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There were two significant
'firsts' as far as the numbers
for the year 2014. One hap-
pened December 13, 2014, 12-13-
14 and the other was the
longest night in decades. The
year 2014 was about getting in
touch with the deeper mean-
ing of life and analyzing your
personal situation. However,
the Universal energy for 2015
is extremely different and
should prove to be an unusu-
ally lucrative time for most
people in the next few
months.
If you are open to receiving
wealth and taking advantage
of promising opportunities
this can very well be your year
for turning your finances
around to a more positive
flow. Every nine years we
(mankind) collectively have
the opportunity to take
advantage of the special posi-
tive energy that flows from
Universal Source in the way of
wealth, success and business
savvy.
CCHHAARRTTSS:: UUNNIIVVEERRSSAALL YYEEAARRwwiitthh tthhee 88 EEnneerrggyy
• 1961 was pure 80/8 energy
(this year was pregnant with
possibilities and marked a
new beginning for money
issues)
• 1889, 1898, 1988 and 1997
were concentrated 8 energy
wealth, success, business
savvy, money, material gain
• 1952, 1970 and 1979 were all
17/8 or 71/8 energy individual
or personal analysis of
wealth, success, business
savvy, money and material
gain
• 1907, 1943, 2006 were all 26
or 62/8 energy finding bal-
ance, cooperation, and using
arbitration tactics in a respon-
sible way focused on family
and close circle of friends in
order to gain wealth, success,
business savvy, money and
material gain
• 1925 and 2024 are a very
unique 44/8 master energy
extremely practical, hard-
working approach to acquir-
ing wealth, business savvy,
success, money and material
gain... in the year 2024
extreme hard work will be the
only way to attain the attrib-
utes of the 8 energy of wealth,
money and success
• 1916, 1934, 2015, 2033 are all a
35 or 53/8 energy using a cre-
ative and fun approach to
finding wealth, success, busi-
ness savvy, money and materi-
al gain while taking advantage
of the many opportunities that
come along... this year, 2015
and the year 2033 to come are
unique in that they should
bring money and success with
less effort than one would
usually experience plus the
possibilities of many really
good opportunities.
In past years with energy sim-
ilar to this year lets look back
and see how this energy was
enjoyed as far as historical
success. In the year 1916 Albert
Einstein completed his "theory
of relativity". 1934 marked the
"First New Deal" which was
the first big step toward end-
ing the Great Depression
which was from 1920 through
1940.
By the end of 2014 we have
seen a slow and steady
increase in the economy with
jobs beginning to open up
again. Economists predict this
trend to continue its uphill
climb this year. Time will tell.
The Universal energy is there
to spur this along so hopefully
the experts are correct and
things in general will get bet-
ter.
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 4
Meaning of the Year2015 - What to Expect
By the Numbers
Help is there from Universal
energy this year to boost you
in the area of your personal
finances and abilities to gain
success. How you can best use
this energy now becomes
more personal. This is how it
works. Each one of us has
what is called "Personal Year
Energy". This energy or a little
extra boost should be a signif-
icant help if used wisely. To
make the best use of your own
energy you must have infor-
mation.
To find your own Personal
Year you just need to do a lit-
tle simple math. The formula
is the number of the month
you were born added to the
number of the day you were
born plus this years' 8. So, if
you were born on January 1st
for instance you would add
1+1+8 which is 10. Reduce your
answer to a single digit which
in this case is 1+0=1 and this
single digit is your Personal
Year Energy. As another exam-
ple, if you were born on
December 31st you would then
add 12+31+8=51. Reducing this
down to a single digit would
be 5+1=6 with 6 as your
Personal Year Energy in 2015.
The following Personal Year
Chart will give you the mean-
ing of your own number and
how it relates to the 8 energy
of the year 2015. Add your
month and day to 8 and then
look up the single digit you
find in the following chart.
PPEERRSSOONNAALL YYEEAARR CCHHAARRTT
1. This is your year to use your
own initiative on your behalf
as far as your finances are
concerned. It will have extra
drive to take the lead and use
y our own creativity toward
financial success and an
increase in your material
wealth. You are on your own
right now so your best bet is
to follow your own instincts.
2. This is the year of coopera-
tion with others and finding
the peaceful solution to all sit-
uations. To make the best use
of your financial success this
year it is wise for you to listen
to the advise of others and be
the support to their efforts
rather than taking the leader-
ship role. Opportunities that
come your way can be best
used with the assistance of
others. You must find the bal-
ance in all things to increase
your wealthy at this time.
year is your best road to suc-
cess. If you are a person of
faith then rely more heavily
on this during this time period
than usual. At any rate, have
faith in your own abilities to
decipher your best course of
action. Find time for yourself
so you can think the course
you are currently taking.
8. Money, money, money is on
your mind this year. If you
relax and use your own cre-
ative ideas you should do
well. You should be making
very positive steps toward
your personal success and
material gains this year. Hard
work is always a part of gain-
ing wealth but this period of
time for you more about using
your talents wisely. Financial
issues should flow naturally
for you this year.
9. Thinking about the better-
ment of your environment
and the well-being of others
will help you make the best
use of the burst of energy
toward your financial affairs
during this time period. Have
compassion for others, for
your community and fellow-
man. Helping others or even
volunteering in your commu-
nity should help more than
working hard on your own
financial stream of income.
This is your year to make a
difference for others.
There you have it, the unique
energy of 2015 and how to
make the best use of this little
boost toward your personal
wealth and success. Enjoy this
year and put it to good use.
- Penny L. Lee
3. Creativity reigns supreme
for you this year especially in
the area of your finances. Use
you instincts and your intu-
ition and let your unique
ideas shine. Appreciation of
what you already have and a
respect for the beauty in all
things will increase your
potential to attract money
into your life this year.
4. Look on the practical side
of things especially where it
relates to how you earn and
use your money. Hard work
and wise management of your
financial affairs will help you
toward the success you desire,
especially during this next
year.
5. The problem you may face
this year is an over-abun-
dance of opportunities. Use
your own intuition and weigh
your opportunities well
before leaping. Choose the
best one or two and concen-
trate on these to make the
best use of this years unique
momentum toward financial
success. If you leap into each
new interesting opportunity
you will sabotage yourself and
render all of your efforts inef-
fective.
6. Your family and close circle
of friends play an important
part in your success and abili-
ty to attract money this year.
It will be your responsibility
to look out for your loved
ones and help or make deci-
sions on their behalf during
this time period. Ignoring your
responsibilities will adversely
affect your road to success.
7. Analyzing any opportunities
that may come your way this
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 5
Every American fears the words taxaudit.
A letter from the I.R.S., especiallyone ordering a tax audit, willunnerve even the calmest person.But, for a small business owner whodoes all of their own recordkeepingit's not just scary, it could spell dis-aster.
If you receive an I.R.S. audit letter,call your tax accountant and set animmediate appointment; represent-ing clients at tax audits is part of atax professional's job. It will beyour job to locate and furnish all ofthe documents needed to win thataudit. If you have kept audit-proofrecords, that will be easy.Because most small business own-ers have no bookkeeping training,few realize how easy it is to keepaudit-proof records. Some end upturning recordkeeping into a com-plicated computer-driven chore,and many simply ignore everythinguntil tax time.
Business recordkeeping doesn'thave to be complicated or time con-suming. There are only two thingsyou need to do to make beating atax audit easy. The first is to adopta recordkeeping system that issuper simple; the second is to learn
exactly what the I.R.S. expects fromthe small business owner at taxtime.
Recordkeeping for a one or two-person business is done primarilyto satisfy the I.R.S., so why not keepaudit-winning records. Follow theseten simple rules during the tax year,and you'll not only be ready for atax audit, but you'll simplify yourrecordkeeping duties as well.
Rule # 1 - Document Income.Absolutely all business income,including all cash & tips, must bedeposited into a separate checkingaccount used only for businessfunds. Do this and all you'll need attax time are 12 bank statements tototal your income.
Rule #2 - Keep a Paper Trail. Everypenny spent or charged for yourbusiness needs a paper trail. If areceipt is not provided you canmake your own; be sure to includeall of the necessary details.Working from expense receipts sim-plifies the recordkeeping processfor a small business owner.Rule #3 - Record Barter Exchanges.Every business barter exchangerequires a paper trail assigningvalue to your time, or the productthat you traded. The value of a
barter exchange is the same amountyou would charge if it had been acash sale.
Rule #4 - Track Every Expense.Sorting expense receipts is easy,when you use the business expensealphabet. From advertising to Ziplocbags, if you use it in your businessthere's a place on your tax return todeduct that expense.
Rule #5 - Depreciate Equipment. Anyequipment purchased that has anexpected life of 2+ years must bedepreciated or expensed at taxtime. It is important to keep a list ofall business equipment purchased,the date you bought it and the pricepaid, with your tax records.
Rule #6 - Log Your Miles. Unlessyour car is used only for business,keep a small notebook in your carfor tracking business miles. If youdon't keep a mileage log, and areasked to furnish one for a tax audit,you will fail the audit.
Rule #7 - Track Inventory. The I.R.S.considers all items that you make orbuy for resale to be inventory;inventory costs cannot be deducteduntil that inventory is sold.Inventory expensing is easy onceyou learn how to calculate the cost
per item value.
Rule #8 - Get Educated. No matterhow good your tax professional is,if you don't provide all of the nec-essary information and figures yourtax return will be wrong.
Rule #9 - Plan Ahead. Tax lawschange every year. During yourannual tax visit ask if there are anynew changes that affect you, whattax laws are in the works, howthose will affect your business, andwhat you can do now to lowerfuture taxes.
Rule #10 - Keep Everything. Withoutreceipts you will fail a tax audit.Box or bag all of your tax receiptseach year, and keep them for a min-imum of six years. If you get anaudit letter from the I.R.S., simplytake the box or bag containingreceipts for the year being auditedwith you when you meet with yourtax professional.
I can't tell you not to worry about atax audit, we all do. But, if you'vefollowed these ten rules, thereceipts and the audit should be inthe bag!
- KiKi Canniff
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 6
MONEY MANAGEMENT
TEN SIMPLE RULES FOR SELF-EMPLOYED SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT MAKE WINNING ANIRS TAX AUDIT EASY
ARIES(Mar. 21- April 20)Real estate ventures will be to yourad vantage. Rethink your motivesand make the necessary changes toyourself. You can make changes toyour living quarters, but not every-one will be pleased with yourefforts. Too many opportunitiesand too many changes going on.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Saturday.
TAURUS(Apr. 21- May 21)You will be in the mood to social-ize. Don't confront the situation ifyou don't feel you can keep yourcool. You must take care of healthproblems that have been lingering.Moneymaking opportunities willsurface.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Thursday.
GEMINI
(May 22-June 21)Investments may be misrepresent-ed this month. You like to stay busyand now is your chance to do justthat. Arguments will flare up if youget backed into an emotional cor-ner. You can make life easier foran older member of your family.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Sunday.
CANCER(June 22-July 22)Opportunities for love will developwhile traveling or while attendingreligious functions. Be inquisitiveabout unfamiliar circumstances.Exercise is always a good way torelieve stress. Your irritability willlead to family squabbles.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Monday.
LEO(July 23-Aug 22)Luck is with you, regardless of the
financial venture. This will be agood day for research and for sit-ting down with some good, inform-ative reading material. Travelshould open doors that lead toexciting new adventures. Getfriends to help you with the prepa-rations.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Tuesday.
VIRGO(Aug. 23 -Sept. 23)Don't overindulge in anyway. Lookinto real estate. Your communica-tion skills are at an all-time high.You will be relentless when itcomes to getting yourself back intoshape.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Tuesday.
LIBRA(Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)You are in a high cycle where trav-el, education, and creative endeav-ors are concerned. Don't be toocritical. Opportunities will developthrough those you encounter whileattending organizational events.You could do extremely well incompetitive sports events.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Tuesday.
SCORPIO(Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)You can accomplish the most if youtravel for business purposes. Yourability to deal with others will helpyou in getting the support youneed. Be prepared to lose friendsor alienate loved ones due to yourstubborn nature lately. You mayend up being blamed if anythinggoes wrong.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Tuesday.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)Spend some quality time with the
one you love. Your talents willshine at work. Promote your ideasnow. Although up setting, changesin your domestic situation will befavorable. Your dramatic naturemay be too much to handle.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Monday.
CAPRICORN(Dec 22.- Jan. 20)Family get-togethers will be inter-
esting. Don't let emotional upsetforce you into the poorhouse.Make the necessary changes thatwill enable you to advance finan-cially. Financial gains can be madethrough wise investments.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Thursday.
AQUARIUS(Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)Advancement can be yours if youput your efforts into work relatedmatters. Look at your optionsbefore making commitments thatcould jeopardize your financialposition. You will have difficultiesspreading yourself between yourwork and your home. Look intoways to make your home morecomfortable.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Wednesday.
PISCES(Feb. 20-Mar. 20)You have to let go of your past if
you wish to get out of any senti-mental mood that might be hangingover your head. You will reap therewards for your kind actions.Sudden changes regarding friend-ships are likely to occur if you havetried to change others. You canwork in conjunction with those inthe know in order to get to the bot-tom of any pending issue.
Your luckiest events this monthwill occur on a Wednesday.
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 7
Confrontations between pro-
testers and police depart-
ments broke out nationwide
after the police officers who
caused the deaths of unarmed
black men were not indicted
by grand juries. Michael
Brown in Ferguson, Missouri…
shot in the street by officer
Darren Wilson. Eric Garner in
Staten Island, New York… who
died in an ambulance after a
chokehold by officer Daniel
Pantaleo. The outrage and
confusion was nationwide
and, as a result, protests (and
full-fledged riots) were as
well…
…But at a time when a lot of
police departments ratcheted
up the “us versus
” rhetoric and took a heavy-
handed approach to dealing
with protesters, Nashville’s
police force distributed coffee
and hot chocolate to demon-
strators and kept arrests to a
minimum. This mellow
approach to community polic-
ing didn’t sit well with one
Nashvillian, who wrote a letter
of complaint to police chief
Steve Anderson…
…”I have a son who I have
raised to respect police offi-
cers and other authority fig-
ures,” the letter writer
explained, “but if he comes to
me today and asks “Why are
the police allowing this?” I
wouldn’t have a good answer.”
(Chief Anderson made his
response public, but did not
identify the author of the com-
plaint.) “It is somewhat per-
plexing when children are
injected into the conversation
as an attempt to bolster a
position or as an attempt to
thwart the position of anoth-
er,” wrote Anderson. “While
this is not the type of conver-
sation I ordinarily engage in,
here are some thoughts you
may find useful as you talk
with your son.”…
…”First, it is laudable that you
are teaching your son respect
for the police and other
authority figures. However, a
better lesson might be that it
is the government the police
serve that should be respect-
ed. The police are merely a
representative of a govern-
ment formed by the people for
the people—for all people.
Being respectful of the govern-
ment would mean being
respectful of all persons, no
matter what their views.”…
…Chief Anderson actually
“gets” the intended role of
police in our country. The
increased militarization of
police departments since 9/11
has inspired many law
enforcement officers to imag-
ine themselves as front line
troops in an ongoing war
against a mostly imaginary
threat of domestic terror
attacks. These heavily-armed
“warriors” are increasingly
deployed in no-knock raids
against petty criminals with no
history of violence… often as
a result of an anonymous tip.
The results are often cata-
strophic…
…At a time when tensions
were running high among pro-
testers and Nashville’s police
officers, Chief Anderson chose
to look at demonstrators in his
jurisdiction as citizens who
had a right to peacefully
express their opinions. Instead
of deploying tear gas, his offi-
cers deployed cups of coffee
and hot chocolate. Police offi-
cers tend to talk a lot about
“respect.” I think it’s safe to
say that most of Nashville’s
protesters came away from
their police interactions with a
healthy amount of respect for
the officers they met…
- Mark Bedford
Hail to this Chief
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 8
boyfriends before me. Do
you thinks she was turning
tricks for a living before she
started dating me?
MK
DDeeaarr MMKK
AArree yyoouu ffuucckkiinngg sseerriioouuss?? II
ddoouubbtt iitt.. MMoosstt gguuyyss aarree ffuucckk--
iinngg mmoorroonnss.. TThhaatt’’ss wwhhyy tthheeyy
wweerree wwiitthh ootthheerr gguuyyss aanndd
ddiiddnn’’tt hhaavvee ddaatteess ooff tthheeiirr
oowwnn.. EEvveerryyoonnee hhaass aa ppaasstt iiff
sshhee mmaakkeess yyoouu hhaappppyy aanndd
yyoouu mmaakkee hheerr hhaappppyy tthheenn
ffuucckk wwhhaatt tthhoossee gguuyyss ssaaiidd
aanndd ddiidd.. TThheeyy wweerree tthhee oonneess
jjeerrkkiinn ooffff llaatteerr..
Dear Rocco,
This is a strange town. It
seems like all the white guys
are afraid of black guys or try
to appease them. And the
black guys seem to prey on
that as well it looks like. Am
I missing something? Is it like
that everywhere else or just
here? Why can’t people be
people and accept who we
each are?
JR
Dear Rocco,
I recently went out with my
current girlfriend to a con-
cert. While we were there a
couple of guys nodded,
winked and even made a few
gestures towards her. While
she played it off hoping I did-
n’t notice I saw she was get-
ting a little annoyed. There
were quite a few that night,
actually. I know that she had
only one, maybe two
DDeeaarr JJRR
TThhee mmeeddiiaa ppllaayyss aa hhuuggee rroollee
iinn hhooww ppeeooppllee aarree ppeerrcceeiivveedd..
IIff tthheerree wwaass nnoo ffeeaarr iinn tthhee
wwoorrlldd tthheenn tthhee nneewwss wwoouulldd
bbee eevveenn mmoorree bboorriinngg tthhaann iitt
iiss nnooww..
Dear Rocco,
What are your New Year’s
resolutions and did you
uphold any from last year?
DD
DDeeaarr DDDD
II ddoonn’’tt mmaakkee NNeeww YYeeaarr’’ss rreess--
oolluuttiioonnss aanndd nneevveerr hhaavvee
bbeeccaauussee II hhaavveenn’’tt hheeaarrdd ooff
aannyyoonnee wwhhoo aaccttuuaallllyy ccoomm--
pplleetteedd tthhee oonneess tthheeyy mmaaddee..
Dear Rocco,
Do you think Texas has a
chance to beat Alabama for
the National Championship
and why or why not?
HC
DDeeaarr HHCC
II tthhiinnkk aannyy tteeaamm ccaann bbeeaatt aannyy
tteeaamm aannyyttiimmee.. II tthhiinnkk iitt wwiillll
bbee aa ggoooodd ggaammee.. EEmmoottiioonnss iinn
ccoolllleeggee ffoooottbbaallll ppllaayy aa hhuuggee
ffaaccttoorr aanndd ccaann ccrriippppllee aann
eexxcceelllleenntt tteeaamm.. RReemmeemmbbeerr
tthhee TTeennnneesssseeee AAllaabbaammaa ggaammee
tthhiiss yyeeaarr?? TTeennnneesssseeee
sshhoouulldd’’vvee wwoonn tthhee ggaammee.. TThhee
ssaammee tteeaamm wwhhoo ggoott tthhee sshhiitt
kkiicckkeedd oouutt ooff tthheemm bbyy UUCCLLAA
aallmmoosstt uuppsseett tthhee nnuummbbeerr 11
tteeaamm iinn tthhee ccoouunnttrryy..
Rocco is a common sense,
tell-it-like-it-is, no-nonsense
kind of guy offering real
advice on any subject put
before him. Why pay thou-
sands of dollars on a high-
priced therapist when he’ll
straighten you out for free. If
you’d like advice from Rocco
e-mail him at
drop him a line at Ask Rocco
c/o Enigma P.O. Box 825
Chattanooga, TN 37401.
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 9
ROCKCREEK, Ore. (UPI) - An Oregonman said he is searching for hisgirlfriend’s cat after he mistakenlysold a box spring that the felinewas using as a hiding place. RoyDufek of Rockcreek said in aReddit post he was selling two bedsets for his girlfriend while shewas at work last week and he didnot realize until later that his girl-friend’s cat, Camo, had apparentlybeen hiding inside a box spring hestrapped to the top of a buyer’scar. Dufek, who was in the process
of moving when he sold the items,said the man who purchased thebed set allowed him to search hishouse, but there was no sign ofCamo. The man said he had heardunusual noises while affixing thebox spring to the top of his car.Dufek said his posts on Reddit andCraigslist have resulted in an out-pouring of support and offers ofassistance, but so far there havebeen no confirmed Camo sightings.“People have told us stories oftheir cat that was gone a fewmonths, or a month, and found theway home. So that gives us hope,”
Dufek told The Oregonian. “Theonly issue is we don’t live at thatapartment anymore.”
PROVO, Utah (UPI) - A Utah manwho chugged a quart of eggnog in12 seconds to win a restaurant giftcard said he was also awardedwith a three-day stay in the hospi-tal. Ryan Roche, whose victory wascaptured in a video posted toYouTube, said he was challengedto the eggnog-chugging contest athis work Christmas party last weekand he had to beat a 22-secondrecord to win a gift card to Ruth’s
Chris Steak House. “I just openedup my throat, didn’t even swal-low,” he told KSL-TV. “I prettymuch poured it down.” Roche fin-ished off the quart in 12 seconds. “Igot done, and I was gasping, Icouldn’t breathe,” he said. Rochesaid his breathing troubles intensi-fied in the ensuing hours and hestarted feeling shaky and nau-seous. He said a friend who is inmedical school recommended hego to the hospital, where doctorssaid he was “dry drowning” from
ENIGMA JANUARY 1 2015 10
the eggnog in his lungs. “I can’t tellyou how many doctors or nurseswould walk into my room and say,‘Eggnog, huh?’ Then they’d say,‘Well, at least you won,’” he toldthe New York Daily News. Rochesaid he spent his first 24 hours inthe hospital in intensive care. “Itwas rough,” he said. He said hetook home the steakhouse giftcard, but it also came with a valu-able lesson. “Eggnog: not ideal forthe lungs,” Roche said. “Not onlydo I get a Ruth’s Chris gift card, butI got a three night’s stay in the hos-pital.”
DETROIT, MI - Being on the“naughty list” just got a littletougher, at least in Detroit where aman dressed as jolly old Saint Nickunloaded on two hapless souls at agas station. Because apparentlyreindeer run on unleaded andeven Santa can’t go to Detroitwithout packing heavy. Detroitpolice officials confirmed that thetwo victims were recovering fromgunshot wounds following the inci-dent. The festively dressed gun-man, who is now in custody, toldofficers that he felt threatenedafter arguing with the pair andshot both men. “An individual whowas dressed as Santa and twoother individuals got into somekind of confrontation,” saidOfficer Adam Madera. “Two of theindividuals went to their vehicle;they believe that Santa felt maybethat they were going to get aweapon. He then shot these indi-viduals.” Madera said that two off-
duty officers in the area engagedin a short foot chase with the sus-pect and directed him to an on-duty officer who made the arrest.The suspect’s name was not imme-diately released, but if you didn’tget any presents on Christmasmorning it probably means thename was Kringle.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (UPI) - A westFlorida woman faces felony assaultcharges after she reportedlyattacked her grandmother fordenying a Facebook friendrequest. Deputies arrested RachelAnne Hayes, 27, early Thursday foraggravated battery on an elderlyperson. According to authorities,Hayes slapped the 72-year-old mul-tiple times at a home inClearwater, Fla. WFLA reports thewoman was Hayes’ grandmotherand that Hayes’ arrest affidavitindicated alcohol was a factor inthe assault. The attack allegedlystemmed from an argumentbetween the two over Hayes’Facebook moniker. Hayes’ grand-mother refused to accept herfriend request unless the namewas changed, according to author-ities. Hayes initially left the resi-dence but returned, and in theensuing argument she slapped hergrandmother multiple times at thethreshold of a door before the eld-erly woman was able to retreatinside. Deputies arrived on sceneand arrested Hayes, who wasreleased from the Pinellas Countyjail on $10,000 bond. Hayes’ jailrecords show prior arrests for
alcohol related incidents, includ-ing a DUI last year, violation ofprobation in relation to the DUIand a September charge of disor-derly conduct for urinating in pub-lic.
SHERIDAN, Wyo. (UPI) - Authoritiesin Wyoming said a man was shot inthe arm when his dog stepped on aloaded gun in the back seat of hispickup truck. Johnson CountySheriff Steve Kozisek said RichardFipps, 46, of Sheridan, was stand-ing next to his pickup truckMonday when his dog climbedfrom the front seat to the backseat and stepped on the loaded.300 Winchester Magnum, whichdid not have its safety activated.The gun fired off a round thatstruck Fipps in the left arm,Kozisek said. Kozisek said evi-dence from the scene and state-ments from two employees whowere working with Fipps at thetime of the incident support Fipps’version of events. Authorities saidFipps’ injury is not considered life-threatening, but there is a chancehe could lose his arm.
Like the comedian Jim Gaffiganpointed out, a lot of our holidaytraditions seem like the actions ofa drunk. Who chops down a treeand drags it inside their house(without drinking a 12 pack of beerand a half pint of whiskey first)?But our holiday oddities seemquaint and homey compared tosome of the bizarre things they doto celebrate Christmas around the
world. In Catalonia, families gath-er around the “caga tio,” a logthat’s decorated with a cartoonface and plied with treats in theweeks before Christmas. OnChristmas day, the children sing asong and beat the log with sticksuntil it ‘poops’ out presents (cagais the Catalonian equivalent of‘caca,’ and means ‘pooping’). InAustria, the Christmas season kicksoff on Dec. 5 with KrampusnachtKrampus, St. Nick’s demonic polaropposite, is a goat-horned devilthat shakes fistfuls of rusty chainsat passing children. According tolegend, naughty kids are snatchedby Krampus and dragged to hismountain lair. In more recentyears, the custom has morphedinto a sort of Halloween inDecember, giving people a chanceto dress up and parade around intheir ghoulish costumes. In theNetherlands, the Dutch add a littlefear to their holiday celebrationswith Zwarte Piet. In a rather racistcustom that has persisted to thisday, Zwarte Piet, or Black Peter, isSanta’s slave who abducts Dutchchildren that misbehave, takingthem back to Spain, where it issaid that Santa and Peter spendtheir off-season. In a scene manyAmericans would find shocking,the Dutch dress up as Black Peter,donning black face and Afro wigs,in order to accompany Santa. Sodon’t be too critical if Dad dressedup at Santa this year and smelled alittle like scotch and cigarettes. Itcould be a lot worse.
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This week’s calendar covers events fromThursday, December January 1, throughWednesday, January 7. We would be happy to pub-lish your free listing in future Billboards, spacepermitting. Simply mail us the information so thatwe have it 7 days before the publication date. Aphotograph may be sent with the announcement.Send information to: Calendar Editor, Enigma,P.O. Box 825, Chattanooga, TN 37401 or e-mail [email protected]. All dates subject tochange without notice.
TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 11
BBUUDD’’SS (Chattanooga) DJ HammerTTRREEMMOONNTT TTAAVVEERRNN (Chattanooga)
Songwriters ShowcaseCCAAMMPP HHOOUUSSEE (Chattanooga) Open MicAARRII’’SS HHAARRBBOORR LLIIGGHHTTSS (Chattanooga)
Keyz BrownTTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Dank Sinatra,
Funk YouTTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Cosby
Sweater
FFRRIIDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 22
RRAAWW (Chattanooga) DJ BarnabyRRHHYYTTHHMM && BBRREEWWSS (Chattanooga)
Channing Wilson Band, The Tatum
BrothersCCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Pat
McGee
SSAATTUURRDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 33
RRHHYYTTHHMM && BBRREEWWSS (Chattanooga)
Subconscious, River City Hustlers, Pains
ChapelRRAAWW (Chattanooga) DJ BarnabyCCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
CrackerTTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Indigo Girls
SSUUNNDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 44
SSKKYYZZOOOO (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter
MMOONNDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 55
TTRREEMMOONNTT TTAAVVEERRNN (Chattanooga) Trivia
NightTTHHEE OOFFFFIICCEE (Chattanooga) SpeakEasyFFOOXX && HHOOUUNNDD (Chattanooga) DJ
Exphacter
TTUUEESSDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 66
TTRREEMMOONNTT TTAAVVEERRNN (Chattanooga) Open
Mic w/ Mike McDadeSSOOUUTTHHSSIIDDEE TTAAVVEERRNN (Chattanooga) Troy
UnderwoodJJ..JJ..’’SS BBOOHHEEMMIIAA (Chattanooga) Birds of
Avalon, Ex HexRRHHYYTTHHMM && BBRREEWWSS (Chattanooga)
Uptown Big Band
WWEEDDNNEESSDDAAYY JJaannuuaarryy 77
TTHHEE CCOOMMEEDDYY CCAATTCCHH (Chattanooga) Reno
CollierRRAAWW (Chattanooga) Open JamLLAASS MMAARRGGAARRIITTAA’’SS (Chattanooga) Priscilla
& Little RickeeAARRII’’SS HHAARRBBOORR LLIIGGHHTTSS (Chattanooga)
Keyz BrownTTHHEE TTAAVVEERRNN (Soddy-Daisy) Roberts &
SimsBBIIJJOOUU TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Steep
Canyon Rangers
UUPPCCOOMMIINNGG EEVVEENNTTSS
AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Brian Poesehn
January 8TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Kansas January
9FFOOXX TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Sam Smith
January 9VVIINNYYLL (Atlanta) Emerson Hart January 9AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Brian Poesehn
January 9WWIILLDD BBIILLLL’’SS (Duluth, GA) Gary Allan
January 9EEXXIITT//IINN (Nashville) Reverend Horton
Heat, Dale Watson, Rosie Flores January
9CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Judy
Collins January 9BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Eric
Church January 10AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Brian Poesehn
January10TTHHEE CCOONNCCOOUURRSSEE (Knoxville) Roadkill
Ghost Choir January 10EEDDDDIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Johnette
Naplitano January 11TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Seether, Papa
Roach, Islander, Kying January 11SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY HHAALLLL (Atlanta) Don Williams
January 11VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) George
Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
February 11BBIIJJOOUU TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Miranda
Sings January 12
RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Gregg
Allman January 13/14SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Kenny Rogers January 15AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Marlon Wayans
January 15HHAARRRRAAHH’’SS CCHHEERROOKKEEEE CCAASSIINNOO (Cherokee)
Gregg Allman January 16SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Kenny Rogers January 16AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Marlon Wayans
January 16BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Linkin
Park, Rise Against, Of Mice & Men
January 17SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Kenny Rogers January 17OOZZ NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Dean & Britta
January 17AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Marlon Wayans
January 17EEDDDDIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Midge Ure
January 17BBIIJJOOUU TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Miranda
Sings January 17TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Pennywise,
A Wilhelm Scream, Anti-Flag January 18ZZYYDDEECCOO (Birmingham) Mushroomhead,
Like Monroe, The Family Ruin, Thira
January 18SSAAMMMMYY TT’’SS (Huntsville) Corey Smith
January 21ZZYYDDEECCOO (Birmingham) Earphunk January
21TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Ben Howard
January 21AALLAABBAAMMAA TTHHEEAATTRREE (Birmingham)
Tedeschi Trucks Band January 22TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Billy Idol
January 22BBIIJJOOUU TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Moon Taxi
January 22TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Corey Smith
January 23TTIIVVOOLLII TTHHEEAATTRREE (Chattanooga) Tedeschi
Trucks Band January 23MMEERRCCYY LLOOUUNNGGEE (Nashville) Of Montreal,
Nedelle Torio January 23RRHHYYTTHHMM && BBRREEWWSS (Chattanooga) Of
Montreal, Nedelle Torio January 24TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Rebelution
January 24VVOONN BBRRAAUUNN CCEENNTTEERR (Huntsville) Ron
White January 24MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville) G-
Easy, Jay Ant, Kehlani, Kool John
January 24CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Will
Kimbrough January 24LLAAUURREELL TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville)
Dismembered Tennesseans January 24TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Machine
Head January 25TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Josh Turner
January 27VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Antibalas,
Zap Mama January 27TTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Leon Russell
January 27CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Jeff
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Daniels January 27RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) John
Mellencamp, Carlene Carter January 27BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Jack
White January 28CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) “School House Rock –
Live) January 29TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Napalm
Death, Volvod, Exhumed, Iron Reagan,
Black Crown Initiate, Ringworm January
29MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Rebelution, Katchafire January 29TTEENNNNEESSSSEEEE TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Ron
White January 30TTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Paper
Diamond January 30WWOORRKKPPLLAAYY TTHHEEAATTRREE (Birmingham) Bob
Schneider January 30TTIIVVOOLLII TTHHEEAATTRREE (Chattanooga) Ron
White January 31FFEERRSSTT CCEENNTTEERR (Atlanta) Arlo Guthrie
January 31BBAARRLLEEYY’’SS TTAAPPRROOOOMM (Knoxville) Wayne
“The Train” Hancock January 31AARREENNAA AATT GGWWIINNNNEETTTT CCEENNTTEERR (Atlanta)
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, J.
Geils Band January 31TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Less Than
Jake, Reel Big Fish, Zero Authority
February 2TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Shovels & Rope
February 3PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Chris Brown,
Trey Songz, Tyga February 3HHEEAAVVEENN AATT TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta)
Motion City Soundtrack, Copeland
February 3CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
Crystal Bowersox February 3MMEERRCCYY LLOOUUNNGGEE (Nashville) Copeland
February 4CCEENNTTEERR SSTTAAGGEE (Atlanta) Kongos, Sir Sly
February 5
33RRDD && LLIINNDDSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Lucy Hale,
John Dorr February 5FFOOXX TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Jerry Seinfield
February 6MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Cold War Kids, Elliot Moss February 6BBAARRLLEEYY’’SS TTAAPPRROOOOMM (Knoxville)
American Aquarium February 6TTHHEE 112200 TTAAVVEERRNN (Marietta, GA) Shooter
Jennings With Waymore’s Outlaws
February 7CCUULLTTUURRAALL CCEENNTTEERR (Roswell, GA) Ruthie
Foster February 7BBUUCCKKHHEEAADD TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Cold War
Kids, Elliot Moss February 7TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Lotus
February 7GGEEOORRGGIIAA DDOOMMEE (Atlanta) Skillet, Jeremy
Camp, Francesca Batistell, Building 429,
Family Force 5, NewSong, For King And
Country, Blanca, Veridia February 7CCEENNTTEERR SSTTAAGGEE (Atlanta) Ingrid
Michaelson February 7PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Katt Williams
February 7TTHHEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Evan Dando
February 7BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Skillet,
Jeremy Camp, Francesca Batistell,
Building 429, Family Force 5, NewSong,
For King And Country, Blanca, Veridia
February 8RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Diana
Ross February 8TTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Phox
February 10CCAANNNNEERRYY BBAALLLLRROOOOMM (Nashville) Guster,
Kishi Bashi February 12CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
Colin Hay February 12MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Above &Beyond February 12
33RRDD && LLIINNDDSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Echosmith,
The Colourist February 12CCEENNTTEERR SSTTAAGGEE (Atlanta) Jessie J
February 12EEDDDDIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Lloyd Cole
February 12BBUUCCKKHHEEAADD TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Shovels &
Rope, Caroline Rose February 12LLAAUUGGHHIINNGG SSKKUULLLL LLOOUUNNGGEE (Atlanta) Emo
Philips February 12WWOORRKKPPLLAAYY TTHHEEAATTRREE (Birmingham)
Robyn Hitchcock February 12WWIILLDDHHOORRSSEE SSAALLOOOONN (Nashville) Rick
Springfield February 13CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
Colin Hay February 13RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville)
Tedeschi Trucks Band February 13FFOOXX TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) John
Mellencamp, Carlene Carter February 13TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Guster
February 13VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Big Head
Todd & the Monsters February 13OOPPEERRAA (Atlanta) Datsik February 13AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Carlos Mencia
February 13LLAAUUGGHHIINNGG SSKKUULLLL LLOOUUNNGGEE (Atlanta) Emo
Philips February 13TTHHOOMMPPSSOONN--BBOOLLIINNGG AARREENNAA (Knoxville)
Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca
Batistell, Building 429, Family Force 5,
NewSong, For King And Country,
Blanca, Veridia February 13VVOONN BBRRAAUUNN CCEENNTTEERR (Huntsville) Brian
Regan February 14RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Shovels
& Rope February 14TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Wale
February 14AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Carlos Mencia
February 14LLAAUUGGHHIINNGG SSKKUULLLL LLOOUUNNGGEE (Atlanta) Emo
Philips February 14CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
Dave Mason February 15RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Craig
Morgan, Deana Carter, Third Day, Mike
Farris February 15TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Silverstein,
Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, My Iron
Lung, Major League February 15LLAAUUGGHHIINNGG SSKKUULLLL LLOOUUNNGGEE (Atlanta) Emo
Philips February 15AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Carlos Mencia
February 15TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Silverstein,
Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, My Iron
Lung, Major League February 15BBJJCCCC CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL (Birmingham) Ringo
& His All Starr Band, Steve Lukather,
Richard Page, Greg Rolie, Todd
Rundgren, Gregg Bissonette, Warren
Ham February 15CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) Harry Connick Jr.
February 16CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) Harry Connick Jr.
February 16WWAARR MMEEMMOORRIIAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM(Nashville) Dr. John February 17CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Arlo
Guthrie February 17VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Dark Star
Orchestra February 18EEDDDDIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Sean Watkins
February 18CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Arlo
Guthrie February 18RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville)
Blackberry Smoke February 18BBIIJJOOUU TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Robert Earl
Keen February 18PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Maroon 5,
Magic!, Rozzi Crane February 19SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Styx February 19TTHHEE BBAASSEEMMEENNTT (Nashville) Sean Watkins
February 19MMCCKKEENNZZIIEE AARREENNAA (Chattanooga)
MercyMe, Crowder, Matt Maher, Jamie
Grace, Tedashi, Group 1 Crew, I Am
They, Jon Guerra February 20VVIINNYYLL (Atlanta) Bad Suns February 20TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Excision,
Protohype, Minnesota February 20SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Styx February 20BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Charlie
Wilson, Kem, Joe February 20SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Styx February 21BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Jason
Aldean February 21EEDDDDIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) John Hammond
February 22TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Pierce the
Veil, Sleeping With Sirens February 22BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville)
Maroon 5, Magic!, Rozzi Crane February
22ZZAANNIIEE’’SS (Nashville) Margaret Cho
February 22-25BBJJCCCC AARREENNAA (Birmingham) Charlie
Wilson, Kem, Joe February 22MMAARRKK CC.. SSMMIITTHH CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL(Huntsville) Gordon Lightfoot February
23BBUUCCKKHHEEAADD TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Ryan
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Bingham, Lucero, Twin Forks February
25IIRROONN CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Ryan Bingham,
Lucero February 26TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Punch
Brothers February 26AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Tom Green
February 26MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Goodbye June, Kongos, Sir Sly, Colony
House February 27TTEENNNNEESSSSEEEE PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Harry Connick Jr. February
27RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Punch
Brothers February 27AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Tom Green
February 27VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Al Di
Meola February 27TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Willie Nelson
February 27TTHHEE IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL (Knoxville) Young
the Giant February 27PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Billy Joel
February 28HHEELLLL AATT TTHHEE MMAAQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta)
Helmet February 28AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Tom Green
February 28TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Corey Smith
February 28CCOOTTTTOONN EEYYEEDD JJOOEE’’SS (Knoxville) Dan +
Shay, Canaan Smith February 28HHAARRRRAAHH’’SS CCHHEERROOKKEEEE CCAASSIINNOO (Cherokee)
Willie Nelson February 28TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Above &
Beyond March 1BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Chris
Brown, Trey Songz, Tyga March 1RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Willie
Nelson March 3
IIRROONN HHOORRSSEE CCAAFFÉÉ (Birmingham) 10
Years, Otherwise, The Glorious Sons,
Luminoth March 3TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) August
Burns Red, Miss May I, Northlane, Erra
March 4MMEERRCCYY LLOOUUNNGGEE (Nashville) 10 Years,
Otherwise, The Glorious Sons, Luminoth
March 4AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Pauly Shore
March 5RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Gov’t
Mule March 5TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) J.J. Grey &
Mofro March 6AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Pauly Shore
March 6
33RRDD && LLIINNDDSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Beth Hart
March 6BBJJCCCC CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL (Birmingham) Little
Big Town, Chris Stapelton March 6MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Moe. March 7
33RRDD && LLIINNDDSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Beth Hart
March 7AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Pauly Shore
March 7TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) 10 Years,
Otherwise, The Glorious Sons, Luminoth
March 7MMEEMMOORRIIAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Chattanooga)
Little Big Town, Chris Stapelton March 8TTHHOOMMPPSSOONN--BBOOLLIINNGG AARREENNAA (Knoxville)
Fleetwood Mac March 8TTHHEE LLOOFFTT (Atlanta) Aesop Rock, Rob
Sonic, DJ Abilities, Homeboy Sandman
March 8IIRROONN CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Willie Nelson
March 8TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Ryan Bingham,
Lucero March 9
VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Hozier,
George Ezra March 10ZZYYDDEECCOO (Birmingham) Aesop Rock, Rob
Sonic, DJ Abilities, Homeboy Sandman
March 10AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Santana March
11BBJJCCCC CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL (Birmingham) John
Mellencamp, Carlene Carter March 12AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Gilbert Godfrey
March 12TTHHEE MMAASSQQUUEERRAADDEE (Atlanta) Andy
Grammer, Alex & Sierra March 12TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Hozier March
13AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Gilbert Godfrey
March 13RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Hozier
March 14MMEERRCCYY LLOOUUNNGGEE (Nashville) Gang of Four
March 14AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Gilbert
Gottfried March 14MMCCKKEENNZZIIEE AARREENNAA (Chattanooga) Skillet,
Jeremy Camp, Francesca Batistell,
Building 429, Family Force 5, NewSong,
For King And Country, Blanca, Veridia
March 15SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Vienna Boys Choir March 15RROOCCKKEETTOOWWNN (Nashville) The Devil
Wears Prada, Born of Osiris, The Word
Alive, Secrets March 15WWOORRKKPPLLAAYY SSOOUUNNDDSSTTAAGGEE (Birmingham)
Joshua Radin March 15BBJJCCCC CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL (Birmingham)
Santana March 15VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Gang of
Four March 15CCEENNTTEERR SSTTAAGGEE (Atlanta) Joshua Radin
March 16RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Hozier
March 16TTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) The Church
March 17RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Hozier
March 17BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville)
Fleetwood Mac March 18SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Boyz II Men March 19AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel
March 19TTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Buckwheat
Zydeco March 18BBJJCCCC AARREENNAA (Birmingham) Michael
Lambert, Justin Moore, Danielle
Bradberry March 19CCAANNNNEERRYY BBAALLLLRROOOOMM (Nashville) Meghan
Trainor March 20SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Boyz II Men March 20CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
Donna the Buffalo March 20AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel
March 20VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) G. Love &
Special Sauce March 20ZZYYDDEECCOO (Birmingham) Suicide Silence,
Emmure, Fit For An Autopsy, Within the
Ruins March 20AALLAABBAAMMAA TTHHEEAATTRREE (Birmingham) CeCe
Winans, Israel Houghton, Gerald
Albright, DeLeon Richards, Marcus Cole,
Keith Staten, Vonnie Lopez, Leon Timbo
March 20BBJJCCCC AARREENNAA (Birmingham) Skillet,
Jeremy Camp, Francesca Batistell,
Building 429, Family Force 5, NewSong,
For King And Country, Blanca, Veridia
March 21SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Boyz II Men March 21KKNNOOXXVVIILLLLEE AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Knoxville)
Sarah McLachlin March 21AATTLLAANNTTAA LLIIVVEE (Atlanta) Mitch Fatel
March 21BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville)
Nickelback March 22PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Ariana Grande,
Rixton March 24PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Fleetwood Mac
March 25TTEENNNNEESSSSEEEE TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Brian
Regan March 26VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) King Tuff
March 26TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) The Stray Birds,
Keller Williams March 27BBLLIINNDD WWIILLLLIIEE’’SS (Atlanta) The
Nighthawks March 27TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Dr. Dog,
Mewithoutyou March 28SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY HHAALLLL (Atlanta) Jane Lynch
March 28FFOOXX TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Brian Regan
March 28CCEENNTTEERR SSTTAAGGEE (Atlanta) “RuPaul’s Drag
Race”, Cary Nokey March 28TTEERRMMIINNAALL WWEESSTT (Atlanta) Swans March
28
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Regan March 29EEDDDDIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Al Stewart
March 29JJEENNNNIIEE AANNDDEERRSSOONN TTHHEEAATTRREE (Marietta,
GA) Frankie Avalon March 29BBJJCCCC CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL (Birmingham) Sarah
McLachlin March 31TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Damien Rice
March 31BBUUCCKKHHEEAADD TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Taking
Back Sunday, The Menzingers, Letlive.
April 1IIRROONN CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Mat Kearney
April 2CCHHAASSTTAAIINN PPAARRKK (Atlanta) Alt-J April 4RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Mat
Kerney April 4GGRRAANNDD OOLLEE OOPPRRYY HHOOUUSSEE (Nashville) Alt-
J April 6SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 9TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) The
Decemberists April10SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 10TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) The
Decemberists, Alvvays April 11SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Bernadette Peters April 11TTEEMMPPTT (Murfreesboro) Datsik April 11RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) The
Decemberists April 13BBUUCCKKHHEEAADD TTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Ok Go
April 14TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Tesla April 15TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Jason Isbell
April 16IIRROONN CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Zappa Plays
Zappa April 16BBJJCCCC CCOONNCCEERRTT HHAALLLL (Birmingham)
Roberta Flack April 18
VVAARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYHHOOUUSSEE (Atlanta) Zappa
Plays Zappa April 18JJAAMMEESS KK.. PPOOLLKK TTHHEEAATTRREE (Nashville)
Frank Caliendo, George Canter April 18NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE MMUUNNIICCIIPPAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM(Nashville) Eddie Money April 18SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY HHAALLLL (Atlanta) Diana Krall
April 19AANNDDRREEWW JJAACCKKSSOONN HHAALLLL (Nashville)
Anjelah Johnson April 19VVOONN BBRRAAUUNN CCEENNTTEERR (Huntsville) Eddie
Money April 19AALLYYSS RROOBBIINNSSOONN SSTTEEPPHHEENNSS CCEENNTTEERR(Birmingham) Diana Krall April 20RRYYMMAANN AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Nashville) Diana
Krall April 21TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Sleater-
Kinney April 21TTHHEE AARREENNAA AATT GGWWIINNNNEETTTT CCEENNTTEERR(Atlanta) The Who April 23MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Sleater-Kinney April 23CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville)
Joan Armatrading April 25CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) Rodney Carrington April
25TTHHEE TTAABBEERRNNAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Walk the
Moon, The Griswolds April 25FFRREEDDRRIICCKKSS EEQQUUIIPPMMEENNTT (Decatur, AL) .38
Special April 25VVOONN BBRRAAUUNN CCEENNTTEERR (Huntsville)
Chicago April 26MMEEMMOORRIIAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM (Chattanooga)
Chicago April 28TTRRAACCKK 2299 (Chattanooga) Keb’ Mo’ May 1CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) Lewis Black May 1TTIIVVOOLLII TTHHEEAATTRREE (Chattanooga) Lewis
Black May 2CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) Bill Cosby May 2
UUNNIIVVEERRSSIITTYY OOFF AALLAABBAAMMAA (Tuscaloosa)
Steve Winwood May 2TTEENNNNEESSSSEEEE TTHHEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Lewis
Black May 3MMAARRAATTHHOONN MMUUSSIICC WWOORRKKSS (Nashville)
Zappa Plays Zappa May 7SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Kenny G May 7-9CCHHAASSTTAAIINN PPAARRKK (Atlanta) Hozier May 8JJEENNNNIIEE AANNDDEERRSSOONN TTHHEEAATTRREE (Marietta,
GA) Mickey Gilley May 9VVEERRIIZZOONN WWIIRREELLEESSSS AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE(Atlanta) ZZ Top, Jeff Beck May 10BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) The
Who May 11CCIITTYY WWIINNEERRYY NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Ed
Kowalczyk May 11PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Bette Midler
May 13AATTLLAANNTTIICC SSTTAATTIIOONN PPAARRKK (Atlanta)
“Shaky Knees Music Festival” May 17PPHHIILLIIPPSS AARREENNAA (Atlanta) Iggy Azeala,
Nick Jonas, Tinashe, DJ Wizz Kidd May
19IIRROONN CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Kamelot,
Dragonforce May 21KKIINNGGSSTTOONN DDOOWWNNSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA)
“Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival”
May 22-24CCOOBBBB EENNEERRGGYY PPEERRFFOORRMMIINNGG AARRTTSS CCEENN--TTEERR (Atlanta) Lisa Lampinelli May 30AARREENNAA AATT GGWWIINNNNEETTTT CCEENNTTEERR (Atlanta)
Barry Manilow, Dave Koz June 4SSOOUUTTHHEERRNN SSTTAATTEESS AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE(Fayetteville, GA) Chuck Negron June 6GGEEOORRGGIIAA DDOOMMEE (Atlanta) Kenny
Chesney, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert,
Chase Rice June 13AARREENNAA AATT GGWWIINNNNEETTTT CCEENNTTEERR (Atlanta)
Cheech & Chong, WAR June 13AAAARROONN’’SS AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Lana
Del Ray June 14TTEENNNNEESSSSEEEE SSTTAATTEE FFAAIIRRGGRROOUUNNDDSS(Nashville) Van’s Warped Tour July 1AAAARROONN’’SS AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Van’s
Warped Tour July 2CCHHAASSTTAAIINN PPAARRKK (Atlanta) Idina Menzel
July 24SSOOUUTTHHEERRNN GGRROOUUNNDD AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE(Fayetteville, GA) Blood Sweat & Tears
July 25SSCCHHEERRMMEERRHHOORRNN SSYYMMPPHHOONNYY CCEENNTTEERR(Nashville) Shirley MacLaine July 30AAAARROONN’’SS AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) 5
Seconds of Summer August 5NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE MMUUNNIICCIIPPAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM(Nashville) “Ink-N-Iron Festival” Merle
Haggard, Three Times Bad August 7CCHHAASSTTAAIINN PPAARRKK (Atlanta) ThePianoGuys
August 8NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE MMUUNNIICCIIPPAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM(Nashville) “Ink-N-Iron Festival” Three
Times Bad August 8NNAASSHHVVIILLLLEE MMUUNNIICCIIPPAALL AAUUDDIITTOORRIIUUMM(Nashville) “Ink-N-Iron Festival” Three
Times Bad August 9AAAARROONN’’SS AAMMPPHHIITTHHEEAATTRREE (Atlanta)
Nickelback August 29BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Taylor
Swift, Vance Joy September 25/26SSCCHHWWAARRTTZZ CCEENNTTEERR (Atlanta) Chick
Corea and Bela Fleck October 3CCEENNTTEENNNNIIAALL OOLLYYMMPPIICC PPAARRKK (Atlanta)
Foo Fighters October 4BBRRIIDDGGEESSTTOONNEE AARREENNAA (Nashville) Foo
Fighters October 5GGEEOORRGGIIAA DDOOMMEE (Atlanta) Taylor Swift,
Vance Joy, Shawn Mendes October 24
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The Woman in Black 2: Angel of
Death PG-13
Hammer Films goes in for a sec-
ond round of fright with this fol-
low-up to The Woman in Black
from a story idea by original
author Susan Hill. Tom Harper
directs.
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Annie PG
Annie is a young, happy foster kid
who’s also tough enough to make
her way on the streets of New
York in 2014. Originally left by her
parents as a baby with the prom-
ise that they’d be back for her
someday, it’s been a hard knock
life ever since with her mean fos-
ter mom Miss Hannigan. But
everything’s about to change
when the hard-nosed tycoon and
New York mayoral candidate Will
Stacks – advised by his brilliant
VP, Grace and his shrewd and
scheming campaign advisor, Guy
– makes a thinly-veiled campaign
move and takes her in. Stacks
believes he’s her guardian angel,
but Annie’s self-assured nature
and bright, sun-will-come-out-
tomorrow outlook on life just
might mean it’s the other way
around.
Big Eyes PG-13
Walter Keane became a house-
hold name in the 1950s, when his
oddly emotional and best-selling
paintings of big-eyed children
made him a coveted TV talk show
guest. But was the art really his?
His wife Margaret claims that
Walter’s only contributions to the
work were his signatures, and
Keanes subsequent legal battle
will destroy their marriage and
lead to a jaw-dropping court
showdown that will prove once
and for all who the real artist is.
Big Hero 6
Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada
learns to harness his genius—
thanks to his brilliant brother
Tadashi and their like-minded
friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go
Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chem-
istry whiz Honey Lemon and fan-
boy Fred. When a devastating
turn of events catapults them into
the midst of a dangerous plot
unfolding in the streets of San
Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his clos-
est companion—a robot named
Baymax—and transforms the
group into a band of high-tech
heroes determined to solve the
mystery.
Exodus: God and Kings PG-13
Ridley Scott’s Biblical epic
Exodus: Gods and Kings stars
Christian Bale as Moses who, as
the film opens, fights alongside
his brother Ramses (a shaved-
headed Joel Edgerton), to help
defend Egypt, which is ruled by
their father, Seti (John Turturro).
During battle, Moses saves
Ramses life, causing Ramses to
fear that his brother will one day
be King because it fits with a
prophecy handed down by one of
Seti’s trusted spiritualists. Soon
after Seti’s death, Moses, who is
actually Jewish and not Egyptian,
is banished. However, he
becomes the leader of the Jewish
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Phoebe Fox in Alliance Films’ “The Woman In Black 2: Angel ofDeath”.
people and leads a rebellion, with
the help of a wrathful God,
against that Egyptians.
Horrible Bosses 2 R
After barely escaping with their
lives when their plans to murder
their bosses goes out of control,
Nick, Dale and Kurt decide that
they’ll be better off launching a
business of their own. But a slick
investor has other plans, and
when he manages to snake their
successful venture right out from
underneath them, the three
friends launch a not-very-well-
thought-out plan to kidnap the
investor’s adult son and trade him
for control of their company.
Interstellar PG-13
A group of explorers make use of
a newly discovered wormhole to
surpass the limitations on human
space travel and conquer the vast
distances involved in an interstel-
lar voyage.
Into the Woods PG
A witch tasks a childless baker
and his wife with procuring magi-
cal items from classic fairy tales
to reverse the curse put on their
family tree.
Night at the Museum: Secret of
the Tomb PG-13
Get ready for the wildest and
most adventure-filled Night At the
Museum ever as Larry (Ben Stiller)
spans the globe, uniting favorite
and new characters while
embarking on an epic quest to
save the magic before it is gone
forever.
Penguins of Madagascar PG
Super spy teams aren’t
born…they’re hatched. Discover
the secrets of the greatest and
most hilarious covert birds in the
global espionage biz: Skipper,
Kowalski, Rico and Private. These
elitists of the elite are joining
forces with a chic undercover
organization, The North Wind.
Led by handsome and husky
Agent Classified (we could tell you
his name, but then…you know),
voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch.
Together, they must stop the vil-
lainous Dr. Octavius Brine, voiced
by John Malkovich, from destroy-
ing the world as we know it.
The Gambler R
Lit professor and gambler Jim
Bennett’s debt causes him to bor-
row money from his mother and a
loan shark. Further complicating
his situation is his relationship
with one of his students. Will
Bennett risk his life for a second
chance?
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five
Armies PG-13
Peter Jackson takes cues from the
appendices of The Lord of the
Rings to expand New Line
Cinema’s Hobbit adaptation with
this third film completing the epic
tale of Bilbo Baggins, as played by
Martin Freeman.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
Part 1 PG-13
Katniss Everdeen leads the dis-
tricts of Panem in a rebellion
against the tyrannical and corrupt
Capitol. As the war that will
determine the fate of Panem
escalates, Katniss must decipher
for herself who she can trust and
what needs to be done, with
everything she cares for in the
balance.
The Interview
Dave Skylark and his producer
Aaron Rapoport run the popular
celebrity tabloid TV show
“Skylark Tonight.” When they dis-
cover that North Korean dictator
Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show,
they land an interview with him
in an attempt to legitimize them-
selves as journalists. As Dave and
Aaron prepare to travel to
Pyongyang, their plans change
when the CIA recruits them, per-
haps the two least-qualified men
imaginable, to assassinate Kim
Jong-un.
Unbroken PG-13
After a near-fatal plane crash in
WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini
spends a harrowing 47 days in a
raft with two fellow crewmen
before he’s caught by the
Japanese navy and sent to a pris-
oner-of-war camp.
Wild R
A chronicle of one woman’s
1,100-mile solo hike undertaken
as a way to recover from a
recent catastrophe.
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American Sniper R
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent
to Iraq with only one mission: to
protect his brothers-in-arms. His
pinpoint accuracy saves countless
lives on the battlefield and, as
stories of his courageous exploits
spread, he earns the nickname
“Legend.” However, his reputa-
tion is also growing behind
enemy lines, putting a price on
his head and making him a prime
target of insurgents. He is also
facing a different kind of battle
on the home front: striving to be
a good husband and father from
halfway around the world. Based
on the book by Chris Kyle with
Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice.
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1199550026-year-old Sam Phillips opens hisMemphis Recording Service at thecorner of Union and Marshall inMemphis, Tennessee. The new ven-ture’s slogan is “We RecordAnything - Anywhere - Anytime.”Elvis Presley will spend $3.98 tomake his first recording there inJuly, 1953.
1199553329-year-old Hank Williams died ofheart failure while on his way to ashow in Canton Ohio. Ironically, hehad the number 1 song that week onthe Country chart called, “I’ll NeverGet Out of This World Alive”.
11995566On the first day of the new year,RCA released Elvis Presley’s“Heartbreak Hotel”. In 1999, the sin-gle would be certified multi-plat-inum for the second time.
11995577Fats Domino records “I’m Walkin’”,a song he wrote after his car brokedown and a fan shouted “Hey, lookat Fats Domino, he’s walking!”. Therecord won’t be released for over ayear, but would go on to reach #4 onthe US Pop chart and #1 on the R&Bchart in April of 1958.
11996600Johnny Cash gave his first of manyperformances at San QuentinPrison. In the audience that nightwas Merle Haggard, who was serv-ing just under three years for bur-glary.
1199662227-year-old John Phillips marries 18-year-old Holly Michelle Gilliam. Themarriage was her first and his sec-ond, and would produce one child,Chynna. The pair would later co-found The Mamas And Papas, butdivorced in 1970.
The Beatles attend a New Year’s Dayaudition for Decca Records wherethey record 15 songs. After review-
ing their material, the companydecided to sign Brian Poole And TheTremeloes instead. A record compa-ny executive tells Brian Epstein,“These boys won’t make it. Guitargroups are out. Go back toLiverpool, Mr. Epstein. You have agood business there.”
11996633A quartet from Minneapolis,Minnesota who called themselvesThe Trashmen saw their firstrelease, “Surfin’ Bird”, enter theBillboard Hot 100 where it wouldreach #4 during the first week ofFebruary, next year. The song is acombination of two R&B hits by TheRivingtons: “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow”and “The Bird’s the Word”.
11996644The Liverpool Youth EmploymentService announced that some appli-cants were finding it difficult to getjobs because their Beatle style hair-cuts and clothing were unaccept-able to employers.
11996655The Beatles had three L.P.s in theTop 10 of the US albums chart, with“Beatles ‘65” (number 1), “A HardDay’s Night” (number 6) and“Beatles’ Story” (peaking at number7).
11996666The Monkees topped the BillboardHot 100 with the Neil Diamond com-position, “I’m A Believer”. Becauseof over a million advance orders,the single went Gold two days afterits release and has now sold overten million copies worldwide. Itsreign at #1 lasted for seven weeks.
11996677Singer, guitarist and songwriterDave Mason quits Traffic, one of theUK’s most popular and successfulRock bands, to embark on a solocareer.
“Hello Goodbye” becomes TheBeatles 15th Billboard number one
hit. The flip side, “I Am The Walrus”reached #56, the lowest ranking forany charted “B” side of a Beatlesnumber one single. John Lennonwrote nonsense words for “Walrus”after learning that a teacher at hisold primary school was having hisstudents analyze Beatles’ lyrics. Hewould later say, “Let the fuckerswork that one out.”
Sonny And Cher are barred fromPasadena, California’s Tournamentof Roses Parade for speaking out insupport of the 2,000 demonstratorswho protested a year-long cam-paign by sheriffs and police to clearthe Strip of ‘loitering’ teenagers.Known as “the Sunset Strip rioters”,the group mainly consisted of 15-year-olds with long hair and acnewho were confronted by severalhundred riot-helmeted sheriff’sdeputies.
The Beach Boys’ Carl Wilson refusedto report to the local draft boardafter getting his draft notice. Hewould eventually win conscientiousobjector status. The Beach Boyswere still enjoying the success oftheir latest single, “GoodVibrations”, which hit number 1 inthe US just a few weeks earlier.
11996688The Doors’ “Touch Me” is released.With a guitar intro strongly influ-enced by The Four Seasons’ “C’monMarianne”, the song would reach #3on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 inCanada, #10 in Australia, but didn’tchart at all in the UK.
Peter Tork quit The Monkees, buy-ing himself out of his contract for$160,000, which left him broke. Hewent on to form a group calledRelease and played banjo onGeorge Harrison’s soundtrack to thefilm Wonderwall. He later did someclub performances and live televi-sion appearances before intermit-tently returning to The Monkees in1986.
For the first time ever, Americansspent more than $1 billion onrecords. According to Billboardmagazine, album sales were 192 mil-lion units and singles sold 187 mil-lion units.
11996699Thirty thousand copies of JohnLennon and Yoko Ono’s album “TwoVirgins” were seized at a New Jerseyairport because the cover showedthe couple naked. A vice squad inChicago shut down a record storedisplaying the album, causing thedistributor, Tetragrammaton
Records to sell the L.P. in a plainbrown paper wrapper.
11997700With Melody Maker magazinereporting that The Beatles are look-ing for a new bass player, PaulMcCartney files suit to dissolve theBeatles’ corporation. It would takeuntil 1974 for the split to becomefinal.
What would prove to be TheBeatles’ final recording session isheld at EMI’s Abby Road Studios.The last song they ever playedtogether was “I Me Mine”, whichbecame the title of GeorgeHarrison’s autobiography a decadelater.
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On MyHead”, taken from the soundtrackof the film Butch Cassidy and theSundance Kid, becomes BJ Thomas’third US Top Ten hit and his firstnumber one. It made #38 in the UK.
Following the footsteps of PeterTork, who quit a year earlier, singerDavy Jones announces that he too isleaving The Monkees.
11997711George Harrison became the firstsolo Beatle to have a #1 album in theUS when “All Things Must Pass”went to the top of the Billboardchart for a seven week stay. It was
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eventually certified 6x Platinum bythe RIAA and was ranked #437 onRolling Stone magazine’s list of The500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
11997722Don McLean received a Gold recordfor his single “American Pie”, whichreached #1 in the US and #2 in theUK, selling over three millioncopies.
11997733Jim Croce’s “Time in a Bottle” topsthe Hot 100, the second of threeposthumous hits for the late singer/ songwriter.
11997744Stevie Nicks and LindseyBuckingham are invited to joinFleetwood Mac, marking the band’stenth line-up change since 1967.
11997766Bob Dylan’s song “Hurricane”topped out at #33 on the Billboardsingles chart, helping to causeenough publicity to eventually getformer boxer Rubin ‘Hurricane’Carter released from jail. The songpromoted Carter’s innocence and amovie about Carter’s life, starringDenzel Washington, was released in2000.
11997777After an appeal by lawyers forWarner Brothers Records, the USImmigration Service reverses itsdecision to bar The Sex Pistols fromentering the United States.
11997788The Grateful Dead perform for the48th and final time at Bill Graham’sWinterland Ballroom in SanFrancisco. Also appearing were DanAykroyd and John Belushi, who tooktheir Saturday Night Live characterson the road as The Blues Brothers.
11997799Shock rocker Sid Vicious went ontrial for stabbing his girlfriend,Nancy Spungen. The trial was nevercompleted as Vicious died a monthlater of a heroin overdose. He hadattempted suicide twice while in acell after his arrest.
11998811Warner Brothers Records, whichincludes Elektra and Asylum, fol-lows the lead of RCA and raises itsprice for 45 rpm singles to $1.99.
The J. Geils Band album “Freeze-Frame” is awarded a Gold record.The LP would reach number one onthe Billboard Hot 200 chart inFebruary 1982 and remain at the top
for four weeks on the strength ofthe hit singles “Centerfold” and“Freeze Frame”.
11998833Depressed over mounting debts andpersonal problems, 38-year-oldBeach Boys’ drummer, DennisWilson drowned after jumping overboard from his yacht at Marina DelRay Harbor in Los Angeles. He wasthe first of the group to release asolo album, “Pacific Ocean Blue”,writing and singing every track.Special permission was granted byPresident Reagan to have a burial atsea, which is usually only allowedfor deceased Navy personnel. Hisbrother Brian, who was still unableto cope with day to day life, did notattend the funeral.
11998888Michael Jackson and Bono sharedfirst place in an American poll of‘the most beautiful lips’.
11999900American radio station WKRL inFlorida played Led Zeppelin’s“Stairway To Heaven” for 24 hoursstraight, as a prelude to an allZeppelin format.
Phil Collins started a three-weekrun at the top of the Billboardalbum chart with “...But Seriously”.It will become the second best sell-ing album of the year, behind JanetJackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814”.
11999911Ted Nugent donated 200 pounds ofvenison to a Salvation Army soupkitchen in Detroit with the message“I kill it, you grill it.”
11999933Elton John breaks Elvis Presley’srecord for the most consecutiveyears having a US Top 40 hit when“The Last Song” peaks at number 24,giving him a string of 23 straight hitmaking years.
11999966The Spice Girls become the firstfemale act to ever have their firstthree singles top the UK chart when“2 Become 1” debuts at #1.
1199997745-year-old Randy California, who isbest known as the leader of theRock band Spirit, died tragicallywhen he was gripped by an under-tow while swimming on the coast ofthe Hawaiian island of Molokai.Before he died, he was able to savehis 12-year-old son, Quinn.
Singer Ronnie Hammond of The
Atlanta Rhythm Section is shot inthe chest by a Macon police afterallegedly lunging at an officer witha broken guitar handle and a ham-mer. Police were responding toreports that the singer was trying tocommit suicide. This was the secondsuicide attempt within a month forHammond, following the first onDecember 9th. He would later makea full recovery, but died of heartfailure on March 14th, 2011.
Johnny Moore, lead singer for TheDrifters on their 1960s hit “UnderThe Boardwalk”, died at the age of64.
22000022Former Supremes singer Diana Rosswas allegedly caught driving underthe influence in Tucson, Arizona.The 58-year-old Ross was pulledover by police responding to areport that her vehicle had beenswerving. Her blood-alcohol con-tent was determined to be 0.20,more than twice the legal limit.Ross, who was alone in the car, waspolite to police at the scene andwas driven by them to the locationwhere she was staying in the area.She was cited with three counts ofDUI, all misdemeanors.
22000033Capitol Records announced thatLisa Marie Presley’s first album, “ToWhom It May Concern” was set forrelease on April 8th of this year.The LP would go on to reach #5 onthe Billboard Hot 200 and be certi-fied Platinum in 2007.
22000055The body of Barry Cowsill, bass gui-tarist for The Cowsills, was recov-ered from the Chartres Street Wharfin New Orleans. He was killed on orabout September 1st from injuriesbelieved to be caused by HurricaneKatrina. He was 51.
Tom Jones was knighted by QueenElizabeth II in a ceremony thatJones later described as “a greatand humbling honor.”
The copyright on songs recorded in1954 and earlier expired in most ofEurope, including Bill Haley’s “RockAround the Clock” and “Only You”by The Platters.
22000099Ron Asheton, guitarist and foundingmember of The Stooges, died of nat-ural causes at the age of 60. In 2003,he was named the 29th greatest gui-tarist of all time by Rolling Stonemagazine.
22001111Peter Frampton filed a lawsuitagainst A&M Records over the waythat his digital royalties are calcu-lated. The suit alleged breach ofcontract and unfair competitionand seeks compensatory damages.
22001122Gloria Estefan became the firstfemale artist in the history of theBillboard Latin singles chart toenter at number one when “HotelNacional” debuted at the top.
22001133Patti Page, the best selling femaleartist in America in the 1950s, earn-ing 15 Gold singles and 3 Goldalbums, passed away at the age of85.
Sammy Johns, most often remem-bered for his 1975, Billboard #5 hit,“Chevy Van”, died on January 4th,2013, at the age of 66.
22001144Patti Page, the best selling femaleartist in America in the 1950s, earn-ing 15 Gold singles and 3 Goldalbums, passed away at the age of85.
Phil Everly of The Everly Brothersdied of chronic obstructive pul-monary disease at the age of 74.Along with his brother, Phil, theEverlys placed 27 singles on theBillboard Top 40, including 12 Top10 hits between 1957 and 1967.
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a Q&A via his official website
the 72-year-old was responding
to a query from a student study-
ing for an MA in Popular Music
that asked how he felt about the
existence of such courses. “For
me it’s ridiculous, and yet very
flattering,” respondedMMccCCaarrttnneeyy. “Ridiculous because
we [The Beatles] never studied
anything, we just loved our pop-
ular music: EEllvviiss, CChhuucckk BBeerrrryy,LLiittttllee RRiicchhaarrdd, FFaattss DDoommiinnoo, etc.
And it wasn’t a case of ‘studying’
it. I think for us, we’d have felt
it would have ruined it to study
it. “We wanted to make our
own minds up just by listening
to it. So our study was listening.
But to be told – as I was years
ago now – that TThhee BBeeaattlleesswere in my kid’s history books?
That was like ‘What?!
Unbelievable, man!’ Can you
imagine when we were at
school, finding yourself in a his-
tory book?!” MMccCCaarrttnneeyy did
state, however, that he doesn’t
believe studying popular music
can make a person a great pop-
ular musician: “To think that
you can go to a college and
come out like BBoobb DDyyllaann?
Someone like BBoobb DDyyllaann, you
can’t make.”
…PPuussssyy RRiioott have
released a new video to protest
against the treatment of
Russia’s opposition leaderAAlleexxeeii NNaavvaallnnyy, who received a
suspended jail term Tuesday for
supposedly stealing 30 million
Iowa auto dealership is enjoy-
ing the sight of his classic car
puttering around Portland,
Oregon, with comedian JJeerrrryySSeeiinnffeelldd behind the wheel.
Those scenes on SSeeiinnffeelldd’’ss digi-
tal show, “Comedians in Cars
Getting Coffee,” stemmed from
a call that car collector TToommDDoonnnneeyy got in September,
according to the Fort DodgeMessenger. “My phone rang and
it was a guy claiming he was
with Seinfeld’s office,” DDoonnnneeyysaid. Plans to use another Saab
had fallen through, and the
caller explained that the show
immediately needed DDoonnnneeyy’’ss1965 Saab Monte Carlo 850 for a
shoot a few days later with
Seinfeld and comedian FFrreeddAArrmmiisseenn, who stars on the
Independent Film Channel pro-
gram “Portlandia.” DDoonnnneeyyagreed and the green, two-
stroke, three-cylinder Saab was
trucked to Portland for two
days of filming. But crew mem-
bers were uneasy about driving
the unusual and rather small
car, so they asked DDoonnnneeyy to
drive while they shot some
video of the vehicle. “The
brakes aren’t very good and
there’s not much power in the
engine,” said DDoonnnneeyy, whose
car dealership is in Fort Dodge.
The online program features
conversations between Seinfeld
and various actors and comedi-
ans while driving to get coffee.
The show with Armisen was
posted in December and fea-
tures the two actors driving
through Portland in the Saab.
…Cirque du Soleil offi-
cials say a performer was
injured during the finale of the
company’s Las Vegas-based
Beatles “Love” show. Cirque
spokeswoman KKaallaa PPeetteerrssoonnconfirmed the injury Tuesday.PPeetteerrssoonn says the performer
was injured during Monday’s
show and transported to a local
hospital where the artist was
later released in good condi-
tion. PPeetteerrssoonn offered no other
information about what hap-
pened or when the performer
was released from the hospital.
She says the performer was
taken to the hospital as part of
the entertainment company’s
protocol for handling injuries.
In the year and a half since a
performer died in a fall during
Cirque’s “Ka” production in Las
Vegas, a performer was injured
falling during a stunt in the
company’s “Zarkana” show and
another was injured in a pro-
duction of “O’’.
…PPaauull MMccCCaarrttnneeyy has
dubbed popular music study
courses with a focus on TThheeBBeeaattlleess as “ridiculous, and yet
very flattering”. Taking part in
RRUUMMOOUURR HHAASS IITT……
…OOzzzzyy OOssbboouurrnnee, JJuuddaassPPrriieesstt and MMoottöörrhheeaadd are
reportedly joining forces for a
tour next year. So far one stop
has been booked in Porto
Alegre, Brazil.
…KKaatttt WWiilllliiaammss has
pleaded not guilty to a robbery
charge filed after a photogra-
pher accused the comedian of
stealing her camera. District
attorney’s spokeswoman SShhiiaarraaDDaavviillaa--MMoorraalleess said WWiilllliiaammssentered the plea Wednesday
and was ordered to return to
court Feb. 3 for a scheduling
hearing. Williams was charged
along with Death Row Records
founder SSuuggee KKnniigghhtt with taking
the camera as the photographer
tried to take a picture in
Beverly Hills on Sept. 5. KKnniigghhtthas also pleaded not guilty to
the charge. The 43-year-oldWWiilllliiaammss has starred in several
comedy specials and appeared
in films. He could face up to
seven years in prison if convict-
ed.
…The owner of an
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roubles (£334,000) from French
cosmetics company Yves
Rocher. NNaavvaallnnyy was sentenced
to a suspended three-and-a-
half-year jail term. His brother
Oleg, a former postal executive
who has no history of dissi-
dence against Russia’s rulers,
was jailed for three-and-a-half
years. OOlleegg’’ss sentence is
believed to mark a return to the
Soviet Union’s treatment of dis-
sidents in the 1960s, when rela-
tives would be punished
instead.
…MMaasstteerr PP is offering a
reward for information that
might help bring a killer to jus-
tice in Kentucky. CChhaarrlleessFFaammbbrroouugghh, 22, was gunned
down on Christmas Eve two
years ago after leaving his
mother’s home. Speaking to
WHAS11 News on Friday
(December 26), MMaasstteerr PP – real
name PPeerrccyy MMiilllleerr – pleaded to
anyone who could assist in the
investigation to come forward.
“Somebody come forward [or]
whoever got anything to do
with this or you know some-
body – somebody sitting around
bragging at home thinking it’s a
joke, it’s not a joke,” he said.
The murder is officially sched-
uled to become a cold case as
police have not received any
new information relating toFFaammbbrroouugghh’’ss death in almost
two years. MMiilllleerr did not speci-
fy how much money he was
offering, reportedly saying he
would give “what was neces-
sary”. The MC appeared along-
side FFaammbbrroouugghh’’ss fiancé MMeeggaannBBrroowwnn – who is now raising
their three-year-old son alone –
to hand out bikes to children
who have lost loved ones to vio-
lence.
…RRiinnggoo SSttaarrrr has
revealed he is to release a new
album in 2015. The former
BBeeaattlleess drummer made the
announcement via YouTube.
“I’ve finished my record, mixed
the record and, next year, it will
be out on Universal Records,”
said SSttaarrrr before hinting that he
may tour with his AAllll--SSttaarrrr BBaannddthis February and March. The
album will be the 74-year-old’s
18th studio LP and first since
Ringo 2012, which was released
almost three years ago. The title
for this latest record has yet to
be revealed.
…KKiissss have announced
plans to perform their 1975
gold-selling album ‘Alive!’ in full
during next year’s Kiss Kruise.
The ‘Kruise’ takes place
between October 30 and
November 3 and sails between
Miami and Jamaica. Gigwise
reports plans for the set have
now been announced via the
band’s website. The statement
reads, “The time has come to
take on your next mission
which will surely be the most
epic adventure the high seas
have ever seen – the Kiss Kruise
V! We’re going back to the gold-
en age when Kiss rose to promi-
nence, taking the world by
storm. What better way to cele-
brate the rise of these rock leg-
ends than to watch KKiissss perform
the very live album that
launched them into greatness
40 years ago? Get ready to rock
out to KKiissss playing their first
gold album Alive! in its entire-
ty.” This is the fifth year that
the GGeennee SSiimmmmoonnss-fronted
band have run the cruise, which
will also see performances from
an as-yet-unannounced sup-
porting bill.
…The first piece of
new, original music from the
recently reunitedRReeppllaacceemmeennttss may not be what
fans expected from the snotty
kings of college rock, but “Poke
Me In My Cage” is a holiday gift
nonetheless: A 24-minute
improvised jazz track, which the
band uploaded to Soundcloud
last week with little fanfare.
Written by PPaauull WWeesstteerrbbeerrgg and
bassist TToommmmyy SSttiinnssoonn, “Poke
Me In My Cage” was recorded at
Wooly Mammoth Sound in
Waltham, Massachusetts in
October. The track features
plenty of out-there guitar
noodling, with WWeesstteerrbbeerrgg let-
ting loose over relentless, scat-
tershot drumming from JJoosshhFFrreeeessee, a session vet who’s now
the band’s third drummer.
If you know any truths, half-
truths or outright lies about the
music and club scene send it to
Sissy Vance c/o
m.
- Sissy Vance
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With the Dallas Cowboys leading
their hated NFC East rivals
Washington Redskins, 20-7, on a
Dan Bailey field goal in the second
quarter, Cowboy head coach Jason
Garrett called a play that summed
up his attitude about a supposedly
“meaningless game. His team had
come to the nation’s capital to play
football.
Garrett called for an onside kick
that was a perfectly executed
catching Washington completely
by surprise. Dallas safety Barry
Church easily recovered the ball.
With a pro-Cowboy crowd chanti-
ng “Let’s go Cowboys!” the team
did just that. Six plays after the
recovery, running back DeMarco
Murray capped off 49-yard drive
with a slicing 9-yard run through a
bewildered Redskins defense. This
division rival had cost Garrett’s
team home field advantage and a
first round bye earlier in the sea-
son with an improbable 20-17 over-
time win in Jerry World. They were
not going to slow down the
momentum that was driving this
team into the playoffs.
The “21st Century Triplets” – Dez
Bryant, Tony Romo and Murray –
made their predecessors proud in
this game. Bryant’s two brilliant
touchdown receptions in the first
quarter set the tone for the game.
After the Redskins had jumped to a
surprising 7-3 lead on the strength
of DeSean Jackson’s 69-yard catch
and run for a score, Bryant took it
upon himself to return the favor.
On the ensuing drive, the wide
receiver took a quick out pass
from Romo, stiff-armed the
defender and raced 65 yards to the
end zone for the lead. It was a jaw-
dropping play that demonstrated
just how physical, and fast, the
dangerous receiver has become.
After a quick three and out, it was
time for the DeMarco Murray
show. It started with a ten-yard
pass reception from Tony Romo.
Two rush plays by the back netted
nine yards. On third and one, with
Washington stacking the line,
Romo again handed off to NFL’s
leading rusher who found a gap
behind two of his All-Pro linemen,
center Travis Frederickson and
guard Zack Martin, for 32 yards. In
the process, he broke Emmitt
Smith’s 19-year old record for most
rushing yards in a season. Dez
Bryant would cap this record shat-
tering drive when he made a spec-
tacular 23-yard touchdown grab on
the next play. It was Bryant’s 16th
TD reception of the year breaking
the franchise mark of 15 set by
Terrell Owens in 2007. It also
solidified the player’s hold as the
NFL’s leading touchdown receiver.
The Cowboys scored on their first
Cowboys Shit IntoPlayoff Mode
five drives to build a 27-10 lead. It
would have been six straight drives
if running back Lance Dunbar’s
nifty 76-yard touchdown run had
not been called back on a holding
penalty by tight end Jason Witten.
In the second half, it was time for
the Dallas defense to take its turn
in the spotlight. After a two-yard
run by Robert Griffin III made the
score 27-17, linebacker Bruce
Carter made his presence known
as he intercepted the ball twice
deep inside Cowboy territory to
nullifying key scoring drives.
DeMarco Murray was finally pulled
from the contest deep in
Washington territory after his
four-yard run gave the back 100
yards for the day. It was the 12th
time the All-Pro had reached the
century mark breaking Emmitt
Smith’s mark also set back in 1995.
The Cowboys settled for a field
goal. It was time to rest the
starters.
Dallas defensive tackle Terrell
McClain stripped Griffin of the ball
on the Washington 5-yard line on
their next possession. The pigskin
landed perfectly in teammate
Anthony Spencer’s hands for his
first ever NFL touchdown. With
just over two minutes left in the
contest, RGIII tried to lead his
team on a face-saving scoring
drive and looked like he might suc-
ceed. Unfortunately, receiver
Jordan Reed fumbled the ball after
getting a first down. Dallas safety
J.J. Wilcox recovered. On the next
play, Cowboy QB Josh Weeden
handed the ball off to Joseph
Randall who broke through a blitz-
ing Redskin secondary for a 65
yard touchdown run and the final
score, 44-17.
On this record franchise setting
day, there was little to celebrate
inside the Cowboy locker room
other than a job well-done. The
team, said Jason Garrett, had set
its sights on a higher goal.
CCoowwbbooyy NNootteess –– Many sports pun-
dits were saying Dallas had noth-
ing to play for against the
Redskins. Jason Garrett knew dif-
ferently. Back in 2007, his first sea-
son as offensive coordinator, the
Cowboys went into their last game
of the year against Washington
sporting a 13-2 record, home field
advantage throughout the playoffs
and a first round bye. The team
had nothing to play for and many
players sat out the game.
Washington’s second-string quar-
terback Todd Collins led the
Redskins to a 27-6 victory. Dallas
rushed for a franchise low 1 yard in
the game. Two weeks later – after
Romo and Witten had jetted off to
Cabo San Lucas during the bye
week – the Cowboys were defeat-
ed by eventual Super Bowl champi-
ons the New York Giants. This loss
extended the Cowboys drought of
playoff wins to eleven years and
tied the NFL record of 6 straight
playoff games lost. This all hap-
pened despite the fact Dallas had
13 players named to the Pro Bowl,
an NFL record.
The Cowboys have become the
sixth team to go undefeated on the
road since the NFL went to a 16-
game schedule. The previous five
teams all went to their respective
conference championship games.
Four of those teams played in the
Super Bowl. Don’t think for one
minute that Jason Garrett wasn’t
aware of that stat going into the
Washington game.
For the first time in 21 years, the
Dallas Cowboys finished up their
most troublesome month,
December, with a 4-0 record. The
offense average 41 points per con-
test and outscored opponents 165-
79. The offense finished the regu-
lar season scoring 467 points, the
second highest in franchise histo-
ry. Tony Romo has thrown only
nine interceptions this year to go
with his 34 touchdown tosses.
- David Huff
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Colts Look to PlayoffsTitans Look to 2015
2014 mercifully came to an end
Sunday for the Tennessee Titans.
Sunday the Titans lost their tenth
in a row and 14 out of 15. Good
riddance might be more apt. The
Titans put up a descent fight
against the division winning
Indianapolis Colts but even they
took it easy on them y benching
their marquee players at the half.
The Colts walked away with a 27-
10 win ending the regular season.
Look for an all new Titans team
next season as coach Ken
Wisenhunt pretty much alluded
to in his post game conference.
Over the coming months there
will be a lot of unemployed and
Theoretically the offense got
slightly better as the quarter-
back(s) was only sacked 37 tines
this season compared to 50 in
2013. The problem is the QB is
getting too many clean shots
taken at him. Jake Locker, who
was playing on borrowed time
finished the season on IR. Zach
Mettenberger, supposedly the
“future” of the franchise also fin-
ished the season on the IR after
less than a half dozen games.
Charlie Whitehurst missed a num-
ber of games due to game day
injuries. The line still needs a lot
of work.
The running game dropped ten
overall dropping from 14th the
season before. Many of the stats
are similar between 2013 and 14
with the exception of turnovers.
They went from forcing 24 fum-
bles last season to only seven this
year. “The way we have it set up
right now, there’s plenty of time
to assess that. There’s nothing
really you can do until March, so
we’ll get a chance to go back and
look at it. That’s what you have to
do, you can’t make an emotional
decision now, you have to go
back through it and look at all of
the things you have to do better
and why they didn’t work and
where you can get better,” said
Whisenhunt.
traded players as the Titans had
their worst season since the early
‘80s when they won a combined
six games over a three year
stretch. The coach is safe. This is
his first year at the helm and he
has had success everywhere he’s
been as an offensive coordinator
and briefly as head coach of the
Cardinals where he took them to
their first Super Bowl six years
ago.
A lot of changes need to come
first to the defense. The Titans
went from averaging just under
24 points allowed per game to 28
points a game this season. The
2014 Titans defense ranked 27th
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there are a lot of areas that we
got to improve in and we are
going to work to do that. One
thing that has been consistent
with our guys is their effort and
you know that’s a big thing,” said
Whisenhunt.
“We needed to come out and win.
Chuck (Pagano) talked about it
and I think we all knew it. To get
a victory was huge. It really was,”
said Luck.
“You know, it’s been a tough
year. Last few practices we had
during the week, we knew they
were the last few this year. As
hard as it’s been and I know it’s
only my first year here but you
make some bonds in the locker
room for sure. It’s tough it’s over.
You almost want to keep going
but it has been tough, no doubt
about it,” said Whisenhunt.
- Dave Weinthal
Luck literally got half of his pass-
ing yards on one play hitting
Reggie Wayne on a 80-yard pitch
and catch. “It was a great catch,
it was awesome. He contorted his
body between two guys and then
to keep his feet in bounds and
keep on running, he is remark-
able. For him to perform like
that, it’s special,” he said.
Despite the loss Tennessee stayed
close most of the game remaining
within one score most of the
game before giving up ten unan-
swered points in the fourth with
former Titan Matt Hasselback
throwing one final touchdown
pass with 3:18 to play.
“Well, OK, not the finish that we
wanted from the standpoint of
score, but I am happy with the
way our guys fought and battled
today. Even when things weren’t
going great for us they hung in
there and they battled and they
fought, scrapped and obviously
you don’t do that,” said
Whisenhunt.
Well, the game against the Colts
pretty much mirrored the season.
Andrew Luck in his only half of
work threw for 160 yards and two
touchdowns passed Peyton
Manning’s rookie record for pass-
ing yards and became only the
fourth quarterback to throw for
over 4,000 yards and 40 touch-
downs in defeating the Titans.
The Colts bounced back soundly
after being embarrassed by the
Cowboys the week before when
they didn’t get into the end zone.
Getting back on the right tack
was important for Luck and the
Colts as they prepare for the off-
season. “Win most importantly.
That was our goal. It was a good
win and I thought we did some
good stuff offensively. Obviously,
it wasn’t perfect. It’s always
tough to get a win on the road
but we did some decent things,”
he said.
places overall this season com-
pared to 2013. It’s been a few
years since the running game was
feared in the NFL. An aging Chris
Johnson was shipped out and a
youth movement took over.
Bishop Sankey, the rookie out of
Washington led the team in rush-
ing with 569 yards but averaged
only 3.7 yards a rush. Once again
a lot of the trouble with the
offense could relate to a weak
offensive line that opened very
little holes for the running game
and was full of holes when pro-
tecting the QB.
“When you get to the end of a
season as tough as this one, you
need to take a little time and go
back through it. You know, it was
tough. It was tough for our fans. I
think one of the things you have
to understand is that we are
working pretty hard. We are
working hard every week, trying
to get a win. It hurts. That’s the
worst part of this. It hurts when
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I had an uneasy feeling as I climbedinto my car Sunday morning as Igot onto I-75 South headed to theGeorgia Dome. I am an unapolo-getic Falcon fan. I have been sosince before most of you wereborn. I’ve seen some terribleteams – even witnessing MarionCampbell getting two terms as headcoach, averaging maybe for wins aseason. I was even at the Mondaynight game when Bobby Petrinoleft a farewell note in his team’slocker after the game and remem-ber as I got home from that deba-
cle of a game he was on the newsbeing introduced as the new headcoach of Arkansas. I also remem-ber the “Gritz Blitz”, the “DirtyBirds” and “Ron Mexico” as well aswinning big against the Rams in theplayoffs and being ten yards shy ofa Super Bowl. Not one to becomeemotionally attached to anythingincluding modern day sports teamswhere there no longer is any loyal-ty, I had become attached to MikeSmith over the last seven years.
As I drove down the highway weav-
Georgia Dome once before thearrival of Smitty. Since his arrivalI’ve been to three and was lookingforward to a fourth. Then the newsbroke on the radio that changedmy demeanor for the day as well asthe locker room of the Falconsdown in the Dome. It wasannounced that team owner ArthurBlank had hired a search firm toaid in the search for a new headcoach. Really? Hour before someof the players’ biggest game in theirpro career and certainly Smitty’sthis gets announced for all the
ing in and out of traffic that wasunusually busy this morning Ituned my radio on to 92.9 FM,Atlanta’s FM sports station. I wasanticipating a highly competitivegame between the Falcons andCarolina Panthers in a winner takeall game for not only the divisionbut the opportunity to host a play-off game.
I love covering playoff games.Since 2000 I had gotten to cover ahandful of Falcon playoff gamesonly being on the floor of the
So Long SmittyThanks for the Memories
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world to hear?
It was obvious at the Georgia Domethat I wasn’t the only one thatheard this bit of news. TheCarolina Panthers had a whole lotof fans in attendance and theywere cocky. For the second gamein a row it seemed that the visitorshad outnumbered the home teamfans and were as loud at times ifnot louder. Even Cam Newtonlooked cockier than ever – if thatwas at all possible. I hate him…but I digress.
On the opening drive the Pantherslooked to move the ball easilyagainst the Falcon defense that hadshown marked improvement sincethe bye week. Newton was accu-rate on passes and the runningbacks found holes. They drovedeep into Atlanta territory beforethey finally stiffened up and madethe Panthers settle for a 21-yardGraham Gano field goal. TheFalcons’ offense wasn’t as efficient.They managed one first downbefore being forced to punt.
The Panther drove right down thethroats of the Atlanta defense run-ning most of the way before
Newton found Ed Dickson for afive-yard touchdown throw makingthe game 10-0 with secondsremaining in the first quarter.
Things looked up for the Falcons asDevin Hester returned the ensuingkick 66 yards to the Carolina 38 asthe first quarter came to a close.From there the Falcons drove downdeep into Carolina territory –down to the three to be exact.Atlanta looked to score an easytouchdown as Matt Ryan foundfullback Patrick DiMarco wideopen in the flat. A wide openDiMarco dropped the ball. Fromthat point the Falcons never recov-ered. They settled for a field goal,their only score of the game. Andwhile they sort of got close to scor-ing a few other times in the game.This one was over with 10:36remaining in the second quarter.
The Panthers scored 24 unan-swered points the rest of the way.Matt Ryan threw two pick 6’s witha third one called back because ofa penalty and the usually surehanded Roddy White fumbled awaythe ball after a long reception thatset up another Panther.
The feeling I got while being on thefield was that the Falcons alreadyknew the fate of their coach andnothing they were going to do wasgoing to change that. It was partanger, dismay and disbelief theway they played. It was as if theywere protesting the newsannounced yet in the processthrew their coach under the bus.Of course this wasn’t the first blun-der in Arthur Blank’s 12 years onowning the team.
Granted, Blank is one of the bestowners in not only the NFL, butprofessional sports in general. Forthe most part he has kept his noseout of the team’s operations andhas spent money where and whenit needs to be spent. I think hepulled the plug prematurely on DanReeves and Jim Mora pandering tothe players and fans.
In my humble opinion Blank is oneof those guys that wants to be likedand popular. Most people do, Iguess, but he makes these big deci-sion with no logic or reason. Thereare tons of opinions on everythingespecially sports but he firedReeves during a losing season thatwasn’t the coach’s fault. QB Mike
Vick missed most of the seasonbecause of a preseason injury andthe team went from a playoff teamto a double-digit losing team. Itwasn’t the coach’s fault. To magni-fy the issue Blank famouslywheeled Vick around in a wheel-chair on the sideline of a gamesomething he would regret a cou-ple of years later when is star QBwas sent to Leavenworth.
Then there was the Jim Mora era.Mora was a surprise pick, but witha new GM (Rich McKay) with asound track record and no past his-tory as an NFL coach maybe thismight work. Sure enough theFalcons won the NFC South for thefirst time and hosted their firstplayoff game since the Super Bowlrun of 1998. They won in a big wayand lost in the NFC championshipgame to the Eagles.
The following year they fell to 8-8after a 6-2 start and to 7-0 afteranother 6-2 start. Word got outthat Mora while being interviewedon radio said his “dream job” wasto coach Washington (college).Supposedly Blank didn’t find thishumorous and despite all of Mora’s
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damage control was let go follow-ing the season.
It is time to note the activities ofthe team under Mora’s reign here.The inmates ran the asylum andBlank didn’t seem to matter as longas the stands were full and theywere winning games. The team hadtaken on a “thug-like” mentalityand there was a lot of dissention inthe ranks between players unseento those in the stands. Everythingwas about Michael Vick. Evenwhen interviewing other playersthey were often asked about thequarterback. I remember sitting ina press conference with WarrickDunn and he told the press therewas more to the team than the playof their quarterback.
No matter what the coaches didthey couldn’t succeed with Vickwho was a world-class athlete butnot much of a quarterback. And Iargued this point with my fellowphotographers and Falcons press inthe lunchroom on game day untilthe end finally came in early 2007when Vick ended up serving twoyears in Levenworth for hisinvolvement with a dog fighting
ring.
The team made what they thoughtwas a big splash in the coachingmarket by hiring Bobby Petrinoaway from Louisville where he hadjust signed a contract extension.Weeks after the hiring of Petrinothat’s when the news broke aboutVick. Petrino was left with threequarterbacks of limited potentialand no dynamic skills. One, ByronLeftwich was past his prime. Theteam was in chaos.
The preseason went well and fullof optimism as the Falcons finished3-1. But that was the highlight ofthe season. They started 0-3 scor-ing only 10 points combined in thefirst two games. During theirwhitewash loss to the Saints onMonday Night Football ironicallyPetrino’s last game as the coach,Roddy White lifted up his jerseyafter scoring one of only twotouchdowns they scored that nightdisplaying a t-shirt that read “FreeMichael Vick”. CornerbackDeAngelo Hall sported face paintwith the same message. Both werepromptly fined $10,000 by theleague. Petrino left after the game
leaving a farewell note in theteam’s lockers.
Back to ground zero. Who wouldthey hire? First they moved McKayinto the front office bringing inNew England Patriot wunderkindscout Thomas Dimitroff in as thenew GM. Hoping they would makethe splash with a marquee name ascoach they hired Mike Smith,defensive coordinator of theJacksonville Jaguars a perennialtop five defense. Who? I wasn’tsold, but going into the draft theyhad the number three oveall pickand if looked like they were gettingrid of the thug mentality asDeAngelo Hall and Jimmy Williamswere sent packing – just two exam-ples of problem children on theFalcons.
The Falcons took Matt Ryan withthe third overall pick of the 2008draft and offensive lineman SamBaker with the 21st overall pick thatwas received in the trade of Hall toOakland. After losing their firsttwo preseason games the Falconswon their last two. Ryan was okayin preseason but was he ready tobe thrown to the wolves yet?
Where the Falcons going to startChris Redman who had a string2007 season in mop up relief ofJoey Harrington and Leftwich? Theteam averaged barely 13 points agame in the preseason. It wasannounced that Ryan was going tobe the game one starter.
Not knowing what to expect onAtlanta’s first possession of thegame at the Georgia Dome Ryandropped back to pass on the firstplay of scrimmage. He hit MichaelJenkins over the middle for a 62yard score. The Dome erupted.Thus began the Ryan-Smith era.After being the embarrassment ofthe league the previous season allof a sudden the Falcons startedsurprising folks. Surprising every-one with an 11-5 record and makingtheir first preseason appearancesince 2004. The Falcons held a 17-14 lead over the Arizona Cardinalsbut could not hold the lead losingto the eventual Super Bowl repre-sentative 30-24.
The following year the Falcons didsomething they had never donebefore. They finished the seasonwith another winning record – 9-7.
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In over 40 years in existence thiswas the only time they had back-to-back winning seasons.
Under Mike Smith they had fiveback-to-back winning seasons andfour playoff appearances includingfalling just ten yards short of theSuper Bowl in 2012.
Granted, the last two seasons havebeen a disaster but injuries are theblame for that and too much of a“win it now or never” attitude. Itwas almost as if Dimitroff felt pres-sure to win it all the next year orelse. That resulted in some badpersonnel decisions like signing apast his prime Steven Jackson, let-ting John Abraham to go and notsigning another effective pass rush-er. The Falcons fell to 4-12 withseven of those losses being onescore losses. A couple of othergames they were close or aheadgoing into the fourth quarter butdepth kept them from pulling outthe wins like in the previous fiveseasons.
This past season saw a lot of thesame problems with no defensivepressure on opposing quarterbacksand almost as many “name” playerson IR as the active roster. At 6-8going into Sunday’s game they stillwere only a victory from winningtheir third division title in sevenyears and fifth playoff appearance.
The Smith critics started raisingtheir voices loud last season callingfor his head as early as October 7after losing to the Jets on MondayNight Football 30-28 a they wentinto their bye week. 2013 was thefirst year Smitty had lost consecu-tive games as a head coach.
To me it seems as if Blank listenstoo much to sports talk radio as hegave in to the pressure of “popu-lar” opinion. Like a eulogy I willremember Smitty as the bestFalcons coach ever. Winningbecame expected under Smitty -not a novelty like in the past. Infact, I want to see where he goesnext. I think the Bears should takea look at him. He’s obviously goodat dealing with difficult situations.
The Falcons go into the off-seasonlooking for a new coach and hope-fully this firm “hired” to help withthe search picks a winner. Theysure gave up on one when they letSmitty go. He deserves a lot better.
- Dave Weinthal
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