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June 4, 2015 Volume 12, Issue 23

Music Editor Marc T. Michael Film Editor John DeVore Contributors Rich Bailey • Rob Brezsny • Matt Jones Krystle Luttrell • Tony Mraz Ernie Paik • Rick Pimental-Habib Alex Teach • Robin Ford Wallace Editorial Interns Ashley Coker • Shaun Webster

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Going Beyond The Whitewater There’s much more to the Ocoee area than just river rafting

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Many [outfitters] offer zipline/ canopy tours, paintball, and guided hiking or mountain biking tours.”

What does it mean to be the most popular river in the world? It means that more than 250,000 people visit the Ocoee River annually, rafting, kayaking and engaging in other aquatic activities. Rafting is what has made the Ocoee famous. I’m talking about over five miles of whitewater rafting on the class III to IV river. The class III – IV classification simply means that in order to guide a boat, your whitewater rafting skills must be either intermediate or advanced. This is why every commercial raft on the Ocoee is required to have a trained guide. But Ocoee outfitters provide a va-

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riety of other activities besides rafting that will thrill any outdoor enthusiast. Many offer zipline/canopy tours, paintball, and guided hiking or mountain biking tours, just to name a few. There’s a handy chart that lays out most of the activities available at each, though the list does lack special offerings from krystle some companies, luttrell such as: • High Country Adventures: Caving, rock climbing; • Outdoor Adventure Rafting: Rock climbing, ropes courses, tubing, rappelling, Alpine Tower, team-building activities; • Ocoee Inn: SUP rental, boat rentals at the adjoining marina; • Outland Expeditions: Funyak rental (guided or not); • Rolling Thunder: Tube, canoe and kayak rentals; • Whitewater Express: Ropes courses, disc golf, giant swing, lake on site, horseback riding Visit each outfitter’s website for more information on how to make reservations for each outdoor activity. The Ocoee Adventure Company and Ocoee Retreat Center also partner with rafting companies to offer more than whitewater rafting. Through the Ocoee Adventure Company, you can book an adventure trip to Costa Rica, find out how to take an eco-tour right here in town, and get great group deals with Big Frog Expeditions.

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The Ocoee Retreat Center works with Nantahala Outdoor Center to focus on providing groups with all the amenities they might need while visiting the Ocoee region (food, lodging, meeting spaces), as well as all the fun activities they might enjoy. There’s a water park, paintball arena, high- and low-ropes challenge courses, an adventure race, on-site hiking trails, ziplines, and a “crazy lake.” If you’re simply looking for a relaxing getaway in the mountains, the Ocoee region is ideal. There are numerous camping and lodging options in the area, as well as many hiking trails and swimming holes to take a dip in, all without a guide or anyone to hold back your adventurous side. Unfortunately, rafting on the Ocoee River may end after the 2018 rafting season due to expiring contracts and financial conflicts with the Tennessee Valley Authority. If that scenario plays out, $43 million in tourism spending will go with it. If whitewater rafting comes to an end in the area, all the other fun activities will dry up, too. For more information, please visit savetheocoee.org

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From Nada to Novice in One Hour’s Pedaling With the popularity of Chattanooga’s bicycle transit system, our affinity for hosting cycling events, and the sheer number of Chattanoogans who take to Facebook each day to rant about all the cyclists, it’s no surprise that we have been named one of “America’s Best Cities for Cycling” by Walk Score. So it’s easy to forget that not everyone knows how to ride

a bicycle. Cycling may seem like an intrinsic skill to those who have been riding since childhood, but it only takes a quick flashback to the parent who promised not let go right before the big crash into bushes to remind you otherwise. Lucky for those who never took to two wheels (or who never got back on after the aforementioned crash), Outdoor Chat-

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Robin Ford Wallce Our cover story this week on hiking in the region is by Robin Ford Wallace. Interestingly enough, she had an uncle who was an actual hobo. George Washington “Buster” Ford—eventually foreshortened to “Uncle Bus”—roamed the U.S, from coast to coast, limping from

tanooga will teach you how to ride a bike. Beginning cyclists are invited to come out to Coolidge Park on the second Monday of each month, where certified instructors teach the basics of biking. The program is free, and bicycles are provided for adults and children more than four feet tall. Your next chance to master the bike lane is Monday, June 8 at 6 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Outdoor Chattanooga at (423) 643-6888 or info@outdoorchattanooga.com — Ashley Coker

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Tony Mraz a bullet he caught in World War II and easing the pain with liberal doses of whiskey. Robin, meanwhile, grew up to be such a homebody she once grimly characterized a dream vacation in Europe as “nine more days.” She does not like whiskey, either. However, she has just enough Uncle Bus in her that she wanders the woods compulsively almost every day, usually accompanied by her dogs Roosevelt and Nali.

Arts writer Tony Mraz joined our writing family last fall and has become a regular (and valued) contributor. He is a local artist, musician, and writer who grew up in Dalton, Georgia before moving to Chattanooga to attend high school at the Chattanooga

School for the Arts and Sciences. After his time at the Kansas City Art Institute, he lived in Kansas City, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans and Northern California. In his career as an artist he has produced thousands of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, murals, and works of digital art. He has written over 50 songs and is currently writing a novel. He now lives and works at his studio in Red Bank.

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During recent thunderstorms I was watching the reactions of my two dogs as we sat outside under shelter. My senior pup, Betty Lou, is pretty fearless, and she comforted herself by curling up at my feet, receiving the occasional scratch behind the ears, then lightly snoring. Our new rescue pup, Lily Pad, was another story. Lily was shivering and looking up at me with big, worried eyes. She needed the comfort of being on my lap, petted and calmed, and told that everything’s OK. Then she was fine. One more rescue pup hurdle overcome. Takeaway: These wonderful, lovable creatures each learn their own coping skills for taking care of themselves. While Betty’s enjoying a long life of feeling secure and loved, Lily is just beginning to know security, as her life began without enough attention or care. She doesn’t have too many tools yet. And while she’s a feisty, aggressive little gal when she needs to be—loudly telling huge neighborhood dogs when to back off—underneath all that bravado is a pup who shivers during thunderstorms. We all have what I refer to as a “Big Bag O’ Tools” for coping with life’s challenges. Hopefully, it includes what we need to help us handle our usual everyday stressors. Examples of healthy tools might include knowing when to ask for help, engaging in physical exercise, meditation/yoga/journaling, communing with nature, etc. Different tools work for different people, of

course. Less healthy tools may include, for instance, over-drinking, drugging, gambling, smoking, and engaging in whatever addictive or harmful behaviors you turn to, often without much thought. Healthy personal growth can be defined as the conscious process of reducing the damaging tools in our tool bag, and increasing the beneficial ones, so that we make healthier and healthier choices. We learn, over time, to take deep breaths and go for a walk instead of polishing off the Oreos. We call a friend or go to a 12-step meeting instead of yelling at our partner or kids. You get the idea. But what happens when life throws us extra curves, challenges beyond what we’re used to dealing with? Maggie’s Story “Maggie” tried for a long time to get pregnant, through countless fertility treatments and years of disappointment. Finally it happened. She gave birth to twin boys, although they, too, came with some disappointment: both boys were autistic. Over the next several years, the incredible stress of navigating her sons’ educational, behavioral, emotional and therapeutic needs proved to be too much for the marriage, which soon dissolved. Now Maggie was left a grieving single mother of two special-needs boys, and not much support. Her “village” was sub-par, her needs were great, and her coping skills were pushed to the edge. Jesse’s Story

“Jesse,” a 40-year-old man on a very promising professional path had always been a hard-working, likable guy. His career was demanding but satisfying, his relationships with family and friends were solid. Then, slowly but surely, Jesse started to feel less motivated, often tired, and began experiencing unaccountable aches and pains. After a year of numerous consultations with physicians, Jesse received a diagnosis of fibromyalgia, a condition that includes great physical and psychological challenges: all-over nerve and muscle pain; tremendous fatigue; sleep disturbances; mental confusion; depression. Suddenly, Jesse’s work and social life came to a crashing halt. His rise up the corporate ladder was replaced by medications and doctors’ visits. So how do we cope with overwhelming stress, when it’s not “business as usual,” as in the examples of Maggie and Jesse? When we experience tremendous challenges that go far beyond day-to-day? My suggestion is to first and foremost acknowledge that this is not business as usual, and therefore the usual bag of tools may not be enough. In Maggie’s case, she eventually came to understand that she couldn’t do it all

on her own. Through support groups and new friendships she was slowly able to improve her village, and better meet her children’s needs as well as her own. And Jesse, while dealing with myriad life adjustments, realized that in order to get back in the driver’s seat, he needed to do lots of research, and open his mind to alternative healing therapies that complemented his medical path. His new bag of tools included not just medication, but wellness workshops, psychotherapy, and pain-reduction exercises, to name just a few. For many, it’s difficult to ask for help, to acknowledge feeling helpless, overwhelmed, over-stressed. But when life becomes too hard, the first step is admitting it. Remember: We’re all in this together, and if we can’t help each other along the way, what are we doing here? Until next time: “Change your thoughts, change your life.” — James Allen Dr. Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, author, minister, and educator in private practice in Chattanooga. Contact him at DrRPH.com, visit his wellness center at WellNestChattanooga.com and follow his daily inspirations on Twitter: @DrRickWellNest

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Happy Trails To You Our area is a hiker’s paradise. Get out your daypack and sturdy shoes. Story and photos by Robin Ford Wallace

ooking for a hike in or around the Chattanooga area? Three words: Oh. My. God. Selecting a hike around here is like finding a loaf of bread at Publix: You may have a psychotic episode from too many choices. Outdoor Chattanooga, the outdoor-recreation arm of the city government, estimates there are 150 miles of hiking trails within 15 miles of town, and that’s not counting the urban greenways, which add 100 more. There are walks on federal, state, county, city and private property. Enterprise South has 25 miles of hiking trails, Chickamauga Battlefield 50. There are 40 trail miles on Lookout Mountain, and the 33.8-mile Tennessee River Gorge segment of Tennes-

A boardwalk on the Sterchi Farm segment of the South Chickamauga Creek Greenway lifts the hiker up into the trees, more or less forever.

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see’s “linear state park,” the Cumberland Trail, begins on Signal. The new 1,800-mile Great Eastern Trail from southern Alabama to upstate New York runs smack through Chattanooga and has proclaimed it GET’s first official “trail town.” That development did not come out of the blue. Chattanooga has for years been batting its metaphorical eyelashes at the bronzed outdoorsman, capitalizing on the beauty of its mountains, forests and rivers to transform itself into a dream destination for the Gore-Tex crowd. Why else staff a city department called Outdoor Chattanooga? “We act like an outdoor visitor center where people can come and ask questions about hiking, biking, kayaking and hang gliding areas,” said Outdoor Chattanooga’s Zach Bopp. OC also brings outdoors events like Ironman and U.S Pro Cycling to town. “We’re under the Depart-

ment of Community and Economic Development,” explained Bopp. But if the job of Outdoor Chattanooga is to promote tourism, it also encourages locals to visit its website, outdoorchattanooga. com, to find hikes. Please do, because, frankly, there are way too many to list here. Instead, let’s focus on a few newer ones. But first, what is a hike? How does it differ from a walk? I asked my hiking expert, Greg “Sourdough” Foster (Sourdough is Greg’s official “thru-hiker” name, which he earned by hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, but he also answers to “His Royal Hikerness”) and he said it was probably just distance. “I can give you a definition of backpacking,” he offered instead. But I already knew that one: “Strap 45 pounds of s—t on your back and walk straight up a mountain.” HRH does that without breaking a sweat, while

eating a hot dog, but it’s too extreme for most of us. So let’s stick instead to day-hiking, and let’s define that as walking long enough to carry a daypack. HRH and my other experts agreed about daypacks. They are in favor. Outdoor Chattanooga’s Ruth Thompson recommends carrying one stocked with water, whistle, cellphone, food and appropriate clothing should the weather change. HRH added: “A major thing is a first-aid kit with Benadryl, in case a dog gets bit by a snake.” Don’t let Greg alarm you about snakes. I hiked with bear spray for a year after one of his throwaway comments, and never saw one of those, either—but bring a first-aid kit if you like, and definitely your dog. My dogs love walks so much that hiking without them would be like going to Disneyland and leaving the kids locked in the basement. (Dog friendliness is a consider>> Continued on page 10

Zach Bopp and Ruth Thompson of Outdoor Chattanooga are eager to help townies as well as tourists find hikes in the Chattanooga area.

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The Tennessee Riverwalk, Chattanooga’s own “linear park,” is the coolest thing in town. It’s got protected pathways, stunning river vistas, art gardens, and above all, accessibility.

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ation here.) Let’s begin our list with an essential function of journalism, pointing out the obvious: The Tennessee Riverwalk, Chattanooga’s own “linear park,” is the coolest thing in town. It’s got protected pathways, stunning river vistas, art gardens, and above all, accessibility. One definition of a hike I considered was “a walk you drive to.” Not on the Riverwalk. Multiple access points all over town mean you can saunter off straight from work or a dinner out on as short or long a walk as you like. Expansion continues but as of today you can walk 10 uninterrupted miles from the Chickamauga Dam into and around downtown. My experts used words like “walkability” and “connectivity” to describe hikes. Let’s add “peeability” for the Riverwalk because its conveniently spaced restrooms make it a perfect hike for the dry-bush-challenged. It is

also wheelchair-accessible. Not all sections are open to dogs, though. For which ones are, plus access points, check hamiltontn.gov/tnriverpark. The next site on our list, Stringer’s Ridge, has plenty of “dogability.” Though this 92-acre “urban wilderness” is right in town, humans were sparse on the gorgeous April Sunday I visited and the ones I saw were walking multiple dogs. Rick Wood, Tennessee director of the Trust For Public Land, says Stringer’s Ridge sat undeveloped for 100 years as downtown exploded around it due to “a complicated ownership situation.” Then developers proposed to buy it, whack 30 feet off the ridge, and build houses. Citizens screamed and Chattanooga bought it instead, opening it just last year as a city park. Stringer’s seven-to-eight trail miles consist of an easy paved main path with steeper dirt loops going off. You walk through

woods with periwinkle and wisteria attesting earlier habitation. It’s all very charming but the highlight is a spectacular overlook of the city. To get there, drive past it three times like I did, or be smart and pull into Nikki’s Drive-Inn at 899 Cherokee, where you can see the Bell Avenue entrance from the parking lot. For our next hike, drive down Manufacturers Road west to Moccasin Bend Road and take a left: That takes you straight to the Moccasin Bend acreage now included in ChickamaugaChattanooga National Military Park, a place simply eat up with history. Here you walk on a 19th-century “corduroy” (log) road, over a stretch of the Trail of Tears, along the Cracker Line that supplied hardtack to stranded Union soldiers during the Civil War, and down to Brown’s Ferry where Yankees stormed the >> Continued on page 12

My favorite hiking companions at the Stringer's Ridge deck overlooking Chattanooga - Jerry Wallace, Nali and Roosevelt. Jerry is the tall one.

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You walk through woods with periwinkle and wisteria attesting earlier habitation. It’s all very charming but the highlight is a spectacular overlook of the city.

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The "Blue Hole" on the Sitton's Gulch Trail at Cloudland Canyon.

riverbanks in October 1863 to break the siege. All that is an easy mile or so, pretty and so deserted you can probably let your dog off the leash with no one the wiser. (I confess nothing.) The one drawback is a distinct odor; the Moccasin Bend wastewater facility is just down the road. But dogs like that sort of thing. The dogs weren’t with me when I walked the 3.5-mile Sterchi Farm section of the South Chickamauga Greenway, but they would have loved it, too. South Chick, as my experts called it, is an ambitious project that when completed will run from Camp Jordan along the old creek levee system to connect with the Riverwalk. For now, though, Sterchi is one of only two sections finished and mine was one of only two cars in the parking lot on Harrison Pike off Highway 153.

The parking lot features a picturesque old barn, and from there you walk between the creek on one side and powerline brambles on the other. I made a Note to Self: “Dogfriendly but not as pretty as Stringer’s Ridge.” And then… Then the trail crosses the creek, takes off through the woods and suddenly becomes so spectacular you can’t imagine anything better, at which point you reach a graceful boardwalk that lifts you up into the trees, and your jaw hits the ground. The water sparkles, the leaves quiver and everything is so green one thinks not just of the urban term “greenway” but of the fairy-tale word “greenwoods.” I wished I had the dogs so I’d have somebody to tell, “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.” Now let’s venture up Lookout Mountain on Highway 136 East,

Phacelia decorates a rock on one Cloudland Canyon trail

where Greg Foster has been waiting patiently to show us what’s new at Georgia’s Cloudland Canyon State Park. “We have 63 miles of trail today,” says HRH, who heads the trails section of nonprofit Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park. “About 45 miles of those have been added since 2005.” CCSP has expanded its “hikeability” exponentially, through partnership with private conservancy Lula Lake Land Trust and through thousands of volunteer hours. So many trails have been added that HRH says 15 are not yet on the newest map. And nobody’s on them. Visitation on older CCSP trails like West Rim is at 250,000 a year, but HRH never sees a hiker on the new ones—not even on the long-awaited Cloudland Canyon Connector Trail, which

links the park to the Lula Lake property, and which was completed amid much pageantry just last June. “Here’s a 20-mile trail that’s beautiful, historic, going through old mining villages, with remnants of mine camps and mines themselves, and it’s totally underutilized as far as hikers,” said HRH. We access the CCCT from its trailhead inside the park and hike two or three miles. It is in fact as breathtaking as any other trail I’ve described, and we do in fact see nobody but a lone mountain biker who upon closer inspection proves to be Greg’s son. So. Are you ready for a hike? Come on down, says HRH; hiking is the human condition: “I mean, our ancestors have done this for 40 million years, and only in the last few hundred did we even ride horses.”

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n researching “hikeability” in and around Chattanooga, I found one glaring contrast: In Chattanooga, there are miles and miles of eminently accessible hiking, with more on the way. Officials speak with excitement of “connectivity,” of soon being able to walk from Camp Jordan to the Riverwalk, or the Riverwalk to Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia.

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All this is free and open to the public, and the public eats it up. “People just love the Riverwalk,” said Rick Wood, Tennessee director of the Trust for Public Land (TPL). “It is valued and it is cherished.” Cross the Georgia border and you’ll find that people there also value Cloudland Canyon—to the tune of a $5 parking fee per visit or $80 for an annual park pass. Georgia’s state parks began charging admittance a few years back after the budget-challenged state directed its park service to become self-supporting. And people who really cherish their park not only pay the 80 smackers, they also volunteer their time to maintain its trails, stage its events, provide its programs and sell serious hot dogs to raise it funds. Case in point is Greg Foster of Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park, who spends a hefty portion of his life with chainsaw in hand, cutting fallen trees off existing trails or bossing around groups of college kids who arrive to carve out new ones. He says another volunteer group, Southern Off-Road Bicycling Asso-

ciation (SORBA), was instrumental in building the park’s extensive new Five Points network of hiking/biking trails, which Foster describes as “the talk of the Southeast.” Foster also coordinates an adopt-atrail program whereby Friends volunteers keep park trails free of garbage and underbrush. “The only time the state actually sends a paid maintenance person out to fix something is if it’s kind of an emergency thing,” he said, “like a tree is leaning and people could get hurt.” So why do Georgians not only pay but also labor for what Chattanoogans get free? TPL’s Rick Wood says it has something to do with the fact that 80 percent of America’s population lives in cities. “So the resurgence is happening in cities,” he said. “Cities are reinvesting in themselves.” Parks are an important quality-oflife factor in cities, said Wood, but greenways have an extra perk: “It’s not just for fun but it becomes a commuter route,” he said. “It becomes a way of transportation.” Furthermore, he said, the River-

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walk has proved that providing a public amenity can make solid fiscal sense for a town. “Now the river is a place you want to be,” he said. “We’re very proud when a broker or realtor or a developer has in their brochure, ‘Buy this home or lease this office—it’s right next to the Riverwalk.’” Ruth Thompson of Outdoor Chattanooga says it’s not just a matter of cities in general but of this one in particular. “We are lucky in Chattanooga because as public funding diminishes for public lands, we have private entities that are willing to step up in and fill in the gaps,” she said. For Chattanooga’s wealth of public land, she gave credit in particular to the Lyndhurst Foundation and the Lula Lake Land Trust, as well as to SORBA and TPL. Rick Wood acknowledged that yes, government funds for public land are drying up. “There’s less federal money, there’s less state money, and there’s less city dollars out there to purchase property,” he said. “Now we find ourselves raising private capital to help plan and im-

plement and construct that park.” In the case of the Riverwalk, said Wood, about 25 percent of the funds were private, and there were also gifts of land. As for maintenance, said Wood, Chattanooga, just like Georgia, relies on volunteerism. The new Stringer’s Ridge city park, for example, would probably not have been possible without its Friends group. “They can’t arrest anybody and they can’t really police it, but they can go up there and manage it,” said Wood. “If a trail needs maintenance, they can fix it. If they’re seeing somebody up there doing something they shouldn’t, bad behavior, they can put peer pressure on them or they can call the police.” Also, he said, the Friends raise funds. Greg Foster said that public trails throughout the U.S. are volunteermaintained, that government entities no longer even budget for it. “That’s never going to reverse itself,” he said. Wood agreed that, right or wrong: “I think right now it’s reality.”

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Electric Bike Specialists Make Pedaling Possible For Everyone From mountain biking to commuting, there’s a two-wheeler for you “Riding a bike itself is already system; you “get what you as much fun as anyone can engive.” joy. Electric bikes go one step Chandlee explains the further and enable people of all motor uses a sensor that ages and abilities the chance measures torque, which to experience this fun—it’s bikthen provides help proporing for everybody.” — Chandlee tional to the power. It’s soCaldwell phisticated Co-owners and technology brothers Chanthat helps dlee and Garnett riders climb Caldwell aren’t hills, mainShaun webster trying to reinvent tain speed, the wheel. The concept of an and cycle for much greater electric bike is nothing new. And distances. neither is Electric Bike SpecialThe motor itself can ists, now in its sixth year of busireach speeds up to 20 ness at its downtown location on mph; slow enough to warEast Main Street. What the boys rant the driver not needing do bring to the table, however, is a license, but making daily fun. And this is something they commutes manageable. offer in spades. A throttle can be installed “It’s not what I expected!” on the bike’s handlebars to Chandlee notes that’s a common provide an instant kick. reaction of customers who come Battery life is typically in to test-ride the bikes. “People anywhere between 20 and expect the help of the motor to 50 miles, depending on the take away both the excitement rider’s route (and courage). and exercise out of cycling, but The bikes also come in all nothing could be further from shapes and sizes. Popular the truth,” he says. “The electric brands such as Specialized, motors utilize a reward-based Easy Motion, and Motiv all

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runs on a modest 350watt engine. It can also be neatly folded into the trunk of a car whenever your legs need a rest. Allday rentals are also available for anybody looking for an excuse to cruise around the Scenic City or test their skills on mountain trails. Electric Bike Specialists is a business that knows exactly what is important to them: riding bikes and family. Even the family dog, Archie, can be found in the store enjoying the foot traffic and lounging next to the displays.

But for the owners, family is not limited to mere blood relations. Garnett and Chandlee spoke about being a part of something bigger, something that they feel can change Chattanooga—a biking community. This community, they insist, is founded on principles that promote safer and more environmentally friendly modes of transportation. They hope to keep growing this community and customer-by-customer, familymember-by-family member, get the city to trade four wheels for two.

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Dancing Out The Questions A visit to a rehearsal of “RED” with Ann Law at the Barking Legs Theater

Are You the Next Frankie Manning? Come learn to Lindy with the best of them Monday night The latest movie adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” ramped up a resurgence of interest in the fashion and lifestyle of the Roaring Twenties. Two years later, flapper girl costumes and Gatsby-themed proms continue to flaunt their fringe. If you want to take your appreciation for the Jazz Age deeper than “Downton Abbey” reruns and last year’s Halloween costume, why not learn the Lindy Hop? Etienne van Wyk and Lindsey Miller offer beginner and intermediate swing dance lessons every Monday evening at ClearSpring Yoga studio. For $7 ($5 with a student ID), you will get 45 minutes of instruction and an hour and a half of unguided social dance time. Ladies, think twice before you strap on those Mary Janes. The stu-

dio has laminate flooring, so it is requested that you break out your old Converses instead. Don’t worry—the overpriced flapper dress hanging in the back of your closet will look great with the cherry red Keds you found on sale at Target last week. Just don’t forget the knotted pearls. Beginners should arrive at 7:45 p.m., but if you’ve attended one too many upscale wedding to call yourself a swing novice, intermediate lessons commence at 7 p.m. on the dot. — Ashley Coker Vintage Swing Dance June 8, 7 p.m. ClearSpring Yoga 17 North Market St. (423) 266-3539 clearspringyoga.com

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recently had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Ann Law, the creative force behind Barking Legs Theater, watching her lead a group of dancers in an incredible practice session for their upcoming production entitled “RED.”

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It was a visceral and extremely intense experience watching them interact with the nooses, but it was also strangely beautiful, like seeing an orchestra rehearse a symphony.”

“The way I work is collaboratively,” said Law. “I pull together people and communities. Making art is a lot about problem solving. Usually I have questions that I want to think about. We might not be able to answer them, but I hope they at least open a door to a conversation.” A man with a large box arrived, and we followed him into the theater. He pulled a noose out of the box, cheerfully saying, “I’ve got 11 of these here.” I learned the row of nooses was to serve as a visual representation of the prison industrial complex. As the set was prepared, the dancers began to show up for the rehearsal. Everybody sat down in the lobby and faced a large marker board upon which Law was writing notes. She started the conversation by asking questions like, “Why did I invite you here? Can creativity be taught?” The dancers chimed in with responses. I was impressed with how Ann used their answers to help explain what she was thinking and expecting. Then she set forth some more difficult questions about the piece being rehearsed: “Is there a connection between our current system of mass incarceration and earlier forms of social control? “Why does the USA imprison a larger percentage of African people than South Africa did at the height of apartheid?” “Why do 80 percent of young African Americans in major US cities have criminal records?” “What would it take

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dancers stood in a circle on the stage. After saying their names, they began to breathe together as a group. They raised their hands as they exhaled, lowering them as they exhaled. Moving in unison, they bent at their waists as they exhaled. Still holding hands, they made the biggest circle possible, then they scrunched up together into the smallest circle possible. They lay down on the stage in a circle with their heads together and feet facing outwards, and began to move their arms in the air, like a big upside-down jellyfish. Giggling and having fun now, they moved their legs in the air like cyclists or soccer players doing exercises. They turned to their sides, then rolled over into a posture that looked like part of the yoga “sun salutation.” Standing, they turned and stretched, moving their arms into the center of the circle, and then they walked in unison, expanding and contracting the circle. Law divided them into two groups. We watched as the groups choreographed their folk dances. In less than 30 minutes they developed two completely different folk dances that were both beautiful to watch and masterfully executed. One was very graceful, like a ballet, while the other was more tribal and rhythmic. I can tell you that this show is not to be missed. “RED,” 7:30 p.m. June 12-15. June 12, Q&A with Concerned Citizens for Justice; June 13 with Tennessee Equality Project; June 14 with Chattanooga Organized for Action; June 15 with Build Me a World. For more information and tickets, visit barkinglegs.org

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to disable mass incarceration?” The group discussed these questions, and then moved into the theater to begin the rehearsal. Law started the dancers off with an exercise. They were crawling, rolling, twisting, curving, and undulating from left to right. As they went back and forth across the stage, she encouraged them to become more nightmarish with their movements, throwing limbs, kicking, writhing, and flailing; then they were silently and slowly crawling in a straight line on their hands and knees, their movements animal-like. They ended the warmup by standing in a circle and contemplating the feeling of what it would be like to be in a jail cell, stomping as if having a conversation with their feet. The group rehearsed the piece. It was a visceral and extremely intense experience watching them interact with the nooses, but it was also strangely beautiful, like seeing an orchestra rehearse a symphony. The dance concluded and we moved into the lobby to discuss the next stage of rehearsal. The “RED” performance is divided into five acts: BIRTH, NOOSE, SCREAMING SIRENS, MEAT, and COMING TOGETHER. I had just witnessed NOOSE, and now it was time for the dancers to work on COMING TOGETHER. As she did before, Ann started by asking some questions. “What is folk dance? What do these dances mean? Who makes folk dances?” After the discussion, the group began to create a folk dance for the 21st century. Holding hands, Law and the

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6 p.m. Moccasin Bend Brewing Company 4015 Tennessee Ave. (423) 821-6395 bendbrewingbeer.com “Mystery of Flight 138” 7 p.m. Vaudeville Café 200 Market St. (423) 266-6202 funnydinner.com "Abduction From The Seraglio" 7:30 p.m. Scenic City Opera 6231 Lee Hwy. (844) 726-7372 sceniccityopera.org “Kaleidoscope by Ray Bradbury”

7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center 725 Vine St. (423) 425-4371 utc.edu/fine-arts-center Rhyme N Chatt Poetry & Jazz 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga Billiard Club East 1010 Jordan Dr. (423) 855-5200 cbcburns.com D.J. Lewis 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com The Floor is YOURS 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org

saturday6.6 Guided Hike of TVA’s Little Cedar Mtn. 9 a.m. Outdoor Chattanooga 200 River St. in Coolidge Park (423) 643-6888 outdoorchattanooga.com Passion Test Workshop 9 a.m. green | spaces

63 E. Main St. (423) 903-9394 greenspaceschattanooga.org Chattanooga River Market 10 a.m. Tennessee Aquarium 1 Broad St. (423) 267-3474 chattanoogarivermarket.com Vintage Base Ball Match Noon 6th Cavalry Museum 6 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Oglethorpe (706) 861-2860 6thcavalrymuseum.org Chattanooga Food Tasting 1 p.m. Creative Discovery Museum 321 Chestnut St. (423) 756-2738 cdmfun.org Moccasin Bend Brewery Tour & Tasting 1 p.m. Moccasin Bend Brewing Company 4015 Tennessee Ave. (423) 821-6395 bendbrewingbeer.com “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One” 2:30 p.m. Eastgate Public Library 5705 Marlin Rd., Suite 1500 (423) 855-2689 chattlibrary.org “Mystery of the Facebook Fugitive”

5:30 p.m. Vaudeville Café 200 Market St. (423) 266-6202 funnydinner.com “Mystery of the Redneck Italian Wedding” 7 p.m. Vaudeville Café 200 Market St. (423) 266-6202 funnydinner.com D.J. Lewis 7:30 p.m. The Comedy Catch 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233 thecomedycatch.com "Abduction From The Seraglio" 7:30 p.m. Scenic City Opera 6231 Lee Hwy. (844) 726-7372 sceniccityopera.org Tibetan Bowl Experience 7:30 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. (423) 624-5347 barkinglegs.org “Kaleidoscope by Ray Bradbury” 7:30 p.m. UTC Fine Arts Center 725 Vine St. (423) 425-4371 utc.edu/fine-arts-center CP4A: 8-Bit Blast! 8 p.m.

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tuesday6.9 Introduction to Essential Oils 1 p.m. Chattanooga WorkSpace 302 W. 6th St. (423) 822-5750 chattanoogaworkspace.com Chattanooga Data Scientist Meetup 5:30 p.m. Downtown Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org

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Signal Mountain (423) 886-1959 signalmacc.org Open Chattanooga Hack Night 6 p.m. Downtown Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org Chess Club 6 p.m. Downtown Public Library 1001 Broad St. (423) 757-5310 chattlibrary.org “Cirque du Soleil: One Night for One Drop” 7:30 p.m. Majestic 12 311 Broad St. East Ridge 18 5050 S. Terrace carmike.com

ongoing “Inside/Out” River Gallery 400 E. Second St. (423) 265-5033 river-gallery.com "Still In The Mist" In-Town Gallery 26A Frazier Ave. (423) 267-9214 intowngallery.com Spring Season at Blackwell 71 Eastgate Loop

(423) 344-5643 chattanoogaphoto.org “Eudora Welty and the Segregated South” The Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “Gajin Fujita” The Hunter Museum of American Art10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “Japonisme and America” The Hunter Museum of American Art10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “New on View” The Hunter Museum of American Art10 Bluff View Ave. (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org The Alice E. and Joseph H. Davenport, Jr. Collection The Hunter Museum of Art 10 Bluff View (423) 267-0968 huntermuseum.org “Spirit Moves: Works by Allyson Mellberg Taylor and Jeremy Taylor” Association for Visual Arts 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 www.avarts.org

“Mixed Media, Contemporary & Abstract” Reflections Gallery 6922 Lee Hwy. (423) 892-3072 reflectionsgalleryTN.com Local Homeless & Nontraditional Artists Exhibition H*ART Gallery 110 E. Main St. (423) 521-4707 hartgallery.com “Foliage” North River Civic Center 1009 Executive Dr. (423) 870-8924 chattanooga.gov “Indivisible: AfricanNative American Lives in the Americas” The Museum Center at Five Points 200 Inman St. E (423) 339-5745 museumcenter.org Stories In Art E.G. Fisher Library 1289 Ingleside Ave. (423) 745-7782 fisherlibrary.org Chattanooga Ghost Tours The Little Curiosity Shoppe 138 Market St. chattanoogaghosttours.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

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Looking For A Startup To Court and Spark 36/86 Conference is matchmaking for startups and investors

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The 36/86 event— formerly called Southland—is now in its third year of bringing startups and investors together for two days of networking, education and entertainment.”

Investment capital is a huge element of Chattanooga’s startup ecosystem. The recent increase in local investors and investment groups willing to invest RICH in startups and the number of investors attending Gig Tank’s annual Demo Day are familiar markers of progress in conversations about how the city’s startup scene is developing. Bringing regional and national investors together with local startups is perhaps even more important—after all, there’s a lot more capital outside Chattanooga than inside. That kind of cross-border matchmaking is high on the agenda at 36/86, a June 9-10 event in Nashville sponsored by Launch Tennes-

see. After leading Co.Lab, Chattanoogan Charlie Brock was tapped in 2013 by Governor Bill Haslam to run Launch Tennessee, a public-private partnerBAILEY ship to promote high-growth startups in Tennessee. The 36/86 event—formerly called Southland—is now in its third year of bringing startups and investors together for two days of networking, education and entertainment. Out of 250 applicants, Launch Tennessee selected 36 companies from seven Southern states and the District of Columbia to make pitches for investment. Companies were required to be fairly early in their development, having raised no more than $2 million, but to

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be far enough along to have either customers or users. According to Brock, at least 95 partners from 70 investment firms are attending, “representing all states of investment potential from angel to early stage to later stage private venture capital to corporate venture to mergers and acquisitions.” Brock anticipates 700 people on each day, with entrepreneurs in search of networking and education making up the balance of attendees. How the startup-investor courting goes depends a lot on what investors are looking for, Brock says: Are they sector-agnostic or do they fit in healthcare IT? Or is it generally tech companies they are looking for? Do they want a consumer play or enterprise play? “I do think in general investors are looking for companies that have a big marketing opportunity and

some early traction,” he says. “One example is PriceWaiter out of Chattanooga, which really has tremendous numbers every quarter in terms of users. They get a lot of interest from investors because they look like a rocket ship getting ready to take off.” Investors are also looking for company valuations that suggest a healthy future return. “That’s one reason we’re getting a lot of interest from investment firms in New York,” Brock says. “Over the last year and a half, valuations for series A companies were 42 percent less in the Southeast than they were in New York.” Most startups will begin with early funding from angel investors. The next round is called series A investment. As the company grows and attracts more capital, later rounds are series B and C. Lower series A valuations mean the com-

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pany prices are lower here. “Investors can get more equity for same amount of investment, and the cost of living here is so much less than it is in California and New York that their money will go much longer,” he says. “It’ll take longer for the startup to spend that money, so the company will be further along by the time they need to go out for the next round. Hopefully that translates into a higher valuation, so the early investors don’t see their value diluted as much when new investors come on. That’s a really strong narrative.” How long does it take to consummate this process? “Typically we advise entrepreneurs to be prepared for a six-to-nine month fundraising process—and it is a courting process,” Brock says. “By getting more people under the same roof, making more connections, having more conversations, could it move to two-to-four months? We think so.” I have to ask about the announcement that Chattanooga accounts for four of the 36 companies presenting to investors at 36/86, the highest number of any Tennessee city. Those startups are Feetz, RootsRated, PriceWaiter and Zipflip. “It’s further evidence of how far Chattanooga has come over the last several years on the entrepreneurial front and the quality of entrepreneurs

we are seeing in Chattanooga now,” Brock offers. He sees a reciprocal relationship between the availability of investment capital and Chattanooga’s inventory of companies worthy of investment. “You get early-stage capital, which brings more entrepreneurs,” he says. “Then as entrepreneurs grow and are successful, you get the larger capital that wants to spend more time in that market. As companies grow up in scale, money becomes more mobile. You’re not going to have California or New York firms invest in a pure-idea company in Chattanooga.” But they will invest—and they did a few months ago—in companies like Bellhops, PriceWaiter and Feetz that have momentum. “I think Chattanooga is on that path now, and people are recognizing it,” Brock says. “As I’m doing outreach to these large investment firms, they’re saying, ‘I hear more and more about Chattanooga. I need it to be one of my stops when I come to the South.’” Rich Bailey is a professional writer, editor and (sometimes) PR consultant. He led a project to create Chattanooga’s first civic web site in 1995 before even owning a modem. Now he covers Chattanooga technology for The Pulse and blogs about it at CircleChattanooga.com. He splits his time between Chattanooga and Brooklyn. chattanoogapulse.com • June 4-10, 2015 • The Pulse • 25

MUSIC SCENE

Far From The Maddening Dinosaurs Julie Gribble

Go For the Market, Stay For the Music Julie Gribble and Butch Ross tune up this Sunday Every Sunday morning, hundreds of locals, visitors and merchants gather in the First Tennessee Pavilion for the Chattanooga Market. It’s become a trademark event for the city, a must-do for people of all ages and passions. Beyond all the bearded artisans and strolling crowds, however, the market’s best-kept secret is its music. On June 9, Atlanta-based artist Julie Gribble and hammered dulcimer player Butch Ross will take turns to put their own unique stamp on the market. Gribble is a well-traveled musician who’s showcased her talents all over the US. Her latest release, “Crimson Sky,” was featured by Beneath The Grid as one of the best albums of 2014, and reinforced her reputation as a free-spirited singer who effortlessly combines

authentic lyrics with acoustic melody to create country ballads. Local favorite Ross’s music is equally as impressive, but a little more unconventional. The instrument behind his rock n’ roll-driven sound is the dulcimer. He’s able to take this modest folk instrument and amp up its capabilities. The results are tunes that mix the traditional twang of bluegrass with upbeat contemporary music. Julie Gribble will take the stage first at 12:30 p.m. and Butch Ross follows at 2 p.m. — Shaun Webster Chattanooga Market Sunday, 11 a.m. First Tennessee Pavilion 1826 Reggie White Blvd. (423) 266-4041 chattanoogamarket.com

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Organic, sand-blasted roots rock, with a sweet jam spread. 10 p.m. Clyde’s on Main 122 W. Main St. clydesonmain.com

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River City Hustlers to debut new EP at the Riverbend Festival this Sunday

t’s been 17 months since I wrote about the resurrection of the River City Hustlers, that kick-ass rock-androll band that (thankfully) just won’t die. They’ve been up to quite a bit since then, playing extensively and writing new music. Now, it seems, the kids have finally gotten around to recording again and will debut a new EP at their Riverbend performance on Sunday, June 7, at the TVFCU stage at 6 p.m.

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Everything about this tune—the writing, the vocals, rhythm, lead, bass and drums—form a perfect storm of classic rock badassery.”

First time around I had some pretty good things to say about the Hustlers. They were already a hot band chockfull of crazy talent. A lot can happen in 17 months, though, and having heard a sample track from the new EP, they’re past due for a second listen. “Alright with Me” is the track I was given by the always entertaining Vic Burgess. The tune is available now on the Hustlers’ Bandcamp page—and while I’m all set to tell you about it, you really need to take a minute and go hear it for yourself. Everything about this tune—the writing, the vocals, rhythm, lead, bass and drums—form a perfect storm of classic rock badassery. Yes, classic rock. I don’t mean the tired old dinosaur tunes that have been played to death on the airwaves for 40 years. I mean the sweaty, throbbing, heart of rock music from the days when Steven Tyler didn’t look like he needed a good ironing, KISS had never taken off the makeup and the world figured Keith

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“The kids are certainly popular locally and really ought to be tearing it up on a regional level by now, too. They’re easily that good.”

Richards only had a few years left to live. Classic rock is the comparison I made last time around, too, but I wasn’t quite so emphatic then. The music was good, very good. I would have been hard pressed to find anything critical to say about it, and yet…this new material is better. This new material is a whole new level for the River City Hustlers. The reason why seems obvious to me. It has been refined by a year and a half of constant playing and practice by a group of highly skilled musicians. It’s the difference between a diamond in the rough and a gem that

has been expertly cut and polished. Bethany’s voice doesn’t mellow like wine, more like white lightning, with twice the kick. Roland McCoy’s timing on the drums may as well be an atomic clock; Chris Smith’s rhythm guitar is crunchy and solid; while Nate Luttrell’s lead work soars. Both men have mastered guitar tone, though whether that’s a gear thing or just the way they scrunch their faces up when they play is open to

debate. Vic’s bass is exactly where it needs to be and his songwriting, as always, is uncannily great. Taken altogether they are practically a vintage ’70s super group, NOS if you will. The kids are certainly popular locally and really ought to be tearing it up on a regional level by now, too. They’re easily that good. For the moment, check them (and their new EP) out at Riverbend this Sunday at 6. The practically legendary local band, The Unsatisfied, will be following the Hustlers on the TVFCU stage that night—so it promises to be one hell of a show.

The popular program “The Art of the Singer/ Songwriter” will be hosted by Signal Mountain’s Mountain Arts Community Center again this summer. Butch “Lord of the Dulcimer” Ross and the lovely Trish Ferrell Wileman will be resuming their roles as instructors at the well-loved event. Classes will meet every Tuesday night from 6:30-8:15 p.m. starting in June and running all the way to a “Coffee House Performance” on July 14. As always, attendees will receive instruction in vocal technique, songwriting and performance. This season, Ross and Wileman will be joined by a host of special guests, including local favorites Ryan Oyer, Amber Fults and Jim Pfitzer, to name a few. Private and personalized instruction will be available, as well as field trips to open mic events and the support of a peer network that continues long after the session’s conclusion. “I really enjoyed the course,” says Mike Crowder, VP for Morgan Stanley and member of local band Dark Horse Ten. “Trish and Butch are great coaches, offering just the right amounts of encouragement and constructive evaluation. Since completing the course I am a more confident singer, and I’ve written a song or two every month since the sessions. Well worth the time and investment!” For more information, contact Trish at tfwileman@gmail.com or call the Mountain Arts Commu— MTM nity Center at (423) 886-1959. chattanoogapulse.com • June 4-10, 2015 • The Pulse • 27

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thursday6.4 Signal Mountain Women’s Chorus 6 p.m. Mountain Arts Community Center 809 Kentucky Ave. signalmacc.org Megan Saunders 6 p.m. Whole Foods Market 301 Manufacturers Rd. wholefoodmarket.com Prime Country Band 6:30 p.m. Ringgold Nutrition Center 144 Circle Dr., Ringgold (706) 935-2541 Live Bluegrass 6:30 p.m. Whole Foods Market 301 Manufacturers Rd. wholefoodsmarket.com Feel It Thursday Open Mic 7 p.m. Mocha Restaurant & Music Lounge 511 Broad St. mochajazz.net Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Songwriter Shootout Quarter Final 7 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Jesse James & Tim Neal

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7 p.m. Mexi Wings VII 5773 Brainerd Rd. (423) 296-1073 Open Mic with Hap Henniger 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com South Soul Improv 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com

friday6.5 The Old Time Travelers & Taylor Kress 9 a.m. Rock City

Pulse Pick: Amber Fults Amber’s powerful voice is quickly becoming one of the most recognized, and respected in the Chattanooga music scene. Audiences are blown away by her amazing voice and expertly crafted songs. Amber Fults Saturday, 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga River Market 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com

1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Eddie Pontiac 5:30 p.m. El Meson 2204 Hamilton Place Blvd. elmesonrestaurant.com 3 Doors Down, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Get Right Band, Deep Fried Five, Jessica Nixon, Marlow Drive, John & Michelle, Smooth Dialects, Bert David Newton, Chattanooga Choir Girls, Sleepy Man, Dead 27’s 6 p.m. Riverbend Festival 200 Riverfront Pkwy. riverbendfestival.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m. Cancun Mexican Restaurant & Lounge

1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Jess Goggins Band 7 p.m. Nightfall Concert Series Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Tim Lewis 7 p.m. El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Jacob Carter 7:30 p.m. Cadence Coffee Co. 11 E. 7th St. (423) 521-7686 Jazz & Poetry Night 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga Billiard Club 725 Cherry St. cbcburns.com The Floor is YOURS 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org A.J. Ghent Band 8 p.m. Nightfall Concert Series Miller Plaza 850 Market St. nightfallchattanooga.com Arson 8 p.m. Bud’s Sports Bar 5751 Brainerd Rd.

budssportsbar.com The Floor is YOURS 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org The Pool 8:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 S. Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Gaslight Street 9 p.m. Clyde’s on Main 122 W. Main St. clydesonmain.com PLVNET 9 p.m. Ziggy’s 607 Cherokee Blvd. (423) 265-8711 Jack Kirton 9 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Joey Winslett Band with Marlow Drive 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com

saturday6.6 The Old Time Travelers, Tarryn Aimee Smith 9 a.m. Rock City 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com Amber Fults

12:30 p.m. Chattanooga River Market 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.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 Martina McBride, War, Luke & Jessi with Thunderheart, Cowboy Mouth, River Canyon Band, Deep Fried Five, Cash Only Band, Jess Goggans Band, Jakubi, Standing Room Only Band, Juice Newton with Exile, TAUK 6 p.m. Riverbend Festival 200 Riverfront Pkwy. riverbendfestival.com Binji Varsossa 6 p.m. Cancun Mexican Restaurant & Lounge 1809 Broad St. (423) 266-1461 Tim Lewis 7 p.m. El Meson 248 Northgate Park elmesonchattanooga.com Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd.

thepalmsathamilton.com Five40 8 p.m. Raw Bar & Grill 409 Market St. rawbarandgrillchatt.com Birds With Fleas, High Meadows Communion 8 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com The Pool 8:30 p.m. The Foundry 1201 S. Broad St. chattanooganhotel.com Masseuse, Charlie The Head 10 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Kara-Ory-Oke 10 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Dangermuffin 10 p.m. Clyde’s on Main 122 W. Main St. clydesonmain.com

sunday6.7 The Old Time Travelers, Highbeams 9 a.m. Rock City 1400 Patten Rd. seerockcity.com

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Julie Gribble 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com The Do Rights 12:30 p.m. Chattanooga River Market 1 Broad St. chattanoogarivermarket.com Butch Ross 2 p.m. Chattanooga Market 1829 Carter St. chattanoogamarket.com Merle Haggard, Leon Russell, Davey Smith & The Pearl Snap Preachers, Sam Hunt, Stress Relief Band, The Iscariots, River City Hustlers, The Unsatisfied, Matt Stephens Project, Soul Survivor, Carolyn Wonderland, five40 6 p.m. Riverbend Festival 200 Riverfront Pkwy. riverbendfestival.com Open Mic with Jeff Daniels 6 p.m. Long Haul Saloon 2536 Cummings Hwy. (423) 822-9775

monday6.87 Deacon Bluz, Lil' Ed & The Imperials, Theodis Ealey The "Stand It Up" Man, Davina & The Vagabonds, Jarekus Singleton, DieDra 5:45 p.m.

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Thursday, June 4: 9pm Open Mic with Hap Henninger Friday, June 5: 9pm Jack Kirton of Endelouz Saturday, June 6: 10pm Kara-Ory-Oke Tuesday, June 9: 7pm Server/Hotel Appreciation Night $5 Pitchers $2 Wells $1.50 Domestics ●

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Melissa Etheridge 2107 Gunbarrel Rd. chattanooga. firebirdsrestaurants.com Matthew West, Rock Point Church, Kerrie Roberts, Tenth Avenue North, Standing Against The Odds, Calling Glory, 7eventh Time Down 6 p.m. Riverbend Festival 200 Riverfront Pkwy. riverbendfestival.com ForeverAtLast 6 p.m. Cloud Springs Deli 4097 Cloud Springs Rd. cloudspringsdeli.com Cody Harris, Joel Harris, Katrina Barclay 6:30 p.m. Heritage House Arts & Civic Center 1428 Jenkins Rd. chattanooga.gov Rick’s Blues Jam 7 p.m. Folk School of Chattanooga 1200 Mountain Creek Rd. chattanoogafolk.com Pea Pickin’ Hearts 7 p.m. The Meeting House 3912 Dayton Blvd. redbankmeetinghouse.com Open Mic with Mike McDade 8 p.m. Tremont Tavern 1203 Hixson Pike tremonttavern.com

wednesday6.10 Eddie Pontiac El Meson 5:30 p.m. 248 Northgate Park elmesonrestaurant.com Melissa Etheridge, Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick, Reluctant Saints, Ozomatli, Hank and Cupcakes, Wade Tremmell Band, Krystye Dalton, Ben Miller Band, Fruition, Malemen Show Band, Greg Shirley Band 6 p.m. Riverbend Festival 200 Riverfront Pkwy. riverbendfestival.com The Other Guys 6 p.m. Spring Hill Suites 495 Riverfront Pkwy. (423) 834-9300 Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Seryn 7:30 p.m. The Camp House 149 E. MLK Blvd. thecamphouse.com Dan Sheffield 7:30 p.m. Sugar’s Downtown 507 Broad St. sugarschattanooga.com Andrew Peterson Concert 8 p.m. Covenant College

14049 Scenic Hwy. covenant.edu Wednesday Night Jazz 8 p.m. Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave. barkinglegs.org Blues Night with Yattie Westfield 8 p.m. The Office @ City Cafe 901 Carter St. citycafemenu.com Open Jam 8 p.m. Raw Bar & Grill 409 Market St. rawbarandgrillchatt.com Rosedale Remedy 8 p.m. The Palms at Hamilton 6925 Shallowford Rd. thepalmsathamilton.com Sundy Best 9 p.m. Rhythm & Brews 221 Market St. rhythm-brews.com Dan Sheffield 9:30 p.m. Sugar’s Downtown 507 Broad St. sugarsribs.com Cusses, Behold the Brave 10 p.m. JJ’S Bohemia 231 E. MLK King Blvd. jjsbohemia.com Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@chattanoogapulse.com

Record Reviews

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Fun With Fridges, Generations of Improv General Magic & Pita hum along, Wrest chats with spirit

General Magic & Pita Fridge Trax Plus (Editions Mego)

hink of field recordings, and ethnomusicologist and folklorist Alan Lomax might come immediately to mind, or maybe Cabaret Voltaire co-founder Chris Watson, whose wildlife recordings include the disquieting sound of vultures feasting on a zebra carcass in Kenya. Then there is the peculiar case of Fridge Trax—the 1995 EP that served as the inaugural release on the pioneering electronic label Mego based in Austria—which uses recordings of refrigerators as source material. If there is a point to be made, it’s not that refrigerators make particularly interesting sounds,

Wrest Ingress (milmin.bandcamp.com) it’s that interesting music can be made out of anything. The source sounds are what you’d expect from the hum of an appliance, conveying a warm, almost soothing artificiality; they simply serve as a beige canvas on which to work, or to cut up into little pieces and re-purpose. General Magic (Andreas Pieper and Ramon Bauer) and Pita (Peter Rehberg) are three of the founders of Mego, and this reissue of Fridge Trax, which collects the original EP and the album Live and Final Fridge (released on Source Records), also serves as a commemorative 20year anniversary release.

Fridge Trax Plus is bookended with the two long pieces “Deep Fridge,” with a bleak ambiance, and “Final Fridge,” offering a robot world that manages to transform sterile sounds into soul-infused rhythms. “Dope Fridge” uses polyrhythms, faint whistles and odd gurgles to create a strange head-nod inducing otherworldly pseudo-dance-funk, and “Funk Fridge” is a spectre that floats along with unassuming layers that form an aural fog. “Spring Fridge” features glitchy whimsy and ghostly synthetic moans, like a child skipping through a haunted house, and “Ding Fridge” has wordless vocal snippets, echoing through the sonic meat locker. Fridge Trax Plus can be evocative or motivate movement, and it’s a testament to the belief that in the right hands, just about any premise can be made into something engrossing and worthwhile.

ilm aficionados may be familiar with “The Gene Siskel Test,” which asks if a certain film is more interesting than a theoretical documentary about its actors simply having lunch together.

From one perspective, the test itself is an indirect indictment of mindless star-studded Hollywood blockbusters, but from a different angle, it shows the potential of improvisation and what each player can bring to an ensemble. At something as simple as a meal, an actor can bring his personality, upbringing, training, work and life experiences to the table, drawing from a personal history to integrate storytelling into a lively and compelling conversation. This idea can be transplanted into the music realm and can illustrate how improvisation, at its ideal, can work in a similar fashion, and it came to mind when listening to the new album Ingress from the free-improv trio Wrest. Wrest brings together two generations of improvisers: legendary saxophonist Jack Wright, who has exclusively played improvised music for the last 36 years, with percussionist Ben Bennett (also known for his series of 4-hour “Sitting and Smiling” web broadcasts) and double bassist Evan Lipson, also of the groups Normal Love and Psychotic Quartet, among others. The self-released offering

Ingress is available as a 2-track, 72-minute CD-R or as a 3-track, 100-minute digital download, with each track being a different live performance; listening to it in one uninterrupted session would be overwhelming, with each piece being simultaneously dense and sprawling, and it is best to treat each set separately. Bennett uses an unconventional set with a variety of drums and small objects, striking, scraping and blowing on them to vibrate them in unusual ways, and Lipson’s range goes from sharp, violent plucking to wispy, ethereal bowed notes and wild, clawfooted scampering; as charged and inventive as ever, Wright sounds perhaps like the fascinating and disturbing results of ornithological genetic engineering, with fictional, never-beforeheard bird calls. Like friendly sparring partners, the members of Wrest are comfortable enough with each other to constantly push each other, bouncing pointed ideas and reacting with fruitful synthesis; it’s a stream of persistent minutiae, like a spirited chat with each person interjecting and fueling the conversation to make it richer.

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Consider This with Dr. Rick by Rick Pimental-Habib, Ph.D. “Clutter is not just physical stuff. It’s old ideas, toxic relationships and bad habits. Clutter is anything that does not support your better self. “ — Eleanor Brown We tend to think of “clutter” as the stuff that gathers in the bottom of closets, or takes up too much room on the shelves. How many times have you said, “We have to clean out this garage!” while your car is left to collect pollen and leaves in the driveway. But I believe that other forms of clutter are even more important. The clutter in your mind that keeps you from thinking clearly. The clutter in your heart that keeps you from feeling compassion. The clutter in your relationships that are filled with things left unsaid, business left unfinished. The good news is that you can start anywhere: Re-evaluate your relationship, meditate your way to a clear mind, or yardsale those boxes in the attic. No matter where you begin, you’ll feel better. Just begin. chattanoogapulse.com • June 4-10, 2015 • The Pulse • 33

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Entourage Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back—and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut. Director: Doug Ellin Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly

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ery little can be said about “Pitch Perfect 2” that hasn’t been already. Some films are surprise hits— “Pitch Perfect” was a definite gamble by the studio, as a comedy about college a cappella competitions might have been a giant box office bomb. The original film had a surprisingly strong cast that launched the careers of Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson, as well as featuring a moderately clever script that was just risqué enough to provide genuine laughs.

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It has no character development or heart, featuring instead overblown musical numbers, poor pacing, and bizarre technical choices.”

“Pitch Perfect” was in no way a great movie, but it was entertaining in modest sort of way, a film that might be worth sort-of watching on cable while scanning Facebook or folding laundry. That there was enough of an audience to warrant a sequel to the film is debatable. For the sake of argument, let’s say that there was. Let’s say that there is a core group of “Pitch Perfect” fanatics who love a cappella and really connect with these characters on a personal level. While I don’t believe that these people really exist, I’m constantly surprised by new subcultures, so I’m willing to entertain such an idea. But if these mass fans of “Pitch Perfect” are out there, then “Pitch Perfect 2” is an injustice. The film is nothing but a rehash of old material, rife with cliché and stereotyping. It has no character development or heart, featuring instead overblown musical numbers, poor pacing, and bizarre technical choices. It revolves again around the Barden Bellas, an award-winning a cappella group that is as diverse as a stock photo brochure for mutual funds. In the first film, this heterogeneity was played for laughs, with a wink and smile. The same tongue-in-cheek attitudes exist in the sequel, but it largely falls flat, as the audience has heard it all before. Despite seeing the film with a decent-

sized audience, I was struck by how silent the theater was. Apart from the occasional polite chuckle, the intended laugh lines were met by muted boredom. At any rate, due to a wardrobe mishap at the Kennedy Center where Rebel Wilson’s character Fat Amy showed her lady parts to the President, the Bellas are suspended from competing, recruiting, or touring. They are replaced by the group Das Sound Machine, the a cappella version of Ivan Drago, only German instead of Russian. And yet, while the film might have set up a “Rocky IV”-style showdown, it doesn’t even muster up a real sense of competition between the two groups. The film is largely shown in montage, backed by mash-ups of the soulless, uniform artistry of current pop music. Much of the problem with films of this type stems from the perpetuation of a stereotype of easy talent. A cappella is not easy. Professional musicianship isn’t either. Very little of the film is spent showing the Bellas rehearsing, and the rehearsals always focus on choreography rather than singing. Many films tend to gloss over the difficulty of their subject matter, from sports to office management. The world of film is populated with natural talent and overwhelming beauty. But, as much as I understand this tendency, I can’t help but be bothered when Anna Kendrick’s character saves a Snoop Dogg session at her recording studio internship by tapping

a rhythm on a Lights Out game and singing bland versions of Christmas music. I’m too traditional to believe that a laptop counts as an instrument. This is a personal blind spot, of course, one that was easier to overlook in the original film because of its natural charm. When the charm is stripped away, leaving nothing but fat jokes and ethnic jokes and women jokes, the preposterous nature of the story becomes that much more glaring. The foundation of a movie can’t be built on a crass Fat Amy any more than “The Hangover” films could be built on the strangeness of Alan. Falstaff characters must be used sparingly— but then Hollywood isn’t known for its restraint. “Pitch Perfect 2” was directed by Elizabeth Banks, an actress known for her roles in the “Hunger Games” movies and various Judd Apatow films. As an actress, she is a capable talent with excellent comic timing and delivery. As a director, however, she lacks the experience necessary to tie a film together. The impression left is that of loose ends and missed opportunities. “Pitch Perfect 2” is yet another sequel that appears to have been made by committee. To say that Banks should not direct another film would be premature. However, she might want to try a smaller feature where she has more control. “Pitch Perfect 2” is just not worth seeing. chattanoogapulse.com • June 4-10, 2015 • The Pulse • 35

Free Will Astrology

“ Homework: I dare you to bestow a blessing on a person you’ve considered to be beneath you. Testify at FreeWillAstrology. com

Rob Brezsny is an aspiring master of curiosity, perpetrator of sacred uproar, and founder of the Beauty and Truth Lab. He brings a literate, myth-savvy perspective to his work. It’s all in the stars.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Nobel Prize-winning physicists Wolfgang Pauli and Niels Bohr were both amused at how counterintuitive their innovative theories seemed. Once Pauli was lecturing a group of eminent scientists about a radical new hypothesis. Bohr got out of his seat in the audience and walked up to the front to interrupt his colleague. “We all agree that your theory is crazy,” Bohr told Pauli. “The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.” Pauli defended himself. “It is crazy enough!” he said. But Bohr was insistent. “It’s not crazy enough!” he argued. I’m going to pose a comparable query to you, Gemini. Are your new ideas and possibilities crazy enough to be true? Make sure they are. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve wandered into an awkward phase of your cycle. Missed connections have aroused confusion. Disjointed events have led to weirdness. I’ve got a suggestion for how you might be able to restore clarity and confidence: Make a foray into a borderland and risk imaginative acts of heroism. Does that sound too cryptic or spooky? How about if I say it like this: Go on an unpredictable quest that will free your trapped vitality, or try a mysterious experiment that will awaken your sleeping magic. P.S. For best results, ask for help every step of the way. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gesamtkunstwerk is a German word that can be translated as “total art work” or “all-embracing art form.” It refers to a creative masterpiece that makes use of several genres. The 19th-century composer Richard Wagner had this in mind when he produced his opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, which included orchestral music, singing, theater, and literature. I’m invoking the spirit of Gesamtkunstwerk for your use, Leo. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to synthesize and coordinate all the things you do best, and express them with a flourish.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Defender was a popular video game that young people played in video arcades during the 1980s. Fifteen-year-old Steve Juraszek was profiled in Time magazine after he racked up a record-breaking 16 million points while playing the game for 16 hours straight. But when his high school principal found out that Juraszek had skipped classes to be at the arcade, he was suspended. I’m wondering if there may soon be a similar development in your own life, Virgo. Will you have to pay a small price for your success? You should at least be prepared to risk an acceptable loss in order to accomplish an important goal. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): People I meet are sometimes taken aback by the probing questions I ask them. Recently an acquaintance said to me, “Why don’t you feel driven to talk about yourself all the time, like everyone else?” I told him the truth: “Being curious is just the way I was made. Maybe it’s because of my Mercury in Gemini, or my seventh-house sun, or my three planets in Libra.” I suspect that you are due to go through a phase similar to the mode I’m so familiar with. If it doesn’t happen naturally, I suggest you coax it out. You need to be extra inquisitive. You’ll benefit from digging as deeply as you dare. The more information you uncover, the better your decisions will be. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I love to watch an evolved Scorpio get his or her needs met by helping other people get their needs met. It’s thrilling to behold the paradoxical Scorpio assets in action: the combination of manipulativeness and generosity; the animal magnetism working in service to the greater good; the resourceful willpower that carries out hidden agendas and complex strategies designed to make the world a better place. I expect to see a lot of this idiosyncratic wisdom from you in the coming weeks. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Would that life were like the shadow cast by a wall or a

tree,” says the Talmud. “But it is like the shadow of a bird in flight.” That’s a lyrical sentiment, but I don’t agree with it. I’ve come to prefer the shimmering dance over the static stance. The evershifting play of light and dark is more interesting to me than the illusion of stability. I feel more at home in the unpredictable flow than in the stagnant trance of certainty. What about you, Sagittarius? I suggest that in the immediate future you cultivate an appreciation for the joys and challenges of the shimmering dance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The core of your horoscope comes from the poem “A Color of the Sky” by Tony Hoagland. Imagine that you are the “I” who is saying the following: “What I thought was an end turned out to be a middle. What I thought was a brick wall turned out to be a tunnel. What I thought was an injustice turned out to be a color of the sky.” Please understand, Capricorn, that speaking these words might not make total sense to you yet. You may have to take them on faith until you gather further evidence. But I urge you to speak them anyway. Doing so will help generate the transformations you need in order to make them come true. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Lessons in luck are coming your way. Will they help you attract more luck? Maybe. Will they show you how to make better use of your luck? Maybe. A lot depends on your ability to understand and love the paradox of luck. I’ve assembled a few enigmatic teachings to prepare you. 1. “Luck is believing you’re lucky.” — Tennessee Williams. 2. “It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.” — Baltasar Gracián. 3. “Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of luck.” — Lorii Myers. 4. “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” — Samuel Goldwyn. 5. “You’ve got to try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” — Jimmy Dean. 6. “Go and wake up your luck.” — Persian prov-

erb. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The word “boudoir” means a woman’s bedroom. But hundreds of years ago, it had a more specific definition. It was a room where a well-bred girl was sent when she was pouting. “Boudoir” is derived from the French verb bouder, which means “to sulk.” If it were in my power, Pisces, I would send you to the sulking room right now. In fact, I would encourage you to sulk. In my opinion, a good long sulk would be just the right prescription for you. It would trigger brainstorms about how to change the soggy, foggy conditions that warranted your sulking in the first place. ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Persian scholar Avicenna was so well-rounded in his knowledge that he wrote two different encyclopedias. Even as a teenager he was obsessed with learning all he could. He got especially consumed with trying to master Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which did not easily yield its secrets to him. He read it 40 times, memorizing every word. When he finally understood it, he was so excited he celebrated by giving out money and gifts to destitute strangers. I suspect you will soon be having an equivalent breakthrough, Aries. At last you will grasp a truth that has eluded you for a long time. Congratulations in advance! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When it’s rush hour in Tokyo, unwieldy crowds of commuters board the trains and subways. They often need help at squeezing in. Railway workers known as oshiya, or pushers, provide the necessary force. Wearing crisp uniforms, white gloves, and neat hats, they cram the last stragglers into each car. I foresee the possibility of you being called on to perform a metaphorical version of the service these pushers provide. Is there a polite and respectful way for you to be indelicate in a worthy cause? Could you bring lighthearted tact to bear as you seek an outcome that encourages everyone to compromise?

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The Sun Also Rises Early morning reminds Officer Alex of the transitory nature of pretty much everything

“ Those problems, those unanswered questions…they fade when framed up against the proverbial big picture. Sometimes, that’s all you need. Well, that and a cigar.”

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.

I would ease my patrol car “I stayed up all night wondown a boat ramp just north dering where the sun went, then of the Chickamauga Dam it dawned on me.” — Misceland slide right down to the laneous Drunk on a Boat, water’s edge so my view Summer 2012 would contain as few manIt was something I hadn’t made structures as possible. seen in ages: An unimpeded Seeing it view of the creep above sunrise. a ridge In a simacross from ple sense it me while always reALEX TEACH the temperaminded me ture differences in the lake of brightly lit watercolors water and the air above it seeping with subtlety across created a fine smoky mist… a gauzy-purplish palette it was as close to a primorthat, at some magical modial view as I was going to ment I always seemed to get on this salary, so I always miss, was suddenly miracled treasured it. God help the into life. And in the seconds drunk that stumbled into when I was just starting me on these mornings while to process that thought... I attended my church. It boom. There’s the deep-ornever happened, but I conange sun climbing with desidered the “if’s” of that poceptive speed into the sky, tentially innocent transgresmaking all the accomplishsion more than once. ments in the history of manI get why primitive man kind pale in comparison. and bicyclists considered I had been off thirds for a our sun a deity; it really while now. Just long enough does seem to be alive durto get back to a normal ing those moments when a sleep schedule, and appartrick of the light refracting ently long enough to have through our atmosphere alforgotten something I took lows it to seem 10 times for granted after the fourth, larger than normal, yet still fifth, or ninth year on mid(reasonably) safe to stare at night shift: Seeing the sun directly. It’s like a magnaniat the end of the day, the mous gesture on the sun’s final underscoring of how part, allowing eye contact backwards our job was, for a few seconds before it compared to most. resumes its supreme posiSuch a fan of this event tion above our heads in siwas I that on some nights,

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lence, like a passive parent whose patience you dare not try. Then, after those few minutes have passed…so does the feeling of awe, and it’s just back to looking for your shades and making sure the aluminum foil on your bedroom window isn’t compromised so that you can up your chances of a few great hours of sleep before the normal world demands your presence. Seeing the sunrise anew gave me a strange taste for the cheap tipped cigars I was known to enjoy on rare occasion, but my car was devoid of such. Why all this discussion about the plasma ball in the sky? Heh. I actually had to stop myself to ask—but the answer is simple. Cops have lots of unanswered questions, unfinished stories to deal with that stay tucked away in the recesses of their minds (those that have them still). The ones that have the attention span of a hamster do quite well, but those of us with a tendency to intensely scrutinize things (OK, obsess)...well, I can’t

speak for all, but I think I am drawn to the sunrise because it wordlessly provides a tool that they never tell you about in the Academy: perspective. You see, that same sun has risen and set countless times over this rapidly shrinking world of ours. It’s cast its light over wastelands of ice millennia before there was an atmosphere to speak of, over giant reptiles (also known as “Republicans”), over primitive humanoids wearing clothes made from animal skins, and, for quite some time, over nothing at all. And one day? Its light won’t be shining on us, either, despite our sense of self-importance as a species. We’re all temporary. And therefore, so are our concerns. Those problems, those unanswered questions… they fade when framed up against the proverbial big picture. Sometimes, that’s all you need. Well, that and a cigar. Take it from an expert: Perspective is mandatory training in the game of life. (See you next week, my well-adjusted readers.)

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