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Criss Angel Is a Douchebag | Supernatural Series Rewrite | Dean Winchester x Fem!Reader

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Fem!Reader

Warnings: canon violence, canon gore

Word Count: 3440

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“I just need an honest-to-goodness case,” you said, sighing. You flopped back down onto the bed you shared with Dean. “Somehow, every time we think we’ve found one, there’s, like, some other-worldly moral that can be learned from it. Just give me a ghost. I’m beggin’ the world for a ghost.”

Dean chuckled from his seat at the table and turned your laptop around to face you. “How ‘bout this one?” he asked. 

You sat up and leaned forward to read the screen. “Mind Freak?” Dean chuckled. “Maybe so.”

“I’m in,” you shrugged and began tugging on your boots. “Where’s Sam?”

“Sulking somewhere, probably,” your partner replied. 

****

The three of you set off for Sioux City where a new kind of entertainer was taking over: sluttier versions of Criss Angel, quite possibly. Jeb Dexter was one of them, and he performed a mock-demon-exorcism in front of an audience and a camera crew.

“I can't believe people actually fall for that crap,” Dean snorted as you walked away from Jeb. 

“It's not all crap,” Sam replied. 

Dean rolled his eyes. “What part of that was not a steaming pile of bullshit?”

“Okay, that was crap,” the younger brother admitted, “but that's not all magicians. It takes skill.”

“Oh, right, right, I forgot. You were actually into this stuff, weren't you?” Dean taunted. “I mean, you had, you had, like a deck of cards and a wand.”

“Dude, I was thirteen. It was a phase.”

“Aw, Sam,” you cooed. “That’s adorable.”

“Shut up,” he mumbled jokingly, clearly embarrassed. 

“Just… it bugs me,” Dean continued. “Y’know, playing at demons and— and magic, when the real thing will kill you bloody.”

“Like a guy who drops dead of ten stab wounds with no holes in his shirt?” you chimed in, referring to the case you were here to work. It seemed like it’d be a simple witch hunt. 

Dean nodded. “That's what I'm talking about.”

****

You spoke to the assistant of the young magician you’d died, and he revealed he’d found a tarot card depicting the ten of swords in his boss’s stuff while he was packing. You had the assistant give you the tarot card before you were on your way. 

You turned it over in your hand; it was a standard Rider Waite card. You’d dabbled with the cards in as a teen while trying to escape your parents' extremist religion, and that would undoubtedly prove useful to you in this situation. “I mean, obviously,” you began as you walked up to the place where Jeb and his crew were filming: a magician’s convention. “The guy on the card got stabbed through the back. But there’s meanings to each of these cards. The swords traditionally represent trouble and problem solving. The ten of swords indicates a disaster of some sort, which…” you trailed off. 

Sam snorted. “You in some coven we don’t know about?”

You shook your head. “I saw The Craft one-too-many times.”

Dean walked over to two older men sitting near the film crew. The assistant had indicated Vernon Haskell and a man named Charlie as potential enemies. It made sense; they were older, more traditional magicians, and surely, they didn’t enjoy these kids encroaching on their territory. 

“You Vernon Haskell?” Dean asked, crouching behind the man. 

“Who’s asking?” the man replied, turning around. 

“Federal agent. Ulrich,” your partner said. “Looking into the death of Patrick Vance.”

You watched on as Jeb interviewed another older magician and got his name completely wrong. 

“What a douche,” you commented quietly. 

“Couldn't agree more,” Vernon said. 

You smiled lopsidedly, turning to him and pulling the ten of swords out. “You use cards in your act, right?”

Vernon scoffed. “My act? That was a long time ago. I haven't touched a deck in years, y’know.” He held up his shaking hands, indicating a neurodegenerative disease. 

“You know anybody who uses ‘em now?” you questioned.

“Well, there was a guy down on Bleeker Street.”

The other older man chimed in. “Oh, yeah. He— he peddles that kind of specialty stuff.”

Dean questioned, “Did he have a problem with Vance?”

Vernon nodded. “Matter of fact, Vance crossed him about a year ago. Probably cost him fifty grand in royalties.” He directed you toward where to find the young man whose name was apparently Chief. 

You and Dean walked down a darkened street lined with neon signs to the address Vernon had given you. 

“Wait, wait, wait,” you said. “Dean, I think this is the red-light district.”

“So what? Sex workers can be witches, too,” he shrugged. 

“No, no, I know,” you argued. “But I think our magician friends are trying to get us pegged.”

Dean snorted. “Look, let’s just go check it out, okay?”

“Oh-kay.” You sighed and followed behind him into the building. 

****

Around thirty minutes later, the two of you walked out again, and you were laughing hysterically. “I told you!” You wiped tears from your eyes and clutched your stomach. “ ‘You ain’t been had till you been had by the Chief’,” you mimicked the deep voice of the sex worker you’d run into. 

“Fine, fine, you were right,” Dean grumbled. “Let’s— Let’s just go find Sam and never talk about this again, huh?”

“Don’t lie, you liked it.” You slapped his ass, smirking mischievously. 

He wheeled around, giving you a challenging glare. While you continued to laugh, he slung an arm around your shoulders and pressed a kiss to the side of your head. “Shut up, asshole.”

****

You approached Vernon and Charlie with Sam and Dean hot on your heels. 

“The Chief, huh?” You quirked a brow and crossed your arms. 

“What's the matter? Chief not your type?” the other magician named Charlie smirked. 

Dean smirked back. “Y’know, I could have you both arrested for obstruction of justice.”

“How?” Vernon scoffed. “You’re no Fed.”

“We con people for a living, son. Takes more than a fake badge to get past us,”Charlie explained. 

Sam and Dean laughed a little awkwardly. You took the opportunity to step in. “You got us,” you said. “I’m, uh, looking for a gig as a showgirl. Thought by coming to the convention, I could get somebody interested in my… talents.” You looked down at your somewhat exposed breasts, knowing the role of the magician’s assistant in these circles was bordering on sex work. 

Vernon considered for a moment, eyeing you up and down a bit despite his best efforts not to be a complete ass. “I’m sure you’ll find someone.” 

Then, the man on stage pulled your attention away from your conversation. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the magician named Jay announced, “what you're about to witness is a feat so daring, So dangerous, even the great Houdini dared not attempt it. I give to you… The executioner!” He gave a straitjacket to an audience member to inspect. “Now, sir, as you can see, this jacket is the real article. Thank you, sir. You may take your seat. Now, I will have one minute— sixty seconds— to escape certain death. Let's see if I can do it.” The curtain fell on Jay, and you could see his silhouette as he tried to get out of his straitjacket with a noose wrapped around his neck.

As the clock ticked down, Dean whispered to you, “I don't think he's gonna make it.”

You kept your eyes glued to the silhouette, and when the clock struck zero, Jay appeared from behind the curtain completely unharmed. 

“That was amazing!” Dean cheered, clapping. “That was fuckin’ amazing!”

You furrowed your brow, standing next to Sam as he said, “That was not humanly possible.”

****

After the show, the three of you headed back to your motel room to regroup. 

“Looks like this guy Jay was a pretty big deal in the seventies,” Sam explained. 

“Which, in magician land, means what, exactly?” Dean asked. 

“Big enough to play Radio City Music Hall.”

“What got him stuck in their ‘Where are They Now?’ file?”

“He got old.”

You drew your lips together. “Okay, so, maybe he’s using real magic to make a comeback?” you suggested. 

Sam shrugged. “It's possible. Some kind of spell that works a death transference.”

“How does the tarot card mix into it?” Dean questioned. 

“You can use tarot for those kinds of spells,” you explained. “It’s heavy-duty magic. Almost like planting the tarot card is what lays the curse; the card is what carries the energy.”

Dean nodded, thinking for a moment. “Man, I hope I die before I get old. Whole thing seems brutal, don't it?”

“What, you don’t wanna hunt ghosts with me when we’re ninety?” you smirked, sitting down next to him on your bed.

He tossed an arm around you and pulled you to his side so the two of you were lounging against the headboard. “You’re great and all, but no.”

“You think we will?” Sam asked. 

“What?” you and Dean replied in unison. 

“Die before we get old,” Sam replied. 

“Haven’t you and I already done that?” Dean laughed. 

You nudged his ribs with your fist lightly. “Don’t remind me.”

“C’mon, Dean.” Sam rolled his eyes. “I mean, do you think we'll still be chasing demons when we're sixty?”

“No, I think we'll be dead for good,” he responded. 

His words cast a solemn shadow over the room. 

“What?” Dean said. “You wanna end up like— like Travis? Huh? Or Gordon, maybe?”

“There’s Bobby,” the younger brother suggested. 

“Oh, yeah, there's a poster child for growing old gracefully,” Dean snickered. 

“Maybe we'll be different, Dean.”

“What kind of Kool-Aid you drinking, man?” This conversation was clearly confusing Dean. “Sammy, it ends bloody or sad. That's just the life.”

As brutal as that was, it was true. 

Sam went silent, but only for a moment. “What if we could win?”

“ ‘Win’?” Dean scoffed. 

“If there was a way we could just…” the brunet paused to search for the words, “put an end to all of it.”

The older brother’s tone became serious. “Is there something going on you're not telling me?”

“No.”

“Sammy—”

“No. Look, I'm just saying— I just wish there was a way we could… go after the source. That's all. Cut the head off the snake,” he explained. 

“Well, the problem with the snake is that it has a thousand heads. Evil bitches just keep piling out of the Volkswagen.” Although dejected, Sam conceded, “Yeah. Guess you’re right.”

“Why don't you go see if you can track down Jay?” Dean suggested. “We’ll see what we can dig up on this tarot card.”

Sam nodded. As soon as he was out of the room, you and Dean sat up to look at each other. 

“Something’s definitely wrong, right?” Dean asked you. 

You nodded. “Yeah, definitely.” You felt your stomach drop, hoping to god he wasn’t planning on using his powers again. Your fear was maybe irrational especially considering he knew what you’d been asked to do; you hoped he wasn’t that stupid. 

Dean gave you a quick peck on the lips to pull you out of your thoughts. “Hey, c’mon. I’m sure he’s fine.”

Still a little zoned out, you nodded. 

****

Sure enough, Jeb had been found hanging from the ceiling with the Hanged Man card in his back pocket. Your theory about the cards acting as targets for energy transference seemed to be right on the money, and Jay had been crossed by both men in the days before their deaths.

“Up against the wall!” Dean commanded, having followed Jay to his hotel room.

“God, who are you? What do you want?” he asked, clearly frustrated.

“Now!” your partner commanded again. 

“We know what you did,” you told him, helping Dean pin the man to the wall. 

“You been working some real bad mojo to jump-start your act,” Dean continued. 

“What?” Jay scoffed. “I don't know what you're talking about.”

“Look, we know you put a spell on those tarot cards,” Sam said. 

“Messing with real magic?” Dean added. 

“ ‘Real magic’? Come on, there's no such thing as real magic,” Jay replied, struggling under you. 

“Oh, is that so?”

“Yeah, believe me. I've been around this stuff my whole life. It's all just— It's— It's illusions. It's tricks. It— It's all fake!”

“Jeb Dexter strung up,” Dean argued, “was that just an illusion?”

“What? Something happened to Jeb?” Jay seemed genuinely surprised. 

“He was found hanged in his room,” Sam replied, voice considerably less harsh. “Right after you slipped the noose last night.”

“I don't know what you're talking about. Please, just let me go.” “Something's not right,” you said. 

“Usually they're whipping some badass hoodoo at us by now,” Dean affirmed. 

The three of you tied Jay to a chair to keep him still so you could deliberate your next move. By the time you turned back around, though, Jay was gone. 

“We shoulda seen that coming,” you sighed. 

“Come on,” the brunet urged. “He couldn't have gotten that far.” 

You followed him out of the room, but there was no one in the hallway. The three of you headed down to the lobby to get more of a look around. 

Then, you saw the police at the door. 

“Oh, fuck, guys.” You nodded at the men looking around the lobby. 

“That's them!” Jay called as he appeared next to the police. “Those are the nut jobs that just broke into my room!”

****

Every encounter with the police was just starting to piss you off. You’d evaded them enough times to know this wasn’t going to be too much of an issue, but this was hindering your ability to do your job. Whoever was working with or for Jay now had even more of an opportunity to kill someone else. 

You bounced your leg up and down while you sat on the bench in the holding cell, a few feet away from where another detainee slept. Dean paced, and Sam sat beside you. None of you spoke, each too pissed off and consumed by your own thoughts to form words. 

Then, around midnight that night, the guard opened the cell. “Alright, Ulriches. You’re free to go.”

You exchanged a look with Dean, knowing something had probably happened to result in Jay dropping the charges. And thus, you met up with him in the hotel lobby. 

“We have to talk,” he told you when you arrived. He brought you into the hotel’s bar where he gave you the news that Charlie had been killed during his act that night. “I was just a kid when we first met,” he lamented. “All I knew was how to cheat at cards. Charlie got me out of more scrapes than I can count. Hell, I would’ve been dead by the age of twenty if it hadn't been for him.” He sighed heavily, then took a swig of his drink. “He was more than my friend. He was my brother.”

“I'm sorry, Jay,” Sam told him. 

“Look, I should have listened to you guys when you told me that my show was killing people.”

“Well, you weren't the one pulling the trigger,” Dean replied. 

He put his glass down on the bar. “Yeah, but someone did, and I want to find out who did this to Charlie. So I'll do whatever you guys say. Just tell me what to do.”

“Jay, whoever's doing this,” the younger Winchester began, “they like you. They're probably close to you. Did Charlie and Vernon get along?”

Jay looked almost offended. “No. No, it’s not Vernon.”

“He's the only one that makes sense,” Dean urged. 

“Charlie and Vernon were your family, Jay,” Sam added. 

“And now Charlie's gone.”

“Yeah, but… they butted heads sometimes, but Vernon could never do something like this,” Jay tried. 

“It doesn’t make complete sense to me, either,” you said, and all three men turned to you. “But he’s really the only option here. And real magic… it’s almost a drug. That kind of power can corrupt people in ways you may not even notice at first.”

Jay looked down at the granite in front of him. “You better be damn sure about this,” he finally said heavily. “Vernon's all I got left.”

“Well, let us go take a look around his room first,” you told the old man. “I mean, I’m assuming y’all have been on the road your whole life. Everything he owns will be in that room; including whatever mojo he’s working.”

Jay agreed and found a way to get Vernon downstairs. When he was gone, you began your search. 

“Guys, it’s just a bunch of old-timey magic crap,” you noted, dropping a few red balls back in the cups they belonged to. “No herbs, no candles, and no tarot cards.”

“I'll be damned,” Dean breathed out.

At your and Sam’s questioning looks, Dean held up a poster to you. “Look like anyone we know?”

****

You and the Winchesters crept into the theater with your guns drawn. On the stage, you saw a much younger version of Charlie talking to Jay and Vernon about how he’d gained his immortality. Apparently, P.T. Barnum had given him the grimoire that taught him everything he knew about magic.  

“And who else has to die so that we can live forever?” Jay argued.

“What's the price tag on immortality? This isn't right, Charlie; what you're doing. You know that. Somewhere, you know that.”

“I know I don't want to come back alone— to start all over, alone,” Charlie replied. 

“Jay,” Vernon said hesitantly, “we can be young again.”

“The three of us together— Vital and alive forever.”

“Not so fast!” Dean butted in, stepping forward into the light on the stage. “I ain't Guttenberg, and this ain't Cocoon.” He nodded at Charlie. “Immortality. That's a neat trick.”

“It's not a trick. It's magic.” A noose appeared behind Dean as Charlie spoke. 

“Dean, look out!” you screamed, but it was too late. 

The noose dropped around Dean’s neck, lifting him in the air. 

You and Sam immediately shot at Charlie, but he caught the bullet in his teeth. 

“Hey, bullet catch,” Charlie chuckled, “been working on that.”

“Get him!” Dean choked. 

“Let him go!” you shouted, rushing Charlie. You tackled him to the ground and slammed your fist into his face. He flipped you off him, taking out a knife and stabbing you through the stomach. Though, no pain ever came. 

Instead, Charlie began to choke on his own blood, clutching his abdomen. “Jay,” Charlie panted, “you picked these strangers over me?”

Jay couldn’t answer him, and you pushed yourself upright to go check on Dean. “You okay?” you asked, supporting his head in one hand so you could see his neck and inspect it for injuries. 

He grabbed the wrist holding his face. “Yeah. Yeah, I'm alright, sweetheart.”

You kissed his cheek and threw your arms around his neck while he held your waist.

****

When the dust had settled and Charlie had been taken to the morgue, you and the brothers met Jay in the hotel bar to say goodbye. 

“Hey, Jay,” Dean said. “We wanted to thank you for what you did.”

“I just killed my best friend, and you want to thank me?” Jay responded, voice nearly devoid of emotion. His face held a sorrow you’d never seen in him before. 

“Where's Vernon?” you asked. 

Jay pursed his lips. “Oh, he's gone. He said he didn't want to speak to me again after what I did to Charlie.”

“Well, he’s a shit friend, then,” you said matter-of-factly. “Charlie was never gonna give up killing. You did the right thing.”

Jay turned to face you. “Are you sure about that? You know, Charlie was like my brother. And now he's dead... because I did ‘the right thing.’ He offered me a gift, and I just threw it back in his face. So now, I have to spend the rest of my life old and alone. What's so right about that?” He got up from the bar, leaving you and your boys in contemplative silence. 

“Jay,” the bartender said, nodding to the pack of cards he’d left on the bar, “your cards.”

He took one last look at them before finally saying, “Throw them away.”

You watched as Jay left, heart bleeding for him. 

“Well, I don't know about you, but I could go for a beer,” Dean said, sitting down on a barstool. 

You laughed half-heartedly. “Me, too.”

“I'm gonna take a walk,” Sam told you and Dean. He was walking away before you or Dean could respond. 

You looked after him as he left, anxiety gripping your chest. Something in you told you he was up to no good. 

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The Hart III: Secrets

Chapter 19: Smoke and Mirrors

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Summary: Three months… Dean was gone for three months and now he’s back. He’s back and he truly has no idea how much things have changed. Life moved on while Dean was in Hell, and now things are complicated. With new faces and troubles right around the corner, will the trio find a way to come back together? Or has all hope been lost?

Warning: Angst. Magic.

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EPOV

Hands shoved into the pockets of my 'FBI' coat, I followed a step behind Sam and Dean as we walked down a street in Las Vegas. But we weren't here for fun. No gambling for us, unfortunately. No. This was all about a job.

As we crossed the street, we neared a gathering people standing around a man dressed in black leather, and ripped jeans, with dark hair and eyeliner.

"This, this isn't a trick, okay?" the man told the audience as he shuffled some cards. "I- I- I don't do tricks. This is a demonstration. About demons and angels. Love and lust. All that stuff mixed up in my head."

"What a douchebag," Dean mumbled as we came to stand with the crowd.

I looked to the side, glancing at the camera person and microphone person as they focused on the man.

"That's Jeb Dexter," Sam noted.

Dean looked up at him, confused. "I don't even want to know how you know that."

Sam just shrugged. "He's famous, kind of."

"For what? Douchebaggery?"

I held back a laugh at Dean's disapproving attitude. "It's entertainment, Winchester." I smirked, looking up at the older brother.

He looked down at me, surprised for a moment before he returned my grin with a smirk of his own.

Jeb's voice pulled our attention back to him as he kept talking to the crowd. "But whatever happens, no matter how messed up it gets, don't touch me, okay? For your own safety, " he warned before inhaling deeply.

After a moment, he closed his eyes and exhaled, focusing as he shifted on the spot. Taking a deep breath, he shook his head, letting the air out again.

Suddenly he gasped as he began to shake as if having a seizure. With one hand, he grabbed the deck of cards that sat in the other hand as he opened his eyes enough so we could only see the whites.

"Go back to hell, demon!" Flinging the cards at the window behind him, we all watched as one of the cards stuck to the glass. The ace of diamonds. Reaching forward, Jeb ran his hand over the card, only to reveal that it was on the other side of the glass now. "Is this your card?" he asked a woman in the audience.

Applause broke out in the crowd.

"You've got to be kidding me. A fake demon possession?" Dean shook his head as he turned to walk away. "I can't believe people actually fall for that crap."

"It's not all crap," Sam argued as the two of us followed Dean.

"What part of that was not a steaming pile of BS?" Dean asked, gesturing back to Jeb and the people surrounding him.

Sam gave a short nod, agreeing with Dean there. "Okay, that was crap, but that's not all magicians. It takes skill."

Stopping in his tracks, Dean turned to his brother, grinning. "Oh, right, right, I forgot. You were actually into this stuff, weren't you?"

A smile spread across my lips. "Really?"

Turning to me, Dean was clearly enjoying the fact he was embarrassing his brother. "I mean, he had like a deck of cards, a wand and everything," he told me.

I had to fight back the laugh bubbling in my chest. Sam Winchester, an aspiring magician. Now that's something I would have wanted to see.

Sam rolled his eyes. "Dude, I was thirteen. It was a phase."

Shaking his head, Dean shrugged. "Just... it bugs me. You know, playing at demons and, and magic, when the real thing will kill you bloody."

"Like a guy who drops dead of ten stab wounds without a single tear in his shirt?" Sam noted, talking about the case.

Dean gave a sharp nod as he started to walk again. "That's what I'm talking about."

DPOV

In the victim's hotel room, Liz, Sam and I were in the process of asking his assistant some questions while she packed up all of Vance's- the victim's- things.

"So, did your boss have any enemies that you know of?" I asked.

The assistant nodded. "Vance had plenty of enemies." Leaning down, she grabbed the end of a series of tied-together handkerchiefs and began to pull them out of a bag to wrap them up.

"How so?" Sam questioned.

The assistant shrugged. "He would steal from other magicians. All the time."

"What would he steal?" Liz asked while I frowned at the handkerchief rope that just kept coming out of the bag as if it would never end.

See, this is one of the reasons why I didn't like this kind of magic. I just didn't understand why it was so interesting. A never-ending rope of handkerchiefs? Where's the magic in that? How is it supposed to be entertaining?

That's another thing. Magic is not supposed to be entertaining. It's dangerous. Deadly. Real magic? It ends in death, and torture and mayhem. Real magic? It's messy and gross and bloody.

"Stage effects, closeup techniques," the assistant answered, the rope finally coming to an end. "Anything he could get his hands on."

Pulling my attention back to the assistant, I asked the next question. "Is that enough to get him killed?"

"These guys take this stuff pretty seriously," she noted as she reached over to remove a cloth from a table, revealing a white rabbit. "There you are." Bending down, she picked the rabbit up as I spoke again.

"Did you find anything weird in Vance's stuff? Well, weirder?"

"Matter of fact, I did." Putting the rabbit in a bag, she then pulled something out of a pocket of a cape before showing us the object.

It was a tarot card, the Ten of Swords. The picture on the card was of a man lying on the ground with ten swords sticking into his back.

"I'm guessing this didn't belong to Vance," Sam noted as he reached forward to take the car.

The assistant shook her head. "He hated card tricks. Never wanted them around. Let alone in his precious cape."

EPOV

While Sam was off doing some research, Dean and I walked into a theatre to find a possible lead. Up the front, on top of the stage, hung a sign. The Incredible Jay over the Table of Death. Under that sign of Jeb, on the phone, clearly annoyed and pissed.

"It's a lame gig. I'm in a fleabag hotel doing this man-of-the-people crap, and freaking Angel's in Vegas doing Cirque du Soleil! That should have been mine." He shook his head, even though the person on the other end of the phone couldn't see him. Hanging up, he sat down at a table, across from an older man while the camera crew hovered. "All right, boys, get it in gear, I don't got all day."

Dean and I moved to a table near Jeb's where two older men sat, watching the interview between Jeb and the other older man.

"You Vernon Haskell?" Dean asked as he sat behind the man he was addressing.

"Who's asking?"

"Federal agent, Ulrich. This is my partner, Agent Hetfield," Dean introduced as the two of us pulled out our FBI IDs. "We're looking into the death of Patrick Vance."

Our attention was pulled back to Jeb as he started the interview. "I'm Jeb Dexter. This is Devil Twist. We're chilling at the International Magicians' Convention, which is a dope chance to tip my hat to the wicked cats who came before me. Smoking hot effect last night, Jim."

"Jay," the older man corrected.

Jeb frowned at him, clearly confused. "Huh?"

"My name is Jay."

"Yeah, whatever." Jeb waved Jay off. "We can loop it later."

Vernon shook his head at the younger magician. "What a douchebag."

"Couldn't agree more." Dean grinned as I held back a chuckle. "Is, uh," he pulled the Ten of Swords card out from his pocket, "this familiar to you?"

Turning to give the card a glance, Vernon shrugged as he focused on Jeb and Jay again. "Should it be?"

"Well, we heard that you used tarot cards in your act," Dean noted.

"My act?" Vernon let out a humous laugh. "That was a long time ago. I haven't touched a deck in years, you know..." He held up his hand, showing us how shaky it was.

"Well, do you know anyone who might use them now?" I asked.

Vernon thought about it for a moment before nodding. "Well, there was a guy down on Bleeker Street."

"Oh, yeah. He, he peddles that kind of specialty stuff," the man with Vernon added.

Dean looked to the two men. "Did he have a problem with Vance?"

"Matter of fact, Vance crossed him about a year ago," Vernon answered, voice slightly hushed. "Probably cost him fifty grand in royalties," he added, the man next to him nodding confirmation.

"Would you happen to know where this person is?" I asked as Dean tucked the tarot card back into the pocket of his jacket.

"Four twenty-six Bleeker," Vernon answered without missing a beat.

"Ask for Chief," his friend added.

"Chief?" Dean asked, getting a nod in return. "Thank you." He gave Vernon a pat on the back as the two of us stood, leaving.

...

"Stay close to me," Dean told me as we walked down the creepy looking street, heading for the building Vernon and his friend directed us to.

I wasn't feeling too good about this. The lonely street. The sirens in the background. The dark night. The unending possibilities of danger lurking in every corner of the place. It just wasn't sitting right with me.

Coming to stop at the door of the building we were looking for, Dean knocked on the bars of the door before taking half a step back so he stood closer to me.

The chain-link door inside swung open, revealing a man dressed in black, who looked the two of us up and down.

Trying to play it cool, Dean moved another inch or so closer to me as he spoke to the man. "We're, uh… here to see Chief."

Raising an eyebrow, the guy looked us over once more before opening the door without a word. Stepping to the side, he gestured for us to enter, which we did.

The moment I stepped over the threshold, Dean's hand found its way into mine. I was startled for a moment but didn't question or stop him. I knew he was just being his protective self, so I let him hold my hand as we moved through the dark and mysterious building, following the man as he took us down to the basement.

As we came to a stop, the man turned to us. "Stay here. Don't touch anything," was all he said before he walked off.

Once we were alone, I turned to Dean, shaking my head. "I don't like this."

Looking around, I tried to ignore the gut-wrenching feeling inside me that was screaming at me, telling me to get out of there. The graffiti on the walls, exposed pipes, and dark atmosphere, it all seemed to increase the suspicion growing inside me.

Suddenly some music started playing in the background. We could hear the thumping of the bass get louder as a door opened, the light on the other side streaming in. Another man walked into the room, climbing the stairs, the light coming in from behind him making it hard to get a good look of the guy. That was until he stepped closer...

The was dressed in all leather, carrying a flogger which he used to slap his hand a few times. "You are really gonna get it tonight." He grinned at the two of us.

Dean moved a little closer to me as he tried to explain our way out of his. "There's been a misunderstanding." He grinned, just as embarrassed as I suddenly felt. "I, uh, think we've been had."

"Oh, you ain't been had till you been had by the Chief." The Chief smirked for a moment before he quickly added, "Oh, and before we get started, what's your safe-word?"

Oh, my God...

SPOV

Sitting in the motel room, doing some research on my laptop, I looked up at the sound of a knock on the door. Getting out of my seat, I walked around to go check to see who might be here. As I looked through the peephole, I let out a sigh, seeing Ruby on the other side.

Opening the door, I looked down at her. "What are you doing here, Ruby?"

Arms crossed over her chest, she looked as annoyed as I felt. "I should be asking you the same thing," she countered, pushing past me and into the room.

Closing the door, I followed her to the middle of the room. "I'm working a job."

"The whole world's about to be engulfed in hellfire, and you're in Magictown, USA."

I let out a short, bitter laugh. "You got something against magic?"

"That would almost be funny if thirty-four seals hadn't been broken already." She gave me an exasperated look. "Thirty-four, Sam. That's over halfway. The angels are losing this war. Every day is one day closer, and if someone doesn't do something soon-"

I cut her off, "And that someone is me?"

"Who else would it be? Lizzie?"

"Leave her out of this." If I didn't want anything to do with the end of the world, there was no way I was letting Lizzie deal with it. Not the way Ruby was talking about. "Look, I don't know where these seals are. I don't know squat. So why don't you tell me where you'd like me to start?"

"Well, you can quit dicking around here, for one. Bigger fish, Sam. And if the seals are being broken, you might want to go after the one doing the breaking."

"Lilith?"

"Cut the head off the snake. You're the only one who can stop her, Sam." She stepped up to me. "So, step up and kill the little bitch," she said as she passed me to stand on the other side of the room.

"Oh, I'm game, believe me," I assured her as I moved to where she'd been standing before. "It's not the psychic thing I got a problem with."

"Yeah, I know what you got a problem with, but tough. It's the only way."

"No." It was that simple.

"You know, this would all be so much easier if you'd just admit to yourself that you like it. That feeling that it gives you."

"You don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh, I don't, huh? Fine." She moved to leave, only to stop herself. "It's simple. Lucifer rises, the apocalypse starts. You think that you have blood on your hands now? People are gonna die, Sam. Oceans of people. So, you just let me know when you're ready." This time, she didn't stop, she just left.

DPOV

Back in the theatre, Liz and I headed over to where Sam stood, waiting for us. Liz and I hadn't really talked about what happened at the Chief's. It was awkward. Not because something happened, nothing happened, really. Once we explained the situation, the Chief was pretty understanding. Apparently, people got tricked into going there a lot.

No, the awkward part was what happened after. When Liz and I were in the dark street again. Standing there, in silence, thinking over what had just happened, and all the memories it brought up. Memories of us.

There was no point in denying my feelings anymore. I liked Liz. I knew. Sam knew it. I was pretty sure Liz did, too. So, standing there, in the ally, by ourselves... yeah it had been awkward.

"Find anything interesting?" I asked Sam as we reached him.

He turned to us. "What? Uh, no. You?"

I shook my head. "Nothing I want to talk about, or think about, ever again." There was no way I was telling him about the Chief. So, instead, I started towards Vernon and his friend as they stood closer to the stage. "The Chief, huh?"

They both turned to Liz, Sam and I, Vernon's friend smirking at us. "What's the matter? Chief not your type?"

I grinned back, but was clearly unamused. "You know, I could have you both arrested for obstruction of justice."

"How? You're no Fed," Vernon stated simply.

"We con people for a living, son," his friend added. "Takes more than a fake badge to get past us."

I let out a nervous laugh, our cover was blown. "You got us. Yeah, we- we are actually- aspiring magicians," I lied.

Sam nodded. "Yeah, we- we came to the convention 'cause we thought we could learn something."

"To get some idea for our new show," Liz finished.

Vernon looked intrigued. "Ooh, what kind of show?"

"Well, it's- it's a-"

When I stumbled on thinking something up, Sam saved the day. "It's a brother act."

"And I'm their assistant," Liz quickly added.

I went on with the lie, trying to make it sound believable. "Yeah. Yeah, you know, with the rings and doves and... rings."

Before anyone else could say more, applause broke out in the gathering audience as someone spoke into a microphone, introducing an act. "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Incredible Jay."

"You want to learn something? Stick around." Vernon's friend gestured to the stage where Jay- the guy who Jeb had interviewed earlier- stood.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Jay addressed the audience, "what you're about to witness is a feat so daring, So dangerous, even the great Houdini dared not attempt it. I give to you...The Executioner!" Suddenly, a noose fell from the roof as the crowd 'oohed' and 'ahhed'.

...

Jay was now strapped into a straightjacket, the noose around his neck as someone from the audience checked to make sure that he was in fact, securely strapped in.

"Now, sir, as you can see, this jacket is the real article. Thank you, sir." Jay nodded to the man. "You may take your seat." Once the man was off the stage, Jay addressed everyone again. "Now, I will have one minute, sixty seconds, to escape certain death. Let's see if I can do it."

A curtain fell in front of Jay, so only his silhouette can be seen and he began to struggle and a time started to tick away.

He continues to try and escape, but as far as I could see, he wasn't getting anywhere. He was still firming strapped into the jacket.

"I don't think he's gonna make it," I mumbled to Liz and Sam.

The timer kept ticking down. Twenty-five seconds. Twenty. Fifteen. Yet he still wasn't out. There was no change.

As the clock reached ten seconds, Liz's hand grabbed mine, squeezing it tightly. I looked over at her, seeing her eyes wide with fear and anticipation. Turning back to the stage, I watched as the timed clicked to zero and the bottom under Jay fell away, leaving him hanging.

People cried out, gasped, stood and looked away as the lights changed so we could no longer see the silhouette.

But the curtains were then pushed aside, revealing Jay, standing there, unharmed and out of the noose and jacket.

People cheered and applauded the act as Jay gave a bow.

"Oh! That was amazing!" I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. "That was freakin' amazing!"

But Sam shook his head, looking at the stage, confused. "That was... not humanly possible."

Bamby

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WHILE STREAMERS WATCHED THEIR FLICKS BY NIGHT...

Merry Christmas Eve Eve everybody! The Phoenix Film Critics Society...

...of which Your Humble Narrator is proud to be a founding member, recently announced our 2022 Award winners. As always, some of the winners--like Best Actor--reflect my voting, others don't, but there are a lot of movies worth seeing on the list.

A few other odds and ends...

Cash on Demand--Last week I was shown this 1961 gem I had never caught up with, a no-kidding Christmas movie from Hammer Films! It's available on DVD; I highly recommend. Peter Cushing plays a joyless bank manager, cold and critical toward his employees, who gets his Christmas Eve ruined when a suave bounder (Andre Morell) tells him that his cohorts are holding Cushing's wife and son hostage while he plunders the vault at the provincial branch. Cushing, unsurprisingly, is great--despicable at first, gradually shading into sympathy as his desperation rises--and Morell is sensational, in maybe the best role he ever had, as the sinister yet curiously charismatic thief.

Richard Vernon nicely leads the small ensemble that plays the branch employees. It's a gripping, imaginative caper, though of course it's just one more variation on the Scrooge story, with the robber serving as a felonious Ghost of Christmas Present.

Something From Tiffany's--Two guys, played by Ray Nicholson (Jack's kid) and Kendrick Sampson, buy jewelry at the title shop as Christmas presents for their respective lady friends (Zoey Deutsch and Shay Mitchell). One's a pair of earrings; the other's an engagement ring. A mishap mixes up the gift bags, and wackiness ensues. I was recently pointed toward this romcom, streaming on Prime. It's very undemanding, but it's inventive, Zoey Deutsch makes a sweet heroine and her costars, including the great Rose Abdoo as the Tiffany's clerk, are pleasant company. And it seems like it's a cut above most of the Hallmark Christmas movies.

American Murderer--A stalwart FBI man played by Ryan Phillippe searches for fugitive Jason David Brown, who was on the Ten Most Wanted List at the same time as Osama bin Laden and Whitey Bulger for killing an armored car guard here in Phoenix in November of 2004. As Phillippe talks to Brown's family and acquaintances we get his story in flashback (it's often different from what they're telling the agent). I'm late to the party on this true-crime drama released earlier this year, written and directed by Matthew Gentile and available on various streaming platforms. Don't let the poster fool you into dismissing this as a routine action flick; it's an absorbing feature debut for Gentile, a tense, believable piece of work, full of disturbing scenes that feel like something you'd witness as a passerby. Soap actor Tom Pelphrey plays Brown as a tightly-wound obsequious hustler, sort of a coked-up Eddie Haskell. Though he worms his way into the house and bed of his single-mom neighbor (Idina Menzel) and plays video games with her son, and though he can still get over on his own siblings, his Mom (Jacki Weaver) has long since recognized him for the callous creep he is. But even he isn't prepared for the psychic weight of murder, and Gentile gets across this internal horror impressively. It's worth checking out, maybe after Christmas.

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A Joseph Agnello, Lad.118 Lt. Brian Ahearn, Bat.13 Eric Allen, Sqd.18 (D) Richard Allen, Lad.15 Cpt. James Amato, Sqd.1 Calixto Anaya Jr., Eng.4 Joseph Agnello, Lad.118 Lt. Brian Ahearn, Bat.13 Eric Allen, Sqd.18 (D) Richard Allen, Lad.15 Cpt. James Amato, Sqd.1 Calixto Anaya Jr., Eng.4 Joseph Angelini, Res.1 (D) Joseph Angelini Jr., Lad.4 Faustino Apostol Jr., Bat.2 David Arce, Eng.33 Louis Arena, Lad.5 (D) Carl Asaro, Bat.9 Lt. Gregg Atlas, Eng.10 Gerald Atwood, Lad.21

B Gerald Baptiste, Lad.9 A.C. Gerard Barbara, Cmd. Ctr. Matthew Barnes, Lad.25 Arthur Barry, Lad.15 Lt.Steven Bates, Eng.235 Carl Bedigian, Eng.214 Stephen Belson, Bat.7 John Bergin, Res.5 Paul Beyer, Eng.6 Peter Bielfeld, Lad.42 Brian Bilcher, Sqd.1 Carl Bini, Res.5 Christopher Blackwell, Res.3 Michael Bocchino, Bat.48 Frank Bonomo, Eng.230 Gary Box, Sqd.1 Michael Boyle, Eng.33 Kevin Bracken, Eng.40 Michael Brennan, Lad.4 Peter Brennan, Res.4 Cpt. Daniel Brethel, Lad.24 (D) Cpt. Patrick Brown, Lad.3 Andrew Brunn, Lad.5 (D) Cpt. Vincent Brunton, Lad.105 F.M. Ronald Bucca Greg Buck, Eng.201 Cpt. William Burke Jr., Eng.21 A.C. Donald Burns, Cmd. Ctr. John Burnside, Lad.20 Thomas Butler, Sqd.1 Patrick Byrne, Lad.101

C George Cain, Lad.7 Salvatore Calabro, Lad.101 Cpt. Frank Callahan, Lad.35 Michael Cammarata, Lad.11 Brian Cannizzaro, Lad.101 Dennis Carey, Hmc.1 Michael Carlo, Eng.230 Michael Carroll, Lad.3 Peter Carroll, Sqd.1 (D) Thomas Casoria, Eng.22 Michael Cawley, Lad.136 Vernon Cherry, Lad.118 Nicholas Chiofalo, Eng.235 John Chipura, Eng.219 Michael Clarke, Lad.2 Steven Coakley, Eng.217 Tarel Coleman, Sqd.252 John Collins, Lad.25 Robert Cordice, Sqd.1 Ruben Correa, Eng.74 James Coyle, Lad.3 Robert Crawford, Safety Lt. John Crisci, H.M. B.C. Dennis Cross, Bat.57 (D) Thomas Cullen III, Sqd. 41 Robert Curatolo, Lad.16 (D)

D Lt. Edward D'Atri, Sqd.1 Michael D'Auria, Eng.40 Scott Davidson, Lad.118 Edward Day, Lad.11 B.C. Thomas DeAngelis, Bat. 8 Manuel Delvalle, Eng.5 Martin DeMeo, H.M. 1 David DeRubbio, Eng.226 Lt. Andrew Desperito, Eng.1 (D) B.C. Dennis Devlin, Bat.9 Gerard Dewan, Lad.3 George DiPasquale, Lad.2 Lt. Kevin Donnelly, Lad.3 Lt. Kevin Dowdell, Res.4 B.C. Raymond Downey, Soc. Gerard Duffy, Lad.21

E Cpt. Martin Egan, Jr., Div.15 (D) Michael Elferis, Eng.22 Francis Esposito, Eng.235 Lt. Michael Esposito, Sqd.1 Robert Evans, Eng.33

F B.C. John Fanning, H.O. Cpt. Thomas Farino, Eng.26 Terrence Farrell, Res.4 Cpt. Joseph Farrelly, Div.1 Dep. Comm. William Feehan, (D) Lee Fehling, Eng.235 Alan Feinberg, Bat.9 Michael Fiore, Res.5 Lt. John Fischer, Lad.20 Andre Fletcher, Res.5 John Florio, Eng.214 Lt. Michael Fodor, Lad.21 Thomas Foley, Res.3 David Fontana, Sqd.1 Robert Foti, Lad.7 Andrew Fredericks, Sqd.18 Lt. Peter Freund, Eng.55

G Thomas Gambino Jr., Res.3 Chief of Dept. Peter Ganci, Jr. (D) Lt. Charles Garbarini, Bat.9 Thomas Gardner, Hmc.1 Matthew Garvey, Sqd.1 Bruce Gary, Eng.40 Gary Geidel, Res.1 B.C. Edward Geraghty, Bat.9 Dennis Germain, Lad.2 Lt. Vincent Giammona, Lad.5 James Giberson, Lad.35 Ronnie Gies, Sqd.288 Paul Gill, Eng.54 Lt. John Ginley, Eng.40 Jeffrey Giordano, Lad.3 John Giordano, Hmc.1 Keith Glascoe, Lad.21 James Gray, Lad.20 B.C. Joseph Grzelak, Bat.48 Jose Guadalupe, Eng.54 Lt. Geoffrey Guja, Bat.43 Lt. Joseph Gullickson, Lad.101

H David Halderman, Sqd.18 Lt. Vincent Halloran, Lad.8 Robert Hamilton, Sqd.41 Sean Hanley, Lad.20 (D) Thomas Hannafin, Lad.5 Dana Hannon, Eng.26 Daniel Harlin, Lad.2 Lt. Harvey Harrell, Res.5 Lt. Stephen Harrell, Bat.7 Cpt. Thomas Haskell, Jr., Div.15 Timothy Haskell, Sqd.18 (D) Cpt. Terence Hatton, Res.1 Michael Haub, Lad.4 Lt. Michael Healey, Sqd.41 John Hefferman, Lad.11 Ronnie Henderson, Eng.279 Joseph Henry, Lad.21 William Henry, Res.1 (D) Thomas Hetzel, Lad.13 Cpt. Brian Hickey, Res.4 Lt. Timothy Higgins, S.O.C. Jonathan Hohmann, Hmc.1 Thomas Holohan, Eng.6 Joseph Hunter, Sqd.288 Cpt. Walter Hynes, Lad.13 (D)

I Jonathan Ielpi, Sqd.288 Cpt. Frederick Ill Jr., Lad.2

J William Johnston, Eng.6 Andrew Jordan, Lad.132 Karl Joseph, Eng.207 Lt. Anthony Jovic, Bat.47 Angel Juarbe Jr., Lad.12 Mychal Judge, Chaplain (D)

K Vincent Kane, Eng.22 B.C. Charles Kasper, S.O.C. Paul Keating, Lad.5 Richard Kelly Jr., Lad.11 Thomas R. Kelly, Lad.15 Thomas W. Kelly, Lad.105 Thomas Kennedy, Lad.101 Lt. Ronald Kerwin, Sqd.288 Michael Kiefer, Lad.132 Robert King Jr., Eng.33 Scott Kopytko, Lad.15 William Krukowski, Lad.21 Kenneth Kumpel, Lad.25 Thomas Kuveikis, Sqd.252

L David LaForge, Lad.20 William Lake, Res.2 Robert Lane, Eng.55 Peter Langone, Sqd.252 Scott Larsen, Lad.15 Lt. Joseph Leavey, Lad.15 Neil Leavy, Eng.217 Daniel Libretti, Res.2 Carlos Lillo, Paramedic Robert Linnane, Lad.20 Michael Lynch, Eng.40 Michael Lynch, Lad.4 Michael Lyons, Sqd.41 Patrick Lyons, Sqd.252

M Joseph Maffeo, Lad.101 William Mahoney, Res 4 Joseph Maloney, Lad.3 (D) B.C. Joseph Marchbanks Jr, Bat.12 Lt. Charles Margiotta, Bat.22 Kenneth Marino, Res.1 John Marshall, Eng.23 Lt. Peter Martin, Res.2 Lt. Paul Martini, Eng.23 Joseph Mascali, T.S.U. 2 Keithroy Maynard, Eng.33 Brian McAleese, Eng.226 John McAvoy, Lad.3 Thomas McCann, Bat.8 Lt. William McGinn, Sqd.18 B.C. William McGovern, Bat.2 (D) Dennis McHugh, Lad.13 Robert McMahon, Lad.20 Robert McPadden, Eng.23 Terence McShane, Lad.101 Timothy McSweeney, Lad.3 Martin McWilliams, Eng.22 (D) Raymond Meisenheimer, Res.3 Charles Mendez, Lad.7 Steve Mercado, Eng.40 Douglas Miller, Res.5 Henry Miller Jr, Lad.105 Robert Minara, Lad.25 Thomas Mingione, Lad.132 Lt. Paul Mitchell, Bat.1 Capt. Louis Modafferi, Res.5 Lt. Dennis Mojica, Res.1 (D) Manuel Mojica, Sqd.18 (D) Carl Molinaro, Lad.2 Michael Montesi, Res.1 Capt. Thomas Moody, Div.1 B.C. John Moran, Bat.49 Vincent Morello, Lad.35 Christopher Mozzillo, Eng.55 Richard Muldowney Jr, Lad.07 Michael Mullan, Lad.12 Dennis Mulligan, Lad.2 Lt. Raymond Murphy, Lad.16

N Lt. Robert Nagel, Eng.58 John Napolitano, Res.2 Peter Nelson, Res.4 Gerard Nevins, Res.1

O Dennis O'Berg, Lad.105 Lt. Daniel O'Callaghan, Lad.4 Douglas Oelschlager, Lad.15 Joseph Ogren, Lad.3 Lt. Thomas O'Hagan, Bat.4 Samuel Oitice, Lad.4 Patrick O'Keefe, Res.1 Capt. William O'Keefe, Div.15 (D) Eric Olsen, Lad.15 Jeffery Olsen, Eng.10 Steven Olson, Lad.3 Kevin O'Rourke, Res.2 Michael Otten, Lad.35

P Jeffery Palazzo, Res.5 B.C. Orio Palmer, Bat.7 Frank Palombo, Lad.105 Paul Pansini, Eng.10 B.C. John Paolillo, Bat.11 James Pappageorge, Eng.23 Robert Parro, Eng.8 Durrell Pearsall, Res.4 Lt. Glenn Perry, Bat.12 Lt. Philip Petti, Bat.7 Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, Eng. 33 Lt. Kenneth Phelan, Bat.32 Christopher Pickford, Eng.201 Shawn Powell, Eng.207 Vincent Princiotta, Lad.7 Kevin Prior, Sqd.252 B.C. Richard Prunty, Bat.2 (D)

Q Lincoln Quappe, Res.2 Lt. Michael Quilty, Lad.11 Ricardo Quinn, Paramedic

R Leonard Ragaglia, Eng.54 Michael Ragusa, Eng.279 Edward Rall, Res.2 Adam Rand, Sqd.288 Donald Regan, Res.3 Lt. Robert Regan, Lad.118 Christian Regenhard, Lad.131 Kevin Reilly, Eng.207 Lt. Vernon Richard, Lad.7 James Riches, Eng.4 Joseph Rivelli, Lad.25 Michael Roberts, Eng.214 Michael E. Roberts, Lad.35 Anthony Rodriguez, Eng.279 Matthew Rogan, Lad.11 Nicholas Rossomando, Res.5 Paul Ruback, Lad.25 Stephen Russell, Eng.55 Lt. Michael Russo, S.O.C. B.C. Matthew Ryan, Bat.1

S Thomas Sabella, Lad.13 Christopher Santora, Eng.54 John Santore, Lad.5 (D) Gregory Saucedo, Lad.5 Dennis Scauso, H.M. 1 John Schardt, Eng.201 B.C. Fred Scheffold, Bat.12 Thomas Schoales, Eng.4 Gerard Schrang, Res.3 (D) Gregory Sikorsky, Sqd.41 Stephen Siller, Sqd.1 Stanley Smagala Jr, Eng.226 Kevin Smith, H.M. 1 Leon Smith Jr, Lad 118 Robert Spear Jr, Eng.26 Joseph Spor, Res.3 B.C. Lawrence Stack, Bat.50 Cpt. Timothy Stackpole, Div.11 (D) Gregory Stajk, Lad.13 Jeffery Stark, Eng.230 Benjamin Suarez, Lad.21 Daniel Suhr, Eng.216 (D) Lt. Christopher Sullivan, Lad.111 Brian Sweeney, Res.1

T Sean Tallon, Lad.10 Allan Tarasiewicz, Res.5 Paul Tegtmeier, Eng.4 John Tierney, Lad.9 John Tipping II, Lad.4 Hector Tirado Jr, Eng.23

V Richard Vanhine, Sqd.41 Peter Vega, Lad.118 Lawrence Veling, Eng.235 John Vigiano II, Lad.132 Sergio Villanueva, Lad.132 Lawrence Virgilio, Sqd.18 (D)

W Lt. Robert Wallace, Eng.205 Jeffery Walz, Lad. 9 Lt. Michael Warchola, Lad.5 (D) Capt. Patrick Waters, S.O.C. Kenneth Watson, Eng.214 Michael Weinberg, Eng.1 (D) David Weiss, Res.1 Timothy Welty, Sqd.288 Eugene Whelan, Eng.230 Edward White, Eng.230 Mark Whitford, Eng.23 Lt. Glenn Wilkinson, Eng.238 (D) B.C. John Williamson, Bat.6 (D) Capt. David Wooley, Lad.4

Y Raymond York, Eng.285 (D)

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Martians, Ray Guns, Flying Saucers & Other Space Junk

                                                                                                                          Year: 2013

Label: Stag-O-Lee

Genre: Rock & Roll, Surf, Space

# Tracks: 13

Duration: 29 minutes 4 seconds

1. The Jimmie Haskell Orchestra - Blast Off! (1:57) 2. Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan - Song Of The Second Moon (2:48) 3. The Tornados - Telstar (3:17) 4. Buck Trail - Knocked Out Joint On Mars (2:25) 5. Joe Tate and The Hi Fives - Satellite Rock (2:03) 6. The Wild Tones - The Martian Band (2:05) 7. Music From Planet Earth - What Will The Future Reveal? (0:27) 8. Sun Ra - Plutonian Nights (4:20) 9. Billy Lee Riley and His Little Green Men - Flyin' Saucers Rock'n'roll (2:01) 10. Lynn Vernon - Moon Rocket (2:23) 11. Joe Meek - Orbit Around The Moon (2:47) 12. The Jimmie Haskell Orchestra - Astrosonic (1:54) 13. Music From Planet Earth - Space Ships (0:37)

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Recent home sales in Boston and Cambridge (June 3)

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90 Easton St. #3 Condo. $640,000

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88 Mount Vernon St. #20 Condo, built in 1880, 599 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 599-square-foot lot. $835,000

BOSTON DOWNTOWN

133 Seaport Blvd #1202 Condo. $1,765,000

170 Tremont St. #1701 Condo, built in 1989, 1,430 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,430-square-foot lot. $1,630,000

188 Brookline Ave. #23I Condo, built in 2018, 949 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $1,605,000

133 Seaport Blvd #717 Condo. $1,535,000

136-140R Shawmut Ave. #2F Condo, built in 2017, 1,109 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $1,250,000

100 Lovejoy Wharf #8H Condo, built in 2017, 795 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $1,095,000

3531 Washington St. #304 Condo. $755,000

BRIGHTON

22 Orkney Road #31 Condo, built in 1915, 755 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 755-square-foot lot. $470,000

CAMBRIDGE

75-83 Cambridge Pkwy #E510 Condo Condo/Apt, built in 1989, 1,315 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $2,350,000

53 Ellery St. #1 Condo Family Flat, built in 1890, 1,270 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $1,650,000

194 Erie St. One-family Conventional, built in 1873, 1,901 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 2,929-square-foot lot. $1,615,000

156 Thorndike St. #2 Condo. $1,525,000

114 Inman St. #1 Condo. $1,445,000

17 Roberts Road #B Condo Semi Detachd, built in 1900, 1,295 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths. $1,355,000

214 Hurley St. #214 Condo Town House, built in 1986, 1,254 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. $1,060,000

6-10 Gardner Road #6 Condo Free-Standng, 1,119 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. $1,048,000

36 Upland Road #1 Condo Family Flat, built in 1916, 1,475 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. $1,035,000

57 Bristol St. #57 Condo Semi Detachd, built in 1886, 810 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $910,000

53 Webster Ave. #1 Condo Two Story, built in 1854, 785 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $848,000

116 Reed St. #1 Condo. $789,999

26-26A Plymouth St. #1 Condo Family Flat, built in 1903, 770 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $605,000

373 Broadway #5 Condo Condo/Apt, built in 1870, 540 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $565,000

CHARLESTOWN

82 Green St. One-family Colonial, built in 1885, 2,512 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 1,590-square-foot lot. $1,380,000

10 Cross St. One-family Colonial, built in 1885, 1,363 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 1,380-square-foot lot. $1,330,000

28 Harvard St. #1 Condo, built in 1900, 1,430 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $939,000

34 Mystic St. #1 Condo, built in 1860, 1,527 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $899,000

13 Bartlett St. One-family Row-End, built in 1810, 707 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 937-square-foot lot. $896,000

5 Hancock St. #1 Condo, built in 1999, 935 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $632,000

42 8th St. #1314 Condo, built in 1899, 940 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths. $605,000

8 Allston St. #1 Condo, built in 1875, 696 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $575,000

403 Main St. #1 Condo, built in 1899, 1,025 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $495,000

18-20 Main St. #2 Condo, built in 1900, 480 square feet, 2 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $460,000

DORCHESTER

85 Willow Court #502 Condo. $1,012,250

48 Juliette St. Three-family Decker, built in 1905, 3,357 square feet, 15 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 4,155-square-foot lot. $1,010,500

125 Stoughton St. #6 Condo, built in 2017, 1,294 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. $750,000

73 Dix St. #6 Condo. $740,000

2 Port Norfolk St. One-family Semi Detachd, built in 1987, 1,458 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 2,976-square-foot lot. $639,000

55 Coleman St. Three-family Row-Middle, built in 1890, 1,698 square feet, 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 1,933-square-foot lot. $570,000

41-43 Port Norfolk St. #3 Condo, built in 1900, 1,065 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 1,065-square-foot lot. $524,500

27 Armandine St. #2 Condo. $499,000

77 Draper St. #1 Condo. $470,800

1906-1918 Dorchester Ave. #504 Condo, built in 2006, 910 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 910-square-foot lot. $460,000

668 Adams St. #2 Condo, built in 1925, 970 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 970-square-foot lot. $385,000

21 Oakhurst St. One-family Colonial, built in 1905, 1,607 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 3,250-square-foot lot. $350,000

EAST BOSTON

14 Murray Court #1 Condo. $719,000

39 Leyden St. #39 Condo, built in 2007, 1,393 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 1,903-square-foot lot. $655,000

412 Meridian St. #2 Condo, built in 2013, 1,110 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,110-square-foot lot. $595,000

46 W Eagle St. #3 Condo, built in 2013, 923 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 923-square-foot lot. $570,000

527 Bennington St. #1 Condo. $485,000

138 Trenton St. #2 Condo. $472,000

154 Lexington St. #3 Condo. $450,000

265 Lexington St. #3 Condo, built in 1899, 630 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 630-square-foot lot. $380,000

FENWAY

70 Fenway #42 Condo, built in 1920, 425 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 425-square-foot lot. $439,000

HYDE PARK

73 Hamilton St. One-family Colonial, built in 1960, 2,152 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,954-square-foot lot. $705,000

73 Prospect St. One-family Cape Cod, built in 1950, 1,235 square feet, 6 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 7,452-square-foot lot. $585,000

156 Summit St. One-family Colonial, built in 1930, 1,248 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 4,573-square-foot lot. $535,000

22 Pine St. One-family Colonial, built in 1876, 2,046 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 5,799-square-foot lot. $445,000

25 Alpine St. #31 Condo, built in 1970, 858 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 858-square-foot lot. $290,000

JAMAICA PLAIN

15 Bancroft St. Two-family Conventional, built in 1915, 3,802 square feet, 13 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 4,666-square-foot lot. $1,150,000

45 Burnett St. #209 Condo. $875,000

62-76 Cornwall St. #E Condo, built in 2000, 1,784 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, on 1,784-square-foot lot. $825,000

991 Centre St. One-family Colonial, built in 1910, 1,918 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 23,610-square-foot lot. $825,000

14 Union Ave. #F Condo, built in 1905, 1,305 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 1,305-square-foot lot. $749,000

6 Craft Place #1 Condo, built in 1905, 1,308 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,308-square-foot lot. $651,000

40 Rockview St. #1 Condo, built in 1905, 1,205 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 1,205-square-foot lot. $640,000

12 Clive St. #2 Condo, built in 1905, 960 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 960-square-foot lot. $625,000

67 Spring Park Ave. #2 Condo. $615,000

53 Wenham St. #2 Condo, built in 2015, 1,185 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. $541,000

MATTAPAN

666 Walk Hill St. Two-family Two Family, built in 1900, 2,586 square feet, 9 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,123-square-foot lot. $470,000

1241-1251 Adams St. #310 Condo, built in 1900, 802 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 802-square-foot lot. $419,900

ROSLINDALE

19 Harrison St. Two-family Conventional, built in 1909, 3,149 square feet, 13 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,000-square-foot lot. $935,000

132 Orange St.. $850,000

392 Beech St. Three-family Conventional, built in 1935, 4,441 square feet, 15 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 7,651-square-foot lot. $840,000

12 Amherst St. Two-family Two Family, built in 1920, 1,988 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,000-square-foot lot. $625,000

53 Bateman St. One-family Split Level, built in 1961, 979 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 6,544-square-foot lot. $565,000

49 Florence St. #3 Condo, built in 1905, 1,042 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 1,042-square-foot lot. $505,000

50 Seymour St. #15 Condo, built in 1967, 890 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 890-square-foot lot. $291,500

ROXBURY

691 Massachusetts Ave. #207 Condo, built in 2010, 793 square feet, 4 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 793-square-foot lot. $650,000

183 Blue Hill Ave. Two-family Conventional, built in 1900, 2,294 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 2,351-square-foot lot. $640,000

SOUTH BOSTON

476 E 4th St. Three-family Row-Middle, built in 1915, 3,780 square feet, 18 rooms, 9 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 2,319-square-foot lot. $1,525,000

536 E 8th St. #3 Condo. $700,000

270 Bowen St. #2 Condo, built in 1890, 912 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 912-square-foot lot. $685,000

108 P St. #1 Condo, built in 1902, 1,070 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,070-square-foot lot. $673,500

331 E St. #2 Condo, built in 1905, 751 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 751-square-foot lot. $560,000

160 I St. #3 Condo, built in 1900, 613 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 613-square-foot lot. $495,000

181 Bowen St. #3 Condo. $410,000

21 Wormwood St. #619 Condo, built in 1900, 1,089 square feet, on 1,089-square-foot lot. $865,000

SOUTH END

46 Union Park #4 Condo, built in 1899, 948 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 948-square-foot lot. $1,250,000

221 W Canton St. #1 Condo, built in 1910, 1,010 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,010-square-foot lot. $950,000

66 Clarendon St. #3 Condo, built in 1890, 550 square feet, 3 rooms, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, on 550-square-foot lot. $660,000

WEST ROXBURY

89 Salman St. One-family Colonial, built in 1933, 1,714 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 5,099-square-foot lot. $670,000

1789 Centre St. #203 Condo. $649,000

34 Searle Road One-family Colonial, built in 1900, 1,152 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 8,250-square-foot lot. $150,000

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Rob Lowe Relists Magnificent Montecito Mansion for $42.5M

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Actor Rob Lowe and his wife, Sheryl Lowe, have relisted their Montecito mansion with a discount. The expansive estate is being offered for $42.5 million. It had been listed about a year ago for $47 million.

Called Oakview Estate, the home was built from the ground up after the couple purchased the 3.4-acre site in 2006 for $8.5 million. Harking back to Lowe’s Virginia roots, the Georgian-style estate takes inspiration from George Washington′s Mount Vernon estate.

The couple worked with architect Don Nulty, along with interior designer David Phoenix, landscape architect Mark Rios, and feng shui master David Cho, according to a spread in Architectural Digest.

The result? A classic, East-Coast style home with modern amenities and ultraluxe details.

“We believe it’s the most exciting listing to hit the market in years in the Montecito area. It’s a new build that’s amongst the finest in the world, in one of the most amazing locations in the world,” says Eric Haskell of The Agency. He and Luke Ebbin of Compass hold the listing.

Mount Vernon-inspired estate

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Rob Lowe’s Montecito compound

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Living room

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Formal dining room

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Chef’s kitchen with marble island

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Veranda

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Master suite

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Pool and patio

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“It would be impossible to build this home again in Montecito,” Haskell adds. “It’s a true legacy estate designed for family, friends and memories. You can host a formal event or gather with small groups in the many inviting indoor and outdoor spaces. In our opinion, it’s the ultimate modern-day family compound.”

With 10,000 square feet of living space, the huge home includes six bedrooms and 11 baths. Inside, you’ll find a chef’s kitchen with a marble island, a living room with fireplace, a wet bar, family room, dining room, and a library. There’s also a professional home theater, as well as a gym. 

Outdoors, the veranda is accessed through French doors. You can lounge in front of the wood-burning fireplace or watch a movie from the outdoor living room. Along with rolling lawns, the space also features a koi pond, gardens, plus ocean and mountain views.

The grounds also offer a tennis court, pool, poolhouse, and a two-bedroom guesthouse. 

Located about 90 miles from Los Angeles, the exclusive enclave close to Santa Barbara attracts celebrities and wealthy residents alike. Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have all owned homes there.  

The family compound first came onto the market a year ago, for $47 million. “With our boys now out of the house, we’re looking forward to our next real estate adventure,” Lowe told the Los Angeles Times last year.

However, with no takers, the couple have switched real estate agents and lowered the price to its current ask.

The actor rose to fame with roles in “The Outsiders” and “St. Elmo’s Fire.” He also starred in the popular TV drama “The West Wing” and the comedy show “Parks and Recreation.” More recently, he starred in a reality show, “The Lowe Files,” with his two sons.

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Aug. 14, 2019

Robbie Ammons, 57

Mrs. Robbie Jean Anderson Ammons, age 57 of Purlear, died Friday, August 9, 2019.

Funeral services were Tuesday at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Gregory and Pastor Johnny Arnold officiating.  The family will receive  

Mrs. Ammons was born July 27, 1962 in Wilkes County to Ray Junior and Bonnie Jean Belle Anderson. She attended Fairview Baptist Church and loved Bible study, Jesus Christ, her family and Mountain Dew.  

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Ronnie Lee Anderson.

She is survived by her daughter, Crystal Miller Anderson and her son, J.R. Rhoades, both of North Wilkesboro;  three grandchildren, Savannah Billings, Isaiah Billings, and Lee Billings; and two brothers, Dennis Anderson and wife, Ann, of Purlear and Chris Anderson and wife, Brenda, of Ronda.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105.

  Kenneth Holland, 79

Mr. Kenneth Holland, age 79 of North Wilkesboro, husband of Judy Brewer Holland, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Winston-Salem.

Funeral services were, August 12,   at Bethel Branch Church of Christ with Brother Steve Johnson and Brother Lawrence Warden officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery.  

Mr. Holland was born October 19, 1939 in West Jefferson to Royal Lester and Celia Love Holland.  He was retired from Lowe's Foods.

Mr. Holland was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Robert Holland, a grandson, Isaac Bryan, and his daughter, Mikki Bryan.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Brewer Holland, of the home; two daughters, Kimberly Church and husband, K.C., and Melanie Walker and husband, Garry, all of North Wilkesboro; ten grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Shirley Holland of Wilkesboro, Karen Phillips of North Wilkesboro, Rosemary McIntyre and Lilly Keller both of Pennsylvania.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to Bethel Branch Church of Christ, c/o Gary Riddle, 276  Riddle Farm Road, North Wilkesboro NC 28659.

 Archie Miller, 66

Archie Paul Miller, age 66, of Millers Creek, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville. Mr. Miller was born September 29, 1952 in Wilkes County to Paul Vernon and Ethel Wingler Miller. He was a member and deacon of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He loved his Savior; his church; and his family. Mr. Miller loved hunting, fishing and being outdoors. Archie was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Hall Miller; sons, Paul Brian Miller and spouse Jennifer, Brandon Miller and spouse Angie all of Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Branson Miller, Racheal Miller, Kelsey Miller, Noah Stamper; his mother, Ethel Wingler Miller of Millers Creek; and brothers, Gary Miller and spouse Darlene of Millers Creek, Ricky Miller and spouse Kathy of Piney Creek, Larry Miller and spouse Pam of Millers Creek

Funeral service aas, August 11,   at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Highway 16 North, with Pastor Brady Hayworth, Rev. Phil Chapman and Rev. Brian Miller officiating. Burial  followed in the Church Cemetery.  

The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Wade Parsons, 240 McGlamery Road, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.                            

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

   Hollis Faw, 58

Hollis Dwayne Faw, age 58, of Millers Creek, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his home. Mr. Faw was born July 29, 1961 in Wilkes County to Turner Albert and Maizie Elna Bumgarner Faw. He was a Christian man and had been happily married for 30 years. Hollis was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Neil Turner Faw.

Surviving are his wife, Donna Edwards Faw; sons, Joshua Nathaniel Faw and Benjamin Jeremiah Faw both of Millers Creek; daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Faw and Hannah Marie Faw both of Millers Creek; sister, Nancy Faw Osborne Crowell and spouse Spencer of Concord; niece, Amber Edwards and spouse Brandon of Kannapolis; nephew, Aaron Osborne of Wilkesboro; great niece, Maven Edwards; great nephew, Paxton Edwards; and several cousins.

Funeral service was August 13,  at Millers Creek United Methodist Church with Rev. H. Cowles Bristol III, Rev. Fred Staley, and Steve Laws officiating.                                 Burial was  in the Church Cemetery.  

 Grover  Durham, 77

Grover Dalon Durham, age 77, of Roaring River, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at his home. Mr. Durham was born June 15, 1942 in Wilkes County to Grover and Cooper Jolly Durham.

He graduated from ASU with a Master's in Biology. He was a former School Teacher and Assistant Principal, and was currently working in maintenance for the School System.

Surviving are his son, Victor Durham of Roaring River; brother, Wallace Durham and spouse Dinah of Roaring River; and uncle, Ivan Dameron and spouse Ruth of North Wilkesboro.

Graveside service was August 10,  at Durham Family Cemetery in Roaring River.

The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9956.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

 Carolyn  Love, 78

Mrs. Carolyn Jane Sweezy Love, age 78 of Boomer, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center.

Funeral services were August 10,  at Little  Rock Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Livingston and Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Burial was in Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery.  

Mrs. Love was born November 27, 1940 in Cleveland County to Roy Franklin Sweezy and wife Cora Elizabeth Pearson Sweezy. Mrs. Love was a member of Little Rock Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandchild; J.D. Love II and a sister; Diane Sweezy.

Mrs. Love is survived by her husband of 58 years; Terry Love of the home, a daughter; Verna Elizabeth Love Mills and husband Mark of Mooresville, three sons; Terry C. Love, Jr. and wife Melody of Iron Station, Barry F. Love and wife Linda of Kannapolis and Jonathan D. Love and wife Jennifer of Seagrove, five grandchildren; Jeremy H. Love and wife Jessica, Emily C Love and husband Jordan, Alex Love, Ruby Dawn Love and Luke Vernon, seven great grandchildren; Jared, Amelia, Gracie, Cora, Isaac, Xander and Addyson, a sister; Sybil Jenkins of Mt. Ulla and two brothers; Roy Sweezy and James Sweezy both of Valdese.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society PO Box 9 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

  Tandy Walker, 41

Mrs. Tandy Annette Walker, age 41 of Roaring River passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at home.

Funeral services were August 9,  at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby Poole, Rev. Robert Hill, Jr., Overseer Francis Scott, and Rev. Casey Walker officiating.  Burialwas in the church cemetery.  

Mrs. Walker was born July 26, 1978 in Wilkes County to Rayford and Kay Lavonne Gentry Walker.   She worked as a lab technician for Solace Behavioral Health.  Mrs. Walker received her Bachelor's degree from Winston-Salem State and a Master's degree from Gardner Webb University.  She was member of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as Sunday school teacher, choir member and was a caregiver to her father.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Madison Belle Harris; two sisters, Toni Nannette Walker Boles and Tabitha La-nette Walker Dick.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sons; Jefffery Rayvon Harris and Mason Jermane Harris both of Wilkesboro, one brother; Rev, Casey R. Walker of Wilkesboro, special friends; George Harris and Carmen Harris and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

   Zachary Dancy,  27

Zachary Thomas Dancy, age 27, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at his home. Zachary was born April 17, 1992 in Forsyth County to Arthur Matthew "Matt" and Jacqueline Dancy Dixon. Zachary loved his video games. He was kind hearted, loved his family, and

always put others before himself. Zachary was preceded in death by his grandparents, Haskel and Nellie Dancy; and Uncles, Billy Joe Dixon and Paul Dean Dixon.

Surviving are his parents, Arthur Matthew "Matt" and Jacqueline Dixon of North Wilkesboro; grandparents, Arnold and Darlene Dixon of North Wilkesboro; brother, Matthew Paul Dixon of North Wilkesboro; Aunts and Uncles, Gaye and Stuart Handy of North Wilkesboro; Frankie and Mike Connor of Hamptonville, Denise and Rodney Sparks of Millers Creek, Keith and Rosanne Dixon of Yadkinville; numerous cousins, and other aunts and uncles.

Memorial service was August 9, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Christopher Wyatt, Rev. Bobby Felts and Jake Dancy officiating. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Miller Funeral Service to help with funeral expenses.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

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TABC high school basketball rankings

SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) – High school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for the week of Jan. 22:

BOYS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Denton Guyer, 27-1; 2. Austin Westlake, 25-3; 3. Cypress Falls, 22-3; 4. Spring Dekaney, 24-3; 5. South Garland, 25-3; 6. Duncanville, 22-4; 7. DeSoto, 19-6; 8. SA Wagner, 20-5; 9. Allen, 21-4; 10. Houston Sam Houston, 20-3; 11. Lake Travis, 22-5; 12. Cibolo Steele, 23-2; 13. Katy Tompkins, 21-6; 14. Aldine Eisenhower, 21-5; 15. Fort Bend Bush, 21-4; 16. Beaumont West Brook, 22-3; 17. Odessa Permian, 20-3; 18. Schertz Clemens, 20-6; 19. Garland Rowlett, 16-8; 20. Dallas Jesuit, 19-3; 21. Los Fresnos, 24-5; 22. South Grand Prairie, 18-9; 23. North Crowley, 21-5; 24. Klein Forest, 18-5; 25. Killeen Ellison, 24-3.

Class 5A

1. Waxahachie, 20-4; 2. Justin Northwest, 21-5; 3. Mansfield Timberview, 21-5; 4. Port Arthur Memorial, 20-5; 5. Little Elm, 20-6; 6. Prosper, 22-3; 7. Sulphur Springs, 23-3; 8. EP Burges, 23-2; 9. N. Richland Hills Birdville, 20-4; 10. Dallas Wilson, 12-4; 11. Lancaster, 15-10; 12. Alvin Shadow Creek, 16-5; 13. Midlothian, 18-8; 14. CC Veterans Memorial, 24-4; 15. Dallas South Oak Cliff, 16-7; 16. Laredo Nixon, 23-5; 17. Fort Bend Marshall, 20-7; 18. Fort Bend Elkins, 19-11; 19. Humble, 21-8; 20. Austin Lanier, 18-6; 21. Austin LBJ, 18-6; 22. Dallas Kimball, 15-8; 23. SA Alamo Heights, 21-5; 24. EP Eastlake, 21-1; 25. Leander Rouse, 20-6.

Class 4A

1. Center, 24-1; 2. Silsbee, 15-8; 3. Houston Yates, 14-2; 4. Freeport Brazosport, 19-5; 5. Dallas Lincoln, 15-8; 6. Dallas Carter, 21-3; 7. WF Hirschi, 15-6; 8. Lubbock Estacado, 15-5; 9. Abilene Wylie, 22-3; 10. Seminole, 17-6; 11. Midlothian Heritage, 22-6; 12. Argyle, 19-6; 13. Waxahachie Life, 26-6; 14. Boerne, 24-4; 15. CC West Oso, 20-7; 16. Houston North Forest, 10-8; 17. Waco Connally, 17-7; 18. Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson, 25-7; 19. Athens, 20-2; 20. Krum, 22-5; 21. Dallas Faith Family, 20-9; 22. Wilmer Hutchins, 14-9; 23. Somerset, 19-8; 24. Burkburnett, 15-12; 25. Dallas Roosevelt, 18-9.

Class 3A

1. Jarrell, 19-4; 2. SA Cole, 27-1; 3. Peaster, 18-8; 4. Brock, 26-3; 5. Palestine Westwood, 25-2; 6. Ponder, 23-5; 7. East Chambers, 24-1; 8. Edgewood, 21-2; 9. Pollok Central, 20-6; 10. Nacogdoches Central Heights, 21-7; 11. Bowie, 18-6; 12. Nocona, 21-4; 13. Wall, 21-2; 14. Hitchcock, 15-10; 15. Van Vleck, 11-4; 16. Mount Vernon, 23-1; 17. Kountze, 17-8; 18. Commerce, 14-8; 19. Van Alstyne, 18-9; 20. Holliday, 19-4; 21. Teague, 8-3; 22. Dallas Madison, 6-16; 23. La Marque, 12-11; 24. Newton, 7-3; 25. CC London, 15-11.

Class 2A

1. Thorndale, 21-3; 2. Martins Mill, 22-3; 3. Big Sandy, 15-6; 4. Shelbyville, 21-3; 5. Tenaha, 8-2; 6. Lufkin Pineywoods, 18-6; 7. Muenster, 5-5; 8. San Augustine, 6-3; 9. Cushing, 20-4; 10. Grapeland, 17-7; 11. Dallardsville Big Sandy, 20-7; 12. Stinnett West Texas, 22-2; 13. Neches, 16-9; 14. Port Aransas, 19-10; 15. Snook, 18-6; 16. Clarksville, 14-6; 17. Broaddus, 16-7; 18. SA Lee Academy, 18-0; 19. Celeste, 19-3; 20. Memphis, 21-2; 21. Ivanhoe Rayburn, 18-5; 22. Stratford, 6-1; 23. Sanford-Fritch, 16-4; 24. Iola, 14-6; 25. Forsan, 19-3.

Class 1A

1. Lipan, 25-1; 2. Nazareth, 18-5; 3. Laneville, 18-6; 4. Gail Borden County, 9-2; 5. New Home, 20-3; 6. Slidell, 20-5; 7. Graford, 15-7; 8. Leggett, 25-4; 9. Waelder, 14-4; 10. Moulton, 22-4; 11. Happy, 9-7; 12. Texline, 14-8; 13. Turkey Valley, 10-1; 14. Ropesville, 17-3; 15. Eula, 20-5; 16. Coolidge, 14-2; 17. Bronte, 23-1; 18. Oakwood, 10-10; 19. Ector, 21-6; 20. Martinsville, 18-6; 21. May, 9-5; 22. Meadow, 13-6; 23. Avalon, 16-3; 24. Milford, 5-3; 25. Yantis, 18-3.

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TAPPS 6A/SPC

1. Tomball Condoria, 32-1; 2. Dallas Bishop Lynch, 26-5; 3. Houston Christian, 24-4; 4. Houston Bellaire Episcopal, 21-3; 5. Plano Prestonwood, 18-7; 6. SA Antonian, 29-6; 7. Dallas St. Mark’s, 15-4; 8. Houston The Village, 18-1; 9. FW Nolan, 15-7; 10. Addison Trinity, 14-11.

TAPPS 5A

1. Cedar Hill Trinity, 21-4; 2. Houston Second Baptist, 21-6; 3. Tyler All Saints Episcopal, 21-3; 4. Houston Westbury Christian, 10-19; 5. SA St. Mary’s Hall, 20-7; 6. FW Southwest Christian, 19-10; 7. SA Cornerstone, 12-10; 8. CC St. John Paul II, 22-7; 9. Frisco Legacy, 14-13; 10. Laredo St. Augustine, 20-14.

TAPPS 4A

1. Arlington Grace Prep, 24-5; 2. Colleyville Covenant, 14-11; 3. The Woodlands Christian, 18-12; 4. Waco Vanguard, 9-9; 5. Waco Reicher, 19-12; 6. Houston St Thomas Episcopal, 6-6; 7. Lubbock Trinity, 15-19; 8. Sugar Land Logos, 11-7; 9. Lubbock Christian, 10-8; 10. Austin Brentwood, 11-15.

Class 3A

1. Dallas Yavneh, 23-0; 2. Kerrville Our Lady of the Hills, 20-3; 3. SA St. Gerard, 18-2; 4. Irving The Highlands, 13-6; 5. Abilene Christian, 18-7; 6. Dallas Covenant, 16-4; 7. Willow Park Trinity, 17-5; 8. Spring Frassati, 14-7; 9. FW Calvary, 17-9; 10. Beaumont Legacy, 12-14.

Class 2A

1. Sherman Texoma Christian, 19-4; 2. Lubbock All-Saints Episcopal, 20-5; 3. Bryan Allen Academy, 16-12; 4. Conroe Covenant, 18-4; 5. Huntsville Alpha Omega, 24-3; 6. New Braunfels Christian, 19-8; 7. FW Bethesda, 16-4; 8. Houston Beren, 12-3; 9. Dallas First Baptist, 10-2; 10. Shiner St. Paul, 12-5.

Class 1A

1. Granbury North Central Texas, 20-2; 2. SA Legacy, 24-1; 3. SA Gateway, 19-8; 4. Irving Faustina, 9-0; 5. Longview Trinity, 13-3; 6. Lubbock Kingdom, 12-9; 7. Spring Founders, 16-9; 8. Athens Christian, 9-5; 9. Fredericksburg Heritage, 11-5; 10. Alamo Macedonian, 12-6.

GIRLS PUBLIC

Class 6A

1. Duncanville, 30-1; 2. Cibolo Steele, 27-3; 3. Richardson, 24-3; 4. Converse Judson, 23-4; 5. Plano, 24-5; 6. DeSoto, 22-3; 7. Cypress Creek, 24-4; 8. Cypress Ranch, 24-5; 9. SA East Central, 24-4; 10. Dallas Skyline, 21-7; 11. Allen, 24-6; 12. Austin Westlake, 23-7; 13. Arlington Bowie, 23-6; 14. Rockwall, 22-6; 15. Waco Midway, 25-4; 16. Pflugerville Henderickson, 24-6; 17. Pflugerville, 26-5; 18. Killeen Ellison, 17-8; 19. Houston Jersey Village, 23-4; 20. McKinney, 21-9; 21. Keller Timber Creek, 24-4; 22. Humble Atascocita, 21-8; 23. Fort Bend Hightower, 22-8; 24. Laredo United, 26-2; 25. League City Clear Springs, 22-7;.

Class 5A

1. Mansfield Timberview, 29-2; 2. Montvieu Barbers Hill, 30-2; 3. Frisco Lone Star, 25-4; 4. Amarillo, 28-2; 5. Canyon, 21-3; 6. Prosper, 24-3; 7. Houston Madison, 15-2; 8. Temple, 22-5; 9. Sulphur Springs, 22-3; 10. Denison, 24-4; 11. Wylie East, 23-5; 12. Leander Rouse, 24-6; 13. Cedar Park, 23-7; 14. FW Boswell, 27-4; 15. Aledo, 22-2; 16. Lubbock Cooper, 26-2; 17. CC Veterans Memorial, 26-4; 18. Lucas Lovejoy, 23-6; 19. CC Flour Bluff, 26-4; 20. Austin High, 23-7; 21. Georgetown, 19-8; 22. Crosby, 23-7; 23. SA Southside, 24-3; 24. Marble Falls, 20-9; 25. Kerrville Tivy, 23-6.

Class 4A

1. Liberty Hill, 26-3; 2. Glen Rose, 27-1; 3. Denver City, 20-5; 4. Levelland, 25-2; 5. Navasota, 29-2; 6. Dallas Lincoln, 25-3; 7. Houston Wheatley, 21-3; 8. Canton, 24-6; 9. Tatum, 23-4; 10. Abilene Wylie, 20-6; 11. Sanger, 25-4; 12. Argyle, 22-7; 13. Gilmer, 24-5; 14. SA Veterans Memorial, 22-9; 15. Brownwood, 25-4; 16. Melissa, 24-3; 17. Bushland, 17-6; 18. Bullard, 25-7; 19. Midlothian Heritage, 23-5; 20. Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson, 24-5; 21. CC West Oso, 21-5; 22. Lorena, 21-7; 23. Geronimo Navarro, 21-9; 24. Comal Canyon Lake, 22-5; 25. Mexia, 20-7.

Class 3A

1. Canadian, 21-4; 2. Pottsboro, 25-4; 3. Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, 26-2; 4. Wall, 20-5; 5. Little River Academy, 20-4; 6. Idalou, 23-5; 7. Brock, 23-6; 8. Tuscola Jim Ned, 19-7; 9. Winnsboro, 18-10; 10. Leonard, 22-3; 11. Teague, 24-2; 12. Sunnyvale, 24-3; 13. Shallowater, 22-3; 14. Poth, 19-5; 15. Odem, 24-6; 16. Cisco, 21-4; 17. Mount Vernon, 17-9; 18. Woodville, 27-5; 19. Vanderbilt Industrial, 24-5; 20. Colorado City, 21-6; 21. Hitchcock, 21-6; 22. Grandview, 20-8; 23. Marion, 19-10; 24. Yoakum, 20-6; 25. Marlin, 21-8.

Class 2A

1. Martins Mill, 28-1; 2. La Rue La Poynor, 23-2; 3. Panhandle, 23-3; 4. Windthorst, 24-1; 5. Stratford, 20-4; 6. Hico, 26-1; 7. Tenaha, 22-4; 8. Woden, 23-3; 9. Claude, 22-4; 10. Era, 24-3; 11. Grapeland, 21-7; 12. Vega, 26-3; 13. Archer City, 22-6; 14. Haskell, 26-1; 15. Wellington, 20-6; 16. Campbell, 23-6; 17. Seymour, 20-6; 18. Mason, 25-7; 19. San Saba, 22-7; 20. Lovelady, 22-7; 21. Douglass, 20-3; 22. Snook, 23-2; 23. Thorndale, 20-5; 24. Timpson, 22-7; 25. Gladewater Union Grove, 19-5.

Class 1A

1. Nazareth, 24-3; 2. Garden City, 26-1; 3. Dodd City, 27-1; 4. Moulton, 26-3; 5. Ropesville, 25-0; 6. Huckabay, 20-5; 7. Barksdale Nueces Canyon, 24-4; 8. Rankin, 26-5; 9. McMullen County, 22-2; 10. Roby, 20-6; 11. May, 21-3; 12. Eula, 20-7; 13. Jayton, 21-5; 14. Robert Lee, 20-3; 15. Rocksprings, 18-4; 16. Hermleigh, 20-6; 17. Westbrook, 16-4; 18. New Home, 22-5; 19. Leakey, 17-8; 20. Slocum, 18-9; 21. McLean, 21-3; 22. Abbott, 17-5; 23. Klondike, 16-5; 24. Iredell, 14-3; 25. Cumby Miller Grove, 16-6.

GIRLS PRIVATE

TAPPS 6A/SPC 1

. Houston Kinkaid, 17-2; 2. Dallas Bishop Lynch, 18-7; 3. Plano Prestonwood, 20-7; 4. Houston St. Agnes, 22-7; 5. Houston Christian, 24-6; 6. Dallas Parish Episcopal, 21-4; 7. Tomball Concordia Lutheran, 22-6; 8. SA Incarnate Word, 17-9; 9. Argyle Liberty, 22-7; 10. Houston The Village, 18-6.

TAPPS 5A

1. SA Christian, 22-12; 2. Mesquite Dallas Christian, 13-12; 3. Corpus Christi IWA, 21-8; 4. Cedar Hill Trinity, 18-7; 5. Austin St. Michael’s, 18-6; 6. Houston Second Baptist, 16-12; 7. Tyler Grace Community, 17-6; 8. Grapevine Faith, 16-6; 9. CC John Paul II, 19-10; 10. Tyler All Saints Episcopal, 15-7.

TAPPS 4A 1. FW Lake Country, 24-8; 2. Marble Falls Faith, 20-6; 3. Houston Lutheran North, 9-7; 4. Austin Brentwood Christian, 22-10; 5. Austin Texas For Deaf, 22-5; 6. Lubbock Christian, 24-10; 7. Flower Mound Coram Deo, 20-6; 8. The Woodlands Christian, 15-5; 9. McKinney Christian, 12-8; 10. Lubbock Trinity, 9-19.

Class 3A

1. Beaumont Legacy, 17-8; 2. Temple Central Texas, 18-4; 3. Midland Classical, 14-8; 4. Mission Juan Diego, 16-4; 5. Round Rock Christian, 13-6; 6. Denton Calvary, 14-7; 7. SA Castle Hills, 16-7; 8. SA Keystone, 12-1; 9. Hallettsville Sacred Heart, 7-5; 10. Spring Frassati, 11-5.

Class 2A

1. Austin Waldorf, 19-4; 2. Shiner St. Paul, 13-7; 3. Red Oak Ovilla, 12-2; 4. Lubbock All-Saints, 11-10; 5. Bryan St. Joseph, 13-11; 6. The Woodlands Legacy, 16-5; 7. Bryan Allen Academy, 9-4; 8. Lubbock Southcrest, 11-3; 9. New Braunfels Christian, 12-10; 10. Muenster Sacred Heart, 8-13.

Class 1A

1. Edinburg Harvest, 12-5; 2. SA Legacy, 18-3; 3. DeSoto Canterbury, 10-5; 4. Lubbock Kingdom, 12-8; 5. Wichita Falls Notre Dame, 15-9; 6. Wichita Falls Christ Academy, 12-8; 7. Houston Southwest Christian, 10-2; 8. Waxahachie Prep, 10-2; 9. Longview Trinity, 11-8; 10. El Paso Jesus Chapel, 6-1.

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Functional Programming with Phunkie: Funky Parser Combinators

Phunkie is a library with functional structures for PHP. In this tutorial, Phunkie creator Marcello Duarte, head of training at Inviqa, explains how to create Parser combinators using the functional library. This post first appeared on the Inviqa blog, and was republished here with their permission.

Learning functional programming

Functional programming really matters. Pure functions (or functions with no side effect) are the perfect units of behaviour because we can rely on them to build larger and more complex systems. The greatness of functional programming relies on this power of composability.

That’s something I first came to believe back in the days of my licentiate degree on Computing for Management, during a semester in AI with Lisp. My course curriculum was mostly focused on C/C++, therefore I had to stay focused on where the skills demand was.

Thankfully, I’ve been able to reignite my love of studying functional programming here at Inviqa where we’re delivering more and more projects based on Scala, the general purpose programming language.

I’ve read "the red book" about three times (the Chiusano & Bjarnason one, not the Vaughn Vernon’s one). I took all the Martin Odersky’s Coursera courses, and I spent hours of my weekends watching videos and reading papers.

And I set myself a challenge: to do with functional programming what I did when I was learning TDD and created PHPSpec (a BDD testing and design tool for PHP developers) to help me learn; I decided to write my own functional programming dialect in PHP. And so Phunkie was born!

Now over to you. Learning functional programming means immersing yourself in a new paradigm, which can be challenging. It requires a totally different mindset for approaching problems.

So, by the time you can use functional programming to solve real-world problems, you’ll have spent hours grasping the new thinking or getting clued-up on the theory.

In this tutorial, my aim is to help fast-track your journey by going over my implementation of Hutton & Meijer’s Monadic Parser Combinators. Hopefully you will be able to see both the thinking and the usefulness of functional programming.

And, by using Phunkie, you can eliminate the need to learn Haskell to understand the topic. All you should need is some familiarity with PHP.

So let’s get started!

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O2 Inside Line: James Haskell and Owen Farrell England stars James Haskell and Owen Farrell join Vernon Kay to answer questions from the fans.