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Creighton Waters
1 year
Yes this is me. So happy this trial is over. So proud of my team. And so grateful the jury spoke justice for Maggie and Paul. I want to thank everyone in the public for all the support — it has meant a lot.
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I’m currently packing up the hotel room I’ve lived in for 6 weeks and it’s a little nostalgic. We’ve made a lot of friends here including hotel staff that really took care of us. So much hard work, blood, sweat and even tears — but also fun — in these rooms the team stayed.
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1 year
Peace Walterboro. We will be back soon. <turns car key>
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This was January 22 — the day before the first day — as I was writing my opening. I had an idea of the journey this trial would be —- but actually I didn’t.
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1 year
Looking forward to rocking with my friends in Lighten Up Francis. Here’s a little clip of just a random improv in the jam room. Pentatonic scale FTW.
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1 year
So …. My mom and dad surprised me with a fun gift at dinner last night. I have to admit when someone first texted me a picture of the dolls it was a completely unexpected and lighthearted moment in all the craziness. Thanks @stephjtruesdale
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1 year
Many of you took the journey of this trial with us. The most important destination was reached and that was the jury speaking for Maggie and Paul. There are still roads left.
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1 year
There was a verdict a week ago tonight for Maggie and Paul. I got to go home after it was over and see my family. I’m fortunate enough I got to hang with my buddies tonight and rock. It has been great to see everyone. I’m lucky to be able to.
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1 year
Hardly even touched it. Definitely the least I’ve played guitar over a period of time since I got my first one at fifteen.
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1 year
The time a I got a screwdriver from clerk staff and tightened up the podium during a break of defense examination of a witness because the wobbling was driving me crazy. Notice also the Fender Passport PA we used to run sound during the trial. And the screen for the jury.
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1 year
It was not long after 5 am and my body is like “get up we got a ton of stuff to do” and I’m thinking “no it’s cool, the trial is over we can sleep in”, and my body is “yeah yeah whatever man, IDK what you are talking about, get up let’s go!”.
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1 year
Part of the team working in the office after hours on the Friday before trial started.
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1 year
Have a saltwater tank going without stop since 1993. The clownfish - was named for Jadaveon back in 2010. He is 12 yo. Wrasse is Zoko and Damsel is Sokka.
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1 year
So …. came into work today and found some of the SGJ team had put this together in the office hallway — and yes there is another crochet doll.
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1 year
Saturday, January 21. The advance team arrives in Walterboro and has one last nice dinner out with a glass of wine before the craziness. As we talked we all had an idea but also had absolutely no idea what lay ahead. All of us on the team are the same but different now.
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1 year
Ummm no, iPhone, no. Not yet at least.
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1 year
I asked them to buy a red stapler at the beginning of trial. It went with me to court every morning and back to the suite every night. I think Lundberg took it.
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1 year
Here’s a clip from a lake gig a while back playing my OG Reverend Rocco — still one of my favorite guitars. With hit it and forget it autowah.
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1 year
Fully reset now getting to spend St Patrick’s Day in Five Points seeing old and new friends. Super cool to get to hang a little while with Tim Nielsen, Kevn Kinney, Laur and Dave and the crew with @drivinncryin . First saw them in like 1989 and they always bring it.
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1 year
Pic of part of the enthusiastic team in our mobile office at lunch the first day of jury selection. 6 weeks to go? Nah. Probably would have said 4 at this point.
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1 year
Had a great time last night getting back on stage and playing a little rock show with my old band. Especially had fun shredding with Carlos — except for a quick sound check we had never played a note together until this song.
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1 year
Attorneys — want to join the team you saw during 6 weeks of trial? I have two prosecutor spots available in State Grand Jury that are new positions being added as the section continues to grow:
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1 year
May 11. Team still having a good time together.
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1 year
Me and the boy. I know super blue tint polarized sunglasses, but they just make the world look the best to me from the inside.
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8 months
This.
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1 year
Not to minimize the geopolitical crisis that was the balloon, but this made me LOL and gave us something to talk about other than the trial after the first stressful two weeks. I was able to see it pass by when I went back to Cola that weekend.
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1 year
Lot of reasons to love South Carolina. Riding Kiawah for a couple of days is one of them. West Beach. In the 70s Kiawah was such a nature preserve but while it is different today, they have developed it so the beaches and marshes remain pristine.
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1 year
Allright it is jam night! Happy Thursday from Lighten Up Francis. Here’s a little clip from last year at the barn. Look forward to seeing everyone there soon —-
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8 months
SLED K9 Rico died in the line of duty yesterday.
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1 year
Great time playing with Sole Purpose last Saturday. Sole Purpose will be playing a free show at the Gaffney Amphitheater on May 13 at 7pm. Also, will be with Lighten Up Francis June 3 at Steel Hands Brewery in Columbia. Have had a great time meeting everyone —
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1 year
A couple of months before trial I did some mods to the Abarth — upgraded diverter valve, Alfa coil packs, reflash. Anyone who likes to turn wrenches knows it’s only a matter of time to see blood. Pushing serious boost now and can’t wait to get the little guy back to the track!
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January 21. Buying an office chair for my suite, a cheap mart lamp, bulbs, folding chairs, snacks, beer, hand weights, and glad I didn’t buy these sunglasses.
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11 months
So most of the team came to the Lighten Up Francis gig at Steel Hands Brewery last night. Not pictured are Zelenka and Meadors. As it got dark we finished a song and all of a sudden I got a bear hug from side stage and I didn’t know who it was at first. It was Meadors. I love…
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7 months
Team was in court to move another case. They rock.
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1 year
Working out an alternate way to play a chord progression at practice.
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1 year
So for vids of the Lighten Up Francis gig last weekend — private party we love to play at Billy Ray’s barn for our CSC friends every year — but here’s a FB vid from that show . . .
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1 year
@stephjtruesdale Adding the guitar is a nice touch. :)
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9 months
Also did a hot air balloon ride to 14,800 feet (Taos is about 7000) and look over a basket at that height at the Rio Grande gorge. Sol and his crew at Rio Grande Balloons were amazing.
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1 year
Me and Carlos — credit of course to the Stones’ iconic Sympathy.
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Creighton Waters
5 months
With two who showed such courage in coming forward, Mrs. P and Ms. Gary, and @JustinBamberg who was such an ally throughout this and who has more importantly become someone I am lucky to call a friend.
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1 year
After gigging the prior weekend with Sole Purpose, had a blast as always burning down the yearly barn event with my great friends in Lighten Up Francis.
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Happy Duck Day! My paralegal Carly reminded our team thread that it is the one year anniversary of a particular defense attorney who I won’t name accidentally sending me these series of texts. Before too long the team had bought me a duck tie and decorated my office with little…
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1 year
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there but especially of course to my wife Tracey and my mom Mary. Thanks for being such great mothers. Here are some oldies but goodies.
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1 month
My first day on the job.
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5 months
South Carolina State Grand Jury dinner at Mr. Friendly’s. My honor to lead this group of friends and colleagues that continue to stay together to this day. And we have new powerful voices in the pic. Best crew ever.
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10 months
Just got back from an amazing week in Taos, NM — first real vacation since that trial. Here’s a little shot of a Via Feretta climb up Kuchina peak to 12,000 feet. Hope everyone has been well.
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1 year
Great time having lunch in Columbia with Clerk Becky Hill. She is the best.
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1 year
I need also to give credit where it is due — we are covering of course the White Stripes’ iconic song Seven Nation Army which is not only a massive rocker but also played at pretty much every sporting event ever now. Seen Jack White in concert in a Columbia and he was epic.
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11 months
The signs SGJ Carly and I got at Immaculate Consumption waiting for our lunch along with Johnny and Danielle were just too perfect. So glad this team is still together and kicking it.
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With Justice Jean Toal at Judge Benjamin’s investiture. She was SC Chief Justice from 00-15 and trailblazing first ever woman in that role. Meant SO much to hear she was proud of me because I was so fortunate to learn in oral argument before her court. If could do the work and…
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Most of the team together (missing a couple) with some new team members for some brews and food at the ballpark. Columbia Fireflies is our single A team that has a super nice ballpark and the Fireflies hospitality and security folks were awesome for our event.
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2 months
One year ago today was the sentencing. Wow time flies. I have such a great team who accomplished amazing things. Today? Rock n roll. It ain’t rock unless you see blood.
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9 months
Some of the team heading into the Cory Fleming plea to all SGJ charges on Wednesday in Kingstree, Williamsburg County SC. Photo by Carly.
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6 months
Someone is posing as me on Twitter and sending people DMS. I am not DMing people and always look for the blue check.
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7 months
Got to take the controls of a Cirrus SR20 for about 30 minutes — so much fun.
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10 months
Yeah why don’t I do a brake job on the Abarth in the hottest part of a South Carolina summer day.
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11 months
Great time at Steel Hands Saturday night. Saw so many old friends and new. Thanks for coming out — it was a huge crowd. Too much shred and guitar face in this vid but I was having a great time.
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1 year
Had a blast playing last weekend with Sole Purpose. Next up? Playing with Lighten Up Francis at Steel Hands Brewery on June 3.
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5 months
Christmas wrapping party in the SGJ conference room (named after the great Jennifer Evans) coming in on a day off to prep for a conference call. Notice my 1988 Nakatomi Tower Christmas Party T-shirt. It IS a Christmas movie.
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10 months
So much fun. Low Country, SC. Y’all come. Between the Antlers.
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1 year
Yes we were at the DMV. Y’all on the roads watch out.
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5 months
Having fun on the opening night at crime con. What a blast.
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9 months
So awesome seeing one of my favorites Fishbone open for another favorite P funk — Parliament Funkadelic — in Thursday night in Charlotte. Watching 83 year old legend George Clinton actually jump around when P Funk covered a little House of Pain — whoa super cool.
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11 months
Hope everyone has been well. Thought this morning I’d post an original song we recorded on a home recorder a couple of years ago during pandemic. The lyrics start “and you don’t know how much I hate I’m wantin’ you”.
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1 year
And credit of course to the legendary BB King’s Thrill is Gone.
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5 months
Lighten Up Francis Rocks!
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3 months
Apparently they are letting me teach again. Met such great people from all over the nation.
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9 months
Looking forward to seeing everyone at J’s Corner tomorrow night —
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6 months
Great gig at J’s!
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Love playing with this band. A little loose but don’t matter. Rock will always roll.
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Adding new songs for upcoming gigs. One of my favorites from Georgia poet Mike Cooley’s song about women and whiskey.
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1 year
My pedalboard: Gig-fx wah to a Korg Pitchblack tuner. Boss NS-2 noise suppressor loop with a Keeley 4-knob compressor and Keeley Tone Workstation for overdrive. Then Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, a MXR analog chorus, a Skreddy Echo delay pedal, and a Joyo Quattro…
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Playing Tom Petty’s You Wreck Me at Columbia’s Mardi Gras festival with my band Lighten Up Francis —
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My wonderful parents at the lecture series on political science at Presbyterian College they sponsor every year with this year’s speaker @Bakari_Sellers . He gave a great speech and led a great discussion with the students.
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@PrettyLiesAlibi I usually don’t — I love music of all kinds but my brain will start to focus on the music and I’ll end up breaking something on the car. But …. My tastes tend to be metal, “classic” rock, funk, punk, old school country, old school hip hop and rap, and classical orchestra.
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Great show at Between the Antlers — when the crowd sings to you!
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Big weekend emceeing the Walk a Mile in Our Shoes event and then playing a gig with Lighten Up Francis. I learned a new term — kitten heels — and they hurt. Was happy to get back to my usual SC flip flops which we wear probably about seven months out of the year.
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Last night practicing for our St. Patrick’s Day show with my band Lighten Up Francis tomorrow at O’Hara’s in Lexington, SC. Can’t wait gonna be fun. Hope all of y’all are well.
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St Patrick’s Day at O’Hara’s Pub in downtown Lexington playing with Lighten Up Francis the Marshall Tucker’s Band, from Spartanburg, SC, “Can’t You See”.
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Emceeing tomorrow’s Walk a Mile event at the SC State House Capitol. Wow these hurt how do yall do it?
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So much fun at CrimeCon. I’ve left Sole Purpose but love those guys and had such a good time!
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Great time with Lighten Up Francis closing out the City Roots Mardi Gras festival and remembering our friend the late great Tom Hall.
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Halfway through you can see me give Chris the unspoken nod for the chord change and his acknowledgment. So brief and unspoken we do it all the time, like second nature, never actually seen it on video.
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Another clip of Lighten Up Francis playing Columbia’s City Roots Mardi Gras. Here again a toast to Tom Hall.
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9 months
Almost a year ago Carolina Motorsports Park. Fiat Abarth was fierce.
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Always fun playing with my brothers in Lighten Up Francis. If you and your friends can find something awesome to do together every year that goes by — that is my friends life.
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@MPowersNorrell @TIDEVINE @presbycollege I hate that I missed that one but you are an an amazing leader and voice.
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Just a joystick and easy to fly
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@stephjtruesdale Well, I can’t make really cool crochet creations. And I pretty much suck at piano. I can play chopsticks, heart and soul, and the axel foley theme. I can solo in Am and F (you know why Am is easy). Maybe need some lessons.
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@SherylCrow @MandyMatney @elizfarrell @TheEricBland @cupofjustice Looks like a blast! Also enjoy covering “If It Makes You Happy” in Lighten Up Francis with a young woman who sits in with us from time to time. Great song.
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@birdofyouth @ottawascot @MandyMatney Strats are my jam! Currently have six Fenders and 2 Squiers.
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@IdahoGoatGirl Very happy to have that goat as my namesake.
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@CarlyJA22 Sometimes — probably more than I should. ;) You can find an original song where I’m singing on my YouTube page.
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@MUNReporter Look forward to having a pint again in Manchester . Been almost 30 since my last.
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@VitaNdina Thanks! But …. he is a billionaire who literally shot a car into space and played Bowie for the fun of it (which was my favorite part) and I’m a state employee. I’m happy doing what me and our team can do! We ain’t shooting rockets tho.
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@stephjtruesdale Yeah I wish I had practiced more at piano when I was younger. Watching someone really good on keyboards is amazing to me. Literally visual music theory,
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@ae2ee I do.
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@Funderburk Yep. A standard, but messing around and liked this as a fun little riff to add.
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