Another Take on Alabama Music Hall of Fame Corruption

 

This is an op-ed sent to us from a reader; rebuttals are always welcome:

Let's talk about the new interim director of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.  First, the board in all its brilliance, voted to allow Judy Hood to find the interim director and handle all aspects of hiring her.  That is smart since she is so good at management.

Wait, did I say management?  I meant to say bullying.  Judy Hood handling any business at the Hall of Fame is like letting the fox watch the hen house.  

Who is the new interim director?  Kelly Flippo Hall McDonald.  Did they poach her away from another successful museum, or was she a tourism professional from another city who can navigate the hall of fame into record breaking attendance numbers or perhaps a strong background in music history.  No would be the correct answer to all of these questions.  Her background in is pharmaceutical sales.  

But let's not forget that she was once married to FAME Studio's owner, Rodney Hall.  (you gotta wonder what the Halls think about this move). Now, however, she is married to Mayor of Huntsville Tommy Battle's best friend.  Funny how that worked out.  She lives in Huntsville with her new husband and drives all the way from Huntsville to Tuscumbia to work???  Well, when she is actually at work.  But that's not all, she is also closely related to US Congressman Robert Aderholt's wife, Caroline McDonald Aderholt.  Smell a rat yet? She is the daughter of former political powerhouse Ronnie Flippo.   

But hey, she was a lot better choice than Debbie Wilson, who we all feared would be the pick of her bff Judy Hood. Debbie Wilson and Judy Hood have run their game of bullying people for far too long, with the help of their close personal friend, Lee Sentell, the state Tourism Director, who should have retired 15 years ago when he turned 65 and now has the beginning stages of dementia.   Now they have Anna Hyde involved as she is now working at the Hall of Fame as well as Muscle Shoals Sound.  I mean someone has to do the work since Judy is clueless and Debbie, well, Debbie never works.  

It's all a plan to move the Alabama Music Hall of Fame to Huntsville.   That is what Judy is being paid for doing now that the Orion stopped paying her for whatever "services" she was supposed to be doing for them.   It was recently overheard at a meeting at the Muscle Shoals Music Association, Huntsville is trying to steal the legacy of Muscle Shoals music and Judy Hood is leading the way.

It's time for Judy Hood to take all of her empty wine bottles, go to the house, and start taking care of her ailing husband, who she often and publicly refers to as her "toddler" since he cannot be left alone due to his sickness.  Isn't that a great way to describe a legend like David Hood? She has ridden his coat tails long enough.  Have you ever seen anything more self serving than when she created the "Swampette Tours?"  "Everyone look at Judy Hood, its all about her." 

Call the Governor's office and send a message that Judy Hood and Debbie Wilson both need to go home.