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Vote on Nov. 8
Don't forget that Tuesday, Nov, 8 is the last day to vote
for the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax
(E-SPLOST) that has been providing the money needed to build
new schools and refurbish existing buildings. This has been
a highly successful program that has upgraded our teaching
and learning environments and provided new schools in areas
of the county that needed them. You can pop by the Board of
Elections office the rest of this week or vote next Tuesday (not
Monday) at the general election in your usual polling place.
Hamp Was a Hero
Hamilton McWhorter, Jr. died last week at the age of 98.
Few people know who he was, and that was okay with him:
his family knew, and Georgia leaders knew. Hamp was accus
tomed to operating behind the scenes and accumulating the
vital information that everybody needed. He grew up down the
road in Lexington, GA, graduated from UGA and its law school,
served his community as a city council member, county attor
ney and state senator and his state as the longtime Secretary
of the Senate, a pivotal position in state government. He also
served his country in military intelligence during World War II
and after, in ways he never mentioned. Hamilton McWhorter
was as much at home in Oglethorpe County as he was in
Atlanta, in Washington, D.C. or abroad. He always cheerfully
did what needed to be done, usually without publicity. Hamp
was a great Georgian, a great Southerner and a great American.
Hear the Dope
Notice to the mayor and commission and Flagpole readers
in general: Dave Marr, before he started keeping an eye on
local government for Flagpole, headed up the well respected
band. The Star Room Boys. He still plays from time to time,
and here's hoping you got your Flagpole on time this week,
because Dave is playing this Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Georgia
Theatre, opening for Clay Leverett and Kimberly Morgan, who'll
be doing their popular George Jones and Tammy Wynette act.
Doors open at 8 p.m., and Dave will start around 9 p.m., so
no excuses for its being too late for a commission listening
party. Y'all can park in your new deck and enjoy the beautifully
reborn Georgia Theatre.
Happy Birthday to Us!
Flagpole, as of last week, has been around town for 24
years. Probably the main reason why this "alternative news
weekly" got started and is still going strong is that the news
paper has always been owned by people who work here just
like everybody at Flagpole—people who are a part of the com
munity we cover. We all live here; we work here; we play here.
We are Athens. What happens here affects us, and when we
write about Athens, we're writing about our own town. We've
got a stake in Athens. We care about Athens. That’s no guaran
tee that we'll thrive financially, but it's a pretty sure bet that
Flagpole is invested in Athens and stands to do well if Athens
does well. Athens is a great place to live and an endlessly fas
cinating source of stories. Thanks, Athens, for a great 24 years!
We're 24, But We're Slack
THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:
[MEWS §& FEATURES
City Dope 5
Athens News and Views
ACC made the switch to single-stream recycling last week and started accepting a
wider range of materials, too.
Google That Sh!t 8
Search: Zuccotti direct democracy
With Occupy Wall Street and related protests, the medium is the message.
EVENT
The Reader 12
Stranded in the Jungle
A Thousand Lives is an indispensable addition to the literature of mass mania.
Movie Pick 11
Road to Nowhere
Drive's seductive surface is intoxicating
M1US0©
Threats & Promises 13
Music News and Gossip
New releases from Nutria and Dodd Ferrelle! WUOG Fest is here! And more...
The VFW Rocks 14
Revamped and Open to the Public
The veterans’ club welcomes all to enjoy live music from classic cover bands.
LETTERS 4
CITY DOPE 5
CITY PAGES 6
CAPITOL IMPACT 7
ATHENS RISING 7
GOOGLE THAT SHIT 8
GRUB NOTES 8
FINAL JUDGEMENT HOUSE ....9
MOVIE DOPE 10
MOVIE PICK 11
THE READER 12
THREATS & PROMISES 13
V.F.W 14
RECORD REVIEWS 15
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS.... 16
BENGA 17
THE CALENDAR! 18
BULLETIN BOARD 24
ART AROUND TOWN 25
COMICS 26
REALITY CHECK 27
CLASSIFIEDS 28
EVERYDAY PEOPLE 30
EDITOR i PUBLISHER Pete McCommons
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR & PUBLISHER Aticia Nickles
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner
MANAGING EDITOR Christina Cotter
ADVERTISING SALES Anita Aubrey. Melinda Edwards. Jessica Pritchard
MUSIC EDITOR Michelle Gilzenrat
CITY E0IT0R Dave Marr
CLASSIFIEDS. DISTRIBUTION l OFFICE MANAGER Jessica Smith
ASSISTANT OFFICE MANAGER Sydney Slotkin
AO DESIGNERS Kelly Ruberlo. Cindy Jcrrell
CARTOONISTS Cameron Bogue, Lee Gatlin. Missy Kulik, David Mack
ADOPT ME Special Agent Cindy Jerrell
CONTRIBUTORS Christopher Benton. Hillary Brown. Kevin Craig. Tom Crawford,
Came Dagenhard. David Fitzgerald, Chris Hassiotis, Derek Hill, John Huie, Gordon Lamb.
John G Nettles. Ramsey Nix. Emily Patrick. Matthew Puiver, Drew Wheeler, Kevan Williams.
Alec Wooden, Marshall Yarbrough
CIRCULATION Charles Greenleal. Nash Hogan, Jesse Mangum. Matt Shirley
WEB DESIGNER Kelly Ruberto
CALENDAR Jessica Smith
ADVERTISING INTERNS Rebecca McGee. Morgan Guntz
MUSIC INTERNS Jodi Murphy. Ryan Anderson
This year, as we did last year, Flagpole is asking our read
ers to help us put out our year-end issue, when we'll be trying
to slack off and take some time after Christmas. We call our
reader-generated section Slackpole. and we're hoping that
again this year, for no pay but the unforgettable thrill of being
published in Flagpole, our readers will come to our aid and
help us make it through the holidays. Photography (including
anything spotted—for our "Spotted" section), short fiction,
short non-fiction, graphic stories and comics: we need them
all. See the ad on p. 2 that tells you what we're looking for,
and we hope you'll get to work helping us slack off. There's
a tremendous amount of talent here in Athens, and we want
to take full advantage of you while we take full advantage
of some time off. The deadline is Nov. 28. Don't let us down,
Athens! Remember the Slackpole motto: "Half the work, twice
the fun."
Pele McCommons editor@flagpole com
COVER DESIGN by Kelly Ruberto celebrating
24 years of Flagpole publication
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