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your week’s line-up

03 Wetlands Season Opening 04 Spotlight 05 Johnson City to Host Men's and Women's Wake Surf Competition 07 Karaoke 07 Trivia 08 Puzzle Page

10 Tri-Cities Faces and Places 11 Things To Do 13 WQUT Concert Schedule 14 7th Annual Big Train Show Coming to ETSU

Andy Ross Kathie Scalf

14 Biker Events by Biker Wear

Ken Silvers

16 Wake-Up with Make-Up

Wendy Hayden

18 Skinsations Tattoo

Ann Hartley

22 Auditions for Irving Berlin's

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We are so pleased to feature Wetlands this week! One of my favorite places in the area to spend a hot summer day. I hope you get the opportunity to take your family there at least a few times this summer. They have season passes available or one day tickets.

However you choose to spend the hot summer days, I hope that you will be happy and safe. We have plenty of options in the area.

Sycamore Shoals State Park has the Liberty Saga in the month of June which is a great way to learn more about the local history.

We will do our very best to keep you updates on events and festivals coming up this summer. In the meantime, have a wonderful week!

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Social Sentiments: You're Doing Social Media All Wrong

19 Tea Time with Appalachian Barbie: Wet Hot Tennessee Summer 21 Pop Life: The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe 23 Batteries Not Included: Double Indemnity

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Johnson City, Tn Johnson City, TN TUESDAY MAY 24th Brim & Marci Leal 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza WEDNESDAY May 25th HB Beverly 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza THURSDAY May 26th Justin Mychals 6:30pm at Rocks Wood Fired Pizza Jason Ellis 7:00pm KC at Sonny’s Marina FRIDAY May 27th Preston Benfield Band 8:00pm at Tulips Pub & Grub Ham Radio with Elderbug and Orchid Thief 10:00pm at Capone’s SATURDAY May 28th Dang Gina Band 7:00pm KC at Sonny’s Marina Rusty Steel 9:30pm at Wild Wing Cafe Daniel Byrd’s Boogie Machine, Jacob Danielsen-Moore & Borrowed Sparks 10:00pm at Capone’s

FRIDAY May 27th Shake It Like A Cave Man 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company Donnie & the Dry Heavers 7:30pm at High Voltage KPT Cash Revisited & Friends 9:00pm at CJ’s Sports Bar SATURDAY May 28th TJ Darnell 7:00pm at Krazy Chicken KPT Donnie & the Dry Heavers 7:00pm at Gypsy Circus Cider Company Bristol TN/Va Bristol, TN/VA WEDNESDAY May 25th Ashton Davison 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Chris Long 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ THURSDAY May 26th Scotty Melton 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Victor Lawson and Boogie Chillen7:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube FRIDAY May 27th Lil John Chrisley and Friends 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House

Ron Addison and the Tomcats CD Release Party 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ Big Son 8:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube SATURDAY May 28th Mike Rose and Friends 7:00pm at Cascade Draft House Highway 321 8:00pm at Quaker Steak & Lube Zak Saltz Band 7:00pm at Delta Blues BBQ Elizabethton Elizabethton, TN

Jonesborough Jonesborough, TN THURSDAY May 26th RJ Smith 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House FRIDAY May 27th Rare Fiction 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House The Jake Dywer Band 7:00pm at Music on the Square SATURDAY May 28th Saul Brooks 6:00pm at Jonesborough Barrel House

TUESDAY May 24th Downtown Country 6:30pm at Jiggy Ray’s

Abingdon

Parker Lewis 7:30pm at Bonnie Kate Theater

The Fritz 6:00pm at Wolf Hills Brewing

Abingdon, VA

FRIDAY May 27th

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Johnson City to host first annual enormous popularity over the past 2022 Appalachian Open Men’s and several years. The Appalachian Women’s Wakesurf Competition Open has divisions for Juniors (under 12) all the way up through The Appalachian Open is a Masters (over 45) plus amateur, Competitive Wakesurfing Outlaw and Professional.

Association (CWSA) sanctioned silver level event. Professional and semi pro riders from across the United States will be competing for their share of $5000 in cash and other prizes. Event organizers are anticipating approximately 60 competitors from across North America. All net proceeds from the event will benefit Operation Wakesurf, a non-profit organization committed to supporting Veterans and First Responders.

Wakesurfing is a water sport that takes place using a towboat that is specifically engineered to create surfable wakes. The surfers are not tethered in any way to the boat, but are instead free to ride the endless wave created by the boat as it displaces water. It has gained

“We are very excited to bring this new event to Johnson City. Winged Deer Park is an excellent venue for the competitors as well as spectators, and we encourage the community to come out and see what this sport is all about.” Said event director, Joe Brown.

The event will start June 4th, 2022 at 8:00 AM at Winged Deer Park Lakefront in Johnson CIty. Please visit www.thecwsa.org/ events/2022/appalachianopen for more information. This event is being sponsored by CBK Watersports, Centurion Boats, No Coast Surfers, WakeOutfitters, Boardco, Sound Decisions, H20Proshops.com, Wakeballast, and Ronix Wake.

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WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke Night at Eric Wonderland Karaoke w/ HuskinsLounge VFW and PostBar 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Quaker Steak and Lube (Bristol, VA) 7pm Karaoke Night at Wonderland Lounge and Bar Karaoke at- Kingsport Lodge Johnson Moose City, TN 9pm6pm Karaoke at Thunder Tavern 8pm Karaoke with RonValley at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6:30pm

THURSDAY THURSDAY

Karaoke at Zachary’s Steakhouse Karaoke with Karaoke with Open Mic Entertainment Michael’s Krazy Karaoke at Stateline Bar & Grill at Wild Wing Café Johnson City,atTN Karaoke w/ DJ Marquez Top Shelf Entertainment Wild8pm Wings Café JC Karaoke at Numan’s Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke at Numan’s - Johnson City Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria - Johnson City, TN Karaoke at Jiggy Rays Pizzeria Abby’s Hell Yeah at CJ’s Sports Bar - Kingsport, TN 8pm Karaoke w/Tony & Rod Karaoke at CJ’s Sports Bar 8pm Karaoke at Tipsy Toad Tavern JonesboroughTN Karaoke at Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8pm Open Mic & Karaoke at Wonderland Lounge/Bar N Grill Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 7-10 Karaoke at Midnight Oasis - Brtistol, TN Karaoke at Sonny's Marina/The FrenchPost Quarter Restaurant Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment Rainbow Asian Karaoke w/ ShaneatRouse at Bear’s Bar Cuisine 9pm Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Karaoke w/ Reverb Karaoke at The Cottage 8:30pm Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Eric Huskins VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City, TN 8pm Karaoke at Elizabethton VFW Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke w/ Michael Hawkins at Holiday Inn (Exit 7) – Bristol, VA Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City, TN 10pm Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City Karaoke at 27 Lions (Marion, VA) 9:00pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Rainbow Asian Cuisine 9pm Karaoke with Absolute Entertainment at Laurel Marina on South Holsten 9pm

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Trivia TUESDAY

Wild Wing Café JC- Team Trivia Tuesdays 8:30pm Johnson City Brewing Company- Trivia Tuesdays 7pm Aubrey’s Johnson City- Trivia Night 7pm 27 Lions - Trivia Night 7pm Union Street Taproom - DJ Trivia 6pm

WEDNESDAY

Tipton Street Pub- Trivia Wednesdays 9pm Aubrey’s Bristol- Trivia Night 7pm Johnson City Moose Lodge 1831 - DJ Trivia 7pm Tipsy Toad (Jonesborough) - Trivia 7pm

THURSDAY

Holy Taco & Cantina Trivia Night 9pm JRH Brewing - Trivia Night 7pm Mellow Mushroom Johnson City - Mellow Trivia 7pm Gypsy Circus Cider Company - Trivia 6:30pm

MONDAY

Barley Waters- Trivia Night 7pm Yee-Haw Brewing- Trivia Mondays 7pm Woodstone Deli - DJ Trivia 7pm Model City Tap House - Live Team Trivia Night 7pm

SATURDAY

Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge Turn the Page Karaoke at VFW Post 2108 – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Absolute Entertainment at Tulips Grub & Pub 8-11 Karaoke at Numan’s – Johnson City Karaoke w/ Tony & Rod at CJ’s Sports Bar

SUNDAY 7pm Open Mic with Karaoke at Go Burrito Johnson City Karaoke at Kingsport Moose Lodge 6pm

MONDAY

Karaoke at Thunder Valley Tavern 8pm

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Ha le y Hi there! My name is Haley. I am a 1 yr old quiet and sweet girl who loves attention. I like to talk and hang around my cat and people friends. As you can see,

I like to hang out in a cubby hole !!! I have been spayed, am current on my vaccinations and microchipped.

There are 5 Rescue Buoys hidden in this issue of The Loafer.

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oy This distinguished looking over grown pup is Sunny Boy. He may be 8 years old, but based on his enthusiasm for life, you would think he was only 8 months. Sunny loves people! He becomes so overjoyed interacting with humans that he just can’t seem to contain his excitement, because he wants all the love and he wants it all at once! Sunny will definitely need a very

patient and experienced owner willing to put the time, love, and effort into teaching him personal space, then the basics will easily follow. He does know to sit. Sunny Boy absolutely adores tennis balls and could play fetch for hours. Sunny Boy has been neutered, is current on his vaccinations and microchipped.

If you are interested in adopting : The Bridge Home No Kill Animal Shelter 423-239-5237 • 2061 Highway 75 Blountville, TN Facebook: bridgehome

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Tri-Cities Faces and Places Celebrating the people and places of our community!

JOHNSON CITY SATURDAYS ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) 1:30-3:00pm.

Call for info Bill 423-444-6107 or Cheryl 423-262-6149 THURSDAY MAY 26TH Milk Can Bouquet Canvas Class 6:00pm at Into the Fire Bring Your Own Book 6:30pm at Johnson City Brewing Boones Creek SATURDAY MAY 28TH Johnson City Farmer’s Market 8:00am at Founders Park 6th Annual Tri Cities Adult Prom 7:00pm at Holiday Inn

KINGSPORT WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH Farmer's Market 7:00am at Kingsport Farmers Market "It's All Fun & Games"Spring Recital 2022 6:00pm at Kingsport Civic Auditorium SATURDAY MAY 28TH Farmer's Market 7:00am at Kingsport Farmers Market Pet Adoption Event 9:00am at Kingsport Public Library Nature: Wolf Howling 10:00am at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

Nature: Wonder of Wolves 3:00pm at Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium

ABINGDON, VA WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH

BRISTOL

Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH

FRIDAY MAY 27TH

Costume Construction Workshop 6:00pm at Theatre Bristol

Movies for Grown-Ups 2:00pm at Washington Co. Public Library

SATURDAY MAY 28TH

SATURDAY MAY 28TH Virginia Sunburst State Pageant Farmer's Market 8:00am at 1:00pm at Holiday Inn Abingdon Farmers Market

JONESBOROUGH TUESDAYS

Jonesborough Storytelling Guild “Stories n’More” Show 7:00pm at The International Storytelling Center SATURDAY MAY 28TH Farmer's Market 8:00am at Jonesborough Farmers Market Wetlands Water Park Season Opening 10:00am at Wetlands Water Park

SUNDAY MAY 29TH Bingo 5:00pm at Abingdon Community Center

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COMEDY SHOWCASE WEDNESDAYS Comedy Open Mic 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club THURSDAY MAY 26TH Comedy Knockout 3.0 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club FRIDAY MAY 27TH Jasmine Ellis 7:30pm at Blue Ridge Comedy Club SATURDAY MAY 28TH Jasmine Ellis 7:30 at Blue Ridge Comedy Club Comedy Showcase 8:00pm at Wallace Theatre

Wetlands Water Park

FRI MAY 27 - SAT MAY 28 MayDaze 2022 11:00am at USA Raft Adventure Resort

ELIZABETHTON SATURDAY MAY 28TH Petal Dress & Hat 12:00pm at Fletcher's Homemade

Historic Jonesborough Town Tour 1:00pm at Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum PINEY FLATS SATURDAY MAY 28TH SUNDAY MAY 29TH Contrathon XXVII Memorial Day Weekend 2022 3:00pm at Serenity Knoll Farm

Couples Colonial Cooking Class 10:00am at Rocky Mount State Historic Site

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CONCERT SCHEDULE Bristol

GREENVILLE

Gatlinburg

Asheville

PARAMOUNT May 29 Million Dollar Quartet Aug 19 The Reep & Reno Comedy Show

NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Jul 26 Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Aug 13 Arrival from Sweden: The Music of ABBA

MONSTERS ON THE MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL Aug 19-21 Cinderella’s Tom Keifer, Extreme, Yngwie Malmsteen, Quiet Riot, Kip Winger, Autograph, Queensryche, Stryper, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy, Night Ranger, Vixen, Firehouse, Nelson, Brother Cane, Pat Travers and many others.

THE ORANGE PEEL May 27 Robert Earl Keen Jun 4 Fade to Black- A Tribute to Metallica Jun 10 Maren Morris Jun 16 Whiskey Myers (at Rabbit Rabbit) Jun 25 Bikini Kill Jul 27 10,000 Maniacs Oct 1 Trial By Fire- Tribute to Journey

BRISTOL TN/VA

CAMEO THEATER May 27 Firefall & Atlanta Rhythm Section Jun 25 Kruger Brothers Jul 8 Lita Ford Aug 27 Chris Knight Sept 16 Firehouse BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY Sept 30-Oct 1 Country Thunder Music Festival with Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Hardy, Lauren Alaina, Tracy Lawrence, Travis Tritt and others

GREENVILLE TN

KNOXVILLE TN

Knoxville

TENNESSEE THEATRE May 29 Bonnie Raitt Jun 7 Shen Yun Jun 16 Three Dog Night Jul 22 1964: The Tribute Aug 14 Brit Floyd Aug 17 Weird Al Yankovic Aug 18 Amy Grant Aug 27 Little River Band

GATLINBURG TN

NASHVILLE TN

Nashville

NASHVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Jul 23 Coheed & Cambria Oct 1 Lil Nas X

RYMAN AUDITORIUM Jun 6 Darius Rucker and Friends Benefit Concert BRISTOL RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION THOMPSON BOWLING ARENA Jun 24 Kraftwerk Sept 9-11 JJ Grey and Mofro, Tanya May 31 Paul McCartney Jun 25 Mandy Moore Tucker, Roseanne Cash, Del McCoury Band, Jun 22 James Taylor and his All Star Band Jul 15 Hanson Jerry Douglas Band and many others.

Jun 25 Alan Jackson Aug 2 Joe Bonamassa Aug 19 Luke Bryan Aug 16 Antrax, Black Label Society JOHNSON CITY Sep 28 Greta Van Fleet and Hatebreed Aug 24 Blondie (Opry House) Oct 14 Keith Urban FREEDOM HALL Sept 18 Crowded House Jun 19 David Victor formerly of Boston Oct 24 Joe Satriani KNOXVILLE CIVIC AUDITORIUM Aug 26 Lee Brice May 19 Dance Gavin Dance Oct 21 Chris Janson ASCEND AMPHITHEATER Jun 9 Jo Koy Jun 21 Train Sep 23 Kathleen Madigan MARTIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Jun 24 Bon Iver Oct 14 Steve Martin and Martin Short Jun 5 Robert Earl Keen Jun 25 Ben Rector Jun 9 Brian Regan Oct 21 Jerry Seinfeld Jun 30 5 Seconds of Summer Jun 24 Corey Smith Jul 8/9 Brandi Carlile Aug 18 Brit Floyd BIJOU THEATRE Sep 23 Black Jacket Symphony May 27 Ricky Scaggs & Kentucky Thunder Jul 20 Norah Jones presents Van Halen’s 1984 Jun 7 Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters Jul 28 Glass Animals Oct 4 Scott Bradlee’s Jun 23 Melvins BRIDGESTONE ARENA Postmodern Jukebox Jun 4 Nashville R & B Fest Maryville, TN Kingsport Jun 18 Brooks & Dunn Jul 5 Rod Stewart And Cheap Trick THE SHED KINGSPORT’S RED WHITE AND BOOM Jul 13 OneRepublic & NeedToBreathe May 28 Puddle of Mudd INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION Aug 23 My Chemical Romance Jun 9-11 Blackberry Smoke Jul 2 38 Special and Ultimate Garth, Aug 26 Dierks Bentley (new date) Jul 16 Terri Clark the Ultimate Garth Brooks Aug 27 Roger Waters Jul 22-23 The Steel Woods Tribute Band Jul 30 Drive By Truckers Aug 5 Saliva SONESTA AIRPORT HOTEL FUN FEST SUNSET CONCERT SERIES Aug 20 The Cadillac Three Jul 21 Zach Williams/Shane & Shane May 27/29 Creatures Festival with Ace Aug 27 Jackyl Jul 22 Jamey Johnson/Colt Ford Frehley, Vinnie Vincent, Quiet Sept 3 The Kentucky Headhunters Jul 23 Lynyrd Skynyrd/Dalton Dover Riot, Enuff Z’Nuff, Vixen and more

JOHNSON CITY TN

KINGSPORT TN

MARYVILLE TN

ASHEVILLE NC

THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Jun 24 Leanne Morgan Aug 3 ZZ Top Aug 12 Foreigner Aug 25 Vince Gill Sept 24 Kathleen Madigan

CHEROKEE NC

Cherokee, N.C.:

HARRAH’S CASINO Jun 4 Tanya Tucker Jun 25 Kansas Jul 16 Chris Tucker Jul 23 Rodney Carrington Aug 8 Ron White Sep 24 3 Doors Down Sep 30 Earth Wind & Fire

GREENVILLE SC

Greenville, S.C.

BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA Jun 17 Brooks & Dunn Jun 19 The Temptations and The Four Tops Jul 6 New Kids On The Block Aug 13 Alan Jackson Cary, NC

CARY, NC

KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE Jun 13 Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit & Sheryl Crow Jun 14 Robert Plant & Allison Krauss Jun 23-25 Billy Strings

PIKEVILLE KY

Pikeville, KY

APPALACHIAN WIRELESS ARENA Jul 9 Poison with Lita Ford and Grimsley Rose Aug 2 Foreigner

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Seventh Annual Big Train Show Coming to ETSU After a two-year hiatus, the annual Big Train Show is coming back to East Tennessee State University.

to the public from noon until 6 p.m. on Friday, June 3, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 4.

The event happens June 3-4 in the Ballad Health Athletic Center, formerly known as the Mini Dome.

ETSU officials also urge visitors to swing by the George L. Carter Railroad Museum.

“We have not been able to host the Big Train Show for the past 2 years,” said Geoff Stunkard, one of the event organizers.

“This show brings in people and model displays from all over, and we will fill that 64,000-squarefoot field with railroad models and history.

We are really excited to finally say, ‘All Aboard!’ for it again in 2022.”

The museum is open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., but will be open Friday, June 3, noon until 5 p.m. as well for this event and includes model railroad layouts, a special child’s activity room and ongoing programs. There is no admission fee, but donations are welcome.

BIKER EVENTS sponsored by biker wear Rallies:

1. Red River Memorial Motorcycle Rally May 26th – 30th New Mexico 2. Wild River Boogie Spring Bike Rally May 26– 30 Maryville TN 3. 33rd Annual True Sons Pow Wow June 3rd & 4th 4. 8th Annual Snake Pit Bike Rally June 10th to June 12th Shady Valley TN

Rides: 1. The Moose Cruise June 4th Kingsport Moose Lodge

For more information about the Big Train Show, contact Roger Teinert at (423) 791-4937 or Dr. The show will feature vendors, Fred Alsop, museum director, at layouts and exhibits from (615) 604-8759. For additional across the United States. information, including Parking in the adjacent parking registration forms for garage and near the athletic vendors, visit: center is free. The event is open etsu.edu/railroad/events.php.

Bike Night:

1. Kingsport Moose Riders Every Wednesday 2. 19E Pit Stop Every Wednesday 3. Quaker Steak & Lube Every Thursday 4. Tulips Grub & Pub Every Friday 5. Peacemakers Bike Night 801 Boozy Creek Every 3rd Friday 6. East Coast Wings Every Wednesday 7. Dog Tag Brigade Every Wednesday at Jonesborough VFW 8. The Pub Out Back Every Monday

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Hello everyone, hope you are enjoying the blue skies and sunshine and keeping your knees in the breeze. Biker Wear is now open at our new location at 116 Buffalo Street downtown Johnson City. Stop by and check out the new place. We still have a few things to get done and even though we are open, we haven’t set a big grand opening date.Now your ride for this week.

The Mountain Ribbons Ride (about 140 miles round trip) The highways of East Tennessee flow like ribbons through our crowning glory, the Appalachian Mountains. Prepare to have your breath taken away as you cut across the lakes, rivers, and streams of one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges. Just when you think you’ve reached the pinnacle of winding roads and natural beauty, arrive at one of the greatest rides in the whole world—the Blue Ridge Parkway. Rev your engines and prepare for the next chapter of this glorious ride where you can visit the Moses Cone House, the Linn Cove Viaduct, or the various overlooks of Grandfather Mountain. Everyone should experience a drive on The Blue Ridge Parkway. The Parkway runs from Virginia all the way to

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Cherokee, North Carolina. Beautiful scenery all the way. Overlooks and amazing vistas the whole way.

No big trucks are allowed on the Parkway and the speed limit is 45.

Grandfather Mountain has been an icon in North Carolina’s landscape for generations, offering stunning scenery and unmatched ecological diversity. This state park opens the mountains to spectacular hiking and backpacking and there is the mile-high swinging bridge. In Linville you can visit the famous Linville Falls, the most popular waterfall in the Blue Ridge Mountains because of its accessibility to the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is a spectacular three-tiered waterfall plunging into Linville Gorge, the “Grand Canyon of the Southern Appalachians.”

The ride continues through the Roan Mountain State Park, another scenic ride with amazing roads and views, back to Johnson City.

Roan Mountain is famous for its spectacular natural gardens of Catawba rhododendron. The peak bloom time for the sea of purplemagenta is usually mid-June, plus or minus a week depending on weather. Enjoy the blooms in two areas: a scenic hike along the Appalachian Trail from Carver's Gap or nearby the Recreation Area with an easy paved trail and picnic area.

Now for the route you will take:Turn left at light US 11E N / US 19W N, 9.3 mi. Turn right on US 19E S, 14.0 mi.

Turn left on US 321 S / TN 67 E, 9.6 mi. Turn right on US 321 S, 23.7 mi.

Turn right on US 321 S / US 421 S, 6.4 mi. Turn right on US 321 S, 6.5 mi. Turn right on Exit to Blue Ridge Pkwy., 0.2 mi. Turn left on S. Blue Ridge Pkwy., 14 mi. Turn right on Exit to US 221 S, 0.2 mi. Continue straight on NC 181 N, 3.4 mi. Turn right on NC 194 N, 6.0 mi. Continue straight on US 19E N, 33.1 mi. Turn left on US 11E S / US 19W S, 9.4 mi

3515 Bristol Hwy Ste 101 Johnson City, TN • www.bikerweartn.com • (423) 631-0542 A few things you might enjoy along your way 1. Downtown Elizabethton Antiquing abounds, what will you discover?

2. Linville Falls - Experience the beauty of the falls

4. Moses Cone Memorial Park Enjoy regional crafts and explore the beautiful grounds of an estate filled with history 5. Catawba Rhododendron - Take in spectacular views

6. Miso Teriyaki House - Get a taste 3. Grandfather Mountain - Breath in of some far east flavor some mountain-fresh air and take 7. Mid City Grill - Discover a local in the gorgeous scenery favorite with great, eclectic eats

Useless Facts:

1. If we ever find the end of the Pi number, according to some scientists, that’ll mean we live in the simulation.

2. Dying stars caused that space smells like a combination of diesel fuel and barbecue, according to astronauts.

3. The infinity sign has the name, and it’s lemniscate.

4. Space travel makes mice run in loops.

5. The Eiffel Tower can “grow” to 15 cm during the summer.

6. About 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest.

7. A teaspoonful of neutron star would weigh 6 billion tons.

8. Hawaii moves 7.5cm closer to Alaska every year.

9. Life on Earth won’t exist in 2.3 billion years because it will be too hot for it.

10. Finland has the most metal bands per capita, with 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people.

11. According to research, fans of classical music and those who love heavy metal have similar personalities.

12. The chills you get when you listen to music are caused by your brain releasing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that causes pleasure. The brain releases these same feel-good hormones during sex and eating too.

13. There’s music made especially for cats. It seems like cats develop their musical taste soon after they’re born.

14. Music, classical in particular, can help make plants grow faster, according to a 2007 study.

15. One in five country music songs refers to alcohol, one in three to tears, and one in seven to “mama”.

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Do you have a dedicated social media specialist on your team? I don't mean a marketing specialist, I mean someone specifically dedicated to social media marketing. Most likely not, which means you're doing it wrong.

Social media marketing requires dedication that is not necessary for traditional media. It requires consistency and communication and unless you have that, you're doing it wrong.

to interact with your message.

Communication is the key to creating a two way conversation with your audience. If your audience feels heard, they are more likely to interact with you and share your brand with their friends and family. It allows you to spot the issues within your brand and fix them in a way that shows your audience that you are listening to them.

Without consistency and communication, your brand will be lost among the Consistency keeps your competition. A true dedication posts in front of your target to social media marketing takes audience. At least two posts time and effort, but is well per day will help your brand worth it to keep your message stick out among a sea of at the forefront of the feed content. Keeping your content and gives you leverage against at the head of your audience's the companies who are not feed ensures that they will using social media as a brand consistently see and be able management tool.

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Mike Bailey - Owner

Jordan Pratt

Mike Bailey has been tattooing since 1990. Mike is well versed in almost all styles of tattoo.

Many of his techniques and designs have been self taught.

Mike (the owner) designed the shop with the intent of giving people something different in a tattoo studio.

He wanted to get away from the stereotypical studio & for people to have an experience; not just a tattoo but a quality tattoo.

Jordan is a Veteran Artist that took a break from the industry, just to come back to work full force. With over 22 years of experience, he can do anything from fingers or hands to complex neck or back tattoos. Jordan’s style of tattooing leans more towards Black and Gray Semi-Realism.

He loves to do any Artwork or Design involving Nature, from animals to scenery. Jordan does have experience free handing floral tattoos!

MJ (Melissia Jaime)

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Mj is one of our apprenticing Artists.

She has been with Skinsations for almost a year now. Mj has dedicated her time to making sure her linework is perfect! She prefers Black and Gray Shade Work, and has recently started branching out with color. Mj’s favorite designs of Artwork goes to Tim Burton style. She has yet to decide on a favorite style of Tattooing, but New School is on the top of her list.

MJ loves taking WalkIn Tattoo Designs!

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Apprentice Sam has been with the Shop for a little over a year, but has just recently started more hours towards his Apprenticeship.

Everybody calls Sam the Cat Apprentice, he specializes in cat Tattoos. From line work Cats to Egyptian Cats, he does them all! Sam’s favorite style of tattooing is NeoTraditional.

His favorite designs so far are Geometric filler or anything to do with CATS! MEWOW! Instagram @sku_tattoos

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Katey Brooke Katey is the Body Piercer and Receptionist! She has been with Skinsations for over a year.

Katey is the one who answers all shop calls, and schedules appointments for the artists.

She also handles recommending which artists would be the best for each Tattoo. Katey is looking forward to starting her own Tattoo Apprenticeship later this year, under Mike.

She can’t decide which piercing would be her favorite, since she loves to do them all!! All Piercings are done as WalkIns, and start at $25.

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Skye Owenby Skye is a licensed artist and has worked at Skinsations for 2 years. She finished her Apprenticeship under Mike, and has been a dedicated Employee Since. Skye prefers full Color Designs with insects, anime, and/or mushrooms, yet she can do any Design you would like.

She is also Well Diverse in the different techniques of tattooing. If she had to choose a style it would be NeoTradional. From Skye’s Hand drawn pieces to the custom Artwork, she is spot on everytime.

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We Are a Street Shop, Where Walk-Ins Are Always Welcome!

We are a fully licensed tattoo studio and our artists specialize in custom artwork, cover-ups, large scale black & gray and color work, as well as realistic portraits.

Please visit us on all social media platforms to find artist portfolios.

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WIlly is the information specialist in all things Kratom and Delta 8, he can answer any questions you may have, or are curious about. We are open 6 days a week, inside the tattoo shop, with great parking and handicap access. We serve all of East Tennessee and Virginia! Call to speak with Willy.

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We, as artists, feel fortunate to have a passion for permanent makeup, and are dedicated to conveying that passion to our beautiful canvas.(Your lovely face) Timeless Beauty is a fully licensed permanent cosmetics studio, where our Artists specialize in natural to bold styles from microblading to ombré dilution, to powder brow & lash enhancement, to full eyeliner or designer liner. Timeless Beauty offers all forms of Permanent makeup. See Website for information on procedures and price listing, as well as booking information www.timelessbeautypermanentcosmetics.com

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It’s Memorial Day Weekend, the official kickoff for summer in the south. Every sparkling, blue pool will be filled to the brim with ice cold water, the grocery stores will be overrun with watermelons and the smell of sizzling burgers and dogs will fill the air. Between the lure of carefree summer fun activities and the never-ending stressors of adulthood, I’m feeling quite nostalgic about summer days past.

Hardly anything holds a candle to being a kid on summer break, but nothing could top being a kid on summer break in the late 90s. The teens and pre-teens today can’t fathom the idea of saying goodbye to some of their friends and literally not seeing them at all, not even a photo, until the first day of school 3 months later, but that’s how we rolled. The magic that occurred during those long, hazy, humid days between May and August was special and unique to every single person. We made new friends from far away on family vacations. We got our first kisses, first pimples, first cars; and the most exciting part was retelling it in vivid detail to our long-lost school chums on the first day back…of course while wearing a brand new fancy outfit.

Some of my fondest childhood moments were spent at the Elizabethton City Pool. As soon as those gates opened on the morning of Memorial Day Weekend, we all rushed in, threw down our blankets and fearlessly plunged into the freezing water. It took at least a month for that 12 foot pool to get above 60 degrees, but we didn’t care at all. We would race laps, do

flips and handstands and jack-knife off the diving board with blue skin and chattering teeth ‘til our parents picked us up after work, only getting out to make prank phone calls from the payphone or eat cold cut sandwiches with potato chips. On really lucky days, the cool older kids would walk to Taco Bell and bring back sacks of greasy tacos, or someone’s parents gave them enough money to order pizza delivery instead of packed lunch. Not one of us had to watch what we ate; every calorie was burned because we never sat still.

my friends and the boys we were crushing on. On the best nights, there would be sleepovers. My poor parents are probably still trying to recover the lost nights of sleep due to screeching girls playing dress up and trying to be the 9th caller for the Electric 99.3 Top 9 at 9.

The absolute best week of the year in Elizabethton was the first week of June, when the carnival rolled into town and aligned perfectly with the Covered Bridge Celebration. Being a small town, this was the one week of the year when there was actually stuff to do! Just strolling around, taking The summer after 6th grade, my in flashing neon lights and the smell 16-year-old cousin got her license of frying funnel cakes, and bravely and first car. Every evening we would jumping on hastily assembled rides roll back the sunroof of her Mazda without a second thought was the 626 and cruise all over Elizabethton, biggest thrill of my year. Those days eating Pal’s Frenchie Fries with were an opportunity to mix and chocolate shakes and congregating mingle with kids from outside your in the Ingles parking lot with other school and age group and the hopes high schoolers. We always had to be for a summer romance were always back to my grandmother’s house by at an all-time high. dark, which was pretty late during These days I’m a grown up in a postpeak summer months. My mom y2k world and there are no summer would pick me up and drive the short breaks. There is no reprieve from 8 minute route back home, but those responsibility, no escape from the minutes live forever in my memory. harsh realities of the modern age.

I would roll the windows down and I know exactly what every single stick my head out. The air was sticky person is doing at any given time sweet; wet with humidity and thick thanks to social media. I’m burdened with the scent of honeysuckle. The with the weight of inflation and chorus of hundreds of croaking aging parents and political chaos, bullfrogs who spilled out of the and hardened by the experience of ponds along those country roads was tragedy and heartbreak. There’s almost deafening as we twisted and nothing I wouldn’t give to wake up turned our way through the darkness, in my childhood bedroom, walls our only guiding light coming from plastered with posters from Tiger the blinking cacophony of lightning Beat, have my Daddy make me a bug butts. ham and cheese croissant, and meet When I got home I would drag the extra long phone cord all the way from the living room to my bedroom and lock myself in my room on 3-way phone calls into all hours of the night, gossiping and laughing with

up with all those beautiful carefree kids for one more dip in that freezing cold pool. Too many of those kids are gone now, taken far too soon by the disease of addiction. I’d ride the ferris wheel at the carnival

without worrying about who threw it together, and when my car stopped at the tippy top, I’d look down at all the tiny lights below as far as the eye could see and think this was as good as life could ever get, in that small town on a summer night. And when my Momma drove me home, I’d make sure to tell her just how much those drives and those bullfrogs meant to me.

There is no greater gift than the innocence of adolescence, and I wish we wouldn’t steal that from our younger generations. The simple joys of a childhood summer, especially in the south, can never be replaced by an iPhone. I hope this Memorial Day Weekend we’re all able to capture a small glimmer of those wet, hot days gone by, if even for just a moment.

They truly were the best of times.

XO - Kathie

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Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous, if not the most famous movie star of all time. She is also one of the most tragic, having passed at the young age of 36.

Monroe is the subject of the Netflix documentary " The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes". The film covers the life and death of Monroe as told through unseen interviews with friends of the star and archival footage.

"Goddess" author Anthony Summers began his research of Monroe after he learned the Los Angeles County District Attorney was reopening the case of her death. Summers spent three years collecting 650 tape recordings of interviews with people who knew Monroe in her lifetime or had knowledge of her death. All the interviews in the film are original, but actors perform lip-synched reenactments. The film begins with Monroe's rise to stardom, and how many powerful men in Hollywood help her eventual rise to mega stardom. One fascinating interview is with Jane Russell who co-starred with Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", and describes Monroe's strong work ethic. However, as most fans of the late star know, Monroe also suffered from poor mental health due to a traumatic childhood. Over the course of her life, Monroe married several famous men, including baseball great Joe Dimaggio and author

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Arthur Miller, but those marriages ended in divorce, leaving Monroe single at the time of her passing.

When she divorced Miller, Monroe became increasingly dependent on prescription drugs and became difficult to work with due to the effects of the drugs. Monroe is also known for becoming involved with the Kennedy family, and had met Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. in the 1950's when he was an executive at RKO Pictures. Monroe also had affairs with both President John F. Kennedy and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, as she often met them at the Malibu home of actor Peter Lawford. During his research, Summers pieces together how, due to her affairs with the Kennedy men, she was in a risky political position, as both Kennedy's would talk with her about current events, including nuclear weapons testing. As a result of Monroe's political views, the FBI became concerned she would pass along or make public anything she was told by the Kennedy's, and as a result the brothers attempted to end all contact with her. Monroe eventually turned on the Kennedy brothers as she felt she was just being used. Monroe tragically died on August 5, 1962 at her home, and her death was ruled as probable suicide. It was reported at the time Monroe's housekeeper found the star's bedroom door locked at 3am, and later Monroe's psychiatrist arrived around 3:30 and broke into her bedroom through a window and found her dead. As a result of his interviews with subjects, Summers discounts the timeline, and discovers Monroe was actually taken to the hospital via ambulance as early as 11:00 the night of her death. According to the interviews, Monroe either died on the way to the hospital or while at the hospital, and was returned home in order to be "discovered". Even with all his research uncovering unknown facts about her death, Summers doesn't believe she was murdered, but died as a result of accidental overdose or suicide. However, he does suspect any cover-up was

due to her involvement with the Kennedy brothers. The L.A. district attorney ended its review of the case in 1982 and upheld the recorded cause of death. The documentary is fascinating, and reveals how Hollywood and stardom can leave you loved by the public, but often lonely in your personal life. It's such a shame Monroe never found lasting love, and when you see stories like this about her life, you wish you could have been there to hug her or

at least try to help save her. "The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes" features wonderful clips and interviews with the star and is a gripping documentary of a Hollywood icon whose life ended far too soon. Now playing on Netflix.

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Auditions for Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun The Jonesborough Repertory Theatre will hold auditions for Annie Get Your Gun on Saturday, May 28, at 10am and Sunday, May 29, at 7:00pm.

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Writer-Director Billy Wilder’s 1944 film “Double Indemnity” is considered by many to be the definitive example of that style known as Film Noir.

Cynicism, femme Fatales, dark, shadowy images. These are all the things that make up the style of film which was made in America during the 1940s and 1950s. The term wasn’t used

by Hollywood and didn’t gain a great deal of traction until the 1970s. French film critics coined it noticing a certain similarity in many crime films.

Based on James M. Cain’s novel of the same name, “Double Indemnity” is the story of insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray), whose been in the game a long time and is slicker than an iced-over road. Neff pays a call to the Dietrichson household to check in about a car claim that’s past due. Neff meets Mrs. Dietrichson, Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck). Phylis is a bored and dissatisfied housewife, almost immediately sparks fly between the two.

Phyllis works on Neff to come up with a scheme to convince her husband to sign up for a life insurance policy.

Neff, using his knowledge of the company, works out a way to murder Mr. Dietchrsion in a way that won’t be questioned by anyone at the company.

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Neff’s biggest fear is his boss, claims manager Barton Keys, played fantastically by Edward G. Robinson.

Keys has a sort of “second sight” about these things and it’s almost impossible to pull the wool over his eyes in any combination.

is uncompressed mono audio taken from the nitrate fine-grain’s optical track. It sounds clear and sharp.

and noir expert Eddie Muller with historian Imogen Sara Smith. Two radio adaptations and a trailer round Criterion has loaded down this edition out the bonus material on the first bluray, which also has the full movie and of “Double Indemnity,” first off it’s a commentary track. The second blu-ray three-disc collection. One UHD disc features the 1992 film “Billy, How Did and two regular blu-ray discs. The you Do It?” That features interviews “Double Indemnity” is, rightfully, UHD disc features the movie and with Wilder. considered one of the greatest the commentary track by film critic American movies ever made. The Richard Schickel which dates back to Criterion has, unsurprisingly, knocked script, which Wilder co-wrote along the first DVD release from Universal it out of the park and made the best with famed Noir novelist Raymond in 2006, the documentary from that home edition of “Double Indemnity” Chandler, cracks with the kind of release is also ported over here, but snappy dialogue that’s been parodied you won’t find that edition's inclusion to date. The film is an important landmark in American cinema and ten times over in every Noir spoof ever of the 1973 TV movie of the week the development of Film Noir. It’s made. Wilder, who was very fond of remake—not a loss. well worth owning and this new biting the hand that fed him, took a edition would fit home nicely in your New features include an interview novel that everyone in Hollywood said collection. Absolutely recommended. with scholar Noah Isenberg and a could never be filmed and turned it conversation between TCM host See you next week. into a crackerjack of a movie.

Billy Wilder is one of my favorite directors and “Double Indemnity” is one of his best films. To those who may only know Noir through cliques, you may see this movie and feel like it’s full of them. That’s because so many things took inspiration from this movie. A lot of the Noir stereotypes that are the backbone of the genre can be found in this movie. This was one of the first movies ever made where the protagonists are the bad guys.

The Criterion Collection releases “Double Indemnity” this week for the first time in 4K Ultra HD, and for the first time an edition from them. The original negative for the film is long gone, so this new 4K digital restoration was sourced from a 35mm nitrate composite fine-grain held by the British Film Institute. A 35mm lately film duplicate negative made in 1986 from a now-gone nitrate element was used to replace missing frames from the BFI fine-grain.

The results are truly outstanding.

I’ve never seen “Double Indemnity” look so dark. The shadows are deep and rich, it’s hard to imagine the film looking better than it does here. This is noir turned to 11. The image can be a touch soft here and there, but considering no original negatives still exist that’s not a problem. Overall, this is a very impressive image. The sound

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