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From the Indianapolis inaugural, outdoor, FGL Beyond Fest at 3pm on Saturday, Business Journal: IMS Sept. 8. The music and President Doug Boles is entertainment event offers brimming with optimism massive value for fans by BrockAdversity Brown that a major overhaul the with an action-packed day, Speedway is rolling out As I sat waiting for a friend, I watched a including full sets by major this year will increase blind man with a white walking stick come national music performers, race attendance 10 to 15 down the main corridor at the Healthplex. It the amazing Monster Energy percent. And he’s hopeful appeared he was exploring. He was not in a FMX Show by freestylemx. that will be the start of hurry, and he didn’t ask for help. I suppose he com and a mobile video an upward trend in both knew he would be back. game arena powered by attendance and revenue. He now comes regularly and has 704Games. his exercise routine on various pieces of From the Indianapolis Star: 4. Community initiatives: equipment both upstairs and downstairs. (He In recent years, Brickyard To build enthusiasm for the does not use the elevator.) He sets his exercise attendance has nose- 2018 Brickyard 400, IMS machine on slow, steep uphills, and pushes dived from the hundreds partnered with organizations and pulls hard, building strength. of thousands [250,000] that around the community to hold When I saw him in the locker room shining used to attend [in the early 2000s] some very creative, unique events. IMS his shoes, I introduced myself and mentioned I to 40,000. No single countermeasure will motivated the community to take action and had never seen a blind man shining his shoes. be the cure-all for the event but Boles is hopeful acknowledge the outstanding support from the City He said in a patient this latest [group of] ventures will help reverse a of Indianapolis, Downtown Indy, Harrison Center way, “Well, I do troubling trend. for the Arts, IMS Museum, Indianapolis Airport want to look From IMS website: Brickyard weekend has Authority, Indiana Historical Society, Indy Film Fest, nice.” stretched into five fantastic days of racing action. IndyHub, Speedway Chamber of Commerce and I think On Thurs. and Fri., Sept 5 and 6, the best short- Visit Indy. Here is a list of what they came up with: you’ll find Lee track racers in America will be challenged by a. Brickyard Pit Stop Paddle: On Aug. 23, there was an Martin’s selected NASCAR stars in the richest USAC P1 inaugural paddleboat race down the canal. Teams of story Insurance Midget National Championship race. 8 — anybody — could register online. inspiring. b. Sunset Cinema on the Canal (Free): On a night in Please 1. Early September Date Change: The event was August, the movie“Talladega Nights” was shown. moved to early September after fans complained of turn to It began at dusk. Caterers were there, and “for a page the high temperatures during its former date in July. nominal fee you could watch from the Canal”— From Now the race caps the NASCAR regular season, a paddleboat, maybe? 9. and the series plans to crown a regular-season c. It’s Cooler at the Brickyard: When you watch champion after the race’s conclusion. the race be sure to decorate your coolers in celebration of the 25th Brickyard. Use hashtag 2. Dirt Track Racing “The short-track community #CoolerAtTheBrickyard for a chance to win a prize in a lot of ways is the heart and soul of racing pack from IMS. across America,” Boles said. “USAC midget racing, d. Downtown Decor: As you are walking downtown especially in the Midwest, is really strong and Indy, Champions Row, or Meridian Street, you’ll competitive, and attracts people like Kyle Larson find all of our celebrated winners. And check and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Rico Abreu. . . . So for out all the décor at more than 30 hotels. us, we thought, is there a way we could connect e. Hauler Parade: Friday, Sept. 7 from 4:30- with that short track guy and gal, who spends their 8:30pm. Main Street in Speedway! Meet some weekend at the local track on Saturday? And we of your favorite drivers. Bring the whole family thought this was a good way to experiment with for a night of food, drinks, music, and then connecting with that fan base.” there’s the NASCAR race — don’t forget. It’s working. As of Aug. 29, over 100 cars already “When you think about are entered. The record for a Midget Championship the total re-positioning of the event was 109 cars in the 1990 Turkey Night Grand Brickyard 400 weekend — a new date, Prix at Ascot Park. And, both parking and camping a partner like Big Machine, a grassroots spaces are no longer available to purchase online. connection, the community initiatives, we think it kind of rounds out the whole The 39-lap event will be the richest in Midget weekend. Our goal is to grow the racing, with more than $70,000 in purse and Brickyard 400, and that’s what we’re incentives, including a $15,000 winner’s purse. Lee Martin, President of the Circle City Chapter of the National trying to do.” Doug Boles Federation of the Blind (NFB), State Coordinator for NFB Newsline, 3. Title Sponsors: Big Machine Vodka was brought former member of the Mayor’s Advisory Council on Disability (MACD), on to help deliver headliner music acts. Now, the member of the Blinded Veterans Association, Govenor’s Planning What is happening to the Brickyard 400? p5 Florida Georgia Line (FGL) are gearing up for their Council, and Partners in Policy Making for People with Disability. What is happening to NASCAR? p5, 10 2 September 2018 Speedway TownTalk
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2004 - 250m Fans 2010 - 140m Fans 2016 - 40m Fans 2018 - ? Fans What is happening to NASCAR? From a 2010 article by Ken that is regularly consulted. And, in Television ratings have The Big Machine Vodka 400 at Belson and Dave Caldwell response to the council, races on faltered. In 2010, viewership for the Brickyard is an annual 400- (edited): There were many empty Sundays now begin consistently at the Brickyard 400 on ESPN fell 12 mile Monster Energy NASCAR Cup seats at the [2010] Brickyard 1pm so fans can attend church. percent. While national television Series points race held at IMS. NASCAR required drivers to coverage raised billions of dollars The inaugural race was held in 400 in Indy, where attendance was about half that of 2007. After put spoilers back on their cars and turned the sport into a 1994, and the 400 was the first household name, it also gave fans race other than the Indianapolis years of jam-packed races, sky- to improve the racing and make 500 to be held at the IMS since high television ratings and record them look more like older stock another reason to avoid going to 1916. The Brickyard 400 became merchandise sales, NASCAR has cars; passed rules to encourage the track and spending on lodging, NASCAR’s most-attended event. seen attendance at nearly every more bumper-to-bumper driving food, tickets and merchandise. It also pays NASCAR’s second- track slip. and urged drivers to voice their NASCAR certainly is still highest purse ($5.5M), second The NASCAR entertainment opinions to spice up the rivalries significant entertainment. only to the Daytona 500 ($15.5M). business is suffering. Ratings and offset criticism that the sport Races routinely draw more than As of 2018, the Brickyard on television, sales of licensed had become too sanitized. A few 100,000 fans, and television 400 is the final race of NASCAR’s goods and sponsorships are also drivers have sparked feuds, which viewership is second only to that “regular season.” Following the suffering. make for great theater. But others of N.F.L. games. Yet the days of race, the top 16 drivers in points have bashed the sport and its easy money may have passed. standings advance to the ten-race NASCAR changed its rules to make the racing safer, but organizers. About $1 billion worth of NASCAR Monster Energy NASCAR Cup merchandise was sold last year, Series playoffs. stripped some of the spontaneity “We made it clear that we From 2005 to 2009, the IMS that made its racing compelling. want drivers to express their 23 percent below the peak set in race was known as the Allstate Some in the sport say the personalities,” said Andrew 2006, and sales are expected to 400 at the Brickyard under a France family dynasty who Giangola, NASCAR’s director of dip again in [2010]. naming rights arrangement with controls NASCAR is to blame. The business communications. “We’re “Once fans’ habits change, Allstate Insurance. From 2011 France family has been criticized competing against Disney and the it’s tough to get them back in the to 2014, Big Machine Label as imperialistic and secretive. local amusement parks.” mode” of spending, said Richard Group, a music company, was the NASCAR, track owners, Many say these changes have Petty, who was one of NASCAR’s presenting sponsor, and starting drivers and others have worked helped revitalize the races. The most famous drivers and now in 2017, it returned as the title to reverse the tide. Track owners renewed excitement on the track, owns a team. “NASCAR, the sponsor, featuring the name of its however, has not fully translated sponsors we have, the car owners, new vodka product. From 2012 to have cut ticket prices, worked with hotels to waive minimum- into success at the gate. Through we’re sitting here scratching our 2016, Crown Royal was the title head. But I don’t think we know sponsor of the race. stay requirements and added the first 22 races, attendance dining options. NASCAR created declined at 16 races compared what the answers are.” with 2009. a 12,000-member fan council More about NASCAR continued on page 10
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Coupon expires 09/30/2018 Coupon expires 09/30/2018 Commercial Maintenance ● Complete Tree Service ● Spring & Fall Cleanup ● Concrete ● Gutter Cleaning ● Lawn Restoration 6 September 2018 Speedway TownTalk Living Beyond Adversity - Andy Harris, Part 2 Andy Harris: Yes, 3. Administrator of Neighborhood Greg and I talked privately Dear Reader, and over the years Services three different times about This is a continuation in our series, Living as He has taken I became Administrator consolidation of the township Beyond Adversity, which shares life stories me down paths I of Neighborhood Services. I fire department with the of individuals who have life-influencing never anticipated. oversaw the MNLs (Mayor’s Indianapolis fire department. He challenges. Each person is living life fully and As I engaged in Neighborhood Liaisons). I loved said: “We don’t want it, and can’t enjoying the blessings that surround them. politics, other paths my three years that I worked with afford it and it would hurt the Some are our leading citizens. Some are developed; I met Greg Greg and his MNL team. That job diversity in IFD. We don’t want to individuals who focus on or follow their own Ballard. seemed to fly by quickly. do that.” interests. There were about six I got the nickname Our first interviewee is Andy Harris, the guys running for mayor at “24/7.” We had our Trustee of Wayne Township. Our previous the time, and that’s when names up in the lunch break room. Someone issue (digitally available by request to brock@ Bart Peterson turned around and did a tax hike went in there one day and speedwaytalk.com) began his story. We and kept some people made cutouts and gave are completing his story in this issue by out of a City County everybody nicknames. highlighting his career. Council meeting; it really I got the nickname Brock Brown, Publisher upset some people. “24/7” because I liked Greg Ballard. whenever anybody called Andy Harris’ Career Since I was the Republican — the Mayor or DPW 1. Draftsman Wayne Township Chairman (Department of Public Andy Harris: After I got shot I had in Marion County, I was Works) or if something to find another career. I had asked to nominate Greg at happened in the city — I planned since I was 15 to be the Indianapolis Republican felt like each MNL needed Andy shared stories about many momentos in his office. a policeman, but that wouldn’t Convention. I wrote a speech, a to be engaged with work anymore. The doctors told little, short, four-five paragraph the issues in their part of the At the Township, we still me I might lose my ability to Mayor’s nomination speech. community. And I didn’t expect looked into it, but realized it was walk. The bullet had to stay in my I did that, and, after he won them just to go on their own; just not good for the community: spine. the nomination, I walked up to So, I’m right there trying to help the run times would be longer So, I decided to attend Ivy Greg and I asked: “Would you them along the way, and get for our EMS. Not on the fire end Tech and become a draftsman. A autograph this please? Will you what city services were needed but on the EMS end. Plus the draftsman sits down to work. He sign this?” in that neighborhood. I really Wayne Township community doesn’t have to walk much. So, He goes, “What?” enjoyed that job! engagement would no longer after two years I was graduated And I go, “Yeah, I want to Then the Wayne Township exist at all. from Ivy Tech. I worked for be able to say I got the first firefighters got upset with the I believe the public wants to Decatur Township Assessor’s autograph of the next Mayor of Trustee who was here then. They know who is keeping them safe. Office as a draftsman for 16 Indianapolis.” asked me to run for Trustee. The firefighters are no different years. Well, we didn’t know that was I told ‘em no. I said: “I love from our police officers. Some of While working at Decatur, I gonna happen. But I can now say working for the mayor.” my firefighters said they need to got involved in politics. I’ve never I got the first autograph of Greg’s They said: “Well, consider it.” be well-rested to fight a fire and been what they call a far-right tenure, and it is on the little I told ‘em somebody they not do community engagement. Republican; I’m pretty neutral. speech I wrote to nominate him. could go ask. That person You know, you lead by example. As I started doing political work Turned out, that kept me in declined and they came back: At the end of the day, a at Decatur — all volunteer work — politics. And I enjoyed getting “Come on, we just want you to community engagement activity I became the Republican Wayne people engaged. Greg was pretty run.” is not always easy, but I believe Township Chairman. neutral; I think we both were. 4. Wayne Township Trustee that’s how we create role models 2. Republican Township Chairman He wasn’t so far right or so far They kept asking others, but and get the community behind Brock: You just got involved. left, he just wanted to do the no one would run. So they came what we do. The firemen know it, Andy Harris: Yep, just got involved. right thing for the city. It wasn’t back and they said: “Come on. too. I’ve been Trustee now — this I held the Republican so much a Republican We just wanna name, a good is my eighth year — and continue Chairman position in thing. With Greg, I just name people like.” They said: to get ‘em great pay, good Marion County longer ended up enjoying “You’re very engaged in the benefits. The firefighters believe than anyone else. being around him, community.” in me. I resigned this past and the initiatives he I said: “Alright, I’ll do it.” You know, as I reflect on year. As I started thinking motivated. And then I end up winning. being in this position, I didn’t about this coming After he was elected It was like, Hokey Smoke! What expect to be here, but here I election, I was committed I called him, hesitantly, now? am. With the trustee job, I’ll tell to a lot of things. I knew asking about job Brock: I remember you running for you, with the trustee job, it’s an if I was gonna commit to opportunities at the city. office back then. You worked administrator position. You have getting elected I would Framed 1st page I said: “Greg? This is hard. You came to the Speedway employees who do the work and need the time to do it. in Andy’s office. Andy.” Lions Club pancake breakfast you oversee that. So, I resigned from the He said, “Yeah, and passed out cards and . . . I have great, phenomenal, Republican Wayne Township Andy.” Andy Harris: Still doin’ that. 225 employees who get it all Chairman position . And I go: “I hate to ask you, Brock: Yes, you don’t do anything half done. We’ve got a great group of Well, I think God was saying: but if you have any opportunities, way. dedicated firefighters. There are “No, you’re gonna resign I’d like to change careers.” Andy Harris: Well, I ended up ... about 191 fire and EMS support because you’re gonna have He said: “I thought you loved trying to think through it all ... staff, and then I’ve got the cancer, and you’re gonna need to what you do there in Decatur.” when I won, then ... oh crap — I Trustee office staff. A case will heal from that.” Now I reflect on I go: “I do, but I’ve been here thought... Now what am I gonna come up when it’s a trustee’s that, I thought I was doing it for 16 years. I’m pretty loyal to the do? I gotta quit my job with the decision regarding what another reason but- people here, but I think I’m ready Mayor! direction we should go. I always Brock: God had a- for a change now.” It was not easy to leave. I try to make decisions that will Andy Harris: Yes, He had a different He tells me, “Well, you’re one talked to Greg Ballard about help people. plan for me. of the few who I’ll take care of it. He was very supportive. We It’s just like our school Brock: He is marching you down a because you were out there for talked about the challenges I clothing program. Last year we path. me when others weren’t.” would face as Trustee. gave $64,000 worth of school Speedway TownTalk September 2018 7 clothing out to families who is my eighth year leading it. understand it automatically when they retire. needed it. This is a voucher with Actually, I was there the year because of your own struggles, This cancer stuff definitely a reduced rate. It builds self- before, so this is my ninth year and dealing with so many gave me a reflection of sitting esteem, so that’s where I reflect being involved with it. different, unusual experiences. around watching TV. Having on myself, being the kid who I look forward to continuing I think you are in the perfect cancer has kind of forced me to was knocked down so many it all, but I sit here respectfully place for who you are. watch TV. There’s nothing good times. So, I want to help these saying, we’ll know in three Andy Harris: I give all that back to on TV! You can only watch so kids know they have a value. We months what the election God in making me who I am. I much of it, and you just sit there outcome is. If I don’t win, I’m just challenge everybody. Just doing nothing else! like, “Okay God, what’s next?” cause you got something wrong I can see the day I retire I could sit here and I can get doesn’t mean it has to stop right is probably gonna be a depressed thinking about that. there. You have to grow, you combination of getting involved I’ve got many things in my have to improvise. with many things: life that I could sit there and Brock: Improvise and understand 1. I see the food pantry, if it’s not be depressed about, but why? your assets. And you do. You’ve at Chapel Rock, it’s gonna be I get up and keep moving got to know what you have to somewhere. forward. Good things are give. gonna come. Who knows what Andy Harris: I sit there and look at 2. Maybe coaching kids. I the next thing is, or maybe it’s every event in my life, everything coached basketball. It’s another four years. I do. I’m already thinking of one thing I always did with In my heart, I believe that’s temperature, the heat, public my daughter, Alexis. I was a what it is, because we’re just safety. I’m already thinking basketball coach, all the way up doing so much good out there. what am I gonna be able to do, through Cardinal Ritter. Then Everything from working with and how I dress. We all have she went to Ben Davis. the kids to trying to do our best different struggles. These are My daughter’s been out of building our community. When mine. And these define me. Ben Davis since 2013, and I’m I think of Wayne Township It’s funny how you learn still with the BD dads because as a whole, compared to all certain things, and you never I like volunteering. I like helping these other townships, one know when you’re gonna use the kids over there. We raise thing about having our own fire them. I want to be that advocate money and give it to the school. all want to dress nice; we want department is that it makes us who helps people. I don’t want We’re a not-for-profit, so we give to look nice. That’s why I truly a community, like Speedway. to be that victim. 100% of the money we make to believe in the school clothing Brock: You’re in a position of Retirement help those with special needs program. I love being able to administering over so many, and Brock: What are you planning or different school programs. offer that program. providing services to so many, afterwards -- What are you 3. Then there’s volunteering in And I love the Breakfast and you have such empathy planning for your retirement? the community. It’s just, why With Santa program. That’s — a true understanding of Andy Harris: Yes, I look at my not? been just as rewarding. This struggles that people have. You retirement life. People think they wanna sit around and watch TV END
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I download a lot of books, and He had an eye appointment Lee: Yeah, and I still have all of them. there’s a lot of podcasts dealing and the receptionist said, “Well, Once I made it through that, it with what’s going on in the blind there’s another blind guy right over gave me the encouragement that I community. There’s a lot of here,” and the guy turned around could return to my job at Chrysler. entities working within the blind and introduced himself to me. We That was a big thing. community, and they have been talked, and I told him I was new to Then, with the mobility training doing so for long before I lost my the whole process. and learning how to be out in sight. He started informing me. Mr. the public again, I was really Brock: How did you lose your sight? Fred Edwards, I’ll never forget him. encouraged. Lee: They found an inflammation, He started informing me about I stayed and got computer scleritis, and it deteriorated my the rehab that was going to be training, that’s what took longer retinas. It turned them into wet necessary for me, and that there for me. But you had to qualify for tissue paper. So, there went my was a rehab facility in Chicago. He it. The qualifications were you sight. It took a while for it to totally described the visual impairment had to type thirty words a minute. go, but when it did, I was 48 years service team at the Indy VA. He One of the councilors came down, old. said, “I’m gonna introduce you to and he spoke to me in my room. Lee: It took me a few years, but I Brock: You must have realized some- the Coordinator, Tom.” So, I got I said, “Man, I haven’t typed in learned how to be blind. You can thing was going wrong with your introduced. years,” and he said, “Well it’s just live a full life, but the main chal- eyes; you went to find out what it I just took all that with a grain of like riding a bike, once you get lenge is the discrimination that’s was and they probably told you, salt. But, the following Wednesday, on it.” He took me to his office, involved with the conditions of “Well, there’s no fixing this,” or, I got a call from the director, Tom, and he set me up in front of this blindness. Everyone doesn’t have “We’ll try our best to -” and he had gotten me all set up to typewriter. I tried to find the home the same capacities, but our Lee: Yes, it took time. But finally I was go to Chicago. row and I hit a key. It dinged and I society thinks that the blind are told there’s no point of return to I had to be there Friday. That jumped back. generally not capable at all. normalcy as I would know it. means I would have to find He said, “What’s going on?” Brock: We each have limitations, and My mother — my wonderful someone to take care of my I said, “I heard the ding from we each have different abilities, adopted mother — I called her apartment, take care of my mail, the carriage return, but I didn’t hit and knowing what they are and up. She was in her nineties at the take care of all my business. Then the carriage return. I’m reaching figuring out how to work around time. I finally called her up to let I would have to find someone to for the carriage return bar.” the limits is a challenge. her know why she hadn’t heard help me pack, get my clothes He asked, “What are you Lee: Yes, but knowing how to work from me too much ‘cause I had together, ‘cause being blind you reaching for?” around them is the key. lost my sight. And her words were, just don’t have that. I didn’t have I said, “I’m trying to find the Brock: It’s how we become stronger. “Well, that’s God’s plan. God knew all that. return bar.” Lee: That’s right, and that’s one this long before you did, and I A friend helped me get all And he said, “Oh my God, it has of the gifts God gave us. I now expect for you to not be a weakling that together in that short period been a long time.” believe He gave me the gift of and be strong. Let Him guide of time. I had to trust her with It took me a good week to get blindness. you through this.” That’s what I everything I had, and that’s hard used to all of that. I managed to When I first came up with that basically did. to do at a moment’s notice. Just pass the test for the class. I was little philosophy, I was talking So, I would say after losing my think about it. If you were single trained by a blinded veteran every to our chapter members. I was sight, I lost a lot of friends and lost and, all of a sudden, you would day for about six hours a day. philosophizing one day and my job at Chrysler. That impacted give your keys to your life, to your Nothing but computer training. I mentioned “the gift of blindness.” my life because my family was privacy, to your everything, to learned an enormous amount of One of our members said, “I don’t ready to say, “Okay, so you’re someone else. information about how to navigate know what you’re talking about, losing your sight. None of us know I did it and got to the airport. a computer. That’s what I do now. this ain’t no damn gift.” And most about blindness, but you’re gonna The airline took care of me at are taught that. However, when have to come home, and we’re the airport, and I got to O’Hare. you work with what you’ve been gonna have to take care of you.” A team member was waiting for To be continued in the October issue. given to work with, things happen. And I wasn’t ready for that. I me. And he got me to the Hines Lee was trained well and immedi- I heard a lady say one day, “God was recovering from the medicine. Rehab Center, and got me all ately returned to apply for a job with checked in with the medical staff. didn’t choose you to be a blind, I was on a cancer-type treatment. his previous employer, Chrysler. It I did all that chemo to try to bring You have your own room, and they weak saint.” became national news. Brock: He chose you to live fully in back my sight. I was a single man, got me orientated with the center, this wonderful world. and it was hard on me. relieving a lot of my anxieties. Lee: Right. And for me, it’s to direct I knew nothing about I was 48 and that was a big and show others. It’s the work we blindness. Where am I gonna go; start. I was there for a year. do with the National Federation am I gonna have to be taken care Brock: Is that the usual time? of the Blind Newsline. I’ll set this of the rest of my life? Lee: The usual length of time was out for you. I’m a Vietnam veteran, and about six months for the first The National Federation of I found there’s a rehabilitation part of the program and then the Blind Newsline provides the service for blinded veterans at about four/six months for ad- opportunity for blind, visually Hines Hospital in Chicago and here ditional computer training. impaired and print challenged in Indianapolis at Roudebush, the I learned the orientation and citizens to read newspapers and veterans’ hospital. mobility cane. They put me into magazines independently, 24 When I did go to the an industrial class where they hours a day, seven days a week, Indianapolis VA, my initial visit as have power saws, drills, power for free. a blinded vet, they had a volunteer drills, lathes; they would assign We provide access to over 460 come out to my apartment. I was you a project to complete; you national and 15 international having all kind of anxieties about have to learn the machines newspapers. We have “breaking this guy coming to my door. I don’t and learn how to make all news” with ABC, CNN, Fox News, know who he is, but he’s in the that kinda stuff. These were Huffington Post, and others. A system, and at that time we had machines I didn’t touch when patron can pick up their landline high crime. You worry about all I could see, so I had a lot of phone or an app for their cell that you hear on the news. So, this issues going into it. phones. We also have a small gentleman came to my door; he Brock: A whole new world. device that’s called the Victor identified himself, and I went with Lee: Yes! A whole new world. I’m Reader Stream. I can read any him to the VA hospital. Nothing saying, “Power saws? I don’t newspaper with that. bad happened. use no saw! A band saw? Why The Victor Reader Stream is a I got there and I’m sitting, am I messing with them? They device that has multiple features waiting on the doctor, and I hear are dangerous! Especially for a on it. I can do podcasts; I can a guy coming with tapping, I hear blind guy!” download books from the Talking this tapping. Brock: Yeah, one slip and you Book and Braille Library. could lose your finger. 10 September 2018 Speedway TownTalk NASCAR continued from page 5 What is NASCAR? National Association for Stock coverage began in 1979. That Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an race’s 9.3 million viewers compare Brian France, CEO, American auto racing sanctioning with the National Football League and operating company best Super Bowl’s 103.3 million. known for stock-car racing. Its Ratings for 2018 races were down on the Future of NASCAR three largest series are the: by as much as a third from 2017. 1. Monster Energy Cup Series, Sponsors 2. Xfinity Series, and France is confronting the 3. Camping World Truck Series. loss of corporate sponsors such NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 as Sprint and Lowe’s. They’re not races at over 100 tracks in 39 US only abandoning teams — after 17 states as well as in Canada and years, Lowe’s booted superstar Mexico and Europe. Jimmie Johnson — but the racing Who owns NASCAR? circuit itself. Other corporations Written by Edward Martin (edited) that have dropped out are Target The privately owned company was and Home Depot. founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947, France still controls a nice and his grandson Brian France balance sheet. Monster Energy has been CEO since 2003. paid $25 million for naming Brian France is steering stock- rights, which was significantly car racing away from its deep less than previous naming right Southern roots. Supporters say deals. that’s the solution to NASCAR’s Television Rights Brian and Amy France, NASCAR’s First Family problems. Critics say it’s the The television rights through Natalie Stoclet, Haute has been able to do so much more cause. France might be better 2024 will exceed $13 billion! known in New York City, where he Magazine 2016 (edited): than simply grab attention; it has lives part time in an Upper East A Different Owner Style “What a real visionary been able to further engage its Side apartment, than in Charlotte, entrepreneur sees is a new massive audience. In 2015 alone “NASCAR was built by people market,” says NASCAR’s current NASCAR amassed 4.1 billion Daytona or Darlington. Lawyers who knew racing,” says Tom estimate Brian France has a worth CEO, Brian France, about the man social media impressions and 1.1 Cotter, a sports marketing industry who started it all, his grandfather. billion page views, a 20 percent of $564 million and is in line consultant. “Bill, Sr. knew how to to inherit $1 billion. He has 10 “In 1947, my grandfather increase from 2014. This is on top grip the steering wheel, and Bill, saw that stock car racing could of their 34 percent year-over-year homes, three airplanes and a $5.2 Jr., Brian’s father, wasn’t a racer, million yacht. be consolidated. There wasn’t increase in cell-phone audience. but his father made sure he got any leadership or insurance, and After the 2013 record- Can Brian France Save behind the wheel.” In contrast, nothing really came together to breaking television deal, the NASCAR? Cotter says, “Brian has surrounded form a league. He had the vision largest in NASCAR’s history worth himself with professionals who to pull that together and convince an estimated $8.2 billion, the He has ditched his aren’t racing people. They’re everyone to go with him,” Brian future for the industry was in good grandfather’s coveralls for custom- MBAs. They’ve never paid to see continues. Approaching 70 years hands. The 10-year deal with FOX tailored suits, frequently skips a race and sat in the grandstands since its inception, NASCAR has and NBC ensured that the sport races and draws disapproval for with a box of fried chicken.” seen tremendous growth and would be delivered to its loyal being more attuned to Wall Street The New Digital Age change. Brian France is now the audience for the next decade. With and Hollywood than pit road and But, France is engaging third generation of France men to that in place, the future left room the grandstands. Nevertheless, younger fans in different ways, head the NASCAR corporation. to build on new areas of NASCAR. he has been named one of the such as an internet-based fantasy “In sport and business, “Things are pretty good for nation’s top sports executives. racing league and bringing everybody has to win. All of your NASCAR with our TV agreements “Young people today have a speedways like Charlotte and stakeholders have to have the behind us and so forth. For us, it’s lot of choices for entertainment, Daytona into the digital age. right seat at the table, and they focusing on putting on the best and how they view that with Technology all have to be successful. It’s hard events and tightest racing that phones and computers,” Brian to do, but you have to keep your we can, making improvements told Business North Carolina. Brian France’s ultimate challenge might not be fan ratings eye on developing a meaningful on the track and investing in the “We’re looking to stay on top of relationship where it is beneficial amenities and fan experience,” that, and maybe we’re ahead of but fan focus. “What wins on Sunday sells for them. Then you work Brian elaborates. other folks in that part.” backwards from there,” Brian The future of NASCAR is Others praise France for on Monday,” is a racing truth that has motivated auto manufacturers says. These lessons have helped positive and its fans are as bringing 21st-century credentials turn NASCAR into the multibillion- committed as they were in 1947. to a 20th-century sport, to spend billions over the last 70 years to build V-8 equipped dollar industry that it is today. Not Although a lot has changed since particularly among its prime blue- only is it one of the most-watched then, the relationship between collar audience with an average cars to sell to the public that are similar to the winning racecars. sporting events on television, it racers and their audience forged household income of $70,000. also has some of the most loyal by NASCAR continues to flourish. To attract interest, NASCAR has But car buyers are now motivating Ford, GM, and Toyota — NASCAR’s and committed fans. The industry continues to expand ardently recruited and groomed These fans, old and new, are through digital developments, diverse young guns, some still in big three — to offer vehicles with quiet, efficient electric or consuming NASCAR in entirely additional racetracks, their teens, as marketing bait for a different ways than before. With international exposure and a more diverse crowd. hybrid engines, not powerful, V-8s. Meanwhile, numerous the advent of social and digital continuously growing following. Nielsen Ratings studies conclude younger people media as an essential part of As the CEO says himself, Daytona 500, which NASCAR are becoming less interested consumer outreach, NASCAR “A lot is happening for us. It is calls the “Super Bowl of stock- in owning or driving cars. Plus, has had to adapt to capture that most certainly a good outlook for car racing,” had a Nielsen rating manufacturers expect self-driving millennial attention. The company NASCAR.” of 5.3 in 2010, the lowest since vehicles in the near future. Speedway TownTalk September 2018 11 Please contact us with corrections or additions: Speedway Churches 317-487-6868, [email protected] Baptist Covenant Baptist Church Speedway Church of Christ 50 4201 West 30th St 46222 4956 W 10th Street 46224 317-291-8519 Family Bible Study: 9 am Hope Baptist Church 200 Morning Worship: 10:00 a.m. 1055 N. Girls School Rd 46214 Evening Worship: 6 p.m. 317-244-8491 www.speedwaychurch.org Dr. Jerry D. Hillenburg Episcopal Bro. Roger Penny St. John’s Episcopal Church 9 a.m. Sunday School; 5625 West 30th St 46224 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Services; 317-293-0372 Wednesday Service at 7 p.m. Rev Fatima Yakuba-Madus www..hbcindy com; Rev Mary Bargiel Olivet Missionary Baptist Church 9:30 Service; 10:30 Sunday School; 4141 North High School Rd 46254 5 p.m. Spanish Service 317-299-6622 www.sjspeedway.org Rev. Dr. Wayne L. Moore Independent Rev Larry Curtis Chapel Rock Christian 950 Rev Kenneth Gettis 2020 N. Girls School Rd 46214 8 a.m. Service 317-247-9739 www.ombcindy.org Pastor Casey Scott Open Door Baptist Church Pastor Fred Rodkey 5360 W 16th St 46224 9:15 a.m. & 11 a.m. Services 317-222-6017 www..chapelrock org Pastor Jack Weigle Clermont Christian Church Pastor Jebediah Porter 9204 Crawfordsville Rd 46234 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 317-291-0477 10:45 a.m. Sunday Service; 10:30 a.m. Service 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service www.clermontcc.org 7 p.m. Wed. Prayer & Bible Study www.odbcspeedway.com Eagle Creek Grace Bible 120 7001 West 46th St 46254 Speedway Baptist Church 317-293-3372 2986 Moller Rd 46224 Pastor Aaron Woodruff 317-291-8570 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Rev Mark McClintock 10:30 a.m. Service 9:45 Sunday School; https://ecgrace.org 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Services 9:30 a.m. Bible Study on Wed. Lakeview Church www.speedwaybaptistchurch.org 47 Beachway Dr 46224 Catholic 317-243-9396 Pastor Rod Bontrager St. Christopher Catholic 4400 Pastor Drew Bontrager 5301 West 16th St 46224 Pastor Brian Cobb 317-241-6314 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Services Rev Paul Shikany www.lakeviewchurch.org Rev Matthew Tucci Lutheran Sunday Services at 7 a.m.; 8:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church Mon. - Fri. Service at 9 a.m. 6118 Crawfordsville Rd 46224 www.saintchristopherparish. org 317-243-6684 Rev. Daniel M. Stoebel St. Gabriel Catholic Church 4400 9 a.m. Sunday School; 6000 West 34th St 46224 10:30 a.m. Service 317-291-7014 www.standrews-elca.org Rev Michael O’Mara Methodist 9 a.m. Bilingual Service; 11 a.m. English Service; Speedway United Methodist Church 4 p.m. Spanish Service; 5065 West 16th St 46224 6 p.m. Bilingual Service; 317-241-1563 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri Pastor Holly Hardsaw 8:45 a.m. English Service; Pastor Susan Hobson 6 p.m. Wed. Bilingual Service 8:25 a.m. Service; www.stgabrielindy.org 9:35 a.m. Sunday School; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 10:45 a.m. Service; 4 p.m. Spanish Service Speedway Christian Church 600 www.speedway-umc.org 5110 W 14th St 46224 317-244-7656 Wesley United Methodist 250 Rev. Dr. Scott Cox 3425 West 30th St 46222 8:15 a.m. & 10:15 a.m. Services 317-926-4414 6:30 p.m. Service on Thursday Rev Dr Katurah Johnson www.speedwaychristian.org 10:50 a.m. Service; 2 p.m. Spanish Service Westview Christian Church 60 www.wesleyumcindy.org 5925 West 34th St 46224 Presbyterian 317-291-7871 Rev Dr. Mary Alice Mulligan John Knox Presbyterian 218 Dr. Alan Davis-Director of Music 3000 N. High School Rd 46224 10:30 a.m. Serv. & fellowship follows 317-291-0308 www.westviewchristianchurch. org Pastor Frank Mansell III Church of Christ Lisa Crismore - Lay Pastor 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Service High School Road Church of Christ www.johnknox.org 3103 North High School Rd 46224 317-299-5600 Rev John Welch 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Services Wed. 7:30 p.m. Service www.highschoolroadchurch.com This How to Build Community graphic by Syracuse Cultural Workers is available online as a wall-sized poster at SyracuseCulturalWorkers.com. 12 September 2018 Speedway TownTalk Rent - vs - Buy
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A majority of patients diagnosed Working with a directories for you and determine of disorders involving the with TMD also have associated neck Real Estate Agent which properties are available that temporomandibular joint (TMJ). pain and headaches. Both also meet your specifications. He or she The TMJs are the jaw joints. There If you are wanting to buy or sell respond well to treatment provided a home, you will probably want to will then arrange to show you these is one on each side of your head by a physical therapist. No other properties. just in front of your ear canals. Like work with a real estate agent. Real healthcare practitioner is better estate agents generally work on Another advantage of working many other joints in the body, they suited to address all three: TMD, with a real estate agent familiar consist of: commission. This is a fee based neck pain, and on the sales price and is normally with the area you would like to live • Muscles headaches. paid by the seller. In some cases in, is he or she will usually have • Ligaments Dry needling if a real estate agent is involved information about such things • Cartilage and other in a For-Sale-By-Owner (FSBO) as school systems, tax rates, • A disc techniques are transaction, it is not uncommon for water and sewer charges, public • Elastic tissue a great option this fee to be split by both Buyer transportation, and other concerns to treat TMD. that might affect your decision to Any one of the and Seller. But, before searching TMD may begins, make sure to discuss terms buy a particular home. above tissues can cause pain. In appear to be a complex condition, There are a variety of ways to fact, studies suggest that one third and fees with your realtor or you but it shouldn’t be. When a physical may be solely responsible for this find a real estate agent: of the population at any one-time therapist performs the examination, • Lender referral. experiences TMJ symptoms such FSBO fee. they will be able to classify your Also, if you contract with a • Friend or relative referral. as pain with chewing, yawning, or condition as one or more of the • Open house agents. jaw opening. Women seem to have real estate agent who is hosting an following: “Open House” or has the listing of • Firms advertising properties you TMJ problems much more often are interested in. than men. 1. An inflammatory condition the house you are interested in, that 2. Limited jaw range of motion agent will assist you in purchasing • Or my contact information is in There are a variety of the ad below. TM disorders. The muscles, 3. Excessive jaw range of motion that home, but understand the 4. 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Yes, you do need to read the contract. by Charles J. Maiers he troublesome, small what someone says Ttype is important. verbally at the time you I suspect you have probably signed the contract. met with a nice person For example, who required you to sign a imagine your new contract for their company to friendly leasing be able to do whatever it was agent presents you you needed done. How many an apartment rental times have you actually read the contract indicating you will contract presented to you? You owe $1,000 upon moveout for probably skimmed it quickly. You cleanup, but then explains that might have hesitated on a line or the $1,000 is only charged if two, and the nice person may have you move out leaving it trashed. “explained” what the contract Therefore, just before you move meant. I’m picturing a contract out, you meticulously clean the with small, 6-point lawyer legalize apartment and are still charged that goes on and on. Specifically, a clean-up bill for $1,000. I’m thinking of contracts when you It’s likely you will feel you buy a car, rent an apartment, join are being treated unfairly. You a health club, or hire someone don’t get a good response from to repair your A/C unit. They are the apartment’s leasing agent, usually “big dollar” items or long and you decide to take the term commitments. I suspect you landlord to court. Unfortunately, signed it. I know I have in the past, chances are pretty good the Selling Prices of homes sold in and, most of the time, it works judge will rule in favor of out fine. You sign it because you the landlord. The contract 46224 in the last 30 days. trust the person handing you the (including the $1,000 move- Information Supplied by Jason A Richey, Mediator / Broker contract. out charge) will be enforced as Selling $ Address Beds /Baths 1st SF 2nd SF Acres Yr B One of the old sayings about written. becoming a lawyer is you gain a lot That is the “Parol Evidence $97,000 1141 N Lynhurst Dr 3 1 1,632 816 0.17 1940 Yes of knowledge, but you lose a lot of Rule.” trust in your fellow human beings. Of course, there are $100,000 5429 Meadowood Dr 3 3 2,214 1,107 0.21 1956 Yes Since I became a lawyer, I have scores of exceptions to it. $125,000 1025 Allison Ave 2 1 936 936 0.18 1950 No forced myself to read everything Among others, if the contract is before I sign, regardless of what deemed “ambiguous,” then it $128,000 4933 West 13TH St 2 2 1,650 825 0.13 1930 Yes someone tells me about the is appropriate for the judge to $135,000 5869 Nash Lane 3 3 2,704 1,352 0.22 1946 Yes contract — even if it’s a contract look for outside evidence, which with a friend. Why? may include your conversation $143,000 4982 FORD St 3 1 1,116 1,116 0.11 1960 No It’s called the “Parol Evidence with the friendly leasing agent. Rule.” However, if the contract is $145,000 5844 Speedway Dr 2 2 1,932 1,148 0.15 1950 Yes One of the interesting aspects written well, and the judge $145,000 2110 ALLISON Ave 3 2 1,976 988 0.22 1954 Yes of the “Parol Evidence Rule” is considers it to be unambiguous, it’s not an evidence rule. It also you will have to pay. $145,000 5929 Nash Lane 3 3 2,552 1,276 0.29 1957 Yes has nothing to do with what most So, to repeat an utterly people think of when they think uninteresting point: before $145,000 2568 Moller Rd 3 2 2,214 1,107 0.25 1957 Yes “parole,” i.e. getting out of jail with you sign a contract and bind $157,000 1641 Fisher Ave 2 1 1,712 1,142 0.15 1945 Yes certain conditions attached. No, yourself and your family to the term “Parol Evidence Rule” is it, invest the time to read it $159,000 2513 Philwood Dr 3 2 2,320 1,160 0 1958 Yes derived from the old Anglo-French carefully. Then, if you see $165,000 4938 W 10th St 3 3 2,390 1,598 0.12 2000 Yes term “parol,” meaning “word-of- something that isn’t clear or mouth.” What the “Parol Evidence seems unfair, negotiate with the $182,475 4945 W 15TH St 3 2 2,452 1,672 0.2 1914 Yes Rule” says, in essence, is what is friendly contract holder before written on the contract governs you sign. the relationship, regardless of 16 September 2018 Speedway TownTalk This month’s 30-year 30% off on Brake Jobs over $300. Anniversary Special: Limitations may apply, please call for details. Offer expires 09/30/2018.
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the bracket on the light as east side and drove the interstate. Max Beaver’s Motor Tales far back as it would go, She had experienced the odor most again for a dead battery. and the customer never often while driving the highway. That Pattern Failures This time we put in a had the problem again. afternoon he was scheduled off at A good mechanic is one who new battery, rechecked Not a pattern failure. 4:30, so he drove it home. He called can identify the weakest link. I was the alternator output But, remember me about 5:30 and said he had always fortunate to work in a large and returned it to the the Chevrolet Chevette? definitely duplicated the smell. shop with well-trained technicians customer with a concern Here was a vehicle I said, “Great! What is it?” at dealerships that specialized in a that the battery had been with an unending list of “Not real sure what it was, single product line like Chevrolet, overdischarged, and we pattern failures, and it was Boss,” he replied. He paused a bit Pontiac, and GM. However, even hadn’t really determined designed poorly for common before continuing, “I was eastbound when the vehicles were new, the cause. A few days later the maintenance and repairs. We on I-70 approaching Shadeland sometimes they began to have early battery was dead again! There was replaced many broken crankshaft when the smell started to get strong. failures that were tracked by warranty a message on our service line from bolts, and the starters were almost I looked over at the right fender by and would prompt a service bulletin Chevrolet Customer assistance to impossible to replace. To just replace the windshield and noticed smoke. I or a recall. This “shared information” contact the customer immediately. the front spark plug, you practically was traveling about 60 MPH. Almost gave us a diagnostic advantage over I called the customer and asked if I had to remove the air conditioner instantly the interior filled with smoke. independent technicians who would could bring a technician and a new compressor. In addition, the car had I slammed on the brakes and headed see only a single failure. battery to his house to check things one-of-a-kind failures. for the shoulder. I opened the door The internet- and computer- out before it was brought in to the A customer bought a new yellow and jumped out of the moving car. It aided diagnostics have changed all of shop and he agreed. Chevette. It was her first new car, burst into flames just as it stopped. I that. You can find video instructions We diagnosed the problem from and she was very proud of it. She walked down the ramp and called the on You-Tube to guide you through the street. The customer lived in a called it her canary. She brought it police from this pay phone. Please any kind of repair. The next time you new subdivision. The car was parked in for an electrical-type smell that call them. They need the owner’s have your vehicle in for repair or a on a very short steep driveway in was very intermittent. We all did a name and contact information as the friend tells you about a problem they front of the garage. There had been a sniff test and agreed it might just be registration and repair order burned are having with their vehicle just heavy dew that night leaving the car a plastic new car smell caused by a up. Here is the officer’s number. I describe the problem in the Google covered with condensation, except hot interior. People didn’t put those told them to tow the car back to the search box with the make and model in the center of the trunk lid there windshield shades in yet (wish I had dealership after it cooled.” information, i.e.; 2010 Dodge Charger was a dry spot. It was about the size invented them, I would be writing “Sure, are you okay?” fuel pump. You will find some pretty of a dinner plate. I felt the spot, and these articles in some vacation “Yea, just shook up. Can I have good information for diagnosing the it was warm. We opened the trunk paradise now). She said she would tomorrow off? My wife is coming to cause of failure and the repair for it. and found the dry spot was directly monitor the problem and return if pick me up.” In the 70s and 80s, we didn’t over the trunk light. The technician it got worse. She was back in a few I stayed at the shop till the have access to this broad knowledge replaced the battery and the car days and said it did smell stronger. wrecker arrived with the car. It was base. Service manuals weren’t much started fine. We took the car back in the shop and unrecognizable. No way of ever help. Sadly, at that time, they were You see, the trunk light had a removed some dash panels so we knowing what caused it to catch on written on an 8th grade level and tilt switch to turn it on automatically could look at the fuse panel and dash fire. I called the customer and told her didn’t address “pattern failures.” when the trunk was opened. It was wiring for any evidence of damage, what had happened. She was very Those manuals pretty much set on designed to shut off when the lid was but we didn’t find anything. Since she grateful it had not happened while a bench in the tool room collecting closed. The customer confirmed that was leaving on a plane for vacation, she was driving, because she might dust. every time the battery had died the she could leave her car for the week. not have been so lucky. She came So, what are pattern failures? car had been parked on the steep We could drive her car on extended in after her vacation and bought They are parts that have a high failure driveway. This had caused the trunk road tests and see what we could another canary yellow Chevette. rate on a specific model or product light switch to turn on the light that find. One of the service advisors Thank goodness that was not a line. Mechanics see a pattern of the customer did not see because got her permission to drive the car pattern failure. failure on certain parts with certain the trunk was still closed. We bent home a few times as he lived on the Happy Motoring. engines. An example could be timing belts on certain engines that break prematurely or a certin type of gasket that leaks causing the engine to lose coolant and overheat. The majority of auto repairs that are not routine maintenance can be traced to a pattern failure, the weakest link. I think the manufacturers are doing a much better job of quality control and have tighter tolerances today. But there continues to be very out-of-the- ordinary failures that defy pattern failure diagnosis. Chevrolet Cavalier Here are a two I was involved with: A customer brought in a new Chevrolet Cavalier. After having the vehicle for only a few days, it had to be towed in for a dead battery. We tested the battery and found no problem except the battery was overdischarged (a fancy word for dead). We checked the electrical system for an unusual draw on the battery and found none. We ran a diagnostic on the alternator to confirm that it was properly charging. We recharged the battery to the full capacity and returned it to the customer. It worked fine for Chevrolet Chevette a few weeks but had to be towed in September 2018 Speedway TownTalk 18 Library Board Meeting Wednesday, September 5 at 7 pm. The library will be closed all day Monday, September 3. (Labor Day) The public is invited to attend. Speedway Library The library will be closed at noon on Sat., Sept. 8. (Brickyard 400) 317-243-8959 www.speedway.lib.in.us Friends of the Speedway For Teens: Library Meeting Speedway Library’s Teen Advisory Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 pm. Board Meeting Monday, Sept. 10 For Youth: at 4:00 pm 50th Tuesday Toddler Time TAB is open for Anniversary students in grades A program for toddlers (ages 4 and 7-12. If you know what you want to younger) and their caregivers at the Trivia Contest see in the library, have suggestions Speedway Public Library. During this 50 Questions in for books to order, or programming 20-minute session, children will be you want to attend, then come join introduced to books through stories, 50 Days us! Free snacks and drinks will be play, and song at the library. provided! Tuesday, September 4 at 10 am Celebrate our town, our library, Winners earn: Tuesday, September 11 at 10 am and our patrons. Homework Help 1. 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Shana Zwick, MD Speedway TownTalk September 2018 19 Tevie had been together many times said folks have told him they “like before, but always at Edith’s house. I reading stories from the guy with the Good Stories could almost hear Erl’s conversation: dogs.” Tevie does provide me a little Speedway Meandering Through “Hey, Tev – how’re ya doing, buddy? more dog-story material, but, pretty My Mind by Tim Taggart You’re looking great. Your mom been soon, I’ll be running out of dog stories, TownTalk Back again? Great! I’m so training ya hard? You haven’t and I’ll go on to other things like my glad that you’re enjoying my been here before, have ya? sales career, my army experience, and memories enough that you C’mon, I’ll show you around; my barbershop quartet experiences. joined me again. I think this is my water dish, this Hope you’ll like them as well, and tune most folks have things is my food bowl. The rest in again! Why Speedway like this in their own lives, of the house is back here With warmth, Tim but they’re going so fast ...” and off they went on TownTalk works: You folks in Speedway are they don’t take time to a tour of the back of the enjoy them. Stop for house, two dogs on a P.S. really fortunate if you like just a minute, and look mission with a definite high-quality male singing. The big 1. We design purpose in mind. “suburb” that surrounds you is home back through your own advertisements life; I’m certain you’ll see Jean said to Edith, “I to Circle City Sound, one of the finest experiences that are funny, or bet you’d like a drink, right?” barbershop choruses in the world. to match your Edith replied, “Would I? I’d like Four of the guys in the Chorus also poignant, or sad, or interesting marketing goals. enough that someone else might one this big!,” and she raised her enjoy hearing about them. right hand above her head and her left Our half century hand down toward the floor to show I just had a thought (scary, huh?) of marketing that what I’ve been writing every us the size of the drink she wanted. month is kinda like the movie serials Just then, Erl and Tevie came trotting http://www.circlecitysound.org/ experience is around the corner, returning from their they had when I was a kid; I’m doing effective. my best to give you verbal pictures, house tour. Tevie saw the upraised sing in a pretty decent quartet — but you’ll have to complete them in right hand, and he dove flat onto the Instant Classic, which won the 2015 floor in a “down stay” position, lying International Quartet Championship. your mind. (Yes, we did have movies 2. Your message will that long ago, and we didn’t have to on his elbows, in less time show them on the walls of the cave. than it takes to tell it! That go to about 11,000 was Edith’s hand signal There wouldn’t have been room homes. Sixteen anyway, with all those drawings of for “Down.” mastodons and hunters and stuff.) Edith praised him postal workers because he’d instantly Last month, I introduced you to deliver our paper a friend Edith and Tevie, her “saber- obeyed her inadvertent toothed Doberman,” whom she’d hand signal; it was to every household difficult for her to trained to a championship level in and business in both show and obedience. Without get the words out going into a whole lot of detail, because all three of Speedway. Edith’s husband was transferred us were laughing so to Philadelphia, and moved there. hard. The first time I heardInstant Shortly afterwards, he divorced her. Edith is a truly Classic sing in contest, one of their 3. TownTalk is FREE unique person. When ballads brought tears to my eyes. If During this time, she was trying to to everyone in sell her house and trying to figure she had to figure out you have the chance to hear either out how she was going to support how she was going the Chorus or the Quartet, and Speedway. herself, her dogs (three of them, at to support herself want an enjoyable, G-rated musical that time), and her mother. To add to after the divorce, she experience, you’ll thank yourself for the stress, in the middle of this, one felt she had two career choices: go going — I promise you! This is an 4. For less than to cooking school and become a chef unsolicited testimonial. of her female Dobies gave birth to a one cent per litter of twelve pups! (This deserves a (she’s a terrific cook; she and Jean My barbershop career big exclamation point — average Dobie used to spend a lot of time comparing P.P.S. was started when my household, recipes), or go to truck driving school dad took Mom and me to hear The litter size is 6-8 puppies.) With all this you can reach going on, you can imagine that Edith and become an over-the-road trucker. Buffalo Bills. was really super-stressed. She chose trucking: said it was I’m one of the relatively few folks everyone in a shorter ramp-up time and bigger who’ve heard the original Buffalo paychecks. So off she went to truck Bills that won the 1950 International Speedway. A full driving school, where she proceeded Championship and became the most page ad costs less to score the highest marks in the famous barbershop quartet ever. They school’s history. She asked them to tell toured Germany, Korea and Japan, that 9 cents per her which type of long-haul trucking entertaining service men and women household. paid the best — “Tankers,” they told for the Armed Services. In 1956, her, “because it’s a lot tougher when they won the Arthur Godfrey your load is shifting from side to side Talent Scout Show, performed because it’s liquid.” Sooooo… she on The Ed Sullivan Show, Perry She and Jean, my wife, were went on to tanker driver school and Como Show, Today Show, talking on the phone one afternoon, once again scored the highest marks Tonight Show, Mike Douglas and Jean said, “Why don’t you take a in that school’s history. (Did I mention Show, and performed for Gen. break, come down to the house, and previously that she served her military Dwight D. Eisenhower during his have a drink with us? Bring as few or service as a Marine MP in Taiwan? presidential campaign. When as many of ‘the kids’ as you want.” I Like I said, truly unique!) the opportunity came for The The Buffalo Bills in the 1962 film, The Music Man. Why so much about Edith and Buffalo Bills to go to Broadway to was working from my office-at-home, The original members were tenor (left to right) Vern so Jean and I decided we’d have Tevie? Because they figure importantly appear in the 1957 production of The Reed, an executive for the Tonawanda Boys’ Club; an “attitude adjustment hour” with in next month’s story. Publisher Brock Music Man, they were asked to leave lead Al Shea, a City of Buffalo policeman; Wayne their Buffalo homes and jobs and “Scotty” Ward became the new baritone; and Edith. She arrived a bit later, with bass Bill Spangenberg, a truck driver for a steel her Dobie, Tevie. move to New York. All but the baritone company. Their 10-year career consisted of 1,510 Our Dobie, Erl, immediately decided to go; he had too many family performances on Broadway, 728 concerts, 675 ties to Buffalo. The other three held radio shows, 672 night club and hotel appearances, assumed his role as host 626 conventions, 218 television shows, 137 state (remember how I told you a little auditions, and found the right baritone fair performances, and, of course, 1 film. Their final while back how seriously he took in Ohio. Little bit of barbershop official performance was on May 24, 1967, at the his ‘host’ responsibilities?). He and trivia here… Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NY. 20 September 2018 Speedway TownTalk Town of Speedway Contact Information Agency Head Email Phone Address Website Town of Speedway www.townofspeedway.org Chamber of Commerce Connie Harris [email protected] 317-244-3789 4916 W. 16th St www.speedwaychamber.com Clerk Treasurer Monty Combs [email protected] 317-246-4111 1450 N Lynhurst Dr www.speedwayin.gov Fire Department Chief Bob Fishburn [email protected] 317-246-4360 1410 N. Lynhurst D www.speedwayin.gov Library Darsi Bohr [email protected] 317-243-8959 5633 W. 25th St www.speedway.lib.in.us Town Manager Jacob Blasdel [email protected] 317-246-4100 5620 Crawfordsville Rd www.speedwayin.gov Parks & Recreation Tammy Smith [email protected] 317-246-4125 5620 Crawfordsville Rd www.speedwayin.gov Police Department Chief Jim Campbell [email protected] 317-246-4300 1410 N Lynhurst Dr www.speedwayin.gov Redevelopment Com. 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