Stories written by Christian Hine A 1999 Cum Laude graduate of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, Christian has spent fifteen years as an award winning political activist and consultant in both North and South Carolina...with a little radio talk show hosting and newspaper editing thrown in for good measure. A self-described "Republitarian", Christian is an unabashed advocate of traditional free market capitalism and views passage of the FairTax as the single most effective method to combat the social manipulation and corruption found in government today. When not stressing over yet another new law, Christian enjoys treasure hunting, obscure European power metal bands, good beer, and anything related to Carolina Panthers football...except talking about the 2001 season. He's removed that from memory.
Delain is an amazing band from the Netherlands. Very full sound…almost orchestral in parts…with great vocals. The opening riff may be a little heavy for some, but wait for the full song to kick in before judging. You may just find you like it. 🙂 I’m currently in Atlanta, GA at a festival in which they are making their […]
Our friends over at SC5CodeRed were the original recipients of a remarkable feat of stealth journalism. While no video cameras were allowed in the September 7th debate between incumbent Democrat Rep. John Spratt and Republican challenger State Senator Mick Mulvaney, this video of the entire debate has surfaced. It was Spratt who initially made the request of no video […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Events Images Carolina Many more by Glen and by Christian Hine on our Facebook page. Uptown Charlotte played host to the 2010 Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 6. Various organizations were joined by political candidates galore for this annual tradition. [nggallery id=70]
This week we bring you “This Much Fun” by Cowboy Mouth live at the Roxy in LA. These guys come through Charlotte quite often and put up one heck of a show.
Many thanks to Paul Valone over at the Charlotte Gun Rights Examiner for pointing out a somewhat unknown, but incredibly important, result of Governor Beverly Purdue’s declaration of a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane “My name is” Earl. By signing Executive Order No. 62, N.C. General Statute 14-288.7, which prohibits transporting a “dangerous weapon” […]
Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina. UNC Charlotte’s own Kathy Reichs recently signed copies of her new book, Spider Bones, at the Joseph-Beth Booksellers in SouthPark Mall. [nggallery id=66]
[This post was originally a comment response to Cheryl on Frank Hill’s post HERE. As it turned out longer than expected, I figured I’d bring the discussion to the forefront. I co-own the site and can do that. 🙂 ] Cheryl, Thanks for your patience. This took longer than expected to pen. (Well, type. Technicalities!) […]
Sometimes you have to wonder if people actually listen to their own rhetoric. Surely if they would just say out loud what they intend to write down, the very words would make them laugh so hysterically that putting pen to paper with such commentary would no longer be an option. An oft-used line that is […]
Since this is my first opportunity to add the traditional “Saturday Night House Party” video, I thought I’d mix it up a little bit genre-wise and share one of my favorite bands. This is Finland’s Sonata Arctica singing “Paid in Full”.
Photos by Glen Simmons of Event Images Carolina. More pictures are available on his website. Coaches and student athletes signed autographs and hosted exclusive skill stations this past Saturday at Davidson College’s “Meet the Wildcats” day on the Davidson Town Green. Children met all of their favorite Davidson athletes and enjoyed the “Kids Zone” which included […]