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Archive for October, 2018

ziff! bam! veto!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

“The West Wing” but in
comic book form, soon to be
a film and streamer.

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tmi syndrome

Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

An occasional
coughing fit, bleeding from
the eyes, mild hunger.

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i wanna rock and roll all night and part of every day

Monday, October 8th, 2018

Even when we mis-
hear lyrics, they still have a
meaning so special.

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#sundayread for October 7, 2018

Sunday, October 7th, 2018
Seeds Coffee

Photo: Andy Montgomery (CC)

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hypochondriac’s progress

Sunday, October 7th, 2018

A tickle in the
throat becomes a cough, an ache,
a fever, a death.

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how to spend football saturday

Saturday, October 6th, 2018

The stores are empty.
The streets are full of empty.
The parks are empty.

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the game of monopoly

Friday, October 5th, 2018

Limiting choices
and limiting freedom through
consolidation.

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how to watch many shows during peak tv

Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Picture in picture
in picture in picture in
picture in picture.

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The Birmingham channel: Taxing steel, burning rubber

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Trying out a Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster at Guitar Center in Hoover. From Christian Phifer.

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A back yard fence. From Amigo’s Painting, Carpentey and Tile.

More of the fence. From Amigo’s Painting, Carpentey and Tile.

Done painting a house. From Amigo’s Painting, Carpentey and Tile.

Done painting a warehouse. From Amigo’s Painting, Carpentey and Tile.

Painting a wall (our vertical video of the week). From Amigo’s Painting, Carpentey and Tile.

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Highlights from March’s Senior Unity Fest at Boutwell Auditorium downtown. From Slee TV.

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A day of fishing around town. From the Worst Fishing Show Ever.

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Stephen and Shan on owning a beauty supply shop. From Taking It Back.

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Six winners of the 2018 Kiwanis Youth of the Year scholarships: Robert Burchfield, Oak Grove High School. From D.B. Plowden.

Sarah Zhao, Vestavia Hills High School. From D.B. Plowden.

Joseph Mungenast, Briarwood Christian School. From D.B. Plowden.

Angie Sutton, the Altamont School. From D.B. Plowden.

Emma Camp, Alabama School of Fine Arts. From D.B. Plowden.

Margaret Shufflebarger, Mountain Brook High School. From D.B. Plowden.

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Playing “Smackdown Live” in a virtual Legacy Arena. From MW & LDN Games 2018.

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Promo for Tricia Gunn, founder of Parresia Ministries in Birmingham, speaking in September at Church Unlimited in Brook Highland Plaza. From Parresia.

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Murray Sams Jr. talks about the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. From Melvin McCray.

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Jimmy Finney and Eric Watters of Birmingham alt-rock band Suburban Love Junkies perform in September at WorkPlay in Lakeview (our other vertical video of the week). From Angela Elliott.

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Scenes from the 2nd Saturday Night in the City car meetup downtown, with a cameo by the cops. From Schmitty Vids.

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Deborah Leighton, director of women’s ministries, discusses Bible study options at Cathedral Church of the Advent downtown. From Advent Birmingham.

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Talking with Matt Chambers of Curtiss Motorcycles (formerly Confederate Motorcycles) on Southside about electric bikes. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Meeting a giraffe at the Birmingham Zoo. From Hey It’s Me Laura.

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Atlanta Christian singer-songwriter Crowder performs “All My Hope” at July’s Motion X church student conference at Legacy Arena downtown (our other other vertical video of the week). From Cole Riddle.

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Driving through Marks Village housing project in Gate City (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Syron Smith.

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Washington Christian rapper Trip Lee performs at July’s Motion X church student conference at Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Hee-Chan Lee.

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Drone footage of Regions Field downtown. From Jim Rasmussen.

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Atlanta singer-songwriter Angie Aparo performs “Child You’re the Revolution” in September at WorkPlay in Lakeview (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Angela Elliott.

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Highlands Worship performs at July’s Motion X church student conference at Legacy Arena downtown (our final vertical video of the week). From Cole Riddle.

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Washington organization Bertelsmann Foundation talked with locals over the summer about President Trump’s steel tariffs. From Bertelsmann Foundation.

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Australian worship group Hillsong Young and Free performs “Selah” at July’s Motion X church student conference at Legacy Arena downtown. From Cole Riddle.

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Promo for 10th annual Land Aid fund-raiser for Freshwater Land Trust in September at Avondale Brewing Company. From Freshwater Land Trust.

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Looking at a Porsche at Cars and Coffee at Hoover Tactical Firearms. From Drivin Ivan Katz.

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Franklin, Tenn., Christian singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman performs “Cinderella” in September at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Pat Lozito.

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Michael and Nathan Pocus, owners of Domestique Coffee on Southside, make their pitch for the Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition. From Nathan Pocus.

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Drone footage of twilight downtown. From Jim Rasmussen.

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a bot ‘wrote’ this poem

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

quickly, ferryboat
recedes, coldhearted fleshy
scrawny knives snoring

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worth its weight in data

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018

Snooping sites collect
our lives bit by bit, all for
the sake of commerce.

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darkened hallways of commerce

Monday, October 1st, 2018

The last of the mall
walkers rounded the corner
where stores once sold junk.

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