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What an amazing time, in both the positive and negative ways. Here we are weathering a pandemic and everything we have done is different. On the positive side, we celebrated a wedding. In retrospect, this turned out to be amazing.

We had a wonderful time with 12 people.

My son-in-law Ryan, an esteemed Universal Life minister, admirably did the ceremony and the team at the Claremont Hotel turned themselves inside out to make Abigail and Harrison’s wedding totally magical, complete with a blue and gold tower and the Cal flag flying high.

It was one of those COVID bonuses as we developed some great family bonds and made memories that will last a lifetime.

With all of the challenges, there are silver linings and amazing spaces. I am truly blessed with the most amazing family and I wake up everyday thinking I am the luckiest guy on earth.

Football season is here. Our family has gone football crazy this year and we even have our own fantasy football league.

I confess, other than being a Cleveland fan, I know next to nothing about football and it is so funny to be needled by my kids about my team players on a “bye” week. But you know, I will take this family kibitzing about football any day, as we get to spend time together and have Sunday dinners, hang out with baby Jaime and enjoy the spoils of being a grandparent. Many of my friends told me how amazing this is. They were all correct. Being a grandparent is wonderful, especially when they are all here in town.

Aaaaaaahh fall.

The mornings are crisp, the air is clear and morning coffee never tasted better.

Modesto and our surrounding area are flat out gorgeous in the fall, the leaves are turning, the food is fresh and we start to

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think about the holidays.

Thanksgiving is right up against December this month and hopefully, many of our traditions will hang tough like the Turkey Trot. Home for the holidays; this has so many different meanings this year and this year is pretty literal. Our places we can go are limited, but maybe this is all a blessing in disguise. So it gets really simple this season. SHOP LOCAL. STAY SAFE. Yes, I do mean to shout as it is really this simple.

If we want to stay in the red and move up a level we need to be safe and listen to science. Our local economy has been hit so hard and this holiday season our local businesses need us. Let’s focus our efforts here. ModShop will not be happening in the traditional sense, but don’t forget those crafters. Black Friday? Don’t stand in line at a big box, shop small and support our friends. Our priorities need to be adjusted and living local has never been more important.

I really hope everyone voted. On November 4th, the collective will take a long bath or shower to clean all of the politics off of us so we can start fresh with a new outlook. I am pretty shocked and surprised of some of the truly hateful, selfish, untruthful and dangerous things posted online by people that I know and it has changed my view of many of them.

All I know is, that we have to continue to work for the betterment of our community, friends and family. Our community and lives are better when we look out for each other, not just ourselves. I like living here, living in California and plan to make the best of it and take care of my family, company and employees.

We look to keep the magic going and are planning the return of Rockin’ Holiday in a new safe distanced format. Look for an amazing Rockin’ Tree lighting on December 5 in conjunction with the City of Modesto and our friendly businesses in 10th St Plaza and the rest of 10th Street.

Look for some holiday magic that will be free for the family to enjoy this year and we would love to have you be a part of this.

Friends, this has been a tough year. I am so very grateful for my friends that have really been amazing and to our employees at Sierra Pacific who have been working so hard on the front lines, keeping the food supply chain going and our amazing ViewCrew that always looks to se the good in our city and tell you all about it. This is truly a team effort that I am so fortunate to be a part of. I hope you like what we have been doing with the Modesto history this year in ModestoView and are ready go get back to making new memories in the future.

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Chris Murphy Founder and Publisher, ModestoView Magazine chrism@modestoview.com

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We celebrate our nation’s veterans this year with a special tribute to the one and only Alfred E Menshew. In 1948, he volunteered to serve in the Korean War and earned honors and was discharge to begin a life of community service, friendship and mischief. He is truly one of Modesto’s outstanding and unique citizens and we will miss him greatly. We have learned a lot from him and MJ Mangano created a wonderful tribute in the vein of Greyhound on our cover.

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Friends, our non-profits need us all now. The pandemic has affected every singlefundraiser that I know about. Here’s the deal, the events have been cancelled, but the need for funds for those in need has never been greater. Just think about it, if domestic violence is bar in good times, just thing how it is when we are all at home.

If those in poverty were in need before, it is worse now. Winter is coming, the holidays are coming and we need to be looking out for those that are in a bad way.

Here are a couple of ways you can really make a difference.

Power of the Purse

The United Way does so many great things for those in need.

Normally, they would pack the Gallo Center and raise funds with the Bow Tie Guys, me included, selling raffle tickets and people bid on purses to raise funds. This is going virtual this year and please take some time to bid on these items and even purchase raffle tickets on line. There will be a drive through raffle tix sale November 2, get your raffle tix by the 4th and then register for the big event on the 6th at https://uwaystanpowerofthepurse.com/

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Virtual Kettle Kick Off

The Salvation Army Kettle Kick off has been a tradition for years. It is a giant event, filled with people with dollar bills drifting down from the ceiling as local leaders collect cash and checks. Needless to say, this will not be happening this year, instead there will be a tasty Thanksgiving Drive through.

On Thursday, November 19th from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. you will drive-thru our shelter campus located at 320 9th Street in Modesto and drop off your donations.

At the same time, you’ll also pick-up your previously reserved, boxed lunches. You will be able to designate your donation to a specific team or choose to just put it in the KKO kettle. At 12:30 p.m. you will log into our Facebook page “The Salvation Army Modesto Red Shield Center” and virtually participate in a short program as well as see the results of the fundraising. Please call Debra Hernandez at The Salvation Army office at 209522-3209 or e-mail Debra.Hernandez@usw.salvationarmy.org by November 12th and let us know how many lunches you would like to reserve.

For more info https://modestocitadel.salvationarmy.org/

Community Hospice Tree Lighting

Another great charitable event is the Community Hospice Fantasy of Trees, which will take place this year between November 4th to the 29th. Stroll through McHenry Village to see all the beautifully decorated designer wreaths and trees on display in the windows of participating merchants. All the trees and wreaths will be auctioned off online this year through www.Handbid. com until November 29th. All proceeds go to benefit Community Hospice Pediatric Care Programs.

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Red Letter Day

By Jim Christiansen

It’s a red-letter day, we’ve reached the red tier, there is hope for the holidays. Thanksgiving this month, but this year you will have to wait for ModShop 2021. Red tier status does mean more opening of museums and galleries, so you will find Mistlin Gallery open limited hours, mask required Thursday and Friday 11 to 5 and Saturday noon to 4 pm. Mistlin has been open since October, and expect more activities in the gallery to resume as Covid-19 allows. The new Virtual Program, “Expose Yourself to Art” is seen on Facebook Live and posted on YouTube, featuring local artists, poets, writers, theater members, dance and more of the Modesto Arts Community. Most programs to date have been Sundays at 2 PM. Check with the Central California Art Association/Mistlin Gallery Facebook page for schedules.

This time of year, Mistlin would be hosting the Memorial Hospital Complementary Therapy Art group exhibition. With the pandemic, the group under director Galen Martin went Virtual and has posted 3 videos of showcasing their 2020 works. Theme and title of the show is Resilience in this link to video https://youtu.be/Pz-nyrg3UFk

The Mistlin Gallery life drawing group meets Wednesdays, masks on the artists 7 to 9 pm. Openings for models to pose available, and if interested contact the gallery.

Paid gig. Within the gallery, and with the holiday season coming up, the gift shop is open, and local artists have art for sale on the walls.

Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock has reopened business hours Wednesday to Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM and Sunday 11 AM to 4 PM with 2 new shows running to January. “In this Time” and “cut-Up/cut-Out” November 12 in Del Rio there will be the art auction and fundraiser for Cricket’s Hope Art Restores Kids program, as local artists produce special work inspired by ARK students. For information on the fundraiser, contact https://crickets-hope.org or 209 312-9991.

As the galleries re-open or extend activities, check-in with the ongoing classes at The Chartreuse Muse, Dragonfly-Art-For- Life for schedule and open hours. Modesto Conservatory of Theater, Art and Music is hosting free art classes 11 AM to 2 PM on Saturdays at their location at 10th and E Streets downtown. Kristy Moore is still reserving art activities on the patio at Queen Bean, now open for limited seating indoors.

Beard Land and Investment Company • Central Valley Automotive Tom and Kelly Eakin/MTC Distributing rent Cur t of lis sors Huff Construction Company, Inc. • Porges Family Foundation on sp

Designer Decorated Trees & Wreaths

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Collins Electric • Gianelli Nielsen, A Professional Law Group Rachel’s Kitchen • Ronco Development–In Memory of Ronald and Elizabeth Hathaway Drs. Brett Springer and Jacob Barber • Sutter Health Valley Area Tavernas Farms, Inc./Doris and George Tavernas Bank of Stockton • Edgmon Boys • David and Karen Ethier and Meryl Snider • Farr Ranch Claudia and Mick Krausnick • Mel Bradley Electric and Solar • Mocse Credit Union

Ability Mortgage/Ambeck Mortgage Associates • Audi Modesto • Bonfiglio Electric • Sharon and Paul Caruso Cogdill and Assoiciates • The Duval Family • Pat Golding • Grimbleby Coleman CPAs, Inc. • Harmon Financial Corporation • JS West Lander Veterinary Clinic • Janice Lucero • Modesto Pediatrics • Oak Valley Community Bank • Wille Electric Supply Co.

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Ann Endsley - Gather/Event Collection • A Fine Design/Barb LaFaunce • All The Trimmings/Linda Mayo Audi Modesto/Brooke Olano • Beard Land and Investment Company/Kori Brown and Erin Ayers • Vickie Bracken • Josie Castiglione and Rose Lorenzo The Dance Bag/Holly Bertucci • The Cast of the Disney Store 432 Modesto • Farm House • Home Décor and More/Marcia Chapman and Patty Koch Incredible Finds/Sharon Wilson • Infinite Creations/Tammy Cunha • Interior Design Source/Rosalie Osman and Friends • Judy A. Jensen, Attorney LHK Interiors/Lindsey Kjellberg • Lovely Indeed/Chelsea Foy • Main Street Floral/Kendra Hoffman • Mark McKee • Modesto Pediatrics/Wendi Jones Mulberry Lane/Chandra Cunha • Sandra Newcomb • Kate Pethoud • Clyta and Ron Polhemus • Rustic Roots/Melissa Vierra Sue and Rhonda Wall Design/Sue Oler and Rhonda Darling McDonald • Suite 52 Living/Emma and Sarah Grover Trey Reed Fine Art Studios and Mark Lytle • Melissa Titus • Twigs and Stems/Reg Merritt and Alex Lozano

For more information visit give.hospiceheart.org or call 209.578.6370.

Tree and Wreath Auction will be open November 4-29 on Handbid.

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when Barkin Dog Grill will resume indoor service, but my art will come down, and Valentino Alexander’s will go up. Currently, Valentino showing in the Mistlin Gallery window display.

I’m giving thanks to having completed the studio build at my house, in time to resume watercolors, coffee cats, more painting and woodblock murals out of the sun and rain.

Welcome to have more visitors, with quite a bit of art for sale ready for the holidays.

If interested text or call for an appointment at 209-241-7130.

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Kristy has been hard at work on her own art of small portraits, on paper, handbags and other items available at Queen Bean My hardworking friend Phil Murillo has been creating some monumental paintings of late. One is a great rendition of MoBand in the Mancini Bowl I got to view walking

by Peer Recovery Art Project on Tenth.

PRAP will be offering pen and charcoal class with artist Jeff W. Ford soon as restrictions allow. Jordi Camps will continue doing the outdoor patio art show each day at Picasso’s at 10th and J. I’m not sure

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18Seventy

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by ChristopherMitchell and Brandilyn Brown

In case the buzz hasn’t reached you, we have a new brewery in Modesto, smack dab in the heart of downtown. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Bridgette Berry, owner and head brewer of 18Seventy Brewing, located at 911 J Street. This place needs to be a stop on your covid-safe pub crawls. They offer to-go growlers and crowlers in all of the beers on tap, if you’d rather stick to dining in (aka at home) . Food trucks are there every weekend, so check out the Facebook for details on that! We think you’ll love them as much as we do! The blonde ale will not disappoint so have a pint or two!

Remember to drink responsibly and sip on, friends! Get to know Bridgette in our exclusive interview!

MV: How did you get into brewing?

BB: I’ve been in the alcohol industry as a career for about 11 years now and fermentation science is in my background. The idea of infusion and adding pretty much anything to beer made me enjoy making it. [It’s] a little different with wine and spirits, [there’s] not so much the same luxury.

MV: Why did you pick Modesto for 18Seventy? (Besides the obvious of it being such a great place to be!)

BB: Modesto was starving for a brewery downtown, it’s such a rich community in supporting their own that I wanted to be a part of it. Other breweries were popping up in smaller towns around the area, but Modesto is rich in culture and community. I really didn’t look anywhere else.

MV: What’s your vision or inspiration for 18Seventy?

BB: My inspiration was to do a combination business in a business downtown area like Modesto. I had traveled to Modern

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Times Brewery in San Diego and could not believe more breweries had not followed suit with their model. The idea of a coffee shop and brewery under the same roof inspired me. When I was going through grad school for business, I decided to look at the advantages of cost on this concept and if it was a feasible adventure.

MV: If there’s *one thing* that you want our readers to take away from this interview, what is something you’d like our readers to know?

BB: Be passionate about whatever you end up going after, because that passion drives a lot of the road blocks out of the way. I really have a great way of focusing on what the end goal is because I hear so much great feedback, but even the negativity drives me, as well. If people are passionate no matter their stance, it makes for great inspiration to keep on creating.

MV: What’s coming down the pipe for 18Seventy, especially regarding the coffee side?

BB: We plan on releasing a hazy beer in late October/early November. We also plan on increasing our tap selections with 28 beer taps sometime in November.

We don’t have a projected date for the coffeehouse as everything has changed with Covid, but we will keep everyone up to speed on our website at 18Seventybrew.com. We are going to partner with Clayton Coffee at some point to help create unique style coffees.

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Homeward Bound When I grow up, I want to be like George Clooney in ‘Up In The Air’ and travel full-time for a living. This is one of my favorite movies.

Modesto even gets mentioned as one of Clooney’s destinations. Much like his character, I am most at home when I’m out on the road.

As a music presenter, I constantly seek to bring in talent from around the world. Antarctica has yet to develop a healthy music scene, but I’ve worked with artists who have toured and/or migrated here from all the other continents. Times being what they are, however, my new concert season which recently commenced is working on a more limited scale, and focusing almost entirely on the Modesto area’s finest.

November will feature two such listening showcases. Sunday 11/15 at 3 PM, it’s a matinee with Us4Love featuring one of the cutest musical couples in town, Tyler & Christina Bates, plus Andru Vigil on guitar. In 2018 the band won Best Original Composition at the Valley Talent Project and were twice nominated for a MAMA. This is sweet local folk-pop to fall in love with. Look for some special guests as well, like Amy Winehouse.

By Aaron Rowan (?!?!) You’d better believe it.

Tyler & Christina have been having tons of fun painting lately, so they’ll have Amy, Cruella De Vil and some others on display.

Saturday 11/28 at 7:30 PM, I’m welcoming back the opulent and operatic Ellie Barton, who last appeared onstage at Moon & Sixpence last December at our Christmas program collaboration with Opera Modesto.

Around this time last year, she made her professional opera debut in ‘Rigoletto’ at the Gallo Center, and this summer Modesto Unplugged sponsored her tuition for the Summer Opera Institute. Ellie knows how to put on a richly textured program with everything from opera numbers to pop songs, and has a good team of musicians joining her for the evening.

Each concert is $5 (cash only) and doors open half an hour before showtime. Find Moon & Sixpence at 500 9th St. between E & F, just to the left of Stonehenge. Seating limited to 25 people; reserve seats at modestounplugged@yahoo.com or 209-543-5306.

Intimate performances. Infinite playlist.

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Every Wednesday with the weather permitting VMI School of Rock will be live at Ralston’s Goat in Downtown Modesto starting at 6 pm until about 10 pm. See multiple bands and musicians performing between just a song or two to a 15-minute set. Darrin Morris brings pro sound and lights to give the artists and the audience the full show experience. Each year several of the youth bands nominated for a Modesto Area Music Award come from VMI incredibly talented student bands. See tomorrows “Rockstars” today performing

MV: Traditional ModestoView Question: Beatles or Stones?

BB: Beatles for sure!

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By Chris Murphy

H A R V E S T M O O N R E S TA U R A N T I learned to love Harvest Moon soon after moving back to Modesto in 1996. After we bought our house, we decide to remodel and had no kitchen. So with our 1-year old and our 6-year old in tow, we explored looking for places to dine out.

We had already found a couple of great places and one evening, we checked in to Harvest Moon and was greeted by a smiling Charlene Smallwood and she seated us, perching our little Abbey on a bright orange and yellow tuck and roll booster seat.

We were instant fans and ended up eating there about 4 nights a week for months quickly loving the Neil’s Toss, the Dinah Burger, and it’s decadent relative the Dinah Mo Hum Burger (nod to Zappa) and of course anything with crab.

Well fast-forward to today. After a long run, Mark Smallwood sold the restaurant to long-time fans Jesse Wiggins and Marilyn Prescott. This is a perfect fit. They were fans of the food and value the menu and they are restaurant people too. Their company name is the Two Wolves, a nod to strong independent women, but also a look to their heritage as Jesse’s family is part Cherokee and was raised in Savannah Georgia and Marilyn’s family is French Cajun from Louisiana. There are a lot of flavors at work here and the Tale of Two Wolves rings true under the moon and sun of the Harvest Moon.

By day, Marilyn and Jesse have a successful real estate business they run from the 2nd floor above the restaurant. Jesse is very excited about this opportunity as she grew up in the restaurant in her native Georgia and was serving at the age of 15. They love the southern flavors of many of the Harvest Moon favorites and once they get further down the road, they will start bringing some new flavors in to the menu. Jesse’s trinity is thyme, creole and good greens so you can get the idea there. But in the meantime, they have been working tirelessly

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to get the Moon up and running, with Marilyn’s brother Bobby doing a lot of the work. They have changed the colors, added a cool outside patio with market lights and live music on the weekends with more inside changes coming soon, key on the list, a full bar and redesigned bar area. Exciting plans.

The food is amazing. The favorites are back and made with care. The energy is obvious with many of the kitchen staff and servers in place, making it go smooth. It is a cool feeling: fresh and new but reliable, delicious and comfortable. I was sitting on the new extended patio on this Sunday morning sipping a mimosa, enjoying the people, the passers by and the food and hopefully may get my band on the live music schedule.

Marilyn and Jesse have their favorites and they are really making sure that the love shines through on these dishes. The Crab Omelet and the Crab Sandwich are halls of fame. The sweet potato fries are on point and the appetizers, especially the sampler are so delicious, our faves being the Thai Chicken Sticks and then there is the Cajun Pasta with the spicy prawns. But at the end of the day, a Neil’s and Chardonnay is pretty much all you need. These are tastes you really need to try and it’s time to do it. Your experience will be fun, your taste buds will thank you and you are in the entryway to a bright new future at the Harvest Moon. Make sure you say Hello to Jessie and Marilyn.

Look for extended hours as they get their servers and staff up to full speed and watch their Facebook page for events and food specials.

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Alfred E Menshew was one of these people. Al could make you smile, make you cry and make you look around and see if someone else was listening. Al was truly a one of a kind. He was always involved and made things happen since we returned from his duty as a decorated Navy man in the Korean War. For this November Veteran’s Day, it is appropriate that we celebrate Navy Veteran Al Menshew who passed away last month, living a long life that made a profound affect on so many.

Born in Oklahoma in 1931, he grew up working the harsh fields on a sharecropper from, Al knew hard work, honesty and learned integrity. Like many others, he and his family made it to California during the dustbowl. This toughness gave him a base that would be the foundation of his life. After graduating from Ripon High, he enlisted in the US Navy and served admirably with honors. Following his service, he graduated from Humphrey’s College in Stockton before having a lengthy and

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By Chris Murphy

There are people in our community that just bleed community service.

There are some people that are not afraid to serve our country There are some people that are not afraid to serve our community There are some people that are not afraid to serve others There are some people that take the time to celebrate the good in others.

There are some people that make it fun to be alive.

There are some people that are all of these.

successful career at the Gallo winery glass plant.

I didn’t grow up or pal around with Al during the 60s and 70s like so many did, but he was a key Gallo employee and leader in the Modesto Jay-Cees (the Modesto Junior Chamber of go-getters, movers and shakers) and an active young Kiwanian. But the stories are legendary, many of them celebrated and some that shouldn’t be told. He was a leader, he got people involved, encouraged them to join Kiwanis and other civic projects. One of his most favorite projects was his role as a Clamper and served many roles, lastly being the “Sublime Noble Grand Humbug of all Clamperdom and all the civilized world”. Additionally, Al was a 32nd Degree Master Mason and deserved all of the honors that go with that responsibility.

I met Al when I started dating my then girlfriend Becky McNulty though her father Mike McNulty. I entered the realm of many of Modesto’s classic characters.

Listening to stories from Menshew, McNulty, Lloyd Ploutz, Terry McGrath, Gary DeHart, Dwight Trammel and others was truly an “education”. I first got to know him as our family’s Santa Claus and he changed the lives of our kids and many others who will remember him through their whole lives. I was the one that made sure that Al got his thank you gift bottle of brandy on Christmas Eve. He was

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Modesto’s Santa Claus for many years, along with Mrs. Claus, Bette Belle Smith.

Many other people learned who Al was as the announcer for the Modesto 4th of July Parade for over 30 years. Al knew every parade entry and this parade is one of the best in the nation. These were traditions that made Modesto what it is today, a community loaded with volunteers and people that give back.

Most of those who knew him, knew of his great ability for excellent public speaking and engage rooms full of people with wry wit, honesty, and great storytelling. But this was an obstacle that Al worked hard to overcome when he was younger. Al tackled many challenges and his friends, family and our community were the recipients of this effort.

One of my favorite examples of his skills occurred when I asked him to MC the bicycle race I was putting on in downtown Modesto. He told me he didn’t know anything about bicycle racing, and I told him that it didn’t matter since he was Al Menshew. And he did it, over 6 hours at the microphone. No one was the wiser and everyone had a good time.

Part of what made Al who he was surely was his wife Loretta. He was basically “Al&Loretta” for so many years. Loretta is so friendly and kind. Our girls loved her in her administration role at LaLoma Jr High where she always had a smile for

them in the office. Their teamwork and passion for our city truly made this package deal a special part of our community.

When our family moved back to Modesto, I told Becky I wanted to be like Al Menshew. I truly admired who he was and what he accomplished. I quickly learned it is impossible to be like Al. Heck, nobody could be like Al. I think it serves as an inspiration to us all to aspire to serve the community and our friends like Al Menshew.

Al is basically a “Past President” of almost everything. He is even the “past-president of the past-presidents” for the Old Fisherman’s Club. Now you try that one out. The list is so very long for the organizations where he played a leadership role. Whatever he did, attracted many others. Over the years, as the Modesto Jay-Cees faded, the Modesto Kiwanis club would take on the 4th of July Parade the places in the parade for the Clampers and the Shriners and the American Legion would always hold positions of esteem and recognition.

Veteran’s affairs were one of Al’s main passions. He was a proud veteran, volunteering for service in 1948 and proudly serving through some of the toughest times of the Korean War on an aircraft carrier.

I am truly humbled and honored to have been a friend of Al and Loretta. It was

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Remembering Al Menshew

I met Big Al in 1965 at a BYOB House Party at Pete Bertozzi’s. I was 22, he was 31. Al was the life of the party and be brought a decanter bottle of bourbon which he drank during the evening showing no effect which at 22, I was quite impressed.

We became close friends when I joined the Jaycees. The Jaycees in those days were very active and Al was “the man” and everyone’s mentor. I still have about thirty friends from the Jaycees, and Al probably had a hundred.

Your friend, Mike McNulty

How do you summarize a life time of achievements and dedication to your family, friends and community for a person like Al Menshew. I first met Al in 1965 as we became involved with many local organizations including, but not limited to E. Clampus Vitas, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Masons, Veterans of Foreign Wars, City of Modesto Annual events including Centennials, Parades and Fundraising Events. Fun was the mantra of the day and boy did we let our hair down and go for broke!!. There are stories about Al and myself that will be told for years to come. Just always know that Al Menshew was and will always be a Class Act as well as a wonderful friend to me.

Respectively, Lloyd G. Ploutz

How do you describe a man who ha given his life to this community for over 50 years as a Kiwanian, Shriner, Mason, Clamper leader, parade announcer, most importantly a Santa Claus to the children of this community and so much more? People say, How do you find time and my answer is “people do what they want to do” in life such as go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to human service or their own personal hobbies and ideas of time well spent, not Al. If he wasn’t doing for others he was resting with the love of his life Loretta Menshew and preparing for the next days service to humanity. May you rest in peace my friend and may we all learn and do as you did in our lives.

Your friend, Jeremiah Williams

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a tremendous honor for me to take over the announcing role for the 4th of July Parade from Al. It was an honor and a huge responsibility to do this job with both irreverence and reverence at the very same time with my need of coaching from Al on the various pronunciations of the Mason, Shriner and Clamper titles.

I was also very honored to be among the recipients of the Citizen of the Year Award in 2019 from the American Legion Post 74, where Al was both a recipient of this award and served as the committee chair, joining the ranks of Dick Haggerty, Marie Gallo, Carol Whiteside, John and June Rogers, Jeremiah Williams and other leaders. I am truly grateful.

There is so much more about Al and my observations here are just a fraction of the life of Al Menshew. He will always be remembered by so many in our community and his deeds and actions will be felt for generations to come.

Rest in Peace Al Menshew, our community salutes you on this Veteran’s Day and celebrate your life, loves, accomplishments and impacts on our community.

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By Chris Murphy

Modesto USA really lit up during the 2000s.

As the new millennium began, Modesto celebrated New Year’s Eve in downtown, with a Beatlemania concert and a fireworks display that was one of ModestoView’s first live webcasts. There was a lot of excitement and optimism in our community as live music really began to blossom, our local radio stations were playing the songs of Flying Blind, Matt Nathanson, Megan Slankard and others that called Modesto their musical home base. There was a generation of families with kids listening to a common soundtrack. My girls were the perfect age during the 2000s and we all had a lot of fun.

The new Graceada Park playgrounds had attracted the families back to our newly restored central park and there was a new energy in volunteerism, creating new civic organizations and in 10th St Place, something called the Tuesday show. Street festivals like X Fest brought thousands of our people together and a new and energized art scene thrived with the many new restaurants in downtown and all over our city. I loved this time in Modesto when my girls were growing up, riding our bikes to Ridgway’s on a Saturday morning and checking out Music on 10th St with Flying Blind and many others. There was so much amazing music, Chris Ricci and I mused over lunch at Harvest Moon how to celebrate this talent, and the Modesto Area Music Awards were born, our first event at Club Max at the Doubletree. The MAMAs have been celebrating our local music culture every year and this year, we are working on a virtual option. Throughout the decade, there were so many great projects, family times and experiences. Mark Hamill would visit in 2005 for a Star Wars Premier, Carol Channing moved to Modesto, the Gallo Center was built, and MoBand would continue to be part of our traditions.

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Modesto Rocks for Red Cross On September 11, 2001, our world was rocked and the world reacted when New York and Washington DC were attacked.

The outpouring of grief and desire to help was global and here in Modesto, our local music community quickly gathered to raise money for Red Cross. ModestoView and Anastasia Rego would gather Grandaddy, Scenic Route, Puffin Billies, Anne Loureiro with donated a PA system, 1Ž2 from Flying Blind and 1Ž2 from Charybdis, and girl scouts selling cookies and T-shirts would help raise $15,000

Government

The 2000s started off fast as a result of many big projects in the 1990s. A lot of this was the smart planning in the 1990s by the City and the County working together and this set the stage for new opportunity. This harmony didn’t last long as Carmen Sabatino was elected Mayor of Modesto defeating Dick Lang and served one term. Many good relationships between the city and the county unraveled and a normally congenial operations of the city disintegrated, with the city ultimately backing out of the Gallo Center and rejecting funds for a major renovation of 9th Street when the tracks came out. Fortunately, Modesto City staff welcomed citizen participation and projects like the Tidewater Central Rail Banking project were approved that would lay the foundation for the Virginia Corridor. Jim Ridenour would be elected in 2003 and

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Tony Bennett & Marie Gallo would serve two terms and begin to rebuild community connections and order to the council meetings.

Community

Life became a lot more active in the 2000s. Downtown was a major draw, MoBand Concerts In the Park were attracting thousands of people and a shadow gathering in Graceada Park attracted thousands of teens and was quite the organic event and place to be seen. The City of Modesto would embrace this event and provide activities. The Peggy Mensinger Trail was dedicated in 2002 and along with the Hetch Hetchy the foundation of a citywide trail network was developed, leading the way for the Virginia Corridor.

The Arts The big event of the 2000s would be the groundbreaking and the construction of the Gallo Center for the Arts. Marie Gallo would champion this project and I was proud to serve on the initial committees and proudly still serve on the board today.

Fundraising began in 2001 and the center would open to huge fanfare in 2007 with an inaugural opening line up with Patty LuPone, Tony Bennett and even a special presentation of the MAMA Awards. The Gallo Center has changed our community and has cemented our role as a performing arts city, building on the work of the

State Theatre, Modesto Performing Arts, Prospect Theatre and more.

National acts and Broadway shows regularly sell out the center. The State Theatre was partially restored and updated in the early 2000s and began a successful run of both live performances and indie film with the Big Fat Greek Wedding being a sold out run. I was proud to serve as the President of the State Theatre during these early 2000s as the theatre was updated and live music drew larger acts with a breakthrough show with Dwight Yoakum lead to shows by Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson, Hootie & the Blowfish, Cheap Trick, Merle Haggard and more. These were fun times. I took the full Hootie and the Blowfish band to the Tiki Lounge for late night Mai-Tais and Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick to the taco trucks on 8th St and Robert Cray would cruise around with his backpack and the girls in the GoGos, minus Belinda jumped my car to avoid riding back to the Doubletree with her. There have been many celebrity sightings in Modesto since the State and the Gallo Center got into gear. In 2001 the first B93 Acoustic Christmas began as a Flying Blind “Unplugged” show. In 2005, the State was completely restored and a new non-profit was created, lead by Mike Zagaris. Downtown Modesto was a draw for all ages, with the Queen Bean opening with open mic nights, and even some 18 and over dance clubs. Many of these clubs and the 21 and over would see scrutiny and aggressive enforcement of nightlife began to surface toward the end of the decade. On TV, James Marsters made Modesto proud with his regular role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Today, he continues to star on Hawaii Five O.

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Graffiti Celebration During the 2000s Modesto would start to get its Graffiti mojo back again. The North Modesto Kiwanis club presented the American Graffiti Festival and cars and fans from all over the world would descend on Modesto USA for Graffiti Summer.

After a couple if really successful events at MJC, the Cruise would return to downtown Modesto as an organized cruise parade. The stage was set to start to make Graffiti a big part of Modesto’s identity after being banished to the wilderness during the late 90s. The number #1 requested information at the Modesto Convention and Visitors Bureau would be about American Graffiti and classic cars. We started talking about building a Graffiti Museum back then, but it took us until this year to make it a reality.

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Festivals Festivals were part of the fun of the 2000s. X-fest began in 2000 and created an amazing smorgasbord of music, with local bands sharing the stage with national acts. The ModestoView live cam was at all of the early X-Fest that hosted amazing bands and was one of the events that drew people from all parts of our area. You could enjoy up to 80 bands on 20 stages all in one night for $25. It is sad that this event isn’t still with us. B93 Summerfest was a huge traditional family oriented favorite moving from CSU Stanislaus to John Thurman Field and even a stint at the Fruit Yard, with a stage that is located where the current amphitheater is today featuring national headliners like Lifehouse, Everclear, Vertical Horizon, Train, Gavin DeGraw alongside regional favorites. The Modesto Art and Wine festival would make a good run in downtown during the 2000s art era where many galleries opened downtown and the 3rd Thursday Art Walk was very popular. Tresetti’s Fat Tuesday, and other 11th Street parties outside the Fat Cat delivered regular entertainment.

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For 67 years, the Modesto Relays meet was held at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California, a track notable for tight turns and long straightaways, ending in 2008. During its run in Modesto, it was the site of over 30 world records. After taking the 2009 season off, the meet moved to Hughes Stadium at Sacramento City College. During the 2000s, high school water polo and crosscountry teams were very successful regionally and across the state. There were new cross-town rivalries as Enochs and Central Valley high schools opened and Central Catholic would start to become a powerhouse. Still the big games were the Modesto / Downey game and the Modesto / Turlock. The traditional rivals had the Modesto High Black Hole and the Downey White Out and were bold and vocal at the football and basketball games. The MJC Turkey Trot became a big Thanksgiving family gathering with kids home from school and a fall run along Legion Park was the perfect warm up for a large Thanksgiving dinner.

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This was a really exciting project that came right on the heels of the Graceada Park and Playground renovation. The Tidewater Central railroad tracks that bisected Modesto where to be removed and a group of us teamed up with the City to “Rail Bank” this space to preserve the open space left by rail removals for non-motorized use as a bike and foot trail. This effort was championed by Royal and Liz Robbins and a great team effort made it happen with great support from Fred Allen, Bob Ford & Jim Niskanen. The project received significant funding from grants and funding from then Senator Barbara Boxer. This project was soon adopted by the Rotary Clubs of Modesto and the Virginia Corridor came to life with a lot of hard work, creativity and community dedication and it continues to evolve today, connecting our community.

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Mayor Carmen Sabatino elected May 29th Grandaddy Sophtware Slump released celebrates 20 Years August 9 President Bush Whistle Stop through Manteca Stockton, Tracy and Lodi July - First X-Fest October – ModestoView Live Streams B93 Extreme Halloween

2001 - UVR Plastic World released January 23rd Flying Blind Push released on Republic Records Fundraising begins for the Gallo Center for the Arts Sept 11 – World Trade Centers and the Pentagon are attacked Sept 23 - Local musicians present Modesto Rocks for Red Cross at the State Theatre December – B93 and ModestoView present the 1st Acoustic Christmas at the State Theatre

2002 - March 19th Thought Riot Shattered Mirror Syndrom on AF Records December – Laci Peterson was tragically murdered

2003 - May 13th Grandaddy Sumday released Jim Ridenour elected Mayor of Modesto October – Arnold Schwarzenegger rallies in Modesto State Theatre launches Rock and Rods street car show and concerts October – B93 and ModestoView team up for Live in It to Win It at Vintage Faire November 18th Thought Riot Sketches of Undying Will on AF Records

2004 - Central Valley High School Opens UVR Blood on the Satellite released McHenry Museum expands into the basement, opening many new display spaces Downtown Rocks launched by the State Theatre Scott Peterson convicted of murdering Laci and Connor Peterson

2005 - The Modesto A’s are rebranded the Modesto Nuts Modesto Sound Founded May – Mark Hamill attends premier for Revenge of the Sith benefit for the Gallo Center September 27th Grandaddy Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla Released Stanislaus Pride Center Formed

2006 - James C Enoch High School Open May 9th Grandaddy Just Like the Fambly Cat released July - ModestoView Magazine debuts

2007 - UVR Silent Disaster released July 13 – Carol Channing performs with MoBand at Graceada Park October - The Gallo Center for the Arts Opens

2008 - March 30th President Bill Clinton visit Modesto for a Fundraiser for Hillary at the Del Rio home of Dr. & Mrs Dhaliwal August - Modesto Art & Wine Festival Debuts in downtown Modesto After 67 years with world record setting performances, the Modesto Relays ends Kaiser Hospital opens in northwest Modesto

2009 - Legendary Sitar player and Beatles mentor Ravi Shankar performs at the Gallo Center Ernie Bucio presents the 11th Street Jazz Festival

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Modesto Music 2000s “How’s it goin’ 2000 man?

Welcome back to solid ground my friend I heard all your controls were jammed Well it’s just nice to have you back again” He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot – Grandaddy 2000 – Sophtware Slump

“Have you seen my girl She’s the one with the curly hair She was standing just right over there But she’s nowhere to be found”.

Smokescreen – Flying Blind

By Middagh Goodwin and Chris Murphy

The end of the 20th century with all the impending doom of Y2K actually set the foundation for the rebirth and continual growth of Live Music at the dawn of the 21st Century in Modesto and the surrounding area. Chris Ricci and JCD produced the biggest event to date X-Fest in the Year 2000 an event that would grow to become the biggest “block party” in Northern California with an actual block long lighted dance floor. Add Summer Fest, Acoustic Christmas, Fat Tuesday and Lucky Fest and Modesto was becoming a beacon for live entertainment.

Grandaddy lead the way for a new Modesto sound and found success around the world with a truly unique sound that won them global critical and fan acclaim.

They would play huge festivals in Europe and come back and play the Dirty Duck or Charlie’s here in Modesto. As the millennium ended, a new sound was growing in the Modesto area. Bands like Grandaddy, Built Like Alaska, Scenic Route, El Olio Wolof, Transport, and The Evening News and others would make really creative music and the pop sound of Flying Blind and UVR were writing radio hits.

In 2001 Jeff Duarte would purchase the building that would be Fat Cat Music House and Lounge for nearly 15 years. It was a breeding ground for so many local bands Flying Blind, UVR, DAM, Nothing But Losers, Peaceable Jones, E.A.R.L, and others. It gave fledgling promoters an opportunity to not only learn the craft of booking and promoting but to bring

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national acts to downtown Modesto.

Chris Ricci Presents along with Jill Ferris Presents, 209 Productions, Nic Padilla Presents, DCMM, Sweet Pea Knickers, Strong Entertainment and so many others filled the club with fans and hosted shows with Snoop Dogg, Rob Zombie, Maroon 5, Tears for Fears, Adele, The Tubes, Reverend Horton Heat, Agent Orange, Mentors and so many others. Along with hosting comedy shows, DJ nights and MMA, wrestling and boxing. In addition, Pure 209 and the FlyBoys presented elaborate DJ Dance events.

In the year 2000, the Modesto Area Music Awards was born and hosted by Chris Murphy and Chris Ricci with only 7 categories and packed into Club Maxx at the Doubletree Hotel. The MAMAs would grow alongside the local scene to 20 plus awards and find a home at the State Theatre, with a slight detour to the Gallo Center and the Fat Cat while it was refurbished, reopening in February of 2006.

On May 29th 2000 Grandaddy would release their successful second album Sophtware Slump and go on to tour the world and become Modesto’s biggest indie export. Flying Blind would win big at the MAMAs the first year and go on to releasing their debut album on January 23, 2001 on Republic Records and departed on a tour of the US. UVR would release their debut Plastic World and have a regional hit with “Got 2 Girlfriend.” 2002 would see Modesto’s punk/hardcore band Thought Riot release their debut on AF Records and tour the US with Anti Flag and Good Riddance. Local indie label Devil in the Woods would put out music by Fiver, Grandaddy, Fat Skeleton and other local and national acts.

Greg Edwards presented the monthly

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Off the Air shows at Cafe Deva and build up the indie scene in Modesto that Grandaddy had helped create and would attract national indie musicians alongside performances by Jason Lytle, French Cassettes, Travis Vick, Filbert, Solar Powered People, Chris Doud, Puffin Billies and others. Another series that called Deva home was the Thursday Night Ramble hosted by Big Earl and Ray Vazira. Both would end up winning MAMAs. In Stockton, there were similar scenes at the Caffeine Den and Blackwater Cafe both giving a home to young and emerging artists. Charlie’s, The Dirty Duck and the Mustang were regular homes of indie music drawing bands from all over the region like the Fem Bots and the Central Valley Indie Fest by Anastasia Rego.

The Gallo Center opened in September 2007 with Patty LuPone and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. Over the years the Gallo has hosted and become home to MSO, Central West Ballet, Yes Company, Sankofa, and musical concerts by Bonnie Raitt, Joan Jett, Huey Lewis & the News, The Psychedelic Furs, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Jason Mraz, John Legend, Dionne Warwick and so many others. Stage performances

by Stomp and Blue Man Group and the biggest names in comedy Carlos Mencia, Cedric the Entertainer, Steven Wright, and Ron White.

ModestoVirtual would open and close its doors but in the short period of time, it was open several national bands would stop by and play Modesto unique all-ages venue many brought to town by Bakersfield promoter Tim Gardea Presents.

Speaking of all-ages venues in 2008 just up the road in Stockton, the Plea for Peace opened by Mike Park and Middagh Goodwin and gave independent bands a home.

Booking punk, indie, Hip Hop, Ska and Metal. For 5 years it was the place to play in Stockton and hosting shows for Alkaline Trio, A Skylit Drive, Against Me, The Atom Age and those were just some of the A’s and every show had local openers and support.

Over the years bands would perform wherever they were allowed at sports bars like Sidelines, the ballroom at the Clarion Hotel, Red Pepper Grill, the Mustang, Dirty Duck, Pizza Factory and rental halls.

Greg Cunningham

Sadly, we lost the creative Greg Cunningham of JCD last month. His creativity and design skills made many events magic, and the first years of X-fest were a combination of decorated theme areas. The events that they created were truly special and he cared so much for our community. His son Tyler will carry on the business and Greg will be missed. We were all lucky to have him our community.

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By Jason Lytle Well our first “big tour” as a 5 piece was actually a month long van tour (late 90s) where we had a blow out in Stockton right as we were heading out and spent all of our reserve money on four new tires. The rest of the tour pretty much continued to go like that. Hahaha!

The 2000s is when things became more interesting for us. The Sophtware Slump came out at the beginning of the millennium and we were busy playing shows, doing festivals, doing TV, and staying very busy mainly in the UK and Europe but eventually over here as well.

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By Middagh Goodwin

List of Lifetime MAMA Winners of the 2000s.

2000 - Homegrown 2001 – Ernie Bucio 2002 - Chester Smith 2003 – Buck Townsend 2004 – Grace Lieberman 2005 – George Gardner 2006 - Max and Donna Miller 2007 - John Griswold 2008 - Marie Gallo 2009 - Lucky Lew

Take a tour of the MAMA Winning Modesto area music talent www.modestoareamusic.com/ page/past_winners

MAMA Radio first aired on Monday, November 25th at 5 pm on KCBP 95.5 FM and has been going strong ever since playing the music by artists from the greater 209 area code, all genres going back decades.

Who could have imagined the hardships musicians and artists would start to face just a few short months later. On November 23rd I will be celebrating the one year anniversary of MAMA Radio by playing songs that have been released in the last year for this milestone show. KCBP is a non-profit community radio station managed by Modesto Peace/Life Center; please donate to them if you are able. If you would like to hear, your music played on the air email mamarecords209@gmail.com for consideration.

Beat Happy! Music has recently mailed out the first three limited lathes cut 7” by The Flowers(in conjunction with Creature’s Eye Recordings), The Lobstrosities and Dr Rocket and the Moonpatrol. Both labels plan on additional releases in the coming months and new year.

Due to the pandemic and limitations on numbers for public gatherings the Modesto Area Music Awards was not able to take

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place this year. The Awards show is a favorite for many local musicians and venue owners, celebrating 20 plus categories from Rock to Reggae, Jazz to the best youth bands and our favorite cafes, restaurants and venues. The board had talked about doing a virtual awards show, but so much of the MAMAs is the red carpet, the photo ops and be there in person to cheer on the winners. We decided this year in place of voting and the awards presentation we would give out dashboard MAMA to members of the arts community that have thought outside the box and have kept us entertained over the last 7 months.

Videos of these presentations will be posted later in the month.

We are all looking forward to when things get back to a sense of normalcy when that is is anyone’s guess. Until that time, we must continue to do what we can to support the local businesses that give a home for live music and art. Tip the musicians and when you can see them live(buy merch if they have it) and give via Venmo or PayPal when they are live streaming.

Together we can keep the arts alive until things get better.

Everyone is sick of hearing it by now, but this year has upended so many of our community events and traditions. We all miss the things we used to do, but we need to do the right thing. One of the hardest hit has been live music and the careers of the many professional singers, songwriters and bands, as well as the venues that host live performances. At some point, we don’t really know when, we get back to live concerts where we can all cheer together. In talking to some of my friends in the event promotion world, it will be sometime after a COVID vaccine is taken hold in our population, but until then, what can we do.

The Modesto Area Music Association, ModestoView and our ace MAMA leader, Middagh Goodwin have been working to present live stream opportunities and continue to promote live music where it can happen safely. Hopefully, we have been able to direct many new viewers to individual Venmo or Paypal accounts so that virtual tips and donations can be sent. Some of our local artists have set up Patreon accounts like Tea Overstreet.

I have been a recipient of cool l exclusive tunes and performances as a benefactor.

Chris Ricci and I created the MAMAs in 2000 to celebrate the amazing musical talent we have in our community. We know that there will be a huge burst of creativity coming out of this and we will be leading the way when it is safe to rock and roll.

Also, if you are recording new music during this COVID time, please share it with us so we can share it too. We need to make sure that people are listening and buying your music and merchandise as much as possible.

So music-loving friends, we are set have a special end of year MAMA Awards that celebrates those that have worked so hard to make it through all of this. Who has been hosting their porches, live casts, virtual casts, live presentations and generating some positive music energy? Let us know. There are no real categories, other than people or places that have gone above and beyond to keep our music alive.

Please send your “mamanations” to mama@modestoview.com We will be fleshing out the details of a virtual awards show during November.

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what Modesto was like. I would begin by explaining I had a love/hate relationship with it but without it and the peculiarity of the Central Valley, Grandaddy would not be what Grandaddy evolved into. There was a time when I was concerned we as a band might be missing out on what larger cities (like LA, SF, even Sac) had to offer but eventually realized that a slower pace, familiarity, and cheap rent were more important to me.....and maybe by thinking we’re missing out on some cool and vibrant scene we will

actually end up working harder and pushing our imaginations even further.

I’m glad we stayed in Modesto during the Grandaddy years. I grew up in the Central Valley (Denair. Ceres, Merced, Modesto) and have inherited a sort of David Lynchian way of thinking because of that. It’s changed a lot but I still consider it a weird, wonderful, sad, funny, and dusty part of the world that I will always be strongly connected to... and that is hugely responsible for shaping Grandaddy into what it

became.

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Hello friends and neighbors.

It’s your old friend Mike Vanek and I still suck!! I’ve come out of hiding to talk about possibly the best ten years in the history of the Modesto area Metal scene 2000-2010. I could write a book about the events that happened within these ten years but here is a quick review. This was a life-changing decade.

In the year 2000, I was a new father that was obsessed with local music. Bands of the day encompassed a wide area that stretched from Stockton to Merced and all towns in between using Modesto as a base. We had legendary bands like Built, Infestation, Rubberfinger, Epidemia, Counterbore, Burial Ground, Sundays Dilemma, Bind, Shrine, Dam, Two-ONine, and more but the biggest story of the day being Depswa who had formerly been known as Carcinogen. With three members from the valley, this central valley favorite moved to southern California adding a guitar player and a name change that landed them a deal with Geffen Records. At this time I began writing a fanzine out of the Turlock library called 209Metal NEWS. We slowly evolved as bands and venues dissolved and places like Homers and Birdies in Turlock, Tees and Greens in Modesto and the Fatty Mocha in Merced gave way to The Dome in Los Banos, Magoo’s Funhouse, Season Tickets, The Daily Grind in Turlock, and The Dirty Duck in Modesto. New bands emerged like Stigmurder, Cursed, Morbius, Makeshift Grey, Unknown Statue, Crypt Orchid, The Shambulls, Solice, Zero Tolerance and more!

In 2003 venues evolved and I made the move to Modesto. I ended the newsletter and started booking shows at a small bar on 9th street called the Palm Gardens where many bands emerged like Bitter Legacy, Nothing But Losers, Liquid Conscience, Deem and many others raged in this tiny bar/restaurant that was transformed into a venue after hours.

So many bands play there including hardcore legends 25 ta Life and Michael Graves from the Misfits. After a year of promoting at Palm Gardens, I was called up to the proverbial big league and started booking at the Fat Cat Music House & Lounge.

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Bands like SEIP, Sickle, And All Was Lost, Beyond all Brutality, California Medication were just a few of the bands that would not only play local shows but opened for major headliners. Other established bands evolved. Bands like Nothing But Losers, Cursed, Stigmurder and Better Left Unsaid gained new members and continued to grow and the popular band Dam started playing their heavier songs as Levee. As the Fat Cat’s popularity grew so did the scene and the calibre of shows. I can close my eyes and I’m there! Watching people hang from the rafters for Killswitch Engage, Devil Driver, Static X just to name a few and trust me I can go on.

Another venue that emerged in the more underground elements of our scene was the Workshop in Ceres which was literally an auto repair shop made into a death metal venue that hosted the most brutal metal and hardcore shows with bands from all around the world in tiny little Ceres California. If the Fat Cat was the mainstream then the Workshop was most definitely the underground!!

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I have always loved short stories. Maybe it is because of my ADD attention span, but these little episodes of writing are good for me. Mike Monson is one of Modesto’s prolific authors. Our area is really fortunate with amazing literary talent. I opened this book and got sucked in immediately with his tales as a Lyft driver. Not only are the stories short, in fact the perfect length to get sucked into the next one and then the next one. First, this is NOT an all ages book. Profanity, seedy characters and places, that you swear you might have seen here in town, populate the pages. So consider yourself warned, but this book is really good.

If you are familiar with our area, this book

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By Chris Murphy comes to life. You can see the places on South 9th St, Waterford, Oakdale, the west side and even Dutch Hollow and Del Rio make appearances. Some stories are witty and funny, some are tragic and some just show the despair in so many lives. This is really well written, super engaging and so colorful that you actually can feel where you are and see the people in the back seat.

There are stories called “Big Ray”, “People are Awful”, “Abandoned Spouses” and some as simple as “Helen”. These people come to life, with all their blemishes, assets, bright spots and deep holes, through the eye of a very clever writer and driver, clearly his own carful of baggage. You definitely feel like you are along for the ride.

I can’t wait for his next edition as there must be thousands more stories like this.

I’ll never look at my Lyft driver the same way again.

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This year, it is more important than ever to shop local.

Our local businesses have been hit so very hard this year.

Even if you are not confortable dining indoors, or being inside, you can purchase a gift card at nearly every local restaurant and business. Please consider starting here.

Local businesses like Intrinsic Elements have personal shopping programs where you can browse online and the businesses that advertise in Modesto deserve your first look, even if you are giving a dishwasher, we have a great local company like Direct Appliance for you. Remember #shoplocal

Keep our Community Healthy Currently local restaurants are in the Red Zone but Stanislaus County is right on the edge of the Purple and Red Zones so please do your part, wear your masks in groups and stay distances. Sure there are people in town that are ignoring those rules and putting you at risk, so do your part and stay distanced and protect others. By doing this, you are the patriot and are helping our local businesses survive.

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Time to Start Our Engines...

By Chris Murphy

We are ready to ROCK!

Graffiti Summer lives on here in Modesto USA! The Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum had our first car show last month with the American Graffiti Festival Quarantine Edition show. A special limited edition T-shirt was sold to raise funds for the North Modesto Kiwanis. But best of all, there were cars, chrome, rock and roll, poodle skirts and of course, safety masks and hand wipes. It was a fun day, with many photo ups for collector cars in front of a museum that will change Modesto forever.

It is time to celebrate our history, our cars, our people and the fact that there is one city in the entire galaxy that is the home of American Graffiti and George Lucas. The people, the cars and the places that inspired the film and the cruising and the friends that made Modesto cruise beginning in 1946 to the drive in on old US 99. Yes, friends, the Graffiti USA Museum will be on old 99, just a mile north of the original Burge’s Drive In. The museum will take you back in time, to the days when we were “Draggin’ 10th”. This will be a true experience with a real diner, a reimagined 1962 10th St with shops & businesses and even a tribute to Modesto Radio History We need you! We need your help to build this dream so we can share our Modesto story with people from all over the world who will visit. The will know that Modesto USA is a cool city with a real authentic story. How can you help?

You can donate at www.graffitiusamuseum.com You can sponsor one of the 34 “businesses” on our retro 10th St You can be a founder You can donate your services.

We need: HVAC Fire Sprinklers Restrooms Insulation

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Well, folks, we made it to the red zone, Yippie!. This meaning we are having a smaller number of Covid cases in our county and we have a green light to opening business in our city. This is a good thing to get us back to normalcy. For music, this means restaurants can have 25% of capacity inside or continue to have events outside. For Café Urbano we will be doing smaller events inside and larger ones outside. It is getting cold but I won’t complain, a friend who complained of no gigs where he lives. I said we’ll just take it outside, he retorted that in Nebraska in outlying areas there is 20 feet of snow!

In the meantime, we got to keeper rollin! Doing music indoors and outdoors at some venues so come on down peeps.

Music venues offering music outdoors: Bauers Downtown, Ralston’s Goat, Café Urbano and others. Please support the Restaurants and businesses that are open and need your support. Let keep things rolling and keep our business, and ourselves healthy.

Please take time to take care of yourself and others as times are tough but they will get better. but we need to take care of ourselves and each other right now. We will weather this too, but in the meantime, stay safe but live your life to the fullest.

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By Eric Benson everyone safe. Café Urbano is no different we will be doing shows outside to keep everyone safe, and the music going.

We need all our fans to come out in this difficult time to get on with life as ah, unusual!.

On the November calendar for Café Urbano: Blue Monday Party 9th and the 23rd, Blue Monday Band with special guests. In the band John Adey Bass Dave Hawks drums, Andrew Rosenblum Sax, John Burt Sax and keys Dave Dow and Eric Benson. The downbeat at 7 and goes till 10 PM for listening and dancing.

Thursdays old school DJ and Sat Latin music for dancing DJ. Be like Alpha Beta and tell a friend! Your host Eric Benson.

Also on the calendar Nov 1st Roberto Gloria with Texas Funk some amazing Tehano and old school music for listening and dancing. Bands Mike Tores Band and Latin Flavor band and Chris Cain Band coming back with a date to be announced.

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up significantly in contrast to the nearfreezing temps early in the morning.

Plan your route accordingly so that you can double back to home base to un-layer. As I start off my runs, I run a mile loop layered up near my home, remove my layers at home base and then continue the rest of my 8-13 mile run. Once your in full stride your own momentum of fitness will keep your body temperature comfortably regulated. In fact, you might even experience the cooler weather to be in your favor.

Other things to remember are keeping your head and feet warm which are essential to any kind of outdoor winter activities.

This is where we lose the most heat from our bodies. Another great tip is that before you start, take a hot shower to make sure your core is nice and warm. If you start working out when your cold, you will be even colder when you head out. Keep in mind it’s all about being able to continuously change up the norm when it comes to exercising during the different seasons of the year.

You got this! Don’t give up! Changing the norm is something that we’ve all had to master in 2020 so don’t be discouraged. Just go with the flow because your continued healthy lifestyle is part of who you are. Staying healthy isn’t just a hobby or a fad it’s a lifestyle.

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Winterizing Your Fitness

By Efren Martinez

Winter work out in some ways like going from night to day instantly. As winter starts to set in our entire workout regiment can start to change as does our internal clock.

Go with the flow and don’t kick all of your fitness to the curb just because it’s too cold or dark outside. Things are much different now from our summer workouts. If you’re like me, you wake up early only to get your run in before the sun starts to bake you by 9 am.

As winter sets upon us so do the effects of losing the daylight and also the hour we lose from daylight savings time. This makes it so easy for many of us to put our healthy lifestyle in the backseat through the colder months. Don’t! The colder months are actually the best time to ramp things up when it comes to our fitness.

First off let’s break our mindset that we can only work out in the mornings. This is the key to making your outdoor fitness workouts transition into the winter months. So let’s start with running and having an open mind about getting your run/walk later in the day verses at the break of dawn. In the winter afternoons, the temperatures warm

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By Middagh Goodwin Modesto’s population is approximately 204,933, it is the 18th largest city in California. What does that ultimately mean? There are a lot of people living in and around Modesto.

Statistics show that about 68% of what is spent locally is reinvested in the community. Remember that number. Independent businesses return back into the community more than three times as much money per dollar in sales than chain competitors.

How can we grow our local economy?

What I am suggesting is if we all just switch our spending, even just a little it will add up to a huge impact. Even $5, the price of a cup of coffee at one of those corporate cafes.

That minute amount adds up in a very large way.

We want to make sure all our favorite places are still serving us when we are free to roam.

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young and old and the unemployed that is somewhere around 40% of Modesto’s population. Let us for good measure and to make it easier round that number up to 50%.

50% is 102,466. That is still a large number of people. If each of us spends just an average of $20 on gift certificates or deliveries from local Cafes and Restaurants, Hair Salons, Spas and other locally owned businesses that amount adds up to $2,049,330 in just a month. In a year’s time, that comes to $24,591,960. What a generous amount of money to give to invest in our Community, in our friends and neighbors.

While we wait I encourage you to buy gift certificates to places that host Live Music and stage performances these make fantastic gifts too. Become a friend of the Gallo or the State Theatre. Pledge to go out and support your Community when things get back to normal but for now, order out and tip well. Together we can make an incredible impact!

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BARGAIN VIEW New November

By Monica Barber

In November, the smell of the air is new and different, it smells of food and warmth, like coming home. The aromatic rushes of cinnamon and pumpkin can fill up the empty spaces like an invitation to everyone in their homes. Ms. M remarks that the air bites with a crispness as a hazy fog welcomes her in the morning on her commute to the office. There’s nothing like this time of year and every reason to safely enjoy the changing season without overspending.

Give a little and get something in return at Boomers Modesto. The family favorite miniature golf course and activity center is hosting a month-long canned food drive during the month of November. Whenever you bring in 2+ non-perishable food items, they will give you a round of mini golf on them. The fun center has complied with COVID-19 safety protocols and promises a fun and safe environment. More Info: https://www.boomersparks.com/modesto/ If you missed going to the movie theater indoors, then you are in luck because Galaxy Theaters in Riverbank is open with COVID-19 safety protocols in place for your viewing pleasures. There are many old movies running for $1 alongside newer movies titles at regular theater prices that vary week by week. Reservations are online and private theater rentals can be reserved starting at $99. More information or ticket

information can be found online at: https:// www.galaxytheatres.com/movie-theater/ riverbank This time of year is all about giving and sharing of resources but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a night out with a bit of entertainment to do so. The Queen Bean hosts a Thanks-for-Giving canned food donation event that adheres to COVID-19 safety protocols on November 20th from 6-9pm. Vendors, artisans, crafts, smores, a free raffle and musical entertainment are part of this free family friendly event. Give a little to support a great cause and enjoy a night out. More info: https://www.facebook. com/events/280577829709326 The Christmas spirit may come early this at the Friends of Community Hospice Annual Fantasy of Trees event.

They invite you to join them in celebrating the spirit of the season early this year with their local designer decorated trees and wreaths that are on display in the windows of the many participating merchants of McHenry Village in Modesto from November 4-29, 2020. The items on each of the beautifully decorated trees will be up for auction on Handbid to benefit Community Hospice. Info: https://give.hospiceheart.org Donate: https://give.classy.org/FOT2020 Enjoy your new November, Modesto!

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By Sofia Johnson

Happy November Modesto! This month I would like to take the time to tell you about Interfaith Ministries (IMF), a service organization fighting for the health of our citizens. Whether it is providing healthy food options through Feed Modesto Programs or giving access to emotional support through Humanitarian Services, Interfaith Ministries—as their website describes—is “motivated by love and united by faith.”

We are so fortunate to have passionate members of our community that are about building a better Modesto. Our dear friend, Patty Castillo Davis works very hard to support this organization and as she describes it, “Interfaith Ministries accepts donations, however you wish to commit. They serve 1000 families each month through their clothes closet and many of these people are homeless and cannot store personal items because they live nomadic lives. Clothes that are new/gently used or monetary gifts are wonderful.”

As a high school student, I can tell you how special the formal events are for me and my friends. One of my favorite programs that Interfaith Ministries offers is their Prom Shoppe. Here, formal attire is displayed on nice racks and their site is set up like a boutique. Young men and women can pick out clothes in this welcoming environment and families do not need to worry about the cost. All of the clothes are donated by community members like me and you!

As winter approaches, and we think of

the challenges that await the less fortunate in our community, we all have an opportunity to make a contribution and make a difference. Please look in your closet and find that gently used coat that you no longer use. Look for the formal wear that used to fit you. You can drop off donations of clothes, food and household items at Interfaith Ministries, 120 Kerr Avenue, Modesto, CA 95354 at the large roll-up door with the sign that says “DONATIONS” or go to their website for other ways to contribute https://interfaithmodesto.org/donate/ and if you’re inspired, you can volunteer your time as well! So, if you’ve ever wondered how we can help kids our age with the challenges they face, Interfaith Ministries is a great place to start!

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ZEN VIEW New Energy

By Mary Layton I have been busy lately, the days go by so fast and some days I forgot if I’ve eaten.

There’s so much to do, projects, daily chores, organizing, reorganizing, helping friends move, out of the old and in with the new. I seem to be in perpetual motion.

I’ve been reflecting on my mortality more than before. And it has actually had a very positive effect on me. With life more fragile due to our present situation, is it possible something has shifted in our brains and behaviors? Maybe it’s the thought: It’s now or never. We might as well take on life all the way before it’s too late!

No holding back. Maybe it’s time to realize a dream and really do something about it. Put out the energy and do the best you can. Talking to a few of my friends I keep hearing people are on the move, reinventing themselves where possible, seizing opportunities that didn’t exist before the pandemic.

If I imagine my world from above it looks like a giant anthill with all of us scrambling

to find order in a life that has been severely disrupted and shaken to the core by a tiny, invisible virus. New energy, new ways of living have sprouted. Many of us do their work from home now, which has resulted in improving our houses as best we can. I believe there is an opportunity in the difficulty that we are currently faced with. And that is to learn that our survival actually depends on our ability to work together and develop compassion to understand the struggles and challenges of others. We need to think of the greater good, as opposed to just following our now desires and interests. This is essential to more than just survival; it is paramount to our own humanity.

I find myself grateful for the home I have in a way I never felt before and I’m grateful for the water that still flows out of the shower and faucet. The sun is still shining on us. I give thanks to all that is in my life: family, friends, my work, my cat, the neighbors and sometimes a helpful stranger. It has brought me much joy and hope. Faith has a lot to do with my ability to “stay calm and carry on”. As Victor Hugo puts it “Have courage for the great losses of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.”

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