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By T TOM OM T TOMORROW OMORROW

I SAW YOU

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ISawYou@metronews.com Send us your anonymous rants and raves about your co-workers or any badly behaving citizen—or about citizens you admire. I SAW YOU, Metro, 380 S. First St., San Jose, 95113, or via email.

The Fast and the Furious I saw you, in your year-old car, ahead of me in line at the fast-food restaurant. What got my attention was your DMV sticker, several months overdue. I know you were excited a year ago when you bought the car, but didn't it occur to you that one day in the near future the State of California was going to come calling for its money?

It seems to me if you were going to buy such an expensive car you would have realized that the fees weren't going to be low and you would have budgeted some money for those fees in the preceding months.

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Sure, how you spend your money is your business, but when I have to struggle to make sure all my bills are paid and see that someone else who has money to spend on new wheels ignores an obligation many other people don't, I feel compelled to say something.

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Little T LittleT Too oooEarnest Earnest Memo to fformer ormer congr congressman essman ERNIE K ONNYU U: YYou ou might want to sit KONNYU: the next coupl couplee of plays out, champ. The 776-year-old 6-year-old Re epublican has been on a Republican ter rifying rroll oll when w it comes to making terrifying the people he likes look bad. Early last week Buzzf eedd and others rreported eported that Buzzfeed KKonnyu onnyu was rrecruiting e ecruiting the Tea Teea P arty Party to support R O KHANNA K ’s bid to def eat RO KHANNA’s defeat cumbent MIKE HOND A. seven-term inc incumbent HONDA. Khanna’s camp immediately distanced itself Khanna’s from the effort effort while w from giving a “with friends shhake of the head. Then,, on like these …”” shake Fridayy, Konnyu Konnyu attacked a Friday, the San Jose Silicon Vaalley Chamber of Commerce Commerce PAC PAC for for Valley Cam mpbell Mayor EV VAN LOW LOW supporting Campbell EVAN i his hi State State t t Assembly Assembly bl rrace ace against i t in former Sar atogga mayor former Saratoga AGE. CHUCK P PAGE. They o a post Commenting on Did fellow Republican Repuublican by fellow What? former Chamber Chaamber and former SEND TIPS TIPS TTO O EEN, CEO JIM CUNNE CUNNEEN, FLY@ FL Y@ Konnyu, who was w voted Konnyu, METRONEWS. METRONEWS. COM COM affter out of office after opriately he inappr inappropriately n a staff er ’s commented on staffer’s breast size, called callled it “sick” “sick”” that the PAC PAC breast liberal so left that would support ““aa liberal hange the law to allow he wants to ch change ns by gays. This, even blood donation donations rrent law fforbids orbids it since though the cur current ansferring such blood hass a risk of tr transferring DS virus. Yes! Yes! Gay pride the deadly AID AIDS more with Evan Low Low than our is worth more citizens’ lives. lives unneen came to LLow’s ow ’ss citizens’ lives.”” CCunneen defense, advising advisiing KKonnyu onnyu to count to 10 defense, before posting in the future, future, while also before iignorant ant claim that gay dispelling the ignor blood—ratherr than blood donated by blood—rather ngage in risk people who en engage riskyy behavior— increases the risk r of tr ansferring the increases transferring FD DA is cur rently rreviewing eviewing disease. The FDA currently anning blood donations its policy on ba banning from gay men. KKonnyu onnyu rresponded esponded in from -my-lawn ffashion, ashion, noting typical get-off get-off-my-lawn Cunneen should shoulld shut it because, “I am Cunneen wiser, mor experienced, and a lot older wiser, moree experienced, t than you.”” He then went on to challenge Cunneen to a debate d while using rracially acially Cunneen ge by rrepeatedly epeatedly rreferring eferring coded languag language

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Love Is a Battlefield

ROLL R RO LL OF OF THE DICE DICE Michellee and TTony ony V Vargas argas are part of a growing trend of couples a role-playing who have met through role-play w ying games—not those kind.

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he was was sitting in the e foyer of the preschool preschoo ol where she worked, clad in a red cardigan n and an nd clutching a paperback copy co opy of For For the Love Love of Evil, Evilll,, the th he sixth of eight books in a Piers Piers Anthony’s Anthony’s fantasy series. serries.

Tony Tony o Vargas Vargas took it as a good goo od omen. omen. Days earlier, earlierr, his friend frien nd beseeched beseeched him to invite the e pretty pretty blonde bookworm, Michelle, to a Dungeons & M Dragons D agons group.

Dr group. Vargas Vargas was was dungeon dungeon master—“DM” master—“DM” in D&D D parlance—the one in charge ch harge of the game. game “My first rreaction eaction w was, aas, ‘Bo ‘Boy, oy, she she’s ’s out o off m myy league league,,’” V Vargas aarrggas sa says, ayys, rat rattling tttling off ff details de ettails a of the enc encounter ounter with the rh rhythm hythm yyt off a fable told man many ny times o over. veerr. “But I managed m not to st stare taare when she w was aass looking. lo ooking.”

Michelle Michelle,, who who’d ’d dabbled in ttabletop ableto op p

fanttas ffantasy asy gaming a ffew ew tim times mes b before, effo ore, agreed agr eed to join him ffor o or hi his is weekly meet-up. meet t--up. Ev Every veery week, sh she he ccame ame a back.

But six months passed b before effo ore she ccould ould o rremember emember his name name.. T Two w wo yyears eears and scores sc ores of epic quests later later, r, the they ey married.

“I would sa say ay the rrest est is i histor history, y, but it it’s ’s moree lik mor like ke a dr dream eam ccome omee true o true,,” sa says ayys T Tony, on o ny, who rrecently ecently ccelebrated elebrated e d his 24th wedding anniversary annivveersary with the lad lady dy in rred. eed. “W “We We still game together, togetherr, obviously. ob bvviiouslyy.”

Over Ovver e the yyears, eears, the V Vargases aargases saw saaw many man ny others pair up up,, finding a lo love ove cconnection onnection in the thick of m mythical yythiccaal bat b battles tttles b between ettween w wizards wizards and o ogres, gres, witch witches hes and grues grues,, fairies and dragons dragons.. D&D D&D, D, which celebrated celebrated its 40th bir birthday th hdaay this yyear, eearr, has at attracted ttracted t mor moree than n 30 million followers—perhaps fo ollowers—perhaps most mosst not notably taably V Vin iin Diesel, Stephen Colbert Colbert and Moby— Mob by— and generated mor moree tha than an $1 billion in sales fr from om b books ooks and ac accessories. cessories e .W With iith the rrenewed enewed p popularity opularitty of fant fantasy taassy and superhero superhero mo movies, ovies v , rrole-playing ole-p plaayying games like lik ke D&D and the vir virtual tuaal rrealities ealities the they ey inspires inspirrees have haave dra drawn aw wn a ne new ew div diverse veerse generation of gamers gamers,, man m many ny of them women.

“W “We We sa saw aw p people eople pair up mor moree often as more more women got in involved nvolv o veed in the sc scene, ene,”

saays y Michel lle, 50, who also runs weekly says Michelle, games, including inclu uding an urban fant assy ccalled aalled games, fantasy Drresden e n Files, Fiiles, which puts m ythic y caal the Dresden mythical creaturrees in n mo dern set ttings t . “W We sa aw creatures modern settings.

“We saw couples nott just meeting at games couples games,, but coming her re to gether ffor or some qualit o ty coming here together quality time and fr riendly ccompetition. ompetition.” friendly For T on ony, 47 7, the ccourtship ourtship ma ay ne eveer For Tony, 47, may never haave happened happened e without the rrole-playing ole-plaaying y have ts legion of spinoffs. game and it its spin-offs.

“F or me ’s when I’m at m est,” “For me,, it it’s myy b best, ayys. “W When I’m ther e, leading the he sa says.

“When there, game, I’m the t ffocus. ocus. I’m rreally eally into it. I’m game, positivve. I’m m enthusiastic oy it. A positive. enthusiastic.. I enjo enjoy Ass a serious ho obb byyist, I ccan aan ttalk alk ab out the hobbyist, about ty. It ’s much easier to game with authorit authority.

It’s w me in that ccontext. onteexxt.” get to know Especiallly in his yyounger ounger da o ays y.

Especially days.

“Oh, I w as a painfully sh hyy, y”” T on o ny sa ayys. was shy, Tony says. g, esp ecially then, I “Outside off gaming gaming, especially waas a mor ro ose lit tttle ner d who wouldn ’t was morose little nerd wouldn’t waant to ttalk alk k to an nyo one.” want anyone.

Wo omen n ar easingly joining Women aree incr increasingly o online gaming as well, the ranks of largely g inspir ed b ystic games largely inspired byy the m mystic medieval univ u erse p opularized b medieval universe popularized byy D&D, lik ayeer D&D, likee the massiv massivee multi-pla multi-player Wo orrld of War craft ((WoW).

Wo oW). The game World Warcraft number off lady gamers embarking number i the online world of on quests in Wo oW bum mped up fr om 40 p ercent WoW bumped from percent .7 . millio on pla ayers in 2011 to nearly of 77.7 million players ercentt last yyear, ear, ac cording to 50 p percent according Entertainm ment Softw are Entertainment Software

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Felysha F elysha Sullivan, 26, met m her boyfriend, “Badger” Connolly, b oyyfriend, JJohn ohn “Badger r” C onnollyy, 33, before in another world b effor o e meeting him life was months later in rreal eal lif fe (IRL). ( She w aas a minotaur—and ttauren—basically auren—basically a min nottaaurr—and — he was warring w aas a human priest ssworn wo w orn to a w aarring WoW W oW guild. “Humans and o a animals ccan’t an n’t ’ bee in the same guild,” C Connolly b o onnolly eexplains. xxplains. defected becoming So he def feected to herr clan, clan b ecoming a high elf priest named N Nexstep. exxstep. they began Allied, the ey b egan to ttalk, alk k, ccarrying aarrying on over headsets.. Hours cconversations on nversations e o veer theirr headsets inevitably non-game-online ine evit v ably led to non-game n banter.. rrelated elated banter “We began “W We b egan to get to know k each other pretty over time,,” sa says Connolly. pr ettty well o veer time ayys C onnollyy. since weree on the ““And And sinc A ce we wer t same team, we had a sense of ccamaraderie. amar a raderie.”

They Las Vegas, The ey eeventually veentually met in L as V eegas, wheree he liv lived time, wher veed at the tim me, ffor or o a first date Strip.. Both wer weree a lit little nervous on the Strip ttle t ner vous o to see each other in p person, little ersson, a lit tttle gun shy about long-distance sh hy ab out longdistance rrelationships. elationships.

“We along, though, facee to fac face “W We got along g, thoug gh, fac ce over distance, Connolly and o veer a dist tanc a e,” C on nnolly happily Perhaps better person rreports. eports. P erhaps eeven veen b ettter in p et erson online,, cconsidering than online onsideringg Sullivan has no problem about virtually pr oblem sharing stories ab out vir tually boyfriend.

They annihilating her b oyyfrieend. The ey tease each other ab about first beat-down. out that fir rst b eatt-down. was death “It w aas an online li deat d ath th t match. th Connolly Randomized,” C onnollyy rrecounts. ecounts. “I thinking, ‘Wow, getting rremember emember thinking g, ‘W Wo ow w, I’m get ttting emasculated.’” laughs..

Sullivan laughs little “I get a lit tttle ccompetitive, ompettitivve,” she admits,, giving C Connolly admits onnollyy a sidelong likes smirk. “He lik kees it.” later,, the theyy st still spend Six years yeears later till sp end a fair amount of time to together getheer online as well over games,, lik like as o veer ccard ar ard and rrole-playing ole-plaayying games o ke Gathering.

They D&D and d Magic M i the h Ga G athering h i g. The Th ey home.. host eevents veents at their San JJose ose home “It’s bee in a rromantic “It t’s easier to b o omantic rrelationship elationship when your yo our girlfriend is hours,,” willing to play plaay with yyou ou ffor o or ffour o o our hours Connolly laugh.

“You’re C onnolly says saays y with a lau ugh. “Y You o ’re phone going, ‘Sorryy not checking yyour our phon o ne going g, ‘Sorr honey, bee a while while..’” hone ey, I’ll b never Though they theey ne veer ve vventured entured into online gaming expecting love, exxpectingg to find lo ove, looking makes sense. lo oking back it mak kees se ense. never started game thinking, “I ne eveer st arted d the h ga ame thinking hi ki , ‘I’ll meet the lo love myy lif life here, ove of m fe her e,’” Connolly when C onnolly says. saays y . “But whe en yyou ou o think about ab out it, yyou ou know rightt off the bat yyou o ou o have ha ave at least one thing in n ccommon. ommon.”

Every Wednesday about Ev veery W eednesdaay eevening, vening e g, ffor or ab o out hours,, the V Vargases Illusive ffour our hours o aarrgases g meet at Illusiv ve Comics Santa C omics & Games in San nta Clara ffor or a o

couple sessi couple sessions ions of D&D rrole-playing. ole-plaaying y .

Tony T on ony has b been e DM ffor een o or a serial D&D plot Pirates,, which puts a ccalled alled Pixiess and Pirates Peter Pan sinister ttwist wis w st on classic ttales. ales. A P eter P an storyline, Wendy stor yline, ffor o or eexample, xample x , turned W eendy vampire Tinkerbell into a vamp pire and T iink keerbell into an fairy.

Snow became icee eevil vil fair y. Sn now White b eccame a an ic seven dwarves witch and the t se eveen friendly dw waarvees weree nefari nefarious deugars,, a D&D gnome gnome.. wer ious deugars Under the Sea Sea,, the In 20,000 20 000 Leagues Leagues e waters grues.. w aaters teem m with grues like “I lik ke to o ttake ak ke stories that eeveryone ver e yone o is with weird little familiar wit th and put a weir rd lit tttle spin Vargas says. on them,” V aargas sa ayys.

About 30-or-so About half h of the 30orr-so people people populate who p opulate the ccomic omic shop eevery ver ey Wednesday aree ccoupled up.. Some W eednesdaay ar oupled up met at the gathering, g gathering g, others online or through About people thr ough a friend. f Ab out 30 p eople on a rrecent ecent eevening veen ning nibbled on ccoffee-frosted off ffeee-frosted cupcakes wrapped cup cak kes e while w the DM wrapp ed up a involving poetic mushroomplot line in nvo olving a p oetic mushr roomeating troll. troll.. Tony Ton ony and Michelle set up board, ocean their game b oard, an image of an o cean ships overlaid byy a gold grid, and ttwo wo w shi ips o verlaid e b on a ttable outside.. T Tony straw able outside o on ony wears a stra aw strokes beard ffedora eedora and str ok kees his b eard while pulls memento..

Michelle pu ulls out an old memento “Tony gave “T To on ny ga ave this to me ffor or our first o Valentine’s Day, says, displaying V alentine a ’s Da ayy, y”” she sa ayys, displa ayying pine-green Godiva a dent-riddled dentt--riddlled pine -grreeen Go diva tin, one hinge.. “He “He’s b t d att on busted ne hinge hi “H ’s tried t i d to t fix fi it a times. bunch of tim mes.”

The met metal box packed taal b ox is pack keed to the multi-colored brim with multim co olored D&D rrollers, ollers, favorite including a small handful of her fa avorite o lavender-colored dice, pink and la aveenderr-colorred e dic e, ranging from sides.. fr rom o ffour our o to t 20 sides “Our lit little treasure box, ttle t tr easure b ox,” Michelle says, beside sa ayys, placing placing the tin back b eside the board, while Tony positions b oard, whil le T on o ny p ositions figurines on the parallel paraallel ships. ships. “Comes “Comes with us time. eevery veery time i .”

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to Low as “your boy.” If that wasn’t enough, he also ironically scoffed at Cunneen having the gall to mention the late HP president and CEO DAVID PACKARD in defending the Chamber PAC. “And you baselessly bring in a revered dead guy, David Packard, into the debate between you and I and claim you knew his mind?” Konnyu wrote. “I am afraid Jim you temporarily but totally lost your reasoning faculties!”

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This exhibition was organized by the Asian Art Museum in partnership with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Presentation at the Asian Art Museum is made possible with the generous support of Prospect Creek Foundation, Fred Eychaner, Helen and Charles R. Schwab, Doris Fisher, The Bernard Osher Foundation, United Airlines, The Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang Fund for Excellence in Exhibitions and Presentations, Jim Breyer, William Mathews Brooks, Eliza and Dean Cash, Sakurako and William Fisher, Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation, Hiro and Betty Jean Ogawa, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Lucy Sun and Warren Felson, Jean and James E. Douglas, Jr., and an anonymous donor. Media sponsors: ABC7, San Francisco Examiner, and 7x7. Image: The Buddhist deity Simhavaktra Dakini (detail), 1736–1795. China; Beijing or vicinity, Hebei province. Lacquered and gilded wood inlaid with semiprecious stones. Courtesy of Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S600.

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A damning heap of evid evidence dence proves pr oves some of Silicon Valley’s Valley’s biggest tech companiess engaged conspiracy hiree in a vast conspir acy to not hir other’s employees. each h other th ’s ’ employees l s. Feder FFederal d all Judge J d Koh LLucy ucy H. K oh ruled Fridayy that the companies—Apple, Intuit, Intuit,, LLucasfilm, ucasfilm, Pixar,r, Intel and Adobe— Adobe—should exorbitant penalty.

Pixar —should go to trial or pay an exor bitant penal tyy. She struck order would $3244 million se settlement, down an or der that wou uld have allowed a $32 ettlement, writing in her 32-page offenders, 32 -page decision that iit’s t’s simply not enough. The five off fenders, accused of breaking breaking pay, ffederal ederal antitrust laws and a cheating at least 64,000 tech workers w out of higher pay y, least minimum—Koh should shell out at leas st $380 million—at minimum—K o says. But that rrestitution oh estitution pales next to the lossess the companies inflicted.. Lawyerss ffor or the plaintiffs cited proposed oposed settlement to stealing a damages of $3 billion. One O plaintiff likened the pr iPad square. $400 iP ad and having to t pay just $40 to call it squar e e.

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ALL SUNSHIN SUNSHINE NE HERE Dave Cortese just went went through the worst week of his San Jose may mayoral prefer yoral campaign, and he’d pref er not to talk about it.

Th Deaf The D Deafening fening i Silen Silence Sil nce off Dave D DAVE D AV VE C CORTESE’S OR RT TESE’S C CAMPAIGN AMP PA AIGN ffor or o maayo mayor or of San JJose ose suffered suff ffeered its first major setbacks this past p week, and the Sant Santaa Clara C County ountty sup supervisor ervisor would pr prefer effeer if we don don’t n’t ’ ttalk alk k ab about out it. So So,, let let’s ’s ttalk aalk ab about out it.

On W Wednesday eednessdaay of last week, San JJose ose Inside rreported ep ported that C Cortese’s ortese’s spokesman, sp ok keesman, JJay ay R Reed, eeed, had a histor historyy of sending di out se sexist exxist T Tweets weets w that h jok jjoked keed d ab about out his daug daughter’s ghter’s “hot teacher” and women b being eing “prudes” if the they ey object to men n masturbating on buses.. Appar buses Apparently, en ntlyy, C Cortese’s ortese’s emplo employee oyeee background back kgr g ound ch check heck do doesn’t esn n’’t include The Google.

Reed was from Go oggle. R eed e w aas rremoved emo oved e fr om the day ccampaign aampaign the same da ay of the rreport, eport, Cortese declined further and C ortese de eclined fur ther ccomment. omment.

Inside San JJose ose Ins side then learned on that same Wednesday Weednesd daay that Cortese Cortese had won byy the cit city, a lawsuit, laaw wsuit, filed db ty, to opt out spending of the vvoluntary oluntar o a y sp ending ccap ap ffor or o the mayor’s November, ma ayo or’s race race to oN oveemberr, similar to his opponent, Councilman opp onent, San n JJose ose C ouncilman Sam Liccardo.

Lic car a do. wouldn’t have been This wouldn n’’t ha ave b een much of three Cortese a deal but ffor or thr o ee rreasons: easons: 1. C ortese attacked Liccardo at ttaack keed Lic ccarrdo ffor or doing the eexact o xxact same thing thing,, ju just ust a ffew ew weeks earlier; 2.

An ethics ccomplaint om mplaint w was aas filed against Cortese, C ortese, and itt app appears ears he ma may ay ha have ave to rreturn eturn some ca ccampaign ampaign ccontributions; ontributions; and 3. C Cortese ortesee rrefuses efuses to cconduct onduct an any ny interviews inter views on the ab above-mentioned ove-mentioned topics,, aside fr topics from o a ccouple om ouple of stilted te text exxt messages.. messages None N one of C Cortese’s o tese’s ffollies or ollies fall into the o ccategory aategory of ccampaign aam mpaign killers killers,, but the they ey aree wor ar worth th mo monitoring. onitoringg. Who a ccandidate andidate

hir hi hires es is generally a go good od indic indicator caator off who the they’ll eyy’ll bring along if elected.

W What What’s ’s mor more re tr troubling oubling is C Cortese’s ortese’s la lack ack off ac accountability ccountabilitty and un unwillingness nw willingness to di discuss iscuss such issues issues.. F For or b both oth topics he h w was aas giv given veen the option to get out in fr front ront off the stor story. y. He chose instead to igno ignore ore an and nd eevade vade v rrequests eequests ffor o or ccomment. omment.

This mat matters tters t b because eccause a C Cortese ortese isn isn’t n’’tt ru running unning to b bee a b behind-the-scenes ehind-the hi d h -scenes ccommissioner, o ommissioner , or eeven veen one of fiv five ve o overpaid veerpaid ccounty ountty sup supervisors. ervisors. He He’s ’s no not ot eeven veen running ffor or o another go as a San an JJose o ccouncilman, ose ouncilman, wher wheree he would ha h have ave to o rrepresent epresent close to 10 100,000 0,000 distric district ct rresidents. e esidents .

Cortese wants bee the fac face C ortese w aants to b ce of thee 10th largest laarrggest cit city ty in the ccountry. ountr o y. When tou tough ugh choices ch hoices need to b bee made made—and —and ther theree will be mayor tough be many—the man ny— —the ma ayo or ccan’t aan n’’t aavoid vo oid tou ugh choices. ch hoices. He or she must be be out in front, frront, o leading leeading and shaping the discussion.

What do does es it sa say ay then, if a ccandidate andida a ate for mayor behind “no for o ma ayo or hides b ehind the vveil eeil of “n no comment, comment, o ” or simply ignor ignores es rrequests equestts for for o ccomment omment when the questions ccan’t an’’t an be be ans answered wered with ccanned anned soundbite soundbites? es?

What does say W do es it sa ay when a ccandidate aandidate refuses e ak kees? An nd refuses to acknowledge mist mistakes?

And w do es it sa ay when a ccandidate aandidate what does say refuses e refuses to pick up the phone when th he sec ond option—his sp ok keesman— — the second spokesman— opping off dick jok kees fr om the is p popping jokes from u unemplo oyyment line? unemployment Cortese has branded himself as th he Cortese the best p erson to rrestore estore San JJose ose to th he best person the ciitty it onc aas and should b e. In or rder city oncee w was be. order o do that, he has to pr ove he ccan aan b to prove bee prresent.—Joosh K oehn present.—Josh Koehn

SHORT NOTICE Robert Robert Aguirre, 60, received a flyer Friday night ordering him to pack up and leave “The Jungle” homeless encampment. l en ncampment.

San Jose:: Noo One Welcome Welcome to t ‘The The Jungle’ Jungle’ Activists A ctivists and home homeless eless rresidents esidents held a pr press ess cconference onffeerencce Sunda Sunday ay in San JJose ose to pr protest otest th the he cit city’s y’s shor shortt noticee in w notic walling alling off a homeless encampment encampment known as “The JJungle.” ungle.”

Given Giv en notic notices es to vac vacate atte the pr premises emises byy Monda b Monday, ay, the theyy opp oppose o a ffence ose eence and boulders b oulders the cit cityy plan plans ns to inst install, all, ccalling alling the city’s citty’ y s efforts eff ffo orts t an attempt attempt to create create “an internment internm ment camp” camp” for fo or the homeless. homeless.

Protesters Pr otesters ccarried arried hand-made h signs emblazoned wit with, th, “Build moree aff mor affordable ffo ordable hous housing,” sing,” “Stop criminalizing our ccommunity,” om mmunity,” and “No “N o mor moree ffences, enc e es, buil build ld homes homes.” .”

By Monda Monday ay mornin morning, ng, no cit cityy workers work ers ccame ame to enf enforce for o ce the

or order der p posted ostted just da days ayys earlier earlier.. The scheduled clean-up clean-up,, appar apparently, entlyy, w was as meant ffor or the opp o opposite osite side of The JJungle, ungle, on the other side of Coyote Coyote Cr Creek. eek. Butt ccamp amp and parking lot dweller dwellers rs will still b bee expected expected to pack up p and leave leaave within the month, ac according cording to city city officials. officials.

A full ssweep w weep of The Jungle Jungle is eexpected xpected sometime s this fall, said Ra Ray ay Bramson, Bramsson, the city’s city’s homeless rresponse esponse ccoordinator. oordinator.

“The work wo ork going on at that site is par partt of a large, laarge, coordinated coordinated effort eff ffo ort to house hom homeless meless individuals living in the enc encampment am mpment and restore restore the site to address address multiple health and safety saffeety issue issue,” ,” he said.—Jennifer s said.

—Jeenniffeer W Wadsworth aadsworth

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Party City

ON O NT THE HE T TOWN OWN Crowds packed the street streets—and ts—and the clubs—in downtow downtown wn San Jose San Fest. est. during the S an Jose Jazz Summer F

San Jose J Jazz Summ Summer mer F Fest est makess e scene downtown a sce ene in downto own San Jose BY B Y GAR GARY Y SINGH

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HE SILVER SILVER ANNIVERSARY A NN NIVERSARY of the the San Jose Jose Fest JJazz azz z Summer F est several stages,, unfolded on o sever al stages streets,, sid sidewalks, streets dewalks, bars and restaurants restaur antts last weekend.

When viewed view wed through a yin-yang lens yin-y ang le ens of half-urban and half-suburban, half-su uburban, the experience e tilts slightly more each by.. urban as e ach year goes by

Cafe C affe Stritch h thr threw ew its sec second ond elebrration of its patr on annual ccelebration patron saint, Rahsaa nR o oland Kirk, Rahsaan Roland leading up to o the ffestival. eestival. A Ass with last yyear, ear, this thr ee-night series of three-night

cosmic cosmic o mind-blowing sets w was as no not ot technically te echnically par partt of the ffestival, eestival, bu but ut o ne ccouldn't ouldn't separate them fr om m one from he ffestival eestival eexperience. xperience. A jammed dth the jammedto o - capacitty house ght, to-capacity house,, night after nig night, an nticipated the week end. Fr om th he anticipated weekend.

From the te enor sax of JJames ames C arter, I hear d an tenor Carter, heard en ntire zo o: m ynah bir ds, elephan nt entire zoo: mynah birds, elephant se eals, p eacocks and ma ayybe a rhino o. seals, peacocks maybe rhino.

T bricks seemed to lo The osen fr m om loosen from th he walls, walls, eeven ven during soundchec ck. the soundcheck.

Both Strich and the Blackbir d Blackbird T avern Anne ouldn't eeven ven plan n Tavern Annexx ccouldn't ffor o how man or eople showed up p manyy p people en nm r m into those tho e spac p ces, massee to cram spaces, d during the ffestival eestival pr oper. It mad de proper. made ffor o great or great photo - ops—people linin ng photo-ops—people lining u to see gig after gig—but I just up an scheme h hop ganizers ccan hopee the or organizers m mor ffeective lo gistics ne xt timee moree eff effective logistics next ar round,, or least add mor around, moree urban vvenues e enues and spr ead things out a b it. spread bit.

Speaking of urbani ism, one Speaking urbanism, obvious difference diff ffeerence this thiis yyear ear w as obvious was more of the ffestival eestivval musicians that more n the bars seemed to hang out in afterward, whether ob bserving, sit ttting afterward, observing, sitting es. In one ccase, ase, I in or just telling storie stories. there with Rahsaa an R o oland Kirk's sat there Rahsaan Roland widow thaan,, at a side walk widow,, Dor Dorthaan, sidewalk table bl outside id Stritch, S i h surr ounded d db table surrounded byy eople and musicians m gobs of p people musicians,, and erry Gonzalez Gonzzalez of the F ort listened to JJerry Fort out Apache Band tell me stories ab about er. W ow o w.

Chet Bak Baker.

Wow. ound o it simp ple to vie w the I also ffound simple view feest experience experience thr ouggh another ttype ype fest through lens. A fa ave phrase I've I've used in this of lens. fave space before beffo ore is: “Bene eath the nativ space “Beneath nativee xotic.” Both at a the micr o lies the eexotic.” micro macro le vels, I'm ttalking alking ab out. and macro levels, about.

That's what I mean. I went native, native, once, but several several times ttimes.. And not once, on ttwo wo of those o ccassions, I turned occasions, Japanese.

Japanese.

At the Blackbird Blackbird Annex, A Anne x, Akira At Taana's Otonowa Otonowa pr ojeect to ok Tana's project took apanese pop pop tunes or traditional JJapanese melodies, ancient and d mo dern, melodies, modern,

reimaagined them with a jazz jazz and reimagined sensibility. They They even even covered covered one sensibility. by the th he ’60s ’60s pop pop duo, duo, the tune by Peanuts, aka aka the two two Mothra girls. girls.

Peanuts, Taana asked asked d the audience audience if anyone an nyone Tana knew who o the Peanuts Peanuts were. were. I was was knew one who raised my my hand. the only one more macro macro venue, venue, the In a more Califfornia o Theatre, another California Theatre, Jose collaboration collaboration landmark San Jose between The T Bangerz and San between Jose Taiko Taaiko took took place. place. This was was Jose mo ostt anticipated ti i t d jjourneys journeys one off most festi e ival. Although it seemed of the festival. repetitive after 70 minutes, minutes, it repetitive was great great to t see two two homegrown homegrown was local crews crewss express express some San Jose Jose local solidarity. In fact, I never never thought solidarity. seee someone in a Taiko Taaiko I would see uniffo orm, rapping, r rapping , in a multimillionuniform, dollar-restored classical classical music venue, venue, dollar-restored rh hyyming “arigato” “arigato” with “San Jo.” Jo.” That rhyming was rad. was A h r show h h same Another on that stage took to ok k us from from the South of stage France to Andalusia and on to France Nor th Africa Afrrica and India, all in one North hour. The romance-oozing romance- oozing Gypsy Gypsy hour.

Allstars featured featured Mario Reyes Reyes of Allstars Gipsy Kings bloodline, bloodline, plus a the Gipsy few other virtuosi vir tuosi including Fabio few reincarnatted as a French French dude on reincarnated new type typ e a trap set. I imagined a new cheesy romance romance novel. novel. I wanted wanted of cheesy grow my my hair h i even even longer, l longer , learn l to grow drums, gett more more rhythm rhythm in my my drums, liffe, and be b e that dude on the cover. cover. life, Mayybe if I just learned French, French, Maybe could pull pu ull that one off. off ff.. In any any I could event, justt imagine a stripped-down stripp ed- down event, Gipsy Kings Kinggs with female feemale RajasthanGipsy influenced d vocals, vocals, a tabla tabla player plaayer and influenced flaamenco babes babes sizzling sizzling Spanish flamenco across the stage. stage. I managed to whirl across like a dervish dervish v fo or at least a few few like for moments. The romance romance was was in me moments. somewherre, I could could tell. And they they somewhere, plaayed “Un “Un Amor,” Amor,” in case case you're you're played oozing to know. know. oozing alll, so much more more unfolded unffo olded All in all, throughou ut the neighborhood, neighb orho od, I throughout couldn't even even grasp the magnitude couldn't Bo ootsy Collins Collins wearing a of it all. Bootsy Jose Earthquakes E thquakes shirt Ear shir t on stage. stage.

San Jose Boweers doing impressionistic impressionistic Kris Bowers piano o. Local Local professors, proffeessors, high solo piano. scho ol bands ban nds and college college bands. bands. school Junior-higgh-aged street street buskers buskers Junior-high-aged Leonard Cohen's Cohen's “Hallelujah” “Hallelujah” doing Leonard ukulelees almost driving me to on ukuleles tears. As As the th he whole thing came came to tears.

Sun ndaay night, Cafe Caffe Stritch a close Sunday want raged pastt midnight. I didn't want it to end.

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Fits and the Challenge

Franklin Fr anklin Avery Avery

Chloie Jönsson’s battle against CrossFit to compete as a woman

BY JENNIFER WADSWORTH

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HLOIE HLOIE I JÖNSSON JJÖNSSON CYCLES CYCLES throu through ugh g her clean complex, p , perfecting perfe ecting her form. With heels heels planted firmly to the mat, m grip a chalked-up barbell. her hands h barbell. Mind to muscle, eyes ey yes on the th he mirror, mirrorr, she watches watches her her body in motion. She glides glid des the bar up her shins and with a quick quicck hop, hop p, flips her hands back, ba ack, elbows up, up p, and rests it on her clavicles claviccles while sinking into a squat. Rising Rising again, steady, steady y, bar still at her neck. Release. The 165-pound weight slams to the rubber rubb ber mat with a slight bounce. boun nce.

For F or her sec second o of thr ond three ee daily workouts, shee films her rroutine workouts, outine on her phone to send a video up update date to her trainer trainer.. A midday middaay check-in check k--in to k keep eeep ttabs abs on her pr progress. rogress. Exc Except ept ffor o or a ccall all from fr om her at attorney tto t rney that morning to let her know that t the ccase ase w was as filed the only thingg on her mind w was as her training.. training

Breathless, Br eathless, she w walks alks to her iPho iPhone one to o stop the rrecording. ecording. It It’s ’s blowing up u up..

Calls, C alls, so social cial media aler alerts, ts, te text xt mess messages sages from fr om friends friends.. “W “We We support support yyou ou no matter m mat tter t what,” one tells her. her.

“I kne knew w at that moment eeverything veryth hing in nm myy life liffe had changed,” JJönsson önsson says. sa ayys. “But I had no idea what woul would ld happen ha appen ne next. xt.” Stunned into quiet,

she st stared ared into space. spac p e. “Completely “Completely p y overwhelmed, o veerwhelmed,” she ccontinues. on ntinues. “My mind det detached, ached,, I guess guess, s, to pr process ocess eeverything. verything.”

TMZ br broke ok ke the ne news w a ffew ws ew hours after her at attorney tttorney filed d the ccase ase March Mar ch 6 in Sant Santaa Cruzz C County ounty Superior Sup erior C Court. ourt. “CR “CROSSFIT RO OS SSFIT SUED

BY TRANSGENDER A ATHLETE: T THLETE: Y You o ou won’t won ’t let me ccompete ompete with women!” bellowed b ellowed the ccaps-heavy aps-heaavvy headline headline,, accompanied ac companied p b byy video and an Instagram Inst agram shot of JJönsson önssson powering powering through thr ough a barb barbell ell lift. ““A A transgender wom woman man is going to w war ar with Cr CrossFit—claiming ossFit—claiming the fitness tit titans ans rrefused efuseed to let her ccompete ompete in the women women’s n’s division at the up upcoming coming Cr CrossFit osssFit Games

because sh because she he w was as a b born orn with a p penis, enis,” the Mar March ch 6 ar article ticle rreported. eported.

From Fr om ther there, e, the stor storyy erupted into international internation nal headlines headlines..

“My Fac Facebook cebook and email eexploded xploded with messa messages, ages,” JJönsson önsson sa says. ayys. Some offered off ffeered wo words ords of enc encouragement. ouragement.

Others, O thers, epi epithets ithets and thr threats. eats. “I hop hopee yyou ou die die,,” mor m moree than one p person erson wr wrote. ote.

“Some of o their ccomments omments br brought ought me back to om myy high scho school ol da days, ayys,” she says. sa ayys. “I w was ass bullied a lot back then,, but I learned to o pr protect otect m myself. yselff. I hadn hadn’t ’t heard hear d thin things ngs lik like ke that in a long time time..”

For F or mos most st of that week,, JJönsson önsson holed up with w friends friends,, Buck T Tole, o ole, and his wif wife, fe, Di Diana, iana,, in their Morgan Morgan Hill home.. The home They ey fielded online messages ffor or her o her,, filt filtering tering

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THE T HE W WEIGHT EIGHT It too took ok three years of training for Chloie C Jönsson to qualify Games.. for the 2013 CrossFitt Games

the negativ negativee and rrelaying elaayyiing the edif edifying. fyying.

Though she kne aw wsuit ttaking aking knew w a la lawsuit on the wildly p popular opular fitness franchise would garner some at ttention, t , nothing attention, prepared pr epared her ffor o or the magnitude m of the scrutin ny once once it hitt major ne ws scrutiny news outlets.. Critics called outlets called her h a gold digger ffor o or seeking $2.5 million n damages and a cheater ffor o or w wanting aanting to t ccompete ompete against b orn ffemales. eemales. LGBT L adv ocates born advocates hailed her as a champi champion ion ffor or o civil rights.. rights JJönsson’s önsson’s legal strik strikee against the Santaa Cruz-based ggym Sant yym m chain has onlyy heightened an ongoingg debate ab about out equity equit ty in sports. sports. It placed placced her in the ranks of MMA fighter Fallon F Fox, ox, eexxccollege ollege bask basketball etball player plaayer K Kye ye Allums and golf golfer feer Bobbi L Lancaster, ancaster a , as well as other trans athletes wh who ho had to fight ffor o or a chance chance to ccompete ompette against the gender the theyy now ident identify tiffy with. Her demands: change the rules r to allow post-op p ost-op trans athletes to t ccompete ompete with their identified gge gender. ender.

The ccase ase also squar squared e JJönsson ed önsson against Gr Greg eg Glassman Glassman, n,, the toughttalking alking but dough doughy hy bellied bellied CEO of the fitness faction,, who a fformer o ormer affiliate describes describ es as p possessing ossessingg b both oth incr incredible edible kindness but also a “rattlesnake “raatttlesnak t e intensity. intensit ty.” A guy who onc once o e informed infformed o

memb members ers that t “We “W We ha have ave a therap therapyy ffor o or injuries at Cr ossFit ccalled alled S TFU,” as in CrossFit STFU, “shut the fuck f up up..”

Glassma an ffounded o ounded Cr ossFit in Glassman CrossFit 20 2000 00 afterr his unc unconventional on nventional ttactics actics as a p erson nal trainer (such as making personal clients scur scurry rry up a 30-foot 30-ffoot ccolumn) olumn) got him ki icked out of most ggyms yms in kicked the Sant Santaa Cruz C ar area. ea. The rregimen egimen ffocuses ocuses on n a work out of the day, daay, workout dubb dubbed ed WOD, W , a randomized and WOD widely var varied ried minutes-long set of weightlifti weightlifting ing and high-intensit high-intensityy ccardio ardio designed g to o induc inducee what Cr CrossFitters ossFittters t ccall all a mess-you-up-moment messs-you-up o -moment of dr dropopdead fatigu fatigue. ue. To To cconvey on nvey the eexperience xperience of what an n early client ccalled alled a whirl of agon agony ny an and nd laughter laughter,, Glassman made his lo logo ogo a vvomiting omiting clown he ccalled alled U Uncle nccle Pukie Pukie..

The unc unconventional con nventional mash-up of Olympic weightlifting w weightlifting,, ggymnastics yymnastics and functi functional onal ccalisthenics alisthenics quickly de developed veloped a cult ffollowing. o ollowing. Its ffocus ocus on metrics metrics—racing s—racingg against g the clo clock ck and incr increasingly eaasingly hea heavier avvier weights— app appealed ealed to t p people’s eople’s ccompetitive ompetitive side side..

By the end d of last yyear, eear, nearly 10,000 10,000 affiliates h had ad sprung up acr across oss the ccountry. ountry. Th The he ccompany, ompan ny, ccontrolled ontrolled entir entirely ely b byy Glassman after his 2012 div divorce vo orce net netted tted him 10 100 0p percent ercent

19 realized I w realized was as different, diff ffeerent,” she says. saayys. “Of “Of ccourse, ourse, thatt at attracts tttracts the wrong wrong kind of at attention. tention n. Kids ccan an b bee cruel.” The escalated grade.. bullying esc calated with each grade day, One da ay, Jönsson Jönsson rrefused efused to go to school. scho ol. poured says.

“It all p o ed out then,” she sa our ayys. opened myy family family.

“I op ened up u to m y. That was w as the moment. mo oment. I ccouldn’t ouldn’t hold it anymore. in an nyymore. I knew knew I was was attracted attracted boys, wasn’t Theree w was t b to oyys, but b tIw asn’t gay. gaay. Ther Th aas else,, something mor moree than something else Something moree ccomplicated. that. Somet thing mor omplicated.” parents knew.

Her par e already ents already kne w. was born “She w ass b orn a woman,” her mom, Shrader, says Linda Shrad der, sa ayys matter-of-factly. matttter-off--factlyy. was before “That w as eevident vident right aaway, way, b effo ore was was special. she w aas 2. We We rrealized ealized she w aas sp ecial.

When she decided d to transition,, we weree there wer there to help her. her.” began By 16, JJönsson ön nsson b egan living as pronouns h ffelt her eelt l gender, gen nder d , switching switching i hi pr onouns adopting Chloie.. and adoptin ng the name Chloie pretty She thought though ht it sounded pr ettty and unconventional was the unc on nventional spelling spelling w aas a little edgy.

Occasionally, she’d lit tttle edg y. Oc O casionallyy, she ’d slip support group in ffor or a sup o pport gr oup at the Billy Center, outpost DeFrank C e enter , an LGBT outp ost downtown in downtow wn San JJose. ose. Despite the school harassmentt at scho ol she eexcelled xcelled at school her studies and graduated high scho ol a yyear ear early. earlyy. was says. “ w “I as a tot ttotal all nerd, nerd, d”” she h sa ayys.

“Thankfully, school gave “Thankfully y, scho ol ga ave me myy something to ffocus ocus on. And m parents, par ents, they theey were were always alw wayys supportive supportivve me.. Thatt ga gave of me ave me a lot of strength. strength.”

Oncee sch school Onc hool ended,, she ffelt elt e cut again. adrift again n. myy own thing ffor “I did m o or many many didn’t have yyears ears after, after,” she recalls. recalls. “I didn ’t ha ave many to.. I tried to man ny people peop ple to rrelate elate to For while,, I w wandered blend in. F o a while or aandered around placee to plac place, around ar ound from from m plac e, ar ound California, C aliffo ornia,, ar aaround ound the ccountry. ountry.

Partying, drinking, byy the seat P artying y , dr rinking, flying b myy pants pants. was of m s. There There w as still a lot of displacement myself. displac emen nt inside m yyselff.”

Seven Se ven yyears eaars ago, ago, she underwent underwent sexx rreassignment surgery. se eassign nment sur gery. The change life, motivated her h to clean up her lif fe, running pick up run nning and join a ggym. ym. ““As As I got older, older, I rrealized ealized that I wanted bee health healthy, w anted to b hy,” she says. saayys. “I wanted bee str strong. w anted to b ong.”

Running lifting..

R unningg turned into lifting u Eventually, ago,, she Ev entuallyy, a ffew ew yyears ears ago discovered CrossFit, frenetic disc overed Cr C ossFit,, with its fr enetic lifting against-the-clock mix of liftin ng and against t--the-clock WODs.. A Att fi first,, she w was WODs as rail-thin.

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ownership, br ownership, brought ought in $10 $100 0 million in rrevenues evenues last year. year.

In 2013, more more than 138,000 1338,000 athletes signed up to ccompete ompete in n in the preliminary the CrossFit pr eliminary rround ound of th he Cr ossFit Games.. JJönsson was among Games önsson w as am mong them,, but, according was ac cording to Glassman,, she w as in the wrong wr ong ccategory. ategory. way By w ay of his legal ccounsel, o ounsel, Glassman insists that JJönsson ö önsson holds advantage over an unfair f i advant d tage o ver other th ccompetitors. ompetitors. fundamental, “The fundament al,, ineluctable in neluctable fact is that a male ccompetitor ompetittor who has a sexx rreassignment procedure se eassignment pr ocedure still has a makeup physical genetic mak eup that cconfers o feers a ph onf hyysical physiological advantage over and ph hyysiological advan ntage o ver CrossFit attorney women,” Cr ossFit at ttorn t ney Dale Saran wrote wr ote last fall in rresponse espon nse to JJönsson’s önsson’s “That rrequest equest to ccompete. ompete. “Th hat Chloie may have emotionally, ma ay ha ave ffelt eelt herself em motionallyy, and bee a woman vvery ery cconscientiously, onscientiously i i ly, to ob heart, she in her hear t,, and that sh he ultimately underwent and under went the legal an nd other surgical procedures sur gical pr ocedures to ccarry arry that out, ccannot annot change that rreality. eallitty.”

Att 5-foot-4 A 5-ffoot-4 and 140-something 140-something pounds, p ounds, JJönsson, önsson, 35,, is similar s in many size to man ny ccompetitive ompetitivve ffemale emale e CrossFitters.

Cr ossFitttters. Her ttattoo-covered attto t o-cover e ed frame muscular,, but ccompact. is muscular ompaact. She shrugs about her physiology off ccomments omments ab out he er ph hyysiology offering over off ffering ffe i some undue d lleg leeg up o veer the h ccompetition. ompetition.

“That’s “That ’s based on a lott of misunderstanding, says, misunderst anding,” she sa ayys, dizzying rrecounting ecounting her diz zyingg leap into notoriety sitting Los notoriet ty while sit tting t a a ccafe at affe in L os Gatos,, straining to k keep Gatos eep p her brindled French bulldog, Charlie, from bolting.

Fr ench bulldo g, Charlie e, fr om b olting.

“Most criticism, I tune out. I still haven’t article about me..” ha aven’t rread ead a full ar ticlle ab out me The ccontroversy, ontroversy, while whiile cconnecting onnecting broad her with a br oad network netwo ork of supporters, supp orters, also outed her h as a something transgender woman,, so omething she kept k ept private to all but a ffew ew close family. friends and family y.

“It ccame ame down to a rreally eally tough choice: myy privacy or st standing choic e: m tanding up ffor o or myself, m yyselff,” JJönsson önsson says. saayys. “Iff I wanted wanted to believe fight ffor or what I b o elieve is right,, if I wanted battle, w anted to ttake ake on this bat b tttle, I had to givee something up up..” giv sense,, she had to In a sense o ccome ome out ffor or o second time.. a sec ond time Ass early as she ccan A an rremember, e ememb er, says, placee JJönsson önsson sa ayys, she ffelt eelt out ou ut of plac born-male body. in her b orn-male b odyy. Raised in Los older brothers, L os Gatos with ttwo w wo old der br others, always likee the o odd she alw ays y ffelt eelt lik dd one out.

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Teammates T eammates e ffell eell in lo love ove with JJĂśnsson, Ăśnsson,, too. too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hilarious,,â&#x20AC;? says â&#x20AC;&#x153;She â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hilarious saayyss Jason Jason Hatch, partner Morgan her training par tner att Mor gan CrossFit. lighthearted, Hill Cr C ossF Fit. it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super â&#x20AC;&#x153;S er li â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sup ghthear hth ted, t d always face. alw ayys with a smile on n her fac e. The only thing she ttakes akes seriously seriously is her training..â&#x20AC;? training Online,, JJĂśnsson developed Online Ăśnsson de veloped a Instagram garnered ffollowing. ollowing. Her Inst o agraam garner ed moree than 8,0 8,000 People mor 00 ffollowers. ollo o owers. P eople journey, ffollowed ollowed her â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ tness jo o ourney,â&#x20AC;? ccommenting ommenting on her work w workout out selďŹ es personal updates. and p ersonal rrecord ecord up pdates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even online,, her personality â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ev en online personalit e y and through, says sense off h humor ccomes omes thr h ough, hâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;? sa ayys Tole. clients,, T ole o . â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if yyou ou ttalk alk to o her clients theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re loyal. the yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eextremely xtremely lo yall. She works people have kicked with p eople who ha ave kick ed ccancer, ancer, special with autistic kids and other o sp ecial kids.. She has thee biggest hear heartt needs kids help people. and uses her job to hel lp p eople. Her aree completely her..â&#x20AC;? clients ar completely lo lloyal oyyal to her decided When JJĂśnsson Ăśnsson decid ded to sue CrossFit, Cr ossFit,, the ccompanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ompan nyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affiliate ggym ym y members byy her her.. owners and memb ers sto sstood od b ordered T-shirts, Some clients li or d ed der db bl k T black -shir hi ts, emblazoned their ffealty eealty emblazone ed in white letters: Chlo..â&#x20AC;? let ttters: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doing it ffor o or Chlo Ch hlo Chlo Qualifying Qualif fyying at rregionals egion nals ffor or o the televised 2013 CrossFit nationally tele vised 20 013 Cr ossFit was monumental, Games w as monumen ntal,, a ffeat eeat byy her â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ t fam, ccelebrated elebrated b fa â&#x20AC;? training clients.. Th The next buddies and clients he ne xt step was was any to rregister. egister. But she ccouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ou uldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ nd an ny information inf fo ormation in CrossFit CrossFit i rregulations egulations about ab out transgender ath athletes. hletes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The initial emails wer w weree anonymous, anon ymous,â&#x20AC;? JJĂśnsson Ăśnsson sa ssays. ayys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;W â&#x20AC;&#x153;We We ask asked ed what a transgender ath athlete hlete had to do to ccompete, ompete, lik likee off offer ffeer pr p proof oof of sur surgery, gery, that kind of thing thing..â&#x20AC;?

CrossFit Cr ossFit pressed pressed herr to identif identify fy herself. herself f. Onc Oncee she did,, th they hey immediately disqualiďŹ disqualiďŹ ed ďŹ ed her application applic ation to ccompete ompetee with other women,, holding that the ttheyy had an â&#x20AC;&#x153;obligation to pr protect otect the rights of all ccompetitors ompetitors and thee ccompetition ompetition itself. itself f.â&#x20AC;? The company compan ny lobbed lo obbed a snarky snark ky letter, let ttter, claiming she mis misunderstands sunderstands â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x153;the the human genome genomeâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;? and the basics of biolo biology. gy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chloie was waas born, born,, geneticallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as geeneticallyyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a mat matter ttter of fact factâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with â&#x20AC;&#x201D;with an X and a Y chromosome chr omosome and all of o the anatom anatomy my

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of a male of o the human rac race, e,â&#x20AC;? Saran, CrossFit a Cr ossFit athlete and eex-Marine, x-Marine, wrote wr ote to JJĂśnssonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ăś Ăśnsson â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at attorney, torney, Wauk Waukeen keeen McCoy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, notwithstanding any McC oy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;T Todaay, not withstanding an ny hormone therap ttherapyy or sur surgeries, geries, Chloie chromosome still has an n X and Y chr omosome â&#x20AC;Ś The prin principle nciple [sic] intent of the CrossFit Cr ossFit Games G is to determine the ďŹ ttest earth. ďŹ t tttest man n and woman on ear th. weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about heree What we â&#x20AC;&#x2122;rre rreally eally ttalking alking ab out her matter i a mat is tter t r off d deďŹ nition, ďŹ iti , off what h t it bee â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;femaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; means to b â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ffeemaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for for o purposes purposes of CrossFit Games..â&#x20AC;? the Cr ossFit Games

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;W â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;rre socially cond d diti ditioned d conditioned th hink to think ge gender in gender bina i . But B bi aries binaries. the science th here is there show wing g us showing th t thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s th that morre to it more h n that.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; h than International The Inte ernational Olympic Committee post-op C ommitttteee has allowed p ost-op trans athletes to ccompete ompete against their sincee 20 2004. identiďŹ ed gender g sinc 04. But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t w asnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t without with hout a ďŹ ght. More More than 15 ago,, the yyears ears ago t IOC IOC abandoned the practic practicee off using chr chromosomes omosomes to vverify eriffy se sexx and a eligibilit eligibility ty after ďŹ nding that some b born-female orn-ffeemale athletes tested positive p ositivve ffor orr a Y chr o chromosome. omosome. Instead, theyy measu the measure ure hormone le levels. vels. U Unless nless CrossFit Cr ossFit cconducted o onducted ak karyotype aryot otyype test on JJĂśnsson, Ăśnsson n,, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no w way ay ffor or the o organization or ganizatio on to know an anything nything y ab about out her chr chromosomal om mosomal mak makeup. eup.

The L Ladies ad dies Pr Professional offessional e Golf Association A ssociation n rrevised evised its rules in 2010 to allow tr transgender ransgender pla players ayeers after Lana L ana L Lawless, aw wleess, a retired retired police police offic officer, er, ccompeted ompeted in the league thr three ee yyears ears after se sex-reassignment x-reassignment e sur surgery. gery.

The Nation National nal C Collegiate ollegiate A Athletic thletic t Association A ssociation n (NC (NCAA) AA A) drummed up a similar p policy olicy in 2011,, allowing trans athle athletes etes under undergoing going hormone treatment tr eatment to ccompete ompete against their

â&#x20AC;&#x153;It w was as lik likee the biggest punch in the stomach stomach; h; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;v Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;vee ne never ver b been een told I ccouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do o something b because ecause I w was aas transgender, says. transgender r,â&#x20AC;? she sa ayys. together Pulling to ogether her ccase, ase, which was March Santaa Cruz w as ďŹ led in n Mar ch in Sant County Superior Court, C ountty Sup perior C ourt,, JJĂśnsson Ăśnsson prepared pr epared ass much as she ccould ould ffor o or the attention. decades, at tttention. After A nearly ttwo w wo dec ades, drop byy the Billy she decided d to dr op b Center D F kC DeFrank e t again. enter i mentally prepare â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried to o ment ally pr epare ffor or o unknown, says, sincee the unknow wn,â&#x20AC;? she sa ays y , â&#x20AC;&#x153;and sinc transitioned early, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I transition ned so early y, I didn â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay LGBT]] rreally eally st ay connected connected to [the LGBT was likee ccoming ccommunity. ommunitty. It rreally eally w as lik oming out again.â&#x20AC;? months back-and-forth Nine mo onths of back k-and-f fo orth attorney CrossFit with her at tttorney and Cr ossFit before passed b effor o e she ccommitted ommitted to the lawsuit.

Athletes shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have la aw wsuit. A tth hletes shouldn â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ha ave to themselves â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x153;outâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;? them â&#x20AC;&#x153;out h mselv lvees to ccompete, ompete, JJĂśnsson Ăś Ăśnsson argued. personal ar gued. Their Theeir p ersonal histories bee pr protected byy the franchise franchise.. should b p otected b The lawsuit charges CrossFit laaw wsuit char ges Cr ossFit with discrimination discriminat tion and intentional distress. inďŹ&#x201A;iction off emotional distr ess. As As the makes way through ccase ase mak es its w ay thr ough the ccourt, ourt, training..

JJĂśnsson Ăśnsson hass rredoubled edoubled her training â&#x20AC;&#x153;From December now, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fr om Dec D ember to now w, her performance level Tole p erfo ormancce le vel has tripled,â&#x20AC;? T ole o says. took sa ayys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible, in ncredible, and it to ok a lot hard work. off h hard wor rk. kâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;?

Barred Barr ed from frrom ccompeting ompeting in the CrossFit Games Cr ossFit Ga ames in JJuly, ulyy, JJĂśnsson Ăśnsson scored opens sc ored high h enough in the op ens to spot Games,, a land a sp ot at The Granite Games next similar eevent ven nt held ne xt month in St. Minn., Cloud,, Min nn.,, outside the aegis of the CrossFit brand.

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Weeks out from games,, she sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s W eeeks ou ut fr om the games â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoulder injuryy but eager to nursing a sh houlder injur The outpouring support ccompete. ompete. Th he outp ouring of supp ort from fr om other trans athletes and other CrossFit affiliatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x153;everyone Cr ossFit affi ffiliatesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x153;ever e yone o but CrossFit HQ, saysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has given Cr ossFit HQ Q,â&#x20AC;? she sa Q Qâ&#x20AC;? ayysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has giv en her a rrenewed enewed ffocus. ocus. love seeing people stand â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lo ve se eeing p eople st and up ffor o or themselves, Tole says. themselv es,â&#x20AC;? T ole sa o ayys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When she ďŹ rst was stressed had to ccome om me out,, she w aas str essed that leave.

Off ccourse we would ask a her to lea ave. O ourse was wrong. that w as completely completely wr ong. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in way this all the w ay together. together.â&#x20AC;? spotlight, overbearing The sp otlight,, o verb e earing at ďŹ rst, has only rreinforced eiinffo orced JJĂśnssonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ăśnssonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rresolve. esolve. donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t treatment, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I don â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want want special special tr eatment,â&#x20AC;? says. try. she sa ayys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just u the right to tr y.â&#x20AC;?

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Return of the Queens

ONA LOT MOORE, in earlier incarnations, was less refined, prone to tossing her wig off on a whim for dramatic effect or straying from the dance routine.

“Off-the-cuff, you could say, just making it up as I go along,” she—well, in this moment dressed down in skinny jeans and a polo, he, Ramon Reynaga Jr.—says outside of Crema Coffee Roasting Company. “I used to put on a crapton of makeup and think I looked fabulous. I swear to God, though, I was just a pig in a wig.” But having recently joined the cast of the longest-running drag queen show in Vegas, Reynaga’s focus after seven years entertaining club audiences in Silicon Valley as a man in a dress has shifted to precision.

“I’m an illusionist now,” he says, flitting his eyelids. “I have to look exactly like another woman, in this case Cher and Celine [Dion].”

With his long face, delicate frame and pronounced cheekbones, it’s a flawless transformation. A little shading, a full wig, a little tucking, a little tape and a fresh, close shave.

“She’s the consummate professional, a favorite around [the South Bay],” says Phil Archer, a retired drag queen, albeit a much burlier one who used to grace local stages as a hairy, bejeweled Bearina. “I really do think she’s the future of drag in Silicon Valley. She has the vision, the talent, the ability to connect with youth, which we desperately need.”

It was an art form for an oppressed community. Men, predominantly gay, dressed as sensationalized women for entertainment. The South Bay drag scene, once a thriving community of cross-dressing philanthropists, has faltered in recent years as the lead organization has taken a step back to restructure.

The Imperial Lion Royal Monarchy was formed in 1990 to raise money for nonprofits and give the gay community—victimized by political and police persecution in San Jose at the time—an outlet to express their dramatic side. It was an extension of a much older Imperial Court System started 45 years ago in San Francisco.

“It was a good introduction to drag, but also a very supportive group of people,” says Archer, 51, who was inducted in 2000 as Emperor 30, or Emerald Bear Millennium Emperor, and later granted a permanent role in the organization.

“In those early days, we didn’t have a lot of outand-proud role models.

But the monarchy not only introduced me to other gay people, it taught me how to put together fundraising events, write up business plans and find a public voice for our community.”

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“Oh, we’ll make a comeback,” promises Mona, who hosts an annual springtime Closet Ball fundraiser, where, to paraphrase, aspiring queens can make their debut as a caricature of all that is glamorous and womanly.

While the monarchy attempts to reorganize its cross-dressing kingdom, there’s a new reign in town. Therese Wonnacott, a former Vegas showgirl whom everyone calls Aunty Anita, held California’s first Panache Pageant, a drag show with categories across the sexual orientation spectrum. While gay men have tended to dominate drag, Aunty Anita, a transgender woman, wants to open the stage to trans queens and straight “faux queens.”

“Everyone welcome,” she says, with a grand sweeping gesture. “That’s my policy. This pageant is loud, over the top; it’s about glamor and beauty and style. If that’s your thing, you are going to shine.”

Mona Lot Moore and Alina Maletti-Galore will emcee at Silicon Valley Pride.

Aug. 17, Discovery Meadow, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. svpride.com.

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n LGBT Pride event by any other name— still a huge party with plenty to celebrate. And for its 39th year, the South Bay’s major Pride event will not only adopt a new name but also streamline the festivities.

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Taking the new, more geographically inclusive moniker “Silicon Valley Pride,” the festival (formerly known as San Jose Pride) takes place on Sunday, Aug. 17, at Discovery Meadow in downtown San Jose. As the festival rebrands, this year’s theme, “Honoring Our Past, Securing Our Future,” offers a nod to past accomplishments as well as continuing civil rights battles for LGBT equality.

In addition to its new identity, Silicon Valley Pride has changed the festival itself, reorganizing from an all-weekend event to a single day with a packed schedule. The festival’s trio of headliners, Kristine W, Cazwell and Deepa Soul, reflect the diverse lineup of live and DJ music.

Kristine W first topped U.S. dance/club charts 20 years ago with the single “Feel What You Want”—the first of 16 No. 1 singles so far.

Hip-hop/electro/pop artist Cazwell started getting noticed with 2003’s “All Over Your Face,” and cemented that fame as the host of numerous New York DJ parties. Deepa Soul draws on funk, soul, rock, blues and house influences, hit the Billboard Dance Top 3 this summer with her single “Feva.”

Silicon Valley Pride, Aug. 17, 10am-7pm at Discovery Meadow, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. Early-bird admission $10 in advance/$15 at the gate; ticket packages are $50-$300.

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HE BEVERAGE WORLD is a notoriously trendy one (see energy drinks, bubble tea, kombucha), but who saw a powdered-wig-era drink storming the scene? And one made with a healthy dose of vinegar, no less.

Shrubs are the buzzworthy bevy of 2014, a fruit-and-vinegar-based drink that dates back to colonial times. Shrub is derived from the Arabic word sharbah, which means "a drink"; "sherbet" and "syrup" also stem from the word. A modern-day shrub isn't a drink in itself but a syrup to which you add sparkling or still water. The vinegar helps preserve the syrup and adds a tart component to what could otherwise be a cloying drink.

At its best a shrub is about enjoying and extending the life of seasonal fruit. Shrubs use whatever fresh fruit is in abundance that needs to get used up before it gets too ripe. The sugar and vinegar in the drink means it will keep in the refrigerator for up to six months, so you can enjoy a taste of summer well into winter.

Not only a good way to preserve summer fruit, shrubs are popping up as cocktail mixers. Jack Rose Libation House in Los Gatos, for instance, serves the Scarlet Letter, which blends house-made plum shrub with Martin Miller’s English gin, Fee Brothers bitters and lemon oil.

Making your own shrub is easy. Start with a pound of ripe (or even overripe) fruit. Peaches, blackberries and strawberries are particularly good right now. Wash and quarter the fruit (blackberries don't need to be cut) and place in a large bowl.

Add one to two cups of sugar, depending on how sweet you want it.

Work the sugar in with your hands, but not so much the fruit becomes a pulp. A pinch of salt will accent flavors, and also help draw out liquid.

Let the mixture macerate on the counter for two to three days, stirring a few times a day. You want it to start to ferment, and you'll see bubbles start to appear.

Next, add your vinegar of choice. Rice wine and white wine vinegar are light and somewhat neutral. Sherry and balsamic vinegar will add their own flavors.

After adding the vinegar, combine and strain the mixture, and store in a bottle. Then pour a little of your shrub into a glass and top with water and ice, and enjoy.

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OME OF Sunnyvale’s workers now have extra incentive to stick around the office campus for lunch. Off the Stick Kabob Grill held its grand opening last Friday.

The new eatery is located in a maze of office and industrial complexes in Sunnyvale near Fry’s Electronics.

Off the Stick riffs on the fast casual build-your-own dish restaurant model, with grilled meats and veggies that diners can choose to add to bowls, pita pockets or salads. Diners can customize with sauces and addons like fire-roasted tomatoes or feta cheese.

OFF THE STICK KABOB GRILL Arques Square, 927 E. Arques Ave, Suite 121, Sunnyvale. offthestick.com

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IAGON ALLEY may have proven a magical place for a fictional wizard and his pals, but Samovar Alley, a real-life place (if only for a weekend), offers its own considerable charms.

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HAPPY HOUR DEALS M-F 3:30 to 6:30 PM Selected Tapas, Sangria, Beer, Cocktails & Wines

Visitors to the annual Assyrian Food Festival can drop by Samovar Alley to sample exotic teas, coffee and pastries. And the presence of the alley’s namesake—a baroque contraption that warms and dispenses tea—is sure make the whole experience that much more magical.

On the savory side of the menu, the festival serves a wide-ranging menu of Assyrian dishes, including kabobs—beef, chicken or veggie—traditional soups, dolmas, tabouleh Assyrian eggrolls and piroshki.

Though, as the name suggests, food may be the focus of the festival, it’s not the only one. The event also aims to highlight Assyrian culture, with art exhibits and music and dance performances. This community event also benefits local charities

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San Francisco Francisco psychedelic psyychedelic garagegaragepop band Sonny and the Sunsets is coming to Cafe Cafe Stritch—kicking Stritch—kicking off three the first of thr ee upcoming SStritch tritch shows booked byy the “boutique” “boutique” production company, (((folkYEAH!))) olkYEAH!))) pr oduction comp panyy, (((f Presents. from Pr esents. TTaking aaking cues c fr om past Francisco Sound" "San Fr ancisco So ound" pioneers, like Buffalo Springfield Buff alo Springfie ld and lo lo-fi fi artists frontman like Sebadoh,, fr onntman Sonny Smith eras adeptly fuses twoo er as of brilliant pop songwriting. Smith manages to evoke nostalgia while w deftly avoiding novelty the rrealm ealm of nove elty with his no-frills strumming, guitar strumming g, rrolling olling drums and The buzzing vocals. Th he rresulting esulting tunes ffeel eel modern and familiar familiar at once.. (JD)

BREAD D CLUB CLUB San Jose Ro Rock ock Shop 7pm, $6-$7

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The record record is raw raw and unabashed, with singer aand nd songwriter TTaylor aaylor confronting Bortner confr ronting inner demons directly, dir ectlyy, rather ratheer than through through irony ir ony and deflection. defl flection. Songs like ““Astraphobia” Astraphobia” and “Panic “Panic Defense” Defense” aree rrefreshing their ar efr f eshing hi g in i th i earnestness t demonstrate and demonst trate a confidence and thee material, even when security in th the material ffocuses ocuses on insecurity confusion. and confusio n. The guitar work is simultaneously hooky, simul taneoussly imprecise imprecise and hook y, Bortner’s while Bortner r ’s weaves shout-along narratives nar ratives about about days and nights figuree it all out. (JD) spent trying to t figur

THE WAR WAR AR OF THE WORLDS WORLDS Stanford Repertory Theater Stanford Thu–Sat, Thu–Sat t, 8 pm, Sat and Sun, 2 pm, August Augu ust 14 thru 224, 4, $15-$25 Moree thann half a century bef before Mor ore horror ffound-footage ound-foootage hor ror movies and documentary-style document tary-style sitcoms, Orson Welles’ blurred W elles’ blu urred the line between rreality eality andd fiction with his rradio adio drama, Thee W War Worlds. dr ama, Th ar of the W orlds. And plenty just as ple enty continue to be ffooled ooled headlines by fake fake he eadlines on social media, broadcast the 1938 Halloween H br oadcast managed to convince many that were aliens wer re actually invading. week, This week k the SStanford k, tanford Repertory pays Welles’ Theater pa ays homage to W elles’ punking of o America with a theatrical program. rrecreation ecreationn of the pr ogram. The play is part of the t company’s Orson Welles Festival, W elles Fes stival, which also ffeatures eatures starred films he ddirected irected and star red in.

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POETIC CODINGS COD DINGS San Jose Institute of Contempor ary Art Contemporary T u ue-Fri: 10am-5pm, Sa at:: 12 -5pm, Tue-Fri: Sat: 12-5pm, First Fridays: 10am-10pm, 10am-10pm, Thru Sep 6, Free Free The San Jose Institute off Contemporary Contempor ary Art is hosting hostting explores an exhibit which explor ess the intersection of the highlyy personal experience of ““apps apps as aart” rt” and experience the immersive experienc ce of the art installation. While videos videos and blown other projections projections are are blo wn up to viewer,r, gues guests envelop the viewer ts will also can be shown pieces they ca n view privately, privately y, holding a tablett in their

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CROSBY, CR O Y, STILLS OSB STILLS & NA NASH SH Sep 119 9 at City National Civic

SSYMPHONY YMPHO ONY SILIC SILICON ON V VALLEY: ALLE A Y: MUS SIC OF LED ZEPPELIN MUSIC Sep 220 0 at City National Civic

BEYOND BE YOND W WONDERLAND ONDERLAND Sep 2020-21 21 at SShoreline horeline Amphitheatr Amphitheatree

KATY KA ATY T PERR PERRY RY Sep 22-23 at SAP SAP Center Seep 22-23

DIANA R ROSS OSS Sept 2255 at City National Civic

ELTON EL LTON JOHN Oct 2 at SAP SAP Center

ENRIQUEE IGLE IGLESIAS/PITBULL SIAS/PITBULL Oct 14 at SSAP AP Center

HERB ALPER ALPERT T Nov 77-8 -8 at thee Montalvo Arts Center

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*stagee OTHELLO O THELLO Shakespeare’s tr Shakespeare’s tragedy agedy about a brave general br ave gener al whoo is never fully accepted by thosee in his adopted exploited home and the exp ploited love ffor or wife.

25-Aug his wif e.. Jul 25-Au ug 29.. $15-$20.

Park, Saratoga.

Sanborn County P ark, Sar atoga.

COMEDYSPORTZ COMEDYSPORTZT IMPROV IMPR OV COMEDY COMED DY Laugh until your stomach s hurts improvised at this impr ovisedd battle of audience-sourced wits, all audience-sourced and entire suitable ffor or the en ntire ffamily. amilyy. $12-$15.

Ongoing. $12 -$15.. CCamera amera 4, San Jose.

AGA AGAVE AV VE CCOMEDY OMEDY IN THE TEQUILA ROOM TE QUILA R OOM M Enjoy live stand upp comedy performed perf ormed at this rrestaurant estaurant and bar,, ffeaturing up-and-coming bar eaturing up-a and-coming comedians as seen n on shows like Late Conan O’Brian,, Lat te Night with Jay more.

Thru Leno,, and mor e. Th hru Aug 26.. $5.

Room, Agave TTequila eequila Roo m,, San Jose.

MONTY P PYTHON’S YTHO ON’S SPAMALOT SP AMALOT A comedic rretelling etellingg of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round TTable, aable,, this musical is based on the classic film, Montyy Python and the Holy Grail Grraail. Thru Au Augg 31.. $17 $17-$30.

-$30. $30.

Theater,r, San Jose.

City Lights Theater

*concerts *c oncerts e CCOGSWELL OGSWELL CCONCERTS ON NCERTS Spend your lunch lunchtime htime in P Palo alo Alto Al to with some lively, livelyy, toeThursday, tapping music. Every E Thursday y, 12-1pm.

Sept 12 -1pm. Thru Sep pt 11.

Valley, Vaalleyy, the Pacific Pacific Coast, Coastt,, Columbia River and Oregon Oregon and more. m e. Thru mor Aug 17.

177. Wed-Sun, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, 11am-5pm,, Thu, 11am-8pm. Stanford.

Stanford.. “Mapping “M Mapping Edo,”” archival archival maps,, prints priints and paintings of Edo-periodd Japan (1615-1868).

(1615--11868). Thru Sep 7.

7. Stanford.

Stanford.

CHILDREN’S DISC DISCOVERY OVERY MUSEUM “SStoryland: A Trip “Storyland: Trip r Thr Through ouugh Childhood Favorites,”” a that summertime exhibit th hat brings children adults childr en and adul ts into intto the picturee world of seven belovedd pictur books. book s. Thru Sep 12.. Sann Jose.

HISTORY MUSEUM HISTORY GATOS OF LLOS OS GA ATOS Where Everybody Kno Where Knows ows YYour oour Name: A History of LLocal ocal Watering W atering Holes, May 31-Oct 31.

HISTORY HIS TORY P PARK ARK SSAN AN N JOSE “Shirlie Montgomery: Picturing San Jose Since 1938,”” April 14-Dec 14 -Dec 14.

LLOS OS GA GATOS ATOS CCOMPANY OMPANY “Zulugrass Jewelry Ga “Zulugrass Gallery,” alleryy,,” ffeaturing eaturing the colorfull clothing adorned and ornaments adorn ned by the Great Maasai tribe of the G reat Rift Valley V alley of KKenya enya and Ta TTanzania. a anzania.

SSAN AN JOSE MUSEUM M OF AR ART T “David Levinthal: Makee Believe,” works photographer work ks by b photogr h t aphe her David D id Levinthal. May 8-Nov 30.

3 Fisher “Legacy: The Emily Fish her Landau Collection,”” Junn 5-Sep 11am-5pm, 15. TTue-Sun, uue-Sun, 11am-5pm m, closed Mon. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM SAN M OF QUILTS TEXTILESS QUIL TS & TEXTILE

CAFFE FRA FRASCATI SCA AT TI

“InternationalTTECHstyle “International ECHstylee Art Biennial 3,”” thru Nov 9.. ““Vel Veel Garrick: Watercolor Gar rick: Conversational W aatercolor Quilts,” Quil ts,”” thru Nov 9.. “Forming “Form ming our Lives,”” thru Sep 14.

“South Lives Lives, 14. “Sou Souuth First 12-9pm.

Fridays,”” 12 -9pm.. San Jose.

Joose.

Opera Night. Firs Opera First st Friday of every month. Sann Jose.

TRITON TRIT ON MUSEUM OF O AR ART T

*operaa *oper *art MUSEUMS ART MUSEUM OF ART O LLOS OS GATOS GA ATOS “Hot Spot: Bay Area Area e SStudio tudio Glass,” artworkss by various artists glass artwork artists, workss fr from including work rom Bonny Hooly City Art Doon Art Glass, Holy Glass and LLundberg undberg SStudios. tudios. Jun Gatos.

8-Aug 224.

4.. LLos os Gat tos.

CANTOR CANT OR AR ARTS TS CENTER “Carleton W “Carleton Watkins: atkinss:: The Stanford Stanford photographs Albums,”” photogr a by aphs Watkins CCarleton arleton W atkins of o YYosemite osemite o

“Ron Dell’ Dell’Aquila: Aquila: Photo Photography tographyy,,”” “Salm ma Aratsu: Aratsu: Aug 10 to Nov 16.. “Salma Paintings P a aintings s,” ,” Aug 10 to N Nov 16.

Santa Clara.

Clara.

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by Ben Leone. “Wir s,” Oliver’s one-of-a-kind ’s one-of-a-k Jason Oliver ind trees from wiree usin using tr ees made fr om wir ng organic materials. rrecycled ecycled and or ganic mate erials.

Special Guest vocalist Christopher Michael, the Fridays “Sober Junkie.” First Friday ys only.. San Jose. only

DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN Y YOGA OGA SHA SHALA ALA “San Shui,”” paintings by Altice Russell Al tice Case.

Case. San Jose.

Joose.

FILOLI FIL OLI Jun 17 17-Aug -Aug 224.

4. W Woodside. oodside.

FIRST T FIRST TO O MARKET RESTAURANT RE STAURANT CCall all ffor or inf info. o. San Jose.

GALLERY GALLER Y SSARATOGA ARA ATOGA Call ffor Call or inf info. o. Big Basin W Way, ayy, Saratoga.

Sar atoga.

GALLERY GALLER Y 290 2905 5 Call ffor Call or inf info. o. Universal Med Media dia Access, A ccess, San Jose.

GOOD KARMA CAFE CCall all ffor or inf info. o. San Jose.

HIGHER FIRE CLA CLAYSPACE AYSPACE C “Czway W Wayz,” ayz,” ceramic ceramic works woorks Jose..

by Mattie Leeds. San Jose

KALEID GALLER GALLERY RY “States of Being”” by KKushlani “States ushlani explores different Jayasinha explor es diff erent from perspectives fr om influencess of mechanics.

Buddhism to quantum mech hanics.

“Inclinations”” by John KKurtyka “Inclinations urtykaa plays color on digital media create to cr eate a meaningful visuall metaphor.. Thru Aug 29.. San Jose. metaphor J

MEZCAL MEZ CAL Art by JJ.. Danniel. Mezcal Restaurant, Restaur ant, San Jose.

MONTALVO MONT ALVO AR ARTS TS CENT CENTER ER “Fun & Games: Six Artists Wellbeing,” ellbeing,” Consider Play and W workss by local and work international artists that play, explore, invite visitors to play y, explo ore, create.

Thru participate, and cr eate. Th ru Saratoga.

Oct 31. Sar atoga.

GALLERIES

PACIFIC P ACIFIC AR ART T LEA LEAGUE GUE

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“Wet P “Wet Paint,” aint,” work workss by Palo Alto. contributing artists. P alo Al A to.

“A Human Race,” wor “A works ks by Israeli-based street Zeroo Isr aeli-based str eet artist artist Zer Cents. Thru Sept 13. SSan an Jose.

ART AR T ARK GALLER GALLERY Y “Repetitive SStress,” tress,” work w workss by Jose. various artists. San Jo ose.

BRUNI BR UNI GALLER GALLERY RY Jazz-related art by Bru Jazz-related Bruni uni Sablan.

Mon-Sat, 1-6pm. San Jose.

J

PALO P ALO AL ALTO LTO AR ART T CENTER R “Between Dr Dreams eams and Nightmares,” Nightmar es,” mixed-mediaa drawings Harel. dr awings by Dana Har el.

Jun 13-Sep 13-Sep 77.. “Containers Community,” ceramic of Community y,,” cer amic Ehren installation by Ehr en TTool oool and a local contributors, honoring loc al veterans.

Palo Alto. veter ans. Jul 1-Sep 77.. P alo Al to.

MARGE M ARGE IN CHARGE: CHARGE E: M Marge’s arge’s T Tavern avern once occupie occupied ed the corner of Alma 40s.. The part and d Almaden Al d in i the th 1930s 1 and d 40s Th photo h t is i par rtt off the th exhibit, hibit Where Wh Your Name: Local Watering Holes, Everybody Knows Y o N our ame: A History of L ocal W atering H oless, now History Los Gatos.. showing at the Histo ory Museum of L os Gatos PHANTOM PHANT OM AR ART T GALLERI GALLERIES ES “Definitely Not Digital,” an abstract excursion into the abstr act and surreal sur real by artist TTom oom Dytko.

“Cuba paintings “C uba Dozen,” acrylic painti ings inspired lifee by Ju Judy dy inspir ed by Cuban Cuban lif Rookstool.

"California" Rook stool. "C alifornia" new w workss by Alexandria KKerekez, work erekeez, Market. thru Aug 20.

20 95 South Mark ket ket.

San Jose.

PHO69 PHO6 9 Watercolors by Made’ Watercolors Made’ Suke Sukerti rti Berg.

Ber g. San Jose.

PSYCHO P SYCHO DONUT DONUTSS Works by John Renzel, Lace Works Lacey ey Murphy Bryant, Nicolas CCaesar, aesar, Mur phy Adams, Christine Benjamin,, Foley, Borja, Michael Foley y, Michael Borja a, Valery V alery Milovic, CCarlos arlos Villez,, Joyner,, Laur Lauraa CCallin Eric Joyner allin Bennett, John Hageman an andd McColley.

Robert McColley y. San Jose.

SAN JOSE INS SAN INSTITUTE TITUTE OFF ART CCONTEMPORARY ONTEMPORARY AR T “Poetic Codings,”” installatio “Poetic installations ons by various artists. Thru Sep 6. “Iterations “Iterations & Assertions,” Assertions,”” workss by Amy Ellingson. Th Thru work ru Sep 13. Tue-Fri, Tuue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

SLIDING DOOR CCOMPANY OMPANY Y “One Thousand Thousand Project,” workss by Jason Pr oject,” work McHenry.. San Jose.

McHenry

SOUTH FIR FIRST ST BILLIARDSS "Art Lifer" "Art Lifer" by Alfr Alfredo edo Reyess and Debbie Doherty with music from from DJ Mystik Mike..

MESHcollective ““Assemble!”

Assemble!” a MESHcollecti ive

show. Works show.

Works by various artists.

San Jose.

SPARTAN SP ARTAN POP UP GALLER GALLERY Y A group group exhibit of 30 artists

by San Jose State State University's Fine Art students and alumni.

San Jose SState. tate.

STUDIO R STUDIO ROCK OCK CLIMBING GGYM YM

through through galleries, museums and independent businesses featuring featuring exhibitions and special performances, performances, including Street Street Eats & Live Beats at Parque Parque De Los Los Pobladores.

Pobladores. First Friday of the Month. Venues Venues along S. First street street and throughout throughout downtown San Jose.

“Petrified,” work “Petrified,” workss by Andy Wallace.

W allace. San Jose.

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In conjunction with South First presents esents Fridays, the SVMF pr Anna Maria Mendieta. Ms. Mendieta, the principal Sacramento harpist with the Sacr amento performed Philharmonic, has perf ormed as a soloist and as a member with many symphony orchestras or chestras and chamber music groups country.. gr oups across across the country

“Steve Haman,” works “Steve works about his inspiration from inspir ation fr om nature, nature,, holistic healing,, and metaphysical properties pr operties of life. life.. “TechGYRLS, “TTeechGYRLS, Women W omen of the Future” Future” works works by TTechGYRLS eechGYRLS of Willow Glen and Hoover Middle Schools.. San Jose.

WORKS W ORKS SSAN AN JOSE "Flesh Fr Frosting," osting," by mul multimedia timedia presents artist Shaun Benak pr esents a juried exhibition of TT-shirt --shirt designs. Thru Aug 23, San Jose.

ZERO ZER O 1 GARAGE GARAGE “The Operature” Operature” by Anatomical Theatres Theatr es of Mixed Reality (ATOM-r) presents (A ATOM-r) pr esents innovative performance perf ormance artists who are are pushing the boundaries of culture. di it l cul digital ltur t e. First Fi t Fridays F id only, only y, San Jose.

*events *e vents SOUTH FIR FIRST ST FRIDAY FRIDAY ARTWALK AR TW WA ALK A self-guided evening tour

STA STARLIGHT ARLIGHT CINEMA CINEMASS MOVIE SUMMER OUTDOOR MO VIE SERIESS SERIE Summer outdoor movie series themed “Best of the ‘80s.”

“Gremlins” “Gr emlins” on Aug 13. Every Wednesday W ednesday night, 7pm, Saint Park Pedro James P ark or San P edro Squaree Market, San Jose.

Squar

SUMMER OUTDOOR MO MOVIE VIE SERIESS NIGHT SERIE City of Mountain View View’s ’s summer outdoor movie series shows “The LEGO Movie”” with popcorn and light Movie rrefreshments. efreshments. Aug 15, 8:30pm.

Park, Rengstorff P ark, View..

Mountain View

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FAMILY F A MILY TIME TIME Suma S Suman an (T (Tannishtha Tannishtha a i hth Chatterjee) Ch tt j ) and dM Mahendra ahendra h d (R (Rajesh ajesh j hT Tailang) ailang) il ) are a the th parents t off the th boy b from earning support family. who goes missing fro om a factory where he was ear ning some money to help supp port his family y.

Siddharth h follows a man n on his journey y through India a searching missing searchi ing for his miss sing son BY B Y RICHARD V VON O N BUS BUSACK ACK

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FILM doesn’t doesn’t exist that’ss large enough that’ to take in all alll of India, but Richie Mehta, Mehta, director, and director r, writer an d location Siddharth, manager for Siddh harth, got a good portion of it. His nighmelodrama-free completely melodr rama-free quest film is in the e neo-realist trad tr ad taken from Italian Ita alian models like The Bicycle Biicycle Thief.

Thief.

The stor storyy tells of an unimaginable u tragedy y, yyet et it ’s not an or o dinary eexposé xposé tragedy, it’s ordinary of a dysfunctional so society. ciety. Y You o ou ccan an ffocus ocus on the individual rreactions eactions and

ttake ake in a sense sen nse of hop hopee and enduranc endurance. e.

Mahendra Tailang— M Mahend h dra Saini S i i (Rajesh (R j h T aailang— il who eexemplifies xemp plifies what Gene uncommonness Hackman ccalled alled the unc ommonness of a ccommon omm mon man) seeks his 12-year-old That’s vanished 12 2-year- old son. That ’s the background, fforeground. o oreground d. In the back ground, Mehtaa seem seems heree what Meht ms to eexpress xpress her some say ou hear so yyou ome Indians sa ay about ab out homeland: theree is a their home eland: that ther serene pattern ser ene pat t tern underneath all the strife serenity never strif fe and chaos—a c ser enity ne ver to bee mist mistaken b aken e ffor or o complacency. complacencyy. scene One sc en ne that sticks: Mahendra from from om is on a bus far fr om his home fr stopped, Traffi Delhi. Traffic ffic has stopp ed, eeveryone veryone about gets out off their ccars ars and mills ab out fiesta. on the rroad, oad d, a small fiest a. Mahendra walks railroad crossing w alks out to t the railr oad cr ossing better look to get a b ettter lo ok at the train

that’s speeding Tailang that ’s sp eeding in. T aailang eexpresses xprresses the ccombination ombination of ffeelings—the eelings—t e the dismay frustration ffor o or his plight, the disma d ay he’ll of seeing a faster world than he h ’ll underneath eever ver eexperience xperience and, undernea ath it, adventure he rregisters egisters the stirring of adv e entur e life previously during the ccourse ourse of a lif fe pr eviously v survival. limited to strict sur vival. lives Dehli’ss Ka Kailash Mahendra liv es in Dehli’ ailash Colony, day, C olony, making less than $5 a da d ay, living with his wif wife children fe and childr e en furnitureless cubbyhole. in a furnitur eless cubb yhole. A large earthenware serves lar ge ear thenware jar ser ves ffor o or plumbing.. Lik Likee the deliv deliverymen plumbing erymeen in background hee the back ground of The LLunchbox, unchbox, o h specific job.. Mahend Mahendra has a vvery ery sp ecific job dra tinker er in the field of fixing is a tink zippers, zipp ers, plying his trade on thee street address eet with a small public addr str ress Ass his daugh daughter ssystem ystem he ccarries. arries. A hter growing, dowry, is gr owing, in need of a dowr y, his Siddharth short) goes son Siddhar th (Siddu ffor o or shor t go t) es Ludhiana cityy some 20 200 miles to L udhiana cit 0 mi les temporary boy aaway way ffor o or temp orar y work. Thee b oy (Irfan (Ir fan Khan) plans to rreturn eturn when w Diwali starts. doesn’t. the Diw ali ffestival estival e st ar ts. He do o esn’t.

When phoned (at gr great eat eexpense), xpensse),

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factory’s boss—a the factor y’s b oss—aa friend of a ccousin—says ousin saayys Siddu left ousin— l weeks ago. ago.

There’s Ther e’s little little trace trace of the lost son. gossipyy chai vvendor One gossip en ndor passes on he’s heard novelthat he ’s hear d Victor Viicto or Hugo no velworthy kidnapped ed wor thy fates aawait wait kidnapp k children. childr en. Eventually Eventuallyy Mahendra placee called wheree learns of a plac callled Dongri wher boys gather.. Hiss only pr problem lost b oys gather oblem is that he ccan’t an’t find it. differs from melodrama Siddharth diff ffeers fr rom melo drama has in that Mahendra ha as some rrecourse: ecourse: police officer, not encouraging, ap olice offic er, if no ot enc ouraging, is enough, ccompassionate ompassionate enou ugh, rreminding eminding labor poor him that child lab orr is a p oor schools.

Theree substitute ffor o or publicc scho ols. Ther aree a ffew looking ar ew institutions institution ns lo oking out runaways, including ffor or o runa aways y , includ ding a national line—all telephone hot line — of this is —all Siddharth’s service-message Siddharth ’s public ser r vice-message side.. A Ass a stranger stranger,, Mahendra side M is treated perhaps moree respect tr eated with p erhap ps mor resp ect wanderer would here. than a w anderer wo ould get her e. A driver him, ttaxi axii driv d i er blesses bl hi i calling im, calling lli him hi “brother.” street “br other.” The str eett kids he meets call call him, respectfully, respectfullyy, “Uncle-ji.”

“Uncle-jji.”

Theree are Ther are humiliations, humiliaations, but they they serve ser ve as the film’s film’s surprises—a su urprises—a mean practical jokee pla played byy the b boss practic al jok ayed db oss of a prime str street eet vending vendiing area area outside station. the train st ation. (This (Th his extortionist extortionist gold-hearted turns gold-hear ted llater, ater, though this bee a plo ployy to ge get ccould ould b et Mahendra factoryy owner, into debt.) And the factor owner, bee ffattened fat d with i h child hild lab llabor, b or, might i h b tened disappearance: in on the disapp earaance: he tells Mahendra nastily to o go home and go makee a ne new mak w son. elemental If this is the stuff of element al tragedy, played byy tragedy y, it’s it’s pla ayed with w rrestraint estraint b Tannishtha Chatterjee T annishtha Chat terjjee as Suman, the mother of the famil family: she’s y: she ’s as natural precise anyy ac actor and pr ecise as an ctor seen in an argue Indian film. You You o ccould ou uld ar gue that heavy cityscapes—a the film is hea avvy with witth cit yscapes—a director dir ector showing off ff his rremarkable emarkable eeye ye for fo or street street scenes, scenes, for fo or directing directing non-professionals, non-pr offessionals e , and an nd ffor o or capturing capturing Mumbai’s the alienation of Mu umbai’s new new hovering above haze.. But towers ho vering ab ove the haze India is the far side of o the world, it’s our futuree will b bee and it ’s also what ou ur futur like, lik e, and I personally p ersonallyy ccouldn’t ouldn’t get enough. Mehta’s Mehta’s calm calm m ccontrol ontrol and makee thiss a highlight of eexpert xpert eeye ye mak summer’ss mo movies. the summer’ viees.

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(R; 100 min.) miin.) The Irish import CCalvary alvary Jesus’’ last climb as a week rre-stages e-stages Jesus Irish on the Iris sh coast, with a baffled accidentall martyr; he’s accidenta he’s played by the great Brendan gr eat Br en ndan Gleeson. His Father James is a priest of County Sligo; as here, serves told her e, the town he ser ves has pretty much pr etty mu ch given up on CCatholicism atholicism informed as a bad joke. jooke. James is inf ormed by parishioner a parishio ner (whose fface ace he cannot confessional see in the conf essional booth) that Sunday, he is to bee shot next Sunday y, an innocent who w will die as punishment or all the pedophiliac rrapes ffor apes the covered bishops co overed up. The Father figuree out who his has a week weeek to figur assassin might m be. Suspicions arise director/writer that dir ector/writer John Michael McDonaghh was doing what novelist Patrick P atrick McGinley MccGinley does—that is, to bleakly have a ble eakly comedic study of Irish rural rur al awfulness awfuulness held together by a less-than-airtight murder mystery.. less-than-airtight mur der mystery aree anything but SStill, till the ssuspects till, uspects ar They usual. The ey include Chris O’Dowd as a cuckold who runs a grisly butcher ineffable Moran shop, and the ineff able Dylan Mor an millionaire as a millio onaire swine, boozing away the shamee of having driven the economy straight aight into the bog.

Irish econ omy str (Opens Fr Fri.) ri.) (RvB)

THE EXPE EXPENDABLES ENDABLES 3 (PG-13; 12 (PG-13; 126 6 min.) The all-star mercenary mer cenaryy team gets an origin story sequel, in this seq quel, which finds Barney (Sylvester crew (S ylvester SStallone) tallone) and the cr ew squaring off o against SStonebrook tonebrook Gibson), (Mel Gibso on), an arms dealer—who co-found happens to t have helped co-f ound Expendables. the Expen ndables. (Opens Fri.)

THE GIVE GIVER ER (PG-13; 944 min.) The Dude—Jeff (PG-13; that Giver,, Bridges, th hat is—plays the Giver drama who mentors menttors a boy in this dr ama utopian about a ut topian society in which questions a boy que stions his assigned rrole. ole. ((Opens p Fri.) Fr ri.))

LET’S BE CCOPS OPS (R; 104 min.) min.) Damon W Wayans ayans Jr Jr.. and Jake Johnson J star as buddies dressing who, afterr dr essing up as cops costume party, ffor or a costu ume party y, decide to impersonate impersona ate police officers. That well goes as w ell as expected. (Opens Fri.

SIDDHARTH SIDDHAR RTH (Not rrated; atedd; 96 min.) See rreview eview on page 33 (O (Opens Opens Fri.)

WHAT WHA AT IF He, W Wallace allacce (Daniel Radcliff Radcliffe), e), is a med-school dropout med-scho ool dr opout with issues adulterous about his adul terous parents. parents. She, (Zoe Chantry (Z Zoe KKazan) azan) is an animator wistful guardian with a wis stful little cartoon guar dian avatar around her.. angel avat tar flittering ar ound her The city: Toronto Tor o onto when it sizzles, steaming like a pot of clams under a

thick la layer ayer of humidity humidity.. The question: can a boy b and a girl be friends without withou ut it developing into something moree serious? mor s If you’ve ever ffound ound something someth hing rrepulsively epulsively sexist about riddle, that rid ddle, Michael (Goon) Dowse Dowse’s ’s What If If isn isn’t ’t going to give you a new reason Vastly reason e to answer it. V astly unfunny, anal-aggressive wisecracks unfunnnyy, anal-aggr essive wisecr acks chatter chatter away; the dialogue’s dialogue’s aimed at the other actors, mostly not acknowledging acknow wledging them, which makes this film quipper’s m look like a quipper ’s version of Tourettes.

Toourrettes. Kazan’s Kazan’s Chantry (pronounced “Gentry,” that’s (pronoounced “Gentry y,,”” and that ’s likely no figuree n accident)—has to figur out wh whether hether to hang on to her dull bo boyfriend (Rafee Spall has the oyfriend (Raf unenviable unenviiable rrole) ole) who moved off to Ireland Irelandd ffor or work. That leaves—as a br brake Wallace akee on Chantry and W allace gettingg together—Chantry’s cousin, a squa squandered theree ndered Adam Beach, ther to dr drop opp some Urban Dictionary neologisms neologgisms to amuse the boys who wer weree dr dragged w agged into this rromomcom. Radcliffe R Radcliff e looks looks like he’s he’s been working workinngg out, and the muscles and the stu stubble ubble make the Pride of Hogwarts Hogwaarts look a little uncanny— insteadd of Hugh Granting Granting it, he’d he’d be better off trying to join the or order der of Joaquin Joaquin Phoenix. KKazan azan is alluring, particularly particuularly in a drunk-dialing scene, but he herr inability to make up her mind makes m it questionable whether her cha character eally has one in the aracter rreally first pl place. ace. (Opens Fri.) (RvB)

Revivals Re vivals AIRPLANE! AIRPL LANE! (1980) An inspir inspired, ed, 1,000-joke burlesque burlesq que of a bunch of doomedfrom flight movies, m fr om the Airportt series to less-well-remembered less-well-remembered whiteknucklers knucklers like Zer Zeroo Hourr and Fate Is the Hunter.

H Hunter r. Airplane! spawned a litterr of terrible terrible satires, satires, but this original Peter originaal has Robert Stack, Stack, P eter Graves parodying odying Gravess and Leslie Nielsen par the strong-jawed strong-jawed characters characters that previously previouusly made their ffortunes. ortunes ortunes.

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THE BRIGHT B SHA SHAWL WL (1923) Edwar Edwardd G. Robinson debuts, ejoicinng in the name “Domingo rrejoicing Escobar,” Escoba ar,” in a star star-packed packed rromance omance Havana unrest of Hav ana during the political unr est of the 1850s. Robinson is a CCuban uban evoluttionary involved in the triangle rrevolutionary between heartthrob betweeen silent-days heartthr ob Richardd Barthelmess (a Yankee Richar Yankee a adventurer), advent turer), Mary Astor, Astor, the wellbred sister Dorothy br ed si ister of a chum, and Dor othy much-admired Gish ass the much-admir ed dancer Clavel” “La Cla avel”” (The CCarnation). arnation). William

Powell P ow well is the villainous Spanish authority aut thority whose honor must be satisfied sat isfied with a duel. Dennis James Wurlitzer at the t W urlitzer (Plays Aug 20 in Palo Alto P alo Al to at the Stanford Stanford Theatre.)

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(RvB)Charlie (Rv vB)Charlie Chan at the Olympics/ Hound Baskervilles Hou und of the Basker villes (1936/1939) (193 36/1939) In pursuit of a stolen secret sec cret autopilot device, Chan (Warner (W a arner Oland) flies to Berlin via the Hindenburg Hin ndenburrg, where, where, coincidentally coincidentally, y, Lee, Leee, his Number One Son (Keye (Keye Luke) Lukke) is swimming for for the USA USA in thee ’36 Olympics. SStock tock ffootage ootage of Jesse Jesse Owens makes its appearance, appearance, butt not a swastika to be seen in this voyage voyyage into the heart of Naziana: thee film industry was still neutral. neutral.

As elsewhere, “Truth, As Chan says elsewher e, “T Trruth, like football, kickss bef before foootball, receives receives many kick ore reaching reaching goal.”” However things get dangerous danngerous when a nest of spies gets their theeir hands on Lee. A bit sprawling, sprawling, thanks thaanks to the amount of ground ground being being covered; covered; some help from from Kathryn sultry Katthryn de Mille as a sul try fox fox furcovered covvered spy. spy. BILLED WITH WITH The Hound of the t Baskervilles.

Baskervilles. The devil-dogg haunts hau unts a dissolute family; family; Holmes (Basil (Baasil Rathbone) and Watson Watson (the arch-duffer arch-duffer Nigel Bruce) investigate.

(Plays 14-15 Palo Alto (Plaays Aug 14 -15 in P alo Al to at the Stanford Stanford Theatre.)

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THE FOUR THE FOUR FEA FEATHERS/ AT THERS/ ONE ON NE MORE RIVER (19339/1934) A cowar (1939/1934) cowardd (John Clements) Cle ments) rresigns esigns his commission as an officer when his rregiment egiment ships outt to Egypt to quell a rrebellion, ebellion, then figures figu ures a plan to redeem redeem himself. himself. KKey ey Victoriana production Vic toriana with lavish pr oduction values valu ues (it provided provided stock footage footage decades’’ worth of films). BILLED ffor or decades WITH W ITTH One Mor Moree River. A tale of divorce, it’s divoorce, it ’s James Whale’s Whale’s version of John Gallsworthy’s finale fr from J om thee Forsyth trilogy. trilogyy. The cast includes Colin Colin Clive, C. Aubrey Aubrey Smith (a highlight highlight of the Four Feathers) and a rare rar a e film appearance appearance by Shaw’s Shaw ’s favorite Patrick favorite Mrs. P atrick Campbell, Campbell, as thee lady who watches the scandal unfold.

16-17 Palo Alto unffold. (Plays y Augg 1617 in P alo Al to at the t Stanford Stanford Theatre.)

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Burroughs gorrillas. Bur roughs ffans ans still squawk, butt it it’s ’s a witty film with lots of chemistry cheemistry in it, essential ffor or the keeping keeeping of this pulp-fiction giant alive.

18-19 Palo Alto alivve. (Plays Aug 1819 in P alo Al to at thee Stanford Stanford Theatre.)

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ROCKABILLY R OCK A BILLY NOBILITY NOBILIT Y W Wanda anda Jackson brings her decades of experien experience nce playing coun country, Club.. ntry y, rockabilly and rock & rolll to the Blank Club

The ‘‘Q ‘Queen Queen of R Rockabilly’ ockab billy’ took notess from m The King and inspired i generations women gene erations of wom men rockers BY B Y RICHARD RICHA ARD FAULK FAULK

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HE A ANNALS NNALS of popular music mus sic teem with ersatz nobility: nob bility: self-proclaimed dukes, d duk k , kings kes ki and d princes.. Bu Butt no one deserves princes more Wanda her title mo ore than W anda Queen Rockabilly..

JJackson, ackson, Qu ueen of Rockabilly Although sh she he had only one US rrock ock & rroll oll o hit t— —1960’s “L ett’s Ha ave a hit—1960’s “Let’s Have P artyy”— —Jackso on n’s seminal rrockabilly ock kaabilly Party”—Jackson’s singles ar zed b aree priz prized byy aficionados aficionados.. Fans of her straight t--ttaalkingg, har d-rocking straight-talking, hard-rocking st age p ersona include i Bob Dylan,, Elvis stage persona C ostello ll and d JJack a k White ack hi . F emale l ar tists Costello White.

Female artists as div verse e as A d ,P dele am T illis and Cyndi diverse Adele, Pam Tillis L auper ha ave ac cknowledged her as an Lauper have acknowledged inspiration and d a pioneer in a field that has often b een n un nw welcoming to women. been unwelcoming A Jackso on is still on the rroad oad Att 76,, Jackson and making ne ew fans new fans.. She brings her eextensive xxtensivve ccatalog atalog of rrockabilly, ock kaabillyy, ccountry ountry

an and nd gosp gospel el tunes to the Blank Club on o A ugust 15.

August Although JJackson ackson w aasn n’t ’ born born wit th a wasn’t with gu uittaar in her hand,, it didn ’t ttake ak ke longg ffor o or guitar didn’t he er to pick one up w her up.. “I think I got it when Iw as a six,” the country country and rrockabilly ock kaabillyy was sin nger/songgw writer sa ayys of the her firstt six singer/songwriter says str ringg. “But I didn n’’t rreally eally learn much h till string. didn’t Iw as a se eveen.” was seven.

It ma ay have haave b een ine evvittaable that sh he may been inevitable she st a t pla ar ayyingg. JJackson’s ackson’s music caal rroots oots run start playing. musical de eep. On the phone fr om her home deep. from in n Oklahoma Cit ty she rrecalls eccaalls her earl ly City early in ntrroduction to the ccountry-swing ountry-sw wing introduction da ance bands of her 1940s childho od. “I dance childhood. us sed to go to the danc es with mothe er used dances mother an nd daddy y,” JJackson ackson sa ayys. ““Almost Almost eevery A veery and daddy, says. w week keend. By the time I w as a six or se eveen, weekend. was seven, I’ d hear rd all of the gr eat western sswing w win ng I’d heard great ba ands. … I lo oveed the girls in the band d bands. loved m of all,, b most eccaause the eyy’d dress dress all fla ash hy because they’d flashy in n their W eestern out tfits fi . And the eyy’d Western outfits. they’d yyodel. odel. In m oung mind,, I’ o d think, myy yyoung I’d ‘Iff I’m going to b singerr, I got to t bee a girl singer, le earn to yyodel. odel.’” learn JJackson ackson ne ever e got into yyodeling, odeling, never

but she did rise quickly in i Oklahoma a’s Oklahoma’s ccountry ountry sc ene. After win nning a ttalent aalent scene. winning ccontest ontest at age g 15,, Jackson Jackson n had a radio show w, a record reecco ord ccontract ontract and a w aas making show, was tele vision app earances all a b effo orre television appearances before graduating fr om high sc chool in 1955. from school That ’s the yyear eear she st a ted touring ar g, That’s started touring, and,, as fate would ha ave it,, w aas pair red e have was paired with a ccertain eertaain yyoung oung ma o an fr om T upelo, man from Tupelo, whose h yybrid black-hillbilly black k--hillb billy sound and hybrid pr ovocaativve st age mo oveess wer arting to provocative stage moves weree st starting send sho ck w avees across acrosss the nation. shock waves bee “Elvis cconvinced on nvinc v ed me I needed to b new music,,” JJackson singing this ne ew kind off music ackson says, was apprehensive sa ayys, rrecalling ecalling that she w as a appr ehensivve King’ss advic advice didn’t of the King’ ce at first. firrst. “I didn n’’t think I ccould, ould,, but he cconvinced on nvvinced me that I ccould. ould. o ” Like Elvis,, JJackson Lik ke Elvis ackson rrecognized eccognized the embodied sea change going on; shee emb odied it too. stiletto stage to o. In stilet ttto heels and d st age clothes sewn byy her mother mother—tight skirts se ew wn b r— —tiight skir ts with fringe,, ssweetheart necklines, silk fringe weetheart ne w ecklines, and spaghetti projected spaghet ttti straps—Jackson straps— —Jackso on pr rojected o western-meets-night-club a western-meets-night i ht-club cl b lo llook ok k that h was waas both both sexy seexy and tough. tough h. Her small frame,, howe however, dwarfed behind frame eveer, dw war a feed db ehind acoustic guitar, an ac oustic guit taarr, eexaggerated xxagggerated her girlishness.. The disjuncti disjunctions girlishness ions of JJackson’s ackson n’s encapsulated image enc apsulated the moment: No knew N o one kne w exactly exxactly what wh hat this rrock ock was was dangerous & rroll oll w aas yyet, eet,, but it w aas danger ous

unprecedented. and unpr reeccedented. And it belonged belonged indisputably teenagers. indisput p abllyy to teenagers g .

Even look, Ev veen with witth the lo ok,, the sound and imprimatur Rock the imprim matur of the King of R ock & Roll, R oll, o , Jackson Jackso on struggled with the business music. end of mus sic. first “The firs st time we tried [to get a deal], rrecord ecord deal ],” she rremembers, emembers, ““the the fine,, but girls eexecutives xecutiv x vees said, s ‘She sings fine don’t just don n’’t sell seell rrecords. ecords.’”

With DJss and no hits hits,, W iith rresistance essistance from frrom o DJ was about give JJackson ackson w aas ab out to giv ve up on rrock ock “Let’s Have Party”—a when “L Let’s Ha ave a P artyy”—aa filler song from album fr rom o an alb bum rrecorded ecorded three three yyears eears earlier—broke Top earlier r— —brok oke the T o op 40. was the myy first “It w aas th he last song on on m says. album,” JJackson ack kson sa ayys. “Everything “Evveerrything y else was w aas stone ccountry, ountry, but we needed song. opening myy another son ng. I’d I’d been been op ening m shows with h it,, so I thought we’ll we’ll just throw thr ow it in..’”

And yyet, eet,, while JJackson’s ackson n’s star star was waas rising, was rising g, American Ameericcaan rrock ock itself w aas facing decline. “[When a steep decl line. “[ [When the Beatles says. hit,] I ccouldn’t ould dn n’’t get a session,” she sa ayys.

You “I ccouldn’t ouldn o n’’t get a rrecord. ecord. Y ou just had o to fight to get g something rreleased. eleased.” All later, these yyears eears later r, the frustration is still singer’ss vvoice, palpable in n the singer’ oic o e, as she the many rrecounts ecounts th he man ny obstacles obstacles she faced facceed in her early ccareer. aarreeerr. make laments..

“I just ccouldn’t o n’’t mak ouldn ke it,” she laments was losing myy ccountry fans,, so I had “I w as a losin ng m ountr o y fans to just”—she just”— —ssh he lets the thought trail off. off ff.

JJackson ackson rreturned eeturned to ccountry o ountry music, music, wheree she went have wher w on to ha ave 32 hits. hits. didn’t She didn n’’t come come back to rrockabilly ock kabilly a Scandinavian 1985. until a Sc an ndinaavvian tour in 19 85. A grown entirely generation had gr own up entir ely within didn’t rrock ock & rroll o oll and the music didn n’t ’ have haave the myy first show show, kept old biases: “On “ m w, they theey k ept e ‘Mean, Man!’”” (one of hollering ‘M Mean,, Mean Man!’ her rrockabilly ock kaabiilly tunes from frro om the late ’50s). been sincee she’d It had b e so long sinc een she’d sung that she’d lyrics.. A the tune th hat she ’d fforgotten orrggotttten the lyrics o brought next fan br ro ough ht them to her hotel the ne exxt day started da ay and JJackson acckson st taarted rrocking ocking again.

She still ffondly o on ndly rremembers emembers the rrequest equest today: accepted. was great!” to daay: “I was was a ac cepted. And it w aas gr eat!”

Looking L ooking back on her life liffe in music, music, proud JJackson ackson is eespecially specially pr ro oud that her have helped artists struggles ha ave help ed other ffemale emale e ar tists her.. “The get the rrewards ewa wards so long denied her artists are ar rtists t who thrill me the most ar re the tell influencee I had girls who te ell me what an influenc she says. hey, on them,” sh he sa ays y . “It showed them,, he ey, music..” girls ccan aan do this kind of music

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Rock/Pop/ Rock/Pop/ Hip-Hop ART AR T BOUTIKI Sat, Aug 16, 7:30pm: The Phorms. $10. San Jose.

THE B BACK ACK B BAR AR ORIGINALL Every W Wed, ed, 9pm: The CCypher, ypher, ffeat. eat. Hip-hop, Jungle, Soul, Reggae, Dubstep, TTrap, rap, BreakBeat, more.

Br eakBeat, House and mor e e.

San Jose.

THE BLANK CL CLUB UB Wed, Aug 13, 8pm: The Soni Wed, Sonics. cs. $30-$35. Fri, Aug 15, 8pm: Wanda W anda Jackson.

Jackson. $20-$25.

Adultt Club.

Sat, Aug 16, 8pm: Adul Clubb. $5. San Jose.

Every Sun: The Dr Drop op w/ rresident esident DJs. San Jose. Every Mon: Monday Night Retoxx.

Every TTue: uue: TTrap rap Shop.

MOUNTAIN MOUNT AIN WINER WINERY Y Wed, Aug 13: Deep Purple..

Wed, Handler..

Fri, Aug 15: Chelsea Handler Sat, Aug 16: Kool Kool & The Gang.

Sun, Aug 17: Lynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Skynyrd.

Saratoga.

Sar atoga atoga.

SONOMA CHICKEN CCOOP OOP DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN Thu, Aug 14, 7-10pm: 7-10pm: Angelo & Noah. Fri, Aug 15, 77-10pm: -10pm: Pilgrim. Sat, Aug 16, 77-10pm: -10pm: Willy Roland Band.

BRITANNIA BRIT ANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN DO WNTOWN Every W Wed: ed: DJ 512. Every Th Thu: u: Neeber.. Every Fri: DJ Nico & Neeber Clay.. Every DJ Benofficial & Clay Jose.

Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jos se.

CAFE SSTRITCH TRITCH Wed, Aug 13, 8pm: Sonny an Wed, and nd Free.

5, the Sunsets. Fr ee. Fri, Aug 115, Free.

Augg 8pm: Couches. Fr ee. TTue, uue, Au Fresh 19, 8pm: The Fr esh & Onlys.

Free.

Wed, Wax Fr ee. Every W ed, 9pm: W ax Wednesdays.

W ednesdays. d d E Every 2nd 2 d & 44th th Thu, 8:30pm: Pete Pete Fallico’s Fallico’s Hammond B3. Every Sun, Jam. 7pm: The Eulipions Jazz Jam m.

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BLINKY’S BLINK Y’S CAN’T SSAY AY Sat, 9pm9pm-1am: 1am: KKaraoke. araoke.

Santa Clara.

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BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank.

Wed San Jose.

Every 1st and 3r 3rdd W Wed: ed: Jazz Jam. San Jose.

Sat, Aug 16, 9pm: CHEAPSKATE. Free.

CHEAP SKATE. Fr ee. San Josee

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Karaoke. San Jose

LLOFT OFT B BAR AR AND BIS BISTRO TRO THE CA CATS ATS Wed, August 13 7pm: Joel Wed, Nelson Band. Thu, 8:30pm: 8:30pm: Out of the Blue. Fri, 8:30pm m: 8:30pm: ENGINE ROOM. Sat, 8:30pm m: The Mock-Ups. Sun, 6pm: Joe J Ferrara.

Fer rara. TTue, uue, 6pm: Maneck.

Every Thu: Live jazz in the evening. San Jose.

THE CA CATS ATS LLOU’S OU’S VILLA VILLAGE GE Live music. San Jose.

Monday: All Day Happy Hour Drink Specials, TTrivia rivia r 5-6pm, KKaraoke araoke 7pm-Close.

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Live bands. Fr ee. 21 and ove er.

Fremont.

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Garage, House, Gar age, Drum, Bass.

Thu, 6pm: Stan Stan Earhart Blues Band. Fri, Aug 15, 6pm: Buddy Reed & The Rip It Ups. Sat, Wood Aug 16, 6pm: Mitch W ood & His Rocket 88s. Sun, Aug 17, Valley 17 7, 2pm: Silicon V alley Blues Raiser.. Mon, Society Fund Raiser Aug 18, 6pm: Dueling Piano Wendy Night, with W endy Dewitt & Morris.

Sid Mor ris. San Jose.

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KILLING IT The Murder City Devils are coming to town, touring behind their first new album in more than a decade.

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WHEN THE Murder City Devils disbanded in 2001, the Seattle group were drawing more fans to shows, were no longer struggling to make ends meet, and were scheduled to produce another LP for their label, the storied Sub Pop Records.

But none of that really mattered, according to MCD lead singer, Spencer Moody.

"If you've been in a van and sleeping in hotels with six people for several months and realize it's been like three weeks since you've said a single word to each other, then you're like, ‘Oh maybe we don't get along,’” Moody recalls.

After taking several years off, the group began playing casually again in 2006.

Earlier this month, MCD released their first new record in more than a decade, The White Ghost Has Blood on Its Hands Again—a looser, wilder and more furious set than anything they put out in the ’90s. And yet, while the new songs are in many ways darker and more venomous than Murder City Devils anything the band has ever done, the members of Murder City Devils have never been happier or gotten along better.

Aug 20, 8pm, “I think of the new record as a really angry record, but in a $20-$25 more healthy way,” Moody says.

The Blank Club, San Jose On their earlier albums Murder City Devils mixed the theblankclub.com rough-around-the-edges sensibilities of garage rock, with a hardcore punk attitude and blues-metal riffage, and Moody sang about blood, guts and macabre scenes ripped straight out of a B-horror movie.

While the singer’s obsession with violence made for some explosive music, it ended up bleeding into the group’s stage show, where a hostile “us vs. the audience” vibe began to develop. To the crowd it may have seemed like it was just part of the act, but for the band it was mostly real.

“I didn’t look forward to going on stage,” Moody says.

These days, the singer “actually” enjoys playing shows and says he thinks the band is ready to move forward and work together in a more serious way.

The band recorded the album with no producer, no label and total control—with the aim of making a free-flowing record that wasn’t overly slick. The new album leans more into spastic, psych-garage territory.

White Ghost features plenty of the warbling organ used to great effect on songs like “Press Gang,” from 2000’s In Name and Blood, and Moody howls with as much rage as ever—channelling his inner Tom Waits on tracks like “Pale Disguise,” which sounds like a drunker version of Six Demon Bag-era Man Man. However, Moody has dropped the gory, campy lyrics in favor of just speaking his mind.

“On the previous records, I was probably trying to be smart,” he says. “That’s always a mistake. I just want to be in the moment. Actually, for the first time these last couple years, I enjoy playing shows.”— Aaron Carnes

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CREATING A SILICON SCENE Booking Sonny Smith (above) is part of Maxwell Borkenhagen’s plan to “show the world that San Jose doesn’t suck.”

Bring Back the Beat LAST WEEK, local artist, musician and graphic designer Ben Henderson took down the plastic banner—which had hung above Cafe Stritch’s main entrance for more than a year—and replaced it with a hand-painted sign with the venue’s name and logo. Next week, the first of three shows booked in coordination with “boutique” production company (((folk YEAH!))) will kick off at the SoFA bar and restaurant.

And in September, Cafe Stritch will host the two-night C2SV Local Music Showcase, featuring a handful of San Jose indie bands, including Darto, Dinners and No Maps.

Those three events may seem unconnected, but to Maxwell Borkenhagen, artistic director of Cafe Stritch, they are all indicators of a resurgent live music scene in downtown San Jose.

It’s impossible for any city to have a thriving arts scene without great live music, Borkenhagen says.

And in his role at Cafe Stritch, he says he feels it is his “responsibility” to help resurrect the “glory days” of the ’80s and ’90s, when bands like Sublime, Nirvana and Green Day played at legendary venues, such as The Cactus Club, Ajax Lounge and F/X.

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“The music thing is key to me; music is my life,” Borkenhagen says before noting that he is also fiercely loyal to his hometown. “I’m from San Jose, I live in San Jose, I want to live in San Jose. I want to show the world that San Jose doesn’t suck.”

In an effort to do just that, Borkenhagen is working with the taste-making (((folkYEAH!))) Presents production company, which has booked three highly anticipated shows at Stritch this month, featuring Sonny and the Sunsets (Aug. 13), The Fresh and Onlys (Aug. 19), and The Entrance Band (Aug. 25).

Borkenhagen is also championing local talent, working in coordination with C2SV (Creative Convergence Silicon Valley) to present two nights of local indie and punk, Sept. 12-13 at Cafe Stritch.

The C2SV Local Music Showcase will feature Darto, Dinners and Plume on Friday, Sept. 12. No Maps, Breathing Patterns and Li Xi will play on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The showcase will illustrate the diverse array of young indie bands coming out of the South Bay—proving that there are still plenty of local musicians pushing themselves to create new and interesting tunes.

“There’s a lot of like minded people in San Jose right now that realize that if you don’t like where the culture is at, you’ve got to build something,” he says, adding that he is keeping his fingers crossed that the trend continues. “I don’t know why so much is happening now, but it definitely feels like we’re on the rise again.”— Nick Veronin

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FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS B USINESS BUSINESS NAME SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT #594054 The follo following wing person(s) is (ar ree) doing business as: (are) Vista V ista V Verde eerde Home Health, 1193 11 93 High School W Way., ayy.., Mountain V iew, CCA, A, 9 4041, View, 94041, Vista V ista V Verde eerde Home Health LLC. LL C C. This business is conducted bbyy a limited liability company.. company Abo ve entity was formed in Above the state of California Registrant R egistrraant began transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed her herein ein on 7/01/2014.

7/01/201 4. /s/Nguyen, /s/Nguy en, Dieu-Qui H. Director Dir reector

#201418410142 #201418410142 This statement w was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County Counnty on 7/09/2014.

7/09/201 4. (pub Metro Metro 8/06, 8/06 6, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/2 8/27/2014) 7/2014)

FICTITIOUSS FICTITIOUS B USINESS BUSINESS NAME SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT #594638 The follo following wingg ppe person(s) erson(s) is (ar re) e doing busin ness as: (are) business Platinum G alaxyy Cable, Galaxy 33580 580 McK McKee Keee Rd. Rd.,., San Jose, CA, CA, 95127, 95127, Hai Dang Nguy en.

Nguyen.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

R egistrraant has not not yet yet Registrant begun tr transacting ansactinng business under the fictitio ous business fictitious name or names listed ein. herein. her /s/Hai Dang Nguyen Nguuyen This statement w was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County Counnty on 7/2 8/2014.

7/28/2014. (pub Metr Metroo 8/13, 8/13, 8/20, 8/20 8/2 7, 9/0 3/2014) 4 8/27, 9/03/2014)

FICTITIOUSS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT #595034 The follo following wing pe person(s) erson(s) is (are) (ar re) e doing busin business ness as: D & ER Residential esidential Ho Home, ome, 304 3044 4

FFenwick enwick e Way., Way ay.,. San Jose, CA, CA, 95148, 9 5148, Debbie R. Aguilar, Aguilarr, 55457 457 Century Park Park W Way., aayy.., San Jose, CA, CA, 95111.

95111.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrraant began transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed her herein ein on 6/1/2011.

Refile R efile of pr previous revious e file #552627 #5 52627 with changes. /s/Debbie R. Aguilar This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara Clara County on 8/06/201 4.

8/06/2014. (pub Metr 8/13, 8/20, Metroo 8/13, 8/2 7, 9/0 3/2014) 8/27, 9/03/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT #594707 #594 47707 The follo following ow wing person(s) is (are) (ar re) e doing business as: Thanh Huong Sandwiches, 2589 2 589 Senter Road, Road, San Jose, CCA, A, 95148, 95148, David Vu, Vu, Nancy Vu, 30977 Balar Balardo Way, PP.. V u 309 u, do W aayy, San Jose, CA, CA, 95148.

95148.

This business is conducted bbyy a married couple.

Registrant R egistrraant began transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein herein on 112/05/1997.

2/05/1997.

Refile previous R efile of pr revious e file #588679 #5886 79 after 40 days of expiration expir raation date. /s/Daveid /s/Dav eid Vu Vu

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County on 7/29/2014.

7/29/201 4. (pub Metro Metro 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/27, 8/2 7, 9/0 9/03/2014) 3/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME SSTATEMENT TATTEMENT #594881 #59488 81 The follo following ow wing person(s) is (are) (ar e) doingg business as: Kool K oool School Day Car Care, e, 98 983 3 Laurie Ave., Ave., Santa Clara, Clara, CA, CA, 95054, 9 5054, Nasinet PPaulos. aulos.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrant began transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business name herein or names listed her ein on 8/01/2014 8/01/201 4 /s/Nasinet PPaulos aulos This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County on 8/01/2014.

8/01/201 4. (pub Metr Metroo 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/2 8/27/2014) 7/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS B USINESS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594745 #594 4745 4 The follo following ow wing person(s) is (ar (are) e) doing business as: South Bay Minority PProfessionals, roofessionals, 1913 1913 Daytona Drive, Driv vee, San Jose, CA, CA, 95122, 95122,

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Red-White & Blue Ch Red-White Charity. arityy.

This business is cond conducted ucted bbyy a corpor corporation. ration. a Above Abo ve entity was form formed med in the state of Californiaa Registrant R egistrrant a began transacting tr ransacting a business under the fictitious businesss name or names listedd herein her ein on 7/28/2014 7/28/2014 /s/Tracy /s/T Tracy Cunningham m PPresident resident #C3678563 #C36 78563 This statement was fifiled with the County Clerkk of Santa Clar Claraa County oonn 7/29/2014.

7/29/2014. (pub Metr Metro ro 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 13, 8/20, 8/27/2014) 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FI CTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #594806 The following following person(s) person(s) is (are) (arre) e doing busines business ss as: Sonny’s Maintena Maintenance ance Services, Ser vices, 311 3116 6 Gr Greenford reeenfford Court, Cour t, San Jose, CA, CA, 95148, 95148, Zanny E. Mangrobang, Mangrrobang o g, LLeticia eeticia T. T. Mangrobang.

Mangrroobangg.

This business is conducted conducted bbyy a married couple.

Registrant R egistrrant a has not transacting yyet et begun tr ransacting a g business under the fictitious business name name or names listed herein. herein.

Refile previous R efile of pr reevious file #512310 #5 12310 after 40 dayy of expiration expir ation date. /s/Zanny E. Mangrobang Mangrrob obang This statement was filed fi with the County Clerkk of Claraa County oonn Santa Clar 7/31/2014.

7/31/201 4.

Metro (pub Metr ro 8/06, 8/13, 8/113, 8/20, 8/27/2014) 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #594783 #594 47783 The follo following wing person person(s) (s) is (are) (ar re) e doing business aas: Blackstone Mills Press, Preesss, 11354 354 Mckendrie S Street, treeet, San Jose, CA, CA, 95126, 95126, Amy R. Matos.

This business is cond conducted ucted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrrant a began transacting tr ransacting a business under the fictitious businesss name or names listedd herein her ein on 7/28/2014 7/28/2014 /s/Amy R. Matos This statement was filed fi with ith the th County C t Clerk Cl k off Santa Clar Claraa County oonn 7/30/2014.

7/30/201 4. (pub Metr Metro ro 8/06, 8/13, 8/113, 8/20, 8/27/2014) 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #594544 The follo following wing person person(s) (s) is (are) (ar re) e doing business aas: Group, Echelon Building Gr roup, 11365 365 Emory S St., t., San Jose, CA, CA, 95126, 95126, Douglas Dougglas Albanowski.

Albano wski wski.

This business is cond conducted ucted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrrant a has not yyet et begun tr transacting ransacting a g business under the fictitious business na name me or names listed her herein ein on. o /s/Douglas G. Albanowski Albanoowski Owner This statement was filed fi with the County Clerkk of Santa Clar Claraa County oonn

7/24/2014.

7/24/2014. (pub Metr Metro ro 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/2 8/27/2014) 7/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594653 The follo following wing person(s) is (are) (ar e) doing business as: Sisters Hair and Beauty Beauty, y, 7785 85 Nevin #B, San Jose, CCA, A, 95128, 95128, Tene Tene e Packer.

Packerr.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrant has not yyet et begun tr transacting ansacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. herrein. e /s/Rene /s/R ene PPacker acker This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Clara ra County on 7/2 7/28/2014.

8/2014. (pub Metr Metro ro 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/27/2014) 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594734 #594 7334 The follo following wing person(s) is ((are) (ar e)) ddoing i bbusiness i as: Alum R Rock ock R Registration egistration Services, Ser vices, 11897 897 Alum R Rock ock Ave., A ve., #3 #35, 5, San Jose, CA, CA, 95116, 9 5116, Marleny Mar Martinez, tinez, 33361 361 Cor Cortese tese Cir Cir., r.., San Jose, CCA, A, 95127.

95127.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrant began transacting tr ransacting a business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein her reein on 7/29/1 7/29/14.

4. /s/Marleny Martinez Martinez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Clara ra County on 7/29/2014.

7/29/201 4. (pub Metr Metro ro 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/27/2014) 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #5946499 #59464 The follo following wing person(s) is (ar ree) doing business (are) as: VMS Bookkeeping ook Services, Ser vices, 4 4176 176 Ridgebr Ridgebrook W aayy.., San Jose, CA, CA, 95111, 95111, Way., Judy Sanchez.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

R egistrant has not Registrant yyet et begun tr ansacting transacting business under the fictitious business name or herein. names listed her rein. e /s/Judy Sanchez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar ra County on Clara 7/2 8/2014.

7/28/2014.

Metro 8/13, (pub Metr ro 8/06, 8/1 3, 8/20, 8/27/2014) 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594579 The follo following wing person(s) (are) is (ar ree) doing business as: Mirabeau Mirraabeau TTutoring utoring u Ser Services, vices, 11 1104 04 FFoxhurst oxhurst Way., W aayy.., San Jose, CA, CA, 95120, 95120, Rhoda Mir Mirabeau. abeau.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrant began

transacting transacting a business under thee fictitious business name na me or names listed herein he rein e on 7/2 7/25/2014.

5/2014. /s/Rhoda /s /Rhoda Mir Mirabeau rabeau a This Th is statement was filed with wit th the County Clerk of Santa Sa nta Clar Claraa County on 7/25/2014.

7/ 25/2014. (pu (pub ub Metr Metroo 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/ /20, 8/2 8/27/2014) 7/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B U NESS USI NAME NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T #594612 # 594612 The follo The following wing person(s) is (are) ((are)) doingg business as:: Big Daddy Bail Bonds, as 11583 58 83 E. San FFernando ernando St., St., Sann Jose, CA, Sa CA, 95116, 95116, Raul Raul Castanon.

Ca stanon.

This Th is business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R e ant has not egistr yyet ett begun tr transacting ansacting business bu siness under the fictitious fict titious business name or names na mes listed her herein. rein. e /s/Raul /s /Raul Castanon Th This is statement was filed wit with th the County Clerk of Santa Claraa County on Sa nta Clar 7/25/2014.

7/ 25/2014. (pub Metroo 8/06, 8/1 8/13, (pu ub Metr 3, 8/20, 8/ /20 8/27/2014) /20, 8/27/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B U NESS USI NAME NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T #593640 # 593640 The follo The following wing person(s) is (are) (ar re) doing business as: Mannies Ma annies LL LLC, C, 1197 1197 Park Park Brook Br o Ct., Milpitas, CCA, ook A, 95035.

9 5035.

This Th is business is conducted bbyy a limited liability company. co mpanyy.

Above Ab bove entity was formed in thee state of California Registrant R e ant began egistr transacting tr a ansacting business under thee fictitious business name na me or names listed herein. he rein. e /s/George /s /George Spencer FFord orrd CEO CE EO #201415310151 #2 201415310151 This Th is statement was filed with wit th the County Clerk of Santa Sa nta Clar Claraa County on 6/26/2014.

6/ /26/2014. (pub (pu ub Metr Metroo 7/23, 7/23, 7/30, 8/06, 8/ /06, 8/13/2014) 8/13/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B U NESS USI NAME NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T #594557 # 594557 The follo The following wing person(s) is (are) ( e) doing business (ar as:: South Bay Mart, as Mart, 90 Great Gr reat e Oaks Blv Blvd., d., 202, San Jose, Jos se, CA, CA, 95119, 95119, Theresa Theresa Mazzone, Ma azzone, 11243 243 Wooded Woooded Hils Hil ls Dr Dr., r.., San Jose, CA, CA, 95119.

9 5119.

This Th is business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R e ant has not egistr yyet ett begun tr transacting ansacting business bu siness under the fictitious fict titious business name or names na mes listed her herein. rein. e /s/Teresa /s /TTeerreesa Mazzone Mazzone Th This is statement was filed wit with th the County Clerk of Santa Sa nta Clar Claraa County on 7/24/2014.

7/ 24/2014. (pu (pub ub Metr Metroo 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20, 8/ /20, 8/2 8/27/2014) 7/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #593186 #5931 86 The follo following owing w person person(s) (s) is (are) (ar ree) doing business as: All Gr Gravy, avyy, 291 29177 Sunw Sunwood wood Dr., Dr r.., San Jose, CA, CA, 95111, 95111, 1 Angelo Sioson.

This business is cond conducted ducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrraant began transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business business name or names listedd herein her ein on 06/01/2014 06/01/20114 /s/Angelo Sioson This statement was filed fi with the County Clerkk of Santa Clara Clara County oonn 6/16/2014.

6/1 6/2014. (pub Metr Metroo 7/16, 7/16, 7/2 7/23, 23, 7/30, 8/06/201 8/06/2014) 4)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #594009 The follo following owing w person person(s) (s) is (are) (ar ree) doing business as: Thanh Huong Sandw wiches Sandwiches 2, 2 593 Senter R oad,, San 2593 Road, Jose, CA, CA, 95111, 95111, Thanh Thannh Huong Corpor ation, 309 330977 Corporation, Balar rddo W aayy, San Jos se, CCA, A, Balardo Way, Jose, 9 5148.

95148.

This business is conducted condducted bbyy a corpor raation. corporation.

Abo ve entity was formed form med in Above the state of Californiaa R egistrraant began Registrant tr ansacting business under transacting the fictitious business business name or names listedd her ein on 112/03/1991.

2/03/1991. herein R efile of pr reevious filee Refile previous #2 36854 after 40 da ys of #236854 days expir raation date. expiration /s/David Vu Vu CEO # 1691613 #1691613 This statement was fifiled with the County Clerkk of Santa Clar Claraa County oonn 7/08/201 4.

7/08/2014. (pub Metr 8/0 06, Metroo 7/30, 8/06, 8/1 3, 8/20/201 4) 8/13, 8/20/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEM MENT #593943 The follo following owing w person person(s) (s) is (are) (ar ree) doing business as: Thanh Huong Sandw Sandwiches, wiches, 2050 5 Nor North th Capitol p Avenue, A venue, San Jose, CA, CA, A 95132, 9 5132, Thanh Huong Corporation, Corpor ation, 3097 3097 Ba Balardo alarrddo Way, W aayy, San Jose, CA, CA, 95148.

95148. conducted This business is cond ducted bbyy a corpor corporation. raation.

Above Abo ve entity was formed form med in the state of Californiaa Registrant R egistrraant began transacting tr ansacting business under businesss the fictitious busines name or names listedd herein her ein on 7/21/1 7/21/1999.

999.

Refile previous R efile of pr reevious filee #368 #368366 366 after 40 da days ys of expiration expir raation date. /s/David Vu Vu CEO #1691613 # 1691613 This statement was filed fi with the County Clerkk of Santa Clara Clara County oonn 7/07/2014.

7/07/201 4. (pub Metr Metroo 7/30, 8/06, 8/0 06, 8/13, 8/1 3, 8/20/201 8/20/2014) 4)

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION ((C ITACION JUDICIAL) JUD ICIAL) NOTICE NO OTICE TTO O DEFENDANT: DEFEND DA ANTT: (AVISO (A AVISO AL DEMANDADO) DEMAND DA ADO) DANIEL D ANIEL SSCOTT A COTT GARCIA, GAR CIA, AND DOES D OES 1 TTO O 110, 0, Y YOU OU O ARE BEING BEING SUED BY B Y PLANT PLANTIFF: IFF: (LO (L LO ES ESTA STA DEMANDANDO DEMAND DA ANDO EL DEMANDANTE): DEMAND DA ANTE): KIMBERLY K IMBERLLY BROWN BR OWN CCASE ASE NO. A 1114 14 CV 260654 Notice! YYou oou hav havee been sued The cour courtt may decide against you you without your your being heard heard unless you you rrespond eespond within 30 days.

Read R ead the information below. belo w.

YYou oou have have 30 CALENDAR CALENDAR DAYS D AYS after this summons are and legal papers ar re served ser ved on you you to file a written courtt and rresponse eesponse at this cour havee a copy ser served hav ved plaintiff.. on the plaintiff A letter or phone call will not protect prrootect you. you. YYour oour written rresponse esponse must proper be in pr rooper legal form if courtt to hear yyou ou want the cour yyour our case.

Theree may be a cour courtt form Ther that you you can use for your your rresponse. eesponse. You Yoou can courtt forms and find these cour more mor re information at the Courts California Cour ts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ (www .courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your your county law library, courthouse libr aryy, or the cour thouse nearest near est you. you.

If you you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court court clerk for waiver a fee waiv er form. If you you do not file yyour our rresponse eesponse on time, you you may lose the case

by by default, and your your wages, waages, money, moneyy, and property proper o ty may be taken without witthout further furrther warning from frrom o the court. court.

There Thherre are arre other legal requirements. reqquirements. You Yoou may want waant to call an attorney right rigght away. away. If you you do not know knnow an attorney, attorneyy, you you may want waant to call an attorney atttorney referral referrral a service. service.

If you afford you cannot affor rd an attorney, atttorney, you you may be eligible eligible for free free legal services services from from a nonprofit nonprofit legal leggal services services program. progr o raam. You Yoou can locate these theese nonprofit nonprrofit o groups grroups o at California California Ca lif i Legal Leegall Services (www.

Seervices Web Web e site (www w. lawhelpcalifornia.org), law whelpcalifornia.org), the California Caalifornia Courts Courts Online Onnline Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ (w www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), selfhelp), or by by contacting courtt contacting your your local cour or county bar association.

NOTE: NO OTE: The court court has a statutory staatutory lien for waived waived fees feees and costs on any settlement setttlement or arbitration arbitrration a award aw ward of $10,000 $10,000 or more more in a civil case. The court’ court’’s lien must be paid before beefore the court court will dismiss dissmiss the case.

AVISO! demandado..

AVI V SO! Lo Lo han demandado Si no responde responde dentro dentrro de 30 0 dias, la corte corte puede puuede decider en su contra contrra sinn escuchar su version. version.

Lea Leaa la informacion a continuacion. continuacion.

Tiene DIAS Tieene 30 DIA S DE CALENDARIO CALENDARIO despues dee que le entreguen entreguen esta citacion citacion y papeles paapeles legales para parra presenter una respuesta presenter e respuesta por poor esqrito en esta corte corte y hacer haacer que se entregue entrreegue una copia copia al demandante. Una carta carta o una llamada telefonica tellefonica no lo protegen. prrootegen. otegen Suu respuesta reespuesta por escrito tiene tieene que estar en formato forrmato legal correcto corrrecto e si desea su deesea que procesen prrocesen o caso caso en la corte. corte. Es possible poossible que haya un formulario forrmulario que usted pueda puueda usar para parra su respuesta. resspuesta.

Puede Puede u encontrar encontrraar estos

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formularios de laa corte corte y mas information en el Centro Centro de Ayuda Ayudaa de las Cortes Cortes de California Califorrnia (www. (www w. sucourt.ca.gov), sucourt.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes leyes de su condaro condaro o en la corte c te que cor le queda mas cerca. cerca.

Si no pueda pagar pagar la cuota de presentation, presentation, pida al secretario secrreetario de la corte corte que le un formulario foormulario de exencion exencion de pago p de cuotas. Si no presenta presenta e su respuesta reespuesta a tiempo, tiiempo, puede perder perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte corte le podra podrra guitar guuitar su sueldo, dinero dinerro y bienes sin mas advertencia. advertenciaa.

Hay H otros otr t os requisitos requis i itos it legales . Es recommendable recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. inmediatamentee. Si no conoce a un abogado, abogado, puede llamar a un u servicio servicio de remission remission a abogados. aboggados.

Si no puede pagar pagar a un abogado, es possible posssible que cumpla con los requisitos requisitos para parra obtener servicios serrvicios legales gratuitos gratuitoss de un programa prroogrrama a de services serrvices legales sin fines de lucro. lucrro.

Puede Puede encontrat encontrrat at estos grupos g p sin fines de lucro lucro en el sitio web web dee California Legal Legal Services, Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. (www w..lawhelpcaalifornia. org) org) en el Centro Centro de Ayuda Ayyuda de las Cortes Cortes de California (www.sucorte. (www.sucorte. ca.gov), ca.gov), o oniendose onienddose en contacto con la corte ccorte o el colegio de abogados aboogados locales.

AVIOS: ley,, laa cor corte AV VIOS: Por Por ley te tiene derecho derreecho a reclaimar reeclaimar las cuotas y los costos exentos exentos por p imponer un gravamen gravvamen sobe cualquier recuperacion recupe e eracion de $10,000 $10,000 o mas de d valor valor recibida recibida mediante mediantte un acuerdo acuerdo o una concesion cooncesion de arbitraje arbitrraje a en un caso caaso de derecho derrecho e civil. Tiene Tieene que pagar el gravamen gravvame a en de la corte corte anted de que que la corte corte pueda desechar el caso. caso.

The name and address adddrress e of the court court is: (El nombre n nombr ey direccion direccion de la corte coorte

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es): SUPERIOR S UPERIOR CCOURT OURT OF CCALIFORNIA ALIFORNIA - SA SANTA NTTA CCALRA ALRA COUNTY COUNTY 1191 91 N. FIRST FIRST S STREET, TREET, SAN SA N JOSE JOSE 95113 95113 DOWNTOWN DO WNTTOWN S SUPERIOR UPERIOR CCOURT OURT Case Number:(Numero Number:(Numero del Caso): 114CV260654 11 4CV260654 The name, addr address ress e and telephone number of plaintiff’’s attorney plaintiff attorney, y, or plaintiff without an attorney is: (El nombre, nombre, la direccion dir eccion y el numero numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, b d es)) Johnathan Bae; 31 3148 48 El Camino Real, Real, Suite 202, Santa Clara, Clara, CA, CA, 95051 95051 (408)244-3322 (408)2 44-3322 Date: FFebruary ebruary 114, 4, 2014 2014 /David H. YYamasaki/ aamasaki/ County Clerk (Actuario) /T. /T T. Ngo/, Deputy (Pub (P ub 7/30, 8/06, 8/1 8/13, 3, 8/20/2014 8/20/201 4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME N AME S STATEMENT TATEMENT #594395 #59 4395 The follo following owing w person(s) is (are) ((ar e)) doingg business as: Style-pret.net, S tyle-pret.net, 2 2556 556 Heron Heron Court, Cour t, LLee TTrinh rinh (Cailey Cing).

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrant began transacting tr ansacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. her ein. /s/Lee Trinh /s/L Trrinh This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County on 7/18/2014.

7/1 8/2014. (pub Metr Metroo 7/30, 8/06, 8/13, 8/1 3, 8/20/201 8/20/2014) 4)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594158 #594 4158 The follo following owing w person(s) is (are) (are) doing business as: Emotional R Relief elief with EEFT, FT, 11290 290 W W.. Hedding S St., t.,

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594065 The follo following wing person(s) is (are) (ar re) e doing business as: Mark Silva Silva TTransport, ransport, 2 2786 786 LLeigh eeigh Ave., Ave., San Jose, CA, CA, 95124, 9 5124, Mark Silva.

Silva.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrrant a has not yyet et begun tr transacting ransacting a business under the fictitious business name or names listed her herein. ein. /s/Mark Silv Silva va This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara Clara County on 7/09/2014.

7/09/201 4. (pub Metr Metro ro 7/23, 7/23, 7/30, 8/06, 8/13/2014) 8/13/2014)

FICTITIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS B USINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594447 #59444 47 The follo following wing person(s) is (are) (arre) e doing business as: FFeng eng YYee Acupunctur Acupuncture re Clinic, 3400 El Camino Rd., Suite 2, Santa Clara, Clara, CCA, A, 95051, 9 5051, 1 Xiao YYun un Li Li, 11382 382 S. Mary Ave., Ave., Sunnyv Sunnyvale, ale, CCA, A, 94087.

94087.

This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrrant a began transacting tr ransacting a business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein her ein on 7/21/14.

7/21/14. /s/Xiao Yun Yun Li This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clar Claraa County on 7/21/2014.

7/21/201 4. (pub Metr Metro ro 7/23, 7/23, 7/30, 8/06, 8/13/2014) 8/13/2014)

FICTITIOUS FI CTITIOUS B USINESS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATTEMENT #594256 The follo following wing person(s) is (are) (ar re) e doing business as: Concrete Concr rete e Ready Ready Mix, Inc., 3333 Hillsdale Ave., Ave., San Jose, CCA, A, 95136.

95136.

This business is conducted bbyy a corpor corporation. ration. a Above Abo ve entity was formed in the state of California Registrant R egistrrant a began transacting tr ransacting a business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein her ein on 01/13/1983.

01/13/1983.

Refile R efile of pr previous reevious file #523734 #5 23734 after 4 days of expiration expir ation date. /s/Ronald /s/R onald Minnis PPresident resident This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara Clara County on 7/15/2014.

7/1 5/2014.

(pubb Metr (pu Metro ro 7/2 7/23, 3, 7/30, 8/0 8/06, 06, 8/1 8/13/2014) 3/2014)

FICT FICTITIOUS C ITIOUS B U NESS USI BUSINESS NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T NAME #593442 #5 593442 Thee follo following wing person(s) is (are) (ar e doing business as: e) Debella Deb bella - Chatime Cafe, 311 Suite Suit te C, N. Capitol Ave., Ave., Sann Jose, CA, CA, 95122, 95122, Diep Nguyen, St., Ngu uyen, 11205 205 Edith S t., Sann Jose, CA, CA, 95122.

95122.

Thiss business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R eggistrant has not yyet et begun g tr transacting ansactingg business bus siness under the fictitious ficti itious business name or names nam mes listed her herein. rein. e Refile R efifile of pr previous evious file #592963 #59 92963 with changes. /s/Diep /s/ Diep Nguyen Nguyen Thiss statement was filed withh the County Clerk of Santa San nta Clar Clara ra County on 6/20/2014.

6/2 20/2014. (pubb Metr Metro 7/16, 7/23, (pu ro 7/1 6, 7/2 3, 7/30, 30, 8/06/201 8/06/2014) 4) 7/3

FICT FICTITIOUS C ITIOUS BUSINESS B U NESS USI NAME NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T #594187 #5 594187 Thee follo following wing person(s) is (are) (ar e doing business as: e) Digame Dig ame S Systems, ystems, 88 East Sann FFernando eernando S Street, trreet, e Suite 11511, 511, San Jose, CA, CA, 95113, 95113, Johnn M. Price.

Price.

Thiss business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R eggistrant has not yyet et begun tr transacting ansacting business bus siness under the fictitious ficti itious business name or names nam mes listed her herein. rein. e /s/John /s/J John M. Price Price Thiss statement was filed withh the County Clerk of Santa San nta Clar Clara ra County on 7/14/2014.

7/1 4/2014. (pu (pubb Metr Metro ro 7/2 7/23, 3, 7/30, 8/06, 8/0 06, 8/13/2014) 8/13/2014)

FICT FICTITIOUS C ITIOUS BUSINESS B U NESS USI NAME NA AME STATEMENT STATEMENT T #593170 #5 593170 Thee follo following wing person(s) is (a (are) arree) doing business as: V Vaper aaper Not PPaper, aperr, 11617 617 Queen Que een Charlotte Dr Dr., r.., Sunnyvale, Sun nnyvale, CA, CA, 94087, 94087, David Dav vid H Holtz Jr Jr., Jr.,., LLovely ovelyy PPearl eaarl Holtz.

Thiss business is conducted bbyy a gener general raal par partnership. tnership.

Registrant R eggistrant began transacting tr ran ansacting business under the fictitious business name nam me or names listed herein her rein e on June 116, 6, 201 2014.

4. /s/Lovely /s/ Lovely PPearl earl Holtz Thiss statement was filed withh the County Clerk of Santa San nta Clar Clara ra County on 6/16/2014.

6/1 6/2014. (pubb Metr (pu Metro ro 7/1 7/16, 6, 7/2 7/23, 3, 7/3 7/30, 30, 8/06/201 8/06/2014) 4)

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This business is conducted bbyy a individual.

Registrant R egistrrant a began transacting tr ransacting a business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein her ein on 06/09/2014.

06/09/2014. /s/Ellen Young Yooung This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara Clara County on 7/11/2014.

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By CECIL CECIL ADAMS ADAMS

CECIL CE CIL@METR METRONEWS.COM ONEWS..COM

Thinking abo about out all the money spent on ads ads, s, I was wondering if there's any hard evidenc ce on how effective advertiseme ents are in this day and age. evidence advertisements Everyone I kn now hates advertisements s, and d I can't remember the last time eI know advertisements, bought some ething because advertisements told me to .—Mark something to.—Mark This questio n has tormented business question moguls mo guls since sincce the th he dawn daawn w of commerce. co ommerrce.

The ffollowing ollowing o fformulation ormulation o will b bee of no ccomfort o omffor o t to them m, but it ’s indisput taably true: them, it’s indisputably 1. Advertising Advertisin ng is a complete co omplete waste waaste of time and resources. resou e urrces.

Except when works..

2. Exc cept e wh hen it works defense advertising, The cconventional on nventtional def feense of adv veerrtising t g, consultant as expressed expr x essed by by marketing mark keting e co onsulttaant Atlantic Nigel Hollis in a 2011 A tlantic piece, piece, “Why “Wh hy Good Go od Advertising Advertissing Works Works o (Even (Evven e When You Doesn't), boils Y o ou Think It Do D esn't),” b oils down to this: businesses wouldn’t spend (a) U.S. U.S. busines sses wouldn n’’t sp end $70 advertising billion annually ly on TV adv ertising alone if this stuff didn didn’t accomplish something,, n’’t ac ccomplish something and (b) we can can a all think of memorable ads d and d ad d ccampaigns, am ampaigns i , ranging i fr ffrom om the th primordial primor dial "Cal-l-l "Cal-l-l a for-r-r for or--rr--r Phil-lip Mor-rayMorr--raayissss" TV ccommercials o omm mercials of the 1950s to the oddball Spice spots determinedly o ddball Old Spic ce sp ots of rrecent ec ecent e years. yeears.

Hollis’ cheery overlooks What Hollis s’ cheer ry analysis o verlo e oks dunghill advertising is the vast dung ghill of adv ver ertising t that didn’t more precisely didn’t didn n’’t work, orr mor re pr recisely e didn n’t ’ do any better advertising. an ny b ettter t than n ccompeting ompeting adv veertisingg. dreck Had the ccompanies or o this dr reck e ompaanies that paid ffor agreed keep money quietly agr eed to t k eep their mone ey in the they’d have maintained market share till the till, eyy’’d ha ave maint taained mark keet shar re at bottom lines.. no ccost o ost to theirr b ottttom lines problem, any The pr oblem m, clear to an ny business who’s allocate eexec xec x who ’s eever verr had to allo cate a an ad it’s easy budget, is that while w it t’s rreasonably easonably e eas sy to advertising demonstrate that hat adv ver ertising t in general th works,, and thatt some past ccampaigns have works ampaigns a ha ave succeeded, chances suc ceeeded, the chanc cees of the ccampaign ampaign a yyou’re o ou’rre now contemplating co on ntemplating doing you yo ou any an ny good go od are arre a complete co om mplete crapshoot. crapshoot. problem hasn’t gotten any This pr oblem m hasn n’’t got ttten an ny less age it’s vvexing exing x in the ag ge of the Internet, but it ’s fundamental way.

Years changed in a fu undamenttaal w ay. Y eears ago there was ther re w aas cconsiderable onsiiderable truth to the rremark emark attributed ccommonly o ommonly at tttrributed to Philadelphia department store depar tment sto ore magnate JJohn o ohn Wanamaker: Wanamak keer: “Half “Half the money moneey I spend spend on advertising wasted; trouble adv ertising is w aasted; the tr ouble is I don't half. days know which ha alff.f” In the da ayys when print dominated, media domina ated, and to a cconsiderable onsiderable broadcasting, eextent xtent x after thee rise of br oadccaastingg, advertising meant You adv ertising me eant a leap of faith. Y o ou spent amount advertising sp pent X amoun nt on adv ertisingg and sold Y product, knew amount of pr roduct, but who kne ew how much X had to o do with Y? With advertising, it’s W iith onlinee adv ertisingg, in ccontrast, o ontrast, it ’s too apparent.

People all to o appar nt. P eople click on yyour o our ad en or they theey don’t. don n’’t. Sure, S re, not everybody Sur ever eryb y ody who clicks buys, buys, and d not everybody ever e ybody who doesn’t doesn n’’t doesn’t buy, click-through click do esn n’t ’ bu uyy, but the click k-thr - ough rate gives idea anybody’s giv ves e a rrough ough id dea of whether an nyybody’s

paying attention—and nowadays pa ayying at tttention—and mostly now wada a ayys they’re th heey’r y re not. Once Once upon upon a time a good good click-through was cli ick k-thr - ough rate ffor or o a banner ad w aas 5 percent p ercent or better; er bettter; t now it’s itt’s more morre like lik ke 0.2 0..2 to 0.33 percent. perceent.

The eevolving volving challenge of Internet advertising day. ad dvver e tising is a ccolumn o olumn ffor or o another da ay.

First, larger F irrst, the lar rgger question: While most advertising doesn’t succeeds ad dvver e tising do esn n’’t do jack, some suc cceeds e brilliantly.

What’s diff?? br rilliantlyy. What ’s the diff For F or a glimpse of the answer, ansswer w r, let’s let’s turn turrn to success a rremarkable emark kable a advertising advveerrtising t succcess story— story— Geico insurance.

Consider: Ge eico auto insuranc e. C onsider: Insurance Insuranc ce is, is, beyond beyo ond a doubt, the most m boring subject on ear earth—and Geico, b o oring th—and Geic co, in n itss early days, daays y , was waas perhaps perhaps the world’s world’s boring m tb most oring i insuranc iinsurance ce ccompany. o ompan ny. (Its (It name stands “Government Employees na ame st ands ffor or o “Go overnment e Emplo oyeees Insurance Company, somebody’s In nsurance C ompan ny,” someb ody’s ideaa of a marketing always been m mark keeting ploy—the plo oy— —the firm has alw ways y b een enterprise). a privately p owned, ffor-profit o orr--profit enterprise e).

Lesson: successful advertising doesn’t L e esson: suc ccessful adv ertising do esn n’’t product. rrequire eq quire an eexciting xciting x pr oduct.

Although the Geico Geicco gecko gecko has become becom me iconic, spokescritter ic o , using an animated sp onic okescrittter tr hardly groundbreaking is har h rd dly a gr ro oundbreaking notion (remember Tony Tiger, anyone?). (r rememb e er T o on ny the T iger i r, an nyo one?).

Geico’s slogan (“Fifteen Ge eico’s slo gan ((“F Fifteen minutes ccould o ould d save sa ave you yo ou 15 percent perrcent or more morre on car car a insurance”) ins surancce”) doesn’t doesn n’’t rank with “Just “Just do it” it” memorability.

Lesson number ffor or or memorabilit ty. L esson numb er ttwo: w wo o: good necessarily genius yyou o need go ou od but not nec essarily gen nius creative. cr reativ e e.

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Geico stu umbled on a fformula ormula o that work ed. Geic G co because m management turned to animation b eccause a strike, off an actors’ strik ke, and rrealized ealized e it had a winner gecko weree wi inner only when the first geck o ads wer w byy a bump in sales sales.. ffollowed ol ollowed b opportunity didn’t knock But opp ortunitty didn n’t ’ need to kno ock Largely prodding guy ttwice. w wicce. L arrggely at the pr rodding of the gu uy who parent Warren wh ho runs its par reent ccompany, ompan o ny, Warr en Buffett, Geico spends more billion Bu uff ffeettt, t Geic o sp ends mor re than a billi ion dollars promoting broad do ollars annually pr omoting itself in a br b road o array Geico have arr raay of media. Geic co ccommercials ommercials ha ave been inescapable b e inesc een capable a ffor o or going on 20 yyears. eearss.

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FREE W WILL ILLL A ASTROLOGY STROLOGY

By yR ROB OB BREZSNY week of August 13

ARIESS (Mar ARIE (March ch 21-April 19): Re Researchers esearchers in P Peru eru have rrecently ecently tr acked down man ny pr eviously unknown tracked many previously varieties of wild cacao plants. What W that means is that ther hocolate that you and I theree ar aree exotic kinds of ch chocolate have never dr eamed of cially dreamed of,f, and theyy will be commer commercially available within a ffew ew years. A Ass delicious as your Chocolove X OXOX Extr Strong Dark D candy bar XOXOX Extraa Strong may taste to you now e journey now,, you will eventually further into a new fr ontier of ec cstatic delectability frontier ecstatic delectability..

I pr opose that we use this them or propose themee as a metaphor ffor the work you have ahead of youu right now now.. It is time ffor or you to make good things eve en better—to take even fun diversions and tr ansform th em into experiences transform them that engender tr anscendent blis ss. TTurn uurn “yes transcendent bliss. “yes”” into "YESSSS! !!!"

"YESSSS!!!!"

subtler than I an nticipate. Maybe, in ffact, act, you ar anticipate. aree about to accomplish th he Healing of the YYear, ear e r, or discover the the Secr et of the De cade, or enjoy the Most Meaningful Secret Decade, Or gasm of the CCentury. entury.

Orgasm

TAURUS T AURUS (April 20-May 20): At At your next meal,

SSAGITTARIUS AGITT TA ARIU US (Nov (Nov.. 22 22-Dec. -Dec. 21): W Working orking as a journalist for for thee P Papua apua a New Guinea P Post-Courier oost-Courierr, Eroro wanted interview group Simon Er oro wan nted to inter view a gr oup of indigenous rrebels ebels in a rremote emote jungle. He decided he was willing to do whatever was w necessary to get the big scoop.

After making a difficul ddifficultt journey through through rough rough terrain terrain to rreach each them, he h was told he would be given the information inf ormation thatt he sought on one condition: that he be cir circumcised cumciseed with bamboo stick stickss as part of a Eroro agreed procedure, cleansing ritual. Er oro agr eed to the pr ocedure, got the story,, and ul ultimately story timaately won a prize for for his report. report. I don’t don’t rrecommend ecommend thatt you go quite that ffar ar in pursuit of your current Sagittarius. cur rent goal, Sag gittarius. On the other hand, it might be wise ffor or yyou to consider c makingg a sacrifice.

imagine that the ffood ood you ar aree ea eating ating is filled with courage. special nutrients that enhance your y cour age. During that aree ingesting the meal after that, fantasize fantasize th at you ar ingredients perceptiveness. ingr edients that will boost your per ceptiveness. The next time you snack, visualize yo your our ffood ood as being infused with elements that will augment a the amount of trust you have in yourself yourself.. The Then en you will be rready eady to car carry ry out your assignment ffor orr the coming week weeks: s: Use your imagination to pump up u your cour courage age and perceptiveness carry adventures per ceptiveness as you car ry out smart adventur es that haven’t enough before now.. you haven ’t trusted yourself eno ough to try bef ore now

GEMINI (May 2121 21-June June 20): Th Thee leaves and ber berries ries

of the deadly nightshade plant ar aaree highly poisonous.

If ingested, they cause delirium and death. On the other hand, a drug obtained fr from om m the same plant is on the W World orld Heal Health th Organization’s Organizatioon’s List of Essential Medicines. It ’s helpful in treating treatingg many illnesses, from from It’s gastr gastrointestinal ointestinal and heart pr problems oblems to P Parkinson’s. arkinson’s. Is ther theree a metaphorical equivalentt in your lif life, e, Gemini?

An influence that can either be sickening or healing, depending on various ffactors? actors? I suspect that now is one of those times when you sh should hould be very ffocused ocused effect predominates. on ensuring that the healing eff fect pr edominates.

CANCER (June 2121-July July 22): A New YYork ork o doctor offers a ser offers service vice he calls P Pokertox. okertox. Jack Ber Berdy dy injects Botox into poker players players’’ ffaces aces so s as to make their expressions expr essions har hardd to rread. ead With ttheir ead. heir ffacial acial muscles par alyzed, they ar aying subtle paralyzed, aree in no dangerr of betr betraying emotional signals that might he help elp their opponents guess their str ategy. I understan nd ther strategy. understand theree might sometimes be value in adoptingg a poker fface ace when you ar aree in the midst of trying to win at poker or other games. But ffor or the fforeseeable oreseeable futur ffuture, e, CCancerian, ancerian, I rrecommend ecommend the opposite appr approach. o oach.

YYou’re oou’re most likely to be successful if you rreveal eveal everything you’r you’ree ffeeling. eeling. Let your fface ace and eyes be b as eloquent as they can be.

LLEO EO (July 23 23-Aug. -Aug. 22): When we w ar aree launching any big pr project, oject, our minds hide fr from om m us the full truth about how difficul difficultt it will be. If we w knew bef beforehand orehand all of the tests we would eventu eventually ually fface, ace, we might never attempt p it. Economist Alb Albert ert O. Hirschman called this the principle of the “h “hiding hiding hand.” It fr frees ees us to dive innocently into challe challenging nging work that will probably thought pr obably take longer than we th hought and compel us to access new rresources esources and creativity. creativity e . To To be clear: What’s What ’s hidden from from us are are not only o the obstacles assistance but also the unexpected assista nce we will get along the way way..

VIRGO VIR GO (Aug. 23 23-Sept.

-Sept. 22): Thee liter literal al meaning of

smultronställe tronställle is “wild str strawberry awberry the SSwedish wedish wor wordd smul y, it rrefers efers to a special place patch.” Metaphorically Metaphorically, that ffeels eels like your private sanct tuary. It may be har dsanctuary. hardto-find or unappr unappreciated eciated by oth others, ers, but ffor or you it it’s ’s a spot that inspir es you to rrelax elax ddeeply. eeply. YYou ou o might have inspires had a lif life-changing e-changing epiphany th there. here. When you’r you’ree in this rrefuge, efuge, you have a taste of what w it it’s ’s like to feel feel smultronställe ltr troonställe täll , att home h i the in th world. ld Do D you ha hhave ave a smul Virgo?

Virgo? If not, it it’s ’s time to find one. one. If you already already do, spend extr extraa time ther theree in the co coming oming week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 23-Oct. -Oct. 22): If I’m m rreading eading the astrological omens cor astrological correctly, rectlyy, thee bells ar aree about to ring ffor or you. The ffestive estive lightss will flash. The celebr atory anthems will thr ob. It ’s like you’r celebratory throb.

It’s you’ree going show; to win a ffortune ortune on a TTV V quiz sh ow; like you will get an A+ on your final exam; like yo ou’ll be picked as you’ll homecoming king or queen. Butt it ’s possible I’m a it’s bit off in my pr ojections, and yo ur success will be projections, your

SCORPIO SC ORPIO (Oct. (Occt. 23-Nov. 23-Nov. 21): A teenage P Pakistani akistani boy

decided he want ted to help his country’s government wanted clean up the local locaal Internet. Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah gathered gather ed a list of o over 780,000 780,000 porn sites and sent it to the P akistan Telecommunication Telecommunication e Authority. Big job!

Pakistan Authority.

Har uld love to see you summon similar Hardd work! I wou would levels of passionn and diligence as you work in behalf of your favorite favorite cause, c Scorpio. The coming week weekss will be prime time for for o you to get very excited about the changes you would would like to help create create in the world.

CAPRICORN CAPRIC ORN N (Dec. 22 22-Jan. -Jan. 19): Kintsukur Kintsukuroi rooii iiss a

Japanese wor t literally literally means “golden “golden repair.” repair.” wordd that It rrefers efers to the practice practice of fixing cr acked pottery cracked with lacquer tha at’s blended with actual gold or silver. silver. that’s Metaphorically y, iitt suggests that something may Metaphorically, become mor eautiful and valuable after being moree be beautiful br broken. oken. The wou wounds unds and the healing of the wounds ar al parts partts of the story, storyy, not shameful distortions aree integr integral to be disguised or o hidden. Does any of that resonate resonate with you about your y cur rent experience, CCapricorn? apricorn? I’m current guessing it does. doess. Let’s Let’s call this the kintsukur kintsukuroi oi phase of your cycle.

AQUARIUS A QUARIUS (Jan. ( 20-Feb. 18): Near the end of his car eerr, the paint ter Henri Matisse cr eated a paper-cut career, painter created composition iti he h called ll d Le L Bateau B t , or The Th Boat B t. It is i an abstr act piece th hat does not depict a liter al boat. That ’s abstract that literal That’s why the Museum m of Modern Art in New YYork oork should perhaps be fforgiven orgiiven ffor or mistakenly hanging it upsidedown back in 19 61, upon first acquiring the piece.

1961, Fortunately y, afte er a month and a half Fortunately, after half,, a knowledgeable person noticed, and a the position of Le Bateau was able corrected. I’m wondering woondering if there’s there’s a compar corrected. comparable gooing on with you right now, now, Aquarius? phenomenon going Is it possible that thaat a part of your life life got inverted or transposed? transposed? If so, soo, will you be sharp enough to see the goof and brave won’t brave enough e to fix it? I hope you won ’t allow this error error to persist. perssist.

PISCESS (Feb. PISCE (Feb. 19-March 19-March 20): 20): “I owe my success to having listened respectfully respectfully to the very best advice,” said British author G. G K. K Chesterton, Chesterton ““and and then going away and doing the exact exxact opposite.” I’m going to endorse that appr oach ffor o you, Pisces. In my astr or ological opinion, approach astrological I don don’t ’t think any anyone one can possibly give you accur accurate ate counsel in the coming cooming weeks. weeks. Your Yoour circumstances circumstances are are too unique and your y dilemmas are are too idiosyncratic idiosyncratic for for even the expertss to understand, let alone the people who car for youu and think they own a piece of you. caree for I do suspect it might m for you to hear what be useful for everyone has to say about your situation, though.

Seeing their mis taken or uninf ormed perspectives mistaken uninformed should help you get clarity about what ’s right. what’s Homework: "Y "You You o know what to do and you know how to do it." it." True True r or False? Why? Testify T eestify at T Truthrooster@gmail.com. rrutthrooster@gmail.com.

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