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Contents
The Pulse CHATTANOOGA'S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE
EDITORIAL
Managing Editor Gary Poole Contributing Editor Janis Hashe
February 19, 2015 Volume 12, Issue 8
Contributors Rob Brezsny • Michael Crumb Steven W. Disbrow • John DeVore Janis Hashe • Matt Jones Marc T. Michael • Ernie Paik Rick Pimental-Habib • Rachael Poe Alex Teach • RayTerry • Michael Thomas Cartoonists & Illustrators Rick Baldwin • Max Cannon Jen Sorenson • Tom Tomorrow
Features
Editorial Interns Eugene Campbell • Gavin Gaither Kristina Kelly
4 BEGINNINGS: A report from the trenches of the culture wars.
Founded 2003 by Zachary Cooper & Michael Kull
8 SCIENCE: Lowering the boom on anti-vax mythology.
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Working On The Railroads
From 1880, most of the trains that were bound for America’s South passed through the southeastern Tennessee city of Chattanooga. The city is the transition point between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau.
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Fine Art of The Fantastic
Chattanooga has played host to an array of fantastic artists, from Chattacon's annual art show featuring largely fantasy science fiction works, to the UTC Cress Gallery's continuing show of surreal work by artist Monica Cook, entitled “Milk Fruit.”
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Three Pints of Irish Whoop-Ass
It’s that time of year again. Paddy’s Day is right around the corner, that special time when, as the McManus Brothers put it, for one night, everyone is Irish.
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Attack of the Gay Married Squirrels A very serious report from the front of the culture wars
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If you’re still insisting that ‘marriage is only between a man and a woman,’ get ready to leave the state…oh, wait, that won’t work. Have you considered Russia?
If you haven’t already seen the video from “Redneck News,” in which citizen journalist Jeremy Todd Addaway “reports” on the effects of legalized gay marriage in Blount County, Alabama, you really need to. It’s hilarious. Citizen Addaway, handheld camera focused on face and tongue firmly in cheek, walks us through his backwoods property, examining it for signs of the homosexual lifestyle. He announces, “This pile of brush is still here, and there are no homosexuals layin’ on top of it doin’ homosexual things.” He
reaches the same conclusion as he takes us on a short tour of the rest of the property. (Find the video at dailykos.com/ story/2015/02/12/1364115/--Redneck-Newsreports-on-gay-marriage-reaching-Alabama) For some dyed-in-the-wool homophobes, this is the way the world ends, this is the way the world ends/Not with a bang, but with a giggle. janis hashe I don’t suggest that Alabama’s Chief Justice Roy Moore watch it, because he would likely have a stroke. He’d better make sure he’s fully insured, however, because change has come to Alabama. And in all likelihood, the few remaining states denying gay couples the right to marry (including Tennessee) will be dropping their dinosaur status as soon as the Supreme Court takes up the broader case in the next few months. The smart money says that gay marriage will be legal in all 50 states within a short period of time. And just how will that affect you? Well, of course, if you are part of an engaged LGBT couple, it likely means “start picking out your china now.” If you’re a straight supporter, it means get out the credit cards because you’ll be on the hook for a lot of wedding presents pretty darn soon. And if you’re still insisting that “marriage is only between a man and a woman,” get ready to leave the state…oh, wait, that won’t work. Have you considered
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Russia? Pres. Putin would welcome you with open arms. Joking aside, the country is moving on with this issue, and just as there as some who (openly or not) look wistfully back to the days of segregation and the days when women were in the kitchen, not in the workforce, there will continue to be some who bemoan the “breakdown of society.” But how does love break down society? Don’t the bonds that marriage creates in fact strengthen society? Isn’t that what we hear ad nauseum from conservatives? It was not so long ago that people of different races couldn’t marry in most of the states resisting gay marriage today. Yet doesn’t that seem like a different world? In 20 years, most of us will feel the exact same way about gay marriages. Homophobes, take note, though. Citizen Addaway concludes his video by reporting, “I did see two squirrels earlier that were kinda suspect. We should look into that further.” You might have better luck resisting gay squirrel marriage. But I wouldn’t bet on it.
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Dance To Your Heart’s Content Grab your water bottle and get ready to sweat: UTC’s third annual Zumbathon charity event is on Tuesday, Feb. 24, benefiting the American Heart Association. Shake a tail feather on down to UTC’s Aquatic and Recreation Center (ARC) on 601 E. 5th St. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. and offers three hours of Zumba dancing for a fun and energy-packed workout. There will also be free Zumba gear
giveaways all evening and a live DJ to provide entertainment and an upbeat atmosphere. Cost is $5 for current UTC students with a valid Mocs ID card, and $10 for UTC faculty and staff, as well as the rest of the Chattanooga community. Only cash and checks will be accepted. One hundred percent of the proceeds are donated to the AHA, specifically supporting “Go Red for
IN THIS ISSUE
RayTerry Our cover story this week on railroads is by RayTerry. Originally from the railroad town of Chattanooga, has been employed by several railroads. He first started working delivering hy-rail trucks to the L&N railway and was then later hired full-time by the
Women,” an AHA campaign advocating more research for women’s heart health. February is American Heart Month. What better way to raise awareness than Zumba’ing and donating money to a great cause, helping to prevent heart-disease related deaths in the United States? Be a part of something fun, positive, and beneficial to others this week by coming out to this event. For more information, call (423) 4254213 or email brooke-satterfield@mocs. utc.edu
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Janis Hashe Southern Railway System. Working throughout much of the southeast has given him a personal view on the operations and workings of the RR industry. Also, he is a former union officer with the Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen (BRS). After retiring with nearly 25 years of service, RT has become an avid rail buff taking pictures and traveling frequently on scenic rail excursions in and around the area.
Feature columnist, arts writer and Contributing Editor Janis Hashe has been both a staff editor and a freelance writer/ editor for more than 25 years. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AmericanStyle magazine,
Sunset magazine, and the international magazine Monocle, among many other outlets. She has a master’s degree in theatre arts, is the founder of Shakespeare Chattanooga and a member of the Chattanooga Zen Group. Her novel “The Ex-Club Tong Pang” was published in December of 2013 (we think it’s a great novel, but we may be just a wee bit biased). Pick up a copy today, and tell all your friends about it.
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COVER STORY
We’ve Been Working on the Railroads a Long Time Chattanooga’s past, present and future is entwined with rail By RayTerry
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Because of existing rail located throughout our city, the city is looking at how we can strategically utilize it to spur economic reinvestment in neighborhoods that really need it.”
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rom 1880, most of the trains that were bound for America’s South passed through the southeastern Tennessee city of Chattanooga. The city is the transition point between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau. Long considered the gateway to the Deep South, Chattanooga’s extensive transportation infrastructure has evolved this area into a major freight destination for many of our nation’s goods shipped by rail. The first railroad line in Chattanooga was the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1850. Eight years later, the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad arrived here. This is what helped make the city a major railroad hub and facilitated many industries’ decisions to locate here and take advantage of the newly created transportation system. During this time, railroads were the cutting-edge technology of the day. Industrialization boomed here with the advent of this extensive rail access. The American Civil War was the first conflict in which railroads became a major strategic factor for opposing armies. Both sides realized that Chattanooga was a vital area for moving men and equipment for their war efforts. One of the more famous stories of the war is about the steam engine, The General. It was stolen by Yankee spies at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw, Georgia) on April 12, 1862, and brought northward on today’s still-operational CSX rail line from Atlanta to Chattanooga. While fleeing, the Andrews Raiders were hotly pursued by Confederates chasing them in the steam engine Texas. (Note: This was before engines were numbered. They were given names instead.) The Raiders were eventually caught, two
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miles north of Ringgold, when The General ran out of wood and water for fuel. The spies were hung and are now buried in the National Cemetery between McCallie and Bailey Avenues. You can see their tombstone marker with a replica of The General atop it by entering in from the Holtzclaw Avenue side of the cemetery. After the war, The General was on display for decades at L&N’s Chattanooga Union Depot. Built in 1858, it was just across from the Historic Read House downtown. Then in the late ’60s things changed for the little engine. The State of Georgia sued to have The General returned and the case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Georgia won. So the famous engine was returned to Georgia in 1970, and the Union Depot was torn down in 1972. Today, we still have many railroads within the Scenic City. One of the oldest and largest is the CSX. It is a major Class 1 railroad as designated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Made up from a conglomeration of many other railroads, it is now called CSX Transportation. Their local switching yard is Wauhatchie Yard, located southwest of the city at the foot of Lookout Mountain in Tiftonia.
CSXT is comprised of bygone railway companies such as Nashville & Chattanooga (N&C; the first railroad into the state), Western & Atlantic (W&A) Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL), Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Seaboard Coastline (SCL) Atlantic Coastline (ACL), and others. As you can see, CSXT has a rich history and has been a staple in Chattanooga for a very long time. CSX is one of the few rail lines in the US that use concrete cross-ties on their main lines. A concrete tie has a useable life of approximately 50 years, in comparison to a 20-year life span of a regular wooden tie. Instead of being traditionally spiked in place, they have “pandrol clips” that hold it to the rail. Concrete ties are used for longer service life and very heavy rail tonnage. The other big Class 1 railroad here is the Norfolk Southern (NS). A subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Corporation, formed largely in this region out of the historic Southern Railway System, NS is a major provider of jobs, services and recreational train activities. Debutts Yard, located just off of Amnicola Highway, is a major rail classification yard facility. In what is known as a “hump-yard,” trains come and go 24
hours a day. After arriving, train cars are broken apart and reformed for new trains to be built and sent to their ongoing destinations. Downtown is the historic Terminal Station, currently being operated as the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel. Opened in 1909 by the Southern Railway, it is the largest railway station in our city’s history. The arched main entrance of the building is said to be the largest unsupported brick arch in the world. The last train pulled out of the station in 1970. 1301 Market St. is where the old Southern Railway System office building still stands. Behind the building you will find what is now the Urban Stack restaurant. This old building used to be a Civil War hospital. Before Urban Stack remodeled the structure, the Southern Railway used it as a maintenance tool house for Signal, Electrical, and Communications employees. One of the most popular operating railroad museums in the Southeast and a true jewel of our area is the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM), located at 4119 Cromwell Rd. with a connecting depot three miles down the track at Chamberlain Avenue. Along the line, you go through a pre-CivilWar-era 979-foot horseshoe tunnel on the scenic ride upon the clickity-clack of the jointed rail. The TVRM is classified as a Class 3 railroad (meaning a slower speed to operate by; 35-mph limit).
The TVRM has been preserving, restoring, and operating historic railroad equipment since the 1960s. TVRM offers many rail trips and special events to introduce the public to historic rail travel, from the daily Missionary Ridge Local to the weekend Dinner Trains. Annual events include Day Out With Thomas, Summer Camps, Halloween Eerie Express, the North Pole Limited during the holidays, and of course the Valentine Special. By far, the biggest rail event at the museum is the annual Railfest in September. Co-sponsored by NS Railway, this event has grown larger every year. Last year , the museum used the event to reintroduce the beautifully restored steam engine 4501. Several years of painstaking restoration was revealed when the engine was rolled out for display and used for this special event. For longer trips, you can choose the Chickamauga Turn, and Summerville Steam Special excursions traveling into Georgia along the old Tennessee Alabama & Georgia line (TAG). There is even a satellite service out of Etowah called Hiwassee River Rail Adventures. These beautiful trips travel through the scenic Hiwassee Gorge of Reliance, and on to Copperhill when in season. (For more information about schedules, details, and online ordering for excursions, track down the website at tvrails.com) Another local railway is the Tyner Terminal Railroad (TNT) at Enter-
prise South Industrial Park, servicing the flow of VW Passat cars to the nation and facilitating the switching for repair of rail cars. Who hasn’t heard of the historic Lookout Mountain Incline Railway? Located along the side of Lookout Mountain, passengers begin their journey in trolley-style cars at the base of the mountain in St. Elmo, and then travel up to the summit at Point Park. The railway is one mile long with a passing loop in the middle. This is what allows two cars to operate at the same time. The maximum grade is 72.7 percent, making it one of the steepest passenger railways in the world. Opened in November 16, 1895, the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is designated as a National Historic Site and National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. Not only do we have the big railroads here, we also have the National Model Railroad Association. Located beside the TVRM since 1982, the NMRA has a collection of many local and national models for viewing at their depotstyled building on Cromwell Road. What is the future for rail here? The freight railroads will remain here due to Chattanooga’s pivotal geographic location for rail distribution, and their long-term huge investment. In fact, CSX & NS are two of the major landowners in Chattanooga. But why do we have this high volume of freight rail activity, but no passenger rail service for commuters or long-dis-
tance travelers? The City of Chattanooga’s Administrator of Transportation, Blythe Bailey, told me, “There is no denying Chattanooga’s rich railroad history. Because of existing rail located throughout our city, the city is looking at how we can strategically utilize it to spur economic reinvestment in neighborhoods that really need it. With light rail connecting one part of Chattanooga to another, we would provide access to more transportation options to both residents and visitors alike and build upon our rich history.” Fortunately, the city has just received a federal grant that will allow it to study light rail (or passenger rail) options in Chattanooga. The city’s transportation administrator’s office will be working closely with consultants on this future study. It would be nice to hop a highspeed, magnetic-levitation rail line to Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta and then fly out anywhere into the world—but don’t hold your breath. This idea, floated many times, still has no major traction or funding. On a closing note, hundreds of people are killed every year due to car-train collisions and trespassing. Having worked for many different railroads throughout my life, I have seen first-hand what happens to vehicles and people struck by trains. Operation Lifesaver says it well: When it’s a tie at the crossing, you lose. So ride the rails—but inside the trains they’re made for.
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Measles and Misinformation Professor Disbrow and friend lower the boom on anti-vax mythology
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I’ve also gotten a lot of stigma and backlash from other parents, some of whom are relatively close friends of mine. It hurts, but I think that the important goal of saving kids’ lives is worth losing a few friends for.”
Steven Disbrow is a computer programmer who specializes in e-commerce and mobile systems development. He’s also an entrepreneur, comic-book nerd, writer, improviser, actor, sometime television personality and parent of two human children.
If you’ve been following the news over the last month or so, you’re probably aware of an unusually widespread measles outbreak that started at Disneyland in California. But this column isn’t about the efficacy of vaccines or if they cause STEVEN W. autism (they don’t). No, this is about a local parent, Juniper Russo, who recently found herself in the spotlight, because she actually changed her mind about vaccines after her un-vaccinated daughter was diagnosed with autism at an early age. (Full disclosure: Juniper is a friend and I thought readers of The Pulse might find her story enlightening.) The Pulse: You’re a writer by trade. Which article brought you all this attention? Juniper Russo: I published an article with the vaccine advocacy nonprofit “Voices for Vaccines.” The article got a lot of attention when it was first published last year, then a resurgence of attention in the midst of the measles outbreak. TP: Which media outlets have you been interviewed by? JR: I had interviews aired and published with NPR, the Toronto Sun/CBC, Al Jazeera America, and the Wall Street Journal. I also had scheduled interviews with the BBC, Fox
News, and CNN, but each of those were pushed aside because of breaking news in the Middle East. TP: How long were you an “anti-vaxxer?” JR: I was only adamantly antivaccine for a few months DISBROW in 2008, when I was pregnant with my first and there was a lot of hype going around about MMR, and even then I had a sneaking suspicion that I was wrong. I was “on the fence” and willing to accept a few vaccines for a couple of years after that. TP: What changed your mind? JR: It was a combination of things. One was just growing up—realizing that I’d made an ignorant decision because I was young and stupid and prone to believing misinformation on the Internet. Another was exposure of Andrew Wakefield’s study as fraudulent. When I first started questioning vaccines, there weren’t a lot of resources to answer my questions and concerns. Now, there’s a lot more information available to concerned or confused parents. It was also, of course, my daughter’s diagnosis of developmental delays and my realization that I had done absolutely nothing to cause them. [Author’s Note: The Wake-
Just A Theory
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field “study” is the only one to ever find a link between vaccines and autism. It was later discredited and Wakefield barred from practicing medicine.] TP: What response did you get from other mothers in your circle? Were you able to sway any? JR: I’m happy to say that I’ve swayed several. I knew a lot of fence-sitters who credited me with changing their minds. I’ve also gotten a lot of stigma and backlash from other parents, some of whom are relatively close friends of mine. It hurts, but I think that the important goal of saving kids’ lives is worth losing a few friends for. TP: Your daughter is an absolute delight and smart as a whip. Why do you think people fear autism so much that they would risk their child’s health to avoid it? Is this issue about misunderstanding autism as well as misunderstanding vaccines? JR: Yes, I think that stereotypes and misunderstandings of autism are a huge part of the problem. I have seen people describe autistic children as “soulless” and “monsters.” It’s not just extremely offensive; it’s inaccurate. Autistic children are usually bright,
happy, healthy, affectionate, caring people; they just have unconventional ways of expressing it. TP: What about the HPV vaccine? The one that Michelle Bachmann and Rand Paul have both claimed would cause mental illness? JR: It’s ridiculous, and I think a lot of the stigma about the HPV vaccine is rooted in Puritan sexism and homophobia (since women and gay men are by far the most common victims of HPV-related cancer). There is no scientific evidence that Gardasil causes mental illness. And honestly? Even if it did, I’d prefer to have a have a kid who needs Paxil than a kid who is dead of cancer. If you’d like to see Juniper’s interviews, they’re all available on the sites mentioned above. You can also check out her new FaceBook endeavor, “Back From Nature,” which she started with other two other moms, Maranda Dynda and Megan Sandlin. “Back From Nature” is a gathering place for parents that have found their way out of the world of pseudo-science and “alternative” medicine and embraced evidence-based parenting.
Still On Top, Still Innovating In 23 years, 212 Market has never stopped seeking the best The word “passion” gets thrown cal, sustainable and eco-friendly around quite a bit these days when in the city. it comes to food. Everyone who In the past, I often equated picks up a chef’s knife or strains 212 Market with fine dining, a veloute wants to talk about their special occasions, or impressing “passion for food,” but if you want an important date. But as Chatto see what a true, lifelong passion tanooga’s palates changed, the for food looks like, look no further restaurant changed with them. than 212 Market. The atmoIn 1989, Sally sphere is and Susan Mocasual yet ses, along with refined, their mother while still michael thomas Maggie, decided feeling to open a restaurant featuring lovery warm and approachable. cal foods in downtown ChattaThese days I’m as likely to nooga. This was well before the throw on some jeans and pop downtown renaissance and a full in for a Dogfish Head IPA and three years before the Tennessee bison burger as I am to pull on Aquarium opened its doors. The a sport coat and settle in for a phrases, “farm to table,” “sustainthree-course meal with a wine ability,” and “organic” were depairing. cades away from becoming a part Chef Susan Moses and her of the average Chattanoogan’s team have struck the perfect lexicon, and fine dining in our city balance between menu favormeant a steak of unknown origin ites that Chattanoogans have accompanied by a butter-laden come to know and love, while baked potato. But the Moses’s had utilizing the region’s bounty a passion for quality, farm-fresh of fresh, local and seasonal iningredients and a steadfast belief gredients to create a variety of that Chattanoogans would respond stunning daily specials. to world-class food prepared from On my most recent visit to 212 the finest local ingredients. TwenMarket, my date and I planned ty-three years later, that passion our entire meal in the car on the for quality is not only present in drive over. I intended to start every dish, but has grown into a with grilled Georgia quail breast force that leads by example, with a on Fall Mills polenta and warm menu that is arguably the most lobacon vinaigrette, then move on
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to an Eagles Rest bison ribeye au poivre with mashed potatoes and Sequatchie Cove blue cheese compound butter. My vegetarian dining partner was eager to hear what fresh, local vegetables were available for their daily vegetarian selection while we both tried to keep our excitement in check as we pondered what the bread pudding or crème brûlée de jour would be that evening. However, as soon as menus were placed into our hands, all of our bestlaid plans went beautifully awry. I decided to start the meal off with an Eagle’s Rest bison spring roll made with spicy housemade kimchee and a sweet chili dipping sauce, while my friend curled up with a hot bowl of umami-packed miso-cabbage soup. On cue, the entrées arrived just as we were finishing our starters. The cornmeal-fried Pickett’s trout that I chose for my main
and carrots that were cooked to tender perfection and served over an herbaceous basil-parmesan risotto. The bright tastes of the vegetables contrasted against the creamy risotto to create a dish even a dedicated meat eater would love. Although we clearly didn’t need dessert, once we saw the collection of sweets being offered we capitulated and split a piece of Green Tomato cake with cream cheese icing. This moist and mildly sweet indulgence was the exclamation point at the end of an already memorable meal. 212 Market has been the leader in serving exceptional, local food to crowds of Chattanoogans and tourists alike for two decades. Their passion for food is more than a catch phrase; it has been a way of life for the Moses family for 23 years and counting.
“Chef Susan Moses and her team have struck the perfect balance between menu favorites and utilizing the region’s bounty of fresh, local and seasonal ingredients to create a variety of stunning daily specials.”
course was spectacular. Chef Moses breads a generous filet of Pickett’s trout with Falls Mill cornmeal (one of the last remaining waterpowered mills in the state), fries it to crispy perfection, and serves it alongside local stone-ground cheddar grits and fresh sautéed kale. The fish is then topped with a creamy crawfish remoulade that brings the dish together like a Southern gospel choir having church in my mouth. My date was in flavor heaven as she tasted her way through the “February Veggies” plate of sautéed Brussels sprouts, parsnips chattanoogapulse.com • February 19-25 • The Pulse • 9
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Fine Art of The Fantastic Facinates “Milk Fruit” at the Cress may shock…or inspire
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rtists of fantastic modes have lately come to Chattanooga, joining those who already reside in this region. Chattacon, at its annual art show, hosted 40 artists, featuring largely fantasy science fiction works. Also, the UTC Cress Gallery opened a continuing show of surreal work by artist Monica Cook, entitled “Milk Fruit.”
Crabtree Farms offers Beginner’s Beekeeping class Want to help in the worldwide effort to save bees? Learn the basics of beekeeping at Crabtree Farms this Saturday, Feb. 21. Local beekeeper David Reed will discuss what you need to know about beekeeping to get started. He’ll cover questions such as: What kind of equipment do I need? Where can I gather these supplies? How do I handle multiple bee stings when I check my hive? What do I do if my bees get out of control and swarm my household? All of your beginner’s beekeeping questions will be welcomed and encouraged in this session. The workshop is intended to help you determine whether or not beekeeping is right for you. If you do decide to start your own healthy hive, you will learn the next steps
for your beekeeping adventure to be successful. Come see what all the buzz is about. The workshop is free for members of Crabtree Farms and $10 for non-members. Prior registration is required. Reserve yours by contacting Anna at achill@ crabreefarms.org, by calling (423) 493-9155, or by going online to crabtreefarms.org and paying via PayPal. — Kristina Kelly “Beekeeping for Beginners” Saturday, 10 a.m. Crabtree Farms 1000 E. 30th St (423) 493-9155 crabtreefarms.org
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Art Wise Presents: Lynsey Addario Acclaimed photojournalist welcomed to Hunter's distinguished speaker series.
“Creativity and Spirit” with Jan Phillips Revive your imagination, renew your creative spirit and inspire new ways of being and acting in the world.
Big Eddie Caylor Straight from HBO and Showtime, his comedy is Southern to the bone, and country as cornbread.
6:30 p.m. Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. janphillips.com
7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
6 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org
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Arts michael crumb
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This complex profusion of imagery is not entirely taken in through casual observation, but, nonetheless, subliminal affects ensue.”
Honored Chattacon artist Alon Clark, who has quite a deep resume, presented the satiric “Alien Bitch” among other works; a complementary work by Chaz Komp and “Ctivuzu Girl” celebrated breaking this gender barrier with respect to these tentallous aliens. Sadly, the other honored artist, David Deitrick, was unable to attend, although his work adorned the program cover. Most of the artists showed returning work, along with new pieces, and are undiminished in their appropriation by con visitors. A lot of this work has been discussed in these pages before. Notably, Kevin Dyer has added woven banners alongside his fascinating “Paper Casts.” Star Roberts was awarded for her evolving constructions. Among less familiar artists, Ray Van Tibure was awarded for his large science fiction painting “Right of Way.” Julia MorganElott’s erotic “Temporary King” and her “Firebird” stamp the sense of freedom that fantasy encourages. Mele Brueck received an amateur award for her interesting anime characters. Mary Johnson was also awarded for her unique hatboxes. Most impressive, though, was the expansion of jewelry shown. Five artists, including Shannon Trual, Ginger Williams, Brian Davis, Bryan Jones, and Loren Damrsoes, showed a range of gemstones and designs of inspirational value, from earliest times, and these contemporary designs shone. Monica Cook’s recent opening at UTC’s Cress Gallery of Fine Arts apparently takes its name “Milk Fruit” from a forthcoming stop-action animated film, represented at the show by large photographic outtakes on her wall.
Cook comes from Dalton, Georgia, and after attending the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), moved to New York where she now resides in Brooklyn and teaches at the New York Academy of Art. Her show runs at the Cress until Mar. 19. The fresh full moon provided a weirdly appropriate ambiance to the show’s opening at the gallery. While some more veteran viewers were elated by the strongly radical imagery, the overwhelming impression taken by younger visitors, including art students, was a dazed confusion, a sense of shock. This complex profusion of imagery is not entirely taken in through casual observation, but, nonetheless, subliminal affects ensue. Basically, this show consists of three large sculpture works and a few similar ones. There are two stop-action animation videos, “Duece” and “Volley,” and eight large photos in color, the outtakes from the “Milk Fruit” film. A sense of “mutation” pervades the whole presentation. This remains a difficult word, dragging mostly negative connotations. The constructions themselves are reminiscent of H. R. Giger’s “Necromicon” portfolio in which organic and industrial forms are surreally merged. Gigor’s portfolio also includes the “Alien” monster of cinematic fame. Surreal art consist of two layers, roughly corresponding to the psychological work of Sigmund Freud and of Carl Jung. The Freudian style is more personal, while the Jungian style is more archetypal. The surreal art object engages the viewers subjectively, resulting in a subliminal affect. Such images reach more deeply than typical awareness. Cook’s work in-
volves both types of surreal imagery. In his famous essay, “The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction,” Walter Benjamin discusses the inherent “shock” effect/affects of cinematic montage. Since images carry a lot of information, the juxtaposition of images overwhelms. Benjamin believes that shock “should be met with a heightened consciousness.” Clearly, surreal montage likely intensifies shock because of the subliminal qualities of these images. There is a risk of incomprehensibility. The drive required to produce complex assemblages ought to be provided by some aesthetic vision. The parts relate to some kind of whole, to a heightened consciousness. So, how does one interpret Cook’s vision? Among the fanciful aspects of Cook’s work are scattered poisonous surreal forms. At the end of the video “Duece,” the man/wolf dies violently. There is a Freudian root to this, but it’s aggressively intensified. The ears of corn in “crop duster” also suggest poison. Consider that mutations have causes. Some causes are natural, but others are poisonous. “The Goat Cart” reaches for the archetypal. Its form resembles “The Chariot” of the Tarot, but the “charioteer” is now a multi-breasted witch with her familiar cat perched next to her, drawn by a goat suggesting devilish symbolism. Next to this is an eviscerated cow…sacrificed to divine entities?—this appears as an appropriative strategy. Is Cook a satirist? Or… “Milk Fruit” at UTC Cress Gallery continues until Mar. 19. chattanoogapulse.com • February 19-25 • The Pulse • 11
ARTS CALENDAR thursday2.19
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Movie Matinee: “D.W. Griffith’s Abraham Lincoln” 2 p.m. Heritage House 1428 Jenkins Rd. (423) 855-9474 Art Wise Presents: Lynsey Addario 6 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Intro to Oil Painting with Alex Loza 6 p.m. Art Creations 7351 Commons Blvd. (423) 531-7606 art-creations.com/art-classes Winter Workshop: “Make Your Own Outdoor Video: It’s a Wrap!” 6:30 p.m. Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com “Into the Woods” 7 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com “The Vagina Monologues” 7 p.m. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave. (423) 425-4111
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Josh Blue utc.edu “Dusty and the Big Bad World” 7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre 5600 Brainerd Rd. (423) 602-8640 ensembletheatreofchattanooga. com “Hedda Gabler” 7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center Vine & Palmetto Sts. (423) 425-4371 utc.edu/fine-arts-center Big Eddie Caylor 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
Pulse Pick: hunter undrground Avant-Art hosts this art-focused event complete with a DJ, food, beverages and silent auction. Hunter Underground Saturday, February 21 Hunter Museum 10 Bluff View (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org
friday2.20 Homeschool Workshop: Landscape Expeditions 10 a.m. Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org Intro to Oil Painting with Alex Loza 2 p.m. Art Creations 7351 Commons Blvd. (423) 531-7606 art-creations.com/art-classes “Creativity and Spirit” with Jan Phillips 6:30 p.m. Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. janphillips.com
“The Vagina Monologues” 7 p.m. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave. (423) 425-4111 “Hedda Gabler” 7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center Vine & Palmetto Sts. (423) 425-4371 utc.edu/fine-arts-center “Dusty and the Big Bad World” 7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre 5600 Brainerd Rd. (423) 602-8640 ensembletheatreofchattanooga. com “Beauty and the Beast” 7:30 p.m. Ripple Theater 3264 Brainerd Rd. (423) 600-9242 rippletheater.com Big Eddie Caylor 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com Friday Night Comedy Improv 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga State Humanities Theater 4501 Amnicola Hwy. chattanoogastate. edu/humanities-finearts/theatre-arts “Into the Woods” 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St.
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"Into the Woods" (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com “Edith Stein” 8 p.m. Covenant College 14049 Scenic Hwy. (706) 419-1051 covenant.edu
saturday2.21 Dungeons and DragonsTween Style 10 a.m. Northgate Public Library 278 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 870-0635 Poptots: CSP Quartet at Creative Discovery Museum Noon Creative Discovery Museum 321 Chestnut St. (423) 756-2738 Artful Yoga: Bringing Your Energy Full Circle 1:30 p.m. Hunter Museum 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “The Vagina Monologues” 2 p.m. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave. (423) 425-4111 “Beauty and the Beast” 7:30 p.m. Ripple Theater 3264 Brainerd Rd. (423) 600-9242 rippletheater.com “Dusty and the Big
Bad World” 7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre 5600 Brainerd Rd. (423) 602-8640 ensembletheatreofchattanooga. com “Hedda Gabler” 7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center Vine & Palmetto Sts. (423) 425-4371 utc.edu/fine-arts-center “Creativity and Spirit” with Jan Phillips 6:30 p.m. Chattanooga Workspace 302 W. 6th St. janphillips.com Big Eddie Caylor 7:30, 9:45 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com “Into the Woods” 8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre 400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com Hunter Underground 8 p.m. Hunter Museum 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org
sunday2.22 “Into the Woods” 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre
400 River St. (423) 267-8534 theatrecentre.com “Beauty and the Beast” 2:30 p.m. Ripple Theater 3264 Brainerd Rd. (423) 600-9242 rippletheater.com “Dusty and the Big Bad World” 7:30 p.m. Ensemble Theatre 5600 Brainerd Rd. (423) 602-8640 ensembletheatreofchattanooga. com CSO/Youth Orchestra: “Side By Side” 3 p.m. Tivoli Theatre 709 Broad St. (423) 267-8583 chattanoogasymphony.org Big Eddie Caylor 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
monday2.23 Baby Bounce 11:30 a.m. Northgate Public Library 278 Northgate Mall Dr. (423) 870-0635 Tweentastic-Readers! 4:30 p.m. Eastgate Public Library 5705 Martin Rd., Suite 1500 (423) 855-2689
Mentorship in Oil Painting with Mia Bergeron 6 p.m. Townsend Atelier 201 W. Main St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com Intro to Ballroom 7:30 p.m. Ballroom Magic Dance Center 4200 N. Access Rd. (423) 771-3646 Josh Blue 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com
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Introduction into Oil Painting with Mia Bergeron 9 a.m. Townsend Atelier 201 W. Main St. (423) 266-2712 townsendatelier.com
wednesday2.25 Ride with GPS TutorialChattanooga Bicycle Club 6 p.m. Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com
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MUSIC SCENE
Three Pints of Irish Whoop-Ass Celtic Keg Stand will be back in town for St. Paddy’s on the Parkway at the Pint
Get Out Your Big Hair, Bueller Tribute band The Breakfast Club back at Rhythm & Brews Once upon a time, neon pants were in style and Rubik’s Cubes were the original cause of OCD. Well, tell E.T. to phone back to Earth because The Breakfast Club is playing a 1980s tribute at Rhythm & Brews on Friday, Feb. 20. Even Ferris Bueller is taking the day off for this event (which isn’t that surprising).The ’80s retro fun starts at 10 p.m. At $12 a ticket, you can break out your legwarmers and dance the night away. The band formed in 1993 with members DavayRay (vocals and guitar), Jerry Finley (vocals, keyboards, and drums), Tony Williams (drums), and Matt Burns (bass, vocals), breaking the sound barrier as the first of its kind. Now, The Breakfast Club is the longest-running and most recognized ’80s tribute band in the United States.
The band’s mission is to be an entertainment group embodying the enigmatic, creative, and buoyant spirit of music and live performances of the original 1980s MTV generation. The group performs in authentic ’80s hair and clothing to bring ’80s pop songs back to life. Re-start your dial-up connection and go to rhythm-brews.com to buy tickets online. Hear a sneak peak of the band’s sound and get more information at thebreakfastclub.com
— Kristina Kelly The Breakfast Club Friday, 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market Street rhythm-brews.com
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10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com
Female-fronted rockand-roll playing all the songs you love and some you love to hate.
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t’s that time of year again. Paddy’s Day is right around the corner, that special time when, as the McManus Brothers put it, for one night, everyone is Irish. The festivities start early here in the Scenic City with Rock City’s annual St. Patrick’s Celebration kicking off on Mar. 7 and 8, and continuing the following weekend. One of the biggest bashes in towns looks to be The Honest Pint’s second annual St. Paddy’s on the Parkway celebration on Mar. 14. The wildly successful event will feature a wide array of some of your favorite bands, including the latest “band you must not miss,” Celtic Keg Stand.
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He immersed himself so completely in the genre, one wonders if his blood runs green."
Hailing from Murphy, North Carolina, this three-piece band could just as easily be a six-piece based on the energy they bring to their performances and the sheer power of their playing. Fans of the Pogues (and many others), the boys bring that same sort of punk sensibility to the stage without the inconvenience of Shane MacGowan passing out before the set is over. James Siller deftly handles the responsibilities of frontman for the band as both lead singer and a multi-instrumentalist. In fact, Siller rivals Prince (or whatever he calls himself now) in versatility, with upwards of 17 different instruments in his arsenal. To put it bluntly, whatever the band needs for any particular tune, Siller is capable of providing. Besides his work with Celtic Keg Stand, Siller is also one-half of the bluegrass gospel duo Wayfaring Strangers and was instrumental (pun intended) in producing the Shady Creek album, Waylon Grass: A Bluegrass Tribute to Waylon Jennings. Siller traces his ancestry all the way back to 12th-century Ireland.
South African Rap/ravers Die Antwoord Shake Track 29
The boys bring that same sort of punk sensibility to the stage without the inconvenience of Shane MacGowan passing out before the set is over.
Chad Johnson: singer, drummer, percussionist, a man with a passion for music so intense that in his younger years, his parents would ask him to DJ their parties and social functions. Extensive vocal training and a background in dance mean that Johnson was the quintessential “song and dance” man before discovering his love for the drums. It was through his work with Celtic Keg Stand that Johnson first experienced the world of Irish and Scottish music, but having discovered it he immersed himself so completely in the genre that one wonders if his blood runs green (which would make him a Vulcan, I suppose). What is certain is that Johnson is well suited to pounding out the thunderous rhythms nec-
essary to propel a band like Celtic Keg Stand. Rounding out the trio is the man whose monster bass lines form the very backbone of the power trio, Josh Hopper. A longtime veteran of the KISS army, Hopper first took up guitar at the tender age of 5. From there he was unstoppable, broadening his tastes with exposure to more and more typaes of music, including his beloved bluegrass and yet… it would be some time before Hopper discovered that bluegrass music is descended from traditional Celtic music, but once he did, there was no looking back. No one-trick pony,
Hopper is also a gifted singer, songwriter and guitar player who, as the be-kilted man puts it, will do whatever it takes to bring Keg Stand’s infectious music to the people. Your next best chance to see the boys will be at The Honest Pint on Mar. 14, but keep your eyes open as the fellows are regulars at the Pint as well as Chevelle’s in Murphy and at various pubs and performance halls throughout the Southeast. Keep track of them at their webpage (celtickegstand. webstarts.com) and find their music on reverbnation. When it comes to Celtic Keg Stand and their unique “pubcrawler” style, forget opening a can of Irish whoop-ass. With these boys, it comes in pints.
Hold on to your hats, kids: Tickets are on sale now for the Mar. 21 performance at Track 29 of South African rap/rave group Die Antwoord. Formed in Capetown in 2008, the trio consists of rappers Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser and DJ Hi Tek. The group has patterned its image and performance on the concept of “Zef,” an Afrikaans slang word referring to a person whose sense of style transcends their working-class means. Derived from the Ford Zephyr automobile, once a popular and highly modifiable favorite of the working class, it was initially a derogatory term used by the wealthy to refer to their blue-collar counterparts, but has since been adopted as a counterculture term of pride. Knowing this is key to understanding the group, whose self-described “documentary fiction” is designed for shock value and often leaves the uninitiated a touch bewildered. Nonetheless, Die Antwoord maintains a significant cult following and an artistic influence that has led to an enormous response from their base in the form of fan art. Tickets are on sale now for this all-ages show and given the popularity and bonafide cult status of the group, it’d be best to pick yours up sooner, rather than later. — MTM
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LIVE MUSIC FEBRUARY
JIMMY TAWATER BAND THU 8p 19 KILLER GUITARS, GREAT HORN SECTION
20 SAT FLY BY RADIO 9p 21 RAELYN NELSON BAND WED 9P 25 SMOOTH DIALECTS THU 9p 26 APACHE RELAY FRI 9:30p27 THE COMMUNICATORS SAT 9:30p28 BREAKFAST CLUB 80'S RETRO AND DANCE HITS!
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thursday2.19 Prime Country Band 6:30 p.m. Ringgold Nutrition Center 144 Circle Dr. (706) 935-2541 Big & Rich 7 p.m. Track 29 1400 Market St. track29.co Feel It Thursday Open Mic 7 p.m. Mocha Restaurant & Music Lounge 511 Broad St. mochajazz.net Bluegrass and Country Jam 7 p.m. Grace Nazarene Church 6310 Dayton Blvd. chattanoogagrace.com Songwriter Shootout 7 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Jesse James & Tim Neal 7 p.m. Mexi Wings VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Jimmy Tawater Band 8 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Folk Killer, Sof Srv, Swoon, Type Two 8 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd.
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jjsbohemia.com IronChief 8 p.m. World of Beer 412 Market St. worldofbeer.com Open Mic with Hap Henninger 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191
friday2.20 Jason Thomas and the Mean-Eyed Cats 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. choochoo.com Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m.
Pulse Pick: The Maycomb Criers Their music is like a scantilyclad girl eating chickenon-a-stick on a sticky June afternoon. Come hear these local boys do some serious pickin' and grinnin'. The Maycomb Criers Friday, 9 p.m. World of Beer 412 Market St. worldofbeer.com
El Meson 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. elmesonrestaurant.com Johnson Carpenter 7 p.m. American Legion Post 214 540 Park City Rd. legionpost214.org Chattanooga Acoustic Showcase 7 p.m. Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Courtney Daly Band 7 p.m. Magoo’s 3658 Ringgold Rd. (423) 867-1351 B. Snipes, Talking Blues Band 8 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd.
thecamphouse.com Big Kitty, Banditos, Desolendes 8 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Mark Stuart 8 p.m. Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse 105 McBrien Rd. christunity.org Joey Winslett Band 8 p.m. T-Bone’s Sports Café 1419 Chestnut St. tbonessportscafe.com Paul Smith & the Sky High Band 8 p.m. Chattanooga Billiards Club East 110 Jordan Dr. cbcburns.com Southlander 8 p.m. Fireside Grille 3018 Cummings Hwy. (423) 821-9898 Old Man Kelly 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 Dustin Martin & The Ramblers 9 p.m. Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. skyzoochattanooga.com The Maycomb Criers 9 p.m. World of Beer
412 Market St. worldofbeer.com Breakfast Club 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Cash Only Band 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com
saturday2.21 Husky Burnette 3 p.m. Sky Zoo 5709 Lee Hwy. skyzoochattanooga.com Jason Thomas and the Mean-Eyed Cats 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo 1400 Market St. choochoo.com Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m. El Meson 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. elmesonrestaurant.com The Dudes 6 p.m. Ayala’s Mexican Restaurant 1832 Taft Hwy. (423) 886-0063 Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball 8 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Jim White vs. the Packway Handle Band
8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Priscilla & Lil’ Rickee 8:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Southern Exposures FX 9 p.m. Lookout Bar and Grill 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9774 Jay Taylor Band 9 p.m. World of Beer 412 Market St. worldofbeer.com Fly By Radio 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Hap Henniger 10 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 Cash Only Band 10 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd. budssportsbar.com
sunday2.22 Cricket & Snail, Mountain Creek House Fire 11 a.m. The Flying Squirrel Bar 55 Johnson St. flyingsquirrelbar.com
Duo Piano Recital: Sin-Hsing Tsai & Derek Polischuk 3 p.m. Summitt Pianos 6209 Lee Hwy. (423) 499-0600 Sunday Night Irish Music Jam Session 5 p.m. Grocery Bar 1501 Long St. grocerybar.com The Perrys 6 p.m. Friendship Baptist Church 7313 Cline Rd. (423) 842-0982 Molly Maguires 7 p.m. The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy. thehonestpint.com
monday2.23 Monday Nite Big Band 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Bryan Sutton 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org
tuesday2.24 Rick’s Blues Jam 7 p.m. Folk School of Chattanooga 1200 Mountain Creek Rd.
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chattanoogafolk.com Rory Block 7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center 736 Vine St. utc.edu/fine-arts-center
wednesday2.25 Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m. El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonrestaurant.com Open Mic with Ryan Oyer 8 p.m. The Honest Pint 35 Patten Parkway thehonestpint.com Wednesday Jazz in the Lounge: Dexter Bell 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Seizer, Scenic, Tomato Face, Nosecone Prophets 8 p.m. JJ’s Bohemia 231 E. MLK Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Raelyn Nelson Band, Jess Goggins 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com
901 Carter St Inside City Cafe (423)634-9191 Thursday, February 19: 9pm Open Mic with Hap Henninger Friday, February 20: 9pm Old Man Kelly (Blacksburg, VA) Saturday, February 21: 10pm Hap Henninger Tuesday, February 24: 7pm Server/Hotel Appreciation Night $5 Pitchers $2 Wells $1.50 Domestics ●
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Record Reviews
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Irrepressible Pop-Rock, Peculiar Rhythms The Bangles reloaded, Rick Weaver still writhing
The Bangles Ladies and Gentlemen...The Bangles! (Down Kiddie!)
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aul Lukas documented what he called “Inconspicuous Consumption” in his ’90s zine Beer Frame, devoted to products that were either obscure or so ubiquitous that we ceased to really notice them. It is that second category that comes to mind when considering the all-woman California quartet The Bangles, which was unavoidable in the mid-to-late ’80s for the MTV generation. For this writer, it took an obsessed college girlfriend to tear down his indie-rock snobbery and make him realize that the group had more to offer than Top 40 hits that were either too goofy (“Walk Like an Egyptian”) or mawkish (“Eter-
Rick Weaver The Perfect Man (Bezoar Formations) nal Flame”) for his tastes. This realization happened, despite a forced viewing of singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs’ awful Hollywood vehicle The Allnighter. The arrival of the early career compilation Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles! doesn’t seem to mark any particular event, and oddly, it is only a digital release. True to the group’s roots in the L.A.-centered Paisley Underground—alongside other psychedelic pop-rock-minded acts like The Three O’Clock, The Rain Parade and The Dream Syndicate—much of this material is informed by ’60s Nuggets-style garage rock. The opening instrumental “Bitchen Summer / Speedway”
is a straight-up homage to ’60s surf rock, and the handful of demos here include faithful, nostalgic covers of “Steppin’ Out” (Paul Revere & the Raiders) and “Outside Chance” (the Warren Zevon-penned Turtles track). The group’s first single, released under the band’s original name The Bangs, has the irresistible Aside “Getting out of Hand” which features Hoffs’ palatably reedy vocals, tight guitar power-pop with Byrds-style timbres and a slightly funky rhythmic tug; the concise Bside “Call on Me” is 92 seconds of bouncy bliss—it’s also included in its demo form, with a hint of country swagger. Also included is the group’s excellent eponymous debut EP with confident, exuberant originals such as “The Real World” and a cover of “How Is the Air up There?” by The Changin’ Times. Other rarities include live versions of “Tell Me” and Love’s “7 & 7 Is,” a 37-second magazine ad (“Getting out of Hand” with different lyrics) and the theme song to the radio show “The Rock & Roll Alternative.” By the time The Bangles recorded its debut album, it acquired a radio-friendly sheen, slightly obscuring its raw spirit, and the compilation at hand, presenting treasured rarities with good fidelity, shows
how a ’60s obsession can result in irrepressible, unpretentious and surprisingly enduring pop-rock.
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ne thing about the prolific and itinerant (although currently stationed in Baltimore) musician, performer and filmmaker Rick Weaver is that he is so busy creating that he doesn’t linger on a particular piece or in a particular area for very long. The result, so far, is a huge body of work over a decade or so of nearly constant activity, including numerous disquieting videos and albums released under the monikers The Ruined Frame, Dinner Music, The Four Hands and currently, his own actual name. This writer can imagine aficionados of incredibly strange music somehow stumbling across Weaver’s catalog and being overwhelmed with his persistent, compelling and uniquely peculiar vision, starting subreddits to discuss these often scarce releases with bizarre theories about his themes and intentions. The thing is, Weaver seems to be comfortable in his discomfort, writhing in obscurity and happy to have his music deeply felt, and not necessarily deeply understood, with the notion that there doesn’t have to be something to “get.” His latest cassette-only release is the soundtrack to his film The Per-
fect Man, part of a film cycle that includes its predecessor, Black Medicine, a VHS-video-quality off-center quasi-noir offering. The publicly available excerpts from The Perfect Man offer a confusing array of tropical floral patterns, people eating in slow motion, Weaver spazzing out blindfolded and armed, and ample video interlacing artifacts. The soundtrack is equally disorienting, using bustling rhythm loops, keyboard soloing, incomprehensible lyrics and blurred and distorted notes; the album opens with a chaotic hailstorm of Casio rhythms on “After the Parrot,” while “Mortal Wound” has an unplaceable ethnic vibe in its loop, suggesting exotica from an invented land. One of the dramatic pinnacles is “The Shell & Milk Suite” with a bizarre sequence of chimpy keyboards and splat sounds, plus warped vocal snippets suggesting infant animals. The closing “Plain Paper Yellow (Reports from Hell)” uses ghostly, vaguely disturbing background details, eerie layers, a hospice lounge rhythm and disconnected words that don’t convey a coherent picture. However, one thing to keep in mind is that this music doesn’t have to be comprehended to be enjoyed—and besides, there are some things you just don’t need to know.
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Casablanca Hookah Lounge: Bubbling Smoke, Exotic Eats on the Northshore Alice’s caterpillar would be in heaven in this hangout restaurant. This is, for us, home, When you walk through the front and we want to share it with door of the recently opened Casayou.” blanca Hookah Lounge, you feel as if Casablanca offers the highest you have been transported to a differquality hookah, uses exceptional ent place. The walls of the main room coals, and imports authentic, are painted a rich red, and dozens of original flavor tobaccos from the ornamental, jewel-encrusted lamps Middle East. They provide a hang from the ceiling. The seating, variety of methods for smoking, which wraps around the wall of the from the room, is low to electronic the ground and hookah to decorated with the E-pipe piles of plush, h o o k a h embroidered pilrachael poe and the ice lows. Candles hose. abound, and the Casablanca’s hookah menu smell of incense lingers in the air as seems nearly endless. They ofinstrumental Arabic music plays in fer Al Fakher, Star Buzz, and the backgrouand. Fantasia brands in flavors like “Casablanca is not just the name strawberry, orange, fuzzy navel, of the restaurant, and the restaurant wild berry mint, strawberry maris not just named after the city,” exgarita, and blue mist—to name a plains owner and manager Mohamfew. mad Salem. “Casablanca is a style of For those who are new to hoolife, a theme. When you step through kah, Salem advises, “Just enjoy our doors, we want you to feel like the puffs. Our hookah is not you’re stepping out of Chattanooga too heavy or too strong. It’s just and into another world.” right.” Salem graduated from the UniverIn addition to its impressive sity of Tennessee at Chattanooga in hookah bar, Casablanca offers a the ’90s, and since then it has been wide array of delicious, authenhis dream to open a restaurant in the tic Mediterranean cuisine. At city that he fell in love with during Casablanca, attention to detail college. “It’s about bringing my trais key in every aspect, but esditions to America, to a city that I pecially the food. That is why love,” says Salem with a warm smile. from falafel to baba ghanoush to His wife Abeer agrees and adds, hummus to mazzah, the food at “When someone comes to our home, Casablanca is made fresh daily. we welcome them. We sit down with “The eye eats before the them, we give them tea, we give mouth,” Abeer explains, “so them coffee. It is the same at our
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we make sure that our food is quality, and we give it our own personal touch. Anybody can make falafel,” she continues, “but here we make it just like we do at home.” Casablanca also boasts a large, inviting deck. Though it is currently enclosed for the winter, the warmer months of spring and summer will undoubtedly see many Casablanca customers spending the afternoons and evenings in the open air. There will also be special occasions in the spring and summer, such as live bands,
matter when you visit, cards and chess are always available to play while eat or enjoy the hookah. And remember, Casablanca is more than just a restaurant or a hookah bar; it is a place to build relationships. Mohammed and Abeer love to sit with their clients for tea and conversation, and, as Abeer says, “When you walk through our doors, you’re family.” Lunch special daily from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.; hookah happy hour from 3 to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Visit casablancachattanooga.com for more details.
In addition to its impressive hookah bar, Casablanca offers a wide array of delicious, authentic Mediterranean cuisine. DJs, and dancing. In the meantime, Abeer is happy to offer dance classes on Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. for just $10 a class. After 5 p.m., no one under 18 is allowed inside Casablanca, but during the day Casablanca is family friendly. No
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Joe Bob Briggs: Genius of Genre Cult critic will be speaker at Chattanooga Film Festival, among others still TBA
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The Real Abraham Lincoln Director D.W. Giffith looks at the legendary President Every third Thursday of the month, the Heritage House Arts and Civic Center delves into the film archives to present an overlooked or longunseen classic movie. In “Abraham Lincoln,” from legendary director D.W. Griffith, the 16th president’s life is depicted in the years leading up to his presidency, as well as his leadership during the American Civil War. The script was co-written by Stephen Vincent Benét, author of the Civil War prose poem “John Brown’s Body” and has come to be regarded
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he Chattanooga Film Festival continues to announce exciting news. A few weeks ago the titles of a few of the feature films were leaked, including “White God,” “The Tribe,” and “The Slow West.” This week, the CFF has released the full first wave of feature films, 13 titles strong, full of variety and independent splendor.
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Briggs is sort of the embodiment of how I want people to think of the CFF… unafraid of fun but in love with great films of every type.
But the festival is not simply a string of feature films. Like last year, there will be a host of speakers and panels, discussions and history lessons meant to entertain and educate attendees on a variety of subjects. The CFF has now released its first (in what we can only hope will be many) excellent speakers by bringing us America’s premier “drive-in” movie critic and film historian, Joe Bob Briggs. A Texas native and Vanderbilt University graduate, Briggs made a name for himself as a critic and television personality in the ’80s and ’90s by focusing on genre films. Festival Director Chris Dortch says that he has a “completely unpretentious way of looking at and reviewing films. “Briggs is sort of the embodiment of how I want people to think of the CFF…unafraid of fun but in love with great films of every type,” Dortch says. Through his television shows “Joe Bob’s Drive In” and “Monster Vision,” Briggs celebrated the B-movie genus of late-night television, discussing them with the combination of tongue-in-cheek humor and serious study the films deserve. There is no doubt that these type of films had a great and long-lasting impact on mainstream filmmakers, more so than many people realize. Briggs has a knack for drawing lines from
“The Creature from the Black Lagoon” directly to films like “Jaws,” pointing out the weird and complex influences genre film has had on film history. My experience with Briggs comes from his 2003 book “Profoundly Disturbing: Shocking Movies that Changed History,” which chronicles the stories behind films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” “Blood Feast,” “Deep Throat,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Briggs has written several books of reviews and essays on genre film, each one painstakingly researched and interesting. Many times the stories behind these films are often more interesting the films themselves. The story behind “Deep Throat,” and the conflicting accounts of the filmmaking (both coming from Linda Lovelace herself) have been recently explored in the very good film “Lovelace,” currently playing on Netflix. But Briggs explored the history behind the film first, coming to some of the same conclusions as “Lovelace,” but delving deeper into the depravity Lovelace participated in during her years in pornography industry, as
tactics (like donating the film to the New York Museum of Modern Art and advertising it as such) are genuinely brilliant. The ultimate attraction to these films is based on shock value, peddling unbelievable or taboo subjects to the red-faced middle classes looking to escape suburban ennui. I’ve wondered myself why I’m drawn to certain films but not othsacre.” In fact, most of the actors ers within genre category: Why am I in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” fine with watching a man surgically were never paid due to the Mob altered into a walrus but I reject films stealing some $14 million in profits like the “ABCs of Death?” The anfrom the movie. swer, as far as I can tell, is that I sought Perhaps the most illuminating part one out and the other was mailed to of Briggs’ books is how he ties genre my house. We seek the depravity we films to the freak/traveling medican handle, but some things can’t be cine show tradition in the US. The forced. There’s a doctoral dissertasuccesses of these types of films are tion in there somewhere. not related necessarily to their qualJoe Bob Briggs will be offering a ity, although some films, like “The lecture on “The History of Film in Exorcist” and “Reservoir Dogs” do the South” and guarantees that “evtranscend this idea. For instance, erything about this lecture will surthe director “Blood Feast” left filmprise you.” Given what I’ve seen making to pursue a career in creating from him so far, there’s no reason to direct-marking materials for compadoubt him. The Chattanooga Film nies. Advertising was more important Festival continues to deliver some of in the circulation of these films than the most unique experiences in the the films themselves, and the varied South. chattanoogapulse.com • February 19-25 • The Pulse • 21
I’ve wondered myself why I’m drawn to certain films but not others within genre category: Why am I fine with watching a man surgically altered into a walrus but I reject films like the “ABCs of Death?” well as discussing the financing and distribution of such materials by the Italian Mafia, specifically the Gambino and Colombo families. Even more fascinating is his discussion of the “porno chic” that pervaded American culture, against all odds, for the better part of a year, catching the attention of a stunned media and a diverse group of celebrities, all because of a special talent by an average-looking young woman from New York. The increased interest in these type of films led to more Mob involvement in filmmaking, including the acquisition of Bryanston Studios, which produced films like “The Devil’s Rain,” Bruce Lee’s “Return of the Dragon,” and the horror movie staple “The Texas Chainsaw Mas-
Life After For The Unintended Targets Officer Alex confronts the realities of being a first responder
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A paramedic came back empty-handed, underscoring the totality of the massacre. There was no one wounded to save; they were simply dead.”
By my math, this should because after all the debriefbe one of the least-read ings I’ve had from all the stories of the year. Fewer tragic events I’ve witnessed people working downtown that had mandatory post-inand the surrounding areas, cident counseling, I’ve nevfewer people walking cold er seen or heard of someone streets…how many issues on “the outside” putting it of The Pulse could be bequite that way. ing read with I rememchilled fingers ber my first grasping cold mandatory pages in these session as high winds a young ofALEX TEACH with these rificer, after diculous temperatures in I interrupted a crime that the teens? resulted in the death of an So, I’ve decided to tell offender. It was another cop you something a bit more (two actually) that did the personal than usual, being shooting and I felt terrible— a smaller and more personal terrible that I put those guys crowd, after all. in that position. I felt that Firefighter Marc Gold was way even after the counselonce quoted by the Associing that accurately told me ated Press as saying he “is this was not necessarily the haunted by the trauma of case, given the nature of our the parents and the faces jobs. of the police who emerged The other eight “postfrom the building,” speaktraumatic incident stress deing of Sandy Hook Elemenbriefings” over the next two tary School in Newtown, years involved the deaths of Connecticut. (“Sandy Hook: fellow officers, children, and Firefighters try to shield memohorrors that tried to comrial from storm,” published pete with those…and after a Dec. 20, 2012). while, it seemed like I was "I saw the faces of the always just a radio call away most hardened paramilifrom another emptied-out tary, SWAT team guys come church or donated corporate out, breaking down, saying conference room where bad they've just never seen anycoffee and decent donuts thing like this," said Gold, a would be served by wellmember of the Hawleyville meaning counselors and volVolunteer Fire Department. unteers telling me how to "What's really scary to me is “process my feelings.” Just I'm really struggling, and I imagine where my head was didn't even see the carnage." at during those years as a This line obviously had young cop. some impact on me, mostly Hell, I’ll just tell you:
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It wound up divorced and spending most nights on an academy mate's couch while my post-marital house sat empty for months on end with me unable to live inside it for reasons relating to this and my own, unrelated, emotional retardation. I’ll even go one further and give you details on where my head was at: Inside a damn bottle. No questions in there, just a re-routing of the wires and a numbing of burnt senses. Thank God for it, too—I would have said at the time, anyway. It’s how I ended each counseling session, and seemed a good bookend to the vomit I gave up before those sessions, such were the scenarios. “With anguished parents searching for their children,” the article quoted above went on to say, “Firefighter Peter Barresi prepared to receive the wounded, but a paramedic came back empty-handed, underscoring the totality of the massacre. There was no one wounded to save; they were simply dead.” First responders arrived here knowing they weren’t able to stop it, but maybe they were able to mitigate the damage; reports like this left that a closed door, too. Imagine the frustration; the helplessness. "Most of my emotions are guilt, guilt because we weren't able to do something, guilt for the accolades
I'm getting," said Gold, now a 53-year-old father of three. "It doesn't feel good when people say nice things to me. It feels good for a second, and then you feel guilty for feeling good." In the counseling sessions, this was known as “survivors’ guilt,” usually reserved for surviving an incident that took the life of a co-worker. But for times like these? Again, a perfect stranger nailed it. "It would be ludicrous to say this wouldn't have some kind of permanent effect on anybody who dealt with it," said George Epstein, operations director for the Connecticut Critical Incident Stress Management Team. It does…but we survive, eventually to be made whole again. How do you think I ever got this gig? I wrote like ol’ Pink did: To fill in all…the empty…spaces. We cope. We do. But I haven’t seen the topic put so well in quite some time. The magnitude of such a now-seemingly-distant tragedy would be the dynamite it took to do so, I suppose. Whatever the case? I appreciate your ear in this, on this cold and windy night. Take care. I know I will…now. When officer Alexander D. Teach is not patrolling our fair city on the heels of the criminal element, he spends his spare time volunteering for the Boehm Birth Defects Center.
Free Will Astrology PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “It isn’t normal to know what we want,” said pioneering psychologist Abraham Maslow. “It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.” That’s the bad news, Pisces. The good news is that you may be on the verge of rendering that theory irrelevant. In the coming weeks, you will be better primed to discover what you really want than you have been in a long time. I suggest you do a ritual in which you vow to unmask this treasured secret. Write a formal statement in which you declare your intention to achieve full understanding of the reasons you are alive on this planet. ARIES (March 21-April 19): There are many different facets to your intelligence, and each matures at a different rate. So, for example, your ability to think symbolically may evolve more slowly than your ability to think abstractly. Your wisdom about why humans act the way they do may ripen more rapidly than your insight into your own emotions. In the coming weeks, I expect one particular aspect of your intelligence to be undergoing a growth spurt: your knowledge of what your body needs and how to give it what it needs. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What is the proper blend for you these days? Is it something like 51 percent pleasure and 49 percent business? Or would you be wiser to shoot for 49 percent pleasure and 51 percent business? I will leave that decision up to you, Taurus. Whichever way you go, I suggest that you try to interweave business and pleasure as often as possible. You are in one of those action-packed phases when fun dovetails really well with ambition. I’m guessing that you can make productive connections at parties. I’m betting that you can spice up your social life by taking advantage of what comes to you through your work. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1900, the world’s most renowned mathematicians met at a conference in Paris. There the German whiz David Hilbert introduced his master list of 23 unsolved mathematical problems. At the time, no one had done such an exhaustive inventory. His well-defined challenge set the agenda for math research throughout the 20th century. Today he’s regarded as an influential visionary. I’d love to see you come up with a list of your own top unsolved problems, Gemini. You now have extra insight about the catalytic projects you will be smart to work on and play with during the coming years. CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Spanipelagic” is an adjective scientists use to describe creatures that typically hang out in deep water but float up to the surface on rare
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occasions. The term is not a perfect metaphorical fit for you, since you come up for air more often than that. But you do go through phases when you’re inclined to linger for a long time in the abyss, enjoying the dark mysteries and fathomless emotions. According to my reading of the astrological omens, that’s what you’ve been doing lately. Any day now, however, I expect you’ll be rising up from the Great Down Below and headed topside for an extended stay.
tail” called Safe Sex on the Beach. It has the same fruit juices, but no alcohol. Given the likelihood that your inner teenager will be playing an important role in your upcoming adventures, Scorpio, I recommend that you favor the Safe-Sex-on-the-Beach metaphor rather than the Sex-on-the-Beach approach. At least temporarily, it’s best to show a bit of protective restraint toward the wild and sometimes erratic juvenile energy that’s pushing to be expressed.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When faced with a big decision, you might say you want to “sleep on it.” In other words, you postpone your final determination until you gather more information and ripen your understanding of the pressing issues. And that could indeed involve getting a good night’s sleep. What happens in your dreams may reveal nuances you can’t pry loose with your waking consciousness alone. And even if you don’t recall your dreams, your sleeping mind is busy processing and reworking the possibilities. I recommend that you make liberal use of the “sleep on it” approach in the coming weeks, Leo. Revel in the wisdom that wells up in you as you’re lying down in the dark.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In Herman Melville’s short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” a lawyer hires a man named Bartleby to work in his office. At first Bartleby is a model employee, carrying out his assignments with dogged skill. But one day everything begins to change. Whenever his boss instructs him to do a specific task, Bartleby says, “I would prefer not to.” As the days go by, he does less and less, until finally he stops altogether. I’d like to propose, Sagittarius, that you take inspiration from his slowdown. Haven’t you done enough for now? Haven’t you been exemplary in your commitment to the daily struggle? Don’t you deserve a break in the action so you can recharge your psychospiritual batteries? I say yes. Maybe you will consider making this your battle cry: “I would prefer not to.”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1962, Edward Albee published his play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? It won numerous awards and is still performed by modern theater groups. Albee says the title came to him as he was having a beer at a bar in New York City. When he went to the restroom, he spied the words “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” scrawled in soap on the mirror. I urge you to be alert for that kind of inspiration in the coming days, Virgo: unexpected, provocative, and out of context. You never know when and where you may be furnished with clues about the next plot twist of your life story. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Edward III, a medieval English king, had a favorite poet: Geoffrey Chaucer. In 1374, the king promised Chaucer a big gift in appreciation for his talents: a gallon of wine every day for the rest of his life. That’s not the endowment I would have wanted if I had been Chaucer. I’d never get any work done if I were quaffing 16 glasses of wine every 24 hours. Couldn’t I instead be provided with a regular stipend? Keep this story in mind, Libra, as you contemplate the benefits or rewards that might become available to you. Ask for what you really need, not necessarily what the giver initially offers. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): To make the cocktail known as Sex on the Beach, you mix together cranberry juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, peach schnapps, and vodka. There is also an alternative “mock-
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” That’s what American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson advised. Even if you’re not naturally inclined to see the potential wisdom of that approach, I invite you to play around with it for the next three weeks. You don’t need to do it forever. It doesn’t have to become a permanent fixture in your philosophy. Just for now, experiment with the possibility that trying lots of experiments will lead you not just to new truths, but to new truths that are fun, interesting, and useful. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The art of the French Aquarian painter Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927) appears in prestigious museums. He isn’t as famous as his fellow Impressionists Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro, but he wielded a big influence on them both. His career developed slowly because he had to work a day job to earn a living. When he was 50 years old, he won a wad of free money in the national lottery, and thereafter devoted himself fulltime to painting. I’m not saying you will enjoy a windfall like that anytime soon, Aquarius, but such an event is possible. At the very least, your income could rise. Your odds of experiencing financial luck will increase to the degree that you work to improve the best gifts you have to offer your fellow humans.
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