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What a Christmas! For the first timein many years my entire familywas under one roof. My big

brother invited us all out to his home inTruckee, California, in the Lake Tahoe area,and all seven of us showed up. The stormof the decade was on deck when we gotthere, and over 10 feet of snow was expect-ed, but thankfully it didn’t show up. Insteadit was perfectly white, and windy on themountaintop. I made the terrible mistake oftrying to follow my 6-year old niece downone of those mountains on skis and it turnsout her center of gravity is different thanmine. I’m no physicist but that’s just mytheory. My 11-year old nephew decided todonate his considerable savings to theHumane Society of Lake Tahoe, which wasprobably the coolest thing I saw happen dur-ing the holidays.

As soon as I got home I met with thehost of the 2011 Readers Choice Awardsand we started stuffing surprises up oursleeves. After last year, it’s really hard toimagine we can top it, but we always do so Iimagine that we will again. My first idea

was to have people bench press some of theskinny little indie kids on stage, but I’m notsure that’s going to fly.

The voting this year has been strongerthan ever with almost 5,000 people gettingcounted already, and there’s still four weeksleft to vote for your local favorites. Still,with this many people voting some of theraces are less than two votes apart. Rightnow, Robin Gatti Cook is leading by 15votes for best photographer. Abby Owensis leading by one vote for best singer/song-writer, and Macon Man is winning by barely15 votes for favorite local character, eventhough no one including his publisher hasseen him in months. I don’t feel like I’mspoiling anything here because winners arechanging literally every day. Thanks to allthe artists for participating and getting theirfans on the site to vote. We’ve never hadthis much traffic. BTW the good folks atSpinen are working on the bugs that havebeen happening on our site for the last fewmonths. We’re hoping to unveil a brandnew look this year, so get ready. Be safe andbe good this new year!

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15 DaysNew Year’s Eve

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Culture Calendar PAGE 5

Exclusive Bar & MusicSchedule PAGE 12

MeetTHE UNDERGROUND:

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THE SCENE -PAGE 27- Braves broadcasterto host GSHF awards

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Above the Shelf, byLarry Schlesinger

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Grill Me: A Q&A withthose in the biz

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1/7: The Big HouseMuseum Presents:Rory Block

The Big House Foundation in partner-ship with the Douglass Theatre isproud to present the first installment of

the 2011 Stay ‘n Play Concert Series. Andthey are pleased to bring legendary bluesartist, Rory Block to Macon on Friday,January 7, 2011 at the Douglass Theatre.Doors open at 7:00pm, with the show startingat 8:00pm.

Heralded as “a living landmark”(Berkeley Express), “a national treasure”(Guitar Extra), and “one of the greatest livingacoustic blues artists” (Blues Revue), RoryBlock has committed her life and her careerto preserving the Delta blues tradition andbringing it to life for 21st century audiencesaround the world. The New York Timesdeclared: “Her playing is perfect, her signingotherworldly as she wrestles with ghosts,shadows and legends.”

Born in Princeton, NJ, Aurora “Rory”Block grew up in Manhattan a family with

Bohemian leanings. The rich and diverseVillage scene was a constant influence on hercultural sensibilities. She was playing guitarby age ten, and by her early teens she was sit-ting in on the Sunday jam sessions inWashington Square Park. Growing up she’sbeen able to swap stories and guitar licks withseminal bluesman Son House, RobertJohnson’s mentor (“He kept asking, ‘Wheredid she learn to play like this?’”). She trav-eled to Washington, DC, to visit withMississippi John Hurt and absorb first-handhis technique and his creativity.

The world finally started taking notice inthe early 1990s, and Block scored numerousawards throughout the decade. Today, aftermore than twenty highly acclaimed releasesand five Blues Music Awards, Block is at theabsolute height of her creative powers, bring-ing a world full of life lessons to bear on whatshe calls “a total celebration of my belovedinstrument and best friend, the guitar.”

DEC 30 - JAN 12, 201104

15DAYSFIRST FRIDAY OF THE NEW YEAR

Sip, shop and stroll down First Street, Cotton, Cherry and beyond. Browseshops open late, enjoy drink and dinner specials, live music and art openings.5-10p.m. downtown Macon. Beer & wine on the street allowed in a plastic

cup only!

Art Openings:• Macon Arts presents "Derivitive" features works of acid washed tin by BryanGhiloni (Statesboro) and paintings inspired by these works, by Travis Hart (Macon).Join us for the First Friday opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. where you may meet theartists and enjoy complimentary wine and light hors d'oeuvres. • Contemporary Arts Exchange houses over 30 local artists in a modern, loftstyle atmosphere, 6-10pm! The CAE is located at 590 Mulberry Street, upstairs.• La Galerie is an art gallery across from the Cox Capitol Theatre open eachFriday from 6:30 pm until 10 pm or later.

Live Music:• First Friday at the Hummingbird, Live music with Chase 56.• Live music outside in Third Street Park with Gertrude’s Mojo

Dinner Specials:• Market City Cafe is open for dinner every Friday & Saturday, nightly specials. Dinnerand beer specials at Greek Corner Deli. $2 domestics and $3 imports from 5-7pm.

Other Activities:• Cox Capitol Theatre $1 Night! One dollar admission, pizza slices and select drafts,screening the movie,“The Hangover” 7pm.• USA Dance at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Free lesson then dance ‘til youdrop! All skill levels welcome. 7:30 – 10 p.m.Admission $5.

Hot Tickets!Jason Aldean is coming home February 3 on his 2011 “MyKinda Party” Tour with special guests Eric Church and the

JaneDear Girls. This will sell out quickly, tickets went onsale December 10th and are $44.

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The things making our world just a little bit better | by brad evans

I’m going to say it one more time, because I justfinished it and it’s one of the best books I’ve readall year long. Go out and buy Empire of the SummerMoon. You will never understand the settlement ofthe American West like this. I loved it so much Iwent out and bought a stretched canvas print ofCommanche Principal Chief, QuanahParker standing on the steps of his“Star House.” And I’m not senti-mental like that.

I can’t believe I got an ipad forchristmas. I might actually stoptalking about my Kindle now that Ican read in color again. It is a won-derful complex piece of machinerywhich I’ve already grown to adore. I also got a new wallet which seems

kind of boring until you visit the Saddleback Leatherwebsite and see who made this useful piece of art.This guy is the coolest of the cool. He spent a lotof time searching all over the world for the bestleather, and then, after finding an old cobbler inMexico, started constructing old-fashioned suit-cases, bags, and wallets out of it. A big kiss to

the wife for remembering how much I covetgood, thick leather. And his merchandise comeswith a guaranteed ten-year warantee.

We spent the holidays in Truckee, California,with my entire family, out at my brothers house.We had a great time being together, and snowskiing together and winning money in SouthLake Tahoe together, but I think the coolestthing I saw during this Xmas was my 10-yearold nephew ask if he could donate all of his

christmas money and savings to the Humane Societyof Lake Tahoe. Big brother sits on the board there,and I realize this could have been the big butterup, but nonetheless, some homeless Sunny Stateanimals got helped by money that in most caseswould have gone to more toys.

The Atlanta Falcons are back. I lived in Californiaduring their last run to the Super Bowl. I used togo to 49er bars dressed in a Chris Chandler jerseyand camoflauge pants and I’d do the dirty bird allover their face. I haven’t been that obnoxious yet,but I anticipate getting there. Speaking of the“Dirty Bird,” the artist who wrote that song, ourvery own Sonny Spoon, has yet another surpriseup his sleeve for the Readers Choice Awards thisyear. Date coming soon!

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1/9: Free event at the Cannonball House to honorMajor Richard Furman LawtonOn Jan 9, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. the Cannonball House will host a reception andprogram to honor Major Richard Furman Lawton. Major Lawton was theonly Georgian and Macon native, among the Citadel Cadets, who fired onthe Star of the West, onJanuary 9, 1861. Learn more ofthe drama that led up to thefirst shots fired during the WarBetween the States. There willbe light refreshments providedby the Sidney Lanier Chapter,U.D.C. and a program onMajor Lawton held at theCannonball House followed bya dedication ceremony forMajor Lawton at his gravesitein Historic Riverside Cemetery.Admission: FREE. Location:856 Mulberry Street, Macon

Stay & Play Concert SeriesThe Historic Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King JR Blvd.Show at 8pm, $15 general admission

Robert Johnsonchanneler Rory Blockto play the DouglassTheatre

On December 20, 1860, following the election of AbrahamLincoln, South Carolina Legislators voted to secede fromthe Union. The first shots of the Civi War were fired fromMorris Island in Charleston's Harbor by Citadel cadetson January 9, 1861 at the Union ship Star of the West,which was entering the harbor.

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Fri Jan 7This day in history: (1947) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is the #1 song on the U.S.pop charts - courtesy of a department storecopywriter named Robert L. May.

The Big House Musuem presents:blues legend Rory Block"Rory Block has been an inspiration to me sincewe started out years ago. Her singing, playing andsongwriting are some of the most soulful in tradi-tional and modern blues." - BONNIE RAITTThe Historic Douglass Theatre, 8pm. Generaladmission $15.

Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents amagical circus experience, Zing Zang Zoom, GoldEdition, where just feet away from your seat youwill experience high-flying excitement and pulse-pounding acts combined with performers of amaz-ing courage and extraordinary skill. ThrilllusionistDavid DaVinci wows audiences with eye-poppingillusions and mind-blowing transformationsthroughout the show. High above the center ring,the Hairdaring Duo execute an unbelievableextreme hair hang 35 ft in the air. The KungFuKings combine mixed martial arts with mind-bog-gling strength to accomplish feats that includetwisting solid metal poles around their bodies anddiving through hoops of razor-sharp sabers, blind-folded! The action begins an hour before showtime at the All Access Pre-show, FREE to all tick-et holders. Don't miss this opportunity to get clos-er than ever to The Greatest Show On Earth!7:30p.m. Macon Centreplex. Kids $10 / $20.

Sat Jan 8This day in history: (1877) Crazy Horse andhis warriors--outnumbered, low on ammuni-tion --fight their final losing battle against theU.S. Cavalry in Montana.

Bring One for the ChipperMake recyclingpart of yourHoliday season!Bring your undec-orated Christmastree to CentralCity park on Saturday January 8th and receive afree tree seedling (while supplies last). Christmastrees will be chipped into mulch for the communi-ty to use. For early drop sites and more informa-tion, please visit kmbbc.org. 9am-2pm CentralCity Park, in fornt of the baseball fields. No park-ing necessary! Volunteers will assist you inunloading your Christmas tree and loading yourcar with as much mulch as you would like.

The Douglass Theatre Presents: TheMetropolitan Opera HD Live"La Fanciulla Del West" 1:00 PMTickets $24/$20 Seniors & Students

Sun Jan 9This day in history: (1493) ChristopherColumbus, sailing near the DominicanRepublic, sees three "mermaids"--in realitymanatees--and describes them as "not halfas beautiful as they are painted."

The Macon Film Guild at theDouglass Theatre Presents:"Farewell"2:00 PM, 4:30 PM , 7:30 PM.Tickets $5. See page 6 for movie synopsis.

Tues Jan 11This day in history: (1908) Roosevelt dedi-cates the Grand Canyon as a national monu-ment.

Second Tuesday Rock’n Roll PictureShow at Capitol Theatre 8pm – 10pm.Music-themed movies screened on the secondTuesday of the month. For film selections visitCoxCapitolTheatre.com. 8 p.m. Admission $5.

Fri Jan 14This day in history: (1954) The brief, volatilemarriage of Marilyn Monroe and JoeDiMaggio--the couple wed on this day in

1954--barely got past the honeymoon.

Lunch Concert Series: Trio RPMSpice up your Friday lunch break with one ofthese fantastic performances in Fickling Hall atMercer University’s Townsend School of Music.Featuring Trio RPM Noon with Amy SchwartzMoretti, violin; Christopher Rex, cello; ElizabethPridgen, piano Delightful string artistry featuringTchaikovsky Trio for Piano and Strings in Aminor. $10 / free with Mercer ID.

The Youth Actors Company atTheatre Macon presents “AMidsummer Night's Dream.”Performances Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m.,Wednesday & Thursday at 7:30 p.m., and Sundayat 2:30 p.m. Tickets $10 - 15. Box office opensthe week before the show opens. Call 746.9485.438 Cherry St. Thru Jan 22.

Sat Jan 15This day in history: (1967) Green BayPackers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in thefirst-ever world championship game ofAmerican football, or the Super Bowl.

15th Annual Museum of AviationMarathon & 5K Run/Walk All three courses are USA Track and Field certi-fied (Boston Marathon qualifier) and located onRobins Air Force Base. Cost: $45 Marathon, $35Half-Marathon, $20 5K Run/Walk. For registra-tion info call (478) 923-6600 or visitMuseumofaviation.org

Tues Jan 18This day in history: (1883) At exactly noon onthis day, American and Canadian railroadsbegin using four continental time zones to.

The Macon Film Guild at theDouglass Theatre Presents: TheDirector's Choice, "The Tillman Story"7:30 PM, Tickets $5.

HOLIDAY EVENTSThe Festival of Trees exhibit at theMuseum of Art & Sciences is on displaythrough January 2, 2011. Don't miss your chanceto see these amazing designer-decorated trees!4182 Forsyth Road. Admission $8/$4.

Christmas at Hay HouseThru January 2, 2011! Visit three levels of HayHouse decked out for the holidays during guidedtours. Natural greenery and historically appropri-ate decorations complement the newly restoredDining and Living Rooms, and a variety of pro-gramming for the whole family!

Family Ice Skating at the MaconCentreplex Bring the family for a fun wintersport thru Jan 2nd. Doors open 30 minutes priorto each session. Non-skating guests are admittedfree and are welcome to watch the skaters andenjoy the new winter wonderland ambience andthemed concessions. Matinee Sessions are $8 perperson, including skates. All other sessions: $10

RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH FAMILY & FRIENDSNEW YEAR’S EVE EVENTS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA

Cherry Blossom Ball Drop - Count down the last minutes of the year with aCherry Blossom Ball Drop! The party starts at 9 p.m. and goes well into the

New Year. Make plans now to be part of this highly anticipated annual event!This is a free event and spirits will be sold outside. Music and entertainment

provided by StarMar and DJ Laura Starling.

Start off the New Year with an elegant, three-course dinner at Edgar’s Bistro(5171 Eisenhower Pkwy). Seatings at 6pm and 8pm. Please call 478-471-4250 for reservations. Cost is $85 per couple and entrees include Coffee-

endrusted rack of lamb, Salt-baked Branzino & Moroccan Vegetable Tagine.

Join the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Tyra Sanchez for a night at Club Kaos.$1,000 balloon drop, free champagne & party favors.

The Hummingbird Stage & Taproom - Bar crawl downtown while waiting on theball drop! The Bird will feature Col. Bruce Hampton on the stage.

New Years EVE with Macon Noise and INfintesmal Records at TheUnderground below the Riverview Ballroom - Join Macon’s hipsters for a

night of rock, pop, punk and experimental music. $5 admission, bands startat 9p.m. 414 Walnut Street. Line-up: Truffelina, Citizen Insane, Cult ofRiggonia, Xavii, & The 2416 and The Memphibians out of Jacksonville.

The ‘80s tribute band, Radio Cult, will be helping you to ring in the New Year at Wild Wing Cafe. Or enjoy a masquerade dance party at Rivalrys.

20’s Pub: New Years Eve with Midnight in Macon, $7 per person or $10 percouple includes champagne, party favors and buffet breakfast at 1am.

Club Synergy presents from Rupauls Drag Race, Mystique Summers.Also, 3 cash balloon drops, mega party favors, free champagne & more.

SoChi Gallery hosts the Royal Fireworks, JuBee and the Morning After, and BackCity Woods for a New Years Eve of Downtown Decadence with Champagne

Wishes and PBR Dreams. Tickets $10 at door. Cash bar.

artsNew Macon Co-Ed Book Club:Looking for a hobby? Love to read? Want to makenew friends? Possess intellectual conversation? Thenew macon co-ed book club is just what you arelooking for. For more information please call 912-227-4212.

Macon Arts Gallery "Visions and Vessels: JerryWray and Don Penny”. Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m.to 5 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.478.743.6940. MaconArts.org. 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.

Art on the Avenue Fine Art Gallery presents"Celebrating Life" a group show featuring the newartwork by all of the gallery's artistsincluding selected works by the students of DebbieAnderson. 2368 Ingleside Ave, 478-743-3720

“Harriet Tubman: A Moses to Her People” atthe Tubman African American Museum. Also:Works by Michael Schoffield Thru January 2011.Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Noon – 4 p.m.$4 - $6. 478.743.8544. TubmanMuseum.com. 340Walnut St.

Steve Penley exhibit at Georgia Music Hall ofFame. Macon native artist’s portraits of Macon-relat-ed artists. September 9 – July 11 Monday – Saturday,9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. $3 - $8.478.751.3334. 200 M.L. King, Jr. Blvd.

Macon Architecture: the Story of Structures atMuseum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday - Saturday,10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. Admission $4 -$8. 478.477.3232. 4180 Forsyth Rd.

family“Sky Over Macon”, Fridays at 8p.m. Mark SmithPlanetarium 4182 Forsyth Rd. Weekly, live star talkexplore the constellations and far away celestialobjectsvisible from Middle Georgia. Admission bydonation. 477-3232.

Ice Skating at the Macon CentreplexTimes may vary. Open every day Dec 17-24 andDec 31. Admission $8-$10 and includes skates.Check Maconcentreplex.com for details.

Live music for kids every First Saturday at Georgia Music Hall of Fame Every first Saturdayfrom noon until 2 p.m., Included with museumadmission, $3.50 ages 4-17. Featuring Pilar Wilderand Hayiya Dance Theatre.

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 each month, 5 – 8 p.m. 478.477.3232. 4182

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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 / The BigHouse. Call for hours. 478.741.5551.TheBigHouseMuseum.org. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat,1pm-5pm Sun. 1-888-GA-ROCKS. $8/$3.50.

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, locat-ed at 935 High Street in Macon, is the birthplace ofnoted poet, musician & soldier, Sidney Lanier (1842-1881). Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm and tours are$5. 478.743.3851

Tubman African American MuseumMonday-Saturday 9a.m.-5p.m. Admission $5 foradults $3 for Children 4-17. 340 Walnut Street.

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Farewell “L’affaire Farewell”Sunday, January 9 at the Douglass Theatre The Macon Film Guild presents the French thriller, Farewell. TheFrench intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operationduring the height of the Cold War, which sets off a menacing chain ofevents. With Guillaume Canet, Willem Dafoe, Fred Ward. "Stunninglyintelligent … frightening and, finally, very moving."

Screenings held at 2:00, 4:30 and 7:30 PMFilm Question and Answer session after 4:30 ShowingThe Historic Douglass Theatre, $5 admission

Tom Dowd & the Language of MusicTuesday, January 11th at the Cox Capitol Theatre While it has been proven that the study of music can help individualsexcel in the area of mathmatics, sciences, and foreign languages, TomDowd took his love of music and excelled in the areas of productionand engineering. If you picked some of the all-time great albums inAmerican rock, soul, and jazz, chances are one name might be foundon the back of almost every one: Tom Dowd--the secret behind fivedecades of brilliant music, an unsung hero, producer and recording pio-neer. From the perfection of live mixing to the introduction of eight-track recording, the mythology of exactly how much impact Dowd hashad is still up for grabs. His diverse and genuine love of work isremembered in part through the interviews and music of Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers Band,John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Ornette Coleman, and Thelonious Monk to namebut a few.

Happy Hour doors at 6:30 p.m./Film at 7:30 p.m.Cost: $5 ($3 with a rock 'n roll t-shirt)Drink specials and a full dinner menu by Good to Go!

MOVIES {now playing}

BOOKS {noteworthy releases from around the south}

WILLIAMS’ “THE FLOWER SEEKER” PUBLISHEDBY MERCER UNIVERSITY PRESSNamed Book of the Year by Books & Culture MagazineProminent national literary magazine Books &Culture has named The Flower Seeker: An EpicPoem of William Bartram as its book of theyear. The epic poem, by Philip Lee Williamsand published by Mercer University Press, iswritten from the perspective of 18th Centurynaturalist William Bartram and based on hisbook, The Travels.

The Flower Seeker is one of two bookspublished by Mercer Press as part of itsBartram Project. The reviewers praised thebook for “pay(ing) homage to the epic traditionin a distinctively American way. Curiosity anddelight, beauty and sadness, loss and yearning,and all the ‘fragrant disorder of this world’ aremingled here in a narrative that suggests thegratuitous abundance of Creation itself.”

Williams spent years researching the formand two years writing the book. The resultingwork was enhanced through the collaborationof Williams, Mercer Press editors and design

firm Burt & Burt. TheFlower Seeker fea-tures painstakingdetail in its design,winding 24 cantosthrough numerousvisual twists, includ-ing innovative typog-raphy, interspersed with drawings by Bartramand other artists.

“This award is a huge honor for Philip LeeWilliams and for Mercer Press,” said Dr. MarcJolley, director of Mercer University Press.“His writing is among the very best in the coun-try and recognition of his work such as thisdoes not surprise me, but it is truly wonderful.From the first moment I began reading it inmanuscript form I knew it was special. Thisbook is one of the most creative and beautiful-ly written books I have ever read and it was ajoy to be a part of its creation.”

Sister Helen Préjean, author of DeadMan Walking, will deliver MercerUniversity’s inaugural Freedom

Lecture at 7 p.m. on Martin Luther KingJr. Day, Jan. 17, in WillinghamAuditorium on the University’s Maconcampus. The event is free and open to thepublic, and a book signing will be heldimmediately following the lecture inNewton Chapel. In addition to Préjean’slecture, she will give a writing workshopand there will be two free film screenings.

One of the foremost advocates for theabolition of the death penalty, Préjean is aRoman Catholic nun, social activist, com-munity organizer, best-selling author and athree-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee.While serving the poor of New Orleans, shebegan correspondence with a man on deathrow, eventually became his spiritual adviserand accompanied him to his execution.From her experiences, Préjean wrote DeadMan Walking: An Eyewitness Account ofthe Death Penalty in the United States. ANotable Book and Pulitzer Prize nominee,the book was on the New York Times best-seller list for 31 weeks. It was adapted intoan Oscar-nominated film by Tim Robbins,starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn.

The book and film have helped to pro-pel Préjean to the forefront of the debateover the death penalty and she has beeninterviewed by hundreds of broadcast andprint media outlets around the world. Hersecond book, The Death of Innocents: AnEyewitness Account of Wrongful

Executions, was published in 2004. In it,she tells the story of two men, Dobie GillisWilliams and Joseph O’Dell, whom sheaccompanied to their executions. Shebelieves both of them were innocent.Fifteen years after beginning her crusade,the Roman Catholic sister has witnessedfive executions in Louisiana and today edu-cates the public about the death penalty bylecturing, organizing and writing. As thefounder of “Survive,” a victim’s advocacygroup in New Orleans, she continues tocounsel not only inmates on death row, butthe families of murder victims, as well.

The Martin Luther King Jr. DayFreedom Lecture at Mercer seeks to bringleading thinkers to the University whosevision reflects the values of faith, educa-tion, freedom, community and moralityexpressed in the institution’s mission and inthe life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Nominated for Best Overall Bandand Best New Band in this year’s2010 Readers’ Choice Awards,

Jubee and the Morning After just“Kickstarted” a new album on a brilliantnew website designed to allow fans to sup-port the efforts of their favorite band, jour-nalist, inventor, or filmmaker. If youdonate $1000 bucks, manager WillThompson will get your name tattooed onhis butt, seriously. A few weeks agoTruffelina managed to raise enough torecord “The Physics of Cro-Magnon:Chromatics” in just a few days. Jubee andCrew need $300 more bucks to reach theirgoal. Go to Kickstarter.com today and putyour money where your mouth is for thelocal music scene.

There are two different new years eveParties this year that are spilling over withlocal music. Only Terrell Sandefur wouldcall his own party EPIC, but nonetheless,The Royal Fireworks, Jubee and theMorning After and Back City Woods are

rocking in the New Yearat his Sochi Gallery. Alittle more indie is theparty at theUnderground, which isin the basement of theRiverview Ballroom.(It’s pretty cool downthere) It’s the release ofthe aforementionedTruffelina CD.Truffelina, CitizenInsane, Cult ofRigonnia, Xavii andJacksonville Bands2416 and Memphibians will be there.

We’ve been digging on the Roly Bots,and Red Swiller, Jared Wright’s newwebsite www.miloes.com which explainshis head in great detail. Make sure to checkit out. 2 Finger Jester sets out on theirTequilia and Choas tour 2011 on Feb 5. Wecan only assume that this is a middleGeorgia tour somehow based aroundSammy Hagar. You’ve got to love thecharisma of Mat Weber.

Clark Bush let the Facebook worldknow that he won’t be booking shows atthe Golden Bough in January and possibly

thereafter due to family sickness, In his let-ter he urges someone to pick up where heleft off. We hope someone will. It’s timeto see how strong this music communityreally is.

Speaking of community, the 11th HourReader’s Choice Awards are set forFebruary 24th at the Cox Capitol Theatre.DJ Dirt Dog from 97.9 is holding down thehost front this year, and we have perform-ances by Larry Schlesinger, Jubee and theMorning After, Young R, Floco Torres,Citizen Insane, Sonny Spoon and a wholebunch of surprises. Make plans to be there.

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WHAT’S NEWClark Bush and therest of MaconNoise have beenbusy recording newalbums and havetaken a short breakfrom their online fanzine. In themeantime, you can download forfree six new albums from their band-camp website, including Trufflelina’s“The Physics of Cro-MagnonChromatics.” Visit MaconNoisePresents.bandcamp.com for down-loads.

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LISTEN UP TOJUSTIN CUTWAYJustin Cutway, sometimes known asTrendlenberg has been nominated asMacon's best Singer Songwriter forthe last two years. His audience issmaller, and by that we mean skinny,and his been one of our favorites foryears. There is nobody more fun to sitback and listen to. Here is what hehad to say about music.

What song have you listened to inthe last 24 Hours? “Tiny Tears” byThe Tindersticks. It's not very oftenyou get to hear a bass vocalist tear upa pop song.

What band should our readersimmediately go out and buy?The Duchess and Duke

Band T-shirt you wear proudly?Nationally, the Silver Jews. Locally,Floco Torres.

What's your favorite Happy Hourspot? The Hummingbird for $1 beersand free darts.

What got you into playing music?My dad bought me a guitar forChristmas when I was 12. I'd alreadybeen singing and performing for acouple years in a children's group.That guitar helped me realize I couldplay songs, sing songs, and writesongs all by my self.

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2-4-1 wells and $2 Domesticsuntil 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

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Free Red Bull mixers, only atWild Wing Cafe

Service Industry Night 6PM-Close:2 for $10 Jager Bombs; $3 HouseMargaritas; $3 3 Olives Vodka; $2select Pints Macon Mellow

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WEDNESDAYSTaco Rita Nite: $2 Tacos, $3Margaritas, $4 Skinny Margaritas Wild Wing Cafe

Macon’s Hottest Trivia, $3 Ritas &$3 Big Drafts, El Azteca

Surf ‘N Turf Night, CornholeTourney 8p Tara’s Tavern

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Hippy Chick Night 6PM-Close:$1.50 House Wine & $4.50 JagerMellow Mushroom

THURSDAYS2-4-1 wells and $2 Domesticsuntil 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

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

Ladies Night: $10 all you can drinkwells, $2 High Life PitchersBottoms Up

Ladie Night 6pm to close: $1wells, 2-4-1 one bombs for every-one at Tara’s Tavern

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Beer pong: $2 pitchers for teams,$1.50 wine for ladies, $3 wells, $3Ritas Macon Mellow

2 for 1 Jager Bombs, $4 Irish CarBombs Wild Wing

$4 Jager Bombs! Locos

FRIDAYSHappy Hour prices for poker players, BJ’s Billiards

$2 pints of Mellow Blonde, $2.25PBR Tall Boys Mellow Macon


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SATURDAYS2-4-1 wells and $2 Domesticsuntil 8pm CJ’s Sports Bar

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

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College Football: Bucket of beerand wings $15 Tara’s Tavern

$2 pints, $3 wells, $3 Ritas Mellow Macon

$4 Firefly cocktailsWild Wing Cafe

SUNDAYSNascar, drink specials, 20’s Pub

$3 Wells, Ritas & $2 select pintsMacon Mellow

$3 bloody marys & Margaritas, liveacoustic on patio, 6:30-9:30pmWild Wing Cafe

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

Dart Tournament 2pm, Tara’s

THUR 12/30Open Mic NightThe Hummingbird

Insomniac NYE Eve BashBottoms Up

Aaron Irons & FriendsThe Rookery, 10pm

NEW YEARS EVEMidnight in Macon20s Pub

NYE with DJ Shawty Slimboth sides open! $5 coverBottoms Up

Col. Bruce HamptonThe Hummingbird

DJ Dance PartyBilly’s Clubhouse, no cover

Mystique SummersClub Synergy

Southern CrossroadsFriends 2 in WR

Masquerade Dance PartyRivalry’s

NYE Dance PartyThe Rookery, $5 cover

Crankin DaddiesThe Shamrock

Radio CultWild Wing Cafe

SAT 1/1/11Open at 11amBilly’s Clubhouse

Abby Owens BandThe Hummingbird

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UFC Fight on Big ScreenRivalry’s Sports Bar

closed, happy new yearThe Shamrock

NSPWild Wing Cafe

MON 1/3John Hart 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

TUES 1/4Open MicLocos Bar & Grill

B Keith WilliamsThe Shamrock

WED 1/5Chris Hicks & Friends Backporch Lounge

Matt PippenWild Wing Cafe

THUR 1/6DJ Shawty SlimBottoms Up

Open Mic w/MattMoncriefBilly’s Clubhouse

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FRI 1/7Crossfire20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

Tokyo SpaBilly’s Clubhouse

Ashley SuttonBottoms Up 8-11pm

Big House Museum presents:Rory BlockThe Douglass Theatre

Chase 56The Hummingbird

Jeremy JohnsonMellow Mushroom

Snakes Swallow TailThe Rookery

Mike BrookshireThe Shamrock


SAT 1/8Crooked HookersBilly’s Clubhouse

The Bottle RocketsThe Hummingbird

Eddie StoneMellow Mushroom

BluesboundThe Rookery, 10pm

Matt & the Red RoostersThe Shamrock

Lefty Williams BandWild Wing Cafe

MON 1/11Larry G & Chris Hicks20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

TUES 1/12Open MicLocos Bar & Grill

B Keith WilliamsThe Shamrock

WED 1/13Chris Hicks & Friends Backporch Lounge

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FRI 1/14B Keith Williams20’s Pub, Riverside Drive

CorruptionBilly’s Clubhouse

David Beale 8-10DJ Wolfe 11-2Bottoms Up

Jackson County LineThe Hummingbird

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Thursday - Saturday at downtown’snewest college hotspot, Bottom’s Up

DJ Extreme on Thursdays & Saturdays,only at Asylum!

KARAOKEWed,Thursday & Sat, 8p, Sundays,Tuesdays at 6pm, 20’s Pub

Thursdays with Brad “the Man in theBox” at Rivalry’s

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Wednesdays with Mitch Kersey from9p-1a at BJ Billiards

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Every Friday & Saturday,Friends Bar & Grill, Macon

Wed, Fri & Saturdays at Tara’s

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

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

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NEW YEAR’S EVECol. Bruce Hampton @ The BirdCol. Bruce Hampton, Ret. has been makingmusic since he formed his first band in 1963.The Colonel has been in constant motion eversince making music, writing poetry, and guess-ing birthdays along the way, leaving a trail ofmemorable live performances with his manybands, including The Late Bronze Age and Col.Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit.Along the way he appeared in the movie "SlingBlade" as the poet and band manager Morris andstarred in Mike Gordon's cult classic "OutsideOut" as a mystical guitar 'out'structor.Still rolling down the road, Col. Bruce continueshis quest for the tonal center at each exit #6.

Radio Cult @ Wild Wing CaféSince 2005, Radio Cult has performed over 400shows including casinos, weddings, fraternityparties, corporate events and festivals as wellas in bars, concert halls and other music ven-ues from their hometown of Atlanta, GA allthe way to Los Angeles, CA and London, UK.The members of Radio Cult LOVE to play ina band and it shows. When the band has fun,the crowd has fun and with Radio Cult thecrowd really has a blast!

SATURDAY 1/1/11Abby Owens Band @ The BirdThis is what Jason Isbell had to say about Abby,who is leading the race to Macon’s favoritesinger songwriter right now. Abby Owens is anincredible singer, an interesting and unpre-dictable songwriter, and a real sweetheart. You'lllove her." – Jason Isbell

MONDAY 1/3John Hart @ 20’s PubJohn is the former Lead Guitarist for the BandGypsy Train, which is probably the biggest bandthat didn’t quite make it from Macon. His soloshows are incredible, laid back and fun to listento. Plan on signing along.

FRIDAY 1/7Snakes Swallow Tails @ TheRookery Combining a maverick approach tosongwriting and the jarring clash of severanceand serenity, Chris Lee and John Thorstad, boththe epitome of bare bones and brimstone, are theheart of Snakes Swallow Tails. The indie folk-duo released their debut album, "Our Bodies AreBowed Down To The Dust", on September 2nd,2010, and are currently on tour in the southeast,all the way from Milwaukee, WI.

Tokyo Spa @ Billy’s ClubhouseI think it's safe to say that everyone loves goodmusic... especially live music. So, finding a goodlive band is something we can all appreciate.The energy, the atmosphere... the crowd singingmostly off-key. They can all relate that to adamn good time!

Big House Museum presents:Rory Block @ The Douglass TheatreHeralded as “a living landmark” (BerkeleyExpress), “a national treasure” (Guitar Extra),and “one of the greatest living acoustic bluesartists” (Blues Revue), Rory Block has com-mitted her life and her career to preserving theDelta blues tradition and bringing it to life for21st century audiences around the world. Atraditionalist and an innovator at the sametime, she wields a fiery and haunting guitarand vocal style that redefines the boundariesof acoustic blues and folk. The New YorkTimes declared: “Her playing is perfect, hersinging otherworldly as she wrestles withghosts, shadows and legends.”

Chase 56 @ The HummingbirdHidden among the unending tangles of kudzu,tucked back among the towering Georgia pinesand buzzing power lines, sits a haggard littleshack that seems to lean comfortably to one side.From the leaning shack comes the smell of openfire, of sweat, stale beer and last night’s whiskey.Then come the sounds. A snare drum smackslike a fastball to a well-oiled mitt, a crisp

acoustic guitar begs for company in misery anda pedal steel melts the kudzu into retreat. There’sa band of musicians tucked away in that shack,and they’re hard at work. This is the musicalhome of Georgia rock band Chase Fifty Six.This is where twanged insta-classics like “MaryJane” and “Let it Go” were first penned and per-formed, where rock rumpuses like “WastingTime” and “Goodbye Princess” got their firstsweaty kick in the ass. Enter that shack andyou’ll hear the music of Chase 56 lout and clear.

SATURDAY 1/8The Bottle Rockets @ The BirdIn a country where interstates don’t take you tonew places, but to the same places, where every-where you go you’ve already been or you’ve justleft, The Bottle Rockets’ new album absolutelynails a sound and a vibe with a palpable sense ofplace. Lean Forward is suffused with the deter-mination and resilience of their distinctly mid-western roots; theirs is a celebration of pragma-tism and tempered optimism, not the delusionsand exhortations of glassy eyed zealots—theyaren’t going to fall for that. Oh, it’s a flat out,smoking rock record, too.

Eddie Stone @ Mellow MushroomEddie Stone spent many years playing keyboardand guitar for the Southern Rock band DocHolliday, but today, the Warner Robins, Georgianative is embarking on a solo career with a greatnew CD, "Right Tonight" (See our CD Reviewspage) and performing with an excellent band asEddie Stone and the Soul Shakers.

Lefty Williams Band @ Wild Wing A skilled guitarist with over two decades ofexperience, Lefty Williams holds songcraft andmusicianship at a premium. By emphasizingeach equally on his ironically titled sophomorealbum Snake Oil, he engages and enlightens thelistener. In turn, we fall for Williams’ powerfulguitar licks and candid songs, often long beforethe origin of his nickname—he was born with-out a right hand—is clear.

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Born in Gainesville,Florida on April 22nd,1988, No one had aclue that a little babyboy would grow to beone of the FIERCESTwomen of our time! Ibet you twenty-fivedollars the doctor thatslapped James’ asshad no clue he wasslapping the ass ofAmerica’s NEXT DragSUPERSTAR! TyraSanchez was the 2009winner of RuPaul’s

Drag Race to claim the title of America’s Next DragSuperstar, won twenty-five thousand dollars cash prize,became the face of NYXCosmetics.com, featured in L.A.EyeWorks! Dance the night away at Macon’s newest clubwith drag queen superstars, free party favors and cham-pagne and a $1000 mega balloon drop.

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Col. Bruce @ The Hummingbird Lefty Williams Band @ Wild Wing

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Ask Einstein and he would say we areinsane—doing the same thing overand over again and expecting differ-

ent results. Caught in a chasm betweenWestern and Eastern medicine, many of usopt to stick with what we know…a handfulof pills and a perpetually empty wallet. In aneffort to help stop the insanity, we offer somealternative healthcare solutions for your NewYear’s Resolutions. While we aren’t endors-ing any treatment, these options could startyou on a journey that might just deliver youto your destination…you be the judge.

QIGONG“Relaxation yields productivity” says SelenaGilbert, Certified Level 2 Facilitator of theSupreme Science Qigong Center, and herstudents will tell you that the benefits of anearly morning session far outweigh thedesire to stay in bed.Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice simi-lar to Yoga or Tai Chi (recognized by theMayo Clinic); however, the movements aresmaller and easier to learn. It is a 5000 year-old energy art for strengthening the flow oflife force and improving health.Gilbert encourages students to use belly-breathing, movement and dietary changes toachieve a balance of the qi.

“Everything has energy. The earth hasenergy and so has our bodies,” Gilbertexplained. Through group movement andbreathing sessions, each person creates afield of energy around them of up to 3 feet.When a group of participants work together,

there are exponential benefits.Nutrition is an important aspect of

Qigong. According to the Qi Revolutionwebsite, www.qirevolution.com/food-heal-ing.aspx, “most diseases are reversible withfood. However, just eating healthy isn’tenough. The real Secret lies in using ‘specif-ic foods for specific diseases.’”

Gilbert reports amazing results with astudent who was suffering from Asthma. “Igave her a basket of kiwi fruit and asked herto eat it daily. Within a week, she reported agreat improvement in her condition.”

At Breathe Studios, Gilbert offers exer-cise sessions and teaching sessions on thefood protocols to students of all ages. She isavailable to speak or hold sessions on loca-tion. For more information, visit the websiteat www.breatheqi.com.

HYPNOSISMany of us think of hypnosis as a form ofentertainment. A hypnotist calls a few ofyour friends up on stage and after getting“very sleepy”, they make asses of them-selves. But there are proven cases in whichhypnotism has helped when traditional meth-ods have failed.

According to local Master HypnotistDale “Doc” Dougherty, “hypnosis is a natu-ral state of heightened awareness, often asso-ciated with relaxation, where you are able, ifyou wish, to open yourself to suggestionsand where you can make use of your imagi-nation to help you effect positive change inyour life.”

Certified in general hypnosis,HypnoBirthing, past life/age regression,stage hypnosis, and sports hypnosis, Doc hashelped many people with myriad issuesranging from issues of health to improving agolf swing.

He has helped expectant mothers deliv-er with little or no pain; patients overcomeeating disorders, as well as helping peoplewith the usual smoking cessation, weightloss issues. Athletes have been helped toachieve their peak performance through pos-itive self talk and students have been able toimprove their study habits as well.

Doc offers individual sessions as well asgroup sessions and will even entertain yourguests at your next party. Currently, he is mak-ing plans to present group sessions at either alocal theater or meeting space in Macon.

“Whether it is to remove fears, offerforgiveness, or reduce anxiety, people caneither attend a session on every topic, or justattend a future session that is of interest tothem. Either way, the first introductory ses-sion is needed as a way to educate everyone onthe topic, and to condition everyone’s mind forfuture sessions…with the benefit of relaxationand confidence,” Doc said.

Anyone interested in learning moreabout his services or receiving an email inreference to group or individual sessionsshould email Doc at his websitewww.MasterHypnotistDoc.com.

YOGAYoga is a medicine, which originated inIndia, which can benefit the healthy and thesick. Although many Western physicians arenot very knowledgeable in this area, aMacon physician has experienced positiveoutcomes from the discipline and now offersyoga to Middle Georgians.

“All of our lives are frantic at times.Yoga teaches us to find that calm placeinside,” said Dr. Dannette Kallay, owner ofYogaMoga. She states that many conditionscan be improved with yoga: anxiety andpanic attacks, arthritis, asthma, back pain,cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, depres-sion, diabetes, fibromyalgia, heart disease,high blood pressure, insomnia, infertility,irritable bowel disease, multiple sclerosis,obesity…….the list goes on!

According to Kallay, there are manydifferent types and styles of yoga. For exam-ple, restorative yoga is more suitable for theperson that enjoys a slow pace. Holdingrelaxing postures for several minutes at atime allows deep relaxation and healing tooccur. A power yoga practice offers a fasterpace, more cardiovascular effects and moretoning and strengthening. Some people evenenjoy yoga in a heated room which allowsthe body to release toxins through the breathand the skin via sweating.

Kids also benefit from yoga. Throughyoga games and stories, even toddlers canbegin to learn yogic breathing, stretching andexercise. In addition to the benefits of exer-cising, yoga can teach kids how to breatheand relax in stressful situations.

“My goal as a kid’s yoga instructor is toteach them yoga they can take with them forthe rest of their lives. My students often giveme examples of how yoga helped them on anexam or in a tense situation with a friend.The kids are especially good at taking theiryoga off the mat and into the world.”

The schedule at YogaMoga can beviewed online at Yogamogamacon.com. Thestudio is located at 505 Second Street. Formore information visit the website or call478-746-3338.

ACUPUNCTUREAcupuncture is a vital part of traditionalOriental medicine used in Eastern healthcarefor over 3000 years. While Western medicinesare based on a biochemical model, Orientalmedicine is based on an energetic model.

Energy flows along pathways in thebody, each associated with a particular phys-iological system or internal organ. A defi-ciency or imbalance of energy causes dis-ease and discomfort.

A trained acupuncturist inserts sterilizedneedles (as fine as a strand of hair) at locationsspecific to the patients’ complaints. Mostpatients experience relaxation, some actuallyfall asleep during treatment.

A patient at the Acupuncture & HerbCenter, in Warner Robins, reported thatEastern medicine has given him relief whenWestern medicine could not.

For seven years, this patient has beenreceiving treatment for a debilitating injury;he is now able to walk on his own and hispain has diminished significantly. Accordingto Dr. Zhiming Meng, O.M.D. LicensedAcupuncturist, acupuncture is suitable forrespiratory disorders, neurological and mus-cular disorders, digestive disorders, urinaryand menstrual problems, tension, anxiety,stress, depression, addictive behaviors(smoking, alcohol, overeating) and condi-tions unsatisfactorily relieved by conven-tional medicine.

Dr. Meng, originally a medical doctorin China, has practiced acupuncture and her-bology in the states since 2000. Dependingon the condition, many patients experiencecomplete relief after three visits ($50 each).Smoking cessation is achieved after sevenconsecutive treatments at an approximatecost of $330. With just a look at a patient’stongue and taking his pulse, Dr. Meng candiagnose a condition, prescribe a treatmentof herbs, and/or apply acupuncture.

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Buffalos Cafe on ZebulonYou know this place has great wings, butthey also feature a large selection of sal-ads and sandwiches, large screen tvs towatch all your favorite games and a pop-ular trivia night for the whole family. LD• BAR • $ 5990 Zebulon Rd.

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Locos Grill & PubCasual, kid-friendly, family dining.We’retalking great food, sports on the bigscreens and a full bar. Fantastic weeklyspecials and live music on the weekends.Delivery and catering also available. LDBAR • $ 2440 Riverside Drive.

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SEAFOODJim Shaw’s Casual dining with Macon’sbest seafood, tuna tidbits, scallops, wildGeorgia shrimp. Seperate bar area withsmoking. D • BAR $-$$ 3040 Vineville

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PIZZA / ITALIANLuigi’s Bistro Casual Italian cuisine ina hip, swanky atmosphere. LD • BAR •$-$$ 401 Cherry Street, 743.4645

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LUNCH SPOTSAdriana’s Quick & delicious cafeteria-style lunch, serving the most authenticItalian in town, including sandwiches,soup, salads, pasta, pizza. Mon-Thur 11-5,Fri-Sat 11-6pm. L • $ 359 Third Street

Market City Café – Superb sand-wiches, homemade soups, loaded salads,pizza and pastas. Unique breakfast menuincluding gourmet coffees and teas.Dinner now being served Fridays andSaturdays featuring seafood and steakspecials. Full bar, excellent wine cellar.Full catering services on or off site.Open Tues-Thur, 7am-6pm; Friday andSaturday 7am-9pm. 502 Cherry St.,Macon 257-6612 BLD • BAR • $-$$

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The Shamrock Dargan and his crewcook up some of the best homemademeals in Macon, including his legendaryShepard’s Pie. Plus, he’ll surprise youfrom time to time with some interestingseafood selections. D • BAR $-$$342 Rose Avenue, Payne City 750.1555

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TRACI BURNS RECOMMENDSFavorite local restaurant? H&H. I love the Fried porkchops, mac & cheese, okra & tomatoes, squash.Add a big glass of half lemonade/half sweet teaand it’s perfection.Favorite Macon dish? The white pizza from IVP, I alsoadd tomato and bacon.Guilty Pleasure? I don't feel guilty about ANYTHINGthat gives me pleasure. Life is too short.

LARRY SCHLESINGERMacon City CouncilWard 3, Post 1

In 2007 when the currentMayor and City Councilmenand –women were running foroffice, we were all confrontedby the city’s financial difficul-

ties and shrinking monetary surplus, and I thinkwe all sensed that some tough financial deci-sions did, in fact, lie ahead.

What I do not believe that any of us antici-pated at the time, however, was that the econo-my across this entire nation was going to tank asit did, resulting in the recession/depression thatcontinues to adversely affect us all, and thatseverely compounded our city’s financial diffi-culties that we already faced.

As a result of the economic downturn,development and redevelopment in Maconground virtually to a crawl. I am aware of sever-al planned restorative, renovative and new con-struction projects that just had to be shelvedsimply because the financing necessary to makethem happen was suddenly no longer available.

Mayor Reichert’s proposed establishmentof three tax allocation districts offers our com-munity something of an oasis of relief and theopportunity to further Macon’s developmentand redevelopment as our slow recovery fromeconomic difficulty and uncertainty continuesto afflict and affect us all.

Local governments such as our own aregranted authority by the state to sell bonds tofinance infrastructure and other redevelopmentcosts within a specifically defined area (a TaxAllocation District or TAD). This area mustsuffer from blight or other economically orsocially distressed conditions; it must also havethe potential for redevelopment, and certainlyMacon has its share.

Through the incremental increase in aredevelopment area’s ad valorem revenuesresulting from new development and naturalincreases in the tax base, tax increment financingas it is termed allows the costs of constructingpublic facilities and infrastructure to be chargeddirectly to the businesses that use them ratherthan to the public at large. These TADs, then,have proven to be effective alternatives tofinancing economic development through the

use of general funds, LOST or SPLOST rev-enues or by raising any of our taxes.

The proposed Second Street TaxAllocation District of just over 78 acres compris-ing 258 land parcels is an essential component ofMayor Reichert’s rather comprehensive SecondStreet Corridor Redevelopment Plan that would, inpart, connect Little Richard Penniman Boulevardwith Second Street downtown. Proceeds from theTAD bonds in this district would be devoted to thefunding of its specific infrastructure needs that weall know from the recent storm water sewer repairson First Street need to be addressed throughoutdowntown. The overall vision in this district is tocreate jobs through office, research and develop-ment, and retail development, provide new shop-ping, recreation and entertainment opportunities,and create a more vibrant residential neighborhoodenvironment.

The Renaissance on the River TaxAllocation District proposed comprises over 11acres of parcels that are located near the inter-section of Riverside Drive and Spring Streetsthat parallel the Ocmulgee River and Interstate16. Tax allocation financing in this districtwould provide the approximately $21 millionthat are necessary to create the infrastructure ofroads, water, wastewater, storm water and park-ing necessary to support the retail, restaurant,hotel, residential and office spaces that would befinanced solely by the private sector.

The Bibb Mill Center Tax AllocationDistrict would comprise 9 acres of parcels locat-ed near the intersection of Coliseum Drive andInterstate 16. Again in this case, the City’sinvestment of $5 million in infrastructure costswould be financed through the TAD itself, whilethe two hotels, the roomy medical building, the349 housing units, its parks, restaurants andstructured parking facility planned for the prop-erties would be erected by private sector entitiesand investment.

There is absolutely no doubt that these aretough times, and the circumstances in which wehave recently found ourselves have taught memuch about the effects that the Great Depressionhad on my parents and grandparents who livedthrough it all. Over the course of the past fewyears, our great challenge as elected officials hasbeen to keep this city financially afloat in spite ofthe drastic reduction in municipal revenue thatthis recession/depression has effected.

But at the same time, let us not forget thatrestorative, renovative, and new constructionprojects remain the essential keys to the future ofour city, and the creation of these Tax AllocationDistricts now will enable us to get these initial,'shovel ready' projects off the shelf and into thelife blood and vibrancy of our community.

Larrry Schlesinger, Macon City Council can bereached at [email protected].

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“Put ‘Christ’ back in Christmas”reads one bumper sticker. “Whosebirthday is it, anyway?” reads anoth-er bumper sticker. It is as if somepeople believe that there is a sacredChristmas as opposed to the secu-lar Christmas. Christmas hasALWAYS been a mixture of thesacred and secular.

The earliest Christians didn’tobserve birthdays at all, believing itto be a pagan practice. The first fol-lowers of Jesus waited for his return,but they ignored the day of his birth.There is no record of when the birthoccurred, and it was in the fourthcentury when the first traces ofChristmas as a church festival canbe seen.

There is only a 1 in 365 chancethat Jesus was born on December25. December 25 was chosen asthe designated day of Jesus’ birthbecause it was already a secularholiday. In Southern Europe,December 17 was observed as aday called Saturnalia. It was a dayof revelry and feasting. December25 was the Birthday of theUnconquered Sun. Buildings weredecorated with evergreens and giftswere exchanged in honor of Mithra,the sun God.

In Northern Europe,Scandinavian and Germanic peo-ples observed Yuletide with bonfiresand gargantuan feasts to ward offghosts and demons who werethought to be lurking in the dark-ness. A mythical creature namedJulebuk appeared in a devil’s maskand horns, distributing gifts to chil-dren. All of these festivals were alsoconnected to the winter solstice.

As the Christian faith communi-ty grew, it simply adopted alreadyexisting holidays in the indigenous

culture to “piggyback” on for theirmajor celebrations, Christmas andEaster. The fact that the churchsuperimposed Christmas overalready-existing pagan holidaysdoes not detract from the holiness ofthe season. The church gave moremeaning and import to the secularholiday celebrations by simplyadopting what was already there.This is God sneaking into the world,just as God snuck into the worldwith the birth of Jesus.

Notice that many of the paganpractices crept into our religiousChristmas celebrations – trees,lights, Santa, giving of gifts. Andfaith practices have crept into thesecular celebration of Christmas.

Sometimes we Christians aretoo possessive of Christmas. Welament that the “true meaning” ofChristmas is vanishing. Not at all!Christmas has always been a mix-ture of the sacred and secular.There is no need to be defensiveabout Christmas. We Christiansactually were the ones who hijackedthe holiday… not the other wayaround!

Relax. Live simply. Resist thetemptation to make it a retailChristmas. Love. Worship. Feast.Give gifts. Read the story of the birthof Jesus. Be caught up in the wonderand mystery of it all. Put ornamentson a tree. String lights around. Bewell aware that some of your actionscome from secular, and even pagan,roots. That is ok! God is at work in asecular world! Let go of your anger.Light a candle. Know that the lightshines in the darkness and the dark-ness has not overcome it. Tim Bagwell is the pastor of CentenaryChurch on College Street in Macon.Email: [email protected]

Macon Money is a community-wide socialgame designed for the residents of Macon.Using a new local currency with a fun twist,the game builds person to person connec-tions throughout the community while sup-porting local businesses. Macon Money wascreated by Area/Code as part of the John L.and James S. Knight Foundation's Gamesfor Engagement Initiative.

HOW TO PLAYMacon Money is a brand new kind of game,but the basic idea is simple; get half of abond, find a match, and then turn in the com-pleted bond for Macon Money! SpendMacon Money at participating businesses!There are three ways to get half of a bond;sign up and we'll mail you one(www.MaconMoney.org), come to a MaconMoney event where we'll be handing themout, or swing by HQ (533 Cherry St.) andpick one up.

Once you've gotten a bond, you'll seethat it has three symbols printed on it. It'syour job to find another bond half with thesame symbols in the same order, so you canjoin your two halves into a complete bond.For example, a KAZOO, NOTE, PEACHbond can only match up with anotherKAZOO, NOTE, PEACH bond. If you holdthe bonds together you should be able to tellright away whether you've found a match.

How do you find your match? Here aresome suggestions:• Check out the Macon Money forums whereplayers can discuss strategies and makematches.• Get your friends involved! The more peo-ple you know with a bond, the better chanceyou have of making a match with one ofthem.• Check out the Macon Money Facebookpage to see what people have posted there.• Put up a sign at work letting everyoneknow what symbol set you have. Whoknows; maybe a match will come to you!• Get the word out: use your social networkslike Facebook or Twitter to let everyoneknow what set you're looking for.• Swing by the [game's HQ] and check outthe bulletin board to see if any potentialmatches have posted a note for you.• There are new bonds going out all the time,so keep checking back on the forums, at theHQ bulletin board, and other places to see ifnew matches have shown up.

• Talk about the game. You never know whomight be holding onto your match!

HOW TO REDEEM YOUR BONDS FOR MACON MONEYWhen you've found your bond match, bringboth halves down to HQ to redeem them forMacon Money. If you've arranged to make amatch with a stranger, be sure to meet theperson in a safe, public setting, perhaps rightat HQ. If possible, both players should comedown to HQ together. If that's not possible,one player can bring in both halves. HQ islocated at 533 Cherry Street and hours areMonday - Friday 12pm to 5:30pm. You canalso redeem matching bonds at any of ourofficial events where we'll set up a tempo-rary HQ. If you make a match at an eventyou can redeem the bond right there on thespot.

Once you've got your Macon Moneyyou can spend it at any of the participatinglocal businesses, just like cash. Participatingbusinesses include Amanda Jane Salon,Cherry Street Cycles, Ingleside VillagePizza, Francar’s, Jittery Joes, The Rookery,Roly Poly and many more.

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My life size stand up of GeorgeStrait given to me by SabrinaFolsom! - Natalie DeFore

Three legged turtle namedGeorge, walks circles aroundother turtles son! - Robby Manly

A Nikon digital slr for all my workand play. - Dina Green

Dude, I got a new bike, a PKRipper, 1st fixed free syle inMacon! - Matthew Buffalo Morgan

I got the instyler! Stylin' and pro-filin'. - Bry Rupe

An amazing gift of travel involvingan iron bedouin jewelry box and areference to Greek mythology. -Sarah Gerwig-Moore

My Canon Rebel camera, myShark mop, my jewelry, my paint-ing from Costa Rica, my VeraBradley bag, my coffee makerand on and on. - Anne Haizlip Jackson

Rapstar! Badass-est video gameever.- Traci Burns

Flip HD video camera and theLego Architecture FallingwaterHome. - Cindy Hill

Having my long lost sister athome finally in Macon!- Charise Stephens

Spending my Holiday vacation athome in Macon-G-A with my Dad(VA) and nephew...this has beenfabulous! - George Crawley

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BY TINA WHITTLE

Ihave jumped for joy and pounded my fists,screamed at the television and laughed outloud. So in the spirit of all the countdowns

and list-making, here are my top ten reasons thatit’s good to be a liberal.

The Statesboro Farmer’s MarketNow this is actually good for all kinds of peoplein our fair city, liberal or otherwise, but it espe-cially warms the cockles of my liberal heartbecause it celebrates diversity, innovation, andenvironmental sustainability. Our market fea-tures food grown, harvested, and prepared bymy neighbors. Being a locavore is good for theplanet, which makes it good for human beings.You can find organic veggies, free-range meatand eggs, handcrafted desserts and breads. Youcan meet your farmers and your ranchers andyour bakers and your beekeepers, and they canmeet you. In a year of salmonella outbreaks andtoo many food recalls to count, this act of simpleexchange is radical, revolutionary and utterlyold-fashioned all at the same time.

Not Having to Watch Fox News, EverWe don’t have cable TV, so the only time I amafflicted with this excuse for a news station is indoctor’s waiting rooms and at my parent‘s house.

I know that every time a television is switched tothis station, Walter Cronkite goes spinning in hisgrave, spitting and sputtering at the opinionated,slanted, sensationalistic rants these faux reportersattempt to pass off as journalism.

Silk Vanilla Soy CreamerSomething achingly good for my consciencevegan, healthy, and produced using alternativeenergy sources that is also ridiculously deli-cious. If it were caffeinated, I wouldn’t evenbother with the coffee.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Finally HistoryOne of the more ridiculous pieces of nonsenseever to be drafted has finally bitten the dust. Asa patriot, I appreciate the women and men whoserve our country and the democratic ideals thatit was built upon, and I am proud that we havefinally decided that courage really does comefrom the content of one’s character and notfrom the orientation of one‘s sexuality.

Politically Correct HolidaysI am not required to be grumpy every time some-one says “Happy Holidays!” instead of “MerryChristmas!” because I know that many faiths cele-brate with holy days this time of year, includingseveral religions that pre-date Christianity.

Marriage EqualityWe are moving closer to having marriage equal-ity in this country, and I am getting ready to cel-ebrate when we do. It’s high time we stoppedpretending that the government has any busi-ness sticking its fingers into the matrimonial pie.Let bureaucratic institutions regulate civilunions let religious institutions have marriage.

It’s My Party, I’ll Invite Who I Want ToGlen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter all con-servatives. If I ever have a big party and invite a lotof famous people, I don’t have to invite thesewingnuts. I can invite Bruce Springsteen and JonStewart. Much more interesting.

Splurging on an Eco-LatteI don’t have to feel guilty about spending fivedollars on a latte because not only is the coffeefair trade, I brought my own mug and saved thetrees from becoming a disposable cup.

Helpful HandsI can always find friends to rally around mycause du jour, no matter how obscure andridiculous it might sound to them. Even if Iwanted to protest making jewelry from livecockroaches (which is an actual real cause thatPETA has adopted) I know that my good liberalfriends would sign my petition and not say acontrary word. Because they know that shouldthey ever decide to take on something thatseemed way out in left field, I’d be right there,pen in hand, to add my support.

Writing this ColumnWhich puts me in touch with a lot of smart, con-cerned people of all political stripes who areworking hard to make this community and thisworld a better place. I am heartened by theresponses I have received to these words.Whether in agreement or disagreement, peoplearen’t afraid to think about hard subjects andengage moral dilemmas with both intelligenceand compassion.

TOP TEN REASONS I LOVE BEING LIBERAL2010 HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR TO BE A LIBERAL. SO IN THE SPIRIT OF ALL THE COUNTDOWNS AND LIST-MAKING

THAT THE END OF THE YEAR BRINGS, HERE ARE MY TOP TEN REASONS THAT IT’S GOOD TO BE A LIBERAL.

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BY BILL KNOWLES

America needs heroes again. I could notbelieve it a couple of weeks ago when thecity of Berkeley, home of the University

of California at Berkeley, often referred to as CalBerkeley, voted on a resolution to honor ArmyPFC Bradley Manning as a hero. For those ofyou who don’t know him, Private Manning is theshameless piece of trash who is suspected of leak-ing military secrets to Wikileaks. In an interview,Bob Meola, the author of the Berkeley resolution,called Manning an individual who is a “patriot andshould get a medal.” Thankfully, the CityCouncil has tabled the resolution indefinitely.My question is why in the world would anyoneconsider this traitor a hero? Some people haveclearly forgotten what a hero really is. I’d like totell you about a man, who was a patriot, receivedalmost every medal our country could give him,but is quickly becoming a footnote in AmericanHistory. His name is Audie Murphy.

Audie was born in 1925 in Kingston,Texas, a wide spot in the road about an houroutside of Dallas. To say he was born in pover-ty would be an understatement; Audie hadeleven brothers and sisters, three of which didn’tmake it out of childhood. His father was a share-cropper, seemingly in title only, who just up andleft his large family when Audie was fifteen yearsold. A short time earlier Audie had to drop outof school in order to work full-time and basical-ly left home doing all manners of odd jobs rang-ing from being a farm hand to working in a radiorepair shop. Within a few more months, Audie’smother died, and though heart broken Murphyagreed to send three of his younger siblings to anorphanage. (After Audie’s service in World WarII he returned to reclaim them.)

On December 7, 1941 the Japaneseassaulted the United States at Pearl Harbor andthough only sixteen, Audie tried to enlist in theArmy. He was turned down at that time, andwas told to return when he was old enough.

By June, 1942 the United States was fight-ing not only Japan but Germany as well. Audiecould not stand being unable to be involved inthe fight for Democracy so with the help of hisolder sister Corrine, Audie lied about his age

and enlisted in the Army. (The Marines, Navyand the Army paratroopers all turned him downdue to his youthful appearance.) Only 5 foot 5inches and having a very small build, Audieinsisted on being a combat soldier, though supe-rior officers tried to convince him to be a cookinstead. After his 13 weeks of basic training,Audie was accepted into infantry advancedtraining at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Upon completion of his training, Murphywas sent to Morocco as a replacement in the 3rdInfantry Division. He got his first taste of battleduring the invasion of Sicily where he waspromptly promoted to corporal after he shottwo Italian officers who were trying to desertfrom service on horseback. A few months later,the 3rd landed on the Italian mainland atSalerno, where Audie’s actions leading a nightpatrol that was ambushed by a vast amount ofGerman soldiers would earn him another pro-motion to sergeant. (Three Germans werekilled and many others were captured as a resultof Murphy’s leadership.) Over the next severalmonths, Audie would go on to earn several morecitations for valor as the 3rd Division continuedto fight to liberate Italy. >>

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In August, 1944, Audie and the 3rdDivision would move from Italy into SouthernFrance. Shortly after his arrival there, Murphy’sbest friend Lattie Tipton died in his arms afterhe was shot by German gun fire as he andMurphy tried to knock out a machine gun nest.Murphy, blind with rage, wiped the nest out sin-gle handedly. He would then use the Germanmachine gun and the grenades still left at thenest to wipe out several other positions held bythe Germans. For this act, Murphy would winthe Distinguished Service Cross.

The following January, although Audiestill suffered from wounds received from mortarfire, was promoted to company commander andreceived a battlefield promotion to second lieu-tenant. It was in France where his companyengaged the German army in the Battle ofHoltzwihr after it had been decimated over aseven week period to a virtually non-existentfighting strength. He directed his unit to therear of the battle line, where they fired upon theenemy until they ran out of ammunition.Murphy then jumped on a burning Germantank and used its’ machine gun to fire upon theenemy. With six more tanks bearing down onhis unit, Audie single handedly mowed downmost of the infantry that accompanied thetanks, forcing the Germans to withdraw theposition. Oh I forgot to mention, Murphy hadbeen wounded in the leg as the tank he was onwas engulfed with flames and by all accountsshould have blown up with him on it. For thisaction, Audie received the Congressional Medalof Honor, the highest honor our country cangive a person. Audie still had not turned 20years old.

After being sent back to the United States,Audie returned to Texas. A few years after hisreturn from France, Audie compiled his wardiary into a book called “To Hell and Back”.Murphy would end up being an actor making 44movies, most of which were westerns. Onemovie would be different, though, as Universalstudios, the company Audie was under contract

with bought the rights to his book. DespiteAudie’s objections, they chose him to play therole of himself. (Murphy actually wanted TonyCurtis to play the role.) The torment Audiemust have had to endure, he finished the movieand it premiered in 1955. The movie went onto become one of the most popular movies thatUniversal ever made, being its’ top moneymaker until 1975 when “Jaws” opened.

There was no counseling for the war hero,though he had by most accounts killed 240 menwith his own hands. Before there was a namefor it, Audie suffered from Post TraumaticStress Syndrome, or PTSD from the time he leftFrance. Can anyone imagine the torture thatmust have gone on inside Murphy’s head as hehad to actually relive the nightmares that he hadevery night as he had to act it again on a movieset? Married two times, both of Murphy’swives said that he couldn’t sleep restfully andwould wake up screaming the names of friendswho had been killed throughout the war. Hebecame addicted to sleeping pills, but when herealized what they were doing to him, he lockedhimself in a hotel room going cold turkey to getthem out of his system. He would go on to fighthis inner demons for the rest of his life untilunfortunately for the world, Audie died in atragic plane crash in 1971 at the age of 46.

Audie Murphy is the definition of a “patri-ot” not a treasonous coward such as BradleyManning. Americans have lost touch with whata real hero is thinking that a hero is some com-puter generated image on Xbox or Wii that canwipe out the enemy on a TV screen in the pri-vacy of their home or traitors like Manning orDaniel Elsberg, who leaked war secrets fromthe Vietnam War. Americans have forgottenmen like Audie Murphy. Audie once said, “It’sout of mode nowdays to be patriotic. If youshow patriotism you are considered a subver-sive.” Some of the clowns on the Berkeley CityCouncil have proved the opposite: If youshow that you are a subversive you are consid-ered a patriot.

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PERSONAL ARMED ROBBERY INNORTH MACONThe Bibb County Sheriff’s Office isinvestigating a personal armed rob-bery which took place in the parkinglot of the Dunkin Donuts, located at121 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd, around6:42a.m. December 24th.

67 year old Gary Law of JonesCounty just arrived at the DunkinDonuts when a red ChevroletSuburban with two occupants pulledbehind his vehicle. A black male sus-pect, brandishing a handgun,jumped out of the suburban anddemanded that Law give up the keysto his white 2007 Honda Accord.Once the suspect got the keys toLaw’s vehicle, he fled the area. Apassing motorist witnessed the inci-dent and followed the suspects ashe was on the telephone with theSheriff’s Office. The suspects head-ed south on interstate 75, and thengot off of the interstate onto theMartin Luther King Blvd off ramp.Bibb Sheriff’s Deputies attempted tostop the suspect’s vehicle on MartinLuther King Blvd. The red Chevroletsuburban sped off and deputies pur-sued the vehicle several miles beforethe chase ended on a muddy portionof Bondsview Road in east BibbCounty. Bibb Sheriff’s Deputiesrecovered the Chevrolet Suburbanand arrested 20 year old Tyler LaneCaruthers of east Macon. It wasreported that the suburban was

stolen earlier in thecity of Macon.Caruthers was takento the Bibb CountyLaw EnforcementComplex and chargedwith Carjacking,Eluding Police,Obstruction-misdemeanor, RecklessDriving, Theft by Taking Auto, andProbation Violation-State Court. Thisis Caruthers’s fourth arrest in BibbCounty since 2008.

The stolen Honda Accord fledthe off ramp and headed west on I-16 before the witness lost visual siteof the vehicle. The suspect that stolethe Honda Accord is described as ablack male, around 5 feet 5 inches inheight. He was wearing a gray hood-ed sweatshirt and a blue bandanna.Anyone with information in referenceto this incident is urged to contactthe Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 1-478-746-9441. or Crimestoppers @1-877-68-CRIME.

ATM BURGLARYMacon Police are asking for thepublic's help in locating a whiteSUV involved in the theft of an ATMmachine at Murphy Oil on GrayHighway on Dec. 22. Tag BLF2003,with a back window partially broken. Suspects are three males, one wear-ing a Michael Jordan hoodie. If youhave any information on this burgla-ry, on the suspects or vehicle, pleasecall Macon Police at 478.751.7500

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Atlanta Bravesbroadcaster JoeSimpson is

scheduled to serve asthe Master ofCeremonies for theGeorgia Sports Hall ofFame’s 2011Induction Ceremony.

At the ceremony,Robert Davis, JoeDeLany, Dale Ellis,Ray Goff, Bill Ploeger,Lisa Spain Short, andJames “J.T.” Thomaswill each be enshrinedas members of theHall of Fame.

The news release says that JoeSimpson has been part of the Bravesbroadcast team since 1992 and current-ly calls Atlanta’s games on FSN South,SportSouth, and Peachtree TV.

Simpson was named GeorgiaSports Broadcaster of the Year in 1995and was tapped to cover the MLB

Playoffs on TBS in 2007and 2009. Prior to join-ing the Braves,Simpson worked as ananalyst on SeattleMariners telecasts.

Simpson was born inPurcell, Oklahoma andwas an All-Americanoutfielder and firstbaseman at theUniversity of Oklahoma.He was drafted by theLos Angeles Dodgers in1973.

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Induction Ceremony will be held at theMacon City Auditorium on Saturday,February 26, 2011.

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MACON ROTARY GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY For the third year in a row The Macon Rotary Club cooked for the entire 5th Grade atBurdell Hunt in Fort Hill nieghborhood. With lots of Help from Bibb distributing,Bearings and Drives, Kroger, Rutherford Tropies and Good News TV, kids were fedFive Guys Burgers and Fries, who donated food, and they got some great Goodie Bagsfor Christmas.

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R.E.M.’s new album Collapse Into Nowcomes out March 8, but the second trackhas already leaked (check out the first one,“Discoverer,” online). Pearl Jam’s EddieVedder sings along with Michael Stipe on“It Happened Today.” Other guests on thealbum include Patti Smith, Peaches andLenny Kaye.

Excellently-mustachioed Motörhead front-man Lemmy Kilmister’s documentary, theaptly titled, Lemmy: 49% Motherf**ker, 51%Son Of A Bitch, finally has some upcomingscreenings, one of which is at Macon’s ownCox Capitol Theatre. Check www.coxcapi-toltheatre.com to check the dates.

Drive-By Truckers will hit the road inFebruary in support of their forthcomingalbum Go-Go Boots. They’ll be sharing abill with Heartless Bastards on some of thedates. Tickets go on-sale this week. Nodates in Georgia as of yet.

T-Model Ford and his band GravelRoadare readying the Jan. 11 release of a newfull-length, Taledragger, for AliveRecords.The 90-year-old bluesman is oftencredited for bringing back golden era-esqueblues craftsmanship. Ford recorded thealbum during a U.S. tour.

As if the new Muppets movie wasn’talready cameo-heavy enough, Bret

McKenzie (from Flight of the Conchords)has brought his star power to the picture,agreeing to handle music-supervisionduties.

The Paste Band of the Week alums TheBuilders and the Butchers will hit theroad with Murder By Death in the newyear. The band has a new album on the way,Dead Reckoning, which will be releasedFeb. 22 on Badman Recording Co.

Chicagoan rockers Smith Westerns willembark on a tour stretching all over theU.S. in January. They have one lone datebefore the holidays, then its two months onthe road in early 2011. January 31 they playthe 40 Watt in Athens. Ray LaMontagne& The Pariah Dogs will release their newEP, Live – Fall 2010 exclusively throughiTunes on Dec. 21. On Feb. 8, UniversalMusic will reissue three Thin Lizzyalbums, complete with previously unre-leased material. Jailbreak, Johnny The Foxand Live and Dangerous will all beremixed and remastered by original ThinLizzy member Scott Gorham and DefLeppard frontman Joe Elliott.

Athens, Ga.-based artist collectiveElephant 6 plans to revisit its 2008Holiday Surprise Tour idea, next year cele-brating the apparently-festive spring seasonwith songs from Elf Power, the Music

Tapes, Neutral Milk Hotel and more.Members from Of Montreal, Neutral MilkHotel (Jeff Mangum, maybe?!?), the OliviaTremor Control and more are slated to col-laborate in a roundtable fashion. This year’sinstallment of the Holiday Surprise Touralso features short films and audience par-ticipation activities led by the Music Tapesfrontman Julian Koster---February 24 –Roswell, Ga. @ WhirlyBall in Atlanta .

Lime Group, the parent company ofLimeWire software, plans to terminatewhat’s left of its operations Dec. 31.LimeWire was previously banned fromallowing people to share copyright-protect-

ed files—primarily movies and music—over the web in October. “As a result of ourcurrent legal situation, we have no choicebut to wind down LimeWire Store opera-tions,” spokesperson Tiffany Guarnacciatold The Huffington Post. “Given our cur-rent situation, plans to bring our separate,legal music service to market, have beencanceled.”

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DR. DEBBIE GADD

2011 has arrived rather more quickly thanany of us are ready for, but a new yeargives us all an opportunity to consider

what is important in our lives. If you havepets it can seem overwhelming to try anddecide what is necessary and what can beoverlooked for their long term care. Let’s tryto organize the basics of preventative care andmake pet care easier this year.

If we look at our faithfulfriends first, we realize that they giveus so much affection and uncondi-tional love that we really should puttheir care high on our list of priorities.The big preventative care items tolook at are vaccines, heartworms,internal parasites and external parasites. It isimportant to remember that each calendar yearfor our cats and dogs is equivalent to aboutseven years of aging time for them. Because ofthis the previous recommendation of once ayear physical examinations has been changedto once every six months. This is the equivalentof us getting a physical exam every three and ahalf years. This increased frequency of contactbetween your pet and their doctor allows prob-lems to be diagnosed earlier when it is easier tocorrect them.

For adult dogs it is still normal for manyof their vaccines or shots to be given once ayear. Some vaccines such as kennel coughmay be given every six months, while otherslike distemper may be given up to three yearsapart. This is determined by your veterinarianwho will use all the risk factors such as activ-ity, exposure, age, and medical history todecide on the best protocol for that individualpet. Rabies vaccines are still required annual-ly in many counties while others will accept athree year rabies vaccine. Check with yourveterinarian for your local regulations.

In Georgia it is essential to have yourdog tested for heartworms every year and forthem to be on a preventative every month.Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitobites and so this disease is very common inthis area. If a dog is not on a preventative theywill become infected and eventually die fromheart failure as the heart fills with spaghettilike worms that stop it pumping properly.Many heartworm tests also check for tickborne diseases such as Lyme, RockyMountain spotted fever, and Ehrlichia. Thesediseases if not treated promptly can lead tolong term joint damage or organ failure.

The last big category of problems areparasites. Intestinal parasites or worms asmost people would call them can be conta-

gious to humans (zoonotic) and in some casescan cause some debilitating health problemsfor our pets. A fecal sample is usuallyrequired to detect the eggs or larvae of theseparasites so that they can be treated with theright medication. External parasites are com-monly ticks and fleas in Georgia. Both cantransmit diseases and can cause anemia. Manyof these diseases can also affect humans par-

ticularly the tick diseases. Preventatives tocontrol fleas and ticks should be applied oncea month all year in Georgia to prevent chronicinfections. Talk to your veterinarian to decideon the best options for your pet.

Cats require a similar level of preventa-tive care to dogs throughout their lives. Yearlyvaccines or shots are needed particularly ifthe kitty goes outside. If you own an indoorkitty your vaccine schedule may be adjustedby your veterinarian to every three years if therisk factors are low. Parasite checks are neededjust like dogs with the most common problemwe see here in cats being tapeworms which aretransmitted by our friends the flea. Controllingfleas and ticks on cats is extremely importantas there are two diseases that will kill cats veryquickly. The first is mycoplasma felis alsoknown as hemobartonella. It is a red blood cellparasite transmitted by fleas that causes a lifethreatening anemia or low red blood cell count.It can be treated if diagnosed but can be achronic or long term problem as it is difficult toget rid of. The second big disease we see hereis cytauxonosis, a red blood cell parasite trans-mitted by ticks. The ticks feed off bob cats whocarry the parasite and then infect our domesticpopulation. Most patients spike a high fever,turn yellow, and can die very quickly if nottreated. Survival rates with treatment may onlyapproach fifty percent in this area. This makesusing a flea and tick preventative on all outsidecats essential all year, and it is recommendedthat a flea preventative be used on indoor catsas fleas are easily carried inside by other petsand on our clothing.

Cats can also be affected by heartwormsby being bitten by an infected mosquito. Incats just a couple of adult heartworms cancause acute death without many clinicalsymptoms to warn you that your kitty is sick.Monthly heartworm medication is available

for cats and is highly recommended in thisarea. The last yearly routine tests that we sug-gest are for feline leukemia and felineimmunodeficiency virus. Both these virusesare transmitted between cats so any cats thatventure outside are at risk.

So basically if you own a cat or dog try

to schedule a physical examination every sixmonths, make sure they are evaluated annual-ly for vaccine requirements, that they have anintestinal parasite check done at least yearly,and for dogs a yearly heartworm test. Giveheartworm, flea and tick medications month-ly all year. Job done!

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SEANAlthough originally from Mississippi, I was raised here in Middle Georgia. I got my first tattoo on my 18th birthday and was hooked from that point on. I have always had a passion for art as well as tattoos so I was driven to combine the two. I am a self-taught artist inspired by the custom pieces of Corey Miller. I have really found my home at Canvas of Flesh and intend on building my career here. My wife and our 3 beautiful kids support my passion and keep me driven to succeed in this industry.

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