Coachella Valley Weekly - January 25 to January 31, 2018 Vol. 6 No. 45

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CONTENTS

Southwest Arts Festival....................... 3 Rob Schneider at Fantasy Springs...... 5 Rancho Mirage Writers Festival........... 5 The Vagina Monologues...................... 6 Gina Carey - "The One Year Pact"......... 6 Tony Alva - His Eyes Have Fangs.......... 7 El Gato Classic Schedule...................... 7 Brewtality ............................................. 8 Aboleth ................................................. 8 Underoath............................................. 9 Peter Cetara at Spotlight 29............. 10 Roxie Jane Barnett............................ 10 Will "Willdabeast" Randal................. 11 Consider This - Pheobe Bridgers....... 12 Art Scene - Herb Alpert...................... 13 Pet Place............................................. 14 The Vino Voice .................................... 15 Club Crawler Nightlife.................. 16-17 Pampered Palate- Chicken Ranch..... 18 Screeners ........................................... 20 Book Review ....................................... 21 Safety Tips ...........................................21 Haddon Libby..................................... 23 Dale Gribow........................................ 23 Real Estate ......................................... 24 Cannabis Corner................................ 25 Desert Beat - Reach Out Morongo Basin’s Parade of Homes................ 25 Sports Scene...................................... 26 License To Live Large......................... 26 Free Will Astrology............................. 27 Mind, Body & Spirit............................ 27 Ask The Doctor................................... 28 Life & Career Coach........................... 28 Cannabis Dispensary Directory........ 31

January 25 to January 31, 2018

32ND ANNUAL SOUTHWEST ARTS FESTIVAL® INDIO HOSTED JANUARY 25 – 28, 2018 AT THE EMPIRE POLO CLUB

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he Southwest Arts Festival® Indio 2018 will be held on January 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Now in its 32nd year, the Southwest Arts Festival® will once again be held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Empire Polo Club is an international destination renowned for its natural beauty, featuring natural landscape and sweeping mountain ranges.

Tickets for the festival are $15 for general admission (good for all four days) and $13 for seniors. Children ages five and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at SWArtFest.com.

Every year, the Arts Festival continues to evolve and attract a high caliber of talented artists and unique artwork. This year’s festival will feature interactive art displays and live music, with pottery, glass and fine art painting scheduled to be on display. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of food and beverage options while casually walking the grounds.

Last year’s the festival drew record attendance, featuring 249 artists from around the world. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Events in North America by Travel Magazine, the festival includes traditional, contemporary, and abstract fine works of art and quality crafts. The festival’s reputation for first-class quality and professional integrity make it one of the country’s finest juried art festivals.

As one of largest annual fundraisers supporting several Coachella Valley based nonprofits, the festival is exceptionally fortunate to have over 200 community leaders and volunteers who contribute numerous hours to make certain that the Festival is successful.

This festival is hosted by the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Title Sponsors are the Desert Sun and the City of Indio. It is presented by CBS Local 2, Eisenhower Medical Center and Cambria.

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BY TRACY DIETLIN EVENTS ROB SCHNEIDER TO APPEAR WITH ADAM SANDLER, DAVID SPADE & NICK SWARDSON FRI. JAN. 26 AT FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO

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ob Schneider is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A standup comic and veteran of Saturday Night Live, he went on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick, The Benchwarmers, and Grown Ups. This Friday, January 26, he will be joining Adam Sandler on his stop at Fantasy Springs Casino. They will also be accompanied by David Spade and Nick Swardson.

I was able to squeeze in a phone interview right before print deadline with Rob Schneider.

Schneider is doing several of the Sandler shows, but is also doing solo shows on his own tour. I asked him what the difference was between the two.

“It’s fun to have the boys back on the road together again. It’s a little better than it was in the old days,” he shared. “It would be a lot less fun for Adam if we weren’t there. We have to keep him entertained. We get to surprise each other with our jokes. We get to actually tell our wives that this is work.”

“Well either way, solo or with the guys, you just want to make the audience laugh, but with the guys, you want to make your buddies laugh too. Adam wanted to hear some stuff at dinner tonight and I was talking to him a little and he was laughing and he wanted to hear more, but I said ‘nope…you’re gonna have to wait until tonight.’”

I asked him to share his favorite experience working with Adam Sandler. He said there were many.

“One of my favorites was when we did the Italian waiter sketch back in the early 90s with Kirstie Alley, who’s really funny. The Italian

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waiters were over amorous with their dates. I enjoyed 50 First Dates and being on the set of that movie was a lot of fun.”

Schneider has worked with so many other comedians in his own movies as well as in Sandler’s, so I wanted to know which ones he’s enjoyed working with the most.

“Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, I mean these guys are the best at it right now. Norm Mac Donald, David Spade, Nick Swardson, they’re all great.”

Schneider has done so many things from his skits on SNL to stand-up to movies and now his Netflix sitcom Real Rob. I was curious if he preferred one of these mediums over the other.

“None of them are like drudgery. You have to have a good attitude doing all of it and do it because you love it. There has to be joy in it to transcend it to the audience. You make movies for so long and the fans they remember all the lines, where we might not, and it’s fun to

get out in front of them to do stand up and it’s rewarding. Maybe somebody went to see The Waterboy on their first date and now they’re married and bringing their kids that are old enough to come to the show. Comedy is similar to music; it has an emotional memory attached to it. If people can laugh hard they remember it.”

Schneider is particularly proud of Real Rob, which has 2 Seasons in the can with Season 3 in the works.

“Originally we were on a network and the show was called Rob. We had 11.5 million viewers, but it wasn’t enough for them, but it was for me, so we took it to Netflix. The show really wasn’t based enough on who I am, so I changed the name to Real Rob. It is a real scripted show; it’s a sitcom, not a reality show.

The freedom that Netflix has afforded us has been unparalleled,” insisted Schneider.

“We’re currently writing Season 3 right now, but it takes a long time. It’s like writing 8 half hour movies. It’s very rewarding. I enjoy it because I get to work with my wife and it’s something I’m really proud of. It’s my favorite thing that I’ve ever done.”

Schneider says he has new material for this tour and he’s staying on top of the current political climate.

“It’s so easy to just follow what’s going on. I like to go against the grain. I like to find comedy in everybody’s point of view. I don’t like to demean either side. A good comedian will crap on both sides. I don’t think the people in Syria are thinking ‘Oh those Obama bombs, they were good bombs. Our people all died with smiles on their faces.’”

He said that he’s also got a couple of movie projects in the works too.

FIFTH ANNUAL RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL

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he Fifth Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival (RMWF) begins Wednesday, January 24, and runs through Friday, January 26 at the Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory. This year celebrates 45 authors with 21 special guest moderators. This “intimate” gathering of readers and book lovers is sold out. Only one thousand passes were available.

While the festival covers all literary genres, it has an emphasis on nonfiction, biography, history and current events. Many of the featured authors have been recognized with Pulitzer Prizes, National Book Awards, and/or MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships.

For the first time, the event includes a theme: “Gloriana Britannia” which welcomes authors from across the pond who will talk about historical figures, food and royalty.

Since the Coachella Valley is home to so many celebrities and industry professional, the RMWF always includes a distinguished group of authors and moderators who share their books and knowledge not only about Hollywood but also the world beyond.

For the second year, the Festival will be

covered by C-SPAN’s Book TV! The popular cable program airs on weekends highlighting nonfiction books, book festivals and author interviews.

The RMWF runs three days with 85 sessions! Every hour in five different areas of the library, authors engage with readers and current events are discussed with highprofile moderators and panels.

With so many great programs happening at once, the most challenge aspect of the Festival is deciding who to see and when. But the City of Rancho Mirage posts videos of all the presentations and up-loads the RMWF to its website and city television channel.

A boxed lunch is provided Wednesday

“I’m working on trying to figure out a couple movies right now. I mean their making less and less comedies in Hollywood now so that’s why I enjoy doing my Netflix show so much.”

What would people be the most surprised to know about Schneider?

“I think I’m much more introspective and thoughtful and kind than some of the dummies I play on the big screen. I consider myself a dramatic actor that never gets dramatic parts.

I’m like a Shakespearean actor that never gets to play Shakespeare,” he shared with a chuckle.

In closing, I asked him what has been his most shining moment of his career so far?

“I’m still waiting. I haven’t peaked yet. I just really hope people will check out Real Rob Season 1 and 2, and I have to say the last episode of Season 2 is just beautiful. It’s my best work yet!”

Tickets for the 8pm Adam Sandler show on Friday, January 26, 2018 are on sale now for $139, $119, $99 and $79 at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone at 800-827-2946 or online at FantasySpringsResort.com.

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and Thursday. Valet parking is included. The event concludes Friday noon.

Eighty percent of the RMWF is made possible by donations contributed by “Angels.” Angels give $5,000, which comes with passes and special invitation privileges.

Because of their generosity, it makes it possible to keep the cost of a standard Festival pass affordable at $500.

The RMWF is a high-end, yet low profile local Festival. With the city’s clout and community, the Festival draws big names and bestsellers. Yet, few hear about the RMWF since it has limited seating and sells

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out in a matter of hours when tickets go on sale the previous year.

In only five years, the RMWF has gained national attention as is considered one of the best writers festival in the country for its size, sincerity and sunshine.

From dogs, democrats, doctors and divas, the Fifth Annual RMWF is once again set to deliver a bounty of ideas and intriguing intellectual stimulation.

For more information and how to purchase passes for the Sixth Annual RMWF call 760 341-7323 or visit the website www. rmwritersfest.org.

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THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES: AN ARTISTIC UPRISING FEBRUARY 3 AT THE RIVIERA PALM SPRINGS HOTEL

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ccording to the National Crime Victimization Survey, more than 600 women every day are raped or sexually assaulted in the United States.

More than 1 in 4 women have experienced some type of public sexual harassment.

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission estimates that 75% of workplace sexual harassment complaints go unreported all together and that 75% of women who do report workplace sexual harassment, experienced some form of retaliation when they spoke up.

A new ABC -Washington Poll shows why the #Metoo campaign resonated with so many women: sexual harassment, especially in the workplace, is a full-blown epidemic.

The poll found that more than half of all American women—54%—have experienced “unwanted and inappropriate sexual advances” at some point in their lives.

And so in light of all that we are learning, we search for ways to heal and address this social awareness. It is long accepted that Art has the power to transform consciousness and inspire people to act. In the year of the resistance and the #Metoo movement, it is no surprise that lasting social and cultural change is being spread by ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

In response to this national movement,

the Coachella Valley Community has joined in this global effort and will be offering a one night performance of Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking play, The Vagina Monologues, to benefit The Coachella Valley Sexual Assault Services, a vital organization here in the desert, that provides advocacy, support, counseling, emergency shelter, food, clothing and services to sexual assault and rape victims, individuals and family members. All At no cost. - (760- 568-9071.)

The Vagina Monologues is being produced

by The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project, (www.losangeleswomenstheatreproject. org), a 501c3 Nonprofit that was founded

by Palm Springs residents, Dee Jae Cox and Michele Weiss. The Vagina Monologues will be presented on February 3, 2018 at the Riviera Hotel Palm Springs. The show will feature local actors and residents from the community, who have joined together to present one of the most poignant, yet humorous presentations of conversations by and about women.

Twenty years after making its OffBroadway debut, Playwright Eve Ensler’s critically hailed play, “The Vagina Monologues,” is still a call to action. In 1998, Ensler, along with a group of activists, founded V-Day. Their mission was to create a global movement to end violence against women and girls. Every February around

the world, productions of Ensler’s, Vagina Monologues are offered for production royalty free, so that communities all over the globe can raise funds for their individual local organizations that work to end violence against women and girls.

The New York Times called The Vagina Monologues, “probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade.”

The play - first performed Off-Broadway and in locations around the world by Ms. Ensler - dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement of women’s experiences. V-Day grew out of the play, which exploded onto the scene in 1998, breaking taboos about women’s sexuality and shattering silence around violence done to women and girls.

In 2018, staging a production of The

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Vagina Monologues is more than just a theatrical experience; it is an ARTISTIC UPRISING, a RADICAL act, an ACT OF RESISTANCE. Join in the V-Day movement and support the work to end violence against women and girls beginning on a local level. Buy a ticket or give a donation to benefit the Coachella Valley Sexual Assault services located in Palm Desert.

Tickets are $25.00. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit: www.

VDayPalmSprings.com.

The Vagina Monologues will be performed on February 3, 2018 at the Riviera Palm Springs located at 1600 N Indian Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262 Show begins 7pm (Doors open at 6pm).

(After-party with cast and audience following show.)

FILM GINA CAREY FILMS, TO PREMIER NEW MOVIE, SPRINGS “CAMELOT THEATRES” TO HOST RED CARPET MOVIE PREMIER PARTY AND SCREENING ON FEB. 12, 2018 “THE ONE YEAR PACT” AT THE CAMELOT THEATRES PALM

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ina Carey Films in association with Gico Music is set to premier “The One Year Pact” at the prestigious “The Camelot Theatres”, 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92262, on Monday, February 12, 2018 at 6pm. “The One Year Pact” is a clever family parody around four men, Paul (Brian Moore), Dustin (Marcus Lantero), Karl (Steven Ciceron) and Gregg (Domingo Winstead), whose developmental years comprised of simply wisecracking and having a great time.

Solid plans for fulfilling childhood dreams and financial stability were never in any of their plans until they reached the other side of 50. When ring leader, Paul Dryer has an “aha” moment, he quickly assembles the guys in an effort to forge a one year pact to success. Shortly after solidifying their treaty, these lifelong friends find themselves individually faced with a plethora of adult situations that will threaten to disrupt their

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irresponsible lifestyles and will force them to become responsible men.

Gina Carey, Chairman and CEO, Gina Carey Films and Gico Music quotes: “This film family feature is loaded with motivation and giggling. Film goers will love the communications between these long lasting companions of totally differing characters.”

“The One Year Pact “was written,

produced, filmed and edited by Gina Carey.

Gina has an unquenchable passion to produce family friendly cinema. She hopes to use her gift of screenwriting to inspire, encourage and shine the spotlight social issues that impact our society today. Her ultimate goal is to bring a message of hope, love and light through cinema.

Gina Carey’s filmography includes, “The Unexpected” (Feature Film, February 2016), “Aspire to Inspire” (Documentary, June 2016) and “The Assumptions” (Feature Film, February 27, 2017) and “The One Year Pact.” Casting for her 5th feature film, “Acts of Kindness” will begin in January of 2018.

“The One Year Pact” staring cast includes, Marcus Lantero, Steven Ciceron, Brian Moore and Domingo Winstead. Gina is also the executive producer of this film. The formal red carpet arrival step and repeat ceremony will begin at 6pm at The Camelot Theatres. Immediately following the star-

studded cast arrival will be the theatrical screening of “The One Year Pact”.

Ticket are on sale and can be purchased online at, www.ginacareyfilms.com or www.theoneyearpactmovie.com or at the Camelot Theatres, 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92262. This event is open to the public. For additional information contact ginacareyfilms@gmail.com or call (760) 678-5815.

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BY JASON HALL TONY ALVA: LEGENDARY SKATEBOARDER HAVE FANGS PERFORMS AT THE EL GATO CLASSIC AND BASSIST FOR THE BAND HIS EYES HAVE FANGS HISSAT.EYES JAN 27, 8PM AT HARD ROCK HOTEL PALM SPRINGS

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he El Gato classic is coming up this weekend. Along with artist, Robert Vargas, photographer, KC Armstrong’s book release for Back In The Day, and obviously all the legends of bowl and vert skating, there will be an amazing concert. The concert will be held at The Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs on Saturday, January 27 at 8pm.

The bands who will perform are skateboarder Allen Losi’s One Less Zero, and His Eyes Have Fangs.

His Eyes Have Fangs is an L.A. based psych band formed in 2013. The band features Rachel Anne Rainwater on vocals, Vulcho Bonev on guitar, Matthew Rainwater on drums, and Tony Alva on bass. Yes skate fans, that Tony Alva. Tony is mostly known as a founding member of The “Z-Boys” and escorting in the modern era of skateboarding with his Frontside air. Possibly the most wellknown photo capturing any skateboarder is of Tony Alva performing the Frontside air. Tony took time out of his hectic schedule to tell us a bit more about himself and his band.

Coachella Valley Weekly: How did skateboarding become a part of your life?

Tony Alva: “Surfing got me into skateboarding. I grew up in Santa Monica.

Skateboarding and surfing goes hand and hand. It’s like cross training. When we weren’t surfing, we were skateboarding.”

CVW: Who was the crazy one who decided skating in empty pools was a good idea?

Alva: “As a group, we started gravitating towards that because we were running into guys from the 60’s who said they had done that. Obviously in the 70’s, there was an era of empty pools because of the water shortage. Also, I think it was a financial thing.

A lot of people had empty pools in the yards, especially on the north side of town where all the bigger residences were. We started looking over fences to find something to skate in. After trying it a couple of times, we were looking for bigger and better pools. It spread from there. At that time I was just starting to become a professional skater. I wanted to push the envelope with skating pools.”

CVW: You’ve been credited with ushering in the modern era of skateboarding with the Frontside Air. How did that come about?

Alva: “That was caught on film actually. It had never been done before. That brought a lot of attention to my group, the Dogtown guys. But it also brought attention to me. It was like I was revolutionary in skateboarding.

I was a guy who was pushing it to a new level.

It was pretty cool.”

CVW: You’ve been going strong for 40 years. How has skateboarding changed for you, and what keeps you going?

Alva: “It’s changed a lot technically, but at the same time, it’s just as fun as it ever was.

The best part is the terrain. There’s so much more stuff to ride now than there ever was. It’s really cool because there are so many different generations of people skating together too. At the park, there are kids and old school dudes who are grandpa’s now, taking their grandkids to the park. There’s always the crusty old dudes skating the bowl and young kids who are into street skating. It’s really exciting nowadays to be a skateboarder.”

CVW: What is your connection with the El Gato Classic?

Alva: “Eddie is a really good friend of mine.

They call him El Gato because he basically is always landing on his feet. And that’s not just as a skateboarder. He’s an amazing human being. He’s constantly being of service to other people. He’s a spiritual man. He’s an amazing representative of skateboarding, and I wanted to be involved with it because Eddie’s the man. Being associated with this is being directly associated with Eddie and his wife. I stand behind what Eddie stands for.

He stands for good living and being forthright.

We’re really excited to be coming out there to be a part of this.”

CVW: How did His Eyes Have Fangs start?

Alva: “The band started as an instrumental trio. It was Ray Barbie on guitar, Matt Rainwater drumming, and me on bass. Ray had other projects going on and couldn’t put 100% into the group, so we got the guitarist who’s now in the group, Vulcho. He’s a really eclectic dude and multi-talented musician. He plays guitar and has a lot of surf influence. But, you know, he kind of adds that psychedelia, experimental tones to the songs. We wanted to get a singer, but we didn’t want a male

vocalist, so we tried Matt’s wife out. We did a little audition with her 3 or 4 years ago, and she fit into the band just perfect. Since then, Rachel Anne has been writing songs with us.”

CVW: What are you listening to right now which may surprise everyone?

Alva: “I listen to a lot of Jazz. I listen to a lot

of Eastern music from India. I listen to reggae and timeless rock like Beatles and Stones. His Eyes Have Fangs is heavily influenced by a lot of that old psychedelic rock like the Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Buffalo Springfield… all that kind of stuff. We incorporate a bunch of that into our sound, but a lot of our sound is kind of edgy. There’s also a lot of blues undertones. We’re really excited whenever we play live. We get to share the music with other people.”

CVW: Where can we listen to His Eyes Have Fangs and buy some merch?

Alva: “Our website, hiseyeshavefangs. com has links to everything. Really, we do it because we love it, but we do have merch.

Come out to the gig on Saturday. That’s how you can listen to us and buy merch!”

EL GATO CLASSIC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH - 7PM - ART EXHIBIT FREE EVENT!!!

Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs 150 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA Featuring the following artists: William Sharp “Back in the Day” Book Release With the recent release of William Sharp’s book “Back In The Day” which features hundreds of Sharps astounding photos from this early pioneering era of skateboarding.

Sharp will be displaying unseen photos that did not make the cut in the book, which the majority of these photos have never been seen before. You are not going to want to miss this. Books will be available for purchase.

Robert Vargas - “Portraits Of A Legend” Art Exhibit Born and raised in Los Angeles, Robert Vargas has played a central role in the shaping of the revitalized DTLA art scene thanks to his omnipresence on the streets, where people line up to see his infamous drawing sessions.

Vargas has ventured out on his largest mural yet and can be seen working on the corner of Fifth and Hill Streets in LA on “Angelus,” which will be the largest mural in the world created by a single artist, according to Vargas.

Vargas will be displaying for the first time in one place his collection of legends portraits.

KC Armstrong “Portraits of a Legend” Photo Exhibit Armstrong is a Sports, Entertainment and Advertising photographer working out of Los Angeles and Toronto. He has produced award winning imagery for such brands as Canada

Goose, Adidas, Hockey Night In Canada, ESPN, and more. He creates stylized images of athletes and celebrities for advertising and editorial clients. He will be displaying portraits of legends that he has photographed over the last few years.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH 10am - Legends’ Expression Session limited tickets available Palm Springs Skate Park 405 S Pavilion Way, Palm Springs Sunrise Park, Sunrise and Ramon Roads, Palm Springs 2pm - Generations Flow Bowl Skateboard Contest - Limited tickets available The Generations Flow Bowl Skateboard Contest will feature the top Amateurs, Girls, Pros and Legends in the industry today.

Palm Springs Skate Park 405 S Pavilion Way, Palm Springs 8pm - Concert - Tickets available Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs 150 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs CA Featuring the following bands: One Less Zero The Zero brings a fresh flavor to the music scene, with the beautiful and talented Sara Wright on vocals, legendary skateboarder Allen Losi on guitar, world renowned veteran tattoo artist Mike Spasbo on drums, the gifted stylings of Fender employee Luis Agulair on guitar and the back bone of many bandsmaster of all music Allen Buglione on bass.

With their “we’re here to skate the session” attitude and Sara Wright’s natural charisma, the fun never stops!

His Eyes Have Fangs His Eyes Have Fangs Band with members Matthew Rainwater, legendary Dog Town skateboarder Tony Alva, Vulcho Bonev and Rachel Anne Rainwater Tickets are on sale now at www. elgatoclassic.com Sponsors of the El Gato Classic Legends Weekend include PS Resorts, Palm Springs Skatepark with the City of Palm Springs, The Rock Church, S1 Helmets, Vans and CV Weekly.

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ack in my day as bassist for LA deathcore band Crematorium, we’d tour the country for months at a time, living and commuting in an old 15-passenger van and trailer (Can you imagine that? Five dudes, one van, all the farts). We’d signed a three-album recording contract, but the touring life is rough for all but the most established of bands. Showers were few and far between, we ate fast food daily, and we drank cheap beer as supplied by the venues or when purchased at truck stops. Our diet was poor and the beer buzz was poorer; dollar menus and $7 twelvepacks fueled our daily life.

Over a decade later, I’m a craft beer brewer instead of a struggling metal artist.

Call me nostalgic, but I’ve still got a taste for cheap American lager. I grew up on the stuff!

It’s high time I review what is, at this point, part of my DNA. Ladies and gentlemen, here are the least worst beers ever.

Miller High Life – 4.5% ABV, Miller Brewing Company My girlfriend Courtney, joined me for the tasting, and immediately declared, “Woof, that’s bad. This tastes like Wonder Bread.

Artificial ingredients and everything.” At first this beer tasted flavorless; the vapid cleanness that Miller happily declares The Champagne of Beers. Then, an awful

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metallic flavor began to creep in at the backend of the palate. This beer is bad, and only gets worse as it warms. I’ve gotten wasted on real champagne before, but there’s not enough sorrow in the world to get me plastered from this swill. Swipe left on this one. 2/5 stars Rolling Rock – 4.4% ABV, Latrobe Brewing Co. “Smells like apples,” Courtney muttered with the bottle almost in her nostril. And she’s right; Rolling Rock is famous for the taste of DMS in its flavor; a brewing flaw that’s reminiscent of green apples. Rolling Rock has owned it, and made that flaw into its signature flavor. Tart, dry, and slightly bland, this is a common beer for bands to

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boleth decimated The Hood Bar & Pizza the first weekend of 2018 providing support for House of Broken Promises and Brain Vat and their respective new releases. Aboleth is Brigitte Roka (Ultra Electric Mega Galactic, Marco Minnemann) on vocals, Collyn McCoy (Trash Titan, Ultra Electric Mega Galactic) on baguitar, and Boll3t (Hecatombe) on drums.

In Dungeons & Dragons ‘aboleths’ are some of the most primeval beings in existence. They are a fictitious race of malevolent, eel-like abnormalities with paranormal abilities. After listening intently to their Ep-I Single which includes the varying tunes, “No Good,” “Corpsehunter” and “Captain Cheese,” their sound is beyond their years and parallel’s the aboleth characterization. I hear southern slide blues, a lot of fuzz, a strong drum presence, and soaring vocals over the top of the tuned down guitars. It’s the perfect melding of heavy music and tragic melodic vocals that bring the synthesis of the rasp of Janis Joplin

drink in green rooms around the country.

This was a trip down memory lane to many pleasant, former hangovers. 2.5/5 stars Hamm’s – 4.6% ABV, Hamm’s Brewing Co. With its .1% higher ABV and more assertive flavor profile, Hamm’s wants you to know you’re actually drinking something.

I mean, I tasted something that resembles hops with this beer. With a bready malt profile that tastes more like crusty sourdough than Wonder Bread, Hamm’s is at the top of the leader board for least crappy American lager. 3.5/5 stars Pabst Blue Ribbon – 4.7% ABV, Pabst Brewing Company Palm Desert dive bar “The Hood” opened doors with their notorious “$1 PBR nite”, as many cheap dive bars across the country have done, and it paid off in dividends.

The beer of choice for hipsters, working slobs, and poor musicians world over (I’m all three, what-what), this is the beer most often associated with millennial nostalgia.

Lightly grainy with saltine cracker flavors, there is so little going on with this beer as to be inoffensive. There’s nothing to dislike or stand-out about this beer, and that’s probably a lot to do with its popularity. 3.5/5 Budweiser – 5% ABV, Anheuser - Busch Back in my day, if you played a music club

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and they gave you Budweiser, that meant you fan-saayyy. This is not necessarily cheap beer, but according to who you ask, it might be bad beer. A friend to gardeners and an enemy to beer-snobs world over, Bud is a divisive beer despite its perennial popularity.

I personally have not drunk a Budweiser in over a decade, and was pleasantly surprised. Cooked white rice dominates the palate; starchy, clean, and mild. There is just a whisper of hops, but the 5% ABV gives it a bigger body than most wimpy American lagers. Available at every gas station and dive bar nationwide, Budweiser remains the Starbucks of beer. 3.5/5 stars Although Hamm’s won the night as the least worst of the bunch, the ubiquity of Budweiser gives it the win on a technicality.

Beer drinkers don’t turn to American Lager because they’re craving a transcendental experience; hell nah! They want to play beer pong with suds they can afford! Budweiser ultimately keeps its crown as the “King of Beers” in this shoot-out. Join me next week, when I wreck my liver once again to discover the best Mexican lagers on the market.

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and ‘Metal God’ Ronnie James Dio to mind.

Based out of Los Angeles, the aberration that is Aboleth is epic fuzz, stoner doom metal from the high California desert Coachella Valley Weekly had the

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opportunity to speak with the band prior to show time.

CVW: What should people who have never witnessed Aboleth live expect to see?

A: “Heavy bluesy riffs, soaring whiskythroated female vocals and a lot of Robert Plant-esque hair flying around.”

CVW: Do you have any connections to the desert other than Arty Love?

A: “We recorded our debut EP in Yucca Valley with Dan Joeright (Earth Moon Earth) at Gatos Trail Studios and filmed our first music video in Reefer City (yes, it’s a real place). Dan was also our original drummer.

We might be L.A. kids but the desert has always informed our sound. Our eventual

goal is to build a recording studio/art compound in the high-desert for our noshoes-wearing, Vespa-riding devil cult.”

CVW: What do you love about L.A.?

A: “There are musicians everywhere, from all over the place, so it’s a great city to start new projects and stumble upon band mates that perfectly click with you. It’s also a culturally diverse city, and people are fairly open-minded.”

CVW: What can you do without?

A: “The infamously terrible music scene.

You can find the perfect band mates but still end up playing for ten people on a good night because hardly anyone goes to shows anymore. Literally anywhere outside of L.A. is already a whole other world for playing live.”

CVW: Where can we find more info and what’s next for Aboleth?

A: “You can find us predominantly on Instagram @abolethband, and we’re also on Facebook and Twitter. Our music and merch are available on Bandcamp and we’re on Youtube and Spotify as well. We just wrapped up recording our debut full length album with our label WURMgroup, which is coming out in Spring of 2018.

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pencer Chamberlain and Aaron Gillespie of Underoath recently spent some time in Palm Springs.

We were fortunate enough to catch up with them in their suite at Hard Rock Hotel and witness an exclusive acoustic performance.

They also were nice enough to open up to us about some topics they’ve never discussed, including the bad times in the studio for Chasing Safety and their substance abuse.

Underoath is one of the biggest bands in the country right now. They are often credited with bringing the metalcore genre to the forefront. They formed in Tampa in 1997, but really gained traction around 2003.

Chamberlain’s introduction to music was a surprise for being in what started as a Christian band. “Good music was forced on me by my dad; Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix.

Then I started getting into my own music like Guns and Roses, and Nirvana. It was a surprise to me to see somebody sing and play guitar. I thought it was so fucking cool.

Nirvana changed it all for me. I was lucky enough to have an older brother who liked Nirvana, so I listened to them early on. His death changed my life.”

Gillespie’s introduction to music was equally surprising. “I grew up in a really strict fundamental Christian household. My dad would secretly get drunk every Friday.

He would drink cheap beer and listen to his pretty eclectic vinyl collection. The first thing I ever heard was Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds through my dad’s headphones. My uncle by marriage who had divorced my dad’s sister was still in our life for some strange reason.

Fucking weird, I’d go to my ex-uncle’s house. He was way into Pearl Jam and Nirvana. My first real memory of Nirvana was Kurt Loder coming on MTV News at my ex-uncle’s house and announced Kurt Cobain had been found dead. We all just sat on the couch for like 10 hours watching MTV News. We weren’t allowed to watch MTV or listen to new music at my house.

After that I was obsessed with Nirvana.”

Underoath formed early in Chamberlain’s life. “When Underoath started, we were just kids. It was a local band. We played at a homeless shelter in downtown St. Petersburg called The Refuge. Every local band played there and some touring bands too. MXPX came through. Cannibal Corpse, Mortal Enemy. I got thrown in the deep end. I was only 15 years old. It wasn’t really a real band until 2003, but we were on a local indie label.”

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Gillespie was known as the screamer in the band. On the newest record, he changed it up and did most of the singing which was Chamberlain’s job usually.

Gillespie says, “I think Spencer is a better singer than screamer.” Chamberlain chimes in, “I grew up singing in bands and playing guitar. Every band I’ve ever joined, I get promoted to front man. When I got into heavier metal, I started screaming. I didn’t know at first how to really balance the two. Going back and forth takes years and years of practice. Every year that goes by, I become a better vocalist. Every day, I warm up my vocals. I’ve had the same vocal warmup since 2005.”

Their first big record, Chasing Safety, really challenged Chamberlain and Gillespie vocally. Gillespie reminisces, “The producer, who we’ll leave unnamed, but you can look it up, beat the shit out of Spencer and I. He kept telling us we were terrible and we couldn’t sing on key. I got blisters in my throat. We never lose our voices! Not a lot of people know this about Chasing Safety.

Spencer lost his voice too. Neither of us had our voices and we had to leave on tour for a bit, then come back to finish the album.”

Chamberlain goes on to say, “We were kids, and this old dude ripped us apart. It was so brutal” When asked to reflect back on the experience to see if there was any benefit to the producers actions, Chamberlain says, “He did us such a disservice. Aaron and I work really well together. We work way better with somebody who lets us do that.”

Gillespie says the experience “left us super self-conscious about our voice. We’ve never talked about this. For years we had weird rules. We would sleep certain hours…

It wasn’t until our 30’s that we finally said ‘Fuck it! Let’s get hammered. It’ll be fine,’ and it was fine, but it took that long. He

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did not do us a service. He fucked us up!”

Sonically, the record wasn’t what they wanted.

In 2010, Gillespie departed the band.

“We’re great friends now. We had to burn the whole fucking thing down to make it work. We’ve always been a band of people who had different ideas. In the beginning of a band, that doesn’t work.

When we started, we were all teenagers and had similar ideas. As we grew up, we became more independent. You start getting your own ideas of what’s right and wrong. Unfortunately, that causes friction.

On a tour in Europe I finally felt I couldn’t do this anymore. I’ve never said this, but I have extreme anxiety and I take medication for that and my blood pressure. On this particular tour, I wasn’t taking any of my blood pressure medication. I was taking a Xanax bar a day and drinking on top of it.

I was so fucked up. The only friend I had in the band was Spencer, and he was fucked up too. Spencer was doing like an 8 ball of cocaine a day. My only help in the band was more fucked up than me. I would try to erase the day every day. I couldn’t take it anymore,” confided Gillespie.

Chamberlain goes on to talk about this time and leads us into the breakup. “From 2005 on, there was a separation. Aaron and I were the outsiders. It was like the frat brothers vs. the 2 weird kids. It was like high school on the bus. They found out I got into drugs. They were super religious, and I wasn’t. That was a major problem. We never talked about it. I was kicked out of the band in 2006.”

Gillespie was hurt. “I talked to our manager and told him if Spencer is out, the band was over. The other band members didn’t like that we weren’t like them anymore. It was like walking on eggshells for a while. Spencer found his escape in a bag of cocaine. Spencer returned about a month later. After that, we were really separated until the break up in 2013. I only held on until 2010, and Spencer held on until 2013. In 2015, we started talking again in a series of texts.”

Chamberlain admits fault. “It’s not like we thought, ‘oh, it’s their fault.’ It took Aaron, me, and Tim to do this. Tim was the catalyst of the other side of the coin. I love Tim. Even if he hates you at the time, he loves you and will take a bullet for you.

All of us admitted fault. We grew up and realized we need to communicate. That’s why we’re still a band. We went through horrible shit, and learned to communicate.

If you don’t communicate, that’s how people die. You need to communicate your problems and addictions. We need to finally speak openly about this so we let kids know that they need to communicate before they OD or commit suicide. Life is hard to navigate. They don’t teach you how to prepare for following your dreams. They teach you, get a job, start a family, and take out a loan. They set you up for that. When somebody decides to chase their dreams, they’re fucked. I want that to be a thing of the past.”

With a Facebook following of over 1.3 million fans, it’s easy to see why it was such an honor to be able to visit with Aaron and Spencer in their suite. They opened up to us about things they’ve never shared. Having both Aaron and Spencer in the same room to interview together is extremely rare and may never have been done. The energy these two guys bounce off each other is intense. They did not touch on any plans on an upcoming album, but Aaron is currently on a solo tour and Underoath will be playing some dates in the spring in the US and touring Europe in the summer.

The Hard Rock brought them out to Palm Springs to take advantage of a program The Hard Rock hotel offers to all its guests.

Sound Of Your Stay at Hard Rock Hotel invites you as a guest to check out a guitar from their guitar menu and record if you are so inspired. If you’re a musician, it’s tough not to be inspired while staying there. There will be exclusive acoustic performances available to view on both Hard Rock Hotel Palm Springs and Underoath’s social media account. Be sure to follow them!

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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER RETURNS TO SPOTLIGHT SHOWROOM ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH

potlight 29 Casino is proud to welcome back Grammy Award-winner Peter Cetera to the Spotlight Showroom on Saturday, February 24th at 8 p.m. Tickets are $65, $55 and $45 at Spotlight29.com. Spotlight 29 Casino’s Spotlight Showroom offers the premier entertainment experience in the Coachella Valley.

Cetera began his career in the late 1960s as lead singer, songwriter and bassist of legendary pop-rock band Chicago. For nearly two decades, his signature vocals could be heard on such hits as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “Just You ’n’ and Me,” “Baby What a Big Surprise,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” and “You’re the Inspiration.” In 1981, Cetera released his self-titled debut featuring the Mainstream Rock hit, “Livin’ in the Limelight.”

In 1986, Cetera left Chicago to embark on what would prove to be an extremely successful solo career. He scored back-to-back No. 1 hits with “Glory of Love,” which earned an Oscar nomination for its inclusion in the film “The Karate Kid Part II”, and “Next Time I Fall,” a Grammy-nominated duet with Amy Grant. Cetera then teamed with Cher for the hit ballad “After All,” which peaked at No. 6 and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1989 Academy Awards. In 1992, he released the album World Falling Down featuring the Adult Contemporary No. 1 hit “Restless Heart.”

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In 2016, Cetera was inducted into the Rock ’n’ roll Hall of Fame as a member of Chicago. In 2017, he was honored in the Songwriters Hall of Fame along with former bandmates Robert Lamm and James Pankow.

Enjoy the timeless voice of Peter Cetera on Saturday, February 24th. Tickets are $65, $55 and $45 at Spotlight29.com, by calling Star Tickets (800) 585-3737, and at the Spotlight 29 Box Office and Gift Shop. Doors open at 7 p.m. Shows start at 8 p.m. at 7 p.m. Shows start at 8 p.m.

p and coming singer Roxie Jane Barnett is performing at Costas Nightclub on Saturday, January 27 at 10 p.m. to announce the release of her new album, Burning Bright. Though an established singer, Barnett is new to the desert music scene and this will be her second time playing here. “I’ve performed at The Roadhouse. That was a really great venue just because I felt super welcome… it was my first venue that was in Palm Springs. Playing at Costas will be my first time performing in Palm Desert. It’s really my first performance breaking into the valley so definitely really excited to be fresh on the scene,” she says, noting that Costas is the perfect venue for her album release party to take place. “I wanted to kind of jump into the valley and be kind of fresh on the scene. I’ve looked at [Costas] Instagram, they have such a great venue and I can tell that the place is really great… people are always coming there and they’re enjoying themselves and the show. I just wanted to be able to jump into a new venue and bring a fresh sound to it… hopefully people will dig it.”

Barnett has a lot of experience performing and regularly performs at churches, in addition to doing a tour for her first album, Chick Flair, which came out two years ago. “I’ve performed in churches over a long period of time. It’s something that I’ve done and probably always will be a part of me. I’ve performed at Harvest in Riverside, at The Packinghouse in Redlands… but I also play other gigs,” she says. “I actually toured Ireland and the U.K. when I released my last EP and that was really cool, I got to play at some really great venues. I played at the Bedford, and that was the same place where Ed Sheeran released his CD Live at the Bedford. And I love Ed Sheeran.

It was super cool to be able to play exactly where he played when he was gaining his following… and just going for the top so that was definitely super cool. When I was in Ireland and the U.K., I played a lot of pubs and clubs so I’m trying to reach out to various groups of people, various crowds.

I think my music can connect with anyone who’s really willing to just listen to it and I think it’s a good connecting point.”

Barnett’s music can easily be described as pop but she better describes it as “oldschool mixed with new-schoo.” and she is eager to use her music to connect with her fans. “I like to think that the music that I’m writing is something people can connect with. I want it to be messages that people can say ‘Oh, I’ve been there’ or ‘Oh, I want to be there.’ I want it to be something that people can totally feel and enjoy the beat; they want to dance with it and smile to it and cry with it. I want to mix raw emotion with good music. I want it to be authentic and real,” she says.

Though she says that she continues to be proud of Chick Flair, Barnett thinks that Burning Bright shows her growth as a musician. “I think that… Burning Bright… is going to really showcase that my vocals have grown a lot, my songwriting has grown… it has a new fresh pop sound, but I think you can hear the kind of old-school, like classic rock influences. This new album has much more real instrumentation... I wanted it to be… pop but I wanted you to hear the electric and feel the drums and hear the acoustic… pop with a twist,” she says, going on to emphasize that her music reflects her personal growth as well. “When people are listening to it I want it to be so transparent that ‘This is a real experience I went through and I want you to feel it too.’

There’s a song for every feeling in this EP.” Her genuine passion for music seems to be bringing Barnett success; according to her, one of the songs from Burning Bright, “You and I,” has accumulated almost a million views. In addition, one of her songs gained enough attention that it is currently being pitched to Carrie Underwood to include on one of her albums. Though she doesn’t yet know if the song will be picked up by Underwood, Barnett says, “It felt so encouraging to receive their interest and response.”

Barnett will be having a second album release party on February 18 at The District in Redlands. More information can be found on roxiejanemusic.com

LOCAL MUSICIAN PROFILE

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recently watched a video of Will Randal and Mikey Reyes on FB of them performing the song “Hip hop is Ridiculous,” and I was blown away by the talent coming out of these two men. I didn’t know at the time that they had originally recorded the song back in 200? The track still seemed fresh and I had to watch it several times and now I can’t get it out of my head. I’ve known Randal for some time but had never heard his music until then.

I knew that he went by Willdabeast and had been performing in the valley for quite some time and that he was going to do the CV Weekly Music Showcase coming up in March. I had to know more so I asked him to be our featured Local Musician Spotlight for this week.

CVW: I know you mostly as a rapper/ wordsmith…can you tell me a little about your background in music? What types of music do you write and perform? Do you play instruments?

Will Randal: “I started playing trumpet in my middle school days; Jazz band, Honor band. At heart, I am a jazz musician. No matter what type of music I create, jazz is my influence. After the trumpet I picked up the guitar in high school. Naturally the bass guitar came right behind. I didn’t pick up piano until I was 26. Also along the way I picked up drums and percussion. Music is my language.”

CVW: Please list all the duos/bands/ collaborations that you have been in? And are currently in?

Randal: “I started making hip hop music when I was 14 years old, that’s when I started my first hip hop crew, The Organic Crew. Mikey Reyes, Robert Apodaca, Chris Wiggins, and I, were all inspired by the natural element of free flow over hip hop instrumentals. Another hip hop crew I’m from is the PEN VETS with Andrie Ramos of MSLP from Long Beach. We bring a more dominate style to the microphone. Also IROC crew (Indigenous Rastas of Cali) was a duo Tony Ballard put together. We bring the more Ire/Cali Side of the rhyme spectrum to the microphone. Another musical family I am blessed to be a part of is Desert Rhythm Project. Mikey Reyes has been my brother since 3rd grade and he is a master of his craft as well. Currently I am focusing more on my solo music with my friend Danny Cedeno from Irie Junctions playing bass. I just feel

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it’s time to start putting content out.”

CVW: What’s the difference for you writing/performing solo opposed to collaborating?

Randal: “I enjoy collabing with likeminded musicians. When you are a professional you know that people who are on the same page are vital to workflow; projects are easily created and the outcome is always quality. But you also might have to stay in certain parameters based on the collaboration. Now solo I do enjoy as well. It’s 100% me. Just me! My art is fully stretched when I’m able to think on my own. It’s a way for a listener to really get to know who you are when you showcase yourself as an individual. I also feel that a collaboration could be easier to create. I can have three buddies, we each write a verse, come up with a chorus, boom song is done.

It’s beautiful. As a solo artist you must write everything yourself and projects can take days, weeks even. So it’s a little tougher to do it alone, especially if you’re producing your beats and recording the songs too. In the end it’s all artistic love.”

CVW: Do you come up with your own beats or does someone else? If so, please tell me about them?

Randal: “I produce all my own beats.

My brotha Danny Cedeno also throws down some thunderous bass lines over my beats. I record, mix, and master everything I create. But I do occasionally work with other producers like DJ Smoke1 with Burrito Gang. Smoke makes fire beats if you didn’t know. Get at him. I’m currently working on an album with DJ ODC. This guy’s beats are putting me mentally in a place to where the creation of this project is going to fly.”

CVW: Who do you collaborate with best?

Randal: “I collab best with my boys Mikey Reyes and Provoked. That’s it... we just click.

Our minds are just in the same space when we create. It’s always been easy vibin’ with these guys.”

CVW: Who would you like to collaborate with that you haven’t yet?

Randal: “The list goes on. Hahaha! But locally my top 5 would be: KB, J Patron, Thr3 Strykes, Buck Roogah, Rollin.”

CVW: The song I heard on FB last week from you and Mikey Reyes was from many years ago, but still seems fresh today. Tell me about how that song came about?

Randal: “Sitting in my Mom’s room at her computer listening to beats is how that one came about. I believe it was 2004. We were already murderous emcees at the time. So I guess when we showcased it on the #wordplaywednesday760 in 2018 it still hit with the same fire as when we wrote it.”

CVW: You’ve been playing music for many years now. How do you feel the business has changed over the years for the better? For the worse?

Randal: “I’ve been a musician my entire life. I just love the music. Just the music! I never wanted recognition. Music is just good for my soul. The patterns attract me. I guess it’s how I’m wired. I’m not really educated on the business aspect of the music. I’m just the artist. That’s why now, in 2018, you are barely beginning to see what I have composed musically. My friends are pushing me, but I guess like any other product… if it’s good… it sells itself.”

CVW: What has been your favorite performance moment of your career?

Randal: “I had the chance to open up for Guru from Gangstarr right before he passed.

That to me means a lot.”

CVW: What’s your favorite venue to play?

Randal: “My favorite venue is The Date Shed. Their sound is on point. As a music producer you want your composition to be heard correctly and that is the place to do it.

Big ups to Nigel Dettelbach on the mixer!”

CVW: Have you toured outside CA? Randal: “Never have. I can only imagine it would be dope.”

CVW: Favorite bands/rap artists growing up?

Randal: “Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Mykah Nine, and 2Mex.” CVW: Bands/rappers you listen to now?

Randal: “Aceyalone, Abstract Rude, Mykah Nine, and 2Mex.” CVW: Favorite local bands?

Randal: “Desert Rhythm Project, Ire Junctions all day! Long Duk Dong, and Mozaiq.”

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CVW: Favorite major producer?

Randal: “Dead, J Dilla, Alive, 9th Wonder.”

CVW: Who do you most respect in the music business?

Randal: “Locally, J Patron. That man is a hustler.”

CVW: Who would you want to see in concert that you haven’t seen yet?

Randal: “I work with Best Beverage Catering and Insomniac. I have seen everybody from The Rolling Stones to Del The Funky Homosapien, Little Dragon to Elton John. I have huge list.”

CVW: What band would you most like to open for?

Randal: “Desert Rhythm Project or Ire Junctions. Either one you can’t go wrong.

Fire!”

CVW: What band/music genre do you listen to that people would be the most surprised to hear?

Randal: “I love Old School R&B. That is my stuff right there…has me singing at the top of my lungs in the car. People probably think I’m nuts.”

CVW: What would people be the most surprised to know about you?

Randal: “I’m a black belt in Mu Duk Kwan martial arts and got inducted into the Filipino Martial Arts Hall of Fame. I can also out eat anybody when it comes to sushi.

Believe that!”

CVW: Upcoming shows? (I’m excited that you are doing our Showcase) Randal: “Yes! The CV Weekly Music Showcase is probably the one I am most excited for. I’ll be at Shadow Hills High School on Feb 17. Then I have a gig at Palm Canyon Roadhouse for Music Cures. That date will be announced soon for Feb. Also, La Grange in Yucca for the Desert Rhythm Project EP Release party. It’s a pre-party for the Joshua Tree Music Festival gig. I am also submitting a video to Tachevah to see if I have what it takes to hang.”

CVW: Anything else you want to share?

Randal: “I got nothing but love in my heart for everybody. That’s it. God bless.” willdabeasthiphop@gmail.com @willdabeast_hip_hop www.willdabeasthiphop.com

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IN THE ALPS” PHOEBE BRIDGERS “STRANGER (DEEP OCEANS RECORDS)

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he power and the beauty of music is that sometimes it just allows us to feel our feelings; almost giving us permission to run the emotional gauntlet from elation to sorrow.

There are certain songs, like the Roches’ “Hammond Song,” Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” and Dar Williams’ “When I Was A Boy” that evoke such personal “me too” (in a non # “hashtaggy” sexual assault way), reactions. The same can be said for Phoebe Bridgers’ “Smoke Signals” song.

Phoebe is an L.A. native, born in 1994, she grew up in Pasadena. She became passionate about music at an early age. Although she didn’t respond well to piano lessons as a kid, she began playing guitar at age 13. Her house was full of Classic Rock, Country and Bluegrass music records, so it isn’t surprising that the first song she mastered on guitar was Hank Williams Sr.’s “Lovesick Blues.”

Her Mom supported her early musical aspirations, sending Phoebe and her brother Jackson, to Los Angeles County High School for The Performing Arts, where she studied Vocal Jazz. Sometimes she would busk outside LACHSA, but she made her bones playing bass in the distaff Punk band, Sloppy Jane. Early influences included Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.

More contemporary inspiration came from Conor Oberst, Bon Iver, Sun Kil Moon and Blake Mills.

By her senior year of high school she began playing solo shows around town. Through a mutual friend, she was introduced to Ryan Adams. The prolific alt.country/Americana Rocker was so taken with her music that he brought her into his studio the day after he saw her perform. She recorded three songs in just a few hours. The resultant Killer EP was released through Ryan’s own Pax Am label.

The EP created enough buzz that Phoebe began opening for artists she admired, including Julien Baker, the Violent Femmes and her personal hero, Conor Oberst. Pretty soon she was in the studio recording her first full-length album, Stranger In The Alps with veteran producer and A&R guru Tony Berg.

The record opens with the aforementioned “Smoke Signals” the instrumentation laps gently, a wash of thrumming Bass, UFO synths, brushed

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percussion and liquid acoustic arpeggios.

Phoebe’s vocals are hushed and intimate. A sharp recollection of a road trip with her dad, the language is pithy and succinct; “I went with you up to the place you grew up, and we spent a week in the cold/Just long enough to Walden it with you, any longer it would’ve got old.”

Her melancholy mien is underscored by reverb-drenched baritone guitar filtered through an Echorec pedal. Pivoting between angst and ennui she name checks the recent deaths of David Bowie and Lemmy from Motorhead. Back in L.A., she plays it cool, but sweeping strings articulate a level of yearning that feels palpable.

It persists as she offers this epiphany; “the future’s unwritten, the past is a corridor.”

Meditations on youth and mortality are the juxtaposing leitmotifs of this album. Occasionally, on songs like “Funeral” and “Chelsea,” Those themes intertwine. The former opens with squally guitar that sparks and pinwheels over feathery acoustic filigrees and lowing cello.

Here, Phoebe attempts push past her own selfabsorption, and reflect on the death of a kid her own age. “Jesus Christ, I’m so blue all the time, that’s Just how I feel, always have always will.” But then she checks herself; “I woke up in my childhood bed, wishing I was someone else, feeling sorry for myself/When I remembered someone’s kid is dead.”

The latter dismantles the romantic myth that surrounds Punk Rock’s first fun couple, Sid & Nancy. She stealthily re-imagines their final days at the Chelsea Hotel nearly 40 years ago. Descending guitar chords dovetail with downturned piano notes, mimicking the torpor of intravenous addiction. Clickity-clack percussion accompanies this flash of insight in the firstperson; “And for generations they’ll romance us, make us more or less than ever was before the Chelsea and the floor/Make us stand before the masses like two speakers for the poor, when there was no revolution, nothing we were fighting for.”

The most winning songs here chart her relationship with her ex-boyfriend. “Killer” is a spare and evocative piano ballad that veers into dirge territory every now and again. The lyrics acknowledge that their romance has hit a brick wall; “I’m sick of the chase, but I’m stupid in love, and there’s nothing I can do.”

“Scott Street” is a one-sided conversation that cloaks emotion in indifference. Strummy acoustic guitar gets the ball rolling, as squeaky cello and guitar feedback thread through a chunky backbeat. Glib couplets like “Walking Scott Street feeling like a stranger, with an open heart, open container/I’ve got a stack of mail and a tall can, it’s a shower beer it’s a payment plan,” ensure she maintains a safe distance. By turns diffident and defiant, she stands her ground in this romantic detente. At one point she asks “Do you feel ashamed when you hear my name?” As the track clatters to a close, train whistles and bicycle bells add to the emotional cacophony.

“Motion Sickness” is the break-out hit here.

The winsome melody is anchored by a propulsive rhythm, growling guitars and rumbling bass lines.

The tune is catchy as hell, recalling of “Rumours”era Fleetwood Mac. Even as she as she throws her ex’s patronizing words back in his face; “You said when you met me you were bored and you were in a band when I was born,” she cuts to the

quick on the chorus. “I have emotional motion sickness, somebody roll the windows down.”

Other interesting tracks include “Georgia,” a gossamer gloss in ¾ time that builds to an urgent crescendo. “Demi Moore” finds our heroine stoned and alone on the other end of a long distance, slightly salacious phone conversation.

On the jangly “Would You Rather” she gets to trade verses with her Indie icon, Conor Oberst.

Rippling guitar riffs connect with harpsichord-y keys and plunky piano. As their vocals intertwine on the bridge, the string section echoes and sways giving the impression that something perfect is just out of reach.

After nine sublime originals, the album closes with a bold cover of Mark Kozelek’s “You Missed My Heart.” Redefining the term prolific, Mark has been a force of nature since beginning his career in the late ‘80s. Fronting his first band, Red House Painters they recorded six transcendent and influential albums. At the turn of the 21st century, he founded Sun Kil Moon and released nine albums. In between he’s somehow found time to write and record nine solo LPs, three EPs and 16 live efforts.

“You Missed My Heart” is at once harrowing and heartbreaking. A brutal monologue from an obsessed sociopath who breaks into His exgirlfriend’s house, murders her new boyfriend and then her. Grim in its specificity, it almost

manages to sway the listener to the killer’s side.

In Phoebe’s hands, the song feels even more haunted and desperate. Her sweet, almost singsong vocals crest over dolorous piano chords as she unspools grisly saga; “Looking out the window up at the blue sky/ Listening to her scream listening to her cry, a feeling of relief came over my soul, I couldn’t take it any longer and I lost control.” It’s a testament to her talent that her version elicits reactions of terror and empathy.

Perhaps as a musical anodyne to that bleak tableau, the record formerly closes with “Smoke Signals (Reprise).” This brief piano interlude allows the listener a moment to Exhale and reflect on this amazing debut.

“Smoke Signals” was co-produced by Ethan Grushka, who, made waves in Belle Brigade, a band he formed with his sister Barbara. Recently, he released a well-received solo album entitled Slowmotionary. He’s this record’s MVP, playing keys, guitars, drums, percussion, bandura and bass. Other contributors include session superstar Greg Leisz on pedal steel, a string section consisting of Rob Moose, Gabe Noel and Gabe Wichter, Daniel Rhine on upright bass, Marshall Vore on drums, percussion and vocals, and Harrison Whitford on guitar. Along with Conor Oberst, Phoebe received vocal assistance from X front-man John Doe. These days, most millennials are busy curating their every move on Instagram, binge-watching “Fuller House” and ingesting detergent pods, “just to see what happens.”

Phoebe Bridgers might also indulge in that same ephemeral behavior, but she’s also taken time to fold thoughts and feelings, insecurities and moments of self-possession into memorable melodies. Her music manages to feel wildly specific, yet surprisingly universal. It will make you smile with recognition, and then break your heart.

SON OF THE VELVET RAT

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cclaimed Joshua Tree band, Son Of The Velvet Rat, have recently embarked on a brief California tour before they hit the road in Europe. They will continue to support their most recent album, Dorado, released in early 2017.

The husband and wife duo of Georg Altziebler and Heike Binder-Altziebler met in their native Austria. Georg had already started SOtVR, when Heike, an artist, joined in on keys and vocals. Their music is a potent mix of hypnotic melodies, rich narratives and brooding vocals All told, the band has recorded eight albums, with Dorado topping many influential Critics’ lists in Austria, the U.K. and the United States. The couple has called Joshua Tree home since 2011. This recent tour began with a show at the ACE Hotel & Swim Club in Palm Springs and includes stops in Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco and Los Angeles at Hotel Café. Their final date is a secret show in Joshua Tree on February 3rd.

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For further information, contact the band at sonofthevelvetrat.com. Vinyl copies of “Dorado” can be found locally at the Record Alley.

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ARTIST HERB ALPERT’S NEW ART SCENE EXHIBIT DEBUTING AT HEATHER JAMES FINE ART

January 25 to January 31, 2018

THE EXHIBITION, “HERB ALPERT: A VISUAL MELODY,” WILL BE ON VIEW FEBRUARY 17 – MAY 31 AT THE HJFA, PALM DESERT

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eather James Fine Art is pleased to present an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by artist and musician Herb Alpert. The exhibition, “Herb Alpert: A Visual Melody”, consists of abstract mixedmedia paintings and large and small-scale bronze sculptures. Alpert’s expressive use of various media, engage the viewer with a captivating sense of movement and form, translating into a lyrical and unforgettable experience. The collection will be on view February 17 - May 31, 2018.

In addition to being a world-renowned musician, Alpert has spent more than half his life as a respected abstract expressionist painter and sculptor, whose work has been widely exhibited in the U.S. and Europe.

Since he began painting in 1969, Alpert has experimented with a number of different styles and materials. In 2013, Alpert was recognized by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Arts Award.

Always personal and expressive, Alpert’s paintings articulate fluidity and motion.

Alpert’s sculptures draw interest with their freedom of form. His first totems were inspired by indigenous sculptural forms from the Pacific Northwest, but his Black Spirit Totems series, with their massive form became more gestural. Walking among these giants is aweinspiring.

“To have my work exhibited at a world class gallery like Heather James is exciting,” said Herb Alpert.

“I have, like most people, been aware of Herb’s musical genius for years. It came to my complete surprise only recently of Herb’s passion and skill in the visual arts” said Jim Carona, owner of Heather James Fine Art. “We are extraordinarily pleased to be exhibiting his sculptures and paintings at our Palm Desert location.”

Alpert’s paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in museums and galleries across the U.S. and Europe including Art Cologne, Art Fair Basel, the Tennessee State Museum and the Pasadena Museum of California Art. His work is also in the permanent collections at

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the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville and The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, which has permanently installed nine sculptures.

Heather James Fine Art is located at 45188 Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, CA and features a wide array of art ranging from Impressionist and Modern to Post-War and Contemporary, American, Latin American, Old Master, Photography and Design.

For more information about “Herb Alpert: A Visual Melody,” please contact Jim Carona at jim@heatherjames.com. For details about the gallery and other upcoming exhibitions, please visit www.heatherjames.com or contact the gallery at 760-346-8926. Follow HJFA on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

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PET PLACE

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AMAZING DOGS KNOW WHAT WE SAY!

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any years ago, a friend and I were traveling through the Coachella Valley to one of the private no-kill shelters. My friend fostered a small chocolate brown Chihuahua, who sat happily in the back seat of our car. My friend suddenly announced she’d decided not to adopt the pup, “I decided not to keep him.

I’m going to return him to the shelter.” The tiny dog immediately began to wail, as if in great emotional pain, a heartbreaking cry that left us in stunned disbelief.

How much of what we say and do is understood by our canine companions?

Studies have proven they have an uncanny ability to sense our moods. Dogs can be trained to detect complex medical problems, notifying humans ahead of time when they are about to have a seizure. Ground breaking research has proven their ability to detect certain forms of human cancer far ahead of medical technology. Folks who have worked with their dogs in obedience programs understand that they can learn dozens of words and respond appropriately.

A recent study shed new light on dogs’ ability to comprehend language.

Neuroscientist Attila Andics and his fellow researchers at Eotvos Lorand University

MEET CHAPPIE This sweet 2-yr-old “Chap” waits to meet you at Petco on Hwy 111, Palm Desert.

A handsome orange Tabby, he was rescued by www.ForeverMeow.org, call (760) 335-6767.

MEET PEGGY SUE Can you believe someone abandoned precious 1-yr-old Peggy Sue by the side of the road? Come meet this adorable little Chug (Chihuahua/Pug) at The Pet Rescue Center coachellapetrescuecenter.org, (760) 398-7722.

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in Budapest discovered that a dog’s brain reacts to both the meaning of a word and how it is spoken. Their left hemisphere of the brain responds to meaning, and the right hemisphere responds to intonation, which is also the case with the human brain.

While previous studies observed dogs to see how they understand us, this is the first scientific look inside their brains utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The 13 family pets participating were six Border Collies, five Golden Retrievers, one Chinese Crested, and a German Shepherd.

BY JANET McAFEE The animals were trained to lie still for eight minutes in an MRI machine wearing headphones and a radiofrequency coil.

They listened to their trainer on a recording, and their brain activity was tracked as they heard, in both positive and neutral tones, phrases like “Good boy!” and “Well done!” mixed with neutral phrases like “however” and “as if”.

Researchers noted a significant reaction in the reward center of the dogs’ brains in response to the positively spoken positive phrases. There was a lesser reaction when positive words were neutrally spoken and neutral words were spoken in positive tones. Andics reports, “There is no acoustic reason for this difference. It shows these words have meaning to dogs. They integrate the two types of information to interpret what they heard, just as we do.”

While your dog doesn’t understand every word you say to him, implementing this information about how much they do understand can vastly improve your relationship with Fido. Intelligence and the ability to process language varies with different breeds. A Border Collie named Chaser understands and responds to over 1,000 words.

We think rescue dogs are the wisest dogs of all. They have overcome adversity and abandonment, and their forgiving hearts

have much to teach us humans about living in the moment. With an uncanny ability to understand and reason, middle age and older rescue dogs are also capable of being trained and learning new tasks. For more information about where to find a specific breed or type of rescue dog, contact Loving All Animals at (760) 834-7000 or www. lovingallanimals.org. No need to be “dogless in the desert”. Open your heart and home and adopt a rescue dog who will love and understand you more than you could ever imagine.

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THE VINO VOICE

BY RICK RIOZZA

A REMIX OF THE MCBRIDE SISTERS COLLECTION

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couple of years ago, we did an enlightening story on the wine making McBride sisters. The story was especially interesting because although both Robin and Andréa were born in Los Angeles—nine years apart, they were raised by different mothers and without the knowledge of each other.

The kicker in the story is that both girls individually shared a passion for winemaking growing up in two different but famous wine regions in the world: the elder sister Robin was raised in Monterey, California around coastal tide pools, forests and vineyards, while Andréa was raised in her mother’s native country of New Zealand, where she learned firsthand the art of grape farming from her uncle in Marlborough.

And it’s quite an account on how the sisters came to meet. Their shared biological father, Kelly McBride, wasn’t around for most of their lives, but before he died of stomach cancer in 1996, he asked his family to try and connect the two girls. The request was daunting but as family does, they persisted, even going to the Department of Motor Vehicles of many states and pulling the records of every Robin McBride listed and writing dozens of letters in the effort to connect.

Their paternal uncle and aunt located Robin’s whereabouts and sent her a letter.

Therein she wrote, “I’m your aunt, and I’m sorry to tell you that your dad has passed away, but you have a little sister,›” Robin said, “it was very shocking.” And the day after receiving that letter, the sisters were united for the first time in 1999 at the ages of 16 and 25.

Brainstorming their shared talents, abilities & goals and combining their 10 years of industry experience, the two embarked in 2010 on a winemaking journey together, launching their own négociant winemaking business. They were adept to know that wine production— with the right knowledge and contacts—can be made possible with access to vines, vineyard operations, crushing facilities, barrel storage, bottling & distribution without having to own an established winery.

So a couple of years ago, the ladies utilized the brand name “Truvée”, celebrating the French term “found” that summarized their fortuitous and serendipitous encounter. We reviewed their very tasty and reasonably priced Central Coast Chardonnay and Red Blend and immediately picked up their style of combining old world and new world presentation, i.e., bringing affordable luxury flavor profile to contemporary wine drinkers.

This time around, for their 2015/2016 vintages, the family company now uses the brand McBride Sisters Collection, and they have just released 4 new wines, of which I find to be world class and indeed, prompted me to write this revisiting article!

The new Sisters Collection includes a Chardonnay and a Red Blend from Robin’s hometown of California’s central coast, and

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a Sparkling Rosé and Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, NZ, Andrea’s hometown. The collection is crafted in the Sisters’ signature style, a blend of old world elegance with new world finesse. As I’ve stated, they’ve hit this vintage out-of-the-park and this portfolio strikes me as being already some of their “greatest hits”.

Right now, Sauv Blanc from Marlborough is a world craze—they love its crisp, cleansing, invigorating profile that goes with so many dishes and meals. The 2016 McBride Sauvignon Blanc has the classic perfumed bouquet with aromatics of grapefruit, lime blossom, and nectarine. The palate continues with nectarine but add peach and citrus flavors, and tropical nuances of papaya, and guava.

Complexities continue with a back-palate of lime, nettles and sage. Did I not say this was a lively and exciting wine! It has great mouth-feel with a refreshing vein of acidity. It all works; it’s a delicious wine for around $15.

For the wine nerds among us, I urge you go on the website, www.mcbridesisters.com to glean info on the NZ fruit used and their specific wine making process for those so interested.

Actually the fascinating wine making processes on all four wines are described.

Of course, the world-crazed wine in the room is a sparkling brut rosé. And the Sisters’

Collection delivers one of the best such bubblies for under $20. The Pinot Noir used in the wine (along with Chardonnay) was sourced from complementary vineyards sites located in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley, the largest component is from Kelly’s Creek Vineyard in Spring Creek—and here you go: Andréa helped plant these vines as a child!

Although we knew this 2016 McBride Sparkling Brut Roseé was a kiwi wine, it certainly came through with all of its fresh and lively presentation. If you haven’t heard yet, Pinot Noir from NZ is on the brink of impressing the world big time with its own style that rivals any other region.

On the nose, look for rose petals, complimented by strawberries and cream, with a rush of freshly crushed red berries.

All of the red fruits carry through the palate, especially cranberry, strawberry, raspberry and add a peach note to the mix. There is a hint of toasty complexity, and some creamy richness and a dry finish with lingering hints of spice.

For both dinner parties and the patio, this is sophisticated, crisp and refreshing.

Returning to California’s Central Coast, we have the McBride 2016 Chardonnay and 2015 Red Blend. Just from two years ago, their talents have surged to stellar heights. There is a real sense of a European wine philosophy where the wine’s complexities are on par with fruit.

The Chard owns charming aromas of quince, ripe Granny Smith apple, pear, and citrus. These follow into the palate where it’s balanced with wonderful acidity keeping things lively and fresh for sipping and meals.

The Red Blend is one of the best under $20 California blends I’ve enjoyed lately. Inviting black cherry notes open with blackberry, mocha, and a hint of raspberry cobbler following. Dark fruits follow into the palate with the right amount of fine tannins to accompany your meat dishes.

Find these wines particularly at Ralphs Markets and you can shop on line. What a wonderful line-up—thanks ladies! Cheers!

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Discoteca w/ DJ Victor Rodriguez 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Francesca Amari, Bill Marx and Doug MacDonald 6:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Piano Bar 6pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Dessert R&B Party w/ Dxsko and Skywalker Mike. Hosted

by Noa James 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield 7pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760200-1768 Denny Pezzin 7-10pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Michael Keeth 6-9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESERT FOX; PD; Courtney Chambers 8:30pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm EUREKA; IW; 760-834-7700 Derek Jordan Gregg 8-10pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Barry, Bob and Riz 6:30pm GADI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR; YV; 760-3656633 Open Mic Night 7pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 7pm

HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Open Mic 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Punk Rock Night 9pm LA QUINTA OLDTOWN TAPROOM; LQ; Lance & David 8-11pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Country Night w/ JB and the Big Circle Riders 8pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 Quinto Menguante 8-1am MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Sleeping Habits and Foxtrax 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Rogue Ogre 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 DJ Worden 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 The Smooth Brothers 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Dude Jones 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 T-Bone Karaoke 8pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Wayne Boyer 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Robert Salisbury 5-7pm, Tony Patler Project 7:30-11pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Alex Santana 5-8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 DJ 7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Linda Peterson 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ 8pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia Band 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Pychopop Sound 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Jessica Taylor 6:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Friday Night Sour Hour w/ Pink Lemonade Drag Show 9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Boom Bang Producers Showcase w/ J Patron, Amavida, Ba5ehundred, Karmic Basis, Paisrbeats and Minor G 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Lisa and the Gents 8:30pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-7755566 DJ Double A 8pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760200-1768 Denny Pezzin 7-10pm

CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESERT FOX; PD; Angel and Buddy Greco Jr. 8:30pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Gina Carey 6pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 The Myx 8:30pm THE HARD ROCK HOTEL PS; PS; 760-325-9676 Esjay Jones Presents: Acoustic Sessions w/ Minor Emergency and D-Tension 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Atala’s Record Release Party w/ When the Deadbolt Breaks and Yidhra 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Keisha D 7pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Dana Larson 5-7pm KILO’S CANTINA; TP; 760-835-1363 Cumbia Fest w/ J Patron, Los Geminis, Adrian Crush and the Elab Band and Ocho Ojos 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 TBA 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company in the afternoon, Hot Rox in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Dax Band 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 DJ Jerry 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Barflys 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-3450222 Kal David 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 I See Hawks in LA 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Steven Brinberg: Simply Barbra 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 The Deep Ones 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 7:30pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOLANO’S BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-6655 Michael Madden 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. 6pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bev & Bill 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 TBA 11am poolside, Loveydove Presents: The Golden Yearz 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Cabaret on the Green Open Mic 7:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Denise Carter 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 The Seven/ Six Presents: Playground w/ Jakkz, DJ Tanner, Dozzi Doz and Dtomp 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Rockaholics 8:30pm BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-775-5566 DJ 9pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gina Carey 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760200-1768 Denny Pezzin 7-10pm CHILL BAR; PS; 760-327-1079 TBA 9pm CLUB 5; IND; 760-625-1719 Annabelle Asylum, Without Rights, When Tides Turn and Kill the Radio 9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DATE SHED;IND; Through the Roots w/ White Glove Service, Better Chemistry and Higher Heights 8pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Jack Ruvio 6pm GADI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR; YV; 760-3656633 Dana Larson 5-8pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 TBA 8:30pm

THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 8pm THE HARD ROCK HOTEL PS; PS; 760-3259676 Esjay Jones Presents: Global Sessions w/ David Macias and Right On Right On 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 The Incredible Desert Kings 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 The Carmens 7pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-3456466 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 TBA 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LA QUINTA BREWERY; PD; Lance & Vanessa 7-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Dax Band 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-9991995 Beatz and drumz 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Derek Jordan Gregg 6-9:30pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Heavy Revel 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760-3450222 TBA 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Jessica Lea Mayfield and Sun Seeker 9pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Scot Bruce: Elvis The Early Years 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Bo and Buck Road Show 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 TBA 6pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-329-7929 Karaoke w/ Milly G 6pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 TBA 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Indio 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Dennis Michael 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 DJ 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Rose Mallett & Co. 5-7pm, Kal David, Lauri Bono & The Real Deal 7:30-11pm

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WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 TBA 7pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth 6pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-932-4300 Live Music 8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 Live Music 7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 The Stanley Butler Band 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJs 9pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ 11am poolside, Intoxica Radio Live w/ Howie Pyro 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Jazz Brunch w/ Trish Hatley and Barney McClure 11:30am AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 The Judy Show 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Bartland w/ DJ LF and Friends 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Brian Denigan 7pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 TBA 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760200-1768 Lori Yeary 6-9pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Michael Keeth 6-9pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Radio 60 3-6pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm continue to page 22

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edication to serving free range chicken and simple fresh locally sourced ingredients, makes the Chicken Ranch in Palm Springs the go to place for chicken done right.

It just feels like you’re doing something fresh and healthy for yourself when entering the Chicken Ranch on Palm Canyon in Palm Springs. The hip restaurant neighbors other cool spots in the quaint Corridor shopping area such as Koffi and Mid Mod Café.

Although it might be the casual, almost beachy style of the Chicken Ranch that may lure you in, it will be their delicious chicken that will have you coming back.

Opened in 2016, the restaurant has established itself as one of Palm Canyon’s favorite eateries for awesomely prepared chicken. What makes their food so good is actually its simplicity that you can clearly taste, with a focus on serving free-range poultry and fresh produce, all sourced from local farms. Clean ingredients bounce off taste buds like a garden themed pinball machine, with a chicken pulling the knobs.

On my afternoon visit to the ranch, I stepped up to their counter service bar and went simple, ordering a single rotisserie Chicken Breast, which came with tangy tomatillo salsa and lavish (unleavened flatbread). Other rotisserie options include a whole chicken, half, or leg & thigh duo. I was given a number on a cute little stand for delivery purposes and then chose a seat inside, although the outdoor patio right on Palm Canyon which is perfect for people watching, did seem inviting.

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My order came out swiftly served by friendly hands, and looked oh so good with the crisp deep golden brown chicken skin staring up at me. It was not a super oversized chicken breast, which is a good thing. As bigger chickens should be taken as a red flag that the poultry has been doctored with hormones that increase their size and can take away from their flavor.

It is something that you won’t find at the ranch.

The chicken breast was moist, meaty and full of flavor. The tomatillo salsa worked

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well with the orange, thyme and rosemary flavored rotisserie chicken, with the ample providing of a tortilla type vessel for eating.

Delicious! After my meal, I felt light yet sated, a result of eating clean, simple, fresh food.

Other menu items include a variety of salads such as, a Cobb Salad with Chicken ( organic romaine, red and yellow tomatoes, bleu cheese crumbles, boiled egg, avocado, bacon, fried shallots, ranch or bleu cheese dressing), Gluten Free Beet & Goat Cheese Salad ( organic butter lettuce, red and yellow beets, matchstick radish, oranges, goat cheese, champagne vinaigrette) and a BBQ Chopped with Chicken ( organic romaine, black beans, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, fried shallots, ranch and BBQ) plus many more. For the salads that don’t include chicken, guests can add it for an additional charge.

Sandwich’s such as the Fried Chicken

Sandwich (fried chicken, pickles, slaw, sriracha aioli), Chicken Salad Sandwich (chopped white and dark meat, with tomato and lettuce, toasted banquette or a wrap) and the Ranch Sandwich (rotisserie chicken beast, butter lettuce, tomatoes, ranch, banquette or wrap) are also on the menu and come with fries or salad.

The Chicken Ranch provides a full bar, with lively concoctions like “Hit Me” (adult Arnold Palmer), Texas Ranger ( bourbon, grapefruit, basil) and Carlito’s Way (tequila, fresh lime, simple syrup) for instance, plus a selection of beers. Happy Hour is served daily from 3-6pm with $5 well drinks/ wine/$3 beers and bar menu items priced kindly at $8 (Fire Cracker Orange Chicken, Chicken Tinga Tacos, Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sliders and more).

Come by on the weekends and enjoy their brunch with bottomless champagne or mimosa’s for only $12.

The Chicken Ranch is a hip, fun, fresh Palm Springs eatery providing diners with tasty chicken inspired menu items done right, one that I look forward to in visiting again!

The Chicken Ranch is located at 515 North Palm Canyon, Palm Springs. 760-8326682.

For more information and online orders visit www.eatchickenranch.com.

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2017’S BEST MOVIES?

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ust because some members of the Motion Picture Academy voted to nominate specific movies to be voted on as “best picture” doesn’t mean that picture is actually better than all the others releases during the year in question. If movies are works or art, and I can make that argument, can one really be “better” than another? Is a Da Vinci painting “better” than a Rembrandt?

And another thing, how are movies to be judged? By their gross, significance or collaborative artistic merit? I try and see almost everything but lean towards foreign and indie films. I like films that have relevance and meaning, especially if they deliver an emotional impact and dazzling visual style.

Movies matter, especially in our chaotic and dangerous world. They can remind us of who we are and what we are capable of for both good and evil. Movies are our collective mirror.

2017’s movies that connected with me include: “GET OUT,” “WONDER WOMAN,” “LOGAN,” “THREE BILBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING MISSOURI,” “WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES,” “THOR: RAGNAROK,” “LADY BIRD” and “THE DARKEST HOUR.” What’s you favorite film of 2017?

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No. 301

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: MAYHEM

fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all. Variety called Mayhem a “smartly constructed and sardonically funny indie with attitudes that somehow manage the tricky feat of being exuberantly over-the-top even as it remains consistently on target.” I couldn’t say it better. RLJE Films. 4K UD. SUBURBICON

Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely

Director George Clooney tries too hard to mix social satire, racial commentary and a murder mystery. The final result is not boring, but less than it sets out to be.

The idyllic town of Suburbicon is a perfect place for Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) to make a home. But beneath the tranquil surface lies a disturbing reality where – as the saying goes – “nothing is as it seems.”

When a break-in leads to the shocking murder of his wife, Gardner must navigate the town’s sordid underbelly of deceit and violence to protect what’s left of his family from further harm. Some unexpected twists ands turns keep the plot percolating and story moving. At its heart, this is a cautionary tale of desperate and deeply flawed people making bad choices. Welcome to Suburbicon.

50 minutes of bonus content include a conversation with cast members Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac as they dive into the making of “Suburbicon” and discuss everything from the screenplay to casting and more. Plus there’s a commentary by writer/director George Clooney and writer Grant Heslov. Paramount. Blu-ray.

ACCIDENT MAN A deadly hitman becomes an accidental hero in the seriously pulse-pounding and darkly humorous action-thriller based on material from Pat Mills, the creator of the “Judge Dredd” comic and Tony Skinner.

Mike Fallon (Scott Adkins) is the Accident

Man – a stone cold killer and the very best at what he does. But when an ex-girlfriend is dragged into the London underworld and murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to rip apart the life he knew and face a rogue’s gallery of ruthless assassins in order to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

Director Jesse V. Johnson brings to life the stylishly violent cult underground British comic Toxic! starring Scott Adkins, Ashley Greene, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson, Michael Jai White and David Paymer.

Killer bonus features include audio commentary with star/producer Scott Adkins and co-writer Stu Small and two cool makingof featurettes. In “Assassin’s Roll Call” we meet the crew of killers that make it their mission to make kills look like accidents and hear from director Johnson and the cast on how they made every fight look like a work of art in “Violent Ballet: Filming the Fights.”

Blu-ray. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. robin@coachellavalleyweekly.com

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BOOK REVIEW THE MIDDLE WAY AND DEMOCRATIC CAPITALISM

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“EISENHOWER”

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ivisive politics saturates our culture.

The Federal government shut down!

While history is being made, it seems it’s also being forgotten. Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World by Louis Galambos (John Hopkins, 280 pages) reminds readers of the qualities it takes to become a respected world leader.

In celebration of the 65th anniversary of President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower’s inauguration, it is apropos to revisit the man who became a five star general and the 34th President of the United States.

Author Galambos is a history professor at John Hopkins University and the longtime editor of “The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower.” The biography reveals the details, turning points and changing circumstances that formed Eisenhower as a person, his career in the military, and his political life.

The book begins with Eisenhower’s parents and early family life in Abilene, Kansas. Ike’s mom and dad met in their second year of college and then dropped out. Finishing high school and having any college education at all, was more than most people had accomplished at that time. Ike’s dad worked 14 hour days, six days a week for $55! The family literally lived on the wrong side of the tracks.

Born in 1890, Ike grew up with five brothers who were tough and competitive. His sibling

rivalry with his older brother Ed and his father’s harsh judgment significantly impacted the boy as he became a man. His mother encouraged patience, self-control and education as a way to better one’s self. She was loving and kind.

Ike realized that the only way out from his life of poverty was hard work and a college education. He turned to the military and was accepted at West Point.

According to Galambos, Ike had a problem with authority and found the strict rules unjust.

But, Ike was well-liked by his peers and was a good student. After graduating, Ike was regularly assigned to small military training bases where he was always appointed the football coach.

Frustrated with his position, Ike and his recruits were ready for WWI, but never had a chance to go overseas.

Ike wrote a paper on tank warfare and saw the need for new techniques to prepare for another war he saw was inevitable. His ideas were not always appreciated.

Eisenhower’s future changed when he served in Panama with Fox Conner who became a mentor and father figure. Conner helped Ike understand the army’s insider politics and taught him the discipline necessary for a military career.

Eisenhower also served as Douglas MacArthur’s assistant in the Philippines where he learned valuable lessons. Ike was pals with George Marshall, Omar Bradley and George Patton.

Ike believed in planning and strategy and after years of service was given a role in the war

against Hitler and his army. Ike loathed Fascists!

Starting in North Africa, Eisenhower took the reins and became a commanding officer proving he was a strong and skilled leader. Ike rose to Supreme Commander, orchestrating D-Day and leading the Allies to victory on the Western Front.

Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World is a fascinating read that brings history to life in new and refreshing ways. I rooted for the young boy and identified with his resentment towards authority.

At times, the book reads like a thriller as Eisenhower is faced with tremendous decisions all while juggling political rivals, global power struggles, bad weather, lack of supplies and risking the lives of thousands of men.

I respected Eisenhower as a warrior. He never took for granted the death of a single man under his command. He was not egotistical and disliked those who put their personal interests before the Nation’s.

As a politician, the lessons from the World

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BY HEIDI SIMMONS Wars and his time as the leader of NATO, gave Eisenhower new insight into global politics and problems. He had two major goals for America: the pursuit of prosperity and peace.

Eisenhower always took responsibility for his decisions and owned his mistakes. Serving as Commander and Chief from 1953 to 1961, many of the pressing issues during his time in office -the Cold War, North Korea and the Middle East -- continue to foment today.

Galambos does a wonderful job presenting the challenges Eisenhower faced in his personal life and career often using Eisenhower’s own words. The author reveals a man who was able to carve out a path for himself, and for those he served.

Ike believed in coalition building. He sought a middle way with compromise and he led with optimism, wisdom and a big picture view of a changing world.

Local residents are familiar with the superb nonprofit hospital and its medical facilities across the Coachella Valley that bare Eisenhower’s name and the iconic red, white and blue five-star logo.

Galambos’ biography provides a wonderful opportunity to better know and understand the great man Eisenhower was. Reading about Ike and the world that shaped him, and that he in turn helped shape, is inspiring.

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA SAFETY TIPS FIGHT THE FLU – LIKE FIREFIGHTERS DO!

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he flu season is unusually severe this year, and California is one of the hardesthit states, with more deaths reported weekly, some experts believe new infections may be peaking, flu activity will likely remain into April reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

Everyone is at risk. So what can we do to prevent catching it?

Fight it like a firefighter! Wash your hands often. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, ears or mouth. Get plenty of sleep—and exercise. Drink lots of non-sugary beverages, especially water. Stay home when you’re sick. Clean surfaces shared with others, such as keyboards, telephones, exercise equipment and TV remotes.

But there’s something you might be missing.

Firefighters add a lot protein to their diet to help keep them healthy year round and during flu season. That’s because the antibodies you need to fight the flu are made of protein. Get more protein in your diet, and your body will have more resources to build antibodies.

Before your inner Atkins goes crazy telling you a quarter-pounder will help you fight the flu, remember there are plenty of non-meat sources of protein. There’s no shortage of recipes on the internet to inspire you to incorporate high-protein foods.

Here are a few fire station ideas: Yogurt smoothies: Smoothies combine nutrient-rich fruits and veggies with yogurt for a perfect mix. Check out this recipe for a Banana Berry Smoothie from the National Volunteer Fire Council website. healthyfirefighter.org/recipe/banana-berry-smoothie Eggs: When the evils of saturated fat and

cholesterol were dominating the headlines, eggs took a beating (pun intended). Today, thankfully, most dieticians recognize that eggs can be part of a healthy diet.

If you have access to a smoker, try this recipe for Firefighter’s Smoked Hard-Boiled Eggs. incredibleegg.org/recipe/firefighters-smokedhard-boiled-eggs Quinoa: Pronounced keen-wa, this whole grain is rich in protein. You can serve it hot or cold, as a side dish or in a salad. Or try Chief Kevin Harris’ recipe for Quinoa Azteca, which incorporates corn, tomatoes and black beans.healthy-firefighter.org/ recipe/quinoa-azteca Beans: “Yes, that magical ‘fruit’ that makes you toot!” They’re an excellent low-fat, non-meat protein source. With cooler weather, what better way to get your beans than cooking up a batch of firehouse chili? Read about the recipe that won their 2017 contest for America’s Best Firehouse Chili and earned Firefighter Jeremy Chauvin $10,000 for his department. nytimes.com/2017/10/05/magazine/ this-is-the-best-firehouse-chili.html Tuna fish: Most fish have lots of protein and nutrients, but tuna tops my list because it’s cheap and easy to prepare. If Mom’s classic recipe has gotten a little boring, try this recipe Firehouse Tuna Salad from firefighter and firehouse chef Kipp Rix. fireengineering.com/articles/fire_life/ articles/2016/03/firehouse-tuna-salad.html.

So when you’ve got the ‘duty’ as cook, consider making something high in protein.

In addition to being delicious, it just might help you and your ‘crew’ fight the flu!

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 Jack Ruvio 6-9pm GADI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR; YV; 760-3656633 Dana Larson 6-9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company, in the afternoon, Hot Rox, in the night LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-564-5353 Mark Gregg 5-9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Sunday Jam 3:30-7:30pm, Mikael Healy 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 T-Bone Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The Sunday Band 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Open Mic 6pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Eddie Gee 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 The Myx 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Cinch 3-6pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Darci Daniels and Reggie Vision 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 John Stanley King & Trio 6-9:30pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Gennine Francis 6-9pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-932-4300 Live Music 8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 Rob Martinez and Scott Carter 6:30pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 John Carey and Friends 6:30pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 The Luminators 6pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill Marx 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Meh, Monday 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LAVENDER BISTRO; LQ; 760-564-5353 Mark Gregg 5-9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healy 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Open Mic 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Industry Night w/ DJ Tone 2pm-close SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Randy Seymon 8pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 T.B.A. 6pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Mike Costley’s Jazz Show 6:30-10pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 Courtney Chambers and Friends 6:30pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Motown Mondays 6:30pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Michael Lowe 6pm

ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke with Kiesha 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Carole Hampton 6:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Bella da Ball Dinner Revue w/ guest performers 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Strictly Vinyl w/ DJ Richie Rich and Friends 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Chris Lomeli 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Big Rock Big Blues Jam 7pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 7-10pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Michael Keeth 6-9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Drag Queen Bingo 9pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Karaoke hosted

by Phillip Moore 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Reality Show Jam 8pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healy 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Tim Burleson 7:45pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Acoustic Open Mic 7pm

PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Ladies Night w/ Rock-A-Holics 7pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Randy Seymon 8pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Demetrious and Co. VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Mike Costley’s Trio 6:30-10pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Alex Santana 5-8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 Acoustic Sessions w/ Lance & David 7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Yve Evans and John Bolivar 6pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Daniel Horn 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Uncle Abe Presents: Heatstroke a Monthly DJ Night 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Jazz Jam w/ Doug MacDonald & Friends 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Piano Bar 6pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 On Wednesday We Wear Black w/ DJ Sugarfree 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Chris Lomeli 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 The Smooth Brothers 7pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Michael Keeth 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760-200-1768 Johnny Meza 7-10pm COACHELLA VALLEY BREWING CO; TP; 760343-5973 Live and Local w/ TBA 5:30-8pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-779-0123 Jack Ruvio 6pm

CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 Karaoke 7:30pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Open Mic hosted by Josh Heinz 8pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live Music LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healey 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Roger & Friends 7pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-288-1199 Karaoke w/ KJ Ginger 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Eddie Gee 8pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 The Myx 6:30pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Local Artist Spolight 7pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Katheryn White 6:30pm TJ’S; PD; 760-345-6744 Derek Jordan Gregg 9pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Barbara Morrison Piano 4:30-6pm, Barry Minniefield 6:30pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Mikole Kaar 5-8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 DJ 7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Valerie Geason 6:30pm

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here are approximately 60 million married couples in the United States.

Over the course of a year, 2.2 million couples marry while 850,000 divorce.

Most of us think of Valentine’s Day as a holiday of couples. That said, many married couples consider Valentine’s Day to be a celebration for rookies. Why pay extra money to recognize the one you love on a day that seems to be more about commercialism than love?

Welcome Friday, January 26th - National Spouses Day. I’m not sure who created this day to acknowledge your spouse but putting it between Christmas and Valentine’s Day seems like a recipe for failure…like many marriages.

The divorce rate for first marriages is 50%.

This increases to 61% with second marriages and 72% for third marriages. The states with the highest levels of divorces are Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alaska.

National Spouses Day was created in response to National Military Spouses Day which is celebrated on the Friday before Mother’s Day. Having a spousal celebration just before a mothering celebration makes sense.

So what happens two days after National Spouses Day? Sunday the 28th is National Privacy Day…which doesn’t sound nearly as warm as Mother’s Day.

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Two months after Valentine’s Day on April 14th is National Ex-Spouses Day. Ex-Spouses Day is the brainchild of Reverend Ronald Coleman in Kansas City. My guess is that you commemorate this day with paper…typically drafted by a family law attorney.

A week after Ex-Spouses Day is National Husband’s Day which seems oddly quick. The better timed National Wives’ Day is the third Sunday in September.

The newest of the holidays for couples started quietly on June 30, 2016 and is called National Adultery Day. You can guess how people celebrate.

Fifteen countries including Iran and Somalia recognize adultery with stonings while Pakistan has a maximum penalty of death. Under Muslim law in Saudi Arabia, the only way to convict on an adultery charge is to

DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW

MY NY’S RESOLUTION: TO LOSE 10 LBS.. 15 TO GO

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e all make NY’s resolutions... but most we can’t keep. You can’t resolve to never be in an accident. The odds are you or a friend will have an accident this year.

BUT IF YOU HAD A RECENT HOLIDAY ACCIDENT ...DO NOT HIRE A LAWYER UNTIL YOU READ THIS. Now what do you do and what does the insurance company do when you have an accident? Of course they will Deny and Delay paying any money.

Initially, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. Understand, the other party’s insurance company will immediately assign a nice sweet adjuster to contact you and pump you for information. The adjuster will try to get pictures of the vehicle and statements from you as to how the accident happened and whether you were injured and had seen a doctor. Then they will switch adjusters and assign one that is not so nice.

Adjusters have their own bag of tricks.

When they take a picture of the car they will ask you to get in the picture and right before clicking the pix they will ask you to bend and point to the damage to your car. At the last minute they yell SMILE! Now they have you bending and smiling.

Later when they get the doctor’s report saying the patient could not bend and was in a lot of pain, they will say to your

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attorney and or Judge “...look at this picture showing the driver does not appear to have any problem bending and is even smiling.

When juries see this kind of evidence they question whether you were really injured and thought you had hit the lottery.

TAKE DOWN YOUR FACEBOOK ETC. The last thing you want is for the insurance company to see pictures of you playing a sport and or doing something physical that you should not be able to do with your injuries.

After the accident take cell phone pictures of the scene, damage to both cars and copies of driver’s license and insurance info. Then record statements from everyone.

Get the defendant’s name, address, phone number, email, driver’s license, insurance info and the license plate of the other car.

Call the police. You want as much documentation of the accident as possible for your lawyer. Stay at the scene until the police arrive. Remember you do not have to give your opinion as to liability even when you look to be partly at fault.

Go to the ER to be checked out right away. Have someone drive you if you cannot get an ambulance to take you. Many injuries are not obvious right away and soft tissue injuries may take days to surface. Insurance companies punish you when you don’t seek immediate medical treatment.

have at least four witnesses to the actual act of intercourse. I’m thinking that this law puts a real kibosh on swinger parties for Saudis.

India has a curious way of defining adultery - if the man in the adulterous relationship has not received permission from the women’s husband, adultery is illegal with punishment of up to five years in jail.

Here in the United States, twenty-one states have laws punishing adultery. Adultery is a Class B misdemeanor in New York while it is a Class 1 felony in Wisconsin. In Michigan, someone can be sentenced to as much as four years in jail. In South Carolina, an adulterer cannot receive alimony.

In a bizarre and arcane law, Florida only decriminalized cohabitation between unmarried people in 2016!

It was only in 2015 that South Korea

See any doctor other than your regular treating doctor because we all have skeletons in our personal med records.

Indications of abortions, alcohol, drugs, sexually transmitted diseases and prior injuries can be very damaging. You also want a doctor experienced in preparing a med/legal report, not just a regular medical report.

Many lawyers won’t accept a case where the victim did not get med treatment within 24 to 72 hours. If you don’t see the lawyer for several days attorneys are also reluctant to accept the case because they worry you may have had a conversation with the adjuster. Your lawyer will never know what you said or what they thought they heard you say and that could be used to impeach you at trial.

overturned their adultery laws. Other countries that only recently overturned adultery laws include Mexico in 2011, Brazil and Haiti in 2005. While affairs in France are as common as baguettes, they only overturned their adultery laws in 1975.

Getting back to National Spouse’s Day, the US Census found that first marriages are occurring later in life than ever before. The average man now gets married for the first time at thirty years of age while a woman gets married two years earlier at twentyeight. Both ages are significantly higher than 1955 when men would marry at 23 and women at 20.

Of the 133.5 million adult-aged women in the United States, 51.5% are married while 54% of the 125.7 million men are married.

African Americans have the lowest marriage levels with 39% of black men and 32% of black women married.

Haddon Libby is the founder and Managing Partner of Winslow Drake Investment Management. Haddon can be reached at 760.449.6349 or HLibby@WinslowDrake. com. For more information, please visit www.

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Lastly contact an attorney that specializes in accident cases. Once you have retained a lawyer the defendants insurance company can no longer legally contact you.

Suggestion for future columns: contact Dale Gribow 760-837-7500 or dale@ dalegribowlaw.com.

DALE GRIBOW “TOP LAWYER” - Palm Springs Life(Accidents) 2010-18 “TOP LAWYER” - Inland Empire Magazine Nov, 2016 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating

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REAL ESTATE

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y name is Alexandra Miklosova, and I have been in real estate here in Coachella Valley over 10 year now. Currently I’m a Realtor and Creative Marketing Strategist for Lux Box Agency and I absolutely love what I do.

I love our valley! I love real estate and I love social media! Out of the love for my passions I have created a collaborative online social media platform to connect home buyers, home owners, investors, and real estate professionals. Welcome to Palm Springs Open House!

Every other week, I am here to provide you with valuable real estate information, current listings and open houses throughout

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PROPERTY OF THE WEEK!

our beautiful Coachella Valley in a very fun and interactive way! Every week I go and search the Palm Springs area Real Estate market for the best possible real estate deals for my clients, and tell you 3 reasons why you should care about that property.

Let’s dive into it; here is my Pick of the Week!

I have selected 283 Sandpiper Street in Palm Desert: Condo | PUD 2 Br | 2 Bath 1300 Sqft Listed at: $294, 900 Revenue: $7000

BY ALEXANDRA MIKLOSOVA

Here are the 3 reasons why you should care: The Mid-Century Modern features of this condo are absolutely spectacular.

You find your favorite brick shadow walls, clearstory windows right in your living room that’s overlooking the most inviting views, transporting you straight back into the fabulous midcentury area. When you see it in person, you will not get enough of this William Krisel designed condo.

I know you will think it sounds cliché, but the location + the wonderful community have to be my second reason. This community is steps away from the worldrenowned El Paseo shopping district, dining and entertainment center. The current home owners are absolutely wonderful, creating a very inviting neighborhood to live in.

Lastly, this condo comes with a built-in

revenue of $7000 as of right this second.

It is rented for the month of February and March. Whoever is quicker to pull the trigger, you or a savvy investor, the seasonal income is yours! Offer has to be submitted and accepted before January 31st otherwise this particular opportunity goes away forever.

We go ‘online” for everything, so it’s only fitting that when it comes time to #househunt for our next cool place to live, we jump online too and start researching.

Grab a cup of coffee, read this bi-weekly column, and then every Thursday sit back, relax and watch the PSOH (Palm Springs Open House) LIVE videos online, yes in realtime. It will keep you in the loop of all you need to know and you get to be a part of the community. Join the conversation LIVE online in our Facebook group +Instagram @ PalmSpringsOpenHouse Feel free to give me a call with any real estate related questions or for a FREE marketing strategy consultation to help you sell your home.

Listing courtesy of Alexandra Miklosova, CalBRE No: 0177415. Lux Box Agency.

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HOW WELL IS PROP 64 DOING IN CA?

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eing in the legal medical marijuana industry and writing this column I get to speak with many individuals in the business. Growers, small manufacturers and of course dispensaries, are people I speak with on a daily basis. In addition, I get multiple marijuana newsletters everyday letting me know the state of the industry. I’ve noticed a very interesting fact, since the opening day of legal recreational marijuana with their initial lines of people waiting to get in, there has not been one article come across about how well Prop. 64 is doing in California. The silence is deafening.

I decided to do a little investigation of my own into how this voter approved bill is doing for the people of California. Let’s start with manufacturers of edibles for the medical market.

Thanks to Prop 64 many of the dispensaries are confused at what they are allowed to purchase and some are requiring multiple licenses and also distribution licenses as of Jan. 1, according to the law there is a phase in period for up to Jan. 9 of 2019 before laws ‘sunset’. The emergency regulations put in place in late November are not the final laws and are going to be changed and changed again. If you look up the current bill as it stands you will see lots of lines scratched out.

This bill is far from settled.

Under this bill you can ‘choose’ to be for profit or non-profit, and protection for a ‘for profit collective’ will be given only if they have a ‘for profit’ license. (This is the current text from the bill as it exists, as you can see nothing is finalized.

Many collectives are non-profit.)

Existing law exempts qualified medical marijuana medicinal cannabis patients with valid identification cards, the designated primary caregivers of those patients, and persons with identification cards who associate within the State of California in order, collectively or cooperatively, to cultivate cannabis for medical medicinal purposes from specified criminal liability, including possession, cultivation, and transport of cannabis until one year after the bureau posts a notice on its Internet Web site that licenses for medical commercial cannabis activity have begun being issued.

This bill would authorize these collectives and cooperatives to operate for profit or not for profit. The bill would limit the protection for collectives and collaboratives operating for profit to those collectives and collaboratives that possess a valid seller’s permit from the State Board of Equalization and a valid local license, permit, or other authorization.

The damage to small businesses and small medical growers is already devastating an industry that is reeling from a loss of up to 1/2 of the cannabis crops due to the fires. The truth of the matter is that none of the laws are set in stone. But that isn’t keeping lawyers from scaring hundreds or maybe thousands of people out of business due to compliance issues which they may not be required to meet.

Let’s also take a look at the information being given out by the attorneys that you are ‘required’ to change your 215 collective of individuals into a California franchise model complete with 24 hour

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CANNABIS CORNER

a day intrusion from the authorities and possible retaliation from federal agents if the location is disclosed. Despite the hysteria from the legal community and of course the accompanying big bucks they receive to peddle that line, here is the actual information from Canormal.org. 215 laws ‘remain in effect’. Let me repeat... 215 laws ‘remain in effect and will remain in effect’ (see below).

Rights of Prop 215 Medical Users California’s medical cannabis laws under Proposition 215 remain in effect under AUMA. Prop 215 gives patients and their designated primary caregivers the right to possess and cultivate cannabis for their personal medical needs given the recommendation or approval of a California-licensed physician. Because there is no set limit on the amount patients may possess or cultivate, the argument can be made that patients may legally possess more than the one ounce and six plants allowed under AUMA if their medical needs require. Patients who do so should exercise discretion by keeping their stash

at home and not carrying more than one ounce in public.

There is no age limit on medical use. Minors under age 18 need permission from their parents or guardians to use medical cannabis. Young adults age 18-20 are allowed to visit statelicensed medical dispensaries, but not adult-use ones.

Patients who have state medical cannabis ID cards are exempt from the sales tax on medical cannabis and cannabis products [BPC 34011(g)].

The parental rights of qualified Prop 215 patients are protected by AUMA in family and juvenile court proceedings (HSC 11362.84) Prop. 64 added Section 26033 to the Business and Professions Code, protecting patients and primary caregivers who cultivate an unspecified amount for themselves or no more than five patients, if they receive compensation only under Subdivision (c) of Section 11362.765 of the Health and Safety Code. Under Prop 215, patients are still entitled to grow and possess whatever amount of marijuana is consistent with their medical need, though this is subject to local limits and land-use restrictions, including bans. Locals may not ban 6-plant-per-parcel gardens under Prop. 64, though they may “reasonably regulate” them, including banning outdoor cultivation.

Why is this such a big deal? Because it is the small medical growers who are currently supplying patients directly and through the medical dispensaries. These attorneys scare off these small (under 99 plant) medical growers by continue to page 28

DESERT BEAT HI-DESERT HOME TOUR BENEFITS REACH OUT MORONGO BASIN

ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY STEVE BROWN

Rancho de Las Palmas owned by Patrick Gange and Walter Holt is one of the featured homes on the 14th Annual Parade of Homes fundraiser for Reach Out Morongo Basin.

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f you’re looking for a fun day trip to explore somewhere new, and meet plenty of enjoyable people in the process, consider Reach Out Morongo Basin’s 14th annual Parade of Homes. It’s a relaxed afternoon of a self-guided tour to half a dozen hi-desert homes. You’ll not only have a great day exploring the hi-desert, but you’ll also be supporting one of the region’s most needed non-profit community organizations in the process.

The Parade of Homes takes place Sunday, February 18, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at locations across the hi-desert. You begin at Park Rock Cafe in downtown Joshua Tree, where you’ll enjoy lunch with live music by The Luminators, an upbeat acoustic duo. Any questions you have about directions or the tour itself can be answered while you enjoy the sun, fresh air, and music.

Then, pile into the car, and head out to explore the homes, and I would recommend taking in Joshua Tree’s Cramalot Inn, and then heading to Twentynine Palms, where four of the six homes for this year’s Parade of Homes are located. You can visit the Casa de Loma, Rancho de Las Palmas, Casa Ladera, and the Tower Homestead.

Casa de Loma is the home of Gary and Jan Peters, former owners and operators of the historic Roughley Manor (now the Campbell House). Casa de Loma was built in 1935 as part of an expansion of the existing Hotel Adobe. The house was one of two homes built by the hotel’s owner, envisioned originally as “presidential suites.” The original home was built from local adobe and brick.

Casa de Loma sat abandoned for more than two decades before being purchased and

Casa de Loma, home of innkeepers Jan and Gary Peters in Twentynine Palms (Front & back patio).

renovated. The home reflects the Peters’ passion for historic buildings. It features an outdoor entertainment area with a built-in cooking area and great views of the desert.

Rancho de Las Palmas is the home of Patrick Gange and Walter Holt. Situated on nearly 14 acres with 327 palm trees, the home has grand views of the hi-desert. The Rancho features the main house, an original adobe that has been expanded over the years, a pool/guest house, swimming pool, garage, stable with tack room, shop, and three storage buildings.

The Rancho is solar powered, and features a beautiful mural representing Joshua Tree National Park at night by talented local artist David Greene.

The Tower Homestead Ranch is a family owned guest ranch with an interesting history.

Originally built from a 100 year old house originally located in Pasadena, the home found itself trucked plank by plank to Twentynine Palms in 1929. The Model T that relocated the house to the hi-desert had its work cut out for it. Coming up the Morongo Valley grade, the truck would drive 10 feet forward, chock the wheels to keep from rolling backward, then go forward another

10 feet, repeating the process until it reached the top of the grade.

The ranch is named for Herb and Lily Tower who homesteaded in 1929 and moved to Twentynine Palms in 1933, during the Great Depression. The Tower Homestead Ranch continues to be operated by members of the family, but has added some amenities since the Depression days. There’s a cactus garden, salt water pool, Jacuzzi, infrared sauna, outdoor kitchen, historic fireplace, and stunning desert views.

But when you’ve toured the homes in Twentynine Palms, make sure to leave time to visit Casa de Culebra in Morongo Valley on your way back home. Home to one of the desert’s greatest artists and characters, Snake Jagger, you’ll want to have time to enjoy Snake’s artwork and wander his nature trails around the property.

It’s a wonderful way to end the Parade of Homes, and you may even find something to take with you back to your own home to remind you of the day.

While the homes on the tour, and the people who operate them, are delightful, the best thing about this Parade of Homes is that it benefits Reach Out Morongo Basin. Reach Out is a fantastic hi-desert organization that provides essential services to senior citizens and disabled residents. Tickets for the Parade of Homes are $25 each, including lunch and live music. For information call (760)361-1410, or visit www. reachoutmb.org.

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SPORTS SCENE

BY FLINT WHEELER

CAREERBUILDER WRAP UP & SUPER BOWL SET UP…

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ith darkness rapidly encircling the Coachella Valley, Rahm managed to shake off Andrew Landry and capture his second career PGA Tour victory.

Rahm’s 20-foot birdie on the fourth playoff hole proved the difference in Palm Springs, where he entered as the highestranked player in the field and supported that status with his stout play.

Rahm barely took his foot off the gas, both across the difficult closing stretch at PGA West and during the playoff when he sent one approach after the next hurtling toward the pin. It’s the fourth worldwide win in less than a year for Rahm, who continues to outpace even the rosiest of

projections for his burgeoning career.

The win moves Rahm past Jordan Spieth to world No. 2, making him the fourthyoungest player to ever reach such heights.

One year ago, the Spaniard was ranked 137th in the world. His win at the Farmers Insurance Open the following week altered his trajectory, and he now finds himself only one rung away from the top of the ladder.

While so much focus has been (deservedly) heaped upon players like Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas, perhaps it’s Rahm who has the best chance to eventually unseat world No. 1 Dustin Johnson. He’ll have a chance to chip into that deficit this week as he defends his title at Torrey Pines.

A for Effort: Andrew Landry. Landry put up a stellar fight in Palm Springs, holing a birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff and going shot-for-shot with Rahm for nearly an hour. He came up short in his effort to win for the first time, but Landry certainly has plenty of positive takeaways from his week in the desert.

Unusually Short Stay: Phil Mickelson.

Lefty has become a regular in Palm Springs, but three shaky rounds left him with his first missed cut in this event since 1994 - a few months before Rahm was born.

Brady vs. Back Up...

The matchup for the Super Bowl is

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set: the New England Patriots will take on the Philadelphia Eagles for the Lombardi Trophy.

Philadelphia dominated the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship, and it wasn’t even close. The Eagles won it, 38-7.

Minnesota drove down the field to score on the opening drive of the game, but after a Case Keenum interception gave the Eagles their first points of the game, they didn’t look back.

In the AFC Championship, the Jacksonville Jaguars got out to a decent lead over the New England Patriots, and then proceeded to play it safe, which ultimately cost them. They stopped trying to score points, even kneeling with 50 seconds to go in the first half — the first time any team has done that all season.

Tom Brady and the Patriots, of course,

came back and scored multiple times in the fourth quarter to take the lead. The Jaguars didn’t have enough time to respond properly, and put together one of the saddest offensive drives. They lost, and it was ugly.

Personally, I’m extremely uninterested in this Super Bowl matchup. The Patriots are boring and the Eagles are definitely not going to beat them, Nick Foles transforming into a beast notwithstanding. Another Patriots Super Bowl win seems very likely at this point.

But... it’s the Super Bowl, and we’re about to have a startling lack of football in our lives. I’m sure I’ll watch the same as most of you, and I’ll be rooting for the Eagles.

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MELODY COHN & CHAKRADANCE

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get asked all the time why I always look so happy. Do I ever have down days?

Of course I do…I am human too. The difference between me and some others, maybe even you, is that I have learned that my emotional state is very temporary and I can quickly change it. I did not always believe this…and moreover, did not have a clue on how to do this. What I have learned, and am excited to encourage you, is how to utilize our god given right to be happy… to live a life of peace, joy and expansion… in other words to Live Large. Today, I am joined by Melody Cohn, a certified chakradance facilitator. She too has learned how to use her License to Live Large, and so can you.

LTLL: What does “License to Live Large” mean to you?

Melody: “It means that I hold the key and that I am the creator of my life. Whatever I am thinking, speaking and listening to, is my creation. Having a loving, positive relationship with myself has enlightened and embellished my mere existence. I know that what I manifest is the development of the emotional seeds I planted. I use dance and meditation to give me the energy to

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manifest my dreams and desires.”

LTLL: At what point in your life did you learn that you can create your life as you wish?

Melody: “Ten years ago, I was single with 2 teenage kids living with me; and my mother had just passed. I happened to watch the movie, The Secret, which became an “aha” moment for me. I began taking notice and becoming aware of my feelings in different situations and realized, “I can change the status I’m in”. That was a big revelation for me.

Shortly after that, a co-worker, invited me to her home for a reading with a Buddhist Monk…I was open and willing to see what he revealed, which ended up changing the course of my life path.

Armed with this new outlook, I ended my cigarette smoking habit and taught myself to meditate. I replaced my urge to smoke with meditation.”

LTLL: What is Chakradance and how did you become involved?

Melody: “Chakradance started in Australia by Natalie Southgate who discovered this shamanic dance in 1998 while studying Jungian Psychology. I found

Chakradance online while on a beautiful beach in Cancun just after I ended my 15-year career in administration. I began practicing at home and discovered that my joy was in the dance, so after studying, I became a certified Chakradance facilitator in 2014.”

LTLL: What’s one tip you’d like to share on how others can learn to Live Large?

Melody: “Dance and feel the rhythm of your soul. Embrace yourself and begin to develop an encouraging relationship with yourself. Manifest your dreams and desires by being specific… and create the ability to visualize through meditation.”

Like most of us, Melody has overcome difficult times…and instead of letting those circumstances define her, she too chose to exercise her License to Live Large. We want to hear from you…have you chosen to Live Large? Email me at elizabeth@ coachellavalleyweekly.com for a chance to be interviewed and featured in an upcoming article.

Melody Cohn, artist and Chakradance facilitator, enjoys helping others find their inner peace through moving meditation.

Reach her by email melody@ chakradancewithmelody.com -------------------------------------------------Elizabeth Scarcella, Founder of Go Get Young and Co-Owner of Rx2Fitness, helps others create the life of their dreams. Reach her at elizabeth@coachellavalleyweekly. com

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of January 25

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Anders Haugen competed for the U.S. as a ski jumper in the 1924 Winter Olympics. Although he was an accomplished athlete who had previously set a world record for distance, he won no medals at the games. But wait!

Fifty years later, a sports historian discovered that there had a been a scoring mistake back in 1924.

In fact, Haugen had done well enough to win the bronze medal. The mistake was rectified, and he finally got his long-postponed award. I foresee a comparable development happening in your life, Aries. Recognition or appreciation you deserved to have received some time ago will finally come your way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1899, Sobhuza II became King of Swaziland even though he was less than five months old. He kept his job for the next 82 years, and along the way managed to play an important role when his nation gained independence from the colonial rule of the United Kingdom.

These days you may feel a bit like Sobhuza did when he was still in diapers, Taurus: not sufficiently prepared or mature for the greater responsibilities that are coming your way. But just as he received competent help in his early years from his uncle and grandmother, I suspect you’ll receive the support you’ll need to ripen.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my ideal world, dancing and singing wouldn’t be luxuries practiced primarily by professionals. They would be regular occurrences in our daily routines. We’d dance and sing whenever we needed a break from the numbing trance. We’d whirl and hum to pass the time. We would greet each other with an interpretative movement and a little tune. In schools, dance and song would be a standard part of the curriculum -as important as math and history. That’s my utopian dream, Gemini. What’s yours? In accordance with the astrological omens, I urge you to identify the soul medicine you’d love to incorporate into your everyday regimen. Then go ahead and incorporate it! It’s time for you to get more aggressive about creating the world you want to live in.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Psychology pioneer Carl Jung believed that most of our big problems can never be fully solved. And that’s actually a good thing. Working on them keeps us lively, in a state of constant transformation. It ensures we don’t stagnate. I generally agree with Jung’s high opinion of our problems. We should indeed be grateful for the way they impel us to grow. However, I think that’s irrelevant for you right now. Why? Because you have an unprecedented opportunity to solve and graduate from a major long-running problem. So no, don’t be grateful for it. Get rid of it. Say goodbye to it forever.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Between now and March 21, you will be invited, encouraged, and pushed to deepen your understanding of intimate relationships.

You will have the chance to learn much, much more about how to create the kind of togetherness that both comforts and inspires you. Will you take advantage of this eight-week opportunity? I hope so. You may imagine that you have more pressing matters to attend to. But the fact is that cultivating your relationship skills would transform you in ways that would best serve those other pressing matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In December, mass protests broke out in Mashhad, Iran’s secondlargest city. Why? The economy had been gradually worsening. Inflation was slowly but surely exacting a toll. Unemployment was increasing. But one of the immediate triggers for the uprising was a 40-percent hike in the price of eggs. It focused the Iranian people’s collective angst and galvanized a dramatic response. I’m predicting a comparable sequence in your personal future, Virgo. A specific irritant will emerge, motivating you to stop putting up with trends that have been subtly bothering you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the late 1980s, Budweiser used a Bull Terrier to promote its Bud Light beer in commercials. The dog, who became megafamous, was presented as a rich macho party animal named Spuds MacKenzie. The ad campaign was

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successful, boosting sales 20 percent. But the truth was that the actor playing Spuds was a female dog whose owners called her Evie. To earn money, the poor creature, who was born under the sign of Libra, was forced to assume a false identity. To honor Evie’s memory, and in alignment with current astrological omens, I urge you human Libras to strip away any layers of false identity you’ve been pressured to acquire. Be your Real Self -- to the max.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The giant panda is a bear native to China. In the wild, its diet is 99 percent bamboo. But bamboo is not an energy-rich food, which means the creature has to compensate by consuming 20 to 30 pounds of the stuff every day.

Because it’s so busy gathering its sustenance, the panda doesn’t have time to do much socializing. I mention this, Scorpio, because I want to offer up the panda as your anti-power animal for the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you should have a diversified approach to getting your needs met -- not just in regards to food, but in every other way as well. Variety is not just the spice of life; it’s the essence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re the star of the “movie” that endlessly unfolds in your imagination. There may be a number of other lead actors and actresses, but few if any have your luster and stature. You also have a supporting cast, as well as a full complement of extras. To generate all the adventure you need, your story needs a lot of dramatis personae. In the coming weeks, I suggest that you be alert for certain minor characters who are primed to start playing a bigger role in your narrative.

Consider the possibility of inviting them to say and do more to advance the plot.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Thirty-five miles per hour is typically the highest speed attained by the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. That’s not very fast. On the other hand, each ship’s engine generates 190 megawatts, enough to provide the energy needs of 140,000 houses, and can go more than 20 years without refueling. If you don’t mind, I’m going to compare you to one of those aircraft carriers during the next four weeks. You may not be moving fast, but you will have maximum stamina and power.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The pawpaw is a tasty fruit that blends the flavors of mango, banana, and melon. But you rarely find it in grocery stores.

One reason is that the fruit ripens very fast after being picked. Another is that the pollination process is complicated. In response to these issues, a plant scientist named Neal Peterson has been trying to breed the pawpaw to be more commercially viable.

Because of his work, cultivated crops have finally begun showing up at some farmers’ markets. I’d like to see you undertake metaphorically similar labors in 2018, Aquarius. I think you’ll have good luck at developing rough potentials into more mature forms of expression. You’ll have skill at turning unruly raw materials into more useful resources. Now is a great time to begin.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An iceberg is a huge chunk of ice that has cracked away from a glacier and drifted off into the open sea. Only nine percent of it is visible above the waterline. The underwater part, which is most of the iceberg, is basically invisible.

You can’t know much about it just by looking at the top. This is an apt metaphor for life itself. Most everyone and everything we encounter is 91 percent mysterious or hidden or inaccessible to our conscious understanding. That’s the weird news, Pisces. The good news is that during the next three weeks you will have an unprecedented ability to get better acquainted with the other 91 percent of anything or anyone you choose to explore.

Homework: Imagine that you’re still alive in 2090.

What’s your life like? Testify at Freewillastrology. com.

---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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BY BRONWYN ISON

f there’s one thing I’ve learned, BE YOURSELF! Sing it loud and proud. I’m grateful there isn’t another me on the planet. Guess what? There isn’t another you in this world either. All the more reason to celebrate your beautiful self.

Let’s talk self-love. Being yourself is also about loving who you are in your own skin.

More so than not, we’re diligently trying, to be the best we can be in this lifetime. When we visit improving ourselves, often times we can get caught up in thinking something is wrong with us. Or, we think we need to change. Rather, we may need to modify our behaviors or change our thought process.

Self-love and being yourself requires practice. It’s empowering and necessary.

There’s so much that goes along with taking care of yourself. While this a big topic and we hear it all the time, I don’t grow weary

of how important it is to make sure you’re healthy. Remaining healthy in mind and spirit is essential.

I’ve also learned being yourself is liberating. You don’t need to measure up or exhaust yourself while putting on a show.

It’s also not fair to others when you’re not who you say or portray yourself to another.

In other words… it’s deceitful.

Imagine (if you’re not already) how good it would feel to live for you? It’s not your job to please others, measure up to other people’s standards, or play by another’s rules. Once others opinions of you don’t matter anymore… WOW… now your LIVING! Go about and be your wonderful self!

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patient of mine had developed severe indigestion and bloating last week. I initially thought he may have had a mild case of food poisoning but the symptoms persisted for a week until he had sudden, sharp and very painful abdominal pain. I got him a CT scan and it turns out he had gallstones. He needed antibiotics to treat the infection in his gallbladder and surgery to remove the gallbladder with the gallstones.

So what are gallstones and how does one get them?

Gallstones are hardened forms of digestive fluid in your gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small pear shaped organ located on the right side of your abdomen just below the liver.

Most gallstones are formed from cholesterol. Risk factors for developing gallstones are: • being female • age greater than 60 • obesity • poor diet, high in fat, high in cholesterol, low in fiber • family history • diabetes Gallstones can vary in size and may

cause no symptoms, but if they get lodged in the duct leading out of the gallbladder, it may cause right sided upper abdominal discomfort to severe pain. Larger gallstones usually do not cause a problem because they are too large to fit into the gallbladder duct. It is the smaller stones that usually cause a problem. If the stone does not get dislodged and gets “stuck”, a severe infection can develop called cholecystitis or possibly an infection of the pancreas (pancreatitis).

Treatment for symptomatic gallstones is usually surgery. Small gallstones may pass through the duct and into your small intestine, so it is possible to “pass” a gallstone with a bowel movement, but generally these stones don’t cause symptoms.

• Dietary modifications to help prevent gallstones: • Limit refined sugars • Vegetarian diet, particularly high in vegetable protein • High fiber diet • Caffeinated coffee may protect against the development of gallstones • Supplementation with vitamin C

CANNABIS CORNER continued from page 25 forcing them into a corporate business model Let’s also look at the taxes being imposed that they want no part of. We are already seeing on the industry. First of all a cultivation license a decline in these growers which will stifle is $900 and up. A $9.75 tax on every ounce innovation and medical breakthroughs. This is cultivated and a $2.75 per ounce tax on dried turn will raise the price, lower the quality, variety flower or trimmings. Add on top of that the taxes and force patients to look elsewhere to get their imposed on state and local levels, new packaging medicine. Where most of those will turn is the requirements, tag systems and costs may go up to black market. This is the exact opposite of what the medical patient by as much as 70% depending the bill was designed to accomplish. on the area. There are also ‘distribution’ costs.

Prop 64 provisions “promised” to favor small There is also a new ‘state’ medical license that growers and manufacturers in this bill. What it patients will have to purchase from the state has done is set unsurmountable obstacles for health department along with an exam in order small growers who mostly grow indoors to obtain. to get the license. This can impose costs of up to In order to meet these requirements businesses $500 per patient over what they are currently will have to spend tens of thousands to millions paying. While an online recommendation which to apply with absolutely zero guarantee they will includes a doctor interview runs $45 and up this get a license. The bill requires a local approval is a far easier amount for a patient to pay. before a state license can be granted. Most There are some pretty substantial rumors that small medical growers growing for patients don’t there is going to be a general amnesty where require a local approval under 215 because it’s the state will override the local requirement for being grown for themselves and other patients in those that want to be a license. This would be a their collective. It is legal and will continue to be step in the right direction. However, the market legal to grow under these same 215 provisions. is already showing it is going back to black market You can read the laws for yourself (above). You to avoid the high taxes. Leave it to California to may also give away up to one ounce to a patient kill the golden goose before it can lay its first egg. or someone with a medical rec.

This column does not give legal advice but is I am someone who has cured my asthma a culmination of findings that I have researched primarily with cannabis. My boyfriend is a stage and found. Please check them out yourself on 4 cancer survivor who is alive and thriving due Canorml.org or contact a 215 attorney instead of to cannabis and Rick Simpson oil (no chemo or a corporate marijuana attorney to check it out for radiation, just cannabis and Kangen water). It yourself. Canorml.org also has a list of attorneys makes me sick to see what this law is doing to the they recommend. medical industry. People in the industry say that Patte Purcell does private 420 parties for up to 60% of small businesses will be lost. The the medical marijuana patients and industry strain on the economy will be felt. No wonder professionals. To get on the invite list text your Brown is suggesting that a recession is coming. name and email to 1-702-219-6777.

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HOW INTERVIEW FOLLOW-UP CAN IMPACT YOUR FUTURE

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he other day I had lunch with my friend Sonia. She told me a fascinating story that caused me to fist pump a big YES! It all started a few months ago when we discussed her son Dale’s job search. Immediately I went into coaching mode and offered up some suggestions relative to interview follow-ups.

My advice in more than one article published in the CV Weekly regarding communicating with the hiring manager, or Human Resources, after the interview is consistent. DO IT! You should reach out initially to thank the interviewers for their time and reiterate your interest in the position. If a recruiter or hiring manager tells you a decision will be made by a certain date and you hear nothing, feel free to check-in.

Send a short, polite email asking the status.

Perhaps the scenario is, you received notice and it was not the message you wanted to hear. The offer was extended to another candidate. Should you just scratch the company off your list and move on?

Not necessarily. Sonia’s son had a different strategy. Dale contacted the hiring manager and in a very respectful manner asked why he did not get the job. He was told the job was filled by a relative of someone who worked there. Fair enough. Sometimes we are lucky

enough to have inside advocates. Dale thanked the manager for the information and asked to stay on the employer’s radar screen for any future opportunity.

Sometimes the story ends here.

Sometimes not. A few weeks later Dale received an offer from another company.

After he was happily employed for a few weeks, Company A phoned inviting Dale to a breakfast meeting. You guessed it. The firm was interested in him for an upcoming position. Now Dale was at a crossroad.

Interview with Company A, or thank them for their interest and stay with Company B. I don’t know the end of the story, but it really doesn’t matter. The lesson is: always leave the door open. Begin with a thank you follow-up and take it all the way to conclusion. If you did not get the job, find out why. Need to cultivate another skill?

Take a course and be ready for the next time.

As Dale’s example proved, letting an employer know they are on your “A List” is a solid professional strategy. You have nothing to lose and perhaps everything to gain. Give it a try!

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching. More about Sunny at www.raisethebarhigh.com.

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