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Clydie King sadly passed away on January 7th, 2019 at Monrovia, California due to complications of a blood infection received during her dialysis treatment. She was 75. What a great voice we´ve lost!
Comments: Soundtrack for the movie Where´s poppa?, starring George Segal and Ruth Gordon. With tracks sung by Clydie King, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Bright Cheerstrad, June Jackson and George Segal (the main actor).
Comments: Soundtrack for the movie Brother John, starring Sidney Poitier, with music by Quincy Jones. Clydie King sings one song.<eot>Celebrating Baltimore's Rich Local Heritage of Black Culture and Tradition | idfive Honoring Juneteenth - idfive
Celebrating Baltimore's Rich Local Heritage of Black Culture and Tradition
Home Agency Insights Celebrating Baltimore's Rich Local Heritage of Black Culture and Tradition
By idfive \ June 17, 2022
While Juneteenth (June 19) has been a long-celebrated day within the Black community, it was only made an official federal holiday in 2021. Also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, this holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
As we take this day to reflect on the victories, struggles, and continuous fight to end racism and inequality, we've compiled a list of resources and content highlighting authors, artists, events, and work that advances the cause of Black liberation in Baltimore (and beyond).
Juneteenth in Baltimore
Join us in exploring and celebrating Baltimore's rich local heritage of Black culture and tradition by checking out the following resources:
The Real Baltimore Is a Place Brimming With Black Joy is a beautiful tribute to Baltimore's Black community by award-winning travel writer and published poet Briona Lamback. Her words capture the joys, sorrows, and love for the Baltimore of her youth and her optimism for a bright future.
The Peale Center is building the world's most extensive digital collection of Baltimore's stories and artists. Established by Rembrandt Peale in 1814 and reopened in 2016 as a Community Museum, the Peale Center wants to evolve the role of museums as a place for local creators and storytellers to find the support they need to create a rich and accessible cultural legacy for Baltimore.
No list that celebrates Black culture and tradition could be complete without mentioning AFRAM! AFRAM is one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast, celebrated at Druid Hill Park. Thousands of people flock to Baltimore to enjoy world-class entertainment, delicious local eats and buy from their vendors and artisans. It's a weekend full of color, vibrance, and heritage.
Take a deep dive into the personal politics of Black joy with Black Boy Smile, A Memoir in Moments by Baltimore native and University of Baltimore Professor D. Watkins. It chronicles Watkins' childhood in a city where poverty and a drug epidemic thrust him into an adult world no child should face. His story of heartbreak, redemption, and evolution pays tribute to the beauty and pitfalls of Black manhood, with his writing style capturing the stoic and toxic masculinity that generational hardships bring about and how breaking that cycle has given him true freedom.
Exploring Black Art and Culture
Can't make it to Baltimore for Juneteenth weekend? Refresh on recent conversations surrounding Black culture and community without leaving home:
Read the BOMB Magazine interview of Mary Lovelace O'Neal. O'Neal is an accomplished and influential abstract painter whose work Running Freed More Slaves Than Lincoln Ever Did is currently on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. With one painting title alone, she's able to summarize so much of a perspective that's crucial for everyone to reflect on during Juneteenth. Read the interview for more truth bombs.
Episode 2 of Home on Apple TV+ centers around artist, and urban planner Teaster Gates, whose steadfast work in elevating the cultural infrastructure of his Chicago Southside neighborhood is a model for engaged community members everywhere.
High on the Hog on Netflix explores the origins, history, and evolution of Black cuisine, as well as its expansive and prevalent influence on how all Americans eat. You'll learn a lot, but you'll also want to keep a towel handy because your mouth will water.
While Juneteenth is a day of celebration, it's also important to take a step back and think about the history of Black people in the US. While this holiday commemorates the end of slavery, there's still a long road ahead of us and many things that we still have to do. Societies evolve not because one incredible person made a big change—systemic changes happen when all of us join together to make small, consistent steps.<eot>Personality is one of the hidden treasures of success. It plays an integral role in our lives yet many are those who are ignorant of it. Knowing yourself, to me is the first and foremost ever knowledge one should acquire. The beginning of wisdom is knowing yourself, as Aristotle proved this in one of his lofty works.
The life in which we live is never complicated. It keeps only two laws, that is; the laws of nature and the laws of life. However, we still manipulate these two set of laws and in our own peril add different set of laws. This as a result brings fragments and patches which renders no subtilty in our living. In simple terms, we are the reason for most of our problems and challenges.
In this article, we are going to demonstrate the better ways to build personality. We are not going to touch the complex aspect of it but rather, we will simplify the vital elements to your comprehension. You will at least, get to know where and how to start building your own world.
It is the set of emotional qualities, ways of behaving and the attractive qualities that make a person different from the other.
How you act and react, the way you talk, eat, walk and sleep are all the things which makes you different from other people. You behave the way you do because that is what you are made of.
What we actually mean here s that; the kind of recommendation given by your friends determines who you are and what you can do. You certainly play peculiar role which nobody else can play. Knowing this is a half journey-completed for success.
At least, you know one or two uniqueness of your personality. You know the exact reasons why people call you for service. You know the things you do in public to announce your presence. Alright, can we say or conclude that you really enjoy and feel comfortable in all those outputs?
If yes, then all you need to do is to just scrutinize your habit (things you repeatedly do). Then, check the activities that really links to your habit.
If you like talking and people always get excited engaging in your conversation, try something like radio broadcasting, you will get listeners.
If you are curious and always ask questions. People get bored engaging in your conversation. You always want to know why events happens. Try something like scientific research, you will come out being a prominent scientist.
If you like reading fiction. Don’t look to any other profession than an author, journalist or broadcaster.
For non-fiction. You are not far from being an author, writer or a columnist. You can go around giving presentations.
If your curiosity looks more complex, that is; you always want to try doing something on your own. Involve yourself in the engineering field, better still you can be a programmer.
These are just introductory illustrations. Nevertheless, you can still try searching for your corresponding field to your behaviour. Even in business, there are fields where there are peculiarities. If you hate talking and entertaining people, don’t harm yourself by selling, you will not get customers.
Be conscious about all the actions you will take in your life. Know your actions when you are happy, the same way that you have to know your actions when are angry. Always plan and know what you are doing.
Someone has sell pure water and through that, has been able to build a house. You and I know this person loves making friends and always smile to whoever she sees. You aren’t like that, so why are you forcing yourself to be like her?
Always do what makes you happy. What you take ecstasy doing is what you can do better. Never say medical doctors are paid well and so you will read medicine in the university. Hell no! you will get over 1,000 readers in just one week just for one book that you write.
You are unique. Following the masses might be the reason for your several failures. Stop following them for once. So far as we are different, everybody is having a different way of reaching the apex of success. Know yourself and know what you love doing. That is all.
Never oblige yourself with education. It is just a candlestick. Anyone who has it chooses to light it or not. If you can read and write, that is all. Focus on your passion, you don’t need any imports of interests, you already have it. Build on it, spend time to make any task successful and appreciable. When people start to love your works, you are done.
Try and make the necessary checks, know yourself and what you love doing. Your field or profession is what you always feel like doing.
What do I mean by incomings and outgoings? Your incomings are the things you sit and plan to do. Your outgoings are the things you do for people to benefit. Your incomings must strictly correspond to your outgoings. Don’t do things you didn’t plan for.
If you know what you are thinking, there is no doubt for knowing what you are doing. When you continue doing this, I can assure you that, the reason for your failures will only be you and that is where you are going to build from. With this, you shall become perfect. What’s next after becoming perfect in doing something? Success right.
One reason why we prolifically fail is that, we try importing people’s ideas, plans and tasks. We copy other people’s styles which have nothing to do with our personality. Like examination malpractice, we steal people’s work and writings. Because we don’t know what we are doing, we don’t know what they are doing and so when they get something wrong, we will still copy.
Bitterly, we are ignorant of our mistakes because we don’t know where they came from. This condition only happens when you do something out of your personality. Both your incomings and outgoings have been misrepresented.
Let anything that you do, come from your own self. Love what you are doing. Always do what you feel happy doing. Your interest is your profession<eot>By AudioBook Reviewer on 03-22-19
Pray Lied Eve 2, Further Tales of the Untoward written by Lydia Peever. The narration is provided by D. Michael Hope. The total running time on this collection of short horror stories is 2 hours and 2 minutes. In the second collection of the authors work the listener is treated to 6 short stories. The Ringer, Jack and the Box, Hopscotch Halloween, Midway Park, As Is, Where Is, and Widow's Wake. There is a short section that follows from the author that tells a bit about where some of the stories came from and a bit of her writing process. As a reviewer I enjoy these little things getting to know what helped create the story.
The entire collection was a fun scary listen. Ms. Peever really seemed to take the creepy level from the last collection of stories and distill them down in size but up in potency. The last collection had 3 stories with near the same running time we now get 6 stories. The one story that really stuck with me was Jack and the Box. Jack and the Box are the authors take on exploring the madness of the carnival after dark. Jack in a 12 years boy who looks 15 at least. He goes to the carnival during the day with his older friend and they find the Freaks and Geeks tent. Jack and his friend get a special invitation to come back at night for the special show after dark. Only Jack goes to the show. At a young age seeing some things will change a young man.
The entire collection of stories in Pray Eve Lied 2 does an excellent job of holding the listener's attention during the 6 stories. The stories all have a great ability to hold the listener attention through some of the stories going on a weird, creepy, uncomfortable journey. An example would for this listener while hearing a Widow's Wake. These stories may not take a listener where they would think they would go but the listening journey will be interesting and worth the trip.
The narration by D. Michael Hope was again a truly enjoyable audio performance. The narrator turned in another memorable cast of characters in this production. Mr. Hope performed Ms. Peevers work with style and flourishes and gave these characters life. Each character was given unique voices that were memorable and often times horribly creepy. The production quality of this audiobook is also the highest quality. I heard no problems during the entire performance. There were not any detectable flaws that I was able to hear during the entire performance such as loops, breaks, or buzzing. The production was crisp and clear. Lydia Peever Publishing delivered an excellent audiobook production.
Paranopoly is written by Peter Nuttall. The narration for this audiobook is provided by Hannibal Hills. Paranoply has a total running time of 6 hours and 51 minutes. During that time the listener will be taken into a unique world created by the author. The listener is challenged to question if our lives are ruled by fate or free will. Could your fate be determined by something like the counter you used in a game of Monopoly 25 years ago?
The thought that the consequences of a childish game of six friends using a The Ouija board; on what would be their last night together for over 25 years was interesting. The author does an amazing job of creating memorable characters and locations. They are quirky and entertaining at first but become tiring rather quickly. The introduction to each character was fun but seemed to run on a bit longer than needed. It could just be a regional thing as well. Each country is unique in its storytelling style. The story does tend to drag in places as the story moves along to its conclusion but the world the author has created is interesting.
The narration by Hannibal Hills is really enjoyable. This is my first time hearing an audio performance from the talented narrator Hannibal Hills. Mr. Hills provides excellent voices to the characters in this cast of characters from his voicing of the seemly sad sack character of Simon to the opposite side of the coin Nina. I really enjoyed his narration during this audio performance and look forward to hearing more of his work in audio productions. The production quality of this audiobook is also the highest quality. I heard no problems during the entire performance. There were not any detectable flaws that I was able to hear during the entire performance such as loops, breaks, or buzzing. The production was crisp and clear. Peter Nuttall Productions delivered an excellent audiobook production.
This is a story of growth for Jacob and the many twists and turns taken to be true to oneself. An epic battle between good and evil finds an unlikely hero. Jacob was turned into a dark knight for the beast below, until his untimely death brings about Jacob's freedom centuries later. Now Jacob finds himself in a quandary – does he continue in darkness or can he truly become one of light again? If he can truly silence the "trickster" and focus on helping Serah, a witch, and her sometimes love Regina.
CT Phipps vividly describes the characters and storyline clearly. For me, I found this book very well done. I enjoyed his change in writing style – I enjoy his pop culture references in the Villainy series, but this book demonstrates with clarity his true skill at writing. I found his switch in writing styles to be refreshing.
The storyline was well done and the characters each had depth. I enjoyed (ok, weird I know) the struggle Jacob had in rediscovering himself and making the journey to become good. His struggles were well written, and the dialog also flowed smoothly.
I do not remember ever hearing Peter Berkrot narrate before, but he was good. He has the tone of voice and cadence I think Jacob would have. The drama of the story was easily translated by Berkrot's performance. His narration performance was well suited and fit this book very well.
I did not encounter any difficulties with the production or quality of this audiobook. I also want to say that this could have easily become one of those books where they could have added music and sounds, thank goodness they did not! The quality of this audiobook was perfect!
Hacking for good can go wrong quickly
For parents and younger readers, I do not remember there being any vulgar language in the book. If there were, it was not obvious while I listened. I did not make note of it for this review which usually means there was none. There are a few light adult topics and romance, but nothing that was overly done. For the younger political student, I think they will find the audiobook fascinating and the ideas new and fresh. Some of the material covered may be more geared towards older audiences.
In summary the book was worth my time and I can tell the author put a fair amount of research into the politics and concept of such an endeavor. The characters were solid, the locations were vivid, and the story itself was a rollercoaster of ups and downs as we get a glimpse into Mia's life and activity. What would I have changed? I would have liked to have either been warned that the audiobook was not a stand-alone piece, but that it required one to purchase more than this audiobook to enjoy the whole thing. I'm not against series, but I thought the ending was quite abrupt and not in a place one would expect it. The book was good and solid, just know that you will need to listen to the others to conclude the story.
If you are a person who likes your horror more on the disturbing side of the fence, and you find yourself drawn to movies such as Saw, Friday the 13th, etc., "Wildlife: Reckoning" the latest work published in audiobook format by Jeff Menapace might be just what you are looking for in your next listen. This is only the second work from this author I have both listened and reviewed, and I will say this one is quite dark, rather gruesome, and overly horrific from a story perspective; unlike the first I listened too. Definitely, a work that is outside of my comfort zone or preferred listening genre, but I wanted to give it a listen because the audiobook is exceptionally performed by the wonderful team at Soundbooth Theatre with narrations by both Jeff Hays and Annie Ellicott. This audiobook is actually a continuation, or follow-up, to a previous work call "Wildlife", yet this story can be listened to as a stand-alone piece as I did. The previous book's activities are referenced in this one, but it does not require you to have knowledge of it to enjoy this one. If this sounds like your type of books, I would recommend it based on its fluid and descriptive writing along with the superb narration team. Be aware, it is not intended for younger readers.
As stated above, the horror genre is not really something that I seek out, but I have read another book by the author (more dystopian) and I think very highly of the narrators. For me, the writing and flow was done very well. The plot flowed at a decent speed and there were times I was wondering what was going to jump out from behind that closed door. Was it going to be that stupid cat, or a crazed murder like in the movies? More than not, it was the crazy person. If this is the type of story you enjoy, I think you will not be disappointed by Mr. Menapace's follow-up to the Wildlife book. Even though the characters were very dark and creepy, especially their younger daughter, they each felt right in the story's context. They had distinct motives and personalities, as bizarre as they were. Upon finishing the book, it made me think of those "Girls Gone Bad" videos from the 80s but the main characters are replaced with swamp people from the TV show. I would best describe the audiobook as a piece of dark gritty horror noir on steroids. Again, some may think it tame and calm, but I found it mostly disconcerting; which I think was the author's intent.
Let me turn to the audiobook's narration. From my initiation into audiobooks, the name Jeff Hays has always been the one who was setting the bar for production quality. Now that he has formed Soundbooth Theatre, he has brought in some of the best of the best narrators to help out. I do enjoy Annie Ellicott's ability to voice the female roles in this book, including the very creepy little daughter. She will forever be in my nightmares, thanks for that! Mr. Hays did a wonderful job with the male parts, and the blending of the two narrators really helped to enhance the audiobook for me. The audio itself was clean of any artifacts and the volume remained the same from start to finish. The team added some sound effects to the production which mostly added to the ambiance and overall feeling of the book. If this is not your type of book, I would recommend you look for other audiobooks the team at Soundbooth Theatre have performed, as I'm sure there are many you will be interested in.
For parents and younger listeners, I would say up front that this audiobook is not at all appropriate for non-mature listeners. There are graphic scenes of violence, heavy use of profanity, and mature sexual topics or subject matter that just would not be good for a younger reader. Some or all of these are on nearly every page of this book. If you are at all one who gets squeamish when a person steps on a bug, I recommend steering clear of this book. It is hard-core horror in my classification.
In summary, if you are one who enjoys very dark and alarming stories, I think you will like listening to this audiobook. If you often shy away from this genre of material, like me, you may want to give it a pass. The people are rather strange, the situations are over the top, and the horror is rather graphic and descriptive. The writing was good, the narration and audio effects were great. If you are one who likes other works by Mr. Menapace, I think you will feel right at home with this audiobook.
Who do you send where law don't even feel safe?
If you are a fan of science fiction bounty hunter type stories in the likes of "The Roak" series by Jake Bible or "The Coilhunter" series by Dean Wilson, you will find the first book in the "Children of Titan" series called "Titanborn" to be a welcomed listen. The book is very well written by Rhett C. Bruno and the audiobook narration is skillfully performed by one of my favorites; R. C. Bray. This book is the first I have listened to, written by Mr. Bruno, and I do not think it will be my last. If you are a fan of science fiction, action, adventure, suspense, along with quite a few twists and turns, I recommend you pick up this audiobook and give it a listen. The story felt more like I was watching a movie unfolding than listening to an audiobook. Even though the book was detailed and complex, the author did a good job of leaving out some of the more extraneous information that can clog up a work. The book felt tight and on point having multidimensional characters and well-crafted scenes and technology.
The world, both our planet and others in our solar system, are very different from how we know them today. In the not so distant future, a devastating event happens when a meteor (or m-day) thrusts humankind out to the edges of our solar system in an attempt to survive. Our story takes us from Earth to the moon, and a small trip to Mars, before bringing the party close to the rings of Saturn where we find Titan. The story feels large and expansive which is a good thing for a science fiction space series. Our main character (Malcolm) is a rather rough bounty hunter who often does not care about why he is doing something, it is more about how much he will be paid for a successful job. Our aging bounty hunter reminds me a bit of a futuristic Dirty Harry or Charles Bronson type character from the 80s. Unlike those men, our main character in this story has an augmented savant side-kick name Jaf who tags along. Both of these men are sent to Saturn's moon Titan to track down and stop a group blamed for an earlier bombing that occurred on Earth. As with many other books in this genre, there are a number of evil corporations vying for turf in the expanding resources being uncovered on other planets or moons. Yet, we see a number of resistant groups, off-worlders, as they are called, who escape into the wild west of our solar system to flee corporate tyranny. Most of these people have suffered much and will not go down without a fight; that is why Malcolm and his partner are brought in to make things right; or will they make them worse
Instead of evolving into a better society for our future, in this book we see that all of the populated parts of the solar system have degraded into a gritty and grimy place where you either conform, corrupt, or collide with the law; often run by companies. Yet, we see that even in this story, there are places where not even the law feels safe treading, so that is when you send in a bounty hunter. There is a fair amount of drinking to help make the hurt go away, some strong vulgar language, and even the ever-present profession of prostitution. Those who are successful or at least surviving are the ones who provide these key necessities to the population. After the Armageddon event, one of the core corporations (Pervenio) provided the means for the population to work and earn a living by mining resources off world. What seems like a rather mundane job, turns into a live and death battle. Add in some earlier family troubles and you have a good idea of what you will hear while listening to this book.
What would I have liked to have seen more of? I am a person who enjoys tech and the actual events that occur during space travel. I felt the author focused more on the procedural chase and left out more of the detailed aspects around space travel itself. We often are transferred in a flash from one planet to another with only slight information on the perpetration necessary for both departure and landing including the impact such travel often has upon the human body. Some of the details provided around the space suits were welcomed along with the differences in gravity while on the various planets. I simply would have liked more scientific data and research backing up the story. Knowing it is a piece of fiction, I can suspend belief in a few areas and the tale is still quite engaging and entertaining.
I have been a fan of R. C. Bray's narration for years now, and I was excited to see him performing this new science fiction series. He has a smooth yet gritty voice that does the main character justice in this book. He is also a skilled narrator who is able to give each character their own unique characteristics and personality. Although Jaf was often an annoying sidekick, in my opinion, Mr. Bray did an exceptional job of giving him life and feeling that matched his character. I very much like when a narrator is able to complement the story instead of distracting from it. The audio itself was clean and clear of any noticeable artifacts such as page turns, swallows, etc. As well, the book's volume and pacing were consistent. If you are ever looking for a solid narrator, I suggest you listen to a few of the performances by Bray.
For parents or younger readers, I would say this book is more geared toward a mature audience. As stated previously, there is alcohol and drug use, sexual themes, and some heavy vulgar language. Nothing was excessive compared to other works in the genre but be aware they are here in this book as well. I understand when an author attempts to construct a specific type of world and these items are often to get a point across. If you are easily offended by any of the above, I would recommend you locate a different series.
In summary, Titanborn looks like it is off to a good start as a new science fiction bounty hunter series. Although most of the story's plot lines were closed when the last chapter was heard, there are a number of remaining questions leaving the way for the next in the series. If you like your science fiction to be gritty and, in some ways, dark (think Blade Runner), I think you are going to enjoy this book and the ones to come.<eot>A Key Question for the Hiring Manager - Winston Resources
A Key Question for the Hiring Manager
When you go for a job interview, you should have questions for the hiring manager about the job. In fact, it doesn't look good if you have none. But if you are really interested in the position, you naturally will want to know as much about it and the company as you can.
There is one very important question that should always be on your list, one that will tell you a lot about the situation you are walking into. It is a simple question, but quite revealing – Why is the position open? There is a limited range of answers to this question, all of which can tell you a lot about the company. Here they are.
1. It's open because the company is expanding.
This is a reassuring answer. If a company is growing, that is a good sign. It generally means that it has competent management, that there are more opportunities for you as a new hire, and that it will work to keep its employees happy.
So, if you don't hear anything about growth when the hiring manager answers your question, be sure to ask about it.
2. It's open because the person was promoted.
This is another good answer. If someone was promoted, it means that the company likes to advance people from within and could also mean that the company is growing. One thing to keep in mind if you hear this answer, however – you will be taking over for an exceptional performer, and your work will be compared to this person.
3. It's open because someone was let go.
It's important to learn more about why the person was let go, and so you may need to ask some follow up questions here. If the person was let go because he or she was incompetent, you will look better by comparison, so that is good for you. On the other hand, it could be that the company has unreasonable expectations and the turnover rate is high because of that.
4. It's open because the person quit.
This answer should raise a very big red flag. There are benign reasons for a person leaving, ones that should not raise concern. The person may be retiring, or have health issues, or want to relocate. But most of the time, the reasons are not so innocuous. Many people leave because of problems with their supervisor, or because they see no growth opportunities, or because of office politics.
If you get this response, you need to probe more deeply to learn what you can about the reasons for leaving. Keep after it until you are comfortable with the answers you are getting and know what you are getting into.
Begin your job search with Winston Resources. We will be your partner in the job hunt, helping you with leads and advice along the way, making sure you get the job that's right for you. Give us a call today.<eot>We have just opened the biggest bakery in the history of Lviv Croissants in a close cooperation with Sport Life.
226 square meters dedicated to quiet chatting or loud meetings with friends and also for quick snacks after a fitness training. There is a place for everyone in our Bakery – its guaranteed!<eot>Moore reflects on lessons learned at AYBT Fort Wayne event | Local Sports Journal - AYBT
Recent Montague (MI) High School grad Brandon Moore attended the American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT) Fort Wayne event three times.
And in those three years, the prep basketball and football standout won the event's slam dunk competition every time.
But it wasn't all just about Moore's high-flying theatrics that he remembers about his AYBT experience.
"I played with a group of guys from my high school team," said Moore, who is now readying himself to play for the Ferris State Bulldog football team this fall. "We'd go down there as a group and go up against the best AYBT teams in the best bracket."
For Moore, who is still considering a tryout for the Bulldog basketball team once his duties on the gridiron are finished, the fact that he got to play with his high school teammates – as opposed to just being put on a random team a la some other summer leagues – certainly help his squad once the regular season came rolling around.
"AYBT helped us learn how to play better as a team," said Moore, whose coach at Montague, David Osborne, has often emphasized how participating in AYBT has helped his squad remain competitive. "While other (summer basketball leagues) may be more competitive up and down the roster, AYBT was competitive enough to challenge us and make us better as a unit…without splitting us up and putting us on different teams. It definitely helped us later on, during the high school season."
Montague's teams have seen quite a bit of success over the past several seasons, including a Class C state semifinal appearance in 2009 and an undefeated regular season in 2011, as well as a few West Michigan Conference titles to boot. During that time, Moore often has been the team's most explosive player on the floor, averaging nearly 15 points and eight rebounds-per-game across his four seasons of varsity ball, while also becoming the team's best on-the-ball defender and shot blocker.
But it was his incredible vertical prowess that many AYBT folks remember about Moore's game. This was especially true following Moore's third-straight dunk title in Fort Wayne.
"There were definitely some high-flyers (there)," said Moore, with a chuckle. "Every year, the competition forced me to become a little more creative with my dunks. Every year, I had to come up with something new."
Now, on the cusp of the start of his collegiate sports career, Moore was eager to take a moment to reflect on the good times he had during events like AYBT Fort Wayne.
"More than all the other things I did in high school, the camps and other (programs)," said Moore, his voice trailing off for a moment. "The thing I remember most about AYBT was the good times we all had together."
Then he added, "We just had a lot of fun."