#REVEREND IS A MASONIC TITLE

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Church and NAACP praised for reducing Black infant mortality – Church News

Church of Jesus Christ and NAACP praised for reducing infant mortality in Black communities

HHS recognizes MyBaby4Me initiative as key to improving Black maternal health outcomes

By Cynthia Clark, for the Church News28 April 2024, 1:59 PM MDT

Members on a panel discuss the faith-based initiative called MyBaby4Me in Washington D.C.

Vickie Terry, executive director of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP, stands at the podium with and Dr. Michael V. Beheshti of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' MyBaby4Me initiative, with others seated on a panel during an event in Washington D.C. on April 12, 2024. Cynthia Clark

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognized the role of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for implementing a program that has reduced infant mortality rates in Black communities.

The director of the department’s program designed to integrate faith-based organizations in health care recognized and praised the Church at a Washington D.C. event on April 12.

As part of the Church’s partnership with the NAACP, Church leaders met with Vickie Terry, executive director of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP, to brainstorm in 2022.

What the Church and NAACP are doing to help new and expectant mothers in Memphis

She responded that “it disturbs me that [we] are sitting in a zip-code that has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country.” Dr. Michael V. Beheshti, then serving as an Area Seventy in the Church’s North America Southeast Area at the meeting and a practicing physician, determined to learn what he could and see how the Church could help.

The Reverend Dr. Que English leads the HHS’s center for faith-based and neighborhood partnerships. At the April 12 event English organized, she highlighted this NAACP-Church partnership emphasizing the role of faith-based organizations..."

REVEREND is a Masonic term.

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The churches that popped up [When the Europeans started to colonize America] were predominantly plantation churches, so the congregation was mostly relatives. From time to time, the slave master went into these churches and took out the good looking Nubian Women, impregnated them and then put them back in the congregation. Eventually, their mixed offspring (called Mulattos) would grow up and be more desirable to them (the slave masters). The Mulattos would take on the roles of house servants, preachers, etc. Even to this day most of your Black leaders, Politicians, and popular entertainers are light skinned Nubians. The slaves who did hold a position in the Congregation became revered, thus, the title "Reverend" was ascribed to them.

One of the most popular branches to spring up that Nubians became part of was the Baptist Church. Originally, the Baptist Church came from the Knights of Templar. They wore long white robes, immersed people in water during baptisms and lit their crosses for light at night time. They gave birth to the Ku Klux Klan (really a Masonic order) which formed a vigilante group to keep Nubians in line. They broke away and started meeting in barns. That's why most churches are in the shape of a barn. This was the beginning of the churches that most of your grandparents faithfully attended.

~ The Master Teacher Dr. Malachi Z. York

#FreeDrYork #backtobasics #Nashat

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“I got my wish.”

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Robert Brown (born Robin Adair MacKenzie Brown; November 17, 1926 – September 19, 2022)  Television actor who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.

Brown guest-starred on numerous television programs. He was cast in the role of Peter Coll in the two-part episode "The Mad Dog Coll Story" of the NBC series The Lawless Years, which was transmitted on July 28 and August 4, 1961. He made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: as Frank Sykes in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Larcenous Lady", as Goring Gilbert in the 1963 episode "The Case of the Reluctant Model" (both of which were as the murderer) and as Tracey Walcott in the 1964 episode "The Case of the Sleepy Slayer". He also appeared once on Bewitched, playing the role of the come-alive Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial statue in "Darrin on a Pedestal" which aired on October 22, 1970.

Brown had a starring role as the charismatic, fast-talking Jason Bolt in the 1968–70 ABC series Here Come the Brides. He starred as Carter Primus in the 1971–1972 syndicated sea adventure series Primus.

In 1962, he was cast as a reverend in an episode of the NBC western series Bonanza ("Blessed Are They"). Brown appeared as both of the two beings alternating in the character of Lazarus on the Star Trek episode "The Alternative Factor" (1967). He was cast at the last minute when John Drew Barrymore failed to appear for shooting.  In 1975, Brown co-starred in the Columbo episode "Playback".

Brown was a close friend of Carroll O'Connor and appeared in an episode of O'Connor's series Archie Bunker's Place in 1979 and an episode of In the Heat of the Night titled "Poor Relations," which aired in 1994.

According to television producer Perry Lafferty, Brown was initially cast to play Steve McGarrett in the original Hawaii Five-O but was replaced at the last minute by Jack Lord when producer Leonard Freeman decided Brown was not right for the role.  (Wikipedia)

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Thursday 20 March 1834

7

1

Fine white morning as yesterday F45 ½° at 7 10 – from 8 to 9 10 reading the Debates -  very interesting - Cobbetts’ motion for the repeal of the malt tax (negatived) and Shiels’ motion for papers (information) relative to the late treaty between Russia and the North - negatived without a division -  from 9 ¼ to 11 ¾ spoke to Charles Howarth - breakfast in ½ hour at 10 ¾ and wrote 4 ¾ pages to Miss Walker to go in a parcel with her returned letter to her aunt and with Mr Parker’s receipt and no. 1 Paxton’s magazine of botany  -  Kind letter but except saying I had opened the letter and how admirable it, nothing particular -  concluded with  ‘I have many things to say -  my heart is full of them;  but imagine all you can and believe me now and always faithfully and affectionately yours. A. Lister.’  - Said my aunt was not quite so well these last few days, but rather better last night - had not heard of her this morning -  if not worse hoped to dine with Miss W- next Saturday week – not to expect me much before 6 – could not leave here before 11 and wished to look at the fire grates in Leeds - Sent Thomas at 11 ¾ with my letter to ‘Miss Walker’ and the parcel to ‘Miss Walker Heworth Grange, York per mail 20th March’ - had hardly sent if before discovered that the letter to Cliff Hill was left behind – immediately wrote 1 page more of a thousand thousand pardons etc  enclosed the letter in this envelope and that in sufficient paper and made another parcel and set off

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with it myself to meet the mail and give it to the guard - off at 12 ¼ by James Smith - waited at the turnpike - saw Pearson landlord of the Stump X Inn there - he took me aside saying he understood that property was to be sold - he had 20D.W. shewed it me - pays £75 a year - quite as much or more than it is worth, but did not doubt there were who would give more - he had thought of buying the property himself but Mr. Robinson (George) said he knew I thought of buying it, and he (Pearson) thought me we had better not oppose one another - I quite agreed, and was much obliged and very civil - doubted that a good title could be made but if Pearson heard any more of it, to come to Shibden and let us talk it over - he had already bid more than he would give now, as he should have a good deal to borrow - asked that and after promised I would not name it he handsomely told me - £3000, but he thought he could at that price make 3 ½ p.c. of it - I said as times were he had bid too much, and I thought not be against him at that price nor did I think many other people would - he said the Staups buildings let for £30 a year, and the 2 cottages let to William Green for £10 per annum  = £115 or 3 ½ p.c. on £3000 besides there were some people very anxious for a part of the property so that he could get the low part reasonable - I made no remark on this but thought as I walked back 3 ½ p.c. would do - it was  1 5 (12 50 by Halifax?) before the mail passed - gave the guard the parcel (containing my 1 page of envelope and the Cliff Hill letter) directed to ‘Miss Walker Heworth Grange York per mail 20 March’ - home at 1 ½ - some time with my aunt -  poorly again -  The sore on her leg bled so much last night (bled a little the 2 precedents nights) she was almost sick this morning and thanked me for having,  as Oddy told her sent for Mr Sunderland - I had also sent my note written last night to - to ‘Reverend Charles Musgrave. Vicarage’ –compliments and  should be much obliged and glad if he could come here any day before next Saturday week - till 2 ½ wrote the whole of the above of today - parcel from Mr. Thorpe 38 Bradford street, Covent garden London containing no. 467 of the catalogue, and volumes of catalogue of different sorts of manuscripts and other works - out from 2 ¾ to 6 40 with the mason (a young man not here before?) and the boy lowing the garden wall and George Hardy, the mason who has been here with Mallinson, all day thinning the mullions of the upper buttery window - and Pickels and 3 men at the terrace and his son Robert jobbing - Charles and James H- mending up the old oak door into the library passage - John Booth planting, out flowers taking sod off terrace slop, finished taking off gravel, and levelling stuff under road wall - ½  hour talking to Marian -Mr. Sunderland came about 7 ¼ - thinks my aunt no worse – no intermissions in her pulse -  has not lost strength – the bleeding of the wound in her leg a mere oozing from the granulations forming – dinner at 7 ½ - coffee –Marian came to me and staid talking till 9 – with my aunt at 10 for 40 minutes - making extract from Gilly’s Waldensian Researches 2nd series till 12 25 - very fine day - F51° at 11 50 pm.

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Titles and Forms of Address

[Though informal pronouns can be based on gender, there are those based on syfelniss (Old English corruption; sylfum +gefelniss) which come from a subject's sense of self. Many people in the kingdom of Vineia, have personal pronouns they share to loved ones as a sign of trust as well as those outside, including comrades of work and friendship. Often these pronouns have radical deviations from the norm, inspired by items (foress/trees), descriptors (voided/voydre) to more abstract ideas (loveum/lovis). Thus due to the vast possibilities of neopronouns, it's become a custom to learn them in intimate nature, for it is easier than incorporating millions of pronouns in everyday speech. Knowing another's true pronouns is considered a symbol of great connection and trust.]

Divine -thy/thane, other-wordliness, omniscience

Crown -myne/my,tyne/tyr/tye, holiness, grace, righteousness

Noble -mir/mer, earl, duke, baron, count, baronet

Knight -aern/eis, informal honorifics, sier, baronet, chivalrous, honourable

Acolyte -aern/eis, syn/syt, sier. siear , sorcerer, intwined, honourable

Priest -arn/ir, informal honorifics, brethren, nether, montriarch, guardian, reverend, kin

Monk -informal honorifics, brethren, thesther, kinly

Scholar -iel/ele, dr, professor, master, doctor

Healer -iel/ele, uncommon dr. , informal honorifics, doctor, wiser, practitioner

Worker -informal honorifics, brethren, comrade

Master Worker -uncommon arn/eim, informal honorifics

Employer -arn/eis, informal honorifics, boss

Mine commanded the servants to bring myr crown, and organised a banquet for myrrself and the nobles. Myr acolytes impressed the esteemed audience through their dancing illusions and bright, decorative lights. Even mine, myrself, was impressed.

It was time, tyr knew. Tine commanded the royal knights upon the castle, and sounded the alarm. Roars echoed into the night and the crown tyrrself rallied with calls of war. The siege had begun.

Aern defended the city gates frantically against the attackers. Shots of fear rushed through eis blood as the enemy made closer to the compound. Aern tried to steel eisself as clangs of metal rang into the air; blood splitting to eis cheek. Only God could save them.

The master-mason found eimself gazing at the cracks in the stonework. Arn furrowed eim brows and inspected closer. Just as arn suspected, the stones were build upon the wall too hastily, for the lower mortor wasn't dry, causing imbalance in the overall structure.

Iel examined the potion from eley steward. It was an interesting prototype, for when iel siphoned a drop on to the plant, it shook into a cascade of light. My, my, this is peculiar; iel thought to eleyself.

Mir eyes sparked with greed as the servant laid the crystallis in front of mer. A hundred iekons in true form, mir examined. A smile glinted at the edge of mer mouth as an idea formed in mer mind. I could buy a kingdom mir thought to merrself; I could create a new lineage of power.

[wasalwaysagreatpickle]

Thursday 20 March 1834

7

1

Fine white frosty morning as yesterday Fahrenheit 45 1/2˚ at 7 10/.. a.m. from 8 to 9 10/.. reading the Debates – very interesting – Cobbett’s motion for the repeal of the malt tax (negatived) and Shiel’s motion for papers (information) relating to the late treaty between Russia and the North – negatived without a division – 

From 9 1/4 to 11 3/4 spoke to Charles Howarth – breakfast in 1/2 hour at 10 3/4 and wrote 4 3/4 pages to Miss Walker to go in a parcel with her returned letter to her aunt and with Mr Parker’s receipt and number 1 Paxton’s magazine of botany – kind letter but excuse saying I had opened the letter and how admirable it, nothing particular – concluded with ‘I have many things to say – my heart is full of them; but imagine all you can, and believe me now and always faithfully and affectionately yours AL’ said my aunt was not quite so well these last few days, but rather better last night – had not heard of her this morning – if not worse hoped to dine with Miss Walker next Saturday week – not to expect me much before 6 – could not leave here before 11 and wished to look at fire grates in Leeds – 

Sent Thomas at 11 3/4 with my letter to ‘Miss Walker’ and the parcel to ‘Miss Walker, Heworth Grange, York per mail 20 March’ – had hardly sent it before I discovered that the letter to Cliffhill was left behind – immediately wrote 1 page more of a thousand thousand pardons etc enclosed the letter in this envelope and that in sufficient paper and made another parcel and sent off with it myself to meet the mail and give it to the guard – 

Off at 12 1/4 by James Smith’s – waited at the turnpike saw Pearson landlord of the Stump Cross Inn there – he took me aside saying he understood that property was to be sold – he had 20 days work shewed it me – pays £75 a year – quite as much or more than it is worth but did not doubt there were who would give more – he had thought of buying the property himself but Mr Robinson (George) said he knew I thought of buying it, and he (Pearson) thought we had better not oppose one another – I quite agreed, and was much obliged and very civil – doubted that a good title could be made but if Pearson heard any more of it, to come to Shibden and let us talk it over – he had already bid more than he would give now, as he should have a good deal to borrow – asked what and after promising I would not name it he handsomely told me - £3000 but he thought he could at that price make 3 1/2 percent of it – I said as times were he had bid too much, and I should not be against him at that price nor did I think many other people would – he said the Staups buildings let for £30 a year, and the 2 cottages let to William Green for £10 per annum = £115 or 3 1/2 percent on £3000 besides there were some people very anxious for a part of the property so that he could get the low part reasonable – I made no remark on this but thought as I walked back 3 1/2 percent would do – 

It was 1 5/.. (12 50/.. by Halifax?) before the mail passed – gave the guard the parcel (containing my 1 page of envelope and the Cliff Hill letter) directed to ‘Miss Walker Heworth Grange York per mail 20 March’ – home at 1 1/2 - some time with my aunt – poorly again – the sore on her leg bled so much last night (bled a little the 2 preceding nights) she was almost sick this morning and thanked me for having, as Oddy told her, sent for Mr Sunderland – I had also sent my note written last night to ‘the Reverend Charles Musgrave Vicarage’ – compliments and should be much obliged and glad if he could come here any day before next Saturday week – 

Till 2 1/2 wrote the whole of the above of today – parcel from Mr Thorpe, 38 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London containing number 467 of the catalogue, and volumes of catalogue of different sorts of manuscripts and other works – 

Out from 2 3/4 to 6 40/.. with the mason (a young man not here before?) and the boy lowering the garden wall and George Hardy, the mason who has been here with Mallinson, all day thinning the mullions of the upper buttery windows – and Pickles and 3 men at the terrace his son Robert jobbing – Charles and James Howarth mending up the old oak door into the old library passage – John Booth planting out flowers taking sod off terrace slope, finished taking off gravel and levelling stuff under road wall –

1/2 hour talking to Marian – Mr Sunderland came about 7 1/4 – thinks my aunt no worse – no intermission in her pulse – has not lost strength – the bleeding of the wound in her leg a mere oozing from the granulations forming – dinner at 7 1/2 – coffee – Marian came to me and stayed talking till 9 – with my aunt at 10 for 40 minutes – making extract from Gilley’s [Waldenson] Researchers 2nd series till 12 25/..

Very fine day – Fahrenheit 51˚ at 11 50/.. p.m. –

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TITLE: More Than Most Fair, Full of the Living Fire Fandom: Critical Role (UnDeadwood Miniseries) Wordcount: 7,360 Rating: T (language, themes, violence) Pairing: mostly background; Miriam/Arabella, Sharpe/Mason Characters: Miriam Landisman, Clayton Sharpe, Arabella Whitlock, Reverend Mason, Aloysius Fogg, Al Swearengen

Summary: [SPOILERS FOR THE FINALE] First, they raise him. Then, they make sure to keep raising each other.

Excerpt: "I see," she says gently. "Well – the how may be in doubt, but just don't you go wondering anything about why it is you're with us, darlin'. I won't have you doubting the power of affection that brought you back to us, nor doubt your own worth." 

Clayton huffs, and Miriam knows she's taking a risk when she reaches out and lifts his chin with a brief touch of the side of her index finger, taking his frank, questioning look and returning it.  

"Don't, honey," she says again, sweeter. "The Reverend's prayers were answered. If nothing else, you can respect that effort from him, can't you?" 

Sharpe's eyes flicker; something in him visibly warms, and then he colors slightly and looks away again, knowing she has seen it. "Sure, I can do that much," he says, quietly.

I apparently only write fic every 6 months, now, and only when my heart and soul have been smashed into a gazillion tiny pieces. Enjoy!

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Al Green

Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer; he is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together". After an incident in which his girlfriend committed suicide, Green became an ordained pastor and turned to gospel music. He later returned to secular music.

Green was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. He was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music". He has also been referred to as "The Last of the Great Soul Singers". Green is the winner of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received the BMI Icon award and is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient. He was included in the Rolling Stone list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, ranking at No. 65, as well as its list of the 100 Greatest Singers, at No. 14.

Early life

Albert Leornes Greene was born on April 13, 1946, in Forrest City, Arkansas. The sixth of ten children born to Cora Lee and Robert G. Greene, Jr., a sharecropper, Al began performing with his brothers in a group called the Greene Brothers at around the age of ten. The Greene family relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the late 1950s. Al was kicked out of the family home while in his teens, after his devoutly religious father caught him listening to Jackie Wilson. He then lived with a prostitute, began hustling, and indulged in recreational drugs.

"I also listened to Mahalia Jackson, all the great gospel singers. But the most important music to me was those hip-shakin’ boys: Wilson Pickett and Elvis Presley. I just loved Elvis Presley. Whatever he got, I went out and bought."

In high school, Al formed a vocal group called Al Greene & the Creations. Two of the group's members, Curtis Rodgers and Palmer James, formed an independent label called Hot Line Music Journal. In 1968, having changed their name to Al Greene & the Soul Mates, they recorded the song "Back Up Train", releasing it on Hot Line Music. The song was a hit on the R&B charts and peaked at Number 46 in the Cash Box Top 100. However, the group's subsequent follow-ups failed to chart, as did their debut album Back Up Train. While performing with the Soul Mates, Green came into contact with Memphis record producer Willie Mitchell, who hired him in 1969 to be a vocalist for a Texas show with Mitchell's band. Following the performance, Mitchell asked Green to sign with his Hi Records label.

Career

Early success

Having noted that Green had been trying to sing like Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, and James Brown, Mitchell became his vocal mentor, coaching him into finding his own voice. Before releasing his first album with Hi, Green removed the final "e" from his name. Subsequently, he released Green Is Blues (1969), which was a moderate success. His follow-up album, Al Green Gets Next to You (1971), featured the hit R&B cover of the Temptations' "I Can't Get Next to You", recorded in a slow blues-oriented version. The album also featured his first significant hit, "Tired of Being Alone", which sold a million copies and was certified gold, becoming the first of eight gold singles Green would release between 1971 and 1974.

Green's next album, Let's Stay Together (January 1972), solidified his place in soul music. The title track was his biggest hit to date, reaching number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts. The album became his first to be certified gold. His follow-up, I'm Still in Love with You (October 1972) went platinum with the help of the singles "Look What You Done for Me" and the title track, both of which went to the top ten on the Hot 100. His next album, Call Me (April 1973) produced three top ten singles: "You Ought to Be with Me", "Call Me (Come Back Home)", and "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)". In addition to these hit singles, Green also had radio hits with songs such as "Love and Happiness", his cover of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart", "Simply Beautiful", "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is", and "Take Me to the River", later covered successfully by new wave band Talking Heads and blues artist Syl Johnson.

Green's album Livin' for You (December 1973) was certified gold. He continued to record successful R&B hits in the next several years including "Livin' for You", "Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy)" from his album Al Green Explores Your Mind, "Let's Get Married", "L-O-V-E (Love)" and "Full of Fire".

By the time Green released the album, The Belle Album in 1977, however, Green's record sales had plummeted, partially due to Green's own personal issues during this time and his desire to become a minister. His last Hi Records album, Truth n' Time, was released in 1978 and failed to become a success.

Gospel recordings

Continuing to record R&B, Green saw his sales start to slip and drew mixed reviews from critics. In 1979, he injured himself falling off the stage while performing in Cincinnati and took this as a message from God. He then concentrated his energies towards pastoring his church and gospel music.

From 1981 to 1989 Green recorded a series of gospel albums.While still under contract with Hi Records, Green released the 1980 album, The Lord Will Make a Way, his first of six albums on the Christian label Myrrh Records. The title song from the album would later win Green his first of eight Grammy Awards in the Best Soul Gospel Performance category. In 1982, Green co-starred with Patti LaBelle in the Broadway play, "Your Arms Too Short to Box with God". In 1984, director Robert Mugge released a documentary film, Gospel According to Al Green, including interviews about his life and footage from his church. In 1985, he reunited with Willie Mitchell along with Angelo Earl for He Is the Light, his first album for A&M Records. His 1987 follow-up, Soul Survivor, featured the minor hit, "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", which reached number 22 on the Billboard R&B chart, his first top 40 R&B hit since "I Feel Good" in 1978.

Return to secular music

Green returned to secular music in 1988 recording "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" with Annie Lennox. Featured on the soundtrack to the movie, Scrooged, the song became Green's first top 10 pop hit since 1974. Green had a hit in 1989 with "The Message is Love" with producer Arthur Baker. Two years later, he recorded the theme song to the short-lived show Good Sports. In 1993, he signed with RCA and with Baker again as producer, released the album, Don't Look Back. Green received his ninth Grammy award for his collaboration with Lyle Lovett for their duet of "Funny How Time Slips Away". Green's 1995 album, Your Heart's In Good Hands, was released around the time that Green was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The one single released from the album, "Keep On Pushing Love", was described as "invoking the original, sparse sound of his [Green's] early classics."

In 2000, Green released his autobiography, Take Me to the River. Two years later, he earned the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and recorded a hit R&B duet with Ann Nesby on the song, "Put It On Paper". Green again reunited with Willie Mitchell in 2003 for the album, I Can't Stop. A year later, Green re-recorded his previous song, "Simply Beautiful", with Queen Latifah on the latter's album, The Dana Owens Album. In 2005, Green and Mitchell collaborated on Everything's OK.

Green's 2008 album, Lay It Down, was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and James Poyser. It became his first album to reach the top ten since the early 1970s. The album featured a minor R&B hit with the ballad, "Stay with Me (By the Sea)", featuring John Legend and also featuring duets with Anthony Hamilton and Corinne Bailey Rae. During an interview for promotion of the album, Green admitted that he would have liked to duet with Marvin Gaye: "In those days, people didn't sing together like they do now."

In 2009, Green recorded "People Get Ready" with Heather Headley on the album, Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration. In 2010, Green performed "Let's Stay Together" on Later... with Jools Holland. On September 13, 2018, Al Green released his first new recording in almost over ten years, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," most famously recorded by Freddy Fender in 1975. It was produced by Matt Ross-Spang and is part of Amazon Music's new "Produced By" series.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Al Green among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

Personal life

On October 18, 1974, Green's girlfriend, Mary Woodson, assaulted him and then committed suicide at his Memphis home. Although she was already married with three children, Woodson became upset when Green refused to marry her. She doused him with a pot of boiling grits as he was preparing for bed in the bathroom, causing second-degree burns on his back, stomach, and arms which required skin grafts. Shortly after, Woodson fatally shot herself with his .38 handgun. Police found an apparent suicide note inside Woodson's purse that declared her intentions and her reasons. A few days prior, Green had sent Woodson to convalesce at the home of his friend after she had taken a handful of sleeping pills and slit her wrists. Green cited this incident as a wake-up call to change his life.

Days after Green was released from Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, where he was treated for his burns, he was reportedly held hostage at gunpoint by his cousin who demanded that he owed her money. Green refused to press charges.

In 1976, Green established the Full Gospel Tabernacle church in Memphis. Green resides and preaches in Memphis, near Graceland. He is a member of the Prince Hall Masons, the African-American wing of Freemasonry, at the Thirty-Third Degree.

In September 2013, Green's sister Maxine Green was reported missing from her assisted living home in Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to her daughter Lasha, Green has not reached out to the family about his sister. As of March 2020, she is still missing.

Marriages and children

On June 15, 1977, Green married his first wife Shirley Green (née Kyles) in Memphis. Originally from Chicago, she was one of his backing vocalists and an employee at his church. Together they have three daughters. Shirley first filed for divorce in 1978 on the ground of cruelty and irreconcilable differences. She filed again in 1981, charging that Green had subjected her to domestic violence throughout their marriage. Green accused her of cruel and inhuman treatment in a countercomplaint. In a sworn deposition in 1982 as part of her divorce filing, Shirley testified that in 1978 while five months pregnant, Green beat her with a boot for refusing to have sex. The assault resulted in head wounds, one of which required stitches. After the incident she filed for divorce, but they reconciled. According to Shirley, they separated several times when the beatings became "too frequent and too severe." Initially, Green denied beating his wife, but under oath in 1982 he admitted to striking her. Their divorce was finalized in February 1983. Green agreed to pay her $432,800 in alimony and child support. In 1995, the story of Nicole Brown Simpson inspired Shirley to go public with the abuse she endured in order to help other victims.

Green has six children: two sons, Al Green, Jr. and Trevor; four daughters, Alva Lei, Rubi Renee, Kora Kishe (with Shirley Green), and Kala.

Green was reportedly remarried by the 1990s.

Assault charges

Green's former secretary, Linda Wills, filed a $25,000 civil suit against him in 1974. Wills charged that Green beat her and shoved her through a glass door in his Memphis office after a dispute about how much back pay she was entitled to for her duties. The civil suit was dropped because of "conflicting testimony," but in 1975 they settled a $100,000 lawsuit for assault and battery charges.

In 1977, Green and his former organ player Larry Robinson were arrested for assault on Memorial Day in Irving, Texas. According to Robinson, Green and his bodyguards jumped him when he confronted Green about owed money from previous gigs. They both posted bond on a misdemeanor charge.

In 1978, Green was charged with assault and battery for allegedly beating Lovie Smith unconscious with a tree limb. The charges were dismissed after Smith, who had moved, did not receive a subpoena and therefore missed the court date.

Discography

Awards and honors

Green has been nominated for 21 Grammy Awards, winning 11, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Two of his songs, "Let's Stay Together" and "Take Me To the River" have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Green was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2004, he was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame. That same year, he was inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also in 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him No. 65 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 BET Awards on June 24, 2009.

On August 26, 2004, Green was honored as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI Urban Awards. He joined a list of previous Icon honorees that included R&B legends James Brown, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Bo Diddley.

In 2009, Al Green was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.

Green was recognized on December 7, 2014, as a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.

[jungleindierock]

Jungle Indie Rock Playlist August 2010

Dear followers of Jungle Indie Rock, here is our fourth playlist from way back in 2010, now here as a Spotify playlist. Posted again after nine years. Sadly it won’t embed as it should, still no news from tumblr staff, about when this problem will be fixed, it has been five weeks since i reported this issue and it is still unresolved!! Thank god that Word Press have bought tumblr, we might all get things working properly now!!

Like the other playlists that we have re-upload to Spotfiy, not everything is there!! So whatever is missing i have added a link to take you either to youtube or bandcamp to play the missing tune, said tracks are highlighted via bold text. 

On this the fourth playlist tracks were compiled from tracks from daKradha (Dak), David (Dao), Mar (Campingas) and myself Reb (Rebjukebox) along with two tracks selected by a guest, Robin. I will show on the tracklist who selected which tracks. Also yeah the cover says Jimdo Indie Rock as that was what we were called way back then, we later re-named the site Jungle Indie Rock. The cover was created by Mar and the playlist’s running order was compliled also by Mar.

So sit back and enjoy this trip into the archive of Jungle Indie Rock!! Play the playlist Here or click on the title at the top of this post. I have enjoyed playing some of these tunes once again!!

Tracklist

Reverend & The Makers - Open Your Window (2007) - Camp

The Sunshine Underground - In Your Arms (2010) - Reb

Ra Ra Riot - Do You Remember (2010) - Dao

Foals - What Remains (2010) - DaK

Phoenix - Girlfriend (2009) - Camp

Cherry Ghost - A Month Of Mornings (2010) - Dao

Steve Mason - All Come Down (2010) - Reb

First Aid Kit - Heavy Storm (2010) - Camp

Dear Reader - Way Of The World (2009)  - DaK

The See See - Up The Hill (2007) - Robin

Clara Luzia - Two Of Them (2009) - DaK

Marina Topley Bird - Too Yuff To Die (2010) - Dao

Nina Hagen - Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode Cover) (2010) - Reb

Adele - Tired (2008) - Camp

Colour Of Clouds - Left You (2009) - DaK

Delorean & Tiedeye Remix - Real love (Tiedeye Remix) (2010) - Dao

The Sister Ruby Band - Rebecca (Just Take It From Me) (2010) - Reb

Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill (2010) - Camp

The Bluetones - Carry Me Home (2010) - Reb

My First Earthquake - Neon For You (2010) - DaK

Karpatenhund - Meer (2010) - Dao

The Thermals - I Don't Believe You (2010) - DaK

Boston Spaceships - Come On Baby Grace (2010) - Reb

Dinosaur Pile-Up - Melanin (2009) - Camp

Interpol - Success (2010) - Dao

Big City - The Smiths (2010) - Camp

Chief - Breaking Walls (2010) - Reb

The Notwist - Gravity (2008) - DaK

Albanopower - A Ghost O  (2009) - Dao

Club Smith - Lament (2010) - Camp

Mackintosh Braun - Nothing Else Is Real (2008) - Reb

CFCF - Big Love (Junior Boys Remix)(2010) - Dao

Bearstronaut - Shannon (2010) - DaK

The Postelles - White Nights (2010) - Camp

Yeasayer - Ambling Alp (2010) - Camp

Les Savy Fav - Sleepless In Silverlake (2010) - Camp

The Waves Pictures - I Just Want To Be Your Friend (2010) - Camp

The King Blues - Headbutt (2010) - Reb

Silvery - Indentity (2010) - Reb

O.Children - Ruins (2010) - Reb

I Am Kloot - Northern Skies (2010) - Reb

Jordi Skywalker - Caravane (2010) - Dao

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Sunrise (2010) - Dao

Limbotheque - Buon Giorno (2010) - Dao

Crocodiles Master - Sleep Forever (2010) - Dao

Yeti Lane - Floating (2010) - Robin

Young Heretics - Risk / Loss (2010) - DaK

The Most Serene Republic - Four Humours (2009) - DaK

Entertainment For The Braindead - Maybe (2008) - DaK

Get Well Soon - Werner Herzog Gets Shot (2010) - DaK

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UMMMMMMM 

“Goodnight, Miss Miriam”? If we are following the pattern of where the titles are coming from, that means this line is coming from (correct me if I am wrong ) one Mr. Aloysius Fogg or a Reverend Matthew Mason. I need context like yesterday. 

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“JANE EYRE” (1973) Review

"JANE EYRE" (1973) Review When I began this article, it occurred to me that I was about to embark upon the review of the sixth adaptation I have seen of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel. I have now seen six adaptations of "Jane Eyre" and plan to watch at least one or two more. Meanwhile, I would like to discuss my views on the 1973 television adaptation.

For the umpteenth time, "JANE EYRE" told the story of a young English girl, who is forced to live with her unlikable aunt-by-marriage and equally unlikable cousins. After a clash with her Cousin John Reed, Jane Eyre is sent to Lowood Institution for girls. Jane spends eight years as a student and two as a teacher at Lowood, until she is able to acquire a position as governess at a Yorkshire estate called Thornfield Hall. Jane discovers that her charge is a young French girl named Adele Varens, who happens to be the ward of Jane's employer and Thornfield's owner, Edward Rochester. Before she knows it, Jane finds herself falling in love with Mr. Rochester. But the path toward romantic happiness proves to be littered with pitfalls. After watching "JANE EYRE" . . . or least this version, I hit the Web to learn about the prevailing view toward the 1973 miniseries. I got the impression that a number of Brontë fans seemed to regard it as the best version of the 1847 novel. I can honestly say that I do not agree with this particular view. Mind you, the miniseries seemed to be a solid adaptation. Screenwriter Robin Chapman and director Joan Craft managed to translate Brontë's tale to the screen without too many drastic changes. Yes, there are one or two changes that I found questionable. But I will get to them later. More importantly, due to the entire production being stretch out over the course of five episode, I thought it seemed well balanced. I was surprised to see that "JANE EYRE" was set during the decade of the 1830s. It proved to be the second (or should I say first) adaptation to be set in that period. The 1983 television adaptation was also set during the 1830s. Did this bother me? No. After all, Brontë's novel was actual set during the reign of King George III (1760-1820) and I have yet to stumble across an adaptation from this period. Both this production and the 1983 version do come close. But since "Jane Eyre" is not a historical fiction novel like . . . "Vanity Fair", I see no reason why any movie or television production has to be set during the time period indicated in the story. The movie also featured some solid performances. I was surprised to see Jean Harvey in the role of Jane's Aunt Reed. The actress would go on to appear in the 1983 adaptation of the novel as Rochester's housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax. As for her portrayal of Aunt Reed, I thought Harvey did a solid job, even if I found her slightly theatrical at times. Geoffrey Whitehead gave an excellent performance as Jane's later benefactor and cousin, St. John Rivers. However, I had the oddest feeling that Whitehead was slightly too old for the role, despite being only 33 to 34 years old at the time. Perhaps he just seemed slightly older. The 1973 miniseries would prove to be the first time Edward de Souza portrayed the mysterious Richard Mason. He would later go on to repeat the role in Franco Zeffirelli's 1996 adaptation. Personally, I feel he was more suited for the role in this adaptation and his excellent performance conveyed this. I do not know exactly what to say about Brenda Kempner's portrayal of Bertha Mason. To be honest, I found her performance to be something of a cliché of a mentally ill woman. For me, the best performance in the entire miniseries came from Stephanie Beachum, who portrayed Jane's potential rival, the haughty and elegant Blanche Ingram. I do not think I have ever come across any actress who portrayed Blanche as both "haughty" and lively at the same time. Beachum did an excellent job at portraying Blanche as a likable, yet off-putting and arrogant woman. Many fans of the novel do not seem particularly impressed by Sorcha Cusack's portrayal of the title character. A good number of them have accused the actress of being unable to convey more than a handful of expressions. And they have accused her of being too old for the role at the ripe age of 24. Personally . . . I disagree with them. I do not regard Cusack's performance as one of the best portrayals of Jane Eyre. But I thought she did a pretty damn good job, considering this was her debut as an actress. As for her "limited number of expressions", I tend to regard this accusation as a bit exaggerated. Yes, I found her performance in the scenes featuring Jane's early time at Thornfield a bit too monotone. But I feel that she really got into the role, as the production proceeded. On the other hand, many of these fans regard Michael Jayston's portrayal of Edward Rochester as the best. Again, I disagree. I am not saying there was something wrong with his performance. I found it more than satisfying. But I found it difficult to spot anything unique about his portrayal, in compare to the other actors who had portrayed the role before and after him. There were a few moments when his performance strayed dangerously in hamminess. Also, I found his makeup a bit distracting, especially the . . . uh, "guyliner". The production values for "JANE EYRE" seemed solid. I felt a little disappointed that interior shots seemed to dominate the production, despite the exterior scenes of Renishaw Hall, which served as Thornfield. Some might argue that BBC dramas of the 1970s and 1980s were probably limited by budget. Perhaps so, but I have encountered other costumed productions of that period that have used more exterior shots. I had no problem with Roger Reece's costume designs. But aside from the outstanding costumes for Stephanie Beacham, there were times when most of the costumes looked as if they came from a warehouse. Earlier, I had commented on the minimal number of drastic changes to Brontë's novel. I am willing to tolerate changes in the translation from novel to television/movie, if they were well done. Some of the changes did not bother me - namely Bessie's visit to Jane at Lowood and the quarrel between Eliza and Georgiana Reed, during Jane's visit at Gateshead Hall. But there were changes and omissions I noticed that did not exactly impress me. I was disappointed that the miniseries did not feature Jane's revelation to Mrs. Fairfax about her engagement to Mr. Rochester. I was also disappointed that "JANE EYRE" did not feature Jane begging in a village before her meeting with the Rivers family. Actually, many other adaptations have failed to feature this sequence as well . . . much to my disappointment. And I was a little put off by one scene in which Mr. Rochester tried to prevent Jane from leaving Thornfield following the aborted wedding ceremony with over emotional kisses on the latter's lips. Not face . . . but lips. I also did not care for the invented scenes that included a pair of doctors telling Reverend Brocklehurst that he was responsible for the typhus outbreak at Lowood. What was the point in adding this scene? And what was the point in adding a scene in which two society ladies discussed John Reed during a visit Thornfield? Overall, "JANE EYRE" proved to be a solid adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel, thanks to director Joan Craft and screenwriter Robin Chapman. Everything about this production struck me as "solid", including the performances from a cast led by Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston. Only Stephanie Beachum's portrayal of Blanche Ingram stood out for me. The production values struck me as a bit pedestrian. And I was not that thrilled by a few omissions and invented scenes by Chapman. But in the end, I liked the miniseries. I did not love it, but I liked it.

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Character Actor

James Jeffrey Griffith (February 13, 1916 – September 17, 1993)  Character actor, musician and screenwriter

In 1959 Griffith appeared as John Wesley Hardin on the TV western Maverick in the episode titled "Duel at Sundown" featuring James Garner and Clint Eastwood.

In the role of Aaron Adams, the town barber, Griffith appeared in 1958 in twelve episodes of the CBS western series, Trackdown, starring Robert Culp as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman.

Griffith also portrayed deputy Tom Ferguson in the syndicated series, Sheriff of Cochise, starring John Bromfield, and U.S. Marshal.

Griffith made more than seventy guest appearances on television shows, including eight episodes of Wagon Train, seven episodes of The Range Rider, seven episodes of The Lone Ranger, two episodes of Annie Oakley, four episodes of Cheyenne, three episodes of Buffalo Bill, Jr., six episodes of Gunsmoke, four episodes of Perry Mason, four episodes of Dragnet, three episodes (42, 43 and 108) of Batman, and two segments of Little House on the Prairie.

Throughout his acting career, Griffith continued to practice his original love of music, having performed in the Spike Jones band. he composed music for the 1958 film Bullwhip and the 1964 picture, Lorna, in which he also had a role and served as screenwriter. Griffith played the Reverend in Black in the opening, closing, and a few in the middle scenes of Lorna, starring Lorna Maitland in one of director Russ Meyer's black-and-white 'skin' movies before the height of Meyer's career in 1968 with Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

Griffith made his last onscreen appearance in a 1982 episode of CBS' Dallas.   (Wikipedia)

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Thursday 20 March 1834: SH:7/ML/E/17/0010

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Fine white morning as yesterday F45 ½° at 7 10 – from 8 to 9 10 reading the Debates -  very interesting - Cobbetts’ motion for the repeal of the malt tax (negatived) and Shiels’ motion for papers (information) relative to the late treaty between Russia and the North- negatived without a division -  from 9 ¼ to 11 ¾ spoke to Charles Howarth - breakfast in ½ hour at 10 ¾ and wrote 4 ¾ pages to Miss Walker to go in a parcel with her returned letter to her aunt and with Mr Parker’s receipt and n°1 Paxton’s magazine of botany  -  Kind letter but except saying I had opened the letter and how admirable it, nothing particular -  concluded with  ‘I have many things to say -  my heart is full of them;  but imagine all you can and believe me now and always faithfully and affectionately yours. A. Lister.’  - Said my aunt was not quite so well these last few days, but rather better last night - had not heard of her this morning -  if not worse hoped to dine with Miss W- next Saturday week – not to expect me much before 6 – could not leave here before 11 and wished to look at the fire grates in Leeds - Sent Thomas at 11 ¾ with my letter to ‘Miss Walker’ and the parcel to ‘Miss Walker Heworth Grange, York per mail 20th March’ - had hardly sent if before discovered that the letter to Cliff Hill was left behind – immediately wrote 1 page more of a thousand thousand pardons etc  enclosed the letter in this envelope and that in sufficient paper and made another parcel and set off

SH:7/ML/E/17/0011

with it myself to meet the mail and give it to the guard - off at 12 ¼ by James Smith - waited at the turnpike - saw Pearson landlord of the Stump X Inn there - he took me aside saying he understood that property was to be sold - he had 20DW shewed it me - pays £75 a year - quite as much or more than it is worth, but did not doubt there were who would give more - he had thought of buying the property himself but Mr. Robinson (George) said he knew I thought of buying it, and he (Pearson) thought me we had better not oppose one another - I quite agreed, and was much obliged and very civil - doubted that a good title could be made but if Pearson heard any more of it, to come to Shibden and let us talk it over - he had already bid more than he would give now, as he should have a good deal to borrow - asked that and after promised I would not name it he handsomely told me - £3000, but he thought he could at that price make 3 ½ p.c. of it - I said as times were he had bid too much, and I thought not be against him at that price nor did I think many other people would - he said the Staups buildings let for £30 a year, and the 2 cottages let to William Green for £10 per annum  = £115 or 3 ½ pc on £3000 besides there were some people very anxious for a part of the property so that he could get the low part reasonable - I made no remark on this but thought as I walked back 3 ½ pc would do - it was  1 5 (12 50 by Halifax?) before the mail passed - gave the guard the parcel (containing my 1 page of envelope and the Cliff Hill letter) directed to ‘Miss Walker Heworth Grange York per mail 20 March’ - home at 1 ½ - some time with my aunt -  poorly again -  The sore on her leg bled so much last night (bled a little the 2 precedents nights) she was almost sick this morning and thanked me for having,  as Oddy told her sent for Mr Sunderland - I had also sent my note written last night to - to ‘Reverend Charles Musgrave. Vicarage’ –compliments and  should be much obliged and glad if he could come here any day before next Saturday week - till 2 ½ wrote the whole of the above of today - parcel from Mr. Thorpe 38 Bradford street, Covent garden London containing n° 467 of the catalogue, and volumes of catalogue of different sorts of manuscripts and other works - out from 2 ¾ to 6 40 with the mason (a young man not here before?) and the boy lowing the garden wall and George Hardy, the mason who has been here with Mallinson, all day thinning the mullions of the upper buttery window - and Pickels and 3 men at the terrace and his son Robert jobbing - Charles and James H- mending up the old oak door into the library passage - John Booth planting, out flowers taking sod off terrace slop, finished taking off gravel, and levelling stuff under road wall - ½  hour talking to Marian -Mr. Sunderland came about 7 ¼ - thinks my aunt no worse – no intermissions in her pulse -  has not lost strength – the bleeding of the wound in her leg a mere oozing from the granulations forming – dinner at 7 ½ - coffee –Marian came to me and staid talking till 9 – with my aunt at 10 for 40 minutes - making extract from Gilly’s Waldensian Researches 2nd series till 12 25 - very fine day - F51° at 11 50 pm.

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 6/10/2019

Good MORNING  #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Monday 10th June 2019. Remember you can read full articles for FREE via Barbados Today (BT), Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS) or by purchasing a Daily Nation Newspaper (DN).

BWA REPAIRING A 12 INCH BURST MAIN AT JEMMOTTS LANE – The Barbados Water Authority would like to inform the public that on Sunday, June 9, it has sustained a burst on a 12-inch main at Jemmott’s Lane, St Michael.  This burst may result in water outages or low pressure mainly  to the Jemmott’s Layne area. Crews have been mobilized and are addressing the issue. Motorists and pedestrians should make every effort to cooperate with the traffic wardens and where possible avoid this area. Water Tankers will be dispatched to assist essential services first.  Therefore the delivery of water to the other affected areas may be delayed. The Barbados Water Authority regrets any inconvenience to its valued customers.  (BGIS)

DEMS DISCUSS GOVERNMENT’S FIRST YEAR – Scores of Democratic Labour Party supporters have gathered at the St Michael School for the party’s public meeting. Several members of the party including party leader Verla Depeiza are expected to address the audience. So far new party members Ryan Walters and Andre Worrell have spoken on issues like proper communication and the present state of the economy in Barbados. (DN)

TIMES UP – Time’s up for delinquent Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) tenants who have racked up millions of dollars in rental arrears over the last decade. And while not disclosing when action will begin, BIDC chairman John Rocheford told the media yesterday the state agency would begin a lock-out because the six-month grace period announced last August by Minister of International Business and Industry Ronald Toppin and its subsequent extension, ended on May 31. “It cannot be business as usual. BIDC is also a business and we must run it as a business,” Rocheford said. “The money that we spend on various projects and other aspects of our business we have to get revenue from somewhere to keep those projects and so on, going. Therefore, we can no longer sit down and allow people to not pay the rent that they have agreed to pay.  (DN)

WANTED: Ryan Oneal Corbin – The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a wanted man.  He is 42-year-old Ryan Oneal Corbin alias 'breadfruits' or 'fruits' whose last known address is Grenville Way, Cave Hill, St. Michael. He is wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Corbin is of a dark complexion, approximately 6 feet tall with a slim build. He has a low hairstyle, small eyes, protruding large ears and has a gold cap on his bottom front tooth. Ryan Oneal Corbin is advised that he can present himself to the Drug Squad, Oistins Police Station, Oistins, Christ Church accompanied by an attorney-at-law of his choice. Any person, who may know the whereabouts of Ryan Oneal Corbin, is asked to contact the Drug Squad at 416-2631 or 2632, Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477), or the nearest police station.  The public is reminded that it is a serious offence to harbour or assist wanted persons; any person caught committing this offence can be prosecuted. (Dn)

BRAZIL WOMEN BEAT REGGAE GIRLZ 3-0 – Brazil’s Cristiane became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the Women’s World Cup as the former finalists sealed a superb 3-0 victory over debutants Jamaica on Sunday to kick off their campaign in convincing fashion. At 34 years and 25 days, Cristiane eclipsed the record of American Carli Lloyd who was 32 years and 355 days when she scored three times in a 5-2 win over Japan in the 2015 final. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo holds the men’s record, having scored three goals in a 3-3 draw with Spain in the 2018 World Cup in Russia at 33 years and 130 days. Victory at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble meant Vadao’s Brazil maintained their perfect record in World Cup openers and also snapped a run of nine straight defeats in the lead-up to the tournament since a 2-1 win over Japan last July. Cristiane, starting in place of fellow forward Marta who was ruled out of the game with a thigh problem, gave Brazil the lead in the 15th minute by meeting Barcelona midfielder Andressa’s cross from the left with a header past Sydney Schneider. The South Americans continued to create chances and could have doubled their lead after earning a penalty for handball by Jamaica defender Allyson Swaby, but Schneider saved Andressa’s tame effort on goal seven minutes before the break. Cristiane tucked in her second goal from a tight angle following the restart as Andressa provided the assist again, before she completed her hat-trick with a powerful freekick that rattled the underside of the crossbar and landed in. It was the first hat-trick for Brazil in the women’s World Cup since Sissi and Pretinha scored three goals each in a 7-1 thrashing of Mexico in 1999. Brazil, who are aiming to surpass their best-ever finish in 2007 when they were beaten by Germany in the title clash, take on Australia in Montpellier in their next Group C contest on Thursday. Jamaica play Italy in Reims on Friday.  (DN)

BFPA CELEBRATING 65 YEARS – A mysterious series of fires at the Barbados Family Planning Association last year was not enough to destroy the will of employees to provide quality healthcare to Barbados’ most vulnerable groups. On Sunday morning, the board, management and staff celebrated 65 years as Barbados’ oldest Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), with a service at the St Paul’s Anglican church. President of the Association, Revered Ruth Phillips told the congregation that despite the challenges, the BFPA has not deviated from its mandate of facilitating the growth of strong families in Barbados. In fact, she reported more than 60,000 services were delivered to Barbadians in 2018. “Despite the challenges of 2018, the BFPA accomplished several things. We were the winners of the prestigious West Wing Award for Empowerment and we received this award from the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Barbados being so small in a western region, we are a force to be reckoned with…So, we in Barbados have a lot to be proud of with the work that the Barbados Family planning association is doing,” Phillips said. A fire of unknown origin crippled the association’s services last April costing $5 million in repairs. However an abundance of donations helped to keep the entity afloat “during its time of great tribulation”. “I am proud to be a part of this entity with a wholesome and responsible social work with diverse groups of people in the Barbados community and one that has grown from strength to strength with an increasing number of people who are assessing its wide range of high quality, affordable and confidential service,” she said. (BT)

SIR ASSAD’S MOMENT – Founder of Chefette Restaurants, Barbados’ most popular fast food company, Sir Assad John Haloute, was last night formally presented with his insignia by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason after being knighted in the Queen’s 2019 New Year’s Honours List. At the ceremony held at Government House, Cynthia Joan Williams, Reverend Hughson CarlosInniss and John Wayne Anderson Watts received their Order Of The British Empire (OBE) awards. The late Dr Frances Chandler, who died in February, had also been named a Member of the BritishEmpire (MBE) for her work in agriculture and sustainable development. Her niece Stephanie Barnett accepted the award. Following the ceremony, Sir Assad said he felt “happy” and “honoured”, as he thanked the Chefette staff and his family for their support.  (DN)

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10 Lams, please! (or you can stick it in your Alex in Albany series if you're still doing that)

10-“Teach me how to play?”

Late October 1776

A month ago, Hamilton had drilled his company in this courtyard. Dressed smartly in his artillery uniform and cocked hat, he was certainly unrecognizable right now, coatless with his shirt slovenly half-tucked.  He could pass for a drunkard or a vagabond street boy.

It was effective.

Even if the locals in the Manhattan recognized him as the student, soldier and writer he’d been before the British invasion, he’d darkened his hair with ash before leaving the inn.  Unrecognizable.  Most of the locals left in the city were firmly Loyalist anyway- the sort of people that had stopped associating with Hamilton after his first flurry of pamphlets.

Most of the locals…

Reverend John Mason, Susanna Lossing, Doctor Thomas McDougal, Hercules Mulligan, Miss Annie O’Sullivan, Catherine McLane- though he smirked to recall she’d been ‘Kitty’ to him for a night- now Governess Phillis Ogden…

Hamilton had already worked through the names of merchants that would know him only by work with Creuger.  Those contacts were a simple matter of discreetly slipping a note of his request and hoping they would remember he’d done good business. These names though, these hinged entirely on the good faith of impressions he had made in person.

And Phillis would be far more inclined to his request than her husband- far more capable of smuggling useful information out of the city.  When she spotted Alex across the courtyard while walking the three boys she kept as charges back from their lessons, her eyes held on him a moment longer than a stranger’s.  So, he’d made the right choice.

Phillis kept walking to usher the boys home, but when one of them dropped his uniform coat where he’d slung it over his arm, she saw it- and left it on the ground…

Hamilton lurched up and took the long route around the yard, weaving through passersby, allowing the daily rabble of New York City to cover his movement.  He swiped the coat off the ground as if he’d dropped it himself, swung it up over his shoulders and stepped off after the Governess.

The nanny of the newly reinstated Governor, Phillis would have access to political information that passed through that office. But, her charges were still boys, and while the general population of the city may not know their faces or names, they’d know their ages and Hamilton probably couldn’t pass for fifteen anymore…

He bumped deliberately into a large man passing him, using fall to swipe a boyish twill cap from a rack outside a taylor’s shop. He put it on.

The motion nearly lost him his sight of Phillis as she led the boys towards the front walk of the Governor’s estate.  They departed from her and ran up the lawn. Then she glanced back for him and gave a small nod, walking deliberately up the street towards the bakery- a cite they were both familiar with.

Alex pursued, but before he could get close to the shop, a unit of the light foot infantry marched by, dropping several redcoats in front of the building, obscuring the path inside. 

Hamilton fixed his cap at an angle and patted his cheeks rosy before jogging up to the youngest of them.  “Sir?” he said, knowing the man was a private and didn’t merit the title. “Could you give this to the Governess, please?” he held out the note, rocked forward on his heels, “She just went inside and ma said we’ve to be home by supper or she’ll have our skin- especially with the curfew…”

The soldier gave him a small indulgent smile and accepted the packet. “Your lessons?” he guessed.

Alex nodded.

The redcoat gave ‘the boy’ a pat on the arm and turned into the bakery without question.

Backing up with a satisfied grin, Hamilton shucked the coat and dropped it on a fencepost for Phillis. Then he watched, as best he could through the windows, the soldier in his bright coat making his way through the crowd inside.

“I like the hat.”

Hamilton started, nearly forgetting that Meade had been off securing their horses- forgetting he’d brought company at all.  Then turned with a grin, “Ah, thank you, I just picked it up,” swiping the twill cap off his head, he set a clipped pace back through the crowd.

Meade turned back to the bakery. “Wait- did you hand that note off to a regular?”

Hamilton waved a dismissive hand, “A private, 80th light foot, even if he can read it, he wouldn’t think to.”

Meade still stood stiff as if he was ready to bolt if the redcoat stepped outside with any posture of suspicion. Then after a reluctant moment, he stepped in beside him and they walked. “Did you tell him I’m your father too?”

Alex grinned, “You’re still upset about that?”

“I hardly look old enough to be your father!”

“Ha, no but you are about the right height.” Alex dropped the cap back on the stand he’d nicked it off and dug in his pocket for his list of names, “about.”

Meade punched his arm.

When he’d first set out, back into the occupied city, he’d been apprehensive of bringing the partner that Washington’s aide assigned him, especially with his fears of what he’d find on this mission…about himself…about what he’d done…

So, he’d researched Fitzgerald’s man, found their history of service together in the Virginia Regiments, considered the aide’s biases in making the assignment and anticipated ineptitude based around Fitzgerald’s fondness of him.  But, Meade had been nothing but helpful, loyal when needed, and generally uncurious- attractive company even outside his flirting humor and cheek.

Meade leaned over his arm to read his page. “Who’s left on your list?”

Hamilton folded the paper and tucked it back into his pocket. The last stop on his list wasn’t a name. It was a place.

…

Fighting Cocks Tavern had been an escape for Alexander as a student, a source of income when he’d learned a man could place wagers on his own fightring matches, a recruiting tool when he’d needed men for his artillery company…and a tinderbox when the army had needed to escape…

Last he had seen Whitehall Slip, he’d been marching what was left of his company and their cannons towards freshly-dug fortifications, following Major Burr to Harlem Heights.  These buildings had been aflame…

“Remarkable how quickly they rebuilt…” Meade said.

“Bars and brothels.”

“What?”

Hamilton guided their step directly into the taproom, immediately hit with the wave of noise and smell.  The tavern was filled with British regulars, just released from their duties after supper.  

They didn’t slow down- couldn’t afford the attention it would draw to hesitate. 

“Bars and brothels, Meade.  When cities are destroyed, they’re always the first to rise again, the places where men express their darker selves.  It’s necessary to the survival of civilization- that there’s a place, designated solely for containing such things…”

“When cities are destroyed? As though you’ve seen this sort of thing before.”

Hamilton wove past a table of general officers, stepped to the counter and laid down a coin for two drinks. “You know what I admire about you, Meade?”

“-I wasn’t aware you admire me-”

“-That you don’t ask questions.”

Meade pursed his lips, but the drinks were set out a moment later and Hamilton pressed a glass into his hands and patted him on the shoulder.

“I’ve got this one on my own,” he said.

Meade hesitated, and for a moment, Hamilton feared his face was betraying him again, that some part of his apprehension about this place- about what he was to learn here was showing in his expression.  But, he relented, “You know the signal? If you need me…”

“I did make it, Meade.”

“But you’ll use it?”

“Yes, mother.”

He turned from the bar and slipped into the crowd, finding his mark at a table of officers playing cards. From a distance, the game seemed innocent enough, but Hamilton knew the reputation of this place- he knew the owner- and his son, seated at the table himself.  The place was called ‘Fighting Cocks’ for a reason. When things had been desperate, Hamilton had earned more than his fair share of gambling money here before the practice was shut down.

Even if no money was being exchanged, he’d chance himself with a different sort of gambling, sidling himself beside the son, even though the proximity made his skin crawl. “Teach me how to play?” he said.

The table turned to him, and for all the gall he was risking, no one suspected a patriot officer would plant himself in the middle of this crowd.  He was nothing- just another young man over tipsy with drink.  The son stared at him a moment before recognition seized his features and shock overtook him.

Whatever interest Hamilton had in making Christopher Stokes an informant disappeared, though he doubted he’d have any interest in working with him anyway. The cards were dealt and, for all that Hamilton slurred his words and laughed raucously, the officers obliged his company for the few minutes it took to play a round of spades.

Stokes grabbed him and lifted him from the table under the guise of retrieving water for an unruly patron. He dragged him past the counter and into the back room, meant only for staff.

“What the hell are you doing here?”

Hamilton raised his hands in surrender, but it didn’t stop Stokes from shoving him roughly against the barrels of stored rum. “Will you allow me to explain-”

“I was hoping to never see your face again-”

“-reasonable.”

“But you’re here to haunt me then?” Stokes’s eyes were creeping suspiciously towards Hamilton’s throat.

Alex didn’t wait to be choked, struck down on both Stokes’s arms at once.  He spun out of his grip and stepped back, holding his hands up in warning. “I’m unfortunately less of a ghost than you might like,” he said. “But, this isn’t…” it would have been an offer- a different sort of recruitment than what Stokes had allowed Hamilton to employ in his father’s tavern before, but obviously whatever fond memories Stokes might’ve had of Hamilton’s company- or the entertainment he provided the business, were forgotten.  After his last visit, Hamilton didn’t blame him, “it’s a social visit.”

Stokes scoffed.

Alexander dropped his hands and gave a pleading look- an honest one, “I was in the area, doing work for Washington-” this admission received an unsurprised look, “and, I only wanted to know… I wanted to ask how it went that night-”

“What we did?”

He said it as though he thought Hamilton might regret it, but Stokes had been in the unit at King’s. They’d trained for militia service together- at least briefly before he’d deserted.  He should know the strength of Alexander’s resolve.  He should know that Lieutenant Jay had wanted it.  General Greene had wanted it.  As much as he would deny it, General Washington had wanted it…the city to burn before it’d fall to British hands. 

“Five-hundred houses thereabouts.”

“And St. Pauls…?”

“It survived.”

Hamilton nodded, and Stokes glared at him, for the guilt he now bore on his conscious.  Alex sympathized intellectually with the feeling, tried to display understanding to ease this hostility, “I understand…that staying here, watching the struggles of your neighbors and friends to rebuild the destruction that I caused-”

“We!” Stokes said. “We caused- you asked me to start the fire, but I did it, me!”

“And the army thanks you for your service.”

“I want you gone.”

Stokes was leaning towards him threateningly. Hamilton sensed that it wasn’t negotiable.  Though, Stokes had seen him in more than one cock fight in this place and he had to know that Alex could be resourceful when he needed to- it wasn’t a fight he should take on lightly, not with what Stokes knew about him.  “Yes, alright, but…before I go, there’s one thing.  Only one thing I needed to ask. Washington’s man-”

Stokes laughed, a bitter thing, “Of everything you have to answer for? The spy?”

Hamilton clenched his jaw. The way Captain Montressor had practically laughed at their feeble attempt at espionage. Stokes didn’t need to know Hamilton had met Cunningham’s man under the white flag himself. He didn’t need to know this was personal.  “The report said he was captured that day…”

“During the sweep, yes,” Stokes said.  “Anyone who was seen outside in Manhattan that morning was taken in for questioning after the fire started spreading, so I imagine they caught him then…because of the fire.”  Hamilton looked away, barely hearing it as Stokes went on, his voice echoing as if Alex had plunged his head underwater.  “They wouldn’t have had a reason to keep him if they hadn’t found notes on him for Washington, confirming him as a spy.  So, they made a show of his death, as a warning to any patriots still left in the city…like me-”

“I won’t ask any more of you today,” Hamilton said quickly, words rushing together in his haste, he couldn’t meet Stokes’s eyes.  “My being here…itself is…a risk to you, I’ll go-”

“Now wait!” Stokes grabbed his arm before he could turn and escape. Hamilton spun on him like a storm twisting the skin of his arm. “How do I know you’re still holding to our deal?” Stokes demanded.  “How do I know my name’s still safe and you won’t tell no one what we did.  You only came here for information?  I’m to believe that?”

Hamilton swayed back another step towards the door- towards Meade and safety. “Yes,” he said. “Remember, you have…just as much leverage over me as I have of you.  We agreed to that.”  He pulled on his arm, “Now please…”

Stokes frowned and dropped his hold.

And, Hamilton hastened to find Meade.  Hastened to disappear from this place for the last time.