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Song Review(s): Robbie Fulks - “One Glass Of Whiskey” and “Longhair Bluegrass”

After downing “One Glass Of Whiskey,” Robbie Fulks reminisces about “Longhair Bluegrass.”

The former finds Fulks in a bar trying to forget - one glass of whiskey to ease my mind/and another one to take it too far away to find, he sings - and the latter finds him fondly recalling the days when his parent dragged him to druggy bluegrass shows.

Well, it wasn’t all the greatest songs/and the solos were a little long/but it spoke to me strong and it still speaks to me, he sings.

Both tracks from Bluegrass Vacation (April 7) have a bit of a novelty bent. But with guests including Ronnie McCoury and Chris Eldridge (“Whiskey”) and Sam Bush - who’s name is one of many dropped in the latter - and Alison Brown on “Longhair Bluegrass,” the playing is 100 percent serious, making for two seriously fun singles.

Grade card: Robbie Fulks - “One Glass Of Whiskey” and “Longhair Bluegrass” - B+/A-

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In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world’s greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers… a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: JB: Jack Black KG: Kyle Gass Lee: JR Reed Dio: Ronnie James Dio Open Mic Host: Paul F. Tompkins Lil’ JB: Troy Gentile Security Guard: Ned Bellamy Security Guard: Fred Armisen Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader: Kirk Ward Truck Stop Waitress: Amy Poehler The Stranger: Tim Robbins Satan: Dave Grohl Guitar Center Guy: Ben Stiller Girl: Lara Everly Girl: Brittany Eldridge Girl: Melissa-Anne Davenport Gang Member: John Ennis Gang Member: V.J. Foster Gang Member: Jay Johnston Drunk Frat Dude: Colin Hanks Al’s Bar Waitress: Stephanie Erb Gorgeous Woman: Amy Adams Tattooed Biker: Milos Milicevic Ecstatic Woman: Molly Bryant Poopy Guy: Michael Rivkin Stand Up Comic: Gregg Turkington Exploding Head Guy: Patrick M. Walsh Fainting Woman: Bevin Kaye KG’s Mother: Evie Peck Young KG: Mason Knight Bully: Erik Walker Betty Black: Cynthia Ettinger Billy Black: Andrew Lewis Caldwell Tarot Card Reader: Laura Milligan Frat Boy #1 (uncredited): Jason Segel Bud Black (uncredited): Meat Loaf Sasquatch (uncredited): John C. Reilly Film Crew: Casting: Jeanne McCarthy Executive Producer: Georgia Kacandes Songs: Jack Black Stunts: Jack Gill Executive Producer: Ben Stiller Original Music Composer: John King Makeup Designer: Barney Burman Second Unit Director of Photography: Paul Hughen Supervising Sound Editor: Elmo Weber Stunt Double: Cole S. McKay Visual Effects Supervisor: David D. Johnson Casting: Juel Bestrop Executive Producer: Cale Boyter Stunts: Mic Rodgers Songs: Kyle Gass Writer: Liam Lynch Producer: Stuart Cornfeld Editor: David Rennie Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich Executive In Charge Of Production: Erik Holmberg Second Assistant Director: Heather Grierson Production Design: Martin Whist Sound Effects Editor: Derek Vanderhorst Director of Photography: Robert Brinkmann Executive Producer: Richard Brener Original Music Composer: Andrew Gross Second Unit Director: Rick Avery Supervising Sound Editor: David Bach First Assistant Director: Milos Milicevic Stunts: Doug Coleman Stunts: Tim Trella Stunt Driver: Angelique Midthunder Art Department Coordinator: Mike Piccirillo Stunts: Robert Chapin Set Decoration: Don Diers Costume Designer: Dayna Pink Stunts: Terry Jackson Stunt Double: John Ashker Special Effects Makeup Artist: Toni G Stunts: Tom Elliott Special Effects Makeup Artist: Justin Stafford Special Effects Makeup Artist: Mike Smithson Stunt Double: Rick Miller Stunts: Larry Rippenkroeger Stunts: Sean Graham Art Direction: Maria Baker Stunts: Ian Quinn Script Supervisor: Pamela Alch Stunts: Brian Machleit Sound Effects Editor: Clayton Weber Still Photographer: Zade Rosenthal Stunts: Frank Torres Aerial Director of Photography: David B. Nowell Hair Department Head: Linda D. Flowers Key Hair Stylist: Merribelle Anderson Makeup Artist: Ralis Kahn Hairstylist: Yeşim “Shimmy” Osman Sound Effects Editor: Marc Glassman Visual Effects: Brent M. Bowen Camera Operator: Michael FitzMaurice Sound Effects Editor: Orada Jusatayanond Costume Supervisor: Hope Slepak Stunts: Dean Bailey Stunts: Eliza Coleman Makeup Department Head: Kate Shorter Stunt Coordinator: Scotty Richards Production Supervisor: Ralph Bertelle First Assistant Camera: Thomas Vandermillen Stunt Coordinator: Brian Avery Visual Effects: John Coats Stunts: Kevin Abercrombie Special Effects Makeup Artist: Scott Stoddard Stunts: Joni Avery Stunt Driver: Ed McDermott II Special Effects Makeup Artist: Michael Marino Second Second Assistant Director: Velvet Andrews-Smith Steadicam Operator: Jon Myers Stunt Driver: Jody Hart Stunts: Roger Richman Second Second Assistant Director: Ivan Kraljević Stunts: Danny Wynands Stunts: Jeff Brockton Stunt Double: Tad Griffith Stunts: Buck McDancer Special Effects Coordinator: Andy Weder Stunt...

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3/14 おはようございます。 Van Morrison / Avalon Sunset  839262-1 等更新完了しました。

Joe Carroll / with tfe Ray Bryant Quintet ln3272 John Sellers / Brother John Sellers FPX149 Lucky Thompson / plays Happy Days are Here Again pr7394 Dizzy Gillespie Roy Eldridge / Roy And Diz MGC-641 Illinois Jacquet / The Blues That's Me PRST7731 Oliver Nelson / Impressions Of Phaedra UAJ14019 Horace Silver Quintet / Sister Sadie - Break City 45-1750 Horace Silver Quintet / Blowin' The Blues Away - The Baghdad Blues 45-1751 Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers / The Preacher - Doodlin' 45-1630 Eddie Davis Johnny Griffin / Tough Tenors Again N Again MPS15283ST Harry Edison / Just Friends 33.106 Frank Foster / the Loud Minority Mrl349 Fred Van Hove Wolfgang Dauner / Requiem For Che Guevara MPS15009 Los Tremendos Gavilanes Juan y Salomon / Carta En El Buzon DTLP102 Sivakumar Sarma / Santur OCR77 Ripple / Willie Pass The Water GRDJ1013 Marlena Shaw / Yu-Ma - Go Away Little Boy 3-10542 Van Morrison / Avalon Sunset  839262-1 Young Rascals / Groovin' SD8148 Ronnie Dyson / One Man Band kc32211

[outweek30]

Taylor Defeated in West Side Council Race

NEW YORK [September 24, 1989] —  Dave Taylor's bid to become one of New York City's first openly gay city council members ended on election night, when he finished fifth in a field of 8 candidates vying for the leadership of Manhattan's fourth district, which includes the Upper West Side and Hell's Kitchen.

Taylor received 3,070 of the 41,998 votes cast in the race, which was won by Ronnie Eldridge, a longtime West Side politician who was once the liaison between the lesbian and gay community and former Mayor John Lindsay. The district's incumbent, Ruth Messinger, was successful in her run for the Democratic nomination for Manhattan Borough President.

[...]

Taylor, who had put drug abuse, homelessness, lesbian and gay rights and AIDS in the forefront of his campaign, said Tuesday night, "When I began this campaign 15 months ago, AIDS wasn't even mentioned by the other candidates.

"This is not the end," Taylor added. "One of the main reasons I ran was to build a progressive coalition of lesbians and gays, of Blacks and Hispanics, [of] women [and] minorities: people with progressive ideas, people who want to see this city turned around." Referring to David Dinkin's successful bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for mayor, he concluded, "We now have one hell of an opportunity to do that — we can elect David Dinkins as mayor."

— Keith Miller and Andrew Miller, OutWeek Magazine No. 14, September 24, 1989, p. 15.

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Opening Line Tag Meme.

Opening Line Tag Meme

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors!

Thanks @yeswevegotavideo for tagging me (and for being one of my oldest fandom friends)!

1. Spellbound. (Gotham, I Married a Witch AU).  Edward tries to frown as his body is cut loose, stripped, and arranged on a pile of stones near the water.

2. Hideaway. (Gotham, Coffee Shop AU).  When Hell finally arrives in Gotham, it freezes rather than burns.

3. Call It Whatever You Want. (Martin and Lewis, RPF).  Pain in his chest -- that's how it starts.

4. Safe Haven. (Batman: The Animated Series).  It starts as a passing comment between a few of the staff: it’s been an unusually quiet evening at the lounge.

5. De-escalation. (Gotham, Future Fic).  “Did you want me to radio your husband before we go in, Mr. Cobblepot?”

6. The Sense of Movement. (Pacific Rim, Pre-Canon). “You’re sure this is going to be okay?” Vanessa asks, brow furrowed in a way that makes Karla’s lungs feel like they’re filled with helium.

7. Start Spreading the News. (SNL Weekend Update, Role Reversal AU).  “David Allan Zolesky (b. 10 April) and Stefon Stardust Zolesky (B. 23 August) are American film and television screenwriters and producers.

8. Thrift Shop. (Re-Animator, Canon Divergence).  The warm and oddly friendly glow from Solstice lasts a full week; a time of plenty that leaves behind a frigid winter and a dwindling cupboard.

9. Titania and Oberon. (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Canon Divergence).  Roxanne learns the truth about Ronnie when they’re “playing doctors and nurses.”

10. Dress Code. (Pacific Rim, Zine Entry).  Newton Geiszler was used to dirty looks from people he didn’t know.

11. The Book of Images. (Pacific Rim, Pre and Post-Canon).  Things were different after Mt. Fuji

12. The Bluest Sea. (Gotham, Pacific Rim AU).  Gotham is on the east coast -- the wrong side of the country for the apocalyptic war that has usurped all major conflicts in the last few years.

13. Paramour. (Re-Animator, Canon Divergence).  "Dan, you're familiar with Ward's scheduling I take it?"

14. Hover and Twist.  (Gotham, Post Canon).  Compared with previous abductions, it’s been a fairly painless afternoon… if only because Ed can’t immediately recall most of it.  

15. Reunification. (Gotham, Post Canon).  “The Eldridge Street Bridge is open.”

16. Girls. (Gotham, Future Fic).  From the second she closed her eyes, she was back in the car.

17. Almost Done. (Gotham, Missing Scene).  Is it done? Butch is getting really tired of that question.

18. Damage Control. (Re-Animator, Canon Divergence).  The hospital swaps Dan’s shirt for a gown but neglects to provide her with underwear.

19. Complementary. (Gotham, Missing Scene).  This might as well happen, Ed thinks.

20. Songbook. (Gotham, Missing Scene).  Oswald sorted bolts at his ally’s behest.

What they have in common: well, “positionality” seems to be the word of the day! They’re all third person limited narration. Most of them start with positioning that limited narrator in the setting or their focus on something a specific person is saying to them. In the latter case, the person talking is usually their love interest (or someone referring to said love interest): the object of the narrator’s focus and desire. 

Favorite Opening Line: Oddly, Titania and Oberon. It establishes the characters, their relationship, and the immediate plot well. And it was fun to write a reveal that 1) occurs at the beginning of the story (in contrast to the film, where it occurs in the last ten minutes), and 2) results in unwavering devotion and acceptance (unlike in the film... because 1970; and it was written by Roger Ebert and Russ Meyer). 

Tagging: @chierei @connerluthorkent @esperata @veronica-rich @norwegianpornfaerie @gottaread2 @lord-valery-mimes @basilintime

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01 - Ronnie Dawson - Rockin' Bones 02 - Billy Eldridge - Let's Go Baby 03 - Elvis Presley - Baby Let's Play House 04 - John & Jackie - Little Girl 05 - Gene Vincent - Cat Man 06 - Jackie Gotroe - Lobo Jones 07 - Ronnie Allen - Juvenile Delinquent 08 - Danny Dell - Froggy Went A Courting 09 - Joe D. Johnson - Rattlesnake Daddy 10 - Al Downing - Down On The Farm 11 - Jackie Morningstar - Rockin' In The Graveyard 12 - Art Adams - Dancing Doll 13 - Johnny Powers - Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips 14 - Johnny Dollar - Action Packed 15 - Don Willis - Boppin' High School Baby 16 - Ricky Nelson - Believe What You Say 17 - Dwight Pullen - Sunglasses After Dark 18 - Link Wray - Rumble 19 - Buddy Holly & Bob Montgomery - Down The Line 20 - Larry Dowd - Pink Cadillac 21 - Joyce Green - Black Cadillac 22-  Commonwealth Jones - Who's Been Here 23 - Barbara Pittman - I Need A Man 24 - Bill Allen - Please Give Me Something 25 - Freddie & The Hitchhikers - Sinners

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Character Index

The following post contains every character within the Deadverse, with links being added as their bios go up. OCs will be marked with a * next to their names, while characters Derived From Canon (DFC) will have a • next to theirs.

Humans

Alice Afton*

Andrew “Andy” Bellcroft*

Callie Mathers*

Callum Afton•

Conall Killough*

Corey Sørensen*

Daniel “Danny” Schmidt*

Duke Litchenberg*

Duncan Afton*

Dylan Kraus*

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Afton•

Frang Killough*

Fritz Smith•

Gavin Schmidt•

Heath Carsson•

Holly Mcleon*

Jacqueline “Jackie” Afton*

Jeremy “Jay” Amsel•

Jeremy Fitzgerald•

Jessie Jones*

Joe Abrams*

Lucille Afton*

Micheal Afton•

Micheal “Mike” Schmidt•

Mitchell “Mitch” Aling*

Nicole “Nikki” Schmidt*

Orville Eldridge*

Patrick “PJ” Afton•

Rebel Killough*

Regina “Gina” Ambrosi*

Rodrick “Ronnie” Parrish*

Samson Douglas*

Seth Kayode*

Tabitha “Tabby” Fitzgerald*

Thomas Afton*

Threasa “Terry” Aling*

Vanessa “Vanny” Afton•

Vincent “Vin” Afton*

William Afton•

Animatronics

Baby

Balloon Boy

Ballora

Bon-Bon/Bonnet

Bonnie (FNAF 1)

Bonnie (Withered/OG)

Chica (FNAF 1)

Chica (Withered/OG)

Dead*

Ennard

Foxy (FNAF 1)

Foxy (Withered/OG)

Freddy (FNAF 1)

Freddy (Withered/OG)

Funtime Foxy

Funtime Freddy

Spring/Golden Bonnie

Spring/Golden Freddy (Fredbear)

Toy Bonnie

Toy Chica

Toy Foxy/Mangle

Toy Freddy

Other

Freddles

Marionette

Nightmare

Nightmare Bonnie

Nightmare Chica

Nightmare Foxy

Nightmare Fredbear

Nightmare Freddy

Nightmare Marionette

Phantom Bonnie

Phantom Chica

Phantom Foxy

Phantom Fredbear

Phantom Mangle

Phantom Marionette

Plushtrap

Scraptrap

Shadow Bonnie

Shadow Freddy

Springtrap

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Song Review(s): The Del McCoury Band feat. Members of the Punch Brothers and Stuart Duncan - "I Feel the Blues Moving In" and "Train 45" (Live, April 27, 2019)

Dueling banjos, mandolins, guitars and fiddles wrap themselves around high, lonesome harmonies to create sonic togetherness between musicians and fans as the Del McCoury Band, members of the Punch Brothers and Stuart Duncan play "I Feel the Blues Moving In."

While this track, performed but not broadcast as part of the April 27, 2019, "Live from Here" radio show, focuses on the ensemble, the following instrumental, "Train 45," puts on the spotlight on individual players as soloist after soloist steps forward to pick, saw and pluck over the electric backdrop the remaining musicians lay down beneath them. It's a performance that proves lightning-fast playing needn’t come at the expense of well-chosen notes, as there are plenty of both in this six-minute, two-number specimen.

From the smiles on agape mouths on stage to the explosions of shrieks and applause from the Ryman Auditorium audience, this just-released video channels the energy in that hallowed room to wherever the listener might be enjoying it now.

Grade card: The Del McCoury Band feat. Members of the Punch Brothers and Stuart Duncan - "I Feel the Blues Moving In" and "Train 45" (Live - 4/27/19) - A+/A+

7/9/19

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NICE SHOES, J.B.

In the winter of 1981-82 I dated a girl named Tegan, who had a sister named Sian. They talked to each other every day, and sometimes I was present. Somewhere in those daily conversations one would inevitably ask the other, “did you read J.B.’s column today?” One day I asked Tegan, “Who the hell is J.B.?” “Why J.B. is Jimmy Breslin, the newspaper columnist, of course.” “And you read his column…

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As the song goes: "New York is Special, New York is Different"
 And NOW New York is OPEN! So tonight on Everything Old Is New Again Radio Showwe present Songs Of The City-New York in SongPart 1 !
Some of the singers that will be part of the mix: Liza Minnelli, Ronny Whyte, ANITA O'DAY, Mark Winkler, Annie Dinerman, TOM ALDRIDGE, MARILYN HARRIS, 
ROY ELDRIDGE, Lorraine Feather, The Boswell Sisters, 
Mary Cleere Haran, Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano & More! 
 And some of the Songs:
 "Let Me Off Uptown", “Talking With My Absent Friends", "Lullaby Of Broadway" ,”Way Out West", "The Hamptons", "There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York","Take The 'A' Train", Hello In There”, ”Marcie", "Some People's Live","The Theme From New York, New York" Medley and More! The playlist inspired by The Eric Comstock + Barbara Fasano Show - "Helluva Town: A New York Soundtrack" Tune in 10:00PM(ET) to WBAI 99.5 FM New York or 
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QRKY Radio Playlist For 04/20/20

QRKY – Quirky Radio Playlist For 04/20/20

Listen Free.  Blues, Swing, Rockabilly, Old Time Radio Shows & More.

Click on the individual song titles in BOLD below.  They’re linked to music videos or to online audio files of the old time radio shows.  Or, if you’d prefer to autoplay the music video playlist, just click HERE.  It;s all for fun and for free, so enjoy.

Pickup Man -- Joe Diffie

Ooh La La -- Ronnie Lane

Chicago Jam -- Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Lurry & Carey Bell

Dark Moon -- Mandy Barnett

Wake Up/Midnight Key -- Neville Brothers

Rock And Roll In The Groove -- Cledus Harrison

Cerveza -- Boots Brown

Carling’s Black Label Beer (Retro Commercial)

Never Make Your Move Too Soon -- Bonnie Raitt with Ruth Brown, Charles Brown & Kim Wilson

Nobody’s Fault But Mine -- Sister Lottie Peavey

I’m An Old Cowhand -- Roy Rogers

Make A Grown Woman Cry -- Aisha Khan & Her Rajahs

Christine’s Tune (Devil In Disguise) -- Flying Burrito Brothers

Tomi Tomi -- Johnny Pineapple And His Native Islanders

I Killed Everybody -- Sarah Vista

MELODY ROUNDUP Radio Show #556 with Spade Cooley -- Armed Forces Radio Service

Pet Evaporated Milk (Retro Commercial)

Devil’s Guitar/Bop -- Sirocco Bros

Flat Black Cadillac -- King Memphis

Big Balls In Cow Town -- Asleep At The Wheel

Theme From “Route 66″ -- Nelson Riddle

Smooth Operator -- Sade

Swing For Sale -- Charioteers

Let Me Off Uptown -- Anita O’Day, Roy Eldridge & Gene Krupa

Hotpoint Appliances (Retro Commercial)

Whoop And Holler -- Janiva Magness

Gimme Some Lovin’ -- Spencer Davis Group

Kid Charlemagne -- Steely Dan

I Shot The Sheriff -- Bob Marley & The Wailers

John Law Burned Down The Liquor Sto’ -- Chris Thomas King

Murder In My Heart For The Judge -- Moby Grape

Ride Like The Wind -- Christoper Cross

Grumpy’s Bail Bonds (Retro Commercial)

The Old Man Down The Road -- John Fogerty

Go To The Mardi Gras -- Professor Longhair

Come Get Some -- Rosie Ledet

Who You Gonna Hoodoo Now? -- Tony Joe White

Mama Roux -- Dr. John

The Witch Queen Of New Orleans -- Redbone

Black Magic Woman -- Santana

Elvira for Coors Light (Retro Commercial)

Wipeout -- Surfaris

Miserlou -- Dick Dale & His Del Tones

Pipeline (from Back To The Beach) -- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Dick Dale

Wigglin’ Wobblin’ (from Horror of Party Beach) -- Del-Aires

Beach Shack -- Elvis Presley

Special Date / Daddy Bird (from Frankenstein’s Daughter) -- Page Cavanaugh Trio

Tailspin (from Psycho Beach Party) -- Los Straitjackets

Twist Fever (from Wild Guitar) -- Arch Hall, Jr.

Pajama Party -- Annette Funicello

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Crew Roster for the Stellar Typhoon

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ORDER OF INFORMATION IN FOLLOWING LIST:

POSITION (No. of) Name - Squadron (Pilot number)---

Crew members not in Squadrons are suffixed with 'N/A'.

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ADMIN DEPARTMENT (9)

CAPTAIN (1)

Jaws MacTaggart - MacTaggart (1)

FIRST OFFICER (1)

Leslie Kennedy - Kennedy (1)

YEOMAN (1)

Yubin Nakajima - Mori (7)

LOGISTICS OFFICERS (3)

Juyen Nakahara - MacTaggart (2)

Tamara Bateson - MacTaggart (4)

Hoshi Naya - MacTaggart (10)

COOKS (2)

Izzy Rozycki - Geddes (8)

Ashley Capaldi - Geddes (5)

DOCTOR (1)

Haruka Horikawa - Mori (4)

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OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (24)

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS (6)

Toni Barratt - MacTaggart (3)

Caroline Hudson - N/A

Hope Asante - Geddes (9)

Eiko Takato - Mori (3)

Benny Cooper - N/A

Yoshio Kishiro - MacTaggart (9)

SENSOR SPECIALISTS (6)

Gladys Kelsey - Kennedy (4)

Vienna Goode - N/A

Vikki Scase (VK-5453) - Kennedy (6)

Rin Shioya - N/A

Usagi Midorikawa - N/A

Tarah Carrington - Kennedy (5)

ASTROGATION OFFICERS (6)

Gina Utsumi - Mori (5)

Masa Kameyama - MacTaggart (7)

Fenchurch Hordern - Kennedy (8)

Michaela Southwood - Kennedy (9)

Umi Sato - N/A

Maru Endo - N/A

WATER/WASTE TECHNICIANS (3)

Rika Madono - MacTaggart (6)

Dallas Mackay - Geddes (4)

Bryanna Hibbert - Kennedy (10)

AIR CIRCULATION TECHNICIANS (3)

Tempest Black - N/A

Talia Seagrove - N/A

Zephyrine Tulloch - N/A

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (25)

CHIEF ENGINEER (1)

Kyoko Mori - Mori (1)

ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER (1)

Alasdair Geddes - Geddes (1)

PRIMARY ENGINE TECHNICIANS (6)

Jenni Fulton - Geddes (6)

Maddi Norton - Geddes (7)

Toshiko Kawazu - Mori (8)

Penny Nash - N/A

Raelyn Prendergast - N/A

Antonia Cornes - N/A

SECONDARY ENGINE TECHNICIANS (6)

Trista Riegert - Geddes (2)

Virginia Lancaster - Geddes (3)

Saffron Sinclair - Geddes (10)

Piper Anthony - N/A

Myrtle Baddeley - N/A

Patricia Allen - N/A

FACTORY SECTOR STAFF (5)

Ronnie Ffarquhar - N/A

Takara Toda - Mori (2)

Emiko Shioyama - Mori (9)

Maki Fujiwara - N/A

Teruko Mita - MacTaggart (8)

RADIATOR TECHNICIANS (3)

Carla Ravenscroft - N/A

Mari Ebara - MacTaggart (5)

Chiyoko Tsukada - N/A

GENERAL MAINTENANCE STAFF (3)

Duffy Williams - N/A

Jocelyn Trueman - Kennedy (7)

Joan Jardine - N/A

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WEAPONS DEPARTMENT (17)

WEAPONS DEPARTMENT HEAD (1)

Blackmask - Hood-Cat (1)

ELECTRONIC WARFARE SPECIALISTS (2)

Charlotte McGann - Kennedy (2)

Suzie Gillett - Kennedy (3)

MUNITIONS EXPERTS (2)

Taiho Mori - Mori (6)

Rusty - Hood-Cat (10)

PRIMARY GUNNERS (4)

Kitti Gabor - Hood-Cat (2)

Eldridge Harris - Hood-Cat (3)

Bette Crothers - Hood-Cat (8)

Starla Holloway - Hood-Cat (9)

SECONDARY GUNNERS (5)

Larissa Maud-Roxby - Hood-Cat (7)

Adrianne Lindsay - N/A

Kohaku Aono - N/A

Eloise Buttram - N/A

Shigeko Miyauchi - Mori (10)

TRINITY CANNON TECHNICIANS (3)

Sonora Dubin - Hood-Cat (4)

London English - Hood-Cat (5)

Tibby Clark - Hood-Cat (6)

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Frank Melton

Frank Ervin Melton (March 19, 1949 – May 7, 2009) was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms. Melton quickly swept into action to rid Jackson of white on black drug-related crime, improve economic development, and improve city infrastructure. Since Melton became mayor, he touted economic-development projects totaling over $1.6 billion, creating at least 4,500 jobs in the city. Others pointed out that many of those projects were in the works when he started in office. However he was embroiled in several controversies while being mayor, including questionable power breaches and criminal misdemeanor activity.

Early life

Melton was born in Houston, Texas on March 19, 1949, to his parents Herbert Melton and Marguerite Haynes-Melton, both of whom were active members of the University Presbyterian Church in Houston. Prior to graduation from high school and following in the grid-iron footsteps of one of his earlier Booker T. Washington Eagles quarterback idols, Eldridge Dickey (Tennessee State Univ., Oakland Raiders), Frank was a popular, studious, and disciplined Quarterback for the Eagles. Melton graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He moved to Nacogdoches, Texas to earn a BA at Stephen F. Austin State University. In college, he took a position with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, serving as Director of Recreation at its Lufkin State School.

Early career

He entered broadcasting after graduation, first as a Sports Anchor for KTRE TV in Lufkin, Texas and then, in 1977, as general manager of KLTV TV. He climbed the ranks at KLTV TV before becoming president of Buford Television, Inc. In 1984, he became Chairman and CEO of WLBT TV Inc, in Jackson, Mississippi, in which position he remained until 2002.

Melton served as the head of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics for 14 months, appointed by former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove in December 2002. Governor Haley Barbour, who defeated Musgrove in the 2003 gubernatorial election, dismissed Melton and other holdover political appointees when he took office. Melton also served in numerous other fields, including serving as the director of the Governor’s Criminal Justice Task Force, after being appointed by former Governor Kirk Fordice.

Melton served on the national board of directors for the Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), the Liberty Broadcasting Board of Directors, and the NBC Affiliates Board of Directors. He served on the Liberty Broadcasting board of directors; the Wave board of directors, the Community Broadcast Group, and the NBC Affiliates board of directors.

Community work

Melton also worked as a member of the board of directors for United Way and the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. He was an instructor at Jackson State University. He gave numerous speeches in the inner-city high schools and city universities.

As mayor

Melton led drug sweeps and drug raids. The city's narcotics unit was reduced and few drug arrests were made. Many citizens were pleased to see him take this hands-on and vocal approach to addressing the city's problems. Yet many city residents, including the NAACP and the ACLU, have disagreed with the mayor's crime-fighting tactics and what they call illegal and unconstitutional actions. He wore a Jackson Police Department badge and carried a gun.

In April 2006, Melton lambasted Hinds County District Attorney Faye Peterson because she would not put his star witness, Christopher Walker, on the stand to testify against Albert "Batman" Donelson, the alleged leader of the Wood Street Players. The district attorney had to drop Walker from the witness list because the defense provided affidavits showing that Walker had long lived with mayor. Melton had given Walker a copy of his credit card, a car, cash and other assistance. The mayor responded that he was offering Walker "witness protection."

Soon after Donelson was acquitted, Melton held a press conference with Walker, during which he accused the county's first black female district attorney of having an affair with a murdered bail bondsman, an allegation that was not substantiated. Within days of that press conference, federal investigators revoked Walker's probation because he had failed nearly a dozen drug tests during the period leading up to the Donelson trial.

After a series of articles and photographs appeared in spring 2006 showing that Melton was carrying concealed firearms without a permit, and amid increasing editorials calling for authorities to curtail Melton's actions, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood investigated Melton's actions. On June 1 Hood sent Melton a letter warning of prosecution if he continued to carry weapons into places where they were prohibited, further warning him he was not a police officer. Melton told the Jackson Free Press that he did not have to heed Hood's warning, and continued to carry weapons wherever he wanted. In late July 2006, the head of the ACLU racial profiling division arrived in Jackson to address reports of racial profiling related to Melton's raids and techniques.

In September 2006, Mayor Melton, with his detective bodyguards and a group of youths, called the "lawn crew" because they traveled with Melton, ostensibly to help with neighborhood clean-up, raided half a duplex on Ridgeway Street without a warrant. Witnesses say that Melton attacked much of the rental duplex with a large stick. He cut his hand during the incident and had to go to the hospital for stitches. He reportedly returned with the young men, with sledgehammers to finish destroying that side of the duplex. Police arrested the tenant, Evans Welch, on drug possession, but he was discharged within days for lack of evidence. No warrant was issued for the raid, nor was the owner of the duplex—Jennifer Sutton—notified of any intention to conduct the raid or damage her property. After news of the demolition broke on Sept. 1, both the attorney general and the district attorney investigated the incident.

Melton and bodyguards Michael Recio and Marcus Wright were indicted on September 15, 2006, on multiple felony charges in the Ridgeway Street demolition, including burglary, conspiracy and the inducement of a minor to commit a felony. Melton was also indicted on three gun charges—a felony for carrying his weapon onto a college campus, two misdemeanors for the church and public park—the same day. Later in the year, Melton took a guilty plea on the gun misdemeanors and plead no-contest on the felony. The terms of both his bond and his probation for the gun charges did not allow him to be around firearms, supervise children under 17, leave his home past midnight without 48 hours' prior permission from his probation officer, consume drugs or alcohol, or use police equipment in any way. Melton, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright were acquitted on all counts filed in the Ridgeway Street incident on April 26, 2007. The prosecution dropped the inducement of a minor charge during the trial.

Some civil-rights leaders defended Melton, including Charles Evers, older brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, and Stephanie Parker-Weaver, daughter of the first openly known interracial couple in Jackson. Parker-Weaver helped lead a campaign to convince Jacksonians of Melton's innocence, including a rally at City Hall with signs stating "Vote Melton Not Guilty." He also drew support from many white conservatives in Jackson who appreciated his crime-fighting methods. Prominent businessman Leland Speed, and families of similar conservatives, provided much of Melton's financial support. Melton told some conservatives that he would take the city past race politics, and explained why he ran as a Democrat. “Most of you are Republican,” he said. “The reality is, if you’re an African American in Jackson, you have to run as a Democrat to win.” He added: “I don’t like either party.” He later on stated he viewed Joseph Stalin, John F. Kennedy, and Mao Zedong as his political influences, which caused him more controversy and cost him support from conservatives.

Other African American leaders, including the president of the state NAACP, Derrick Johnson, and the director of the ACLU of Mississippi, Nsombi Lambright, called for justice for the victims of Melton's unorthodox and illegal crime-fighting strategies. They said he was profiling poor blacks in the city. Those groups are leading an effort to start a civilian review board, in part in response to Melton's methods.

Melton was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.

On November 16, 2007, Mayor Melton appointed Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin as Jackson's new police chief, after reassigning the police chief Shirlene Anderson to a new post within his administration. Sheriff McMillin decided to keep his post as Hinds County Sheriff in addition to acting as the chief of the Jackson Police Department, becoming the first person in Mississippi's history to serve as both County Sheriff and City Police Chief. After reviewing the applicable state laws and ethics rules, counsel determined the Sheriff could head both agencies legally and be compensated from both. He was confirmed by the Jackson City Council on a 4-2 vote. In securing McMillin as Police Chief, Mayor Melton promised not to interfere in the operations of the police department and to remain focused on other mayoral duties.

Controversies and criminal proceedings

July 19, 2006 - Jackson Mayor Frank Melton received criticism from advocates for the homeless when he used the city’s emergency order to enforce a 10 p.m. curfew for the city’s homeless population. According to Michael Stoops, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington, the curfew is the first of its kind in the nation. He also said that it effectively amounts to a modern Jim Crow law.

July 26, 2006 - Frank Melton raises security concerns with US House of Representative, and senior Homeland Security Committee Democrat, Bennie Thompson (MS) when Melton applied for, and was issued, a United States Capitol Police badge and identification card. The card allowed Melton, armed, to bypass security in Federal Buildings, congressional offices and Congress. Wilson Livingood, sergeant-at-arms for the U. S. House, stated in the report to Thompson dated Aug. 17 that Melton showed a Jackson Police Department credential to Capitol police.

August 26, 2006 - See above for Ridgeway incident.

Nov. 15, 2006 - Melton pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors for carrying a weapon into a church and a park, and no contest to a reduced charge on what had been a felony count involving a gun onto the grounds of the Mississippi College School of Law.

March 1, 2007 - Judge Tomie Green issued a warrant for the arrest of Frank Melton. The warrant was issued on the basis of probation violation because Melton resumed going on midnight club raids, while wearing an unofficial badge, among other possible violations.

March 7, 2007 - Frank Melton left the hospital in the early morning and returned home without alerting the Sheriff's Department. After his ankle bracelet alerted his probation officer that he was back at home, the sheriff called and told Melton to turn himself in to Hinds County authorities, where he was put into the medical ward of the jail.

March 8, 2007 - The Mississippi Supreme Court vacated the arrest warrant for Frank Melton, and asked that Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green be recused without explaining the reasons for either decision.

April 24, 2007 - Frank Melton goes on trial for felony charges stemming September 15, 2006 demolition of a house on Ridgeway Street.

April 26, 2007 - Frank Melton is found not guilty on all counts.

February 2, 2009 - Melton's federal civil rights trial for demolishing the Ridgeway house began.

February 24, 2009 - Melton's federal civil rights trial ended in a mistrial when jurors notified the judge that they could not arrive at a verdict. The case was scheduled to be retried on May 11.

Mayoral re-election bid

Melton filed to run for re-election for the 2009 election. However, on March 17, 2009, the Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee disqualified Melton in a unanimous vote because Melton did not meet the city’s residency requirements. He did not file homestead exemption on his home in Jackson but on his home in Tyler, Texas, where his wife Ellen lives. The unanimous vote took Melton’s name off the ballot for the May 5, 2009 primary.

Melton filed a lawsuit against the Jackson Democratic Municipal Executive Committee to have his name returned to the ballot. On March 26, 2009, Jones County Circuit Court Judge Billy Joe Landrum ordered Melton restored as a Democratic mayoral candidate. Landrum said Melton "overwhelmingly rebutted" the charge by showing documents with his Jackson home address, including his Mississippi driver's license, utility bills and voting records.

On May 5, 2009, Melton lost his bid for re-election, coming in third in the vote totals.

Death

On election night, Melton was rushed to the hospital. He had suffered a cardiac arrest at his Jackson home. He died shortly after midnight on Thursday, May 7, 2009, less than two days after losing the election. His wife, Dr. Ellen Melton, was at his side. He died at St. Dominic Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS.

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