June 21 to 27, 2012 Vol. 1 No. 13

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PS International ShortFest.......3 Art Scene...................................4 Juneteenth................................5 Selma + CVDJA..........................5 Voodoo Glow Skulls.................6 Don’t be Clueless......................7 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local......9 Sports Scene...........................10 Recognition to Morgan..........10 Valley Rhythms.......................11 Desert DJs...............................11 Pet Place..................................12 The Vino Voice.........................13 Club Crawler Nightlife............14 The Pampered Palette............16 Club Crawler Review...............17 Screeners.................................18 Book Review............................19 Restaurant Guide....................20 Classifieds...............................21 Dale Gribow on the Law.........22 ShareKitchen...........................22 Consider This...........................23 Free Will Astrology.................24 Mind, Body & Spirit................25 Health Fitness & Beauty.........25

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he 18th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest is in full swing after kicking off Tuesday, bringing a total of 325 short films from around the world to Camelot Theatres through Monday.

More than 20,000 people attend the festival’s various events, which includes daily film screenings, an awards ceremony and three days of programs and panelists at this weekend’s ShortFest Forum. Twotime Oscar-nominated director Gus Van Sant, who earned nominations for directing “Good Will Hunting” and “Milk,” will receive the Spirit of Short Film Award on Saturday for his distinguished film career and decades-long dedication to short films. Van Sant and Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Elswit will host separate Master Classes on directing and cinematography on Saturday.

Programming and Executive Director Darryl Macdonald believes ShortFest is unique because its spirit is the polar opposite of that found in Hollywood.

“There’s this energy at ShortFest and innocence,” Macdonald said, “where it’s

not about the commercial aspect of film making.”

The festival features short films from around the world, and more than 400 filmmakers from as far as South Korea, Russia, Bolivia and Australia will come to Palm Springs to attend their screenings.

“They bring with them such a sense of exuberance and energy that is really infectious,” Macdonald said.

“They’re in love with the art of making films and it transmits to every aspect of the festival.”

After each screening, directors offer a 15 – 30 minute Q&A session.

More than 3,000 short films were submitted for consideration for this year’s festival but roughly 10% were lucky enough to make it to the festival. Macdonald and his team spend the months leading up to the festival carefully watching and grading each submission.

“It’s gotten tougher and tougher as access to better equipment has become available to filmmakers around the world,” Macdonald said. “The films are better and the sophistication of storytelling is getting better.”

Shorts are packaged together based on themes, such as the “Local Sightings” package that features shorts that either include local talent or were shot in the desert. Each package includes anywhere from four to eight films and generally runs from 80 – 90 minutes.

Another not-to-be-missed package is “Shooting Stars,” which includes shorts made with or by major talent. The package includes works involving stars such as Judi Dench, Michael Fassbender, Octavia Spencer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kathy Bates and Shia LaBeof.

Dozens of other packages are available, ranging from the all-ages “Kool 4 Kids” package to the adult-oriented “Taboo” package. On Monday, festival-goers can check out the best of the fest at Camelot, where the highest rated shorts will be screened a second time.

The best part about ShortFest, according to Macdonald, is that festival-goers are bound to find something they like.

“You can be sitting there watching the film and maybe you don’t like it,” Macdonald said, “but stick around. Five minutes later, you’ll see something you enjoy.”

Another aspect of the event is the ShortFest Online Film Festival, a contest hosted through the festival’s website.

For the second year, visitors can watch a selection of shorts specifically chosen for the online contest and grade each film.

The highest-rated short film will win the “ShortFest Online Audience Award,” to be announced at Sunday’s Festival Award Ceremony on closing night. Macdonald said the online contest is a great way to become familiar with short films.

“You can refresh your senses as far as how wonderful watching a short can be,” Macdonald said.

Ticket information and a full schedule of festival’s events can be found on their website, PSFilmFest.org.

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FSHN Remembers Juneteenth Artist Christopher James- This Saturday Metal Comes To Life F Art scene

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amily Health and Support Network, a non-profit foster family agency in the desert, will honor African American culture and heritage this Saturday at its 5th annual Juneteenth event at the La Quinta Resort.

“Juneteenth is an opportunity to honor African American heritage and salute African Americans who have been resilient in their communities,” said FSHN co-founder Sandra Austin.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the date the last African American slaves in the United States were freed. Although President Abraham Lincoln declared slaves were free

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hen you think of metal rarely do you think of dragons, owls or tigers, but that is exactly what artist Christopher James sees. His art has taken junk, fire and imagination to a whole new level.

James’ vivid imagination started early in his life. As a small boy he remembers his invisible friends he found in unusual places, “I’ve always been oddly creative, when I was a kid you could find me rummaging around junkyards, making things out of stuff I had found.”

When checking out his work online, you can see the beauty and graceful stances his creature’s take, but to see his mammoth creations in person takes art to a whole new

level. The sheer size and detail of many of his creations is mind-blowing. The hours it must have taken to get metal to look like flowing fur or rippling feathers requires not only talent, but patience. Each piece has a distinct personality all their own.

Some are cute and friendly looking, while others are a bit more demonic and creepy.

All of his sculptures have a special place in Christopher James’ life that comes through when asked about a particular dragon that looks just like the evil one from Snow White.

James confesses through a grin, “That one was inspired by my ex-girlfriend.” No further questions are asked about that one.

Christopher James agrees that there are distinct personalities and past memories in all his work. Where some artist see faces or bodies in blocks of marble or clay, James sees dreams, friends and animals in pieces of metal lying around in junkyards or the side of the street.

One thing that sets metal sculpture art in a field of its own is the versatility it allows the owner to use in displaying. James’ metal

pieces come in all shapes and sizes and can be presented in an office foyer or outside the entrance of your driveway.

The next time you are coasting along Palm Canyon Rd, take a moment to see how many of James’ work you can spot.

Some are outside the Renegades Art Studio and others along the strip sitting on top of buildings watching you, like an owl.

Recently, Christopher James has been commissioned by The Living Desert and is currently working on an adolescent reticulated giraffe and warthog for the zoo. But if you can’t wait that long to see his new pieces you can check out his older sculptures at Savage Gallery and Renegade Galley in Palm Springs or check him out on Facebook/Christopher James.

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in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, it wasn’t until June 19th, 1865, with the arrival of union soldiers, that news of the emancipation arrived in Texas.

FSHN commemorates the national holiday with its annual fundraiser. This year, the event will feature distinguished entertainers such as R&B singer Chante Moore and hip hop violinist Lee England Jr. The Pioneer Awards will also be presented at Saturday’s event to honor individuals who have embodied this year’s event theme of “Building Resilience in African American Families.” Awards will be presented in five categories: human services, education, community, business

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upport and Education for Local Music and Arts, Coachella Valley Chapter (www.selmagrows. org) has recently joined on with a grass roots organization, the Coachella Valley Disk Jockey Association (CVDJA) with support for an exiting event unlike any this valley has witnessed prior.

September, 27 2012 we can look forward to CVDJA hosting an ALL HIGH SCHOOL, FREE PROM COMPETION! The Organization founder, Craig Michaels, is committed to strengthening our community’s event specialties while creating opportunity for up and coming DJs. At CVDJA the mission is about working together for a common goal.

New DJ talents will benefit to learn from seasoned DJs about the bigger picture beyond the hype and self representation of the DJ world. CVDJA acknowledge the limited amount of resources available to new DJ talent and provides supportive, knowledgeable, and seasoned DJs for up and comers to learn from and collaborate with. SELMA encourages CVDJA in asking that the new talent be willing to participate in the organizations growth, through the many training roles available during live event production.

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equal awareness and opportunity to attend the very special All High School, FREE PROM COMPETION event. The High School that has the highest percentage of student event attendance receives an EXLUSIVE ALL EXPENSES PAID PROM FOR THE 2013 SCHOOL YEAR from CVDJA and their many community supporters.

The planning and execution of this event represents the soul of Support and Education for Local Music and Arts, and this collaboration of people who love what they do and want to share it with the youth of their community is notably going above and beyond. The SELMA team is looking forward to the addition CVDJA to the growing list of public benefit organizations offered through our community. If you are interested in promoting yourself, participating in the execution of the All High School event or supporting Coachella Valley Disk Jockey Association please contact CVDJA founder Craig Michaels at Musical Affair craig@ musicalaffair.com (760)619-3276

and entertainment arts.

Guests are encouraged to wear white, Austin said, to create a blank canvas that represents no color lines. The event is open to the public and all nationalities are welcome.

“We’d like for everybody to participate,” Austin said. “It doesn’t matter what nationality you are.”

FHSN functions as a foster family agency that recruits and trains foster parents while also working to place children who have been removed from their homes.

“In addition to being a foster family agency, we provide early prevention and intervention programs,” Austin said.

One such program shares its name with this year’s Juneteenth event, Building Resilience in African American Families, and is sponsored by the Riverside County Department of Mental Health. Through the program, FHSN works to reduce the risk of mental health problems in African American youth while increasing their resiliency and skill development.

“The ‘Building Resilience in African American Families’ program is a program that we’ve been contracted to provide it to the entire valley,” Austin said. “It doesn’t matter what nationality you are. If you work at the Boys and Girls Club, are a teacher or work as a counselor, you’ll be able to refer your clients to this resource because by building resilience in the African American family, we build resilience in the overall community.”

In addition to providing prevention programs, FHSN is searching for volunteers willing to open up their homes for foster children. The number of children needing foster homes far outweighs the number

of foster families in the Coachella Valley, Austin said.

“There’s a desperate need for foster parents in the Coachella Valley,” Austin said.

“We have had to turn down a substantial number of placements because we don’t have the homes.”

Children who can’t be placed in the valley are placed in other areas of Southern California, such as the Inland Empire or Orange County. Those interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent are invited to meet the FHSN team at Saturday’s event, visit the FHSN website at FHSNet.org or call their office at (760) 340-2442.

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Voodoo Going Strong In Coachella

by Laura Anne Rowell

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oodoo Glow Skulls are a band that hales from Riverside and have been around since 1989 and are still touring in places like Australia, the UK and yes, even here in the good old USA. They are one of the few groups around that still believe in the ethos of D.Y.I (Do It Yourself) which was the primal cry of early punks. When Voodoo first began they used nothing more than a 4-track recorder and a few cassette tapes to promote their music.

Voodoo started in the backyard by brothers Frank, Eddie and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O’Neill. Since then the band has gone through a few band members, but the brothers have remained in the center of the band to keep Voodoo going. Eddie Casillas took time out from the road to answer a few questions.

CV Weekly: How did you get your start as a musician?

Eddie Casillas: I started playing guitar after my older brother got a bass that our parents bought him and I just started playing around with it. Eventually I got a guitar from my parents.

CVW: Were you naturally good or did

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you struggle to pick it up?

E.C.: I still struggle with it to this day so no I definitely was not a natural.

CVW: Who were your early influences?

E.C.: The first bands we heard and influences were/are rock bands like AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Motley Crue. We were also into stand- up comedy records like Richard Pryor and Cheech n Chong.

CVW: When did you know that you wanted to be a professional?

E.C.: We knew we were professional when record labels signed us and tours started to happen.

CVW: How did you put the band together?

E.C.: The band was formed with 3 brothers and a childhood friend so it was easy to start playing and get it together.

Horn players have always come and gone and we just place ads and hold auditions.

CVW: Where is the band now?

E.C.: The band is scattered all over parts of So. California and Arizona and not really playing much anymore.

CVW: What kinds of places are you playing?

E.C.: These days the band plays bars and small clubs mostly. Sometimes we get bigger opportunities and play festivals.

Some of the biggest shows have been festivals in Europe and the US for maybe

30,000 people. We’re only playing selected shows and dates.

CVW: Most memorable musical moment to date?

E.C.: Having the Rev. Horton Heat guest on our Symbolic record and teaching him one of our songs was a highlight.

CVW: I know the band just released a new record in January titled “Break the Spell” which is available on Itunes. What goes in to making an album?

E.C.: Lots of rehearsing, planning and patience goes into making records.

CVW: Thoughts on where your music is heading; has the band’s sound changed since you started, and do you see it developing further?

E.C.: The band doesn’t plan on releasing anymore music or developing.

CVW: If you could be the opening act for any band out there, who would it be and why?

E.C.: Iron Maiden or Fishbone would be fun.

CVW: Tell us something even your biggest fans don’t know about the band.

E.C.: Keeping a band together is hard and a struggle, we won’t be around forever.

Voodoo is one of the few good artists that have that rare gift of combining lyrics in both English and Spanish. When asked which they prefer the band agreed that

English was easier to rhyme with, but they are happy to sing in whatever language they can. However, as a shout out to their Mexican heritage, Voodoo is known for wearing Mexican wrestling masks in the beginning of each performance.

If you get a chance to check out this band in action you can’t help but feel energized and alive after the show. They are the type of band that gets your adrenaline pumping from the moment they step onto the stage.

After 25 years in the business they are still energetic and give their all every time. It’s hard not to pogo or slam during their live show.

Voodoo Glow Skulls will be performing at the following dates: June 22nd- Indio, CA at The Date Shed.

(VGS, Knock Out, You Know Who and Buddha Bomb) June 23rd- Riverside, CA at Mission Tobacco Lounge. (VGS, Knock Out, Buddha Bomb and Penetrators) June 24th- Fullerton, CA at SlideBar! (VGS, Knock Out and Argyle St.) FREE Show You can find info on the band at www. voodooglowskulls.com or twitter@ glowskulls and facebook.

June 21 to 27, 2012

s it safe to say that I think we are in the throes of summer?

Alternately tantalizing and tortuous? Here’s our check-it-out list.

Sun? Check. Fruit smoothies? Check.

Heat? Check. Pool temp over 90? Check.

Thinking beach break? Check. Nearnaked dress code? Check. Sunscreen with moisturizer? Check. Portable mister-fan?

Check. Uber-hyped trash (The Hunger Games?)in a brown-paper cover titled War and Peace? Check. Guilty pleasures ETA? Now! Summer calls for fair-play among all genres---soppy romance, ravishing bodice-rippers, busy-body biographies, marvy-me memoirs, mayhem and murder mysteries, science- and historical-fiction and what our snooty college professors termed as “literature” that eons from now will still be read and re-read. Yeah, right.

And students will do what we did. Check out the CliffsNotes. For more pleasures without guilt, take notes on the herewith calendar.This is not a tease! From Jazz to Siss Boom Bang, Doo-Wop to dueling, serious safety measures to esoteric short films, it’s a cool, tantalizing directory. Even in tortuous triple-digit temps. After all, some like it hot. Check? Check.

Now through August 4. En Garde! If the words “foil,” “saber” and “épée” seem taken from a gourmet recipe, or an edgy new fragrance, hie thee to the Summer Fencing Program at the Desert Fencing Academy. (Spoiler: The three words are the 3 weapons in modern competitive fencing.)

DFA founder and Head coach Leslie Taft, has 25 years in teaching students who want to channel their inner Zorro and Zorro-ette in the beautiful sport known for its ability to improve posture, flexibility, balance, and is rigorously replete with many other physical

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benefits. “It’s never too late to take up fencing,” says Taft, fencing coach .at the College of the Desert, who is a national fencing champion, has competed in three World Cup competitions and has worked with fencers on the U.S. Pentathlon team.

“It’s fun, it improves coordination, and it’s also great exercise,” Taft adds. There’s a chic-factor in the fencing gear, too, and everything is provided. Beginning fencing lessons are 30 minutes, $20. For information on one-on-one and group lessons, and to register, call Coach Taft, 760-218-1343, or visit www.desertfencingacademy.com Desert Fencing Academy is located at 73760 Dinah Shore Dr., Suite 103, Palm Desert in the My Gym Children’s Fitness building.

Saturday, June 23, 8pm. Oh, my Alice, how we’ve evolved! From Lewis Carroll’s nonsensical Jabberwocky to George Clinton’s Doo-Wop to Clinton’s Parliaments to the Funkadelics from chart-busting “Atomic Dog” and finally to induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Wow! What a trip for the mastermind of rhythm and blues who’s now going to take the stage with Lakeside and Grandmaster’s Furious Five at Spotlight 29. That’s some segue from a barbershop in New Jersey! George Clinton, he of the colorful costume and outsized personality, has been called a true genius of modern music with legendary concerts that are unforgettable and riveting in both presentation and musical madness that somehow make sense for today! Hits include the afore-mentioned “Atomic Dog,” plus “One Nation Under a Groove, “Flash Light,” and “Do That stuff.” For tickets,

visit Spotlight 29 Gift Shop/Box Office, the website www.spotlight29.com, or call 1-800-585-3737.

Spotlight 29, 46-200 Harrison St., Coachella.

Monday, June 25, 5pm-7pm. Business as usual, but unusually! The NestEggg Group, LLC, a Palm Springs-based firm providing a variety of bookkeeping, financial and insurance services, is hosting a “Scramble Mixer” at the showplace of one of their clients: All Custom Golf Carts, 77750 Country Club Dr, Ste. C, in Palm Desert. And, what’s more important, a common interest has them teeing off together and joining

Tuesday, June 26, 8pm. K.d. lang is the Grammy award-winning cross-genre guru of song/songwriting and she’ll be singing up a storm to thunderous applause with Siss Boom Bang at the McCallum Theater presented by the theatre and Jim Fitzgerald in the Fitz’s Jazz Café Jazz Café series. Last November, her appearance was sold out as befits the popular singer, well-versed in jazz, punk, kitschy country, crooning, standard pop and alt-country menu of musical mastery. Tony Bennett, who collaborated with lang on a duets album, calls her, “The best singer of her generation.” This is a rare summer concert and tickets will go fast, so put pedal to the metal for the McCallum box office for your favorite seating at $99, $79, $69 and $59. Or call the box office, 760340-2787, online at www.mccallumtheatre. com. The McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert, accepts payment by cash, personal check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

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Saturday, June 30, 7pm. For an outof-this-world evening, head to the Joshua Tree Astronomy Arts theatre, for the presentation of Scorpio Moon, featuring the evocative music by two local artists: Steve Rushingwind, an awarding winning Native American flute Player, and Clive Wright, one of the valley’s foremost Electronica, beats, Ambient guitarists, and middle-eastern Oud player. The concerts will be performed in the beauty of nature’s purest scenery, accompanied by state-ofthe-art astronomy under the stars starring live images projected on two cinema-sized screens. Images will focus on the moon’s craters which will be shown in sharp relief, and also on seldom, if ever, seen images of the planets Saturn (not the car) and Mars (not the candy bar). Please bring chairs and warm clothing! Some food, refreshments and camping will be available. Donation, $10. Contact Southern California Desert Video Astronomers (SCDVA) at www. scdva.org, or on Facebook. Directions to the Joshua Tree lake and campground, off Sunfair Rd. in Joshua Tree, CA, or go to Google maps.

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With the catastrophic news from the FBI that 1 in 3 women can expect to be sexually assaulted in their lifetime and forcible rape occurs in the U.S. every 7 minutes, the RAD (Rape Aggression Defense) is a basic personal defense system that every woman and teen girl should learn. The nationally recognized program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques are taught by Mika Moulton, the founder of Christopher’s Clubhouse a non-profit 501(c)3 which was named for Moulton’s abducted son. Not a martial arts program, RAD is deigned for the average woman and teen (age 13 and up). Every student receives a manual for reference and free return practice for a lifetime with any RAD instructor in the U.S. and Canada. The 12-hour course is $50 per person and some scholarships are available. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Please email: mika@christophersclubhouse.org with your class preference. Christopher’s Clubhouse permanent classroom space is at 74854 Velie Way, Ste.6, in Palm Desert. For more information, go to www. christophersclubhouse.org.

screenwriter Gus Van Sant will be presented with the ShortFest Spirit of Short Film Award as part of a special Directing Master Class presentation celebrating his work in film. Good Will Hunting and Milk both were Best Picture Oscar contenders. On Saturday, June 23, 2:30pm a selection of his shorts will be screened and a moderated discussion will take place with Festival Director Darryl Macdonald. The ShortFest is amovie showcase for the world! Presenting over 300 short films from more than 40 countries, the ShortFest has a library of more than 2,700 films available to film buyers, industry and press in its concurrent Short Film Market, the largest of its kind in America. Sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 86 short films seen at the ShortFest have garnered Academy Award nominations. The Festival offers twenty awards in six categories (including student and non-student work) with cash awards or film production prizes, worth in all, over $100,000! Camelot Theatres, 2300 E Baristo Rd., Palm Springs.

For more info, and tickets, call 760-3222930 or 800-898-7526, or visit www. psfilmfest.org

Tuesday, June 19 through Monday, June 25. The Palm Springs International ShortFest, Short Film Festival & Film Market calls “action” on its 18th year in Palm Springs with receptions, seminars, master classes and scheduled “one-on-one” meets with industry and filmmaking insiders!

Just announced: American director and

Sunday, July 1, 5pm – 8pm. “Jazz It Up” with Bill Marx & All Star Band for ACT for MS (Multiple Sclerosis) does just that and so much more at its 4th annual fundraiser at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage. Just one ticket at the special price of $75 (inclusive of tax/tip) through June 25, pays the tab for beer, wine or

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Thursday, August 2, 5:30pm – 7:30pm.

The USC Alumni Club of the Desert in partnership with Trojan League Associates of the Desert and Trojan Club of the Desert invite you to the “Scend Off!” for new USC students, and those returning scholars and their families. Enjoy a meet and greet cocktail reception, delicious buffet dinner, fun presentations, student gift bags, and “AWESOME” raffle prizes. All students with parents or two guests attend at no charge as guests of USC Alumni. For additional guests, alumni and friends may attend at $35 per person. Dress code: Business casual.

(Warning to revolutionaries: No jeans, short-shorts, t-shirts, hats, or collarless shirts!) For more information, call Craig at 760-832-8620, ext. 40, or RSVP by July 27 to craig@kevaworks.com. Location: Desert Falls Country Club, 1111 Desert Falls Parkway, Palm Desert.

PET PSYCHIC

Cherie Vergini will be at Cosmopawlitan Café and Pet Boutique Saturday, June 30th 10am-3pm.

Cherie is a gifted, skilled Pet Psychic and Clairvoyant. As a Pet Psychic or Animal Communicator, she uses her psychic gifts and healing talents to counsel pet owners on resolving common behavioral problems such as biting, chewing, separation anxiety, barking, anti-social behavior and more. She also offers advice on practical issues such as nutrition and diet, health concerns, moving, changes in routine, adding another pet to the household and more.

Preparing for a Session: Cherie urges clients to make a list of questions they’d like answers to from their pet, instead of vague inquiries.

A psychic session will yield more and better information when the topic is specific. However, she cautions against anticipating specific answers, since the actual answer may be surprising. She appreciates being told before the session begins about any certain issues to be concentrated on, so she can follow related lines of inquiry that may come up.

Because Cherie’s communication channel is telepathic, it is effective both with living animals and those that have crossed over into the spirit realm.

For more information on how to prepare your pet, as well as what to expect and what not to expect visit Cherie’s website at http://cheriev.com/index.html PET ADOPTION will also be available during the event through “Loving All Animals”.

While there, you’ll find that at Cosmopawlitan Café and Pet Boutique, all their food, spa, bed and blanket products are made in the USA as well as their designer lines of apparel, collars, harnesses and leashes. It is a unique place to find that “something special” for your furbaby!

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Cosmopawlitan Café and Pet Boutique is located at 73-200 El Paseo, Stuite 3B, Palm Desert, call (760) 341-7297 or visit http://www.cosmopawlitancafe.com

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Haddon Libby: It’s all local

soft-drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a light buffet, a silent auction, plus all that jazz music acknowledged as the distinctive, exclusively American art form, the hottest around played by composer/pianist Bill Marx, known for his dancing digits and humorous patter. Hey, that’s cool! Another cool fact: The $40 donation to the Palm Desert-based charity helps Coachella Valley residents with MS by providing free physical therapy and other programs at no charge to enhance their quality of life. For reservations, call Anne at 760-773-9806, or email actforms@ verizon.net. Mission Hills Country Club, 34600 Mission Hills Dr., Rancho Mirage.

Is This As Good As It Gets for the Economy?

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as Obama’s statement last week that “the private sector is doing fine” a mistaken statement?

Personally, I don’t think it was a gaffe.

From his perspective, the private sector is fine with jobs growing albeit at a painfully slow pace. Over the last three years, 4.3 million of the 8.9 million jobs lost have been replaced although most at lower wages with fewer benefits. Public sector jobs, which never experienced the severe decline of the private sector, have gone down by 400,000 in an economy where 130 million are employed.

Obama made it clear that he thinks increased public sector hiring is the need. To achieve this, the federal government would borrow more money that would be funneled

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to state governments. The problem with this approach is that government jobs are seldom entrepreneurial and do not lead to the robust job growth that the economy needs. Increased government hiring does nothing to improve the job prospects of the majority of those unemployed as 85% of all American jobs are made by the private sector. While the JOBS Act passed by Congress was meant to help small business gain access to more capital, it was done in a manner that will put the average investor at greater risk to fraud and investment losses which may cause more Americans to shun the stock market altogether.

In general, Obama feels that the $800 billion stimulus, $1 trillion plus of annual deficits and $2.3 trillion of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve were not enough to get our $15 trillion economy back on track. As such, we need to do more of the policies that have proven to be marginally effective and grossly expensive.

The problem with a continuation of Obama’s strategy is that it is creating a tax cliff that grows in size daily. Federal debt has grown 60% since 2009 to over $16 trillion and now exceeds the annual economic output of the country for the first time in history. While federal spending may lessen current economic problems somewhat, it is akin to giving a heroin addict methadone but not addressing the underlying addiction.

Leading economic indicators suggest that the U.S. economy is poised for another recession. Job growth has consistently

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slipped since February, retail sales and factory orders have declined the last two months, real income is flat or falling and household wealth is at 1992 levels. The national U-6 unemployment rate is at 14.8% with 24% of all households having at least one person looking for work. Interestingly, economists are now calling the current economic environment a growth recession, whatever that means.

Locally, the true unemployment rate is 20.8% for the state, 22.7% for Los Angeles County and an estimated 25% for

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Riverside County. Despite unemployment levels that rival the Great Depression, the Obama Administration has used this period of “economic stability” to discontinue extended unemployment benefits to 100,000 Californians. While job growth in the hotel and business sectors here in Riverside County is improving, it is not at a high enough rate to solve current economic woes or keep Riverside County from having the highest foreclosure rate of any county in the United States.

With a slowdown in Asian economies, the Indian economy performing at nineyear lows, an economic slowdown in China, Australian and South Korea, widespread problems in Africa and the systemic problems faced by many countries in Europe, it is difficult to see further improvement here in the U.S. in the near future as the world economies are interlinked. When you add in the lack of a tax policy and tax rate uncertainty coming from Washington, a significant improvement in the U.S. economy in the near-term is looking increasingly unlikely.

Put in context of the looming storm clouds facing our economy, Obama was right, “the private sector is doing fine”. It is the American worker that is struggling and at risk of getting hurt by the storm.

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Power Baseball Heats Up the Season S

ummer’s here and that means one thing: The desert’s Palm Springs Power baseball team is in full swing at Palm Springs Stadium.

Andrew Starke, owner and president of Palm Springs Power and a former Division One baseball player, started the team from the ground up when he first moved to Palm Springs. What started as a club in 2003 quickly grew into a summer collegiate team with 22 home games the next year. Today, Palm Springs Power is comprised of some of the most promising collegiate baseball players from around the country.

“If you want a team to rally the entire community around, we’re it,” Starke said.

The average Power baseball player recently finished his sophomore or junior year at a Division One university, Starke said, and comes to Palm Springs to play for the summer season until the beginning of August. Some former team members have had big league success, such as 2006 Power alumnus Bryan Shaw who went on to pitch for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

“In a couple years, we’ll have a few more players make it all the way to the big league,” Starke said, adding that success doesn’t always come in the form of a draft.

“Others get their college degrees and go on to have very successful business careers.”

On Friday, June 29th, Palm Springs Power will host the “Desert Storm” himself, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. Bradley will throw the first pitch at next Friday’s game and proceeds from the event will go toward the Turnaround Student of the Year scholarship fund at Nellie Coffman Middle School in Cathedral City, Bradley’s hometown.

Palm Springs Power will also have a Fourth of July fireworks show and a league all-star game. In addition to its special events, the team hosts a variety of theme nights, as well. Theme nights include Senior Night, College Night, Pride Night and special nights for various giveaways. On Tuesdays, beers are just $1 and on Wednesdays the team hosts family night, where general admission is $1.

In addition, the team often works with local non-profits, such as The First Tee and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, to host fundraising games.

Palm Springs Stadium will host 41 out of the team’s 45 games this season,

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mostly against West Coast teams. With the stadium’s state-of-the-art misting system, Starke said there’s no reason for anyone not to come enjoy a game.

“We have the single-largest misting system in the Coachella Valley,” Starke said, “so for anyone who thinks it’s going to be too hot to enjoy a baseball game, they’re mistaken.”

Those who can’t catch the Palm Springs Power in person can tune into their games on Team 1010 KXPS AM or through the team’s website, pspbb.com. The Palm Springs Power’s season runs through August 4th.

For this season’s schedule or ticket information, visit Palm Springs Power’s website or call (760) 778-HITS.

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June 21 to 27, 2012

Valley Rhythms

Bill Baker performs in TV commercial for The Star Hotel and Casino in Australia

ianist and vocalist Bill Baker performs every Saturday, from 8 p.m. until 12 a.m., in the Purple Room at Club Trinidad located at 1900 East Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. (760) 327-1161 ext. 230. For anyone going to

the mountains to escape the heat, he also performs every Sunday from 12 until 3 p.m. on the outside patio of Boo Bear’s Den located at 572 Pine Knot Avenue in Big Bear Lake. (909) 866-2162.

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CV Weekly’s Own Gets Recognition

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he American Red Cross will hold its annual Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony on June 26, at the Moreno Valley Convention Center.

Among the recognitions is the Rookie of the Year award; nominated this year for her efforts is Coachella Valley Weekly Sales Manager, Lisa Morgan.

Morgan, who has been working with CV Weekly since its inception earlier this year, has also been a volunteer for the American Red Cross’ Desert to the Sea Region chapter for nine months.

As a member of the Disaster Action Team, Morgan has exemplified the qualities in an exemplary volunteer.

“I’m honored to be recognized,” says Morgan, who was nominated by her peers, but she is very quick to point out that she is the lucky one, as she gets to bring a bit of light to those affected by terrible disasters.

Morgan remembers one of the calls she responded to in which the roof of a

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Palm Desert family’s home was burned in a fire. Morgan provided the family, all in shock over their loss, with the care packages.

For children in these situations, a small stuffed animal is also included. Luckily, Morgan had just stocked her supplies with some of the donated stuffed toys.

“Her face went from dazed to joy,” Morgan shares about the little, six year old girl who stood just staring at her home in shock, until she handed her a Mickey Mouse doll and explained to her that it was a gift from the American Red Cross.

She continues, explaining that she had overheard the little girl telling someone that the doll was a gift from America.

“That’s exactly what it was. It was a gift from America,” Morgan says proudly.

The Red Cross’ support doesn’t stop at on-the-scene help. It also provides aftercare, psychological care, and provides services to the Armed Forces of America - all with the help of faithful volunteers like Morgan.

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ave Field is probably one of the most well know DJs in the Coachella Valley. When you go to Village Fest in Palm Springs on a Thursday night with Dave or, take a walk through the mall on any given day, people will often call out his name to stop him and ask where he’s DJing?

Dave’s DJ career began to take shape in his early 20’s when DJ Jammin Jim (the resident DJ at Zelda’s night club at the time) took a leave of absence to go work on cruise ships. Before leaving, Jim taught Dave to beat mix and even gave him the name “Dynamic Dave.”

After inheriting the position as the main DJ at Zelda’s, Dave began to master the art of keeping the dance floor full each night while quickly becoming a skilled MC. Organizing everything from bikini competitions to lip sync contests, Dave realized how much he loved energizing the crowd with just the right music combined with humorous and witty comments.

Over the past few decades Dave would eventually move on to work at many of the most popular clubs in the Coachella Valley. Realizing he needed

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more of a challenge and more money, Dave decided to take the path of many DJs before him and has segued into working mobile DJ gigs.

From grandchildren to grandparents Dave can entertain just about any crowd he is hired to play for. While Dave still enjoys knowing that he has made a lot of people happy at the end of the night, he confesses his least favorite part of being a mobile DJ is hauling the equipment around (I have to agree with him on this one.) “Besides making people happy,” Dave comments, “It’s super cool to be the only one in the room who knows what the next song is going to be, I really enjoy that. Unlike radio I don’t have a set playlist put together by a consulting firm across the country, I’m not an announcer, I’m truly a DJ.” When asked about what artist get the best response on the dance floor Dave answers “it’s usually the flavor of the month, right now it’s probably Sak Noel and LMFAO.” Dave also adds “House Music seems to be the trend these days, but it really depends on the crowd.” If you ask him what he likes to listen to you may be surprised - the Beatles. Dave is also an active member of the Coachella Valley DJ Association.

While, Djing is a great way to pay the bills, being a good dad and person in these whack times is Dave’s priority.

Dynamic Dave can be reached at dynamicdavedj@yahoo.com if you want him to DJ your event.

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Bill Baker started playing the guitar when he was nine years old. His father owned a landscaping business and played guitar in a band with his uncle who played the fiddle.

In high school he played football as a wide receiver and after the games he’d go home, grab his gear and then play the dance that night, but it was always for fun.

He was a math major in college and would perform at all the dances and parties there. After graduation he worked as a test engineer for helicopter engines doing mathematical calculations during the day, go home, take a shower, grab his guitar and go out to play until one in the morning, five nights a week.

Finally, he left the day job and started performing with pianist Gene Cipriano as a bass player and singer in his trio. He later started his own bands. They performed in venues all over the United States and Canada. He started working as a single in the late 70s and started including some of his original compositions during his show.

He liked writing funny songs and was fortunate to have some of his music heard by Sam Lovullo, the producer of the HeeHaw TV Show. This opened lots of doors for Baker and through Lovullo, he met the legendary Sammy Cahn, who invited him to his home in Beverly Hills where Baker cowrote several songs with him.

Baker moved to Big Bear Lake and has been performing in the Coachella Valley for over 10 years. “This past February, Zac from Shane Casting called The Purple Room and spoke to Suzie. They told her they were looking for a lounge singer in their sixties to do a commercial, so she called me,” said Baker, continuing, “I called Zac and he told me about a commercial that was being done in Australia for nine days and that they needed someone who could sing “Welcome to The Jungle” by Guns and Roses in a

lounge style.”

They requested a video, so Baker put on a tux and asked his wife to video tape him singing the song. However, the production company was still auditioning musicians in Las Vegas, New York and Atlantic City and Baker thought he didn’t really have much of a chance. Three days later he received an e-mail from the casting company with the great news, “You got it, Bill.”

“They sent me the script and Carol and I had to be ready to fly to Australia within two weeks. It was the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me, I won’t ever forget it. After the fifteen-hour flight, we arrived on a Friday and were treated like celebrities and stayed the entire time at The Star Hotel and Casino. I recorded the song on Saturday with some great musicians there and had a wonderful time. We started filming on Monday at 5 p,m. until 8 a.m. for three days, all for a ninety second commercial. They had a very professional production crew.”

He rolls through the casino singing with lots of people around having fun, a motorcycle comes out of the pool, he separates from the piano and rolls by the bar for a dirty martini…there is so much more to see, lots of funny crazy things.

The commercial is currently on YouTube, but can be seen on his web-site; www.

BillBakerShow.biz or call (909) 936-1177. ”God has truly blessed me with this opportunity and I am very grateful. One of the most important things I learned from Sammy Cahn was that it’s not about the money, it’s about doing something you truly love, and I truly love playing music.”

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SANDY MILLER, DOG TRAINER EXTRAORDINAIRE!

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Sandy Miller has over 40 years of experience in her field and has trained over 10,000 dogs. She always loved animals and thought about becoming a veterinarian.

Then Sandy got a job managing a pet hotel in West Los Angeles. The pet hotel’s owner, George Barnes, trained dogs. George

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challenged Sandy to train a 6 month old Labrador, and with George as her mentor Sandy found she had a knack for this work.

Sandy increased her skills by watching other trainers. Sandy is largely self- taught. She also learned that she does not favor the use of certain training techniques such as the use of choke chains and punishment.

Later she was laid off from her job as a Reproduction Typing Supervisor, and found herself exploring options. She launched a dog training business, previously known as The Tender Tutor, when she spent $7.95 to make a flyer and distributed it to the vets and groomers she knew from the pet hotel days.

Her very first call came from actress Liza Minelli who sought help with a mix breed rescue dog she had brought back from Mexico. Sandy was understandably excited about having a celebrity’s dog as her first trainee. Her client base grew to include the pooches of notable Hollywood folks Michael Caine, Mel Brooks, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Olivia Newton John, Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, Jacqueline Smith, and Tina Sinatra. Other clients, Barry Manilow and Keely Smith, have roots in the Coachella Valley. Sandy trained the English Sheepdog in the Katherine Hepburn movie, “Olly Olly Oxen Free”. She trained a group of dogs that appeared in a Mae West film.

Pongo, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier owned by Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, was one of her most challenging cases. “He was physically a very strong dog, and he would dig up everything. He’d pull these huge banana trees out by the roots. Mel and Anne worked with me, but Pongo usually got the best of us all!” Finally Sandy determined the dog was bored and developed some alternative activities. In a humorous moment, working with a Labrador dog on the “down” command, Sandy noticed the owner ineffectively repeating “down, down” in very soft voice.....when she used a firmer tone “Down!” both dog and human dropped to the ground in response.

Sandy describes her style, “Back then I was the only one going to homes to train.

I’m very quiet and low keyed. When I go into the home, the dog immediately knows I’m the alpha. I don’t know what it is I exude, but it’s there.” I have witnessed Sandy’s rapport with dogs and believe that she has an innate gift to relate to these animals. “Positive reinforcement and praise enhances the dog’s confidence. No negative or inhumane

devices are used. Understanding the needs of my human clients is also of utmost importance. I work with the whole family so even children can handle the dog”.

Does she train the dog or the owner?

While the dog and his behavior is changed, it’s really the human who gets trained. The owner has to follow up and do the work for the training to be successful. Sometimes humans with a “macho” or know-it-all mentality aren’t willing to make any changes.

“Sometimes people are challenging to train because getting a new dog can be like getting a new job or becoming a first time parent”.

Sandy describes dogs as like children, going through the “terrible 2’s” of puppyhood prior to 6 months of age, turning into rebellious teenagers between 6 month to a year....stages that can be shortened with proper training.

Sandy Miller supports the efforts to find homes for homeless animals. “I first got involved with rescue when I met Lindi Biggi (President of Loving All Animals) and trained her dogs. I help with issues early on to ensure the rescue dog’s adoption goes well”. She networks homeless dogs on-line and facilitates her clients adopting from a rescue organization or shelter rather than going to a breeder.

Sandy offers advice for house training,

a major issue particularly with a puppy.

“People do not understand how to house train. They smack the dog or stick his face in it’s feces which is not the best way. It’s best to set up a schedule and take the dog outside at set times and reward with a treat when they potty outside. If they have an accident inside, ignore it, otherwise you’re unintentionally drawing attention to bad behavior. For more difficult situations, hook them to a short leash and attach to your belt or waist. You can also hook the leash under the leg of a table and the dog won’t go in its immediate space inside the home.” My own dog Scarlett O’Hara took forever to potty train after being rescued from a dog hoarder. I didn’t know Sandy then, but I learned about Nature’s Miracle, a wonderful product that can clean up the stain, odor and enzymes. Another idea for a male “leg lifter” who marks his territory in a new home, purchase a “male wrap” from PetSmart or PetCo when you visit Aunt Mildred with the new white carpet.

Easy methods to correct behavior include the use of a spray water bottle. Sandy also likes the “Pet Corrector” spray canister that helps correct problem barking and jumping up, but advises owners to keep the canister hidden before use or it loses its value.

An obedience trained dog is a happy dog.

Sandy explains, “If it’s done right, the dog absolutely loves it. He gets the attention he wants, he knows where he stands, and he knows the rules. It’s just like with humans.

We all want to know where we stand, and we all want attention. Animals need the same guidance as children. When you train correctly and consistently, they know those things, and they love you all the more for it”.

Sandy suggests folks considering a new pet to ask themselves some questions first to see if a particular dog fits their lifestyle.

Does it shed? Does it need it need a lot of exercise? Can it dwell in an apartment or does it need a yard? If it needs grooming, can I afford this? Will this dog get along with my children or grandchildren? Bring the children with you when you adopt and ask to have time in a visiting area. Carefully select a size and breed.

You can contact Sandy Miller at (760) 360-4085 and by email at tendertutor@ msn.com. She is pictured here with her rescue Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Churchill. Training dogs the “tender” way increases the loving bond between the dog and his human.

by Rick Riozza

June 21 to 27, 2012

THE VINO VOICE

It’s Grilled Salmon Season for Wine!

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lthough we desert dwellers are well in to the season already, it’s officially summertime, and what so many of the food columns, restaurant & food markets ads, and knowledgeable backyard grillers are alerting us to is the current catch of the season: salmon.

Who doesn’t love tasty grilled salmon, and, pairing it to a wine that will bump it up another taste appreciation level is an endeavor we vino lovers wish to take on.

Any trepidation of grilling salmon—or any fish really, should burn off immediately after realizing the secret to its grilling is a very hot clean freshly oiled grill. The next step is no more difficult: All chefs agree to keep it simple by seasoning the 6 to 9 oz. salmon steak or filet with salt and pepper, and a light touch of virgin olive oil, then grill flesh side down on lightly oiled grill rack (covered only if using gas grill) for 4 minutes on direct moderate heat; turn fillets over and grill until just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes more.

Yes one can use a more complex dry rub like Paul Proudhomme’s “Salmon Magic” whose loyal enthusiasts claim it seals in the flavor and moisture in the fish nicely, but whatever you do—don’t over-spice, over marinate or overcook the fish! Just the charring alone will provide the smoke and grilled flavor.

If using wood as fuel or to smoke, salmon does especially well with pecan, cedar, and light doses of hickory.

One of the best all-time simple recipes for grilled salmon is just a sprinkle of grated fresh lime zest on the filet with a dab/ tablespoon of lime butter atop right after grilling; it beautifully highlights the flavor of grilled salmon and pairs very well with all the wines recommended below.

It takes only 5 minutes to make the lime butter: • 1 large garlic clove, chopped • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice • 1 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted Purée garlic with lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender until smooth. With motor running, add melted butter and blend until emulsified, about 30 seconds.

For a long time, the rule of thumb was

red wine with meat and white wine with fish. Then we all began to enjoy more “steak-like” fish such as shark, swordfish, tuna—and, salmon. And some were wondering “are we still drinking ‘whites’ with these fish-steaks?” Our salmon catch this season breaks all the color lines: red, white, and rosé.

Remember the more flavor you’re surrounding your salmon with the bolder the wine can be. And if you’re applying a richer sauce when serving the salmon you need a bit more acidic wine.

A tart citrusy choice like Sauvignon Blanc that is almost like a squeeze of lemon at first glance seems right-on—and is cleansing, but a bit one dimensional when compared to what a German Riesling Kabinett or a medium bodied un-oaked Chardonnay can bring to the table, so to speak.

Riesling and salmon work well together.

Salmon is a little bit of a fatty fish and for fat you need a little acidity. The German Kabinett has that perfect amount of acidity and a great complexity of aromas and flavors such as green apple and rose petals ( bringing a touch of sweetness), and, minerality that can pick up those desirable briny notes. Look for these wines

at Jensen’s Markets and at the 3rd Corner Wine Shop & Bistro; and ask for ones from the Nahe or Rheingau regions.

Good Chardonnays carry good complex aromas and flavors as well, but a medium to heavy oaked Chard can easily overpower even an oily salmon. Look for light oaked wines such as the 2010 Stuhlmuller Chardonnay ($24) from the Alexander Valley.

Fritz Stuhlmuller’s wines are beautifully

crafted and enhance the meatiness and inherent oily nature of salmon, while the tropical fruits, caramel and oak notes from the wine add complexity to the fish.

The classic pairing is an American Pinot Noir from a cool climate. They are a lighter red that will not overpower the food, carries a flavor profile that enhances the fish, and the fat of the fish buffers any tannins that this wine may have, to give it a great mouth-feel. At the annual Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival in Northern California, grilled salmon is always a central part of the lunch because it goes so well with the local Pinot Noir. Look for Pinots from the Pacific Northwest as well, such as Castle Rock Willamette Valley at around $20. And I just saw Erath Vineyard wines, also from Oregon, at Costco for around $14.

A “sexy” global choice would be a Pinot Noir from New Zealand or from Argentina.

We’ll be seeing these Pinots increase in our markets in the next 5 years because they are a good deal and a good quaff.

The Jaume Cristalino Brut Rosé (a prior CV Weekly Wine of the Week) is still a great buy for this meal at $6 at Pavillons. Not only does the color of the fish and the wine match aesthetically but also the vigor, the fizz, and the acidity of the wine pleasantly cuts through the fleshy and oily salmon.

The grill is on! Cheers!

Rick can be reached at winespectrum@ aol.com

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PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Thirsty Thursday w/ DJ Richie Rich PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 The Brothers Comatose 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Karaoke w/ Amber Stream 8-12am RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 The Edge Variety Duo ,sidebar outdoor patio 5-9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Reaction 9pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Karaoke 9pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 The Smooth Brothers(BL)(RG) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760345-9770 Doug Montgomery 7-11pm (PB) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Sixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ Felli Fel 9pm

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19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T Bone 9pm 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Dana Larson 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Vice Cooler: Music videos and Live Music 8:30pm ARNOLD PALMER’S; LQ; 760-7714653 Johnny Meza 6-10pm (JZ)(PB) AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Michael Holmes & The Derrik Lois Trio 8pm (JZ) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ PeeWee 8pm (VD) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6pm CAFÉ PALETTE; PS; 760-322-9264 John Gallagher 7pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS ; 888-999-1995 DJ Dynamic Daze 9-1am CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Nightly Entertainent CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ;760-5643660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 Ming Bob Productions presents: VooDoo Glow Skulls featuring Knock-Out, Buddha Bomb and You Know Who 9pm

DESERT SAGE; LQ;760-564-8744 Pat Tuzzolino 5:30pm (PB) DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-325-2600 Lassie Jo’s Best Damn Karaoke 7pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND;760342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm FRANKIES FRESH FISH; IND;760342-2228 Lisa Coleman 6-9pm (JZ) THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ;760-7777773 Alternating groups 8-11pm (RR) THE HOMESTEAD; LQ;760-7713331 (PB) THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 DJ Infinitee 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Live DJ 8:30pm (VD) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Pop Vinyl 9pm (VD) LYONS ENGLISH GRILLE; PS; 760327-1551 Michael Healey & Anna Rose 7:30-10:30pm (JZ) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) THE OUTPOST TAVERN; C.C.; 760328-9004 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Cover Story 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Sleepy Sun 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Karaoke w/ Amber Stream 9-1am RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 The Purple Gang 9pm (RR) RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 The Lyndsey Harper Duo ,sidebar 7-10pm DJ Jalil Jagers , Starlite Lounge 10pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 DJ

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19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T Bone 9pm 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Beverly & Bill 6-9pm (JZ) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 PPM Records presents Dunes: The videos of Noctiluca & Dunes DJ set 8:30pm ARNOLD PALMER’S; LQ; 760-7714653 Johnny Meza 6-10pm (JZ) (PB) AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Comedy Night 7:30pm BACKSTREET BISTRO; PD;760346-6393 Linda Peterson & Friends 12:30-3:30pm (JZ) BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-775-5566 DJ Pee Wee (VD) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Nicky Vallee and Dreams 6-10pm (PR) CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Dynamic Daze 9-1am CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Bill Baker 6:30pm (PB) CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6:30-9:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ;760-5643660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 T.B.A. DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Lisa Coleman & Roderick “Rootbeer” Brown 7pm DESERT SAGE; LQ;760-564-8744 Pat Tuzzolino 5:30pm (PB) DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-3296787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm

DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-325-2600 The Jackie Young Band DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 Muddy Sparks Trio (CW) EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND;760342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm FRANKIES FRESH FISH; IND;760342-2228 Frankie B. Good 7-9pm (CR) THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ;760-7777773 Rob Martinez and JB 8-11pm (LR) HAMILTON’S; LQ;760-698-8303 Kal David & The Real Deal featuring Miss Lauri Bono 8pm THE HOMESTEAD; LQ;760-7713331 (PB) THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Deadbeat Daddies 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD;760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Pop Vinyl 9pm (VD) LYONS ENGLISH GRILLE; PS; 760327-1551 Michael Healey & Anna Rose 6-10pm (JZ) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) MYSTIQUE LOUNGE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 888-MORONGO; Marvin “Sweet Bass” Banks and Tyghtship 9pm (VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke THE NEST; PD;760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Live DJ O’LEARY’S; PS; 760-325-4913 Karaoke OVER THE TOP; PS; 760-325-5100 PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Live Music 8pm (RR) PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 DJ Richie Rich 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 The Shadow Mountain Band 5pm The Record Company & 29 Mules 8pm PEABODY’S; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 T.B.A.

RENAISSANCE PALM; PS; 760-3226100 Art of Sax featuring Sax Man Will Donato & Eddie Reddick 7-10pm (JZ) RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 TwoTwelve 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 DJ Jalil Jagers ,Main pool & Bikini Bar 12-4pm,Sounds of the Caribbean , Deep end pool , The Lyndsey Harper Duo, Sidebar 7-9pm , The Lyndsey Harper Duo , Starlite Lounge 10pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Crocodile Rock 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Live Music 9pm (RR) SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ;760777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Smooth Brothers (BL) (RG) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760347-9985 The Refills 9pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-755-5391 DJ Hektik 10pm (VD) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW;760345-9770 Doug Montgomery 7-11pm (PB) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Sixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Back to Black (AC/DC Tribute Band) 9pm $10 cover THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ;760-564-2201 Mark Linford 7-10pm (AC) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ PJ& DJ Bigster (VD)

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by Raymond Bill

Twenty6 restaurant

eing a year-round resident in a seasonal town has its disadvantages.

Many of my favorite restaurants have already closed for the summer, leaving few choices for a great dining experience. Fortunately, we live in a resort community where many of our local hotels are not only open all year, they feature some of the finest restaurants our valley has to offer. The La Quinta Resort has been a vacation destination for locals and tourists alike, since 1926, and the appropriately named restaurant, Twenty6, is one of my new favorites!

Boasting a cuisine that is “vintage comfort food, redefined,” this restaurant stands tall above many others. Chef Michael Vaughn has created a menu that is certain to take you on a trip through your childhood, offering classic dishes like you have never tasted before. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Chef provided us a taste of each course, showing off the menu’s diversity and his apparent culinary talent. My date and I enjoyed a breakfast item for our first

course, a Belgian waffle filled with savory bites of bacon, topped with cereal milk ice cream and drizzled with maple syrup. Yes, I said cereal milk ice cream, reminiscent of my childhood, this scoop of ice cream tastes exactly like the milk left in the bowl from Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. As a huge fan of bacon, this dish is simply brilliant.

Our second course was a lunch item, a true comfort food dish, grilled cheese sandwich and homemade tomato soup.

Though poured from a can, tableside for effect, this soup is definitely not a typical canned soup. Rich with homemade flavor and texture, it was the best tomato soup I’ve had.

While my date enjoyed a delicious Scottish Salmon with a béarnaise sauce on a bed of

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marbled baby potatoes and organic carrots, I decided to take a friend’s recommendation and tried their “TV Dinner” entrée. Served in a ceramic dish, complete with sections for each component of the meal, I was able to taste the incredibly tender Pot Roast with a demi-glaze that required a spoon to savor every last drop! Topped with a mirapoix of root vegetables and served with fresh peas and mashed potatoes and gravy, this entrée had everything one would find in a TV dinner including a portion of bread pudding for dessert. On the side, we shared sweet potato tater tots with homemade ketchup. The seafood is fresh, wild and sustainable and all of Chef’s menu items are made “from scratch” in the restaurant with ingredients from local farms and ranches.

Other menu favorites include Fried Chicken and Fish & Chips.

We were far from through at this point; a little bread pudding, as delicious as it was, would not satisfy my sweet tooth. We

shared a few items from the dessert menu, including a slice of peanut butter pie that was so light, yet so full of flavor! Whoopie pies were a favorite of mine growing up but you have not tasted better than these, made with a homemade marshmallow center.

There are even gluten free items for those with Celiac Disease or sensitivity; served in a brown bag for us to mix and shake, our final desert was a sweet cereal mixture with chocolate and powdered sugar. This treat is intended to be eaten without utensils and it is quite addictive!

With summer promotions like “Industry Night” and deals like Early bird and Blue Plate Specials, this restaurant is great for the family or just a night out for a special occasion. Breakfast begins at 7:00am, lunch at 11:00am and dinner from 5:00pn to 10:00pm. Happy hour is offered daily from 3-6pm. Twenty6 is located inside the La Quinta Resort off Eisenhower drive. Visit them at: www.laquintaresort.com

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June 21 to 27, 2012

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by Laura-Anne Rowell

Over The Top Bar and Grill

he main drag in Palm Springs is filled with great bars, good entertainment and tasty restaurants, so how does one stand out from another along Palm Canyon Rd? Well if you are an awesome sports bar; serve a variety of food and have some of the hottest locals on staff, and you win.

Over the Top Sports Bar and Grill is just such a place. Whether you come in on a Sunday for brunch that includes bottomless champagne or a Tuesday for happy hour, they will make you smile.

The menu is loaded with a wonderful variety of food. They serve not only your simple bar foods like parmesan fries, wings and ‘adult’ grilled cheeses sandwiches, but in addition they have some wonderful local favorites like wasabi seared ahi and a superb shrimp ceviche. A must try for you shrimp lovers.

because it lets the crowd relax and yell at the game on TV without any restraints. And with all the TV’s you are sure to find that game or whatever sporting event you are looking for.

So the next time you want a cool, relaxed

place to hang out after a hard day at work or just need to get out of the house for a drink, try Over the Top. They are a winner all around.

You can find out more info at www. facebook.com/overthetopsportsbar

Over the Top is located on the second floor corner of Palm Canyon and Amado, right across from the Hyatt, allowing for one of the best patio views around. Just grab a beer, sit back feeling the cool misters and enjoy some entertaining people watching.

However, don’t forget Over the Top is a bar with many sports enthusiastic patrons, which means this place is not always kid friendly. For most people this is a good thing

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

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terrific foreign film, two familiar local namesakes and a gargantuan dud are now available on the big and little screen. Choose wisely and you will not be disappointed. Life’s too short to waste a minute on a bad movie.

Screeners No. 13

Rain Dragon Novel Jon Raymond

SPRINGTIME IN THE SIERRAS

I was always a much bigger fan of Roy Rogers than Gene Autry. I know that’s paramount to sacrilege to some who live in the area – after all, we have Gene Autry Trail named in his honor as well as an awkward bronze tribute statue at the intersection of his “trail” and Ramone Rd. Roy Rogers made about 70 films playing himself. He has a multitude of fans of a certain generation who still hold him in high esteem for his moral character, singing and shooting. In this 1947 outing made by Republic, Roy investigates the murder of a game warden and discovers a gang of poachers led by a woman! Dale Evans is nowhere to be found, but Trigger co-stars along with Andy Devine.

Highlights include a famously big fistfight and some nice harmonizing with The Sons of the Pioneers (including my favorite: “Pedro from Acapulco”). This is the rarely seen color version restored to its original 75 minute running time (on TV, it was shown in black and white and cut to 54 minutes).

And one more thing, in a fight -- or singoff -- Roy could take Gene any time. Film Chest Media Group distributes this vintage favorite.

There’s a whole generation – maybe two or more – of locals who only know the Pickford name as that of our popular Cathedral City theater. Turns out Pickford (1892 – 1979), “America’s Sweetheart,” was a major force not only on screen but also in the growing, uniquely American business of movies themselves. This entertaining and informative documentary utilizes audio clips from various sources that allows for Pickford to narrate her own story as it parallels the birth of cinema. Actor Michael York fills in the gaps. Among many other achievements, Pickford co-created United Artists Studio, was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was the first actor to get marquee billing along with the film’s title. She was also the only actor to ever receive 50 percent profit share from her films, the first actress to earn a million dollars and the first to win a Best Acress Oscar© for a sound motion picture (1929’s COQUETTE). Her last husband was actor Buddy Rogers, perhaps remembered by some readers beyond his namesake road. After experiencing this film, our beautiful Pickford Theater’s name shines even brighter.

JOHN CARTER

It’s hard to fathom the corporate Disney decisions behind the production of this film.

The screenplay, casting, directing, acting, editing, and marketing are rife with obvious blunders and major fails. From sources who wish to remain anonymous, the budget,

including advertising, exceeded $500 million.

I saw this in the theater with our 17-year-old son, the target demographic for which this movie was “designed,” and he fell asleep after the first 20 minutes! Even sadder, a side effect is the unfortunately named, relatively unknown, “star” Taylor Kitsch now has two gigantic duds (BATTLESHIP) under his name so far this summer. This week I was reading “Dan O’Bannon’s Guide to Screenplay Structure” -- O’Bannon was a writer of the movie ALIEN, so he knows a thing or two about movie writing – and on page six of his introduction he alludes that the goal of movies is: “…focusing the audience’s attention into a state of hypnotic concentration … and holding it for two hours.” Disney should have at least talked to O’Bannon. “Tarzan” author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter” stories have been mined in bits and pieces by the movies for decades yet the novels virtually scream for a fast-paced, full-throttle, film adaptation.

The late great fantasy artist Frank Frazetta painted eye-popping portrayals of Carter and various Princesses of Mars, yet Disney apparently chose to ignore this trove of potential advertising and production material. Actor Kitsch tries but there’s no spark as Carter and the poster design is as bland as possible. There’s been a change of leadership at Disney, but this taint on their brand will long linger in the minds of those who did not fall asleep.

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June 21 to 27, 2012

Book Review

Summer Read with Rain Dragon

humanity and the treasures we find when we enter another’s world and discover repairs of what’s wrong with our own world.

(Note: If you know the meaning behind the film’s title, please let me know. I’ve heard wildly different explanations.) …AND FOR THE HOME THEATER:

UNTOUCHABLES

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MARY PICKFORD: MUSE OF THE MOVIES

One of the more engaging, witty and finally heartwarming films to come along in a while is France’s huge hit INTOCHABLE (aka UNTOUCHABLES). This huge European hit is the second highest grossing, nonEnglish film of all time (behind Mel Gibson’s PASSION OF CHRIST) with a take of around $350 million. And that’s before opening in America. This true story is about the unexpected relationship between a super-rich French businessman widower, paralyzed from the neck down and crippled with grief who hires an uneducated, street smart African immigrant just out of prison as a reluctant caregiver. The growing friendship between these two extremes of society results in a kind of redemption from both their prisons. Francois Cluzet is just right as Phillipe, the sophisticated employer who hires the black caretaker Driss (Omar Sy) precisely because the latter shows no pity – or empathy. For the paraplegic, that’s a refreshing change.

Sy exudes charisma as Driss, Phillipe’s atfirst uncomfortable but outspoken helper.

Although sentimental and formulaic, the casting and performances convey authentic chemistry and camaraderie that transcend any superficial clichés. I loved this sweetly subversive film that reminds of our common

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t is refreshing to come across a new author. Although Jon Raymond is new to me, he is not new to the craft of writing. Raymond is an award winning novelist and screenwriter.

His first novel The Half-Life was a Publishers Weekly Best Book in 2004, and his short story collection Livability, was a winner of the 2009 Ken Kesey Award for Fiction.

Raymond’s screenplay adaptation for Mildred Pierce, the HBO 2011 miniseries, was nominated for an Emmy.

Rain Dragon (Bloomsbury, 272 pages) is Raymond’s second novel. It is the story of Damon and Amy’s struggling relationship.

Both college grads in their late twenties, they want something more from work and life. After mediocre jobs and living in Los Angeles, they pull up stakes and head north to Oregon, hoping to participate in an organic farm called “Rain Dragon,” known for its progressive work environment and natural yogurt and yogurt products.

Once there, they try to fit in by finding work that is suitable for their abilities as well as challenging. Neither Damon nor Amy has farming background or experience, but both are eager to give it a try. Amy adjusts right away and discovers she is particularly adept at bee keeping. Damon however, only discovers he is completely useless at most farm tasks -- what’s worse; everyone on the farm knows it. After several hours of physical labor setting tile in an out building he says, “I calculated we had at least three more hours of tiling to go, and I’d already run out of major thoughts to think.”

Damon narrates the story. He is bright, witty and holds no illusions about making

the farm idea work. He and Amy have been living together for three years. She has left him and come back three times. He says early on: “Please, let this be where Amy’s Laura Ingalls Wilder fantasy finally blossoms to life, where she starts jarring pickles, churning butter, building a sod house, whatever. Let all her creative impulses finally take root. Because if Rain Dragon failed to deliver on these hopes, if this, too, was a bust, we very well might be lost for good.” When Damon finally finds his niche, as the farms Public Relations manager, the farm seems to separate them more than bring them together.

The novel becomes a business, entrepreneurial adventure after Damon takes on the PR role and partners with his hippie, millionaire boss. A lot is at stake for his demanding overlord, but with nothing to loose Damon manages to get the job done and much to his own surprise, done well.

Author Raymond gets so caught up in the writing of the creative business endeavor that he sometimes forgets the reader is waiting to know what’s going on with Damon and Amy. At times, the business franchise Damon and his boss hope to build sounds more like an industry idea or model author Raymond is fleshing out for himself. I enjoyed Damon’s challenge, but I did notice Amy’s absence and Damon’s sudden lack of interest in the woman he allegedly loves and hopes to marry. But perhaps that is Damon’s flaw -- getting so involved in the work that he briefly forgets about the one he cares about most.

Damon’s character is a contemporary

profile of a man from his generation. He loves his girlfriend, but instead of being upset or on her case for her bad behavior, unnecessary drama and even infidelity, he’s understanding and looks for the positive, still hoping for a future together. He’s thoughtful, considerate and not out of touch with his feelings. It makes Damon sympathetic and endearing. He is a genuine good guy addressing his relationship the best way he can. This is what makes Rain

Dragon so refreshing. It is the opposite of chick-lit -- women’s fiction around women’s often romantic issues.

It’s nice that author Raymond allows Damon his mind, his ideas and his love without telling us why he does what he does. Although Raymond hints at Damon’s motivations, he doesn’t spend the time telling the reader Damon’s emotional state.

This enables the reader to observe and appreciate the character and his actions as it unfolds making it a pleasure to be caught up in Damon’s life and plans.

Rain Dragon is full of fun, interesting and unusual characters. There is a life the characters seek that is realistic, relatable and beguiling. Damon and Amy’s ideals for a productive good life give one hope and insight into the smart generation of young working Americans who must adapt to the bizarre and quickly changing world around them. This summer, consider Jon Raymond’s Rain Dragon. It is an organic experience.

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Dale Gribow On The Law

Soft Tissue or Brain Injury and Trial?

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or the most part, the injuries we are talking about stem from a soft-tissue/ whiplash case.

However cases that appear to be soft tissue sometimes turn out to be more serious because of a possible brain or head injury.

Your brain is like jello inside of your skull. When you are rear-ended the brain sloshes forward and backward and because the skull is not even and smooth inside and because there are little protruding bones, some of that brain can be sheared or torn away. Because it is not jello, but is instead your brain, if the portion that was torn away had to do with word retrieval, you may find yourself having word retrieval problems. Unfortunately, I find that when this happens, my clients are often not the

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Consider This

Carole King “The Legendary Demos” C

arole King recorded and released “Tapestry” in 1971. The landmark effort stayed on the charts for over six years, becoming the best-selling album of that era.

King first established a name for herself as a songwriter in the late fifties.

In partnership with then-husband Gerry Goffin, King began writing for publishers Don Kirshner and Al Nevins.

Goffin & King set up shop in the infamous Brill Building. Working alongside top tunesmiths like Neil Sedaka, Doc Pomus and Neil Diamond, Goffin & King scored hits for everyone from Little Eva, the Drifters, Aretha Franklin and the Monkees. Even the Beatles covered Goffin & King on their 1962 debut, “Please Please Me.” “The Legendary Demos” present some of King’s best known songs in their earliest incarnation. Traditionally, demo (or demonstration) recordings are stripped down affairs, meant to be a basic reference

guide for the performer.

But the revelation of King’s demos is that although they are in this embryonic state, her versions are sometimes just as powerful as finished product from the artists who recorded the songs.

“The Legendary Demos” opens with “Pleasant Valley Sunday.” A huge hit for the Monkees at the height of their popularity, their version was a propulsive rocker that highlighted the generation gap. In the demo context, King’s folky instrumentation belies the lyrics’ cutting social commentary on suburban ennui.

On “Take Good Care Of My Baby,” King works out the exact same arrangement that producers later used on the Bobby Vee hit. Her lilting piano arpeggios and tough & tender vocals completely mirror the finished product.

Conversely, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” lands somewhere between Aretha Franklin’s gut-bucket soul

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Are you thinking of starting a business?

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by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

best historians. In other words, they are not in the best position to be aware of a change in habit and/or problems that they are encountering.

A few years ago I had a case with a woman who was in her late thirties and was divorced with a 17 year old daughter.

A couple of months into the case the daughter had occasion to drop off some papers to my office. The mother had been saying everything was going fine every time I asked her and when the daughter came in I asked the daughter how her mother was doing and the daughter said “not so great”.

I had the daughter sit down and tell me what was happening. She explained that her mother had two things that she loved -- her, obviously, and a parakeet.

ShareKitchen

efore you get started, do your research. How is your idea unique relative to the competition? Often forgotten, you need to be passionate about what you are planning on doing. You will be breathing life into this business for a long time so you must have a passion. You also need a core team that includes an accountant, lawyer and marketer that will help you in building your business plan. If you don’t have those resources at your fingertips, start with an organization like ShareKitchen or the Coachella Valley Women’s Business Center (www.cvwbc. com).

You will need financial projections in order to have sufficient capital on hand. Be realistic and conservative.

New businesses seldom actualize their vision out of the gate so plan for the unexpected early on - even the best laid plans go through periods of trial

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and error. Be flexible and willing to change plans as necessary. Throughout, get help and advice from people more knowledgable in your business than you. If you can, work for others in the field prior to venturing out on your own. Know your personal strengths and secure team members knowledgable in the areas where you are weakest.

How is your credit? Remember to pull your credit report. If you have had problems, you need to work on fixing things. If you see an error on the report, write the credit agency with proof that the negative item was not accurate. If you have had problems, be ready to address problems with your potential investors or bank. When it comes to raising your capital, most start-ups rely on founder funds or those of friends and family. The reality is that few other than those who know you best are willing to lend or invest in start-ups.

The daughter had gone to stay at her father’s house for a week and when she returned home the parakeet was dead on the bottom of the cage. When the daughter questioned her mother about this, the mother, who had fed and watered the bird every day and would not let anyone else touch the bird, admitted that she had forgotten that she had a parakeet and did not feed or water the bird for a week. Thus, the bird died. This was my first exposure to something that most other lawyers just became aware of in the last few years, and that is a possible brain/head injury from a soft tissue case. We are seeing a lot of press regarding brain injuries, since some football players have discovered the problem from impacts.

In recent years, I have attended several weekend seminars on handling head injury cases. What I and most other lawyers learned for the first time is that you don’t have to hit your head or be unconscious to have a brain injury. Though it is the exception rather than the rule, brain injuries can occur from the brain sloshing backward and forward. The brain injury can be manifested in various forms. It could

be something as simple as having trouble remembering words and/or associations.

That is why it is important to tell your significant other to be aware of any changes in your normal daily patterns. This is why you should have your significant other read this article if you have been in an accident of any kind.

For instance, maybe your daily pattern involved your getting out of bed, going to the bathroom, brushing your teeth, taking a shower, reading the paper and having a cup of coffee. If this was a pattern that you performed in the same order every day but was one you subtly changed, there may be a problem. Hypothetically, after the accident you may now get out of bed, read the paper, have a cup of coffee, take a shower, brush your teeth, etc., etc. In other words, it is in a different order. It is a subtle change and probably not serious but this is something that should be looked into by a doctor.

This Part 6 of a 7 Part Series. To be continued next week.

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and King’s later version from “Tapestry,” which felt more intimate and confessional.

Six of the thirteen tracks here come from “Tapestry,” and even in this bare, no-frills atmosphere they are a revelation.

The title track is stripped-down but powerful; plaintive and eloquent. Truly a touchstone from the early 70s, the song fades out with a beautiful piano coda.

“It’s Too Late” feels resigned but resolute. It’s interesting how King’s vocalese foreshadows the intricate instrumental solos on the studio recording.

The New Age-y pep talk lyrics of “Beautiful” are leavened by King’s gospeltinged piano.

“Way Over Yonder” remains “Tapestry’s” most underrated track. The simplicity of the demo spotlights the gravitas of the lyrics.

King’s accompanying piano goes from rollicking to spiritual to soulful in the span of three minutes.

A couple of the songs here may seem unfamiliar. Even in the demo stage, “Like Little Children” has the down-home grit of a Stax recording.

Despite having been recorded by Irma Thomas, Gene Pitney and Cher, “Yours Until

Tomorrow” was never a hit. King’s demo is deep and dramatic, in the sweeping style of the early sixties.

“Crying In The Rain” is really just a blueprint. King double tracks her vocals but they can’t compare to the depth of the Everly Brothers’ fraternal harmonies.

The opposite is true of “Just Once In My Life.” King communicates the urgency and emotion of Goffin’s lyrics. Also, her arrangement approximates both the majesty of Phil Spector’s “Wall Of Sound” production and the complex blue-eyed soul of the Righteous Brothers. It’s no surprise that the song was a top 10 hit for the Righteous Brothers and Spector, following the phenomenal success of “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.”

“The Legendary Demos” closes with “You’ve Got A Friend.” Famously covered

by James Taylor, this warmhearted paean to friendship also nudged King from behind the scenes as a songwriter and launched her into the stratosphere as a singer-songwriter.

Not unlike Bob Dylan’s “Basement Tapes,” “The Legendary Demos” gives us a window into King’s creative process. It’s a rewarding journey.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of June 21

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Swans, geese, and ducks molt all their flight feathers at once, which means they may be unable to fly for several weeks afterwards. We humans don’t do anything like that in a literal way, but we have a psychological analog: times when we shed outworn self-images. I suspect you’re coming up on such a transition, Aries. While you’re going through it, you may want to lie low.

Anything resembling flight -- launching new ventures, making big decisions, embarking on great adventures -- should probably be postponed until the metamorphosis is complete and your feathers grow back.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 2011 car traffic began flowing across Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, a newly completed span that joins the city of Qingdao with the Huangdao District in China. This prodigious feat of engineering is 26.4 miles long. I nominate it to serve as your prime metaphor in the coming weeks. Picture it whenever you need a boost as you work to connect previously unlinked elements in your life. It may help inspire you to master the gritty details that’ll lead to your own monumental accomplishment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): An apple starts growing on its tree in the spring. By early summer, it may be full size and as red as it will ever be. To the naked eye, it appears ready to eat. But it’s not.

If you pluck it and bite into it, the taste probably won’t appeal to you. If you pluck it and hope it will be more delicious in a few weeks, you’ll be disappointed. So here’s the moral of the story, Gemini: For an apple to achieve its potential, it has to stay on the tree until nature has finished ripening it. Keep that lesson in mind as you deal with the urge to harvest something before it has reached its prime.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Dear Rob: In one of your recent horoscopes, you implied that I should consider the possibility of asking for more than I’ve ever asked for before. You didn’t actually use those words, but I’m pretty sure that’s what you meant. Anyway, I want to thank you! It helped me start working up the courage to burst out of my protective and imprisoning little shell. Today I gave myself permission to learn the unknowable, figure out the inscrutable, and dream the inconceivable.

- Crazy Crab.” Dear Crazy: You’re leading the way for your fellow Cancerians. The process you just described is exactly what I advise them to try in the coming weeks.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Picture yourself moving toward a building you haven’t seen before. Trust the initial image that leaps into your imagination.

What type of path are you on? Concrete or dirt or brick or wood? Is it a long, winding way or short and direct? Once you arrive at the front door, locate the key. Is it under a mat or in your pocket or somewhere else? What does the key look like?

Next, open the door and go inside to explore.

Where have you arrived? See everything in detail.

This is a test that has no right or wrong answers, Leo -- similar to what your life is actually bringing you right now. The building you’ve envisioned represents the next phase of your destiny. The path symbolizes how you get here. The key is the capacity or knowledge you will need.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): My first poetry teacher suggested that it was my job as a poet to learn the names of things in the natural world. She said I should be able to identify at least 25 species of trees, 25 flowers, 25 herbs, 25 birds, and eight clouds. I have unfortunately fallen short in living up to that very modest goal, and I’ve always felt guilty about it. But it’s never too late to begin, right? In the coming weeks, I vow to correct for my dereliction of duty. I urge you to follow my lead, Virgo. Is there any soul work that you have been neglecting? Is there any part of your life’s mission that you have skipped over? Now would be an excellent time to catch up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here’s my nomination for one of the Ten Biggest Problems in the World:

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our refusal to control the pictures and thoughts that pop into our minds. For example, I can personally testify that when a fearful image worms its way into the space behind my eyes, I sometimes let it stimulate a surge of negative emotions rather than just banish it or question whether it’s true.

I’m calling this is to your attention, Libra, because in the weeks ahead you’ll have more power than usual to modulate your stream of consciousness.

Have you ever seen the bumper sticker that says, “Don’t believe everything you think”? Make that your mantra.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the hands of a skilled practitioner, astrology can help you determine the most favorable days to start a new project or heat up your romantic possibilities or get a tattoo of a ninja mermaid. Success is of course still quite feasible at other times, but you might find most grace and ease if you align yourself with the cosmic flow. Let’s consider, for example, the issue of you taking a vacation. According to my understanding, if you do it between now and July 23, the experiences you have will free your ass, and -- hallelujah! -- your mind will then gratefully follow. If you schedule your getaway for another time, you could still free your ass, but may have to toil more intensely to get your mind to join the fun.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What is your most hateable and loveable obsession, Sagittarius?

The compulsion that sometimes sabotages you and sometimes inspires you? The longing that can either fool you or make you smarter? Whatever it is, I suspect it’s beginning a transformation.

Is there anything you can do to ensure that the changes it undergoes will lead you away from the hateable consequences and closer to the loveable stuff? I think there’s a lot you can do. For starters: Do a ritual -- yes, an actual ceremony -- in which you affirm your intention that your obsession will forever after serve your highest good and brightest integrity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): As someone who thrives on simple organic food and doesn’t enjoy shopping, I would not normally have lunch at a hot dog stand in a suburban mall. But that’s what I did today. Nor do I customarily read books by writers whose philosophy repels me, and yet recently I have found myself skimming through Ayn Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness. I’ve been enjoying these acts of rebellion. They’re not directed at the targets that I usually revolt against, but rather at my own habits and comforts. I suggest you enjoy similar insurrections in the coming week, Capricorn. Rise up and overthrow your attachment to boring familiarity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The ancient Chinese book of divination known as the I Ching speaks of “catching things before they exit the gate of change.” That’s what happens when a martial artist anticipates an assailant’s movement before it happens, or when a healer corrects an imbalance in someone’s body before it becomes a full-blown symptom or illness. I see this as an important principle for you right now, Aquarius.

It’s a favorable time to catch potential disturbances prior to the time they exit the gate of change. If you’re alert for pre-beginnings, you should be able to neutralize or transform brewing problems so they never become problems.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Neurophysiologists say that singing really loudly can flush away metabolic waste from your cerebrum. I say that singing really loudly can help purge your soul of any tendency it might have to ignore its deepest promptings. I bring these ideas to your attention, Pisces, because I believe the current astrological omens are suggesting that you do some really loud singing. Washing the dirt and debris out of your brain will do wonders for your mental hygiene. And your soul could use a boost as it ramps up its wild power to pursue its most important dreams.

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yaluronic Acid, also known as HA, is no joke. Hyaluronic acid is a substance that naturally occurs throughout our bodies and has recently made it’s way into every type of health and beauty product on the shelf of your favorite store.

A gel-like substance that is found in the vitreous humor of the eye, the synovial fluid of joints, and the dermal cellular matrix, Hyaluronic acid acts as a lubricating and protective agent. A layer of HA protects cartilage, enables joints to glide smoothly, and also aids in cellular repair of skin and wound repair as it facilitates cell migration.

It is also a significant part of the skin’s cellular matrix, therefore having a direct correlation with our health and appearance. Studies even suggest HA may also play a role in brain development. Modern medicine uses Hyaluronic acid in cataract surgeries, the treatment of osteoporosis, and cosmetic surgeries such as dermal fillers.

Hyaluronic acid is now the most common dermal filler on the market, think Juvederm, Restylane and Perlane, and due to this popularity, HA has made its way into many of the beauty products we see advertised today. Hyaluronic acid is being touted as the latest anti-aging miracle product, even though there is actually no scientific data to prove this claim. There is even a possibility that HA may actually contribute to the formation of malignant tumors due to the substance’s promotion of cell migration. However, due to it’s ability

to increase elasticity and plump up the skin, the simple appearance of more youthful skin has certainly earned it a healthy reputation.

As we age, the levels of Hyaluronic acid naturally occurring in our bodies begins to decrease. Since HA is a major component of the skin’s structure, losing it causes lines and wrinkles. Lack of HA may also decrease moisture levels and the ability for the skin to allow healthier cells to regenerate and migrate fully.

Simply put, your skin doesn’t do it’s job without HA. As we age, we lose HA. But do we still need it? And if so, how do we get more?

While HA may be injected for surgical cosmetic procedures and taken as a supplement for osteoporosis, many beauty products containing Hyaluronic acid are vying for your attention.

Hyaluronic acid attracts water and the molecules bind together, creating even more plumpness of the skin while retaining higher moisture levels. Lotions, creams, serums, shampoos, conditioners and oils all exist touting HA as the antiaging ingredient of the moment. When shopping for the latest youthful craze, look for it in the form of a serum. Since HA works best when consumed in liquid form, a serum is the closest thing to liquid HA that can be applied topically.

Of course, supplements will also work better in liquid form versus capsules or pills.

Since scientific research is ongoing, look for new discoveries on Hyaluronic acid on the horizon.

June 21 to 27, 2012

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Drum in the Summer

by Bronwyn Ison

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ummer has arrived and many will partake in numerous activities to kick-off their summer. The Summer Solstice celebrates the longest day and the shortest night of the year in our northern hemisphere. On June 20, The Joshua Tree Retreat Center at the Metaphysics is celebrating a community drum circle. Performing the midsummer gathering is a well-known Joshua Tree percussionist, Sam Sloneker.

Studies have shown drumming has a myriad of benefits. Drumming is expressive, artistic, engaging, stress relieving, and maintains emotional balance. It will help strengthen your immune system too.

Drumming groups also facilitates your being connected with your community. It will give one a sense of belonging and rapport with others.

The summer solstice has been celebrated for centuries by a wide variety of cultures and is a special time. Some believe it is a great time to set and clarify personal

intentions for your summer. This day is also coupled by Tuesdays’ New Moon and is an auspicious time for new beginnings.

Sloneker says, “I’m really looking forward to our welcoming in summer by drumming together under our clear and beautiful desert sky. Our drum circles are always a lot of fun. Come and play with us in celebration of this awesome time and bring your friends and family to join in the merriment.”

Come feel the freedom of expression through drumming. If you’d you like to participate you are highly encouraged to bring drums, shakers, tambourines and any other instrument you’d like to share. Many instruments will be available to musicians.

Come one, come all to a gathering that will leave you feeling calm, yet simultaneously invigorated for the summer.

This is a community event and there is no charge. However, a suggested donation of $5.00 per participant or $10.00 per family is appreciated. Drumming begins at 7pm and the fun continues until 9pm. Begin the summer to the beat of your own drum.

For those of you who read us online on Wednesdays, you still have time to make this event. For those who pick up the paper in print on Thursday, there is a drum circle held once a month throughout the summer that you can participate in.

For additional information, contact: Joshua Tree Retreat Center (760) 365-8371 or Drummer, Sam Sloneker (760) 366-9081, samslo@msn.com

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