At this point, musical episodes of shows are more a matter of “when” than “if.” But as I’ve surely noted before, Lucifer’s gimmick episodes tend to be as integral to the series’ stories and arcs as any other episode. Of course, a musical episode should be even more integral when done right. The purpose of a musical episode is to reveal through song what can’t be revealed simply via dialogue, as the characters refuse to talk about. That’s obviously the key to an episode like “Once More With Feeling” (Buffy The Vampire Slayer); whereas, the failure to do so is one of the reasons I’ve never vibed with “My Musical” (Scrubs). “Bloody Celestial Karaoke Jam” falls into the former camp.
For the first time in the 53-year history of Jacksonville and Duval County’s consolidated government, City Council will be led by two African American lawmakers.
The 19-member Council chose at-large members Sam Newby and Terrance Freeman on May 25 as president and vice president for its 2021-22 year, starting July 1.
Council members unanimously chose Vice President Newby as president. He ran unopposed.
Newby, 57, is a second-term Republican elected to the Council’s Group 5 At-Large seat in 2015 and reelected in March 2020.
He worked for PepsiCo for 30 years and is a past vice chairman of the Republican Party of Duval County. He also served as president of the Joseph E. Lee Republican Club.
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
By The Associated PressMay 6, 2021 GMT
May 7
1917 Babe Ruth of the Red Sox allowed two hits as he outdueled Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators 1-0. Ruth knocked in the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
1922 Jesse Barnes of the New York Giants pitched the only no-hitter of the year, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0.
1925 Pittsburgh shortstop Glenn Wright made an unassisted triple play in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals when he caught Jim Bottomley’s line drive, stepped on second to double Jimmy Cooney, and tagged Rogers Hornsby coming from first. The Cardinals, trailing 9-4, scored six runs in the eighth inning to win 10-9 at Forbes Field.
Widespread Panic Welcomes Sturgill Simpson At Trondossa On This Date In 2018
May 6, 2021
Widespread Panic closed out the inaugural Trondossa Festival with help from Sturgill Simpson on this date in 2018. Simpson emerged at the end of Panic’s first of two sets on the second day of the event to sit-in on a pair of covers at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, South Carolina.
The Trondossa Festival was named by event co-hosts Widespread Panic in honor of one of Col. Bruce Hampton’s favorite songs. David Earl Johnson penned “Trondossa” and Col. Bruce & the Aquarium Rescue Unit released their take on the song on 1993’s