789022921165717/) for more details and information. !
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’all: /yahl/ Contraction of you and all that some say is not a real word (but we all know that it is). Y’all is also a sauce. Three to be Kristi Maier exact (for now) and @triadfoodies it’s made locally in Winston-Salem. Now, y’all foodies Contributor know that when I tell you about a new product, I really love it, use it, and find the story behind the product (and its maker) interesting enough to bring it to you. Y’all Sauce Co. started a year ago with the love of the Lord, bourbon, community, and food. Josh McGee and Paige Harlow originally met six years ago at a church in Kentucky where Josh’s wife was a pastor. “We loved to eat but hated our jobs and were looking for an aweYES! WEEKLY
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Y’all is for everyone some way to work together and came up with the idea of doing something with food over the course of drinking some bourbon, which always gives you the best ideas,” Paige joked. Josh and his wife eventually moved to Winston-Salem so that she could take a pastoral position at First Baptist. Josh came from a culinary background and said, “I worked in the industry for 15 years, was a sous chef in Charleston, where I cut my culinary chops. I thought, wouldn’t it be great to pair my culinary background and her marketing background.” Around the time of the move, Josh and Paige decided to become business partners and settled on the idea of a sauce company. But then, what in the world were they going to name their new company? “We started with some Southern names, a spin on the Southern culture,” Josh said. “We kicked around all kinds of ideas….Southern Plated is the name of our company, but the name of the sauce? Nothing really rolled off the tongue. We were talking about community, and our
identity and Paige blurts ‘y’all!’ And that was it.” Paige said their tagline, Eat Up Y’all is the perfect slogan. “It just made sense because y’all is such an inclusive word. Y’all goes beyond gender, race, religion. We wanted to create a company that included everyone. It’s a divisive time, and it’s important to bring people together to the table and have conversation and bridge gaps.” And in the true Baptist tradition, pair it with the community and make the conversation happen around food. The sauce team said the move, the sauce and the city of Winston-Salem are a perfect match. “What we love about Winston-Salem is what Louisville was 10 years ago. The upswing of honing in on local restaurants, local ingredients and all these farmers doing great things. We want to tell the story and heritage of the sauce and how it brings the community together.” For now, three sauces are telling those stories, with many more stories to come. The first is the iconic Henry Bain,
which Paige and Josh both discovered in Kentucky. It’s a bit of a sweet and tangy version of a barbecue sauce that Josh tweaked and modernized with a hint of bourbon. (By the way, Henry Bain was a waiter and created his namesake sauce at the Pendennis Club in 1881. How’s that for a legacy?) The second sauce is the sweet and spicy Jezebel, which Josh said he became obsessed with in his native state, Tennessee. Jezebel is like apple butter, and marmalade meets horseradish, and though no one can really agree where Jezebel sauce comes from, Josh said, “I wanted to make it more East Tennessee with sorghum and Volunteer Orange. And I love that you can use Jezebel in different ways. Back in the day, you’d throw it on cream cheese, but now we use it to glaze hams. I like it on fried chicken, salmon and as a finishing sauce on veggies.” I became a fan of Y’all Sauce when I scooped up the Mississippi Come Back Sauce, which is a staple in the Deep South and used so many ways such as a burger topping or as a dip for fries or
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tater tots. It’s like a white barbecue sauce that will have you come back (hence the name) for more. (My tip: Give it a try as the dressing on a warm potato salad.) In the South, every sauce has a story, and the team wants to tell all of them. “The plan going forward is to have a different sauce for each Southern state, such as Trinity Sauce for Louisiana and of course a sauce that would be cool for North Carolina,” Paige said. Whatever will it be? I’m told it might be a bit more than just Eastern barbecue sauce. “We’re both history buffs, and we love the culture here,” she added. “The South
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is a real mix of cultures…we want to tell the story of the different sauces. It’s exciting to keep these stories alive.” Y’all Sauce is catching on in the area, particularly in Winston-Salem where it can now be found at Southern Home & Kitchen, Canteen Market and Bistro, Washington Perk, City Beverage, Mast General Store, and Lowes Foods. Josh said they plan to be in front of the community as he continues to put down roots here. “The community is something so unique to Winston-Salem,” Josh said. “It’s a hub for a lot of cool things happening…from the restaurants and the farms
to the craft beer scene and wineries. There’s so much great energy here, and we want to be on the forefront of that and embrace the localness.” ! KRISTI MAIER is a food writer, blogger and cheerleader for all things local who even enjoys cooking in her kitchen, though her kidlets seldom appreciate her efforts.
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couple is bringing a new concept to Greensboro with dog-lovers in mind. Founded by Paula and Keith Dozier, The Barking Deck Dog Park & Pub (to Katie Murawski be located at 106 S. Walnut Circle Unit B.) is going to be Editor what Paula calls “the Triad’s first indoor dog park and bar, mixing the off-leash play of a dog park with the feel of a neighborhood bar for a place both dogs and humans agree is a good time.” “I think Greensboro is a really dogfriendly city, but the dog parks we have here are not awesome. And that is just dog parks in general, as they are kind of boring for people,” Paula said. “It is a huge inconvenience to go because your dog gets covered in dirt and mud and it gets into your car, and it gets all over you. I think we should give Greensboro a better dog park option. A place they can make friends.” Paula’s dream of a perfect dog park and bar came from her Rottweiler/Australian Shepard mix Spartacus. “He was one of the reasons I decided to go in this direction, he was my baby for 12 years,” she said of her best friend, who unfortunately passed away in January of this year. “He was the most beautiful, awkward, lovely dog.” Paula said she used to take Spartacus to the bark park at Country Park, located at 3110 Forest Lawn Dr. in Greensboro. However, Paula’s biggest issues with the park were wasps, snakes, and spiders as well as its limited seating and a somewhat-boring atmosphere for humans. She said that dog-friendly bars are great for dog owners, but not always great for their dogs, or others who don’t like dogs. She said that, at The Barking Deck, humans could take their canine companions off-leash to play while they hang out with friends, drink and enjoy the night out. “The Barking Deck will be a place where there are dog people who want to hang out with dogs and meet other dog owners,” she said. “It has the elements of a YES! WEEKLY
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dog park; they can run and play, you can throw a ball, have meet-ups with puppy friends, but also still have the comforts of a bar.” They plan to have as many craft/local beers from the area as they can available as well some premium canned non-alcoholic beverages and prepackaged snacks. Paula would like to get a food truck rotation to come on a regular basis as well. After searching for a location, the Doziers have found one that will meet their needs for space. On Oct. 20 and in a Facebook Live video with now “3.1K views,” Paula announced that the space they have chosen would be located in a 5,000 square-feet former cheerleading gym that “has these big, beautiful ceilings,” and a “modern, industrial warehouse-feel” on Market Street. “If you have ever seen the Greensboro water tower, we are at the bottom of that water tower,” Paula said in the video. Because they found their location so quickly, Paula said they are now ahead of schedule and needs the help and support of the community to raise $9,000 to open by January. They have a GoFundMe account set up to go live on Oct. 25 to help cover some of the start-up costs. Paula said The Barking Deck will be membership-based and to be admitted; all dogs are required to be vaccinated, spayed/neutered and socialized prior to coming. (She said puppies that are not old enough to meet these requirements are the only exception to the rules.) “I really hope the Barking Deck will contribute to making life better and easier for dog owners in Greensboro and the Triad,” she said. Paula said The Barking Deck would also support and fundraise for local organizations “where people help dogs and organizations where dogs help people.” “This is a place for the person who works all day and feels guilty about leaving their dog at home when they go out or someone who has a dog that is not great on a leash. They can go have a drink with
Paula Dozier’s dog, Spartacus their friends, but their dogs don’t really have a good time,” she said. “This would be a place for someone who wants to spend time with their dogs but not in a place where they can’t bring their people friends.” For more information and to stay updated, shoot Paula an email at woof@ thebarkingdeck.com, follow The Barking
Deck on social media facebook.com/thebarkingdeck, Instagram: @thebarkingdeck and visit the website at www.thebarkingdeck.com. ! KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor of YES! Weekly. She is from Mooresville, North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in film studies from Appalachian State University in 2017.
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Skater and singer is also a Scream Queen Actress, athlete and singer/songwriter Christy Johnson is a triple-threat talent. A medal-winning competitive skater with the Piedmont Speed Team, Johnson also fronts Dreamkiller, the Ian McDowell band she founded in 2004 and for Contributor which she won Rock Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2013 International Music & Entertainment Awards. I first saw her in Have Faith, Will Travel, the conclusion of local filmmaker Jaysen Buterin’s The Gospel According to Booze, Bullets & Hot Pink Jesus trilogy. Struck by her charisma, convincing anger, and equally convincing athleticism, I intended to write about her in 2013, but life intervened. Readers may have noticed her wearing a skeleton bodysuit on the cover of the October/November Everything Music (www.dreamkillermusic.wixsite. com/home/single-post/2018/10/07/ Christy-Johnson-Featured-in-EverythingMusic-Magazine). Inside, she talks about Dreamkiller and her upcoming solo album. With her music covered there and Halloween just around the corner, I asked her about her film career as a Tarheel-based Scream Queen. The most recent of her 33 films are Night of the Living Dead: Genesis and Beneath the Old Dark House, scheduled for release in 2019. She described Matt Cloude, director of both, as “an astute upand-coming filmmaker” with whom she hopes to collaborate on future projects. “His vision for the re-imagining of Night of The Living Dead: Genesis pays homage to the classic masterpiece, even to the point of including the original Barbra, Judith O’Dea, and also has its own unique spin.” She said that the car from the 1983 Stephen King adaptation Christine also appears in it. “I get to ride around in her sister, a bright yellow ’67 Oldsmobile Cutlass.” The cast includes Mike Christopher and Jim Krut (“Hare Krishna Zombie” and “Helicopter Zombie” in the original Dawn of the Dead) and George Stover (whose filmography includes Nightbeast, Call Girl of Cthulhu and MILFs vs. Zombies). “Horror fans will eat this up like a zombie devouring fresh brains,” Johnson said. She credited writer/director Cloude with beefing up her character Judy Hartley. “It’s WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
A film still of Christy Johnson in Night of the Living Dead: Genesis a dream role, and I expect it to be remembered as my first breakout performance in a major feature film.” Johnson said the project is near completion and in talks for distribution. She described Cloude’s other project, Beneath the Old Dark House, as a multistory horror anthology, like 1970s classics Tales from the Crypt and The House that Dripped Blood. She described her segment, “The Doll,” as “a blast to shoot,” despite cold damp weather at “a creepy old cabin in Luray, Virginia,” which she said enhanced the aesthetic, although “viewers might not fully notice the chilly atmosphere since I am running around in my underwear for half the film!” She also described the evil doll of the segment’s title as “absolutely terrifying,” making it easy “to pull out all of the ‘scream queen’ stops on this project!” Looking over Johnson’s IMDb credits, I asked if Tobe Hooper’s 2005 zombie film Mortuary was her first horror role. She said no, her first was an earlier film not listed in the database. “I was actually cast as the leading role in my first horror film ever, The Devil’s Game. We shot it in Greensboro over about four years when I was a teenager. That independent feature taught me a lot about working in film, and I went on to study acting in college.” Johnson earned a BFA in Acting and an MA in Liberal Studies at UNCG and began building her resume. “I landed a role in National Lampoon’s Pucked,” shot in the Triad in 2004 but not released until 2006. “Through networking on set, I was offered a chance to go out to California to work with a legend.” The legend was the late Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, who cast her as a zombie
named Dottie. “It was a submersive experience, as I was surrounded by experienced crew, A-list stars and even had my own trailer. I received a taste of the Hollywood film life and absolutely loved it.” Johnson’s IMDb credits also include “living-dead roller girl” Scary Carrie Carmichael in the Dread Central web episodes Ghost Trek: The Kinsey Report and Ghost
Trek: Goomba Body Snatchers Mortuary Meltdown, the angry alcoholic and pillpopping wife of a former lunar astronaut in Orbs: They Are Among Us (which won her the Best Actress award at the Killuride Film Festival in Myrtle Beach in 2014), and Pride and Lucifer in director Adam Hulin’s 2012 Hatchet County, about demonic forces erupting in 19th-century rural Virginia. The demonic dual role demanded both what she called a “powerful, dark and sexy presence” and athleticism. “I started practicing martial arts at age 3 and went on to win gold at the National Karate Junior Olympics. I’ve been competing in speed skating for over 20 years now. I won Nationals in Quads in 1998 and then Nationals for Inlines in 2009. After taking an eight-year hiatus to focus on my career, I’m now back and competing once more. It’s a fun and hardcore way to really stay in shape.” ! IAN MCDOWELL is the author of two published novels, numerous anthologized short stories, and a whole lot of nonfiction and journalism, some of which he’s proud of and none of which he’s ashamed of.
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arley Pitch is careful about choosing his words. Which makes sense. He spends hours crafting lines, writing and editing verses, and eventually rapping and John Adamian singing his words. He @johnradamian knows that words have a lot of power, and so in conversaContributor tion he often thinks and rethinks the details of his speech, sometimes pointing out that he intentionally avoids certain words because they seem too strong or not strong enough, or they have weird connotations, or the energy just doesn’t seem right. Pitch is a Greensboro-based rapper and musician. He released his debut EP, “Asphalt,” earlier this year, and he’s working on his first full-length album, tentatively called “Aurora,” aiming for a release in early 2019. Pitch spoke with me last week by phone from his home in Greensboro. On “Big Dweeb,” released in late July, part of a string of singles he posted on Soundcloud and Bandcamp on roughly a monthly basis up until this summer, Pitch said, “my town’s a let-down, but whose isn’t?” It’s a rhetorical question that suggests Pitch, 22, has a worldly perspective on people’s relationships to where they live. He knows that you can find locals talking trash about every city — even the best and biggest ones — moaning about how things aren’t as good as they used to be, or how the influx of new arrivals has changed the vibe, or how everyone leaves to go to that other place with more happening, etc. He knows the feeling. He knows that it’s easy to idealize other places, so long as it’s not where you live out the routine rhythms of your own life, somewhere else — anywhere else — always seems pretty mysterious and alluring. “I definitely have a love/dislike relationship with my town,” Pitch said. “I won’t say ‘hate,’ because ‘hate’ is too strong a word.” Pitch has spent much of his life in Greensboro. He attended Western Guilford High School. But he’s also gotten a sense of life in other places. Pitch was born in Atlanta. His mother was from Ghana in YES! WEEKLY
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West Africa, and her family had moved to Southern Africa, and for a time Pitch lived with grandparents in Zimbabwe as a boy. He came to Greensboro when he was around 8 years old. When Pitch got into hip-hop, by the time he was around 10 or 11, he had an uncle who made a point of introducing him to the music of some of the early masters of the genre, such as Eric B and Rakim. From there, Pitch discovered iconic groups such as A Tribe Called Quest, while also responding to contemporary artists such as Kid Cudi and Drake, rappers that explored emotional candor, vulnerability and mental health. Eventually, he started taking inspiration from electronica-tinged indie rock bands such as Passion Pit. Pitch’s music is part of its own corner of the world of SoundCloud rap. The bubbling petri dish of hip-hop in 2018 is constantly churning up new sounds and names. The music, often made in bedrooms on laptops, has morphed into a zone of solitude, one that’s bridged with technology. Streaming platforms, fan sites and social media are where a lot of this music gets consumed, and really where it exists in its most real context and thrives. (Pitch connected with Justice Der, who has produced some of the Greensboro rapper’s tracks, through their involvement in a subreddit devoted to Frank Ocean.) “I grew up as an internet kid. Everything I’ve ever idolized has been on the internet,” he said, by way of explaining how no place and nothing in real life has ever really seemed quite as right as the bright pixelated world online. Pitch recently started a new band project called
Call More, made up of musicians he’s connected with online. When I ask him about performing live, Pitch, who has recorded and performed under different aliases and as a part of now-collectives, said that he’s mostly content to focus on making music and releasing it online, as opposed to trying to also perfect the dynamic for live shows. The backing tracks on Pitch’s songs can be abstract and atmospheric, with drooping, slightly woozy phrases on a guitar or keyboard, and minimalist beatsuggesting ticking, finger-snap sounds and rim-shots. He’s definitely not hugely into the boom bap. Listen to “Lapis,” released in July of this year. It starts with backward-sounding textures and slides into a hazy pattern. “I know some kids who feel haunted ‘cause they just knew they were goners,” goes one line. Pitch pays attention to his phrasing, never getting locked into a too-rigidly articulated rhythmic pattern. He generally changes up the stresses and accents after a few bars. And he often avoids a predictably syncopated verbal flow. He said he just gets bored too easily. The idea of struggle and hardship threads through a lot of Pitch’s songs. You might hear a connection to rappers such as Juice Wrld in that regard. Impossible car payments, overdrawn credit card accounts, paranoia, purposelessness, loneliness and dysfunctional family dynamics all make appearances. But that might be changing on the forthcoming record. Pitch said he was at a low ebb last year when he was writing and recording the songs that ended up on his EP. He said
he’s feeling a little more optimistic and energized now. Pitch is into honesty and truth-telling, and he likes being able to rap about his bouts with depression, but he also embraces the idea of offering uplift and inspiration to show people that those lows can be transcended. There are, in Pitch’s music, flashes of mysticism, and plenty of moments of uplift and optimism that bring to mind artists such as Macklemore. Pitch said that one of the things that led him to make his own music was his early interest in comic books — writing, drawing and reading about characters with special powers. That storytelling bent and the idea of extraordinary individuals flowed naturally into his musicmaking. “I want to be a hero,” he said. “I want to be able to stand up when people can’t.” Listening to Pitch’s music, you get the feeling that just his speaking out about his existence is brave. On “Twilight,” the last track off of “Asphalt,” Pitch raps about being bisexual, and about being scared to pursue his own desires. He also raps that, in essence, his father has told him that he’d kill him if he ever found out he was gay. “If they kill me ‘cause I’m me, fuck it, what a way to go,” raps Pitch. Marley Pitch’s music is about soulsearching, trying to figure out who you are in relationship to other people, and to culture, but also in relationship to the cosmos. Pitch has rapped about experimenting with things like psychedelic drugs and with meditation as a means of exercising his mind, and of coming to terms with life, and where he wants to go. Rapping is another vehicle of exploration. “For me, now, it’s so easy to talk about my deepest darkest truth,” he said, “now it just flows through me. As I’ve gotten older, I just try to get closer to the truth.” Pitch isn’t focusing on hardships. He wants his music to have the power to nudge people toward realizing their potential. “It’s not all about speaking on trauma,” Pitch said. “It’s about also just finding the beauty in life and being able to display that.” ! JOHN ADAMIAN lives in Winston-Salem, and his writing has appeared in Wired, The Believer, Relix, Arthur, Modern Farmer, the Hartford Courant and numerous other publications.
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Attack of the Jukebot Oh, Halloween. A magical time when ghouls and goblins haunt the streets, kids eat too much candy, and rock ‘n’ rollers take the stage as their favorite bands. In the spirit of Katei Cranford spreading spooktacular cheer, Jukebot, Contributing a supergroup built from a [monster] columnist mashup of Winston bands (Codeseven, Echo Crush, Lovecraft, Mortimer, Small Planes, and Uzzard,) will host their seventh-annual Halloween cover show on Friday at the Ramkat. Co-presented by the Garage, the show doubles as a costume party, with opening acts from Rocket, a Smashing Pumpkins tribute, and Happy Colored Marbles: a Ween cover experience. “We want to celebrate the gifts that Halloween and music give to us, all wrapped up in a massive party,” said cofounding Jukebotter Daniel Marshall (of Uzzard and Mortimer.) “Jukebot comes from our love of music, Halloween and community,” he insisted. “We started in 2012,” Marshall said, “each year brings a new batch of songs, and you never know what we’ll come up with.” “It’s hard to believe it’s been six years already.” Time must fly for those scaring-up fun, WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
though the city is a different place since Jukebot began. The starkest difference for 2018 involved finding a new venue in the wake of a Winston-Salem without the Garage. “The Garage was our home, and losing it sucks,” Marshall said. “We were a little unsure how this year would go down, but the Ramkat has been great to work with,” he said with a hopeful tone. “We still have Jukebot, and we still have Camel City with all its amazing people,” noted Tucker Tharpe, former-owner of the Garage. “The musicians are in it to bring friends together for a good cause,” Tharpe continued, “it’s not just Halloween debauchery.” Tharpe sees promise in Jukebot carrying-on to a larger space. “We sold out the last five years, and since the Ramkat is so big, we hopefully won’t have to worry about turning anyone away.” “We’re excited for our first year at The Ramkat,” Marshall said with an enthusiasm that extends to sharing the bill with Smashing Pumpkins and Ween cover bands. Rocket, the Smashing Pumpkins tribute, will blast-in from Greensboro. Having seen them during their first incarnation at Glenwood Coffee and Books in 2014, I can attest their Pumpkins imitation soars both onstage and off. Owen Burd (of Irata and Lebaron), the “Billy Corgan” of the group, was the only one who spoke during our conversation. The remaining members (from Saucer and the Bronzed Chorus), “stared off into space,” akin to the ways the actual
Smashing Pumpkins regarded interviews. “For me, performing cover shows is something that I take as an opportunity to study the music of an artist I love,” Burd said regarding Rocket’s jovial sincerity. “Learning their techniques and mindsets informs my own creative output even more than it had before.” “I’ve talked with friends and bandmates over the years about doing a Pumpkins band,” Burd mentioned of the line-up. “And things finally came to fruition in a very natural way.” “It’s a fun excuse to break away from the normal existence,” he noted of the ways Halloween blends with cover shows in certain circles. “It’s the same reason that people want to be Batman or a sexy nurse or whatever on Halloween,” he said. “But for musicians, it’s also an opportunity to pay tribute to artists that have inspired them.” Beyond bands, it wouldn’t be a Halloween party without a cash-prize costume contest. According to insider-info from Tharpe, “we have secret judges and eyeball the room. Then we pull the top costumes to the stage and let the crowd decide.” “My favorite part of the Halloween shows is always the costumes,” Marshall said. “I think rock ‘n’ roll and Halloween go hand-in-hand.” “You wouldn’t see so many Misfits T-shirts if it didn’t,” he quipped, “add-in the element of musicians wanting to pay homage to their favorite songs, and it’s the perfect formula for a rad celebration.” To Tharpe, “Halloween is a night that
gives adults a free pass, and musicians a chance to play music they wouldn’t ordinarily play.” “People dressing and acting in ways they normally wouldn’t?” he added. “That sounds like a party to me.” “We do Jukebot because we love to,” Marshall said. “Any profits from the show go to women’s shelters, youth music programs, and animal advocacy groups.” “Come out and have a good time with us,” Marshal beckoned. “Who knows? We may play one of your favorite songs!” Jukebot will host their seventh Halloween cover show with Rocket and Happy Colored Marbles Oct. 26 at the Ramkat (170 W. Ninth St.) in Winston-Salem. ! KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd and Halloween enthusiast who hosts the Tuesday Tour Report, a radio show that runs like a mixtape of bands playing NC the following week, Tuesdays from 5-7pm on WUAG 103.1fm.
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ell, I guess this is what happens when a valuable franchise is entrusted to the guys who foisted Your Highness upon an unsuspecting world. Despite brandishing the same title, the new Halloween ( ) isn’t a remake or a reboot or a reimagining or a [insert preferred buzzword here] of John Carpenter’s 1978 classic but a direct sequel. Writer-director David Gordon Green and co-scripters Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley elected to ignore the umpteen assorted Halloween follow-ups that appeared in the 40-year interim and were drawing a direct line from the original to this latest picture. The word was that this one was going to be better, brainier and brawnier than what was now being dismissed as irrelevant pretenders to the throne. That, at any rate, was the studiosanctioned decree, eventually swallowed hype, line and sinker by those who were ready (for a new Halloween flick), willing (to overlook its ample flaws), and able (to cut it reams of slack). But the reality is that this new picture is really no different from all the other inferior slasher sequels that have shuffled through theaters over the decades. It replaces gravitas with gore, employs too much limp humor, and — worst of all — repeats the exact same beats as most other films of this nature. What’s the point of reviving this franchise if that point is merely to make it as predictable as possible? Initially, that doesn’t appear to be the case. The opening acts are intriguing and expertly staged, as we first spot Michael Myers, aka The Shape (James Jude Courtney), locked away in a sanitarium — his home ever since he was captured after going on a murderous rampage 40 years ago in his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois. The only teen left standing from that long-ago bloodbath, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), was permanently affected by her altercation with Michael and has spent her entire life as a survivalist, living in isolation and planning for his eventual return. This has caused a rift between Laurie and her daughter Karen (Judy Greer), although she maintains a measure of a relationship with her teenage granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak). It’s decided that Michael and his fellow inmates will be transported to another facility via bus, and it’s ascertained that the best time to do that would be right before
Halloween (since, you know, Arbor Day and Columbus Day don’t have quite the same ring as a movie moniker). Of course, the bus crashes and Michael escapes to nearby Haddonfield, with the twin goals of killing as many people as possible and having his final confrontation with Laurie. For a good while, the movie appears to be offering something different. Yet it’s ironically after the scene in which Michael again dons his iconic mask (hardly a spoiler; did you think he was going to opt for Groucho Marx glasses this time around?) that Halloween loses its own identity. From here, the picture plays out in wholly expected and unsurprising ways, with the various players getting garroted in the usual pecking order. (Admittedly, there’s one character who unexpectedly survives: an arrogant, self-absorbed abuser who we actually want to see filleted. Then again, in this age of Kavanagh, maybe it’s not surprising that the male filmmakers felt sympathy and elected to spare him.) After roughly an hour of unrelenting tedium, the picture rallies for a robust finale, although its message of strength in family unity takes a hit when one remembers who’s (predictably) laying outside on the front lawn. Indeed, storytelling sloppiness and mixed messages permeate this film, which not only introduces plot threads before abruptly abandoning them but also allows precious few characters to gain a foothold in a way comparable to the manner in which Carpenter allowed us to get to know Laurie and her friends back in 1978. In fact, Laurie herself is perhaps the biggest casualty here. Curtis should have been allowed to own this picture, in much the same fashion as Sigourney Weaver owned Aliens and (sorry, Arnie) Linda Hamilton owned Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Instead, her Laurie appears far less
than expected/desired and is painted in broad strokes. Ultimately, Laurie Strode is even more of a shadowy figure than Michael Myers, the difference being that he’s supposed to be this spectral cypher. Merely mediocre on its own terms, Halloween pales even further since it’s coming in the midst of a 21st-century renaissance of horror. After such exquisite and unique works as Get Out, The Descent, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Orphanage, etc., it’s baffling to imagine anyone other than easy-to-please fanboys would find anything exciting about something so rote and redundant. In many ways, it’s the perfect bookend piece to this season’s The Predator, another movie that hoped to trade on fond memories of the original but instead suggested that it’s best to let sleeping cash cows lie. There are a couple of nice throwbacks to the original Halloween — specifically, the disappearing body on the ground and those closet doors. And it was a sweet move to allow Nick Castle, who played The Shape in 1978, to don the Shatner mask again for one scene. But the best part of this new and not improved Halloween? That would, of course, be Carpenter’s score — the same one employed back in ‘78 but with a few minor alterations to make it even more robust. Carpenter has always excelled with his soundtracks — is it blasphemy to suggest that he was often a better composer than director? – and the one he created for Halloween remains his best (although cases can certainly be made for Escape from New York and Assault on Precinct 13). His Halloween theme is not only the perfect music for a horror movie, it’s arguably powerful enough to layer an unnerving mood over any movie, be it Babe, Book Club, or even Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. !
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room that descends from collaborative to absurd as a group of idealistic actors— three black and three white—attempt to recreate the extinction of the Herero tribe at the hands of their German colonizers. Along the way, they test the limits of empathy as their own stories, subjectivities, assumptions and prejudices catalyze their theatrical process. Eventually, the full force of a horrific past crashes into the good intentions of the present, and what seemed a faraway place and time comes all too close to home.” The UNCG School of Theatre educates and trains students as professional artists in performance, design and technology, theatre for youth, and theatre education. Our rigorous BA, BFA, and MFA programs produce exemplary theatre artists with the knowledge, skills, and vision to work professionally in the performing arts. The School of Theatre is committed to creating and nurturing a diverse, engaged, artistically well-balanced body of future Theatre professionals, performers and teachers. Our mission is to nurture our students’ dreams, enhance their talents, and help them to turn passion into purpose, on and off the stage. A Frame/Works panel discussion on the show will be offered in the Slane Lobby (lower level) of the UNCG Auditorium at 4 p.m. on Oct. 23. It will feature Director, Calandra Hackney, Elizabeth Perrill, Associate Professor of African Art, and Jeremy Rinker, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies. This complimentary panel discussion is open to the public. There will be a post-show talkback with the cast, panelists, and Calandra Hackney on Oct. 26. !
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Some people can get pretty territorial about their food. So it appeared in Colleton County, South Carolina, on Sept. 29, when Ryan Dean Langdale, 19, warned Chuck Shepherd his 17-year-old cousin not to eat his salt and vinegar potato chips. “Do not touch my chips, or I’ll shoot you,” Langdale told his cousin, according to a sheriff’s incident report. The Charleston Post and Courier reported Langdale then went into another room, retrieved a rifle and “the rifle went off,” according to the sheriff’s document. Langdale summoned help but told police his cousin had accidentally shot himself while cleaning the rifle. Officers didn’t think the story held up: The pathway of the bullet through the victim’s chest was “impossible” if he had mistakenly shot himself, said sheriff’s Maj. J.W. Chapman. Sure enough, when the victim was questioned after undergoing surgery, he told officers the savory snacks were at the center of the dispute. Langdale surrendered on Oct. 10 and was charged with, among other crimes, attempted murder.
COMPELLING EXPLANATIONS
Yury Zhokhov, 41, a factory worker in Donetsk, Russia, was found kneeling in a field in early October with a knife handle sticking out of the top of his head. Zhokhov was conscious, and when questioned by police, he revealed he had stuck the 8-inch blade in himself. He was having trouble breathing through his nose, he ex-
plained, and hoped to make another hole he could breathe through. But the knife became stuck, and he couldn’t remove it. Odditycentral.com reports doctors at the local hospital were afraid to touch the knife for fear of killing Zhokhov or causing brain damage. “It was horrific,” a hospital spokesperson told local media. X-rays showed the blade “exactly between the two hemispheres of the brain.” Specialists were called and Zhokhov survived the surgery without apparent brain damage, although surgeons are concerned about infection.
JUST KIDDING
An alert (or nosy) passerby called police on Oct. 10 after seeing staff through the window of a Natwest bank in Birmingham, England, hiding and cowering under their desks. Officers arrived at the bank in hopes of catching a robber red-handed, but instead were told the workers were participating in a team-building game of hide-and-seek. West Midlands Police Chief Inspector Dave Keen tweeted that, although the incident was a misunderstanding, the citizen made “the right call,” reported Metro News.
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In Olympic National Park in Washington, the mountain goat population has baaa-llooned to an unnatural 700 or more animals. The park is also becoming more popular with humans, which has led to an unsavory consequence: In their constant quest for salt and other minerals, the goats have developed a strong taste for human urine and sweat left behind by hikers and campers. Goats will lick clothing and paw at the ground where people have urinated
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or disposed of cooking water, making them a nuisance, according to the National Park Service. Popular Mechanics also reports that the increased likelihood of humangoat interactions has park officials worried, especially since a goat gored a hiker to death in 2010. The answer: Park officials are tagging, blindfolding and airlifting mountain goats to nearby Mount BakerSnoqualmie National Forest, which should be more hospitable to their needs.
SMOOTH REACTION
On Oct. 12, an Air India Express pilot guided a Boeing 737 up and away from Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India — but not ENOUGH up and away. As the plane took off shortly after midnight, it hit the top of a 5-foottall perimeter wall and destroyed a small landing guide tower. The Washington Post reported that, despite the audible collision, the pilot told the airport director the plane’s systems were functioning normally and he was continuing toward Dubai, across the Indian Ocean. “But we found some parts of the plane, like an antenna, on the ground,” the director said. Finally, about two hours into the flight, ground control convinced the pilot to return to India, where the plane landed in Mumbai. Indeed, there was a huge gash in the plane’s underbelly, and mesh fencing was wrapped around the landing gear. All 130 passengers arrived unharmed and were booked on other flights, and the pilot and co-pilot have been grounded pending a review.
QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENT
Hatam Hamad, 56, a Palestinian and American dual citizen, made a name for himself on Oct. 10 as he flew from New Orleans to Heathrow Airport in London, reported Fox News. Six hours into the flight, after swigging five servings of wine, Hamad approached New Orleans TV executive Joel Vilmenay, who was sitting with his wife and two children. “This man had his penis out and exposed within 3 inches of my face,” Vilmenay said in his statement to the Uxbridge Magistrates Court prosecutor, Wendy Barrett. Vilmenay said he stood up and asked Hamad what he was doing, whereupon Hamad “responded by grunting” and exposed himself to another passenger. At that moment, Hamad “slapped (Vilmenay) in the chest with some force.” The cabin crew were alerted, and Hamad was removed to the back of the plane, where he was guarded for the remainder of the flight. Hamad, who has no previous convictions, at first denied having assaulted anyone, but later admitted his guilt, saying he had not drunk alcohol for
three months but was a nervous flyer. His prison sentence was suspended, but he was ordered to pay Vilmenay $789.
THE CONTINUING CRISIS
In an apparent attempt to destroy what little brainpower he had left, 26-year-old Brandon McVay of Council Bluffs, Iowa, ate a Tide Pod, prompting a trip to the hospital. But while he was being treated in the critical care unit, McVay went on a rampage early on Oct. 4, causing thousands of dollars of damage to medical equipment, according to the Omaha World-Herald. A nurse told the responding police officer that McVay “was yelling loudly” as he broke objects in his room before proceeding to the hallway. Keyboards, computer monitors and glass valued at more than $7,500 were found littering the hallway, where McVay was subdued by security before police arrived. McVay was arrested and held at the hospital on charges of seconddegree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in a place of business.
PEOPLE DIFFERENT FROM US
West Virginia MetroNews reported that, for Jackie Fullmer, 37, of Fairmont, West Virginia, Oct. 9 started with trying to steal car keys from a woman at knife point. When police caught up to her, she ran toward their car with a hatchet and knife, prompting a deputy to shoot her with a stun gun. Fullmer turned to verbal attacks while being transported to the Fairmont Police Department, warning officers she was going to stab them in the neck and watch their “blood drain as she drank it” — which, as it turns out, she could have done, because she had a knife hidden between her buttocks. That weapon was found during booking, and Fullmer admitted she had slashed the seat belt in the police cruiser with it before threatening to slit the officers’ throats. She was charged with threats of terrorist acts and attempted robbery.
PEOPLE WITH ISSUES
As Hermes Callijas-Gasperin’s mother cooked his dinner on Oct. 8 in Bradenton, Florida, she accidentally bumped into her 22-year-old son. That’s when he lost it, the New York Post reported, pelting her with the sausages she was frying and putting his hands on her neck. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said CallijasGasperin told officers he just wanted his mom to apologize, but he was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. !
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or 27 years, restless spirits have haunted the grounds of 5601 N. Church St., just about 12 miles outside of Greensboro. And for about 24 Katie Murawski days out of the year, these restless spirits come to life to scare Editor the pants off anyone who dares to set foot on the land. Woods of Terror owner/operator Eddie McLaurin a.k.a Bone Daddy inherited the land from his great-grandfather and local priest Eddie Howie McMillan. Woods of Terror houses 12 attractions and takes approximately 50 minutes (not including waiting in lines). Each year, McLaurin hopes to improve his haunt so that each attraction is the best it can be. “What I try to do every year is improve every scene, or I try to add to the scene in almost all my attractions. I don’t tear out an attraction and build a new attraction, but I added to and added quality into each attraction,” he said. “This year we made a big addition to the Texas House, and we added quite a bit to the 3D Funhouse.” McLaurin said the fan-favorite Texas House has been expanded by over 1,000 square feet in the back. He said it has made the attraction longer as well as a “better-quality attraction.” McLaurin said in addition to the 3D Funhouse and Texas House, the Movie Maniacs attraction is another fan-favorite. He said the Movie Maniacs features classic Halloween movie icons such as Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees. With the release of the Halloween sequel last Friday, McLaurin thinks this attraction will be even more popular this year. In one of Woods of Terror’s Facebook promotional videos, McLaurin is heard saying “we are the original, often imitated but never duplicated.” McLaurin believes what sets his haunt apart from others is the attention to detail when it comes to quality of the set, his trained actors from the community, as well as the length of the show. “The quality of my haunted attractions are night and day,” McLaurin said of other competing haunts in the state. “My actors are easily twice as good, they have diaYES! WEEKLY
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logue, and they are trained to be scarier.” McLaurin said he has concentrated solely on building the attractions and scaring people in the off-season, and that shows when it is time for him to don his red mohawk, paint his face like a skeleton and put his snake Spawn around his neck. “We train our actors and just go over the top,” he said. “We have Allen Hopps come in, and he is the best-haunted house actor trainer in the United States.” McLaurin said that he has brought Hopps in to train his actors for five years. “When you see these guys and what he has them doing, you can see the difference,” he said referring to the actor training video posted on Facebook. “I don’t think anybody is teaching this, and anybody is training their actors this hard.” McLaurin said despite the Hurricane and Tropical Storm; attendance has been up this year. McLaurin said the Facebook videos have expanded their reach and this year people have been driving in from out of town. He said they come from places such as Wilmington, South Carolina, and even Tennessee, just to experience Woods of Terror. “My question for all of them is, was it worth the ride? And they are like ‘yes, it is definitely worth it.’” As Halloweekend approaches, it will be business as usual at Woods of Terror.
McLaurin said this haunting experience is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween because there will be entertainment all the way through. “Even in the Midway we are going to entertain you,” he said. “In the Midway, we sometimes have eight actors, a live DJ, a band and we have games you can play. We have concession stands, so you can come out and spend an evening having a great time with your friends. You can’t get this experience anywhere else.” Due to high attendance on Saturdays, McLaurin wants to encourage people to come on Fridays, Thursdays, and Sundays when it is not only cheaper to come, but also when lines won’t be as long. He said Saturdays are the busiest night of the season, and the Saturday before Halloween should be busier than usual. “The difference is on Friday we are doing 3,000 and on Saturdays we are doing over 4,000 people,” he said. “Just be prepared [to wait] if you come on Saturday night.” Even though Halloween is on a Wednesday, McLaurin plans to be open for the spookiest day of the year. He said people are allowed to wear their costumes, but he wants to discourage costumes on any other day than Halloween. “It is confusing for the actors and confusing for the security team,” he said and
added, “you should not wear flip-flops to the haunted house. It is too dangerous.” McLaurin also discourages people who are pregnant, have heart conditions or those who are in poor health in coming to Woods of Terror. On Nov. 2 and 3, McLaurin said most of the lights at Woods of Terror would go off, and Terror in the Darkness will begin. “We cut out 90 percent of the lights, and we give everybody a glow stick,” he said. “When you take out all the lights, we actually have to go in there and put glow sticks in certain part of the woods, it is just so dark you can’t even see where to go.” The love of Halloween isn’t the only thing that drives McLaurin. He said he enjoys being a producer and seeing to it that others have a good time. “Come out here and see Bone Daddy at Woods of Terror and have a great time,” McLaurin said. McLaurin said Woods of Terror has dynamic pricing and each night has a different cost. Check out the Woods of Terror website at www.woodsofterror.com/ for more information. ! KATIE MURAWSKI is the editor of YES! Weekly. She is from Mooresville, North Carolina and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in film studies from Appalachian State University in 2017.
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In cold blood: Revisiting the Lawson family murders Having kicked off the Halloween season with its Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival at the Carolina Theatre last month, filmmaker Dan Sellers and Wreak Havoc Productions will add Mark Burger to the suspense of the season – while Contributor anticipating the Christmas holidays – with a special screening of the documentary short Trouble Will Cause this Friday at Marketplace Cinemas in Winston-Salem. The film explores what is undoubtedly one of the most compelling murder cases in North Carolina, that of Charlie Lawson, the Stokes County tobacco farmer who murdered his wife, six of their seven children, and himself on Christmas Day, 1929. The horrific incident rocked the region, and even after almost 90 years conjecture still runs rampant. What caused Charlie Lawson to snap? Was Charlie, in fact, the actual killer? Theories abound, to this very day. Sellers, screenwriter Jeff Cochran, and cinematographer Zack Fox will be on hand to introduce the screening and field questions from the audience afterward. For Sellers, co-host of both the Wreak Havoc Film Buffs and the Carolina Haints podcasts, who made his filmmaking debut with the award-winning horror spoof Hank vs. the Undead (2014), the Lawson case has always been a particular point of interest and fascination. Having successfully transitioned to the documentary format with Sammie the Comic Book Man (2016), an affectionate profile of his Wreak Havoc podcast partner Sammie Cassell, he felt ready to tackle the Charlie Lawson case with Trouble Will Cause, which made its premiere at last month’s Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival. “Tackling a subject that is so dark and somber was a challenge I was absolutely looking forward to,” Sellers said. “For a documentary that delves into some horrific and true territory, it’s important to get the tone correct. The feedback we’ve gotten from our first audience was incredible. You could hear a pin drop in certain scenes, and I had folks coming to me afterward admitting the film moved them to tears, which I loved because this was exactly the reaction I was going for.” When Sellers first heard about the case WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
and began studying it, he said he immediately thought it had much potential for a documentary. “What fascinates me the most is the mystery element,” he said. “It’s not a whodunit … but the great question has always been ‘Why?’ To that end, there have been many scandalous motives presented over the years. I personally thought it was more appropriate to focus on the psychological aspects of Charlie Lawson. In order to help answer the question, we enlisted the help of a forensic psychologist (Dr. Clarissa Cole) who had done some work on familicide and was familiar with the case.” Cochran, who is also Sellers’s partner on Carolina Haints said Sellers wanted to “analyze the psychological aspects of the tragedy.” He said the Lawson story is fascinating to many people and when he told friends and co-workers about the project, he was amazed at how many people were
already familiar with the story and either knew a descendant or grew up hearing the Lawson story. “It was a particularly brutal murder,” Cochran observed, “and I think the main reason it has resonated with so many people for so many years is that no one knows why Charlie Lawson killed his family. People have come up with a dozen different theories and reasons to explain why Charlie Lawson did what he did. Some of the ideas are extreme and far-fetched, but most of the ideas people have are logically plausible. I think most of the theories people come up with are to satisfy their own need to know. People see this brutal, senseless murder and think there must be an equally extreme explanation behind it.” The production was able to shoot much of the film on location in Stokes County, although the current owners of the property where the Lawsons lived (and died)
are understandably reticent about shooting on that particular piece of land. “However, we were able to capture some stunning drone footage from a neighboring farm that allowed us to shoot on their property,” Sellers said. “We also commissioned a model of the house, the barn, and the property to be built by local filmmaker Mike Allred, who made some beautiful models which we were able to film and achieve the unsettling tone and visuals we were trying to create. We also relied heavily on old photographs of Stokes County from the era. And we also shot a scene at the cemetery in which the Lawsons were buried as well as the funeral home in which the family was taken, which has now been converted into a small general store and museum.” Cochran is skeptical of finding a definitive answer for the tragedy because of how much time has passed, but he feels that it is a good thing. “I hope people never forget these murders and continue to talk about it and pass it down from generation to generation,” he said. “For me, that was one of the reasons behind doing this film. These types of murders aren’t spontaneous, they are planned. All indications suggest that Charlie Lawson planned his actions for weeks prior to the killings. In my opinion, education is the only solution to preventing these types of mass murders. If Trouble Will Cause perpetuates the memory of the tragedy, or if the harsh statistics at the end of the film stick in someone’s mind, or if the signs that Dr. Cole talks about resonates with people, good.” “I am very pleased with the film and the reception it’s had so far,” Sellers said. “I’m particularly proud of the original score by composer Judson Hurd. It’s a brilliant, dark, and often heartbreaking score.” As for the Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival, “it went really well,” Sellers said. “We had a great turnout, and everyone seemed to really enjoy it.” ! See MARK BURGER’s reviews of current movies on Burgervideo.com. © 2018, Mark Burger.
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Paranormal investigators in the Triad explore the unknown Do you believe in ghosts? This is the first question I asked lead investigators Rick Aiken, 1992 founder of Piedmont Triad Paranormal Investigations and Bonnie Jones, 2012 Founder of Gray Wolf Terry Rader Paranormal. “For myself, I have to have some sort of Contributor evidence,” Jones said. “I need scientific proof. When I was 10 years old, I saw a full apparition of a girl sitting on my bed. She disappeared as I began screaming for Mommy and Daddy. That experience stayed with me, and as I got older, I began doing research to better understand what I had seen.” Jones said she wondered if it was just her imagination or if she saw an actual apparition. She said her mother showed her a photo of her aunt, who had passed at age 14, and she said it resembled the figure that she saw as a child. “I not only learned that I had an aunt, but I also felt that I had seen a ghost.” Aiken told me that he is “what you call a skeptical believer.” “I believe there is something and we are always looking for proof for our clients,” he said. “On our first assessment visit, we may bring a couple of electronic instruments to sweep the property for electromagnetic activity as well as relying on some of Bonnie’s metaphysical tools. Sometimes we are able to dispel the problem right then, and our clients are always grateful when we can give them some answers.” When Aiken was 9 years old, his 113-year-old great grandfather passed away. He said every morning he believed his great grandfather’s spirit would come into his bedroom, give his shoulders a shake and then leave to go fishing. “My family said it was a dream, but it wasn’t a dream to me,” he said. “When I grew up, I went to the library and researched all kinds of religions to try to understand what happened after death. It became a personal study hobby of mine for 27 years, but I’m still a skeptical believer.” Aiken said some memorable hauntings included cases involving what he referred to as “residual activity that results from events being burned into the electromagnetic field.” He explained that YES! WEEKLY
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Investigators believe they captured a photo of a female apparition in undisclosed cemetery, located in Reedy Creek, North Carolina
Investigators believe they captured a Gettysburg soldier apparition at the tree line in 1999 it’s not something that interacts with a person, but it can be witnessed visually or audibly. Aiken said he has smelled blood and iron gunpowder in an old Civil War hospital field and was not alone in seeing foot soldier apparitions and the sound of cannons. He said that the most unforgettable hauntings are in residential homes. He explained that “active entities” in a home could feed off of negative energy and amplify it, but he added that paranormal activity is not all bad; it’s just trapped energy. “We caught an anomaly in WinstonSalem a couple of years ago,” Aiken said. “It looks like a bright flashing light on the video. It was something I couldn’t explain to the client, so I took it to the forensic lab in Charlotte, and they tested the DVR, camera, and cable and certified it all to be in perfect working order and had not been tampered with.” He said that incident was classified as unknown. “We’ve also captured 1,000s of [electronic voice phenomenons] audio recordings, and they are classified as follows: Class A denotes a very clear conversation. Class B is questionable; different people hear different things. Class C is conversations that are heard in the background, but you can’t make out what they’re saying. Class D is so unclear; we throw these out.” Aiken said everyone on the team has had their “Class A moment.” “One guy disappeared from the site when he had his,” Aiken said. “When we
found him outside, he was visibly shaken.” Jones recalled a time when she was physically pushed but she wasn’t fearful of the situation. “I’m not saying I’ve never been afraid at an investigation, but at that moment, I didn’t feel aggression,” she said. “You really have to check yourself when it happens.” Aiken shared that everyone on the PTPI team has day-jobs and include trusted members of law enforcement, firefighters, plumbers, electricians, EMFs, retired military, clergy and others of all ages, and they all give their time freely. “We do not charge a fee nor ask for donations, but we can accept tax-deductible donations when offered as a not-forprofit 501 (c)(3),” Jones said. “All of our team members come from different backgrounds. We learn from each other and mesh well together. Our clients are different, and it takes all of us to be educated in as many different ways as possible. They trust us, and we sign confidentiality agreements for those who do not want
their results shared and others who do, you can find on our website. Sometimes people feel all alone when they are experiencing unexplained paranormal activity. They don’t have anyone to turn to with the supernatural, so we want to be there to help them.” ! TERRY RADER is a former ad agency pro creative director, branding strategist, Earth Harmony columnist and storyteller on a mission to write stories to promote creative people, grassroots, sustainability and underground happenings in our community while she pet/ home sits and writes her personal stories, songs, poems, and nature essays.
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The Jerry Springer effect Earlier this month, infamous television personality Jerry Springer turned up at the Dixie Classic Fair and was asked by a reporter from the Winston-Salem Journal what kind of food he liked. “I like everything Jim Longworth that’s not healthy,” he replied. Longworth It was a fitting response from the at Large man who almost single-handedly turned television into a repository of raw sewage, and American society into a laboratory for dysfunctional discourse. Springer came to national prominence in 1991 at a time when Merv and Mike had retired, and when traditional daytime talk shows featured entertainers, authors, and politicians who engaged in thought-provoking topics. It was a format that Phil Donohue and, later, Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O’Donnell would embrace. And though Donohue had his share of controversial guests, there was almost always something constructive to glean from his interviews. Not so with Springer, who didn’t just push the envelope of good taste, he tore the envelope open with unashamed aplomb. It may be difficult for anyone under the age of 40 to fathom, but there was a time when certain things just weren’t discussed on television, or anywhere else for that matter, and we were emotionally healthier as a result. Jerry Springer broke those norms with topics such as: “Bizarre Sex Jobs” “I Slept With 251 Men in 10 hours.” “I’m Pregnant by a Trans Sexual” “I’m Pregnant by My Brother” “Secret Sex Fetishes” “Bra-less Brawlers” “I Married a Horse” “Adult Babies: Grown Men Who Dress in Pajamas and Stay in a Baby Crib” “I’m Happy I Cut Off My Legs” “The Man Who Cut Off His Own Penis” “A Pimp Who Thought He Was the Pope,” and my favorite, “Man Wants His Leg Back From His Mistress” But it wasn’t just Jerry’s daily circus WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
of freaks that had a negative impact on our collective psyche. It was also the way those dysfunctional folks communicated while the cameras were rolling. There was shouting, screaming, slapping, punching, kicking, and, of course, foul-mouthed cursing which was not very well disguised by Springer’s bleep machine. That kind of violent discourse gave rise to today’s angry Town Hall confrontations, and to pundits screaming at one another on cable news panels. It also sent a strong message to his viewers that it is OK to display loud, obnoxious behavior in restaurants, stores, airplanes, and other public venues. Finally, we can thank Jerry for giving birth to every dysfunctional reality show on T.V. today, including every Kardashian, every desperate housewife, and every contestant who’s ever been naked and afraid. Fortunately, Jerry Springer’s nationally syndicated show was canceled earlier this year, but by then, he had already done incalculable damage. Taking Springer’s toxins off the air after 27 years and expecting Americans to be more civil to each other is like giving up a five-pack-a-day habit for the past 27 years, and hoping that your lungs will be free of scarring. The fact is we will never completely heal from the scars that Springer wrought because his disciples, descendants, and imitators are still around to re-open the wounds. And then there’s Jerry himself, who continues to do his thing, even if it’s not in front of the camera. Case in point, Springer’s recent visit to Winston-Salem, where he emceed micro-wrestling matches at the fair. Micro-wrestling is the politically correct name for what used to be known as “midget wrestling.” “As long as it’s all taken in fun and people enjoy it, that’s cool with me,” Springer told the Journal. Yes, sir, there’s nothing more fun and wholesome than a bunch of big people watching little people being tossed around. Maybe next year, Jerry will referee a bout between an adult baby and the mistress who stole her boyfriend’s leg. The three of them will deserve each other. ! JIM LONGWORTH is the host of “Triad Today,” airing on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on ABC45 (cable channel 7) and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WMYV (cable channel 15).
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[LEO (July 23 to August 22) You’re probably roaring your head off about a perceived slight from a longtime critic. Ignore it. That person might just be trying to goad you into doing something you might later regret.
[AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A tug of war develops between the artistic Aquarian’s creative aspect and his or her practical side. Best advice: Prioritize your schedule so you can give appropriate time to both.
[VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) The early part of the week is open to spontaneity. Then it’s time to settle into your usual routine to get all your tasks done. A personal situation could require more attention from you.
[PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You could be entering a career phase awash with job-related demands. But avoid being swamped by the overflow and, instead, keep treading water as you deal with demands one by one.
[LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A meeting of the minds on a workplace project might well develop into something more personal for Librans looking for romance. Aspects also are favorable for platonic relationships.
[ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You enjoy the attention early in the week, but it might be a good idea to opt for some privacy by week’s end so that you can have more time to consider an upcoming decision.
[SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A more-positive mood might be difficult to assume in light of a recent problem involving the health of someone special. But by week’s end, your emotional barometer should start to rise.
[TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You unearth some surprising facts. Now you need to consider how to use them to your advantage. Meanwhile, it might be best to keep what you’ve learned secret for now.
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December 21) Look for a changed attitude from a former adversary once he or she realizes you have your colleagues’ full support. Now you can refocus your energies on that workplace project.
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ary 19) This time, a difference of opinion might not be resolved in your favor. But be patient. It could all ultimately work out to your advantage, as new information begins to develop.
[GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A comment by a colleague piques your curiosity to know more. Best advice: You’ll find people more likely to offer information if you’re discreet when making your inquiries. [CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your energy levels begin to rise by midweek. This allows you to catch up with your heavy workload and still have plenty of get-up-and-go to go out on the town this weekend. © 2018 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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the Irish, who consume 1,200 cups per capita every year. * Fried lotus leaves are a popular snack in China. * You’re probably aware that hot air is lighter than cold air, but did you know that hot water is heavier than cold water? * Those who study such things say that Spain has more wildlife than any other European nation. Thought for the Day: “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” -Samuel Johnson © 2018 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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[THE ADVICE GODDESS] love • sex • dating • marriage • questions
HI, ANXIETY! I’m a 29-year-old woman. My boyfriend of a year is a wonderful guy. I’ve always been a jealous person — very insecure about whether a guy really cares and is being faithful. I ruined Amy Alkon my last relationship (with a nice, decent Advice guy) by snooping in his email — finding Goddess nothing. I’ve started seeing a therapist, who tells me I am “anxiously attached.” She’s helping me work on this. My boyfriend suggested I also write you to see whether he could do anything to help. — Panicky Many people find it comforting to believe there’s some benevolent force watching over those they love. You, on the other hand, favor a private detective with a fleet of drones who will also supply you with the video. Your therapist’s assessment that you’re “anxiously attached” comes out of research on our “attachment behavioral system,” our emotional framework that guides how secure or insecure we feel about our bonds with others. According to the late British psychiatrist John Bowlby, we each have internalized working models — basically, expectations from childhood experience (with genes also playing a role) — for how much we can count on others to stick by us and respond to our needs. Being “anxiously attached” seems to result from your mom or other early caregiver being intermittently cold or otherwise inconsistently comforting. It typically leads
to needy, clingy, hyper-vigilant behavior, driven by fears of rejection and abandonment. Though the clingaramousness and Nancy Drew tactics of the anxiously attached can seem like ways of acting out, they’re actually attempts to get a romantic partner to ramp up their level of commitment — or at least offer reassurance about their commitment. Interestingly, it seems that the reassurance doesn’t have to come in spoken-word form. Psychologist Brooke C. Feeney found that (in the context of a close relationship) “affectionate touch ... was an effective buffer against jealous feelings” for relationship partners at times when they were experiencing high levels of anxious attachment. In Feeney’s study, the “affectionate touch” just involved one partner putting his or her arm around the other’s shoulder. But presumably, hugs, hair-petting, facecaressing, and other forms of affectionate touch from your boyfriend would also help with the jealousy — shrinking the green monster to something more gecko-sized. Sending the message physically like this takes advantage of how, according to research in “embodied cognition,” our body and actions — independent of conscious thought — are surprisingly powerful and efficient tools for changing our habitual emotional reactions. (See my “sciencehelp” book, “Unf*ckology,” for more on this.) Best of all, being regularly cuddlywuddly with one’s partner isn’t exactly an odious chore. It’s surely preferable to the alternative — a relationship that feels like one long interrogation, though with better lighting and decorative accents from Bed, Bath, & I’d Better Not Catch Your Eyeballs Crawling Up My Sister.
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGGIN’ TATTOO I’m a 38-year-old single man. There’s this very pretty, very nice female trainer I see at my gym. I’d ask her out except that she has a huge tattoo of a diamond on her neck. Ugh. Total deal breaker. If it were a hidden tattoo (leg, hip, etc.), I’d deal. But I just can’t imagine myself or any guy bringing a girl with a huge neck tat home to meet the parents. Why would a woman do this? — Hate Ink A tattoo is a flesh billboard — one that sends different messages to different people. For example, there are those tattoos Westerners get in Chinese, which are sometimes deeply profound ancient sayings, such as “Lost ticket pays full day rate for parking.” Tattoos are now more socially acceptable than ever. Three in 10 Americans have them, according to a 2015 Harris Poll. As for why, people often explain their tattoo or tattoos as a celebration or remembrance of something: “And there was my Everclear era in my early 20s — memorialized by this ‘No regerts’ tattoo.” However, evolutionary researcher Haley
Dillon and her colleagues reviewed findings from cross-cultural research on tattooing and concluded that there are two main underlying motivations (subconscious evolved motivations) for people to go all human canvas. People get tats as symbols — interestingly, of either group membership or individuality or both. And they do it as a form of “costly signaling” — advertising to others that they are so crazy-healthy that they don’t need to worry about the health risks (which include bacterial infection and death, a rare serious bummer). Each of these underlying motivations is what’s called a “fitness display,” promoting a tattooee’s excellence as a mate or cooperator, which should ultimately enhance their chances of reproductive success. Well, that’s the idea, anyway. You happen to favor virgin neck, which can lead to some awkwardness in asking a woman out: “Hey, can I treat you to dinner sometime — followed by two years of laser tattoo removal?” ! GOT A problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com) © 2018 Amy Alkon Distributed by Creators.Com.
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