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Teen spirit Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review.

The Teen Issue can be a tough one to get right because it’s not always easy to find good teenage artists or teenage writers. It’s not like we can just have Bob Grimm write it every year.

But, this year, we’ve got good teenage artists and good teenage writers—like my man Oliver Guinan, who wrote a great essay on page 15. We met Oliver through our media partnership with community radio station KWNK, and he gives us all hope for the future.

I’m 38, but for whatever weird reason I feel a certain kinship with today’s teens that I didn’t feel with the crop of kids a few years ago.

(Admittedly, the teens I tend to meet are usually either budding young journalists or budding young punk rockers or the kids of my friends, most of whom are cooler than me, so I get a pretty filtered look at the generation, but still.)

Of course, it can be problematic to think in terms of generational stereotypes, but maybe coming of age in the era of Trump is instilling a righteous anger in kids that they didn’t have a few years ago during the Obama administration, when it was a little easier, for better or worse, for teens to be complacent.

There’s also that weird 20-year-nostalgia thing in this country. The ’70s were filled with ’50s-themed entertainments like Grease and Happy Days. The ’80s were all about the ’60s, and so forth. And if you don’t think ’90s nostalgia is in full bloom right now, you should check out the biggest movie of the year, Captain Marvel.

Clifford, my elder son, and Josephine, my elder stepdaughter, will both turn 13 later this year. So, pretty soon, I’ll be living with teenagers. We’ll see if I still feel that “kinship” for long.

—Brad Bynum bradb@ ne wsreview . com

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Re “Plutonium” (letters, Feb. 7): There are some incredible things we could do with a monopoly on highly radioactive waste if it were properly contained and safely transported through our cities and towns on safe railways and/or roads where complete secrecy about when and where it was being moved would be acceptable to first responders, for example, because really, it’s all OK. Maybe in some fantasy future where minimum bids aren’t the norm and where Republicans don’t fight regulations simply because they believe them to be a slippery slope to socialism.

The big reason for pushing nuke plants is that nukes can provide a carbon-free way to maintain a stable base load. It’s a real solution to a real issue. But nukes, without real solutions to the above? I’m claiming NIMBY. Michel Rottmann Virginia City Highlands

This letter is in response to Mike Trout’s $430M contract with the LA Angels.

One of the most disturbing facts about our capitalist nation is the misappropriation of funds directed to the salaries of entertainers. Everyone should agree that the value an athlete, movie star, talk-show host, team-owner, etcetera brings to the average citizen is very small. Granted, they do offer a minuscule of diversion from our daily trials and tribulations as did the jesters in the king’s court during the middle ages. But to allow these entertainers to horde such great amounts of wealth at the expense of more benevolent societal programs is unacceptable.

They do not provide a product or a service so why are they rewarded as such?

Our society is also subjected to the “profound wisdom” of these people because it equates wealth with influence. Perhaps a solution to this problem and a alternative to defeated school levies, crumbling infrastructures, as well as all the programs established to help feed, clothe and shelter those who cannot help themselves would be to tax this undeserved wealth. Entertainers could keep 1 percent of the gross earnings reaped from their endeavor and 99 percent could be deposited into the public coffers.

The old ideas of the redistribution of wealth have failed, and it is time to adapt to modern-day preferences. People put their money into entertainment above everything else; isn’t it time to tap that wealth? Does anyone think this will reduce the quality of entertainment? It seems to me that when entertainers received less income, the quality was much higher.

Joe Bialek Cleveland, Ohio

Guns This background law sounds nice but would only work in the land of gumdrops and lollipops. You must face reality.

That reality is that responsible gun owners will always get the background check done and pass. Those hellbent on destruction, however, could care less about those checks and will get a gun anyway. It’s just a money grab. And it will only penalize the good guys.

Do people really think this will stop bad guys from getting guns? All you need to do is compromise one ATF agent and there you go, thousands of high quality military weapons at rock bottom prices.

Dems really need to pull their heads out of the sand and leave the house once in a while and stop making it hard for me to protect myself in a city where the cops will not show up for anything.

Joel Tyning Las Vegas

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illegal aliens. It was scheduled to be heard at 8 a.m. March 29.

A large crowd opposing the bill showed up at 8 a.m. and many signed in to speak against it. But instead of going ahead at the scheduled time, the legislators moved its slot to be last. The bill wasn’t brought up by 11 a.m. Many had to leave without giving their viewpoints. Was this a stalling tactic?

I believe this bill would be detrimental to Nevada. Join me in emailing your legislators voicing your opposition to AB281.

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By matt bieker

Favorite band at 16? asked at midtown wine Bar, 1527 s. Virginia st.

Bryan Chowanski Sales manager

Van Halen, because of the guitar. Everyone wanted to be a guitarist back in the ’80s, and Eddie [Van Halen] was number one. … My first album was 5150 by Van Halen.

BarBar a woodard Artist

Probably the Temptations. R&B, funk, soul—I’m from New York.

All of my friends would get together. We had a little club called The Cave at somebody’s house.

We’d all go down there to dance.

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Sour bikes Lime Bikes were always a bad idea.

Journal—of dozens of junked Lime bicycles piled high in a Don’t get us wrong. We love bicycles. We’d love our downtown scrapyard. By throwing away good bikes, they cities to become more bike-friendly. It’s better for the threw away plenty of good will.

Earth, better for local traffic congestion, better for the Why were the bikes scrapped? Why not hand them health of the populace. But the best way to build a bicycleover to, say, the Reno Bike Project to repair and repaint friendly city is to build it—build more bike paths and more and donate to a homeless center or an orphanage? Or to bike lanes. replace the hundreds of bicycles stolen locally every Part of the problem is that the Lime Bikes year by thieves on their way to Burning Man? were a novelty. Many of us rode a Lime Bike City officials, including Mayor Hillary exactly once. It was something to try, not a Schieve, blasted Lime for just dumping the Making it way of life. bikes. And Lime’s company statements up as they The vibrant green made them easy to were vague at best. The RGJ published a spot—a plus for inexperienced bicyclists on statement the company sent them regarding went along the road—but also made them an easy target the scrapped bikes. It read, in part: “Every for social media clowning and pranks. Lime Lime community is unique to the riders who Bikes ended up atop an arch of the Virginia Street live and work there—vehicle selection and Bridge and on the island in Virginia Lake. availability varies across each and is determined through The company LimeBike seemed like they were making several factors including weather, regulations, usage, up their plans on the fly. They alienated the cities of Sparks infrastructure availability and other analyses. and Reno by unexpectedly introducing electric scooters— “In short, every city and district is different—there is no which aren’t even currently legal on Nevada roads. They one-size-fits-all transportation solution. dropped the “Bike” from the company’s name because “We are proud of the City of Reno for being forward their rental bicycles were proving unprofitable. thinking about micromobility and remain hopeful about The company demonstrated a lack of foresight and an partnering on solutions tailor-made for the Reno region in unwillingness to communicate with municipal governthe future.” ments or to do basic research on legality and feasibility.

We’re not sure how that explains why all those bikes So, it was no big surprise that last month the Reno City were just tossed in a scrap heap, but we’d urge the City Council declined to renew the company’s contract. of Reno and other local municipal governments not to What was a big surprise was to see the photos—widely partner with Lime ever again. Especially not for electric circulated online and published by the Reno Gazette scooters. Yuck. Ω

Do you know how long ago that was? I would have to say Paul McCartney and the Beatles.

They set a particular standard for all other bands to follow. It’s rather cliché, but I first heard about them on their first appearance, and subsequent appearances, on the Ed Sullivan Show.

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That would be two, the Limeliters and the Beatles. The Beatles because it was the Beatles, and the Limeliters, I liked the harmony.

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The English Beat. I lived in Santa Cruz for a number of years, so it was a cultural thing. We were kind of that ska, eclectic kind of town where it was either reggae, it was punk—just a plethora of music.

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by SHEILA LESLIE

Nation awaits Trump health care plan The Republicans are after your health care. Again. President Trump, who failed miserably during his first attempt to scuttle the Affordable Care Act, famously blamed the unknown complexities of the issue for the fiasco, saying, “Now, I have to tell you, it’s an unbelievably complex subject.

Nobody knew health care could be so complicated.”

Despite polls that clearly show destroying the ACA doesn’t resonate with voters who have come to value its benefits, Trump has declared himself ready to try and demolish it again: “Let me tell you exactly what my message is. The Republican Party will soon be known as the party of health care.

You watch.”

Trump directed the Department of Justice to stop defending the ACA and start supporting the complete elimination of the law as envisioned by 20 Republican state attorneys general who allege the Act is unconstitutional and are now buoyed by a judicial decision in their favor. If they ultimately prevail, say goodbye to coverage

of pre-existing conditions and welcome back lifetime caps on coverage. Parents won’t be able to provide a health care safety net by covering their children up to age 26. Medicaid expansion to childless adults will disappear, bringing back record rates of uninsured Americans. About 20 million people are at risk of losing coverage, courtesy of the party of health care.

So far, no one but Trump is even pretending the Republicans have a replacement health care plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn’t. He told Politico he looks “forward to seeing what the president is proposing and what he can work out with the speaker.” He knows Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats aren’t going to play the “Let’s replace Obamacare” game with Trump, even if some of his GOP colleagues are eager to jump into the fray.

Democrats pounced quickly, eager to exploit the issue. According to the Nevada Independent, during a Democratic Governors Association press call, Governor Steve Sisolak told reporters, “If the ACA

were completely dismantled, it would have disastrous and sweeping consequences for Nevada’s entire health care system and leave hundreds of thousands of Nevadans twisting in the wind.” Sisolak says 25 percent of people under the age of 65 in Nevada have pre-existing conditions, and 211,000 now have health insurance thanks to Medicaid expansion.

Nevada’s Democratic state legislators have been busy codifying sections of the Affordable Care Act into state statutes. In 2017, requirements for coverage of many preventive services, including contraceptives, were placed into state law. This session, they will surely add protections for pre-existing conditions. If the ACA is repealed, insurance companies doing business in Nevada would have to factor in these elements when pricing their products.

But access to affordable, quality health care shouldn’t be a state by state decision, preventing people from moving for fear of losing coverage. Poor, childless adults have suffered in states that chose not to expand

Medicaid, watching helplessly as their tax dollars are siphoned off to states like Nevada, which did choose to expand.

We aren’t going to wake up tomorrow and have a national insurance plan. But we can get there by adopting a public option, something that should have been included in the original Affordable Care Act but was bargained away in order to keep the private insurance industry on board. Steadily expanding the populations served by Medicaid and Medicare is a path that can get us there with minimal chaos and disruption Trump now says he will campaign on his new and improved health care plan, but the vote won’t take place until after the 2020 election. That gives you time to ask every Republican running for office next year if they’re with the president on health care. If they are, that’s all you need to know. Ω

For an introduction to Trump’s health care guy—Florida Sen. Rick Scott—who presided over a $1.7 billion health care fraud, go to https://bit.ly/2FT92JY.

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by Dennis Myers

Musk, Bezos Brands hurting The Onion recently reported, “Despondent Jeff Bezos Realizes He’ll Have To Work For 9 Seconds To Earn Back Money He Lost In Divorce.”

And that may be the best publicity Bezos received recently. His Amazon arm has been taking repeated public relations hits.

Wall Street Journal: “Don’t Just ‘Buy Now’!

When Shopping on Amazon, You Need to Pay Attention/ People shopping on autopilot must beware of overpriced bulk items, sub-prime Prime deals and questionable ‘Amazon’s Choice’ choices.”

Market Watch: “Amazon is prime territory for drunk shoppers/ Women are slightly more likely to shop while drunk, but men spend more money on their drunk purchases, a survey found.”

Bloomberg News: “As Amazon Leads Cashless Charge, States and Cities Push Back/ Critics say stores that don’t accept cash will further marginalize America’s homeless and working poor … Legislators around the country agree with [homeless counselor Rebecca] Esparza and are taking steps to halt or slow the steady march toward a cashless society.”

Fatherly: “Amazon Gets Blasted For Selling Disgusting Pedophile Onesies. … On Amazon’s American site … two infant onesies [were] for sale with disgusting slogans. The black onesie read ‘Daddy’s little fuck toy’ while the white one read ‘I just look illegal.’”

Nevada’s other corporate welfare baby is not doing much better, though Bezos recently hired a fired Elon Musk vice president, Rajeev Badyal, who went from the Musk space program to the Bezos space program along with some other team members.

Musk’s poor publicity is more personalized to his legal difficulties and scandals, to the point that journalists sympathetic to him run stories under headlines like “The rules on CEO tweets weren’t made for Elon Musk.”

Bloomberg ran a piece, “When Elon Musk Tried to Destroy a Tesla Whistleblower,” that reports Tesla was was junking or reworking 40 percent of raw materials used at the Storey County plant in Nevada at a cost of $150 million, a story allegedly leaked by a worker named Martin Tripp. It can be read at https:// bloom.bg/2XUAGPb. In a separate incident, Bloomberg reported that Musk accosted a departing worker, “swearing at him and telling him to leave immediately, according to people with direct knowledge of the incident who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution. Musk made physical contact with the staffer in a heated confrontation that drew the attention of other employees and spilled into a hallway and later the parking lot, the people said.”

CNN/April 2: “Get ready for a big drop in Tesla sales.“ ExtremeTech/April 5: “Like a Rock: Tesla Sales, Worldwise and US, sank in Q1.”

—Dennis Myers

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Sen. David Parks, left, meets labor leader Dolores Huerta, who came to Nevada to testify for his legislation.

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Deciding the end Some death issues taken out of government hands the notion of people being able to control the circumstances of their own deaths has been an incremental process in Nevada.

In 1977 the Nevada Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 8, sponsored

by Assemblymember Steve Coulter of Washoe County. It permitted the voluntary end to life-sustaining procedures for people who are terminally ill. in 1997, Coulter’s “living will” law was supplemented by AB 29, sponsored by Assm. Gene Segerblom of Clark County. It allowed patients to direct that they not be revived from cardiac or respiratory arrest and prohibited interference with the patient’s directive. It further gave legal protection to those who carried out the patient’s wishes.

In 2019, there is new legislation— Senate Bill 165, sponsored by Sen. David Parks of Clark County, which makes physician-assisted suicide legal for terminally ill patients.

At the legislature, Hanna Olivas of Las Vegas described living with multiple myeloma—incurable cancer of the blood—and breast cancer.

“When our Lord calls me, I do not want to be connected to machines, catheters and tubes that will cause more pain in my spine, bones, body, nausea and vomiting that only debilitate my relatively young, 44-year-old body,” she said in a prepared statement. “I want to die peacefully, surrounded by my husband and our two sons, two daughters and precious grandchildren holding my hand in prayer. The last words I want to hear are ‘We love you, mom. We love you grandma.’”

In direct contrast, Kristen Hanson last month said in testimony before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that her husband J.J. was alive past his medical prognosis by three years. He spent some of those years working against physicianassisted suicide for others, writing

in a 2006 term paper, “I can’t help but think about if I had the choice to request assisted suicide drugs, and if I had used those drugs during those difficult moments, I would have lost the opportunity to make memories with my wife and son. Assisted suicide is a decision that you can’t unmake. My wife would be without a husband and my son without a father.”

In Oregon, where assisted suicide was enacted by public vote in 1997, the law works like the Parks bill, allowing citizens to obtain from physicians prescriptions for self-administered, lethal doses of medications. After 18 years of experience with the new statute, a 2015 opinion survey was commissioned by the Oregon Public Health Division.

Of those surveyed, some had multiple reasons for using the option.

The leading reason was “Losing autonomy” which was given by 91.6 percent, followed by “Less able to engage in activities making life enjoyable,” which drew 89.7 percent, and then “Loss of dignity” at 98 percent.

Not until fourth place at 48.2 percent, was a medical reason given—“loss of bodily functions.”

One finding was that not everyone who chose the option may have followed through with using it, according to the report: “Since the law was passed in 1997, a total of 1,545 people have had prescriptions written under the [law], and 991 patients have died from ingesting the medications.” Some may just not have been reported back, but some may have decided not to use the medications.

respect Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez started the United Farm Workers union. She was standing next to Robert Kennedy when he made his final speech and followed him into the kitchen. She is now working to enact assisted suicide laws in four state legislatures—New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and New York—because of her experiences with a dying husband and a dying mother.

“And I thought about this issue for a long time, being a Catholic,” she said. “My mother went through a lot of suffering. She had cancer. A doctor said she had six months to live. She ended up having six weeks to live. But those

six weeks were just a horrible, horrible thing checks, which drew hundreds. Because of for her and her family. Just seeing her suffer restraint by the players, S.B. 165 has not the way that she did. ... I think it is somebeen a divisive issue. The two sides have thing that no individual that is terminally ill tried to stay away from the overheated should have to go through.” rhetoric that has been heard on other issues.

Though the measure has passed the On this issue, at least, there is the kind of Senate and is believed likely to pass the mutual respect that once was common in Assembly, the kind of dramatic testimony politics. One news release sent out from an heard in Carson City makes for Alexandria, Virginia, public relavery uncomfortable choices by tions firm for opponents of the state legislators. On some measure, notifying reporters issues there is room of a news conference in for compromise or Carson City, contained understanding by one no strong language, side of the other. merely a reference Those things are to “the dangers of harder to come by assisted suicide.” on this issue. In a Huerta’s West Wing episode, multi-state tour of the choice faced legislatures is called by legislators was an “End of Life laid out starkly by Options FOR ALL” scriptwriter Deborah education tour. But the Sen. David Parks Cahn: “You know how Parks bill does not make Clark County Democrat this thing polls? Fortysuicide legal in all situaeight percent of Americans tions. There must be a medical consider it a right. Forty-six finding of terminal illness. That percent of Americans consider it morally still leaves those seniors who are alone and reprehensible. It is the definition of a loselonely, miserable at the ends of their lives lose issue.” when they outlive all relatives and friends.

Still, while there has been good attenControlling the circumstances of death is still dance at hearings on the bill, it has been in an incremental process. Ω the dozens, by contrast with gun background

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At the Galena Creek visitors center operated by the Forest Service, University of Nevada, Reno geographer Steph McAfee of the Nevada climatologist’s office spoke on April 6 about the meaning of the fourth National Climate Assessment for the Great Basin. This talk on climate change was held at the extreme edge of the valley, 16 miles from the valley center.

Nineteen audience members drove 18 cars to get there. A center spokesperson acknowledged the awkwardness, but pointed out that a speakers series of talks on many subjects is given at the center—seven talks just this month. He said carpooling would be preferable, but it’s the nature of the talks that attendees don’t know in advance who all will attend.

The talks are listed in our calendar section or go to http://tinyurl.com/y4wdd8hq for a schedule.

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Ski patroller Ben Stone and his rescue dog Kaya have been working together all of her life.

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Puppy love Avalanche dogs Avalanches are unpredictable and deadly. It’s important to be prepared by knowing the forecast, the signs and having the gear. Even so, avalanches still kill.

Avalanches have claimed the lives of 14 skiers and snowboarders during the 20182019 season, according to avalanche.org.

Two occurred inbound—inside the boundaries of a ski resort—at Taos, New Mexico.

These kinds of avalanches are especially dangerous due to the fact that most people riding inbounds are not prepared with the proper gear. The best bet of being found in this scenario is often being sniffed out by an avalanche rescue dog.

Nearly every resort across the United States and in Europe has some furry, tailwagging staff. At Squaw Valley, avalanche dogs have been a part of ski patrol for around 22 years. A dog’s usefulness in avalanche rescue goes above and beyond that of human patrollers. Dogs have better searching skills.

“One rescue dog can cover the same amount of ground as 10 humans in a fraction of the time,” Squaw ski patroller Ben Stone said.

The dogs can also quickly determine if there is any human scent within the

snowpack, so that both dogs and the patrollers know where to dig.

Stone and his 8-year-old, carrot-loving Belgian Malinois partner, Kaya, have been working together for all of Kaya’s life as a part of the one dog, one handler approach at Squaw Valley Ski Patrol.

“It’s all a game for these dogs,” Stone said. “Yes, she’s been involved in real rescues, but the dog doesn’t know when it’s playing the game and when it’s doing it for real.”

Since they train every week, Kaya is always in search and rescue mode, finding people regularly. Puppies that will become rescue dogs are selected very carefully and start training at eight weeks old. They first learn hide and seek, teaching the puppies how to look for objects. Then they move on to shallow burials, and learn something called “victim loyalty,” so that even if their handlers walk away, they still search no matter what. In order to pass the final test, a dog must find two to three wool sweaters that have been buried 70 centimeters under the snow for over 24 hours simulating a faint scent and a very deep human burial.

The training is extensive and happens in a progression that takes two years.

Upon completion of training, rescue dogs live an eventful life that includes riding chairlifts, snowmobiles and skiing down slopes on the shoulders of their handlers. Kaya loves the day-to-day activities and is always ready to work. Stone and Kaya have even traveled to Canada for trainings together.

“If she sees me pick up my backpack in the morning, she knows I’m going to work, and she immediately wants to come, too,” Stone said. “Seeing the stoke in the dog helps bring out the stoke in the human and we feed off of each other in that way.”

Although Kaya, Stone and their team train hard, inbound avalanches are rare.

Avalanche dogs spend much of their time training and serving as resort mascots.

Many even have their own baseball cards as a type of souvenir for children. Even more important, avalanche dogs are often a way to educate the public about skiing safety.

“This is a really special workplace that not a whole lot of people get to experience,” Stone said. “Coming into work every day in my ski boots with my dog is what keeps me coming back to this job.”

The bond between the two is so strong that Stone has Kaya’s image tattooed on his left arm. Ω

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"in Loving Memory of Sage" colored pencil "Sage Casey Schmitt was a musician, a leader, an advocate for LGBtQ rights and adamant about speaking up for the right thing. On May 1, 2017, Schmitt, 14, committed suicide. their mom asked if i would do a drawing of Sage. i drew a realistic portrait from a photo their mom sent me when they had rainbow hair. Now when i see rainbows i think of Sage. they remind us to be like Sage, and to always be the rainbow to other people’s clouds."

Savanna GuidaS 16-year-old Savanna Guidas is a junior at Reno High who specializes in photorealistic colored-pencil portraits and drawings, which she meticulously recreates from reference images.

This year, Guidas’ work earned 17 Gold Key awards at the yearly Scholastic Art & Writing awards, and she received a Silver Key in the national competition. She discovered her love for art and fine detail, however, through coping with a diagnosis she’s had since she was a child.

“I definitely use my art to help calm me down and calm my anxiety down,” said Guidas, who was diagnosed with generalized anxiety and attention deficit disorder in the second grade. “I do try to center my art around anxiety and depression and the struggles I kind of face every day, and try to include others in that so that they’re not alone—that, if you struggle with these things, it’s OK.” Her pieces like “Letting the Light In,” or “Blending In” were inspired by her struggles with learning to be patient with herself, or occasionally wanting to just disappear. Friends and classmates have also commissioned her to draw

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portraits of deceased family members or pets, a service Guidas said gives her confidence in her abilities and helps her make new friends with her art.

However, her initial foray into art wasn’t well-received by her teachers. Guidas also has a learning disorder that affects her ability to process audio and visual information quickly. Her habit of drawing in class as a way to cope with feeling overwhelmed led her teachers to believe she was simply a bad student.

“They don’t understand that and think I’m not paying attention,” Guidas said. “Actually, drawing really helps me pay attention because I remember more. And we’ve actually found studies that show that drawing helps people that like—especially visual learners, it helps them.

Like, doodling or taking notes actually helps them learn more.”

Guidas and her mother, Janna, hired a paid advocate to lobby the school to accept Guidas’ diagnoses and research on the subject, and to understand that art isn’t just a distraction for Guidas, it’s the framework for how she learns.

“I think [teachers], kind of, don’t cope with students because they’re so focused on what the students struggle with instead of seeing the students’ strengths,” Guidas said. “I think that if they were to build off the students' strengths instead of always trying to fix their weaknesses, I think they’d accomplish a lot more and inspire students instead of shutting them down all the time.”

Reno teens use art to cope– and find their voices

“Blending in” colored pencil "Since i have anxiety, a lot of the time i try to be invisible and blend in so i won’t be noticed by the crowd. i also want to be true to myself, and i want my art to stand out, like this owl. there’s a lot of wisdom in blending in and still standing out. this drawing is also special to me because it won a national award in the 2019 Scholastic art Competition."

“See things Differently” colored pencil "i have extreme social anxiety and learning difficulty, and art is what helps me focus. Since i have slow processing and a hard time focusing, it can make

school challenging. But i know it has also helped my art because i am able to slow down enough to see details. i drew this in math class because it was easier for me than to try to do the math."

"A World Apart" acrylic on canvas "The xenophobic rhetoric of this nation has severed America's ability to empathize with migrants and refugees seeking asylum in the United States. Threatened by their differences, American politicians have resorted to creating inhuman measures in order to render these individuals defenseless. The Zero Tolerance policy is one of many. This piece intends to provoke a conversation about the immigrant experience and what it means to be an immigrant in America today."

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"Work in Progress" oil on canvas "Ravaged by violence and devastated by socioeconomic instability, Yemen's civil war has left the nation and its people struggling for survival. As a perpetuator of this war, the United States government has demonstrated

its discernment is swayed by materialistic motives. The American public is oblivious to the tragedies that affect the well-being of Yemen.

It is my intention, with this piece, to provoke a conversation about this nation's dire circumstances."

Ricardo Rubalcaba Paredes is a 17-year-old senior at North Valleys High School. He is first-generation MexicanAmerican—his parents moved to Reno from Mexico the year before he was born—and he is bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English. His introduction to art began when he was 2 years old.

“I used to be really, well the Spanish word is travieso, but the English translation is ‘naughty,’” Rubalcaba Paredes said. “I was a really troublesome kid, and in order to, I guess, calm me, my parents sat me down and they would give me just a pack of colored pencils.”

His childhood distraction became a passion, and he graduated from colored pencils to paints as his skills improved. His subject matter, in turn, matured as Rubalcaba Paredes grew older, and came to terms with the political and social realities of life in 21st century America.

“I’ve always been very intrigued by the human experience, the human condition,” Rubalcaba Paredes said. “A lot of the pieces I produced, even when I was little, surrounded different cultures and peoples' experiences. As I become more politically conscientious, America has taken on this whole new political ambiance. I realized I could use my art to kind of provoke something, perhaps a conversation in our community.”

Rubalcaba Paredes’ work often includes depictions of marginalized people, both children and adults, in muted, distracted colors—often wearing solemn (if not mournful) expressions in response to their plight. His images of bondage, incarceration or separation are inspired by his own experiences, he said, with difficulties he’s faced as the child of immigrants, or the physical and sexual abuse he and his sisters suffered at the hands of a family member.

“In our society, those topics are very taboo, and people, when they approach those topics, they are approached through a lens that’s very aggressive,” Rubalcaba Paredes said of his work. “My intention is to just relate the narrative about them and hopefully provide a different perspective.”

Rubalcaba Paredes is set to "Something to Live Up To" acrylic on canvas. graduate from North Valleys this "The creation of unrealistic expectations year and plans to continue his are perpetually enforced upon the arts education at the School of population. The consequence of being Art Institute in Chicago starting bestowed, constantly, with these expectations has proven detrimental to this August. He plans to pursue individuals' abilities to maintain their art full-time as a future career, own identity and means self worth. The hoping one day to open his own vital lessons about acceptance children freelance studio and provide are taught, society works vigorously to dismantle." workshops and materials to underprivileged kids. His own minimal formal arts education in Reno’s public school system, he said, showed him how students who are interested in art aren’t always given the resources to pursue their craft.

“Our art programs definitely don’t receive the amount of attention that they deserve,” Rubalcaba Paredes said. “I would like to be that resource … because I know how it feels and what it means to not feel like you’re on the same playing field as everybody else.”

Rubalcaba Paredes said he uses art to comment on both the political and social realities around him, and also to make sense of his own emotional journey.

Art, he said, in regards to one of his pieces specifically (“Something To Live Up To”) provides a lens for self-reflection and societal engagement that is undervalued by the education system.

“Individuals are expected to meet all these different criteria, and, in doing so, they really lose touch with themselves,” Rubalcaba Paredes said. “As a result, it’s very difficult for them to just come back to who they are. That’s a piece that just means a lot to me simply because I feel like I’m currently going through that, and I’m currently going through the process of regaining myself.” Ω

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ocal artist (and Reno News & Review political cartoonist) Erik Holland has been an art teacher at Reno’s EnCompass Academy since the school changed its name from Rainshadow in 2016. After suffering a stroke around that time, Holland returned to EnCompass to teach art to a new generation of students who subscribe to a new generational identity—one he needed explained to him.

“I’ve always taught the generation called Millennials,” Holland said. “I complimented a kid and said, ‘You Millennials are pretty sharp,’ and he looked at me funny and said, ‘I’m not a Millennial, I’m Generation Z.’ I said, ‘That sounds really ominous. So, are you the end of the world or what?’ He said, ‘No, we’re the new wave.’”

This gave Holland an idea for this year’s class, a semester-long assignment meant to combine basic artistic skills with exercises in self-expression. His students will create three separate works—a portrait, a greeting card and a political cartoon—and he’ll compile them into a book at the end of the semester. The book is tentatively titled From A 2 Z: What Today’s Teens See. “I have always been in favor of very simply defined goals,” Holland said. “My thing is I want to teach them how to draw a face, but I also strongly believe in self expression and that there’s no reason why a person who’s 15 can’t make great art.”

For the portrait, students are asked to draw the face of someone whom they admire or has made an impact in their lives. Musicians, actors and public figures are all common, Holland said, but so are more personal subjects.

“There’s a lot of family members,” he said. “There’s a lot of mothers, and there’s one girl who did a painting of her young brother who never became more than a fetus.”

While Holland prefers a structured lesson plan, meaning every student has to at least attempt the assignment, he gives them freedom to choose their own subject matter. The same is true of the political cartoons, which must follow a specific format, or their greeting cards, which the students named “EnCards” after their school.

The EnCards also have a more practical use as well.

“I love creating projects that the kids can then sell, and that I sell,” said Holland. “I’m in Oregon [over spring break], and I’m going to sell the EnCards in Oregon. I’m going to stock the shops with them.”

Selling art is another skill he hopes to teach the students in the class, which is aptly named, “How to make art and a little money too.” When the book is completed, Holland plans to make copies of it in the school district’s print shop.

“You’re probably familiar with capitalism,” Holland said.

“You need an idea, you need a means of production, and you need a sales force.

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by Brooke McGraw the kids on a field trip to market the book to a place like Sundance Books and ... a couple of other places.”

Holland hopes that A 2 Z will help impart a practical appreciation of art in this new generation, one built around clear goals, freedom of expression and the knowledge to maybe turn a little profit. The project, he said, also taught him a few things about relating to his class as well.

“They can make art while “I COMPLIMENTED A KID AND SAID, ‘YOU the music is on,” said Holland, who MILLENNIALS ARE PRETTY revised a 15-year SHARP,’ AND HE LOOKED AT ME FUNNY AND rule against music in his classroom SAID, ‘I’M NOT A MILLENNIAL, after coming back I’M GENERATION Z.” to teach Gen Z. “Before then, I Erik Holland was rigid about it, and I love music,” he said. “It may not be generational, but the bottom line is the kids I've been working with since I got back are simply gentler. We have a great time now because I share with them some of my music, and they share with me. I played Iggy Pop for them. ... One kid played a song by a Russian composer—classical music. I couldn't believe it.” Ω

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Despite this, art and music programs in Nevada schools, which have been historically underfunded, continue to suffer budget cuts. This prevents new students from enrolling in creative classes, limiting Reno’s development of young artists. It’s difficult to take advantage of opportunities in the community and gain exposure if you lack the necessary technical skills that are supposed to be taught in a classroom. Art and music classes typically bare the brunt of funding deficits, but the trend has accelerated over the last four years.

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They couldn’t afford another art teacher.”

McQueen High School has undergone many of the same cuts as Reno High, further shrinking its art program. McQueen’s drawing teacher was laid off last year, leaving only two art teachers for nearly 1,800 students. Jordan Black, a senior, has been enrolled in the school’s Global Studies Fine Arts program since his freshman year.

“It can be really hard to focus,” Black said. “It’s overwhelming with how many kids there are in one class. My ceramics teacher has definitely noticed that it’s getting a lot harder to watch everyone and actually help everyone.”

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the Advanced Placement (or AP, which are classes meant to provide college credit for advanced students) level, as well as entry-level students. This means that students rarely receive the individual instruction their skill levels require.

In a state consistently ranked at or near the bottom in overall education standings, including a dead-last 51st ranking from Education Week’s 2018 Quality Counts report, funding issues are unsurprising.

Washoe County is in its 12th consecutive year with a budget deficit averaging between $21 and $28 million. Yet, funding is only partly to blame for insufficient faculty and exploding class sizes in creative courses.

Much of the blame falls on how courses are prioritized in k-12 education.

The amount of funding a subject or department receives depends on how administrators perceive its value in relation to future employability. This makes sense only if you believe education exists solely

to serve the job market. Improvements in art education will not only require more funding but also a reassessment of educational values and priorities.

Creativity must no longer be an afterthought. Education as a whole should strive to create well-rounded citizens who are passionate and excited to express themselves, regardless of what job they pursue.

Besides, careers in art are no less rewarding just because they typically generate less income than, say, a day trader. All occupations stand to benefit from a creative mind capable of surpassing conventional limits.

We all interact with art every day in countless ways, and it shapes the society we live in—especially in Northern Nevada.

Moreover, self expression promotes democracy by helping individuals realize their value. Art education must not be left to fight for crumbs from other programs and should be treated as part of the bigger conversation around Reno’s schools. Ω

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Alex Boykins is a big fan of podcasts. She often starts her day with one and ends it with another. She’s a fan of everything from NPR’s This American Life to comedian Nicole Byer’s podcast Why Won’t You Date Me? “I love that I get excited in the morning to wake up and put a certain podcast on, and it gets me pumped for my day,” she said. “And then when I’m ready to, like, unwind and drink some wine and fuck some dishes up at the house, I put on something else I like.”

Having explored the wealth of podcasts available online, Boykins decided she was ready to go from listener to creator. In fact, she said she saw a need for a show like the one she’d been dreaming up.

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“I felt like we just didn’t have this voice, this thing,” she said. “I felt like there weren’t any really positive women talking about just real shit.”

She imagined a podcast in which she and a few girlfriends would spend an hour having a few drinks and talking at length about the trials of everyday life.

“Isn’t that a true girlfriend conversation, right?”

Boykins said. “Tell me you haven’t been in the summer sitting at a park bench or you were drinking cocktails, and you were cracking up laughing, and maybe your girlfriend came to you for some

advice, and you go off on a 45-minute tangent, and then you come back to, ‘Girlfriend, this is what you really need to do. … Girl, leave that man. Leave that man where you found him.’”

Not everyone has that kind of support system in friends, though, she said.

“We would love to all think that all women who are married in their 30s or even in their 20s and beyond … have their own girlfriends, but they don’t. There are women who are married or pregnant or have two or three kids, and they don’t have anyone to bitch and complain to. And it’s not about being negative. It’s about talking it through sometimes. … I believe that it’s a really fucked up

double-sided sword that women are always expected to be everything. We’re expected to be positive mothers and children and go grocery shopping, go to work for 40 hours a week and never complain—just take it and lay the fuck down. And you know what? No! We deserve, for one hour a week, to sit down, drink some wine, get a little tipsy and talk some shit.”

With this idea, The Hate Journals was born.

“Because I do truly believe that a part of being a woman—until you figure out who you really truly are and until you love yourself—you spend a lot of time thinking you’re crazy,” Boykins said. “You spend a lot of time, I feel like, as a woman, second guessing a lot of the fucking things you do.”

For Garcia, The Hate Journals “really is just about saying how you feel as an absolutely individual person.”

“I’m married,” she said. “I love my man.

I don’t resonate with everything he does.

He is a very soft-spoken, nice guy. Some of the stuff I say makes him want to die.

Like pretty much immediately, The Hate Journals debuted in off the cuff, he will February. Since then, Boykins introvert into himself and her friends and cohosts when I’m out at a bar “We Would love Alisha (Perry) Garcia feeling myself. He and Britt Kessner have to all think that all wants to die.” released a new episode Garcia’s Women Who are married in every week. For husband might each episode, each their 30s or even in their not be a comehost comes prepared even 20s and beyond … have their dian—or with a “journal all that outgoentry”—something ing—himself, but oWn girlfriends, but they that’s piqued her he is supportive don’t.” interest or frustrated of the show, she her. The format and the said. In fact, all three show’s name were born womens’ husbands are with Garcia. on board.

“It actually derived from “We have really supportreal notebook that I had in college, ive husbands, and that’s a big my freshman year of college, and I would one, too,” Boykins said. “We’re busy. We write in it,” Garcia said. “Some people would not be able to do this if we did not have fucking love school. I hated school deeply, supportive spouses and family members.” so sometimes when I couldn’t focus, about “I can say that for all of our husbands,” 20 minutes in, I would look around at my said Kessner. “He knows I’ve signed up for classmates and write everything that I hated this. And if I have to sign up for it, mother about them into my journal.” fucker, you have to sign up for it.”

Her first journal entry was about a For now, signing up means time spent young man who sat behind her in class and watching the kids and picking up household would tap and drum his fingers on the back slack so the ladies can record and edit their of her chair. weekly episodes. In the future, they’d like to “I wrote, ‘I fucking hate tappy guy,’” see The Hate Journals grow and maybe even she said. “I used to write these little snippick up a few local advertisers. pets. … It’s really funny. It’s not as vicious “You’ll hear us say not an ad, but we as it sounds.” totally want it to be an ad,” Kessner said.

The show isn’t that vicious either.

In the meantime, the women are happy to “We like to describe it as like a roast keep talking through the issues and talking and toast,” Garcia said. “So it doesn’t have a bit of shit—and they hope others will get to be this innately mean, vicious thing for something out of listening. it to be absolutely a thing that I’ll hate and “Women of our age range—who are think it’s absolutely hilarious once I take a mothers or are just married or married and step back.” stepmothers and are full-time working or The women have discussed topics ranging are not—they’ll all find a point to relate,” from makeup to shoveling driveways and said Garcia. Ω getting pulled over to bumper stickers— always with irreverence, always with enough expletives to deserve a NSFW warning.

Boykins, Garcia and Kessner are not politically correct. And they say there’s a reason New episodes of The Hate Journals come out every Thursday for that. and are available on iTunes and Spotify.

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Spoken Views Collective meets the third Thursday of each month at the Holland Project.

Have words Poetry slams National Poetry Month is blooming, but the poetry scene in Reno is perennial— you just have to seek it out.

The first place to turn is a poetry group called Spoken Views Collective.

This growing group of poets and writers has provided a performance outlet since 2006. The group hosts poetry events at the Holland Project every third Thursday of the month.

“When people hear ‘poetry,’ they don’t really understand that spoken word is a hybrid of performance and poetry,” said Iian Watson, founder of the Spoken Views Collective. “You see hip-hop style.

You see traditional. You see so many influences, and it represents who these poets are.”

Poems bounce across the spectrum of human emotion and experience, peppered with humor and somber truth. They tell stories. They’re sometimes bilingual.

Watson is a spoken word artist influenced by poets like Saul Williams and by the cadence of hip-hop. He’s also a third grade teacher at Rita Cannan Elementary School in Reno. He’s been organizing the collective since the beginning, hosting monthly meetings with the other members to coordinate events and manage fundraising.

“Reno is a great place to try something out,” said Watson. “If you have an idea, put it out there; see what happens.”

He said there was no real established poetry scene here before the collective.

He admits organizing the collective has been a labor of love, but the events at Holland Project have recently seen a swell in attendance.

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or perform. Lately, the second act of the night has been a featured poet from out of town. Watson said there’s a Facebook group for touring poets, and Spoken Views gets hit up for shows all the time. Later this month they’ll feature Wil Gibson from Humboldt County, California.

The third part of the night is the poetry slam. This is a standardized format where poets compete against one another head-tohead over three rounds. Judges are selected from the audience and score each performance. One poet is crowned champion at the end of every event.

In the past, Spoken Views Collective has built poetry slam teams, sending them to regional and national competitions. This year, the National Poetry Slam is on hiatus, but that doesn’t stop Reno poets from sharpening their skills.

SaMoura Horsley, Sylvia Stephens and Jenny Calzada are a few of Reno’s poetry slam competitors who began writing and performing when they were teens at Wooster High. Now they’re studying at the University of Nevada, Reno and have started their own poetry club called UNR Wolf Speaks. This is the club’s first year.

They meet regularly, focusing on writing, group editing and spoken word performance. They want to build a poetry scene on campus that wasn’t there before.

“Everyone’s writing process is different,” said Horsley. “Some people write a poem a day, and some people it takes the entire semester to write a poem they’re proud of.”

Wolf Speaks has hosted events for Black History Month and regular open mic slams. Their next event celebrating national poetry month is April 18 at the Laughing Planet near campus. Some of their members cross over to perform Spoken Views open mics and slams, too. Ω

The Next Spoken Views event will take place at the Holland Project, 140 Vesta St., from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 17.

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Full blast The DC universe gets its best movie since Wonder Woman with Shazam!, a fun—and sometimes shockingly dark—blast of comic book superhero fantasy.

While a little sloppy at times, the movie works thanks to its central performances and warmhearted core.

Zachary Levi proves an excellent choice to play the title character, the net result of a 14-year-old boy being handed super powers by a wizard (Djimon Hounsou). That boy is Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a foster child in search of his real mom. When he yells “Shazam!” a lightning bolt blasts him in his melon, and he becomes the glorious, red-suited, white-caped superhero, albeit a superhero with a 14-year-old’s brain. This gives Levi the chance to do a Tom Hanksin-Big kind of shtick, and he’s good at it.

Adults in my age group might remember the Shazam! TV show from the ’70s. Batson would actually transform into Captain Marvel, not the Marvel Captain Marvel but the DC Captain Marvel.

There’s a convoluted legal history behind how Brie Larson eventually wound up playing a character named Captain Marvel. We won’t go into it here.

In the TV series, Billy got his powers from an animated Zeus and his family, so it was a combo of live action and cartoon on Saturday mornings with your Frosted Flakes. It was kind of badass, but I digress.

The new Shazam, who goes by various names, including Captain Sparkle Fingers, gets coached by his superhero-obsessed sidekick and foster brother, Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer). Freddy is one of the big reasons this movie works despite its flaws. Grazer employs the same kind of whip smart line delivery that made him one of the more memorable kids running away from Pennywise.

While the movie doesn’t always work due to some abrupt tonal shifts and subpar CGI, it’s refreshing to see DC go a comedic, shiny superhero route after the gloomy blunders that were Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Justice League and the goofy bombast of Aquaman. Shazam! has some of the joy that’s missing from the latest Superman flicks.

Director David F. Sandberg is an interesting choice to front what is essentially supposed to be a family fun blockbuster. Watch out. Sandberg helmed the creepy horror films Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation, and his horror ways do creep into a couple of genuinely frightening scenes. Sivana (Mark Strong), the film’s villain, is accompanied by monster personifications of the seven deadly sins, and they tend to bite people’s heads off and throw them through windows making some of Shazam! nightmare fuel for young children.

As an adult, I appreciated the chance be scared— albeit in way that feels slightly out of place—but I imagine some parents might sit shocked as monsters bite heads off while their kids recoil in terror. The scary stuff is countered by a sweet family message involving Billy and his foster home. Faithe Herman steals scenes as Darla, Billy’s blissfully optimistic little foster sister who will make you laugh and break your heart. Still, the violence is just short of R-rated, so be careful.

Some screenplay choices take the action to alltoo-familiar places, like a convenience store robbery and a villain attack at an amusement park. (“Uh oh, someone’s still up there in the Ferris Wheel!”) Sivana doesn’t register all that much as a bad guy, other than his propensity towards extreme violence. He’s serviceable, but nothing extraordinary.

Shazam! doesn’t feel like a DC movie, or a Marvel movie for that matter (although it does use a Ramones song for its credits, as did Spider-Man: Homecoming; this actually bugged me a little bit and felt like stealing).

Batman and Superman live in the same universe as Shazam, but those roles aren’t necessarily cast at the moment (Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill are out).

The movie still finds ways to include the characters that are fun nods, and maybe DC will do some legit crossovers in the future. I’m thinking they have at least one more Shazam! in them. Ω

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It looks like somebody forgot to tell Brie Larson to have fun and let loose in Captain Marvel. Her turn as the title character, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, is one laced with lethargy and bizarre line deliveries. Samuel L. Jackson and an orange tabby seem to be in on the notion of being in escapist fare, but Larson is stiffer than Church the cat on the Creed’s front lawn after his unfortunate encounter with a speeding truck. (Say, is my excitement for the upcoming Pet Sematary reboot evident?) A similar problem plagued Larson in Kong: Skull Island. The Academy Award-winning actress seems to be in her wheelhouse when the budget is low, but seems miscast when the title of her movie is synonymous with blockbuster. She gives off a detached vibe, like she just doesn’t want to really be in the movie. It’s odd. Had the movie around her been really good, her seemingly bored disposition might’ve been forgiven, but Captain Marvel is also riddled with awful special effects and some haphazard storytelling. I went in hoping for a badass movie about Captain Marvel but found myself more intrigued by the subplot involving an up and coming, low-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agent named Nick Fury, played

by Jackson. Honestly, the de-aged Jackson in this movie, along with a returning Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), who died in the first Avengers movie, are so good you wish they got their own film.

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The Dirt

Jeff Tremaine, director of Jackass films, tries to deliver an actual narrative movie and bombs miserably with this lame biopic of Motley Crue. Based on the book written by members of the band, the film covers the band from formation through their career and makes a mess of the whole thing. For starters, Tommy Lee-lookalike Machine Gun Kelly delivers a bad performance as the iconic drummer, making him into more of a cartoon than he already is. Daniel Webber is an annoying prick as lead singer Vince Neil, who actually is an annoying prick in real life, too, so I guess he gets a pass. Douglas Booth renders bassist Nikki Sixx boring, while Iwan Rheon is the closest thing to any fun as the old, grumpy guitarist Mick Mars. I confess, I’ve never liked the band, and I find their music amateurish and shitty, so liking a movie about them might be a stretch. Still, we are talking some bad wig acting here, and nothing revelatory whatsoever about the group. They had groupies. They did drugs, blah, blah, blah.

I never thought I’d see a rock biopic that annoyed me more than Bohemian Rhapsody, but here you go. (Streaming on Netflix.)

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Dumbo

The decline of Tim Burton continues with Dumbo, his wasteful remake of the classic animated movie that amounts to a big nothing, for kids and adults alike.

The original Dumbo clocked in at just over an hour, while this one lasts for nearly two hours that feel like 40. Yes, the running time has been padded, but not with anything that registers as beneficial. A bunch of unnecessary subplots and added characters take away time from the title character, an admittedly cute CGI achievement. There are no talking animals in this movie, so scratch Timothy the mouse, the singing crows and the lullaby from Mama elephant off your list of expectations. The mouse—who makes a brief appearance as a caged mouse wearing a hat—is replaced by the requisite precocious children, one of them played by Thandie Newton’s daughter. Sorry, Thandie Newton’s daughter, but you can’t act. Colin Farrell appears as Holt, the precocious children’s dad, back from World War I with one arm, and his wife died of the flu while traveling with the circus. The circus is led by Max Medici (a blustery Danny DeVito), who has purchased a cheap, pregnant elephant.

He wants Holt to be the keeper of his elephants, a comedown from his previous

gig as a circus cowboy. Farrell, like most of the humans in this movie, seems lost. V.A. Vandevere, the villain of the film, played

by Michael Keaton, purchases Dumbo and plans to make him a main attraction at his Dreamland, which has a strong resemblance to Disneyland. So, in a way, Vandevere is modeled after Walt Disney and is portrayed as an evil megalomaniac. So, in essence, Burton gets away with indirectly portraying Walt Disney as a bit of a greedy monster.

I’m not saying this is anything inaccurate, but it’s a little odd to see in an actual Disney movie.

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Us

The original cinematic take on Stephen King’s supposed scariest novel was a camp horror hoot, a strange mixture of gore and satire that holds up pretty well today. This take is more of a straightforward approach to King’s story about humans who can’t deal with death, especially when it comes to pets and family members.

Jason Clarke steps in as Louis Creed, big city doctor moving to the country, where his wonderful new house is unfortunately bordered by a pet cemetery/Indian burial ground in the back and a road full of speeding trucks to the front. The death of the family cat leads to an ill-advised burial in the cemetery, which leads to a zombie return of the beloved cat. The cat is followed by a family member, and King fans will be surprised to see who that family member is (as long as you haven’t seen many of the commercials).

This remake is sorely lacking the sense of humor that made the original twisted in a solid, King sort of way. The behavior of everybody in this movie is so stupid that when it is played straight, it just comes off as moronic rather than scary. Jete Laurence is very good as the young daughter, and John Lithgow is OK with a more serious take on neighbor Jud (played by the late, great Fred Gwynne in the original). The movie drifts away from the original book too much in the end and, again, could’ve used a few more sick laughs. It’s admirable that the filmmakers were shooting for something other than a note by note remake of the original but, by going off book too much, they lose some of the cruel sting of King’s intentions.

Oh, those evil doppelgangers and their wonderful place in horror lore. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Twin Peaks, The Thing and now Us, Jordan Peele’s extremely creepy follow up to Get Out. The film starts with a quote about America having many miles of tunnels underneath its surface, then a quick flashback shot of a C.H.U.D. videotape next to a VCR. A TV plays an advertisement for Hands Across America, and you already have all sorts of subtext before anything even really happens. When a young girl (Madison Curry) in the same ’80s flashback drifts away from her father at an amusement park and finds herself in a darkened hall of mirrors, Peele immediately states that he’s not playing around with this movie. Prepare to be scared, disturbed and uncomfortable in a good way. The film then jumps to the present day, where Adelaide and Gabe (Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke) are taking their children, Zora and Jason (Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex) to the beach. It’s the same beach we saw in the flashback and, much to her chagrin, Adelaide was that young girl who ventured into that hall of mirrors. She’s not happy about revisiting the Santa Cruz pier, but the husband and kids really want to, so she takes one for the team. Us has a larger scope than I was expecting and qualifies as one of the better apocalypse movies I’ve ever seen. No question, writer-director Peele has been gobbling up zombie, slasher and isolation horror movies all of his life, and their influences play a significant part in his vision.

The movie is a mind-bender, but it’s also an efficient, bare-knuckled horror-thriller. In short, it’s the whole package as far as horror movies go.

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Sunday brunch at Square One Eatery, and the place was busy. Still, my family group was seated right away and served locally roasted coffee ($3.50) in nice, big mugs. There was no wait to order, and my coffee mug never ran dry. Rather than the usual crayons, my grandson was presented with a choice of brand-new, die-cast toy cars. He seemed pretty satisfied with his selection, and I was impressed by the generous gesture.

My son and I split a bowl of the day’s soup (turkey vegetable, $6), served almost as fast as the coffee. The broth had plenty of black pepper— improved with a couple of dashes of salt—and plenty of carrot, celery, potato and cubed turkey meat. Nothing fancy, but we were glad to have something to sup on while waiting quite a while for our plates. The place is still pretty new—and it was a busy Sunday morning—so hopefully the kitchen’s pace will soon match that of the servers.

My grandson’s plain waffle ($7.99) was served with butter and warm syrup on the side, and a couple of strips of bacon. The syrup wasn’t used, but his dad helped him add butter to the warm, crispy “pancake with squares.” The bacon was crispy, but pretty cold by comparison. The boy didn’t seem to mind.

A Spanish omelet ($9) filled with sauteed chorizo, scallion, bell pepper, jalapeno, pepper jack cheese and cilantro filled half its plate, topped with plenty of ripe avocado and a side of housemade, medium-spicy salsa. A big pile of decent hash browns filled out the plate, though we never received the included sourdough toast. Honestly, we

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were so busy digging in we forgot to ask about it.

The fried chorizo was really good, and there was a ton of stretchy melted cheese.

The menu defined “magambo” as meaning “big with attitude.” Although the magambo burger’s ($12.50) combination of a beef brisket and short rib patty with sliced avocado, bacon, pepper jack cheese and housemade spicy aioli certainly brought the attitude, it seemed a little on the small side to me. Or maybe I just wished there was a lot more of it to enjoy. The sweet potato puffs ordered were substituted with hot, crispy, delicious orange fries, dusted in a bit of parmesan or cotija cheese. I’ve never been terribly fond of sweet potato anything, but there’s a first time for everything.

As a creature of habit, I had to try the chicken fried steak ($14) served with “Dad’s taters” and a pair of over medium eggs. As with the omelet, toast apparently got lost on the way. The buttermilk breaded piece of cube steak tasted pretty good, but was unfortunately on the tough side. I had to use a knife, and there was a fair amount of chewing involved. The chorizo gravy was acceptable, but lacked the spicy, sausage punch of the omelet. The egg yolks were perfect, but the bottom of both eggs was very crunchy, also requiring a knife. What the eggs and steak lacked, the spuds delivered. An enormous pile of diced, perfectly seasoned potatoes, each piece a crispy, fluffy little gem.

Though there were some issues, these folks have the makings of an enjoyable spot for family brunch.

I’m sure my grandson won’t mind a return visit. Ω

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square one Eatery is open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Josiah Knight and Olaf Vali Duna are a folk duo that gets people dancing.

Wild West Outlaw Kindred It’s fair to say that danceability isn’t always on an acoustic band’s resume.

Often with no drummer in sight, you don’t see folks leave their seats to hit the floor at a folk show.

That’s not how Outlaw Kindred operates, though. The Reno duo’s upbeat music gets people moving, even to the point where they held their own at a recent festival that featured mostly Electronic acts.

“The way we designed this music was to be accessible to more than just your average person that likes folk music,” said banjo player and singer Olaf Vali Duna. “It was designed to have good rhythm, to be easily accessible dancing music.”

That’s not to say that the duo are disco revivalists. Vali Duna and acoustic guitarist and singer Josiah Knight play what they describe as Western folk music, rooted in tradition but played with a modern verve. Those less by-thebook attributes of folk, bluegrass and country are what gives the band its selfproclaimed “outlaw” status.

“You have standardizations in this type of music, and we take those musical standards and adapt that to create a more unique type of music,” Vali Duna said.

“I think with bluegrass you definitely have a lot more purist elements, but don’t

have those limitations necessarily,” Knight said. “We can do what we want.”

That also means something of a surprise in left-of-center music—a strict policy of keeping the lyrics clean.

“We designed all of our music to be accessible, so there’s no cussing there, no negativity,” Vali Duna said.

“We want Grandma to be able to listen to our music. We don’t use profanity, because folk music isn’t meant to be profane. It’s just meant to tell a story and be honest.”

Vali Duna and Knight first brought their talent and independent streaks together as teen friends growing up in Sacramento. “We’ve both done solo stuff for a long time, and we actually toured our solo stuff together, and then we combined our powers,” Vali Duna said with a laugh.

Those powers include strong harmonies and musicianship, including Vali Duna’s distinctive lead banjo playing.

It includes some very speedy playing at times, and some near-hardcore-punk velocity runs that are astonishing to see live. Knight said it’s a style they’ve both developed over time.

“I was not born playing like that,” he said. “It takes a lot of time sitting with your instrument to play that fast, and it’s taken us a long time to get to that point together. If we’re going that fast, it’s like two people that are running downhill, so you have to really concentrate.”

“It’s never easy to play what we are playing,” Vali Duna added. “It’s never like, ‘Oh, we’re just going through the motions.’ Every time we play, we’re really on the edge with the fast stuff.”

The duo will be on full display sometime this spring on their first album, The Ballad of Outlaw Kindred.

It’s a concept record set in 1800s Nevada and features cowboy poet John Charleton narrating between tracks.

“It even starts with a ‘giddy-up, pony,’ song,” Vali Duna said with a chuckle. “We have some mining songs, wild horse songs. John really gives you the feel of being in the West, of being outside in the wild and living free. I would say that’s another reason why we call what we do outlaw music. It’s really all about living free.” Ω

You can hear demos from The Ballad of Outlaw Kindred, plus see a show calendar and more at outlawkindred.com.

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FRIDAY 4/12

1UP

5 Star Saloon

RuPaul’s Drag Race viewing party, 9pm, no cover

Dance party, 10pm, $5

Dance party, 10pm, $5

alIBI alE WorKS

Spring Skiing Ski Give Away Party!, 6pm, no cover

Bicicletas Por La Paz, 9pm, $8

Control-Z, April “Spacewalker,” 8pm, no cover

132 West St., (775) 329-2878 10069 Bridge St., Truckee, (530) 536-5029

Bar oF aMErICa

Comedy Carson Comedy Club, Carson City Nugget, 507 N. Carson St, Carson City, (775) 882-1626: Casino Boss & Friends, Fri-Sat, 8pm, $20 Laugh Factory, Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St., (775) 3257401: Smiley Joe Wiley, Thu, Sun, 7:30pm, $21.95; Fri-Sat, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $27.45; Jon Stringer, Tue-Wed, 7:30pm, $21.95 LEX at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-5399: Robert Duchaine, Fri, 6:30pm, $10 The Library, 134 W. Second St., (775) 683-3308: Open Mic Comedy, Wed, 9:30pm, no cover Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-5233: Kabir Singh, Thu, 7:30pm, $12-$15; Fri, 8:30pm, $17-$20, Sat, 6:30pm, 9:30pm, $17-$20

CottonWooD rEStaUrant

Michal Menert, Mr Rooney, Rambo, 8pm, $20

ZEKE BEATS, 10pm, $15-20

George Souza, 6:30pm, no cover

DaVIDSon’S DIStIllErY

Reno We Have A Problem, Los Pistelaros, 9pm, no cover

Whiskey Preachers, 9pm, no cover

DEaD rInGEr analoG Bar

Acoustic Showcase w/ Athena MacIntyre Phat Mark Funks, 9pm, no cover and James Houlahan, 9pm, no cover

275 E. Fourth St., (775) 324-1917

432 E. Fourth St., (775) 409-4431

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Ginger Minj, 10pm, $10

Fat Cat Bar & GrIll

Panda, 8:30pm, no cover

HEllFIrE Saloon

VooDooDogz, 8pm, no cover

239 W. Second St., (775) 470-8590 599 N. Lake Blvd., Tahoe City; (530) 583-3355 3372 S. McCarran Blvd., (775) 825-1988

tHE HollanD ProjECt 140 Vesta St., (775) 448-6500

Altar de Fey, Acid Reality Casualty Test, Basha, 8pm, $5

jIMMY B’S

71 S. Wells Ave., (775) 384-1652

Knit and Sip, 5pm, no cover

Bluegrass Open Jam, 6pm, M, no cover BIngo, Bikes n’ Beers, 7pm, W, no cover

Yuri’s Night 2019 featuring The Crystal Method, 9pm, $30

George Souza, 6:30pm, no cover

Post shows online by registerin g at www.newsr eview. com/reno. D eadline is the Frida y before public ation.

Rig Time, Crafter, Pressure Drop, Flesh to Dust, 8pm, 5

AJJ, Antarctigo Vespucci, 7pm, Tu, $15-$17

Friday Night Karaoke, 9:30pm, no cover

180 W. Peckham Lane, Ste. 1070, (775) 686-6737

jUB jUB’S tHIrSt Parlor

Karaoke, 9pm, W, no cover

Traditional Irish session, 7pm, Tu, Wed. Night Showcase, 7pm, no cover Paul Covarelli, 6:30pm, no cover

10142 Rue Hilltop, Truckee; (530) 587-5711

MON-WED 4/15-4/17

Fish Taco Fridays, 6pm, no cover

10040 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee, (530) 587-2626

April 13, 10 p.m. tHE BlUEBIrD 1up 555 E. Fourth St., (775) 499-5549 214 W. Commercial Row CEol IrISH PUB 813-6688 538 S. Virginia St., (775) 329-5558

SUNDAY 4/14

Sevenn, Mrsmeagss, 3sum, 10pm, $10

214 W. Commercial Row, (775) 813-6689

Sevenn

SATURDAY 4/13

Spite & Fallujah, Sadist, Aberrance, 7pm, $15

Murs, Locksmith, Cojo, ZP Ratik, 8pm, $15

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THURSDAY 4/11

FRIDAY 4/12

SATURDAY 4/13

SUNDAY 4/14

LAUGHING PLANET CAFE

Jazz Jam Session Wednesdays, 7:30pm, W, no cover

LIVING THE GOOD LIFE NIGHTCLUB

Live Jazz Jam Wednesdays, 7:30pm, W, no cover

941 N. Virginia St., (775) 870-9633 1480 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 841-4663

THE LOFT

1021 Heavenly Village Way, S. L. Tahoe, (530) 523-8024

Magic Fusion, 7pm, 9pm, $22-$47

Magic Fusion, 7pm, $22-$47 Magic After Dark, 9pm, $32-$47

MIDTOwN wINE BAr

1527 S. Virginia St., (775) 800-1960

DJ Trivia, 7pm, no cover

Alias Smith Band, 8:30pm, no cover

MILLENNIUM

EMAEL, 8pm, no cover

10007 Bridge St., Truckee, (530) 587-8688

PIGNIC PUB & PATIO THE POLO LOUNGE

T-N-Keys, 7:30pm, no cover

Fireball Fridays, T-N-Keys, 8pm, no cover Snake Boy Johnson, 8pm, no cover

rUE BOUrBON

Eric Andersen, 6pm, no cover

Angelo Monroy Jazz Quartet, 8pm, no cover

THE SAINT April 12, 6 p.m.

Virginia Street Brewhouse 211 N. Virginia St. 433-1090

SHEA’S TAVErN

715 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-4774

211 N. Virginia St., (775) 433-1090

2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd., S.L. Tahoe, (530) 544-3425

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Heterophobia, Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicides, Basement Tapes, 8:30pm, $5

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DJ Trivia, M, 7:30pm, no cover DG Kicks, 8pm, Tu, no cover DJ Trivia, 1pm, no cover Hoedown in Midtown, 8pm, no cover

Donkey Jaw, Voted Best Band, JUST-IN Beaver, 8pm, $5

Trivia Night hosted by Aubrey Forston, 8pm, no cover

Mable’s Marbles, Heck Yes, Chris Fox, 8pm, M, $5-6

Moonshine Bandits Gold Rush Tour ft.

Matt Borden,Crucifix, J-DOM, 6pm, $15

Thomas Gabriel, 6pm, Tu, $10

Nina West, 10pm, $5-$15

340 Kietzke Lane, (775) 686-6681

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Sex Hogs II, Flood Fire Death Drought, Felipendejo, 9pm, $5

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VIrGINIA STrEET BrEwHOUSE

DJ Ethik, 8pm, no cover

Mojo Green, 9pm, $12

761 S. Virginia St., (775) 221-7451

Jackyl

EMAEL, 8pm, no cover The Y Axes, Reisender, 8pm, no cover

235 Flint St., (775) 376-1948

1401 S. Virginia St., (775) 384-6526

Bingo w/T-N-Keys, 6:30pm, Tu, no cover Live music, 6pm, W, no cover

Mo & Jo, 8pm, no cover Bachata Night, 10pm, no cover

2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks, (775) 378-1643

1559 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-8864

Magic Fusion, 7pm, M, Tu, W, $22-$47 Motown on Monday, 9pm, M, no cover

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188 California Ave., (775) 322-2480

April 12, 9 p.m.

The Saint 761 S. Virginia St. 221-7451

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Magic Fusion, 7pm, 9pm, $22-$47

THE LOVING CUP

Mojo Green

MON-WED 4/15-4/17

Black Magic Flower Power, 6pm, $8

Jackyl w/ Blackwater Ryzn, Sacred Moon, 6pm, 22

Saved by the 90s, 8pm, $15 Space Camp, Adlib, 9pm, no cover

ATLANTIS CASINO reSOrT SPA 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 825-4700 1) Ballroom 2) Cabaret

BOOMTOWN CASINO HOTeL

2100 Garson Rd., Verdi, (775) 345-6000 1) Events Center 2) Guitar Bar

Pixies April 11, 8 p.m.

Grand Sierra Resort 2500 E. Second St. 789-2000

CArSON VALLey INN

1627 Hwy. 395, Minden, (775) 782-9711 1) Valley Ballroom 2) Cabaret

CIrCUS CIrCUS reNO

500 N. Sierra St., (775) 329-0711 1) El Jefe’s Cantina 2) Cabaret

THURSDAY 4/11

FRIDAY 4/12

SATURDAY 4/13

SUNDAY 4/14

2) Just Us, 8pm, no cover

2) Just Us, 4pm, no cover Cook Book, 10pm, no cover

2) Just Us, 4pm, no cover Cook Book, 10pm, no cover

2) Cook Book, 8pm, no cover

2) Mike Furlong, 6pm, no cover

2) Paul Covarelli, 5pm, no cover John Palmore, 9pm, no cover

2) Paul Covarelli, 5pm, no cover John Palmore, 9pm, no cover

2) Bob Gardern, 6pm, no cover

2) Tandymonium, 6pm, M, no cover Stephen Lord, 6pm, Tu, no cover Jason King, 6pm, M, no cover

2) Hans Eberbach, 7pm, no cover

2) John Dawson Band, 8pm, no cover

2) John Dawson Band, 8pm, no cover

2) Stephen Lord, 6pm, no cover

2) Stephen Lord, 6pm, M, no cover Whiskey Maidenm, W, no cover

2) Heroes of Rock ’n’ Roll, 9pm, no cover

1) DJ MoFunk, 10pm, no cover 2) Heroes of Rock ’n’ Roll, 9pm, no cover

1) DJ Chris English, 10pm, no cover 2) Heroes of Rock ’n’ Roll, 9pm, no cover

2) micah J & DJJD, 10pm, no cover

2) ZoSo & Tengen, 10pm, no cover

2) DJ Showtime, 10pm, $20 3) Milton Merlos, 6pm, no cover

2) UFC 236 viewing party, 6pm, $15 3) Milton Merlos, 6pm, no cover

1) Caravana del Amor, 7pm, $55-$119

CrySTAL BAy CASINO

Karaoke

14 Highway 28, Crystal Bay, (775) 833-6333 1) Crown Room 2) Red Room

Pizza Baron, 1155 W. Fourth St., Ste. 113, (775) 329-4481: Wacky Wednesday Karaoke with Steve Starr & DJ Hustler, 9pm, no cover.

The Point, 1601 S. Virginia St., (775) 3223001: Karaoke, Thu-Sat, 8:30pm, no cover Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, 1475 E. Prater Way, Ste. 103, Sparks, (775) 356-6000: Karaoke, Fri-Sat, 9pm, no cover West 2nd Street Bar, 118 W. Second St., (775) 348-7976: Karaoke, Mon-Sun, 9pm, no cover

GrAND SIerrA reSOrT

2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000 1) Grand Theatre 2) LEX 3) Crystal Lounge

MONTBLeU reSOrT CASINO & SPA

1) Jimmie Vaughan w/ special guest Coco Montoya, 7pm, $25

55 Highway 50, Stateline, (775) 588-3515 1) Showroom 2) Blu 3) Opal Ultra Lounge

PePPerMILL reSOrT SPA CASINO 2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Terrace Lounge 2) Edge 3) Capri Ballroom

SILVer LeGACy reSOrT CASINO

407 N. Virginia St., (775) 325-7401 1) GEH 2) Rum Bullions 3) Silver Baron Lounge

Handmade Crafts Fine Art, Fresh Food & Live Music at

1), Pixies, 7pm, $37

MON-WED 4/15-4/17

1) Mestizo Beat, 7pm, no cover

1) Mestizo Beat, 8pm, no cover 2) Latin Dance Social, 7:30pm, $10-$20

1) Mestizo Beat, 8pm, no cover 2) DJ Sprite, 10pm, $20

1) Bogg Jazz Ensemble, 6pm, no cover

2) DJ R3volver, 9pm, no cover 3) DJ Mo Funk, 9pm, no cover

2) Audiobox, 9pm, no cover 3) The Run Up, 9pm, no cover

2) Audiobox, 9pm, no cover 3) The Run Up, 9pm, no cover

3) DJ Mo Funk, 9pm, no cover

The

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7:30 A.M. Registration Opens 8:15 A.M. Warm Up with Soul Space 8:30 A.M 5K Timed Run 9:15 A.M 5K Walk 10:30 A.M. Raffle/Silent Auction Announced

WHERE: UNR’s Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

Raffle and Silent Auction • Vendors Displaying Services/ Products • Kids’ Corner with Bounce Houses, Face Painter, Balloon Twister and More • Hugs n’ Heroes Corner with First Responders and Safety Materials

Wear Your Best “BLOW IT OUT BLUE ” Costume 5K Run/WalK

Early Bird Registration (before March 14th) $25 Registration after March 14 $30 • Day of Event $35

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CONTRA DANCE: Contra dancing is fun, sociable, aerobic and always done to live music with a caller to walk you through the moves. Singles as well as couples are welcome, and there’s a beginners’ walk-through before the dance at 7:15pm. This is a temporary location for now. Sat 4/13, 7:30pm. $8-$10. Evelyn Mount Northeast, 1301 Valley Road, (509) 595-1136, sierracontra.org.

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HILLSIDE COMMUNITY CLEANUP WITH SONS & DAUGHTERS OF ERIN:

Families, friends, clubs and individuals are invited to join the Sons & Daughters of Erin and the Hillside Cemetery Preservation Foundation on Saturday, April 13 starting at 9 a.m. for a day of community service dedicated to cleaning up the Hillside Cemetery, 900 Nevada St. Wear closed-toe shoes, long sleeves and appropriate pants for yard work related tasks. The cemetery is the final resting place of many of the region’s pioneers. It is the oldest established cemetery in Reno and has suffered neglect and vandalism for decades, as well as the threat of possible relocation to allow for development (See, “Plot Lines,” RN&R, feature story, Oct. 6, 2016.). Register at bit.ly/2uH83rj.

EVENTS 14TH ANNUAL SUMMIT AWARDS GIN & JAZZ: Come dressed as a flapper, gangster or jazz musician, or come as you are to this 1920s-themed awards show and fundraiser. The cocktail reception begins at 5:30pm, followed by dinner and the awards ceremony. A portion of the proceeds benefit CARE Chest of Northern Nevada. Sat 4/13, 5:30pm. $15$2, Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel, 1 S. Lake St., summitawards.org.

2019 NORTHERN NEVADA DIVERSITY SUMMIT: The sixth annual Northern Nevada Diversity Summit is titled “Building Bridges in a Changing World.” The summit will take place on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at the University of Nevada, Reno campus in the Joe Crowley Student Union and is free for all to attend. Questions about the summit should be directed to Matthew Aguirre at maguirre@unr.edu.

Thu 4/11, 8am. Free. Joe Crowley Student Union, Theatre, 1664 N. Virginia St., events.unr.edu/event/2019_northern_ nevada_diversity_summit.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE PRACTICE ALL LEVELS WELCOME: Come meet and have a good time. Converse while learning ASL. Everyone welcomed, deaf and hearing.

We meet at the coffee shop in the store. Thu 4/11, 6pm. Free. Barnes and Noble Coffee Shop, 5555 S. Virginia St., (775) 722-5247, www.meetup.com/Signlanguage-reno/events/wdtmlpyzcbpc/.

ANNUAL POETRY MONTH READING SERIES: For the 20th year, we are proud to host a series of readings in honor of National Poetry Month. Hosted by the venerable Shaun Griffin each Thursday night in April, the readings will feature a diverse offering of poets from our area. We hope that you will join us as we celebrate the many gifts that poetry gives our community. On Thursday, April 11, the reading will feature the works of AB Gorham, Barbara March, Arian Katsimbras and MJ Ubando. Thu 4/11, 6:30pm. Free. Sundance Books and Music, 121 California Avenue, 775-786-1188, www. sundancebookstore.com/event/2019-04.

ART AFTERNOON WORKSHOP AND SOCIAL FOR SENIORS: Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Nevada Museum of Art. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments.

Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Advanced registration is recommended. Fri 4/12, 1pm. $6-$10.

Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

BIGGEST LITTLE BLUES CLUB: Bristlecone Family Resources’ 14th annual fundraising event is a 1920’s Speakeasy with a modern twist! Tapas buffet, VIP Bottle Service Sponsorship, auction and high-end raffle, with signature drinks and password entry cocktails. Thu 4/11, 5:30pm. $75-$1,500. NoVi, inside the Eldorado Resort Casino, 345 N. Virginia

a part of our Healthy Parks, Healthy People: Truckee Meadows initiative, we are partnering with Washoe County to present our 3rd annual Healthy Parks Healthy People 5K Fun Run/Walk and free Kids’ Obstacle Course Fun Run at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park. Run proceeds will benefit the Student Stewards Summer Camp of the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation. Sat 4/13, 9am. $0$25. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 410-1702, www. tmparksfoundation.org/2019-hphp.

QUAD MAKERSPACE: The Quad contains equipment and tools that the public can use free of charge to create, learn new skills and new technology and practice artistic expression. It is is open on Thursday afternoons from 3-6pm. Quad staff will lead instruction sessions on different tools or equipment each week. Project time ends at 5:45pm so everything can be put away and cleaned up by 6pm. Thu 4/11, 3pm. Free.

Downtown Reno Library, 301 South Center Street, (775) 327-8300, events. washoecountylibrary.us.

RIVERSIDE FARMERS MARKET: Get your locally-grown goods from Reno’s only winter farmers market! Each week, find your organic veggies, fruits, eggs, meats, honey and flowers from our region’s sustainable growers, along with delicious drinks and eats from Thali’s Food Truck! Eat local this winter.

Get to know your farmer, and enjoy the beautiful Truckee River each Saturday morning. Sat 4/13, 9am. Free. McKinley Arts Culture Center, 925 Riverside Drive., www.facebook.com/pg/RiversideFarmers-Market-719776011713673/ about/?ref=page_internal.

TCC’S MONTHLY LUNCHEON MEETING: The Twentieth Century Club (TCC) connects generations of northern Nevada women making a difference in our communities through philanthropy. The TCC produces women’s networking events exploring societal and philanthropic issues. Thu 4/11, 11am. $25-$35. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St, (775) 2244472, twentiethcenturyclub.org.

THOUGHT ON TAP: Join us at the University Laughing Planet Thought on Tap: “Shaping Immigration and Refugee Initiatives.” The event is free and open to the public. Light snacks will be provided at each gathering. Grab a bite and beverage and join the conversation with faculty and students. Thu 4/11, 5:30pm. Free. University Laughing Planet, 941 N.Virginia St., events.unr.edu/event/ thought_on_tap.

GUIDED HIKE: Enjoy a guided hike through Galena Creek Park with a local specialist.

Bring appropriate clothing and plenty of water. If there’s enough snow, this will be a snowshoe hike. The hike intensity varies, depending on the audience. Sat, 4/13, 10am. Free. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mount Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948.

THE LOST WORLD OF DRAGONS: Discover the stories and mythology of dragons throughout history and around the world. The exhibition is open WednesdaySunday through May 12. Thu, 4/11-Sun, 4/14, Wed, 4/17, 10am. $9-$10. Wilbur D. May Museum at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, 1595 N. Sierra St., (775) 785-5961, www.facebook.com/ WilburMayCenter.

funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Nevada. The Nevada Arts Council is a division of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. Thu 4/11-Wed 4/17. Free. Nevada Legislature Senate, 401 South Carson St., Carson City, bit.ly/2Ulznux.

NORTHWEST RENO LIBRARY: Spring Thaw.

Sierra Watercolor Society’s newest exhibit of original watercolor paintings by local artists is on display at the Northwest Reno Library for visitors to enjoy and/or buy, as we transition from winter to spring. And be sure to vote for your favorite painting! Thu 4/11-Wed 4/17. Free. Northwest Reno Library, 2325 Robb Drive, 775-224-5289, www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com.

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A.V.A. BALLET THEATRE AND THE RENO PHIL’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND: The spring

ARTISTS CO-OP GALLERY OF RENO: Ukrainian Palette. Co-op members Tetyana Anderson and Galina Milton were formally trained in their native country before each of them chose Nevada as their home. The two worlds combine with love stories and with beauty in their landscapes and portraits. The show continues until April 30. Terrye Kocher is guest artist for the month. Thu 4/11Wed 4/17. Free. Artists Co-Op Gallery of Reno, 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896, www. artistsco-opgalleryreno.com.

BIBO COFFEE COMPANY: Midtown Mural Tour.

This is a docent-led tour of more than 40 of the 80 murals in the midtown District.

Learn about the artists, their processes and how this form of public art improves the life and culture of a neighborhood.

Local, national and international artists are represented. Tickets are available at the door. Sat 4/13, 11am. $10. Bibo Coffee Company, 717 S. Center St., (415) 596-4987, artspotreno.com/midtown-mural-tour/.

STUDENT CENTER, TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Truckee Meadows Community College presents its 45th Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition, which will be on display through May 1. TMCC’s art galleries are open during regular campus hours. Thurs, 4/11-Wed, 4/17. Free.

Student Center, Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Blvd., (775) 673-7233, http://www.tmcc.edu/ art-galleries.

HOME MEANS NEVADA: The Nevada Arts Council is unveiling a new traveling photo exhibition. “Home Means Nevada” which will start its journey in the hallways of the Nevada Legislature during the 2019 session. The exhibition features the works of 15 contemporary photographers whose work echoes famous photographs and artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s that helped spur protections for many of our nation’s national parks. The exhibit highlights some of the unique treasures found on federally managed lands across the state. The exhibition will be displayed in the Senate hallway of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City. It’s part of the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative-Traveling Exhibition Program,

gala season for A.V.A. Ballet Theatre opens with the classic ballet, Alice in Wonderland, on April 13 and 14 at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts. Choreographed by Alexander Van Alstyne, Alice in Wonderland is the captivating story of the young girl and her adventures in Wonderland.

Outstanding guest principal dancers who have danced with larger city ballet companies will perform with the large cast from A.V.A. Ballet Theatre. Sat 4/13, 8pm, and Sun 4/14m, 2pm. $27-$54.

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, 100 S. Virginia St., (775) 686-6600, avaballet.com.

CESAR CHAVEZ RESISTANCE!: This is a bilingual play written by Mario Delarosa and directed by Annamaria Cavallone.

In this play, we reintroduce Cesar Chavez’ teachings—his way of being responsible to the call of the other, the oppressed. His ethics of human dignity and non-violence are needed even more in these days. Juego bilingüe escrito por Mario Delarosa y dirigido por Annamaria Cavallone. En esta obra reintroducimos las enseñanzas de César Chávez, su manera de ser responsable ante el llamado del oprimido. Su ética de la dignidad humana y la no violencia son necesarias incluso. más en estos días. Thu 4/11-Sat 4/13, 7pm, and Sun 4/14, 2pm. $20-$25. Reno Little Theater, 147 E. Pueblo St., (775) 378-1779 (español), (775) 378-7025 (English), renolittletheater.org/ cesar19/.

SO PERCUSSION: So Percussion has redefined the scope and vital role of the modern percussion ensemble with innovative multi-genre original productions and sensational interpretations of modern classics. So’s repertoire ranges from “classics” of the 20th century, by John Cage, Steve Reich and Iannis Xenakis to commissioning and advocating works by contemporary composers such as Caroline Shaw, David Lang, Steve Mackey and Paul Lansky. A free conversation with the artists starts at 3pm. The box office opens at 7pm, performance at 8pm. Sat 4/13, 8pm. $17$20. Oats Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St., Fallon, (775) 423-1440, www.churchillarts. org/2018-19/SoPercussion.php.

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Android rage I’m so tired of these supposed magician multitaskers on their cellphones. The guy I’m dating and some of my friends don’t seem to get how disrespectful it feels when they play around on their phone or text while I’m talking to them. Am I crazy to want eye contact and attention when I’m talking?

This multitasking thing probably goes further than anyone knows— like, I’m picturing a parishioner in the confessional and the priest in the adjoining booth on his phone, shopping for a new cassock: “Next-day delivery. Sweet!” Parishioner: “Um, father … did you hear me say I murdered three people and still have them in my trunk out back?”

Somebody came up with an annoyingly cute name—phubbing (a mash of “phone” and “snubbing”)— for when someone ignores you in a social setting by being all up in their phone. Not surprisingly, research by social psychologist Varoth Chotpitayasunondh finds that phubbing comes off as a form of social ostracism—allowing the snub-ee to experience that fun feeling some of us had in third grade when other kids diagnosed us with cooties and sentenced us to eat alone for the rest of elementary school.

Chotpitayasunondh’s research suggests that being phubbed threatens our fundamental need for “belongingness.” Other research on phubbing’s effects in romantic partnerships finds (again, not surprisingly!) that it erodes intimacy and makes for less-satisfying relationships.

The important thing to remember is that you have a choice in how you are treated—whether you’ll put up with having, oh, 46 percent of someone’s attention. Your power in pushing for respectful treatment comes out of what I call the “walk away principle,” how willing you are, when somebody refuses to give you the level of respect you want, to just say, “Well, I’ll miss you!”

Figure out what sort of phone behavior works for you (for example, phone totally off and away when they’re with you or, say, facedown on the table in case the babysitter or liver transplant team calls). Explain the issue by appealing to their empathy—“it hurts my feelings when ...”—rather than attacking them.

Taking care of buzzness I’ve been in recovery from drugs for six years, and I had to set a boundary with an old friend who’s abusing drugs again and lying to me and using me. I kept trying to help him, but all the lying and scamming was just too much. I finally blocked him on my phone— as I knew I had to. So why do I feel so bad about it?

A guy will insist he’s clean, tell you he’s finally just “high on life”—a state which … hmmm … doesn’t usually involve shouting matches with the curtains.

Your feelbad about saying no to any further convos with this guy has some ancient roots. Ancestral humans lived in a harsh environment, so we evolved to cooperate—to work together and help each other—making it less likely we’d starve to death and/or get eaten by lions. But people don’t always put out a memo listing their needs, so how do we know when to help?

Well, welcome to the evolution of empathy, our tuning into others’ emotions and “catching” what they’re feeling (to some degree).

Unless you’re a sociopath or a sex robot, empathy rises up automatically, as does its sister state, compassion. Compassion, as I define it in Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say F*ck, is “empathy with an action plan”—motivating us to want to do something to help when we see a person suffering.

In other words, your emotional overlords have been pinging you, alerting you that somebody’s in distress, and, unfortunately, reason (as usual!) is late to the party. That’s to be expected, because reason is what cognitive scientists call an “effortful process,” in contrast with the automatic “Awww, poor you!” of empathy. Get reason out of bed and use it to remind yourself that you weren’t helping this guy; you were enabling him. Ω

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the Chinese word for “poetry.” Its etymological meaning is “words spoken at the fertility altar.”

Let’s make that your theme, even if you don’t write or read poetry. I suspect the coming weeks will be a favorable time to take a vow or utter a solemn intention in front of a homemade fertility altar. The oath you speak might express a desire to boost your use of your physical vitality: your lust for life, your adoration of the natural world or your power to produce new human life. Or your vow to foster your fertility could be more metaphorical and symbolic in nature: the imaginative intimacy you will explore or the creativity you’ll express in future works of art, or the generous effects you want to have on the world.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Christopher Robin Milne

was the son of author A. A. Milne, who wrote the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. He said there are two ways to navigate through life. Either you “take a bearing on something in the future and steer towards it, or take a bearing on something in the past and steer away from it.” So in his view, “There are those who look ahead and pull and those who look behind and push.” I’m hoping that in the coming weeks and months, you will make a delighted commitment to the first option: taking a bearing on something in the future and steering toward it. I think that approach will inspire you toward the most interesting success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The national animal of Finland

is the brown bear. The national insect is the ladybug and the national instrument is a stringed instrument known as the kantele. As for the national author, it’s Aleksis Kivi, who produced just one novel that took him 10 years to write. He also published a short collection of odes and a few plays, adding up to a grand total of less than 800 pages of work. I think that the efforts you make in the coming weeks could have a disproportionately large impact, as well, Leo. What you lack in quantity will be irrelevant compared to the sheer quality you generate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I follow the blogger

Evanescent Voyager because she makes me cry with sad joy and exultant poignance on a regular basis. One of her other fans wrote her a love note I could have written myself. It said, “Your emotional brilliance and thoughtful passion break me into pieces and then weave me back together with more coherence than I had before reading you. I revere your alchemical talent for undoing me so you can heal me; for lowering my defenses so I can be open to your riches; for demolishing my habitual trance so you can awaken my sleeping genius.” I believe that in the coming weeks, life itself will offer to perform these same services for you. I urge you to accept!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Love is no assignment

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for cowards.” That’s a quote attributed to the ancient Roman poet Ovid. What did he mean?

Was he foreshadowing the wisdom of pop singer Pat Benatar, who in 1983 told us, “Love is a

battlefield?” Was Ovid implying that to succeed in the amorous arts we must be heroic warriors prepared to overcome fears and risk psychological dangers? Probably. But I will also point out that it takes as much courage to create fun, interesting togetherness as it does to wrestle with the problems that togetherness brings. You need just as much bravura and panache to explore the sweet mysteries of intimacy as you do to explore the achy mysteries of intimacy. Keep these thoughts in mind as you marshal your audacity to deepen and expand your best relationships in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The literal meaning of the

French term jolie-laide is “pretty and ugly.” Bloggers at wordsnquotes.com define it as follows: “It’s a fascinating quirkiness that’s irresistible, like a face you want to keep looking at even if you can’t decide whether it is beautiful or not.” Jolielaide overlaps with the Japanese term wabi-sabi, which describes a person or thing that is lovely because of its imperfection and incompleteness. I bring these facts to your attention because I think you have extraordinary potential to be a master embodier of both jolie-laide and wabi-sabi in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As Czech playwright

Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) matured, he became a political dissident who opposed the Soviet Union’s authoritarian grip on his country. Eventually he was a key player in the Velvet Revolution that banished Communism. When Czechoslovakia emerged as a new democracy, its people elected him president. Havel later thanked Lou Reed and the band the Velvet Underground for fully awakening his liberationist leadership. He said their unruly music stoked his longing to establish a culture where total creative freedom was possible. I mention this because now is a favorable time to identify the music or art or films or literature that might fuel your emancipation in the coming months.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author

J.R.R. Tolkien toiled on his masterpiece The Lord of the Rings for 12 years. Once he finished, it

wasn’t published for more than five years. So 17 years passed between the time he launched his precious project and the time when it reached an audience. I don’t think you will need that much patience in shepherding your own venture to full expression. But I hope you’ll summon as much faith in yourself as Tolkien had to rouse in himself.

To do so will bring out the best in you!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Released in 1998, The Prince of Egypt is an animated film that tells the

story of the Hebrew prophet Moses. In the climactic event, the hero uses magic to part the waters of the Red Sea, allowing his people to run across the sea floor and escape the army that’s chasing them. To make that seven-minute scene, 28 professional animators labored for 318,000 hours. In the coming months, you could create your own version of that marvel. But you’ll need a team to help you, and that team is not yet ready to go. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get it ready, though.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean businessman

Steve Jobs testified that taking LSD was “one of the two or three most important things” he ever did in his life. It opened his mind in ways he felt were crucial to his development. What are the three most important things you’ve ever done, Pisces? I invite you to revisit at least one of them, and see if you can take it to the next step of its power to inspire you. What if it has even more to offer you in your efforts to become the person you want to be?

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by Jeri Chadwell

Mermaid Leah Giesy Some mermaids do it for the money—dressing up in a tail and top to attend parties or perform. You can find photos of them all over social media. But for local aesthetician Leah Giesey, swimming in a mermaid tail made of swimsuit and wetsuit materials just feels natural.

So have you always had an affinity with the water?

Always. I love the ocean. Ever since I can remember, I’ve just loved going to the ocean. It’s weird that I live in a land-locked state. I did live in the Virgin Islands for about three and half years in my 20s. And I miss it every day. That was before they made tails, but I was in that water every day—trying to swim like a mermaid. That’s hard to do when your legs move separately.

What kinds of bodies of water have you swum in with your tail?

Mostly Lake Tahoe, swimming pools, rivers, the ocean—the Pacific Ocean.

That’s what gets me. You went in the ocean with a tail on? I’d be afraid a large predator would think, “That looks tasty.”

You’d be afraid you’d look like fish food? I feel surfers get that. They look like sea lions. I mean, they look like legit sea lions up on their boards. I feel like a shiny, big fish—but I don’t know. It is a little scary in the Pacific because you can’t see like you can in the Caribbean. In the Caribbean, it’s crystal clear, and you can see everything, and there’s not huge waves. So it is a little daunting, I’d have to say, in the Pacific. So Tahoe is definitely my favorite nearby body of water.

If you were in the Virgin Islands, though, you’d don a tail?

Oh, for sure—every day. I’d probably live in the water. I’d be like, “Bring me my rum. Bring me my shrimp. This is what I eat now. Bring me my mahi mahi tacos.

This is where I live now.” That water is so beautiful. It’s 80 degrees year-round.

Even in a storm it’s gorgeous.

Was it at all hard to learn to swim in a tail?

No. My brother and I took swimming lessons really, really early. And I feel like I always tried to swim with my legs together when I was a little girl, and so it just became a really natural feeling—just using the trunk of my body. I don’t usually use my arms when I swim with my tail, too. I can go really, really fast without using my arms, just using the tail as the propeller.

And using your core for strength to propel you forward?

Absolutely, and it just feels natural.

You’re just going with the water and with the tail. The tail, which I can show you later, is made out of wetsuit and fin material. So it’s made to just tread through that water. I have a lot of people ask me, “Oh, you can swim in that thing.” It’s like, “Well, dude, it’s made for swimming.” And I don’t necessarily use it to get attention. I usually go to obscure beaches that allow nudity because I like to swim topless. And I just like to swim in it. It just feels good.

It feels awesome. It’s a good workout.

It’s natural. … I don’t even think of it like a workout because it’s just like breathing air to me. I don’t know what it is. I just love it. And I would love the chance to have one of those threegrand tails—but I’ve got to pay off my car first.

So not all tails are created equal?

Like, there are some that are more aesthetically pleasing than viable, yes?

I would think so. I haven’t really gone into that too much because I know I couldn’t afford it. But they have, of course, the mermaids who get paid. They have them in the tanks and they have the little oxygen tanks. That’d be really neat, if they had somewhere in Reno like that.

But I think maybe I’m too old to do that. But, yeah, I really just enjoy the movement of it. It’s kind of like dancing, dancing in water. And I really like to come up on the kayakers and paddle boarders and kind of freak them out and then swim away. They’ll come around a corner, and I’ll splash my tail and then just swim away. And they’re like, “What the fuck? What was that?”

That would scare the hell out of me.

It’s hilarious. … “It’s a big fish with red hair!”

So are the tails that are wicked expensive meant to be particularly pretty or particularly effective for swimming?

You know, I don’t know. They can probably swim in them really well. I think they’re made of rubber. They seem like they’d be heavy, but in water everything’s weightless. Mine is just like a cover of swimsuit material, and then it has the fin that’s made out of wetsuit material and the plastic, regular fins.

When did you get your first tail?

It was probably 2011.

Oh, wow, you’ve been doing this for a while.

Yeah, since before it was popular. Now it seems like everybody is. I feel like I started a trend. I’m just kidding. I didn’t start it. … I was just pumped that I could buy a tail on Amazon. I mean, it was advertised for little girls, but they had adult women’s sizes. I was like, “I don’t care if little girls are doing this shit. I want to do it. It looks fun, so give me a tail.” I bought it on Amazon for like 130 dollars.

Have you had or do you have multiple tails?

I’ve had two—because my other one wore out. So I just bought another one. I wore it out. … Yeah, it was put away wet too many times.

As the weather warms up, you’ll be back out there—but how often?

Oh, yeah. I’m not even going to say which beach I go to because I don’t want people to flock to it—because I’m anti social. I go once a week. I’m anti-social as fuck.

Yeah, no, you just want to scare the hell out of some folks.

It’s hysterical. At least I’m not drowning them. Come on, at least I’m not drowning them. That’s what real mermaids do. Ω

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