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Volume 27
Issue #45
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G a t l i n b u r g , Tennessee… Ripley’s Haunted Adventure is celebrating its 15th annual Fright Nights show this year with “Experiment in Terror”. Ripley’s year-‐round haunted house will base their 2013 show on an insane asylum, but with a twist. “We’ll have your typical patients, orderlies, and doctors as characters, but we are taking it up a step this year” says Greg Weir, artistic manager of Ripley’s Haunted Adventure. “We want to go beyond the typical ‘boo scares’ and add an element of mental scares that put the guest through the ‘experiment in terror’. We really spent a lot of time coming up with scares that are out of the norm to what we’ve done in the past” stated Weir. There is no extra charge for the special Fright Nights shows which run every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in October as well as Halloween night, November 1st and November 2nd. Shows begin nightly at 6:00pm and run until close.Ripley’s Haunted
Adventure is a year round haunted house that was opened in 1999 by Ripley Entertainment on the site of what was once the Grimsby & Streaper Casket Company. The old casket factory was abandoned under mysterious circumstances during the early 1900s shortly after residents started disappearing. Until Ripley’s can decide
development for the area, they continue to conduct tours of the facility.Ripley’s Haunted
Adventure is one of the few haunted houses in the nation that is open 365 days a year. Single admission tickets are $13.99 + tax for ages 12 and up and $7.99 + tax for ages 6-‐11. No one under the age of 6 is allowed due to the graphic nature of the facility, and those under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian. Ripley’s Haunted
Adventure is located
on the Parkway in Gatlinburg, TN. For more information call
see us on the web at ripleysgatlinburg.com.
15th Annual Fright Nights Makes You the “Experiment in Terror”!
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dropout named George A. Romero directed a low-‐budget
world and became an icon of the counterculture – Night of the Living Dead. It spawned a billion-‐
dollar zombie industry that continues to this day.Birth of the Living Dead, a
new documentary, shows how Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburgh residents – policemen, iron workers, teachers, ad-‐men, housewives and a roller-‐rink owner – to shoot, with a revolutionary guerrilla, run-‐and-‐gun style,
process, Romero and his team created an entirely new and horribly chilling monster – one that was undead and feasted
Mary B. Martin School of the Birth of
the Living Dead on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.Rob Kuhns as part of the South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. After the free screening of the
Culp Auditorium, Kuhns and the audience will engage in a
will follow. Film and reception are free and open to the public.“Night of the Living Dead was
allowed people outside of the
says Mary B. Martin School of the
“I don’t think they knew where
at the time, but it has certainly become a cult classic. What’s
what’s important about the documentary is it addresses the social conditions in place at the time of the making of the original
all fun and games, although this particular topic has humor, as well. It should be a fun evening.”Archival footage of the
horrors of Vietnam and racial violence at home combined with iconic music from the 1960s invite viewers to experience
history. Birth of the Living Dead shows us how this young
also illustrated how society really works.The documentary ends with
a tribute to and interview with Bill Hinzman, who played the
mythology, which spawned so
Hinzman at a zombie convention at the Monroeville Mall, Pa., not far from where Night of the Living Dead was shot. He’s surrounded by adoring fans, many of whom
was made.Birth of the Living Dead has
festivals worldwide, including the Golden Strands Outstanding
Birth of the Living DeadETSU Martha Street Culp Auditorium
October 21st, 7pm
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at Tallgrass International Film Festival 2012 in Wichita, Kansas. Birthselection at more than eight festivals, including Woodstock Film Festival and Zombie Con
seeing Night of the Living Dead,” says veteran journalist Bill Moyers of Moyers and Company. “Having just watched Rob Kuhns’ mesmerizing documentary about that classic horror story, I
only scared out of my wits, but was simultaneously watching a cinematic breakthrough and cultural phenomenon. Birth of the Living Dead is immensely watchable and abundantly enlightening — with one ‘ah-‐ha’ moment after another — and when you’ve seen it, you’ll be thinking and talking all night. (First lock your doors).”Birth of the Living Dead is
documentary as a director. He co-‐directed and edited two broadcast documentaries,
Enemies of War (PBS, 2001) and This is a Game, Ladies (PBS, 2003). His many editing credits include Moyers and Company, the dramatic television series Sleeper Cell and Adam Clayton Powell. Kuhns wrote and directed the short comedy, King’s Day Out (1993 Sundance Film Festival) and in 2012, he received an individual artist grant from the New York State Council of the Arts. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and producing partner, Esther Cassidy.Cassidy produced and
directed the one-‐hour documentaries, Enemies of War and The Wrong Man: The Case of Edward Lee Elmore broadcast on Court TV. She was coordinating producer of American Dream, Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award-‐winning documentary feature, and also produced three
With Liberty and Justice For All, Justice For All and Civil Rights: The Struggle Continues. She was consulting producer on the Peabody Award-‐winning one-‐hour broadcast documentary, A Healthy Baby Girl; a dramatic
The Reawakening;
the feature-‐length Sundance Audience Choice Award-‐winning theatrical documentary Ballot Measure Nine; and the theatrical documentary Sacco and Vanzetti, which has been shown in the U.S., Holland and Italy. For more information
birthofthelivingdead.com.The Southern Circuit
Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of South Arts. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South’s unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. South Arts’ work responds to the arts environment and cultural trends with a regional
perspective. South Arts offers an annual portfolio of activities designed to address the role of the arts in impacting the issues important to our region and to link the South with the nation and the world through the arts. For more information, visit www.southarts.orgFor information about the
ETSU Mary B. Martin School
martin. “Like” ETSU Mary B. Martin School of the Arts on Facebook and follow it on Twitter at TheArtsAtETSU.
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Hundreds of arts and
Tennessee’s Oldest Town for one
the region during the 5th Annual Fine Art in the Park held on the International Storytelling Center grounds Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19 and 20.
located inside the International Storytelling Center and the surrounding Storytelling Park, this juried and judged event has grown at a rapid pace since the inaugural show in
from Northeast Tennessee and surrounding areas such as Abingdon, Knoxville and Asheville visit Jonesborough each year to explore the variety
selected for the show each year. Fine Art in the Park encompasses
a yearlong planning process that includes nearly 25 local volunteers that assist during the event and in other capacities.Numerous select works
offered to the public by regional artisans will include eclectic pottery, woodwork created by hand, statement jewelry, inspirational paintings, multipurpose textiles and much more as some artists are able to exhibit their craft through demonstrations throughout the festival.Another popular aspect of
Fine Art in the Park among both the public and artists is the tasting area including local wines, mouthwatering chocolates, tempting sauces and savory bread samples complete with the area’s own marketplace where folks can sample before they buy. Adding to the
ambiance of the two-‐day festival is music and entertainment by the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre Players along the Storytelling Plaza.The ever popular Best of Show
honor will be given amongst the regional artists that includes an expense paid trip to anywhere in the world. Past trips have included destinations such as Quebec, China and the western United States. Second, third and honorable mention are also selected among artists, along with a Best of the Tasting Area Award.Art workshops and
demonstrations will take place on Sat., Oct. 19 at the McKinney Center at Booker T. Washington School in conjunction with Fine Art in the Park during the Journey of Women Art Exhibit presented by the Women’s Fund of Northeast Tennessee and Jonesborough’s Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts.The 5th Annual Fine Art in the
Park will take place Sat., Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 20 from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free of charge. For additional information, contact
email [email protected].
5th Annual Fine Art in the Park
JonesboroughOctober 19 & 20
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On Sunday, October 20, at 3:00 p.m., the First Presbyterian Church of Bristol, Tennessee
with a concert by pianist Ryan Fogg. He will be performing works by Poulenc, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Bolcom on the church’s restored 1929 Steinway grand piano.
of Keyboard Studies at Carson-‐Newman University. A native Texan, he holds degrees in Piano Performance from The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Houston, and East Texas Baptist
an active performing schedule, presenting solo recitals regularly throughout the United States. In addition, he has recorded new
works by American composers through Albany Records, and he has written articles for Clavier Companion and Piano Pedagogy Forum.
President-‐Elect of the Tennessee Music Teachers Association and is also a member of the College Music Society and Pi Kappa Lambda, the National Music Honor Society. A dedicated teacher, he has been recognized by Carson-‐Newman University with the Teaching Excellence and Leadership Award (2010) and the Faculty Creativity Award
the 2009-‐2010 Teacher of the Year by the Knoxville Music Teachers Association. He has also served on the faculties of Northwest Missouri State University and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan. His former teachers include Gregory
Sulton. He lives in Jefferson City, Tennessee, with his wife, Nicki, and their daughter, Cora. The Arts Series of the First
Presbyterian Church strives to share with the community events that enrich and inspire the life of the people of Bristol, share our unique and marvelous facilities, and encourage the artistically gifted of our region and beyond. Admission is a suggested donation of $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for students. The church is located at 701 Florida Avenue, just west of King University. For more information contact the
Pianist Ryan FoggFirst Presbyterian Church
October 20th, 3pm
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Abingdon’s First Haunted Jail Presented by Holston Mountain Artisans 216 Park Street Abingdon, VA
26, 2013 (6:00 PM-‐9:00 PM) Thursday, October 31, 2013 (6:00 PM-‐9:00 PM) Friday, November 01, 2013 (6:00 PM-‐
9:00 PM) Saturday, November 02, 2013 (6:00 PM-‐9:00
Email: [email protected] Website: www.holstonmtnarts.org The doors slam shut, the
the fun begins at Abingdon’s
Mountain Artisans offers a good old fashioned spook house -‐ with a twist. Our
being booked is scary but when “Sparky” the electric chair has a short and the lights go out is when the real fear sets in.Completely family friendly,
this Halloween event doesn’t have the guts and gore that some events feature. We don’t need them -‐ we have
On Halloween evening we will have a trunk or treat and harvest games for the faint of heart and younger children. Apple cider, hot chocolate, and baked goods will be for sale in our Artisans Annex. Admission Fee: $5.00
Abingdon’s First Haunted Jail
Opens October 26th O r q u e s t r a Tropikiimba will be performing as a part of the VHCC Arts Array series on Monday October 21 at 7:30 pm. The performance will be held at the Barter Theater in Abingdon. This outstanding Afro-‐Caribbean group plays a variety of music and dance genres including Salsa, Timba, Cha Cha, Rumba & Bolero. The band is comprised of various percussion, brass, string and wind instrumentalists from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Panama,
Thomas and the US.The tickets will be numbered (reserved)
and are available at Barter for $10.00. If people in the general public want to purchase tickets, they may do so directly at Barter.
Free tickets are available for VHCC students, faculty, staff and College of Older Adults (COA) members. These free tickets are available in the VHCC library. Students
tickets and must sign in on the sheet in the library.The library is in the VHCC (Keyser-‐Aday
Theater) LRC building. The library is open
Friday and 11-‐3 on Saturdays.
Orquestra TropikiimbaVHCC Arts Array at Barter Theatre
October 21st
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One month ago, Nashville based singer-‐songwriter, Carey Murdock, wrapped up a three month summer tour through nine European countries. Sixty-‐three shows later and he is back on the road here in America and returning to Johnson City’s Acoustic Coffeehouse onTuesday, October 22 for a free
“Springsteen meets Harry Connick, Jr”, Carey Murdock has shared the stage with the likes of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals,
Mullins, and Shovels & Rope. In fact, Cary Ann Hearst of Shovels & Rope sings on his debut album
for Carey’s song “Young Love” on Spotify). As an independent artist,
Carey Murdock tries to bring his fans along with him on his tours through his YouTube video blog “It’s a Travelin’ Road”. Tune in and then go see the show when he comes to town. You may be surprised. Music writer Stratton Lawrence wrote of him: “He sounds like a gravelly, wisened 60-‐year-‐old man. Then you google him and realize he’s a baby faced kid. His voice, songwriting, and song arrangements are downright incredible.”
Carey Murdock Acoustic Coffeehouse
October 22, 8pm
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The Abingdon Farmers Market will hold their annual “Squashtober Fest” on Saturday, October 19th, from 9am-‐12pm. A pumpkin weighing contest will take place, where Mayor Ed Morgan will announce the winner. He will be delivering the cash prize ($1 per pound, up to 1,000 pounds) for the heaviest pumpkin at the festival. The winners will be announced at 11am.Those who don’t feel their
pumpkins would win the weight contest can also compete in 2 other categories: “Prettiest Pumpkin,” or “Most Unique Pumpkin.” The prizes will be $100 each for the “Prettiest” & “Unique.”On the lawn during the festival
there will be local food demos, children’s activities and pumpkin painting. The event is free to attend and open to all ages.
“Holding a fall festival such as this one helps to showcase what growers in this region are able to produce. There are talented, experienced folks in this area-‐ contests like this one are great opportunities for them to shine. It will
fall smells, sights and tastes,” said Nicole
Farmers Market Manager.P a r t i c i p a n t s
for the pumpkin weighing contest are encouraged to enter. Please contact Nicole
[email protected] if interested. You can also
visit the market website at www.abingdonfarmersmarket.com or follow them on Facebook: Abingdon Farmers Market.
Squashtober FestAbingdon Farmer’s Market
October 19th
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Cultural Arts and Bays Mountain are pleased to present RobiRohi in concert at the Bays Mountain Amphitheater on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 2 PM. The concert is free; park admission is
Robirohi is a four-‐person bluegrass and gospel group from Tallinn, Estonia, featuring English vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro, autoharp, and upright bass. This amazing group has played in churches, Christian events, public houses, and gospel, country, and bluegrass festivals
visit to the United States.Several people from Northeast
Tennessee have heard them perform in Estonia and feel that you too will enjoy their music. They will be playing at the International Bluegrass Association meeting in Raleigh,
weekend they are participating in church services across the South. They will be playing at venues ranging from the
International Barbecue in Lynchburg, TN, to Holston Home for Children in Greeneville, TN to Asbury Seminary in Kentucky, to intermission at the Carter Family Fold. On October 19 they will be the featured band at the Bellamy Hardware Store, Bluegrass at Bellamy , in Surgoinsville, TN ([email protected]). To hear more of what you will enjoy, just Google ‘Robirohi’.Join Robi on Sunday afternoon,
October 20 at 2 PM at the Bays Mountain Park amphitheater for an hour of bluegrass and gospel music with an international
rise from this natural treasure of Kingsport. What a way to spend
For more information visit: www.EngageKingsport.com or
About the City of Kingsport
Kingsport:City of Kingsport Mission: The
mission of the City of Kingsport is to provide economic, educational and quality of life opportunities that create a safe, vibrant
and diverse Community.
Cultural Arts, part of the City of Kingsport, c o n n e c t s , c o o r d i n a t e s and engages the public with a creative community. It operates a public art program, concert and theatrical events, the Kingsport Carousel Project, the Carousel Fine Craft Show and a broad range of support to the area’s arts organizations.
They work in tandem with Engage Kingsport, the “Friends of the Cultural Arts” group,
organization, in order to facilitate their objectives.
of Cultural Arts and Engage Kingsport’s goals are to
collaborate with a variety of arts organizations as well as non-‐arts organizations, with the aim of increasing opportunities and outlets for artists of all types. As Kingsport becomes a destination for artists and art enthusiasts, new markets and opportunities emerge. The City of Kingsport
Engage Kingsport are dedicated to cultivating cultural assets and promoting them as vehicles for economic and community development.For more information contact
Get Engaged in the Artswww.EngageKingsport.com
Estonian Bluegrass Band RobiRohi Bays Mountain Park Amphitheater
October 20th, 2pm
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Mountain Empire Community College will once again welcome thousands of individuals to the campus this fall for the 42nd Annual Home Craft Days held Oct. 18-‐20. Celebrating the
rich music, culture, and artistry of Southwest Virginia,
festival features demonstrations of weaving, pottery making, grist milling, wood crafting, basket weaving, broom making, quilting, tatting and much more.This year’s
event will feature
the addition of an outdoor performance stage, allowing the festival to expand its line-‐up of premier old-‐time, folk, traditional, and gospel bands. The Legends Stage will feature talented musicians under the big-‐top tent and the Legacy Stage will feature even more opportunities to hear outstanding musical acts including young musicians from the region. The WISE JAMs program, one of the featured youth acts, features students from Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn and St. Paul, Va. and is held at the SWVA Museum in Big Stone Gap and Lays Hardware in Coeburn and “We are really excited to
add a second outdoor stage to the festival,” said Sue Ella Boatright-‐Wells, MECC’s Dean of Workforce Development
and festival director. “The second stage will allow more opportunities for our youth to be able to perform and we have been able to schedule many more musical performances for the event.”The festival will kick off on
Friday, Oct. 18 with a series of music workshops to be held
from 10 a.m. to noon. The charge for each workshop is $30 per student. Students may register by calling MECC’s Workforce
Workshops will include:I n t e r m e d i a t e
Autoharp instructed by Oscar Harris. The workshop will focus
chord grouping, and incorporating autoharp
with other instruments. Students for the workshop should have completed beginning autoharp so they can tune and play accompaniment on the autoharp. Advanced Banjo, instructed
by Julie Shepherd-‐Powell. The workshop will focus on
42nd Annual Home Craft Days FestivalMountain Empire Community College
October 18-20
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the North Carolina style of clawhammer banjo for old time music. Students for the workshop should have completed beginning and intermediate banjo so they can play old time tunes using the basic clawhammer style. Beginning Old Time String
Band, featuring instructors Larry Mullins and Joey O’Quinn. The workshop will focus on teaching old time music students how to play with other instruments in a string band using some standard tunes. Students should have completed intermediate training
guitar, and doghouse bass so they can tune their instruments
tunes. Songwriting, instructed
by Ron Short. The workshop will focus on techniques for songwriting and publishing your work.
The festivities will continue on Friday at 6 p.m. with a free concert co-‐sponsored by the Pro-‐Art Association in MECC’s Goodloe Center. The concert will feature Dale Jett and Hello Stranger, Robin and Linda Williams, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, the Empty Bottle String Band, and the Mountain Music School String Band. The festival will continue
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with more than 40 musical, storytelling, and dancing performances on two stages.Saturday’s lineup features
Fiddling Todd Meade with
Anndrena Belcher and the Wild
Hill Reunion, MECC’s Mountain Music School Band, George Gibson, Bill McCall and Southern
Stranger, Jack Wright, The Scott County Boys, Ron Short, Jimmy and Ada McCown, Fred O’Quinn and the Bluegrass Travelers, Vincent Ringrose, Randy Wilson, Ron Short, Town Branch Bluegrass Band and more. Sunday’s schedule features
Richard Phillips, Pam Randolph
Engle and Megan Clay, Mike
Randy Sheets, Lee Boy Sexton,
The Roan Mountain Moonshiners, Lee Smith Singers, White Top Mountain Band, Papa Joe Smiddy, The Wolfe Brothers, George Gibson, Jimmy Mullins and the Biscuit Burners, the Railsplitters, and Rich and the Po’ Folk to mention a few. The Center Stage Cloggers, under the direction of Velissa Stallard, will also perform both days. More than 200 crafters
and artists will sell and demonstrate traditional Appalachian mountain folk arts. Crafts include painting, pottery, needlework, woodcrafts, whittling, blacksmithing, quilting, broom making, corn grinding and many others. Festival goers can purchase freshly pressed apple cider from local orchards, locally grown fall vegetables, and freshly ground corn meal. Local authors will sell books with Appalachian themes. Festival foods range from traditional home cooking to international offerings.
Admission is FREE to all the festival events. MECC is located on US Route 23 just south of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Parking and shuttles for the festival will
Big Stone Gap. Shuttle rides are $1 per person at boarding.
Locations include:Union High School (formerly
Powell Valley High School) -‐ Front Parking LotCurbside, Wood Ave, in Front
of Food CityCurbside, Municipal Parking
BuildingCountry InnComfort InnFor more information on
the event, visit the Home Craft Days website at www.homecraftdays.org.
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Marble Springs State Historic Site will be hosting a Fall Harvest Market on Thursday, October 17 from 3:00-‐6:00pm. This harvest market is a onetime event for
vendors and customers to sell and enjoy local hand crafted goods. This event is free to the public. Please join us in welcoming the
Marble Springs is looking for vendors to sell handmade crafts and homemade baked goods as well as produce. Vendor applications are currently being accepted. A vendor fee of $5.00 is required for participation. All products must be handmade or grown by the vendor. Email marb lespr ings@gmai l . com
a vendor information packet, which includes a registration form. Marble Springs is funded
under an agreement with the
Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Historical
Commission, and supplemented by additional funds raised by the Governor John Sevier Memorial Association.All activities take place at the
Marble Springs State Historic Site: 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920.
[email protected], Website: www.marblesprings.net Information on Marble
Springs/Governor John Sevier Memorial Association: Marble Springs is operated by
the Gov. John Sevier Memorial
group dedicated to preserving the memory of John Sevier and his way of life. Memberships are available for anyone interested
membership include, a ten percent Trading Post discount, newsletters and updates about the site, program announcements and VIP invitations to special events. Funds raised assist GJSMA in providing affordable
educational programming and preservation of the historic site. For further information
about the Governor John Sevier Memorial Association, please
[email protected] Background Information on
John Sevier: John Sevier was born on
1796. John Sevier obtained
The farm was named Marble Springs after the springs located
throughout the year, as well as the “Tennessee Rose” marble deposits that surrounded the area. Marble Springs was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Anna Chappelle, Executive
Marble Springs State Historic Site
Fall Harvest MarketMarble Springs State Historic Site
October 17th 3-6pm
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Commander CEO Willie Robertson will speak at Viking Hall Civic Center on Saturday, Oct. 19, as part of a fundraiser
Expansion Project”.The event will begin at 2 p.m. at
Tickets are still available for the opportunity to see Willie Robertson
Family Ministries’ school expansion project, so I encourage you to call today
Ministries. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see Willie Robertson and help Family Ministries as we strive to better serve the children in our care.”Bass Pro Shops, Johnson
Pinnacle are Premier Sponsors for this one-‐day event. “I am honored to be a part of
this worthwhile event, and to help support Family Ministries’ ‘School Expansion Project.’ This expansion is going to ensure that at-‐risk children in our region will have the same educational advantages as every other child,” said Steve Johnson, president and CEO of
and The Pinnacle. “I know one of the best things I can do for the stability of our region in years to come is to ensure that every child is educated.”Proceeds from the event will
10,000-‐square-‐foot expansion to provide updated classroom space and counseling facilities for the children that Family Ministries serve. The school expansion is scheduled to begin in October with an estimated completion date of
Other sponsors for this event include Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, Eddie Cox of Farm Bureau, Food City, Personalized From Me To You online retailer, Reinhart Food Services and Wal-‐Mart.General admission tickets
purchase tickets, please contact the
or online at www.vikinghall.com. For more information about Family
Ministries, please contact Colleen Cox,
[email protected] Ministries, headquartered
in Greeneville, TN, has been providing unconditional love and support to young people and their families since 1939 through residential group homes, foster care, the Hope Center and The Oaks Retreat Center. Family Ministries is expanding its services to a new population group with The Laurels Retirement and Assisted Living Center and Governor’s Bend Retirement and Assisted Living Center in Erwin, TN.
Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson
Tickets Still AvailableOctober 19 at Viking Hall
To purchase tickets, contact Viking Hall Civic Center box office at 423.764.0188 or online at
http://www.vikinghall.com or www.etix.com.
Corporate sponsors for this event are now being sought. For more information about
sponsorships, contact Colleen Cox, at 423.943.4989 or email [email protected].
SaturdayOctober 19th
2:00 p.m.Viking Hall in Bristol,TN
General Admission Tickets are $40.00 and $25.00, All Reserved Seating
Proceeds Help Support On-Site School Expansion Project
presents
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Jeremiah Sammartano from the Los Angeles group, Jeremiah and the Red Eyes, is bringing
on tour in support of the album, HOME. Joining the tour around
New Zealand and currently living in Nashville, TN. Jeremiah and Mikaela successfully toured across the Southwest earlier this year.
Jeremiah Sammartano, the
Los Angeles based, Emmy nominated Native American
Jeremiah and the Red Eyes, has covered many miles over the past several years -‐ taking the various roads spreading music
Charley Patton, the lyrical and often raucous sounds of The Pogues, the twang of Willie Nelson, and some vintage rock
Twangy Grooves” -‐ from Los Angeles outward through the Southwest, Austin, St. Louis, Nashville (where he relocated
Chicago -‐ and overseas to the UK. In the past Jeremiah has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Southern Culture On The
SHURMAN and has performed
Plate Special out of Knoxville, TN., The Live@Lunch show on KRFC out of Fort Collins, CO., and Chris Morris’ Watusi Rodeo show out of Los Angeles. In Spring 2011 Jeremiah received an Emmy nomination for writing music for the documentary, Prison Through Tomorrow’s Eyes. Three albums have been
Restless and 2010’s Under Your
a 10 song album called HOME -‐ which was followed, in 2013, by local shows and a Southwest
from New Zealand currently living in Nashville, and shows across the Midwest and South.
the works -‐ and also to return to
to start recording a new album.
Jeremiah and the Red Eyes with Mikaela Dewar
The Acoustic CoffeehouseOctober 17th, 8pm
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The Mountain Empire Community College Foundation will hold a dinner and concert event to raise funds for Scott County students attending Mountain Empire Community College. The MECC
Foundation’s “Harvest Moon Celebration” will be held Tuesday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Scott County Career and Technical Center. The event will feature a delicious buffet dinner including coffee and dessert, as guests enjoy a concert by the Mountain Empire Community College Mountain Music School String
Band. Tickets for the event are
$30 and may be obtained by contacting Jeri Bledsoe in the
(276) 523-‐2400, ext. 287, or by e-‐mail at [email protected]. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.meccfoundation.org. Those interested in learning
more about the foundation or MECC can visit www.mecc.edu and select the Foundation link. Gifts to the Scott
County Endowed Scholarship are fully tax-‐deductible. Anyone wishing to contribute to the fund may give online on the MECC Foundation web page, or by mailing a check to MECC Foundation,
Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, Virginia,
in the memo section that the funds are for the Scott County Endowed Scholarship.
Harvest Moon CelebrationScott County Career & Technical Center
October 22nd, 6:30pm
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Loretta Lynn Morgan was born to make music. Barely a teenager when she made her
on country music fans, Lorrie Morgan, a child of the Opry, staked her claim as being one of
her debut at the Mother Church of Country. Taking center stage at the Grand Ole Opry, alongside her father, George Morgan, young Miss Morgan performed her rendition of “Paper Roses.” Three short years later, after
her dad’s passing, Lorrie became a road warrior to launch her own career, touring with her father’s band. Walking in her father’s footsteps, she kept his memory alive while winning countless fans, establishing herself as a front-‐and-‐center entertainer. Applauded for her talents and commitment to country music and her heritage, Lorrie made history of her own when she became a lifetime member of the Grand Ole Opry at the age
youngest person ever to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
“One of my biggest struggles in the earlier years was to
a performer-‐-‐to close a show behind a singer’s singer, an artist who was on the cusp of the cutting edge, or a known fan favorite. It took me a while to see myself as a stylist-‐-‐that I no longer had to sing other artists’ songs; I could sing my own and create my own identity. I’ve
and they’re mighty comfortable.”
RCA recording artist, and later on the roster of its sister label, BNA, Lorrie made her mark with what have now become timeless country standards, “Five Minutes,” “Something In Red,” “Watch Me” and “What Part Of No” to establish her place as a bright and shining country star—a modern woman making country music history.Over the past twenty some-‐
odd years, as musical trends came and went and her personal life rose and succumbed to the turbulent, changing tides, Lorrie
has remained true to herself—unshakable.“Life experiences, life
choices, a music career and the commitment alone can make you ‘hard’—some may identify it in another term. But. I think that’s
If you listen carefully, sadness, revelation, willpower and tenderness are revealed.”“I have been a daughter, a
bride, a mother, a divorcee, a widow, a single mother, a grandmother, a breadwinner, and ultimately, a survivor. It seems, in many ways, that I am a living, breathing country song and I know what I sing. My music
and songwriting has a healing power for me personally, and I these days, that’s what I aspire to be, a compelling and captivating music
A poet indeed… Lorrie has written and recorded more than 15-‐plus of her own songs over the course of her career.A singer, songwriter,
worldwide entertainer on the performing and theatrical stage, a producer, duet partner, wife, mother and now, a grandmother, Lorrie Morgan the songstress has sold over six million records and a trophy room adorned with
reminders of gold and platinum successes (including fourteen top ten hits, twelve recorded albums and four Female Vocalist of the Year awards). Her duet partners have included the likes of Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams and The Beach Boys. She’s performed on Broadway and abroad.Lorrie’s life story and
decorated career attracted the executives of ANR Records. Lorrie is pleased to introduce her documentary entitled Beyond the Interview: Lorrie Morgan (from ANR Records) which includes up-‐close, intimate conversations
with Lorrie who shares stories of her childhood and growing up backstage at the Grand Ole Opry; she reveals her road to stardom and discusses with candor her much publicized personal life (including her marriage to and the death of country legend Keith Whitley). Filmed, in part, at Lorrie’s home, the piece is a candid look behind the scenes of Lorrie’s life and career and features special appearances by family, friends and industry peers, some of the folks Lorrie
well as Lorrie’s all-‐time personal musical favorites.Lorrie Morgan will perform
at Niswonger Performing Arts Center (NPAC) in historic downtown Greeneville, TN on
Tickets are $35 for orchestra and mezzanine level seating and $25 for balcony seats. Tickets may be purchased online at www.npacgreeneville.com, in person
offers online seat selection and
hours are Monday through Friday, 10am until 5pm.The 1130 seat performing
arts center is located adjacent to the campus of Greeneville High School in Greeneville, TN.For venue information, and
to purchase tickets, please visit www.npacgreeneville.com
Lorrie MorganNiswonger Performing
Arts CenterOctober 18th
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Local bakers around Northeast Tennessee will join forces against cancer on Sunday, October 20, 2013 in the second annual “Battle Of The Batter” at The Charles in Johnson City. All proceeds from this tasty
American Cancer Society, which includes local patient programs, research, and awareness. Tickets are on sale now for
the public to attend this fun event that will not only host fabulous cupcakes, but a “Milk Bar” hosted by EarthFare, live entertainment, and door prizes. Each attendee will be able to take home six professionally baked cupcakes of their choice as well as the opportunity to taste-‐test and judge all the home baked
and can be purchased by visiting www.ACSBattleOfTheBatter.org or by calling the American
975-‐0635.Professional and Home
Bakers will not be competing against each other. Professional Bakers will be judged by a panel of celebrity judges including local television personalities, radio hosts, and professional chefs. Home Bakers will be judged by the public. Plaques will be awarded to winners in each category and all participants will receive
public recognition as well as
awarded to the overall “Best In Show” for both Professional and Home Baker categories. Professional Baker categories
include Best ACS 100th Birthday Inspired Cupcake (traditional cupcakes with birthday theme),
inside), Best Around The World
Creative Themed Cupcake
Alternative Cupcake (vegan, gluten-‐free, etc.), and Best Alcohol Inspired Cupcake.Home Baker categories
include Best ACS 100th Birthday Inspired Cupcake (traditional cupcakes with birthday theme), Most Original Cupcake (most
Halloween Theme).For more information or
to register to participate as a Baker, please visitwww.ACSBattleOfTheBatter.org or call the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers saving lives and
threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society’s efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates.
million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. As we mark our 100th birthday in
investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and
to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get
“Battle Of The Batter”Local Bakers Fight Cancer
The Charles in JCOctober 20th
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NASA celebrated its 55th birthday Oct. 1 with a surprise party—that literally turned out
the cosmos, America’s proud space agency could do nothing to take on the US Congress as NASA, along with most of America’s government agencies, was shutdown when funding expired
year. Instead of celebrating 55
years of NASA’s triumphs on the
Moon, Mars and outer space,
from Cape Kennedy, Florida to Vandenberg Base in California have been closed. Allowed to continue operating
with a skeleton staff is NASA’s Manned Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas, monitoring the six-‐person crew on the International Space Station, while 3,000 at the Johnson Space Center are staying at home. Our ISS partners at Russia and Europe space centers are picking
up the slack caused by the US government shutdown. Other NASA space probes
continue operating with contractors, like the Jet Propulsion Laboratory controlling the Curiosity rover on Mars and the Hubble Space Telescope Center in Baltimore Maryland. The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration was founded by the US Congress
the existing National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). “Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful
humankind,” wrote the authors
and Space Act. Aviation safety is another
major contribution of NASA, with one-‐fourth of its annual $17 billion budget used to keep the busy commercial airline and
smoothly.
and NASA-‐TV have gone blank with this
message:
government funding, this website is not available. We sincerely regret this inconvenience. For information about available government services, visit USA.gov.” And space junkies are getting
employees furloughed, NASA is the United States agency with the highest percentage of employees currently left without work. The EPA is second with just six per cent of its 16,205 employees working. The longer the government shutdown lingers, the further behind get projects like the manned Orion capsule and experiments on the International Space Station. Some spacecraft have been
put in a “sleep” mode; some are still collecting data but storing it instead of sending it back to Earth and the space scientists that analyze the data. But there are some NASA spacecrafts that just can’t operate without the human touch. Last week, a NASA moon
orbit around the Moon to study the tenuous atmosphere and surface dust. Launched on Sept. 6 from Wallops Island,
long trip, circling the Earth three times to gain a “gravity assist” momentum to the Moon. The
to lunar orbit on Oct. 6, couldn’t be rescheduled, so NASA had no choice but to call to work
The Lunar Atmosphere and
looking for electrically charged dust moving about the surface like a fog, test a prototype laser communications system and sniff the very, very thin atmosphere surrounding the Moon. A new mission to Mars was
in jeopardy until a government exemption was reached last week to allow the launch of the $650 million Mars Atom and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft. It is scheduled for
NASA’s Birthday Gift: Blow Out the Candles!
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launch—or be mothballed to wait until 2016 for another launch window to Mars. This NASA investment will analyze carbon dioxide and other gases important for the development of life on Mars. NASA has not only
shut down its website and television station, but all of the agency’s Twitter accounts have also been suspended, like @AsteroidWatch, which sends out alerts of Near Earth Asteroids, called NEA’s. But the hunt for threatening asteroids continues as those telescope surveys are funded by grants and will continue a while. How much do Americans care about
outer space? Well, check out the movie
start for the Hollywood space movie “Gravity.” Hauling in an October record
“Gravity” is a space saga starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, and plot involves a catastrophic emergency that happens during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The movie is heralded as a
breakthrough in cinematography that depicts amazing realism in the weightlessness of outer space. Though it has some inaccuracies in basic science and real space travel, most critics love it as a true human drama in outer space. And lots of Americans are spending their movie money on getting “spacey.”The movie “Gravity” joins some
other blockbusters that have
space. They include: “Apollo 13,” “StarWars,” “Alien,” “The Right Stuff,” “Red Planet,” “Close Encounters,” “E.T.,” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” NASA has also showed us that
science fact is often stranger than
exotic discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA’s amazing array of space
observatories and manned space mission has made our planet a better place to live. And increased our
understanding of our place in the Universe. The NASA logo is one of the most
recognized insignias in the world, and is known as the “meatball.” But also
for 17 years a stylized script of the letters n-‐a-‐s-‐a, called “the worm” was used. In the NASA insignia design, the
sphere represents a planet, the blue is symbolic of Earth, the stars represent space, the red chevron, in the alternate shape of the constellation Andromeda, is a wing representing aeronautics (the latest design in hypersonic wings at the time the logo was developed), and then there is the orbiting spacecraft going around the wing.The swinging 1970s modernized
the NASA logo with a type called “the worm,” a red, stylized rendering of
special occasions. The NASA seal is reserved for use
administrator. It is used in more formal traditional and ceremonial events such as award presentations and press conferences.
bodies, Earth and Moon, the vector and the agency’s words wrapped around the outside of the blue, starry background.Let’s hope we can see the old NASA
“meatball” back on our computer monitors and TV screens as America’s space workers get back to their jobs. As the saying goes, we can put a man on the Moon, but we can’t balance the
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Celestial events in the skies for the week of Oct. 15-‐21, 2013, as compiled for The Loafer by Mark D. Marquette.
Full Moon time, and this month is the Hunter’s Moon, named for the extra night light that American settlers used to forage for animal life. Excitement is mounting for
ISON is visible near the planet Mars in the morning constellation of Leo the Lion, th,
miles away, and maybe a faint, naked-‐eye object by then.
Tues. Oct. 15 On this 2003 date in space history, Yang Liwei became
-‐man as he was launched in Shenzhou 5 to Earth orbit. Ten years later, China has
launched four more manned missions, including two to its
Wed. Oct. 16 Venus is brilliant in the
evening twilight, and right beside it is the red Antares, brightest star in the constel-‐lation Scorpius the Scorpion. In a backyard telescope, the second planet looks like a
half-‐moon, as it goes through phases.
Thurs. Oct. 17 The Moon begins three days crossing the large constellation Pisces the Fishes, its
gibbous to full phase shining brightly on the half-‐bare trees and changing landscape. This is not a particularly good time to see the Moon in a telescope as there are few shadows to show surface details. It’s like mid-‐day on Earth when the overhead Sun
washes out details better seen in the angled morning or evening sunlight.
Fri. Oct. 18
illuminating the Autumn landscape. This is the Hunter’s Moon, as the extra silvery light allowed for past generations of hunters to see at night deer, rabbits and other animals valuable for this meat and fur. Today that moonlight is still important to many Third World farmers as they use the extra night light to do farm chores.
Sat. Oct. 19 Stargaze with ama-‐teur astronomers at Bays Mt. Park Observatory from 7:30-‐9 pm. The informal program will point out the Autumn constella-‐
views through tele-‐scopes of celestial objects like the
Andromeda Galaxy and Ring Nebula. Interesting in buy-‐ing a telescope? There will be
plenty of stargaz-‐ers willing to give you tips as you look through a variety of
telescopes.
Sun. Oct. 20 The Moon rises in the faint and small constel-‐lation Aries the Ram, well above the horizon by 9 pm. Though it seems bright and big, both are illusions. The Moon is only one-‐half degree across in the sky—meaning 360 Moons end-‐to-‐end would span from eastern horizon to zenith directly overhead to western horizon. And the
lump of coal, sending back about 17 percent of the sunlight that strikes it.
Mon. Oct. 21
public planetarium show as performed at the German Museum in Munich. Visit the Bays Mt. Park Planetarium in Kingsport, TN and you will see an amazing show by one of the best plan-‐etariums in the entire Southeast America. The
current program is all about comets.
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Sandra Bullock and George
could fans of the stars and movie fans in general want? While the two actors are
not literally in space, they sure appear to be due to the amazing
“Gravity”.
without hesitation. From the beginning “Gravity”
Ryan Stone (Bullock) and fellow astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney), as the two are part of a space shuttle mission to do repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope. While the two are outside the
shuttle working on the telescope,
they are warned by Houston control that a Russian missile has caused damage to a satellite no longer in use, and the resulting
direction. Told to abort the mission immediately, Matt and
the shuttle for protection, but the debris strikes too quickly, and the two are left in a chaotic mess. The two are soon adrift in
space, but thankfully Matt is wearing a thruster pack, and is
two eventually make it back to the space shuttle, but I will not reveal what happens at this point as I really don’t want to give too much away. Not only does the action drive
struggle with a recent tragedy in her life has left her vulnerable,
emotional core. Both Clooney and Bullock
Bullock making you feel all her characters pain. I have never
and the effect is memorable.
candy, and I felt many times as if I was with the characters above the Earth. Our home planet never
ground breaking special effects are well worth the price of
admission. I expect to see Bullock and
that can be enjoyed by those who
in this genre.
will leave you breathless, and director Alfonso Cuaron (“Children of Men”) takes us on an unforgettable cinematic ride. (Rated PG-‐13) A
Gravity
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I found myself at the grocery the other day—I know, shocking. I had no grand scheme in mind, I was out of fabric softener, and the all natural brand that I use—which you can only get at a particular type of store—was all I had on my mind. I walked in, with a moderate amount of duty in my stride, and went straight to the cleaning aisle. Fabric softener in hand, I did a quick tour of the facilities, looking at the sales items, snagging a bite of cheese from the sample trays, and ogling the organic halloween candy on display. I began a debate with myself
as if I should actually buy the bag of individually wrapped organic dark chocolate peanut butter cups. They looked fantastic.
My heart said yes, my brain
my heart said. My brain gently reminded me “Uh, yeah, didn’t
peppermint patties and place them on your desk?” The week in
and I came to the conclusion that I deserved some peanut butter cups. Cups and softener at my side,
I went to the check out lanes. Upon reaching the check out section of the store, I noticed a familiar face behind one of the registers. A young lady that I used to spent a great deal of time with about eight years or so ago. Every lane, except her lane, was a little crowded. I like to think
that I’m a jolly old soul who does make a modicum amount of effort to keep things civil with the various women that I’ve encountered over these years, so I made my way towards her lane. I was midway in my approach
when she glanced over and saw me. I was smiling, a smile that I thought indicated “I’m happy to see you, and hope to learn that you are doing well.” Yet as I got closer, and in what
second, she produced a sign that said “Closed. Please use next available lane.” She was in the middle of checking out someone, and I was so surprised by it that I slightly stumbled as I stopped my body from moving towards her lane. She was icily staring ahead at the person she was checking out, and not once did she look again towards my direction. My joyful mood quickly
changed to one of slight
move on her part to keep from having to interact with me was something I had never encountered before. Sure, there are those on this planet that will go to all costs to avoid seeing me, or even being made aware of my presence, but the sudden reaction movement cause me to pause for a moment and ponder it. That short pause quickly gave way to my desire to be on my merry way, and I went to the lane that was open besides her.
That particular check out person was more than happy to smile and engage in quick chatter while I bought my cups and softener. The funny thing is, you see, while I was at the “here’s your receipt” portion of the transaction, she who denied my cups and softener, quickly motioned on someone to check out in her lane. Receipt in hand, I left the store, drove home, did the laundry, and ate a peanut butter cup. See you next week.
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known for their locations as for their monsters. For instance, the 1930s saw the birth of the “old dark house” genre that has become a staple in modern horror. Today, the old dark house has been replaced by cabins in the woods or suburban split-‐levels possessed by all manner of spirits and poltergeists (will this “paranormal activity” nonsense never end?). We’ve even seen haunted automobiles (“Christine”), high school gyms (“Carrie,” “Prom Night”), and trailer parks (“Trailer Park of Terror,” anyone?).This week, let’s check into a
motel and see what we can stir up. This topic is particularly interesting to me because I grew up in Kelly’s Motel (often referred to as “Kelly’s Place” by family friends and guests—hence the name of this column). I must admit that I never once saw a ghost or maniac while living there and was very rarely
Mom discovered the stash of Playboy magazines I thought I had cleverly hidden behind the shower stall in my room. But
because motels found there are very often places where evil checks in for an overnight (or much longer) stay. Motels became evil places
during the 1950s, during the golden age of the family-‐owned motel—horror, it seems, never books a room at the Holiday Inn, but only in out-‐of-‐the-‐way family establishments like Kelly’s Motel, which opened its
the Eisenhower era, motels (or tourist courts as they were most
often called back then, owing to the fact that the rooms were actually disconnected one or two room cabins) were often settings
the Clark Gable-‐Claudett Colbert classic, “It Happened One Night,”
tourist court as a malevolent place is “Niagara,” a little gem starring Marilyn Monroe and directed by Henry Hathaway; in it, Ms. Monroe plots to kill her husband, played by Joseph Cotton, but ends up meeting an untimely end herself. And, needless to say, hotels have also been the setting for evil in horror
Kubrick’s masterpiece, “The
example. Hotels, as interesting as they may seem, however, are not the focus of this week’s column. Feel free to make your own list of
are many to choose (you might start by watching the Stephen
While we are waiting for
let’s take a look at the following examples for your viewing displeasure. You are, of course, invited to disagree with my choices.Needless to say, the most well-‐
“Psycho,” which was made for just under one million dollars
an unsuspecting public in 1960. Featuring the most infamous and referenced scene in the history
begins, interestingly enough, in a hotel before moving to
dramatically signals the transition from hotel to motel in American horror movies and violently rips down the curtain that divides “old school” and “new school” horror. And sometimes reality too closely imitates art, as witnessed by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. at Memphis’ Lorraine
along with the assassination of Robert Kennedy at a hotel during the same year, might
genre. We certainly saw a rise in this genre following those two very violent events.The most over-‐the-‐top motel
horror movies are from the
you such masterpieces as “Road House” (one of my favorite guilty
and “The Mountaintop Motel
movies on our list with the word
is a mini-‐masterpiece starring Rory Calhoun in his most expressive role as a character named “Farmer” Vincent Smith, the proprietor of a neat little establishment specializing in turning his motel guests into tasty little snack items lovingly referred to as “Farmer Vincent’s Fritters.” The name of the movie refers to Vincent’s neon sign, which is transformed from “Motel Hello” into “Motel Hell” when the last “o” conveniently
burns out during one dark and stormy night. A “rehabilitated” former inmate from an insane asylum is the owner of the quaint little Mountaintop Motel, the site of the massacre mentioned in the title of our second offering in the “Motel Hell” double feature. While not nearly as inventive as the Farmer Vincent epic, this one does have its moments, and the similarity between it and its ripped-‐off inspiration (about a certain chainsaw massacre in Texas) is purely intentional.Three much better examples
of motel horror are “Joy Ride” (2001), “Identity” (2003), and “Vacancy” (2007). All three deal with motel guests who
place at the wrong time. They would have been much better off checking into the Holiday Inn or even Motel 6. Variations of these three movies are the very controversial, contentious, and divisive movies from Robert Rodriquez and Rob Zombie,
(2005). After watching these, you will never want to stay at a Mom and Pop establishment again. My guess is that there was a precipitous decline in the check-‐in rates at these types of establishments following the release of these movies.By far the most quirky and
bizarre hotel movie is 2006’s “Bug,” starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, and Harry Connick, Jr, and directed by
William Friedkin of “The Exorcist” fame. Taking place almost entirely in a drab and ugly
catapults our fear of bugs and infection to new heights. Starting out its life as a play by Tracy Letts (whose other work, “Where The Heart Is,” became a well-‐received movie also starring Ashley Judd), this movie is, in the words of
tweaky.” Guess that just about sums it up, doesn’t it?Before I bring my list to an
end, I feel compelled to mention a very creepy motel segment incorporated into a clever “found footage” anthology, “V.H.S.,” a movie that appeared a couple of years ago and has now spawned the inevitable “V.H.S. 2”. This segment takes place in a dingy motel room and becomes creepier and creepier the longer you watch it—and it’s really impossible not to watch it, along with the other segments that make up this anthology. There you have it—a rather
brief introduction to a very interesting type of movie. Here’s hoping nothing I have written will keep you away from motels. Just be sure you perform a thorough background check of the proprietor before checking in. If he or she invites you to try out their fritters, politely refuse
And don’t forget to check to see what’s behind the shower stall.See you next week with Part
Four of this series.
Halloween Horrors, Part Three:
Checking In At The Horror Motel
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