May 16 to May 22, 2013 Vol. 2 No. 8

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Scott Christopher

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Tramps In Stereo

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Contents

Smile Empty Soul @ Date Shed...3 AMFM Fest - Scott Christopher...4 AMFM Fest - Tramps In Stereo....7 Desert DJs....................................8 Restaurant Week..........................9 Pink Body Spa..............................9 Consider This..............................12 Valley Rhythms..........................13 Pet Place.....................................14 The Vino Voice............................15 Club Crawler Nightlife...............16 The Pampered Palate................18 Screeners....................................20 Book Review...............................21 Restaurant Guide.......................22 Haddon Libby............................23 Education...................................23 Dale Gribow on the Law............24 Real Estate..................................24 Safety Tips..................................25 ShareKitchen..............................25 Road Trippin...............................26 Classifieds..................................26 Free Will Astrology....................27 Mind, Body & Spirit...................27 Health, Beauty, Fitness..............28 Life & Career Coach....................28

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DATE SHED “NO COVER LOCALS” NIGHT: Smile Empty Soul with Drop the World & Deadend Paradox @ The Date Shed Saturday, May 18th @ 9pm, 18&older

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he Date Shed is once again exploiting the fact that any excuses for not joining them on a Saturday night are simply invalid. In what has become standard protocol for the place, the Date Shed is bringing yet another certified gold album selling power rock band to their built for big sound stage ~ Smile Empty Soul.

If that’s not enough to put your car in drive, they are bringing in local favorites, Drop the World and Deadend Paradox to kick off the concert, and get this: the show is free to locals.

Smile Empty Soul: I had the chance to discuss the bands early days with Sean Danielsen, lead vocalist and guitarist for the American post-grunge band formed back in the late 90’s in LA County’s Santa Clarita area. I asked how they got started and how they managed to stay together over the years. “Smile Empty Soul started with Ryan Martin and me. We met in the local band scene and started playing lots of shows in Hollywood. We ended up catching the ear of a producer that helped us record our first record and got us our first record deal.” That first record deal was with Jason Flom’s Lava Records, a label known for the huge success of artists such as Kid Rock, Matchbox Twenty, Porcupine Tree, Sugar Ray, The Corrs, Uncle Kracker, TransSiberian Orchestra and many others. On May 27, 2003, the band (that at the time also consisted of drummer, Derek Gledhill) released their self-titled debut album Smile Empty Soul. The album went certified gold with three successful singles, and their career was launched.

“In 2005, we parted ways with our drummer and brought an old friend of Ryan’s in, Jake Kilmer. We’ve been the same lineup ever since,” Danielsen shared.

“We’ve got a great team here, and we get along so much better than most bands. Our relationships are truly great.” When I asked him what the key was to staying together,

he said, “I think the biggest thing is mutual respect. You have to learn each other’s quirks, and respect them.”

Smile’s music, now 5 albums deep, seems decidedly clean and generally positive. They’re not selling rainbows and unicorns by any means; as a matter of fact, their lyrically forward songs tackle some very honest topics and emotions. Dark topics are somehow captured in the light of expression, with a driving pulse that makes you want to pound out your aggressions productively, as opposed to pulling up a chair at a pity party table for one. “There’s no one theme or message to our music, or my lyrics. It’s just about everyday life and the different emotional places we find ourselves in. I use our music as a personal source of therapy to purge things that are rattling around inside of my head, and I guess, at times, it makes sense to other people as well.”

On behalf of our local up and coming rockers, I asked how the music industry has changed over the past few years and if he had any advice. “The music industry is a completely different beast these days than it was when we signed our first deal in 2002.

The entire industry is down, but rock music is at the very bottom. It’s a struggle for most rock bands to survive these days, and it’s

really taking a lot of sacrifice and forward thinking to stay afloat. If you love rock music and want to pursue it as a job, be prepared to work hard. It’s not the ‘fun and games’ most people imagine. There are a million bands out there fighting for one spot, so you better write good songs.”

Write good songs, they do. Smile’s music reaches a broad listening audience as it doesn’t cross too far into the heaviest side of metal, nor is it anything remotely pop or “adult” contemporary. They have somehow captured that delicate balance of being relatable without being trite or soft about it. It’s passionate, honest and hard driving.

What is in the future for Smile Empty Soul aside from rattling the walls of the Date Shed? “We’re actually going into the studio in 1 ½ weeks to record our 6th album. We also have a headlining tour we’re doing in June, and another tour we can’t quite talk about yet in August. We intend to release our new record in the fall and be on tour in its support.”

Find Smile Empty Soul’s music and follow their tour at: Smileemptysoul.com Facebook.com/smileemptysoulmusic Twitter.com/_smileemptysoul Instagram@smileemptysoulofficial

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AMFM Fest

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by Lisa Morgan

“Louis Armstrong and Michael Jackson - Play it Again King” appearing at the AMFM Festival PRESENTED BY Scott Christopher - Photographer, Artist, Poet, Pro Athlete and Dream Catcher

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here are those “once in a lifetime” moments that, with a little luck and presence of mind, can be captured forever through photography.

There are a few, very gifted people with the consummate, instinctual eye and vision, who do so with poignant intensity. Scott Christopher is one such artist. Having earned the trust and respect of a very exclusive community, he was chosen as Michael Jackson’s personal photographer.

Along with other rare photographs, Christopher will be unveiling one of the most important historical moments ever to be captured on film. At the Coachella Valley AMFM Festival, June 13-16th, a very personal and candid, never before exhibited, color photograph of the late, great Michael Jackson will be unveiled by this acclaimed photographer. With much gratitude, I am

CV Weekly is honored to be given this EXCLUSIVE never before seen, sneak peek of this Michael Jackson photo taken by Scott Christopher that will be revealed in its entirety at the AMFM Fest.

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pleased and honored to be able to share a sneak peek of that photo titled, “Michael Jackson and Louis Armstrong ~ Play it again King”. This will be the first time this rare photo will be made available to the public in a limited edition offering.

Christopher describes that moment in time where he found himself positioned to immortalize the image of the iconic King of Pop. “It’s a very important and historic photograph. My moments with Michael were of course, very special. It meant so much just to be chosen as his photographer. I believe this is one of, if not THE, most soulful, intimate and compelling photographs of Michael in existence. We were two artistic masters in a small room.

The bases were loaded, and the count was full. And I was lucky enough to pop a grand slam. It was magical, but it did not

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happen by chance. There was this beautiful black and white poster of Louie Armstrong, perfectly positioned behind Michael’s shoulder on the wall. I knew that there would be no room for error. It was still film back then, and I knew I was only going to get one frame to capture history. I positioned myself against a wall. Michael had tapped into his passion, totally consumed in this musical world of his, and he had forgotten I was in the room. It was in a children’s museum so the furniture around him was small, to a child’s scale. Several thoughts were going on in my head as to how to bring all these elements together without interrupting the state he was in musically. It took me 30 seconds to carefully inch over to the other side of the wall so I could create the perfect composition. I was waiting until the moment when Michael’s movement matched that of the poster behind him. I got in position and was fortunate enough to create the image just as Michael was at the top of his element. Michael was a very beautiful person. I just hope that this reflection of Michael’s internal genius goes out into the world, and people can feel this incredible moment, as deeply as I did.”

It would seem that Scott Christopher’s entire life prior to this had prepared him for this “once in a lifetime” moment. Amazingly, he has had several of them. His development began as early as the age of three, when his father, Frank Christopher, had him participate in internationally acclaimed, award winning photos that ultimately were credited for initiating the cultural thaw between the US and the former USSR. “My father and I created an image that became one of his major exhibition pieces in 1959, titled ‘Strike Three’. The photograph was included in the historic American exhibition that opened in Moscow in 1961. I have been immersed in photography for over 55 years.” Christopher, ironically went on to set records as a professional baseball player in baseball, winning championships and playing ball alongside fellow teammate and future Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken, Jr. “I had a beautiful moment against the Detroit Tigers organization. It was the 9th inning and I was up to bat, batting for the championship ring. I hit a home run way into the lights; it was a moment larger than the big screen.

I was definitely used to pressure. For these types of shoots (referring to the shoot of Michael Jackson), you have to be so focused and so on, and I was. That’s what helps get an image like this, and why there are very few of truly great photographs out there.”

Christopher racked up some incredible record setting statistics during his athletic career, in spite of a major childhood injury that nearly caused the loss of his right, throwing hand.

From 1975 to present, Scott Christopher’s list of special photographic assignments, clients, collections and collectors of his art is overwhelming. They have included, but have not been limited to Elvis Presley, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, President George Bush (Sr.), Playboy, the Challenger Space Center, Cher, Tom Clancy, James Clavell, Glenn Close, Michael Collins of NASA, Kevin

Costner, Bo Derek, Princess Diana, Placido Domingo, Queen Elizabeth II, Helen Hayes, Audrey Hepburn, Katherine Hepburn, Charlton Heston, Bob Hope, Whitney Houston, Jesse Jackson, Daniel Day Lewis, Mickey Mantle, Willie Nelson, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner, Ross Perot, Paloma Picasso, General Colin Powell, The Rolling Stones, Claudia Schiffer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brooke Shields and so many more.

Scott began painting seriously in 1975.

“I’ve created 1000’s of paintings and pieces that are intuitive, abstract, figurative in human form, spiritual in symbolism. I put my mind on auto pilot and let the colors and forms show up and never question why.

They are exercises in the excavation and exploration of the human spirit and mind.

I feel as though it’s not just my feelings of ‘what it’s all about’ being reflected in my art. I feel I am representing humanity and the universe, not just myself.” Considering his vast exposure to so many incredible people and experiences, it is no wonder that his canvas art is full of color, texture, dimension and spiritual symbolism.

Elizabeth Christopher, Scott’s wife, is a highly accomplished and renowned painter, poet and photographic artist in her own right. She has her own unique style and technique and list of accomplishments that rivals that of her soul mate. Still, one cannot help but notice that while unique, when shown together, there is a certain unison reflected between the two artists.

Perhaps this is best explained by the story of intuition and inspiration that brought the two together in the first place.

Scott’s first wife had tragically passed away unexpectedly, leaving him shortly after the birth of their third child. “I found myself alone with a newborn, a 1 year old and a 6 year old. The world presents some tough arrows along the way. In 1997, I was painting late into the night in Santa Fe. I had this vision that was very clear and very real.

It appeared just on the edge of the painting I was working on. With that vision, came the message, ‘You sit in this chair and wait, and you will meet your soul-mate’. That chair happened to be in a kind of funky bar, where artists, cowboys, cowgirls and local people would gather. I have always listened to my visions when they have appeared, so I sat in that chair on and off for five years. I had just returned from Russia having completed an extremely comprehensive artistic project.

I hadn’t been back long and hadn’t even decompressed from the trip. I was painting, and once again, the vision came through.

I don’t even drink! I would just sit in that back corner sipping ice water. I put my brush down, went up to the bar and sat in that chair. I had eye contact with Elizabeth.

An hour later we met by circumstance, and began reciting Pablo Neruda poetry. 18 hours later we were creating together. That was eleven years ago.”

In June, at the Coachella AMFM Festival, both Scott and Elizabeth Christopher will be displaying their art and other multimedia submissions. These pieces will include rare photos taken of Cal Ripken Jr.’s historic

record breaking game, number 2131, Keith Richards on stage, and the Bolshoy Ballet performing Swan Lake in Moscow. The two also appear in and are associate producers of the independent film, Serpent in the Bottle that will be screened at the event.

They are also screening a film in which they are executive producers titled, “Flowing Grasses: The Life of Artist Dean Howell. “We are really excited about the whole concept of the AMFM Festival.”

“Growing up, watching my father, I saw one person make a difference,” shares Scott.

Now he and Elizabeth are continuing that mission together through the Christopher Foundation for the Arts. “We have various, large, international exchanges going on

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right now. We have donated over 20,000 boxes of crayons to institutions like the Boys and Girls Clubs, Indian reservations and many others. A nice part of being human is doing whatever you can to contribute to the betterment of humanity. There’s no greater vehicle to do just that, than the arts.”

“Art never has a final heartbeat. It transcends time. Even though I created this picture of Michael Jackson 23 years ago, it becomes a part of your world today when you see it. The moment of that art is created, it never stops breathing.” scottchristopherart.smugmug.com elizabethchristopherart.com christopherartcards.com cffta.org

AMFM is thrilled to announce Los Angeles based rockers The Record Company set to play AMFM FEST JUNE 13-16TH in Cathedral City.

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Why I Prefer My Tramps in Stereo Drop the World: I first saw this young, but far from novice, power trio in the Battle of the Bands at the Indio Date Festival this year. It may not have been the perfect forum for their thunderous, all or nothing rock and roll grit, but they didn’t appear to care. All that mattered was that they were there and plugged in, and they were going to be heard...loudly. I instantly alerted my buddy Ming Bob about this group that I thought was perfect for the Date Shed venue. Not only did they have a sound that seemed beyond their years, but their experience playing in bands throughout the valley since high school, had already put them in the eye of those whose job it is to find the best local, live, original music.

The band consists of Michael Aaronson, Ty Veros and Sean Timothy Brown. All of these guys grew up with an early love and education in music. Drummer, Ty Vero explained, “We played in bands around town for years, always eyeing and respecting each other from a distance.” 6 months ago, that all changed. “I’m in the band of my dreams,” confessed Brown. “We’ve all wanted to be in this band since we were 14 and admired each from a distance. It took us 10 years of our lives to finally build up the courage to confess our love for each other,” he smirked. “Now, we are all in this band that we enjoy so very, very much.”

“We’re finally writing the kind of music we want to write, and we get a long really great. This is definitely the band that I want to pour all of my musical integrity into,”

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echoed Aaronson. Brown added, “One of the really special things about this band is, we know that no matter what we do musically on our own, we’ll always be able to come together as Drop the World. When we play together, there are no limitations put on each other. If someone brings an idea to the table, we never shoot it down.

We always embrace it. If anything, we push each other to be better musicians. It’s just a really good dynamic.” The guys admitted that they’re still honing in on their “sound”.

But, as they say, “Every song we write, we’re more pleased than we were with the last.”

Honing or harnessing their sound shouldn’t take long, since in their first 6 months together, they already have 8 originals completed and another 8 on the way. They do know what they don’t want. They don’t want to over complicate their music. As Brown says, “Fuck studio edits, and all that auto tune shit... we are live straightforward rock and roll!”

The sky’s the limit for this talented crew, and they are definitely a band worth watching. Their work ethic, philosophy, passion and most of all their mutual respect and friendship are a solid foundation on which this spirited bunch will only continue to grow. You can follow Drop the World on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ DropTheWorldBand, or check out their music as they perform on their favorite roof top at YouTube: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=q20sHVg-CbY&feature=youtu. be and youtu.be/1eA1a8p2ADQ.

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Deadend Paradox: Founded in 2008, Deadend Paradox is an Alternative/Punk Band born and bred in the Coachella Valley.

According to their fan page, the band “consists of three likeminded individuals who discovered music at an early age while growing up in the Coachella Valley. Alex Antonio on guitar and lead vocals, Eddie Airada on drums and Chris Dub on bass, have written, recorded and played live since its inception. Never a dull moment, the music is as diverse as the personalities of the band’s members; sometimes brash and loud, other times untroubled and tranquil.”

Deadend Paradox prides itself in taking

a different approach on how music is presented. “In a day and age where fiction has become reality, we have chosen quality over quantity. Nothing speaks as loudly to an individual than something you can not only hear, but you can feel. If you want something fast and melodic, we got it. If you want something genuine and loud, that’s our sound.”

This band promises to be yet another dynamic addition to the already thunderous line up at the Date Shed this Saturday.

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ven if this band wasn’t wonderfully unique, even if their lyrics weren’t catchy while still maintaining depth and integrity, and even if their songs weren’t musically crafted and produced with an ear that has the potential to rival T Bone Burnett or Mutt Lang, I would still crank this band’s music loud and proud and in stereo just because they are so gosh darn likeable!

It is almost impossible for me to dislike any band that can echo the influences of bands like Passion Pit and The Killers with just a dash of Depeche Mode. But while

obviously influenced by these bands, Tramps in Stereo manages to capture the synth-pop/rock and Flowers-vocal-esque without abandoning their own identity and proudly bringing their own creative offerings to the table.

The musical exploits of Jesse “Vaz” Vasquez, “Brettpop” Custodio and Bobby “Valenz” Valenzuela did not begin as Tramps in Stereo, but as the band “The Craze” in early 2001. After a great run in small clubs and some radio success, and even some label recognition, the threesome disbanded to pursue individual musical endeavors.

“Without a doubt, our musical chemistry proved to be unbreakable.” After 4 years, Jesse Vasquez, Brett Custodio and Bobby Valenzuela reunited as the band “Tramps in Stereo”. With each member bringing their own experience and musical growth to the table, a new style of music was created.

According to singer/songwriter, Jesse Vaz, “It’s like we hit a time travel button. We got together and started working like as if we never stopped. Only now, the confidence

and ideas are so fresh and cutting edge!”

As they were creating a new album, new members Nick “Keys” Humphrey and Dani White joined the group bringing more influence and adding to the band’s creative strength. Jesse’s creative song writing, along with the rest of the band’s musical insight, has developed a new, unique musical sound. After two years, Tramps in Stereo is ready to release their first album.

The Tramps in Stereo album is a truly “independent” album that was written, produced and funded by the band itself.

Their music reflects their personality: honest, driven by the desire to create good, original music, and intelligent in its construction and sound. Their music, like its creators, has integrity because it is not produced for the sole purpose of monetary gain. “I’m not trippin’ on getting famous or making a bunch of money. I just want to

play,” says front man Jesse, who can’t recall exactly how young he was when he learned guitar or piano, because he can never remember NOT playing. “If we can make a little bit of money, we’ll just put it back into the band.”

June 15th, the Coachella Valley AMFM Festival is bringing Tramps in Stereo along with other artists and art lovers from around the globe! Tramps will be performing with the lovely “Lindsay Goodman” singer on “It comes and it Goes”. Also guesting that day, adding an insanely beautiful string element, is viola player, Julie Echeverria who doubles as a school teacher at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley.

You can listen to Tramps in Stereo and follow them at facebook.com/ TRAMPSINSTEREOMUSIC or check out their website at trampsinstereomusic.com

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desert dj’s

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rowing up in Seattle, WA, Timothy White (DJ Twitchd) is proud of the fact that he has been living in the Coachella Valley on and off most of his life. In addition to mastering the art of mixing music, White comments on his accomplishments as a dancer, “I used to be a co-director of a dance company in Seattle called Street Level, and a local dance instructor. My ex-partner and I started that company, which was very successful for four years. We did street shows, school performance, theatrical performances, etc.

The style of dance was a combination of hip-hop, jazz, modern, and a little ballet. I loved that time of my life, and am grateful

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for the experience it gave me.”

White has been dancing in clubs and events since he was 17; about the same time he began frequenting local underground raves in Seattle, where he was introduced to electronic music. The young dancer fell in love with the energy of the experience as well as countless talented DJs. White purchased an old used turntable from Goodwill, which he and his three friends would take turns practicing on with records they had collected. Eventually, White bought his own equipment and began spinning, mixing, and buying more music. “I started from the ground up. No instructions. No lessons. Just lots and lots

of trial and error (more error than anything else,)” remarks White about his early years.

Upon graduating from College of the Desert, White’s passion for spinning House music was ignited when he began spinning local underground desert cities raves. Over the past 16 years, he has broadened his playlist a bit but confesses House music is his specialty: “Some of the specific categories of house that I adore are electro, filtered disco, Latin, techno, hard-house, tech-house, glamour, jazz-influenced, vocal, hip-house, and inspirational,” emphasizes White. There is only one thing White likes more than playing underground house music and that is, dancing to it! You can

frequently catch White dancing while he is playing.

Introducing some of the local nightclubs to the underground electronic music has been a slow process for White who understands the top 40 commercialized radio played music is what sells and feels comfortable to most people. Although he knows his sound is regularly accepted and sought out in larger cities such as Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, White has his heart on staying in the Coachella Valley for a while. He currently resides in Rancho Mirage with his partner and would like to make the career progression from the underground to international DJ and producer. White excitedly admits, “I am just now beginning the journey of building my own studio at home by purchasing the necessary software and equipment. I inherited all of my grandmother’s personal vinyl collection when she passed and have a goal to incorporate a lot of that music into current dance music.” Songs from Nat King Cole, the Andrew Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Sergio Mendez, and so many more from the decades reaching from the late 20’s to the early 60’s—are what White dreams of integrating with his original underground house music. In fact, there is a very established genre called “ElectroSwing,” that does just that--and White explains, “I would love to learn from it and have that be my gateway into the world of production.”

If you would like to contact DJ Twichtd you can find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com/djtwitchd Written by Craig Michaels Musical Affair Entertainment (760) 619-3276

hen Bonnie Barkley opened Cello’s, an Italian Bistro, four years ago, she signed the restaurant up as a participant in the annual Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week, which runs May 31 through June 16 this year.

For Cello’s, tucked into a small strip mall at Date Palm and Gerald Ford Dr. in Cathedral City, with no anchor store and several other eating establishments, the relationship has been more than beneficial.

“Every year Restaurant Week has

brought us new customers and many of them have become regulars,” Barkley said recently at the event’s media kick-off at the Palm Springs Riviera Resort.

And when Restaurant Week debut its pre-event “Uncorked” pairings dinners last year, Barkley again jumped into the mix. “It gives us another way to show customers what we can do,” she said.

The multi-course “Uncorked” dinners on May 29 and 30, are priced from $45 to $85 for meals that pair premium beers and wines with the Chef Herb Parrott’s chef’s

table special menu. Seating is limited to eight guests each night.

“We could have done just five courses, but decided to do the full seven,” Barkley said.

As for co-owner Tommy Cello’s housemade Limoncello, “We have to limit it to two glasses per guest,” Barkley said. “Or we have to call a cab!”

At Spencer’s by the Mountain, in Palm Springs, the restaurant and Executive Chef Eric Wadlund hosts a pairings dinner with two pairings dinners to celebrate Miljenko “Mike” Grgich’s 90th birthday with a fourcourse dinner and wines from Grgich Hills Estate for $85, while Las Casuelas Terraza, also in Palm Springs, will host a tequila pairings dinner for $45 per person.

Other “Uncorked” participating restaurants include Copley’s on Palm Canyon, Tinto at the Saguaro Palm Springs, Circa 59 at Palm Springs Riviera and King’s Highway at the ACE Hotel and Swim Club, all in Palm Springs; the Grove Artisan Kitchen at the Miramonte Resort and Vicky’s of Santa Fe, both in Indian Wells; and Pinzimini at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage.

Reservations are recommended for all the “Uncorked” dinners as most have limited seating.

For information on the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week and “Uncorked,” go to the website at palmspringsrestaurantweek.com.

ink Body Spa, an essential resource for fine spa services in the Coachella Valley, has relocated to the Live Well Clinic and will offer the same high level of customer service in a larger, more diversified environment. The combination of full spa services, combined with the health & wellness treatments available at the Live Well Clinic is perfect for the client seeking a full-service, total body experience. Beginning May 9, 2013, all of Danielle Pinkerton’s Pink Spa services will be available (by appointment) along with other services provided by Dr. Nicole Ortiz and Dr. Sonja Fung.

“My business is growing and changing in so many wonderful ways, I have been given the opportunity to join the Live Well Clinic as their lead Esthetician,” says Danielle Pinkerton, owner of Pink Body Spa. “The clinic is rooted in the fundamental philosophy that health means so much more than the absence of disease. They believe in supporting your body’s innate ability to heal through natural and intuitive methods.

You can experience healthcare that is truly personal, integrative, and empowering. “ “We are very excited to add Danielle’s

expertise and line of carefully crafted services and treatments to what we offer here at the Live Well Clinic,” says Dr. Nicole Ortiz, founder of the clinic. “Our holistic approach to healthcare and wellness, combined with Danielle’s unique organic approach to spa body care. We are very pleased to welcome Pink to our expanding line of services.”

A full slate of spa services is available including specialized facials, diamondtipped derm-abrasion, body wraps, body waxing, as well as a fully organic line of skincare products called Osea. Body tanning is also available. This powerful combination of health, wellness, and spa facilities all under one roof is now the state-of-theart in total body care and wellness in the Coachella Valley.

Personal appointments can be made by calling The Live Well Clinic at 760-771-5970.

The facility is located at 78900 Avenue 47, Suite 102 in La Quinta, California. Visit www.livewellclinic.org to see a full list of Pink’s treatments and the full suite of body care and wellness tools that are now available to clients.

Pink Body Spa ExpandsP at New Location Danielle Pinkerton Joins Live Well Clinic in La Quinta

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PATTY GRIFFIN

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“American Kid” (New West Records)

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here are two kinds of singers in Pop music. Vocalists like Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion who are pitch-perfect with every glissando, melisma and crescendo flawlessly executed.

But it’s technique over feeling, method over passion.

Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Rickie Lee Jones, Judy Garland. These are singers who lived the song. These artists invested emotion and nuance into every lyric. Instilling each song with heartache or joy. Patty Griffin is that kind of singer.

Patty Griffin grew up in Maine, the youngest of seven kids. She had an epiphany of sorts when her dad bought her the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper record for her birthday.

She bought a $50 acoustic guitar and was composing her own songs by age 16.

After a brief early marriage that took her to Florida and Boston, Griffin decided to pursue a career in music and began playing the Folk clubs in Boston.

A demo tape reached A & M Records and Griffin was immediately signed to the label. Adding touches of guitar and piano to her bare bones songs, the label released the demo as Griffin’s debut, Living With Ghosts, in 1996.

Her first effort easily straddled the genres of Folk, Country and Rock. Her follow-up, Flaming Red was more ambitious, including

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elements of Trip-Hop. Ironically, A & M rejected Griffin’s third recording, Silver Bell. So Griffin regrouped, and departed A & M, landing at ATO, Dave Matthews’ artist-friendly boutique label.

By 2002 she had re-recorded some Silver Bell tracks along with some new songs and the result was her excellent 1000 Kisses.

Griffin’s storytelling gifts were on full display with songs like “Rain,” “Making Pies” and “Chief.” Each offered intimate slice-of- life portraits rich in detail.

While Griffin was honing her songcraft, other artists were discovering and covering her songs. Everyone from the Dixie Chicks and Emmylou Harris to Solomon Burke and Bette Midler, even Jessica Simpson (!) have re-interpreted Griffin originals.

Griffin followed 1000 Kisses with a series of impeccable albums: Kiss In Time in 2003, Impossible Dream in 2004 and Children Running Through in 2007. In 2010 she teamed with Producer and multiinstrumentalist Buddy Miller and recorded an album of Traditional Gospel music, (plus 3 original songs) entitled Downtown Church. That album won a Grammy.

Griffin’s association with Miller led to her next high-profile project. Pre- Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant was in a group called Band Of Joy. He resurrected the moniker and recruited Buddy Miller, who drafted singer-songwriter Darrell Scott and Patty Griffin. In it’s 60s incarnation, Band Of Joy was primarily a Soul/Blues combo. The 21st Century version was an intriguing blend of Blues, Folk, Soul and Americana.

The album and ensuing tour were a resounding critical and commercial success.

It also marked the beginning of a romantic relationship between Robert Plant and Patty Griffin.

Griffin’s latest effort, American Kid, isn’t a concept album, but a unifying theme threads throughout. It’s a tribute of sorts to Griffin’s dad. Lawrence Joseph Griffin, a World War II Veteran and High School Science Teacher, passed away in 2012.

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The album opens with the heartrending “Go Wherever You Wanna Go.” Anyone who has lost a loved one following a protracted illness is familiar with the juxtaposing feelings of grief and relief.

The lyrics crystallize the comfort of letting go of the mundane.. “Working like a dog ain’t what you’re for now, you don’t even have to pay the bills no more now.” The rustic instrumentation of slide guitar and mandolin intertwine like a backwoods benediction.

Four songs here chronicle the good times and bad times of a life fully lived.

Griffin offers up celebratory portraits of her dad with “Irish Boy” and “Get Ready Marie.”

The former is a slow, sad reel, Griffin is solo, accompanied by her own piano.

Despite the wistful melody, the lyrics recall a buoyant young man, fresh from World War II, a little drunk, but happy to be home.

“Get Ready Marie” is a playful stop-start waltz, replete with rippling mandolin, Player piano fills and a blowsy Greek chorus. The lyrics detail an apocryphal account of a shotgun wedding with surprisingly longlasting results: “No this isn’t the end of our story, no our marriage stuck like a habit/ But I had a good hunch when she kissed me a bunch she could do other things like a rabbit!”

The other two tracks, “Please Don’t Let Me Die In Florida,” and “Faithful Son,” are dour and despairing. “Please..” is anchored by a foot-stomping beat and gritty baritone guitar chords that slither through the rough & tumble instrumentation. The mood is defiant, as a dying man tries to control his destiny.. “I don’t need to see no mirror, I ain’t never gonna see my own face/Just a reflection of somebody who’s gonna leave without a trace.”

“Faithfull Son” is a brutal assessment of life. Griffin effortlessly slips into the skin of a man at the end of his days. He is racked with regret and recrimination. A percolating rhythm provides ballast for this emotional catalogue of missed opportunities. The lyrics seek God’s grace for .. “Your quiet, dull and faithful son, who’s seen the loneliest of days and fought the dirtiest of ways/ With the man inside who would have run away from the promises I made.”

Both “Wild Dog” and “That Kind Of

Lonely” offer a Master Class in songwriting.

The dappled melody of “Wild Dog” is accented by guitar notes that bend loop and buckle. The tune could stand on its own as an instrumental-it’s that incandescent. But Griffin swoops in with a searing metaphor that equates a life devoid of spirituality to the desolate existence of a mangy wild animal.

With “That Kind Of Lonely,” Griffin sets the scene like a storytelling savant. “Well, this party’s turned a corner, every room is in disorder.” The listener is hooked. The heartbreak is palpable. Griffin vows she will never be “that kind of lonely,” repeating it like a mantra. She teases out the syllables, parsing the economical language of anguish, the result is nothing short of manificent,

Robert Plant collaborates on a couple of tracks, “Ohio” and “Highway Song.” The former is a stately evocation. The melody is equal parts Sufi mysticism and Americana travelogue. It acts like a radiant adieu.

Griffin and Plant’s vocals recall the Holy tones of the late Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

The latter is a gorgeous lament. A celestial duet that warmly highlights their very vivid vocal chemistry.

Other stand outs include a lilting cover of Lefty Frizzell’s sentimental favorite, “Mom & Dad’s Waltz,” and “Not A Bad Man.” Told from the perspective of a former soldier suffering P.T.S.D., the song is a withering indictment of our recent wars.

The album closes with “Gonna Miss You When You’re Gone,” a spare soulful farewell guaranteed to raise goose flesh.

The instrumentation is mostly provided by an Omnichord.

American Kid was co-produced by Griffin’s longtime collaborator, Craig Ross.

Doug Lancio (who has been on Griffin records since 1,000 Kisses) provides lead guitar and brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson, of North Missippi All-Stars, and scions of legendary producer Jim Dickinson, (the Byrds, the Replacements) play drums and guitar. Although Griffin resides and records in Austin, Texas, this album was made in Memphis Tennessee.

It’s hardly hyperbolic to suggest that Griffin has created one of the best albums of 2013. She could sing the Yellow Pages and the results would be riveting. American Kid is epochal effort on par with the Band’s Music From Big Pink, Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, or Billie Holiday’s Lady In Satin. In short, it’s perfect.

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May 16 to May 22, 2013

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Never Give Up Hope Divine Intervention At Work

uitarist John Pagels performs with vocalist Mike Costley and drummer Sal Frisaura at Three Sixty North, 360 North Palm Canyon in Palm Springs.

This Thursday, May 16, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., will be their last performance for the season. The restaurant will remain open until after Memorial Day. The group will return in October.

Pagels is also performing as part of the full orchestra for the Il Divo Concert being held on Saturday, May 18, at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.

John Pagels has been performing in the Coachella Valley for many years, with various bands and as a soloist. He is a very talented musician and a very kind person. On Monday, April 29, he had friends visiting from his home town of Michigan, and met them at Billy Reed’s Restaurant in Palm Springs for dinner. This happy gathering turned into panic and despair, with the Police on their way to file an incident report.

All of Pagels’ musical equipment was stolen from his van in the parking lot, in broad daylight. Being a professional working

musician, he said, “I felt like I was in a bad dream, I was devastated.” The thieves stole over $5,000 in equipment. Fortunately, he had unloaded his guitars at home. The evening before the theft, he was performing with the Gary Owens Band at the Biggi Gardens, for Geno’s Birthday Bash where I was a guest vocalist that night. After such a great party, it seems almost impossible to have this happen the very next day.

Not everyone prepares for something like this to happen, however, I must give him credit, Pagels did everything right. He had photos and serial numbers of all his gear. He gathered the information from his organized musical instrument file and

brought a flier with photos, serial numbers and a description of his stolen property to the Palm Springs Police Department.

This article is being written to show you why it is very important to protect the things you need to make your living as a musician.

Not everyone takes the time to keep receipts for gear purchases and take photos, but we live in a very desperate time now and must go that extra mile to protect ourselves and our families from such a nightmare.

Pagels printed out color flyers and handed them out to every pawn shop in the Coachella Valley. He talked to all his musician friends to let them know about the theft, and to “keep their ears and eyes open.” Furthermore, he called every music store he could think of to

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tell them about the theft, one store being Guitar Center in San Bernardino. He called this particular store every day and spoke to many different people, just in case the thief would try to sell them the equipment.

Trying his best not to lose hope, he headed to Santa Monica on Monday, May 6, to not only distribute more flyers to numerous music and musical equipment stores, but to find an amplifier to replace his stolen $1,400 Fender DeVille guitar amp. “Every amp I played buzzed and hummed, there was something I didn’t like about every one of them. I decided I wasn’t going to settle for just anything, so very frustrated, I decided to head back to the Desert and planned to sit in traffic for hours.”

However, as it turned out, traffic moved with ease and Pagels found himself in San Bernardino around 7:45 p.m. Since he had made several telephone calls to Guitar Center, the thought of finding his gear was not on his mind, rather, testing more amplifiers and finding new pedals, because he is a working musician and needed equipment for his upcoming performances.

Upon his arrival, he took the flyers with him and spoke to several salesmen, making them aware of his loss. He had his guitar and tested several amps for over 40 minutes, with still no good choice to purchase. It was almost closing time, so he walked over to view some guitar pedals. Much to his surprise, he saw five of his pedals on display for sale. He was excited and shocked at the same time.

He immediately called an employee for help, pointing out the pedals on the flier and they saw his name on a few of them. Finally, the employee went into the back and brought the rest of his seven stolen pedals along with his Fender DeVille guitar amp. Needless to say, Pagels was excited and relieved. Since there wasn’t a manager to handle this issue, the employee took the items with the flier and left a note for the manager to see the next morning.

Pagels called when they opened and spoke with the manager who told him that he would have to purchase the items if he wanted them. No compromise, despite the rules that govern stolen property. To quote the manager, “If we gave back all of the merchandise that turned out to be stolen, we would be out of business.” This statement outraged Pagels and he replied, “Well, I am out of business if I don’t get my gear back.” He called the Palm Springs Police Department, who in turn called Guitar Center and sent Pagels with a letter for them to release the stolen property, which they did.

Fortunately, the store did comply with the rules when purchasing items from people. They knew who sold them the stolen items, they had his fingerprints, photo and address. Personally, John and I believe there was Divine Intervention at work preventing him from making a purchase at all the other stores and led him to Guitar Center where he found his gear. Prayer is very powerful.

Amen!

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A pet lover’s worst nightmare is having your dog go missing in an unfamiliar location. Not knowing your pet’s fate is a heartbreaking experience as you wonder if he is scared, injured or hungry.

This 2-year-old, 10 pound male poodle mix named Tucker went missing Friday, April 19, around 7:00 pm in the city of La Quinta, in the cove area on Avenida Ramirez. Tucker may be with a Coachella Valley family who are unaware that his owner is desperately searching for her beloved pet.

Rachel Gigli arrived here from San Diego that weekend to enjoy the music at Coachella Fest. Staying at a friend’s home, she brought along her newly adopted rescue dog, Tucker, as he suffers so badly with separation anxiety.

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Rachel adopted Tucker from a rescue group who saved the dog from the streets of Baja where he was starving, sick and badly matted. Tucker’s background on the streets may give him the ability to survive on his own for some time. Knowing Tucker was finally experiencing a loving home with Rachel in San Diego makes his disappearance even more heart wrenching. Tucker was with Rachel for only four weeks, but this

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was long enough for them to form a strong, loving bond. Tucker has the grateful, loving heart typical of rescue dogs. Unfortunately, the rescue group did not microchip Tucker, and Rachel had not done it yet.

Tucker’s story was all over the local news media and on Facebook. The public and private shelters have his flyers and are on the lookout. One credible lead reported a dog matching Tucker’s description was picked up in the La Quinta cove by someone driving a light colored older pickup truck.

Rachel wants the La Quinta resident who reported the “pick-up truck” lead to please contact her. Someone from out of town may have taken Tucker. It’s also possible Tucker was picked up by a local Spanishspeaking resident who does not follow the English-language media. Rachel said, “I’m sure he’s in a good Samaritan’s home, who just doesn’t realize how distraught and heartbroken I am.”

To prevent your pet from going missing, microchip him and REGISTER the microchip.

Tag him with your cell phone number. Take some good photos and keep them with you when you travel. You may save your pet’s life by ensuring he knows the “Come” command if you see him running away.

HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO IF YOUR PET GOES MISSING: 1. Go door to door in the neighborhood where you last saw him.

2. Make flyers with your pet’s picture and contact information. Boilerplates are on www.bestfriends.org and www.petbond. com.

3. Post flyers on community bulletin boards at vet clinics, PetCo, Starbucks, dog parks, telephone poles, etc.

4. Post an ad in the Desert Sun. Email photo, description and location to news@ KMIR6.com.

5. Contact radio and TV stations.

6. Post on Facebook and get others to share.

7. Check and recheck the public and private animal shelters.

8. Consult a professional organization such as www.petsearchandrescue.com There is a $1000 reward for Tucker’s safe return. Rachel Gigli returns to the Coachella Valley every weekend to search for the special dog she loves dearly. Rachel states, “The new friends I’ve met in the Coachella Valley community renew my faith in the goodness in people. I cannot do this on my own living hundreds miles away.

Please take Tucker’s photo and story to your circle of contacts. Talk to your relatives, your gardener, your hairdresser, your children’s friends.” Share Tucker’s story from Rachel’s Facebook page. If you think you see Tucker, take his photo.

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THE VINO VOICE

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e are still figuratively kneedeep in pink wine.

As reported, Rosés are the “new hit” fun wines for the warmer days a-comin where we can enjoy the light qualities of a white wine along with the touch more fuller flavors of a red. This wine works all day long from lunch, through midday quaffers, appetizers, and on to a nice dinner.

Last week we were all about the dry Rosé of Provence. Now we’re back in town looking through rose-colored glasses for that quintessential refreshing “new world” Pacific Coast Rosé.

And the pink sky is the limit as to which one of your favorite red grapes are going to blush things up and lightly infuse fruit to this lively wine.

We say lively because a good Rosé has that zing, that tang, that ethereal quality which causes the heart and mind to appreciate all that is going on with this sunset spectrum-hued vino.

Think of the red wine grapes you enjoy and then, as in a different universe, imagine them with an altered flavor contour. This all occurred a few decades ago when the red Zinfandel grape was utilized to make the blush wine which became known as White Zinfandel. And that wine really ruled supreme for while—but our local winemakers were too imaginative and artistic to be held long to one red grape.

A very fun wine-tasting activity for the springtime and summer is for the server to secretly chill up three or four previously selected Rosés and pour them side by side into glasses and have the tasters guess or even try to figure out which wine is made from the Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir or the Merlot grape.

It’s an amusing endeavor where everyone in the tasting gets to chime in with their imaginative opinions. Fun for sure—but honestly, attempting to discern strictly by color will not work. Who knows how long the red grape skins have been macerating (stilling and steeping) in their own juice. A Cab whose dark red skins have been steeping for only one hour will produce a wine much lighter in color than the brown-reddish colored Gewurztraminer grape that’s been in the vat all day.

The wine tasting will then move on from the visual to the gustatory—no complaints here!—to determine the fruit profile in the wine. And of course the wine party continues with some entertaining observations & estimations that really make

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for a fun time.

We’ve previously discussed how good Rosés are usually produced. But suffice to remember, the pulp or flesh of the grape is the wine’s main ingredient by volume, containing grape sugars, acids, and mainly water. The flesh of almost all wine grapes is a gray color.

The skin is the most important ingredient in red and Rosé wines, containing a high concentration of tannins, coloring matter, and compounds which determine the eventual wine’s flavors.

The brief contact with red, black, or purple grape skins generally produce most of the pink wines we enjoy. And as you can see, the taster really gets the opportunity to get into the winemakers mind when experiencing where on the spectrum of hues and flavors the wine you’re quaffing takes its stance.

We Californians are certainly blessed to have so many blush wines on our market’s shelves. Generally speaking, the quality of the Rosé is indicative by the price. And the price range from about $8 to $20 will get you to tasting some good to very good stuff.

If you wish to treat yourself to some excellent pink, here are some recommendations:

2011 Carducci Rosato Rosé Napa Valley ($18): Definitely Italian heritage meets California dreamin’. This is an Italianstyle Rosato that is as juicy as it is festive.

Cabernet enthusiasts will love this Cabkissed nuanced, balanced, and savory vino.

Want an Italian wedding? Pour this!

2012 Toad Hollow Dry Rosé of Pinot Noir, Eye of the Toad, Sonoma County ($13): Bright, fetching pink color and a fresh, lively strawberry aroma is enhanced by a trace of the depth of superb Pinot Noir flavors. Always a winner, and as good a dry rosé as you can find at this price.

2012 Pedroncelli Dry Rosé of Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley ($12): Now this is what a “white Zinfandel”

can be: Ruby-red color with aromas of justpicked strawberries. Red raspberry, currant and plum flavors are highlighted in this crisp, enjoyable wine.

2012 Bonny Doon Vineyard Central Coast (California) Vin Gris de Cigare ($16): This Rosé is made with a “less is more” approach. It’s a Rhône-style blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre, Rousanne, Grenache Blanc and Cinsault. Pale salmon pink in color, it has subtle aromas of fresh strawberries and peaches. It’s crisp and elegant, with some unexpected roundness midway through. This would be great with a grilled turkey burger, or seared ahi tuna.

2012 Stoller Tempranillo Rosé Dundee Hills ($25). A Rosé from the “Rioja” grape.

This delicious Oregon wine, features wild strawberry, white peach, and citrus blossom notes with dried cranberry flavor on the finish. Simply a classy but fun aperitif with Mediterranean appetizers.

La Vie en Rosé. Cheers!

Rick is the desert’s sommelier-abouttown entertaining at wine events & tastings.

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Entertainment 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 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; 760-2511991 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) HAMILTON’S; LQ; 760-698-8303 Open Mic w/ Mikey Reyes 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Sunday Funeral and The Caesareans 10pm 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) 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 Justus 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 Hindsite 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 T.B.A. 9pm THE OUTPOST TAVERN; C.C.; 760-3289004 Karaoke w/ DJ Stuart 8pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Ghostlight Trio 6-10pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Sons of Fathers 8pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 The Gand Band 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Pictures From Eden & Ideation 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760-3278311 Mikael Healey & Michael Bolivar, Starlite Lounge 5-7pm, Jose Molino Serrano, Side Patio 6:30-9:30pm, Lindsey Harper, Starlite Lounge 10pm ROCK GARDEN CAFE; PS; 760-327-8840 T.B.A. 6pm 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

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’ve always believed that you can find some of the best food in the small, out of the way restaurants. That especially holds true when talking about exotic foods or foods that are as indigenous as “American” food.

Here in the Coachella Valley it’s that way with Mexican food, from the home-grown chain of Las Casuelas eateries from Palm Springs to La Quinta to long-time favorites like El Gallito in Cathedral City or El Mexicali in Indio.

Rio Azul, in Palm Springs, took over the space that once housed Livreri’s on Indian Canyon Drive. Run by chef-owner Ernesto Gastelum in the kitchen and his daughter, Dani, running the front of house, this Mexican restaurant isn’t your usual place.

Rio Azul is where Gastelum brings the flavors and cooking nuances he’s learned in the kitchen of his mother, grandmother and aunts in his native San Benito, Sinaloa Mexico.

Gastelum started his long career as a teenager, with a goal of one day owning a restaurant, working in commercial kitchens in Los Angeles and the Coachella Valley.

It is the attention to detail that he absorbed in kitchens such as Jillian’s, The Hideaway, Café de Beaux Arts and The Vintage Club that he brings to his modestly priced menu in Palm Springs.

The restaurant itself is a blend of golds, blues and reds of San Benito, with the dining room and patio in front and a bar in in the rear that features $5 house margaritas, along with a list of premium cocktails.

But it’s definitely the food that keeps me coming back to Rio Azul. Gastelum makes all his own sauces and salsas, tamales and slow cooks the meats for tacos, burritos and

seafood dishes.

Unlike some restaurants, Gastelum has limited the menu a bit, which works well for diners. There are still plenty of the usual selections of tacos, burritos, beef and chicken dishes, but there are also special plates created by the chef.

Prices are reasonable, with most entrees running between $13.95 to $17.95 for dinner and just a few slightly higher for steaks, seafood and the house special Parrilladas, which can run up to $75.95 for four diners.

On a recent visit a friend and her husband, started with guacamole which was made tableside. The advantage is that the guac can be adjusted to the tastes of the diners, in this case no salt and limited chopped jalapenos. A bit on the mild side, we still got all the creamy deliciousness of the avocado.

After the guac, my friend tucked into an order of Camerones Azul ($18.95), a savoryslightly spicy order of gulf shrimp sautéed with bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, chipotle and jack cheese, served with rice and your choice of beans. The shelled shrimp were plump and the sauce formed a lovely covering for each crustacean.

Her husband, a man of bolder tastes, tried one of Gastelum’s more creative plates, the Parrilladas, a combination of citrus marinated grilled chicken and steak, bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapenos and jack cheese and succulent quail served over a bed of sautéed peppers (including a couple of whole jalapenos) and onions and served with fresh guacamole, pico de gallo, cotija cheese, rice and choice of beans and fresh, hot tortillas. This mixed grill provided a delicious array of flavors, all tender and tasty. The quail, often hard to cook because of its small size, was juicy but kept its very distinctive flavor.

For me, I went with what could be a rather ordinary dish in the poblano relleno

($13.95; $15.95 with conchinita (slow roasted pork), chile verde or chicken; $16.95 with shrimp or steak). Rather than the milder, and in my opinion less tasty Anaheim chili, Gastelum uses poblano peppers which have a slightly more piquant flavor, stuffs them with cheese, tomato and garlic, and tops it all off with his house made ranchera sauce and poblano salsa with chunks of perfectly grilled, marinated steak and serves it with the ubiquitous rice and beans. This dish is great for someone with an aversion to really spicy food but looking for authentic flavors of Mexico.

During the week Rio Azul is open only for dinner (closed on Monday and Tuesday June through August), but on weekends,

Gastelum opens the eatery at 11 a.m. to serve breakfast and lunch until 2:30 p.m. My best suggestion is bring a bunch of people who like to share and everyone choose a different breakfast dish to share and create your own buffet.

The machaca con huevos is a lovely mix of slow-cooked shredded beef, peppers and fluffy eggs; the chilaquiles are panfried tortillas smothered in a pasilla sauce, jack cheese and cotija cheeses and topped with scrambled eggs, sour cream and pico de gallo; and the Ortega chile omelet, that is topped with fresh Anaheim peppers, guacamole, ranchera sauce and jack cheese.

All breakfast and lunch dishes are $9.95.

Whether it’s a leisurely weekend breakfast or weeknight dinner, Rio Azul is a worth checking out.

Where: Rio Azul, 350 S. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs Hours: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday (closed Monday and Tuesday June through August); 5 to 10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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ALMOST GREAT GATSBY

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hen F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel was first published in 1924, it was the height of the “roaring twenties” and the Jazz Age. After the “war to end all war,” America was undergoing a huge transformation in a youth-driven, wealth-obsessed, bootlegfueled, amoral culture that was at odds with its entrenched, heartland Bible-embracing denizens.

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Fitzgerald’s novel is much more than an account of the mysterious and wealthy Jay Gatsby’s obsession with married Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan). It is in fact a scathing portrait of the cold darkness in the empty heart of the American dream, something that’s sorely missing in Baz Lurhmann’s superficial version of a story that has now been adapted for the big screen four times.

But don’t misunderstand; I was fully entertained by Lurhmann’s cranked-up, over-the-top, 3D extravaganza with its myriad of unexpected but oddly fitting pop tunes. But even with hip-hop pounding the high wattage surround theatrical mix, there was no contest when Irving Berlin’s Tin Pan Alley hit “What’ll I Do” wafted over the audience.

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This latest iteration of “Gatsby” is bookended by Fitzgerald stand-in Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire). We meet him in a sanitarium. As part of his therapy, he’s asked to write an account of his first-hand experience as witness to the great tragedy and crazed obsession of Jay Gatsby with Daisy, Carraway’s cousin.

After lavish credits that undulate (even in 2D), Baz Luhrmann immediately cranks up Fitzgerald’s slim novel with big doses of lavish production design, art direction and in-your-face 3D. No question at all that Leonardo DiCaprio inhabits Gatsby, but this fourth film adaptation is on steroids from frame one. Superficial and super stylized, the roaring 20s truly roar. It’s an aural and visual sensation. And that’s all it’s really about. At no time did I not feel the tension between the story and the style. But sadly, story was always the loser. Sure, I cared about the principals, but I felt no actual emotion at the shocking (f you are new to

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the story) climax. But for Luhrmann, it’s always about style. That’s the whole point, and excuse, for the movies he chooses to make. Lurhmann’s movies are really feature length music videos. And that’s not a bad thing if that’s what you like.

While walking out of the Palme d’Or screening, I heard a woman ask her husband if he thought Fitzgerald would like Lurhmann’s movie. The man said, “Sure.

If his check didn’t bounce and the theater sold booze.”

Is it worth seeing? Yes. But it helps knowing what you’re getting into before you buy your tickets. I recommend seeing it in digital 3D at Cinemas Palme d’Or. The screen is big, the image is exceedingly crisp and the sound is rich and full. Plus, if you go to one of the 21+ screenings, you can have a glass of good wine or a fine imported beer, which is most fitting for this film.

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The French master of comedy Pierre Étaix is hardly known to most Americans.

In his long show-biz career, he’s been a mime, a circus performer, cabaret artist, screenwriter, filmmaker and more.

Criterion has released a collection of his eclectic films made in the decade between 1961 and 1971. They include: RUPTURE, the Oscar© winner HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, THE SUITOR, YOYO, AS LONG AS YOU GOT YOUR HEALTH, FEELING GOOD, LE GRAND AMOUR and LAND OF MILK AND HONEY. Étaix has starred in every film he has directed.

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Go Gatsby

he great American novel is something everyone wants to read and American authors long to write. It is a narrative which encompasses place, time and attitude that accurately depicts our nation’s culture, lifestyle and experience. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (Scribner, 192 pages) certainly manages these requirements and gives the reader a glimpse of our world and our selves.

Once again, The Great Gatsby has been made into a movie and is currently playing in theaters. If you have never read Gatsby or if you haven’t read it since you were required to read it in high school, it’s worth picking up and spending time with. The book is a quick and colorful read. There are passages worth savoring, characters worth knowing and themes worth considering.

The story is narrated first person by Nick Carraway, a young Ivy League graduate, who takes a job selling bonds in New York in 1922. He rents a small cottage near a lavish mansion owned by Jay Gatsby. It is a Long Island-like fictional community called West

This very cool animated movie that only whets the appetite for the big screen return of Superman in MAN OF STEEL. This one begins with an unstoppable, mysterious fireball heading to Earth.

There’s also Brainiac (he’s miniaturized Krypton’s capital Kandor!), Supergirl and a beautiful, dangerously determined reporter.

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I liked this nice looking little supernatural thriller from the producer of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, INSIDIOUS, and SINISTER. It’s about a young suburban family trying to cope with irrational, increasingly disturbing events that threaten and terrify the peace and safety of their ordinary lives. Not breaking new ground here, but writer-director Scott Stewart (PRIEST, LEGION) triggered some goose bumps and provocative thoughts with his “alien’s among us” story. Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton are the

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The broken promise motivates Gatsby to accumulate wealth and earn a respectable reputation to win her away from her husband. He throws extravagant parties in hopes she will attend.

Carraway and Gatsby become friends when Gatsby enlists him to arrange a reunion with Daisy. They are reunited and their love is rekindled. But it is a relationship doomed from the start and a tragedy in the making. The gap between them too strong and too wide.

Jay Gatsby is a great American literary character. He reinvents himself, builds a new life and fortune. He is desperately in love and solely focused on obtaining Daisy.

But it is not enough. Gatsby is an outsider.

Fitzgerald captures the class differences and the energy of the changing culture.

The country is prospering. There is a newly rich class that lacks refinement and the respect of the old aristocracy. The author uses Carraway to show the reader the true nature of the characters in the novel. The aristocracy is careless about hurting others. They are bullies and able to distance themselves from trouble. Gatsby is generous, loyal and allows his heart to dictate his actions.

In the story, there is an old billboard for

an optometrist with a giant pair of eyes wearing enormous spectacles. The sign is aged and worn and located between the contrasting world of New York and East and West Egg located in a no man’s zone of ash and soot. They are like the eyes of God watching as the characters live out their lives. This significant sign adding to the theme and relevance of the narrative was incorporated into the book from the publisher’s commissioned artwork for the cover. It so impressed Fitzgerald he put it into the story.

F. Scott Fitzgerald may have coined the phrase “The Jazz Age.” His novels and short stories were mostly all written in the roaring twenties. He himself was from a well-to-do family and he and his wife Zelda were a part of the era’s aristocracy, although they were not flush with money. Fitzgerald died in 1940. He was 44 years old.

The Great Gatsby may not be a profound account of love and life, or a hugely substantive narrative about reality, but it reveals our tremendous human condition of weakness and vulnerability. Underneath our protective layer of skin, we all want to be loved.

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ccording to the Center for Responsive Politics, the answer appears to be ‘yes’. More than half of all Senate and Congress members are millionaires with an average net worth of just under $1 million while the average American has a net worth of $66 thousand with 16% of all Americans living below the poverty line including 20% of all children.

Interestingly, Democrats averaged a $990 thousand net worth while Republicans

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classroom building with state of the art equipment and supplies. The gymnasium has a full basketball court that easily converts into a volleyball court, and the bleachers are some of the highest I have seen for accommodating large crowds. The media building was still closed, but the size of the media building let me believe that whatever was inside had the makings of something wonderful.

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of Thailand ranks second at $30 billion followed by Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunai with $20 billion.

How do our President’s stack up financially with the richest Americans of all time? John D. Rockefeller, originally a bookkeeper who built Standard Oil (today known as Exxon), was worth $340 billion.

Andrew Carnegie, originally a telegraph messenger boy, made his money in steel and was worth $310 billion. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the son of a ferry boat operator in New York City made his money in shipping and railroads and was worth $185 billion.

Rounding out the top ten are: Bill Gates of Microsoft; John Astor who traded furs and sold opium before becoming a real estate investor; Stephen Girard who owned one of America’s first banks; A.T. Stewart, one of America’s first discount merchandisers; Friedrich Weyerhauser, a construction worker who built an empire from wood and paper products; Jay Gould, a classic robber baron, and; Stephen Van Rensselaer, a land owner. Sam Walton of Wal-Mart ranks twelfth and Warren Buffett 13th.

The richest person of all time was Mansa Musa I from the 14th century at $400 billion due to precious metals like gold. Previously

mentioned Americans take the next three spots followed by Nicholas II, Czar of Russia from 1894 to 1917.

While being the leader of an authoritarian regime leads to profound wealth, the cultural experiment known as America shows how the wealthiest Americans did not inherit their wealth or gain it from elected office but built it from humble beginnings.

Looking at our future where computers change the way that everything is done and society transitions from fossil fuels to renewables, a whole new set of the überrich will develop. For as much as things will change, we can expect politics to continue to be a game for the rich.

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averaged $907 thousand. The average Senator’s net worth was $2.5 million while House members averaged $856 thousand.

Who is the richest President of all time?

To determine this, we have to take inflation out of net worth numbers so that a dollar in 1784 is worth the same as a dollar in 2013.

Simply put, a 1784 dollar is worth $14 today.

Our richest President was George Washington. With 8,000 acres of farmland and 300 slaves, his net worth is estimated at $525 million. Next is Thomas Jefferson with a net worth of $212 million based on his ownership of 5,000 acres of farmland and dozens of slaves. Teddy Roosevelt is third at $125 million as he was a trust fund child with 200 acres on Long Island. Rounding out the top ten are Andrew Jackson, James Madison, JFK, LBJ, Bill Clinton, Herbert Hoover and FDR. Worth noting, Clinton made his fortune after leaving the Presidency. Our poorest Presidents were James Garfield at $10 thousand and Ulysses S. Grant at $50 thousand.

In comparison with other world leaders, our Presidents have been wealthy but not über-wealthy. Adjusted for inflation, the richest leader is Vladimir Putin of Russia at $40 billion. King Bhumibol Adulyadej

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n Friday, May 10, 2013, I attended the Rancho Mirage High School (RMHS) open house. The campus is the most beautiful and spacious campus in the valley. My lucky daughter will be attending RMHS making her part of the first freshman class. Entering the school I was stunned by the huge courtyard. After I was finished observing the surroundings, it took me a moment or two before I realized I was not on a college campus.

Students will enjoy an enclosed two story

Walking into the theater is like walking into a mini McCallum Theatre. The audience can hold up to 600 attendances. The stage is huge and can be compared to the McCallum Theater. I know because I have performed on the McCallum Theater. Hidden behind the stage exists a full carpentry shop for set building and other activities. The final location at RMHS worth noting is the culinary arts building.

The Kitchen is something off of the Food Network Channel. Fully functional with

state of the art equipment, the culinary arts building has a student run restaurant connected to the kitchen. With the kitchen and restaurant, the students learn about all aspects of the food industry. RMHS also plans on using the restaurant as a fundraiser for the students to serve the public during after school hours.

RMHS has greatly impressed me with all of their facilities and technologies made available to their future students. I wish the best for this school. RMHS seems to be a model school for the rest of our valley.

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by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

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ll readers of The Coachella Valley Weekly should remember that a Driver’s License is a Privilege and not a right. With privileges come responsibilities and the need to follow the driving laws as set forth in the California Vehicle Code.

The Desert Sun on Sunday May 12, 2013 reported on the results of the DUI Checkpoints from Saturday night. They not only look for Drivers who are Driving Under the Influence but in addition Driver’s with a Suspended License, Drivers without Insurance, Drivers with No License and Drivers with Outstanding Bench Warrants.

A driver’s license can be taken away for too many tickets in a set period of time and even for not paying support as ordered by the family law court. When we take our driving test we learned the rules regarding DMV Tickets but many of us forgot them 30 minutes later. Almost all moving violations are 1 point, a DUI and Hit and Run are 2 points and an at fault accident is 2 points: In California Driving Points are allowed as follows: 4 Points are allowed in a 1 year period 6 Points are allowed in a 2 year period 8 Points are allowed in a 3 year period The Indio court will only accept Traffic School to remove the citation AFTER THE TRIAL if the officer does not object.

Otherwise Traffic School is available before a trial.

Most drivers think it is safe to drive because they have not had any or too much alcohol. They forget their outstanding speeding ticket that became a bench warrant when they forgot to pay it. In addition many drivers forget to notify DMV of their new address and thus they do not receive notification from DMV of their

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Real estate

HOME SALE PRICES UP OVER 100%

es it’s true! The average home sale prices in the Coachella Valley are up over 100% when compared to the average home sale prices for homes sold in the Coachella Valley in 1983. But who cares? The statistics don’t lie, they just get manipulated. And the “presstitutes” today will say almost anything and manipulate the data to grab a headline that will get our attention and force us to read on just to see if there is a meaningful point to their sometimes outrageous claims.

Hardly a day goes by without seeing something in the news about home sale prices. This week’s article will help Coachella Valley Weekly readers to interpret home sale data in three easy steps. I call it Time, Area, and Type or TAT for short. Looking at the example above the first thing we want to know is for what time period are home prices up over 100%. Are they up overnight, or over last month, or over the last year (sometimes referred to as year-over-year when you compare the data for say March of 2013 to March of 2012)? In our example, home sale prices are up over the last 30 years and unless we are looking at making a

very long-term investment in real estate that information is not likely to be very helpful.

Next we want to look at the area for which the claim is being made. In this case it is the Coachella Valley and that information is far more significant to us than say home sale prices in South Dakota! Finally, what type of sale price are we talking about here.

Home sale prices are the prices that sellers are actually getting when their homes are sold (as opposed to list prices which are the asking prices that sellers are hoping to get if they sell their home). The data most commonly associated with sale prices are either the “average” sale price (where all the prices are added together and then divided by the number of homes) or the “median” sale price (which is the price at which half of all the home sale prices are higher and half are lower). Average sale prices are most significant when a small area is used like a single neighborhood or a gated community or even a slightly larger area where all of the home sale prices are very similar. The median sale price is used more frequently for larger areas like Riverside County, or the state of California or even the nation, where

probably be impounded for 30 days. The registered owner (not necessarily the driver) within 10 days can request a Hearing at the police department to release the auto. However if the request is denied it costs about $1500 to get the car back and to pay off the storage fees. Of course there are also court fines for the violation of driving on a suspended license. This program is funded by the Office of Traffic Safety which is the same grant that allowed the city to hire two new officers.

Usually the driver is cited and released however the driver can be placed in custody in addition to their car being towed away.

If they already had their license suspended BEFORE their court date it is arguably even a stronger and more serious matter. The driver is often brought before the same judge that just suspended their license within the hour.

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home sale prices vary by a great amount.

The median sale price is significant mostly to point out a general “trend” (which is a general direction) in which home sale prices are going. In the example above we see that the “average home sale price” is up over 100%. This tells us that the average home sale price in the Coachella Valley when compared to the average home sale price 30 years ago in the Coachella Valley has more than doubled. That’s good information if you have owned an average home in the Coachella Valley for 30 years, but not really meaningful. It’s more just a fun fact.

So let’s put the TAT to the test. Two weeks ago the desert daily newspaper ran the front page headline in big bold print “Home prices rise 17.9% in March”. My first reaction was YIKES! But a quick scan of the article told me that the year-over-year (TIME - last March sale prices compared to sales prices this March) in the Coachella Valley (AREA) median home sale price (TYPE) had jumped 17.9%. Knowing the TAT tells us then that the general trend for home sales is up approximately 1.5% each month

for the last 12 months in the Coachella Valley. While this is certainly good news for home owners in the Coachella Valley, once we apply the TAT it is not as shocking as the headline initially leads us to believe.

This week’s real estate tip: Median home sale prices can show you the general trend or direction that sale prices are going, but the average sale price for homes in your neighborhood will give you a better and more relevant indication of the general value of your home. For a specific value for your home contact your local real estate broker or agent and ask for recent “comparable home sales”. This is a free service provided by local brokers and agents.

Bruce Cathcart is the Broker/Co-Owner of La Quinta Palms Realty, “The Friendly Professionals” and can be reached by email at laquintapalms@dc.rr.com or visit his website at www.laquintapalmsrealty.com.

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ay is National Bike Month to bring awareness to all the benefits regarding Biking. No matter what age it’s important to be a good “Roll Model” for Safety to be a good cyclist says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. “More and more people are taking to the streets for both exercise, pleasure and commuting.”

It’s important to observe the following safety tips when riding your bicycle: • Be Visible Always think of how other operators see you. Wear light and/or bright colors to be seen better.

• Be Predictable Follow the same rules motorists do. You will get along with them better and enjoy cycling more.

• Select The Best Route Look for roadways that have less traffic, are wider and are

reasonably straight. Use designated bike routes. They are planned for your safety and enjoyment as a bicyclist.

• Watch For Hazards Regularly scan the roadway ahead and to your side for cars, pedestrians and unexpected hazards such as potholes, glass and roadside trees that limit visibility. Be prepared to yield even though you may have the right-of-way.

Ride at least 2 feet from the road edge to avoid debris and allow space to maneuver.

• Keep Control Of Your Bicycle Keeping both hands on the handlebars allows you to make quicker turns and stops. In rain, allow up to three times the normal distance to stop.

• Always Wear A Helmet A helmet does

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excessive points which resulted in their license being unknowingly suspended. We have all heard that ignorance of the law is no excuse. Thus the officer can arrest the driver at the scene for violating a California law.

When a driver appears before a judge on a DUI the judge may suspend the driver’s license. When a judge does so he means it! He tells the defendant driver “when you leave the courtroom “Do Not Drive without a valid license” Over the last 30 years I have seen “stings where the bailiff or undercover officer follows the defendant to the parking lot and or notifies a nearby patrol officer.

When the defendant is observed getting into a car to drive away, the court officer or police officer arrests the driver for “Driving on a Suspended License” or they notify the police officer to stop and arrest the defendant. Driving on a Suspended license can carry a sentence of 10 days in jail AND in addition, if it is a Probation Violation of any past or new court imposed sentence there is a new criminal case for a Violation of Probation.

Of course the car that was driven will

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four things for you: Makes you more visible; keeps your head cooler in the sun; helps gain motorists respect; and, most importantly, it protects your head if you fall.

• Use Lights At Night - Be Seen! The laws requires a white headlight and red rear reflector at night. Adding a red tail light or amber reflector makes you even more visible.

• Obey Traffic Signs, Signals, Laws Bicyclists must operate their bicycles like drivers of vehicles. Obeying laws makes you more predictable to motorists, who will then take you more seriously.

• Use Hand Signals Hand signals tell motorists and pedestrians what you intend to do. Signal as a matter of law, courtesy and self-protection.

• Ride On The Right With Traffic Ride with traffic. Motorists aren’t looking for bicyclists riding on the wrong side of the roadway. Bicycling on the wrong side is particularly dangerous at intersections, roadway curves and on the crests of hills.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You have arrived at the edge of reality. Or rather, to be precise, you have arrived at the edge of what you think of as reality.

Here’s where things could get very interesting.

Just on the other side of that edge you’re brushing up against, there is much, much more reality -- a vast territory you have barely imagined, let alone believed in or explored. Are you feeling brave? If you’re willing to find out about stuff you didn’t even realize you would love to experience, I suggest you slip across the border and wander around on the other side.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A character in Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel A Game of You delivers this speech: “Everybody has a secret world inside of them . . . No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they’ve all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them.”

As a Gemini, you are not, of course, dull and boring on the outside. That may have something to do with why your secret inner worlds are often even frothier and sparklier than most people’s.

But lately, I’m afraid, some of those secret inner worlds of yours have gotten a bit shabby and dank.

It’s time for a deep cleansing. To be thorough, don’t just wash your own brain. Wash your wild heart and funky soul, too.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time,” said writer Charles Bukowski. “All else is grandiose romanticism or politics.” I invite you to make that thought one of your guiding principles in the coming week, Cancerian. Translate your high ideals into actions that make a practical impact on particular human beings and animals. Instead of merely talking about what good things you want to do, actually do them. As much as possible, be sure that every detail of your daily life reflects your vision of ultimate truth and beauty.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If you were a fledgling savior, now would be a propitious moment to begin your messianic mission. If you were a musician hoping to leap to the next level of career success, this would be prime time to plan an extensive tour. If you were the inventor of the Next Big Thing, I’d suggest that you get your marketing campaign in gear. And if none of those descriptions fits your personal situation, regard them as apt metaphors for your use. How can you spread the word about what’s most important to you?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): As frontman of the band Queen, Virgo singer Freddie Mercury made use of his four-octave range with flamboyant showmanship and breathtaking technique. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest vocalists in the history of pop music. Freddie joked that he was perfect except for one glaring flaw: his overbite. Because he had four extra teeth in his upper mouth, his top jaw protruded. But he chose not to alter his appearance with surgery because he suspected it might change his singing voice in unpredictable ways. Is there a comparable situation in your own life, Virgo? A so-called imperfection that seems to be entwined with a beautiful asset? I urge you to be like Freddie.

Accept the paradox -- embrace it and celebrate it -- and move on.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The 14th-century poet Dante was a major influence on 20th-century novelist James Joyce. “I love Dante,” wrote the author of the epic novel Ulysses. “He is my spiritual food.” And yet Joyce felt he had to absorb Dante in small doses. “Dante tires one quickly,” he said. “It is as if one were to look at the sun.”

Is there any influence like that in your own life, Libra? Judging from the astrological omens, I’m guessing it’s a fine time for you to get as much sustained exposure to that glorious source as you can bear.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Greek poet Sappho was renowned in antiquity. The nine books she wrote were so esteemed that the historian Strabo wrote, “in this whole span of recorded time we know of no woman to challenge her as a poet even in the slightest degree.” And yet little of Sappho’s

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work survives. As of 2004 there were just 264 fragments and three complete poems. But then a fourth complete poem emerged. Its text was written on papyrus that had been wrapped in the casing of an Egyptian mummy. The mummy had been stored for years in a backroom at Cologne University in Germany before someone discovered its hidden treasure. Your assignment, Scorpio, is to seek an equivalent recovery. Search for a part of the past that’s still beautiful and useful, even if that quest leads you to unlikely and obscure places.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When I turn my psychic attention in your direction, I smell smoldering smoke. Here’s how I interpret that: Your internal fire is burning with less than maximum efficiency. Do you agree, Sagittarius? If so, do you know why that might be? Did you not provide enough kindling? Is the wood too green?

Is the ground wet? I urge you to find out what the problem is. You can’t afford to have sputtering flames and sooty light and spotty warmth. You need a steady blaze that radiates brilliant light and strong heat.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Very few of us are completely uninhibited about expressing who we really are. Most everyone is shy about revealing at least one facet of his or her identity. Why? Maybe because we’re afraid that people will judge us harshly for being different from what they think we should be. Or maybe our secret side is at odds with our self-image, and we hesitate to acknowledge it even to ourselves. What is this part of you, Capricorn? In what sense are you still in the closet about a truth or quality or event that’s central to your character? I urge you to have a conversation with yourself about it. You aren’t necessarily ready to tell the whole world about it, but now might be the right time to start considering the possibility that you can give it more room to play.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I absolutely forbid you to be a slave of happiness, a victim of pleasure, or a prisoner of love. Wait. Sorry. I take that back.

What gives me the right to forbid you from doing anything? It’s your life. You’re the boss. So let me reframe my previous advice. Dear Aquarius, I beg you not to be a slave of happiness, a victim of pleasure, or a prisoner of love. None of the good things in life will give you what you need if you make yourself crazy or sick while pursuing them.

That’s the cautionary news. The encouraging news is that in the next five weeks, I think you will have a knack for cultivating a graceful relationship with happiness, pleasure, and love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t be like the ducks that are floating on Phoenix Lake a short distance from where I’m sitting. They’re feeding entirely on the surface, happy to skim a few insects from the top of the placid waters they’re drifting on. No, Pisces, be more like the frogs that are diving to probe for morsels down below. This is a phase of your astrological cycle when the quest for more variety can deepen your perspective and provide better nourishment.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the alternate universe created by Marvel comic books, there is a mutant superhero called Squirrel Girl. She has the magic power to summon hordes of cute, furry squirrels. Under her guidance, they swarm all over the bad guy she’s battling and disable him with their thousands of tiny chomps and thrashing tails. She and her rodent allies have defeated such arch-villains as Dr. Doom, Deadpool, Baron Mordo, and Ego the Living Planet. Let’s make her your role model for the coming weeks, Aries. The cumulative force of many small things will be the key to your victories. As in Squirrel Girl’s case, your adversaries’ overconfidence may also be a factor.

Homework: Do you allow your imagination to indulge in fantasies that are wasteful, damaging, or dumb? I dare you to stop it. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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by Bronwyn Ison

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re you consistently finding yourself rushing from one appointment to another? Are you overbooking yourself? Are you in tune about what you can accomplish in an hour, day, week, or months time? Each person feels the daily stresses of life. Yet, you may be sustaining too much responsibility. If the stress is becoming consuming it is time to slow down.

If the above represents your life you may need to restructure your daily habits. Stress is a silent killer. Some stress is beyond our control. The daily stress we endure can be manageable. Gaining control of your own behavior is vital. If feeling anxious is taxing then you must implement a different way of thinking in tandem with your actions.

Organizing your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems may allow you to get synchronized. When the sympathetic nervous system is aroused, we are placed on alert, also known as our “fightor-flight” response. The parasympathetic nervous system when aroused produces a feeling of relaxation. The two systems work congruently; as one becomes active the other displays less activity. Our society is high strung and we generally live in a high alert mode. Therefore, relaxation is difficult to achieve by most people because we are constantly in motion physiologically. Here are a few suggestions on how to slow down and take it easy: Try doing less. You may be asking yourself, how can I possibly do less when I have so much to do? Try lessening your load. Is there someone you can delegate

your responsibilities to? Focusing on what is important. Schedule appointments far enough from one another so you lose the feeling of being overwhelmed. This could allow you time to take a snack or coffee/tea break.

Be in the present. How often do you deviate from the present? Make a list of to-do’s to help you stay focused. You may feel more organized and be able to better manage your time efficiently. Your mind will not waiver and worry about what needs to be done in the future.

Disconnect from devices. Shut down your phone, computer and anything else that may distract you. All of the above complicate your thoughts. Even if you think you cannot live without your phone… leave your device behind on your lunch break.

Our devices can create stress.

Focus on people. How many times do we see people fidgeting on their phones when they should be enjoying their lunch date? Our physical presence may be there but our minds are multi-tasking. Attempt to connect at your next lunch meeting rather than worrying about what may or may not be on the agenda.

Breathe. We are short in our breaths and we are creating self-inflicting stress.

Stop, take 10 breaths, and begin again if needed. Feel the smoothness of your breath move through your body and bring yourself back to center. Relieve the stress through breathing techniques.

The above suggestions are meaningful.

Choose one and try it for a day. Work your way down the list. You will find it is not as difficult as you may think. You will find clarity in your thoughts and your days will flow more smoothly.

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Of course we have an inner child because once upon a time we were children. Who is this little person part of your inner being?

Answer: your inner child is the fun loving, happy, frivolous, joyful, humorous you. It›s the «you» before you changed into the sophisticated, mature, solemn, and taskoriented you of today. Remember the younger you? Can you recall the era when the only serious decision you made was which flavor ice cream to select at the local Baskin Robbins?

Experts say we should embrace our inner child. Why? As adults, we obsess too much over little things. Kids are carefree. They do whatever they enjoy. Children neither jam their calendars with meaningless events because it is expected, nor obsess over calories or go nuts if the house isn’t spotless.

What they do is laugh, a lot. I mean really laugh, not just let out little giggles. Children roll on the floor letting out big belly laughs.

According to information released from the Mayo Clinic, hearty laughter reduces stress by stimulating circulation and acting as an aid to muscle relaxation. No wonder kids lead a stress free life.

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It’s exhausting! They whirl and dig and zoom and jump. They tumble and skip and hop and twirl. Kids are experts at squeezing every ounce of fun out of their day.

I definitely see the benefits in finding my inner child. As of today, I am resolving to spend more time with people under the age of five. My desire is to be a person who knows how to have fun and play for play’s sake. I’m going to lighten up, laugh more and not take myself so seriously. How about it? Are you in?

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First, it is a natural mosquito repellent!

Maybe that’s where the vampire thing got started! It also helps lower bad cholesterol, blood pressure, and increases insulin levels.

The main compounds are allicin, (found in raw garlic), which is an anti-fungal, antibacterial and anti-viral, and diallyl-suphides, which also has antibiotic properties. But, garlic doesn’t destroy precious digestive enzymes, or create anti-biotic resistant organisms, like anti-biotics do! In fact, 1 mg of allicin is equal to 15 international units of penicillin!

It cleanses and thins the blood, (better than aspirin), kills parasites, increases immunity, and is a rich source of antioxidants, natural vitamin C, vitamin B6, selenium and manganese, (all found to be deficient in many of us).

It has an anti-cancer compound called germanium, where many studies show a definite correlation in decreased/inhibited tumor growth.

Topically applied, garlic gets rid of warts, (a virus), as well as the sting of insect bites.

The down side? Well, some may say the bad breath, or even the taste! There are those who are allergic to it and should probably avoid it! Also, garlic and onions are toxic to dogs and cats! Go figure!

Though nothing is better than fresh garlic, you could take a garlic supplement if you are worried about bad breath. Just make sure the amounts of allicin are listed on the label. Studies show those who took garlic supplements with 600-900 mg of allicin, over a period of time, lowered blood pressure and bad cholesterol, better than standard medications!!

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