Monk

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It all started in a freezing cold warehouse in early January. Three old friends, all with different music backgrounds, got together for their first band practice. They didn't know what genre they were going for other than surf rock, but before the first hour was up they had their first song written. By the end of the practice, they had two. Since then, the sound of Drunk Monk has become something else entirely. “To me, it's a kind of psychedelic surf doom jazz,” says Jacob Honaker, 27, the band's guitarist.

On October 15, 2004, MR. JOSEPH DONZO MONK, devoted husband of Viola Monk. On today, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE Funeral Services (EAST), 4905 York Road, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 P.M. On Wednesday, Mr. Monk will lie instate at Waters A.M.E. Church, 417 Asquith Street, where the family will receive friends from 10 to 10:30 A.M., with Services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 433-7500.

For many decades, visitors arriving in Baltimore by train from the north have received a rude greeting: a panorama of urban decrepitude with block after block of boarded-up homes lining the Amtrak tracks on the city's east side. The Greater Baltimore Committee wants to change that. The business advocacy group is calling on the city and Amtrak to work together to create a more attractive gateway to improve Baltimore's image and the quality of life in the neighborhoods along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.

William Hill's Monk's Falcon stalked the speedy pacesetter and then drove by to win the $60,000 Challedon Stakes for older Maryland-bred colts and geldings yesterday at Laurel Park. Under Paul Nicol Jr., Monk's Falcon sped away from his inside post and raced inside of front-running In CC's Honor down the backside and through the far turn. Nicol then guided his 6-year-old charge outside the leader and, as that one began to shorten strides, powered to win by two lengths. Betting favorite Forty Eight Hours charged out of the pack to place, holding off Jorgie Stover by a nose.

On March 31, 2004, THELMA MAE MONK BROWN; beloved wife of Henry Brown; devoted mother of Judge Monk, Jr., Garnette Pugh and Kumoni Brown; loving daughter of Lila and Leon Madison. She is also survived by three grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. On Thursday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICE, 5151 Balto Nat'l Pike (Rt. 40), from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M. On Friday, Mrs. Brown will lie instate at Morning Star Baptist Church, 154 Winters Lane, where the family will receive friends from 9:00 to 9:30 A.M., with services to follow.

The next move is up to Art Monk.In the wake of Monk's first public comments about his contract status, a team source said yesterday that the Washington Redskins aren't changing their position on Monk's status.They're leaving their offer of $1.1 million a year on the table, but they're not increasing it and they're not giving him his starting job back."The issue here is whether the coach has a right to name his starters," a source said.Monk, who skipped minicamp, is unhappy the Redskins have told him he'll come to training camp as a backup, behind Ricky Sanders and Desmond Howard.

The Baltimore law firm of Weinberg and Green announced yesterday that Charles O. Monk II has been elected managing partner, replacing Howard B. Miller, who will assume the title of chairman of the firm.Mr. Monk, 42, was Maryland's deputy attorney general before he joined Weinberg as a partner in 1988. He supervised the state prosecutions resulting from the 1985 savings and loan crisis. Before that, he was chief of the antitrust division in the attorney general's office.At Weinberg, Mr. Monk has chaired the practice development committee and heads a litigation practice group.

Art Monk's 14-year career with the Washington Redskins came to an end last night when he refused to take a pay cut for the coming season.The Redskins gave Monk, 36, a deadline of yesterday to decide whether he was going to accept a reduction in his salary from $1.15 million to the $600,000 range and come to minicamp tomorrow.When Monk, who didn't return a message left on his answering machine at home, again refused to take the pay cut, the Redskins announced that his days with the team were over.

Wide receiver Art Monk, whose 14-year career with the Washington Redskins ended last month when he turned down a $600,000 contract offer, had a workout with the New York Jets yesterday.The Jets, who also plan to bring in the New England Patriots' Michael Timpson, said they're seriously interested in Monk, and were impressed that he was in good shape.Monk, 36, who made $1.15 million last year plus incentives from the Redskins, would have to accept a pay cut to sign with the Jets. They're hoping to sign a veteran receiver for about $500,000.

They go by such names as Booda Monk, JaziRock, Curve and Refuge, and they're known for turning drab city landscapes into colorful, artistic expressions. On Saturday they and other urban artists gathered in Mund Park to celebrate their craft: Spray-painted works often referred to as graffiti. The art is a part of hip-hip culture that was once widely disparaged but ultimately garnered some acceptance as hip-hop music hit mainstream. Saturday's Urban Eyes: Fuel for the Arts event gave urban artists, some of whom have been painting such works for more than 30 years, a chance to not only display finished works but to stage live painting demonstrations and hold workshops on the craft.

Series Monk:: When the parking garage where his wife was killed is set for demolition, Monk (Tony Shalhoub) intervenes, but finds himself investigating the disappearance of a city official who is key to preserving the site. (9 p.m., USA) Everybody Hates Chris:: Julius (Terry Crews) realizes that the key to keeping Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) happy in their marriage is to take advice from The Oprah Winfrey Show. (8 p.m., CW) Friday Night Lights:: The new quarterback (Jeremy Sumpter) becomes a victim of freshmen hazing but soon wins the respect of the town and his team after he wins his first game.

Gregory Anthony Bauer, a former truck driver who was enjoying his career as a Maryland Transportation Authority maintenance employee, died Wednesday after he was struck by a car while clearing debris along Interstate 95 near White Marsh. He was 38. In a tribute to Mr. Bauer, Gov. Martin O'Malley ordered the state flag to be flown at half-staff from Thursday to Monday. John T. Monk, chief of the facility maintenance office at the Harbor Tunnel, described Mr. Bauer as a close personal friend, whom he hired and trained.

SHANGHAI, China -- A group of foreign diplomats, including an official from the United States, completed a two-day visit to Tibet yesterday amid conflicting reports of renewed pro-independence protests there and a possible weapons cache and mass arrests at a Buddhist monastery in southwestern China. Late yesterday, Tibet's government in exile said that there were protests near the Jokhang Temple in the capital, Lhasa, and that parts of the city were shut down, Reuters reported. Several Lhasa residents reached by telephone, however, said they heard about a scuffle between police officers and peddlers in a food market.

XIAHE, China -- As undercover police prowled through crowds of pilgrims bedecked in traditional embroidered Tibetan costumes, the monk in the bright purple robe looked around to make sure no one was watching. Then he smiled defiantly and raised his fist. Hours earlier yesterday, in a new eruption of long-hidden Tibetan resolve and pride that has challenged the Beijing regime just months before it hosts the Summer Olympics, monks and ordinary Tibetans reportedly attacked a police station, overturned cars and raised a banned national flag in this holy city just outside the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Dr. Mary Alice Monk Klarman, a retired Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health epidemiologist, died of lung disease Friday at Union Memorial Hospital. The Roland Park Place resident was 81. Born Mary Alice Monk in Racine, Wis., she majored in music at Oberlin College and played the violin. She received a master's degree and doctorate in social psychology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Monk, who used her maiden name professionally, held posts at the University of Buffalo and at Tulane University before coming to Baltimore in 1960 and joining the Hopkins faculty.

ASHBURN, Va. -- Art Monk can't figure it out, either.The veteran Washington Redskins wide receiver is baffled by his lack of production in recent games. He has caught only one pass in each of the past three games and 11 in the past seven."There are a lot of variables," he said this week. "It's hard to really say what the problem is. I really can't worry about it."Coach Joe Gibbs and quarterback Mark Rypien say they are puzzled about his failure to get the ball in recent games.They agree on one thing: Monk hasn't lost it at age 35.Gibbs and Rypien said it's not Monk's fault, and Monk said in one of his rare interviews that he thinks he is better than ever before.

Glendale, Ariz. -- The Redskins didn't make it to Arizona this year, but former Washington greats Darrell Green and Art Monk will never forget this Super Bowl weekend. Green and Monk were among the six former NFL players elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame yesterday by the 44-member selection committee that spent the morning whittling down a list of 17 finalists. The class of 2008 also includes San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers defensive end Fred Dean, New England Patriots linebacker Andre Tippett, Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos tackle Gary Zimmerman and a selection by the senior committee, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Emmitt Thomas.

Critic's Pick -- The neurotic detective (Tony Shalhoub) shoots a man who is dressed as Santa Claus in a holiday episode of Monk (9 p.m., USA).