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CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
EDITORIAL
Managing Editor Gary Poole Contributing Editor Janis Hashe
July 9, 2015 Volume 12, Issue 28
Music Editor Marc T. Michael Film Editor John DeVore Contributors Rich Bailey • Rob Brezsny • Matt Jones Sandra Kurtz • Mike McJunkin • Tony Mraz Ernie Paik • Rick Pimental-Habib Alex Teach • RayTerry Editorial Interns Ashley Coker • Shaun Webster Cartoonists Max Cannon • Rob Rogers Jen Sorenson • Tom Tomorrow
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When Is A Tomato A Real Tomato?
“Eat your vegetables!” Didn’t most of us grow up hearing that from our parents? Well, if you live in Chattanooga, you’re in luck—there are more than 1,500 farms within a hundred miles of the Scenic City growing all kinds of fresh food for local consumption.
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14 MUSIC CALENDAR 16 REVIEWS: Arthur Russell spans genres, Ou scrambles multinational eggs. 18 SUSHI & BISCUITS: Why pickled veggies are a summer essential.
Kick-Ass Birthday Party at JJ’s
There are a lot of ways a fellow could mark his 40th birthday, but for Shellshahk Shahkim there’s only one. On July 18, 10 p.m. at JJ’s Bohemia, Shahkim is releasing his latest and most impressive work to date, an album that was nine years in the making.
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6 SHADES OF GREEN: Lots of good news for a sustainable future.
Illustrating the Other Side of Real
One thing that successful bands have is good art to accompany their music. What would your favorite bands be like without album art, fliers, show posters, T-shirts, pins, stickers, and other art products? What would Dark Side of the Moon be like without the image of a beam of light refracting through a prism to make a rainbow?
22 ARTS CALENDAR 25 DIVERSIONS 26 SCREEN: “Terminator: Genisys is satisfying reboot for hardcore fans. 28 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY 29 JONESIN’ CROSSWORD 30 on the beat: Officer Alex offers a glimpse into a true crime story.
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Morris Dees At First Amendment Dinner Southern Poverty Law Center founder will address diversity issues and domestic terrorism
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There have been more Americans killed by domestic terrorists than foreign terrorists since 9/11.”
Just last month, the whole nation was reeling in the aftermath of a senseless act of domestic terrorism that left nine innocent people dead in Charleston, South Carolina. We took to every corner of the internet to express our shock and anger. We delivered messages of support and justice. But then the Affordable Care Act was upheld, the gay marriage ruling was announced and there was a really great sale at Target. In a society where a constant influx of information has mandated a kind of consolidated and expedited grieving process, it is easy for us to forget ashley coker the people tackling these high-profile issues on a daily basis, whether CNN is paying attention or not. Morris Dees is one of those people. For the past 55 years, Dees has been engaged in the fight for civil rights. The acclaimed civil rights lawyer was born to tenant cotton farmers in 1936. After a short stint in publishing while studying at the University of Alabama, Dees decided his time and resources would be best used in the courtroom. The call for equal rights was one he could get behind, and he jumped in with both feet, co-founding the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971 in Montgomery, Alabama. The center focuses on civil rights cases, hate groups and racism. The fight against white supremacy and domestic terrorism started early for Dees, whose most memorable court win was a 1981 civil case against the Ku Klux Klan that left the extremist group bankrupt. Though the landscape of these crimes has
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changed, Dees believes white supremacy has gained global influence, and domestic terrorism still isn’t given the attention it merits. That’s what he works on now, drawing the attention of law enforcement officers and government officials to the growing threat white supremacists pose. Dees offers training courses for law enforcement officers that better prepare them to spot terrorists like Dylan Roof on the street. He said domestic terrorists often go undetected because police officers are not trained to spot them. “The only way we can fight global white supremacy is to do the best we can here. First, we try to get the Department of Homeland Security to take domestic terrorist groups seriously. We don’t take domestic terrorists seriously. We like to say ‘Oh, that was just one idiot,’ but there have been more Americans killed by domestic terrorists than foreign terrorists since 9/11,” Dees said. He recently testified before Congress in an attempt to point out the “unfinished business of the civil rights movement.” Dees will be speaking on the changing racial structure of America at the 2015 First Amendment Dinner hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga on July 14. He plans to focus on “where we are and where we are going from here,” in terms of population diversity and its ramifications. The dinner is open to people of all faiths and reservations can be made by contacting the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga at (423) 493-0270 or rsvp@jewishchattanooga.com
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HOME GAMES
Forget Home Ec: Introducing Homebrewing 101 Are your go-to brews starting to feel a little tired? Have pesky mainstreamers taken over your favorite haunt? It’s a proven fact that your beer of choice gets more and more local as your skinny jeans get tighter and tighter. For those of you who can barely peel your denim off at the end of the day, even a local brewery may feel too corporate. Don’t panic—you don’t have
to stop drinking beer. The Chattery is prepared to save your buzz with Homebrewing 101. Not only will experienced home brewer Mark Quering discuss the history of beer, the methods of brewing it and the equipment needed to make it all happen, he’ll also lead students in a hands-on homebrewing session. Attendees will work together to make a five-gallon
IN THIS ISSUE
RayTerry This week's cover story on the growing famrers market moevement in the region is by Ray Terry, a worldtraveler, freelance writer and Secretary-Treasurer for the Tri State Musicians’ Union, Local 80 of the American Federation of Musicians. Former
extract batch of beer, with the promise of coming back together for a few libations once it ferments, of course. Come out to Chattanooga Workspace on July 15 and you’ll be brewing your beer in your pajamas before you know it. It doesn’t get much more local than that. Homebrewing 101 Wednesday, July 15, 5:30 p.m. Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 4th St. (423) 413-8978 thechattery.org — Ashley Coker
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Sandra Kurtz General Secretary-Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. A resident of Collegedale, born in Chattanooga at Memorial Hospital. Married with four children who all live in four different states! Hallelujah! A market tag-along with his wife Sheila who regularly patronizes local markets around Chattanooga. Enjoys spending hot steamy days on the dock at the family lake lot in Soddy-Daisy. Life is really good!
“Green” columnist Sandra Kurtz has long been active in environmental education and activism. She founded Tennessee Environmental Education Association, created the first educational programs at Chattanooga Nature Center and TVA Energy Center Museum, and started
Bellefonte Efficiency & Sustainability Team. She has consulted with National Environmental Trust, Clear the Air, Global Action Plan, and Sierra Club. Currently she is Urban Century Institute director, South Chickamauga Creek Greenway Alliance cochairman, TN Environmental Council boardmember, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Vice- President and TN Greenways & Trails Council member. chattanoogapulse.com • July 9-15• The Pulse • 5
Are you ready to go back to school?
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Who knew that the summer of 2015 accompanied by a constant rise would bring so many breakthroughs in the sea level and, it would aprecognizing global warming as reality, pear, by an increase of extreme and accompanied by actions that will weather events, even if a scienresult in cleaner, healthtifically determinable ier, and efficient energy cause cannot be asShades use? signed to each parWho could have ticular phenomenon. of Green guessed that the G7 Humanity is called to SANDRA KURTZ leaders at their German recognize the need for summit would pledge to changes of lifestyle, develop long-term low-carbon strateproduction and consumption, in gies and abandon fossil fuels by the order to combat this warming or end of the century (mouth hanging at least the human causes which open)? The U.N Paris conference in produce or aggravate it. December should put meat on the He urges us to abandon our throwstatement. away culture, to recognize our depenThen, Pope Francis issued his dency on the natural environment Encyclical Laudauto Si-On Care For and appreciate our connections to it. Our Common Home. In this eloquent, He cautions against continued use expansive document, the pope, a of fossil and nuclear fuels and overchemical technician before becomreliance on technical fixes. ing a priest, uses science and religion Locally, this summer we also learn to validate global warming, linking it of the demise of TVA’s Widow’s to suffering especially of the poor and Creek coal-fired power plant and its our moral responsibility to do someresurrection as a Google data center, thing: powered with renewable energy. FurThe climate is a common good, ther, TVA will be purchasing solar belonging to all and meant for all. power from an 80MW plant coming At the global level, it is a complex to northern Alabama. The location system linked to many of the esallows use of the same transmission sential conditions for human life. lines as Colbert fossil fuel plant, A very solid scientific consensus meaning less upfront investment. indicates that we are presently Meanwhile, EPA is circulating its witnessing a disturbing warming draft Clean Power Plan. It proposes of the climatic system. In recent guidelines for states to figure out decades this warming has been ways to reduce power plant carbon
sustaining green practices:
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emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels. The final document arrives this summer, and Tennessee can begin fashioning its plan. We’re in a good place given that TVA has already shut down several coal-burners. Locally, the Chattanooga City Council just passed a resolution supporting the Clean Power Plan that can help create jobs, healthier citizens, economic benefits, and improved quality of life here. This resolution, proposed by Climate Chattanooga Health Energy for Everyone (CCHEE), opens the door for future neighborhood work, as all of us take actions in our homes to help use energy wisely and save on energy costs. CCHEE and Empower Chattanooga will hold a Day of Action in August in the Highland Park neighborhood. Other good signs: In Georgia, Gov. Deal signed the Solar Power
Free-Market Financing Act of 2015. The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council published an Advanced Energy Economic Impact Report establishing a baseline for advanced energy job creation and economic development. Who would have said an airplane would fly around the world this summer with only the sun as fuel? What a summer! Slowly, we turn to a low-carbon economy for the good of all life. In the words of the Pope: As never before in history, common destiny beckons us to seek a new beginning…Let ours be a time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life.
Open House Saturday, July 18
next gen homes bike tour meet 9:30am at the crash pad or 10:00am at 677 Hamilton Ave Green|Spaces sponsored cook-out, 12:00 at the crash pad
Join Us from Noon to 3pm to learn about these exciting New Homes at The Crash Pad, 29 Johnson St.
August 23
tiny homes: 12:00-5:00 tour 5:30-7:00 talk
The NextGen Homes, under development by green|spaces, a local sustainability non-profit, represent the next generation of homes in Chattanooga that will: Produce their own clean energy (Pursuing ILFI Net Zero Energy Certification) Conserve water and materials (EPA Water Sense Fixtures, Bioswale and Rainwater Collection, and Local, Recycled, and Healthy Materials) Protect and promote health (62 Walk Score, 42 Bike Score, Integrated Bike Storage, No-VOC and Non-Toxic Building Materials)
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Highlights include: First of (4) NextGen Homes to be developed 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms 2,225 Square Feet Screened-in porch off living room and balcony off entrance gallery with spectacular views of downtown and stringers ridge 1 block to new Northshore Publix 3 blocks to Frazier Ave/Coolidge Park/Reniassance Park 1 mile to Aquarium Bus stop on Route 2 across street Rain barrels collect roof runoff
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COVER STORY
When Is A Tomato A Real Tomato? Chattanooga’s farmers market scene has exploded. So eat up. Story by RayTerry
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at your vegetables!” Didn’t most of us grow up hearing that from our parents? Well, if you live in Chattanooga, you’re in luck—there are more than 1,500 farms within a hundred miles of
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the Scenic City growing all kinds of fresh food for local consumption. We have one of the most diverse and unique selections of farmers markets anywhere in the country from which to choose. Many of the markets are exclusively organic, while others allow a little bit of the commercial products in for diversity of selection.
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We have one of the most diverse and unique selections of farmers markets anywhere in the country to choose from.”
Saint Alban’s Farmers Market is open 9:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. at 7514 Hixson Pike, Hixson. Their motto is: From the farm to your table. You’ll find fresh free-range non-GMO eggs, USDA grass-fed beef and pork, baked goods, and seasonal fruit and vegetables. They also have spices, herb blends, plants, baked goods and even goat’s milk soap and lotions. One of the many vendors there is the soonto-be world famous Tombstone’s gourmet spice rub. Owner Todd Erwin creates grilling rubs for all your BBQ needs, including savory Trail Dust, smokey Sea Smoke, and for those who like a little kick in their meat, spicy Camp Fire. Market Manager Dee Clark is open to any new vendor that would like to come and join in this friendly local market at the St. Alban’s Episcopal Church just outside of the Scenic City. Go north on Hixson Pike toward Lakesite and it will be on the right just past Thrasher Pike. When you see a sign in a specific area of the lot with the words ”Thou Shalt Not Park Here,” you’ll know that you have arrived. A little church market humor! Ooltewah Nursery & Landscape Co., Inc. hosts the Ooltewah Farmers Market. Their motto is: Fresh from your neighbors’ farms to your family’s table. Open every Thursday MarchOctober from 3 to 6 p.m. and November-April 3 to 5 p.m. Sponsored exclusively by the nursery, the market has local vendors who are personally visited and inspected by Angel Miller, director of marketing and also co-owner of Two Angels Mushroom Farm in Harrison. I asked Miller why she thought there are now so many markets in our area. She said that she and growchattanooga.org networked together with others to raise awareness of local markets and promote healthier eating and living. Locally grown food gets to your plate faster and it’s fresher and much more flavorful than industrially grown food. In Ooltewah and Collegedale, this is your local market to visit.
Crabtree Farms at 1000 E. 39th Street is a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable agriculture and hosting many events year round. It was started in 1998 through a public and private partnership. With over 22 acres of land, it is also a teaching farm and playground where students visit and learn about farming. Field trips are available to different group ages and grade levels. The regular staff, along with volunteers, cultivate over 120 varieties of sustainably grown fruits, vegetables and herbs. The on-site Farm Stand is open Friday and Saturday for those who want to buy fresh produce along with perennial plants and local coop items (honey, soil amendments, farm books etc.). They also offer a Community Supported Agriculture program (CSA) for those who would like to support the farm and receive top-grade fresh products weekly. The Brainerd Farmers Market is on the corner of Belvoir Avenue and Brainerd Road at Grace Episcopal Church. Open from 10 a.m, to noon on Saturdays, the market has one of the most convenient locations for accessibility and parking. Many vendors have home-grown, or home-cooked items from their own houses (disclaimers added as privately made in-house). Sometimes, during wintertime they have the market inside the church. How’s that for accommodating? Don’t be surprised to see a vendor break out a guitar and serenade the crowd as they shop. Live animals sometime show up for petting and even a goat-milking demonstration has been known to occur. The overhead trees make for a nice shady atmosphere on hot summer days. The Main Street Farmers Market is open all year long on Wednesdays at 4 p.m., at 325 E. Main St. Their mission is to inspire healthy, environmentally responsible lifestyles by fostering relationships within the local food community. Here you may freeze in the winter or burn up >> Continued on page 10
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Their mission is to inspire healthy, environmentally responsible lifestyles by fostering relationships within the local food community.”
in the summer—but your choice of products is vast! In April, the market transitions to summer hours with the seasonal opener called Spring-amajig! Open hours increase from one-hour wintertime to two-hour summer time. The traditional ringing of the cowbell at 4 p.m. lets all know that it is time to begin shopping. The diversity of vendors includes a varied collection of locally grown foods, with crafts and other choices; for instance: Blue Indian Kombucha. Owners Zach and Karen Atchley make the fermented tea drink using locally grown herbs and produce. Market Manager Laura Snell with her two lovely assistants, Abby and Cora (her daughters) make sure everything runs smoothly. Sign up for the weekly email and know who will be there and what they plan to bring every Wednesday at: mainstreetfarmersmarket.com The Signal Mountain Farmers Market takes place on Thursdays, 4 to 6 p.m., at 1210 Taft Highway, 20 minutes from Gig City atop beautiful Signal Mountain. Here you’ll find, for example, certified organic growers Signal Market Farm, which offers a CSA for those who wish to have a stake in the farm’s growth. It is geared toward a 24-week season. Members join before the growing season so that the farm has the capital necessary to begin planting, and they receive a weekly share of the bounty starting in May and ending in October. When you pick up your CSA box/bag, it will be filled with the latest seasonal variety of fruits 10 • The Pulse • July 9-15, 2015 • chattanoogapulse.com
and vegetables according. Signal Mountain Farm has been supplying local restaurants, groceries and farmers markets with over 60 varieties of produce for nearly 20 years. One of the newest groups on the scene is the Lookout Farmers Markets. They have a market somewhere in town open every weekday. With seven markets open in the area already, get ready for their new market coming July 13 in Red Bank, at the Red Bank United Methodist Church, 3800 Dayton Blvd. It will be open Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m. Other locations: Hamilton YMCA, 7430 Shallowford Rd., Mondays, 4 to 7 p.m.; Audobon Acres, 900 N. Sanctuary Rd., Tuesdays, 4 to 7 p.m.; Lookout Mountain City Hall, 1214 Lula Lake Rd., Wednesdays, 4 to 7 p.m.; St. Elmo Incline, 3917 St. Elmo Ave., Fridays, 4 to 7 p.m.; and Grow Hope Youth Farm-Market Stand, 1800 Roanoke Ave., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The USDA recently awarded a $3.3 million grant to the AARP Foundation, along with its nutrition partners, which include the Lookout Farmers Market. This money will be used to help low-income families find affordable foods that will help improve their health and overall quality of life. For more information, contact the founder of Lookout Farmers Market, Lori Carter, at (423) 838.9804 or visit the website, LookoutFarmersMarket.org Last on our list and by no means least is the big one: The Chattanooga Market. Located downtown at the First Tennessee Pavilion, this is the
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daddy of all markets in the Chattanooga area and is open Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events begin for the year in April and run through early December. The Market expands on Saturdays into the Aquarium Plaza downtown, and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The future looks really good for a new and modern market coming to Collegedale. The template will be the Chattanooga Market, which has partnered with the Collegedale Tomorrow Foundation. The proposal calls for use of an 8-acre tract of land between Swinyar Drive and the Collegedale walking trail. The proposed 10,000-square-foot event barn will also have conference areas and an open-air structure for the market and other activities. All of this will be located directly behind Collegedale City Hall and Police Department in an area to be called the Collegedale Commons. Collegedale Tomorrow Foundation’s Director David Barto says that this idea has been more than 12 years in the planning. The Collegedale Market will help ease some of the traffic downtown, and both markets should still be able to thrive. Barto states that if everything falls into place, the market should be ready to go by early spring/summer of 2016.
Most farmers accept credit/debit cards and some even take EBT and SNAP. Of course, cash is still king. Small bills are your best bet. Usually fives and ones are welcomed at all of the markets. Don’t come with hundred-dollar bills, unless of course you are buying in bulk. The farmers will appreciate your consideration in this area. If you want to make sure you are eating or purchasing fresh local food, be sure and look for the “Harvested Here” label when you dine out or shop. It will indicate that you can trust that the store; restaurant or market is supporting our local farms. And also remember, when you see the label, it means that the restaurants displaying it certify the food and ingredients were locally grown within a hundred-mile radius of Chatt Town. And to find out more about local farms and food in the Chattanooga region, check out the printed version of Tastebuds Local Food Guide. Or see it online at growchattanooga.org/ tastebuds We now have more choices than ever to eat local and healthy here. So, now that you have even more reasons to get out and shop and buy locally produced foods, you have no excuse not to “eat your vegetables!” Your mother would be proud! chattanoogapulse.com • July 9-15• The Pulse • 11
MUSIC SCENE
Kick-Ass Birthday Party Planned at JJ’s Bohemia
Beat Your Blues At The Office City Café hosts weekly blues night with Yattie Westfield For blues enthusiasts, Chattanooga offers a handful of choice events and venues on any given night. Much of the time, Yattie Westfield is involved. Whether you know him as Husky Burnette’s drummer or the guy who can rock the drums and guitar at the same time, Westfield’s talent is undeniable. Lucky for you, City Café’s in-house bar and entertainment venue, The Office, gives you the chance to hang out with Westfield every week. The intimate venue hosts Blues Night with Yattie Westfield every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. In a city with so many options, it’s not hard to find a venue with character and quality.
But there’s only one place in town that serves up a side of character, quality and legendary cake with your bluesy crooning. Whether you were born below the Mason-Dixon or are a recent transplant, a night with Yattie Westfield is sure to get you in a Deep South state of mind. Let some quality tunes and a piece of cake the size of your face lift you out of your own midweek blues this hump day. — Shaun Webster Blues Night with Yattie Westfield Wednesday, 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com
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Celebrate the rhythm tradition with a modern twist as ukulele and banjo blend with celebrated vocal harmonies. 6 p.m. Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View huntermuseum.org
Catch the high energy female-fronted rock-androll band that brings all the rocking hits of the '80s and '90s for a two-night stand at Rhythm & Brews. 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythmbrews.com
Highlighting the current class along with alumni of their workshop, the Art of the Singer/Songwriter. 8 p.m. Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org
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Shellshahk Shahkim celebrates 40 years with a new standout album
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here are a lot of ways a fellow could mark his 40th birthday, but for Shellshahk Shahkim there’s only one. On July 18, 10 p.m. at JJ’s Bohemia, Shahkim (aka Lord Subliminal) is releasing his latest and most impressive work to date, an album that was nine years in the making. The album is Lone Wolf Saga: Full Moon Assassin, and while it is partly homage to the classic martial arts flick “Shogun Assassin,” it is as much or more a personal manifesto set to music.
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The album is Lone Wolf Saga: Full Moon Assassin, and while it is partly homage to the classic martial arts flick ‘Shogun Assassin,’ it is as much or more a personal manifesto set to music.”
One of the most immediate and obvious differences between this and Shahkim’s earlier work is that it’s a concept album with a definite narrative framework. This imparts a higher level of cohesion and depth, presenting a superficial storyline that can be appreciated for its own merit while simultaneously serving as a stage for the moral, social and philosophical musings of the artist. In his own words: “The message I want to convey is righteousness. I’m not holy, but I am righteous and knowledge of self is always my platform…I don’t sermonize, but I do teach.” The album features 17 tracks and a number of impressive guest artists, including Prossess Emcess, White Lotus, 14th Century, Life Scientist, Golden Mastah, Vegas Posada, Sereph Gaurd and Godly Math. It was understood that guests should respect the overall framing of the album, but
they were given license to express themselves freely, making for a diverse set of thoughtprovoking viewpoints. The executive producer of the album was the legendary Last Bronzeman whose trademark sound is perfect for the concept. The marriage of hip hop and martial arts is nothing new. Quite the opposite—the partnership goes all the way back to hip hop’s formative years in early ’70s New York, when low-rent movie houses played Hong Kong kung fu films day and night. The films proved popular with the hip hop crowd, and the incorporation of one into the other was inevitable (Wu Tang Clan, anyone?). Forty years later, it is still very fertile ground. This latest installment from Shahkim is a sterling example of that synthesis. The idea of combining his
The Road to Oyer Leads to Miller Plaza Friday
birthday celebration with the album release is something of a tradition for the big man, whose identity is so bound to his music that it would be bizarre if he didn’t find a way to combine the two. He won’t be celebrating alone, however, as the roster for the evening includes performances by the Wolfhounds with the Molly Maguires, Natural Habitz and those gloriously weird kids from the Subter-
ranean Cirqus (who will be introducing a lovely new member that evening.) Bring an appetite for Shahkim’s signature dish, curry goat, as well. Saturday, July 18, 10 p.m. at JJ’s Bohemia. It’s a little bit business, a little bit pleasure, but mostly, it’s family, particularly that large, lovely family that’s grown out of the Chattanooga music scene for the last decade.
This year’s “Road to Nightfall” winner, The Ryan Oyer Band, will be headlining Nightfall this Friday evening at 8 p.m., and Ryan has something special for fans. In anticipation of their new album, scheduled for release on August 29 at the Camp House, the band is releasing an EP at Nightfall comprised of bonus tracks that didn’t make the cut (largely a matter of time and space constraints). The seven tracks are a shining example of the direction Oyer’s music has taken in recent years, a transformation from the mellower “hippie” days to a full-blown, ballsy, rip-roaring rock-and-roll act. The EP is solid; from beginning to end and of a quality level that would make any band proud. The fact that these are the songs were left off the final compilation suggests the new album itself, when it drops, is going to be phenomenal. This comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with Oyer’s work ethic and his penchant for surrounding himself with some of the most talented musicians and guest artists in the area. There isn’t space here to list the credits for the EP, but let it be said it reads like a who’s who of local performers. Chattanooga British Invasion tribute, The Pool, will be opening for Oyer and company at 7 p.m. — MTM
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Pulse Pick: Jacob Johnson Performing mind-bending solo instrumentals to loop-driven covers of crowd favorites, Jacob Johnson refers to his style as “Neo-Acoustic Folk/ Funk” for an explosive live performance. Jacob Johnson Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga River Market 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com
Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m. El Meson 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. elmesonrestaurant.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m. Cancun Mexican Restaurant & Lounge 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Mark Kelly Hall and Summer Shvyonne 7 p.m. Talus 812 Lookout Mountain Scenic Hwy. taluschattanooga.com Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com River City Sessions
7 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Ryan Oyer Band, The Pool 7 p.m. Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m. El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Irenka* 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Fly By Radio 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythmbrews.com Bohannons, Dirty Lungs, Thelma and the Sleeze 10 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com
saturday7.11 The Old Time Travelers, Tarryn Aimee Smith 9 a.m. Rock City 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Jacob Johnson 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St.
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t’s a little mind-boggling that the late Arthur Russell was able to create so many transcendent moments in varied genres while keeping his aesthetic essence intact. Throughout his career, he valued constant experimentation and a willingness to wander. Songs often existed in multiple forms and were never considered complete. There’s often a gentleness, especially with his own high, tender voice, and an entrancing quality that can make minutes blissfully melt away. Russell is perhaps best known for his disco material (released under various ensemble names, such as Dinosaur L and Loose Joints), but in the last decade, a wealth of reissues, compilations and tributes have come out, plus a feature-length documentary about Russell, spotlighting his diverse talent. Just a few highlights include the stunning First Thought Best Thought (modern classical), the stark masterpiece World of Echo (solo cel-
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lo/voice plus echo box), the off-kilter cowboy pop of Love Is Overtaking Me and the electronic dance music of Springfield and Calling Out of Context. Corn is the latest compilation on Audika, concentrating on the years 1982 and 1983 with all tracks previously unreleased, although fans will recognize most of the songs in different manifestations. For a point of comparison, Corn is closest sonically to Calling Out of Context and Springfield, with prominent drum machine beats, slightly distorted cello lines and flourishes from brass players, including frequent collaborator trombonist Peter Zummo, and hand percussionist Mustafa Ahmed. Take for example “Keeping Up,” which was clean, meandering and distanced with backing vocals from Jennifer Warnes on the excellent Another Thought version, but here, it’s more snappy, upfront and immediate—this writer wouldn’t want to be without either version.
“Hiding Your Present From You” begins with an in-yourface, squealing, fuzzed-out cello, and the track takes its sweet time to casually fade in and out, adding echo-enhanced vocals and hypnotic, simple keyboard patterns. For aficionados, Corn saves the best rarities for last: the unheard, World of Echo-style “They And Their Friends” and the positively strange and enveloping “Ocean Movie” with bubbling, gurgling synthetics. Audika has had a flawless track record so far, issuing Russell’s material with the care and attention it deserves, and Corn is no exception.
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ands such as Mr. Bungle and John Zorn’s Naked City frequently shifted gears violently, smashing one moment against another using completely different genres, tempi and moods, often many times within the same song. The fascinating and entertaining Italian group Ou has a similarly exploratory spirit and willingness to juxtapose disparate motifs and languages, but unlike the aforementioned bands, it doesn’t try to be pointedly abrupt—it’s much more subtle than that, making transitions between dissimilar pieces sound like they make perfect sense. Structurally, think more along the lines of the non-linear Citizen Kane or the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” than, say, a surrealist cut-up poem. This method on Ou’s second album, Scrambled!, is deceptive: the proceedings
are a lot more complicated than they might sound. This is a good thing; there’s a tenderness and finesse that pervades the album, but there’s a rigor and spark when it’s needed, without sounding distractingly contrived. It’s impossible to concisely describe the band’s style and do it justice, but the more spirited numbers can have a sort of circus-jazz style, with occasional infusions of funk, pop and various south-ofthe-border rhythms. The main creative force behind Ou is Sardinian trumpeter Ersilia Prosperi, who has assembled a talented crew of vocalists, who sing and harmonize in Italian, Sardinian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Pygmy (!) and yes, English, and instrumentalists, including Seattle reedist Amy Denio of the Tiptons Sax Quartet. It’s playful, gorgeous, quirky (especially on the goofy mouth-harp enhanced “I Like You”) and stirring, particularly when the instrumentalists get to demonstrate their soloing chops and bare their teeth. One unsubtle way to get a reaction from someone is to throw eggs at him. However, for Ou (which means “egg” in Sardinian dialect), the preferred method is to slowly and thoughtfully cook up a batch of aural scrambled eggs (low heat, please) with international spices, so that the listener will have an equally passionate response, from the rich, luscious flavors.
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Peter Piper Knew What He Was Doing All Right Chef Mike explains that pickled veggies are a summer essential
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Fortunately, for those of us that need a pickle fix without the pesky aggravations of patience and preparation, there is the miracle of quick pickling.”
Longtime food writer and professional chef Mike McJunkin is a native Chattanoogan who has trained chefs, owned and operated restaurants, and singlehandedly increased Chattanooga’s meat consumption statistics for three consecutive years. Join him on Facebook at facebook.com/SushiAndBiscuits
Tennyson famously said being a bit hard on ISIL. that in the spring a young I’m talking about the man’s fancy lightly turns tangy goodness of carefully to thoughts of love, but by pickled fresh vegetables— summer, the impish pickle a little sweet, a little tart, a hath belittle spicy guiled them and more all. Well, than a little maybe I’m hard to resist paraphraseating with ing a bit, but or putting MIKE McJUNKIN what could on just about be better on everything a hot summer day than the in sight (except ice cream. cool, crunch of a crisp pickSorry, pregnant women, led vegetable? that’s just gross). Sure, the warm wash of Pickled vegetables have sunlight across your face appeared on tables all over as you come up from a dip the world since the inhabitin the lake is nice, and the ants of India began pickling soothing smell of charcoal cucumbers over 4,000 years caressing your senses while ago. Whether it’s kimchi in giggling children bounce Korea, achaar in India, torshi happily across the grass in Iran, tsukemono in Japan, with their bare feet is beaudo chua in Vietnam, giarditiful and all that. But sumniera in Italy or kosher dills mer just wouldn’t be sumin the U.S., you can always mer without a Mason jar of find somebody pickling pickled flora glistening in something and you should the sun like a heavenly kaalways eat it. Always. leidoscope shining cherubic Years ago, my grandmothbursts of color and flavor to er would set aside at least everything it touches. one full day to make pickNow, I’m not talking les. Her kitchen would be about those neon green slicoverrun with pans of boiling es of flaccid cucumber that water and Mason jars while have been lingering far too the pungent smells of dill long in a hazy brine that’s and vinegar crept through typically used for cleanthe house on a mission to ing copper, windows and assault your nostrils. Even lady parts. Those tiny bile after all of that work, the bombs are only fit for ISIL pickles would still have to and Guy Fieri, but I may be sit for at least a week in a
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cool, dark pantry before being declared ready to eat. The wait was excruciating. Fortunately, for those of us that need a pickle fix without the pesky aggravations of patience and preparation, there is the miracle of quick pickling. If you need something pickled fast— say for dinner tonight—and you’re going to eat these pickles within a few days, there’s no need to turn the kitchen into a scene from “Breaking Bad.” Just whip up some quick pickles and forgo the science project rigmarole. Quick pickling takes minutes, rather than days and requires no special equipment or knowledge. The basic recipe is to grab some fruit or vegetables and slice them thinly. Place them in a glass container or jar. Bring vinegar, sugar and some spices or herbs to a boil in a pot. Pour the hot mixture over the sliced fruit or
vegetables. Cover and let it cool. It’s as easy as pie, if you could make pie by boiling water. There is no one-size-fitsall recipe for quick pickles. You’ll want to adjust the brine according to what you’re pickling and your own preferences, but a good rule of thumb is three quarters of a cup of vinegar to two tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of salt, ensuring you have enough liquid to cover the vegetables. You can eat them immediately, or stick them in the fridge for up to two weeks. The flavor will get more intense the longer they are in the fridge, but these aren’t shelf-stable pickles, so they have to stay cold, and won’t last much longer than a couple of weeks. To get you started, here is my recipe for a sweet quick pickled veggie mix I use for pork sandwiches or in rich noodle soups such as pho.
Ingredients • 1/2 cup rice vinegar • 1/4 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon salt • 2 Thai chilies, stemmed and sliced lengthwise • 2 carrots, thinly sliced • 1 (1/2-inch) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced • 1/2 onion, thinly sliced Instructions Bring vinegar, sugar, salt and chilies to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool 10 minutes. Place carrot, ginger and onion in a bowl or jar and add pickling liquid. Cover and chill at least 4 hours and up to 7 days. chattanoogapulse.com • July 9-15• The Pulse • 19
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Illustrating the Other Side of Real Jerett Offutt’s art is ‘crazy-people stuff’…and bands absolutely love it Painting by Alecia Wright
The Emerging Thirteen AVA hosts reception for FRESH 2015 exhibit One of best parts of the 4Bridges Festival is always the “Emerging Artists.” We tip our beret to the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) for its longstanding commitment to up-and-coming talent. And, also, they know how to party. So stop by the reception for the 2015 FRESH Emerging Artist Exhibit (which runs through July 31) this Friday and experience the best of both worlds. “FRESH,” notes AVA’s website, “is an annual exhibition designed to help emerging artists gain valuable professional experience and exposure for their work. This competitive, juried exhibition features artists at an early stage in their career that display artistic promise, commitment to their work, and fresh ideas.”
This year, 13 artists from the Southeast were selected: Mamie Biven (Chattanooga), Jan Burleson (Athens, TN), Lindsay Coffman (Glen Allen, VA), Janelle Costello (Adams, TN), Emily Faison (Birmingham, AL), Myles Freeman (East Ridge), Josiah Golson (Chattanooga), Kristen Peyton (Williamsburg, VA), Hannah Pino (Chattanooga), Jillian Walther (Chatanooga), Maria Willison (Chattanooga), and Meri Wright (Rossville). Take a good look at art’s future. — Pulse Staff FRESH 2015 Reception Friday, July 10, 5:30 p.m. Association For Visual Arts 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 avarts.org
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ne thing that successful bands have is good art to accompany their music. What would your favorite bands be like without album art, fliers, show posters, T-shirts, pins, stickers, and other art products? What would Dark Side of the Moon be like without the image of a beam of light refracting through a prism to make a rainbow? Chattanooga is fortunate to have a strong community of artists who back up our local bands with the highest quality work. Jerett Offutt’s illustrations are perfect examples of this art that helps to propel the music.
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It’s taking orange and seeing it as a different color, seeing it for the color that it may be. There’s space between everything, there’s something else there that others don’t see.”
The Pulse: What are your earliest memories of making art? Jerett Offutt: I was super-infatuated with comic books when I was younger. The moment that made me decide to be an artist was when my mom bought me an “Art In America” magazine, and it had a Salvador Dali painting in it, the “Soft Construction With Boiled Beans.” I saw that and I was hooked. Another big thing that drove me toward fine art was seeing Sam Kieth’s “The Maxx” on MTV’s “Oddities,” which was based on his comic book of the same name. It used Dali’s surrealist method of exploring your consciousness while still being pop art and comic-book driven. That really drove me toward creating things that made me question reality. Aeon Flux and The Brothers Grunt caused me to get old phone books and sketch out these veiny creepy characters, and my grandmother would see them and think it was the weirdest thing ever. Grow-
ing up in the ’90s drove me toward working against pre-conceived notions of what could be tangible as far as art…everything was weird back then, weird in a very different way than it is now. We embraced the alternative lifestyle, especially growing up in a small town like I did. Many people had rebel flag stickers on the back of their pickup trucks, and I saw these people being stupid, and I wanted to be anything but that. I found my escape in Dali paintings, comic books, and weird cartoons that came on at 3 a.m. that I wasn’t supposed to watch. The weirdness drove me to be OK with who I am and dive further into myself, instead of trying to be something that I wasn’t. TP: What is surrealism? JO: The most significant thing about surrealism is realism—capturing what is actually there while fighting against the idea of what I perceive it to be, and finding a new way to grasp things. The rose-tinted glasses change everything. I express myself in a way that others don’t, in a way that most people are afraid of. It is accessing the deeper parts of myself. I was recently doing a flier for The Bohannons, smoothing the lines and doing the final inking, and my brother saw it and said, “That’s crazy-people stuff.” It was my favorite review, because it’s still people stuff, it’s in the world and it means something. It’s taking orange and seeing it as a different color, seeing it for
the color that it may be. There’s space between everything, there’s something else there that others don’t see. TP: What materials and processes do you use? JO: I’m really big on india ink and brushwork. I’m a comic book nerd at heart. I want everything to look like a Howard Porter comic book, beautiful, pristine, and cartoony. If you ask me to draw Superman, I’ll draw him with a third eye exploding with machine fairies. When I create art, I have an idea in my head, but what comes out is never exactly what I expected. As I get older, I see the beauty in that; it becomes what it’s supposed to be. I’ll do pencil sketches and I’ll ink them with a brush or pen, then I’ll grab watercolors, acrylics, colored pencils, pastels, and I just started messing with some silver leaf. I’ll grab something, sling it onto a scratch sheet and see how it’s going to look, and if I like it I’ll add it in. The most recent work I did was as mixed media as possible; I built up textures with collage, dirt, moss, and I got my dog to walk on it at one point and create puppy stink on it. I always use good ink and good brushes; I’ll buy the most expensive ones I can get because the comic book guy in me wants the pure, beautiful, sexy brush lines. Then I ugly it up with all the other stuff! To commission an illustration, email Jerett at jboffutt123@gmail.com
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saturday7.11 Guided Bicycle Tour 8:30 a.m. Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com ShudderCon 10 a.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. (423) 243-7165 shuddercon.com Chattanooga River Market 10 a.m. Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (423) 267-3474 chattanoogarivermarket.com Getting Fit For Monet 10 a.m. Warehouse Row 1110 Market St. (423) 267-1111 warehouserow.com Crafted by Southern Hands 10 a.m. Warehouse Row 1110 Market St. (423) 267-1129 warehouserow.com Sacred Spaces 10 a.m. Center For Mindful Living 1212 McCallie Ave. (423) 486-1279 centerformindfulliving.org Tai Chi 11 a.m. Eastgate Public Library 5705 Marlin Rd. (423) 855-2689
chattlibrary.org Vintage Base Ball Match Noon 6th Cavalry Museum 6 Barnhardt Cir. Fort Oglethorpe, GA (706) 861-2860 6thcavalrymuseum.org Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Mississippi Braves 7:15 p.m. AT&T Field 201 Power Alley (423) 267-2208 lookouts.com Killer Beaz 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com “Peter Pan” 8 p.m. Signal Mountain Playhouse 301 Rolling Way (423) 886-5243 signalmountainplayhouse.com
sunday7.12 Zoo Birthday Bash 10 a.m. Chattanooga Zoo 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. (423) 697-1319 chattzoo.org ShudderCon 10 a.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. (423) 243-7165 shuddercon.com
Chattanooga Market: Ice Cream Social 11 a.m. First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Reggie White Blvd. (423) 266-4041 chattanoogamarket.com Oil Painting Workshop 1 p.m. Art Creations 201 Frazier Ave. (423) 267-0072 art-creations.com Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Mississippi Braves 2:15 p.m. AT&T Field 201 Power Alley (423) 267-2208 lookouts.com Girl on Girl Comedy & Revue 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
monday7.13 Get Pop-Cultured: To Kill a Mockingbird Read-a-Thon 9 a.m. Barnes & Noble 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 893-0186 barnesandnoble.com Diabetes Education Class 1:30 p.m. Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center 325 Market St. (423) 778-9496 erlanger.org/LifestyleCenter
Learn To Ride A Bicycle 6 p.m. Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com One Step at a Time 6 p.m. Shepherd Community Center 2124 Shepherd Rd. (423) 999-7958 Vintage Swing Dance 7 p.m. Clear Spring Yoga 17 N. Market St. (931) 982-1678 clearspringyoga.com Chattanooga Lookouts vs. Mississippi Braves 7:15 p.m. AT&T Field 201 Power Alley (423) 267-2208 lookouts.com RED 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theatre 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org
tuesday7.14 Art Lesson: Mono Printmaking 1 p.m. Creative Discovery Museum 321 Chestnut St. (423) 756-2738 cdmfun.org First Amendment Dinner: Morris Dees 6 p.m.
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Chess Club 6 p.m. Downtown Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org “La Fille du Régiment: Met Summer Encore” 7 p.m. Majestic 12 311 Broad St. (423) 826-2375 carmike.com Dharma: Compassionate Teaching 7 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church 3224 Navajo Dr. (423) 624-2985 uucc.org Objective Perspective Series 8 p.m. The Well 1800 Rossville Ave. (423) 838-0113 wellonthesouthside.com
ongoing “The Way We Worked” Smithsonian Exhibit green|spaces 63 E. Main St. (423) 648-0963 greenspaceschattanooga.org River Gallery July Exhibit River Gallery 400 E. Second St. (423) 265-5033 river-gallery.com “Eudora Welty and the Segregated South” (Ends July 12)
The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “Japonisme and America” The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “Monet and American Impressionism” The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Local Homeless & Nontraditional Artists Exhibition H*ART Gallery 110 E. Main St. (423) 521-4707 hartgallery.com “Indivisible: AfricanNative American Lives in the Americas” The Museum Center at Five Points 200 Inman St. E (423) 339-5745 museumcenter.org “FRESH 2015” AVA Gallery 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 averts.org “Summer” In-Town Gallery 26 Frazier Ave. (423) 267-9214 intowngallery.com “Novelties, Whimsies
and Oddities, Oh My” Houston Museum of Decorative Arts 201 High St. (423) 267-7176 thehoustonmuseum.org PSC’s Summer Season Show Gallery at Blackwell 71 EastGate Loop (423) 894-7112 chattanoogaphoto.org D. Swasey Art Exhibit Mountain Arts Community Center 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain (423) 886-1959 signalmacc.org “Rural South” Reflections Gallery 6922 Lee Hwy. (423) 892-3072 reflectionsgalleryTN.com “Foliage” North River Civic Center 1009 Executive Dr. (423) 870-8924 chattanooga.gov Stories In Art E.G. Fisher Library 1289 Ingleside Ave. (423) 745-7782 fisherlibrary.org Chattanooga Ghost Tours The Little Curiosity Shoppe 138 Market St. (423) 800-5998 chattanoogaghosttours.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@ chattanoogapulse.com
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Consider This with Dr. Rick by Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D. “Not everything that casts a long shadow is to be feared. Often the trouble you fear is no more than bluff and bluster. Fear is a bully that dissolves when confronted”. — Jonathan Lockwood Huie If someone says to you, “Don’t be afraid”...well, OK, but how do I do that? It’s sort of like saying, “Don’t think about elephants.” Oh, great. Now that’s all I can think about. If there’s a legitimate safety concern, for example, then fear is a good thing. When walking across a dark, abandoned parking lot late at night, a degree of fear kicks your “fight-or-flight” response into high alert. Keep those car keys and pepper spray handy and be cautious. That’s just common sense. However, how many times have you wondered, “What was I worried about?” Or, “Why was I so afraid to take that chance?” Growth involves change, risk and courage. So ask yourself if your fear is self-created, or legitimate. With fear out of your way, the possibilities are endless. chattanoogapulse.com • July 9-15• The Pulse • 25
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Arnie Gets The Bots Back Together “Terminator: Genisys” is a satisfying reboot for hardcore fans
Just When You Thought It Was Safe Celebrate the return of Shark Week with “Sharknado 2” Shark Week has arrived, and it’s bigger and toothier than ever. Flick to the Discovery Channel and you’ll be attacked with enough random facts about our ancient, boneless and electro-receptive friends to make anybody an expert. It may even tempt you to throw on some scuba gear, adopt an Australian accent and go find one. I don’t advise that. If you want the thrill but have basic common sense that prevents you from getting into the water with one of the world’s most feared predators, then the East Ridge 18 Cinemas has the solution: “Sharknado 2: The
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n 2000, after releasing Stiff Upper Lip, AC/DC's Angus Young famously stated, “I’m sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we’ve put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same.”
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‘Terminator: Genisys’ is exactly what it hopes to be. It is a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger about timetraveling robots.”
Young never had any illusions about the band. He wanted to make simple music that appealed to everyone. It’s an attitude that is above critique. Certain filmmakers have the same approach; Michael Bay and Uwe Boll know exactly who their films appeal to and are largely uninterested in expanding beyond that core audience. Therein lays the difficulty of criticism. There is a strong argument that films should be judged on their own terms, against their own goals, and critics should not question the existence or necessity of the art. It’s a hard rule to follow, however, especially when every other movie at the box office is a sequel or reboot. Judging a film on its own merits when it is contained in a greater universe as a continuation of a larger story expands the focus to some degree, but it is still unfair to judge a film against type. “Terminator: Genisys” likely can’t be judged without comparing it to the previous installments. Its quality is wholly contingent on how it fits into the mythology established in 1984. There have been five “Terminator” films so far (not counting the majestic, copyright-infringing Indonesian film “Lady Terminator” shown at this year at the CFF), and in comparison to the others, “Terminator: Genisys” is the best sequel since “Terminator 2: Judg-
“Time travel films have a wonderful advantage in their storytelling. Rewriting history is not only acceptable, but expected. ” ment Day,” which itself is on the list of best sequels of all time. “Terminator: Genisys” is exactly what it hopes to be. It is a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger about time-traveling robots. It sounds the same as the others, and its strength lies in the familiar, threechord constructions. Time travel films have a wonderful advantage in their storytelling. Rewriting history is not only acceptable, but expected. Nothing within the “Terminator” universe is impossible so long as the screenwriter takes appropriate steps to obfuscate the rules. “Terminator: Genisys” is a reboot and retelling of the original film, with Kyle Reese being sent back to save Sarah Connor, only to find she has already been saved. Another Terminator, with the same mission, was sent back to 1973 to save Sarah from a T1000 sent to kill her as a child. Sarah has now been raised by “Pops,” her own personal robot bodyguard, who outwardly ages at the same rate as human. The tables have turned and Kyle is now the one scrambling for answers. Much like its predecessors, “Terminator: Genisys” is mostly over-the-
top action sequences and one-liners. Much like Angus Young, the film doesn’t have any qualms being exactly what it is. A large part of its success is the reintroduction of the key element missing from the previous two films: Sarah Connor. She was, and always will be, the heart of the franchise. Emilia Clarke takes the reins from Linda Hamilton and is as effective as she can be without her accompaniment of dragons, although she lacks the stone-carved resolve of the character from T2. But the importance of a strong, resilient female character is necessary in a film that is so testosterone-driven. Characters drive a story like this one—too many hardened Marines can suck the life out of any action film. That said, the film is not all it might have been. Both “Terminator” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” had singular focus on the unrelenting na-
ture of the antagonist. There was a manic pacing and powerful sense of danger as the action raced towards the conclusion. “Terminator: Genisys” feels far too safe. But then, Michael Myers isn’t as scary in “Halloween: H20” as he was in “Halloween.” As with all franchises, the trend is to move towards parody in order to stay fresh. The in-jokes and tongue-in-cheek dia-
logue appeals to fans of the series, but does a disservice to original conceit. Ultimately, “Terminator: Genisys” is an effective reboot of the franchise. The fight for the future will continue in at least two more movies, depending on how well it is received at the box office. At the very least this film is one of the more enjoyable experiences at theaters this summer.
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Rob Brezsny is an aspiring master of curiosity, perpetrator of sacred uproar, and founder of the Beauty and Truth Lab. He brings a literate, myth-savvy perspective to his work. It’s all in the stars.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): When novelist John Irving begins a new book, his first task is to write the last line of the last page. Then he writes the second-to-last line. He continues to work backwards for a while until he has a clear understanding of the way his story will end. Right now, Cancerian, as you hatch your next big phase of development, I invite you to borrow Irving’s approach. Visualize in detail the blossoms that will eventually come from the seeds you’re planting. Create a vivid picture of the life you will be living when your plans have fully ripened. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have cosmic permission to lose your train of thought, forget about what was so seriously important, and be weirdly amused by interesting nonsense. If stress-addicts nag you to be more responsible, tell them that your astrologer has authorized you to ignore the pressing issues and wander off in the direction of nowhere in particular. Does that sound like a good plan? It does to me. For now, it’s your sovereign right to be a wise and innocent explorer with nothing much to do but wonder and daydream and play around. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Even the most provocative meme cannot literally cause the Internet to collapse from overuse. It’s true that photos of Kim Kardashian’s oiled-up butt spawned a biblical flood of agitated responses on social media. So did the cover shot of Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fair and the Youtube video of a tiny hamster noshing tiny burritos and the season-five finale of the TV show Game of Thrones. But none of these starbursts unleashed so much traffic that the Web was in danger of crashing. It’s too vast and robust for that to ever happen. Or is it? I’m wondering if Virgos’ current propensities for high adventure and rollicking melodrama could generate phenomena that would actually, not just metaphorically, break the Internet. To be safe, I suggest you enjoy yourself to the utmost, but not more than the utmost.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to acquire a new title. It’s quite possible that a person in authority will confer it upon you, and that it will signify a raise in status, an increase in responsibility, or an expansion of your clout. If for some reason this upgrade doesn’t occur naturally, take matters into your own hands. Tell people to refer to you as “Your Excellency” or “Your Majesty.” Wear a name tag that says “Deputy Director of Puzzle-Solving” or “Executive Vice-President of Fanatical Balance and Insane Poise.” For once in your life, it’s OK to risk becoming a legend in your own mind. P.S. It wouldn’t be a bad time to demand a promotion -diplomatically, of course, in the Libran spirit. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Between now and July 22, your password and mantra and battle cry is “serendipity.” To make sure you are clear about its meaning, meditate on these definitions: a knack for uncovering surprising benefits by accident; a talent for stumbling upon timely help or useful resources without searching for them. Got that? Now I’ll provide clues that should help you get the most out of your lucky breaks and blessed twists: 1. Be curious and receptive, not lackadaisical and entitled. 2. Expect the unexpected. Vow to thrive on surprises. 3. Your desires are more likely to come true if you are unattached to them coming true. But you should formulate those desires clearly and precisely. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On behalf of the Strange Angels in Charge of Uproarious Beauty and Tricky Truths, I am pleased to present you with the award for Most Catalytic Fun-Seeker and Intriguing Game-Changer of the Zodiac. What are your specific superpowers? You’re capable of transforming rot into splendor. You have a knack for discovering secrets that have been hidden. I also suspect that your presence can generate magic laughter and activate higher expectations and wake everyone up to the interesting truths they’ve been ignoring.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Who is that can tell me who I am?” asks King Lear in the Shakespeare play named after him. It’s a painful moment. The old boy is confused and alarmed when he speaks those words. But I’d like to borrow his question and transplant it into a very different context: your life right now. I think that you can engender inspirational results by making it an ongoing meditation. There are people in a good position to provide you with useful insights into who you are. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What’s hard but important for you to do? What are the challenging tasks you know you should undertake because they would improve your life? The coming days will be a favorable time to make headway on these labors. You will have more power than usual to move what has been nearly impossible to move. You may be surprised by your ability to change situations that have resisted and outfoxed you in the past. I’m not saying that any of this will be smooth and easy. But I bet you will be able to summon unprecedented amounts of willpower and perseverance. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Franz Kafka produced three novels, a play, four short fiction collections, and many other stories. And yet some of his fellow writers thought he was uncomfortable in expressing himself. Bertolt Brecht said Kafka seemed perpetually afraid, as if he were being monitored by the cops for illicit thoughts. Milena Jesenská observed that Kafka often wrote like he was sitting naked in the midst of fully-clothed people. Your assignment in the coming weeks is to shed such limitations and inhibitions from your own creative expression. What would you need to do to free your imagination? To get started, visualize five pleasurable scenarios in which you feel joyful, autonomous, generous, and expansive. ARIES (March 21-April 19): How can you fulfill your potential as an Aries? What strat-
egies will help you become the best Aries you can possibly be? Now is an excellent time to meditate on these riddles. One of my Aries readers, Mickki Langston, has some stellar tips to inspire you: 1. One of your greatest assets is your relentless sense of purpose. Treasure it. Stay connected to it. Draw on it daily. 2. Love what you love with pure conviction, because there is no escaping it. 3. Other people may believe in you, but only sometimes. That’s why you should unfailingly believe in yourself. 4. It’s your duty and your destiny to continually learn more about how to be a leader. 5. Don’t be confused by other people’s confusion. 6. Your best friend is the Fool, who will guide you to laughter and humility when you need it most, which is pretty much all of the time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): While making a long trek through the desert on a camel, British author Somerset Maugham passed the time by reading Marcel Proust’s novel In Search of Lost Time. After finishing each page, Maugham ripped it out and cast it away. The book weighed less and less as his journey progressed. I suggest that you consider a similar approach in the coming weeks, Taurus. As you weave your way toward your next destination, shed the accessories and attachments you don’t absolutely need. Keep lightening your load. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I have gathered about me people who understand how to translate fear into possibility,” writes John Keene in his story “Acrobatique.” I’d love to see you do the same, Gemini. From an astrological perspective, now is a favorable time to put your worries and trepidations to work for you. You have an extraordinary capacity to use your doubt and dread to generate opportunities. Even if you go it alone, you can accomplish minor miracles, but why not dare to think even bigger? Team up with brave and resourceful allies who want to translate fear into possibility, too.
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Marx brother 3 Hardly in hiding 4 “I approve the motion!” 5 Aural “shift” named for physicist Christian 6 ___ Dei (“The Da Vinci Code” group) 7 Strongboxes 8 North Pole laborer 9 Let it out 10 Film spool 11 “___ Crazy Summer” (Cusack/ Moore rom-com) 12 MS-___ 13 Reverse of WSW 18 Hawaii’s ___ Kea 19 Boss 24 Hip-hop trio with Lauryn Hill 26 “Get ___ My Cloud” (Rolling Stones hit) 27 Like some siblings 28 Changed the decor of 29 ___ Mawr, PA 32 Empire builders 33 Make a point
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Crime Scene: The Detective’s Take Officer Alex offers a glimpse into a true crime story
“ Who cared? The gentlemen inches from his discounted T.J. Maxx Florsheims, perhaps? Hah. He only wished he could be offended now instead of being dead.”
When officer Alexander D. Teach is not patrolling our fair city on the heels of the criminal element, he spends his spare time volunteering for the Boehm Birth Defects Center.
He closed his eyes, pulled tinued flag? You had to start deeply on a smoke and held somewhere. The perfectly it to his lips long after his circular holes on his back lungs could expand no trickling blood that now more, His body froze for a more closely resembled the few precious seconds besheen of his black leather fore releasing as if it was his shoes than a firetruck were last act and to be cherished his first clues. forever, the bitter heat of “Most likely not a suithe tobaccide,” our co smoke man said scratching at with his his throat, his cigarette apnose... parently arcALEX TEACH Perhaps welded to he was right. his lower lip, Perhaps it should be cherthe coal flashing all around ished forever. Perhaps it without ever breaking free. was his last act. Who knew? He crossed his left foot Who knew anything? Cerover the body to go to his tainly not this dead bastard right, heading towards the lying at his feet between kitchen that was separated the coffee table and the from this living room by a couch where he now sat. small breakfast bar, littered It wasn’t good etiquette, with cola cans in various and certainly wasn’t good states of emptiness, overbusiness sense, but he flowing ashtrays, and thorneeded to be still while he oughly ignored mail of all had the room to himself so kinds. The duplex itself he could concentrate on the couldn’t have boasted more job at hand. Thoughts of than 800 square feet, but the past creeping in were again, who cared? Less to contradictory to this, but search. that’s why he was sitting. The odor of cordite was Smoking. Which was also still faintly in the air despite against the rules, now that the contamination of his tohe thought about it, but bacco so he knew the crime who cared? The gentlemen had most likely taken place inches from his discounted inside the house. But there T.J. Maxx Florsheims, perwas no immediate sign as haps? Hah. He only wished to where, and his lifeless he could be offended now customer had no firearm of instead of being dead. his own that he could see Moments passed and fito explain the scent. And so nally the detective grabbed he began to search for any the arm of the couch and blood trails that might be pulled himself up. Mechaelsewhere in the house, and nism of injury? Medical deas he did so he pulled open vice? An offensive disconthe door to the fridge.
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What could he say? He took comfort in what people liked to eat, or at least what they had on-hand should they choose to eat. They usually had more food than he ever did, but I actually think he liked it simply because he usually forgot to eat most meals, and their normalcy of diet—even a bad one—was comforting to him. (Where this habit started he had no idea, but he’d done it since his first death call, so creepy or not, at least it was consistent.) He let the refrigerator door shut on its own after a brief inspection (the fridge’s inside was very condiment-heavy with almost no edible food to be seen) and proceeded down a short hallway that ended in the shape of a golf club. There was no blood on the floor, the walls, or even the ceiling back here, but the trash cans were empty, too, so that means someone had possibly made a run. Again his thoughts began to whirl and lose cohesion, so he absentmindedly bent
an elbow and pulled two fingers to his mouth, only to find the cigarette he was craving had been long since extinguished and there were no more to be had in his coat pockets. At the end of this hallway there was also a door to the backyard he was going to have to comb through eventually, but at this moment he only saw his black-andwhite reflection in the door panel windows. You could tell he didn’t recognize himself. For the second time that night, he froze solid. He let his eyes slip from his reflection to the brass door handle that led to the world outside, and began to reach out as if to leave. Forever. As before, he broke his paralysis and as before, he reached up to his mouth with a cigarette that was no longer there and laughed; how appropriate. He let out a long sigh and went back to work. It’s what he did, and would always do. A true detective.
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