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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 STREET ADDRESS: 112 Foundry St.. Athens. GA 30601 MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1027. 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