January 17 to January 23, 2013 Vol. 1 No. 43

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Brandon Ray Henderson

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Grove Artisan Kitchen

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Grand Opening of “Bar”..............3 La Quinta......................................5 Local Music Spotlight..................6 A Grand Finish for the Fest..........7 Dale Gribow on the Law..............8 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local.........9 Desert DJ’s....................................9 SPANKSHAFT.............................10 Rose Mallett at Fantasy.............11 Consider This..............................12 Valley Rhythms..........................13 Pet Place.....................................14 The Vino Voice............................15 Club Crawler Nightlife...............16 The Pampered Palate................18 Screeners....................................20 Book Review...............................21 Restaurant Guide.......................22 Education...................................23 Sport Scene................................24 Safety Tips..................................25 ShareKitchen..............................25 Desert Writers Expo...................26 Free Will Astrology....................27 Classifieds..................................27 Mind, Body & Spirit...................28 American Reproductive............28

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Grand Opening of “BAR”

by Lisa Morgan

Classy, Comfortable, Cool and VERY Funkey

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walked into the bar at 340 North Palm Canyon Drive at around 11 pm on Saturday night. The place, marked simply by the word “BAR” in large letters painted on the wall, was packed.

Machin, a seriously good live Ska band was playing while the popular Giselle Woo and The Night Owls waited to go on. The deco was classy and cool but not pretentious.

The crowd was in the range of 21-30 year olds of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds mingling with a few 40ish year old folks including myself. The bartenders were working steadily and nonstop as people lined up at the bar. It all seemed to be run very efficiently. Despite the number of people in there, nobody seemed to have to wait for their drinks very long at all. And they looked delicious.

I was amazed. Not many people would have the steel nerve to open up a new food and beverage business in this economy.

Fewer still can boast a full house their first weeks of business. But when I realized who these courageous people were, it all started to make sense to me. If anyone could do it, the family that created the very successful Giuseppe’s in Cathedral City and Palm Springs could.

The Funkey family that has provided the Coachella Valley with Italian freshness and Chicago style pizza for the last several years has now opened Bar, a very classy but comfortable place for lunch and dinner that offers entertainment with top notch DJs and live bands. Mimicking what made their other venue a success, Bar boasts of using only the freshest ingredients, not only in the kitchen, but at the bar. “We squeeze our juices fresh every day and make our own syrups. We want to provide the same kind

of high quality food and drinks you would enjoy in the upper end places in Los Angeles without the stuffiness and high prices,” said Donovan Funkey. The Funkey family: Joe and Sue along with son Donovan, daughterin-law Molly, and daughters Kimberleigh and Jordan, are all collectively working

together to bring their fresh cooking and mixology skills to downtown Palm Springs.

And things are off to a fantastic start.

Their own description of this new venture states: “Bar, like it’s simple and to the point name, focuses on the three facets of what a bar should be – good drinks, good food, and good entertainment. Located in the heart of Downtown Palm Springs, our welcoming chalet-inspired haunt encourages guests to lounge and linger. Come taste a wide variety of beers, sip on uniquely crafted cocktails, and indulge in unique small plates all the while being entertained by our carefully curated mix of performers on the Redwood Stage. Bar is the 3rd entity of family owned restaurants by Giuseppe’s, which has acquired the reputation for making its guests feel like part of the family. Like their other restaurants, the Funkey’s have created a place where you can comfortably have a drink with yourself, a significant other, or gather with friends. Choose to have a meal or drink on our outdoor patio, in one of our intimate booths, or at the bar top.”

Reservations and party accommodations are available. Donovan is working on a great lineup of entertainment. This Friday, DJ Journee will be spinning a mix of Reggae and Hip Hop. Saturday, DJ Aimlo will be providing his Indie mix. February 1st, the Funkeys will be holding their grand opening party with food and drink specials and Dublab doing a live podcast.

Keep an eye on upcoming entertainment and check out their tasty, unique food and beverage offerings at www.barwastaken. com and follow them on instagram @ barwastaken. This may very well turn out to be the best and hottest club to come to downtown Palm Springs.

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La Quinta

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By Heidi Simmons

Continuing Series: Cities of the CV

There are nine incorporated cities that make up the Coachella Valley. Over the next several months CV Weekly will take a look at each city and the unique qualities each contributes to the CV.

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here are only two cities in California named after famous hotels.

Beverly Hills and La Quinta. Yes, this is true and not a joke.

The La Quinta Resort was built in the 1920s. Its casitas, made from hand-formed adobe bricks and locally fired roof tiles became a tranquil, remote, retreat. This quintessential California hotel remains a world-class destination. It is apropos that the city took on the moniker as well as the attitude for its casually elegant quality of life.

Incorporated in 1982, La Quinta has 38,000 residents. The majority are yearround desert dwellers with families. It has the second highest median income of valley cities.

Recently, La Quinta announced the layoff of “up to 23 city employees.” The layoffs are not due to financial distress, but rather fiscal responsibility and workload reduction.

Other than this year and last, the city has had a balanced budget since incorporation and a significant reserve fund of $65 million.

They intend to keep the fund in tact for emergencies.

“It’s a tough decision and our employees have done a great job. But the overall picture is about our nearly 40,000 residents.

We need to ‘right-size’ the organization,” explained Council Member Linda Evans.

“We want to insure everything that makes us solvent today, will be there for years to come.”

In the mid 1990s La Quinta boomed. Its population spread out from the cove area north and peaked in 2007. Frank Spevacek has been working with the city and its planned growth for 24 years. He has been City Manager since June 2012. “Our service portfolio has changed,” he said. “It is critical for the community to understand that the demand has been reduced and the city will reflect the new services required.”

After incorporation and during the growth years, the city’s staff grew to meet the demands most particularly in building and code enforcement. The older cove area needed sewers, curbs and streets. And with new development pushing north the city needed wider roads and infrastructure.

Today, La Quinta is 85 percent built out.

Though it has land in its sphere of influence it will focus on its continued stability. It will maintain and enhance infrastructure.

But Spevacek sees a new excitement in the changing nature of the city and community.

“Society and the world went through a tectonic change at the 2008 financial collapse and since there has been a major shift,” declared Spevacek. “At city hall we have empowered people to take on the

tasks before them and do what it takes to get it accomplished. We have been open with people and they’ve taken on the challenge and they have contributed in dynamic ways.”

The shift is also seen in how business is changing. The trend is moving away from big box stores to more pedestrian friendly environments.

Spevacek lives in the cove. Over the holidays, his visiting adult daughters confirmed the new preference when they asked to walk to the Village area for dinner and drinks. “People don’t want to drive anymore. They want to go out, mingle, get coffee right in their neighborhoods,” he said.

La Quinta has recognized the need for more pedestrian friendly centers where business meets lifestyle. “We have the right combination of restaurants and shops.

There is a social community here that appreciates a healthy lifestyle and cultural activities. That’s what we want to provide for La Quinta,” said Evans.

According to David Archer, La Quinta’s Chamber of Commerce CEO, even with the challenge of the current economy business is expanding. “The seasonality of the community has becomes less, and with more full time residents our businesses are year round.” The city has three major hotels, 23 golf courses, a mix of big box and mom and pop boutique shops. “There is a diversity in the community and it is a desirable place to be,” said Archer.

The Chamber became an organization in 1950. It has 450 members and reaches the community with a monthly publication called The Gem Newspaper. The mailing list is 23,000 and averages 36 pages.

Every year in January, La Quinta is the host city for the Humana Challenge. The charity holds its events on three golf courses within the city. The proceeds benefit the CV. Other upcoming events are this month’s Hot Rod and Custom Car Show at the La Quinta Community Park, and in February the Taste of La Quinta in Old Town where 20

plus restaurants will participate and there will be 50 plus wine choices.

Easy living, community and culture organically come together with The La Quinta Arts Festival. Ranked number one Fine Arts Festival in the nation by Art Fair SourceBook, which is the definitive guide to art and craft fairs in the United States, the event is held on the 13-acre civic center campus.

This March will be its 31st year. The La Quinta Arts Foundation is a charitable nonprofit. “Art. Culture. Life.” is their slogan.

Their mission is “Promoting and Cultivating the Arts.” According to their website, they accomplish this by producing nationally acclaimed visual and performing art events, forming meaningful partnerships within the community, and providing cultural, education and personal growth outreach programs to all citizens of the Coachella Valley -- and beyond. They have given away over $1 million in college scholarships. The Foundation holds several events throughout the year. This Saturday, January 19th, Art Under The Umbrellas will be held in Old Town. It is a free event with 80 artists and live music.

La Quinta is a city that is adapting and changing with the times. It has worked hard the last thirty years and looks forward to the next 30. The changes reflect a community that has matured from a boomtown and is here to stay, savoring and nurturing it’s casual elegance and easy living culture.

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Local Music Spotlight

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Brandon Ray Henderson

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randon Ray Henderson resides just several blocks from The Hood Bar & Pizza by design. Henderson is the Live Entertainment Manager and Booking Agent for The Hood. After facilitating approximately 170 consecutive shows since he took over the gig in December 2011, Henderson has requested a hiatus from his full-time duties. “I imagine that I will always have a relationship with these dudes. I’m actually taking a break and taking some time off. No falling out. No weirdness. I’ve gotten to this point where I need a mental re-charge and I want to focus on music on a personal level.”

For those of us desert rats who are familiar with Henderson and his contribution to the desert music scene, we can find comfort in knowing that he will remain an integral part of The Hood while pursuing the many musical avenues he has created for himself. Henderson confirms this by mimicking the equally influential Huell Howser by saying, “I love desert living.

I appreciate it. This place is amazing.”

Musical Genealogy

Henderson, 31, grew up in Southern California and has been a Coachella Valley fixture for about ten years. He has been in a bevy of bands from various genres playing guitar or bass. These ensembles include; the Del Padres with Herb Lienau, Hey Mike!, Half Astro, Family Butcher, Brant Bjork and the Bros, The Country with Gram Rabbit members Jesika Von Rabbit and Todd Rutherford, The Woodys with Alfredo Hernandez formerly of Kyuss, Parosella with Mike Riley and Jason Burns, Giselle Woo and the Night Owls, and Pedestrians VS. In explaining his contributions to the above artists, Henderson has this to say, “I’ve never been a song writer but I’m always playing my guitar. I’ve always been that guy that I’ll

go in the studio and if someone’s writing a record or songs, they write the structure and I come in with colorful highlights.” In performing the many different musical styles Henderson has had the pleasure of playing, he enjoys one more than all the others. He asserts, “Punk rock is my true passion.”

Musical Memories

Henderson’s most memorable music moments include performing the Misfits song “Skulls” with Kris Roe, the singer/ song writer/guitarist from The Ataris and establishing a rapport with surf rock guitar god Dick Dale. Henderson reminisces, “We just had Dick Dale recently. I got a nice RV for him out back so he’d have his own private green room. People were getting antsy. We had an opening band at 9 p.m. He shows up at 10:45 p.m. I escort him to the RV and he loved it so much he continued

to tell me a half an hour story about RVs. I wasn’t going to stop him. I was patiently listening while at the same time freaking out.” It’s this patience which has permeated Henderson’s success.

Musical Influences

Currently, Henderson is listening to the Misfits, Radical Face, Arcade Fire, and First Aid Kit. Henderson shares about his musical influences. “My favorite music of all time is probably the 90’s progressive melodic punk rock like NOFX, Strung Out, and Propagandhi. Those are like my Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. When I was a teenager playing guitar in my room, I don’t know if I had the attention span to listen to a Beatles record and be like superstoked and excited. I knew it was great music I just couldn’t find myself that excited so I listened to this other stuff and it really just got me going and I learned how to play guitar by listening to that stuff.”

Guitar vs. Bass

Henderson presently plays guitar for Pedestrians VS and bass guitar for a few bands. When asked if he had to choose between the two, he replied without hesitation, “It’s always going to be guitar.”

The Hood Tenure

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The Hood Bar and Pizza is a restaurant, bar and live music venue that has captivated the desert music scene for over the past year. Henderson has booked acts like Dick Dale, Unwritten Law, Modern English, Kyuss Lives, Terry Reid, Chris Goss, Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag), Agent Orange, The Dickies, Nekromantix, Strung Out, Unida, Joey Cape (Lagwagon), Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), Meiko, Supersuckers, Mondo

Under the Hood

Generator, and D.I. just to name a few.

Henderson began as a patron of the first Hood Bar & Pizza, which was a much smaller venue than it is now. Henderson recollects, “It was super small and super rad. I really dug it. We became friends. At the time I was playing in Family Butcher. We played a couple of gigs there. There was no room for bands. We had to set up in the corner and bring our own PA. They weren’t really cut out for live music. We pulled it off a few times.”

In describing his relationship with the Hood family, Henderson stated, “It’s a very solid team of people. I can’t take full credit for our success because it really takes a strong team to run a tight ship. Patrick and Colin Hood were generous enough to release a budget for a great new sound system and give me the opportunity to spearhead the ideas for most of the improvements that have been made in the last year. Those improvements were made possible by our awesome handymen, sound and lighting technicians. We’ve come a long way and conquered so much in this last year. There’s a lot of trust and it’s a very family oriented vibe.” Henderson had respectfully declined the offer to work as the Entertainment Manager when The Hood opened in July 2011. And in November 2011 everything seemed to fall into place for him. “Right around the time I started at The Hood I had been playing in a few bands cohesively for a while and they were all winding down. The timing couldn’t have been better. I wanted to dive more into the business aspect of music.”

Henderson has also handled the sound for many of the shows in the past year. “I’ve done sound for most of them. I didn’t even know how to do sound before this gig. I cut my teeth at the Hood with the help of my good friend Mike Riley and mostly by trial and error.”

The Booking

When asked if he had ever taken on such a position, Henderson proudly declared, “I popped my booking cherry with The Hood.

I had been an active touring musician for years so I understood how it worked. I had a really good general knowledge on what it takes to make a show happen plus I also had a pretty thick “black book if you will” of contacts and numbers through touring and networking. I never had a reason to call a lot of these people but this gave me a reason to hit them up. Now, I look back to some of my first e-mails and realize I didn’t need to write like five paragraphs. I figured out pretty quick that there is a certain very simple and continue to page 7

efficient way to approach people.” Figure it out he did. In November 2011 Henderson almost secured The Misfits, which would have been another outdoor Hood event but the booking didn’t work out due to scheduling conflicts.

Booking local talent was not difficult to do for Henderson. “I didn’t really have to look for bands for very long. Luckily I knew a lot of them personally.” In developing a bill, Henderson uses the logical approach, “I do what makes sense. I try and keep the genres the same for each bill and keep a nice variety of styles flowing through every month. Although I try and maintain a certain level/standard of booking quality bands, it’s really not always about how talented you are. As long as they have a positive attitude and heart I think that is rad. Just the fact that they are doing it and working hard is what counts. I try and give everyone a shot, but really, it is a business, and there is a high demand to play there. So at the end of the day I have to cater to The Hood and focus on getting bands that are going to bring a good draw.”

Dormant

There has been an extended period of time that the Coachella Valley has lacked a site where live music can be performed that is not a casino. There is a parallel between The Hood and the long-departed live music

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venue Rhythm and Brews that was once in Indio. I was in attendance at many Rhythm and Brews shows. Those emotions I felt and experiences I had are now affiliated with shows at The Hood. Many Hood patrons have approached Henderson and thanked him and The Hood for what they have done to provide a long needed outlet for music fans. As for Henderson, he focuses more on the immediate area stating, “There’s nothing else in Palm Desert that rivals us or that probably ever will that I can foresee.”

Moving Forward

Henderson is very optimistic about his time at The Hood as well as he and the venue’s future.

“Nothing negative has gone down. I can’t think of anything that I would change.

Even the moments where I might have been a little bit stressed, it was all a learning experience and I needed to go through it. I feel like if any of the shit would have been smoother maybe I wouldn’t have learned as much.” Henderson says this about The Hood as he steps away for a while to feed his musical hunger, “If they maintain the momentum, it’s gonna be unstoppable and legendary. The Hood has extended its chronicled story across the Atlantic to Europe where desert rock and music from this area is extremely popular.” Henderson continues with pride, “These active hardworking out of town bands that we have

been paying and taking care of are gonna travel the world and talk about us and they already have been. It’s really been paying off as the word is constantly spreading. The Hood is now on the map.”

Henderson does not want anyone to attempt to read between the lines of his temporary leave of absence from The Hood.

He states, “Now that the Hood is off and running. The formula is built and everyone knows how to do everything I don’t need to

be there for every single show.” I, for one, am grateful for his dedication in establishing a destination where live music can be shared and I equally applaud his desire to move on to the next plane of his life. By his assertion, he is not done with The Hood. “I’m gonna put more focus on the bigger shows. At the top of my wish list are Bad Religion and NOFX.” Given what he has accomplished in the past year, his wishes may come true!

A Grand Finish for the Fest T

he Palm Springs International Film Festival finished Monday with the popular Best of Fest all day screenings of 17 audience favorites.

With 800 volunteers, over 120 employees, 130,000 paid admissions and box office revenue of over $1.4 million, the 24th annual event ended on a high note.

The festival’s success is the culmination of twelve concentrated months of hard work by the Palm Springs International Film Society. At the close of the fest, you would think the permanent staff of eight fulltime employees and one part time employee, would take a few weeks off and decompress from the intensity of the 11 days of go go go. But they don’t. They go back to their offices in Palm Springs and meet with every department of the festival to review, evaluate and consider what could be done better and create an action plan for improvements in the next year.

“We work all year but the four months leading up to the festival is very high impact and very intensive work,” said Darryl Macdonald Festival Director. As one might imagine, there is an enormous amount of coordination that has to be done. “Once

the films are chosen, we have to create a line-up and schedule. There are invitations that have to go to filmmakers and the press. There’s all the printed materials which require art work and design … there is so much to do and so many details,” explained Macdonald in the middle of a very busy day during the festival.

The PSIFF is an amazing success and it is a passion for Macdonald. The film festival utilizes nine theaters in Palm Springs with a total of 15 screens: the Regal Cinemas, Camelot Theater, Palm Springs High School auditorium, the Annenberg Theater and the Palm Canyon Theater. To expand the

festival, the film society may someday build a theater, but for now its focus is to create a more enjoyable experience.

“We strive to make it easier and better for film-goers. We always want to add new features and new programming angles,” said Macdonald. “We rely on our staff and volunteers to set the ambience, quality of service, and mood. Many have been with us for years.”

Seventy percent of those attending the festival are from out of state. It has been estimated that those coming into town, when not in a theater, will spend between $100 to $320 a day during their stay in the

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CV. It is a significant financial contribution to local communities.

It turns out that film festivals are not big money making events, but the PSIFF is fortunate to brake even and continue with its important non-profit charitable work.

They have programs with the Rancho Mirage Library and the Palm Springs Art Museum.

Macdonald is enthusiastic about what he does. He has already begun work on the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival that will be held in June.

“Submissions started in December for the Short Fest and I’ll begin viewing films as soon as this event ends,” remarked Macdonald. He and his staff will view 3,400 short films during the next several weeks.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival is one of the great events in the CV. There is a love for film by wide audiences and a dedication by those involved that keep the festival one of the best in North America. Next year will be its 25th anniversary. It is already shaping up as a great celebration of world cinema.

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Dale Gribow On The Law

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IF YOU ARE ARRESTED: DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR DO NOT TALK TO ANYONE & CALL A LAWYER!

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ART 2: There are Different Degrees of Success with any criminal case.

On any criminal case there are different degrees of success. I usually explain to clients on their first appointment, that many years ago I was in the office of famed criminal attorney Robert Shapiro, who later became O.J. Simpson’s lawyer. We were planning on having dinner and discussing cases on which we were working together.

Shapiro got a call from a prospective client and had to stay late to meet with him. He asked me to sit in the office with him but of course I was to say nothing.

When the client came in, he said “I don’t want to know anything about your case.” He merely asked “what are you looking for?”

He then explained that there are different degrees of success. If I go into court and the DA wants a year in custody and I can get you 6 months, that is success. If they want 6 months and I can get you 2 months, that is success. If they want 30 days and I can get you 10 days, that is success. If they want 10 days and I can get you a weekend and/or home arrest, that is success.

It is impossible to guesstimate what the success will be on a case when you only hear the client’s side of the story. It is necessary to review the police report, chemical test results for the Blood Alcohol Reading and the criminal record. In the Indio Court, the police report, Blood Alcohol Reading and criminal record are not available until the Arraignment. In 2013, we often do not receive these reports until the next court appearance. If there is a blood test, the results are often not available at the Arraignment. If there is a Traffic Accident, there is often no filing for months while they investigate and decide how to file the case.

When Do We Get the Police Report?

When we appear for the Arraignment on a DUI with an Accident, there is often no case yet filed with the court, and we must wait for the court to hopefully notify you by mail of the new return date. We also ask the DA to notify us of the new arraignment date. It does not always happen because the DA does not have a file in which to put our request. The DA has to save our letter or note our calls. Thus, it often does not get matched with the newly created file.

Sometimes the arresting agency directly files the case with the Court as a bench

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warrant and the DA does not tell you or us.

That is why we have to regularly monitor whether there has been a filing.

The police report is NOT available until the arraignment and thus, we will normally not have any news before the arraignment date. Recently the court stopped providing the police report at the arraignment. Now, we have to get it from the DA, and they often do not have it at the arraignment.

Obtaining the report can often be delayed for a month or so, and the court is then upset with us for not being able to proceed when we arrive (without any idea of the evidence against our clients) at the pre-trial.

In addition, they are now often charging us for the discovery, that has been free for the 30+ years that I have been practicing, and thus costing the clients a few dollars more in costs.

At the Arraignment in Dept. 2K, we will enter a plea of not guilty on your behalf and set the matter for a Pre-Trial in Dept. 2K, if it is a misdemeanor DUI and for a Preliminary Hearing or a Settlement Conference for a felony DUI. When the matter is set for Trial it goes to Dept. 3M. In any criminal case, the police have to prove they have probable cause to arrest you. The DA has to prove whether or not they can prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt, i.e., whether a crime has been committed and whether it can be proven. (For Joshua Tree cases they only do Pre-Trials on Friday.)

We will send you a copy of the police report for your review and ask you to tell us what looks correct or incorrect. Please email me or write out neatly the things that are incorrect in the police report and whether we have any proof to back up your position.

Please understand we are not concerned with whether the officer wrote down the wrong color of your car or shirt in the report. That has nothing to do with whether you were DUI.

I Have A Clean Record:

Clients often think that because they have had a clean driving record or been a pillar of the community that will factor into their guilt or innocence. That is wrong. It may effect the sentence, but not GUILT or INNOCENCE. Sometimes factors like a prior record will aggravate the sentence and philanthropic work in the community may mitigate the sentence. However, they have nothing to do with GUILT or INNOCENCE. We also do not know if you had “Black &

Haddon Libby: It’s all local

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The ABC’s Of A DUI In The Indio Court White Fever” and did or said something that was wrong. Failing the attitude test also makes the case more difficult.

Home Arrest:

Riverside has recently approved the use of the SCRAM Ankle Bracelet device in some cases, in lieu of jail. SCRAM stands for Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring and you are hooked up to your home or cell phone. SCRAM is usually necessary if there is a traffic accident.

When you wear a Home Arrest ankle bracelet through the Riverside Sheriff Department, they will normally allow you to wear it 12 hours at home and 12 hours out of the house for work. If you are NOT working they will normally give you 8 hours to do what you want and be home for the rest of the time. . .but, you must wear the bracelet at all times.

Judges have the option to order DUI offenders, as part of their probation, to wear the SCRAM ankle sensor device that can detect when the wearer consumes alcohol. The sensor measures ethanol vapor or sweat as it migrates from the pores in the skin. The device has a Tamper Detection system that reveals when the offender is trying to inhibit or remove the bracelet. It takes a sample every half hour and stores it in the Ankle Bracelet. The information is downloaded wirelessly via a telephone modem and transferred over phone lines to analysts.

To Get LCA Home Arrest you must have requested it at the plea. Otherwise everyone goes to Banning. Linda Connelly, the President of LEADERS IN COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES (LCA) supplies these 8 oz. bracelet devices that are worn 24 hours a day for 3, 4, 6 or 12 months. LCA is located in Riverside at 4133 10th Street, Suite B, Riverside, California 92501 and their phone number is (951) 367-3601. Gislena Gonzalez is the contact person with whom we work. The cost is based on a sliding scale of $15.00 to $50.00 per day and is negotiable. William Kramer is the Court Liason and is a retired Probation Officer.

They have Tuesday morning appointments in Indio. The LCA average price is about $25/day vs Banning at $13/day. They check your pay stubs to determine what they will charge.

The ALERT DUI Program just opened a small office in the Probation Department offices at 47-940 Arabia in Indio. However, the Judges usually order the ankle bracelet

through the Riverside Sheriff’s Department in Banning.

In the Indio Court, when you appear at the Arraignment, there is often no District Attorney there to discuss your case. When they are there, they often do not participate in the Arraignment. After you enter a plea of not guilty on the DUI, the matter is then set for Pretrial.

At this stage a District Attorney is normally available and this is the time when we can talk to the assigned Trial Deputy. For a Misdemeanor charge, a criminal trial lawyer can technically appear on behalf of the client for the Arraignment and every other appearance pursuant to the 977 Waiver you signed.

We often have to pressure the DA to get the best results. Sometimes, that means setting the matter for trial. The old DA, Rod Pacheco, would not allow plea bargains.

The new DA Paul Zellerbach has adhered to this same policy so far.

Recently, the Indio Court started setting DUI’s for a Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC) after the pre-trial and most Judges now demand the defendant be present at the MSC, though this is contrary to my understanding of the law.

No client has wanted to spend the money to take this issue up on appeal. The MSC is set on a Friday and the following Monday the matter is set for a Jury Trial.

The Indio Court has become more strict because of the high volume of DUI’s in the greater Palm Springs area. A recent Desert Sun newspaper headline was “Palm Springs tops state list of alcohol-related collisions.”

The article explained that in the City of Palm Springs alone there have been 32 deaths in the past 7 years linked to drunken driving. Palm Springs has the LEAD (License Education on Alcohol and Drugs) program offered quarterly, to the local merchants.

Statistics show that the majority of Palm Springs DUI arrestees had been drinking at one of the following: Village Pub, Toucan’s, Tiki Bar, Spa Resort Casino, Hunters, The Nest, Azul, and Zeldaz. It’s amazing that science is so advanced that the officer’s computer beeps as it reads the license plate of every passing car and identifies the drivers who have had their license suspended and are driving on a suspended license.

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JOBS Act Revisited

ine months ago, Democrats and Republicans came together to announce the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act. The legislation was meant to help them get reelected...I mean, make it the easiest that it had been in decades for small and startup businesses to raise capital. Small businesses were going to be able to raise capital via an approach called ‘crowdfunding’.

Crowdfunding is a way for businesses to solicit private investors with the promise of potential returns with no consideration as to investor sophistication or financial resources.

In many cases, fundraising would be done over the Internet or via ads with virtually no regulatory oversight.

Additionally, government was going make the legislation active within 90 days - an unheard of speed inside of the beltway.

It’s 270 days later and, well, nothing has happened. In fact, many believe that nothing will happen for at least another

year.

The holdup is that the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) is doing what legislators failed to take into account - investor safety.

As I said last April, the problem with the JOBS Act is that it strips away many of the investor protections created over decades to fraud and other misleading practices.

Under the Act, companies would not have to make sure that their accounting is done correctly. Internal checks against fraud would not start for many firms for the first five years of a public company’s life. Audits of financials or internal controls would not be necessary for many companies. A company could raise capital with a PowerPoint presentation with no protections on investors for misrepresentations, disclosures related to the past business failures of their executives, compensation of those executives and other information critical to an informed investment decision.

Even worse, investment banks and their analysts could write misleading investor

reports that they do not believe in order to win investment banking business with no threat of SEC enforcement action.

In spite of all of this, the Act provides clear benefits to honest startups and small business trying to raise capital. The real worry of the Act is that it is expected to be the equivalent to the full employment act for fraudsters and scammers. Using 2010 as a reference point, there were 3,500 enforcement actions requiring the restitution of $14 billion to investors. With the passage of the JOBS Act, most believe that bad behavior will only increase - but now regulators will have a harder time fighting such activity given the deregulation of so much of the fundraising process.

In an odd twist on the crowdfunding front, people are turning to crowdfunding websites to pay for medical procedures.

More accurately stated, people are using these sites to look for donations to help with personal needs.

Normally crowdfunding websites

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he Palm Springs area is one of the fastest growing destination wedding locations in the United States. With no shortage of country clubs, hotels and various other unique venues in the desert, many vendors count on the wedding business to fill a large portion of their calendar. While the economy can be unpredictable, there is one thing you can always count on; people will always be getting married.

Over the past 10 to 15 years, the internet has made it easy for couples to sit down in front of their computers to compare products and services for their special day. While there are numerous wedding web sites with an overload of useful information, nothing will close a sale faster than a bride being able to touch, taste, smell or talk about what she is getting.

Bridal shows have always been a great way for wedding vendors to introduce their services and to meet prospective couples face to face. Talking directly to the bride

raise debt or equity to help an upstart business. Erick Mott, a business writer in San Francisco, states that Lending Club, On Deck and Prosper are the top crowdfunding sites to raise debt in support your business venture. Many people prefer debt to equity as it allows them to retain all ownership.

AngelList, CircleUp and Crowdfunder appear to be the early leaders at raising equity. The challenge here is that the SEC have not as yet proposed rules. Without these rules, the crowdfunding firms must rely on accredited investors. Accredited investors typically earn in excess of $200,000 annually.

For now, the typical investor is limited to contributions aka donations via RocketHub or Kickstarter on worthy small enterprises.

Alternatively, there are many great ideas right here in the Coachella Valley that could use your help - you do not need a website for that.

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and groom gives businesses the advantage of building a relationship with them and to answer any questions they have or have not thought of.

Despite the internet putting a dent in the bridal show business, there is one show that continues to grow each year; the Indian Wells Country Club Bridal Faire. Rich in history, the Indian Wells Country Club has gathered some of the top wedding professionals in the Valley for the fifth year in a row for their annual Bridal Faire. The Club has narrowed it down to approximately 20 Local vendors they have worked with over the years who will be putting their best foot forward. Many of the vendors will help fill the guests goodie bags and stomachs as they stroll around to make plans for their nuptials. The once intimate bridal show for a few dozen brides is expecting to swell to about 200 to 250 guests this year.

During the event, brides will tour various banquet rooms decorated for

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while enjoying complimentary hors d’ oeuvres in addition to sipping on wine and champagne.

Besides meeting local wedding vendors, guests will be treated to a bridal fashion show with models wearing the latest styles for men and women. As an incentive to book ASAP, all three clubs are offering a complimentary champagne toast for any wedding booked by February 1st 2013.

Although your wedding may cost you a pretty penny this bridal faire is FREE. If you interested in becoming a wedding vendor for the Indian Wells Bridal Faire or if you would like to call and make a reservation the number is: 760.834.6018.

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or the first time in my writing career I wished I was interviewing on radio or television so my audience could get to see, know and love for themselves these guys who collectively call themselves Spankshaft. Words fail to completely describe how entertaining this interview was. Their camaraderie and their freestyle personalities translate into easy likeability and is also a key element to what becomes a contagious surge of high energy, fun and fine-tuned musicianship in their concerts. I had the good sense to accept an invitation to see them from Brandon Henderson, the live music manager at The Hood Bar in Palm Desert. This six piece Ska/Punk Rock band kept the pulse of their music in near V-fib, never losing their sharpness and clarity as they moved around channeling their energy into the crowd.

The performance left my musical senses thoroughly content and inspired.

Spankshaft consists of front man, Brandon Simpson on guitar and vocals, his brother Brent Simpson on bass, Russ Waldron on drums, Clint Stoker on tenor sax and Justin McCormick alto sax. On special occasions, they employ the talents of the widely renowned Scott “Drago” Kissinger, whom they swear has secretly sold his soul to the devil for his mad trombone skills. Since 2009, this band has pushed themselves to become better musicians, developing a rich and unique take on Punk Rock and Ska. Their early style, as they describe it, “featured a strong upbeat with melodic pop hooks that were sarcastic but heartfelt enough to still get by in the Indie/ Punk Rock circles.” Now, they accurately assess, “Our music transcends many genres and styles, and really cannot be accurately filed under a single category.”

It was interesting to note that during the interview how the banter, ribbing, sarcasm and jokes which demonstrate their lack of self-conscious arrogance took on a sudden note of sober intensity as they began to

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Music That’s Magically Ska-licious

Photo by Zak Kupcha share their deep seeded desire to make music their life, continuing to produce and be heard. It was not long, however, until they returned to their carefree style and insisted that they’re in it for the girls.

Spankshaft has just recorded a new CD. While nothing could replace seeing them in person, the album captures the high energy and personality of their live performance.

The music is fun and light hearted while the rhythms and arrangements are highly skilled, interesting and never repetitive.

The vocals and clean harmonies stand out in front of a whole lot of really good music and the lyrics are relatable, catchy and always tell a story. With the majority of each of these players a product of high school band, they are likely to inspire today’s youth to think differently of the so called “band nerds”. As tenor sax player, Clint Stoker

says, “I have come to realize that being a band nerd in high school means that you are in a band as an adult. Most football players in high school aren’t in the NFL, or even playing anymore. They have big beer bellies...role reversal for sure.”

Spankshaft will be opening for The Expendables along with Fortunate Youth at the Date Shed this Saturday, January 19th.

For tickets, go to http://www.ticketfly.com/ purchase/event/189149 or call (760) 7756699. Tickets are $15 pre-sale.

For other upcoming shows follow Spankshaft on Facebook or check out their website http://spankshaft.fourfour.com/ home. For booking, you are asked to call the “Spank Line” at (707) SHAFT-77 Now on our third year, Spankshaft is now a six piece, including a two piece

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horn section. Clint and Justin, playing the tenor and alto saxophones respectively have added another missing layer that has propelled our style to new heights.

Drago can be heard on our latest single, Its Hilarious. With our lineup complete, Currently, we are in the studio working on our first EP to be released independently.

Also available is the original DIY demo cd that, together with our newer recordings, show the progression of the band. Give them a listen, and get hooked on the Spankshaft trip. was nothing short of “Magically Skalicious”.

Fans: To keep connected with info on all the shows to come join our mailing list or hit us up on facebook. www.facebook.com/ spankshaftband Promoters: For booking, just call the SPANKLINE at (707)-SHAFT-77, or send an email to booking@spankshaft.com Brandon Simpson - Guitar, Lead Vocals Brent Simpson - Bass Russel Waldron - Drums Clint Stoker - Tenor Sax Justin McCormick - Alto Sax Scott “Drago” Kisinger c/o Warsaw Poland Bros. - Trombone www.fb.com/spankshaftband www.spankshaft.com www.youtube.com/user/ spankshaftband EP: Great Job! Do I Make You Sick?

Trazodone Cardboard Chili Write Your Congressman Robots It’s Hilarious Jan 19th w/ Expendables @ Date Shed, Coachella Feb 9th w/ California Celts @ Dickie O’Neal’s, Palm Springs March 9th w/ Aubade @ Sailor Saloon, Victorville

RR Class Act Entertainment Jazz Series Presents

Rose Mallett @ Fantasy Springs Sunday, January 27th at 6:00 pm

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or as long as she can remember, Ruth Ruiz has been a music lover.

Listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Dina Washington, Nancy Wilson, Coltrane, Miles Davis and the Jazz Crusaders all through her youth, Ruth lives and breathes music to this day. But Ruth was not always able to immerse herself in her first love. For 27 years, she lived to serve and protect the streets of Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Police Department, ultimately assigned as a supervising investigator for the District Attorney’s office. She loved her work and the people she worked with, but needless to say, it was stressful. This beautiful woman has had her nose broken in fights while doing her job. Still she felt many times she was in a position to help and reflects on her past career with fondness. Now, retired, she is able to continue her ability to manage and coordinate in the industry that inspires her most. But she’s not done giving of herself, even in this capacity.

Ruth Ruiz, through her company RR

Class Act Entertainment, is bringing in some of the Jazz industry’s most brilliant performers, producing a wonderful jazz series that will be benefitting several valuable charities right here in the desert.

The first Jazz concert of four, spanning over the next four months, will be held Sunday, January 27th at 6 pm in Fantasy Springs Casino’s Cabazon Room. The phenomenal Rose Mallet will be performing. This beautiful singer began her singing career at the age of 16 and worked around infamous Motown recording artists like Marvin Gaye and Motown producer, Hal Davis. You can find out more about Rose and hear her beautiful voice at rosemallette.com This concert will benefit Rosie’s Kids; a non-profit organization whose goal is to help all kids succeed. This charity is designed to allow kids to participate in sports, music art and dance despite their financial limitations. Rosie’s Kids believes that sports help kids become healthier, fosters self-esteem through the healthy

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exchange of encouragement, teaches good sportsmanship, and helps kids perform better in school. They believe that music helps kids learn to express their identities, gain confidence and develop a sense of time and space. They believe that art helps kids open their minds to a whole new world of possibilities, be creative, be innovative, and learn problem-solving skills. They also believe that dance helps kids build selfesteem, coordination, balance, and poise.

Rosie’s Kids believe that every child should have the opportunity to participate in any of these activities without financial situations standing between them and their dreams.

Other shows in the RR Class Act Entertainment Jazz Series at the Fantasy Springs Casino, Cabazon Room will include:

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• February 17th ~ The Heat Wave Jazz and Show Band: Formed in the fall of 2007 and originally dubbed the Boys & Girls Club Jazz Band, this high intensity performance group has helped create other programs to round out what is now The Music Program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley. The band will be accompanied by the popular vocalist, EeVaan Tre and will benefit Red Hot Ball Room, a children’s after school dance program. This 501c(3) non-profit corporation was established to bring ballroom dancing into the schools.

Ballroom dancing is the vehicle to teach the 4th, 5th & 6th grade students the social graces (confidence, self-esteem and respect for others) and good physical health over a 28 week program culminating in May Dance Competitions.

• March 10th: Jazz trumpeter, Steve Madaio and his band. Steve has lived the life most musicians dream of. Along with David Sandborn, he performed on stage at Woodstock with the Butterfield Blues Band.

He toured and recorded with the legendary Janis Joplin, and enjoyed two world tours with the Rolling Stones. Additionally, Steve has toured and recorded with Stevie Wonder, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Madonna and Barbra Streisand to name but a few. This concert will be benefiting Pegasus Riding Academy for the Handicapped. Riders come from all three of the Coachella Valley’s Unified School Districts severely Multiple Handicapped and M/M classes. Pegasus provides the buses that transport these riders to the Riding Academy. Some of our riders are from Angel View Crippled Children’s Foundation, Palm Springs Stroke Recovery Center, Desert Arc, The Braille Institute and others are referred from the United Cerebral Palsy Association, Autism Association, and ACT for MS, The Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, Private Physicians, and physical therapists.

• April 28th: Jimmy Dykes and his band, featuring Mark Carter in “Brass and Strings” will perform. This concert will be a compilation of some of the most sought after musicians in the industry. They will be benefiting Find Food Bank. For the past 27 years FIND (Food In Need of Distribution) has provided much needed food assistance, nutritional education and basic essential items to those in need in Eastern Riverside and Southern San Bernardino and is a partner of the nationally known organization “Feeding America”.

For more information, you can contact Ruth Ruiz at 760-777-2328, email: rrclassact@aol.com or visit her website at rrclassactentertainment.com.

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ponsored by the Coachella Valley Weekly, the First “Jazz Tastings™” Concert held at the Emerald Desert Resort Ballroom on Saturday, January 12, took the Desert by storm! Contemporary jazz guitarist and Billboard artist Blake Aaron and vocalist Derek Bordeaux performed to a full house of music lovers. To the delight of the audience, surprise guest saxophonist and Billboard artist Will Donato took the stage after Aaron performed the first three songs at the beginning of the show. Donato had to leave after his stellar performance and head to the Agave Sunset Bar in the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa, 44-600 Indian Wells Lane in Indian Wells, to perform with his band Art of Sax. Donato is there every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m.

and commercial success.

Maybe the only consistent component of Young’s solo career has been his collaboration with the band Crazy Horse.

The band originally appeared on Young’s second solo album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere in 1969.

Guitarist Danny Whitten, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina provided ballast for Young’s psychedelic flights of fancy. (Sadly, Whitten died of a drug overdose in 1972. But the band pressed on, recruiting a replacement, Frank “Poncho” Sampedro).

Crazy Horse has contributed to 15 of Young’s solo efforts throughout the years.

At the beginning of 2012 they released Americana, a collection of traditional American Folk songs. Less than a year later, they have returned with Psychedelic Pill.

The opening track, “Driftin Back,” begins like a pastoral acoustic reverie. Any expectations that the song will be some quaint recollection of halcyon Hippie days are immediately dashed when Young and Sampedro rev up their electric guitars.

Conversely, the listener is treated to an extended jam that clocks in at over 27 minutes. Young’s lyrics are a stream of conscious ramble touching on organized religion, the crap-tastic sound quality of MP3s, the commodification of art, a “mantra” he bought for 35 bucks, and his

sudden ambition to get a “hip hop haircut.”

Molina and Talbot’s rock solid foundation allow Young and Sampedro’s guitars to spiral and pivot, weaving sweet and sour riffs. Solos detonate like smart bombs between the verses. This song is long but it never feels masturbatory.

Young offers up two versions of the title track. The former is anchored by distorto guitar riffs, sandblasted vocals and a tribal beat. The latter is sharp and pristine. The lyrics off up a simple evocation of a carefree dancer… “The way she dances makes my heart stand still, when she’s spinning in the sky/ Every move is like a psychedelic pill from a doctor I can’t find.”

Cloaked in a countrified melody, “ Ramada Inn” vividly paints a picture of marital ennui. A couple live out their days in quiet desperation, loving each other but unable to communicate. Tentative and emotionally distant, the tune is shot through with regret.

Two tracks pay homage to Young’s roots.

“Born In Ontario” is an affectionate ode to his home town. Chunky guitar chords collide with an insistent backbeat. Young offers up this wry couplet: “I was born in Ontario, that’s where I learned most of what I know/ ‘Cause you don’t learn much when you start to get old.”

On “Twisted Road” Young acknowledges how peers like Bob Dylan and the

Grateful Dead influenced and inspired him throughout the years. Piloted by shambolic guitar riffs, this warm-hearted tune ambles along. Young perfectly summarizes his creative process… “Brand new song with familiar chords, all the time looking for something new.”

Other highlights on Psychedelic Pill include “She’s Always Dancing” A swirling sonic maelstrom that celebrates the girl we first met in the title track. And “For The Love Of Man,” a tender and philosophical ballad that ponders life’s inequities.

The album closes with “Walk Like A Giant.”

A whistled refrain meanders through the melody. Young recalls his early years as a Hippie activist, and how he watched the dream slip through his fingers… ”Me and some friends we were tryin’ to save the world/ It fell apart and it breaks my heart to see how close we came.” Drums pound out a thundering tattoo, and guitars drench the track in feedback. Through it all Young’s idealism never fades… “In the face of failure, where there is love there is always hope.” The tune concludes with four minutes of feedback and ambient noise.

Young and Crazy Horse strike a perfect balance on Psychdelic Pill. His experimental edge and commercial instincts co-exist in a kind of harmonic dissonance. It’s a lovely symmetry. In Neil Young’s world this makes perfect sense.

until midnight.

They were complemented by a full band that rocked the house. Band members included Aaron on guitar, Larry Kester on keyboard, David Levray on bass and Winston Butts on drums. “Smooth Jazz Live” was on hand to shoot photos of the event as well as video. This was the first of a series of “Jazz Tastings™” produced by Patte Purcell of Muze Muzic, as a membership drive to build a new base of contemporary jazz lovers for the Jazz Society of the Desert™, part of the DJSD, a 28 year old non-profit organization.

Donato raved about the event and commented, “I loved seeing all the smiling faces, and what a sense of community, I’m still energized by it”. At Donato’s suggestion, the future shows will last for a solid 90

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eil Young has been confounding expectations for 45 years. In 1968 Young had his first taste of success with Buffalo Springfield. The Canadian rocker began his career in the early 60s, gigging in a plethora of fledgling groups before moving to Los Angeles and joining forces with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin. The seminal Folk Rock band released 3 sublime albums that combined blues, psychedelia and country. But the clash of egos proved insurmountable and Young embarked on a solo career.

Making music as a solo artist has allowed Young the freedom to follow his passions.

By his third solo effort, Harvest, Young had his first and only number one single, “Heart Of Gold.” He was also an integral part of Rock’s first supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Instead of embracing that success, Young willfully followed up with dense and sorrowful efforts like Tonight’s The Night or On The Beach.

It was a pattern he would repeat again and again. In 1979 Young hit a mid-career peak with Rust Never Sleeps. He naturally followed up with a series of non-commercial efforts that explored Electronica, Rockabilly and Honky-Tonk Country. His record label was so frustrated that they sued Young for not sounding enough like Neil Young!

By the 90s, Alternative artists like Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam were name-checking Young as an influence, earning him the flattering sobriquet, the “Godfather Of Grunge.” Of course Young immediately took a sharp left turn, revisiting his mellow Harvest era by recording a follow up, Harvest Moon. Naturally it was a critical

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minutes with no breaks, “that’s how the Desert rolls,” he joked.

The guests enjoyed Crater Lake Vodka and Gin martinis including some new specialty mixes featuring their pepper vodka with mango juice, a truly delicious combination. Guests were impressed, not only by the delicious cocktails, but how Chef Woody featured Crater Lake Vodka in pasta sauces and in the dessert, which featured the hazelnut espresso vodka. Jan Boydsten, owner of Kitchen Kitchen, provided the food tastings for the event and had a large display of items for sale from her retail store in Indian Wells. Monte De Oro premium wines were also featured, and enjoyed by good wine enthusiasts.

Purcell is creating a new type of jazz entertainment event with some exciting differences. Her plans include keeping it at

the reasonable price, so guests of the resort and residents can enjoy an all inclusive package including fabulous food, wine, and martinis making it the best deal in the Desert. This will encourage people to come out and enjoy the Palm Desert warmth during the summer while listening to some of the finest contemporary jazz artists in the country with cool pools and cold martinis, wine and jazz.

The next Jazz Tastings™ will feature saxtress Jeanette Harris and her band. Her saxy style of jazz, and R & B, will bring a great dance vibe to this event. The event will be held again in the luxurious Emerald Desert RV Resort Ballroom on Saturday, February 23, from 6 until 9 p.m. with an artist reception, dinner and bar. For ticket information, contact Patte Purcell at (702) 219-6777 or send her a text.

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The Wino’s Bucket List 2013

hile we are still riding high in the clouds of the New Year, a bunch of us vino lovers are taking the time to put together our “Bucket List” of wines to try this year. I know—generally the term bucket list refers to doing something before that great final personal apocalyptic day occurs, but most wine drinkers are not that dramatic. The List here rather contains those wines that we’ve dreamed about enjoying, that are world famous and absolutely delicious, and either too expensive, rare, unobtainable, or all of the above.

And just maybe, we’ll get to savor one this year. When these great wines from great vintages are experienced, the world stops—if only for that moment or so, while liquid art and history in a bottle gives its all.

After considering the world’s best wines, a better overview would be to divide the historical wines & vineyards of Europe from the more modern wine producers elsewhere in the world. In wine lingo you’ll often hear them categorized as “Old World Wines” and “New World Wines”. Dear readers: it looks as though this is going to be a two or three parter!

OLD WORLD WINES Just when we divided our approach—a sub-topic appears: French Wine Domaine de la Romanée-Conti There is one wine in the world that every collector wants, or at least wants to try; this wine, often called simply DRC, arguably— is the one. DRC’s most famous vineyard is a 4.4 acre in the Cote de Nuits sub-region of Burgundy, France. This small site only produces around 450 cases of wine each year, made exclusively from the Pinot Noir grape. The average age of the vines on this small site is over 50-years-old.

It is considered the perfect Pinot Noir wine with finesse, penetrating richness that’s not too profound, velvety warmth combined with leather, flowers, spice and reserves of complex fruit flavors.

DRC’s 2005 Romanée-Conti was released (in 2008) at around $4000 a bottle retail.

Today if you tried to buy their 2005 at auction you’d be paying between $8000$16,000, depending on the condition.

Forget investing in gold or the stock market.

Drink and invest in DRC! Chateau Petrus For a lot of wine novices who have entered the wine ethos through enjoying

the very appealing Merlot, it’s news to them that one of the most sought-after wines of the world is a Merlot. From the right-bank region in Bordeaux.

This Merlot was one of the favorite wines at the White House during the Kennedy years. It was served at Le Pavillon in the days when Onassis sat at a corner table. After that, Château Petrus became a status symbol, the sort of name dropped by people who wish to imply not only that they know wine but that they are in wine.

There’s really no “Castle” on the ground (rather a two story stone farmhouse) and even its label refers to it as simply “Pétrus.”

[Pay-Trews—not PET-tress]. Extremely fruity, suggestions of berries, vanilla, mocha, and oak emanate from its rich purple robe. The finish is something to wait for as it caresses the palate.

The Antique Wine Company has a 2000 Pétrus for just over $5,000. Check these notes out: “Chocolate, black raspberry, assorted fresh flowers, herbs, spices, truffles, earth, plums and black cherry could have been enjoyed from across the room; powerful, concentrated, deep wine and long length to fill every nook and cranny of your taste receptors with endless waves of decadent, flawlessly ripe fruit.” Wine Spectator gave it 100 points! The world’s perfect Merlot!

Chef Hubert Keller at Mandalay Bay sells his gourmet Kobe beef, sautéed foie gras & truffle burger and a recent bottle of Petrus

for around five thousand bucks as well.

The left bank Bordeaux carries those great chateaux names you’ve heard of for years. Usually and predominately made with Cabernet Sauvignon blended with portions of Merlot, then Cabernet Franc, then Petite Verdot, maybe remnants of Malbec, and back in the day, Carmenère.

(Of course these days Malbec is doing stellar in Argentina and Carmenère is beginning to reign in Chile).

Chateau Latour is one of the most reliable vineyards in France and produces one of the best Bordeaux on the market.

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“An astonishing length—an everlasting finale is the masterstroke of this vintage, which favors caramel, chocolate, licorice, dark cherry, and roasted fruits. The mouth is opulent and wholly composed.” Currently sells for around $2000.

Chateau Lafite Rothschild . Talk about being at the right place at the right time.

In the mid-18th century, a French politician was about to be shipped off overseas, but not before visiting a physician. The doctor prescribed him some Lafite wine as a tonic.

This politician enjoyed it so much that he offered some bottles to King Louis XV, and before long this wine became the star of Versailles and was dubbed “the King’s wine”. Lafite’s reputation was assured and even Thomas Jefferson visited the estate and became a lifelong customer. Remarkably dark, it sports mineral aromas of mint and black currant. Flavorful, its texture is silky and lingers in the mouth.

In early November 2012, police in Wenzhou Province China seized nearly 10,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild they suspected as counterfeit. Lafite is very popular among China’s nouveau-riche, but it is believed that up to 70% of Chateau Lafite in China is fake! If genuine, though, this particular collection could be worth up to $16 million.

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Our mini vacation to the Miramonte Resort was the perfect escape from the desert without ever leaving town. I could go on and on about the incredibly maintained grounds, the luxurious rooms, or the much needed hour long massage at the spa but I am most excited to share my dining experience at the Grove Artisan Kitchen.

We knew we were in good hands with our server, Andrei, because we did not want for anything. He was pleasant and attentive, making certain our special occasion would not be soon forgotten.

We allowed him to select our wine for the evening. A reasonably priced Heitz Cellars Cabernet from Napa was presented and did not disappoint! I enjoyed the Grove Caesar Salad as my husband raved about his Wedge Salad, both served in beautiful, decorative bowls. Each dish is artistically plated and presented, offering as much appeal to the eye as our taste buds.

I could not pass on the perfectly-cooked salmon with roasted root vegetables and lemon herb reduction. It was a perfect balance of flavors and the portions were just right. My husband shared a bite of his incredibly tender Angus New York strip steak and it was mouth-watering! This juicy steak was served with mushrooms, baby spinach and fingerling potatoes; I’m not sure which dish was better. I have enjoyed

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director Craig Zobel is based on a series of real incidents. Ann Dowd plays a middleaged fast food manager and Dreama Walker is a teen employee who needs the job. When a police officer calls Dowd, already overwhelmed with work issues, and accuses Dreama of stealing, the teen vigorously denies it. But even so, Dowd and Dreama are snared into voluntarily submitting to a series of invasive and relentlessly humiliating acts demanded by the disembodied, but authoritarian voice on the phone.

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2012’S TEN WORST FILMS?

ith all the hype for the Oscar© nominated films, it’s helpful to be reminded of how hard it is to make a good movie. No one sets out to make a bad one, but never the less, they sure do get made. There’s no explanation for the diversity in our movie tastes, but the disappointment of being subjected to a truly bad one is excruciating. Here then, for the sake of discussion, and in no particular order, is my list of the ten worst films of 2012. There were so many from which to choose.

JOHN CARTER: A gargantuan Martian abortion midwifed by team Disney. ROCK OF AGES: Unintentionally grim big hair 80’s karaoke “musical” with Tom Cruise as a rock god. THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN: A fungal condition goes untreated. THAT’S MY BOY: Adam Sandler’s crass inner idiocy finally offends everyone. PIRANHA 3DD: Not even titillating. ALEX CROSS: Tyler

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Some critics have pointed out this film is about sadomasochism in the American workplace. But it is more concerned about our apparent inability to question authority.

Writer/director Zobel has fashioned a superb, edgy, supremely discomforting drama that brilliantly captures the reality of how far we will go to please someone we think has power over us -- in spite of what we feel to be wrong. Think you would never comply in a similar situation?

Zobel based his movie on studies that were done in the 60s that showed students willingly inflicting apparently excruciating electrical shocks to other students when told to do so by instructors in lab coats with clipboards. Specifically, COMPLIANCE is based on more than 70 criminal complaints of similar incidents. Ann Dowd is as memorable a character as Tony Perkins in PSYCHO. Dreama Walker perfectly captures the resigned horror of capitulating to the imprisonment of her vulnerability.

Filmmaker Zobel is a huge talent with an assured future. He knocks this one out of the park and into orbit. A perfect movie.

Tragic and terrifying.

A THOUSAND CUTS

Playwright and filmmaker Charles Evered’s much discussed movie finally makes it’s home video debut this Tuesday.

The hugely relevant story centers on the hot button topic of movie violence and the

influence it may have on the viewer -- stable or not. Academy Award© nominee Michael O’Keefe co stars as an angry, grieving father who holds hostage a hot young director (Michael Newcomer) who made a splatter film a killer used as a model for the murder of his daughter.

This intense psychological drama, scripted by Evered, Marty James and Eric Barr, delivers a fierce, ferocious conversation about the ripple effects of the extreme violence that passes for entertainment.

What if there’s a moral debt for the creators of dehumanizing on-screen portrayals? And what happens when that debt comes due?

For me, after watching this film, I could not help thinking about the most fundamental questions regarding the very nature of story itself -- and the various ways it can be conveyed by different media. And more importantly, is there such a thing as responsibility in art. Big questions indeed swirl around the core of this drama.

In some ways, the poster and video box art imply the sub-genre of violence porn that the film actually rails against. Don’t be misled, this is not a gore or torture fest. And make no mistake; this is no message movie but rather a carefully crafted argument about our never-satiated craving for evermore-vivid action and entertainment.

Are we prisoners of our desires? There’s a clever balancing act here as we are seduced into considering both sides of the argument.

But best of all, and the real test of any movie, this is the kind of story that lingers long in the mind after final fade out.

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Filmmaker Charles Evered

he Coachella Valley is home to many Hollywood types. Actors, writers, directors and producers have enriched our community and enhanced our valley’s reputation with celebrity and glamour for decades. But Hollywood is changing and there is a new breed of Hollywood “type.”

Writer and director Charles Evered is an anti-type.

Evered has all the accoutrements indicative of a successful career in Hollywood – produced credits as a feature and television writer, (Adopt a Sailor, Showtime, Monk, USA Network), published plays, an agent, attorney, high profile contacts and the respect of his peers. He is 6’ 4”, has rugged good looks and a personable charm that rivals Hollywood’s leading men. But what makes Evered different from other Hollywood talent is-- he forages his own way.

“Along with the more mainstream work I do in Hollywood, I need to work on projects that are personally meaningful to me,” remarks Evered, who divides his time between the desert and Princeton, New Jersey.

A Thousand Cuts, (Kino Lorber/ Horizon Films), is Evered’s second feature as a director. It arrives on DVD and Bluray January 22. A Thousand Cuts is a psychological thriller about a father who seeks revenge against a filmmaker when his daughter is murdered by a killer who re-enacts the director’s torture movie. The film was co-written by Evered, Marty James and Eric Barr and shot in the CV. Academy Award nominee Michael O’Keefe stars as the father and Michael A. Newcomer plays the director. The layers of the story unfold as the two characters are held hostage over the debate about the affects of violence in film and the question of who is accountable. O’Keefe’s character wants answers and his suffering to end – as he considers it “worse than a thousand cuts.”

Both actors deliver intense performances around a provocative and supremely relevant subject that takes a serious look at the effect violent Hollywood movies may or may not have on society.

“I don’t imply that all of our culture’s ills are a result of the proliferation of media violence, slasher films, hyper violent video games, etc, -- but to ignore any effect they might have at all is to me --- adopting a kind of willful ignorance. A Thousand Cuts doesn’t pretend to have all the answers, but I do hope that by raising the questions, we might learn something,” explains Evered.

A father of two, a son and teenage

daughter, Evered speaks from a personal place. “It’s the worst nightmare, isn’t it?

But to me, going to jail for taking revenge on the person who harmed my kids would be less terrifying than failing to protect them in the first place.”

It is disconcerting to Evered that there are young men who watch thousands of simulated murders and acts of violence before they reach puberty. He believes without guidance and context it can encourage a lack of empathy and passiveness, creating a chilling “flat affect” that he believes is becoming more prevalent in young people today.

New York based Kino Lorber, distributors of independent art house films and notable world cinema, have partnered to represent A Thousand Cuts.

Eric Wilkinson, Vice President of Home Entertainment Sales and Distribution for Kino Lorber found A Thousand Cuts first and foremost to be a very intriguing story. “The idea that filmmakers have a responsibility to the viewers of their films has always been a timely issue,” said Wilkinson. “I loved that Charles has wrapped this concept around a very tense thriller with a great cast. I’m proud to be a champion of this film and am looking forward to its release.”

A Thousand Cuts had its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival a year ago followed by a limited theatrical release, and this week it will be available at Barnes & Noble, Red Box and

other outlets.

Talk to Evered for any length and you realize he is thoughtful, intelligent and genuine. He’s proud that he was able to shoot A Thousand Cuts in ten days for well under a million dollars and with a skeletal crew.

To pursue making films that are personally meaningful, Evered has formed his own production company, Ordinance 14. The company’s name is an homage to one of his heroes, actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood. “Ordinance 14” is a signpost in the film Unforgiven. As Eastwood’s character rides into town for the big showdown, he passes the sign declaring

that there are no guns allowed -- that’s Ordinance 14. But Eastwood is armed and ready to take care of business.

Do not mistake Evered as a Hollywood bleeding-heart liberal type either -- not that there’s anything wrong with that. Sure, he’s socially progressive and steadfastly secular, but he’s fiercely independent and freethinking. Evered was a Lieutenant when he left the Navy reserves, flies an American flag on his remote two and half acre compound in Joshua Tree and is a believer in the right to bear arms. He has a graduate degree from Yale University and currently serves as a tenured Associate Professor in the University of California system.

Evered’s next project titled Haylo, is the antithesis of A Thousand Cuts.

A metaphysical comedy, it is about a disenchanted man, Jimmy Haylo, who retreats to a cabin in the desert in hopes of figuring out the meaning of life and comes across a menagerie of colorful eccentric characters who help him find purpose.

Written by Evered, he will also direct. It will be produced by Ordinance 14 (or fondly referred to as “O14”) and is scheduled to begin shooting in the fall of this year.

“Haylo is an idea born out of my need to tell a more hopeful story. I’ve been living with A Thousand Cuts in some form for more than two years. So with Haylo, I’m looking forward to lightening up,” declares Evered.

Hollywood is changing and so is the nature of filmmaking. It no longer takes a big crew and budget. Great movies can come from artists who have a clear vision. As a film artist, Evered makes his own Hollywood wherever he is. (See this weeks Screeners column for a review of A Thousand Cuts.)

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ne month has come and gone since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School (SHES).

Still in the wake of the shooting, I am constantly asked if anything has been done to further security at local schools. Sharon P. McGehee, superintendent of Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD), released a statement: “Every school has a standardized safety plan in place throughout the district to address lock down procedures and parental unification procedures. We have trained our school staff members in these procedures and we have the ability to lock down any school instantly. We also hold regular drills for students to ensure they know exactly what to do in case of any emergency.”

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Reminders: Here are just a few reminders for the upcoming week.

Monday, January 21, is a national holiday.

The celebrated holiday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Most schools will have a three-day weekend due to the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We should all celebrate this day by talking to our kids about who King was and why he was an important figure in history. On this same day, Monday the 21st, Palm Springs High School “Spirit of the Sands” marching band and visual core is expected to march in the 57TH Inaugural Parade. This is a high honor for the band, the school, and our valley as we are represented to the world during this event. The band may still need help with donations. The link to help the band make it to Washington D.C. is on the band’s web site at psband.org. Let’s keep giving to help this band become a part of history.

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ALM SPRINGS - Hundreds of LGBT softball players will gather in Palm Springs the weekend of February 8-10, 2013 to compete in the 22nd annual Palm Springs Winter Classic Softball Tournament to benefit AIDS Assistance Program (AAP). Participating teams are members of the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting amateur athletics for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.

Registration and an opening reception will take place on Friday, February 8 from 7-10 pm at Hunter’s Video Bar, 302 East Arenas Road in Palm Springs. Players will

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greet each other and receive their game schedules. Throughout the weekend, teams will be competing on several fields, including Demuth Park in Palm Springs and the Big League Dreams Sports Field in Cathedral City. The tournament is open to a maximum of 80 teams in various divisions of play.

“The Winter Classic is always a special event, because many of these players come year after year, so it is really like a reunion for them,” said Vicki Oltean, Tournament Director. “The players love the terrific desert weather, and we get the chance to help AAP, so it is truly a winning combination.”

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Since its founding in 1991, AIDS Assistance Program remains dedicated to

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15th Annual Tour de Palm Springs Announces Celebrity Riders

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VSPIN, producers of the annual Tour de Palm Springs, announces two celebrity riders participating in the February 9th ride. Tim “Desert Storm” Bradley, Jr., heavyweight championship boxer, and Nelson “the Cheetah” Vails, Silver Medalist cyclist in the 1984 Olympics, will cycle with about 10,000 others for charity.

Tim Bradley is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion, as well as a two-time National Champion and before turning professional was ranked 3rd in the nation. Bradley is known for his lightning fast hands and his powerful knock-out punches, even being compared to Mike Tyson in his abilities and power. He has fought in France, Germany and Tahiti.

He took the titles at the PAL National Tournament and was part of the US National Team being a perfect candidate for the 2004 Olympic team in Athens, Greece.

However, a regulation that combined the 147 pound division with the 152 pound division prevented him from fighting.

Nelson Vails is a retired road and track cyclist from the United States, and professional rider from 1988 to 1995. He represented the USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won the silver Medal in the 1000m Match Sprint.

In addition to the celebrity news, raffle tickets are now available for $1 each through one’s favorite charity partner. All proceeds raised from the tickets are given to charities participating in the Tour. A complete list of the participating charities can be found at the following link: http://

www.tourdepalmsprings.com/2013Charities Raffle ticket purchases can be made directly by contacting the charity of choice.

An extensive list of raffle prizes includes a wide range of awards including bicycles, amusement park tickets, beautiful jewelry, a Tiffany Pitcher and steins, sports paraphernalia, golf, BNP Paribas Open tickets, McCallum Theatre tickets, movie passes, hotel stays, dining certificates, retail gift cards, and more. The Grand Prize is a spectacular pendant created specifically for the Tour. Winners do not need to be present to win. A complete list of prizes can be seen at the following link: http:// www.tourdepalmsprings.com/Raffle The Tour de Palm Springs ride is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 2013, with a two-day Vendor Expo starting Friday.

Live entertainment with Tour de Jazz on Friday evening features six bands playing at various locations throughout the Expo held downtown on Palm Canyon Drive. One of the largest charitable bicycle rides in the U.S., the event brings together 10,000 plus bicyclists from all over the world riding 1, 5, 10, 15, 25, 55, or 100 miles.

Every year the Tour has generated a significant amount of money to support local nonprofit organizations. Last year $275,000 was raised and donated to local charities. All the money stays in the Valley.

For more information and registration for the Tour de Palm Springs visit www. tourdepalmsprings.com or call (760) 6744700.

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Light up the fireplace!

Wait, not yet... Fire Place Safety First

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t’s been unusually cold and more cold weather is in store this winter.

During the cold winter months nothing beats a nice fire in the fireplace.

Fires may keep us warm, however, there are hazards that need to be addressed says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) encourages you to practice the following fire safety steps to keep those home fires safely burning says DiGiovanna. Remember, fire safety is your personal responsibility ...Fire Stops With You!

Keep Fireplaces Clean

• Have your fire place/chimney inspected and cleaned annually by a certified chimney specialist.

• Clear the area around the hearth of debris, decorations and flammable materials.

• Leave glass doors open while burning a fire. Leaving the doors open ensures

that the fire receives enough air to ensure complete combustion and keeps creosote from building up in the chimney.

• Close glass doors when the fire is out to keep air from the chimney opening from getting into the room. Most glass fireplace doors have a metal mesh screen which should be closed when the glass doors are open. This mesh screen helps keep embers from getting out of the fireplace area.

• Always use a metal mesh screen with fireplaces that do not have a glass fireplace door.

• Never restrict air supply to fireplaces.

Otherwise you may cause creosote buildup that could lead to a chimney fire.

• Make sure your flue vent is open.

• Use fire-resistant materials on walls around wood stoves.

Safely Burn Fuels • Never use flammable liquids to start a fire.

• Use only seasoned hardwood. Soft,

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by Humana, a health care company whose mission is to help people achieve life-long well being in collaboration with The Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative.

Participants in the Well Being Walk completed a 5.75 mile course and crossed the finish line at the Healthy Fun Fair entrance. The Healthy Fun Fair featured live music, rock climbing wall, Dance 4 booth by Verizon and Fios, bouncy houses and slides and a variety of interactive play spaces including a parachute resistance game.

A ShareKitchen sponsored Planting Station provided fair attendees and children with the opportunity to plant,

grow and take home their own pots of wildflowers. Beginning with a base of rocks for drainage, participating planters filled the pots with soil, a healthy dose of wildflower seeds, another layer of soil to cover and a drizzle of water to start the process of growth. With seeds expected to sprout in the next week, these pots not only educated people on how to plant and grow wildflowers, they also represent the process by which ShareKitchen can help our community take food-focused ideas from ‘Concept to Consumer’ through our business development programs and support services.

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moist wood accelerates creosote buildup. In pellet stoves, burn only dry, seasoned wood pellets.

• Build small fires that burn completely and produce less smoke.

• Never burn cardboard boxes, trash or debris in your fireplace or wood stove.

• When building a fire, place logs at the rear of the fireplace on an adequate supporting grate.

• Never leave a fire in the fireplace unattended. Extinguish the fire before going to bed or leaving the house.

• Allow ashes to cool before disposing of them. Place ashes in a tightly covered metal container and keep the ash container at least 10 feet away from your home and any other nearby buildings. Never empty the ash directly into a trash can. Douse and saturate the ashes with water.

Gas Fireplaces

A natural gas fireplace is a wonderful way to make any room feel warm and special. But it’s also important for you and your family to follow these procedures to stay safe.

• Review the manufacturer’s instructions for maintenance and use.

• Be careful around the outside of your fireplace – the glass window and ceramic surfaces stay hot after the fireplace has been turned off.

• Never leave children unattended near your fireplace • Use a screen or barrier to keep children from touching the glass.

• Don’t put flammable materials near

your fireplace • If the pilot light or flame goes out, follow the manufacturer’s instructions for relighting.

• Make sure your fireplace is completely turned off when it’s not being used.

• Make sure your fireplace is cool before cleaning the glass – wiping hot glass with a damp cloth can crack it.

• If you smell gas or are experiencing a gas leak immediately evacuate the home and call 911.

Protect the Outside of Your Home

• Stack firewood outdoors at least 30 feet away from your home.

• Keep the roof clear of leaves, pine needles and other debris.

• Cover the chimney with a mesh screen spark arrester.

• Remove branches hanging above the chimney, flues or vents.

Protect the Inside of Your Home

• Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and inside and outside of sleeping areas. Test them monthly and change the batteries at least once a year.

Consider installing the new long life smoke alarms.

• Install a carbon monoxide detector in your home.

• Provide proper venting systems for all heating equipment.

For more fireplace safety tips contact your local fire department!

Stay warm, Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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Palm Springs Writers Guild and Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation Now Accepting Applications From Authors For 3rd Annual Desert Writers Expo.

Expo Held Wednesday, March 20, 2013 From 3pm – 7pm @ the Rancho Mirage Public Library. The Public Is Invited to Participate and Attend.

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he Palm Springs Writers Guild and the Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation are currently accepting applications from authors for the 3rd Annual Desert Writers Expo. The event is on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 3pm – 7pm at the Rancho Mirage Public Library.

There is no registration fee this is a free event. Authors will be accepted on a firstcome first-serve basis.

This well-attended community event is the perfect forum for Coachella Valley authors to get the “word” out on their books. The Expo showcases 42 published authors, all from the Coachella Valley, and spans a variety of genres. “Hands down, the EXPO is the best gathering of local writing talent anywhere in the desert,” notes Jim McFarlin, President of the Guild.

Published authors wishing to participate must fill out an application by March 1, 2013.

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authors should be prepared to market and promote their books prior to the Expo.

Many authors will be selling their books for as little as $10. E-books will also be available from the authors starting at $.99 cents. This is a chance to meet and support the Coachella Valley’s growing group of published authors.

About the Palm Springs Writers Guild In 1977 a small group of area residents, all with an interest in writing, founded the Palm Springs Writers Guild to promote the art of writing among both aspiring and professional writers. The Guild has grown to almost 200 members. It is one of Southern California’s best resources and networking group for writers at all levels and interests.

The PSWG hosts lively and informative monthly meetings with featured speakers and educational workshops. In addition there are critique groups and a variety of other activities for those who write and those who aspire to write. For additional information visit: http:// palmspringswritersguild.org, facebook. com/Palm Springs Writers Guild

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of January 17

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it,” wrote nineteenth-century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. “Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of the earth.” This is good counsel for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Aries. I suspect you will have a good, clear shot at a target you’ve been trying to get close to for a long time.

Make sure you adjust your trajectory to account for the attraction of the earth.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you learn a novel idea or a crucial new lesson while you are tipsy or outright blitzed, you will probably forget it when you sober up. And it will remain forgotten as long as you abstain. But there’s a good chance you will recall the vanished information the next time you get loopy. I’m telling you this, Taurus, because even if you haven’t been inebriated lately, you have definitely been in an altered and expanded state of consciousness. I’m afraid that when you come back down to earth in a few days, you might lose some of the luminous insights you’ve been adding to your repertoire. Is there anything you can do to ensure you will retain these treasures? It would be a shame to lose track of them until the next time your mind gets thoroughly blown open.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Studying the movements of the planets is my main way of discerning the hidden currents of fate. I sometimes supplement my investigations by reading Tarot cards and the Chinese “Book of Changes,” also known as the I Ching. To arrive at your horoscope this week, I used all of the above as well as the following forms of prognostication: catoptromancy, which is divination by gazing into a mirror underwater; cyclomancy, or divination by watching a wheel that’s turning; geloscopy, divination by listening to random laughter; and margaritomancy, divination by observing bouncing pearls. Here’s what I found, Gemini: You now have the power to discern previously unfathomable patterns in a puzzling mystery you’ve been monitoring. You also have the ability to correctly surmise the covert agendas of allies and adversaries alike. Maybe best of all, you can discover certain secrets you’ve been concealing from yourself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “To be reborn is a constantly recurring human need,” said drama critic Henry Hewes. I agree. We all need to periodically reinvent ourselves -- to allow the old ways to die so that we can resurrect ourselves in unforeseen new forms. According to my analysis, Cancerian, your next scheduled rebirth is drawing near. For best results, don’t cling to the past; don’t imitate what has always worked before. Instead, have faith that surrendering to the future will bring you the exact transformation you need.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): My readers Paul and Sophie wrote to let me know they have patched together three Latin words to invent a term for a new concept: vomfiabone. They say it means “a curse that becomes a blessing.” Here’s an example of the phenomenon at work in their lives: While driving home from work together, they experienced car trouble and had to pull over to the shoulder of the road, where they called a tow truck. Later they discovered that this annoying delay prevented them from getting caught in the middle of an accident just up ahead. Extrapolating from the current astrological omens, I’m guessing that you will experience at least one vomfiabone in the coming week, Leo. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I bet that in the next five months you will be obliged to carry more responsibility than you have in the past. You will find it hard to get away with being lazy or careless.

I suspect that during this time you will also have the privilege of wielding more influence. The effect you have on people will be more pronounced and enduring. In short, Virgo, your workload will be greater than usual -- and so will your rewards. To the degree that you serve the greater good, you will be a major player. As for next few weeks, you

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should concentrate on the work and service and responsibility part of this equation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you know what a “binky” is? It’s what a rabbit does when it gets so crazily happy that it exuberantly leaps up into the air, stretching and twisting its body as it flicks and flops its feet. I’m not sure if lexicographers would allow us to apply this term to humans. But assuming they might, I’m going to predict that you’ll soon be having some binky-inducing experiences. You’re entering the Joy and Pleasure Season, Libra -- a time when abundant levels of fun and well-being might be quite normal.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You know that area on your back that you can’t quite reach if you want to scratch it? It’s called your acnestis. I propose that we make it your featured metaphor of the week.

Why? Because I suspect you will have to deal with a couple of itchy situations that are just beyond your ability to relieve. Yes, this may be frustrating in the short run. But it will ultimately make you even more resourceful than you already are. By this time next week, you will have figured out alternative solutions that you haven’t even imagined yet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “We need new friends,” said essayist Logan Pearsall Smith. “Some of us are cannibals who have eaten their old friends up; others must have ever-renewed audiences before whom to re-enact an ideal version of their lives.”

Smith could have been talking about you Sagittarians in early 2013. According to my interpretation of the astrological omens, you need some fresh alliances.

Their influence will activate certain potentials that you haven’t been able to access or fully express with the help of your current circle.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A San Francisco writer named Maneesh Sethi decided he was wasting too much time on the Internet. His productivity was suffering. So he hired a woman to sit next to him as he worked and yell at him or slap his face every time his attention wandered off in the direction of Facebook or a funny video. It worked.

He got a lot more done. While I would like to see you try some inventive approaches to pumping up your own efficiency, Capricorn, I don’t necessarily endorse Sethi’s rather gimmicky technique. Start brainstorming about some interesting yet practical new ways to enhance your self-discipline, please.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Ronnyjohnson618” is a guy who posts his opinions on a wide variety of Youtube videos. Many times, he claims to be an expert in the field he’s commenting on. Responding to a live music performance, he says he’s a conductor for an orchestra. Offering his opinion about a mimosa plant, he asserts that he is a botanist.

Beneath other Youtube videos, he declares he is a meteorologist, chemist, psychologist, soldier, and geometry teacher. I love this guy’s blithe swagger; I’m entertained by the brazen fun he’s having. As you express yourself in the coming week, I recommend that you borrow some of his over-the-top audacity.

Create a mythic persona. Imagine your life as an epic story. Play the part of a hero.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The earliest performance artist on record was the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. In one of his notorious stunts, he wandered around Athens with a lit lantern during the daytime, claiming to be looking for an authentic human being. I recommend that you undertake a similar search in the coming days, Pisces. You don’t have to be as theatrical about it.

In fact, it might be better to be quite discrete. But I think it’s important for you to locate and interact with people who are living their lives to the fullest -- devoted to their brightest dreams, committed to their highest values, and sworn to express their highest integrity.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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(cysteine), Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Phenylalanine (tyrosine). When all of these amino acids are present in the body, every cell in the body is being fed protein.

These amino acids in the super food quinoa is necessary to feed our muscles, stimulate hair and nail growth, is excellent for our organs and the list perpetuates.

Quinoa is the perfect replacement to any carbohydrate. When you consider rice or pasta with your meal, reconsider and add quinoa instead. Quinoa can be prepared as a dessert as well. Rather than rice pudding, try the quinoa pudding recipe included.

One can use quinoa as you would rice, you can also make quinoa pudding. To make four servings of banana quinoa pudding, boil 1 1/2 cups of water and add 3/4 of quinoa. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Leave the quinoa in the pot but remove from the heat. Place 2 cups milk, 2 peeled ripe bananas, 1/2 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar into a blender and mix until smooth. Stir this mixture into the saucepan with the quinoa and return to a medium heat. Cook until the mixture is creamy and warm, about 8 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 1/2 tablespoon of butter to the warm mixture and stir without returning to the heat. Serve warm for a delicious dessert on a chilly night.

Time to head to the market and fill your basket with quinoa. The recipes are plentiful and you will be energized by all the healthful benefits. Stay healthy!

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After researching quinoa I learned it is either a grain or it is associated with the spinach family. Without antagonizing the experts, does it matter? We know it could possibly be a healthy grain or interrelated to a leafy green. We do know that most vegetarians love quinoa. Are you curious about the pronunciation? Try saying, ”KEEN-wah”. Quinoa is abundant along with myriad benefits. Fortunately, it is also versatile and can be prepared multiple ways.

Quinoa has Spanish roots and was once called Quechua. It originated in the Andean region of Ecuador, Bolivia, Columbia and Peru. The Inca’s believed it was the “mother of all grains and/or gold to them”.

We have been warned of consuming to many carbohydrates. Quinoa is an excellent replacement for rice or pastas. Quinoa is a nutritious carbohydrate and assists with you remaining lean and boosts your stamina.

The taste and texture is similar to brown rice crossed over with oatmeal. You will recognize that it is fluffy, crunchy, creamy, and a bit nutty.

Why Quinoa? It tastes good and can be helpful with your diet. It can be a complete source of protein when paired with another food. Quinoa is the only plant-based protein that contains all 9 essential amino acids. The amino acids include: Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine

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