March 14 to March 20, 2013 Vol. 1 No. 51

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The Shop

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Dangerous Curves-The 10 Minute Fitness and Wellness Solution of Your Dreams

By Lisa Morgan

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Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Oscar F Arbulu Sales Manager: Raymond Bill Sales Team Craig Michaels, Phyllis Gerstein Public Relations and Promotions Manager Lisa Morgan Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Philip Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Diane Marlin-Dirkx, Lola Rossi-Meza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Mike Livingston, Cara Pellegrino, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Janet McAfee, Heidi Simmons, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Jack St. Clair, Rob Brezny, Amanda Dorta, Eleni P. Austin, Phyllis Gerstein, Judi Sulkin, Noe Gutierrez, Jill Coleman Distribution Jim Fox Distribution/ William Westley, Rudy Mendez

Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick’s weekend the traditional way with a two day block party in the Tilted Kilt parking lot! This year’s 30th Annual “wearin of the green” will feature multiple Bands & DJ’s, Green Beer, Traditional Irish Food, Prizes & Contests, and the famous Tilted Kilt Girls.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY MARCH 16TH & 17TH

12 pm (noon) til 1 am

TILTED KILT PUB & EATERY

72191 Highway 111, Palm Desert

$10 Admission with portion of proceeds benefiting the Pet Rescue Center. Buy advance tickets online at www.partywithbb.com. For more information call 760-880-1059

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SATURDAY AND SUNDAY From 9:00 am to 2:30 pm

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Downtown at the Spa Resort Casino

Great Food! Great Entertainment! Great Shopping! Fun For Everyone!

Vendors of Prepared and Packager Gourmet Food, Apparel, Home, Personal Accessories, Hand Crafted Art and Jewelry and much more!

Come on down for FREE PRIZES worth hundred of dollars 450 N Indian Canyon Dr. www.palmspringsopenairmarket.com Tel: 760-778-6758 or 619-315-3021

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Dangerous Curves.......................3 Empire Polo Nacho Figueras ......5 Mikey Reyes.................................6 Scholarship Driving.....................7 The Shop.......................................8 Wade Crawford............................9 Brad Mercer................................10 Fashionably Late........................11 Tiger Tames Doral......................11 Consider This..............................13 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 Haddon Libby............................23 Education...................................23 Dale Gribow on the Law............24 Safety Tips..................................25 ShareKitchen..............................25 Trivia...........................................26 Classifieds..................................26 Free Will Astrology....................27 Mind, Body & Spirit...................27 Health, Fitness & Beauty...........28

WHOLE BODY VIBRATION. WELLNESS BEYOND LIMITS.

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ver say to yourself, “I wish there was a way to get in shape without having to work so hard?” Or worse, have you ever said it out loud? As soon as I think it or say it, the voice in my head or coming out of my friend’s face screams, “Just do it!”, “No pain, no gain”, “Pain is just weakness leaving the body” or “Yeah, let’s go get a bacon cheeseburger”. Well, apparently, thanks to Dangerous Curves on El Paseo in Palm Desert, my lofty dream

CAN be realized. I can “Just do it” without the pain, sweat and panting of a standard, joint-jarring workout.

Owner Shannon Phillipson has brought Italy’s most sought after fitness program to the Coachella Valley. Through the science of whole body vibration, you can increase muscle tone and strength, improve circulation, enhance flexibility, increase bone density and intensify fat burning literally without sweating or getting breathless. The Proellixe machine has been developed based on technology from NASA. Instead of spending 2 hours in the gym, you can get the same effect in just 10 minutes in the same clothes you wear

during your busy day.

Shannon explains, “When a muscle fiber is stretched, it contracts by reflex (known as stretch reflex). While standing barefoot on the machine, vibration is generated and sent through the body, passively stretching the muscles. Millions of muscle contractions occur, increasing muscle tone and size. As muscle density increases the metabolic rate goes up, due to the increase in muscle mass requiring more energy. Whole body vibration is considered a passive exercise, so neither perspiration nor lactic acid is generated. This means no increase in heart rate, no need for a shower, and no achy muscles the next day.”

Now this is NOT your grandma’s jelly belly shaker, if you know what I mean.

Remember those old school machines they used to stand on with a belt around their backside shaking everything that would? That is definitely NOT what we are talking about here. With these high tech machines, you step up and onto a steel plate, place your bare feet evenly on the marked areas as a smart card is inserted for your specific workout routine. You rest your arms on an oval Lucite bar as a digital screen displays your program information including minutes elapsed in the warm up, main workout and cool down sessions. Your feet begin moving up and down alternately, pushed by the vibrating metal plates moving side-toside with a see-saw motion which replicates the natural motion of walking. Muscles from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head are actually working to maintain alignment. Shannon explains, “You are moving toxins out of the lymph system as well as ammonia and lactic acid out of the muscles. That is the reason you will not feel the soreness associated with standard workouts.”

Whole body vibration has been used as a legitimate therapeutic tool since the late 1800s, but only seriously researched since the late 1970s. Dr. Vladimir Nazarov, one of Russia’s key sports scientists, was an active sportsman, a member of the Soviet gymnastics team and chairman for sports biomechanics at the state

college in Minsk. He first introduced this technology to competitive sports, ballet and medicine in the former USSR. The Russian Space Program and NASA now use the technology with astronauts suffering from considerable bone loss and poor muscle tone due to weightlessness.

Thanks to this low impact, passive workout, everyone from the elderly and people with physical disabilities, to the person just looking to get toned, can use this form of exercise. Due to its many benefits, the technology is quickly gaining acceptance by universities, professional sports teams and health professionals in the rehabilitation and medical fields. “Proellixe Vibration is perfect for our deserts many avid golfers who want to play at their best, have a correct athletic preparation and avoid

troubles and injuries while taking care of their health,” shares Shannon.

CV Weekly readers are invited to come into Dangerous Curves and take the 10 minute challenge. Come in on your coffee or lunch break and reap the benefits of muscle strengthening and endurance. Increase your metabolism and blood circulation and enhance flexibility and bone density without having to dress for a workout. Call Shannon about her 3 free introductory sessions for qualified prospective clients.

Dangerous Curves is also running a special right now: 3 months for $350 (a regular one month membership is $150).

Dangerous Curves is located in the Starbucks shopping center at 73-020 El Paseo, Palm Desert. You can call them at (760) 776-7983. This is the fitness program of your dreams!

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“SOMETHING NEW. SOMETHING DIFFERENT. SOMETHING WITH A “WOW”!

PICANHA IS A CULINARY DELIGHT.”

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CARRILLO RANCH ELEMENTARY MAGNET ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS’

4th Annual Golf Tournament “THE BEST VALUE FOR A STEAKHOUSE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY”

Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 7:30AM

The Golf Club at Terra Lago

•Enjoy Breakfast, Lunch, 18 Holes (Scramble) of Golf and Prizes all for only $85!

•All proceeds from the day will help fund our Visual and Performing Arts program—the only one of its kind in the Valley!

Don’t miss out on this fun way to support a great cause!

Carillo Ranch Has Talent! 2012

68-510 E.Palm Canyon Dr. Cathedral City, CA 92234

For information contact Grant Coordinator, Andrea Guaydacan at (760) 238-9700

(Right Next To The IMAX Theater)

(760) 328-1818

Can’t join us for golf that day?

You can still help the kids by donating a prize for our raffle and silent auction or sponsoring a hole!

Student Created Mural 2011-2012 Carrillo Ranch Elementary 43-775 Madison St., Indio, CA 92201

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Ralph Lauren Polo Model & Professional Polo Player Nacho Figueras

by Rachel Montoya

to Compete in Charity Polo Match at Empire Polo Club

to benefit The Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley

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nternationally recognized professional polo player and Ralph Lauren Polo model Nacho Figueras will be playing polo at Empire Polo Club on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 in the Polo d’Elegance Charity Match. The theme of the event will revolve around horsepower, combining a blend of the elegant sport of polo with modern and vintage luxury automobiles. This one-day event will offer spectators the chance to watch Nacho compete in a high-goal polo match while supporting a good cause, the Boys and Girls Club of Coachella Valley.

In addition to the horsepower on the playing field, The Thermal Club, a private motorsports facility, and Land Rover of Rancho Mirage will host a display of rare

high performance cars during the event. A select number of private car collections will also be on site, giving spectators a rare view of some unique automobiles.

Nacho Figueras may be best known internationally as the face of Ralph Lauren’s Black Watch collection and World of Polo fragrances. According to Conan O’Brien, “he’s one of the ‘greatest polo players in the world.” Oprah Winfrey calls him “one of the most handsome men in the world” while Lara Logan of 60 Minutes describes him as “the game’s greatest ambassador.”

“The success I have had with Ralph Lauren has given me more fame and publicity than polo has,” Figueras confesses.

“So I am trying to use that publicity as a

platform from which to promote the game I love so much, to make it more accessible to the general public,” he says, smiling.

Nacho’s participation in the Polo d’Elegance event supports his efforts to spread and popularize the game of polo and combines with his ongoing donation of time in support of charitable causes -- two great reasons to show up at the Empire Polo Club on March 23rd.

The Polo d’Elegance Charity Event is the coordinated effort of Empire Polo Club and Nacho Figueras. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Coachella Valley.

Date: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 Time: 4:00 PM ; Gates open at 3:00 PM

Cost: General Admission $20 per car; VIP Silver Admission $25 per person; $75 VIP Gold Admission + VIP Lounge Location: Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Ave. 50, Indio, CA 92201 Tel. 760-393-7298 For more information about the event or to buy tickets visit www.PoloDelegance. com.

Directions To Empire Polo Club: From I-10 take the Monroe St. exit and head south on Monroe St. Turn right on Avenue 50. The entrance for Polo d’Elegance will be the Empire Polo Club middle gate on Avenue 50. Follow the parking signs.

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Live Music 6pm - 10pm

Fri, Mar 15 - Steve DiTullio

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 2013 Hosted by Nacho Figueras & The Empire Polo Club

Combining a blend of the elegant sport of polo with modern and vintage luxury automobiles, this one-day event will offer spectators the chance to watch Nacho Figueras compete in a high-goal polo match benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Coachella Valley.

Frank Sinatra Crooner

Sat, Mar 16 - Agave Bluesmasters Chicago Blues

Gates at 3:00 PM; Event begins at 4:00 PM

(760) 345-0222

General Admission $20 per car; Silver VIP Admission $25 per person Gold VIP Admission + VIP Lounge $75 per person.

Tickets and more information available at: www.polodelegance.com

77-200 California Dr, Palm Desert

The Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Ave. 50, Indio, CA 92201

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Local Music Spotlight

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by NOE Gutierrez

Mikey Reyes’ Acoustic Movement

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he name Mikey Reyes is synonymous with local reggae music. His band Soul Opus has performed to capacity crowds in numerous venues throughout the Coachella Valley.

Now Mikey has formed a more expansive project dubbed Mikey Reyes’ Acoustic Movement, a neo roots reggae approach to acoustic music. The base of the band is Mikey on vocals and guitar, his lovely romantic companion Bryanna Evaro on bass and vocals and the accomplished Pedro Cancino on drums and vocals. They perform on a monthly basis at Hamilton’s Sports Bar & Grill in La Quinta. You can usually catch them on the last or second to last Saturday of the month. Joining them from time to time are Giselle Woo, Bobby Nicholls and Bryanna’s sister Shavaughn Evaro.

EARLY YEARS According to Mikey’s aunt Chery, he was only an infant when the gift of music was identified in his DNA. He would smile and react positively when family members sang to him. This was expected as his greatgrandfather wrote and published hymns in the early 1900’s and his grandfather performed in a mariachi band.

Mikey is 26 years old now and looks back on his upbringing in

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a challenged area of Indio. “Being in Indio is a comfortable feeling; it will always be my home.” He grew up listening to a lot of Motown and Michael Jackson. He admits hijacking his sister’s guitar, which was a Christmas gift, at the age of ten. In his adolescent years he found himself participating in hiphop and rapping with friends. In retrospect, Mikey feels that music was what delivered them from the perils of the streets. Mikey states, “That‘s what saved us. That was our outlet.” At 18 Mikey recorded his first song singing back-up vocals for a friend.

In chronicling that experience you could recognize how he was captivated with music at an impressionable age. “I loved that feeling and I just chased it, I’m still chasing it.” And so the pursuit began.

REGGAE REGARDS Mikey’s first considerable encounter with reggae was with the band Sublime. “Sublime made the California reggae scene what it is today,” Mikey contends. Mikey recalls a question asked by a friend that was a turning point in his decision to pursue singing, “You’ve got a great voice, what are you

rapping for?” The answer to this question was parlayed into him singing Bob Marley and Sublimes songs. Mikey then realized he could communicate with people’s souls through voice. “I always felt like I was a messenger. It wasn’t until I found my voice as a singer where I could actually reach people.” After this musical provocation he was in for more of a rude awakening.

Sitting in a circle with friends a guitar is passed around so that each person can sing a song.

Each friend sings their own song. Finally the guitar reaches Mikey and he plays a Bob Marley tune.

In his hands again he plays a Sublime anthem. Finally a friend asked him to play one of his songs and he replied that he does not have his own songs. At the end of the evening Mikey was approached by his friend and was lauded for having such a great voice.

He then brought Mikey back to earth by pointing out, “You ain’t shit unless you have your own songs. Write some songs!” This was the ass-kicking Mikey needed.

SOUL OPUS Soul Opus began in June of 2008 and is currently on an extended break. Soul Opus is illustrated as a “composition from the soul”. Soul Opus was a huge outlet for Mikey’s original material. He began to write about relationships and heartbreak. In Soul Opus Mikey found a musical brotherhood. Juan De Lara, on bass guitar, showed Mikey different types of reggae such as roots, contemporary, melodic and instrumental. Mikey describes how De Lara showed him how to remain steady and in ‘the pocket of the groove’. Jimmy Becerra, drums, and Matt Sanchez, guitar, were the first two members of Soul Opus.

Soul Opus performed across California, Colorado and New Mexico while

self exploring and seeking spiritual enlightenment.

Locally they played practically every locale imaginable, including

high schools and chamber of commerce events. Soul Opus’ incarnation is indefinite.

In Mikey’s words, “Soul Opus is everyone.”

POSITIVE CONSEQUENCES Although Soul Opus is not currently performing, the Mikey Reyes’ Acoustic Movement is not too far a departure from what Soul Opus does. Including other diverse musicians will only enhance reggae’s influence on the desert region. Mikey is happy and he exudes love when speaking with him. “I’m doing this because it makes me happy and makes other people happy.

The more we choose to love on each other, the easier it gets.” I asked Mikey what his favorite Bob Marley quotes or lyrics are. This was his answer: “Trodding through creation in an irie meditation.” I then asked him what it means to him. “Walking in this world with a higher state of mind. Choosing to look towards beauty and being present.” Mikey has a pretty good grasp on the meaning of life for him. I believe that he will prosper and my son will ask a future reggae musician what his favorite Mikey Reyes quotes or lyrics are. I’ll leave you with a Mikey Reyes quote: “Give yourself a hug”.

Find more information on Mikey Reyes’ Acoustic Movement check him out on Facebook.com/MikeyReyesAM & Soundcloud.com/TheMikeyReyes.

Local Music Spotlight

March 14 to March 20, 2013

by NOE Gutierrez

Scholarship Driving Taking A Trip S

cholarship Driving is the music of Mark Dansby, former bassist and background vocalist of the 90’s ‘shoegazer’ ‘pop for astronauts’ rock band, Vaportrail. A form of alternative rock, shoegazing describes the musicians in these bands who stood relatively still during live performances in a disconnected and contemplative manner. Mark’s current project, Scholarship Driving, is somewhat of a departure from staring at his shoes. This new project is geared towards the genre of electronica music. By history, electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for multiple modalities. After listening to his previously recorded music and current demo his music is definitely fit for dance venues. This was apparent at his inaugural show performing as Scholarship Driving at the Date Shed for the Rock the Funk show. Despite my inability to cut loose, I found my two left feet tapping in sequence with his rhythms.

In his own words, Dansby describes Scholarship Driving as “music and sound

inspired by my continuing journey through this world and sometimes influenced by a brief daydream or speck of noise from the

ether.” There is also an infusion of worldly influences that range from Jamaican culture to India’s Bollywood sound. Dansby’s creative mind is continually pushing the limits of the ordinary sonic experience.

Dansby is a self taught musician who began honing his skills learning the bass lines of The Police.

MEANS TO THE END Dansby uses his Mac Book Pro along with Pro-Tools and In-Box Pro-Audio Interface which allows him to connect live instruments and microphones. As previously mentioned, Dansby’s weapon of choice is the Yamaha bass. At some point in the near future Dansby would like to mix it up on stage. He describes further by saying, “I like the electronic but I like the live aspect to electronic too. I would like to combine live instrumentation and some prerecorded stuff too. I think it would be cool to play bass.” This innovative approach would also potentially include a vocalist.

JAMAICA Dansby lived in Jamaica in the late 80’s where he taught at an international school.

The impact his time in Jamaica has had on him is noticeable in his music. “I’ve listened to a lot of reggae and lived in Jamaica for a while and that had a big influence on my life. Music is such a big part of Jamaican culture. You’d be on a mini bus traveling from where I lived in Mandoville to Magrille and they would be playing Bob Marley tunes and everyone would be singing.

He’s such a part of the tapestry there and just the culture there.”

INSPIRATION Dansby is heavily influenced by Massive Attack, Portishead and Public Image. His favorite band of all time is Swerve Driver, a rock ensemble from England. Another band he admires is the experimental rock band Autolux. Dansby shares further boosts to his musical ego. “I get so inspired by going to Coachella. Vapor Trail kind of ended in early 2000 so I really try to soak up as many bands as I can. I’ve gone for the last several years and it’s inspired me to get back into music now and create sounds of my own

which I enjoy.” Dansby has also returned to furthering his art education. “Going back to art school I finally feel I’m in the right place. The first day I got back in school I felt this was the right place and I’m doing what I want to do. I’m in my mid 40’s. I think anybody can, if they have that in their mind they should just go for it. I mean, what do you have to lose? You only have one life as far as we know. It’s good to be in that environment around other artists. I would suggest that to anybody, if you’re serious about art, being around other people who are creative really helps.”

SUBSEQUENT Dansby won’t rule out returning to the traditional band format. “I’ve been in bands for about 10 years. When you get the right people together and the right mixture and when the core of the band is there and you’re creating something that is worthwhile…” Dansby is looking to take Scholarship Driving to any stomping ground that will have him. He galvanizes other musicians with his encouraging words as well. “Not everybody is gonna like what

you do. You have to put yourself out there.

If you enjoy what you’re doing, I think that comes across in your music. As long as I’m enjoying it and I’m creating what I want to create.”

Learn more about Mark Dansby and Scholarship Driving: Facebook, Scholarshipdriving.com, Vaportrail.com Songs to look out for: Shifta, Sid Avunam, Africanus.

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The Shop PS : Rotating PopA Small Shop with Up Skate Shop a Big Impact I

learned long ago not to let first impressions tell the whole story.

Whether it’s a person, place or thing, you need to look a little deeper to get to the heart of things. And what lies at the heart of this little shop is a whole lot of passion for the Coachella Valley skating community.

When you walk into the shop you’ll most likely meet Andrew Jaymes. Fresh out of college with a strong background in marketing and apparel production, Andrew himself is a prodigy of the skate boarding community that has been nurtured by Glen Coy and his Epidemic skate shop, established in the Coachella Valley in 2001. “My history with epidemic goes

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back 8 years. I was fortunate enough to be part of the Epidemic Skateboard team in high school,” Andrew shared. “I was able to explore most of the west coast with other local skateboarders during that time. Epidemic’s skate program includes riders, photographers, videographers, and many others that contribute to projects

centered around skateboarding.” With the presence of this skate shop in Palm Springs, Andrew carries on the tradition of providing unique and quality products to the local skate community. Andrew hopes to provide local skaters with a place to network, as well as to learn and grow in the sport as he did.

Meanwhile, the shop is the place to purchase and maintain the equipment needed by skaters to hone their sport. Having been given such a positive influence and amazing opportunities through Epidemic’s skate team, Andrew jumped on this business opportunity as a chance of a lifetime. His love for the sport and what it stands for are evident. You can see Andrew and several others in the skate video on YouTube entitled “Kaleidoscope”. There is also a new full length video entitled “Blood, Sweat and 12 Years” featuring a new fleet of Epidemic skaters.

The Shop PS has something for everyone, but most especially the skate enthusiast.

“Under the skateboard section, our most popular decks are Anti Hero, Krooked, Girl,

Baker, and Toy Machine. We carry Spitfire and Bones wheels and Independent and Thunder Trucks. Our bestselling skateboard shoes are Adidas and Lakai. We also carry TOMS for women, which are the one for one company (meaning that for every one pair of shoes purchased, another pair is donated to those without shoes in a thirdworld country).”

“Our apparel section includes many brands that you cannot find in the local mall such as Thrasher, The Quiet Life, and

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Fourstar, which helps us compete with bigger apparel retailer and online stores.

We also carry a good selection of popular skate lifestyle brands such as RVCA and Obey. We also have a great selection of accessories such as sunglasses, socks, and hats. Like I said, we want to focus on the skateboarders, but have a little bit for everyone.”

“One of my favorite parts of the shop is Brian Evens photography. As a teenager I was lucky enough to go on many trips with Brian and witnessed his photography career develop. So it is really a rad thing to walk in and see his pictures every day.”

Andrew was also proud to point out, “Our first event at the Shop PS was a Baker Skateboards demo at Palm Springs Skate Park and a signing at BAR next to the Shop PS. Over 150 skateboarders from all over the Coachella Valley attended.”

The Shop PS is located at 340 North Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs, (760) 898-8534.

For more information on future events you can always visit epidemicskateboardshop.com or theshopps.tumblr.com . The link to the Epidemic Skateboard Shop’s YouTube channel is http://www.youtube.com/user/ epidemicpalmdesert , which contains a lot of projects epidemic has completed, including a commercial for the Shop PS. You can also follow them on Facebook at epidemicskate.

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Wade Crawford and the Country Trash “A Lion A Sheep and a Crow Walk Into a Bar”

EP Release Show This Saturday, March 16th @ Rene’s Bar & Grill

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pening the show for the infamous Reverend Horton Heat at the Date Shed, there he stood; Wade Crawford, armed with a Pabst Blue Ribbon, a silver unmarked flask, a Martin DRS1 guitar and his “Country Trash” drummer.

His assignment: to warm up a crowd that

was casually and inattentively filtering in, knowing that the artist they paid $25 to see would not be playing until later. Daunting as it may be for some, Wade took up his weapons and began to fire away fearlessly, song after original song, with only an occasional, well played, appropriate cover.

I had never heard Wade Crawford and The Country Trash before, but to my hearts core I am a fan of the alternative and classic country music genre also known in broader terms as Americana. The rough, politically incorrect lyrics brought a smile to my face. Those same words might have been offensive had they not been sung by a very attractive musician with the raw edginess that combines the cultures of sex, alcohol and rock and roll that are foundational to this particular facet of country music. Sure, when Wade sang the lyric “You think I’m playing honey, have another taco. After that you’re gonna finish my burrito” from his song, Jump MY Bones, an indignant woman next to me said in horror, “How misogynist!”

I didn’t agree with her, but needless to say, if you’re looking for a poetic, sensitive artist, Wade Crawford may not be your cup of tea. But if you’re looking for some raw blues and rock influenced country the likes

of which Shooter Jennings (son of country icon Waylon Jennings) and Hank Williams III are putting out with a hugely successful following, then Wade Crawford and The Country Trash are your local delivery boys.

I personally loved what they brought to the Date Shed, and watched as Wade bantered with the audience, did a hell of a job promoting bar sales and eventually had that entire audience in the palm of his hand.

It is important to make the point here, that while jokingly pointing to drummer, Terrance “Terry” Dunn as the “Country Trash” part of the duo, Wade has the utmost respect and love for this drummer’s skill set, as do I. Terry was one of a handful of rock/country drummers I’ve seen in my life that can play passionately and dynamically without overplaying or being too aggressive. Some drummers don’t even get me to watch

them, but Terry did. His love for what he was doing showed and was contagious.

This is extremely important, as without this level of musicianship, a drummer could easily offset the balance of a two piece band. Instead, the music was balanced and rich despite their lack in numbers and the two personalities complimented the show perfectly.

Wade Crawford has been playing music since he was a kid. With no other musicians in the family, his influences are the music his mother and father listened to. Mom listened to rock and dad loved country. “I was really close to my dad. Country music was imbedded in him. He grew up with a father who was kind of in and out of his life and he always told me that guys like Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Conway Twitty were his heroes... that if he could pick one guy to be a dad to him, it would be Waylon.

That really stuck with me.”

Initially as a teenager of 15 and 16 years old, Wade played what was cool at the time; punk, rock and emo ~ music the likes of Blink 182. Not a bad choice

considering that he got to play the Roxie at such a young age. Older now, and with a number of other bands and genres under his belt, Wade is back to his roots. He is playing what he wants in a genre that, in my experienced opinion, suits him very well.

The new EP release of A Lion A Sheep and A Crow Walk Into a Bar perfectly exhibits his well-chosen niche. He lists the title of each song on the album within this creative blurb: “A Lion, A Sheep and A Crow Walk into a Bar and begin to immediately flirt with the bartender.” I know WHERE YOU’LL SLEEP TONIGHT,” she responded curtly, “what’ll it be?” They ordered their drinks and began to talk like old times. “So, OLD FRIEND, how the hell have you been,” The Lion asked the Sheep. “Well I never thought it would happen but yesterday was THE DAY I CHANGED MY WAYS,” responded The Sheep. “I was down in NEW ORLEANS and ran into my ex. Brutal hell. But hey, ONCE THE DAMAGE IS DONE, who gives a shit, right?” The Crow nodded - “Man, I’ve been riding that DEVIL’S TRAIN for years.

And it always leads me right back home to SUNNYMEAD.” The friends laughed and raised their glasses, having already made THE CALL. The EP release party will be held 9 pm, Saturday, March 16th @ Rene’s Bar & Grill 25020 Filaree Avenue, Moreno Valley.

Follow Wade Crawford and The Country Trash on the following links: Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/ thecountrytrash Reverb @ http://www.reverbnation. com/wadecrawfordandthecountrytrash Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/ TheCountryTrash

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Brad Mercer Strikes Again!

Is he out of his mind? Probably.

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rad Mercer is one of the most widely known and talented entertainers known to our Coachella Valley.

In his lifetime, Brad has shared the comedy stage with the likes

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of Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld. He has played music for decades in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. He has been a beloved radio personality throughout the country, and has done more to

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he patio doors will open at 9:30 pm on March 20 for an exciting night at Pacifica Seafood Restaurant with MIX 100.5’s morning DJ Bradley Ryan emceeing the 4th annual benefit for the Lindsey’s Hope Scholarship Foundation.

support independent artists than any other DJ in the Coachella Valley. He has received lifetime achievement awards in both comedy and music and now he is setting his sights on yet another winning adventure, and he wants to share it with you.

Brad has a new project: Sushi Anyone, a dark comedic thriller about a guy named Otto who loves sushi to a fault. It is Otto’s insane obsession that becomes the driving force of a very scary turn of events all of which are captured in the creative screen play written

by Brad Mercer himself. Mercer has acted, written and produced before in his spoof on CSI entitled “CSI Alm Prings” but he wants to take it from no budget to low budget and he can’t do it alone. Production is estimated at $6,500 of which over $2,200 has already been raised. Every contributor will be credited as an executive producer sharing in the opportunity to win awards at small

film festivals. This production will highlight local talent. Rumor has it, gorgeous red head and rock vocalist Kymm Galvan along with local news anchor Patrick Evans have already been cast for lead roles, and there just may be a part in it for you.

Is Brad Mercer nuts for trying to do a project like this? Probably.

But just remember: That’s what everybody told the millionaire that created the pool noodle.

Sometimes the only way to make your own dreams come true is to support others in theirs.

Share the dream and support the arts just like Brad Mercer has done for countless others, by logging onto Bradmercerlive. tv, click on “Sushi Anyone” and send your contribution.

Find out more about Brad Mercer at thebradmercerband.com. And tell him Lisa sent you (I’m hoping for a speaking part).

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Admission to the party, featuring a live DJ on the large north patio, is free. Light fare and drinks will be available for purchase.

There are 100 VIP lounge tickets available for the separate, intimate West End patio for $25 each. The VIP lounge will include appetizers and a first signature Crater Lake cocktail. Bottle service and reserved seating are also available. The proceeds from the VIP lounge, and a portion of the proceeds from

the party, will benefit Lindsey Sowles Scholarship Foundation. Lindsey was a server at Pacifica, earning money for the nursing school program at College of the Desert, when she was diagnosed with a rare cancer that quickly took her young life. Lindsey’s Hope Nursing Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit organization operating solely through donations, with no paid staff, that provides scholarships

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for students pursuing a nursing career.

VIP tickets are available at Pacifica Seafood Restaurant at The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert and at Caroldean’s Resale Therapy, 67-800 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Cathedral City. For more information about purchasing tickets please call (760) 321-6556.

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ith Donald Trump watching-on, Tiger Woods sank the first of the two putts he had available for victory at the WGC Classic at Doral on Sunday, capping a week that saw him go four rounds in the 60’s. Another week in the Florida sun wrapped late Sunday afternoon with Tiger Woods on top of perhaps the best looking leader board we have seen in sometime, with Augusta just around the corner!

With a few tournaments left as a lead-in to the Masters, the elite seem to be peaking at just the right time. Steve Stricker who has noted he’d be playing an abbreviated schedule this season looked very sharp in just his third start of the year and in retrospect, maybe shouldn’t have given Tiger those putting tips he allegedly did earlier in the week? Apparently he noticed something his “buddy” was doing on the practice green and told him about it and Tiger proceeded to putt “lights out” for the rest of the week…..

I wonder if El Tigre picked-up the dinner check Sunday night? Oh wait, “I don’t carry cash”……right.

Also in the star-studded hunt was Adam

Scott. Wait, Adam Scott? He of the chokedaway Open Championship last July?....Yes, that guy! He looked like the Adam Scott we’ve been waiting for (less that long broom), at least for the last three days, making a late charge to finish in a tie for third with Sergio

Garcia (who spent some money bogeying 18), Phil Mickelson and Tiger’s playing partner on Sunday, Grahame McDowell.

A whole slew of thoroughbreds followed them with Keegan Bradley, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy (no tooth ache and adjusting to the

new clubs a bit better), Peter Hansen and last week’s winner and U.S. Open Runner-Up, Michael Thompson.

Spring is in the air and the Florida swing is in full effect as the fields continue to be elite each week. Augusta is just around the corner and things on the PGA Tour are looking bright for 2013.

Locally, the big news in local sports talk radio is “The Clubhouse with Mike Livingston” radio show on KNEWS 94.3 FM, Saturdays mornings from 6 – 8 a.m. Guests o‘ plenty with lots of big surprises ahead so join me as we talk sports here in the valley and across the globe! We’ll be looking for you in The Clubhouse on Saturday mornings from 6-8 a.m. on KNEWS 94.3 FM……Heads Up! Mike Livingston is the Host of The Clubhouse Radio Show on KNEWS 94.3 FM on Saturday Mornings from 6:00-8:00 a.m.; Additionally, Mike is the Director of Management for Personalized Property Management Company, in Cathedral City.

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he son of a career Air Force officer, David Lowery grew up all over the place, but he spent his adolescence in Redlands, Ca. where he formed his first band, Box O’ Laffs. By the time he relocated to Santa Cruz, Box O’ Laffs had been rechristened Camper Van Beethoven.

Taking a page from the Punk Rock Playbook, Camper Van Beethoven completely embraced the D.I.Y. ethic. The laid back coastal college town was the perfect place to woodshed and hone the band’s unique sound.

David Lowery’s deadpan vocals and economical guitar work provided a solid foundation for guitarist Greg Lisher, drummer Chris Pederson, bassist Victor Krummenacher and multi-instrumentalist (violin, guitar, mandolin and organ) Jonathan Segel. This allowed them to expand their musical horizons into uncharted territories.

Camper Van Beethoven settled on a sweet & sour mélange that was equal parts Punk, Ska, Folk, Country and World music.

In 1985 artists like Prince, Lionel Richie and Madonna ruled the airwaves. Camper Van Beethoven paid no attention to the prevailing trends. Instead, they took their cues from 60s iconoclasts like Kaleidoscope and Captain Beefheart.

The former was a fairly obscure L.A. band that played eccentric rock arrangements on exotic instruments like bouzouki, doumbeg, saz, oud and dobro. The latter blended such disparate styles like Delta Blues, Prog-Rock and Free Form Jazz.

Camper Van Beethoven released their debut, Telephone Landslide Victory on the tiny Pitch-A-Tent label just as the Indie music scene was beginning to gain traction.

The album received unanimous critical acclaim, and the smart-ass single, “Take The Skinheads Bowling,” was a minor hit.

Camper quickly followed up with their

second and third releases, (inexplicably entitled II & III and Camper Van Beethoven. ) Relentless touring buoyed the band’s profile. Mixing intriguing original songs like “Sad Lover’s Waltz,” and “Joe Stalin’s Cadillac” and skewed covers like Pink Floyd’s “Interstellar Overdrive,” Black Flag’s “Wasted,” and Ringo Starr’s “Photograph,” Camper repeatedly upped the ante.

The hard work paid off and Camper Van Beethoven signed with a major label, Virgin.

“Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart”, (an oblique homage to kidnapped heiress, Patty Hearst), appeared in late 1988. Their music remained as knotty and complex as ever, but now MTV and mainstream radio were beginning to pay attention.

Unfortunately, just as they began to achieve commercial success, the band began to splinter.

Krummenacher, Lisher and Pederson formed a side project, Monks Of Doom, and Segel was ousted from the band. 1989 saw the release of their most assured effort to date, Key Lime Pie. But it also signaled the dissolution of the band.

Lowery bounced back almost immediately with the more streamlined sound of Cracker. In the Grunge-tastic early 90s, snarky anthems like “Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now),” “Low” and “I Hate My Generation,” tapped into the prevailing zeitgeist of the times. Cracker’s second album, Kerosene Hat was recorded in a make-shift studio in Pioneertown.Despite all the success of Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven remained unfinished business.

There was a tentative rapproachement in 2002 when band members got together to supervise the release of Tusk.

Originally recorded in 1987, it’s the band’s gawky version of Fleetwood Mac’s most experimental record.

In 2004 the band reconvened to record a concept record, New Roman Times. A year later, they inaugurated their annual Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker Campout in conjuction with Pappy & Harriets in Pioneertown.

Lowery, now a resident of Athens, Ga. shifts effortlessly between Cracker and Camper duties. He even managed to record a solo record and start teaching at

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University Of Georgia.

Happily, Camper Van Beethoven has reunited for La Costa Perdida. The album opens with the exquisite “Come Down To The Coast.” Dropping the smarty-pants façade, Lowery is less a churlish curmudgeon and more a lovelorn Don Juan. Extoling the

virtues of Califonia, Lowery cajoles a virtual harem (Esmerelda, Gabriella, Isabella) over an incandescent melody. Anchored by fluttery mandolin notes and gamboling guitar riffs that pivot and gavotte like lithe Hummingbirds.

Camper Van Beethoven has never been afraid to let their freak flag fly, La Costa.. continues that tradition on three tracks, “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out,” “Summer Days” and “Too High For The Love-In.” “Someday..” matches modal time signatures with a Middle Eastern groove.

It’s an epic track, the lyrics chronicle a dour end of the world scenario. Powered by whipsaw violin fills and serpentine sitar riffs, it’s a musical maelstrom that cycles through a variety of moods. “Summer Days” is a bittersweet recollection of simpler times… “We were hunters once, wild and free before this city life of wage slavery.”

Prickly guitar chords collide with crosscut violin flourishes. As the tune revs toward conclusion it resembles a frenzied Polka.

Part psychedelic hoedown, part stream of conscious ramble, “Too High For The Love-In” mixes Prog-Rock instrumentation with with a collection of non-sequiters….

“I was too high for the love-in, walking barefoot in the Garden of Eden, stepped on a viper in Sweden and I got bit/I met my match, wouldn’t let go, stuck to my toe, no shoe will fit, where can I go?” The track powers down for an instrumental coda as Lowery yelps “Bring me the anti-venom, and bring me a sandwich!”

The magnum opus here is “Northern California Girls.”

Clocking in at over six minutes, the track is a twisty homage to the Beach Boys’ “California Girls.”

(In fact this whole album bares a stylistic resemblance to the Beach Boys’ ex-pat California fever dream record, Holland.)

A sweet violin partners with cascading guitar riffs. Lowery is almost incredulous: “Don’t you miss the ocean, don’t you miss the weather/ Don’t you miss me just a little bit?/Northern California girls say come back from Brooklyn.” The instrumental break slowly builds, a scratchy guitar solo crests over the top as Lowery repeats the song title like a mantra.

Other stand out songs include the title track. Over a sprightly Norteno melody Lowery spins a wicked yarn of a homicidal loner hiding out with migrant workers…

“Broken Spanish in the daytime, picking fruit with campesinos/ I’m a half a guerro caballero/ Yankee from a town just south of Brawley.”

“Peaches In The Summertime” is a sly reworking of the Bluegrass standard, “Shady Grove.” The frenzied and whip crack pace is leavened by Jonathan Segel’s sweet violin.

Finally, “You Got To Roll” is a dissonant dose of dusty Psychedelia. The laconic lyrics mimic the minimalist machismo of a Spaghetti Western.

The album closes with the fleet and fanciful “A Love For All Time.” Achingly sweet, it’s actually a straightforward love song. La Costa Perdida confirms that Camper Van Beethoven is just as weird and revolutionary as it was in 1983. Thank God!

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Enjoy “Hitsville”

here is a new singer in town and his name is Rob Carter. He sings with his old band mate, pianist and vocalist Denise Motto, saxophonist Doug Ledesma and me, Lola Rossi, every Thursday, from 5 until 9 p.m. in the Escena Lounge and Grill at the Escena Golf Club, 1100 Clubhouse View Drive in Palm Springs. (760) 992-0002.

Born in Detroit, Michigan and the eldest of five siblings, Rob Carter, remembers one of his favorite songs as a child. “I think I was about three years old when I started singing,” said Carter. “One of my favorite songs at the time was ‘How Much Is That Doggie In The Window’ by Patti Page. I would always hum songs that I heard.” His mother was a nurse and enjoyed playing the piano and singing. The family attended Church and would sing with the choir. His father was a city worker by day and trained professional boxers at night.

“I think I was about seven years old when my father took me to the boxing ring. I saw a great local fighter around nineteen years old named Sonny Boy. I didn’t realize who

he was until I saw him singing on National TV. His name was really Jackie Wilson, an incredible talent.” Carter attended Wingert Elementary School and at eight years old purchased his first record album of the Broadway Musical, “Porgy and Bess” with his favorite song, “I Loves You, Porgy”. While in elementary school, his father along with the Board of Education, hired a tutor, Miss Sharp, who worked with Carter and used music and singing to help him overcome a speech impediment he was born with. This is just one more reason why music is so important to the overall well being of children.

He attended Northwestern High School located on West Grand Boulevard, only two blocks away from the Original Motown Studios, where the music never stopped. Continuing to sing in high school,

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every Thursday at Escena Lounge and Grill Carter, along with five other students, from other areas of Michigan, shared the spot of being the number one rated tenors in the All City and All State Choirs. He studied classical music under the direction of Brazeal Dennard.

While still in high school, he made the switch to R & B when he was seventeen, and was later hired for his first professional performance by the late Carolyn Franklin, Aretha Franklin’s younger

sister.

After high school, Carter enlisted into the Marine Corp in 1968 where he fought in the Vietnam War for about eight months.

He was sent to Guam and later Hawaii after sustaining multiple gun shot wounds leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.

By the Grace of God, he started recovering after 7 months. During those years in the service, he listened to the music of the times; the Fifth Dimension, Isaac Hayes and Jose Felicino. He also loved jazz and was into Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery and Thelonious Monk. While still in Hawaii, he started singing in bands and returned home in 1971, where he worked at various jobs, still singing, and was fortunate to work for the Board of Education for several years.

In 1975, he and several of his friends formed a well known band called Nature’s Divine. It was with this group, he performed at various colleges and clubs singing a blend of jazz, pop and R & B fusion. After leaving his full time desk job in 1978, he and the band were signed with Infinity/MCA Records. Their first album released in 1979, “In The Beginning” was sold worldwide with one of the songs, “I Just Can’t Control Myself” topping the charts and went Gold.

You can hear the song on YouTube.

In 1980, he caught the attention of David Brown, the original producer and bass player for Santana. He was working on a project for Capital Records and hired Carter to sing back-up. “While the lead singer left to eat lunch, they asked me to sing. It turns out, I sang lead on the rest of the project, and made more money that day.” The album was never released, that happens sometimes in the music business, but he was very happy with the opportunities ahead.

“In my lifetime I have graced the stage with such artists as David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, the original lead singers for the Temptations. They were the voices on mostly all of their hits.” He sang back up for Marvin Gaye and after Gaye died, Carter did a world tour with Damon Harris, Richard Street and the Temptation Revue. He also worked with Ray Parker, Jr. and appeared on Natalie Cole’s Big Break TV Show. You can view that on YouTube. This program was short lived and aired after Star Search and years before American Idol. Most recently, he received the 2012 Detroit Black Entertainment Award for the Best R & B/Top 40 Singer.

He has performed with musicians from Indonesian, Canada, Thailand and London, to name a few, and in Japan, where he worked at Gary’s Motown Sound - Nagoya and met Denise Motto, a keyboardist and singer from Chicago. They shared a common bond: a love of that soul sound.

Now many years later, they found a way to finally bring it here to the Coachella Valley, where a dream of a group of vocalists would blend, compliment each other and produce a sound of pure enjoyment. Plan to stop by the Escena Lounge and Grill to hear all of us perform a wide variety of music and transform your dining experience into a walk down memory lane with “Hitsville.”

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If you are seeking a happy “love bug” companion, I may be the girl for you. I am full of love, command trained, and eager to please! I am an active 1-yr-old, 30 pound female American Staffordshire Terrier who loves other dogs. I love kids, especially if they’ll play ball with me. Adoption donation requested. Call Loving All Animals at (760) 776-9397.

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LIFESAVING PET PHOTOGRAPHY A

picture says a thousand words….. and now beautiful photographs are saving thousands of shelter animals’ lives. Can you believe the two photographs here are of the same dog? Renowned photographer Nanette Martin transforms the images of these animals into beautiful, enticing creatures that people want to adopt.

Nanette is coming to Palm Desert, and you have the opportunity to take her 2-day workshop, whether you are seeking to rescue homeless animals or simply take quality photos of your own pets.

Nanette Martin: Executive Director, Co-Founder and LeNanette Martin is an international, award- winning editorial and documentary photographer who is also a dedicated animal lover. She has been using her camera to help animals in need since September 11, 2001. After documenting the animal rescue effort in New Orleans in the

wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Nanette began photographing animals in the shelter system to facilitate and accelerate their adoptions. Since then she has photographed over 9,000 homeless animals in over 60 shelters in 15 states. Her images have increased traffic to shelter websites and facilities, which has in turn led to increased adoptions (some as high as 100% for the animals photographed!).

Nanette will be conducting a two-day workshop in Palm Desert on Friday, April 5th and Saturday, April 6th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nanette will teach animal shelter staff and volunteers, as well as students and professional photographers, the art of photographing shelter pets to make them more adoptable and, as a result, save their lives. Millions of wonderful pets are euthanized each year due to lack space in animal shelters. The networking of adoptable pets through websites, Facebook and email photos increases their chance of adoption

before their time runs out.

The workshop is hosted by Loving All Animals, Shelter Me Photography, Inc. and the Pet Ministry and will be held at BG Place, 73550 Alessandro in Palm Desert. To make the workshop accessible to as many animal rescuers as possible, the cost is only $25.00 ($1000 value). Sponsors are needed to cover the cost of the event as well as setting up a permanent photo studio at the county shelter to insure that the pets will continue to be photographed in the proper setting to increase their chances for adoption.

Donations to Shelter Me Photography, Inc (a 501(c) (3) are tax-deductible and can be made at: http://www.gofundme.com/ PetSavingPhotography Participants are asked to please bring a digital camera. A phone camera will work but not preferred. A workbook will be provided. Registration and details for the workshop at: http://www.eventbrite.ca/ event/5403110850.

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Professional pet portraits will be taken by Nanette prior to the workshop, on Thursday, April 4th from 2 -6 p.m. at BG Place. For more information: http://petportraitsession. eventbrite.ca GW: What is the secret to getting a good picture of a dog or cat in a challenging environment like a shelter?

NM: Making a connection with the animal and being skilled enough with the camera and lens to capture a moment that might only last 1/250 of a second. It takes A LOT of practice and patience.

GW: Why did you start Shelter-Me Photography?

NM: A rescuer once told me my images were making the difference between life and death, so I went to work photographing as many homeless animals as I could. From 2006 to 2009, I worked part-time jobs (mostly construction, landscaping and poop scooping) to keep a flexible schedule and fund my road trips.

GW: You have a great success rate for adoptions from your rescue photos. Why do you think the photo makes a difference?

NM: I believe my most powerful and successful images are those that capture a connection between the animal and me, because capturing that moment allows anyone viewing that image to experience that connection (the animal will then be looking into their eyes).

GW: Do have a favorite adoption success story?

NM:I have a few… Puppo was a pit bull that had been in a no-kill shelter for over five years without a visitor. He was adopted within one week of posting his picture online.

GW: Do you have pets? Tell us about them.

NM: No, they have us. There is Oedipus (Oedi), our 9-year-old “Chiwoodle Katrina souvenir; Ryleigh, our 14-year old Black Dog (my best buddy); Simon, our 4-year old Chow mix with one kickstand leg; Maja, our gorgeous 1.5-year old Siamese/Tortie mix who either wants all or none of your attention; and Linus, our very handsome 1.5-year old domestic gray who loves to sit on your shoulders and tunnel his head into your hair.

Sign up now for this wonderful, life saving workshop! This is a must for rescuers and animal lovers alike. Contact (760) 459-7802 or Ginny@petministrycsl.com if you have questions.

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THE VINO VOICE Mind of a Chef: Markham Wine Dinner

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xecutive Chef Robert Nyerick of the Miramonte Resort & Spa is kind of a “superchef”—if you will. Full of culinary credentials, Chef Robert is one of the desert’s top gastronomic artists creating in the kitchen.

Winery who partners with the famed Paul Hobbs as their winemaker. The results allowed us to enjoy exquisite dinning at even a different level—where food & wine come to be gastronomical magic.

I’ve been to the Resort to dine when Chef Robert is putting on an exquisite five course world class wine pairing dinner for a group of forty or so, and simultaneously creating and supervising food prep for a banquet of hundreds, like the Humana Challenge evening festivities. And while all that was going on, the Grove Artisan Kitchen, the Resort’s acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant, was serving up and displaying Chef’s artistic cuisine.

Going inside the kitchen, the world, and the mind of Chef Robert, as I’ve covered “Le Serate di Vino”—“Evenings of Wine”, the resort’s wine dinner series these past six months, we’ve seen the thought process of matching food, mood, and weather to a spectrum of wines from bold and gregarious to light, fragrant, and fancy.

Chef Robert has fashioned cuisines to match the likes of the six hundred year Italian wine dynasty, Antinori and to meet the high-end wines of Ahnfeldt

On the evening of March 22nd, we vino foodies will once again enjoy enchantment with Chef Roberts’s fare featuring the wines from Markham Vineyards. With 350 acres of vineyard strategically located in several of Napa Valley’s best growing regions, Markham Vineyards selects grapes from several microclimates to achieve balanced, rich, and consistently award winning wines.

Chef Robert and I agree that the Markham Merlot is their flagship wine.

Whenever some market is running their 30% off deal on wines, I get over quick to pick up a few bottles Markham Merlot because it goes with everything I like to eat. (A smile always comes whenever I spy a bottle or two of this Merlot lying around in my fridge).

Chef has decided to display a touch more subtle “game flavors” in the meals this time. The weather is warming up, Markham wines are light to medium bodied, so no one is looking to get floored with over-the-top savors.

Chef expects to play with Asian fusion appetizers to match Markham’s 2011 Sauvignon Blanc. This wine is sourced from the warmer areas of Napa Valley so to bring out more tropical and warm citrus flavors—a touch richer than the usual stark & grassy Sauv blanc.

The starter course will consist of Pan

Seared Dungeness Crab, and, Chef will take the Sauvignon Blanc we’ve just enjoyed to concoct a sweet & sour Scallop infused Sauv Blanc Essence with fennel root. The 2011 Markham Chardonnay, whose grapes are grown in Napa’s southern fog zone, maintains acidity, spicy toast notes, and honeyed apricots.

The aforementioned versatile 2010 Merlot will play host to a salad course of Pancetta wrapped Breast of Pheasant with Leg Confit atop Baby Organic Greens, Burgundy Endive with a Petite Sirah Glaze. Courses as these are the reason we go out to dine: Food Art & Wine.

For the main course, a Porcini wrapped Veal Tenderloin with Yukon Gold Potato Gallette caramelized in a Cabernet reduction will be the perfect

match to Markham’s Estate 2009 Caberent Sauvignon “The Philanthropist” from Yountville. Classic Cab profile in a medium-plus body—a yin-yang fulfillment: Pray, Dine, Enjoy.

Dessert will be a Bombe of Double Chocolate Tiramisu with Crème anglaise.

A cordial of Tiramisu liqueur will accompany. Sweet Dreams! $75 per person plus tax and gratuity. RSVP to 866-642-9712 Miramonte Resort & Spa, 45000 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells, CA 92210.

Rick Riozza is the desert’s sommelierabout-town hosting and entertaining at private & corporate wine events and tastings. He can be reached at winespectrum@aol.com.

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29 PALMS INN; 29 PALMS ; 760-367-3505 Bev and Bill 6pm (JZ) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Reunion w/ DJ Day in the Amigo Room 10pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Rudy de la Mor 7pm (PB) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King Band 6pm CAFÉ PALETTE; PS; 760-322-9264 Jersey Shore & Friends 7pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CHARLI MARRONE’S; IND; 760-625-1500 Karaoke CLIFFHOUSE; LQ; 760-360-5991 Eddie Gee 7:30-10:30pm CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Johnny Morris 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 $wingin Utter$ w/ Wild Roses, Sean Wheeler and Zander Schloss 8pm DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Special Guest 7:30pm DESERT SAGE; LQ; 760-564-8744 Danny Sands 5-9pm Johnny Meza 10pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-3252600 Bingo DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760-251-1991 Karaoke ESCENA LOUNGE & GRILL; PS; 760-9920002 Lola Rossi, Rob Carter and Denise Motto 5-9pm (JZ) FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 Mark Gregg 7:30pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Irie Junctions and Natural Heights 10pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm LA BRASSERIE BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-4400 Daymor Moses 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Rox LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-564-5353 T.B.A. 5:30pm LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Country Night w/ Jimi Nelson 8pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 8-1am (LR) MARGARITA’S; PS; 760-778-3500 T.B.A. 6-10pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) O’LEARY’S; PS; 760-325-4913

Karaoke 9pm THE OUTPOST TAVERN; C.C.; 760328-9004 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Shawn Mafia w/ The 10 Cent Thrills 8pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 8pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 Rebecca Connelly, Sidebar 6:30-10pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Karaoke 9pm SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-3297929 Spaghetti Western Night w/ Walt Young 5pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760341-3560 The Smooth Brothers (BL) (RG) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 Karaoke w/ T-Bone 8-12am THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-3271773 Mike Costley 7:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-3459770 Carolyn Martinez & The Trio 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WALLY’S DESERT TURTLE; RM; 760568-9321 Bob Yetter 6-10pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Bill Saitta Jazz 7-11pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ’s 9pm

FRI MARCH 15

19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T Bone 9pm 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Dana Larson 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Juice and Selecta w/ DJ Journee and Dash Eye 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Karaoke w/ AJ The KJ 8-12am ARNOLD PALMER’S; LQ; 760-771-4653 Mark Gregg 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Rebecca Clark 8pm BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 Drop the World and Boycott Radio 10pm BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 T.B.A. 6:30pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-7755566 DJ PWee 8pm (VD) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6pm CAFÉ PALETTE; PS; 760-322-9264 John Gallagher 7pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Dynamic Daze 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CHARLI MARRONE’S; IND; 760-625-1500

Club Night w/ DJ 9pm 18+ CLIFFHOUSE; LQ; 760-360-5991 Eddie Gee 7:30-10:30pm CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 Egoflow’s Felix Nobody, Notepad and Mack w/ DJ Smoke and JF//Discord 9pm DESERT SAGE; LQ; 760-564-8744 Danny Sands 5-9pm Johnny Meza 10pm DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-3252600 Lassie Jo’s Best Damn Karaoke 7pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760-251-1991 EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 Alternating groups 8-11pm (RR) THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Long Duk Dong 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live DJ 8:30pm (VD) LA BRASSERIE BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-4400 Mark Carter 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-564-5353 Johnny Meza 6pm LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Hot Sauce 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 High Rise 9pm (VD) MARGARITA’S; PS; 760-778-3500 Mark Guerrero & Dennis Alvarez 6:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) O’LEARY’S; PS; 760-325-4913 9pm THE OUTPOST TAVERN; C.C.; 760-3289004 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Steve DiTullio 6-10pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Solid Ray Woods 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Karaoke w/ Amber Stream 8pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 The Gand Band 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Deadend Paradox, Inbetween Jobs and Los Cochinas 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760-327-8311 T.B.A. Chiki Bar 5:30-9:30,Rebecca Connelly Sidebar 6:30-10pm, Lindsey Harper, Sidebar 10pm, The Clueless Remix Starlite Lounge 10pm

ROCK GARDEN BAR & EATERY; PS; 760327-8840 T.B.A. ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-340-3222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 DJ Music 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-329-7929 Country Night w/ Walt Young 5:30pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Demetrious and Co. (JZ)(RR) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Alyce Bowie 9pm THREESIXTY NOR­­TH; PS; 760-327-1773 John McCormick 8pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 Funky Fridays 10pm (VD) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WALLY’S DESERT TURTLE; RM; 760-5689321 Bob Yetter 6-10pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-3285955 Michael Keeth 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Live entertainment 9pm THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ; 760564-2201 Mark Linford 7-10pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 T.B.A. 7-11pm (CR) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ’s 9pm

SAT MARCH 16

19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 The Caddies 10pm 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Beverly & Bill 6-9pm (JZ) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Irie Junctions, Juice and Selecta poolside noon, Selecta Green B, Daneekah and Peril w/ DJ Journee and Dash Eye 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Karaokie Jo 7pm ARNOLD PALMER’S; LQ; 760-771-4653 Mark Gregg 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Diva Denise Carter 7:30pm BACKSTREET BISTRO; PD; 760-346-6393 Jazz on the Patio w/ Linda Peterson 12:303:30pm (JZ) BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 Social, Pawn and Aim_Lo 10pm BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-7755566 DJ PWee (VD) BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Steve Madeo 6pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Dynamic

Daze 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 6pm (PB) CHARLI MARRONE’S; IND; 760-625-1500 Live Bands 8pm CORK TREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Live Entertainment 6:30-9:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 9pm DESERT SAGE; LQ; 760-564-8744 Danny Sands 5-9pm Johnny Meza 10pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm DICKIE O’NEALS IRISH PUB; PS; 760-3252600 T.B.A. 8pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760-251-1991 Battle of the Bands EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Sonny Evaro 6-10pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 Rob Martinez and JB 8-11pm (LR) THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 7pm HAMILTON’S; LQ; 760-698-8303 Kal David 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Yawning Man, Hot Beat Pussy Fiend, Town Troubles and DJ Habenero 8pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank Di Salvo 6-9:30pm LA BRASSERIE BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-4400 Yve Evans 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-564-5353 Johnny Meza 6pm LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Hot Sauce 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 High Rise 9pm (VD) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm (PB)(VD) MARGARITA’S; PS; 760-778-3500 Mark Guerrero & Dennis Alvarez 6:30pm MYSTIQUE LOUNGE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 888-MORONGO; T.B.A. 9pm (VD) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Live DJ O’LEARY’S; PS; 760-325-4913 T.B.A. 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760327-4080 T.B.A. 9pm (RR) PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Agave Bluesmasters 6-10pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The Shadow Mountain Band 5pm Sara petite 8pm PEABODY’S; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm

PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Brain Vat, Wooden Nomad and Slipping Into Darkness 9pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Live Music 8pm REILLY’S IRISH PUB; CC; 760-324-9600 George Momb 1pm RENAISSANCE PALM; PS; 760-322-6100 Art of Sax featuring Sax Man Will Donato & Eddie Reddick 7-10pm (JZ) RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 T.B.A. 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760-327-8311 Lindsey Harper duo, Sidebar 6:30-10pm, Michael Keeth Duo, Sidebar 10:30pm The Clueless Remix Starlite Lounge 10-cl ROCK GARDEN BAR & EATERY; PS; 760327-8840 T.B.A. 6-9pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-340-3222 The Arrangements 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-329-7929 Karaoke w/ Milly G 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Smooth Brothers (BL)(RG) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Wyte Dye w/ special guests 9pm THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Darci Daniels 7:30pm TILTED KILT; PD; 760-773-5458 BB’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Block Party Noon TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 DJ Hektik 10pm (VD) VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WALLY’S DESERT TURTLE; RM; 760-5689321 Bob Yetter 6-10pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-3285955 Michael Keeth 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke Show 9-2am THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ; 760564-2201 Bob Ballard 7-10pm (AC) WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Damon Von Baun Jazz 7-11pm (JZ) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Zelda’s Masquerade Anniversary Party 9pm (VD)

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29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bob & Allison Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Intoxica Radio Live w/ Howie Pyro 10pm

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Fri Drop The World & Boycott Radio ......10pm Sat Social, Pawn, & Aim_Lo .........................10pm Every Sun Forbidden Lounge .........................12-10pm

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Solano’s bistro

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I would not have known its presence had I not read it on the menu.

Our meals were beautiful in presentation and quick to disappear from our plates! We would follow these amazing dishes with a classic crème brulee, chocolate mud pie and of course a little Grand Marnier. The evening was perfect and I was fortunate

to have the opportunity to speak with the Chef and his business partner, Alex. All I can say is that they are two of the most deserving people of success and have found a new fan in me.

Solano’s Bistro serves lunch and dinner seven days per week. While some restaurants close one or two nights per week, you can always count on Solano’s to be open and offering some amazing specials. The bar area has been recently transformed to the “Velvet Lounge” where live music is offered Saturday nights.

For more information, visit Solano’s at www. solanobistro.com or call them during business hours at 760771-6655.

March 14 to March 20, 2013

BackStreet Bistro Where Friends Meet Friends

BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER

• New and exciting contemporary cuisine • Exceptional ingredients including the best available local and organic products • Not just dinner, it is an experience

Fresh Fish, Soups & Pasta Daily Happy Hour • Martini Bar • Superb Wine Jazz Night Tuesday 7:30-10pm Saturday Jazz on The Patio with Linda Peterson 12:30 - 3:30pm

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68525 Ramon Ed., Ste. A-101 Cathedral City, CA 92234 Reservation are strongly suggested

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• Seafood & Steaks • Private Room • Fresh Made Margaritas • Cocktails • Happy Hour

“The local’s favorite!”

Specials Sunday - Wednesday 5:00-6:00 pm Please visit our website for the specials

Lunch: Monday - Saturday 11:30-2:30 Dinner: Monday to Sunday 4:30 - 9:30

“The Cheer’s of La Quinta”

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Mexican Cuisine

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Open to Public Award Winning Pizza Voted “Best of the Valley” Two Years Straight

As we shared these next appetizers, we observed a full restaurant with smiling and laughing guests all around us. It was great energy with which to be surrounded.

We would order a glass of Sonoma Cutrer chardonnay to pair with our entrees.

Upon our server’s suggestion, my friend ordered the nightly special, Sea Bass with a cherry tomato salad, asparagus and fingerling potatoes. I could not pass up the Scallops and Prawns with a pomegranate butter sauce.

Both entrees were truly cooked to perfection, making this an incredible experience.

The fish easily flaked apart, yet melted like butter in your mouth. The scallops were large and had the perfect sear, served with risotto and broccolini. The pomegranate in the sauce was so subtle that

Over 100 Menus Items Ranging From Prime Steak to Fresh Seafood Full Bar and 40 Wines by the Glass Two Large Patios to Enjoy Views of the Santa Rosa Mountains All Day Take Out and Catering Available

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NEW menus featuring eclectic California fusion dishes, undiscovered wines and craft ales.

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Kitchen open until 9pm Monday - Saturday • Sunday until 2pm 5$ appetizers throughout the lounge Happy Hour 4pm-close Monday - Friday with $3.50 cocktails and wine on the boarder of Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City

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You are Invited to a Very Special Event.

-UNVEILED ICasa de Frida is delighted to announce the unveiling of a commissioned artwork, created by well-known Palm Springs artist Patti Rushing. Second in Ms. Rushing’s series, the artwork was commissioned to celebrate the art, spirit and passions of our namesake - artist Frida Khalo.

Join us for the first public viewing of this amazing creation.

Celebrate after at the Artist’s Reception, where our special guest of the evening will be artist Patti Rushing.

Complimentary Sangria and appetizers will be served.

– UNVEILED I – PATTI RUSHING is the first of a new, ongoing series of art events hosted & curated by Casa de Frida. ....................................................

Date : March 20, 2013 Location : Casa de Frida 450 S. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs Time : 6pm - 8pm Artwork Unveiling : 6:30pm Artist Reception : 7pm Contact : 760.459.1681

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ver four years ago, two colleagues had the passion and ambition to take a risk and quit their jobs to follow a dream. She was a golf professional and he was a chef with a vision. The unlikely couple would combine their talents to open Solano’s Bistro in La Quinta. What started out as a small dining room of only eleven tables, has flourished and become a spacious and elegant restaurant with seating inside as well as outside on their patio. Though this new venue has brought more success to these unlikely business partners, Alex Lee Wipf and Chef Francisco “Paco” Solano remain humble and thankful, making their restaurant one of a kind in our valley.

Eager to try the menu behind the chef that had placed second in the Crater Lake sponsored Chef Challenge last year; I decided to have dinner at Solano’s with one of my closest friends. Located in Old Town La Quinta, this restaurant boasts fresh seafood, savory meats and pastas, as well as creative

vegetarian entrees. We began with a specialty cocktail with blood orange juice and ordered the crab cakes as our starter. Crab cakes were meaty and rich with flavor. While we enjoyed our appetizer, we admired the art on the walls that represent artists from all over our valley.

The art is all for sale, allowing us, the diners, to participate in supporting our local artists.

We would soon enjoy an heirloom tomato and mozzarella bruschetta drizzled with vinaigrette to be paired with a golden and red beet salad topped with crispy warm goat cheese.

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

Screeners No. 50

RANDOM PICKS OF FUNKY FLICKS HAPPY PEOPLE: A YEAR IN THE TAIGA Filmmaker Werner Herzog (GRIZZLY MAN, ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS), is drawn to extremes and the challenging edge on which some people live their lives. With co-director Dmitry Vasyukov, Herzog takes us the remote heart of the Siberian Taiga and the village of Bakhtia, where about 300 people live on the bank of the Yenisei River virtually untouched by the modern world. This isolated wilderness has no phone connection, running water or medical assistance and can only be reached by river or chopper. With the exception of power saws and snowmobiles, the people maintain their culture and live as they have for hundreds of years, maybe much longer.

Herzog’s distinctive narration covers and colors the life of one trapper through four seasons as he hunts, makes his skis, boat and hunter’s cabin. So much was unsaid, but what was on the screen was mesmerizing.

It’s good to be reminded that in our day, part of our human family lives in a world nearly unfathomable to the one we enjoy in our desert paradise. Big recommendation. Now playing Cinema’s Palme d’Or at Westfield in Palm Desert. See it before it disappears.

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it in the hearts of movie lovers. But this journey that tells how the Wizard found his way to the Emerald City almost works on its own terms. Cobbled together from elements of author L. Frank Baum’s 10 Oz books, team Disney and Raimi have cleverly avoided copyright and legal issues and delivered a bright, beautifully rendered 3D experience that brings to life a vivid dream world. Even if you’ve never seen the other movie, this film can be a satisfying experience.

James Franco is the carnival magician and con man that flees Kansas in a hot air balloon and is whisked by a tornado to OZ where all the denizens are under the control of a wicked witch. The people of OZ welcome him as the prophesied savior. He tries to explain their misunderstanding, but is smitten by beautiful witch Theodara (Mila Kunis) and when he sees all the treasure for the taking, he goes along with the unintentional deception.

The big question is: Will Oz have the guts to

become the leader the good citizens of Oz deserve? For me, this eye-candy wavered between moments of genuine awe and wonder and yet I was sometimes taken out of the movie with thoughts of crass exploitation and a studio hoping to cash in on a familiar name. Not sure why. Sure, all movies are a business enterprise, but we should never think it when enjoying the story. I believe Sam Raimi’s love of cinema is genuine and deep. He would be making movies even if no one paid him. Thankfully, that shows though most of the time and makes this big budget, lavish production worth seeing.

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EASY MONEY A big hit in Sweden, this twisty noir crime thriller is about JW (Joel Kinnaman), a poor economics student who falls for a pretty rich girl while leading a double life among Stockholm’s upper class. To maintain the deception, JW’s seduced into a brutal world of criminal activity that involves Jorge, an escaped convict on the run from both police and the Serbian mafia enforcer Mrado. A massive cocaine deal promises a new life for all but delivers death for some.

Paying close attention to the layered plot offers big rewards in this extremely tense, finely crafted thriller. DVD. The Weinstein Co/Anchor Bay. BADLANDS Terrence Malick’s 1973 debut film established him as a director with a singular vision and placed its two impossibly young stars – Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek – on the map. The pristine new transfer of this loose adaptation of Charles Starkweather’s heartland killing spree in the late 1950s still chills with its poetic beauty and horror.

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Lost innocence is played against romantic dreams and the arrogance of casual bloodshed. “He wanted to die with me and I dreamed of being lost forever in his arms,” narrates Spacek’s Holly about Sheen’s Kit. This dark, enigmatic film evokes the world of Flannery O’Connor and it’s hard to imagine her writing was not an inspiration

for writer-director Malick. Excellent extras include two featurettes. Vintage footage recounts the actual crime and the hunt for Starkweather, a James Dean wannabe, and his 14 year-old companion Caril Ann Fugate.

A wonderful new making-of documentary (45 minutes) visits Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk for a thoughtful reflection on the movie, Malick and how it impacted their lives. The timeless truths of this perfect film, a rare work of cinematic art, still shimmer and chill. Blu-ray. Criterion.

THE FRANKENSTEIN THEORY The best thing about this low budget movie new to DVD (there’s no Blu-ray) is the lenticular 3D cover on the box sleeve.

I’m a sucker for any printed material that uses this technology that’s been around for years. Too bad this great image of Frankenstein’s monster is nowhere to be found in the actual movie. However, Director Andrew Weiner great premise --

that Mary Shelley’s novel is in fact a thinly disguised factual account. The movie is about a documentary crew hired by an eccentric professor, a discredited relative of the real Dr. Frankenstein, who travels to the Arctic to find restore his good name by finding the still living creature. Nice Alaska locations give this modest film a surprising verisimilitude that enhances the ghastly mayhem that ensues. DVD. Image.

Also available: ZERO DARK THIRTY, LIFE OF PI (see it in 3D if you are able), RUST AND BONE, SAMSON AND DELILAH (Cecil B. DeMille’s original 1949 Biblical epic) and THE BORGIAS Season 2 (watch it while the new Pope is picked!).

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Book Review

Pygmalion in Pink

he Pygmalion narrative is always a fun read. Whether good or bad, it’s great to see a character change, blossom and emerge anew. In Katie Arnold’s Chemical Pink (Overlook, 270 pages), this may be one of the most extreme makeovers in literature.

Under the tutelage of Charles Worthington, Aurora, an amateur bodybuilder and single mother, becomes a champion, but not without serious costs to her body and mind.

Worthington is a wealthy pervert and control freak who wants to create the perfect woman. One whom he can mold, manipulate and misuse. Aurora is a naive girl from Georgia. She feels guilty about her twelve-year-old her daughter, Amy, who lives with Aurora’s resentful and angry mother back home. But the only thing Aurora truly loves is her body.

Aurora works out at the world famous Gold’s Gym in Venice, California, where Worthington spots her. He recruits her -buys her -- with an exclusive contract for sex and re-sculpting. He purchases her a

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Porsche, rents her a beautiful home and hires a hard-ass misogynistic and masochistic pimp trainer. Aurora’s only dispensation is that she’s able to bring her daughter to live with her.

Soon Aurora is put on a drug regiment and bizarre diet to bulk-up. The drugs eventually give her a deep voice and a miniature penis -- neither of which is reversible. Tormented

and abused, she struggles to build not only her body but also her relationship with Amy. When competition day arrives, she weighs 185 pounds of solid muscle.

I won’t tell you how it ends for Aurora.

But this inside look into the world of women’s bodybuilding is not pretty. Not only is Aurora’s body changed forever but so is her life.

Author Arnoldi was a bodybuilder herself. Her knowledge of the sport(?) and sub-culture as well as the abuse and abundance of drug use, gives the story a scary authenticity. However, Arnoldi does not write as if the narrative is a case study.

Rather, the bodybuilding world is only the backdrop. If you are looking for training tips, this is not the book. There is the naming of drugs such as Aldactone, Clembuteral, Deca-Durabolin, Humilane R, Nolvadex, Testosterone Propionate to name a few.

Arnoldi never defines or mentions the title Chemical Pink, but it can be assumed it is

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a concoction taken in an attempt to gain a superior physique. Chemical Pink is really just a story of a hurt and damaged woman who falls victim to a perverse body obsession.

Many women deal with this type a problem and they don’t even go to a gym. Aurora’s desire is fueled by her need to be the best at something! And to be loved and respected.

Sadly, when her pathology meets up with Worthington’s, it becomes a terrifying and hideous disaster. For both of them.

This is not a book for the squeamish. The sex acts are over-the-top and revolting. The transformation her body experiences are dreadful and horrifying. However, Chemical Pink is an excellent read. Arnoldi is an astute judge of character and a terrific storyteller.

She writes with wit and wisdom. The hard to put down book is made up of short chapters that make for a quick read. Chemical Pink may be the most twisted version of My Fair Lady ever!

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American

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American

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Casey’s

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Actual Unemployment Nationally Near 17% T

he Bureau of Labor Statistics within the U.S. Department of Labor reported that our national unemployment rate for February was 7.7%.

This level is essentially unchanged since last September.

What would you say if I told you that the real unemployment rate is closer to 17% and that it has improved a scant 1.0-1.5% since it peaked during the summer of 2011?

To understand this dramatic discrepancy between the official unemployment rate and reality, we need to start with the Kennedy administration that eliminated discouraged workers from the ranks of the unemployed. Reagan added our volunteer military to the ranks of the employed which also served to reduce the unemployment rate. Finally, Clinton changed the math by eliminating discouraged workers from the overall worker base.

While the official or U-4 unemployment rate for February was 7.7%, half of the 0.6% improvement that has occurred over the last twelve months was due to Americans leaving the work force. What happened

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was that workers who were out of a job for over a year were no longer considered ‘discouraged’. They were not ‘marginally attached’ to the workforce either. The answer was that they just chose not to ‘participate’ in the American way and stayed at home or camped out under bridges.

Confused?

You see, our Labor Department excludes anyone from the unemployment calculations if out of the job market for more than a year.

Now if you looked for a job in the last month, the Labor Department considers you ‘discouraged’...but still excludes you. If you did not look, you are only ‘marginally attached’...and also excluded. If you are still out of work after a year, it’s by choice and you are choosing not to ‘participate’.

The good news is that if you reenter the job market later when you actually find a job, you will be recaptured and termed a ‘reentrant’. Where you went during the interim is anyone’s guess.

It is worth noting that if you are working part-time but wanting or needing a fulltime gig, you are counted as employed even though it isn’t what you need to get by. Not all countries consider you ‘employed’.

When we add all of these lazy, marginal contributors back into unemployment rates yet leave out Americans who ‘choose’ not to ‘participate’, about 14.4% of all Americans are considered unemployed. Washington DC calls this the U-6 unemployment rate.

This is closer to the calculation many industrialized countries use. In California, 17% of all Californians were unemployed using this definition while Riverside County’s rate exceeded 20%.

This number still undercounts the unemployed. You see, under the Obama Administration the ‘participation rate’ has gone from 66% to 63.5%. That means that and additional 2.5% of Americans were excluded primarily due to their inability to find a job for over the last year.

This means that the reported 7.7% unemployment rate is actually somewhere between 9.0% and 10.2% while the U-6 unemployment rate is hovering near 17%.

What makes ‘participation’ interesting is that the Bureau of Labor Statistics state that unemployment peaked at 10.1%

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nationally in October of 2009 and has been improving ever since. In truth, if you were to have kept the participation rate stable at 66% over the last five years, the unemployment rate did not peak until the summer of 2011 at nearly 12%. Since the peak in actual unemployment at approximately 18.5%, things have improved to only 17%...and that recovery has stalled over the last five months.

Want some good news? Recent stock market highs indicate that Wall Street feels a robust recovery is coming. Let’s hope that Wall Street’s prognostication skills are more accurate than Washington DC’s reporting skills.

Education

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HAMILTON’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL; LQ; 760-698-8303 Karaoke w/ T-Bone 8:3012:30am THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Open Mic Night 8pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live Music (RR) LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Rox LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-564-5353 Mark Gregg 5:30pm LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 “Sing Jam” w/ Michael Healy 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm (PB) PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Karaokie Jo 7pm REILLY’S IRISH PUB; CC; 760-324-9600 George Momb 6pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760-327-8311 Will Champlin 5-9pm ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-340-3222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr. Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Straight Ahead Jazz (JZ) THREESIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Shaken Not Stirred 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Pat Rizzo & All That Jazz Band 6:30-10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Sixx 9pm WALLY’S DESERT TURTLE; RM; 760-5689321 Johnny Meza & Company 6-10pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-3285955 Art of Sax 7-10pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Karaoke WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Mara Getz Jazz 6-10pm

March 14 to March 20, 2013

Controversy at Desert Mirage High School

esert Mirage High School (DMHS) had approximately 100 students walk out of class on Monday in response to the firing of Principal Mario Walker and Assistant Principal Max Friedman. Schools are

educational facilities that must have a trust and comfort built between faculty and students, which is necessary for the learning process. Monday, many students and parents lost that trust and comfort, not in the school, but with the Coachella

Valley Unified School District (CVUSD).

Parents and students are up in arms with questions referencing why, without notice, did CVUSD, fire Walker and Friedman. No reasons as of yet have been given. Also, Notice to leave position next year was given to the principal of Coachella Valley High School (CVHS), again with reasons unknown.

The surprise firing of Walker and Friedman comes at a questionable time. In search for answers, I looked to the schools Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR).

These tests meet state standards and give an approximation of the school’s success.

According to DMHS’ School Accountability Report Card, DMHS has a positive and steady increase in the STAR scores sense 2008 in all subjects scored, which are math, science, English, and history. When a school is doing well in overall standardized scoring, why fire the two people that have a large influence on the school’s success?

Another question circulating around the firing includes, “Why would a school district fire their two top administrators at a school just a few months before school ended?”

The decision takes great affect on students’ learning as was shown in Monday’s walkout. The affect does not only reach the students, but teachers as well. Teachers and parents are welcome to discuss such issues at the next CVUSD board meeting held March 14, 2013, in the CVUSD - Board Room, 87-225 Church Street, Thermal, CA 92236. I encourage all affected to attend the board meeting in support of those losing their jobs. The meeting convenes at 5:30 pm in a closed session, but at 6:30 pm the session becomes open to the public. Go to the meeting, ask your questions and give your concerns, and fight for your local educators.

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Dale Gribow On The Law

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by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

The aid & attendance benefit I

f you are a VET or Know a VET you MUST READ THIS. The Department of Veteran Affairs offers a little known benefit to war era Veterans, who are at least 65 years old, along with their surviving Spouses.

It is called AID AND ATTENDANCE. It is available to anyone who served in the military while the US was involved in a WAR… anywhere in the world. You merely have to have been in the service. You need not have participated in the war.

Aid and Attendance is a tax-free benefit designed to provide financial assistance to help cover the cost of long term care in the home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing home. If you are a Surviving Spouse you can get $1,094/month…TAX FREE. If you are a VET the amount is $1,703/mo and if you are a Married VET you can get $2,019/month… and you do not have to pay it back.

This Benefit is for those veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person or caregiver in at least two of the daily activities of living. These are transportation, dressing, undressing, bathing, cooking, eating, grooming, personal hygiene needs, homemaking and maintenance.

There are over 100,000 VETS and or their spouses receiving this benefit today, but there should be many times that amount. The problem is that AID and ATTENDANCE is not promoted by the USA. Is that because the financial condition of our country is shaky and we do not want to pay out more money?

It is based on age, assets, marital status, income, liquid assets and cost of care.

You usually can have $25,00040,000 in liquid assets.

If your home has value put it in IRREVOCABLE TRUST with a trustee… to shelter it. Only the trustee can draw on it. Thus you get an EIN (employer identification number) which takes the place of Social Security.

If there is more than $80,000 in assets they will not even consider it… thus the need for the trust.

VA Non-Service Connected Disability Pension Benefits.

The VA Aid & Attendance &

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Housebound Pension is designed to provide qualified veterans and their unremarried surviving spouses with financial benefits outside of the traditional VA residential system. This pension benefit, which was established in 1952 under title 38USC, provides a direct, tax free monthly pension to help defray the cost of longterm care.

Eligibility Requirements: •Must be 65 years old and/or unemployable.

•Must have an Honorable or General discharge (any other than Dishonorable disch arge).

•Must have served at least 90 days of active Federal duty with at least one day during an official period of conflict.

•Must have a medical necessity requiring care •Must meet income and countable asset criteria established by the VA* What does this mean to you, the average Veteran or Veteran’s surviving spouse?

Access of your benefit through this system provides you with access to care.

With a pension in hand, you are able to afford the care you need. Secondly, you have a choice. You have the power to select the services you need as well as the provider that meets those needs. Thirdly, the pension is dependable. Like Social Security, the pension will always be there for qualified beneficiaries and is paid directly to you by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

When an application is submitted, the claim will become effective the first

day of the following month. Once the paperwork is sent to the Veteran Service Officer, it can take 2-10 days to input the application. As soon as the VSO receives the paperwork they email you and you return it to them signed they electronically send it to the VA that same day. No one has control over how quickly the VA responds.

Once the application is submitted electronically to the VA, everyone is “blacked out” of all communication.

All information between Veterans, Surviving Spouses, etc. is private; therefore all communication will be between the contact on record, the family member and the VA. Once the application is submitted, it can take 6-9 months to hear news of adjudication.

If you have any inquiries please phone (877) 294-6380.

Most lawyers do not know about Aid and Attendance. Is this because a lawyer can not charge a VET for assisting them with this benefit? When you think

about it lawyers are the ones protecting society at every turn. They are the one’s keeping corporations under control and forcing auto manufacturers to make cars safer and not explode on impact…and remember this is a lawyer educating you on this wonderful benefit.

I honestly do not think it is because lawyers cannot charge for assisting with this benefit but rather that they, like the majority of the population, do not know this benefit exists. I would not have known about Aid and Attendance but for my having sat in on the taping of the “Patti Gribow TV Show”. In this show my wife was interviewing a financial planner from the EAST COAST. He talked about this seldom talked about benefit. I was intrigued and sat in on a dozen more financial planners being interviewed on her show. They all spoke about this little known benefit that is a secret here in the Coachella Valley.

Quite honestly I have never met anyone in the greater Palm Springs area that has heard of Aid and Attendance let alone assisted someone with it other than one insurance gentleman.

Please let me know if you have heard of anyone needing this info or want the number of the local insurance fellow that helps Vets recover this benefit.

I hope this information is helpful. I know it’s confusing and overwhelming but it is a government program.

by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

March 14 to March 20, 2013

Safety Tips

St. Patrick’s Day – There’s no “Irish Luck” in Being Safe, it takes a Plan!

St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday, March 17th. “A week ahead of celebrating with friends, wearing green accessories, and a healthy dose of responsibility – not luck, says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.”

If you are going out for St. Patrick’s Day, leave your house or work with a plan. Make sure that you’ll stick to your drinking limit.

Even if you aren’t driving, you’ll need to think reasonably.

If you have too much fun, it makes good sense to have a backup plan for getting home. Having a friend with you for your night out is always a good idea says Chief DiGiovanna. “That ‘designated friend’ helps you stick to your limit and see that you get home safely.”

Don’t forget that St. Patrick’s Day is all about green beer and the local pubs are usually over crowded. It’s easy to start socializing and drink too much before you

realize that your alcohol intake has become more than what was planned. Let’s develop a plan:

Here are 10 safety tips to start with for a safe night out on St. Patrick’s Day! 1. Plan ahead, take a friend 2. Predetermine a safe way to get home for you and your friends 3. Eat 4. Stay hydrated 5. Pace yourself 6. Avoid rowdy places 7. Be aware of your surroundings 8. Be extra cautious on the roads 9. Don’t let friends drive under the influence 10. Wear green, so you don’t get pinched!

Don’t forget to carry your cell phone on you for emergency situations says Chief DiGiovanna. Have fun, but safety and responsibility come first!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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ShareKitchen Vani Hari and Lisa Leake, two mothers of young children from North Carolina, have started a petition against Kraft and their Macaroni & Cheese. The reason?

The use of the potentially harmful synthetic food colorings Yellow #5 and Yellow #6 - two food colorings containing the carncigogen benzidine 4-aminobuphenyl which is derived from coal tar and petrochemicals.

The FDA says that there is “insufficient evidence” that synthetic food coloring additives cause hyperactivity, asthma, migraines or other health risks such as cancer although there is a “trend” that requires “more research”. Simple logic suggests that human beings were not made to consume coal tar and petrochemicals, the base components of synthetic food coloring. These colorings are actively used in foods marketed to children with an increasing number of reports linking these colorings with ADHD. Others believe that this type of disregard toward long-term health risks is in part responsible for increased cancers

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In 2007 and again in 2010, the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom did a study of these synthetic additives along with the preservative Sodium Benzoate. Their findings were that hyperactivity in their test groups of 3, 8 and 9 year-olds all showed higher hyperactivity than the general population.

Critics state that these studies were not adequately constructed and need to be discounted as they might be biased. Dr. Benjamin Feingold’s studies on the subject in the mid-seventies are also discounted because of inconsistencies in his findings.

Rather than discount these studies and an alarming “trend”, shouldn’t the FDA commission studies to find out the truth?

For now, the best advice is to avoid any food with any artificial or synthetic food coloring.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of March 14

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “If it’s stupid and it works, it’s not stupid.” That could turn out to be a useful mantra for you in the coming week. Being pragmatic should be near the top of your priority list, whereas being judgmental should be at the bottom.

Here’s another mantra that may serve you well: “Those who take history personally are condemned to repeat it.” I hope you invoke that wisdom to help you escape an oppressive part of your past. Do you have room for one more inspirational motto, Aries? Here it is: “I am only as strong as my weakest delusion.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t you just love to watch the spinning of those wheels within wheels within wheels? Aren’t you grateful for the way the ever-churning plot twists keep you alert and ready to shift your attitude at a moment’s notice? And aren’t you thrilled by those moments when fate reveals that its power is not absolute -- that your intelligence and willpower can in fact override the seemingly inexorable imperatives of karma? If you are unfamiliar with the pleasures I’ve just described, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to get deeply acquainted.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It won’t be a good week to issue unreasonable, illogical, and selfcentered demands. And please don’t make peanut butter and jelly a part of your sex life, take a vacation in Siberia, or photocopy your butt and deliver it anonymously to your boss. On the other hand, it will be an excellent time to scrawl motivational poetry on your bedroom wall, stage a slow-motion pillow fight, and cultivate your ability to be a deep-feeling freethinker. Other recommended actions: Give yourself a new nickname like Highball or Root Doctor or Climax Master; write an essay on “The Five Things That the Pursuit of Pleasure Has Taught Me;” and laugh uproariously as you completely bypass the void of sadness and the abyss of fear.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the mid-19th century, prospectors mined for gold in the mountains of western Nevada. The veins weren’t as rich as those in California, but some men were able to earn a modest living. Their work to extract gold from the terrain was hampered by a gluey blue mud that gummed up their machinery. It was regarded as a major nuisance. But on a hunch, one miner took a load of the blue gunk to be analyzed by an expert. He discovered that it contained rich deposits of silver. So began an explosion of silver mining that made many prospectors very wealthy. I suggest you be on the alert for a metaphorical version of blue mud in your sphere, Cancerian: an “inconvenience” that seems to interfere with the treasure you seek, but that is actually quite valuable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When pioneer filmmaker Hal Roach worked on scripts with his team of writers, he sometimes employed an unusual strategy to overcome writer’s block. He’d bring in a “Wildie” to join them at the conference table. A Wildie was either a random drunk they found wandering around the streets or a person who lived in an insane asylum. They’d engage him in conversation about the story they were working on, and he would provide unexpected ideas that opened their minds to new possibilities. I don’t necessarily recommend that you seek the help of a Wildie, Leo, but I hope you will come up with other ways to spur fresh perspectives.

Solicit creative disruptions!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Is the term “unconscious mind” a good name for the foundation of the human psyche? Should we really be implying that the vast, oceanic source of everything we think and feel is merely the opposite of the conscious mind? Dreamworker Jeremy Taylor doesn’t think so. He proposes an alternate phrase to replace “unconscious”: “not-yet-speech-ripe.” It captures the sense of all the raw material burbling and churning in our deep awareness that is not graspable through language. I bring this up, Virgo, because you’re entering a phase when a lot of not-yet-speech-ripe stuff will become speech-ripe. Be alert for it!

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1928, biologist Alexander Fleming launched a medical revolution.

He developed the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin, making it possible to cure a host of maladies caused by hostile bacteria. His discovery was a lucky fluke that happened only because he left his laboratory a mess when he went on vacation. While he was gone, a bacteria culture he’d been working with got contaminated by a mold that turned out to be penicillin. I’m thinking that you could achieve a more modest but quite happy accident sometime soon, Libra. It may depend on you allowing things to be more untidy than usual, though. Are you game?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I am iron resisting the most enormous Magnet there is,” wrote the Sufi mystic poet Rumi. He was wistfully bemoaning his own stubborn ignorance, which tricked him into refusing a more intimate companionship with the Blessed Source of all life. I think there’s something similar going on in most of us, even atheists. We feel the tremendous pull of our destiny -- the glorious, daunting destination that would take all our strength to achieve and fulfill our deepest longings -- and yet we are also terrified to surrender to it. What’s your current relationship to your Magnet, Scorpio? I say it’s time you allowed it to pull you closer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): NASA used whale oil to lubricate the Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager spacecrafts. There was a good reason: Whale oil doesn’t freeze at the low temperatures found in outer space. While I certainly don’t approve of killing whales to obtain their oil, I want to use this story to make a point. It’s an excellent time for you, too, to use old-school approaches for solving ultranew-school problems. Sometimes a tried-and-true method works better, or is cheaper, simpler, or more aesthetically pleasing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The theory of the “butterfly effect” proposes that a butterfly flapping its wings in China may ultimately impact the weather in New York. Here’s how the writer Richard Bernstein explains it: “Very slight, nearly infinitesimal variations and the enormous multiplicity of interacting variables produce big differences in the end.” That’s why, he says, “the world is just too complicated to be predictable.” I find this a tremendously liberating idea. It suggests that every little thing you do sends out ripples of influence that help shape the kind of world you live in. The coming week will be an excellent time to experiment with how this works in your daily life. Put loving care and intelligent attention into every little thing.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Former football quarterback Joe Ayoob holds the world’s record for throwing a paper airplane the longest distance. After it left his hand, the delicate craft traveled over 226 feet. I propose we make Ayoob your patron saint and role model for the coming week. From what I can tell, you will have a similar challenge, at least metaphorically: blending power and strength with precision and finesse and control. It’s time to move a fragile thing or process as far as possible.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A source of fulfillment you will enjoy in the future may seem almost painful when it initially announces its presence. In other words, your next mission may first appear to you as a problem. Your situation has a certain resemblance to that of prolific Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, who produced a wide variety of enduring works, including symphonies, ballets, operas, and concertos.

When he was a precocious child, he was assailed by the melodies and rhythms that frequently surged through his mind. “This music! This music!” he complained to his mother. “Take it away! It’s here in my head and won’t let me sleep!”

Here’s this week’s homework: Choose two ancestors with whom you’d like to have closer relationships. Try to contact their spirits in your dreams. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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he buzz is you should try Yoga. You ponder a moment and think I am not flexible. All the more reason to investigate and taking up a Yoga practice.

As a yoga instructor and avid practiontioner of 14 years I commonly hear, I am not flexible, I do not have time, yoga is for women, it is difficult. EVERYONE CAN DO YOGA. The question is, are you willing to try? You don’t have to twist like a pretzel to practice yoga. Yoga is offered in all levels, is non-competitive, and you work at your own pace. Yoga has endless benefits.

The word “yoga” translates “to union,” as in connecting mind, body, and soul. Yoga is a 5,000-year-old practice. With the various styles offered it can be overwhelming when getting started. Hatha yoga is an umbrella term commonly used for most modern styles of yoga. The common and most known styles of Yoga is recognized as Vinyasa yoga . Vinyasa is synchronized movement with breath. One links their breath with each asana (pose). Yoga can be as gentle or rigorous as you desire. All you need to do is attend class, breath, and practice with an experienced instructor. In 2001 only four million Americans were practicing yoga. The number of people practicing yoga today has exponentially skyrocketed to twenty million. Yoga is not a fad but is here to stay. All the more reason to learn what everyone is talking about.

Yoga is different than other disciplines.

B.K.S Iyengar (one of the most renowned teachers in the world) says, “Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim. The better your practice, the brighter the flame.” I truly believe once you practice you will

ask yourself why you did not commence years ago. Yoga’s abundant benefits will keep your mind and body returning for more. Yoga releases stress, calms and strengthens the mind, elongates muscles, stimulates the immune system, restores balance and coordination, improves cardiovascular health, improves your physical appearance, and boosts confidence. The above are just a few plentiful benefits to mention. Why would you not investigate further about yoga?

Getting started can be a challenge.

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ne of my clients stopped his Prilosec and is having a terrible time.

His symptoms are abdominal pain, constipation, and severe rebound acid reflux. He only had a ‘lump in his throat’ before his doctor told him he had ‘silent reflux’, and started him on this acid inhibitor.

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