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How We Met: Ami James & Huey Morgan
'He's too nice, unfortunately, and a lot of people took advantage of that'
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Adam Jacques is a features writer for The Independent on Sunday.
Sunday 02 December 2012
Huey Morgan, 44
After a stint as a US Marine, New York-born Morgan (right in picture) went on to front Fun Lovin' Criminals in 1993, scoring a string of hits including 'Scooby Snacks'. He lives in London with his wife and children, hosting music shows on BBC Radio 2 and 6
Ami was an up-and-coming tattoo artist at the time, in 1993, and I'd already heard his name when I met him in the Village [Greenwich Village, New York]. He was going to go tattoo a friend of mine, and we hit it off. Both of us came from a military background – we knew what it was to serve in uniform – and had this appreciation of art. He said, "Why don't you let me ink you up some time?"
I finally went down to his [tattoo] place about six years later and I had this cool idea of a dragon, so he drew it on my arm and chest – but it was a big job and we never finished it.
We've became close over the years, to the extent that we're like brothers from other mothers. He's a no-bullshit guy who says what he thinks – and I'm like that, too. He's solid.
I remember going out drinking about the time Miami Ink [a reality TV show based in James's tattoo shop] first hit, in 2005. He's a rock-star kind– an extrovert – it's what made the show so watchable, which also helped break down the stigma of tattoos being only for sailors, hobos and rock'n'roll musicians. So there were all these people going up to him and one night he goes, "I hate this shit!" And we all were just laughing, saying, "Dude, you know, you're going to get a lot of love. People are going to be all over you!"
He'd spend part of the year in Miami, but when he came up to New York and I was on tour with the Criminals, he'd stay in my house and take care of my dog. They had a long and great relationship; he used to sleep in bed with her – she liked the guys, that's how she rolled.
Recently we were talking on the phone about when we'd next hang out and he said, "I got to come over [to London] and finish up that tattoo." And then he was like, "I've got an idea to open a [tattoo] shop in London – want to get down with that and be partners?" We found a spot in Notting Hill and he came over the other day to finish my tattoo. Did he finish it? No. He actually did a tattoo of my dog Sugar, instead.
Ami James, 40
The Israeli-born tattoo artist moved to the United States at 11 years of age and his Love Hate Tattoo Studio was catapulted into the limelight in 2005 with the reality-TV show 'Miami Ink'. He lives in New York with his wife and children.
I met Huey at the peak of his career, while I was a nobody who was just beginning mine. I was walking down a street in New York, almost 20 years ago, when I bumped into a mutual friend who Huey was walking with. We hit it off right away as we were both ex-soldiers – I was fresh out [of the Israeli Army] and Huey had been in the Marines, so we started talking about what we'd both been through and it rolled into friendship.
It was the early 1990s and we'd go partying all night together and hang out five days a week – it was a good time. We never had to fight over "the prey", as we went for different women.
When you're famous, people want something from you all the time, and when I met him he was peaking: the Fun Lovin' Criminals had become a big name and he was playing to audiences of 50,000. At that point, trust is hard to come by, but I'd always taken care of myself so I never had to ask Huey for money and we respected each other. But so many [other] guys used him – he's a good guy and, unfortunately, too nice, so a lot of people took advantage of that.
When Huey went on tour I would stay in his house and look after his dog, Sugar. I loved looking after that little pit-bull mutt. She was a funny, cool dog and the whole neighbourhood knew her.
I think he's had to work harder at being successful than me – there are millions of guitar-playing singers out there, while I was definitely lucky as I created something new [with Miami Ink], but I never claimed be the best [tattoo] artist. With Huey, he never had a Robert Plant voice, but he has this cool raspy sound that people loved to listen to, and his band started a new blues-ish, hip-hop-ish guitar style that was something new, which isn't easy to do.
He finally asked me for a tattoo 14 years ago. I knew he didn't want some rinky-dink tattoo but when he asked for a dragon I was like, "Listen, you don't have to get a dragon, just get something cool!" But he wanted it so I did this big outline and a bit of shading on his arm and chest. But then he started travelling again so we never got to finish it. Huey's always trying to blame it on me, but he wasn't exactly knocking on my door to finish it.
Love Hate Social Club is in London W11, lovehatesocialclub.com. Morgan's album 'Say it to My Face' (Naim Edge) is out now
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When in Rio: Lady Gaga caused a scene in Rio De Janeiro on Wednesday when she emerged from her hotel balcony topless
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Strategically placed: Gaga's modesty was protected with a strategically placed coconut
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Covered up: Earlier in the day, Gaga was more demure as she greeted her fans wearing a pair of sheer black bicycle shorts paired with a denim shirt and lace-up platform boots
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TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Leif Ove Svensen as Scandinavia region manager.
Mr Svensen has more than 22 years' experience in the upstream oil and gas sector and previously held senior management positions within a number of Norwegian oil and gas service companies.
Responsible for managing the implementation of TWMA's growth strategy for the region, Svensen will play a key role in the further development of the company's Stavanger and Mongstad bases.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Svensen said: "Some of the largest operators within the industry have major interests in Norway and the Scandinavia region. As demand for TWMA's solutions continues to grow, it is important that we continue to deliver the quality service for which we are known, providing operators with a complete solutions package."
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Oh now this is a very, very good idea indeed, is it not?
Yesterday, Deadline reported that Tom Hiddleston—of The Avengers and, y'know, Tom Hiddleston fame—has signed up to play the lead in I Saw The Light, a biopic of country music's primary catalyst Hank Williams.
Shooting starts in Louisiana in October, and Tom will be singing Hank's songs throughout. Because, as we all know, he can.
Marc Abraham wrote the script, based on Colin Escott's book Hank Williams: The Biography, and he'll direct it too. The movie will tell the tale of Hank's fame, his drinking, his troubled marriage to Audrey Sheppard, his chronic back pain, his drug abuse and his untimely death in the back of a car, aged just 29.
Oh, and not incidentally, his creation of what has to be one of the finest songbooks in all of popular music, from "Your Cheatin' Heart" to "Hey, Good Lookin'"
Here's Hank in action back in 1951, suddenly looking not unlike a country Loki, devilish smile, ostentatious getup and everything:
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2009 Open diary: Rose gets one over 16th
Saturday 18 July 2009
When Tom Watson called Turnberry "defenceless" on Thursday, he was overlooking the new 16th hole. A once-easy downhill par-four has been turned into a treacherous dog-leg which swings right and over a deep creek angled in front of the green.
On day one, into the breeze, it ruined many promising rounds. Fredrik Jacobson approached on minus four and was rocked back by a triple bogey, and the list of double bogeys was an Open who's who: Graeme McDowell, Lee Westwood, Sergio Garcia, Soren Kjeldsen, Adam Scott, Kenny Perry, Chad Campbell, Anthony Kim, KJ Choi and Greg Norman were among their number. It is Turnberry's car-crash corner, and the stands are full to bursting itching to see pros come a cropper.
But yesterday, with the wind helping, the hole was kinder. The front pin obliged them to bring the ball over the flag and putt back towards the hazard, and some overdid it. It flummoxed Kjeldsen again – he took an eight; and JB Holmes crashed it into the spectator stand behind the green, and had to hole a tough return for a bogey. But Justin Rose showed how to do it with a trickle-down putt for birdie that helped keep him in the tournament.
Focus on Ishikawa stops Woods clicking into gear
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It cannot have been easy for Sergio Garcia, wedged between the oldest man in the tournament and the youngest, to continue thinking of himself as "El Niño". And one factor in the poor form of Tiger Woods in the first round may lie in the circus surrounding his glamorous Japanese partner, 17-year-old Ryo Ishikawa.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
By Walter Pierce
Louisiana's 'gold standard' ethics reform has made it harder to collect fines from those who violate campaign-finance laws.
The Louisiana Board of Ethics' most recent meeting in Baton Rouge was a busy one. About 35 items on the agenda — the bulk of the day's business — concerned requests by office holders, former candidates, political action committees and lobbyists that the board waive fines assessed against them, mainly for being tardy filing any of the myriad reports the state requires of those who participate in Louisiana politics.
From the Acadiana area, Washington Mayor Joseph Pitre and Police Chief Bruce Broussard, they of the unrepentant speed trap on Interstate 49, were denied requests that $1,000 fines against each be waived. The same was true for state Rep. Mike Huval of Breaux Bridge, whose $180 fine was upheld, along with St. Landry Parish Constable Ronnald Dugas' $1,500 fine.
For political rookies, Louisiana's campaign finance laws can be a mine field, and accruing thousands of dollars in fines is routine.
A recent analysis by newspaper chain Gannett finds that more than 340 current office holders and former candidates owe the state of Louisiana more than $1 million in fines for filing late campaign finance reports dating back at least to the early 1990s. Political action committees are on the hook for about $75,000, with the United Democratic Ballot Inc. out of New Orleans owing the most at $14,000.
Fines range from $40 per day for local offices up to $100 a day for statewide campaigns, with a cap at $2,500 per report. Consequently, candidates who file multiple reports late can generate many thousands of dollars in fines. But getting people to pay those fines isn't as easy as levying them — an issue that will have the Board of Ethics seeking a judgment in the matter in state district court soon.
"The question is, are [fines] collectable?" says Kathleen Allen, the board's chief administrator. After issuing a fine against an individual or political action committee, the board sends notification via letter that a fine has been levied. If the board receives no response by the deadline for payment, it may choose to seek a judgment against the violator in district court. For violations over $500, the board, based on a 2006 agreement, turns the case over to a special collections division within the state attorney general's office, which has an incentive to make the violator pay: The AG's office gets a 25 percent cut.
But not everyone is "collectible," as Allen puts it, meaning they may be hard to track down or not have the means to pay the fine. "If we are able to get to the judgment stage and have those hearings and give them the notice, if we get to the judgment ... some are in bankruptcy," Allen explains.
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And here's where it gets complicated, and why many in Louisiana believe ethics enforcement is toothless when it comes to campaign finance: Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2008 "gold standard" ethics reform package created the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, a seven-member panel of administrative law judges under the auspices of the Division of Administrative Law. The EAB "conducts public hearings to receive evidence on facts alleged in formal charges brought by the Louisiana Board of Ethics and determines whether any violation of any provision of law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics has occurred," according to the EAB's website.
But a recent court ruling in Baton Rouge threw into dispute which body — the ethics board or the EAB — has enforcement power over campaign finance fines that have gone unpaid. The Advocate reported recently that the EAB declined more than a dozen hearings for campaign finance cases citing a lack of jurisdiction. The EAB, according to the report, believes that unless a fine is appealed, it's not EAB's problem.
According to Allen, the ethics board will soon seek a declaratory judgment in district court in Baton Rouge hoping to settle the matter. "Where we are right now is, if there's not payment, who's conducting the initial hearings to obtain those judgments?" she says. "That's what will be pursued, to get that question answered."
In the meantime, collecting fines for campaign finance violations in Louisiana has come to a screeching halt.
In the backdrop of the enforcement problems with the ethics board and the EAB is that 2006 deal with the attorney general's office giving the AG a 25 percent cut on collections of outstanding ethics fines.
Yet even that is yielding mixed results. Al Donovan Jr. of River Ridge, a Democrat and former lead attorney in the Edwin Edwards administration who came in a distant second in the 2003 secretary of state's race against Republican Fox McKeithen, has yet to pay a dime on the $42,000 in fines he owes the board for several late filings. The same holds for Shreveport attorney JoAnn Gines, who accrued more than $23,000 in fines for a failed district-court judge bid way back in 1994.
But former Orleans Parish School Board member Jimmy Fahrenholtz, an on-again, off-again candidate for various elected offices who racked up a whopping $45,440 in fines — the largest amount according to our review of board records — for failing to file or filing late in races in 2000 and 2004, has entered into a payment plan with the board. To date, according to the board's website, Fahrenholtz has paid about $15,500 of his obligation, leaving him still with an almost $30,000 tab.
Fahrenholtz, in fact, was disqualified by a New Orleans judge for failing to indicate on qualifying papers in the 2008 race for the 2nd Congressional District that he had an outstanding debt with the ethics board. The candidate challenged the disqualification and the judge did agree with his argument that a state ethics fine doesn't bar a candidate from seeking federal office, but she still banned him from the ballot for lying on his qualifying papers about having an outstanding debt with the board.
In the five years since the AG has served as a collection agency for ethics fines, according to Gannett, nearly 130 cases totaling more than $520,000 in fines have been processed. Almost half of that amount — about $242,000 — has been collected, and 49 of the 130 cases have been paid in full.
The majority of individuals on the board's list of outstanding fines are candidates who lost elections, some of whom face fines that are larger than the amount they spent on their failed campaigns. Short of some tough measures by the state, and a resolution to the squabble between the board and the EAB, many who owe fines no doubt see little value in shelling out big bucks in fines for their vain twirls in the political arena.
But for those in office, or for former candidates facing fines and seeking to re-enter the political sphere, the ethics board has a new tool at its disposal. Jindal signed into law this summer a bill that now requires candidates to have paid their ethics fines in full before they can qualify to run for office. Previously, a candidate could enter into a payment plan with the board and then qualify, but as Allen pointed out at a House committee hearing this summer, many of those candidates who owed fines and entered into a payment plan in order to qualify, particularly those who lost their respective elections, simply walked away from the payment plan after the election.
For the Oct. 22 election, the new law will affect only one candidate in Lafayette Parish, according to our review of outstanding fines: Stephen Ortego, who recently announced his campaign for the state House District 39 seat and who owes a $780 fine related to his failed bid for the same seat in 2007.
[Correction: This story originally indicated, and still does in our print issue, that Lafayette City-Parish Councilman Brandon Shelvin owed $1,900 — of an original $2,000 fine for filing a late supplemental report connected to his 2007 campaign — to the Ethics Board. Shelvin paid the balance of his fine on Aug. 4, during the writing of this article but after we had spoken with Kathleen Allen.]
Yet the new law hardly placates critics of Jindal's ethics reform package. Shreveport demographics consultant Elliott Stonecipher, an outspoken critic of the ballyhooed "gold standard," calls it a " deliberate wrecking of ethics law enforcement" and a "gimmick" designed to burnish Jindal's image during "the then-underway hustle for the Republican Party's 2008 presidential campaign ticket."
In a recent email to members of The Independent's editorial board, Stonecipher goes further and deeper in his analysis of the 2008 ethics reform process: "Notably, several of the 'legislative leaders' on board to eviscerate ethics enforcement had serious ethics violation cases against them which were under investigation at that time, but any public mention of that fact was illegal under state law. Literally, these 'leaders' were writing and passing laws which would specifically protect them when their cases reached any such point of need.
"All of the worst predictions have now come to pass. Our ethics administration has, effectively, ceased functioning. Louisiana is now in a far worse position to police ethics laws than at any time since their 1960s origin. Such is Jindal's legacy, whether he rushes off to some new job tomorrow, or hangs around for another term as governor."
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The U.S. rep billed LSU for work allegedly performed on the same days Congress voted on major legislation and held important committee hearings on energy and the ACA.
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NOV 26 Finally, mad people on the interwebz is a good thing! World wide webby outrage has caused the village of Moreauville to reverse its plan to confiscate pit bulls and Rottweillers and euthanize them simply because of their breed, WAFB reports here. The plan? They're going to enforce the leash law. Well, that would have been a good place to start.
NOV 26 Jim Brown, like many of us Louisiana voters, seems fed up with out of town know-it-alls trying to tell us what to do. Bill Cassidy can't make it through the day without flying someone in to "tell us political retards" how to vote, he says.
NOV 26 Blogger Tom Aswell is writing about the behavior of the two finalists in the 6th Congressional District race: Edwin Edwards and Garret Graves. Edwards has come out swinging, but Graves' campaign seems bent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, Tom says.
NOV 26 Blogger CB Forgotston is confused, he says, because Governor Bobby Jindal said higher education wouldn't get cut, but it looks like it is being cut. CB's asking: When is a cut not a cut?
NOV 26 Unless you're in Virigina, you shouldn't count on seeing our Governor on Election Day. Mark Ballard writes in the Advocate's political blog that Bobby will be appearing at a GOP love fest of some kind there, instead of spending the day here.
NOV 26 This post on The Lens takes a look at the ongoing dispute in New Orleans over the banners about the upcoming tax election for the school system. The banners are hanging on schools, and some feel they are promotional, which is not allowed, instead of educational - which is allowed.
NOV 26 Not all college students are focused on football games and parties at this time of year. This post on DIG Baton Rouge recounts an LSU student group that tries to make sure that those who are hungry and homeless are not forgotten by those of us who aren't.
NOV 25 Edwin Edwards took off the gloves on Monday, this post on WAFB tells us. At a Press Club appearance, he wondered how his 6th Congressional District opponent, Garret Graves, could be an expert in all the areas in which he claims to be - when he has no college degree in anything. (Five years - FIVE YEARS - in college, but no degree. Huh?)
NOV 25 Blogger Mike Deshotels offers this primer on predatory charter schools and how they operate, specifically in Louisiana. They're not just profiting from our tax dollars, they're using children and shortchanging them to do so, Deshotels says.
NOV 25 Here's a link to the petition that has been created to save Zeus, a family dog who is targeted for death by the learned fathers of the Avoyelles Parish village of Moreauville. They passed an ordinance based on nothing that outlaws pit bulls and Rotweillers. As of Tuesday morning, the petition had more than 230,000 signatures - a number that's a wee bit higher than the village population of 929.


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Survival rate after liver transplant is high
(Reuters) - Apple Inc. chief executive Steve Jobs, who has survived a bout of pancreatic cancer, has had a liver transplant, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Here are some facts about liver transplants:
- The liver is an essential organ that helps process carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, and stores vitamins. It processes nutrients from food in the intestines, secretes bile to help digest fats, and breaks down toxic substances such as drugs and alcohol.
- People cannot survive without livers. A pancreas can be replaced with daily insulin, and dialysis can replace kidneys. However, even a small piece of liver can regenerate and grow.
- 6,649 liver transplants were performed in the United States in 2006, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS. All but 4 percent were from deceased donors.
- 70 percent of liver transplant patients are still alive three years later, according to UNOS. Ninety-four percent of people aged 50 to 64 live for at least three months.
- In the United States, 15,771 people are waiting for a liver transplant, according to The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Livers, like kidneys, can be transplanted either from someone who has just died or someone still alive. A piece of liver can be taken from a living donor and will grow and function inside the recipient.
- Hepatitis, alcohol abuse and drug-induced cholestasis can all cause liver failure. Cholestasis is a blockage in the flow of bile from the liver.
- Only about 2 percent of people on the waiting list for liver transplant need it because of cancer. Liver cancer can be primary -- meaning it started in the liver -- or it can spread from other organs.
Sources: United Network for Organ Sharing, U.S. Health and Human Services Department, U.S. National Institutes of Health
(Compiled by Maggie Fox; editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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