Weekly Tour Recap: 2017 RBC Heritage
Tour Rookie Wesley Bryan Wins At Harbour Town
Before 2017, Wesley Bryan was a social media celebrity, performing golf trick shots on Youtube with his brother. Now, in 2017, he's a PGA Tour Champion. Bryan earned his way on to the PGA Tour by way of the Web.com Tour last year. He shot a final round 67 en route to the victory at Harbour Town Golf Course in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
After a first round 69, Bryan trailed leaders Luke Donald and Graham Delaet by four strokes. Bryan shot another sub-70 round, carding a 67 on Friday, but still trailed Donald and Delaet by four, as they matched the second round 67.
On Saturday, Jason Dufner grabbed the 54-hole lead after a third round 65. Bryan kept himself in contention, however, with a solid four-under 68. The top of the leaderboard began to slip backwards as well, but Bryan still found himself trailing Dufner by four shots.
In the final round, Bryan got off to a slow start with a bogey at the third, then turned on the jets. He birdied the next four holes, before making another bogey at the 8th. He made the turn with a 2-under 34. On the back nine, Bryan kept the bad numbers off of the card, while turning in birdies at the 14th and 15th holes. He finished with a final round 67, bringing him to 13-under for the tournament, ahead of Luke Donald by one stroke.
The win at Harbour Town is Bryan's first on Tour, to go along with three wins on the Web.com last year. Bryan has really made a name for himself this year with four top 10 finishes, including three straight in February and March. Bryan now has a two year exemption on Tour, as well as a ticket to the 2018 Masters.
Wesley Bryan's Winning What's In The Bag
Driver: Callaway GBB Epic – 8.5° (True Temper HZRDUS Black 6.5)
Fairway Wood: Callaway GBB Epic – 13.5° (True Temper HZRDUS Red 6.0)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex – 18° (Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 95X Hybrid)
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro '16 – 4 to PW (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100)
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled – 50°, 54° (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100)
Callaway Mack Daddy Forged – 58° (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100)
Putter: Odyssey Metal-X Milled #2
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
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Who illegally painted curb red in Chatsworth? A Valley councilman wants to know
This photo posted to Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander's Facebook page shows a portion of a curb on Nordhoff Place and Oakdale Avenue in Chatsworth Englander says was illegally painted red. (Photo courtesy Mitchell Englander via Facebook)
By Wes Woods II | wwoods@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: August 1, 2017 at 6:58 pm | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 5:35 am
A section of curb was illegally painted red at Nordhoff Place and Oakdale Avenue sometime this weekend in Chatsworth and Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander is looking for the culprit.
"It's very serious because not only are you defacing public property but you're altering a traffic control device," said Englander on Tuesday, adding he learned of the crime on Sunday from a social media post. "Red curbs are considered a traffic control device and it could be prosecuted as a felony."
The paint will eventually be removed and Englander's office has asked for the public's help to solve the crime committed on city property.
"We asked the police department to conduct an investigation and file charges as appropriate," said Colin Sweeney, Englander's communications director.
Sweeney added the curb was painted red for two city blocks, or roughly a quarter mile, which is unusual.
• VIDEO: See the section of street sporting an illegal red curb in Chatsworth
Previously, the area had no-parking signs posted for tree trimming and filming and someone took advantage of it, Sweeney explained.
"They used the wrong type of paint," he said. "We would need to remove it regardless because of the liability. When it's wet outside it's very slippery."
In response to Englander's initial Facebook post showing video of the red curb, multiple commenters suggested whoever painted the curb did so to deter people from parking their motor homes on the street — an issue city officials have recently addressed amid Los Angeles' surge in homelessness.
In a follow-up post on Facebook , Englander said "we all know" the curb is not the issue.
"Homelessness is a serious matter for neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles with many federal and state laws governing how we are allowed to proceed," he wrote.
On Tuesday, Englander said he is working "vigorously" everyday on the homelessness issue which includes having a staff member for homelessness as well as opening a shelter without taxpayer funds and a mobile shower.
Besides the possibility of being prosecuted as a felony, which would likely send the culprit to jail longer than a year, there is also a cost to taxpayers, Englander said.
"To repair this and restore it back to its original state it could be tens of thousands of dollars," Englander concluded.
The initial timeline was to have the curb fixed by Friday but it will likely take longer because of weather issues, Sweeney added.
Anyone who has more information is asked to contact Erich King in Englander's office at 818-882-1212 during regular business hours.
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Racism against NE people continue - Manipur man brutally beaten by employer in Gurgaon
A 29-year-old youth from Imphal, Manipur, recovering at a local hospital, has claimed he was brutally thrashed and humiliated by his employers in an alleged racist attack. The employers, who accused the youth of stealing company data, however, denied the claim.
According to the FIR filed by Udyog Vihar police station, the victim, Romen Abrambam, who lives in Delhi's Mahipalpur, was called by his manager Abhimanyu Madan on January 13, in the presence of CEO Puneet Kumar and Deepak, co-owner of his employer TGS IT Solution, and questioned about data theft. Abrambam said he had only joined in November, 2016, and while other employees also had access to the same data, "he was singled out unnecessarily".
"My phone was confiscated (company's policy in such cases). I was taken to a colleague's home in Delhi and then brought back to the office and humiliated in front of other employees," Abrambam said. He added "four bouncers" were called to beat him up. "I was kicked with shoes, stripped and beaten mercilessly by the bouncers and other people. The onlookers made videos. They kept asking me to reveal who had stolen the data. I fell unconscious," he said.
According to Abrambam, he was later taken to Neelkanth Hospital in DLF Phase 3, where the employers tried to convince him not to reveal he was thrashed. "The manager told doctors I fell down the stairs. Without being examined, I was given an injection and discharged," he alleged. After visiting the trauma centre at AIIMS the next day for further treatment, Abrambam said he contacted Delhi Police's northeast helpline, who referred him to Gurgaon police.
An FIR has been registered under sections 147, 149, 323 and 506 of the IPC, against seven persons. The accused have not been interrogated yet.


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6 quirky places to get craft beer in central Iowa
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Beer Crazy
As if the name didn't give it away, this Urbandale store is the go-to for all things beer in the metro. Not only does it carry a vast selection of local beer -- Beer Crazy's website says there's over 600 beers in stock -- for purchase, you can buy supplies you need to start home-brewing, wine making or cheese making right in one shop.
Location: 3908 NW Urbandale Dr
Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
Info: 515-331-0587 or beercrazy.com
el Bait Shop
el Bait's undoubtedly the staple beer spot in downtown Des Moines. According to the website, there's 180 beers on tap — that's like the Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory equivalent of beer. The selection of beer — including many Iowa beers — is unprecedented, the atmosphere is always vibrant, and the location, just a few blocks north of Principal Park, is what makes it an energetic addition to Des Moines' thriving downtown.
Location: 200 SW 2nd St
Hours: 11-2 a.m. daily
Info: 515-284-1970 or elbaitshop.com
Flix Brewhouse
Now, here's a cool concept. Flix Brewhouse teams up two seemingly unrelated things: beer and movies. That's right — it's a brewery, restaurant and movie theater all in one. You can either grab a seat at the bar, the huge dining room or in one of the theaters and be served from a selection of in-house beers or other Iowa favorites on draft — there are over 40 beers to choose from total. Try the 10 Day Scottish Ale for a light, manageable Scottish-style ale perfect for sipping during one of this fall's upcoming feature films.
Location: Merle Hay Mall, 3800 Merle Hay Rd #1300
Hours: See flixbrewhouse.com/des-moines for showtime hours
Info: 515-612-9200 or flixbrewhouse.com/des-moines
Alluvial Brewing
Alluvial's a fairly new brewery situated on the northwest outskirts of Ames. What makes it interesting isn't as much the beer — albeit great — but the location and aesthetic of the building. It's a beautiful building, in the country, overlooking acres of Iowa farmland. Going to Alluvial provides a totally different atmosphere from other craft beer spots because of its unique, rural isolation. Try The Franklin IPA for something crisp and delicious.
Location: 3715 West 190th St., Ames
Hours: Thursday and Friday 4-10 p.m., Saturday 12-10 p.m., Sunday 12-6 p.m.
Info: 515-337-1182 or alluvialbrewing.com
The Keg Stand
The Keg Stand is interesting because the bar doesn't have a strong aesthetic to set the place off — it's decked out like a normal, everyday bar. But, with over 80 beers on tap, it has an outstanding selection of local, regional and national craft beer. Be on the look out, the bar also throws tap takeovers — your favorite brewery could be taking over next.
Location: 3530 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines
Hours: 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, 11-2 a.m. Wednesday-Friday, 9-2 a.m. Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 a.m. Sunday
Info: 515-327-7429 or facebook.com/thekegstand
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Up-Down is another one of Des Moines' niche bars that help make the nightlife scene so unique. What's great about Up-Down, that isn't the nostalgic gaming, is the bar's craft beer selection. The taps are always rotating with new beers and there's always something to grab from Iowa. Be on the look out for an occasional tap takeover and don't be afraid to try to something new. Craft beer and video games — it's such a perfect combination.
Location: 500 E Locust St.
Hours: 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
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The Voice Season 20 contestant Dana Monique has been wowing us since her first Blind Audition. The 41-year-old was recently chosen by coach Nick Jonas to remain on his team for the Semifinals.
Dana's recent performance in the Top 17 was so impressive, coach Kelly Clarkson actually started throwing things at her. Now she's hoping to make it to the Finals.
'The Voice' Star Dana Monique Comes from a Musical Family
Dana, who is from Houston, Texas, grew up singing in church, and comes from a very musical family. As she shared with Houston Life, her grandfather was a quartet singer and pastor, her mother is a singer-songwriter, her father used to play in jazz bands and with gospel artists.
"That's how I grew up," Dana said of her musical upbringing. "That's what I know."
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According to her The Voice bio, Dana was touring as a background singer at the age of 15. She's continued singing background vocals for other artists for most of her career. This experience influenced her decision to join Jonas' team on the show.
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"Nick said this one thing that kind of resonated with me. He said, 'Dana, I have something to prove,'" Dana said to Houston Life. "In that moment, everything in my head and my heart started rushing to when I have sang background for so many people … How I've done things for other people. And in this moment, it's my turn."
Dana said she also had something to prove, so Jonas' comment "touched my heart." She's remained on his team through the Battles, Knockouts, and Live Playoffs. And Clarkson has said she wants to sing backup for her.
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Dana has a son and a daughter, both of whom are artistic like their mother. Her son is a rapper who goes by the name Salvatixn. Her daughter is a makeup artist who does Dana's makeup for her. She's also a visual artist who enjoys painting. Dana joked to Houston Life that her house is "crazy," as it's so full of artists.
Dana is a single mother to her two kids. Before her Blind Audition on The Voice this season, Dana shared that she and her children had previously struggled with homelessness after her divorce.
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In addition to singing background vocals, Dana has also worked as a cruise ship singer. She's performed as the lead singer of the B.B. King All Stars band on the Holland America cruise line. Last year, former Voice contestant Shawn Sounds posted a Facebook video of Dana singing "Think" by Aretha Franklin on the cruise.
Dana told the Houston Chronicle that passengers on the cruise would suggest that she audition for The Voice. She wasn't sure she would be good enough, but she's proven herself to be a frontrunner in the current competition.
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For her Blind Audition, Dana performed "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin. When asked about her musical influences by coach John Legend, she described herself as an "Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner kind of girl."
Dana covered "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan last year, and she sang "Nutbush City Limits" by Tina Turner during the Knockouts, so she's performed songs by all three women.
We'll find out soon if Dana's show-stopping talent is enough to get her to the Finals for Season 20. Either way, we're so glad we know her name now.
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Many injured in Tel Aviv bus explosion
At least 24 people wounded in what police call a "terrorist attack" in Israel's commercial capital.
At least 24 people have been injured in an explosion on a bus in Israel's commercial capital, Tel Aviv, in what police described as a "terrorist attack".
The blast shattered windows on the bus as it drove along a tree-lined street next to Israel's huge defence ministry complex on Wednesday.
Three of the wounded were in serious condition, according to police.
Police also said it was not a suicide attack and suggested that someone might have left the device on the bus.
"We do believe it was a terrorist attack," Israeli police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told Al Jazeera.
The bombing happened on the eighth day of an Israeli offensive against the Palestinian Gaza Strip, hours before a ceasefire agreement was announced in Egypt.
Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, which rules Gaza, told Al Jazeera that "this is a natural result for the Israeli aggression on our people".
"If the Israel continues its aggression then all options are open."
'Smoke everywhere'
Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from Tel Aviv, said police were looking for one or possibly two people who left the bus shortly before the explosion.
"No one has claimed responsibility," she said. "Officials are not pointing their finger at any group in particular."
The bus driver, who escaped largely unscathed, told reporters he had not seen anyone suspicious get on board.
"I felt the explosion … Smoke was everywhere, you couldn't see a thing," he said.
Celebratory gunfire rang out in Gaza City when local radio stations reported news of the Tel Aviv explosion.
At least 139 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since bombardment began on Wednesday. Five Israelis have been killed by rockets fired from Gaza.
The US condemned the bus bombing and said it would help Israel catch those responsible.
"The United States will stand with our Israeli allies, and provide whatever assistance is necessary to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of this attack," White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement.
Russia denounced the attack as a "criminal," and France and Germany called for an urgent and lasting truce in Gaza.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack and said it "makes it all the more urgent to reach an immediate ceasefire".
The last time a bomb blast hit Tel Aviv was in April 2006, when a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 11 people at a sandwich stand near the old central bus station.
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Energized Neocons Say Israel's Fight Is Washington's
by Jim Lobe Posted on July 18, 2006 August 7, 2009
Seeing a major opportunity to regain influence lost as a result of setbacks in Iraq, prominent neoconservatives are calling for unconditional U.S. support for Israel's military offensives in Gaza and Lebanon and "regime change" in Syria and Iran, as well as possible U.S. attacks on Tehran's nuclear facilities in retaliation for its support of Hezbollah.
In a Weekly Standard column entitled "It's Our War," editor William Kristol Sunday called Iran "the prime mover behind the terrorist groups who have started this war," which, he argued, should be considered part of "the global struggle against radical Islamism."
He complained that Washington recently has done a "poor job of standing up and weakening Syria and Iran" and called on President George W. Bush himself to fly directly from the "silly [Group of Eight] summit in St. Petersburg … to Jerusalem, the capital of a nation that stands with us, and is willing to fight with us, against our common enemies."
"This is our war, too," according to Kristol, who is also a founder and co-chairman of the recently lapsed Project for the New American Century (PNAC).
"All of us in the free world owe Israel an enormous thank-you for defending freedom, democracy, and security against the Iranian cat's-paw wholly-owned terrorist subsidiaries Hezbollah and Hamas," echoed Larry Kudlow, a neoconservative commentator, at the Standard's right-wing competitor, National Review.
"They are defending their own homeland and very existence, but they are also defending America's homeland as our front-line democratic ally in the Middle East," according to Kudlow who, like Kristol and other like-minded polemicists, also named Syria, "which is also directed by Iran," as a promising target as the conflict expands.
The two columns are just the latest examples of a slew of commentaries that have appeared in U.S. print and broadcast media since Israel began bombing targets in Lebanon in retaliation for Hezbollah's fatal cross-border attack last Wednesday. They appear to be part of a deliberate campaign by neoconservatives and some of their right-wing supporters to depict the current conflict as part of global struggle pitting Israel, as the forward base of Western civilization, against Islamist extremism organized and directed by Iran and its junior partner, Syria.
This view was perhaps most dramatically expressed by former Republican Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday when he described the conflict as "the early stages of … the Third World War."
The effort to frame the current round of violence as part of a much larger struggle – and Israel's role as Washington's most loyal front-line ally – recalls the neoconservatives early reaction to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
Just nine days after 9/11, Kristol and PNAC – whose charter members included Vice President Dick Cheney, Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, and half a dozen other senior Bush administration officials – released an open letter to Bush that called for the U.S. to retaliate not only against al-Qaeda and Afghanistan, but also against Israel's main regional foes, beginning with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chairman Yasser Arafat.
In addition, the letter advised, "any war against terrorism must target Hezbollah. We believe that the administration should demand that Iran and Syria immediately cease all military, financial, and political support for Hezbollah and its operations. Should Iran and Syria refuse to comply, the administration should consider appropriate measures of retaliation against these state sponsors of terrorism."
"Israel has been and remains America's staunchest ally against international terrorism, especially in the Middle East," the letter asserted. "The United States should fully support our fellow democracy in its fight against terrorism."
While the Iraqi and Palestinian components of PNAC's agenda were soon adopted as policy and essentially achieved, neoconservative hopes that Bush would move on Hezbollah – as well as Syria and Iran – eventually stalled as U.S. military forces became bogged down in an increasingly bloody and costly counter-insurgency war in Iraq.
As the situation in Iraq worsened, neoconservative influence in and on the administration also declined to the benefit of "realists" based primarily in the State Department who favored a less aggressive policy designed to secure Damascus' and Tehran's cooperation in stabilizing Iraq and strengthen the elected Lebanese government of which Hezbollah was made a part.
In that context, the current conflict represents a golden opportunity for the neoconservatives to reassert their influence and reactivate their Israel-centered agenda against Hezbollah and its two state sponsors.
"Iran's Proxy War" blazed the cover of this week's Standard, which also featured no less than three other articles, besides Kristol's editorial, underlining Iran's sponsorship of Hezbollah and Hamas and the necessity of the U.S. standing with Israel, if not taking independent action against Tehran and/or Damascus as recommended by Kristol himself.
A major theme of the new campaign is that the more-conciliatory "realist" policies toward Syria and Iran pursued by the State Department have actually backfired by making Washington look weak.
"They are now testing us more boldly than one would have thought possible a few years ago," wrote Kristol. "Weakness is provocative. We have been too weak, and have allowed ourselves to be perceived as weak," he went on, adding that, "[T]he right response is renewed strength," notably "in pursuing regime change in Syria and Iran [and] consider[ing] countering this act of Iranian aggression with a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities."
The notion that U.S. policy in the region has become far too flaccid and accommodating is echoed by a number of other neoconservatives, particularly Michael Rubin, a prolific analyst at the hard-line American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and protégé of Cheney confidante and former Defense Policy Board chairman Richard Perle.
In a companion Standard article, Rubin qualified recent State Department policy as "All Talk and No Strategy" that had emboldened enemies, especially Iran, to challenge Washington and its allies.
In another article for National Review Monday, bluntly titled "Eradication First," he elaborated on that theme, arguing diplomacy in the current crisis will only be successful "if it commences both after the eradication of Hezbollah and Hamas, and after their paymasters pay a terrible cost for their support."
"If … peace is the aim, it is imperative to punish the Syrian and Iranian leadership," he wrote.
Above all, according to the neoconservatives, the U.S. position in the region is now inextricably tied to the success or failure of Israel's military campaign.
In yet another Standard article, titled "The Rogues Strike Back: Iran, Syria, Hamas, and Hezbollah vs. Israel," Robert Satloff, executive director of the hawkish, pro-Israel Washington Institute for Near East Policy, argued that "defeat for Israel – either on the battlefield or via coerced compromises to achieve flawed cease-fires – is a defeat for U.S. interests; it will inspire radicals of every stripe, release Iran and Syria to spread more mayhem inside Iraq, and make more likely our own eventual confrontation with this emboldened alliance of extremists."
(Inter Press Service)
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22nd Asian Athletics Meet
SL claims three Silver Medals on final day
By Susil Premalal reporting from India
Sri Lanka's Nimali Liyanarachchi put up a stunning performance to win the Gold Medal in the Women's 800m event on the final day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship which concluded at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India yesterday.
Even then, it was through a technical fault that Nimali was awarded the gold medal after India's Archana Jadhav who originally won the race was later disqualified from the event.
The Sri Lankan Team Management lodged a complaint with the Appeal Board and they found that Archana had obstructed Nimali during the course of the race.
Nimali returned a time of 2:05.23 seconds and her teammate Gayanthika Abeyratne (who initially finished third) had the satisfaction of winning the Silver Medal with a time of 2:05.27 seconds.
Earlier, Rumeshika Rathnayake also produced a fine performance to take the Silver Medal in the Women's 200m with a time of 23.43 seconds.
Sri Lanka's third silver medal of the day came through their 4X400m relay team as they finished second with a time of 3:04.80 seconds.
The relay team comprised of Tharaka Dananjaya, Kalinga Kumarage, Ajith Premakumara and Dilip Ruwan.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's Indunil Herath was placed fifth in the Men's 800m with a time of 1:50.57 seconds.
In addition Dhanuka Liyanapathirana was placed eighth in the Men's long jump and Varuna Lakshan also was pushed into eighth place in the Men's javelin throw.
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Softcover | First Edition | 128 pages
Published by Walther Konig, 1997.
This is the true first edition of Wolfgang Tillmans' iconic, photobook which has been reproduced over multiple editions since its initial release.
With no text other than the inner-front flap's description, Tillmans' iconic book consists of 62 color photographs of the Concorde airplane—taking off, landing or in flight, and sometimes as just a tiny, birdlike silhouette in the sky. The photographs speak of both the beauty and the environmental devastation produced by this fabled French/British airplane, both sides of which Tillmans captures in his casual yet formally elegant signature style.
"Concorde is perhaps the last example of a techno-utopian invention from the sixties still to be operating and fully functioning today. It's futuristic shape, speed and ear-numbing thunder grabs people's imagination today as much as it did when it first took off in 1969. It's an environmental nightmare conceived in 1962 when technology and progress was the answer to everything and the sky was no longer a limit. " - Wolfgang Tillmans
Condition: very good (natural wear to first title page + discolouration from age)


The Apollo Theater meant music to our ears for generations
by Gregg Reese | OW Contributor June 9, 2011 October 19, 2021
For those of who think Harlem's Apollo Theater is the syndicated television show of the same name, the California African American Museum's (CAAM) ongoing exhibition, "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," should be an eye-opener.
In celebration of that venerable venue's 75th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institute has organized a national tour that documents the transition of this world-famous music hall from it's inception in 1914 as a burlesque establishment catering to a White-only clientele through it's evolution into a showplace for the ever-changing musical styles and genres of African American entertainment and culture.
In the aftermath of World War I, hundreds of thousands of returning Black veterans, including the heroic "Harlem Hell fighters" of the 369th Infantry Regiment disembarked in New York on their way home from the European trenches, and many of them stayed in Harlem.
This influx was abetted by a steady stream of recent migrants from the South in the first Great Migration and marked the birth of the urban Black communities in the North.
The northern neighborhood of Manhattan, called Harlem, was especially hospitable to Negro tenants. In the book published in tandem with this exhibition, a passage cited the famous photojournalist Jacob Riis reporting that landlords actually preferred Black tenants, because they were cleaner and more steady than "lower grades of foreign White people."
The emerging neighborhood fostered a wide range of thriving businesses and played host to a growing number intellectuals, manifested by the sprouting of the Harlem Renaissance. The Apollo followed suit with its introduction of theatrical genres dating from the previous century.
Soon it gained a reputation for presenting "America's smartest Colored shows" as a welcome respite from the drudgery of the Depression. Among the featured staples was the implementation of Wednesday's "Amateur Night," a precursor of today's American Idol, in which the audience became as much a part of the performance as those on stage. A performer's success could be gauged by the cheer or jeers generated by the spectators, punctuated by the appearance of an "executioner" armed with a broom, who literally swept the second-rate and untalented from the stage decades before the advent of Simon Cowell.
Swing bands and vaudeville, popular in the 1930s and '40s, segued into Rhythm & Blues revues, shared the stage with flourishing talents from the "Chitlin' Circuit" during the 1950s, and as the social and political climate shifted in the 1960s, the Apollo periodically did double duty as a platform for dissent in addition to its regular function as an amusement organ. The music reflected the changing times as well, evidenced by the lyrics of Curtis Mayfield ("Keep on Pushing"), Nina Simone ("Mississippi Goddam"), and especially James Brown ("Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud!").
As anyone familiar with the geography of New York knows, the Apollo stands just blocks from the vivacious community known as Spanish Harlem, and musicians reflecting this bastion of Caribbean rhythm and melody have often graced its stage. These included Puerto Rican Tito Puente, and La Guarachera de Cuba ("the World's Cuban Queen"), Miss Celia Cruz.
As the inhabitants of its stage have echoed the changing trends in Black music, the Apollo Theatre's fortunes have reflected the ebb and flow of the community it serves. It experienced its own decay and was even revamped as a movie house in the mid-1970s.
Through the efforts of civil-rights activist and lawyer Percy Sutton, it underwent a long campaign of rehabilitation, and today it is owned by the state of New York and enjoys status as a federal, state, and city landmark.
Maintenance and operation is assumed by a nonprofit entity, befitting its significance as more than just a mere structure housing the performing arts. An education and community outreach program is in place within the facility as well.
The Apollo recognizes the legends that have added to its reputation by doing such things as serving as a location for the body of James Brown to lie in state following his death in 2006. Similarly, a memorial service was held for Michael Jackson on the first anniversary of his demise in 2009.
The exhibit itself is handsomely mounted, and prominently displays numerous artifacts from its celebrated history, including the tap shoes worn by a pre-teen Sammy Davis Jr., a wooden appendage worn by legendary "hoofer" Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates, and the famous black fedora used by Michael Jackson during one of his tours.
Running from June 2 through Sept. 4, the presentation is augmented by several lectures, presentations, and workshops, the details of which may be accessed at the museum website at www.caamuseum.org
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