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My First March By Babs De Lay

Walking in the Pride parade can be thrilling, inspiring and insanely fun.

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CWCONTENTS COVER STORY MY FIRST MARCH

Walking in the Pride Parade can be thrilling, inspiring and insanely fun.

Cover photo by Pamela Berry

Guide to Pride 2015, prepared by Utah Pride Center (pp. 29-36)

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CONTRIBUTOR BABS DE LAY

Salt Lake City realtor, civic leader and 4th District City Council candidate Babs De Lay is a pioneering radioshow host and LGBT activist. As a trailblazing lesbian who has garnered respect and acceptance in Utah’s conservative business community, De Lay has paved the way for others to be out, loud and proud.

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LETTERS Look Elsewhere, Pierpont Tenants

I just read the article “Growing Pains” [May 21, City Weekly].

Why don’t the Pierpont Avenue tenants move to The Gateway or to Trolley Square? There are plenty of vacancies.

VIDA ALLAHVERDI Salt Lake City

Noel Wants What’s Good for His Clan

Mike Noel nobly says he wants to preserve land for his children and grandchildren [“The Herd Bull of the House,” May 14, City Weekly]. That sentiment sounds humble—even conservationist.

Yet, he also is tapping into every possible water source, pushing to develop much of his district with the promise of even more water as we sit in the middle of a drought with no end in sight. He likes the old movie and TV sets that lie abandoned and desiccated on public and private lands.

Like Mike Noel, I want to preserve land for my children and grandchildren. I know a lot of people who feel the same. But we don’t want water-guzzling on our land.

We know the historical difference between Swasey’s Cabin and the abandoned Gunsmoke and Disney movie sets on our lands.

We don’t want Noel’s vision determining our land’s future. And there’s the rub: Noel wants what’s good for his clan—with no regard for the faceless millions who

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Johnson Canyon is a beautiful place, and Noel is lucky to live there. Grand Staircase is even more beautiful, and I’ve enjoyed my visits into the backcountry, where no development has provided beauty comparable to that of the cliffs of Bryce and the stunning vistas of the Grand Staircase.

To get there, I pass a dust pit with heav y machinery at the fork in the road. If that’s Noel’s idea of proper land management, I’m glad there are more of us nationwide working to keep our land in public/federal hands.

CLOVIS LARK Salt Lake City

The “Give My Life For …” People

Heav y nuclear waste should not be allowed into Utah.

If it is allowed in, it will be stored either in containers above or below ground. If I were one of the “Give my life for …” people, and I wanted to kill and hurt as many Americans as I could, I would hope Utah would accept heav y nuclear waste. After much planning, money and homemade bombs, I would drive three large pickups to the waste dump filled with my items. I would kill any guards and attach my bombs to the containers (I may have to use a bomb to clear the dirt off the underground containers). I would set off my explosives, which would

release nuclear material into the air.

This would be a “dirty bomb” that the wind would blow across our state and others. The longer the wind blew the radiation, and the farther away, the more dispersed and the less dangerous it would become.

“They would never do that,” you might say. Remember the poison mustard gas used in World War I? Several battlefields are still unsafe to enter.

The “Give my life for …” people have no morals. Nor do the leaders who train, support and send these people.

Those leaders are also trying to hide their involvement so they will not be blamed.

Do not allow nuclear heav y waste within our borders—we may need the distance to survive.

BRUCE MORGAN Salt Lake City

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OPINION

Bottle Shock

In this space last week, Scott Renshaw wrote about the unthinking use of water by us lawn-loving, water-guzzling Utahns [“A Sprinkle in Time,” May 21, City Weekly].

He got me thinking about my own history with water. Mine is probably different from most others because I have lived in places overseas where water is not taken for granted. In one Third World country, I paid more for a gallon of potable water than I did for a gallon of gasoline. In another place, water flowed through pipes only two hours per day—one in the morning, one in the afternoon. I saved some in buckets to flush the toilet and boiled drinking water for 20 minutes. Water has also been an aesthetic. The most magical sight I have ever seen was the sparkling blue light of bio-luminescence in the Red Sea one night.

That said, those of us growing up in Salt Lake City have water-related experiences in common—bobbing in the Great Salt Lake, swimming at Lagoon, drinking from a hose, shooting squirt guns, irrigating lawns, mixing a jug of cherry Kool-Aid on a hot day. On the other hand, I was one of a select few making midnight dives into the lake at the Salt Lake Country Club to salvage golf balls. And not many besides me and my friends fished the pretty stream which meandered through Jeremy Ranch before the first house was built there.

Bygone days, those: Leave It to Beaver was on the black & white Zenith, and water came from a faucet. The notion of paying good money for a plastic container of water would have been laughable when I was a kid. Insofar as I’m concerned, it is still laughable. I don’t buy bottled water no matter how pretentious the label or modest the price. I never ordered “Perrier with a twist” when it was a hip drink at cocktail parties, and I ridiculed those who carried a water bottle as a fashion accessory. My prejudice against bottled water is shared by environmentalists concerned about the 35 billion plastic bottles discarded by Americans every year. But ours is a tiny

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tribe. That most people have no qualms about bottled water is evinced by the 170plus brands on the market.

To my mind, potable water is a basic commodity. You can pair it with soap, coffee beans, Kool-Aid, dye, toothpaste or scotch; you can boil pasta, eggs, vegetables or lobsters in it. You can even drink it straight from the tap to quench a thirst (“to hydrate” in today’s parlance.) How could there possibly be 170 brands? A Google query didn’t lead to crystalline springs in the Alps, but to Amazon—not the region, the website.

I was amazed to find water for sale there— pricey water!—and plenty of it. I soon discovered that reading about water is a lot like reading about wine. If you enjoy reading wine labels, you could entertain yourself on a rainy day with the watery advertisements penned by copy writers with degrees in English.

How about the alliterative: “Hydrate the hustle”? Or the tortured simile: “Pure and crisp like from a cloud”? I detect a lawyer’s hand in: “Flavored, nutrient-enhanced water beverage.”

If you are in the water-beverage business, you have to first convince people like me that bottled water is superior to tap water. Then, you must convince them that your brand is healthier, sexier or tastier than the competition’s. Having the right name is critical. You need something with panache. Dasani, La Croix, Perrier and Glaceéu have it. Butt Water, a Pakistani brand, doesn’t.

Another important factor, I infer, is the source of the water you intend to bottle and sell. The more exotic the source, the better. Already for sale on Amazon.com are glacial water “bottled in Iceland by native Icelanders”; volcanic water from Hawaii; carbonated, mineral water from Italy; and water from “a protected source in Wisconsin’s north woods.” (Protected

by Wisconsin natives in flannel shirts?)

Perrier, “the champagne of mineral water,” has been bottled at a spa in Southern France since the late 19th century. If you are looking for a “100-percent natural alternative to tasteless fruit waters,” you can buy water sourced from coconut, turmeric, cactus, artichoke and the sap of birch and maple trees.

Copywriters emphasize what’s in the water. Electrolytes, minerals and micronutrients are evidently good for cellular health and good for sales. Some brands claim to be kosher, vegan, soyfree and gluten-free— sounds yummy, doesn’t it?—and if you add caffeine and a hint of lime, so much the better.

What’s not in the water is also highlighted. After all, who wants to ingest more calories, GMO, fructose, heav y metals, pharmaceuticals, pathogens and pesticides? Not me!

Neither do I want to pay for trendy water. Last year, a brand of coconut water made $400 million from people determined to “hydrate naturally.” Amazon.com actually breaks out the per-fluid-ounce cost of each brand of bottled water. One was $2.17 a fluid ounce ($277 a gallon); another was 50 cents an ounce ($64 a gallon.) Just to calibrate you, a bottle of decent California Pinot Noir goes for less than $1 an ounce.

A gallon of Utah’s tap water—consistently in the top tier of “best-tasting water in the United States”—costs less than a penny.

And therein lies part of the problem.

Because water is cheap, Utah leads the nation in per-capita water use. And most of it is sprinkled on thirsty Kentucky bluegrass, Renshaw writes. He advocates conscious use of water in this age of mega-drought. He is right, of course. We also would benefit from a conscious decision to forgo the extravagance of water in bottles. CW Send feedback to comments@cityweekly.net.

THE NOTION OF PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR A PLASTIC CONTAINER OF WATER WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUGHABLE WHEN I WAS A KID.

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What is the most wasteful extravagance of modern times?

Nicole Enright: Cars are definitely the most wasteful extravagance. They pollute our earth, they cost too much money and they don’t keep their value—I could go on and on. Get rid of them already.

Scott Renshaw: I grew up in an era when people paid for Pet Rocks, so I’m in no position to lecture anybody on wasteful extravagances.

Paula Saltas: Diamond-coated office wine chillers. I still can’t believe City Weekly agreed to buy me one.

Christian Priskos: Straws. We humans, collectively, go through 500 million straws a day.

Jeremiah Smith: I think our most wasteful modern extravagance is the high salaries for Big Bank executives. That and fennel—not the seed, mind you, that’s good—but fennel the bulb, is disgusting and it keeps finding its way into my food. Cut it out, luxury mongers!

Mason Rodrickc: I don’t have a deck of cards. I have taken 52 photos on 52 different older-generation iPod touches and iPhones that I use to play solitaire.

I also threw the deck of cards that I photographed immediately into the garbage after taking all the photos.

Sam Florence: Decorative pillows. Hear me out: I once made the mistake of walking into a Bed, Bath & Beyond a few days after returning from a humanitarian trip to Haiti. While in that country, I saw people sleeping on cinder blocks. Here, we can buy uncomfortable pillows in every shape, size and pattern—and they are only to look at. It’s insulting not only to the poor, but also to sleep enthusiasts everywhere.

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HITS&MISSES

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It’s interesting how money can change philosophies.

Just as the conservative Club for Growth was to launch a pricey ad campaign against U.S. Reps. Chris Stewart and Rob Bishop, the congressmen had an epiphany: Now the Utah delegation is suddenly opposed to the “corporate welfare” provided by the Export-Import Bank, which is due for reauthorization by June 30. The bank provides loans to companies doing business abroad. Bishop argues, “The government is not better than the free market in guiding the economy towards prosperity.” It’s estimated that corporate welfare costs taxpayers $100 billion a year, but the Ex-Im Bank is a drop in the bucket. Maybe the bank’s an easy target, but it’s a tough sell for small companies that need a hand up in foreign markets. And Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams notes that medium- and small-sized firms account for 90 percent of the bank’s transactions.

Sufferin’ Suffragettes While there’s a speck of good news on the status of women in Utah, most of it’s less than stellar. It’s not surprising that Utah gets a B grade for health and wellbeing from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. This is because state mortality rates from heart disease, lung cancer and breast cancer are low— unfortunately, rates for of diabetes and mental-health issues are not so good.

Since the state has the lowest share of breadwinner moms, equal pay may not be a big factor here. Utah’s wage gap— the largest among all the states—likely won’t be closed until the next century. So Utah gets an F for work and family and, needless to say—at 43rd in the nation for voter registration—an F for political participation. Let the men decide.

Man-uscript There has to be some comic relief in a week that includes suing for federal lands and ignoring voters on the prison move. The Deseret News came through in its May 18 editorial about a “crisis of masculinity.”

Video games and pornography—that’s the problem. Porn, well, it keeps young men from real, live relationships and keeps them from developing mentally, socially and emotionally. The D-News cites Man (Dis)Connected, a book by psychologist Phillip Zimbardo, which has received criticism for its use of vague surveys.

According to Slate magazine, Zimbardo’s book is expanded from a 2011 TED talk, in which he stated, “Young men have been ‘digitally rewired’ to fail at life and love.”

Oh and there are too many female teachers, too few father figures and too much soda in society.

JOSH SCHEUERMAN

Quick Turnabout

Devan Pearson (pictured with client John Pollard) is a Utah native who started cutting hair young, “like in the eighth grade,” he says. “I started when girls became important, and Mom couldn’t quite get the job done.” Later, he trained under Milton Larsen and Tim Hite at The Barber School in Midvale. He’s been working at Ray’s Barber Shop (154 S. Main, 801- 359-7297, RaysBarberShopSLC.com) for the past 16 months.

Any advice for a barbershop virgin?

If y’all take the time to plan to come in for that kind of service, know what you want the outcome to be. Yes, I call myself an artist and feel comfortable doing any men’s cut. But if you come in and say, “I don’t know how I want my haircut,” or, “You’re the pro, do your thing,” it’s just dumb. 1. If the barber’s good, he’s busy—daily, not just weekends; he’s got people behind you, and time is money. 2. You technically just asked me to look at you and judge your entire being on what I see. I don’t know you, man. I don’t know your style, or more importantly, what’s not.

Do you have any women clients?

Yes, a handful. They’re rad: outgoing and simple, yet loud in a good way. Not too many girlies have it in them to rock the Miley Cyrus undercut. To those few who do: I got you.

The shaving/fading of one side or under the ponytail with a design? It’s bold but looks great on most.

What’s a normal tip?

We don’t live off tips. They make it easier and honestly help, yes. But I don’t know a barber who works for tips. A tip is a sign of appreciation. How much do you value us—what did we do for you?

How often should a man see a barber?

I like to say every two to six weeks.

What’s the trend nowadays: long hair and a short beard? Or vice versa?

Be you—whatever makes you feel best. Like you could walk into any room and slide in on the biggest babe in it.

What are some common beard errors?

Y’all touching it yourself. Don’t do it. It never looks good. If you have to, stay away from lining it right up to your jaw. It just looks like a thick chin strap, not a beard.

Hey, have you ever seen The Barber of Seville?

Nah, man, I’m a Sandlot kinda guy ...

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STRAIGHT DOPE Synapse Lapse I’ve read that, as babies, we have a superkeen sense of smell, but we seem to lose interest in smelling things and that part of our brain just shrivels up. If we made the effort, though, is it possible babies could keep that part of their brains sharp into adulthood and become fit for work as talking dogs, sniffing out drugs and bombs?

—Lee Walser Right, because if we really want to achieve our full potential as a species, what we need to do is turbocharge our sense of smell. The human brain is a marvel, capable of tackling such complex concepts as “What is free will?” and “How can I best stalk my exes on the Internet?” Why would we want to reallocate finite mental resources toward performing a task we’ve already outsourced to less-evolved beings?

Americans have famously fallen behind in the brain game—we’re not even in the world Top 20 for math, science or reading test scores—and somehow I doubt raising a generation of human bomb-smellers is what’ll put us back up where we belong.

Honestly, I don’t know much about babies’ olfactory capacity, but if the other senses are any guide, it’s probably pretty acute. The brain contains 100 billion neurons at birth. While that number stays the same through adulthood, the rest of the structure of the brain is more or less dependent on its reaction with the surrounding environment. Synapses (the connections between neurons) form and are strengthened based on external stimuli, and we go from about 2,500 of them per neuron at birth to 15,000 or more per neuron by the time we’re two. As we grow that number decreases at roughly the same rate as our cuteness, until we arrive at adulthood with more pimples than brain chains (about half as many as at peak).

Part of the reason baby brains work in overdrive is because they haven’t yet developed an efficient system for filtering the input they receive. By the time we’re adults, different regions have specialized for different jobs (vision, hearing, face recognition, doing taxes, etc.), and we automatically screen out the information we don’t need, unless it’s on Facebook. But babies are still processing basically everything, which means they pick up on things adults can’t.

Language is a great example. From birth, a healthy baby will be able to start learning any language spoken by humans: synapses form after they hear certain phonemes— a language’s basic sounds that when put together make up words—over and over again, allowing them to recognize the contrast between even very similar sounds.

Newborns can tell the difference between two languages other than the one spoken in their home, but this capacity is gone within months; soon their babbling contains only phonemes of their native language. It’s significantly harder for adults to learn a new language, because they no longer have the

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synaptic structure to distinguish between unfamiliar phonemes. Children retain the ability to perceive phonemic contrasts for several more years, but after age 6 or so it’s rare for someone to pick up a second language without a non-native accent.

The whole sensitivity-to-sound thing does give very young babies some weird abilities.

At six months, English-learning babies were found to be apparently better than adults at distinguishing between the vocalizations of different rhesus monkeys (as evidenced

by C-Span ratings, this skill is lost in adulthood). But because so much of this learning and synapse-making happens based on experience, it means that a deaf child will have a much harder time learning a language at all if the initial rules aren’t acquired within (roughly) the first 10 years of life.

Something similar happens with vision, only earlier. Baby brains are also better than adults at picking up very small visual differences—between the seemingly indistinguishable faces of two monkeys, for instance. Like hearing, vision also can’t develop without external cues: Babies born blind from cataracts will remain blind if the cataracts are not removed by age 2, because the peak of synapse development in the visual cortex occurs earlier there than anywhere else in the brain.

So-called critical periods for brain development are rare, though; generally speaking, our brains are incredibly adaptable.

Children who have had huge chunks of their brain damaged or even removed can live almost completely normal lives. One woman in China has lived her entire life without a cerebellum—which accounts for only 10 percent of a brain’s mass but contains 50 percent of its neurons—and no one noticed until she was 24. People whose primary visual cortex is damaged may still have “blindsight,” in which the brain can process visual input to avoid obstacles and danger even though the brain’s owner has no awareness of vision.

So, sure, it stands to reason that a person’s sense of smell might be improved by systematic use in early childhood. Perhaps somewhat more usefully, though, a baby could potentially learn dozens of languages, or become wildly proficient in music.

There are already plenty of things your kids will wind up blaming you for in therapy; a concerted program of smell-training is only going to give them more ammo.

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POLITICS

“Making sure your ballot is postmarked by the 10th versus Election Day will be confusing to the voters.”

—Jackie Biskupski

Salt Lake City is switching to a vote-by-mail system for this year’s municipal race.

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Fewer polling locations mean more Salt Lake City voters will submit ballots via drop boxes such as this one, or vote by mail.

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excluded from the list of doors they knock on, whereas those who haven’t voted become a targeted segment.

The campaign teams of mayoral candidates Jackie Biskupski and Ralph Becker are telling voters that the system will be different this year, so voters know what to expect.

Biskupski thinks the new system is a good idea. “I like that they are sending ballots out to people who aren’t registered to vote-by-mail,” Biskupski says. However, “I’m a little concerned about the structure—making sure your ballot is postmarked by the 10th versus Election Day will be confusing to the voters.” She is also concerned about potential long lines since there are only four polling locations.

Because of the four physical voting locations, people who did not receive a mailed ballot can still register to vote on Election Day. In 2014, the county participated in a pilot program passed by the Legislature, allowing voters to register at polling locations on Election Day. “Even someone who didn’t get registered or [who] recently moved could still go to a vote center on Election Day,” says Swensen.

Voters will receive a card in the mail sometime in the next few months, telling them to expect a ballot in the mail 28 days before the election, and detailing where the polling locations will be. CW

vote-by-mail envelope has an affidavit voters must sign on the outer flap. Once the county receives it, they compare the signature with the one they have on file, based on guidelines (such as, loops and spaces between letters) to authenticate the voter. The vote stays confidential, Swensen says. Staff members only open the outer flap to check the signature, and the ballot is still covered.

“People don’t realize the work we go to, to make sure someone else in the home doesn’t vote your ballot,” says Swensen. They have been using the same verification system for all mailed ballots.

Each individual affidavit is checked, and if it doesn’t pass the initial analysis, it goes to a supervisor. Voters whose ballots don’t pass muster are notified by mail that there is a problem.

This year, mail-in voters can also track their votes online. As voters send in their ballots, a list is updated by the county clerk’s office. That list is also accessible by campaign teams.

To target their canvassing efforts, all candidates have access to a list of registered voters, which includes names, addresses, party affiliation and parties voted for in the past three primary and general elections. They can use the clerk’s offices’ updated list to refine their own lists. Each candidate knows who has received a ballot and who hasn’t sent one in yet—which means that those who have voted are

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Any city in Utah could use the boost in participation—the state was ranked third-lowest in participation in 2014, at 28.8 percent of all eligible Utahns voting (behind the national percentage, which was 36.4 percent).

Even with fewer polling locations in 2015, there is more flexibility as to where voters can leave their ballots on Election Day. If they choose not to mail in their ballot or don’t get it postmarked in time (because although the date of the primary is Aug. 11, ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 10), they can go to a voting center anywhere in the county— as long as the center is in a city that opted in for the vote-by-mail program and is having municipal elections at the same time.

That means that someone who lives in Salt Lake City and works in South Jordan, for example, can cast their ballot at a center in South Jordan rather than being limited to voting near their own home.

For voters concerned about potential fraud or security issues in the U.S. Postal Service, mail-in ballots can instead be placed in designated drop boxes before 8 p.m. on Election Day. There is one currently in the Salt Lake County Building, but Swensen’s office is trying to place seven more throughout the county (locations of which will be online at SLCo.org/Clerk/ once they have been chosen).

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tay home on Election Day, if you prefer. This year, Salt Lake City is using a hybrid system of voting for the mayoral and district primaries, as well as general elections. The new structure combines a pure vote-by-mail system that mails ballots to all registered voters while operating at fewer physical polling locations than a traditional election. Following a trend set by other municipalities in Utah—and throughout the country—emphasizing vote-by-mail, Salt Lake City will operate only four polling locations for those who still choose to vote in person.

Salt Lake County is conducting the election for the city and opted not to operate traditional polls in Salt Lake City a traditional system any way, because of the decrepit state of the county’s voting machines. The Salt Lake County Clerk’s office will also oversee the elections for all other cities in the county, with the exception of Taylorsville and West Valley City (which declined vote-by-mail and will instead use a consolidated system, with fewer polling locations).

The county elections staff notified the Salt Lake City Council in February that the count y’s touch-screen machines are no longer functional, which is why the county offered to implement the vote-by-mail system. At the time, just under 25 percent of active voters in Salt Lake City were already registered to vote by mail.

The change is also a cost-saving measure. According to a report assembled by the city council staff, switching from the traditional to the hybrid system will save the city up to an estimated $37,500 (not including recounts or audits). It’s also far less expensive than the county buying new voting machines.

In 2014, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen said there was an increase in participation in Cottonwood Heights and West Jordan, the two cities that did away with most traditional polling locations, using vote-by-mail almost exclusively.

In 2013, voter participation in Cottonwood Heights was three times higher; in West Jordan, it was 2 1/2 times higher.

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L AW & O R D E R

Indian American students are disproportionately disciplined.

BY ERIC S. PETERSON epeterson@cityweekly.net @ericspeterson

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n 2014, a couple of American Indian students in a middle school did something dumb, as middle-school-age students of every race are wont to do. These two youths walked into an empty teacher’s lounge and lifted two cans of Dr. Pepper from a staff fridge. This caffeine heist cost them not just a call to their parents or a chewing out by a principal—they were turned in to the cops.

Their example is an anecdote compiled in conjunction with a recently released report by the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Public Policy Clinic. This report focuses on the school-to-prison pipeline, a term reflecting policies and rules for public-school discipline that funnels students into the criminal-justice system.

Researcher Vanessa Walsh crunched numbers from the U.S. Department of Education from 2011 (the most recent year data was available) and found that American Indian students in Utah, being one of the state’s smallest student demographics, have

the largest percentage of students referred to law enforcement and arrested at school.

The report indicates that Utah’s American Indian students are almost four times more likely to receive school discipline than white students, 7 1/2 times more likely to be expelled compared to white students, three times more likely to be referred to law enforcement for discipline than all other students of color and almost eight times more likely than white students.

“When you look at the data, this population—for whatever the reason—is getting the harshest form of school punishment,” Walsh says.

Walsh was helping the clinic with its project looking at the numbers for discipline of all ethnicities of Utah students when she decided to focus more on the problem for American Indian students.

“The numbers were just so disturbing, I couldn’t walk away from it,” Walsh says.

In 2011, for example, 55 American Indian students in kindergarten through sixth grade were referred to law enforcement— while not a single white student faced a similar referral in those grades.

American Indian students are also almost four times more likely to be arrested at school than all other students of color, and more than six times more likely than white students. The gulf between levels of severity in discipline is more disturbing given the fact that, in 2011, there were only 7,853 American Indian students enrolled in public schools, compared to 460,340 white students.

Historically, the American Indian community in Utah and the nation struggles with poverty, illness, lack of job opportunities and affordable housing, along with substance-use disorders. Census data from 2007 to 2011, for example, showed a 30-percent poverty rate for American Indian populations in nine states, including Utah. Utah’s greatest discipline disparities are in school districts near large American Indian populations, such as those near the Navajo reservation in the Four Corners area and the Ouray Reservation in the Uintah Basin. In some of these rural settings, students already have to contend with their only full meal being school lunch and living in homes that lack running water.

Emily Chiang, director of the Public Policy Clinic that conducted the study, says this very vulnerable population then seemed to come into conflict with the very harsh policies that have been in place since mass shootings at schools became more prevalent. In the post-Columbine and Sandy Hook world, schools have become stringent with zero-tolerance policies that push kids into the juvenile justice system or expel them from school, leading to interruptions that hinder graduation. A scenario confirmed by another statistic from the 2014 Utah State Office of Education shows that more than one in three American Indian students in Utah do not graduate high school.

Chiang says the study has shown that

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having police officers in schools—school resource officers—actually increases the likelihood of students entering the juvenile justice system for incidents that merely would result in detention for other students.

“Part of what we’re trying to do at the clinic is not to say we should get rid of all school-resource officers, or you should never arrest a kid who is in school,” Chiang says. “It’s more to get people thinking about what the unintended consequences of these things are. What happens when you expel a kid from school? Where do you think he goes? Who do you think is going to welcome that kid after they feel alienated by school and authority?” CW

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THE LIST OF EIGHT

BY BILL FROST

@bill_frost

In a week, you can CHANGE THE WORLD

ACTIVISM

Scott Helmer: Support Your Cause Camp Kostopulos, 2500 Emigration Canyon, 801-582-0700, Saturday, May 30, 3-5 p.m.

Stepping Up: Communities Against Violence 5K Liberty Park, 900 S. 700 East, 801-707-9153, Saturday, May 30, 9 a.m.-noon.

Stepping Up: Communities Against Violence 5K

8. Taco Bell’s Soylent Verde Gordita

Crispy Deluxe

6. Wienerschnitzel’s Mein Führer Dog

5. Del Taco’s Mango Kush Fiesta Pack

’Merican Burger

KFC’s Famous Trough

Egg & ExtenZe Croissan’wich

NATURE & ENVIRONMENT

Annual Birdhouse Competition and Exhibit Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden, 801-621-7595, through June 30.

Ready to Hatch Tracy Aviary, 589 E. 1300 South, 801-596-8500, Friday, May 29, 6:30-11 p.m.

Saturday Nature Walk Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive, Park City, 435-649-1767, Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m.

Star Party University of Utah South Physics Observatory, 125 S. 1400 East, 801-587-7223, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

Watercolor Wildflowers Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden, 801-621-7595, Saturday, May 30, 10 a.m.-noon.

Wild Wednesdays: Alien Invasion Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden, 801-621-7595, Wednesday, June 3, 3:45 p.m.

Wildflowers and the Twelve Moons REI, 3285 E. 3300 South, 801-486-2100, Wednesday, June 3, 7 p.m.

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1. Burger King’s Bacon,

Utah Prison Relocation Open House, Grantsville High School, 155 E. Cherry St., Grantsville, Thursday, May 28, 4-9 p.m.; Frontier Middle School, 1427 Mid Valley Road, Eagle Mountain, Tuesday, June 2, 4-9 p.m.

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4. Wendy’s’ Menthol Frosty

Adventure Travel Basics REI Sandy, 10600 S. 230 West, Sandy, 801-501-0850, Thursday, May 28, 6:30 p.m.

Preschool Discovery Days: Floats and Fins and Things that Swim Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th Street, Ogden, 801-621-7595, May 28-29, 9:30, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

TEDxParkCityDaySchool Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive, Park City, 435-649-2791, Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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7. McDonald’s’ McSquab

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

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Eight “unhealthy” items soon being removed from fast-food chain menus:

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CITIZEN REVOLT

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Curses, Foiled Again Moments after robbing a tourist of her gold chain on a street in Miami Beach, Fla., the gunman returned to the scene in his Mercedes and confronted the victim about the poor quality of the jewelry, complaining it was fake. The victim flagged down police and pointed out Daniel Sion Palmer, 26. “That was a brazen move,” Det. Ernesto Rodriguez said, “and because of that, he was able to be apprehended.” (Miami’s WTVJ-TV)

QUIRKS

■ The suspect fled after fatally shooting a man outside a convenience store in Fairfield, Ala., but his car broke down. He abandoned the vehicle, which police found and towed to the impound lot. The next day, Willie Lee Brown, 29, showed up at the police station to retrieve his car. Police Chief Leon Davis said that Brown, who was wearing the same clothes as the suspect in surveillance photos, was immediately recognized and arrested.

(AL.com)

Fruitful Gesture Hoping for a new home in Venezuela’s Anzoategui state, Marleni Olivo, 54, wrote her name and phone number on a mango and threw it at visiting President Nicolas Maduro, hitting him in the head. Maduro kept the mango and later announced that he had approved a new apartment for Olivo. “Tomorrow, no later than the day after tomorrow, we will give it to you,” he promised. Olivo later explained that she wanted to write her request on a note but lacked paper: “What I had was a mango that I was about to eat because I was hungry.” (CNN) Do the Math Claiming racial bias in undergraduate admissions, a coalition of Asian-American groups filed a federal discrimination complaint against Harvard University. They pointed out that Asian Americans represent 5.6 percent of the U.S. population but constitute only 21 percent of Harvard’s incoming freshman class (up from 17.7 in 2006). (Bloomberg News) Mind Like an Ostrich After Marsha Yumi Perry, 36, struck a 5-year-old boy with her pickup truck in Washougal, Ore., she left the injured victim at the scene and then hid from police by crawling into a shallow hole and covering herself with dirt. A police dog tracking her scent indicated her location, and the handler warned that he was about to unleash the dog. “The ground moved, and she sat up,” police Sgt. Geoff Reijonen said. (Portland’s The Oregonian)

BY ROL AND SWEET Halalujah Muslims may now use toilet paper, according to a new Islamic fatwa by Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs. It noted that although toilet paper is acceptable for hygiene, water remains preferable. Men and women still aren’t supposed to stand while relieving themselves but should squat or sit. (Britain’s Daily Mail)

■ A sex shop that caters to Muslims is opening in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Abdelaziz Aouragh, owner of the Halal Sex Shop, said the store targets married couples looking to enhance their sex lives.

Aouragh pointed out that its 18 halal-observant sex toys do “not include inflatable dolls.” (International Business Times)

High-Jump Challenge Having failed to stop intruders from climbing the fence surrounding the White House, the Secret Service is adding a second layer of steel spikes to the existing iron picket fence tops. The spikes will measure 7.25 inches tall, with a half-inch steel pencil point at the top, protruding outward multiple inches and set at an acute angle. The measure is only temporary, according to National Parks Service official Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles, who said the goal is to have a completely new fence built by fall 2016. (CNN) Problem Solved Female lifeguards at China’s most dangerous rapids, in Henan province, have been fitted with cameras to discourage men from deliberately throwing themselves into the water so that they can grope their rescuers. Intended to identify sex-pest swimmers, the waterproof cameras are attached to the women’s helmets and legs, waists and chests, and decoratively covered by leaves and flowers. (Britain’s Daily Mail) Ex Post Facto Follies An Australian man, seeking to reduce the amount owed his wife in divorce proceedings, disputed her claim that their marriage ended in 2011. He insisted instead that it ended in 1999 but, for the purposes of dividing their joint assets, that his affection for her ended in 1974, when he discovered she had “deformed” nipples. That was two years after their wedding, the man told Federal Circuit Court, but it took that long before he saw her undressed. “If I had seen them before, I would not have married her,” he said. Even though he wanted out of the marriage at that point, they subsequently had three children and stayed together for decades. Judge Warwick Neville chided the husband for his “very cavalier, if not a misleading and remarkably nonchalant, bordering on an immaturely irresponsible, approach … to the martial relationship,” and said the man was “nit-picking” to suit his own case. He ruled that the marriage ended in 2011. (Australia’s Canberra Times) Compiled by Roland Sweet. Authentication on demand.

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My First March

Walking in the Pride parade can be thrilling, inspiring and insanely fun.

Touched My Soul Leslie Memmott

The first time I walked in the Pride parade was 2014. I am fortunate enough to work for a company that participates in the parade, so I took advantage of the opportunity. I also took my 5-year-old daughter, because it’s important to me to expose her to different lifestyles, cultures, etc. Although I consider myself an ally and supporter, I decided to walk for myself because it seemed like fun. And it was fun! I had a great time!

I was amazed by all the love and positivity I witnessed. About halfway through the parade route, the experience changed for me and became much deeper. I happened to make eye contact with a woman who was watching the parade. She mouthed the words, “Thank you,” with a look of gratitude that touched my soul. I was stunned to think that I had a positive and meaningful impact on this woman. I never thought my support could be that important. I didn’t know her or her story, but I feel grateful that I could be there for her. Needless to say, I will be walking again this year!

My first Utah Pride experience happened in 1986. My drag troupe, The Love Birds, and I were asked to perform as entertainment at Sunnyside Park. Preparations included wearing matching pink lamé evening gowns, newly styled Vidal Sassoon wigs and of course, a newly choreographed medley of hits by The Supremes. The performance took place on the back of a flatbed semi-trailer as a makeshift stage. I was very happy with our performance and by the audience reaction. We were asked back five years later to

True to Myself Cris Aitch

The first time I marched in the Pride parade was with the Pride Empathy Line. I was so excited to be participating because it meant I could be 100-percent true to myself without a single fear of being slammed down with hate speech and dirty looks. My best friend flew in from California to join me. It was one the best feelings ever to have her by my side as the crowd cheered on our cause. The experience made me feel proud and very loved. It helped me develop the courage to be more honest about myself with everyone I meet. Now, I look forward to new marching adventures with every Pride parade.

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Pink Lame Evening Gowns Greg (Tracie Aviary) Hardin

perform at Pride in Murray Park. In 2003, I was crowned Miss Utah Gay Rodeo and was informed by the Utah Gay Rodeo Association that I had to represent the organization in the Pride Parade. I chose to ride in the back of a pickup truck with my banner plastered all over the sides of the vehicle. It was a very hot day, and as we lined up for what seemed like a very long time for the procession to start, I was approached by the president of the Utah Bears to sit in the dunking booth (in drag) to help raise money for their organization. Hey, I’m not a glam-drag queen, but I was willing to do it to cool off and to have an excuse to get out of face. Several people lined up to take a chance at dunking “Miss Tracie Aviary,” but it was a young 10-year-old boy who won the honor of dunking me, and pictures were taken. I sat at the rodeo booth out of face and enjoyed the rest of the day. My favorite part about Gay Pride is the parade and watching all the happy faces of the people as each parade entry passes by.

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h, Pride—one of the deadliest of sins. Don’t you love telling people we hold our Pride parade on a Sunday in downtown Salt Lake City, and tens of thousands of people participate? Salt Lake City has had Pride celebrations since the late 1970s, but we didn’t have a real, live parade until 1990. I’ve attended each and every one of them in Utah and have marched in others throughout the country.

Gay Pride is not held on the same day throughout the country, so it’s fun to travel and celebrate out of town.

More than 2 million people were in and alongside the Pride parade that I attended a few years ago in Vancouver, Canada. There were more rainbows there than on all the islands of Hawaii!

The biggest Pride celebration is held every year in São Paulo, Brazil, where between 3 million and 4 million party for Pride.

Locally, the Utah 2015 Pride Festival takes place June 4-7 at Washington & Library squares, with the Pride parade taking place on June 7, at 10 a.m. The parade route is detailed in the Guide to Pride on p. 29. Visit UtahPrideFestival.org for more information.

I don’t remember much about Salt Lake City’s earlier celebrations here except that I rode my little chopper, had a shaved head with a pink tail, wore excellent leathers and had plenty of women willing to ride with me. As a group, we were generally loud and obnoxious and had great fun. I remember playing volleyball against a snatch of drag queens and bet them that we tough women would beat the padded bras off of them. Oh, hell! They wiped our butts with their sweaty wigs!

Here are some memories from folks, both straight and LGBT, about their first parades here in Utah:

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Loving Every Second of It Sarah Jane Woodhouse

My first experience marching in the Utah Pride Parade came when I was asked by a dear friend to march in support of his campaign for office. Gordon Storrs, a Log Cabin Republican, was running, and I lined up with his volunteers and staff that morning to walk in the parade for the first time. Very early on in my transition, a few of my straight friends would comment on how I would become a great activist in whatever community I would settle into.

I told them, “I have never been a marching, flag-waving, kind of person.” I assured them this would never really happen because “that is just not me.” Yet here I was, not yet five years into my journey as an out transwoman of faith, walking along with hundreds of LGBT people in front of thousands of supporters and, of course, those few nonsupporters (you know, the ones screaming on the street corner) and loving every second of it. It was a phenomenal experience, and I was overwhelmed by the amount of love that poured out from so many people—gay and straight alike. I have marched in the past two Pride parades, and I’ve added to that a tradition of marching in the Trans March on Saturday.

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Sean Dahl A Life Full of Lessons Sean Dahl

First, let me state that, as of now, I am Mormon. I was born into a Mormon family, raised by conservative parents and have lived as a member for nearly half a century. Like everyone else, I have lived a life full of lessons. One of the things that has challenged my faith the most is the issue of homosexuality vs. religion. I was taught one thing: I heard completely different stories from my gay friends, many of whom were returned missionaries for the LDS Church.

While this is still an issue that weighs on my mind, I have been forced to mold personal spiritual beliefs that don’t completely coincide with church headquarters. In June 2012, I participated in a grass-roots organization called “Mormons Building Bridges,” thanks to a newspaper article about Mitch Mayne, an openly gay man who was then serving in his LDS ward bishopric. The group was spearheaded by a woman named Erika Munson and consisted of mostly active LDS Church members who supported their gay brothers and sisters. The highlight of this experience was when my daughter and I were walking the parade route, and she pointed out a crying man who looked like one of my best friends. It was, in fact, my friend Craig (and his partner, Wes) who had only come to terms with his own sexuality a couple of years earlier. I moved over to Craig when he saw me. We embraced. It was one of the most powerful, loving

Guys With Little Dogs Scott Harwell

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Sarah Jane Woodhouse

Scott Harwell

Though I didn’t march in my first Pride parade, I still remember the excitement of the event. I had just moved from Blackfoot, Idaho, which has only one parade per year, and that one has nothing to do with gay pride! I was with new friends and couldn’t believe how many people were attending. We watched the excitement from in front of the old ZCMI store on State Street, as that’s where the route traveled in those days. The police were out in force, and the motorcycle patrols were fantastic to watch as they cleared the way for the grand parade. The floats were done up in ways that only family could conceive: color, sound and energy were everywhere! The mayor led the parade and was followed by convertibles filled with then-brave and waving politicians. The floats sponsored by different clubs were a delight to watch. I’ve always favored the Club Try-Angles float, as I know the guys there. Bare-chested celebrities, every one of them. It was somber when the AIDS quilt flowed by, everyone tossing in a donation. And the people watching—gay and straight—were caught up in the parade. I had never seen so many guys with little dogs in my life! In the end, we all went to the City & County Building for an afternoon of concerts and food. Now, many years later, the route has changed, but that’s all. The excitement and enthusiasm are as strong as ever. Can’t wait for this year!

Sister Dottie S. Dixon (Charles Frost)

embraces I have ever experienced. Along the entire parade route were men and women in tears, my brothers and sisters who have spent much of their life either hiding their true identity or, in many cases, being abused (emotionally, if not physically) for who they are. It was truly moving to see people come together, not separate into groups of “us” and “them.” To this day, that experience remains one of the most spiritual experiences that I have ever had, bar none.

Somewhat Swooned Sister Dottie S. Dixon (Charles Frost)

I’m a parade watcher, not a parade marcher. However the first Pride parade I actually mini-marched in was the New York City Pride many years ago. I was in the Big Apple on a June theater tour, and it was Pride weekend, so I went to watch the parade on South Central Park Avenue. When the Harley leather bikers drove by, I four-finger whistled, and one of them motioned for me to sit on the back of his Harley. The spontaneous part of me (which is, oh, about 10 percent) took the chance to grab on to a hot biker, and I hopped on. I rode in the parade down Fifth Avenue for about 10 blocks, then got off. He gave me an unexpected hard kiss on the lips, and I somewhat swooned and melted back into the crowd.

My time of being a Son of Anarchy lasted for 15 minutes.

Fast-forward to Utah Pride Parade 2010: My first official march was actually a ride in a convertible, when Sister Dottie S. Dixon was Grand Marshal in 2010. It was an exhilarating but exhausting weekend of seven outfit changes, a production team of six, and eight appearances, including the big parade. Constant running! It was a fun parade, full of all of Sister Dottie’s themes: love, acceptance, anti-bullying and family preservation. There were fond memories of thousands of loving people and friends.

It was at the beginning of our current big shift. Hmm ... a realization and a-just-right-now admission: I guess I ride in parades. Maybe that’s why I love Downton Abbey?

Fundamentally Changed My Perspective Rusty A.

My first experience at Salt Lake City’s Utah Pride Parade was just a few years ago. In the past, I had always found reasons to be elsewhere during Pride. I thought the occasion was somewhat antiquated and unnecessary. Certainly in modern times, we wouldn’t need to stand in public or march down boulevards to declare our sexuality. What I discovered fundamentally changed my perspective. The crowds of families, children, moms pushing strollers and Mormons marching in solidarity with their LGBTQ friends com-

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pletely changed my perspective. I knew in those moments what it meant to be a part of a community. Seeing people standing up for their dignity and finding their place in our culture left an indelible mark on my heart and reminded me that we are nothing as individuals without others to share those experiences with.

We Can Do This Cristy Gleave

My first Pride was when it was held at Sunnyside Park back in 1986. My bestie, Jon, had a booth there for personal training. I was his example of what some hard workouts can do for a body. He actually made some new clients from his exposure at Pride. In those days, we took our lives in our hands celebrating our diversity. There was no parade and no police protection, and there were protesters on the sidelines. I’m proud of how Salt Lake City has grown to embrace diversity and the support for our gay brothers and sisters in our community. I still tear up when I attend the yearly Pride parade.

Our first Utah Pride march was June 2009. Years prior, we were simply supporters of the march, cheering on the representatives of our diverse community, but after Gina lost her daughter, Maddie, due to the Jones vs. Barlow decision, it was time to support Equality Utah and bring visibility to the cause. We proudly joined this group in marching for our rights as parents, whether biological or families of choice. I should note that we joined Equality Utah in 2010, our son Jameson’s first Utah Pride march!

My True Coming Out Kate S.

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I was sweating and my heart was beating walking down State Street as one of 14 people carrying the largest Leather Pride flag in the United States as part of Salt Lake City’s Pride Parade. I was more scared to be seen here in this moment than I had ever been to be seen at Pride. It was scarier, because it said something about me that I was afraid of people knowing. I enjoy pain and submission. I tried to hold my head up because it was Pride, after all. I am not really a lesbian. I am a queer leather boi. Finding that about myself seemed to be the true revolution, and this time, marching in this parade, was my true coming out.

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My first experience at Salt Lake City’s Utah Pride Parade was walking with the Cahoots float some 17 years ago. I had only recently come out after moving to Salt Lake City and felt very uncomfortable in my own skin. I had made a few good friends, and one weekend, they told me that we’d be going to Pride and that it would be the most fun I’d ever had. In those days— before social media and widespread news coverage—I had no idea what to expect. And I thought sure that a gay Pride parade in Utah was probably illegal. I was more than a little surprised by the size of this event, one I’d never heard anything about. So many people everywhere who were happy and having fun— and, most of all, just like me. The best part of this experience was learning that I wasn’t on some island by myself. Each step I took in the parade that day was a step closer to feeling OK about my life and where I would go.

Marching for Our Rights as Parents Ann Bolland & Gina Herrera

I Wasn’ton Some Island by Myself Ryan Eborn

My first Utah Pride experience was one big party! Our friends knew some people who had an office nearby, so we pre-gamed there, then stopped by the Tavernacle for a few whiskey shots. The parade itself was wonderful. The floats clearly had lots of time and energy put into them. The peoplewatching was my favorite part; seeing how people express themselves when they feel comfortable putting it all out there makes for a great atmosphere. The floats with music and scantily clad people dancing and having a blast is infectious.

It’s hard not to have a good time! I noted a lot of corporations supporting the event and even marching themselves, which was cool. After the parade, we walked over to a house party for some more drinks and met a lot of interesting, like-minded people. We wrapped the day up at the festival, where we met up with one of our gay friends’ LDS parents, who are very supportive of their son; it was really cool to see. My first Pride was a great time, and I have been back every year since.

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It was 2001, and the Utah Legislature had just passed House Bill 103 into a law, which made it impossible for families like mine to adopt children. I remember creating fliers to hand out along the parade route that promoted overturning the awful law, and I handed one to my friend, Bruce Bastian. He said “Cristy, they will never overturn this.” I was so naive and passionate in believing that I could get it overturned. I remember saying to Bruce, “You are wrong. We can do this.”

He was way smarter than I in regard to this issue. But all I have to say to Bruce now is: “We did it!” Only 14 years later.

Ann Bolland & Gina Herrera with their son, Jameson

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A Clever Expression of Protest Bub Horne

This is a sensitive issue for poor old Bub, because I’m one of those macho-asshole chefs, who was an equal-opportunity abuser for years before some sensitivity slowly sank into my wildly liberal but thick head: “Chronically single” people have a weird relationship with sexual freedom—that’s how I thought. The first time I marched in the parade? Well, gee, I haven’t yet! In my defense, I’ve been a working single parent for the past 10 or more years and worked restaurant hours for 20 years before that. I don’t “do” parades—I just don’t. But I see the “Rainbow Parade” as something more than just a parade. It’s something special, a really clever expression of protest, undressed-up, as a celebration. Over time, God knows it’s been too long, I have come to understand that the protest is a seriously profound civil-rights issue, and I’m embarrassed it’s taken me so long to see that. The Rainbow Parade is a gentle, artistic and very clever way to celebrate freedom that must be fought for—perhaps as effective a protest as has ever been fought in American history. I confess, it’s been a misunderstanding for me, and it’s hard to explain, I thought this was all about sex—it’s not at all! This is about freedom and love. This year, I will join in to celebrate what I feel is significant progress as a civil-rights movement, because I do “feel” the love, and the freedom!

Visibly Supporting Each Other Neva Wagner

In 2011, after moving to Utah from liberal Oregon, I participated in my first Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City. I rode proudly in the passenger seat of a fancy convertible with my handsome, soon-to-be “husbutch,” Babs De Lay, at the wheel. We had special signs made for the sides of the vehicle that said something like “Engaged—but can’t legally marry in Utah!” As we drove gaily forward, we waved madly and were cheered on by all of the parade goers. At the time, it was fantastic. Fast-forward to a quiet winter day in 2013, when we received news of a most unexpected Supreme Court decision.

We raced to the courthouse and were legally married on that fateful day. In 2014’s Pride Parade, we donned our white ensembles and marched with the “Just Married” contingent along with so many of the other happy couples. It was truly magical.

Intense & Intoxicating Michael Aaron, QSaltLake editor/publisher

When Connell O’Donovan announced the first gay march from the Utah Capitol and past Temple Square, there was no doubt in my mind I’d make the trek. Just a few years before, I had scraped every nickel from every crevice to attend the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The intensity of what you feel when surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people just like you—people who were hard to find growing up—is intoxicating. And while the numbers of this first march in Utah were only in the hundreds, these were a few hundred of my friends, my people. The feeling as you are walking and laughing and chanting and waving at cars and cat-calling bewildered onlookers on our own ground is intense. It is also intoxicating.

In the end, although very few people were on the sidelines to stand witness, we celebrated another accomplishment, another milestone. In all things, there is a first, and we were part of that first. And Utah was changed ever-so-slightly one more time. CW

Angela and I brought our three kids to walk in the 2010 Pride parade as part of the Corroon/Allen gubernatorial campaign. Our

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My first experience with the Pride parade wasn’t very long ago.

Even though I’m a member of the LGBTQ community, I was someone who actively sought to avoid attending or participating in Pride parades, due to stigma and stereotypes that I had heard about them. In 2014, my wife convinced me to get up early with her and a friend, stake out a good spot, and watch Salt Lake City’s Pride parade. As the first few entries passed, I began seeing friends marching with different organizations. Eventually, my church, Wasatch Presbyterian, passed and my fantastic church family convinced my wife, friend and I to march with them. Today, I look back and can say that my prejudices about Pride parades were absolutely incorrect. A Pride parade isn’t an “us vs. them,” or a hypersexualized marketing scheme, as I had erroneously believed. Rather, it is a couple hours where allies and LGBTQ folk come together in a visible way to support each other, embrace our identities and remind the world that we are here.

group walked in front of Queer Utah Aquatic Club in the parade, so we gravitated to the back of our group to join in their dancing and music. Our youngest daughter has epilepsy and a mild left-side paralysis from an in-utero stroke, and it’s one of the reasons that we were there that day. We have always looked for ways to be engaged and to share stories that grow empathy and understanding. The Pride event is a celebration about culture and community that embraces everyone. We wanted our family to be a part of an event whose message promoted positive perceptions about who we are.

As Richard Bach wrote, “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s lives. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.”

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More than 40 years ago, Craig “Spike” Decker and Mike Gribble were would-be promoters of independent bands who thought their shows might get a little kick out of the inclusion of vintage retro cartoons, like Betty Boop and Superman. Eventually, it became clear that audiences were coming to see the animation rather than to hear the bands—and Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation was born, eventually becoming a touring showcase for new talent that has premiered the work of filmmakers like Tim Burton, John Lasseter, Nick Park and Bill Plympton.

In 1990, the established Festival of Animation spun off the Sick & Twisted Animation Festival, a place specifically for material that might be inappropriate for general audiences. And so it came to pass that a venue was created that would give rise to the likes of Beavis and Butt-head (Spike & Mike produced the original pre-MTV shorts featuring the characters) and South Park (showing Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s legendary/infamous original short “The Spirit of Christmas”). If it has made a splash anywhere in the world of animation over the past generation, chances are good a Spike & Mike slot is part of the pedigree.

This week, Brewvies hosts a series of weekend screenings of the latest installment of the Sick & Twisted Animation Festival, featuring more than 25 uncensored animated shorts. Enjoy Kevin Kaliher’s demented spin on 1950s domestic sitcoms in Home Honey, I’m High (pictured), or a cute little bird tripping on hallucinogenic mushrooms in Chirpy. Leave the kids at home. (Scott Renshaw) Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Animation Festival @ Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S. 200 West, 801-355-5500, May 29-31, 10 p.m. Brewvies.com

Katie Love founded Salt Lake City’s Compass Performing Dance Co. (CPDC) in 2010, but it’s likely you haven’t heard of them yet. For the 14 members of this non-professional company, dancing is a passion, not a job. Between their working lives, raising families and going to school, they come together to share movement, teach, create and occasionally perform. But, the company does stand out in one important way: They use their art to benefit the community.

This weekend, at Sugar Space, Compass is hosting A Piece for Autism, a fundraiser for the Utah Autism Academy. It’s not the first time the company has presented a dance-concert fundraiser—in 2014, it participated in Dance Your Hair Off, a performance to raise funds for alopecia research—but this performance, for Love, is much more personal: “My nephew has autism, and I wanted to be able to use what we are doing to help him and others,” she says.

According to 2010 data, rates of autism in Utah are still above the national average, with one in 54 children—2 percent of the state’s population—falling along the autism spectrum. At the Utah Autism Academy, children can work one-onone with therapists and staff, targeting acquisition of social appropriateness and vocal training, with tailored learning in a variety of settings.

In addition to the performance by Compass, the free evening of entertainment—donations are accepted—will include performances by Arts of Chaos, Dance Arts Theater of Utah, Wasatch Arts Academy and University of Utah modern dance students. Food trucks and other vendors will be on hand and there will be special activities for kids.

(Katherine Pioli) Compass Performing Dance Company: A Piece for Autism @ Sugar Space, 616 E. Wilmington Ave. (2190 South), 888-300-7898, May 30, 5-9 p.m., free.

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In the era of Internet mash-up culture, you may think you’ve seen it all, as creatively demented minds take pre-existing content and repackage it for our enjoyment. But chances are good that you’ve never seen anything quite as jaw-dropping as “The Well Undressed Woman,” a video advertisement for a pubic-hair dyeing service in which the pubic stylist is shown applying dye with a brush that includes—this is not a joke—“the bristle of the silky North American beaver.”

Welcome to the world of Everything Is Terrible!, a video collective which has spent seven years combing thrift stores and other sources for vintage weird-but-true VHS ephemera, featuring self-help info, public-service announcements and entertainment clips. The results are sometimes ironically hilarious (a yoga show for kids set on a farm, featuring a guy in a costume as a Rastafarian rooster), sometimes hard to believe (like a yellow dinosaur who helps kids identify and avoid pedophiles), sometimes stand-alone snippets and sometimes near-hallucinogenic combinations of footage.

And that’s just online. The Everything is Terrible!: Legends Live tour brings the merchants of videotape lunacy to venues like Brewvies, showing a “best-of” package of its most infamous clips combined with audience-participation segments that are a sort of “choose your own adventure.” Props, puppets, costumes and occasionally even stacks of VHS tapes brought by audience members help add to a one-of-a-kind experience of the madness people saw fit to preserve for posterity 30 years ago. Dyed pubic hair is optional. (Scott Renshaw) Everything is Terrible!: Legends Live @ Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S. 200 West, 801-355-5500, June 2, 7 p.m.

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Several years ago, a visiting painter at the Utah Arts Festival was cutting up his paintings and selling 1-inch-square sections. The result was an intriguing commentary on the way the part relates to the whole, and the mechanics of artistic composition. It also recalled artist and musician Brian Eno’s theory that the more a creative effort is limited by material resources, the more creative energy an artist is forced to muster.

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art provided more than 50 artists with 12-inch-by-12inch panels to create works that will be auctioned online and as part of its fundraiser, Vicious, which is being held at The Complex on June 6. The exhibit and bidding opened at UMOCA May 22 in its Projects Gallery, with pieces spanning various mediums, including found objects, mixed media, painting, pencil, photograph, resin, sculpture and wax. Subject matter included Connie Borup’s landscapes, new works by printmakers Sandy Brunvand and Stephanie Dykes, the use of mythos in the works of long-time local painters Trevor Southey and Bonnie Sucec, minimalist sketches by Mary Toscano and the jewelry of Kali Mellus.

The most surprising thing about this exhibition isn’t the amount of details or images artists might have managed to cram inside the frame, but the use of negative space, the delicate balance achieved in skilled hands. In addition to supporting the work of the gallery, 12x12 also makes it evident through this collective snapshot of local work that the Utah art scene has never been more vital and vibrant.

(Brian Staker) 12x12 @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through June 6, Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. UtahMOCA.org

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BIG SHINY ROBOT Separate & Unequal We shouldn’t settle for the way pop-culture properties treat female characters.

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here’s a problem in the culture right now: The corporate entities in control of merchandising our popular culture seem almost tone-deaf on issues of diversity. Some companies might get one aspect right while botching others; other companies fail across the bsoard. In particular, I can’t think of a single geeky property that treats female fans as equals.

The most visible outcry in recent memory was inspired by a startling lack of Avengers-related merchandise featuring Scarlett Johansson’s character, Black Widow. Scenes from the movie that featured her as an action star were remade into toy sets that scrubbed her involvement completely. She was replaced on her motorcycle—in one instance, by Captain America, and in another by Iron Man, a character who flies and has no need of a motorcycle in the first place. Shirts and other merchandise featuring the rest of the team all seemed to specifically exclude Black Widow (and Scarlet Witch, too, for that matter).

The advertising and marketing whizzes constantly proclaim that little boys don’t want girls among their toys or on their shirts. But in my experience, boys don’t care one way or the other, and all the little girls feel needlessly excluded.

Marvel is not the only Disney-owned property suffering from this phenomenon.

Star Wars certainly isn’t immune. With the new series Star Wars: Rebels, the team of rebels features two of the most interesting female characters onscreen today. Hera is a pilot and leader of the titular rebel cell, and she’s joined by Sabine, a young Mandalorian artist and warrior. The cartoon does a great job of treating them in a way that makes them equals; just don’t ask for toys of the characters. The ship they fly in was made into a toy, but instead of packaging it with the kickass female pilot, she was swapped out with a male character from the show. And the action figures of these two females are so scarce that it’s virtually impossible to find them in stores.

Instead, they’re available through second-

ary sellers at three or four times their suggested retail price.

If you want an action figure of a female Star Wars character, the easiest one to find is Princess Leia, in her slave bikini. The advertising and marketing whizzes ----think that’s the only way males will accept toys of females.

On behalf of my daughter—who merely wanted a Hera toy—I’m pretty sick of this.

DC Comics and Warner Brothers aren’t immune to this problem, either. On one hand, they seemed to grasp that girls wanted better representation in comics, so they launched a brand-new line of comics especially for girls. Sounds good, right?

According to their press release, they’ve specifically developed a new line of comics called Super Hero Girls aimed at an audience of girls aged 6 to 16. Yes, I’ll end up buying these for my daughter—OK, and for myself—but why do young female geeks need to be treated as “separate but equal?”

It’s insulting.

The entire “boys think girls are icky” mentality is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Companies say boys don’t want to read or watch movies about female characters— and then they make sure there are no female characters for boys to read about or watch. Then, when creators do try to get the boys to read stories about female characters when they correct course, those boys

Females in force

don’t want to, because they’ve been told for years they shouldn’t like them.

Wouldn’t this whole cycle be broken—in the best of ways—if we insisted on more accurately diverse casts of characters in our geekdoms, and let boys see female characters doing all the cool stuff female characters do, and doing it just as well as the boys? I don’t care what marketers tell me I should want: I wouldn’t hesitate to wear a shirt with Black Widow on it. Or a female Star Wars character who isn’t a metal-bikini-clad slave. Or Batgirl. I’d love a cool Batgirl shirt.

Gender matters less to people than it used to, and these companies need to figure that out. We’re living in a world where gender is more fluid. People care less about obviously outdated ways of thinking about “masculinity” or “femininity.” Not only do we need to demand more diversity, we need to create it as well. We can’t just blindly consume what corporations tell us we’re allowed to. We need to make our own: our own comics, apparel, books, and yes, even movies.

If they won’t give us better representation the way we want it, let’s change it ourselves. CW

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Jon Reep

Perhaps best known for his famous line “That thing got a Hemi?” in a Dodge Ram commercial, Jon Reep is taking his Southern twang and hillbilly jokes on the road again. The “Hemi-Guy” can deliver an insult with folksy charm and get audience members rolling in their seats. Being such a talented stand-up comic, he can make people bust up by his facial expressions alone.

Originally from Hickory, N.C., Reep is the quintessential good ol’ boy with a redneck sense of humor. After graduating with a degree in theater from North Carolina State University, Reep took his act on the road and was invited to perform at the prominent Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, Québec. From there, he went on to win the fifth season of Last Comic Standing. Reep’s versatility of being both funny and a trained actor bring an element to his stand-up comedy that is like watching a perfectly choreographed production. (Aimee L. Cook)

Jon Reep @ Wiseguys, 269 E. 25th St., Ogden, 801-622-5588, May 28-30, 7:30 p.m., $15. WiseguysComedy.com.

PERFORMANCE THEATER

Annie Get Your Gun Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, 801-393-0070, through May 30.

Big Fish Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 N. 400 West, Orem, 801-226-8600, through June 20.

Into the Hoods Desert Star Theatre, 4861 S. State, Murray, 801-266-2600, through June 6.

Lucky Stiff, The Echo Theatre, 15 N. 100 East, Provo, 801-375-2181, Mondays, ThursdaysSaturdays, 7:30 p.m., through May 30.

The Revengers Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, 801-355-4628, through June 16.

Thoroughly Modern Millie Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna, 801-347-7373, Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. through June 20.

Yellow Face Sugar Space Arts Warehouse, 130 S. 800 West, Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m., through June 7.

DANCE

A Piece for Autism Sugar Space, 616 E. Wilmington Ave. (2190 South), 888-300-7898, Saturday, May 30, 5 p.m.

Follow in Their Footsteps Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah, 801-581-7100, Thursday, May 28, 7-9 p.m.

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

Haydn’s The Creation Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah, 801-5817100, Saturday, May 30, 7:30 p.m.

COMEDY & IMPROV

Carlos Mencia Wiseguys West Valley City, 2194

W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-463-2909, Thursday, May 28, 7:30 p.m. and May 29-30, 7 & 10 p.m.

Dungeons & Comedy Anniversary Show Mo’s American Diner, 1280 S. 300 West, 801-3590586, Thursday, May 28, 7:30 p.m.

Jon Reep Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Ogden, 801-622-5588, Thursday, May 28-30, 7:30 p.m. & May 29-30, 9:30 p.m. (see above)

LITERATURE AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Betsy Schow: Spelled Barnes & Noble Orem, 330 E. 1300 South, Orem, 801-229-1611, Tuesday, June 2, 7 p.m.

Jon Acuff: Do Over The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Saturday, May 30, 2-3 p.m.

Paolo Bacigalupi: The Water Knife The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Wednesday, June 3, 7 p.m.

Patrick Hearty: The Pony Express in Utah Weller Book Works, 665 E. 600 South, Trolley Square, 801-328-2586, Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m.

Peter Orullian: Trial of Intentions Barnes & Noble Orem, 330 E. 1300 South, Orem, 801-229-1611, Wednesday, June 3, 7 p.m.

Valynne E. Maetani: Ink and Ashes The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-4849100, Tuesday, June 2, 7 p.m.

Vicki Croke: The Elephant Company Fort Douglas Post Theater, 245 S. Fort Douglas Blvd., Building No. 636, 801-484-9100, Saturday, May 30, 7:30 p.m.

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12x12 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, TuesdaysSaturdays, through June 6.

Adam Thomas: Looking Up Finch Lane & Park Galleries, 1340 E. 100 South, 801-596-5000, Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., through June 5.

Adjunct Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through July 25.

Ancient Nights: Photography by Mark Toso Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through June 19.

Anne Munoz: “ ... with trees in mind” Finch Lane & Park Galleries, 1340 E. 100 South, 801-596-5000, Mondays-Fridays. through June 5.

Artist Workshop Series: Terrariums Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, 801-581-6927, Wednesday, June 3, 6:30 p.m.

Beaux-Arts Academy’s Lost Masters Art History Lectures Beaux-Arts Academy, 329 S. Rio Grande, 801-915-4848, Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Brian Charles Patterson: Missileblower (and the Selected Good) Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through June 20.

The Colorful World of Henri Matisse Discovery Gateway, 444 W. 100 South, 801-456-5437, through May 31.

The Cost of Anything Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., through July 10.

Et in Utah Ego Mestizo Institute of Culture & Arts, 631 W. North Temple, Suite 700, 801-596-0500,

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Geek-Themed Group Show Mod a-go-go Furniture Gallery, 242 S. Temple, 801-355-3334, Mondays-Saturdays, through June 12.

Jeff Juhlin: Strata “A” Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, 801-583-4800, Mondays-Saturdays, through June 12.

Land and Sky: Views From the Avenues and Beyond Sweet Library, 455 F St., 801-594-8651, through June 20.

Life Diverse: Explorations of Emotion, Life and Light Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through June 26.

Life in Sudan: Drawings by Gatluak Deng Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through June 20.

Opening Exhibition: You Are Here Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave., Park City, 435-649-8882, Friday, May 29, 6:30-8 p.m.

Orange Art at the Main, 210 E. 400 South, 801-363-4088, through June 15.

Our America Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, University of Utah, 801-581-7332, through June 28.

Out Loud Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through June 27.

Panopticon: Visibility, Data & the Monitoring Gaze Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through July 25.

Rebecca Pyle: In the Open Air Anderson Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 East, 801-594-8611, through May 29.

Relational Forms: Robert Bliss & Anna Campbell Bliss CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, 385215-6768, Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. and TuesdaysFridays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through July 10.

Surprise Package

Kobe brings its sushi and soup to new heights.

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Roll out: Sushi platter from Kobe Japanese Restaurant

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Who doesn’t love a vast selection of cheese, meats and fine chocolates?

delectable aji, otherwise not-so-appetizingly called horse mackerel.

During visits to Kobe, we’ve also enjoyed melt-in-the-mouth hamachi belly nigiri ($6.45), tai (sea bream, $5.50), walu (escolar, $5.50), a terrific serving of baked yellowtail cheek called hamachi kama ($9.95) and a superb salad of mixed greens, tangerine wedges and fragrant citrus-ginger dressing topped with a flash-fried soft shell crab ($7.95). If these prices seem low to you, they did to me, too. Wine markups are extremely reasonable as well; you can enjoy, for example, a bottle of Con Class Rueda from Spain for a mere $24.

Among the must-try specialty rolls are Kobe’s most popular: the Summer Breeze ($13.50)—a specialty of Chef Josh. It’s a huge roll with yellowtail, jalapeño, mango, cilantro, avocado and spicy sauce, all topped with salmon, lemon, honey, habanero powder and tobiko.

However, don’t just take it from me, sushi- and ramen-lovers. Pay a visit yourself to Kobe to form your own opinions about this very special restaurant.

Prediction: You’re gonna love it. CW

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Having lived in Japan myself, I’m pretty picky about ramen. That said, the tonkotsu ramen ($8.95/ regular; $10.95/large) is as good as any I’ve ever eaten.

As with Vietnamese pho, ramen is as much or more about the broth as the noodles and other ingredients. And this is bodacious broth! Fukumitsu cooks down pork pieces and bones for a minimum of 24 hours, which results in a deliciously creamy broth.

My initial guess was that the glistening, creamy texture of the broth came from corn or potato starch or some other type of “cheat.” Nope: Fukumitsu explained that long cooking using rapidly boiling temperatures results in the breakdown of the pork’s collagen (fat, to you and me), and that’s what imparts that silky creaminess to the Kobe ramen broth.

Off to an already good start, thanks to that broth, the tonkotsu comes with nicely crisped pork belly batons; a gorgeous, slightly runny hard-cooked egg; chiffonade of scallion; crunchy bean sprouts; narutomaki; and perfectly cooked ramen noodles sourced from California (I suspect from L.A.’s Sun Noodle Company). I had to laugh when a customer asked a nonnative English-speaking server what the white discs with pink swirls in his ramen were; “fake fish” was the response. In fact, narutomaki is a type of cured and pressed whitefish product (surimi) made with swirls to resemble the famous whirlpools in the Naruto Strait.

There’s nothing fake about the fish and seafood used for sushi and sashimi at Kobe. Twice a week—on Tuesdays and Fridays—Fukumitsu gets a delivery of fresh fish from central Tokyo’s renown Tsukiji wholesale fish market. “I never know exactly what I’m going to get,” he says. “It’s always a surprise package!”

That keeps things interesting and fresh at Kobe, where those in-the-know show up early on Wednesdays and Saturdays to get their lips around that fresh fish. For example, during one recent visit, we enjoyed a Tsukiji sashimi platter ($31.95) featuring an 18-piece assortment of five different raw fish. It was a revelation to me, but I prefer raw diver scallops to cooked ones; they’re much milder. There was a zebrastriped fish (before being skinned) called ishidai that was tender and lovely, along with firmer-textured kochi. Rounding out the sashimi platter was a salmon lookalike—ocean trout (aka char)—and one of the best-kept sushi bar secrets around:

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n the May 21 issue of City Weekly, I wrote about a couple of terrific Park City restaurants specializing in sushi: Shabu and Shoyu [“Shabu, Shoyu Sushi House & Japanese Kitchen”]. This week, I turn my attention to Salt Lake City sushi.

Kobe Japanese Restaurant is, frankly, a place I’d been avoiding over the years.

I’d heard nothing but mediocre reviews at best. But then, about a year ago, those negative critiques turned into raves. Chef/ owner Mike Fukumitsu, formerly of Kyoto restaurant, had taken over Kobe. And although he says that his restaurant is still “a work in progress”—he plans to add artwork, upgrade the restrooms, etc.—physical improvements have already been made.

The eatery expanded to about twice its original size, adding additional tables and tatami rooms, and the décor has been given a facelift as well.

Still, I was skeptical. I’ve heard about too many “great new sushi restaurants” that ended up being utter disappointments to get my hopes too high.

Well, shame on me for not visiting Kobe sooner, because once I did, Fukumitsu’s restaurant joined a very short list of my favorite Utah Japanese restaurants. I totally get why, on any given night, more than half of the customers at this seemingly always-full restaurant are regulars, and Fukumitsu and others of his sushi staff appear to know all those repeat customers’ names. My wife, Faith, and I are happy to be counted among them.

Mike Fukumitsu is the epicenter of his eatery. Having undergone a sushi apprenticeship in Japan—where he also learned to make ramen—he is extremely knowledgeable and outgoing, and he enjoys sharing the art and secrets of sushi-making with both customers and staff. For example, when I asked him the proper etiquette for eating sushi rolls and nigiri, he said that traditional rolls and nigiri should be eaten by hand. His Japanese sushi master had chided him for using chopsticks.

“And the correct way to eat nigiri,” said Fukumitsu, “is to turn it upside down and dip the fish into soy sauce; otherwise the rice gets soggy and falls apart.” This was news to me, although it makes perfect sense. “You’d use chopsticks for more modern rolls topped with sauces, tobiko and such, since they’re messy,” recommended Fukumitsu.

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At the Nicholas and Company annual Food Show on May 19, I was honored (as in past years) to be included in the chef’s cook-off judging panel. This year’s event featured a “Burger & Bar” competition which was as fierce as always. Chef teams from The Garage on Beck, Talisker Club/Tuhaye, Warren’s Craftburger, Chedda Truck, Provisions and Nu Skin/The Spoon faced off in a threeround burger challenge, which, this year, also included paired cocktails for each burger. In all, we tasted 18 different burgers and libations, and when the grease and booze settled, Chef Justin Shifflett and The Garage on Beck came out on top. Literally all of the burgers we tasted were excellent, but I think it was The Garage’s ramen burger—which I’d had serious initial doubts about—that put Shifflett and his team over the top.

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’d be willing to bet my house that the least-traveled section of just about any American wine store is the section— usually tiny—that houses Greek wines.

And that’s a shame, because these Greeks bear gifts. Not only does Greece produce a variety of great wines, they’re also some of the best wine bargains around—in part, due to the sad state of the Greek economy.

But hey, a deal’s a deal.

Even in the wine press, Greek wines are almost uniformly shunned. My hypothesis isn’t just that Greek wines aren’t considered “sexy,” but that only recently have Greek wine producers begun to apply modern technology to the art of winemaking. And modernism isn’t exactly the first

word that springs to mind in discussions about Greece.

Based on artifacts from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations, it is believed that wine in Greece dates back to about 4000 B.C. And of course, the ancient Greeks held hedonistic festivals and celebrations in honor of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.

Today, Greece is best known for Retsina, the infamous Greek white wine (usually made from the Savatiano and Roditis grape varietals) to which a small quantity of pine resin is added at the beginning of fermentation. Restina is, admittedly, an acquired taste. But if you’d like to try it, Kourtaki Retsina Attica is readily available here in Utah for a price that encourages experimentation: $8.49. The crisp, piney taste of Retsina would be a good foil for ultragarlicky Greek mezethes like scordalia.

Another good Greek wine to drink with garlicky Greek dishes, as well as seafood, poultry and white meat dishes, is the very appealing Boutari Santorini. At $22.95, Boutari Santorini is at the upper end of the Greek wine price scale. Made from the Assyrtiko grape, it’s bone dry and tremendously acidic, with lovely peachy scents.

Santorini is an island in the Aegean, which is almost entirely one big vineyard. The chalk, pumice, lava and shale soil on Santorini infuses its wines with the flavors of that unique terroir; Boutari Santorini is

DRINK quite chalky on the palate, for instance. Since Santorini produces what are generally considered to be Greece’s finest white wines, Boutari Santorini is another good place to start getting into Greek wines.

For a little less dough, I recommend try ing Boutari Moschof ilero ($16.95)—named for the grape grown in the high-elevation v ineyards of Mantinia in the Peloponnese. It’s brimming with beautiful melon and floral aromas, and on the palate is crisp and refreshing with citrus notes.

Some of my favorite Grecian wines are those from Nemea, a vineyard about an hour from Corinth, in northeastern Peloponnisos. For example, there’s a very nice Rosé from Nemea produced by Domaine Vassiliou Vineyards called Astra ($9). This is a full-bodied, dry Rosé made from Cabernet

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I’ve also enjoyed an interesting red Nemean wine at Aristo’s restaurant called Ktima Bizios ($16.25). It’s made with the Agiorgitiko grape from the Asprokambos Valley of Nemea and is earthy, with dried cherry f lavors, medium-bodied and tart—a good pairing option for pork souvlaki or gyros. Still, probably my favorite example of an Agiorgitiko-based wine is Kourtaki Agiorgitiko ($16.95), a dry red that is loaded with plum and blueberry f lavors and a finish of black pepper.

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Janet Mock is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and prominent advocate for trans women’s rights. Her memoir Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More is the story of a trans girl growing up in Honolulu, Dallas and Oakland. It celebrates self-actualization and self-revelation. Janet regularly speaks at universities and on television, hosts the weekly culture show “So POPular!” on MSNBC’s Shift network, and serves as a contributing editor for Marie Claire.

“This year, we looked for a Grand Marshal who could speak to the vital work still needed in our LGBTQ community,” said Jen Parsons-Soran, co-director of the Utah Pride Festival. “With marriage coming to Utah last year, some people are asking, “What else is there to do?” We know that discrimination is still a real thing, particularly in Utah. We know that the trans* community lives under the cloud of violence and murder. We know that youth are still feeling so trapped in some places that they are taking their own lives.

The Utah Pride Festival committee feels that the message Janet Mock can bring this year is one that needs to be heard.”

Janet will be honored at the Grand Marshal Reception on Friday, June 5th and will lead off the Utah Pride Parade on Sunday, June 7th.

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Grand Marshal Reception Opportunity Drawings At the 2015 Grand Marshal Reception, for the first time, there will be an Opportunity Drawing worth over $11,000 in prizes. The grand prize will be two Tiffany & Co. rings. More information about prizes is available here. A special THANK YOU to The Real Estate Team of Mona Stevens & Kelly Favero for sponsoring this year’s Opportunity Drawing.

Mona and Kelly’s support ensures that 100% of the drawing’s proceeds go directly to funding the programs of the Utah Pride Center.

Utah Pride F estival Award Winners DR. KRISTEN RIES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD COURTNEY MOSER

Courtney Moser and his drag personae “Petunia Pap-Smear” works tirelessly to better the lives of the LGBTQ community. As a volunteer community activist and community builder, thousands of people in Cache Valley were served by his dedication and love for community. His involvement included, but was not limited to, pride celebrations, interfaith gatherings and discussions, panels at Utah State University to inform the university community about being in the LGBTQ community, its challenges and its successes. Courtney was an active and vital member of Resurrection MCC in Salt Lake City traveling the 90 miles for weekly Sunday services as well as Wednesday and Thursday gatherings. He, with his husband Pastor Kelly Byrnes, established and worked hard for the success of Bridgerland MCC in Logan. As part of Bridgerland, he also served on the hospitality committee as well as music for worship.

Courtney founded the Matrons of Mayhem, and as Petunia, he and the rest of the Matrons have raised thousands of dollars for various causes within and without the LGBT community. He is a monthly columnist for Q Salt Lake, a published author and is actively involved with the First Baptist Church, People With AIDS Coalition of Utah, Q Business Alliance, Our Store, the Salt Lake Men’s Choir, ROTC-SLC and much more. His quiet dedication and service to the community exemplifies why the Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service award was established in 1987. This award was first presented to Dr. Kristen Ries for her humanitarian efforts in dealing with the AIDS crisis, and forever named in her honor. This award recognizes outstanding service to the greater Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer community in Utah and is given to individuals who are dedicated to continuing that legacy of service. The recipient is chosen by past awardees.

PETE SUAZO POLITICAL ACTION AWARD SEN. JIM DABAKIS

Sen. James “Jim” Dabakis is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate representing District 2, covering most of downtown Salt Lake City. He was first appointed to the chamber in December 2012, when he was selected by party delegates to replace Ben McAdams, who resigned to assume the Office of Mayor of Salt Lake County. He was the first openly gay elected chair of the Utah Democratic Party, serving in that role from July 2011 to March 2014. He played an integral role in the passage of Senate Bill 296 that aims to protect people in the LGBT community from employment and housing decisions based on their gender identity or sexual orientation, while still protecting religious rights. He also has his own caucus, the Dabakis Kakis, and holds weekly meetings to keep people updated during the legislative session. His unique perspective and sense of humor are highlighted in his “The Dabakis Factor” e-newsletters.

Sen. Dabakis is a co-founder of both the Utah Pride Center and Equality Utah, and continues to work closely with them to extend LGBTQ rights and direct services to community members. He has served as a talk-radio and TV host in Salt Lake City, taught business at a Russian university, provided micro-loans to a variety of emerging Russian entrepreneurs and started an art business. Sen. Dabakis and his husband, Stephen Justeson, were legally wed by Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office on December 20, 2013, just hours after a federal judge ruled the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.

The Pete Suazo Political Action Award was established in 2001 in honor of Senator Suazo’s tireless attempts to pass Hate Crimes legislation in Utah.

This award is presented annually to an elected official who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to equal rights for the LGBTQ community of Utah through legislation, policy or declaration. A committee including leaders of Equality Utah, Stonewall Democrats, Log Cabin Republicans, Human Rights Campaign and the Utah Pride Center chooses the recipient.

UTAH HERO AWARD PAUL BURKE

Paul Burke is an exemplary member of our community and the legal community at large. His tenacity, zeal, and compassion have made him a champion of the underserved and most disadvantaged in our community. Paul received the Utah Bar’s Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award in 2012 in recognition of his representation of a lesbian teenager in southern Utah who was being abused by her custodians. Over the course of many months, Paul waged a legal battle against the girl’s parents, the anti-gay “therapists” they had hired to turn their daughter straight, the State of Utah, and the guardian ad litem who had inexplicably sided with the parents against the girl’s wishes. Paul helped rescue her from a terrible situation and protected her legal rights during a lengthy child-welfare process.

Paul also helped Michael Ferguson and Seth Anderson become the first Utah same-sex couple to marry, and then officiated the first lesbian wedding in the state of Utah on Dec. 20, 2013. In his capacity as the chairman of the Rules Committee for the U.S. Soccer Federation, he helped shepherd through a nondiscrimination policy that protects more than 3 million soccer players from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

In 2013, Paul led a team of attorneys, including former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman and John Mackay, in filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Pride Center and a national coalition of equality groups in the cases addressing the Defense of Marriage Act and California Proposition No. 8. Paul traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, where he gained national media attention for the Utah Pride Center’s efforts. Since then, Paul has authored numerous opinion articles in The Salt Lake Tribune advocating marriage equality and equal rights for LGBT Utahns. Through his unwavering dedication and service to our community, he has exhibited exceptional service, support and dedication to the LGBTQ community in Utah – characteristics of a Utah Hero.

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The Utah Pride Festival steering committee chooses a theme each year based on community suggestions, relevant current events and what most resonates with what the Utah Pride Festival wants to bring to the community.The 2015 Utah Pride Festival will be held June 4–7 primarily at Washington and Library Squares in downtown Salt Lake City. The Interfaith Service on Thursday, June 4, will be held at First Baptist Church, with the Utah Pride Parade happening the morning of Sunday, June 7.

The plans for the 2015 Festival include changes to the schedule and a massive revamping of the festival grounds. The new schedule of events includes moving the rallies and marches to Friday night along with a kick-off party and opening ceremonies to follow the Grand Marshal Reception, and holding the Pride Day 5K Fun Run on the Parade route on Sunday morning. A new “East Village” will utilize more space on Library Square including a stage, the art zone and kids area.

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YOUTH ZONE This safe space is for youth 21 and under.

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GENDER ZONE Celebrate the “T” in our community. Meet new friends, learn about local resources and discover the support groups and services available for children, youth, adults and families from Utah Pride’s Transgender Program.

HEALTH ZONE The festival happens just once a year, but the knowledge you’ll gain about your health will last a lifetime! Visit our Health & Wellness Zone for fun, interactive booths featuring information and programs that will keep you healthy, happy, safe and satisfied. Your body, your health!

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HISTORY ZONE The History Zone premiered in 2011 with “Windows To The Past,” highlighting the LGBTQ history of the United States and Utah from the 1700s through the 1940s and 2012 featured the 1950s. This year’s exhibit will explore 1965.

ART ZONE Enjoy seeing emerging local artists at the Art Zone. Local artists are given the chance to exhibit their art each year within this zone, giving the individuals a chance to share their craft in a supportive and appreciative environment.

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KIDS ZONE Bounce rooms, activities and treats are available for kiddies 12 and under. Located Southwest of City Hall you will find this area where only children and their parents are allowed for a safe and fun family environment.

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For more than 30 years, Adolph’s restaurant has been supplying Park City residents and visitors with authentic European style fare like Swiss fondue, raclette, veal Adolph, rack of lamb, Chateaubriand and steak Diane is an equally authentic Euro atmosphere. Warm and cozy, Adolph’s feels like it was plucked from a Swiss mountain village, with a lively bar scene that’s been a popular local hangout for over three decades.

1500 Kearns Blvd., Park City, 435-649-7177, AdolphsRestaurantParkCity.com

Bruges Waffles & Frites

Pierre Vandamme hails originally from Bruges, Belgium, the waffle capital of the universe. So naturally, the waffles at his Bruges Waffles & Frites eatery are authentically Belgian and authentically delicious.

Try a plain or cinnamon waffle (gaufre), or get decadent and enjoy a gaufre dipped in exquisite Belgian chocolate. But since man cannot survive on waffles alone, Pierre also offers up Belgian-style frites— crispy French fries served with a hearty beef carbonnade, a perfect light meal or monster snack. Multiple locations, BrugesWaffles.com

Red Rock Brewing Company

Award-winning locally made beers—from standards like the hefeweizen and oatmeal stout to high-point beers—are only part of the reason to drop by. Enjoy lunch or dinner from a menu ranging from sandwiches to seafood specials; on a perfect day, the front patio allows a wonderful downtown Salt Lake City street-front vibe.

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Like the restaurant’s name implies, shabu shabu—a DIY Asian hot-pot meal of broth, veggies, noodles and choice of protein—is one of the highlights here, but there’s also exceptional sushi. The Yellowtail jalapeño “cold plate” includes eight thin yellowtail sashimi slices formed pinwheel-style, topped with jalapeño pepper, hot sauce and cilantro leaves in a citrusy yuzu-soy bath. Also try the Coco Loco roll with avocado, cucumber and albacore tuna wrapped in rice and Thai basil, topped with salmon and maguro tuna, more avocado slivers and tobiko, then finished with wasabi-coconut aioli. But the best menu item at Shabu is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten anywhere: the Wagyu beef hot rock ($23). Thin slices of premium Snake River Farms Wagyu beef strip loin come to the table raw, with ponzu butter. A blazing hot rock is delivered to the table in a wood container. You simply dip the beef into the butter, rest them on the red-hot rock for a few seconds, then allow them to melt in your mouth. The flavor is nothing short of spectacular. Order the amazing blistered green beans with spicy miso to share on the side. Reviewed May 21.

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Located across the street from the new Holladay Village complex, Slices Pizza has the potential to join a very short list of my favorite pizza joints. It’s not much to look at: a few tables and a messy-looking interior. But über-friendly service and outstanding pizza will keep you coming back—at the very least, for takeout. Slices run from $2.75 to $3.25, and a one-topping pizza is $15.50 for a 16-inch pie, $17.50 for the 19-inch. The crust at Slices is excellent; at its thinnest point a mere 1/32-inch thick or so, with a delightful snap, while the rest of the thin crust is slightly chewy. I love the housemade meatball topping, although I do wish Slices would go the extra mile and pony up for top-notch Grande mozzarella cheese for their pies. Reviewed April 23. 4655 S. 2300 East, 801-613-9901, SlicesPizzaUtah.com

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Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee in Slow West clothesline between his and Silas’ horses to dry out their flood-soaked clothes—might end up saving you more than once.

But Maclean really demonstrates his own filmmaking ingenuity during Slow West’s key action set pieces. The first comes during that aforementioned general-store robbery, as Maclean paces the inevitable bloody confrontations with perfect ratcheting tension.

And then there’s the magnificent climactic shootout, with Payne and his gang attacking the small homestead of Rose and her father, with Jay and Silas attempting to come to the rescue. Maclean makes magnificent use of the physical space—the high grasses of the surrounding fields, the doorways and windows of the house—for something that keeps providing startling moments, as well as a fairly painful wake-up call for Jay. The characters may often feel like props for Maclean’s observations on the violent conflicts that built America, but he shows that Westerns can still provide thrilling shoot-’em-ups, even if they’re ultimately indifferent to an idealized notion of happy endings. CW

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Writing and directing his first feature, Maclean doesn’t always seem particularly comfortable crafting characters. Fassbender’s taciturn gunslinger and Smit-McPhee’s naïf both often feel somewhat rote, and Maclean’s use of narration by Fassbender’s Silas feels like one of those cases of a filmmaker who couldn’t come up with a more naturalistic way of conveying the same information.

While there’s nothing inherently wrong with only hinting at the reasons Silas split from a band of bounty hunters led by Payne (Ben Mendelsohn), there’s an ongoing sense that the characters in Slow West are far less interesting than the thematic ideas for which they’re providing a delivery system.

Fortunately, those ideas are pretty fascinating. Nearly every key encounter in Slow West involves a generally violent collision between cultures: the American Indians who are either the targets of genocidal hunts or horse thieves; a desperate couple robbing a general store; a chance meeting between Jay and a German writer researching the indigenous people; a trio of black men singing a song in French by the side of the road.

Few of these encounters end happily, and Maclean paints a bleak picture of this wideopen land that is romanticized as a place to start fresh. It’s no coincidence that Darwin is invoked at one point, inspired by a darkly comic moment when they find a dead body.

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he “revisionist Western” is hardly a brand-new concept. You could probably go back 50 years to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’s “print the legend”—or even farther, if you consider something like The Searchers—to find a time when movies were already wrestling with the mythology of the American frontier. But you can still learn a lot about the way we’re looking at our present from the way we’re looking at our past—and sometimes from the way people outside America are looking at that past.

Slow West is certainly made up of an odd mix of elements for a story about the 19th-century American West: written and directed by Scottish artist/musician John Maclean, filmed mostly in New Zealand, and casting its leading men via Ireland and Australia. There’s also something marvelously fitting about that pedigree, since Slow West turns out to be about the American melting pot in some fairly compelling ways.

And it may be even more compelling—if deeply cynical—about the pitiless drive for survival that erases all romanticism about a wide-open land of opportunity.

Slow West opens in 1870 in the Colorado territory, where teenage Scottish aristocrat Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is seeking his beloved Rose (Caren Pistoious). In flashback, we learn that Rose and her father (Rory McCann) were forced to flee Scotland for their lives, and that Jay himself may have been partly responsible for their exile.

But the greenhorn Jay is far from capable of surviving the frontier on his own, which is obvious to mercenary gunman Silas (Michael Fassbender), who offers to serve as Jay’s escort. And Silas may have other reasons for sticking close to Jay: There’s a sizable bounty on Rose and her father’s head, and Jay is leading Silas right to her.

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ALOHA (not yet reviewed) A military contractor (Bradley Cooper) in Hawaii has his life complicated by an old flame (Rachel McAdams) and a new spark (Emma Stone). Opens May 29 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13) THE APU TRILOGY [not yet reviewed] Re-mastered re-release of Satyajit Ray’s celebrated films about life in post-colonial India. Opens May 29 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)

SAN ANDREAS [not yet reviewed] A rescue pilot (Dwayne Johnson) tries to save his family and others after a massive earthquake in California. Opens May 29 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13) SLOW WEST ★★★ See review, p. 41. Opens May 29 at The Tower. (R)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS THE BOXCAR CHILDREN At Sorensen Unity Center, May 29, 6 p.m. (NR) EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE! LEGENDS LIVE See Essentials, p. 19. At Brewvies, June 2, 9 p.m. (NR) THE HAND THAT FEEDS At Main Library, June 2, 7 p.m. (NR)

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LAMBERT & STAMP ★★.5 There should be nothing more awesome than listening to folks who were around at the dawn of a pivotal rock & roll era talk about the old days—and, indeed, director James D. Cooper finds some fascinating material in the anecdotes focused around Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, the British friends and aspiring filmmakers who essentially discovered The Who and shepherded them to stardom as their managers. It’s left to Stamp and surviving band members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey to share those stories—Lambert, John Entwhistle and Keith Moon having passed away—providing some terrific insights into the dynamics within the band as well as the unique influence Lambert and Stamp had on The Who’s stage theatrics, and particularly the impact of Lambert’s training in opera and orchestration on Townshend’s songwriting. But two hours becomes an awfully

long time to spend with these stories, especially when they’re played against not-particularly-compelling archival footage pretty much throughout. An interesting music-history footnote often needs more visual imagination to justify turning it into a feature film, rather than simply letting it remain a footnote.

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IRIS ★★.5 In one of his final projects, the late Albert Maysles profiles Iris Apfel, the legendary New York fashion maven and interior designer whose unique sense of style found its way into everything from White House refurbishments to museum shows. The lively nonagenarian with her trademark owl-eye glasses keeps the proceedings entertaining enough, and it’s hard for Maysles’ recent passing not to give Apfel’s meditations on mortality even more elegiac impact. But there’s really not much there there in the film’s observations about the fashion world or Apfel’s life choices as a woman who opted for career over children at a time when that simply wasn’t done. The result is sporadically amusing but shapeless, desperately in need of Apfel’s gift for figuring out what particular addition to an ensemble of pieces might pull the whole thing together. (PG-13)—SR

TOMORROWLAND ★★.5 In the future, science will be able to produce a Steven Spielberg movie without any awe. The future is now! Brad Bird’s movie is a square-jawed, optimistic, all-American sci-fi adventure about Casey (Britt Robertson), a teenage science buff who finds a World’s Fair souvenir that gives her a glimpse of Tomorrowland, a gleaming alternate dimension of futuristic marvels. Together with former boy inventor Frank Walker (George Clooney) and Athena (Raffey Cassidy), a young girl who recruits scientists to work there, Casey must learn Tomorrowland’s secrets, save the world, etc. The journey is occasionally thrilling, yet strangely unsentimental, promising a “gee whiz!” sense of amazement but delivering on-the-nose speeches about mankind’s duty to build a better future. Though the film has some wonderful things in it, you may find that you like the movie’s ideas more than the movie itself. (PG)—Eric D. Snider

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GOOD KILL ★★ In suburban Las Vegas, drone pilot Thomas Egan (Ethan Hawke) kills people half a world away. It sounds like more science fiction from writer-director Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show, Gattaca), but this is based on fact. Egan is a former combat pilot now pulling joystick duty, and while his targets may only be on a screen, he cannot deny what he’s done when he witnesses innocents become collateral damage. So he goes home, yells at his wife (January Jones) and drinks too much. There are important issues running throughout, but the film forgets to be sufficiently engaging in the course of being Significant. The underscoring of the disconnect that comes when a soldier can see combat during the day and be home for dinner at night is unsettling, but the intense moments are too few and far between. (R)—MaryAnn Johanson

POLTERGEIST ★★.5 In the crowded field of horror remakes, a Poltergeist 2.0 seems particularly unnecessary. Thankfully, this do-over delivers enough personality alongside nostalgic creaks and groans. Inverting the original’s Reaganomic glow, the plot finds a downturned couple (Sam Rockwell and Rosemary DeWitt) reluctantly moving to a suburban fixer-upper, only to discover the dangers of standing too close to the plasma screen. Monster House director Gil Kenan shows a similarly deft touch here, quickly laying out the geography while judiciously ladling out jump scares, and the glimpses of The Other Side are downright inspired. By cleverly exploiting the spooky side of today’s gizmos and occasionally hitting an entirely original shiver-worthy image, it layers enough changes on the source material to justify its existence. Even if you already believe clown dolls should be wiped from the Earth, a little more confirmation can’t hurt. (Andrew Wright)

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Aquarius Thursday, May 28 (NBC) Two-Hour Series Debut: In a semi-factual drama about one of America’s most notorious killers, the cop (David Duchovny) probably shouldn’t be more charming and charismatic than his target—especially when that killer is Charles Manson (Game of Thrones’ Gethin Anthony).

Duchovny’s 1967 LAPD detective Sam Hodiak is pretty much Californication’s Hank Moody and The X-Files’ Fox Mulder: Same snark, same swagger, different haircut.

Aquarius—all 13 episodes of which will be available on NBC.com and other streaming platforms post-premiere— lays the music (half the budget must have been spent on Greatest Hits of the ’60s clearances) and the cultural touchstones on thick, but loses its Manson focus often, likely because Anthony is only mildly creepy, and 13 episodes is too damned long to prop him up. Duchovny and his proto-Jump Street partner (Grey Damon) have a natural rapport, the supporting cast is solid, and it all looks great—remove the lacking Manson factor, and Aquarius might have fared better as Law & Order: Hippietown.

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Saturday, May 30 (Lifetime) Miniseries Debut: It’s been 53 years. There are no more Marilyn Monroe “secrets.” Stop making these.

Halt and Catch Fire Sunday, May 31 (AMC) Season Premiere: This oddity about the dawn of the early1980s personal-computer revolution booted-up strong in 2014, like The Americans shooting up a RadioShack.

Unfortunately, Halt and Catch Fire fizzled in the stretch, in both ratings and story, and seemed destined for cancellation (star Lee Pace barely acknowledged the series while out promoting Guardians of the Galaxy last summer).

But it’s back, and the plot’s jumped ahead to 1985, which means much forced Exposition! about what the hell’s happened in the past couple of years, set to a dead-on ’80s soundtrack (no way any Texas bar ever had Black Flag

on the jukebox, though). HFC’s four still-fantastic leads (Pace, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy and Kerry Bishé) and a tighter, startup-centered direction make Season 2 look promising, but we’ve been burned before. Best-case scenario, Halt and Catch Fire is an elaborate prequel to Silicon Valley.

The Whispers Monday, June 1 (ABC) Series Debut: Kiddies’ imaginary friends turn out to be an alien force bent on “world domination”—I’ve been saying this for years, and now it’s an ABC sci-fi series (based on a 1951 Ray Bradbury short story, Zero Hour). The Whispers is dumb summer-escapism filler that’s convinced itself that it’s something Far More Important (likely due to Steven Spielberg’s name in the producer credits), and wastes actors who deserve better (like American Horror Story’s Lily Rabe and Revenge’s Barry Sloane), but it’s still not the worst thing ABC is serving up in the warm months (see: The Bachelorette, Celebrity Wife Swap, Mistresses, etc.).

Don’t think too hard about it, and don’t be surprised if The Whispers suddenly disappears from the schedule in a few weeks.

Aquarius (NBC) Royal Pains Tuesday, June 2 (USA)

Season Premiere: It was fun for a couple of seasons, but now USA is just straining to drag Royal Pains into 100-episode territory for the Big $yndication Payoff—really, how many stories are left here? Apparently, 16 more, stretched into summer 2016. With Royal Pains (it’s about a concierge doctor who caters to rich Hamptons folk—yes, that’s the show) almost done-zo, USA is looking to leave its trademark happy-sunny programming comfort zone and move onto darker, grittier experiments like this summer’s new Mr. Robot (about hackers) and Complications (vigilantes), and returning series Graceland (sexy Feds), Satisfaction (adulterers) and Chrisley Knows Best (a grating “reality” series possibly devised by reanimated Nazi torturers).

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features orbs dangling from the ceiling—the band requested they appear later in the month, so the venue could get the full effect out of the light kit.

McBride also had a relationship with UTA and helped set up the partnership between UTA and the concert series so that a ticket to the show covers a ticket on FrontRunner (the station is a 15-minute walk from the amphitheater). Doors open at 5 p.m., the music starts at 7 p.m., and the last southbound FrontRunner leaves to go south just after 11 p.m.

The series will run every Thursday in June, to fill the gap before the Salt Lake City Twilight Concert Series, which begins in July.

The two series aren’t affiliated; in fact, Twilight series are held in municipalities across the country. Twilight series, which originated in Santa Monica, Calif., are a category of generic concert series (like “farmers” refer to specific types of community markets), ones that are subsidized by the local government, community driven and generally held in the evening.

In addition to hoping the venue books shows more consistently, Allen says he is planning on making this series an annual event, if they don’t lose money.

“I definitely want to do it again next year. We have rolled the dice and spent some serious money on these bands. I imagine it will all pencil out, and I’ve got to make sure we get the city on board to do it again, but if it breaks even, we’re able to keep doing it,” says Allen. “If it makes some profit, we can look again at investing in other shows throughout the summer.” CW

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ummer concerts and Ogden aren’t historically synonymous. Thanks to Jared Allen and Christy McBride, that’s about to change. The pair have worked for years to organize an event that could help raise Ogden’s profile as a cultural hub. The first annual Ogden Twilight Series will feature bands with huge followings. Allen, who owns and books shows for a local bar, Alleged, says the headliners are “almost like bait” to draw local audiences and those fom nearby Salt Lake City, proving to naysayers that Ogden can attract big-name bands and their fans.

The series, which kicks off June 4 with Built to Spill and Lo-Fang, includes several popular acts including Purity Ring, Owen Pallet, Other Lives, Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen), and experimental pop-rock artists Blonde Redhead.

It’s the first year that the Ogden Amphitheater has been back in the hands and care of the city; it has been licensed out for the last 10 years.

“That’s one of the reasons we wanted to do the series, too: to show off the Ogden Amphitheater. It’s so underutilized,” says Allen. “It’s like a Red Butte Garden or Gallivan Center; it’s big, it holds 8,000 people, and it’s such a beautiful venue. There are trellises and vines, and it’s a beautiful spot to see shows.”

The intention is to grow the audience and book more shows, in addition to now-regular events including Monday Night at the Movies, Tunes at Noon, Talent in the Park and a farmers market.

Allen hopes the series will help the amphitheater gain favorable attention among booking agents and become a regular venue for bigger-name bands through spring and summer.

Local restaurants from the restored Historic 25th Street will be on site, serving small bites so concertgoers can get a taste of local mom & pop fare. Alleged and other bars at Union Station will also stay open after the shows.

Raven and the Writing Desk, an indie band with a dark edge and dream-pop undercurrent, is the only opener that doesn’t have direct ties to Utah. When Allen booked Blonde Redhead, he reached out to Denver band Raven and the Writing Desk. The band had played a few times at Alleged, and played a Blonde Redhead cover during one of the shows. “We got to talking one night after the show, and they mentioned they were their favorite,” says Allen.

Allen made a point to add local groups in the mix, including Provo band The Brocks, a quintet with a slightly hazy, electronicindie groove. Two other Utah bands on the lineup—The Moth and the Flame (who play alternative rock) and Sego (who have more of a grungy, experimental rock sound)—have also been getting traction; both bands performed at SXSW this year.

Purity Ring was the first band to be booked and the last to be announced because of a previously booked show at The Depot on May 18 (Purity Ring wasn’t announced until the show was sold out, so as to not step on the heels of and siphon attendance from The Depot). Since the group has a complex set and light show—which

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OGDEN MUSIC FESTIVAL Fourteen-year-old Utah folk singer Sammy Brue kicks off the three-day acoustic folk music festival in Ogden. He has released two Americana EPs, the second of which, I Don’t Want You to Leave, streamed on Rolling Stone’s website. Texan country-folk singer James McMurtry headlines Friday’s lineup, playing songs from his first album in six years, Complicated Game, a record full of pessimistic social commentary and gloomy melodies. Equally cynical onstage, McMurtry is fond of saying that artists are playing clubs for the purpose of selling beer. Mountain Heart, a progressive bluegrass band from Nashville, headlines Saturday evening, with new material planned. The group has gone through several shake-ups in band members, but throughout the hiatuses and reunions, the power acoustic sound has stayed consistent.

Boston bluegrass band Deadly Gentlemen headline Sunday night, and Portland, Ore., duo Shook Twins (actual identical twins) are playing an outreach show on Monday night.

The full lineup for the weekend is chockfull of grassroots, blues and acoustic power bands.

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YELAWOLF Alabama artist Yelawolf’s raps are steamy and quick as a machine gun; his beats industrial-techno, and sometimes punk-influenced.

His small-town upbringing comes out in “American You,” a country-rock anthem about Southern living, indicative of Love Story’s many intimate, storytelling tracks.

Travis Barker (of Blink-182) is touring along with him on drums, after the two collaborated on Yelawolf’s 2012 EP, “Psycho White.”

And be warned—the front few rows have been known to be drenched with their own (and each other’s) sweat because of the high energy, and with the beer that Yela tends to douse his fans with. Fellow rappers Rittz (who just played the Complex May 9), Big Henry and DJ Klever round out the rest of the lineup.

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City Weekly has an immediate opening for a part-time, freelance Music Editor.

Is your love of live music getting in the way of your day job? Are you able to write critically (and succinctly) about the city’s entertainment options? Could you produce an incandescent music section that readers would love to read?

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If you can answer yes to the above, and have the clips to prove it, you may be in line to be City Weekly’s next music editor/critic. We need someone passionate and knowledgeable about the local nightlife scene with a strong writing voice and deft line-editing skills. This person must have an interest in touring bands, local musicians, club bands, DJs and music festivals -- in a variety of music genres, showcased across the Wasatch Front. Stories may also include music-adjacent performances such as burlesque and Vaudeville-style performances, open mics and karaoke.

The position demands the requisite people skills to assign and edit freelancer stories and to cultivate relationships with publicists and concert/club venues.

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POPLAR STREET PUB 242 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-532-2715, Live music Thurs.-Sat. THE RED DOOR 57 W. 200 South, SLC, 801363-6030, DJs Fri., Live jazz Sat. THE ROYAL 4760 S. 900 East, SLC, 801590-9940, Live music SANDY STATION 8925 Harrison St., Sandy, 801-255-2078, DJs SCALLYWAGS 3040 S. State, SLC, 801604-0869 SKY 149 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-8838714, Live music THE SPUR BAR & GRILL 352 Main, Park City, 435-615-1618, Live music THE STATE ROOM 638 S. State, SLC, 800501-2885, Live music THE STEREO ROOM 521 N. 1200 West, Orem, 714-345-8163, Live music, All ages SUGARHOUSE PUB 1992 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-413-2857 THE SUN TRAPP 102 S. 600 West, SLC, 385-235-6786 THE TAVERNACLE 201 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-519-8900, Dueling pianos Wed.-Sat., Karaoke Sun.-Tues.

TIN ANGEL CAFE 365 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-328-4155, Live music THE URBAN LOUNGE 241 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-746-0557, Live music VELOUR 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 801818-2263, Live music, All ages WASTED SPACE 342 S. State, SLC, 801-5312107, DJs Thurs.-Sat. THE WESTERNER 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City, 801-972-5447, Live music WILLIE’S LOUNGE 1716 S. Main, SLC, 760-828-7351, Trivia Wed., Karaoke Fri.-Sun., Live music THE WOODSHED 60 E. 800 South, SLC, 801-364-0805, Karaoke Sun. & Tues., Open jam Wed., Reggae Thurs., Live music Fri. & Sat. ZEST KITCHEN & BAR 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589, DJs

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6. NFL's ____ Te'o 7. Like a Frisbee's symmetry 8. 2007 documentary about the health care

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44. Nice enough fellow 46. Mediterranean island where Rafael Nadal was born 48. From the top 50. El ____, Texas 51. Coming out event?

52. Certain online request 53. Rainforest vine 54. Follow, as a tip

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Keith Moon played drums for the rock band The Who. He was once voted the second-greatest drummer in history. But his erratic behavior, often provoked by drugs or alcohol, sometimes interfered with his abilities. In 1973, The Who was doing a live concert near San Francisco when the horse tranquilizer that Moon had taken earlier caused him to pass out. The band appealed to the audience for help.

“Can anybody play the drums?” asked guitarist Pete Townshend. “I mean somebody good?” A 19-year-old amateur drummer named Scot Halpin volunteered. He played well enough to finish the show. I suspect that sometime soon, Aries, you may also get an unexpected opportunity to play the role of a substitute. Be ready!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The weta is a very large insect whose habitat is New Zealand. It looks like a robotic grasshopper, with giant black eyes on a long red face, enlarged hind legs bearing spikes, and floppy, oversized antennae. The native Maori people call it “the god of the ugly things.” Please note that this is a term of respect. The weta’s title is not “the most monstrous of the ugly things,” or “the worst” or “the scariest” or “the most worthless of the ugly things.” Rather, the Maori say it’s the god—the highest, the best, the most glorious. I suspect that in the coming days, Taurus, you will have a close encounter with your own version of a “god of ugly things.”

Doesn’t it deserve your love and welcome?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) In the coming nights, try to see your shadow as it’s cast on the ground by the moon. Not by the sun, mind you. Look for the shadow that’s made by the light of the moon. It might sound farfetched, but I suspect this experience will have a potent impact on your subconscious mind. It may jostle loose secrets that you have been hiding from yourself. I bet it will give you access to emotions and intuitions you have been repressing. It could also help you realize that some of the deep, dark stuff you wrestle with is not bad and scary, but rather fertile and fascinating.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “The soul moves in circles,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Plotinus. Modern psychologist James Hillmans agreed, and added this thought: “Hence our lives are not moving straight ahead; instead, hovering, wavering, returning, renewing, repeating.” I bring this to your attention, Capricorn, because you’re now in an extra-intense phase of winding and rambling. This is a good thing!

You are spiraling back to get another look at interesting teachings you didn’t master the first time around. You are building on past efforts that weren’t strong enough. Your words of power are crooked, gyrate, curvy, labyrinthine, and corkscrew.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) It’s no coincidence that your libido and your mojo are booming at the same time. Your libido is in the midst of a deep, hearty awakening, which is generating a surplus of potent, super-fine mojo. And your surplus of potent, super-fine mojo is in turn inciting your libido’s even deeper, heartier awakening. There may be times in the coming week when you feel like you are living with a wild animal. As long as you keep the creature well-fed and well-stroked, it should provide you with lots of vigorous, even boisterous fun.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) “I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early,” quipped 19th-century English author Charles Lamb.

I invite you to adopt that breezy, lazy attitude in the coming weeks. It’s high time for you to slip into a very comfortable, laidback mood, to give yourself a lot of slack, explore the mysteries of dreamy indolence, and quiet down the chirpy voices in your head. Even if you can’t literally call in sick to your job and spend a few days wandering free, do everything you can to claim as much low-pressure, unhurried spaciousness as possible.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The ancient Greek statesman Demosthenes was regarded as a supremely skilled orator. His speeches were so powerful that he was compared to a “blazing thunderbolt.” And yet as a youngster he spoke awkwardly. His voice was weak and his enunciation weird. To transform himself, he took drastic measures. He put pebbles in his mouth to force himself to formulate his words with great care. He recited poems as he ran up and down hills.

At the beach, he learned to outshout the pounding surf. Take inspiration from him, Virgo. Now would be an excellent time for you to plan and launch strenuous efforts that will enable you to eventually accomplish one of your long-range goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Petrarch was an influential 14th-century Italian poet whose main work was Song Book. It’s a collection of 366 poems, most of which are dedicated to Laura, the woman he loved.

For 40 years he churned out testaments of longing and appreciation for her, despite the fact that he and she never spent time together. She was married to another man, and was wrapped up in raising her eleven children. Should we judge Petrarch harshly for choosing a muse who was so unavailable?

I don’t. Muse-choosing is a mysterious and sacred process that transcends logic. I’m bringing the subject to your attention because you’re entering a new phase in your relationship with muses. It’s either time to choose a new one (or two?) or else adjust your bonds with your current muses.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Only one fear is worthy of you. Only one fear is real enough and important enough to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence. So for now, I suggest that you retire all lesser fears.

Stuff them in a garbage bag and hide them in a closet. Then put on your brave champion face, gather the allies and resources you need, and go forth into glorious battle. Wrestle with your one fear. Reason with it. If necessary, use guile and trickery to gain an advantage. Call on divine inspiration and be a wickedly good truth-teller. And this is crucial: Use your fear to awaken and activate the numb part of your intelligence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) I suspect that marriages of convenience will begin to wither away unless they evolve into bonds of affection. Connections that have been fed primarily on fun and games must acquire more ballast. In fact, I recommend that you re-evaluate all your contracts and agreements. How are they working for you? Do they still serve the purpose you want them to? Is it time to acknowledge that they have transformed and need to be reconfigured? As you take inventory, be both toughminded and compassionate.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have successfully made the transition from brooding caterpillar to social butterfly. Soon you will be in your full, fluttery glory, never lingering too long with one thought, one friend, or one identity. Some heavy-duty, level-headed stalwarts might wish you would be more earthy and anchored, but I don’t share their concern. At least for now, having a long attention span is overrated. You have entered the fidgety, inquisitive part of your cycle, when flitting and flirting and flickering make perfect sense.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Long-distance flirtations may soon be just around the corner or across the street. Remote possibilities are taking short cuts as they head your way. I swear the far horizon and the lucky stars seem closer than usual. Is it all a mirage? Some of it may be, but at least a part of it is very real. If you want to be ready to seize the surprising opportunities that show up in your vicinity, I suggest you make yourself as innocent and expansive as possible. Drop any jaded attitudes you may be harboring.

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wice a year, my wife and I go to San Francisco for business and pleasure.

We’ve been doing this for years, and so we know, 1. If we stay in a hotel, we have to pay a ton to park a rental car; 2. Finding a parking space is hell in the city; and, 3. Airbnbs generally don’t have off-street parking for our rental car. One of our friends recommended a service called Homobiles, which is like Uber for drag queens. The cars come via text.

Often, vehicles come held together with duct tape, but we can be ourselves and the fares are cheap: by donation only.

The sad thing for us about Homobiles is that they don’t have very many drivers, and they get booked up very fast. Thus, we often have turned to Uber over the past few years.

In San Francisco, Uber has an app that looks like a map—a map covered with 10 black dots within half a mile of wherever we stay. Those black dots represent vehicles available to pick us up. We text them and, within three minutes, a fancy-schmancy black vehicle appears (think Caddie or similar). You don’t need to fumble for cash fares and tips, because Uber charges a set fee to your credit card. Sure, it’s more expensive than Homobiles, Lyft or a taxi. But the convenience is worth it when there are no other rides available.

I worked in bars in Salt Lake City for years during the 1970s and ’80s. I learned to rely on a certain cab company in Salt Lake City to haul away the forlorn, the intoxicated, the party girls and boys. That company has become so unreliable in the past few years that I turned to a friend who worked for Uber, and who lives across the street from me.

My wife and I went to Portland, Ore., over Memorial Day weekend, and we needed a ride to the airport. So I texted him. Here’s how our exchange went: Me: Need a ride to the airport at 2. Him: Sorry, I have a day job now. Can’t help. But there will be plenty of drivers around to take you. Getting picked up from the airport could be a challenge. Uber and Lyft have stopped doing airport pickups in SLC. Lyft has stopped drop offs as well. A few commercially licensed Uber drivers are doing pickups, but they can’t keep up with the demand. The taxis are no longer required to use meters, so many are gouging passengers.

Have you noticed a difference in rideservice options? Gov. Herbert signed a bill March 31, that put in massive statewide regulations for ride-hailing companies. The big one is that Utah requires drivers to be covered with at least $1 million in liability insurance. Uber and Lyft didn’t fight that requirement, but they have been fighting the Salt Lake Mayor’s office for the even stricter rules imposed prior to that bill getting signed. n

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Hard to say goodbye, know i’m timid and shy Don’t appreciate when people pry, don’t like being the one people rely Bloodshot eyes have run dry, no longer do I have reply I’m just trying to stay high, let my heavy chest sigh Trying to imply, we’d rather consume and buy than be free and high.

Constantly questioning why, what happens when we die?

Is Heaven really in the sky or is it a centuries told lie?

Wondering if i’ll ever be able to defy and say a final goodbye Before eyes well and tears cry.

Afraid to die, so i’ll stay high Until I touch the sky...

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