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Battlewarmechbots wish everyone to “Have a nice day . . . or else” (Richard Menustik’s mini-poster in Bat-Winged Bimbos from Hell by Greg Porter, final supplement in the satirical Macho Women with Guns RPG trilogy, Blackburg Tactical Research Center, July 1989)  You know, this would be an easy modeling project with some ping pong balls
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p-c-ba-dcforever · 4 months
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November brings us 60 years of the Queen Bee!
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80smovies · 10 months
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t-tex-edwards · 1 year
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Welcome, Porter Wagoner fans.
The next several pages are a a bit of a departure as they don't have much to do with this website's normal topic, that of Atlanta history.  Instead, they are intended to serve as an appreciation of one of the coolest album covers ever unleashed on the music buying public.  If you've glanced over to the right, then you're probably already aware of the fact that I'm referring to Porter Wagoner's Cold Hard Facts Of Life LP.
In Aug. 2004, I headed up to Nashville for a little fun and relaxation and while there decided to do a little exploring to see if I could find the location used by Porter Wagoner for the brilliantly twisted cover photo of his 1966 RCA album The Cold Hard Facts of Life.  Having been fascinated with the album cover for well over a decade, this seemed to me like a reasonable way to spend a little vacation time.
Fortunately, I had with me a copy of the album cover itself and Steve Eng's fact-filled 1992 biography of Porter Wagoner.  The book, A Satisfied Mind: The Country Music Life of Porter Wagoner, (Rutledge Hill Press) is well worth tracking down if you're a fan of Porter's.
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If you're not familiar with The Cold Hard Facts of Life,  you can click hereand give it a listen.  The song, one of the best cheating records in all of country music, is the story of a hapless stiff who returns home from a trip a day early only to  find out his wife hasn't been entirely faithful.  For a visual reference, see the album cover to your right.
On second thought,  the song The Cold Hard Facts of Life was written by Bill Anderson, who was raised in the Atlanta suburb of Avondale Estates and attended the University of Georgia.  So, upon reflection, there is a local history connection here after all.
As far as this mission was concerned, the paydirt paragraph in the Porter Wagoner biography is the final paragraph on page 159, in which the author reveals that the photograph for the LP cover was taken in Porter's own apartment, amazingly enough.    Fortunately, he also divulges the name of the building and the number of the apartment Porter inhabited!
What was a star of Wagoner's stature doing living in a tiny apartment in the first place?  Well, in 1965 Porter's marriage fell apart and he moved out of his family's home and into the Americana Apartments.
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Upon arriving at 1906 Chet Atkins Place (South Street, back in the days that Porter resided there) it was very good to see that the Americana Apartments building was still standing.  
After getting the photo on the right, I headed inside to go snap a picture of the door of apartment #104 where the cover for the Cold Hard Facts of Life LP was shot.
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After getting a picture of the door, I decided to see if anyone was home so I could share with the current resident the story of who used to live in his apartment.  I figured that anyone living there should definitely know such information.
Fortunately, as mentioned earlier, I had with me a of copy the LP itself and the Porter Wagoner biography that revealed that the photo was taken in the doorway of Porter's very own apartment.  It's probably always a good idea to have some documentation with you if you're going to knock on a stranger's door and try to convince him that Porter Wagoner used to live there.
After knocking on the door, though, no one answered so I reluctantly decided to head out.  On the way down the hall, I noticed a sign saying something like "If you need assistance, please knock on the manager's door."  Determined to share the information with somebody, I figured I'd burden the building manager with the story.  So I banged on his door and while waiting for an answer, a guy entered the building and walked past on his way down the hall toward apartment #104.  We exchanged courteous nods as he walked by and headed for, you guessed it, Porter's old apartment.
When I noticed he was reaching for his keys as he approached the door in question, I blurted out, "Excuse me....do you live in apt. #104?"
"Yep."
His name was Brandon and I showed him the album cover photo and the text in the biography that verified that he was indeed living in Porter Wagoner's old apartment.  Like any sensible person, he seemed to think that this was pretty cool.
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Brandon was a very good sport and when  I asked if he'd mind if I posed in the doorway and stood in Porter's place for a photo, he graciously agreed.
Apart from furnishings and the fact that the cinder block walls were no longer dark green, almost nothing had changed within the apartment.
So there you have it, Porter Wagoner fans.  Who says there is no fun to be had in Nashville?
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Compare and contrast!  The cover of the Cold Hard Facts of Life LP was obviously the source for artist Bob Frye, who created a brilliantly sleazy homage to Porter Wagoner's album cover for a painting that was used for the cover of a T. Tex Edwards LP in the early 1990's.  The LP (Pardon Me, I've Got Someone to Kill) was released on the Sympathy For The Record Industry label (SFTRI 43) and, like the Porter Wagoner LP, includes the song The Cold Hard Facts of Life.
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fantasyandromancelover · 11 months
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h00dsw0rld · 1 year
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s decision to halt plans for a $3.5 billion Ford Motor Co. battery plant over his concerns about Chinese influence cost one of the poorest areas of Virginia a reported 2,500 jobs with potential for more.
If Ford finalized the project, the plant would have gone in the Southern Virginia Mega Site at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County. More than $200 million has been spent over 15 years to make Berry Hill a premier site and the largest publicly owned site in the Southeast. The plant would have built lithium iron phosphate batteries for Ford’s electric vehicles.
The location still has no tenant, however, after Youngkin intervened in late December to stop plans for the plant in Virginia because of its partnership with Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology. Youngkin first publicly discussed his decision after giving his State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday.
Local officials said they could not comment on the situation because of a nondisclosure agreement, which is standard in such economic development projects. But Democratic state lawmakers slammed Youngkin, saying he put national politics in front of thousands of jobs in Southside Virginia. (Youngkin is considering a run for president in 2024.)
“During his campaign, the Governor made a promise to bring economic development and manufacturing jobs to our communities that are struggling — especially in rural Virginia — to attract industries that offer competitive wages,” wrote Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, D-Chesterfield, in an email on Monday. “The Governor’s decision to pull Virginia out of the competition for the new Ford facility puts the Commonwealth at a severe disadvantage.”
Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, said in an interview that “to deny [people in the community] jobs because you’re in last place in Republican presidential primaries [is] gubernatorial malpractice.”
“I mean, this is clearly just obvious to me that the Governor’s in some kind of out-China-bashing-contest with [Florida Gov. Ron] DeSantis and Governor Greg Abbott out of Texas,” he added.
DeSantis and Abbott have been among a crowd of Republican politicians who may run for president in 2024.
Youngkin spokeswoman Macaulay Porter said in an email for this story: “While Ford is an iconic American company, it became clear that this proposal would serve as a front for the Chinese Communist party, which could compromise our economic security and Virginians’ personal privacy."
“Virginians can be confident that companies with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party won’t receive a leg up from the Commonwealth’s economic incentive packages. When the potentially damaging effects of the deal were realized, the plant proposal never reached a final discussion stage.”
The employees of the plant would have been Ford employees. Representatives of Ford and CATL first began visiting the site in the fall. Ford also has considered Michigan for the plant.
Republicans who represent Southside Virginia in the General Assembly — Del. Danny Marshall of Danville, Sen. Frank Ruff of Mecklenburg and Sen. Bill Stanley of Franklin County — did not respond to a chance to comment on Monday.
“I’m unable to speak publicly about unannounced economic development projects,” said Lee Vogler, chair of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority and a member of the Danville City Council.
“As RIFA chairman, I am committed to working with all of our partners, locally and at the state level, on recruiting industries to our region, including at the Southern Virginia Mega Site.”
The roughly 3,500-acre megasite at Berry Hill is owned by the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority, a joint entity involving both Danville and Pittsylvania County.
City and county officials hope to attract major industries that would bring thousands of jobs to the site. They are hoping to land a large deal that would transform the economic fabric of the area, which has lost its furniture, textiles and tobacco industries and is focused on advanced manufacturing.
The authority has owned the park for nearly 15 years, and no industry has located there yet.
The state nearly landed a $5.5 billion Hyundai plant at the site last year that would have brought 8,500 jobs to the region. The plant opted to locate in Georgia, where it was called the largest economic development plan in Georgia history.
On Monday, Youngkin’s office announced an additional $90 million in grants to develop industrial sites in Virginia, including $1.5 million for the still-empty Berry Hill site.
Youngkin’s interest in the Chinese Communist Party follows public statements by DeSantis about the nation with the world’s second-largest economy.
“From server farms to farmland, the Communist Party of China has been worming its way into our nation’s data storage systems and buying up tracts of land near sensitive national security sites,” DeSantis said in September. “By prohibiting the purchase of lands, state contracts with Chinese technology firms, and the infiltration of CCP-affiliated groups such as Confucius Institutes, Florida is leading the way to protect our nation from international foes.”
In his State of the Commonwealth address last week, Youngkin called on the General Assembly to forbid Chinese Communist Party-affiliated entities from buying farmland in Virginia. The Governor’s office could provide no instance of this already happening.
In December, he forbid state employees from accessing the Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat on state-issued phones.
Meanwhile, Surovell is concerned about economic repercussions for future developments after the details of the Ford deal were relayed to the right-wing outlet Daily Caller last month despite the nondisclosure agreements surrounding it.
“Companies ask economic development authorities to sign nondisclosure agreements because they don’t want these types of projects turned into political footballs,” Surovell said. “They want confidentiality so they can negotiate in good faith. I think this is going to result in some real harm to Virginia’s business reputation and ability to attract major investment.”
Hashmi shared that concern. “Other business and industry partners may second guess their consideration of Virginia if the Governor makes decisions such as these that are based on politics rather than effective policy.”
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marketplaceheart · 6 months
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one again Fascinating events occuring on buzzcocks
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nofatclips · 2 years
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Everybody (cover of Arthur Lee's song Everybody's Gotta Live) by Mac Miller from the album Circles - Directed by Anthony Gaddis & Eric Tilford
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Elvis Presley and Don Porter in Live a little love a little (1968)
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uprockinrainbow · 2 years
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The Owl House meets Everybody Hates Chris: Guidance Counselor Whispers
Starring:
Gus Porter and Raine Whispers as Chris Rock
Hunter as Greg Wuliger
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staticspxcelover · 9 months
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i feel like it makes me irrationally annoyed that Sleeper was produced the way it was because some of the songs are so unbalanced? like why can i barely hear some of the vocals?!?!
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donospl · 1 year
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Tyshawn Sorey Trio +1 with Greg Osby "The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism"
Tyshawn Sorey Trio +1 with Greg Osby “The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism”
Pi Recordings, 2022 Po wydanej niespełna dwa miesiące wcześniej płycie Mesmerism, która zaskakiwała mainstreamową stylistyką i programem, Tyshawn Sorey ponownie kieruje swoją uwagę ku jazzowe klasyce. Oba wydawnictwa łączy wiele. W kwestii wyboru kompozycji Sorey znowu postawił na standardy, wybierając przy tym dość sporo utworów z  musicali.  One wypełniają zdecydowaną większość programu i one…
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panelshowsource · 8 months
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britcom comedians & panel show personalities who share your sign
AQUARIUS ♒ dara ó briain • frank skinner • glenn moore • guz khan • hugh dennis • lucy porter • maisie adam • mark watson • phil wang • vic reeves
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