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Archive for May, 2017

clink the glasses

Sunday, May 21st, 2017

Share words of welcome,
of hopes and of good tidings
and clink the glasses.

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we don’t deserve dogs

Saturday, May 20th, 2017

Happy wagging tails
attached to slobber machines
of joy and friendship.

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a visit from the depression fairy

Friday, May 19th, 2017

She comes at bedtime,
seated comfortably on
my tightening chest.

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embroiled

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

A corruption so
deep even the crooks hold their
noses in disgust.

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mash texts

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017

u r soo adorbs
no u r sooo totes adorbs
x o x o x

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zip car

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

Impatient driver
swerves around snails and turtles
to save a minute.

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The Birmingham channel: Explosions in the Skynet

Monday, May 15th, 2017

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Jeremiah Barker preaching on the streets of Lakeview. From Holiness Preacher.

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Los Angeles hard rock band In This Moment performs “Black Widow” earlier this month at Iron City on Southside (our vertical video of the week). From Jay Burnham.

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Oklahoma City rock band Hinder performs “Better Than Me” in April at Zydeco on Southside. From We R Gonna Be Up All Night.

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Alex Huffman tests a driver from Vertical Groove Golf at Highland Park Golf Course. From Vertical Groove Golf.

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Promo for HHH Sanitation near Tarrant. From DexHub Video Channel.

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Hanging out by the Firehouse Shelter and the Church of the Reconciler downtown (our other vertical video of the week). From BBV2M LLC.

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Riding the elevator at the Westin Birmingham downtown. From Elevatorman247 Productions.

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The Barons’ Mason Robbins nails a home run against Jacksonville in April at Regions Field downtown. From Minor League Baseball.

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Promo for the Regions Tradition starting Wednesday at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Hoover. From Lucas Read.

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Going to see Gadsden hip-hop artist Yelawolf in September at Iron City on Southside. From Yelawolfpack Heidi Elliott.

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Looking at Birmingham musician Sun Ra and his role as forefather of Afrofuturism. From Dust.

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A 2010 commercial for Birmingham-based BBVA Compass. From Analog Indulgence.

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Trailer for “Snakes in the Hood,” a dramatic feature shot and set in Birmingham. From Line of Fire Films Videos and Documentaries.

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Birmingham blues-rock band Ben Guthrie Band performs “Spanish Moon” at a local private party. From Joshporter08.

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The Atlanta Nets play in March’s Magic City Showcase at Woodlawn High School. From Atlanta Nets.

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Birds infesting a house. From Rid-a-Critter Inc.

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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus’ farewell tour in January at Legacy Arena downtown. From Austin Gibson.

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Commercial for the Parkman White criminal defense firm downtown. From Parkman Law Firm.

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Roaming the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Ruie Brooks.

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Opelika safety Will Boler signs with UAB on National Signing Day in February. From the Dawg Network.

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Audition video for Jeff Walker of the Kansas Wheelhawks to earn an invitation to April’s U.S. Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Tryout Camp at the Lakeshore Foundation in Homewood. From Jeff Walker.

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Highlights from the 50th annual Beaux Arts Krewe Ball, fund-raiser for the Birmingham Museum of Art, in February at Boutwell Auditorium. From Cam Video Productions.

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North Texas competes in February’s Conference USA track and field championship at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Mean Green Sports.

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Texas post-rock band Explosions in the Sky performs in April at Iron City on Southside. From Annie Cole.

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Arizona metalcore band Blessthefall performs “Hollow Bodies” in March at Zydeco on Southside. From the Holden 710.

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Memphis rapper Yo Millionaire feeds the homeless downtown. From Yo Millionaire.

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Swedish metal band Avatar performs earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Jay Burnham.

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Promo for Hunter Nichols Productions in Leeds. From Hunter Nichols.

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Retail Strategies, a Birmingham real estate consultancy, shares advice from its Advisory Council members. From Retail Strategies.

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Jessica Powers of Powers Injury Law in Homewood discusses regulations for commercial truck drivers. From Powers Injury Law.

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Drone footage of a sunset over Brook Highland. From the Adventures of Andrew and Hardie.

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A look at the Birmingham Violence Reduction Initiative, a community partnership launched in 2015 to reduce violent crime. From Birmingham Violence Reduction Initiative.

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Birmingham’s Illumny Dance Crew performs to Bessemer rapper Skoolie Escobar’s “Yoncé.” From Antonio Mincy.

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Hooping at the toy store. From Peter Pauley.

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The Velocity Accelerator program at Innovation Depot holds a Demo Day in April at Iron City on Southside, featuring its nine participating startups. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Fund-raising video for instruments at the East Lake School of Fine Arts, which opened in March. From iMusicAcademy.

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A “Dining Out With Comedienne Joy” segment on Redeaux Café at City Hall downtown. From Comedienne Joy.

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UAB’s Dr. Stefan Kertesz presents “Turning the Tide or Riptide: Ethical Challenges of the Changing Opioid Epidemic” as part of the Grand Rounds lecture series at Children’s of Alabama on Southside. From Stefan.

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Alice Cooper’s Band performs earlier this month at the Nick on Southside. From Scott Johnson.

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Opening of the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill concert in April at the Legacy Arena downtown. From Joshua Schaffer.

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Highlights from the FireJam show in April at Avondale Brewing Company. From Kevin Henderson.

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Salt Lake City post-hardcore band Eidola performs “Omni: First Temple” in March at the Nick on Southside. From Mrshamoozoo.

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A visit to Sloss Furnaces (our other other vertical video of the week). From Zane Ramos.

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Pakistani musician Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performs “Mere Rashke Qamar” in April at Samford University. From Dheeru Hits Collection.

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Birmingham hard rock band Koralyst performs in April at Zydeco on Southside. From We R Gonna Be Up All Night.

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Hoover’s M.J. Harris Construction Services working on the new UAB School of Nursing building. From Construction Channel.

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Amtrak train arriving in Birmingham. From GM&W Railroad.

Another angle on Amtrak’s arrival. From GM&W Railroad.

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Letitia Smiley and Jessica Coates of Birmingham onstage at By the Brook, a conference on caring for special needs children in June at Cookeville, Tenn. From Rising Above Ministries.

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Shooting senior portraits in the springtime downtown. From Stanley Parrish Jr.

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Alabama A&M Marching Maroon and White performs at the 2003 Magic City Classic halftime at Legion Field. From Xavier Brown.

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“Book TV” segment on “Black Titan,” about noted Birmingham business leader A.G. Gaston. Carol Jenkins and Elizabeth Gardner Hines are the authors. From Nathan Nunnally.

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A February visit to Atomic Lounge, Roots and Revelry, Vulcan, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Saturn (to see Iowa band Dickie) and the Alabama Theatre in February. From Anne Rance.

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Game room at Kami-Con, the annual anime conference in January at the BJCC East Exhibition Hall downtown. From Justice Spectre.

The $10 Challenge at Kami-Con, looking for the most ridiculous, outrageous or strangest item in the dealers’ room. From Aaron Pabon.

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Racing a Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 at the Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From Town and Country TV.

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Birmingham police car on the way. From Dirt Track Girl.

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Drone footage of Renaissance Ross Bridge golf course in Hoover. From Blackbird Videography and Photography.

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Lecture by Colombian artist Jessica Angel, whose work “Facing the Hyperstructure” is at UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts through July 29. From Jessica Angel.

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Scenes from the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama in April at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From Pasion por la Velocidad.

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Erin Barrow, interior designer for Tower Homes in Vestavia Hills, on design options. From Tower Homes.

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Hooping with Bowser downtown. From Molly McQuitty.

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Ashlyn Benefield, freshman catcher for Snead State Community College, tags UAB’s runner in this September softball game. From Ashlyn Benefield.

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Commercial for the Birmingham Comedy Festival starting Friday. From Tollie Jones.

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Jay Z’s “Reasonable Doubt” 20th anniversary pop-up shop in December at Alchemy 213 downtown. From Alchemy 213.

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The 2003 Magic City Classic at Legion Field. From Alex Hines.

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Trailer for the documentary “Letter from a Birmingham Girl,” an autobiographical look at someone who describes herself as “a woman, Korean American adoptee, amputee and Jew.” From Lily Ahree Siegel.

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Downtown’s Innovation Depot set records in 2016. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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El Paso R&B artist Khalid with Birmingham vlogger Erik Halley at the Turkish Food Festival in Hoover, Taste of India at UAB and more. From Erik Halley.

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A thank you to fans and viewers from an Atlanta vlogger. From Mrshamoozoo.

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A look around the Alabama Theatre downtown. From Kenneth Double.

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Music video for “Life in the Ghetto” by Birmingham rappers B-Hold da General, De’Corleone and Tino Gambino, filmed in Sherman Heights. From B-Hold da General.

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Sacramento EDM duo Hippie Sabotage onstage in March at Iron City on Southside. From 4d4mz.

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Wade and Carrie celebrate the first wedding at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Carrie Hill Smith.

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A look at “Four Little Girls,” a play at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Fla., based on the 1963 bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. From WPDS TV14.

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Watching trains in March in Irondale. From Carson Bean.

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Highlights from Alabama Speed Club’s Drift Temple in March at Zamora Shrine Temple in Irondale. From Akioboy.

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Taking on the Rumpshaker 5K in March at Regions Field and across downtown. From Skip Did It.

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Discussing the possible private police force at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Vestavia Hills (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Maranatha Again.

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Minneapolis duo Curtis and Loretta performs “Ain’t She Sweet” in April. From Curtis and Loretta.

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Drone footage of the Regions Center downtown promoting the Regions Tradition golf tournament. From Regions Bank.

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And now, a rap (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Edgar Miller.

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Talking with Sean Coyne, owner of College Hunks Hauling Junk in Homewood. From CJ Hunk.

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Tuscaloosa rapper Walkin Money performs in April at the Palace in Graymont. From LoeKee247.

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A Los Angeles Mercedes-Benz employee discusses visiting the Brand Immersion Experience while relaxing in his downtown hotel room. From Rafael Gonzalez.

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ego jiu-jitsu

Monday, May 15th, 2017

Laugh at yourself and
join the crowd. Self-mockery
is unmatchable.

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#sundayread for May 14, 2017

Sunday, May 14th, 2017
reading in the park

Photo: Vee (CC)

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ticking clock syndrome

Sunday, May 14th, 2017

Getting it done, though
our hours are better spent
away from deadlines.

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the allure of the screen

Saturday, May 13th, 2017

The brightness of the
vision matches the brightness
of that teen’s phone screen.

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the art of bart

Friday, May 12th, 2017

I didn’t do it,
no one saw me do it, you
can’t prove anything!

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always on

Thursday, May 11th, 2017

The performer seeks
a spotlight, the chance to shine
brighter than his peers.

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where there’s smoke

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

The guilty party
must protest his innocence
loudly and often.

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artificial enchantment

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Are spambots really
that bad if they’re livelier
than most real people?

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