For all-around aches
and injuries, probably
some penicillin.

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The photographer
takes a blurry shot of grads
before fleeing town.

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Can’t win with trolling,
snark, sarcasm or logic.
Win with pure laughter.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Boz Scaggs performs “Look What You’ve Done to Me” in May at the Lyric Theatre downtown (our vertical video of the week). From Sally Shelton.

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Highlights from the 1992 game between Louisiana Tech and Alabama at Legion Field. From Bama Rewind.

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A homemade look at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. From The Airplane Channel.

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New York Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs “Saboteur Blues” in June at Iron City on Southside. From Mdash Evsky.

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Blues jam at Ranelli’s Deli on Southside. From 6 String Mike.

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Drone footage of Sloss Furnaces. From Jared White.

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Music video for “Built Like This.” From New Alabama.

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Tapping to “The Detectives” at March’s Showstopper competition at the Sheraton Birmingham. From Eagles Landing Dance Center Videos.

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Lee Smith news photography reel for ABC-33/40. From Lee Smith.

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Celine Dion performs in 2009 at the BJCC Arena. From Lydia Miranda.

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BWB, made up of Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown, perform at June’s Steel City Jazz Festival in Linn Park downtown. From ZlenZ Media.

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A glimpse of Birmingham Cars and Coffee in June at Hoover Tactical Firearms. From Thesouthernkid115.

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Hot pursuit along First Avenue South in Woodlawn. From Jeff McCord.

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A paper prototyping exercise (our other vertical video of the week). From Josie Coffman.

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Promo for the YMCA of Greater Birmingham’s Safety Around Water Initiative. From Birmingham YMCA.

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Huntsville choreographer Brian Seth Johnson visits Woodlawn for an all-styles dance battle. From Brian Seth.

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Highlights from June’s Superbike racing at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From Chadd.

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North Carolina rock/Americana band Avett Brothers perform “Paranoia in B-Flat Major” in 2012 at Boutwell Auditorium downtown (our other other vertical video of the week). From Guy Phillips.

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Country singer Blake Shelton performs “Neon Light” in January at Iron City on Southside (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Sally Shelton.

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Nashville country group A Thousand Horses performs “Smoke” in April at Tin Roof in Lakeview. From Sally Shelton.

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Time-lapse footage of the sunset from the West Valley Avenue area of Red Mountain. From DikByrd.

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Finding veins in patients with an infrared headset. From Birmingham Alabama.

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Birmingham group Iron Giant Percussion performs “six-five-four” in April at the Hoover Library Theatre. From Birmingham Art Music Alliance.

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Nashville country singer-songwriter Brandy Clark performs “Crazy Women” in May at Tin Roof (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Sally Shelton.

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Interview with Jonathan Nelson, general manager of the Birmingham Barons. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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The Impact Memorial Day tour visits Birmingham, New Orleans and Houston. From Evan Hara.

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Guitarist Buckethead performs in June at WorkPlay in Lakeview. From Jay Burnham.

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Drone footage of Mountainside Apartments on Southside. From Alan Diez.

More drone footage from the area.

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Nashville singer Nikki Alva performs “I Still Believe” with her father Jay Franco y Su Orquesta in October at Fiesta in Linn Park. From Nikki Alva.

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Meeting Hoover YouTube star Ricky Dillon. From Qveen Bree.

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Hanging out in Five Points South (our final vertical video of the week). From Michael Tyus.

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California-based singer-songwriter Gerardo Ortíz performs in June at El Mega Sol on Valley Avenue. From Jazmine Cruz.

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Drone footage of Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley. From Brandon Redding, EyeSea.

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Steve Hartline wins Regions Bank’s June Better Life Award. From Regions Financial.

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How the Air National Guard refuels planes mid-flight. From 117th Air Refueling Wing.

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Maze featuring Frankie Beverly performs at June’s Steel City Jazz Festival in Linn Park. From Jones Boys Promotions.

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Chapel Hill tribute band Who’s Bad performs “Rock With You” in April at Iron City. From Michael L. Porter.

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North Carolina band The Cloud of Unknowing performs in June in Five Points South. From the Cloud of Unknowing.

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A hike at Red Mountain Park. From Matt Krantz.

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British soul jazz guitarist Chris Standring performs “Ready Steady Flow” in June at the Carver Theatre downtown for Jazz in the Park. From Fast Freddy.

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Video: Independence Day fireworks over Walt Disney World

Happy birthday, America!

Hail independence
by showing up for duty
on Nov. 8.

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Photo: Judy Dean (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for July 3, 2016:

• A Marine’s convictions, by @JohnWoodrowCox
• Who’s Looking Out for L.A.’s Endangered Children? By Miles Corwin
• Y’all Connect: The secret is in the editing
• The Weight of James Arthur Baldwin, by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (RT @AfrikaReads)
• Blogging fear: Stuck using a phone to blog
• Chicken With a Beef: The Untold Story of @ChickfilA’s Cow Campaign, by @ktjrichards
• Can Anyone Save The New York Times from Itself? By @SarahLEllison
• American Capitalism’s Great Crisis, by @RanaForoohar (RT @PPTAWeb)
• 25 things you didn’t know about “Terminator 2,” turning 25 today, by @reverend61a
• A Caucasian’s Guide to Spades, by @MichaelHarriot

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Songs of the South

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

America is
more than just a crummy beer
named America.

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Double-wide trailer,
a firecracker heaven
along the highway.

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The burgers go here,
the steaks there, with room for hot
dogs, pork and chicken.

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There’s hot, and then there’s
Alabama hot. Let’s fly
to the sun and chill.

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Compromise is the
bargain we make with ourselves
while raging inside.

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Applause for those who
make the effort, who try new
things, who grow and grow.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Van Halen performs in 1992 at the BJCC Arena. From WillSalas CymbalMaker.

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Montage of animals at the Birmingham Zoo. From Adrien Tillman.

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Riding the interstate through Birmingham at night on a Suzuki. From Demetrius Matthews.

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A look at 8 Ball and MJG, SOS Band and Silk performing at Funk Fest in May at Legion Field. From iPUSH magazine.

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Music video for “Trenches” by Neno Hoodz and Ceo Chino Marley. From Ceo Chino Marley.

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Motorcycles at a memorial (our vertical video of the week). From Amy Taff.

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Hip-hop artist JawGa Boi performs at Seven Lounge in Fairfield (our other vertical video of the week). From Redd Foxx.

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Highlights from April’s Sports and Entertainment Industry Symposium at the Hilton Perimeter Park. From Tahiera Monique Brown.

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A school presentation on the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. From 4/5 League of Superheroes.

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Touring a scenic downtown alley. From Discord Williams.

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Orange County hip-hop violinist Josh Vietti performs “Magic City” at Jazz in the Park at Huffman High. From Josh Vietti.

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Jeremy Talbot demonstrates cable skiing on the course at Flip Side Watersports in Oak Mountain State Park. From Scott Elliot.

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In the wake of hoarders (our other other vertical video of the week). From Bahiyaa Nur.

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Birmingham-based Allman Brothers tribute band Eat a Peach performs “Don’t Keep Me Wondering.” From Chuck B.

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Time-lapse footage of moving day from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills to Greensboro Elementary School and the Boys and Girls Club. From Sawyerville Camp.

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Warmup before Georgia Revolution at Birmingham Hammers match in May in Liberty Park, Vestavia Hills. From Ace Shooters.

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Journey performs “Separate Worlds” earlier this month at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From suzyk59.

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Birmingham blues singer Sam Frazier Jr. performs “Baby, Scratch My Back” in May at Henderson’s in Midfield. From Steve DeMedicis.

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George Wehby shows options for using the De La Riva Guard in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. From Lion Heart Martial Arts Academy.

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Michael Fessey of “Paranormal America” discusses Sloss Furnaces. From whatshallwedonext.

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Drone footage of a residential wedding site. From Rush Videos.

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Australian Christian pop duo For King and Country performs “Run Wild” in March at Legacy Arena downtown. From Bobbieann Cooke.

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Daniel and Sharla Horton of Huntsville visit the Skyhi Treehouse in Red Mountain Park. From Little Bit’s Travels.

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Sumiton Christian’s Tanner Talley (No. 21) runs a play earlier this month at a Mercer University football camp in Colorado. From Martin Taylor.

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Bama Camera follows cars from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and Mountain Brook Police. From Bama Camera.

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The fun of driving through the January 2014 ice storm. From Денис Рыбачук.

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Australian singer Troye Sivan performs “Youth” in March at Tin Roof in Lakeview (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Abby Miller.

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More than 8 hours of footage from May’s Birmingham Brawl 8 gaming tournament at Oakmont United Methodist Church in Homewood. From Birmingham Smash.

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Music video for “Be Bout It” from Birmingham rapper CDub. From BossUpEnt.

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Testimonials for Tuesday Block Parties in Roebuck at the Basement, founded by Matt Pitt. From the Block Birmingham.

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A trip to Ruffner Mountain. From Wayne Ruple.

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A look at March’s Coast 2 Coast artist showcase at Zydeco on Southside. From killatvbow visual.

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The 2016 Negro League Reunion in late May. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Archive footage from the 1970s includes Civil War re-enactors, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Vulcan and Cathedral Caverns State Park outside Scottsboro. From Huntley Film Archives.

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Exploring an iron ore mine in Red Mountain. From MrTropics64.

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Promo for Glacier Cryotherapy in Vestavia Hills. From David Koonce.

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Driving through downtown. From Edwin Francisco.

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Florida vacation vlog includes a stop at the Embassy Suites in Hoover. From KMA Preston.

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Right or wrong, old or
young, traditional or mod,
let’s take it all in.

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