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Mayor Tim Donohue listens to comments at a recent Township Committee meeting. He said he was inspired to write about white supremacy by an accusation from someone he's known for years. In a sarcastic posting, he wrote that he and other Republicans must be white supremacists because so many people say they are.
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In an opinion piece, Middle mayor mocks concept that all Republicans are white supremacists
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MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — An opinion piece on white supremacy by Mayor Tim Donohue has angered some in his home county and drawn a statement of disapproval from the Cape May County chapter of the NAACP.
In a statement posted after the mayor's writing appeared, members of the local chapter apologized if Donohue had, in fact, been accused of being a white supremacist, but described his approach to the topic as insensitive.
"We found the article arrogant, ignorant and dismissive," the statement reads. "Although you can sense sarcasm in the article, 'white supremacy' is something the NAACP chooses not to play with."
"We thought it was kind of sarcastic. We decided to put a statement out," said Alexander Bland, who this year is running for vice president of the Cape May County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
He said the organization saw more people reach out on this issue than they have for years.
"One older woman kind of brought tears to my eyes. She believes there was a lot of racism in Cape May County," Bland said.
The piece posted Aug. 9 on the site Save Jersey, which describes itself as New Jersey's No. 1 source of conservative news, commentary, humor and analysis. In it, Donohue lampoons the notion that all Republicans and all supporters of President Trump are racist.
Donohue said the piece began as a Facebook post, which he said drew a lot of reaction and a request from the site to repost. He was inspired to write it after an accusation from someone he's known for years, he said.
"I'm not going to name names. I'm in public life so people will criticize you for whatever you do," Donohue said. "I think there's a broad movement afoot to brand anyone who supports our president in any way as some sort of racist. And I don't think it's right."
He argued that calling about half of the country racist is a terrible way to begin a conversation.
"For the past week, all the people that are still permitted to express their opinions in public, have been telling me that I am a racist and a white supremacist. So, it must be true, right?" he wrote. "I mean, I don't remember bouncing out of bed this morning and thinking, 'How can I reign supreme over people of color today?' But I am assured by 'experts,' who apparently know me better than I know myself, that this latent bigotry is simmering in my subconscious. It's filed under 'P' for privilege and patriarchy."
Donohue, who often uses humor in public comments at Township Committee meetings, goes on to mention his work to elect Antwan McClellan, an Ocean City councilman running for state Assembly as a Republican, describing him as the first African American endorsed by a major party.
He also mentions running the campaign of Melanie Theresa Collins, a black woman who ran for a seat on Township Committee.
In public comments, Collins has described Donohue as a close friend.
Donohue goes on to say he would search for signs of white supremacy in Cape May County, where there remains strong approval for the president.
"I imagine I'll be held up in traffic by the daily KKK marches and torch-lit Skinhead Rallies. I have never seen one yet, but I'm sure that is my own biases and bigotry blinding me to the heartbreaking oppression I bring upon others," he wrote. He suggested starting with his 84-year-old mother, describing her as pro-life, God-fearing and a big supporter of law enforcement.
"You know, the woman who took in an African-American teenager in need to live as our fifth brother back in the day. He still calls her mom ... and sends her flowers." Donohue concludes the piece.
Bland said some statements or proposals that may not seem insulting to one person, can be very upsetting to another.
"I don't want to talk directly to the mayor, but people have got to get out of their bubbles," he said. But he added that he's not sure how he would react to being accused of racism, either.
"I don't know what I would do. I don't know how I would react," Bland said.
Donohue reached out to the organization after it released a statement. Bland said he was respectful and seemed willing to listen, and both men said they plan to meet to discuss things further.
Donohue said more communication was what he wanted to accomplish with the piece. He said he did not intend to dismiss the matter.
"I certainly did not mean to indicate in any way that racism or white supremacy don't exist. Those things do exist and do great damage to our society," Donohue said. "If anyone took that perspective from my post, I regret that."
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It's easy to prepare this tofu-based Cheesy Broccoli Vegan Quiche using a frozen gluten-free and vegan pie crust. Enjoy a slice on its own or with some fresh fruit or a side salad. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch!
Quiche has always been a favorite of mine since I can remember.
I hate to admit it, but I'd buy those frozen mini quiches typically served at parties in bulk at Costco and eat like 10 of them for breakfast. Of course, my favorite one was the three-cheese flavor that had a little kick to it from some green chilis.
Fast forward to 2019 and those mini quiches are a distant memory. Not only are they not gluten-free, but they of course, also contain eggs and dairy. And since I have been transitioning to a plant-based diet as of the beginning of this year, not to mention the fact that Greg has issues now with both eggs and dairy, quiche just isn't in the cards for us….
Enter tofu. This little block of soy has allowed me to create a delicious egg-free version of my favorite breakfast.
The first time I had a tofu quiche was at a local vegan and gluten-free bakery last year before I even started eating this way. I had shopped there before for the ridiculously amazing gluten-free cupcakes, but on that particular day, the quiche caught my eye. It was PHENOMENAL!
I'm surprised it took a year for me to try and make one myself.
What ingredients are in the vegan quiche filling?
For the tofu base, I opted for silken tofu due to its soft consistency and "egg-like" texture. My favorite brands are Nasoya and 365.
For the cheesy flavor, I used a combination of nutritional yeast and vegan cheddar-style shreds. I suggest either Daiya or Parmela Creamery.
What's the best pie crust for gluten-free and vegan quiche?
I'll be honest. It is VERY difficult to find a store-bought gluten-free AND vegan pie crust. My go-to is the Wholly Wholesome gluten-free pie crust, which is not only certified as gluten-free but is also certified vegan.
Of course, you can use your favorite brand of pie crust, or you can even make your own if you so desire.
Start by preheating your oven to 400° F. Then, place the frozen pie crust on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
When done, remove pie crust from the oven and lower the heat to 375° F. While the pie crust is in the oven, heat olive oil over medium heat in a non-stick skillet. Add broccoli and onion plus salt to taste.
Cook for about 5-7 minutes, until the broccoli is soft and the onion pieces are translucent. Remove from heat and set aside. Next, add the tofu, soy milk, nutritional yeast, mustard powder, nutmeg, salt and pepper to your food processor.
Process on low until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Add the tofu mixture, broccoli and onion mixture and cheddar-style shreds to a mixing bowl.
Use a spoon or silicone spatula to mix the ingredients until well-combined.
Pour the combined mixture into the pre-baked pie crust.
Bake on 375° F for 35-40 minutes until the quiche is set. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
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It's easy to prepare this tofu-based Cheesy Broccoli Vegan Quiche using a frozen gluten-free and vegan pie crust. Enjoy a slice on its own or with some fresh fruit or a side salad. Perfect for breakfast, brunch or lunch!
Preheat oven to 400° F. Place pie crust on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. When done, remove pie crust from the oven and lower the heat to 375° F.
While the pie crust is pre-baking in the oven, heat olive oil over medium heat in a non-stick skillet. Add broccoli and onion plus kosher salt to taste. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, until the broccoli is soft and the onion pieces are translucent. Remove from heat and set aside.
Add tofu, soy milk, nutritional yeast, mustard powder, nutmeg, freshly ground black pepper and additional kosher salt to taste to your food processor. Process on low until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed.
Add the tofu mixture, broccoli and onion mixture and cheddar-style shreds to a mixing bowl. Use a spoon or silicone spatula to mix the ingredients until well-combined.
Pour the combined mixture into the pre-baked pie crust and bake on 375° F for 35-40 minutes until the quiche is set. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Leftovers are best enjoyed reheated in the oven on 375°F, but you can microwave as well if desired.
*If using frozen broccoli, you can bring it to room temperature by microwaving on the defrost setting in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, for approximately 2-3 minutes. You can also place frozen broccoli in a sealed zip top bag and cover with cold water until defrosted.
I didn't know you could make a quiche with tofu! How creative!
Vegan and Gluten-Free for the win! This looks amazing! I have to make this for breakfast next week! Thank you for sharing!
That is really a clever idea to use tofu instead of eggs and dairy — and the end result looks delicious! Save a slice for me.
Will do! 🙂 Thanks so much, Lisa!
Vegan quiche? YES PLEASE! I'm a vegetarian so technically I eat eggs but I'm not a huge fan. This is way more my style!


By two o'clock this afternoon, there was still no peep out of the jury in the trial of Jon Woods. The trial of the applicants' attorney had wound up with closing arguments on April 8th, and the jury sequestered that day by mid-afternoon. Thus, ever since, the jury has been in deliberations.
In court room C-40 in Orange County Superior Court, a juror was excused on Monday and an alternate juror came in as a replacement yesterday, Tuesday morning. Judge Patrick Donahue gave instructions for them to start over in picking a foreperson and to go back to square one with their deliberations.
At 3:45 pm today, in court room C-40 on the 10th floor in Orange County Superior Court, the prosecution represented by Maeleesa Street and the defense, represented by Richard Wynn and his client, Jon Woods, applicants' attorney, met before the judge. At the end of the proceedings, the parties met briefly before the jury and the judge together in open court.
They were there to discuss the problems with the jury and to agree upon a solution. Jon was wearing a poignantly lavender shirt with his usual and customary grey suit, and his lawyer was wearing a white shirt. They seemed to have traded shirts.
On April 8th 2019, Monday, Richard Wynn, defense attorney for defendant Jon Woods who is an applicants' attorney, continued with his closing arguments. This time Richard wore a pink shirt with a black suit.
Jon Woods has been charged with 37 counts which include conspiracy, reckless disregard for the law, and intent to defraud. On this day, April 8th, Woods sat in his usual spot at the far right end of the table within the court well in one of his grey suits with a white shirt.
April 14, 2019 - Defense Argues That Carlos Arguello's Greed Is What The Jury Needs To Look At In Jon Woods' Trial In Orange County.


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Who is a member/board member of a local BG/OT/Folk Society?
Thread: Who is a member/board member of a local BG/OT/Folk Society?
Nov-25-2022, 12:17pm #1
Trader Todd
SC Lowcountry
Not really any mando content here - but thought it might get more views than in the jams/camps/places to meet forum. I own a few mandos if that help. (lol) Apologies in advance.
We have a loose group of musicians in the Myrtle Beach, SC area that get together once a month for an old-time/bluegrass/folk jam session. We call ourselves the Long Bay Folk Society. We have a FB page, a web page and one time we brought Foghorn Stringband into town. That's it, no non-profit status, no membership fees, no board members or titles, no bylaws - just some nerds that love American roots music. We've been at it 2 years and the group of players and audience has SLOWLY been growing. This seems to be a tough part of the world to find players and fans of this music - we are swamped with Boomers who love their Jimmy Buffett, classic rock and baseball cap FM country. Nothing wrong with that, but that's not what we are trying to do.
If you build it, will they come?
So my question is, who here is a card carrying member of some type of bluegrass/old-time/folk society or association? Tell me about your group, how involved you are and how active is the group is in promoting jams, concerts and teaching events. What do you enjoy about the group and what do you dislike?
Who here is a board member that runs a organization? Do you have any advice on setting up and running a non-profit? Finding sponsors, grants and other funding sources? How big of a village does it take to keep you clan up and running? What do you do in your community to promote and preserve the music associated with your group? Advice working and negotiating with band promoters/management? Looking for any advice regarding taking it to the next level - and more importantly is it worth the headaches and work involved - or does it just make more sense to pick and grin for the hell of it and let the community SLOWLY grow by itself? We are generally interested in preserving and promoting the music.
The Rivertown Bluegrass Society ran for many years in the Conway, SC area but they called it quits a few years ago due to lack of interest and participation is how I heard the story. They shut down years before the pandemic.
Thanks for any advice! Look forward to your responses.
Nov-25-2022, 1:03pm #2
pops1
S.W. Wisconsin
Re: Who is a member/board member of a local BG/OT/Folk Society?
We have a great old time community here in S.W. Wisconsin. We have monthly square dances, and have for 30 years. Band is open and we usually have 3 or 4 callers. We charge a couple bucks to pay for the hall rental and if enough a few $$ for callers, band is just for fun. There are other jams and dances thru the year. I think it has more to do with the community here. Musicians move here because of the amount good musicians, which helps. We are a few small communities, but if someone has a house party there will be music and square dancing. We have a small Folk Festival, the key word being small. It's been going on about as long as the square dances. I am a member of the committee and have done sound since day 1. Played a few of the years, but we try to keep it varied, a dance on Friday with concert on Saturday. It is the end of the monthly square dance (Sept - May) and the dance changes from Sat. to Fri. for the fest. It is a great area for music, even tho rural.
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Ranald
My sweetheart and I together have run and sometimes performed at a folk club. The institution that we performed in provided coffee and snacks. We took out a few dollars for promotion costs, then the hosts took half the gate and performers received the other half. it was a labour of love -- we got nothing -- but successful and fun. Sometimes we'd be disappointed in the size of the audience, but we couldn't lose money. I also belong to a few informal folk song groups around Ottawa, and have been in both jam and storytelling groups here and in other cities. I prefer involvement with informal organizations to incorporated groups. My partner belongs to a dance group that is part of a "folk society." They have to deal with government paperwork and regulation, elect a board, organize both concerts and dances with out-ot-town bands, then make enough money to pay musicians, hall rental, publicity expenses, and so on. Two ongoing problems that I see as an outsider to this organization are: persistent worries over money; and tensions and rivalries that barely seem to exist among the people who attend my folk song groups. (We have interpersonal tensions of course, but these never break into factions, besides which there's very little power and status to compete for, so why bother?) On the other hand, the incorporated folk society brings in fine musicians who we wouldn't see otherwise, puts on large dances with people coming in from other Canadian and the American locations. Participants generally seems to have a good time.
I'd think twice before formalizing your organization though. What if the Jimmy Buffett crowd end up controlling your board? In my singing groups, one of us can quietly take a newcomer aside and say, Listen, we really don't like the content of that particular song -- don't sing songs using those words here. We don't need to have a meeting, fight for a majority, pass a bylaw, and then bring it back to the group. If you incorporate, you have to decide whether the rewards are worth the price, which they may be.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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MikeEdgerton
I'm a trustee of the Bluegrass and Oldtime Music Association of NJ (BOTMA, one of dozens the US). We have had our ups and down over the years, recently reeling from the pandemic and members just aging out and passing away. We are in rebuilding mode. The main thing is to get folks to come in the door and enjoy a show also get folks interested in jamming and learning about the music. We are an all volunteer organization including talent. The one thing I will say is that you want to own the snack bar sales. We don't because the guys that started the organization back in the 70's didn't want to be bothered by it. It's a big piece of what should keep your organization going. We have our stage shows in a church auditorium with a small stage. Finding a home is important as well. Survival 101 is to make sure you aren't losing money on your gatherings. We get together every third Sunday from September to May (except December) for a stage show and we have our Pickin' In the Park series in June, July, and August. Those don't make us any money but we still have to insure them. We did pretty well right up until early 2020. We'll survive but it takes a lot of people willing to work together.
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Thanks for the input, some great info here to consider.
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Nov-26-2022, 12:42am #6
Steve Finlay
I agree with Ranald: Incorporating as a true nonprofit is a big commitment, and you may or may not feel that the benefits are worth the cost. I personally haven't seen any consistent difference between true NPs and informal ones with respect to politics and disharmony; it can happen or not happen in both.
One way to think of it is that incorporating means creating an entity that is meant to be legally immortal. In other words, it's a serious step to take.
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Nov-26-2022, 4:55am #7
Mandobart
I'm a member and volunteer in 3 local acoustic music organizations (and treasurer/board member of one). There is a good amount of overlap between these three.
Mid Columbia Traditional Arts and Music Association (MCTAMA). We hold a weekly jam (mostly bluegrass). Some of us get together for Old Time jams too. We have an annual outdoor festival at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers. Funding and membership have unfortunately decreased over the years. We are a registered 501c3 organization. We play at local farmers markets and retirement homes also.
Local chapter of the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association. We have a couple jams per month. Play out at local retirement homes a couple times per month. We play mostly bluegrass, some swing tunes and old time C&W. Ironically no Old Time. Affiliated with the national Old Time Fiddlers Association. Our membership is also ageing.
Three Rivers Folklife Society. Founded almost 30 years ago, also a 501c3. We put on a popular free festival in a local park every Labor Day weekend. We have a couple concerts a month featuring local, regional and nationally known folk/Americana artists. We have jams, song circles and other events each month as well.
These organizations take a ton of volunteer hours to keep them going. We network with and support other similar organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest. This is a great region for bluegrass, old time, Americana and folk music, but the general public is still more into klassic rawk, bro kountry and white suburban blues.
Our biggest challenge is reaching out to and engaging with younger people. Whenever I go to the regional festivals I see, meet and pick tunes with a lot of great 30 and under players. Artists like Billy Strings, Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz and others are attracting young people to this kind of music, but it's difficult to connect with younger folks in our community of 300,000 people.
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We were not nonprofit for decades, but work under the umbrella of a non profit for the last decade or so. If you are not big enough to get your own 501c3 then maybe you can work under the umbrella of an organization that has that status. Our local co-op let's us, we are good for the town and combine our event with a town event. In the beginning we were frowned upon by the town, but after some time they saw us as an asset and were very good about helping us out and working with us on our events.
We have a lot of jams outside of any organized organization. There are folks jamming at farmers markets in all the towns around, we have monthly jams in the evening at a local establishment, not of which is an organization. There is also playing at rest homes. It is loosely done by a few folks at each event and is for the fun of the musicians, but it's more fun to play when there is someone to listen so you have that.
For your information: This note was at the end of a concert promotion that I received in my email this morning. Because it's part of a public notice, I'll take the liberty of passing it on as the notice illustrates what people may go through when groups get complex. It's good to see that they're not giving up and are trying to find solutions to their problems. Again, I'm not telling you to do or not do anything, but I suggest that you go in with eyes wide open.
"A little more about Old Sod Concerts' finances:
"You may have heard that The Old Sod Folk Music Society of Ottawa, which included Ottawa Contra Dance under its umbrella, recently dissolved its incorporated status and became two separate unincorporated entities: "Ottawa Contra Dance" and us, "Old Sod Concerts". As our business model has always been to pay the artist at least 90% of our profit after expenses, thus accumulating very little money, we could only lay claim to a small portion of the Old Sod Folk Music Society bank account. This would not be a problem, except that our on-line ticketing portal (Ticketscene) does not transfer ticket money to our account until a few days after a concert. Quite reasonably, most artists prefer to be paid immediately after their show, so it would be useful for us to be able to cover the performer fee from our bank account without having to borrow. Consequently, we're starting to look at ways to raise this financial cushion, which would also give us the option of paying an artist more than we make on the odd occasion when audience turnout is low.
"Thanks for reading!
The Old Sod Crew"
Nov-26-2022, 1:45pm #10
foldedpath
Pacific Northwest, USA
I'm a member of the Celtic Arts Foundation for Scottish/Irish music and culture but not involved in running it. It's a large organization, heavily supported financially with their own building for concerts, sessions, and workshops. Probably not relevant to what you're planning due to its size, just mentioning it.
What might be relevant is something I haven't heard mentioned yet, and that's liability coverage.
I'm a former board member of a club in a different hobby (astronomy). I eventually left over a split between board members over the level of liability insurance we should carry for events where we interacted with the public at nighttime "star parties" and school outreach events. Dark parking lots, big equipment, small ladders for some of the scope viewing. Plenty of opportunity for people to get hurt accidentally. Some of us on the board had more "deep pockets" than others as potential targets for a civil suit, so there was disagreement about how much coverage the club should have.
These events were maybe not the same liability risk level as an organized BG/OT jam session, but you'll need to consider how much exposure each member of the board will have if you organize as a nonprofit or profitable corporation. You don't want to get sued personally, if a member of the audience or club member trips on a speaker wire and breaks their hip at an event.
You might be able to find a venue where you're under the liability insurance coverage of the venue owner. Although, that may not protect you completely if you're charging membership fees or audience admission, and are seen as the organization responsible for the event. Definitely something to think about, keeping the personal injury lawyers at bay.
Originally Posted by foldedpath
I guess my mention of insurance in the fourth post didn't delve deep enough. Yes, don't expose your board members and trustees to litigation. Nobody should ever lose their house because somebody decided to cheap out.
I really appreciate all the shared info. It seems like I am in the "don't ruin a good thing" stage of our little group. Of course now I'm scared to death I'll lose my house if somebody gets tetanus after they break a rusty string. After reading these post and noticing a common thread of deteriorating interest, funding and group restructuring I find it a bit sad. So many of us passionate about these aging genres really want to turn on the non-believers, the younger generations and mildly curious to help preserve the traditions but welcome to America, the insurance companies and red tape win again. As mentioned earlier, hopefully the Billy Strings, Molly Tuttles and Sierra Farrells will be enough for Gen Z to pick up an acoustic instrument and trace these songs back to their origins and then take it to the next level on Tic Toc. As of now, it might not be a task for the Long Bay Folk Society.
Does anybody have experience with the Charlotte Folk Society? They seem pretty deeply committed (and hopefully over insured and funded).
We buy insurance for our Folk Festival for all three days, but not the rest of the year. Since the fest only covers Friday evening to Sunday morning we only have to pay for 48 hours of insurance, so it's not that bad. The jams and other events are just folks getting together to play and we don't worry about it, There is no advertising, admission charge or structure. I would guess the farmers market would have insurance so it we play there we would be covered like a vendor, tho maybe not. They especially like it and appreciate that we come each week so maybe they would cover us if something happened.???
Originally Posted by Trader Todd
So many of us passionate about these aging genres really want to turn on the non-believers, the younger generations and mildly curious to help preserve the traditions but welcome to America, the insurance companies and red tape win again.
Canada and the rest of the developed world too.
To be fair, members of the former Old Sod Folk Music Society (Post #9) are dedicated hardworking volunteers, committed to what they're doing. For them, I assume the rewards are worth the work and stress. Personally, I like being in loose organizations with a minimum of politics, but that's just me. I've benefitted greatly from these organization folks (thanks, everyone) who sometimes accomplish big, rewarding project like concerts and festivals. I've done my volunteer shifts at many festivals and shows, and even some board work, but being on a board of directors ain't my cup of tea. As well, I'm cautious about the legal responsibilities of being on a board. Many others would rather be dealing with finances than with directing folks to washrooms and reuniting children with parents. Everyone has to figure out for themselves where or if they fit in.
Added: In 2001, Cheap Trick was performing at Ottawa Bluesfest when a sudden storm brought down a stage (through no fault of the band). Three people were badly injured. Everyone was happy that the festival had paid its insurance.
Last edited by Ranald; Nov-26-2022 at 7:19pm.
Randi Gormley
We've been lucky because playing Irish Traditional Music has a built-in cushion -- the local Gaelic American Club hosts us free of charge. Back, dunno, 35 years ago? there was a falling out between the GAC, and the musicians who met there, so the musicians incorporated as a 501c3 under the name Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society, becoming a separate entity from the GAC. Apparently, the politics of all that worked out in our favor, since there was a GAC board change and a few people who didn't hate "diddly-eye music" got on, invited us back to play for free in the meeting room, and we've been meeting there ever since.
What we had going for us, however, was one person who was absolutely dedicated to promoting ITM; he hosted monthly house concerts, invited up and coming musicians (read: cheap), reached out to the NYC Irish community and made amazing connections. He always worked in the background, but there was no question we survived and even thrived because of him.
Because of that, holding a STIMS board position was more of an honorary title. I did my stint as secretary, vice president and president, as did many of us who hung around any length of time. All the concerts and finding venues and hooking up with professional musicians was all done by that one guy. We eventually had enough musicians who could actually play that we could field a pickup group to play out. Whoever was gigging (it was never the same people) played under the name Shamrogues; because we're a non-profit, whatever we were paid for the gigs is a tax write-off for our employers because 100 percent of whatever we're paid goes back into the STIMS bank account and is used as seed money for our concerts. We're all volunteers; for the concerts, we charge at the door; our acts are guaranteed a set sum; if we make more than what we've promised them, we generally give them a hefty helping of that overage. They sell CDs at the concerts and we man the merch table and act as ushers. For years, if we ran short, that one guy would help make up the difference but generally he didn't have to add anything to the kitty.
Of course, all things wane in time, and, as has been noted, a lot of the original players are aging out. From a high of about 35 regular players, we're down to about 18, ranging in age from the mid-30s to the early 90s; the pandemic put a halt to the house concerts about the time our leader was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. STIMS went on hiatus for nearly 2 years, although we had a couple small Shamrogue gigs once things began to open up.
Last year, the guy who ran the organization pretty much as his second job died; We weren't sure if STIMS would survive, frankly. However, we're lucky again in that there's a lot of Irish Traditional Music in this neck of the woods; we have a comhaltas branch, the Irish pubs that have hosted sessions are back hosting sessions and one of the mainstays of the music out here -- who was instrumental in getting the group going back before they were STIMS by teaching everybody how to play Irish music -- was invited to come join us at the GAC and has done so. She also has connections in the ITM music world, and we're back to doing concerts, although the concerts are now being held at the GAC under their insurance and as dual sponsors.
So far, we're holding on but we've had a massive amount of help doing that over the years.
1920 Lyon & Healy bowlback
1923 Gibson A-1 snakehead
1952 Strad-o-lin
1983 Giannini ABSM1 bandolim
2009 Giannini GBSM3 bandolim
2011 Eastman MD305
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One other thing to consider. If you meet at someones house or a park and no money changes hands and there is no formal organization you can play any music you like. If you have a jam at a public venue and money changes hands or there is a money making organization involved in any way then performance rights payments are required. And the PROs are experts at claiming rights even to traditional tunes long in the public domain because one of their artists recorded it.
Nov-27-2022, 6:55am #17
Originally Posted by CarlM
I've heard and experienced a slightly different set of rules regarding the PRO's (ASCAP, BMI and SESAC).
It makes no difference if the venue/event charges money or not. It doesn't matter if its a formal organization or not. And the PRO's don't typically pursue the performers at all.
They strictly go after the venue/promoter/host of the event. License fees to play music in any of their catalogs are based on the venue size (how many people can attend) and how many performances there are per year.
It could be a house concert, bar, restaurant, festival or even school talent show. If it is open to the public and music from any of the PRO catalogs is played in any form (live, recorded, broadcast, amplified or not) the venue/host is required to pay licensing fees.
It turns out the PRO's don't typically shake down an informal picking party, school talent show or piano recitals. They usually go after bars, restaurants, etc. But they effectively shut down jams and open mics at coffee shops, a pool hall and farmer market music in our area.
The organizations I'm in do pay licensing fees for our festivals. One way some venues have attempted to avoid fees is by insisting all music performed is public domain/traditional or original to the artist performing it.
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We have had jams shut down in our area too. No organization, no money, just a place to play and have a drink or two.
If you are a musician that plays only your own music, but you have that music copyrighted, then the venue still has to pay for you to play your original music.
Although Covid knocked it pretty hard, folk dancing in the DC area is alive and pretty well. Folk Society of Greater Washington used to hold weekly English Country dances at Glen Echo Town Hall, monthly contra and waltz events in the former amusement park's ballroom and arenas. Events are less common now, with reduced participants, but continuing.
Most of the music is public domain, but original tunes are ok if not registered with BMI, etc. A number of names have original tunes printed in the collections like the Portland Collection of fiddle tunes and the Barnes collections of English Country Dance.
Dancers pay a fee to attend, which pays musicians and the hall.
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In Vancouver BC:
https://www.pacificbluegrass.ca/ (bluegrass and old time music, weekly jams at the ANZA club, periodic concerts, open stages, farmer's markets, etc)
https://vancouvermm.weebly.com/ (vancouver morris men)
celtic music has no formal society (weekly irish, french-canadian, etc sessions in pubs, etc)
contra dance society has no formal membership (monthly dances, https://www.vcn.bc.ca/vcountry/)
english country dance society has no formal membership (2 dances per month, https://www.vcn.bc.ca/vanecd/)
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Q: .net GetDetailsOf shell32.folderitem from string I am trying to get the resolution of an image or video file using GetDetailsOf in vb.net but I do not understand how to load a file into shell32.folderitem so I am doing it a very roundabout way.
    OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()
    Dim fi As New FileInfo(OpenFileDialog1.FileName)

    Dim shell As New Shell32.Shell
    Dim objFolder As Shell32.Folder

    objFolder = shell.NameSpace(fi.DirectoryName)
    For i As Integer = 0 To objFolder.Items.Count - 1
        If objFolder.Items(i).name = fi.Name Then

            Console.WriteLine(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolder.Items(i), 31))
            Console.WriteLine(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolder.Items(i), 282))
            Console.WriteLine(objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolder.Items(i), 280))
        End If
    Next

I am just looping through the folder until I find a match for my file. Is there a cleaner, faster way to do this? I just need to have a shell32.FolderItem from the full filename.
Also, can I rely on Detail 31 to always be resolution and 280/282 to be frame height/frame width? How can I know whether or not they will retrieve the same details on other computers without having to test it on a bunch of other computers?
Thanks.

A:     Dim fi As New FileInfo(fileName)
    Dim shl As Shell32.Shell = New Shell32.Shell
    Dim dir As Shell32.Folder = shl.[NameSpace](fi.DirectoryName)
    Dim itm As Shell32.FolderItem = dir.Items().Item(fi.Name)
    Dim itm2 As Shell32.ShellFolderItem = DirectCast(itm, Shell32.ShellFolderItem)

    Dim str As String = dir.GetDetailsOf(itm2, 31)

This got it working without searching for the file. 31 returns image dimensions for me. DirectoryInfo does not have all the metadata that shell32 "getdetailsof" has.

A:
Is there a cleaner, faster way to do this?

Something like this should work:
Imports System.IO

    Dim test() As FileSystemInfo = New DirectoryInfo("MyDirectoryPath").GetFileSystemInfos("MyImageFile")
    'MyImageFile is actually a search pattern string.  the result is an array
    'containing info on every file in the folder that matches the search pattern.
    'If the pattern is unique then only one file will be returned and using
    'the FullName property will return the full path to the file.
    test(0).FullName()
    'Or just the Name property to return just the file name
    test(0).Name()

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Fifteen thousand persons ranging in age from kinder-. gar ten pupils to adult members of church, civic and social clubs have applauded the 1959 version of Delco-Remy's traveling Science Show, "Engineering�The Key to Progress."
This new edition, according to Fred Mullen of the division's Public Relations Department, has appeared in more than 50 schools throughout Indiana so far this year.
This figure represents less than half of the show's appearances which are scheduled during the second half of the 1958-59 school year. Mullen presented 30 shows during the last three months of 1958.
NEW YORK�G ener a1 Motors' dollar sales in 1958 were 13 per cent below 1957, Frederic G. Donner, chairman, and John F. Gordon, president, have announced in the Corporation's annual report.
Two General Motors industries in Anderson paid out more than $109,573,000 in employe payrolls and for purchases of materials from local firms and suppliers during 1958, according to a joint report released by Delco-Remy and Guide Lamp Divisions.
The report shows payrolls for the two divisions totaled more than $90,000,000 which ivas paid to ,,'eragre c pl ment of 16,065 people.
Purchases from more than 350 local firms and suppliers for goods and services by the two divisions totaled more than $19,570,000.
A further breakdown of the divisions' payroll distribution shows that a large percentage of the $90,000,000 was paid to employes who reside in and around 28 communities within a 40-mile radius of Anderson.
New features of the 1959 edition include a demonstration of the principle of the fuel cell and "Adventures in Space," a portion showing some of the problems being encountered in the study of space travel, such as a friction-free atmosphere and the development of guidance systems using the gyroscope.
Mullen will take the show to Saginaw, Mich., in March for a three-day series of presentations including appearances on that city's television station.
year and the distance will probably exceed 6,000 miles before the termination of the scheduled school appearances in June, Mullen said.
payroll�have been announced by various departments since the last issue of the CLAN.
Appointment of James R. Wagner as divisional buyer, nonproduct purchasing, succeeding Clarence 0. Sheward, was announced this week by Fred E. Boze, Director of Purchasing and Production Control.
Plant 11, an activity in which he has a long record of previous experience.
Wagner attended South Dakota State College and was graduated from Purdue University in 1948 with a degree i n Mechanical Engineering. From 1943 until 1946 he served with the U.S. Army Combat Engineers. In 1950, he joined Delco-Remy's Plant Engineering department.
greater, the report noted, was the result of continuing efforts to control costs plus two favorable factors that helped sustain GM's 1958 dollar volume�the high degree of consumer acceptance achieved by GM products and the increased level of overseas operations.
Unit sales of passenger cars and trucks produced in GM's U.S. plants were down 22 per cent from the previous year compared with a 29 per cent drop for the U.S. automobile industry as a whole.
Unit sales in 1958 of cars and trucks produced by General Motors plants overseas were 28 per cent higher than in 1957. Unit sales of Canadian-source cars and trucks were up 3 per cent over 1957.
Demand for cars and trucks began to reflect generally improved business conditions during the fourth quarter of 1958. Sales have continued at a satisfactory level thus far in 1959, Messrs. Donner and Gordon said.
DETROIT�General Motors today announced there had been insufficient change in the nation's cost-of-living index to require any adjustment in the cost-of-living allowance to be paid approximately 345,000 General Motors hourly-rate employes during the next three months.
Thus, these employes will continue to receive a cost-ofliving allowance of 10 cents per hour during the months of March, April and May. Also. approximately 95,000 eligible salaried employes will continue to receive a quarterly cost-of-living allowance of $50.
An optimistic forecast for a continuing bright future for Delco-Remy was made by General Manager D. L. Boyes based upon several major developments during 1958.
Every payday, the Payroll department uses your withholding Exemption Certificate (Form W-4) to determine how much FEDERAL income tax to deduct from your pay.
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Usually your exemptions change when you get married or divorced, when a dependent is born or dies, or when you begin or stop supporting a dependent.
Be careful to avoid claiming any exemption that the law does not allow. Any taxpayer who claims an exemption he knows he is not entitled to makes himself subject to prosecution. However, if you wish to reduce or omit exemption claims for the purpose of increasing your withholding to any amount nearer your correct income tax, you may do so.


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Q: What LED driver IC options do I have to build a two-cell driver for a 3 W LED? I need a very small and light 3 W flashlight/headlamp for a kind of specific purpose.
I want to use two AAA Eneloop cells.
In the datasheet there is discharge curve at 1.6 A, so I guess I can discharge them safely with that current.
1.6 A at 1.2 V is 1.92 W per cell, so when I use two, there will be 3.84 W available power. If I can archieve ~80% efficiency, I can use a 3 W LED and batteries will last for 30 minutes (it is enough for the purpose of that flashlight).
What I have found so far:
I found the LT1618 (datasheet link) converter which looks just perfect for me:

*

*Minimum input voltage 1.8 V

*1 A current

*May work as a constant current and constant voltage source

*High efficiency (maybe I could reach 80%, if not - 70% will satisfy me)

My problem:
It is hard to get LT1618 where I live.
My question is:
What other options I have?

A: You didn't specify the forward voltage on the LEDs, which makes a huge difference. Since two rechargeable AA batteries in series will have an open circuit voltage of 2.4V, if your LED(s) has a Vf above that then you may need to use a different solution than if it is below. HBLEDs have a high Vf; for a 3W LED a Vf of 3.5V or higher is normal.
So, if you have a supply voltage of 2.4V from the AAs, and a Vf of 3.5V for the LEDs, then you will need an LED driver IC that is a boost converter like the LT1618. Or make your own, but it's much easier to just buy one; there are many out there. Generally these are more of a pain than buck converter drivers. If you want to make your design easier, then add another AA battery so that your supply voltage is 3.6V; then you can use an easier buck converter IC.
As for which IC is best, there are many options out there, from vendors like TI, National Semi, etc.

A: Design is largely about choices and options. To get anything done there will first be some baseline choices that narrow down the universe of options. Given an objective, some choices are obvious and others, especially the later more detailed, are not obvious at all. If the options suggested by the baseline choices turn out to be undesirable, it's time to change the baseline choices.
In this case the baseline choices are: using 2 Eneloop AAA batteries in series to power 3W worth of visible white light LEDs. The batteries are relatively well defined here, but explicitly, range is 1V < \$V_B\$ < 1.6V at 750mAh. Or, a source voltage range of  2V < \$V_S\$ < 3.2V. For the LEDs, just to keep things moving, figure use at 3V and 1A. We'll look at both of the input and output choices and see what kind of options these suggest. This will involve looking at source and load characteristics to decide what power topology will be most effective to use.

*

*Input voltage less than 3.2V to supply ~3V says that a Flyback, SEPIC, or Boost (barely) would work.

*Batteries like, as much as possible, constant current loads. So, to keep the input capacitance to a minimum (maybe zero), the Flyback is out, leaving the Boost (barely) or SEPIC. As an aside, should also leave out the output capacitor, since LEDs are current devices. This will also make any loop compensation a little easier.

*Desire to operate the batteries down to the nubbin of 1.8V will mean minimizing conductive loss in the power circuit. That means no extra line length or switch to turn the thing on or off. So, the Boost is out since turning a Boost off requires an extra switch. SEPIC it is, since on/off function can be a micro switch to pull the chip enable down.
SEPIC
You would look for a SEPIC capable IC of either generic power supply or LED specific form. Preference goes to the LED specific form, because that will be minimal parts. The generic form would require adding a current sense amplifier. For more information about SEPICs this app note (slyt309) from TI is a good place to start.
Some numbers to narrow the search:

*

*Duty Cycle (DC) at \$V_S\$ = 1.8V
DC = \$\frac{V_o}{V_o+V_S}\$ = \$\frac{\text{3V}}{\text{3V+1.8V}}\$ ~ 0.63

*Inductor ripple current (coupled Inductor): \$\text{$\Delta $I}_L\$ = \$\frac{\text{DC } V_S}{2 L f_{\text{SW}}}\$ = \$\frac{\text{1.8V 0.63}}{\text{2(5uH)(500kHz)}}\$ = 0.225A

*Peak switch current: \$I_{\text{Qpk}}\$ = \$I_o\$ \$\frac{1}{1-\text{DC}}\$ + \$\text{$\Delta $I}_L\$ = \$\frac{\text{1A}}{\text{1-0.63}}\$ + 0.225 ~ 2.9A
Look for a SEPIC capable LED controller that can operate down to 1.8V input with a peak switch current of 2.9A. These requirements are both on the margin. There are chips that will start at about ~2.3V and operate down to 1.8V. Also an external switch might be needed as ~3A on an internal switch is rare.
Here is a sample search for LED controllers at DigiKey. This is just an example of what search results would look like. Other suppliers like Farnell (Newark) or Mouser would give similar results.
No one, except maybe your next door neighbor will know what parts you can actually get where you live. It's up to you to find a part. If it turns out that you can't find a suitable part, it's time to change the starting point. Most simple would be to add a third battery to up the source voltage. A SEPIC would still be a good choice here.
If it turns out that you absolutely have to operate down to 1.8V and it is not possible to get an IC where you are that can do that, you might have to go to crazy options. As an example of crazy option there is this solar-cell light, a discrete circuit.


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COA clarifies a merchant's duty to provide adequate security at a nightclub
The Michigan Court of Appeals in Mouzon v. Blackwell Center, No. 312219 held that a nightclub did not breach its duty to patrons when it did not provide armed security guards nor notify authorities of a shooting because police were already on the scene.
Alwyn Mouzon was a customer at a nightclub and became involved in an altercation with another nightclub guest, Antoine Kope. After the altercation Mouzon was leaving the building when Kope opened fire and shot Mouzon. Police were nearby and immediately responded to the gunfire. Kope and police engaged in a fire fight which left Kope dead.
Mouzon argued that under Michigan premises liability law, he should be able to recover from the night club for his injuries sustained in the shooting as they failed to protect him by: 1) not providing armed security guards; 2) allowing Kope to enter the club armed; 3) failing to call the police when the gunfire erupted.
The Court disagreed. It determined that based on Michigan case law, a "merchant's duty of reasonable care does not include providing armed visible security guards to deter criminal acts of third parties." This includes when a merchant voluntarily provides security guards. Further, the Court determined that where police are already on scene a merchant has owes no duty to contact the police. A merchant is obligated only to make "reasonable efforts to contact the police in situations in which criminal acts are occurring on the premises."
The Court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of Mouzon's claims.


Old Drumpf thought he could outsmart the Jewish media with a wily lie.
To hear President Trump tell it, his first six months in the White House should be judged in part by the legislation he has signed into law.
Click on through to the New York Times for 2,000+ more words explaining just how dumb of a stupid lie this was. You can also learn why it is so important.
HINT: It's not because the media has realized that the entire world is mocking them over their obsessive coverage of that 20 minute meeting Drumpf Jr. had with a Russian lawyer and needed something to fill the early-week news cycle. Oh no. It's something much, much more serious than that. I don't actually know what it is because I didn't have time to read the article because I had to go buy some shorts and toothpaste and other stuff I needed, but I'm sure it's good because God's chosen people wouldn't lie.
Meanwhile, instead of admitting to this huge lie, Drumpf himself yesterday celebrated companies that are making things in America.
That is to say, he held a racist celebration of taking lucrative factory jobs away from Chinese, Indonesians, Mexicans and others.
Why does Trump believe that it is more important for an American to have a job than a Chinese peasant?
I'll give you a hint: it has to do with a certain emotion he has towards a certain color of a certain body organ*.
*TYL: The skin is the biggest organ in the body.
It will also destroy the American economy to make things here, as they will be too expensive. That's why Bill Clinton signed NAFTA and GATT in the first place – because there was this massive problem in the 80s and 90s with everyone being poor and not being able to buy anything because it was all made in America.
CNN, America's most presigious and trusted news channel, also did a serious GOTCHA on Trump by calling out the fact that his own companies make products overseas.
Ask yourself, which thing is more important?
The fact that Trump is bringing jobs back to America, or the fact that years ago as a businessman he took advantage of existing opportunities in order to run a competitive business?
Obviously, the fact that Trump made products overseas during a period when it was impossible to competitively produce anything without doing that means that even if he brings all the manufacturing jobs that Bill Clinton shipped out of America back to America it won't mean a damned thing.
What's more, do you know why he wants to bring jobs back to America?
Because of his ties to Russia.


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Q: How to use multiple summary writers with `tf.train.Supervisor` for TensorBoard I would like to do something similar to the train_writer and test_writer from the TensorBoard tutorial. But using tf.train.Supervisor. I am however not sure how best to go about this.
Pseudo code:
train_op = #...
train_summaries = # ...
test_summaries = # ...

config = tf.ConfigProto(allow_soft_placement=True)
sv = tf.train.Supervisor(
    logdir              = ????,
    summary_op          = ????,
    summary_writer      = ????,
)
with sv.managed_session(config=config) as sess:
    while not sv.should_stop():
        sess.run(train_op)

So my question is: How do I save the train_summaries and test_summaries do different directories? E.g. ./logdir/train and ./logdir/test/.

A: You are looking for summary_computed. The docstring shows how to create custom summary writers. You cannot get the Supervisor to manage it automatically, but it is quite simple. From https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/python/training/supervisor.py
# Create a Supervisor with no automatic summaries.
sv = Supervisor(logdir='/tmp/mydir', is_chief=is_chief, summary_op=None)
# As summary_op was None, managed_session() does not start the
# summary thread.
with sv.managed_session(FLAGS.master) as sess:
  for step in xrange(1000000):
    if sv.should_stop():
      break
    if is_chief and step % 100 == 0:
      # Create the summary every 100 chief steps.
      sv.summary_computed(sess, sess.run(my_summary_op))
    else:
      # Train normally
      sess.run(my_train_op)


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Frankfurt–Miami ist ein Fernsehfilm aus der Krimireihe Tatort der vom Hessischen Rundfunk (HR) unter der Regie von Klaus Biedermann produziert und am 23. Juni 1996 im Programm Das Erste zum ersten Mal gesendet wurde. Es handelt sich um die 336. Tatort–Folge und den 14. Fall des Kriminalhauptkommissar Edgar Brinkmann.

Brinkmann ermittelt in zwei Mordfällen an Prostituierten, die als Drogenkuriere eingesetzt wurden.

Handlung
Während Kommissar Brinkmann im Intercity von Frankfurt nach Paris unterwegs ist, wird mitten in der Nacht im Zug die Frau ermordet, die er seit einer Woche observiert. Brinkmann hatte gehofft, durch die Beschattung der südamerikanischen Prostituierten dem Mörder auf die Spur zu kommen, denn kurz zuvor wurde auch schon ihre Kollegin im Frankfurter Eros Center "Miami" umgebracht. Brinkmanns französische Kollegen sind bereits informiert und erwarten den deutschen Kommissar auf dem Bahnhof. Anders Etchegoyen arbeitet in Paris bei der Sittenpolizei und befürchtet, dass es nicht bei diesen beiden Morden bleiben wird.

Wenige Tage später wird in Frankfurt die Prostituierte Béatrice, die eigentlich aus ihrem Beruf aussteigen will, von Khamon als Drogenkurier nach Paris geschickt. Sie ahnt nicht, dass sie nur als Lockvogel dienen soll, da auch Khamon daran arbeitet, den Mann auszuschalten, der ihn und die türkischen Mafia seit einiger Zeit um das Rauschgift bringt. Unwillig steigt Béatrice in den Zug. Dabei wird sie von Kemal, Khamons Stellvertreter und Handlanger, zur Sicherheit überwacht. In ihrem Abteil will sie das Rauschgift verstecken und bemerkt, dass das Buch leer ist, in dem es getarnt verwahrt war. Sie ist entsetzt und fürchtet um ihr Leben und das ihrer kleinen Tochter, wenn sie ohne die Ware in Paris ankommt. Sie ruft Anders Etchegoyen an, den sie aus ihrer Pariser Zeit kennt und bittet ihn um Hilfe. Dieser setzt seine Verbindungen ein und beschafft ein Kilogramm Heroin, das er Beatrice übergibt in der Hoffnung, damit die Verbindungsleute in Paris zu überführen. Nachdem Beatrice wie vereinbart die Ware übergibt, kann Etchegoyens Kollegin Clara Franconeri einen Fernand Valet als Empfänger identifizieren. Etchegoyen kontaktiert Valet und setzt ihn so unter Druck, dass er ihm behilflich ist, Kontakt zu dessen Drogenlieferanten zu bekommen. Er begibt sich mit Clara Franconeri nach Frankfurt, wo sie Kommissar Brinkmann wiedertreffen, den sie gerade erst kennengelernt hatten und der von Franconeris unorthodoxen Methoden nicht sehr begeistert ist. Beatrice unterstützt sie bei ihrer Arbeit in der Hoffnung, dadurch den Ausstieg aus dem Rotlichtmilieu zu schaffen. Doch sie gerät in Gefahr als Kemal ihr sagt, dass er das Rauschgift aus dem Buch genommen hat. Somit soll sie ihm erklären, woher sie das Geld für die nicht gelieferte Ware bekommen hat. Etchegoyen kann Beatrice nur mit einem Trick aus der Gewalt von Kemal befreien. Er versteckt sie mit Brinkmanns Hilfe und nimmt Kontakt zu Kemals Boss Khamon auf. Er gibt sich als potentieller Großkunde aus und kauft zwei Kilo Heroin, dass er noch am gleichen Tag zusammen mit Clara Franconeri nach Paris bringen will. Er weiß nicht, dass Kemal ihm bereits auf die Schliche gekommen ist und ihn verfolgt. Kaum im Zug angekommen, will Kemal nach Manier des letzten Mordes das Heroin an sich bringen, doch Franconeri ist vorbereitet und verteidigt sich. Dabei wird sie leicht verletzt und Kemal entkommt. Dieser geht nun zur letzten Phase seines Planes über. Er informiert die Drogenbosse in der Türkei, dass nach dieser erneuten Panne Khamon nicht mehr tragbar sei, woraufhin er die Freigabe bekommt, seinen Boss zu eliminieren. Zunächst tötet er zwei von Khamons Vertrauten aus dem "Miami" und danach auch Khamon. Als die Polizei Kemal stellen will, flieht dieser und kommt dabei zu Tode.

Hintergrund
Für diese Tatortepisode wurde die Tiefgarage des HR als Schauplatz für das Bordell umgerüstet, weil der Sender nicht direkt im echten Rotlichtmilieu drehen wollte.

Rezeption

Einschaltquoten
Die Erstausstrahlung von Frankfurt–Miami am 23. Juni 1996 erreichte für Das Erste einen Marktanteil von 19,03 Prozent und wurde in Deutschland von 6,31 Millionen Zuschauern gesehen.

Kritiken
Die TV-Spielfilm-Fernsehzeitung meint: Solider Milieukrimi, reizvolles Ermittlerduo.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Frankfurt-Miami
Deutscher Film
Filmtitel 1996

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