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THE GOODVIBE TRIBE, PART 2 Idealistic, defiant hippies questioned authority, and reality. Essay and photo collages by Stewart Rogers With comments by Ken Sanders and Vicki and Steve Williams

Cover photograph by Hilary Reiter

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SOAP BOX No Maricopa Madness in Utah

There’s only one way that these extra-constitutional “partisan vote audits” can possibly end, and that’s with violence. That should be evident to anyone paying attention. What’s more alarming is that now Rep. Steve Christiansen, R-West Jordan, wants to do it here in Salt Lake County. After a trip down to Arizona’s Maricopa County to take in the Cyber Ninja QAnonsense partisan “audit” of the county’s already twice audited and certified ballots, Christiansen thinks it would be great to conduct a similar audit here. Well, sure, Steve, we can waste a few months watching rabid conspiracy theorists tear through our voting infrastructure while well-armed domestic terror groups gather around the venue. Cyber Ninjas, the hacker group picked by the Big Lie believers in the Arizona Senate, are led by a proven “Stop the Steal” conspiracy lunatic. They had no idea whatsoever how to conduct an audit, but they sure knew how to spread crazy lies about

@SLCWEEKLY Arizona election officials. They wanted to throw them all in jail, you know, just … because. Never mind that they were Republicans who were just doing their jobs. Cyber Ninjas, it seems, have painted themselves into one hell of a corner. They clearly fear/worship Trump far too much to tell the truth, that yes, Virginia, Biden really did win. The truth simply isn’t an option. So, when their long-awaited report finally does come out, it will inevitably support the Big Lie, and those people who were just doing their jobs could face threats and violence. If the Cyber Ninjas come out and tell the truth (which seems unlikely in the extreme), the well-armed Big Lie supporters will boil over and reach what nuclear physicists call a “criticality,” where things will inevitably get ugly. I am just one voter pleading with anyone who will listen: Please—for the love of our city, county and beautiful state—tell Steve Christiansen where he can stuff his ballot “audit” idea.

“Stockton’s Big Turnover,” June 24 Private Eye Column

Surprised to find that bouncing a round ball really well has nothing to do with anything else about a human being. Next, you’re going to tell me the rich and attractive aren’t actually nice people. @ENIKWITY

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The only turnover is that you’re vilifying a person for thinking for themselves. @ESPACK79

Via Instagram So disappointing that such a legend on the court is now a laughing stock of Spokane. @MARGUERITEH100

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He spent significant time researching on YouTube. I mean, come on.

I’m sick of news media bashing anyone and anything just because they don’t think or act the way you think they would.

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Via Instagram This “I’ve lost so much respect for (whoever) because they don’t believe exactly what I believe” way of society is what drives divisiveness. What ever happened to agreeing to disagree, and still being OK with one another? @80OMAN

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Via Facebook My thoughts are that just because a person is good or even great at one thing doesn’t make them qualified to be an expert at anything else. Anyone is entitled to their own opinion and live accordingly. And we are entitled to ignore them. JODY EASTMAN

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THE BOX

What’s the best road trip you have ever taken? Annie Quan

Drove around the entire country of Scotland—on the left side of the road. Got lost in small villages where directions included “turn left at the red mailbox.”

Jackie Briggs

Big Sur all day.

Joel Smith

August ’85. Three days: Friday: Worked morning shift at Stein’s. Then, Park City to Red Rocks for The Cure. Saturday (no sleep): Red Rocks to Fillmore for The Cure. Sunday (little sleep): Fillmore to Park City for night shift at Stein’s. Timothy Leary may have been proud.

Carolyn Campbell

The one where everyone else went on the trip, and I got to stay home and have the house all to myself.

Scott Renshaw

When I was probably about 12, my grandparents drove my brother and me from California through Las Vegas and up to visit my cousins in South Dakota. It was the first time I saw parts of the landscape that made me think, “Whoa, America is pretty amazing,” leading right up to Mount Rushmore. Ah, to be young, innocent and blindly patriotic.

Benjamin Wood

After high school, we backpacked Havasupai with a pit stop in Vegas. First big trip without any parents and one of the most beautiful places on earth.

Eric Granato

My first anniversary with my partner. She didn’t know where we were going. First night in a little vintage camper after a day of hot springs. Then on to a theme hotel: huge tub, sauna, circle bed, mirrors every where, inroom water fountain—the works!

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THIS WEEK'S WINNER Dear Congressman Burgess, No offense but … how the f—k did you get elected? Asking for a friend. BRIAN HARLIG Park City

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Hey, sane Utahns! Here's your chance to ask Burgess Owens anything you'd like. He doesn't know Utah and doesn't speak to Utahns, but we can try.

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Dunk ’Em, Donovan O

ver the past couple of years, Twitter, notorious as a bottom feeder when it comes to common decency among fellow users, became an even worse environment from which to make positive assessments of the human race. Trump made us all worse in the forums of public discourse—everything about him was an indictment of what we were as citizens of the USA. Can any of you recall a single time he had something positive to say about someone? Or, if he did lavish praise on someone, how much time elapsed before he went full circle and trashed them at a later date? Not just people but movements, policies and structures. Trump—the nearly never smiling Trump—took potshots at everything, and people cheered him for it. Unreal. Thus, he gets the blame for what Twitter became during his administration—an even darker cesspool. Everything that was wrong with Twitter, went the tome, reflected how Trump was allowed to behave on Twitter. It was he, the pundits believed, who ruined social media for the rest of us. I don’t remember if I ever thought that myself, but even if so, I discovered another trash pot today, and Trump had nothing to

B Y J O H N S A LTA S @johnsaltas

do with it. As bad as Twitter is, you oughta see KSL’s Facebook page. Yikes! The unwashed may not know that Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell recently let it be known that if he were welcomed, he would like to spend time with Utah legislators and policymakers to discuss Critical Race Theory (CRT). Seems like a fine, genuine gesture to me, especially given that in over 125 years or so of statehood, Utah has had less than half a dozen African Americans serve in the Utah House or Senate. But, no, Donovan has no business talking race, says KSL Facebook. It didn’t take long for Utah to show its preferred color. People started griping that a basketball player should stick to basketball, or they’d stop watching basketball. They said he should not feel oppressed, because—he’s a millionaire. They said he doesn’t know what he’s talking about—unlike local hero Burgess Owens, Utah’s 4th District congressman, who does. Note: Mitchell never said he was oppressed, nor did he reveal his politics or bias, but yeah, an African American speak up in Utah? That doesn’t sit well. Yet, it remains a certifiable fact: Utah has a racist history (which Utahns would know if stories of such were allowed into the Utah learning curriculum). Despite a growing number of Utahns mindfully and mightily doing all they can to change that course, a great number of our neighbors want Utah to return to the day after Indigenous Utahns

were erased from the equation. Burgess Owens offered up his version of damage control, saying he’d be happy to talk to Mitchell (put him in his place) because, “Donovan, I’m a fan. I believe you’re a genuine person. I do disagree with you politically. If you’re open to a discussion on race and the politicizing of it by the media during election years, I’d love to have that.” Owens is my representative, but he’s a one-liner about race, just saying over and over that he grew up in the Jim Crow South. The same people who say Donovan should sit down because he’s a professional athlete give former NFLer Owens a hall pass. For my money, I’d rather hear what Owens’ predecessor, former Congresswoman Mia Love, has to say—instead of Owens, any day. Just break down his comment to Mitchell. He first butters Mitchell up and validates him (why would anyone doubt Mitchell is “genuine”?). But he eliminates Mitchell from the conversation altogether—a political head fake—by changing the subject to blaming the media for politicizing racial matters. The media is indeed politicizing CRT—on Fox News, where Owens makes a second income. Here’s hoping that Critical Honesty Theory also becomes a thing. Yeah, you, Burgess. Here’s also hoping Mitchell gets his voice heard. He lives here, he’s one of us. CW Send comments to john@cityweekly.net.

HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

MISS: Conservative Blame Game

If you heard a recent podcast of The Daily, you’d know that Dr. Anthony Fauci is worried about the get-toughon-China strategy. If you piss off China, he says, you’ll never get the cooperation needed to track down the source of COVID-19, whatever it is. But pissing off China is trendy in the conservative blame game that resists taking responsibility for anything. Utah leaders also want to blame China—for the state’s high ozone levels, 10% of which they argue originates in Asia. Fearing the feds could impose mandatory limits on local emission sources, three “elected leaders” told the EPA that emission reductions would “likely result in lasting consequences for the state’s economy with negligible impacts on ozone pollution,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Even if only 20% of the ozone is locally generated, that 20% is something the state can control. But let’s blame China.

MISS: Unhappy Campers

You probably know what gerrymandering is, and maybe you figure it’s a done deal. Even if it might be, there’s a chance this year for citizens to make their voices heard. Do you want your congressional representative to—you know—represent you? If you do, you may want to tell the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission what you think. You voted for the commission after a hardfought initiative from 2018. The commission wants to know what your “community of interest” is. In other words, do the people in St. George feel the same way as those in Logan? You can send them your comments to irccomments@utah.gov. If you want to know more about communities of interest and maybe even try your hand at making a district map, join the League of Women Voters and Common Cause at DistrictR Deep Dive Community Mapping Training focusing on just that. DistrictR is a free mapmaking concentrating on communities of interest. Virtual, Thursday, July 1, 3 p.m. Free/register at https://bit.ly/3gTKxA7

Plastic Everywhere

This month just happens to be Plastic Free July, and it’s not about free plastic items. Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental problems facing the world, and even though it’s most visible in Asian and African nations, the United States is contributing to the waste in significant and unnecessary ways. Recycling doesn’t seem to work, and the United Nations has even tried to pass a global treaty to address plastic trash. The convenience of plastic has led to the throw-away world we live in, but it’s a choice that you can avoid. Check out the Facebook page daily to find out what actions you can take and ask questions on Earth Action. Virtual, Thursday, July 1-Saturday, July 31, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3gSWxBY

Fix Our Problems

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Now that we’re coming out of COVID, maybe, just maybe, we can start to fix all those problems that have been cropping up over the year. At Seven Ways to Change the World— How to Fix the Most Pressing Problems We Face, former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will offer solutions to the challenges we face this year. Brown, the U.N. Special Envoy for Global Education, will discuss his new book. “When the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe in 2020, it created an unprecedented impact, greater than the aftermath of 9/11 or the global financial crisis. But out of such disruption can come a new way of thinking,” he says. What to tackle? Global health; climate change and environmental damage; nuclear proliferation; global financial instability; the humanitarian crisis and global poverty; the barriers to education and opportunity; and global inequality and its biggest manifestation, global tax havens. Virtual, Tuesday, July 6, 1 p.m. Free/register at https://bit.ly/3gVxu1p

Journalism, if not free speech and truth itself, are at a crossroads. BYU’s Daily Universe has competition, but it’s anyone’s guess how long that will last. Students fled the Universe to start the Prodigal Press in an effort to report on the taboo reality of the university, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. At BYU, reporters couldn’t touch anything critical of the church and had to avoid topics of drugs, sex education, birth control, evolution and other “claims of science.” Meanwhile, the Legislature continues to stand against any “divisive” topics in schools—even universities—ever since Critical Race Theory became a thing. Some likened the censorship efforts to the Red Scare of the McCarthy era of the late ‘40s to 1950s. But truth telling is dangerous at a highly emotional and partisan time as On the Media told in a story of the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette.

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Speaking of the economy, the poor and middle class may be literally left out in the cold. Let’s start with Utah County where the homeless population is but a fleeting shadow—out of sight, out of mind. Since 2017, Provo has kept the unsheltered from camping in public spaces. The Salt Lake Tribune notes that police have given more than 140 camping citations since then. While the homeless try to find a place to sleep, the middle class searches for affordable housing, while rents increase up to 5 percent each year. Farther south near Moab, the rising 1 percent may be paying $600 a night to stay in a luxury tent near Canyonlands National Park, leaving only a sliver of public space to experience Looking Glass Rock. Residents are complaining, but a resource specialist for the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration told the Moab News, the “sacred lands” they manage “must be used for the sole purpose to generate money.”

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Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ “human rights” salute at a 1968 Olympics awards ceremony in Mexico City

Idealistic, defiant hippies questioned authority—and reality.

Love It or Leave It

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When I saw Trump and his minions squawking about NFL players who refused to stand for the playing of the national anthem, I remembered Tommie Smith and John Carlos, African American sprinters on the U.S. Olympic team who protested racism in America by raising a black-gloved fist in the air during their medal awards ceremony in Mexico City on Oct. 16, 1968. You would have thought that these guys had bombed the Olympic Village. Within a few hours after their silent gesture, their “black power salute,” both men were dismissed from the team and sent home to face bitter criticism from the American press. Sportswriter Brent Musburger, now announcer for the Las Vegas Raiders, wrote that the two looked like “black-skinned storm troopers” who caused “maximum embarrassment for the country that is picking up the tab for their room and board.” Ironically, Smith and Carlos were eventually inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame after playing professional football. Meanwhile, other challenges to traditional patriotism were everywhere in the 1960s and early ’70s. Flag burning, draft dodging, antiwar demonstrations and disillusioned Vietnam veterans trashing their service medals enraged the general public. Anarchists like The Diggers wanted the government to

eaceniks. Stoners. Tree huggers. Freaks. The hippies of the 1960s and early 1970s were seen by many as immoral, drug-crazed kids too spoiled to work and too selfish to embrace the American way of life. But these longhaired dissenters bent on peace, love and equality coalesced into a movement of ordinary young people whose belief in the power of ideas shook the rafters, influenced popular culture and left the world a different place.

disappear peacefully, while Weather Underground and the Symbionese Liberation Army wanted to blow it up. The cry of “Burn baby, burn!” threatened to incinerate our cities as student strikes and an unprecedented rebellion of children against their parents heralded a revolution against everything American. Too many close-minded folks, then as now, believed that the only true Americans were white Christians dedicated to capitalism, military might and their superiority over everyone else. Blacks, Hispanics, gays, feminists, socialists, peace seekers and anyone else who mistrusted government and sought fundamental change in the country’s laws and culture must, therefore, be unpatriotic. The old school made its position clear: “America: Love it or leave it!” We of hippie persuasion weren’t inclined to do either. We had our own ideas about patriotism. To begin with, many of us envisioned a world without borders, a nationless world without outsiders where resources are shared and conflicts resolved peacefully on a local level. We believed that people everywhere share the same hopes and dreams and that the vast majority of those in every country seek to do good. Loving America meant loving its people—starting with family, friends, neighbors and strangers you meet every day. And America could be stronger by

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“The Cosmic Aeroplane was the center for all things counterculture and psychedelic in Salt Lake City throughout the ’60s and ’70s. Opened by Steve Jones and Sherm Clow in the spring of 1967, it started out as SLC’s first hippie head shop at 9th & 9th. I was a teenage customer and bought a psychedelic poster there. “Ninth & Ninth over those years was a fertile ground for the counterculture with places like the Black & White Bookstore, Dave Faggioli and Kurt Setzer’s Round Records & Bound Books, The Connection (Larry Ficks & Jack Bills), The Nature’s Way Sandwich Shop and Kite Shop. “The Grass Root was another early psychedelic shop on 100 South with a black-light poster area in an old bank vault in the old brownstone at what was Martine Cafe. In the Avenues, there was Mother Earth Things and Whole Earth. Other places I remember were The Yarrow Books and The Open Book, both in the Avenues; Wally’s Records; The General Store; Mama Eddy’s Right on Beanery; Tape Head Company; and Chester’s Drawers. “About a year after opening Cosmic Aeroplane, Jones moved the shop to South Temple and 400 West, aka no-man’s land, in a spot that is now the steps to Vivint Arena. Cosmic was next door to Ben’s Railroad Exchange Bar (later The Sun Bar), and the Waiters & Porters Club was across the street in the Union Pacific Depot. Mrs. Ophelia Taylor’s Cafe was around the corner on a back street alley. “In late 1971, the underground theater Human Ensemble debuted Dracula and Rocks & Gravel Blues Band and Smoke Blues Band practiced and gave concerts there. SLC’s only draft-counseling center and much more were located there. “The FBI had the pay phone there wiretapped. Bruce Phillips ran for U.S. Senate back in 1968 and hung out there. Richard Taylor drew psychedelic rainbow artwork all over the ceilings, walls and floors of the place. “I had a magazine rack full of sci-fi and comics and related books there, Roy & Claudia ran the leather shop and Jones slept on a cot in the back room. John Smokey Koelsch hosted a late-late night blues show and later ran the record store. “In the ’70s, radical activist and SDSer Bruce Roberts and I joined up with Steve Jones, and we created the Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore. “And yes, there was an SDS chapter here. The Grateful Dead did a fundraising concert in 1968. We had a chapter at Granite High School. Eldridge Cleaver came to the U. In the 1980s, I brought Abbie Hoffman here. “Neil Passey was the most prolific psychedelic and counterculture artist of the era. He produced hundreds of concert posters, advertising and art posters.”

helping people everywhere to become healthier, happier and more financially secure—not by maintaining the largest military in the world. We saw America as neither better nor worse than any other country. We refused to take the blame for every immoral act taken by our government. We protested the country’s involvement in Vietnam and some even disrespected soldiers who fought there. We despaired that so many human beings died in unnecessary wars fought for ignoble purposes in the name of patriotism. We knew that saluting a flag was meaningless unless we acted on our ideals. Allowing a culture of racism, sexism and homophobia to prevail—while denying justice and fighting wars all over the globe—is not patriotic. Perhaps, more than any other factor, hippies hated the hypocrisy of the older generation who told us not to get high while they wallowed in alcohol, who told us not to have sex but cheated on their spouses. We couldn’t tolerate those who recited “liberty and justice for all” while suppressing the rights of minorities, women and the LGBTQ community. We sought to redefine the American dream as a state of peace, justice and freedom—not as the accumulation of money. In the end, we didn’t choose to love it or leave it. We chose to change it.

Reefer Madness

On Dec. 1, 1938, the ever-helpful FBI released a movie called Reefer Madness that “exposed” the dangers of marijuana. Bill and Mary get stoned with some friends, leading to hallucinations, sex and murder. But the real craziness started in 1915 when California (of all places) made pot possession a felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment. Dozens of state and federal laws soon followed and the War on Drugs commenced. A 2020 American Civil Liberties Union report states that between 2001 and 2010, there were over 8 million pot arrests in the U.S., accounting for more than half of all drug arrests in the U.S. That’s “one bust every 37 seconds and hundreds of thousands ensnared in the criminal justice system.” While pot use is roughly equal among Blacks and whites, Blacks are 3.73 times as likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. NORML.org, citing FBI data, reports that nearly 5,800 Utahns were arrested in 2016 for marijuana possession. Now, that is what I call madness! As Bob Dylan would sing, “Everybody Must Get Stoned!” And we did, starting in the ’60s and, for many, continuing to this

day. After all, we were hippies. To hear some folks tell it, you couldn’t be a hippie unless you smoked pot, as though we belonged to a secret society with decoder rings, a hippie handshake and a flag with five leaves. I guess you could say that getting stoned was our patriotic duty. If you’re like millions of Americans, you’ve smoked marijuana at least once and don’t need my explanation of the experience. If you haven’t tried it yet, you’re missing something extraordinary. Imagine feeling mellow and dreamy, yet insightful and aware, while connecting with other folks in happier, more accepting ways. Everything is funny. Music is awesome. You can dance and sing and laugh for hours or sit quietly in a corner contemplating the wonderfulness of an ordinary object suddenly revealing itself to you for the first time. Many of us came from middle-class families ruined by alcohol. To paraphrase Neil Young, we’d seen the bottle and the damage done and wanted no part of it. So, as we had done with other facets of the culture we inherited, we looked for a better way—a safer, saner way to escape reality—a way that didn’t transform ordinary people into raging abusers and lifelong alcoholics. Pot was the answer, and we loved her from the start. Like a giggling child on a spring day, she taught us to play, laugh, dance and sing. You would have thought that ordinary folks would have applauded our discovery. After all, weed is, without doubt, the safest of recreational drugs. Cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine, heroin and opiates are proven killers. Like any drug, cannabis has side effects, but it’s not known for causing violent behavior, disease and overdoses seen with other drugs. Cannabis studies have been stymied in all this time because, as of 1970, the substance was classified as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act, so

As Dylan would sing, “Everybody Must Get Stoned!” And we did, starting in the ’60s and, for many, continuing to this day.

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STEVE “DADDY-O” WILLIAMS: BELL BOTTOMS

I remember my first pair of bell bottoms. Long hair with beard and sideburns and long mustaches. Free love. Psychedelic drugs were fun. Especially pot. Volkswagen vans. Cool boots. Rock and roll music. The bands. The festivals. The parties. Loving compassion for mankind. Peace and love to everyone! Vicki and Steve Williams have recently relocated to Chicago.

it was up to the people to experiment with the drug for themselves and determine its benefits. But now, even straight folks are coming to their senses. After many long-fought political battles, since 2012, 17 states as well as the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for adult use, while 37 states (including Utah) have legalized medical marijuana. UPI reports that one in 20 Americans smoke herb on a regular basis. An overwhelming percentage of adults—91% according to a 2021 Pew Research Center survey—favor marijuana legalization. Just think how many lives could have been changed if folks had simply listened to the hippies and made pot their drug of choice. The millions arrested for pot possession would have avoided prison, and the violent drug trade could have been curtailed if only the moralists had minded their own business. Mark Twain once said: “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” It’s astonishing how much saner America has become about marijuana since my hippie days 50+ years ago.

Doors of Perception

On Feb. 21, 1965, police in Berkeley, California, raided the clandestine lab of Owsley Stanley, thinking the soundman for the Grateful Dead was cooking meth. Instead, they discovered he was making a relatively unknown substance called LSD, which was legal at the time. He beat the charges and went on to synthesize over 5 million LSD doses by 1967, even though the drug became illegal in October of 1966. Who knows? Maybe I sampled his wares back in the day. As hippies, we didn’t pretend to have all the answers. Tripping showed us that reality was wider, deeper and more mysterious than we had imagined. Based on his own experiences with mescaline, English philosopher Aldous Huxley described this psychedelic journey as opening the doors of perception and seeing infinite possibilities. Should the definition of reality be based solely on what we see, smell, taste, hear or feel? Or can some things be true even when they’re invisible to the five senses? Do we define reality by what someone else tells us or by what seems right based on what we perceive? Is truth a constant over the ages or is it a fluid understanding that evolves over time? All of this sounds like psycho mumbo jumbo unless we consider the role that open-mindedness plays in our survival as a species. Several years ago, I came across a bumper sticker that read: “Militant agnostic: I don’t know, and you don’t, either.” As creatures who crave certainty, our most difficult challenge is to admit that we might be wrong, that an assumption made about some-

one is off base, and that a fact we took as a fact isn’t, in fact, a fact. If we ever hope to live peacefully with our neighbors, we need to consider the possibility that two people with different perspectives can both be right at the same time. Truth, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. Just as two people dropping identical tabs of acid at the same time in the same place will see, hear and feel different experiences, each of us understands reality from our own point of view. One person sees a smile as a sign of kindness. Another sees it as a sign of ridicule. A gesture seems peaceful to one person and threatening to another. It’s easy for someone with my liberal sensibilities to think of Trump supporters as “deplorables” as Hillary Clinton so crudely described them. It’s easy to imagine that they’re racist, gun-toting, half-wits who crawled out from under a rock to vote. It’s easy to conclude that Democrats are right, and Republicans are wrong, that those on the left are good while those on the right are bad. But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I don’t really know what’s in the hearts and minds of these folks. Maybe they have a good reason to be angry, a reason I would share in the same situation. Maybe they think I’m acting superior and elitist, even if I don’t think I am. Maybe they believe I don’t care, even if I do. Maybe we’re all riding on the same bus, looking out the same windows and seeing different things. You can’t kill everyone who disagrees with you or convert them to your point of view. The road to peace is not a one-world government or a one-world religion but a one-world willingness to honor the perceptions of others. CW

Stewart Rogers is co-author/editor of What Happened to the Hippies? published by McFarland Press. Contact him at stewart@WhatHappenedtotheHippies.com.

“Tripping showed us that reality was wider, deeper and more mysterious than we had imagined.” —Stewart Rogers

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I was married to Neil Passey, the amazing artist for many rock ’n’ roll posters from that era and also the art for the Cosmic Aeroplane. Among our many amazing adventures, we lived on a commune in North Carolina. Of course, we lived communally in many SLC places, most of which were later knocked down! We traveled around the West with his Neil Passey: 1975 Bob Weir/ band, Sunday, often with the Kingfish poster popular SLC band Holden Caulfield. Neil always made his living as an artist. He was an amazingly gifted man and died way too young [Passey died in 1995]. As it is now more than 50 years ago that I fervently embraced being a hippie, I think I have some hindsight. Mostly nostalgic, since life then is so different than the present. The hippie times certainly changed the United States and the world in many ways. The best thing of that era, especially in Utah, was the music. It was superb and still seems like the best music ever. I was lucky I got to hear the top bands of the time—Mothers of Invention, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Doors, the Byrds, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, the Mamas and the Papas, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young—too many to name but not forget. It was wonderful to dance and commune with the beautiful hippies! Utah was on the band circuit, so we got to see lots of fabulous groups. So lucky! Another good thing was the love and sharing. I’ve so many fond memories of those who came into my life and showed me support and kindness. My group of friends always said we belonged to the Church of Kindness. It was inspirational because in Utah, if you weren’t of the dominant church, you were an outsider. Being a hippie in SLC was belonging to the best-connected group of free thinkers that one could wish for. Many of those friends are no longer alive but they are still part of my being and will always be part of my mindset. We had such a good time.

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At the age of 9, a lively Kansas City native named David Parsons was enrolled by his mother in a summer dance academy affiliated with local events presenter Missouri Dance Theater. Through that organization, Parsons met Paul Taylor Dance Company member Christopher Gillis, and received the encouragement he needed to move to New York City as a 17-year-old early high-school graduate and try his hand at professional dancing. You could say that the decision paid off, as Parsons made his way through the ranks to eventually become a member of Paul Taylor Dance Company himself, and move on to high-profile work like a guest-artist stint with New York City Ballet, and choreographing the dance elements for the Millennium-heralding activities in Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2000. But before that, he had already launched Parsons Dance in 1985 in collaboration with Tony Awardwinning lighting designer Howell Binkley, and the company has gone on to perform in more than 400 cities around the world. Parsons Dance visits Park City’s Eccles Center (1750 Kearns Blvd.) to showcase its

repertoire of more than 75 works created by Parsons, as well as other original choreography commissions. The company prides itself on a dedication to inclusion and diversity in both its company and its programs, including sensory-friendly workshops and performances considering the needs of those on the autism spectrum. Parsons Dance performs Saturday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m., bringing a program scheduled to include Parsons’ signature 1982 work Caught. Tickets begin at $39, available at parkcityinstitute.org or by phone at 435-655-3114. (SR)

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featured successes like his George Lopez TV series and Lopez Tonight talk show, he’s still getting up on live stages to show he hasn’t forgotten his show-biz roots, or his cultural roots. In his most recent stand-up comedy special, Netflix’s 2020 We’ll Do It for Half, Lopez shares with a San Francisco audience his perspective on a country that still doesn’t have respect for Chicano and Latino Americans, as well as the peculiarities of growing up in a Latino family. And he has plenty of fun with the white-people-est things he can imagine in our contemporary culture, like gender-reveal parties and photographing your food. Lopez comes to Utah for four performances at The Gateway Wiseguys location (194 S. 400 West) on July 2-3. Tickets are $45, available at wiseguyscomedy.com; visit the website for additional event information. (SR)

If you want to talk about what it means to give back to your community, you can’t find many better examples than Michael Ballam (pictured). The operatic tenor has performed with some of the greatest individual singers and companies in the world, but his legacy is likely to be giving his hometown of Logan its own annual showcase of great theatrical showcases for singing. So after a 2020 hiatus, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre returns to the downtown Logan home it has served for nearly 30 years, with a month of great productions. The season kicks of Wednesday, July 7 with the first of its four main stage productions, Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir. It tells the humorous, stranger-than-fiction true story of Florence Foster Jenkins, the New York socialite who fancied herself a great opera singer despite having a more-than-slightly difficult time staying on pitch, as told from the point of view of her friend and piano accompanist, Cosmé McMoon. Thursday, July 8 sees the

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It’s always exciting to watch visual artists emerge from our own state, and this month finds Modern West Fine Art (412 S. 700 West) supporting the work of two of its artists-in-residence—Aïsha Lehmann and Meggan Waltman— with solo exhibitions. Born and raised in Provo, Lehmann is currently a student in Brigham Young University’s Studio Arts BFA program, while also pursuing minors in Sociology and Africana Studies. Those varied interests are represented in pieces that explore Lehmann’s own multi-ethnic and biracial identity, as her work confronts issues of race, ethnicity, identity and gender. Her prints often explore uncomfortable questions from American history, presenting detailed studies rich with both the depth of her research and the integrity of her artistic process (“Would you swim in an integrated pool?” is pictured). Lehmann’s more representational pieces find an interesting counterpoint in the abstractions by Salt Lake City artist Waltman, a self-taught artist inspired by the likes of Helen Frankenthaler and Frank Stella. Waltman’s creative interests run to color and color theory, as evidenced by her choice to create her own oil paints in pursuit of specific tones. The resulting oil on canvas works then find the artist demonstrating control of saturation and dissipation in both hard lines and

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he “lost summer” of 2020 didn’t stop individuals from celebrating Independence Day, but it definitely meant that bigger community celebrations were shelved. Now here we are in 2021, and these events are (mostly) back again. Here’s a roundup of some of the bigger July-4th-observed festivities throughout the state—generally taking place on Saturday, July 3 because the holiday falls on a Sunday—and what you can expect when you get there. The Gateway Fourth of July. For celebration on the actual Fourth of July, The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City offers one of the rare Sunday gatherings. The free event kicks off at 5 p.m., with the activities centered around the Olympic Legacy Plaza at the north end of the mall. Two stages of live entertainment will include DJ music, karaoke and a performance by Changing Lanes. Throughout the evening, yard games, face-painting and other familyfriendly activities will be taking place, as well as the opportunity to buy from local food trucks and beer from Bohemian Brewery. The fireworks launch at dusk (approximately 10 p.m.). As an added incentive, GreenBike rides to the event are just $1 with a special kiosk code. Visit atthegateway.com/calendars/4th-of-julycelebration-at-the-gateway-2021/ for additional information.

This Is the Place Heritage Park Liberty Day. For a more low-key commemoration, This Is the Place Heritage Park hosts events on Saturday, July 3, beginning with a flag ceremony and salute to America conducted by Sons of the American Revolution. In addition to regular park activities, the day is scheduled to include parades, watermelon-eating contest and a “candy cannon.” Visit thisistheplace.org for ticketing and other information. America’s Freedom Festival/Stadium of Fire. Utah County is back to going allout for a multi-day celebration, beginning with the Freedom Days carnival (July 2-3 and July 5) on Center Street in downtown Provo. Freedom Days includes games, rides, craft vendors, food and live entertainment. The centerpiece Stadium of Fire spectacular takes place on Saturday, July 3 at LaVell Edwards Stadium, featuring music headliners Lee Greenwood and Collin Raye, action sports performance by Nitro Circus, jet flyover, skydivers and more, all leading up to the big fireworks show. On July 4, LaVell Edwards Stadium hosts the first-ever evening Patriotic Service, a free event featuring music and inspirational words. And on Monday, July 5, starting at 9 a.m., the Grand Parade makes its way along University Avenue and Center Street in Provo, showcasing floats, balloons and live performers. Visit freedomfestival.org for full schedule and ticketing information. Sandy City 4th of July. In pre-pandemic years, Sandy City would host a big all-day event on the Promenade adjoining Sandy City Hall. The 2021 version will be scaled back, with the Promenade hosting the early-morning flag ceremony, 5K run starting line and spikeball tournament. Throughout the day, a scavenger hunt will be taking place at various locations in Sandy, with clues available via the city’s official Instagram (@SandyCityUtah). From noon to 8 p.m., food trucks will be available at the Sandy Amphitheater Park, and fire-

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Sunday Market, head over to City Park for the all-day volleyball tournament, and finish things off with a fireworks spectacular at Park City Mountain Resort at 8 p.m. Visit pclodge.com/park-city-2021-4th-julycelebration for additional schedule details. Many other valley communities are scheduled to host their own parades, gatherings and fireworks displays, including West Jordan (westernstampede.com/ parade/), Murray (murray.utah.gov/332/ Fun-Days-Activities), Riverton (rivertonutah.gov/towndays/index.php) and Tooele (tooelecity.org/our-community/4th-of-july-celebrations/). Additional fireworks displays may be visible at Lehi’s Thanksgiving Point (thanksgivingpoint.org/events/4thof-july-celebration/). However you plan to celebrate this year, do it responsibly, and please, during this hot, dry year—leave the fireworks to the professionals. CW

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’ve been a regular at the Saffron Valley location in South Jordan, which has kept the little strip mall where it calls home on my radar for some time. I have very distinct memories of visiting Biscotts Bakery and Café (1098 W. South Jordan Parkway, #110, 801-890-0659, biscotts.com) when it first opened—the only thing better than going out for dinner is going out for dessert afterward—and it’s been fun to watch this hybridization of bakery, coffee shop and Indian-inspired café take off. Now that Biscotts has a second location in Daybreak (6172 Lake Avenue) and will be opening a third in Sugar House, I can’t keep the place to myself any longer. So why not let y’all in on this tasty little secret? The fact that Biscotts is only a few doors down from Saffron Valley isn’t a coincidence. Both eateries are owned by local restaurateur Lavanya Mahate, who has built a more than sizable empire with her Saffron Valley locations across the Wasatch Front. With Biscotts, Mahate is nurturing her passion for gorgeous desserts while maintaining the spirit of corner coffee shops that have been a staple of Indian culture for decades. Like Mahate’s other culinary ventures, Biscotts thrives by letting the roots of her cultural background create

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Croissanwich ($7). It’s a classic combo of scrambled eggs, ham and melted provolone stuffed inside one of Biscotts’ housemade croissants—flaky, crisp beauties laminated with a delicate crust that dissolves into buttery goodness on your tongue. It’s a light but flavorful way to kick off the morning, and it pairs quite well with any of Biscotts’ freshly brewed coffees or chais. If it’s closer to lunch, you’ll want to check out the curry chicken wrap ($8.50) or one of Biscotts’ savory puffs ($3.50). I’m always a little hard-pressed to say anything positive about a wrap, but this is something Biscotts takes seriously enough to consider. Inside a toasted tortilla, you’ve got some tender grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato and pickled onion tossed with a breezy curry aioli. It’s not a roundhouse kick of curry flavor like I was expecting—just a freshtasting blend of well-balanced flavors. For those looking for more of a flavor-infused sucker punch, the savory puffs will be more up your alley. Similar to a meat pie, these hand-held puff pastry pockets are packed with chicken tikka, paneer, eggs and veggies. They’re perfect for those after something portable, reasonably priced and flavorful for lunch—you can’t do much better than these. On the surface, Biscotts is a great example of the neighborhood coffee shop concept. The staff is always welcoming, there are plenty of excellent caffeinated beverages to choose from, and there’s always something sweet or savory to sink your teeth into. The more I’ve visited, however, the more I realize just how sophisticated their flavor profiles are. I’ve been to plenty of bakeries that just try to pack as much one-note sweetness into their pastries and pass them off as gourmet, but Biscotts seems to have risen above that trope. Regardless of what you get at Biscotts, it’s easy to tell that some serious thought has gone into creating the flavors within each puff, pie and pastry. CW

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the foundation for something unique to the communities in which she operates. Though one of the reasons I consider bakeries to be one of my vices is predictability, Biscotts keeps things just off-kilter enough to pique my interest whenever I go in. Most of my trips to this local bakery are to indulge my insatiable sweet tooth, especially if I have a hankering for cake. Biscotts always has a stunning array of sumptuous, colorful cakes cut into perfect layered rectangles and carefully slotted in their display case. The fluffy sponge of the Dreamsicle-hued mango cakes ($3.50) are been drenched in mango puree, imparting all that beautiful citrus flavor in a whipped, cloud-like texture. Seafoam pistachio cakes ($3.50) emphasize this subtle cashew cousin with airy flavors and a pleasant crunch. If cake is your thing, they’ll have something you’ll fall in love with. No judgement from me if you spend most of your Biscotts visit perusing the cake menu, but it’s worthwhile to check out their specialty desserts when you’re feeling extra indulgent. For example, the pomegranate cheesecake ($4.50) puts a unique spin on this classic dessert. Not only does it look like a tiny queen wrapped in shimmering royal purple and topped with a crown of white chocolate and berries, but the flavor combo of pomegranate and caramel is unexpected dynamite. Biscotts also has a decent variety of seasonal desserts, such as the Grasshopper Puff ($4.50) which shows up around the spring and summer months. It’s a tricked-out creampuff filled with silky chocolate mint cream and topped with a swirl of mint frosting, and fans of the choco-mint flavor combo will want to check this out. While Biscotts is an excellent destination for those after a wide assortment of creamy, fluffy and subtly flavored desserts, their lunch and breakfast menu has evolved quite nicely as well. If you’re in for breakfast, I’d recommend the Breakfast

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doubt the creators of the pilsner and witbier could have imagined the exotic flavors their European staples would undergo in our modern day beerdom. While you can still find some of the Old World roots, these beers look to create new flavors not typically associated with tradition. Will they work for you? Here are my impressions. Uinta - Driftwood: This is a basic lager with fresh coconut, which pours a creamy eggshell white head over a golden yellow body with moderate carbonation and moderate haze. Coconut jumps out at you on first whiff, along with a touch of lightly toasted caramel, notes of modest lemon zest and bitter orange peel for a mild acidity. Low alpha hops give this beer light grassy, floral and earthy notes, and a moderate bitterness to balance. First flavors reveal a more subdued coconut profile that’s smooth, clean and fullflavored. There’s a noticeable biscuity German malt profile, followed through with a soft lemony sweetness, finishing with subtle, bitter herbal hop oils on a fluffy grain bed. The maltiness is a bit more prominent in the flavor and the citrus more subdued than expected. It’s quite tasty, well-balanced and pleasingly simple to drink. It may not be the most traditional representative of a lager, but there’s more reason to enjoy this beer in particular than not. The 6.2 ABV presence is very low. Overall: Despite being a lager, there’s a great deal of fullness to the flavor and

texture this beer provides. The texture is mellow, slick and chewy, while very subtle carbonation gives a touch of cream to the mouthfeel. Hop oils and a mellow lemon zest tartness do a fair job at balancing out the coconut without imparting sharp contrasts. Strap Tank - Peacemaker: Poured into a Strap Tank Shaker, this White (witbier) IPA pours a hazy dark gold color that lightens up near the edges of the class. The body remains in suspension throughout, with little matter left in the bottom of the glass. It also features a one finger eggshell-colored head with decent retention and lacing. The unmistakable scent of tropical fruit from the hops pervades the senses quite well. Beyond that, there are minor notes of coriander. Quite good, but then again, I expect a citrus-forward IPA to smell impressive. The bitterness from the hops is kept nicely in check—in fact, a lot of the bitterness here is derived from a nice salad of hops and other yeast spices. As such, the finish is nicely spicy, and the wheat malt employed here helps smooth out the transitions from the slightly sweet opening to the bitter end. Exhales allow its sweeter characteristics from the wheat malt to come into fruition more easily. It isn’t perfect, however, as the bitterness can become a tad mundane and generic-tasting after a while, and the wheat makes the flavors mesh together a bit too well. Still, it has a nice bittersweet character with a crisp, refreshing finish. The 5.0 percent ABV is not too heavy on the tongue, helping its ability to refresh. The carbonation is spot on, though the bit of dryness increases the bitter factor somewhat. Overall: There seems to be more yeast character here than most IPAs, but not quite Wit strength. Solid fruity hops are the star of the show, and bring everything together. Nothing is off, and it really hits the spot with strong but not palate-wrecking hop flavor. Uinta released Driftwood in 12-ounce bottles; they’re one of the few breweries in the state that can package in multiple formats. Your best bet to find it cold will be at the brewery, or soon at the Taylorsville DABC store. I enjoyed Peacemaker on draft at Strap Tank’s Lehi brewpub, where it’s poured into shakers, growlers and steins. As always, cheers! CW

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For the Fourth of July Freaks

While fireworks shows may not be a guarantee—given our somewhat hot, dry, and dangerous climate—there are still some events you can scooch over to enjoy drinks, eats, sun burns and a blur of red, white and blue-clad bodies. The Blocks will be hosting their 4th of July Celebration at The Gateway, which will of course feature all the fixings of a traditional summer fling like yard games, face painting, art and contests, but for the purposes of music-seekers, a karaoke stage, DJs and bands throughout the day of Sunday, July 4. Festivities start at 5 p.m. and those who want to ride around the area can get $1 GREENbike Rides that are good between July 3 - July 7. For those more northerly, there’s Riverton Town Days, which kicked off at the end of June, but for the Fourth of July weekend reveler, things kick off July 1 with a carnival and car show, and with Saturday tacking on a parade, movie night and the first music of the weekend on the Riverton City Park stage by way of Joe Friday. On Saturday, full swing celebration ensues (since the Fourth of July is on a Sunday this year, folks) and among all the other revelry, music will be coming from the stage at various points throughout the day. Acts include Standard Deviation Band at 12:30 p.m., The Ravens Band at 2 p.m., Southern Punch Band at 4 p.m., Waiting for James Band at 6 p.m., Matt Newman at 7:30 p.m. and Wildwood featuring Chad Truman at 8:30 p.m. Now that’s a summer shindig. Visit rivertonutah.gov/towndays/index.php for more details.

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Telluride Meltdown’s Newest Album Powder Day

Though it’s now July, for fans of Utah’s greatest (if scant these days) snow on Earth, a good powder day is always somewhere on the back of their mind. So, for the snowboarder or skier who just can’t stop pining after their favorite time of year this summer, give a listen to local band Telluride Meltdown’s latest album, Powder Day, released June 4. The eight-track album does indeed start with stoked ruminations on a blessed powder day, starting off with a sound clip of a Winter Storm Warning, and rounded out by Red Hot Chili Peppers-style spitting about hitting the driveway, strippin’ that ice away and getting on one’s way up the canyon. Other notables on the album include “Floating Down the River,” which isn’t as restful as the title suggests, rather marching along as a hodge-podge nod to classical movements, building and building. There’s also the timely, funny track called “Dogs Be Lovin’ covid,” which is about a dog who’s very glad to have their owner home, because they’ve “never got so much action behind these ears.” “Sweet Lily Zombie Eyes” is the most rockin’ track on the album, complete with gritty, crushing guitar lines and even a slightly psychedelic breakdown into spaciness before it picks back up into the crazed energy of those zombie eyes. That same kind of psych-rock inclination is also present on the closer, “An Open Road,” which is a pretty grand track to close out an album with such range, from the tongue-in-cheek moments to those with rollicking spirit. Listen to the album on Spotify.

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While older generations may reminisce fondly about hair metal or stadium concerts or seeing Nirvana in a basement in Seattle before they were famous, millennials are approaching the age where we have our own things to reminisce about. For example, many are probably in the process of realizing that the blog-era indie rock we grew up on is now of the past, and also maybe not as underground nowadays as it felt at first click-of-the-Tumblrlink. Enter Heartbreaker, a new dance party at The Urban Lounge premiering July 3, featuring the sounds of the early 2010s. Even a sleepyhead could probably guess which artists are going to be spun from the DJ deck—Passion Pit, for one. Otherwise, folks can look forward to d-a-n-c-e-ing to Justice, catching some liztomania from Phoenix, feeling the electric feel of MGMT, and maybe even walking on a dream while listening to Empire of the Sun. If you don’t get these puns, this dance party is not for you. Other favorites of the 2010s who’ll be spun include Hot Chip, Chromeo, The Killers, MSTRKRFT, Foals, Rüfüs Du Sol, Classixx, Miike Snow, Cvrches, Daft Punk, Bloc Party, Rac, Peter, Bjorn & John, The Rapture and many more. While some of these debuted a little earlier in the millennium, they’re all still the soundtrack of any millennial’s early years, whether those were years of adolescence or young adulthood. Doors are late at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, and tickets are a whopping $5 at theurbanloungeslc.com. Go forth, and dance yrself clean.

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While she has fans all over the world, Lindsey Stirling certainly has enough Utah fans to grant her some measure of Utah music royalty status. Stirling errs more on the side of “famous pop artists who happen to be Mormon” than the other way around, and that’s truly probably more the reason for her fanship here in Utah. Her blending of violin with sweeping pop inclinations and her grand, spectacular performances have made her beloved the world over, but she’s made herself known through other means, too, through appearances on America’s Got Talent, competing on Dancing With the Stars and in co-writing a New York Times bestseller with her sister in the book The Only Pirate at the Party. Stirling returns to Utah soon with fresh new songs, too, while touring her latest album, Artemis, released in 2019, the fifth in her acclaimed discography. The 35-date tour for Artemis will find Stirling stopping in at the USANA Amphitheatre on July 10, with support from electro-pop artist Kiesza. Tickets for the show range from $29 to $199. VIP packages include interactive activities curated by Stirling, immersive experiences showcasing memorabilia and costumes from past tours and more, with pricing for those packages ranging from $189 to $469. Visit lindseystirling.com/tour for details and ticket links.

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Summer of Soul captures the kind of American event that still seems too easy to ignore. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

ust six months ago—when Summer of Soul (… or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and subsequently won the U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize—there was no way of knowing how weirdly relevant it would feel upon its theatrical/streaming release. Because while Summer of Soul is primarily a concert film, its subtext is quite clearly, “Why is it that this film of a concert that took place more than 50 years ago is only just now seeing the light of day?” And the answer, as anyone who has been paying attention to the manufactured furor over “Critical Race Theory” understands is, “Come on … you know why.” The event chronicled here by director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is the Harlem Cultural Festival, which took place over six summer weekends in July-August 1969, coinciding with that other big musical festival taking place 100 miles away in Woodstock, as well as with the Apollo 11 moon landing. The lineup put together by promoter Tony Lawrence represented a remarkable ar-

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, but a community uncomfortable with police presence at the Harlem Cultural Festival, and reacting to the Apollo 11 moon landing with a much more cynical eye than white Americans did. Summer of Soul provides a reminder that plenty of young Americans in 1969 didn’t think of Woodstock as their defining event, and how easy it is for some defining events to drift away because some people don’t think they’re the kind of history worth preserving. CW

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) “For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time,” said author Amy Hempel. I’m the opposite. To cultivate peace of mind, I try to speak and live the truth as much as I can. Lying makes me nervous. It forces me to keep close track of my fibs so I can be sure to stick to my same deceitful story when the subject comes up later. What about you, Taurus? For your peace of mind, do you prefer to rely on dishonesty or honesty? I’m hoping that for the next four weeks, you will favor the latter. Cultivating judicious candor will heal you and boost your intelligence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) My unexpected interpretation of the current astrological omens suggests that you will be wise to go naked as much as possible in the coming weeks. Being “skyclad,” as the pagans say, will be healing for you. You will awaken dormant feelings that will help you see the world with enhanced understanding. The love that you experience for yourself will soften one of your hard edges and increase your appreciation for all the magic that your life is blessed with. One important caveat: Of course, don’t impose your nakedness on anyone who doesn’t want to witness it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In her essay about education, “Don’t Overthink It,” philosopher Agnes Callard reminds us, “No matter how much we increase our investment at the front end—perfecting our minds with thinking classes, long ruminations, novel-reading, and moral algebra—we cannot spare ourselves the agony of learning by doing.” That will be a key theme for you in the next four weeks, dear Gemini. You will need to make abundant use of empiricism: pursuing knowledge through direct experience, using your powers of observation and a willingness to experiment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) If you analyzed the best-selling songs as measured by Billboard magazine, you’d think we were in the midst of a dangerous decline in population. The vast majority of those popular tunes feature lyrics with reproductive themes. It’s as if there’s some abject fear that humans aren’t going to make enough babies and need to be constantly cajoled and incited to engage in lovemaking. But I don’t think you Sagittarians, whatever your sexual preference, will need any of that nagging in the coming days. Your Eros Quotient should be higher than it has been in a while.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said that when our rational minds are working at their best, they inspire us to cultivate our most interesting and enlivening passions. They also de-emphasize and suppress any energy-draining passions that might have a hold on us. I’m hoping you will take full advantage of this in the coming weeks, Cancerian. You will generate good fortune and sweet breakthroughs as you highlight desires that uplift you and downgrade desires that diminish you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donna Tartt, born under the sign of Capricorn, writes, “Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming.” In my view, that’s an unwarranted generalization. It may sometimes be true but is often not. Genuine beauty may also be elegant, lyrical, inspiring, healing and ennobling. Having said that, I will speculate that the beauty you encounter in the near future may indeed be disruptive or jolting, but mostly because it has the potential to remind you of what you’re missing—and motivate you to go after what you’ve been missing.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Leo author Wendell Berry suggests, “It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.” Although there’s wisdom in that formulation, I don’t think it’s true a majority of the time. Far more often we are fed by the strong, clear intuitions that emerge from our secret depths—from the sacred gut feelings that give us accurate guidance about what to do and where to go. But I do suspect that right now may be one of those phases when Berry’s notion is true for you, Leo. What do you think?

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Columnist Linda Weltner says that there’s a dual purpose to cleaning your home, rearranging the furniture, adding new art to the walls and doting on your potted plants. Taking good care of your environment is a primary way of taking good care of yourself. She writes, “The home upon which we have lavished so much attention is the embodiment of our own self love.” I invite you to make that your inspirational meditation for the next two weeks.

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If you haven’t been acting like a lizard and hiding under a rock in the shade during this unwelcomed heat, just think: Summer has only begun in Utah! Our governor has asked us to pray for rain (for reals) and to conserve energy and water. He could go further and enforce conservation rules now rather than when we’re down to our last drops—such as asking restaurants to serve water only when patrons request it, requiring decorative fountains to be shut down if they aren’t recycling the water, requiring golf courses to closely monitor their water usage and enforcing limits on watering lawns and agricultural crops. There are splash pads everywhere designed to recycle the water and provide fun for kids: The Gateway’s Olympic Legacy Plaza Snowflake Fountain shoots water from the ground into the air, as does St. George’s Town Square Park fountain. The Oquirrh Shadows Park Splash Pad in South Jordan is a favorite play area that’s also free. The Desert Wave Pool at 250 E. 500 North in Price has the WIBIT indoor pool obstacle course as well as large outdoor pools for all ages, and Lagoon in Farmington has plenty of swim and water play options. The Bellagio-like musical fountain at Station Park in Farmington is not a place to swim but certainly gives you a cool feeling to watch when you’re hot. One of Utah’s more popular parks is Cowabunga Bay Water Park in Draper. It reminds me of a ginormous Mouse Trap game, only with water rushing along its guttters. There are beaches, pools, splashes and rivers—even cabanas to rent for a VIP experience around a private pool. Driving by on Interstate 15, you can watch the huge yellow water bucket dump 1,200 gallons of water onto patrons standing below it. The oldest operating water park is Cherry Hill in Kaysville. There’s a reason they have sold out their season passes for 2021: this resort not only has pools, a lazy river and water slides but a campground and mini golf—something for everyone to enjoy. Seven Peaks waterpark in Provo is now Splash Summit Waterpark, offering15 different attractions for swimmers and kids. It’s Utah’s largest waterpark, and they have just spent a ton of money on what is called the Rainforest River. “Guests will float around this new masterpiece enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest,” says owner, Spencer Shumway. Also in Utah County is the smaller Spanish Fork Water Park at 199 N. 300 West. Not everyone knows there is a splash zone at Hogle Zoo, which helps when you’re roaming around the grounds in triple-digit heat wishing you had a way for the kids to cool off. It’s got a cute shipwreck/ pirate theme and an added tide pool full of starfish and other creatures. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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