OCCUPATION: Frontman for the southern rock band South of Midnight
SECTION: Tail Section
SURVIVAL SKILL: Natural charisma so he might have some capacity to rally people, and he was raised in the country so he knows how to fish.
MAGICAL SKILL: None
REASON FOR BEING ON FLIGHT 2015: Going from the Miami music festival to the first stop of the band’s European tour
PERSONAL ITEM: His guitar picks/pick case
PERSON OF SCIENCE/FAITH: Science...ish. He might be swayed.
BIOGRAPHY:
Lucky Doyle was made to shine.
Once upon a time as a kid still unsure of himself he might have doubted it, but something magic happened when he stepped on stage. He told himself he'd remember to be humble, sure, but as the band grew bigger and bigger, as people started looking at him like he was something really special?
Maybe he lost a little bit of that.
Put a microphone in his hand and he commands a stage. He's got that sort of presence and confidence that just can't be ignored, and people claim a big part of South of Midnight’s success is how its flirty frontman knows how to play to a crowd.
Most also say the biggest part of how messy the band is might just be his fault too. Seems like it's always one thing or another. His very public dating the band's manager raised eyebrows and claims of some favoritism going on there, stirred up a few tabloids, sure. The constant presence of the pretty boy toy always hanging around and hanging off his arm, Scott, gained traction in the gossip circles. Late night parties and sunglass-clad hangovers ended up plastered on fansites.
If Lucky Doyle is anything it's never boring.
But he's earned it! The parties, the stars in his eyes, and the luxury of keeping his boys close, seeing the world with his family at his side. His siblings have earned so much too, he's quick to point out; they've all worked hard so they should enjoy it.
Maybe he enjoys it a little more than the rest of the band but isn't that only fair? He's gotta put in the work to charm the fans, gotta give 'em something to keep talking about.
But Lucky isn't enjoying it much now.
It was a music festival, just like a dozen others the band played every year, and just a flight to Europe to the first stop on their next concert. Same old thing, sleeping off a hangover in the back of the plane because the band insisted he and Scott move seats so they could get some peace until they got to London.
But they never made it that far.
Now he's stuck on some island in who knows where, feeling like he's lost because his siblings? His boyfriend? Where are they? His world went from bright lights and people screaming his name to choking on the sound of silence and feeling so very, painfully alone.
He still has Scott, his thin thread of normality in the chaos. It looks like they've gotta wait it out. Somebody will come rescue them and he's not going to accept anything less.
Things will work out, they have to! The universe is always on his side.
What: Campaign meet and greet with Isaac Morey in the park to ask questions and discuss his plans if elected.
Apple cider tasting from local farms will be available to everyone, as well other refreshments like hot chocolate and fall-themed pastries and snacks will also be provided.
Candle making will also be set up during the event, materials provided and instruction provided by Devyn Morey and other volunteers at the event.
Speech:
I want to start by thanking everyone for being here today; I know I've stressed often how important our community is to me but I'm glad to see how important it is to so many of you as well.
I don't think it can be stressed enough how unique our town is, and how unique the people within it are as well; I do believe that's one of our greatest strengths, but it isn't the only one. So much of our town was built on the insight and experiences brought here by the people who have come to call Swynlake home.
I know there are a lot of promises people make when it comes to politics and I don't want to be the person that makes promises I can't reach. Sometimes reaching is harder; the hurdles it takes to find the midpoint where safety in our home feels like safety to everyone are complex, balancing the needs of our businesses with not losing our identity to tourism isn't easy, and there are dozens of other issues that need to be addressed that don't have simple answers.
They don't have to be impossible answers either though, and I do think those answers can be found here; as hard as it is to see every side to a problem that's why I'm here, what I want to do. Some concerns that have been voiced in the past have been long-term problems; nothing is going to change unless we put the effort into changing it. And I can only do that when I know what the problems are, when I know the things people need heard.
The seasons are changing and I feel like our town has changed as well the past year, for both better and worse, and there are more changes we have to embrace ahead.
There is something invaluable in every voice, something illuminating that shouldn't be taken for granted. And that's why I wanted this afternoon for people together, to talk, to answer your questions and ask some of my own, and hopefully remind each of you just how important that unique light is.
