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Happy 76th Birthday the excellent Scottish actor David Hayman.

Hayman, one of Scotland’s most acclaimed actors of stage and screen was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow on February 9th 1948.

David Hayman grew up as one of three children in a working class family in Drumchapel, Glasgow. Leaving school without any academic qualifications he started work as a would-be engineer at 16. One day, wearing his grease stained boiler suit, he marched into the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and announced his intention to become an actor. He still has no idea where this came from, he is basically a shy person and there was no family history of acting. He took advice and joined an amateur dramatics group and a year later was accepted to study drama and has never been out of work since.

His film and television credits are, frankly, much too numerous to list but include his superb portrayal of hard man Jimmy Boyle in “Sense of Freedom” and, of course, he is recognisable everywhere as Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in Linda La Plante’s long running Trial and Retribution series.He has also starred in the hit Scottish cop drama Shetland as well as Scottish comedy shows Scotch & Wry, Rab C Nesbitt and Still Game.

Hayman has also directed numerous films and TV shows as well as regularly treading the boards in the Theatres.

Away from acting, David established his Glasgow-based charity Spirit Aid in 2001. It has gone on to become one of Scotland’s most successful small scale humanitarian organisations. He started Spirit Aid because he wanted to do a Scottish Live Aid at Hampden, but his rock stars let him down. “They were all, ‘Oh, man, I’m burned out,’ and I was thinking, ‘You’re sitting on your fat arse on your sofa with £40 million in the bank. Go and sit in a refugee camp in Afghanistan and tell me you’re burned out’. But I thought, I believe in this, I’ve got to keep going.”

He spends several months every year visiting his charity’s relief projects where he employs indigenous workers wherever possible. His fundraising operations include Operation Loo Roll, a project selling toilet paper that raised £100,000 in 2007. The charity undertakes humanitarian relief projects from Kosovo to Guinea-Bissau, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Malawi and South Africa.

Hayman is a big campaigner for a Scottish film studio, which is looking like happening soon, he says “It takes the Americans to come in and build a shed where they shoot Outlander and that’s the nearest thing we have to a film studio, think of all the movies that we’ve lost, all the money that we’ve lost all the way back to Braveheart.”

David was recently in the fab comedy from Scottish director Michael Caton-Jones, Our Ladies, “set mainly in Edinburgh a group of Catholic school girls get an opportunity to go to the capital for a choir competition, but they’re more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition” it is an adaptation of Scottish author, Alan Warner, of Morvern Callar fame’s third novel Sopranos, I read the book in the late 90’s it is a laugh out loud book, and the film is also very good.

Hayman was in an interesting film, My Neighbor Adolf, last year, which I haven’t got round to watching yet, set in 1960;s Brazil he plays a “lonely and grumpy” Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbour is none other than Adolf Hitler. We also saw him in the sequel Fisherman's Friends: One and All, both films get ratings of 6.2, and 6.4 on IMDB . I have just started a binge watch of Chemistry of Death, a Brit crime thriller series which is on Paramount plus. Last year David played a Chieftain in the Disney Star Wars prequal series Andor.

David won a top theatre award for his portrayal of northern Irishman, Eric, in the acclaimed play Cyprus Avenue last year, he has a couple of projects lined up, Jailbroken, an action crime thriller described as "the day before a violent criminal is due to be released from prison he receives a threatening call. Armed only with a mobile phone he must somehow save his family - and himself."And at the other end of the spectrumis a fantasy called Assassins Guild, "After the Mermaid Wars, Iliad's city is attacked by dark forces. With the city full of rancor and corruption, Death herself forms an alliance and offers Atticus, an elite fighter, the chance to return to life. This gift comes at a price."

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Antenne Vorarlberg Chillout Lounge (August 21, 2023)

23:55 Christopher Von Deylen - Free 23:51 Mo' Horizons - Dance Naked Under Palmtrees 23:48 Blank & Jones Feat. Mick Roach - Magnolia 23:41 Edx - We Can't Give Up 23:38 Nto (Fr) Feat. Sofiane Pamart - Invisible (Piano Version) 23:35 R3hab X Lukas Graham - Most People 23:31 Blank & Jones - Flowing 23:29 Above & Beyond - Quieter Is Louder (Original Mix) 23:24 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Always Will 23:20 Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home (Mousse T. Cocktail Mix) 23:15 Deep Dive Corp. Feat. Dennis Le Gree - Water 23:11 Nora En Pure - Tantrum 23:03 Audiofly Feat. Fiora - 6 Degrees 22:56 Atb - No Fate 22:49 True & Berger - Imprint Of Pleasure 22:45 Blank & Jones With Coralie Clement - Days Go By 22:42 Alok & Timmy Trumpet - Underwater Love (La Vision Remix) 22:39 Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson - Ain't Nobody 22:32 Mashk & Soul Button - Pensées 22:29 Majestic & Boney M. - Rasputin 22:22 Hraach - Delirio 22:18 Sofi Tukker & John Summit - Sun Came Up (Radio) 22:15 Hagen Feetly - Cry 22:10 Van Bellen - Morning Awakening 22:08 Christopher Von Deylen - Arco Iris 22:05 Lost Frequencies, Zonderling & Kelvin Jones - Love To Go 22:02 Robin Schulz Feat. Graham Candy - 4 Life (Original Mix) 21:56 Deep Dive Corp. & Setsuna - Transatlantic 21:53 Lost Frequencies & Elley Duhé - Back To You 21:46 Max Melvin - Earth Inside 21:44 Dj Antoine & Flip Capella Feat. Evelyn - Dark Love 21:39 Sean Hayman - See Of Love (Whisper Mix) 21:34 Klangperlenspiel - Million Words 21:31 Tomas Skyldeberg - Outside The Window 21:28 Norman Feller - Retrospective 21:25 Sanah - Invisible Dress (Maro Music X Skytech Remix) 21:22 Laniia - Fireflies 21:19 Michael Gray & Shelly Poole - Borderline (Lee Muddy Baker Acoustic Mix) 21:16 Italobrothers - Stay 21:13 Alle Farben & Flynn - I Need To Know 21:09 Alphawezen - 4043 21:06 Pretty Pink Feat. Mark V - Don't Dance 21:01 Joachim Pastor Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Saint Louis 20:58 Oovee Feat. Alesha Dixon - Higher Love 20:52 Good Guy Mikesh Feat. Filburt - Place Of Love (Mp Edit) 20:45 Max Melvin - Sometimes 20:42 L'imperatrice - Peur Des Filles (Montmartre Remix) 20:39 Junge, Junge Feat. Jamie Hartma - Wicked Hearts 20:35 Justin Robertson Presents Revtone - Love Movement 20:32 Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - Saltwater (Rework) 20:29 Jelly & Fish - Appreciation 20:24 Redondo, Bolier Feat. She Keeps Bees - Every Single Piece (Original Mix) 20:16 Garlington - Falling To Pieces (Extended Mix) 20:13 Portishead - Revenge Of The Number 20:04 Nor Elle - Silent Storm 20:00 Sofi Tukker X Mahmut Orhan - Forgive Me 19:57 Lucy Neville - Shameless 19:51 Amanaska - Tide 19:49 Srtw & Mave Feat. Sønlille - Last Train Home 19:44 Syntax Error - Träumen Im Gras (Syntax Experience Mix) 19:39 Claptone Feat. Dizzy - Queen Of Ice Queen Of Ice 19:37 Dize Feat. Aurii - Wenn Ich Nicht Mehr Weiss 19:33 Sting - Cool Breeze 19:27 Jens Buchert - Cocoon 19:23 Klangkarussel & Poppy Baskcomb - This Love 19:19 Air - You Make It Easy 19:16 Morgan Page Feat. Lissie - Firewalk 19:12 Dvine - Unknown Reality 19:08 Tontario - Late (Original Mix) 19:04 The Alan Parsons Project - Old And Wise 18:59 Above & Beyond Feat. Zoe Johnston - We're All We Need 18:54 Lux - Northern Lights 18:51 Filatov & Karas - Au Au 18:44 Nora En Pure - Come With Me 18:41 Avaion X Vize X Leony - Pieces 18:38 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Be Here And Now 18:32 Max Denoise Feat Claire Willis - Bring To Me Life (Original Mix) 18:29 Kygo & Sasha Sloan - I'll Wait 18:23 Tebra - Istok 18:19 Schiller - Sommerregen 18:16 Rosa Linn - Snap 18:14 Le Shuuk Feat. Xilions - Goodbye 18:10 Nicos - Secret Love 18:07 Kygo With Avicii & Sandro Cavazza - Forever Yours (Tribute) 18:02 Atb & Anova - Route 66 17:56 Aisen - Another Day 17:53 Above & Beyond Feat. Zoe Johnston - Treasure 17:48 Lux - Golden 17:45 Sans Souci - Take My Breath Away (Original Mix) 17:41 Ac Venture - Rain In Spain (Roberto Sol Remix) 17:36 Beanfield - Planetary Deadlock 17:30 Lamb - Wonder 17:25 Lstn - Times Of Sorrow 17:23 Crying Robot, Abi F. Jones - Different Sides 17:19 Lstn, Arya Noble - Desert Walk 17:16 Sons Of Maria - Always 17:13 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Ofenbach Remix) 17:05 Jan Blomqvist - Empty Floor 17:03 Luca Schreiner Feat. Johnny Chicago - Its All Gonna Be Good (Junge Junge Edit) 16:59 Sean Bay, Mehdi Mouelhi Feat. Arabella - Maktoub 16:52 Dale Anderson Feat. Anil Chawla - Pimento Grove 16:45 Cosmo Klein Feat. Ynot - When Doves Cry (Original Mix) 16:42 Robin Schulz & Felix Jaehn - One More Time 16:37 Schiller Feat. Jael - Tired (Live) 16:33 Guardner - All Right 16:24 Moby - Too Much Change 16:19 Schiller X Tricia Mcteague - Miracle 16:15 Aural Float - Be As You Are 16:12 Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 16:08 Ck West - Aldebaran 2021 16:03 Sine - Smooth Relaxation 16:01 Sons Of Maria - A Kiss Like This 15:58 Sum Wave - Backyard Stories 15:54 Martin Böttcher - Old-shatterhand-melodie (Orbient Mix) 15:50 Above & Beyond - The Inconsistency Principle 15:47 Felix Jaehn Feat. Lost Frequencies & Linying - Eagle Eyes 15:41 Colyn - Unstable Gravity Alert 15:38 Max Johann & Layrz - Tell It To My Heart 15:32 Alle Farben - Sonoro (2018 Rework) 15:29 Pascal Letoublon - Feelings Undercover 15:26 Together Alone - Ain't Nobody 15:22 Set Mo Feat. Deutsch Duke - White Dress (Radio Version) 15:20 Gil Glaze Feat. Dante Thomas - West La 15:16 Nora En Pure & Lika Morgan - In The Air Tonight (Sons Of Maria Remix) 15:13 Tim Plvnk - Just Tonight (Extended Mix) 15:09 Bolier & Leandro Da Silva - Floripa (Extended) 15:06 Mount & Emdey - Venus 14:59 Caf Bar Feat. Sara Allman - Gimme Shelter (Chilled Buddha Session) 14:55 Above & Beyond - Out Of Time (Original Mix) 14:52 Iberis Eguana - Sand Of Time 14:48 Gardenstate & Bien - The Best Part 14:42 Joachim Pastor & Signum - Something You Need (Extended Mix) 14:37 Channel 2 Feat. Tanya - Space Cowboy 14:32 Anrey - Lost Lands (Extended Mix) 14:28 Neptune & Moonnight - I Need A New Love (Original Mix) 14:24 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Void 14:22 Twisted Harmonies Feat. Mougleta - You & Me 14:17 Schiller - Der Goldene Engel 14:14 Starley - Lovers Strangers 14:11 Lizot - Daddy Cool 14:08 Glockenbach - Dirty Dancing 14:05 Lost Frequencies Feat. Sandro Cavazza - Beautiful Life 14:02 Felix Jaehn Feat. Zoe Wees - Do It Better 13:59 Alle Farben - Bad Ideas 13:57 Felix Jaehn, Cheat Codes Feat. Bow Anderson - I Just Wanna 13:50 Nora En Pure - Thermal (Extended Mix) 13:46 Kygo Feat. Maty Noyes - Stay 13:39 Timboletti - Dhunche 13:36 Raffa Fi - Ritmo 13:32 Kygo Feat. Sandro Cavazza - Happy Now 13:29 Armin Van Buuren & Avira - Illusion (Mixed) 13:24 Thomas Lemmer & Andreas Bach - Deep Ocean 13:21 Black Coffee & David Guetta Feat. Delila Montagu - Drive 13:18 Sono - Keep Control (Artbat Remix Edit) 13:14 Sum Wave - Malin's Song 13:09 Placebo - Running Up That Hill 13:05 Loud Luxury - Cold Feet 12:59 Cinemascope - The 7th Dream 12:57 Gibbs & Code X - Close To Your Heart 12:52 Schiller & Tricia Mcteague - Guardian Angel 12:49 Sam Feldt - Be My Lover 12:45 Nora En Pure - World Of Rules 12:42 Robin Schulz Feat. Alida - In Your Eyes 12:38 Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes 12:32 Tebra - Suton 12:28 Blank & Jones - Sunny (Summer Vibe Mix) 12:21 Richard Grey - Need Your Lovin (Murjd Remix) 12:16 Arden - Open 12:05 Cell - Above The Clouds (Live Version) 12:01 Beatkonexion - On Air 11:58 Audax Feat. Ron Caroll - Falling For You 11:53 Schiller & Giorgio Moroder - Lichtjahre 11:49 Avira & Kiko Franco Feat. Nathan Nicholson) - Ocean 11:45 Ambyion - Motion 11:39 Boris Pillmann - Mood Of Moonlight 11:35 Viva La Panda & Finding Molly - Bring It On (La La La) 11:32 Nora En Pure - Dry Sobbing 11:26 Max Melvin - Magnolia 11:22 Backstreet Boys - Chances (Instrumental) 11:19 Sans Souci - Nanda 11:15 Shaun Feat. Conor Maynard - Way Back Home 11:12 Armin Van Buuren Feat. Jake Reese - Need You Now 11:07 Rìfìs Du Sol - Next To Me 11:02 Maestro & Cabal - Rocklands Beach 10:59 Edx - Ecletric (Mixed) 10:55 Blank & Jones - Fallen 10:52 Wave Wave Feat. Lena Sue - Repeating 10:45 Firtz Kalkbrenner - Golden (Fideles Remix) 10:40 Under Pressure - Near The Ocean 10:37 Consoul Trainin Feat. Steven Aderinto & Duoviolins - Obsession 10:34 Sono - Trusting You 10:29 Owen Ear, Stereoteric - Screaming Heart (Original Mix) 10:26 Nora En Pure - Branches 10:23 Dj Antoine Feat. Chanin & Jona Xx - Dancing In Tulum 10:19 Croquet Club - Awake 10:16 Pulsedriver & Tiscore Feat. Anna Grey - We Are 10:12 Robin Schulz - Moonlit Sky (With The Void Pacific Choir) 10:08 Nightmares On Wax - Les Nuits 10:05 Hein Klein & Cheyenne - Every Breath You Take 10:00 Schiller - Der Tag...du Bist Erwacht (Mit Jette Von Roth) 09:57 Blank & Jones - Coastline 09:51 Mr.da-nos - San Francisco 2k20 09:47 Melounge - Too Much Sugar 09:39 Miyagi, Sascha Braemer, Dan Caster, Jan Blomqvist - Woodpeckers Love Affair 09:36 Bolier - Another Blue 09:33 Alan Walker Feat. Gavin James - Tired 09:30 Edx Feat. Jess Ball - Take Me Home 09:27 Kush Kush & Sickmellow Feat. Kazhi - Blacklight 09:19 David Broaders - Curracloe 09:13 Beyhude - Terso 09:10 Tiesto - Lay Low 09:05 Bissen & The Crossover - Quicksand (Chillout Mix) 09:02 Nora En Pure - Fibonacci 08:56 Axwell / Ingrosso - Something 08:53 Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano - Let It Lie 08:49 Tonenation - Hijo De La Luna 08:44 Ganga - The Wind 08:42 Blank & Jones Feat. Coralie Clément - Cest Mieux 08:37 Rìfìs Du Sol - Alive (Anyma Remix) 08:34 Major Lazer Feat. Dj Snake & Mø - Lean On 08:26 Julian Wassermann - People 08:23 Alan Walker Ahrix - End Of Time 08:20 Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestr - Come As You Are 08:15 Ac Venture - Penang Waltz (Roberto Sol Remix) 08:13 Alok Feat. Alida - Love Again 08:08 Rue Du Soleil - Manush 08:04 Gestört Aber Geil & Anna Grey - Thank You 08:00 Los Alamos Country Club - Children (Ambient Remix) 07:58 Mike Candys, Sb Mont & Salvo - Turned To Dust 07:50 Armen Miran Feat. Jivan Gasp - Lost Memories 07:43 Marcel - Departure 07:38 Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - La Serenissima 07:35 Kungs Feat. Jhart - Dopamine 07:30 Mikael Delta - The Last Storm Of Words 07:27 Nora Van Elken - Okinawa 07:24 Klangperlenspiel & Puzzls - Kyoto (Wish You'd Move On) 07:19 Diamans - Perception 07:11 Monolink - Don't Hold Back 07:09 Zaz - Demain C'est Toi 07:01 Desert Dwellers - Union 06:52 Blond:ish Feat. Bahramji - Omnipresent 06:48 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line 06:44 The Ocean Piano - Piano Mi Camino (Blue Wave Mix) 06:41 Trinix & Ian Urbina - Bad Things 06:35 Nora En Pure - Don't Look Back (Extended Mix) 06:32 Gamper & Dadoni - My Lovin' 06:28 Schiller - Summer In Berlin 06:26 Braaten - Enjoy The Silence 06:23 Shallour & Riah - Lie 06:18 Fous De La Mer - Luces 06:10 Cabeiri - Plants Telling 06:06 Moby - My Only Love 06:03 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Daylight Is Falling 05:58 Blank & Jones - Coming Home (Afterlife Remix) 05:54 Daniel Steidtmann - Pigeon Lake 05:51 Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart 05:48 Kamrad - Feel Alive 05:44 Hallmann - Always Be 05:41 Mila - Herzlos 05:38 Nora En Pure - Stop Wasting Time 05:33 Lyke - Stay With Me 05:28 Tosca - Natural High 05:24 Sum Wave - Goodbye Earth 05:22 Minelli, Filatov & Karas Remi - Rampampam 05:14 Ost & Kjex - Queen Of Europe Feat. Anne Lise Frokedal (Solomun Remix) 05:07 John Kah - Carina (Enui Remix) 05:04 Edx - Neptune 05:01 Alle Farben - Berlin 04:53 Blank & Jones - California Sunset 04:48 The Alan Parsons Project - Lucifer 04:45 Nora Van Elken - Interstellar 04:41 Lost Frequencies & Mathieu Koss - Don't Leave Me 04:38 Kygo Feat. Ellie Goulding - First Time 04:33 Worakls - Caprice 04:30 Hugel - Can't Love Myself (Feat. Mishaal& Lpw) 04:25 Rodg - Life Is Life (Chill Mix) 04:22 Rita Ora - You Only Love Me 04:19 Above & Beyond Feat. Justine Suissa - Little Something 04:11 Menachem 26 - Hal (Anatolian Sessions Remix) 04:09 Melonia - Sweet Child O' Mine 04:06 Steve Forest, Te Pai - Never Gonna Give You Up 04:03 Ed Sheeran - Photograph (Felix Jaehn Remix) 03:59 Schiller & Peter Heppner - Leben... I Feel You 03:53 Rodg - Jacqueline (Chill Mix) 03:50 Shaun Frank & Takis Feat. Shells - Don't Say I Love You 03:47 The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card 03:42 Blank & Jones - 10.000 Emerald Pools 03:39 Duboss - Losing My Religion 03:34 Faithless Feat. Nathan Ball & Caleb Femi - I Need Someone 03:28 Hotlane - On My Own 03:25 Daniel Portman - Sensual Desires 03:18 Röyksopp & Jamie Irrepressible - The Next Day (Mind Against Remix) 03:16 Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind 03:12 Sum Wave - Beach Memories 03:08 Robin Schulz - Above The Clouds 03:03 Velvet Lounge Project - Dimelo Tu (Mix And Magix Remix) 02:59 Undressd - Forever Young 02:55 Stone Van Brooken, Henri Pfr - Tarida (Original Mix) 02:51 Edx - Vommuli 02:44 Soul Button - Circadian Rhythm (Hraach Remix) 02:41 Sixth Finger - If I Can't Have You 02:38 Vize & Leony - Dolly Song (Devil's Cup) 02:36 Nora Van Elken - Honshu 02:32 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine 02:30 Trinix - Soweto 02:27 Thrdl!fe & Sleepwalkrs - Outta My Head 02:24 Xillions - Somebody Like Me 02:20 Kygo & Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 02:17 Blank & Jones Feat. Kyle Pearce - All Of Me 02:13 Tiesto - Everything (Acoustic Version) 02:09 Sound Nomaden - The Morning After 02:04 Bent - I Love My Man 01:58 Röyksopp Feat. Susanne Sundfør - If You Want Me 01:55 Yves V X Bashkar - Halfway (Feat. Twan Ray) 01:52 Adara, Egzod, Sinego - Free 01:47 Kidsø - Fir 01:44 Chicane - Capricorn (Back Pedal Brakes Remix) 01:40 Consoul Trainin - Take Me To Infinity 01:34 Edx - Conundrum 01:30 Lost Frequencies Feat. Love Harder - Beat Of My Heart 01:28 Trinix - Rodeo 01:24 Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd - Moth To A Flame 01:21 Alex Zind Feat. Lisa Schwab - Cruel Summer 01:18 Sam Feldt - Post Malone (Feat. Rani) 01:15 Hypnosis - Pulstar 01:11 Rìfìs - Like An Animal 01:09 Mahalo - High Life 01:04 Cosmic Soul & Tom Novy - Like A Dream 01:01 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Ost - Lost Souls (Nora En Pure Remix) 00:57 Robin Schulz & David Guetta - On Repeat 00:54 Basixx - Stay In Your Sunlight 00:50 Lenny Ibizarre - Smooth Temptation 00:47 Loud Luxury And Frank Walker Feat. Stephen Puth - Like Gold 00:43 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head 00:38 Perfect Silence - Di (Original Mix) 00:36 Mellowdy - Rise Up 00:32 Jan Blomqvist & Bloom Twins - High On Beat (Sofi Tukker Remix) 00:28 The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk - Starboy (Kygo Remix) 00:22 Goa Foundation - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 00:18 Schiller - Liebe 00:12 Anrey - The Forgotten (Extended Mix) 00:08 Pirra Feat. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix - Limousine Lies 00:06 Robert Manos - With No End 00:03 Nto (Fr) Feat. Sofiane Pamart - Invisible (Piano Version)

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Alan B. Hayman (b.1947) - Puffins. Acrylic on board.

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Alan B Hayman - Roe Deer, 2021

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Huge thanks to a very dear friend who bought this article out from underneath me from an ebay auction, and then sent to me as a surprise!

Originally published in Melody Maker in late 1974 (exact date unknown). Full article text below the read more.

The MERLIN File

EVOLUTION: Merlin's manager, Derek Chick, and Allan Love decided in May 1973 to form a new London-based group that would incorporate three basic essentials: musicianship, image and stage presentation. After extensive auditions and rehearsals the band was gigging by July under the name Madrigal, which was changed in February 1974 to Merlin.

PERSONNEL CHANGES: Jacob Magmusson (keyboards) left in October 1973 and Paul Taylor (bass) in September 1974.

ORIGIN OF NAME: Scully Wagon-Lit's idea in the van going to a gig.

FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE: Zero 6, Southend, 17/July/1973.

FIRST BROADCAST: BBC Radio One David Hamilton Show and Radio Luxembourg Power Play consecutively in March 1974.

FIRST TELEVISION: Scottish TV's Showcase in November 1973.

MANAGEMENT: Derek Chick, Chic's Own Music and Management Ltd, 246/248 Great Portland Street, London W1 (01-381 6192/3).

AGENT: Barry Collings Agency Ltd, 15 Claremont Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (0702-47343/43464).

RECORDING COMPANY: CBS Records Ltd, 28-30 Theobalds Road, London WC1 (01-242 9000).

RECORD PRODUCER: Roger Greenaway.

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co Ltd, 246/248 Great Portland Street, London W1 (01-387 6192) and Grenyoco Music Ltd, 108 Park Street, London W1 (01-493 6439).

FAN CLUB: Ling, 17 Gladstone Park Gardens, Cricklewood, London NW2.

BRITISH TOURS: 47 dates 1/March-28/April/1974 Top Rank ballrooms, clubs and colleges. Solo tour.

AMERICAN TOURS: None.

TRANSPORT: Ford DO607 3-ton truck for the equipment and Audi 100 for the group.

STAGE MANAGERS: Iain Ward (Sound Engineer), Chris Taylor (Lighting Engineer), "Speedy" (Stage Roadie), "Crystal" (Assistant Lighting Engineer).

SINGLES: "(Let Me) Put My Spell On You" c/w "Just ANother Fish On My Hook (CBS, 1/March/1974), "Alright" c/w "Pictures In My Mind" (CBS, 28/June/1974), "Wild Cat" c/w "Half A Man" (CBS, 1/Nov/1974).

ALBUMS: "Merlin" (CBS, 25/Oct/1974).

P.A.: 1400-watt JBL system comprising Kelsey 16-channel stereo custom mixer, 4 x DC3000 Crown amps, 4 x bass bins with 2 x 15 inch JBL speakers in each, 2 x mid range JBL horns, 2 x high-frequency JBL boxes with lens horns, two bullets. Microphones are 8 Sure Unidyne III 545, 2 AKG 190C, one AKG D12, 4 Calrec condensers, 4 Sims Watts condensers, 3 Sure Unisphere B. Binson Echorec and Mavis 3-way active stereo crossover with stage boxes, cables, etc. Lighting comprises 6 x 100 watt Strand Floods on stage, 30 x 200 watt Strand Floods on stage scaffolding, 3 x Strand 1,000-watt follow spots and stands, 2 x Strobes and a Strand dimmer board.

ALAN LOVE: Vocalist

BORN: Hampsted, North West London. 13/Dec./1952.

EDUCATED: Challoner School, Finchley, North London.

MUSICAL TRAINING: None.

MUSICAL CAREER: Has been professional for seven years, playing in Opal Butterfly from 1967 to 1969 with Simon King (Hawkwing) and Tom Doherty (Sting). Referendum from 1969 to 1973 and Madrigal/Merlin from 1973.

OTHER OCCUPATIONS: None.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Mick Jagger, Joe Cocker, Little Richard.

COMPOSITIONS: "Half A Man," "Space Raider" and co-wrote with Gary Hardwick "Getting Involved" all recorded by Merlin.

FAVOURITE SINGLES: "Something In The Air" (Thunderclap Newman), "McArthur Park" (Richard Harris).

FAVOURITE ALBUMS: "Tapestry" (Carol King), "Court Of The Crimson King" (King Crimson), "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" (Simon and Garfunkel).

FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Paul McCartney, Steve Howe, Tom Doherty.

FAVOURITE SONGWRITERS: Lennon and McCartney, Cat Stevens, Carol King.

FAVOURITE SINGERS: Joe Cocker, Neil Diamond.

RESIDENCE: Bachelor flat in Wandsworth, South West London.

INSTRUMENTS: None.

GARY ALICE STRANGE: Bass, vocals and guitar.

BORN: Hampsted, London. 26/Oct./1952.

EDUCATED: Whitefield School, Barnet.

MUSICAL TRAINING: Three classical guitar lessons and then self taught.

MUSICAL CAREER: Various semi-pro bands and wrote first song aged 16 featured on ATV programme "Come Here Often." Former band with Dave Martin called March Hare and recorded LP for MAM. Group then changed to newly-formed Kinks Production Company, but after few months of touring with Kinks and recording, split up. Joined Merlin.

OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Director of La Starza Palace Studio.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Beatles, Stones, Free, Average White Band.

COMPOSITIONS: "Gipsy Rose Lee" and "Lay Me Down" for March Hare both issued as singles by MAM.

FAVOURITE SINGLES: "I Am A Walrus" (Beatles), "Need Your Love So Bad" (Fleetwood Mac), "Little Bit Of Love" (Free), "Amoureuse" (Kiki Dee).

FAVOURITE ALBUMS: "Elf" (Elf), "Sgt Pepper" (Beatles), "Talking Book" (Stevie Wonder).

FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Andy Fraser, David Martin, Peter Green, Liberace.

FAVOURITE SONGWRITERS: Lennon and McCartney, Holland, Dozier and Holland, Lional Bart and Paul Simon.

FAVOURITE SINGERS: Paul Rodgers, Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart.

RESIDENCE: Single and lives in Hampstead, North West London.

INSTRUMENTS: Fender Precision Bass with thin maple neck. Hagstrom six-string guitar with pick-up. Kemble baby grand piano. Rotosound Roundwound strings. Orange 120-watt amp with 2 x 15 inch reflex cabinets.

JAMIE MOSES: Lead guitar and vocals.

BORN: Ipswich, Suffolk, 30/Aug/1955.

EDUCATED: Schools in America and Japan. Shirley High School and Redhill Technical College in Surrey.

MUSICAL TRAINING: Self-taught.

MUSICAL CAREER: Given first guitar when ten, formed first band at 11. Formed the Inferno, 1969-71, in Japan, doing gigs, radio, TV. Came to England in 1971, worked with semi-pro bands and at a music shop in Croydon. Formed Angel with Scully 1972 and recorded LP of original material. Joined Madrigal July 1973.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Jimmy Page, Paul Kossoff, Beatles.

COMPOSITIONS: "Just Another Fish On My Hook", "Gypsy", and "He Thinks About You All The Time" all recorded by Merlin. Co-wrote "Angel" LP with Scully.

FAVOURITE SINGLES: "Livin' For The City" (Stevie Wonder), "Can't Get Enough" (Bad Company), "Joybringer" (Manfred Mann's Earthband).

FAVOURITE ALBUMS: "Foxtrot" by Genesis.

FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Genesis, Steve Howe, Free, Scully Wagon-Lits.

FAVOURITE SONGWRITERS: Paul McCartney, Genesis, Stevie Wonder.

FAVOURITE SINGERS: Paul Rodgers, Peter Gabriel, Mario Lanza and David Coverdale.

RESIDENCE: Is single and lives with his parents at Sanderstead, Surrey.

INSTRUMENTS: White Les Paul Deluxe (1973) and black Les Paul Custom (1974), both with Rotosound ultra-light strings and Gibson plectrums. EKO 6-string acoustic guitar with La Bella strings. Hiwatt 100-watt amp fitted with half power switch for distortion and sustain at almost any volume. Two 2 x 15 Fender Dual Showman JBL Cabinets. A cheap Japanese fuzz box with a three-tone fuzz switch.

SCULLY WAGON-LITS: Keyboards, guitar and vocals.

BORN: Balham, South West London, 20/Dec./1953.

EDUCATED: Henry Cavendish (Balham), Bec School (Tooting) and Archbishop Tennison (South Croydon).

MUSICAL TRAINING: Guitar lessons at night school for one year aged eight, cello at school for three years and double bass for two months, but is self-taught on keyboards.

MUSICAL CAREER: Played guitar in band in Balham (1964-65), joined Angel with Jamie (1972-1973) as semi-pros and recorded an album. Turned pro June 1973 with Big Wheel in South France. Joined Madrigal October 1973.

OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Organ salesman at Western Music and Selmer.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Harry Stoneham, Miller Anderson, Keith Emerson, Christian Vander.

COMPOSITIONS: "Marina," "Takin' Part," "Pictures In My Mind," etc.

FAVOURITE SINGLES: "Rock Man" (Elton John), "Space Oddity" (David Bowie).

FAVOURITE ALBUMS: "Tarkis" (ELP), "Fire And Water" (Free), "Dark Side Of The Moon (Pink Floyd).

FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Keith Emerson, Tony Banks, Steve Howe.

FAVOURITE SONGWRITERS: Paul McCartney.

FAVOURITE SINGERS: Paul Rodgers, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Greg Lake

RESIDENCE: Single and lives in Surrey.

INSTRUMENTS: Hamond RT3 with additional height plynth and customised guts driven through Hiwatt amps and put out through one Leslie 145 and two RSE 1 x 15 inch JBL bins and three custom-made Werlin Bat rotating horn units. Muri-Moog (modified) through Hiwatt 100-watt amp with JBL Showman Cabinet. Hagspiel grand piano, with scaffolding, miked through PA. Black Gibson SB Les Paul Junior (1960) plugged into Moog.

DAVID WIGHTWICK: Drums and vocals.

BORN: Dunstable, Bedfordshire, 25/August/1950.

EDUCATED: Priory Secondary School, Dunstable.

MUSICAL TRAINING: Self-taught.

MUSICAL CAREER: Former member of Madrigal from 1967 to 1973. The band split and was reformed with new members and retitled Merlin.

OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Varied from soldier to postman.

MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Beatles, The Move, Genesis.

COMPOSITIONS: None.

FAVOURITE SINGLES: "Say You Don't Mind" (Colin Blunstone), "Motet Overture" (Abors), "Eleanor Rigby" (Beatles)

FAVOURITE ALBUMS: "Dark Side Of The Moon (Pink Floyd), "Erismore" (Colin Blunstone), "Tubular Bells" (Mike Oldfield), "Moving Waves" (Focus).

FAVOURITE MUSICIANS: Carl Palmer, Jon Bonham, Simon Kirke.

FAVOURITE SONGWRITERS: Lennon and McCartney, Colin Blunstone, Genesis.

FAVOURITE SINGERS: Ian Billan, Colin Blunstone, Karen Carpenter.

RESIDENCE: Flat in London.

INSTRUMENTS: Hayman see-through drumkit comprising 1 x 22 inch bass drum, 1 x 12 inch and 1 x 13 inch mounted tom-toms, 1 x 16 inch and 1 x 18 inch floor tom toms, 1 x 14 inch snare drum, Ludwig/Paiste 22 inch cymbal, 1 x 22 inch and 1 x 20 inch Zildjian ride cymbals, 1 x 18 inch Zildjian crash cymbal, 1 x 14 inch Zildjian hi-hat, Ludwig and Hayman accessories and Premier C and Selmer sticks.

#merlin band #jamie moses #(I continue to not tag the rest because everyone continues to not care) #long post // #text #jamie

[popentertainment-moviereviews]

OUR LADIES (2019)

Starring Tallulah Greive, Abigail Lawrie, Rona Morison, Sally Messham, Marli Siu, Eve Austin, Kate Dickie, David Hayman, Chris Fulton, Jamie Quinn, Jack Greenlees, Stuart Martin, Myra McFanyen, Martin Quinn, James Rottger and Ross Anderson.

Screenplay by Alan Sharp and Michael Caton-Jones.

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. 106 minutes. Rated R.

It’s always interesting to see a teen “girl power” movie that was directed by an adult man, written by two men and based on a novel written by yet another man. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m not so naïve as to think that teenaged girls can’t be just as sex-obsessed and perverted as the boys are. However, I spent a lot of time watching the coming-of-age drama Our Ladies wondering how realistic it really was – even for its era in the mid-1990s.

Which doesn’t mean that Our Ladies was not a fun movie to watch. It was actually quite enjoyable. I’m just not sure I totally bought into it. Still, perhaps Rotten Tomatoes puts it best in their description of the film: “Despite its outdated ideas about teen sexuality, Our Ladies presents a well-acted and affectingly nuanced portrait of female friendship.”

That it does.

Our Ladies was based on the 1998 novel The Sopranos by Alan Warner about six small-town Scottish schoolgirls in a Catholic school choir who take a field trip to the city of Edinburgh. They are in the city to perform a concert, but the girls see it as an excuse for them to get drunk, buy sexy boots, get laid and just act wildly while away from home. (Not surprisingly, the filmmakers changed the title for the film version since the book name was quickly usurped by another pop culture phenomenon with the same title the year after the novel was released.)

Speaking of cultural phenomena, some of the parts of Our Ladies feel rather awkward in the post-#MeToo world. It feels a bit like an artifact of the 1990s – and even in those wilder days it would have been rather outrageous. However, it does capture the effervescence and recklessness of youth in an infectious way that makes it mostly go down easy.

The six girls are as much types as they are characters, but they get the points across. Manda (Sally Messham) and Finnoula (Abigail Lawrie) are the leaders. Manda is a bit of a bully and a blowhard, but she loves her friends. Finnoula is always down for a bit of trouble, but she has been having trouble dealing with the recent death of her father, and she is starting to question her sexuality.

Kylah (Marli Siu) is the pretty, cool chick, doing Buzzcocks covers with a local band and freely shagging all the band members. Kay (Eve Austin) is a bit of an outcast with this group, the pretty rich girl who ends up being okay and having a connection with Finnoula. Then there is Orla (Tallulah Greive), who has recently survived leukemia and now is desperate to lose her virginity.

Our Ladies followed the young ladies through bars and parties, jail and older men’s apartments – cursing like sailors, getting drunk until they puke and hitting on every guy they see. The men in Our Ladies are pretty interchangeable; vain, snippy, sex-crazed and mostly way too old for these girls.

It makes for a wild day (and night). Our Ladies is a bit of a relic from a time that is long past, but the primary purpose – showing girls’ friendships in an unfiltered, non-sappy way – is rather timeless. The actors and the characters make it easier to overlook the slightly creepy parts of Our Ladies.

Alex Diamond

Copyright ©2021 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: November 27, 2021.

#Our Ladies #2021 #Movie Review #Tallulah Grieve #Alex Diamond

[twoontheaisle]

Bay Area Theatre 2019 - the Top 10

Friends, Bay Area residents, theatre lovers, lend me your clicks, for we are about to look back at the best of local theatre in the past 12 months. (Or, at least the best I was able to see. With some 300+ local companies, it’s impossible for anyone to see everything.)

Usually I do this one post at a time, building anticipation for which show will take the top spot on the list. This year, we’re binging - you get it all at once.

#10 - “King of the Yees” at San Francisco Playhouse

Here’s a tip for successful theatre-going: if Francis Jue is in it, buy a ticket. Jue was one of the reasons Soft Power made last year’s list (and went on to a successful run in New York), and he was just as good in this very San Francisco story of a Chinese family and its crazy lovable patriarch. A charming look at parental expectations in the Chinatown culture.

My full review is here.

#9 - “Seascape” at American Conservatory Theatre

Edward Albee was a master at recreating the language of relationships, and he was never better at it than with this odd work about a newly-retired couple who squabble (gently) on a beach - until they are interrupted by the appearance of two scaled sea creatures (another squabbling couple) who show interest in leaving behind the life aquatic and evolving into land-dwellers. James Carpenter and Ellen McLaughlin were brilliant - and so was David Zinn’s spectacular dunescape set. 

Full review is here.

#8 - “American Psycho” by Ray of Light Theatre

Ray of Light does only three shows a season, but this seems to give them the focus they need to do them exceptionally well - especially for a relatively small company with limited budget. American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, was just as stunning in its own way as last season’s Top 10 honoree from Ray of Light, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. But whereas that Hedwig was a rough-edged look at a down-on-her-luck trans rock star, playing a seedy venue (which made RoL’s home, the seedy Victoria Theater, the perfect place for it to play), American Psycho was all about Manhattan glitz, opulence and wealth. The cast was terrific and the show was bloody fun - in multiple senses of “bloody” and “fun.”

Click here for the full review.

#7 - “Rhinoceros” at American Conservatory Theatre

As I said in my review, if I’d seen this play pre-Trump, I might not have appreciated its razor-sharp satire on the dangers of group-think and conformity in an age of authoritarianism. It would just have seemed creaky and odd. But in our times, and in this splendid production from artistic director Pam McKinnon (and director Frank Galati), the tale of a small town where everyone starts turning into rhinoceroses was simultaneously frightening, insightful and hysterical.

My full review is here.

#6 - Mother of the Maid" at Marin Theatre Company

Pretty much every take on the story of French hero Joan of Arc focuses on the teen girl who claimed visions of saints and led France’s armies to some key victories in the Hundred Years’ War. But in Jane Anderson’s moving play, we see Joan’s story from the point of view of the mother who tries to protect her daughter from the world’s dangers - just as all good parents do, and too often tragically fail at.

Click here for the full review.

#5 - “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” at The Curran

This is scheduled to run in San Francisco (the only place it’s playing outside of London and New York) for two years - though rumor mill has it ticket sales aren’t meeting expectations. Still, I loved it - especially for its stunning stagecraft and theatrical illusions. If you haven’t read all the books, you will still likely enjoy the adventures of a grown-up Harry Potter (and his son, Albus), but I’d recommend perusing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as it does the best job of preparing you for this extension of the Potterverse.

The full review is here.

#4 - “Becky Nurse of Salem” at Berkeley Rep

There are very few shows I see that I’d be willing to sit through again immediately (the way I sometimes used to sit for another showing of a movie when I was a boy - and when that sort of thing was allowed), but Becky Nurse of Salem is one of them, due to its multi-layered look at fanaticism, feminism, family, history... Its threads intertwine and unravel and reweave themselves in ways both fascinating and funny. Plus, Pamela Reed was a marvel, creating a character we both love and judge.

The full review can be found here.

#3 - “The Jungle” at The Curran

Carole Hays must love renovations, for she’s done it three times with her beloved Curran. Most recently, the entire theater was redone for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Carole spent a couple of years (and millions of dollars) remaking the space after she purchased it initially. 

For The Jungle, a tale of the refugee camp that sprung up near Calais, France, she pulled all the seats from the main floor of the theater, turning it into a simulacrum of the camp, complete with different areas for refugees from different countries: Syria, Afghanistan, Somali and others. A working kitchen was installed, producing fresh, hot naan and chai that were served to attendees. (At least some attendees, I missed out and was peeved when the person next to me let their slice of naan sit there and get cold.)

The experience was immersive and thrilling.

Full review here.

#2 - “The Good Book” at Berkeley Rep

The Good Book was nothing if not ambitious, aiming to tell the story of the origins of the Bible and its impact on worlds both modern and ancient - but it succeeded mightily. Staged with tremendous energy and passion by director Lisa Peterson (who also co-wrote the show with actor Denis O’Hare), The Good Book had me enthralled from start to finish.

Read my full review here.

#1 - “Cabaret” at SF Playhouse

One of my all-time favorite shows, and SF Playhouse’s production is my all-time favorite staging of it, edging out the production I saw at Studio 54 in New York with Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Michelle Williams as Sally Bowles. Simply put, Marin native Cate Hayman put Williams to shame with a performance that was heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time. Everything about this production was top-notch: set, lighting, direction (by Susi Damilano), music - plus every performance. 

It’s no wonder it grabbed the number one spot.

Full review is here.

[angelariasdominguez]

§ 2.339. Los Soprano (David Chase [Creador], 2009)

Estupenda, estupenda de verdad. Me ha encantado. La he visto de tirón, desde que llegué hace dos semanas de Madrid tras la convalecencia inicial después de la intervención para la retirada del cerclaje de silicona del ojo con la retina desprendida.Los directores han sido varios, todos estos: Timothy Van Patten, John Patterson, Allen Coulter, Alan Taylor, Henry Bronchtein, Jack Bender, Steve Buscemi, Daniel Attias, David Chase, Nick Gomez, Matthew Penn, Lorraine Senna, Andy Wolk, Martin Bruestle, Lee Tamahori, James Hayman, Peter Bogdanovich, Mike Figgis, Rodrigo García, Danny Leiner, David Nutter, Steve Shill, Phil Abraham, Terence Winter.Los actores son los siguientes: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Michael Imperioli, Tony Sirico, Aida Turturro, Dominic Chianese, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Steve Van Zandt, Drea de Matteo, Steve Schirripa, Nancy Marchand, Dan Grimaldi, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Federico Castelluccio, Steve Buscemi, Joe Pantoliano, John Ventimiglia, Sharon Angela, Robert Iler, Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore, Kathrine Narducci, David Proval, Peter Bogdanovich, Jerry Adler, Jason Cerbone, Vincent Curatola, Ray Abruzzo, Arthur J. Nascarella, Paul Schulze, Richard Portnow, David Margulies, Karen Young, Alla Kliouka Schaffer, Angelo Massagli, Annabella Sciorra, Danielle Di Vecchio, Denise Borino-Quinn, Frank Santorelli, Frankie Valli, George Loros, Greg Antonacci, John Fiore, John Heard, Joseph Badalucco Jr., Lillo Brancato, Lola Glaudini, Tony Lip, Louis Lombardi, Matt Servitto, Oksana Lada, Toni Kalem, Paul Herman, Robert Funaro, Max Casella, Peter Riegert, Tony Darrow, Ari Graynor, Cara Buono.

[healerinchief]

Pragmatism involves looking at the big picture with empathy, compassion, and balance.

You can access the entire Conversation and more by signing up for Sorinne's personal email list at www.ConversationsWithSorinne.com.

#pragmatism #compassion #empathy #balance #soul food for thought #conversations with sorinne #alan hayman #inspiration #higher learning #solutions #healer in chief #evolution of consciousness #know thyself

[scotianostra]

Happy 75th Birthday the excellent Scottish actor David Hayman.

Hayman, one of Scotland’s most acclaimed actors of stage and screen was born in Bridgeton, Glasgow on February 9th 1948.

David Hayman grew up as one of three children in a working class family in Drumchapel, Glasgow. Leaving school without any academic qualifications he started work as a would-be engineer at 16. One day, wearing his grease stained boiler suit, he marched into the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and announced his intention to become an actor. He still has no idea where this came from, he is basically a shy person and there was no family history of acting. He took advice and joined an amateur dramatics group and a year later was accepted to study drama and has never been out of work since.

His film and television credits are, frankly, much too numerous to list but include his superb portrayal of hard man Jimmy Boyle in “Sense of Freedom” and, of course, he is recognisable everywhere as Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in Linda La Plante’s long running Trial and Retribution series.He has also starred in the hit Scottish cop drama Shetland as well as Scottish comedy shows Scotch & Wry, Rab C Nesbitt and Still Game.

Hayman has also directed numerous films and TV shows as well as regularly treading the boards in the Theatres.

Away from acting, David established his Glasgow-based charity Spirit Aid in 2001. It has gone on to become one of Scotland’s most successful small scale humanitarian organisations. He started Spirit Aid because he wanted to do a Scottish Live Aid at Hampden, but his rock stars let him down. “They were all, ‘Oh, man, I’m burned out,’ and I was thinking, ‘You’re sitting on your fat arse on your sofa with £40 million in the bank. Go and sit in a refugee camp in Afghanistan and tell me you’re burned out’. But I thought, I believe in this, I’ve got to keep going.”

He spends several months every year visiting his charity’s relief projects where he employs indigenous workers wherever possible. His fundraising operations include Operation Loo Roll, a project selling toilet paper that raised £100,000 in 2007. The charity undertakes humanitarian relief projects from Kosovo to Guinea-Bissau, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Malawi and South Africa.

Hayman is a big campaigner for a Scottish film studio, which is looking like happening soon, he says “It takes the Americans to come in and build a shed where they shoot Outlander and that’s the nearest thing we have to a film studio, think of all the movies that we’ve lost, all the money that we’ve lost all the way back to Braveheart.”

David was recently in the fab comedy from Scottish director Michael Caton-Jones, Our Ladies, “set mainly in Edinburgh a group of Catholic school girls get an opportunity to go to the capital for a choir competition, but they’re more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition” it is an adaptation of Scottish author, Alan Warner, of Morvern Callar fame’s third novel Sopranos, I read the book in the late 90’s it is a laugh out loud book, and the film is also very good.

Hayman was in an interesting film,  My Neighbor Adolf, last year, which I haven’t got round to watching yet, set in 1960;s Brazil he plays   a “lonely and grumpy” Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbour is none other than Adolf Hitler. We also saw him in the sequel   Fisherman's Friends: One and All, both films get ratings of 6.2, and 6.4 on IMDB . I have just started a binge watch of Chemistry of Death, a Brit crime thriller series which is on Paramount plus. Last year David played a Chieftain in the Disney Star Wars prequal series Andor.

#Scotland #scottish #actor #glaswegian #glasgow #happy birhtday

[killerscartv]

The Godsend (full film) 1980

A 1980 British horror film directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and written by Olaf Pooley. It is based on the 1976 novel The Godsend by Bernard Taylor. The film stars Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence, Patrick Barr, Wilhelmina Green and Joanne Boorman. Alan and Kate Marlowe are out an walk with their kids, Davy, Lucy, Sam, and baby Matthew. Kate meets a pregnant stranger and she comes home with them. It's apparent that Alan finds something "off" about her right away, as she intensely stares at him, but he doesn't say anything. Left briefly unattended, she cuts their telephone line. Alan is about to drive her home, but she goes into labor, and Kate helps her deliver a baby girl. The next day, Kate sees the woman is gone, having abandoned the child with them. Despite Alan's reservations, Kate wants to keep the baby, whom they name Bonnie. Later on, they find Matthew dead in a playpen with Bonnie. At a family picnic, Davy and Bonnie wander off, and they search for them desperately. Kate finds Bonnie on the bank of a creek with scratches on her hands, while Alan finds that Davy has drowned in the creek. Alan attempts to perform CPR on Davy, but is unsuccessful. Later, Kate and Alan agree that the scratches on Bonnie must have been from Davy saving her. Bonnie starts to break things and Sam gets blamed for them, despite him saying he didn't do it. Kate attributes this to Sam's jealousy of Bonnie. One day, the family is playing hide and go seek and Alan finds Sam dead in a barn. Later, Alan finds Bonnie's ribbon next to where Sam's body was. The Marlowe's begin to receive letters accusing them of killing their children and Kate falls into a depression. When a reporter comes to their house and upsets Kate, Alan agrees to move the family to London. Bonnie becomes ill with the mumps, and purposely kisses Alan as he takes a nap. He becomes ill with the mumps too, and has a flashback in a dream, to the circumstances of the deaths of his sons, and Bonnie being nearby in each one. At a playground, Alan watches Bonnie throw an unoccupied swing in the path of a swing Lucy is swinging on. The chains on the swing twist together, but Lucy does not fall off, and Alan is able to save her before she is hurt. Alan tries to discuss his concerns about Bonnie with Kate, saying she is not normal. Kate strongly disagrees, saying that Bonnie loves Lucy and was only playing. Alan says Bonnie loves Lucy the same way she loved their three boys, and Kate is disgusted at the insinuation. Alan tells Kate his theories about Bonnie being involved in the deaths, but she is still in disbelief. Alan uses an analogy about Bonnie, saying that a cuckoo lays its eggs in another nest, and the fledgling pushing the others out to get the full attention of the parents. Alan wants to send Bonnie away, but Kate refuses, so he kidnaps Lucy. Alan goes to see Kate, who is distraught that Alan will not tell her where Lucy is. Alan gives Kate an ultimatum to choose Bonnie or Lucy. She refuses to do so and he leaves. Later, they find out that Kate has had an accident and is in the hospital. Alan rushes back to London, where he learns that Kate had been pregnant, but miscarried due to the accident. Back at their apartment, Alan finds out from neighbor, Mr. Taverner, that Kate tripped over a doll at the top of a staircase and that Mrs. Taverner has taken Bonnie on a trip. Kate comes Alan's work to tell Alan him she wants a divorce. He is alarmed to learn that Bonnie is home alone with Lucy. Alan calls Lucy, telling her to go next door to the Taverner's. Bonnie has them locked in, and as Kate and Alan get home, Bonnie has used mind control on Lucy to make her jump out of a window to her death. Alan tries kill Bonnie, but Mr. Taverner pulls him off of her. Kate decides to stay with Bonnie, and Alan leaves her. At a park, Alan sees the strange woman who gave birth to Bonnie, and is now pregnant, and talking to the mother. He unsuccessfully runs after them to warn the family, but they are already gone.

#the godsend #full film #1980 #malcolm stoddard #cyd hayman #angela pleasence #patrick barr #wilhelmina green #Joanne Boorman #horror #gabrielle beaumont #olaf pooley #bernard taylor

[hottytoddynews]

HottyToddy.com would like to congratulate everyone who made the Honor Roll and Dean’s List this first nine weeks of the school year.

Della Davidson Elementary School Honor Roll – First Quarter 2017-2018

Principal’s List (All A’s) Abraham, Luke Elias Adams, Catherine Archer Adams, Indaniya A’myani Albadry, Malak Mohamed Alderson, Michael Rel Alford IV, John Warner Allen, Hardy Vinson Amidon, Annabelle Kristin Anderson, Chloe Ryan Baeshen, Norah Ruth Beard, Bradley William Belk, Rylee Erin Bell, Valerie Denise Blackburn, Collins Brantley Blackwood, Donald James Bodie, Eden Brooks Bouldin, William Maxwell Bowling, Poppy Katherine Bragg, John Lawson Brasell, Thomas Murry Burkes, Avery Jane Burlaka, Anna Campbell, James Bryan Carlisle, Dylan Cerny Carr, Sophie Anne Chambers, Chi Tianna Tameko Chavis, Ruby Maude Chen, Winnie Clark, Hudson Truett Colby, Andrew David Collums, Paisley Isabelle Cooper, Adam Michael Cormack, Madison Leigh Cowgill, Benjamin Garrett Curry, Nilydia Nicole Dale, Lake Reed Denevan, Brody Patrick Edlin, Lydia Catherine Embry, Mamie Caldwell Farese, Alexa Perry Feltenstein, Liza Kimbrell Ferguson, Jordyn Armani Fortyz, Xander Bryce Franks, Addison Elise Fruge’, Benjamin Guy Gandhi, Sanya Manish Gary, Walker Edmond Giles, Harris Fisher Gray, Sadie Alan Green, Mary Bea Greene, Isabel Faye Hale, Mary Elena Hall, Hayden Zackery Hamilton, Judson Silas Hill, Jordan Amir Hipp, Abigail Laura Houston, Zaria Mau’Ja Hyneman, Howard Povall James, Calvin Larry Jang, Jun Jones, Eleanor Claire Jones, Molly Caroline Jones, Sawyer Reed Kariuki, Claire Ng’endo Kava, Luseane Keskin, Adem Keskin, Sibel Elizabeth King, Eleanor Anne Knef, Ava Grace Knight, Evan Dewayne Koestler, Andrew Preston Kosko, Garrett Alexander Kovachev, Martin Evgeni Laporte, Kenton James Lauzon, Kimberly Madison Levy, Lillian Vera Lewis, Julia Slade Lowery, Ellie McCay Luber, Charlotte Allen Lynch, Breannah Danielle Lynn, Tate Alden Mason, Katherine Mims McGinness, Alexandria Eve McLellan, Elizabeth Rose Meyer, Logan Charles Milton, Henry Tucker Moore, Andrew Taygen Moore, Russell Paul Morales-Romero, Brittany Michelle Morgan, D’Nijha Danielle Morris, Wyatt Bryan Myers, Carter Lewis Nemesek, Jackson James Nichols, Kelling Elizabeth Nordstrom, Katherine Crenshaw Odom, Streater Bliss Oliver, Leecie Bella Overby, Hogan Ryan Oyler, Henry Chadwick Pan, Raymond Park, Jinseo Patel, Rishi Rakesh Payne, Peyton Rowe Pegues, Madison Renae Percy, Phinizy Davis Percy, William Strong Perry, Anna Reed Pettis, Jerkeria Amyai Phillips, Preston David Putt, Harrison Gage Rainey, Elijah Edward Rajesh, Saishri Reeder, Ella Grace Reynolds, Madison Nicole Rhodes, Mary Helen Roane, Kathryn Annette Robbins, Michael Anderson Roberson, Ann Lillian Robinson, James Barrett Robinson, Rachel Lynn Rogers, Chanijah Makaila Santiago, Krizhan Wynn Tubale Schuesselin, Nancy Elaine Shaw, Zoe Elizabeth Shelton, John Mack Sherman, Gracie Jackson Sherman, Olivia Cate Shinall, Trevor Dean Shipman, Samuel Aylon Sisk, Trinity Ja’Kiya Smith, Anna Prescott Smith, Collier Elizabeth Smith, JoAnna Maize Smith, Zander Kade Snider, Kylie Anne Stein, Michael Anthony Mack Steinriede, Eleanor Catherine Still, Michael Banks Sullivan, William Russell Tatum, Cohen Hux Thompson, William Wright Toms, Pearce Pegram Tosh, Amanda Claire Trout, Davis Walker Turner, James Talmadge Turner, Sullivan Catledge Urbanek, Evan Harper Van Every, Thaxton Delane Vaughan, Graham Thomas Vega, Isabella Leigh Vincent, Ari Levi Wadlington, Keirra Lynn Waldrop, Cameron Lee Waldrop, Elise Ann Waller, Andrew Hinton Warrington, John Patrick Weaver, Dorian Jacob White, John Wilson Wigginton, Aubrey Mae Wiley, Lorelei Kathryn Wilfawn, Claire Kamryn Wilkes, Alice Gardner Williams, Ellen Kate Wilson, Loughran Samantha Woo, Yewon Youngblood, Cameron Layne Zinn, Dequan Montez

Teacher’s List (All A’s & B’s) Adams, Olandria Lashea A’layshia Agnew, Andrew Laster Alhusban, Ghaith Ali Amaya Hernandez, Noeli Nicole Anthony, Joshua Cole Armstrong, Kylan Lashun Arya, Medha Avdiienko, Anatolii Balderama, Ingrid Yamilet Ball, Camden Jace Barnes, Lela Monae Barrett, Aniston Claire Bass, Eden Derartu Beard, Mary Virginia Beauchamp, Luly Anne Bell, Jacob Taylor Bennett, Callie Grace Blackwelder, Jaxon Xander Bogue, Ali Cheyanne Bolton, Parker Elizabeth Bondurant, Stanford James Booker-Wilkins, Mary Kay Booker, Zaniyah A’Leah Booth, Stephen Armand Brannon, Ca’Mari D’Aisha Brannon, Khalisia Anaya Brownlee, Addison Elizabeth Brownlee, Olivia Gracelyn Burrell, David Lee Carroll, Thomas David Cassidy, William Garner Castillo, Yostin Yarid Cayetano, Caitlin Cayetano, Caylee Denise Centellas, Javier Enrique Certion, Kasidy Allyse Chaney, Elliott Chavis, Bazil Major Cockrum, McKenna Renee Cook, Joe Garrett Cowgill, Isabella Katherine Crain, Kennedy Clark Crouch, Campbell Cathryn Crowe, Clara Darden Cunningham, Harper Ray Davis, Brooklyn Landry Davis, Lyric Alexander Davis, Sierra Niquel Denham, Emerson Grace Dennis, Elijah Daniel Ding, Joanna Donahoe, Barrett Hardy Douglas, Grace Adin Downing, Margaret Caroline Doyle, Sean Riley Elhawy, Abdallah Khaled Elhawy, Sohila Khalid Erwin, Parker Thomas Evans, Hunter Lee Feathers, Reagan Leigh Ferguson, Cade Baxter Fields, August Flowers, Marcus Jerome Foster, Nevan David Fountain, Thomas Whittingtion Freeman, Salayah Samere Frierson, Deslyn Reann Gaia, Wesley Stephens Gammill, Brayden Thomas Gilliom, Aryanna Kenise Ginn, Micah Joseph Gist, Grayson Taylor Gray, Parker Thompson Greer, Micah Alexxander Gregory, Kingston Wells Gregory, London Jules Griffin, Clayton Rusty Wayne Hankins, Deangelo Omari Harbin, Mariah Kionna Hardenburgh, Madelyn Brooke Harrington, Sophia Clair Harris, Lainey Elizabeth Harrison, Taylor Matthew Haymans, George Stouton Helveston, Susan Patton Hendrickson, Carson Alexander Herrington, Carter Matthew Hervey, Adaysia Holcomb, Benjamin Cade Hom, Nathanael Ioan Hopper, Jeremy Campbell Hosemann, Sarah Katherine Howell, LaKayla Lauren Maree Huchin, David Alexander Hunt, Kaden Deshawn Hunter, Riley Claire Jacobs, Da’Niya Rena James, William David Jernigan, Maier Dixon Johnson, Hannah Brooke Johnson, William Jay Jones, Makinzi Gabrielle Jones, William Wesley Kelley, Caroline Jewel Kelly, Jasmine Grace King, Emily Katherine Knighton, Cohen Hoyt Le, Ryan Gia Bao Lewellen, Grady Charles Lewis, Allyson Kate Lilly, Lucy Lujie Love, Caroline Grace Lovelady, William Niles Lowe, Nicholas Wallace Luke, Harrison Thomas Maiden, Simeon Rashad Marzouk, Farida Omar Masinelli, Andrew Charles Mathis, Isaiah Contrell Mayo, John Alexander Mayo, William Bradley McCullough, Brody Cole McEwen, Kennedy Brooke McJunkins, Addyson Auraiyana McKenzie, Layton Rose McThune, Deundrea Rowmel Montgomery, Ann Luckett Morgan, Emma Hardin Najjar, Noah Joseph Nautiyal, Riddhi Neely, Robert Myril Nguyen, Phuoc James Thien Nocentino, Gabrielle May Notestone, Nancy Carole Nuon, Ian Cole Oliver, Robert Eli Owens, Chequila Aeisha MyAngel Perez Alfaro, Itzari Perry, Jamari De’Juan Phillips, Antonio Deangelo Pritchard, Serenity Juliet Radwan, Renad Ramsey, Bradley Wayne Ray, Siobhan Julia Reed, Germaine Emmanuel Roane, Braxton Jewell Robinson, Andrea Nicole Robinson, Cory Brandon Robinson, Jada Sha’Mya Rodriguez-Padilla, Stephanie Ross, Elijah James Russell, John Alden Sanchez, Alexander Cash Sankar, Deekshita B Schock, Kennedy Jo Schornhorst, Lillian Hannah Schweigart, Tryston Scott Scoggins, Ethan Sheldon, George Lawson Shepard, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Shoaf, Jack Hamilton Shows, Anderson Grady Sims, A’niyah Jhana’e Sims, Ja’Niyah Zha’Rai Singletary, Jane Anne Sisk, Hannah A’lise Smith, Chase Manning Smith, Ly’Niyah Smith, Zyterrion Spight, Xavion Y’Urijah Staten, Haley Marie Stewart, Rebecca Ann Striplin, Alli Reese Sullivan, Anna Kate Summers, Brady Eli Terrell, Destiny L Tew, Dashiel Cohen Thompson, Mariah La’Vonne Torres, Miguel Angel Travis, Savannah Grace Trimble, Tristan Nathaniel Turner, Cortez Lamont Urbina, Alex David Urbina, Gustavo Ussery, Lauren Addison Walker, James Radford Wallace, Rakerion Rickyus Watts, Kayla Marie Watts, Madalynne E Webb, Colten Joseph Wells, Reid Thornton Westmoreland, Allie Jaymes Westmoreland, Luke Chadwick Wilkins, Jayden Rashaan Wilks, Alexis Makayla Williams, Cooper Marshall Williams, Olivia Louise Williams, Sarai’ Danielle Wilson, Jussyaih Keeyunnah Wilson, Zanija Alexis Nicole Windham, John Colvin Winkler, Lily Anne Woodard, Audarrius Dewayne Yourn, Kloey Lynn Zhang, Grant Ruiyuan

Oxford Intermediate School Honor Roll – First Quarter 2017-2018

Principal’s List (All A’s) Adams, Lily Belden Alexander, Captain Provine Allen, Hylan Gates Arevalo, Luis Angel Bain, Samuel Stewart Baker, Harley Jayne Barr, Nelson Mandrill Berry, Caroline Lillian Bigham, Ann Hunter Boone, Pharis Louise Bourn, Mary Mills Bradley, Taylor Kate Brown, Ajzah Iyuana-Jakia Bruce, Elliot Olen Bundren, Sara Kate Byars, Mary Dale Campbell, Benjamin Marshall Cancer, Zaria Cannon, Ty’Derrius Quavieon Carleton, Carley Gray Carlisle, Connor Hugh Carroll-Gonzalez, Sophia Jeanette Cassidy, Jillian Everett Claassen, Juneau Cohen, Rachel Cohn, Sofia Grace Coleman, Sariyah Mae-Lynn Colley, Megan Elizabeth Collins, Deandre Quevon Cooper, Nathaniel Harry Covington, Blake Elliot Crenshaw, Jacob D Dabbs, Alice Kathryn Dale, Atticus Darwin Daniels, John Swayze Daugherty, Miller Michael Denham, Evelyne Lee Dennis, Jeffrey Brown Dolan, John Henry Dossett-Bridgers, Elsie James Dossett-Bridgers, Lee Tucker East, Ava Lee Edwards, Lucas David Eubanks, Nikki Mae Farese, Luke William Ferriss, Cayden Quin Floate, Wyatt Matthew Flowers, Alexander Harris Foster, Larcen Michelle Fountain, James Michael Frierson, Camaria Calyse Fruge’, Charles Mitchell Fuller, Andrevion Rayshad Gentry, Claire Renae Gililland, Hayden Claire Golden, Quevyn Javion Golmon, William Bradley Goolsby, Victoria Ann Goulet, Gilad Grafton, Carolyn Chase Grantham, Bradley Wynne Gray, Harper Elizabeth Gray, Madeline Elizabeth Greene, Samuel Thomas Greenlee Doty, Georgia Love Hamilton, Taylor Grace Harper, John Andrew Heard, Parker Madison Helsel, Maci Hemmins, Scarlet Virginia Henderson, Susanna Elise Heuer, Sam Robertson Hill, Jack Westbrook Hill, William Maxwell Hilliard, Xaikeese Deontae Hitchcock, Jonas Grey Hollinger, Christopher William Homan, Madeline Taylor Hooker, Anna Elise Houston, Walker Wyatt Hurdle, Ella Beth Ibrahim, Mennah Mohamed Ali Ivy, Jack Whitten Jones, Henry Tucker Jones, Kamari Danielle Jones, Kobe Isaiah Jones, Madison Elizabeth Jones, Zoey Denise Karahan, Elisa Fonseca Kevin, Bridgette Kirk, Benjamin Carter Koestler, Leland Matthew Langendoen, Isabelle Terezija Lawhead, Christine Elizabeth Laws, Edward Knox Le, Michelle T Lowery, Madeline Grace Luber, Miles Atchison Majumdar, Sneha Makamson, Benjamin Joseph Maloney, Brady Michael Mauney, Ellie Katherine Maxwell, Mae Covington Mayo, Ian James McClellan, Ella Catherine McCready, Carson Neal McLellan, Andrews Mitchell Meagher, Mary Lucile Beatrice Mina-Reyes, Gabriel Alexander Monroe, George Henry Moss, Lucy Claire Murthy, Prajwal Narasimha Nagle, Nicholas Ming-Rui Najjar, Adam Alexander Nichol, Thomas Osborn Noel, Mary Grace Notestone, William King Oyler, Cole Madeline Perry, Lucy Clare Randle, Ava Caroline Rayburn, Thomas Harrison Rayner, Lila Elizabeth Reeder, Emma Kathryn Ritchie, Alexandra Ingrid Roland, Elijah Sessions Salau, Fawaz Olaitan Samuels, Charles Kane Sanchez, Tomas Alessandro Schmelzer, Carson Joseph Schmelzer, Catherine Elizabeth Scott, Anne Bailey Scott, Cooper Aubrey Shaw, Annie Cade Sherman, Evelyne Graham Shipman, Mary Margaret Shorter, Addyson Grace Shows, Emily Crawford Smith, Julia Anne Smith, Sharpe Holiman Smith, Sutherland Ross Solinger, Jordan Maxwell Srinath, Navaneeth Stinnett, Brady Patrick Sudduth, Ashley Lorraine Taylor, Janiya B A Tomlinson, Vivian Anne Tschumper, Katherine Mae Tulchinsky, Jacob Tulchinsky, Payton Ann Urbanek, Kaitlyn Sanders Valliant, Wells Gregory Van Every, Everhett Hawkins Vasilyev, Vivian Scott Vega, Sarah Kendall Vijayasankar, Arjun Vo, Binh Quoc Wages, Mallory Jennings Waldrop, Fisher Wells Walker, Ava Taylor Walker, Samantha Daye Walls, Jason Kendrick Weaver, Alana Ann White, Charles S Wicker, Claire Catherine Wigginton, Georgia Gray Wilkes, Carter Broom Wilkinson, William Pratt Williamson, Alice Lindley Wilson, Ava Elizabeth Wilson, Caroline Rose Wilson, Jeremiah Windham, Byron Pearson Windham, Clayton Page Young, Grant Powell

Teacher’s List (All A’s & B’s) Abbott, Carolyn Rose Al-Ostaz, Mohannad Ahmed Allen, Walker Harrison Almutairi, Hanin Anderson, Jakeria Anderson, Seger Cappaert Anjanappa, Saurab S Aquino, Zaiden Allen Arnold, Bailey Reighn Atkinson, Landon Kyle Austin, Mariam Catherine Avery, Kanalu Olamana Baddour, Paul Marion Balkin, Gabriela Analise Banks, Cam’Ron Barry, Brooke Padgitt Barton, Katherine Louise Bass, James Tanner Bean, Z’nyla Amor Belenchia, Natalie Paige Benedict, Anna Lauren Bishop, Margaret Ann Blackwelder, Jagger Anthony Blair, Natalie Elizabeth Blount, Levi Daniel Bombelli, Nicholas Boyas, William Joaquin Brasell, Jane Saxon Brown, Madison Ann Buford, Julian Burleson, Dixie Katherine Burns, Hunter Kylen Busby, Jack Garland Busby, Mary Caroline Buschlen, Keaton Vaughn Buzareiba, Raghad Omran Caldwell, Jordan Austin Campbell, A’Yhuna Nakeyia Carmean, Evelyn Rose Carmean, Jane Reeves Carrington, Glenn Elizabeth Carter, Callie Grace Case, Olivia Linton Castillo-Tabora, Genesis Causey, Jacquelynne Jeanne Edith Certion, M’Layjah Jovian Cerveny, Andrew David Coleman, Nadia Bethanie Cope, John Grayson Cormack, Kennedy Reese Cottom, Leiaidra Mi’Joi Crocker, Timothy Ezekiel Dale, Madelyn Sophia Daniels, Annika Marie Davis, Madison Rihanna Doner, Emileigh Grace Dowling, Larkin Bernini Dudley, Jeremiah Lajordan Ealey, So’Nia Carrie Christine East, Michael Ann Eastland, Hiram C Espinoza, Jayda Sophia Estes, Wesley Brett Farmer, Marjorie Elizabeth Fassinger, Kaden Chase Felix, Matthew Ripken Finner, Christopher A J Flaschka, Max Russell Wolf Flaschka, Mollie Blair Ford, Christopher Ezekiel Fowler, Kathryn Presley Franklin, Thomas Gerald Freeman, Wyatte Holden Fuller, Kardesia Janae’ Gaia, John Wallace Gandhi, Syna Manish Gillis, Lindsey Elizabeth Glenn, Raven Tarrell Dee Green, Ladaejah Jeriah Grem, William Miles Gussow, Shaun David Hamilton, Emma Kathleen Haralson, Hannah Lynn Harrington, Chloe Marie Hazlewood, Margaret Elaine Henderson, Evelyn Lynn Herrera, Alexander Santiago Herron, Kentravion Temelle Hilliard, Akevia Leigh-Ann Hilliard, Ryan Glenn Hillmer, Cailey Nicole Hobson, Breuna Cheri Hodges, Makyah Zaire Horton, Auriana Hyche, Avery Lynn Ibrahim, Zeyad Mohamed Ali Jackson, Elise Ann Jernigan, Patricia Bell Joyce, Colby Richard Jubera, Robert Judson, Braylen Terrell Kamman, Barrett Denton Kelley, Madelyn Kent, Reid Andrew Kimbrell, Elizabeth Rivers Knef, Andrew H Knight, Colton Gray Kosko, Bailey Mullins Landry-Rahaim, Rose Latimer, Sarah Ross Le, Kevin Lewis, Avery Pierce Lewis, Elaina Renee Lewis, Jon Allen Lewis, Samuel Wallace Lovorn, Rowan Elliott Lowe, Jane Claire Martin, Colton Andrew Martins, Pedro Machado May, Olivia Helen Mayo, Cait Frances Mayoral, Braden John McCarty, Tamiyiah MoShay McCollins, Zuri Ayana McCullen, Laura Kathleen McCurdy, Sean Thomas McDaniel, Aden Gregory McElroy, Mattie Elizabeth McMillian, Javien Malachi Mercier, Georgia Rose Metcalf, Zoe Abigail Miller, Ana Mitchell, Ameir Mercedes Montgomery, Elizabeth Stewart Moreton, Anders Morgan, Houston Rivers Morgan, Michaela Lynn Mott, William Ross Munoz-Pascacio, Nathalie Nautiyal, Rishi Ndaruhutse, Boaz Tonto Nichols, William Ray Nordstrom, William Davis Norman, Robert Harrell O’Dowd, Brendan Charles Osborne, Annelise Taylor Parker, Elijah Parsons, Madelyn Yahel Pascacio, Joshten Raul Patton, Nyla Danielle Perkins, Anna Claire Pharr, Luke Benjamin Pruitt, Parker Jude Randle, Ethan Monroe Ray, Layton Ramsey Reed, Virginia Lynn Richards, Benjamin Graham Richards, Elijah Davis Rico, Anna Beatrix Rico, Patrick Finlay Robertson, Rivers Burton Robinson, Chance Robinson, Lillian Grayson Roy, Sam Morgan Samaniego, Alexa Itsallana Saxton, Andrew Martin Schardan, Julian Schock, Landon David Schwaegerl, Lena Charlotte Schweigart, Brenleigh Paige Scott, Nicholas Dane Scruggs, Sydney Kathryn Shoaf, Abby Elliston Sipes, Brooks Sipps, Annabelle Grace Smith, Emaleigh Sosa Rodriguez, Franklin Speed, John Thomas Strum, Madison Grace Swingle, Jack Manning Tallie, Kamayia Tallie, Keon’Taye Da’Shan Tatum, Carlisle Emery Taylor, Avaleigh Renee Taylor, Sovient Zantrell Thigpen, Alicia Renee Thomas, Amelia Walker Toles, Noah Elex Tompkins, Lillie Lizabeth Toney, Deriah Elizabeth Treloar, Davis Alexander Tyson, Tara Nicole Urbina, Natalia Elena Ussery, Reed Fowler Valliant, Rebeka Claire Vaughn, Brinnan Jaynes Vaughn, Makinly Grace Wadley, Amari Latrice Wadley, JaMarion Martavis Weathersbee, Mary Carolyn Elizabeth Webb, Elizabeth Riggan White, Kierstan Marcia Wicker, Bryce Chapin Wiley, Violet Nicole Wilkins, Stella Kathryn Wilkinson, Katherine Owen Wishon, Dylan Lee Wymer, Abraham Young, Kasiyah Kevionna Youngblood, Olivia Ashlyn Zachos, Lucian

Oxford Middle School Honor Roll – First Quarter 2017-2018

Principal’s List (All A’s) Abernathy, Sallie Virginia Addy, Aiden Lamar Alluri, Ajay Varma Amidon, Noah Jared Atchley, Andrew Crawford Austin, Katherine Grace Baggett, Kanesha Latrice Ball, Braden Matthew Barksdale, Brianna Denise Barrett, Lealand Gracie Barrios, Emory Caperton Beauchamp, Mattie Hanks Berry, William Wells Bianco, Catherine Louise Bigham, Brock Thurman Blair, Lydia Helen Bland, Hudson Lawrence Boudreaux, Claire Brewer, Joshua Alexander Brown, Jonathan Campbell, William Hayden Caradine, Miles Milton Emett Carter, Elijah Guy Carter, Joseph Andrew Case, Audrey Davis Cassisa, Carolina Grace Clark, Lacey Katherine Clinton, Nora Dean Cook, Madeline Ellsworth Cooper, Ciara Jo Crawley, Carsyn Swayzie Dabbs, Walker Pace Daniels, Dorothy Grace Davis, Farryn Kennedy Dennis, Julia McQueen Devera, Rowan Hayes Douglas, Faith Ann Dyminski, Thomas Randall Farmer, Sadie Grace Fruge’, Rosemary Katherine Giles, Lucian Witherspoon Goulding, Aidan S. Green, Henry Hasselman Greene, Amelia Lea Greer, Allison Reed Habeeb, Reagan Leigh Harper, Hannah Heard, Kaitlyn Paige Heuer, Everett Bowen Hill, John Bailey Hunt, Addison Marleigh Johnson, Josianna Elizabeth Kang, Mina Karthikeyan, Keerthin Kendricks, John Scott Knight, Ethan Tyler Latil, Jacob Walker Le, Johnson Le, Thu Anh Lewis, Louise Anne Ligon, Charles Thomas Little, Rosemary Elizabeth Love IV, John Clark Maryam, Numa Mathis, Kaylin Jennae Maxwell, James Donald McClure, Jeffrey Williams Miller, Saylie Parker Monteith, Savannah Isabel Bel Moore, Sarah Grace Murphy, Patrick Francis Newsom, William Luke Nordstrom, Benjamin Eli Ormon, Ava Kathryn Patel, Aidan Rakeah Perry, John West Purdom, Kara Elizabeth Ratliff, Charleston Edward Rayburn, Cecilia Reed, Vanessa Nicha Reysen, Ember Noelle Rhodes, Katelin Faith Roberson, Riley Elizabeth Robinson, Grant Wilson Rock, Cassidy Nicole Rubenstein, Zoe Elizabeth Sawyer, MacKenzie Lee Sawyer, Madison Nicole Schmelzer, Callie Grace Sharp, Chloe Anne Shelton, Emma Sanders Shipley, Savannah Harlow Shorter, Ashten Dean Smith, Stratton Holt Steinriede, Anne Walcott Stevens, Heath Michael Stewart, Olivia Ellen Sullivan, Aidan Thomas Sweeney, Connor Patrick Swingle, Molly Caroline Thompson, Ella McKinley Tosh, Ella Kathryn Trujillo, Aaron Michael Valdez, Xavier Edgar Wages, Caroline Grayson Walker, Anna Caroline Warrington, James Davis Weathersbee, Jeremiah Davis White, Avery Hannah Wicker, Sarah Grace Wigginton, Luke Lafayette Wilkinson, John Franklin Hassell Windham, William Thomas Woo, Nathan Kyoungseo Yant, Jane Isabella Zhang, Luke Xi

Teacher’s List (All A’s & B’s) Alexander, Zakeri Alan Alger, Anna Aloia, Jonah Grayson Anderson, James Wilder Arizaga, Genoveva Grace Armstrong, Aubrey Laine Austin, Brooks Crockett Baeshen, Andrew Hesham Bailey, Ramey Elliott Barnett, Evelyn Eliot Barton, Grace Anne Beebe, John Robert Belk, Aiden James Bell, Diamond Kierra Bergeron, Molly Merritt Best, Lauren Elizabeth Bial IV, Joseph John Bishop, Steven Matthew Blaylock, Evelyn Isabella Blount, Hope Davidson Bogan, Ticyana Anecia Renay Booker, Kirsten Ja’Derria Bowling, Adam Miller Brazell, Jessica Paige Brewer, Kaitlyn Emma Bruce, Norah Mary Jane Buchanan, Joseph Thomas Burkes, Anna Sophia Burkes, Delaney Grace Busby, Hattie Elizabeth Buschlen, Ethan Gareth Bush, Levi Matthew Byars, Charles Randolph Cabello, Michael Caldwell, Kalvia O’Nealvea Caldwell, Sparkle Ariel Campbell, Alysia Michelle Carothers, Sharenity Lynn Carwile, William Westmoreland Case, Mary McLauren Childers, Eva Ruth Contractor, Ria Zaksis Cooper, Noah Emmanuel Cope, Aiden Saliba Crane, John Spencer Crowe, Ellen Emerson Dabney, Thompson Daugherty, Amelie Parker Dennis, Ivy Suzanne Dennis, Jackson William Dorrell, Colin Semmes Downing, Stephen Matthew Dunaway, Drue Alexis Elliott, William M Ellis, William Vaiden Enfinger, Jena Brooke Fair, Virginia Ross Brown Fiveash, Jayda Grace Floate, Aidan Mark Freeman, Grace Kennedy Freeman, Samari Shani Fyke, Lola Carter Gaia, Madeleine Barnett Gililland, Joshua Alan Grantham, Robert Sharp Hanbury, Lauren Elizabeth Hardy, Julia Brent Harvey, Michael David Helsel, Mia Claire Hemmins, Jude Owen Henderson, Isabel Morrow Hewitt, Mary Alexandra Hickey, Morgan Hill, Anna Louise Ho, Jennifer Hodge, Claire Elise Hood, Catelin Grace Houston, Audria Aerial Huggins, Lylian Douglas Hunter, Sara Grace Hyneman, Henry Lewis Jacob, Katherine Elizabeth Jo, Samuel Hwanhee Johnson, Luke Daniel Jones, Averie Taylor Kincaid, David William Kirkwood, Ryan Tray’Shawn Langley, Avery Marie Lewis, William Goodloe Lipsey, JaMichael Takyland Logan, Vincent Chase Lowery, Charles Gavin Lynch, Robert Michael Madkins, Sariah Monyae May, Sarah Lynlee McGinness, Arkady Walker McInnis, Taylor McKey, Jude McMillan, Andersen Elizabeth Mercier, Audrey Elizabeth Metts, Linley Ann-Marie Mims, Allyson Rhea Mitchell, Makalah Renea Montgomery, Joel David Moore, Hayden Tyler Moore, Kallie McKade Morarie, Veronica Magdalena Morse, Allie Lynn Mott, Tacie Jane Mullen, Bryce Owen Murphey, Archer Smith Murphey, Webb Smith Norphlet, Elijah JaQuon O’Dowd, Davis Winton Owens, Laila Arquel Pasco-Pranger, Asa James Patterson, Michael Elias Perry, Ada Grace Pettis, Keanna Ne’veah Ponder, Michael Stratton Porcha, Quincy Allen Porter, Sania Loronz Portera, Owen Samuel Radigan, Luke Thomas Regan, Natalie Grace Renfroe, Land Harris Rhodes, William Lawton Riddell, Ellis Walker Robertson, Lane Brice Rogers, Currie Benton Rousseau, Helen Reed Rowland, Margaret Herron Rucker, Tyler JaJuan Russell, Drake Alan Saenz-Lopez, Darlyn Karina Sanchez-Garcia, Carlos Sanders, Blake Lee Savage, Michael Baylor Schneider, Emery Kathryn Schove, John Stanley Seicshnaydre, Elizabeth Lee Sharp, Aaron Shipman, Bella Scott Short, Ethan Andrew Shows, Cashe Newell Shows, Ross Alan Shull, Charles Wallace Singletary, Matthew Ray Skipworth, Tyler Wesley Smith, Alexis Grace Smith, Chaffin Elizabeth Smith, L’Asia Shekendrea Smith, Larrmyne Colton Spears Smith, Lewis Wynne Smith, Zaria Tyanna Solomon, Ross Whitlow Stallings, James Kyle Stewart, Christian Hope Turner, John Preston Vaughn, Jakira Sharda Vaughn, Leona Abigale Waddell, Olivia Ann Webb, Dixon Thomas Webb, Wesley Whitaker, Martha Sutton JiLu Wicker, Addie Elise Wicker, Luke McNabb Wicker, Tyler Kent Wilfawn, Keegan Douglas Wilkinson, Mary Katherine Suzette Winters, Taylor Woodfin, Aiden Scott Yerger, Harlan Yoste, John Geraghty

Oxford High School Honor Roll – First Quarter 2017-2018

Principal’s List (All A’s) Abernathy, Frances Hazie Addy, Alaina Kathleen Al-Ostaz, Nadeen Ahmed Al-Sherri, Zynub A. Atchley, Abigail Taylor Austin, Lillian Rose Baker, Ellyn Elizabeth Bartholomew, Gretchen Case Beard, Ashley Paige Bial, Lauren Frances Boudreaux, Christian Thomas Boutwell, Allie Kathryn Buchanan, Niamke Conner Bundren, Megan Leigh Burcham, Abagail Elizabeth Buskes, Anneke Lee Jing Qiu Callicutt, William Houston Chatman, Raven Nichelle Cheng, Calendula Yunong Cizdziel, Claire Theresa Cizdziel, Siena Catherine Cohen, Ross Gabriel Coon, Walker Thomas Crawley, John-Russell Cooper Cromwell, Clay Hollingsworth Crouch, Carter Fox Deese, David Henry Doerksen, Edmund Siwei Duperier, Alfred Wortham Elgohry, Marawan Moustafa Farese, Ellis Kilbourne Forgette, Anna Kathryn Freeze, Jordan McKenzie Fruge’, Don Luis Gershon, Eve Miranda Golmon, Graham Truett Goulet, Gabrielle E Goulet, Nicole Mayan Grafton, Addison Hibbs Green, Johnson McCallum Greene, Mary Emma Heiskell, Lucia Lamar Hemmins, Lilian Carroll Ho, Vivian Thuy Hu, Edward Yang Johnson, Walter Warren Jones, Emma Katherine Jones, Grace Anne Kendricks, Mary Charles Larson, Anna Mathis Li, Qing Yun Ligon, John Allen Livingston, Magnolia B Lizotte, George Britson Logan, Grace Nicole Luber, Kurre Thomas Luke, Cayden Angela Mallette, Pope Dolby Maxwell, Ellinor Minhinnette McEachern, Lorie Jordan McIntosh, Ann Caroline McKey, James Keith McKey, Mia Maureen McPhail, Joshua Robert Meagher, John Micheal Mercier, Marcus Karl Mercier, Mary Isabella Metcalf, Zkyra Monique Meyers, Gillian Elizabeth Mills, Addison Marie Mitchell, Lilian Camille Mobley, Alexander James Moen, Rebekah Hannah Mounce, Abigail Lauren Mullen, Sarah Neely Nagle, Alexandra M Nelson, Lauren Anada Renee Norman, Neal Garner Norris, Joseph Landon O’Keefe, Daniel Ryan O’Keefe, Joseph Thomas Overby, Haeden Ryan Pasco-Pranger, Sadie Charlotte Patel, Karina Rakesh Patel, Suhani Ashok Patterson, George Alexander Pearson, Claire Love Pham-Dao, Albert Phu Pham, Tu Nha Anna Pittman, Cady Grace Quinn, Sophia Adams Randall, Hannah Elizabeth Ratliff, Sarah Ann Renfroe, Anna Lauren Rester, Ann Claire Rester, Sydney Ruth Riley, Katherine Cook Robinson, Joseph Daniel Rock, Katelyn Virginia Rogers, Donald Forrest Roland, Virginia Olivia Roth, Hays Spicer Shelton, Samuel David Simpson, Philip Ryan Smith, Keon De’Morris Smith, Lily McCalla Soto, Lorelai Makenzie Spillers, Hannah Elizabeth Stevens, Emily Elise Strum, Carissa Ann Sullivan, Ann Morgan Swords, Julia Adeline Tann, Julia Elizabeth Tannehill, Jack Rhea Teng, Emmanuelle Rachel Thompson, Addison Mae Thompson, Halford Madeline Torrent, James Thomas Travis, Jaxon Owen Van Ness, Peter Fancher Waller, Mary Marshall Ward, Andreel Ti’Keshia Webb, Jaqaun Darnell White, Ava Camille Williams, Ellen Benson Wymore, Martha Olivia Leigh Yerger, Sarah Jane Young, Carter Thomas Zediker, Charlie Evan

Teacher’s List (All A’s & B’s) Abel, Elijah Taylor Abraham, Katherine Louise Adams, Margaret Pepper Adamson, Michael Joel Addy, Elias James Alexander, Breiana LaShaye Andrews, Daniel Logan Archer, Thomas Neal Arnold, Madeline Jean Baggett, Tamyra Alicia Baker, Wilson Benton Barrett, Anna Katherine Beard, Brittni Gail Berry, Eleanor Alexander Best, Aubrey Caroline Bianco, Andrew Joseph Bianco, Samuel Marquette Bishop, Aubrey Reed Bishop, Mary Katherine Blake, Christian Quin-Maronye Boone, Morgan Taylor Boudreaux, Keith Anthony Boughton, Aaliyah Bourn, Gracie Caroline Bradley, Brandon DaShun Bradley, Connor Blake Bradley, Zachary Mar’Tez Brewer, Timothy Hutson Brines, Lawson Henry Brown, Ryan Edward Bruce, Owen Wulff Buskes, Elsie Lee Hua Da Byars, Kathryn Culpepper Byars, Wilton Vance Calderwood, Kathryn Rose Caldwell, Deijanee Nicole Campbell, Saniah Nicole Caraway, Savannah Eve Carothers, Karen Elise Carrington, William Tucker Carwyle, Davis Monroe Case, Catherine Bryan Case, Lucy Catherine Chandler, Lauren Claire Chiniche, Lucy Dale Cipkowski, Leo O’Neil Clark, Abigail Lynn Coleman, Alijah Montana Collins, Alice Cofield Cook, Mary Ellen Coon, Russell Connor Cooper, Jessica Lynn Copley, Jessica Elizabeth Cousar, Reece Franklin Creekmore, Catherine Elizabeth Crosby, Madison Elizabeth Culpepper, Robert Fallon Dabney, Sally Kate Davidson, Adrian J’Quarie Davis, Arden Alicia Davis, Emily R. Davis, Hallie Jane-Lord Dawkins, Anna Gabrielle Dear, Jackson Kent Desler, Elizabeth Brooks Douglas, Jonathan Michael Dukes, Kylin Maurice Durham, James Taylor Dyer, Grace Thompson Easley, Colby J. Eastland, Mary Allyn Edge, Jesse Clifton Evans Elgohry, Kareem Moustafa Evans, Christina Camilla Evans, David Aitken Farese, Emma Reed Farmer, Nolan Scott Field, Catherine Newell Finn, Matthew Evan Flowers, Ty’Derriya J Fogerty, Daryl Charles Franks, Sarah Grace Freelon, Khyan Marquee Frierson, Demarius Ja’Shoun Fuller, Brooks Brown Fulton, Joshua Grey Gardner, Andrew Stephens Gililland, John Michael Gordon, Kyle Dekendric Gordon, Taylor D Gough, Mary Mobley Goulet, Yaniv Liberman Goza, Meredith Tatum Grafton, Daniel Cole Gul, Sharjeel Waseem Gunn, Elizabeth Abigail Hakim, Benjamin Stewart Hale, Benjamin Lewis Hall, Daniel Louis Hardy, Sarah Katherine Harrell, Logan Andrew Avant Harris, Keiona Aaliyah Hartnett, Eli Curtis Hartnett, Samuel Mark Harvey, John McCormick Hayward, Mary Clark Henderson, Andrew Hollensworth Hester, Andrew David Hester, Emily Amanda Hill, Caroline McLain Hillmer, Carter Neil Hitchcock, Grayson Chance Hitchcock, Kaden Presley Hitchcock, Landon Grant Holben, Ethan Clay Holley, Abigail Rose Hollingsworth, William Thomas Holmes, Klaria Ernese Hooker, Preston Alexander Horton, Khaniaya Raquakkia Taylor Hubbell, Hayden Elizabeth Huggins, Nicholas David Hughes, Patricia Kathleen Hultman, Emerson Moffatt Hunter, Lilly McKay Huynh, Kelly Hyche, Nathan Howard Ivy, Anthony Clay Jackson, Charles Julian Jekabsons, Mathew Elias Jenkins, Ruth Anne Johnson, Grace Elizabeth Jones, Khloe Tzion Joyce, Grace Ann Kamman, Caroline Wood Kennedy, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Kimbrell, Avery Ryan Kincaid, Caroline Grace Koestler, William Downing Lamar, Elizabeth Merrill Langendoen, Noah Patrick Lewis, Desiree Nicole Little, William Jacob Longnecker, Alex Jeffery Loper, Michael Blake Lopez, Frida Esparza Madlock, Antonio Dewane Bailey Madlock, Kyndal Camille Marsh, Jeffrey Coleman Marzouk, Heba Omar Marzouk, Mohamed Omar Mayes, Tamara Octavia Divin Mayo, Thomas Hayes McCormick, Parker Keen McCready, Campbell Elizabeth McCullen, Mary Alice McCullough, Tajah Brianna McDaniel, Emma Kate McKeown, Lucas James McKinney, Savannah Rene’e Merrell, Aubrey Kate Metcalf, Zharia Dominique Meyer, Olivia Nicole Mims, Addison Grace Mitchell, Julia Braden Mitchell, Lilli-Grace Camille Moore, Martha Mikaela Moore, Robert Cole Morales Romero, Luis Antonio Morgan, Joshua Carr Morrow, Dolnesha Ka’Jettie Morse, Emily Elizabeth Mott, Matthew Dean Mullins, Ann McCall Munoz, Aldrin Harvey Munoz, Esmeralda Alondra Murphey, Carole Addison Murphy, Anna Lea Murthy, Srujana N. Nalls, Makayla Antoinette Nash, Bo Thomas Neilson, Marjorie Ann Nelson, Olivia Claire Renee Newsom, Anna Grace Newsom, Caroline Virginia Nichopoulos, Alexis Athena Norris, Christian Graham Norris, Niles Spencer O’Neill, Griffin Elliot O’Reilly, Felicity Rose Oliver, Corey Vincent Overby, Ryleigh Grace Parker, Landon Wyatt Parker, Sara Grace Patton, Kathleen Sampson Pearson, Joshua Eli Perkins, John Seton Perrier, Justine Elodie Perry, Knox Nelson Peters, Ann Fava Pettis, Darius Jordan Pittman, Anne Elizabeth Ponder, Stetson Lane Powell, Charles Obie Prillerman, Egypt Ayanna Purdon, Elinor Claire Rankin, Randi Elizabeth Ravishankar, Anish Reynolds, Evangeline Marie Reysen, Summer Victoria Roach, Tejeland Renee Robbins, Lydia Bailey Ross, Taylor Brooke Roth, Andrew Evan Rousseau, Jacob Louis Rowland, Whitman Morse Roy, Jackson Medwick Russell, Abby Grace Rychlak, Olivia Claire Salau, Farid Schove, Mary Dewitt Scott, Tucker Rhodes Scruggs, Michael Andrew Shinall, Ally Virginia Shorter, Tristan Dean Sisk, Syrena Victoriah Smith, Andrew Hartley Smith, Evelyn Gates Smith, Graham Benjamin Smith, Tyler James Smith, Virginia Madeline Smith, William Alexander Sockwell, Ryan James Solinger, Eli Charles Southern, Derrius Ke’Shaun Spears, Sydney Nicole Sterling, Benjamin Dakota Stewart, John Franklin Stinnett, Parker Joseph Stone, Anthony Cade Sudduth, Margaret Ann Sudduth, Virginia Kathryn Surbeck, Collin Queiroz Tann, William Harrison Tannehill, Margaret McKenzie Tatum, Julien Rundell Thompson, Grace Jean Thompson, Julie Marie Tidwell, Vasilios Zachery Tingle, Brooklyn Noelle Toma, Emily Anne Torrent, Charles Joseph Torrent, David Allan Tosh, Dennis Stone Treloar, Avery Elise Trott, Joseph Howard Tyner, Susan Rebecca Upton, Morgan Mackenzie Urbina, Alenys Van Ness, Morgan Alexandra Vijayasankar, Akshaya Wadlington, Hiram Donavon Waller, Sara Katherine Wang, Qi Hang Warrington, Wesley Anne Watts, Ana Brooke Watts, Brandon Hugh Waxler, Elijah Latimer Webb, Hollin Sebastein Webster, Lindsey Marie Wheeler, Kayla Kaprice Wheeler, Sophia Pauline White, Brian Garrett White, Jammie Marcell White, KeMariaha Elise White, Lindsey Cameron Whitehead, Dalton Garvis Whitwell, Davis Carroll Wicker, Eli Scott Wilfawn, Quentin Carter Wilkins, William Thomas Williams, Tyler Jamal Wilson, Paschal Peolia Woodard, Niquisha Monquie Yerger, Frank Montague Young, Jalon Kershun

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Foreigners cashing in on North Qld tasks 'a disgrace'

FEDERAL and state government politicians and officials have been accused of turning a blind eye to the hundreds of foreign workers employed in construction jobs on North Queensland solar farms.

Critics say promises that the renewable energy sector encompassing wind and solar developments represented thousands of job opportunities for Australians have not materialised. Instead jobs are being taken by workers from countries like Spain, France, Bulgaria and Chile.

Yesterday the LNP Member for Burdekin Dale Last labelled the situation which was seeing Aussie workers denied jobs "a disgrace".

He said it made a mockery of the boast that there were "massive increases" for locals in jobs in the renewable energy sector. He said North Queenslanders and Australians were missing out on jobs and that the federal and state governments should be held accountable.

Mr Last said he was advised that contractors were receiving $47 an hour for each worker and that the foreign workers were only being paid $10 an hour. He said the lack of transparency was a concern.

"We need to know what is going on. It's disgraceful, the fact that North Queenslanders are missing out on jobs," he said.

Mr Last could only conclude there might be "thousands" of foreign workers employed on solar farms in Queensland and in other parts of Australia.

"You have to question the government's agenda. It is hanging its hat on jobs in renewables and here, not far from Bowen, we have around 400 foreigners on the job."

Federal Minister for Jobs and Innovation Michaelia Cash said that under Australian workplace and equal opportunity laws all job vacancies must be available for Australians to fill.

Ms Cash said that in case of worker shortages, temporary visa holders could be employed to help local businesses and the employment of backpackers by farmers during peak harvest times was one example of how the system worked.

Member for Mundingburra and Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland Coralee O'Rourke said last year the state Labor government had "kickstarted the renewable energy boom".

Ms O'Rourke said there were 17 projects financially committed in Queensland providing 2200 construction jobs with the promise of more on the way.

Ms O'Rourke said she could not have foreseen what lay ahead when it came to those 2200 jobs. Asked yesterday about jobs on solar farms going to overseas workers, she said the Palaszczuk government would "always urge employers" to give local workers the first opportunity to fill local jobs.

The Member for Dawson, George Christensen, has sheeted the problem home to Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister Alan Tudge. Mr Christensen said Australian Border Force officers were looking at the allegations and had visited solar job sites. He and Ms O'Rourke both said it was not illegal for companies to employ foreign workers who were in Australia legally and who had appropriate visas.

In March this year, Australian Border Force officers inspected several North Queensland solar farms in response to allegations foreign workers were illegally being employed ahead of locals.

The Townsville Bulletin understood at the time ABF officers visited the Hayman and Daydream solar farms managed by engineering firm RCR Tomlinson.

An ABF spokeswoman confirmed "employer awareness visits" had taken place.

RCR Tomlinson was invited to respond to this story at the time, but declined.

This week when contacted for comment on these latest concerns about foreign employment, a spokesman for RCR Tomlinson said he had been advised by company staff on-site one month ago they were "packing up" and work was finished.

This contradicted follow-up advice to the Bulletin from Whitsunday Regional Council sources this week. They said RCR Tomlinson still had an office in Collinsville's main street. Further, they said the company had only recently put on an extra 100 staff in order to try and have the project finished by October.

RCR Tomlinson did not return a call to discuss the matter further.

Ms O'Rourke said the issue of foreign workers employed on solar sites was a "federal government matter".

Whitsunday Regional Council representative Mike Brunker said Queenslanders were available to do the solar farm construction work. He said it was "ridiculous" to suggest the jobs could not be filled from the local and national workforce. He said flying in foreign workers and employing holidaying backpackers instead of locals was "not on".

Cr Peter Ramage represents the greater Collinsville district on the council. He said the influx of foreign workers into the area was "extremely disappointing".

"All of the money is going out of the local economy," he said.

Mr Last said there should be someone in government with oversight employed on large projects.

"If there is they should be ensuring locals are getting jobs," he said.

Ms Cash said foreign workers with correct accreditation were covered by Australian workplace law regarding salary and employment conditions. She said foreign workers who met visa and certification requirements received the same protection as Australian workers.

"All foreign workers are covered by Australian workplace law regarding salary and employment conditions, and receive the same protection as Australians," she said.

Anyone with evidence of illegal recruitment practices should contact the Fair Work Ombudsman or in the case of suspected visa violations, the Department of Home Affairs.

Minister for Jobs Michaelia Cash at Senate Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 31, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

Foreigners cashing in on North Qld jobs ‘a disgrace’

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“Cabaret” at SF Playhouse

I think I said it all in my review at TalkinBroadway, but I will try again here to convince you to get tickets. This Cabaret is the best I have ever seen and I’ve seen a few, including the Sam Mendes production in New York in 1998 and the version with Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams at Studio 54 in 2014. Cate Hayman as Sally Bowles will slay you. Her version of “Maybe This Time” is just as good as Liza’s (not necessarily better, but different, and just as heart-wrenching), and the rest of the cast is fantastic.

Please don’t miss this one - you’ve got two months to get there, but I can imagine this selling out with great regularity, so why not get tickets now: www.sfplayhouse.org.

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Lightening Strikes, Misses - Hollow Body (Film Review)

Lightening Strikes, Misses – Hollow Body (Film Review)

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