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• Occasionally, an incident or event in the news reverberates with such force it creates an unintentional theme in our pages. Such is the case with the Christmas shootings at Club Fathom.

As we begin 2012, the issue surfaces in The Bowl, On the Beat and In the Noog, where a variety of voices contemplate the club/church’s true identity, gang violence and where to place blame in the wake of the Dec. 25 shooting spree.

Happy New Year.

Tim Reid, pastor of Mosaic Church, answers questions during a Dec. 27 press conference.

Photo by Josh Lang

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Contents JAN. 5-11, 2012 • issue 9.01

Cover illustration by Tom Tomorrow

COVER STORY

The Comix Issue

• New this week: The Comix page, a weekly feature offering some of the best alternative comics. By way of introduction, we spoke with the creators, beginning this week with Tom Tomorrow, creator of “This Modern World.” Interview » 7 Comix » 19 MUSIC

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his week’s edition of The Pulse has developed somewhat of an accidental theme. It’s happened before, when a headline becomes so dominant that it’s impossible to ignore, and our contributors independently explore the story unaware the other is mining the same vein.

The now-infamous Club Fathom Christmas Shootout at the Mosaic Church on Market Street lands squarely in those crosshairs. It’s the stuff that makes news directors all over the country salivate to write the copy that scrolled across the bottom of cable TV and news websites: “9 People Shot On Christmas Eve In Chattanooga, TN.” Variations of that headline appeared on every major news outlet here and around the country as Chattanoogans woke up on Christmas Day. The embarrassing melee was the dominant conversation in many living rooms on a day otherwise reserved for drama of a decidedly lighter variety.

More than a week later, it seems everyone has had their say

and there’s plenty of blame to go around, though no one, it seems, is taking much responsibility.

Mayor Ron Littlefield placed much of the emphasis on the operations of Mosaic itself while deftly deflecting the gang issue. Is Mosaic really a church or a business masquerading as a church, he asked, seeking a quick and not unreasonable fix to the problem by simply shutting its operations down, citing the litany of police calls to the establishment in recent years. Littlefield has a point, but he’s putting a Band-Aid on rather large open wound. We’ll get to that.

During his own press conference, Mosaic Pastor Tim Reid did all he could to appear earnest and forthcoming—the argyle sweater vest highlighting his clean-cut Richie Cunningham-like appeal—but we weren’t buying his specious claim that Fathom’s events and advertising were outside of his ability to control. In recounting his organization’s good deeds, he neglected the obvious and, in negating responsibility, we think, earned himself no good graces before whomever he wor-

ships. Reid must be held accountable. Whatever he may be—and, we give him credit for attempting to provide a drug- and alcoholfree gathering place for teens— he is surely an amateur when it comes to event organization, promotion and operations. But Reid is hardly alone.

If you recall recent incidents at Mid-Town Music Hall and 807 Fire & Ice, there’s a common thread: These businesses have been operated by people who either have no clue or simply don’t care about the unique aspects of promotion, organization and security that can produce the worst results if they are not managed correctly. Reid claims ignorance, prays and asks forgiveness, but good intentions are no substitute for competence.

Ask any successful bar or club owner what it takes to survive, let alone prosper. They’ll tell you this: Offer the public an inviting environment in which they can enjoy themselves and the company of others safely and you’ll have the core draw. To keep them coming back takes sound business policies, good planning, hands-

on management and a team of employees that care about the business. This dedication—from owners, management, employees, even customers—keeps the business running smoothly and, to a lesser but no-less-insignificant extent, makes the neighbors feel comfortable with your presence.

Now, back to the city’s responsibility.

We do have a gang problem, which means we have a teenswith-guns-roaming-the-streets problem. Which means whatever good this city has done to improve its image can be quickly dashed with one headline such as the one that scrolled across TV screens on Christmas morning.

These are core issues that need immediate and full attention.

And while the city repeats its intention to “deal” with the problem by organizing a task force, incidents such as the shooting spree at Mosaic will continue to haunt the city until concrete action is taken. No amount of happy boosterism will draw tourists— or locals, for that matter—into the heart of a city in the midst of

an OK Corral-style atmosphere.

We have no doubt our police force is understaffed and, at times, overwhelmed. But is it too much to ask that after numerous calls to a specific location that our own law enforcement officials would not target such a locale for specific oversight?

Hindsight, as we’re certain the mayor, the police and local politicians surely know, is 20/20. The “usual suspects”—race, we note with particular acuity, raises its ugly head again—have all been trotted out. But it is the joint efforts of community, business and government that are truly responsible. Each sector must take its responsibility seriously.

Chattanooga has made great strides, but we are still very much a city in a period of evolution in which such unfortunate events can derail all we have done to resurrect ourselves. To pass the buck without owning some part of that responsibility will surely earn us the derision we deserve.

As the new year dawns, let’s endeavor to live up to our own much-hyped renaissance.

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Caucus Crystal Ball DizzyTown was CHILLaxin’ over the Holiday Weekend on the deck of The Pulse’s North-O-The-Rivah Hixson Hideaway Retreat, tossin’ back Bud Lights, flickin’ butts into the yard, flippin’ Lauren Alaina CDs into the bonfire and sticking Ron Paul stickers on the neighbors’ pickup. What fun!

But we stopped to reflect upon the Iowa Caucuses (stop. reflect. continue drinking—ha!), which will be over when this issue appears in print. Nevertheless, here’s our Crystal Ball take

on the outcome, from the bottom up: • Newton GrinGrinch: The GinGrinch has had his moment, but the Whos are tired of his bloviating. Newt’s nightmare is our daily dream—a Newtfree political landscape. Take it easy, Newt. Spend the summer at Club MedVatican and live it up on the Pope’s tab.

Send us one of those cool papal snow globes.

• Ron Paul: We have no cute nickname for Ron Paul. He is neither cute nor nicknameable, as his parents surely

concluded: “Ron. Ron will do,” they said. “Besides, if he grows up to be really crazy, he’ll sound semi-sane. Maybe.

Hahahaha.”

• Mittens Romney: Romney, like his ex-dog, Seamus (who Mittens tied to the roof of his car for a long vacation drive), faces nose-first into the wind, fearless and surprisingly uninjured by this long, weird primary and emerges unscathed, arriving safely at his destination. Not because he’s worthy. He’s not. But because, as most have figured out, he’s the candidate most likely not to make a complete moron of himself against our elegant and eloquent president—although he will eventually be vanquished by his own transparent lackluster-ness. Simply desiring the presidency is not enough. Dad should have mentioned that, Mittens.

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On the Beat

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Mosaic: Lost in a Masquerade Once again, our fair city has proven itself “cool enough” to make national headlines for something crazy. All the news websites our home and work computers come pre-packaged with ran a blurb the morning of Dec. 25 referencing “9 People Shot at Late Night Christmas Party in Chattanooga, TN.” How cool are we, right?

Consider the progress we’ve made: The renaissance of the downtown waterfront, the rehabbing and revitalization of our burned-out downtown into a thriving city, the halfbillion dollars in incentives that landed Volkswagen in the midst of The Great Recession, the environmental revolution transforming one of the dirtiest cities in America to what is now one of the greenest, the fastest Internet speeds on the planet … the list goes on. But sweet mother of crap, what a huge turd landed in the punch bowl on Christmas Eve, right?

By now, most everyone has heard or read about the Club Fathom incident, the Wild West-style shootout that happened at the downtown club operated by the Mosaic Church.

By “church,” the mean “organized for exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary

and educational purposes,” to meet to their tax-exempt 501(c)3 status. (They were a purely religious institution from 2003 until 2010 when the principal, Tim Reid, converted the charter to a “no value” private nonprofit corporation.)

As an example of their religious outreach, the club advertised a Christmas Eve event described as the “Smash or Pass Christmas Bash,” with door charges beginning at $5 and escalating to $15 as the night progressed, much like other clubs that call themselves churches do at midnight on Saturdays.

Enthusiasts said the “Swag Team” would be shutting the city down and, to their credit, they were right.

Reid told reporters later that he was aware of this advertising. But much like a political candidate, he said he had no control as to how events at his church/club were advertised,

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as evidenced by photos of a hot, busty chick in lingerie and a Santa hat advertising his “atrisk youth outreach services” on a social media sites. In other words, it wasn’t his fault.

Club Fathom, housed along with The Warehouse in the Mosaic Church, has its main entrance on Market Street another behind it on Cherry Street. It was outside this Cherry Street entrance shortly after midnight on Christmas morning that people on the scene described two rival gangs firing shots in response to an altercation that occurred inside earlier. (That’s based on statements taken from the scene by reporters and police, which will become important in a moment.) A single offduty cop working that lot for the church had one of the guns pointed at him and he traded shots with the bad guy, but in the estimated crowd of 400 the other shooters were able to escape in the chaos.

In all, nine people were struck, seven with minor wounds, two requiring admission to a hospital, and none, miraculously, fatal. The city was “shut down” as advertised because every cop working wound up down there in the aftermath, and an Internet sensation (for about seven min-

utes) was born. Chattanooga Police Chief Bobby Dodd gave an interview at the freezing crime scene in which he stated, “Seriously? I mean, seriously?” over and over in disbelief and frustration. (Note: I made that last bit completely up, but it’s what I would have said.)

The mayor? Furious, and rightfully so. The chief?

Neighbors? Everyone in general? Furious, too. But just days later, the loonies are emerging from under their rocks and giving their “expert” opinions.

Despite being described by police from sources on the scene as a “shootout between rival gangs,” some people are insisting the police are “denying gangs exist in Chattanooga.” By calling them “gangs” I guess. (I have only a blank-look in response; what else could be said?)

Others yet find it beyond comprehension that two gunmen could escape in a panicked crowd of 400 people, therefore making the real shooters police themselves, in an effort to foster martial law downtown.

Again, I got nothin’. I’m impressed, sure, but speechless.

And, of course, since this event catered largely (but not exclusively) to black youth, the victims were black and the shooters were described

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as black, the new executive director of the Hamilton County Democratic Party, the Rev. Kenneth Love, was compelled to mention this violence has its root causes in racism. Again, how, I have no idea, but he threw that in there.

To summarize, the shooting was based in racism (according to some), perpetrated by police (according to some), and if I’m interpreting it correctly, never actually happened because gangs don’t exist.

But write this down: I agree with the mayor. If this is a business masquerading as a church, then this is the worst of several disastrous events at this location over a period of years and it’s time to declare the experiment a failure. Close the doors and hit the reset button, Mr. Reid.

In my opinion, Reid holds ultimate responsibility for what goes on at his church/ club. Everyone is denying responsibility—including him— and everyone else is sick of it.

“BYOB” does not mean “Bring Your Own Bible.” This not-soclever game is lost, my good man. Major points for trying, though. Next?

Follow Alex Teach on Facebook at facebook.com/alex. teach.

A Note from The Editors

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hen we began the process of redesigning The Pulse last summer, we also began a review of our content. As the redesign progressed, we dropped some features and content and modified some section, but the one element we kept returning to was one The Pulse had been missing for some time—comics, or “comix,” to say it alternatively. Like other altweeklies across the country, The Pulse has been proud to publish the work of local cartoonists, such as our intrepid political cartoonist Rick Baldwin (who appears each week in the paper) and the twisted scrawlings of Trebor Redle, whose “Lockout Mountain” panel ran for several years in The Pulse. But for a variety of reasons (space, budget, thoughtlessness), we’ve never offered the work of nationally syndicated cartoonists whose work has been a hallmark of alternative newsweeklies since they began.

This year, we’re changing that.

With this issue, The Pulse debuts its weekly Comix page featuring some of the best alternative cartoonists working today (which is no mean feat in this economy)— “This Modern World,” by Tom Tomorrow, “Red Meat” by Max Cannon and “Slow Wave” by Jesse Reklaw. The new Comix page will signal entry into the “back of the book,” as we say in the publishing world, your pathway into our other beloved weekly features—Rob Brezsny’s “Free Will Astrology” and Matt Jones’ “Jonesin’ Crossword”—before we show you the back door, where local columnist Chuck Crowder offers you food for thought on your way out. To mark the launch, we are interviewing each of the creators, beginning in this issue with Tom Tomorrow, aka Dan Perkins, creator of “This Modern World.” We’re also launching a search for the next Great Chattanooga Cartoonist, whose comic will share space with the work of these legends (see Page 19). See you in our (wicked) new funny pages.

Conversations with Cartoonists

‘This Modern World’

TOM TOMORROW

‘There’s a lot of competition for eyeballs in the world these days, and I want to put out work that’s worth the time it takes someone to read it.’

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om Tomorrow is the nom de plume of Dan Perkins, who has been drawing “This Modern World” for 20 years. Now appearing weekly in The Pulse, the political cartoon is a fixture in alternative newsweeklies and appears in some 80 newspapers across the United States and on websites such as the DailyKos.com (where Perkins edits the comics page). His illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Mother Jones and Esquire, among others. In 2009, Perkins created the cover art for the Pearl Jam album “Backspacer.” His cartoon is the subject of nine published anthologies and he is also the author of the children’s book, “The Very Silly Mayor.” Perkins’ work has been awarded numerous honors, including the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism in 1998 and 2003. As the late Kurt Vonnegut put it: “Tom Tomorrow is the wry voice of American common sense, humor and decency.” We couldn’t agree more, and engaged Perkins for an email interview to celebrate the launch of “This Modern World” in The Pulse.

The Pulse: Cartoonist Ted Rall wrote recently that political cartoonists are in danger of not only becoming extinct, but some are playing a role in their own demise through plagiarism and laziness.

He also blames editors for going with “safe” cartoons and says a lack of quality has also been to blame.

How do you keep your work fresh and what do you do to avoid repeating yourself?

Tom Tomorrow: I write one cartoon a week, and have been doing so for about 20 years. What that’s meant for me is that I have the luxury of spending a couple days each week writing and rewriting each cartoon, giving it a lot of thought. The gestation period is crucial. I’m not big

on rushing work into print.

There are exceptions, but you can generally tell when somebody didn’t really think an idea through. The other thing is to always keep the reader in mind. There’s a lot of competition for eyeballs in the world these days, and I want to put out work that’s

worth the time it takes someone to read it. All that being said, I’m one person with a fairly consistent world view and a set of recurrent characters and themes, so there probably is plenty of repetition. I guess the trick is trying to keep the repetition fresh. It’s like something Keith Richards said about rock music once—you have a limited set of chords and riffs, and the trick is to try to do something new within those limitations.

Compared to other altcartoonists, you’ve got quite an enterprise going—the comics page of the Daily Kos website, books,

album covers, public appearances, etc. You’ve been doing this a long time and it’s been tough going for cartoonists in general and alt-cartoonists, specifically. We’re happy to have “This Modern World” leading off our new comix page, but have you ever thought of giving it all up?

Oy! Every Monday morning, when it’s time to come up with a new idea. By the end of the process I’m usually pretty happy to be doing what I do. But those Monday mornings when I don’t really have any ideas in mind can be kind of brutal. »P8

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Also, I wouldn’t overstate Tom Tomorrow, Inc. For instance, I don’t have a book publisher right now—the Internet seems to have pretty much killed the anthology-publishing part of my career. I have a couple of open offers to do something long form, but it’s like a one-person Gift of the Magi—I have those offers because I am known for the work I do as a weekly cartoonist, but the work I do as a weekly cartoonist leaves me little time to explore those offers.

Election years are a feast for political cartoonists. It’s been a wild ride so far. How do you see the GOP primaries playing out and do you believe the eventual nominee can beat Obama?

To the extent that I play the cartoonist-as-soothsayer, I tend to predict general themes more than specific political outcomes. I’ve had some success as a graphic Cassandra—I was writing about the housing market crash six months before it happened, and it would be hard to argue that my initial opposition to either the Afghanistan or Iraq wars was mistaken. But the thing about predictions is that you’ve usually got 50/50 odds, and in retrospect you just point out your successes and conveniently ignore the ones you got

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Among other projects, Perkins created the cover art for Pearl Jam’s 2009 album, “Backspacer.”

wrong. That said, I’ll go way out on a limb and suggest that Mitt Romney is extremely likely to get the GOP nomination, unless he doesn’t, and that it’s possible he’ll beat Obama, but he probably won’t. Or something entirely unexpected could happen! How’s that for a bold prediction?

We know you and other alt-cartoonists suffered a huge setback in 2009 when Village Voice Media cut comics from its papers. Have you recovered any ground in print since then (besides The Pulse, which we know isn’t paying the rent)? And, all things considered, would you just as soon this whole Internet thing never happened?

Well, that’s a complicated set of questions. The VVM cartoon massacre was a huge setback, no question. For readers who don’t keep track of the inside-baseball stuff, the New Times chain had recently taken over the Village Voice chain, creating the largest alt-weekly conglomerate in the country. When the economy tanked, they decided they could save literally tens of dollars a week by killing one of

the most popular features in any altweekly, the cartoons. What this meant for me or Max Cannon [creator of “Red Meat,” which is also debuting in The Pulse this week—Ed.] was that in a single phone call we lost a huge chunk of something we’d spent two decades building up. I lost a dozen major cities. It was like a nuclear first strike on my career. I’m not sure there’s ever any recovering from that, fully. I disagree with Nietzche. What doesn’t kill us actuality weakens us, so that something else eventually can.

And yet, I did get back into the Village Voice, thanks to the efforts of that paper’s editor, Tony Ortega, to whom I am greatly indebted. And the loss of those papers hit right at the moment that my friend Eddie Vedder was thinking about the next Pearl Jam album cover, which led to the band’s decision to let me have a shot at that job.

And that worked out pretty well for me.

I’ve had some amazing experiences as a result of that particular ride. I wouldn’t trade any of that in.

As for the Internet, well, I’m in the same situation as a lot of artists—I’ve never had more readers and the future’s simultaneously never been more uncertain. I don’t wish it had never happened, but I do count myself as fortunate to have started out in a world without it. Constant unremitting 24/7 feedback is not an unmixed blessing for an artist and/or writer.

The 24-hour news cycle makes it difficult to latch on to just one event before something overtakes it. Combined with everything fed to us online, how difficult is to make meaningful statement every week?

As I was saying before, I try to keep the big picture in mind. But this is where the Internet has changed the work I do.

I used to view the cartoon much more as a vehicle to spread information people might not get exposed to elsewhere.

That role has been entirely usurped by the blogs, for better or worse. But the basic tightrope act stays the same that it’s always been—I’m writing a week before about things I hope will be relevant to people a week after.

By nature or necessity, political cartoonists are not much in the optimism department. What’s your general state of mind—do you see any hope for us are or are we just biding our time awaiting doomsday?

Everybody’s awaiting their own personal doomsday, that’s pretty much the definition of being alive. He not busy being born is busy dying. That said,

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To the extent that I play the cartoonist-assoothsayer, I tend to predict general themes more than specific political outcomes. people have a tendency to adopt allor-nothing apocalyptic thinking. After 9/11, people acted as if never before in history had America faced such a threat as, you know, a handful of religious fanatics with box cutters who managed to hijack some airplanes. Perspective is important. It wasn’t that long ago that people were building bomb shelters because the prospect of nuclear annihilation hung over us all like the sword of Damocles. These days the entire world economy’s in the shitter (as a consequence of things that people like me have been pointing out for about for 10 or 20 years)—does that mean the end of the world is at hand? Who knows? It might. But I tend to think we’ll muddle through somehow, though probably in a way that ends up making things crappier than they were before. So I guess that makes me an optimistic pessimist.

We think it’s very cool you did a Pearl Jam album cover, probably the first cartoon-style album cover since R. Crumb took on Janis Joplin and Big Brother and The Holding Company. Is Eddie Vedder as cool as we imagine he is?

I’m not going to lie to you—he really is. But beyond that, he’s just an extraordinarily decent person. I consider myself quite lucky to count him as a friend.

We won’t keep you long. We’ve got deadlines, too! How awesome is it to finally crack the pages of The Pulse?

That’s a self-deprecating question on your part, but the truth is, the altweeklies are still what keep me afloat, by which I mean, how I pay my goddamn bills. Cartoons like mine grew out of the ecosystem of the alt-weeklies and remain primarily dependent on it.

The extent to which papers like yours support this kind of cartooning —or don’t—will literally determine whether or not this sub-genre of an art form survives. Adding a new paper gives me hope that I might squeeze a few more years out of this whole cartooning racket, before I settle into my inevitable new career as a greeter at Walmart.

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When I was a kid growing up in the 1970s, the World of Wheels was a cavalcade of George Barris’ greatest hits—the Batmobile, the Munster’s Munster Coach, the Monkeemobile.

I could spend all day—and did— drooling over the cars from my favorite TV shows and movies, the supercharged hot rods and muscle cars, the spaced-out Cars of the Future.

For a teenager with a newly minted drivers license, those rides were chick-magnet dream machines, and I remember exiting and wondering if I’d ever score in my lowly orange ‘74 Vega wagon. (I did, but it would have been fun to rock it in the Munster Coach.)

Times have changed, but not much for me in the car department. Today, I drive a Volvo and still dream of owning a “hot” car. And I still get a huge kick out of the World of Wheels, which roars into the Chattanooga Convention Center on Friday for a three-day run. You won’t find Starsky’s Gran Torino—there’s a disappointing lack of custom cars on modern TV shows— but a wide selection of cool vehicles will be on display, and an array of pop culture personalities will be on hand, including Liz Cavalier from “Swamp People,” to keep you amused.

Go dream.

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EVENT “Past & Present” • Opening reception for artists James Conner and Sammie Nicely.

6:30 p.m. • River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033 • river-gallery.com

SAT01.07 MUSIC Ryan Oyer, Keith Crisp, Jack Kirkland, Moon Slew, John Lathim • Lindsay Street Hall Session will be filmed for it’s debut on EPB FiTv Ch. 200 in February.

8 p.m. • Lindsay Street Hall, 901 Lindsay St. (423) 755-9111 • lindsaystreethall.com

EVENT Josh Phillips • Southern comic takes the Comedy Catch stage.

The Comedy Catch, 3234 Brainerd Road (423) 629-2233 • thecomedycatch.com

Katie Claiborne’s “Molly,” part of AVA’s new juried exhibit at its gallery on Frazier Avenue opening Friday, Jan. 6.

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• Two downtown galleries launch spirited new exhibits this week. The Association of Visual Arts Gallery opens its juried show of emerging artists while the River Gallery highlights the work of James Conner and Sammie Nicely.

See the Arts & Entertainment calendar on Page 16.

AVA Gallery • 30 Frazier Ave. • (423) 265-4282 • avarts.org River Gallery • 400 E. 2nd St. • (423) 265-5033 • river-gallery.com

Molly Maguires • They’re drinkers, they’re liars, but they’re men.

7 p.m. • The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192 • thehonestpint.com

EVENT C.A.F.E. • Community Arts Funding Event.

6-8 p.m. Planet Altered, 48 E. Main St. (423) 400-4100 • planetaltered.com

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Music Winterfest Cometh FRIDAY 1/6 CONVERTIBULL 9 pm

SATURDAY 1/7 CONVERTIBULL 9 pm

SUN SUNDAY Happy Hour All Day MONDAY 1/9 MICHAEL McDADE 7 pm

TUESDAY 1/10 KAROKE CONTEST $1000 GRAND PRIZE ★ WEEKLY PRIZES ★

WEEKLY QUALIFYING 8PM $2 SANGRIA

WEDNESDAY 1/11 DENNIS BROWN 7:30 pm

Moonlight Bride, Elk Milk and The Bohannons to perform at the first Pulse music festival Pulse Winterfest 2012 Saturday, Jan. 28 $10 • 7 p.m.

Track 29, 1400 Market St. (423) 521-2929 Tickets on sale at track29.co

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Chattanooga has always had a core music scene. Sometimes that scene has been in a mode of expansion, sometimes it’s existed in a more quite, but maintained state. The past five or so years has certainly been a time of great creativity— new talent, bands, recording and generally pushing what musicians are producing. With that at the forefront of our minds, we set out to create something that celebrates our local music scene.

We call it Winterfest.

And what exactly is Wintefest? Glad you asked.

For the past few years, The Pulse has celebrated its January birthday with a party at a local venue featuring local bands we’ve touted all year long. It’s not been a totally self-congratulatory wingding (OK, it has, mostly), but we genuinely hoped to expose the featured bands to a larger audience. It’s what we’re all about.

Last year, our 8th Anniver-

sary Bash was held at JJ’s Bohemia, where Howlies, Tristin, The Features and Shoot The Mountain performed.

This year we’ve widened the scope and switched venues, dispensed with all but cursory references to our own age (we’re 9, if you’re interested, but we look 5), and launched what we hope will be a unique music event that concentrates on promoting and showcasing Chattanooga’s vibrant music scene.

This year, we’re joining forces with Track 29 to bring you Winterfest 2012 at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28. On that night, we’ll host five bands at one of Chattanooga’s best live music venues for a mere $10.

For our inaugural showcase, we’ve chosen Moonlight Bride, Elk Milk and The Bohannons—along with two other bands we’ll announce soon—to star at Winterfest.

Moonlight Bride formed in 2007 and will be releasing “Twin Lakes,” a five-song EP, in early March before hitting the road and SXSW in Austin, Texas. The band’s most recent album, “Myths,” is available on iTunes.

Elk Milk formed in mid2010 and played their first live show at JJ’s Bohemia in February 2011. In their short history, the band’s live performances have gained them immediate attention and respect. The band is in the final stages of finishing a selfproduced debut EP set for a March release.

The Bohannons need no introduction to local music fans. With multiple recordings and extensive tours in the U.S. and overseas, the band’s momentum continued with a live webcast on Daytrotter. com on Jan. 2. The Bohannons current album, “Days of Echo,” is available on iTunes.

We hope Winterfest will become an annual seasonal showcase of the best bands in town—the bands who are truly chasing the brass ring through relentless touring, recording and popular acclaim.

But we need your support. We think it’s a great deal to see five great bands in one night.

Look for more details in our pages, on Facebook and at chattanoogapulse.com.

Chattanooga Live Thur 01.05 Caskets and Cures, Soulicit, Another Lost Year, Veladrose The Warehouse, 412 Market St. warehousevenue.com The Well Reds, Travis Singleton, Justin Kennedy The Honest Pint 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192. thehonestpint.com Long Gone Darlings, Jordan Hallquist Rhythm and Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644 rhythm-brews.com

Friday • January 6

Fri 01.06 Jordan Hallquist, The Outfit, Ryan Oyer Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St. (423) 634-0260 Casper & The Cookies, Mythical Motors, The Jackies JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400 Pete Boubel The Office, 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191 Southlander SKYZOO, 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 468-4533. skyzoochattanooga.com Poison’d & Red, White and Crew Rhythm and Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644. rhythm-brews.com Brian Blaylock Tremont Tavern, 1203 Hixson Pike.

(423) 266-1996. tremonttaverncom Francisco Vidal Band Raw, 409 Market St. (423) 756-1919. myspace.com/ jimstriker

PULSE PICK

The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192. thehonestpint.com

Casper & the Cookies 01.06 • Atlanta’s Casper & The Cookies (above) return to JJ’s with Mythical Motors (right) and the first JJ’s performance from The Jackies.

8 p.m. • JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400

Mon 01.09 Tir Asleen The Warehouse, 412 Market St. warehousevenue.com Southside Casual Classics The CampHouse, 1427 Williams St. (423) 702-8081. thecamphouse.com

Sat 01.07 Filliment Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St. (423) 634-0260 Whiskey Run Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Drive, Ringgold (706) 965-2065. ringgoldacoustic.com Rowdy Downstairs, Mordello Real Drag JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400 Sintonik, Sideshow Romance, August Christopher, fORMER The Warehouse, 412 Market St. warehousevenue.com Ryan Oyer, Keith Crisp and Jack Kirkland, Moon

Casper and the Cookies The Jackies • Mythical Motors Saturday • January 7 Rowdy Downstairs • Mordello Real Drag Wednesday • January 11 Elkmilk • Thief Thursday • January 12 Woody Pines The Snake Doctors Friday • January 13 Cadillac Saints Stokeswood The Black Cadillacs

Wed 01.11 Slew, John Lathim Lindsay Street Hall, 901 Lindsay St. (423) 755-9111. lindsaystreethall.com.

Snake Doctors The Office, 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191.

Mighty Sideshow, The Formidables Rhythm and Brews, 221 Market St. (423) 267-4644 rhythm-brews.com.

Roger Alan Wade T-Bones, 1419 Chestnut St.

(423) 266-4240. tboneschattanooga.com.

Southlander SKYZOO, 5709 Lee Hwy. (423) 468-4533. skyzoochattanooga.com Patrick Scott Band 9 p.m. Raw, 409 Market St. (423) 756-1919. myspace.com/ jimstriker

Sun 01.08 Molly Maguires

Gabriel Newell and Muddy Soul, Jeremiah Dowd The Honest Pint, 35 Patten Pkwy.

(423) 468-4192. thehonestpint.com Elk Milk, Thief JJ’s Bohemia, 231 E. MLK Blvd.

(423) 266-1400

Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send live music listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@ chattanoogapulse.com.

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901 Carter St (Inside Days Inn) 423-634-9191

Thursday, Jan. 5: 9pm

Between the Sleeves

Chattanooga Live Regular Gigs

ERNIE PAIK

The Roots in Reverse

Singer-songwriter Roger Alan Wade performs Wednesdays at Sugar’s Ribs.

Open Mic: Mark Holder Friday, Jan. 6: 9pm

Pete Boubel

Saturday, Jan 7: 9pm

Snake Doctors Sunday, Jan. 8

Sunday Night Football • $5 Pitchers

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Server Appreciation Night

$5 Pitchers • $2 Wells • $1.50 Domestics

All shows are free with dinner or 2 drinks!

Stop by & check out our daily specials!

Happy Hour: Mon-Fri: 4-7pm $1 10oz drafts, $3 32oz drafts, $2 Wells, $1.50 Domestics, Free Appetizers

Facebook.com/theofficechatt

Nightly Specials Mon: 50¢ Wings • $3 Sweetwaters Tues: $1 Tacos • 1/2 Price Margaritas Wed: Wine Night + Live Jazz!

Thur: Burger & Beer Night Sat: $2 Domestics Noon to Midnight

Music

Mondays Mountain Music Wednesday • Jan. 4 Live Jazz with

The Ben Friberg Trio Friday • Jan. 6 Jordan Hallquist with The Outfit and Special Guest Ryan Oyer Saturday • Jan. 7 Filliment • 10pm • No Cover 850 Market Street• 423.634.0260 Facebook.com/marketstreettavern

Thursdays Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Road.

(423) 499-5055. thepalmsathamilton.com Blues Jam with Rick Rushing 7:30 p.m. Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St., (423) 634-0260. marketstreettavern.com Gentlemen’s Jazz Quartet 8 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. sugarsribs.com Open Mic with Mark Holder 9 p.m. The Office (inside Days Inn), 901 Carter St. (423) 634-9191.

Find them on Facebook

Fridays Johnny Cash Tribute Band 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo Victorian Lounge, 1400 Market St. (423) 266-5000. choochoo.com

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Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Roadd.

(423) 499-5055. thepalmsathamilton.com

Saturdays Johnny Cash Tribute Band 5 p.m. Chattanooga Choo Choo Victorian Lounge, 1400 Market St. (423) 266-5000. choochoo.com Jimmy Harris 7 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Road.

(423) 499-5055. thepalmsathamilton.com

Mondays Big Band Night 8 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Road.

(423) 499-5055. thepalmsathamilton.com Mountain Music 9 p.m. Market Street

Tavern, 850 Market St. (423) 634-0260

Tuesdays Open Mic with Mike McDade 9 p.m. Tremont Tavern, 1203 Hixson Pike.

(423) 266-1996. tremonttaverncom

Wednesdays Jimmy Harris 6:30 p.m. The Coconut Room at The Palms at Hamilton, 6925 Shallowford Road.

(423) 499-5055. thepalmsathamilton.com Ben Friberg Trio 7 p.m. Market Street Tavern, 850 Market St. (423) 634-0260.

Roger Alan Wade 7 p.m. Sugar’s Ribs, 507 Broad St. (423) 508-8956. sugarsribs.com

Map these locations on chattanoogapulse.com.

Send live music listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@ chattanoogapulse.com.

Films such as “Memento” and “Irreversible” are told backwards in order to have revelatory, ultimately wrenching payoffs. Similarly, the latest album from the Philly hip-hop group The Roots, “Undun,” uses a reverse chronology, bookended by two key moments in the life and death of fictional character RedThe Roots ford Stephens.

“Undun” The story unfolds (Def Jam) with “Sleep,” revealing a reflective Stephens after his death, with the lines, “I’ve lost a lot of sleep to dreams … I wouldn’t wish them on the worst of enemies.” The confessional “Make My” has a tone of profound regret as he fades from life, beginning the album in an utterly bleak way.

This continues the dark, somber undercurrent that has haunted the last few Roots albums, including “How I Got Over” and “Rising Down,” but this is the rare band that seems to be utterly incapable of making a bad album. The performances are engaging, soulful, never overwrought—on some level, “Undun” seems too obvious (a hip-hop album about crime? Shocking!), and I can’t help but feel like its morality is a flavor of the “after-school special” variety. Despite this, the album is genuinely gripping in a subtle way—neither overblown nor cartoon-like— and is quite possibly the group’s most affecting album yet.

Not merely one character’s story, “Undun” is more about pivotal moments and the crushing responsibility of existential freedom. Throughout, the nagging question asked is where things started to go wrong.

Perhaps referencing its own fateful chronology, “I Remember” features the line, “I’m better off looking for the end where the credits are.” But the end is the beginning, and the crucial song is “Tip the Scale (My Way),” where Stephens chooses his path.

The album ends with a quartet of brief instrumentals, starting with the Sufjan Stevens piano song “Redford,” originally about the Michigan town but reappropriated to have a dual role, both serving as Stephens’s elegy and the calm before—or after, depending on your viewpoint—the storm.

Arts Meg Saligman: The Big Picture

By Janis Hashe Muralist Meg Saligman thinks big. Her largest mural, in Omaha, Neb., is 32,500 square feet.

So the one currently being planned for downtown Chattanooga, at an estimated 5,000 square feet, is downright dainty by comparison—yet will easily be large enough to become an icon of the downtown scene, according to Peggy Townsend, director of Public Art Chattanooga. “This mural will bring the city something we’ve never seen,” she said. “Not just in its scale, but in working with an artist of Meg’s caliber for this project.”

Saligman’s bio is impressive. She was featured in the 2006 Public Art Review as one of 10 muralists throughout the country who have been influential in the past decade, and has received awards and honors from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Philadelphia’s Leeway Foundation.

Muralist Meg Saligman thinks and paints big—her Chattanooga mural will cover an estimated 5,000 square feet.

Her process—one of community collaboration and participation—is a natural fit with Chattanooga’s recent history of citizen involvement, Saligman said in a recent phone interview. “When I came into Chattanooga [for the original project discussions in December], the project took on a life of its own,” she said.

“People in Chattanooga are very used to standing up and being counted. They are proud about contributing to the community as a whole. That’s unique,” she said. During her first visit, Saligman met with as many as 500 people, according to a recent news report.

The mural’s location has yet to be finally determined, though “three or four sites” are in serious consideration, Townsend said. “Each of them presents its own opportunities and challenges, but all of them would provide wide visibility for the mural.”

Saligman’s work is primarily figurative, often featuring actual local people, and she expects to continue that focus in the downtown project. “People do define a city and a county … they show up in the work almost all the time,” she said. Her media includes paint, light and glass, and her press materials note that she “seeks to create public art that reflects upon and advances the interactive era, integrating traditional painting techniques with LED light, glass, and projection.”

Yet the process leading up to actually creating the mural is at least as important as the creation itself, Saligman said. The project is on a year’s timeline, with additional public meetings, followed by analysis of the input, scheduled.

Actual construction will likely not begin until spring 2013, according to Saligman.

That’s helpful in the fundraising process, Townsend noted. The mural is being paid for by a combination of private funding and assistance from the Chattanooga Parks and Recreation department.

“We received a significant grant from the Lyndhurst Foundation,” Townsend said, “and we will continue to raise funds from the private sector.”

This yearlong process will also pull in local volunteers, and in some cases, paid assistance.

“We’re already working

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This mural will bring the city something we’ve never seen. Not just in its scale, but in working with an artist of Meg’s caliber for this project.”

Peggy Townsend Public Art Chattanooga

“Once in a Millenium Moon,” Meg Saligman’s 32,000-square-foot mural in Shreveport, La., completed in 2001.

said Townsend.

The December public discussions led to suggestions of additional “satellite” murals in other sites around the city, said Saligman—but the focus will stay on the downtown project for now.

“We’re looking forward to a work of art that’s not only enjoyed by local people, but will bring people into Chattanooga,” Townsend said.

with [well-known local muralist] Shaun LaRose,” Saligman said, “and we will definitely use paid staff from the community. It takes a huge range of skills to execute a project of this kind. ” Another ongoing goal for the artist in all her projects is to bring in “tools with a vision,” educating local mural workers on her techniques, which can then be replicated in other mural work in the future. “By drawing from the local talent pool and working with them, Meg will pass along her skills to them,” chattanoogapulse.com • JANUARY 5-11, 2012 • The Pulse • 15

Arts & Entertainment Thur 01.05 Artist Talk: Kay Walkingstick Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View.

(423) 266-0944. huntermuseum.org “Mystery of TV TalkShow” Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. funnydinner.com Live Team Trivia T-Bones Sports Cafe, 1419 Chestnut St. (423) 266-4240 tboneschattanooga.com UTC Men’s Basketball Mocs vs.

Western Carolina UTC McKenzie Arena, E. 4th & Mabel Sts. (423) 266-6627. gomocs.com Josh Phillips The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Road.

(423) 629-2233. thecomedycatch.com

Fri 01.06 AVA Members Juried Exhibit Opening Reception 5:30 to 8 p.m., AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave., (423) 265-4282. avarts.org “Past & Present” Opening Reception 6:30 to 8 p.m.

River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033. river-gallery.com O’Reilly World of Wheels Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001. worldofwheels.net “Leap Into Art” Opening Reception In-Town Gallery, 26A Frazier Ave. (423) 267-9214.

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PULSE PICK AVA Members Juried Exhibition • Maggie Vandewalle’s “The Brush Pile” is included in this exhibit highlighting emerging artists.

01.06-02.11 • AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-4282 • avarts.org

intowngallery.com “Mystery of Flight 138” Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. funnydinner.com Josh Phillips The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Road.

(423) 629-2233. thecomedycatch.com Live Team Trivia Amigo’s Mexican Restaurant, 5450 Hwy. 153.

(423) 875-8049. chattanoogatrivia.com Stand-up Comedy: Tony Boswell, Tabari McCoy Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. funnydinner.com.

“Decline of Western Civilization” Parts 1 and 2, with 40oz. Folklore 9 p.m. Sluggo’s, 501 Cherokee Blvd.

(423) 752-5224.

Sat 01.07 O’Reilly World of Wheels

Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001. worldofwheels.net “Mystery of the Nightmare Office Party” Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. funnydinner.com UTC Men’s Basketball Mocs vs.

Appalachian State UTC McKenzie Arena, E. 4th & Mabel Sts. (423)266-6627. gomocs.com Josh Phillips The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. thecomedycatch.com “Mystery of the Redneck Italian Wedding” 8 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. funnydinner.com Josh Phillips The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. thecomedycatch.com Stand-up Comedy:

Tony Boswell, Tabari McCoy Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. funnydinner.com

Sun 01.08 O’Reilly World of Wheels Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St. (423) 756-0001. worldofwheels.net C.A.F.E. (Community Arts Funding Event) Planet Altered, 48 E. Main St. (423) 400-4100. planetaltered.com Josh Phillips The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Road.

(423) 629-2233. thecomedycatch.com

Mon 01.09 Live Team Trivia Bart’s Lakeshore, 5840 Lake Resort Terrace.

(423) 870-0770. chattanoogatrivia.com

Tue 01.10 Songwriter’s Line-up The Camp House, 1427 Williams St. (423) 702-8081. thecamphouse.com Live Team Trivia BrewHaus, 224 Frazier Ave. (423) 531-8490. chattanoogatrivia.com Live Team Trivia Acoustic Café, 61 RBC Drive, Ringgold.

(706) 965-2065. ringgoldacoustic.com

Wed 01.11 Main Street Farmer’s Market Main and Williams Sts. mainstreetfarmersmarket.com Live Team Trivia Buffalo Wild Wings, 120 Market St. (423) 634-0468. chattanoogatrivia.com

Map these locations on chattanoogapulse. com. Send event listings at least 10 days in advance to: calendar@ chattanoogapulse.com.

Screen

JOHN DEVORE

Adventure, Sans Happy Meal

Tintin is to journalism what Indiana Jones is to archAeology.

Few if any archaeologists spend their careers searching for lost biblical treasures while evading Nazis and destroying dig sites. Most journalists don’t chase stories that involve pirates, treasure, the Interpol or the Foreign Legion. I wonder how Tintin’s optimism and savvy would figure into writing obituaries or covering city council meetings. He spends precious little time doing any sort of writing or note-taking, but with a memory like his, I suppose it isn’t necessary.

All adventure heroes must have some sort of occupation, of course, lest the job itself raise suspicions on tax forms.

And if you are going to be an adventurer, you might as well do something that seems innocuous. The annuals of Hollywood screenwriting are filled with murder-solving doctors and lawyers, treasure-seeking professors and mystery writers who are extremely close to their subjects.

This is more observation than criticism, as “The Adventures of Tintin” is a riotous, raucous family film, one that takes no breaks, makes no apologies and genuinely entertains. It is every Hardy Boy and Nancy Drew story ever written, high adventure around every corner, complete with youthful optimism and cheer. It even manages to

be funny without pandering to adults via pop culture references.

Without having any prior experience with the French comic it was based on, I get the impression that director Steven Spielberg has a deep respect for the source material and wanted to create a film that reflected the tone of the series respectfully.

This film is all plot. We are immediately thrown into the action at the beginning, as our hero and his trusted hound Snowy are browsing a market in an unnamed European town. His eye is drawn to a spectacular model of a three-masted sailing ship called The Unicorn. He buys the curio, but soon is accosted by two different men wanting to purchase it from him for more than he paid for it. This

activates Tintin’s journalistic sixth sense. He refuses and begins a fantastic adventure across seas and sand.

Over the course of the film, he encounters the mysterious and evil Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, the boisterous and drunken Captain Haddock and the bumbling detectives Thompson and Thompson.

Tintin travels from port to port and country to country seeking answers to his questions while experiencing harrowing escapades and dangerous encounters. The audience is dropped into the middle of the action and given no breathing room or reprieve.

This is a serial comic book brought to life and the filmmakers, to their credit, make no attempt to make it more realistic or palatable to all audiences. I loved that the film

made no attempt to insert a distracting love story in order to appeal to girls. Girls are just as capable of loving an adventure film for the adventure as boys are, and if given the chance, I’m sure that they will love this one. The digitally created artwork is incredibly detailed and splendidly rendered. Spielberg employed motion capture for the characters, making their movements believable and fluid. Motioncapture veteran Andy Serkis, who also portrays and voices Captain Haddock, steals the film with an exquisite and memorable performance.

There isn’t much that can be criticized here. If an animated adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Peter Jackson isn’t a sure bet for quality filmmaking, I don’t know what is.

“The Adventures of Tintin” is the second movie I have seen in the theaters with my 2-year-old son. The first was “Winnie the Pooh,” which was mostly unsuccessful as he ran around the theater for the majority of the film. This time, however, Tintin held his attention implicitly. Granted, the tone of “Tintin” is decidedly different than “Winnie the Pooh,” but I’m glad that his first real experience was a film that has grander goals that toy sales—“Tintin” isn’t a Pixar sequel or a film about talking chipmunks. Instead, his attention was arrested with epic sea battles and highflying heroics. “The Adventures of Tintin” is the type of film children should grow up seeing.

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Sushi & Biscuits

MIKE MCJUNKIN

Currying Favor Say it with me now: “Curry leaves are not related to curry powder.” Once more. “Curry leaves are not related to curry powder.”

Curry, curry powder and curry leaves are the Baldwin brothers of the culinary world—it’s easy to get them confused. Let’s clear up this confusion so you can stroll into your local Indian market, confidently pick up some curry leaves, and enjoy this brilliantly delicious ingredient that you’ve probably never heard of.

(Insert Stephen Baldwin joke here.)

Curry

The term “curry” as we use it in the west is indeed a Western invention. It’s an Anglicized version of the Tamil word kari which means “sauce.” Curry is not one particular dish any more than the word sauce describes one particular dish.

Curry is used to describe a variety of meat or vegetable dishes cooked with or without a sauce and or gravy. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Africa, Britain, Japan and the Caribbean all have their own curry dishes and each one tastes different from the others.

Curry isn’t necessarily going to set your mouth on fire, either. When you see curry described as “a heavily spiced dish,” it simply means they used a lot of spices in the dish, not that it is surface-of-the-sun hot.

Curry powder

Curry powder is a mixture of spices as colorful as Gordon Ramsey’s vocabulary.

Most mixtures will typically include turmeric, coriander, fenugreek, cumin and red pepper. Additional ingredients such ginger, garlic, asafoetida, fennel seed, caraway, cinnamon, clove, mustard seed, cardamom, nutmeg and black pepper are also included in many variations.

A popular blend of curry spices is masala. A masala is a mixture of spices used in the cuisines of Southern Asia that can be a combination of dry-roasted spices, or a paste. Yes, garam does mean “hot” but in truth the word is referring to the intensity of the spices, not the amount of heat produced. So there may be chilis in a garam masala—or there may not be.If you are unsure, ask or look at the label.

Curry leaves

Curry leaves are one of my secret weapons in the kitchen. Like sriracha, ancho-

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vies, or pork fat, the addition of curry leaves brings an extra layer of flavor to a dish without being dominant. Curry leaves, however, do not taste or smell like curry. If you take a nibble of a raw curry leaf it will not taste like your favorite curry dish at Sitar or the Curry Pot. In fact, it will disappoint, leaving a hint of citrus.

When cooked, curry leaves taste like, well, curry leaves. Google can’t help you with a substitute and whatever you do, don’t try to substitute curry powder for curry leaves or the Hindu goddess Annapurna will personally punish you in your sleep. The distinct bright, deep green and pungent flavor of curry leaves are easy to incorporate into your cooking. Fry them in hot oil then use the flavored oil to cook fish, vegetables or brush the oil on bread as you would any other herb-infused oil.

You can add the leaves at the beginning of cooking, quickly fry in ghee or oil, then chop into a dish; or add later to give a more subtle flavoring. Like their visual

doppelganger the bay leaf, curry leaves can be tossed raw into almost any dish to give it a Punjabi remix and may cause a Bollywood musical to break out in your mouth.

Curry connection

A quick search on the Internet will immediately reveal that curry leaves can be tricky to find. Many cities across the country do not have access to fresh curry leaves and most resort to ordering them online, sacrificing the flavor that diminishes quickly since curry leaves do not keep very well (a week at best). If frozen, they will keep longer but will lose much of their flavor fairly quickly.

Chattanooga is incredibly fortunate to have a well-stocked Indian market—India Bazaar at 6940 Brainerd Road. Not only do they carry fresh curry leaves in their produce section but you can also find ingredients such as ghee, dal, asafetida, a wide range of produce and a huge array of spices, including curry powders, at prices that will make you break up with the McCormick girl immediately (most are about $2 for twice the amount of spice in the little jars at the big Bi-Mart chain stores).

Remember that many of those “specialty items” at the big chain stores are just “food” at an ethnic market or small grocery stores. If you want it, you can probably get it locally, so eat consciously, shop locally and be adventurous!

Visit chattanoogapulse.com for my coconut milk and curry leaf prawn recipe.

You can thank me later.

Mike McJunkin is a foodie, chef, musician and, in his spare time, keeps our computers and networks running smoothly. Got a tip for the column? Email him at mike@chattanoogapulse.com.

Comix

Better than ‘American Idol’: The Next Great Chattanooga Cartoonist Search Begins!

The Pulse is searching for local talent to join our new Comix page. A few years ago, we published the epic comic panel “Lockout

Mountain,” a cartoon that often made Gary Larson look tame, and we’re on the hunt again. With the launch of our new Comix page we’re seek-

ing local cartoonists with a wicked sense of humor and a disctinctive drawing style to join the nationally syndicated strips we run every week.

You won’t get rich, but you will be published, gain a portfolio and win the admiration of your friends and peers (although we

can’t promise the latter.)

Make us laugh—send your sample strips or panels, along with a brief biography to: info@chattanoogapulse.com.

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Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19): “It is surely a great calamity for a human being to have no obsessions,” said poet Robert Bly. That’s why he decided to learn to love his obsessions. I urge you to keep his approach in mind throughout the coming months, Aries. You are likely to thrive to the degree that you precisely identify and vigorously harness your obsessions.

Please note I’m not saying you should allow your obsessions to possess you like demons and toss you around like a rag doll.

I’m not advising you to fall down in front of your obsessions and worship them like idols. Be wildly grateful for them; love them with your fiery heart fully unfurled; but keep them under the control of your fine mind.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

“Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.” Rumor has it that this pithy observation was uttered by Albert Einstein. I bring it to your attention, Taurus, because you’ll be smart to keep it in mind throughout 2012. According to my astrological analysis, you will have an excellent opportunity to identify and hone and express your specific brilliance. So it is crucial that you eliminate any tendency you might have to see yourself as being like a fish whose job it is to climb a tree.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

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In his book “Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures,” former FBI agent Robert K. Wittman tells the story of the world’s second largest crystal ball. Worth $350,000 and once belonging to the Chinese Dowager Empress, it was stolen from a museum. Wittman never located the actual robber, but years later he tracked down the crystal ball to a person who had acquired it quite innocently and by accident. She was a young witch in New Jersey who, unaware of its origins or value, kept it on her bedroom dresser with a baseball cap on top of it.

I suspect you may have a comparable adventure in the coming months, Gemini. If you look

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hard and keep an open mind, you will eventually recover lost riches or a disappeared prize in the least likely of places.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

It’s impossible for the human body to run a mile in less than four minutes—at least that’s what the conventional wisdom used to say. And indeed, no one in history ever broke that barrier until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister raced a mile in three minutes, 59.4 seconds.

Since then, lots of athletes have done it and the record has been lowered by another 17 seconds.

In fact, the sub-four-minute mile is now regarded as a standard accomplishment for middledistance runners. I suspect that in 2012 you will accomplish your own version of Bannister’s feat—a breakthrough that once seemed crazy difficult or beyond your capacity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Back in 1958, 17-year-old Bob Heft created a 50-star American flag for a high school project. Hawaii and Alaska were being considered for U.S. statehood at that time, and a new design was needed to replace the old 48star flag. Heft’s teacher originally gave him a grade of B- for his work. But when his model was later selected to be the actual American flag, the teacher raised his grade to an A. I suspect that a similar progression is in store for you in the coming year, Leo. Some work you did that never received proper credit will finally be accorded the value it deserves.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Greek philosopher Plato suggested that we may become more receptive to spiritual beauty by putting ourselves in the presence of physical beauty. The stimulation we get when inspired by what looks good may help train us to recognize sublime truths. I’m not so sure about that. In my experience, people often get so entranced by their emotional and bodily responses to attractive sights and sounds that they neglect to search for higher, subtler sources of splendor. But I do believe you may be an exception

to this tendency in the coming months. That’s why I’m giving you the go-ahead—indeed, the mandate—to surround yourself with physical beauty.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before he died in 1902, Libran cartoonist Thomas Nast left a potent legacy. Among his enduring creations were the modern image of Santa Claus, the iconic donkey for America’s Democratic Party, and the elephant for the Republican Party.

I’m guessing that 2012 is going to be a Thomas Nast kind of year for you Librans. The work you do and the ripples you set in motion are likely to last a long time. So I suggest you choose the influences you unleash with great care and integrity.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “If you’re in a good relationship, chances are you’re bored out of your mind,” spouts comedian Chris Rock in his show, “Never Scared.” “All good relationships are boring. The only exciting relationships are bad ones. You never know what’s going to happen tomorrow when you’re in a bad relationship. You never know when they’re gonna walk through the door and say, ‘Hey, you gave me crabs.’

That’s exciting!” Rock is making a satirical overstatement, but it does contain grains of truth.

Which is why, in accordance with the astrological omens, I deliver the following request to you: In 2012, cultivate stable relationships that are boring in all the best ways.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-

Dec. 21): Once every decade or so, you’re asked to make a special point of practicing forgiveness and atonement. According to my reading of the astrological omens, that time will be the next few months. I think it’ll be quite important for you to cleanse the grungy build-up of regrets and remorse from your psyche.

Ready to get started? Compose a list of the sins you could expiate, the karmic debts you can repay, and the redemptions you should initiate. I suggest you make it into a fun, creative project that you will thoroughly enjoy.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22Jan. 19): Happiness isn’t a state you acquire by luck. It takes hard work and relentless concentration. You have to rise up and rebel against the nonstop flood of trivial chaos and meaningless events you’re invited to wallow in. You have to overcome the hard-core cultural conditioning that tempts you to assume that suffering is normal and the world is a hostile place. It’s really quite unnatural to train yourself to be peaceful and mindful; it’s essentially a great rebellion against an unacknowledged taboo. Here’s the good news: 2012 will be an excellent time for you to do this work.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): More and more musicians and authors are choosing to self-publish. That way they retain the full rights to their creative work, keeping it from being controlled and potentially misused by a record label or publishing company. One example is singer-songwriter Terri Hendrix, who owns all 14 of her master recordings. She lives by the motto, “Own Your Own Universe.” I urge you to adopt her approach in 2012, Aquarius. The coming months will be prime time for you to do all you can to take full possession of everything you need to become what you want to be.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): The coming months will be a time when you’ll thrive by seeking out novel ideas, using new words, and regarding your imagination as an organ that’s as important to feed as your stomach. In that spirit, I’m offering you a slew of freshly madeup terms that’ll help tease your brain in ways that are in alignment with the upcoming astrological factors. 1. Assymectricity: energy generated by lopsidedness. 2. Enigmagnetic: a person who attracts mysteries.

3. Indumbnitable: incapable of being dumbed down. 4. Beneviolent: helpful chaos. 5. Fauxbia: a fake fear. 6. Craptometry: ability to see through all the BS. 7.

Adoregasm: when you treasure someone to the point of ecstasy.

Jonesin’ Crossword

“Ring in the New Year”—this round’s on me.

Across

1. Psych ending 5. Former Anaheim Stadium football player 10. Response: abbr.

13. ___-Rooter 14. Sponge by 3M 15. “In the Valley of ___” (2007 Tommy Lee Jones film) 16. Car feature 19. Crammed down someone’s throat 20. ___ Pass (one way to travel across the Alps) 21. Lukas of “Witness” 22. The abbreviated Dickens?

23. How goods are sold to break even 26. Host Donahue or McGraw 27. Binge 30. Former Yankees manager Joe 31. Singer that married Heidi Klum 32. Gangster’s girl 33. With “The,” 1994 movie with Anthony

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Hopkins and Dana Carvey 36. Shade trees 37. Gearshift position 38. Ingredient in salsa 39. Clairvoyant’s claim 40. Game that spawned The Urbz, with “The” 41. Papers under the windshield wiper 42. E! show, with “The” 43. Seedy housing area 44. What the Gray Panthers fight 47. Monty Pythoninspired musical 51. Queen song covered by Nine Inch Nails 53. Philosopher Descartes 54. Humble home 55. Property debt 56. Rap sheet abbr.

57. Went ballistic 58. IDs often verified by the last 4 digits

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4. “Flight of the ___”

5. Like some cottage cheese 6. Needs a rubdown 7. Oboist’s piece 8. The A of IPA 9. You can make a mountain out of one 10. Actress Shawkat of “Arrested Development” 11. “Avatar” language 12. “Where the Sidewalk Ends” author Silverstein 15. Makes a mistake 17. Cups, saucers, etc.

18. Like some citizens 22. Sidewalk outline stuff 23. “Fish in ___? How can that be?” (“Hop on Pop” line) 24. Shed spread 25. Charlie horse, e.g.

26. Jury members 27. Hollywood’s highest-paid actress of 2011

28. ___ nothing 29. Secluded spots 31. Wetland area 32. Some shopping centers 34. One of two fought between the U.K. and China 35. Car stereo control 40. Just meh 41. Broke off like talc 42. Team 43. “SNL” alum David 44. Taj Mahal’s locale 45. Techie, stereotypically 46. Active Sicilian volcano 47. EPA topic 48. Carter Pewterschmidt’s daughter, on “Family Guy” 49. Pizza joint fixture 50. Till compartment 52. Org. with a late start in 2011

Jonesin’ Crossword created By Matt Jones. © 2012 Jonesin’ Crosswords. For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+ to call.

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Life in the Noog

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Fathoming the Correlation There’s been much adieu lately about a dual-purpose local establishment known as the Mosaic Church and/or Club Fathom. This front for turning the youths of Chattanooga around has done much more for producing chaos and promoting ass-capping than delivering gun-brandishing gangbangers from evil.

Police calls to the establishment for violence (not fist fights mind you, but 9mm potshots) date back to 2006. But the capper (no pun intended) was the Christmas Eve shooting this year that left nine “churchgoers” injured in the streets just about the time Mary was giving birth to the baby Jesus some 2,000 years ago.

Mosaic Pastor Tim Reid says that his nonviolent GANG (Gathering A New Generation) was “ambushed” by both the Crips and the Bloods, who apparently called a truce on the holiest of days to join forces against the renegade God-fearing group at their BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible) party. Police concluded that the Bloods and Crips were actually inside the club together. Once outside they started shooting so randomly they actually thwarted Reid’s account by hitting each other instead of the non-vio-

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lent GANG members. All of this took place at the church’s alter ego—Club Fathom.

When the club transforms itself back into Mosaic Church, Reid holds regular services under a disco ball without disturbances of any kind. I’m sure he does a fine job ministering to the kids. There’s no doubt in my mind that, with pure intentions, Reid would make a fine youth minister at a traditional, established church. But then again, that’s before the sun goes down.

When daylight turns to dusk, the devil dogs start howling at the moon. The fog rolls in and once forgiving eyes turn into daggers of deceit, aimed at one thing and one thing only—gatherin’ up the Benjamin’s. Somebody’s gotta pay for all that communion “juice,” so how do you squeeze blood from a turnip? Throw a dance party.

Thinly veiled as a ministry

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outreach designed to attract those thugs who wouldn’t go near a traditional church, the Mosaic transforms at night into the fly hip-hop hideaway known as Club Fathom. I can only imagine what happens inside, and what you’re about to read is a daydream sequence.

[Pastor to the choir]: “OK everyone, time to turn this mutha out.” [Choir members break away robes to reveal hoochie-mama dresses and XXXXXXL T-shirts, chains and sideways stiff-billed baseball caps.] “You got it Rev—let’s ice down the hunch punch, er, communion wine for the evening service.”

[Pastor to the 6-foot, 300lb. doorman]: “Tubs, you got the door?” [Tubs]: “Yee-ah.”

[Pastor]: “So there’s a $5 cover charge, er, offering for the first 100 people, then $10 once we’ve established a party, er, service, and then it goes up to $15 when everyone is dying to get in, um, clamoring for eternal life—got it?” [Tubs]: “Yeeah … Whoa, bossman—you want me to pat down these folks?” [Pastor]: “No, my son.

Who would bring liquor and guns to a hip-hop sock hop?

You’ve got a lot to learn about youth outreach Tubs—am I right?” [Tubs] “Yee-ah.”

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I’m sure he (Reid) does a fine job ministering to the kids. There’s no doubt in my mind that, with pure intentions, Reid would make a fine youth minister at a traditional, established church. But then again, that’s before the sun goes down.

[Meanwhile in line outside the club, a Crip says]: “Man I can’t wait to get in there and pop me a Blood, er, celebrate the blood of the lamb.”

[Blood]: “I know what you mean, man. I’ll get my religion on as soon as I can get saved for the sins I’m about to commit.” [Crip] “Word … but no

pun intended.” [Blood] “Right, right, right.”

Truth is I don’t understand how any preacher can “fathom” that transforming a church into a hip-hop dance club would save souls. Surely Reid’s smart enough to know that gangs would be drawn to that kind of event, so he’ll have those who need religion most right in front of him. But when rival gangs see an opportunity to “randomly meet” at an event they might all feel comfortable attending anyway, the only result will be trouble. And that’s just plain stupidity.

No good deed goes unpunished. Reid’s naïve efforts have not only caused many to get injured (who might’ve been killed), but Club Fathom, like like 401 Fire & Ice and Midtown, have already done wonders to push downtown a few negative steps backward after many have worked so hard to move it forward.

Chuck Crowder is a local writer and general man about town. His opinions are just that. Everything expressed is loosely based on fact and crap he hears people talking about.

Take what you read with a grain of salt, but let it pepper your thoughts.

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