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CHOW: A Day of the Dead Cookbook

The Loft Film Fest Is Back

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XOXO: Snarky Puppy, Blue Oyster Cult, XIXA & More Perform This Week!

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County prepares to distribute COVID vaccine for kids 5-11

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FEATURE

The Loft Film Fest returns to in-person screenings after a virtual year

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Edgar Wright creates a fun if schizophrenic film with Last Night in Soho

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ADMINISTRATION Steve T. Strickbine, Publisher Michael Hiatt, Vice President

EDITOR’S NOTE

Jaime Hood, General Manager, jaime@tucsonlocalmedia.com

Lights, Camera, Action!

I’M A HUGE FAN OF THE LOFT FILM FEST so I’m delighted to see it come back to our scrappy independent cinema this week. There won’t be usual conversations with guest filmmakers, but the lineup of films is truly spectacular. Check out Matt Singer’s roundup of the festival on Page 8 or dig into the 24-page festival preview in this very issue for more details, including the Loft’s COVID protocols.

And speaking of getting back to normal: Have you seen the live music scene lately? Our venues are keeping busy. This week, music contributor Linda Ray charms the Sidewinders into discussing this weekend’s reunion show at Hotel Congress, Christina Fuoco-Karasinski talks with Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method ahead of his show at 191 Toole and XOXO columnist Xavier Omar Otero previews a long list of other shows, including Snarky Puppy, Blue Oyster Cult, XIXA and dozens more.

All that said: COVID remains stuck on a widespread plateau in our community, as staff reporter Alexandra Pere notes in this week’s Currents section. The best thing you can do to protect yourself (and others) is to get yourself vaccinated. There’s some good news on that front, as Pere reports: Booster shots are available to adults and kids from 5 to 11 will finally be able to get their shot. I know many parents will breathe sighs of relief once their kids can get

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Elsewhere in the book this week: Pere also profiles an Eller student who has launched a nonprofit to reduce the stigma of menstruation in India; Cronkite News reporter Ulyesse Bex recounts Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ testimony in Washington last week, where she told lawmakers about the threats that election officials are facing from people who have bought into Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen; managing editor Jeff Gardner talks with the authors of a new Day of the Dead cookbook; movie critic Bob Grimm says Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho is spirited fun; calendar editor Emily Dieckman rounds up a whole bunch of ways to have fun this weekend; Tucson Weedly columnist David Abbott looks at how Bank of America cut off an Arizona cannabis researcher; and there’s all the other usual stuff scattered around our pages.

See you at the movies!

Jim Nintzel Executive Editor Hear Nintz talk about all fun stuff to do in Tucson at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday mornings during the world-famous Frank Show on KLPX, 96.1 FM.

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JUVENILE JAB

County prepares to distribute COVID vaccine for kids 5-11

vaccination as easy as possible for parents to vaccinate their children. Mobile vaccine clinics will continue to be offered to schools that wish to partner with Pima County.

Vaccinating children 5 to 11 will protect household members and reduce COVID cases in Pima County, according to health officials. Vaccination may also help protect children from long-term COVID effects. Although it remains slightly unclear how COVID infection can affect children over long periods of time, new research is showing preliminary data concerning neurological side effects.

“Even transient anosmia, one of the most common COVID-19 side effects, could negatively impact the brain development of children,” Chief Deputy County Administrator Jan Lesher told the Pima County Board of Supervisors in a memo.

“One study found that 22% of pediatric COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) patients had documented neurological involvement.” ■

medical conditions; 18 years or older and work (or live) in high-risk settings for COVID exposure. The Pima County website has more information on specific PIMA COUNTY COVID CASES HAVE examples that apply to these categories.

Those who received the J&J shot are plateaued at a high level and the county Health Department has rolled out several recommended to get any type of booster if they are 18 or older and received their new strategies this week with the goal of original vaccine at least two months ago. lowering cases.

Along with expanding booster shot Although Pima County is doing well availability, the County unveiled a proin vaccination rates compared to othactive vaccination strategy last week for er highly populated Arizona counties, children ages 5 to 11 in anticipation of COVID cases remain consistently high. the FDA and CDC approval of the Pfizer As a result, the virus is still considered COVID vaccine. widespread in Pima County.

Garcia said Pima County has pre-orSince the August surge, cases per day dered 11,400 doses of pediatric Pfizer are fluctuating between 200 and 400 in vaccines destined for 15 different vaccinaPima County, according to the Arizona tion locations. The pediatric vaccines will Department of Health Services.

“Even though the surge is not continu- contain a third of the typical dose.

“We anticipate that those doses will ing to get any worse, the fact that we are SORENSEN ship sometime very early next week and plateauing at such a high level is really critical,” said Pima County Chief Medical be pre-positioned in those sites so that Officer Dr. Francisco Garcia in an Oct. 29 when the Centers for Disease Control, the Advisory Committee for Immunization press conference.

Garcia said 23% of intensive care units’ Practices, makes their recommendation, we are able to pivot relatively quickly and bed capacity in Pima County are used start delivering doses to those children,”

by COVID patients. This percentage has remained consistent and Garcia said Garcia said.

Garcia said the source of his anxiety as COVID patients tend to linger in the ICU a public health official is due to non-vacbecause of their symptoms. cine eligible school children. Most school The county is hoping to lower case COVID cases are coming from children numbers with several new policies and up to 11 years old. vaccination strategies.

“Despite the knowledge and ability to Last week, Pima County began offering do better, absolute rates of community all booster shots to eligible adults. The Centers for Disease Control approved the transmission remain higher this year than Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster last among all age groups but particularon Oct. 21 with a “mix and match” recom- ly among children,” said Dr. Joe Gerald mendation. People can choose to receive from the University of Arizona College of a different booster shot from their original Public Health.

In a recent COVID update, Gerald’s vaccination.

The county also released clearer guide- graph of COVID cases in Arizona by age shows a dramatic increase in cases for the lines on eligibility for booster shots with this new recommendation. People qualify age group of 5 to 14 this year compared for a booster if they completed two doses to last year. The prevalence of the Delta variant may be to blame. Garcia said the of Moderna or Pfizer shots at least six predominant variant in the United States months ago and belong to one of these is Delta because it is highly transmissible. categories: 65 years or older; 18 years or Once the CDC releases its recommenolder and live in long-term care settings; dation, county officials want to make 18 years or older and have underlying

By Alexandra Pere apere@tucsonlocalmedia.com

COVID TESTING SITES Pima County is still offering free COVID tests at multiple locations throughout Tucson for anyone with or without symptoms and people of all ages (2 years or older for a PCR test). Tests are not free for people who need to take them for work or if you had a test administered at a Pima County site within the last 14 days: TEP building, 88 E. Broadway Blvd Nasal Swab (rapid antigen test), walk-up, or registration Ellie Towne Center: 1660 W. Ruthrauff Rd Saliva test (PCR test), appointment required Liberty Plaza - 315 W. Irvington Road Nasal Swab (rapid antigen test), walk-up, or appointment Paradigm 6009 Grant - 6009 E. Grant Rd Nasal Swab (rapid antigen test), walk-up, or appointment Tucson International Airport - 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. Nasal Swab (rapid antigen test), appointment only.

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An Eller student creates a nonprofit to reduce stigma around menstruation

By Alexandra Pere apere@tucsonlocalmedia.com WHILE SOME PICKED UP NEW hobbies during the pandemic, one international Eller student decided to create her own advocacy organization to tackle the taboo topic of menstruation.

Avrati Raturi, a junior at the UA Eller College of Management who is studying management information systems, hails from Delhi, India. She learned how to create her own NGO during an online workshop provided by Youth Ki Awaaz, a citizen journalism app for youth in India.

Raturi chose the name LAAL, which means “red” in Hindi, in response to commercials for feminine products. She said it is absurd that most feminine product commercials use blue liquid to demonstrate menstruation when red is completely natural. Raturi says this reflects society’s view that menstruation is taboo.

Raturi is fighting this taboo through LAAL. Her NGO is a digital advocacy campaign that seeks to provide access to menstruation products and menstruation education in rural parts of India.

In 2016, a BMJ study showed only half of the Indian adolescents who menstruate said they were told about menstruation before their first period.

The taboo around menstruation is not unique to India, where (like most countries), the society is patriarchal. Generations before Raturi taught their families to not speak openly with their children about menstruation. Raturi said she witnessed an example of this at a menstruation hygiene workshop.

“We had this workshop and we were discussing periods with people who were actually keen to discuss and openly talk about it with their parents,” Raturi said. “I saw a mom just stand up and she’s like, ‘I just don’t want to be here, I cannot talk

about such things and this is something not to be talked about in open.’”

Growing up, Raturi did not have that experience with her mother. Raturi’s mom is a doctor and spoke to her about feminine hygiene.

“She taught me at a very young age that you have to take care of certain things and she told me about periods at a very young age,” Raturi said. “She was always open about that conversation.”

When Raturi recognized not everyone has this type of education, especially in rural areas of India, she was inspired to launch LAAL. The gap in access to education in India makes it difficult for new generations of menstruators to fight against taboos.

Raturi hopes that her organization can address the gap and make it easier for Indians who menstruate to narrow the education gap.

Since its inception a few years ago, LAAL has grown to include more than 50 members. Raturi uses Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to announce fundraising campaigns and workshops, as well as publish informative facts on menstruation.

Raturi regularly collaborates with other NGOs for fundraising. LAAL recently put on a fundraiser with Amala Community, a youth organization in India. Raturi met Gautam George, founder of Amala Community, at a virtual model United Nations conference. George said they connected through social media after the conference and became instant friends.

“We are best friends who are trying to travel around the whole world so that we can find our perfect retirement homes,” George said.

Amala means “hope” in Arabic. George created Amala to provide a safe space for South Asian and other communities who experience discrimination.

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“Coming from a brown community, I know what struggles we face to get acceptance in society, whether it was culture, food, clothing, and the way we speak,” George said. “All of this inspired me to create Amala, to put a full stop to these stereotypes and educate youths about things that aren’t taught in textbooks like sex education, menstruation, mental health and how to raise our voice when we feel unsafe.”

George and Raturi collaborated on the Safarnama fundraising event.

“Safarnama” means “journey” in Hindi.

George said many Indian children lost their parents during the second wave of coronavirus in India, leaving their lives and education at stake. Amala and LAAL hosted a series of virtual fundraising events in July that included standup comedy, open mic performances and a live concert.

Raturi said Indian influencer Avanti Nagral performed for their fundraiser and made most of their funds from her concert.

They donated their funds to Feeding India, a nonprofit organization that strives to end hunger in India. They also provide aid for education, COVID-19 relief, and medical care programs for people in India.

George was elated to work with Raturi on the fundraising event and plans to collaborate on more projects in the future.

“They (LAAL) are creating a safe place for young girls and women, encouraging them to use sanitary pads and where it is not available they are making access to it by educating and encouraging them to use them,” George said. ■ Find LAAL’s accounts and fundraising links at linktr.ee/projectlaal. Learn more about Amala Community at linktr.ee/amala.community

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BATTERED BALLOT WORKERS Katie Hobbs pushes for federal voting legislation to protect workers, voters

By Ulyesse Bex Cronkite News IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE the 2020 elections, but Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told a U.S. Senate panel last week that it’s not over for her staff, who have been subject to “near constant harassment” from election deniers.

Hobbs was one of several election officials who shared stories of harassment, death threats and attacks on election integrity over the past year, and who urged the Senate Rules Committee to pass federal legislation that they said would go a long way toward protecting future elections.

“The idea was to bring attention to the prevision of the Freedom to Vote act, and why it’s important to have those previsions in federal law,” Hobbs said after Tuesday’s hearing. “Hopefully, even if the whole bill doesn’t pass into law that there is an increased interest in passing federal protection to address these threats to election workers.”

The hearing came less than a week after Senate Republicans blocked a vote on that act, which would broaden voter registration by requiring same-day and automatic registration, make it harder to purge voter rolls and make Election Day a national holiday. It would also make it a crime to interfere with someone trying to register and require states to perform post-election audits, among other changes.

Republican lawmakers have objected to the imposition of federal rules on elections, what they say should be a state or local decision. That was echoed Tuesday

by Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, who told the hearing that one version of election policy “foisted at a

national level upon all the states, I don’t think it will be well received.”

“I think people have confidence in me and their county clerks and their poll workers and their governor for that matter … and they see us as directly accountable and they can trust us more on these issues,” he said. “To be clear, I don’t think Congress should tell California or Arizona or Utah or any state that does things differently from Kentucky how to run their elections either.”

Adams agreed with the other witnesses that threats against election officials have tainted the system. But he cautioned against blaming only the right, saying election workers in his state were harassed from the left, after critics claimed the state was suppressing votes.

“Addressing this should not be a partisan issue, because misinformation is not limited to one side,” Adams said in his prepared testimony.

But many on the committee pointed to what Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., called a “right-wing ecosystem of misinformation and disinformation continues to perpetuate the big lie, that the election was stolen.”

Hobbs noted the anniversary of the election is next week, but that, “Unfortunately, in Arizona and in other states, some choose to believe that the 2020 election has still not ended.”

“To be clear: President Joseph R. Biden won Arizona’s electoral votes in a free and fair election, an election that was conducted according to the letter of the law,” she said.

But former President Donald Trump continues to insist that fraud cost him the election. Those claims have persisted despite dozens of unsuccessful legal challenges by Trump backers and, in Arizona, a months-long review of Maricopa County votes by Trump supporters that

found Biden actually won more votes in the county than first thought.

Hobbs, a Democrat, said the claims persist even though the presidential election results in Arizona were certified by her and three Republicans: Gov. Doug Ducey, Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Chief Justice Robert Brutinel.

None of that calmed election deniers, Hobbs said.

“Two weeks after the election, armed protesters gathered outside my home and chanted, ‘Katie come out and play, we are watching you,’” Hobbs said during her testimony.

The threats were not only directed at her, but at her family, too.

“I expected that sometimes I would have constituents who were unhappy with me,” she said. “But I never expected that holding this office would result in far-right trolls threatening my children, threatening my husband’s employment at a children’s hospital, or calling my office saying I deserve to die.”

Al Schmidt, a commissioner on the Philadelphia Board of Elections, pointed to a recent report that found one in five election officials listed threats to their lives as a “job-related concern,” threats that he said continue to this day.

“They rise in intensity and frequency each time elected officials and bad-faith political actors spread disinformation about the 2020 election,” Schmidt said.

All the witnesses said the attacks have weakened faith in the system while the threats of violence are driving away seasoned election workers—which they fear will further weaken the system.

The solution, Hobbs said, is for Congress to act, telling the senators, “Now it’s your turn.” Schmidt also urged lawmakers to act.

“I know working across party lines to find common ground on any topic is challenging, let alone on election reform,” said Schmidt. “But for the sake of our Republic I hope you can work together to protect election administrators and our democratic institutions.”

“Because, as Benjamin Franklin said, it’s a republic, ‘If you can keep it,’” he said. ■ This story originally ran in Cronkite News.

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ANTI-VAXXER NICK ROLOVICH DESERVED TO BE CANNED

By Tom Danehy, tucsoneditor@tucsonlocalmedia.com THE LATEST PERSON TO PUT ON AN orange robe, sit down in the middle of the street, and light himself on fire at the intersection of Selfish Street and Anti-Science Boulevard is Nick Rolovich, the former football coach at Washington State University.

When it was announced a couple months ago that all Washington state employees (of which Rolovich was one of the top three highest-paid) had to be vaccinated for COVID-19, he stated flatly that he would not comply.

In the weeks that followed, he offered various (mumbled) nonsensical excuses for his inexcusable decision. As the deadline neared, he chose to play chicken with his employers, putting his seven-figure salary on the line. Maybe he thought that the state would fold, especially with his Cougars on a three-game winning streak.

Well, they didn’t fold. They fired him and good for them. His ridiculous stance wasn’t based on science or logic or loyalty or even, as it turns out, on religion. He offered up his millions of dollars at the altar of misinformation. Then imagine that you have to go home and tell your wife that she needs to start looking for a studio apartment.

Rolovich once threw eight touchdowns

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in a game, knocking BYU from the ranks of the undefeated in the process. He became a coach and eventually got the Hawai’i job. By that time, the Rainbow Warriors were horrible—like 2021 Arizona Wildcat horrible.

Rolovich turned the program around in four years. His Hawai’i team is the one that set the 2019 Khalil Tate-led Arizona Wildcats on a disastrous course with a somewhat-bizarre 45-38 win to start the season in Honolulu. After later beating Oregon that year, he playfully tweeted out “Rose Bowl,” having taken down two Pac-12 teams.

He then parlayed that success into a $3 million annual salary in the Pac-12, albeit in Pullman, Washington. He was an immediate hit with the fans. Before the pandemic, he would stop in at bars and buy drinks for everybody in the place. And during the pandemic, he would buy meals for people.

But when the state of Washington mandated vaccinations for its employees, the most recognizable face on the campus of an institution of higher learning became the Poster Child for the We Don’t Believe in Science crowd. He hemmed and hawed when asked whether he would be hurting his team by refusing to be vaccinated.

He said that he hoped that they would be proud of him for taking a stand.

Yeah, they weren’t.

Less than a week after getting fired (and taking four assistant coaches whom he had apparently talked into joining him in the lemming cliff dive) with him, he announced that he would be suing the University. He claimed that he had been fired “merely for being devout in his Catholic faith.”

That sound you just heard in your head was the deliberate scratching of a record, denoting “Well, that’s just crazy!”

See, even the average non-Catholic knows that the Pope and the Church he leads are all in on vaccines. The Pope started the year with a New Year’s Day homily in which he spoke of the amazing development of the life-saving vaccines. He then instituted vaccine requirements for all Vatican employees and visitors.

But, Il Papa was just getting started. He later put out a statement calling getting vaccinated against COVID a “moral obligation.” He later called it an “act of love.”

Then, he added that vaccine resistance is “a bit strange.”

I’m not sure how Rolovich could have missed all that, what with his being so devout and all. In fact, the more “devout” he is, the more he should have known about his church’s stance on the matter. He’s just embarrassing. It’s like someone insisting that they get Christmas Day off because they’re a Muslim.

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world who have gone down that road, with wildly varying consequences. Some, like Cole Beasley, a wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, have to be tested regularly and can’t participate in various team activities.

Beasley recently tweet-whined “Only place I get boo’d (sic) is at our home stadium.

I thought Bills fans were the best in the world. Where’d they go?”

Then there’s Kyrie Irving, the NBA AllStar (and Flat-Earther) who stands to lose millions of dollars this year. He says that he might get the shot after he’s done “some research.” He’s an All-Star Idiot.

A lot of the public debate has centered on the question of personal choice versus doing what is best for society. But in the case of Rolovich, there is actually something more important. He was responsible for the livelihood of dozens of people who worked for the football program. Those four assistant coaches whom he led off the cliff will have a hard time getting any job of substance, seeing as how they quit on their team for no good reason. But, most of all, the former head coach committed the cardinal sin of putting himself ahead of his players. You just don’t do that.

College coaches are always complaining about their players having to deal with distractions and then this guy sets himself up as Distraction No. 1. All players deserve a coach who will put the team first. With Rolovich as coach, the Cougar players didn’t have a shot. ■

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Holy Frit tells the story of Tim Carey, who wins a bid to build the largest stained glass for a megachurch—and then has to figure out how to work in stained glass.

LET’S ALL GO BACK TO THE LOBBY After a year on hiatus, the Loft Film Fest welcomes Tucson back to the movies

Zoom discussions and chats and things like that, but it’s not the same thing, and we didn’t really want to do that. So we just skipped it entirely.”

It was, in retrospect, the right decision, FOR JEFF YANC, THE BEST PART OF Yanc says. But for the local film communigoing to the movies is going to the movies. In other words, it’s not just about ty, the cancellation left a significant void.

Since it started in 2010, the Loft Film seeing a movie, but the communal Fest has sought to bring the best of the experience surrounding it—gathering festival circuit to Tucson, culling from the with strangers in a dark room, gazing up likes of Sundance, Venice and Cannes at the same screen, reacting in real time to whatever pops up on it and discussing and screening indie and foreign films that may otherwise never make it here. Again, its merits in the lobby afterward. It’s the though, it’s not just about the movies— guiding principle behind the Loft, Tucson’s premiere independent cinema, and the city has other film festivals, after all.

Most of them, however, are dispersed especially its titular annual film festival, for which Yanc serves as co-director. And among multiple venues, or aimed at niche audiences. Concentrated under a single so, last year, when a certain global health roof, with a lineup ranging from intense crisis made gathering in any enclosed space inadvisable, he and the other orga- dramas to light comedies to bizarre genre nizers faced a hard choice: follow the lead mashups, the Loft Film Fest is, for a week every year, the center of Tucson’s cinematof many other festivals and go virtual, or ic universe. To lose that, even temporarily, go dark completely. stung, not just for the city’s hardcore cineThey chose the latter.

“Our goal with the festival, in my mind, philes but the international filmmakers who rely on festivals to drum up buzz and has always been about connecting audiences with each other and with film,” says get their work onto more screens.

For that reason, this year’s installment, Yanc, who also programs films at the Loft year-round. “That in-person component is taking place Nov. 10-18, carries a bit more really the driving force of the fest, because weight. While the Loft itself resumed indoor screenings in May, the return of it’s not just about watching movies, it’s the festival feels like a true homecomabout being around people, which you can’t really replicate virtually. You can do ing—a confirmation that, after a year stuck

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watching movies from the couch, we can start actually going to the movies again.

“It certainly has emotional significance, because it is a sign for us who work here of getting back to what we were doing before the pandemic,” Yanc says. “But I think it’s also just a signal that the industry of movie theaters and festivals is getting back. It’s a sign of health for the whole industry.”

And when he says the festival is back, he means all-the-way back, not the halfin-person, half-digital model adopted by many of the festivals Yanc attended this year. All 41 selections will screen exclusively at the Loft, either inside the theater or in the parking lot at its Open-Air Cinema, which the theater devised in order to stay afloat during the pandemic.

Of course, given that the pandemic isn’t actually over, the festival won’t operate exactly the same as it has before. Capacity for the indoor screenings will be halved, and entry requires either proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test; masks must still be worn in the lobby and bathrooms as well. And then there’s the lack of big-name guests. In the past, the festival has managed to book several high-profile actors and directors, including Rita Moreno, John Waters and Roger Corman, for live introductions and post-screening Q&As. This year, the only person you’re likely to see onstage is Yanc.

“In a normal year, a guest will drive what films we show,” says Peggy Johnson, the Loft’s executive director. “It’s really an interesting year to have it just be about the quality of the films.”

That isn’t to say there aren’t any marquee names involved, however. The festival is bookended by two major draws: Parallel Mothers, the new melodrama from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar, and Julia, a crowd-pleasing documentary on beloved chef Julia Child. In between, there’s Kubrick on Kubrick, a film about the legendary Stanley Kubrick constructed around previously unheard audio recordings; The Humans, an adaptation of Stephen Karam’s Tony-winning play, starring Richard Jenkins, Minari’s Steven Yeun and, uh, Amy Schumer; A Hero, from Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012 for A Separation; and a screening

of the Buster Keaton classic Sherlock Jr., featuring a live score from the American Harp Society and Arizona Friends of Chamber Music.

But the best part of any film festival are the movies you never saw coming—those unexpected discoveries you would have otherwise never thought to see that end up sticking with you. Here are eight under-the-radar films that we’ll definitely be making time for.

CHAMELEON STREET IF THE REVIEWS QUOTED ON ITS Wikipedia page are any indication, Chameleon Street just wasn’t made for the times it was made in. Sure, it won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1990, but critics couldn’t wrap their heads around the movie’s digressive structure, and it struggled to find distribution. It eventually faded into a cinematic footnote, and Wendell B. Harris, Jr., who wrote, directed and starred, never got the chance to make another feature. But with daring, off-kilter examinations of the African-American experience now de rigeur at the multiplex, the world may finally be ready to embrace the story of a Black con artist who takes the concept of “code switching” to absurd new levels. This 4K restoration threatens to make Chameleon Street the next Sorry to Bother You—nevermind that it originally came out 28 years earlier. Open air screening at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10.

HOLY FRIT SPEAKING OF CON ARTISTS, MEET Tim Carey, an actual artist who, in 2013, effectively conned his way into a commission to create the world’s largest stained glass window for a Kansas megachurch, despite having no idea how to work with stained glass. Whoops. To get it done within the three-year deadline, he brings in the amazingly named Narcissus Quagliata, described as the Michael Jordan of glass work, to assist, and their strained, intergenerational mentor-student relationship forms the center of Justin S. Monroe’s documentary. It looks like mad fun, but paired with Chameleon Street, it also sparks a conversation about who in society gets labeled a “scammer” CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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for a newly legal state like Arizona. Yes, it’s great that weed prohibition is gradually ending. But just because the War on Drugs is letting up, doesn’t mean there aren’t still casualties. Open air screening at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13.

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and who is simply a “charming rogue.”

That’s probably not the intent, but unexpected discussions are what all film festivals should aim to start. Open air screening at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11.

STRAWBERRY MANSION

THE NOVICE IN THIS STUDY OF COMPETITIVE drive gone way the hell overboard, writer-director Lauren Hadaway wrings white-knuckle tension from one woman’s obsessive desire to advance up the ranks of her school’s rowing team. Isabelle Fuhrman stars as a college freshman who essentially wakes up one day and decides to become a varsity-level athlete, pushing herself to physical, psychological and presumably ethical extremes to get there.

Yanc singles out The Novice as one of his favorites of the festival, comparing it to other portraits of sociopathic striving such as Whiplash and Black Swan. It doesn’t have a trailer yet, so you’ll have to take his word for it, but if you’re a regular at the Loft, you already know you can trust him. Screening at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11.

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western” is Yanc’s best shot at a neat description, although from the looks of it, “Nicholas Winding Refn remaking Babarella using the leftover catering budget from Drive” might also work. In any case, as much as we all love Argentinian family dramas and heartwarming comedies about gardening, a hallucinatory fever dream featuring intergalactic bounty hunters searching for a killer on a planet that’s inhospitable to male DNA is always a welcome diversion, particularly for a rowdy late-night screening. A good deal

LUCHADORAS AS ANY LONGTIME FAN OF professional wrestling knows—this writer’s hand is raised—the sport-cum-performance art can be a vehicle for more than campy entertainment, especially in Mexico, where lucha libre is part of the folk tradition and not just a geek subculture. Luchadoras follows three women on the verge of breaking into the business, and while each subject has a different reason for doing so, just stepping in the ring serves to challenge the toxic machismo of the culture that surrounds them—a particularly bold statement in Ciudad Juarez, a city notorious for its high rate of murder among women. It seems reductive to call this documentary “the true-life GLOW,” but the sociopolitical overtones and beautifully shot grappling sequences should appeal even to those viewers who don’t know a tope suicida from a hurricanrana.

Screening at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12.

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AFTER BLUE ALL FILM FESTIVALS NEED A DOSE of madness, and this bonkers-looking French production certainly seems dosed with something. “An erotic sci-fi acid

of reviews note that the plot is tangential to the glittering, lo-fi set design, throbbing synth score and general aura of stylish weirdness, and honestly, that just makes it sound even better. Screening at 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11.

IF THE LOFT GAVE OUT ACTING awards, Yanc says the betting odds would be on Krisha Fairchild, who stars in this meditative drama as an aging pot farmer struggling to adapt her business to the legal use era. Indeed, the trailer shows glimpses of a performance so naturalistic it’s easy to mistake for a documentary at first. It might as well be one: Shot clandestinely on actual illicit cannabis grows in Northern California, Freeland tells a deeply relevant story, especially

IF AFTER BLUE IS LIKE DROPPING acid with Alejandro Jodoworsky at the edge of space, Strawberry Mansion appears to be like ’shrooming with Michel Gondry inside a child’s playhouse. Set in a candy-colored alternate reality—or perhaps not-so-distant future—where the government is allowed access to people’s dreams, an auditor visits a reclusive artist and starts rooting around in her subconscious, and what follows looks something like an ’80s Jim Henson production inceptioned into Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In the trailer alone, there’s a werewolf, giant talking rats in sailor outfits, a frog playing saxophone, a large caterpillar inching across the desert, comets with human faces and some kind of blue horned sea demon. The tone is more whimsical than wigged-out, but it’s still plenty psychedelic, so plan your “enhancements” accordingly. Screening at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13.

CATCH THE FAIR ONE ACCORDING TO YANC, AN unofficial theme of this year’s festival slate is women fighting against the patriarchy, and no film takes that idea more literally than this revenge thriller from director Josef Kubota Wladyka and executive producer Darren Aronofsky— although in this case, “fighting” might be too weak of a word. Real-life boxer Kali Reis stars as a former Native American boxing champion in search of her missing sister, who ends up infiltrating a sex trafficking ring and punching a bunch of dudes very hard in the ribs. Despite that synopsis, the intense, grim pallor of the trailer suggests something much heavier than a female-fronted flip on the Taken formula...but if it was just a female Taken, would that really be so bad? Screening at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. ■

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SPIRIT OF THE ’60S

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Edgar Wright creates a fun if schizophrenic film with Last Night in Soho

cepted into a London fashion school. In moving to London, she brings an alarming ability to see ghosts (most notably her dead mother) and some other anxiety issues.

THERE’S A LOT GOING ON IN The scene is a bit much for her at first, writer-director Edgar Wright’s crazed, inthanks to a lousy, bitchy roommate (Synventive Last Night in Soho. It’s a modern nove Karlsen) and some creepy dudes take on the perils of too much nostalgia, eyeballing her. She moves off campus into a ghost story, a psychological thriller, a murder mystery, a Hitchcockian/Polanski a retro apartment owned by the bossy, elderly Ms. Collins. (Yes, that’s the late homage and more.

Diana Rigg in her last screen role.) DeIs it a bit much? Maybe, but it’s a lot of spite her old-school rules, Eloise prefers mostly good-to-great things with some Ms. Collins and her dusty apartment to just OK elements mixed in. It’s a movie hanging with her age group. that isn’t quite the sum of all of its parts, Eloise starts having waking dreams but plenty good enough if you are looking for something a little different and bizarre. where she seems to be living the life of aspiring songstress Sandie (Any Taylor-Joy) Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) has in the ’60s. Each successive dream leads longed to live in London and wishes she to a new, chronological chapter in Sandcould’ve been there in the ’60. She loves ie’s life, but the joy and optimism of the the fashion, she loves the vibe and she early dreams begin drifting into someloves the music, dancing in the hallways thing far more sinister. of her grandma’s (Rita Tushingham) Things progress from supernatural home. She lives with grandma because her mom took her own life when she was mystery to horror when the bloodletting begins. Eloise, having a hard time 7 years old. distinguishing the past from reality, starts Eloise gets her wish when she is ac-

having a meltdown synchronized with Sandie’s increasingly bad times.

Wright manages some reasonably good twists and turns, although the slick visuals keep some of the wannabe scary moments from providing chills. They look cool, but they lack the sort of timing and editing that would make them genuinely scary. While the film aspires to be an entry in the horror genre, it falls more to the supernatural mystery side. In short, it isn’t very scary.

But it’s still a damn good watch, thanks mainly to McKenzie and Taylor-Joy delivering outstanding work, something that is becoming routine for both of them.

McKenzie (also good this year in Shyamalan’s Old) cycles through all of the emotions in a role that shows off her range more than anything she’s done before. Taylor-Joy (also a Shyamalan vet with Split and Glass) continues to show she’s one of the best of her generation, while also getting a chance to show off some impressive pipes with her take on “Downtown.”

Rigg officially finishes her career with a flourish as the nosy landlord in what turns out be a bit of perfect casting. Terrence

Stamp, as a creepy character frequenting bars in Eloise’s present day, reminds why it’s always a good idea to put him in your movie.

It’s a good bet the film will score some end-of-the-year accolades for art direction and makeup because the movie nails the ’60s. In fact, the movie looks so good in the ’60s, one of its flaws might be that it isn’t entirely staged in its magnificently recreated ’60s timeline.

The third act goes a bit bonkers and feels a bit like a different movie. It’s a decent enough payoff for the mystery (although Eloise does some things in a library that should land her in jail). It all comes to a somewhat satisfying conclusion without being particularly mind blowing.

Upcoming for Wright? Not much. He’s attached to a redo of Stephen King’s The Running Man, but who knows if that will ever come out. Last Night in Soho had a one-year delay due to, well, you know.

Soho isn’t exactly lighting the box office on fire, so Wright could use a big project like a Stephen King movie to kick his career into high gear. ■

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Editor’s Note: While we are delighted to see Tucsonans once again gathering for fun events, we are also aware that the Delta variant is in widespread circulation.

Please consider getting vaccinated against COVID if you haven’t yet and following CDC guidance, which includes wearing masks at crowded indoor events. Keep yourself and others safe—the pandemic isn’t over yet.

Untitled Gallery Art Walk. As usual, the artists at Untitled Gallery have put together a beautiful show for their November exhibit, and you don’t want to miss it. Come check out the work and meet the artists at this week’s reception. Inna Rohr, Momoko Okada, Nicola Marshall, Thaddeus Camp, Katrina Lasko and Russel Recchion are all displaying, as well as the gallery’s newest member, Emily Hallowell. Hallowell’s photography features bodies on the edge of or submerged in water, with themes of interconnectedness and loss. Plus, her name is Emily! So you know she’s good. 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6. Untitled Gallery, 101 W. Sixth St. Free.

The Music of the Blues Brothers. Have you had a chance to check out any of the indoor concerts at the Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley? They’re a rollicking good time—and we don’t use the word “rollicking” lightly. This weekend, join Charlie Hall and Mike Yarema in this tribute concert, and be sure to bring your dancing shoes.

Because you’re not going to want to remain seated when they break out hits like “Sweet Home Chicago” and “Soul Man.” They’ve got two shows on Saturday, so you can choose your showing based on whether afternoon or evening is your favorite time to dance. 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6.

Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road in Oro Valley. $27.

First Thursdays Art Walk. There’s a new art gallery in town! FoR Fine Art is joining the Foothills Art Galleries complex, the lovely adobe courtyard that houses Settlers West and the Sanders Gallery. FoR will feature work from a diverse group of artists throughout the West, making pieces that range from contemporary to Western. You can check them out from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Tuesday through Saturday, but we recommend checking out this evening art

walk event! 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4.

FoR Fine Art, 6420 N. Campbell Ave.

All Souls Procession. Everybody knows this is one of the best events in Tucson. Many Mouths One Stomach is hosting the 32nd annual Dia de Los Muertos-inspired event. The procession on Sunday features Flam Chen, Steve Roach, Serena Gabriel, Odaiko Sonoa and the Community Spirit Group. Masks and vaccinations are highly encouraged. Those who are uncomfortable with attending, or are unable to, can tune in to the live stream. Las Azaleas will be performing to an original musical composition with the theme Love > Fear. What an important, needed message right now. Be sure to check out allsoulsprocession.org for information on other events happening throughout the weekend as well as the route. Procession is 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. Assembly begins on Grand Avenue.

by Emily Dieckman Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games.

Are you ready to get Celtic?! This weekend will get you your fill. The Celtic folk rock band Syr is headlining, and don’t miss the Circus Farm Fire Dancers and torchlight ceremony on Friday night. Plus, plenty of traditional Scottish food and drink, of course. Hold on to your kilt, because the bagpipes will not be holding back. You can also support the Tucson Celtic Festival Association by buying tickets for the Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle. First prize is a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport, second is two round-trip, first-class airline tickets to ANYWHERE, and third is $5,000. Opens 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5 and 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7. Rillito Raceway Park, 4502 N. First Ave. $20 GA, or $15 on Sunday, with discounts for seniors, youth, students and military. Free with admission, which is $15 general, $13 military/senior/ student, $6 for kids 5 to 12.

Crooked Tooth’s 5th Anniversary. Happy birthday to Crooked Tooth, a downtown staple for craft beer lovers and the type of place that would be the go-to hub for a cast of characters in a sitcom set in Tucson. They’re celebrating all weekend long with a series of brand-new beer releases, plus the return of some old favorites.

There will be exclusive merch, raffles with great prizes, a patio extension and even a featured car show! Plus, live music and plenty of laughter and fun. Friday features three official tastings, Saturday they’re taking over Arizona Avenue, and Sunday is a Dia De Los Muertos offering. Keep up with their social media for more details as they come!

Friday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 7. Crooked Tooth Brewing Co., 228 E. Sixth St.

Steel Magnolias. Oro Valley Theatre Company’s showing of this classic play begins this week. And you know what?

We could all use a powerful story about the strength and beauty and importance of friendships between women, no matter your gender. Get ready to feel nostalgic, and laugh and maybe cry over this tale of people overcoming challenging times—just like we have been over the past year and a half! 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Gaslight Music Hall, Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road in Oro Valley. $32 GA. Chef Barry Infuso Online Arts Video.

Craving some culture and learning but not in the mood to leave the house? We understand! So do the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance and AARP Arizona.

They’ve put together a weekly video series that showcases some of Arizona’s artistic communities, and November is focused on Southwestern food. Watch these artists at work and hear about how they do what they do from the comfort of your couch or your preferred comfy home seat. This week, Chef Barry Infuso of Table Salsas is going to be showing you his stuff. Just tune in to the AARP Arizona YouTube channel on Wednesday, Nov. 10.

Atomic Miniatures: Michael Yurkovic’s Modern Musings. This featured exhibit at the miniature museum has work by industrial designer Michael Yurkiovic, who creates icons of the midcentury modern era that are as timeless as they are teeny tiny. A typewriter just a little larger than a quarter, a rusting Vespa, a NYC loft with the Twilight Zone playing on TV. A former toy inventor, Yurkovic was introduced to miniatures in 2013, and was one of the first to create pieces with the midcentury modern aesthetic. His work also includes themes of nature reclaiming Earth. Don’t miss it! On display through Jan. 16 at the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $11.50 GA, with discounts for seniors, military, students and youth.

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traditions. And that while we were there, we were able to experience it and learn more from them.”

McEnroe and Ruiz worked on the book through 2019, Day of the Dead cookbook combines culture and cuisine cooking and photographing every one of the recipes. Ruiz for a borderlands feast also included her personal stories related to the food and the holiday. However, just as they were preparing to print

By Jeff Gardner the book, the pandemic obstructed the process. McEnroe jeff@tucsonlocalmedia.com estimates the book would have been printed more than a year ago if not for the delay. As a result, the publisher creatANYONE WHO’S PARTICIPATED IN A ed a successful Kickstarter campaign to support the book, Day of the Dead parade knows how plentiful and unique the released on October 15. festivities are. In Tucson, the holiday is even more special“It’s hard to specify which of the recipes are my favorized. So in order to capture the various sides of Day of the ite. But if I had to pick a few, I’d say cochinita pibil from Dead, a book would have to draw on numerous sources and Yucatan is my favorite savory recipe. It’s a very delicious cultures—and that’s exactly what a cook and photographer pork recipe with unique seasoning. And pan de muerto is couple have done. my favorite sweet recipe. The pan de muerto recipe leaves In their new book Dining with the Dead: A Feast for you with something tasty that can be enjoyed on its own, the Souls on Day of the Dead, Mariana Nuño Ruiz and Ian or accompanying coffee or cocoa,” McEnroe said. “Those McEnroe gather more than 100 recipes and variations to are the ones I come back to a lot, and I think other people show the complexity and history of one of the Southwest’s would do well to try them at home.” favorite holidays.

Ruiz hopes that the book helps reconnect Mexican Dining with the Dead is both a cookbook and a cultural people currently living in the United States with their roots, journey, teaching about food and drinks, but also the tradisaying that if they see a recipe in the book that their families tions, history and stories passed on by individual families. used to prepare, it may help restart the tradition or maybe Research for the project took Ruiz and McEnroe throughout even form new ones.

Mexico and they gathered recipes and history from librar“I think the overall concept of the book is important to ies, local cooks, cultural historians and native families. understand. It’s really a journey through Mexican culture,” “The theme of the cookbook came from our editor McEnroe said. “It’s certainly a cookbook first and foremost, Aaron Downey, who contacted us after stumbling upon but it’s been shaped and restructured to help an individual our blog post about Día de Muertos,” Ruiz said. “Because who is curious to take a journey into a culture that is beautiDía de Muertos involves so much more than food, we knew ful. You can better understand how this tradition originated the book needed to be structured differently from a regular and how it resonates with the people of Mexico today.” ■ cookbook. So we proposed a book that contained all the aspects of the tradition; from its history, origins, culture, and “Dining with the Dead: A Feast for the Souls on Day of how Día de Muertos is celebrated today in Mexico.” the Dead” is now available from Tucson-based Rio Nuevo Ruiz and McEnroe are currently based out of Austin, Publishers. For more information, visit rionuevo.com but Ruiz grew up in Mexico and drew on her own family’s traditions for much of the book. The couple began their work in 2016 with a trip to “the source” of Day of the Dead, Michoacán in western Mexico. Ruiz is a cook and McEnroe is a photographer, making them a team to collect and document the many dishes and recipes of the holiday.

“For me, many of the recipes were like family heirlooms,” Ruiz said. “In Mexico, each place has its own customs and celebrations. It’s very regional. For example, in Yucatan there’s a special tamal called pibipollo that is especially made for Dia de Muertos. In Oaxaca they use mole negro, and in Michoacán they use tamales with seasonal produce.

Every state has its own celebratory food, and each family has its own traditions… For example with mole poblano, there can be more than 100 or 1,000 different recipes just in the city of Puebla.”

Their research involved attending festivities at multiple cemeteries and cities throughout Mexico, as well as the Latin American Collection library at the University of Texas at Austin.

“It was also amazing to have the opportunity to learn more about my own culture,” Ruiz said. “The most important thing for us was to ask people who were living the

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The Sidewinders Club Congress Friday, November 5th Tickets are $10 via Eventbrite

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THIRTY-YEAR REUNION

The Sidewinders are still snake-charming new fans with early ’90s record

By Linda Ray tucsoneditor@tucsonlocalmedia.com

TUCSON’S STORIED SIDEWINDERS return to Club Congress Friday night, Nov. 5. They’re bringing back that tight, hooky, jangly, guitar-wanky “Desert Rock” sound we’ve loved, but still haven’t quite defined, for almost four decades.

The show celebrates the halcyon days 30 years ago when the Sidewinders released Auntie Ramos’ Pool Hall, their second and last record on RCA’s Mammoth imprint. Then, they had reason to expect a world tour, at least a hundred thousand sales and international renown rivaling that of, maybe, Pearl Jam, who had opened for them on tour.

Congress’ capacious patio will likely fill up, drawing many of the same folks who turned out for two, full-house shows on successive nights last month at Phoenix’s trendy, 500-fan-capacity Crescent Ballroom. Tickets are $10 via Eventbrite.

For those catching up, the Sidewinders came together in the mid 1980s, led by David Slutes (now Hotel Congress’ entertainment director) and Rich Hopkins (founder, songwriter and commander of guitar fireworks for Tucson band Luminarios, which continues to tour in the United States and Europe).

In honor of their long-time fans, the band will perform the album note for note, beat for beat, precisely as it was

recorded, likely including bonus tracks.

Across various reunions and anniversaries, musicians added to the band have painstakingly learned their parts.

Top Tucson drummer Ernie Mendoza has learned drum parts created by Diane Padilla and Andrea Curtis, as well as Auntie Ramos’ drummer, Tucson’s own Bruce Halper.

“We needed (musicians) who could come in, learn the stuff on their own and do it,” says Slutes. “Mendoza’s just beautiful that way. He’s done that for several years now. He’s the best at what he does.”

Musician Lisa Novak, Hopkins’ wife, has learned Padilla’s vocal parts and those of the band’s other vocal contributors over the years. She’s also taken over most rhythm guitar duties. Slutes says, “No one’s counting on me to be a great guitar player. (Now I can) just go off, break strings and do my thing.”

Their fan base continues to grow via online sales and fan referrals that span the globe. Slutes says he gets emails from fans flying in from Nashville, driving from Chicago and California. “They’re of a certain age and income. They can make plans around the internet. Mostly they get us. They were there. We are their band.” It was the Sidewinders and their fans, loving each other in secret and gifting them to friends.

Having come alive on the cusp of the music industry’s virtual atomization,

the Sidewinders are lucky to be alive to tell the tale. Within the decade after they opened for Tom Petty, Napster was promoting itself at SXSW, and even Dolly Parton had lost her label. The music industry landscape was unrecognizable.

Looking at the costs of developing and promoting new talent, the majors began to seek more profitability by harvesting the finds of hip, local indie labels. Entirely predictably, the move ended countless careers. Like the mergers and acquisitions trend of that era, companies bought up out the competition and dissolved it in the integration.

What “everyone knows” is that the Sidewinders got screwed at the top of their game. The story goes that an entirely dismissable North Carolina cover band named Sidewinder obliged them to change their name.

The truth is more complicated and even more infuriating.

Per long-time Raleigh Observer music critic David Menconi, “Sidewinder formed in 1978 … and … built a huge following with covers of everything from AC/DC to the Supremes. The band was one of the biggest live draws in the country during the ’80s, playing 300 dates a year in 20 states and Canada.”

They routinely packed dance halls with hundreds of people. They even appeared on Star Search.

Not incidentally, Mammoth was a North Carolina label, with headquarters in Raleigh’s next-door-neighbor town, Chapel Hill. Mammoth had to be aware of Sidewinder. RCA’s major label legal department perceived a threat and did its thing. Meanwhile Mammoth re-released a flurry of product: 1988’s Witch Doctor, again; a seven-inch, a couple compilations. They released Auntie Ramos’ Pool Hall in 1990. Its opening track, “We Don’t Do That Anymore,” stalled at #23.

Then, nothing.

Two years after the title track of their debut release, Witch Doctor, had grazed the U.S. Modern Rock Top 10 at No. 18, the Sidewinders were finally able to release new music. It was an EP of a track

called “Goodbye,” recorded on a new label, Polydor, under the band’s new name, Sand Rubies. The same year, 1993, Polydor put out the Sand Rubies’ eponymous debut, and co-founder Rich Hopkins left the band. (Spoiler alert: He’s still in it.)

Meanwhile, according to Menconi, the Sidewinders of North Carolina played their last concert in 1992.

Two Tucson newspapers reported that on June 2, 2011, in a last-gasp show on the outdoor stage at The Hut, the Sidewinders announced they were playing their last show. Neither Slutes nor Hopkins remember that. Instead, they agree that were they ever to have broken up, it would have been from the stress and likely immaturity of the RCA Mammoth years.

Hopkins recalls the inevitable egotism, power struggles and hurt feelings. He thinks each of them had the sense that the other wasn’t doing as much for the band. Though neither mentions it, the mystique of “the lead singer” no doubt contributed to the friction. (Ask Keith Richards.) Hopkins has sole credit for six of Auntie Ramos’ 10 tracks, yet Slutes’ charisma often runs away with the show.

Such conflicts are both legendary and clichéd in rock bands, chockablock as they are with beautiful, charismatic and uniquely talented young strivers. But it might have been the actual fighting that put the Sidewinders over the edge.

Slutes recalls a time when he and Hopkins were literally falling down punching each other out in the recording studio.

Legendary Neil Young producer David Briggs was there helping with some tracks. Slutes says Briggs stopped the donnybrook cold by calling a production meeting. They might fight like brothers, but the record came first.

You should come get bitten even if you’ve never heard the Sidewinders (of Tucson), AKA The Sand Rubies, as long as you love charming musicians and lyrics alongside jangly and gleaming guitars over an immovable beat. You should come out if the jukebox in your mind sometimes spins Soul Asylum, maybe The Blake Babies, possibly even Tom Petty and Neil Young, and above all, Arthur Lee-era Love, a favorite of Slutes and Hopkins.

The band may have lost the advantage of widespread initial reach, but it’s won the word-of-mouth game, and kept every fan it ever had. ■

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Scott Kirkland brings his electronic act to 191 Toole

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The Crystal Method Friday, November 5th

SCOTT KIRKLAND OF THE ICONIC American electronic act The Crystal Method isn’t into sitting backstage, drinking and waiting for the crowd to dissipate before heading out.

In a pre-coronavirus world, he believed in ushering his fans through the doors personally.

“I like to interact with the crowd when I finish my shows,” he said via telephone from his LA-area home.

“With the safety protocols, things are a little bit different. I used to jump right into the crowd, walk them out and take photos.

What else was I going to do? Sit in the back, drink and hang out while they go home?

I might as well let them do all my social media stuff. I’m terrible at it.”

Kirkland will bring The Crystal Method to 191 Toole on Friday, Nov. 5, in support of the new single “House Broken” featuring singer/songwriter Naz Tokio. It was released on Oct. 29.

“It’s always great to visit the desert,” said Kirkland, who co-founded The Crystal Method with now-retired Ken Jordan in 1993. “I grew up in Vegas so going out to that terrain and those desert cities have always been fun for us, as a band. That goes back to, probably, ’97 when we played the first traveling electronic touring festival in Arizona, Electric Highway. It featured a bunch of different acts, some live bands, including us. I love those desert nights. It’s always a good time.”

The composer of the theme song to the show Bones, Kirkland is looking forward to the Tucson show, which will feature a retrospective of hits.

“I love turning a cold room into a hoppin’ bundle of energy,” he said. “The last time, if I’m not mistaken, I played Tucson was March 21, 2019. I played 191 Toole. That was a fun place. It was rocking the last time I was there. It’s great to be out and promoting new music and working with some really talented people to create the seventh studio album for The Crystal Method.”

“House Broken” is a bombastic track celebrating escape and freedom that was created during the height of the COVID-19

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lockdown. Produced by The Crystal Method and Mark Evans, the genre-bending song, Kirkland said, is up there with “Busy Child” and “Ghost in the City.”

The song was released on Ultra Records, marking The Crystal Method’s return to the label that released mix compilation albums Community Service (2002) and Community Service II (2005) as well as the original soundtrack to the motion picture film London (2006). All three releases charted Top 10 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Generally, Kirkland said, he previews music for audiences and, when he returned to the studio, he would tweak a mix depending on how the crowd reacted.

“I would take the information back to the studio and realize this part really worked or this needed a build up a little different, the drums need to be mixed differently,” he said. “This time around, that hasn’t been possible. Since the beginning of this tour, which started in mid-September, the tracks have been in their final stages. I’ve had the opportunity to drop some new things and the crowd reaction seems fantastic. It really has been encouraging. It’s been amazing to be out among smiling, happy people.”

The emotional stories he hears are just as “incredible.” Parents are bringing their children now, or kids pay homage to late family members by attending The Crystal Method gigs.

“I had one fan tell me, ‘My dad introduced me to you, but unfortunately, he passed away a few years back. I celebrate him and our relationship by coming out to the show.’ It’s incredible,” Kirkland recalls.

“I’m pretty mild mannered and a low-heartbeat, chill person before the show. But then I get a little adrenaline and I start to play some music, the crowd reacts and the sound system sounds great. It’s like being a kid again. I’ve always loved the interaction.

We all leave satisfied with the evening.” ■

Where bad decisions are made public.

This week, Martina McBride, XIXA, Zach Williams, Snarky Puppy, Blue Oyster Cult, Crystal Method, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Boney James, Blackberry Smoke, Tommy Emmanuel, J.D.Simo, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and more blaze through town. Mark your calendars.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS… THURSDAY, NOV. 4 Originally known as “Homeless Johnson,” after his dad kicked him out of his house, this emo-rap wordsmith came up with his stage name while living in a ‘94 Corolla.

Johnson named his 2015 debut album in honor of his car. With “imperialist privilege and twinkle” in their eyes, Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers are out for Revenge.

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At 191 Toole. With Nat Lefkoff and Silk Animus... Native to Chicago, Terry Hanck launched his musical career after relocating to San Francisco in 1969, lured by the sundrenched surfer lifestyle. “There was never any doubt where I was gonna end up,” he says. But the Golden City wasn’t very welcoming once his band started gigging.

“We were too bluesy for the funk crowd, too funky for the rock ’n’ rollers,” Hanck recalls.

“They all hated us, except the musicians.

That’s always death, you know.” Then along came Elvin Bishop, who recruited Hanck to play on what became his classic album, Struttin’ My Stuff (1975). He toured the world with Bishop for over a decade, growling, squonking, and soaring notes on his tenor, until 1987 when he bowed out to pursue a solo career. Master saxophonist Terry Hanck returns with his latest release, I Still Get Excited (2019). At Monterey Court. With Porch Rockers...

FRIDAY, NOV. 5 Imbued with strains of honky-tonk and country folk, Martina McBride’s major label debut The Time Has Come (1992) established the fresh-faced country singer as a CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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neo-traditionalist. Over time, developing a decidedly more country-pop crossover sound, she racked up a string of hit singles, five of which soared to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Accolades, numerous awards and Grammy nominations aside, motherhood prompted McBride to take a step back from touring to be present in her daughters’ lives. Recently, following her appearance on Songland (a TV series where superstars turn undiscovered songwriters’ dreams into their next hit songs), McBride released “Girls Like Me.” Penned by then-19-year-old Nashville songwriter Halie Wooldridge, this empowering anthem for women peaked at No. 6 on Billboard’s country digital song sales chart.

Martina McBride remains “Forever Country.” At Tucson Music Hall... Best known for his roles in JFK, The Bodyguard and Field of Dreams, actor Kevin Costner threw a curveball in 2007 by forming a country rock band, Modern West, that features three Tucsonans: John Coinman, Blair Forward and Larry Cobb. Sixteen years later, Costner’s work in Yellowstone (Paramount Network)—in the role of John Dutton, a father and widower battling corrupt forces scheming to take his land—became the inspiration for their latest album. Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner & Modern West retell Tales from Yellowstone. At AVA Amphitheater... Formed in the spring of 1970, by three former members of The Candymen, this band of honeyed Georgians have been described as “a more radio-friendly version of Lynyrd Skynyrd or the Allman Brothers.” Atlanta Rhythm Section hit the upper stratum of the charts during the 1970s with a stream of soft rock singles, including “So Into You,” “Imaginary Lover” and “Spooky.” Despite the vicissitudes of time—rash departures, bouts of depression, alcoholism, a police shooting, broken bones and battles with severe illness, heart attacks and sudden death—they abide and remain an integral part of Southern rock history. Atlanta Rhythm Section with special guests Firefall perform their greatest hits. At Fox Tucson Theatre... They emerged in the mid-aughts during bandleader Michael League’s second year at the University of North Texas. “Because I was so bad,” he recalls. “I didn’t place into any of the school ensembles. Snarky Puppy was my way of getting to play.” After a decade of relentless touring, in relative obscurity, this genre-bending quasi-collective began to get noticed. Their latest release, Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2020) won a Grammy Award, the band’s fourth. Not exactly a jazz band, nor a fusion band, and definitely not a jam

band, they are what they are. Snarky Puppy remain in flux. At Rialto Theater... During the early 1990s, alongside The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, this Las Vegan electronic music duo helped pioneer the big beat sound, inspiring tracks that still bang today. The Crystal Method are making The Trip Home. At 191 Toole. With Lunarfluxx...

Named after the band’s practice space, Auntie Ramos’ Pool Hall (1990) was produced

by Rich Hopkins and David Slutes. United Press International praised the “big, blasting rock sound that begs to be played at top volume,” and noted that the album is “anchored by the raging one-note guitar solos of Rich Hopkins.” Lead single “We Don’t Do That Anymore”—which peaked at No. 23 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart— captures Sidewinders at their zenith, before legal entanglements and record industry cuacha exacerbated a break-up. Sidewinders commemorate the 30th anniversary of this milestone release. At Hotel Congress (plaza). With Pet the Fish...

SATURDAY, NOV. 6 Akin to a shaman-led ayahuasca ceremony, traversing a surreal desert landscape, XIXA has been on a mystic quest to decipher the mysteries of an unwritten language since the band’s first EP, Shift and Shadow (2013).

The band’s latest LP, Genesis (2021), delves into the age-old battle between good and evil. “That’s a thematic cloud throughout the entire album and surely a relevant topic in today’s current affairs,” Brian Lopez says.

“I get out into the desert and it’s insane and prickly and fierce. There’s beauty to it. But, it’s bleak out there, and ruthless. I think about the music we’re making like that.”

XIXA headlines Luz De Vida II, a benefit concert for families impacted by homicide.

At MSA Annex Festival Grounds. With Soda Sun and Hannah Yeun... After spending five years on the road, indulging fully in the life of the proverbial rock star while touring with Southern rockers The Reformation, Zach Williams hit rock bottom. After the band imploded, with a wife, two children (and a third on the way), Williams realized just how far he’d deviated from the path, given that rock music is generally being regarded as sinful, particularly in the South. Williams turned to religion and became worship leader of a Jonesboro Baptist church in 2014. Since then, Williams has become one of contemporary Christian music’s leading artists, recently winning a Grammy for “There Was Jesus” with country superstar Dolly Parton.

Chain Breaker Zach Williams tells his Rescue Story. At Tucson Music Hall... “Beer Buddies” Zach Scott, Parmalee and Adam Doleac lead a country music stampede. At

AVA Amphitheater... Tommy Emmanuel received his first guitar in 1959 at age 4 to accompany his lap-steel-playing mother. He soon became fascinated by Chet Atkins’s complex fingerpicking technique—using the thumb and fingers to simultaneously play bass lines, melodies, and harmonies—and worked to master it. Now, in a career spanning six decades—in 2011 he was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown for his lasting contributions to music—Emmanuel is widely regarded as one of the greatest acoustic guitarists of all time. His effortless command of the instrument only comes after a lifetime of dedication. But, it’s more than that. “Joy,” Emmanuel says. “I’m chasing it through music. When I was a kid, I wanted to be in show business. Now, I make music, and [people] get happy. That’s a good job.” Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel shines. At Fox Tucson Theatre... Distilled through the bong water of the 1970s, the proto-metal of Sabbath, and the biker rock of Steppenwolf—with a lyrical bent suffused with grim reapers, extraterrestrials, Godzilla and tattooed vampires—Blue Öyster Cult’s 1972 self-titled debut album quickly established these Long Islanders as radio-friendly heavy metal pioneers. Blue Öyster Cult continue to deliver the classics to die-hard acolytes and “teenagers with green hair.”

At Rialto Theater. With Joe Peña... The Michigan Rattlers recount heavy-hearted folktales punctuated by a solid dose of countrified rock. At 191 Toole. With Beth Bombara...

MONDAY, NOV. 8 A term of endearment in German, “Schatze,” this band’s latest single has been described as “a character study of the selfish antisocial male.” Originally from Normal, Illinois, indie folk-rockers Ohtis are anything but. At Club Congress. With JRCG...

TUESDAY, NOV. 9 Since discovering a musical kinship, Liz Cerepanya and Peter Dalton Ronstadt have been fixtures on the local music scene. Backed by a who’s who of Tucson musicians—Don Armstrong on banjo, Matt Rolland on fiddle (Run Boy Run), Bobby Ronstadt on piano and accordion (P.D. Ronstadt & The Co.), Alvin Blaine on guitars and steel (Heather Hardy) and Ed Friedland on bass (The Mavericks)—Liz & Pete celebrate the release of Beautiful Strangers.

At Hotel Congress (plaza)... This Chicago-born, Nashville transplant is a one-man crusade dedicated to keeping music real, raw and honest. As a songwriter, guitarist, and producer, he has worked with Jack White, Tommy Emmanuel, Luther Dickinson, Blackberry Smoke and even Grateful Dead founder Phil Lesh. “One Of Those Days” from his self-titled album drips of the sweetest R&B/soul treacly. Check it out. J.D. Simo performs at 191 Toole. With GA-20...

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10 SUNDAY, NOV. 7 “A solid relationship is when someone has your back and will stand by your side no matter what,” explains Boney James about the inspiration for his seventeenth album, Solid (2020). A four-time Grammy nominee, a Soul Train Award winner, and two-time NAACP Image Award nominee.

Saxophonist Boney James continues to break down society’s perceived boundaries.

At Fox Tucson Theatre... Recently, in an interview with NY’s Q104.3, Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr talked about the inspiration for the title track to their new album, You Hear Georgia (2021). While having coffee one morning, listening to the news, Starr recalls, “There was a guy being interviewed, [with] a very thick Southern accent. It was serious what they were talking about, but it made me smile. I wonder if people hear what he’s saying or just how he says it?” Blackberry Smoke are “Old Enough To Know.” At Rialto Theater.

With Myron Elkins...

This experimental-music and art collective—using found and re-appropriated sounds to create semi-musical collages— have critiqued religion and guns, capitalism and copyright laws in their work.

Negativland prefer the term “culture jamming” to describe their particular brand of subversive media manipulation. It’s normal for some things to come to your attention.

Negativland in collaboration with visual artist SUE-C, presents a new AV performance project. At Club Congress...

THURSDAY, NOV. 11 California country rock outfit Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will “send you the music, like a dream.” At Rialto Theater...

With a tongue-in-cheek obsession with horror movies and cartoonish violence, UK psychobilly pioneers The Meteors do unspeakable things. Kidding, really. At Club Congress...

Until next week, XOXO...

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

MAJOR WITHDRAWAL Bank of America throws wrench in the gears of major cannabis study

By David Abbott tucsoneditor@tucsonlocalmedia.com REEFER MADNESS IS STILL alive and well, as evidenced by Bank of America kneecapping one of the best known cannabis clinical research institutions in the United States.

Officials with Bank of America recently terminated the banking privileges of the Scottsdale Research Institute.

SRI, founded by former University of

Arizona professor Dr. Sue Sisley, is in the midst of federally approved clinical trials on cannabis and psilocybin in partnership with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.

But now the group must search for a new financial institution, in the wake of Sisley’s recent announcement that Bank of America had abruptly terminated all SRI banking services.

A letter dated Oct. 12 informed Sisley that account activity would be restricted three weeks from the notice and perma-

nently closed 30 days from that time, advising SRI to stop writing checks immediately and cancel any ongoing payments.

“There was no negotiating, no warning, no ability for us to speak to somebody who could review our operating agreement with DEA,” Sisley wrote via text. “We have been [marijuana] plant-touching since our start with Bank of America 10 years ago and have always been transparent about that.”

Earlier this year, SRI entered into an agreement with the Drug Enforcement

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Agency to grow high-quality cannabis for the Food and Drug Administration, receiving a blessing from the U.S. government to operate legally.

Sisley says her organization may be close to finding a new institution to handle SRI finances, but wanted to get the story out so the public is aware that even legal operations are being “unfairly targeted” by large banking institutions.

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Sisley said of the reaction she’s received since taking the letter to Twitter last Friday.

Sisley, a psychiatrist by training, has a long history of fighting for the integrity of cannabis research after her work with veterans suffering the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder changed her thinking on the drug nearly two decades ago.

Her work came to prominence in 2014, when UA dismissed her after her efforts to bring clinical studies to the university. She went on to establish SRI, and was finally granted federal approval to embark on a clinical study that was released in March. The marijuana used in the study was low-quality cannabis grown at the University of Mississippi, at the time the only weed allowed by the federal government.

The study’s findings were basically neutral, in large part because of the

“lawnmower clippings” that came from UM. But as the drug has legalized in some form or other in a majority of states, the federal government is loosening its stance on research, and has allowed a handful of facilities to grow commercial-grade cannabis for study. SRI was an early recipient of a license to grow and hopes to see meaningful results in future studies.

“We have a contract with DEA,” Sisley said. “We are growing cannabis for FDA clinical trials and selling it to the DEA. [This is] further proof that the word ‘cannabis’ continues to be completely radioactive even though this is a 100% federally legal operation.”

FIXING FEDERAL BANKING ALL OF THIS WOULD BE MOOT IF efforts to fix federal prohibitions that tie the hands of financial institutions were successful.

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was recently at-

tached to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 by Congressional Democrats in an effort to circumvent Republicans bent on halting progress on legalization efforts.

The law would allow “legitimate” cannabis businesses to operate like any other legal business, with access to a full range of banking services.

SAFE enjoys wide support, both in the cannabis and banking industries, but Republicans in the Senate have consistently killed any efforts to pass this or any other legislative attempts on the federal level.

“With legalization polling at all-time highs and myriad states operating controlled markets for both medicinal and adult-use, it is past time for the cannabis industry to be able to enter into relationships with banks and other financial institutions,” Arizona NORML Director Mike Robinette recently said.

“The SAFE Banking Act would enable state-licensed and legitimate cannabis businesses to be able to operate like all other legal businesses.”

The bill passed through the House as part of the NDAA funding package in a 316-113 vote on Sept. 23 and will head to the Senate, where it will likely die unless it gets bipartisan support. This is the fifth time House Democrats have introduced the bill in some form.

Not all Democrats may be on board though, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who chairs the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, may hold out for more comprehensive legislation, such as the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, or the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (H.R. 3884, aka the MORE Act).

As to SRI and its work, Sisley said the only way to move forward is to not look back.

“We need to stay on our path to help the whole plant walk through the entire FDA drug development process,” she said. ■

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SAVAGE LOVE FEMALE TROUBLE

By Dan Savage, mail@savagelove.net

I want to correct you on something you’ve said repeatedly: a man can “hide” his bisexual orientation. I disagree. I felt my boyfriend was gay or bi immediately, but he flatly denied it. But it was so obvious!

He sucked at sex, he never initiated, and he was clueless about female anatomy!

I was forced to hunt for proof, which I discovered after nine months. Then I mercilessly outed him to friends, humiliated him to his face, and finally confronted him with the proof of his profile on a gay hookup app. I enjoyed every wicked minute exposing his lies and telling everyone the truth because he used and exploited me in a fake relationship. I was wrong about a couple of things. First, I thought if I asked him if he was gay, he would confess and come clean with me.

Wrong, he never did. Second, if he was gay, he wouldn’t hide that fact because gays won the LGBT rights fight. Wrong.

I am a fag hag but only because I like feeling superior and enjoy what I get out of my friendships with gay men. But I’m not interested in fruit juice.

—Furious And Vengeful Ex You are a terrible person, I don’t want you reading my column, and I hope your gay friends come to see you for the toxic person you are and cut you out of their lives—unless they’re just as awful as you are, in which case they deserve you.

To be clear, FAVE, what your ex did was wrong. I have always taken a dim view of closeted gay men who date straight women to throw people off the scent of cock on their lips (assuming your ex was gay and not bi). But if this dude sucked at sex (when he had it with you), never initiated sex (at least not with you) and couldn’t find your clit if you gave him a flashlight (and probably not even then), why waste nine months on him? You could’ve and should’ve dumped him the first time the sex was awful, FAVE, or when you first suspected it wasn’t you (or your kind) that he wanted to have sex with.

And the record, FAVE, anyone can hide their sexual orientation, not just bi men.

But many bisexuals don’t come out because they fear being mercilessly outed by angry, bitter, vindictive partners.

Again, I don’t have much sympathy for closeted gay men who lie to and mislead women. But if your ex-boyfriend was bi,

not gay, and you two hadn’t made a monogamous commitment to each other, he had every right to fuck other people— including other people with penises.

I have a question for you about pubic hair. I’m a straight female in my forties and began dating someone new recently. We’ve only been dating for about a month and this person keeps making requests that I shave or trim my pubic hair.

I haven’t known this person long enough to feel comfortable making changes to my body on their account. Am I unusual in this area? Is it standard practice now to get rid of pubic hair? I honestly couldn’t care less about my partners’ hair, so long as they’re hygienic. This email may be boring, but I was curious about your thoughts on this topic.

—Lover Interrogates My Pubes Some people get rid of their pubic hair to please themselves, LIMP, and some people get rid of their pubic hair to please their partners. You’re not obligated to shave just because the man you’re dating asked you to, LIMP, but unless he’s pressuring you or pouting about it, I don’t think he’s being an asshole. If he asked nicely and you said no and he dropped it, LIMP, that means your new boyfriend can take “no” for an answer and isn’t that a nice thing to know about him?

That said, I don’t think trimming your pubic hair to please even a new partner amounts to “changing your body.” It’s not like getting a tattoo or removing a limb—if you don’t like how a trim looks or feels, LIMP, you can stop trimming and, in a few weeks, your natural habitat will be fully restored.

I’m a woman in a committed relationship with a man and we’ve just started exploring ABDL. I’m the sub, he’s the Dom. I was wondering if it would be OK for me to change his diapers. I want to show him I’m willing to clean him and take care of him too, but I feel like subs aren’t really supposed to take on those roles. And to be a good sub, I really want to know my place. I trust your opinion on these things.

—Pensively Approaching Diapered Dom It’s fine with me if you change your boyfriend’s diapers, PADD, but you’re going to have to check with him. Not all “Adult Baby/Diaper Lover” play involves power exchange, but when people combine ABDL with D/s, it’s typically the sub who wears the diapers (and has them changed) and the Dom who does the diapering and changing. But if your Dom is into wearing diapers, PADD, he’s already blurring those boundaries—so, I don’t see why you can’t at least offer to change his. If having his diapers changed by his sub would make him feel less dominant, he can continue to change his own damn diapers.

I’m a single cis woman in my mid-40s.

I’ve never wanted kids, but I did think at some point, I’d get married or have a long-term partnership. That hasn’t happened. Which is fine. I’m content with my life, I make good money, I own my own home, and I love and appreciate all of the great things that come with being single. (Doing whatever I want, whenever I want, and—let’s be honest—farting at home whenever I gosh darn need to.) I have a lot of dear friends who are married, and they are family. I accept that I may be single (but not alone!) for the rest of my life, and that’s fine too. But it comes down to this: I need physical intimacy.

I’m OK with my life, but I’m not OK never having a sexual partner again. I really, really, really like sex. I want to be with a person I know well enough to get comfortable. But I live in a place where online meetups are either fleeting or scary. And I’m overweight and lack confidence and don’t exactly have all the boys coming to my yard. Give me some guidance, Dan. —She Isn’t Necessarily Getting Laid, Eh? Online meetups feel fleeting because most online meetups, like most offline meetups, are fleeting. They’re chance encounters, like striking up a conversation with a stranger in a bar, and like most chance encounters, they typically go nowhere. Occasionally an online meet-up is scary in the dude-gives-off-serial-killer-vibe sense, but most are scary in the making-yourself-vulnerable-and-risking-rejection sense—and there’s no avoiding that kind of scary, SINGLE, only building up your tolerance for it.

And finally, SINGLE, and somewhat controversially… if you’re content with your life as it is, and if you value being able to fart whenever you need to, there are married men out there who aren’t getting any at home, SINGLE, and not all of them are assholes. Some are loving, decent guys in loving, low-conflict marriages who’ve decided to stay married for loving, decent reasons. An ongoing connection with a loving, decent woman who doesn’t want more than they can give could obviously make one of these guys very happy, SINGLE, and it might make you a little happier too. questions@savagelove.net Follow Dan on Twitter @FakeDanSavage. www.savage.love

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY HOROSCOPE 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700 $1.99 per minute. 18 and over. Touchtone phone required.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you still hoping to heal from psychological wounds that you rarely speak about? May I suggest that you consider speaking about them in the coming weeks? Not to just anyone and everyone, of course, but rather to allies who might be able to help you generate at least a partial remedy. The moment is ripe, in my opinion. Now is a favorable time for you to become actively involved in seeking cures, fixes, and solace. Life will be more responsive than usual to such efforts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “The delights of self-discovery are always available,” writes author Gail Sheehy. I will add that those delights will be extra accessible for you in the coming weeks. In my view, you’re in a phase of super-learning about yourself.

You will attract help and support if you passionately explore mysteries and riddles that have eluded your understanding. Have fun surprising and entertaining yourself, Taurus. Make it your goal to catch a new glimpse of your hidden depths every day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini novelist and philosopher Muriel Barbery says, “I find this a fascinating phenomenon: the ability we have to manipulate ourselves so that the foundation of our beliefs is never shaken.” In the coming weeks, I hope you will overcome any tendency you might have to manipulate yourself in such a way.

In my view, it’s crucial for your mental and spiritual health that you at least question your belief system‚ and perhaps even risk shaking its foundation. Don’t worry: Even if doing so ushers in a period of uncertainty, you’ll be much stronger for it in the long run. More robust and complete beliefs will be available for you to embrace.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In her book *Mathilda*, novelist Mary Shelley (17971851) has the main character ask, “What had I to love?” And the answer? “Oh, many things: there was the moonshine, and the bright stars; the breezes and the refreshing rains; there was the whole earth and the sky that covers it.” I bring this to your attention in the hope of inspiring you to make your own tally of all the wonders you love. I trust your inventory will be at least ten times as long as Mathilda’s. Now is a favorable time for you to gather all the healing that can come from feeling waves of gratitude, even adoration, for the people, animals, experiences, situations, and places that rouse your interest and affection and devotion.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Our memories are always changing. Whenever we call up a specific remembrance, it’s different from the last time we visited that same remembrance‚ colored by all the new memories we

have accumulated in the meantime. Over time, an event we recall from when we were 9 years old has gone through a great deal of shape-shifting in our memory so much so that it may have little resemblance to the first time we remembered it. Is this a thing to be mourned or celebrated? Maybe some of both. Right now, though, it’s to be celebrated. You have extra power to declare your independence from any memories that don’t make you feel good. Why hold onto them if you can’t even be sure they’re accurate?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. His flight marked the first time that NASA, the agency in charge of spaceflight, had ever used electronic computers. Glenn, who was also an engineer, wanted the very best person to verify the calculations, and that was Virgo mathematician Katherine Johnson.

In fact, Glenn said he wouldn’t fly without her involvement. I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because I believe the coming months will be a favorable time for you to garner the kind of respect and recognition that Katherine Johnson got from John Glenn. Make sure everyone who needs to know does indeed know about your aptitudes and skills.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to an Apache proverb, “It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” If you act on that counsel in the coming weeks, you will succeed in doing what needs to be done. There is only one potential downfall you could be susceptible to, in my view, and that is talking and thinking too much about the matter you want to accomplish before you actually take action to accomplish it. All the power you need will arise as you resolutely wield the lightning in your hands.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): To encourage young people to come to its shows, the English National Opera has offered a lot of cheap tickets. Here’s another incentive: Actors sing in English, not Italian or French or German. Maybe most enticing for audiences is that they are encouraged to boo the villains. The intention is to make attendees feel relaxed and free to express themselves. I’m pleased to give you Scorpios permission to boo the bad guys in your life during the coming weeks. In fact, I will love it if you are extra eloquent and energetic about articulating all your true feelings. In my view, now is prime time for you to show the world exactly who you are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “If we’re not careful, we are apt to grant ultimate value

to something we’ve just made up in our heads,” said Zen priest Kosho Uchiyama. In my view, that’s a problem all of us should always be alert for. As I survey my own past, I’m embarrassed and amused as I remember the countless times I committed this faux pas. For instance, during one eight-month period, I inexplicably devoted myself to courting a woman who had zero interest in a romantic relationship with me.

I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because I’m concerned that right now, you’re more susceptible than usual to making this mistake. But since I’ve warned you, maybe you’ll avoid it. I hope so!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Asha Sanaker writes, “There is a running joke about us Capricorns that we age backwards. Having been born as burdened, cranky old people, we become lighter and more joyful as we age because we have gained so much practice in wielding responsibility. And in this way we learn, over time, about what are our proper burdens to carry and what are not. We develop clear boundaries around how to hold our obligations with grace.” Sanaker’s thoughts will serve as an excellent meditation for you in the coming weeks. You’re in a phase when you can make dramatic progress in embodying the skills she articulates.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As author Denise Linn reminded us, “The way you treat yourself sends a very clear message to others about how they should treat you.”

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With that advice as your inspiration, I will ask you to deepen your devotion to selfcare in the coming weeks. I will encourage you to shower yourself with more tenderness and generosity than you have ever done in your life. I will also urge you to make sure these efforts are apparent to everyone in your life. I am hoping for you to accomplish a permanent upgrade in your love for yourself, which should lead to a similar upgrade in the kindness you receive from others.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have at your disposal a prodigiously potent creative tool: your imagination. If there’s a specific experience or object you want to bring into your world, the first thing you do is visualize it. The practical actions you take to live the life you want to live always refer back to the scenes in your mind’s eye.

And so every goal you fulfill, every quest you carry out, every liberation you achieve, begins as an inner vision. Your imagination is the engine of your destiny. It’s the catalyst with which you design your future.

I bring these ideas to your attention, dear Pisces, because November is Celebrate Your Imagination Month. ■ Homework: Describe what actions you’ll take in the next six months to make your world a funner, holier place. Newsletter.

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