Macon's Entertainment Newsweekly

JUNE 16 - 30, 2011 • YEAR 9, ISSUE 7

THERE’S NOTHING TO DO IN MACON.... HA!

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Dinner Theatre at CapitolDinner Theatre at CapitolJazz in the ParkJazz in the Park

Bug Day at Museum ofBug Day at Museum ofArts & SciencesArts & Sciences

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Bug Day at Museum ofArts & Sciences

FIVE FINDSFor Father’s Day

GATEWAY INITIATIVE UNVEILSMACON MUSIC COMPETITION

Promote Macon in a song for achance at a $25,000 prize packagePAUL

BRONSONISN’TCRAZYHE’S JUSTAMBITIOUS

MEET SOME YOUNG GUYS WITH HIGH HOPESFOR MACON’S FUTURE

So this past week I got sick. Reallysick. Sick enough for me to call afriend and get a Doctor recom-

mendation because even though I’velived here almost a decade I’ve neverbeen to the Doctor here. I made anappointment and felt like a kid when thatthin butt paper on the table crinkled upunderneath me. At this point I hadsweated through my shirt, and was shiv-ering. The Doctor came in.

“Good Lord son, why are you sosweaty?”“I’m sick.”“Good heavens, you are really sweaty.Good LORD what is that on your head ?“That’s a birthmark.”“Lord that thing’s big. Get some sun-screen on that. Can you stick yourtongue out and say ahh.”“Ahh”“Good Lord.”“What, is my throat closed?”“You’ve had a lot of Dental Work.”“Oh, yeah I have.”“Let’s listen to your chest.”rattle rattle rattle“Whoah, wait a minute now. What in theworld. Did you just ride in here withDoc Holiday? Did a coyote just bringyou across the border with a bunch ofothers? Do you have TB?”

“No sir, I don’t believe I have TB.”“Well you sound like some old man whohas spent some time in Virginia.”“Wow.” I just started laughing, whichmade me cough, which made him laugh.

I may not have found the perfectDoctor, but I had definitely found theperfect doctor for me. Before I wasgone, he’d whipped up something on hisprescription pad that would knock thepneumonia off of me, and he’d gottensome laughs for both of us, at myexpense which I guess, as they say, is thebest medicine. This, I thought, is why Ilove Macon.

Another reason I love Macon isJared Wright. That fine looking youngMan on last issue’s cover, hitching a rideto pleasure town, was the victim of anauto break in, right after he helped shutdown the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.After working there for the past fewyears, he caught a ride home from theclosing party last Saturday night. Whenhe came back Sunday, windows weresmashed and his Mountain Bike wasgone. Taking matters into his ownhands, he took a small souvenir Bravesbat to the streets of downtown and hadthe culprit in the hands of the authoritieswithin a few hours. Kudos to you, Mr.Downtown Macon Vigilante, Jr.

KNOW MACON: JUNE 16 - 30, 2011PUBLISHER’S NOTESby BRAD EVANS

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The things making our world just a little bit better | by brad evansWe LikeI saw the Hangover II this past week, and I don’treally know what I expected, but it sucked. I meanwalk out of the theater bad. X-Men First Classturned out to be pretty good though. I had no ideathat mutants helped avert the Cuban Missle Crisis.A movie I am pretty excited about is Blue LikeJazz. Keith Watson, from New City Church gaveme the book a few years back, and I really enjoyedit. Paste magazine called it one of the 20 bestbooks of the decade after all. And now thanks to aKickstarter Campaign, and musician turned film-maker Steve Taylor, it’s coming to a theatre proba-bly not near us soon.

I was getting pretty excited about the new seasonof True Blood hitting this month on HBO.

Unfortunately thecoolest app I’ve down-loaded in some time,HBO GO, ruined it forme. The app allows youto access every HBOprogram ever on youripad, and I was able towatch the first six min-utes of a not yetreleased True Bloodseries premier, whichopens in Fairyland. I almost puked on the deviceand I’m not happy about it. This series makes ahabit out of jumping the shark though, so I’m sureit will be well received. Premiers Sunday, June 12.

I’m not a huge Pearl Jam fan, I stopped listeningto them almost before flannel got too hot forGeorgia that summer, but Eddie Vedder’s newalbum, Ukulele Songs, is worth a listen. I also gotMy Morning Jacket’s new piece, Circuital, MiddleBrother’s self titled joint, and Black Lips, ArabiaMountain, this week . You should also check outthe new video of Mumford and Sons, TheBookshop Sessions, which is just magnificent.

If your not a National Geographic subscriber, youmight want to pick up the latest edition, whichturns their lens on the birth of religion, which theysay may have had as great an affect on civilizationas agriculture. It’s as interesting a thing as I’ve readin months.

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JUNE 16 - 30, 201104

AHalluva Auction is the one auctionthis year you don't want tomiss! Vacation packages,

fine art, one-of-a-kind experiencesand a chance to win $10,000! Allto support vital downtown institu-tions: The Cherry BlossomFestival, The Georgia Sports Hallof Fame and NewTown Macon.

Purchase a $100 raffle ticket foryour chance at winning a reverse raffleof $10,000 cash, tickets will be drawnthroughout the evening, with prizes awardedevery 50th draw. Your ticket is also your admission tothe auction and special VIP party. Only 400 raffle tick-ets will be sold, call Jessica today to buy yours at (478)722-9909.

But you don’t have to purchase a raf-fle ticket to participate in the general and

silent auction on June 17th. Generaladmission is just $5 at the door of thehistoric Terminal Station, which startsat 8pm. Live auction items rangefrom golf and vacation packages tofine art, large flat-screen TVs and

even a complete patio makeover. Thesilent auction list is available to view

online, and is by far the largest list of someof the coolest items in Macon, from catered

dinners to motor scooters, all kinds of services fromdental work to landscaping, jewelry, fine art and somuch more! There will also be a large section of sportsmemorabilia and packages. Don’t miss this fun andexciting chance to support downtown organizations.

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The Macon Department of Parksand Rec presents Adult KickballREGISTRATION: June 20 – July 11COST: $250 Per TeamPLAY DAY & TIMES: Sundays July 24 thruAugust 28 at Central City ParkCall 751-7973 for more information, register inperson at 150 Willie Smokey GLover Drive inCentral City Park.

Gateway Macon’s latest high pro-file, attention-grabbing contest,aptly entitled Macon Music, was

introduced this week at the DouglassTheatre on the same historic stage whereOtis Redding launched his legendarycareer. “Macon is looking for the nextgeneration super star to call its own,”said Executive Director, Beth Dunwody.

“The Gateway Initiative developed thenew musical competition to create morebuzz and to enhance the public awarenessof Macon’s rich musical heritage.”

Macon Music’s $25,000 total prizepackage is an investment in Macon’s eco-nomic future and a catalyst for attractingtop talent. According to a 2011 study con-ducted by B. William Riall, Ph.D., the esti-mated economic impact of the musicindustry in Georgia is $3.7 billion annually.

Additionally, the study credits theindustry with creating 19,955 jobs andgenerating more than $313 million in taxrevenues for state and local governments.The Macon Music contest winner willreceive studio time to record a three songEP (extended play mini-album). Two- timeGrammy-nominated Macon resident andpercussionist, Steve Moretti, will producethe project. The grand prize packageincludes a hi-definition music video, anarray of promotional tools, and a CDrelease party at the Grand Opera House.

Macon Music is phase two of anintegrated marketing campaign that was

strategically planned to highlightMacon’s musical assets. As its inauguralproject last fall, Gateway Macon commis-sioned an original song and produced amusic video to showcase the city’s assets.

Rollingstone rocker Chuck Leavell,international violinist Robert McDuffie,rapper Sonny Spoon, Grammy-nominat-ed drummer Steve Moretti, guitar virtu-oso Peter Stroud and singer/songwriterTony Reyes collaborated to develop “ALittle More Soul.” In the span of ninemonths, the song and video have garneredglobal viewership and a bevy of nationalaccolades including multiple TELLY andADDY awards. The same award-winningsound, design and production team willjudge, produce and develop the MaconMusic prize package.

For More Information on theGateway Initiative Contact: BethDunwody The Gateway Initiative478.314.2231, [email protected]

Want to Make some Music?Submissions are due by August 15, artistsmust be available for recording in MaconSept/Oct. Musicians entering the contestmust submit examples of previousrecordings, artists statement and lyrics forthree original songs with scratch record-ings. The final product must promoteMacon as a music destination andincrease awareness of Macon’s uniquecharacter somehow in the song.

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Thur June 16This day in history: (1884) first roller coasterin America opens at Coney Island, it traveledapproximately six miles per hour and cost anickel to ride.

Third Thursday Party in MercerVillage. Live music and fun at a free streetparty-style event hosted by College Hill. 6 to 9p.m. 478.301.2008. CollegeHillMacon.com.Montpelier Ave. at Coleman Ave.

Theatre Macon presents “Pump Boysand Dinettes” dinner theatre at the CoxCapitol Theatre, thru June 24. Dinner begins 6:00p.m. / Show at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $38, andincludes Dinner. Pump Boys and Dinettes is amixture of country, rock, gospel, wester-swing andfolk music, and has received critical acclaim intheatres across the country. Don’t miss this won-derful show at the Cox Capitol Theatre. For reser-vations call 257-6391.

Downtown Get DownDowntown’s third Thursday networking event is arolling happy hour presented by Capital City Bankand Coliseum Emergency Rooms. Get Down[town] targets professionals, business and civicleaders in the community, and provides the oppor-tunity to network while enjoying live entertain-ment, spirits, and hors d’ouerves. Each month’sevent will take place in a different downtownlocation. June’s Get Down is on June 16th atMarket City Café with live music by Josh Carson.This free networking event is open to the public.

Fri June 17This day in history: (1885) The Statue ofLiberty, a gift of friendship from the people ofFrance arrives in New York.

Halluva Auction for Georgia SportsHall of Fame at the Terminal Station.Silent and live auctions, raffle, live music, food,etc. Tickets free with purchase of raffle ticket or$5 at the door. 478.722.9909.HalluvaAuction.com. 200 Cherry St.

“The Honky Tonk Angels” at MaconLittle Theatre. Revival of popular production.Wednesday – Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 2:30 p.m.$10 - $18. 478.471.PLAY. Thru June 26. 4220Forsyth Rd.

Third Friday in Ingleside VillageJoycine's has invited many of the local businessesto stay open from 5-8ish for an evening of art,shopping, dining and discovery. Sip, shop andstroll historic Ingleside Village.

Downtown Friday FestDowntown Macon celebrates Fridayseach week with Friday Fest. Thestreets of downtown Macon arealive with music, art, and greatfood every Friday of the year.Free concert in Third Street Park!The Regulars: 6-9 p.m. TheRegulars Band is a five piece tourde force from the suburbs ofMetro-Atlanta. The sound fallssomewhere between The Beatles andStevie Wonder. Third Street Park alsohas children’s inflatables from 5-7pm on thefirst and third Fridays of the month.

Sat June 18This day in history: (1979) President JimmyCarter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnevsign the SALT-II agreement dealing with limi-tations and guidelines for nuclear weapons.

Bug Day & 55th AnniversaryCelebration at Museum of Arts &Sciences. Get up close and personal with bugswith fun demos & activities. Celebrate theMuseum’s 55th anniversary with special activities.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 478.477.3232. MASMacon.com.4220 Forsyth Rd.

Free NFL Football Camp for ages 6-17,presentd by ex-NFL player Roger Jackson of theDenver Broncos and the Motivating YouthFoundation. Registration is from 5-6pm atHenderson Stadium, free instructional camp willbe from 6-9pm. Kids will be able to enjoy instruc-tion from former NFL and college players, focus-ing on football drills, combine drills with parentalobservation. For more information, call 320-4756.

Crossroads Writers Conference:Margaret Jennings South at Sidney LanierCottage. Topic: “The Art of the Story.” Former

film producer shares the keys to writing agood story no matter its format. 10 a.m.

Tickets $10 - $20. 478.227.0690.CrossroadsWriters.org. 935 High St.

Fri June 24This day in history: (1885) TheStatue of Liberty, a gift of

friendship from the people ofFrance arrives in New York.

Downtown Friday FestDowntown Macon celebrates Fridays each week

with Friday Fest. The streets of downtown Maconare alive with music, art, and great food everyFriday of the year. Free concert in Third StreetPark featuring Mile Hudlow Quartet: 5-7 p.m.; Mark & Mama T: 8:30 p.m. Tasha “Mama T”Keeble has a voice like Alannah Myles with thathaughty naughty blues that was Koko Taylor’strademark. Mark Johnson will whip whateverinstrument comes his way—guitar, dobro, man-dolin—and turn it into some deep-fried and dirtyblues stew. It’s music as hot as the weather andperfect to keep you cool.

Sat June 25This day in history: (1965) One hundred and20 miles above the earth, Major Edward H.

Book Signing at Cannonball HouseSusan Lindley will have an autograph session forher latest book “Susan Myrick of Gone With theWind. An Autobiographical Biography” at theCannonball House on June 25th. 856 MulberrySt., Macon, The Cannonball House is a nonprofitorganization. For more information please call theCannonball House at 478-745-5982.

The Cox Capitol Theatre presents…WET WILLIE A Tony Long Sr. BirthdayBash Benefit forTheatre. Doors at 7 p.m. / Showat 8 p.m. Admission: $125 Floor Table Seating(per seat) $100 Floor Cocktail Seating $50 BoxSeating $25 Balcony Seating.

Theatre Macon Presents: "HavingOur Say, The Delany Sisters' First100 Years"8:00 PM Tickets $20 General/$18Senior/$15 Student. Historic Douglass Theatre.

-- Bessie Delaney notes that blacks must besharp to get ahead, "But if you're average andwhite, honey, you can go far. Just look at DanQuayle. If that boy was colored he'd be washingdishes somewhere." And they are wise: SisterSadie says, "Life is short, and it's up to you tomake it sweet."

Sun June 26This day in history: (1965) One hundred and20 miles above the earth, Major Edward H.

Theatre Macon Presents: "HavingOur Say, The Delany Sisters' First100 Years"2:30 PM Tickets $20 General/$18Senior/$15 Student. Historic Douglass Theatre.

Wed June 29This day in history: (1965) One hundred and20 miles above the earth, Major Edward H.

Georgia Public Broadcasting Presents:The Macon Premiere of MargaretMitchell: American RebelThis GPB original documentary captures theextraordinary life and work of Margaret Mitchellon the 75th anniversary of her landmark novel,Gone With The Wind. 7:00 PM Tickets $35-$75,showing at the historic Douglass Theatre.

artsNew Macon Co-Ed Book Club:Looking for a hobby? Love to read? Want to makenew friends? The new macon co-ed book club isjust what you are looking for. For more informationplease call 912-227-4212.

"Figures" Exhibit at Middle Georgia ArtAssociation. Thru June 10. Free and open to thepublic. Exhibit continues Tuesday - Friday, Noon -5 p.m. Saturday, Noon - 3 p.m. 478.744.9557.MiddleGeorgiaArt.org. 2330 Ingleside Ave.

Macon Arts Gallery "5X" Photography Exhibit inThe Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance. Recent worksby Grant Blankenship, Doug Nurnberger, DavidVeal, Michael Williams, and Will Zachary. TheGallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Admission is always free. For more info call478.743.6940. 486 First St.

May 21 - October 31 – 55th Anniversary ofMuseum of Arts & Sciences: Selections from thePermanent Collection. Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.. Admission $4 - $8.478.477.3232. MASMacon.com. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

Open gallery exhibits at Contemporary ArtsExchange. Resident and guest artist exhibits everyFirst Friday, 7 - 10 p.m. MySpace.com/CAEMacon.2nd Floor, 590 Mulberry St.

La Galerie is an art gallery across from the CoxCapitol Theatre open each Friday from 6:30-10 pmor later. 391 Second St, Downtown Macon.

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

She Got Game: The History of Women's Basketballin Georgia She Got Game explores Georgia's contri-bution to Women's basketball and features GeorgiaSports Hall of Famers Teresa Edwards, KatrinaMcClain, and Anne Paradise. $3.50-$8

farmer’s marketsCity Market on the Green, 9am - 1pm. EverySaturday morning in Poplar Street Park, middleGeorgia merchants, craftsmen and artisans set upbooths of locally grown produce, plants, deliciousbakery items, art, crafts and more!

Wesleyan Market every second Saturday9am - 1pm. Held monthly, this fun communityevent features a variety of locally grown and pro-duced items ranging from flowers and organic fruitsand vegetables to baked goods. Music, fun & edu-cational events also offered. Free and open to thepublic. (478) 757-5233.

Mulberry Market every Wednesday. 4:30-7pm.The Mulberry Street Market is part of the MaconMain Street Program's efforts to bring life and busi-ness to Downtown Macon, and is directed by ven-dors dedicated to the people of Macon. Find a vari-ety of all things fresh and local, from honey tobreads, seasonal vegetables to grass-fed beef.

museum hoursMuseum of Arts & Sciences. Tuesday – Saturday,10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m. $4 - $8. Free forstudents & Bibb Co. residents the last Friday of eachmonth, 5 – 8 p.m. 477.3232. 4182 Forsyth Rd.

Georgia Children’s Museum: Tuesday – Saturday10:30 -5:30, $4 per person, 2 and under free. Freeadmission on Tuesdays from 10:30 -1:30 for City ofMacon residents and First Fridays from 5:30-8:30.

The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the BigHouse in Macon. This house-turned-museum waswhere members of the Allman Brothers Band, theirroadies, friends and families lived between 1970 and1973.Call for hours. 741.5551. 2321 Vineville Ave.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 9am-5pm Mon-Sat,1pm-5pm Sun. Admission $8, children 4-16 $3.50.

The Hay House, 934 Georgia Ave. Open Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. - 4.Tours are on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m. $8adults, $4 students. Children under 6 free.

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This past First Friday, Charleston,South Carolina musicians MeganJean and The KFB (Klay Family

Band) hit town to perform their singularsongs at The Rookery. They arrived earlyenough to have time to partake of the ArtGallery Hop, which led them to The

Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance where workby some of Macon’s edgiest young artists iscurrently exhibited. There were many newfaces in the crowd that night, including twoI recognized from their show posters.

We struck up a conversation and thetopic quickly turned - as it does so often

with artists, musicians, filmmakers, andother creative types - to how much theylove Macon.

“We love playing Macon,” Meganreported. “Audiences here still have thatawe about them, they’renot jaded like so manyplaces. You can’t havean awesome show with-out that awe.”

That awe is themagic of the energy anaudience gives perform-ers at any live perform-ance. It fuels their per-formance and they give itright back. Give andtake, yin and yang. It’sthe reality of physics thatexplains why digitalrecordings of great per-formances are... oh-kaaay... but they don’tinduce goosebumps. AndMegan Jean is right. Wegenerate a healthy heapof that magic here inMacon.

We could rightfully be a “toughcrowd” with the astounding talent of ourpast and present music scenes, with thenumber and quality of professional andcommunity theatre performances, with theoutstanding musical talent drawn toMacon by Mercer and Wesleyan musicprograms, with the array of fine artistswhose work is collected and exhibitedthroughout the world. Yet we retain ourenthusiasm for greatness, our appreciationfor creativity at its best, our openness tothe new and unusual.

Which brings us back to Megan Jeanand The KFB. They’re not an AllmanBrothers tribute band nor recantors of top40 hits. Their music is edgy, described ontheir website as “hard-touring, foot-stompin', guitar beatin, upright lickin,

washboard scratchin,' banjo pickin' mad-ness with a voice like you just ain't heardbefore.” They don’t look like Sugarland.Yet they feel the love in Macon. They loveto play Macon.

Outsiders get it, they feel it - our awe.Why don’t we?

Megan Jean and The KFB will per-form with Baltimore’s Ami Dang in a free,all-ages show at the Golden BoughBookstore on Monday, June 20, at 9-ishPM. If you need a reason to rememberwhy Macon is an awesome hub of creativ-ity, go hear them play, then strike up a con-versation with Megan Jean, The KFB, orAmi Dang. You’ll quickly be reminded ofthe awesomeness of our town.

Cindy Hill, Marketing & Grants Directorof the Macon Arts Alliance, contributes amonthly column on behalf of the nonprofitorganization. Macon Arts supports, pro-motes and advocates for the $18 millionarts and culture industry in Macon-BibbCounty and in 12 Central GA counties.

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40 Daze @ Billy’s Clubhouse40 Daze originates out of Macon,GA. And only

six months from jumping on the Macon musicscene in late 1999, 40 Daze was playing thebiggest shows the area had to offer opening forthe likes of Drivin N Cryin, Jackyl, and BrandNew Immortals just to name a few. 40 Daze is inthe process of writing and recording their firstfull length CD and touring around Georgia.

Great White Lion Snake @ The BirdDo you remember the glory days of rock n' roll?Sure, the '60s and '70s were cool, but COMEON! We all know that the "Decade ofDecadence" was the '80s. Big hair, make-up,leather, Spandex, and all the moves and attitudesof the era. This is not aging rockers doing theirold favorites. This is '80s METAL!

Nick Malloy @ The ShamrockNick Malloy is being talked about in MiddleGeorgia. And it’s not because he’s Frank’s Son.This boy can play and he’s got stage presence.And he’s putting out great material to boot. IFyou haven’t seen him go. If you have you willprobably be there already.

Eric Gant Band @ Wild WingThere may be no one with more integritysinging, and playing music, in today’s musicbusiness than singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Eric Gant. Eric Gant has a heart,and soul rarely seen on a stage, as he plays hisspecial brand of blues, funk, rock n’ roll, reggae,classic country, and bluegrass.

SAT. JUNE 18Midnight in Macon @ The BirdWith a repertoire ranging from blues, to rock tocountry and a smattering of other musical stylesthrown in for good measure, Midnight In Maconplays something for everyone. Whether your ideaof a good time is dance, romance or simplyrelaxing and enjoying truly great musical enter-tainment, this is the place to be.

FRI. JUNE 24Barry Darnell & the Mobile SlimBand @ The Hummingbird"It ain't me, y'all, but I've got the best rockin'blues band in the world! Macon, Georgia gave usthe world's best rock n' roller (Little Richard), theworld's best soul singer (Otis), the world's bestSouthern Rock (Allmans, Wet Willie, MarshallTucker) so why not? No brag, just fact. Come ondown and see for yourself... This is all accordingto Barry but he is fun.

Miss. John Doude @ The ShamrockMississippi John Doude is blues, rock, folk andcountry all rolled into one, yet none of these

would quite describe his unique style. With asound that’s as swampy as snake oil, and as grit-ty as the cloud of dust on a dry dirt road, MJD’ssweaty blues riffs pull you in like quicksand,while his stripped down roots music takes youback to where American music began, capturingthe soul of the blues, the heart of country, and theattitude of punk-rock along the way.

SAT. JUNE 25Wet Willie @ Cox Capitol TheatreWet Willie is an American band from Mobile,Alabama. They were best known for their hit"Keep On Smilin'," but had a number of chartedsongs in the 1970s utilizing their soulful brand ofSouthern rock. Maconite Jimmy Hall and found-ing member, fronts the band, and puts on a showyou won’t forget.

Radio Cult @ Wild Wing CaféSince 2005, Radio Cult has performed over 500shows including festivals as well as in bars, con-cert halls and other music venues from theirhometown of Atlanta, GA all the way to LosAngeles. When the band has fun, the crowd hashas a blast!

Broken Bootstraps @ The RookeryA new rock/country band out of Macon consist-ing of Josh Maloy, Bobby Hall, Nestor Jaenz andJustin Weaver. These guys are writing their ownsongs, are experienced musicians and the inti-mate listening room atmosphere of the Rook isthe perfect downtown debut.

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LISTEN UP TO CHRIS NYLUNDThe 7-song EP “Did You Mean Mustard?” presents MagTard in all its sonic rock glory. The guitar, bass, drums andsaxophone all meld effortlessly into a rich musical land-scape for the vocals and harmonies to weave across. Thesound rushes toward the listener with ferocity, compellingeach to stand and take note. Much like a ray of light shin-ing through the darkest cloud, this EP will pierce your souland leave a simple thought, did you mean mustard? Yes.

Local artist Craig Burkhalter created and designed theartwork then handmade each individual album cover mak-ing each one its own piece of art. The EP is literally artwrapped in art. The Arts Exchange, where Craig’s studio islocated, recently hosted Mag Tards CD release show onFirst Friday, June 3.

Front man Chris Nylund says, “There's no deep, philo-sophical meaning behind the title. We came up with thename because that's what Google asks if you type MagTard in the search box. We're brilliant.” The new EP wasmixed/mastered by Jason Kingsland, who kept gettinginterrupted by a pesky band called Band of Horses (whokept flying him out to California to cut records for them),which is part of the reason it took so long for the release.

For more information or details find Mag Tard onFacebook or at www.magtard.com.

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What was the first albumyou bought with your own money? “Dookie” by GreenDay. Catchy songs about juvenile things like wasting timeand servicing your own merchandise.

Whose band t-shirt do you wear proudly?The Bronx. A kickass band from LA that's named after oneof the five boroughs. When the Zombie Apocalypse hap-pens, I will stroll the streets with their first record on myiPod for inspiration and a Louisville Slugger for protection.

Recommend a band our readers must hear now?Megan Jean and the KFB, Great band. Great music.Awesome people.

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Favorite local independent restaurant? IVP. Veggie pizza, add jalapenos and spinach.

Frontman for Magnificent Bastard, affectionately called MagTard, took some time totell us about the band’s new EP “Did you Mean Mustard?”

BY SEAN PRITCHARD

So this past week my car decided to run out of gas ina neighborhood that was less the perfect for that situ-ation. I was going to dinner with my dad and was in

a hurry so I just decided to leave it where it was and comeback later. Somehow a few days passed before I made itback that way and when I did, I decided I needed to stopin at a BBQ place I'd heard nothing but good things about.Joe Bear's Texas Style BBQ is hands down the best BBQI have had since moving to Macon 12 years ago. Greatservice, friendly staff and generous portions. The wholeexperience was easily one of the best things to happen tome in the past few weeks. Get over on Napier Avenue andtry it out.

I'll be spending the next weeks working a lot, but I'mgoing to try and get out as much as possible. My goodfriend Chris Horne just announced that he'll be running forCity Council Ward 1, Post 3 and I'm going to be workingwith him as much as I can. This upcoming election is avery crucial one for Macon, so I'd encourage you to getinvolved however you can.

On Friday, June 17th,TheBlueIndian.com is show-casing bands from all aroundGeorgia at The 567 GalleryStage. On Saturday, some ofMacon's best DJ's will be spin-ning a 5 hour long party atElement, so I'm going to try tostop in and catch a bit of that.Also on Saturday, one of thecoolest events I've been a partof in Macon is back at TheMuseum of Arts and Sciences.Bug Day is an all day gatheringof insect aficionados to showoff the best of their collections.If you think you can make itout, plan on spending a fewhours at the museum becausethere is so much going on.Sometime this week, I want tomake it to the Capitol Theatre

for a showing of Pump Boys and Dinettes, a musical pro-duction featuring actors from around the area. From whatI've heard this looks like a fine way to spend an evening.Admission includes a dinner from Good To Go.

I'll be down at The Rookery on Sunday for SundayNight Open Mic lead by Back City Woods and DennyHanson. If you see Dan Zook, please encourage him toplay "Careless Whispers" for me. Macon Noise Recordsbrings Baltimore, Maryland's Ami Dang, an eclectic mixof Indian and American music, to The Golden BoughBookstore. I listened to a few songs online and I'm verycurious to see how it translates into a live show, so I'll bethere on Monday night.

In my attempts to stay occupied and discover moregreat things about Middle Georgia, I've found out about afew places that I'm very intrigued to check out. TheOpera House in Juliette has had some amazing musiciansrecently, according to my dad, so I want to make it there assoon as possible. I've heard about a few antique stores inMilledgeville that usually have some promising finds so

I'll be making the drive there soon, unless Ican put up with the heat and ride my bike.

There are a few businesses opening inthe Downtown area in the next few monthsthat I'm excited about and I hope that you'lllook into. Fountain of Juice and Margarita'swill soon be finished and Mercer Village willbe alive! Roasted Coffee Shop, located onSecond Street will host live music and have afull bar as well. Red Light Tobacco should beopen in early July as well.

It makes me so happy to see new, locallyowned businesses popping up in Downtown.It's up to us to get out and support the greatthings going on in our community. If you'reunsatisfied with whats going on in Macon,then take it upon yourself to create somethingworthwhile and invite people to join you inyour ventures. I don't know everything goingon around town and I'm quite thankful that Idon't, but if you ever feel like there's fun to beshared, email me ([email protected])and let me know!

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Irecently watched the movie Howl starringJames Franco and Jon Hamm. It was threein the morning and I was staying at a

friend’s house to help her write a paper forclass, it was last minute and I was supposed tobe booked to shoot a show in Atlanta thatevening. My ride fell through and I agreed tohelp with homework instead. It wasn’t thehipsploitation film I thought it would be, Ithought James Franco playing Allen Ginsbergwould be like Lil Bow-Wow playing JohnColtrane. He actually did a great job, and Iwas glad to be in Macon for the night. I lovethis town; the minute I cross over Bass Roadto leave my mind is like, “What the hell areyou doing?” The last time I was booked inAtlanta I had to stay with my friend who’s anart teacher at Georgia State, I got lost in EastATL at 3AM and she forgot to tell me she hadcats. I’m super allergic to cats.

These past few weeks have broughtsome amazing shows to our scene, includingthe third Macon performance of Charleston-based Megan Jean and the KFB. Megan and

her husband Byrne perform a washboard-driven eclectic two person circus of music shedescribes as Gypsy Americana; falling some-where between Gogol Bordello and JolieHolland. Their percussion section, Megan’sleg, a kick drum and a tambourine strapped toher ankle, pair perfectly with her husbandByrne’s banjo. I ran into Megan outside theArts Exchange this past First Friday whereThe Magnificent Bastards were jamming onthe corner with Back City Woods to cele-brate the release of their album Did You MeanMustard?, a tongue-in-cheek ode to a Googlesearch of their nickname.

Megan and I stood and talked as wewatched the two bands play, she was slated toopen for BCW right after Mag Tard had per-formed their official album release inside theExchange. “We’re timing it so that once ourshow ends, everyone can head to TheRookery and see Back City Woods andMegan Jean perform,” Mag Tard guitaristChris Nylund told me earlier that evening. Itwas the best First Friday I had experienced

since I moved here ten months ago; threeamazing bands working together to make oneamazing event downtown. A few months priorBCW had brought Megan Jean to Macon forthe first time, the show at The Hummingbirdnearly brought the house down. I was so ener-gized that night I stayed up until 5AM, unableto grasp what had just happened. Maconinstantly fell in love with the duo and theyplay here every chance they get.

Speaking of The Bird, these past fewweeks Ladies Night has been the place to beon a Wednesday. I don’t know what it is, butsomething has changed for the better, maybeit was bartender Lindsey LeBlanc finallygetting the lights turned off over the dancefloor. Ladies Night is The Hummingbird’sweekly dance party that starts at tenWednesday nights. Recently Roger Riddlejumped on the tables during Shawty Slim’sguest appearance and played a remix of OneMore Time. I’ve been pretty vocal in mydesire to hear more Electro the past couplemonths, it was nice to see an end to my con-

stant cries of “Would it kill you to play someDaft Punk?!” going unanswered. A few dayslater Roger tells me he’s DJing a dance partyat the Rookery the second Sunday night inAugust, I immediately slap him a high-five.

I ended these past few weeks as every-one in Macon should, at The Rookery’sSunday Jam. It’s a glorified jam session ledby three of the most talented musicians inMacon; Michael Collins, James Lengel andDenny Hanson and hosted by local comedi-an and podcaster Jacob Ryals. Amber Pierceof the Vineyard is a main staple of the eventas well, bringing an edge of Americana soul-fulness and outright adorableness to thewhole thing. It begins every Sunday at nineand you’ll usually find me outside enjoyingthe music and the warm summer night.Sometimes I think about this scene, and Ithink about the pictures I’ve seen and the sto-ries I have read from the Beat Generation. Ithink about Ginsberg reading his poetry,Coltrane playing the Village Vanguard,Kerouac lighting an unfiltered cigarette insome shady back alley. I think about JuBeebringing his baby son to shows, I think aboutDenny drinking strong coffee, I think aboutDan Zook philosophizing on his porch intothe wee hours of the morning…I see the bestminds of my generation.

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PAULBRONSONISN’TCRAZY(HE’S JUST AMBITIOUS)

e met in early May at the Applebee’s on Riverside Drive. Though it was largely empty inside, Paul Bronson still

seemed to know everyone. At one point, an older couple walkedin and he excused himself to greet them.

“They’re from my church,” he explained.I told him I had two more questions left and for a moment

it was like Final Jeopardy: the 25-year-old firefighter/mayoralcandidate and his campaign manager, straightening their backs,putting on game faces, getting serious while I paused, gameshow host-like, so they could compose themselves before themoment of truth.

“Do you really think you can win?”It was hard to tell if he was hurt by the question or just con-

fused—at what point during the last hour and a half did I not getthat he believes he can win?—or was he just surprised that itwas such a simple question. Or maybe just disappointed it wassuch a familiar question.

“Yes.”I ask if he’s crazy to do it.“If wanting to see the city move forward is crazy; if want-

ing to see more business, more jobs come to the city—if that’scrazy; if wanting to see a better educational system for our kidsis crazy, then I guess I’m the craziest man in the world.”

...A NEW MACONA month has since passed and it’s official. Bronson hasplopped down the $3,105.02 qualifying fee to enter themayor’s race against a trio of contenders who are not onlymore experienced politicians but have actually all runagainst each other. In 1991, current Macon Mayor RobertReichert, former Mayor C. Jack Ellis and former StateSenator Robert Brown vied for the remainder of TommyOlmstead’s unexpired term in the State Senate. Brown wonthat round, but Bronson was a five year old in 1991.

Eight years ago, as a high schooler, he was almost as busyas he is today, working three jobs and going to school. Insteadof Ruby Tuesday’s, Chuck E. Cheese and the Finish Line, todayhe’s a reservist with the Army National Guard and a substituteteacher for the Bibb County public schools, in addition to hisjob as a fire fighter with the Macon-Bibb Fire Department.

He’s not married and has no kids, so maybe this is the righttime to do something like this. Maybe he can’t help himself.

“I’m running for the average person, the one who works 9-to-5, the single mother and all the people facing problems find-ing jobs. I’m running for the young people—now, in this gener-ation—whose future seems blurry.”

If the race were decided on passion and confidence alone,you get the feeling that Bronson would be a mile ahead of hisopponents. How that eventually translates at the polls is any-one’s guess, but there is no second guessing his intentions. Fromthis perspective, he’s a breath of fresh air, an eager and willingpublic servant.

EDUCATE YOURSELFBronson’s campaign manager is a young womannamed Lekisha Joseph. Most of the time, she sits and lis-tens, but here and there she too gets caught up in the moment—moved by the spirit—and just has to share something.

“This is a great city,” she interjects, like someone sufferingfrom a positive, hopeful variety of Tourette Syndrome.

While she’s enjoying the work she’s doing with Bronson,she said her goal is to build a nonprofit organization that helpsparents become more responsible for their children’s educationby training the parents to do more teaching at home.

Maybe there’s something in the water because Bronsonand Joseph aren’t alone, though they have been overlooked,which is part of the reason they’ve stepped up and into politics.

Danny D. Glover (no… no relation) is a 23-year-old collegegraduate of Tennessee State University in Nashville who hascome back home to Macon, he says, to serve.

“Macon has invested in me, and now it’s time for my greatcity to cash in on that investment.”

Glover is running for Macon City Council in the Ward 3,Post 3 race against incumbent Tom Ellington, who at 38 is thesecond youngest member of council.

He draws an obvious—to some, but not enough—compar-ison between Macon and Nashville.

“Nashville and Macon are both considered ‘Music Cities.’However, the difference is that Nashville is owning that title,and Macon is not. Nashville is also Tennessee’s centrally locat-ed city just as Macon is to Georgia. However, again, Macon hasnot taken ownership of that title.”

In a way, Glover says the problem is our attitude. “The day we decide that Macon is Georgia's premier city is

the day we will began taking steps in the right direction.”There are plenty of tangible steps he says must be taken,

and he’s been bold in taking some already. In regards to crime,he’s taken it upon himself to reach out to and speak with allegedgang leaders. He wants to help broker a peace accord betweenrival gangs.

“If we do not get a handle on our growing crime rate thiscity is doomed.”

HEAD ABOVE WATERFour years ago, Councilman Virgil Watkins was, asGlover is, a 23-year-old with political aspirations. In2007, he squared off against Gerald Harvey, a then 57-year-oldformer city councilman, for the Ward 4, Post 3 seat. A formerintern for the Ellis administration, Watkins won, becoming theyoungest member of council.

(Watkins has no opposition in this year’s race. Harvey isopposing incumbent Charles Jones this year for the Ward 4,Post 2 seat.)

Though hardly a grizzled veteran, Watkins says he’s growninto a better councilman since first taking the seat.

“Yeah, a lot of growth. I thought the (Ellis) internshipwould be enough. I thought I was more than ready then but itwas a lot of rippin’ and runnin’.”The fact he was a recent college graduate, he says, helped.

“It was probably a good thing I’d just graduated collegebecause I still had that ‘study hard’ mentality. I still study con-stantly because I’m not a lawyer. I need to understand thesematerials we’re getting to review.”

Despite the feeling he may have been overconfident whenhe first joined council, Watkins decided to run again becausethere’s something about public service that he truly enjoys.

“At the end of the day, you can feel—even if it isn’t a bigthing—like you did something to make someone’s life better.”

Researchers have long documented that the correlationbetween idealism and youth, but that ambitious hope doesn’talways translate into political action.

In Macon’s 2010 primary, which featured a vote on theSpecial Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) proposedby county officials, more than 9,000 young people between theages 20-30 years old were registered to vote. It was the bestshowing in any age group.

However, only about 2,000 of those registered young peo-ple actually showed up to cast a vote for a ballot that was defeat-ed by only 1,030 votes. If even half of the 7,000 who stayedhome had voted yes, it would’ve not only turned the tides—itwould’ve been a landslide.

Glover thinks that might be changing, that his generation isready to seize the reigns now. The problem, he says, is that theexisting structure isn’t ready to relinquish them.

“Our city is in a transitional period, the citizens are yearn-ing for newer and younger leadership,” he says. “If young peo-ple are going to be met with negativity simply because of theirage then why should we continue to pour money into programslike (4-H, Boys and Girls Club, National Young LeaderConference, etc)?”

FACTS OF LIFE“Kids in my generation don’t focus in on the color ofskin,” Bronson says.

It’s slowly become a recognized fact that the racial tensionthat was so evident in the Civil Rights generation and handeddown to their kids isn’t one of the prevailing factors for 20-30year olds now. Bronson says their chief concerns are to havegood jobs, safe environments and a strong educational systemfor their kids.

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BY CHRIS HORNE

THESE YOUNG LEADERS ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE IN MACON. 25-YEAR OLD PAUL BRONSON HASENTERED THE RACE FOR MAYOR. 23-YEAR OLD DANNY GLOVER WILLTRY TO OUST TOM ELLINGTON FOR A SEAT AT CITY COUNCIL.

PAUL BRONSON

DANNY GLOVER

24 JUNE 16 - 30, 2011

Ok readers, mark the time and placeyou are reading this, because I, BillKnowles, am about to admit I was

wrong about something. A few columns back Itold you that City Councilperson Elaine Lucaswould probably run for her husband David’sposition in the Georgia House after he abdicat-ed his thrown to run for State Senator RobertBrown’s seat, who in turn is now running formayor of Macon. (And if Brown has his waythrough consolidation would be crowned theBaron of Bibb County.) Anyway getting backto my admission of wrongness, Mrs. Lucas hasinstead qualified to run for reelection to herspot on city council. I was wrong. It didn’t sur-prise me that she would run for reelection, butI was wrong. There. Happy?

Mrs. Lucas qualified to run for her posi-tion early last week, much to my dismay, butsomething funny happened on the way to thecoronation. That “something” is a challengerwho has sprung up to dare run against the iron-fisted rule of Queen Elaine of Shurling. Thechallenger is former Macon Telegraph writerand former 11th Hour Magazine editor ChrisHorne. Now, what I am NOT going to do withthis column is endorse Mr. Horne. I can’t. Hewill have a big “D” next to his name at the bal-lot box and as the Vice-Chair of the BibbCounty Republican Party, I am unable to. IWILL use this column however to set therecord straight about some things that havebeen alleged by Elaine about Chris whilereminding you who you have as a member ofcity council.

Early last Friday, June 10th, the last day ofqualifying, I received a text telling me thatElaine Lucas was at the Bibb County Board of

Elections. Now why in the world would Elainebe down there? I mean she had already quali-fied and I’m sure any questions she may havehad about the election could have been han-dled over the phone by Bibb County Board ofElections supervisor Elaine Carr, so I was rea-sonably sure that could only mean one thing:she wanted to steal the show when her compe-tition qualified. I’m going to take a break in thestory here to tell you a fewthings.1. I have never to myknowledge ever met ChrisHorne. He was alreadygone from the 11th Hourstaff when I started writing.2. Up until Friday of lastweek, I have never contact-ed or been contacted byChris in any manner includ-ing email, snail mail, text,IM, Facebook, Twitter, tele-phone, telegraph, smoke sig-nals, or carrier pigeon.3. To my knowledge, no one from the BibbCounty Republican Party has contacted orbeen contacted by Chris.

All of that being said, after I found outthat Elaine was there, I put out a mes-sage on Facebook that said that “Elaine

Lucas is out the Bibb County Board ofElections hovering like a vulture looking forprey. Watch out Chris Horne.” I then sentChris a personal note on Facebook asking himif he had qualified. That was the extent of anyconversations with him to my knowledge.

Fast forward now to the 6:00 news onWMAZ-TV, who reported that Chris had infact qualified and finished with a short inter-view with him. Then BAM! Elaine Lucasinvaded my TV screen grinning like a possum

chewing on a briar. Now I had assumed shewould get her share of the camera but I had noidea what she had in mind. In her rant, insteadof welcoming competition and being gracious,she attacked Mayor Reichert and theRepublican party for being behind ChrisHorne’s candidacy saying that “its’ very clear tome and anyone else who’s kept up with thisthat the present Mayor, Mayor Reichert andthe Republican Party are have initiated and aresupporting this candidate against me. Whatthey want to do is remove the ‘people’s candi-date’ from office.” I couldn’t believe my ears.Well, yes I could. Nothing is surprising comingfrom this clown anymore. Now I cannot speakfor Mayor Reichert, who quite honestly has areelection fight on his hands and certainly

doesn’t have time to worry about Elaine’s race,or individual members of the Bibb CountyRepublican Party, but I do know that we as aparty have NOT encouraged nor supportedChris Horne’s candidacy. I will say this, how-ever. Elaine Lucas is a scourge on the con-stituents of Bibb County and needs to bekicked out of office. The people in Ward 1finally have a choice and if they don’t chose torun this vermin out of office they get what theydeserve: another self-serving term of ElaineLucas whose only mission in life is to boostherself politically while sponging off of the tax-payers of Macon.

I want to remind the voters of Maconabout Mrs. Lucas and her past antics. Severalyears ago while working with the Board ofEducation, Elaine took some sick days at yourexpense, only to go to a city council “municipal

officers meeting” and get paid for it as well.The State Board of Education made her pay itback. If you don’t believe me, it’s case number1994-40 and was decided in 1994. In otherwords she was caught with her hands in yourcookie jar. The decision reads: “They (formerCity Councilwoman Thelma Dillard andLucas) were charged with abusing their sickleave by claiming sick leave on days theyattended municipal officer meetings for whichthey received expense reimbursements fromthe City of Macon. As a result, the Local Boardordered both Dillard and Lucas to repay theamounts they received reimbursement fromthe City of Macon for conference expenses,and both Dillard and Lucas appealed to theState Board of Education.” Later in the deci-

sion, the appeal was dis-missed.

In 2010, Lucasstarted a political con-sulting group. One of herfirst clients was RoyBarnes who was runningfor Governor. Lucasdirected, according tothe January 30th issue ofthe Macon Telegraph, aCity Council employeeto e-mail the mediaabout an event for

Barnes at Macon’s Studio 32. This time, afterformer radio host Chris Krok caught her, sheapologized and admitted it was the “wrongthing to do.” (This is a minor thing, no doubt.But what about all of the other minor thingsthat she may have done that have not beencaught?) She would later file a harassmentcomplaint against Krok, which the Maconpolice determined was unwarranted.

Now as I have said before, I cannotendorse Chris Horne. But I can ask the con-stituents of Ward 1: Do you really want ElaineLucas controlling your part of the city any-more? Don’t you think it’s time for a changefor the betterment of our community? You cando your part to help clean up Macon by gettingrid of her at the ballot box. While you’re at it,let’s get rid of her husband and her cronyRobert Brown, too. It’s up to you.

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...as I have said before, I cannot endorse Chris Horne. But I canask the constituents of Ward 1: Do you really want Elaine Lucas

controlling your part of the city anymore?

Focusing on the color of someone’sskin is holding us back. One remedy, he sug-gests, is to get more young people into officeso they can put their attention towards theissues that face the city—unemployment,abandoned houses, rising crime—instead ofthe politics of color.

“I serve a God that says love allmankind. That’s regardless of skin color,regardless of economic status. (God says,)‘Love that man. I don’t care if that man hasone leg, one arm and no teeth.’”

He breathes deep and says, “With allthe churches we have here, we’ve got to startpushing that message.”

This aspect of the mayor’s job is one

Bronson understands and is prepared to use:the bully pulpit. While the mayor may nothave the legal authority over the education-al system, he or she can urge the public tosupport it. Though the mayor can’t eradicateracism in Macon, he or she can certainlywork with local churches to spread that mes-sage of cooperation and interdepend ability.

Like many in Macon, he knows whatthe city needs: more jobs, lower crime,better education, etc. He even has somespecific tasks he hopes to achieve, likerevitalizing downtown and opening thelines of communication between the city’sleadership and its people.

But he isn’t exactly sure yet how to

affect that change. He justknows that, in speakingwith the people he hopes torepresent, they are desperatefor some change.

And no matter what,he’s staying positive. Nothing “below thebelt,” Joseph says.

“Clean hands and a clean heart.” So… We play make believe for a minute.

I ask, “What happens on your firstday in office?”

“I’ll cut my salary in half,” he says. “What have you seen that was good

but you thought should’ve been better?”“We can’t afford another four years like

the last twelve. An area like downtown, thatcould’ve been fixed in a year’s time.”

“Tell me,” I say, “what happens ineight years if you do win and serve twoterms. What do you do next?”

“I’ll go back to the fire department,”he says, a bit of self-satisfaction curls upthe edges of his mouth. He got the reac-tion he wanted. “The best leaders are thebest followers.”

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The Listening Sessions + SPLOSTI attended the “Macon Speaks” forums, listening sessionswith the city and county about a potential Special PurposeLocal Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and a listening sessionwith new Bibb school superintendent Romain Dallemand.I kept hearing the same couple of things.

There’s nothing more important for ourfuture than having the strongest possible pub-lic education system. This came up, obviously,with Dallemand, but it was on the forefront ofpeople’s minds at the SPLOST session too,despite the fact that the city and county don’thave control over the Bibb public schools anda SPLOST can only be used for capitalimprovements.

Second to it—again in all three sessions—is the needfor jobs, for economic development that brings jobs, for jobreadiness programs.

Other issues sort of mixed and mingled in there, butnothing really got folks excited like talk about a vision forthe city, one that would put us on a path for solving theproblems we face. Almost everyone sounded off on it.

Well, Adriane Wood of the Georgia Department ofCommunity Affairs piped up and reminded the room—orinformed those of us that didn’t already know—that thereis already a vision for Macon. There’s a comprehensiveplan to achieve it. She’d know, she worked on it.

Though there were expansive community engagementpieces to get direction and input from the public, it hasremained, nearly in secret on the Macon-Bibb CountyPlanning &Zoning Commission website(maconbibbpz.org) without much notice from the commu-nity at large. That said, the MBPZ does regularly update theplan and chart its progress as required by law.

So if we have a vision and a plan… what’s missing?The “2030 Comprehensive Plan” is as thorough and

far-reaching as it seems, covering minute details pertainingto economic development, transportation, housing, com-munity facilities and our natural and cultural resources. But

there isn’t much about education at all. Ofcourse, there’s little that the MBPZ has controlover in terms of improving public education, buttherein lies the bigger problem.

It’s one thing to have a plan; it’s anotherto get everyone to adopt it. Our local agencies,nonprofits, businesses, etc., etc., have their ownvision and own mission and so on and so forth.So what’s missing? The partners, and thebiggest of those partners is the so-called “gener-

al public.” The folks who helped put together the ideas arethe ones this plan needs to have pushing it along, but thevast majority of the people at the “Macon Speaks” forum—myself included—didn’t realize the 2030 Comp Plan exist-ed.

Goodbye Georgia Music Hall of Fame.Hello, Macon Hall of Fame?Way back in January, in a column for a publication whosename escapes me, I wrote that if the worst case scenariohappened with the Georgia Music Hall of Fame that itwouldn’t necessarily be such a bad thing for Macon. Don’tget me wrong, it is a bad thing, but maybe there’s an alter-native. That would be a place to honor our unique history,a Macon Hall of Fame. While not a new idea, I was flat-tered to learn that my column was forwarded around in thewake of the bad news about the GMHF. Now I’m excitedto read that this is a possible fate for the old CapricornStudios, which NewTown is renovating.

Speaking of Best Case Scenarios… In a shock-ing turn of events, the ugly fight between the IndustrialAuthority and the Macon Economic DevelopmentCommission turned… perfect. At least potentially. Thoughlong-time director Kathy Bowden was forced to resign, theIndustrial Authority picked up a noted star from Atlanta inMaceo Rodgers. The MEDC gets to keep Pat Topping, whohas been the area’s point of contact on all meaningful eco-nomic development projects for a long time. The differ-ence between the two entities essentially is that the MEDCmarkets our potential and the Industrial Authority uses itsgiven powers to make deals happen. Now they’re workingtogether again. Maybe some real progress is ahead of us.

Fort Hawkins BoostOn a visit to Fort Hawkins on Flag Day, “Fort Builder”Marty Willett ran through the day’s figures—100 flagsretired, 100-something visitors, 100-degree weather—andthen with his characteristic enthusiasm said the fort is justabout to be absorbed by NewTown Macon, if City Councilagrees to it. The move will allow the Fort HawkinsCommission to work faster on turning the historic site ofMacon’s birth into a more prominent tourist attraction andeducational opportunity in time to take advantage of thebicentennial celebration of the War of 1812. Part of thevision is to have consistent archeological digs on-site andturn the old service station at the foot of the fort into a vis-itor’s center for the site.

There’s an interesting significance to the movebecause NewTown Macon took its name from the villagethat sprang up around the original Fort Hawkins, whichwas built in 1806, and eventually became Macon. If coun-cil approves the move, it’ll be like old times. Kinda.

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