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I can maybe see the point of view of some of the people in this article [“Tarnished Badges,” issue 21], but Josh Talley, please. Apparently this kid has been arrested on enough charges that he probably should be harassed. What druggie has the right to complain about police? Are the parents mad that the cops confiscated all of his cocaine or pot? If the parents are tired of the cops poking fun at them when they bail out their troublemaker kid, maybe they should rethink their parenting strategy, (and) not gripe about the people arresting poor Josh for having cocaine on him. I understand the complaints against these cops, but shouldn’t some of the citizens who this story focuses on at least be credible and not some pot/cokehead kid with parents who can always bail him out?

-Eab Johnson Hey Johnson, You’re kidding, right? You don’t really believe that “this kid has been arrested on enough charges that he probably should be harassed” do you? So police conduct towards citizens should depend on whether or not the citizens have been arrested before—and how many times? What if arrests don’t lead to convictions? And how many arrests exactly would it take for someone to lose their rights? Have you really thought this

through?

You also asked, “What druggie has the right to complain about police” harassment? So you’re implying that if a citizen is a drug user or addict, then the police can do whatever they want to them and they have no right to complain. Why? Because they use drugs. Wow. I’m glad you’re not a lawmaker.

Fortunately, I’ve only had positive—or at least dignified—encounters with police officers, and I applaud them for the job that they do. But they should never, ever be above the law. And those officers who break laws and mistreat citizens—even criminals—should be punished or fired.

As soon as those who enforce the law break the law while performing their jobs, and get away with it, we’ve become a police state. Maybe that’s what you want.

Fortunately, most Americans disagree with you. But hey, you can always defect to North Korea.

-John After reading this article it is apparent that the Talleys are confused on who is harassing who. After looking in Mr. Talley’s record it shows that he has been arrested on the following: aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, attempted aggravated robbery, domestic assault, possession of crack for resale—on FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS!—possession of

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The Way Back Machine The List

Remember Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq last week: 34 Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in May: 103 Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in April: 104 Number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the start of the war: 3,455 (Numbers as of May 27, 2007.

Courtesy of iCasualties.org,)

...continued from page 3 marijuana, possession of marijuana for resale, and several felony theft cases.

Based on this it is very clear that Josh Talley is a violent drug dealer.

Mr. Talley’s actions are a cause for concern in any neighborhood. It seems to me that the police are desperately trying to get this person out of the community. The only question I am left with is, why is this person still walking the streets? Why is he not in prison? Does he have to kill someone before the system takes notice and actually does something? Of course the police are wanting the keep tabs on this person, and why wouldn’t they? Maybe The Pulse should go

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out and talk to the many officers that work in Fox Team that have to deal with Mr. Talley and others that seem to escape the legal system -Concerned First of all, I would like to say that I hope anyone who reads this article knows how ridiculous it is. Now days it seems as though anytime someone gets in trouble with the police, they want to scream harassment. No one can be a man or woman and admit to their crime and deal with it. They want to scream harassment, file a lawsuit, then put that officer’s career in jeopardy to get a paycheck.

Everyone hates the police and wants to blame the police until they need them. People, this is wrong. Believe it or not, police don’t love dealing

with criminals, completing a ton of paperwork, and then having to haul them off to jail just to have something to do. Some of the best people in the world risk their lives EVERY DAY to protect YOU. We all need to respect that. We all seem to respect the guys who go to war and risk their lives for a year or so but forget about the ones who risk their lives EVERY DAY and EVERY SINGLE TIME they put on that uniform. Police are the most nonappreciated people when it should be the other way around by far.

-Bridget Staffing Dallas, TX

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The List is (usually) satire.

Not this week.

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News

Quote of the Week: “I feel like our city, right now, is like a blind man about to fall off a cliff.”

– East Ridge Mayor Mike Steele, concerning the city’s financial status.

Searching for a Homeless Solution

By Angela Tant News Editor

The Pierce panel on homeless issues has released its findings.

But what happens next?

After four months of research on homeless issues, the panel commissioned by City Councilman Leamon Pierce has issued its recommendations on how to handle the problem.

But what happens next?

It’s a question with a cloudy answer.

The Community Advisory Committee on Homeless Issues submitted its report Tuesday to the City Council. Its report initially said the panel was “unable to find a rationale to support the idea” of the Chattanooga Community Resource Center championed by Mayor Ron Littlefield.

But that phrase was accidentally included when there was a “mix-up in the drafts” of the report, according to a statement from City Councilwoman Linda Bennett, who served as the chairwoman for the group.

“The correct statement should read, ‘We were unable to reach a definitive conclusion,’” Bennett said in a news release.

Bennett said in the release that a revised report will be reissued soon.

“We want to make sure that the spirit of cooperation that this committee has worked hard to foster and capture in the report is accurately reflected in the document,” she said.

Littlefield told the Times Free Press last week that some committee members told him they didn’t see the “unable to find a rationale” phrase in report drafts.

However, the panel’s four recommendations, Bennett said in the news release, remained the same.

First, it suggests that Chattanooga and Hamilton County government should “establish one entity to

said.

Councilwoman Sally Robinson said she embraces the panel’s suggestion and thinks the council will take action on the report. Councilwoman Debbie Gaines said she wants to study the report more closely and complete a tour of the homeless shelter before she issues a statement on the situation.

“It’s a great next step. We had a preliminary report, and that was a dated report. There was nothing about how to implement the plan,” Robinson said.

“This gets the issue back before us in a coherent way and gives the community a better look at how hard it is going to be to solve this problem.”

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coordinate, direct, and sustain the local response to homelessness.” While that is being done, the panel suggests, “stakeholder groups should continue laying the groundwork for the work that lies ahead.”

Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey said he read about the suggestions in the newspaper and that he had not been approached for his input on the situation.

Littlefield said in his response to the committee report that he would “implement their recommendations with speed and determination.”

blueprint to end homelessness “as soon as possible.” He said he will ask the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition to perform the task, “along with additional representatives to be appointed.”

“The Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition will be the nucleus of it, which includes people from the county,” Littlefield told The Pulse. “It’s not a big change from what we had previously.”

The coalition is comprised of 19 agencies that work with homeless individuals. They include the Homeless Health Care Center, which is funded by the county.

The Pierce panel’s second suggestion is to update the blueprint by the end of the year.

“We’ve got lots of information on our plates.

Now we need to create an action plan on how to make it work. I won’t say we’re at the starting gate, but the horses are lining up.”

– City Councilwoman Sally Robinson

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Littlefield said he would form a committee that will create a “more aggressive and comprehensive implementation plan” and update the

Implementation of the plan should be considered and adopted by not only Littlefield and Ramsey, but also the City Council and County Commission, it

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Pulse Beats STAND UP, SPEAK OUT, BACK DOWN? A recent story in the Times Free Press concerning youth crime problems in the Woodlawn Apartments area—and the Rev. Al Chapman’s response to what one couple is doing to try to solve the problem—prompted a visit to our offices not long ago.

From one half of the couple who is trying to solve the problem.

Kevin Williamson was bothered

by Chapman’s statement that Williamson and his wife did nothing more than “drive kids away” by going to City Council meetings, and speaking out to the media about the situation in their community. It also bothered him that Chapman said Dr. Ternae Jordan’s “Stop the Madness” program wants to focus on those who are impressionable while leaving the problem kids to the police.

“As a man of God, it’s your duty to try and reach all youths, not a specific set of youths,” Williamson told us. “They are all God’s children,

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Williamson said the organization he formed with his wife, Visions in Christ, ministers to at-risk youths and impressionable ones alike.

“We should be trying to reach all God’s children, and money from the government should be split up with other youth ministries (other than Stop the Madness) to help our youths,” he said.

The couple said they will continue to speak out, regardless of admonitions from ministers in the area who encourage them to be quiet.

“Using the words ‘target’ and ‘fear’ doesn’t come from the Lord,” Williamson said. “Trust and faith are from God.” ARTS FUNDING MORE SQUIRRELY THAN IT NEEDS TO BE

Allied Arts’ fundraising deadline is about a month away, and the powers that be announced Wednesday at a meeting of board members and funded agencies a new program to encourage more participation from the 16 agencies that receive proceeds.

Too bad we weren’t allowed to sit in on the meeting.

Pulse News Editor Angela Tant tried to attend the meeting but was told at the door by an Allied Arts representative that the gathering was closed to all media and that inquiries should be directed to board Chairman Frank McDonald.

So, we weren’t there. WGOW wasn’t there. Neither were Channel 3, Channel 9, or Channel 12. Or John Wilson of Chattanoogan.com. We checked.

But there was one media representative inside the meeting: Chattanooga Times Free Press reporter Barry Courter, whose boss, Times Free Press Publisher and Executive Editor Tom Griscom, serves as Allied Arts’ vice chairman of the board.

We contacted Griscom by Email to ask how his reporter was able to gain entry to the meeting.

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His response was thus: “Barry has responded to a similar inquiry from the Pulse editor which I am sure can be shared with you. His note which he shared with me explains his steps to gain access.”

That note said: “As part of my ongoing coverage of Allied Arts, I did attend the meeting and had informed them ahead of time that I would be attending.”

In a follow-up note, Courter told Pulse editor Bill Colrus that any questions about his presence at the meeting would best be directed to Allied Arts. And so they were.

McDonald, when contacted by Tant on Friday about the situation, said there was “miscommunication” as to whether the meeting was open or closed to media.

“Some thought it was a closed meeting, and some thought it would be open,” McDonald said. “I know some people thought Barry shouldn’t be at the meeting, but I said it would be OK because of the fact that so many people were there. I apologize for the miscommunication and that you were not allowed inside.”

It may have been a case of miscommunication, but it does seem somewhat questionable that the vice chairman of Allied Arts just happens to also be publisher and executive editor of the paper whose reporter was granted sole access to the meeting.

In addition to his vice chairmanship of the Allied Arts board, Griscom either has served, or is serving, on the following boards since he has become the Times Free Press’ executive editor: the Chickamauga/ Chattanooga National Military Park, the Hamilton County Board of Education’s central office review for results and equity, the Community Research Council, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library (a position voted on by the City Council), the American Red Cross, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, the UC Foundation Board of Trustees (a UTC affiliation), the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee, the Tennessee Aquarium, the United Way, the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government.

In contrast, Michael Kull, cofounder of The Pulse and former

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Allied Arts staffer, serves on five boards: The Chattanooga Theatre Centre, Choral Arts, the American Red Cross, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, and the United Way. Pulse Publisher Zack Cooper does not serve on any boards.

Neither does Colrus.

Courter’s story for the Thursday edition of the TFP stressed Lyndhurst Foundation President Jack Murrah’s plea to “make peace and go forward” following the ruckus that resulted after former executive director Don Andrews’ (still very cloudy) departure from the organization on the day the annual fundraising drive was launched. It also said Allied Arts leaders were now “refocusing the organization’s energies” and would now concentrate on raising money for the agencies.

Never mind the fact that this was the task—and not the creation of programs—that Allied Arts was charged with performing in the first place, a fact that wasn’t included in the TFP story.

Anyway, Murrah announced in the meeting that the 16 agencies would receive 10 percent more funding for next year if they were to help Allied Arts raise the money through participation events such as phone-a-thons and personal visits with past donors.

“They’re huge supporters of the city in so many ways and are willing to give us a goal, something to shoot for,” McDonald told The Pulse on Thursday. “In our meeting with the groups, I think all of them are pretty enthusiastic about getting 10 percent more.”

Gail T. Pollock, executive director of the Chattanooga Regional History Museum, said she was excited about the challenge.

“It looks like they have a winner,” Pollock said. “We ran an internal request for our employees to support the campaign, and we have 100 percent participation from our staff.

I’m very optimistic that Allied Arts will reach its goal.”

Allied Arts hopes to raise $1.1 million from private sources and individuals, McDonald said. The remainder of funding comes from city, county and state agencies. The arts organization hopes to raise a total of $2.3 million by June 30 from all funding sources. Thus far, Allied Arts has raised about $568,000 from the public.

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should have a role in solving the problem, along with regional representation. She suggests finding a systems analyst who could coordinate the efforts of the myriad groups who help the homeless.

“We’ve got lots of information on our plates.

Now we need to create an action plan on how to make it work,” Robinson said. “I won’t say we’re at the starting gate, but the horses are lining up.”

City Councilman Manuel Rico said he thinks that while the Pierce panel’s intent was noble, “it looks like they’re trying to reinvent the wheel.”

“The Homeless Coalition board has tried to answer all these questions,” Rico said. “That’s their field, to study these things. This is their job. There are a lot of good people [on the Pierce panel], but you’re asking businessmen to do something they don’t necessarily understand.”

Rico also said he believes that after the City Council bought the Farmers Market property, the council can have no more input on the issue.

“The only thing we could stop is using city funds to build a shelter,” Rico said. “As far as a shelter is concerned, it’s the mayor’s call. We’re out of it.”

The Pulse contacted other council members by phone to get their reactions to the report, but they did not return calls before press time.

The Pierce panel also suggests that publicsector leaders delay “significant new investments in homelessness initiatives until the blueprint has been updated.”

At this time, the City Council has given the Community Kitchen $250,000 through a federal Department of Housing and Urban Development grant for a day/drop-in center, along with a respite care facility and 24-hour shelter. Littlefield said the funds

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must be spent within a year from the date of issue, and he said he assumes the project will go forward while the blueprint is being updated.

HUD also has given the Chattanooga Housing Authority a $600,000 HOME grant to develop supportive housing, a grant which is not dependent on when, or if, the CCRC is built.

Littlefield said in his response that the Chattanooga Homebuilders Association has offered to build the Interfaith Homeless Network a new facility at no charge. IHN Executive Director Mary Ellen Galloway said the plan is for the facility to be at the CCRC, although she does not know when construction would begin.

“It’s a fairly simple building, something safe, comfortable and better than what they have there now,” Littlefield said.

The IHN helps homeless families with children to obtain permanent housing. The network partners with 42 area churches to provide lodging from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Vans bring families to the office on East 11th Street to stay at the day center, where children can stay entertained in a small play center when school is not in session. While there, adults can use a sitting area to work with counselors, attend parenting classes and seek help from a family education center. Although IHN has a capacity to serve 28 individuals, it now is helping a total of 19 people, or six families, Galloway said.

Finally, the Pierce panel suggests the city develop an educational program to discourage the public from giving money to panhandlers.

Many authorities have weighed in and made their suggestions to various city and county leaders. So, what can you do to be heard on the issue?

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Let your city and county representatives know whether you want the city and county to take action.

Call the City Council at (423) 757-5198 and County Commission at (423) 209-7200. You can also get in touch with Littlefield at (423) 425-7800 and Ramsey at (423) 209-6100 to let them know where you stand.

Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition Agencies: AIM Center CADAS Catholic Charities Chattanooga Area Food Bank Chattanooga CARES Chattanooga Human Services Chattanooga Room in the Inn Chattanooga Community Kitchen Episcopal Metropolitan Ministries Partnership for Families, Children and Adults Fortwood Center The Home Place Homeless Health Care Center Interfaith Homeless Network Salvation Army Samaritan Center St. Catherine’s St. Matthews Union Gospel Mission

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Civic Forum

By Joe Lance

Constitutional Contortions Let’s vote for Attorney General, but skip the comptroller There was sort of big election news in Tennessee last week. Though there are quite a few hurdles yet to leap, a bill that would set things in motion for the popular election of several statewide officials passed in the Tennessee Senate last Monday. (TX: Terry Frank, to name one of many.)

Don’t look for it any time soon, though, because the House doesn’t seem to favor its passage — and because it takes several years to do this sort of thing. So what did the state Senate do, exactly? Well, like the measure to create a state lottery a few years back, this is the first step in an appropriately even-paced process to adjust the state Constitution.

First, a bill passes with a simple majority vote in both houses of the Legislature. The Senate vote we’re talking about today is the first part of that. Then, in a later session, both houses must again pass the legislation, but this time with a two-thirds majority each. Success in that round places the question on the ballot in the next statewide election.

This itself is not as easily won as a race for an elected position, where many times a mere plurality (whomever gets

the most votes, even if quite a bit less than 50 percent) gets it. A constitutional referendum in Tennessee requires that, of the number of votes cast in the gubernatorial election, at least 50 percent approve the amendment. This

The people need a chief prosecutor who answers directly to them, and doesn’t owe big political favors. is why you’ll witness political-action groups enticing voters to avoid marking a selection for governor, in order to disproportionately sway the outcome of a ballot initiative. For example, if one million votes were cast among all the gubernatorial candidates, a constitutional amendment would need 500,001 votes to pass. If 200,000 are convinced to sit out the governor’s race but still vote on the amendment, the amendment only needs 400,001.

Follow? (Yes, these numbers are wildly imaginative, but correct in principle.)

Now let’s talk about the actual intent of this initiative. I can see both sides. On one hand, I agree with those who say that future officeholders would be selected on popularity more than on ability, or those who maintain that elections are already far too costly.

On the other, I only need to point out that the lieutenant governor position changed hands this year for the first time in almost four decades. John Wilder might well have remained speaker of the Senate for that long; I don’t know. But the voters had no direct say in who held the second-highest office of the state, due to crafty alliances in a 33-person chamber.

A compromise of sorts is to seriously pursue the direct election of the attorney general, but not of the other proposed offices (comptroller, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and treasurer). I have not arrived at this idea by myself, nor do I afford any certainty to my adoption of it, but it is worth one’s consideration. The people need a chief prosecutor who answers directly to them, and doesn’t owe big political favors (aherm, except to those

big campaign donors; now we’re back to the other problem). It’s especially troubling that the beholdenness is to the state Supreme Court. The more purely administrative components may be better served by dour numbercrunchers who’d be voted off the island if left to us, the fickle public. Lieutenant governor falls somewhere in between, but if we get away with paying one person to play two roles now, why split the gig?

Thankfully, this concept doesn’t come loaded with heady moral arguments. It’s a welcome change from my first two bouts with amending the Tennessee Constitution. (I have a 11 record, for those counting.) This is simply about attempting to find the best method under which to effectively self-govern. Senators Rosalind Kurita and Douglas Henry, among others, are to be commended for reasonable deliberations of both points of view.

Joe Lance is the publisher of TennesseeTicket.com, a politics weblog and a non-partisan election resource for Tennessee voters.

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A&E The Kids Are Alright

By Vincent Howard

Tyner media students focus on rock and rap in their first-ever documentary “Does the music we listen to define who we are or do we define the music?”

That question is at the heart of Golden Grillz and Satan Like Puppies, a documentary film premiering Thursday at the Chattanooga Regional History Museum created and produced by Tyner Academy students with help from their teacher and longtime media vet, Jim Colbert, and Association for Visual Arts (AVA) artists-in-residence and producers Emily Bowman and Jarrod Whaley. “(AVA) approached us with the idea of a student-directed video project several years ago, and it started and stopped at least twice,” says Colbert.

“When Mark Bradley-Shoup of AVA got involved, everything just sort of came together. The goal of the project was to bring students, art and filmmaking together in a way that the students were completely in charge. The topic had to be relevant, and it had to have some impact on people of all ages, not just high school students.”

While the idea of a documentary was forged by AVA, the film’s subject matter was left up to the students. After some exploration of other documentary films and long periods of discussion, the students settled on creating a music-related piece—rock and rap specifically—and, as Colbert puts it, “how people identify themselves and are identified by others based on the kind of

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music that they listen to.”

In addition to appearing in a few of the related skits and being interviewed for the film, the students themselves interviewed a wide cross-section of local musicians, media members, and educators, including members of the Black Diamond Heavies, Downstream, and Coat Hanger Abortion, local

Assistant Principal—Paul David Smith.

The resulting film is something Colbert calls “one of the top ten experiences” he’s had in over 20 years or working in the media.

Colbert, who says he was the “designated grown-up in the room” on the film, chatted with The Pulse about the origins of Golden Grillz, the

Just how big of a role did the kids have in planning and creating the film?

The kids were the only ones tasked with planning and creating the film.

Every idea was theirs, every interview was scheduled by them, and every segment was conceived by them. Much of the music in the film was even made by students. There were only a few occasions where Jarrod or Emily or I had to intervene and say something like, “Well, we really can’t fit this in” or “That will take too long to shoot.”

What role did Emily and Jarrod play in making the film?

concert promoter John Stone, Power 94’s Jay D. Holloway, record store owner Chad Bledsoe, and local rapper— and Orchard Knob Middle School

pointless stereotypes broken down by the film, and what teenagers are capable of. Even public school ones.

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Emily and Jarrod handled the content creation with the kids. They broke up the group into two smaller groups, Jarrod working with the “Rock” side of the story and Emily handling the “Rap” side of the story.

This gave the kids a chance to work one-on-one with industry professionals doing the kind of things they were learning about in class. Emily and Jarrod took the kids to different locations, prodded them to make realistic decisions and generally just shared their vast knowledge and experience with the group members.

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“Bessie’s Blues”—A musical journey paying tribute to Chattanooga’s first lady of song, Bessie Smith. Last weekend. $10 to $17. Thursday at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Sunday at 7 p.m. Chattanooga State Technical Community College. (423) 266-8658.

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COMEDY Karen Mills—This Tennessee Basketball Hall of Famer and “Southern Fried Chick” has written for The Daily Show and Rosie O’Donnell. $9 to $12. 8 p.m.

Thursday and Sunday. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Comedy Catch. 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. ComedyCatch.com.

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THEATRE “Best of the CTC”—Reservations for dinner are sold out, but you can still enjoy the show: a “musical revue featuring numbers from popular shows presented at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre in the distant past, the recent past, and shows what the Theatre Centre hopes to do in the future.” $18. Sunday. 7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre. 400 River St. (423) 267-8534. TheatreCentre.com. ...continued from page 9 up, Jarrod took the rough edits and raw footage and did the final edit. He really has a gift. I mean, I’ve been editing since

1982, and I had to wonder if I could have taken hours of footage shot by teenagers and turn it into something that has the kind of flow and impact that Jarrod gave Golden Grillz.

How were the interview subjects to work with?

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Considering that all of the interviews were set up by the students involved in the project, they could not have been better. The people who came in were open to the idea and acted like we were MTV and not Tyner Academy.

They had fun, they responded well to the questions, and they are just as responsible for the success of the film as anyone. Downstream even brought some swag and passed it out to the kids. Everyone who came in took it very seriously. It’s very easy for adults to dismiss teenagers and their projects as irrelevant, but these guys didn’t.

How do you think the kids handled everything?

I think that they were great. I am

“Grandma Moses: Grandmother to a Nation”— Chicken soup for the folk art lover’s soul. A collection of paintings from one of America’s most famous folk artists. Fenimore Art Museum Chief Curator and folk art scholar Paul D’Ambrosio will share his views on folk art as it relates to Grandma Moses’s work on Thursday.

“Treasure in Grandma’s House”: A day of music, art and down-home fun for kids of all ages on Sunday. Exhibit runs through August 12. Hunter Museum of American Art. 10 Bluff View. (423) 267-0968. HunterMuseum.org. extremely proud of each and every one of them. This was a HUGE commitment from the students. They worked after school for six months to complete this film, and they stuck with it and they never got bored and they never gave up.

Was the finished project what you expected?

To be honest, no. I knew that we had put together a pretty talented group of people, but I can be a bit of a pessimist. The movie is far better than I thought it could be. The final film is great, and it deserves to be seen by everyone.

What should people take away from it?

I think that the audience will gain some insight on just how pointless it is to stereotype people based on what kind of music they listen to. Rappers aren’t all gangsters and thugs, and rockers aren’t all out biting the heads off of puppies and worshiping Satan. Anyone can listen to rap just as anyone can

listen to rock. Judging anyone by the kind of music they listen to is really just a waste of brain cells.

I would also like for anyone who sees this movie to have a new appreciation for what kids can do. You can talk about public education all you want, but teenagers are capable of some pretty amazing things when you give them the chance. All they need is a forum and a voice, something that they are rarely offered by adults.

Golden Grillz & Satan Likes Puppies AVA “Tyner Reel Stories” documentary Free Thursday at 7 p.m.

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ARTifacts ACTORS WANTED Comic actors are needed to join a local sketch comedy troupe. Send bio, photo and, if possible, comic writing samples to: auditions@fouroutoffivedentists.com.

ARTISTS WANTED Rock City is currently looking for bands and musicians for several upcoming special events. All types of music wanted. Contact Kim Jackson at kimjackson@SeeRockCity. com for more information or send CDs, demos, band info, etc. to Kim Jackson, c/o Rock City, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Georgia 30750.

The Hamilton Place Rotary Club is presenting “Chalk it Up!�: Chattanooga’s first sidewalk chalk art festival, benefitting art and education programs in the community. The festival will take place Saturday, June 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Tennessee Pavilion. Interested professional artists, amateurs, students and children should apply

by June 7. For more information and an application, please visit ChalkItUpChattanooga. org or call (423) 877-2688.

Fathom Gallery is seeking exhibitors. Contact Charlie Newton at (423) 624-3915 for more information.

The In-Town Gallery is currently inviting Chattanooga-area artists to apply for gallery membership. Artists are accepted through a two-step jurying process. Call (423) 2679214 for more information.

couraged to write about the hero/heroine in their life. This “hero� can be ANYONE who has touched their life—a parent, caregiver, sports figure, teacher, etc. Ten winners will be chosen and each winner will receive: 4 Box Seat Tickets to the July 25 Chattanooga Lookouts game, the honor of throwing the first pitch at this game, and an autographed baseball by a member of the Chattanooga Lookouts. Entrants must be between the ages of 9 to 12 years of age. Essays may not be longer than 500 words and must be in English.

All essays must be completed to participating recreation centers by July 2. Participating Chattanooga Recreation Centers, where complete contest rules are available and where completed essays may be turned in, are: Carver, North Chattanooga, Eastdale, Shepard, Eastlake, Southside, Glenwood, Westside, John A. Patton, and Wyatt. Call Laurie Shipley at (423) 400-3985 or Dorothea Richardson at (423) 425-6535 for more information.

THEATRE NEWS The Hamilton Community Theatre is offering a unique opportunity for live theatre at your venue with their production of James’ Still’s Searching For Eden based on Mark Twain’s “Adam and Eve� stories. Performances are available for religious, civic or other groups between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Details are available at HamiltonCommunityTheatre.com or by calling Johnny Owens at (423) 877-7066.

ARTifacts is a weekly rundown of arts news compiled by the editorial staff of The Pulse. Check the A&E calendar each week for performance dates. Send arts news to info@ChattanoogaPulse.

Rivoli Art Mill is seeking starving artists of all stripes and media to join its community of working and hobbyist artists using the “inspirational creative workspaces.� Call (423) 265-4287 for appointment to see the workspaces.

The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga invites local painters and photographers to exhibit their work in the League’s lobby. Please E-mail jmckissic@ulchatt.net with three jpg images and schedule an appointment. For more information about the Urban League, visit www.ulchatt.net.

Cleveland State Community College is accepting applications from visual artists to display in the college’s exhibition space. For more information, contact the Cleveland State Art Department at (423) 472-7141 ext. 431 or via E-mail at rparish@clevelandstatecc. edu.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS The CTC Summer Theatre Academies are still accepting students in all sessions. One-, two-, three-, and even four-week sessions this summer in theatre and dance will be offered. Call (423) 267-8534 or visit TheatreCentre.com/classes for more information.

COMPETITIONS AND CONTESTS

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A&E Calendar WEDNESDAY DANCE East Coast Swing Dancing—$10. Beginners lesson at 7 p.m. Social dance at 7:45 p.m. Shirley’s Dance Club. 8133 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-1368.

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COMEDY Karen Mills—$12. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The Comedy Catch. 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. ComedyCatch.com.

DANCE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES Intermediate Modern Dance for Teens/ Adults—This class will incorporate release technique, somatic practices and improvisation. 9 a.m. Zanzibar Studio & Boutique.

600 Georgia Ave. (423) 762-7866.

THURSDAY COMEDY Karen Mills—$9. 8 p.m. The Comedy Catch. 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233.

ComedyCatch.com.

DANCE Line Dancing—$5. 6:30 pm. Shirley’s Country. 8133 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 8551368.g Wrecktangles Square Dancing—$4. 8 p.m. Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 899-9913.

FILM “Golden Grillz and Satan Like Puppies”—AVA’s “Tyner Reel Stories” documentary. Free. 7 p.m. Chattanooga Regional History Museum. 400 Chestnut St. (423) 855-2635 x275.

OUTDOOR EVENTS Tennessee River Gorge Trust Field Days—Come out and help the River Gorge Trust. Projects could include checking on property boundaries, trail maintenance, taking inventory of plants and animals, and grounds or facilities maintenance. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (423) 653-0091. SarahQ@ CNPChatt.org.

Country Line Dancing—$3 (free for ladies). 8 p.m. Club Phoenix. 4251 Bonny Oaks Dr. (423) 622-1980.

Ballroom Dancing—Foxtrot, swing, cha cha and hustle the night away. Couples and singles welcome. $7. 7:30 p.m. The Dance Floor. 3733 Ringgold Rd. (423) 697-1891.

Singles Dance—$5. 8 p.m. to midnight.

Shirley’s Dance Club. 8133 East Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-1368.

FILM Beach Blanket Movie Night—A movie will be shown at dark on the beach on the three story inflatable screen. Concessions will be available and those attending should bring along their chairs or blankets. Boaters can view the movie from the lakefront and there will be FM transmission of the sound. 8 p.m.

Chester Frost Park. (423) 842-6748.

MUSIC AND CONCERTS Ducktown Station—Rhythm & Noon Concert Series. Free. Noon. Miller Plaza. (423) 265-0771. DowntownChattanooga.org.

Sammy Kershaw—$20. 8 p.m. 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 642-TIXS. Chattanooga.gov.

“J-Fest”—Featuring Leianne Ayers, Reporting Rain, Isthmus, Hawthorne and the Disciple, After Edmund, Elijah James, The Turning, Apologetix, David Crowder Band. $10. 5 p.m. Camp Jordan. 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy. (423) 892-1200. jfest2007.com.

Luke Doucet—Heroes Are Horses opens.

Nightfall Concert Series. Free. 7 p.m. Miller Plaza. (423) 265-0771. DowntownChattanooga.org.

POETRY Rhyme N Chatt Interactive Poetry Session—6:30 p.m. Sylvester’s Restaurant.

1622 Dodds Ave. RhymeNChatt.com.

THEATRE “Bessie’s Blues”—$10 to $17. 8 p.m.

Chattanooga State. (423) 266-8658. DestinyEntertainment.org.

THEATRE “Bessie’s Blues”—$10 to $17. 7 p.m.

Chattanooga State. (423) 266-8658. DestinyEntertainment.org.

VISUAL ARTS “Folk Art Today”—Fenimore Art Museum Chief Curator and folk art scholar Paul D’Ambrosio will share his views on folk art as it relates to Grandma Moses’s work.

Hunter Museum of American Art. 10 Bluff View. (423) 267-0968. HunterMuseum.org.

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES Argentine Tango—$5 for class/practica or $3 for practica only. Elements of Argentine Tango at 8 p.m. followed by practice session from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Beginners welcome. Chattanooga Dancesport. 4295 Cromwell Rd, Suite 512. (423) 756-5834.

ChattanoogaTango.com.

Intermediate Modern Dance for Teens/Adults—This class will incorporate release technique, somatic practices, and improvisation. 9 a.m. Zanzibar Studio & Boutique. 600 Georgia Ave. (423) 7627866.

FRIDAY

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES Intermediate Modern Dance for Teens/Adults—This class will incorporate release technique, somatic practices, and improvisation. 9 a.m. Zanzibar Studio & Boutique. 600 Georgia Ave. (423) 7627866.

Tango Plus—Argentine tango, salsa, merengue, and other Latin dance music.

First Friday of every month. $5 ($3 for students). 9 p.m. Chattanooga Dancesport.

4295 Cromwell Rd – Suite 512. (423) 7565834. ChattanoogaTango.com.

SATURDAY COMEDY Karen Mills—$12. 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

The Comedy Catch. 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. ComedyCatch.com.

DANCE Dixie Rounds—$5. 6:30 p.m. Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 8999913.

BOOKS

Star Twirlers Square Dancing—$5. 8 p.m.

Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 899-2275.

Deborah Hampton—Free. 7 p.m. Rock Point Books. 401 Broad St. (423) 756-

Swing Time Swing Dancing—$8. Lesson

at 8 p.m. Social dance at 8:45 p.m.

Shirley’s Dance Club. 8133 East Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-1368.

MUSIC AND CONCERTS

MUSIC AND CONCERTS

Dr. Jonathan Crutchfield—Organ concert.

2:30 p.m. First Baptist Church. 401 Gateway Ave. (423) 265-2257. FBCChattanooga.org.

“J-Fest”—Featuring Erin Lutz, Stone Hollow, Beggar’s Promise, Sound Method, 22 Visions, Haley McGuire, Metro Tabernacle, Evidence of Faith, Tabernacle, Todd Day, Jamanooga, Vince Stalling, Cheri Keaggy, 33 Miles, Warren Barfield, NewSong, evangelist Will Graham, and Mercy Me. $10. 9 a.m.

Camp Jordan. 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy. (423) 892-1200. jfest2007.com.

OUTDOOR EVENTS 2007 Race for Nature—10k, 5k, and one-mile fun run/walk. Runners will “take their marks” on the lawn of the Blue Plate Restaurant. After a run through downtown and along the Riverwalk, the runners will return to the lawn for live music, food and drinks. Benefits the Chattanooga Nature Center. The 10k race starts at 7:45 a.m. and the 5k starts at 7:30 a.m. Race day registration is $25.

Outdoor Chattanooga National Trails Day Celebration—Grand opening of the Raccoon Mountain Trail System for hiking and mountain biking. All-day event featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony, guided mountain bike trips on top of the mountain and kayak trips through the Tennessee River Gorge.

OutdoorChattanooga.com.

Free Disc Golf Leagues and Frisbee Fun—“Disc Golf” Leagues and Frisbee Fun. Wear comfortable clothes and just show up to play. 12:30 p.m. City of Chattanooga Brainerd Recreation Center. 1010 N. Moore Rd. (423) 425-3600.

SPECIAL EVENTS Bella Sera Annual Fundraiser—Fundraiser to prevent former prisoners from repeating crimes. Bella Sera food, wine, live music, dancing and a silent auction. 6 p.m. Renaissance Park.

“Ride 4 Smiles”—Benefiting FACES: The National Craniofacial Association at Wheels.

Activities throughout the day include a bike wash, bike and car shows, vendor booths, prizes, games, and a silent auction. Live entertainment provided by The Core. 10 a.m.

Wheels Sports Bar. 4749 Hwy. 58. (423) 266-1632. Faces-cranio.org.

OUTDOOR EVENTS “Waste Stream Dream”—Participants of all ages and skill levels will create an interactive theater piece to be presented at the end of the festival. Workshops will include: African Dance with Rebecca Mawuko, Puppetry with Colleen Lelieberte, Play Production and Acting with Jeannie Cerulean, and Vocal Calling with Kofi Mawuko. $5 for dinner and $5 for the show. 9 a.m. central time. (Dinner at 6 p.m.) Sequatchie Valley Institute. (423) 643-0287. SVIOnline.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS “Dough Days”—Featuring an amateur baking contest, Tom Montague of Slow Food Chattanooga, dough shaping and baking, and live music from Natty Boh and Lonsway and Malow. Noon to 5 p.m. Chattanooga Market at First Tennessee Pavilion. 1826 Carter St. (423) 266-9270. ChattanoogaMarket.com.

Annual Cancer Survivor’s Day—Old-fashioned ice cream social with guest speaker comedian Karen Mills. Cancer survivors are free and their guests are $10. 2 p.m. Chattanooga Trade and Convention Center. (423) 752-5004.

THEATRE “Bessie’s Blues”—$10 to $17. 7 p.m.

Chattanooga State. (423) 266-8658. DestinyEntertainment.org.

“Best of the CTC”—$18. 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre. 400 River St. (423) 267-8534. TheatreCentre.org.

VISUAL ARTS “Treasure in Grandma’s House”—A day of music, art and down-home fun for kids of all ages to celebrate the Grandma Moses: Grandmother to a Nation” exhibit. Free. 1 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art. 10 Bluff View. (423) 267-0968. HunterMuseum. org.

Chattanooga Theatre Centre. 400 River St. (423) 267-8534. TheatreCentre.com.

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES Ballroom Dancing—$5. 8 p.m. 3733 Ringgold Rd. (423) 697-1891.

Belly Dance Aerobics Classes—6 p.m.

Learn 2 Belly Dance Studio. 5113 Hwy 58.

(423) 355-0491. Learn2BellyDance.com.

TUESDAY DANCE Appalachian Clogging—$4. 7 p.m.

Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 899-9913.

Ballroom Dancing—$5 (members), $8 nonmembers. Lesson begins at 7:30 p.m., dancing at 8:30 p.m. Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 899-9913.

OUTDOOR EVENTS “Bargin’ for the Gorge” Dinner Cruise—Gilligan’s Island is the theme of the Tennessee River Gorge Trust’s 8th annual fundraising dinner cruise. Food, music, and a three-hour tour. Trgt.org.

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES Open Life Drawing Studio—$8 per session. 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center, Room 414. Corner of Vine and Palmetto. (423) 265-2054.

Belly Dancing for Beginners—7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Learn 2 Belly Dance Studio. 5113 Hwy 58. (423) 355-0491. Learn2BellyDance. com.

Energy Healing Class—Free. Class utilizes Tong Ren Therapy, an advanced form of medical qi gong, providing complementary treatment for many medical conditions including Cancer, Parkinsons, Depression, Pain and more. 6 p.m. Yin Yang House.

512 Tremont St, Suite A. (423) 756-8010. http://clinic.yyhac.com.

T’ai Ji by the River—Free. 8 a.m. Coolidge Park. (423) 821-8947.

Qi Gong/Tai Chi Exercise Class—Free.

Learn and perform a few forms of Qi Gong exercise as well as some Tai Chi fundamentals. Both Qi Gong and Tai Chi exercise are scientifically proven to provide immense health benefits such as lowering blood pressure and stress levels. 7:15 p.m.

Yin Yang House. 512 Tremont St, Suite A. (423) 756-8010. http://clinic.yyhac.com.

“Bessie’s Blues”—$10 to $17. 8 p.m.

Chattanooga State. (423) 266-8658. DestinyEntertainment.org.

Zen Group Of Chattanooga—Noon. Clear Springs Yoga. 17 North Market St. (423) 903-8324. aszc.org/zgc.

Karate Self-Defense Classes—5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church.

700 Pine St. (423) 266-2828.

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

MONDAY

ONGOING

WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

THEATRE

Free Hunter’s Safety Classes—Presented by the City of Chattanooga’s Parks and Recreation Department. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

John A. Patten Recreation Center. 3202 Kelley’s Ferry Rd., Tiftonia. (423) 825-0438.

Intermediate Modern Dance—$10.

A class for teens and adults that will incorporate Release techniques, somatic practices and improvisation. 9 a.m. Zanzibar Studio & Boutique. 600 Georgia Ave. (423) 762-7866.

SUNDAY COMEDY Karen Mills—$9. 8 p.m. G-rated show at 5:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch. 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. ComedyCatch.com.

DANCE Circle Eights Square Dancing—$3. 7:30 p.m. Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 899-9913.

Merry-Go-Rounds Round Dancing—$5.

Class at 6:30 p.m., dancing at 8 p.m.

Allemande Hall. 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 899-9913.

FILM Film Discussion—Join film lovers to screen clips of 1970s Sci-Fi Films and discuss important films of our day. Part of the Back Row Film Series. $5. 5:30 p.m. Bluewater Grille. (423) 267-0968. BackRowFilms.com.

MUSIC AND CONCERTS DANCE Argentine Tango Practica—Free. Every Sunday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Chattanooga Dancesport. 4295 Cromwell Rd - Suite #510. (423) 756-5834. ChattanoogaTango. com.

“Celtic Woman: A New Journey” —$33.70 to $59.75. 8 p.m. Memorial Auditorium. 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 642-TIXS. ChattanoogaOnStage.com.

Monday Night Jazz—$5. 7:30 p.m.

BOOKS AND WRITERS Fiction Writer’s Group—Meets third Wednesday of each month. 7 p.m. Wally’s Restaurant. 6521 Ringgold Rd. (423) 8935539.

DANCE Ballroom Dancing—Choo-Choo City Chapter of USA Dance. $6 (members) and $8 (non-members). Lesson from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dance Party from 8:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Second Friday of each month. Allemande Hall, 7400 Standifer Gap Rd. (423) 499-0376. ChattanoogaDanceInc.org.

MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS Battles for Chattanooga Museum— History of the numerous battles fought in and around the Chattanooga area during the Civil War. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Adults $6.95, Children (3 to 12) $4.95, Ages 2 and under are free. 1110 East Brow Rd. (423) 821-2812. BattlesForChattanooga. com.

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BattlesForChattanooga.com.

Chattanooga African American Museum—Open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Adults $3, Students (K through 12) $2. 200 East Martin Luther King Blvd. (423) 266-8658. CAAMHistory. com.

Chattanooga Nature Center—Features hiking trails, a forest boardwalk, native gardens, and a broad display of 30 native species including endangered and threatened species. Go see the new Red Wolf pups! $7 (adults) and $4 (seniors over 65 and kids 4 to 11). 400 Garden Rd. (423) 821-1160. ChattanoogaNatureCenter.org.

Chattanooga Regional History Museum—“The Way Ahead Looks So Dark: Chattanoogans and World War II” now open. Open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults $4, Senior Citizens $3.50, Children (5-18) $3. 400 Chestnut St. (423) 265.3247.

ChattanoogaHistory.com.

Chattanooga Warner Park Zoo—Chattanooga’s historic zoo features an impressive collection of animals from around the world. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adults $4, Seniors (Ages 65 and over) $3, Children (Ages 3 to 15) $2, Kids Under Age 3 are free. 1101 McCallie Ave. (423) 697-1322. Chattanooga.gov/ PRAC/30_953.htm.

Creative Discovery Museum—Features several permanent, interactive exhibits for kids and their parents. Wal-Mart Free Family Night every second Thursday of the month from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Amazing Castle Exhibit now on display. ”Alice’s Wonderland…A Most Curious Adventure” now open. 12th birthday celebration Saturday at noon. Cake and ice cream at 1 p.m. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Children and adults $8.95. 321 Chestnut St. (423) 756-2738.

CDMFun.com.

Houston Museum of Decorative Arts—Featuring an exhibit highlighting tea cups with butterfly handles. Also maintains a permanent collection of glass, ceramics and antique household items and furniture. Open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adults $7, Children $3.50 (4 to 12), Children ages 3 and under free. 201 High St. (423) 267-7176. TheHoustonMuseum.com.

Hunter Museum of American Art—Maintains a permanent exhibit of American Art. Open Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Adults $8, Children 3 through 12 $3.50. 10 Bluff View. (423) 267-0968. HunterMuseum.org.

Imax 3D Theater—Across from the Tennessee Aquarium, the six-story-high theater combines crystal clear 3D images with state-of-the-art six channel IMAX digital sound. “Happy Feet,” “Dinosaurs Alive 3D,” and “Deep Sea 3D” now showing. Call for showtimes. 201 Chestnut St. (423) 266-4629. TNAqua.org.

International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum—Features several antique tow and toy trucks as well as a hall of fame for towing and recovery professionals. Open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adults $8, Seniors $7, Children (6 through 18) $4. 3315 Broad St. (423) 267-3132. InternationalTowingMuseum. org.

Tennessee Aquarium—Featuring River Journey and Ocean Journey, home to more than 12,000 animals including fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds, butterflies and more. “Penguins Rock” now open. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1 Broad St. (423) 2650698. TNAqua.org.

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum—Regional train tours with several routes and rates available on historic passenger trains. 4119 Cromwell Rd. (423) 894-8028.

TVRail.com.

MUSIC AND CONCERTS “Friday Night Live”—Teen talent showcase on the First Friday of each month presented by the Department of Education, Arts and Culture. $5. 7:30 p.m. Community Theatre at Memorial Auditorium. 399 McCallie Ave. ($23) 757-5261. Chattanooga.gov.

OUTDOORS

Learning Whitewater Kids Club holds weekly kayak roll practice at the University of Tennessee indoor swimming pool from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Tuesday night. Cost is $5 per session or free for Rapid Learning members.

(423) 842-6629. OutdoorChattanooga.com.

Wednesday Night Trail Runs—Join the Chattanooga Trail Blazers Adventure Racing Club for a trail run every Wednesday night. Trail running experience is recommended and headlamps are necessary. The run leaves Red Bank’s White Oak Park at 6 p.m. farmerjp@ bellsouth.net.

“3rd X’s The Charm”—Mixed media and oil paintings

by Sarah Sherfey. Rivoli Art Mill. 2301 East 28th St. Ssherfey@hotmail.com.

“Two Valleys, One Artist”—Oil and pastels by Susan Doubleday through June. In-Town Gallery. 26-A Frazier Ave. (423) 267-9214. InTownGallery.com.

also needed to help with fundraising events and other special projects for the organization. (423) 778-4300.

RMHChattanooga.com.

The Thrift Store—Benefits The Children’s Home/ Chambliss Shelter, which provides care to hundreds of children and their families every year. Assist in sorting the donations given by friends and supporters in the community. (423) 698-3730.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Weekly Winter Mountain Bike Rides—Mondays at 6 p.m. on Lookout Mountain’s Guild Trail with the Chattanooga Bike Club. The terrain is easy to intermediate and lights are necessary. Chattbike.com.

Tuesdays with SORBA Chattanooga on Raccoon Mountain at 6 p.m. Lights required. The terrain is intermediate to difficult. SorbaChattanooga.org.

Saturdays with Suck Creek Cycle at 1 p.m. Ride locations and degree of difficulty change each week.

Suckcreek.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS “First Fridays”—Participating businesses of the NorthShore Merchants Collective will be offering discounts, specials and promotions on the First Friday of every month now through October. “First Fridays” is held during regular business hours and extended evening hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call (423) 267-1922 for more information.

THEATRE “Mystery at the TV Talk Show” “Mystery of Flight 138” “Mystery of the Time Machine” “Mystery at the Nightmare High School Reunion” “Mystery at the Redneck Italian Wedding”—$12 to $24.50. (Price includes dinner, dessert and beverages.)

Thursdays through Saturdays. Vaudeville Café. 138 Market St. (423) 266-6202. FunnyDinner.com.

VISUAL ARTS “Altered Lands”—Photographs by Jeff Krolick and printmaking by Elizabeth Rose through June 22. Association for Visual Arts Center Gallery. 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4285 x104. MShoup@AVArts.org.

Chat Room Outreach—Initiate conversations about HIV/AIDS in various chat rooms, with the purpose being to give factual information and answer questions. (423) 265-2273. ChattanoogaCares.org.

Chattanooga Area Food Bank Kids Café—Food preparation, sorting, stacking and customer service. (423) 622-1800. ChattFoodBank.org/volunteer.htm.

Chattanooga Cares—Client Services, Office Support or Education/Outreach. All volunteers must attend an orientation session. (423) 265-2273. ChattanoogaCares. org/volunteers.html.

Humane Educational Society Of Chattanooga—Pet Therapy, Pet Socialization, Kennel Work, Front Office Assistance, Administrative Work, Off Site Adoptions, Grounds/Building Maintenance, Foster Home, Committee Work and Humane Education. (423) 624-5302.

HESChatt.com.

Lookout Mountain CASA—Abused and neglected children need you to stand up for their rights. Interested in learning about the court system? Social Welfare? Foster Care? Become a CASA Volunteer. (423) 255-6146.

LookoutMountainCASA.org.

Ronald McDonald House—Three-hour shifts are needed at the Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Room as well as assistance for the Care Mobile staff on location at area schools. Groups or individuals are needed to “adopt a meal” and prepare the evening meal for all the residents of the Ronald McDonald House. Special event volunteers are

“A Tissue of Truths”—Photography exhibit. Center for Creative Arts’ Scott Leach Gallery. 1310 Dallas Rd. (423) 209-5942.

“Bunches of Butterflies”—Houston Museum of Decorative Arts. 201 High St. (423) 267-7176.

“Contradictions and Collaborations”—Works by Michael Holsomback and Ken Page through June 30. The Gallery. 3918 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-2443.

RedBankGallery.com.

“Embrace”—Works by Dale Crawford, Liz Lindstrom, Mia Bergeron, and Mary Lisa Chestnutt, among others, through June 25. Gold Leaf Designs and Gallery. (423) 266-4453. 2646 Broad St. GoldLeafDesigns.com.

“Grandma Moses”—Collection of paintings from one of America’s most famous folk artists through August 12. Hunter Museum of American Art. 10 Bluff View.

(423) 267-0968. HunterMuseum.org.

Paintings by George Bodine—Through July 6.

Raymond James & Associates. 537 Market Street, Suite 105. (423) 756-2371.

Joshua McKinley—Drawings and paintings through June 17. Artbox Gallery. 203 Scenic Hwy. Rising Fawn, GA. (706) 398-0011. ABXGallery.com.

“Radius”—Works by Kem Alxander (sculpture), Susan Hughes (paintings), Karl Mullen (paintings), Karen Reinert (cedar sculpture), Frank Shelton (mixed media painting and sculpture), Frank Usrey (layered oil on recycled paper), and Peter Vaughn (monochromatics) through July 13. Opens Friday.

Tanner Hill Gallery. Southern Saddlery Building.

3069 Broad St. – Suite 3. (423) 280-7182.

TannerHillGallery.com.

Stephen Scott Young—Copperplate etchings through July 6. Alan Shuptrine Fine Art. 2646 Broad St. (423) 266-7587. ShuptrineFineArt.com.

Chattanooga Bicycle Club—Meets Monday at 6 p.m. at the downtown YMCA. Chattbike.com.

“The Inspiration of Rome”—Large oils by Daniel Swanger through July 31. Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables. 807 Market St. (423) 756-2500.

Tuesday Night Kayak Skills Practice—The Rapid

“The Power of Place!”—On exhibit through June 1.

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Memorial Hospital. (423) 265-4282. AVArtists.org.

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Music

By Ernie Paik

Magic Happens The devilishly agile Sir Richard Bishop plays J.J.’s At a question and answer session in Louisville in 2004 after a video presentation assembled by the band Sun City Girls, I remember someone asking where they would like to go in future travels. The reply was simple: “Everywhere.” For multiple reasons, that is also a perfect one-word summary of the group. Not a household name but highly revered in the underground, Sun City Girls were quite simply a matchless band—prolific, boldly strange and twisted, and impossibly eclectic, drawing from numerous cultures and roaming the world as musical explorers.

Key band member Charles Gocher succumbed to cancer earlier this year, and the remaining members, brothers Alan and Richard Bishop, confirmed that Sun City Girls had now ceased to exist after being together for over a quarter-century. Tons of unreleased recordings exist and will undoubtedly trickle out as releases, including their soundtrack for Harmony Korine’s film Mister Lonely, which was recently screened at Cannes.

Prior to this, Richard had already begun releasing solo guitar-centric material as Sir Richard Bishop, a name that was partially a tribute to the British explorer Sir Richard Burton.

His first solo album, Salvador Kali, was released on legendary fingerstyle guitarist John Fahey’s Revenant label in 1998, and Fahey himself told Bishop, “You play like the devil.” That is high praise coming from Fahey and no exaggeration—Bishop is an extremely agile player. At the

aforementioned Q/A session, another person asked if the video footage we had witnessed of Bishop playing the guitar had been sped up. Of course, it was not—the inquirer was just in disbelief that someone could play so fast.

Bishop’s 2006 album Fingering the Devil was comprised of nine captivating

MUSIC PICKS Junior Brown—Old-school country and lightnin’ licks from one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk the face of the Earth. And Pee Wee and Channing open. So, no, this show couldn’t be any better. $15. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Rhythm and Brews. 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644. Rhythm-Brews.com.

Coral Castles—Chattanooga has a great, new indie rock supergroup. Catch them before they break up. You know, like all the other great local bands. Like the ones some of them used to be members of. With Wax Fang. $5. 10 p.m. J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. (423) 266-1400. MySpace.com/ JJsBohemia.

Luke Doucet—This self-proclaimed pioneer of “country verite” split with his band Veal but continues developing “a distinct musical style that effectively transfuses the rootsy styles of the past with emotional stresses of the modern urban lifestyle.” Sublime local folkers Heroes are Horses open. Nightfall Concert Series. Free. Opening act @ 7 p.m.

Headliner @ 8 p.m. Friday. Miller Plaza. 850 Market St. (423) 265-0771. DowntownChattanooga.org.

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acoustic guitar numbers—some frantic, some gorgeous. Many feature a strong Spanish flamenco or gypsy style, and Bishop is also drawn to Indian and North African music and the work of Django Reinhardt. I spoke with Bishop, who at the time was opening for Animal Collective on tour and supporting his new album While My Guitar Violently Bleeds. For Bishop, his influences aren’t necessarily straightforward.

“I can be influenced by anything.

It doesn’t have to be a guitar player.

It could be a particular ceremony I’ve witnessed that has nothing to do with music but might have something to do with the presence it invokes. It might influence me in a way that I’m not aware of or might not even be aware of until long after the fact.”

In addition to being a musician and world traveler, Bishop is also a collector (and occasional dealer) of arcane books on the occult, underscoring his fascination with mysticism. This also ties in with the Sun City Girls’ penchant for trickery (possibly their most infamous “performance” was a show billed as “Sun City Girls play John Coltrane’s Live in Seattle”—instead of recreating the album live, which is what the audience had assumed would happen, the band simply played a

Sammy Kershaw—This traditional country troubadour has released 14 albums and is best known for the hits “Cadillac Style” and “She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful.” Show benefits the Chattanooga Firefighters Association. $20. 8 p.m.

Friday. Memorial Auditorium. 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 642-TIXS. Chattanooga.gov.

“J-Fest”—Christian music festival featuring MercyMe, Newsong, The Turning, The David Crowder Band, ApologetX, and Billy Graham’s grandson, Will. (Check Jfest2007.com for updated schedules.) $10. Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. Camp Jordan. 323 Camp Jordan Parkway.

(423) 892-1200. JFest2007.com.

Broken Valley Roadshow—Raucous, old-timey bluegrass from Montana featuring ex-UTC’er Caroline Keys on

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recording of the album.)

“I’m totally a fan of magic because magic does happen, in my world, anyway. That was always a big part of the Sun City Girls thing, especially the live shows. Usually my experiences of mysticism and magic have been related to other cultures. It trickles in to how I might approach a song or even an audience to try to confuse, if nothing else, which is always a good thing for me.”

One astounding aspect of Fingering the Devil is that most of it was improvised, and Bishop explained the role of improvisation in his live shows and recordings and how he first began realizing that skill. “[The songs are] different every night…there are areas open for complete improvisation. There might be a few pieces where they started out as improvisation, and over the months or even years, they have solidified into specific pieces. In a live setting, it depends on the room I’m in and the type of people who show up. With a lot of these all-ages crowds, I just have to change my set to something that might hold their MTV two-secondedit attention span a little better than something that’s really quiet. So I mix it up. It’s kind of weird, but at the same time it’s more of a challenge for me.

You know, sucker in a few of the new

guitar and about 97 other equally talented folks on stage with her. Beware: They will blow the roof off the joint. With Angel Snow and West Mary.

10 p.m. Saturday. J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400. MySpace.com/JJsBohemia.

Kim McLean—This Dove Award-winning songwriter has seen over 200 of her songs recorded by the likes of Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood, and Lee Ann Womack. Her songs have also appeared on TV’s The West Wing, As the World Turns, Hope & Faith, and J*A*G. $10 suggested donation. 8 p.m.

Saturday. Charles and Myrtle’s Coffeehouse. 105 McBrien Rd. (423) 892-4960. ChristUnity.org.

Celtic Woman—Kind of like Enya if Enya was four Irish singers and a fiddle player doing a myriad of contemporary hits, classical favorites, and Irish standards. $33.70 to $59.75. 8 p.m. Monday.

Memorial Auditorium. 399 McCallie Ave. (423) 642-TIXS. Chattanooga.gov.

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“In the early days, when me and Al were playing, shortly before we met Charles for the first time, we were playing not necessarily free jazz or anything—it was just kind of free playing. It was trial by accident. We enjoyed the experimentation without worrying about what people think of it. If we enjoyed it, that was the bottom line.”

Sir Richard Bishop With Suomi and The New Binkley Brothers $8 Friday at 9 p.m.

J.J.’s Bohemia 231 MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400 MySpace.com/JJsBohemia

NightFall 2007 June 1: Luke Doucet Opening act: Heroes are Horses June 22: Cadillac Sky Opening act: Dismembered Tennesseans June 29: The Screaming Orphans Opening act: Infinite Orange July 6: The Soul of John Black Opening act: Joe Johnson & Co. July 13: Bobby Bare Jr. Opening act: Leaving Miss Blue July 20: Thomas Mapfumo Opening act: Natti Love Joys July 27: Eric Lindell Opening act: Honky Dogs August 3: Del Castillo Opening act: Mesa Rio August 10: Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams Opening act: Heypenny August 17: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Opening act: Milele Roots August 24: Lenahan Opening act: The Molly McGuires August 31: Freddy Cole Quartet Opening act: Gentlemen’s Jazz Quartet September 7: Paul Thorn Band Opening act: Nathan Bell September 14: Eric Bibb Trio Opening act: Tom Cordell Trumpet Improv September 21: Red Stick Ramblers Opening act: Little Country Giants September 28: VH1 Classic Presents Howard Jones Acoustic Duo Opening act: Jason Lyles

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New Music

By John M. James

Now resigned to “classic rock” status, two of the ‘80s biggest arenarocking bands are back next week with all-new cover collections. Poison passes – thankfully – on the eyeshadow and puckers up with Poison’d on Capitol Records, featuring eight new sessions and other rarities like their take on the KISS party anthem, “Rock and Roll All Nite,” from 1987’s Less Than Zero soundtrack. The party people-pleasing set list features Alice Cooper’s “I Never Cry,” Tom Petty’s “I Need To Know,” The Cars’ “Just What I Needed” and dig this – The Marshall Tucker Band’s “Can’t You See.” Tesla takes complete control of the new cover caravan on their very own Tesla Electric Company Recordings imprint, releasing a single CD edition of Real To Reel to retail this coming Tuesday, or with a special second bonus disc only available on this summer’s

New Releases Coming Tuesday, June 5: and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change...

Black Light Burns – Cruel Melody (I Am Wolfpack) new from Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland with drummer Josh Freese and bassist Danny Lohner, and guest vocalist Johnette Napolitano on one song Cary Brothers – Who You Are (Bluhammock) new from the singer/songwriter whose work has appeared in the film Garden State and television’s Scrubs, ER and Grey’s Anatomy Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur (Domino) featuring a trio of vocalists Chris Cornell - Carry On (Suretone / Interscope) featuring his theme song from the latest James Bond film and a musthear cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” Matthew Dear - Asa Breed (Ghostly International) percolating, paranoid late night electronica and spooky acoustics Sara Gazarek – Return To You (Native Language) coy and easy swaying lounge club jazz with terrific originals by her pianist, Josh Nelson, and covers of songs by Joni Mitchell, Gillian Welch and Paul

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tour (included in the price of the ticket).

Cool, eh? Recording the sessions directly to analog tape, the oldschool groove plays on with both discs also available in separate, two-LP gatefold vinyl editions. Offbeat selections over the discs include their take on Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” Robin Trower’s “Day of the Eagle,” the Temptations’ “Ball of Confusion,” and ZZ Top’s “Beer Drinkers and Hellraisers.”

Forever pure in their biting, workingman politics and effortless cool, The Clash were perhaps, truly, the “only band that ever mattered.” A new labor

McCartney Get Him Eat Him – Arms Down (Absolutely Kosher) melancholy, easy beat power pop that really jams from Providence, Rhode Island Hallelujah the Hills - Collective Psychosis Begone (Misra) peppy, sidewalk strolling indie sextet featuring former members of Boston’s The Stairs Daniel A.I.U. Higgs - Atomic Yggdrasil (Thrill Jockey) limited edition vinyl LP or CD featuring a hardback book The Ion Dissonance - Minus the Herd (Abacus) with new vocalist Kevin McCaughey, and on the road with the “Summer Slaughter Tour” The Jesus Lizard – Live (MVD Visual) DVD filmed at Boston’s Venus de Milo club in 1994, with five bonus tracks from CBGB’s in 1992 and an early home video Kaipa - Angling Feelings (Inside Out) all new, with Per Nilsson of Scar Symmetry replacing Roine Stolt The Ladybug Transistor - Can’t Wait Another Day (Merge) W.W. Lowman - Plain Songs (Who-Hey Records) unique guitarist and arranger with guests from The Coctails, Aluminum Group and Poi Dog Pondering Mansbestfriend - Poly.Sci.187 (Anticon) features members of Skyrider Paul McCartney – Memory Almost Full (Hear Music / Concord) snuggling up to Starbucks in this multi-version new release O.A.R. – Live From Madison Square Garden (Everfine / Alantic) two-CD or two-DVD set

of love showers love and respect on the legacy of the band, with fellow musicians filling each slot of a track-by-track recreation of 1980s Sandinista three-LP release. Named for a lyric in the album the indie 00:02:59 Records label boils the 37 songs into two CDs and generously splits profits from the set between two charities – The Joe Strummer Memorial Forest and Amnesty International. Simply entitled The Sandinista Project, the retro trip brings back memories of a high point in pop music, when the band followed international, world beat rhythms and a major record company coughed out a stunning, if perhaps misunderstood, three-LP set. Who’s who at the party? Featured contributors include Camper Van Beethoven, The Smithereens, Steve Wynn, Willie Nile, Amy Rigby, The Sex Clark Five, and Ship & Pilot with Sally Timms and John Langford. Slipping around in a variety of styles, the alt-country heavy collection is a sweet, front porch lullaby to cranky old chair-rockin’ new-wavers. Highly recommended…

David Olney - One Tough Town (Red Parlor) growlin’, swampy, lost roadhouse Blues, catching a tropical groove in “Panama City” Pelican – City of Echoes (Hydra Head) punishing monster riff nirvana and surprisingly tender cubic instrumentals in what guitarist Laurent Schreder-Lebec calls their “pop album” Pissed Jeans - Hope For Men (Sub Pop) label debut of music to riot by or host testosterone-fueled keggers that accidentally set the house on fire Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound (Touch & Go) featuring a special slipover cover design a cover of The Raconteurs’ “Steady As She Goes” Sullivan - Cover Your Eyes (Tooth & Nail) on tour now with MXPX Superchunk – “Misfits and Mistakes” (Merge) seven-inch single from the forthcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? - Pick Up Sticks (Kill Rock Stars) with a host of horns and a calliope zing, this is joyous, nuthouse roundabout sing-a-longs for institutionalized pill rollers, with glints of XTC and The Polyphonic Spree Tiger Army - Music From Regions Beyond (Hellcat / Epitaph) breakneck buzzsaw psychobilly with the soul of The Cult and the stomp of GBH, featuring guest vocalist Davey Havok of AFI and Morrissey guitarist Alain Whyte Von Súdenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions (Domino) anticipated

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new mad lab side project from Mark E. Smith of The Fall and Jan St. Werner & Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars, creating a itchy, strobe light clash of DJ clink-blop and Smith’s bully pulpit slurred froth – and dang – is that someone playing a zipper in the mystic “Chicken Yiamas”? various artists - Anchored In Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash (Dualtone) heart-warming companion project to the justpublished biography by her son John Carter Cash, highlighted by covers of “Keep On the Sunny Side” by Brad Paisley, Elvis Costello’s soaring “Ring of Fire,” and a duet of “If I Were a Carpenter” by Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson various artists – Chasing the Sun: The Greatest Songs of Summer (Time Life) in a box set shaped like an Igloo cooler, this three CD and bonus DVD package tracks the season from The Drifters to Kool & the Gang various artists - MOOGFEST 2006: Live (MVD Visual) DVD featuring the Moog faithful Jan Hammer, Keith Emerson, Bernie Worrell, and Jordan Rudess various artists - We All Love Ella: A Tribute To the First Lady of Song (Verve) with cover contributions by Michael Buble, Etta James, k.d. lang, Linda Ronstadt, and Diana Krall

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Live Music Listings

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WEDNESDAY

The Spinning King DJ Gene—The Palms. 6925 Shallowford Rd. 499-5055.

CLUBS AND DJ

LIVE MUSIC

DJ Spicolli—Scooter’s. 6002 Lee Hwy. 855-8929.

Ladies Night—Electric Cowboy. 5600 Brainerd Rd. 4991995.

Retro Night with Mixmaster Danny Williams—The Mix. 405 Market St. 266-3662.

The Spinning King DJ Gene—The Palms. 6925 Shallowford Rd. 499-5055.

LIVE MUSIC Davey Smith, Tim Starnes—The Sports Page. 8182 E. Brainerd Rd. 855-2100.

Flashheads—The Mudpie. 122 Frazier Ave. 267-9043.

Junior Brown, Pee Wee and Channing—Rhythm and Brews. 221 Market St. 267-4644.

Pee Wee and Channing—Midtown Music Hall. 820 Georgia Ave. 752-1977.

Priscilla and Little Rickey—Las Margaritas. 1101 Hixson Pike. 756-3332.

Slim Chance—Ari’s Lakeshore. 5600 Lake Resort Terrace. 877-7086.

KARAOKE Amigo’s. 5450 Hwy 153. 875-8049.

Bourbon St. Music Bar. 2000 E. 23rd St. 697-9957.

Red Lantern. 1301 Chestnut St. 757-4730.

Rob’s. 5308 Dayton Blvd. 875-6164.

Steel Horse Saloon. 4431 Hwy 58. 855-1818.

OPEN MIC Any Talent Night—Images. 6005 Lee Hwy. 855-6210.

Open Mic with Matt Bohannon—J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

THURSDAY CLUBS AND DJ College Night—Drink. 5647 Brainerd Rd. 553-6645.

DJ Spicoli—Buck Wild Saloon. 409 Market St. 7561919.

DJ Steven G—The Mix. 405 Market St. 266-3662.

Service Industry Night—Images. 6005 Lee Hwy. 8558210.

The Spinning King DJ Gene—The Palms. 6925 Shallowford Rd. 499-5055.

LIVE MUSIC Chad Yates—Electric Cowboy. 5600 Brainerd Rd. 499-1995.

Coral Castles, Wax Fang—J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

Cliff Darby—Scooter’s. 6002 Lee Hwy. 855-8929.

Cody McCarver—The Sports Page. 8182 E. Brainerd.

Rd. 855-2100.

Collin Wood—Ari’s Lakeshore. 5600 Lake Resort Terrace. 877-7068.

Hot Buttered Rum, Bobby Yang—Rhythm and Brews.

221 Market St. 267-4644.

Local Music Night—Midtown Music Hall. 820 Georgia Ave. 752-1977.

New Binkley Brothers, CITICO—Sonny’s Place. 501 Cherokee Blvd. 634-0488.

Pee Wee and Channing—Buck Wild Saloon. 409 Market St. 756-1919.

Tim Neal, John Duval—Los Compadres. 5773 Brainerd Rd. 296-8141.

90 Proof—Club Phoenix. 4251 Bonny Oaks Dr. 6221980.

After Elvis, Black Betty—Local Performance Hall. 306 Cherokee Blvd. 265-2171.

David Pope Quartet—The Foundry. 1201 Broad St. 756-3400.

Ducktown Station—Rhythm & Noon Concert Series.

Miller Plaza. 265-0771. DowntownChattanooga.org.

Eddie Pontiac—El Meson. 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd.

894-8726.

Friday Night Live—Community Theatre (@ Memorial Auditorium). 399 McCallie Ave. 355-7302.

“J-Fest”—Camp Jordan. 323 Camp Jordan Parkway.

892-1200.

Jimmy Harris—Red Lantern. 1310 Chestnut St. 7574730.

Luke Doucet, Heroes Are Horses—Nightfall Concert Series. Miller Plaza. 265-0771. DowntownChattanooga. org.

Mike and Lee—Bud’s Sports Bar. 5751 Brainerd Rd. 499-9878.

Nim Nims, North American Royalty—Midtown Music Hall. 820 Georgia Ave. 752-1977.

One Percent—Scooters. 6002 Lee Hwy. 855-8929.

Rick Bishop, Suomi, New Binkley Brothers—J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

Sammy Kershaw—Memorial Auditorium. 399 McCallie Ave. 642-TIXS. Soul Survivor—Ari’s Lakeshore. 5600 Lake Resort Terrace. 877-7086.

The Foundation—Murphy’s Ale House. 618 Georgia Ave. 648-4360 This is Contempt, Stoneline, Death Valley Driver— Ziggy’s. 607 1/2 Cherokee Blvd. 267-6688.

Whiskey Throttle Band—Bourbon St. Music Bar. 2000 E. 23rd St. 826-1985.

With Faith or Flames, Enfold Darkness—Club Fathom.

412 Market St. 757-0019.

ZOSO: Led Zeppelin Tribute—Rhythm and Brews. 221 Market St. 267-4644.

KARAOKE Bourbon St. Music Bar. 2000 E. 23rd St. 697-9957.

Patrick’s. 4119 Cummings Hwy. 821-4703.

Red Lantern. 1301 Chestnut St. 757-4730.

Rob’s. 5308 Dayton Blvd. 875-6164.

Striker’s Lounge. 5518 Brainerd Rd. 899-2695.

The Sports Page. 8182 E. Brainerd Rd.

SATURDAY CLUBS AND DJ Chattanooga Dance Party—Club Drink. 5647 Brainerd Rd. 553-6645.

DJ Ligaya—Club Phoenix. 4251 Bonny Oaks Dr. 6221980.

DJ Spicoli—Buck Wild Saloon. 409 Market St. 7561919.

Female Impersonation and Male Revue—Images.

6005 Lee Hwy. 855-8210.

Mixmaster Danny Williams—The Mix. 405 Market St. 266-3662.

The Spinning King DJ Gene—The Palms. 6925 Shallowford Rd. 499-5055.

LIVE MUSIC

KARAOKE Amigo’s. 5450 Hwy 153. 875-8049.

Bourbon St. Music Bar. 2000 E. 23rd St. 697-9957.

Buffalo Wild Wings. 507 Broad St. 752-9464.

Patrick’s. 4119 Cummings Hwy. 621-4703.

Red Lantern. 1301 Chestnut St. 757-4730.

Rob’s. 5308 Dayton Blvd. 875-6164.

Steel Horse Saloon. 4431 Hwy 58. 855-1818.

Striker’s Lounge. 5518 Brainerd Rd. 899-2695.

OPEN MIC Local Performance Hall. 306 Cherokee Blvd. 265-2171.

FRIDAY CLUBS AND DJ DJ Ligaya—Club Phoenix. 4251 Bonny Oaks Dr. 6221980.

DJ Spicoli—Buck Wild Saloon. 409 Market St. 756-1919.

Female Impersonation and Male Revue—Images.

6005 Lee Hwy. 855-8210.

Ladies Night—Drink. 5647 Brainerd Rd. 553-6645.

Black Stone Cherry, Operator, Mighty Sideshow— Rhythm and Brews. 221 Market St. 267-4644.

Broken Valley Roadshow, Angel Snow, West Mary— J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

Carter’s Chord--Bud’s. 5751 Brainerd Rd. 499-9878.

Collins Brothers—Bud’s Sports Bar. 5751 Brainerd Rd. 499-9878.

David Pope Quartet—The Foundry. 1201 Broad St. 756-3400.

Eddie Pontiac—El Meson. 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd.

894-8726.

“J-Fest”—Camp Jordan. 323 Camp Jordan Parkway.

892-1200.

Kim McClean—Charles and Myrtle’s Coffeehouse. 105 McBrien Rd. 892-4960.

Live Music—Tremont Tavern. Hixson Pike and Tremont.

266-1996.

OpenBlind—Local Performance Hall. 306 Cherokee Blvd. 265-2171.

Same As It Ever Was: Talking Heads Tribute— Midtown Music Hall. 820 Georgia Ave. 752-1977.

Soul Survivor—Ari’s Lakeshore. 5600 Lake Resort Terrace. 877-7086.

The Foundation—Murphy’s Ale House. 618 Georgia Ave. 648-4360.

Tortured Sun, Malignant Christ, Ironside, Mental Restraint—Ziggy’s. 607 1/2 Cherokee Blvd. 267-6688.

KARAOKE Bourbon St. Music Bar. 2000 E. 23rd St. 697-9957.

Bud’s Sports Bar. 5914 Lee Hwy. 459-9878.

Los Compadres. 5773 Brainerd Rd. 296-8141.

Patrick’s. 4119 Cummings Hwy. 821-4703.

Red Lantern. 1301 Chestnut St. 757-4730.

Rob’s. 5308 Dayton Blvd. 875-6164.

Striker’s Lounge. 5518 Brainerd Rd. 899-2695.

The Sports Page. 8182 E. Brainerd Rd. 855-2100.

SUNDAY CLUBS AND DJ College Night—Electric Cowboy. 5600 Brainerd Rd. 499-1995.

Female Impersonation and Male Revue—Images.

6005 Lee Hwy. 855-8210.

The Spinning King DJ Gene—The Palms. 6925 Shallowford Rd. 499-5055.

LIVE MUSIC Crank Sanatra—Fox and Hound. 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd #150. 490-1200.

Molly Maguires—The Local. 306 Cherokee Blvd. 265-2171.

KARAOKE Club Phoenix. 4251 Bonny Oaks Dr. 622-1980.

J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

Rob’s. 5308 Dayton Blvd. 875-6164.

MONDAY CLUBS AND DJ DJ Spicoli—Scooter’s. 6002 Lee Hwy. 855-8929.

Pub Quiz—J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

LIVE MUSIC Celtic Woman—Memorial Auditorium. 399 McCallie Ave. 642-TIXS. Ernie and Drew—Buck Wild Saloon. 409 Market St. 756-1919.

Roger Alan Wade—The Sports Page. 8182 E. Brainerd Rd. 855-2100.

Tarbell Patten—Sonny’s Place. 501 Cherokee Blvd.

634-0488.

The No Name Jam—Local Performance Hall. 306 Cherokee Blvd. 265-2171.

KARAOKE Images. 6005 Lee Hwy. 855-8210.

Murphy’s Ale House. 618 Georgia Ave. 648-4360.

Rob’s. 5308 Dayton Blvd. 875-6164.

The Mix. 405 Market St. 266-3662.

TUESDAY CLUBS AND DJ DJ X’PhakDer—The Mix. 405 Market St. 266-3662.

Shaganooga Dancers—Ari’s Lakeshore. 5600 Lake Resort Terrace. 877-7086.

The Spinning King DJ Gene—The Palms. 6925 Shallowford Rd. 499-5055.

LIVE MUSIC Olive Drab and the Etcetrics—J.J.’s Bohemia. 231 MLK Blvd. 266-1400.

Pee Wee and Channing—Buck Wild Saloon. 409 Market St. 756-1919.

Yatti Westfield and the Midtown Militia—Midtown Music Hall. 820 Georgia Ave. 752-1977.

KARAOKE The Big Chill. 427 Market St. 267-2445.

Bourbon St. Music Bar. 2000 E. 23rd St. 697-9957.

Double Hill Billiard Club. 1966 Northpoint Blvd. 8758760.

OPEN MIC Tremont Tavern. Hixson Pike and Tremont. 266-1996.

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CD Reviews

Bill Callahan Woke on a Whaleheart (Drag City) Two things I never expected to find on a Bill Callahan release appear in pleasant supply on the routinely glum songwriter’s latest LP, Woke on a Whaleheart. Stepping out for the first time from behind the Smog moniker he’s held for nearly two decades, and away from the minor-key half-hooks and grave refrains that have always been his calling card, Callahan delivers some unlikely shake and soul with these nine new songs.

Backed in the studio by the inspired string arrangements and production touch of Royal Trux’s Neil Michael Hagerty (and at home by the TLC of Joanna Newsom, a spiritual partner whose joyful aura seems to have lifted her man’s chin a bit since 2005’s A River Ain’t Too Much To Love), Callahan loosens up his compositions and vocal range without losing the measured delivery and spoton poetry he’s spewed since Sewn To The Sky. Opener “From the Rivers to the Ocean” floats in on a stark piano figure that turns out to be something of a red herring, if not a smokescreen.

It suggests straightway another hour of grave melodies in the tradition of Red Apple Falls. Yet there’s a buoyant drift in Callahan’s murky baritone when it arrives, and a looping sway in the strings carrying it, which signals a delicious shift in mood. When Callahan tells us how “The city was a fist, I lived on its wrist,” it’s not so hard to believe that he might really be speaking in the past tense.

The walking drum roll and halfstepping bass line of “Footprints” are another telling tip-off that Callahan might actually have become the “rock bottom riser” he’d promised on A River’s high-water mark. When Deani Pugh-Flemmings’ gospel-inflected pipes light up the glowing harmony of this next number, and Callahan kicks the chorus over a fiddle-tinged high note, that promise is hot enough to burn stone. “Diamond Dancer” keeps that fire alive: The title turns out to be a clipped dance floor refrain

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that bounces on a rubbery funk bassline and begs for a strobe. A string of almost-Motown “ooohs” shoot bright holes in the smoky backdrop, and a relentless snare marches the whole event to the bridge.

“Sycamore,” the album’s centerpiece, is an exultant salute to arborous symbols of gritty virility and blessed recurrence. Over an assemblage of plucky guitar strings, Callahan sings, “Christian if you see your papa/ tell him I love him/ He taught me to love in the wild/ and fight in a gym/ You won’t get hurt if you just keep your hands up/ And stand tall/ like sycamore.” Callahan takes this theological booster shot out of the locker room and into the pew on the sanctified call-and-response of “The Wheel.” “I made my home, Lord/ in a stable’s fold, Lord/ inside a turning wheel bound for glory,” he intones over a shuffling piano roll. “Day” is a bar-room playerpiano haze that rides westward while Callahan spins world-weariness into frontier-imagery, encouraging us all the while to “strive toward the light,” though “it’s as dark as night.”

“Night” and “A Man Needs a Woman to Be a Man” slip back into the spare, repetitive mode that epitomizes Callahan’s canon. But before the curtain closes, PughFlemmings’ steady croon creeps back onstage to lock hands with his.

Throughout Woke on a Whaleheart, their harmonies are one of several cues that Callahan’s view has cleared some since we last saw him. His observant eyes have turned outward and upward, making his way seem straighter, his steps surer, his gait a little freer. The smog has lifted, and for the first time in his overcast career, “fireworks light the way.”

-Vincent Howard

Todd Snider Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, BSides and Demos, Vol. 1) (Oh Boy) Known for his wild tales onstage, guitar-strapped and beer-toting, bare feet and speech-slurring, it’s often continued on page 20...

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difficult to tell when Todd Snider is drunk and when he’s not. For five years, the Nashville-based artist recorded several albums with Oh Boy Records. Now that Snider has left camp, the folks at Oh Boy have released Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides and Demos, Vol.1).

Hand-picked with Snider’s help, this compilation includes never-before- Big Champagne tracks and measures digital file sharing across peer to peer (PTP) networks. The following lists represent the top 10 released songs such as “East Nashville shared music files, both nationally and in the Chattanooga area.

Skyline” and “Combover Blues,” as Chattanooga well as a demo of “Missing You” LW TW Artist Title from the album Happy to Be Here.

1 1 Akon Don’t Matter “Cheatham Street Warehouse” is full2 2 Mims This Is Why I’m Hot on rock ‘n’ roll, reminiscent of his 3 3 Huey Pop Lock And Drop early days with the Nervous Wrecks.

5 4 Ne-Yo Because Of You There’s even a haiku, entitled “Dinner 4 5 Fergie Glamorous Plans.”

15 6 R. Kelly I’m a Flirt It’s a proper sendoff, 6 7 Diddy Last Night encompassing Todd Snider’s unique 8 8 DJ Unk 2 Step gift of observation, only to report 12 9 Avril Lavigne Girlfriend exactly what he sees, brutally and 13 10 Crime Mob Rock Yo Hips honestly, sometimes leaving us as National exposed as his two bare feet.

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In the mid 1990s, I owned Grant Lee Buffalo’s Mighty Joe Moon. After listening to it twice, I packed the cassette away, forgetting it over time.

Fortunately, I rediscovered the band’s front man several years ago with his release of Virginia Creeper. So began my belated appreciation for Grant Lee Phillips.

Strangelet, his recently released fifth album, is hauntingly beautiful; I don’t think Phillips knows any other way to record. Beginning with the up-tempo “Runaway,” the songs meld into soft acoustic pieces like “Fountain of Youth” and “Same Blue Devils” with all of the delicacy of Virginia Creeper.

“Dream in Color,” an ode to Buddy Holly, slaps me in the face with its distantly familiar sound of G.L.B., warning me not to stray again.

“Killing a Dead Man” sucks me into a deep darkness as the album hurls me through space, leaving me to ponder the mysteries of the universe.

-Charlie Moss

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Screen The Insectorcists

By Jeremy Osgood Film Critic

William Friedkin finally makes a film as creepy as Linda Blair’s spinning head We are hip-deep in blockbuster season. It’s getting more and more difficult to find your way through the movie theater, navigating as you must between all of the various giant cardboard cutouts and sword-wielding mannequins. All of which are well and good, but the constant screaming for our attention and our ticket money from films desperate to recoup their eight- and nine-digit production budgets puts me on edge.

Which is why the itsy-bitsy creep show Bug, from director William Friedkin, is such a welcome development. A sort of anti-blockbuster, based on a successful stage play, Bug is entertaining without being ostentatious in its execution. Nearly all of the screen time is given over to two characters: Agnes (Ashley Judd), a troubled, substanceaddled woman haunted by her past, and Peter, a mysterious drifter who enters Agnes’s life, bringing with him paranoid delusions of invisible insects and government conspiracies. Their meeting and subsequent self-destruction is grim, engaging stuff.

Friedkin is, for better or worse, known as the guy who made The

Exorcist, which may be why Bug has been touted as a horror film, which it really isn’t. Rather, Bug is a psychological thriller, a distinction made largely on the ratio of body count, which is low, to acting talent, which is as plentiful in the leads as it needs to be.

Judd, in case anyone forgot after a long

string of unfortunate career choices, can actually act when given the opportunity.

She gives a nice, human performance as the small-town waitress who has so wasted her life that, as she says to Peter, “I’d rather talk to you about bugs than about nothing to nobody.” It’s that sort of loneliness that drives Agnes to madness, following Peter like a rat after a seething Pied Piper.

As that piper, Michael Shannon has his work cut out for him. The introverted, quirky, and oddly charming Peter we are introduced to early on slowly ramps into psychotic overdrive, and it is to Shannon’s credit that he keeps the character under control for most of the film. The same, after all, can’t necessarily be said for Harry Connick, Jr., who doesn’t quite rise to the lesser challenge of playing Agnes’ abusive ex-husband.

Then again, Shannon had significantly more practice, having originated the part of Peter in London’s West End. A film that deals so directly with the invisible, both in the unseen bugs and the infectious insanity of the characters, must rely heavily on sound, in addition to image, to get its point across. Bug does this well, taking the rumble of an air conditioner, the percolating of a coffee pot, or the distant drone of a helicopter and weaving an environment full of ominous and half-hidden chirps and rustles.

It’s an effective enough approach, but not one designed with the multiplex in mind, where the swashbuckling adventures of Jack Sparrow so easily intrude from the next theater over. On

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accessible, even to those who didn’t see Henry Fool – the film’s first quarter hour or so is devoted to cumbersome swaths of exposition to bring the latecomer up to speed.

But for its deepest When last we saw Henry Fool, the bombastic meaning, Fay pseudo-intellectual at the center of Hal Hartley’s 1997 Grim depends film of the same name, he was making a mad dash on its for a plane to Stockholm, having successfully burned precursor. nearly every bridge he had in this country and, at the Where same time, burned up what had once seemed like a vast Henry store of creative potential. Now, ten years later, Hartley Fool makes a mad dash after Henry with the sequel, Fay traced the Grim. downward From a commercial standpoint, it certainly doesn’t arc of its title make much sense to create a sequel to a critically lauded character, from but little-seen independent film, especially one nearing self-proclaimed a decade in age. But, then, after two decades creating genius to failure and satirical fables on shoestring budgets, Hal Hartley has fugitive, Fay Grim is probably long since made peace with the fact that he’ll an attempt to redeem him. never be a big box office draw. Fay Grim is certainly The agent of that redemption is, obviously, Fay Fay Grim Directed by Hal Hartley (Magnolia)

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the other hand, the inevitable muttering of the insane vagrant down the aisle only adds to the overall tone of unease.

As it makes the leap from play to film, the limitations of the stage serve Bug well. Nearly all of the action takes place in a single, rundown motel room, a setting that feels increasingly claustrophobic as the characters transform it from domicile to a fortress of solitude for themselves and their delusions. But the source material infects the film in some unfortunate ways, as well. Driven, like any good play, by its dialogue, the film strains under the weight of its more cumbersome speeches, and some of the gibberish Judd and Shannon spout seems more like an ill-fated improv exercise than a script. All that aside, Bug manages to be both creepy and entertaining, if occasionally silly, which is no small feat for a film that seems to have spent most of its budget on aluminum foil. It scrambles the signals, you see.

Bug

Starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Brian O’Byrne, Lynn Collins, Brian O’Byrne Directed by William Friedkin R, 102 minutes

Grim (Parker Posey), Henry’s long-suffering wife.

Struggling to raise their son alone in the wastelands of suburbia, Fay is unexpectedly launched into the world of espionage when a CIA agent (Jeff Goldblum) shows up in her kitchen asking questions about the stack of notebooks Henry referred to as his confessions. Neither as belabored nor as thought out as Henry Fool, Fay Grim ricochets around the world as various players chase down the notebooks, giving Hartley ample opportunity to continue exploring the infectious and transformative powers of the written word – Henry’s confessions are described at one point as a “chemical weapon of the mind.” For Hartley’s fans, Fay Grim offers something of a return to form after his last few missteps, putting his usual talents on display – his esoteric characters, his witty and philosophical dialogue – wrapped up in a sometimes confusing but always clever skewering of spy film conventions.

- Jeremy Osgood

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A select listing of films playing in Chattanooga-area theaters. Films are subject to change. Check with theaters for complete listings and showtimes.

OPENING FRIDAY: Gracie (PG) Teenage Gracie wants to take her brother’s place on the school soccer team after his untimely death. Against all the odds she digs deep, finds strength she didn’t know she had, and, well, you know the drill.

Knocked Up (R) The director of the 40 Year Old Virgin brings us a romantic comedy with a serious, family values message for all the kids: Unprotected premarital sex will help you find true love.

Mr. Brooks (R) This is the story of a killer so ruthless, so diabolical, so downright evil, it takes two actors to play him. Kevin Costner and William Hurt star as the two sides of the title character.

NOW SHOWING: 28 Weeks Later (R) 28 Weeks Later, as it turns out, is a both an effective sequel and a competent and exciting film in its own right. It does all the things a sequel is supposed to do – it ratchets up the violence along with

the budget – while remaining true to the format and style of the original and setting the tone for the now inevitable 28 Months Later. And it does this all in a trim, streamlined package that avoids the self-indulgent pitfalls of some recent sequels (we’re looking at you, Sam Raimi).

Boyle’s influence on the film is missed (he’s credited as an “executive producer,” an often meaningless title), but director Juan Carlos Fresnadilla rises to the challenge and then some. – Jeremy Osgood Bug (R) A sort of anti-blockbuster, based on a successful stage play, Bug is entertaining without being ostentatious in its execution.

Nearly all of the screen time is given over to two characters: Agnes (Ashley Judd), a troubled, substance-addled woman haunted by her past, and Peter, a mysterious drifter who enters Agnes’s life, bringing with him paranoid delusions of invisible insects and government conspiracies. Their meeting and subsequent self-destruction is grim, engaging stuff. William Friedkin is, for better or worse, known as the guy who made The Exorcist, which may be why Bug has been touted as a horror film, which it really isn’t.

Rather, Bug is a psychological thriller, a distinction made largely on the ratio of body count, which is low, to acting talent, which is as plentiful in the leads as it needs to be. Judd, in case anyone forgot after a long string of unfortunate career choices, can actually act when given the opportunity. She

gives a nicely human performance as the small town waitress who has so wasted her life that, as she says to Peter, “I’d rather talk to you about bugs than about nothing to nobody.” It’s that sort of loneliness that drives Agnes to madness, following Peter like a rat after a seething Pied Piper.

– Jeremy Osgood

them upside down. The gruesome ogre becomes the hero; true love’s kiss turns a beautiful princess into a green-skinned beast. This trend continued in Shrek 2, in which we learn that Prince “Charming” really isn’t, and that a domestic short hair

Disturbia (PG-13) Teenager Shia LaBeouf does his best Jimmy Stewart and gets in over his head when he witnesses a murder through his rear window.

Fracture (R) Both Hopkins and Gosling are, at their best, totally natural actors, casually inhabiting their roles. Drenching them in candy colored lighting schemes, and setting every shrug and mumble to a crescendo of violins is probably not the best approach.

Fortunately, the actors resist whatever temptation there may have been to ratchet up the acting to meet the style of the film.

If over the top in its execution, Fracture is less so in its script. Though it misses some opportunities to overwhelm, the premise is thoroughly clever, and followed through

with some novel legal maneuvering. The film does give up its secrets too early – we’re never at a loss as to who shot whom, or why, and some later revelations lose their punch as a result. But that’s never really the point. The sparring between the leads, and Gosling’s evolution from money hungry shark to crusading champion of justice are the real meat of the film. Besides, a cast like this (David Strathairn, one of the best actors his generation has to offer, also appears), makes up for a lot of weak spots.

– Jeremy Osgood Georgia Rule (R) Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, and Lindsay Lohan are three generations of American actresses playing three generations of an American family just trying to get along under one roof.

The Invisible (PG-13) High school can be tough. The cliques, the popularity contests. Solving your own murder while trapped in a netherworld of living death. And don’t get us started on the cafeteria food!

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (PG-13) The mate was a mighty sailing man, the skipper brave and sure. Five passengers set sail that day for a three-hour tour... oh, and that squid-faced guy is back, too.

can be a ruthless assassin. The same moral is trotted out again in Shrek the Third. Who would ever expect scrawny, socially awkward, Justin Timberlake-voiced Artie to be a nascent king of legendary stature? Well, anyone who grew up watching Disney’s Sword in the Stone, but who else? In the same vein, the film’s central action sequence tries to throw a feminist spin onto this theme. Rather than waiting for rescue, the film’s fairy tale princesses draw on their latent strengths to combat the enemy. Since those strengths include little more than narcolepsy and a pair of glass shoes, however, the gimmick falls flat, and the message never really materializes. If this sounds just a little repetitive, it is. In fact, it’s downright formulaic. The Shrek franchise has finally become the very thing it mocked – predictable, unimaginative, entertainment. – Jeremy Osgood Spider-Man 3 (PG-13) In his third film, Spidey battles three villains.

Well, four, if you count his inner demons.

And we don’t.

Waitress (PG-13) This quirky comedy about a small town waitress (Felicity’s Keri Russell) was a hit on the film festival circuit this year. It marks the untimely finale for the late writer/ director Adrienne Shelly.

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Shrink Rap With Dr. Rick “Just Say No to Crumbs” Dear Dr. Rick: I am frustrated, depressed and confused. I am a 34-year-old woman with a good job, and am considered fairly attractive. But for over a decade now I have not had a single satisfying romantic relationship. I’ve had only short-term involvements that have ended badly, with my being rejected and getting my feelings hurt, no matter how hard I tried to please him and make him happy. Also it seems that with every guy I date I’m the last to realize that he isn’t good for me, as my friends all seem to know before I do. We are all confused as to why I can’t seem to break this pattern.

Beth, Signal Mountain Dear Beth: I know your letter will hit home for many people, both women and men, who are trying to find satisfying, meaningful relationships with partners who are healthy choices.

A dynamic that is common to folks who have a pattern of getting involved with partners who don’t “treat them well” is what I call, “settling for the crumbs.” I’m referring to settling for what little you can get (any attention at all), instead of realizing you deserve the whole cake (a rewarding love relationship)! This is a self-esteem issue where a person doesn’t see that they’re a good catch; doesn’t feel worthy; doesn’t believe in the value of what they are able to bring to the relationship. Someone who doesn’t understand that she is enough, plenty, just the way she is: a valid and valuable work in progress.

In counseling, this issue can successfully be traced to early roots and the primary relationships of childhood. In time, you can learn to fully understand the damaging messages you received, and then begin to work to change those old, harsh self-beliefs. It’s a process, and the end result is really knowing and feeling that you deserve better. Only then will your choices of partners begin to reflect this. (See Shrink Rap, “Love, Lust, and Knowing Thyself”) But remember: settling for the crumbs is the problem, not the answer.

Related to the above is the erroneous belief that it’s better to be in an unhealthy relationship than to have no relationship at all. And that simply isn’t true. In fact, the opposite is true: It’s better to be in no relationship than an unhealthy one, which will erode one’s

self-esteem over time. It goes something like this: • I don’t feel good enough, no matter how hard I try.

• S/he tells me – verbally and nonverbally -- that I’m not good enough.

• My beliefs of worthlessness get confirmed. So … I try even harder.

It’s a vicious cycle.

Know this: being single is valuable time indeed! You see, there are some parts of yourself you can only work on when alone and are able to do introspective work on issues that don’t tend to emerge during the distraction of a love relationship. And the opposite is also true: some issues can only be worked on in the context of a significant relationship, because the psyche sees a relationship as the perfect workshop to develop certain interpersonal skills -the parts of yourself that are needed to sustain a healthy involvement.

It all comes down to readiness.

What are you ready for? You can state what you want; you can state what you believe you need. But your present choices show you exactly what you are ready for.

So what are you willing to do about this disconnect -- when your desire is not in synch with who’s knocking on your door? This is the work. Remember: your issues aren’t solved overnight, as they weren’t created overnight. But it’s a journey well worth making if you’re serious about wanting to break old patterns and begin to attract the best partners for you.

Until next week, I will leave you with a quote from one of my books, The Power of a Partner: “Each time we act for the approval of others, we put ourselves in a state of anxiety and dependence. We are dependent on others’ acceptance and anxious that we won’t get it.”

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A quick list of Chattanooga’s tastiest restaurants. the prices low. Our Southern spin on Creole cuisine has its roots in Chef Erik Niel’s New Orleans childhood. Chef Niel graduated from top ranked culinary school Johnson & Wales before moving to Chattanooga. He cooked in the kitchens of Southside Grill and St. John’s Restaurant, then was head chef at Bellagio before setting out to found Easy Seafood Bistro & Bar. Because Easy Seafood is chef owned and operated, nothing holds us back from creating the freshest, most honest, wonderfully delicious food in town. Our casual and fine dining room is set in the world’s first Coca-Cola bottling plant. We serve lunch and dinner seven days a week. Sunday brunch is from 115. Easy Seafood is located at 203 Broad Street. Call 423.266.1121 for more information. $ FOX AND HOUND PUB & GRILLE 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd., Suite 150.

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To start, try the Fried Green Tomatoes or the Hand-Breaded Fish & Chips. Then dig into a delicious Blue Plate Burger or Baked Meatloaf or Grilled Salmon.

Don’t forget to leave room for Coconut Cream Pie or Peanut Butter Pie and a cup of Stone Cup’s special Blue Plate coffee blend.

And now, in addition to lunch and dinner being served seven days a week, you can enjoy breakfast on the weekends. There’s also a full bar with premium spirits, bottled beers and wine by the glass. The Blue Plate boasts a fantastic view of the river and is located in the River Pier Building on Chestnut Street next to the aquarium. Easy parking adjacent to Blue Plate at the foot of the River Pier. Sunday Thursday, 11 am - 11 pm. Friday Saturday, 11 am - 12 pm. The Blue Plate—one hip diner! 191 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6767. $

267-9043. $

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN CAFÉ 826 Scenic Hwy. (423) 821-6714. $$

(Based on average dinner entrée price.)

BIG CHILL & GRILL 427 Market St. (423) 265-9015. $

(423) 855-8210. $

DINNER IN THE DINER 1400 Market St. (423) 308-2481. $$ DOUBLE HILL BILLIARD CLUB 1966 Northpoint Blvd. (behind O’Charley’s) Hixson (423) 875-8760. $ EIDSON 5308 Ringgold Rd. (423) 867-1742. $ FOODWORKS RIVERSIDE 205-C Manufacturers Rd. (423) 752-7487. $$

dishes and remarkable selection of drinks. Down on the corner of Market and 4th Street, a spot o’ London has settled into the Chattanooga bar scene.

Hair of the Dog offers pool tables, a breezy bi-level patio, a rockin’ jukebox and friendly staff. Not the regular stale potato chips bar fare, its stellar menu boasts Jalapeno Corn Dogs, Cottage Pie and Salmon. And then there’s the beer. More than 50 different brews on top of a lengthy wine and liquor list. Definitely your next favorite haunt. Monday-Friday, 11am-2:30am.

Saturday & Sunday, 12am-2:30am. 334 Market St. (423) 265-4615. $ HENNEN’S Classy 193 Chestnut St. (423) 634-5160. $$

IMAGES Dance/show bar, offers delicious food & fabulous

MELLOW MUSHROOM Monumental hoagies, scrumptious salads, awesome calzones and baked on

EASY SEAFOOD At Easy Seafood we update our menu daily, because every afternoon between lunch and dinner, we are on the phone with our distributors to find out what in the next day’s catch is the freshest, best, and most beautiful.

Since we place orders every day for delivery each morning, we update our menu daily….keeping the flavor of every dish high, and

THE PALMS AT HAMILTON 6925 Shallowford Rd. (423) 499-5055.$$ PETUNIA’S SILVER JALAPENO 300 Signal Mountain Road (423) 7857578. $ THE PICKLE BARREL 1012 Market St. (423) 266-1103. $ PORTER’S STEAKHOUSE 827 Broad St. (in the Read House) (423) 266-4121. $$$ THE PURPLE DAISY PICNIC CAFÉ 3913 St. Elmo Ave “C”. (423) 822 6477 $ RED LANTERN 1301 Chestnut St. (423) 757-4730. $ SONNY’S PLACE 501 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 634-0488 $ SOUP’S ON 3103 S. Broad St. (423) 267-1555. $ SOUTHERN RESTAURANT 3224 Dayton Blvd. (423) 877-9203 and 7714 Hixson Pike. (423) 842-5649. $ SOUTHERN STAR 1205 Market St. (423) 267-8899. $

the stone pizza. Mellow Mushroom has something for everyone…and for every taste. Vegetarians, meat lovers, calzone crazies and all points in between will be satisfied with the extensive menu. Try the fresh Hummus with pita as you sip from one of the 150 bottled beers and 40 beers on tap. Kids love it, and the whole family can enjoy as everyone finds a favorite on the huge menu! Happy Hour every day from 11-7 p.m. and late night specials on drafts SundayThursday 9 p.m.-10 p.m. MondayFriday, 11am-12am. Saturday, 11am1pm. Sunday, 12-11pm. 205 Broad St. (423) 266-5564. $ MERV’S 713 Mountain Creek Rd. (423) 877-0221. $

entertainment. Happy hour nightly 5 to 9 pm. Other nightly specials include Sensational Sundays free buffet with first drink, Monday it’s karaoke, Tuesday beer bash & music video night, Wednesday is talent search night, Thursday host (SIN) service industry night, Friday & Saturday it’s the midnight show. Two-drink minimum per person. Enjoy good food and the best female impersonators & male cabaret in town. 6005 Lee Hwy

PATRICK’S 4119 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-4703. $

MOSS’ PLACE 707 Tunnel Blvd.

(423) 629-6234 and 1110 Market Street located in Warehouse Row (423) 634-1184. $ MOUNT VERNON 3535 Broad St. (423) 266-6591. $$ MR. HAPPY 3235 Brainerd Rd. (423) 622-7217. $ THE MUDPIE 12 Frazier Ave. (423)

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SOUTHSIDE CAFE 1404 Cowart St. (423) 266-0022. $ ST. JOHN’S 1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400. $$$ ST. JOHN’S MEETING PLACE 1278 Market St. (423) 266-4400. $$

BARBECUE DOUBLE R BBQ 1459 Mack Smith Rd. (423) 899-3088. $

MASTER BLASTERS 1940 Central Ave. (423) 756-1902. $ MO-MO’S BBQ 3874 Hixson Pike (423) 870-HOGS(4647). $ PORKER’S 1251 Market St. (423) 267-2726. $ RIB & LOIN 5946 Brainerd Rd. (423) 499-6465 and 5435 Hwy 153. (423) 877-7675. $$ SHUFORD’S SMOKEHOUSE 924 Signal Mtn. Rd. (423) 267-0080. $ SMOKEY BONES 2225 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 893-7850. $$ SPORTSMAN’S BARBECUE 924 Signal Mountain Blvd (423) 265-1680. $ STICKY FINGERS 420 Broad St. (423) 265-7427 and 2031 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-7427 $ SWEENEY’S (423) 267-2009 and 5928 Hwy. 58. (423) 344-8337. $

WAYCRAZY’S 3720 Taft Hwy. (423) 886-3283. $

BURRITOS BLUECOAST BURRITO 5591 Hwy. 153 (423) 877-1880. $ MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 1820 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 553-6930, 5510 Highway 153. $

MOJO BURRITO Locally owned Tex-Mex fave, Mojo Burrito makes fresh, delicious, healthy food from

STATION HOUSE 1400 Market St. (423) 308-2481. $$ TABLE 2 GRILL & LOUNGE 232 East 11th Street Suite A110 (423) 756-8253. $$ TACO MAC 423 Market St. (423) 267-8226. $ THE TALLAN CELLAR AT UNION SQUARE (423) 648-0880. $ T-BONE’S SPORTS CAFÉ 1419 Chestnut St. (423) 266-4240. $ TERDON 3713 Rossville Blvd. (423) 867-4515. $ TOWN & COUNTRY EAST 2000 E. 23rd Street. (423) 826-1985 $ TUBBY’S REAL BURGERS 710

fabulous original recipes.

Choose from burritos, with tons of fillings and addons all packed in a flavored wrap, quesadillas, salads, bowls or munch on nachos dipped in incredible guacamole, salsa or vegetarian chili-cheese dip. Revel in the hippest atmosphere that just so happens to be more

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than a restaurant. Both the St. Elmo and Red Bank locations are open seven days a week! 3815 St. Elmo Ave. (423) 822-MOJO. Red Bank: 1800 Dayton Blvd. (423) 870-MOJO. $ QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL 414 Market St. (423) 756-4777 and 5798 Brainerd Rd. (423) 894-4499. $

499-2670, Hwy 153 (423) 875-8313. $

STROUD’S 1201 Broad St. (423) 424-3770. $ XPRESSO MART 816 Ridgeway Ave. (423) 886-7700. $

KANPAI OF TOKYO 2200 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 855-8204. $$

DELI

NA GO YA 4921 Brainerd Rd. (423) 899–9252. $

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SUSHI NABE 110 River St. (Coolidge Park) (423) 634-0171. $$

located at 5147 Hixson Pike, next to Rick Hall’s Karate Studio, 3 lights North of Northgate Mall.

CHINESE

517 SUBS 1210 Taft Hwy. Suite Q. (423) 517-9011. $

ASIA BUFFET 6901 Lee Hwy. Ste. G (423) 499-8865. $

ANKARS 510 Broad St. (423) 266-0017. $

CHINA CAFETERIA 505 Market St. (423) 265-1522. $ CHINA LEE 3815 Dayton Blvd. (423) 877-6917. $ CHEF LIN 5084 S. Terrace. (423) 510-1997. $ CHINA MOON 5600 Brainerd Rd., at Eastgate Town Center. (423) 8938088. $ FORMOSA RESTAURANT 5425 Hwy. 153. (423) 875-6953. $$ GREAT TASTE 816 Mountain Creek Rd., Suite A-6. (423) 870-8555. $ HOT WOK EXPRESS Food Court, Northgate Mall (423) 870-9899. 4900 Hixson Pike $ MANDARIN GARDEN 5450 Hwy. 153. (423) 877-8899. $$ NEW CHINA BUFFET & GRILL 531 Signal Mountain Road, (423) 7568788. 3450 Cummings Highway, (423) 821-6988. 2332 Treasury Drive, (423) 472-3238. $ NEW PEKING MANDARIN HOUSE 1801 Dayton Blvd. (423) 875-6480. $ P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO 2030 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 242-0045

ANZIANO’S 828 Georgia Ave. (423) 756-3497. $ CAFFEINE 233 East MLK (next to The Local). (423) 756-5911. $ DELI MAN AND CAKE LADY 1414 McCallie Ave. (423) 624-0505. $ FIGGY’S 805 Chestnut St. (423) 2668675. $

LITTLE LUNCH BOX 5959 Shallowford Rd. (423) 510-9860. $ MCALISTER’S 2288 Gunbarrel Rd. (423) 510-8299. Also located on Signal Mountain Blvd. and Hwy. 153.

RIVER STREET CAFÉ 735 Broad St. (423) 267-2233. $

STEAMBOAT SUPERSANWICHES 5950-C Shallowford Rd. (423) 4996355. $

FRENCH

INDIAN SITAR INDIAN CUISINE 6231 Perimeter Place. (423) 894-9696. $

IRISH DURTY NELLY’S IRISH PUB 109 N. Market Street (423) 265-9970. $

PERKY PIRANHA 250 Chestnut St. (423) 265-2922. $ REMBRANDT’S 204 High Street 265-5033 $ SIMPLE TREASURES TEA ROOM Lunch served 10:30-2:30 CST Pikeville, TN 37367 (423) 447-7318 $ STARBUCKS 827 Broad St. (423) 643-1242, 1931 Gunbarrel Rd. (423)

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EL MESON 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 894-8726. $

LAS MARGARITAS 1101 Hixson Pike. (423) 756-3332. $ LOS COMPADRES 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-8141. $$ MI CASITA 3450 Cumming Hwy. Ste 132 (423) 822-1968. $ SALSARITAS 2115 Gunbarrel Road 423-893-5010 $

SONNY’S PLACE This neighborhood pub serves delicious Tex-Mex food with a Baja flare. Great atmosphere and cold beer. Sonny’s offers self-construction tacos with your choice of chicken, beef, bean, steak, fish or shrimp and all the fixins’. Entrees include Steak Mexicana, Santa Fe Pollo, Fish Steak with Cilantro Sauce, Camerones Del Pirata, and last, but not least, fantastic Fajitas. Appetizers range from Teavers Chili Rojo to Sweet Potato Stix. And for you burger lovers, try the Green Chili Burger an open-face burger topped with traditional Mexican chili made with tomatillo and green chiles. Choose from over 50 different varieties of beer. WI-FI availability. 501 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 634-0488 $

MIDDLE EASTERN

ITALIAN ALFREDO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3450 Cummings Hwy Lookout Valley (Tiftonia) (423) 648-6489. $$ CARRABBA’S ITALIAN GRILL 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 8949970. $$ MOM’S ITALIAN 1257 Market St. (423) 266-2204. $

ACROPOLIS 2213 Hamilton Place Blvd. (423) 899-5341. $$ EPICUREAN 4301 Ringgold Rd. (423) 622-4139. $ OLYMPIC DINER 3904 Ringgold Rd. (423) 624-9330. $

PIZZA

PARIO’S 3512 Dayton Blvd. (423) 877-9779. $

LUPI’S PIZZA PIES 406 Broad St. (423) 266-5874 and 5506 Hixson Pike. (423) 847-3700. $

PASTARIA 720 Mississippi Ave. (Signal Mountain) (423) 886-1900. $$

PISA PIZZA 551 River St. (423) 7567492. $

PORTOFINO 6407 Ringgold Rd. (423) 499-9696. $$

UNIVERSITY PIZZA & DELI 422 Vine St. (423) 756-8700. $

MUG & BEAN (423) 265-0727. $ MOCHA JOE’S BISTRO 3914 St Elmo Ave. (423) 821-5637. $

Open Noon - 7pm • Tuesday - Saturday

SHAPIRO’S DELI & GIFT 723 Cherry St. (423) 266-3669. $

INDIA MAHAL 5970 Brainerd Rd. (423) 510-3582. $

MAIN AND MOCHA COFFEE BAR 1463 Market Street. Suite 106. (423) 265-2922. $

Wilma invites all her former customers and friends to visit her in her new store for books, jewelry, crystals, candles, oils, incense, ritual items, t-shirts, and other magickal needs.

Weekly classes & workshops.

RIVER STREET DELI 151 River St. (423) 756-3354. $

CHATTZ COFFEE 1010 Market St. (423) 756-8890. $ CHESTNUT ROAST 605 Chestnut St. (423) 756-8944. $

GREYFRIAR’S 406-B Broad St. (423) 267-0376. $

Spiralady’s

Cummings

LA ALTEÑA 314 W. Main St. (423) 266-7595. $

CAFÉ FRANCAIS 6313 East Brainerd Rd. (423) 718-0745. $$

GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO. 541 Signal Mt. Blvd. Ste. 219 (423) 2670140. $

MEXICAN

BIENVENIDOS 3450 Hwy (423) 822-9964. $

JASON’S DELI 2115 Gunbarrel Rd. Ste. 14 (423) 296-1096 $

COFFEE/TEA

ENGLISH ROSE 1401 Market St. (423) 265-5900. $

TYPHOON OF TOKYO 3953 Dayton Blvd. (423) 875-6142. $

JALAPENOS 5312 Brainerd Rd. (423) 954-3990. $

CAFÉ MI AROMA 7328 Shallowford Rd. (423) 954-9889, 2153 North Ocoee St., Cleveland (423) 478-5530, 650 McCallie Ave. (423) 634-2165. $

CUPPY’S COFFEE, SMOOTHIES & MORE 3911 Brainerd Road, 4939778, $

SEKISUI 100 Market St. (423) 2674600. $$

GOLLYWHOPPERS 6337 E. Brainerd Rd. (423) 855-2001. $

LA CABRIOLE 1341 Burgess Rd. (423) 821-0350. $$$

COFFEE CRAFTERS 426 Vine St. (423) 756-9995. $

Stonehenge Metaphysical Bookstore has been reborn as

JAPANESE/SUSHI HIROSHI’S SOUTHSIDE 114 W. Main St. (423) 267-9003. $$ ICHIBAN JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE 5621 Brainerd Rd. (423) 8920404 and 5425 Hwy. 153. (423) 8750404. $$

THE STONE CUP 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-5010 and 2333 McCallie Ave. (423) 629-4734. $

PRONI’S 5001 Brainerd Rd. 499-0770. $

(423)

PROVINO’S South Terrace Plaza.

(423) 899-2559. $$

VINNY & JOE’S PIZZA Morrison Springs & Dayton Blvd. (423) 6482600, 124 Harrison Ln. (Soddy-Daisy) (423) 648-5656

TONY’S PASTA SHOP AND TRATTORIA 212 High St. (423) 2655033. $$

TERRA NOSTRA TAPAS & WINE 105 Frazier Ave. (423) 634-0238. $$

TAPAS

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By Matt Jones

JONESIN’ “The Big Owe”

-Beast needs food, beast gets food.

Across

1 Went downriver, one way 6 Lb. and oz.

9 More than buzzed 14 Long-stemmed white mushrooms 15 Mob killing 16 Riedel of Rammstein 17 Tarzan’s transportation...

18 ...and companion 19 Historic town in Tuscany 20 Half of a quote 23 Nav. rank 24 It should get nixed 25 Social suffix 26 Former owner of the jet “Big Bunny,” to friends 27 Gator follower 29 The other half of the quote 36 Dunaway of “The Thomas Crown Affair” 37 Jennifer Garner “spy-fi” series 38 Opposite of “alli” 40 “Beverly Hills Cop” song 42 The Shangri-___ (1960s pop group) 43 Sound from the henhouse 44 Cheerful and childlike 46 Gitmo issue 48 Code-breaking org.

49 “The Happy Hooker” author Hollander 51 Word before lettuce or cucumber 52 Speaker of the quote 54 YouTube post 57 “___ Certified” (sticker at the mechanic’s) 58 Broken 62 In any way 63 Pull (on) 64 Make less dangerous 65 Aristocratic 66 Brain wave monitor, for short 67 Serfs on turf

Down

1 “Fiddler on the Roof” protagonist 2 Rugby ___ 3 Check for more 4 ___ out a living 5 Do as you aren’t told 6 “___ I just say?”

7 Hedren of Hitchcock’s “The Birds” 8 Stand in good ___ 9 Mexican dish 10 Olympic figure skater Kulik 11 Prefix for “glas”

12 Trig functions 13 Brewmaster’s powder 21 Subject in a Perot/Gore debate 22 “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” poet 26 Loaf ends 28 Raise high 29 Downtown rides 30 Spotted laugher 31 Lessen, as pain 32 Sportage maker 33 It’s hunted on a Sunday 34 Play in which Daniel Radcliffe bared all 35 Bolivian city 36 Deer in a petting zoo 39 Store based in Sweden 41 Soldier’s hiding place 43 Bust out laughing 45 Scratch the surface 47 Gold, to Cortes 50 Subscription unit 52 Mobile 53 WWE wrestler born Glen Jacobs 54 The Mystery Machine, e.g.

55 Lance on the bench 56 Bit of hair gel 59 Kung ___ shrimp 60 Vase’s cousin 61 Symbols after brand names

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Madder Max

By Max Gerskin

No More Pencils, No More Books No more kids’ dirty looks—for the next four days As I’m sitting here writing this, I’m in my classroom looking around at all the happy faces that are so common this time of year. That’s right—summer is upon us like a hot rag, and that means school is out. The buses will be parked, the school ovens turned off, and the students will be turned loose upon an underprepared public. And believe me, these kids are ready. Are you?

You know, being an educator is a strange thing. Starting off as a student and coming back as a teacher is a real head trip.

It’s so strange being on the other side of it after coming full circle. To make things even more odd, I teach at the same school I attended. My first time back was like one of those movies where you see yourself as a kid walking down the hall while cheesy music plays in the background.

I think I feel a wedgie as I write this.

I even teach in the same classroom I once spent a year in as a student. I am the living embodiment of Welcome Back, Kotter. Of course, being that it’s a private school in Chattanooga, the demographic is a little different.

People naturally say, “I bet the kids are ready for summer vacation.� Well, Confucius, they are, indeed, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret— the teachers actually look forward to summer vacation more than the students. It’s true. The teachers not only count down the days, they count down the hours and minutes, as well. Not to mention the fresh gray hairs.

Am I excited? Sure, I am. I can’t tell you how wonderful it will be to not hear “Mr. G� for the next few months.

It really is nerve-wracking to hear your name 500 times in a day. What will I miss the most? Well, let me first tell you what else I won’t be missing. I won’t miss getting hit in the head with a Frisbee, I can do without getting nailed in the privates with a football, and I can live without having my head dunked

reminds me of when I was a student.

We’ve been cleaning out desks (one kid had a bird’s nest in it) and wiping off the board from a year’s worth of dryerase hand cramps. The cubby holes have been emptied, and the textbooks have been counted. My garbage cans are overflowing with trash, and I like it. The moments are ticking away, and the students are watching the clock as if it were about to start performing magic tricks.

Ho! The bell has rung for the final time, and the children are charging the parking lot like it was San Juan Hill. To the mall!

To the pool! To their friends’ houses they go! They have fire in their eyes and enough energy to power a major city. Mass quantities of sugar have been consumed in preparation and celebration! Their cries of freedom are akin to the screaming wail of banshees. So, look out, parents and general public—they’re all yours! Have a great summer!

I’m going to let you in on a little secret—the teachers actually look forward to summer vacation more than the students.

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in the toilet daily (the teachers here are brutal).

The next question people ask me is, “What are you doing this summer?� Well, it’s like this—I actually have a four-day vacation before I begin teaching summer school. Why am I subjecting myself to this, you ask? The same reason I got into teaching in the first place—I do it for the kids. I figure summer school is enough of a bummer as it is, so maybe having me for the teacher will make it better. I don’t want it to be a miserable experience, so I do my best to liven it up.

Right now the students are getting their yearbooks signed, and I wanted to write this at school as the last day was playing out. I love the feeling of being on the cusp of summer. It really

Madder Max writes satire, injecting humor into life’s everyday hassles and strange situations.

If you do not have a sense of humor, do not read these articles as they will cause you to be baffled and sometimes queasy. If blindness occurs, consult a physician immediately.

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Horoscopes

May 31 – June 7, 2007 Events: Full “Blue” Moon in Sagittarius (31st), Venus enters Leo (5th) Aries: Fit for life. The Blue Moon weekend is crowded with diverse activities and discussions about the future with those closest to you. Many demands crop up after Monday. The well-being of the elderly and unresolved domestic issues stretch emotional resources.

Taurus: Blue Moon bonus.

Work and money are shuffled under the Blue Moon. Good news arrives on Friday, and major projects are at/near completion.

Cooperative efforts over the weekend give entree to new groups. After Monday, changeovers may be awkward.

Gemini: Around the dining table. The status of relationships is front and center under the Blue Moon.

Shifting conditions test loyalty; people have different goals. New forms of learning and development get rolling on Monday. Modify diet to reduce health concerns.

Cancer: Page-turning thriller.

The weekend overflows with events and commitments, some depending on lastminute conditions like weather. Stay positive, no matter what happens. After Monday, unilateral decisions upset the balance in group or family settings.

Libra: Through a south window. The Blue Moon illuminates changes in your identity, life path, and environment.

Saturday night is perfect for a quiet, romantic date. You’re jam-packed after Monday; obstacles/delays on Tues. A kind friend will offer advice/support on Weds.

Scorpio: Love has reasons.

Your confidence for projects depends on the level of trust you have in partners. Share low-key domestic bliss on Sat. night. Things get off to a running start on Monday, but falter when you can’t be two places at once on Tuesday.

Sagittarius: Doing a 180 turn. The Blue Moon in your sign can be overwhelming.

Kick back with funny friends on Sat. night. You reach a turning point in a relationship on Mon-Tues. No need for hard feelings or blame; just moving on when the wind changes direction.

Capricorn: A respected craftsperson. Family and personal matters occupy your attention over the weekend. Some needs your undivided attention – sit and talk. A loved one faces critical career decisions after Monday; balance enthusiasm with eyes-open risk assessment.

Leo: Old friends reunite. The Blue Moon fuels the fire of volatile emotional issues. If you’re too wrapped up with a single focus, you can be sideswiped by people and situations you’re blowing off. After Monday, new objectives offer long-term perks, but short-term overload.

Aquarius: On a boat dock. You’re ready to take relationships/projects to the next level under the Blue Moon, and may harvest results from prior efforts.

Over the weekend, make sure you’re on the same page with others. The green light flashes “go” on Monday.

Virgo: Ego deflation tool.

You approach the weekend enthusiastic about activities or travels, but things may not work out as imagined. Trim expectations. You gain domestic benefits after Monday. Attention hogs and mefirst’ers test the limits of your tolerance.

Pisces: It’s over, finito. Plans in the works since New Year’s culminate under this Blue Moon. If you’re feeling scattered, downshift for a quiet time on Saturday-Sunday. No rest after Monday, as the crazy-making machine gets stoked and keeps you on your feet all week.

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NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO: ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH DISABILITIES AS THAT TERM HAS BEEN DEFINED BY 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2), INCLUDING THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE AN IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS A MAJOR LIFE FUNCTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOBILITY, HEARING, AND SIGHT, WHO SEEK, HAVE SOUGHT, OR WILL SEEK ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY GOOD, SERVICE, PROGRAM, FACILITY, PRIVILEGE, OR ACCOMMODATION OF THE FACILITIES OF PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. You are covered by and will be bound by the settlement of a class action lawsuit involving physical access barriers at the Facilities of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. d/b/ a Parkridge East Hospital. This Notice is to inform you of facts which affect your legal rights.

SUMMARY OF THE LAWSUIT A class action lawsuit entitled Access Now, Inc., et al. v. Ambulatory Surgery Center Group, Ltd., et al., Case No. 990109-CIV-GARBER, is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida involving disability access at the facilities of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. (“Medical Center”). The complaint alleges on behalf of all disabled individuals, including individuals with mobility, visual, or hearing impairments, that the Medical Center is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implementing regulations. The complaint alleges that the Medical Center has failed to provide equal access for persons with disabilities to the Medical Center’s facilities, because numerous physical, communication, structural, and program barriers exist at the Medical Center. The Medical Center has denied these allegations. By entering into a settlement of this action, the Medical Center does not admit or imply that it engaged in any wrongful action or inaction, or damages or injured anyone in any fashion.

This lawsuit has been certified by the Court as a class action. The Named Plaintiffs serve as class representatives, and their counsel are Miguel M. de la O and David E. Marko of the law firm de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton. Those lawyers serve as counsel for the class. The Medical Center is represented by Pedro Forment of the law firm Ford & Harrison LLP. DEFINITION OF THE CLASS You are a member of the class if you are an individual with any type of disability whatsoever, and seek, have sought, or will seek access to or use of any facility of Medical Center.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT The named plaintiffs and the Medical Center have reached a proposed settlement of this class action lawsuit as to the Medical Center. The United States District Court has preliminarily approved that settlement, although the Court has made no findings and offers no opinion with respect to the merits of the settlement. The proposed settlement provides in substances that the Medical Center will make modifications and alterations to its Facilities, including public restrooms, paths of travel, parking, and other public areas within the facilities, with the express purpose of improving and/or providing equal access to and usability of the Facilities by persons with disabilities. No money damages are to be paid to members of the class.

PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE SETTLEMENT Court Hearing. On September 10, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., the court will hold a hearing at the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, New North Courtroom, located at 300 N.E. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132, to determine whether the proposed settlement agreement is fair and reasonable and should be given Final Approval, and to consider the application of Named Plaintiffs’ counsel for attorneys’ fees and costs.

Objections to the Settlement. If you believe the Court should not approve the settlement, you may advise the Court of your objections and a special hearing will be scheduled on a date to be determined by the Court. To be considered by the Court,

however, any objections to the final approval of the settlement must state the basis for the objection and must be timely filed in writing, along with all other papers or briefs the objector wishes the Court to consider, with the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33128, and served upon Class Counsel and counsel for Defendant on or before August 1, 2007 (“Cutoff Date”). All objections must include at the top of the document the case name, the case number, and the name of the Defendant to whom the objections relate. If any attorney will be representing an individual objecting to the settlement, the attorney shall file a notice of appearance with the Court and serve counsel for all parties on or before the Cutoff Date.

Any member of the class who does not timely file and serve a written objection in the manner prescribed herein (1) shall not be permitted to raise such objection, except for good cause shown, and (2) shall be deemed to have waived, and shall be foreclosed from raising, any such objection.

Entry of Judgment. If the settlement is approved by the Court, the order approving the proposed settlement and a judgment dismissing this action with prejudice as to Medical Center, will be entered on or after September 10, 2007. You should not expect to receive any further notices concerning the entry of such order and judgment, or of the proceedings which occur before such entry. All class members will be bound by the judgment. The judgment will bar all class members from asserting any claims under or related to Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations against the Medical Center concerning physical, communication, structural and program access barriers in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

Also, pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement in this matter, all class members are deemed to have waived the protection provided by any state statutes or codes with respect to unknown claims at the time of a general release, and the general release in this action will be effective to forever discharge any claims relating to physical, communication, structural and program access barriers under or related to Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations, if any, at the Medical Center by a class member at the time of the settlement agreement whether known or unknown to the class member.

FURTHER INFORMATION The nature of this lawsuit and the proposed settlement are summarized in this Notice. More detailed information about the settlement of the Action, including a complete copy of the settlement agreement, may be obtained from class counsel at: Miguel M. de la O and David E. Marko de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton 3001 S.W. 3rd Ave. Miami, Florida 33129 or by consulting the public file on the case at the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida.

Please Follow the Procedures Set out Above.

Please Do Not Contact the Judge or the Clerk of the Court With Any Question About the Settlement

NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO: ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH DISABILITIES AS THAT TERM HAS BEEN DEFINED BY 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2), INCLUDING THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE AN IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS A MAJOR LIFE FUNCTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOBILITY, HEARING, AND SIGHT, WHO SEEK, HAVE SOUGHT, OR WILL SEEK ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY GOOD, SERVICE, PROGRAM, FACILITY, PRIVILEGE, OR ACCOMMODATION OF THE FACILITIES OF PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. You are covered by and will be bound by the settlement of a class action lawsuit involving physical access barriers at the Facilities of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Parkridge Medical Center. This Notice is to inform you of facts which affect your legal rights.

SUMMARY OF THE LAWSUIT A class action lawsuit entitled Access Now, Inc., et al. v. Ambulatory Surgery Center Group, Ltd., et al., Case No. 990109-CIV-GARBER, is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida involving disability access at the facilities of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. (“Medical Center”). The complaint alleges on behalf of all disabled individuals, including individuals with mobility, visual, or hearing impairments, that the Medical Center is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implementing regulations. The complaint alleges that the Medical Center has failed to provide equal access for persons with disabilities to the Medical Center’s facilities, because numerous physical, communication, structural, and program barriers exist at the Medical Center. The Medical Center has denied these allegations. By entering into a settlement of this action, the Medical Center does not admit or imply that it engaged in any wrongful action or inaction, or damages or injured anyone in any fashion.

This lawsuit has been certified by the Court as a class action. The Named Plaintiffs serve as class representatives, and their counsel are Miguel M. de la O and David E. Marko of the law firm de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton. Those lawyers serve as counsel for the class. The Medical Center is represented by Pedro Forment of the law firm Ford & Harrison LLP. DEFINITION OF THE CLASS You are a member of the class if you are an individual with any type of disability whatsoever, and seek, have sought, or will seek access to or use of any facility of Medical Center.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT The named plaintiffs and the Medical Center have reached a proposed settlement of this class action lawsuit as to the Medical Center. The United States District Court has preliminarily approved that settlement, although the Court has made no findings and offers no opinion with respect to the merits of the settlement. The proposed settlement provides in substances that the Medical Center will make modifications and alterations to its Facilities, including public restrooms, paths of travel, parking, and other public areas within the facilities, with the express purpose of improving and/or providing equal access to and usability of the Facilities by persons with disabilities. No money damages are to be paid to members of the class.

PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE SETTLEMENT Court Hearing. On September 10, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., the court will hold a hearing at the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, New North Courtroom, located at 300 N.E. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132, to determine whether the proposed settlement agreement is fair and reasonable and should be given Final Approval, and to consider the application of Named Plaintiffs’ counsel for attorneys’ fees and costs.

Objections to the Settlement. If you believe the Court should not approve the settlement, you may advise the Court of your objections and a special hearing will be scheduled on a date to be determined by the Court. To be considered by the Court,

however, any objections to the final approval of the settlement must state the basis for the objection and must be timely filed in writing, along with all other papers or briefs the objector wishes the Court to consider, with the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33128, and served upon Class Counsel and counsel for Defendant on or before August 1, 2007 (“Cutoff Date”). All objections must include at the top of the document the case name, the case number, and the name of the Defendant to whom the objections relate. If any attorney will be representing an individual objecting to the settlement, the attorney shall file a notice of appearance with the Court and serve counsel for all parties on or before the Cutoff Date.

Any member of the class who does not timely file and serve a written objection in the manner prescribed herein (1) shall not be permitted to raise such objection, except for good cause shown, and (2) shall be deemed to have waived, and shall be foreclosed from raising, any such objection.

Entry of Judgment. If the settlement is approved by the Court, the order approving the proposed settlement and a judgment dismissing this action with prejudice as to Medical Center, will be entered on or after September 10, 2007. You should not expect to receive any further notices concerning the entry of such order and judgment, or of the proceedings which occur before such entry. All class members will be bound by the judgment. The judgment will bar all class members from asserting any claims under or related to Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations against the Medical Center concerning physical, communication, structural and program access barriers in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

Also, pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement in this matter, all class members are deemed to have waived the protection provided by any state statutes or codes with respect to unknown claims at the time of a general release, and the general release in this action will be effective to forever discharge any claims relating to physical, communication, structural and program access barriers under or related to Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations, if any, at the Medical Center by a class member at the time of the settlement agreement whether known or unknown to the class member.

FURTHER INFORMATION The nature of this lawsuit and the proposed settlement are summarized in this Notice. More detailed information about the settlement of the Action, including a complete copy of the settlement agreement, may be obtained from class counsel at: Miguel M. de la O and David E. Marko de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton 3001 S.W. 3rd Ave. Miami, Florida 33129 or by consulting the public file on the case at the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida.

Please Follow the Procedures Set out Above.

Please Do Not Contact the Judge or the Clerk of the Court With Any Question About the Settlement

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TO: ALL PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH DISABILITIES AS THAT TERM HAS BEEN DEFINED BY 42 U.S.C. § 12102(2), INCLUDING THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE AN IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS A MAJOR LIFE FUNCTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MOBILITY, HEARING, AND SIGHT, WHO SEEK, HAVE SOUGHT, OR WILL SEEK ACCESS TO OR USE OF ANY GOOD, SERVICE, PROGRAM, FACILITY, PRIVILEGE, OR ACCOMMODATION OF THE FACILITIES OF PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC. You are covered by and will be bound by the settlement of a class action lawsuit involving physical access barriers at the Facilities of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Parkridge Valley Hospital. This Notice is to inform you of facts which affect your legal rights.

SUMMARY OF THE LAWSUIT A class action lawsuit entitled Access Now, Inc., et al. v. Ambulatory Surgery Center Group, Ltd., et al., Case No. 990109-CIV-GARBER, is currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida involving disability access at the facilities of Parkridge Medical Center, Inc. (“Medical Center”). The complaint alleges on behalf of all disabled individuals, including individuals with mobility, visual, or hearing impairments, that the Medical Center is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and its implementing regulations. The complaint alleges that the Medical Center has failed to provide equal access for persons with disabilities to the Medical Center’s facilities, because numerous physical, communication, structural, and program barriers exist at the Medical Center. The Medical Center has denied these allegations. By entering into a settlement of this action, the Medical Center does not admit or imply that it engaged in any wrongful action or inaction, or damages or injured anyone in any fashion.

This lawsuit has been certified by the Court as a class action. The Named Plaintiffs serve as class representatives, and their counsel are Miguel M. de la O and David E. Marko of the law firm de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton. Those lawyers serve as counsel for the class. The Medical Center is represented by Pedro Forment of the law firm Ford & Harrison LLP. DEFINITION OF THE CLASS You are a member of the class if you are an individual with any type of disability whatsoever, and seek, have sought, or will seek access to or use of any facility of Medical Center.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT The named plaintiffs and the Medical Center have reached a proposed settlement of this class action lawsuit as to the Medical Center. The United States District Court has preliminarily approved that settlement, although the Court has made no findings and offers no opinion with respect to the merits of the settlement. The proposed settlement provides in substances that the Medical Center will make modifications and alterations to its Facilities, including public restrooms, paths of travel, parking, and other public areas within the facilities, with the express purpose of improving and/or providing equal access to and usability of the Facilities by persons with disabilities. No money damages are to be paid to members of the class.

PROCEDURES CONCERNING THE SETTLEMENT Court Hearing. On September 10, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., the court will hold a hearing at the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, New North Courtroom, located at 300 N.E. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132, to determine whether the proposed settlement agreement is fair and reasonable and should be given Final Approval, and to consider the application of Named Plaintiffs’ counsel for attorneys’ fees and costs.

Objections to the Settlement. If you believe the Court should not approve the settlement, you may advise the Court of your objections and a special hearing will be scheduled on a date to be determined by the Court. To be considered by the Court,

however, any objections to the final approval of the settlement must state the basis for the objection and must be timely filed in writing, along with all other papers or briefs the objector wishes the Court to consider, with the office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, 33128, and served upon Class Counsel and counsel for Defendant on or before August 1, 2007 (“Cutoff Date”). All objections must include at the top of the document the case name, the case number, and the name of the Defendant to whom the objections relate. If any attorney will be representing an individual objecting to the settlement, the attorney shall file a notice of appearance with the Court and serve counsel for all parties on or before the Cutoff Date.

Any member of the class who does not timely file and serve a written objection in the manner prescribed herein (1) shall not be permitted to raise such objection, except for good cause shown, and (2) shall be deemed to have waived, and shall be foreclosed from raising, any such objection.

Entry of Judgment. If the settlement is approved by the Court, the order approving the proposed settlement and a judgment dismissing this action with prejudice as to Medical Center, will be entered on or after September 10, 2007. You should not expect to receive any further notices concerning the entry of such order and judgment, or of the proceedings which occur before such entry. All class members will be bound by the judgment. The judgment will bar all class members from asserting any claims under or related to Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations against the Medical Center concerning physical, communication, structural and program access barriers in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

Also, pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement in this matter, all class members are deemed to have waived the protection provided by any state statutes or codes with respect to unknown claims at the time of a general release, and the general release in this action will be effective to forever discharge any claims relating to physical, communication, structural and program access barriers under or related to Title III of the ADA and its implementing regulations, if any, at the Medical Center by a class member at the time of the settlement agreement whether known or unknown to the class member.

FURTHER INFORMATION The nature of this lawsuit and the proposed settlement are summarized in this Notice. More detailed information about the settlement of the Action, including a complete copy of the settlement agreement, may be obtained from class counsel at: Miguel M. de la O and David E. Marko de la O, Marko, Magolnick & Leyton 3001 S.W. 3rd Ave. Miami, Florida 33129 or by consulting the public file on the case at the Office of the Clerk of the Court, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 301 N. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida.

Please Follow the Procedures Set out Above.

Please Do Not Contact the Judge or the Clerk of the Court With Any Question About the Settlement

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