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The Birmingham channel: Take to the sea lion!

Thursday, August 30th, 2018

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Singer-songwriter John Mayer performs “Back to You” in 2002 at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From John Mayer Solos.

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Televangelist Benny Hinn in 1998 in Birmingham. From Lean Dollar.

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Blues music on a Tuesday at Innisfree Pub in Lakeview (our vertical video of the week). From Actress Gabrielle.

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A family performs the “Bama Boogie.” From Carlos Ogden.

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Birmingham jam band Diner performs “Ophelia” in July in Mountain Brook’s Crestline Village. From Free Spirit Visions.

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Highlights from July’s She Is DOPE Teen Summit at the YMCA Youth Center downtown. From VisionsFrom_TV.

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Birmingham band the Pearl performs in July at Saturn in Avondale. From the Pearl Music.

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Promo for Birmingham Smiles Dentistry in Hoover. From Birmingham Smiles Dentistry.

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An infield fly. From Jason Epperson.

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Dashcam footage of driving through downtown and Southside. From 601 Travels.

Driving on I-65 south to Malfunction Junction. From Cabin Fever Soap1.

Dashcam footage of driving I-20/59 to Malfunction Junction. From Nick Payne.

More interstate driving (our other vertical video of the week). From Yas Recinos.

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Students from Glenkirk Church in Los Angeles on a June mission trip to Birmingham. From Glenkirk Church.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin petitions the Environmental Protection Agency to add North Birmingham Superfund site on its priority list. From Mayor Randall Woodfin.

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Promo for Ellis Piano in Hoover. From Ellis Piano and Organ.

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Trains in Irondale. From Carson Bean.

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Checking out Vulcan’s Birthday Bash in June, plus walking downtown. From Jenna Barnes.

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Portland alt-country musician Todd Snider performs earlier this month at Saturn in Avondale. From Actress Gabrielle.

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The story of a service dog. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Van Moody, founder of the Worship Center Christian Church in Irondale, joins other black pastors in meeting with President Trump earlier this month. From VFNKB – VFNtv.

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Dancing sea lion at the Birmingham Zoo (our other other vertical video of the week). From Barney and the Wiggles.

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Browsing the toy department at Walmart in Brook Highland. From Tevin the Toy Guy.

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Dinner party at Bob McKenna’s Clubhouse on Highland. From the Cure Map.

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Dancers on the court at July’s Birmingham All-City Marching Band Camp at Carver High School in North Birmingham. From Avion Greene.

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Some skateboarding, some scenery. From Tyler Dunagan.

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The 1988 Mudbowl, an Ultimate tournament. From Ccwiek09.

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Alien caught on camera! (Our final vertical video of the week.) From Javi Garcia.

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A pickup barrels through a cycling group earlier this month in Irondale. Police charged the driver, Philip Alan Sudderth, with two counts of reckless endangerment. From Jeff McCord.

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Southern California swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy performs earlier this month at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Sean Mahoney.

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Birmingham school board member Mickey Millsap on the Attendance Counts initiative. From Birmingham City Schools.

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Playing “WWE 2K15” in a virtual Legacy Arena. From Xeno Slayer Convoy.

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Grand opening earlier this month for the UAB Police and Public Safety headquarters. From University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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The Dancing Dolls of Birmingham enter the Alabama Theatre. From Kayla Johnon.

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Exploring the defunct Eastwood Mall. From Dead Malls.

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Picking up family and a stop to eat at Jasmine’s Cafe in Central Pratt. From Life on Wheels 422.

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this just isn’t in

Thursday, August 30th, 2018

The headlines blare all
day long in a nonstop flood
of true awfulness.

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dumb dump

Wednesday, August 29th, 2018

A contagion of
stupid infects through toes and
slides up to the brain.

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several americas

Tuesday, August 28th, 2018

Many sides to an
issue, mostly wrong, but voiced
with indignation.

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what passes for a society page these days

Monday, August 27th, 2018

The only point of
a new restaurant is to
be seen at its launch.

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#sundayread for August 26, 2018

Sunday, August 26th, 2018
office with bookcase

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an uncivil age

Sunday, August 26th, 2018

What is etiquette
when we take private moments
and share them online?

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the interviewer’s credo

Saturday, August 25th, 2018

Carefully watch and
listen. Pause to draw them out.
Ask strong follow-ups.

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unscheduled bacteria

Friday, August 24th, 2018

But really, when is
a good time to get sick? Take
two breaths and rest up.

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salty and delicious

Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

♫ When the tears from their
eyes causes lots of sighs, that’s
white fragility … ♫

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the broke barometer

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018

The romance of deep
poverty sours before
the gallon of milk.

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The Birmingham channel: Down home hospitality

Tuesday, August 21st, 2018

A look at Birmingham in videos …

Singer-songwriter Aaron Lewis performs “God and Guns” in June at Iron City on Southside. From Ivyeast.

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Manager at Subway on Valley Avenue calls police and uses racial slur (and later fired) earlier this month (our vertical video of the week). From Kvng Hercules.

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Hockey: Birmingham Bulls vs. Evansville Thunderbolts in March at the Ford Center in Indiana. From Tommy Pecoraro.

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Summer fun at the Birmingham Zoo (our other vertical video of the week). From Karri H.

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Birmingham Thunderbolts softball team in action. From Tony Benefeito.

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Investigating paranormal activity at Sloss Furnaces. From Hunting Paranormal.

And a WIAT-42 report. From Hunting Paranormal.

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Highlights from the Tiger-Rock Martial Arts 2018 World Championships in July at the BJCC Exhibition Halls downtown. From Kyle Church.

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Driving through downtown and making a pit stop. From Chef Mama Rosa.

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Talking with members of Birmingham gospel group the Joyful Aires. From Dionne Whetstone.

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

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Tricia Gunn, founder of Parresia Ministries in Birmingham, speaks at July’s Birmingham Grace Conference at Life of Faith Church in Irondale. From Parresia.

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A look at the Westin Birmingham at Uptown, inside and out. From Kim Townsel.

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Time-lapse footage shot on the Amtrak Crescent making a stop downtown (our other other vertical video of the week). From Greig Roselli.

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Passing time on the road to Birmingham. From Bree Bennett.

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Ava Muhammad, the first female minister to preside over a mosque and a region in the Nation of Islam, speaks in July at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute downtown. From OTTV25 DA8TV.

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Dashcam footage of driving through Southside and downtown. From Robert Williams.

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Commercial for the Birmingham Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” and “The Mutt-Cracker,” Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Alabama Theatre downtown. From Birmingham Ballet.

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Commercial for downtown kennel Dog Days of Birmingham. From Zeekee.

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Talking with Jon Poor of Secret Stages. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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What environmental impact would a new road over the Cahaba River have? From Southern Exposure.

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Taking freight from Olive Branch, Miss., to east of Birmingham. From Trucker Brock.

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In the studio (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Boosie James.

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Birmingham’s Lou Dina discusses surviving bone cancer and working with the nonprofit organization Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy. From FACT.

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Birmingham poet Queen da Poetess recites her work at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in North Pratt (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Kingdom Ink Entertainment.

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Walking through Sloss Furnaces. From Sheryl Ann.

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Starting a life on the road with an RV, driving from Birmingham to Napa Valley. From Lauryn Whaley.

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Boynton Beach, Fla., band the Latin Ensemble performs “Todo Tiene su Final” in July at Boricua Fest in East Avondale. From the Latin Ensemble.

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Birmingham hard rock band Greight Valyou performs “Deadly Locomotion” in July at the Spring Street Firehouse in Avondale. From Justin Ritondo.

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Mississippi Braves pitcher Corbin Clouse against the Birmingham Barons in July at Regions Field downtown. From 2080 Baseball.

And Braves pitcher Kelvin Vasquez against the Barons. From 2080 Baseball.

And Barons center fielder Luis Alexander Basabe batting against the Braves. From 2080 Baseball.

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Trains in Irondale and downtown. From Porkchop the Railfan.

Another train (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Strother Wolfe.

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Los Angeles comedian John Crist performs in July at Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Justine LeGassey.

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Checking out the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, downtown, Mountain Brook and more. From Your Paradise with Cory Robertson.

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A look at downtown software company Airship. From Adam Bassett.

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Drone footage of Railroad Park downtown. From Mail Mn281.

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Birmingham rock band Alabama Rose performs “Come With Me” as part of the Sugarshack Sessions, filmed in Bonita Springs, Fla. From Sugarshack Sessions.

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A trip to Vulcan and the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. From Cruisin with the Careys.

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Promo for Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan earlier this month at Diamonds of Birmingham Gentlemen’s Club in in Brighton (our final vertical video of the week). From Shawty City 205.

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A 400m race at the CrossPlex in Five Points West. From Oriana Hernandez.

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before another trip around the sun

Tuesday, August 21st, 2018

Her special day runs
from breakfast in bed to a
night out on the town.

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the last first day of school

Monday, August 20th, 2018

Hesitation as
she hits the hallways of her
youth for one last time.

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#sundayread for August 19, 2018

Sunday, August 19th, 2018
Stadtbibliothek - Stuttgart, Germany

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