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EDITOR Christina V Howard YOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY Christina V Howard EDITOR’S PA Stan Dwight FAVOURITE EDITORIAL SECRETARY Sarah Roberts FEATURES EDITOR MAGAZINE OF Kerry Johnson DESIGN & PUBLICATION RAPhotography 2018 SUBMISSIONS EDITOR Steve Rostron CORRESPONDENCE SECRETARY Hello Everyone, Marneen Lynne Fields ©Kevin Boot Photography Julie Freeman Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays COLUMNISTS Dr Kailash Chand OBE Wherever you are in the world and whether PC Kevin McEvoy you celebrate this festive season or not, we Dr Amir Hannan Françoise Pascal send you our finest best wishes. Angela Brown Sometimes this season is joy for many CORRESPONDENTS people and misery for those with less or Antonella Commatteo those who are ill or in mourning. A wise Nancy Fike Carole Gray man said “ The greatest gift is from the Cerdan A Smith Souls heart and not the human one, so Jamaal Lewis Stanley Goodrich whatever secret wishes you desire, health, Rachelle Presno Casillias love and happiness we wish you all these Helena Ainsworth and more. WEBSITE Stephen Kimber [email protected] GET IN TOUCH Website - www.cvh1stclass.com Email - [email protected] Telephone - +44 (0) 7713 973640 Facebook - www.facebook.com/CVH1stClassGroup Twitter - www. twitter.com/CVH1stClass STATEMENT OF COPYRIGHT: CVH 1st Class magazine is owned and published electronically by CVH 1st Class Group. ©2015 all rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced Christina V Howard without the prior consent of CVH 1st Class Group. Editor Requests for permission should be directed to: Christina V Howard Profile - Journalist, Radio Correspondent, PR/ Marketing, Events Organiser, Fashion Style Coach, Theatre Producer, [email protected] Former Textiles Lecturer, Fashion Catalogue Designer. Enjoys Science, Technology, Classic Cars, Singing, Cooking and Animals. Charity helper and a strong Humanitarian. WE ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PHOTO’S OR ARTWORK WITH COPYRIGHTS THAT ARE SUPPLIED TO US BY INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR FEATURES

contents 6 BULET RUSH page 6 14 MISSED MOMENT 18 TOMMY BULL & GIZMO 22 SSAFA TAMESIDE 24 PERSONAL - PERSONAL - ASK FRANÇOISE 26 ASK PC KEVIN - PC KEVIN MCEVOY page 14 Your regular Columnists pages 24, 26 page 18 ON THE COVER: Marneen Lynne Fields © Kevin Boot Photography ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 3

COL UMNISTS DR AMIR HANNAN BRYAN PUK Dr Amir Hannan is a full-time General Practitioner Born in Manchester, UK and presently residing (Family medicine) in the UK. You can see his practice- in Saskatoon, Canada. A teacher of Sociology, at based web portal www.htmc.co.uk Chairman of the the University of Saskatchewan. Besides teach- Association of Greater Manchester Local Medical ing, Bryan’s other interests include time with family Committees and the Chairman of the World Health & friends, animal welfare supporting, freelance Innovation Summit. You can follow him on Twitter writing, and quantum physics. He is a single parent @amirhannan to two ‘spoiled’ cats and he has two sisters. DR KAILASH CHAND OBE ANGELA BROWN Dr Kailash Chand OBE was a GP for over 30 Angela Brown has been carrying out her passion years, alongside being chair of a local NHS trust. of baking since she was a young girl. She is self- He actively campaigned on NHS and public taught having had inspiration from her mother. All health issues. Currently he is the deputy chair her recipes are tried and tested in her own home. of the British Medical Association and chair of She is a collector of vintage costumes and lives Healthwatch Tameside. He was awarded an OBE in an original 1930’s house with vintage furniture. in 2010 for services to the NHS. She takes part in displays, cookery demonstrations and teaches in schools about the way we lived in the 1930’s & 1940’s. FRANÇOISE PASCAL PC KEVIN MCEVOY Born on the Island of Mauritius, she was educated PC Kevin McEvoy is a member of Greater in Paris and London a former model, dancer and Manchester Police. He has been with the police became one of Europe’s biggest stars of the sev- force for 12 years. enties one of the greatest beauties of her time a sitcom star popular on television and films . Nowadays Françoise is an author, actress and enjoys quality time with her family she loves gar- dening and pets. TOMMY BULL Acclaimed Film Director? Action Thriller Movies, Face Off, Final Justice and Shadow of The Dragon and hit television series Miami Vice and many more. Tommy is a native of New York and resides in California. Vice Martial Arts expert and a former Champion Boxer. 4 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

CORRESPONDENTS ANTONELLA COMMATTEO STANLEY GOODRICH An International Award-winning and California’s Lives in Laguna, Niguel, California. Public Rela- Designer of the Year, Antonella is a native of tions Manager | SYSPRO - United States. One Wales born fashionista, whose designs are of the first to introduce software producers to uniquely inspired and represented by life and its Enterprise Resource Planning software. As well journey. as co-host of ‘Eye On Entertainment’, shown on the Time Warner Channel. JAMAAL LEWIS CERDAN A SMITH Jamaal Lewis is Celebrity photographer and Cerdan is a Celebrity Media Host and a re- outside of this works at Sheer Strength Lab and nowned artist. He works at Tim Davis Media. a model at Smart Model Management. From Beau Szumilas. Host at Filmosfera Hollywood. Colorado Springs he lives in Los Angeles. Exclusive Personal Media at World Film Insti- tute. NANCY FIKE CAROLE GRAY Dr Nancy Fike is a true humanitarian, devoted Carole is a renowned Celebrity, Co-Host, Vocal- to Inner City Youth and organizations helping ist, Singer and Songwriter. She is also Celebrity Americas Youth from being bullied and fighting Media Host at Cinema Epoch. Peace Ambassa- hunger. She likes motorcycles and speedway dor at Universal Peace Federation. tracks while dedicated to family. CVH 1st Class is a Not-for-Profit organisation (As a family magazine we reserve the right not to print unsuitable material) ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 5

FEATURE Marneen Lynne Fields CEO, Executive Producer, and Creative Director of Heavenly Waterfall Song Publishing and Productions Photos by Kevin Boot Photography O N AUGUST 24, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada Marneen Fields received a Legendary Stunt Award from the International Action on Film Festival for her contributions as a stuntwoman and stunt actress in over 100 feature films and prime time television shows 1976. It was a lifetime achievement award and emotional evening for Marneen. Seated at the back of the room she kept telling herself she’ll know when it’s her turn to take the stage because they will show her showreel showing highlights from her career. As host and producer of the Action on Film Festival Del Weston stood at the microphone giving a detailed introduction about someone, Marneen did not understand the lengthy introduction was about her when the entire audience rose to their feet in applause. Eye on Entertainment reporter, Traci Lynn Cowan with her photographer Dan Kennedy let Marneen know Del Weston was introducing her, and that it was time for her to take the stage. All Marneen could think of as she stood up to take the “Battlestar Galactica,” Priscilla Presley “The Fall Guy,” stage was that being 3/4 deaf and sitting at the back of Shirley Jones “Beyond the Poseidon Adventure,” the room she didn’t hear a word Del Weston said about Michelle Phillips “The Man with Bogart’s Face,” Morgan her. As she walked through the crowd, seeing only the Fairchild “Time Express,” Belinda Montgomery “The backs of people applauding her, it was like nothing she Man from Atlantis,” Mary Crosby “Dynasty,” Samantha had ever experienced in her life, and it took her breath Doane “The Gauntlet,” Linda Purl “Matlock,” Natasha away. Once she arrived at the steps to the stage, she Richardson “Patty Hearst,” Karen Black “Police Story could hear the creator of the Legendary Stunt Awards, - Confessions of a Lady Cop,” Linda Hamilton “Murder Dr. Robert Goldman reading highlights about Marneen’s She Wrote,” Melanie Griffith “She’s in the Army Now,” career and listing the titles of some films she’s appeared Tovah Feldshuh “Terror Out of the Sky,” Dee Wallace in and some of the famous actresses she had done “The Howling,” Kim Cattrall “The Hardy Boys/Nancy stunts for through the years. Drew Mysteries,” Barbara Hershey “From Here to Eternity,” Heather Menzies “Logan’s Run,” and many After Del Weston said, “Marneen Fields is a Legendary more. Please welcome Marneen. Stunt Woman!” Dr. Robert Goldman said, “Wikipedia lists Marneen Fields as one of the most prominent stunt- As Dr. Robert Goldman read her credits his assistant, women and stunt actresses of the 1980s. They list her the amazing Michael DePasquale Jr. opened the large as a great gymnastic talent, an actress, and as a stunt- black velvet case and showed Marneen her gorgeous woman. The world has seen her step into the shoes of Olympian styled Legendary Stunt Award disc. Marneen 100 of the world’s most famous actresses to perform took the stage to more applause and whistles. She gave death-defying feats. Some of the shows she’s appeared a time capsule of the events that lead her to become a in and actresses she’s doubled are, Jane Seymour recognized champion that evening. In all the excitement 6 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

FEATURE she forgot to mention her major hearing loss, one of the biggest obstacles she’s overcome through the years to achieve respect and recognition in her film and music careers in the entertainment industry. After Marneen thanked Del Weston, Robert Goldman, and the Action on Film Festival, she talked about her early childhood and how she was a sickly child born with emphysema and an enlarged heart. By age nine she had grown into her heart and was winning first place in all the relay races at her elementary school, being best known in her neighbourhood for walking on her hands around the block as the neighbourhood kids followed her to see how far she could go. In 1973 Marneen Fields was one of three women in the United States to receive an athletic scholarship in gymnastics to Utah State University, and she made sure to mention that they didn’t give athletic scholarships to women in gymnastics back then. She became the top class one all-around gymnast for USU ranked third in the nation on floor exercise and balance beam. In 1975 Marneen Above & Below had a terrible fall off the balance beam injuring her right Marneen Lynne Fields ankle and underwent an ankle reconstruction surgery © Kevin Boot Photography where a calf’s tendon was inserted into the ankle in place of the ligaments. A calf’s tendon that remains in her right ankle to this day, and that she performed all the stunts with. She talked about how the ankle recon- struction surgery forced her to quit college and move home to Ventura, California with her parents believing everything was over for her now she could no longer compete in gymnastics. Then in 1976, she was discov- ered by famous stuntman Paul Stader, owner of Paul Stader’s Stunt School and by 1977 she was one of the top stuntwomen in the world. In 1985 they coined her Hollywood’s Original Fall Girl, and she received a Fall Girl license plate by J.P. Bill Catching and the Stuntman’s Association. Then she talked about how she was discovered as an actress by Victor French (“Highway to Heaven” and “Little House on the Prairie”). By the late 1980s, as she was on the verge of breaking as a famous actress, she had a near-fatal car accident when a boy who worked in a textile wrapping company ran a red light and took her car in half. It took Marneen a year to walk again as she underwent twelve years of abdominal operations. Marneen says, “Dr. Goldman talks about persistence, I got back onto my feet. I never thought I’d get back onto my feet to become an award-winning pop-rock singer-songwriter, and ASCAP composer today. I’m still acting, I’m producing, I’m directing. I’ve had two nominations for my music videos in the Action on Film ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 7

FEATURE Festival. (As the crowd applauded Marneen continues), I thank you so much. More than anyone will ever know I will hold what he has created, the most gorgeous award I’ve ever seen, that is my gold medal in the Olympics in gym- nastics! I’m very touched. I’ve cried and cried. That’s about all I have to say. Thank you.” The crowd rises to their feet again in a second standing ovation for Marneen Fields and her amazing story and heart- felt acceptance speech at the microphone. 2018 has also seen Marneen Lynne Fields receive a major win for one of her new singles, “I’ll Never Kiss His Lips Again” winning Best Single of the Year from the LANFA Hollywood Music Awards on August 5, 2082. On August 24, 2018, her music video “Shadows” received a Best Music Video of the Year nomination in the International Action on Film Festival. In July two of her music videos, “Release My Love” and “Shadows” received nominations for Best Music Video of the Year in the Grand Indie Wise Convention in Florida, and on July 15, 2018, Marneen’s new single, “Standing Ovation! You’re the Star!” received a nomination in the Atlas Elite Entertainment Awards for Best Pop Single of the Year. 2019 will see Marneen Lynne Fields publish two books about her life, her true story, “Cartwheels & Halos” and “Rollin’ with the Punches,” her filmography. ▣ 8 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

FEATURE Marneen’s Links For more on the film and TV shows Marneen Fields has appeared in please see her IMDB page at, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276312/ To see some of her music videos please go to her Vimeo page here, https://vimeo.com/marneenlynnefields To see some of Marneen’s stunt work and acting please see Marneen’s Stunts page on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvyOa-wUmTqC8OUPB6wcuw?view_as=subscriber To see Marneen’s acceptance speech at the Legendary Stunt Awards go here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-PEsTft1hk ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 9

FEATURE Bulet Rush Emmy award winning film producer by Nikol Ette He is an Emmy award winning film producer, actor, music producer, singer and guitarist. He is one of the musicians of lucky band that participated in Global Battle of the Bands and performed in London on the stage of Astoria. Q What age did you realise that you had talent? By the way, special thanks to her, she’s such sweetheart. Well, I started as musician when I was 11 years old. I wanted a guitar and I literally begged my parents to give As for music, I constantly write songs and play my guitar or me one for Christmas. Since that Xmas my guitar and I sing in different bands. I performed in the House of Blues, have been always together. Years after, I decided to try Viper Room, Cabo Wabo Cantina in Los Angeles. Music is myself in acting, and then I moved straight to filmmak- my first love and it will last forever. ing and producing. Q How would you describe yourself? Q What are your achievements as a young pro- I’m just a kid, boundlessly curious of everything and I con- ducer, actor, and musician? stantly keep learning something that I haven’t experienced I produced cartoons, short films, touching various social before. I love to live on the edge. The Sky’s the limit and that’s problems of our contemporary living, a couple of student only the beginning. I love to dream big and that’s exactly what films and a season of TV series called The Bay, which keeps me in focus. People around me say that I’m a go-get- I won an Emmy award for. That’s been a journey and I ter, so that’s another thing that helps me to keep it real. I like feel like that’s only the beginning. I want to say special the adrenalin, so for that I go snowboarding or just burn gas thanks to Gregori J. Martin and Kristos Andrews for on the freeways. I love to laugh and I love people. giving me that great opportunity. They are my big friends in LA. Q Who are your favourite actors? I like Tom Hardy, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Bradley I had an opportunity to act in a feature film starring Cooper and Heath Ledger. Eric Roberts, and a feature film and series combined together starring Casper Van Dien, a couple of short Q What musicians or bands do you like? films, and I also had a small part in a horror feature In the music business of today I really admire The Weekend, film that’s being edited. I also get to perform in the next 21 Pilots, Imagine Dragons, Lana Del Ray, Coldplay. But I season of the TV series The Bay. Recently I collabo- mostly listen to older music that’s outdated such as Kiss, rated with Nikol Ette shooting her music video for her Whitesnake, John Lee Turner, Kingdom Come, Pink Floyd new hit, which is coming out the next couple of months. and etc. 10 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

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FEATURE Q What do you like the most in producing films? With each project it’s just like bringing up a child! Feeding it well, devoting time and energy for it, bringing important people to the project to strengthen it, and keep it prospering. I love taking care of every project I produce. I like improv- ing projects in every single way they take: making sure the picture looks good, the actors look good, the sound is good, and of course taking the projects up to the next level businesswise. Q What are your favourite movies? There’s a bunch! The Fifth Element, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Constantine, Matrix, Scent of a Woman, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, Troy, Gone with the wind, Snatch, Sherlock Holmes (starring Robert Downey Jr.) Fountain, Life is Beautiful, Two Hands, Grease, Last Man Standing and etc. Q What is your most prominent memory? I was a big fan of Kiss the rock band. They came over to Moscow with a concert and I was a teenager and I didn’t have any money to afford the trip to Moscow and the price of the ticket, and I sold one of my favorite guitars so my dad and I together could go to see Kiss in concert. That trip was amazing! I shared a lot of precious moments with my dad! That trip was priceless and it stays forever with me. Q Back then, what were your favourite TV programs? I was into Lost the series; Friends and I liked watching shows like Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama and other silly stuff. To be honest, I mostly was into feature films rather than into TV shows. Q Who are your favourite old Hollywood Stars? To learn more about Bulet Rush, check out his IMDB James Dean, Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn. To follow Bulet Rush on social media click the links bellow: Q If you could Time Travel into the past which 3 people https://www.instagram.com/bulet_rush/ would you like to meet and why? I’d like to meet Adam, the first man ever, to take a look into https://www.facebook.com/buletrush the eyes of the very inception of human being, then Isaac Follow Nikol Ette on her social media: Newton to witness the great fall of the apple and Steve Jobs just because I have always admired his ingeniousness. https://www.facebook.com/nikolettesinger https://twitter.com/EtteNikol Q Tell us about your latest project? https://twitter.com/EtteNikol The most recent project that I’ve done as a producer is https://www.instagram.com/ettenikol/ 3rd season of The Bay. I’m very happy with the result. The season won 5 Emmys this year. That was a very prominent Her single: season, because it was shot in London, Belgium and Los Angeles, California. That brought the series new audience https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-never-wanted-life-like-this/id1066733290 internationally. Now the 4th season is being filmed and I’m https://www.numberonemusic.com/nikolette/song/547506-I-Never-Wanted-Life-Like-This-TipO-ReMix also acting in it. What else could be more exciting? ▣ 12 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

FEATURE To learn more about Bulet Rush, check out his IMDB To follow Bulet Rush on social media click the links bellow: https://www.instagram.com/bulet_rush/ https://www.facebook.com/buletrush Follow Nikol Ette on her social media: https://www.facebook.com/nikolettesinger https://twitter.com/EtteNikol https://twitter.com/EtteNikol https://www.instagram.com/ettenikol/ Her single: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-never-wanted-life-like-this/id1066733290 https://www.numberonemusic.com/nikolette/song/547506-I-Never-Wanted-Life-Like-This-TipO-ReMix ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 13

FEATURE MISSED MOMENT, THE SACRIFICES MADE BY FORCES FAMILIES by Emily Garner CELEBRITIES COME TOGETHER IN SUPPORT SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been OF THE ARMED FORCES FAMILY providing lifelong support to our Forces and their families since 1885. As the UK’s oldest Lending her hand to the campaign is Forces military charity, SSAFA has continued to adapt Sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn, 101, who said: to meet the changing needs of the Armed Forces community. “During the war, I visited Burma for three months and didn’t see my family during that time. We The unique challenges of military life were deep in the jungle, often without electricity or running water – let alone communication. This month, SSAFA has put the spotlight on the Communication has improved a great deal in unique challenges faced by military families recent years but back then, we all got by with and the impact that serving has on key family writing letters. moments. “It was difficult being apart from them, but I SSAFA surveyed the Forces community past and knew that it was nothing compared with what present and found nearly three quarters (72%) our boys were going through. Many of them had of military families have not been together gone much longer without seeing their families, for significant family events like birthdays, so it was an honour to bring them a little piece of weddings, funerals and anniversaries. Over half home.” (56%) stated that they have even missed major moments in their children’s lives, such as their Former Army Personal Trainer and Double first words, first steps, first day at school - and Olympic Champion, Dame Kelly Holmes, said: even the birth of a child! “When I was in the Army, I was away from home When asked about how long they had typically for two years in one posting. I missed my friends, been apart, over a third of military families as we didn’t have mobiles back then, so it was (34%) said that they have been separated for harder to keep in contact other than by letter. ten months or longer. Interestingly, 81% of the civilians surveyed had no idea that military “As an athlete I travelled around for three personnel could be away from home for so many Antony Cotton months during summer season, then away at months. training camps in winter for various amounts of 14 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

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FEATURE time. I missed my own bed a lot as an athlete as travelling and staying in hotels all the time isn’t as glamorous as it may seem.” SSAFA Ambassador and Coronation Street actor, said: “When I did I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, I was in Australia for four weeks and I had no contact with anyone. I missed my family and my friends so much and I yearned for chats with them when I was in the jungle. I missed my other half terribly. “That experience does make me think; each year there are lads and lasses that are deployed away from home and away from their families, friends and loved ones. “In all the years I’ve been involved with the Armed Forces, I’ve always had a friend deployed somewhere, but that is part of what life behind the wire encompasses. “Thankfully, modern military life does mean that we can all keep in touch somehow, no matter where we all are in the world. However, there is nothing worse than those two words...Op Minimise.” How you can support the Armed Forces family SSAFA provides practical, emotional or financial assistance to the whole Armed Forces community, understanding the complex nature of military service and the effect it can have on the wider family. From help with school runs and hospital appointments to an understanding shoulder to lean on – SSAFA is there. You can support SSAFA in its vital work by visiting www.ssafa.org.uk/donate Dame Vera Lynn 16 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

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ENTER TAINMENT Tommy Bull & Gizmo Welcome to my regular column for CHV 1st Class Text and photos supplied by Tommy Bull Legendary movie director, known for Face Off - To Live & Die - Bad Cop - Ring of Fire - Deadly Package - China Club and Miami Vice he lives in California and brings his best buddy Gizmo shih - tzu along to some film locations. He shares behind the scenes with us. Hi everyone, Gizmo and myself hope you are all having One of my ultimate favourite things to do, is to direct true a great fantastic year. I’ve been quite busy myself, with stories, so I am looking to direct one called “Booked” about so many wonderful projects on the table. I have at least 4 a Gambler and his family, who went from Rags to Riches Feature Films that I will be directing in the Philippines for and is known as one of the top five poker players in the starters a family film, a thriller, a comedy and a wonderful world. True Story about “Manuel “Manny” Pacquiao”, Philippines World Champion Boxer, as well as getting the privilege of I just feel so overwhelmed with all this wonderful and meeting the President himself Rodrigo Duterte. Thanks exciting adventures I’m about to endeavour. This is my to my great friend who helped put this all together Patrick world where I belong doing what I do BEST...MAKING Shaw, Producer. MOVIE MAGIC. I’m also happy to announce that you are looking at the As some of you know, I purchased a new RV travel trailer new SVPP Senior Vice President of Productions here a couple months back and boy do I enjoy the tranquility in the Philippines with 7th Galaxy Productions. I feel so of the mountains. I’ve lived in busy Florida, and Newport honoured and humbled and I’m looking forward to making Beach, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and now living in the MOVIE MAGIC with my amazing team. most pristine mountains of Lake Arrowhead where I can enjoy my home as well as camping in the woods where I’m I am also very ecstatic about a big budget 4 picture feature left to be content with my creative mind as I’ve been often film deal that’s currently in negotiation with the Gursh told, I’m a creative, brilliant genius and I wear my heart on Agency and myself to be one of their A-List Lead Stars my sleeve and I’m still looking to do a Family Talk Show to in this wonderful family feature called the “Sock Bandit”. take on the road. Until next time enjoy a lovely Christmas. Extremely excited to be on board. 18 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

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FEATURE Todd Barkan & All That Jazz a Jazz impresario Text & photo supplied by Stanley Goodrich Todd Barkan¸ among many other designations has been U.S. and Japan. During 1985–1990, he managed the Boys described as “a Jazz impresario”. Barkan founded a Choir of Harlem, setting up a program that showcased legendary jazz club, the Keystone Korner, in San Francisco jazz musicians as guest soloists with the choir. In 2001 in 1972 and then managed and very creatively programmed Wynton Marsalis hired Barkan at Lincoln Center as artistic it for more than a decade. The great pianist/composer Mary administrator. He stayed with the organization for more Lou Williams hailed Keystone Korner as “The Birdland of than a decade, serving as programming director and emcee the Seventies.” While that alone makes Barkan a significant for its Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola venue from 2004 to 2012. figure in the jazz world, he also worked as a prolific record producer for Fantasy/Milestone, Concord, 32 Records and In 2013 Barkan co-produced the Keystone Korner Concert High Note and record labels in Europe and Japan. His Series at the Iridium as well as WBGO’s jazz series at 54 love of jazz, respect for the music and its practitioners, Below in New York City. In 2014 he helped establish the while producing thousands of exciting live performances Sea of Jazz Festival in Pompano Beach, Florida. Barkan at famous venues has contributed to his prominence as a received a 2015 Grammy Award for Latin Jazz Album of the living legend in the world of Jazz. Year as co- producer of The Offense of the Drum by Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. In 2016, Todd was Barkan was born in Nebraska and raised and educated in also awarded a Lifetime Cultural Contribution to the Arts Columbus, Ohio, where, as a teenager, he developed an Award by the Jazz Gallery Organization of New York City. interest in jazz. He took piano lessons and also became friends with jazz legends, including Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Barkan, who has also produced hundreds of recordings, whom Barkan considers his musical mentor. featuring artists such as Tommy Flanagan, Grover Washington, Jr., Freddy Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Barkan first started producing jazz concerts in 1964 while Hutcherson, Hank Jones, and Jimmy Scott, continues to attending Oberlin College in Ohio. By 1968 he had relocated work as a lecturer, record producer and curator of live to San Francisco, working by day as a customs broker and jazz events. by night as pianist. An invitation to perform at the bar and live-music venue Keystone Korner led to Barkan’s buying Other highpoints of Barkan’s career included being the club, where he presented artists and produced dozens honored with an A.B. Spellman Award for Jazz Advocacy of highly acclaimed live recordings. In addition Barkan and designation as an NEA Jazz Master, the highest jazz worked as a booking agent, setting up West Coast tours award bestowed by the U.S. government, at the Kennedy for jazz legends Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Center in Washington, D.C., on April 16, 2018. Barkan’s McCoy Tyner and Phil Woods, among others. acceptance speech focused on the unique ability of music to inspire and heal. “No matter what generation we are Following the club’s closure in 1983, Barkan moved to New blessed to be born into,” he said, “we all stand on the York City to work as a record producer for labels in the shoulders of our teachers, our parents, our heroes and 20 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

FEATURE all those elders who have lit the path for us.” He thanked many artists, including perhaps his most important mentor and long time friend, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, as well as Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner, Jack Whittemore, Dexter Gordon, and Miles Davis, mentioning specific gifts received from each. Even more congratulations are now due Barkan! Just prior to this article being finalized, it was announced that Barkan won a 2018 Telly Award at the39th Annual Telly Awards honoring “excellence in video and television across all screens.” Barkan was honoured for his work in helping to curate the music for the outstanding Pittsburgh Jazz Documentary: “We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told,” which has been widely shown this year on PBS. Throughout the years, Barkan’s love of jazz has been fully supported by the love of his life, his wife, Ilene. Barkan met Ilene, sister of actor, Irwin Keyes, in New York City in 1996, and the two were married in 1999. Today, they both enjoy the love of their grown daughter Michelle and her husband Dave. ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 21

FEATURE SSAFA Tameside Steps Back In Time photo by Ray Liddy courtesy of The Tameside Reporter Newspaper SSAFA Tameside staff recently turned the clock was a high turnout of veterans and their families back at Hyde Cricket & Squash Club Dressed in a high percentage of whom were former SSAFA 1940s style and welcomed the public visitors to welfare cases. the Vintage Fun Fair & Craft Show. Daniel Millan Tameside Divisional Secretary and The huge turnout was impressive with large his lovely wife Anne, looked fabulous in their crowds. The Civic Mayor of Tameside, Cllr Denise authentic era costumes. Daniel who is also the Ward, congratulated SSAFA Tameside on the SSAFA Greater Manchester Fundraiser has again successful event, as whole families had enjoyed got Manchester University students, studying the wide range of activities including Miss Bec’s marketing, involved in the organisation of several Dancing School of very young children, who’s fundraising events including a Golf Tournament enchanting choreography wowed the crowds. in the Summer of 2019. The Backstep Boogie Club Dancers also provided Christina who is organising a 1960s Event in magnificent entertainment while the enthusiastic February next year, paid high tribute to the audience joined in with the old war time leadership of Daniel who as the Tameside favourites, as couples hit the floor swaying and Divisional Secretary has motivated the whole jiving. Next was the Relight My Choir, who are a team. She also paid tribute to Greater Manchester community choir that have chosen SSAFA as one Branch Staff and the Chairman Roy Catterall Dl of the charities they support, everyone listening for their support joined in and the atmosphere was uplifting. The Branch’s aim is to do whatever is possible Moira Dickinson the SSAFA Regional Fundraising to relieve the need and distress amongst Manager said she was very proud to be there those eligible for SSAFA help. This is achieved and had enjoyed the lively event and thanking throughout a network of volunteers working Christina Howard for organising the event. There throughout Greater Manchester. 22 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

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PERSON AL ASK FRANÇOISE I understand the pain that you go through, as I go through the same as you each time I think of my life in the past. A Very Happy Christmas To All My Readers. Q Triangle Love Web - My next-door neighbour fancies my Q Cradle Heartache - I Why is life unfair I can’t get pregnant son and it’s irritating me as he is only 22 years old and she is 43 I’m 35 years old and myself and my husband Simon have been years old. He has no interest in her as he fancies her 19-year- trying for years and I’m devastated to be told by the medical old shy daughter. Yeah it’s a weird situation the cougar fancies profession that I can never have children. My heart is breaking the hunk who fancies the girl next door. Any advice and Simon refused to adopt or foster and I am so depressed. Susie, Los Angeles, California. Moira, Glasgow, Scotland. Dear Susie - I would really approach your next-door neighbour Dear Moira - The only thing that makes life unfair is the delu- and ask her to lay off your son. Honesty is always the best sion that it should be fair. I can understand your heart break- policy. Let her know that you will let her husband know if she ing over this matter that is so devastating to any couple. I am does not stop this nonsense and that is what it really comes so sorry. Your husband must realise that the happiness of your to. Then let her know that her daughter is of age and should marriage depends on him adopting or fostering a child. There choose who she wants to date. If your son has not asked her are so many unwanted children in this world. It is heart break- yet, tell him to start being a man and ask her NOW! Good luck, ing, so if someone can make a home to a little baby or a child Bisous, Françoise. which a couple will be blessed all their lives. So talk to your husband again and make him realise and understand that there 24 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

PERSON AL is nothing wrong in adopting a child in the contrary, he will bring joy and happiness not only to his household and to you but Q Being Popular - How does one achieve popularity? I’m to the child, imagine the happiness and the joy as well as the a 14 year old why girl and nobody even notices me and I have love that child will feel. Above all LOVE conquers all. Please no friends. My nickname is ‘Geek’. Marie, Co Cork, Ireland. Moira’s husband, please adopt a child before Christmas and Dear Marie - What are you doing that makes you unpopular? feel the love and feel the joy of a great family ahead of you. As a 14 year old, I just attended school and went home and Finally, have you and your husband tried IVF Treatment? Good talked to my parents what bothered me at school. I was not very luck, Bisous, Françoise. popular as well but when I talked to my parents, I realised then that popularity was not that very important. What was important Q Pig of a Neighbour - I haven’t done anything to my next what I felt inside of me, as I was a happy child and love every- door neighbour and she hates my guts, it’s awful if any of my one around me studied hard and had good results, which cares post go through her door letter box, I never get and she con- about other people that did not like me and called me GEEK. stantly speaks ill of me to everyone and I work with a charity They were the geek because they achieved nothing. You see that directed to me to her son in need of food. I have helped him I achieved what I wanted in my life and most of them didn’t. so much and she doesn’t know this and is my worse enemy. So my nickname for you is ‘Beauty’, because you are beau- Her hatred is so beyond evil. tiful in and out. Here’s looking at you kid! Good luck, Bisous, Margaret, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Françoise. ▣ Dear Margaret - She must be a very ugly person inside and out. That is what hate does to you. You should tell her this. “I don’t have time to hate people. Helping people without asking any- thing in return is from a good person and you are that. You do so much for the Community, always do good and show people that what she is saying is a lie and Karma will do the rest. Mind your business and in the end everyone will see what a good person you are! Show her that her hatred is eating her up so much that her ugliness is coming through on the outside. Be brave and take no notice of her otherwise she will eat you up just as she intends to do. Good luck, Bisous’ Françoise. Q Bored Actress - I am so lonely, yet I’m a popular lady in society, below is not my real name and despite having many friends in the theatre profession I feel at times an unexplainable emptiness. Don’t say get a hobby as I have plenty of activities and the most wonderful kindest hubby. Claressa, Knightsbridge, London. Dear Claressa - What a beautiful name (whether it is your name or not). Maybe you have too much in life and you have no idea how to really appreciate what you have. I am in show business as well. Theatre is not the only thing in showbiz. You somehow live in Knightsbridge and you expect anyone to feel sorry for your loneliness. Well if you are in the theatre business you can go and see other plays when you are not working, have girlie lunch, join a literary group, I use to live in Knightsbridge and to be honest I loved it and made loads of friends, there are a lot of things you can do with your life and I am sure your kind hubby can do something for your boredom. Good luck, Bisous, Françoise. ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 25

ASK THE POLICE ASK PC KEVIN We put your searching questions to PC Kevin McEvoy from the Greater Manchester Police Force in the UK. my grandmother needs help from the Police Benevolence Q British - Do you need to be British born to be a Police Fund. Where does she need to apply to? Officer? I would suggest making a Freedom of Information request. As you might imagine, applicant guidelines to join the Police Where information is available on the Force’s website, you are fairly comprehensive, but here are a few highlights: will be directed to the correct page or section. Where no online version is available, you should apply in writing to: There are no minimum or maximum height requirements; There is no formal educational requirement, but you will Information Compliance and Records Management Unit, have to pass written tests; Greater Manchester Police, Openshaw Complex, Lawton You must be a British Citizen, a citizen of the EU or other Street, Manchester, M11 2NS. states in the EEA, or a Commonwealth citizen or foreign national with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. Alternatively you can email your request to: Although you may still be eligible to join the police service [email protected] if you have minor convictions/cautions, there are certain offences and conditions that will make you ineligible. If If you require any assistance with making a request for you are at all unsure, contact your chosen force for more information, please telephone 0161 856 2529 or 2668. information; When requesting information included in this scheme please You must physically and mentally be able to undertake include the following details: police duties. • Your name and address Below is a link to the GMP recruitment page, for other Police forces please refer to that respective force website: • The information or documents you would like to access http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/Nhoodv3.nsf/section.html • The way you would like the information to be sent to you ?readform&s=25B226FDEA5C2DF5802579610041CCA7 (e.g. hard copy, via email). Q Stats - I am doing a college project at Manchester Q Surveilance - Is it commonplace for the Police to use University, where can I get crime statistics? surveillance on people and locations? Is there not a public You can visit UK CRIME STATISTICS on the internet which protection anyone has with regards to surveillance? Is the will give you some information. Below is a link for Greater constitutional right to privacy ignored? Manchester Police: It is not unusual for the Police to use surveillance as a crime detection technique; however before they can do that there http://www.ukcrimestats.com/Police_Force/ must be legislation in place. The Regulation of Investigatory Greater_Manchester_Police Powers Act 2000 (c.23) (RIP or RIPA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, regulating the powers of Q Police Fund - How can I get old service records of my public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation, and father who served in GMP? As he passed away last year and covering the interception of communications. 26 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE ISSUE28

ASK THE POLICE This must be authorised by a Senior Officer (usually Superintendent or above) to ensure there is no unnecessary personal intrusion of the person or premise therefore not breaching any human right to privacy. Q Detention period - If a person is arrested how long can they be detained for? My father said 7 days and I said 5 days, as we have a bet on who won? The police can hold you for up to 24 hours before they have to charge you with a crime or release you. They can apply to hold you for up to 36 or 96 hours if you’re suspected of a serious crime, eg murder. You can be held without charge for up to 14 days if you’re arrested under the Terrorism Act.. ▣ ISSUE28 CVH1STCLASS MAGAZINE 27

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