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Top 10 Moments from Selma (NOW PLAYING)

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NOTE: This post contains mild SPOILERS.

10) J. Edgar Hoover (Dylan Baker) tells President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) that the FBI can create a wedge in the family of MLK, Jr. (David Oyelowo).  

9) Coretta Scott King (Carmen Ejogo) quietly meets with Malcolm X in a church.  He offers assistance to the movement. 

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8)  Annie Lee Cooper (Oprah Winfrey) punches out a policeman who violently lay hands on her in front of the Selma courthouse.  

7) LBJ tells Governor George Wallace (Tim Roth) that “no way in Hell” will he be on the same page as the backward-thinking man when it comes to history. 

6) Coretta confronts Martin about her fears and insecurities, including the other women in his life.    

5) Rev. Reeve, a white Episcopal priest from Boston, is attacked by a group of young (also white) men.  (I didn’t know about this event before!)

 

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4) The prayer on the Edmund Pettis Bridge- a silent, BUT powerful moment.

3) Some little girls in their Sunday best discussing Coretta’s hair before the church bombing (of the 16th Street Church in Birmingham). 

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2) Amelia Boynton’s “you are already prepared” speech to Coretta- VERY well-written, touching, and inspiring!  (Ms. Boynton is still alive at age 103!  She’ll be a guest of honor on Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech.)

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1) MLK, Jr.’s emotionally-charged speech at Jimmie Lee Jackson’s funeral.  (Jimmy, an unarmed black man, was shot and killed by a state trooper in a diner.  This was witnessed by his mother and elderly grandfather.)

 

Meet Singer/Songwriter Kip Moore- An Unique Voice in Country Music

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Kip Moore- why didn’t I hear his fabulous voice earlier!?  (I’ve gotten behind on the country music scene! ) He co-wrote two tracks on Thompson Square’s self-titled debut album which was released in February 2011: All the Way and Let’s Fight, the latter of which was their debut single.  Moore (now aged 34) hit Nashville in 2004.  He was born in Tifton, GA (near the Florida line) to a golf pro father and a creative/musical mother (who played the organ in church).  He was the youngest boy in large family. “You had to make your own fun, for sure. I had a lot of time for daydreaming. It was a great town, but I dreamed about getting out. I do enjoy going back now.”

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He [his father] would play a lot of Jackson Browne, Willie Nelson, Bob Seger, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen.  As early as I can remember, I always gravitated toward lyrics. Even when I hadn’t lived enough to understand them, they still shaped me. -Moore on his early musical influences

Crazy One More Time

Moore isn’t flashy, but the subtle frame he creates for his blue-collar portraits make the images seem that much more real. It also suggests he’s confident in his songs and his performance. Which he ought to be.  -Tom Rowland (Billboard Country Monitor)

Dirt Road (Official Music Video)

For years, I have been searching for the missing link between blue-collar rock and country music. This year, I think I have heard it. His name is Kip Moore. There is fiery, urgent intensity in his voice. His lyrics vibrate with conviction and true grit. The melodies have gripping, heart-in-throat passion… This man just might be the hillbilly Springsteen.  -Journalist/historian Robert K. Oermann (Music Row)

Heart’s Desire

I didn’t know a whole lot about the world of songwriting.  I just did it for my own enjoyment.

Hey Pretty Girl (Official Music Video)

I am drawn to the real-life experiences between a woman and a man. I try to sing about the way it is, but yet at the same time, what you can hope for between a couple. I don’t intend to paint a picture of what it’s really not. 

Something Bout A Truck

Young Love (Official Music Video)

15 Questions to Help You Write an Online Profile

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  1. What kind of things/activities do you enjoy?
  2. What type of foods/restaurants do you enjoy? (Name specific foods and restaurants.)
  3. Do you like to travel? Where have you been? Where do you dream of going?
  4. What are the five items you can not live without?
  5. What was the last book or movie you enjoyed? What are your favorite authors, films, bands and/or singers?
  6. Tell us three things that illustrate something about the kind of person you are. (Do you sing along to the radio in the car? Collect coffee mugs?)
  7. What is your role at your job and how long have you worked there?
  8. Do you have pets? Tell us more?
  9. Tell us about your family’s heritage?
  10. How important are your religious beliefs?
  11. What is your educational background? What school did you attend?
  12. What is the first thing people notice about you?
  13. What would make you a good partner?
  14. What most attracts you to a person? Which characteristics stand out the most?
  15. Provide  any other information not covered in the previous questions. (Discuss your family, hobbies, special interests, unique traits, etc.)

*Source: Match ProfilePro email questionnaire