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METROPOLIS Did religion and right-wing extremism from a local CEO lead an employee to quit?

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SCREEN Though not short on scares, The Haunting of Bly Manor is steeped in Gothic romance.

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Sam came to AZZ with an open mind. In the popular imagination and many actual workplaces, corporate environments entail repetitive and sometimes humdrum work, but Sam enjoyed the daily tasks and the company of AZZ’s largely friendly staff.

Sam is not the now former employee’s actual name.

While the locally based galvanizing and welding solutions company employs

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Pay us to stay home, pay us parents to do what we signed up to do when we had kids in the first place — to actually watch them and coach them instead of sending them off to daycare, I mean, “school” — and increase COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. That’s all we’d have to do to rein in the virus, just for a few months. What are you worried about? Adding to the national debt? It’s already higher than it’s ever been in history. Truth. Or are you scared that your kids will bother you while you’re WFH? Legit concern, which brings me to my next point: Let’s put school on hold for a few months if not a year. Let’s keep the kids learning and let’s keep challenging them remotely, but let’s hold off on all of the standardized testing for a bit. Colleges looking at high school seniors have, or should have, a variety of other ways to evaluate students than just STARR or any other big test. Maybe once these “COVID grads” reach college, they can be funneled into STARR-like remedial classes for a semester. Whatever we do, we can’t force all students back into classrooms to please Dear Leader. Even if he has your support (is your head OK?), no politician is worth your offspring. Especially this one, who has paid more to China ($188,561) and porn star Stormy Daniels ($130,000) for a grand total of $318,561 than in taxes to this very fine Republic ($750), who has separated the parents of 545 children, who owes more than $400 million in debt to unnamed sources, who has, since staining the highest office in the land, golfed 283 times to

the tune of $141 million to taxpayers, who is claiming a $72.9 million tax refund in his battle with the I.R.S., and who is mostly responsible for 222,000-plus deaths from COVID-19.

Only a wounded lame duck would politicize saving lives. That schlub in the White House does not care about you — unless you’re white, a member of his golf club, or someone who pulls down a cool mil a year. That guy called for schools — and businesses — to reopen during the pandemic only to satisfy his sick political goals. He. Does. Not. Care. About. You. Never forget that. And, remember, this is the same cult figure who inspired our spineless Lt. Gov. to say that Grandma and Grandpa should sacrifice themselves for our economy. OK, Danny boy, will do, but you first, pal. Honestly, the biggest problem with this plan as it’s laid out above is that you might wreck your Land Rover on your way to getting tested.

That’s it. That’s the biggest obstacle.

We can all agree that this country is in the dumps. Whites and Blacks are ready to go to war with each other, and that guy whose name I can’t even say right now in the Offal Office is only encouraging the mutual hatred. More than 23 million are on jobless programs, and as part of that we still have no plan moving forward to combat the pandemic and consequent lockdown. We indeed will have a plan on Jan. 21, once Joe Biden is sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, but until then, Dear Leader, his enablers in Congress, and his staffers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue are content to let us all know that the administration is “not going to control” the virus and/or the pandemic. Giving up has never counted as a strategy in the

United States, ever, but it does now with this White House. #shame This is because tRump is not a leader. He’s a conman masquerading as U.S. president who spends all of his time on the shitter tweeting out even bigger turds than the ones that plop into his golden toilet bowl after a few rails of choppedup Adderall. With the exception of a few million nostalgists for the days of white rule, the entire planet can’t wait for him to lose and go to prison. For tax fraud and emoluments probably, hopefully for rape — exactly 26 women have made credible accusations against him. Imagine if that were Obama. There’d be more white people rioting in the streets than after a stupid national championship victory.

Just the other day, an epidemiologist who helped eliminate smallpox in the ’70s told The New York Times that he sees DT’s stark lack of a response as “a colossal failure of leadership. Of the more than 200,000 people who have died as of today, I don’t think that 50,000 would have died if it hadn’t been for the incompetence.”

The scourge of COVID-19 hangs squarely on the orange guy’s shoulders.

“In retrospect,” the Times continued, “Trump did almost everything wrong. He discouraged mask wearing. The administration never rolled out contact tracing, missed opportunities to isolate the infected and exposed, didn’t adequately protect nursing homes, issued advice that confused the issues more than clarified them, and handed responsibilities to states and localities that were unprepared to act.

Trump did do a good job of accelerating a vaccine, but that won’t help significantly until next year.

“Most striking,” the Times went on,

The corporate headquarters, located just north of the Cultural District, is also where AZZ’s CEO, Tom Ferguson, manages the company’s global operations.

“Trump still has never developed a comprehensive plan to fight COVID-19. His ‘strategy’ was to downplay the virus and resist business closures, in an effort to keep the economy roaring — his best argument for re-election.”

His play backfired, because by corralling the virus, he could have protected business. Since May, more than 8 million Americans are now technically impoverished thanks to Dear Leader’s nonreaction. Though the average U.S. president’s power is limited to acting like a Pez dispenser on money allocations, he or she has a lot of soft power, setting the tone overseas, guiding the unmoored at home, bringing people together. The guy in the White House right now cares only about himself and enriching himself and his family while on taxpayers’ dime. If you haven’t already, vote blue down the ballot, starting at the top with Biden, our next president, who actually cares about healing our racial wounds, who, perhaps because he’s the father of one, would never refer to U.S. soldiers as “suckers” and “losers,” who respects life, all of it, not just embryos until they’re born, and who actually goes to church. Vote for Biden now to stop the nightmare, and then four years from now, if Dems get their heads out of their asses, which is still in severe doubt, we can talk about fine-tuning our precious experiment in democracy.

Right now, autocracy is on the rise, and its name is … I still just can’t say it. And never will. — Anthony Mariani The Weekly welcomes submissions from all political persuasions. Please email Editor Anthony Mariani at anthony@fwweekly.com.

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gration policy “while not taking jobs away from legal citizens that want to work. I’m old enough and wealthy enough. This won’t impact my lifestyle, but y’all that are younger and still working for that comfortable and worry-free retirement, I figured I should at least give you a heads up! Please get out and vote.”

Sam thought the email was sent accidentally. “Why was he sending this to 5,000 people?” she asked.

A steady stream of top-down emails continued that winter and into the spring.

Many of Ferguson’s workplace communications were evangelical in nature. Two months into the pandemic, Ferguson said his family did not fear COVID-19 because they were “bathed in the blood of Christ.”

The CEO said in a phone interview that his personal beliefs never interfered with his commitment to following guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other governmental health groups. Around the time he sent the “blood of Christ” email, he thought Texas was going to weather the pandemic with

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A whistleblower says working at the local corporation AZZ was like being in the “Twilight Zone.”

around 4,300 workers across the globe, the company’s longtime home base is in Fort Worth. The corporate headquarters, located just north of the Cultural District, is also where AZZ’s CEO, Tom Ferguson, manages the company’s global operations.

Were it not for numerous religious and politically charged company emails — many of which were listed as optional reading — and a workplace culture that Sam said often trivialized the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, the one-time employee would have stayed on at AZZ. Sam learned about the CEO’s personal beliefs primarily through company emails. A November 4, 2019 email, which I reviewed along with more than a dozen similar company emails by Ferguson, was surprising to Sam and several colleagues, the former employee said.

“Wage inequality [...] suffers from too many crazy and illogical arguments, usually framed by socialists, many of which have been tasked with educating our kids,” Ferguson wrote, going on to say that the United States needs to reform its immi-

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minimal public health problems. Since then, his take on COVID-19 has changed, he said.

Ferguson said that the optional Christian readings were intended to help employees with their “spiritual and emotional” growth. The faith-based readings were commonly sent in conjunction with “holidays or special events, such as Easter, Christmas, Labor Day, and Independence Day,” he added. “These have been explained as being ‘not business-related,’ so [there is] no concern if a person chooses not to read them. No favoritism is given for somebody that reads these, or claims to be a Christian, and I do not even know who reads them unless they give a response.”

Sam said it was common knowledge at AZZ that Ferguson left early retirement to seek the position of CEO as a means of saving souls. Ferguson did not reject that generalization, but he did clarify it.

“I have not been a strong Christian my whole life,” he said. “I had been one of those Christians who checked my faith at the door. Now, I’m going to let y’all know that I am. Here’s what that means. I’m not going to use it in terms of how I deal with you.”

In March, as news of COVID-19 spread, Sam heard from the human resources department that AZZ employees who could work from home should work from home. While outside offices may have followed those guidelines, Sam believes Fort Worth’s corporate office did not.

“This is when the country is in lockdown, and we are still going to work every day,” Sam recalled. “The CEO was discouraging working from home. It was like working in the Twilight Zone.”

After three weeks of remote work, Sam was called back to work via a message from the CEO. When asked about Sam’s experience, Ferguson said he would be surprised if that was what the employee heard from management. From March through most of the summer, around 80% of employees were working from home, he said, and only a core team of around 15 needed to be in the office when it was safe to do so.

“I was upset,” Sam recalled. “I went back to the office the next day [after that email]. The office was packed. My boss told me [Ferguson] was upset that everyone was working from home. No one was wearing masks. People were not implementing the CDC guidelines whatsoever. Not once did I ever see [Ferguson] wear a mask.”

Ferguson said he is a strong believer that properly worn face masks can slow the spread of COVID-19. His history of asthma and other respiratory issues does not allow him to wear a mask safely for extended periods of time, he said, but he does wear them periodically while taking extra precautions to stay “two meters” away from coworkers as an added precaution.

Sam saw one supervisor hold up nine fingers when conversing with a colleague.

The topic of conversation was the number of employees stricken with COVID-19, mostly from the IT department, Sam said.

Being exposed to someone who had COVID-19 was not grounds for leaving work, Sam said.

“I know for certain that the people who

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were exposed to those nine people were told to get a COVID test and that they weren’t allowed to quarantine,” Sam said. “They would get a COVID test on their lunch break, and they had to come back to work.”

Ferguson said employees who were potentially exposed to COVID-19 were allowed to quarantine at home if the worker wished to. Employees were never pressured to remain at or return to work if they were potentially sick, he said.

“At our corporate headquarters, our chief human resources officer provided COVID guidelines to [employees], and we mandated that anyone who had symptoms or had been in close contact with a person with a COVID-19 infection must stay home, seek medical attention, follow CDC’s recommendations, and not return to work until approved by a medical professional.

We also encouraged managers to allow employees to work from home if possible.”

Two months ago, Ferguson sent a company newsletter that read, “Unfortunately, COVID-19 will likely hang around longer than expected, and I know you’re probably tired of hearing the media claiming that everybody is either unable to work or working from home.”

Around that time, the CEO sent an email to nine employees that asserted that COVID-19 was actually saving lives. Ferguson was opining on a story link included in the email from a far-right online publication.

“This resonated with me as it has been my contention that we are not experiencing more deaths because of COVID but that people may be dying slightly earlier than they may have from their other health issues,” Ferguson wrote. “A morbid topic but an important one as topics like school openings, sports, and work are concerned.

Perhaps COVID is actually saving lives by reducing car accidents, deaths from elective surgeries, and the improved hygiene regimens.”

Globally, there have been 43,341,451 cases of COVID-19 and 1,157,509 COVID19-related deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Locally, the pandemic has devastated many local businesses — especially restaurants and bars and any establishment that typically relies on tourism. Heated Fort Worth school district board meetings have shown that local parents have strong feelings about whether or not to return kids to classrooms. Even as North Texas experiences a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, many locals are experiencing pandemic fatigue and a reluctance to maintain social distancing guidelines.

AZZ simply became too dangerous of a work environment, Sam said, describing her chief reason for resigning.

When asked if he took the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 223,000 American lives seriously, Ferguson didn’t hesitate.

“Absolutely,” he said. “I had a friend die of co-morbidities [and COVID-19]. I take it very seriously, and I take the mental impact on people seriously. I’ve been a witness to it. When we had that outbreak in IT, we sent everyone home immediately.

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Fickes: No response.

Describe your experience living in or working in Precinct 3. What sets this part of Tarrant County apart?

Braatz: I’ve lived in Precinct 3 since 2010 but work outside of the precinct. Precinct 3 is very diverse socioeconomically and demographically, and there are so many great features of the precinct, from easy access to DFW Airport to the quaintness of Main Street in Grapevine.

Fickes: No response.

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Republican Gary Fickes, who is seeking re-election, has served as Precinct 3 commissioner since 2006.

What issues are most pressing to Precinct 3 residents? How do you plan to address these issues as county commissioner?

Braatz: The Commissioners Court has enormous influence over policies that affect the lives of Tarrant County residents, especially in the areas of public health, elections, criminal justice, economic wellbeing of residents, and well-paying jobs. I have a unique perspective and will bring problem-solving experience and a fresh voice to the court.

The biggest issue that is affecting our community right now is the COVID-19 crisis, and we need the strongest possible responses to tackle the biggest public health crisis of our lifetime. As the deep economic impact of COVID-19 takes root, we need to make health care more accessible to those who need it and provide access to mental health care. The county jail shouldn’t be the largest mental health care provider in the county.

In the short term, making elections safe, accessible, and fair to every citizen in this pandemic environment is critical. In the long run, equal access to voting is so important. That means increasing polling locations and hours and expanding early voting for everyone.

Another key issue is reforming the criminal justice system to make it fair and equitable to minorities and economically disadvantaged.

Fickes: No response.

Braatz: “Criminal justice and bail reform are my other key priorities. I believe no one should stay in jail for minor offenses just because they cannot pay.”

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Before the tumultuous year that has been 2020, county commissioner meetings drew minimal public attention. Held at the county administration building downtown, the four commissioners and Judge Glenn Whitley were tasked every Tuesday morning with governing Texas’ third-most populous county. The days of orderly and predictable meetings are long gone.

Earlier this year, the commissioners fielded a several-hours-long heated debate over the county’s controversial agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) known as 287(g). Following a 3-2 vote, that agreement, which allows Tarrant County sheriffs to be deputized by ICE agents for limited immigration-related enforcement actions, was renewed with the caveat that the commissioners will review the agreement annually.

The pandemic subsequently brought vehement anti-maskers who voiced their concerns over public health mandates — presumably while not wearing face masks — during county meetings. Affluent white families even joined in by protesting at the administration building in July when the parents learned that classrooms in the wealthy Tanglewood neighborhood would not be opened due to public health concerns.

Finding consensus when swaths of Tarrant County residents are emotionally on edge is no easy task, but four candidates are vying for two open commissioner court seats. A slew of county-elected positions are up for grabs on Nov. 3 in addition to the seats for Commissioner Precincts 1 and 3.

Longtime commissioner Roy Brooks, a Democrat, has held the Precinct 1 seat since 2005. Brooks is running against Republican Roy Lozano, an accountant who failed to unseat Brooks four years ago.

Republican Gary Fickes, who is seeking re-election, has served as Precinct 3 commissioner since 2005. Democrat Kathy Braatz, an Army veteran, longtime professional engineer, and political newcomer, is seeking to tilt the court away from Tarrant County’s conservative status quo. We sent both Precinct 3 candidates the same questions several weeks ago. Fickes did not respond to numerous requests for responses.

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Braatz: I am an Army veteran, former military police officer, and have been a leader of many local political and civic organizations. I am not a career politician.

I’ve been a quality engineer for over 24 years, which involves taking a proactive approach and implementing measures before problems occur. I’ve been an activist, supporting and organizing for like-minded candidates in my community, for the past several years. I have unique perspective and experience that is wellsuited for serving my community that I deeply care about.

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Braatz: When I am on the court, I will vote to repeal 287(g). Immigration is under federal, not county, jurisdiction. 287(g) promotes racial profiling and spreads fear among the immigrant community.

Residents should feel safe in reporting crimes, not fear that they will be deported.

Fickes: No response.

What are your views on the Black Lives Matter movement? Do you support the local protests that are part of that national movement?

Braatz: Residents of the county have the right to lead a dignified life and should be treated with respect and care. We need to work towards reducing institutional bias and creating safe communities by investing in and properly funding schools [while supporting] higher home ownership, good-paying jobs, small businesses, and affordable health care. Movements like BLM highlight the persistent inequalities and injustices that are widespread in our community.

Fickes: No response.

Tarrant County received $220 million in coronavirus

Braatz: One of the key deficiencies of the law is weak oversight and lack of transparency on how the relief money is being spent. When I get on the court, I will push for transparency and strong oversight of the funds. I believe that the money needs to be spent on immediate needs of the community as we fight through this pandemic.

Fickes: No response.

Tarrant County took steps in recent years to improve its magistration process.

Dallas and Harris counties have been targeted by costly lawsuits that find monetary bail to be unconstitutional.

Have Tarrant County’s reforms gone far enough?

The county recently approved merit-based pay increases for employees for next fiscal year.

Given that so many businesses and constituents have been impacted by COVID and are currently unemployed, do you think this is a prudent use of county funds?

Braatz: For the county employees who risked their lives and worked incredibly hard to deliver services to the residents of the county, I value their commitment and work ethic. However, it does not give a good impression to give raises during this time, given the economic impacts throughout Tarrant County. It would be prudent to hold off this year on raises and use those funds to help unemployed residents — especially in the areas of evictions and childcare.

Fickes: No response.

Braatz: Criminal justice and bail reform are my other key priorities. I believe no one should stay in jail for minor offenses just because they cannot pay.

There has been increasing opposition to mask mandates at commissioners court meetings. What is your stance on mask mandates?

Fickes: No response.

Braatz: The mask mandates are in the

interest of public health and safety. As the data shows, wearing a mask is a simple, effective way to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Fickes: No response.

What are your thoughts on the county’s current level of debt and departmental spending?

Braatz: When I am the county commissioner, I will take a fresh and holistic look at the county budget. I want to prioritize community well-being and safety, which means well-funded schools, higher home ownership, good-paying jobs, small-business access to capital, and affordable and easy access to health care and mental health care. If the current earmarked spending aligns with the above priorities, I will vote to keep them. While it is important to take a fresh look at the budget in light of the current pandemic, we also cannot keep shifting county funds that result in the degradation of county health in the long term.

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In the pantheon of tall Texans, perhaps the greatest and most internationally beloved was lost on the cutting room floor.

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To say that Texas and Texans have had a memorable imprint on modern history and culture would be a grievous understatement. Texas heroes — real and imaginary — have inspired Texans, Americans, and folks around the world since the founding of the Republic. Heck, I can remember a time in the ’80s when the whole planet was fixated on the Lone Star State, enthralled by Urban Cowboy (and super-honky-tonks like Billy Bob’s and Gilley’s), fascinated by J.R. Ewing and the uber-popular Dallas television series, and captivated by the narrative of Lonesome Dove. Everyone from Tyler to Timbuktu was nostalgic for the measures of friendship, loyalty, and love stories that sprang from Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning page-turner, and Augustus “Gus” McCrae and Woodrow F. Call became household names.

It didn’t start there, of course. Dallas was prefigured by the struggles between Rock Hudson’s Jordan “Bick” Benedict and James Dean’s Jett Link in the 1956 motion picture classic Giant, which suggested Texans were ranchers or oil men — though in the ensuing years, most Texans seemed to forget which character best exemplified Texas.

Another 1956 motion picture classic, however, was arguably more influential than either. Named the greatest American Western of all time by the American Film Institute in 2008, The Searchers is considered a masterpiece and one of the most compelling yarns ever committed to

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celluloid. John Wayne’s Ethan Edwards is larger than life, especially set against director John Ford’s sprawling landscapes and panoramic vistas (ironically filmed mostly in Utah). But he’s also hard and scary. His hardness may have been necessary in terms of survival on the frontier, but it almost left him unfit for normal existence. It was certainly a far cry from Ethan Edwards’ predecessor, The Lone Ranger, another Texan riding the frontier trying to right wrongs. In fact, the black-and-white Lone Ranger television series began in 1949 and ran until 1957, when Wayne’s Edwards made the Ranger seem quaint.

The origins of the Texas hero archetype began at the Alamo, of course, and specifically in the tales of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Barret Travis. Travis’ famous letter commenced with a forward-thinking, ambitious salutation: “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World.” It ended with his declaration “VICTORY or DEATH.” And legend has it, they all died.

We all know the story. It’s taught in every Texas school. The Alamo was our Thermopylae and Travis was our own King Leonidas. The tale was the Lone Star State’s only real, far-reaching cultural reference until well after the Civil War. The heroes of the Alamo were later joined by real life WWII hero Audie Murphy, whose wartime feats dazzled patriotic Americans and war historians alike. Texas wunderkind Howard Hughes also grabbed a lot of attention and left an international footprint — but hardly as a stereotypical Texan.

In the interim between Crockett, Bowie, and Travis and the Lone Ranger, there were very few major referential figures. Cases could be made for infamous outlaws like John Wesley Hardin or Clyde Barrow, but neither was really hero or archetype material.

There was, however, another major, internationally renowned Texas hero who appeared at the end of the 19th century.

In fact, he was the chief hero of one of the most popular books in human history.

But he got lost in the shuffle.

The actual Bram Stoker novel, published in 1897, included an additional, unsuccessful suitor for Mina Harker’s friend, Lucy Westenra.

He was a Texan named Quincey P. Morris. He was tall, handsome, and fearless. He was wealthy and came from a ranching background.

He was also “well-educated” and had “exquisite manners” — but he always carried a Bowie knife.

It was horrifying for its time, incredibly successful, and, in its own right, profoundly iconic. Unfortunately, it cut the yarn’s most gallant character out of the narrative.

The actual Bram Stoker novel, published in 1897, included an additional, unsuccessful suitor for Mina Harker’s friend, Lucy Westenra. He was a Texan named Quincey P. Morris. He was tall, handsome, and fearless. He was wealthy and came from a ranching background.

He was also “well-educated” and had “exquisite manners” — but he always carried a Bowie knife.

In the period that the story takes place, Morris was staying with his English friend, Arthur Holcomb, who had recently won Lucy’s affection and was her fiancée.

In fact, when Morris’ affection for Lucy (whom he admires because of her “grit”) leads him to ask her, “Won’t you just hitch up alongside of me and let us go down the long road together, driving in double-harness?,” he is rebuffed. But he good-naturedly replies, “Little girl, your honesty and pluck have made me a friend, and that’s rarer than a lover; it’s more unselfish anyhow.”

Later, when Lucy inexplicably falls ill because she is slowly exsanguinated

by Count Dracula, Morris is the first to recognize what is happening because he has had some experience with it:

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Then, after Lucy is dead, Morris notices bats lingering around. When Professor Van Helsing, the Harkers, and the others gather to discuss what to do about Dracula, Morris takes leave of the conversation to dispatch a bat that’s been perched outside the parlor window where they’re holding the discussion. And when Mina is falling ill after being visited

by Dracula and instructs her husband Jonathan and the others that if she starts to turn into one of the undead to kill her in such a way that she will not join the ranks of the vampire, Morris is the first to give his promise in regards to the seemingly unconscionable task: I’m only a rough fellow, who hasn’t perhaps, lived as a man should to win such a distinction, but I swear to you by all that I hold sacred and dear that, should the time ever come, I shall not flinch from the duty that you have set us.

At the end of the narrative, when the sun is setting in the area near Dracula’s castle and the wolves are beginning to make what Dracula himself had referred to as “sweet music,” Morris and the other protagonists accost the Szgany gypsy caravan that is transporting the Count.

Morris and Jonathan Harker are the first to assail Dracula’s escorts in an effort to destroy him. Mina describes the scene: In the midst of this I could see that Jonathan on one side of the ring of men, and Quincey on the other, were forcing a way to the cart; it was evident that they were bent on finishing their task before the sun should set. Nothing seemed to stop or even hinder them.

Neither the levelled weapons or the flashing knives of the gypsies in front, or the howling of the wolves behind, appeared to even attract their attention.

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Dracula abruptly turns to dust, and Morris subsequently sinks to the ground, blood still gushing from his abdomen.

Jonathan and Mina rush to Quincey’s side. He lays his head on Jonathan’s shoulder and takes Mina’s hand, telling them “I am only too happy to have been of service.”

As Quincey dies, a “gallant gentleman,” his last words are “The curse has passed away.”

Some years later, the Harkers’ son is born on the same day Quincey Morris perished, and they decide to call him Quincey.

In one of the most universally familiar works of world literature, Quincy P. Morris is key to saving the day, and readers of

avoid litigation. Dracula became “Orlok,” Jonathan Harker became “Thomas Hutter,” and so on. And Lucy Westenra and all of her suitors — including Quincey Morris — were eliminated.

In 1923, Florence Stoker licensed Dracula to playwright Hamilton Deane, whose 1924 stage play adaptation toured England for several years. In 1927, American producer Horace Liveright employed John L. Balderston to revise Deane’s script before its American premiere.

Balderston significantly abridged the narrative, changing or eliminating several characters, including, again, Quincey Morris. The 1931 American film Dracula simply followed

the prevailing stage versions.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula has been translated into every major language and has never been out of print. It has inspired 750 films, and more than 200 feature Dracula himself in a major role. Stoker’s bloodsucker has gone on to become a global phenomenon, but — excluding Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film Bram Stoker’s Dracula — the tall Texan largely responsible for the vampire’s demise has been almost entirely forgotten, even by most Texans. l E.R. Bills is the author of Pendulum Grim and the editor of Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 5.

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Mr. Morris had had to use force to pass through his side of the ring of Szgany.

All the time I had been breathlessly watching Jonathan I had, with the tail of my eye, seen [Quincey Morris] pressing desperately forward, and had seen the knives of the gypsies flash as he won a way through them, and they cut at him.

He had parried with his great bowie knife, and at first I thought that he too had come through in safety; but as he sprang beside Jonathan, who had by now jumped from the cart, I could see that with his left hand he was clutching at his side, and that blood was spurting through his fingers. He did not delay notwithstanding this, for as Jonathan, with desperate energy, attacked one end of the [coffin], attempting to prize off the lid with his great Kukri knife, he attacked the other frantically with his bowie. Under the efforts of both men the lid began to yield; the nails drew with a quick screeching sound, and the top of the box was thrown back. …

The sun was almost down on the mountain tops, and the shadows of the whole group fell long upon the snow.

I saw the Count lying within the box upon the earth, some of which the rude falling from the cart had scattered over him. He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew all too well.

As I looked, the eyes saw the sinking sun, and the look of hate in them turned to triumph.

But, on the instant, came the sweep and flash of John’s great knife. I shrieked as I saw it shear through the throat; whilst at the same moment Mr. Morris’s bowie knife plunged into the heart.

Dracula have been familiar with him for 120 years. But when moving pictures began to supplant the printed page, he disappeared on the cutting room floor.

The first motion picture to feature Dracula is a lost Hungarian film called Dracula’s Death. Produced in 1921, it includes an original narrative and followed Stoker’s novel only in the title.

The following year, the brilliant German director F.W. Murnau filmed Nosferatu.

Since the production company for Nosferatu was unable to get permission to adapt the film from Dracula (from Bram Stoker’s widow, Florence), the script featured changes to several characters and plotlines in an unsuccessful attempt to

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Located at the site of an old military base, Hangman’s House of Thursday Horrors (4400 Blue Mound Rd, 817-336-4264) has limited capacity this year, and many dates are unavailable. If you’re looking for a weeknight haunted-house experience, this is the place. Start times are 8:30pm, 9pm, 9:30pm, and 10pm. Tickets are

Today is Dia de los Muertos, a day celebrating the deceased with Sunday activities they enjoyed during their lives. Local metaphysical/ holistic shop Hearth Wisdom Store (2899 W Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington, 682-323-5085) is starting off Day of the Dead with a free Dia de los Muertos Public Ofrenda for those who wish to honor a loved one who has passed away. Hearth will provide paper for their names. Come and go throughout the day, from noon to 7pm.

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Ready for adult fun on the town? Fat Daddy’s (781 W Debbie Ln, Mansfield, 817-453-0188) is having a Halloween Bash with live tribute music by the Mullet Boyz and a costume contest with $2,000 in prize money. Cover is $15 and includes a free $5 food coupon. Studio 80 (500 Taylor St, 817-332-4833) will help you dance the night away to ’80s tunes spun by an in-house DJ. This popular dance club is

also hosting a costume contest with prize money — to the tune of $500. Cover is $10. Ladies receive two complimentary tacos with cover. If original live music is more your thing, head to Lola’s Trailer Park (2735 W 5th St, 817-759-9100) for A Royal Sons & Polydogs Halloween Show. Tickets are $15 at Prekindle.com.

For an all-ages good time, head to Free Play (1311 Lipscomb St, 682-2311444). Admission is $6, and everyone in costume receives a goody bag. Along with more than 100 games in the game room,

Free Play is also screening movies on its rooftop, including Killers from Space, The House on Haunted Hill, Night of the Living Dead, and Voyage to the Planet of the Prehistoric Women. And, yes, the rooftop bar will be open. And Crockett Hall (3000 Crockett St, 817-885-7331) is hosting Halloween at the Hall featuring free treat bags for the kids from 3pm to 7pm and then live music by local singer-songwriter Summer Lane Emmerson from 7pm to 9pm. The hall has 12 food concepts, plus a bar. The whole family will be happy. l

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Opinions about this weekend vary widely. Should I stay, or should I go now?

(I think there’s a song about that.) With social distancing and safety in mind, here are some resources for staying in and for going out on Oct 31.

If you’re staying in and welcoming trick-or-treaters or partying with the home crowd, swing past Town Talk in Fort Worth (121 N Beach St, 817-8316136), Weatherford (106 College Park Dr, Ste 200, 817-438-8099), or Arlington (2320 S Collins St, 817-435-2300). Along with an assortment of soft drinks, appetizers, and chips and dips — not ­­ to mention meat for the grill — this discount grocer also stocks a variety of candy. Why spend more when you can spend less?

There are also retailers and churches doing free trunk-or-treat events, in which the host organization decorates the trunks of vehicles and passes out candy to drive-by kiddos. For this kind of family-friendly experience, head to Arborlawn United Methodist Church (5001 Briarhaven Rd, Ste 4406, 817-7310701) at 4pm, Cattlebarn Flea Market (4443 River Oaks Blvd, 859-513-5246) at

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Bloody Great Slasher flicks and horror movies inspire the macabre paintings of Rayna Terror.

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The humorous moments that come from painting horror movie scenes are not lost on Rayna Terror (her artist name). One recent trip to buy 20 machetes, tape, and a lighter brought quizzical looks from the cashier and slow backpedaling from an employee near the exit.

“They didn’t even ask to check my receipt on the way out,” Rayna said with a laugh.

Rayna, a lifelong artist, said her passion for painting picked up four years ago when she moved to Fort Worth by way of Los Angeles. Something about the slower pace of

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“A friend said, ‘You know what would be cool is if you painted horror movie icons on it,’ ” Rayna recalled.

She took the advice and gave the first painted machete to the friend. From there, word and interest in commissions spread.

Butcher knives, machetes, swords: If it slices and dices, Rayna can adorn the metal with intricate oil renderings of Jason, Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, and other supernatural serial killers.

The artworks (which can be viewed at Horrorweapons.com) have even become popular Christmas stocking slashers, er, stuffers. After a past “soul-draining” stint working for a life insurance company, Rayna said her horror movie paintings blend creative challenges and her love of terrifying movies.

“Growing up, my best friend and I were obsessed with the Halloween movies,” she said. “We would play hide and seek, and one of us was Michael Myers. It was a terrifying game.”

Rayna loves all types and genres of horror movies, but the 1980s cult classics are clearly her favorite.

Butcher knives, machetes, swords: If it slices and dices, Rayna can adorn the metal with intricate oil renderings of Jason, Freddy Krueger, Pinhead, and other supernatural serial killers.

“The ’80s had such iconic characters,” she said. “Freddy Krueger had so much personality.”

Horror movie buffs aren’t deviant or gore-loving, she added. It’s the thrill of a good scare that keeps her coming back to the genre. As is probably true with most horror movie fans, Halloween is an exciting time of year.

“Halloween makes me happy,” she said. “I usually decorate for Halloween in September, so I get two months of Halloween.

Normally, I would sit around and watch horror movies. I used to love getting dressed

up like Elvira, Morticia, or Wednesday.”

With each commission comes the chance to see a new horror movie. Her excitement was palpable when she described her current work — Edward Scissorhands. The stoic visage of Tim Burton’s endearing humanoid will soon be painted on a pair of shears.

A custom-painted work by Rayna is currently being raffled at Lovecraftzine. com. The proceeds will benefit Mike Davis, the founder of Lovecraft eZine Press, which publishes weird fiction and cosmic horror.

Davis recently had health-related problems, the fundraising event said. l

another story about a haunted mansion.

However, while Hill House focused on past traumas haunting people, Bly Manor instead shows how love can haunt. Yes, it’s a good old-fashioned Gothic romance, and while it might not have its predecessor’s level of fright, Bly Manor makes up for that with psychological scares and a surprising amount of heart.

American Dani Clayton (Victoria child actors also strike a fine balance of Pedretti) is hired by Briton Henry believable and interesting without being Wingrave (Henry Thomas) to be the new saccharine, especially Ainsworth. The au pair for his nephew Miles (Benjamin standout of the series is probably T’Nia Evan Ainsworth) and niece Flora (Amelie Miler as housekeeper Mrs. Grose, who Bea Smith) at the family’s summer home of delivers a portrayal that’s sincere, strongBly Manor. Though this at first seems like willed, and just off-kilter enough to make a decent job at a good place, the children you wonder what the hell is going on with are, in fact, still reeling from the sudden her. It may take a bit for all the pieces to be deaths of their parents while abroad two laid out on the board, but when they are, years ago, not to mention their previous au you get moments like the bonfire scene in pair drowning herself in the grounds’ lake. Episode 4, when I absolutely fell in love Both Miles and Flora seem tormented with the show.

And it’s those strong performances by the events, but there may be darker that give the story and its thematic focus happenings at Bly. Let’s get this out of the way first: No, on romance such power. The pain of a Bly Manor is not as scary as Hill House. It love unspoken, the terror of a possessive lacks the sinister edge and skin-crawling love, and the longing of love forbidden scares that propelled that series’ narrative. are all mined by the show for a tale about Bly is more methodical, taking longer to how we can be haunted with and without clarify where it’s heading with a sense of ghosts. The tale could be told with a little slow-building mystery about it. That said, trimming and a handful of scenes could it’s not lacking for scares, as there are be cut to speed things along, but while plenty of tension-building slow camera the frights still aren’t on the caliber of Hill pans down dark hallways, jump scares, and House’s musings on trauma, Bly’s strong hidden ghosts to be found. Oh, and did I bonds between its characters lead to a mention that little Flora likes playing with powerful ending that makes the slow-burn approach absolutely worth it. creepy dolls that have no faces?

So if you find yourself cooped up Like the previous series, Bly is anchored by memorable characters brought without a Halloween party to attend this to life by great performances. Pedretti year, getting cozy with the characters of Bly Manor is a solid way brings an endearing to spend the holiday, sense of nervousness and lights on or off, alone or determination to Dani, The Haunting of Bly Manor Starring Victoria Pedretti, Amelie with someone special. l a woman with her own Bea Smith, Benjamin Evan ghosts to deal with. The

though the results are, this gambit from a first-time filmmaker repays his boldness.

The film stars Azhy Robertson as Oliver who can’t speak and needs a speech app on his phone to communicate verbally. One day, his dad (John Gallagher Jr.) brings home some loot from his unspeakably boring job as a late-night parking lot attendant: an unclaimed tablet with only a slightly cracked screen. The bigger defect is the tablet’s insistence on showing its users a story with pictures and text about a menacing skeleton named Larry who watches the world from the other side of the computer screen. Soon, Oliver’s speech software is talking back to him in its disjointed way: “Your mom and dad want you to be normal. I just want to be your friend.” What Larry really wants is to break through that screen into our world, using Oliver to do it.

Jacob Chase based this on his effective short film, entitled Larry. One of his inspired touches is that Larry can’t be seen with the naked eye, only with the cameras in phones and tablets. The film is like the various versions of The Ring, with ancient evils using our technology to strike at us.

Larry’s early appearances are properly creepy, especially when he starts showing up in the father’s dark and isolated workplace. Oliver’s mom (Gillian Jacobs)

with our tech is preachy invites a group of school Come Play and tendentious. The bullies to the house for Starring Azhy Robertson and Gillian Jacobs. Written and tension in the parents’ a sleepover, and the lead directed by Jacob Chase, based marriage is a promising bully (Winslow Fegley) on his own short film. Rated direction that goes has an encounter with PG-13. largely unexplored, as Larry that leaves him is Larry trying to use so traumatized that he Oliver’s autism to drive loses the power of speech, a wedge between the boy and his parents. because karma is a demon bitch.

Robertson is not autistic in real life, The emotional load largely falls on Jacobs and you may recognize him as the kid (in the role of the parent who’s with Oliver being fought over in Marriage Story. I’m less most of the time), and as wonderful as bothered by the casting of a neurotypical I’ve found her in comedies, the dramatic kid than by the script’s fuzziness about the fireworks here don’t suit her. When she specifics of Oliver’s condition. His speech snaps and screams “Why can’t you be therapist (Eboni Booth) is only there to normal?” at Oliver, it doesn’t have the assure his parents that their visions of venom that it should.

For all that, Come Play is a necessary Larry are in their heads. Aside from his “stimming” behavior to calm himself step. We easily accept films about down, he doesn’t react to Larry much characters with addictions or mental differently from most other horror-movie illnesses, which deploy the techniques characters. The film misses its chance to of cinema to depict their states of mind. show us how his condition might either With autism rates on the rise, we’re handicap or help him in a scary situation. seeing more films like Roman J. Israel, Esq. that put an autistic character at the Here’s where A Quiet Place is superior.

Alas, the story decisively falls apart center of a generic story and seeing how in the final third. If this premise makes that condition changes the outlines of you think that Oliver might suddenly the genre. Someday someone will make a recover his speech at the film’s climactic better film about an autistic character, and moment, I’m afraid that’s exactly what this one will have helped pave the way. l happens. The script’s statement that Larry is born from our loneliness and absorption

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In 2018’s The Haunting of Hill House, director Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Doctor Sleep) used the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name as a springboard to tell the story of a family shattered by the trauma of their time in a haunted house. With The Haunting of Bly Manor, now on Netflix, he turns to the work of Henry James, primarily his 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, to tell

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It’s logical that horror movies would introduce disabled characters into the genre. Who’s even more vulnerable than that iconic final girl in the slasher flick?

How about someone who has a physical or mental condition that prevents them from reacting to a threat as quickly as someone else? These films have run the gamut: A Quiet Place made deft use of one character’s deafness, while Jessabelle completely blew its premise of having its heroine temporarily confined to a wheelchair.

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Most brunch places have welcoming interiors with big, comfy booths and music playing over the PA system, inviting you to spend a few hours with your friends over Bloody Marys and Champagne mimosas.

That’s not the case with FiVi’s Kitchen, the new brunch spot in a strip mall off Camp Bowie and Bryant Irvin which has plain white walls, wooden chairs, and a distinct lack of music. Even so, it didn’t stop large parties from gathering at the restaurant’s high tables when I visited. I was wary of going inside, but, fortunately, the eatery had outside seating, so I could The funnel cake French toast is the star attraction at FiVi’s Kitchen. be comfortable while eating my comfort food.

We’ll start with the merely good. My ham and cheese omelet was airy and filling without breaking the mold. The menu of soggy or shatteringly crunchy. Where a small mountain of bits of fried dough. emphasized the country ham in the dish, too many places here fall into the trap of What a difference that last ingredient but in such small chunks as an omelet thinking “more is better” when it comes made, adding a crunchy texture to this old required, I couldn’t taste the difference to this venerable Texas dish, FiVi’s portion brunch staple and an element of carnival between it and regular ham. My brunch proved to be just the right amount to send fun. The French toast also comes with burger came with bacon and a fried egg me out into the afternoon without feeling small pitchers of maple syrup and melted that I requested over easy. The portion weighed down. The two sides I selected butter for dipping or pouring — I chose the wasn’t overly large for my appetite, but I for my steak were green beans bolstered former. You do have the option of ordering do have a pet peeve about sandwiches that with bits of bacon and mashed potatoes the French toast without the fried dough, that faked me out. but why would you want to do that? you can’t pick up The bits of potato The restaurant’s price point is with your hands. FiVi’s Kitchen skin in the mix competitive with the chain establishments This one was too Ham and cheese omelet............................. $9.99 unwieldy, even after Funnel cake French toast.......................... $10.99 led me to think and in some cases better. The waitstaff is I bit off the parts Brunch burger............................................. $11.99 they’d be chunky, friendly, and by my second visit, they’d Chicken-fried steak.................................... $13.99 when in fact the pegged my drink preferences correctly. of the bacon slices spuds turned out The place is locally owned, too, just in that were sticking ultra-smooth.

I appreciated it, but you can case you need one more reason to make the outside the toasted bun and I had to resort to my knife and fork. A beer would have decide whether that’s a plus for you or not. drive out to the West Side. Me, I’m looking Every restaurant needs one dish that’s at all the fall festivals that have been been nice to wash the burger down with, but Fivi’s selection is limited to familiar worth driving out of your way for, and for canceled because of the pandemic, denying stuff like Shiner Bock and Leinenkugel FiVi’s, that would be their funnel cake us of our funnel cake. That French toast is Summer Shandy. Maybe I’ll have better French toast. I ordered it without asking going to draw me to FiVi’s the next time I what it was, so I was expecting a toast in feel a craving for it. l luck when I go back in the winter.

The chicken-fried steak was one of the shape of a funnel cake. It was better the better ones I’ve encountered, with than that, consisting of four slices of a crust that was delicately crispy instead brioche topped with powdered sugar and

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Summer Lane Emerson found herself in a deep depression earlier this year. The sudden impact of the COVID-19 pandemic brought the country-influenced gospel singer to a standstill. Shaking off her mental state after spending time regaining focus, the singer-songwriter has emerged and has more than maintained her lofty place in the Fort Worth scene since landing here in 2017 from a small town in East Texas. Emerson has released two singles recently and plans to release more to tease her debut album.

Emerson: “The album is self-healing, and that’s the kind of the way Redbird is set for a mid-2021 release and will be celebrated I like to look at it.” afterward with her full band at The Post at River East.

“I lost all my shows,” she said. “I’m trying to embrace my mental health journey into the album because that’s what the album is about. It’s about mental health. To be until I moved to Fort Worth,” she said. “People just able to work on this album and get things done and still kept listening. Whenever it comes to the singing and struggling with what I’m struggling with right now, I songwriting, Vincent had a hand in bringing me into dunno, it’s just this awesome feeling when you pull out the scene and my Uncle Tony who I never met, but I like [Uncle Tony’s] style of music and I do think I carry that something like this. It’s super-awesome, man.”

Growing up alongside her older brother and fellow gospel sound from listening to him.”

Since then, she has played several bars/venues Fort Worthian Vincent Neil Emerson, Summer said her throughout North Texas and said she brother taught her four guitar chords at has recently gained more attention in the age of 14. The now-25-year-old said Summer Lane Coppell while also playing local hot spots Vincent introduced her to the who’s who Emerson like Lola’s Saloon pre-COVID and most in and around town, notably leading her to 7pm Sat at Crockett Hall, 3000 Crockett St, FW. Free. recently other venues in and around Fort the singer-songwriter spotlight.

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Almost as if by divine intervention, Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, allowing families to double-mask up and go door to door to select from abandoned but hopefully oft-replenished assortments of candies and for young people to double-mask up and celebrate the end of civilization as we know it. As the Lizard King once told the City of Angels many moons ago, “I don’t know what’s gonna happen, man, but I wanna have my kicks

before the whole shithouse goes up in flames. Alright. Alright!”

And there can’t be four better local acts to send off our hedonistic, Satanic, “libtard” commie asses than the ones playing Lola’s Trailer Park (2735 W 5th St, 817-759-9100) this weekend. At 7pm Friday, it’s the superlative KZPS-esque cover band Big Mike’s Box of Rock, and at 9pm Saturday, the loud and melodic Royal Sons will be preceded in loudness and melody by the rowdy, bluesy Polydogs.

For the after-party, singer-songwriter Keegan McInroe and his full band will play a complete set of Tom Waits numbers — hoping to hear pretty much anything off Bone Machine or Blood Money. They’re perfectly Halloween-y. And apropos for la fin du monde.

The recent releases are set to lead to six other songs in the following months, all of which were recorded with Emerson’s friends and fellow musicians in five days at AudioStyles with producer/accompanist Taylor Tatsch (Maren Morris, Cut Throat Finches, The Mammal Virus) in Dripping Springs.

Tatsch did a lot more than produce. Along with Brian Briseno (banjo), Marin Sargent (upright bass), and Liz Sloan (fiddle), he handled guitar, drums, backing vocals, and mellotron. The eight-track album will be produced by Todd Pipes (Deep Blue Something).

“Taylor Tastch, he played a lot,” Emerson said, noting that he had contacted her years ago about recording. “It was insane and awesome to work with him. It was a nobrainer.”

The singer-songwriter said she wants to make her songs and full release a time stamp on Earth and added that she’s excited about what is to come and more than excited to track a footprint with her music to keep in hers and others’ memories.

“The album is self-healing, and that’s the kind of the way I like to look at it,” she said. “You got your time stamp, you’re there, and you put it on Earth. I love it.”

The next release will follow her last two singles, “Jaybird” and the title track “Redbird.” The next will be released near or soon after November and will be titled “Banjo Hands,” which was influenced and written in honor of Emerson’s own current bandmate, the banjo player Briseno.

“It’s kind of a growing inspiration,” Emerson said about her current and upcoming releases. “That’s kind of the biggest way I can put it. It’s an evolving album over time, and I want it to stay in the timeline of how it evolved.”

Emerson explained that every song on the upcoming album has an important meaning, one that plays into the healing theme, from the points when it got really bad for Emerson to the point where it got really good.

The heartfelt “Lexapro” and “Bloodstained Wings” are dramatic, dark tracks, she said.

As of now, Emerson is holding steady at the family ranch back in East Texas in Edgewood with her family, training horses daily and playing songs in between.

Emerson said her mother, Jenny Emerson, has been the only constant support she’s ever had.

“She’s helped me through it all,” Summer said.

“Seriously, if I wouldn’t have had her, I might not have made it. When your soul gets so sad and you have someone like that to pick you up, it’s just amazing!” l

And hear it, I will. Lola’s will be busting out a “brand-new streaming platform” for the show. I’ll update this story with the details once they become available. As much as Lola’s will be enforcing mask wearing and social distancing, I’m still too a-scared to go. I’ve been battling a tiny cough and don’t want to accidentally infect anyone. My healthy fear should not hinder your decision to have your kicks before the whole shithouse goes up in flames next week. Tickets for Big Mike ($10) are available via Prekindle. com or at the door, and the Mexican food-loving mavens behind Delicias De Guerrero Food Truck will be onsite.

Tickets are limited for the seated Royal Sons/Polydogs show. Visit Prekindle.com for more.

Whenever you’re there, you must wear a mask unless you’re seated, and you must practice social distancing. Sanitizing stations will be, um, on hand throughout the grounds, you Satanic mechanics.

Lola’s won’t be the only spot for live original local music this frightful weekend. MASS (1002 S Main St, 682707-7774) is also opening its doors to the unwashed but also the hopefully sanitized.

At 7pm Friday, Grant Morrison and his band will play a costume party ($10 cover), and on Halloween, former Flickerstick/ February Chorus frontman Brandin Lea will take the stage. Tickets are available via Prekindle.com. Happy Halloween, comrades. — Anthony Mariani Contact HearSay at anthony@fwweekly.com.

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR PERMIT RENEWAL PERMIT NUMBER 46721

APPLICATION Parker-Hannifin Corporation, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit Number 46721, which would authorize continued operation of a Fluoropolymer Tubing Manufacturing Plant located at 4700 Lone Star Boulevard, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 76106. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www. tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.826944&lng=-97.329722&zoom=13&type=r. The existing facility and/or related facilities are authorized to emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less and sulfur dioxide.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on September 29, 2020. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the City of Fort Worth Library Branches - Diamond Hill/Jarvis, 1300 North East 35th Street, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Dallas/Fort Worth regional office of the TCEQ. The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. In addition to the renewal, this permitting action includes the incorporation of permits by rule related to this permit. The reasons for any changes or incorporations, to the extent they are included in the renewed permit, may include the enhancement of operational control at the plant or enforceability of the permit. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.

PUBLIC COMMENT You may submit public comments, or a request for a contested case hearing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments is 15 days after newspaper notice is published. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process.

After the technical review is complete the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. If only comments are received, the response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will then be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing list for this application, unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing.

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If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely filed, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for a contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing, the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

MAILING LIST In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq. texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Parker-Hannifin Corporation, 4700 Lone Star Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76106-2105 or by calling Mr. Kennith Howard, Parker Hannifin Corporation Parflex Division, at (817) 625-5081.

Notice Issuance Date: October 1, 2020

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A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/ we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing within 15 days following this notice to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

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A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 15 days from this notice, the executive director may act on the application. If no hearing request is received within this 15 day period, no further opportunity for hearing will be provided. According to the Texas Clean Air Act § 382.056(o) a contested case hearing may only be granted if the applicant’s compliance history is in the lowest classification under applicable compliance history requirements and if the hearing request is based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission may only grant a hearing on those issues submitted during the public comment period and not withdrawn.

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