The blogging fairy
brings good ideas and lots
of site visitors.

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The friend zone is where
I want to be, gossiping
laughing and scheming.

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Hospitality
in strange places, a kind heart,
inviting cuisine.

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Grateful for things that
last, relationships that grow,
a heart that accepts.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Fireworks!

Thunder on the Mountain (our vertical video of the week). From GardenGoddess11.

(Our other vertical video of the week.) From Amber Faye.

(Our other other vertical video of the week.) From Main1999.

Time-lapse footage. From Greg Randall.

Time-lapse footage from downtown. From Greg Randall.

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A glimpse of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus in January at Legacy Arena downtown (our other other other vertical video of the week). From Lexus Bowman.

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Birmingham’s Sisters With Voices Gospel Singers performs “On the Right Road Now” and “Sweeping Through the City” (our other other other other vertical video of the week). From Jonathan Slaughter.

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Elevator at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Fultondale (our other other other other other vertical video of the week). From the Gatson Openings Fan 14.

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Trains passing through Irondale. From Carson Bean.

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North Carolina’s Triangle Rock Club youth climbing team competes at June’s sport and speed divisionals at High Point Climbing and Fitness in Inverness. From Henry Ritterpusch.

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Praise Team performs “More Than Anything” at Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Smithfield. From Be Encouraged.

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Performing at a June NAACP rally in History Park downtown. From AllGODbuddy.

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Hanging with the family at Ensley Soho. From Siza Hanz.

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The Lea family poses at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. From Angela Blake Photography LLC.

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National Speech and Debate Association 2017 awards video, held in Birmingham. From Aftermontana.

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Highlights from Pridefest 2017 in June at Sloss Furnaces. From Horror Queen.

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San Francisco roots-rock band Train performs “Drive By” in May at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham. From Greatness063.

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Motorcycles at the Nick on Southside (our other other other other other other vertical video of the week). From Jay Burnham.

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The 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds. From Geneva Barker.

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Birmingham’s Cameron Seitzer hits a double against the Jackson Generals at Regions Field downtown. From Minor League Baseball.

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Visiting Vulcan and its museum. From Michael G.

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Glimpses of Birmingham. From Devon Harris.

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A June panel discussion in Philadelphia on the 1963 bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Participants are Sarah Collins Rudolph, survivor; Steven Levingston, Washington Post editor; Hannibal Lokumbe, Philadelphia Orchestra composer-in-residence; and moderator Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center. From National Constitution Center.

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A World Changers mission team spends a week in Birmingham fixing up a house. From World Changers.

Another World Changers mission team in Birmingham. From World Changers.

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Scenes from the first Grace Church Vacation Bible School in Smyrna, Tenn., run by Vestavia Hills’ Shades Mountain Baptist Church. From Tom Agnew.

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A visit to Ruffner Mountain. From Gowestusa.

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Driving through Bessemer in a downpour. From la Palmada Guerrero.

Driving I-65 through downtown in the rain. From la Palmada Guerrero.

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Gospel performances (our final vertical video of the week). From Marilyn Rice Grace.

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Birmingham app developer LikelyAI launches iPhone app. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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A trip to OvenBird in Pepper Place in Lakeview. From Vicki Winters.

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Talking with Brandon Cain, owner and chef at Roots and Revelry restaurant downtown. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Steve Spencer, CEO of the nonprofit organization Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, discusses the group’s new headquarters next to Railroad Park. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Celebrating Filipino Independence Day with the Filipino American Association of Greater Birmingham. From Team Clements.

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Playing at the Birmingham-Southern high school basketball camp. From Charles Redding.

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Closer angle on Fairfield tornado on June 22. From Live Storms Media

Dashcam footage of June 22 tornado in Fairfield. From Live Storms Media.

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Reuters report on June 22 tornado recovery. From LoneWolf and the Three Muskadoggies.

Turkey Creek flooding after Tropical Storm Cindy in June. From Chase Thompson.

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Send us links to your videos. | More videos on the Birmingham channel.

Peak television.
Audiobooks on demand.
Superhero flicks.

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Photo: Yasmin Pinheiro (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for July 9, 2017:

• The minimalist blog
• Eternal champions: The unthinkable fate of Chapecoense, by @SamBorden
• What Is an Influencer? By @Sar_Harris (via @bryanboy @FashionUnfold)
• Y’all Connect: Don’t forget to include the Stinky Cow
• A Sociology of the Smartphone, by Adam Greenfield @agpublic (RT @Canopyinsight)
• What’s Wrong with Apple’s New Headquarters, by Adam Rogers @jetjocko
• Flashback: Y’all Connect – It takes just 6 months to change perceptions
• The Myth of the Entrepreneur, by @JanessaLantz (RT @metavallon)
• How black-market OxyContin spurred a town’s descent into crime, addiction and heartbreak
• Wade’s 6,000th on Birmingham
• @E_AlexJung talks to “Orphan Black” stars @TatianaMaslany http://bit.ly/2tucW5e and @JordanGavaris http://bit.ly/2sUj4Xr
• Outsmarted: The liberal cult of the cognitive elite, by @RickPerlstein (via @cookemooke)
• @MelinaMatsoukas, Provocateur Behind Beyoncé, Rihanna, by @alexis_ok (via @loganapayne)
• Why We’re Still Reading “My Utmost for His Highest,” by @MacyHalford (RT @WordMusicTV)

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Independence Eve

The latest #sundayread tweets:

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Grateful for teeth that
chew (but not great at tearing),
soft lips and soft hands.

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The fellowship, the
friendship and the endless wealth
of cute videos.

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The other day, a friend asked how many blog posts I’ve written. I did some quick math in my head: It’s probably around 8,000.

Here on the mothership, today marks the official 6,000th post for Wade on Birmingham. Many friends and contributors helped get this blog to this most recent milestone.

By the numbers …

• It took 561 days to reach 1,000 posts.
• Another 722 days to reach 2,000 posts.
• Another 594 days to reach 3,000 posts.
• Another 880 days to reach 4,000 posts.
• Another 802 days to reach 5,000 posts.
• And then another 733 days (or 2 years and 2 days) to reach this 6,000th post.

A quick rundown of the state of the blogs …

• Wade on Birmingham — I’ve spent most of my time compiling the Birmingham channel weekly showcase, with videos all about our fair city.

• Wade Kwon.com — I revealed my newest foe, depression, in a March post. (And I’m due to write an update.)

• Birmingham Blogging Academy — Closing in on post No. 500 in August. Better get to writing that one …

• Y’all Connect — Will likely get to post No. 300 before the year’s over. But first, I need to get ready for our August conference.

Dear readers, thanks for your continued support over these past 12 years. I am grateful.

Wade Kwon is a Birmingham native and publisher of Wade on Birmingham.

Discount muffins and
cheap gas and a car that lasts
for some 20 years.

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Being in great health.
Having great abdominals.
Great at telling lies.

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The pan holds batter.
The oven radiates. The
cake rises or falls.

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Video: John Cena’s Independence Day message

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Happy birthday, America!

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Video: Drunk Irish guys explain Independence Day.

The Founding Fathers
understood all too well the
power-mad tyrant.

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