The 11th Hour: January 19 - February 2, 2018

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Vocabulary Lessons: We Need a New Lexicon

By Erin Robinson Hall I cannot count the number of times I have been called sweet. It’s a word that means well, but falls short. My southern raising has taught me to smile sweet, talk sweet, and be sweet.

The women I know are so much more than sweetness. They are fierce defenders of the vulnerable. They are handlers of any situation with such style and sass that you forget there even was a crisis. They are champions for their families, devoted to their people and daring life to interrupt them. They are curators of family history, bearing the load of moment making and memory keeping. They are warriors, wielding hope against whatever illness, loss, or disaster might work its way into their stories. They are revolutionaries, claiming that if their world is not as it should be, they will gather, work, teach, and march to make it right.

The women I know are building, preaching, mothering, nursing, teaching, laughing, organizing, praying, speaking, leading, cleaning, and giving. We don’t have time for words like sweet. We need a new ladies’ lexicon.

Words like hustle and chutzpah could work for us.

Words like kindness and compassion are mightier than we realize. If we are building a lexicon of words that describe our reality, we might start with bravery. I recently spoke to a group of women and challenged them to recognize the word Hilaritas. This word means the deep gladness found when we are vulnerable with one another, enough to laugh, share, cry, and listen. This sort of gladness is different than happiness. Hilaritas is born from that deep place of hope that sustains each of us and connects us to one another. It is what happens when belly laughs meet tears and whispered prayers. Hilaritas is present when what happens between people is a sharing of joy and sorrow that claims we matter to one another. Hilaritas is the thing that keeps us singing, and lighting candles, carrying out rituals, and claiming hope in the midst of a world that sees that dismisses such things. It is the kind of community we hear when we raise our voices together in song.

I’m looking forward to a night of hilaritas and connection with women in our community. I’m looking forward to adding one more word to our ladies’ lexicon: Moxie. On January 24, best-selling author Jen Hatmaker and musician Nichole Nordeman will be in Macon for an event called

“Moxie Matters.” Both of these women have weathered joy, despair, rejection in the past year. They have learned what moxie means. Hatmaker says that moxie is a word that matches the mess of our lives: “Messy, hard, disappointing, painful, shocking, exhausting, aggravating, boring.

However you want to say it, life is messy. For all of us. I’m not making this up; I’m just saying it out loud. Your mess is normal, and it is okay to admit it. Pain is not exceptional or rare. If you’ve lived longer than five minutes, you already know this. Not because your particular brand of life is exceptionally punishing or you are doing everything exceptionally wrong, but because, as it turns out, this is how it is for everyone. This is the price of being a human being on this planet; we get the glorious and the grueling, and surprisingly, the second often leads to the first. Trust this messy transparent who loves you. We are in the same boat.

We will endure discouragement, heartbreak, failure, and suffering. All of us. And more than once. And in more than one category. And in more than one season. But we are the very same folks who can experience triumph, perseverance, joy, and rebirth. More than once. And in more than one category. And in more than one season.

And that? That is moxie. Isn’t that a delicious, dreamy word? Moxie. It is a throwback to women with pluck, with chutzpah, with a bit of razzle dazzle. It says: I got this…we got this together. It evokes a twinkle in the eye, a smidge of daring and stubbornness in the face of actual, hard, real, beautiful life. Moxie reaches for laughter, for courage, for the deep and important truth that women are capable of weathering the storm.”

Those words sound just right. Weathering the storm, laughing at whatever tomorrow may bring, showing up in the most impossible place? That’s exactly what we do. I hope you will join me for an evening of hilarious, hilaritas, moments of moxie. We can gather together and come up with just the right words to tell our story.

Moxie Matters is a one-night event featuring Jen Hatmaker and Nichole Nordeman hosted by Highland Hills and Jake Hall. The format is a blend of music, stories, and conversation.

- $29 General Admission / $49 Front Sections - Discounts for host church and groups of 4 or more For tickets, visit TheGrandMacon.com or call the Box Office (478) 301-5470.

Contributors Marla Horton has lived in Macon, Georgia her entire life, first by birth, but now by choice.

She graduated from Middle Georgia State University with a BA in English and now spends her free time exploring her favorite city. In addition to words, she also consumes generous amounts of both red wine and red meat. If she is not reading/writing, drinking Cabernet Sauvignon, or eating burgers with bleu cheese, she is probably asleep.

Renee Corwine spent 13 years as a newspaper editor before switching this summer to a full time career in freelance writing and editing. She and her husband, Jake, live in Macon with three fur babies: Abbey, Ella and Whiskers. In addition to writing, Renee is a personal trainer and teaches classes at Pure Barre Macon (that’s exercise, not booze). A full Ironman finisher, she still dabbles in triathlon, but would rather spend her time taking selfies in foreign countries, drinking whiskey and torturing others through exercise. Find her on Inta @ reneecorwine.

With more than 20 years of journalism and publishing experience, Stacey Norwood earned her chops as an investigative reporter and features writer for daily and weekly community newspapers in Tuscaloosa, Bibb County (AL), and Clanton, AL before moving to a longish stint in TV news as a crime and courts reporter in Birmingham. Passionate about twangy prose and a devotee of Southern culture, Stacey deepened her wordsmithing skills serving as an editor and contributing writer for such magazines as Victoria, Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade, Taste of the South and Relish. Her hobbies include writing a Macon-centric blog, trolling the Internet for truly revolting vintage recipes, collecting real (not department store) art, and cooking. In her spare time, Stacey is the proud Mother of Doggos (it is known).

Much to her disappointment, however, her mutts, Miss Oda Mae Brown and Margaret Thatcher, have yet to breathe actual fire no matter how many times she yells “dracarys” at them.

Traci Burns was born and raised in Macon (Bloomfield represent!); she currently lives in Warner Robins with her husband and two kids. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Georgia College, where she also taught English and creative writing for some years before settling down to be a full time neurotic insomniac freelancer/stay at home parent. She’s into rap, disability rights advocacy, comics, and cuddling.

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Elizabeth COOK Tuesday, Jan. 31

City Picks January 21-22

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January 31-February 3

BROADWAY IN MACON Nationally-touring production of The Sound of Music at The Grand Opera House

LECTURE Mercer’s Center for Southern Studies Welcomes Pop Music Author Peter Guralnick

CONCERT Shane Bridges plays a Merle Haggard Tribute Show at The Creek Stage

COMMUNITY Macon Civic Club’s 57th annual musical revue presents “Shake It Up” at The Grand Opera House

7:30pm both nights. Suitable for all audiences.

Arguably the most enduring and endearing musical of all time, this lavish new production celebrates the fiftieth anniversary since its landmark 1968 film treatment. Set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, it’s the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father. “It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures.” Single tickets to the 2017-18 Broadway Series are $65 for Area I and $57.50 for Area II. Save with a Broadway series package, for details visit TheGrandMacon.com or call our Box office at (478) 301-5470.

Mercer University’s Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies will welcome critic, writer and historian of American popular music Peter Guralnick Jan. 25 for the second annual Laurie Byington Lecture on the Contemporary South.

Guralnick’s lecture, titled “The Secret Language of Rhythm and Blues: The Music and the Movement,” is free and open to the public and will take place at 6 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room inside the University Center on the Macon campus.

“Macon’s place in southern music history is important. Peter Guralnick’s lecture will highlight the popular music of the region and its significance to southern history,” said Dr. Doug Thompson. “We are grateful to have someone of his stature come to Mercer.”

$15 reserved seating. Show at 7:00 p.m. Heading into new territory, one of Macon’s favorite singer/ songwriters ventures into the world of the legendary Merle Haggard. Shane said, “It makes you feel good to do someone as great as Merle justice. I had a guy come up to me at the end of the show and he said “son I’ve been to more Haggard shows than I can count. Hell I’ve even drank whiskey with Merle before and I can tell you tonight...you made him proud”. That was about the best compliment you could ask for other than from the man himself. Playing favorites from Workin’ Man Blues, That’s the way love Goes, Kern River, Big City, Favorite Memory and the list goes on. The Creek Stage at The Rookery 543 Cherry Street

For the 57th consecutive year, the show will feature song, dance and comedy amidst a spectacular set, colorful costumes and sensational music from a live orchestra. Show dates are Wednesday, January 31st through Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, at the Grand Opera House.

Last year, The Macon Civic Club was able to give out over $200,000 to local charities in the Macon and Warner Robins area. Our goal is to continue to raise the bar financially by helping as many charities as we can in the community.

Please call the Grand Opera House Box Office at (478) 301-5470 for ticket reservations or purchase online at www.MaconCivicClub.com.

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Friday 19th MOVIE SCREENING “The Princess Bride” at The Grand Opera House 7:30 p.m. General admission is just $5, with a full bar and light concession available. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The Princess Bride (1987) A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other.

HOCKEY Macon Mayhem vs. Pensacola Macon Centreplex. 7:30 p.m. Super Hero Night!

Come dressed-up! Part of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Our mascot, MAC the barbarian, creates mayhem while riling up the fans (known as Macon Maniacs) at every game! Tickets are $16 are are general admission seating. Parking for Macon Mayhem games is $5. Parking is CASH ONLY.

Saturday 20th HOCKEY Macon Mayhem vs. Pensacola Macon Centreplex. 7:30 p.m. Come enjoy ‘90s Night! $3 beers and $2 hot dogs. Part of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Our mascot, MAC the barbarian, creates mayhem while riling up the fans (known as Macon Maniacs) at every game! Tickets are

$16 are are general admission seating. Parking for Macon Mayhem games is $5. Parking is CASH ONLY. FOR THE KIDS Food Chain and Rattlesnake Craft Presented by Ocmulgee National Monument, 3 p.m.

Celebrate Bird Day and Rattlesnake Day by making a food chain craft. Learn how animals interact with each other in an ecosystem. Indoor program from 3:00 pm-3:30 pm. All Ages Welcome!

COMMUNITY 7th Annual Old Flower Festival Presented by St Paul’s Episcopal Church With a theme of “Consider the Lilies of the Field,” the festival will showcase the work of flower guilds from more than 15 Macon churches. The show will be open, at no charge, on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 21 from 1-4 p.m., and on Monday, Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Complementing the show will be free mid-day organ recitals, an evensong service with special music, an art exhibit, and a gift shop. Reservations are suggested for a preview party, seated luncheons and a flower arranging workshop. For more information,you may call the church office at 478-743-4623.

Sunday 21st BROADWAY IN MACON The Sound of Music at The Grand Opera House The Grand’s 2017-18 Broadway Series; 7:30pm both nights. Suitable for all audiences. Arguably the most

enduring and endearing musical of all time, this lavish new production celebrates the fiftieth anniversary since its landmark 1968 film treatment. “It is uplifting theater, appealing successfully and without apology to the better side of our natures.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer. Single tickets to the 2017-18 Broadway Series are $65 for Area I and $57.50 for Area II. Save with a Broadway series package, for details visit TheGrandMacon.com or call our Box office at (478) 301-5470.

Tuesday 23rd CONCERT Borromeo String Quartet Presented by Wesleyan College and Macon Concert Association at Wesleyan College Pierce Chapel. The award-winning Borromeo String Quartet continues to strengthen and deepen its reputation as one of the most important ensembles of our time. Admired and sought after for both its fresh interpretations of the classical music canon and its championing of works by 20th and 21st century composers, the ensemble has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat” performances,” by the Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best there is.” Individual event $25 adult/$10 student Doors open 30 minutes prior to performance. There will be a 15 minute intermission. For tickets call 478301-5470.

Friday 26th HOCKEY Macon Mayhem vs. Pensacola Macon Centreplex. 7:30 p.m. Mayhem on Cancer Family 4-Pack special. Part of the Southern Professional Hockey League. Our mascot, MAC the barbarian, creates mayhem while riling up the fans (known as Macon Maniacs) at every game! Tickets are $16 are are general admission seating. Parking for Macon Mayhem games is $5. Parking is CASH ONLY. ART Corks & Canvas Presented by The 567 Center for Renewal. Bring a bottle of your favorite wine or other beverage to sip on, bring a friend, and learn to create an 11 x 14 painting. No painting experience required. An artist will guide you through the steps. $28 includes all materials for the class (except the wine), and the class lasts 2 and 1/2 hours. Space is limited. To register, call (478) 238-6051 or you can pay online at http://www. the567center.org/art-classes/.

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Saturday 27th CONCERT A Night With Maggie Renfroe - a Benefit for the Fuller Center Presented by The Library Ballroom. Fame-bound singer and songwriter Maggie Renfroe This 2nd Annual concert will benefit the Macon Fuller Center for Housing to help renovate derelict houses. Won’t you join us for a great cause! General Admission Tickets: $20. Doors open at 6:30PM. Music at 7:30PM starting with Reid Haughton. All ticket sales will benefit The Fuller Center for Housing of Macon, Georgia! Contact: 478-957-7728

January 31 - Feb 2 COMMUNITY Macon Civic Club’s 57th annual musical revue presents “Shake It Up” at The Grand Opera House For the 57th consecutive year, the show will feature song, dance and comedy amidst a spectacular set, colorful costumes and sensational music from a live orchestra. Show dates are Wednesday, January 31st through Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, at the Grand Opera House.

Please call the Grand Opera House Box Office at (478) 301-5470 for ticket reservations or purchase online at www.MaconCivicClub.com.

Saturday Feb 3rd FAMILY FUN A Night at the Museum Presented by Museum of Aviation Night at the Museum is a special family event where history comes alive through re-enactors, storytellers, and presenters! Bessie Coleman, Albert Einstein, the 101st Airborne Paratrooper Unit, Amelia Earhart, the Ham Radio Association and many others will be present! For this event we will have cockpits and airplanes open for you to jump in as well as food and music to fit the era of time. STEM activities will be on sight for the kids to enjoy! The Night at the Museum event will be held on Saturday, February 3rd. Come out and enjoy an evening of fun with the entire family!

Contact: 478-923-6600

Wednesday 7th CONCERT ABBAmania at The Grand Opera House ABBA Mania is an exhilarating recreation of ABBA’s last live concert, featuring seven performers and musicians that bring back to life the very best of the unique Swedish pop phenomenon. Having performed a six-month run in London’s West End and some of the largest arenas and concert halls across Europe and the United States, it’s the feel-good evening you don’t want to miss, with all the hits front and center in spectacular style. And a mirror ball, of course! Tickets $40 and up. TheGrandMacon.com

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MACON CIVIC CLUB’S 57th MUSICAL REVUE

by Traci Burns If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing some of middle Georgia’s best, brightest community leaders taking the stage to shake what their mamas gave them and belt out tunes like “Conga” by Gloria Estefan, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by The Charlie Daniels Band, and “I Wanna Rock” by Dee Snider, you’re in luck. The Macon Civic Club’s annual Musical Review, “Shake it Up,” will be bringing all this and more to you on Wednesday, January 31 through Saturday, February 3rd at the Grand Opera House, with all proceeds going directly to benefit a variety of local charities.

The show, which is in its 57th consecutive year, features a different theme annually – each February a new showrunner is assigned, and by October they’ve brainstormed a theme, a list of songs that suit that theme, and an idea of who should sing those songs. Chris Wilson, this year’s show chairman, describes “Shake it Up” as “a real Brunswick stew… it’s basically a 1988 mixtape.” Wilson and his wife came up with the eclectic, high-energy song list together; in addition to the songs already mentioned, you’ll be hearing The Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian,” Dean Martin’s “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head,” Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” tributes to both Tom Petty and

Gregg Allman, and more. As to who will be performing these songs, Wilson says “I like a little misdirection.

I love songs that are traditionally sung by males being sung by females, unexpected stuff like that. I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel here, just trying to come at it from a different angle.” Intriguing, right?

“Looking at my calendar for this week, I see practices scheduled for every night,” says Wilson. “All these local folks are reorganizing their lives for a month to get this done, all these families are willing to do all these little things to make this show better, and that’s so pleasantly surprising to me, because in the end we all know it’s not about us being good for good’s sake, it’s about getting people to come fill up seats so we can raise money for these charities to make our communities better.” Several middle Georgia creative powerhouses – musical director Laura Voss, choreographer Sylvia Haynie, and artistic director Jim Crisp - have worked with the

revue for years.

“Laura and Sylvia spend countless hours bringing the group together and making this dream a reality, and I can’t say enough about Jim Crisp,” says Wilson. “He’s the straw that stirs the drink at the end. They’re all consummate professionals and we love them.”

The Civic Club is proud to give back to around sixty middle Georgia charities – keeping the money local so as to improve our communities is of utmost importance to them. Among many others, proceeds from this event will benefit Jay’s Hope, which improves quality of life for Georgia kids with cancer and their families; Covenant Care Adoption; Next Step Recovery, a local addiction resource; ARC of Macon, which improves the lives of citizens with developmental disabilities by offering access to jobs, activities, and places to live; and Crescent House, an advocacy center that provides services to abused children. (Cool fact: the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, under the leadership of DA

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David Cooke, will be matching every dollar donated to Crescent House.)

Talking to Wilson, it’s readily apparent how meaningful this experience is for all involved – “When February hits and this is all over and we’re back to normal, I get depressed,” he says. “I’ve been working with these dynamic people every day for so long, and when it’s over, I’m just in a funk. I miss it. I can’t say enough about the members of this organization and the effort they put into this.” There is one thing that helps lift his spirits, though – “I can’t lose sight of what we’re doing this for – the best part of the whole thing, after all the smoke has cleared, is getting to go give these checks out to these charities.”

Do your part to give back to the community while having some fun in the process - get your tickets today! “Shake it Off ” runs from Wednesday, January 31 through Saturday, February 3rd at the Grand Opera House. Ticket Prices: $18 for Wednesday, $20 for Thursday, $40 for Friday (this includes a pre-show cocktail party), and $20 for Saturday. Showtime is 7:30 pm each night, with Friday night’s cocktail party beginning at 6:15 pm in front of the Grand on Mulberry Street. For tickets, call Grand Opera House at 478-301-5470, visit their box office at 651 Mulberry Street, or purchase online at www.MaconCivicClub.com.

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Meet Kay The Maconites tell our story, one by one.

Macon has a story to tell. One by

one, The Maconites tell their own

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ries and photos personify our Urban Core and the heart of Macon.

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“My dad…he’s a very good role model. He is always looking for something new to learn and always doing something. Even on his off days, he’s doing something. He enjoys going on adventures. He instilled a sense of adventure in me and also a sense of always trying to learn something new every day.

It’s not too overcrowded or overwhelming. I like that feeling.

Macon? I like that it feels like home to me. I’m from a small town in South Georgia, and to me, it feels the same.

But, I’m like, ‘Yeah! It’s in Macon. Have you been there recently?’

When I tell people that I go to Mercer, um, some people, they’re like, ‘Oh, that’s in Macon, isn’t it?’

And they kinda turn up their nose.

And, they’re like, ‘No.’ And so I think that people have a really bad misconception of Macon because they haven’t been here in a long time. But, especially this area around Mercer…it’s changed so much in the last ten years.

The downtown area, too.

It’s a town that could easily become home. You have to come and see it for yourself.”

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DISCLAIMER: The event described below was experienced under the influence of severe cold symptoms, including, but not limited to, self-pitying sniffles, sporadic sneezes, and unsightly cold sweats.

There is nothing more alarming, and perhaps more reassuring, than waking up one day and realizing that you have kind of, sort of morphed into a more mature version of yourself. One day you’re climbing trees and playing make believe, and then the next day you’re tweezing unbecoming body hairs and paying utility bills. Of course, a lot of other moments happen in-between, everything from learning to kiss with a mouthful of braces to playing beer pong on miscellaneous surfaces.

The exact transition from one stage to the next is not always clear. You might just feel your lips suddenly parting and the words “let’s take more classes” falling out, as if you formed them within your own mouth. And then you realize that you did. But where did those words come from? What did you mean by them? Perhaps you meant that you’d like to make more classes in the new year. But remember when going to class was the absolute worst thing you could think of? Sure, art class was pretty cool. At least in there you knew your brain was safe from math. Gym glass was not so bad either.

The only real activity required was walking around in circles, which ultimately helped you hone the social skill of walking while running your mouth.

So if you are in your mid-twenties and beyond and suddenly find yourself overcome with the desire to take more classes, you, my friend, are not alone. In fact, it was one of my many nonchalant resolutions made (undoubtedly over drinks) with a close friend of mine. For weeks we brain-

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stormed, adding more and more potential classes to our list. Everything from pottery to pole-dancing, we were determined to have a multitude of experiences. And even though executing resolutions is not always as fun as making them, I am happy to report that, at least for the month of January, we have kept our word.

Corks & Canvas, a painting class with a twist, was not even on our initial list, but when I saw the subject for the upcoming class was a goat, I knew we had to participate, my friend being both a talented painter

and a Capricorn. The class is two and a half hours long and costs $28, which includes all of the materials plus an invitation to BYOB. So we showed up promptly at 7 PM with wine in hand and an unusual desire to paint a goat in our hearts.

From the very beginning the atmosphere was incredibly relaxed. And I had not yet opened my bottle of wine, so you can accept that as fact. With nothing but an 8x10 canvas, a tin can of water, and a minimal palette of four colors placed before us, the instructors began to explain that there was nothing

to stress about. Little did they know, I had a steady stream of snot working its way down my nostrils every few seconds. They also explained that this was not so much a class as it was an experience, which is all well and good, but I would continue to think of it as a class in regards to my previously stated resolution.

Before I knew it, we were painting. The instructor was down-to-earth and easygoing, using terms I understood, such as “upside down avocado” and “heart-shape without the cleavage.” There was no artsy-fartsy, over-my-head lingo, only the sound of paint covering canvas, and the occasional blowing of my nose.

What I found most appealing about the class was that there was more than one way to experience it. You could either take full advantage of the paint-by-numbers-like instruction made available to you throughout, following the directions word for word, and coming out on the other end with something that definitely resembled a goat. Or you could do whatever the hell you like. In fact, they encourage that. You can either view the canvas as a big, dumb, white space that needs to be covered up, or you can see it as the entrance to an unknown world you get to explore with your brush. The limited color palette can either stifle you or open you up. I, for one, could not wait to cover up the big, dumb, white space before me, but only because of the excessive amount of mucus building up.

In the end, my “goat” mostly resembled Mushu, that sassy ass dragon from Disney’s Mulan. Still, I was happy to have spent my Friday night out painting with a friend rather than sitting at home and being sick all alone. Whether or not the healthier attendees felt differently is hard to say.

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By Stacey Norwood

From the day he first handed a bank teller a note demanding all the 100s, 50s, and 20s she had in her drawer, Jason Howard has damned himself with his own words.

That was May 18, 1995, at the First Bank of Coastal Georgia in Richmond Hill. The hand-scrawled message, prosecutors say, informed the frightened clerk that he had a gun, a bomb, and the intent to kill if his demands were not met. “I will feel no guilt in killing anyone who interferes with my plans,” the note read.

The gun, a loaded Glock, was real. The homemade bomb was not. Though fused together, it wasn’t wired to blow, by all accounts, and whether because the bomb was a decoy or the result of Jason Howard’s ineptitude with explosives is anybody’s guess. But in the cold, hard facts department, a bank robbery was, in fact committed, violence was threatened, and Jason Howard left with the loot. He got as far away as the parking lot, where police penned him in as he attempted his getaway.

And just as they would some 17 years later, Jason Howard’s written words were enough to demonstrate murderous intent, lawmen say, which in both cases would help send him to prison.

When Jason was released from the Federal penitentiary, he ended up at his mother and stepfather’s home in Gumbranch – by default. He had expressed a wish to live with his father, Morris Howard – just as he and his brother had done when his parents had divorced years before.

This time, though, Jason’s stepmother, Shelby Howard, wouldn’t hear of it. Known to be mentally ill to the extreme, and said to be given to paranoia and threats of violence, Jason was persona non grata at the Howard residence.

His mother Mildred Cleveland and stepfather, Jewel Cleveland, were equally reluctant. So much so they lived in the home proper, located at 6006 Highway 196 W, while Jason lived in a less trafficked part of the house – a room 14 JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 2, 2018

where he was padlocked in at night. The Clevelands let Jason out during the day, though, and he was expected to serve as a caretaker for Jewel. It was, according to court records, the subject of some contention and the match that lit the fuse and which led to the explosive events just after Easter in 2004.

Sorry it had to be like this. I regret nothing that I’ve done.

I regret only what I didn’t do.

June 6th, 2008 Jason Howard, alias Kevin W. Lewis According to the court transcripts that were to come many years later, Jewel Cleveland survived a severe stroke in 2003 – barely. After that, he slept in a “hospital kind’a bed,” and needed a wheelchair to get around, and by the spring of 2004 the 82-year-old was wearing diapers. Though 20 years his junior, Mildred was a foot shorter and a good 50 to 60 pounds lighter than her husband – so the job of caring for the infirm former Army sergeant became Jason’s responsibility.

“You’ll hear testimony that the defendant has been receiving a social security disability check. And his mother and stepfather managed that money for him. And what they would do is they would give him an allowance They would give him something less than all his check. And in exchange, he had responsibilities. He had duties around the house. And one of those duties was to care for Mr. Cleveland’s personal hygiene … part of the defendant’s job around the house was to change Mr. Cleveland and to help him go to the bathroom, and he didn’t like those. He didn’t like those chores that they expected him to do.”

Jason wanted to control his own money with no strings attached, family members later told police. His mother and stepfather’s refusal led to more than one bitter argument too many.

The last time anyone in Gumbranch or nearby Hinesville saw hide nor hair of Mildred and Jewel appears to be around Easter of 2004. A month or two later, unsigned handwritten letters mailed to family members out of state and a family friend in a neighboring community sent lawmen scrambling to the couple’s home.

Inside, they found the TV on and the family dog making itself at home with plenty of food and water. Mildred’s purse (and all its contents) were present and accounted for, along with Jewel’s sizeable gun collection. Officers and family friend Wanda Parnell also found a letter in the living room containing money and instructions to care for the dog.

Before the end the day, a cadaver dog located the Clevelands remains inside a single shallow grave in a shed at the rear of the house. Both had been shot in the head covered, at some point, in gasoline, wrapped in plastic tarps, and buried.

Inside a week the couple’s van was located in the parking lot of a Greyhound bus station in Savannah. By then, unbeknownst to anyone, Jason was camped out in the woods in Macon – where he would stay, alternatively sleeping under the stars or in a stolen Jeep for the next 5 years.

In the first week of January ’05, the temperatures were mid 70s for highs and mid 40s for lows, under blue skies by day and starry skies by night. In that week, I saw one snake sunning itself, one mosquito and the night was filled with the chirping of frogs. I was concerned that a sudden cold snap would surprise the frogs, catching them unprepared and freezing them to death. I was concerned about a massive frog kill-off that would affect the food chain come springtime.

I was wrong … frogs are tough, and don’t need me worrying about them. Even so, I keep them in my prayers.

Dec. 26, 2006

Jason Howard (alias Kevin W. Lewis) remains in prison under a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and is eligible for release no later than 2029.

He has denied all ownership of the journals left behind at the Macon campsite where he lived while on the run.

When it comes to the life and deeds of Mr. Jason Morris Howard, Flannery O’Connor couldn’t have written it better herself. Which is to say, the plotline is a pure Southern gothic descent into those dark, damp, dirty places we can’t resist rubbernecking at, no matter how grotesque the visage may be.

Journals and letters found in Jason’s possession after he was caught breaking into rental cars in Macon in 2009 make it clear he suffered from mental illness (today, my 4’ king snake woke me up by nuzzling and investigating my earlobe as food) – and also violent tendencies (Stick, brick, knife or gun … under the right conditions, pretty pretty will be thrown into the trunk and taken for a ride. New opportunities, nothing bleeds like the scalp baby). The numerous items found there by police after his arrest included random items he had stolen as well as two unused body bags.

While there can be absolutely no doubt that Jason was involved in the murder of his mother and stepfather, speculation remains rampant that he didn’t act alone.

Though Jason’s defense attorney has refused numerous requests for comment regarding the case, his stance a week before the 2012 trial began was that the motive was old-fashioned greed. Not on Jason’s part though.

The motion named a pawnshop owner who was “in no way related to Jewel or Mildred Cleveland” yet who “has a remainder interest in one-half of the entire estate per Mr. Cleveland’s will.” The same man who “upon discovery of the bodies and before being granted lawful authority to conduct business on behalf of the estate (he) took virtually every vehicle from the Cleveland family home to his residence in Wayne County,” the motion stated.

Stamp, coin and gun collections owned

by Jewel that don’t seem to be entirely accounted for and may have fallen into who knows who’s hands. But the property was in Mildred’s name, and Jason is the heir apparent. Not that he stands to gain from it.

According to a legal ad that ran in The Coastal Courier on Nov. 4, 2015, the estate - now so overgrown it’s difficult to

even see the house - was up on the block for auction due to unpaid property taxes. “Current Record Holder: Howard, Jason M. CRH Address: 6006 Highway 196 West Hinesville, GA 31313 Amount Due: $2,155.35 Tax Years Due: 2014, 2013 ,2012 ,2011 ,2010 Deed Book: 1033/463 Legal Description: All that tract of land being in the: State of Georgia, County of Liberty, 1756th GMD, being 51.45 acres, more or less,” the ad reads.

Other family members who submitted letters to the court as part of the trial indicated bygones were bygones as far as the Clevelands’ estate went – but hard feelings remained about their murder.

“I talked to Jack yesterday and he and I are in agreement that we have no claim to submit for their death,” writes a man who identifies himself as Uncle Harry in a letter written to the Cleveland’s granddaughter, Shannon Mooney. “However, he and I both did not like the fact this MF murdered Dad as he did. If he’d just waited a while, I am sure Dad would have succumbed on his own, considering what his health was when he was killed…

Therefore, I hope he’s found guilty and sentenced to the death penalty. If so, and there’s death by firing squad, I will the first to submit my name and a member of the squad…I will not charge the state for anything, even the bullet I use.”

Jason remains in prison under a 20year sentence after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and is eligible for release no later than 2029. He has denied all ownership of the journals left behind at the Macon campsite where he lived while on the run. The Georgia Department of Corrections, however, lists Kevin W. Lewis – the acknowledged author of the diaries – as one of Jason’s known aliases.

Foolishness, wasted time, no intent in journals or book. Bury it, bury the past, can’t move forward until the past is buried. Depression, wasted time. No plan.

Foolishness. “This Is How I Wasted Two Years of My Life,” reads a 2007 entry.

“New book … At least I know this area well as a place to hide and rest … starting over with no plan, no clue, no goal. Drift.

Spiritually adrift. Foolishness. Shake it off, be free, to drift. Lost faith. All is lost.”

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M.Ward at The Hargray Capitol Theatre Saturday, April 21!

Tickets on sale this Friday, Jan. 19. Ward has released a string of acclaimed solo albums over the past several years, along with five LPs with Zooey Deschanel as She & Him and a collaborative album with My Morning Jacket’s Jim James!

Have you tried the sushi at Circa yet? The midtown European-inspired restaurant offers five unique sushi rolls for lunch and dinner.

Also a must try, the prime rib with creamy horseradish sauce. 4420 Forsyth Road

EDGAR’S BISTRO

FOUR-COURSE WINE DINNER Treat yourself to the ultimate dining experience, Edgar’s Bistro’s Wine Dinner Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 7 p.m. Call Edgar’s Bistro at 478-471-4250 to reserve your spot today! Reservations are required.

Course One: Smoked Portabella Soup- black cherry smoked portabellas with cream, sherry, tarragon and toasted shiitakes Course Two: Crab Salad- delicate crab salad tossed in champagne vanilla vinaigrette and topped with candied pecans Course Three (Choice of One): Roasted Cornish Hen- half of a roasted cornish hen with rosemary velouté accompanied by hasselback potatoes and asparagus or Ribeye- pan seared ribeye basted with a sun-dried tomato and horseradish compound butter, served with truffle mashed potatoes and asparagus Dessert: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie- rich chocolaty pecan pie served with fresh cinnamon cayenne ice-cream

Healthy Gut, Healthy Body!

Mrs Charlotte says a healthy gut equals a healthy body!

Balancing the microflora in your gut is the key to overall health.

An unbalanced gut may be the root cause of chronic inflammation, leaky gut syndrome, and a weak immune system.

Come in to the Harp and Bowl to learn how to improve your gut health with our quad-color diet.

For more information call Harp & Bowl at (478) 747-7173 or visit us at 520 Mulberry Street, in historic downtown Macon.

Ms Charlotte Says Healthy Living Tip #6

MONDAYS

Barberitos - Kids eat free after 3 pm with adult meal purchase. Dine-In only. Twelve and under. Lil’ Barbs menu includes burritos, tacos and quesadillas.

Buffalo Southwest Cafe - One free kid’s meal per adult meal purchase.

TUESDAYS

Locos Deli & Pub - One free kid’s meal per adult meal purchase. 12 and under.

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WEDNESDAYS

Ghengis Grill - Kids meals cost just a penny a pound! Fun family night, where kids “weigh in”, and their fresh, healthy meal costs just pennies. Come enjoy family night on Bass Road at Macon’s only stir-fry restaurant.

FRIDAYS

The Brick - Family Happy Hour at The Brick! Kids eat free 4:30-6:30 with adult meal purchase!

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Chef Rosas is back in the kitchen and cooking up his yummy creations at The Backburner. Dinner specials include his Traditional Spanish Seafood Paella, Garlic-Roasted Double-Cut Beef Short Ribs, Wild Georgia Shrimp & Grits Appetizer, among other favorites.

And don't forget Thursday night is Lobster Night (buttery Maine Lobster stuffed with our rich Avocado and Crab Meat Salad)!

Treat yourself to... The Backburner

Open for Lunch & Dinner 2242 Ingleside Avenue

Saturday Brunch, Enjoy delicious $4 Mimosas & Bloody Marys!

Brunch.

Featuring Local Ingredients

Daily Menu Specials

Signature Bloody Mary’s

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 - 2:30 • Reservations Accepted

543 Cherry Street, Upstairs • Historic Downtown Macon (478) 238-4693 • Join us for dinner Tuesday - Saturday

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Dish AMERICAN / BAR FOOD

20’s Pub Boasting freshly prepared sandwiches, salads and dinner specials in a well-lit tavern-like setting. LD • BAR • $ 3076 Riverside AP’s Hidden Hideaway Making homecooked meals like your mamma used to make.Menu also features burgers, sandwiches, wings and more. LD • BAR $ 4274 Broadway. Open Thur at 2, Friday at 3, Sat at noon and Sunday at 11.

Outdoor seating available. 781-5656 Bearfoot Tavern The new Bearfoot Tavern is a gastropub featuring an English pub-style atmosphere, 50 beers on tap and bar food at its finest with all soups and breads made inhouse. Large beer garden with outdoor stage!

LD • BAR • $ 468 Second Street. Open 7 days a week at 11 a.m. Special brunch menu Saturday & Sunday. 478-305-7703 Locos Grill & Pub Casual, kid-friendly, family dining. We’re talking great food, sports on the big screens and a full bar. Fantastic weekly specials and live music on the weekends. Delivery and catering also available. LD BAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive.

NuWay Weiners An iconic Macon restaurant featuring the famous red hot dog. In 1916, Greek American James Mallis opened a hot dog stand in Macon named “Nu-Way Weiners.”Established the same year as Nathan’s Famous hot dog stand in New York City, Nu-Way is one of the oldest hot dog restaurants in the United States. The New York Times declared Nu-Way to be the “king” of the slaw dog “hill”.

Nu-Way also serves other breakfast and lunch items, including pancakes, grits, sandwiches, and hamburgers. BLD $ Over ten locations throughout Central Georgia The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer. Two time winner of Best Burger in Macon in the Readers

Wild Wing Cafe Newly opened franchise at the Shoppes at River Crossing, fantastic wings in over 30 flavors, over 20 brews on tap, great salads and one of the few dining options in North Macon that offers live music on the weekends. LD • BAR $-$$, 477.WILD

Greek Corner Deli and Greek Corner Pizza The downtown location serves up Greek specialties like gyros and pastichio, Boar’s Head subs, greek lasagna and happy hour specials.

Greek Corner Pizza on Forsyth Road offers a large dine-in area, speciality pizzas, greek seasoned fries along with their specialty menu items. They also deliver! Don’t forget dessert when ordering, with several decadent options all made in-house. LD • BAR • $-$$

BREW PUBS

PIZZA

Ocmulgee Brewpub They curate the best brews, gourmet burgers, super food salads and hand cut fries in town, served by friendly & knowledgeable staff. Ocmulgee Brewpub selects only the finest grains, hops, yeast, and Macon water (best tasting in the country) to form their brews inspired by the river at the heart of Macon. LD $ 484 2nd Street

Ingleside Village Pizza IVP is probably the one place in Macon you HAVE to go if you are new here. According to the readers of the 11th Hour, and the Macon Telegraph, it’s the best Pizza in Macon. Homemade dough, loaded with toppings, it just doesn’t get any better.

And the atmosphere is as cool as they come.

Friendly, and lively, and filled with all kinds of great people, IVP is a one of a kind Macon experience. LD • BAR $ 2396 Ingleside.

Choice Awards. Sandwiches, fresh salads and house specialties. LD BAR $-$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658

Piedmont Brewery & Kitchen Brewpub offering handcrafted beer, honest food and a family friendly urban arcade! An eclectic menu features fish ‘n chips, Bánh mì sandwiches and mouth-watering brisket. Open 11am-10pm.

450 Third Street

BBQ Fincher’s - You haven’t had delicious southern barbecue until you’ve had us. For over 75 years, we’ve been teasing taste buds with our pit-cooked pork, sandwiches, and more. Voted “Best BBQ” by readers of the 11th Hour for six years in a row, their BBQ even made a trip to the moon on the 1969 space mission. Four locations in Macon and Warner Robins. Family owned and operated!

Ethnic Cuisine Ghengis Grill A new build-your-own stir-fry restaurant just off Bass Road. There’s only one person in charge at Genghis Grill: You. Seize control and build your own bowl from over 80 delicious, fresh ingredients, then sit back and watch as our Grill Masters cook up your creation in a blaze of perfection. Also featuring a full bar with signature cocktails. LD • BAR • Open 11am - 10 p.m. Monday thru Sunday.

Sauced at Mercer Village Serving pizza, calzones, sammies and fresh salads, Sauced makes all their dough, specialty sauce and breads in-house. Delivery available within the College Hill Corridor. (478) 743-4113.

Just Tap’d - Yes, they specialize in over 75 craft beers on tap, but the downtown venue has also added some tasty artisan, pub-style food.

Featuring Neapolitan pizza, authentic bavarian brats, fresh made pretzels and more! Indoor and outddoor seating. 488 First Street. MonThur 2-10, Friday & Sat 12-11:30, Sunday 1-8.

LUNCH SPOTS Harp & Bowl Le Bistro From quinoa bowls to acai bowls, hormone free sandwiches and fresh seasonal salads. Featuring a massive fresh juice bar; Kefirs, young green coconuts, salads, soups, smoothies, teas, desserts, fresh fruit, homemade pies, American pound cake, creams, and homemade sauces. We also offer nutrient-dense vitamins, mineral supplements from Body Ecology. BL Open Mon-Fri 8am2:30pm. 520 Mulberry St Grow is Macon’s only farm-to-table lunch restaurant, specializing in local meats and pro-

duce. Healthy food with Southern flair. Open Mon-Sat 11-3pm. Check out the facebook page for this week’s menu. Reservations accepted.

(478) 743-4663 Kudzu Seafood Co. Newly opened on Third Street by veteran caterer Lee Clack, Kudzu features seafood and breads flown in direct from the Big Easy. With New Orleans flair, their menu features po’boys, jambalaya, cajun fish tacos, fresh salads and their own blue cheese slaw. ID Monday - Saturday 11am - 3 pm, Dinner Friday & Saturday • $ • 470 Third Street.

SPECIALTY The El Camino A small taqueria and tequila bar located next to the Cox Capitol Theatre.

Featuring gourmet tacos, fresh salads and specialty tortas. Full bar. LD $-$$. Open until 10 p.m. 382 Second Street.

The Backburner Under new ownership with a new chef, this longtime Macon favorite has a refreshed menu featuring gourmet entrees including duck, sea bass, New York strip, lamb, oysters and more. Elegant dining experience on Ingeside. LD • $$-$$$ (478) 746-3336 The Downtown Grill Slightly upscale dining serving specialties like Andouille- crusted rainbow trout, cranberry and goat cheese stuffed filets and desserts to die for. Also features an extensive wine list and it’s own humidor. Free valet parking. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 562 Mulberry Street, 742.5999 Dovetail Featuring farm-to-table cuisine and a fully stocked bar of premier bourbons measured by “the finger.” Southern crafted small plates and inspired entrees in a cozy, lodge-like atmosphere. Located above the Rookery, they do accept reservations. ID • BAR • $$-$$$ 543 Cherry Street, 238.4693. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5:30-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays Edgar’s Bistro City-chic and a foodie’s dream!

Edgar’s Bistro presents a dining experience that nourishes the body and soul. Open for lunch Monday thru Friday, Edgar’s serves as a hands-on training facility for the culinary students at Helms College’s Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality. To view the quarterly menu visit Edgarshospitality.com/menu.

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If you want to get into the classroom and change students' lives, this is the degree for you.

I Am A Mercerian.

Dr. Sharon Murphy Augustine, Chair of Teacher Education “The kind of intensive experience and support that you get from Mercer as well as the public school where you're placed is really invaluable.”

As public school systems across the state continue to grapple with teacher shortages, education professor Dr. Sharon Murphy Augustine says her job has never felt more mission-critical.

According to reports released last year by the Georgia Department of Education (DOE), the shortfall of qualified teachers is impacting most the state’s 181 school systems, with rural areas among the hardest hit. It’s a downtick that, while alarming, Mercer is stepping up to help address – and efforts are taking root.

“We were particularly proud that last year we placed half of our graduates in Middle Georgia. We're very proud of that because we really want to keep high-quality teachers in Middle and rural Georgia,” says Dr. Augustine, chair of Teacher Education in Mercer’s Tift College of Education on the Macon campus.

Also serving as the program director of the Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellowship, Dr. Augustine is among the Mercerians leading the charge to not only attract new teachers to the profession – and retain them but also to hold the bar high for emerging educators filling the void.

“The big critique of teacher education is that programs aren't typically connected to what's really going on in schools, so that's a big focus for us—to make sure that doesn't happen,” Dr. Augustine says. “Instead of taking classes and then having a small placement in a high school, you are

actually in a high school for a year and you're there four days a week in the fall and every day in the spring.”

Mercer’s Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Secondary Education program is designed for career-changers who already hold four-year degrees in other fields. The program offers student the chance to earn their degree in only four semesters - and they hit the ground running from day one.

Candidates are placed with a mentor teacher in one of the four Middle Georgia school districts Mercer currently partners with, Dr. Augustine says.

“That kind of intensive experience, and the support you get from Mercer as well as the public school where you're placed, is really invaluable,” she says.

“You get to see an entire school year; you get to see what a teacher-parent conference looks like; when testing time comes around, you get see what school is like; and when spring break comes around, how the students are.

You get to see a whole school year.”

Not only is that experience ideal for anyone considering a career in education, but every second spent in a local classroom counts towards completing your degree.

“It’s very hands on. You don't just go out and do that work, all that work is valued and is part of the coursework you're taking at the same time,” she says. “The things you're doing in your classroom at the public schools is also part of your coursework at the university. So you may be developing a unit plan that you then get to turn around and go teach.”

Mercer For You

Teaching Georgia’s Teachers for Over 100 Years

Mercer University’s Tift College of Education prepares educators and educational leaders who are highly sought after and asked for by name—more than any other private institution in Georgia. Our vision of “the transforming educator” encourages students to continually and thoughtfully change one’s self in order to serve as an advocate for all learners. Schedule a personal appointment to learn more at education.mercer.edu. Begin classes in January.

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Magnolia Soap Box Derby New Build and Upgrade Grant Deadline Feb. 10

Tuesday - Saturday Lunch 11:00am - 2:00pm Dinner 5:00pm - 9:30pm DUCK | SEA BASS | LAMB | OYSTERS | VEAL | PRIME NEW YORK STRIP

E V E N T T O TA K E P L A C E A P R I L 1 4 The Magnolia Soapbox Derby, in partnership with Spark-Macon, and through the generosity of the Knight Foundation is proud to announce our first internal grant program for new and past derby participants.

Capitalizing on the momentum of the national “makers-movement” and building on the legacy of the Magnolia Soapbox Derby, we are proud to be in a position to support innovation and engagement on a small scale, while enabling people to contribute to – and take an active part in – the life of their community.

Requirements: To apply for a 2017 grant, you MUST be a new team or returning team. You MUST commit to racing in the 2017 Magnolia Soap Box Derby April 8, 2017. You MUST follow the Adult Race Rules and Regulations – see website – www.MagnoliaDerby.com You MUST be open to possible interviews with our local media and our in-house marketing and promotions. committee Your progress may be followed for our use to promote the event, and your submission may be used for marketing and promotion purposes.

All interested parties must do one of the following: This free family friendly (1) Send a video of your 4-person team telling us why annual event brings the your team is amazing and why you love the Magnolia excitement of a soap Soap Box Derby. box derby® race to Macon (2) Send a picture of your 4-person team and a onepage letter telling us why your team is amazing and why each year. Thousands come from around the region to participate or you love the Magnolia Soap Box Derby.

Grants funds will be allocated as follows: watch the races, boogey to the music of world renowned NEW TEAM Build Grants: DJ’s, peruse the offerings of dozens of food trucks and * Two (2) $400.00 winners to be used for your 2017 vendors, dance to the beats of the StreetLine drum corp, Derby Car and much more. So pack up the family, grab a blanket or * Three (3) $300.00 winners to be used for your 2017 camp chair, and head on down to Washington Park on the Derby Car #Second Saturday in April (4/14/18). The event goes off * Two (2) $150.00 winners to be used for your 2017 Derby Car rain or shine! Come cheer on your favorite team as custom RETURNING TEAM Upgrade Grants: built cars race down the steep hill for prizes, glory, and * Five (5) $100.00 winners to 2242 be usedIngleside for your 2017 Ave bragging rights. For more information visit Backburnermacon.com Derby Car MagnoliaDerby.com DEADLINE: All submissions must be submitted online Reservations are not required but are recommended. 478-746-3336 no later than Friday, February 10.

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BOB LENNON’S “ASHTRAYS”

A RECAP OF EP RELEASE PARTY JANUARY 14TH AT ATLANTA’S UPTOWN STUDIOS A lot has happened for East Macon rapper Bob Lennon in a year. Last February, when I interviewed him for The 11th Hour, he confidently conferred upon himself the label of rock star, and said that someday Macon would wish they hadn’t slept on him. He detailed the difficulty he’d experienced in trying to find a consistent venue to showcase his music locally, but he wasn’t defeated – if anything, the struggle only inspired him to work harder to get himself and his music out in the world for as many people as possible. And his work paid off.

Fast-forward to Sunday, January 14 at Atlanta’s Uptown Studios. The crowd here is invite-only – stacked with DJ’s, media, music industry professionals, artists, and more, everybody’s buzzing around and enjoying themselves. Before long, every room of the studio is wall-to-wall people. Blunts are being passed, everybody’s grazing from a long table full of good food, and drinks are being poured into little plastic cups with Bob Lennon’s logo on them – the artwork features his name, graffiti-style, but instead of the ‘o’ in Bob, there’s an all-black image of his iconic headful of asymmetrical dreads.

This is the listening party for Bob’s upcoming EP “Ashtrays.” One song from the EP, the insanely catchy “Funeral,” has already been released – that song was the springboard for a lot of the buzz that’s surrounding Bob now.

Bob had kept in touch with a Warner Robins friend, Shawna Reed, as he was coming up; Shawna’s husband Caveman was a well-connected, talented dude who found producers.

Bob told his manager Pink that he needed an industry-style beat for his new song, so they paid for what ended up being the beat for “Funeral.” It could’ve ended there, but Caveman was impressed with the finished product and shopped the song around to some friends.

Superstar Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka liked what he heard and asked to meet Bob; now Bob’s signed to Waka’s Brick Squad Monopoly label, and he’s been spending his time writing, recording, promoting, and performing. He’s nonstop with his work flow, but he makes it look easy.

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When it’s time to play the EP for everybody, we all crowd into one room. Caveman, who engineered the EP, introduces Bob by explaining to all of us how impressive it is that Bob writes all his music himself and records everything in one take – if he messes up a line anywhere, Caveman says, he starts the whole thing over again. Then it’s Bob’s turn to speak.

He looks around at the room overflowing with people, so many hands holding cameras and cell phones up in the air to capture pics, so many flashes going off in his face, so many eyes on him, and he stays cool. Of course. “Wow,” he grins. “Thank you guys.” He introduces the EP by saying “It ain’t too turnt, it ain’t too chill.

It’s just a vibe,” and then the music starts.

Music played in a recording studio sounds amazing – all the equipment is on point, everything’s designed to sound perfect – but the bass vibrations from the speakers everywhere are immediately so intense and awesome that it adds another dimension to the listening experience. The whole crowd is dancing, nodding to the beat, into it, but nobody’s as into it as Bob is. He’s an amazing performer, and though he isn’t rapping live here, he raps along with the songs as if he is – he shakes his dreads, grabs his face, emphasizes his favorite lines in the songs.

He’s feeling it, and so is the crowd. Waka Flocka materializes near me – he’s tall and enthusiastic about the music, jamming as hard as anybody else in the room, a big grin on his face the whole time. At the end of one song, Waka yells out “The phrasing on that – the cadence – man, that’s dope as fuck! Play that one again!” They play it again; it slaps again. Of course.

These songs are so good. Bob has a talent for writing clever hooks that stick in your head long after you’ve heard the song, and vocally he doesn’t sound derivative of any other artist, which is no small feat in the rap world – his voice and mannerisms are distinctive, quirky, cool, and memorable. He sounds like Bob Lennon. He sounds confident and charismatic. He sounds like what he is - a rock star.

“Ashtrays” drops mid-February Follow Bob Lennon on Twitter/Instagram/ Snapchat at @whoisboblennon

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Hayley Thompson-King

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Garage-country. Dig that. It evokes the sinew of Iggy Pop rippling beneath the resignation of Hank Williams. It's has to sound like werewolves in a hen house, right? It's not a new concept, certainly. What is rock n' roll if not the crunchy burnt ends of some pot-luck, hillbilly tire-fire bbq? And where would the United Straits of Americana be without the right-ragged madness of Uncle Tupelo? That outfit owed as much to Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Tommy as it did to Sara and Maybelle.

Consider the gorgeous noise of broken pawn shop amplifiers, the texture of strained vocals reaching then grasping that perfect raw note. If Loretta Lynn had gotten mixed up with the Sonics (close your eyes, cousin, and marinate on that)-- what would we make of Hayley Thompson-King?

Hayley was raised on horseback in Sebastian, Florida. Her father was a roper and trained cutting horses. Dually trucks haulin' horses and country music-- that's the land Hayley comes from, but sip on this a minute: Hayley Thompson-King has a Master's degree in Opera. You will not, however, immediately discern a Habanera influence on Hayley's debut album, Psyschotic Melancholia. It's only when the punch of the opening rocker, “Large Hall, Slow Decay”, belts you in the ear bones with such fierce control that you might notice the formal training. Mixed-martial arts in rock n' roll form.

“Dopesick”, more inspired by Maria Mckee than Birgit Nilsson, is propelled deeper into the stained hollows of the garage by greasy, howlin', squallin' guitars that spread like an infection around the visceral lyrics.

Psychotic Melancholia brings the fuzz and motion back with “No Room For Jesus”, and then “Soul Kisser” places the full spectrum of Hayley's ability on display-- control, power, range.

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factory-- clean, ringing tones and ambient harmonies over low and slow, driving back beats. “Lot's Wife” hails straight from those cinderblock walls of early 1960's Pacific Northwest rock n' roll. And then there's “Melencolia I” and “Teratoma”-two cuts reminiscent of Liz Phair and Mazzy Star-- but while the former holds on to the gritty sesnuality of Phair's early recordings, the latter takes the innocent sweetness of Hope Sandoval and thickens it to salty caramel.

The final two tracks of Psychotic Melancholia are the strangest-- but you're prepared for that. Sort of... “Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You” was a #1 hit for Dolly Parton in 1980. The queen of the Smoky Mountains also recently recorded the song as a duet with Ke$sha. Yep, you read that right. “Old Flames” was written by Ke$ha's mother, Pebe Sebert, and her then-husband Hugh Moffatt. If the majority of the album puts the commentator in mind to imagine an alternate reality where Tammy Wynnette made a Bowery punk record or Lou Reed fronted Son Volt, then the “Old Flames” cut sees that alt-universe pairing Dolly with Gram Parsons in the south of France with Keith Richards. Perhaps, Hayley chose to close out the album with Schumann's “Wehmut” as a warning. The piece, inspired by and taken from German poet Eichendorff, might even be a joke at the listener's expense. “Wehmut” was conceived as a simple arrangement of voice and piano. Hayley reduces it further by replacing Schumann's keys with the dire thump of bass strings. It's an aching, blue-green patch of sadness that nearly sums up the entire record when Hayley Thompson-King sings, in German, “then all hearts listen and all is delightful; yet no one truly feels the pain of the song's deep sorrow.”

That's rock n' roll, huh?

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