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Pete's Picks
For what it's worth to those who care, here's who I'm voting
for in the Democratic Primary on or before July 20. If I leave
out a race, it's because I have no strong opinion on it. U.S.
Senate, Michael Thurmond, of course. Governor, Roy Barnes:
he has apologized enough for losing the last one and proved
himself the only Democrat with a shot at winning the general
election. Attorney General, Rob Teilhet: a strong Democrat
when he was in the legislature, married to the former Heather
Hedrick of Athens. State School Superintendent, Joe Martin.
If ever a man had the abilities and sensibilities to step in and
start trying to save our school system, Joe is most definitely
that man. Please vote for him above all! State Representative,
District 114, Holly Ward: she's bright and accomplished—and
she lives in the district.
Joe's Joyousness
THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:
NEWS AND FEATURES
MUSIC
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Art Notes
Celluloid and Mysticism
Jeremy Hughes' paintings remix cultural stgmfiers and icons to strong effect
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Athens News and Views
No tennis center at Bishop Park, and Paul Brcun. Jr. makes Athens his own, personal Krazy Komer!
ARTS AND EVENTS
Movie Pick
Comment
How to Fix SPLOST
A former commissioner offers his advice on how to strengthen the
nt SPLOST package.
If you're an earlybird Flagpole reader and see this before the
enH of the day on Wednesday, you can get a double whammy.
You can not only read Bytines, you can hear the legendary
author read from it and get him to sign your copy. If you
don't get this message until after Wednesday, you can still
capture the essence of the writer in Bylines, which is subtitled,
"Writings from the American South 1963-1997."
Joe Cumming, Jr. is at the Athens-Clarke County Library at
7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14.1 hope you make it, because you'll
need to go anyway to pick up a copy of his book: Borders
and Barnes & Noble don't have it in stock, though it is avail
able online. I'm sure Joe would rather you buy it from the
library. Just call ahead and make sure they still have some in
the store, because Joe is liable to sell them out while he is
in attendance. Joe is like that He could sell out somebody
else's book, just by talking about it He is so entertaining he
could empty the shelves of Sonny Perdue's Accomplishments in
Government
The reason it's safe to refer to Joe as "legendary" is because
he is. Former UGA Chancellor David Barrow allegedly coined the
term "revolving son of a bitch," i.e. a son of a bitch any way
you look at him. Joe is a revolving legend for the same reason.
As a man, 3s a husband, a father, a friend, a writer, a poet, a
journalist—Joe is the stuff of anecdote and wild surmise: he's
the best and the brightest and the funniest and most unassum
ing and the most handsome, for that matter, if you like skinny
old guys with white hair.
So, if there's still time, go watch Joe make it worth your
while for showing up. If, you can't if it's too late, and you're
reading this after the fact don't despair. Joe is still waiting for
you in the pages of his book, which is a collection of articles
he published on the side while he was Southern bureau chief of
Newsweek, based jn Atlanta.
For Newsweek Joe was in the thick of the Civil Rights
movement in the South during that period when journalists
frequently became the targets of the angry mobs they covered,
when bravery was just as important as good writing. Joe had
both, and some of these articles are spinoffs to other publica
tions during that period—a closer, more reflective look than
fit News week's format Most of the other pieces here are culled
from Joe's long professional life: the observations and mus-
ings of a man experienced at seeing the world around him and
within him.
As Joe's son Doug reminds us in his excellent introduction,
Joe loves words and their uses, so as soon as you start reading
you feel like you're on a road trip with a mesmerizing, fascinat
ing hitchhiker who is telling you about the passing scene and
about himself and even about your ownself. You'll frequently
hit passages you'll want to read out loud to somebody, because
so much of what Joe writes strikes a responsive chord.
Well, I have run out of room before describing all the
enjoyment awaiting you: the coolest kids in Atlanta during
the Depression, what it's like to turn 37, what news is, what
a vacation is, what Greene County, Alabama was like after
African-Americans took over the government and, as they say,
much, much more, including a sprinkling of Joe's poetry. In all
this you'll see up dose why Joe makes the rest of us proud to
be journalists, though few can touch him as writers.
Pete McCommofts edilor@fiagpote.com
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Cinematic Inspiration
Songwriter David Wingo says his experience scoring films has influenced his rock writing.
Deleted Scenes
Fresh Sounds Out of D.C.
Pop meets post-rock with the band's finely crafted new record. Birdseed Shirt.
CITY DOPE
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THREATS & PROMISES ..
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ATHENS RISING
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OLA PODRIDA
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CAPITOL IMPACT
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BOMBER CITY
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GUIDE TO THE PRIMARIES
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THE CALENDAR!
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BULLETIN BOARD
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CANNING FOR A NEW GENERATION..
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ART AROUND TOWN ....
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MOVIE DOPE
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COMICS
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REALITY CHECK
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ART NOTES
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