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Haley Zerr

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Table of Contents

Fashion pg. 6

Features Musician Spotlight: The Brain Trust p. 4

Fashion: Aberdeen Stores and Designers pg. 6 Get Involved: SD United for Hope and Recovery pg. 14

The Hemline pg. 12

Regulars Events Calendar pg. 3 The Hemline: That Spring Look pg. 12 Recipe Tips for the Cook in All of Us pg. 12 Bad Advice for Horrible People pg. 15 Creative Writing: Anger Management pg. 16 Health and Fitness: Get Stronger, Safer pg. 17

Reviews Video Game Review: Ingress pg. 13 Drink of the Month: St. Bernardus Prior 8 pg. 13 Music Review: Sound City Players pg. 15

Music Review: Sound City Players Sound City- Real to Reel Soundtrack pg. 15

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Activities

Events Calendar

April Events

In and Around Aberdeen Sports

April 1-7 2013 Children’s Exhibits

Dacotah Prairie Museum. These exhibits take up the entire north side of the second floor and include lots of hands-on learning available in all areas.

April 6-7 2013 Spring Big Boy Toy Show

Brown County Fairgrounds. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Plan to attend the Spring Big Boy Toy Show to see boats, campers, ATV, docks, and more on display.

April 13 2013 Women’s Expo Ramkota Convention Center. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Dakota Broadcasting, the Ramkota and Sanford Aberdeen (along with some great community partners) will host this event for women of all ages! The goal of this event is to provide women from the region a fun day to include shopping, health education/ services and overall pampering! Mark your calendars NOW and share the date with mom, sisters and girlfriends!

April 13 Winefest Renaissance 2013 sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area Ward Plaza. 7-10 p.m. The Winefest Renaissance offers a chance to sample more than 200 wines from across the country, a great selection of beers and spirits, and a variety of delicious cheeses and hors d’oeuvres. The evening’s silent and live auction featuring many distinctive packages and bidding is an exciting way to continue to support the Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area well into the evening. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area which serves over 500 members year round. Tickets are currently on sale! Buy tickets/make reservations by calling the Boys and Girls Club of Aberdeen Area at 225-8714 or visit the club at 1111 1st Ave. SE. All must be 21 years or older to attend this event.

April 27 “2nd Paw Sale” - Aberdeen Area Humane Society Brown County Fairgrounds Clubhouse. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Aberdeen Area Humane Society and it is Aberdeen’s largest 2nd-hand sale.

April 19-20 Coors Bull Riding Classic

Holum Expo Building (Brown County Fairgrounds). 7-10 p.m. Over two hours of professional bull riding action! 50 professional bull riders nightly.

NSU Wolves Baseball, Softball, Outdoor Track, Tennis

Check out northernstatewolves.com for upcoming sporting events.

Baseball, Softball Presentation Saints

Check out pcsaints.com for upcoming sporting events.

Support your local sports teams!

Art and Music April 10-13 “Spring Awakening” - NSU Theater Johnson Fine Arts Center. Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, “Spring Awakening” celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind’s 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has been hailed as the “Best Musical of the Year” by the New York Times, New York Post, Journal News, New York Observer, and USA Today.

April 13 Clint Black Concert Dakota Events Center. 6 p.m. Enjoy Clint Black in Aberdeen. Black has sold 19 million albums worldwide including hits like “Killin Time,” “Walking Away,” and “Loving Blind.”

Red Rooster Coffee House Weekly art and music events all month long! Check out their website for more info!

Have an upcoming event you want added to our Events Calendar? Email us: staff@atownmagazine.com

Musician Spotlight

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By Bryce Mills

The Brain Trust

Josh Opp - Lead Guitar/Drums Matt Stoebner - Bass/Guitar Grant Burgeson - Drums/Guitar

April 2013 atownmagazine.com What is your Band? Josh: The Brain Trust Grant: “The” is very important. Matt: No one gets it except…No one puts “the” there except for us. What kind of music do you play? Josh: I guess a straight forward Rock. Matt: Rock, with alternative influences. Josh: Maybe a little punk thrown in. How long has your band been together? Matt: Officially we’ve been together for three years, but then (Josh) moved to Tennessee so we never did anything for two of them. Josh: We’ve sorta played around but never really did anything in town till about four months ago. Names and instruments? Matt: We kinda switch instruments off and on, honestly. Just to switch it up, not be like everyone else. Josh: Generally, whoever has written the song is whoever plays the instruments. But mainly, I’m Josh and I play the instruments. Matt:You do all of them? Josh: I do guitar. Matt: I’m Matt, I generally do bass. Grant: I’m Grant and I generally do the drums. What are your influences as a band? Josh: Me and (Matt) have a pretty big Beatles influence. Matt: Beatles, Radiohead. Josh: I have more of a “poppy” sense. Some of songs include more of John Mayer or Jack Johnson-type stuff. Matt: I have more a punk influence. Not really straight up punk, more like Blink 182 punk. Grant: I’m a lot of the Blink, and I’m the odd one with the country influence. Matt: I generally write slower stuff. That’s just what I’m used to writing, I guess. Where did the band name come from? Matt: Scrubs. Josh, I, and Grant too are all big Scrubs fans. Josh: We sorta had a name before that. I don’t know if we want to talk about that. Matt: No. Did we actually ever play a song as that? Josh: No. We’ll Easter egg that later. People can bug us about it all the time, but we won’t tell anyone. Matt: Oh God… Have you put out any albums? Josh: Not yet. It’s going to be our goal this

summer. We’ve just been focusing on doing more live shows now. Matt: Working everything up so it sounds good. Grant: Get our name out there. What are your goals as a band? Josh: We aren’t really shooting for the stars. We just like to have fun playing. Just enjoy being out in the crowds and stuff. Matt: Just take it for as long as we can and as far as we can. Not actively look for opportunities and if one presents itself we’ll definitely take it. What’s your favorite thing about playing music? Matt: I just like the music energy that you give off, that your receive while you are playing live. Josh: Especially live shows. The emotions that come with that. Music in itself, like playing by yourself and writing songs, is stress relieving, too. You can write personally to talk about your stresses, too. Matt: Music is very personal. Especially for me. All the stuff I write has a story behind it. Grant: I got nothing. Matt: Grant’s got nothing. Grant: I’m told to hit drums. Without my sticks,

I don’t know what to do. Anything else you want people to know about The Brain Trust? Matt: Hit us up on Facebook. Just come to our shows. Get to know us, we want to know you. Josh: We’re definitely down for having some fun.

Fashion

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Urban 207 S Main St Aberdeen, SD

Left: Check out this issueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Hemline on page 12 for information about these outfits and fashion tips from the lovely Haley Zerr!

Right: Modeled by Alli Heidrich and Carmen Reinert Yellow floral lace back top $29.99 Oral shorts $24.99 Oversize square sunglasses $17.99 Mint lace top $29.99 Mustard shorts $24.99 Floral crinkle scarf $17.99 Aviator sunglasses $17.99 Zig zag print purple dress $49.99 Vintage teardrop necklace $29.99 Oversize plastic sunglasses $14.99

T-shirt chevron dress $49.99 Mod black sunglasses $19.99

Boho Closet 501 S. Harvard St. Aberdeen, SD

Left: Blue Dress A historically inspired and whimsical look, this dress is exactly the sort of thing I imagine grown up Alice might wear to the Mad Hatter’s tea party. It’s a limited edition because this particular color and luster of fabric comes off a vintage ream. However, the silhouette can be made in almost any fabric you might desire. It features an open back with a lace ribbon tying in a big bow at the mid-back. The skirt is a “high low” style, with a bit of a twist, inching higher and higher up to the mid thigh on the side, instead of the front, and exposing a lovely gathering of vintage lace. This look also features a vintage lace belt ($20.00), sold separately. The dress ($60.00) and belt are both available for a limited time. Black Dress This flattering, and slightly sexy custom dress ($45.00), is also available in plum, gray, black, and red. It is ruched up the side of one leg to create a classic hourglass silhouette. It features a plunging neckline at the back to add a subtle sophistication, and it ties at the nape of the neck.

Right: Black and Purple Dress It’s cocktail hour! This dress is made of soft jersey cotton and is snug in all the right places. The skirt is slightly ruched on either side, creating a flattering silhouette. It is available to custom order($40.00), and the bottom half of the dress can also be ordered as a skirt ($30.00). It has an open back with a single strap, and a tie at the top of the shoulder blades. A party dress with class. Perfect to wear to a reception or simply a night on the town. Tutu Skirt and Purple Convertible Top I think this look would make an absolutely adorable Bridesmaid ensemble, or even a great outfit for a bride to wear to a rehearsal dinner. The tutu skirt ($35.00) was inspired by the classic “Carrie Bradshaw” look, and can be made in any color.Yes, it’s bold, but bold statements make fashion fun! The top is a classic convertible shirt ($30.00), and can be worn (in comfort!) numerous ways. Both are available for custom order.

Left: Purple Convertible Dress This Convertible dress ($55.00) is an essential piece to your festival wear ensemble! It would make a perfect casual bridesmaid dress or just to wear for a comfortable and cool day outside. The straps are 3 feet long, and can be tied virtually any way your imagination inclines you! It is pictured here with a High Low skirt, but it can be custom made with a circle skirt, pleats, and any length you wish. Black Convertible Top with Jeans A soft convertible top is exactly what every closet needs! This top can be made to fit almost anyone’s needs. In black, it’s chic, classy, and very, very versatile. It is available as a custom order ($30) in virtually any color your heart desires.

Right: Green Dress with a Bow A strapless “bow” dress in emerald green and white lace. This item is one of a kind, however it can be custom ordered with or without straps, in various colors and fabric. It’s just a light and lovely addition to any collection. It’s an easy “day to night dress” and it looks great belted. Red Skirt The classic clean lines of the circle skirt will never go out of style. This red, cotton skirt is pictured here with a black convertible top but would even look great with a t-shirt to dress it down for a picnic, or with something flashier for an upbeat, and feminine, evening look. It’s simply a classic, and is so flattering on so many different figures it really belongs in everyone’s closet!

Lauren Nikolas Fashion I love to work with people one on one to bring their own designs to life! Find me on Facebook under Lauren Yarborough Nikolas or at https://www.etsy.com/shop/SeverelyCustom.

Jewelry by Britni Yarborough Opp Outfits modeled by Lauren Yarborough Nikolas and Grace Chipman.

Lily’s Floral Design and Gifts 423 South Main Street Aberdeen, SD

Jessica Mystree Dress $83 Miss Me Jeans $99 Treska Bracelet $30 Treska Earrings $20

Desa Tribal Vest Teal/Black $90 Rena Long Black Sleave Dress $45 M. Rena Black Capri Leggings $30 S/L Design Jewelry Set $23 Bracelet $45

Black Knit Dress “Rena Long” $45 Black Capri Leggings $30 Black/White Mystree Top $55 Crux Jewelry $25

Grey leggings $28 Tu Tu Dress by Mystree $48 Sparkly tunk by Ness $94 Treska bracelet silver $30 Treska earring $17.99 Vivante brown scarf $22 Kerisma poncho $53

Megan Ness Sparkly Tank $94 Kerisma Coral Top $40 Treska Bracelet $30

Miss me Jeans $99 Mystree top $58 M. Rena Cream top $38 Treska Necklace $65 Treska Braelet $40 Treska Earrings $20

Karen Kane Pink Pants $128 Karen Kane Pink Tane $40 White Swing Sweater Mystree $80 Treska Necklace $65 Bracelet $35 Earring $18

Karen Kane Orange Pants - $99 Karen Kane Orange Tank - $40 Karen Kane Top $138 Switch Flops - $38 Orange Scarf Vivante $24 Heart Necklace by Bud Rose $62

Karen Kane Dress $128 Black Swing top by Kerisma $58 Treska Necklace $35 Bracelet $20 Earring $15

Fashion Advice

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The Hemline

The Long & Short of A-Town Fashion By Haley Zerr

his month, as part of the fashion issue, The Hemline headed to Urban Consignment to find spring and summer fashions and boy, oh boy, did we find some. The store had, at the time of press, about 3,000 different men’s and women’s clothing items ranging from jackets, shirts, tops, and bottoms, plus, great accessories.

The first selections are perfect for a casual day out with friends shopping, going to a downtown show, or stopping over at The Red Rooster for some Jones Soda. Pairing an orange patterned top ($18.50) with white Silver jeans ($24.50), a simple black sandal ($8.50), and a long necklace ($9.00) makes for a perfect put together ensemble. Or if the country chic is more your look, try the orange and navy plaid shirt ($9.50) with matching tank ($6.50) and khaki shorts ($12.50) with brown wedges ($12.50). And of course, add your favorite cowboy hat (NFS)! Finally, and my personal favorite, the lace overlay top ($9.00) paired with a light blue tank ($6.50) and Silver jean Capri pants ($16.75) and black wedges ($16.50) are perfect for the uncharacteristically hot days in April and May! Those hot spring nights are a perfect place to pull out all the stops with a dress or skirt! Urban has a great selection of dresses as well as shoes for your spring wardrobe. The first dress has a triangle pattern and a flattering cinching waste ($14.50). Complete this look with a black, closed-toe wedge ($28.75) and bracelets ($8.00, $5.00). If a shirt-top combination is more your style, try out this layered orange and brown one ($10.00) with embellished tank ($13.75),

gladiator sandal ($9.50) and accessorize your outfit minimally with bracelets ($6.50). And finally, the cutout dress is a perfect choice for spring! The final pick, and my favorite, is an orange and black diamond patterned dress from Forever 21 ($16.75)! Adding a black belt ($16.75), simple black sandals ($8.50) and a colored square bracelet ($3.50) makes this outfit both flattering and stylish for spring and summer. For more fashion tips, check out Haley’s blog: hemlinelongandshort.blogspot.com! All outfits courtesy of Urban Consignment store in downtown Aberdeen.

Recipe Tips for the Cook in All of Us Recipes

By Liz Zappa

ometimes the best meals don’t come from any recipe, but from getting creative with whatever you have in your fridge or pantry. Get in tune with your taste buds. Seriously. Not sure if oregano or thyme would be good in your pasta dish? Take two seconds to image that taste then imagine it in your dish. If it sounds like a recipe for deliciousness, go for it! Staples in any kitchen should include flexible items that can go in just about any dish, hot or cold, to add taste, texture, sustenance, or nutrition. Personally, I use red onions in almost anything because they last forever, add crunch and flavor, and they’re good for you.

Other ingredients would be potatoes, pasta of any kind, and bountiful amounts of cheeses. Buy things that can be used for multiple purposes, not just for their intended purpose. Things like a bag of Fritos work well as standalone snacks, croutons for salads, and toppings for casseroles. Money saved! Make the boring amazing. Grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, any kind of egg dish, etc., can be spruced up by tossing in cheap but flavorful ingredients like a can of tomatoes and chilies, fresh cilantro, salsa, garlic, olives, and whatever else you’ve got lying around. Go crazy if you want! This might just be the Italian in me talking, but pasta is amazing. It’s cheap, it last forever,

it fills you up, and you can do anything to it. ANYTHING. Use red sauces, white sauces, vinaigrettes, hamburger, bacon, ham, steak, chicken, pork, vegetables galore, any spice you want. Plus, if you have a recipe that calls for a particular pasta and you don’t have it, you can substitute just about any pasta in its place. It’s like the blue jeans of the food world. If you are following a recipe and halfway through realize that you don’t have a particular ingredient, do not panic. Most of the time, there’s something you can substitute in. It may not be quite the same, but it shouldn’t make or break a meal. Not sure? Google it. No doubt someone somewhere has wondered the same thing as you.

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Drink of the Month

St. Bernardus Prior 8 Style: Dubbel ABV: 8% By Jon Hepola, co-owner Slacker Bar With Guest Taster Jason Hepola, owner of Mattress Matters and Gallery GO

t. Bernardus is a very young brewery compared to other monastic breweries in Belgium. The monastery was founded late 19th Century, and didn’t start brewing beer until 1934; before that their monk activities were funded by cheese production (thanks Wikipedia!). A Belgian Dubbel (Double) is normally a very sweet beer with lots of malt flavors and very little hop flavors. It will have noticeable amounts of carbonation, and be at least medium bodied. On with the review! Appearance: With a very aggressive pour the

beer quickly fills about half the glass with a barely off-white head. The beer is a chestnut brown color. Smell: Sweet fruit, but very mild. Taste: Dark fruit or maybe candied fruits are the initial taste in the mouth which is cleaned up nicely by a small amount of sour hop flavor. Good blend of flavors. Mouth: This is a really cool part about this beer. It’s got a lot of carbonation, and it creates a very nice spicy note to the beer that rounds out the flavor nicely. It has a medium body; my guest taster, Jason, felt it

was more medium-heavy than medium. Overall: Fun to drink. The carbonation is incredible with this beer. Jason mentioned that the beer is better when it gets warmer. The beer is supposed to be served at 50 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit which would be around the normal cellar temp. We opened this beer straight out of Slackers’ cooler. 88/100. A good beer and another rare one in this part of the world; however, it is still available at Slackers Bar, 115 S Main St, 605 262 4440, right across the street from Mattress Matters and Gallery GO.

Video Game Review

Ingress (Available on Android Devices)

By Bryce Mills

ngress is a location-based game available exclusively on Android Devices. The game world takes place on top of the real world, making different locations like libraries, post offices, statues, and other places interactive within the game. Each of these locations becomes Portals within the game. For the beginning, you are asked to choose between two sides in the war to control the Portals: The Enlightened, a group looking to better humanity through the help of “Shapers”, and The Resistance, who rebel against the foreign control the Shapers’ presence. This war is fought through control of the Portals. Each side is

attempting to take over the portals and link them together to form “control fields” and the people within that field are controlled by the side who set up the field. It becomes a battle for players to travel to these locations and take back their territory from the other side. Ingress does have a story that goes along with the game that plays out on their

website and on Google+, YouTube, and other social media sites that the players affect through playing the game. For players who follow the story, the Ingress gameplay will have greater meaning. Right now, Ingress is currently in beta and being worked on, but people can request an invite into the beta at www. ingress.com.

Get Involved

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South Dakota United for Hope and Recovery By Bryce Mills

hat is South Dakota United for Hope and Recovery? Well, we envision a world where people acknowledge that everyone goes through mental distress and trauma; a world where people treat one another with mutual respect and have equal rights and responsibilities, including the right to choose their own path to recovery and healing. South Dakota United for Hope and Recovery is a peer-run statewide education, advocacy, and support organization dedicated to sharing experience and knowledge of mental health recovery and wellness principles with the people of our state. Who do you help and how? South Dakota United for Hope and Recovery provides wellness tools and nonjudgmental support for and by people affected by mental distress and trauma, because within SD United, it’s okay to get real and talk about our true struggles because to some degree, we have all been through a lot in our lives and know what it’s like to be stigmatized or left out in society. We are peer run and that’s what sets us apart from a lot of mental health organizations. Together, we help each other, and it can be incredibly empowering. What are your goals, long term and short? For the most part, we really just want to get out there and spread the word all over

South Dakota about who we are and what we do. For the long term, we are dedicated to relieving the harsh stigma that is pressed upon people who have had experiences with mental health diagnoses and clinical treatment. We are people just like everybody else. How is SD United funded? We are funded mostly by federal grants through the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and partially through individual donations. Do you have any projects or events coming up? We have a Wellness Support Call series this year that happens twice each month; the first Saturday, and the third Wednesday. Wellness Support Calls are free, confidential, and open for anybody. We talk about all sorts of things ranging from how the weather is doing to how our minds are doing. There is always something to talk about, and some people just prefer not to share, but there’s no problem with that. It’s a safe place. We also have a really neat Webinar series we launched in February. The Webinars take place every other month, so our next one will be this month, April18th. If anybody is interested, we will have more updates on our website, Facebook, and Twitter for the specific time and topic. Some big projects we have this year involve creating a Young Adult Affinity Group which is, well, ran by young adults with lived experience.

We’d also like to come out with another PSA this year by young adults. We have big hopes and dreams. When we begin to feel empowered and that we’re not alone in this, great things can happen. How can people help your organization? We are always looking for volunteers and/ or folks to join one of our affinity groups. Of course donations are always welcome and more information about how to get involved can be found at our website below. How can people contact South Dakota United? People are welcome to check out our website: www.southdakotaunited.org - there we list all kinds of updates and have a list of contact info if you’d like to get a hold of us directly. We also are active on Facebook, facebook.com/SouthDakotaUnited, which we keep updated at least once every couple of days and Twitter— just search south dakota united.

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Bad Advice

Bad Advice for Horrible People (If you want good advice, go somewhere else)

By Marissa Ritter Dear Rissa, I met my new boyfriend online. He’s really great and everything but I’m embarrassed to tell my friends and family how we met. Every time someone asks, I quickly change the subject. How do I get over my embarrassment and tell people how we met? – Online Romance Dear Online Loser, You don’t. The people who say that online dating is becoming “more of the norm” are the same people who work for the online dating sites. Do you really want your friends and family to give you that look of pity when they find out that you were lonely and desperate enough to sign up for a dating site? Instead, when someone asks you how you met say, “I really can’t remember the details… I went out drinking one night, and I must have drunk too much because the next morning I woke up next to him.” Be that girl. Everyone loves that girl. Or you can always

go with a more “family friendly” lie and say that you met through your mutual friend, Katie. Everyone knows a Katie. -Rissa -----------Dear Rissa, I’ve been seeing this guy casually for a couple months. When we starting hanging out he had a girlfriend so we just hung out as friends, but when I realized I liked him more than that, I told him. He said he liked me more, too. For weeks we text all day and he would call me at night and talk on the phone until one of us would fall asleep.Then, when he and his girlfriend broke up, he spent the weekend at my place. I told him I wanted to be boyfriend and girlfriend with him from the beginning and now he tells me he needs some time to think. We barely text anymore and he hasn’t called in days. What should I do? – More Than Casual

Dear Casual Hook-Up, Call and text him repeatedly. Better yet, show up at his house, or even better – his place of employment – unannounced and ask him why he won’t return your calls. Guys love that. If you want to make sure he falls in love with you on the spot, make sure to do all the above intoxicated. Good luck. -Rissa ------Dear Rissa, I like a girl at work, but she has a boyfriend. Should I forget about that little detail and try to woo her regardless? After all, it only matters if she’s in love with him or not. – Lovesick at Work Dear Lovesick, Woo the pants off that girl. Literally. - Rissa

Music Review

Sound City Players Sound City – Real to Reel Soundtrack By Erin Wolter

truggling to think of a fresh, new album to review amidst deadlines and general last-minute panic, I sought guidance from my favorite and everinspirational Foo Fighters. And wouldn’t you know, it suddenly hit me like Dave Grohl smashing away at a drum kit—I could tell the world (or at least Aberdeen) my thoughts on the soundtrack of his film project, Sound City Movie! God of rock Grohl was compelled to make a documentary about the titular Los Angeles recording studio after it went under in 2011. Not only was it a place where his life was changed—in his Nirvana days, he, Kurt Cobain, and Krist Nosvelic recorded Nevermind there—but it

was a place where numerous other artists created legends as well, . In Real to Reel, Grohl teams up with some of the musicians featured in the film—including pal Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss) on the tracks “Centipede”, “Trick With No Sleeve”, and “Mantra” (on which Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor makes an appearance); alongside the rest of the Foos. Other notable collaborations include Sir Paul McCartney (“Cut Me Some Slack”, which is also a reunion with Nosvelic), Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) on the track “From Can to Can’t”; Stevie Nicks in “You

Can’t Fix This”; and Rick Springfield in “The Man That Never Was”, just to name a few. With such a diverse range of partnerships, Real to Reel offers something for everyone, easily earning a 4/5 rating. Sound City—Real to Reel dropped March 12.

Creative Writing

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Anger Management By Liz Zappa “You can call my Cindy, okay?” My “therapist” gives me this sappy look that’s supposed to look warm and friendly but really just makes me want to throw my cheap hot coffee at her. I raise my eyebrows to let her know I’m unimpressed. She keeps the smile for a second longer and then lets it go. She has seen my files. She knows why I’m here. For the next hour she asks the usual questions and I give the usual response, which is literally nothing. I hate therapist. I hate doctors and experts and quacks who assume they know everything about me just because they’ve read stuff in fat, dusty old books. As Patient A who has had X, Y, and Z done to her, I clearly must be treated with This and That and a little bit of Those and voila! I shall be cured. But I am not a textbook case. I am me. A person. But no gets that. When the session is over I drive out to my boyfriend’s ranch. He’s out in the field, combining the winter wheat, but I’m not here to see him. I rummage around his house, find what I need, and drive out to the pit behind the automobile graveyard. Load ‘em up, shoot ‘em out. Back in the day I couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. After just a few weeks of practice, I’m almost as good as my boyfriend who has been shooting almost his whole life. Blasting the hell out of old cars, empty

gas cans, and hundreds of beer bottles. Now that’s what I call therapy. Sometimes, if it’s late or there’s been rain, my boyfriend will come join me. It’s not quality time together, though. There’s no teasing or laughing or flirting. Just bang bang bang bang, reload, bang bang bang bang, reload. He asked me once if I picture certain people in my mind when I shoot. I just shrugged. Usually it’s just mindless. I just do it to settle my nerves. But when the nightmares get bad, when flashbacks threaten to pull me under, then I’m aiming at someone. Someone in particular. Someone who, if he wasn’t already dead, killed in the raid that resulted in my rescue, I would be tracking down right now. But someone else took him out before I got my revenge, so this is my alternative. I used to draw for therapy. That was back when the only things that upset me were school, friends, or my obnoxious roommate. The me that drew for therapy didn’t know how easy she really had it. I can’t do that anymore. I tried. All I ended up doing was digging the pencil into the paper, carving the word “Fuck” right through the paper into my desk. After I broke the pencil and threw at the wall I decided I needed something that would channel my anger, not try to whitewash it. “Anger Management.” When they said the two words I thought of the Adam Sandler movie. But instead of Jack Nicholson and a hilarious comedy, I got a dozen “experts”

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prescribing drugs and telling me “healthy” ways to manage it. Apparently pulling out a small arsenal and shooting inanimate objects in the middle of no where doesn’t count. Maybe if I stopped flushing the meds down the toilet I would be more considerate of their opinions. But the drugs make me feel weird, like there’s a haze between me and the rest of the world, so I avoid them. Instead, I pelt a rusty Oldsmobile with some .45s and wonder if the continuous recoil from the guns is the actual therapy, kind of like electroshock but with less sizzle and more bang. I wonder what Cindy would think of this therapy, with her sappy smile and crappy coffee. I thank God for a redneck boyfriend who doesn’t mind part of his land being used as a war zone every few days. We both know that’s what it really is. It’s me versus the pent up rage, the confusion, the chaos that is always on the brink of consuming me. I fight it, quite literally, with bullets. It sounds terrible out of context but it is what it is. I wonder if I’ll ever win. I don’t consider the alternative. When the thought of losing crosses my mind, I head out to the ranch. I grab something heavy and powerful, peg that thought to the side of a dilapidated Dodge, and blast it to pieces. Some people might consider my therapy unorthodox, but it sure does work.

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Health and Fitness

Stronger, Safer By Kieran Sinclair

ot everyone has legs for lifting; and I don’t mean in that they are really weak, but rather that their legs are really long. Long limbs are not the greatest attribute when competing in a strength sport—great for rowing and rockclimbing—less than stellar with a discus (although it’s okay to have long arms there). Long arms and legs mean that an object has to travel further between points (duh, right?) which means you have to support it for a longer duration. So, obviously, a short range-of-motion makes it easier to move a heavier weight.

Chuck has a comparatively close stance. Feel free to step wider if you have to.

The reason I say this is, as a coach, I frequently see things that people shouldn’t be doing. And while watching people act like a dick can be amusing, watching people act unsafely always makes me cringe. So, tallies, this is for you: Deadlifts are unmistakably a fantastic movement for building overall body strength/size/shape/tone/etc. When done properly, they stress pretty much everything from your ankles up and make you look badass, too. Unfortunately, people with really long legs will find a conventional deadlift challenging because you end up

Hips low. Chest high. These are the key points.

4) Sit your hips back and down, lifting your chest up as high as you can. Don’t attempt to draw the weight off the ground yet—this is still the set-up. From here, pull your shoulder blades back and down. Hold them tight to keep any slack out of the bar. This is your start point. 5) Take a big breath of air and tighten your abdominal muscles like someone is going to punch you. From here you will lift from your shoulder blades. Pretend someone has tied a rope around your chest, under your armpits and is pulling up. Squeeze your butt as hard as you can and drive your heels into the ground. If you have your rope analogy right, your chest will be the first thing to rise.

1) Set your weighted bar on the platform in line with your toes. 2) Step wide. You want your feet to be wider than your shoulder width. How much is entirely up to you. Some people like to be almost touching the plates. (Don’t. Toes break easy.) 3) Grip the bar as you would a normal deadlift. Shoulders, or slightly closer.

PROGRAMMING CLIFFS Name Sets Reps Sumo Deadlift

with your torso so far forward, the amount of shear force on your lumbar spine is not healthy. Fortunately, you can get around most of this by changing your stance and lifting in what is called a “Sumo Deadlift.” I program big lifts at the start of a session to ensure maximum output from the muscles, but because deadlifts can be tiring neurologically, you may need more rest. Three minutes should be your maximum time for this protocol. Remember, safety first. If you don’t feel right, get someone to check your form (after all, we’re called “coaches” for a reason.)

Like that. Thanks Chuck.

6) Pull up and backward until your legs are fully straight. Then, maintaining your abdominal tightness, push your hips back and lower the weight. Re-set and keep going until done.

Rest

Targets

120-180 seconds

Glutes, Hamstrings, Adductors (Inner Thigh), Abdominals

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