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ABOUT THE MUSIC? After reading Kevin Statesir s letter which appeared in your October 6 issue, I felt compelled to respond to some of his assertions. While I am nothing but sympathetic towards his plight with getting shows started on time, I take immediate issue with his claim that Higher Grounds priority is purely the music. While this sounds noble, unfortunately his ideal does not manifest itself in reality. I am a regular patron of Higher Ground shows, and have the misfortune of being under 21. From my very first show, it became readily apparent that the emphasis was on how they could sell the most alcohol, and accommodate those who were drinking it. If, as he claims, Higher Ground truly values the music, then why am I routinely forced to pay a higher ticket price than those who are 21 and over? While I realize that they do this in order to recover lost revenue from the fact that I don't buy alcohol, this seems to me to indicate that Higher Ground emphasizes alcohol over music. Is my love of live music somehow diminished by the fact that I am legally unable to consume alcoholic beverages? I should hope not. Of course, any minors who have ever attended Higher Ground will also be familiar with their policy of preventing them from breathing any air that
SHOW CONCERTS AS ADVERTISED This letter is in response to the explanations (read: excuses!) offered in "Why So Late?" [Weekly Mail, October 6]. It is not intended to single out Higher Ground as the only establishment to succumb to the practice of starting entertainment acts later than advertised, regardless of motivation! While we all realize this is not a perfect world, we all must accept responsibility for that which we have control [over]. Mr. Statesir states that "many national acts will not perform a club appearance before 11 p.m. and this is very often dictated in our legally binding contracts with them." Then why advertise and print on tickets the show starts at 9 p.m.? Is this not deceptive advertising and misrepresentation? He further replies that "a large
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number of acts...do not even show up until after 10 p.m., sometimes as late as midnight. We have no control over this situation." Then what is the purpose of having legally binding contracts? In response to his assertion that "...they are in the position at some shows of holding acts offstage until a majority of concertgoers are in the building." Is it not the responsibility of ticketholders to arrive at the designated time if they wish to experience the entertainment in its entirety, especially if they must submit proof of age? His explanation of shows beginning "...about an hour after the stated start time as printed on tickets" as being an industry standard certainly does not justify this blatant disregard towards conscientious patrons. While he admits that Higher Ground benefits (read: profits) from alcohol sales, "...it is not and never has been our raison d'etre." I would surmise the sale of alcohol accounts for the vast majority of the establishment's profits, not ticket sales or receipts from food and/or non-alcoholic beverages.
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Jeffords. ^ T n Jeffords' last campaign, in 1994, 10 drug company PACs cut checks to his campaign war chest. T h e largest contribution was $5000 from Glaxo Wellcome Inc. This time Jeezum Jim is a special favorite of the drug companies. H e chairs the committee that gives them cover. And with Bernie beating the war drums, the money is flowing in early. Already Jeezum's collected checks from 19 pharmaceutical PACs. Glaxo and Pfizer are in for $10,000 each. Yep, Jim Jeffords is clearly their boy. Recently, before his weekly "pork for Vermont" press conference, Jeezum joked he has "Bernie to thank" for the gushing drug money. O f course, he noted, there can be a downside. It's all in "how you handle it," he said. By the way, Business Week just broke a story of G O P "political dirty tricks" being used against OP Bernardo. A G O P operative who works for Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts of Oklahoma has registered Internet addresses, including "berniesanders.org" and "sandersforsenate.net."
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"Say what you will," insisted a Sanders staffer to Seven Days. "He does not yelp." "Bark" and "growl" is more like it. Mail Bag — Keep those e-mails and letters coming! Last week yours truly was spanked o n the bottom for upbraiding the clergy, specifically Rev. Gary Kowalski, pastor of Burlington's Unitarian Universalist Church. Fourteen members of his congregation wrote we were "unkindly" for noting Kowalski didn't return calls seeking comment on a new development in the controversial matter of City Councilor Tom Smith and the Bosnian bail jumper.
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If only the younger set would just smoke pot, sip M o u n t a i n Dew and practice safe sex. But no-oo-o-o-o! GOP vs. Fourth Estate — T h e wailing and gnashing of teeth from the ranks of the Vermont G O P is growing louder these days. There's talk of the Vermont press ganging u p o n them, and G O P insiders cite recent columns by Chris Graff of the Associated Press and Jack Hoffman of the Rutland Herald/Times Argus as well as a certain cartoon in Emerson Lynn's St. Albans Messenger. A-ha! A conspiracy! T h e Rs are steaming since Graff chewed u p G O P gubernatorial hopeful Ruth Dwyer last week. St. Christopher dissed the early launch of Dwyer 2000. H e decreed it a violation of Vermont's treasured, time-honored political tradition. T h e Rs also chafe over H o f f m a n putting G O P director Jimmy the Joker Dwinell through the psychic meat grinder for the satirical "Missing Years" contest the G O P runs in their newsletter. And Emerson's cartoon — by Franklin C o u n t y school teacher Al Salzman — depicted Republicans as marauding, headless Cossacks slaughtering women and children. D a m n liberal press! T h e Rs have a point. Ruthless Ruth is far from lonely on the campaign trail. Democrats Jan Backus, Ed Flanagan and Elizabeth Ready have been flying in campaign mode, too. Chainsaw Liz and her "Ready for Auditor" T-shirts have been a parade-marching fixture since May. "Apparently, it's only objectionable for Republicans to start early," scoffs G O P Chairman Patrick Garahan. H o f f m a n was taken to the woodshed by fellow journalist M. Dickey Drysdale in Sunday's Herald. Drysdale, editor of the Herald of Randolph, accused H o f f m a n of "hyperventilating" and, curse of curses, lacking a sense of humor. Nice try, Dickey! But I've seen Jack laugh.. .once. At least a bit of a chuckle, or a potential chuckle. And Al Baby's "A Different D r u m m e r " cartoons are uniformly of the "in your face, capitalist pig!" variety. You should see what he does to Gov. Howard B. Dean III. Relax, gang. N o grassy knoll here. BernieWatch 2 0 0 0 — O n e beneficiary of Congressman Bernie Sanders' war against t h e Greedy Fat C a t Pharmaceutical Industry is none other than his likely soon-to-be opponent, Sen. Jim
T h e Kowalski 14 bragged their pastor is "an advocate for animals" and an opponent of "racism" and "homophobia." Cool. We meant n o harm. Honest. But Rabbi Joshua Chasan, who had signed the Tom Smith fundraising letter with Rev. Kowalski, had an epiphany and subsequently apologized to his congregation for signing. Chasan forgot about the woman at the heart of the case. T h e woman who had been punched and beaten. See, way too many men slap, punch, kick, strangle and kill "the women they love." It's really sick. Every Monday morning down at the Palace of Justice you'll see at least a half-dozen new domestic assault dockets posted with the names of husbands and boyfriends who "stepped up to the plate" that weekend and smacked a woman right out of the park. In certain circles it's perfectly acceptable. She must have deserved it, right?
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The goal, she says, "is to let people know there is a contest going on, and that they can win $10,000 $15,000, even $25,000 dollars on Champ." She describes the high-stakes game as "Powerball on radio." The trouble here is the station may be gambling with its own good will — and an eight-year-old law that prohibits solicitation using pre-recorded voices. Alerted by several complaints to the Attorney General's Consumer Assistance Program, Assistant A.G. Jay Ashman is trying to determine whether the dialing-for-dollars strategy violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. "It probably turns off a lot of people and devalues the station," Ashman says. But its legality "gets down to the question of whether or not the phone call was a solicited advertisement." The law defines that as "any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods or services which is transmitted to any person without that person's prior express invitation or permission." Champ claims the commercial is cool, because it is not selling anything — the promo simply encourages listeners to tune in to a giveaway. But ears equal money for a radio station that lives and dies by its ratings. You can bet Champ, which has changed ownership four times in the past year and a half, is not giving away big bucks out of the goodness of its heart. Nor, detractors say, is the station being entirely honest about the odds of winning. Although it appears to be local, this contest is anything but. "Anytime you hear a contest on another radio station and they want you to call a special "1-800" number, that means that all the stations they own, all over the country, are playing the same contest at the same time," a voice explains in a counter-commercial running on 95XXX, locally owned by Paul Goldman. "And if you call, you're competing with millions of people. They don't tell you you've got a better chance of getting struck by lightning," the commercial continues. Jay Williams, who owns W1ZN and The Buzz in Burlington, ran similar "educational" promos at his radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts, where a competing station was pulling a similar thing. "At best, it is deceitful," says Williams. "People want to believe, they should believe, they have a fair chance of winning. It's like saying you are the Vermont Lottery when you are the Tri-State Megabucks." Once considered a big bad out-of-state owner, Williams looks like the boy next door next to Goliath Clear Channel, which now owns 830 radio stations across the country, soon to be including Champ, KIX Country and Star 92.9, a.k.a. WEZF. "The combined power of collective contesting," as Marshall calls it, does result in bigger booty. But at what price? "Promotions should be fun, but contests should be honest," Williams says. "Not giving it away to people who listen to your radio station is the same as not giving it away at all." 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landed in Burlington this past July, a West Coast transplant burned o u t on the frontier experience. I was prepared for the pastoral picture, complete with guitar-strumming hippies, but n o t for w h a t I f o u n d : a thriving scene of turntables p i n n i n g DJs, dance clubs and supporters. Just two nights after I drove in, a stranger tipped me off to " S u m m e r Slam," a M o n d a y night contest for amateur M C s at Rasputin's on lower C h u r c h Street. I had to check it out. I was a bit faded f r o m the 3000-mile U - H a u l across the country, so walking in on this underg r o u n d scene hit m e hard. Live rappers in ensemble, d u o and solo form breaking it down phonetically for an energized crowd, m a n y of w h o m barely m a d e the age 18 requirement. T h o s e w h o truly understood showed their enthusiasm and respect with raise-the-roof h a n d p u m p s and in-the-party shouts; the uninitiated and less-hipped were nonetheless swept into the collective ass-shake. Backed by the beats of pre-recorded mixes, these artists energized and moved a packed house. A n d we're talking a Tuesday night here. M y jaw dropped. D J culture, in its m a n y manifestations, is happ e n i n g in Burlington bars a n d clubs. Groove meisters with names like Dubee, Infinite, Joey K, Rhino,
Frostee, Toxic, EK, Grasshopper, Rugger, Aqua, Justin B., T i m Diaz, Cousin Dave, Spin, Niceness, Jon Demus, Melo Grant, El V spin hip-hop, r&b, house, techno and dancehall seven nights a week. T h e spacious Higher G r o u n d hosts m o n t h l y DJ parties called "Lifted" — organized by Burlington's Capacitor Network and featuring both local and national-regional talent in the booth — as well as big-name hip-hop acts on a regular basis. D o w n t o w n hangouts like C l u b 156, Ruben James, C l u b M e t r o n o m e , 135 Pearl, C l u b Extreme and Rasputin's offer ongoing installments of turntable-generated dance music. College radio stations W R U V and W W P V each do their part, too, with 10 or so shows on the air dedicated to the genre and occasional sponsorships of live f shows. Niche record stores like Flex, specializing in all forms of "urban" music, and Max Mix — more on the techno tip — supply the vinyl. W h i l e music promoters see to it that touring acts drop by, a small core group of local M C s — actual rappers like those w h o competed in this summer's amateur contest — write original rhymes and take the stage to represent Burlington. For a place w i t h o u t a d o w n t o w n supermarket, urban music gets a surprising a m o u n t of spin. But why? "For one thing, it's a college town that attracts people from big cities like N e w York and Boston," explains Craig Mitchell, a veteran DJ with more than 10 years of Burlington nightclub experience. "So people come here f r o m the places where vinyl culture came from in the first place." But proximity to urban centers — Montreal most definitely included — is only part of the picture. Mitchell sees an overall attitude as
Dance Hall: Reggae and other roots-based genres made suitable for the dance floor. DJ mixes aim to create energetic, non-stop flows from dubbed-out rasta grooves. Hip-hop: Often used to refer to rap music and other like forms. Roots in New York City's black culture circa early 1980s. A catch-all phrase for urban culture based on rap music and all its derivatives. Beats are sampled or drum machine-generated, turntable scratching provides embellishments, and live MCs rap across it all. Breakdancing is hip-hop, clothing can be hiphop. For some, a way of walking down the street — in rhythm — is hip-hop.
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House: Basically, club music. A relentless beat whips club-goers into a sweaty frenzy. More European roots. Techno: As in technology. Dance music with a cuttingedge sound, closely affiliated with house. Trance: House plus techno plus drugs equals trance. A more meditative approach to dance music — dancing isn't always the main objective; feeling it is. Jungle: A flurry of beats, often dizzying, driven by quickly moving bass patterns. So much sound going on that only the most experienced ears can follow its complex rhythmic and melodic patterns. A close relative to the sped-up beats of "drums 'n' bass."
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supenmanket, unban music gets a sunpnising amount of spin. equally important. "Since dance music has its roots in non-white and gay culture, I think it must have something to do with the fact that Burlington is such an open-minded city," he suggests, adding that "these open-minded people are the people who are willing to dance." Perhaps this is why Mitchell, a positive and energetic 28-year-old known as the "Granddaddy of the Scene" by younger fans, currently hosts four nights of techno/house/trance at three different clubs each week. Urban tendencies certainly provide a fertile ground for this type of music in Burlington, and its popularity is echoed in that of Mitchell himself. Take a walk down Church Street with him and someone is always stopping to give him props. "Hey man, you doin' Extreme this Friday night? Right on, see you there," is a typical exchange. Sitting down for lunch at an outdoor cafe, Mitchell attracts the attention of numerous fans who wave and shout hello as they pass by. In this heterogeneous community of DJs, some individuals particularly radiate the flavors of the culture. Local record spinner DJ Phil Wills plays a different sort of music for an altogether different crowd. Whereas Mitchells vibe emanates pounding beats and swirling patterns of electronic psychedelia by techno artists like Danny Tenaglia and the D u b Tribe, Wills spins hip-hop and r&b hits by popular artists like Jay Z, Puff Daddy and D M X . Catering to a generally younger audience, the 23-year-old Wills says, "I play the stuff people can dig. If half the people don't know it, I won't play it. But every once in awhile, I'll throw in something more underground." It's a formula that seems to work: For five straight years Wills has attracted good-sized crowds to the club he calls home, Rasputin's. Wills moved to Burlington as a 14-year-old in 1990, when his family relocated here from Pasadena, California. Just two years later, he began mixing records for his high school dances. "I was on the student council, so when we were trying to decide on who to hire as a DJ for our dances," Wills reminisces, "I'd always just suggest myself." At the same time Wills began volunteering at WRUV. Joining already established hip-hop radio DJs like Melo Grant — whose "Cultural Bunker" show can be heard on Friday nights — Wills launched his own show, "Party Radio." After brief duty in the graveyard shift, the show went to prime time, 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays. Like other W R U V programmers, Wills brought his personal music tastes to the DJ booth to conform with the strictly enforced non-commercial format of the station. H e focused on artists who received little airplay, especially in a place like Burlington. "Even if some of the stuff I played was nationally popular, nobody [except other W R U V DJs] was playing it," he says. In 1996 Wills took a steady DJ job with Top Hat, a local entertainment company that provides live sound for school dances, weddings and nightclubs. Rasputin's was one of the company's clients, and hired Wills to play hip-*
LISTEN UP, PEOPLE DJ Phil Wills mans the booth hop every Sunday. T h e nights increasing popularity — with crowds as large as 400, notes Wills — inspired the club management to add another DJ night on Wednesdays. Wills has been working there ever since. Two of the three owners of Rasputin's also own Top Hat, so Wills' gig is as solid as they come. In addition to Rasputin's, Wills spins late into Friday nights at RJ's. T h e "Summer Slam" that came as such a surprise to me was Wills' idea. "I wanted to give some of the MCs, who'd ask me if they could get up and rhyme during my regular sets, a place to perform," he explains. "Live rappers mess up the flow of a regular night, so I thought it would be cool to support some of these guys by building a contest event around them." T h e summer-long competition took place every few weeks, and each time one act was chosen as winner. This culminated in a final competition with the summers semifinalists, from which Traum Unit took home a cool grand. Wills hopes to continue the series on a bimonthly basis beginning next month. While Mitchell and Wills can be found playing popular cuts at steady gigs across town, those who operate on a more underground level aren't quite as fortunate. O n e example is slam winners Traum Unit, a talented sevenmember crew of live M C s backed by a DJ named Dubee. This group's rare chance to let it fly at the "Summer Slam" blew my mind. Tight rhymes, articulated by intense gesticulations and an assaulting performance, marked Traum Unit's brief but moving, single-piece set. Their lyrical flow and ability to cultivate a participatory crowd set them apart from the other performers and built a m o m e n t u m that lasted into the wee hours. T h e crowd's enthusiastic response to Traum Unit — and,forthat matter, all the competing M C s — caused me to wonder why no small local venue is willing to host original performers like this on a regular basis. Since the closing of Club Toast last December, their chances to perform are few and far between. While Toast's main man
Dennis Wygmans continues to book hip-hop shows at Higher Ground, most are high-profile touring acts who can fill that relatively large room. Traum Unit's opportunity to open for the Black M o o n earlier this year was something of a rarity. Trey (like Madonna, he goes by a single name), a Traum Unit lyricist, explains it in terms familiar in the larger, national debate about hip hop. " T h e [artists] are held back by the stereotype that hip-hop breeds violence, so [the clubs] are not willing to give us a chance," he says. While it may be fundamentally true that local clubs welcome hip-hop hits but are dubious about untested original live acts, the fact that this M C performance group is an anomaly in Burlington doesn't help. If DJs and M C s in the scene banded together in a loose alliance — such as bands in the hardcore scene have — their shows might stand a chance. Meanwhile, for the burgeoning turntable and microphone talent, Wills' amateur nights are a step in the right direction. And for now, the Traum Unit can be heard in five-minute increments at Rasputin's or the rare opening slot at Higher Ground. But the group shows a solid determination for its art form. "Burlington is the last place where you think hip-hop is going to come out of," says the quaintly named M C Country, "but we're going to make it." W h e t h e r performance-based hip-hop will come out of Burlington remains to be seen, but it sure seems to flow into it. In the past three months, Jurassic 5, the Wu-Tang Clan's Genius, Rahzel of T h e Roots, T h e Beat Junkies, Kool Keith and Del the Funky Homosapien have all played to good-sized crowds at Higher G r o u n d . All these Toast Productions shows were backed by Burlington-based Flex, a record store dedicated to bringing urban music — and reggae — to town. By promoting national or regional acts, sponsoring local DJ nights and providing those slabs of vinyl, Flex is a central player in the scene. "We like to call ourselves all urban'," says Rhett Punt, the hip-hop buyer for the store. W h e n Flex began as a mail-order operation in 1994, it was the brainchild of a local young businessmen known by most as Iceman, a.k.a. Eric Heise. W h e n local customers — mostly DJs — demanded a retail outlet, the operation moved from Iceman's apartment to its current second-floor Main Street space. Still catering to the needs of DJs, the racks are filled with 12" vinyl; C D s are scarce. Burlington's DJ scene exists pretty much as it does elsewhere — a complex construct of artists, fans, clubs and shops. As a newcomer to town, I realize I've barely scratched the surface on a wealth of culture here. Turntable culture flows through the veins of many a Burlington fanatic. "There's a whole set of DJs out there who don't even care about doing the clubs," says Punt. "They're just in it for the art of it." ®
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t's 1991, and somewhere in Europe, Sonic Youth guitarist T h u r s t o n Moore quips, "Nineteen-ninety-one's going to be the year p u n k breaks through to the mass consciousness of a gullible society." T h a t statement, captured on the video documentary 1991: The Year Punk Broke, rings with the predictably snot-nosed impudence one associates with the word "punk." But maybe Moore is right: After all, the U.S. economy is in recession, the armed forces are turning Iraq into a "Flintstones" rerun, and Michael Jackson is still topping the charts. T h e r e is plenty, in other words, to be angry about. A n d isn't that what p u n k rock is all about? But by a u t u m n 1991, I've got my own
problems. I'm on tour, too — albeit in Pennsylvania, not Europe. And unlike Sonic Youth, my band, Manatee, is not promoting our new Geffen Records release. O u r new release, Tons, was recorded in lead guitarist Lucio Menegon's parents' basement in Connecticut. If all goes well, we'll unload a few copies at Gettysburg College, where we're booked to play a frat party. It's spitting rain, we're running late, and I've decided to quit playing music, having faced the harsh reality that I'm sufficiently sucky at both writing and music to necessitate choosing between the two. N o w it's a u t u m n 1999, and here in Burlington I find myself pondering where popular music is headed at the turn of the millennium. T h e harder I think about the future, though, the more I return to the
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At last, a band worth gettm, _ excited about, I remember thinking as the dudes putting us up cranked the stereo and besan to demolish their home furnishings. they renovated their pad to the gritty, chainsaw rumble of "Lithium." T h e next morning, as Manatee pulled out of town, I reviewed the highlights of my rock 'n' roll career. There were some great times, no question, but they didn't seem likely to add up to a record deal any time soon. W h e n I ticked off the rock moments 1991 had yielded other bands, however — Nirvana a m o n g them — a different picture began to emerge. T h e end of my rock 'n' roll fantasy appeared to coincide with the dawn of a new musical era. At the time, I took this to be an unequivocal good. Today, I'm less certain. But one thing is for sure: T h u r s t o n Moore was right — p u n k did break in 1991. In fact, p u n k broke down. By the time of Sonic Youth's d o c u m e n t e d European tour, the band had already parlayed their sterling underground cred into the aforementioned record deal with Geffen. Supporting them on the Punk Broke tour were, a m o n g others, Nirvana, w h o m the Youths influenced into also signing with Geffen that year. W h i l e the major-label deals brought both groups to a wider audience, the moves marked the symbolic end of alternative music. T h e word "alternative" would gain currency throughout the early and mid-'90s, but it would refer rather vaguely to a musical genre, not the musical philosophy it had once described. T h e shift in c o n n o tation is significant, for in retrospect the raw potential unleashed in 1991 appears to have been tapped by the music industry, drawn into the mainstream and cycled through the market with greater efficiency than ever before. W h i l e m u c h has been made of Nirvana f r o n t m a n Kurt Cobain's
suicide in 1994 as the death knell of alternative music, the alternative spirit that propelled Nirvana onto the scene began dying the m o m e n t the group signed on the dotted line. By the time the band's second Geffen album, In Utero, came out in '93, "grunge look" fashions were already hanging from racks at the Gap. If you think this is a knee-jerk, anticorporate rock scree, you're wrong. It's a coming-of-age story. And in 1991, the lesson began about how quickly something truly unique can be caught in the mainstream's undertow. T h a t lesson has been a hard one for some. Remember the first Lollapalooza festival toured the country that summer. T h e multi-act concert was boldly pluralistic, bringing acts spanning several popular genres together for one kick-ass roadshow. Along with headliners Jane's Addiction, the bill featured the Butthole Surfers, H e n r y Rollins Band, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Ice-T and Body C o u n t , Living Colour and Nine Inch Nails. M y own r o u g h - h e w n , indie-rock rollercoaster deposited me in the audience at the Boston-area Lollapalooza show, where I was blown away by the event's manic, carnival-like energy. T h e b a n d s looked hungry, their tattoos symbolizing to m e the c o m m i t m e n t to music I was struggling to find. Aside f r o m the fact that the N I N set was obviously taped — I m e a n , if b o t h guitarists were wrestling, w h o was playing the
— are usually the culmination of years of couch-touring, vanity records and day jobs. It is possible to say, though, that 1991 was a watershed year for turning fringe music into mainstream fare — perhaps the music marketers' finest hour. T h u s 1991 raises questions: If the cool efficiency of the biz can render obsolete the idea of alternative music, what do we have to look forward to? Are we d o o m e d to a Dante's Inferno-like ring of retro hell, where we rehash every musical movement since * Neanderthals clapped two rocks together and found it kind of catchy? Will M P 3 computer technology level the playing field, making it possible to launch a modest, Web-based music enterprise capturing a modest, self-sustaining audience? And what if this technology threatens the music industry and media members of its conglomerate family? O f all the moments of 1991 that have shaped my outlook on music's tomorrow, though, one poignant m o m e n t overshadows the year's worth of record deals and blockbuster tours: the night I saw the late Johnny Thunders perform in New York City. T h a t spring evening, the former New York Dolls guitarist and godfather of p u n k rock was a music industry exec's worst nightmare. As he teetered through his ragged set, swollen, clearly under the influence of any n u m b e r of substances, he'd have had as m u c h trouble b u m m i n g change for the subway as landing a fat recording contract. But musically he was like the proverbial candle that burns brightly b u t briefly, and I knew I was lucky to bask in the glow.
solo? — the event m a d e m e p r o u d to be chasing the American rock 'n' roll dream. Alas, Lollapalooza proved too good an idea — in commercial terms — to last. O t h e r festivals took up the multi-act mantle. T h e groove-rock revue H . O . R . D . E . debuted in 1992, featuring Burlington's own Phish, whose grassroots following had recently outgrown the band's hometown venues; 1991 saw their Elektra debut, A Picture ofNectar. Woodstock was revived in 1994, then regrettably reprised in 1999. Girl-group tour de force Lilith Fair set up camp in 1997. Competition grew so stiff for Lollapalooza that the tour had to sit out the summers of 1998 and '99. "The consumer economy loves a product that sells at a premium [and] wears out quickly," essayist-novelist Jonathan Franzen has observed. Is it any surprise, then, that alternative music, drawn into the mainstream, could be so quickly blindsided by the indomitable market forces that brought swing back into fashion?
By the time Manatee marched on Gettysburg, T h u n d e r s was dead of a heroin overdose. His life was hardly a model, but in 1991 I admired that he still had the strength of his convictions, unhealthy though they were. A n d that's probably why I remember that year so vividly. For a fleeting m o m e n t , music seemed to have the strength of its convictions. I wonder if I'll ever feel that way again. (Z)
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pie will w a t c h the ball d r o p at T i m e s S q u a r e f r o m the c o m f o r t of their o w n sofas? O r c h o o s e to go to their local p u b for s o m e s e c o n d - r a t e b u b b l y a n d p a p e r hats? M a y b e the m a t h e matically correct will even s t u b b o r n l y h o l d o u t u n t i l D e c e m b e r 31, 2 0 0 1 , for the real party. Whatever. All w e k n o w is, w e can give y o u some idea of what's d o i n g herea b o u t s for the Big N i g h t . W e just h o p e y o u all have a d a t e so y o u won't feel like total losers. Just k i d d i n g . ^ ^ ^
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First of all, if you're g o i n g to First N i g h t B u r l i n g t o n , y o u can catch, for the measly cost of a b u t t o n , a c o u p l e d o z e n acts, i n c l u d ing T h e O n i o n River Jazz B a n d , Rick & t h e R a m b l e r s , T h e C h a m e l e o n s , Rachel Bissex, B a n j o D a n & t h e M i d - n i t e Plowboys, L a m b s b r e a d , Breakaway, M i x e d C o m p a n y , S p e n c e r Lewis, R a n d o m Association, Bloozotomy, D y s f u n k s h u n a n d m u c h , m u c h m o r e . For the e n t e r t a i n m e n t dollar, y o u can't beat t h a t w i t h a stick.
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O f course, s o m e b a n d s , like Z o l a T u r n , are playing private parties, so if you weren't invited, t o o b a d . For a few small bills y o u c o u l d rock o u t w i t h Q u a d r a at Trackside Tavern in W i n o o s k i , or h e a d for the 3 r d A n n u a l N e w Year's Eve bash w i t h Seth Yacovone Blues B a n d at Burke M t . Resort. But if you t h i n k you can't have a really g o o d t i m e w i t h o u t s p e n d i n g s o m e serious money, here are a few especially tasty options: Mary's at Baldwin's C r e e k in Bristol hosts J e n n i J o h n s o n & the Jazz Junketeers, a l o n g w i t h d i n n e r , c h o c o l a t e , c h a m p a g n e a n d — here's the clincher — sleigh rides, for $ 1 7 5 per p e r s o n . N o w o r d o n w h a t h a p p e n s if we're snowless. In B u r l i n g t o n , Red Square is t r i a n g u l a t i n g itself. Soulive will play in a h e a t e d t e n t in t h e alley next to t h e bar. O n e h u n d r e d bucks gets y o u b u f f e t a n d d r i n k s all n i g h t long, a n d a free ride h o m e if y o u need it. In a car. A t C l u b M e t r o n o m e , $ 3 5 gets you the s m o o t h movers Belizbeha as well as f o o d a n d c h a m p a g n e . As if t h a t weren't e n o u g h , t h e o w n e r s of t h o s e t w o n i g h t s p o t s , Jack O ' B r i e n a n d M a r k G a u t h i e r , are r e n t i n g o u t H i g h e r G r o u n d in W i n o o s k i to t h r o w a jazzy p a r t y w i t h v i p e r H o u s e , b u f f e t a n d c h a m p a g n e for $50. A t the Radisson H o t e l , y o u can lay d o w n $ 1 2 5 each for J a m i e Lee & t h e Rattlers, a c o u n t r y cuisine b u f f e t , hats, n o i s e - m a k e r s a n d c h a m p a g n e at m i d n i g h t . A t Stowe's R u s t y Nail, expect to get f u n k i f i e d w i t h M o t h e r F u n k , t h e n c o u n t d o w n w i t h a 1 5 - f o o t screen view of T i m e s Square, a n d eat a l a t e - n i g h t breakfast, for $ 5 0 . A t S h e l b u r n e Farms, a black-tie gala — a n d a b e n e f i t for t h e Lake C h a m p l a i n M a r i t i m e M u s e u m — offers T a m m y Fletcher & t h e Disciples, fine d i n i n g , c h a m p a g n e a n d fireworks for a h e f t y $200. But if this all s o u n d s just t o o o v e r w h e l m i n g , m a y w e r e c o m m e n d the u l t i m a t e c h e a p d a t e — s h o r t o f s t a y i n g h o m e . w i t h t h e remote? J.P.'s Pub, karaoke, n o cover. ®
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ing really changes. A n d while nowadays we don't have the g u m p t i o n to beat ourselves bloody o n a daily basis, a perfectly acceptable substitute is available in bars and p u b s a r o u n d the world. That's where the millennial ritual of self-mortification, karaoke, acts out its nightly drama. For those w h o are still unaware of the p h e n o m e n o n , karaoke entails singing a wellk n o w n song to the accompanim e n t of a computerized recording from which the vocal track has been stripped. T h o s e w h o don't k n o w all the words can read them from a sort of teleprompter. A huge choice is available to the aspiring warbler, in song books passed a r o u n d the audience, f r o m Britney Spears to D o n n a S u m m e r to T h e Beatles to Frank Sinatra. T h e selection changes f r o m venue to venue — more torch songs in gay bars, m o r e Meatloaf in biker hangouts. It would be nice to think that karaoke pubs h a u n t e d by O x f o r d d o n s or S o r b o n n e professors supplied Richard Strauss's "Last Songs" or a little 15th-century plainsong, b u t I d o u b t it. Karaoke, which adds technology and an audience to the c o m pulsion that makes us sing in the shower, began life in Japan as a way for whisky-soaked salarymen to act o u t some harmless fantasies — this f r o m a culture where those same businessmen can b u y the shrink-wrapped, pre-worn panties of schoolgirls f r o m vending machines and trade t h e m like
baseball cards. From there karaoke spread to the West, b u t not before becoming a cultural staple in the Far East. In C h i n a , for example, men take karaoke machines with them whenever they travel on business, and it's all b u t required that they k n o w at least a couple of songs. In the West, karaoke has f o u n d a h o m e wherever drink and exhibitionism — particularly repressed exhibitionism — c o m e together. In other words, pretty m u c h everywhere. Although on the surface it's difficult to see the appeal of karaoke, on second t h o u g h t it's not, really. It's just difficult to think of anything apart from the appeasement of r a m p a n t egos and pathological exhibitionism. T h e average karaoke evening — and I've been to a few, in L o n d o n , England, a n d Chittenden County, V e r m o n t — tends to involve at least one participant w h o is pretty good. But unfailingly there will be several people w h o are very bad indeed. W h e n "Karaoke with Bonnie a n d M a t t " came to the Backstage Bar in Essex one evening not so long ago, the good-bad proportion was a little o u t of whack. N o t the most atmospheric of venues, the Backstage was wracked by o n e tortured rendition after another of various '70s and '80s classics — the most memorable being a c o m pletely tone-deaf assault on the B52s' "Love Shack." If an actual b o m b e r were assaulting an actual
shack, the effect couldn't have been more upsetting. T h e peculiar thing was, n o o n e seemed to notice. Some sort of mysterious phen o m e n o n comes into play w h e n ever karaoke occurs. Let's call it the K Factor. It affects performers and audience alike, and it's a kind of voluntary a b a n d o n m e n t of inhibition and critical function. As the night wore on at the Backstage, couples were dancing, oblivious to the sonic horrors unfolding a r o u n d them. A n d as each Charles M a n s o n of the vocal
all? Right, except,that there's s o m e t h i n g f u n n y about the K Factor. S o m e of the singing o n any given night is so appalling — and military research has proved that sound can kill — that the blandly accepting audience seems to exhibit less a collective w a r m heartedness than a sort of t e m p o rary lobotomization. O n the L o n d o n scene there's a character k n o w n as Disco J o h n , w h o follows his favorite karaoke M C s from venue to venue, seven nights a week. T h e problem is that Disco John is a dreadful
entitled to heckle, b o o a n d t h r o w beer at b a n d s they don't like. Dissatisfied patrons walk o u t of opera. T h e difference could be that on karaoke night, m a n y if n o t all of the audience are potential performers. T h e y don't w a n t to be heckled, so they don't heckle others. Shades of the G o l d e n Rule. A n d while most people must be convinced that they're a better singer than the last person, w h y take a chance? Part of karaoke's allure must also be a desire to imitate a musical hero. There's always a Saturday
Karaoke has found a home wherever drink
chords took the stage for yet another aural atrocity — once is never enough in karaoke — no one seemed to care. In fact, n o one was really paying attention at all, as if the renditions onstage were emitted from some sort of bionic jukebox. Perhaps this should be considered heartening. Karaoke nights aren't usually rowdy or mean-spirited. T h e worst get as m u c h applause as the best. Heckling doesn't happen — proof, surely, that h u m a n nature is okay after
singer, bereft of pitch, tone and r h y t h m . H e also gets u p to sing a b o u t 10 times a night, always to the same kindly applause. Some of the other regulars are extremely good — one couple in particular is chasing a record deal, a n d A & R people d o occasionally sniff a r o u n d the karaoke scene in search of new talent. But they get the same score on the applausometer. So w h a t is the K Factor? It doesn't apply to all audiences of "live" music. People feel perfectly
N i g h t Elvis or a Shania w a n n a b e w h o can try to wish h i m - or herself into a different skin for three minutes. Escapism w o u l d seem like the m o s t obvious attraction, were it n o t for the fact that most karaokists look distinctly u n c o m fortable going t h r o u g h the motions. W h i l e the A & R hopefuls are just d o i n g their well-rehearsed, c o n f i d e n t thing, people like Disco J o h n seem to be gripped by a weird compulsion, as if their 3 0 t h
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club. Mr. Statesir claims "to defer to the wishes of our patrons. They are our bread and butter and we never lost sight of that." I found that statement quite amusing, since the bouncer began yelling at me to "go outside and wait," giving me a cold stare from his quite considerable height. I felt that he would have pushed me if he could, as if I were one of his rowdy college crowd. I believe this fellow has lived too long as a bouncer...I don't think I'll go to Higher Ground any time soon again. — Barbara Walling Hinesburg P.S. The Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild is indeed wonderful ["Roadside Attraction," September 29]. They are to be congratulated. RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL CLASSES PROTECTED Having read Peter Freyne's succinct article, "Church and State," re alderman Tom Smith and the bail bond default [Inside Track, September 22], I thought, who else but the political class, even an extremely minor member of same, would try to squirm out of his stupid but legal obligations? It is not too much of a stretch to connote the professional religious class with the permanent political class. They both make their living from the inculcated and needy: Religion promises spiritual and temporal hope — salvation — in exchange for money and faith. Politics promises pecuniary benefits — power and legislation — in exchange for money and faith. Politicians, always fervent
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continued from page 15 rendering of "Eye of the Tiger" were some sort of nervous tic. Perhaps the real function of karaoke is as a socially sanctioned Tourette's syndrome — an escape valve for all the spasms and neuroses that everyday life fills us with. But one thing is obvious: Karaoke is immensely popular, and that popularity is rising, not fading away. Therefore it can't be the vicious cycle of performance anxiety that it seems. Apparently, its actually quite fun.
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attract women, comes from north of the border and is a recent convert to karaoke. She/he was good: funny, slightly self-conscious and determined. T h e n there are the driven exhibitionists, plainly delighted to be under any kind of spotlight. Karaoke provides something for almost everyone. For those who want to do their thing but don't have that last drop of self-confidence, the machine can provide a vocal track, too, so a weak voice or faint heart can whisper or just mime. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference, and perhaps it's a measure of the relaxed atmosphere at Pearl's that a couple of singers
although I'm quite prepared to accept that as a failing on my part, it does seem logical that "Dutch Courage" would help fuel the K Factor. The audience never seems averse to a drop or two, of course, but most performers are pretty sober. These people are in the bar to sing, not drink. Love it or hate it — there's no room for fence-sitters here — karaoke is more than the sum of its parts. Call it weird compulsion, mass hypnosis or flagrant ego trip, this rockin' ritual is here to stay. I have to admit, when Melissa crooned about Bobby McGee, and the MC's eyes roved the floor for fresh blood, I found
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myself reaching, with trembling hands, for the song book. God help me, one of these karaoke nights I'm liable to come to my senses on some tiny stage, mike in hand, halfway through my own special version of "Unchained Melody." And I'll be a star. (7)
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sound! And it was so exciting that, the next morning, when my sisters were in school, I climbed up on the piano and started making sounds every day. I got better at emulating what she had been playing, and then I started making up my own things." As soon as she was able, Walker turned her developing art into a social activity. At six, she was already committing her compositions to paper and urging friends to play her creations on toy instruments. By junior high, she was arranging rock songs to be sung in harmony. As an undergraduate at Brown University, Walker earned her spending money by writing arrangements for a singing group. Composing "has always been
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Walker arrived at the concert and sat down, slipping off her winter parka. O n e piece, "Love Is a Rain of Diamonds," was supposed to sound like light fractioning off diamonds, she says. "And it did! And when those women started singing it, and they had such romantic, sensuous voices, I was a little embarrassed." She pulled her parka around her self protectively, she recalls. "I found my posture deteriorating so that I had almost
exhausting," she concedes, noting that she usually toils right up until dinner time, then plugs away into the evening. "I am busier now than when I was teaching. But the business and the creative side are very much intertwined." Knowing that someone is paying her to compose — not from a grant, but out of their own pocket — motivates her to do her best work. And making sure that lots of people hear what she has to say through her music ! keeps Walker working. "You have an obligation to say the things that you uniquely can say," the composer believes. "I am best qualified to speak about the kind of life I live here. I like straightforward, sincere, God-revering, beautiful, h u m o r ous kinds of music that can reach people from all walks of life." T h e composer expresses her philosophy in "Symphony of Grace," a piece she describes as an acknowledgment of her faith.
Her love for the natural beauty she sees out her window in Braintree infuses the first movement. It quotes the hymn, "For the Beauty of the Earth," with "waterfalls around it in the strings, and perhaps insects going by," the composer explains. In the second movement, "Companions Along the Journey," Walker uses the folk style she sang in college, and honors the friends w h o sang it with her. Her sense of h u m o r drives the upbeat "Many Creatures" movement, which starts out with a tango in a barn and ends with a predator portrayed by a slapstick — a percussion instrument that slaps like snapping jaws. T h e symphony closes with a quiet, reflective passage called "The Spirit Within" — Walker's musical expression of devotion. According to Reverend Kathy Eddy, a Braintree neighbor and fellow composer, almost all Walker's music has this same "spiritual underpinning. It comes from her life as a Quaker and attending to the inner light that is God's presence," the minister explains.
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sheet music, they are oblivious to everything but "Water Music." T h e girls, students at the Monteverdi Music School, sight-read their way through Handel repeatedly until the notes begin to meld together perfectly. Their teacher, Ingrid Bock Remy, plays her cello along with the trio, then between takes methodically works her way through every aspect of the music: the notes, tempo, phrasing and historical context. She gives the students a lesson in counting 16th notes in 4 / 4 time: Together they clap through the music
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measure by measure. R e m y walks a r o u n d t h e r o o m , c o n stantly w a t c h i n g a n d c o r r e c t i n g w i t h disa r m i n g honesty. H e r s t u d e n t s m a k e c o m -
E l e m e n t a r y in W a r r e n a n d several
a n d grown, so has its r e p u t a t i o n .
L i n d n e r ' s j o b is t o a u g m e n t t h e leftover
M o n t p e l i e r schools. T u i t i o n paying stu-
M o n t e v e r d i o f t e n sends a l u m n i o n to the
lettuce w i t h . g r a n t s a n d
d e n t s take advantage of these classes.
V e r m o n t Youth O r c h e s t r a . T h e school
f r o m businesses a n d individuals. So far,
T h e school began as a s u m m e r music
financial
support
also draws n e w s t u d e n t s f r o m as far away
it's w o r k e d . L i n d n e r h o p e s to raise
c a m p organized by musician a n d educa-
as B u r l i n g t o n , the N o r t h e a s t K i n g d o m
e n o u g h m o n e y to eventually relocate t h e
the f r e e d o m R e m y a f f o r d s t h e m seems to
tor N o r m a Perrault. It evolved i n t o the
a n d even N e w H a m p s h i r e .
school to a larger space.
inspire their d e t e r m i n a t i o n to practice
V e r m o n t College Preparatory School of
"La Rejouissance" again a n d again, indi-
M u s i c a n d D a n c e a n d for a decade it
to its skillful m a n i p u l a t i o n of n o n p r o f i t
Rochester Philharmonic and the Vermont
vidually a n d as a g r o u p . By the e n d of
thrived u n d e r the aegis of the college. As
economics. "We're t r y i n g to pay teachers
S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r a , teaches strings t o
the 9 0 - m i n u t e e n s e m b l e practice,
N o r w i c h University a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
better a n d we're trying to keep it a f f o r d -
m o r e t h a n 3 0 s t u d e n t s a w e e k a n d can
H a n d e l ' s fugal c o n f e c t i o n is e t c h e d i n t o
t u r n e d the V e r m o n t c a m p u s into an adult
their brains.
learning center, the music school was
"There's a s h o r t a g e o f teachers in central
asked to leave. A t that j u n c t u r e , just three
V e r m o n t , at least for strings," she says.
m e n t s , giggle a n d exchange glances, b u t
T h i s " C r e s c e n d o " string e n s e m b l e is
Part of Monteverdi's success is o w i n g
Remy, a f o r m e r m e m b e r o f t h e
h a r d l y keep u p w i t h t h e d e m a n d .
o n e of m a n y classes offered at M o n t e -
a n d a half years ago, the school b e c a m e
" W h e n I first m o v e d here t h e teachers
verdi. Serving m o r e t h a n 4 0 0 s t u d e n t s
i n c o r p o r a t e d a n d the n a m e was c h a n g e d
w o u l d all say, ' I ' m so tired.' N o w I'm o n e
each year, the school provides individual
to M o n t e v e r d i — after C l a u d i o , the
i n s t r u c t i o n in 19 d i f f e r e n t i n s t r u m e n t s ,
1 7 t h - c e n t u r y c o m p o s e r — a n d it c a m e
a n d e n s e m b l e classes for e v e r y t h i n g f r o m
d o w n f r o m the hill to the m a u v e - a n d -
Irish fiddle to rock 'n' roll a n d t h e o r y
beige h o u s e on Barre Street.
a n d c o m p o s i t i o n . S t u d e n t s c o m e f r o m all
at the foreign
over the area, a n d they range in age f r o m
regular school lets o u t , s t u d e n t s stream
18 m o n t h s to 7 8 years old.
i n t o the building, lugging i n s t r u m e n t s .
dots and lines hat constitute sheet music, the re ouiivious to vervthins but ater Music."
S o o n there is no place to sit in the wait-
4 0 professional musicians a n d m u s i c e d u -
ing area. M u s i c — f r o m piano, oboe, fid-
cators, m a n y of w h o m are m e m b e r s of
dle accordion a n d d r u m s — seeps
the V e r m o n t P h i l h a r m o n i c , the V e r m o n t
t h r o u g h the thin walls of the practice
Symphony Orchestra and the Vermont
r o o m s . It mixes in the lobby in a great
C h a m b e r O r c h e s t r a . M o s t teachers m e e t
c a c o p h o n o u s swell, like an orchestra
w i t h t w o d o z e n s t u d e n t s a week.
w a r m i n g u p before a p e r f o r m a n c e . I n t o
'
the evening h o u r s the old clapboard
" B u t it's n o t just p i a n o a n d violin lessons," says D a n L i n d n e r , t h e executive
h o u s e practically bursts at the seams w i t h
director of the school. "We're d o i n g fid-
music.
dle, jazz, rock 'n' roll. We're b r o a d e n i n g
T h e b u i l d i n g is o f t e n so j a m - p a c k e d
the c u r r i c u l u m all the t i m e . "
W h y t h e s u d d e n influx of m u s i c stu-
THif'-ilfcliftJflBni^
N o w every weekday a f t e r n o o n , w h e n
T h e M o n t e v e r d i faculty is m a d e u p of
of t h e m . "
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T h i s fall M o n t e v e r d i a d d e d an inter-
d e n t s in a small city like M o n t p e l i e r ? Like o t h e r teachers at M o n t e v e r d i , R e m y believes p a r e n t s are b e g i n n i n g to grasp the popularized connection between m u s i c a n d a c a d e m i c a c h i e v e m e n t . She n o t e s a child's ability to c o n c e n t r a t e i m p r o v e s w e e k by week, a n d as t h e y master an i n s t r u m e n t their self-esteem "shoots really h i g h . " W h i l e recent studies s h o w a correlat i o n b e t w e e n intellectual d e v e l o p m e n t a n d early e x p o s u r e t o music, L i n d n e r doesn't get t o o u p t i g h t a b o u t t h e science b e h i n d w h y m u s i c w o r k s for s t u d e n t s of all ages. Instead of c i t i n g statistics, h e just says, " M u s i c is g o o d for y o u . It's sort o f like granola."
local c h u r c h e s a n d schools. "I have to
S a n d r a C a t h e y is even m o r e a d a m a n t .
nationally recognized early c h i l d h o o d
give u p the office s o m e t i m e s , " L i n d n e r
able for s t u d e n t s , " L i n d n e r says. "It's
She says t h e K i n d e r m u s i k p r o g r a m she
e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m called K i n d e r m u s i k
says. "We're outside the b o u n d a r i e s of
always a balancing act. T h e r e ' s a little left
teaches is based o n a holistic a p p r o a c h t o
for c h i l d r e n 18 m o n t h s to three years old.
this b u i l d i n g , that's for sure."
over, b u t n o t really e n o u g h to s u p p o r t
m u s i c . She insists t h a t m u s i c e d u c a t i o n is
the school."
a b o u t m u c h m o r e t h a n l e a r n i n g an
T h e s e tiny musicians clap their h a n d s ,
T h e evidence of the school's g r o w t h
play w i t h sticks, d a n c e a r o u n d a n d sing.
isn't merely anecdotal. O v e r t h e past six
M o n t e v e r d i also offers individual lessons
years the n u m b e r of s t u d e n t s w h o take
classes costs $ 2 5 6 , or $ 1 6 per class. T h i s
child's physical, e m o t i o n a l , cognitive, language, social a n d musical d e v e l o p m e n t .
A semester's t u i t i o n for 16 h a l f - h o u r
i n s t r u m e n t . She says it is essential for a
in area p u b l i c schools. P i a n o , guitar a n d
classes has d o u b l e d f r o m 2 0 0 to 4 0 0 a
generates e n o u g h i n c o m e to attract g o o d
violin instructors f r o m t h e m u s i c school
year, according to board m e m b e r Carl
teachers, m o s t o f w h o m m a i n t a i n day
" W i t h o u t m u s i c , " she insists, "you're n o t
teach at U - 3 2 , T h a t c h e r B r o o k
Severance. A n d as the school has c h a n g e d
jobs, while still b e i n g affordable.
really h u m a n . " ®
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SUNAPA (disco), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. SHOTGUN WEDDING (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m.
Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. REBECCA PADULA (folk), Three Mountain Lodge, 6 p.m. NC. THE DETONATORS (blues/r&b), Nightspot Outback, 9 p.m. NC. ELBOW (groove rock), Toadstool Harry's, 9 p.m. $3.
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RUN FOR COVER (rock), Henry's Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. DR. COREY, TOMMY BRENNAN (rock), Higher Ground, 7:30 p.m. $17.50, followed by BORN INVINCIBLE (hiphop/ dancehall DJs), 10 p.m. $5/7. QUADRA (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $3. BUDDHA & FRIENDS (rock), Champion's, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BLUE VOODOO (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. JOHN CASSEL (jazz piano), Tavern at the Inn at Essex, 7 p.m. NC. LIVE JAZZ, Diamond Jim's Grille, 7:30 p.m. NC. RANDOM LOGIC (rock), Franny O's, 9 p.m. NC. JENNI JOHNSON (blues/jazz), Jake's, 7 p.m. NC. JUKEBOX HEROES (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. $2. TANTRUM (rock), Swany's, 9 p.m. NC. SAND BLIZZARD (rock), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $3. AUGUSTA BROWN (rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, 9:30 p.m. $4. PICTURE THIS (jazz), J.P. Morgan's, 7:30 p.m. NC. WILLIE EDWARDS (blues), Charlie O's, 9 p.m. NC. PENNY TOWERS & COLIN MCCAFFREY (jazz/swing), Villa Tragara, 6:30 p.m. $5 with dinner. BLUE FOX & R0CKIN' DADDYS (blues-rock), Mountain Roadhouse, 9 p.m. NC. REGGAE NIGHT (DJ),
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SATURDAY LIVE MUSIC, Dockside, 7 p.m. NC. SCOTT B. ADAMS (acoustic), Barnes & Noble, 7:30 p.m. NC. CHAINSAWS & CHILDREN, MINIMUS, HUMANS BEING, TRUTH BY TRAGEDY (industrial/hardcore), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $5. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance Saloon, 7:30 p.m. NC. GREG DOUGLASS, KATHERINE QUINN (singer-songwriters), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $6. CRAIG HUR0WITZ (acoustic), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. DJ LITTLE MARTIN, 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4/5. MIDLIFE CHRYSLER (vintage rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. RETR0N0ME (DJ), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $2. WIDE WAIL (alt-rock), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. PERRY NUNN (acoustic), Ruben James, 5 p.m. NC, followed by DJS TIM DIAZ & RUGGER (hip-hop/r&b), 10 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK ('80s DJ), Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP PARTY (DJs Spin & Irie), Club Extreme, 9 p.m. $3/5. DJ JOEY K (hip-hop), Last Chance Saloon, 9 p.m. NC.
DJS DAPP (hip-hop/house), Club 156, 9:30 p.m. NC. CURRENTLY NAMELESS (groove rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $8. GUY C0LASACC0 (singersongwriter), Jake's, 6:30 p.m. NC. RUN FOR COVER (rock), Henry's Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. HIGHLAND WEAVERS (Irish), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. BLOOZOTOMY, JAMIE N0TARTH0MAS (jump blues), Higher Ground, 9:30 p.m. $5. QUADRA (rock), Trackside** Tavern, 9 p.m. $3. RUSS & CO. (rock), Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BLUE VOODOO (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BRAHMA (country; line dancing), Cobbweb, 8:30 p.m. $7/12.
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A l l e y - C a t s , 4 1 K i n g St., B u r l . , 6 6 0 - 4 3 0 4 . B a c k s t a g e Pub, 6 0 P e a r l St., Essex Jet., 8 7 8 - 5 4 9 4 . B a r n e s & N o b l e B o o k s e l l e r s , 1 0 0 Dorset St., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 8 0 0 1 . B o o n y ' s , Rt. 2 3 6 , F r a n k l i n , 9 3 3 - 4 5 6 9 . B o r d e r s B o o k s & M u s i c , 2 9 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 5 - 2 7 1 1. B u r l i n g t o n C o f f e e h o u s e at R h o m b u s , 1 8 6 C o l l e g e St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 5 8 8 8 . Cactus Cafe, 1 L a w s o n Ln., B u r l . , 8 6 2 - 6 9 0 0 . C a m b r i d g e Coffee H o u s e , S m u g g l e r ' s N o t c h I n n , J e f f e r s o n v i l l e , 6 4 4 - 2 2 3 3 . C a p i t o l G r o u n d s , 4 5 State St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 7 8 0 0 . C h a m p i o n ' s , 3 2 M a i n St., W i n o o s k i , 6 5 5 - 4 7 0 5 . C h a r l i e O's, 7 0 M a i n St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 6 8 2 0 . C h o w ! B e l l a , 2 8 N. M a i n St., St. A l b a n s , 5 2 4 - 1 4 0 5 . City L i m i t s , 1 4 Greene St. V e r g e n n e s , 8 7 7 - 6 9 1 9 . Club E x t r e m e , 1 6 5 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 6 0 - 2 0 8 8 . Club M e t r o n o m e , 1 8 8 M a i n St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 5 - 4 5 6 3 , Club 1 5 6 , 1 5 6 St. Paul St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 3 9 9 4 . C o b b w e b , S a n d y b i r c h Rd., G e o r g i a , 5 2 7 - 7 0 0 0 . D i a m o n d Jim's G r i l l e , H i g h g a t e C o m m . S h p g . Ctr., St. A l b a n s , 5 2 4 - 9 2 8 0 . D o c k s i d e Cafe, 2 0 9 B a t t e r y , B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 5 2 6 6 . E d g e w a t e r P u b , 3 4 0 M a l l e t t s Bay A v e . , C o l c h e s t e r , 8 6 5 - 4 2 1 4 . F i n n i g a n ' s Pub, 2 0 5 C o l l e g e St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 8 2 0 9 . Franny O's 7 3 3 Queen City Pk. Rd., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 3 - 2 9 0 9 . Good T i m e s Cafe, H i n e s b u r g V i l l a g e , Rt. 1 1 6 , 4 8 2 - 4 4 4 4 . H e n r y ' s , H o l i d a y I n n , 1 0 6 8 W i l l i s t o n Rd., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 3 - 6 3 6 1 . H i g h e r G r o u n d , 1 M a i n St., W i n o o s k i , 6 5 4 - 8 8 8 8 . H o r n of the M o o n Cafe, 8 L a n g d o n St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 2 8 9 5 . J a k e ' s , 1 2 3 3 S h e l b u r n e Rd., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 2 2 5 1 . J.P. M o r g a n ' s at C a p i t o l P l a z a , 1 0 0 M a i n St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 5 2 5 2 . J.P.'s P u b , 1 3 9 M a i n St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 6 3 8 9 . L a B r i o c h e , 8 9 M a i n St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 9 - 0 4 4 3 . Last C h a n c e S a l o o n , 1 4 7 M a i n , B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 2 - 5 1 5 9 . L e u n i g ' s , 1 1 5 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 3 - 3 7 5 9 . Live Art at t h e B a r r e Opera H o u s e (or W o o d Art G a l l e r y , M o n t p e l i e r ) , 4 7 6 -
8188. M a d M o u n t a i n T a v e r n , Rt. 1 0 0 , W a i t s f i e i d , 4 9 6 - 2 5 6 2 .
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(folk/blues/bluegrass), Starksboro Community Coffee House, Village Meeting House, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. JUKEBOX HEROES (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. $2. TANTRUM (rock), Swany's, 9 p.m. NC.
M a t t e r h o r n , 4 9 6 9 M o u n t a i n Rd., S t o w e , 2 5 3 - 8 1 9 8 . T h e M o u n t a i n R o a d h o u s e , 1 6 7 7 M o u n t a i n Rd., S t o w e , 2 5 3 - 2 8 0 0 . N e c t a r ' s , 1 8 8 M a i n St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 4 7 7 1 . The N i g h t s p o t O u t b a c k , K i l l i n g t o n Rd., K i l l i n g t o n , 4 2 2 - 9 8 8 5 1 3 5 P e a r l St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 3 - 2 3 4 3 . R a d i s s o n H o t e l , 6 0 B a t t e r y St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 6 5 0 0 . R a s p u t i n ' s , 1 6 3 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 9 3 2 4 . Red S q u a r e , 1 3 6 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 5 9 - 8 9 0 9 . R h o m b u s , 1 8 6 C o l l e g e St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 5 - 3 1 4 4 . R i p t o n C o m m u n i t y Coffee H o u s e , Rt. 1 2 5 , 3 8 8 - 9 7 8 2 .
SAND BLIZZARD (rock), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $3. DAVE KELLER BLUES BAND, Mountain Roadhouse, 9 p.m. NC. ABAIR BROS, (rock; singles night), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $4. DJ BETTY, Charlie O's, 9 p.m. NC. -" ' MARK LAV0IE (blues harmonica), The Boonys, 7 p.m. NC. LAURIE MOLINELLI & HER EXCELLENT BAND (acoustic
Ri Ra, 1 2 3 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 0 - 9 4 0 1 . Ruben J a m e s , 1 5 9 M a i n St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 0 7 4 4 . Rusty N a i l , M o u n t a i n Rd., S t o w e , 2 5 3 - 6 2 4 5 . S t a r k s b o r o C o m m u n i t y C o f f e e H o u s e , V i l l a g e M e e t i n g H o u s e , Rt. 1 1 6 , Starksboro, 4 3 4 - 4 2 5 4 . S w a n y ' s , 2 1 5 M a i n St., V e r g e n n e s , 8 7 7 - 3 6 6 7 . S w e e t w a t e r s , 1 1 8 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 9 8 0 0 . T h e T a v e r n at t h e Inn at Essex, Essex Jet., 8 7 8 - 1 1 0 0 . T h i r s t y T u r t l e , 1 S. M a i n St., W a t e r b u r y , 2 4 4 - 5 2 2 3 . T h r e e M o u n t a i n L o d g e , Rt. 1 0 8 , J e f f e r s o n v i l l e , 6 4 4 - 5 7 3 6 . T o a d s t o o l H a r r y ' s , Rt. 4 , K i l l i n g t o n , 4 2 2 - 5 0 1 9 . T r a c k s i d e T a v e r n , 18 M a l l e t t s Bay A v e . , W i n o o s k i , 6 5 5 - 9 5 4 2 . T u c k a w a y ' s , S h e r a t o n , 8 7 0 W i l l i s t o n Rd., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 5 - 6 6 0 0 . V e r m o n t Pub & B r e w e r y , 1 4 4 C o l l e g e , B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 5 - 0 5 0 0 . V i l l a T r a g a r a , Rt. 1 0 0 , W a t e r b u r y Ctr., 2 4 4 - 5 2 8 8 . W i n d j a m m e r , 1 0 7 6 W i l l i s t o n Rd., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 2 - 6 5 8 5 .
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readers of this column may remember my report a couple months back that ice cream magnate Ben Cohen was recording a rap song that proposes the Pentagon share its wealth. Call it an offense on the defense. I now have the single CD in hand and...well, let's just say BllSta Rhymes has nothing to fear. Recorded at 2much Media in Burlington, "Move the Money" was p r o d u c e d b y Bill Kinzie — a
Colorado fellow penned the lyrics. Kinzie also performed the minimalist, drum-track accompaniment, and the back-up singer who sounds like an entire black girl group is none other than young, multi-octave Vermont singer-songwriter Greg Douglass. Of course, Cohen doesn't expect to win any Grammies; he's using the song to promote the agenda of his nonprofit Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities. That agenda is, specifically, to reallocate some $40 billion of the defense budget to education and health care — the amount Lawrence Kolb, Assistant
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CRACKWHORE, SOMEBODY LOVES YOU (Sweet Filth Records, CD) — Since nothings shocking anymore, a lot of "heavy music" has a nearly comic element to it — intentional or not. O n their debut disc, Somebody Loves You, Johnson punkers Crackwhore managed to crack me up more than scare me. Hopefully they meant to, 'cause when bassist/co-lead singer Erich Fletschinger snarls out, "This is a love song, it's called 'fuck you!"' it's tough to take him too seriously. Recorded at Dibden Auditorium by Brian Steele, Somebody Loves You sounds refreshingly lo-fi in this era of the cheap big sound. Main vocalist/guitarist Danielle Duby sings something like the woman from L7, with some Kim Gordon/ Courtney Love scale-sliding thrown in. O n drums, Nate Meunier provides a solid, propulsive framework with help from Fletschinger, while Duby and guitarist Kate Blanchard color inside and outside the lines. These songs are short and fairly varied, with a frequently charging intensity being the common denomi-
nator. Stand-out tracks include the opener, "Violent Temp," "You Took It" and the noisy, experimental "Preacher Man." Sounds to me like Crackwhore have done their punk-school homework — a (Clash) Mick Jones-esque guitar riff here, a Joy Division bass line there. "Formation" reminded me of a song by Wire. While they're not exactly blazing new trails here, Crackwhore do have a sound. It didn't quite make me want to go out and fuck shit up, like the best punk rock does, but I quite enjoyed this endearingly sloppy slab of bile-style. These youths show more promise than accomplishment at this point, but a couple more hits like this and I could easily become a Crackwhore addict. — Paul Gibson
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CHARLIE MESSING, BIT (self-released, C D ) — T h e cleverly ambiguous title of veteran Burlington singer-songwriter Charlie Messing's new solo C D , Bit, is indicative of the often slippery songs it contains. With some time off from his temporarily sidelined band Be That Way, Messing has assembled 16+ smart pop songs cleanly recorded at Eclipse Studio with Joe Egan and Aaron Flinn. T h e record sounds just right, with Messing's warm, versatile, sorta quavery Richard Thompson-esque voice perched on a bed of ringing acoustic guitar, and some minimal percussion from Pops Cooper. T h e killer opener, "Humdinger," celebrates an unspecified windfall that's "better than a free T V set," and features a hook big enough for a crane. Two of my other faves are the town-proud "Location, Location, Location" and the melancholy "Why Should Today." Messing definitely knows how to write a memorable melody, but he has a nice touch with the lyrics as well. He's able to present what seems personal in a general enough way to simultaneously ring true and be accessible to others. O n the Elvisy "Call Me," the rockin' feel and rhymes — like "see ya" and "pizzeria" — belie a somewhat desperate undertone. This kind of tension is also found elsewhere .on Bit, in the contrast between Messing's more cynical and celebratory songs. He covers a fair amount of ground on this record, expressing takes on subjects as diverse as the music biz ("Success") and post-breakup resentment ("You're Happy, I Hate That"), and he does it with honesty and craft. So, take a bite of Bit. There's plenty to chew on, both bitter and sweet. — Paul Gibson
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words SHORT FICTION READING: Local authors Caroline Crawford and Michael Nedell read their original works at Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-0569. SHERLOCK HOLMES EVENING: A member of the local Holmes club looks into the sophisticated sleuth. Bygone Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4397. MYSTERY BOOK GROUP: Marian Mosher heads up an investigation of Death in Bloodhound Red, by Virginia Lanier. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
SONG AND STORYTIME: Threes are company at this singing read-along Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. STORYTIME: Young readers ages three to five learn from lighthearted lit erature, songs and activities at the S. Burlington Community Library, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 652-7080.
sport SENIOR WALKS: Stroll for fitness inj health-conscious company. Weekly walks start at Leddy Park Arena, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0123
etc SMALL BUSINESS FINANCES: A panel of experts shares investment an< money management advice with the entrepreneurially inclined. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. HURRICANE MITCH LECTURE A leader of the Civic Council of Indigenous and Popular Organizatioi
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 2 Vermont Filmmakers Showcase Champlain College-Hauke Alumni Auditorium — i2:oo-5:oopm $4/$3 for students and seniors Eight Minutes in March james Fox & john Bollenbacher (Peru) What am I? Chris Chicoski-Kelly (Charlotte) Gates of Hell Robin LLoyd (Burlington) Made in Thailand Claak's Fa am Serguei Bassine (Sharon) 9 Brandon Cabot Orton (Weston) & Keith Speigel (Burlington) Champlain College-Hauke Alumni Auditorium — 5:30-6:30 Messages Brian Levinson (Burlington) With Bill Schubart from Resolution Radiant Flux David Ehrlich (Randolph) Kingsbury Beach Walter lingerer (Montpelier) The Whitehouse john Douglas (Charlotte) Peril teaser & trailer David Giancola (Rutland) The Last Monster Michael Fisher (Montpelier) Hoyt's Nickelodeon — 7:00-9:00 Clean Rob Koier (South Burlington) $8/$6 for students and seniors Waiting for the Time Being Peter Miller (Burlington) Darkness, Light, Darkness Jan Svankmajer (Czech Republic) Ralph Nj Bartrum (East Montpelier) Little Dieter Needs to Fly Werner Herzog (Germany/Czech Rep.) Les Lames Invincibles Kyle Fiske, Jon Nuquistm, Aux Monts Verts Carl Quensal & Adam Walker (Burlington)
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Delta Blues Films Son House Ronald Citro (USA) Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? Peter Meyer (USA) The Life & Times of Robert Johnson
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aids in understanding the devastating storm's aftermath. Burlington College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. 'INTRODUCTION TO WORKER COOPERATIVES': The director of the New Leaf Cooperative Enterprise Program reports on the past — and future — of worker-owned businesses. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 79 p.m. Free. Info, 660-0640. EXTRATERRESTRIAL LECTURE: Dr. Jill Tarter, whose career inspired the movie Contact, talks about the science behind the search for alien life. Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2644. GHOSTS OF EVEREST': Climber Larry Johnson, coordinator for the expedition that found the body of George Mallory, tells illustrated tales from the punishing peak. See "to do" list, this issue. Campus Center Theater, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 800282-3 9 63. WILLARD STERNE RANDALL: The presidential biographer speaks about Thomas Chittenden, a.k.a. "One-Eyed Tom," the Revolutionary War hero who became governor of Vermont. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2700 ext. 2545. TRAVEL LECTURE: Learn about "cultural cruising" trips that combine
travel and education. Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. VERMONT WORLD TRADE DAY: Gov. Howard Dean kicks off this allday event designed to help local companies understand international economics, the potential of "e-commerce" and other opportunities for expansion. Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 8:45 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. $12-30. Register, 863-3489. CHAMPLAIN ARC MEETING: Advocates and families of the developmentally disabled convene for workshops, lectures and a silent auction. International Commons Building, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 2:307:30 p.m. Free. Register, 658-2221. FLU SHOT CLINIC: Senior citizens can get immunized against influenza today — and stick the state for the bill. The Pines, 7 Aspen Dr., S. Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon. 83 Barlow St., Winooski, 1-2 p.m. EDUCATOR NIGHT: After a reception, teachers and home schooling families with proper credentials get a lesson in discounts and door prizes. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION LECTURE: Richard Prystowsky, editor of Paths of Learning magazine, leads an exploration of home schooling and other educational alternatives. Bellwether School, Williston, 7 p.m. Free.
Info, 863-4839. LAMOILLE COUNTY RIVER ASSESSMENT: Residents of riverside dwellings share concerns and hear preliminary findings of a public report. Cambridge United Church, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Register, 888-9218. DIGITAL TV PREVIEW: Vermont Public Television reps shed a "bit" of light on the dawn of TV's new highdefinition era. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. Free. Register, 253-8358.
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Guardian Angels. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. SCI-FI FANTASY READING GROUP: Fans of out-of-this-world literature touch down to discuss their favorite books. Barnes &C Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'BREEDING BETTER VERMONTERS': Author Nancy Gallagher discusses her new book — a history of the eugenics movement in Vermont. See "to do" list, this issue. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. 'AN EVENING WITH CHRIS BOHJALIAN': The best-selling Vermont author of Midwives reads and signs his work over dessert and coffee in a benefit for the Brownell Library. The Inn at Essex, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 655-0231. 'THE STORY OF A MILLION YEARS': Local author David Huddle reads and signs his new novel about a Lolita-like affair. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.
drama THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE CO.: The "bad boys of abridgment" condense the millennium, from Leif Ericsson to the Y2K bug, into a single show. See "to do" list, this issue. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20-27. Info, 863-5966. 'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD': Adapted from Harper Lee's classic novel, this play examines prejudice and justice in the 1930s South. Northern Stage performs in the Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 296-7000.
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four-day festival. Look for films from around the world — and Vermont — concerning politics, culture and indigenous issues. See center spread, this issue. Venues around Burlington. Info, 863-5966. 'MABOROSI': A young urban widow with a son remarries and reexamines her life in a remote seaside village in contemporary Japan. 113 St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4477. 'RICHARD III': Laurence Olivier gives a definitive performance as the murderous monarch in this 1955 film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.
kids STORY & CRAFT TIME: Kids three and up engage in artful educational activities. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. NEW BOOK STORY TIME: Little listeners get a Halloween treat in the tale of a vampire rabbit — James Howe's Bunnicula Strikes Again. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. STORY HOUR: Young readers learn from lighthearted literature in a country setting. Flying Pig Children's Books, Charlotte, 10:30 a.m.!<Free. Info, 425-2600.
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art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. TIBETAN THANGKA SLIDE SHOW: Artist Wendy Harding provides an introduction to the scroll-painting Buddhist tradition. Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 South Winooski Ave. 7 p.m. Free. Register, 985-3961.
words 'GREAT BOOKS OF THE CENTURY' GROUP: "The contribution of cookbooks" throughout the century are on the menu tonight, along with best-selling books from the last decade, such as Joy Luck Club. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
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etc USED BOOK SALE: See October 21. HAUNTED FOREST: See October 20. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CONFERENCE: See October 21, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. UNITED NATIONS FESTIVAL: Don international garb at a celebration of many nations researched by far-reaching local kids and their parents. International Children's School, S. Burlington, 9 a.m. noon. Free. Register, 865-3347. FALL CRAFT AND FINE ART SHOW: Four hundred juried artisans help you get a head start on holiday shopping at one of the biggest craft festivals around. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, noon - 8 p.m. $5. Info, 878-4786. MORAL DEVELOPMENT LECTURE: Dartmouth education prof Andrew Garrod compares moral reasoning in adolescents from India and the U.S. Farrell Room, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, noon. Free. Info, 654-2535. GHOST STORIES FORUM:
Spooky stories give new meaning to local haunts, with chilling tales that take place in local cider mills, schools and covered bridges. Rutland Intermediate School, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 775-6887. GLBTQ SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428.
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•Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See October 22. SCOTT B. ADAMS: The New Yorker serenades shoppers with acoustic guitar originals. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT: The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra Society plays tribute to the "best of the millennium" in a program of works by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart. Montpelier City Hall Arts Center, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 244-8354. RICK DANKO: The Band member who helped electrify Bob Dylan goes acoustic at a concert of classics like "The Shape I'm In." See for yourself at Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 748-2600.
dance SOCK HOP: Take a free jitterbug lesson, then swing the night away at this retro romp. Trivia buffs and costumed clothes hounds compete for prizes at the YMCA, Burlington, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 862-9622. CONTRA DANCING: The Otter
Creek Contras host this northernstyle hoedown with Rachel Nevitt calling for Malcolm Sanders, Peter Johannsen and Brian Perkins. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 388-4548.
drama 'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD': See October 21, $20. 'THE HUMMINGBIRD': See October 22, 2 & 8 p.m. 'MASTER CLASS': See October 21, Mill River Union High School, N. Clarendon, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 775-5413. 'THE LOGGER': See October 22.
film VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: See October 21. 'NIGHTS OF CABIRIA': Federico Fellini directed this Academy Award-winning film about a dreamy Roman streetwalker played by Giulietta Masina. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. 'XIU XIU: T H E SENT-DOWN GIRL': A city-bred teen resorts to desperate measures after she is abandoned in the countryside by Chinese officials. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.
art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. ART AUCTION: Fine artworks go on the block to benefit the Wood Art Gallery, after a buffet and cocktails at National Life of Vermont, Montpelier, 6 p.m. for $35 dinner. Auction starts at 8 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8743.
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kids 'THE THREE LITTLE PIGS': The porcine trio makes a live appearance in a staged version of the story at Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. JACK-O'-LANTERN CONTEST: Kids earn prizes for the best decorated pumpkin picture. Borders, Church St., Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. STORYTIME: Young readers delve into classic and new tales at a laidback, literary happening. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. 'THE DRUMS OF N O T O HANTO': The Burlington Taiko Group accompanies this reading by author Alison James. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231.
sport WORK HIKE: Bring tools along with water and warm clothes on a trail-tending walk on the Long Trail at Smuggler's Notch. Meet at Montpelier High School, 8 a.m. Free. Register, 223-1406. M O U N T ELLEN HIKE: Hike along the Jerusalem Trail to Glen Ellen Lodge and continue on to the third highest summit in the state. Register, 658-0912.
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legacy of progressive educator — and Burlington native — John Dewey is the focus of a conference connecting religion, spirituality and education. Old Mill, UVM, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Info, 656-1355. LITERACY WORKSHOP: Parents and teachers discover ways to encourage reading in preschoolers. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. CHICKEN PIE SUPPER: Enjoy a hot meal on a cool autumn evening at the Williston Federated Church, 5, 6 & 7 p.m. $8. Info, 862-7400. PUMPKIN LIGHTING: Prizes, hayrides, music and treats greet tricksters who bring their jack-o'-lanterns to light and display. See "to do" list, this issue. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 47 p.m. Free. Info, 524-2444. TIRE AND APPLIANCE DROPOFF: Rid yourself of rimless tires and doorless refrigerators at dropoff sites throughout Chittenden County, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8111. PATH PRUNERS: Volunteers bring tools to beat back the bush on the paths at Spirit in Nature, Ripton, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 388-7244. CRAFT FAIR: Browse a bounty of homegrown and handmade items at Westford Elementary School, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-5606. HUMANE SOCIETY AUCTION: Place silent and live bids on artwork, hotel stays, snowshoes, plane tickets, jewelry and pet items to benefit the Central Vermont Humane Society. Montpelier Elks Club, Rt. 2, 9 a.m. Live auction, 10 a.m. Info, 244-1588. TERMINAL ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP: Caregivers of people who are terminally ill and others coping with death convene at the Vermont Respite House, 25 Prim Rd., Colchester, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-4159.
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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." CHAMPLAIN ECHOES: Harmonious women compare notes at a weekly rehearsal of the all-female barbershop chorus. The Pines, Dorset St., S. Burlington, 79:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9500.
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words FAMILY VALUES BOOK GROUP: Readers reflect on Marilyn Nelson Waniek's National Book Award-winner, The Homeplace. Dorothy Ailing Memorial Library, Williston, 7 p.m. Free. Register, 878-4918. SEX HISTORY BOOK SERIES: Explore the spicy social history of sex in a roundtable discussion of George Chauncey's Gay New York. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Register, 223-3338. VERMONT AUTHORS NIGHT: Local wordsmiths share their craft at the Horn of the Moon Cafe, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0317.
etc FALL CRAFT A N D FINE ART SHOW: See October 22, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. LAMOILLE COUNTY RIVER ASSESSMENT: See October 25, Hyde Park Town Hall. MILLENNIUM LECTURE: James Reston, author of The Last Apocalypse: Europe in the Year 1000 A.D., plumbs the deeper meanings of the millennium. Mann Hall Auditorium, Trinity College, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Register, 846-7110. CENTRAL AMERICA LEC. TURE: Mayan activist Luis Yat speaks about post-war Guatemala and its "internal colonialism" at Burlington College, 7 p.m. Free.
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aikido AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adults, Monday through Friday, 5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m., Saturdays, 91 1:45 a.m. Children, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 17 E. Allen St., Winooski. $55/month, $120/three months, intro specials. Info, 654-6999. Study this graceful, flowing martial art to develop flexibility, confidence and self defense skills. AiKIDO OF VERMONT: Ongoing classes Monday through Friday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. Above Onion River Co-op, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Practice the art of Aikido in a safe and supportive environment.
aromatherapy W I N T E R USES O F ESSENTIAL OILS': Saturday, October 23, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Aroma Massage, S. Burlington. $45. Info, 658-5873. Aroma Massage, S. Burlington. $45. Info, 6585873. Warm up your winter with aromatic essences. SPA N I G H T : Two Thursdays, October 28 and November 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Star Root, Battery St., Burlington. Free. Register, 862-4421. Get some pampering — seated massage, foot reflexology and facials will be available. 'STRESS A N D SELF CARE': Saturday, November 13, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Aroma Massage, S. Burlington. $45. Info, 658-5873. Explore the causes of your stress, its effects and how aromatherapy and self-massage can help.
art TIBETAN T H A N G K A PAINTI N G : Friday, October 22, 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave. $125. Register, 985-3961. Learn the fundamentals of this centuries-old art form in a meditative environment. OIL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS': Three Thursdays, October 28, November 4 and 11, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $75. Register, 865-7166. Tad Spurgeon teaches adults to interpret simple still lifes in oil. ARTFUL I N N O V A T I O N S ' :
Five Thursdays, November 4, 11,18, December 2 and 9, 7-8:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $35. Register, 8657166. See and hear how social and historical thinking has been mirrored in art through the ages. ' I N T I M A T E PORTRAITS': Two Saturdays, November 6, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and November 20, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $40. Register, 865-7166. Explore ways to capture emotionally intimate photographs. ' D R A W I N G O N T H E IMAGIN A T I O N ' : Six-week session beginning in November. $150. Info, 862-0527. Artists and nonartists use meditation, journal work, drawing and painting to travel through the world of their imaginations.
Terry Bouricius teaches this rejuvenated dance from the Big Band era.
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This Sufi-style meditation incorporates breath, sound and movement. M E D I T A T I O N : First & third Sundays, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave. Free. Info, 658-6795. Instructors teach nonsectarian and Tibetan Buddhist meditations. M E D I T A T I O N : Thursdays, 78:30 p.m. Green Mountain Learning Center, 13 Dorset Lane, Suite 203, Williston. Free. Info, 872-3797. Don't just do something, sit there! GUIDED MEDITATION: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. T h e Shelburne Athletic Club, Shelburne Commons. Free. Info, 985-2229. Practice guided meditation for relaxation and focus.
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H Y P N O S I S CERTIFICATION: Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24. Burlington. $444. Register, 800-898-4042. Train to become a certified hypnotherapist with a weekend intensive followed by home study.
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K E N D O : Ongoing Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:45-8:30 p.m. Warren Town Hall. Donations. Info, 496-4669. Develop focus, control and power through this Japanese samurai sword-fencing martial art.
REIKI CLINIC: Ongoing Wednesdays through December, 7-9 p.m. Fletcher Free Library, College St., Burlington. Free. Info, 877-8374. Get an introduction to an ancient healing method used to restore health and balance to body, mind and spirit.
business/career ' G E T T I N G SERIOUS': Four Thursdays, October 21, 28, November 4 and 11. Women's Small Business Program,Trinity College, Burlington. $115. Grants available. Info, 846-7160. The Women's Small Business Program helps you explore the possibilities and realities of business ownership by developing an entrepreneurial idea. 'START UP': Beginning February 4. Women's Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $1250, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Learn valuable skills as you write a business plan.
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meditation ' T H E WAY O F T H E SUFI': Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. S. Burlington. Free. Info, 658-2447.
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self-defense BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Ongoing classes for men, women and children, Monday through Saturday. Vermont Brazilian JiuJitsu Academy, 4 Howard St., Burlington. Info, 660-4072 or 253-9730. Escape fear with an integrated self-defense system based on technique, not size, strength or
spirit 'SPIRITUAL Q U A N T U M LEAP': Sunday, October 24, 2-4 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $25. Info, 660-8060. Undo patterns which no longer serve you and reset your "internal controls" for the future instead of the past.
support groups VT. RESOLVE INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP: Wednesday, November 3, 6-8 p.m. New England Federal Credit Union, Taft Corner, Williston. Info, 657-2542. Talk with others about infertility issues. A L C O H O L I C S ANONYM O U S : Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 6584221. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step — of 12 — and join a group in your area. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS.
Ongoing daily groups. Various locations in Burlington, S. Burlington and Plattsburgh. Free. Info, 862-4516. If you're ready to stop using drugs, this group of recovering addicts can offer inspiration.
women SELF DEFENSE/RAPE AWARENESS: Mondays, October 25 through November 22, 6:00-7:30 p.m. So. Burlington High School, Dorset St. Free. Info, 864-0555- Explore your self-defense options.
writing 'FIRST T H O U G H T S W R I T I N G ' : One-day workshop. Saturday, October 23, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hinesburg. $45. Weekend intensive. November 5, 6 and 7. Sugartree Inn, Warren. $150. Register, 878-6675. Learn how silencing your internal critic can help you find an authentic voice within yourself 'SUCCESS SECRETS O F $60,000 W R I T E R S ' : Sunday, November 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., $69. The Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski. Register, 6550231. It's possible to make a living as a writer; learn the strategies of some who do.
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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." AMATEUR MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA: Vermont Symphony violinist David Gusakov oversees this weekly harmonic convergence of amateur musicians. Music Room, S. Burlington High School, 7:309:30 p.m. $5. Info, 985-9750.
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S U Z A N N E FALTER-BARNS: The author of How Much Joy Can You Stand? gives tips on pursuing dreams. McAuley Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $5. Info, 846-7160. ' G O D VS. SCIENCE': Rabbi and former NASA researcher Velvl Greene explores the cosmic convergence of scientific knowledge and Judaism. John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6968. C O M M U N I T Y MEDICAL S C H O O L : David Warshaw, UVM biophysics chair, gets to the heart
of the molecular motors that drive the pump. Austin Auditorium, Fletcher Allen Medical Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2886. 'EMPOWERING YOUTH': What troubles teens? Leaders of local youth organizations lay it out at the H.O. Wheeler School, Walnut St., Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2704 ext. 338. FINANCIAL AID WORKS H O P : College-bound students and parents get valuable advice on making the financial aid grade. Rice Memorial High School, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 800-642-3177. MASSAGE THERAPY TALK: Learn about different massage techniques, as well as licensing procedures and insurance coverage issues. Dewey Commons Lounge, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1386. Y2K C O N T I N G E N C Y PLAN W O R K S H O P : Small-business owners get a crash course on millennial preparedness via interactive television. Venues throughout Vermont, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Register, 888-925-7658. SALEM W I T C H HISTORY: Hinesburg native Lori Lee Wilson, author of The Salem Witch Trials: How History is Invented dis-spells the myths surrounding the "American Inquisition." MacLure Library, Pittsford, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 483-2988. FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: Freshen up your French, with a Quebecois accent, in this informal social cercle at Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. CAREGIVERS FOR T H E MENTALLY ILL: Friends, family and anyone involved with the mentally ill get support at this monthly "share and care." Howard Center for Human Services, 300 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6683.
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drama 'ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT': Ex-Gomez Addams actor John Astin portrays "The Raven" writer in a one-man Poe show. See "to do" list, this issue. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 603-448-0400.
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ELEMENTAL, WATSON Sculptor
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openings QUIET DESPERATION, an MFA Thesis exhibit by Shane Musser. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1310. Artists talk October 21, 3-4 p.m., followed by reception. A GARDEN PARTY, new paintings by Elizabeth Bunsen and her four-yearold son Boone Wilson. Alley Cats Arts, Burlington, 865-5079. Reception October 23, 4-6 p.m. FINE ART FLEA MART, featuring artists in the alley next to Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-7165. Every Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Through October. J0YRIDE, oil paintings by Jake Geer. Also, pots by Jan Cannon and Hoyt Barringer. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild, 877-3668. Reception October 23, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
ongoing BURLINGTON AREA POLLY THOMPSON, new paintings. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. October 21 November 30. ANN LABERGE, artworks including photos taken in Jamaica. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, 8640471. Through November 15. THEATER OF THE IMAGINATION: Masquerade of the Soul, a group show from Caravan Arts. Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, 660-8460. October 22 - November 14. NATURE PHOTOGRAPHS by Ken Provan. New World Tortilla, Burlington, 863-5307. Through October. THE MATING HABITS OF LINES: Sketchbooks and Notebooks of Ree Morton, featuring drawings and journals detailing the artistic process, from an early pioneer in installation art who died in 1977. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through January 23. HOMEBODIES & TRAVELING FOOLS:
Investigations at Home and on the Move, sculptural works by Knox Cummin. Living/Learning Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-4200. Through October 28. MARY ELLEN MAN0CK, watercolor paintings. Bread & Beyond, Williston, 863-6627. Through October. PRIDE'S MAILBOX, an international collection of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender themed postmarks commissioned by the U.S. and foreign postal offices. Billings North Lounge, UVM, Burlington, 656-2005. Through October. THE TOGETHERNESS EDITION, a show of monoprints by children and seniors in an intergenerational bookmaking workshop sponsored by Very Special Arts Vermont. Daily Planet, Burlington, 860-6220. Through October. FOUR H0NDURAN ARTISTS, featuring the work of Mario Castillo, Virgilio Guardiola, Rolando Lopez Trochez and Xenia Meji'a. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through February 13. ANN BEMIS, new acrylic paintings. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 8653144. Through October. NATURE & MYTH, featuring paintings by Matthew Kolodzief and sculptures by Nancy Sansom Reynolds. DollAnstadt Gallery, Burlington, 8643661. Through October. THE FIRST ANNUAL VERMONT METALSMITHS SHOW, a selection of works of jeweler/metalsmiths statewide; and NEW MEXICO COLORS, paintings by Will Hurd. Grannis Gallery, Burlington, 660-2032. Through October. PURSUING THE LIGHT: Visual Impressions of the Natural World, featuring fine art color photography by Christopher C. Leeper. Working Design Gallery at the Mens Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through November. JANE HORNER, solo installation, in which something different will happen every day of the month. Union Station, Burlington, 660-4335. Through October.
COVERED BRIDGES AND OTHER THINGS, black-and-white and color photography by Jan Tyler. Isabel's on the Waterfront, Burlington, 865-2522. Through November 14. DAVID GOODRICH, pen and ink drawings of Vermont views. Uncommon Grounds, Burlington, and The Book Rack, Winooski, 654-4650. Through November 6 and December, respectively. RICK SUTTA, representational oil paintings. Rick Sutta Gallery, Burlington, 860-7506. Ongoing. MICHAEL M0NTANAR0, paintings, photographs, etchings and drawings of Costa Rica, Italy and Vermont. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 654-2000. Through October. THE CLOWN SHOW, works in mixed media by local artists, including Mr. Masterpiece, Lance Richbourg, Catherine Hall, Jennifer Koch, Greg Blasdel, Tony Sini and others. Red Square, Burlington, 862-3779. Through October. STRONG HEARTS: Native American Visions and Voices, featuring color and black-and-white photographs by 29 Native American photographers. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 6560750. Through December 19. VISUAL TEXT: Art and the Written Word, a national exhibit in mixed media of artists who use text in their work. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, Burlington, 863-6458. Through October 24. SARAH-LEE TERRAT, photographs of her murals and painted objects. FreStyle, Burlington, 651-8820. Through October. LEAH BENEDICT, new murals. Also, PERS0NAE: An Exhibit of Costumes by Christine Demarais. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. Through October. EXPAND WITHOUT MOVING, psychedelic and mosaic posters and prints inspired by music, by David Peroff. Three Needs, Burlington, 238-1070. Through October. AUTUMN AT THE OLD MILL, a show
and sale in mixed media by members of the Northern Vermont Artist Association. Red Mill Craft Shop, Jericho, 899-1106. Through October. GERRIT GOLLNER, abstract paintings and prints. Farrell Rm., St. Michael's College, Colchester, 654-2487. Through December.
C H A M P L A I N VALLEY 38TH ANNUAL MEMBERS' EXHIBITION, featuring juried works in mixed media. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 775-0356. Through November 14. BOB HARDY, an exhibit of framed photographs, the sale of which will benefit the Vergennes Opera House. Chittenden Bank, Vergennes, 4752440. Through October. USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO OR DO WITHOUT: Our Lives in the 1930s and '40s, featuring oral histories, photographs, artifacts and music exploring Addison County life in those decades. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through March 10. WE ARE INSTRUMENT OF LOVE #11, mixed media by Lynn Sandage, and FROM FLOWERS TO FALL, watercolors by Joan Wilson. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild, 877-3668. Through October 21. HANNAH SESSIONS, Vermont landscapes. Bulwagga Books & Gallery, Whiting, 623-6242. Through October 24. NO TWO ALIKE: African-American Improvisational Patchwork, featuring the works of 20 quilters with Southern roots. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 388-4964. Through November 20. TREASURES OF DECEIT: Archaeology and the Forger's Craft, featuring 20 genuine, reworked and forged antiquities. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5007. Through October. G0URDGE0US GOURDS!, featuring gourd art by American artists. Frog ,Hollow Vermont State Craft Gallery, Middlebury, 388-3177. Through November 8. HORATIO GREEN0UGH: An American Sculptor's Drawings, a retrospective on the life of the early American artist (1805-1852), featuring 15 sculptures, 48 drawings and related materials, from the private collection of George R. Rinhart. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5007. Through December 12. JEAN KERR-LEWIS & SHARYN LAYFIELD, new pastel paintings. Woody's Restaurant, Middlebury, 453-5603. Through October.
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October 29. LISA F0RSTER, landscape watercolors. Mist Grill Gallery, Waterbury, 2442233. Through November 1. CHRIST CHURCH COMMUNITY ARTS, a group show of pastel landscapes, still lifes, jewelry and spiritually inspired art by parishioners and friends. Sacred Space Gallery, Christ Church Episcopal, Montpelier, 223-3631. Through October. RELIGION, MYTH AND FANCY, a selection from the permanent collection. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 8288743. Through December 24. YURI GORBACHEV, and other local or international artists in a group show of mixed media. Kristal Gallery, Warren, 496-6767. Through October. ALICE ECKLES, a permanent changing exhibit of selected paintings and prints. The Old School House Common, Marshfield, 456-8993. Ongoing. SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS, featuring re-constructed objects of all kinds by area artists. The Restore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Ongoing.
NORTHERN NOMADIC CONNECTIONS, contemporary paintings by Val B. Hird, paired with 19th- and 20th-century textiles of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. Also, in the Hands-On Gallery Space, a Central Asian yurt by Rachel Lehr. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 2538358. Through November 20. CLAY VESSELS: Interpretations of a Vessel Aesthetic, featuring the works of potters Bob Green, Terri Gregory and Nicholas Seidner. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through November 20. THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE'S WORK OF ROY KENNEDY, a retrospective featuring paintings, sculptures, woodcuts, handmade furniture and artifacts of the Saint Michael's College professor emeritus. Mary Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through October 24. LAND & LIGHT, featuring the works of more than 50 landscape painters. Mary Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through October 26. BREAD & PUPPET masks, puppets and other artifacts from four decades. Bread & Puppet Museum, Glover, 525-6972. Through October. 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS, including landscape paintings by Vermont artists Kathleen Kolb, Thomas Curtin, Cynthia Price and more. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 253-7116. Ongoing.
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space. From hour to hour the intensely pure colors o f her wallmounted installations, diaphanous hanging objects and subtle pastel paintings evolve as the palpable presence of light interacts with her simple forms. But Union Station has
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gradually being wrapped in nylon; one is yellow, one is becoming black. Unlike the process pieces that have occurred this year in the installation room of Burlington's Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Horner's event is a collection of separate works in transition. While mutually supportive and often site-specific, the pieces maintain separate conceptual identities.
"Laughing Sticks" and the vibrant nylon shreds crumpled and entrapped in a transparent 7' x 9' grid o f C D cases, titled "Matrix," highlight the spiritual, uniquely human impulse to create beauty simply for its own sake. Nothing else needs to be represented in these works. Horner created " T h e Secret Life o f Lines" with a few strands o f colored, insulated wire. T h e rows of crinkled wire hang in space like three-dimensional Persian calligraphy. With four unpainted curves o f foamcore Horner grouped a piece titled "Jasmine Fragrance." It has no color except for that imparted by shadows. These are the kinds o f finely nuanced statements that appear in every corner of "Solo Show." In the course o f the month new epiphanies are likely to surface
"Laughing Sticks" is a playful group o f long, thin rectangular sticks wrapped in brightly colored tape and suspended by
become more than just an exhibit space for Horner; it has also become her studio. By changing elements within the show on a daily basis throughout October, Horner is continually respond-
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fishing line from a high square of Plexiglass. T h e glossy colors include blaze orange, greens, indigos, yellows, pink.an< As with most of HornerVworks",
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not be completely installed until the very end o f October — the last day o f the show. So while Horner's primary medium may be light, her primary artistic impulse might be called a celebration o f transience and transformation. ®
process is a verb during this exhibit. "I Fly" is a wide collection of foamcore cut-outs — slim crescents, stretched triangles and other graceful shapes — all movable across a long
TRANSIENCE: Chinese Experimental Art at the End of the 20th Century, featuring works in mixed media by the country's younger generation of artists. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-6462426. Through December 19. FOR SALE, a public art installation created by the Swiss art alliance relax. Dartmouth College Green, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. Through January 3. STRUCTURE AND SURFACE, contemporary textiles by 29 Japanese artists, designers and manufacturers. Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, JeanNoel Desmarais Pavilion, 514-2851600. Through November 14. HOLLY KING, landscapes of the imagination in black-and-white and color photography. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Noel Desmarais Pavilion, 514-285-1600. Through December 5. ® PLEASE NOTE: Seven Days is unable to accommodate all of the displays in our readership area, thus these listings must be restricted to exhibits in tridy public viewing places. Art in business offices, lobbies and private- residences or studios, with occasional exceptions, will not be accepted.
wall. T h e shapes are painted in a few bright colors and regularly rearranged by both artist and public. There are also nearby piles of nylon fabric and foamcore cut-outs lying on the floor to be touched, reorganized and played with. T h e bright nylon scraps are from a hot-air balloon factory, and the cut-outs are painted on one side but have words on the opposite side. T h e seemingly chaotic heaps of color are slyly interactive, allowing for a creative dialogue between audience and artist. But Horner's "Solo Show" is not totally a process-oriented installation. While some areas are interactive, other pieces are traditionally matted and framed; others are unframed. A collection of large-scale figure drawings appeared on the walls one day, added simply because Horner felt a need for "the presence o f the human form" in the show. Two tall step-ladders are
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T H E D I N N E R G A M E * * * * From legendary French director Frances {La Cage aux Folles) Veber comes this c o m e d y of errors about a = snobbish publisher who, along with a circle of mean-spirited friends, takes part in a mean-spirited ritual: Each invites the stupidest person he can find to a "dinner of idiots" and subtly mocks the unwitting guest. O n e unusual night, the snob gets his just desserts. Thierry Lhermitte stars. (NR) T H E R E D V I O L I N * * * From the creators of Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould comes the story of one unusual violin. Director Francois Girard traces the history of a magical musical intrument and its journey from 17th-century Italy to Maoist China. W i t h an international cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Greta Scacchi. (R) T H E S T O R Y OF U S * * * Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer are paired for this romantic comedy about a couple which attempts a trial separation after 15 years of marriage. Rob Reiner directs. Rita Wilson and Paul Reiser co-star. (R)
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trademark with the Patent a n d
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a publisher wants to d o a calen-
stuff. T h e property interests at
dar with your n a m e and symbol,
stake are two-fold: First, the
you have" to grant them the right
actual artwork is a copyrightable
to do so by a written d o c u m e n t
piece of art; second, w h e n used to identify your musical perfor-
A symbol is a way for
specifying payment (royalty) terms, quality standards a n d an
mances a n d related merchandise,
enforcement mechanism. If you
it becomes a trademark.
don't, you risk dilution, not to mention n o n - p a y m e n t .
If you a p p r o a c h a g r a p h i c artist to design y o u r s y m b o l , y o u m u s t acquire the copyrighted a r t w o r k f r o m the artist with a written d o c u m e n t . T h e a g r e e m e n t m u s t g r a n t all rights
with others in your community of fans.
O t h e r similar opportunities may present themselves along the way, and it is best to have a few of the basics covered: M a k e sure you acquire the artwork
in the piece to the musician,
that is your symbol, register it as
w i t h n o n e reserved whatsoever.
a copyright, use it as a trademark, register it is a trademark,
You s h o u l d pay the artist s o m e -
then take adequate steps to pro-
t h i n g w h e n you d o it, b u t
Trademark Office. T h i s is more
w h e n you fail to enforce your
you'll p r o b a b l y still have to
expensive than registering a
rights. Both may result in a
tect your symbol as well as to
give h i m or her backstage pass-
copyright, b u t it is still well
reduction or complete loss of
effectively commercialize it. In
es for life.
w o r t h it. Registration conclu-
trademark rights. Therefore, you
any case, let people k n o w w h o
have to take some steps to pre-
^ou are and w h a t your act is all
vent bootlegging, even if it
a b o u t in one picture, such as,
sively establishes ownership.
You should then register
T h e cool t h i n g here is that,
ownership of this copyright as visual art in the n a m e of the
unlike copyrights, which have a
n't really bother you that some
say, "A little stick-figure guy
musical artist's business entity.
limited duration, a trademark
tour rats are m a k i n g a couple
with arms outstretched, scream-
For $30, this is a pretty good
belongs to you as long as you
bucks to stay on the road by
ing at the sky." ®
deal, because if you don't d o it,
c o n t i n u e to use it. For instance,
printing some T-shirts. You still
w i t h i n three m o n t h s of the first
the character Mickey M o u s e
have to identify and go after the
time you show it publicly, you
started o u t as a copyrighted car-
T-shirt syndicate.
lose the right to e n h a n c e d statu-
toon, b u t n o w he has become a
O n c e you get big enough,
tory damages and to collect
trademark symbol for the entire
you really shouldn't bother mak-
inadequately
attorney's fees. N o w you're ready to start printing the symbol on stuff. If
is an attor-
who loves all
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Disney empire whose mortality
ing merchandise yourself any-
article: The Grateful Dead,
is tied to the life of his corporate
more, unless you go whole-hog
Rolling Stones,
master.
with in-house merchandising.
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pretty mindless songs, I have to
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ARCHITECTURAL CAD draftsperson for design-oriented architectural firm. Call Lee at Edgcomb Design Group, 4 9 6 - 5 2 4 0 . BAKER NEEDED: full-time. Creative, self-motivated, committed. Apply in person at Stone Soup, 2 1 1 College St., Burl. See Avery or Tim. BREAKFAST COOK: Willard St. Inn, Sun. & Mon., 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fun atmosphere! Part-time housekeeper also needed for Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 6 5 1 8 7 1 0 or stop by. CARPENTER: Experienced carpenter to work with architecture firm on design-build projects. Call Lee at Edgcomb Design Group, 469-5240. ENTREPRENEUR: Do you fit this job description? Independent, creative woman who knows how to make it all work. Perhaps you ought to consider working for yourself. Call the Women's Small Business Program, celebrating 10 yrs. of entrepreneurial success, 8 4 6 - 7 1 6 0 . FARMHOUSE CHEESE MAKER: Organization with environmental mission seeks full-time individuals until year's end. Make, cut, wax, wrap & ship. Apply to Ross or Steve, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne VT 0 5 4 8 2 . FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR: Primarily interested in woodcut, scratchboard, pen & ink, and line style. Professional work only. Send at least three samples to: SZCI, 5 2 1 St. Paul St., Burlington, VT 0 5 4 0 1 . No calls, please. FULL- & PART-TIME COOK: skilled at soups & salads, committed, creative, etc. Apply in person to Stone Soup, 2 1 1 College St., Burlington. See Tim or Avery.
EMPLOYMENT $ 8 0 0 WEEKLY POTENTIAL processing government refunds at home! No experience necessary. 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 9 6 4 7 7 9 ext. 1394.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS GREEN MT. INSTITUTE OF Oriental Medicine now accepting applications for Spring semester starting Jan. 2 0 0 0 . Programs include acupuncture and Oriental medicine, Oriental bodywork therapy, Chinese massage & auricular therapy. For more info, call 2 9 5 - 6 6 2 9 . PUBLIC INPUT MEETING on landscaping Burlington's Intervale, Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at Intervale Compost. Further info: 6 6 0 - 4 9 4 9 .
ANNOUNCEMENTS TAG SALE AT DESIGN STUDIO: cool stuff, music, cider. Sat., 10/23, 9-3 p.m. 47 Maple St. Donation will be made to Firehouse Gallery.
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BURLINGTON: Sunny, 2bdrm. apt. $ 2 2 9 / m o . + 1/2 utils. + dep. No pets (have cat & dog). Avail.11/1. No homophobes. 6 5 8 - 3 0 2 8 .
HINESBURG: Housemate for home on dirt road & hill. Prefer woman. Rent reasonable. Must like living in the woods. Call, 4 3 4 - 4 3 1 2 .
BURLINGTON: Lg. room avail., female preferred, hdwd. firs., 1 block from UVM. No pets. $ 4 7 5 / m o . incl. utils. 8 6 3 - 7 9 4 9 .
NEW HAVEN: Housemate for newly renovated 3-bdrm. house, quiet, 5 0 mins. to Burlington. Must be neat & responsible. Sorry, no pets or smoking. $ 4 0 0 / m o . 4 5 3 5 5 2 2 ( d ) or 4 5 3 - 5 5 7 0 ( e ) .
WILLISTON: Seeking female prof./grad student to share great home in country setting. If you're neat, responsible, good-humored and like animals (but don't have one), check this out! $ 4 5 0 / m o . , incl. heat, but not utils. 8 7 8 - 0 5 7 3 or 8 6 5 - 1 3 7 3 .
FREE ROOM IN EXCHANGE for work around a country house in So. Burlington. Prefer older male, college graduate-age student. Should like to chop wood, work around garden, be familiar with small machinery. Further info: 8 6 4 - 7 5 3 7 ( d ) or 862-8796(e).
BURLINGTON: Roommate wanted to share 2-bdrm. apt., near downtown, $ 2 7 5 / m o . + 1/2 utils. No pets/cigarettes. 8 6 5 - 0 1 5 2 , leave message.
BURLINGTON: Grad/prof. female to share South End duples w/ wood stove, yard, hdwd. firs. Dog possible. $ 3 6 0 / m o . + 1/2 utils. 862-8189.
BURLINGTON: 3-bdrm. apt., sunny & spacious, big backyard, off-street parking, close to downtown. $ 2 3 5 / m o . Avail, now. 6 5 8 - 8 8 4 5 .
CHARLOTTE: Female wanted for village apt. No pets, but pet-friendly smoker OK. W/D. Avail, now. $ 2 7 5 / m o . + 1/2 utils. + dep. 4 2 5 - 4 1 6 8 , leave message.
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Dear Tom and Ray, Would it be crazy to put a rebuilt engine in a 12-year-old car? I use my old Mazda wagon as a dogmobile for my dog-walking business. I've been looking at new cars, but I don't think I could stand it if the dogs scratched up the inside of my new car like they've done to this old one. Will a rebuilt engine give my Mazda a new lease on life? —Sally RAY: Absolutely. You're the perfect candidate for a rebuilt engine, Sally. In fact, the American Association of Engine Rebuilders will probably want you to star in their next T V corn-
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CHARLOTTE to MONTPELIER: I'm hoping to share dri| ving with someone ! to help cut down i on travel costs. My hours are 8-4:30, M-F. (3208) BURLINGTON to RANDOLPH: I'm temporarily seeking a ride while my car is being repaired. My hours are 8:155, MWF. (3211) WILLISTON to CAMBRIDGE: Do you work 2nd shift at IBM? I'm looking to ride with someone who works until 11 p.m. (3213) MILTON to COLCHESTER: I would like to take a job working evenings and am hoping someone can help me out with a ride. My hours are 6 p.m. to 10:30 a.m., M-F. (3209) BRISTOL to ESSEX JCT.: My car is very unreliable, so I'm hoping to start riding with someone else who works in Essex Jet. My hours are M-F, 8-5. (3131)
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BURLINGTON to WILLISTON/ BLAIR PARK: I'm looking for a ride one way to work. I work at 10 a.m., M-F. (3205) CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE to SHELBURNE RD.: I'm looking for a ride during winter months. I work 8-2, T&TH. Please call even if you can only take me one way. (3200) VERGENNES to BARRE: I am looking to share driving on my commute. Willing to meet anywhere along the way—Williston, Monkton, etc. Hours are 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., M-F. (3172) WILLISTON to VERGENNES: I am looking to share a ride 2 days a week. I work M, 9-4 and W, 9-7. (3194) BURLINGTON to SHELBURNE: I am looking to share driving to and from Shelburne. I need to be in Shelburne by 8:30 a.m. and would like to return around 3 p.m., but the afternoon is flexible. (3193)
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N o w a d a y s Russian roulette is generally u n d e r s t o o d to m e a n a particularly grim g a m e of chicken in which you load a revolver with a single bullet, spin the cylinder, p u t the g u n to your head, a n d pull the trigger. A n y b o d y w h o goes t h r o u g h with it is either dead or crazy (remember C h r i s t o p h e r Walken in The Deer Hunter*), so clearly this is the sport of desperate souls. In the original telling, however, the g a m e was a little different. T h e earliest k n o w n use of the term is f r o m "Russian Roulette," a short story by Georges Surdez in the January 30, 1937, issue of Collier's magazine. A Russian sergeant in the French foreign legion asks the narrator, " ' F e l d h e i m . . . d i d you ever hear of Russian Roulette?' W h e n I said I had not, he told me all a b o u t it. W h e n he was with the Russian a r m y in R u m a n i a , a r o u n d 1917, a n d things were cracking up, so that their officers felt that they were not only losing prestige, money, family a n d country, b u t were being also dishonored before their colleagues of the Allied armies, s o m e officer w o u l d suddenly pull o u t his revolver, anywhere, at the table, in a cafe, at a gathering of friends, remove a cartridge f r o m the cylinder, spin the cylinder, snap it back in place, p u t it to his head, a n d pull the trigger. T h e r e were five chances to o n e that the h a m m e r w o u l d set off a live cartridge a n d blow his brains all over the place. Sometimes it h a p p e n e d , sometimes n o t . " Call it a fine point, b u t to m e five bullets is a m u c h different proposition f r o m one bullet. T h e f o r m e r is basically suicide, with the e m p t y c h a m b e r offering fate a little wiggle r o o m . T h e latter is a game, albeit a sick one. Both versions are played in Surdez's story, b u t it's n o surprise the g a m e variant stuck in the public m i n d . D i d Russian officers play either version in 1 9 1 7 or at any o t h e r time? Czarist officers were n o t o r i o u s for their violent, dissolute behavior. Bored officers routinely d r a n k themselves into a stupor, f o u g h t duels, gambled,
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(May 21-June 20): To conjure your oracle, I've devoured 15 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, five Musketeers and a bag of M & M s . This has teleported me to the eleventh dimension, where chocolate is an elemental force akin to thunder, wind and rain. I now present to you a message, channeled just for you, from Duwentia, a priestess of the Chocolate Spirit in the eleventh dimension, (To channel the awesomely potent Chocolate Spirit Herself would be too risky.) "Your first duty to yourself, Gemini, is to be madly in love. The next chapter in your life story requires you to feel lyrically obsessed and ablaze with the innocent sensuality you felt as a child. If there is no beautiful human worthy
Thanks to my benevolent brainwashing — not to mention your great heart — you have now climbed up out of the primordial ooze in the seventh level of hell for the very last time. You will of course have other dark nights of the soul in the future, but I predict that they will never again make you feel like you're a geriatric, demonically possessed sea urchin breathing muddy seawater. What's behind this amazing break-out? You could say that you've finally learned all you possibly can from despair. But I have a more poetic explanation. In the dream I had of you last night, Peter Pan and Robin Hood forevermore pledged to work hand in hand in your imagination to steal from death and give to life. L E O (July 23-Aug. 22): I want my eight-year-old daughter Zoe to commune with the origins of the things she uses every day. That's why I've had her visit farms where she can see food being grown and harvested. She's also observed a skilled shoemaker ply his craft, and gone to a car manufacturing plant to watch workers assemble the machines that allow her so much freedom and adventure. I'd love for you to have similar experiences in the coming weeks, Leo, especially now that it's become so crucial for you to return to the source of everything that nurtures you.
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QUIET BEAUTY, DEEP INTELLIGENCE, generous heart, slim PF, NS, 34-44, sought by fulltime single, NS dad, 46, who is healthy, happy and humorous. 1078
THREE BLIND DATES. SEE HOW THEY RUN. There were no sparks, they didn't last the night. You can have these three, I want a new sexy guy. SWF, plus size! 3818 BEAUTIFUL, FULL-FIGURED SWF, 22, ENJOYS burning calories by means of strenuous activity, such as: laughing, kissing, dancing & just having fun. Seeks outgoing SWM, 2430, attractive, affectionate, fun lover. 3813
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INTEGRITY AND HUMOR ARE AT THE CORE OF this athletic, 49 YO professional. Looking for attractive, fit and humorous SWF, 35-50, to share in the good life I have. 1083 SWM, 40s, 6', 175 LBS., SEEKS OLDER woman, 58+ (Martha Stewart?), for friendship, erotic encounters, maybe LTR. 1084
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DJF SEEKING RUGGED INDIVIDUALIST MENSCH, 35-45, Should be fluent in all the classics:Alaft Sherman, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen. No Three Stooges fans, please.. 3837 WYSIWYG: STRAIGHT FORWARD, HONEST DWF, 38, NS/ND/NA, loves kids, cats, computers, sci-fi, NE Patriots, movies. ISO LTR w. emotionally & financially secure, humor-lovjng man w/ similar interests. 3791
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LUGGAGE RACK FILLED. SWPF, BUSINESS owner, recreational athlete, mom with a twist, ISO similar. Sense of humor imperative. Carry-on baggage only. 3814 DWPF, 50, GOOD-LOOKING & FUN, SEEKS ' DWPM for apple picking, biking, hiking, autumn activities, which may include firesides. Please be easy-going & warm, as well as imaginative & fun. 3752
YOU 811: 50ISH, HAPPY, UPBEAT, NS, INshape people ISO sharing, caring, fun relationship w/ lots of laughter, hugs, cuddling, more. Cook together, massages, hikes, dancing, sharing dreams, thoughts, feelings. 3794 FOUND THE COOL JOB & GREAT DIGS. Artistic, world-curious SWPF, 35, now seeks a great guy for hiking, movies, good food and wine, a belly laugh or two. 3803
DWCF, 63, LOOKING TO MEET DWCM, 63-70, who enjoys music, dancing, dining out and travel for companionship. 3768
IMPROPER BOSTONIAN: 38, ISO REALLY nice guy, 36-48, w/ a huge heart, sharp ^ i n d , strong body, tremendous sense of humor, likes animals, loves dogs, and sleeps in just his socks to keep him warm. NS/ND. 3804,^
ME: 19, 5'3", SWPF, ADVENTURESOME, career-oriented, athletic. ISO M, 20-24, for LTR, who already has life of his own, but would like to make it a little brighter, by making me a part of it. 3770
PLAYGIRL: MID-30S, ATTRACTIVE. WANTED: playboy; good-looking, young, straight. Beautiful nights & days. Good love, real friendship. Discretion assured. 3753
IS THIS YOU? SWF, 30-43, READY TO BE pampered and respected in LTR w/ NS/ND SWM, 42, 5'5". Lookng for the special woman to share the wonders of life. No games. 3846 ARTIST SEEKING PATRONESS-YOU PAY THE bills, I'll do the rest. Interesting, creative scenarios welcomed. Muses need not apply. Inspiration isn't the problem, money is. 3849 26 YO GEEK SEEKS FAIRY PRINCESS WITH whom to share various nerdy pursuits. Must be NS and enjoy film, art, music and life in general. 3853 COMMUNICATION IS KEY. DWCM, Italian/ American. 50s, NS/NA, looking for social, extroverted, active Christian lady—shapely, 4oish, over 5*3", proportional weight, with interests in church, dining, dancing, social interactions. 3854 TWO AS ONE. DWM, young 37, smoker, decent looks & build, seeks slender woman, 34-40, who enjoys classic rock, dancing, passion 8t intimacy between two hearts that make them beat as one. 1019 WHEREVER YOU ARE. DWM, 40s, 5*9", 155 lbs., engaging, open-minded, appealing, proportionate, youthful. Love outdoor activities, Burlington nightlife, laughing, movies, sunsets, travel, photography, bad weather. Seeking interesting, fun, loving companion. 1020 SWPM, SUBMISSIVE, 33, MUSCULAR, attractive, 5'8", 180 lbs., seeks F for fun times. Gives great foot massage, kinky & eager to please. Fantasies fulfilled; you're in charge. Safe, sane, friendly, discreet. 1021 SWM, 31, ND/NS. US ON ANY LEVEL: victimless, awake, emotionally available, freedon, tenderness, courageous friends, seriously passionate, understanding love, tough, thriving, have chemistry, and willing to work on ourselves. 1024 DO YOU LIKE THE OUTDOORS & EXERCISE? Mid-4os M looking for partner for hiking, bicycling, x-country skiing on weekends. Burlington/Middlebury area. 3820 TALL, FRIENDLY, FUNNY, FIT, 22, LOOKING for fun, attractive F to have a great time with. Like talking, movies, music, laughing 81 just hanging out. Sick of party scene. LTR? Maybe. 3821
•62 CHATEAU COURGETTE. This dry, wit.ty-( wine is a handsome complement to a beautiful vegetarian entree. Sophisticated yet earthy, self-assured but not ofenoxk^s, hardbodied but yielding. A great¥»hiri t 6 a wilderness hike, or a sensual start to an evening of rhythm & dance. 3836 CREATIVE, PASSIONATE, "YEAR OF THE DRAGON" SWM, 47, seeks celestial mate to complement his sensual and intellectual spirit. Sagittarian w/ artistic and musical interests a plus! 3838
SWPF, 52, 5'8", SLENDER, CULTURED 81 sophisticated, but loves to be silly, too. Likes to ski, read, movies, ISO SM, NS, 4555, honest, fun-loving and sensitive. 3855
ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, PASSIONATE DPF. Cultured, spiritual, loving, socially conscious, intuitive. Enjoy nature, meditation, yoga, the arts, engaging conversation. ISO spontaneous, educated, centered, sensual, communicative partner, 45+, lover of earth/living. 3824
DWM, 40ISH, FIT, PROFESSIONAL, BUDDHIST, enjoys the arts, staying active, baseball and acting silly. Seeking similar qualities in an emotionally secure, intelligent woman with a sense of humor. 1041
YOU WANT TO MAKE TRIP WITHOUT TRAVELING? You want to experience foreign adventure? Young, athletic European, 6'3", 185 v lbs., wants to prove to you that Euros are the better lovers. 3833
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I'M BILL, 42, MY HOBBIES ARE MOVIES, camping, dancing, long walks, romantic dinners for two and quiet evenings. Looking for a F, 40-54, with similar interests. Possible LTR. 1140 READY TO TRY AGAIN. SWM WHO'S FIT, FUN, active, seeks SWF, 5'6" or less, 30-46, who enjoys dancing, dining, outdoor activities, and is fun, fit, attractive. Kids OK. 1028 "VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER." SWM, 24, seeks F, 21-60, who likes truck pulls, wrestling 81 firearms. Waeking down Strohs and mechanical bulls required. Heavy drinking capabilities a must. 1038 JACK SEEKS JILL (25-33, ATTRACTIVE, intelligent) to run back up that hill. We all h a v f fallen, but I know that proverbial pail of water is worth it. 1040
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SWM, NS, YOUNG AT HEART, SEEKS NS, attractive, passionate, mature, compassionate S/D/WiF, 45+, whose feet crave extra TLC. Please leave name, phone, best times to
3839 NEAR EQUINOX. Life is balanced, but not shared. A tropical storm, I strengthen over open waters; energetically creating an eye. Gentle, not flesh-eating. Like my mare, saddled and cantering. Or a harnessed team; anything is possible. Hopeful, my soul glimmers in the Northern Lights, feeling your wings glance by. 3802 DECENT PROPOSAL: SWM, 30-something, 5'3", 160 lbs., professional, well versed in home-cooked meals, candlelight and good music. PS—I believe in Karma & long, soft, wet kisses. 3807 TALL, STRONG, HANDSOME, STRAW.-BLOND, outdoor-loving muffin-man desires to meet attractive, soft & sweet, mild-to-wild, med.to-petite, fun F—outgoing, humorous, honest. All that good stuff. 28-40, kids OK. 3810 DOES YOUR SPIRIT LONG FOR THE OUTdoors, enjoy nature, adventure, dancing and athletic activity? SWP, educated, independent, athletic, father, fun, seeks positive, respectful LTR w/ F in her 40s. 3750 LONG-HAIRED, TATTOOED, PIERCED, HARLEYridin', 5'io", country boy likes ocean to mtns., fairs to tattoo expos, quiet times to good night out. ISO SF, NS, w/ similar interests for companionship. 3751 THOUGH THESE WORDS BE FLEETING, THEY have only to arrest your heart and sould retreating. You're late thirties, thin, modest. And once upon our greeting; our hopes and whims expressed. 3759
Dear Lola, My boyfriend's
a per-
fectly nice guy and we get along great, but hit nervous energy
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HANDSOME WIDOWER, 50, WITH EXCELLENT seats to Flynn on 9/10, seeks blond arm candy. Greying, mature sweeties most welcome. 3702
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CONSCIOUS, AWAKE, SPIRITUAL, GREEN businessman, risk taker, 46. You: deeply spiritual, very awake, not ruled by your past, fears or hurts. Victimless. Courageous. Emotionally available. Attractive. Alive & thriving. 3704
FRIENDSHIP FIRST. DWPM ENJOYS HIKING, biking, long swims, dancing, gourmet cooking, fine w i n e and great conversation. ISO active, fit, NS F, 30s, t o share swim. 3 7 6 0 SWM, EARLY-40S, WELL BUILT, GENEROUS, handsome, ISO well-built WF, 25-50, for meeting o f mutual physical pleasure. Discretion assured & expected. 3769
WHEN YOU CAN FEEL THAT INCREDIBLE, special connection, time stops and the world disappears in these other eyes... SWPM, in shape and good-looking, seeks pretty woman, 27-37, for everything that's so important. 3708
YOUNG, CLEAN CUT, BUT ECCENTRIC AMERIcan boy w i t h expensive taste." Sweet and sincere at all times. Loves Hemingway. You must be unique, romantic, educated and sometimes shy. Call or write. 3771
SWM, 5*8", EDUCATED, FIT, 40ISH, SEEKS shorter, friendly gal for monogamous relationship. I'm liberal yet traditional, humorous and growing. Hoping t o communicate on many levels. Online p h o t o avail. Chittenden Co- 3 7 8 4
QUIET, SENSITIVE $ M , 35, PHYSICIAN, seeks younger SF w i t h similar interests/qualifies for hiking/camping buddy. Friendship first, maybe more. 3737
SWM, 36, VERY FIT, TAN, TALL & WAY CUTE. Was monk, punk, trucker, mailman. Paradoxical, insightful, shy. Never married, no kids. Adventurous, patient, athletic, thinker, willing to share the remote. 3697 SKI TIME. SWM, 38, 6', 190 LBS., SELFemployed prof., seeks healthy, trim SWF, 2735, w i t h education, sense o f humor, posotive attitude and energy for skiing, boating, hiking, pondering & general whackiness. 3699 M, 21, LOOKING FOR FUNNY, WITTY F, 18-30. I'm a musician & love to have fun. People say humor is my best quality. If you're look ing to find your smile & put the romance back in your life, I'm your man! 3701
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ISO A SHORT, CHUBBY GM FOR MUTUAL pleasure and friendship. No committments. Must be discreet. I also w o u l d like to meet other Chubby Chasers. 3787 SGM, 20, SEEKS SPGM, 18-25. Fun, cute "rule meister" looking for similar. Surprise me w/ wit, charm, spontaneity, a great love affair. Wet blankets need not apply. 3741
175 lbs., trimmed gray/blond beard. Interests: art, music, outdoors, travel. ISO M for outings, dinners, hikes, laughs, weekends away, sleep overs, etc. 1082 ^
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EDDIE VEDDER SEEKS COURTNEY'S LOVE. Let's break some records, baby, yeah! 3749
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BiWM, 28, 5'9", 155 LBS., BROWN HAIR &
THREE CHEERS FOR THE DAILY PRACTICE OF dating! Great guy looking for the chance to know someone. Share in the light o f a new
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eyes, straight-acting and masculine, in great physical shape. Seeking another masculine BiWM, 20-30, for discreet adult fun. 1071 MID-60S, MASCULINE, TRIM , ATHLETIC, 5'9",
SEEKING OLDER WOMAN. Attractive WM, 40, 6', 185 lbs., enjoys reading, conversation, fun times. ISO special someone w h o w o u l d like the passion restored to her life. 3726 OURDOORS IS MY PLAYGROUND. DWPM, 37, 6 ' 5 " . I enjoy nature, music, going out and staying in. Seeking attractive companion for life's journeys. Do you want to come out and play? 3734
IS YOUR MAN Y2K COMPLIANT? Don't miss an opportunity to upgrade now t o a warm, caring, central VT man for the new millenniurn and beyond. SWM, 38, seeks SWF, 25-
generous heart, slim PF, NS, 34-44, sought by full-time single, NS dad, 46, who is healthy, happy and humorous.
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ADVENTURES AWAIT. SWM, 34, 6 \ 175 lbs., enjoys camping, mtn. biking, hiking, sunsets, full moons & most sports. Spontaneous, honest & sensitive. ISO SWF, 20-38, athletic, intelligent, attractive & fun-loving. 3727
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BOARD GAMES, NOT HEAD GAMES. I'm funny and versatile, earnest and dichotomous. Sober as a judge, nutty as a fruitcake. You're 25-52, NS/ND, passionate about something besides your cat. 3757
SWM, 37, TEACHER WHO ENJOYS NATURE, art, psychology, snowshoeing, hiking, movies, reading and good coffee. Seeking intense, but fun connection w i t h an attractive, unusual and quirky F, 25-40. 3717
ANY DUMB BLONDES OUT THERE? SWM, 48, 6', 170 lbs., seeking space cadets, nothing upstairs, over 21, blond women. Must be thin, sensual, and be my friend for life. 3785
ALERT!! BIF, 26, BLOND, GREEN EYES, VERY cute, ISO BiFs for fun, conversation & ??. No preconceived notions, just go with it. No Hootchies! Please take this alert seriously & call. 1043
GWF, MID-30S, HARD-WORKING, HARDplaying, outdoor type, athletic, independent, honest, secure. Likes hiking, watersports. ISO GF, 25-40, w/ sense of humor for friendship, possible LTR. 3755
DWM, YOUNG-LOOKING 45, BR./BR., SHORT, sweet, sentimental, romantic, very goodlooking, smoker, ND, excellent physical shape. Seeks F for companionship, dining out, dancing. Slender to average build. 3715
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QUIET BEAUTY, DEEP INTELLIGENCE,
COME ON OVER, PLEASE. WE'LL HAVE LOTS of fun. SWF, 19, seeks sexy goddess to entertain. If you're pleasantly plump, all the ' better. 18-24 VP preferred. 3819
DWPM, 38, DAD, PHYSICALLY FIT, INTO hiking, skiing, looking at the stars, and getting to know a sexy, intelligent, somewhat conservative w o m a n who has some of the same interests, 30-40. 3713
PASSION, COMMITTMENT & PERSONAL growth can co-exist. DM, 43, spiritual, outdoorsy, professional, attractive and romantic, ISO active, centered, happy, healthy F. 3780
TENDER-HEARTED, WELL-TRAVELLED, professional city slicker at heart, 31, ISO selfreliant, funny, grounded SGF, 30s, w i t h her #$@* together. Let's go steady in drama-free zone. 1027 WF, Bi-CURIOUS, SEEKING BIF, 19-32. I live in Rutland area. Never have had any F relationships, but w o u l d like to try something new. Give me a ring. 1032
ROMEO SEEKS JULIET. DWM, 40S, 5'9", 155 lbs., engaging, open-minded, appealing, proportionate, youthful, athletic. Great kisser and lover. Into having fun indoors and out. Call for more information. 3712
SWM, 30S, SEEKS PETITE ASIAN F. I'm 6', 180 lbs., handsome, nice, witty, athletic, professional. I'd take y o u t o dinner, movies, concerts, hiking, dancing and plays. Please call for fun. 3776
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COGITO ERGO SUM. GM, 28, 6', 150 lbs., well-educated, mature, sincere, ISO romance w/ intelligent, masculine man in his 30s. Facial & body hair a big plus. 1070
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MaBiWM LOOKING FOR OTHER BiWM W/ black or red hair, slender build, 19-29. Must be straight acting. For LTR w/ a lot of adult
LIFE-LOVING, SLENDER GM, 51, MOSTLY bottom, requests company of fit, mostly top GM, 40-55, for date. Life=gardening, the arts, travel, more. 3745
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FRIENDLY CUP OF COFFEE? 38 YO WIDOWER/ father, former Peace Corps volunteer, teacher, NS. Sensitive, recreational, attractive, adventuresome. Are you the attractive, like-minded woman, 29-42, who might join me at Borders? 3718 HAVE YOU RUN NAKED THROUGH FILEDS, taken dips in mountain streams, enjoyed eras for its own sake? Two naturists need answers from Fs or BiFs. 3719 28 YO VERMONTER FOLLOWING HIS BLISS. Hard-working philosopher/writer/musician w h o knows his trees seeks a beautiful "earth w o m a n " w h o is comfortable with herself and the world around her. 3720
SGF, 25. FASHIONABLE, FUN, INTELLIGENT femme girl seeks femme or "soft butch," 2335, fun, intelligent & active. No bar flies. Are you out there? 3742 GWF, 42 SMOKER ENJOYS COMPUTERS, reading, walking, ISO friend, hopefully LTR w/ S'WF,"35-50. 3738. SEEKING AN EXTROVERTED, 30-SOMETHING, beautiful dyke who projects a strong countenance, yet has undeniable allure. Moi? Attractive preppie, enjoys being the mildly provocative accomplice! Prefer independent prof, who "passes," but socially leads lifestyle more out than in. 3724
SUBMISSIVE M, 37, SEEKING DIRTY OLDER M for daytime fun. 1023
DWPM, 40, 6', W/ MEDIUM BUILD, LOOKING for attractive F acquaintance/partner for clean, sensual fun. Explore harmless fantasies from flirting to massages to meeting CUs. 1075
I'M 70, 5'8", GOOD SHAPE, GRAY HAIR, gray trimmed beard. Have lots of pleasures. ISO friend for fun. So what do you think and what are you going to do? GM only. 3841
STRANDED & ALONE THIS WINTER IN VT! MaWPM, secure, fit, fun, sensitive, brainy, youthful, adaptable, ISO adventurous, affectionate, available F, 25-50+, for active, passionate affair we'll never forget. 1080
Bi-CURIOUS M SEEKING iST-TIME experience w/ Bi/GM, 25-40. Try something different, or show me the way. Discretion a must. 3790 SWGM, LATE-50S, 5'9"> 190 LBS., SEEKS other Ms for personal encounters. Age/race unimportant, but cleanliness & discretion is a must. You'll love it!! 3793
BORED WITH THE SAME ROUTINE. SWM, 28, 6', 185 lbs., seeks Ma/attached Fs for fun times and conversation. SF & CUs welcome. Discretion a must. Boredom be gone. No mail, please. 1072
WATCH BASEBALL 8l DRINK BEER W/ SWPM, 32, NS, NS, inexperienced. ISO 21-35 YO for friendship, movies, spectator sports and getting me in shape. 3815
SWM, 32, LOOKS YOUNGER, ISO SF WHO wants fun, is honest, likes to be treated mice and will give same in return. Someone older or mature enough for helathy companionship. 3723
IN THE MIDDLE! One is 22, 5 ' 7 " , 145 lbs., brn./brn. The other is 42, 5 ' 8 " , 145 lbs., brn./blue. Both good looking and in excellent physical shape. Looking for man/men for fun times. 1081
GWPM, 30S, 5'6", 120 LBS., MASCULINE, shy, fit, clean, scared of the scene, seeks younger, smooth-skinned soulmate to share love, laughter and life together. Wouldn't hurt to call, w o u l d it? 3816
WM, 38, CLEAN, ND, DISEASE-FREE, LOOKING for those ladies who desire more: coffee, drink, talk, or more intimate. I'm goodlooking, well-built, discreet & respectful. Age/race unimportant. 1033
WAY CUTE 29 YO QUASI-PROFESSIONAL looking for husband w h o knows how to cook. Presentation is just as important as taste. NECI students a big plus. 3766
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GROCERY SHOPPING, ANYONE? WE'VE GOT the "goods" if you're the consumer! Two "fresh" beauties seeking men seeking men who seek women who also seek women who are partial to cucumbers! 1034 WM, 50ISH, LOOKING FOR F/CU/OTHERS FOR discreet adult fun. Enjoy watching and more. Open to any ideas. Looks/age unimportant. Mature, open mind is. I love exhibitionism fun. 3844 TALL, GOOD-LOOKING WPMaM SEEKS mistress—attractive, fun, young woman who knows what she wants and willing to be or act kinky and caring at occasional rendezvous. Calls only. 1026
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LETS FULFILL EACH OTHER'S FANTASY. Young BSPM, clean, discreet, educated & curious, seeks older lady, 45-70, race unimportant, for an adventure in pleasure. Let's experiment & have fun. Discretion assured & expected. 3826
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WCU, ATTRACTIVE 81 SEXY, BOTH MID-30S, ISO sexy F for ultimate pleasure. Exp. not necessary, but a desire for something new & exciting is. Help fulfill our fantasy. 3805
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21 YO STUD ISO HOT, OLDER WOMAN FOR some wild & kinky, erotic fun! ISO a woman who likes to be spanked, and wants pure pleasure! Here to please. Come & get it while it's hot! 3765
f MATURITY IS VERY ATTRACTIVE TO ME. SWM, * 38, clean, discreet, sensual. I love the comMaWM, 40, LOOKING FOR F, 35-50, TO HAVE * pany of older, bolder Fs. Are you retired, but daytime fun with. If you're not satisfied, then I not tired of it? Then call me. 3774 let's play! I'm a safe, considerate soul w h o I CUTE CU LOOKING FOR BIF FOR THREESOME. desires you. Looks unimportant. 3856 * Tried it once and I loved it. Please fulfill my I fantasy one more time. Both early-2os, lookAMATEUR M STRIPPER, BLOND, TAN, FIT & clean, ISO fun, erotic parties. Personal audi- l ing for 23-30 YO. Help. 3779 tions & all-M party performances free. 3857 WBiM, 44, HANDSOME, HEALTHY & PASSIONate, emotionally/financially secure, ISO WBiCU, attractive, healthy, for friendship, fun, fantasy, adventure. Separated from soulmates by job 8. mileage. Please respond, this one's real. 1022
: WPCU SEEKS ATTRACTIVE, VALUPTUOUS F, « 28-45, for erotic, good times. ND/NS. Must * be clean, discreet, sincere & honest. 3783 : DPM, 30S, Bi-CURIOUS, SEEKS CU, 35-50, TO * fulfill my fantasy. Must be clean, safe, and * willing to be gentle. Please help this first* timer. 3739
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women A&olunq msin THOUGHTFUL, FIT, WELL-EDUCATED DPF, 49, seeking companion to share hikes, runs, laughter, music, books, ideas. My nest is emptying and it's time to move on. Box 629 ATTRACTIVE, UPBEAT WIDOW SEEKS gentleman, 55 +, who shares love of the arts and nature, for true friendship. Box 619 ARTIST/ACADEMIC SEEKS M, 4 0 +, W/ fondness for humor, oceans, books, gentle music, conversation, travel, country club activities, gifted children, philanthropy, attractive brunettes. Box 620 ACTIVE, ARTICULATE, ARTISAN, GARDENER, adult woman w/ varied indoor and outdoor interests, seeking mature M w/ sense of & lively prose style. Box 621 FULL-FIGURED SWF, 18, 5'io", ENJOYS hanging out, movies and having fun, ISO SWM, 18-22, w/ similar interests, who is honest w/ good sense of humor, for friendship/LTR. Box 624 FULL-FIGURED SWF, 19, 5*2-, 210 LBS., enjoys movies, dining out, walks at night, hanging out and cuddling, ISO friendly, honest, humorous SWM, NS, 18-24, w / similar interests, for friendship/LTR. Box 625
BEYOND THEREBOUND: PWDF, TALL, 44, ISO tall, thoughtful, happy, smart, engaging, cycling & XC skiing enthusiast for great companionship while moving forward. 40s, bearded, rugged, Lamoille Co. a +. Box 618 VICES, VIRTUES, TALENTS AND GIFTS, perfect am I for all that exists. Scoured I both sea and land; still hoping to find one good man. Box 611 ELEGANT MUSE, MYSTERIOUS AND WRY. SWF, 46, seeks gentle man caller to spoil. Be a sincere, creative SWPM, 45+, who enjoys foreign film and the esoteric. NW VT. Box 606 STOWE AREA, WANTED: A ONE-WOMAN MAN, tall, well-built, hard-working, good dancer. Man born June or July, i96sish. No baggage. Box 600 LETS IGNITE A FRIENDSHIP, HOPE FOR more. SWF, NS, 53, dark, slim, optimistic, centered, fit, full of fire, has indoor/outdoor interests, adores music, animals, country living. ISO kindred spirit, 4os-5qs. Box 590 SWCF, 29, EASTERN EUROPEAN, FIT, attractive, educated, loves animals, being outdoors, reading and cooking, seeks SWCM, 28-40, wit similar interests for LTR. Box 591 ATTRACTIVE BPF, 42, s'9". SPIRITUAL, romantic, NS, with children, looking for a gorgeous American M, educated & honest, for friendship, possible LTR. Box 592
SWF, 27, LOOKING FOR OTHERS WHO SHARE similar interests. Enjoy music, theater, movies, TV, reading and much more. These activities are much more fun w/ others! Friendship only. 3767 RECENTLY UNEMPLOYED, EASY-GOING, Burlington-area professional seeks 3-4 others similarly situated to congrerate weekly, paying homage to ourselves, as we linger back toward the world of wage slavery.Let's share what, and how, we're doing while learning from experiences of our journeys. 1073 TAKE FRIENDSHIP, ADD WATER & STIR. Where the So. Burlington mall buildings are blue, I will meet you. Think music. M, 50s, ISO SF, NS, for friendship. Let's visit. 1035 SF SEEKING NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER WHO is interested in teaching me in exchange for help w/ English skills. I'm a certified teacher w / a BFA in English. 3852 FRIENDSHIP SOUGHT W/ INSIGHTFUL, contemporary, responsible individuals over 40. Appreciate visual arts, global culture, mystery. Occupation irrevelant. Urban exile transplants encouraged, charlatans are not. Value quality, the beautiful, rare & unusual. M & F equally welcomed, non-parents pref. 3754 DAD SAID NEVER CHASE INSIDE STRAIGHTS. SWP, just shy of 40, street/book smart Ivy grad/Playboy alum seeks 5-6 gentlemen for friendly, straight poker. Nothing wild, no high/low; no ringers, rounders or collusion. Cocktails, smoking, colorful language OK. Sportsmanship etiquette essential. Please invite me to your game. I play nice. 3773
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ROMANTIC SWM COLLEGE PROFESSOR interested in travel, photography, astronomy, theater, museums, Trivial Pursuit, more! I'm 51, 5 ' i o " , 245 lbs. Seeking F, 21-50, NS, interested in sharing life's joys. Box 628 WELL-EDUCATED, INTELLECTUALLY ACTIVE, entrepreneur, 50s, funny, assumes that most things simultaneously are and are not what they seem. Seeking robust, outspoken but kind partner who can tolerate paradox. Any age. All answered. Photo appreciated. Box 626 SWM, 33, FIT; FRANK, DEEP THINKER, sometimes dreamer, who's employable; educated through academics & non-academics; enjoys intelligent dialogue, learning, reading, simplicity, mature, self-sufficient/sustainable living, non-partisan politics; ISO LTR. Box 617 FEEL LIKE SHARING THE GOOD ALONG W/ the bad? I do, perhaps with you. Allegedly handsome, 40, brown/brown, 5*9", 170 lbs. Very laid-back fan of all life has to offer. Box 613 ARE YOU ACTIVE, MODERATELY ATHLETIC, non-politically correct, w/ a glaring sense o f humor? This secure DPWM, 53, wants to meet you to share seasonal activities & life in general. Box 605 EARLY RETIRED ACADEMIC Peaceful alternative lifestyle in the hills—gardens, hiking, canoeing, eclectic music, books. Super fit, 165 lbs., 5 ' i o " , health-oriented. ISO similarly inclined, educated, fit, slender, soish, outdoorsy woman. Box 599
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UVM ACTIVIST CONFERENCE, 10/2. You: blue vest, short btond hair. Me: shorty w/ burgundy hair. Your smile inspired me. Leaving, you said, "See you later." I smiled, wondering when? 1037 9/23, NECTAR'S, UNDER AN ALMOST FULL moon: We shared its mystical beauty for a brief moment. You have pony tail 81 great eyes. I know your name, could you know mine? 3842
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GWM, 5'io", 1 7 0 LE someone to share life with. Likes outdoors, music, biking and life. Have great sense o f humor. ISo sensitive GM. Box 610
SWM, CANADIAN-EUROPEAN ACADEMIC, fondness for books, music, travel, nature, art; easy-going and open. Seeks woman, 35+, with similarities and sense of humor. Spiritual 81 communicative. Box 595
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SLENDER, HEALTHY GWM, 55, SMOKER, bott o m w i t h endless libido, seeks top w/ same for monogamous, lasting LTR. Write. Tell me about yourself and I'll respond. Box 612
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MATURE, ATTRACTIVE GUY, 42, BR./BR., 6'4", 193 lbs., masculine, very intelligent and sincere, seeks another straight-acting guy who might easily turn heads at the gym or Nectars. Be humble. Box 607
BI-CURIOUS WF, 23, LOOKING FOR SOME fun and frolic. ISo BiF, 20-30, who is intelligent, attractive and discreet. Herb friendly. Come play with me. Box 627 GPF CU, 35 & 37, SEEKING GF CU FOR friendship. We dine out, play pool/cards, hike, fish, or just sit and chat. Interested? Montpelier area. Box 623
ALL WORK & NO PLAY MAKES ME A DULL boy! GWM, 31, 5*10", 190 lbs., NS, shy, romantic, masculine, likes music, movies, art, nature, traveling, working out. Where do guys meet? Box 604
GWP—CAN YOU APPRECIATE A WARM, QUIET evening of good food, good talk, honesty & acceptance with an openness to what "could be?" Then write me and see what could develop. Box 616
SHY GUY, 48, STRONG, SILENT, STEEL exterior, warm center, masc., in shape, kind, compassionate, introv. ISO mono LTR. Patience needed—30 yr. solitary social existence, few updates since '68. Worthwhile. Box 601
GPPS, 39 & 46, LOOKING FOR OTHER CU'S for friendship. Interests include spiritual beliefs, nature, cooking, crafts, shopping, canoeing. Not into political causes. Homebodies encouraged. 40-55 YO. Box 598
otfm SWF, 38, PETITE, VERY ATTRACTIVE & FIT, with insatiable appetite. Anything goes. ISO young, attractive M to satisfy my sexual desires. No commitments or games. Box 622
m& GMCU LOOKING TO MEET NEW FRIENDS FOR dinners, going out, playing cards and other fun things to do. Both of us in our 30s. Please write us. Box 615
KINKY SWM, 22, ATTRACTIVE, WITTY & h o m y ; into bondage, forced feminization, cross dressing and strap-ons. ISO horny F, Bi/straight, to be love slave to. Be clean. Will answer all. Box 608
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