The 11th Hour - Macon

OCTOBER 7 - 22, 2011 • YEAR 9, ISSUE 16COO

NOTHING TO DO IN MACON... HA!

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Is the city’s proposed smoking ban going to kill Macon nightlife -- or will failing to pass it kill us all?

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“There’s nothing to do in Macon...”

MAKES US LAUGH.

CELEBRATING OUR 200TH ISSUE DECEMBER 2, 2010

Someone took to sending me clipsfrom our old Cox TV show, The11th Hour, this week, and every-

one I watched made me smile. HavingChris Horne around, especially beforehe got so serious, was a lot of fun. Oneshow in particular had Chris and ourintern Drew Smith dressed up as piratesgoing after the Lake Tobo DNR. I thinkabout all that stuff we used to do, and Istart to feel old. I also got a few upsetphone calls and facebook exchangesabout our last issue. No. 1 was ScottBaston, lead singer of St. Francis, and agood friend of mine. He wanted to let usknow that St. Francis also entered theGateway Music Competition and con-sider themselves a Macon band despitehim living outside Athens these days.Sean Pritchard wrote that Floco was theonly local band that entered the compe-tition. We didn’t mean this as a slightbuddy, and you know we love you.

I also got an as-yet unexplainedfacebook boycott by a Jubee and theMorning After band member, and a boy-cott from a Go Away Breath EasyMacon member pissed that I wrote aboutnot caring about a smoking ban inMacon. That was just my opinion, whichI’m entitled to, and as you can see on thecover, a fair, balanced article waitsinside. As for the Jubee band member,

I’m sorry I couldn’t fit both full bandson the cover. We fight with deadlinesevery two weeks, and just didn’t havethe time to get everyone in the samespot. That’s more apologies than I’llissue in the next year, and to be honest, Ionly half mean them.

Our lives here at the 11th Hour, forthe past ten years now have been con-sumed with making our cities (yes plu-ral) better places to be. What we do here,we also do in Warner Robins, and inStatesboro, including monsters like theupcoming Thriller Dance this month.We give huge dollars in discounts andads to pretty much every non-profit thatasks, and we sponsor every event andevery concert and everything else inbetween that we can get our hands on. Ispent more hours in non-profit boardmeetings in my early thirties than manymen will in their entire lives. So if I feellike I’m entitled to my opinion in thepaper, or if I feel like I can make capableartistic decisions for it, you’ll just haveto excuse me.

However, as readers, we do encour-age comments and questions, and appre-ciate all the input we receive on a dailybasis. Got an opinion you want it sharedin the 11th Hour? Send it to [email protected] and you might justsee it in our next edition.

KNOW MACON: OCTOBER 7 - 21, 2011PUBLISHER’S NOTESby BRAD EVANS

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Besides Sunny in Phillly and Boardwalk Empirethe things I like on the Tube are pretty much all todo with Football. I made the horrible mistake ofjoining a Fantasy Football League this year and ithas consumed a part of my brain that didn’t reallyneed consuming. I hadn’t done it since before thedays of computers and was assured that the com-puter did most of the work. Try telling that to myplethora of injured running backs who are con-stantly being drop/added and aren’t good enoughto even be considered for the trading block. Theonly thing I really looked forward to when joiningthe league was insulting other Fantasy Players viathe message board and it turns out in my leaguethat is frowned upon. Either that or I’m playing witha bunch of chumps.

I was super disappointed that the Dr. John showat the Cox Capitol Theatre had been cancelled,since I bought my table already, but such is Macon.No tickets sold means no show. They do haveMOFRO coming this weekend and a MichealJackson tribute band coming on Halloween week-end (it’s a Sunday, so make plans now!) which Iheard some of theZombies from theThriller Parade may bein attendance for thatone. I also heardWarren Haynes tick-ets are now on sale at the theatre, and though I’veseen him way too many times, I’m pretty interestedin his new Stax-o-fied Project.

I’ve been listening to AllenToussaint’s “From aWhisper to a Dream”, Aclassic old Beach BoysRehearsal from 1967, The BeastieBoys “Hot Sauce Committee”, Gun’s and Roses“Chinese Democracy” , with a little Johnny Winterthrown in for good measure. And I’m getting theLimo handled for a Richard Cheese concert inAtlanta come November, thanks to David Higdon.

Also, I made my first bow kill this week, though itwas only an armadillo, but I guess that means mygrouping is getting a little better than it was lastyear. I hope those deer are watching for thebiggest, loudest thing in the woods.

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Throughout October, you canexpect a lineup of entertainmentthat demonstrates why the

Douglass Theatre Is a premiere stage inMiddle Georgia.

On Oct. 7, FirstFriday welcomes neo-soul super star AnthonyDavid to the Douglassstage. Billed as "AShining Evening withAnthony David," thisappearance upon theheels of David's chart-climbing single"4Evermore," which fea-tures fellow neo-soulstylists Algebra andPhonte.

4Evermore"--a tuneful love ballad--rose to the Number One slot in theAdult Contemporary category amongradio stations and listeners nationwidethis summer. Furthermore, David hasbeen touted as one of President BarackObama's favorite artists whom he enjoyson his personal music list.

At the Douglass, David will com-mand an acoustically-driven perform-ance, providing an intimate experience ofhis musical talent on guitar, keyboardsand piano,not to mention his critically-acclaimed songwriting and vocal skills.

Davis said his fans should primethemselves for a spectacular show. “Weare going to set it off,” he said enthusias-tically, “now that we know about thishistoric place.” Tickets for this concertare $25 and $20. The $25 ticket holdergets a free pass to the exclusive meet andgreet party before the concert, whichDavid will attend. Best advice: Get yourtickets early.

For the Middle Georgia jazz lover,

the Douglass hasn’t forgotten you.Grammys, Strings and More kick-offswith the incomparable jazz violinistRegina Carter, who, like David, will

make her DouglassTheatre debut. Carter,a multi-Grammy win-ner, performs onFriday, Oct. 21 at 8pm, where tickets are$25. This is anothermust-see concert.This new jazz series

presents leading, top-quality artists whohave won GrammyAwards, play a stringedinstrument and possesswide-appeal. As a part

of the series, guitarist Earl Klugh willappear in April. A third, unnamed artistwill be identified later.

Finally, the Douglass Theatrealways keeps a special spot for movie-goers. So it will feature “I Got Five onIt! 25 Years of Spike Lee Joints.” Tocelebrate this auteur’s magnificentcareer, five of Lee’s movies will screenon select Thursday and Friday eveningsat the downtown theatre.

They are “Do the Right Thing”(Thursday, Oct. 13); “The OriginalKings of Comedy” (Friday, Oct. 14);“Mo’ Better Blues” (Thursday, Oct. 20);“Get on the Bus” (Thursday, Oct. 27);and “Passing Strange” (Friday, Oct. 28).The popular $5 snack pass, featuring asoda and box of popcorn, is available.All the screening begin at 7:30 p.m.

If you are curious about theDouglass great lineup this month, justcall the theatre at 742-2000. See you atthe Douglass! KENNETH ROLLINS

15DAYSOctober Brings Dynamic Entertainmentat The Douglass Theatre

SEE NEO-SOUL SUPERSTAR ANTHONY DAVID OCT. 7TH!

10/15 Historic Macon’s 34thAnnual Flea MarketThis annual fleamarket will featurethousands of greatitems donated bythe communitythroughout the year.Open Saturday from8am - 3pm. All pro-ceeds will supportthe historic preser-vation of Macon.Flea Market locatedin the Roses shop-ping center, 568Shurling Drive.

The Georgia National Fair is here! Get ready for fair food, family entertainment, free outdoor concerts, plenty of vendors andso much more at this year’s National Fair in Perry. The value of your gate ticket is greaterthan ever. With all of the new and exciting entertainment and favorites returning, you andyour family are sure to have a memorable experience.

REAVES ARENA CONCERTSOCTOBER 8 - BLAKE SHELTON with the JaneDear girlsOCTOBER 15 - THE GEORGIA JAM with Colt Ford, Corey Smith, RehabGeorgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter, 401 Larry Walker Pkwy. Perry. 478/987-3247

11thHourOnline.com 5For a complete listing of events, including ongoing exhibits, musuem hours & more visit 11thHourOnline.com

artsNew Macon Co-Ed Book Club:Looking for a hobby? Love to read? Want to makenew friends? The new macon co-ed book club isjust what you are looking for. For more informationplease call 912-227-4212.

Free and open to the public. Exhibit continuesTuesday - Friday, Noon - 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon - 3p.m. 478.744.9557. MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330Ingleside Ave.

Macon Arts Gallery The Gallery is open Tuesdaythrough Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSaturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is alwaysfree. For more info call 478.743.6940. 486 First St.

Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary ArtsExchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits everyFirst Friday, 7 - 10 p.m. MySpace.com/CAEMacon.2nd Floor, 590 Mulberry St.

- First Friday, Oct. 7: Art Exhibit by HeidiClinite and Kenneth Shearer, Arts Exchange onMulberry St Downtown Macon, 6-11pm. Wine willbe served. Local Macon artists Kenneth Shearerand Heidi Clinite explored the United States andhave brought their artwork home to share. Kennethspent the summer hiking through YellowstoneNational Park and captured many of its colorfullandscapes in chalk pastel and watercolor.

On a completely different adventure, Heidi livedin New York City for the past year attending the ArtStudents League of New York, battling the dailygrind, tedious subway rides and crazy situations.Aside from the dirt and drama, she got to see andappreciate all NYC had to offer.

Art on the Avenue Fine Art Gallery New monthlygallery shows. 2368 Ingleside Ave, 478-743-3720

She Got Game: The History of Women's Basketballin Georgia She Got Game explores Georgia's contri-bution to Women's basketball and features GeorgiaSports Hall of Famers Teresa Edwards, KatrinaMcClain, and Anne Paradise. $3.50-$8

farmer’s marketsCity Market on the Green, 9am - 1pm. EverySaturday morning in Poplar Street Park, middleGeorgia merchants, craftsmen and artisans set upbooths of locally grown produce, plants, deliciousbakery items, art, crafts and more!

Wesleyan Market every second Saturday9am - 1pm. Held monthly, this fun communityevent features a variety of locally grown and pro-duced items ranging from flowers and organic fruitsand vegetables to baked goods. Music, fun & edu-cational events also offered. Free and open to thepublic. (478) 757-5233.

Mulberry Market every Wednesday. 4:30-7pm.The Mulberry Street Market is part of the MaconMain Street Program's efforts to bring life and busi-ness to Downtown Macon, and is directed by ven-dors dedicated to the people of Macon. Find a vari-ety of all things fresh and local, from honey tobreads, seasonal vegetables to grass-fed beef.

museum hoursMuseum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday – Saturday,10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. Free forstudents & Bibb Co. residents the last Friday of eachmonth, 5 – 8 p.m. 477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

Georgia Children’s Museum: Tuesday – Saturday10:30 -5:30, $4 per person, 2 and under free. Freeadmission on Tuesdays from 10:30 -1:30 for City ofMacon residents and First Fridays from 5:30-8:30.

The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the BigHouse in Macon. This house-turned-museum waswhere members of the Allman Brothers Band, theirroadies, friends and families lived between 1970 and1973.Call for hours. 741.5551. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat,1pm-5pm Sun. Admission $8, children 4-16 $3.50.

The Hay House, 934 Georgia Ave. Open Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. - 4.Tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m. $8adults, $4 students. Children under 6 free.

The Sidney Lanier Cottage House Museum, 935High Street in Macon, is the birthplace of noted poet,musician & soldier, Sidney Lanier (1842-1881).Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm and tours are $5.

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15DAYSTHE GOINGS ON IN THE CITY

Fri Oct 7This day in history: (1863) President Lincolnproclaims official Thanksgiving holiday.

First Friday welcomes neo-soul superstar Anthony David to the Douglass stage.Billed as "A Shining Evening with AnthonyDavid," this appearance upon the heels of David'schart-climbing single "4Evermore," which fea-tures fellow neo-soul stylists Algebra and Phonte.Tickets for this concert are $25 and $20. The $25ticket holder gets a free pass to the exclusivemeet and greet party before the concert, whichDavid will attend.(478) 742-2000

Sat Oct 8This day in history: (1967) Marxist revolution-ary Che Guevara is defeated.

The Opening Act presents a free con-cert series, 567 Cherry Street, downtownMacon. Tonight, Free Lance Ruckus will be play-ing from 7-9 pm at The Opening Act. No Cover;Cash Bar. All ages venue, free event.

Sun Oct 9This day in history: (1992) Meteorite crashesinto Chevy Malibu in Peeskill, New York.

Second Sunday Brunch atWashington Park 1pm – 3pmSecond Sunday returns to its afternoon Brunchtime! Join us from 1-3 p.m. in beautifulWashington Park for a free show. Two great blue-grass bands will take the stage this month - 3Bucks Shy and Fitzmaurice. Bring your chairs,family, and friends. Pack a picnic or buy a boxedlunch on site for $5. This free concert is presentedby State Bank and the Knight NeighborhoodChallenge. College St. at Magnolia St.

Film Screening: "The Tree of Life"hosted by Macon Film GuildWhenSun, October 9, 2:00pm – 9:30pm2, 4:30 & 7:30 PM [General Admission: $5.00]Douglass Theatre, 355 MLK, Jr. Blvd – 478-742-2000 Website: maconfilmguild.org for film sched-ule and trailers. Directed by Terrence Malick.Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. From theacclaimed director of such classic films asBadlands, Days of Heaven and The Thin RedLine, The Tree of Life is the impressionistic storyof a Midwestern family in the 1950's. The filmfollows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack,through the innocence of childhood to his disillu-sioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a com-plicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt).

“The sheer beauty of this film is almost over-whelming.” A.O. Scott, The New York TimesNote: The 2pm showing will have a special dis-cussion led by Shawn Loht of Mercer University’sDept. of Philosophy.

Full-length screening of Gone with theWind at Cox Capitol Theater on Sunday,October 9, at 2pm, hosted by Mercer UniversitySouthern Studies. Dr. Karen Cox, author ofDreaming of Dixie: How the South was Createdin American Popular Culture, and Dr. SarahGardner, author of Blood and Irony: SouthernWhite Women’s Narratives of the Civil War,1861-1937, will lead a discussion of the film.Admission is $5 and $3 for students.

Sat Oct 15This day in history: (1917) Mata Hari, theseductive female spy, is executed in Paris.

Laughing Pizza at the CapitolTheatre - Fun, family entertainment for the kidin all of us. Beneath the colorful pop exterior is amulti-layered musical family of real-life mom(Lisa), dad (Billy), and daughter (Emily), whosecombined talent makes up the nationally known,TV friendly family band called “Laughing Pizza.”Their music videos, or “Pizza Breaks,” are seendaily on PBS in millions of homes around thecountry. Doors at 1 p.m. / Show at 2 p.m.Admission $12 and up. 382 Second Street, down-town Macon.

Historic Macon Foundation's 34thAnnual Flea Market on October 15! Greatdeals and wonderful items are sure to be com-bined with a fun atmosphere. The flea market willfeature thousands of great items donated by thecommunity and will be open to the public onSaturday, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds willsupport the historic preservation and neighbor-

hood revitalization work of Historic MaconFoundation. Northeast Plaza Shopping Center(Rose's) - 668 Shurling Dr., Macon.

Wed Oct 19This day in history: (1985) Frst Blockbustervideo-rental store opens, in Dallas, Texas.

Big Screen Movie Night: Waking NedDevine 7pm – 9pm, Come out to RiversideCemetery and enjoy a free flick under the stars!October's screening will be Waking Ned Devine.Bring your friends, family, lawn chairs and blan-kets to this outdoor movie presented by theHistoric Riverside Cemetery Conservancy, MaconFilm Festival, State Bank and College Hill.

Thur Oct 20This day in history: (1990) 2 Live Crew areacquitted of obscenity charges.

Third Thursday: Party in MercerVillage 5pm – 10pm (intersection of Montpelierand Coleman Ave.s)Join the Mercer Village mer-chants for a party in Mercer Village every thirdThursday of the month! Highlights for the eventinclude: Food specials, drink deals, live music,and outdoor games. Street closed from 5-10pmand party from 6-9pm.

Hay House presents Seasons of theVineyard…and the Brewery Auctionand Tasting. this event allows guest to samplea wide variety of wines and beers from some ofthe region’s best distributors and bid on a varietyof unique gift baskets, paintings, celebrity chefdinners, and vacation getaways. Proceeds benefitthe Hay House. The Seasons of theVineyard…and the Brewery Auction and tasting isscheduled for October 20 from 7p.m.-9p.m.Tickets for this event are available for $40 perperson. Please contact Hay House at 478-742-8155 or on the web at www.hayhouse.org formore information.

Fri Oct 21This day in history: (1967) In Washington,D.C. nearly 100,000 people gather to protestthe American war effort in Vietnam.

Grammys, Strings and More at theDouglass Theatre kick-offs with the incom-parable jazz violinist Regina Carter, a multi-Grammy winner, performs on Friday, Oct. 21 at 8pm, where tickets are $25. This is another must-see concert. (478) 742-2000

Spirits in October at RiversideCemetary Actors in costume at graveside put ahuman face on history! The stories they shareallow visitors to experience the rich, varied tex-ture of life in Civil War Macon. Groups of 12-15visitors tour the cemetery with a guide to meetspirits from the Civil War era, including aConfederate encampment atop the parapet, anearthen fortification built in 1864 as a point oflookout and defense. Visitors sign up at fifteenminute intervals from 6:00-9:00 P.M. Advancetickets needed, riversidecemetaryconservancy.org.Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 20, 21, 22and 27, 28, 29. $20 adults; $15 seniors and mili-tary; $10 students.

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SEASONS OF THE VINEYARD... AND BREWERY AUCTION AND TASTINGSponsored by State Bank & Trust Company and Waites & FosheeInsurance Group, this event allows guest to sample a wide variety ofwines and beers from some of the region’s best distributors and bid on avariety of unique gift baskets, paintings, celebrity chef dinners, and vaca-tion getaways. Proceeds benefit the Hay House.Matthew S. Davis, Hay House Director noted that “this event is truly one ofthe special events of the season and we hope the public will come out toenjoy a wonderful evening of food, drink, and the chance to take homesome wonderful items.”

The Seasons of the Vineyard…and the Brewery Auction and tasting isscheduled for Thursday, October 20 from 7p.m.-9p.m. Tickets for thisevent are available for $40 per person. Please contact Hay House at 478-742-8155 or on the web atwww.hayhouse.org for more information.

For years, the color pink has elicitedthoughts of spring festivals and cher-ry blossoms in Middle Georgia. But,

thanks to a dedicated group of Maconites,now pink also evokes visions of a warrior--a courageous woman who, despite her fear,fights a voracious foe, Breast Cancer.

And while she is fighting a personalbattle for her life, her supporters are ensur-ing that this won’t happen to her daughters--they are racing for the cure at the KomenCentral Georgia Race for the Cure.

The Susan G. Komen for the Curefoundation is the world’s largest networkof breast cancer survivors and activists.The Central Georgia Affiliate, coveringBaldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston,Jones, Monroe, Peach and Twiggs coun-ties, has been battling breast cancer since1999. By providing education and sup-port, particularly in underserved popula-tion, the foundation helps women toovercome their fears.

“It is important to have a yearly mam-mogram,” former Race Chair MechelMcKinley said. “Some young women havewitnessed their mothers, grandmothers, andaunts succumb to breast cancer and are

fearful. We help them to overcome theirfears by showing them that there are thingswe can do now that we couldn’t do forgrandmother. Early detection is key.”

Formed in 1999, the first KomenCentral Georgia Race for the Cure was heldin October 2000. In just a few short years,the Central Georgia Affiliate has grownfrom a small group of women, who knewmore needed to be done to help address thebreast health needs of central Georgia, to anetwork of survivors and activists on a mis-sion and with a vision to end breast cancerforever.

We are always looking to educateyoung women,” said McKinley. “As earlyas high school, women should understandthe importance of a monthly self exam.They should become familiar with theirbreasts to detect changes that may ariselater in life.”

Raising awareness is paramount in thisbattle and the annual Race for the Cure pro-vides a platform for education and fundrais-ing, as well as celebrating the victories ofbreast cancer survivors. Over 4,000 runnersare expected to participate in the 5k race,raising $300,000 for the cause ($225,000

remains in Central Georgia and $75,000goes to research at a national level).

The activities behind the scenes of theRace for the Cure rivals those of any for-tune five hundred company: recruiting vol-unteers and sponsors, publicity, securing alocation, fundraising, dispersing grantsfrom fundraising.

Planning for this major event takes theefforts of over 400 volunteers and 2 paidstaffers in addition to committee and boardmembers. As soon as the 2011 race is over,preparations for the 2012 race will begin.After reviewing the year’s events, a new

battle plan is drawn up and a goal isapproved by the board of directors (5 ofthem are breast cancer survivors).

Race festivities begin at 7 a.m. onSaturday, Oct.15 at Central City Park; par-ticipants can register online, by mail, inperson and the day of the race. Deemed the“Rock the Race” weekend, downtownMacon will come alive with good eats andgood fun for an incredible cause.

For more information on the race, tomake a donation or to volunteer, visitwww.komencentralga.com.- JENNY MURR

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International travel offers not only theexcitement of new venues and freshperspectives but the opportunity to

observe good ideas that can be replicatedto our benefit. I’ve just returned from atwo-week speaking trip to the westernMediterranean and found not only enjoy-ment but inspiration.

Of the six countries I visited, Turkeywas my favorite. This was my third visit andI was glad to confirm my earlier impres-sions. Not only is the scenery beautiful andthe weather delightful, but the people thereare generous, kind, and always helpful.They truly are proud of their country andwant to show the rest of the world that,although they are a majority-Muslim nation,theirs is a secular state with no official reli-gion and all faiths are encouraged. Severalresidents told me that most first-time visitorsare shocked not to find a rocky and aridlandscape with camels dotting the hillsides.

With such strong competition fromItaly, Greece, Crete, Israel, and Sicily on thistrip, the factor that made Turkey such a win-ner was the sincere effort every person I

encountered made to welcome each of us. Itwas the only country to have musicians anddancers in native dress performing especial-ly for us when we arrived. It was the onlycountry to have a complimentary bottle ofwater waiting for each of us on our bus(most of the others offered it for sale onthose rare occasions when it was offered atall). Turkey was also the only one of thecountries I visited that had a written note ofwelcome waiting for each traveler from theirofficial visitors bureau. And, unlike ancientruins such as Rome’s Coliseum and Athens’Acropolis, both surrounded by modernbuildings and busy traffic, Turkey’s impres-sive archeological site of Ephesus, where St.Paul witnessed to the Ephesians, is sounadulterated and unspoiled that it is easy toimagine it exactly as it was in Christ’s day.In fact, His mother, Mary, spent her lastyears there being cared for by St. John whowas given that specific assignment by Jesusshortly before his death on the cross.

Why do I cite all these examples?Because Turkey doesn’t depend solely uponpaid government officials for the responsi-bility to sell itself to visitors. Every singleperson I encountered made sure to welcomeus with a smile. Want to buy a beautiful,hand-crafted rug? No problem – the mer-

chants have an agreement with the Turkishgovernment to ship directly to your doorstephere in America with all shipping costs andtaxes paid by Turkey including any importduties that might be charged by our govern-ment. Since we’ve taken advantage of thisservice I know it is efficient and prompt.What could be simpler? No forms to com-plete (other than a shipping address), no VATtaxes to be paid, no special custom duties tobe incurred. We would certainly be wise toreplicate their practices that make doingbusiness easy rather than erecting barriersthat impede business and create mountainsof paperwork.

My other example comes from Israel.This was my first trip there and I was sur-prised to find that the Christian pilgrimage issuch a booming and profitable business.Although Jewish tradition reveres Jesus asan important prophet, they do not accept himas the Messiah. Yet they understand that mil-lions of people around the world differ inthat belief and many want to visit the sitesthat are so familiar from Bible scriptures.Again, they make it easy with specially-trained guides who must pass stringentlicensing requirements before they lead ofgroup of tourists.

While I might disagree with some prac-tices such as a site offering a “re-baptism”(for a fee) on a dammed-up location on theJordan River (with tinted water that wouldbe at home in Disneyworld) located manymiles from the actual site where Jesus wasbaptized, I must applaud the government for

their successful efforts to make Christiantourists feel welcomed. I was surprised tovisit Bethlehem, the site of Jesus’ birth, andfind that is located within a Palestinianenclave and all visitors must be clearedthrough a special inspection site beforeentering. Nazareth, too, where Jesus spentmost of his life, is located within a majority-Arab area. Although one fellow travelerexpressed safety concerns to me before ourvisit, we never once felt the slightest hint ofdanger or even malevolence on either side ofthe checkpoint.

The example that struck me, though,for replication here had nothing to do withtourism. The port city of Haifa is a ratherunattractive industrial area with a largepower plant and a rocky beach that doesn’tlend itself to vacationers. Taking advan-tage of their location, however, Haifa hasbecome the chosen site for both Honda andHyandai to ship thousands of cars to bestored, inventoried, then shipped out toother locations around the world. Therewere literally acres of cars parked in hun-dreds of neat rows. In a nation where gassells for $8 per gallon, Haifa has re-createditself as the distribution site for the world’sbest-selling automobiles. Surely Macon’slocation at the junction of two major inter-states makes us a likely candidate to be aregional distribution center. Let’s abandonthe false hope of retaining passenger airservice and re-create our airport as anational hub of freight transportation. Wewould be wise to emulate success.

As most of you have heard by now, for-mer Godfather's Pizza CEO HermanCain is now in the top tier of candidates

running for the Republican nomination forPresident. It comes of no surprise to me, but itmay shock many of you out there that in themost recent CBS poll just released, Hermanhas pulled into a tie for the lead with formerMassachusetts Governor Mitt Romney andhas leap-frogged over flash-in-the-pan and for-mer frontrunner texas Governor Rick Perry.The question most people have as well as thepolitical pundits out there is now is HermanCain an electable candidate who could runagainst the Obama juggernaut. I answer mostassuredly that he can and here are my reasons,not in any particular order.

1. Herman Cain is popular in the South.There's no question that just about any candi-date from the GOP will carry most of theSouth, Florida, Virginia and North Carolinaare pivotal states. A Southerner on the ticketmight solidify victories there as all three stateswere narrowly won by President Obama in

2008. If the GOP is to take back the WhiteHouse, these three states are key.2. Herman has practical experience. It's truethat Herman has very little political experience,but Dwight Eisenhower didn't either. Cain'sexperience in the business world is unmatchedby any candidate that has ever run for the pres-idency and practical knowledge is what is des-pirately needed to turn this country aroundright now, not lifetime politicians who are onlylooking to do what is politically right. 3. Herman is a strong advocate for the defenseof our country. He has invoked PresidentReagan's philosophy of "Peace by Strength"but Herman has added "With Clarity" to hisvision of foreign policy. He has made it alsomade it very clear that, as he told the IsraeliDeputy Prime Minister, "If you mess withIsrael, you mess with the United States." In arecent debate between all of the GOP candi-dates, only Cain tackled the question ofPalestinian statehood and said,“If, in fact, it wasclear to the Palestinians where the U.S. stood,they might have had second thoughts about try-ing to pull such a move without negotiating withIsrael.” There is no doubt where this man stands,a statement that does not hold true for the cur-rent occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

4. Herman has an actual plan for economicgrowth. His 9-9-9 Plan puts a 9% flat tax on9% tax on businesses, a 9% flat tax on incomeand a 9% national sales tax. This would elimi-nate the IRS while making businesses and indi-viduals pay their fair share. It was also elimi-nate the death tax, payroll taxes and end nearlyall deductions and special interest favors.5. Herman is simply a likeable person. Hetalks common sense and plainly unlike a 'nor-mal' politician. Ross Perot showed many yearsago that the American people appreciatedsomeone who would break things down to thelowest common denominator. Cain does justthat and doesn't pull punches. He's taken a littleheat for some of his comments, but one thing isfor sure: When Herman speaks, it comes fromhis heart. If it were a prerequisite of our leadersnot to make mistakes while making a speech, wecertainly wouldn't have the 'human-gaffemachine' Joe Biden as Vice-President. I did saveHerman's most 'electable' quality for last....6. Herman makes people feel proud to be

an American again. If after you listen to aspeech by Herman Cain and you don't feel theinspirational little hairs on the back of yourneck stand at attention, you're in the advancedstages of rigor mortis. Much like PresidentReagan did to revive the country after the'national malaise' of four years of JimmyCarter, Herman Cain will make the UnitedStates respected again, not only globally but byour own people too. I can promise you that

you will never see Herman Cain bowing to aforeign dignatary nor will you hear of him dis-respecting the Israelis, while at the same timeappeasing the Muslim community. (Pleasedon't get the wrong idea...I know there arepeaceful Muslims in the world. I'm writingabout Muslims that live under Sharia law orterrorist states, not peaceful members of theworld community.)

In short, there is no doubt in my mindthat Herman Cain is electable and will be a verygood President. The field of Republican candi-dates is one of the most diverse we have everfielded: There is one female (MicheleBachmann), two members of the Mormonchurch (Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman),two Lutherans (Gary Johnson andBachmann), two Catholics (Newt Gingrichand Rick Santorum), one Methodist (RickPerry), and two Baptists (Ron Paul andHerman Cain). With all of that diversity, thereis only one Herman Cain. He's an Americanoriginal who is certainly electable and shouldnever be taken lightly.

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The Electability of Herman CainSEEING RED

BILL KNOWLESActive member of theBibb Republican Party

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RICK HUTTOMacon City Councilmanand published author

The demand for new housing units in downtown Macon continuesto rise. NewTown Macon recently hired Zimmerman/VolkAssociates to update their 2008 residential market study. Accordingto the updated analysis, Macon has the potential to add 1,175 newunits in the downtown over the next five years


Questionable KnowledgeQ: How do you get a candidate’s disclosure form?A: It’s so simple a cave—er, sorry. Yeah, you’d have to be a moron to publicly state thatyou can’t find a record that’s clearly there. (Totally not referencing anyone in particular.)Let’s use disclosure from my campaign for city council as practice. The easy way isonline, which you can access by going to www.ethics.ga.gov and clicking on“Candidate Reports” under “Search Reports and Records.” It’s great because you canjust type in any candidate’s last name and see who has given them money. IF they filedelectronically, which I didn’t do. I mailed mine in, so to see it, mail a request with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Georgia Government Transparency and CampaignFinance Commission (aka – the Georgia Ethics Commission) at 200 Piedmont AvenueSE, Suite 1402 – West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334.

Semi-Poignant Facebook Picture of the WeekI saw one I couldn’t ignore on someone’s page. It says “When I shut my mouth andturn to walk away, it doesn’t mean you’ve won. It simply means your stupid ass isn’tworth any more of my time.” That’s a philosophy I’m personally adopting for localfolks who DO have better things to do with their time but chose to stir up crap any-way. Without all our attention, they will, like plants without water, wither.

Gang & Teen Violence Good (Job): Kudos to Al Tillman, TonyLowden, Sonny Spoon, WIBB and theother folks who made local history byactually talking to the young peoplethey want to help. While it might lead tomore questions than answers right now,it makes more sense than calling in theNational Guard as our now CouncilPresident once suggested. Last time wehad a spate of violence like this Tillmanwas the head of the local chapter of theNAACP and he called for a curfew. Recently a criminal justice professor told councilmembers that curfews are largely ineffective and most often used as a political reme-dy instead of a real one. Well, in the time since he called for a curfew and now, Tillmanhas only gotten more and more involved with the community, working from the streetsup instead of the top-down approach some folks prefer. Bad (News): The media reported various versions of: “Gang members blame vio-lence on neighborhood rivalries.” That part is true and you can hear it online atWIBB.com, but these “gang members” also took umbrage with the media’s report-ing, or lack thereof. In particular, that they are in gangs instead of competitive butotherwise friendly crews. I’ll abandon the semantics for now and focus on the partthe media didn’t report: its own culpability.

At a minimum, it was obvious that the reporting—whether the fault of informa-tion from the MPD or a misunderstanding of the situation by the press—has breddistrust in the neighborhoods where this is happening and stirs up unnecessaryassumptions in the neighborhoods where it isn’t. In other words, one unintendedconsequence is that people who aren’t dealing with it but are afraid start makingsuggestions that don’t work. Ugly (Truth): When Tillman asked how the community is supposed to get theseteens to put the guns down, one of the young men said, “It’s really on us to takecare of our community. We can’t expect no one to help us but us. …Then (theauthorities) try to find a solution to the problem without coming to us. That’s anotherproblem. How can you expect to help the neighborhood when you’re not from thehood, when you’re engaging with someone who’s from the neighborhood?”This makes sense. The top-down approach is doomed to fail not only because ittends to be reactionary, but also because of its arrogance, presuming that you canknow what’s best for someone when you aren’t walking in their shoes. And like it ornot, when one side of town suffers we all will.

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Our after-school program provides opportunities for youth to excel in school through hands-on tutoring, online tutoring, motivation, rap sessions, character building, and one-on-one group mentoring through social and athletic field trips. As a former NFL professional football player, Roger Jackson is committed to using his resources to positively influence the lives of youth in Macon, GA.

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The Motivating Youth Foundation (MOYO) founder and Executive Director, RogerJackson, is passionate about providing youth with college scholarships. “I wouldlike to provide 50 – 100 kids a year with scholarships to the college of their

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On December 21, 2011 at 2pm at the Family Investment Center located at 905 MainStreet in Macon, MOYO will raffle a 2012 Camaro (compliments of Youman’s Chevroletin Macon, Georgia), just in time for Christmas for the lucky ticket holder. The drawingalso includes a $1,500 gift card; a $1,000 gift card and a $500 gift card (all complimentsof Ken’s Audio in Macon) and an Acer laptop computer.

Tickets will be sold beginning on September 29, 2011 and will continue until 1pmon December 21, 2011. Tickets for the raffle are $20 each and there is no limit to thenumber of tickets an individual can purchase. All proceeds will benefit the MotivatingYouth Foundation Scholarship Fund and the Omega Psi Phi Scholarship Fund. Jacksonsaid, “With this raffle, the lucky winners get a wonderful Christmas gift for themselvesor a loved one and those who don’t win are assured that, for the price of one dinner out,they have helped a local youth realize the dream of college.”

Tickets can be purchased at or www.moyofoundation.com, where you can find moreinformation about the raffle and the Motivating Youth Foundation. Tickets will also beavailable at the following locations: BB&T - Macon Mall, Youman's Chevrolet, Ken'sAudio (Macon & Warner Robins).

As a former NFL professional football player, Roger Jackson is committed to usinghis resources to positively influence the lives of youth in middle Georgia. Jackson found-ed the nonprofit 501(c)3 Motivating Youth Foundation in 2008 and the After SchoolProgram opened its doors in 2009. The program provides opportunities for youth to excelin school through hands-on tutoring, online tutoring, motivation, rap sessions, character-building and one-on-one and group mentoring through social and athletic field trips.Located at 905 Main Street in Macon, Georgia, the after school program is open from3pm -- 6pm during the school year and from 7am -- 7pm during the summer months. Formore information, visit the website, MoyoFoundation.com, or call (478) 752-5185.

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Pictured above are some of the winners from the Motivating YouthFoundations first raffle in June. The grand prize went to Katie Harris of VillaRica. She received a check for $8,348.89. The same amount went to theMotivating Youth scholarship fund, Jackson said. Also pictured is Linda Harriswho took home the 4th place prize, a check for $1000.

The MoYo Foundation’s first raffle was a grand task, hoping to sell 20,000tickets at $100 each, and giving away a grand prize of a million dollar dreamhome (donated and located in Gray, GA).

“We couldn’t give away a $1.1 million house and sell only two tickets. Therules were that we had to sell 20,000 tickets in order to give away the house.We did not meet that goal,” said Macon native and former Denver BroncoRoger Jackson. During the eight-month raffle period, they sold 583 tickets.The foundation hopes that with the cheaper ticket price, it will be easier forthe public to support this new raffle and his afterschool program in EastMacon, where public school funds for such programs has dried up.


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25% off all appetizers, Happy Hour3-6 and 9-Cl Macon Mellow

TUESDAYSTrivia 8:30p Trivia Special - $1.50PBR Pints | $4.50 PBR Pitchers 8-Close Macon Mellow

$1 PBR, Natty lite and High Life,Locos

$8 bottomless mugs HL, PBR,$5 carbombs, $3 GuinnessThe Hummingbird

2 for Tues- buy 8 wings and get 8free! $2 domestic draftsWild Wing

2-4-1 drafts Johnny’s Pizzeria

WEDNESDAYSCountry Fried Weds- $1.50 nattylites, $2 bud & bud LT drafts, $4rodeo bombs and country friedchicken wings Wild Wing Cafe

Ladies Night All Day:$1.50 House Wine, $4.50 JagerBombs Macon Mellow

$1 PBR, Natty lite and High LifeLocos

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$5.99 Pitchers - Trivia Johnny’s Pizzeria

THURSDAYSThe Rookery 11-1am: $2 BudLt bottles, $4.50 well doubles, and2 for 1 Jager.

$1.99 drafts, Johnny’s PizzeriaBJ Billiards, $3 wells and $2

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Ladies night Tara’s Tavern

Ladies Night: 20’s Pub

Gals, $2 drinks all night Rivalry’s

Taco Rita Nite- $2 tacos, $3 margaritas, $6 Megaritas, $4 IrishBombs, 2-4-1 Jager BombsWild Wing

$4 Jager Bombs! Locos

FRIDAYSHappy Hour prices for poker players, BJ’s Billiards

Karaoke Tara’s Tavern

Buy 1/Get 1 wells 8-until,Giveaways! AP’s Hideaway

The Rookery 11-1am: $2 BLbottles, $4.50 well doubles, $3 Sexon the Beach and 2 for 1 Jager.

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SATURDAYS$1 PBR, Natty lite and High Life,Locos

$10 Beer Buckets, 20’s Pub

Happy Hour Special 3pm-6pm &9pm-Close Mellow Macon

Game Day Specials: 2 for 1 bombsand $1 domesic draftsBilly’s Clubhouse

Game Day Specials: $3.25 Miller Lt& Coors Lt Stadium Cups• $13 Miller Lt & Coors LtBuckets Wild Wing Cafe

NFL SUNDAYS$10 beer buckets, 20’s Pub

$7.99 Beer buckets Giuseppi’s

$3 Margaritas, Bloody Mary's, LongIsland's, Sangria's (Red or White)Happy Hour Special 9pm-CloseMacon Mellow

Live acoustic on patio, 6:30-9:30pm. $3.25 22oz Bud & Bud LtDrafts, $13 Bud & Bud Lt Buckets$3 Bloody MarysWild Wing Cafe

Lady’s Hour 7:30-8:30pm. Galsenjoy $1 Wells/DomesticsBJ’s Billiards

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FRI 10/7Ransom20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Tim McNaryAPs Hidden Hideaway

The Dirty Guv’nahsCox Capitol Theatre

Anthony DavidThe Doulgass Theatre

Derrick DoveThe Hummingbird

Wild Cat DoThe Rookery

Larry G Hudson The Shamrock

Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe

SAT 10/8The WallAPs Hidden Hideaway

Big Bird Bash - Fall FestThe Hummingbird

Freelance RuckusThe Opening Act, 567 Cherry

Larry G HudsonThe Shamrock

Band XWild Wing Cafe

SUN 10/9Big Mike & Booty PapasAPs Hidden Hideaway, 3pm

The RivermonksThe Rookery

Live acoustic on patioWild Wing Cafe

TUES 10/11Darin CurtisJohnny’s Pizzeria

John Stanley BandBackporch Lounge, no cover

B Keith WilliamsThe Shamrock

WED 10/12Man in the Box Backporch Lounge

Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

THUR 10/13Wild MoccasinsThe Rookery

FRI 10/14B Keith Williams20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Yesterdaze RockAPs Hidden Hideaway

BoomBoxCox Capitol Theatre

Scott Little Band‘Rock the Race’ weekendSpecial ‘non-smoking’ showThe Hummingbird

Miss. John DoudeThe Shamrock

PowerlineWild Wing Cafe

SAT 10/15Yesterdaze RockAPs Hidden Hideaway

Georgia Jam featuringCory Smith & RehabGA National Fair

Free acoustic showThe Opening Act, 567 Cherry St

Fatty McFatkins & theFast FingersThe Hummingbird

Mike BrookshireThe Shamrock

Tyler Hammond BandWild Wing Cafe

SUN 10/16Big Mike & Booty PapasAPs Hidden Hideaway, 3pm

Jazz Brunch; The Rookery

Live acoustic on patioWild Wing Cafe

TUES 10/18B Keith WilliamsThe Shamrock

John Stanley BandBackporch Lounge, no cover

Darin CurtisJohnny’s Pizzeria

WED 10/19Man in the Box Karaoke Backporch Lounge

Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe, 8:30pm

THUR 10/20Scott SandersBilly’s Clubhouse

FRI 10/21The WallAPs Hidden Hideaway

Midnight in Macon20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Girlz, Girlz, GirlzWild Wing Cafe

FRI 10/22Modern SkirtsThe Hummingbird

Papa BearAP’s Hideaway

THUR 10/27Blackberry SMokeCox Capitol Theatre

10/29-Halloween!Back City WoodsThe Hummingbird

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FRI, OCT 7The Dirty Guv’nahs @ the CapitolThe swell of grassroots momentum for this 6-piece rock outfit has generated considerable buzzup and down the east coast. In 2010, the bandrecorded their most recent album Youth Is In OurBlood in Levon’s famous barn, and they haven’tlooked back since. With opening act Ponderosa.Show at 9pm. Tix $10/$12dos.

Janelle Monae @ Grand OperaHouse Mercer University’s QuadWorks FallConcert will feature Janelle Monae and fun.The concert is part of the national CampusConsciousness Tour and will be held Oct. 7 atthe Grand Opera House in downtown Maconat 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the public and $8for students. Janelle Monae is an R&B andsoul singer-songwriter from Kansas City, Kan.,who has been called “a different kind of diva”by Vogue Magazine and “a truevisionary…one of the most important signingsof my career” by Sean “Diddy” Combs. Shehas had success with her Grammy-nominateddebut EP, “Metropolis: The Chase Suite,” in2008, and her first full-length LP, “TheArchAndroid,” in 2010. Tickets can be pur-chased by calling (478) 301-5470.

Tim McNary @ APs McNary was formed in January, 2009. It's cur-rent members are front man and rhythm gui-tarist Tim McNary, Dan Sheffield, and ElliottPhillips. Folk Pop at it’s finest.

Anthony David @ The DoulgassAnthony David is a Grammy nominatedSoul/R&B singer/songwriter out of AtlantaGA.. His hit single "Words", a duet with IndiaArie was grammy nominated in 2008.

Matt Pippen @ Wild Wing CaféMatt started playing music in Macon, Ga. Inthe house band at a local hang out, with bandmemebers that included Jason Aldean, WesRobinson, Justin Weaver , Michael Benefield,Richard Passmore and several others. Fromthere he went on the road, playing all over thesoutheast United States. Auditioned for andGOT the guitarist job for Local Star JasonAldean in early 2004-2005, and held it downfor a couple of years. Worth a serious listen asone of the best players in Macon.

SAT, OCT 8Free Lance Ruckus @ The OpeningAct, 567 CherryA progressive reggae/rock band out ofHaddock, GA, these guys are determined tosave live music from the “ravenous corporatepigs.” Original music with passion.

SUN, OCT 9The Rivermonks @ The RookeryA folk/indie band out of Des Moines, this talent-ed group tours with a ukulele, trumpet, all sortsof drums, among other things.

THUR, OCT 13Wild Moccasins @ The Rookery

Houston-based psychodelic pop quintet fol-lows their 2009 debut "MicroscopicMetronomes" EP with "Skin Collision Past".Their singular style has been described ashigh-energy pop driven by guitar and guy/girlharmonies where dual vocalists Cody Swannand Zahira Gutierrez alternately provide har-monies and backing vocals for each other."Skin Collision Past" brings an even biggersound than their debut which is evident on therecording and their live performance. Smartlyrics plus a big guitar presence from AndrewLee culminate in a collection of infectiousmodern songs with classic pop influences.

FRI, OCT 14Miss. John Doude @ The ShamrockMississippi John Doude is blues, rock, folkand country all rolled into one, yet none ofthese would quite describe his unique style.With a sound that’s as swampy as snake oil,and as gritty as the cloud of dust on a dry dirtroad, creating a juke joint trance that’s infec-tiously nasty. From barn-burning country blue-grass to delta blues, MJD’s stripped downroots music takes you back to where Americanmusic began, capturing the soul of the blues,the heart of country, and the attitude of punk-rock along the way.

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Downtown denizens, you knowthe deal and you love it! An allday, all access pass for $10 getsyou pure, local musical enjoy-ment at the Hummingbird.Proceeds benefit local musiciansand Central GA CASA. This eventraised over $8,000 for local musi-cians and over $5,000 for CentralGA CASA so far this year. Music

starts at noon, with a Potato sack race at 3:30pm and theinfamous High Heel race at 4pm. The complete schedule:12:00pm- Louise Warren 12:45pm- John Lloyd1:30pm- The Vineyard 2:30pm- Tripp Spears4:00pm- Daniel Walker 5:45pm- Gary Sassaman6:30pm- Flat Bridge 7:45pm- Anna Mae Kersey8:30pm- Chelsea Hughes 9:15pm- Broken Bootstraps10:30pm- Plethra11:45pm- The Dirty Sound Professors

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DANCE PARTY / DJ Macon’s newest dance club, Elementopen Wed-Sat!

DJ Tremendous, Macon’s best danceparty at Club Kaos Fri & Sat.

KARAOKETuesdays at 9pm, and Wed,Thurs,Sat & Sun, 8p, 20’s Pub

Wednesday & Sunday 8pm-until at AP’s Hidden Hideaway

Wednesday and Fridays at Tara’s Tavern

Every Friday & Saturday,Friends Bar & Grill, Macon

Sundays & Wed. with Brad, 9pmThe Backporch Lounge

PUBINGOEvery Tuesday night, come play withfriends, great prizes! 7-9pm 20’s Pub

TRIVIANOW TUESDAYS: Hardest Trivia inMacon 7-9pm at BJs Billiards

Wednesdays, Johnny’s Pizzeria

Tuesday nights at Giuseppis, hostedby Outspoken Ent.

Tuesday Night Trivia (8pm) withOutspoken Entertainment., WildWing Cafe

Tuesday night trivia with our ownJammin’ Rivalrys

Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Billy’s Clubhouse

Trivia with Jacob at Loco’s everyWednesday, Big payouts!

Every Wednesday at The Rookery,compete for $5,000 grand prize! 8pm

Every Wednesday at The Bird, 7pm.

Thursday nights 9p, The Shamrock

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Tues,Wed and Thur:Texas Hold ‘Em7pm at AP’s Hidden Hideaway

After a string of sold outshows, performing at the his-toric Red RocksAmphitheatre and a packedsummer festival schedule,BoomBox will be embarkingon their full-blown ‘Dark Endof the Street’ Fall Tour with adate at our very own Capitol

Theatre. BoomBox consists of two versatile producers, DJs,songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and longtime friends RussRandolph and Zion Rock Godchaux. Together they develop anelectronic blend of vintage Rock and Blues made to movedance floors while incorporating their signature Backbeat,Psychedelia and Funky House sounds. Derived from the richmusical history of Muscle Shoals, AL, to the psychedelic rockand underground electronic scenes of the west coast, theirunique approach can only be achieved by the blending ofsound and culture. Admission is $10 Advance/$15day of show

Friday, October 14 BoomBox @ the Cox Capitol Theatre

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Thur 10/27: Blackberry SmokeThur 10/27: Blackberry SmokeSmokin’ Hot southern rock

Fri 10/28: Amazing KreskinAs seen on Letterman and Leno!As seen on Letterman and Leno!

Sun 10/30: Who’s BadUltimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band

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When Tim Obelgoner first heard about the proposedsmoking ban, which would make it illegal tosmoke indoors and anywhere children play, he did-

n’t think much about it. But he co-owns the HummingbirdStage & Taproom, so he did his research—due diligence—andbegan to find things that bothered him. Sure, he was concernedabout how much money his business would lose if, suddenly,he had to turn his smoking clientele away, but there was more.There was the trickle down impact: lost revenue, lost jobs,more empty storefronts, declining sales tax collections, reflex-ively raised property taxes, and more people leaving the city.

The Hummingbird, he figured, would take a hit but oth-ers might not survive it. He multiplied that loss out over thecity and saw a disaster waiting to happen for Macon: a double-dip recession in America’s seventh poorest city with the bars inits already struggling downtown area going out of business.And for what? No one is forced to patronize theHummingbird, Obelgoner says. No one has to work thereeither. Besides, if lawmakers are really worried about peoplewho believe they must take jobs around second-hand smoke,why aren’t they equally concerned about the people who’lllose jobs they actually want to keep if the ban takes place?

“We run a bar. That’s what we do. Part of what we do issmoking,” Obelgoner says. “(The ban) will decrease our rev-enue and perhaps will force us to consider moving to anotherlocation. It will almost certainly put some of our competitorsout of business.”

Doom and GloomCouncilwoman Nancy White, an oncology specialist and spon-sor of the proposed ordinance, doesn’t believe there’s reasonfor the doom and gloom, though she understands why businessowners would be concerned about the changes. Change isalways hard, she says, but she believes society pushes forwardand adapts, and in the long run everyone benefits.

“If I were in their shoes, I’d be very apprehensive aboutthis too,” White says. “But lung cancer is the number one lead-ing cause of preventable death. Years ago, doctors told preg-nant women it was okay to smoke. We’re always having toadapt to new information.”

Fears that businesses in Macon will suffer are overblown,she says, calling attention to other Georgia cities that havebanned smoking in bars and seem happy to have done so. Shewants Macon to join the list of progressive cities who’ve takenthe step, like Athens and Savannah. Savannah’s smoking banwent into effect January 1 this year and the city’s major, OtisJohnson, who helped lead that effort, issued a letter to MayorRobert Reichert in support for Macon’s effort to ban smoking.

“What I’m looking at is the body of information thatdenies, historically, that this decline in business has happened,”White says, adding that more than 300 cities in the US havesimilar bans already in place.

Though some call the proposed ordinance a governmentintrusion, she likens it to health department regulations.

“This is a public health issue. We require workers atrestaurants to wear hairnets and wash their hands. They can befined if they don’t keep food at a certain temperature. It’s all toprotect the public.”

Pam Parker is a barowner in Ohio who start-ed a group to oppose thestatewide ban that wentinto effect there in 2006.She says the ban hurt herbusiness and ran othersinto the ground.

“You know how many people we had on the first day ofthe ban? Four. We open at noon and we were always packed.Four customers all day.”

She says some of their business went to private clubsand others went to counties where enforcement is lax, butmost of them stayed home. To prove it, she pulled recordsfrom the Ohio Department of Commerce to show the numberof bottles sold wholesale and retail in the state. From 2007 to2010, 3.2 million fewer bottles were sold to bars and restau-

rants while 14.6 millionmore bottles were sold forhome use than averagesbefore the ban took place.

The resulting loss ofrevenue? Parker estimates$419 million in lost saleswith the state of Ohio losingout on more than $28 mil-lion in sales tax revenues.

Where’s the Beef?When Reichert vetoed theordinance in April, he calledfor changes and cited theneed for council to consultthe public and specifically bar owners that this will impact.White says there was a public forum held at the DouglassTheatre in January and up to 30 people attended. It was hostedby lobbyist Lora Hawk and Breathe Easy Macon, the cam-paign designed to help get this smoking ban passed. It is fund-ed with money from tobacco company settlements and run bythe Cancer Action Network, the advocacy arm of the AmericanCancer Society. Hawk says she has also been meeting with barowners to discuss the ordinance.

“As the daughter of an independent business owner andas an independent business owner myself, I would never per-sonally want to do any harm to anyone’s business,” Hawksays, admitting that she isn’t sure how the proposed ban wouldimpact local businesses’ bottom line but hopes business wouldimprove for bars, pointing to a recent survey conducted by theUniversity of Georgia that reports 80.7-percent of Bibb Countyresidents are non-smokers.

“My thinking is, if you’re inherently closing your doorsto 80-percent of Bibb County now, that you’ll do better if youbecome non-smoking.”

Critics of the ordinance say they still haven’t been heard.The recent city-hosted forum, held after the mayor’s veto, hadonly five council members in attendance despite a crowdreported of more than 100 people. Obelgoner says that’s fur-ther proof council members have already made up their minds.

Alex Webb and Phillip Sinclair, who own the nightclubElement, agree. They started a Facebook page called “GoAway Breathe Easy Macon,” which at last count had 515members. The fan page for Breathe Easy Macon, by compari-son, has 85 “likes.”

With the city and the county “pushing hard for a newSPLOST,” Sinclair says he’s been urging people to vote againstit because he doesn’t believe local officials are acting fiscally oreconomically responsible in regards to the smoking ban.

“We seriously think it’ll hurt our business terribly,”Sinclair says. Webb explains, “We don’t survive on BibbCounty residents. Most of our business comes from WarnerRobins, Milledgeville, Byron. If you’re a smoker, why wouldyou drive all the way here to stand outside when you can go toa bar where you live?”

Survey Says...Opponents of the smoking ban say part of the problem is withthe survey itself. One, it was funded by Community HealthWorks, which sponsors Breathe Easy Macon.

Sinclair says, “You can make the numbers come out likeyou want if you’re paying for it.” In specific, Sinclair notedthat a majority of respondents believe smoking should beallowed in bars, casinos and clubs.

Webb says, “Their own survey says 53.3-percent of BibbCounty citizens don’t support a smoking ban.”

“And 80-percent of the people they asked were non-smokers,” Sinclair adds.

They questioned whether the survey actually representsthe beliefs of Bibb esidents. In its executive summary, the sur-vey says: “Men, whites, younger respondents, and respondentswith a less than a high school education were significantlymore likely to report having smoked at least 100 cigarettes intheir life, and to report smoking now every day or some days.”

According to thedemographic breakdown ofthe survey’s 700+ respon-dents, researchers surveyeda disproportionate amountof whites and people withat least a high school edu-cation. Though a slimminority of the county’sresidents are white—46.3-percent to 49.7-percentwho are of African-American decent, accord-ing to the US Census—58-percent of the survey’srespondents were white.

But, the respondents’ race had a seemingly negligible impact ontheir response: 70.4-percent of whites and 69.3-percent of non-whites favored a smoking ban in all public places. Same wastrue when asked whether smoking should be allowed in bars,casinos or clubs: 52.6-percent of whites and 53.2-percent ofnon-whites support it.

However, education was a greater predictor of a person’sopinion on smoking. Someone with less than a high schooleducation was twice as likely as anyone else to think smokingshould always be allowed in restaurants. More than 61-percentof high school dropouts support smoking in bars, casinos orclubs, compared to the next highest number, college dropouts,at 54.4-percent.

Only 8.8-percent of high school dropouts were includedin the survey even though the US Census reports 24.4-percentof Bibb County’s population doesn’t have a high school educa-tion. At the same time, 36-percent of those surveyed have atleast a bachelor’s degree even though only 9.4-percent of BibbCounty’s residents can claim that level of education, accordingto the US Census.

Further—and perhaps more poignant—91.8-percent ofthe survey’s respondents are registered voters, compared to theroughly 45-percent registered of Bibb County residents whoare eligible to vote.

Health Related...For Councilwoman White, there is no argument stronger thanthe cost of human life and suffering. The Center for DiseaseControl estimates that second-hand smoke causes 46,000 heartdisease deaths and 3,400 lung cancer deaths, each among non-smokers every year. Bibb County also pays a healthy price forindigent care to the Medical Center. In cities like Helena,Montana and Toledo, Ohio, White says studies show adecrease in heart disease since smoking bans took place there.

DeKalb County and the city of Augusta have turnedaway similar efforts for a total smoking ban for reasons similarto the objections heard in Macon: fear of lost business andjobs. Even still, Macon is unique, critics argue.

Sinclair says, “In Athens, 60-percent of the storefrontsaren’t empty and they have (thousands of) college studentswho are going to go out no matter what. Savannah has tourismand the bars in those districts are fine but the ones off the beat-en path are suffering.”

Though sympathetic to the fears bar owners have, Hawksays the animosity around this ordinance seems to stem from alack of communication between city council and local businessowners. It’s bred civic distrust, but that she’s also heard a lot ofpositive comments from the community.

“I have heard a lot of interest from people in the commu-nity who want to clean-up Macon’s image, who want this to bea safe, clean place for them and their families to live,” shesays, “This ordinance is a progressive step forward.”

Obelgoner says he likes progress too, but having a down-town that’s packed is more important. Had the city made thatkind of progress, this would be a different story.

“If I had even the slightest notion that I could make moremoney by making our bar non-smoking, I’d do it voluntarily.”

CHRIS HORNE

SCENESECOND-HAND BROKEIs the city’s proposed smoking ban going to kill Macon nightlife-- or will failing to pass it kill us all?

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I'm not allowed to talk about Dubstep any-more. It's in a Britney Spears song andgirls that wear North Face jackets listen to

Skrillex, it's too popular and therefore nolonger indie-relevant. They never saw thiscoming, it got too popular too fast, which wasnever supposed to happen. I guess the hip-sters lost this battle, oh well at least there'sstill Chillwave. No one on earth listens toChillwave besides h-kids. I'm just wonderingwhat we're going to dance to now, you can'tput the genie back in the bottle, right? TheCross album is just a bit lackluster after hear-ing "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites." I'mkidding, let's bring back Le Disko. It shouldbe in someone's garage, though. Or on top ofthe parking deck behind Element.

Luckily the kids can still disco, DSEL iskeeping things fresh and bringing in moreglitch house/glitchstep (look it up) and livemusic production. Check out BoomBox withEP3 midway through this month at theCapitol. Everyone is gearing up for the fall,more shows and parties. Roger Riddle hasbeen seen more places than just behind thebar at The Rookery. If you missed him withDoski Wo and Flocco Torres at The 567 thenyou missed a show you shouldn't have. If youmissed BASSFACE with Wick-It theInstigator then you missed a show youshouldn't have.

Nick at DSEL is also gearing up for thefall by opening up Roasted Cafe & Lounge.It's going to be like Octane in Atlanta: beerand wine as well as coffee and tea.Downtown needs a place like this. A placeanyone can hang out during the day and night,and started by someone who has a real heart forthe Downtown scene. Roasted will also featurelive performances,I've already booked MeganJean for a show in December. Aside frombooking, you might also find me behind the barsome nights. I've been experimenting a bit andI can't wait to debut the Roasted exclusive PBRlatte, so be on the lookout. Also, Roasted willoffer a place for hookah to the good people ofDowntown Macon, so stop by and drink some-thing and smoke something.

So last week I said that we would have acontest and that a date with me would be theprize. I also wrote a rambling, overly intro-spective article chronicling twenty-somethingmaladjustment and doubt. Thanks to those ofyou who messaged me on Facebook thankingme and telling me how you related to the arti-cle. I mostly expected Brad to edit out the lastparagraph detailing the contest; I wrote it atfive in the morning, I was feeling mischie-vous. However, he did not edit out the para-graph and now one of two things will happen:Either there will be a picture of me on thecover of this week's issue holding flowerswith bold font surrounding me saying, "WinA Date With Dylan York!" and I'll have toscramble together contest rules and put themdown in this column. Or nothing will happen.

I guess if you really want to go on a datewith me send a short descriptive paragraphabout yourself and a picture of you in aNative American headdress to [email protected]. Talking to me when you see me outcould work, too, but I'm usually awkwardwhen people are like "Hey, you're DylanYork" and I lie and tell them my name isNickye J. One time my little brother called

me late one night, he always calls me whenhe has a shocking revelation about growingup, and he told me, "Sometimes, I'm outand girls flirt with me and we talk and theyinsinuate that they want to go home withme," then he paused and said, "And really,dude, I've found out that it's more fulfillingto just go home and do whatever the hell Iwant to do and then go to sleep." I can digit. I may never fulfill my dream of finding

a girl who teaches yoga and listens to JediMind Tricks. I don't know where I'm goingwith this, I guess I'm just saying it's notyou, it's me. Let's just be friends andmaybe one day we can talk, but right now,Macon, I think we should just do thegoing-out-in-groups thing. You know, notone-on-one but just hang out with friends.What does dating mean anyway? That's so1990s.

As the weight of carrying this sceneon my back bares down more heavily, staytuned to The 11th Hour for more mindlessrambling from your ol' boy Dylan York.Also, if you see the real Nickye J out tellhim to accept the friend request I sent himfour months ago. It's still pending.Thanksfor understanding, Macon, I'll be by nextweek to get my copy of Stone Rollin' that Ileft in your car. Until then, stay hip.

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The weather the past few days has reminded me onceagain why I tolerate the ridiculous heat we must dealwith during the summer. Along with the cool weath-

er comes a surge of activity throughout our city. In the pastfew weeks, Macon has been recognized as the 2nd UrbanMain Street Community in the stateof Georgia. Through this developmen-tal program, you can expect to see andramatic increase in the revitalizationof real estate and small business inDowntown. Gateway Macon justannounced their final contest in aseries of three giveaways that havesignificantly benefited residents of ourcity, as well as drawn an immenseamount of national attention to thecity. The Macon Mogul contest wasdesigned as an incentive to draw out-side investors to our city but also pro-mote local entrepreneurs and small business. To enter, you(anyone) must submit a two-page detailed business planexplaining why your business would be successful inMacon. If you win, you'll be awarded alocation Downtown, rent for one year,and a HUGE chunk of change to getyour business on its feet. Check outwww.gatewaymacon.org if you havemore questions. The InternationalCherry Blossom folks did an amazingjob with the 2nd annual LeveeFestival in Central City Park. I spentmost of the day there as a volunteerand there was never a dull moment.Kudos to them for pulling off yetanother successful community event.

Things keep rolling this weekend with some excellent livemusic. On Friday, Janelle Monae (yes, for real) and fun.will be stopping in at The Grand Opera House as part of theCollege Consciousness Tour, a nationwide tour designed topromote sustainable practices and renewable resources. Theshow is open to the general public and it's damn cheap forsuch a great lineup. If for some reason,that's not up your alley, than walk downthe street to the Cox Capitol Theatre forThe Dirty Guv'nahs. These guys haverocked Macon before at Bearstock andBragg Jam and they cease to impress.Saturday will be just as busy withGrindfest 2011. Grindfest featuresmore than a dozen local metal, hard-core, and grind bands on two stages atThe 567 Center. Bring earplugs andwear shorts. I'm personally excited tosee Grinchfinger, Be Easy, and SugarVirus. In between bands at The 567, I'llbe down at The Hummingbird for their final Big Bird BashFestival. They have raised over ten-thousand dollars forCASA, a local charity that benefits children in need aroundour community.

If live music isn't your thing, there are a few things thatI've been made aware of recently that I'm very eager tocheck out and hope you will to. Georgia Kayak just openedtheir doors in Downtown at 487 Second Street. I walked bywith a friend a few days ago and it looks like they're goingto add a much needed resource to our community. Shouldyou not be able to afford a kayak of your own, get in touchwith Brian or Stephen Adams and reserve a trip down theriver with Ocmulgee Expeditions. I haven't made a trip withthem yet, but the times I've gone down the river with friendshas been a great experience and this weather makes for per-fect voyages.

Given that this weather is amazing (last time), I've beenriding my bike more than ever with my friends. I learnedthat in Milledgeville, there is a rather active Bicycle Polocrowd that gets together in the evenings to play. Macon vs.Milledgeville, anyone? I was riding in the industrial districtearlier this year and noticed a building with a sign that said

"Middle GeorgiaBoxing Club". I'vebeen curious for sometime if the buildingwas still in use as aboxing club and afterdinner with a friendrecently, I wasinformed that the clubis still very active, butthey're in need of morelocal support. Theyhave a decent amountof boxers and trainers,

but it's a close knit group that could use expansion. I'mexcited to head down there and find out what it's going totake to get to the point where I can knock out one of my

older brothers.The following week

will more than likelyhold a trip to theMulberry StreetMarket for fresh veg-gies and grass-fedmeats. There's anamazing thing goingon in the park everyWednesday, so pleasetry to get down and getyour share of good

eats. On Thursday the 13th, an awesome band by the nameof Wild Moccasins (pictured above) will be making a stop atThe Rookery. The band is on tour from Austin, Texas as theymake their way to CMJ in New York. Check them out. Theywould love to meet some Macon folks. On Friday, there's agood bit going on as usual. The Queen of Hearts Ball is set

to take place at thebeautiful ArmoryBallroom. All pro-ceeds benefit theRainbow Center ofMacon, an organiza-tion set up to helpAIDS victims livecomfortably in Macon.The folks that organ-ized this have beenworking like crazy tomake this a great eventand I encourage you to

support it. The Rainbow Center has been operating on a mini-mal budget for a long time and they're in dire need to help. Ifyou don't feel like getting dressed up for a good cause (shameon you) and want to try something a bit edgier, The 567 ishosting a national tour package featuring hardcore bands ABullet For Pretty Boy and The Great Commission, plus 4 otherbands. This tour has been featured all over the country as the"next big thing" and I know there will be a great crowd.

So, if you don't like good food, riding bikes, live music,helping your community, exercising, the outdoors, or win-ning $50, 000 to start your own business, than unfortunate-ly I'm not going to be of any help to you this week. I'malways open to getting outside and exploring so if you've gotthe free time, let's go. I can't wait to see what Macon is likesix months from now. There are amazing things happeningand you can be a part of them.

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