#ARDMORE 30 YEAR OLD

[deatheatet]

Paz lived but was sent back to earth au

Jake sent Paz back and kept spider with the intent of sending spider back when he was old enough. Ardmore wanted any marines,or pilots,which both were unlikely, who survived the first fight brought back to Pandora and Paz was brought back. The story starts when Ardmore is meeting the ones from the first war.

Paz waited annoyed,she was here to find her Nino,not meet some CEO assholes,and bitch's, She wouldn't listen to them anymore than she had Miles.... Miles,the man she loved... Still did even after 15 years of him being gone.. she still held on,she didn't even know why. She tried to date again after 5 years,but she always ended up comparing it to what she and Miles had had... She missed him so badly it hurt. Age and life had worn down the energetic, always ready to party smartass Latina everyone on Pandora had come to know... honestly? she got compared to Quaritch a lot,by the humans who'd been in charge when he was a new marine. Older,worn down and war hardened. She was still a smartass but not as jokingly childish as she had been before. But after taking two Na'vi arrows to the chest,and her ship getting shot down? No one knew,not even the doctors,How she had survived. Hell she herself didn't even know. Ardmore came walking up with her arms by her side,That was a surprise,she'd expected suits,not a military leader but years of experience and such her reaction was as instant as the others who'd come back with her. They all shot up ramrod straight with their hands up in salute. Except Paz,she just stood straighter. Ardmore looked at them all one by one but Paz caught her attention,she was younger than most,late thirties at least.

"Im General Ardmore. I was the one who offered your second tour on Pandora. Your all here because your experienced and can train humans and tell them what you know better than they do " The General introduced herself

"General Ardmore" an older guy said "Only one of us here has on hands on war with the Na'vi experience."

"Who would that be then?" Ardmore said looking at all the guys

"Lieutenant Passella Marie Socorro. First class Scorpion gunship pilot. Took two Na'vi arrows to her chest and had her ship shot down and survived" The older guy introduced Paz to the General.

"You can call me Paz. I hate being called Passella" She said arms crossed.

"Come on,Boss" Groaned Fike "We've all been stressed for months. a party's just what we all need " Quaritch rolled his eyes l,he'd been listening to their reasons to come for hours now. some science puke was throwing a party for humans, Avatars and, apparently,Recoms alike. He didn't see the point in it. He left Fike to complain by going to his room and laying down,he just stares at the top drawer of a small dresser by the bed.... His memories made the smallest things hurt. Like cooking or watching TV. His human selfs memories made it hurt like hell. Like his heart was cracked... or just not fully there... it wouldn't ever be again either. First thing he did after getting used to this body for an hour or two,was go and ask about her and the kid. He was told that Lieutenant Passella Marie Socorro was Killed in Action. And that no one had any idea what became of their son... the little baby boy that would cling to his hand or dog tags when he had to leave,the little baby boy who cried if someone other than him or his Mama held him for longer than a 30 seconds. He missed that,he missed them so badly but... Jake Sully would die,he caused the war that made him lose the only things he ever had to fight for. He didn't care about Sully's wife,she could live or die,but Jake Sully would pay for it.

"Fine,we can go" He announced to the squad who all cheered loudly.

Paz was leaning against the bar with her eyes closed,this was a little annoying. She used to love parties,but she couldn't love them anymore,not without Miles making it fun with her. She sighed and drained her bottle of whiskey,she still had a waaaaaaaaays to go before she was as fucked up as she wished she was.

"Hey girl where's the party loving Latina I remember" a doctor,Molly,she'd made friends with in the hospital asked smiling

Paz gave her a look.

"Okay,okay yeah I know. Your only her for your son. Did you hear anything about him....?" Molly asked

Paz stares at the ground. she's asked and asked. no one knew what had came to be of her precious little mini Miles. Many thought he was dead,not that they said this to her,out of fear of the woman

"No. I asked. He's supposedly still alive and with the traitor science pukes but..."Paz stopped and finished in a whisper "Sometimes I wonder what'll happen if my baby isn't alive anymore and I'm just up here waiting for him,.... when he'll never come" She shook her head and turned to leave when Molly went to dance

"Hurry up or we're gonna miss it, Colonel" Lyle called out in front of him running to were this... Party was at. nothing but a bunch of dumb kids making fools of themselves. If anything,it was gonna be a first class shit show the next day for'em. Getting up and goin bout with a hangover from hell wouldn't no fun, personal experience speaking. Sides,he was only goin for his squad and to make sure Mansk didn't have ta play babysitter for 10 drunk recoms,toddlers in adult bodies when they weren't on the battle field anyhow. He lost the squad walking as slow as possible,so used to it,e ignored what his tail was doing till someone grabbed and and smacked it. He turned on the human stupid enough or drunk enough to do it and started to growl "The fuck do yo-"

Paz got smacked by some new giant ass avatar,recom whatever the fuck they were's tail. She grabbed their tail and smacked it away turning as Snarling "Watch where your fuckin go-"

Both froze... a moment passed... then two...then three and more...

Quaritch stared. His voice caught in his throat,this.... it wasn't... couldn't. He kneeled down on one knee and reaching out to touch her face... making sure he wasn't dreaming.. and she was really here. "Paz... "

She stared as the minutes passed... she was dreaming right? She had to be dreaming but when he kneeled and touched her face,her hand shoot up and held the back of his hand... she was touching him.. It was real... She reached up with her free hand and touched his cheek tracing her fingers where his scar used to be. He froze and caught her arm by the elbow, gently and looked at her arm with a strange look,his ears twitching like he heard something. She didn't know what it was about before she realized,he was hearing her arm

"It's cybernetic" Paz said lightly "My scorpion crashed after I got shot down.. I got a cybernetic arm to replace the one I lost in the crash"

"It's cybernetic" was all he heard before his mind blanked out until "Shot Down" hit his ears he looked at her,she was wearing a tank top and shorts.. he didn't see any puncture scars from arrows on her... until she subconsciously moved the fabric of her shirt over her chest out of the way... To puncture scars were there... branding her body... Never had he wanted to tear Sully's throat out so badly than at this moment. That bastard caused the war... caused THIS to happen to Paz... Sully would die if it was the last thing he did

"They forgot your scar" Paz found herself saying before she thought about it. It snapped him out of the little state he was in and he looked at her,the smirk she loved so appeared on his face "Can't forget something ya have ta earn,Sugar" He felt his lips quirk. "Miles" She whispered

"Paz" Quaritch whispered and before he could stop himself,he leans down and forward kissing her. Paz kisses back without a second thought,.. oh how she'd missed this . Quaritch wrapped his large arms around her,God his memories didn't do the real thing justice. They kissed for what felt like hours.. They pulled back Paz's eyes were wet with tears,of happiness and love.

"Id say we could go back to my barrack... but.. I don't think you'd fit" She said playfully

"You don't need ta beat round,Mama. Let's go" Quaritch smiles, standing up and Paz follows him to his bedroom,it was just as bleak as it was when he was Human. He sat on the bed a smirked a little watching Paz struggle to get up there. Paz glares at him but gets up there none the less. Quaritch wraps his arms around her and lays back,Paz smiles and snuggles closer to him. "I've missed you so much,Mi Amor" Pa whispered

"Fifteen years is a long time ain't it" He whispered back not loosening his hold on her much smaller body.

He rolled over and let Paz lay her head on his arm and trace the glowing freckles on his face. Eventually,her eyes started to close and she pulled herself directly against his chest and he held her. Quaritch pulled the comforter up and over them whispering the words "I'll never let anything hurt you this badly ever again Paz. I'll die before I lose you again"

Wow this was long. I'm sorry it's taken so long and how long it is. It's been in my head since my "IF PAZ LIVED AU" post. I have other stuff in my drafts but this was what I chose since so many people voted Paz and Quaritch in the poll

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Northern District of Oklahoma | Ardmore Predator Gets 30 Years for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor | United States Department of Justice

TULSA Okla. – An Ardmore man was sentenced yesterday to 30 years for coercion and enticement of a 15-year-old girl, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

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The Best of Live Music 2018

Another year is coming to a close and with it, another year of wonderful - and a few not-so-wonderful - live-music experiences.

In an effort to accentuate the positive, Sound Bites is devoting this space - and many column inches of copy - to review excerpts from his favorite concerts of 2018. They’re grouped is as good an order as he could come up with in categories of A+, A and A-; shows of B+ and below didn’t make the, uh, grade.

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times Sound Bites has been privileged to see the artist in question.

A+

I’m With Her (3) at Southern Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 5: Though I'm With Her are incomparable, the closest thing might be Crosby, Stills and Nash, if that group ditched the rock 'n' roll and managed to stay on key always. Their version of John Hiatt's "Crossing Muddy Waters" is to Hiatt as CSN's "Blackbrid is to the Beatles - an improvement on what’s already essentially perfect. There really are no words to describe the intensity of their performances, which have been on a steady uphill climb on their three Ohio appearances in the past 15 months, even though their first of those, in Cincinnati, seemed impossible to improve upon.

I’m With Her (2) at Memorial Hall OTR, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 5: Even if it’s 100 degrees, sweaters or jackets should be required at any I’m With Her concert, because Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan’ll send shivers up and down concertgoers’ spines. Take any superlative modified by any adverb, and you still couldn’t adequately describe the quality of this concert.

Rhiannon Giddens (2) at Memorial Hall OTR, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 20: Barefooted in a yellow, floor-length skirt and a black blazer, with playful splashes of red dye in her black hair, Giddens sawed her fiddle and clawed at her banjo for about half the evening and spent the reminder of her time onstage using her greatest instrument - her expressive voice. Jumping, punching the air to accentuate notes, losing herself in the music with her eyes up in her thrown-back head, Giddens was entranced by the music and cast the same spell on the audience. Part opera singer, part jazzy chanteuse, part Southern wailer, part preacher, Giddens is a nearly supernatural force - like a once-in-a-century storm of music - the rare vocalist who spends entire concerts spitting out notes most singers would be happy to hit once a night.

Magic Dick and Shun Ng with Acoustic Hot Tuna (8) at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, Ohio, Nov. 10: It's too bad Fur Peace Ranch doesn't have a marquee because seeing the billing of Magic Dick and Hot Tuna in lights would've been priceless. As it went, hearing the former J. Giles Bard harp player paired with virtuosic, wonder-kid guitarist Shun Ng headlining over Acoustic Hot Tuna was also priceless, as the top of the bill put on one of those impossible-to-believe concerts and Hot Tuna were their typically terrific selves during their warm-up slot on a cold, frost-filled Nov. 10 concert in Pomeroy.

An Exclusive Evening with Jorma Kaukonen (5) at Gramercy Books, Bexley, Ohio, Nov. 15: Jorma Kaukonen answered questions, read from his new memoir and played a few tunes when he held court in front of 60 devotees inside Bexley's Gramercy Books. The guitarist's only bookstore stop on his tour to promote "Been So Long: My Life and Music" was billed as “An Exclusive Evening with Jorma Kaukonen” and found the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna co-founder perched on a barstool taking questions from former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chair and Zeppelin Productions founder Alec Wightman and the audience; reading from the book; and showing off his unique picking style on chestnuts such as the Airplane's "Embryonic Journey" and the "trad." "How Long Blues."

A

Outlaw Music Festival feat. Willie Nelson (12) and Family, Van Morrison (4), Tedeschi Trucks Band (8), Sturgill Simpson, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (2) and Particle Kid (2) at Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Penn., Sept. 8: Though he's absolutely earned the right, Willie Nelson probably shouldn't follow Van Morrison and the Tedeschi Trucks Band. He followed an uncharacteristically jovial Morrison, who, dressed in his trademark dark suit, fedora and shades visited many corners of his storied songbook in a generous, 90-minute set. Meanwhile, the 12-piece Tedeschi Trucks band slayed the smallish audience in the cavernous stadium. And Sturgill Simpson played a jaw-dropping, 80-minute concert that was boiling stew of blues-based rock with the faintest hint of outlaw spice.

John Prine (2) at Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 28: John Prine and his four-piece band played a career-spanning, genre-bending, tear-jerking, joke-telling show that found them running through all of this year's The Tree of Forgiveness - but not in sequence - along with many of the best tracks from Prine's songbook.

The Del McCoury Band (3) at Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre, Chillicothe, Ohio, July 8: Despite fronting and giving ample spotlight time to his band, Del McCoury was the obvious star of this show, his acoustic guitar cutting through the music every time such a riff was necessary, and his voice hitting high notes most men can’t reach in their 30s let alone on the cusp of their 80s. He was in a playful mood and granted so many requests, he good-naturedly stumbled over lyrics to long-dormant tracks such as “40 Acres and a Fool” and “Blackjack County Chains.”

Huffamoose (2) at Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, Pa., Nov. 24: At the Ardmore, the Philadelphia-based Huffamoose played a triumphant, 17-song, 105-minute set just outside its hometown that featured cuts culled from its four LPs - its long-out-of-print, self-titled debut (on the local 7 label) and ’97’s We’ve Been Had Again along with the two most recent ones - and demonstrated that although much has changed, much has remained the same. This was the rare comeback concert where the words “we’re gonna do a new one” weren’t bad news.

David Byrne at Rose Music Center at the Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio, Aug. 11: Whether David Byrne is a simpleton masquerading as a genius, or - more likely - an intellectual hiding behind inane lyrics, the former Talking Heads frontman is nevertheless quite impossible to figure out even after 40 years of pouring himself out with his music. And Byrne is perhaps the only musician who can sing about donkey dicks (“Every Day is a Miracle”) and “Toe Jam” and somehow not come off as a cretinous moron.

Taj Mahal (5) Trio at Thirty One West, Newark, Ohio, Sept. 22: Playing a resonator guitar and with his solidly in-the-pocket rhythm section - the Taj Mahal Trio, ladies and gentlemen - right with him, Mahal got things going with a double greeting of sorts, playing rock-infused versions of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" and "Good Morning Miss Brown" back to back. These set the tone for an uproarious evening of song in which Mahal played the blues on his banjo and hollow-bodied electric guitar, played reggae on his ukulele, played folk on his resonator, played boogie-woogie on his piano and played rock 'n' roll on his acoustic guitar.

James Taylor (12) & His All-Star Band with Bonnie Raitt (2) at Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio, June 30: It’s not only Taylor’s catalog, but his presentation, that keeps fans coming back decade after decade. Not only does he switch up songs from tour to tour, he also tinkers with arrangements to keep things fresh. Raitt’s show would’ve been disappointing as a stand-alone concert. But as an entree to Taylor’s portion, it fit nicely.

Toubab Krewe (2) at Thirty One West, Newark, Ohio, Nov. 26: The five-man rhythm section known as Toubab Krewe took concertgoers on an aural journey that lifted off from Newark and went 'round the world during a stupendous, all-instrumental concert inside Thirty One West. It takes serious chops and exceptional song craft to hold an audience's attention for two solid hours while never singing a word. Toubab Krewe have both and both were in full flight Nov. 26 in Newark.

Dead & Company (7) at Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, June 20: If Dead & Company wanted to prove something with their 100th show, they did. They proved that they are finally & truly a band - a band capable of putting together complete, knockout shows, rather than throwing a few solid punches surrounded by the musical equivalent of rope-a-dope.

Alison Krauss (4) at Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, Ohio, June 15: If the term Americana means anything, Alison Krauss is defining it on her solo tour in support of Windy City, on which she and her seven-piece band touch on virtually every type of music a group could possibly cram in to 90 minutes of stage time. Throughout the evening, Krauss accentuated the music with clipped chords and short runs on her fiddle. Though she was clearly the star, she happily allowed her bandmates to shine just as brightly as she did and seemed genuinely flattered to have each of them along for the ride.

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives at Memorial Hall OTR, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 30: Stuart and the Fab Supers were terrific. Ostensibly a country band, they’re equally adept at playing rock ‘n’ roll, rockabilly, surf music, honky tonk, folk and bluegrass and did all that and more exceedingly well for a near-sell-out crowd that was as energized as the music itself.

Steep Canyon Rangers (7) at Midland Theatre, Newark, Ohio, Feb. 2: The Rangers spent two generous hours running through tracks new and old in a concert that ended with an enthusiastic standing ovation that caused guitarist Woody Platt to suggest we all follow them to the next gig in Chicago.

The Avett Brothers (2) at Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, Ohio, Aug. 14: The Avetts made Sound Bites cry as band donned at least 10 musical guises over the course of its staggering, two-hour, 10-minute show. From the first note in daylight at 8 p.m. sharp to the final bows in darkness, shortly after 10, the audience was on its collective feet, singing along to nearly every word, as the band held them rapt with its eclectic mix of county, folk, classical, rock and even a bit of prog that featured cello solos, bowed bass, rhythm banjo, piano-cello duets, screeching guitars and lengthy pieces that featured piano and organ a la the Band.

Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams (3) at Woodlands Tavern, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28: The couple set the standard early, opening with the Carter Family’s “You’ve Got to Righten that Wrong” before moving into their own “Surrender to Love.” Historical and contemporary. Universal and personal. It was a pattern that would continue all evening as Campbell on guitar, mandolin and fiddle, laid down a bed for the pair’s luxurious harmonies and Williams’ occasional rhythm guitar and shakers and made Sound Bites wonder yet again why Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams are playing bars to scores of fans instead of playing arenas to thousands.

Phil Lesh & Friends (14), Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec, 31, 2017: This show counts because one-third of it took place on Jan. 1, 2018, and because it was the best Dead-related concert Mr. and Mrs. Sound Bites had seen in ages as Lesh covered not only his former band, but Funkadelic, the Band, Velvet Underground and others.

Los Lobos (17) at Rose Music Center at the Heights, Huber Heights, Ohio, Aug. 7: Los Lobos are so hot, they can parlay a short-handed opening set into a standing ovation from a half-full house of George Thorogood partisans, who found themselves cheering the band from East L.A. as if they were the second coming of the Destroyers.

Richie Furay at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza and Live Music, Worthington, Ohio, Aug. 12: Richie Furay - best known as the Buffalo Springfield vocalist/guitarist not named Stephen Stills or Neil Young - plumbed the Springfield, Poco and Souther-Hillman-Furay Band songbooks during an acoustic set that followed an afternoon show earlier in the day. Daughter Jesse Lynch joined Dad on vocals and tambourine on all but the opening salvo of Poco’s “Pickin’ up the Pieces” and Springfield’s “Sad Memory.” At 74, Furay looks and sounds 20 years younger with a full head of salt-and-pepper hair, a life of clean living on his face and a voice that still shows why producers tapped him to sing Young’s songs with Springfield.

Todd Rundgren’s (37) Utopia (3) at Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10: Just as Utopia was essentially two bands, this was essentially two shows. Billed as Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, but featuring a four-piece reminiscent of the group that emerged after Rundgren’s proggy big band dissolved, the quartet of Rundgren, bassist/guitarist Kasim Sulton, drummer Willie Wilcox and last-minute replacement keyboardist Gil Assayas (who stepped in for the ailing Ralph Schuckett, who stepped in for the ailing Roger Powell), powered through a nostalgic - material ranged from 1972 to 1985 - 130-minute concert that served as a musical way-back machine for the Utopians in the two-thirds filled house. The arc of the band’s diverse songbook was on full display and as amazing as ever.

Todd Snider (10) at Stuart’s Opera House, Nelsonville, Ohio, June 22: An 80-minute, solo-acoustic performance that was both musically and comedically pleasing, as Snider combined his insightful numbers - and a few choice covers - with split-your-sides-open stories that often appeared mid-song but somehow didn’t interrupt the flow.

Elizabeth Cook (3) at Thirty One West, Newark, Ohio, May 16: Over the 80-minute solo set, Cook - who popped cough drops because of a cold but sounded healthy - mostly eschewed heartrending numbers like “I’m Not Lisa” and instead sung of an ex-husband who preferred beer cans to her can on “Yes to Booty;” the alcohol-fueled atmosphere she grew up around on “Stanley By God Terry;” recovery on “Methadone Blues;” and resilience on “Sometimes It Takes Balls to be a Woman.”

Cheryl Wheeler at King Arts Complex, Columbus, Ohio, March 24: Cheryl Wheeler was at turns funny, tender and socially conscious - but mostly funny - always folksy and 100-percent entertaining. We laughed - so hard we cried. And we looked forward to the next Cheryl Wheeler concert and the opportunity to hear the things we missed while doubled over in hysterics.

Los Lobos (16), Memorial Hall OTR, Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 25: Missing bassist Conrad Lozano, who was replaced, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Berlin, who was not, Los Lobos played an aggressive, one-set show that immediately erased any disappointment the absences might have caused.

Bettye LaVette at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, Ohio, Oct. 13: Bettye LaVette was backed by guitar, bass, drums and keys/piano as she explored 12 back pages from all eras of Bob Dylan's songbook, from protest anthems to Christian declarations of faith, from well-known numbers to obscurities written between the 1960s and the 21st century. Indeed, the only person who might have rearranged these songs more radically than LaVette is Dylan himself.

Jorma Kaukonen (3) At Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza & Live Music, Worthington, Ohio, June 13 (Early Show): There’s something refreshing about the way Jorma Kaukonen refuses to cash in on his legacy as a founder of the famed San Francisco sound with the Airplane. And as he played and sang his grizzled blues like a man walking the Mississippi Delta in the first part of the 20th century, it was again clear that Kaukonen chose the right path.

A-

Elton John (3) at Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 2: If Elton John is really going to quit touring when his current trek ends - in 2021 - he’s going out in top form. From the first, teasing note of “Bennie and the Jets,” to the final, lingering sounds of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” the musicians tinkered with arrangements just enough to keep things interesting for people who know these songs as well as they know anything. And if this is really farewell - and if "Yellow Brick Road" is really the last song 18,000 Columbus residents will ever hear John play live - it's a fond one.

Tedeschi Trucks Band (9) at Palace Theatre, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 9: The 12-piece band begun its "An Evening With" show just after 8 p.m. with a 55-minute opening set that set the table for what came later. Singer Mike Mattison wailed the blues and crooned jazz when he joined Susan Tedeschi on incendiary renditions of "Key to the Highway" and "Right on Time," the front woman got introspective on Bob Dylan's "Going, Going, Gone" and the group wound up powering through yet another spell-binding concert of originals and covers that spanned the past 100 years of music and its myriad styles.

Todd Rundgren (38) at Express Live!, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 12: Always unpredictable, Todd Rundgren is even more so when he tours as Unpredictable. On these occasions, he and his long-time band - guitarist Jesse Gress; former Tubes drummer Prairie Prince; Utopia bassist Kasim Sulton; and keyboardist Greg Hawkes of the Cars - work off a list of several dozen original and cover songs and play the ones that strike Rundgren's fancy on that particular evening. And on this night, the result was a wildly diverse, two-hour set of songs that bounced around nearly as much as Rundgren’s career itself.

Bruce Hornsby (9) & the Noisemakers at Columbus Commons, Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 24: Hornsby and his current band channeled the pianist's former band, the Grateful Dead, and their taking-the-music-for-a-walk ethos. Stretching it out is a way of life for Hornsby & Noisemakers, who played just 16 songs in 130 minutes.

Roger Daltrey Performs the Who’s Tommy at Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, Ohio, July 2: On a stage packed full of musicians, Daltrey, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and members of the Who’s touring band played Tommy front to back. And they played the shit out of it. The Philharmonic was a fully integrated part of the show, kicking off the concert with “Overture” as it’s always been meant to be heard; turning “Tommy Can You Hear Me” into a whimsical pops-concert moment; adding welcome flourishes to “Sally Simpson;” and filling “We’re Not Gonna Take It” with majesty.

Peter Rowan’s (2) Twang an’ Groove at Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, Ohio, June 16: Once one of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys, a co-founder of Old & In the Way and author of classics including “Midnight Moonlight” and New Riders of the Purple Sage’s signature song, “Panama Red,” both of which were played toward the tail end of Set Two, Peter Rowan has been a part of some of bluegrass’ most-important 20th-century moments. He’ll be 76 on the Fourth of July, but his hands are still supple, his voice still able to climb to high-and-lonesome heights with his yodel intact, as his version of Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel No. 3” demonstrated.

Dead & Company (6) at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 4, 2018: Anyone looking to understand why Dead Heads keep going back to see former Grateful Dead members year after year, decade after decade, needn’t look any farther than Dead & Company’s June 4 performance in Cincinnati. It was - by far, and until June 20 - the best of the half-dozen Dead & Company concerts Sound Bites has attended since the group came together in 2015.

Steve Kimock (3) & Friends at Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, Pa., Nov. 23: “Were gonna sort of front-porch our way in to this,” Steve Kimock said as he and his Friends took the stage and cooked up an ethereal, post-Thanksgiving stew that slowly bubbled into the one-off band’s - which came together for a special Black Friday performance in the City of Brotherly Love - opening number, KIMOCK’s “Careless Love.” It was a show that satisfied like a second helping of turkey.

David Crosby & Friends (2) at Kent Stage, Kent Ohio, Nov. 28: David Crosby, Michael League, Becca Stevens and Michelle Willis came into Kent and over the course of an hour-and-40-minute performance proved themselves a top-tier acoustic/harmony group that, with the right setlist, could be a salve for those still mourning the loss of Crosby, Stills and Nash. But with only a few exceptions - excellent exceptions but too few nonetheless - the quartet stuck with 21st-century material, resulting in a concert that consisted of near-perfect execution of fair to very good songs.

Steve Earle (3) & the Dukes (2) at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, Ohio, June 10: Steve Earle is like an outlaw version of Bruce Springsteen, singing everyman songs with a left-wing political bent that’s sometimes so subtle, people will miss it if they’re not playing close attention. Also like Springsteen, Earle finds himself in the midst of a late-career renaissance, as a triad of fire-breathing tracks from 2017’s So You Wannabe an Outlaw were among the highlights of a career-spanning set that opened with a full performance of 1988’s Copperhead Road.

Hubby Jenkins at Jorma Kaukonen's Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, Ohio, Oct. 20: This was a fascinating concert - musically, spiritually and intellectually. Prior to taking his audience to church in a gospel-heavy second set, Hubby Jenkins took them to school, using his brief, 45-minute first set to educate concertgoers not only about the African origins of the banjo he was playing but the evolution of African-American culture and stereotypes via slavery, the Black Codes and Jim Crow and the minstrel tradition.

An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett (3) & Shawn Colvin (2) at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, Athens, Ohio, March 21: It was one-third Lyle Lovett, one-third Shawn Colvin and one-third the Lovett-Colvin comedy hour. Together, the three-thirds equaled an evening of well-rounded entertainment.

12/27/18

[rapeculturerealities]

Before she and two others were shot dead near Ardmore on Sunday, Debra Ann Rivera twice had asked a judge to order her ex-husband to surrender his guns because of alleged abuse.

The request was denied both times.

According to the Limestone County Sheriff’s Office, Darwin Brazier, 43, used a semi-automatic SKS rifle with a high-capacity magazine to shoot his ex-wife and two other victims multiple times and then shot himself to death near his home in Madison County.

In addition to 41-year-old Rivera, the Sheriff’s Office said Brazier killed her husband Radex Rivera, 41; and their roommate, Timothy James Hayward-Boger, 59.

Deputies responded to a call at 27774 Pinedale Road near Ardmore at 1:44 p.m. Sunday, according to a statement by the Sheriff's Office. The caller "advised dispatchers she had received a text from Brazier saying he had just killed his ex-wife, her husband and a man named Tim and he was going to kill himself," according to the statement.

Brazier fired 30 high-powered rounds at the scene, the Sheriff's Office said, then headed to Madison County.

Beginning about 2:40 p.m., Madison County deputies assisted in the search for Brazier using K-9 units and then a SWAT unit.

Lt. Donnie Shaw, public information officer at the Madison County Sheriff's Office, said a car owned by Brazier was found near Macedonia Road in Madison County. The SWAT unit set up a perimeter and began a grid search.

About 30 to 45 minutes into the search, "They thought they were receiving gunshots from an unknown person," Shaw said. "They set up a tactical approach to where the gunshots had come from and were actually moving toward the area where the gunshots were."

That's when the deputies found Brazier's body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound about 30 feet into the woods off Cook Road near his home, Shaw said.

Debra Rivera most recently petitioned Limestone County Circuit Judge Chad Wise for a protection-from-abuse order March 1. Wise granted it on a temporary basis, but on April 10 terminated the temporary order and denied her request for a permanent order.

“He calls my husband threatening to hurt both of us,” Rivera wrote in the court filing. “(He) drives by my house all hours of day to check where I am. He is upset I am now married and don’t want to be with him. He has been physical in the past, pulled a gun on me. … I know he has anger toward me and in past has caused physical pain to me.”

Rivera said in the petition that Brazier was stalking her and that he called her so frequently that she had to change her phone number.

According to court documents, Rivera and Brazier divorced in 2005. They reconciled after the divorce and had two daughters, ages 11 and 5. After a contentious custody proceeding, Wise on Dec. 17 granted custody of the girls to Rivera and provided Brazier with visitation rights.

“All of this activity has been going on for a year but has become worse since I was given custody of the kids,” Rivera wrote in her abuse petition, which requested that Brazier be enjoined from having contact with her.

In a one-sentence response, Brazier’s lawyer denied the allegations by Rivera, who was not represented by an attorney. Rivera and Brazier attended a hearing in Wise’s courtroom April 10 and on the same day he issued an order denying the petition.

Wise did not return a call Monday.

Rivera also had petitioned Wise for a protection-from-abuse order on March 14, 2017, including a request that Brazier be required to surrender any firearms. Wise denied the petition March 31.

In the 2017 petition, Rivera alleged that Brazier had stolen her personal contacts and had placed a GPS tracker in her car. She claimed he provided personal information about her to a convicted felon so the felon could harass her.

“The defendant has verbally abused me by, saying he will take my kids, that I made my bed and now I have to lie in it,” Rivera wrote.

While Rivera did not have a lawyer for the protection-from-abuse petitions, she was represented in the custody case by Huntsville lawyer Amy Alexander.

“She was one of the nicest people that you could ever meet,” Alexander said Monday. “She was happy with life most of the time, except for the strain and stress of this (child-custody) ordeal.”

Rivera had expressed concerns for her safety, Alexander said.

Judges have a difficult time evaluating protection-from-abuse petitions, Alexander said, because they sometimes are used as part of a litigation strategy.

“The difficulty the legal system has with them is that when you’re in a divorce or custody battle, that’s often alleged — people crying wolf,” Alexander said. “It’s hard for the judge to determine when there is an actual issue, or if someone is just alleging it because they’re in the midst of a domestic case.”

Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville, has sponsored multiple bills related to domestic violence since 2014.

“I’m very curious to know why the (protection from abuse order) was denied,” Scofield said Monday. “Obviously, my hope is that judges throughout Alabama would take this issue very seriously and treat each one with great care so that this sort of thing doesn’t happen.

“ … At the end of the day, it rests with a judge and you hope they’d take these claims very seriously. One would think that to go through this application process, (applicants) do feel threatened.”

Violating a protection order is a Class A misdemeanor and punishable with up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000.

According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, in 2016, domestic violence, including that committed by an ex-spouse, was indicated in 4,611 violent crimes, including 43 homicides and 4,235 aggravated assaults.

SyRhonda Smith is a domestic violence victims' services coordinator in Morgan County for Crisis Services of North Alabama. Part of her job includes walking people through the protection from abuse order process. It begins at the county circuit clerk’s office, and there’s no filing fee.

“There is a narrative page, where the victim describes the abuse in their own words,” Smith said.

Based on the written testimony, and sometimes oral testimony, a judge can issue an emergency order.

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Holidays 7.24

Holidays

Amelia Earhart Day

Asarnha Bucha Day (Thailand)

Body Painting Day

Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)

Children’s Day (Vanuatu)

Cousins Day

Feast of the Trickster of Liberty

Fellowship of the Ring Day

International Save the Vaquita Day

International Self Care Day

National Day of Motoring

National Drive-Thru Day

National Thermal Engineer Day

National Water Gun Fight Day

Navy Day (Venezuela)

Pioneer Day (Utah)

Police Day (Poland)

Pop A Wheelie Day

Public Opinion Day

Puzzle Day

Restoration of Democracy Day (Greece)

Simón Bolívar Day (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela)

Tell an Old Joke Day

Tenjin Matsuri (Japan)

Virtual Love Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Instant Coffee Day

National Drink Watermelon Day

National Frozen Margarita Day

National Tequila Day

Pie 'n' Beer Day

Fourth Sunday in July

Auntie's Day [4th Sunday]

National Parents' Day [4th Sunday]

Tsushima Tennoo Matsuri (津島天王祭り; Shōjō Festival, Japan) [4th Sunday]

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly [4th Sunday]

Feast Days

Asalha Puja Day (Buddhism)

Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church)

Christina the Astonishing (Christian; Saint)

Christina of Bolsena (Christian; Saint)

Cunegundes of Poland (a.k.a. Kings; Christian; Saint)

Declán of Ardmore (Christian; Saint)

Expensive Hugs Day (Pastafarian)

Francis Solano (Christian; Saint)

Jakaba Diena (Ancient Latvian Hay Harvest Festival)

John Boste (Christian; Saint)

Kinga (a.k.a. Cunegunda) of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Lewine of Britain (Christian; Saint)

Lupus, Bishop of Troyes (Christian; Saint)

Martyrs of Daimiel (Christian; Saint)

Menefrida of Cornwall (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Positivist; Saint)

Neptunalia (Old Roman Festival to Neptune)

Romanus and David of Muscovy (Christian; Martyrs)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (St. John the Baptist Day; Quebec)

Sigolena of Albi (Christian; Saint)

Sylvester Graham Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tequila Day (Pastafarian)

Wulfhad and Ruffin (Christian; Martyrs)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Begin the Beguine, by Artie Shaw recorded (Song; 1938)

High Noon (Film; 1952)

La Bamba (Film; 1987)

Paper Towns (Film; 2015)

Saving Private Ryan (Film; 1998)

Sherlock (BBC TV Series; 2010)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Film; 1978)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Film; 1987)

Today’s Name Days

Christophorus (Austria)

Boris, Kristina, Ljudevit, Mirjana, Sarbelije (Croatia)

Kristýna (Czech Republic)

Christina (Denmark)

Kersti, Kerstin, Kirsti, Krista, Kristel, Kristi, Kristiina, Kristin, Kristina, Rista, Riste (Estonia)

Kiia, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Kristiina, Tiina, Tinja (Finland)

Christine, Ségolène (France)

Christine, Christoph (Germany)

Christina (Greece)

Kincső, Kinga (Hungary)

Cristina (Italy)

Krista, Kristiāna, Kristīne, Krists (Latvia)

Dargvilas, Dargvilė, Kristina, Kristoforas (Lithuania)

Kristi, Kristin, Kristine (Norway)

Antoni, Kinga, Krystyna, Kunegunda, Olga, Wojciecha (Poland)

Elena, Olga (Russia)

Vladimír (Slovakia)

Cristina (Spain)

Kerstin, Kristina (Sweden)

Christine (Ukraine)

Chrissie, Chrissy, Christabel, Christelle, Christene, Christi, Christie, Christine, Christy, Cis, Cissy, Declan, Kirsti, Kirstie, Kirstin, Kirsty, Kristel, Kristie, Kristine (Universal)

Amalia, Amelia, Boris, Chris, Christa, Christen, Christian, Christina, Christine, Christy, Cristina, Cristian, Declan, Kiersten, Kirsten, Krista, Kristian, Kristen, Kristi, Kris (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 205 of 2022; 160 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 29 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Héyuè), Day 26 (Wu-Yi)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 25 Tammuz 5782

Islamic: 24 Ḏū al-Ḥijjah 1443

J Cal: 24 Lux; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 11 July 2022

Moon: 14% Waning Crescent

Positivist: 9 Dante (8th Month) [Michaelangelo]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 34 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 2 of 31)

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Holidays 7.24

Holidays

Amelia Earhart Day

Asarnha Bucha Day (Thailand)

Body Painting Day

Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)

Children’s Day (Vanuatu)

Cousins Day

Feast of the Trickster of Liberty

Fellowship of the Ring Day

International Save the Vaquita Day

International Self Care Day

National Day of Motoring

National Drive-Thru Day

National Thermal Engineer Day

National Water Gun Fight Day

Navy Day (Venezuela)

Pioneer Day (Utah)

Police Day (Poland)

Pop A Wheelie Day

Public Opinion Day

Puzzle Day

Restoration of Democracy Day (Greece)

Simón Bolívar Day (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela)

Tell an Old Joke Day

Tenjin Matsuri (Japan)

Virtual Love Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Instant Coffee Day

National Drink Watermelon Day

National Frozen Margarita Day

National Tequila Day

Pie 'n' Beer Day

Fourth Sunday in July

Auntie's Day [4th Sunday]

National Parents' Day [4th Sunday]

Tsushima Tennoo Matsuri (津島天王祭り; Shōjō Festival, Japan) [4th Sunday]

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly [4th Sunday]

Feast Days

Asalha Puja Day (Buddhism)

Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church)

Christina the Astonishing (Christian; Saint)

Christina of Bolsena (Christian; Saint)

Cunegundes of Poland (a.k.a. Kings; Christian; Saint)

Declán of Ardmore (Christian; Saint)

Expensive Hugs Day (Pastafarian)

Francis Solano (Christian; Saint)

Jakaba Diena (Ancient Latvian Hay Harvest Festival)

John Boste (Christian; Saint)

Kinga (a.k.a. Cunegunda) of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Lewine of Britain (Christian; Saint)

Lupus, Bishop of Troyes (Christian; Saint)

Martyrs of Daimiel (Christian; Saint)

Menefrida of Cornwall (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Positivist; Saint)

Neptunalia (Old Roman Festival to Neptune)

Romanus and David of Muscovy (Christian; Martyrs)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (St. John the Baptist Day; Quebec)

Sigolena of Albi (Christian; Saint)

Sylvester Graham Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tequila Day (Pastafarian)

Wulfhad and Ruffin (Christian; Martyrs)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Begin the Beguine, by Artie Shaw recorded (Song; 1938)

High Noon (Film; 1952)

La Bamba (Film; 1987)

Paper Towns (Film; 2015)

Saving Private Ryan (Film; 1998)

Sherlock (BBC TV Series; 2010)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Film; 1978)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Film; 1987)

Today’s Name Days

Christophorus (Austria)

Boris, Kristina, Ljudevit, Mirjana, Sarbelije (Croatia)

Kristýna (Czech Republic)

Christina (Denmark)

Kersti, Kerstin, Kirsti, Krista, Kristel, Kristi, Kristiina, Kristin, Kristina, Rista, Riste (Estonia)

Kiia, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Kristiina, Tiina, Tinja (Finland)

Christine, Ségolène (France)

Christine, Christoph (Germany)

Christina (Greece)

Kincső, Kinga (Hungary)

Cristina (Italy)

Krista, Kristiāna, Kristīne, Krists (Latvia)

Dargvilas, Dargvilė, Kristina, Kristoforas (Lithuania)

Kristi, Kristin, Kristine (Norway)

Antoni, Kinga, Krystyna, Kunegunda, Olga, Wojciecha (Poland)

Elena, Olga (Russia)

Vladimír (Slovakia)

Cristina (Spain)

Kerstin, Kristina (Sweden)

Christine (Ukraine)

Chrissie, Chrissy, Christabel, Christelle, Christene, Christi, Christie, Christine, Christy, Cis, Cissy, Declan, Kirsti, Kirstie, Kirstin, Kirsty, Kristel, Kristie, Kristine (Universal)

Amalia, Amelia, Boris, Chris, Christa, Christen, Christian, Christina, Christine, Christy, Cristina, Cristian, Declan, Kiersten, Kirsten, Krista, Kristian, Kristen, Kristi, Kris (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 205 of 2022; 160 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of week 29 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Héyuè), Day 26 (Wu-Yi)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 25 Tammuz 5782

Islamic: 24 Ḏū al-Ḥijjah 1443

J Cal: 24 Lux; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 11 July 2022

Moon: 14% Waning Crescent

Positivist: 9 Dante (8th Month) [Michaelangelo]

Runic Half Month: Ur (Primal Strength) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 34 of 90)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 2 of 31)

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BoomBox with GoodSex: Live at Terminal West.

BoomBox have been helping people dance the night away since forming back in 2004 when founding members Zion Goldchaux and Russ Randolph were living in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. BoomBox has steadily blossomed over the years with popularity and has become a fan favorite with their groovy house/funk/psychedelic/blues/rock mix. Over the years, Russ would later be replaced in 2017 by DJ Harry and then in 2019, Zion’s brother, Kinsman MacKay, would join the band as the DJ. BoomBox has since released five (5) LPs: Visions of Backbeat (2005), Downriverelectric (2010), Filling in the Color (2014), Bits & Pieces (2016), and Western Voodoo (2018). I randomly found this band at a festival years ago and I have to say that BoomBox was a great score!

One thing that I love about BoomBox is that each show they do not plan out a setlist, they just feed off the crowd and decide what to play from that energy. This leads up to a jam-packed set that always gels together as BoomBox lays down some incredible, hard funk! Trust me, if you like house and/or funk, then you should check out any one of the five releases from BoomBox. Pro tip for all you vinyl collectors, while on this current tour BoomBox is selling limited edition, color vinyl versions of Filling in the Color, Western Voodoo, and Downriverelectric (which I might add is out of print) at their merch booth. This guy scooped Filling in the Color and Western Voodoo so I could spin them while writing this review!

According to their website bio, GoodSex (Joe & Colin) “is anything that makes you move, grind, or shake.” From firsthand experience watching the crowd that made it early for the opener, that statement is very true. After starting a little later than expected, GoodSex made the best of the situation and got the crowd pumped during their set. This was my first time getting the chance to check out GoodSex and I hope to get the chance to do photo at another show soon. Head over to GoodSex’s Official Soundcloud page and check them out today!

Head over to Nugs.net and subscribe to BoomBox’s live streams! Or head over on their Official Bandcamp page to listen to BoomBox! You can also check out my previous article from 2019: BoomBox: Live at Variety Playhouse. You can still catch BoomBox on tour in 2021 at the following dates:

Oct. 21                  Mousetrap                 Indianapolis, IN                         w/ GoodSex

Oct. 22                 Chop Shop                  Chicago, IL.        Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ GoodSex

Oct. 23                 Old Rock House         St. Louis, MO.           w/ GoodSex

Oct. 29                 The Charleston Pour House     Charleston, SC.  w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Oct. 30                  The Orange Peel       Asheville, NC. Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Nov. 11                 The Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room     Crystal Bay, NV.  Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ Ramona Wouters

Nov. 12                 The Independent       San Francisco, CA. Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ Ramona Wouters

Nov. 13                 The Independent       San Francisco, CA. Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ Ramona Wouters

Nov. 18                 Lincoln Theatre          Raleigh, NC. w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Nov. 19                 The Ardmore Music Hall     Ardmore, PA. Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Nov. 20                 The Brooklyn Bowl       Brooklyn, NY. Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Nov. 21                 Visulite Theatre           Charlotte, NC. w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Dec. 2                    Antone’s Nightclub     Austin, TX. w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Dec. 3                    Antone’s Nightclub     Austin, TX. w/ GoodSex

Dec. 4                    Trees                                Dallas, TX. w/ GoodSex

Dec. 29                 10 Mile Music Hall        Frisco, CO. w/ ETHNO (Jeff Franca of Thievery Corporation)

Dec. 30                 Aggie Theatre                Fort Collins, CO. w/ The Bordas Brothers

Dec. 31                 Ogden Theatre              Denver, CO. Featuring The Backbeat Brass

Jan. 1, 2022         Ogden Theatre              Denver, CO. Featuring The Backbeat Brass w/ Gene Farris.

 Curious about Concerthopper? You can find more music related articles, interviews, various photo galleries, indie music reviews, our very own ‘Bars & Bites’ section, our exclusive “She Said, She Said” column, or become a Concerthopper at www.concerthopper.com. Sign up for our monthly newsletter by following this link: The Setlist! Please ‘Like’ our page on Facebook and follow us on Instagram to stay up to date in 2021 on all music related events/festivals such as: Cherub: Live at The Eastern, Welcome to Rockville, Thrice: Live at Town Ballroom (Buffalo), Quicksand: Live at The Masquerade, Knotfest Roadshow (Alpharetta), Shoals Fest, Black Label Society w/ Obituary & Prong: Live at Georgia Theatre, Silverstein: 20th Anniversary Tour (House of Blues – Cleveland), Goose: Live at The Eastern, Dinosaur Jr.: Live at The Masquerade, & Khruangbin: Live at The Eastern by following us on all social media formats: Concerthopper on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Also, you can follow my personal concert hopping on Facebook and Instagram for even more photos not available on Concerthopper.com.

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The Top BYOB Restaurants in Philly

https://j.mp/3sCpXZf BYO culture in Philly is unique among American cities. It came about due to the influence of the  PLCB and high rent in Center City’s restaurant district.  For most chefs, the choice is to either focus on their debt or focus on the food.  Many opt for the latter and open a small BYOB in an outlying neighborhood. Philly’s dining culture is headed with them. At this point, the grand ole restaurants (Le Bec Fin, Susanna Foo, Striped Bass)  on the 1500 block of Walnut Street have been gone a long, long time.  It’s places like Queen Village, NoLibs, Passyunk Ave, Chinatown, East Falls, Northern Liberties, and the Gayborhood that have taken over as must-visit destinations for foodies. Here is our current list of the top BYOB in Philly. Enjoy! Table of contentsTop Wine-Friendly BYOB1. June BYOB2. Pumpkin3. Bibou4. Jaxon5. Little Fish6. Entree BYOB7. Fiorino8. Umai Umai9. Isot Mediterranean CuisineTop Beer-Friendly BYOB1. Perla2. Vientiane Bistro3. Jong Ka Jib4. Parada Maimon5. El Limon6. Apricot Stone7. Saté Kampar9. China Gourmet10. Terakawa RamenThe Start of the BYO Movement Top Wine-Friendly BYOB 1. June BYOB 690 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108 Our top spot for French food in the Philadelphia region.  This lovely BYO is run by the husband and wife team Richard and Christina Cusack. Rich earned his stripes at Danielle NYC and Le Bec Fin.  Christina is a Level 3 Somm and currently working on her Advanced Sommelier degree via the National Wine School. Expertly executed, this is Classical french food—a perfect accompaniment for your top bottles of wine.  June BYOB 2. Pumpkin 1713 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146 Pumpkin is one of the patriarchs on this list, and still going strong; both Jaxon and Will owe their existence to this little Graduate Hospital BYO. Their Sunday Prix fixe menu is a longstanding tradition, and of the best dining values in the city. Their ala carte menu changes daily, and dinner is always a pleasure. Chef-Owner Ian Moroney (who got his start at the original Little Fish, back when his father was the chef-owner) has kept the quality very high for a remarkable amount of time. Pumpkin 3. Bibou 1009 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 BIBOU HAS TRANSITIONED TO BE A BOUTIQUE GROCERY Chef Pierre Calmels has been at the top of Philly’s BYO scene for over a decade. This ever-evolving tasting menu is a rare jewel. Pierre is truly one of the greatest French chefs working in America today. Also, he baked me a birthday cake when they first opened, which was the coolest thing ever.  Bibou 4. Jaxon 701 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 One of the best new BYO restaurants Philly has seen in years. Chef Matthew Gansert has learned a thing or two from his stint at Will. Well-executed dishes with subtle flavors and precise culinary techniques.  Unlike Will, portion sizes are on the larger size, and a tade more traditional. Philly’s Top BYOBs: Jaxon 5. Little Fish 746 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 This little joint has had more locations and owners and chefs than a tiny BYO should.  The idea of this restaurant has captured the imagination of nearly two decades of chefs, owners, and diners. Despite the changes, it has remained a magical little joint in Bella Vista. The perfect place to pop open your favorite whites and roses. Little Fish 6. Entree BYOB  1608 South St Philadelphia, PA 19146 This is the type of BYOB that put Philly on the national food scene. A timeless menu makes this a go-to local joint. Entree BYOB 7. Fiorino 3572 Indian Queen Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19129 For old-school Italian food, we usually point our Uber towards South Philly. However, for Philly’s top Italian BYO, we now roll in the opposite direction.  This East Falls focuses on Emilia-Romagna cuisine and consistently outshines its peers in a city deep in gravy. While nothing on the menu would surprise the diner — veal marsala, spaghetti and clams, and Gorgonzola gnocchi are all represented —  the execution and attention to detail are extraordinary. Bring your best bottle of Nebbiolo or a ripasso and have a great night. Fiorino 8. Umai Umai  533 N 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19130 Long-standing BYO with an inventive menu.  One of the only restaurants still remaining from the last wave of chef-run restaurants.  Back in the day, this was the go-to Sushi restaurant when the Wine School of Philadelphia was located in Fairmount.  The sashimi is good, but the main attraction is the hand-rolls  Umai Umai 9. Isot Mediterranean Cuisine 622 S 6th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 Eastern Mediterranean food is becoming a core element of the Philly restaurant scene. From the Israeli powerhouse Zahav to the Middle Eastern Spice Finch to the (deeply disappointing and over-hyped) Lebanese food of Suraya.  This Turkish BYOB is a welcome addition to the Meze explosion we are currently seeing in Philly.  Isot Mediterranean Cuisine Top Beer-Friendly BYOB 1. Perla  1535 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147  Beautiful Filipino food from a classically trained chef. The weekly eat-with-your-hands Kamayan feasts are out of this world.   Perla 2. Vientiane Bistro  2537 Kensington Ave  Philadelphia, PA 19125 Classical Laotian food, with the spice and contrast of flavors that have not been watered-down. Lao cuisine is very similar to Isan (Northeastern) Thai food.  Vientiane Bistro 3. Jong Ka Jib 6600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19126 When done well, Soondubu will turn the most ardent meat-eater into a blubbering tofu-lover. This Korean dish is comprised of two main components: a bowl of rice and another bowl of stew. Each is served in a lava-hot bowl.  Whisk the supplied raw egg into the stew, pop open a few pilsners, and you are ready to begin your journey into a whole new way of eating. And the place you need to do this is Jong Ka Jib in Oak Lane. Jong Ka Jib 4. Parada Maimon 345 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107  The spot for Caribbean food in Philly, in particular Dominican cuisine.  The highlight here is the excellent mofongo. Parada Maimon 5. El Limon 103 Spring Mill Ave, Conshohocken, PA 19428 This is the penultimate family-run restaurant. Just stepping over the threshold feels like entering your Abuela’s kitchen.  There are several locations now, but this is still the best (although Ardmore is dangerously close to the Tired Hands brewery). The main attraction here is the shrimp burritos, and the tacos are legit. El Limon 6. Apricot Stone 1040 N American St, Ste 601, Philadelphia, PA 19123 There is more to the Mediterranean than Italy, France, and Spain. The eastern shores are better known as the Middle East, and some of the oldest cuisines in the world. This NoLibs BYO offers up stellar Syrian food. Similar to Israeli and Middleeaster food cuisine in general,   you will see falafel, kebabs, and hummus on the menu. However, the execution at this BYO is exceptional. Apricot Stone 7. Saté Kampar  1837 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148 Authentic Malaysian food on Passyunk Ave. It’s all about the meat skewers. : Saté Kampar 8. Los Gallos 951 Wolf St, Philadelphia, PA 19148  The Mexican joint all South Philly taquerias are judged by.  Tacos and salsas to live by. Just don’t expect to find street parking nearby. Los Gallos 9. China Gourmet  2842 St Vincent Street Philadelphia, PA 19149 The Dim-Sum Mecca of Philadelphia. The Northeast has become the center for Cantonese food in the region. China Gourmet 10. Terakawa Ramen 204 N 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 You can’t go wrong with a bowl of handmade wavy noodles and pork bone soup that’s been simmering for 48 hours.  Umami-rich flavors that can be cranked up with a hit of chili, or toned down with ground sesame.  A few standouts are the Tan Tan Ramen and the Kyushu Danji. Terakawa Ramen Here’s a short and sweet promo for our classes: learn to cook, how to pair, and generally be the best amateur sommelier and/or chef you can be. Check them out and see if anything catches your fancy. Hope to see you soon! The Start of the BYO Movement We had a few questions regarding why & how the BYO movement began in Philly. Rent for restaurants in Center City can be as high as $34K a month, while the average rent in outlining neighborhoods can be as low as $2k a month. Add to that the high cost of liquor licenses, which can cost upwards of a quarter-million dollars, and the fact that restaurants cannot buy wine at wholesale (the PLCB only gives restaurants a 7% discount rather than the 30-50% discount in most other states). Some of this is changing. For updates on the current wine laws (PLCB or otherwise), check here: Wine Law in Pennsylvania.  ———————- FORMER Best BYO Winners These BYOB restaurants have been pulled from the Best Restaurant list for one of two reasons: they are no longer in business, or the quality of their offerings has fallen off.  Will BYOB For sheer brilliance, there isn’t a place better than Will. Chris Kearse is one of the most innovative chefs working in Philly today. Small portions, perfect execution, and compelling preparations make this a go-to restaurant for everyone in the know. Cadence CADENCE HAS CLOSED FOR GOOD, DUE TO COVID. One of the most brilliant and innovative meals to be had in Philadelphia can be had at this BYOB. Compelling and unexpected flavors are layered into local and seasonal ingredients. Menu works very well with Spanish and natural wines. Helm Back in the oughts, the BYO scene in Philly was happening like nothing else on the East Coast. The level of creativity and passion and endless chefs wanting to make a name for themselves was staggering.  There was a system in place for chefs to earn their stripes. Most worked their way up through the ranks of the Vetri or Perrier culinary empires. Opened a BYO, and launched their career. That isn’t happening as much anymore. The economy sucks, commercial rents are rising in many neighborhoods. There are fewer talented cooks willing to toil for the low wages that come with salaried restaurant work. It seems that Olde Kensington is the place where the BYO scene can still exist in it’s former glory. Helm is a ridiculously good restaurant. Creative and intuitive menus that offer elements of farm-to-table without it seeming coy or reductive. Flavors are well thought through and exciting.  Highly recommended. L’Oceano Collingswood has a well-deserved reputation of fostering a Philly-like BYO scene. L’Oceano is the best of the bunch. The ala carte menu is eclectic, and a bit out of step with modern trends. For instance, the current menu offers lobster mac and cheese, grilled caesar salad, pork shank, and maple glazed salmon: all dishes more commonly offered a decade ago. Khmer Kitchen Nothing wrong with a little bit of retro cuisine. After all, who can say no to a lobster corndog? Plus, they do a great Crab Gravy Dinner on Sundays. Doma There is a lot of sushi in Philly. Sadly, there isn’t much good sushi in Philly. Like most  Sushi joints in Philly, this one isn’t Japanese, but Korean. The style is more robust and a greater focus on signature rolls and sauces. However, Doma takes the gold because of it’s traditional sashimi, which relies on freshness and execution. Nine Ting Skip the bbq and head straight to the classic hotpot. The all-you-can-eat element may seem a bit Middle America, but it’s a custom in China and Korea. This is the Korean-style hotpot, aka Shabu Shabu. Ordering the Benz pot which allows you to try three of the soups for the same price. The pig bone, tomato, and spicy soups are the way to go, and make sure to hit the condiment station, too. Tre Scalini This is one of the few restaurants in Philly that cooks from an authentically Italian place.  This is quintessential Southern Italian food, Molise in particular. Off the list due to customer service issues Laurel Let’s get this out of the way, yes, Nick Elmi won Top Chef. Yes, it’s now almost impossible to get a reservation. Yes, there are only a dozen seats in this restaurant. That said, go anyways. Plead, threaten, or pitch a fit. Just get a reservation. Nick has a delicate and elegant touch with ingredients that is as rare as it is refreshing. His dishes are often subtle and winsome. Is he the Robert Frost of chefs? No longer a BYOB Nomad Pizza Company This is simply the best pizza in Philly. Let’s be clear: this isn’t Philly-style pizza (aka Greek pizza or Tomato Pie). This is traditional Neapolitan pizza. The crust is better than most drugs, so be warned.  Bring your bottles of  Fiano di Avellino and Greco di Tufo. The most awesome Art Etchells pointed out that Nomad in Philly now has a liquor license.  The original in Hopewell, NJ  is still a BYO. Ulivo Joseph Scarpone may be a local boy, but he spent years cooking in Napa Valley. He returned to Philly to open the critically acclaimed Sovalo in NoLibs in 2008.  He brings a lot of his cal-ital finesse to Ulivio, but  the stress is now firmly on the Ital, not the Cal. Sadly, Ulivo closed.  Mr. Scarpone, you will be missed. The Farm and Fisherman One of the failings of most BYO is service and ambiance. A tiny chef-run restaurant will put out amazing food, but there is often no budget for a General Manager, who would be able to run the front of the house. That can mean the occasional misstep or quirky experience.  That is not the case here. Along with a  well-designed dining room, the waitstaff is excellent. The food is extraordinary, to boot. The Farm and Fisherman Closed By Keith Wallace https://j.mp/3sCpXZf

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[mscoyditch]

LAURENCE FELLOWS… Master of menswear illustration

—If you’ve ever cracked open an old magazine or vintage Esquire from the ’30s to the ’50s, you’ve seen the distinctive fashion art of Laurence Fellows. But who was this Fellows fellow, anyway?

—Fellows was born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania in 1885. He was trained in illustration at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art, and honed his trademark continental style studying in England and France. But the real story begins when he returned to the States in the early 1910s and burst on the scene as an eager and talented young artist.

—Fellows’ European-influenced style was fresh and new, reflecting the sleekness and stylization that led to Art Deco.

—Fellows’ style during this period was very mannered and graphic, with thin black outlines enclosing flat expanses of tone and compositions that emphasized graphic weight and balance over fussy illustrative detail.

—But it was in the 1930s that Fellows found the niche that would shape the lives of dandies for the next 80 years: fashion illustration. —Though he contributed to Vanity Fair, McClures, and The American Magazine, among other publications, it was men’s fashion where he was most in demand, and Apparel Arts, aimed at the tailoring trade, and Esquire were his showcases.

—Fellows’ technique as a fashion illustrator was more painterly and detailed than his earlier commercial work. The man could draw fabric, plain and simple. His fabric had weight, heft, drape, texture, and sheen. His flannels, worsteds, tweeds, and linens, his barathea and velvet and twill were all fabulous.

—He also defined a very specific, very masculine world. It showed what was already being worn by the well-heeled, trend-setting folk. Fellows’ genius as an illustrator lay in his ability to depict them in their everyday activities. Whether they were traveling the world, hosting dinner parties, hunting grouse, or just lounging around the penthouse or club, Fellows somehow made their rarified universe accessible.

—Ordinary folks could look at the illustrations and say, “I could wear that.” Rather than looking overdressed and stuffy, or merely human shapes on which to hang clothes, Fellows’ subjects are men for whom dressing splendidly comes naturally. They’re having a good time, smiling, and enjoying themselves in their relaxed, party-filled sphere, and all of them are illustrations of casual, well-tailored elegance.

—Laurence Fellows died in 1964, and in 2009 was named to the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. His immortality in the world of men’s fashion is assured simply because he had the ability to illustrate real men in their real lives and make those lives ones we all want to live.

http://www.dandyism.net/2009/12/21/laurence-fellows-master-of-menswear-illustration/

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[thewhiskyphiles]

New Whisky Releases: Week 30 2018

New Whisky Releases: Week 30 2018 #whisky #whiskey #bourbon #newreleases

Welcome to this week’s new whisky releases:

  Ardmore 21 Year Old 1996 (cask 14929) – The Old Malt Cask (Hunter Laing) £87.54

Arran 20 Year Old – Explorers Series Volume 1 – Brodick Bay £135

Auchentoshan 17 Year Old 2000 (cask 800157 & 800158) – Un-Chillfiltered Collection (Signatory) £61.96

Benrinnes 20 Year Old 1997 (casks 9410 & 9428) – Signatory £60.15

Big Peat Edinburgh – Edition #2£49.…

[julesruekat]

The 90′s. Here I am drinking, smoking rock, taking opiates. Then heroin. Working in a dungeon. Dealing with f’d up phone calls and threats.  And I am mentally ill.  My anger problem. This was a bad combination.  One night i went to see my ex drummer boyfriend at a club in Philly, Dobbs. I was in front of the stage when someone says my name. It was Phil C.  The photographer guy from when I was 20 years old. I had not seen him for a very long time and i was surprised that he recognized me.  I did not recognize him.  He had gained a lot of weight.  So we talked and I don’t remember much but the next act was Chris D.  I remembered him from Tommy Conwell.  I saw Tommy years ago.  I even took pictures of him at the show in Ardmore.  I also knew he was in NA or AA. I met people in the rooms back when I was 30. I went to lots of meetings all over the area. For a year that’s all I did was go to meetings.  I did not want to go back on drugs but here I was drinking and drugging all over again. I asked him if I should ask C.D. if I could take some pics. He said go ahead and so I did. Me and Phil started to call and one thing led to another and I wanted someone to film my stupid videos for my clients.  Like foot stuff and cross dressing. Light fantasy stuff. I could sell for $25.00, cheap.  He told me about his girlfriend sex problems. He told me where Chris was playing.  I went to a few shows and took some  shots.  Then I thought he really doesn’t want me there so forget it.  I told Phil and he was like “No, He likes you”. He does? Yeah go see him.  I was not going to go.  I was drinking and I went to Delaware.  I think that’s where in December.  It was near the new year. I  had prints that I made just to look at. That’s when it got strange.  I said I don’t do stuff in cars and he was telling me what he wanted me to do.  It was uncomfortable because I was maybe not high enough.  Did I think anything else would happen, no. But stuff went down and I was smoking a lot and drinking and then that job. This is not easy to talk about.  None of it is.

By JewelRoth 3/1 2021

[orbemnews]

Coroner identifies mother, child killed in Limestone County fire Update: The Limestone County coroner, Mike West, identified the mother as 32-year-old Shauna Leary and the child as two-year-old Sunshine Reynolds. West says Leary, who was pregnant, is from Lewisburg, Tennessee. She and her daughter were killed in the fire Wednesday morning. According to the coroner, the two victims were visiting friends at a mobile home on Jennings Chapel Road. The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office says the mobile home apparently was owned by Allen Dale Branson. Investigators believe Jeffrey Branson and Shauna Leary made it out of the mobile home, but she ran back in to retrieve her daughter. The sheriff’s office and the State Fire Marshal are investigating what caused the fire. From earlier: Limestone County Coroner Mike West confirmed a mother and child died in a mobile home fire on Jennings Chapel Road early Wednesday morning. The fire happened around 3:00 a.m. and crews were still on scene after 7:30 a.m. According to West, two other people were in the home but were able to get out without injuries. Several agencies responded including East Limestone and Ardmore fire departments. (function(d, s, id) var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.11&appId=329347047451553"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Source link Orbem News #child #Coroner #County #Fire #identifies #killed #Limestone #mother

[greatdrams]

The GreatDrams Review of 2017

Welcome to The GreatDrams Review of 2017, a time for me to have a swift light hearted reflection of the year that was and my personal highlights of the year.

Well what a year it has been; several disasters including Grenfell, hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the ascention of Trump and subsequent reduction of power and respect for the Oval Office, Brexit issues still rolling on making the UK government look like chumps, Neymar's ridiculous transfer fee, Chester from Linkin Park passing away, I have settled into my new life up north in Poynton and am absolutely loving it and my boy arrived Feb 5th and visited his first distillery, Laphroaig, June 1st.

Crazy to even start reflecting on most of the above, but thankfully I only need to reflect on GreatDrams, and of course what's been going on in whisky.

This year has been amongst my busiest;

237,000 + GreatDrams readers this year 65k followers across social media and email 1,043 articles now on GreatDrams (including a load scheduled for future publishing) 70 was the age of the oldest whisky I tried this year, along with several in their 60s and 50s... not bad eh?! 42 events attended (lower than usual due to hectic consulting schedule and family life) 30 separate trips from Poynton to London for meetings and workshop (despite not travelling Jan / Feb to be at home with out newborn) 28 flights to Scotland / Ireland for press trips and client meetings (despite not travelling Jan / Feb to be at home with out newborn) 24 distilleries visited across Scotland, Ireland, England, Canada and France 11 spirits judging panels sat on 10 publications written for 10 whisky shows and festivals attended / hosted 6 consecutive new monthly readership records on GreatDrams.com (thank you!) 5 casks bought (Ardmore, Aylsa Bay, Craigellachie, Dailuaine, Glen Moray) 3 awards shortlisted for 2 TV appearances (Sky News and BBC Worldwide) 2 stores stocking my GreatDrams exclusive Ardmore release - more to come, but is a good feeling! 1 award highly commended runner up award 1 GreatDrams independently bottled whisky, Ardmore 8, available here 1 book published and finally released, available here 1 award win - YEAH BABY! GreatDrams wins UK Food And Drink Blog of the Year 2017!! Countless whiskies tried, enjoyed and commented on 😃

Some particular highlights for me personally have been;

My boy being born, love that guy Seeing how bloody brilliantly my wife has taken to being a mother My book finally being released! Signed copies available here Visiting Islay with my wife and baby boy, Archie Going to Canada with Glenfiddich to launch their new Experiemental Batch release Copper Dog blended Scotch making me an ambassador for them Copper Dog also sending a personalised bottle for my boy's birth Attending Diageo Special Releases for the third year in a row My masterclass at the Bristol Whisky Underground festival Building The Dram Team with Chris and Jamie Attending the Irish Whiskey Academy Meeting so many GreatDrammers at different whisky festivals - you're all awesome Moving in to my new office, the tasting bar you can see in the background of my YouTube videos The countless emails, Instagram posts and Tweets people have taken whilst enjoying my book, really raises a smile each time - thank you

In whisky we saw the release of some incredible whiskies (in ALPHABETICAL order, not preference);

25 Year Old Islay Vatted Malt from Cadenhead's Aberfeldy 21 All three Method & Madness releases... and the fourth Ardbeg 21 from Cadenhead's Ardbeg An Oa Ardmore 8 single cask bottled for GreatDrams Aultmore 25 Ballantine's 30 (not new, but I finally opened my bottle) Basil Hayden's Rye Benromach Triple Distilled Big Peat Christmas 2017 Brothership Bruichladdich 1985 DNA Series 25 Year Old Bunnahabhain 46 Year Old Chivas Mizunara Chivas Ultis Colin Dunn's very own 25 Year Old Vatted Malt Copper Dog Craigellachie 23 Craigellachie 31 Craigellachie New Make Deanston 40 Year Old Fettercairn 1973 straight from the cask Glenburgie 18 from Douglas Laing Glenburgie 15 Year Old single malt from Ballantine's Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Experiemental Batch Three Ice Wine Finish Glentauchers 15 Year Old single malt from Ballantine's Hand fill First Fill Sherry Port Charlotte 11 Year Old (epic) Laphroaig 30 Ledaig 18  Miltonduff 15 Year Old single malt from Ballantine's Octomore 7.1 Redbreast 15 Rock Oyster 18 Roe & Co. Scapa 23 distillery exclusive Springbank 18 First Fill Sherry - Springbank Society exclusive The Boutiqe-y Whisky Company 50 Year Old Blend The Glen Grant Collection from Gordon & MacPhail Yamasaki Limited Edition 2017

Along with all these stunning whiskies and a very busy year, we have seen Scotch exports up, volumes up and huge investment into new and expanding distillery operations throughout Scotland and Ireland in particular, with many new distilleries opening up in England too.

2018 looks to be another busy year with consolidation in the industry marking a strong growth trajectory, lots of distilleries who have been built over the last couple of years will be turning on and some will be releasing their first bottlings after three years of patience, and I'm sure a degree of nervous anticipation.

Thanks for reading, following, liking, Tweeting, Facebooking, Instagramming and tagging GreatDrams across the web this year, I've had a blast and it's been so lovely to help so many GreatDrammers with their whisky choices and to meet a fair few of you at events around the UK over the last twelve months.

As always, please do send me pics of your whisky exploration, or tag me in festivities so I can share with the wider GreatDrams Network and please also keep sending your feedback, questions and comments to me, I reply to every single email I get sent; Greg@greatdrams.com.

Here's to a prosperous 2018 for one and all, have a great Christmas, New Year and see you at the next show!

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