Coachella Valley Weekly - August 27 to September 2, 2015 Vol. 4 No. 23

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Burning Bash 4

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Jeskia Von Rabbit

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Eve Holmes

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Eight4Nine

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August 27 to September 2, 2015

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CV Weekly Partners with Schmidy’s Tavern for a Benefit in Support of Musician’s Outlet

August 27 to September 2, 2015

By chris clemens

cover photo by Chris Miller

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Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Deborah Evans Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan, Judith Salkin, Denise Ortuno Neil, Heidi Simmons, Kira Golden, Rich Henrich Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Janet McAfee, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Jack St. Clair, Rob Brezny, Eleni P. Austin, Noe Gutierrez, Sunny Simon, Karen Creasy, Richard Weiss, Dr. Peter Kadile, Dr. Maria Lombardo, Bruce Cathcart, Julie Buehler, Flint Wheeler, Laura Hunt Little, Rebecca Pikus, Monica Morones, Lola Rossi, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Esther Sanchez, Janet Newcomb, Angela Valente Romeo, Alex Updike Photographers Laura Hunt Little, Scott Pam, Lani Garfield, Chris Miller, La Maniaca, Esther Sanchez Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

Contents Musicians Outlet Benefit.................... 3 Burning Bash 4.................................... 4 Jesika Von Rabbit............................... 5 Dave Catching..................................... 6 Open Mic Competition....................... 7 Backstage Jazz - Eve Holmes............. 7 Consider This - Mark Olson................ 8 Art - Fine Arts Film Festival................ 9 Pet Place............................................10 The Vino Voice ..................................11 Club Crawler Nightlife......................12 Pampered Palate - Eight4Nine ........14 Book Review......................................15 Screeners ..........................................16 Haddon Libby...................................18 Dale Gribow......................................18 Safety Tips ........................................19

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V Weekly has partnered with Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert to hold a benefit to raise money in support of Musician’s Outlet. The event takes place Saturday, August 29 from noon until closing, featuring live entertainment that includes popular local bands and acoustic acts.

Musician’s Outlet, located on San Pablo in Palm Desert, has been in business for 29 years as Coachella Valley’s source for acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitars, keyboards, drums, woodwind, brass, amplifiers, PA systems, audio and lighting equipment, and more. In addition, owners Randy and Cindy Hewitson have supported local musicians and donated spectacular prizes for events over the years. In July, Musician’s Outlet burned down with damages and losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, including over 90 percent of their inventory.

The Hewitson’s were in the process of relocating the business to a location five doors down from the current one when the fire happened, and now have mounting expenses for keeping the store open and paying employees, with minimal inventory.

“It takes quite some time to recover from a catastrophic fire and to work with an insurance company on processing all the appropriate materials,” said Tracy Dietlin, Publisher of CV Weekly. “Randy and Cindy have been instrumental in supporting the local music scene and musicians, while also supporting various community functions and music events with donations and incredible prizes. People have really expressed an interest in doing what they can to keep Musician’s outlet afloat and we hope the public will join us for a great evening of fun for a good cause.”

The bands currently scheduled to perform include Blasting Echo, Waxy, Long Duk Dong, Aphrodisiac Jacket, 7 Mile High (Randy Hewitson’s band), Whiskey & Knives, Wicked Jed, The Hellions, Blue Ribbon Rooster and Braun Freulein. The acoustic acts include Cat & Larry Pederson, Andy Cahan with Lisa Lynn Morgan, Rick Shelley, Giselle Woo, Alex Antonio & Frank Michel, Derek Jordan Gregg, Ideation, John Stanley King, Alex A & Esther Sanchez, Chris Miller, Machin’, William Randall & Raymond Serrano and Giorg Tierez. All bands are donating their time as

are all promoters, media, sound and stage people.

The entry fee of $10 goes directly back to Musician’s Outlet, as will additional donations made that evening. Attendees will receive a paper brick to sign which will be placed on the wall at the new Musician’s Outlet to acknowledge the donation and to commemorate an evening of fun and support. There will also be a raffle of various prizes to raise additional funds.

Schmidy’s Tavern, located at 72286 Highway 111 in Palm Desert, is donating their space for the benefit and ten percent of all proceeds from the evening, as well as covering the cost of the printed bricks, designed by CV Weekly’s Art Director, Robert Chance. Schmidy’s offers one of the largest selections of craft beer in the entire Coachella Valley. They typically have 10 craft beers on tap at any given time, and offer a full food menu.

For those interested in donating prizes please contact Tracy Dietlin at (760) 5016228. In addition, donations can be made to support Musician’s Outlet’s recovery at California Bank & Trust at 73-301 Highway 111 in Palm Desert noting “Musician’s Outlet Fire Fund - Account# 5790626674.”

A Go Fund Me account is also setup at www.gofundme.com/e7n5pmc5.

Additional Sponsors include: FG Creative, Hard Rock Hotel PS, Skitzo Kitty, Record Alley, Debut European Hair Salon, Tg Tattoo, Chris Miller, Greg Little, Laura Hunt Little and AJ Acosta.

Sports Scene.....................................19 Free Will Astrology...........................20 Life & Career Coach...........................20 Mind, Body & Spirit..........................21

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Burning Bash 4

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or the 4th year in a row, the Coachella Valley Music Scene will wind down the summer season with a killer bash that folks will surely be talking about for seasons to come.

Beginning in August of 2011, with the humble beginnings of a house-party in Indio, this event has picked up momentum year after year. Six bands and two of the desert’s favorite DJs make this year’s line-up one that you will not want to miss.

The annual Burning Bash is the brainchild of local rocker, Giorg Tierez.

Tierez: “Initially, it was focusing around my birthday. Four years ago I had just started my former band, Burning Bettie and I figured it would be cool to have our debut on my birthday and make an event out of it. I invited two other bands to come play, Deadend Paradox and a reggae group called M-13. We ended up having about 75 people show up at my house and it turned into a much bigger deal than we had initially conceived and everyone had a great time.

The funny thing is that it was on a Sunday night and most people attending had to work the next day. Even then, a lot of people ended up staying overnight so you know they had fun.”

Tierez continues: “After the surprising success of that event we decided the next year to do it again at a venue so we booked Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert.

The line-up for 2012 included Burning Bettie, Deadend Paradox, Drop the World and Giselle Woo. Last year, following the momentum that Burning Bettie had going I got together with my friend Jesse “Toast” Tostado of P-lab Productions and decided to go all out with an all-day 2 venue event.

The first half of the day was a pool-party at The Curve hotel in Palm Springs. We had DJs such as Guy Worden and Femme-A along with live dance music from Eevaan Tre & The Show. That night the party continued

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downtown Palm Springs at BAR with performances by Burning Bettie, Deadend Paradox, Spankshaft and Thr3 Strykes. We packed the house to capacity last year. It was a very successful event.”

The months following the success of the 2014 Burning Bash have been a rollercoaster of changes for Tierez. The single father of a 7 year-old son was dealing with multiple life-changes throughout the past year including a parting of ways with Burning Bettie and the starting of his new project, Monreaux…….Giorg was understandably up in the air about whether or not to continue with his annual event. In fact, he felt a bit lost.

Tierez: “With all of the major changes it’s been a really weird time, you know?

At the same time, I realized that I needed something to focus on. I didn’t even have a band at the time, although I had the concept for a band in my mind for a while. So, I went ahead and did what I have been doing over the past few years which is calling up my friends who are artists that I would like to feature and - see who was interested. Then we booked the Hood and here we are.

Between the artists, the venues and the fact that this event will once again be the debut of my new band, it’s almost as if everything has come full-circle.”

The 2015 Burning Bash will be a great night to check out local bands who are already desert rock-scene veterans and some who are striving in that direction.

PERISHMENT Established in the East Coachella Valley in 2005, Perishment recently won a CV Music Award in the category for “Best Metal Band” and their Guitarist, Bobby D Taffolla won the top award in the category for “Best Guitarist.” In addition to Taffolla, Perishment consists of Ruben Gutierrez on vox, Aaron Ramson/bass, and drummer, Tommy Winters. Describing themselves as “a band that started as a traditional, American influenced, extreme thrashmetal band and have evolved into more of an Alt-Metal sound, incorporating a wider range of musical influences from 70’s rock, stoner/sludge metal and shoegaze/dream pop.” Perishment will be releasing their 4th album, Saturnine in the fall/winter of this year. facebook.com/perishment MONREAUX Making their public debut at the Photo by CHRIS MILLER

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Burning Bash and consisting of members of other known bands from the area, the bar is rightfully being set rather high for Monreaux. Fronted by Burning Bash host and promoter, Giorg Tierez on vox, the new project has been put together carefully

by Tierez who eventually selected Tyler Emerson/lead guitar, Chris Dub (formerly with Deadend Paradox) on bass, Danny Torres (formerly with Serpiente) on keys and Ryan Anthony Diaz (current member of Foxy Cleopatra) on drums. There is no doubt that many local music fans are on the edge of their seats with anticipation as to what Monreaux will bring to the table.

SPANKSHAFT Winners of the 2015 CVMA for, “Best Live Performance Band,” Spankshaft is a high-energy, 5-piece, pop/ska/punk band that consists of Brandon Simpson on guitar and vocals, his brother Brent Simpson on bass, Russ Waldron on drums, Clint Stoker on tenor sax and Scott “Drago” Kissinger on trombone. Hailing from the High-Desert, Spankshaft makes it down the hill often enough to have established a strong fanbase in the low-desert and never leave a crowd disappointed. facebook.com/spankshaftband CAXTON Since their founding in 2008, alternative indie-pop band Caxton has released two full-length albums, a string of EPs, and played countless venues across the

southland including The Viper Room, House of Blues, Glasshouse and The Roxy to name a few. Caxton is fronted by the talented and alluring, Christina Reyes on vox/keys, Adam Surdin on guitar, Brett McLaughlin on bass/vox and Brian Pelletier on drums.

The four members each provide their own unique contribution in achieving their edgy yet familiar sound. Caxton has been nominated for and won multiple CVMAs including, 2013 Best Local Band and 2014 Best Alternative Band in the Coachella Valley. They are currently working on their newest full-length album to be released later this year. www.caxtonmusic.com ALEX HARRINGTON Alex Harrington is a producer and DJ based out of the Coachella Valley who was voted “Best Club DJ” at the 2015 CVMAs. Originally from Northern California, Alex launched his DJ career in 2012 under the alias “All Night Shoes”. Since then, he has dropped the moniker and taken to bigger stages. These events include the Coachella

and Splash House festivals. Locally he has taken his sound to the Ace Hotel, Hacienda Cantina, and more. Alex is also a music writer who writes for CV Independent and German-based record label, Nu Disco Your Disco.

GUY WORDEN At an early age, Guy Worden was obsessed with making mixes for his friends.

At 14 years old, he wasn’t just making ordinary mix tapes; “I was cutting parts of songs and arranging them to tell stories and adding in vocal samples to make it more interesting. I even took apart my tape recorder so I could manipulate the rubber bands with my fingers to recreate record scratch sounds.” Now a staple on the desert music scene, Worden is one of the founders of Desert DJ Entertainment Group and his talents can be experienced at almost any venue throughout the valley because this dude is everywhere! facebook.com/guywordenmusic www.Alexharrington.com GRUESOME BLUESOME Gruesome Bluesome is apparently an off-the-radar type of new project that, I am told consists of members of two local bands, Slipping Into Darkness and Little Red Spiders. Both groups have experienced success and garnered home-town pride through the fact that they have had the privilege of rocking stages at Coachella Fest.

That being said, this mysterious new project is definitely worth checking out.

EEVAAN TRE AND THE SHOW Eevan Tre and the Show is one of very few local acts that has had the opportunity to grace the Coachella Fest stages. Fronted

by Tre himself who also rocks the keyboard, The Show consists of Daniel Manriquez on guitar, bassist David Morales, Nathan Kazmer on drums and percussionist, Victor Tavares. With a playlist consisting of pop and R&B covers that are masterfully interpreted by the ever-so-dreamy Mr. Tre, they have become popular throughout the valley and beyond playing every type of venue one might imagine and consistently convincing crowds to kick off their shoes and dance.

August 27 to September 2, 2015

Local Music Spotlight

Jesika Von Rabbit

By lisa Morgan

Photos by marina chavez

Touring with Eagles of Death Metal and her NEWEST VIDEO RELEASE!

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n the heels of a new album release, Techno-Pop empress, Jesika Von Rabbit prepares for the international tour of a life time with the world renowned American rock band, Eagles of Death Metal. She’ll be opening for the band that consists of monster musicians Joshua Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Jesse Hughes (Boots Electric) and Dave Catching (Queens of the Stone Age, Mojave Lords, Mondo Generator). CV Weekly got a hold of her just in time to announce the launch of her new video and her last local show before dancing the world electric.

CVW: Tell us about your latest album.

Rabbit: “My album has been out for a few months now. The vinyl was just released in July on Dionysus Records. I recorded it alone at my home studio in Joshua Tree and Todd Rutherford (Gram Rabbit) helped mix it. This record isn’t really as much of a departure for me (from her other highly successful project, Gram Rabbit) as people like to think. From the beginning, Gram Rabbit has always equally mixed electronics with organic, more specifically on our album Radio Angel and the Robot Beat.

CVW: What is your philosophy about your music today, what your goals are for your music career, and your approach to the music business these days?

Rabbit: “I don’t really have a philosophy.

I just write songs that I like and hope other people do too. As far as goals go, I think it’s best to keep those a secret. I’m not sure what or how my approach of the music business has changed. The music business itself changes so frequently. It’s hard to know how to keep up with it or what kind of strategy to have, so I don’t really worry about it too much. I just try and work hard and be grateful for every opportunity that comes my way and hope everything falls in to place. I am truly lucky to have such a great base of fans, so if you’re one of them reading this, thank you !”

CVW: How did you become part of the incredible international tour with Eagles of Death Metal?

Rabbit: “I love the guys in Eagles and had asked them about “Gram” opening a show of theirs in October. Their agent called back with a full tour offer. So that all came together pretty brilliantly.

Rabbit will be joining the tour with EODM with her solo project starting September 9th and with Gram Rabbit in October. You can keep up with all of these dates via www. jesikavonrabbit.com You will have only a few chances to catch Jesika Von Rabbit this year so make sure you make one of these shows: THIS FRIDAY, Aug.28th with bands War Drum and Ideation @ Schmidy’s Tavern, Palm Desert Saturday, Aug.29th @ Pappy & Harriet’s Campout 11 with band, Cracker.

Friday, Oct. 30th & Sat. Oct. 31st @ Pappy & Harriet’s for Gram Rabbit’s 11th Annual Halloween Ball And now, without further ado, Jesika Von Rabbit’s latest video from her new album, shot by director and partner in crime, Jessica Janos (aka Illuminaughty): Glamorous Misery by Jesika Von Rabbit, and starring Cade Carradine: vimeo.com/137221332 Also, check out “Psychic Spice” @ youtube.com/watch?v=GLIr525ZKBM

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August 27 to September 2, 2015

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Catchinghatupdo with Dave Catching - Producer, Bad Ass Rocker and Owner of Famed Rancho De La Luna CVW: Tell me a little about the new EODM bands Queens of the

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Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Chris Cornell, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters all have in common? This guy, Dave Catching. Catching up with him is no small feat as he is either on tour with one of several well-known international bands, recording and producing artists who have traveled thousands of miles for the world renowned magic of his Rancho De La Luna Studio in Joshua Tree, or creating his own music and producing his own solo album. This easy going in person, set your hair on fire from the stage savant has played guitar for many: Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator, Tex and the Horseheads, The Ringling Sisters, earthlings?, and Masters of Reality, to name a few. But come the end of this month, Catching will be focusing on one band in particular, Eagles of Death Metal, with band mates Jesse Hughes and Joshua Homme.

Eagles of Death Metal (EODM) formed in 1998 by best friends Jesse Hughes and Joshua Homme in Palm Desert. As the story’s told, a friend was introducing Homme to the death metal genre, when he played a song by the Polish band Vader, claiming that the song was within the death metal genre. Homme then referred to Vader as “The Eagles of Death Metal”. That made him think: “What would a cross between the Eagles and a death metal band sound like?” With that, a band was born.

Last month, EODM announced their plans to release ZIPPER DOWN, their first new studio album in seven years. ZIPPER DOWN will be released worldwide on October 2nd,

by T-Boy/UMe, and the band is currently on a North American and European tour that will include the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Hungary, Italy and Spain. Catching is with them.

Always gracious, Catching eked out time to “catch” me up on what he’s been doing and where he’s headed, and true to form, he was intent on giving credit for ALL the artists he loves working with, not just the “big” more widely known names, although there are plenty of those.

CVW: What are some of the highlights of your past 12 months?

Catching: “I’ve been really busy! Mojave Lords, my band with Bingo Richey, Barrett

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Martin, Brian O’Connor, Gene Trautmann and Jonathan Hischke, released our album, Unfuckwithable, nationally last year. It features Joey Castillo, Danny Franakel, Chris Goss and Sven Altmets. We re-released it world-wide again this past March. We’ve already recorded 5 songs for the next album, and worked on some new material this week.”

“PINS, a great UK band, came here in October to record a fantastic album with me.

It was released in June and has been doing very well.”

“So far, this year I’ve has many extremely cool sessions at Rancho: earthlings?, Earth, Joshua Homme, Tinariwen, Boots, Dot Hacker, Chris Goss, Alex Turner, DiNola, Orange Amps, Gambles, Autolux, Missi Pyle, Dennis Driscoll and Kurt Vile. Kurt Vile’s album comes out very soon. All of these sessions yielded fantastic music.”

“I’ve also just finished my solo album, Shared Hallucinations, Pt 1, featuring Troy Van Leeuwen, Alain Johannes, Serrina Simms, Joey Catillo, Liela Moss, Toby Butler, Chris Goss, Abby Travis, Barrett Martin Bingo Richey, Gary Wertz, Gene Trautman, Greg Dulli, Mark Lanegan, Sean Wheeler, Paz Lenchantin, and Jonathan Hischke.”

“Rancho de la Luna was featured heavily in the Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters HBO show SONIC HIGHWAYS. Dave and I have been friends since Pete Stahl brought him out in 1995 to play on earthlings? second album, HUMAN BEANS. Dave is a really fun guy who is super cool. He also has incredible ideas and the means to pull off something like SONIC HIGHWAYS. He asked if they could record here for 9 days, and we had the best time. Dave surrounds himself with not only the best of the best, but the coolest of the best of the best. It was a real pleasure to have everyone out, especially Joe Walsh, who happened to be my second rock show when I was a kid.”

“We played some festivals with FOO FIGHTERS before Dave broke his leg. They brought me out on stage on my birthday to play “Stay With Me” by The Faces to 70,000 people, and then had them all sing “Happy Birthday.”

album and upcoming tour.

Catching: ZIPPER DOWN is the first album I haven’t played on since joining the band.

Joshua and Jesse have a very special bond, and they work well by themselves. Usually, I would go into the studio for a day or two to play my parts, but they did such an awesome job themselves, there was no need. ZIPPER DOWN is EODM in all the best ways. It has danceable rock and deliciously fun hooks all over it. It’s been a blast to learn these songs for the tours. It looks like we’ll be out on the road a while for this one. We have a new rhythm section for these tours: Matt McJunkins on bass and Jeff Friedl on drums, two very cool guys and talented musicians.

We’ve been having a blast with these songs.”

“Touring means I’ll not be producing a lot of bands this year, but there’s always time to work on stuff during breaks.”

The fantastically productive Memphis, Tennessee born artist has made the sometimes, tough decisions to remain true to himself and his calling, is a tribute to all lesser sung heroes of the music industry who provide the bed for truly authentic creativity and production. A naturally talented, selftaught musician and sound-crafter, who maintains an energetic zest for the creative life and the people in it, it is a good bet, that

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backstage jazz

Eve Holmes

By patte purcell

for Dave Catching (and his killer rock and roll beard) the best is yet to come.

Visit eaglesofdeathmetal.com for the band’s latest confirmed tour dates and other news. Check out Mojave Lords at mojavelords. com. For more on Rancho De La Luna go to ranchodelaluna.com.

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uesday kicked off week #1 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition which included lots of fantastic new prizes! Musicians lined up early to sign in for the event. Great music and fun audience giveaways, including T-shirts and Subway gift cards, kept everyone smiling. Plus, DJ Alex Updike kept our crowd entertained between performances! Our celebrity guest judge this week- Mike Belli with Remo Drums had the tough job scoring the talent. After the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was Solus Lupus who took home 1st place and 2 tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm from KDES 98.5 and MIX 100.5. The jazzy freestyle rapper will now be moving on to the Semi Finals in November.

If he wins there, he’ll compete in the Grand Finals for a shot at a MTV Quality Music Video Production from Desert C.A.M. Studios/ Winmill Films and award winning Director Chip Miller, plus a $500 trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Spirits, as well as an Artist Development Session from Grammy nominated Producer Ronnie King, and a Promotional Photo Shoot from Visions Photography. 2nd and 3rd places were a tie and went to Mike Sick-boy who took home a $20 Gift Card to Burgers and Beer, and Blue Ribbon Rooster who took home 4 tickets to the Mary Pickford Theater.

THANK YOU to our performers at the CV Open Mic Competition for putting on a

great show AND making the environment so supportive for all of the artists involved: Gustavo Gonzalez, Solus Lupus, Daniel Scopelitis, The Puppet, Dave Strauss, Marco Thoma, Mike Sick-boy, Nuclear Cowboys, Layton Matthews, Dynamite, Jerry Martin, Andrew Salas, Blue Ribbon Rooster, Jim Holiday, Aiko Sanchez, and Brandon Revis.

I hope to see you all next TUESDAY at SCHMIDY’S TAVERN in Palm Desert! Look for coverage of this week’s event and the announcement of winners in the next issue of Coachella Valley Weekly! SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors: Desert C.A.M. Studios/ Winmill Films & Chip Miller, Ronnie King Music, JEM Productions, Crater Lake Spirits, Visions Photography, KAM Studios, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, DJ Alex Updike, and the Mary Pickford Theatre.

ALL AGES ALLOWED and YOU may compete EVERY week! PLUS Schmidy’s has a HOUSE DRUM SET you can use! PLEASE NOTE: Due to our overwhelming number of interested performers, sign in starts at 7pm and will be closed at 7:45pm. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY and FANS and note that the competition usually ends by 10:30pm so be sure your friends and family know to stay until the end to voice their vote!!! For questions or information about sign-up, please see Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or call (714) 651-1911

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t never ceases to amaze me at some of the musicians who call the desert their home. Eve Holmes is one of those surprises. I saw her post on Facebook about “7 SISTAS & EVE” a new show she will be performing at Studio One 11, with the show dedicated to 7 famous Jazz singers On Friday, Sept 4th at Studio One 11 in Cathedral City, she will be performing the songs of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone and Etta James. For the duration of September and October she will continue Fridays at Studio One 11 with different shows and musical guests.

Eve is a singer/songwriter/actress/ comedian that had her first standing ovation at age 6. Born in New York City, New York from Spanish, German and Puerto Rican parents, she started her career in entertainment with dance training. She studied ballet and tap dancing and made her debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of 7.

It wasn’t until she moved to LA that she started her singing career. She auditioned for Disneyland and out of 150 girls they picked Eve. While at Disneyland she and the band were chosen to perform with Kurt Russell for “The Wonderful World of Disney” TV show.

She was performing at age 19 for 3 years with the 12 piece band at Disneyland. What a way to start a career! Also after that she performed with great Jazz musicians in other big bands and combos, including at the Academy Awards Governor’s Ball where she performed for Barbara Streisand and Aretha Franklin.

She then put together her own show with her pianist David Benoit (yes THEE David Benoit) called Holmes Express. Eve did and has continued to book her own shows, and put them together.

In addition to jazz, which is her first love, she also sings the standards, blues, pop, Spanish and even a little Italian music.

Without any formal musical training and 2-3 fingers on the keyboard, she has written music her entire career and has a CD of her original songs.

She relocated to the desert about 6 years ago and loves the opportunity to restart her career. She’s doing a show at 360 North with Doug McDonald and loves to perform with live musicians, which is tough in the desert as the venues pay little to musicians. She enjoys her gay following with their enthusiasm for her music and costumes. She also enjoys jamming with Mikole Karr and his Jazz Jam. When she arrived in the desert she performed at an “Open Mic” and was offered a gig at Club Trinidad (now The Purple Room).

She’s been in some of the Belle of the Ball shows and chuckles that she’s a senior citizen performing with drag personalities.

She also did some comedy with Palm Springs comedy group ‘The Undies’ performing at Azul a few years ago. She has performed at Murph’s Gaslight, Club Trinidad, Oscar’s, AJ’s On The Green, Blame It On Midnight, Azul, American Legion, Studio One 11, La Tablita Restaurant in Cathedral City and Dink’s Restaurant in Palm Springs; plus is the darling entertainer for several Senior Assisted Living facilities.

Eve is also an actress and one of her appearances on a Lifetime network movie “My Haunted House” is going to be broadcast this Saturday Aug. 28th. She’s in the episode entitled “Black Magic” playing the old woman ghost and scaring everyone in and out of the house.

Her message to her fans is to “always love music, it soothes the wild heart”.

Check out Eve at her 7 SISTAS & EVE show at 67555 E Palm Canyon Dr #103 in Cathedral City on September 4, this is the start of an 8 week run. For bookings contact Eve at 818314-7113.

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by Eleni P. Austin

MARK OLSON

“Good-bye Lizelle” (Glitterhouse Records)

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ost everybody is familiar with the Lo-Desert sound. From Generator progenitors like Mario Lalli, Zach Huskey, Herb Lineau and Sean Wheeler to mainstream success stories like Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age. But not enough attention is paid to the High Desert sound.

Obviously, the Joshua Tree environs have been a safe haven and spiritual mecca for musicians since Gram Parsons and Donovan began proselytizing about the area back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Famously, Keith Richards, John Lennon, Eric Burdon and U2 drew succor from the desolate landscape.

Not so famously, are the High desert denizens who keep music alive in this tiny enclave. Early settlers like Fred Drake and Teddy Quinn provided a cozy place to record when they originally established the Rancho de La Luna Recording Studio. Although Fred passed away, Teddy carries the torch by hosting and curating musical events as well as performing his own amazing music and starting the internet radio station Radio Free Joshua Tree.

Victoria Williams and Mark Olson made Joshua Tree their home in the early ‘90s.

She was a well-known singer-songwriter originally from Louisiana, who found a modicum of success in Los Angeles.

After recording two critically acclaimed albums, Victoria was touring with Neil Young and started experiencing some numbness in her hands. She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Since most musicians don’t have insurance, the medical bills began piling up.

The musical community rallied round, heavy hitters like Pearl Jam, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Matthew Sweet, Soul Asylum and the Jayhawks recorded an allstar tribute album comprised of Victoria’s vivid and idiosyncratic songs. The proceeds were designated for her medical costs.

The original objective of the Sweet Relief album was to cover her expenses. But the record did so well they were able to start the Sweet Relief Fund to aid other musicians

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with medical issues. It also introduced Victoria’s music to a whole new audience.

Most importantly, she and Mark Olson from the Jayhawks re-connected and the two fell in love.

A native of Minnesota, Mark Olson had spent his adolescence in California before returning to Minneapolis in the early ‘80s.

He cycled through a couple of bands before founding the Jayhawks with Marc Pearlman and Gary Louris in 1985. Along with Uncle Tupelo (which spawned Wilco and Son Volt), the Jayhawks kind of invented the alt. country genre.

Musical inspiration came from by Gram Parsons & the Flying Burrito Brothers, Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline, Sir Douglas Quintet and old time Country like the Louvin Brothers and Hank Williams, Sr. The band built on those styles, but created their own sounds. Their first two albums were released on local labels and were wellreceived.

By the early ‘90s they were signed to Rick Rubin’s Def American label. In the midst of the grunge-a-palooza music scene of 1992, their third album, Hollywood Town Hall felt like a breath of fresh air. It received critical acclaim and cracked the Billboard 200.

After Mark and Victoria married and settled in Joshua Tree, he made one more album with the Jayhawks, Tomorrow The Green Grass in 1995. It was an unmitigated success and included a winsome tribute to his wife, “Miss Williams’ Guitar,” But Mark became weary from intra-band strife and preferred to stick close to Vic and monitor her health, so he quit the band.

Hoping to stretch his legs, creatively speaking, Mark and Victoria formed The Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers with multi-instrumentalist, Mike “Razz” Russell.

Their self-titled debut was recorded in Joshua Tree and self-released in 1997, it had an intimate, homey feel.

Using that same homemade blueprint, the trio quickly followed up in 1998 with Pacific Coast Rambler and a year later with Zola And The Tulip Tree. By 2000 he had signed with the indie label Hightone and

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released a bona fide solo album, My Own Jo Ellen.

Moving to Dueltone in 2002, December’s Child was credited to Mark Olson And The Creekdippers. The final OHRCD album arrived in 2004, the surprisingly politically charged Political Manifest.

Sadly, Mark and Victoria’s personal and professional relationship ended when they divorced in 2005. He channeled his heartbreak into song. The result was the devastating musical catharsis of Salvation Blues, released in 2007.

Ironically, that album helped facilitate a reconciliation with Jayhawks front-man, Gary Louris. The pair released Ready For The Flood in 2009. Another solo effort Many Colored Kite arrived in 2010, paving the way for a full-fledged Jayhawks reunion in 2011.

The band recorded the Mockingbird Time album and toured extensively in 2012, (including a Stagecoach set). But old tensions returned and the Olson-Louris partnership ended in acrimony.

In 2006, Mark was on a solo tour through Norway and Sweden. Following a show in Bergen, he met musician Ingunn Ringvold.

Their connection was instantaneous, both personally and professionally. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Ingunn began to accompany Mark on djembe and acoustic guitar. She is featured on both Salvation Blues and Many Colored Kite.

Visa issues kept them both out of their native countries for a bit, so they spent some time in Armenia and fell in love with the culture and the music. They have been back in the desert for a while, but their travels have definitely inspired Mark’s new album, Good-bye Lizelle.

The album kicks into gear with the kaleidoscopic “Lizelle Djan.” Pounding percussion provides ballast for the tune’s infectious flights of fancy. Cascading harpsichord runs connect with Mark and Ingunn’s plaintive harmonies. The lyrics note “Love has a way of changing the days,” indeed.

Hints of ‘60s Psychedelia thread through a couple tracks, adding new colors to Mark’s sonic palette. On “Poison Oleander” a grindy electric guitar shimmers, jangles and get positively sitar-riffic as it snakes through the hypnotic melody. The harmonies recall the symbiotic dissonance that Jefferson Airplane employed during the Summer Of Love. The lyrics use this deadly plant to illustrate that beneath treacherous desert environment is pure love; “Love’s another way to go than the Poison Oleander.”

“Heaven’s Shelter” poses some tough philosophical questions. “Are you real, are you doing what you’ve been made scared to?” The song is fueled by Mark and Ingunn’s iridescent vocal blend and filigreed acoustic guitar. The song echoes the dyad synergy pioneered by Richard and Mimi Farina, (or Mitch & Mickey, depending on the veracity of the “Mighty Wind” movie).

Probably the most affecting song here

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is “Long Distance Runner.” Anchored by pliant piano fills and a galloping gait, the lyrics explore a familiar theme for Mark: combating depression. Clearly, Ingunn’s presence in his life has lightened his cognitive pain. “The lonely race we run with a broken heart, I would have been afraid in the lonely race, now you’re by my side.

Musically, three songs reflect the couple’s immersion into different world cultures. Ingunn’s fluttery Qanon notes color the mystical tone poem “Running Circles.”

A traditional, zither-style instrument prominent in Armenian, Greek and Turkish music, it adds a shivery, haunted quality to the melody.

“Say You Are The River” cross-pollenates the Elizabethan Folk Rock sounds pioneered

by Fairport Convention, with modal MiddleEastern accents like snake-charmer flute and djembe rhythms. Finally, the flute, qanon and djembe all coalesce on “Jesse In An Old World.” Although the lyrics address “the moments that haunt us,” the melody is a Kippling-kissing cousin to “Trust In Me” from the Disney classic “Jungle Book.”

Other interesting tracks include the ruminative piano ballad “Which World Is Ours?” the aching country comfort of “All These Games” and the hushed desert still-life of “Cherry Thieves.” The album closes with the “Go-Between Butterfly.”

Elusive and ethereal, the song is propelled by percolating piano and quavery cello.

This is a solo album in name only. While Mark handled acoustic guitar, dulcimer and djembe, Ingunn tackled qanon, clavinova keyboard, bass, acoustic guitar, djembe and harmonium. Other players included Karine Aambo on piano, Danny Frankel drumkit and percussion, Neal Casal electric guitar and bass, Armen Stepanian on percussion, Maerak Spelina on flute, Vojtech Havel on cello, Lewis Keller on bass and Aaron Sterling on drumkit. Solveig Ringvold and Kirsten Ford provided backing vocals.

While this album finds Mark Olson in a fairly contented state, his music always includes a streak of melancholy, it’s part of his appeal. Really, the desolate surroundings of Joshua Tree aren’t much different from the prairies of Minnesota. Both evoke a high lonesome sound that is aching and pure.

Good-Bye Lizelle delivers impeccable songcraft, sturdy but celestial harmonies, and exotic instrumentation. What else could you ask for?

ilm is an important art form. There are many film festivals that celebrate film as art. There are not many film festivals that celebrate art for art’s sake. That will change.

The Fine Arts Film Festival (FAFF), which debuted in Santa Barbara 2010, opens this year at the Beyond Baroque Theater in Venice, California, on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The festival will screen nineteen films from around the world. This festival brings films — narratives, documentaries, and experimental — that tell the stories about how art is made, how artists survive, how dealers and collectors think, and even how a great masterpiece is forged.

Festival Director Juri Koll, who is also director of the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, stated “I have been a documentary film maker, curator, artist and mentor to the arts. Art means many things to many people. Art has the power to change lives. It changed mine. These films provide a glimpse behind the canvas. We do not often have that opportunity. Artists tend to work in the solitude of the studio. Galleries work in even greater shroud of mystery. The business of art is almost verboten – among, artist, collectors, and critics. Museums add another layer of opacity. This festival welcomes films that break those barriers.”

This year’s festival will screen movies from The Netherlands, Chile, Belgium, The United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom. “We put out a call for entries and were inundated with entries. Our jury selected these nineteen films.

We believe these films are true to the festival’s mandate – films that show the world the depth of the art world. We are dedicated to show the public that art, in all mediums, exists in and out of artists’ studios, galleries, museums; and that public art and alternative art spaces can bring enrichment. We are culture that is in flux. Film, TV, the web – these media have replaced books and research. We hope this festival will visually stimulate the audience and move them to do their own research and exploration into the arts.”

Vanitas from director Oscar Spierenburg (The Netherlands) is the winner of FAFF’s Best

Narrative Feature Film. “This film follows a young art restorer who stumbles on a secret group that switched masterpieces with forgeries. This film centers on the fear of every museum and collector – the art of the forgery. Could this happen? Does it happen? Isn’t that the joy of film – to challenge the imagination? We are very pleased to have Vanitas screening at FAFF.” “Venice was founded in 1905 and it has always been a haven for artists. It has embraced all styles of art. Venice was home to the Beat generation.

It nurtured artists such as John Baldessari, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Ed Ruscha. Venice is synonymous with art. Art is especially important to history of Los Angeles. FAFF continues that tradition of nurturing Art,” said Koll.

“FAFF was born because one of the most powerful at forms, film, failed to showcase art.

This festival corrects that problem. FAFF continues to grow. This year’s festival will captivate the audience. That audience will take to social media, everyday conversation and discuss what they experienced. In turn, FAFF will continue to bring the power of Art, warts and all, in the gallery and behind the canvas, to the public. Film is art. Art is power.”

For more information on the Fine Art Film Festival, visit thefineartfilmfestival.com. For more information on Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, visit veniceica.com.

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Signs of Heatstroke! R.I.P. Summer

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he “dog days” of August continue our extreme desert heat, causing distress to both humans and our best furfriends. Last week’s column told the sad story of Summer, a Silky Terrier who died from the summer heat wave in a Desert Hot Springs car lot. Summer sought refuge under an automobile, but the soaring temperature and the hot sand beneath her feet proved too excessive for her little body, and the site became her coffin.

Other Coachella Valley dogs undoubtedly passed away from this summer’s heat, some left in cars, others left on hot patios, or kept as “outdoor only” dogs in backyards. Their stories did not make the news or grab the attention of hundreds of animal lovers as did Summer’s sad ending. This cannot be said enough - - - BRING YOUR DOG INDOORS DURING THIS HOT WEATHER! Your dog needs potty breaks and walks outdoors, so what should you do to protect him? What are the signs of heat stroke in a dog, and what life saving remedies must you take?

Take Benji on long walks in the early morning and evenings, avoiding outings when the sun is at its highest. Avoid asphalt

and concrete when you walk, and stick to shaded areas whenever possible. This is not the time to have him run alongside while you bicycle ride, or allow him to engage in strenuous play at the dog park. Bring a bottle of water to sprinkle on him. Popular flat nosed breeds such as Shih Tzu’s, Pugs, Pekingese, Bulldogs, and Boxers are at greatest risk from the heat, as are puppies and older dogs.

You may not think it’s that hot outside when you are enjoying a summer walk with Benji. Suddenly you notice his eyes are glazed, he’s panting heavily, and he’s pulling back on the leash. Other symptoms of heat stroke include excessive thirst, hyperventilation, dry gums that are pale or grayish, or bright or dark red tongue or gums. He may quickly suffer weakness, staggering, confusion, vomiting, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and ultimately collapse.

Finally, if the overheating isn’t stopped, his breathing will slow, he may have a seizure or fall into a coma.

GET HIM INTO THE SHADE Since the intense heat is the source of the problem, get your dog into the shade or indoors as quickly as possible.

APPLY COOL WATER Apply cool water to his inner thighs and stomach and on the pads of his feet.

Use running water from a faucet or hose.

Avoid using ice cold water because this could constrict his blood vessels slowing the blood flow and the cooling process.

Dr. Lillian Roberts of Country Club Animal Clinic comments, “If you have a swimming pool, it’s okay to get into the pool with your overheated dog as long as they are conscious and/or their head is kept out of the water. Ice cold water should never be used, but most standing pool water is tepid. The main problem is dealing with hypothermia afterwards as their thermostat is fried for quite a while.”

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by Loving All Animals, (760) 834-7000.

meet Brandon “Macho Man” Poodle/Bichon mix fellow prefers a home with “dog experienced” men.

Rambunctious 25-lb, 1-yr-old pup had a tough start in life & deserves a loving second chance.

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AIR HIM OUT Allow the water you put on him to evaporate, so don’t cover him with a towel or blanket. Keep him near flowing air such as that from a fan or air conditioner.

KEEP YOUR DOG MOVING Once he starts to cool down, encourage him to stand and walk slowly. This helps his cooled blood to circulate.

GIVE HIM SMALL AMOUNTS OF COOL, NOT COLD, WATER If your dog gulps down too much water too fast, vomiting or bloating can result.

Again, avoid ice cold water.

GET HIM TO THE VET Once he starts to cool off, your dog MUST see a vet immediately. He risks getting hypothermia if you continue the cooling off process. Even if he appears to be fine, there could be underlying organ damage that is unseen. The effects of heatstroke can continue for 48 to 72 hours following the initial heatstroke.

Our pets rely on us to protect them and keep them comfortable, safe, and healthy.

Stay cool, and enjoy the summer with Benji INDOORS. Jmcafee7@verizon.net

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by Rick Riozza

Chef Delmond’s Summer Fling @ Pinzimini

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o what does an international master chef do for his patrons during the slow hot summertime here in the desert?

Well certainly he doesn’t forget his south of France gastronomic up-bringing as he delights with a trio of wine-pairing dinners that have been accentuating the flirty side of creative cuisine. The third and final wine pairing dinner of the summer series will be held this Saturday, 7:30pm August 29th at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa, Pinzimini Restaurant.

The James Beard Honored Executive Chef Joel Delmond exhibits an impressive career with a continuing compilation of education and experiences garnered from some of the finest chefs and restaurants throughout the world. A consummate professional and gentleman, he is humble as pie. We sat, quaffed a little wine, and chatted about the joys of the gustatory way of life at his early age in France, thereafter around the world, and, his nineteen years with the culinary whiz-kid at Westin Resorts. We also conversed about his respected compatriots, such as Chef Hervé Glin, Bacher, Schmidt, Copley, Nyerick and other gifted chefs in our valley.

The Pinzimini website, reads, “The biggest honor for Chef Delmond was to be a guest chef at the James Beard House in 2002. ‘This is one of the top things one can achieve and very few chefs get to have this honor. It is definitely a privilege and without a doubt it will be the pinnacle of my culinary career in the United States,’” Having been to most of the wine-dinners here at Pinzimini, this 2015 summer series was a bit out of the ordinary. “Yes—that’s right, Chef Joel agreed. “While the wine dinners allow me and Chefs Juan Leon and Antwon Brinson to be creative and bring a palatable experience to our attendees, we wanted to step it up a notch and offer something unique, so the summer series includes presenting the basis of our creations to the guests in a fun and interactive format.”

Indeed! This translated to interacting kitchen-prepping! for all the three wine dinners.

Fun stuff!—where some of the dinner guests come earlier in the day to act as ad hoc souschefs for the night’s dinner. And especially for the June dinner night’s arrival—we diners all became ad hoc wine makers!

Yep!—Representatives from the famed Napa Valley Franciscan Estate Winery brought ample bottles of the five pure unblended Estate Bordeaux varietal wines: Cab Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. So we patrons teamed up and all went at it with a calibrated wine-thief that allowed us to mix & match and produce a blend of our personal red wine blend—and winning “Best Meritage Blend in Rancho Mirage”. How much fun was that!

Following, in July we enjoyed the Coppola Wine Dinner featuring Francis Ford Coppola Winery. It is written, “Hollywood’s great Francis Ford Coppola is as passionate for great wines as he is for great film. He purchased his first winery

in 1975, the Inglenook Winery in California’s Napa Valley. Notably, Coppola makes a special series of Sonoma wines, which he called Director’s Cut. It was a wine dinner we couldn’t refuse—yeah?

And honestly, it was one of the most fun and raucous wine dinner we’ve been at! It was like a fling—simply four courses, and the dishes were so tasty and the wine so delicious, no one could figuratively contain themselves! It was a party; it was a blast! Dan Ball from KMIR was there, our sports-girl Julie Buehler came by and we were graced with the presence of Kathleen von

Dehn, founder and spokesperson for the ever charitable Winewomen PSP. (By the way, please go to www.winewomenpsp.com to see how this group donates to deserving charities that provide support and services across the valley) This week’s final dinner in the Interactive Summer Wine Dinner Series showcases the fan favorite Rodney Strong Vineyards. Strong was one of the first cliques of Sonoma County bonded wineries and has earned the reputation for critically acclaimed Single Vineyard and Reserve wines, stand out Estate releases and best-in-class Sonoma County varietal wines.

During each course Chef Delmond will give insight on the creation of flavors within each dish and the combination of pairings, while a Rodney Strong winery representative will offer details about each of the wines being served.

And I’m pleased to announce that my foodiecrazed son, Paolo, will be cooking in the kitchen with the chefs for the night’s dinner.

Chef Joel and I spoke about the upcoming evening’s courses. And as we can expect, he will hold nothing back and thrill us with his inventive take in first class dining. Immediately he speaks of the Chef’s Surprise & Delight with A Parade of Amuse, and following courses of Tuna Napoleon (with a “virtual egg”), Whole Roasted Quail, and a Black Mission Fig Tart dessert.

Each course is to be paired with a Rodney Strong wine and will include the stellar 2013

“Charlotte’s Home” Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc, the showcase 2013 Russian River Pinot Noir, the famed 2012 Symmetry Red Meritage, and the winery’s special proprietary Reserve 2009, A True Gentleman’s Port.

The dinner is $85 plus tax and gratuity with limited seating. Reservations are required by calling (760) 770-2150 or via email to pinziminips@westin.com Pinzimini at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa, 71333 Dinah Shore Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Bon Appétit & Cheers!

Rick is your somm-about-town conducting and entertaining at wine events and tastings.

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HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED OPENING OF EIGHT4NINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE SET FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st. Palm Springs’ Newest Restaurant Harkens Back to the City’s Elegant Past

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fter much excitement in the community and a highly-anticipated opening, EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge, the elegant Palm Springs restaurant on North Palm Canyon Drive, will begin welcoming the public on Tuesday, September 1 with stylish flair and stellar cuisine.

In keeping with the chic spirit of the Uptown Design District, EIGHT4NINE Restaurant’s interior spaces offer a dazzling décor with an eclectic mix of rustic farm house tables juxtaposed with modern tables and contemporary chairs.

The restaurant can accommodate various sized parties from a table of two to a party for 300 in its dining atmosphere that is equal parts glamorous opulence and welcoming comfort.

EIGHT4NINE’s eclectic menu features a celebration of West Coast Modern American Cuisine which focuses on both presentation and flavors. Executive Chef Chuck Courtney’s cuisine is executed with skillful finesse achieving delicately balanced flavor profiles. The menu features several Chef signature dishes such as Sourdough-Crusted Wildcaught Alaskan Halibut; Dungeness Crab-stuffed Piquillo Pepper, Saffron Aioli, served on top of Greens; and CedarPlanked Sonoma Duck, Pinot Noir Risotto, Tart Plum and Cherry, Cracklings, Greens. Other menu specialties include Salade Nicoise with House Smoked Wildcaught Salmon, Haricot Verts, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Nicoise Olives, Farm Egg, Lemon Tarragon Vinaigrette, and Capers.

The Chef will also prepare a daily 4-course prix fixe dinner menu offered at $44 per person.

EIGHT4NINE’s HAPPY DAYS menu is served all day, every day menu in the lounge featuring a $9.00 section allowing our guests to say “We Ate 4 $9.” Guests can also enjoy casual dining options featuring an ala a carte menu with a selection of Vegetarian and Gluten free options.

EIGHT4NINE is housed in a historic building, designed by architects Lundgren & Maurer from Austin, TX, which was built in 1954 and served as the former Palm Springs U.S. Post Office.

EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge co-owners Willie Rhine and John Pascal, created an inspired setting through a brilliant adaptive reuse project, giving this historic building a new lease on life.

The result is a mid-20th century modern building infused with a thoroughly contemporary 21st

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century ambiance. “We were deeply committed to preserving the historic fabric of the building while bringing it up to 21st century standards,” commented Rhine. “We are extremely pleased and proud with the result.”

EIGHT4NINE encompasses an expansive space with various distinct areas for convivial dining and imbibing in the Grand Corridor, a selection of various sized private dining rooms; the Swanky Lounge; and a comfortable patio with majestic views of the San Jacinto Mountains.

The restaurant’s interior décor features hot jewel-tone fabrics and original works of art provided by Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm Desert and original photography provided by celebrity photographers such as Michael Childers, John Paschal, John Arsenault-Swiader, and Stacy Olson Jacob.

The striking crisp white interior of EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge creates a minimalist atmosphere and a blank canvas to reflect the diverse colors of the menu’s culinary creations.

EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge will be open for lunch Monday – Friday from 11am – 3pm. Saturday & Sunday brunch from 9am – 3pm and dinner 7days a week from 5pm. Various spaces can accommodate private parties for special gatherings.

Meet the Visionaries Behind the Vision.

EIGHT4NINE Restaurant & Lounge is owned and operated by Willie Rhine and John Paschal. Willie Rhine is a 23-year resident of Palm Springs who started his career in the restaurant business at the acclaimed Le Vallauris Restaurant in Palm Springs, and later moved to popular Acqua Pazza in Rancho Mirage, working as General Manager for 10 successful years. Rhine transferred that success to Lulu California Bistro in downtown Palm Springs, where he continues to oversee the daily operations as General Manger.

John Paschal, has been in the desert for fifteen years. John is proud and grateful that his only job/ career has been in photography and he is still going strong after almost 40 years in the business which includes photo shoots with Brad Pitt, Eva Longoria, KTLA News Team Billboards, Cast Photos of T.V. Shows such as “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless.”

Paschal opened Snapshot Palm Springs Studios, which has transformed into a top event space in the desert, hosting parties for major corporations and private clients.

Executive Chef Chuck Courtney brings his impressive culinary experience from Alaska, Washington, Oregon, as well as Northern and Southern California to EIGHT4NINE. During his successful career he has received media coverage in numerous high profile publications: Bon Appétit Magazine, Wine Spectator magazine, the New York Times, Diablo Magazine and The Contra Costa Times. His cuisine incorporates the diversity of West Coast culinary influences, while utilizing the freshest specialty produce, seafood and meats available. All dishes are prepared from scratch, reflecting each dish’s specific ethnic origins with Chef’s individual creative flair.

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To book your private event at Restaurant 849, please contact: Willie@Eight4nine.com Restaurant 849 is located at: 849 North Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs 92262 For reservations: 760.325.8490. www.Eight4Nine.com

he best-laid plans can easily be derailed and send us on an unexpected journey.

We may think we are in control, but more often than not, we are at the mercy of life’s little twists and turns. In Nell Zink’s Mislaid (Ecco, 256 pages), race, class and sexuality collide, changing the course of one Southern family’s identity.

Peggy is noticeably different from her Southern, white-bread family. She is attracted to girls, is shaped like a boy and clearly has no interest in being a Southern Bell. She can hardly wait to escape to Stillwater, an all-girl college known for its lesbians. Peggy is thrilled to be among “her people.”

It’s post-Civil Rights Virginia during 1960s. Peggy is loving her freedom and educational exploration.

Still a virgin, and filled with sexual tension, Peggy meets Lee, a Stillwater poetry professor. He comes from a well-known family in the area, but has been ostracized for being homosexual.

When Lee finds himself attracted to Peggy, they start an affair that results in Peggy getting pregnant. Peggy is forced to quit school and becomes an unlikely professor’s wife. After ten years together, another child, and Lee’s affairs with men and women, Peggy decides to leave him. Their son Byrdie clings to his father as she takes off with Mireille their daughter.

Knowing Lee’s family has the resources to find her and charge her with kidnapping, she never leaves the state, but instead hides in an abandoned slave shack with no electricity or plumbing. With a birth certificate from a dead, black, baby girl, Peggy changes her and her daughter’s name and race.

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By Heidi Simmons

“MISLAID”

By Nell ZINK Fiction Now Meg and Karen Black, the twosome become the black darlings of the impoverished community on the wrong side of the tracks.

Soon they are examples of how integration and intervention programs work. Although Karen is blonde with blue eyes, she is considered black.

Mother and daughter are accepted by the black community and rejected by the white.

Meanwhile, Lee and his son Byrdie struggle to get along. Byrdie is a good student with noble ambitions. He has a triple major at the university and the love of Lee’s parents, which Lee does not.

Karen is two years younger than what’s stated on her birth certificate. But she excels in school under her mother’s tutelage. Karen has a black boyfriend named Temple. Meg tutors Temple as well. In order to keep a low profile and earn a living, Meg runs drugs for money and they move to the projects.

Karen and Temple grow up together and are eventually accepted into the university – on minority scholarships. As inexperienced freshmen, the two go out trick-or-treating on Halloween and get mixed up in an ex-frat house, race-related, drug sting. Karen becomes the main witness.

With a twist of fate, it turns out Karen must testify against her own brother! Meg doesn’t know until the day of the trail that the accused is her son

Byrdie. Courtroom drama ensues as Lee recognizes Karen as his long, lost daughter. Terrified, Meg runs away for fear of being put in jail. In short order, the family is reunited and all is forgiven.

Once the family has everything out in the open, the children finally understand their eccentric parents. Karen and Byrdie never realized their folks were homosexuals and it finally all makes sense.

Mislaid is an unusual story about an atypical Southern family. Author Zink spins a colorful tale of how easily life can become unintentionally complicated and unpredictable. Peggy, on course to become a liberal lesbian writing plays in New York, finds herself with a man and kids lost in a world she does not understand.

This story dabbles in serious issues: sexual identity, self-sacrifice, parenthood, race, poverty

and abuse. But Zink keeps the content light with humor and quirky intellectual observations from the precocious characters scattered throughout the pages.

Peggy is a fraud. She denies her sexuality and pretends to be black. She’s in the drug biz! Zink portrays Meg and Karen’s escape and poverty as noble. Her reasons for not divorcing Lee are ridicules. Meg won’t take social services only because she’d have to show identification. They live in a swamp with no amenities; wear used clothing and have very little food. Karen never complains even when she enters high school.

Somehow, because she is “black,” her poverty is acceptable. Really? I think Zink’s omniscient voice is quite naïve.

Meg and Karen with their light-skin get more attention and better treatment than their “fellow” blacks. Karen tells her father that she’s glad she grew up black. Having the experience of a black girl was “cool,” even though the world is run by “whites.” I did like the speech on homosexuality and the rise of patriarchy with the decline of feminism.

Author Zink is white and originally from Virginia. She clearly knows the region, but didn’t give these important issues the gravitas needed to significantly affect Meg and Karen’s character. Meg is hardly changed after the experience and Karen is superficial.

I like Zink’s prose, but in many ways, Mislaid feels misguided.

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BRANDO ON BRANDO PICK OF THE WEEK: LISTEN TO ME MARLON

Steven Riley’s clever documentary about Marlon Brando is a riveting experience.

Culled from hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of hours of recordings, most of them private. Riley’s film is a deep plunge into the mind and perhaps soul of a world famous icon that we thought we knew. It reveals his unexpected feelings and insecurities.

There’s also a journey from pride in his work to a sense of cynicism about fame and acting (or that’s what I gleaned).

Brando died just over ten years ago, but he comes spookily alive again in these ghostly recordings that may or may not be arranged in a chronological order. Over and over again, I empathized with the iconic actor as a human being in these compelling snippets that are accompanied by fitting images, some never before seen by the public. The soundtrack is all Brando’s words.

I was surprised by the sadness embedded in reflections and mesmerized by the revealed intimacy.

Brando was an early adaptor of recording devices and was perhaps compelled by some unknown factor to leave a private audio record of his life and observations.

Did he expect -- or hope -- that at some point they would be organized, edited and released to the public as in this beguiling film? Perhaps. Whatever the motivation, Rile does Brando’s memory justice. (I understand some recordings were not included. I am curious why.)

I recall a TV interview Connie Chung (remember her?) conducted at Brando’s home on Mulholland. He wanted to talk about the ants crawling along the sink in his kitchen. He was in awe of them and Connie laughed in a patronizing way. She should’ve paid attention to Brando’s innate curiosity.

Like a child, he was genuinely interested in so many things we take for granted.

His audio confessions – that’s what they are -- suggest a self-aware person who was even more honest, complex, mysterious and deeper than I would have ever guessed.

When I lived in Sherman Oaks, a waitress friend said Brando was a frequent lone diner at Solley’s Deli that was juts a block from my home. I went there many times hoping to meet Mr. Brando, but I always missed him – sometimes by minutes. Now I wish I had tried a little harder. He sure gives good conversation.

Don’t miss this marvelously engaging film now showing at Cinemas Palme d’Or in Palm Desert.

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD 3D In the end, only the mad survive! Director George Miller’s visceral and visual postapocalyptic extravaganza stars Tom Hardy

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(Valerie Quennessen). Sparks and curiosity fly, and soon the duo is a ménage à trois.

Basil Poledouris’ score is available on an isolated track and there’s an interesting commentary by Kleiser. Twilight Time Movies. Blu-ray.

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in the tile role and co-stars Oscar© winner Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa.

Dr. Miller (he’s an M.D.) directed this epic adventure from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris based solely on a massive storyboard of 3,500 drawings that Miller dictated. He wanted to make a movie that required no dialogue in order to understand it. And he succeeds in a new story about Mad Max, who, haunted by his turbulent past, believes the best way to survive is to wander the deadly wilderness alone. Nevertheless, he gets swept up with a group fleeing the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals his gang and ruthlessly pursues the rebels in a full throttle, high-octane Road War unlike anything you have seen on the big or small screen. Great bonus material covers making of and deleted scenes and more. The 3D version is potent and enveloping. Warner Bros. Blu-ray.

SUMMER LOVERS Writer-director Randall Kleiser’s followup to his THE BLUE LAGOON (1980), another meditation on sun, sea, youth and sex, has already achieved cult status and is now available in a crisp Blu-ray edition, thanks to Twilight Time Movies’ limited edition (only 3000 prints). The setting is the idyllic, sun drenched but tourist ridden Greek island of Santorini. (Alas, Kleiser’s 1982 film made it even more of a tourist destination!) The exotic location is where a good looking American couple Michael (Peter Gallagher) and Cathy (Daryl Hannah) encounter the young, smoky-eyed French archaeologist

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I had the pleasure of hosting a lively Q&A with director Anne Fletcher (THE PROPOSAL) following an early screening of HOT PURSUIT at Cinemas Palme d’Or. She talked about getting the tone right for this lightweight, fast paced, chick buddy road movie that follows two unlikely fugitives -- co-producers and stars Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon. Fletcher squeezed all the friction and action she could from the two appealing Stars. Reese is perfect as an uptight, by-the-book cop trying to protect the voluptuous, outgoing widow (Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through rural Texas all the while chased by crooked cops and gangsters who want to kill them.

Fun extras include a gag reel, an alternate ending and more. Warner Bros. Blu-ray.

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VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Live entertainment

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VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Chris Lomeli 6pm

FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm

WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 John Bolivar 6pm

HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Karaoke hosted by Phillip Moore 9pm INDIAN CANYONS GOLF RESORT; PS; 760-833-8700 DJ Randy Johnson 6pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Michael D’Angelo 6:15pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am

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on the Senate floor as he believes that the legislation will, “kill thousands of blue and white collar jobs in the Central Valley.”

Small Business California, the leading organization representing small businesses, strongly supported the bill while the petroleum industry took to the airwaves to scare/educate voters.

So who is right - small businesses and Democrats or the oil industry and Republicans?

Small businesses feel that a shift away from fossil fuels is critical to their ability to remain competitive as they cannot compete with offshore labor costs. UC-Berkeley confirmed this belief in a study that proved that a shift to renewable fuels shields businesses from increasing energy prices.

In their scare/educational campaign, the oil industry wants you to believe that a panel called the California Air Resources Board will soon begin rationing the gas

Dale Gribow On The Law

LABOR DAY DUI ARREST.. READ THIS.

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he Labor Day Weekend is upon us and we will attend more TV game watching parties and BBQ’s. While having a good time, you, or a friend, may have consumed more beers than you realized.

There are many checkpoints a week before and after Labor Day. Thus some of our CV Weekly readers are going to be stopped and arrested for a DUI. So do yourself a favor and DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE or TEXT. Call a Taxi or Uber.......it is a lot cheaper than calling me.

Over 30 years of handling DUI’s I have observed the stress my clients encounter before talking to me. They are concerned about the legal costs, the future, fines, jail time and license suspension.

To deal with these issues you must hire a lawyer and legal experts in addition to paying the court costs and fees. Your life will be forever changed because of a possible license suspension and the need to take a taxi or have a designated driver.

You worked to keep a clean record and now you worry about a possible expungement; increased insurance rates and the negative social effect of your name being printed in your local paper or a throwaway paper.

Most drivers believe they were “not drunk” and thus they should win their case because they did not deserve to be arrested. The reality of life is that you do not have to be drunk, you merely have to be under the influence. That is a function of not just how many drinks you consumed, but how much alcohol was in each drink ...as well as the time lapse and weight.

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Then you see advertisements for DUI lawyers on TV, in the yellow pages or you get letters from out of town lawyers offering to help you..........and u don’t know what to do. Anyone can advertise they handle DUI’s and many of these lawyers are not local and do not know the local judges, DA’s etc.

Before your arrest, you will see flashing lights in your rear view mirror and hear a siren behind you. You will be asked for your license, registration and automobile insurance. Failure to produce any of these may lead to a separate Misdemeanor arrest. Failure to promptly provide these papers right away will result in the officer commenting in the report on how the driver spent a lot of time “fumbling in their purse/wallet”. This suggests to the officer that the driver may be under the influence.

When I try a DUI case I always comment to the jury during closing, that we all get Black and White fever when we see a police officer. It has nothing to do with drinking and driving. However if you have been drinking you are likely to have a higher “fever”.

The Officer will ask the driver to exit the vehicle and start asking questions. Though the Breath Test and Field Sobriety Test (FST) at the scene are OPTIONAL, the Officer may not advise the driver of this. The driver can only hurt themselves by taking these tests. It is arguable that taking a Blood Test at the police station or hospital is preferable. Many believe with the passage of time the reading will decrease by the time the blood is drawn…..unless the driver just chugged a drink and the alcohol had

August 27 to September 2, 2015

by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

IS GAS RATIONING COMING?

he California State Senate passed a bill this month requiring that 50% of all electricity used in our state be generated from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2030. Additionally, greenhouse gas emissions from cars will have to fall by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. Titled SB 350, this bill will also change how buildings are made so as to create energy efficient buildings.

SB 350, a cornerstone of Governor Brown’s reelection agenda, now heads to the State Assembly for final passage.

Democrats hail this legislation as ushering in a new era for California where our state will transition to an economy that operates sustainably while eliminating pollution and reliance on petrochemicals like oil and coal.

Every Republican in the Senate disagreed and voted against this legislation. Our very own State Senator, Jeff Stone, showed anger

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that you can use. This isn’t true. They also want you to believe that the lowest income people in our community will be hurt the most. Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association states, “We will continue to educate consumers and businesses on the enormous negative impact the legislation will have on all Californians.”

A big problem with Big Oils’ argument can be found in the current price of gas in California. The average price for a gallon of gas in Texas in $2.00 yet we pay nearly 75% more. Surely if the industry was so concerned with low-income California consumers, our gas prices would be lower.

Their campaign didn’t mention the fact is that nearly 50% of oil industry profits in the United States come from California.

With this as a backdrop, it seems natural that Californians would be fed up with the price manipulation that has been typically deployed on our state.

not yet gotten into the blood system. The average driver is not aware that it takes about an hour for the alcohol to go into your blood stream and an hour to come out……but now YOU DO! The officer will tell the driver that he smells alcohol on their breath and he will ask the driver where and how much s/he was drinking. However, The Dose Makes the Poison! In other words it’s the Amount of Alcohol, NOT the Number of Drinks that are Important.

I often get clients who swear they only had one drink but the legal system looks at the total amount of alcohol not the number of drinks. One drink is one 12 oz. beer, 4 ounces of wine or 1 ounce of alcohol. Thus when someone uses a red Costco 16 oz. cup and fills the cup with Vodka and tops it off with OJ they are consuming 10-12 ounces of alcohol or 10-12 drinks. If the driver weighs 110 lbs then before s/he finishes their 2nd drink they will probably be Under the Influence.

The law looks at whether the driver is Driving Under the Influence and the term Drunk Driving is a misnomer as one does NOT have to be drunk. IF one has a .08 reading then they are arguably under the influence and the burden falls back upon the driver to prove s/he was not under the influence.

If the driver was taking a prescriptive drug with a warning “not to operate heavy equipment”... they are not talking about a tractor. Many pills, when mixed with alcohol, create Potentiation, thus allowing less alcohol to make one under the influence. If so, the driver could be arrested for Driving under the Combined Influence of Alcohol and a Drug without having a .08 reading.

The best advice I could give to an arrestee is “If you are arrested for a possible DUI, DO NOT TALK TO ANYONE OTHER THAN YOUR LAWYER.”

While long-term effects of this legislation cannot be known as of today, James Sweeney, director of Stanford University’s Precourt Energy Efficiency Center said, “I’m quite dubious about our ability to accomplish these goals (that) we’re getting so many kudos for setting. It’s going to be up to future governors and future lawmakers to make these goals work. Unless we come up with a plan that’s not terribly disruptive to average Californians’ lives, they’re never going to follow through.”

SB 350 is about recognizing that we need to move away from fossil fuels if we are to improve the quality of life for Californians.

To continue paying such high prices for gas and electricity means that local businesses can only compete with lower cost offshore businesses by keeping wages low - a virtual impossibility. It also means that many of our dollars go to rogue nations like Iran, Russia and Venezuela while supporting some of the wealthiest companies in the world.

So is gas rationing coming? If you ask someone with limited finances, I think they would tell you that $3.50 gas has already caused them to self-ration so that they can afford to a roof over their head and a meal on their table.

Under Pressure?

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hen the temperature is in the 90s, even in the shade, it’s likely you reach for some water, the sunscreen and head for a cooler place.

We still have a few months of warm weather, so if you’re driving to a fun spot, work or errands, you should check your tires before hitting the road. Under-inflated tires can be a big risk on the road when the weather gets hot, reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna “What happens with an under-inflated tire is the side walls of the tire have to flex as the tire rolls over and makes contact with the road. And the more the tires flex, the more heat they build up. And when it’s

hot outside, they already start at a higher threshold so they’ll go quicker than if it were colder. What this means is those low tires could blow out. And if they’re old or very worn, there’s even more risk.”

Have your tires checked out by a certified mechanic or get a trustworthy gauge and measure the tire pressure. The correct PSI for your vehicle can usually be found just inside the front door. If you plan to drive, a visual inspection is also good, to look out for excessive wear and make sure the treads are thick enough.

For additional information visit: www.cars.com/articles/2013/07/nhtsahot-underinflated-tires-are-dangerous Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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by Flint Wheeler

Cowboys or Packers?

The sad fact is that law enforcement officers and the DA are NOT your friends no matter how much they tell you they are. They are just doing their job and trying to make a case based on the facts of your arrest. Remember to DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER. “Though I am sometimes referred to as a criminal defense lawyer, I choose to not view my clients as “criminals”. I prefer to view them and more importantly to treat them as good, honest people that have found themselves in a scary and unfortunate situation.”

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inally, the NFL is here. In typical American fashion, let’s now make our picks for the Super Bowl. I can easily make arguments (that make sense) for two great teams to reach the big dance.

Who is more likely to make the Super Bowl this season, the Dallas Cowboys or the Green Bay Packers?

It’s a tough discussion between two NFC powerhouses. Each squad won 12 games last year, and they had two of the top three point differentials in the conference. Dallas went 8-0 on the road; Green Bay went 8-0 at home. They each scored in the high 400s

for points and allowed around 350 points on defense. We are talking two pretty even teams here.

The Cowboys came out of nowhere to dominate last season. Expectations were very low prior to the season. The defense was supposed to be awful, and there were worries about Tony Romo‘s health. Romo played great, as did the defense. The running game was actually the strength of the squad though.

That running game should be worse this year and could be much, much worse. DeMarco Murray is gone, and the

Cowboys will be relying on some mixture of Joseph Randle and Darren McFadden to carry the load.

After a career-best 34:9 touchdown-tointerception ratio, it is also easy to picture a scenario where Romo takes a step back in 2015. Even if Dez Bryant plays like something resembling the best receiver in football, the offense is likely to be a notch or two below last year’s heights.

That leaves the defense to pick up the slack, something I am not comfortable in at all. All this Dallas downgrading is to say that I would have to take the Green Bay Packers as the likelier Super Bowl team out of the pair.

The offense could be even better this season if Eddie Lacy improves, and Aaron Rodgers is still the best in the business. I have concerns about the defense but no more than I have about the Cowboys’ same unit. The Packers are the correct pick here.

And why you ask are the Cowboys the team to beat? - Both will certainly be playoff teams in 2015, but last season is not a great barometer. The Cowboys won a reasonably weak NFC East division. Although the Eagles were solid, both the Giants and Redskins underperformed. Green Bay also dominated a division with only one other winning team.

The Lions were strong, but both the Vikings and Bears failed to meet expectations.

This coming season both divisions will be stronger, but the NFC East will be

leagues better. The Cowboys have a tougher road to face, as all three of their foes take a step forward. On the flip side is Green Bay, where I believe Detroit slides a bit and Minnesota and Chicago hold steady.

What does this mean for their Super Bowl chances? It means Dallas must work harder to achieve the ultimate goal.

The Cowboys are the pick here. They will be tested week in and week out this season. Tony Romo has hit his stride as an NFL quarterback, along with the Cowboys’ offense. I’m not worried about replacing their star running back. Other teams like the Broncos have proven it to be an easy thing to accomplish. Dallas may have surprised and exceeded expectations last season, but they have not lost a step. I expect much of the same from Big D. In Green Bay I see a strong football team and a solid playoff contender. But once the postseason rolls around I believe Dallas gets over the hump, while the Packers continue to stumble into it. It will be Dallas, Green Bay, and Seattle when it’s all said and done.

But if the Seahawks are eliminated, I like the Cowboys to finally return to the big game and represent the NFC.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of August 27

© Copyright 2015 Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You like to run ahead of the pack. You prefer to show people the way, to set the pace. It’s cleaner that way, right? There’s less risk you will be caught up in the messy details of everyday compromise. But I suspect that the time is right for you to try an experiment: Temporarily ease yourself into the middle of the pack. Be willing to deal with the messy details of everyday compromise. Why? Because it will teach you lessons that will serve you well the next time you’re showing the way and setting the pace.

ultimately make a wish upon has not yet risen. Your pet monsters seem to have forgotten for the moment that they are supposed to be your allies, not your nemeses.

Smoke from the smoldering embers in your repressed memories is blending with the chill night fog in your dreams, making your life seem like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a taco. Just kidding about that last part. I wanted to see if your sense of humor is intact, because if it is, you will respond resiliently to all the cosmic jokes in your upcoming tests.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you ready to revise your ideas about how love works? Would you consider re-evaluating your relationship to romance, your approach to intimacy, and your understanding of sex? I hope you will not only be willing but also excited to do these things. Now is a favorable time to make changes that will energize your love life with a steady flow of magic for months to come. To get the party started, brainstorm about experiments you could try to invigorate the dynamics of togetherness. Make a list of your customary romantic strategies, and rebel against them all. Speak sexy truths that are both shocking and endearing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, here’s what God says to each of us: “Go the limits of your longing...Flare up like flame and make big shadows that I can move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.” Whether or not you’re on speaking terms with the Creator, this is excellent advice. It’s time to give everything you have and take everything you need. Hold nothing back and open yourself as wide and wild as you dare. Explore the feeling of having nothing to lose and expect the arrivals of useful surprises.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Querencia is a Spanish word with many nuances. At its simplest, it refers to your favorite spot, a place where you long to be. But its meaning can go even deeper. Querencia may be a sanctuary where you feel safe and authentic, or a situation that enables you to draw on extra reserves of strength and courage. It’s a special kind of home: an empowering shelter that makes you feel that you belong in this world and love your life. Can you guess where I’m going with this message, Gemini? These days you need to be in your *querencia* even more than usual. If you don’t have one, or if you don’t know where yours is, formulate a fierce intention to locate it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The art of effective communication consists of knowing both what to say and what not to say. It’s not enough to simply find the words that accurately convey your meaning. You have to tailor your message to the quirks of your listeners.

For example, let’s say you want to articulate the process that led you to change your mind about an important issue. You would use different language with a child, an authority figure, and a friend. Right? I think you are currently at the peak of your abilities to do this well, Cancerian. Take full advantage of your fluency. Create clear, vivid impressions that influence people to like you and help you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Arthur Conan Doyle first used the term “smoking gun” in a story he wrote over a century ago. It referred to a time the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes burst into a room to find a man holding a pistol that had just been fired, along with the fallen body of a man who had been shot. Since then, the meaning of “smoking gun” has expanded. Now it’s any piece of evidence that serves as compelling proof of a certain hypothesis. If you can’t find the cookie you left in the kitchen, and your roommate walks by with cookie crumbs on his chin, it’s the smoking gun that confirms he pilfered your treat. I believe this is an important theme for you right now. What question do you need answered? What theory would you like to have corroborated? The smoking gun will appear.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At least for now, I suggest you suspend the quest for order and refinement and perfection. The wise course of action is to disengage from your fascination with control, and instead give yourself to the throbbing, erratic pulse of the Cosmic Wow. Why? If you do, you will be able to evolve faster than you thought possible. Your strength will come from agile curiosity and an eagerness to experiment. Do you remember when you last explored the catalytic wonders of spontaneity and unpredictability? Do it again!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This is the deepest, darkest phase of your cycle. The star that you will

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The sun and the expansive planet Jupiter are currently making a joyful noise in the sign of Virgo, which is your astrological House of Career and Ambition. This does not necessarily mean that a boon to your career and ambition will fall into your lap, although such an event is more likely than usual. More importantly, this omen suggests that you will influence luck, fate, and your subconscious mind to work in your favor if you take dramatic practical action to advance your career and ambitions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): On August 28, 1963, Capricorn hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd of thousands in Washington, D.C. In that address, he imagined what it might look like if African Americans were free of the bigotry and oppression they had endured for centuries at the hands of white Americans. In accordance with your astrological potentials, I encourage you to articulate your own “I Have a Dream” vision sometime soon. Picture in detail the successful stories you want to actualize in the future. Visualize the liberations you will achieve and the powers you will obtain.

Life & career Coach

by Sunny Simon

And Now, A Word From Your Parents

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s I think about the youth of America returning to school, I recall a letter my mother sent me during my first week in college. Putting pen to paper was a very wise move on her part because like most college freshman, I listened to my parents’ verbal counsel with only half an ear. I cannot recall the exact advice she doled out, but I do remember reading the letter, saving it and then reading it over and over again.

The first day of school brings up all kinds of emotions for parents. You are excited as your kids embark on a new journey, and if you are being totally honest, a little sad to see them go.

Perhaps you and your child prepared in advance for the big day. I remember when my niece Aisalynn was starting kindergarten. All summer long she and her little friend Anna practiced skipping naps. Why? There are no naps in kindergarten. Starting school means playing in the big leagues. Their backpacks and new Hello Kitty lunch boxes were ready for weeks waiting for the big day to arrive. These two youngsters could hardly wait for the school bell to ring.

Whether your offspring is poised in the starting blocks anxious to hit the ground running, or filled with trepidation about the transition, it is your job to send them off prepared. In addition to supplying them with

pencil cases, calculators and laptops you also need to dispense some solid parental guidance.

If they are starting school for the first time, talk to them about making friends by smiling and introducing themselves to other children.

Keep rein over your emotions. Don’t let your kindergartener see a tear inching it’s way down your face as you part at the classroom door. It will only sadden and confuse them.

Adolescent children may need an extra dose of emotional support. Work with them by instituting a time management program to prevent oversleeping that leads to a stressful start. Encourage your pre-teen and teenage children to set goals for the school year. Create schedules for homework, outside activities and some “me” time for your child.

If you are dropping your son or daughter off at the dorm, forget the lectures. He or she probably won’t absorb it anyway. Try doing it the old fashioned way. Write a heartfelt letter.

Stick to just a few pieces of sage advice, enclose it in a fun greeting card and send it snail mail.

With any luck, your child might not only read it but take it to heart and incorporate your parental wisdom into college life.

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching. More about Sunny at www.raisethebarhigh.com

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you have been patiently waiting for a propitious moment to buy a new yacht, pledge your undying love, or get a tattoo that depicts Buddha wrestling Satan, now is as close as you’ll get to that propitious moment, at least for a while. Even if you have merely been considering the possibility of signing a year-long lease, asking a cute mischief-maker on a date, or posting an extra-edgy meme on Facebook or Twitter, the next three weeks would be prime time to strike. Diving into a deep, heart-crazed commitment is sometimes a jangly process for you Aquarians, but these days it might be almost smooth and synchronistic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ready for a ritual? Get a piece of paper and a pen. Light a candle, take three deep breaths, and chant “YUMMMM” five times. Then spend ten minutes writing down the qualities you would like your perfect lover to possess. Identify both the traits that would make this person unique and the behavior he or she would display toward you. Got that?

When you are finished, burn the list you made. Disavow everything you wrote. Pledge to live for at least seven months without harboring fixed beliefs about what your ideal partner should be like. Instead, make yourself extra receptive to the possibility that you will learn new truths about what you need. Why? I suspect that love has elaborate plans for you in the next two years. You will be better prepared to cooperate with them if you are initially free of strong agendas.

What new title, degree, award, or perk will you have two years from today that you don’t have now?

Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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August 27 to September 2, 2015

Mind, body & Spirit

by Bronwyn Ison

Healthy School Lunches

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an you believe it is August? A new school year is around the corner.

Soon we will be kissing our summer goodbye. It is bitter sweet. Children will be back to a regular schedule, as will the parents. Children will bemoan their early bedtimes. Parents will be scrambling for dinner and school lunch ideas. If you pack a lunch for your child or children, you know all to well it can be a struggle as to what to include. As a mother of two, it is a challenge to keep your child’s palate pleased. I feel as though I am constantly reinventing the wheel. Therefore, I wanted to share a menu of school lunch ideas with you.

First and foremost a healthy lunch is essential. A nutritional lunch will sustain your child’s energy level and brain activity.

Any meal with too much of one thing is never good. It does not allow for a wellbalanced meal. A school lunch high in sugar and/or carbohydrates is sure to slow your child down. Your child may soar high from the sugar or high carb count but will eventually crash. Too much sugar or carbs will likely leave your child feeling lethargic, unmotivated, distracted, and possibly irritable. A well-balanced lunch should include a protein, vegetable, fruit, and carbohydrate. The big question, how do I keep my child’s interest? If you struggle getting your child to enjoy fruits and vegetables you may want to try cutting them into fun shapes. Children find eating their food that looks like a character (Mickey Mouse) entertaining. Plus, it is a good conversation piece with your child. You can reiterate how much fun it is to eat healthy foods and share with them the nutritional benefits.

Before introducing a new food to your child might I suggest he/she try it at home for the first time. Then you will know your child did not go hungry at school. I highly encourage you continue in sharing new foods with your child.

~Lunch Box Ideas~ Protein: My children LOVE hard-boiled eggs! Deviled eggs, egg salad, chicken or tuna salad (add cranberries, sliced grapes, crushed walnuts). Sliced/or rolled meat of your choice. If you pack a sandwich… add lettuce and tomato. Spaghetti & meatballs, turkey meatloaf with gravy, or anything healthy you have leftover from the previous nights dinner.

Vegetables: baby carrots, cucumber slices/sticks, celery with peanut butter, yellow/green squash slices, avocado slices/ cubes, tomato & cucumber salad with ciliegine mozzarella cheese, green salad (spinach, romaine, endive, butter or iceberg lettuce). Try serving all veggies raw. Add extra flavor with a dressing of their choice.

Fruits: Strawberries, any melon, blueberries, nectarine, peaches, banana, sliced apples, oranges, plums, or whatever else your child’s heart desires. Suggestion: Make a fruit salad. You may want to add yogurt to the fruit.

The carbohydrates will come from the bread, pasta, rice cake, or tortilla you use.

Plus, your fruits and veggies also include carbohydrates. Pack water instead of a boxed juice.

To eliminate stressful lunch packing, grocery shop before the school week begins, plan a menu, and prepare lunch the night before. Utilizing these few helpful hints is sure to get you and your child prepared for a healthy school year.

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