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#sundayread for September 30, 2018

Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Cryptotriptext No. 1 - book page

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the resting roman

Sunday, September 30th, 2018

Fading white sheet with
delicate string and even
dowels all bunched up.

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such spirit through the year

Saturday, September 29th, 2018

Revelers care now:
How many days till Christmas?
Screw bats and Pilgrims.

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green public enemy no. 1

Friday, September 28th, 2018

Not big corporate
polluters. Not fossil fuel
cars. A drinking straw.

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early morning dim

Thursday, September 27th, 2018

The hum of the lone
Keurig promises a hot
cuppa for one soul.

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undiagnosed hyperopia

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

Compassion is just
looking out beyond one’s nose
tip to some others.

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aural retentive

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

The books talk to me
in a soft whisper, putting
musings into words.

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The Birmingham channel: The kayfabe harvest

Monday, September 24th, 2018

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Shopping at Bath and Body Works at the Summit (our vertical video of the week). From MaKale Mitchell.

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Rapper Trinidad James performs earlier this month at Zydeco on Southside. From Filmmaker Mike Ekpoh.

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Another montage of Birmingham youth football. From Yung Playa Entertainment.

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Putting together a reunion of Birmingham-area karaoke singers (our other vertical video of the week). From Steve Pennington.

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Demo reel for Birmingham wedding band the Divines, filmed at Sidebar in Lakeview. From the Divines B’ham.

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A 2016 visit to Old Sardis Missionary Baptist Church in Enon Ridge. From Dionne Whetstone.

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Seven people shot at a teen party earlier this month at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From al.com.

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David Sher, publisher of ComebackTown blog and co-founder of AmSher collection agency, on local TV show “Our Issues Birmingham.” From Our Issues Birmingham.

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“Fighting the Void,” a documentary short about Birmingham boxer/MMA fighter Fred Weaver. From Callner Creates.

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Joyce Barnes discusses her play “One Sunday in Birmingham” at the sixth annual Columbus Black Theatre Festival in July. The two-act work focuses on children in 1963 participating in the civil rights movement. From Julie Whitney Scott.

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Salem, Mass., pop-rock group Brooks Young Band performs earlier this month at the Alabama Theatre downtown. From
Brooks Young Band.

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Hip-hop artist Tiffany Foxx in June at Euphoria Sports Bar in Rising – West Princeton (our other other vertical video of the week). From Tiffany Foxx.

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Listening to WAPI (1070 AM). From Local and DX Radio.

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Monster Jam competition in a virtual Legacy Arena. From Eight-Bit Motorsports.

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Touring the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Hoover. From Flow Fusion.

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Rapper/producer J.T. the Bigga Figga (a k a Lox) in Birmingham. From TrapFlix.

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A look back at summer sites across Birmingham. From Michael Canada.

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Portland noise pop band Hxxs performs in June at the Spring Street Firehouse in Avondale. From Colors of Nights.

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Commercial for 459 CrossFit gym in Bessemer. From 459 Crossfit.

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College football: 1998 Iron Bowl at Legion Field. From Tim Bliss.

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Commercial for Vulcan Media production company in Mountain Brook. From Vulcan Media.

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Birmingham rapper Kay Xolani performs “No Hook.” From Kay Xolani Vevo.

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Birmingham band Tragic City performs at August’s Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival downtown. From What-dat?.

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Promo for the Birmingham City Schools mobile app. From Pernell Allen.

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Shawty Fatt, a k a Jerrico LaShawn Horton, performs at Zydeco on Southside (our other other other vertical video of the week). From UnderGround Booking UGB.

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Wrestling: Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman at WWE Live earlier this month at Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Master of Muppets.

Ronda Rousey takes part in the eight-women tag team match. From Hm Gears.

The Shield tries a “triple powerbomb” on Dolph Ziggler (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Steel Chair.

Another angle on that bombed powerbomb. (our other other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Wrestling Era.

Wrestler Kevin Owens hates Birmingham!! From the WWE Insider.

Sharing plans for the WWE show (our final vertical video of the week). From WWE Wrestling Fan.

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Austin band GOAT and Your MOM performs earlier this month at the Nick on Southside. From J.J. Hoover.

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all summer in a fall

Monday, September 24th, 2018

The autumn heat scorched
schoolkids and pumpkin patches
on a parched landscape.

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#sundayread for September 23, 2018

Sunday, September 23rd, 2018
open book

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the day the phone screen died

Sunday, September 23rd, 2018

How many years’ bad
luck for smashing a little
black mirror to bits?

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information diet

Saturday, September 22nd, 2018

I gorge on gossip
and tabloids with no room left
for current events.

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relatively amusing

Friday, September 21st, 2018

The summer has come
and gone again like a fun,
beloved uncle.

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reading, writing, revenge

Thursday, September 20th, 2018

She lined up the sight,
breathed in, squeezed the trigger. The
student/shooter … dead.

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‘failed to comply’

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018

The cop came to the
wrong apartment, gunned down the
tenant, life goes on.

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