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THE INSIDER Filling Webb’s shoes
n It’s never too early for political speculators to start talking about 2012. One contest of interest in Little Rock will be the race to replace term-limited Rep. Kathy Webb. Webb has been a strong voice for progressive Democrats in the state House of Representatives, as was her predecessor Sam Ledbetter. Former Arkansas Times Associate Editor Warwick Sabin announced early Tuesday that he would be running for the newly reapportioned District 33 seat. Pulaski County Democratic Committee Chair Kirk Bradshaw’s name has come up. When asked if he planned to run for the seat, Bradshaw said he had not made a decision yet. Dennis Burrow, chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas Faith Caucus, said he is “considering a run.” Other names that have been thrown around: landscape architect Mark Robertson and former Arkansas Lottery staff attorney and House of Representatives staffer Bridgette Frazier, just to name a couple. No word yet from the GOP side. Webb says she would love to continue her career in public service. “There may be a seat on the Little Rock city board that might be an open seat,” she says. “If that’s the case, that might be an avenue I’d like to pursue.”
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n Stung by the APERS scandal last year, in which three county officials resigned improperly so they could collect retirement and a paycheck at the same time, Garland County residents have raised questions about two coaches who retired from Lake Hamilton High School July 1 and have reapplied for their jobs. The school is interviewing others for the coaching jobs as well. A decision is expected Thursday. Coach John Utley said track coach Karl Koonce (who also teaches biology) and football coach Jerry Clay retired July 1. If rehired, they would be paid both retirement and salary. Utley said all Arkansas Teacher Retirement System rules were followed; the men emptied their offices and turned in their keys. Koonce and Clay both have been teachers for 38 years. George Hopkins, director of the ATRS, said teachers with 38 years or more service who’ve been retired for at least 30 days may reapply for school jobs. Those with less service must wait six months. Hopkins said it is not “gaming the system” to take advantage of the rehiring rules. In fact, he said, rehiring retired teachers benefits the system financially. Schools must pay into the retirement system an amount equal to 14 percent of a rehired retirees pay. If Koonce and Clay are rehired, they’ll be among the 3,600-plus rehired retirees now in the teacher retirement system.
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‘God Zeus?’
n Last week, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s Marketing and Redistribution Division’s website (arstatesurplus.com) was hawking a “Framed and Matted Portrait of a Distinguished Man,” with this description: “Up for bid is a framed and matted portrait of a distinguished man ... The frame is wood with an intricately carved design and gold finish. The center piece of this item is a stunning head and bust photo of a white male. The mans’ [sic] attire suggests a prominent status, with a bold yet subtle crimson tie draped effortlessly from his stark white dress shirt. FRAMED: Perhaps he is the God Zeus with a cleanly “Alpha male” shaven face. Whomever this alpha-male is portrait disapand from wince [sic] he came may always peared from be a mystery, but one thing is for sure, the state website. gorgeous wooden sarcophagus for which he is forever entombed will certainly promote peace in even the humblest of dwellings.” The mystery “alpha male”? Disgraced former Land Commissioner Mark Wilcox, infamous for kicking into gear the state car scandal last year. Several hours after we posted an item on the Arkansas Blog about the portrait, it was removed from the web page.
Quotables n Long before Arnold Schwarzenegger said “I’ll be back,” Douglas MacArthur said “I shall return.” And he said it for real, not in a movie. Recent hubbub over a state legislator who quoted Hitler at members of the opposing party — misquoted, actually — started us wondering about Arkansans who get quoted and misquoted. General MacArthur, who was born in Little Rock, has half a dozen entries in our old Bartlett’s. So does U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright. “We are handicapped by [foreign] policies based on old myths rather than current realities,” for example. That was pretty much it for Arkansans in the latest Bartlett’s we had access to, published in 1992. But we’ve learned that later editions of Bartlett’s quoted both Bill Clinton (from his 1993 inaugural address) and Hillary Clinton. They may be the only living Arkansans quoted in Bartlett’s. Hillary was an Arkansan only for a time, by marriage, but we still claim her.
10 A $2.2 million scam How an Arkansas native and convicted murderer defrauded an Alzheimer’s patient in Washington State. — By Mara Leveritt
18 Celebrating
the Man in Black
TWEETING ON STATE TIME: Secretary of State Mark Martin.
Mark Martin can’t help himself n Remember when the state Republican Party filed FOIA requests to try to catch the authors of the now-defunct Blue Hog Report blogging and tweeting on state time? Republican Party of Arkansas Executive Director Chase Duggar said its FOIA of Blue Hog was unconnected to the FOIA requests made of Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office, though he admitted to meeting with Martin and former press aide Alice Stewart the day before the party acted. Last week, on state time, Martin tweeted about @ArkDems’ tweets on the debt talks, including “LOL! I love it when liberals blow a gasket. It makes passing in the straight-away easy.” Wouldn’t that be tweeting about politics on state time? Spokesman Alex Reed said no, because Martin sent the tweets from his personal cell phone, not a state computer, and that the tweets weren’t political: “I don’t feel like the word ‘liberal’ is partisan. Partisan, in my mind, would imply one of two parties. I’m sorry if people feel like the word liberal is synonymous with one of the major parties.” Something tells us the Republican Party of Arkansas isn’t going to be quite as concerned about Martin’s office tweeting as they were about Blue Hog’s, whose authors, it turned out, never used state time to do their blogging and tweeting.
Words n Watch out for lint: “The Dignity-Al Karama is escorted to the port of Ashdod, Israel, by an Israeli navel ship after it tried to break through the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.” n “Balden Electric has purchased the warehouse and office complex on Jeremy Lind Road in Fort Smith from C. Bean Transport, Inc.” I’ll bet this property is on Jenny Lind Road. Fort Smith is not the only American city with a street named for Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale. Lind was already a huge opera star in Europe when P.T. Barnum brought her to America for a concert tour in 1850. She performed all over the country and left her name all over it too. n Gentle Reader from Rogers writes that 4 AUGUST 3, 2011 • ARKANSAS TIMES
The annual concert to benefit the restoration of Johny Cash’s boyhood home in Dyess features George Jones, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson and more on Thursday in Jonesboro. — By Robert Bell
29 A taste of Chicago In Norh Arkansas at Anthonee’s. — By Arkansas Times Staff
DEPARTMENTS 3 The Insider 4 Smart Talk 5 The Observer 6 Letters 7 Orval 8-20 News 22 Opinion 25 Arts & Entertainment 45 Dining 53 Crossword/ Tom Tomorrow 54 Lancaster
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she likes the Times and especially The Observer. However, she wonders if TO erred in writing that he/she was “adverse” to exercise. “Perhaps TO meant ‘averse’?” Perhaps. But it’s a fairly close call. The two adjectives are related, Random House says, “each having ‘opposition’ as a central sense.” But, “Adverse is seldom used of people but rather of effects or events, and it usually conveys a sense of hostility or harmfulness: adverse reviews, adverse winds ... Averse is used of persons and means ‘feeling opposed or disinclined’ ... ”
n When the political blogger Bartcop wrote that the possessive form of Gates (the former secretary of Defense) is ‘Gates’s,’ several readers disagreed. One wrote: “ ‘Gates’ is the correct possessive spelling of Gates. [My] Credentials: eight years of post-graduate study; twelve years of teaching English at the university level; published author.” Bartcop was unswayed, and he has the support of Garner’s Modern American Usage. Garner notes that the Associated Press has traditionally added only an apostrophe if the name ends in –s. “But most authorities who aren’t newspaper journalists demand the final –s for virtually all singular possessives (e.g., Bill Forbis’s farm, not Bill Forbis’ farm). See the very first rule of William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, ‘The Elements of Style.’ ”
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The Observer was saddened to hear about the passing last week of Jennings Osborne: businessman, philanthropist, Republican and allaround round mound of goodwill toward men. He had his differences with the Times (most centering on his being overly-generous with a certain former Gov. who always seemed to have his hand out), but he managed to touch The Observer’s life over and over again through the years. Back in the mid-1980s, maybe eight or nine, hot summertime, riding along with our roofer father in a rattling pickup with no air conditioning and a bunch of sweaty laborers, on our way to a shingle job (where The Fledgling Observer would mostly stand around and learn — just as Pa had planned, we later realized — the myriad reasons why a college education is a good idea), we vividly recall motoring past Jennings’ big, white, walled compound on Cantrell Road: “I heard Tom Selleck lives there,” one guy solemnly intoned. A little older, we were one of the thousands who saddled up with the family and waited in traffic on the freeway to see Jennings’ Christmas light-o-palooza. Even under the highway lamps, you could see the house in the distance a mile away: a red dome of light, glowing against the dark horizon over the river like fire. The line of cars, we remember, stretched all the way from his place on Cantrell Road, down 430 and then up 630 to Baptist Hospital. We thought: Could there be that many people in Arkansas? Could there be that many people in the world? A little older still, in college (before The Observer got our job in journalism and its corresponding dose of journalistic integrity — college students, as you know, rarely come equipped) The Observer and his then-girlfriend were among the heaving multitudes that hit one of Jennings’ barbecue feeds at UALR. Jennings was there in his apron, helping dish up the goodies. The plate, we remember, was gargantuan, all a plastic shopping bag could
hold without splitting: chicken and pork and sausages gleaming with fat. Broke and starving back then, The Observer’s girl and Yours Truly feasted for days. We hate to bring up bad memories for some, but this is a part of it for us: When the big brass eagle Jennings and family donated to the city was installed at the entrance of the Clinton Presidential Park, we remember looking at the plaque, which said it was a gift of: “The Osborne Family: Mitzi, Jennings, Breezy and Paul.” Jennings’ daughter Allison “Breezy” Osborne got divorced from Paul Young in 2007, and she’s since remarried. Walking past the statue again last year on the way to something down at the Clinton Library, we noticed for the first time that Paul’s name has been carefully obliterated from the plaque, ground down to a shiny spot in the metal. Things change, we thought. Jennings’ eagle is still there, though. Will be for a good while, we’d wager, unless the midnight metal scrappers get it.
We’d long known that Jennings made his dough in pharmaceutical testing. Surfing the Arkansas page of the site www.reddit. com the other day, we ran across a post by Jennings’ son-in-law Tristan Wingfield, who is married to Breezy. “My father in law,” Wingfield wrote, “owns a medical research company ... His research firm did some of the phase 2 testing for Viagra and he tells the story often to new friends: ‘You haven’t seen anything until you’ve fed 45 homeless men Viagra and they are running around your facility boasting about their erections.’ ”
The Observer’s philosophy has long been: If you can go out leaving more people smiling than crying, you’ve lived a good life. Goodbye, Mr. Osborne. No, you weren’t Tom Selleck. But thanks for the memories (and the fireworks), just the same. You left a lot of folks smiling.
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Draining Medicaid
In your July 20 issue, John Brummett wrote a commentary on the personal nature of the Washington discussions about the nation’s debt ceiling. In that column he made a statement regarding Arkansas Medicaid that is so factually inaccurate that it begs a correction. The debate about the governor’s proposal to change Arkansas’s Medicaid program is difficult enough without a respected columnist providing readers with information that is simply wrong. Good decisions are based on good information and the outcome of this debate will impact over 750,000 Arkansans who depend on Medicaid. Mr. Brummett’s statement was that reimbursement rates to doctors compose the primary drain on Medicaid. The truth is that physician reimbursement accounts for less than 8 percent of Medicaid spending and that percentage has been declining for the last four years. That’s not an opinion; it’s straight from Medicaid’s published data. Growth in Medicaid spending for physician services has averaged less than 5 percent over the past five years. To put that in perspective, a primary goal of the governor’s Medicaid proposal is to reduce Medicaid’s total spending growth from an annual rate of 7 to 8 percent down to a manageable rate of around 5 percent. It would be a service to your readers to assign a reporter to look at the Medicaid data and write a factual article on Medicaid spending, the various spending categories and their growth rates. Then your readers can judge for themselves where the “drain” on Medicaid lies. An overview of Arkansas Medicaid for 2010 can be found at www.medicaid.state.ar.us. Under the heading “Transforming Arkansas Medicaid,” one can find detailed information that breaks down Medicaid spending into the various categories including how much is paid to each type of provider and how those categories have grown over the past five years. Mr. Brummett also took a gratuitous shot at State Sen. Missy Irvin of Mountain View. As an elected official, that comes with the territory. She’s more than capable of defending herself. But for the record, she has never advocated reducing medical services to the needy. Her husband is a family doctor who made a decision to make a life for himself and his family serving patients in rural Arkansas, including those on Medicaid. Those same folks elected her to be their state senator. David Wroten Executive vice president of the Arkansas Medical Society Little Rock 6 AUGUST 3, 2011 • ARKANSAS TIMES
PETA isn’t telling the truth As president of the Docent Council at the Little Rock Zoo, I am beyond appalled that a PETA “Staff Writer” from a state many miles away has the gall to pass judgment on the actions of the zoo regarding the death of Ellen. How dare she, Jennifer O’Connor, make statements that are not only unfounded, but ridiculously untrue? When Ellen died that Tuesday morning, the staff of the zoo made a conscious decision to close the grounds until the proper steps could be taken to give her
the respect she deserved after her final moments. Some staff spent decades caring for Ellen and were devastated by her death. Yes, the public deserves to know what happened and the public knows. Ellen lived a very happy 60 years, far beyond the normal life span of an animal her size. Ellen passed in the morning hours, not at a time when it was convenient for PETA. Did she, Jennifer O’Conner, expect the zoo to have people just walk by while staff loaded Ellen’s body onto a truck for transport to her final resting place? How does it honor Ellen to have random pictures of her dead body floating around the
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Internet? Since she, Jennifer O’Conner, hasn’t been to the zoo, allow me to point out that the elephant exhibit is in the middle of the zoo. One must pass by the exhibit to go to either side of the Zoo. I have spent more than 10 years giving of my time, money and energy to the Little Rock Zoo. I have seen wonderful joyous moments and have sadly experienced moments such as the passing of Mary and Ellen. When one reads about the antics of PETA, I hope it comes to mind that PETA only reports on the negative and attempts to twist facts to promote its own political agenda. The only ones here not telling the truth are PETA. They aren’t sharing the wonderful moments that make us, the docents, want to give everything we can back to the zoo, its staff and every animal on the grounds both past and present. So, Jennifer O’Connor, if you would like to see our wonderful zoo, I would love to give you a tour. And by the way, Ellen had tusks! Wendie Weare President Little Rock Zoo Docent Counsel
Murdoch exposed Ronald Reagan made Rupert Murdoch by dismantling the laws that regulated the American news industry. The laws were written after World War II when Congress and the world were horrified by the power the Nazis wielded through corrupt media. Hitler’s propaganda strategy was to tell the “BIG LIE” over and over again until the people accepted it as the truth. That is the best description of the Murdoch Empire strategy I have heard. The so-called Fox News Network is a prime example. “Fair and Balanced,” “Looking out for you.” What a crock. Yet, there are those among us who believe everything they hear O’Reilly, Hannity, Beck and the other lunatics on Fox say. If, as a thinking person, you marvel at how these people can get Americans to constantly vote against their interest, just look at what the Nazis did in Europe, and turn on Fox News for 10 minutes. Think about Bill O’Reilly’s opening statement: “Caution, you are now entering the no spin zone.” First he warns you, then he lies to you. Murdoch’s Empire has been exposed for what it is; now it must be dismantled. Butch Stone Little Rock
The rich and public schools Susan B. Anthony said, “If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools they would feel bound to concentrate their money on improving these schools until they met the highest ideals.” In a true democracy perhaps? Gary Evans Little Rock
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J U LY 2 7 - A U G . 2 IT WAS A GOOD WEEK FOR…
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LITTLE ROCK’S PROPOSED SALES TAX INCREASE. Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, activist Jim Lynch and others formed the $500 Million Tax – Too Much! committee to oppose the proposal to increase the city sales tax by one cent. FANS OF BARBECUE, CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND FIREWORKS. Little Rock philanthropist Jennings Osborne, famous for his ostentatious Christmas light displays, hosting huge barbecues for the public and sponsoring an annual fireworks display on the Fourth of July, died following a long hospitalization related to heart ailments. He was 67. THE CITY OF GOULD. Gould Mayor Earnest Nash was assaulted by someone he said was in support of city council members who passed three unconstitutional ordinances he opposed. A Fox 16 interview with a bleeding Nash soon after the attack became somewhat of a viral sensation. JUDGE MARY ANN GUNN’S TV CAREER. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that drug court proceedings cannot be broadcast on TV. The opinion followed a Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee ruling last year that then-Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn of Fayetteville requested regarding national broadcast of her drug court. Gunn left the bench in June, but continues to work on a syndicated drug court TV show that reportedly focuses on the success of past drug court participants. The Supreme Court ruling would seem to throw Gunn’s ability to use past drug court footage in serious doubt. 8 AUGUST 3, 2011 • ARKANSAS TIMES
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A peaceful meeting in Gould Banned group meets despite ordinance. BY GERARD MATTHEWS
n The Gould Citizens Advisory Council (GCAC), a civic group banned from meeting within Gould by members of the City Council, met Monday night to conduct normal business and rally support within a community that has seen its share of violence and political discord in the past weeks. In late June, the City Council passed an ordinance to “disallow” the GCAC from meeting within the city limits and to prohibit the creation of new organizations without council approval. The City Council also passed an ordinance prohibiting the mayor or other City Council members from meeting with any organization without the council’s consent. Another ordinance said the City Council must approve the use of public buildings by the mayor and other groups. Gould Mayor Earnest Nash vetoed the ordinances, but the City Council overrode his veto in a July 12 meeting. On July 28, the Arkansas chapter of the ACLU sent a letter to the City Council asking it to repeal the ordinances because they were unconstitutional. “These ordinances are breathtaking in their attempt to undermine the most fundamental American principles of democracy and liberty,” staff attorney Holly Dickson wrote. Later that night Nash was pistolwhipped outside a gas station in Gould. Nash said City Council members Sonja Farley, Harry Hall and Rosieanna Smith-Lee were present at the time of the attack. State police are investigating. Nash says he plans to press charges. Bernadette Devon, a member of GCAC, said Gould has had its share of problems in recent years — bankruptcy issues, troubles with the town’s water system and financial mismanagement. “The citizens, back in 2004 and 2005, decided that enough was enough, and decided to start holding their City Council members accountable,” Devon said. “We put together a political platform stating that we needed to have City Council people who had good government skills, that didn’t have their own personal agenda, that were working for the whole community. There was a group of people that took exception to that. They wanted things to stay their way. When they got into office, they got upset that the citizens had decided to elect Mayor Nash. Since he’s been in office they have tried to degrade him and push him out of office.” Devon said Nash has “made mistakes”
MANGRUM: Monday’s GCAC meeting was legal, he says. while in office, but says the mayor’s critics have done a poor job of airing their grievances. “There’s a process to go through,” she said. “You have to get the input and support for the community, which they don’t have. Whether they have legitimate reasons or not, it’s how they’re going about it and they’re destroying the community by doing it that way.” Monday night’s meeting was an attempt to regain some sense of normalcy. Curtis Mangrum, the chairman of GCAC, hardly made mention of the attack on the mayor or the city’s political squabbles. “I think it’s very important to show unity,” Mangrum said. “You have to understand that a lot of these other communities in Arkansas suffer from the same problems and issues that we have. Maybe not to the same degree right now, but on some level we’re all struggling. So this is a collaboration of all these different communities coming together in support of Gould.” Sixty or 70 people packed the tiny room inside the town’s community center, most of them wearing bright orange stickers that read, “I believe in Gould.” Mangrum opened the meeting by restating the group’s mission. Leaders of various committees — education, neighborhood watch, political awareness and beautification — gave their regular reports. State Police Troop E Commander Lloyd Franklin attended last night’s meeting to reassure citizens that they should not be afraid. “We are not going to tolerate anyone
mistreating anyone,” Franklin said. “Just pick up the phone and let us know. You do what’s right and we’ll be behind you.” The last item on the agenda read “Why do you love Gould?” Volunteers stood up to tell their stories. Erma Preston, a member of the City Council who showed up to support GCAC, drew applause and even a couple of “Amens!” as she said, “We’ve got some troubles in the way, but looking at all of you, I know it’s going to be OK.” William Elamin chairs the group’s political awareness committee. He said the meeting’s turn-out spoke for itself. “We had a packed house tonight,” he said. “Regardless of what the City Council thought at that time, with the help of GCAC, these citizens were educated to the fact that [the ordinance] was unconstitutional. With that said, tonight we sort of dispelled that ordinance. On the positive side, no one got arrested. The meeting tonight showed that with education and unity, we’ll be all right.” The City Council is set to meet again Aug. 9. Nash says he doesn’t think a meeting will be productive given the council’s current make-up. Multiple attempts to reach Nash’s critics on the City Council, including his most vocal opponent, Sonja Farley, were unsuccessful.
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Murder, fraud, $2.2 million somewhere
Son seeks restitution; not our problem, say Arkansas kin. BY MARA LEVERITT
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oug Butler, a CPA, had prepared his parents’ tax returns since 1970. So he could hardly have imagined, when he sat down to prepare them again in 2010, that he was about to enter a maelstrom. Butler lives in the small farming community of Ellensburg, Wash., with his wife and 16-yearold son. There is no way he could have known, on that day in April 2010, that what he was about to discover would turn his family upside-down and impel him to start carrying a gun — or that, a year later, it would lead him to a courtroom in Helena, Ark., to a Methodist church in Little Rock, and to the Pulaski County prosecutor’s office. Butler’s father, Norman Butler, had worked as an optometrist. When he and his wife, Mary, retired in 2000, they’d built a house on property adjacent to Doug’s. The couple had been married for 56 years when Mary died in 2004. HAPPIER TIMES: Norman Butler and Shea Saenger. In 2005, Norman met a widow online whom he would occasionally visit. His children — Doug and his two sisters — were happy that, at 75, their dad had found Doug Butler used his father’s end-of-the-year statements and worked from some romance in his life. Doug even thought she resembled his mom. those numbers. But the depletion of the trust account sent him looking Doug Butler also felt satisfied that his dad was in good shape finanfurther. cially. Norman owned his house and had about $2.5 million dollars set It didn’t take long for the accountant to figure out that his father had aside in two trust accounts. But, in April 2010, when he began work on the sent the money — more than $849,000 in 2009 alone — to his lady friend, 2009 taxes, what he saw was shocking. A brokerage statement for one of whom the family knew as Shea Saenger. When Doug found a single check the trusts, valued at more than $420,000 the year before, now showed just to Saenger for $97,000, he confronted his father. “I asked him, ‘Why? $14,000. Why’d you send it to Shea?’ His answer was, ‘I don’t know.’ ” Over the years, Butler had not had to delve far into his father’s finances Butler called Saenger. “I asked her, ‘You know, there’s a lot of money to prepare his taxes — and he hadn’t. His father, who’d grown up durmissing from Dad’s accounts. Do you have any idea what happened to it?’ ing the Depression, had been a careful money manager. Like other CPAs, She said no. She said she didn’t get any money from Dad.”
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BIG MONEY: A $97,000 check from Norman Butler to Shea Saenger.
“Dad was always buying and selling stock,” Butler says. “In all of the earlier years it just never occurred to me that instead of reinvesting the proceeds from a stock sale, he was sending it all to Shea Saenger.” Butler asked his dad to grant him his durable power of attorney and to resign as trustee on the accounts, which Norman Butler did. That allowed Doug to get control of his father’s accounts, request copies of the checks that had been drawn on them, and search his father’s computer. There he found a trail of e-mails from Saenger, most pleading for money. Butler found that in 2009, his father had written two checks to Saenger for $164,000 each. E-mails revealed that Saenger had directed Norman Butler not to deposit checks he received but to endorse them and send them to her. She even provided him with pre-addressed envelopes. It was a lot to absorb. “I had a hard time believing what Dad had done, even when I was seeing it,” Doug Butler says. “It took me a long time to accept that, yeah, this is what happened.” But that was just the earthquake. The tsunami was yet to come.
TRACKS TO ARKANSAS
In June, Butler hired an attorney, who hired a private investigator. The investigator quickly reported that Saenger was married, that she had gone by several other names, and finally, that she had a long criminal record in Arkansas, which included a conviction for murder. Rose Winquist, the private investigator Butler’s attorney brought into the case, recalls what she had to start with: “I got involved after Doug discovered that Shea Saenger had been e-mailing his dad and instructing him to delete the e-mails — some things that were pretty underhanded.’ Winquist began looking into Saenger’s background. She advises: “Everybody who meets somebody on the Internet should do a quick background check before they get involved. If the Butlers had done that for their dad, they would have discovered that Shea Saenger was married to somebody else.” Winquist started at the sheriff’s office in Washington’s Kittitas County, where the Butlers lived, but found no help there. As she puts it, “If there’s not blood and bullets, forget it.” “Then,” she says, “we went to the feds.” Many of those checks that Norman Butler had given Saenger had been sent via U.S. mail. An agent for the postal service interviewed the elder Butler. Winquist says, “He found that Mr. Butler was pretty incapacitated. He didn’t have much of a memory. He thought he’d given this woman a couple hundred bucks.” Winquist began by looking up marriage applications for the uncommon name of Saenger. “I found that a man named Art Saenger, of Coupeville, Washington, had married a Shea Miller.” Tracing Shea Miller, she found a name change; that Shea Miller had once been Sharon Miller. Further tracing revealed that Sharon Miller had been married to a man named Morley Miller, who had since died. Morley Miller’s marriage license showed that Sharon Miller’s maiden name was Sharon Lumpkin. Sharon Lumpkin was an unusual enough name that Winquist Googled
it. That turned up a civil case from Arkansas. It seemed that Sharon Lumpkin had been held in an Arkansas prison, that she’d been disciplined for having sex with another inmate, and that she’d sued a prison official for violating her constitutional rights. A federal judge ruled against her, she appealed, and in 1989, the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals had affirmed the lower court’s ruling. Winquist called the Arkansas Department of Correction. “They said, ‘Yeah. We had her.’ So I asked for her records,” the investigator recalls. “They copied all their records and a photo and sent them to me. The date of birth — Aug. 16, 1950 — matched. So I called my client and said, ‘Hey, this woman is a convicted murderer in Arkansas.’And, of course, they were floored, just sick.” But there was an up-side to the information. As Winquist put it, “Then the feds really took an interest.”
SHARON LUMPKIN
The records Winquist received revealed a lot more than murder. They showed that by the age of 20, Sharon Ann Lumpkin was already getting into trouble in Phillips County, mostly for hot checks. According to court records, she wrote a lot of them over the next several years. And she faced charges for theft of property. On one such charge, when she was 27, the warrant noted that she had paid for repairs on a refrigerator that was not hers and taken it home. According to the arrest warrant, when the rightful owner found out, located her, and offered to pay her for the repairs in order to get his refrigerator back, she told him: “She wasn’t going to give me a DAMM thing and if my father had anything to say about it she would kill him.” In March 1987, when Lumpkin was 37, she was charged with killing a man named Eugene Quarles Jr. Quarles, of Marvell, had been dating Lumpkin’s 16-year-old niece, Shannon. Lumpkin claimed that Quarles attacked her when she asked him to return some money she’d loaned him. “He knocked me down flat. He then straddled me and held me down and beat me in the face with his fists,” she told officials. “So somehow, I got my right hand in my pocket — by a miracle — and I pulled out the knife I had in my pocket, and I just went up with the knife.” The jurors didn’t buy it. They convicted Lumpkin of second-degree murder and sentenced her to 15 years in prison. There is no evidence of this, but while in prison, Lumpkin may have observed the not-uncommon prisoner practice of corresponding with free-world people in hopes of gaining friendship — or cash. What is known is that as soon as Lumpkin was released from prison in 1995, she moved to Washington, where, within two weeks, she married a man named Morley Miller. She was 45, he 74. She took his last name and, the following year, she legally changed her first name to Shea. After Miller died, Shea Miller, who had never held a job, married Art Saenger. Winquist, who has met him, says, “Her poor husband. We’ve sort
“So I called my client and said, ‘Hey, this woman is a convicted murderer in Arkansas.’ And, of course, they were floored, just sick.”
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of befriended him, which is sort of ironic. He’s a veteran. He’s very feeble, very ill. He took pride in his reputation in the community. He knew nothing about any of this. He’s another victim.” She adds: “I think they had very separate lives. He’s not one of those people who asks a lot of questions. When Shea would leave to meet Norman Butler, he just thought she was going off with her family or friends, and that they were paying for it.”
SCAMMING NORMAN BUTLER
“What the hell were you thinking, taking millions from a convicted murderer?”
By 2009, Doug Butler, along with his wife and sisters, had begun noticing that Norman Butler’s memory was beginning to fail. When they’d gone on a cruise with him that year, they’d noticed that he could never remember which cabin was his. Still, they did not find that especially odd for a man of 79 who was in an unfamiliar place. Otherwise, he seemed to be doing OK. After discovering the depleted trust account, Doug Butler began to piece together his father’s history with Saenger. “I was kind of tip-toeing around Dad,” he says. “I was afraid that if I made a stink about it, he’d get mad, and I didn’t want to have that fight. “But then one day he wanted me to call his broker because there was a problem with his account. I’d had it. I said, ‘Dad, there’s no problem with the account.’ I said, ‘You’ve given it all to Shea. She’s a con artist, and I’m going to try to get her thrown in jail.’ And he went home and wrote a check to her for $70,000.” The younger Butler adds: “Shea Saenger pushed Dad to not ever tell us anything that went on between them. There are e-mails where she specifically tells Dad not to tell me about things, and others where she says she does not want any of Dad’s family to know about their ‘business.’ Dad seems to have taken that to heart because he never said a word about helping Shea Saenger with any type of financial difficulties.” In September 2010, Doug Butler sued Saenger, based on a Washington law that prohibits the abuse or exploitation of “vulnerable adults.” The lawsuit claimed that Saenger had financially exploited Norman Butler “by exerting undue influence over him and causing him to act in ways that were inconsistent with his past behavior.” In the lawsuit, Doug Butler stated: “Contrary to Shea’s representations to my dad, she is not a single widow; she has been married to Arthur Saenger throughout the time she has been carrying on with my dad and leading him to believe that she is in love with him and going to marry him. “She has gotten money out of my dad by telling him that she has had major medical bills she needed to pay (for cervical cancer, breast cancer and heart surgery). It turns out, however, that she has been covered all this time by her husband’s medical insurance. ... She has asked for money for cars, real estate, and for no reason at all.” In December 2010, Norman Butler was formally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. By then, Doug Butler had finally gathered enough information to assess the timing and extent of his father’s losses. The gifts had started immediately, the year Norman Butler met Saenger—and steadily escalated: 2005—$113,292 2006—$169,667 2007—$391,622 2008—$686,559 2009—$849,188 In less than five years, Norman Butler had given Saenger the bulk of his life’s savings: $2,210,329. “For years, Dad kept a notebook by his computer and every night he would record the closing prices of everything he owned, the daily gain or loss and his total net worth,” Doug Butler says. “On February 25, 2010, Dad recorded that he still had over a million in his portfolios, when in reality there was only about $150,000. It looks like, some time in 2008, what he was recording — and what he thought he had — became completely detached from reality.” In December — the same month that Norman Butler was diagnosed — his family’s lawsuit against Saenger was settled. A superior court ruled that she owed the Butlers more than $2.2 million in damages and fees. “That’s
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nice,” Doug Butler says today. “But it’s just a piece of paper saying Shea Saenger owes us that amount of money. We’ve still got to collect it.”
‘IT’S BEEN HARD’
Saenger, who lived with her husband in a mobile home, was disinclined to help. She refused a court order to disclose what she had done with the money and was jailed for contempt of court. Every Monday for weeks in early 2011 — until the arrangement was changed to monthly — she was brought into court to reveal where the money went. Week after week, then month after month, she refused and was returned to her cell in the Kittitas County jail. Despite Saenger’s silence, Butler and Winquist were able to trace quite a bit of what Saenger had done with the money. According to documents they’ve filed in various courts, she sent some of it to relatives in Mississippi and Louisiana. But according to the filings, she sent most of it to relatives in Arkansas: more than $1.1 million to her brother, Mark Lumpkin, a farmer in Phillips County, and his wife Rosemary; another $195,555 was sent to her niece Shannon Wiggins of Hazen — the same niece whose boyfriend Saenger (Sharon Lumpkin at the time) had killed in 1987. By the start of this year, the Butlers, with Doug in the lead, were coping with a many-sided disaster. “At first, we weren’t poking our noses into his life unless we were invited,” Doug Butler says, “but then we were having to deal with his medical problems, and go over every night to give him his meds. “Debbie, my wife, started doing his grocery shopping, but he wouldn’t fix food on his own. Then we began having him to our house to eat, and having Meals-on-Wheels delivered. That’s the Alzheimer’s part.” There was also the financial part. Norman Butler finally had to be moved into an assisted-care facility. That costs $1,900 a month. All but $200 of that is covered by his Social Security check. But medications cost another $400. “And,” says Doug Butler, “Dad still owns the house, so we have property taxes, insurance and utilities to pay on that. We plan to rent the house because now we’re burning through what capital he had left.” There was the legal part. Doug Butler has hired attorneys in three states to pursue legal action to recover as much of his father’s wealth as possible. Butler also created a website, butlervsaenger.com, on which he posted financial records, photos, and documents of legal proceedings as they developed. One of the lawyers’ first actions was to petition courts in Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas to issue restraining orders to prevent Saenger’s relatives from spending money she’d sent them or selling assets they had already bought with that money. The courts in Mississippi, Louisiana and Prairie County, Arkansas, where Shannon Wiggins resides, complied. The court in Phillips County, where Mark and Rosemary Lumpkin live, and Doug Butler appeared in April when his lawsuit was filed, did not. Calls to attorneys for Wiggins and the Lumpkins were not returned. A visit to the Lumpkins’ home, in the tiny town of Ratio, about 30 miles southwest of Helena, was brief. When this reporter introduced herself, Rosemary Lumpkin said, “We’re not talking to you.” A visit to Shannon Wiggins at the Hazen Police Department, where she’s employed, didn’t last much longer. “I’d love to talk to you,” she said, “but not while we’ve got this lawsuit.” She advised speaking with her attorney. When told that her attorney was not responding, she replied, “That’s not my problem.” The Lumpkins and Wiggins responded to Butler’s legal actions with legal actions of their own. They demanded a jury trial and argued that Butler’s claim should be dismissed for several reasons, including that he was “not entitled, under Arkansas law, to any of the relief sought.” They also counter-sued, claiming that Butler had published false statements about them on the Internet, “including statements indicating that they had somehow stolen money for him and/or the trust” in an attempt to damage their reputations and interfere with their businesses. For the Butlers, the past 16 months have also carried an emotional part. “My son is 16 years old now,” Butler says, “and he’s sick to death of Shea Saenger. He is so tired of hearing about her and hearing about Dad and
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hearing about these lawsuits — and he’s tired of it. It’s been a year and a half, but if we have a conversation at home, it’s hard to have one that’s not related to this.” “It’s been hard,” he adds. “Doing it all at the same time ... it’s been hard.”
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There have been moments of satisfaction, however. The civil judgment in his family’s favor was one. Another one — a big one — came three weeks ago, when Shea Saenger pleaded guilty to mail fraud in a federal court in Seattle. In a plea agreement, she admitted that she had “knowingly devised a scheme or plan for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses” and had “used the U.S. Mail to carry out or attempt to carry out an essential part of the scheme.” Saenger admits in the agreement that, despite having already received more than $225,000 to pay for her purported breast cancer surgery, Saenger “took advantage of [Norman Butler’s] memory loss and condition” by claiming in late 2009 that he still had not paid her for the surgery. The plea agreement quoted an e-mail Saenger had sent: “If you want me to come live with you ... sell some municipal bonds to get the money for the surgery today and I can get things in order to come over with you.” In response, Norman Butler sent her an additional $47,569. But, the agreement notes, “In truth and in fact, Shea Saenger did not have breast cancer” at all. “To the contrary,” during the same period she was seeking the money, “Shea Saenger was informed by medical professionals ... that her mammogram was normal.” Saenger’s conviction for mail fraud carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The federal court also ordered her to “make restitution” to Norman Butler of more than $2.1 million, that amount being “due and payable immediately.” The plea agreement states that Saenger “transferred approximately $1,121,214.61 of the money she fraudulently obtained” to “relatives” identified in the agreement as “M.L. and R.L., which they subsequently used for their personal benefit.” In her plea, Saenger agreed to “provide a truthful statement” about what she did with Norman Butler’s money, and to take “whatever steps are necessary to ensure that assets subject to forfeiture are not sold, disbursed, wasted, hidden, or otherwise made unavailable for forfeiture.” Now that Saenger has admitted sending huge amounts of money to the Lumpkins and other relatives, the question for Butler — if he’ll manage to get any of it back — is why. “We have no clue as to why she sent all that money to her family,” he says. “Nobody has any kind of a theory about what she was doing. All I can say is everybody I know, and myself — our minds do not work the way hers does.” He has similar feelings about the relatives to whom Saenger sent his dad’s money. “My hope was that, when we presented them with the evidence that this money had been taken from my father, they would all get together and sell what they could sell and refinance or restructure or do whatever they could, and make us an offer. “We thought they might say, ‘Yes, we’ve got this stolen money, and this is what we can do.’ But every last one of them basically has said, ‘We’ve got the money and you don’t, so too bad for you.’ ” Winquist, the private investigator, put it more directly. “My question for them is: ‘What the hell did you think? You’re taking a million dollars from a convicted murderer who’s never had a job in her life?’ “We said, ‘Maybe you didn’t know it was stolen, but now you do, so give it back.’ And they just dug their heels in the dirt and flat out refused, so that’s why we had to sue them. We would have preferred to work with all these people and cut some kind of a deal with them.” With that apparently off the table, Winquist says, “Maybe the feds are looking at them too. I hope so.” As for Norman Butler, his son reports that he has adjusted well to the assisted-care facility. “I don’t think he remembers Shea,” Doug Butler says. “He did not move his computer, so he did not have the ability to try to e-mail her anymore. And now that he hasn’t for three or four months, I think she’s completely gone from his mind.”
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Editorial n Adolf Hitler and Thomas Jefferson both said a lot of memorable things, and they both didn’t say a lot of memorable things that get attributed to them. This is about all they have in common. They probably wouldn’t have liked each other much. But somebody is always quoting one or the other, or both, to advance his own ends, and often this person is unscrupulous or uninformed, or both, which brings us to state Rep. Nate Bell. A Tea Party Republican from Mena, Bell posted on his Facebook page what he said were the words of Hitler: “As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation.” Bell seems to be the only person in possession of this Hitler quote — passed down from some brown-shirted ancestor, perhaps — but Democrats, long accused of being soft on children, took offense anyway, claiming that their efforts to keep children away from sweatshops and child molesters hardly justified a comparison with Hitler’s crowd. Bell responded that comparing Democrats to Nazis was “wayyyy easy. ... Dems use children to pass bad legislation regularly.” He cited several of what he said were Democratic excesses in this regard, including a bill prohibiting drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating motor vehicles in school zones. Only two of the bills he listed became law and one of those was sponsored by a Republican. Mr. Bell is clearly not a detail man. That is pretty much the story of his party today. Short on fact, long on zealotry. Washington Republicans are committed to tearing off big chunks of Medicare and Social Security, over Democrats’ objections. We expect Rep. Bell to discover a new Hitler quote any day now, something on the order of “As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the sick and the elderly, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation.” Or he might attribute this one to Stalin or Mao. Probably not Jefferson, although he was the first Democrat.
Worse than Womack? n Gov. Mike Beebe said that he’d spoken with U.S. Reps Steve Womack of Rogers and Tim Griffin of Little Rock about congressional irresponsibility. “Steve Womack’s attitude and approach is pretty refreshing, and I wouldn’t throw him in the same boat [with Griffin],” Beebe said. “Steve Womack has more of a sensible approach.” Tim Griffin has been called a lot of bad names, and deservedly so. This is the unkindest cut of all.
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TAX PROTEST: Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen holds a poster in protest of a proposed sales-tax hike. Saturday, a half-dozen poster-waving members of the $500 Million Tax — Too Much! committee urged traffic at 12th Street and University to honk if they oppose the city sales tax proposals.
A nation ready for Perot 2.0? n The implications of the deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling remain murky. What is clear is that both political parties have been deeply fractured by the resulting “compromise” measure and that the independents who decide American elections have had their already keen antipathy for the political system sharpened by the ugly process that created the plan. As a result, at no point in the past century has the stage been better set for a third-party presidential candidate. Activists within each party dislike the deal’s substance. The Democratic Party’s left detests its lack of revenue increases and its threat to crucial discretionary programs that are the soul of post-New Deal Democratic ideology. Even more fundamental is the concern of many Democrats that President Obama either lacks the backbone to stand tough for Democratic principles or lacks those principles at all. Fortunately for the president, there is no Ted Kennedy-like figure whom the Left can employ to challenge his renomination (and scar him as a general election candidate). However, Obama will have to spend much of his campaign’s impressive funds to nudge a dejected base to return to the polls in 2012. Although they shaped the legislative dynamics that produced it, many Tea Party-identified members voted against the final deal because it wasn’t tough enough in controlling spending. Tea Party activists’ power over the GOP nomination process in 2012 was made clear by the rush of frontrunner Mitt Romney, his finger typically in the wind throughout the debate, to oppose the final bill. The GOP nominee will ultimately be a candidate of whom the Tea Party is dubious (Romney) or a loyalist who pushes moderates away from the party. In the modern era, the 1992 election cycle is that which comes closest to the political environment of today. Despite his personal instability and
Jay Barth ideological messiness, Ross Perot garnered 19 percent of the vote nationally in a country facing serious economic angst and angered by congressional malfeasance (in the form of check kiting and corruption). Today, the concern about the economic future is even more pronounced and the critique of the system is not targeted on the failings of individual members of Congress but on the entire system. Even when the environment favors it, the odds against a third-party candidate becoming viable are immense. Gaining access to 50 state ballots is resource-consuming. Even more costly is the campaign that follows getting on the ballot. Finally, a candidate has to have some record of performance on the issues that matter most to voters and energize the swath of voters not loyal to the two parties. Only one person in the country even approaches this list of requirements: a successful businessman turned successful manager of government in the nation’s largest city who is socially progressive but fiscally moderate. Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York has the personal resources to be the challenger to the status quo at a time when Americans badly want to shake things up. Bloomberg has said “a third-party candidate could run the government easier than a partisan political president.” Will he heed his own call? Jay Barth is the M.E. and Ima Graves Peace Distinguished Professor of Politics at Hendrix College.
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Money trumps facts n It will take years to sift out all the losers in the great debt battle of 2011 while the certain winners — the nation’s richest people, who will bear no burden — can already celebrate. But even now there is one clear victim of the struggle that almost brought the nation to ruin, and may yet: truth. The lies and deceptions in the everyday debate and in the vast propaganda network make it impossible for the average working American to know what happened in the battle over the debt ceiling and how it might affect him or her. Lies do work. Let’s take our own little laboratory, the bailiwick of Congressman Tim Griffin. Griffin was in some hot water after voting for the Republican debt plan that would wipe out Medicare for people who turn 65 or become disabled after 2021. They would have to buy medical coverage from insurance companies with the help of a voucher that would pay part of the premium but decline in value. That is how the Republicans would cut the federal deficit. People who are under 55 now would go back to paying for their own medical care at 65, as they did before 1966. Griffin and other Republicans were catching hell for the vote although he used the script prepared for GOP congressmen: He was only “saving” Medicare by bringing in the insurance industry and requiring people to pay much more. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette turned over part of its op-ed page to Griffin last
Ernest Dumas week to explain what he was doing in the debt battle. He created his own astonishing set of facts and declared that he was going to work to save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. More about that in a minute. The real masters of propaganda went to work during the week. Saturday, the Democrat Gazette published a huge ad attacking President Obama for trying to balance the budget on the backs of old people by damaging Medicare. The ad praised Griffin for standing up to Obama and protecting Medicare. None of it is true. Incidentally, you may remember that the Democrat Gazette last year refused to run ads by state Sen. Joyce Elliott criticizing her congressional opponent, Griffin, for undermining his friend, Bud Cummins, to get his job and for making political calls on state time in 1996 while he was running a Republican campaign from the prosecuting attorney’s office. The facts of her ad were verified by the newspaper’s own files. A different standard prevails when the attacks are on Obama or a Democrat. More ads are coming, and seniors will
It’s a crafty deal — good, too n The Tea Party doesn’t like it because it doesn’t cut spending enough. Liberal bloggers at the Huffington Post don’t like it because it cuts spending too much and doesn’t raise taxes on rich people and on tax-avoiding and profitreaping giant corporations. Sounds like a pretty crafty deal, doesn’t it? On closer examination, the deal looks even better than crafty. I like it for more reasons than that the extremists don’t. I like it on its own merits. Sure, we need to raise taxes on high incomes and to close business tax loopholes. But remember what that old guy with the silver hair — Clinton, I think was his name — always said. It was not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. That is to say that sometimes you settle for a field goal. Sometimes you punt. About twice in a decade, you even need to turn around and run through your own end zone for a safety.
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First, the debt ceiling would be raised so that our nation could behave as a responsible adult and pay its debts. Second, this increase would extend past the next election so that we can keep paying on our debt without enduring this kind of juvenile nonsense in election season, when even the kind of last-gasp sanity we’re now seeing would not be likely. Third, we will have further rounds of cuts — automatic and then those to be recommended by a bipartisan commission — that members of Congress would have to vote either to adopt or stop. Otherwise, in the absence of congressional action, they would take effect in part automatically. Fourth, Social Security, Medicaid, chil-
get slick flyers in the mail carrying the same message: Obama is going after the old folks, and Griffin is protecting them. It’s part of a $1 million ad campaign supporting 22 Republican congressmen who are deemed to be in trouble. The ads are paid for by American Action Network, which sprang up last year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, which said that corporations could spend unlimited sums on political advertising and do it secretly. The group, run by right-wing multimillionaires, spent $25 million last year to elect Griffin and the other tea-party Republicans. Its ads were celebrated for their ruthless deceptions. The cookie-cutter ads for the congressmen claim that Obama has a plan that would “Balance the Budget on the Backs of Seniors” by increasing Medicare premiums. It refers you in tiny print to a website, which cites the group’s own “study” to prove that. It turns out that the plan is not Obama’s at all but a bill by couple of liberal Democrats who are Congress’s leading defenders of Medicare. It is actually supposed to help Medicare beneficiaries and cut Medicare spending by requiring drug companies to provide discounts on many expensive drugs. The group’s study calculated that the discounts would have the opposite effect and somehow cause insurance companies to raise people’s Medicare drug premiums. The author’s best-known previous study predicted that Bush’s tax cuts, particularly the elimination of inheritance taxes on huge estates, would produce millions of new jobs.
How did that work out? Griffin can say he’s not responsible for the lies because he had nothing to do with the ads, although he knew about them. But the article in the paper under his byline was hardly better. It says the Affordable Care Act, which he calls Obamacare, was “a prescription to end Medicare,” which was the mantra of the attacks on the law. He cited the 2011 report of the Medicare trustees, which he said concluded that the health-care law would require future deep cuts in benefits or huge tax increases for Medicare recipients in addition to a direct $500 billion cut in benefits. The act cuts not one benefit. What the report actually said was that the law greatly extended the solvency of the Medicare trust fund and slowed future growth in Medicare spending by a fourth by cutting the huge subsidies given to insurance companies in the Republican Medicare law of 2004 and reducing the size of future increases in reimbursements to physician specialists and clinics. Early in his essay, Griffin said the mammoth deficits were not caused by a decline in revenue. Sure, he wrote, federal revenues fell from 2001 to 2006 but it had nothing to do with the Bush tax cuts for the rich. He said the downturn was caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks. For the record: The recession began in March 2001, the month the tax cut was introduced, and ended in October, the month after the attacks. Terrible though they were, the attacks proved to be an economic stimulus. Facts. Who needs ’em?
dren’s health benefits and veterans’ benefits would be specifically excluded from any automatic cuts. That’s because Social Security is all right for now on its own; because Medicaid is vital to extended health care and federal cuts would simply transfer the onus to struggling state governments, and because kids and veterans deserve continued levels of support. Fifth, Medicare is on the table for automatic cuts because we simply cannot long sustain its drain on the federal treasury and because — and this is key — we can cut what we send to providers, such as hospital and doctors, without necessarily imperiling health care for seniors. We must find a way to do that, actually, and it would be nice if the AARP would dispense with the attack ads on Congress whenever the hospitals and doctors whine. Health care for seniors must be thorough, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find a way to spend less federal money on every visit, every test, every procedure, every scan, every surgery. Sixth, tax “reform” would be on the table for bipartisan commission discussions, which might include — should include, indeed must include — closing of the kinds of loopholes by which General Electric and oil companies can laugh tax-
free all the way to the bank. So there you have it, a little something for both sides and a lot of something against both sides. Objections are less matters of policy than of politics. Democrats decry the lack of an exemption for Medicare, not on merit so much as on the basis that Paul Ryan’s draconian plan had made Medicare an electoral advantage for Democrats that may now be mitigated or lost. Republicans decry the Social Security and Medicaid exemptions and that we will continue to talk about raising anybody’s taxes. The mainstream among them act this way, one would hope, not so much out of allegiance to rich people or negligence of poor and sick ones. We can hope they act this way merely because of a calculated need to keep the rabidly right-wing Tea Party base partially appeased. The deal shows that government can work eventually. That it presses up against the deadline shows that government doesn’t work efficiently or responsibly or admirably. John Brummett is a columnist and reporter for Stephens Media’s Arkansas News Bureau. www.arktimes.com • AUGUST 3, 2011 17
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UP THE HOUSE
Stars come to ASU for Johnny Cash Music Festival. BY ROBERT BELL
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here’s a video you can watch online of Johnny Cash visiting his hometown of Dyess back in 1968. He drives around the small community with his wife, June Carter, and his sister Louise, past the Dyess administration building and the theater where he watched Tex Ritter and Gene Autry on the big screen. In another shot, he walks through his former home, footsteps echoing in the empty rooms. He points out the spot “where mama’s stove wore holes in the floor” and the place where he used to sit glued to the family radio, his young ears absorbing every bit of music they could. “It sure looks smaller, doesn’t it,” he says. Earlier this year, a handful of Cash’s kin paid a visit to the nearly 80-year-old house. Like many structures of its vintage, it had seen better days. Rosanne Cash couldn’t manage to make it inside the dilapidated house. The singer/songwriter and author got as far as the front porch before she stopped, her eyes filling with tears at the sight of her father’s childhood home. Her uncle, Tommy Cash, did go inside. “I couldn’t believe how small those big rooms were,” he said, echoing his older brother’s observation from many years earlier. It’s a trick of time, memory and perspective, the way the rooms and hallways of one’s childhood seem to shrink with age. 18 AUGUST 3, 2011 • ARKANSAS TIMES
Johnny Cash Music Festival
If you still haven’t gotten a ticket to ride to the inaugural “Johnny Cash Music Festival” aboard one of the three buses the Times has chartered, well, you’ll have to wait until next year. There are, however, tickets left for the festival itself, starting at $37.50. That’s a bargain for a lineup that includes Rosanne Cash, Tommy Cash, John Carter and Laura Cash, Rodney Crowell, George Jones, Kris Kristofferson and more. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Convo at ASU’s Jonesboro campus. Tickets are available at www.johnnycashmusicfest.com
The Cashes were there with some folks from Arkansas State University, which had just purchased the run-down, still-occupied home with the intention of preserving it. In April, ASU and the Cash family announced their partnership on the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Project, which entails renovating not only the Cash home, but also the Dyess administration building, which will become a museum dedicated to the legendary performer. On Thursday, several members of Johnny Cash’s immediate family will play a concert — hosted by ASU — to raise money to restore the family home in Dyess to the way it was in back in 1935, when a sharecropper family from Cleveland County moved into the first brand-new house they’d ever known.
SUPPORTING CASH: Tommy Cash, Rosanne Cash, George Jones and Kris Kristofferson will perform at the Johnny Cash Music Festival on Thursday. Rosanne, John Carter and Laura Cash, Tommy, Joanne Cash and Chelsea Crowell, Cash’s granddaughter, will all share the stage with a handful of others who, though not related to Johnny Cash by blood, were bound to the legendary singer through
friendships that spanned decades. “I’m looking forward to seeing some of our old friends, like George Jones and Kris Kristofferson,” Tommy Cash said. The lineup for this festival — likely Continued on page 19
■ media Not so black and white When is it appropriate to use race in crime reporting? BY LINDSEY MILLAR
n The Arkansas-Democrat Gazette uses racial information in its crime reporting. According to managing editor Frank Fellone, the newspaper has used race in its “Police Beat” column “for years and years.” The newsroom standard, according to Fellone, is “to use all available information provided by the police.” That’s at odds with the conventions of many other news outlets, which avoid racial or ethnic identifiers unless they’re important or, in some cases, if victims provide detailed descriptions. Newsrooms apply a standard test, according to a 2008 article from the Society of Professional Journalists: “[Is] the racial information useful to people in the community who might know the attacker or want to avoid harm themselves? Or [is] it so general that it only merely contribute[s] to stereotypes about one group or another?” The convention isn’t a byproduct of modern political correctness. Roy
Reed, former Arkansas Gazette reporter, national and foreign correspondent for the New York Times and longtime professor of journalism at the University of Arkansas, said for most of his career the standard was not to use race unless it was “pertinent” to the story. Similarly, Associated Press style says “references to race or nationality must be relevant to the story.” Much of the Democrat-Gazette’s reporting of crime includes detailed descriptions of suspects straight from police reports. For instance, on July 9, a brief titled “Tattooed man asks for cash, gets none” reads, “The suspect was described as a white, between 19 and 24 years old, around 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He had short blond hair and tattoos on both arms, according to police reports.” But a review of the paper’s crime reporting in July turned up several instances of race used as a single identi-
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that we are looking at doing an authentic restoration that would not only honor their father’s memory, but really the whole legacy of what the town of Dyess is all about.” Hawkins said the festival will likely grow to become more than a single-day event. “The Cash family has a number of people in mind they would like to invite, and there are others, big names who were invited this year and expressed an interest in coming but just already had other commitments,” she said. “We didn’t really get started on this concert until January or February, and really we only had about six months to put it together.” The planning for next year’s festival will begin the day after this year’s, Wiedower said with a laugh, though she was only half joking. As for the restoration of the home, it should take between a year and 18 months to complete, she said. Crews have recently begun the painstaking process of peeling back the layers of linoleum and Masonite and found that all of those additions actually protected the original surfaces. “So under the drop ceilings and below the vinyl tiles and pressboard was between 85 and 90 percent original historic fabric,” Wiedower said. “It’s really exciting and it’s all in good shape, believe it or not, because it had been covered up by what looked so dingy and non-promising when I was last in the house.”
Continued from page 18 the first of many — “is very strategic,” said Beth Wiedower, of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “The family, John Carter and Rosanne, wanted to keep this year’s lineup close to home.” All of the proceeds from the concert’s ticket and merchandise sales will go toward restoring the home in Dyess, which will cost between $250,000 and $275,000 to complete, she said. The three-hour show starts at 7 p.m., and with a dozen or so performers, many of the sets will be on the short side. But there will be plenty of collaborations and “all the potential in the world for a good old jam,” Wiedower said. “This is our first time to do this, so I’m hoping that it will turn out to be something special that everybody can be involved in,” Tommy Cash said. “I know that some of Johnny’s closest friends have passed on, but many of them are still alive, people like Jack Clement, the great songwriter and producer. We’re just hoping that this will be the first of many, many good things going on with that house and the concert, every year.” Ruth Hawkins, a professor in ASU’s Heritage Studies doctoral program, is overseeing much of the restoration. “The Cash family has been extremely gracious and very supportive of what we’re doing,” Hawkins said. “They like the fact
fier. In a July 21 brief that appeared on Arkansasonline.com, entitled “Hair-raising scuffle reported at LR wig shop,” the suspects are described only as “six black women.” In a July 19 article called “Man arrested in robbery of a woman,” the man arrested is identified by name and age and then, in the following paragraph, the crime is described as “a black man robbed a woman.” When presented with the July 19 example, Fellone said the racial identifier could have just as well been “a white man,” and reasserted that the paper makes “an effort to include all the information” reporters can gather from the police. But a story from July 14, “Driver swipes Starbucks tip jar,” doesn’t bear out that standard. In the article, a suspect is described as a “man at the wheel of a black Land Rover.” The only other detail the story included was the name and address under which the car was registered. The Little Rock Police Department incident report, however, notes that the suspect was white, bald or balding and wearing “black square frame eye glasses.” Two days after the incident, the son of the man identified in the news item (and initial incident report) turned himself in to the police. Identifying some, but not all suspects by race harkens back to a time when “white men” were merely “men.” “If you hear a report and no race is
mentioned, your guess is that the person was white,” said Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, director of the UALR Institute on Race and Ethnicity, who said she wonders whether news editors decisions to include racial information stems from “some unconscious view.” The St. Petersburg-based Poynter Institute has spent years collecting examples of racial bias in news stories to use as teaching aids in ethics and diversity programs. According to vice president and senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, the examples may spring from editors striving to be thorough. “But that’s what judgment is for, making distinctions between pertinent details and casual ones.” Furthermore, not only is memory malleable, but eyewitnesses may not actually see what they think they see. “The skin color of a person is not as reliable an identifier as the general public might think,” Clark said, citing as an example a colleague of Puerto Rican descent who often asks groups to guess his ethnicity just based on his physical appearance and hears everything from Jewish to Arabic to Mexican. When asked if he had a sense that the Democrat-Gazette’s standard for using racial information in crime reporting was unconventional compared to other newsrooms across the country, Frank Fellone said, “I don’t know.”
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RINGLING BROS. PRESENTS ‘ZING, ZANG, ZOOM’
BY ROBERT BELL
7 p.m., Verizon Arena. $11.75-$50.75.
n A lot of descriptors come to mind when I think of PETA: smug, self-righteous, myopic, shrill, sensationalistic, self-important, delusional, holier-than-thou, condescending, self-congratulatory, presumptuous, bratty, careless, tone-deaf, overweening, carping, pompous and so forth. I think these adjectives are suitable more often than not. But I have to concede the whole circus animal argument to PETA. In fact, go right now and search YouTube for “Ringling Bros. + bull hooks.” If you’ve got the stomach, you can watch several Ringling Bros. thugs smack elephants in the trunk, face, ears and hindquarters using bull hooks, which are thick rods about two or three feet long with sharp metal hooks on one end. Look, it’s long past time for all circuses to ditch the animals from their shows. If such cruelty is just the price of being entertained, then perhaps we all should reexamine why that is. Maybe you should call up Ringling Bros. at 800-7551530 and let them know that death-defying acrobatics and sword-swallowers and fire-breathers and exotic dancers and all the other human-based theatrics are entertaining enough and that they can leave the animals out of it.
W EDN E SD AY 8/ 3
ART PORTER WEEK Various times and locations.
n The date Aug. 3 would have been Art Porter Jr.’s 50th birthday. The virtuoso saxophonist died in a boating accident in Thailand in 1996, shortly after playing a concert for King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Porter and his father — a musician and instructor — were certainly beloved musical figures in their hometown of Little Rock. The younger Porter recorded several albums for Verve, and had a significant national and international following. He got his start playing drums in his pop’s band, but eventually switched to saxophone. In fact, he was so young that it took special legislation — supported by then-Attorney General Bill Clinton — to allow the teen prodigy to perform in the normally 21-andup clubs. To celebrate his life, the good folks behind Art Porter Music Education Inc., the nonprofit that provides scholarships to budding musicians, have organized this string of performances: Porter’s Jazz Cafe is slated to open Aug. 3, with a performance from jazz pianist and composer Alex Bugnon. This event is open only to invited guests and APME sponsors. On Aug. 4 at 8 p.m., The Afterthought hosts a jam session, with several Arkansas musicians paying tribute to Porter. On Aug. 5, Cajun’s Wharf hosts world-renowned producer, composer and jazz pianist Jeff Lorber, with whom Porter had performed and recorded. Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 7 p.m. The week wraps up Aug. 6 with a concert from jazz and R&B song stylist Lalah Hathaway at Riverfest Amphitheatre. Tickets are $25 in advance (through Ticketmaster) or $35 at the door. The show starts at 7 p.m.
F R I D AY 8 /5 CELEBRATING ART: Art Porter Week is a celebration of the life of Art Porter Jr., the Little Rock-born saxophonist whose life was cut short in a 1996 boating accident in Thailand.
THU R SD AY 8/ 4
REVEREND HORTON HEAT
9 p.m., George’s Majestic Lounge. $20.
GET RIGHT WITH THE REVEREND: Horton Heat, that is. The veteran psychobilly act tears up the stage at George’s Majestic Lounge Thursday night.
n No other single performer has done more to establish psychobilly as an enduring, bona fide musical genre than the Reverend Horton Heat, nee Jim Heath. His trio came roaring out of Texas in the late ’80s, signed on to legendary indie label Sub Pop and landed on many a budding, teen-aged music nerd’s radar via appearances in the interstitial videos on “Beavis & Butt-
head.” Sure, there are clear precedents for the good Reverend’s greaser-punk vamping. The Cramps, Tav Falco, Flat Duo Jets, The Gun Club, X and a number of other acts had all explored the fusion of punk rock and rockabilly. And the primal pounding of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Hasil Adkins and most of the Sun Records roster were all clear inspi-
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rations. But the Reverend managed to stamp his own larger-than-life imprint on a musical landscape filled with other wild characters. He’s proven to be one of the most resilient and popular of the retro/rockabilly acts that emerged in the last 20 years. George’s is probably the best venue in Fayetteville and will be a great place to see this show.
LAMANPALOOZA
5:30 p.m. Laman Library. Free.
n Some things just go together: peanut butter and chocolate; beer and baseball; Diet Coke and Mentos; rock stars and rehab. And thus it is with lazy summer days and reading. To celebrate the two, The William F. Laman Public Library hosts an out-and-out explosion of family-friendly entertainment options at this, the second annual Lamanpalooza. Allow me to reassure you: Perry Farrell had absolutely no involvement in this festival and will not, I repeat: will NOT be in attendance. But you know who will? A balloon-maker on stilts, McGruff the Crime Dog, Abner the Humane Society Education Dog, Trout Fishing in America, a bunch of insects from the Museum of Discovery, a ton of fish in a 1,500-gallon aquarium from the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission and lots more. Plus there will be video games, prizes and plenty of indoor and outdoor activities.
MONTGOMERY TRUCKING
10 p.m. White Water Tavern. $5.
n Dang, but it seems like Bonnie Montgomery has been gone forever! She went to New York City so they could stage a
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reading of “Billy Blythe,” her opera about a day in the life of an adolescent Bill Clinton, and stayed for a while and played a bunch of shows at all kinds of hip nightclubs and speakeasies, and recorded a radio concert, and went on MSNBC and appeared in the pages of The New York Observer and Huffington Post and TIME and The New Yorker and whatnot. Meanwhile, all her friends and family and everybody back home in Central Arkansas were all missing her. Well, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Bonnie is back and she’s playing a bunch of shows, both solo and with her Montgomery Trucking outfit (see calendar). If you haven’t had occasion to check out her countryrock ’n’ roll-hillbilly hybrid tunes, what are you waiting for?
THURSDAY 8/4
n The always adventurous Ear Fear hits up Downtown Music Hall along with E-Dubb, of A-State Hustlers, 8:30 p.m., $5. Faril Simpson & OKRY pick up a bluegrass storm at Faulkner County Library at 7 p.m. El Paso’s The Lusitania torpedoes the conventional norms of rock ’n’ roll with its unsinkable tunes, Maxine’s at 8 p.m. If you missed The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band up in Mountain View a few weeks back, fear not! The country rock veterans return to Arkansas with a performance at Oaklawn, 7 p.m., $20. If you thought we’d left behind lupinethemed band names back in aughtseven, think again: The Virgin Wolves are at Revolution at 9 p.m., $5, or you could go see Wolves Where? at Super Happy Fun Land, also 9 p.m.
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JAWBONE & JOLENE
9 p.m. Cornerstone Pub & Grill. $5.
n While its listener demographics have certainly changed over the decades, the blues are nonetheless alive and well in a multitude of flavors, from hidebound purists to wild-eyed, nothing-is-sacred innovators and all points in between. The motto of the Arkansas River Blues Society is “Keeping da Blues Alive for 20 years … and still counting!” That’s a worthy goal, though I’m skeptical that anything short of a world-ending meteor could ever kill the blues, which has long since transcended mere genre to become something more akin to a religion. The fundamentalist devotees are out there shouting the gospel and although most members of the flock are merely Easter observant, it still permeates the culture. Harp ’n hollow body duo Jawbone & Jolene fall into the traditionalist camp, performing classics and originals that touch on evergreen themes: ramblin’, gamblin’, landin’ in trouble and amblin’ back home. Jolene’s guitar provides a sturdy backing for Jawbone’s gravelly singing and wailing harmonica. This is a CD release show for the duo’s latest, “Lifestyles of the Poor & Infamous.”
S U N D AY 8 / 7
REV. MARK KIYIMBA
6 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock. Free.
n The majority of this space in the Arkansas Times is dedicated to entertainment and fun and distraction from the workaday world. What you’ll hear about at this event is not entertaining but a situation that you absolutely should, at the very least, be aware of. Right now, much of Uganda is in the grip of a violent paroxysm of homophobia — a bizarre, collective men-
FRIDAY 8/5 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’: Bonnie Montgomery is back in Central Arkansas after several weeks in the big city. She’s playing several shows, including at the White Water Tavern Friday night.
n Audrey Kelley and the low-key rock outfit Don’t Stop Please play at The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. Ramblin’ troubadour and former Damn Bullet Joe Sundell stops by Reno’s Argenta Cafe for an evening of oldtimey classics and originals, 9 p.m., $5. If punishing hardcore grind is what thou seeketh, then go see Ringworm, Nails, Bitter End and New Lows at Downtown Music Hall, 7 p.m., $10. On the complete and utterly opposite end of the musical spectrum, Top of the Rock Chorus presents “Hot August Night” at Argenta Community Theater, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., $15$20. Get your yucks on at The Loony Bin, which hosts Cowboy Bill Martin and Richie Holliday, 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday night, $10. The romantic comedy “Same Time, Next Year” returns to Conway’s Lantern Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $7-$12. “My Fair Lady” is back at The Weekend Theater, 7:30 p.m. $16-$20.
SATURDAY 8/6 BLUES AMBASSADORS: Jawbone & Jolene are keeping the blues alive, with a performance at Cornerstone Pub & Grill Saturday night. tal illness that reaches to the upper echelons of the government. An evangelical MP in the Ugandan Parliament named David Bahati (e-mail: dbahati@parliament.go.ug) recently proposed pending legislation that would make homosexuality — already illegal in the country — a capital crime. The sickness isn’t limited to legislators. A tabloid called, ironically, Rolling Stone, has published names, personal details and photos of gay Ugandans. “HANG THEM: THEY ARE AFTER OUR KIDS!!!”
screamed one headline from early October. Gay activist David Kato, whose photo had been published in Rolling Stone and who had recently won a court victory against the publication, was beaten to death at his home in January. Rev. Mark Kiyimba, an LGBT rights activist and founder of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Uganda, recently left his country, fearing for his safety. Kiyimba is traveling across the United States to raise awareness of the persecution LGBT Ugandans face every day.
n Katmandu plays The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. The Roustabouts, The Reparations and Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth bring the ruckus to White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $6. Sara Evans plumbs the depths of heartbreak with a slick, pop-country sound, Magic Springs’ Timberwood Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $22.50-$55. Rockabilly legends Sonny Burgess & The Legendary Pacers play Conway’s Sunset Ballroom, 7 p.m., $8. Little Rock stalwarts Underclaire play Downtown Music Hall with support from Hot Springs spazzmeisters White Glove Test, 8:30 p.m., $6. www.arktimes.com • AUGUST 3, 2011 23
Institute on Aging in Room 1155. UAMS Institute on Aging, through Aug. 24: 12 p.m. 629 Jack Stephens Drive. 501-603-1262.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 MUSIC
Acoustic Open Mic. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com. Alex Bugnon. This event is for sponsors only. Find out more at www.artporter.org or by calling 501-492-9120. Porter’s Jazz Cafe, 7 p.m. 315 Main St. 501-324-1900. Alternative Wednesdays. Features alternative bands from Little Rock and the surrounding areas. Mediums Art Lounge, 6:30 p.m., $5. 521 Center St. 501-374-4495. Back to School Rock Show. Score24, Late Night Recording and local bands. Vino’s, 7 p.m., $10 adv., $12 d.o.s. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. www.vinosbrewpub.com. Bolly Open Mic Hype Night with Osyrus Bolly and DJ Messiah. All American Wings, 9 p.m. 215 W. Capitol Ave. 501-376-4000. allamericanwings.com. Grim Muzik presents Way Back Wednesdays. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8:30 p.m., $5. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com. Jason Greenlaw, Buddafli, Shea Marie. Sway, through Aug. 10: 6 p.m., $5. 412 Louisiana. 501-9072582. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www. sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub. com. Karaoke. Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-246-4340. www.hiberniairishtavern.com. Karaoke with Big John Miller. Denton’s Trotline, 8 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. Mayday By Midnight. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com. Steve Bates. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel. com/CBG.
COMEDY
Cowboy Bill Martin, Richie Holliday. The Loony Bin, 8 p.m.; Aug. 5, 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 6, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-2285555. www.loonybincomedy.com.
EVENTS
Argenta Restaurant Week. Argenta restaurants serve up special $8, two-course lunches and $25, three-course prix fixe dinners nightly. Includes Argenta Market, Cornerstone Pub & Grill, Cregeen’s Irish Pub, Reno’s Argenta Cafe, Starving Artist Cafe, Benihana, Ristorante Capeo and Riverfront Steakhouse. Downtown Argenta, through Aug. 13. Main Street, NLR. Arkansas Poker Championship. The build-up to the $25,000 Arkansas Poker Tournament began June 13 with the first of 20 qualifying rounds to be held 24 AUGUST 3, 2011 • ARKANSAS TIMES
FEATS OF STRENGTH: Admit it: more than once, probably after a Bud Ice or three (or seven), you’ve caught yourself eyeballing a small foreign automobile and thought, “Man, I bet I could pick up and tump that sumbitch over.” Well, barring some sort of freak-accidentprompted adrenaline rush, no, you cannot. But at the annual America’s Strongest Man competition, there will be a bunch of dudes who can and do pick up cars and boulders and whatnot. It starts Friday at 7 p.m. at the Hot Springs Convention Center and runs through Saturday. And it’s free. over the course of 10 weeks. Oaklawn Park will host a poker tournament every Monday and Wednesday through Aug. 17. The top 60 qualifiers will go headto-head in the final set for Wed., Aug. 24. The final will offer $25,000 in guaranteed prize money with at least $10,000 going to the winner. Oaklawn, through Aug. 17: 5:30 p.m., $60 buy-in amount. 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-623-4411, ext. 602. www.oaklawn. com. Savor the City. Throughout August, Little Rock restaurants are offering deals such as discounts and special prix fixe menus. Details are available at www. dinelr.com. 501-376-4781.
LECTURES
“War Stories: Independence County’s Civil War.” George Lankford will discuss the Civil War in Independence County. Main Library, 12 p.m. 100 S. Rock St. www.cals.lib.ar.us.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. Springfield Cardinals. Dickey-Stephens Park, through Aug. 4, 7:10 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W Broadway St., NLR. 501-664-1555. www.travs.com.
CLASSES
Computer classes for seniors. These classes for seniors ages 50 and older will be held at the UAMS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 MUSIC
Art Porter Tribute. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com. “BLISS.” Music by DJ Greyhound. Deep Ultra Lounge, 10 p.m. 322 President Clinton Ave. Ear Fear, E-Dubb. Downtown Music Hall, 8:30 p.m., $5. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownshows. homestead.com. Faril Simpson & OKRY. Faulkner County Library, 7 p.m. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www. fcl.org. The Gettys (headliner), Shannon McClung (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www. cajunswharf.com. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www. sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Karaoke. Zack’s Place, 8 p.m. 1400 S. University Ave. 501-664-6444. www.zacks-place.com. The Lusitania. Maxine’s, 8 p.m. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. maxinespub.com. Mayday By Midnight. Markham Street Grill and Pub, 8:30 p.m., free. 11321 W. Markham St. 501-224-2010. www.markhamst.com. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Oaklawn, 7 p.m., $20. 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-623-4411. www. oaklawn.com. Ol’ Puddin’haid. Thirst n’ Howl, 7:30 p.m., free. 14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirst-nhowl.com. Port Arthur Band. Parrot Beach Cafe, 9 p.m. 9611 MacArthur Drive, NLR. 771-2994. Rev. Horton Heat. George’s Majestic Lounge, 9 p.m., $20. 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-4424226. “Sway’s Summer Cure.” DJs Sleepy Genius and Silky Slim play pop, electro, house and more, plus drink specials. Sway, 9 p.m., $5. 412 Louisiana. 501-9072582. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel. com/CBG. The Virgin Wolves. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com. Wolves Where? Super Happy Fun Land, 9 p.m. 608 Main St.
COMEDY
Cowboy Bill Martin, Richie Holliday. The Loony Bin, through Aug. 5, 8 p.m.; Aug. 5, 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 6, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www.loonybincomedy.com.
EVENTS
Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Hillcrest Shop & Sip. Shops and restaurants offer discounts, later hours, and live music. Hillcrest, first Thursday of every month, 5-10 p.m. P.O.Box 251522. 501-666-3600. www.hillcrestmerchants.com. Ringling Bros. “Zing, Zang, Zoom.” Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus brings its new “Zing, Zang, Zoom” show to Verizon arena. The show melds traditional circus spectacles like elephant and tiger acts, high-wire walking, acrobatics and the human cannonball with magic and a kid-friendly storyline about a heroic magician and an evil villain named Mr. Gravity. Verizon Arena, Aug. 4-5, 7 p.m.; Aug. 6, 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m.; Aug. 7, 1 p.m., $11.75-$50.75. 1 Alltel Arena Way, NLR. 501-975-9001. www.ticketmaster.com. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. Springfield Cardinals. Dickey-Stephens Park, 7:10 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-664-1555. www.travs.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 MUSIC
Audrey Kelley, Don’t Stop Please. The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com. Barrett Baber. Dugan’s Pub, 8:30 p.m., free. 403 E.
3rd St. 501-244-0542. www.duganspublr.com. Bonnie Montgomery. White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $5. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com. Chris Henry. Flying Saucer, 9 p.m., $3. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-7468. www.beerknurd.com/ stores/littlerock. Culpepper Mountain Band. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com. D-Mite and Tho-d Studios Showcase. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8:30 p.m., $5. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com. DJ Silky Slim. Top 40 and dance music. Sway, 9 p.m., $5. 412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582. Earl and Them. CD release party for “Special Blend.” George’s Majestic Lounge, 6 p.m., $5. 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-442-4226. Ed Burks. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, Aug. 5-6, 7 p.m.; Aug. 19-20, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Jeff Lorber (headliner), Darryl Edwards (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 7 p.m., $15. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com. Joe Sundell. Reno’s Argenta Cafe, 9 p.m., $5. 312 N. Main St., NLR. 501-376-2900. www.renosargentacafe.com. Nine Lives Spent. Fox and Hound, 10 p.m., $5. 2800 Lakewood Village, NLR. 501-753-8300. www. foxandhound.com/locations/north-little-rock.aspx. Ringworm, Nails, Bitter End, New Lows. Downtown Music Hall, 7 p.m., $10. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownshows.homestead.com. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 9 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel. com/CBG. The Trustees. Markham Street Grill And Pub, 9 p.m., free. 11321 W. Markham St. 501-224-2010. www. markhamst.com. Top of the Rock’s Hot August Night. Argenta Community Theater, 3 and 7 p.m., $15-$20. 405 Main St., NLR. 501-353-1443. argentacommunitytheater. org.
COMEDY
Cowboy Bill Martin, Richie Holliday. The Loony Bin, through Aug. 5, 8 p.m.; Aug. 5, 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 6, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www.loonybincomedy.com.
DANCE
The Foul Play Cabaret. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $8 adv., $10 door. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. maxinespub.com.
EVENTS
4th Annual Baring Cross National Night Out. Vestal Park, 5 p.m. 1601 W. 13th St., NLR. America’s Strongest Man. The buffest dudes in the country compete in a variety of strongman events, including the lifting of heavy items. Hot Springs Convention Center, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.; Aug. 6, 1 p.m., free. 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. 501-321-2027. www.hotsprings.org. Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Lamanpalooza. Includes indoor and outdoor activities, train rides, balloon animals, insects from the Museum of Discovery, Wii and Playstation 3 games, prizes and other giveaways and a performance from folk band Trout Fishing in America at 7 p.m. Laman Library, 5:30 p.m., free. 2801 Orange St., NLR. 501-758-1720. www.lamanlibrary.org. LGBTQ/SGL Youth and Young Adult Group. Diverse Youth for Social Change is a group for LGBTQ/SGL and straight ally youth and young adults age 14 to 23. For more information, call 244-9690 or search “DYSC” on Facebook. 800 Scott St., 6:30 p.m. 800 Scott St. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
SPORTS
Methodist Family Health Walk. Includes live music, free pizza and ice cream. Proceeds from the event will help build a much-needed security fence around the 13 cottages at the Children’s Home on South Fillmore Street. Big Dam Bridge - NLR Side, 7 p.m., $20 individuals, $50 families. 4000 Cooks Landing Rd., NLR. 501-661-0720. www.methodistfamily.org.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 MUSIC
Adrenaline (headliner), Papa Grande (happy
hour), DJ g-force (between sets). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com. Bass N Brown. Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9 p.m., free. 9700 N Rodney Parham Road. 501-246-4340. www. hiberniairishtavern.com. Cory Fontaine. Flying Saucer, 9 p.m., $3. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-7468. www.beerknurd.com/stores/littlerock. Eclipse The Echo. Discovery Nightclub, 11 p.m., $12. 1021 Jessie Road. 501-664-4784. www.latenightdisco.com. Ed Burks. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m.; through Aug. 20, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. “Inferno” with DJs SilkySlim, Deja Blu, Greyhound. Sway, 10 p.m. 412 Louisiana. 501-9072582. Jawbone & Jolene, UnSeen Eye, Charlotte Taylor, CloverBlue. CD release party sponsored by Arkansas River Blues Society. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 9 p.m., $5. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com. Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub. com. Katmandu. The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com. Lalah Hathaway. Riverfest Amphitheatre, 7 p.m., $20 adv. $35 door. 400 President Clinton Ave. www. ticketmaster.com. Larry Cheshire. Fox and Hound, 10 p.m., $5. 2800 Lakewood Village, NLR. 501-753-8300. www.foxandhound.com/locations/north-little-rock.aspx. The Roustabouts, The Reparations, Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth. White Water Tavern, 10 p.m., $6. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com. Sara Evans. Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m., $22.50-$55. 1701 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs. Shannon Boshears. Dugan’s Pub, 8:30 p.m., free. 403 E. 3rd St. 501-244-0542. www.duganspublr. com. Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers. Sunset Ballroom, 7 p.m., $8. 1611 Oak St., Conway. Subdue. Denton’s Trotline, 9 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. Sugarwall, Soul Track Mind. Maxine’s, 8 p.m. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. maxinespub.com. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 9 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel. com/CBG. Underclaire, White Glove Test. Downtown Music Hall, 8:30 p.m., $6. 211 W. Capitol. 501-3761819. downtownshows.homestead.com. When I Was 12, Younger Siblings. Super Happy Fun Land, 9 p.m. 608 Main St.
BOOKS
“Living Life Inside Out.” Author Barb Kampbell will sign books and discuss her thoughts on life, love, recovery and hope. Green Corner Store, 11 a.m. 1423 Main St. Suite D. 501-374-1111. www. thegreencornerstore.com.
CLASSES
Adult Ceramics Workshop. Sign up is required for this 18 or older class. Faulkner County Library, 10 a.m. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www. fcl.org.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 MUSIC
BJ Barham. White Water Tavern, 8 p.m., $5. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com. Karaoke. Shorty Small’s, 6-9 p.m. 1475 Hogan Lane, Conway. 501-764-0604. www.shortysmalls. com. Rick Springfield. Arkansas Music Pavilion, 7:30 p.m., $22-$87. 4201 N. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville. www.arkansasmusicpavilion.com. Sunday Jazz Brunch with Ted Ludwig and Joe Cripps. Vieux Carre, 11 a.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.vieuxcarrecafe.com. Take it Back, Rust Belt Lights, Boys No Good, Something to Stand For. Downtown Music Hall, 7 p.m., $8 adv., $10 d.o.s. 211 W. Capitol. 501-3761819. downtownshows.homestead.com.
EVENTS
Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Ringling Bros. “Zing, Zang, Zoom.” See Aug. 4. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
LECTURES
Rev. Mark Kiyimba. Rev. Kiyimba founded the Unitarian Universalist Church of Uganda, but fled, fearing for his safety after becoming an outspoken opponent of the brutal anti-gay legislation being proposed in the east African country. A potluck dinner begins at 6 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock, 6 p.m. 1818 Reservoir Road. 501-225-1503.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 MUSIC
Echoes the Fall. Revolution, 9 p.m. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. revroom.com. Jodi James. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com. Karaoke. Thirst n’ Howl, 8:30 p.m. 14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirst-n-howl.com. Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. Downtown Music Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownshows.homestead.com. Musikal Xpressions. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www. afterthoughtbar.com. Traditional Irish Music Session. Khalil’s Pub, Fourth and second Monday of every month, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www. khalilspub.com.
EVENTS
Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Arkansas Poker Championship. See Aug. 3. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
FILM
“Food, Inc.” Laman Library, 6 p.m., free. 2801 Orange St., NLR. 501-758-1720. www.lamanlibrary. org.
BOOKS
Joy Davis. The author of “Bright, Talented & Black” presents a book signing. Main Library, 5:30 p.m. 100 S. Rock St. www.cals.lib.ar.us.
CLASSES
Computer classes for seniors. See Aug. 3.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 MUSIC
AlgoRhythm, Paul Anthony. Juanita’s, 8 p.m., $15, $18 (under 21). 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.
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COMEDY
Cowboy Bill Martin, Richie Holliday. The Loony Bin, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www.loonybincomedy.com.
EVENTS
America’s Strongest Man. See Aug. 5. Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Arkansas Farmers Market. Locally grown produce. Certified Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. 6th and Main, NLR. Falun Gong meditation. Allsopp Park, 9 a.m., free. Cantrell & Cedar Hill Roads. Farmer’s Market. River Market Pavilions, through Oct. 31: 7 a.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 375-2552. www.rivermarket.info. Hillcrest Farmers Market. Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 7 a.m. 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd. Ringling Bros. “Zing, Zang, Zoom.” See Aug. 4. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
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SPORTS
27th Annual Raymond Lee Petty Memorial Golf Tournament. All proceeds benefit First Step Petty Center. DeGray Lake State Park, 8 a.m., $180 per team. Hwy. 7. 501-332-1800. Southern Discomfort. Central Arkansas Roller Derby vs. Tornado Alley Roller Girls (Oklahoma City, OK) with halftime entertainment by Josh the Devil and the Sinners. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Pulaski County Humane Society. Skate World, 7 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door. 6512 Mabelvale Cut Off. 501-758-9269. www.littlerockrollerderby.com.
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‘CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE’: Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling star.
■ moviereview A date movie that’s not terrible Steve Carell and co. elevate ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ n On the basis of its title, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” belongs in the “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” camp of punctuation lessons. Surely if there were no commas, it would be suggesting that the love depicted in this film is particularly crazy and stupid — otherwise, why specify? That happens not to be the case, actually, even though every major character in the film is falling for another, in some fashion, each in ways that feel exceedingly honest, despite the trouble that most of that crushing will bring. Their loves don’t feel any crazier or any stupider than your most recent romance, nor do the characters. In all, it is an exemplary date movie, funny and moving, with a few surprises and enough reliance on romantic comedy formula to qualify, by the end, as cinematic comfort food. This one begins on a down note, as Julianne Moore’s Emily, amid what she guesses might be a midlife crisis, admits to her husband Cal, played by the straightest Steve Carell you’ve ever seen, that she has slept with a coworker (Kevin Bacon) and wants to divorce. Cal, despite having loved her and only her since he was 15, surrenders immediately and blurts to the babysitter Jessica (Analeigh Tipton) and his 13-year-old son Robbie (a precocious Jonah Bobo) that they’re divorcing. He doesn’t realize Jessica has a crush on him; and Robbie has just proclaimed his love for Jessica. Unrequited all around, everybody hurts. Frumpy, middle-aged and newly single, without so much as a sprig of pick-up artistry in his quiver, Cal takes to hanging around a posh meet-market lounge and complaining loudly that he
has been cuckolded. A wolfishly dashing gadabout named Jacob (Ryan Gosling, jacked) takes Cal on as a special project, volunteering to help him become a more confident, better-shod metrosexual with a thirst for feminine insecurity. Some successes ensue (somehow, in this world, Marisa Tomei is not handily out of Steve Carell’s league) and yet Cal pines for Emily, Jessica pines for Cal, Robbie pines for Jessica, and Jacob, who can pluck any woman from the bar at any time, holds a flame for the only one who spurned him, a young lawyer-type named Hannah (the incomparably striking Emma Stone). Lay it all out like that, and it’s easy to see how the dominoes are aching to fall. “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” announces several times that it’s not above a touch of farce, but mostly directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (who also collaborated variously on “Bad Santa” and “I Love You Phillip Morris”) manage to imbue the film with an indie sensibility that steers away from the kind of paint-bynumbers schlock that makes most bigrelease romantic comedies feel like stupid, stupid love. It gives the finger to the Gap, for instance, in no uncertain terms, but ultimately returns to play nice with nuclear family values. Jacob can’t go on as an unstoppable sex machine forever, nor can Cal move on from the mother of his kids. In fact the only one here who goes ahead with anything truly, beautifully crazy/stupid is Jessica in her efforts to reach for Cal. The rest of them are just in love, gazing at stars, bumping into things. As Robbie will tell you: “Love is the biggest scam of all.” — Sam Eifling
Brian & Nick. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www. cajunswharf.com. Brian Martin. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., free. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. maxinespub.com. Evans Blue. Juanita’s, 8 p.m., $10 adv., $13 door. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www. juanitas.com. Half Reptar, Cucurbits. White Water Tavern, 10 p.m. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, Aug. 9-11, 7 p.m.; Aug. 16-18, 7 p.m. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Karaoke Night. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com. Karaoke Tuesday. Prost, 8 p.m., free. 120 Ottenheimer. 501-244-9550. Karaoke with Big John Miller. Denton’s Trotline, 8 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. Lucious Spiller Band. Copeland’s, 6-9 p.m. 2602 S. Shackleford Road. 501-312-1616. www.copelandsofneworleans.com. Tuesday Jam Session with Carl Mouton. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com.
DANCE
“Latin Night.” Revolution, 7 p.m., $5 regular, $7 under 21. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. www.revroom.com.
EVENTS
Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Charity Bingo Tuesday. ACAC, 6:30 p.m. 608 Main St. 501-244-2974. acacarkansas.wordpress. com. Farmer’s Market. River Market Pavilions, through Oct. 31: 7 a.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 375-2552. www.rivermarket.info. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
Tales from the South. Authors tell true stories; get schedule at www.talesfromthesouth.com. Dinner served 5-6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Reserve at 501-372-7976. Starving Artist Cafe, 7 p.m. 411 N. Main St., NLR. 501-372-7976. www.starvingartistcafe.net. Trivia Bowl. Flying Saucer, 8:30 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-7468. www.beerknurd.com/ stores/littlerock.
FILM
“Vertigo.” 1976. dir. Clint Eastwood. Market Street Cinema, 7 p.m., $5. 1521 Merrill Drive. 501-3128900. www.marketstreetcinema.net.
KIDS
Troupe d’Jour’s Midsummer Shakespeare Camp. An intensive acting camp that focuses on acting, movement, voice, diction, focus, text analysis, stage combat, ensemble and performance. Open to students completing grades 1-7. Price includes instruction, course materials, performances, daily snacks and souvenir T shirt. Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, Aug. 9-13, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $295. 20919 Denny Road.
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Acoustic Open Mic. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www. afterthoughtbar.com. Alternative Wednesdays. Features alternative bands from Little Rock and the surrounding areas. Mediums Art Lounge, 6:30 p.m., $5. 521 Center St. 501-374-4495. Bolly Open Mic Hype Night with Osyrus Bolly and DJ Messiah. All American Wings, 9 p.m. 215 W. Capitol Ave. 501-376-4000. allamericanwings. com. Grim Muzik presents Way Back Wednesdays. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, through Aug. 31: 8:30 p.m., $5. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub. com. Jason Greenlaw, Buddafli, Shea Marie. Sway,
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through : 6 p.m., $5. 412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, through Aug. 11, 7 p.m.; Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-3242999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub. com. Karaoke. Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9 p.m. 9700 N Rodney Parham Road. 501-246-4340. www.hiberniairishtavern.com. Karaoke with Big John Miller. Denton’s Trotline, 8 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. Matt Feeds the Beers. Super Happy Fun Land, 9 p.m. 608 Main St. Mayday By Midnight. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, through Aug. 31: 9 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz. com. Richie Johnson. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www. cajunswharf.com. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel. com/CBG.
COMEDY
Collin Moulton. The Loony Bin, Aug. 10-12, 8 p.m.; Aug. 12, 10:30 p.m.; Aug. 13, 7, 9 and 11 p.m., $7-$10. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-2285555. www.loonybincomedy.com.
EVENTS
Argenta Restaurant Week. See Aug. 3. Arkansas Poker Championship. See Aug. 3. Savor the City. See Aug. 3.
FILM
Dog Days Movie: “Underdog.” Main Library, 3 p.m., free. 100 S. Rock St. www.cals.lib.ar.us.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. Corpus Christi Hooks. Dickey-Stephens Park, Aug. 10-12, 7:10 p.m.,
Computer classes for seniors. See Aug. 3.
KIDS
Troupe d’Jour’s Midsummer Shakespeare Camp. See Aug. 9.
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“The Music Man.” A charming huckster posing as a bandleader cons the residents of a small Iowa town, only to fall in love with one of the town’s young women and risk being caught to win her over in Meredith Willson’s classic Broadway musical. Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, through Aug. 28: Tue.-Sat., 6 p.m.; Wed., 11 a.m.; Sun., 5:30 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m., $23-$33. 6323 Col. Glenn Road. 501-562-3131. murrysdinnerplayhouse.com. “My Fair Lady.” The classic tale, based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” of a voice coach who attempts to transform a Cockney flower girl into a proper lady. The Weekend Theater, through Aug. 7: Fri., Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m., $16-$20. 1001 W. 7th St. 501-374-3761. www.weekendtheater.com. “Same Time Next Year.” Conway Community Arts Association presents Bernard Slade’s “Same Time Next Year,” one of the most popular romantic comedies of the last several decades. Lantern Theatre, through Aug. 7: Fri., Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m., $5-$12. 1021 Van Ronkle, Conway. 501-733-6220. www.conwayarts.org/index.html. “The Sound of Music.” A young nun tutors and cares for the von Trapp children as they flee from Hitler’s forces in this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic. Fort Smith Little Theatre, through Aug. 6, 8 p.m., $15. 401 N. 6th St., Fort Smith.
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1-2:30 p.m. Aug. 6, children ages 10-15 will make care baskets and cards for Baptist Health neonatal ICU, donation of 2 canned goods requested; Summer Camp, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays, free; “Southern Journeys: African American Artists of the South,” works by 55 African-American artists, through Aug. 11; exhibits on African-Americans in Arkansas, including one on the Ninth Street business district, the Mosaic Templars business and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 683–3593. n Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE UNDERGROUND, One E. Center St.: “The Fulla’ Brush Man,” paintings and drawings by Jan Gosnell; “Fragments of Landscape,” watercolors by John Humphries; “Concatenations/Connections,” sculpture by Ed Pennebaker, “The Day After Yesterday,” paintings by Duane Gardner, opening reception 5-8 p.m. Aug. 4. fayettevilleunderground.blogspot.com n Hot Springs Galleries will be open 5-9 p.m. Aug. 5 for Gallery Walk. AMERICAN ART GALLERY, 724 Central Ave.: Paintings by Jimmy Leach, Jamie Carter, Ersele Hiemstra, Margaret Kipp, Kim Thornton, Sue Coon, Virgil Barksdale and others. 501624-055. BLUE MOON GALLERY, 718 Central Ave.: Raku pottery by Kelly Edwards, new work by wire artist Bart Soutendijk, through August. 501-318-2787. GALLERY 726, 726 Central Ave.: “A Touch of Red,” paintings by Caryl Joy Young. 501-9158912. GALLERY CENTRAL, 800 Central Ave.: Houston Llew, glass on copper. 501-318-4278. JUSTUS FINE ART, 827 A Central Ave.: “Utility and Beauty: New Pottery by Michael Ashley,” also new work by Dolores Justus. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. after Aug. 3. 501-321-2335. n Russellville RIVER VALLEY ARTS CENTER, 1001 E. B St.: Darlene McNeely, paintings, through August, reception and gallery talk 1-3 p.m. Aug. 7. 479-9685015. n Springdale ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS, 214 Main St.: “Artists of Northwest Arkansas,” 17th annual regional art exhibit, Aug. 5-26, reception 1-3 p.m. Aug. 13. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. 479-751-5441.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER, MacArthur Park: “In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America,” paintings by Rockwell paired with photographs by Kevin Rivoli, through Sept. 18, “Building the Collection: Art Acquired in the 1980s,” through Oct. 9; “Texting: Selections from the Permanent Collection,” through Sept. 11, Strauss Gallery. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 372-4000. BOSWELL-MOUROT FINE ART, 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “Blues, Moods and Attitudes,” new work by Virginia McKimmey, through Aug. 6. 664-0030. BUTLER CENTER GALLERIES, Arkansas Studies Institute, 401 President Clinton Ave.: “Renee Williams: New Works,” acrylic on paper; “The Art of Robin Tucker,” Atrium Gallery; “V.I.T.A.L. (Visual Images that Affect Lives),” work by Melverue Abraham, Rex Deloney, LaToya Hobbs, Ariston Jacks, Kalari Turner and Michael Worsham, Concordia Hall, through Aug. 27. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 320-5791. CANTRELL GALLERY, 8206 Cantrell Road: “Arkansas and the Range of Light,” photographs by Paul Caldwell, through Sept. 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Sat. 224-1335. CHRIST CHURCH, 509 Scott St.: Work by students of the Arkansas Arts Center Museum School. 375-2342. CHROMA GALLERY, 5707 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Work by Robert Reep and other Arkansas artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. 664-0880. COMMUNITY BAKERY, 1200 S. Main St.: Susie Henley, paintings, Aug. 1-31. GALLERY 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd.: John Bridges, photographs; Baxter Knowlton, paintings, through Sept. 10. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 664-8996. GREG THOMPSON FINE ART, 429 Main St., NLR: “Charles Harrington: A Sense of Place,” through midAugust. 664-2787. HEARNE FINE ART, 1001 Wright Ave.: “Poetry — Works on Canvas and Paper,” charcoal studies and
paintings by Lawrence Finney, through Aug. 15. 3726822. HEIGHTS GALLERY, 5801 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “Summer Birds,” recent work by Rene Hein, through Sept. 3. 664-2772. KETZ GALLERY, 705 Main St., NLR: Recent work by John Kushmaul, in collaboration with Tara Stickley, also work by Tim Jacob. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. 529-6330. L&L BECK GALLERY, 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “Impersonating the Impressionists,” paintings by Louis Beck, through August. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 660-4006. LAMAN LIBRARY, 2801 Orange St.: “Feelin’ Groovy: Rock and Roll Graphics, 1966-1970,” through Aug. 21. 758-1720. LOCAL COLOUR GALLERY, 5811 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Art and jewelry by members of artists’ cooperative. 265-0422. M2GALLERY, 11525 Cantrell Road (Pleasant Ridge Town Center): “Westland: The Life and Art of Tim West,” artwork by West, photographs by Diana Michelle Hausam. 225-6257. RED DOOR GALLERY, 3715 JFK, NLR: Buddy Whitlock, featured artist, also work by Lola Abellan, Mary Allison, Georges Artaud, Theresa Cates, Caroline’s Closet, Kelly Edwards, Jane Hankins, James Hayes, Amy Hill-Imler, Morris Howard, Jim Johnson, Annette Kagy, Capt. Robert Lumpp, Joe Martin, Pat Matthews and others.10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 753-5227. REFLECTIONS GALLERY AND FINE FRAMING, 11220 Rodney Parham Road: Work by local and national artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 227-5659. SHOWROOM, 2313 Cantrell Road: Work by area artists, including Sandy Hubler. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 372-7373. STARVING ARTIST CAFE, 411 Main St., NLR: Grav Weldon, photographs, through mid-August. 372-7976. STATE CAPITOL: “Arkansans in the Korean War,” 32 photographs, lower-level foyer. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. STEPHANO’S FINE ART, 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd.: New work by Stephano, Thom Bierdz, Tony Dow, Kelley Naylor-Wise, Michael A. Darr, Mike Gaines, G. Peebles, Steven Thomas, Alexis Silk, Paula Wallace and Ron Logan. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 563-4218. THE ART LOFT, 1525 Merrill Drive: Studios and art gallery. 251-1131. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK: “Advancing Tradition: 20 Years of Printmaking at Flatbed Press,” through Oct. 2, Gallery I, Fine Arts Building. 569-8977.
ONGOING MUSEUM EXHIBITS
ARKANSAS INLAND MARITIME MUSEUM, NLR: Tours of the USS Razorback submarine. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 1-6 p.m. Sun. 371-8320. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER, Bates and Park: Exhibits on the 1957 desegregation of Central and the civil rights movement. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. 374-1957. CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, 1200 President Clinton Ave.: “Elvis,” memorabilia from films, including Elvis’ red MG from “Blue Hawaii,” through Aug. 21; “Elvis at 21, Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer,” 56 black and white images taken in 1956 by RCA Victor photojournalist, through Sept. 11; free Super Summer Saturdays, kids’ activities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 6 and Aug. 20; exhibits about policies and White House life during the Clinton administration. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7 adults; $5 college students, seniors, retired military; $3 ages 6-17. 370-8000. HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM, 200 E. Third St.: “Playing at War: Children’s Civil War Era Toys,” from the collection of Greg McMahon, through Jan. 10; “Forgotten Places: Rhonda Berry and Diana Michelle Hausam,” photographs, through Aug. 7; “Mid-Southern Watercolorists 41st Annual Exhibition,” through Aug. 13, Trinity Gallery; “Reel to Real: ‘Gone with the Wind’ and the Civil War in Arkansas,” artifacts from the Shaw-Tumblin collection, including costumes and screen tests, along with artifacts from the HAM collection, including slave narratives, uniforms and more; through April 30, 2012. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $2.50 adults, $1.50, $1 children for tours of grounds. 3249351.
n Browning’s Mexican Grill, the Heights institution that’s been closed for almost exactly a year and under renovation since last October, opened to the public Monday. Early visitors would be wise to call ahead. Monday, the restaurant said it would open at 4 p.m. on its Facebook page, but didn’t open until 5:15 p.m. For at least a week, according to the Facebook page, it will open for dinner only and serve a limited menu. The phone number is 663-9956, the address is 5805 Kavanaugh Blvd. and the website is browningsmexicangrill.com. n A new restaurant called Redbone’s Downtown hopes to open this week in the River Market in the space that previously housed Flying Burrito and, briefly, Harry and Jorges. Southern comfort food with a Cajun influence will be the specialty, according to Kenneth Briggs, who along with his son Jacob Briggs and Wade Davis, co-owns the restaurant. Daniel Bryant, who has the lease on the building and co-owned both Flying Burrito and Harry and Jorge’s, is involved, too, but in the background. Briggs said he and his partners are still tweaking the menu, but he said they plan to offer dishes like shrimp creole, alligator sauce piquante, chicken fried chicken, bacon cheeseburger meatloaf, blackened Cajun dumplings and a number of po-boy options (shrimp, oyster, “debris” roast beef, chicken fried chicken with gravy). For appetizers, look for the likes of Oyster Bienville stuffed mushrooms. For dessert, Bananas Foster bread pudding will be the specialty. There’ll be a set menu with daily entree, sides and dessert specials, Briggs said. And, of course, a full bar. Briggs has been in and out of the restaurant business since the early ’80s. He and his family ran Hungry’s Cafe in Little Rock from 1984-93 and more recently he opened Riverside Kitchen in Gilbert, Ark. Jacob Briggs and Wade Davis have recently run the kitchen at The Diner in Cabot. Redbone’s will be open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday to Tuesday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 11 a.m. until midnight (with the kitchen typically closing around 10 p.m.) Friday and Saturday. The address is 300 President Clinton Ave. The restaurant didn’t have a phone number at press time. n Chipotle Mexican Grill, the popular Denver-based fast-casual chain, will open Aug. 16 in the Pleasant Ridge Shopping Center, according to developer Lou Schickel.
■ dining Little Chicago Anthonee’s Kitchen brings Windy City favorites to the Ozarks. n We have discovered Chicago in North Arkansas at a restaurant called Anthonee’s. The unassuming little spot sits across the road from a bait shop, two miles east of Gaston’s White River Resort and the dam on Bull Shoals Lake. It advertises itself as a place where Chicago dogs, Italian beef, pierogis and gyros can be found. Out front sits a large, carved wooden hot dog. Inside we encountered Dino Giannini at the counter, in front of four white wipe boards’ worth of Chicago and Italian favorites, from pastas (gnocchi, fettuccini Alfredo, spinach penne, portabella ravioli) to pizza (10” extra thin crust with a variety of toppings) to a dog selection (Polish sausage, bratwurst and Italian sausages) to a list of burgers. There was even a special selection of Polish items such as golabki (stuffed cabbage), kielbasa and kapusta (Polish sausage with sweet and sour kraut) and stuffed eggplant. While we were trying to make up our minds for dinner, we noticed that everyone around us had a particular accent. As it turns out, every customer and all the staff members we encountered that night were from Chicago or one of its suburbs. Our dining companion chose a couple of Chicago standards. His Chicago Hot Dog ($3.75) was an outstanding deal — a Vienna Beef hot dog on a poppy seed bun served up with a goodly amount of French fries. The wiener was roasted instead of boiled; each topping, from the smatter of mustard to the perfect slice of dill pickle, from the sport peppers to the celery salt to the bluish green relish, was just as if you’d ordered it in the Windy City. We also sampled the gyro ($6.50), and were delighted. The meat was full of flavor and absent the telling notes of the
Restaurant capsules Every effort is made to keep this listing of some of the state’s more notable restaurants current, but we urge readers to call ahead to check on changes on days of operation, hours and special offerings. What follows, because of space limitations, is a partial listing of restaurants reviewed by our staff. Information herein reflects the opinions of the newspaper staff and its reviewers. The newspaper accepts no advertising or other considerations in exchange for reviews, which are conducted anonymously. We invite the opinions of readers who think we are in error. Review symbols are: B Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner $ Inexpensive (under $8/person) $$ Moderate ($8-$20/person) $$$ Expensive (over $20/person) CC Accepts credit cards
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JUST LIKE THE WINDY CITY: Anthonee’s Kitchen serves up authentic Chicago-style hot dogs. commercial cones produced by Athenian and Kronos like almost every other Arkansas establishment that sells gyros. We asked Dino to reveal his source, but his lips were sealed. Our favorite item of the evening was, without exception, the pierogis ($8). Six slightly irregular hand-made dumplings were delivered with sides of applesauce and sour cream. We were fascinated with the amazing flavor of the pockets stuffed with kraut — they were buttery and hearty and made us fall in love with the idea of consuming cabbage on a regular basis. The potato and cheese pierogis in our split order were equally satisfying, especially with a dollop of the sour cream. Of course, we were obligated to try the cannoli, too, and split a large one for $2.50 (small ones run $1.50). The traditional powdered sugar-sweetened almost frost-
ing-like cream was piped into a freshlyfried tube of rolled dough, topped with even more powdered sugar. The freshness of the cannoli won us over; it’s rare for us to encounter one that’s quite that crisp.
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dicing and sauteeing. It’s great fun, and the fish is special. 2300 Cottondale Lane. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-6632677. LD Mon.-Fri. D Sat. BURGER MAMA’S Big burgers and oversized onion rings headline the menu at this down home joint. 13216 Interstate 30. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-225-2495. LD daily. BY THE GLASS A broad but not ridiculously large list is studded with interesting, diverse selections, and prices are uniformly reasonable. The food focus is on high-end items that pair well with wine — olives, hummus, cheese, bread, and some meats and sausages. 5713 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-663-9463. D Mon.-Sat. CAFE HEIFER Paninis, salads, soups and such in the Heifer Village. With one of the nicest patios in town. 1 World Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-907-8801. BL Mon.-Fri., L Sat. CAPITAL BAR AND GRILL Big hearty sandwiches, daily lunch specials and fine evening dining all rolled up into one at this landing spot downtown. Surprisingly inexpensive with a great bar staff and a good selection of unique desserts. 111 Markham St. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-374-7474. LD daily. CAPITOL BISTRO Formerly a Sufficient Grounds, now operated by Lisa and Tom Drogo, who moved from Delaware. They offer breakfast and lunch items, including
AMERICAN 4 SQUARE GIFTS Vegetarian salads, soups, wraps and paninis and a daily selection of desserts in an Arkansas products gift shop. 405 President Clinton Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-244-2622. L daily. D Mon.-Sat. ARKANSAS BURGER CO. Good burgers, fries and shakes, plus salads and other entrees. Try the cheese dip. 7410 Cantrell Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-663-0600. LD Tue.-Sat. ASHLEY’S The premier fine dining restaurant in Little Rock marries Southern traditionalism and haute cuisine. The menu is often daring and always delicious. 111 W. Markham St. Full bar, All CC. $$$-$$$$. 501-374-7474. BLD Mon.-Sat. BR Sun. BELWOOD DINER Traditional breakfasts and plate lunch specials are the norm at this lost-in-time hole in the wall. 3815 MacArthur Drive. NLR. No alcohol, No CC. $. 501-753-1012. BRAVE NEW RESTAURANT The food’s great, portions huge, prices reasonable. Diners can look into the open kitchen and watch the culinary geniuses at work slicing and
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Anthonee’s does do a few Southern favorites, too. Tamales and pulled pork barbecue sandwiches are part of the regular menu. So too is a Reuben sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese and sweet kraut on rye.
Hours
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (or as long as there are customers) Wednesday through Saturday.
Other info
No alcohol. CC accepted.
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L Mon.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. SCALLIONS Reliably good food, great desserts, pleasant atmosphere, able servers — a solid lunch spot. 5110 Kavanaugh Blvd. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-6666468. L Mon.-Sat. SONNY WILLIAMS’ STEAK ROOM Steaks, chicken and seafood in a wonderful setting in the River Market. Steak gets pricey, but the lump crab meat au gratin appetizer is outstanding. Give the turtle soup a try. 500 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, All CC. $$$. 501-324-2999. D Mon.-Sat. TERRI-LYNN’S BAR-B-Q AND DELI High-quality meats served on large sandwiches and good tamales served with chili or without (the better bargain). 10102 N. Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-227-6371. LD Tue.-Sat. (10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.). WEST END SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN Its primary focus is a sports bar with 50-plus TVs, but the dinner entrees (grilled chicken, steaks and such) are plentiful and the bar food is upper quality. 215 N. Shackleford. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-2247665. L Fri.-Sun., D daily.
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BARBECUE BARE BONES PIT BAR-B-Q A carefully controlled gas oven, with wood chips added for flavor, guarantees moist and sweet pork, both pulled from the shoulder and back ribs. The side orders, particularly the baked potato salad, are excellent. 5501 Ranch Drive, Suite 4. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-868-7427. LD daily. CHIP’S BARBECUE Tasty, if a little pricey, barbecue piled high on sandwiches generously doused with tangy sauce. Better known for the incredible family recipe pies and cheesecakes, which come tall and wide. 9801 W. Markham St. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-225-4346. LD Mon.-Sat. DIXIE PIG Pig salad is tough to beat. It comes with loads of chopped pork atop crisp iceberg, doused with that wonderful vinegar-based sauce. The sandwiches are basic, and the sweet, thick sauce is fine. 900 West 35th St. NLR. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-753-9650. LD Mon.-Sat.
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ASIAN GINA’S A broad and strong sushi menu along with other Japanese standards. 14524 Cantrell Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-868-7775. LD daily. HANAROO SUSHI BAR Under its second owner, it’s one of the few spots in downtown Little Rock to serve sushi. With an expansive menu, featuring largely Japanese fare with a bit of Korean mixed in. 205 W. Capitol Ave. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-3017900. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. PHO THANH MY It says “Vietnamese noodle soup” on the sign out front, and that’s what you should order. The pho comes in outrageously large portions with bean sprouts and fresh herbs. Traditional pork dishes, spring rolls and bubble tea also available. 302 N. Shackleford Road. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-312-7498. SEKISUI Fresh-tasting sushi, traditional Japanese, the fun hibachi style of Japanese, and an overwhelming assortment of entrees. Nice wine selection, sake, specialty drinks. 219 N. Shackleford Road. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-221-7070. LD daily. SHOGUN JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE The chefs will dazzle you, as will the variety of tasty stir-fry combinations and the sushi bar. Usually crowded at night. 2815 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-666-7070. D daily. WASABI Downtown sushi and Japanese cuisine. For lunch, there’s quick and hearty sushi samplers. 101 Main St. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-374-0777. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat.
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EUROPEAN / ETHNIC ARABICA HOOKAH CAFE This eatery and grocery store offers kebabs and salads along with just about any sort of Middle Eastern fare you might want, along with what might be the best kefte kebab in Central Arkansas. Halal butcher on duty. 3400 S. University Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-379-8011. LD daily. CREGEEN’S IRISH PUB Irish-themed pub with a large selection of on-tap and bottled British beers and ales, an Irish inspired menu and lots of nooks and crannies to meet in. 301 Main St. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-376-7468. LD daily. ISTANBUL MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE This Turkish eatery offers decent kebabs and great starters. The red pepper hummus is a winner. So are Cigar Pastries. Possibly the best Turkish coffee in Central Arkansas. 11525 Cantrell Road. No alcohol, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-223-9332. LD daily. LEO’S GREEK CASTLE Wonderful Mediterranean food — gyro sandwiches or platters, falafel and tabouleh — plus dependable hamburgers, ham sandwiches, steak platters and BLTs. Breakfast offerings are expanded with gyro meat, pitas and triple berry pancakes. 2925 Kavanaugh Blvd. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-666-7414. BLD daily. SILVEK’S EUROPEAN BAKERY Fine pastries, chocolate creations, breads and cakes done in the classical European style. Drop by for a whole cake or a slice or any of the dozens of single serving treats in the big case. 1900 Polk St. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-661-9699. BLD daily.
ITALIAN CAFE PREGO Dependable entrees of pasta, pork and the like, plus great sauces, fresh mixed greens and delicious dressings, crisp-crunchy-cold gazpacho and tempting desserts in a comfy bistro setting. 5510 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-5355. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat. CIAO Don’t forget about this casual yet elegant bistro tucked into a downtown storefront. The fine pasta and seafood dishes, ambiance and overall charm combine to make it a relaxing, enjoyable, affordable choice. 405 W. Seventh St. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-372-0238. L Mon.-Fri., D Thu.-Sat. GRADY’S PIZZAS AND SUBS Pizza features a pleasing blend of cheeses rather than straight mozzarella. The grinder is a classic, the chef’s salad huge and tasty. 6801 W. 12th St., Suite C. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-663-1918. LD daily. IRIANA’S PIZZA Unbelievably generous thick-crust pizza with unmatched zest. Good salads, too; grinders are great, particularly the Italian sausage. 103 W. Markham St. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-374-3656. LD Mon.-Sat. ZAFFINO’S BY NORI A high-quality Italian dining experience. Pastas, entrees (don’t miss the veal marsala) and salads are all outstanding, and the desserts don’t miss, either. 2001 E. Kiehl Ave. NLR. Beer, Wine. 501-834-7530. D Tue.-Sat.
MEXICAN CANON GRILL Creative appetizers come in huge quantities, and the varied maincourse menu rarely disappoints, though it’s not as spicy as competitors’. 2811 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-664-2068. LD daily. CAPI’S The eatery has abandoned its previous small plates format for Nuevo Latino cuisine heavy on tamales, enchiladas and Central American reinterpretation of dishes. Fortunately, they kept the great desserts. 11525 Cantrell Suite 917. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-225-9600. LD Tue.-Sun., BR Sat.-Sun. COTIJA’S A branch off the famed La Hacienda family tree downtown, with a massive menu of tasty lunch and dinner specials, the familiar white cheese dip and sweet red and fiery-hot green salsas, and friendly service. 406 S. Louisiana St. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-244-0733. L Mon.-Sat. www.arktimes.com • AUGUST 3, 2011 31
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o matter where you go in Little Rock and Central Arkansas, you see the Facebook or Twitter logo attached to small businesses. Over several years, Social Media has become another pathway to reach potential clients, consumers and to acknowledge loyalty of longtime “fans.” Social Media does more than that, though. It is bringing “Main Street” back to cities and towns across the country and worldwide. For more than a decade, e-commerce has dominated the marketplace. Social Media, however, now gives consumers so much more. Visiting a company’s Facebook page or following them on Twitter allows the consumer to personalize their shopping experience and connect socially and directly with businesses selling everything from children’s resale items to computer networking and software. Loyalty and consumerism is built around direct customer service, and Social Media fits the bill in a world of new technologies. Locally, our Facebook/Places/Twitter/FourSquare “Main Street” is a happening place! Although many do incredible jobs utilizing social media, some local spots stand out, regardless of numbers of fans. THE TRENDY, FUN NEIGHBORS The Show-Offs Hillcrest specialty shop BOX TURTLE often features
new items and exclusive sales events for Social Media fans. THE FULL MOON does great things with the visual element of Social Media, posting colorful, interesting or incredibly unique products. They also do personal “shout outs” on Facebook to customers for birth announcements and other milestones. STRAIN PHOTOGRAPHY in Conway is a good example of a “Main Street” business. With more than 5,000 fans, Strain exhibits what a longtime business can do to draw in an entire community. They consistently show off new portrait ideas, laud photogs for honors and accomplishments, and they engage Facebook fans with quick responses and content that compels a user to “like” what they’re doing. THE FOODIES Just checking in THE CAPITAL BAR AND GRILL has done a great job establishing itself on Facebook and by offering check-in specials, contests and interaction. ROD’S PIZZA CELLAR in Hot Springs currently is running a check-in deal on Facebook with more than 100 redemptions in a month’s time! DIZZY’S GYPSY BISTRO in downtown Little Rock has a loyalty deal on FourSquare, offering a free piece of wedContinued on page 34
➥ Apple of my i. Word on the streets of The Promenade at Chenal is that the long-awaited opening of the APPLE STORE is set for August 20. ➥ DCFP does Dallas! Little Rock event planner THERESA TIMMONS, of Impressions of U and Team Summit, who started the popular Designers Choice Fashion Preview, now takes the show on the road to Dallas. Casting calls took place July 30; the show will take place on Saturday, October 22, at Market Hall. As she’s done for past Little Rock DCFPs, Project Runway alum Korto Momolu will host the event. ➥ Keeping it cas. Though it’s still awfully hot to be thinking wooly thoughts, it’s never too early to get a jump on fall fashion. Check out BARBARA JEAN hosts an Autumn Cashmere Event, August 18-20. ➥ Fur-real. B. BARNETT hosts the Fall Cassin Trunk Show, August 9-10. ➥ Veg out. On August 4, 6 p.m., EGGSHELLS offers a cooking class for the heribvoires among us: Vegetarian Main Dishes with Penny Rudder. ➥ Zak attack! Go check out KITCHEN CO.’s new zak! products. They include ice cream bowls and spoons, pitchers and mugs, chip and dip bowls and deviled egg and cupcake trays (in orange or magenta). Perfect for a summertime party! ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE ARKANSAS TIMES • AUGUST 3, 2011 33
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ding cake after three visits. Following restaurants like SALUT BISTRO AT PROSPECT PLACE, TRIO’S or CAPI’S will send great prompts for dinner to your news feed. Salut also does a great job featuring chefs and bartenders who are the front line with customer service. CHECK-IN DEALS also are great for consumers and business owners. With a choice of seven kinds of deals on FourSquare, a business owner can reward new customers, loyal customers or even those who check in with a group of people. Facebook also has great deal options to consider. The challenge here for business owners is education. Making the front-line staff aware of the deal and marketing to customers with table-top check-in reminders or something similar. THE OLDER FOLKS They’re never too old for fun! CYNTHIA EAST FABRICS has been a physical part of the local fabric of Little Rock for more than three decades, but with Social Media, is featuring Fabrics of the Week and gift ideas from Arkansas craftsmen. MURRY’S DINNER PLAYHOUSE, a Little Rock landmark, now has a presence and a new, younger energy online. Using Facebook to showcase the nostalgia of the place has prompted online participation. BARBARA GRAVE INTIMATE
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Social Media: What Businesses NEED TO KNOW 1) Your Facebook page should be an official Business Page, and should NOT be set up as a “friend” with a personal profile. To operate as a “friend” is against the platform policy and could result in page deletion. Operating as a “friend” also limits the number of people who can interact with your page. For more information on how to establish a Facebook Business Page or to convert your page to the correct format, email Social Media Director Kelly Ferguson at kellyferguson@arktimes.com. 2) Have a “voice” that is upbeat, engaging and informative. Stay away from “stuffy” or “bragging.” 3) Ask for participation in posts. On Facebook, ask fans to comment on a new line you carry or their favorite item on the menu. Ask fans to “like” a status, photo or post to show support. Asking questions on Twitter also prompts participation among followers. The more participation, the more growth of your network.
5) Be authentic. Don’t try too hard or try to be something you’re not. Customers and clients utilizing social media will be turned off. 6) LISTEN to your fans and followers. Social media for business is a great way to poll your fan base and help you know how you fall when it comes to customer service or other areas. 7) Laud employees. Posting a photo and a virtual high-five about a stand-out does a lot for morale and shows fans the quality of your workplace. 8) Explore what like-minded businesses are doing on social media and don’t worry about utilizing ideas you like. That’s why social media works and has “best practices” to follow on every platform. 9) Ask your best customers or clients to help spread the word on their personal Facebook profiles or Twitter accounts.
4) Visual is good! Whether posting on Twitter or Facebook, make reference to content with photos and super short videos. People are more likely to respond to the visual.
10) “Like” your neighbors and businesses you refer customers to. “Like” community nonprofits or organizations your business supports. This goes a long way for customers and the community alike.
FASHIONS has outfitted women in lingerie, and intimate apparel for more than 30 years. Sharing offerings and inviting conversation on social media is inviting a new generation into the shop. TWITTER is another lifeline to the Social Media community. There are businesses and representatives from all walks of
life who “talk” on Twitter. Following an interest may include people and companies who share tips, articles, blogs and important news and information. Whatever your interest, you can find it on Twitter. The @ArkTimes utilizes Twitter to encourage users to follow links to current stories or the Arkansas Blog, Eat Arkansas or
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Rock Candy content. Follow @littlerocklisa Lisa Fischer, a radio personality on B98. She’ll make you laugh, talk about her family and connect you to Little Rock happenings. TV personality and Today’s THV anchor Craig O’Neill @THVLips will keep you up on the latest news and throw in his award-winning personality, too. Is there a tornado warning in Central Arkansas? Why not follow @KATV_ Weather (Todd Yakoubian) or your favorite TV weather personality? They are experts at using the platform for up to date information. Hungry? Follow @hotdogmike and find out where Little Rock’s favorite roam-
ing vendor will be for lunch today or what charity project he’s got in the works! Follow your favorite people, places and personalities and see where a micro-conversation can take you! These platforms have paved the way for the future of communication between business and consumer. Consistency, immediacy, validation and good customer service now are vital elements to good Social Media. Kelly Ferguson is the Director of Social Media Marketing for the Arkansas Times. For more information on utilizing Social Media for small business, call or e-mail her at 501-3752985 Ext. 357 or kellyferguson@arktimes.com.
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Charlotte’s Eats and Sweets. Best known for its famous pies, this Keo landmark serves up a variety of handdipped ice creams and specialties for a lunchtime crowd. Also great with a slice of cake. 290 Main Street in Keo. 501842-2123. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. Cold Stone Creamery. This national chain takes a base flavor (everything from Sweet Cream to Chocolate Cake Batter) and adds your choice of ingredients or a combination of ingredients it calls a Creation. Cold Stone also serves up a variety of ice cream cakes and cupcakes. 12800 Chenal Parkway. 501-225-700. www.coldstonecreamery. com. Sun.-Thu. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Dairyland Drive Inn. It’d be hard to find a better milkshake on the east side of North Little Rock than the one that can be acquired at this long-time Prothro Junction staple. Still serving up good 36 AUGUST 3, 2011 • ARKANSAS TIMES
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Asher Dairy Bar. By far the oldest entry on our list of ice cream must-visit locations, the original location opened back in 1929. It moved to its current location in 1931. Still serving up great soft ice cream, burgers and breakfast six days a week. 7105 Colonel Glenn Road. 501562-1085. 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. Part of a national chain, Bruster’s serves up more than three dozen different sorts of ice cream on any particular day. Specialties include a Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae, a Dirt Sundae with crumbled Oreo cookies and Gummi worms specifically for the kids, and a Banana Split with three whole scoops of ice cream plus all the toppings. Bruster’s also serves up Nathan’s hot dogs, chicken strips and fries. 14710 Cantrell Road Suite 14A. 501-868-9522. www.brusters.com. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.
at this taco stand/ ice cream parlor on Hot Springs’ Central Avenue. Open just a year, the little Mexican Grill and Chill has already garnered a huge following of people willing to enjoy such flavors as Pine Nut, Rose Petal and Strawberry Jalapeno. Burritos, tacos and other south-of-the-border fare also available. 3371 Central Ave. 501-623-8588. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thu., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
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shakes and burgers from that walk-up window. 2306 Old Jacksonville Highway. 501-945-4593. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Frostop. Arguably the best root beer floats in Central Arkansas, thanks to that famed Frostop housemade root beer. What you might not know about are the fantastic shakes —which come in more than three dozen flavors, including a bevy of (non-alcoholic) liqueur flavors and some great coffee-inspired flavors as well. Heck of a hot fudge sundae. 4131 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. 501-758-4535. www.frostopcafe. com. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-6 p.m. Sun. Gellattes. What goes better with cold gelato than hot coffee? Gellattes takes the unusual pairing to new heights with delicate gourmet gelatos made fresh inhouse daily. The revolving flavors include Hazelnutella, Cacao de Menthe, Bellagio Chocolate Truffle and Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla. My comrades who have been to Italy say you can’t get any closer to Italian gelato in the States. Try a Gellattes Affogato — gelato topped with a shot of espresso with whipped cream — for a true eye-opener. 14810 Cantrell Road. 501-868-5247. www.gellattes. com. 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Nom Noms. Avocado ice cream? Blackberry and queso? The flavors sound odd, but they’re delicious and amazing
Purple Cow. When Central Arkansas thinks of ice cream, this is the destination. Malts, shakes, sodas, sundaes and even ice cream pie are on the menu; in addition to the restaurant’s classic Banana Split, parents can look forward to a selection of (alcohol added) adult shakes. Burgers, Petit Jean hot dogs and a weekend brunch are also good bets. Three locations — 8026 Cantrell Road, 501-221-3555; 11602 Chenal Parkway, 501-224-4433; 1490 Higdon Ferry Road in Hot Springs, 501-625-7999. www. purplecowlr.com. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.Thu., 11 a.m-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Salem Dairy Bar. This is exactly how a ’60s style Arkansas drive-in used to be — drive-up parking, service at the window and a selection of shakes, sundaes and malt. The $4 Banana Split is one of the cheapest you’ll find in the Natural State. All your drive-in favorites, including burgers and fries, dogs and sodas are here. 6406 Congo Road, Benton. 501-794-3929. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tue.-Sat., noon-8 p.m. Sun. Scoop Dog. Drive up or dine in at this North Little Rock dog and soda stand. It’s frozen custard instead of ice cream here (the difference being eggs along with the sugar and cream) and the specialty sundaes are all named after dogs — like the Standard Poodle, the Good Old Beagle and the Chocolate Lab. The concretes are more like shakes — firm, but not stick-in-the-cup solid. A variety of hot dogs named after the cities that inspired them are also featured. 5508 John F. Kennedy Blvd. NLR. 501-7535407. www.thescoopdog.com. 11 a.m.9:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-9:30 p.m. Sun.
Scrumdiliumptuous. Harry Potter meets Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at this Sherwood ice creamery serving up slices (not scoops) of Edy’s Ice Cream. You’ll find dozens of different flavors and ice cream creations named after characters in the books. The $5 Scrumdiliumptuous Signature Cone with five slices of ice cream — orange sherbet, birthday cake ice cream, pistachio, strawberry and chocolate — could be the most audacious cone offered in Central Arkansas. 8000 Hwy. Highway 107 Suite 7, Sherwood. 501-835-3300. Noon-10 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1-9 p.m. Sun. Shake’s Frozen Custard. Part of a regional frozen custard chain, Shake’s does nothing but cold desserts, including a broad selection of sundaes, cones, cows and concretes. The caramel-hot fudge-pecan combination of the Shake’s Bopper is a sound investment. 12011 Westhaven Drive, 501-224-0150. 1135 Hwy 65 N, Conway, 501-329-2545. www.shakesfrozencustard.com. 11 a.m.10 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., noon-10 p.m. Sun. Wink’s Dairy Bar. Though the sign outside says “Wink’s Malt Stand,” locals know it as the dairy bar, or just Wink’s. In business since 1968, this tiny joint serves up soul food, burgers and cream-heavy milkshakes to its clientele. 2900 E. Washington, NLR. 501-945-9025. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat. Za Za Fine Salad + Wood Oven Pizza Company. The juxtaposition of the best salads in the state with creamy, rich (and presumably not calorie-free) gelato is tantalizing. Za Za does gelato graciously and consistently, with a never-ending variety of cool smooth gelato that changes with the season. From autumn delights like pumpkin and peppermint to summer delicacies such as Strawberry Lemonade and Honey Lemon Basil, there’s always a gelato you’re going to choose to finish off your meal. The Limoncello and the Dulce de Leche can’t be beat. 5600 Kavanaugh. 501-661-9292. www. zazapizzaandsalad.com. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thu., 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat.
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So it begins n You can forget the spin. With the Big Sellout over the weekend, the Great Crash has commenced, and I’ve just been wondering which of the amenities of civilization I’ll miss most when we re-enter the dark age presently. I’m sorry to admit it, but it’ll likely have something to do with food — or the lack thereof. It won’t be long before we don’t have any. I figure Sheffield Nelson will get dibs on all that’s left in the supermarkets in this part of the country, and the rest of us will either be obliged to grow our own or left to scrounge. We can grub for wild tubers for a while, but there are just so many of them out there. I’m no McGregor, sunburned son of the soil. My few attempts to grow edible plants have been laughable failures. I’ve no more idea how to bring a cabbage to harvestable maturity than how to reconfigure a motherboard. And if it got that far, I’m of a nature anyhow that I’d probably swap the cabbage for a handful of magic beans. Also I’m no hand at growing or slaughtering or butchering livestock. My reluctance on that score goes back to the Merrie Melodies cartoons, in which the farm animals — pigs and rabbits and cows and assorted fowl — are more articulate than any extant naked ape, and saner, and
Bob L ancaster funnier, and free of the malice, artifice, and deviousness. Even creatures usually considered unpalatable (except by survivalists, the French, and G. Gordon Liddy), mice and wily coyotes and such, can articulate the existential verities better in Toonspeak than radio gasbags can here in Bizarro World. Only humans and cats are mean enough to see their fellow sentient beings as primarily something to kill for food and secondarily something to kill for sport. I remember the shock of seeing Sheriff Andy Taylor (with Gail Davis, Little Rock’s own) go out shooting crows just for target practice. I had admired ol’ Ange till then, not as much as Barney did, but considerable, and here he was shooting Heckel and Jeckel, maybe the greatest wits since Oscar Wilde, just for the hell of it. What kind of a stupid, disillusioning deal was that? Dr. Schweitzer exacerbated the empathy with fauna of different lineage. In my case, it never made the stretch to
red wasps or pit bulls, but it feinted in that direction. It wasn’t that I came to consider beasts of the field as comrades or anything, but now that I’ve said comrades you and Ann Coulter can go ahead and call me a Communist. You’re entitled. I’m not a Communist but words have consequences and old codewords can be like old found landmines when op-ed crazies start monkeying with the pressure plates. I’m not a Communist and not a Socialist either, but George Orwell was a Socialist and if I were guru shopping this day and time I’d put him dead these 60 years up ag’in any one of your’n still kicking. I don’t criticize the fatted-calf process, though, or feel myself above it, because if somebody else does the stabbing and butchering, out of sight and out of hearing, and wraps the meat in cellophane after hamming the hocks and tenderizing the tough cuts — well, it helps the appetite and soothes the conscience to be at several removes from the scene of the crime, but it provides no alibi or admissible absolution. The critter with a Christian name still died to sustain your sorry ass long enough to permit you to scarf up its offspring tomorrow, its grandspring the day after that. The point with the meat-harvesters is the same as it is with the sodbusters — that is, after this crash is done crashing it’s going to be those with the cleavers and
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