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BORN N NOVEMBER TRACY MORGAN - MALAYSIA AIRLINES BEAUTIFULLY BLANCHED - MOONSHINERS CENTER STAGE

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EDITOR’S LETTER

In this issue of Muve Magazine we dive into the details of Tracy Morgan’s Recovery. We get the inside scoop on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Anna Woodward. Edna Tomal chats it up with Oklahoma’s musical dynamic duo Born N November. Yvonne let’s’ us know wearing white is still very much in. And finally we feature Moonshiners Music Hall as our Desirable Destination.

As always, Read. Enjoy. Share.

Andre LaMont, Editor

MUVEMAG.COM EDITOR: ANDRE LAMONT PRODUCTION MANAGER: POLO CONWAY CREATIVE DIRECTOR: DAVEN TREAGUE WRITERS: YVONNE MIDKIFF EDNA TOMAL ANNA WOODWARD CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: JACQUES BRANCH ANDRE LAMONT MODELS: IIZZY PRESTON JESSIE BARKER TAYLOR MAYNARD TIFFANY J HOUGH MORGAN PRIDDY HAIR E UP: MURQUREE OF STARLITE SALON PHOTO CREDITS:

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TRACY MORGAN ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

WORDS: ANNA WOODWARD

NEWS

The truck that rammed into the rear of the limousine that Tracy Morgan was traveling in during the early hours of Saturday, June 7th was doing 20 miles per hour over the limit.

The accident left 45 year old Morgan

paparazzi while leaving his mansion

critically

fellow

in New Jersey on Monday, July 14, he

comedian James McNair dead. Other

said that he was overwhelmed by the

passengers in the vehicle were also

immense support that he received

injured. The good news is that after 5

during his critical period. “I’m alright,’’

weeks in the hospital, Morgan has been

Morgan told the paparazzi casually

released to complete his recovery at

before adding, “I want to take this

home.

moment to say that I appreciate each

injured

and

his

and every one of you for everything.

Making his very first appearance after

Much love.’’

the ugly accident in New Jersey, Tracy Morgan appears to be in good

The former 30 Rock star experienced

shape. Giving the peace sign to the

several serious injuries from the tragic

NEWS accident, including a broken femur, a broken nose, a broken leg and a number of broken ribs.

When he left the rehabilitation center five weeks after the fatal accident, his representative confirmed, “Tracy is now out of the rehab center and he is making tremendous steps towards his recovery. He is now prescribed to an

Wal-Mart on the spot for negligence Comedian Tracy Morgan has sued Wal-Mart for negligence a month after being involved in the critical accident. The lawsuit claims that 35 year old Kevin Roper, the Wal-Mart driver allegedly responsible for the wreck, was driving at 20 miles per hour

aggressive outpatient schedule.” His

over the allowed limit on that day. It

representative further stated, “Morgan

has also been established that Roper

is very overwhelmed by your concern

had gone more than 24 hours without

and he wishes to pass his heartfelt

sleep, contrary to the federal rules that

gratitude to all of you who have walked

allow drivers to work for up to 14 hours,

with him to this point. In addition, he

but only 11 hours at a time behind the

would appreciate some alone time

wheel. By the time of the crash, Roper

with his family and loved ones as he

had been behind the wheel for more

progresses towards his recovery.”

than 13 hours.

NEWS

The charges associate Roper with

ended Morgan’s limo van that held

assault-by-vehicle

vehicular

his entourage on the fateful June 7,

homicide. Prosecutors have further

resulting in one fatality. Roper has

claimed that the Wal-Mart driver rear-

pleaded not guilty to the charges of

and

NEWS late James McNair, fellow comedian Ardley Fuqua, and his assistant Jefferey Millea, were driving along the New Jersey Turnpike when the Wal-Mart truck rammed into their limo van. New York comedian James McNair died in the crash. The plaintiffs are seeking damages that are yet to be specified, as well as attorney fees.

Wal-Mart’s response According to a statement released

by Wal-Mart’s spokesperson, they are willing to take full responsibility and pay any expenses for the crash victims if the truck driver is found guilty of the charges. “We are sincerely sorry for the ill-fated crash that involved one of our trucks,’’ Wal-Mart’s spokesperson said. “As we have mentioned, we are in total cooperation of the ongoing investigations.”

Clearly,

from

the

information released to the public, it seems as if Wal-Mart was in violation of several federal rules in connection with death by auto and assault by auto.

the Tracy Morgan accident. However, more is yet to come. As of now, we

Morgan

and

his

entourage

(co-

plaintiffs in the lawsuit), including the

can only wish Morgan all the best in his recovery.

MUSIC

MUSIC

BORN N NOVEMBER MAKING WAVES WITH THIER NEW ALBUM, BORN IN NOVEMBER 1310 WORDS: EDNA TOMAL

MUSIC

Born in November

Clifton:

We ended up recording an album together called Four Shades Back to Basics. It had a great run. We traveled to LA together for to perform on a few TV shows. Things were looking up, the music was great however at the time boy bands were not the brand of music that people wanted to hear. At the time hip hop was making waves, I believe it was in a transition period in music.

Woody was with a boy band called “Silhouette”. I was a solo artist. I received a call from my management that I should check out this band, and if I liked what I heard, I could join. Well that band was Silhouette. I visited the band at practice and was very impressed with what I heard. Once we started harmonizing together I became very interested.

So after a few months we recorded another album. Woody did the mastering and mix down. We were in the studio going over the album and allof-a-sudden his computer shot out the blue screen of death. We tried our best to save the project but it was ultimately deleted. I think it was a blessing in disguise. Instead of going the route of the boy band, in light of

consist of Clifton and Woody. This dynamic duo has taken their signature sound on tour playing a litany of venues throughout the state. We caught up with Born in November to get the scoop on how they became a band and their new album “1310”.

MUSIC

our latest album no longer existing.

I suggested we pick up instruments.

Tough thing was, no one knew how to play an instrument. We bought instruments any way and attempted to learn them and practice. Ultimately the sounds were making were not even close to anything you could call music. So we scraped that idea and went back to the drawing board.

I invited Woody to a few open mic nights with me. He was on the drums and I played the keys. We received great responses from what we were playing so we began gigging all over at open mic nights. At one of our gigs we were approached to play a Buffalo Wild Wings tour. That was ten years ago and we haven’t looked back ever since.

What’s your take on your current success?

Woody: Some people say that we have already made it. But I feel differently. I feel that we have so much more to do. People often ask, “how did you do it”. It’s tough and not everybody can do it. I believe people have the intention to do it but not the will or follow through. I think it gets tough at times. For that matter, working in the music industry is tough. It’s a journey, Enjoyable at times, Fun at times but it takes dedication and an unfailing desire to constant do more and more work.

You’ve recently released an album.

Clifton: Yes, our album is available on iTunes and amazon. I think the album is an example of our musical freedom. Each song expresses an emotion that we feel day to day. The genres we covered are everywhere from jazz to rock. We wanted to make a diverse album. And I feel that “1310� is just that, our most diverse album to date.

THE NEWS ARTS

MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT MH17 WORDS: ANNA WOODWARD

NEWS

NEWS

What

is the latest information

investigations of Flight MH17 begin next

about the doomed flight MH17 that

week.

was allegedly shot down by pro-Russian

Statements from the Dutch and Australian governments

rebels over Ukraine? The first group out of the 298 fatalities has been identified through DNA analysis. The Boeing 777 was shot down on July 17 while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Both Ukrainian and US officials claim that an SA-11 missile was fired at the plane from

A statement made by Sara Vernooij, a Dutch Safety Board spokesperson, announced that the initial results will determine the proceedings of the investigation in terms of what can be

the troubled Donetsk region in Ukraine.

ruled out as well as what should be

As the remains of the identified Dutch

Investigators from the Dutch Safety

victims were flown home on 25 July, the Safety Board in the Netherlands announced

that

it

would

publish

the “initial factual results” once the

focused on during the investigation.

Board plan to visit the crash site in Ukraine soon, prior to starting their investigations. “Our aim is to get the verification of any information

NEWS

collected from various reliable sources

a bid to assist investigators. Meanwhile,

as well as look for any reliable or

The Prime Minister for Australia, Tony

outstanding information and possibly

Abbott, has issued a statement that

gather necessary material to equip us

the Australian government will send a

during investigation. This includes any

group of police officers, including 90

debris collected after the wreckage,�

federal police officers, on a stand-by

said the board in a released statement.

mission in Europe.

A number of Australian and Dutch investigators

combed

through

the

wreckage site near Donetsk at the unsecure location where the shooting of the Boeing 777 happened. Meanwhile, police

detachments

are

being

prepared to secure the crash site as well as fly the victims back home. The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, said that the Dutch government plans to send a group of unarmed military police to the eastern part of Ukraine in

What really happened?

Who knows? But the United States has already reported that a SAM (surface to air missile) brought the passenger jet down as it flew over the troubled Donetsk region, where Ukraine and proRussian proponents for self-rule have been fighting. However, investigations will shed more light on that once completed. Having come from an area that is dominated by rebel fighting, it is not believed that they could have fired

NEWS the missile on their own. That is why the United States thinks that the missile could have been fired by Russiabacked rebels.

Who was in the jet?

It has been confirmed that there were 80 children on the flight, and that the passengers were from 11 nationalities. A Dutch senator, an actress from Malaysia, AIDS researchers from the Netherlands, and a teacher and nun from Australia were among the victims. Even before the loss of the 239 victims that were aboard Flight MH370 that vanished on 8 March 2014 has been abated, the world has once again been shocked by the brutal tragedy of another Malaysian flight, MH17.

NEWS

FASHION

MUSIC FASHION

Summer isn’t over just yet.

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STYLE

#BEAUTIFULLY BLANCHED WORDS: YVONNE MIDKIFF

STYLE

For the month of August, I have a newfound wardrobe clarity-- the color White. If you haven’t noticed, there has been a complete white-out on the fashion scene lately. I’m talkin’ about people dressing head-to-toe in the crisp color and it’s all happening well before Labor Day. Yeah, I know what you are thinking and seriously, no one follows that silly fashion rule anymore anyway!

White can and should be worn year round.

The new Black.

Keep it simple Stupid.

It is fact that Black has been our best

I say that in the most loving way. Let’s

friend for so many years. Good old

save a bit of time when picking out

trusty, the go-to color in every wom-

next Friday’s outfit, shall we? No more

an’s wardrobe for all occasions. Blah

spending hours deciding what colors

Blah Blah. Welp, this Summer, our old

to match and what prints go together.

friend has met its match. White is tak-

The decision is now super simple, just

ing over and become a very profes-

put on the White! It is an excellent neu-

sional, practical, and sexy option.

tral and can be conveniently paired

STYLE with almost every pair of shoes, handbag, or accessory in our closets. I hate to state the obvious, but make sure your Whites are indeed white, or it will defeat the purpose!

Blank Canvas.

What is really fun about this trend is that it is open to interpretation.

This is your blank canvas! Soft, crisp, oversized, or cropped, this summer’s white pieces run the gamut, so try to mix textures, weights, and layers. Slip on an all-white suit, or go with the crop top and pencil skirt combo. Keep it classy and most importantly don’t forget the necessary skin toned undergarments. It is imperative to avoid the trashiness of a distracting cheetah print bra and lacy neon underwear showing through your pure ensemble!

Risky? Hell no.

I was shopping with a friend a few weeks ago who refused to buy White because she felt it was risky. She was concerned the piece would easily get stained and ruined. Well, here is my response to that...Life is too short! Just take the risk for the season, put on the standout shade, and it will totally be worth it when all eyes are on you!

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