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Jerry Jones

Jones, Jerry B.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Collier-Butler Chapel for Mr. Jerry B. Jones Sr., 81, Gadsden, who passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009. The Revs. Ben Edmondson and Tommy Williams will officiate with burial at Old Harmony Cemetery. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services directing.

Mr. Jones was born near Attalla on Sept. 12, 1927, son of Henry Clay and Nell Moore Jones, both descendants of some of the first families of Alabama and what is now Etowah County. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from Etowah High School class of 1946 and of the University of Alabama and old Howard College. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, 12th Naval District, San Francisco, Calif.

He was an employee of Republic Steel Corp, and in 1947 as a clerk in the office of Allan W. Lee, Tax Collector. From there he was the Assistant Tax Assessor for Bovell Summers. He was elected Tax Assessor for four six-year terms, retiring in 1988. Professionally he was a member of the Alabama Tax Assessor and Tax Collector Association and the American Association of Assessing Officials. He was chairman of the ad-hoc committee which assisted Auburn University in the development of the educational arm of Tax Assessors and Administrators and was the first president of the Alabama Association of Assessing Officials, now Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, and was a life member. He was also a bivocational pastor of a number of Baptist churches in this area.

Jerry was a history buff, even as a child, and became a member of the Etowah Historical Society in 1956 in which he held a number of offices. In 1960 he was appointed co-chairman, with Judge W.W. Rayburn of the Civil War Centennial. In 1966 he was named co-chairman of Etowah County Centennial and was co-author of "The History of Etowah County." In 1969 Gov. Albert Brewer appointed him as the Etowah County Chairman for the Alabama Bicentennial. And in 1976, was Chairman of Etowah County Sequicentennial. In 1962 he organized the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society and served as its first president and editor of its publication "Settlers of Northeast Alabama." He taught genealogy at Snead College and later at Gadsden State Community College. He conducted workshops throughout the Southeast. In 1995 he became a member of the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution where he was a chapter president and chaplain. He was elected Chaplain of the Alabama Chapter, also State Registrar for several years. He was also the president of Old Harmony Cemetery Association, Inc. for many years.

Awards include the Patriot Medal for sponsoring 50 members in the National Society; the Pioneer Medal, the highest award given by the Alabama Society; Teachers Award, given by the National Society of Daughters of the Colonial Wars; Preservation Award by the National Society of DAR. Also the Preservation Awards from the James Gadsden Chapter DAR, The Etowah Historical Society and "The Nichols Memorial Library Award."

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry C. and Nell Moore Jones; brothers, H.C. and Carl B. Jones; sisters, Barbara Baker and Ophelia Galloway; foster sister, Ann (Leon) Cunningham; father and mother-in-law, Edgar G. and Maurine Hanby Norton; brothers-in-law, James S. Baker and Edgar Hanby Norton; and sister-in-law, Joy Norton.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Norton Jones; sons, Jerry B. Jones Jr., Robert Lee "Bobby" (Lillian Quarles) Jones and Richard A. Jones; daughter, Joy M. (Danny) Bryant; and chosen son, James Shockley; nine grandchildren, Kim L. (Terry) Miller, Beth (Rev. Chad) Blood, Thomas J. (Jade) Jones, Anthony D. (Angie) Jones, Tammy (Matt) Basaraba, Stacy Stanfield, Sonya (Aaron) New, Christy (Kevin) Brady and Jason (Jamie) Bryant; 14 great-grandchildren, Nick Monge, Kiana, Rochelle, Cole, Nalani and Judah Blood, Caden Jones, Malina and Jeff Osborn, Gabriel Basaraba, John Taylor Stanfield, Harrison Brady, and Dakota and Noah Bryant; sisters-in-law, Mildred Jones and Delores Norton Shultz; brother-in-law, Lacy Galloway; uncle, G.W. (Marjorie) Jones; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.

Pallbearers will be Doug Arledge, Richard A. Baker, Danny Crownover, Philip Green, Wayne Gregg, Curtis "Eddie" Guest, Bryant Stone, Michael Wren and Leon Young.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, Etowah Historical Society of Alabama and Etowah Societies, SAR, Old Harmony Cemetery Association, Inc., Abundant Grace Ministries, former employees, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jaggears, Jack Floyd, W. A. Lewis, Tuesday Morning Coffee Club and Etowah High School Class of 1946.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Alacare Hospice, Hospice of Marshall County, Dr. Debora S. Reiland, employees of Shepherd’s Cove Hospice Facility and caregiver, Doug Arledge.

The family requests no flowers, but memorials be given to the Old Harmony Cemetery Trust Fund, 1583 Steel Station Road, Rainbow City, AL 35906 or your favorite charity.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 this evening at the funeral home. Published in The Gadsden Times on 3/24/2009

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8. Lead up to the 1985 season --- Hadhazy’s State of the League Report

Here is the Peter Hadhazy 1985 pre-season “State of the league” report for Commissioner Harry Usher from this alternate reality.

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Michigan

The 1983 Panthers are a favorite to return to the championship game with a healthy Anthony Carter. Michigan is a totally different team when he is on the field. He is the best in the USFL. He distorts the game. I understand why they wanted to look at QB Whit Taylor. He could be the starter there in a few years. He has a live arm and quick feet but he needs a few years. Right now all of his passes are shot out of his arm like a gun. He has no finesse to his passing. Still he is generally fairly accurate and his work is a net positive. Al Taubman is one of the league’s richest owners and has proven he will take annual losses to bring Michigan a winner. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. SPRING ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Philadelphia

The best team in the league through the first few seasons. Good leadership all the way through. Chuck Fusina is a tremendous winner and may be the second or third best QB in the league. You have to play your best to beat Philadelphia. The Stars expect a major attendance bump this year with a league championship trophy in tow. They are a machine grinding out good play after good play. They hope to average 40,000 this season. A favorite to return to the championship game. SPRING ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Pittsburgh

Eddie DeBartalo Sr. Is hoping for a much stronger team this year under incoming coach Hank Burroughs. I am not convinced. I think he blew it last year by firing Joe Pendry too early. Pittsburgh didn’t profit from having an interim coach. Pendry was building a very good framework of a team in RB Mike Rozier, QB Glenn Carano, WR Greg Anderson, WR Jackie Flowers, LT Don Maggs, DE Sam Clancy, DE Doug Hollie, and CB Jerry Holmes. I think they would have won 3 more games last year if they kept him all season. It is a minority opinion, but he might have saved his job. I think Pendry’s biggest mistake was sending the plays in with receivers. Literally only Anderson, Flowers, and their backs could catch. Taking a good WR off the field to send in a play was killing them. Plus Rozier looked worn out or maybe injured. He should be better this year, but all of that put a lot of pressure on Carano. Carano is a very solid looking starting QB. He looks like a good leader on the field who understands the game. I think he knew exactly why things didn’t work. He needed more receivers. I think he may be as good as Stoudt if the team is managed to his skillset. Every time you change coaches, the areas that work are at risk to be disassembled. I worry that Burroughs will gut the offense or mismanage it. This team could really use a fast, competent 3rd receiver, a TE who can catch, maybe some OL help, some DT help, a MLB, some DB help. There is high end talent on the roster here and there, but the roster is spotty and the rest of the division is tough. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. SPRING ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Miami

Woody Wiser has taken the former Federals by the horns. He appears ready to aggressively rebuild that into a winning franchise. Howard Schnellenburger is immensely popular Miami and it runs under the radar that the Miami Hurricanes have some of the best young collegiate talent in the country. Schnellenburger has hired the Tampa Bay Bucanneer’s Ken Herock to be the General Manager so this team will draft well. With Miami as one of their territorial assignments, it is highly likely that the Spirit will pile up talent from that roster. The Federals took a step back in their second year because most of the veterans on their defense didn’t come back. I think former owner Bernhard made two huge mistakes by 1) putting all of his eggs in the Reggie Collier basket. That guy can only be passable in a really limited system, and 2) by firing Jauch after the first game. While this team is exceedingly young, I think a veteran coach would have won 6-7 games with this roster, which isn’t a great total, but 3-4 more wins has a cash value in terms of turnout. On the positive side, there are good pieces here. QB Mike Hohensee, RB Curtis Bledsoe, WR Joey Walters, WR Ricky Simmons, WR Mike Harris, WR Greg Taylor, PR/KR Eric Robinson, G Ed Felton, CB Jeff Brown, SS Victor Jackson, FS Mike Guess are all quality players in their roles. They also have a handful of promising defensive linemen. They could really use a FB who won’t fumble, a quality second RB who also doesn’t fumble, maybe a top notch DL, better LBs, and another CB. It is a young team. Their best days are ahead for this franchise. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. SPRING ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Jacksonville

Fred Bullard had one of the best expansion plans we have seen. He has a quality Stadium and has engaged the fans. While I am not sold on their head coach, Lindy Infante, Bullard’s Bulls seem like they’re likely to be around for the long haul. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. STABLE.

Tampa Bay

John Bassett’s Tampa Bay Bandits are among the gold standard of teams in the USFL in terms of both on the field competitiveness and strong fan support. Bassett’s health obviously puts a major cloud over this franchise however it seems like minority owner Donald Dizney is readying to assume a majority ownership role and has the means to do it. SPRING ADVOCATE. Assuming Dizney buys…. STABLE.

New Jersey

Walt Michaels is a quality coach and the Generals are very competitive on the field behind Herschel Walker and Brian Sipe. Attendance his never been a problem in New Jersey. The biggest question in New Jersey is how Donald Trump is going to deal with the fact that the league has decided not to move to a fall schedule. I think it is highly likely the Trump will sell the team after the conclusion of the lawsuit vs the NFL ….but thankfully not a moment before. (Please see my attached profile on Stephen Ross.) WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. FALL ADVOCATE. STABLE…For now.

Denver

Doug Spedding bought one of the best attended teams in the league and a division leader and has proceeded to see that team collapse after the loss of QB Craig Penrose. They have a good running game and a solid defense. Spedding seems willing to spend. Hiring Mouse Davis was a potentially exciting move for the fans that would have paid off immensely if they had landed Neil Lomax, but now may create a little attendance problems as Davis seems not inclined to value former Bronchos. (I write that, but currently they have a very competitive offer out to Denver’s former starting QB Steve DeBerg…) Davis seems primed to gut the roster and change quarterbacks and that could really hurt attendance if they don’t land DeBerg. Davis appears to have no interest in last year’s starter veteran Craig Penrose, who is polished and I thought was quite solid, but I guess he doesn’t fit the offense. (Penrose is a former NCAA single season passing leader out of Sand Diego State under Don Coryell protege Claude Gilbert). I felt Morton gambled away his job by trying to develop rookie QB Ken Hobart instead of just playing Penrose. I also thought he made a strategic mistake not giving the ball to HB Harry Sydney more. Denver should have made the playoffs last year and I think you can lay the fault mostly at the foot of Morton although trading those linebackers wasn’t smart. They were still a very solid team. Davis has expressed an interest in confident but inaccurate Blitz quarterback Vince Evans, if DeBerg turns them down. It may make sense to grease the skids on a trade there. If he can develop Evans, it could be very exciting to watch. Attendance should bounce back strongly as the shadow of the move to a fall schedule was severely damaging local support. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. SPRING ADVOCATE. STABLE.

New Orleans

The Breakers have been at the top of the second tier on the league for the first two years but now the guy who drove them there, QB Johnnie Walton has retired. Joe Carnizario appears to be a motivated owner willing to spend money but this team is hurting for a new quarterback. They have an exceptional Head Coach who is great with QBs and he just hired Stanford’s offensive Coordinator Jim Fassel who is also good with QBs. Right now they have Doug Woodward who looked great in 1983 and pretty bad in 1984 and Matt Robinson who struggled in Jacksonville last year. It would be in the league’s best interest to see if a quarterback with area ties like Oklahoma quarterback Doug Williams, Arizona quarterback Allen Risher, or Miami QB Reggie Collier could end up in New Orleans. Carnizario is infatuated with the talent of Collier, but Coury really wants to try to lure Archie Manning out of retirement, so they are working on that. I am not sure they will succeed in signing Manning. The fan base is rabid enough to really take off if a local hero QB was placed in the city. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY. SPRING ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Birmingham

Marvin Warner looks very stable as an owner. With Jim Smith, Joe Cribbs, Cliff Stoudt and a very sturdy defense, Birmingham looks like a team that will compete at the highest level every year. The fan support is still not quite what you’d like given the quality of the team, but it’s sufficient. FALL ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Memphis

Ownership is not a problem in Memphis. The team spends money at adequate levels and looks stable. On the field Pepper Rodgers’ teams are competitive. Fan support is about what you’d expect, middle of the pack. WILLING TO TAKE ON MORE SALARY? FALL ADVOCATE. STABLE.

Houston

Houston’s trio of owners look fairly stable, if a bit disorganized, but I am concerned that they’re not investing enough in promotion. It seems like they assume the presence of Jim Kelly will sell tickets in Houston. Houston has always been a tough market for a pro team. Hopefully with the fall business in the rearview there will be a late surge in season ticket sales. On the field, the Gamblers look like a competitor with great star power. FALL ADVOCATE. I am going to say STABLE, but not as much as I expected…..

Oklahoma

It seems like there’s a fair bit of misinformation here. Tulsa Stadium seats 40,000 which is perfect for a USFL team, not too small as advertised by William Tatham Jr., but it appears inadequate parking may have been more of a problem than inadequate stadium capacity. The attendance average and fan support looked amazing for a first-year team that endured horrible rainy weather and finished with an 8 game losing streak, but those numbers may also be overstated guesstimates, making it tough to judge this as a market. The business base to support a pro team long-term does not appear to be there in Tulsa, but my gut feeling is Tulsa could be an acceptable site for a couple of seasons and that Oklahoma has a good basis of a team and strong fan support. The Tathams have a deal to play their games at OU’s Stadium in Norman until a stadium is built in Oklahoma City (there is apparently some solid discussion of that) but per the fall vote meeting, it appears that the Tathum’s would rather be a lot closer to their home base in California and are looking at working a merger deal with Arizona or Oakland. On the field, the Outlaws overachieved in the first half of the season and underachieved in the second. There is a fair sprinkling of nice talents there, but the roster is maybe 12-15 deep. Probably the least depth in the league. They have nice talents on special teams as well as at some spots. QB Doug Williams, WR Al Williams, TE Ron Wheeler, DE Curtis Anderson, OLB Dewey McClain, ILB Terry Beeson, FS Kevin Middleton and NT Bob Nelson are plus starters or better. They just have glaring holes. They need a possession receiver, a couple OLs, DL help, a SS, maybe some CB help and some depth. I know the book on them is that they couldn’t run the ball, but I don’t think that was accurate. I think from Outlaws coach Woody Widenhoffer, bought into 30 year old RB and fellow ex-Steeler Sidney Thorton too hard. Thorton was done and they stayed with him for too much of the season. And then they panicked and they just threw the ball too much for the rest of the season. I think they have 4 good young runners in FBs Ted Sample and Derek Hughes and HBs Andrew Lazarus and Ernest Anderson. Anderson in particular impressed me. He’s out of OSU (so he is marketable) and was the team’s leading rusher after only playing in the last 6 games. There was not a lot of money on the roster. I might have given Woody Widenhoffer another season or looked for a replacement off his staff. There is a basis for a solid team here long term. While chasing small markets is silly, The Outlaws appears salvageable. FALL ADVOCATE. AT RISK.

Oakland

Tad Taube appears to be running on fumes. He was supposed to be a minority owner of the Invaders with Jim Joseph and it appears he is now financially over extended. I think he voted for the fall because he is in a financially desperate place. He is making bad decisions with that in mind. Charlie Sumner was someone you didn’t have to hire and frankly the team might take a step back under him as new coaches often run off a few players to show the rest of the team that the coach has power. Chuck Hutchison was fantastic and earned the job, but Taube panicked and hired Sumner way before the season ended, blocking the easy, cheap, and smart move. In season hires, before you see what your interim coach can do, often seem to be horrible moves. Hutchison was the Director of Player Personnel and stepped in and used the players properly. The Invaders are a mentally tough team with 500 or better talent. They have good leaders. They have good talent on their special teams and starters QB Fred Besana, RB Eric Jordan, WR Fred Banks, TE Brian Williams, DB Marcus Quinn are all at LEAST second tier stars and after watching last season, I think the other 10 starters on their defense are all solid or better starters when coached properly. Jordan and Besana are both seriously underrated. Jordan runs a 4.4 and displayed a thorough understanding of how to maximize his talent in different running situations. He is really, really good. He can be useful against any defense because he sets up and follows his blockers and isn’t a one trick pony. He is a highly developed runner who happens to run a 4.4. Besana is a little too wound up inside his head, but he is the right kind of competitive. He gets on jags where he completes just about every pass. He is a polished passer who throws a very catchable ball. He knows exactly how and when to lob a pass on a particular route. His biggest problem is one of his positives.... he will take a shot to make a play more often than he should. He doesn’t have a sense on when to quit on a play. That will end up costing him. I think If their offensive line could keep Besana upright and he worked on that, they might be a legit contender. (They gave up 69 sacks last year, although the line did play better under Hutchison and some of the sacks were Besana’s fault for not throwing the ball away.) The fan support in Oakland is very solid and ticket sales appear to be rebounding after the vote. FALL ADVOCATE. AT RISK.

San Antonio

San Antonio is a train wreck. On the field they are very well coached and the team is well constructed, especially defensively, but the good stops there. The McKenzie Group thinks this franchise is ready to fail and I agree. I have been told by several people that Magnes’ finances were crushed by the drop in oil prices. He is one of our weaker owners today, but don’t get caught up in the dogpile to dismiss him as hopeless. He could get better. I just don’t think he has the money now to overcome his growth curve to become a solid owner and I don’t think there are replacement owners in San Antonio. That is a problem. The local media and government hate him. The fans are mixed. The local military love the Gunslingers, but there is a large contingent of San Antonio fans who were fans of the minor league Toros who are slow to embrace the Gunslingers. This fanbase is not big enough to endure that as well as media indifference/antagonism. In addition, Alamo Stadium is incapable of seating a 25,000+ weekly USFL audience. That is a real bottom-line fact. Like the Boston version of the Breakers, this team is 100% destined to lose money next season due to insufficient stadium capacity. Magnes was going to pay to expand the stadium, but I doubt the money is there now. On top of that, Magnes has a reputation down here for sueing people when he doesn’t get his way, so tread carefully with the idea of taking away his franchise outright. My gut feeling is that Magnes as an owner is survivable, the defensive unit is cohesive and should be kept together in some way if possible, but in no uncertain terms, San Antonio should not have a USFL team next year. SPRING ADVOCATE. FOLD.

Arizona

Ted Diethrich seems almost done with the USFL. It seems like he is hurting for money and behind on his bills. His jury rigged sale of the Chicago franchise fell through, wrecking his finances. The league took over Chicago until Einhorn bought the franchise at a discount. The decision to sell to Einhorn got the league owners off the hook for Chicago, but it also deprived Diethich of his $7 Million sales price entirely. I think there is a compelling argument that, at minimum, the money the league owners got from Einhorn should be given to Deithrich. The league took over the team as the idea of an owner owning two teams is counter intuitive, but in doing that we severed Deithrich’s ability to get paid. Then we sold it at a discount to get out and to recoup losses. We liquidated what probably should have been his asset to liquidate. I get that he more or less forced the league owners into a corner to accept that deal and that the league told Diethrich he was SOL, but this stinks of letting your money get mad. Plus it doesn’t show loyalty. The reason Diethrich was in Chicago in the first place was to help the league land that initial TV contract. The Wranglers may collapse if a merger partner is not found. My two cents is that the league needs to take a look at this situation (re: bailout). The Wranglers, Stars, and Panthers are the league’s 3 elite teams. George Allen has been one of the main faces of the league. Letting the Wranglers collapse after a title run and Allen leave the league would undermine the credibility of the league almost as much as allowing the Blitz/Wranglers trade in the first place. I think the league may want to consider assuming as much as $4M of the Wrangler’s debt in order to keep the Wranglers intact, Dietrich in charge, and Allen in the league. I think we should just pay it off out of the rescue fund but a loan may be more palatable to the other owners. I am thinking a loan that we forgive down the road. Maybe pry some young superfluous talent away like Tim Spencer, Thom Thayer, Alan Risher as well as a couple early picks away as a bailout cost/ admission of fault on the Hoffman deal/Salary reduction strategy. It may light the other owners on fire to save Diethrich after the Hoffman deal, but I think it is worth it to the long term interest of the league. SPRING ADVOCATE. AT RISK.

Los Angeles

An $11 Million team cap was ridiculous for a team with holes, but LA has a ton of talent. They signed 7 guys who the NFL had rated as first round picks. Most positions have young talent among the best in the league in their starting lineups and the depth on this team is stupid. I mean financially irresponsible stupid. Los Angeles had about 8 running backs who could run for over 500 yards a year for most USFL teams. Some weeding out had/has to occur. Steve Young is a gamer. JoJo Townsell is an emerging WR. In addition to the 3 high profile young offensive linemen, Lee Williams, Eddie Weaver, George Achica are 3 of the best young DLs in the league and the fourth, Fletcher Jenkins, isn’t bad either! He is another All-American. Williams may be the 2nd best pure pass rusher in the league. Like the Wranglers, LA has significantly more high end talent and depth than most USFL teams. I firmly believe the league could reduce the LA payroll in half to make the team sellable and bringing the talent base in line with other USFL teams, while still have a good team of popular stars that fans of LA would still enjoy. AT RISK.

Chicago

Obviously we’re going to fold this team but I think some analysis is necessary. The fans were pissed when we replaced one of the three best teams in the league with a gutted version of the worst. I think it’s probably good for the fans of Chicago and the USFL to have a season apart. Plus, Einhorn is pissed after the vote. He has no desire to play in the spring AT ALL, not just 1985. I think it would be in the League’s best interest to purchase the franchise back from him at his investment cost and sell it to someone else down the road. The talent on the roster is much better than advertised. Bill Polian has done a really good job of building up the talent. Someone needs to hire this guy. He’s fantastic. The Blitz has a pretty good offensive line talent, special teams, and several other players who could contribute to a winning team. It isn’t a sexy team in any way, but it is kind of a shame to just disperse these players randomly. In addition to the OL, QB Vince Evans, RBs Larry Canada , Vegas Ferguson, WR Marcus Anderson, Kris Haines, TE Mark Keel, DL Ken Times, Mark Taylor, and Mike Morgan are all good players. FOLD.

Final recommendations

Keep the league as large as possible. 16 is ideal, 14 or 15 is OK.

Bailout LA and Arizona, reallocating some of their young talent. Teams with winning records should be able to bid draft picks and money to land those players. The others should be reallocated to teams with losing records. (The logic being we can’t wait for organic improvement through the draft. Teams have one to one and a half seasons to become competitive before the fans tune out.)

Contract Chicago & San Antonio. (Would recommend active reallocation of players by the league office rather than a reallocation draft to lift the basement of the league. This would allow us to work with the GMs and get players on teams that really want them or can really use them.)

Find a few more owners/investors to save Oakland, LA, and Arizona.

I think there might be an owner for the Outlaws in Oklahoma. I’m going out to Oklahoma to look into this and will get back to you in a week.

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Hoy cumple años Will Smith 49 años es un actor y raperoestadounidense. que ha tenido éxito en sus dos facetas artísticas: ha sido nominado a cuatro Premios Globo de Oro y a dos Premios Óscar, y ha ganado Premios Grammy. A finales de los años 1980, alcanzó una modesta fama como rapero, con el nombre de The Fresh Prince. En 1990, su fama aumentó drásticamente, cuando protagonizó la serie de televisión The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, que se transmitió durante más de media década (1990 - 1996) en la NBC y se ha retransmitido de forma permanente en diversas cadenas. A mediados de los 90, pasó de la televisión al cine, y actuó en numerosas películas que lograron un gran éxito de taquilla. También recibió un premio especial por su aportación a la música dentro del cine, en la Gala de los Premios Principalesdel 2007. Es el único actor de la historia que ha actuado en ocho películas consecutivas que hayan generado más de 100 millones de dólares en la taquilla nacional, y también el único actor que ha participado en ocho películas consecutivas que han alcanzado el número uno en su estreno. Sus películas de mayor éxito financiero han sido Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, Independence Day, Men in Black, Men in Black II, Men in Black III, Yo, robot, En busca de la felicidad, Soy leyenda, Hancock, Wild Wild West, Enemigo público, Shark Tale, Hitch, Siete almas y After Earth. También recibió elogios de la crítica por sus actuaciones en Ali y en Seis grados de separación. En el 2013, adquirió los derechos para Estados Unidos del programa de televisión español El hormiguero, presentado por Pablo Motos. Forbes lo considera la estrella más financiable en todo el mundo, a pesar de la taquilla y la decepción crítica de su película del 2013, After Earth. De los 20 filmes de ficción en las que ha actuado en todo el mundo, dieciséis han acumulado ganancias brutas de más de $100 millones cada uno, y cinco ganaron más de $500 millones cada uno de los ingresos mundiales de taquilla. A partir del 2014, sus películas han recaudado $600 millones en la taquilla mundial. https://youtu.be/fiBLgEx6svA Hoy cumple años Mark Hamill 66 años es un actor de cine, televisión y voz estadounidense conocido principalmente por interpretar a Luke Skywalker en la trilogía original de Star Wars(La Guerra de las Galaxias en español) en 1977, y por ser la voz de varios personajes de series animadas como el Joker en diferentes entregas de Batman, el Duende Verde en Spider-Man: La serie animada, el Señor del Fuego Ozai en Avatar: la leyenda de Aang, Zombie Chanuka en Futurama y Skips en Regular Show. https://youtu.be/vP_1T4ilm8M Hoy cumple años Michael Madsen 59 años es un actor estadounidense. Ha aparecido en varias películas. Algunas de sus actuaciones más notables son las del asesino a sueldo Budd en Kill Bill y el sádico Sr. Rubio en Reservoir Dogs. También ha tenido actuaciones destacadas en películas como Species, Donnie Brasco, Sin City, Wyatt Earp y Scary Movie 4., Heather Locklear 56 años es una actriz estadounidense, principalmente de series, películas y televisión.Es conocida principalmente por sus actuaciones como la Oficial Stacy Sheridan, joven y sexy compañera de William Shatner e hija de Richard Herd, en el exitoso drama criminal de 1980, T. J. Hooker; como la nada angelical sobrina de John Forsythe y Linda Evans, Sammy Jo Carrington, en la popular serie Dinastía (papel que realizó desde 1981 hasta su final en 1989); como la chica malvada, Amanda Woodward, en la popular serie Melrose Place (desde 1993 hasta el fin de la serie en 1999); como Caitlin Moore en Spin City (desde 1999 hasta el fin de la serie en 2002); y también en un episodio de Two and a Half Men (No sniffing, no wowing) en el cual interpreta a la abogada de Alan., cumpliría años Christopher Reeve ( 1952 - 2004) fue un actor, director de ciney activista estadounidense, adquirió la fama mundial como actor al interpretar al hombre de acero en las películas basadas en el popular personaje de cómics, Superman y también es recordado por su personaje de Richard Collier en la película Pide al tiempo que vuelva. https://youtu.be/XWHyvubVdPA Hoy se cumple 12 años de la muerte de Don Adams (1923 - 2005) un actor, comediante y director de televisiónestadounidense que en sus cinco décadas de televisión fue conocido sobre todo por su papel de Maxwell Smart en la serie Superagente 86, por la cual recibió tres premios Emmy.

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strawberrytonguemusic · 7 years

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Party Day (Steve Drury Photo)

SOHN

Today is one of those days that seems like it should be a significantly sad day for me. It’s the anniversary of my Father’s death, 19 years ago. While the style of music that I tend to lean towards is vastly different than what my Dad listened to, I credit him for fostering my love of music, and my penchant for black clothing. Dad was a huge Johnny Cash fan. He also loved the Hank Williams Sr. and Gene Pitney. What he lacked in stature, he made up for in style. Barely 5’7″ tall, you would have never known since he regularly dressed in nearly all black, including a black cowboy hat, black boots, and always smoking his whiskey-flavored tobacco in a pipe. Regularly belting out his favorite country western tracks, he wore his badass, nonconformist attitude like most people wear their mediocrity. Growing up, one of our favorite activities was listening to music on the stereo 8-track player, he, showing me constellations in the sky. While many of the artists he listened to may not seem to be similar to my beloved post-punk, in so many ways, there is a strong thread. These musicians wrote about world weariness, the tragedy of life, and, of heartbreak. One of my favorite Hank Williams Sr. songs talks about a man who is so sad that he wants to die, but, every way he tries to end his life, he is thwarted by an ironic circumstance that you couldn’t even make up. And, that is how it comes full circle, friends. The realization that great songs are just that, no matter what style they are delivered in. Tonight’s playlist is short tonight, but, like my Pop, boasting audacious attitude. Tracks featured this evening include post-punk, shoegaze and indie-pop artists – both modern and classic. Plus, a few tracks that my Pop would have loved. I miss you, Dad.

The first artist I am featuring tonight is a lesser known post-punk/goth band from the 80’s by the name of Party Day. Forming in Yorkshire, they released two full length albums and a number of singles, but, never quite reached the success they deserved. Swooping and soaring, their live performance was said to be quite memorable. They have been vaunted by music enthusiasts such as Mick Mercer for many years. Rumor has it that a compilation of their complete catalog is being compiled by Optic Nerve Records, although, no release date has been set.

Next up is one of my favorite new(er) releases on 4AD, a British artist who goes by the name SOHN. His style of music is probably best described as indie electronic. He uses elements of folk, and R&B in his arrangements, and the music is held together with gorgeous synth washes and soulful lyrics. He released his first album in 2014, and his sophomore release earlier this year. He is currently rounding out some North American dates and will be doing a full European tour later this fall. Tonight I am featuring two tracks from his 2017 release “Rennen.”

A Thousand Hours is an Alaskan-based band that has released, not one, but, two albums this year. The fires are burning brightly for this slowcore, post-punk influenced project. Main composer, Red Collier, works with Demi Haynes to create ethereal and dreamy darkwave. Tonight I am featuring two tracks from their latest release, “Sleep.”

Magic Mountain is a modern post-punk/synthwave revival band that I introduced to the Strawberry Tongue playlist back in early 2016 and Lady Audio interview for Strawberry Spotlight, too. Their tracks combine dark synths, brooding vocals and luscious layers. They released their debut album last year and recently released a new single. I am featuring one of their older tracks – and hands down – one of my favorite tracks ever – plus, their new single tonight.

Hyena Motorcade is a LA-based band that specializes in “a heady blend of post-punk, new wave, and blues-kissed alt-pop.” With angular, yet melodic guitars, and indie-pop rhythms, their sound is bright and brooding, reminiscent of 80’s new wave art-rockers Psychedelic Furs. The four-piece indie rockers formed in Orange County, California in the summer of 2009 and have developed a local following. Members include vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Ric Kaley, guitarist Mark Allen, bass player Art Agunod, and drummer Alberto Campo. I am featuring two of their tracks this evening, one of which was produced by Psychedelic Furs/Satellite Paradiso guitarist John Ashton.

The Raft is a lo-fi, indie-pop project of Phil Wilson. His new four-track EP, “Coming Up For Air,” has a smooth indie pop aesthetic. With bright and brilliant guitars laying a base for simmering, sad lyrics, that seem to relay tales of lost love. Based in the UK, The Raft has released a number of releases on Bandcamp and tonight I am featuring a track from his latest release.

Johnny Cash and Hank Williams Sr. were both favorites of my Dad. I have fond memories of their music and often find myself listening to their music when I am feeling nostalgic. Added to the playlist tonight are a couple of my favorite tracks from these legendary performers.

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Tune into Strawberry Tongue Radio for a short and sweet playlist that pays a small homage to my Dad. Today is one of those days that seems like it should be a significantly sad day for me.

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