“If I wanted to be like anybody, I always wanted to be Jerry Reed. Of course, I haven’t come close … I wanted to land somewhere between him and Jerry Clower.”
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Battleship (almost) down
Battle Voices is a collection of personal accounts and recently-acquired treasures that uncovers new depth of the events of Sept. 11, 1943 aboard the USS Savannah (CL-42), the light cruiser named for the Hostess City.
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Between Heaven and Hell: Purgatorio
Two characters, called Man and Woman, are in that color-less, form-less place called Purgatory. With one or the other dressed in the clinical white coat of a therapist, they spend eternity interrogating each other.
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Snap: Infinite Progress blends music, photography
The evening is a fundraiser for the Savannah-produced photographic art magazine Aint-Bad, founded in 2011 by four SCAD alumni.
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The once and future reign of E. Shaver
“The Internet has transformed reading, yes. But there will always be people who want to touch a book,” assures Esther Shaver, who has indulged bibliophiles from near and far for the past 38 years from her cozy shop on Madison Square. “Books are not going to go away.”
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Fall Film Preview
Tom Hanks stars as the title character in Captain Phillips, based on the true-life tale of the commanding officer whose ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009 …
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Skyway: When the bridge came down
His life destroyed, pilot John Lerro found work teaching at a maritime college and as a counselor; he eventually died of complications from multiple sclerosis.
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Can I have some more Sweet Tease?
“Many people don’t realize that back in the day, there was a lot of comedy in burlesque,” Wendy Denney says. “And our show is a mixture of a throwback to old-school stuff, and maybe neo-burlesque.”
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Little bit of soul: Luella and the Sun
“The magic spot happens, I think, when it becomes really primal. And with this mixture of songs, with these players, it’s bringing out emotions that are primal. And guttural.”
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Hello there, Miss Sandra
“It’s a little bit tongue-in-cheek, it’s satirical, it’s smart. People take it in any way they want. Some people think you’re being bitchy. I think I’m being ironic. It’s a strong female funny figure, and I think gay men like that.”
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Exposed: The Odd Lot
“We’ve gotten a lot of people who are aching to see us do something blue. They want to see what we would do if we let that aspect of the comedy in. So we’re going to perform no holds barred.”
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AJ Ghent at Midnight Garden Ride: Steel the one
Sometimes it can sound like the roaring, whooping and hollering voice of God himself has joined the gospel fervor. And he’s an alto.