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I had the pleasure of going balls deep in a Q&A address from OSU Pride Week Keynote Speaker Dan Savage last week. Savage is probably most famous for his nationally syndicated column, Savage Love. (We’d like to run it if he would ever get back to me.) He is also the Editor of Seattle’s alt weekly The Stranger. He opened the night with a run down of the “It Gets Better Project” which he started with his boyfriend (in the US) and husband (in Canada). The idea was born in September of 2010 after a series of suicides occurring in swift succession claimed the lives of 5 teenagers who had been bullied by their peers. Wishing that maybe a glimmer of hope would have saved these kids, Savage set off on a project that would hopefully do just that for the teens who may be considering suicide. They created a video that told of the joy they find in their lives together and that despite how bad things got in their youth, a better life is out there for the young LGBT community. Savage modestly proclaimed they had only set out to get 100 videos on their YouTube page, something they achieved within the first few days. Today, the project has inspired over 10,000 videos that have been viewed over 35 million times. What is clear is that this project was needed and many are and should be grateful for its existence. The most (sadly) memorable moment of the evening came from an inquiry by one of the audience. One audience member wrote: When gay men come to school at OSU, they go back into the closet because they don’t feel welcome in Corvallis. What can be done to make Corvallis a better environment for homosexuals? Savage responded by giving examples of how Corvallis can become more gayfriendly and work towards creating a community that is more inclusive. He went on for 5 minutes in attempt to rally support for this idea. As he finished saying, “Just make Corvallis more gay-friendly,” I expected the crowd to applaud loudly and carry the moment of the message. Instead, it was met
with complete silence. Dead silence. Not one clap. No hoot or holler. Well, one hoot and one holler were heard, but it came at the end of an awkward silence and at the start of the next question. What does this say about Corvallis? Is there no will to acknowledge that maybe we’re not as accepting as we seem? Is there no desire to push Corvallis into an environment that feels more accepting to gay men and women who come here for school? I spoke to some gay students after the event to see how they felt. They told me that it’s not Corvallis as a community as much as it is the student population that is unregulated when they leave campus. On campus, no one would dare yell anything derogatory, but in the streets of Corvallis all bets are off. So, what’s the deal Corvallis? What is it going to take to ensure everyone (especially the most bigoted community members) knows the streets of Corvallis aren’t a place for hate speech? Corvallis has shown that it will stand up to religious intolerance as was seen in the response to the attack on the local mosque. Hundreds of community members rallied for a candlelight vigil. It was great to see such unity in the face of bigotry, but where is this same rally cry when it comes to the support of the LGBT community? How can we ensure that Corvallis won’t be the site of hate crimes where our community members are nearly beaten to death for being or even assumed to be gay? These things are happening. People are being discriminated against and we have to take it seriously. -Noah noah@thealchemistweekly.com
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Tanks for listening by Jimbo Ivy
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ith a boot firmly planted in both classic rock and traditional country, Barry Walker and The Tanks released their debut album Vol. 1 – Your Daddy’s Lake last month at Bomb’s Away Café. The first thing that stands out about the album is the average track length, which is over five minutes. This is not due to excessive lyrical content, but because the band’s excellent guitarists are allowed time in between verses and often the last full minute or so of each track to just kinda jam along with each
other. With several tracks reaching beyond the six minute mark and the epic Sally weighing in at a Skynyrd-esque 11:43, I don’t think the term “jam band” would be unwarranted, but the longer-than-pop track length and tendency towards extended solos are the only ways in which that typically negative term is applicable. The lyrical content of the album is strong, simple and understated, but powerful, in the tradition of 60s and 70s era country artists like Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. Later in the album, the sophistication of the instrumentation and lyrical styling shifts away from straightforward rock or country during tracks like Songs of Peace, taking on a more cerebral aspect. My mind wandered towards bands like Hosty Duo or Kings of Leon during these tracks, while others such
as Lyin’ Lips with its strong duet vocals harkened back to the way Johnny loved June. Though this is their first album, it doesn’t feel like a debut; the sound is very tight. While the instrumentation is rooted in traditional country style with telecaster twang and two-step downbeat dominant throughout, there are certainly moments when the Tanks kick it up closer to classic rock anthems from the 70s with soaring guitar solos and dramatic shifts in meter. At other moments, such as during the aforementioned Sally the guitar tones and scale choices step over towards the psychedelic as hints of rhythmic disconnect ala Pink Floyd abound. Vol 1. – Your Daddy’s Lake resounds with solid country/rock arrangements and roars with rowdier rock tracks that can’t help but getchya grin’n. Whether your taste is classic country or guitar-driven rock, there’s something to love in this quality, first offering from Barry Walker and The Tanks, available now at Happy Trails Records.
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omic book culture has saturated the box office for years, and indie films have loaded up superheroes with their own healthy dose of hipster irony of late. The dork-to-vigilante trope has subverted the genre to the point of losing its luster. Enter Super, a film that shatters any preconceived notions about the geek-chic appeal of any project pairing Rainn Wilson (The Office) with Ellen Page (Juno). Super begins with the same hip narration and snappy dialogue you’d expect, and the first act entertains but doesn’t break any new ground. Wilson then busts out the monkey wrench and starts cracking skulls. Wilson plays Frank, a goofy, perpetually dumped-on fry cook whose incongruently alluring wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) regresses to her syringe-between-the-toes background and shacks up with Jacques (Kevin Bacon), a slime ball drug kingpin. Meanwhile, Frank is prone to increasingly vivid hallucinations. He’s always been a bit touched in the head, but he becomes literally so as he experiences the finger of God cranking open his
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cranium and poking at his brain. The result is a divine calling to don a patchwork superhero getup (and identify himself with the amateurish moniker, The Crimson Bolt) to avenge perceived wrongs with the ultimate goal of saving Sarah from the clutches of evil. When Jacques’ thugs wound him and uncover his alter ego, Frank turns to comic book store clerk Libby for aid. She’s enthralled by his costumed call to vigilante justice and forces herself into the role of his kid sidekick, Boltie. Together, they maim movie-line-cutters and alleged car-keyers to the point that her unbridled enthusiasm for masked mayhem gives Frank moral pause. But he’s indebted to her when she swoops in to save him from certain demise and they become more entangled even as Frank’s pursuit of his damsel in distress intensifies. Super takes the darkest of turns in the third act, and the violence gets grisly. But Wilson’s portrayal of Frank is one for the books. His unhinged assurance of divine calling and perception of an unequivocal dichotomy between good and evil is as sympathetic as it is imbalanced, but even at his most
sadistic and primal he’s entirely human. As Libby, Page plays as frighteningly warped a character as her castration-minded teen in Hard Candy. The film insists on being as inconsistent as its characters, vacillating between dark humor and cringe-inducing viscera, as though director James Gunn’s principal intent is to spread both humor and unease in equal measure. Super treads new ground while scorching the earth behind it so no imitators may follow. The result is a film that strikes a unique chord while also housing the potential to turn off both the casual viewer and the most engaged cinephile, but it also—much like its protagonist—can’t be faulted for giving anything less than a wild-eyed effort.
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by MICHAEL THOMAS The Sound and the Fury (1929) by: William Faulkner
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andace Compson (called, “Caddy”) of Faulkner’s Jefferson, Mississippi is one of the most enduring characters in twentieth century literature. Her character’ strength and possession in our minds happens principally because, at the book’s close, we feel that we still know very little about her. Maybe Caddy is too big for one text. The sense of intrigue in her character is furthered by the fact that Faulkner has her three brothers tell her story. It is the story of a family, formerly of great social standing in the Southern aristocracy, who are seemingly brought to ruin by the illnesses of their parents and Caddy’s promiscuity. In disconnected narratives that summate the sibling’s affiliation from childhood to maturity, the brothers “tell” her story through reminiscence and stream-of-consciousness. Caddy represents something different to
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each of them. To the mentally handicapped Benjy, the eldest brother, she is a loving caregiver. For Quentin, the quiet and thoughtful middle son, she is the lover that he never had; and to the youngest child, Jason, an abhorrent and violent man, Caddy is an enemy, she is sin incarnate. Because of the changing perceptions, the character of Caddy Compson manifests depending on the speaker, but something of her true persona is discerned through the fractured accounts. As a youth, Caddy is loving and strong-willed; her defiance and courageousness easily make her the leader of the Compson children. In her adolescence and into her adulthood, her promiscuity is suggested as one of the reasons for the family’s downfall. The Compson name is sullied because of her acts of rebellion. She lies in the forest with random men and she instigated conflicts with her parents, and later with Jason. Her character is seen by the town and the Compson family—except for Benjy and Quentin—as vile. In the end, the choices Caddy makes concerning lifestyle and freewill make her a woman of modernity living in an environment fixated on tradition, the past. Her spirit, her very nature is at odds with the perpetual state of Jefferson, and she will not be caged. There is
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here are few better ways to make a friend than by literally getting down and dirty with them in a community garden. Community gardening is an enjoyable social activity that promotes healthy ecosystems and also produces a fresh nutritious harvest.
Local horticulture aficionado James Knox is using his skills to bring a community garden to the Tangent Elementary School. The school district approached Knox, who coowns Samurai Greenhouse Supply gardening shop in Tangent, to help create a few gardening beds outside the school. Knox is using his expertise and passion for gardening to expand upon the basic idea of a community garden and turning it into an entire student-sustained garden involving raised crop beds, self-irrigation, as well as a 90 foot by 30 foot greenhouse which was generously donated. Fortunately for Knox, the school board has been nothing but supportive of his vi-
sions for the project which is expected to take multiple years until completely implemented. “We’ve kinda sorta broken ground,” Knox said. There are currently beds in front of the school, but Knox is in the process of remediating them. Pollenating beds have also been installed but are being relocated next to the greenhouse. All of this is to provide easier access to the garden from the classrooms. The implementation of the greenhouse has the project at a temporary standstill, but Knox is confident that once the ball gets rolling, the results will be well worth the investment. Knox is a Corvallis native that grew up
something beautiful and sad about the brother’s denigration in the loss of their sister. Jason becomes a hateful recluse. Quentin challenges anyone who speaks of a ‘woman’s lechery,’ by fighting them, screaming: “Did you ever have a sister?” He becomes a wanderer before taking his own life. Benjy falls deeper into hopelessness. William Faulkner was not yet famous when he wrote The Sound and the Fury, and the story of a sister lost to her own nature resonated deeply with me. It still does. Eighty years later, it is still an incredibly difficult story to read defying chronology, veiling incidents and returning to them later, confusing the reader with the dizzying repetition of thoughts swilling madly in a character’s mind. Faulkner wrote a summation of the book’s characters and some of its events years later that has since been included in some modern publications of the work and would be beneficial for the first time reader. As a whole, the work is ambitious, commendable, and inspiring. This is Faulkner’s best. It is a shattering work, as obdurate as its protagonist. William Faulkner is the recipient of the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature and two Pulitzer Prizes. As I Lay Dying (1930), Sanctuary (1931), and Absalom, Absalom! (1936) are also worth reading.
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around the foothills of Mary’s peak and went on to become a Linn-Benton Community College horticulture student. Staying true to his own story, he stresses the idea of keeping things close to home. “We are all about keeping things as local as possible,” said Knox. “If kids can grow things locally, that is less negative impact of the environment around them.” Knox turned his hobby into a career when he transformed his small lawn mowing business into a landscaping and maintenance company which eventually led to his current venture, co-owner of Samurai Greenhouse Supply. Most products in the shop are from within a 10-mile radius—everything else comes from other parts of Oregon. They also self-produce many of the products. “We make a lot of our own stuff at the shop. It really is a one stop shop. Our homebrewed compost heap is very popular,” Knox said. It doesn’t get more local than that. The types of vegetation that will be growing in the garden is going to depend on the willingness of the community to help. Easily maintainable cold-weather crops will be will be grown during the school year with the possibility of early-maturing hot weather crops. The more volunteer community participation in the garden, the more diverse the vegetation will be. In accordance with traditional organic gardening, heirloom plants will be used. Heirloom plants are non-genetically modified plants that were introduced many years ago and have rare genetic makeups. They are more resistant to adverse climates, pests,
diseases and weather. By planting perennial heirloom flowers that attract pollinators, such as bees, the entire garden will produce healthier and more robust fruits and vegetables. This makes the entire gardening process very sustainable. One of the positive impacts of the school garden will be directly apparent in their lunch program. The crops the students themselves are planting and harvesting will be implemented back into their diets. No herbicides or pesticides will be used to ensure the crops are both high quality and organic. Relying more so on locally produced food products is not only beneficial nutritionally, but also decreases the dependence on exported goods, which in turn decreases the school’s reliance on fossil fuels. The act of gardening itself also helps to educate the youth about the sources of their food. “Younger generations have never gardened before, they don’t know where their food comes from,” said Knox. “This is a good foundation for lost art of gardening, everybody should be gardening to some level or degree.” Extra care is also being taken to ensure that the garden is handicap accessible for children who may have physical disabilities so that everyone may participate in the process. To get involved with the garden or to get more information, stop by Samurai Greenhouse Supply at 32067 Old Hwy 34 in Tangent and ask for James or contact Tangent Elementary School and express interest in becoming a volunteer. Happy horticulturing!
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He also points out the abundance of local resources: from the many rivers filled with fresh fish, to forests of deer and elk, to wild he man sitting beside me at the berries and mushrooms, it’s a cornucopia bar has thick forearms and an for any chef. imposing build. He’s casually Combine that with the diversity of cliendressed in a dark t-shirt, chef ’s pants and tele produced by having a major university, a ball cap. His penetrating eyes are set Oregon State, and a major company, HP, in in a youthful face that defies his age; he the area, and according to Atteberry, it was looks to be more like 28 than 43. The dinonly a matter of time before a creative chef ing room of Cloud 9 is empty on a still, started putting it all to good use. grey Corvallis morning. I’m here to find As a child, Atteberry’s mother influenced out what one of Corvallis’ best chefs eats his love of all things Japanese. Mother and when he’s not pushing out 100+ plates of son would make trips to Portland in search food a night to a crowd of hungry patrons, of key ingredients. However, his father’s his thoughts on life, and food in general. wood pit and backyard BBQs were also a Ko Atteberry, 2010 Alchemist Award staple of the Atteberry family’s culinary hiswinning chef and culinary master behind tory. He says, to this day, the smell of an this popular riverfront restaurant, is moving open fire cooking piques his appetite. slowly today. Though having very fond memories of his It’s early, and Atteberry hasn’t begun prep childhood, the Cloud 9 chef wasn’t always work yet for tonight’s shift. He’s still walkan adventurous eater. His transformation ing off the buzz of a frenzied, high-speed from picky eater to ravenous foodie took kitchen adrenaline rush from three days place more than two decades ago in Japan. back. “Organized chaos,” he calls it, and “My brother and I were staying at a highsmiles. end resort with a friend of my mom’s. I was Born to an American father and a Japaaround 20 at the time and didn’t really have nese mother, Atteberry grew up in Corvalan overwhelming urge to try new things,” lis, Ore. In those days, the town was a culiAtteberry explains. “In that sense, I was nary wasteland. kind of a late bloomer.” “When I was growing up here, there was Back then, Atteberry said he wasn’t big Gables and a Chinese restaurant, but it was on sushi. Fortunately, that all changed when all pretty much the same deal... steak and each night of his stay, he returned to his potatoes,” Atteberry says. He attributes the room with a new, intricate meal already laid dramatic shift from the nonexistent into the out for him. vibrant plethora that is the restaurant scene “We’d walk in and there was stewed baby here today to a variety of factors. octopus, guts and all... and fish, still quiver“I think a lot of it has to do with Corvallis ing, sliced for sashimi,” he says. being a quirky, artsy town and food is defiThat experience was a catalyst for Atnitely a part of that,” Atteberry says. “Also teberry, opening his eyes to the flavors of you have a lot of natural products around the world and adventure eating. His jourhere. Our farmer’s market is probably one ney into restaurant cooking, however, took of the best around.” a while. His less than stimulating job working at a major grocery chain was interrupted one night when, watching a TV chef explain how to prepare a dish with melodramatic descriptors, he thought, ‘I can do that.’ So, he did. In the late 90s, celebrity chefs, along with the organic and slow food movements, became a real force in American culture. Atteberry rode that tidal wave of gastromania straight into the Western Culinary Institute in Portland. Ten years later, Atteberry is an artist. It became clear to me in our conversation, that like many great artists, Atteberry is blessed with a mild psychosis that allows creative vision to take hold. “From an artist’s standpoint, there is a lot of creativity in food,” Atteberry says. “Instead of painting with colors, we paint with flavors.” He loves summertime, when the street in front of Cloud 9 is packed with fresh produce. “It’s really great when the market is in full swing, because you walk through and think, ‘How can I put these things together?’ An artist looks at palette and paints a picture; I look at flavors and begin to taste them in my head.” Atteberry consumes the variety of flavors with his eyes as he walks from stall to stall tasting things visually. “[It’s] an explosion of flavors!” he says. 6 • MAY 17, 2011 • WWW.THEALCHEMISTWEEKLY.COM I turned the discussion inward and got
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down to the business of why I was here, at this hour, interrupting the only peace Atteberry has before chaos ensues. What does the Alchemist Award-winning chef crave, what is his favorite meal? “A big bowl of noodles, Asian style. Udon or Ramen is probably the one thing I crave all the time and it’s hard to find around here... So if I ever go to Japan, it’s like, ‘We’ve got to stop and get Ramen before we go anywhere else,’” Atteberry says. He likes to keep it simple at home when cooking for his girlfriend, who also enjoys simple food, he says. This threw me for a loop. I was baffled that such an esteemed chef would choose something so simple and seemingly plain as his meal of choice. I imagined, knowing I would ask this question, that he would describe to me some ornate delicacy straight out of Louis XIV’s kitchen at Versailles. Some type of strange truffle dish requiring weeks of preparation and sprinkled with edible gold dust. But no... a simple bowl of noodles? I winced, thinking of how I’d manage to squeeze 1500 words out of a bowl of Asian noodles by deadline. That was, until
he began to describe his favorite dish. “You start with great noodles,” Atteberry says. “But the stock and broth is always an important part of it... In Japan, they call it Dashi, which is the basis of pretty much everything in most sauces. It’s a really simple broth of kelp, tuna flakes and water that is brought up to temperature, then set aside.” The noodles are then cooked in water, but not just any noodle will do. Each ingredient is crucially important to the final dish. “You have to find good quality noodles,” he says. “Udon noodles need to be a nice, fat noodle and have some texture to them. They can’t be mushy, or have too much texture. They have to be nice and glossy and slick.” Garnishes of meat and veggies are added to the broth. Finally, he said, the noodles are served in a bowl with the broth poured over. He began to wax philosophical about the stock being the “blood of the kitchen,” and how some flavors in the broth are so subtle that, “if it weren’t there, you’d miss it, but you barely notice it.” It was clear to me this wasn’t the Ramen of my college days. This was a meditation on the very meaning of food and sustain-
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ing life through balance. We turned our attention to the energy of cooking and rhythm of working as a professional chef. I made the mistake of referring to cooking as ‘a relaxing, soothing ritual.’ Ko was quick to rebuff my naive assessment, but sensing my childlike ignorance, he searched for a way to turn my mistake into a lesson. “Prep time is the time to sit, think and a lot of times, go over my next menu item. But service time is a different animal,” Atteberry says. “For instance, last night we were short-handed and I said, ‘Put away the game face and put on the war paint because things are going to get squirrely.’ I think another reason why people are attracted to cooking, or why they come back, is because they miss that rush of the service. When you push out 150-200 plates of food in a two-hour period, it’s pretty amazing.” He smiled and shook his head. “When we get slammed, we’re pushing a lot of food out of this little kitchen and every night, especially after this past weekend, we’re just like, ‘Oh God, how did we manage to do that?’” he says. Our conversation wanders, literally, back into the kitchen. It’s tiny, cramped and every space is utilized. A blender the size of a chain saw hangs on the wall. He tells me they use it to pulverize their signature soups to a creamy smooth consistency. We talk some more about Japan and the simplicity of quality ingredients. He challenges me
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to try one of his favorite breakfast meals: a chunk of soft tofu, with grated ginger, green onions and a sprinkling of soy sauce. He tells me a person can travel the world just by eating different foods, and encourages me to not be afraid of trying new things. “Food is an adventure,” he says. I thank him for his time and we shake hands. As I take one last glance around the small kitchen that produces some of the best food in town and pass through the still and peaceful restaurant where I have enjoyed many meals, it hits me. I now know the cacophony of creative chaos that exists beyond the kitchen door of Cloud 9’s relaxed dining room atmosphere. Artists, warriors and adrenaline junkies, covered in war paint and cooking like madmen.
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This is my first ever O’Pining Pints written off the azure-colored waters of the Mediterranean. It could be my last, who knows for sure, but I’m pretty damn happy to be here in the now. It’s a fantastic afternoon; cafes are filled with leisure-seekers and the beaches aren’t crazy full as the unestablished tourist season is yet to hit full swing. Based on last night’s midnight swim the water is fine, but our hotel keeper here in the sea port Sainte-Cyr-sur-Mer, Michale, noted the water is too “refreshing.” This time of the year he won’t put his big toe into the water. Not until August. Okay, I’m not here to report on hotspot destinations, so let me focus back on some the great French wines, domains and the people behind them of which I’ve been visiting. This is not an easy task and way too expansive of a subject for a 700-word bit. Honestly, I’m not sure how to start this one off except to mention how much my tongue hurts. It’s black with grape pigments, shriveled from huge tannins and blistered from screamingly sharp acids: a casualty of working through 40-75 wines a day for the last 10 days. Really, my tongue hurts a lot, just like I just stepped on it while walking across a fry-an-egg-hot blacktop parking lot. And there is not enough space for an openended discussion of each wine, so for now a brief generalization about what I’ve experienced just half-way through this journey of wine. (For the record, this beer guy has only had four beers in the last 10 days! I’m wasting away as we speak!) I’m with a Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant (KLWM) group of 10 mixed with buyers, sommeliers, wholesalers as well as restaurant owners and we are all on a mission to sample as many wines as humanly possible, to meet producers and to visit their domains. We started in Champagne where the wines are rich, bready and complex with years of bottle aging. Next, into the grand region of Burgundy and its many appellations: Chablis with wines so bright, minerally and acidic they really hurt my tongue and my teeth as the enamel is literally dissolved away. Sounds like a great time, eh? Trust me, when you are in the Village of Chablis, in a moldy, 300-year-old cellar drinking wines with the famous vintner Raveneau, it is a great time! His wines are so highly regarded and so intimately produced that I’ll be lucky to ever see availability of them in Oregon. Down into the beloved Beaujolais where
the wines are so elegant and austere that the under-appreciated Gamay grape has been shadowed into obscurity by the highlyregarded Pinot Noir. Except for those that know Beaujolais and know it well; we smile with a certain “smugness!” Into the remote and mountainous Jura for obscure wines like those of Jean-Francois Ganevat for very austere barrel-aged whites that are so complex and so evolved that there really are no words to describe them; liquid language with no translation. An extreme comparison not too far away is a little Savoie village, callled Cerdon, which is nearly forgotten, with just 30 very friendly people residing there. Patrick Bottex makes a sparkling wine so rustic, so pure, so friggin’ delicious. It’s called “Vin du Bugey” and you can literally pair this rustic “Naturale” with any culinary delight that you could throw at it. We traveled into the Provence and the Rhone to try syrah, grenache, mourvedrebased wines. My dream of meeting Daniel Brunier and drinking his wines in his expansive and modern sub-terranian cellar was realized. His Domaine Du Vieux Telegraphe wines are from a vineyard so bizarre that you might think you were on a Martian landscape; 60-year-old vines, knurled and twisted like the knuckles of a arthritic centurion, exposed on a Mistraelswept vineyard of an ancient Rhone river bed that deposited rounded stones so thick and inconsistent that it is impossible to walk across. All of the producers we have met have one common thread: Put the best varietal on the soil best suited to express “terroir.” While fruit character is obviously very important, it is often the expression of la garrigue, minerality and even the wind that is desired in the final expression of where they are from. I believe this is very important— by drinking a wine you are realizing how a particular place tastes in a very specific sliver of time and space! In a couple of hours we will have a late afternoon tasting of about 50 Rhone wines and so this is about all I have time for in this second edition of Lickspigot’s French wine travels. Yep, I’ve got to head down the block for a splash into the cool, blue Mediterranean Sea...topless, of course! Au Revoir! -Joel Rea (Corvallis Brewing Supply owner) joel@lickspigot.com
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Tuesday| May 17th | 10:00 pm Cloud 9 MIDWEST CONNECTION
Currently burning a streak of gravelvoiced goodness from Lawrence, KS all the way across the continental divide, Tyler Gregory and Chris Luxem will land in Corvallis this Tuesday, May 17th at Cloud 9 Bistro and Bar at 10pm. I first came across Tyler many years ago in my hometown of Manhattan, KS as he was busking on a street corner late one Saturday night, drawing drunks like
so many fireflies with his honest words and unassuming style. So taken with the rough, utterly arresting truths issuing from him, I may have unobtrusively dropped an inappropriately large bill in his open guitar case and walked off, vowing to capture his spirit with my own words. A week later I had written what became one of my favorite poems, and indeed one that many audiences have been especially attached to: “Gibby Williams, Live at the Hole”. I only mention it because it was due in no small
[ACOUSTIC]
Tuesday | May 17th | 10:00 pm
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part to that poem that I started writing for The Alchemist Weekly. Armed with battered flat-top and stompbox, Tyler sings about life unfettered by the ambiguity and ostentation common in contemporary music. Instead he cuts to the quick; building his stories from the splintered heartwood of dusty back roads, battered souls and gambles taken, but lost. Fusing blues, folk, and a cappella work songs with his practiced howl and growl, Tyler’s music resonates deep within audiences, calling to mind images in an almost primal way. After an evening with Tyler Gregory, you’re likely to look down at the top of your shoes and see Carolina coal dust there, so immersive is his gravelly patois. Traveling with Tyler is another Kansas folk singer-songwriter, Chris Luxem, and while his style may differ greatly from Tyler’s, his artistry is no less complete. The only word appropriate to describe Chris’ voice is beautiful; as my father would say, “a voice made in church” which is an apt description of Chris’ practiced and pure tone. Equally impressive is his guitar work, poorly described as being in the style of early 2000s singer-songwriters like Howie Day or John Mayer, lots of add9s and suspendeds anchored in G and D. So, this Tuesday two great Midwestern folk artists will be gracing Cloud 9 round 10; all for a measly three bucks at the door. Be there, or miss out of a wonderful treat shipped in special all the way from the tallgrass. ~Jimbo Ivy
Saturday/Sunday | May 20th and 21st | All Day Benton County Fairground HOT DIGGITY DOG
Dogs Gone Dancin’ Canine Musical Freestyle Competition. Read it again. Dogs Gone Dancin’ Canine Musical Freestyle Competition. It does appear to be as silly as it sounds. There was editorial discussion as to whether it would be appropriate to discuss at some length the ridiculous seeming nature of such an event. Fortunately, with greater research into the their website, we were able to find a photo that may do the trick for us.
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Friday| May 20th | 5:00 pm OSU Memorial Union Quad LET IT SNOW
With spring in full force, we can give a final hoorah to those diehard skiers, snowboarders and wintertime lovers. On May 20th the best up and coming skiers and snowboarders from the North West will strap in with hopes of winning the 7th stop of the 2011 Ford Campus Rail Jam Tour. This year marks the fourth year of the national snow sports competition. Starting at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 20th, 60 snowboarders and skiers will navigate three burly rails on a snowboarding course 20 ft tall by 100 ft long. The course will be built Friday morning using 30 tons of snow trucked in from Mt. Hood. The competitors will dig deep to showcase their skills in hopes to be named Oregon States
top skier and snowboarder. The Tour merges snowboarding, skiing, art, music, progressive business and environmental activism to create an event enjoyable by a wide variety of attendees. Galvanic Design, the production company responsible for building this event has created and managed over 50 unique events to help promote their passion to college campuses. The 6th annual Snow in the Quad (SIQ) may get wet this year when 42,000+ gallons of water will be brought in to fill two pools. Invited wakeboard athletes will strap in to be towed through the water from a winch and take on three features. This festival atmosphere will make for an action packed day. ~Contributed
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Saturday | May 20th| 10:00 pm
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Corvallis
CLOUD 9 Tyler Gregory and Chris Luxem from Kansas , 9:30 pm [ROOTS] SUNNYSIDE UP CAFÉ Celtic Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [LISTEN/PLAY]
Albany
sing&dance
RILEY'S BAR & GRILL Cutting Edge Productions presents Throwback Thursday with DJ Tray, FREE [DANCE]
Corvallis
ELKS LODGE Beginner Line Dance 7:00 pm, $3 [DANCE] IMPULSE BAR Cuban Salsa 7:30 pm FREE [DANCE] PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke with Sqwig-e-okie, 9:00 pm, FREE [SING] UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP Fellowship Community Choir rehearsals, 7:00 pm, $50 for 12 week term [SING]
Lebanon
thursday19 CALAPOOIA BREWING Rough Jazz, 7:30 pm, FREE [JAZZ]
Corvallis
BOMBS AWAY CAFÉ Rob Wynia of Floater, 8:30 pm, $10 [ACOUSTIC] CLOUD 9 Tyler Forier and Evan Churchill, 10:00 pm [ACOUSTIC] FIREWORKS Performers Spotlight Series with Santino Cadiz and Aaron Wootton hosted by Gabriel Surley, 8:00 pm [SHOWCASE] OLD WORLD DELI Old-Time Music Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [JAM] PAPA’S PIZZA Northwest Banjo Band, 6:30 pm, FREE [BANJO]
Lebanon
DOWNTOWN DOG Country Jam, 6:00 pm, FREE [COUNTRY] PEACOCK BAR & GRILL EAST Blues Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [BLUES]
Albany
MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]
Corvallis
WOODY'S BAR & GRILL “Terry-oke” Karaoke with Terry Geil, 9:00 pm, FREE [SING]
stuff
Albany
APPLEBEE'S National Trivia Association Night, 9:00 pm, FREE [TRIVIA] CORVALLIS SENIOR CENTER Around the World in a Day by OSU Cultural Exchange, 3:30 pm [WORLD] ENOTECA WINE BAR Girls night out! Knit night, 7:00 pm [SHE'S CRAFTY] OSU LASELLS STEWART CENTER “Remembering the Power of Words” with Avel Louise Gordly the first African American woman elected to Oregon Senate, 7:30 pm [LECTURE] OSU WEATHERFORD HALL Fireside chat with Holly Peterson of Ball Studio, 7:00 pm, FREE [BUSINESS] RESER STADIUM FOUNDERS LODGE “Glory Road” and discussion, 4:30 pm, FREE [FILM] WINESTYLES Spring Trivia League Starts Tonight! [TRIVIA]
Lebanon
LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY Local Author Kathy Brock Boyle, 7:00 pm, FREE [BOOKS]
livemusic
Corvallis
LBCC PERFORMANCE CENTER “Love, Lies and Lunacy,” 7:30 pm, $10 [STAGE] VENETIAN THEATRE The Mystery of Irma Vep, $23, 7:30 pm [STAGE]
Corvallis
ENOTECA WINE BAR Chocolate Truffle Thursdays, 6:00 pm, FREE [YUMMERS] FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH Beit Am Adult Education Committee Reader’s Theater “Jewish ScienceFiction and Fantasy,” 7:30 pm [FUNDRAISER] FIRST ALT COOP NORTH BeerTasting, 5:00 pm [BEER ME] LIVE WELL STUDIO Free Teen Yoga by Reach Out Yoga, 4:00 pm, FREE [YOGA] MAJESTIC THEATRE Corvallis Community Theatre presents “Kiss Me, Kate” 7:30 pm, $12 [STAGE] OSU ALUMNI CENTER OSU Fashion Show “Equinox: Where Dark Meets Light,” 7:00 pm, $20 [FASHION] OSU LASELLS STEWART CENTER Entrepreneur Fred Ziari, “Do What is in Front of YOU,” 12:00 pm [LECTURE] WINESTYLES Gordon Brothers Winery Tasting, 5:30 pm, $7 [WINE ME]
Lebanon
DOWNTOWN LEBANON Farmer’s Market, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm [MARKET]
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Lebanon
CALAPOOIA BREWING Professor Gall, 8:00 pm [STEAMPUNK JAZZ] RHYTHM and BREWS CAFÉ James Bain & Gang, 7:00 pm [CONTEMPORARY]
FARMER’S MARKET David Rogers, 9:30 am, FREE [ACOUSTIC] FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Craig Hanson, 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm [ORGAN]
livemusic
Albany
DIXIE CREEK SALOON Blues Jam with Wild Bill, 7:00 pm [BLUES]
sing&dance
EAGLES LODGE Albany Senior Dance, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, $3 [DANCE]
Corvallis
APPLEBEE’S DJ Stoltz Dance Party, 9:00 pm, FREE [DANCE] PETER GYSEGEM’S STUDIO Argentine tango classes, 7:15 pm, $5 [DANCE] PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke, 9:00 pm, FREE [SING]; On the Top: Western Wed 9:00 pm, [DANCE]
Lebanon
MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]
Corvallis
stuff
Albany
Corvallis
wednesday18
PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]; On the Top: DJ Mike, 9:00 pm [DANCE]
Lebanon
MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]
ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY Alison Jakel presents “Homeschooling in Oregon,” 6:30 pm [LEARNIN’] CIDDICI’S PIZZA “Everything You Wanted to Know About Historic Buildings,” 6:30 pm, FREE [BUILDING]
Albany
sing&dance
EAGLES LODGE Line dance, 7:00 pm, $4 [DANCE]
Halsey
DOWNTOWN DOG Bluegrass Jam, 6:00 pm [BLUEGRASS]
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Albany
BENTON PLANNING OFFICE Hull-Oakes Sawmill Tour, 10:45 am [TOUR] CLOUD 9 The Scotty C Show, 9:30 pm [COMEDY] Beer and Blog, 5:00 pm [LAGER BLOGGER] CORVALLIS HYDROPONICS Fox Farm, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, FREE [GARDEN] ENOTECA WINE Airlie Winery Tasting, 7:00 pm, $10 [WINE-ER] FIRST STREET DOWNTOWN Corvallis Farmer’s Market, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE [MARKET]
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Corvallis
BEANERY ON 2ND Acoustic Showcase, 8:00 pm, FREE [ACOUSTIC] BOMBS AWAY CAFÉ Space Neighbors, 10:00 pm, $5 [SPACE JAMS] FIREWORKS Laurie Childers with River Rocks, 8:00 pm [AMERICANA] LBCC BENTON CENTER Tom and Ellen Demerest, 12:00 pm, FREE [FOLK] OSU MU LOUNGE Bella Voce and the Meistersingers, 12:00 pm [CHOIR] TROUBADOUR Kevin Carr, 8:00 pm, $10 [FIDDLE]
Lebanon
DOWNTOWN DOG The Parks, 6:00 pm [MUSIC] MERLIN’S BAR AND GRILL Flex Tones, 9:00 [ROCK]
Albany
sing&dance
RILEY'S BAR & GRILL Cutting Edge Production presents Ladies Night with Dj Tray, FREE [DANCE]
Corvallis
CLOUD 9 Riot in the Clouds, 10:00 pm, FREE [DJ CHI DULY] CORVALLIS SENIOR CENTER Friday Night Dance by The Syncopators, 7:00 pm, $4 [DANCE] PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]; On the Top: DJ Heartburn, 9:00 pm [DANCE]
Halsey
WOODY'S BAR & GRILL “Terry-oke” karaoke with Terry Geil, 9:00 pm, FREE [SING]
Lebanon
DUFFY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke, 10:00 pm, FREE [SING] MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]
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Albany
Thursday | May 19th | 8:30 pm
LBCC PERFORMANCE CENTER “Love, Lies, and Lunacy,” 7:30 pm, $10 [STAGE] VENETIAN THEATRE The Mystery of Irma Vep, $23, 7:30 pm [STAGE]
Bombs Away Cafe
BORDERS Author Lee Kessler, “How Gen Y Becomes the Next Hero Generation,” 6:00 pm, FREE [LECTURE] CHS MAIN STAGE “Ballroom Fever,” 7:30 pm, $10 [DANCE] DARKSIDE CINEMA Q&A with director Roko Belic of “HAPPY,” 7:00 pm [MEET]
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FIRST ALT COOP SOUTH Wine tasting, 5:00 pm [WINE ME] LBCC BENTON CENTER Ceramic Lecture with Brad Mildrexler, 7:00 pm, FREE [CERAMICS] MAJESTIC THEATRE Corvallis Community Theatre: Kiss Me, Kate, 7:30 pm, $16 [STAGE] MULITCULTURAL LITERACY CENTER “Middle Eastern Café Night: To Gaza with Love,” 6:30 pm, $10 [WORLD] OSU LASELLS STEWART Evening with Author Andrea Barret, 7:30 pm, FREE [READING] OSU MU QUAD Snow in the Quad Rail Jam, 5:00 pm, FREE [RAD] SALBASGEON SUITES Travel Tips & Packing Workshop, 10:00 am & 2:00 pm [PACK] WINESTYLES Friday Flights, 5:00 pm [WINE ME]
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livemusic
FARMER’S MARKET Robert Richter, 9:30 am, FREE [BLUES]
Corvallis
BEANERY ON 2nd Stevie B, 8:00 pm, FREE [ACOUSTIC] BOMBS AWAY CAFÉ The Svens, 9:00 pm, FREE [COWBOY SURF ROCK] CLOUD 9 Abolitionist and Black Market Organ Drive, 10:30 pm [PUNK ROCK] FARMER’S MARKET Eric Nicholson, 9:00 am [COUNTRY] Melanie & Suzanne, 11:00 am [FLUTE/HARP] FIREWORKS The Marty Baggen with Master Cylinder, 8:00 pm [INDIE FOLK]
Lebanon
MERLIN'S BAR AND GRILL Flex Tones, 9:00 [ROCK]
Albany
sing&dance
RILEY'S BAR & GRILL Cutting Edge Production presents DJ Tray, FREE [DANCE]
Corvallis
CORVALLIS DANCE CENTER CENTER Beginning Ballroom Lessons, 3:00 pm, Intermediate West Coast Swing Lessons, 4:00 pm, Beginning West Coast Swing, 6:00 pm [DANCE] FCC GATTON HALL Contra Dance: The Family Carr with William Watson, 6:00 pm, $6 [DANCE] ODDFELLOWS HALL Swing and Blues Dance, 7:00 pm, $5, ALL AGES [DANCE] PEACOCK BAR & GRILL On the Top: DJ Heartburn, 9:00 pm [DANCE]
Lebanon
DUFFY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke, 10:00 pm, FREE [SING]
stuff
Albany
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB Antiques 4 Kids, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm [ANTIQUES] CITY HALL Albany Farmer’s Market, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, FREE [MARKET] LBCC PERFORMANCE CENTER “Love, Lies, and Lunacy,” 7:30 pm, $10 [STAGE] MIDWAY FARMS Midway Farms Wine & Cheese, 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 21+ [FUN] VENETIAN THEATRE The Mystery of Irma Vep, $23, 7:30 pm [STAGE]
Corvallis
AVALON WINE Wine tasting, 12:00 – 3:00 pm [WINE-IN] BENTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Dogs Gone Dancin’ Canine Musical Freestyle Competition, 9:00 am [DOG PILE] DARKSIDE CINEMA Q&A with director Roko Belic of “HAPPY,” 7:00 pm [MEET] DOWNTOWN FIRST ST Corvallis Farmer’s Market, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, FREE [MARKET] Corvallis Artisan’s Market, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm [CRAFTS] ENOTECA WINE BAR Saketini Saturdays, 3:00 pm [SAKE-TO-ME] LBCC BENTON CENTER Ceramic Workshop with Brad Mildrexler, 9:00 am, $35 [CERAMICS] MAJESTIC THEATRE Corvallis Community Theatre: Kiss Me, Kate, 7:30 pm, $16 [STAGE] RESER STADIUM PARKING LOT Corvallis Show & Shine Auto Show benefiting Oregon National Guard Emergency Relief Fund, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm [CARS] RIVERFRONT PARK FOUNTAIN Historic Downtown Walking Tour meets at fountain, 1:00 pm, FREE [HISTORY]
Lebanon
WILLAMETTE SPEEDWAY Pepsi Night: Late Model, Modified, Sportsman, Classic, 6:00 pm, $14 [FIRE IT UP!]
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SUNDAY STUFF continued....
FIREWORKS Sid Rosen and Friends, 8:00 pm [WORLD FUSION] GOOD SAMARITAN CHURCH Sundays at Four: Russian pianist Cyril Deaconoff, 4:00 pm [PIANO] NOVAK’S HUNGARIAN Strings of Time, 6:00 pm, FREE [FOLK]
BENTON COUNTY FAIRGROUND Dogs Gone Dancin’ Canine Musical Freestyle Competition, 9:00 am [DOG PILE] ENOTECA WINE BAR Saketini Sunday, 3:00 pm [DRINK] MAJESTIC THEATRE Corvallis Community Theatre presents “Kiss Me, Kate” 2:30 & 7:30 pm, $12 [STAGE] OSU CAMPUS Campus Rehab Tours, Meets at 10:00 am at McAlexander Fieldhouse [TOUR]
Tangent
sing&dance
PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke with Sqwig-e-okie, 9:00 pm [SING]
Lebanon
MERLIN'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke, 9:00 pm [SING]
Albany
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB Antiques 4 Kids, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm [ANTIQUES] LBCC PERFORMANCE CENTER “Love, Lies and Lunacy,” $10 [STAGE]
Corvallis
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show, for short 8. Cooperative playground toy 9. Track bet with long odds 10. Emulate Albrecht D¸rer 11. “Oh, everyone else is here already” 12. Old TWA rival 13. Some MIT grads 18. “Truth in Engineering” car company 19. Sauce eaten with spring rolls 22. Include discreetly on an email 23. 17th Greek letter 24. Reference volume from the UK 25. Suggested 26. Loud and clear 29. “Avatar” technology, briefly 30. Gerund ending 34. Anna Karenina’s husband 35. Almost XVI decades after Caesar died 36. Singer Fitzgerald 37. Alcatraz, for one: Abbr.
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CALAPOOIA BREWING Blues Jam, 4:00 pm, FREE [BLUES]
DIXIE CREEK SALOON Acoustic Jam, 7:00 pm, Bluegrass Jam, 7:00 pm, FREE [iPlay]
Inkwell Crosswords by Ben Tausig
FRIDAY STUFF continued...
ADAIR CITY HALL Camp Adair/Adair Air Force Station/SAGE Direction Center Tour, 2:00 pm, FREE [TOUR] CLOUD 9 Poetry Slam Champion Sierra DeMulder, 6:00 pm, FREE [POETRY]
stuff
Philomath
PHILOMATH HS Philomath Sunday Market, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, FREE [MARKET]
monday23
stuff
Corvallis
FIREWORKS Southtown Talent Search: The Acoustic Showdown, 9:00 pm [LISTEN/PLAY] ENOTECA WINE BAR Non-Profit Monday: Jackson Street Youth Shelter, 5:00 pm, 20% to charity [BENEFIT] INTERSECTOR WORKSPACE 37 Cents Artists and Musicians Community Group Meeting, 7:00 pm [COLLECTIVE] PEACOCK BAR & GRILL Main Stage: Karaoke with Sqwig-e-okie, 9:00 pm [SING]
Lebanon
STARLITE SPORTS BAR Willamette Poker Tour, 7:00 pm [POKER] MERLIN'S BAR AND GRILL Karaoke, FREE [SING] WWW.THEALCHEMISTWEEKLY.COM • MAY 17, 2011 • 11
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Too Many Disasters (As The Waters Rise) I saw you watching Brother Ray out of the corner of your eye At midnight I heard you go to comfort him and no, I didn’t mind But when you struggle back to me I’ll pay a price for being so blind And when heaven comes like a surging wave I might not go along for the ride. And if I awake and ask where I’ve been please make up something kind And I’ll return to sleep till the storm is here And the waters begin to rise. Ellen has stockpiled disaster supplies and an automatic heart She says she’s ready for anything, just tell her where to start She has a picture of the perfect lie and a star-crossed astrology chart She’ll tell you when to pray and if you’re really who you are. But if it’s all the same the next time we see her slay her sacrificial Christ Just wake me when the storm is here As the waters begin to rise. The last time we had a flood like this we could look for a great rainbow But this time the crows are gathering from deep in St John’s Bayou And vampires rave this is in the tradition of Edgar Allen Poe And everywhere you look tonight they search the sky for UFOs. There must be someone cares enough to save us from our sure demise Before we’re baptized by our innocence After the waters rise. The Tulip King snagged some electrons as they were stuttering by We passed the bottle and watched the old TV as it flickered to life But all we saw was a close-up of the President sharpening his knife And you said “I knew this would happen” just then the TV died. If anyone asks you where I’ve been just tell them any handy lie And stay away from the fake Jesuses When the waters begin to rise. Everyone was passed out or sleeping when I heard the mighty breakthrough I thought it was in my dream but it was seeping through my shoes “Never normal again” I said to myself and took a last look at our room I blessed myself for a life well lit and that’s when I blessed you too With axe in hand we headed up the stairs to see what our prayers could buy The Lord only helps those who help themselves Now as the waters rise. As the floaters begin their ghastly parade and Bourbon flows like gin A newsman wondered if we had invented some new kind of sin To cause this tragedy so uncommon but we all cried back to him That Jesus never meant that we’d become this kind of fisher of men. And we’ve been excited so long that we’re fully tranquilized But we can’t sleep because we’d only dream Of when the waters began to rise. (compere)
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Forget Perfect...Remember Excellence. If you’ve been in the woodshed by yourself or practice space with your band for years and years, and it still never seems to sound exactly the way you want it to, you’ve probably got a case of the perfection blues. Luckily, the condition is reversible. First, practicing by yourself need not be an event of self-flagellation every time you strive to raise your level on your instrument. Wherever you are in your development as a musician, you must remember one thing: excellence is achieved by consistent and even development over many years. You cannot slam into an eight-hour practice session going full-speed with a metronome, with mistakes flying all over the place, and call that progress. It’s an exercise in futility. So, in striving to become a better musician, you must accept where you are as a player or singer. If you’re listening to yourself as you’re playing and thinking, ‘G#$D@ MN, I suck!,’ odds are you’re not playing songs or ideas that are at your level. Coming to grips with your actual ability in the moment is a process I call: Embracing the Suck. Embrace the Suck defined: (1) Pick a pace or song that allows you to be excellent with your current abilities. (2) Don’t give up because a concept, chord, lick or scale seems difficult the first time. Try it every day. This is not meant to be degrading or offensive in anyway. This is illustrating an obvious concept that too many music teachers fail to address. I found myself in this cycle for many years. When I finally accepted that I wasn’t ready for that insane Steve Vai solo, I embraced some easier material so that I could at least sound musical while I was progressing. Learning some Ace Frehley solos or Billy Gibbons solos and making them groove like mad was really important to my development because there are a lot of long notes that needed to sound amazing. Sure it sounds simple, but a killer vibrato and a fat tone is actually harder to develop than speed. According to Zakk Wylde, you can train a monkey to have speed, but you can’t give him soul. Second, focus on basics when practicing. Get out your metronome and play slow and even, with no mistakes. Learn to play that Hendrix riff that you love with a metronome. Learn that Santana solo with a click. Learn that Marcus Miller bassline with a metronome. Focus on accuracy first, then as it sounds better, focus on musical-
ity and feel. It is possible to have feel, while playing to a click. Many folks feel ashamed to use things like metronomes or other practice tools. Even taking lessons can be viewed as “cheating” by some. Bull-ony. If it helps, do it. Pure and simple. For rhythm section players, this is even more important. There is a reason why Phil Rudd (drummer for AC/DC) is considered amazing. I don’t care if he ever played a 1/16-note fill in his life. He made AC/DC sound amazing by laying down a simple, solid foundation, so that AC/DC killed every night. Focus on making the most simple beats sound rocking. See if you can make “boom-bap-boom-bap” sound sexy, sleazy, majestic, or just plain rocking. Third, set reasonable goals for yourself and meet them daily. At the beginning of each practice session, figure out a handful of items you want to practice and work on them one by one. My friend Matt Grasso used to say, “If you can’t at least play an idea in 15 minutes, it’s above your level.” To a degree he’s right, it’s better to focus on your strengths and find things that you can solidify right away, rather than spending years toiling and sweating to make “that one solo” sound mediocre. It’s a tough balance to find things that are easily mastered and difficult enough to make us grow. Excellence in music is achieved by a thousand small victories. Those little ones build your confidence for the big victories on any instrument, played on any stage. -Brandon Cook
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Aries (March 20 April 20): Are you less
than excellent about integrating your spiritual and physical worlds? Are you too busy playing teeter-totter with your emotional and physical realities? Be the balancer atop the base beam. Stand up on the teeter-totter, arms open wide. Form a triumvirate of strength. Every event will be charged with power by doing so and shore up your shaky legs.
Taurus (April 21-May20):Bull, with
Mercury and Venus moving into your sign last Sunday, you may feel Mercury’s influence of sense impressions and react more strongly to sights and sounds--whisperings in your ears that seem to access your inner thoughts. Venus adds to this by sensualizing emotions. Together they may have you frothing at the mouth with sensual desire. Before you mow down everything in your path, remember your base of security. Leave something to grow.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): Gemini your catch-and-release mode of love making, partnerships or relationships no longer sustains. After the Full Moon today, the Sun moves into your sign. Your heart will be resurrected as full as the Flower Moon. With impending eclipses you will find the way of oneness, not sameness and learn that control is not the same as loving. Cancer ( June 21-July 20): Soon the old ones’ food source will bloom purple across the valley. Some fields will stand full of camas, planted thousands of years ago. In other sites the blooms are sporadic--bulbs long ago uprooted and cast away. Their legacy lives on as camas was the main food of the Kalapuyans Indians. Cancer, ancient ways will flourish in your world, but only if you become aware of their influence. Ovid said, “Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns command, and in turn obey,” The ancients lesson will be different than this philosophy. Listen. Leo ( July 21-Aug. 22): Like June brides revealed from underneath the veils, transformations unfold during the upcoming eclipses on June 1st and 15th, and July 1st. Ere to these significant cosmic events, ponder the hidden by tuning into your sensory receptors. Become like the slow-moving slug, antennae up, feeling everything and protected by feminine watery substances. What do you need more of? What do you need less of? What needs to be changed? Who and where will you be in 2012? Virgo (Aug. 23- Sept. 21): Mutual reception fills your world with wonder if you let it.
Libra (Sept. 22-Oct. 20): A mentorific state enhances your cellular consciousness if you remember when. As a child, some of the best gifts given to me were a museum trip and a ride on the back of a motorcycle. Life became bigger beyond my garden gate. Lead a young one past their known world. A first memory lasts a life time. Scorpio (Oct. 21-Nov. 21): Starlings aren’t my favorite birds. They’re like toe jam, the last drink in a bottle, something at the bottom of the fridge. Lately, one sits on the fence near my patio every morning and dangles its catch, usually an earthworm. It scrapes the worm along the edge of the wood, apparently ridding the feast of the moisture or dirt baubles. If that’s meal prep, feed me liver. Pest or not, starlings belong. They represent the part of us we don’t like about ourselves, our shadowy, darker sides. Honor the starling within, the kin, Scorpio.
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While traveling down the highway a Gemini spotted a huge bird flying rapidly towards a tree, without slowing. The eagle, as it turned out to be, rammed into the tree branches like a Super Bird. A few moments later, a smaller eagle spun out of the tree and onto the ground stunned. This has been the state of our Earth since the beginning of the year with the masculine elements causing natural and man-made disasters and revolutions. The planetary alignments (thanks to Neptune) now call for a more feminine divine state. The smaller eagle seeks a new home, a more peaceful base. Sag, smooth your feathers, acknowledge your bruises and move to a gentler home base.
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Capricorn (Dec. 21-Jan. 20): Willow relinquished its reign last week as Celtic tree of the month to Ladies’ Meat, aka Hagthorn or Hawthorn. Also known as Mayblossom and formerly used to decorate May poles, Haws represents both chastity and fertility. If left untended, Hawthorne grows profusely taking over entire pastures, forming a thorny thicket. I imagine it as the protector of Sleeping Beauty. Cap, use the power of Hawthorne to protect that which is pure and growing within you. When the stars are right, release that which has matured and is fertile. Aquarius ( Jan. 21-Feb. 20): Vestial virgins bless the water at this time of year to ensure that crops survive. What needs blessing in your life right now Aquarius? Keep it simple. Pisces (Feb. 21-March 20): From the documentary I Am by Shadyak comes the idea that our hearts are genetically wired to sympathizes with other human beings (rather than our brains). Our hearts emits an energy that connects us with all living things. The space between the heart beats is as important as the actual beat. With the Full Flower Moon starting today, practice paying attention to your heart beats and the space between them. Listen in stolen moments. Can you feel your projections? Notice who picks up on your emanations. Be the conscious quantum leap towards your fellow human beings and nature.
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Q: If you had to choose one historical figure to have a threesome with the above historical figure, who and why? Marlyn Monroe. You can tell she’s a good kisser just by looking at her. Q: If you had to spend one million dollars in a completely frivolous and selfish manner, how would you blow it? I would buy everything in IKEA. Q: Smell is the sense most tied to memory, with that in mind, what smell do you fear the most? Ralph Lauren for Men. It was the cologne of someone I was in love with for a long time. No, actually I was beaten up by Ralph Lauren. Q: What is a personal cure when you get nervous? I slow down, and try to find my center. Q: What is a personal cure when you get sad? Listening to a book on tape. Right now I listen to Red Wall. Q: Where do we go when we die? Wherever we want. Q: Favorite Beatle’s song? Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. Q: Favorite article of clothing? A good, soft, summer dress.
ng,touch,smell) what would it be? Why? Sight. I think we rely too heavily on it; I feel like I would lose a lot more if I lost anything else.
Q: Karaoke song of choice? “At Last” by Etta James. I would try really hard to do it justice.
is performing live Sunday, May 22 @ Cloud 9.
Q: Favorite Painter? Matisse. I have one, I can’t remember the name; a woman sprawled out naked somewhere.
Interview by Jimbo Ivy
Q: What is more annoying, whistling or humming? Humming. If you’re gonna hum you might as well sing.
you be? Why? I would be a vase, because I’m mildly obsessed with containers and I don’t think that vases get enough credit because flowers are really pretty but...
Q: What would your death row meal consist of?
Venison coked medium rare and a cinnabon. Chocolate milk.
Q: What is your normal, preferred sleep attire?
In the nude, or a soft T-shirt.
Q: Would you rather have the power of flight or
invisibility? Flight. I think it must be the most rewarding feeling to fly.
Q: If you were a bar drink what drink would you be? Vodka Cranberry. That’s all I drank for the first four years of my drinking career. Q: If you could spend the day with one historical figure who would it be? Why? Eva Hitler. I always think that women have a more interesting point of view on events; I mean that in the least sexist way.
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Q: What has been the most defining moment of your life to date? Moving to Minnesota in 2007. I just took a chance and moved there and it shaped the rest of my life. Q: Favorite activity that should be considered a sport? Slam Poetry, obviously. Not so obviously, organizing things.
Q: Favorite Disney Character? Cruella DeVille. She’s so bizarre.
Q: If you had to give up one sense (sight,taste,heari
Q: If you could be any inanimate object, what would
Q: Favorite holiday? Why? It used to be Halloween, because I love dressing up, but as I got older I found out how terribly adulterated it had become. Now it’s Christmas; not because of the presents but because my family gets together. And I have a 5 year old niece now and Christmas is much more rewarding with a small child.
Q: If aliens landed and asked you to go with them,
Q: Have you ever seen a ghost? No, but I think my apartment it haunted. I always dream that this same young man is sitting on the edge of my bed.
National Poetry Slam Champion gets The Third Degree. DeMulder
Q: What do you drink when you are thirsty? I should drink more water, but mainly tea and juice.
Q: Favorite Book? Monstrous Regiment by Terry Hatcher.
would you? No. I love my family too much.
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Q: What is your earliest memory? Walking barefoot on the hardwood floor of my house.
Q: One luxury item you cannot live without?
Coconut oil. It’s awesome.
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Q: Favorite Anatomical feature of the opposite or same sex? I don’t know. Teeth? Sure.
Q: Favorite Movie? Fargo.
Q: If you knew you only had 24 hours to live, how you spend your final day? Eating venison and cinnabons. No, I would spend half of it seeing my loved ones, and the 2nd half with my niece. Q: What question aren’t people asked enough? Why don’t you think you’re good enough? Q: Please answer that question? Because I’m afraid of the consequences of loving myself. Q: What word to people/you use too much? Like! Q: Is it better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all? Yes. Because loving and losing that person makes you chisel your personality out of what’s left. Q: Is it better to be lucky or skilled? Skilled. Luck rarely comes when it’s called. Q: Is there a God? There is something.
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214 SW 2nd St. 541.753.7373
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2740 SW 3rd St. 541.738. 7600
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125 SW 2nd St. 541.754.8522
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100 SW 2nd St. 541.753.8057
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