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Kal David

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Kal David sings the Blues in The Purple Room at Club Trinidad

by Lola Rossi-Meza

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Contents Kal David...................................3 Red Hot Date.............................5 Selma ........................................5 Don’t Be Clueless......................6 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local......7 Golf Column..............................7 Consider This.............................8 Desert DJs.................................8 Valley Rhythms.........................9 Pet Place..................................10 The Vino Voice.........................11 Club Crawler Nightlife............12 Good Grub...............................14 Local Music Spotlight.............15 Screeners.................................16 Book Review............................17 Restaurant Guide....................18 ShareKitchen...........................19 Dale Gribow on the Law.........19 Musicians Corner....................19 Free Will Astrology.................20 Health Fitness & Beauty.........21 Mind, Body & Spirit................21

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or the next several weeks, Kal David will perform every Thursday, from 7 to 11 p.m., in the Purple Room at Club Trinidad located at 1900 East Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. (760) 327-1877 ext. 230. He is scheduled to perform on Friday, August 17, at 7 p.m. in the Palm Desert Country Club located at 77-200 California Drive in Palm Desert. (760) 3450222. Hamilton’s at 79-255 Highway 111 in La Quinta, (760) 698-8303, has also accommodated him with a few dates, Saturday, August 4 and August 11. Come see and enjoy the Valley’s own Bluesman himself, while you can, before he starts touring again.

Why would this super star listed as one of Bruce Fessier’s top ten guitarists play gigs in a few local venues? The answer is simple. He is a very smart musician, who keeps up his chops while resting at home with his very talented wife, vocalist Lauri Bono. Together, Kal David and the Real Deal featuring Miss Lauri Bono, tour the East Coast and Europe, and have been for years. Relaxing while keeping his fingers moving, and entertaining his fans on his home turf, is the life that keeps him happy.

He recently learned that his CD, released last year, is still #2 on CD Baby. Released on Crytone Records, “Crossroads Of My Life” was also #86 on the 2011 Hot 100 for radio air play, according to the Roots Music Report.

“We got a lot of air play on Sirius/XM Radio, which is satellite radio, lots of people have it in their cars, but you need to subscribe to it,” said David. “They have Howard Stern, and one of their channels is called ‘B.B. King’s Bluesville’.

They picked up our CD and were playing two cuts almost everyday, the title cut “Crossroads Of My Life” and “I Idolize You” which, was one of the only covers on that album. The song is kind of an obscure Ike Turner composition he wrote for Tina, probably about himself. It is the only cut Lauri sings on this album. They chose those two.”

“Crossroads Of My Life” was written

by Eric Kaz, a songwriter friend he knew from the Woodstock days. Kaz also wrote “Love Has No Pride” for Bonnie Raitt, along with many others. Most of the songs on the album were written by Kal

and Lauri, and marks the fact that he has been recording for 40 years.

“It celebrates by re-visiting some of the songs I wrote while touring with Illinois Speed Press, a band I had in the 1960s. I did a couple of songs from the Fabulous Rhinestones, a band I had in the 1970s,” said David. “ Then there were a couple of songs we wrote specifically for this album.”

Cut one “Say Yeah”, and his favorite cut on the record, “Heartache,” is more of a bluesy R&B song.

He and Lauri went into LA to meet with Hammond B-3 player Mike Finnigan to record the song “Crossroads Of My Life.” David had every intention of playing guitar on the cut, however, “What Finnigan did on that song was so good, we made a production decision. Lauri said to me, ‘Maybe you shouldn’t play on this cut.’ So it is only my voice with Finnigan, but what he did was brilliant.” The rest of the album was recorded with his band The Real Deal, keyboard player Adam Klipple and drummer Mike Nappi, who both live in New York City and are the musicians he tours with.

In June, they went to Bonn, Germany to perform at a private party and will be returning to Cologne, Germany for another private party in October. He and Bono sent the band home and took the bullet train to Paris, France, where they celebrated their 35th Wedding Anniversary. “Lauri and I are together all the time, we write together, we perform together, we produce together and she was very involved in the selection of songs for the new album. She was the brains behind it. I love having her in my life,” David proudly stated.

Although they did not perform in France, they did a couple interviews and may do a Singer/Songwriter event when they return to Europe. They stayed in an apartment on “Boulevard du Reuilly” and met up with one of their fans, Jean-Paul Ribes, who has every album David has made since the 1960s.

He took them to see some of the tourist attractions and promoted them in France by getting their music played on the radio.

For Kal David’s background, you can visit his web-site, KalDavid.com. This is also the best place to purchase his CD or digital downloads. There are lots of videos on YouTube, as well. “In a world where continue to page 4

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everyone has a movie camera in their pocket with the new cell phones, you have to be aware of what you are doing when you perform. Who knows how many people will see the video clip. My video of ‘My Guitar Gently Weeps’ has had over 11,000 hits, probably because it was written by George Harrison, but people always request that song, so I perform it in every one of my shows. I am very proud of it,” shared David.

He was recently asked to put together an 11-piece band at The Joint in LA, because the owners want to re-create the vibe of The China Club, an establishment where David was the musical director during the 1990s. “I conducted a 15-piece band at that time. We had everyone from Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Paul Young, Skunk Baxter, John Entwistle to Rick James. It was a lot of fun. They are calling it The China Club Pro Jam at The Joint. I’ll be doing that probably once a month. On Friday, August 3, I am performing at The Arcadia Blues Club with Armando Compean on bass. He played with me a few times at Blue Guitar, the night club Lauri and I built and owned from 1998 until we sold it in October of 2004. My West Coast Real Deal drummer Rena Beavers will also perform with me.”

A while back, he was asked to teach at the National Guitar Workshop, a wellknown program where kids and adults spend a week with various teachers and guest artists. While writing the curriculum for this appearance, David was inspired to produce a project close to his heart, the Kal David Blues Guitar Master Class DVD Series, available on his web-site. It is like having Kal David with you anytime, 24/7. “It is all about what I have learned over the years performing, finger exercises and various songs. It will help guitarists play faster, have more confidence on stage, and learn to improvise,” said David. As a result, he was contacted by Berkeley College of Music in Boston to do several seminars.

Congratulations Kal and Lauri for 35 years of marriage. You have a lot of fans worldwide who love and respect you. Keep on making music!

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Can’t Beat the Heat?

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ust because temperatures in Palm Springs are at their highest, doesn’t mean valley entertainment is going cold. Hosts Cirenia Guerrero, Craig Michaels and David Fortier are going to make sure of that as they navigate audiences on August 4th at Spa Resort Casino through Red Hot Date, the hottest live game show to hit Southern California.

Reminiscent of the popular 1970’s game show, The Dating Game, Red Hot Date is a high-energy, fast moving; dating game show set on a live stage and broadcast on Palm Springs’ local television. Pushing the boundaries on what makes dating an often seductive and sexy test of personality and wit, Red Hot Date is a hilarious, engaging and fun experience for both singles and couples. Audience members (if they choose) have the opportunity to be a part of the action, with the ability to ask stage contestants questions, vote on who should be picked and be contestants themselves through entertaining pop culture trivia and singles games. It’s spontaneous, it’s wild, and the best part about it, real live local singles serve as its cast of characters.

With both straight and gay versions of

the show, Red Hot Date features singles of all ages and orientations. “Although the last show was a huge success with audiences, we’ve got a few more surprises in store this time around, “ says Red Hot Date Executive Producer, Valerie Wells. Wells confides the show is adding some new twists and turns that “will keep both contestants and audience members on their toes.”

Set on the hotel side of the Spa Resort Casino in the Canyon Center, Red Hot Date producers and casino staff have come together to help create Wells’ vision of a “Lovers Utopia.” Through modern lighting techniques, multimedia effects and a set that might even impress the king of relationship game shows himself, Chuck Barris, Wells promises “an interactive experience like none other.”

Red Hot Date is also proud to announce special musical guests, Evolove. This up-andcoming LA based band is known nationally as the finalists for the FreeCreditScore.com band search, as well as featured artists for Hot Topic’s “Shop Till You Rock Tour.” Their music has been heard on ABC’s Pretty Little Liars and MTV shows, Made, True Life and Teen Mom.

July 26 to August 1, 2012

Then Join it at the Spa Resort Casino for the Sizzling Hot New Game Show, Red Hot Date!

Although tagged as a singles event, couples will also find the experience entertaining as along with providing singles games, Love Shack will be providing couples games to help “reignite the spark” says Love Shack representative, Serena Leichtfuss.

A variety of prizes are also up for grabs for contestants and audience members alike, which include everything from suites

provided by Renaissance Palm Springs and the Palm Springs Hilton, to dinners provided

by Trio, Ace Hotel and many more.

Red Hot Date’s August 4th taping will take place at Spa Resort Casino’s hotel side in the Canyon Conference Center on Saturday, August 4th, with episodes airing shortly after on Palm Springs’ Retro Station, KRET-TV. Guests are encouraged to enjoy a happy hour reception at the hotel pool beginning at 7PM prior to the show, with doors opening at 8PM. Tickets are $15 when purchased through HotDATEvents. com or $20 at the door. The Spa Resort Casino Hotel is located at 100 North Indian Canyon in downtown Palm Springs.

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dge TV Palm Springs has created a SELMA television and production program associated with the Coachella Valley’s reality dating show RED HOT DATE. It has been announced that 20% of all ticket sales will be donated to Support and Education for Local Music and Arts, Coachella Valley Chapter 1. These initial funds will be processed as a donation from Edge TV Palm Springs to SELMA Coachella Valley Chapter 1, with the intention of using the funds to engage the CREATE PAYING JOBS (C.P.J.) program.

Eligible SELMA Members are selected to be rewarded an allotted portion of the accumulative C.P.J. Program funds through Red Hot Date. If you will choose to join us on August 4th at the Spa Resort Casino, Palm Springs 8pm-12am, the hard working production team will looking forward to your participation.

Show our S.E.L.M.A. by purchasing tickets at www.hotdatevents.com or live at the door and 20% of all ticket sales will directly support individuals

who have dedicated countless volunteer hours, passionately producing quality entertainment for us all.

We look forward to watching SELMA’s C.P.J. Program grow. Thank you for your assistance in creating productive opportunities for the members of our community. We are all looking forward to seeing you at the next fun filled night of production with Red Hot Date. (Tickets @ www.hotdatevents.com) In order to be eligible for future CPJ funds, new members must file themselves with the SELMA Secretary and record their volunteered time, connections, and materials to the production of said project to be reviewed by the Board of Directors.

For more info on your SELMA Membership filing or the CPJ Program contact 2012 SELMA President, amanda@selmagrows. org .

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alfway through the joys of summer where “easy does it” seems to be the traditional motto, the mission, and not the translation of the unspoken “scream” from the Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch pastel that early May was gaveled down for $120m in a12 minute bidding war.

Although non-admirers gargled glass shards at the price, others, drooling, called the work “priceless.” We just thank the muses that this painting didn’t set the tone for the season. Whatever. Value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And during the season, we could all use an escape. Whether your escape is a snooze in a breeze-fueled hammock or a soundbarrier breaking scream from a roller coaster, make it count, make it joyous in the last days ahead of summer pleasures.

Easy does it.

Thursday, July 26, 4pm-8pm. Last chance to see two Global Lens free film series screenings at the Palm Springs Art Museum (PSAM). They’re free, they’re provocative, from new young directors and countries not typically associated with film making. Qarantinam is the stunningly photographed story of a broken family in a dilapidated Baghdad house who take in a sullen and imperious boarder that turns out to be a contract killer. Yikes! And on August 2, Tollbooth will unspool a “wry, heartbreaking story of a lonely tollbooth attendant and a woman who drives by every day. Annenberg Theater at The Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs. PSAM is open on Thursday nights with free admission between 4-8pm with temp set at 75 degrees! Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis. Info, call 760325-7186, or visit www.psmuseum.org.

Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28.

Bling Alert! Today and tomorrow “All That Glitters” is on sale at the American Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop in Rancho Mirage.

Showcase after showcase of vintage and contemporary jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, pins and brooches, by the names you know in design, each piece preworn and gently cared for by only the most discriminating fashion plates before being donated for a good cause that touches everyone. All funds raised support the free programs and services of the American Cancer Society. A unique resale shopping experience, window-gazing at the Discovery Shop is similar to visiting the most exclusive boutiques of designer clothing, jewelry for men and women, plus a plethora of gift and sundry for your home---all at great prices. And that’s putting it mildly. Get

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your racing shoes on and sharpen your elbows. Summer hours are 9am – 5pm, and the staff is welcoming and knowledgeable.

Located at 42-446 Bob Hope Dr., in the Rancho Las Palmas Shopping Center, across from the River in Rancho Mirage.

For donations or volunteer information, please call the Discovery Shop at 760-5685967. For information on the American Cancer Society’s programs and services, call anytime at 800-ACS-2345, or visit online at www.cancer.org/discovery , or www. discoveryshop-ranchomirage.org.

Saturday, August 4, 10am to 2pm. If you’ve been starting your sentences start with “What this family needs…”, think about completing it with “a good strong walk together.” (We think “a good strong talk together” is possible, if the kids will listen.

Not.) A “Strong Family Walk” at Westfield Palm Desert mall benefits Olive Crest, an organization dedicated to transforming the lives of at-risk children through the healing power of family. Mission? Since 1973, Olive Crest has been dedicated to preventing child abuse, treating and educating children and preserving the family…”one life at a time.” Wow! And we’ve always said, “The family that shops together, stays together.” Here’s the 4-hour run-down: Meet at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, lower level, Westfield Shopping Mall.

As you register your family, each walker will receive a validated Passport to selected stores inside the shopping center providing opportunities for raffle baskets full of exciting gift items donated by participating Westfield merchants. Per person cost, $10 registration fee, or $50 for a family of six or more. Sponsors are Westfield Palm Desert, Macy’s, Coachella Valley Weekly. And Rob Zwemmer and Associates. For details and early registration by credit card, please call Olive Crest at 760-341-8507, or visit www. olivecrest.org. All proceeds support local Olive Crest programs in our community.

Westfield Palm Desert Mall, 73840 Highway 111, Palm Desert.

Saturday, August 11, 7pm – Midnight.

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Haddon Libby: It’s all local

by Diane Marlin-Dirkx

IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY

Hot? Here’s a cool shower you won’t want to miss. The 6th Annual Perseid Meteor Shower will be hosted by the Mojave Desert Land Trust who endeavors to preserve desert wilderness including our beautiful night skies under the stars.

Romantic, yes? Here’s the sigh-worthy scoop. The Perseids are considered by many to be the best meteor shower of the year, sometimes peaking at 50 per hour.

Expect a great night for meteor-watching, but wait: The star show will not be confined to the sky. The Southern California Desert Video Astronomers will donate their time and equipment to project spectacular live images from deep space onto the side of the Integratron building using powerful telescopes and a state-of-the-art projection system. Built in the 50s by aerospace engineer George Van Tassel who claimed that extraterrestrials gave him the allwood design, it has an acoustically perfect sound chamber where you can experience a “sound bath.” A scientist from Joshua Tree National Park will give a presentation to ambient live music during the event. There will be a raffle, Aspen Mill desserts, and a coffee bar. Tickets are $40 per person for Land Trust members; $55 for non-members which includes membership. Kids 12 and under are free. Overnight camping is an additional $30 per person and includes a continental breakfast. Bring comfortable chairs or blankets, water bottles (refills available on site), flashlight, camping gear.

Location: The Integratron, 2477 Belfield Blvd., Landers, CA 92285. More info: www. integratron.com. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Purchase tickets at www.mojavedesertlandtrust.org. Or call 760-366-5440.

Monday, August 6 through Friday, August 24, 1pm – 5pm. So, your kid wants to be an actor? If he or she sees the Hollywood star rising over them in the west, give your budding Daniel Radcliffe, Dakota Fanning, Miley Cyrus or Justin Beiber, the creative edge by casting him or her in The Play Project! It’s an improvisational acting class for 6 to 18 year olds in a fun, supportive

environment led by Jeannette Knight, an award-winning actor, director and educator, whose body of work includes over 40 roles and 20 directing credits nationwide. She has served as an artist-in-residence for the California Arts Council, Beaumont Actors Studio, and the McCallum Theatre.

Currently, she is on the theatre faculty at the prestigious Idyllwild Arts Academy, one of only three arts-based boarding schools in the United States. Rosie’s Kids, a Coachella Valley charity is helping to make this acting program more affordable for children and their families by offering grants to cover all fees. Founded by Rosie Welmas, who saw the need while coaching children’s cheerleading squads, her organization helps with providing funds for the extracurricular activities that encourages growth as wellrounded individuals. Cost: $150 per child.

For more information, call Rosie Welmas at 760-574-1828, or email mdwelmas@aol. com. Location: 45-140 Towne St., Indio.

Thursdays, August 9 through September 6, 6pm. Free Films! Nice alliteration, Palm Springs Art Museum (PSAM) and Palm Springs International Film Society (PSIFS)!

These two dynamic organizations have continued a partnership which is tightly focused on bringing a quality film series to diverse audiences across the Coachella Valley on a consistent basis. Every film in this August into September series qualifies as a genuine classic comedy, some droll black comedy, some all-American vaudeville slapstick, all terrific. Tonight, Thursday, at the Annenberg Theatre the first film unreeling with giggles galore is Duck Soup (1933), starring the Marx Brothers, namely (as it were) Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo, with the ubiquitous always-lookingfor-love tank Margaret Dumont. To which Dumont might respond, “I resemble that remark.” (Apologies to Groucho!) Calendar: August 16, Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Dir. Frank Capra with Cary Grant; August 23, The Ladykillers (1955), Dir. Alex Mackendrick with Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers; August 30, Dr. Strangelove or How I leaned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Dir. Stanley Kubrick with Peter Sellers and George C. Scott; and on September 6, Annie Hall (1977), Dir. Woody Allen with Diane Keaton. Annenberg Theater at The Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 Museum Drive, Palm Springs. More info, call 760-325-7186, or visit www.psmuseum.org.

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Why Many California Cities Are In Trouble

ities throughout California are having severe budget problems due to rising pension and health care benefits for city retirees, lower sales and property taxes and the loss of their Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs). RDAs were meant to remove blight while improving city tax revenues. Some cities used RDA monies to buy non-revenue producing properties from themselves in order to get one-time cash infusions while others overspent on pet projects. Many cities used RDA monies to cover annual operating expenses - an unintended and risky use of the funds.

To help you understand how cities used RDA funds to cover annual operating expenses, I will use an analogy: Let’s start in 2009 when you owned a home valued at $250,000. You wanted to do a renovation of the backyard and the out of pocket cost was $10,000. As you didn’t have the cash to do the remodel (and were a little tight on your household income), you borrowed the money as the renovation was going to increase the value of your home.

As the backyard remodel took a percentage of your time, you went to the bank and told them that you needed $15,000 for the remodel as it was going to cost $10,000 for the work and another $5,000 to cover the time that you spent overseeing things.

You justified the $5,000 of time to the bank by showing the number of hours that you spent thinking about the remodel, reviewing designs, discussing it with your neighbors and ‘billing’ the remodel for you time at the hourly rate that you would earn at your nine-to-five job. The bank said okay and lent you the $15,000.

In 2010, you still have a household cashflow problem. In fact, things are a little tighter than 2009. What to do?

Bathroom remodel!

Renovating the bathroom will cost at least $15,000 and will demand another $7,500 of your “time”. You go to the bank and tell them how you now need a loan for $25,000. Hold on: $15,000 plus $7,500 is only $22,500. Where did the other $2,500 come from? The answer is that you spent $2,500 of “time” monitoring the backyard

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remodel done in 2009. Now you have $10,000 of cash to cover the annual costs of operating your home.

How are you going to repay the $15,000 in debt that you took on to cover your living costs in 2009 and 2010 as well as the other $25,000 in debt? Not to worry, you expect to make more money in 2011 and your increased salary will begin to take care of your cashflow problem. Your plans go awry when your nine-to-five job is struggling and you have to take a 20% cut in salary.

Not to worry. In 2011, you bridge the cashflow gap by converting your house to solar power. That has a $50,000 price tag and will demand $25,000 of your “time”.

This will get you through the year as you are also getting money from the bank to maintain the 2009 backyard remodel and 2010 kitchen remodel as well.

In 2012, the bank that was financing your remodels goes out of business (not much of a surprise given their crazy lending practices). Given that you have inadequate cashflow to service existing debt, you can’t find another bank to cover the annual

household costs that you were attributing to the remodels. What to do?

First, you exhaust your cash accounts and then you raid your retirement funds. You try and cut your expenses and defer other spending but that isn’t enough. The only remaining solution is to declare bankruptcy and reorganize your debts.

This is exactly what is happening throughout California. When the RDAs went away, many cities lost the mechanism through which they were balancing their annual budgets.

In 2011, one Coachella Valley city did this more aggressively than any other city in the state by attributing more than 50% or $5,000,000 of their operating expenses to RDA projects - Indian Wells. Not exactly the best way to balance the budget.

by Mike Livingston

GREAT SCOTT! HE CHOKED I

n one the of the most dramafilled finishes you’ll ever see, we as a golf viewership watched a great and talented young player literally throw-up all over himself last weekend at the world’s oldest and most celebrated sporting event, The Open Championship.

I think it was the 141st Open (we call it the British Open) they simply call it The Open Championship which I find ironic as more and more of the European Tour players are playing full-time on the PGA to ….you know – our PGA Tour!

In any event, this major was a bit different from the standpoint of the venue, Royal Lytham and St. Annes is an inland course which historically has taken away the mystic of the wind and rain of the British Open….well, the rain, anyway.

This year however the weather could not have been better for the first three days, which allowed for a record score at

the half way point. Brandt Snedeker sat atop the leaderboard at -10 having not made a bogie. That changed dramatically Saturday with a bit of wind and a playing companion like Tiger Woods. Adam Scott meanwhile took a commanding lead into Sunday and looked to cruise to his first major which, unfair to Adam who is a great young player in his own right, always brings controversy when he is in the hunt now because of his choice of caddy. Stevie Williams the cagey veteran of many majors with Tiger Woods, and he, of the equally documented bad break with Tiger is never short of tongue when near a microphone. Well, even his knowledge of being around the greatest player ever couldn’t help through osmosis as Adam Scott bogied the last four holes down the stretch to lose the Championship to multiple-major winner and long time good guy Ernie Els who had played very

well on Sunday including a bomb on eighteen to close.

As far as local golf is concerned, your round may not be quite as exciting as the Open Championship but remember to follow the two most important Caddyshack rules if you’re out there enjoying summer golf in the desert…….. hydrate and “don’t burn, re-apply at the turn”. We’re serious about our golf and hope you are too! We’ll be looking for you on The Caddy Shack Radio Show every Saturday morning from 6-8 a.m. on KNEWS 94.3 FM……Fore!

Mike Livingston is the Co-Host of The Caddy Shack Radio Show on KNEWS 94.3 FM on Saturday Mornings from 6:00-8:00 a.m.; Additionally, Mike is the Director of Management for Personalized Property Management Company, in Cathedral City.

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Consider This

“Falling Off The Sky”

he term “Power Pop” was coined

by Pete Townshend as a way to describe the style of music The Who played in the mid 60’s. Other purveyors included the Small Faces, the Kinks and the Beach Boys. But the sound originated with the Beatles.

Power Pop is characterized by strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economic arrangements, and crunchy guitar riffs. In the 70’s, the Power Pop torch was carried by the Raspberries, Big Star, Todd Rundgren, and Cheap Trick. But the genre reached it’s peak with the Knack’s 1979 smash hit “My Sharona.”

The next wave of Power Pop included the Plimsouls, 20/20, Paul Collins Beat and the dB’s.

The dB’s formed in 1978 in WinstonSalem, North Carolina and was co-piloted

by Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, both on guitar and vocals. The original line-up included Will Rigby on drums and Gene Holder on bass.

After relocating to New York City, the dB’s recorded two instant classics: “Stands For Decibels” and “Repercussion.” Despite the critical acclaim, commercial success

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eluded the quartet and the dB’s quietly broke up. But those two albums ended up influencing everyone from R.E.M. and Matthew Sweet, to Smithereens and the Fountains Of Wayne.

Happily, Power Pop fanatics can rejoice because the dB’s have reunited and released the excellent “Falling Off The Sky.” The album kicks into gear with the onetwo punch of “That Time Is Gone” and “Before We Were Born.” On the former, crunchy guitars, swirling Voxx organ and a tick-tock rhythm lay a foundation for Holsapple’s deadpan vocals. Ironically, the lyrics caution the listener about the pitfalls of pining for the past. But the melody screams 1973!

Descending power chords anchor “Before We Were Born.” “Are You ready for the news, it’s hidden in the words I sing/ the chords I ring.” As Stamey’s lyrics assay the powerful feelings of déjà vu, a muscular backbeat and Wurlitzer piano flourishes and colors the tilt-a-whirl instrumentation.

Although Holsapple and Stamey are the dB’s primary songwriters, Will Rigby contributes the stand-out, “Write Back.” A withering critique of internet love affairs,

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euphoria, betrayal and comeuppance all play out through e-mail. Underneath, Rigby’s veiled contempt, soaring organ and pounding drums collide with stringent guitar riffs.

Most of “Falling Off The Sky” stays within the rigid structure of Power Pop. But a couple songs expand the instrumental boundries: Holsapple’s “Wonder Of Love” improbably mixes a horn section with snaking guitar lines. The lyrics are a smarty-pants ode to the simplicity of love… “It isn’t metallurgy, it isn’t rocket surgery/ It isn’t as hard as you make it sound.” The horn section pivots from Mariachi to Stax-Volt in 60 second s flat! Stamey’s “Collide-oOo-Scope,” is an oscillating soundscape that incorporates Tubular Bells into the proceedings.

“Far Away And Long Ago,” also written

by Chris Stamey is a yearning song about lost love. “Now the days are empty and inverted, Now the nights are long.” The instrumentation is colored by plaintive violins and a sitar-like guitar solo. It wouldn’t seem out of places on the Beatles “Rubber Soul” album.

“Send Me Something Real,” returns to the familiar Power pop landscape. Guitar

riffs ricochet like a pinball through rueful lyrics and a ringing chorus.

“World To Cry” is piloted by jingle-jangle 12 –string guitar flourishes that recalls the Byrds at their mid 60’s peak.

The highlight of “Falling…” is Holsapple’s gorgeous , country-tinged “I Didn’t Mean To Say That.” The lyrics tentatively examine a relationship that has reached a plateau.

With stutter drums and bass as the foundation , plangent guitar lines cloak the words of regret.

Other great songs include the droning and assertive “The Adventures Of Albatross And Doggerel” and “She Won’t Drive In The Rain Anymore.” The latter blends a martial rhythm track with percolating guitars and literary lyrics.

“Falling Off The Sky” closes with a title track of sorts: “Remember (Falling Off The Sky),” weds wistful words, an accelerating backbeat and blistering guitar riffs. The melody starts slow but picks up speed barreling towards a satisfying conclusion.

More than 30 years since they broke up, the dB’s have made their triumphant return.

“Falling Off The Sky” is an unmitigated success, both timely and timeless.

with Craig Michaels

Island Sounds in the Desert

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lthough the dry desert scenery is a sharp contrast to the lush tropical Islands of Trinidad and Tobago, where Sherwin John (known as “DR.”) and Kerwin Greenidge (known as “Gov’ner”) grew up, both have made themselves right at home in the Coachella Valley.

Island Rhythms, a D.J. company based in Cathedral City, was founded in 2005 by Sherwin who had gained some experience DJing parties on the Islands of Trinidad. Sherwin would eventually call the Coachella Valley home after visiting friends and falling in love with the people and atmosphere of our resort community.

When Sherwin started his DJ company, he capitalized on his ethnic diversity to set himself apart from other companies.

Shortly after starting Island Rhythms, Sherwin found himself in New York doing a party for friends where he met Kerwin—

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coincidentally a DJ from the same Island.

The two DJs were reminiscing about the parties back in Trinidad and Tobago and decided to become partners.

When talking to Kerwin and Sherwin you can easily sense they are free spirited, hardworking, and say they pride them themselves on being punctual and dedicated. The pair of DJs enjoy and play all types of music but still have a strong passion for the music of the Islands such as Soca music, popularly known as Calypso. Other musical influences from the Caribbean Islands include artists such as Machel Montano, Kes the band, Baba Shanta, and Bunji Garlin. It is not a surprise they love Reggae and the conscious vibes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Gregory Isaac , Third World, and Steel Pulse.

Besides doing gigs in the desert Kerwin and Sherwin had business associates in Los Angeles and New York who they did

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events for. Their most memorable gig to date was in 2010 when they played at a fundraiser for the Marcus Heart Foundation at the Fox Theater in Pomona and shared the stage with Old School acts Zapp Band, Dazz Band, and The S.O.S Band.

The pair realized with their large network of friends in the entertainment business they could easily become an international and well-respected brand.

Island Rhythms, which started out as a DJ company, recently became Island Rhythms International, an agency offering all types of entertainment for corporate and private events. The company’s mantra is, “Together we achieve based on the virtues of loyalty, honor, respect and love working towards one common goal.” The company now consists of eight people many who live in LA and NY. If you would like to find out about

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usician, band leader, RCA recording artist and nightclub owner, Manny Lopez, has been performing since the early 1950s. He was recognized as the “King of the Cha-ChaCha” in the early 1960s when the popularity of the dance became a phenomenon. “I worked in so many places, I can’t remember them all,” said Lopez. “...like the Capri Club on 4th and La Cienega, Club Baion, The Palladium and The Garden of Allah on Sunset Boulevard, just to name a few.” The venues he and his band, the Manny Lopez Quintet, performed in, soon became hot nightspots for the young Hollywood stars and starlets who were beginning to make their mark in the movie business.

Signing with RCA Victor records in 1957, Lopez recorded two albums for that label and with the release of his first album, “Cha-Cha-Cha, If You Please” a worldwide audience began to take notice. While performing one evening in LA, he was asked to make an appearance in an up-coming movie. Who would have ever known

this modest Mexican-American would meet “The King” himself, Elvis Presley? In 1962, not only was he asked to make an appearance in the movie, “Fun In Acapulco”, Lopez was asked to coach Elvis Presley on how to play and sing in Spanish for the movie being filmed in Mexico.

“Elvis was a really nice guy. We had a lot of fun and he was very dedicated to learning the songs,” Lopez stated. “I remember we had only three days to rehearse. We only spent about two or three hours each day working on the song ‘Guadalajara’ but on third day, before we started, Elvis said to me, ‘Let me try singing it on my own, Manny, I think I got it.’ ...and he started singing the song and he did a great job.” In the movie, you can see Lopez playing the Brazilian maracas in the scene where Elvis sings “Bossa Nova Baby” set outside in the nightclub in Acapulco. In fact, if you look on the cover of the VHS or DVD, that’s Lopez on the left of Elvis and band member Francisco “Chico” Guerrero on the right.

With meeting Elvis so early in his career,

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it is very exciting for Lopez to be invited to Elvis Week 2012, being held in Memphis, Tennessee. He will be interviewed by Tom Brown, the vice president of original productions for Turner Classic Movies, on the Main Stage at the Entertainment Pavilion, across from Graceland, on Sunday, August 12 at 1 p.m. He along with Mary Ann Mobley, Jan Shepard and Chris Noel, to name a few, are part of the event called “Conversations on Elvis - Elvis in the Movies.” Please visit www.ElvisWeek.com for a schedule of the festivities starting on Friday, August 10 through Saturday, August 18, 2012.

In a telephone interview with Sue Lorenz, she said, “Elvis Presley Enterprises does an incredible job putting on this event.

This year will mark the 35th anniversary of his death on August 16, 1977. Many of his

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Along with help from the Viva Las Vegas Elvis Fan Club, Lorenz organized “A Star for Elvis” that was dedicated on September 26, 2008 located in front of the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. “Fans from all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Brazil, helped raise $15,000 in six months to sponsor the star. It was a labor of love. Every year we have a candle-light vigil in his honor on the evening before his death.”

On a personal note, thanks to a photograph I took of jazz pianist Andy Fraga Sr.’s star on Palm Canyon for his CD project - which was later used for a framed star replica in honor of singer Bobby Milano given to Tony Perneste - I now produce all the star replicas for the Palm Springs, Las Vegas and Anaheim Walk of Stars.

Lorenz personally brought the Elvis Presley star replica to Graceland. It hangs in the Trophy Room. Even though Elvis Presley Enterprises has never acknowledged the star in Las Vegas, nor all the hard work and determination of the fans involved with a simple “Thank You” note, I believe Elvis is looking down with a smile saying, “Thank you. Thank you very much!”

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Amber Houck, Animal Hero and American Hero T

here is an army of people rescuing animals from euthanasia in California’s public shelters, now armed with the internet and social media.

Amber Houck was part of that rescue army.

This amazing young woman also served in the United States Army in Kuwait just after the Gulf War, and was involved in the rebuilding process along the infamous Highway of Death.

She was an American Hero and an Animal Hero. Amber volunteered much of her time at the Redlands Animal Shelter where she was the Volunteer Rescue, Adoption and K9 Foster Coordinator. Sadly, Amber lost the final battle and passed away from cancer at the age of 38 on July 9, 2012. After her diagnosis in March, her story was chronicled in a Facebook page “For the Love of Amber”.

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Amber at a candlelight vigil at the Redlands shelter. Amber was an incredible person with a story that needs to be shared.

Ed Parker spoke about his daughter’s devotion to animals at her funeral, describing the day she headed for Los Angeles at 7:00 am to save a Chihuahua that was going to be euthanized, returning jubilantly with the tiny animal on her lap. The family is comforted

by Amber’s strong Christian faith and their knowing where her soul is now. Ed described Amber’s last days, “She knew where she was going, and a sense of humbleness and calmness took over her usual exuberant personality. Amber was a pistol!” Amber’s mom Susan Parker said one of the things she will miss the most is Amber’s constant smile.

Amber’s funeral notice listed her loving family and her canine kids, Boo Boo, Chocolate Boo Boo, Toby, Lil’ Bit, Midnight, Pongo and Phil.

Amber’s best friend Lisa Kuhnle describes Amber’s work, “The sheer number of dogs Amber rescued was phenomenal. She would drive them anywhere to get them a home.

Amber was so motivated, so passionate.”

When no one else could, Amber made the 8 hour drive to San Francisco to deliver a Rottweiler to a specific breed rescue.

Rottweiler’s have a hard time getting adopted from shelters and the dog was out of local options. Amber’s duties at the shelter included temperament testing, socializing the animals, contacting rescue groups, coordinating offsite adoptions, and transport.

She found foster homes, and took in many of the special needs dogs to foster in her own home. She never gave up on a dog, gently bringing those labeled “do not handle” out of their fear.

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bull rehomed from Redlands three times and returned. Determined that Buddy not be euthanized, Amber arranged for him to complete a training program at the Good Dog Rehab Center and then networked with her over 5,000 Facebook friends to get him a successful placement. Lisa and Amber worked some nights until 3:00 am. Amber used skills from her marketing degree to make beautiful adoption posters and videos, sending countless emails and Facebook postings.

A rescuer’s spouse is often the subject of the offhand joke, “He’ll divorce me if I bring home one more animal!” But Gary Houck supported his wife 100% in her rescue work.

Lisa told how Gary would call when Amber was on a rescue mission and check in with, “Hi Babe, when are you coming home? I’ll have dinner ready.” Gary and Amber met when they were both in the Army stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. Gary describes how Amber had an incredible way to turn around fearful and aggressive animals. He explains, “Rescue was her mission in life and I supported her. I believe dogs can sense if you are calm or if you’re ‘ramped up’ and they feel your emotions. I helped with the medical care of some of the special needs dogs. Amber brought home 2 dying dogs so they would be surrounded by love and not have to die at the shelter.”

Susan Parker believes her daughter’s rescue roots came from their families’ commitment to helping the underdog, those who have no voice to defend themselves.

“Dogs have a human quality to them, and I think that’s what Amber connected with. You can sense their love and their thoughts. No matter what, they wait for you and are so giving even when humans fail to treat them right.” Living in the moment of innocent optimism, rescue dogs teach us humans to move beyond our past and hope for a better future.

Amber was the catalyst who pulled the Redlands volunteer group together and took things to a new level with her technical skills and tireless enthusiasm. This poem was posted at her funeral service. “I am an animal rescuer. I have bought dog food with my last dime. I have patted a mangy head with a Bare Hand. I have hugged someone vicious and afraid. I have fallen in Love a Thousand times, and I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body. I am a Rescuer. My work is never done.

My Home is never Quiet. My wallet is always empty, but my Heart is always Full.” Rest in Peace dear Amber. Others will carry your legacy and we will look to your bright light to guide us.

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ast week we featured the racy and elegant German Riesling Kabinett as the one to accompany your Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay wines for the summertime. Although we do a big bash of bubbly discussion and drinking around the winter holidays and New Year’s, it’s also a great time—now in heat haven, to stock up and enjoy some good sparkling wines.

Yes, there’s plenty of French Champagne which can be fabulous. But—and it’s a big but, it can get pretty pricy. What we’d like to have is a few or more bottles on hand and in the cooler. So let’s look at some bubblies that score pretty well, are very good in quality and a good bang for the buck.

So much of the wine world now is in love with Washington State wines. One of the most popular wineries is of course Domaine Ste. Michelle, who utilize that “Methode Champenoise” in the production of their sparklers. The result is very French in style and quite elegant.

Wine Enthusiast says the Brut Classic Cuvee (under $10) is “the richest and finest of this winery’s series of value bubblies. This Chardonnay-Pinot Noir blend is delicately scented with raspberry, peach, smoke and yeast, and it’s smooth on the palate, so elegant and complex, it’s hard to believe it costs so little.”

While we’re at it, Ste. Michelle continues to put out their tasty Blanc de Noir, which also can be found for under $10 at Trader Joe’s markets. This sparkler is “creamy & complex, a pretty, pale copper, with Pinotscented hints of cherry fruit.”

For those special summer occasions, sometimes we treat ourselves or friends to a “high-end” type of sparkler. For instance, although we aren’t putting up the $40 to $80 for a French Champagne, for around $20 to $25 we can enjoy their “offspring” that are famously at home here in California wine country. The soil is California, the style is Champagne and a definite California style has evolved: A sparkler with dominant fruit driven flavors along with a backdrop of toasty and mineral notes. It’s fun and interesting at a home-sparkling-wine tasting party to consider how these four “babyboomer” sparklers still approximate their “parents” style.

Surely both long-time Champagne drinkers and parvenus alike will recognize these world famous “parent” French Champagne names and their California

offspring: Louis Roederer - Roederer Estate (Mendocino) Tattinger - Domaine Carneros (Napa) G.H. Mumm - Mumm Napa Valley Moet & Chandon - Domaine Chandon (Napa) Enjoy the Roederer Estate brands if your palate still strives for that French-like “terrior” taste. Domaine Carneros is like their “parent” in subtle and understated classic flavors. Mumm Napa Valley has minerality while beginning to showcase New World fruit. Domaine Chandon clearly exhibits the most fruity and sweeter notes of the fab four.

Seems like we’re covering the Pacific states so let’s bring in Oregon, specifically Willamette [Will-LAM-et] Valley, with their beautiful Burgundian climate. Currently there’s the Argyle Brut 2008 in stores.

Argyle Brut is one of the Northwest’s best sparkling wines in a great looking green bottle at around the $25 price range.

Their winery notes: “Soft straw color, the tiny streams of minuscule bubbles, and as you raise the glass, you get full aromas of creamy vanilla poached pear and fresh sour dough starter. The first impression on the palate is of how well balanced this wine is, playing the purity of fruit off of the fresh acidity while showcasing the wine’s natural mineral notes. There are hints of ripe guava, red Anjou pear, Meyer lemon, and lightly toasted brioche, finishing with notes of honeysuckle and lemon curd.”

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Again, and apparently again—as I’ve recommended in my previous columns, one of the best sparkler values in town is the Spanish Cava, Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut and their Rosé Brut. Both delicious and quite Champagne-like, with the Rosé carrying tasty strawberry notes, they’re currently selling for less than $6 a bottle at Pavilions in Rancho Mirage. It never disappoints and tastes like a $20 bottle!

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prices that it would be small servings, but I was wrong. I ordered 2 shrimp enchiladas, which came with rice, beans and a salad, and the portions were huge.

My friend ordered the triple plate, which came with an enchilada, burrito and tamale accompanied with rice, beans and salad. It was more than he was able to finish. The taste of the carne asada burrito was tender and tasty and the shrimp in the enchilada was fresh. A few things that stood out about the food were; they claim to be the only Mexican restaurant in the valley that serves their salsa warm, and it’s the only place I’ve ever had it that way, they serve their nachos with melted jack cheese and they have delicious fresh guacamole that accompanied the salsa and chips quite well.

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ocated in downtown Indio across from Indio Performing Arts Center, at 83-011 Indio Blvd., is a small, quaint Mexican restaurant called Rincon Norteño. The décor might not be fancy but the food and the service are both worth stopping in for. Since 1964 Rincon Norteño Mexican Restaurant in Indio, has been serving up good grub at an even better price. If you’re looking for good Mexican food that won’t take your wallet, then you must stop in and try their daily specials. Taco Tuesdays boast shredded beef or chicken tacos for only 1.50, grilled carne asada or chicken for 2.00, fish for 2.50 or shrimp for only 3.00. On enchilada Wednesdays you can get cheese & onions for 1.50, chicken or beef for 2.00 and shrimp for 2.50.

They also have drink specials on Mon., Wed. & Fri. with 3.00 chavelas and on Tues., Thurs. & Sat. They have large classic margaritas for only 2.50. And I must say they pour a strong margarita. With all that said it’s obvious the prices are good but what about the portions? I expected for those

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ears. The fairly harmonic, yet rockin’ vintage instruments slowly but surely catch you up in a delighted desert dance.

War Drum is a hard working band that has risen from the mirage of our adored “Desert Rock” genre. The cellophane shrink wrapping that encloses your copy of their brand new album, “Fortune Finder,” awaits you with total authenticity.

The band began their journey together in 2010, and have since created a “modern production meet’s 60s revival rock” vibe that now has over 1000 fans worldwide.

The best way to obtain an album is to join up at a live show and share your S.E.L.M.A. by purchasing one for $10, but anyone can find a little piece at itunes/War Drum, facebook/War Drum, or at wearewardrum. com where there is a convenient free download.

Laying down their new music at the original Death Row Records (now MiXLA), Unit A Studios P.S. and Thunder Underground P.S., has kept the band busy as they prepared to release this second summertime hit. With the upcoming recording season upon us, War Drum is working to create an opportunity to record their third installment at the Rancho De La Luna recording (www.ranchodelaluna.

com) in Joshua Tree, CA. This studio has hosted and recorded the likes of Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, and Kyuss; righteous acts that are rooted in the Coachella Valley and many take great pride in their accomplishments.

War Drum consistently books performances at The Hood (www. thehoodbar.com) , the Date Shed (www. dateshed.com) the Ace Hotel and Swim Club (www.acehotel.com/palmsprings/ ) and the Hi-Desert historical performance venue, Pappy and Harriet’s (www. pappyandharriets.com). To find a calendar of upcoming War Drum events go to wearewardrum.com Drum’s front man, Jack Kohler comments how the band is intentionally “inventive with no interest in repeated themes.” They are grateful to share in the desert, but they also recognize a local bands ability to over play themselves. About 6 months ago they began traveling to shows booked in LA and it has proven beneficial to the band so far.

Besides respectfully representing the Coachella Valley as a “traveling band” to LA and beyond, the band also serves us by creating community art events where War Drum provides the entertainment and curates the event. If you are interested in the War Drum’s activities or booking information, Robbie Waldman, Bassist/ Aaron Groban, Guitarist/ Peter Layton, Drummer/ and Jack Kohler Singer/ Keys/ PR/HR can all be reached at wardrumm@ gmail.com Look forward to War Drum as they plan to play a S.E.L.M.A. benefit, October 2012!

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

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On the other end of the movies spectrum, there’s a great documentary now available for the home theater.

JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI

Is Jiro Ono the world’s greatest sushi chef? When this film was shot, Jiro was 85 years old and still going strong, running his world famous, compact, 10-seat sushi bar unfashionably located in a Tokyo subway station. The prestigious Michelin Guide gave it an astonishing 3 stars, the first for a restaurant of its kind.

Jiro’s global reputation is so secure, no doubt more so now with David Gelb’s transcendent film, that eager customers make reservations months in advance. The minimal cost for his multi-course dinner -- served in three movements like an orchestral piece -- is a minimum of 30,000 yen. That’s around $400. And it’s all sushi -no appetizers or drinks. But by all accounts,

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HE DARK KNIGHT RISES eclipses almost everything else on the big screen horizon. I predict it will get Academy nominations for Best Picture as well as Best Director. I was stunned and sadden that shortly after my Friday movie update on Michael Knight’s KNWZ 94.3 morning news show during which I raved about this spectacular film, the breaking news of the horrendous killings in Colorado hit the news. The sacred safety of our secular churches – that’s what theaters are in our age – has been violated in an obscene way. Don’t blame the movies, and don’t blame guns. The true cause is much deeper. It’s just another sign of the times.

In fact, it’s what Christopher Nolan’s film is all about.

Visually rich and intellectually challenging, this film confirms Nolan as the supreme master of contemporary cinema.

His take on the almost 75-year-old comic creation of artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger places the brooding billionaire in a fallen world that we immediately recognize.

The story takes place eight years after the fade out of THE DARK KNIGHT (even though it’s only been four years since that film’s release).

In order to save DA Harvey Dent’s

reputation, Batman/Wayne nobly accepts blame for his death. Wayne’s now a bearded, crippled a recluse wandering the corridors of his mansion, still served by the compassionate and concerned Alfred (Michael Caine), who gives tremendous emotional resonance to the story because we share his worry for what Bruce has become -- and now wants to do.

This is a world of masked posers: Catwoman, Batman and Bane all have identity issues, dangerous compulsions and dark disorders. There’s more than a reflection of our world on the brink of economic and environmental chaos and madness. The problem here is that although Bruce is forced out of his self-imposed exile, he’s a shadow of his former self, and obviously no match for the powerful and terrifying Bane (not to be confused with Romney’s former employer Baine).

Nolan’s last installment in his brilliant trilogy does justice to the source material, yet he gives it his own apocalyptic spin and brings it full circle. This morally urgent Wagnerian film thrills, frightens and finally awes. It’s a noir fable writ large like an Old Testament tale. Grim, shocking and viscerally exciting, this gargantuan finale dips deep into the zeitgeist we share where nothing is sacred and no one is safe. Finally, Bruce Wayne must come to terms with the alter ego he has fashioned for himself and Gotham in the name of justice. But really, even though it’s never stated, Batman’s whole obsession is not so much about being unable to get revenge for the murder of his parents, but not being able, or knowing how, to forgive. This relevant and supremely accomplished piece of cinematic art torques the mind and visceral punches the senses. And when it’s over, you want to stay in your seat and see it again.

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Jiro adjusts his exquisite servings to fit the diner. If you’re a man or woman, large or small, the servings are customized for your size and sex. Yes, women eat less. If you’re right or left-handed, Jiro, or one of his assistants, places the sushi for the most natural gesture whether eating by hand or chopsticks.

Another thing. Jiro likes his diners to all finish about the same time. He not only prepares, but also masterfully conducts the whole culinary experience.

This marvelous film is exquisitely photographed and beautifully scored. It is unquestionably a work of near hypnotic art that transports you to another world.

The exquisite film reflects the same care Jiro prepares his sushi. He bases his daily menu on what is the very best seafood and rice available. If it’s not the best, he doesn’t buy it for his restaurant. All Jiro’s suppliers are the supreme experts in their singlespecialty fields as well.

For Jiro, it’s not about the money or the fame, but the honor of finding the ritual that best allows others to experience gustatory perfection and -- dare I say it? -- grace.

Watching Jiro at work, applying his decades of super specialized culinary knowledge, is like watching Bach compose or Rembrandt paint.

Don’t miss this extraordinary film that is, in truth, a Zen experience of being in the fully in the moment and discovering that one small unexpected corner of the universe where, for a mindful moment, life is perfect. Yes, even if it’s in a 10-seat diner in a subway station.

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Book Review

Short Stories For Summer #4

hort stories are some of the best ways to not only experience great literature but also life itself.

Though short stories don’t always hew to literary rules, they absolutely require a creative and intelligent construction of language that resonates in some way with our human condition.

In the last four weeks this column has highlighted writers who capture that spirit: Etgar Keret, Dan Chaon and Aimee Binder -- all masters of creative story-telling. To end this series, I have saved what I think is the best for last. Rob Roberge’s Working Backwards From The Worst Moment in my Life (Red Hen Press, 103 pages).

Roberge, a CV resident, may not be wellknown, but he should be. The collection has eleven stories in just 103 pages. It may be a slender volume, but it is rich in substance.

Roberge writes with such precision and depth that his stories leave an impression of having spent quality time with a great American novel. They are like standing in front of a great piece of artwork -- each

“Working Backwards From the Worst Moment of my Life” Stories Rob Roberge word, a brush stroke.

In some ways, to describe the stories, lessens the impact and diminishes the potency. When reading Roberge, you’re engaged in an experience with those who live on the page: It’s being present with the characters at moments in their lives which are so complicated and their situations so intense, the details can’t be recounted if you aren’t present.

Here is a taste, a mere scratch at the surface: In Swiss Engineering, the narrator, Ben, faces an identity crisis as he tries to deal with the death of his big brother Skip, who died from a brain tumor. The tumor had caused fugues -- where Skip would black out and lose time. Ben is bequeathed his brother’s Volvo, a final gift Ben believes is a message from Skip to “be responsible,” and to “take care of something for once.”

Ben enters the Volvo in an amateur Demolition Derby. Not sure where the car is made, he calls it Swiss. He says, “What I’m hoping is that this is going to be like one of Skip’s fugues. That I’ll wake up in some parking lot or hotel room or restaurant and will remember none of what’s happening here. That something ugly has attached itself to my head, is growing inside me, is fucking me up, I want this. I want lost days.”

As it happens, Ben and his Volvo take a beating.

An adult narrator considers his genealogy in Border Radio. The narrator’s grandfather practiced bad medicine in the United State and condemned his wife to a mental ward before fleeing to Mexico, taking his son

with him, who is the narrator’s father.

The grandfather starts a radio station broadcasting not only music and baseball across the border but the bogus cure for his hideous and deadly male potency treatment.

The narrator shares the sins of his grandfather, father and himself. At 13, the narrator witnesses and participates in the cover-up of a brutal murder by his father.

He observes, recounts and confesses: “I’m descended from at least two generations of savage men and have lived my life clouded by a fear that what made them what they were flows through my veins and fires sick neurons in my head.”

Beano’s Deal is about a journalist named Gary who gets involved with Beano, a chimpanzee and champion boxer with 155 knockouts and no losses. Beano fought humans for $500 a pop and is retired living in Florida with his owner.

Gary, who once boxed, communicates with Beano using American Sign Language (although Beano can also read lips!). Beano tells Gary he wants his freedom. Beano says, “Box me for it. Same deal. You win, it’s the last you’ll hear from me.” Beano looks at Gary. “Come on kid. You think this is easy? I’ve never asked a human for help before.” “What would you do?” Gary says, “If you beat me?” “When I beat you,” Beano says. They fight and Beano knocks out Gary.

A drug addicted former child star, Billy Brody, finds himself in a drug deal gone bad in Whatever Happened to Billy Brody.

Those involved agree to say nothing about

the incident -- accidents happen all the time. The narrator says: “Brody wants to believe this. Wants this, like so many things, to have not happened. Regret is not a strong enough word for what he’s feeling now.” Later the narrator continues: “None of this is his fault, he tries to tell himself, but still, it’s a sucker punch of a day and he feels like hell. Ambushed. Damaged.” But Brody goes to Vegas.

The title story, Working Backwards From the Worst Moment in my Life, is about Smart Guy and his dilemma when ordered by Pops, the man who gave him everything, to kill his best friend and “brother” Tommy. Pops feels responsible for Tommy’s failed suicide, and his resulting “zombie” condition. Pops is a bully who usually gets what he wants.

The stories are not all about the dark side of human nature. They are sometimes witty, ironic or redemptive. Roberge often tells his stories by jumping forward and backwards in time. He brilliantly complicates his characters and their dilemmas by unraveling their tales in bits and pieces that often leads to intense moments of emotional and physical crisis. Bad decisions, bad choices and bad luck make his characters real and riveting.

The book’s poetic and poignant title conveys the collection’s theme. Each story has someone who seeks to understand his or her condition. What brought them to this place, to this moment? How did life end up here, this way? At some point, if we’re lucky, we all consider what our lives mean.

Sometimes, that process begins by working backwards from the worst moment.

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MON JULY 30 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bonnie Scott 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Sissy Bingo w/ Linda Gerard 7-9pm BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Music Mondays 9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke

American

(760) 863-5050 www.farmerboys.com

Wine Bar

78015 Main Street #109 La Quinta, CA

Roc’s Firehouse 36891 Cook St # 10 Palm Desert, CA 92211

American

American

(760) 340-3222 www.rocsfirehouse.com

Tack Room 81800 Avenue 51 Indio, CA 92201

Casey’s

42455 Washington Street Palm Desert, CA 92211

(760) 345-6503 Restaurant & Lounge

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29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Walt Young 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke with Kiesha 9pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Bella da Ball Dinner Revue w/ guest performers 7:30pm (CB) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760564-3660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Andrew, Matt & Mike 8:30pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS; 760-992-0002 John Stanley King 5-9pm (JZ)(BL) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-3271700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm (VD) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am

American

American

WED AUGUST 1 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bobby And Randy (BL) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Howie Pyro 10pm (VD) ARNOLD PALMERS; LQ; 760-7714653 Johnny Meza 6-10pm (JZ) AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Rudy de la Mor 7pm (PB) BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Nicky Vallee and Dreams 6-10pm (PR) CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760564-3660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991

Dickie O’Neals

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78073 Calle Barcelona La Quinta, CA 92253

www.lavenderbistro.com

Lord Fletchers

70385 California 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 www.lordfletcher.com

Charli Marrones 42250 Jackson Street #101 Indio, CA www.charlimarrones.com

Backstreet Bistro 72-820 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA

(760) 346-6393

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Irish

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Irish

McGowan’s

73340 Highway 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260

(760) 346-6032 El Mexicali II 43-430 Monroe St. Indio, CA

Mexican

Crab Pot

70030 California 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Seafood

Pacifica

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Seafood

(760) 674-8666

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San Miguel

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www.crabpotranchomirage.com

(760) 342-2333 Italian

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(760) 321-7635

www.mcgowansirishinn.com

Italian

Pizza

Lamppost

(760) 564-4568

www.dickieoneal.com

Continental

ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS; 760-992-0002 Rose Mallett 5-9pm (JZ)(BL) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-7777773 Demetrius Houser 7-10pm HAMILTON’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL; LQ; 760-698-8303 Karaoke 8:30pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Open Mic Night 8pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Live Music (RR) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Michael Healy 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm THE PAVILION; PS; 760-323-8272 Ballroom Dancing 7-9:30pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Karaokie Jo 7pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr.Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Straight Ahead Jazz (JZ) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Sixx 9pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke

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Lavender Bistro Continental

(760) 625-1500 American

THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Tim Burleson 7:45 (PB) PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Roadhouse Jam Session w/ Zack 7-11pm (VD) PALM SPRINGS TAVERN; PS; 760832-8920 Mikole Caar Pro Jazz Jam 7:30-11:30pm (JZ)(BL) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Ron James 7pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Karaoke SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr.Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. (RR)(JZ) TAQUERIA GUERRERO’S; TP; 760343-5971 DJ Keith 9pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 The King’s Trio 9pm

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Sullivan’s

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affeinated coffee improves your health and reduces your risk to a host of diseases and illnesses. Most of the benefits are due to two compounds - antioxidants and caffeine.

Antioxidants help repair cell damage while removing free radicals responsible for health issues such as cancer. By removing free radicals, coffee has antiaging benefits while reducing your risk to colon, breast or rectal cancers by 50%.

Caffeine protects against age-related brain problems like dementia and Parkinson’s disease. For women, the caffeine and estrogen need the same enzymes for metabolization making coffee less effective in combating Parkinson’s for women. The brain related benefits appear to be due to a lower incidence of Type II diabetes (60%) among coffee drinkers as it lowers blood sugar while increasing metabolism.

Coffee also reduces cirrhosis by 80%, gallstones by 50% while helping to relieve headaches and asthma.

Coffee can increase your cholesterol due to the compounds kahweol and

cafestol. To remove this, only drink coffee run through paper filters as those filters capture these compounds.

For all of these positive effects, people with acid reflux, ulcers or other stomach or gastric problems should avoid coffee.

If you already have a sleeping disorder, liver problems or a risk to glaucoma or heart disease, consult your doctor before adding coffee to your diet.

The real surprise is that decaffeinated is increasingly seen as bad for your health. Decaf increases the risk of heart disease due to its ability to stimulate fatty acid production in the body in ways caffeinated coffee does not. Every 12 ounces decaf that you consume reduces your calcium levels by 10 milligrams which can lead to osteoporosis while increasing your risk to rheumatoid arthritis by four-fold. Most troublesome is that most decafs are created using the solvent methylene choride - a carcinogen affecting the lungs, nervous system and other organs.

Be happy and healthy on the inside drink moderate amounts of caffeinated coffee.

Musicians corner The Valley’s only original jazz-esque/ fusion/rock Instrumental group. True to their name , Penny Unniversity gives you great music with true stories and knowledge of people ,places and things.

Soul Opus members include Michael Reyes of Indio, Juan De Lara Jr of Coachella, and Peter Cancino of Coachella, CA. As a band Soul Opus is dedicated in promoting unity and love across the Coachella Valley, from which they are very proud to say they come from. Facebook.com/SoulOpusMusic Soundcloud.com/Soul Opus Follow us on Twitter “The Arrangements Playing the Very Best Music from 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and Today” For Bookings and info please go to www.facebook.com/pages/TheArrangements/279810762084 www. thearrangements.net 760-851-5432 Deadend Paradox is from palm desert est 2008 and has an origional desert rock feel that draws you in theirs something for every1. Check them out on facebook.

DIE HARD TILL DEATH (DHTD) Pedal to the Metal, Balls out, metal band that delivers the goods!! More bang for your buck! Heavy music with a groove! Slammin drums, pounding bass, loud,screamin guitars, melodic yet powerful intense vocals with visual layden lyrics! www.diehardtilldeath. com www.facebook.com/ DieHardTillDeath www.reverbnation. com/DieHardTillDeath www.twitter. com/DHTDtheband JEKKEL – Hot & fast 4-piece rock outfit from the desert. “One Way Road” music video out now! New EP & shows expected Summer 2012 | www. youtube.com/JEKKELvideos | Twitter: @JEKKELtheband and www.JEKKEL. com WYTE GYE is the desert’s premier hard & heavy, classic rock tribute band! To put it plainly, Wyte Gye rocks! Comprised of four dudes from the Coachella Valley, Wyte Gye is the epitome of a “party band”. Eric “Wyte Gye” Willman - guitar Armando Flores - bass guitar Dominic Jimenez – drums Noe Gutierrez – vocals.Check us out on Facebook.

Cover Story is an incredibly energetic band. Their sound covers a wide spectrum of interest with each member’s expressive style calling to their expanding fan-base. Check their demos of Classic Rock with Soul On their website:www.reverbnation. com/coverstorymusic Email desertcoverstory@gmail.com |www. facebook.com/coverstory ATTENTION ALL UNSIGNED ROCK BANDS/MUSICIANS! If you would like to have your song heard on the RADIO Just send your MP3 of the original SONG and BIO to: Ross Management & Productions Drossmanagement@ aol.com Exordium is a four piece metal outfit from the Coachella Valley composed of guitarists Angel Ocejo & Ryan Smith, bassist Xan Abyss and drummer Julian Andrews, with all members sharing a variety of vocal duties. With a fresh new EP (Winter’s Eve) and a promotional video (Dark Reaction) to support it, Exordium are on a path to spread the new faith of heavy metal to those in need. Dark Reaction Music Video: http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=xxxUqgf002E Band Page: https://www.facebook.com/ Exordium760

July 26 to August 1, 2012

Dale Gribow On The Law

by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

THE DIRTY DOZEN AVOID SCAMS AND THIEVES

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. SCAMS: Never sign anything on the spot without reviewing it or sleeping on it. Be wary of internet and phone offers that sound too good to be true. SENIORS are often targeted and are the easiest people to SCAM. This is because they are often financially stable as a group and don’t realize they have been scammed. When they report it to the police they often do not remember enough to prosecute the criminals.

When I was a trial lawyer for the county of Los Angeles many years ago, I saw many cases where seniors who were victims did not remember the facts. Many of these cases would be dismissed because the DA could not prove the case. Some of the cases involved con games where someone comes up to you and tells you about money they have in their account but they need to borrow X dollars from you to retrieve it. More sophisticated cons have come from the internet where con artists pretend to be your relative or HACK INTO YOUR account explaining to your friends and family they have just been robbed in Europe or just been in an accident and they want you to wire money to them. Today many of the scams allegedly come from Nigeria where the thief says he has millions of (illegal) dollars that he has to get out of the country.

He promises to send you a cashier’s check for that amount which you are to deposit in your account. Then you keep a set upon amount, like 20%, and send your check back for the difference. You will receive a check that looks like a Cashiers check but is called an OFFICIAL CHECK or something like that.

Their check never clears and you are out the money you sent. Always check with the bank before you deposit someone’s check for what looks “too good to be true.” If this happens to you contact the FBI: Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.IC3.gov 2. CHECKS: When writing checks to pay your bills NEVER put the complete account number on your check as your credit card company knows the account number. Always use the last four numbers ie …4567.

3. CREDIT CARDS: Never sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put ‘ASK FOR PHOTO ID.’ 4. CONFIDENTIAL INFO: Never put your home phone number or address on your checks. Instead use your office information.

A PO Box or work address is preferable. You should never have to reveal your SS Number.

If you print your SS # on your checks you make it easy for thieves to steal it.

5. PHOTOCOPY OR TAKE CELL PHONE PIX: Empty your wallet and photocopy both sides of your driver’s license and credit cards etc. and keep the copy in a safe place. That way you will know what was in it and where to report a theft if your wallet is lost or stolen.

You can also use your cell phone to take a picture of the contents of your wallet and luggage before departing. Once our luggage was lost in the Paris airport and when they asked me to describe it I gave them a Polaroid picture that I had taken a few hours earlier.

This can protect you from ID Theft and aid in the quick recovery of your lost or stolen luggage etc.

6. PASSPORT: When travelling always photocopy or take a cell phone picture of your passport and give a copy to each family member. Also keep a copy of your trip itinerary inside on top of your luggage. Include on your itinerary your contact information (but not your home address) including your cell phone and email address.

7. LUGGAGE: Remove all old airline tags from your bags so airline employees do not send your luggage to the wrong destination.

Never use expensive leather or designer luggage that will attract the attention of thieves. Also carry your medications with you and do not check them in.

8. PROTECT HOME ADDRESS: Do not put your home address on your luggage tags as it makes it too easy for someone to know you are out of the country and burglarize your home. Instead use your office address.

9. CREDIT CARD THEFT: Thieves can get a credit card approved and order expensive items if they steal your ID. They can also contact DMV and change your driving record information online, and more.

10. ID THEFT: If you think you are the victim of an ID Theft then canceling your credit cards asap will be easier because you have copies of the front and back of all your cards with the toll free numbers. File a police report right away so you can prove to the card company that your card was stolen and thus limit your liability to $100 or so.

11. FRAUD ALERT: ASAP you need to place a fraud alert on your cards by calling the 3 national credit reporting organizations and the Social Security fraud line at the numbers listed below. This will alert credit companies that your ID was stolen and stop the ID Thieves from applying for credit over the internet.

12. REPORT IMMEDIATELY: If your wallet has been lost or stolen call: 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397 3742 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680 7289 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271 PEOPLE DON’T PLAN TO FAIL, THEY FAIL TO PLAN……….SO FOLLOW THE INFORMATION HEREIN. Law Office of Dale S. Gribow, P.C. “A full Service Firm” dale@gribowlaw.com 760-341-4411

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of July 26

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In your personal chart, the planet Uranus symbolizes those special talents you have that are especially useful to other people. Which aspects of your soulful beauty are potentially of greatest service to the world? How can you express your uniqueness in ways that activate your most profound generosity? If you learn the answers to these questions, you will make great progress toward solving the riddle that Uranus poses. I’m happy to report that the coming years will provide you with excellent opportunities to get to the bottom of this mystery. And now would be a good time to launch a concerted effort.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the coming weeks, I’m afraid there’s only a very small chance that you’ll be able to turn invisible at will, shapeshift into an animal form and back, or swipe the nectar of immortality from the gods.

The odds of success are much higher, though, if you will attempt less ambitious tasks that are still pretty frisky and brazen. For example, you could germinate a potential masterpiece where nothing has ever grown. You could legally steal from the rich and give the spoils to the poor. And you could magically transform a long-stuck process that no one thought would ever get unstuck.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Are there are any weaknesses or problems in your approach to communication? They will be exposed in the coming weeks. If you’re even slightly lazy or devious about expressing yourself, you will have to deal with the karmic consequences of that shortcoming.

If there’s more manipulativeness than love in your quest for connection, you’ll be compelled to do some soul-searching. That’s the bad news, Gemini.

The good news is that you will have far more power than usual to upgrade the way you exchange energy with others. In fact, this could be the time you enter into a golden age of communication.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you narrow your focus now, the world will really open up for you in the second half of October and November. To the degree that you impose limitations on your desire to forever flow in all directions, you will free up creative ideas that are currently buried. So summon up some tough-minded discipline, please.

Refuse to let your moodiness play havoc with your productivity. Dip into your reserve supply of highoctane ambition so you will always have a sixth sense about exactly what’s important and what’s not.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The state of Maine has a law that prohibits anyone from leaving an airplane while it is flying through the air. This seems like a reasonable restriction until you realize how badly it discriminates against skydivers. Legal scholars will tell you that examples like this are not at all rare. Laws tend to be crude, one-size-fits-all formulations. And as I’m sure you’ve discovered in your travels, Leo, one-size-fits-all formulations always squash expressions of individuality. In the coming weeks, be extra alert for pressures to conform to overly broad standards and sweeping generalizations. Rebel if necessary. You have license to be yourself to the tenth power.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I propose that you try to accomplish the following clean-up projects in the next four weeks: ten bushels of weeds yanked out of your psychic landscape; 25 pounds of unused stuff and moldering junk hauled away from your home; ten loads of dirty laundry (especially the metaphorical kind) washed free of taint and stains -- and not blabbed about on social media; at least $5,000 worth of weird financial karma scrubbed away for good; a forgotten fence mended; and a festering wound tended to until it heals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Philosopher William Irwin Thompson says that we humans are like flies creeping along the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. We literally cannot see the splendor that surrounds us. As a result, we don’t live in reality.

We’re lost in our habitual perceptions, blinded by

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our favorite illusions, and addicted to beliefs that hide the true nature of the universe. That’s the bad news, Libra. The good news is that every now and then, each of us slips into a grace period when it’s possible to experience at least some of the glory we’re normally cut off from. The veil opens, and previously undetected beauty appears. The weeks ahead will be the closest you’ve come to this breakthrough in a long time.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Can you guess which European country has the best military record in the last eight centuries? It’s France. Out of the 185 battles its soldiers have engaged in, they’ve won 132 and lost only 43. Ten times they fought to a draw. Of all the signs of the zodiac, Scorpio, I think you have the best chance of compiling a comparable record in the next ten months. Your warrior-like qualities will be at a peak; your instinct for achieving hard-fought victories may be the stuff of legends years from now. But please keep in mind what the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu said in his iconic text The Art of War: The smart and powerful warrior always avoids outright conflict if possible, and wins by using slyer means.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): After consulting the astrological omens, I’ve concluded that during the next three weeks, you will deserve the following titles: 1. Most Likely to Benefit from Serendipitous Adventures; 2. Most Likely to Exclaim “Aha!”; 3. Most Likely to Thrive While Wandering in Wild Frontiers and Exotic Locales; 4. Most Likely to Have a Wish Come True If This Wish Is Made in the Presence of a Falling Star. You might want to wait to fully embody that fourth title until the period between August 9 and 14, when the Perseids meteor shower will be gracing the night skies with up to 170 streaks per hour. The peak flow will come on August 12 and 13.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may have to travel far and wide before you will fully appreciate a familiar resource whose beauty you’re halfblind to. It’s possible you’ll have to suffer a partial loss of faith so as to attract experiences that will make your faith stronger than it ever was. And I’m guessing that you may need to slip outside your comfort zone for a while in order to learn what you need to know next about the arts of intimacy.

These are tricky assignments, Capricorn. I suggest you welcome them without resentment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): My daughter Zoe has been writing some fine poetry these last few years. I regard it as professional-grade stuff that has been born of natural talent and developed through discipline and hard work. You might ask, quite reasonably, whether my evaluation of her literary output is skewed by fatherly pride.

I’ve considered that possibility. But recently, my opinion got unbiased corroboration when her school awarded her with the “All-College Honor” for her poetry manuscript. I predict you will soon have a comparable experience. Your views or theories will be confirmed by an independent and objective source.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The critic Dorothy Parker didn’t think highly of Katherine Hepburn’s acting skills. “She runs the emotional gamut from A to B,” said Parker. I realize that what I’m about to suggest may be controversial, but I’m hoping you will be Hepburn-like in the coming week, Pisces.

This is not the right time, in my astrological opinion, for you to entertain a wide array of slippery, syrupy, succulent feelings. Nor would it be wise to tease out every last nuance of the beguiling vibes rising up within you. For the time being, you need to explore the pleasures of discerning perception and lucid analysis. Get lost in deep thought, not rampant passion.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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emperatures soar and we slink indoors, afraid of sweating and sunburns this time of year.

But communing with nature feeds the soul and keeps us healthy. We need to experience the delights of the desert in all it’s glory in every season, but finding ways to do it in the summer and still stay cool require a little more creativity. Here are some tips on how to stay cool in the Coachella Valley without deserting the desert:

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Hydration is key. Increase your daily H2O consumption and find a body of water to immerse yourself in. If you don’t have a pool in your backyard, most likely there is one nearby. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is centrally located and boasts two large pools and smaller children’s wading pools and play area. Admission is only $6 for non-resident adults and even less for residents and children. Locations like this and YMCA pools throughout the valley are a great second home in the summer months where anyone can spend a day exercising, relaxing and socializing.

A small investment in a personal mister such as Avene Thermal Spray or Misty Mate is a hot pick to stay cool.

Both provide a fine mist of water that cools and moistens the surface of your skin without making you soaking wet, although you could get drenched if you wanted to. I’ve been using the Avene spray for years and have found priceless relief from overheating in a tiny little bottle. Dermatologists recommend the product for its ability to soften and soothe irritated skin. I love it for that, and it keeps me cool in the heat.

Protect Yourself:

Shelter from the scorching sun is essential and instead of searching for a shade tree, bring one with you.

No, I don’t mean an actual tree, but a compact umbrella will suffice. I recently purchased a cute little polka-dot one and upon checkout the clerk sarcastically asked if I was expecting rain. When I told her I was planning on using it to protect myself from burning up in the sun, she just gave me a blank stare. Trust me, an umbrella is your ally, even in the summer.

And thankfully it rained unexpectedly a few days after my purchase.

If an umbrella seems uncomfortable, then your next best bet is a big hat. Feel free to dress up every day as if your were attending opening day at Del Mar. Hats are fashionable and functional. And the wider the brim, the better the protection.

Wear sunglasses. Your eyes need protection too. Squinting in the sunlight is not only harmful to precious pupils, it strains your brain and makes unnecessary wrinkles.

Light colored, loose fitting clothing helps you to stay cool, but it clothing doesn’t substitute for sunscreen. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Wear sunscreen! Broad spectrum SPF30 is the bare minimum protection you need.

Apply it religiously. Apply it generously.

Apply it all over. And oh! Did I mention to apply sunscreen?

Now that we’re prepared for protection, we can go enjoy a trip up the tram or an early morning hike in the Indian Canyons. Find a pool, find some shade, slap on some sunscreen, bottle some water and beat the heat.

July 26 to August 1, 2012

Mind, body & Spirit

Living Ayurvedic

by Bronwyn Ison

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f you practice Yoga there is a good chance you have heard of Ayurveda.

Living an Ayurvedic lifestyle is a healthy one to adopt. It enables a person to encompass optimal physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. In the ancient language, Sanskrit, Ayurveda means, “Knowledge of Life.” The resurgence of this 5,000-year-old system has three fundamental energies. The structure is developed around movement, transformation, and structure. In Sanskrit the following doshas have meaning, Vata (Wind), Pitta (Fire), and Kapha (Earth).

What does this mean? It means, each of us is unique and these three forces help shape our nature. How do you know your force?

Are your wind, fire, or earth? One must take the Ayurveda Dosha Test. (Please refer to the Dosha quiz at the end of the article).

Ayurveda is a complex discipline requiring many years of study. I want to pique your interest and share with you this healthy lifestyle. The resurgence of Ayurveda is gaining momentum. You will learn why as you delve more into the benefits it provides.

There are five elements included, they makeup the doshas; air, space, fire, earth and water. The three ayurvedic doshas are vata, a combination of air and space, pitta a combination of fire and water, and kapha is water and earth. It is believed each one of us is born with a combination of the three doshas. One or two of the doshas is believed to be dominant. This determines our physical, mental, and emotional characteristics. Once you learn your dosha,

what do you do with it? There are several ways to incorporate an ayurvedic lifestyle.

However, I would like to highlight the healthy eating lifestyle.

When is comes to nourishing our bodies we all love and need food. The nutrients in our food provide energy and keep us full of vigor. But, are we eating the correct foods? Ahh, we could all be a little better at maintaining a healthy diet. The Ayurvedic diet tells us we should include six tastes (Rasas) into every meal to please the palate.

Mmmm, sounds good to me. When the palate is pleased, cravings for more of a specific flavor diminishes. These (Rasas) flavor accents include sweet, salty, sour, pungent, astringent, and bitter. Each taste represents a combination of earth, water, air, and fire. As well each flavor stimulates the physical and mental sensors after eating certain foods. For example and according to ayurvedadosha.org., Vata’s experience a soothing effect when ingesting sweet, sour, and salty foods but their dosha is aggravated by pungent, astringent, or to bitter of foods.

Yet, remember to achieve a balance one must introduce all flavors accordingly and evenly for optimal benefits.

Establishing or accepting an Ayurvedic lifestyle is a commitment that requires a great deal of dedication. Many Yogis’ and health minded people alike are seeking more and better ways of living. Possibly an ayurvedic lifestyle is for you. To learn your dosha visit: http://doshaquiz.chopra.com

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