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Last time Monticello Live spoke with Lake Village & Monticello native, Christopher Slaughter, he had just finished filming as Matt Damon’s body double in the upcoming Paul Greengrass film ‘Green Zone’. Since then, Christopher has started his own production company [Red Clover Productions] and has worked on a half dozen films including his latest ‘Top Gun in 60 Seconds’.

Christopher and his friend Mark Wong produced a 60 seconds version of this 1980s classic ‘Top Gun’ that has been shortlisted by the Jameson’s Empire Movie Awards – Done in 60 Seconds Competition. For this competition, you are required to take a full length motion picture and cut it down to just 60 seconds, while maintaining the storyline and hitting key plot points. Of course it doesn’t hurt that Christopher and Mark put their own comedic twist on it either.

Don’t let the length of the film fool you. Christopher and Mark filmed at five locations in the United Kingdom and in the North Sea on multiple weekends spanning five months in order to put this film together. In order to get the authentic Top Gun look, they were even able to film around a real F-15 fighter jet and use real military uniforms.

To support the film, public votes are needed to make the final shortlist and the deadline for votes is March 12th with the awards ceremony being held in London on March 28th. To vote for Top Gun, click here. It’s number 16.

Monticello’s Cablevision is presenting a local news-magazine show, featuring Monticello residents and events.

The weekly show will be shown on Sundays at 5 om, on cable channel 19.

Tom Martin, Chipper Jones, Michael Murphy, Adam LaRoche, Jeremy Payne, Mitchell Murphy, Ryan Langerhans, Andrew Brannon, Willie Robertson, Matt Duff, and Tyler Chambers

CashboX, a local southern rock band, recently got the opportunity to perform for some “big time” stars. CashboX is made up of singer Andrew Brannon, from Monticello, guitarist Tyler Chambers, from Monticello, drummer Michael Murphy from Dermott, and Bassist Jeremy Payne from Lake Village. The band recently recorded the theme songs for the Duckmen 13: Fear the Beard, already out on DVD, and the Buck Commander 3: “The Bigs,” due out next year. The Duck Commander, a reality show about the Robertson family, airs weekly on The Outdoor Channel.

Michael Murphy, Tyler Chambers, Jason Aldean, Jeremy Payne, and Andrew Brannon.

 Because of CashboX’s success with the theme songs, Willie Robertson, star of the Buck Commander DVD series and Duck Commander DVD series and Duck Commander reality show series, sent the band and their families to the ranch of Major League Baseball player Adam LaRoche in Fort Scott, Kansas, where they played a concert for the Buck Commanders themselves. The Buck Commanders present were: Chipper Jones,3rd base for the Atlanta Braves; Adam LaRoche, 1st base for the Atlanta Braves; Matt Duff, a former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher; Tom Martin, a former New York Mets pitcher; Ryan Langerhans, outfielder for Seattle Mariners; and Willie Robertson. Read the rest of this entry »

As Arkansas broadcasting legend B. J. Sams is retiring this week from KTHV after 56 years in the radio/TV industry, Monticello native Charles Crowson is one of the many Channel 11 staff who hates to see him go.  Sam’s has been a part of the “THV Morning Show” for 12 years.

But as B. J. is going to have the chance to sleep late, Crowson, a 1993 Monticello High School graduate, who has been with KTHV since 2007,  will move from his news reporter position with the station, to the morning show’s couch, as the two-time Emmy nominated reporter becomes a daily part of thousand’s of Arkansan’s morning routine.  Read the rest of this entry »

Timberlodge Lanes is making some changes.

When you walk in, you will notice the new atmosphere, new menu items such as ICEEs and the new management. With these new changes, the times have changed also. Mon, Wed, and Thursday the bowling alley will be open from 12pm – 10pm; Friday and Saturday it will be open from 12 pm to 11pm. One of the new activities that the lanes will now have will be starting this Thursday and will be happening every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

The Lanes will be turned into Glow Bowling, so come prepared for lights, music, and black lights to make everything glow. This will be happening from 7pm – 10pm on Thursday and 8pm-11pm on Friday and Saturday.

The cost will be $5 an hour per person. Get your family and friends together to try out this wonderful activity.

Repair crews are seen working Saturday on the damaged underground phone, cable TV, and natural gas supply lines

Saturday morning, around 11 o’clock, normal activities of cooking lunch, while watching TV, and talking on the telephone to friends came to a quick stop for many Monticello residents.

That is approximately the time that a Robin Hood Drive resident had a backhoe operator reportedly working on replacing a sewer line, in the residence’s back yard. Read the rest of this entry »

aSuper Bowl Sunday  It seems like as many new TVs are sold for the Super Bowl as there are for Christmas.

Cablevision’s Terry and Chris are shown here working on a tower this week, upgrading antennas, as Cablevision is getting ready for more cable tv upgrades, that will be taking place in the near future. With flat screens already popular, plus digital and high definition coming into more homes, next year will be even better.

ESPN reports that, nationally, Pizza Hut sales are expected to be 55% higher than the Sunday average.

Super Bowl Sunday:  Even the commercials are new and better.

Miller’s Spectacular Shows will be entertaining “children of all ages” this week, at the intersection of HWYs 425 & 278.

Tonight’s the last night and the weather’s perfect.

Rides, games, food, & fun.  Come on out and enjoy the fun.

The carnival will be operating from 6 til 1o p.m.

Coming to this web-page, information about Luna Brothers Circus.