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Dec
19
Review: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’
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I just finished “The Rise of Skywalker” and the little boy who fell in love with these movies 42 years ago is happy with the way it ended.

No spoilers, except to say that some characters don’t make it, and there’s a major plot twist. Duh.

Maybe you should stop reading if you want to go into it with your own fresh take.

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Nov
30
Remembering the first Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare 30 years later
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It’s Iron Bowl day, baby!

This is more than a football game in my home state of Alabama — it’s time to face off for 365 days of braggin’ rights!

This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the year the Crimson Tide finally came to play in Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. I was just days away from graduating, so I remember it vividly.
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Nov
01
Fort Payne Halloween Block Party Portraits
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The DeKalb County Democratic Party opened its doors during the Fort Payne Block Party, Halloween edition. These people came in off the street for me to photograph.

Thanks to everyone who participated. You can download a color version for free — or find your child’s photo if you don’t see it here.

Fort Payne Alabama Halloween Block Party Photos 2019

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Oct
04
‘Joker’ Portrays a Descent into Madness
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I just watched the movie “Joker” and it’s clear this is one that will be in my head for a few days as I try to figure it out. I don’t know whether this is one of the best or one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.

If you haven’t seen it yet, be warned. Spoilers ahead.

Early on, we see that the main character is an extremely unreliable narrator, fading from his miserable existence into delusional fantasies in which he is treated with kindness and admiration for his dreams.

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Sep
30
Raging Against the Dying of the Light
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“Every time when I look in the mirror,
All these lines on my face getting clearer.
The past is gone.
It went by, like dusk to dawn.”
– Aerosmith

I don’t want to grow old. I refuse to “go gentle into that good night” and will “rage against the dying of the light,” as Dylan Thomas put it.

I  define “oldness” as a crescendo of blandness, diminished enthusiasm for life, less arousal/passion, and heightened fatigue. So set in our ways that we can no longer open our minds to accept we don’t know it all.

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Sep
20
Join Us for Boom Days 2019
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I’d like to invite you to my hometown of Fort Payne, Alabama for the annual Boom Days Heritage Celebration.

Fort Payne Boom Days Festival
Sept. 20-21: Boom Days Heritage Festival in downtown Fort Payne.
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Sep
16
Canyon Center Speakers Warn of Global Warming Effects
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Last week I attended a program on agriculture and climate that should be very alarming to anyone who is not living in denial about global warming.

Dr. James McClintock, an Endowed University Professor of Polar and Marine Biology at UAB, presented his research about wildlife species in Antarctica while agricultural land use was the focus of the presentation by Steven Apfelbaum, the Senior Ecologist, Founder and Chairman of Applied Ecological Services.

Their findings suggest that the status quo is leading to serious peril for our planet. Rising temperatures are going to pose challenges for food production, and we are messing with things we do not understand that may cause the extinction of several animal species, disrupt familiar weather patterns and conditions, cause more intense hurricanes, deprive our society of potentially life-saving natural medicines being found in parts of the world we’ve only begun to explore, and force the world’s population to fight over dwindling resources.
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Sep
01
A Busy Fall Ahead in Fort Payne, Alabama
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There’s a lot going on here in my neck of the woods. If you are a reader of my blog, I hope you’ll consider attending one or more of these events I’m going to try to experience myself…

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Jul
29
Chattanooga in Black and White
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Alabama Fan Appreciation Week
Jun
16
Glory Days: Growing Up in Fort Payne, Alabama During the Height of Alabama’s Popularity
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Alabama Fan Appreciation Weekend It’s a big week here in Fort Payne, Alabama as we once again host Fan Appreciation Weekend 2019!

I want to welcome all of the out-of-town guests to my hometown. We appreciate you visiting to celebrate our hometown boys, their music and the small southern community from which we are rooted.

There are lots of fun activities planned this week, including:

  • Teddy Gentry’s Singing with the Stars is Thursday, June 20 at Northeast Alabama Community College.
  • Jeff Cook’s Fan Daze is Friday, June 21 at the DeKalb Theatre in Fort Payne.
  • The Fan Appreciation Weekend Show is Saturday, June 22, at the Alabama Band Fan Club.
  • Randy’s Fandemonium at the Farm is Sunday, June 23.

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