Jeremy Davis
Jeremy Davis in Bali
Background information
Birth name	Jeremy Clayton Davis
Born	(1985-02-08) February 8, 1985 (age 27) North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, pop punk
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass, guitar
Years active	2004–present
Associated acts	Paramore
Website	www.paramore.net

Jeremy Clayton Davis (born February 8, 1985, North Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American bassist for the band Paramore. He has been playing bass for almost 14 years.

In 2002, at the age of 16, he was living in Franklin, Tennessee, where he played in a funk cover band called The Factory where he met Hayley Williams. Through Williams, Davis met the other members, brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro. In 2005, John Janick, founder of record label Fueled by Ramen, signed a contract with them.

Davis also stated that his favorite bands are Deftones, Death Cab for Cutie, Thrice, Sigur Rós, Paper Route and Mew.^[1] On the 30th of September 2011 he married British actress Kathryn Camsey.^[2]

Paramore[link]

Paramore was created in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004 by the two brothers Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Zac Farro (drums). Taylor York was also a part of the band from the very beginning, but his parents wanted him to finish school first. Later, they asked Hayley Williams (lead vocals/keyboards) to join the band, and, through Hayley, Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) joined as well. Prior to forming Paramore,^[3] the other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as singer, but as they were good friends she began writing with them and eventually became a member.^[4] The band was eventually signed to a deal on Fueled by Ramen. However, before they began recording, Davis left the band for unknown reasons. The song All We Know is about this. For this time, Davis was replaced by John Hembree. The band released their first album, All We Know Is Falling, and one EP, The Summer Tic, without him. However, he rejoined soon afterwards and was present on the band's second album, Riot!. Davis also plays bass on the live albums The Final Riot! and Live in the UK. The band's third album, Brand New Eyes, was released on September 29, 2009.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bio at Paramore.net

Kathryn Davis is an award-winning American novelist.

Davis has taught at Skidmore College, and is now senior fiction writer in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

She is a recipient of the Janet Heidiger Kafka Prize, the Morton Dauwen Zabel Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999, a 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship,^[1] and a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction in 2006.

Davis lives in Montpelier, Vermont, with her husband, the novelist and essayist Eric Zencey. The couple has one daughter, Daphne, who is a graduate student at Syracuse University.

Novels[link]

• Labrador, (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 1988)
• The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf, (Knopf, 1993)
• Hell, (Ecco, 1998)
• The Walking Tour, (Houghton Mifflin, 1999)
• Versailles, (Houghton Mifflin, 2002)
• The Thin Place, (Little, Brown, 2006)

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Biographical information[link]

• [2] Lannan Foundation biographical information on Davis

Reviews[link]

The Thin Place[link]

• "A Tiny World That Teems with Life," Yvonne Zipp in The Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 2006
• "All Creatures Here Below," Lucy Ellmann in The New York Times Book Review, February 5, 2006
• "Resurrection in a town long on violence," Irena Reyn in The San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2006
• "The Thin Place," Laura Miller in Salon, January 26, 2006. (subscription required)
• "Milk and Terror: Kathryn Davis Crosses the Border," Joy Press in The Village Voice, January 20, 2006
• "Close Encounters of an Everyday Kind," Julia Lifshin in The Washington Post Book World, March 5, 2006

Jeremy Clayton (born 9 February 1981) is an Australian rules footballer who played at AFL level for the Kangaroos before enjoying great success with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL, winning the Magarey Medal and four consecutive Best and Fairest Awards between 2005-2008.

Clayton was originally from Warracknabeal and played for North Ballarat while he was listed by North Melbourne.

He played 8 games for the Kangaroos between 2003 and 2004 before being delisted at the end of the 2004 season, after which he was recruited by SANFL club Port Adelaide Magpies, winning a Magarey Medal in 2005.

Contrary to popular myth, he is no relation to former North Melbourne premiership player, Shane Clayton.

External links[link]

• Jeremy Clayton profile on Port Adelaide Magpies official site
• Jeremy Clayton's statistics from AFL Tables

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State Senator R. Clayton "Clay" Davis is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Davis is a corrupt Maryland State Senator with a reputation for pocketing bribes. However, throughout the series Davis remains protected by other ranking politicians and Police Commissioner Ervin Burrell.

Davis was known for his idiosyncratic profanity, often when confronted with bad news, comically elongating the word "shit" as "sheeeeee-it."^[1]

Storylines[link]

These are summaries of events depicted in Davis' career in each season of the television show:

Season 1[link]

When Lt. Cedric Daniels' detail discovers $20,000 of Avon Barksdale's drug money in the car of Davis's driver, they try to expand the wiretap-based investigation to include Davis. Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell calls Daniels into a private meeting with Davis, pressuring him into excluding the senator's alleged involvement. However, Daniels is unwilling to drop the case. Nevertheless, Burell pulls the plug on the investigation, and Clay Davis's involvement is effectively left buried. However, it is mentioned that Davis has a reputation for taking bribes, and has been under federal investigation for the last two years.

Season 2[link]

Davis attends a Democratic Party fundraiser thrown by stevedore union leader Frank Sobotka, accepting contributions in return for assurances that he would vote to construct the granary pier that Sobotka believes will help revitalize the union. After the press reports on criminal activities within the union, Sobotka's lobbyist advises him that none of the politicians -- including Davis, presumably -- will follow through. Davis is later seen at a groundbreaking ceremony for dockside condominiums being built on the site of the proposed granary pier.

Season 3[link]

Davis acts as a consultant for Stringer Bell, taking bribes from the Barksdale Organization while claiming to win state government contracts for the drug empire's legitimate business front, B&B. However, Bell becomes suspicious when he learns that block grants have been given to several city developers instead of B&B. Maurice Levy, Bell's lawyer, concludes that Davis has "rain made" Bell; the senator has played off Stringer's inexperience in legitimate business, taking the money and doing nothing in return. Stringer, furious, tells Slim Charles that he wants him to assassinate Davis, but Barksdale warns him that murdering a public figure will bring too much unwanted attention from the authorities.

Season 4[link]

Davis acts as Mayor Clarence Royce's deputy campaign chairman, and is a key fundraiser in his re-election campaign. When Detective Leander Sydnor serves a subpoena for Davis's financial records as part of the major crimes unit's ongoing investigation into the Barksdale organization's finances, the senator is outraged. In retaliation, he goes to Royce and threatens to cut off the campaign's funding unless Royce interferes with the subpoenas.

The day before the mayoral primary, Davis approaches candidate Tommy Carcetti, offering to hold off on bringing out the vote for Royce in exchange for a $20,000 payment. On Election Day, Davis campaigns for the mayor as if his offer to Carcetti had not taken place. After Carcetti defeats Royce, Davis explains that Royce gave more money, pointing out that he could easily have fleeced Carcetti for even more.

Davis strikes a deal with the City Council President Nerese Campbell, offering a $25,000 jump in salary to a replacement commissioner in an attempt to appear as if Carcetti as an ally while believing the amount insufficient to attract any serious candidate. Davis is especially motivated to help Burrell when he learns that the most likely replacement is Daniels, whom he regards as too uncontrollable. Davis opposes Daniels's potential appointment based on his attitude regarding Price. He realizes that Daniels may continue investigations into Davis's alleged money laundering. Davis convinces Campbell and Burrell that Daniels is more interested in serving Mayor Carcetti and is unwilling to be of use to the city's African American community. To keep Daniels from being promoted, Davis agrees with Burrell's plans to present information regarding illegal activities from Daniels's past.^[2]

Season 5[link]

Davis becomes a target of prosecution for Baltimore City State's Attorney Rupert Bond following the major crimes unit investigation. Detectives Lester Freamon and Leandor Sydnor are assigned to the State's Attorney's unit to lead the investigation at Bond's behest following the rest of the unit's reassignment.^[3][4]

Davis approaches Burrell and demands his support against the investigation. Burrell explains that he could not intervene with Carcetti and the new State’s Attorney. Davis reminds Burrell that he helped to negotiate a pay raise on Burrell's behalf: enough to help Burrell purchase a new patio but not enough to attract a Pittsburgh Deputy Commissioner who was looking to take his post. Burrell explains that he would have to go around Daniels to interfere in the case and that Daniels is loyal to the Mayor; he also reminds Davis that interfering in the investigation would be a criminal act. Davis refuses to accept that Burrell would not return his previous support and accuses Burrell of believing him to be finished in Maryland politics.^[5][6]

Assistant State's Attorney Rhonda Pearlman begins a series of grand jury depositions to prepare evidence to prosecute Davis, with one of the key witnesses being Davis' driver, Damien Lavelle "Day Day" Price. Learning that Mayor Carcetti has planned to replace Burrell, Davis offers to use his connections to smooth the transitions in exchange for help with the case. Carcetti refuses.^[7][8]

Having uncovered evidence that Davis lied on a mortgage application, Freamon and Sydnor suggest taking the case to federal law enforcement. However, Bond elects to ignore the evidence, hoping to gain recognition by prosecuting Davis himself. Called to testify, Davis invokes his Fifth Amendment rights to avoid incriminating himself. Davis confronts a press opportunity staged by Bond on the courthouse steps, turning on the charm and denying any wrongdoing.^[9] When called to the stand in his own defense, Davis gives a rousing speech defending his public role, is acquitted, and beams before the assembled cameras and reporters afterward while Bond and Pearlman look on, unable to believe what they have just witnessed.

With Bond's case concluded but the mortgage fraud uncharged, Freamon approaches Davis in a bar with the incriminating mortgage paperwork. Not knowing that Freamon has been unable to bring these charges, Davis gives up information about back-room deals involving the city's political elite. In a second conversation, Davis is last seen giving Freamon additional information, as well as boasting about a drug dealer named "Bell" whom he had "bled".

Production[link]

Origins[link]

Creator David Simon has said that Clay Davis is based on three different politicians in the Maryland State Senate, and that his affectionate use of the word "partner" is based on one of them, saying that everybody in Baltimore knows who this is.^{[citation needed]}

In an essay in the official series guide The Wire: Truth Be Told, William Zorzi implies that Davis is patterned on former Maryland State Senator Larry Young.^[10]

Mannerisms[link]

The character is well known for his elongation of the word "shit", pronouncing it as "sheee-it". This mannerism originated with Whitlock's uncle, from whom he picked up the habit himself. It was featured in the 2002 film 25th Hour, after Spike Lee encouraged him to use it. When Whitlock received his first script for The Wire it was already written into the part.^[11]

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