Coachella Valley Weekly - June 7 to June 13, 2018 Vol. 7 No. 12

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“A MOMENT OF TRUTH.. ” PSCOMICXPO GRACED BY FEMALE PRODUCER

BY MICHELLE ROE

publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com coachellavalleyweekly.com facebook.com/cvweekly twitter.com/cvweekly1 Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Kirby Club Crawler Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Feature Writers Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Noe Gutierrez, Avery Wood, Tricia Witkower, Jason Hall, Olga Rodriguez Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Eleni P. Austin, Craig Michaels, Janet McAfee, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Dale Gribow, Laura Hunt Little, Sam DiGiovanna, Rob Brezny, Sunny Simon, Dr. Peter Kadile, Bruce Cathcart, Flint Wheeler, Denise Ortuno Neil, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Rebecca Pikus, Angela Romeo,Aaron Ramson, Lynne Tucker, Elizabeth Scarcella Photographers Robert Chance, Chris Miller, Esther Sanchez, Laura Hunt Little Website Editor Bobby Taffolla Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

CONTENTS PS Comic Xpo.......................................... 3 CV Music Awards Photos................... 4-5 CV Music Awards Winners..................... 6 Backstage Jazz - Smooth Brothers....... 6 Creedence Clearwater Revisited........... 7 Brad Mercer at Fantasy Springs............ 7 Film - The Producers .............................. 8 Brewtality............................................... 9 Travel Tips 4 U......................................... 9 Consider This - ..................................... 10 Art Scene - Second Saturdays............. 11 Pet Place................................................ 12 The Vino Voice ...................................... 13 Club Crawler Nightlife ................... 14-15 Good Grub - Lappert's Ice Cream........ 16

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f PSComicXpo CEO, Meachele Campbell were to have her own superpower, she says it would be to possess the ability to wield Wonder Woman’s famed lasso of truth- the lariat that compels its captives to tell the truth. “Because,” she says, “the lasso’s ‘moment of truth’ would be a gift for people to be authentic...to be comfortable in their own skin. It would be a transformative tool used to break down the barriers that create judgment. To open all eyes to understand that we are all created for more than something than our selves.

Finding truth might just lead to a kinder humanity.”

Campbell didn’t set out to break any glass ceilings. In fact, when she first got into the business of comic conventions, she didn’t know a thing about the comic world.

Campbell does admit that she watched the Wonder Woman television show in her youth and remembers Lynda Carter portraying what Campbell characterizes as “this amazing superhero. Strong and beautiful, embodying a bit of, both, grit and grace.” The image of an empowered woman of integrity, soft yet spirited, has served Campbell well in her own endeavors.

Overcoming personal and professional challenges, Campbell is now, considered a bit of a ‘Wonder Woman,’ herself, joining a small community of female comic

exposition owners.

“Always be genuine. Don’t try to sell yourself. Be true to who you are. When people trust you...they will be do business with you.”- Meachele Campbell As a child, Campbell observed her brothers sharing their love of Marvel, DC movies, and video games but she didn’t really take an interest. She relates, “They (her brothers) were really into Batman and Spiderman but my favorite part was the back of the comic books because they featured water monkeys (also, known as Sea-Monkeys, the novelty aquarium pets).”

While raising her two children to adulthood, Campbell jumpstarted her career with stints in communication, tech media, and organizing a sports memorabilia show. She went on to become Head of Operations for Comic Con Palm Springs, a post that brought together her experience and skills to propel her toward launching her, first, major show next month in the form of PSComicXpo. She shares, “I’ve become comfortable in my own skin. I’m ok with not knowing it all. I know learning is a process that we can only grow from.

The process is scary and uncomfortable but it’s the only way to see the world with new eyes.”

Campbell has envisioned an upscale festival sculpting PSComicXpo into a non-

traditional convention, uniquely, styled to feature celebrities, artists, illustrators and voice actors showcasing their work but sharing their hobbies: See voice actress, singer-songwriter, Grey DeLisle, do standup Catch voice actor, Jess Harnell, jam in concert with his band, Rock Sugar.

Take a peek at the Sean Rich Museum, a collection of Pirates of the Caribbean movie props and mementos.

Amidst a bevy of high quality art installations by top comic book artists, there will be Cosplay, an arcade, and of course, opportunity for magazine trading and purchase.

“Comic Con is a bizarre world and it doesn’t matter who you are...it’s a place where everybody is welcome.”- Meachele Campbell Driven by her faith and her own tenacity for tackling problems, Campbell is poised to put on a Comic Con with a production team made up of, an all-female staff. She explains, “I didn’t focus on building a women centric business. I employed best practices to surround myself with peers that I knew could handle the job. There aren’t very many women in this arena but it’s fantastic because we give each other so much support and we have support from other Comic Con owners, many of which are men. All are eager to share encouragement, guidance, nuggets of advice, and a willingness to come alongside our team so that we can be successful.”

As a female owner of a Comic Xpo, Campbell has set the bar high and has future plans to include two shows a year and expansion into other regions. Campbell asserts, “After being behind the scenes, I had to step out of my comfort zone...now, I’m an entrepreneur. I’m excited about the opportunity this brings and for people to see women rise up and be on an equal platform without limitations. Someone has to break out and break the mold...why not me.” She adds confidently, “I know how to run a company and I believe that whatever I put my mind to, in truth, I will succeed.”

PSComicXpo takes place June 22 -24 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. For more information and tickets visit: www. pscomicxpo.com.

Screeners ............................................. 18 Book Review ....................................... 19 Safety Tips ............................................ 19 Haddon Libby....................................... 21 Dale Gribow.......................................... 21 Sports Scene......................................... 22 Real Estate............................................ 22 Free Will Astrology............................... 23 Mind, Body & Spirit.............................. 23 Cannabis Corner.................................. 24 Life & Career Coach............................. 24

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CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS!

PHOTOS BY LAURA HUNT LITTLE

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AND THE WINNERS ARE..

he CV Music Awards held Thursday, May 31 at Big Rock Pub and Sunday, June 3 at Hotel Zoso were both a big success! Below are the winners in the 41 categories. We would like to thank our Sponsors: Julie Montante owner of PSA Organica, Meachele Campbell owner of PS ComicXpo, Ken Hanna owner of Big Rock Pub, Vincent Battaglia owner of Renova Energy, Jerry Keller owner of LULU and Acqua Bistro, La Quinta Brewery, Joe Funkey owner of Giuseppe’s, Daren & Martina Webster owners of DarMar Trophies. Big thank you to Brandon Henderson our Stage and Production Manager for making things run so smoothly.

Thank you to Robert Chance, CV Weekly’s Art Director for putting together the Special Awards presentations and the In Memory piece. Thank you to our emcees this year for doing a great job hosting: Haley Clawson, Craig Michaels, Morgan James and TK from 93.7 KCLB. Thank you to our photographer Laura Hunt Little, videographer Zak Kupcha, PFL Audio, Kevin Swank/CYM Lighting, Liz Westley and Jason Hall for running check in, Gregory Little, Trio NV for performing in the lobby before the show started, DJ Guy Worden, Long Duk Dong and Sleazy Cortez for performing at the after party, to all the bands that gave amazing performances at both events.

Thank you to Hotel Zoso for hosting the Main Awards show and after party especially Adam Levy and Clayton Hersom for making sure that the event went off without any problems and for taking such good care of us. Congrats to all the winners! Cheers!

Best Band - Desert Rhythm Project Best Rock Band - Black Water Gospel Best Metal Band - Tie - House Of Broken Promises & In The Name of the Dead Best Punk Band - Throw the Goat Best Alternative Band - Black Water Gospel Best Rap/hip Hop - Willdabeast Best Reggae - Desert Rhythm Project Best Duo - Mikey Reyes and Bryanna Evaro Best New Band - Mega Sun Best Live Performance Band - Giselle Woo and the Night Owls

THE SMOOTH BROTHERS WIN BEST ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

Best Live Music Event - Annual Concert for Autism Best Album - Black Water Gospel Self titled Best Sing - The Flusters - “Everyday Dreaming” Best Adult Contemporary - Smooth Brothers Best Individual Instrumental Performance - Alex Sanatana Best Instrumental Band - The Woody’s Best Club Promoter - Mr. Miami Best Large Live Music Event Coachella Best Sound Engineer - Jeff Mazur Best Blues - Kal David and Lauri Bono

Best Female Vocalist - Chelsea Sugarbritches

Best Keyboards - Andy Cahan

Best Frontman - Sean Wheeler

Best Jazz Instrumental - Alex Santana

Best Guitar - Razor J

Best Jazz Vocals - Slim Man

Best Bass - Bryanna Evaro

Best Band Photographer - Steven Young

Best Club DJ - DJ Guy Warden

Best Frontwoman - Jesika Von Rabbit

Best Event DJ - Desert DJ Entertainment

Best Cover Band - Shaken Not Stirred

Best Event Promoter - Jimi Fitz

Best R&B - Kate London

Best Producer - Will Sturgeon

Best Male Vocalist - Michael Keeth

Best Live Performance Venue Pappy and Harriet’s

Best Country Band - Lisa and the Gents

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Best Large Music Venue - The McCallum

Best Youth Band FrankEatsTheFloor

Best Drummer - Tyler Ontiveros

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ongratulations to John Carey (guitarist) and Theo Coakley (keyboards), the Smooth Brothers for winning the 2018 CV Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary. They dazzled the audience when they opened the awards show with some heart pumping Latin music and some soulful blues. When they were announced as the winners, John quipped “After 23 years it’s great to get an award.”

They were both gracious winners.

I haven’t seen The Smooth Brothers in a couple of years. So it was great to see what a great selection of music that they performed. Carey mentioned they do jazz, soul, blues, reggae, R&B, funk and basically anything you want. In a Jewish Italian wedding they are going to play, they are performing both Jewish and Italian music, they will play anything you like.

During the summer they will be playing at Big Rock on Wednesdays, Mondays at Woody’s in Palm Springs with Motown Mondays, Shanghai Reds on Thursday nights and Sundays at the new Woody’s in Moreno Valley. Busy guys!

John has a great musical history. His first gig was with the Chi Lites. John’s had great musical successes this year as well, his song “Don’t Walk Away” was #1 in the Smooth Jazz UK and stayed there for 6 weeks.

His new group ‘Funk Attack’ debuted at Big Rock Pub in Indio. Prince, Morris Day, Cameo, Gap and other hitmaker songs all in a fun, retro style that brings you back to those great times and that wonderful music.

This is a five piece band complete with horns. Dressed for the part, you know it’s going to be a party in the house with this

kind of music.

Another biggie for John is he was just chosen for guitar for the 90’s Singer “O’Bryan” he will be performing in his shows on the road. O’Bryan had three #1 hits in the 90’s. He has a funky R&B, smooth sound. Carey compared him to Kenny Latimore. His first gig will be at ‘Funkfest’ in Anaheim in August at the Honda Center for an expected crowd of 20,000. Go John!

John suffered two major health crisis’s over the last couple of years. The first was a heart blockage which resulted in a pacemaker. The second was a diagnosis of leukemia. After chemo, he’s been in remission for 5 months now and feels great.

He said this is his third chance and he’s going to make the most of it. He said he is very happy to be alive.

Theo hails from the Bahamas and had #1 hits with this band ‘The T Connection’.

He had 2 number 1 hits on Capital records in the R&B category. They performed on American Bandstand, Soul Train and other shows. He still performs with them today.

Theo and John met in 1989 and formed ‘The Smooth Brothers’. They have been playing for 21 years. John noted that once they land a gig they keep them. He’s been at his Shanghai Red gig for 6 years already.

I will be booking The Smooth Brothers in the Temecula Market. If you want to book them for a party or a venue contact me at 1-702-219-6777. Expect a great show every time you hear The Smooth Brothers. Visit John Carey on Facebook.

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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED AT FANTASY SPRINGS

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ifelong friends and former bandmates, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook, formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited in 1995 as a way to reunite and continue to play the songs they loved.

Unsure of how this new iteration of Creedence Clearwater Revival would go over and never intending to go fully public, the duo eventually put together a full band and became hugely popular, playing as many as 190 shows a year at one point.

Twenty-three years later, they are down to about fifty shows a year, but you can still hear them play your favorite songs, whether it’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” “Proud Mary,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Fortunate Son,” “Down on the Corner,” or…well, you get the idea. Fans can see them play at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Saturday, June 16 at 8 pm.

CVW: I read that you grew up with your band member Stu Cook. How did you two start playing music together?

DC: “It’s not really true that we grew up together…because we haven’t grown up yet! I met Stu when I was 13 the first day of school in 7th grade. Our last names start with the same initial, so we were in homeroom together. I sat behind him and we both had our leather jackets on – that was the James Dean look back then. Rock ‘n roll was just fledgling at that point. We talked about music and I told him what was in my record collection and he had the same records in his and from then on we were aligned for future music endeavors. In 8th grade, I met John Fogerty, who was into a lot of music

I liked too and we wanted to start a band.

Tom Fogerty, who was four years older, was in a band at the time. He had a vision of doing a demo and going to L.A. to get a deal his band didn’t agree. Tom had always been nice and polite to us – a big contrast to my big brother, who beat me up until I could fight back. Tom came in and recorded a few songs with us and we were thrilled. That’s how it started. Ten years later, we had our first hit when we were 23, with Suzie Q. It was a lot of hard work and staying focused on what we wanted to do. We were playing roots Americana rock ‘n roll in the bay area when psychadelia was all the rage. Lots of people called us “the boy scouts of rock n roll”. I’m ok with that, because last laughs are always good ones.”

CVW: You’ve enjoyed longer and more successful careers in a band than most people could ever hope for - what advice would you give to local musicians starting

out, especially in light of music becoming so digital?

DC: “Couple of things: one is show business and the other is the art. The art of what you’re doing – it’s hard to make a living playing music, especially these days.

Play what makes you feel good, what makes you happiest. Before we had hits we played in bars and played Top-40 radio hits. We didn’t necessarily want to play some of the songs we were playing but at that level you have to to get a couple bucks. But when you pitch your hat in the ring and want to be yourself, stick with what you like and take it as far as it’ll go. As far as show business goes: Don’t sign anything without a good lawyer.”

CVW: Have the songs evolved over time, the way you perform them?

DC: “Grapevine is like twenty minutes long, so there are a lot of places to throw in little things as long as it makes sense.

FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO ANNOUNCES LIVE CLASSIC ROCK WITH “BRAD’S PAD” EVERY TUESDAY EVENING AT LIT LOUNGE

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antasy Springs Resort Casino is proud to announce Brad’s Pad, a brand new night of live classic rock music at LIT Lounge. Beginning Tuesday, June 5th, Coachella Valley radio personality

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We don’t put anything in there just for the sake of it, but that doesn’t mean you can’t go off road once in a while. We don’t copy the songs note for note but anything has to make sense at that moment or else we just stick with the groove. The heart of the song and characteristics of each song focus on what the content is and chord changes.

You want to stay on that map but there are things you can put in. Those are the guidelines.”

CVW: What is your favorite song to perform?

DC: “My favorite song is Born on the Bayou and I still like playing it. If you want to throw something extra in there that’s the song to do it.”

CVW: After decades of touring, what do you do to keep the shows just as energetic and crowd-pleasing as they’ve always been?

DC: “We have an order. This is our 23rd year with this particular project. We love these songs, they are the heart and soul of what we do. When I don’t enjoy playing these songs I’ll do something else. During a show, we’ll be surprised about the songs people forgot we did and still love. They’re at our show to have a good time and we’re there to provide it. When we succeed, it’s a good feeling, having an effect on millions of people’s lives. It’s a gift. We now have three generations coming to our show. I have to pinch myself sometimes.”

To purchase tickets to Creedence Clearwater Revisited, go to: www.fantasyspringsresort.com

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and music legend Brad Mercer and two of his friends will form a 3-piece power trio to play your favorite classic songs and have a whole lot of fun.

“It’s almost as if my band and I hijacked the lounge for the night,” says Brad’s Pad founder Brad Mercer. “Plus,” he continues, “You never know who might drop by to sit in and play a few songs with the band.”

Brad’s Pad is destined to be a legendary Tuesday night party and admission will be FREE. LIT Lounge at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is the perfect space to host Brad’s Pad. From its large stage to its spacious surroundings, LIT Lounge will become your place every Tuesday night to party with the best musicians from the Coachella Valley and beyond.

Brad Mercer invites everyone to Brad’s Pad every Tuesday night from 7pm until 10pm beginning June 5th. Admission is FREE and you must be 21 years or older to rock. www.fantasyspringsresort.com

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THE FILMMAKERS’ GALLERY PRESENTS THE MEL BROOKS HIT MOVIE MUSICAL “THE PRODUCERS” ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH!

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here can you sip a cocktail and have your picture taken with a Tony Award-winning actor AND an Academy Award-winning producer at the SAME TIME? ANSWER: This coming Saturday, June 9th at the Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Camelot Theaters!

Come and meet and mingle with Tony Award-winner Gary Beach, and Academy Award-winner Jonathan Sanger - Along with filmmaker/moderator Vincent Sassone. This is a rare treat, indeed, and on the Eve of the 72nd Annual Tony Awards - which will be broadcast on Sunday, June 10th at 8pm, PST on CBS! Gary Beach won his Best Featured Actor in a Musical Tony Award in 2001 for the smashhit musical THE PRODUCERS. He also won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for playing Roger DeBris. Gary was nominated for a Tony Award for originating the role

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of Lumiere in Disney’s first-ever Broadway musical, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, in 1994. His many other Broadway shows include ANNIE, OMETHING’S AFOOT and 1776.

Producer Jonathan Sanger won his Academy Award for producing the live-action short comedy film RAY’S MALE HETEROSEXUAL DANCE HALL in 1987.

He was nominated earlier in his career for producing the heart-wrenching 1980 drama, THE ELEPHANT MAN. His other producing credits include Mel Brooks’ THE PRODUCERS and FATSO, FRANCES, starring Oscar nominees Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley, VANILLA SKY, starring Tom Cruise, FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR and last year’s Oscar-nominated MARSHALL. Jonathan has produced outstanding work for television, as well.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE: *GET TICKETS HERE: www.eventbrite.

com/e/filmmakers-gallery-the-producers-themusical-tickets-45438741499 THE PALM SPRINGS CULTURAL CENTER CAMELOT THEATERS 2300 E. Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92262 SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018 Cocktail Reception w/ Gary Beach 6-7 pm A Conversation w/ Gary Beach 7-7:30 pm Screening of THE PRODUCERS 7:30 pm THE PRODUCERS: THE MUSICAL Based on the hit Broadway musical created and written by comedy legend Mel Brooks!

After putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world’s worst show! The Producers holds the record for the most Tony Awards won by a single show: 12!

FILM CREDITS: Director: Susan Stroman

Writers: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Stars: Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart and John Barrowman.

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS: Nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture - Comedy or Musical, and nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Original Song WHAT: From Stage to Screen - A Conversation with actor Gary Beach. Gary won a well-deserved Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, for his performance as Roger DeBris in the 2001 Broadway blockbuster. Gary will discuss his creative process of translating his character from stage to screen. *View Trailer: youtu.be/V1b98fDhGBU Be sure to check out this fun scene featuring Gary’s amazing talents in the film singing, “KEEP IT GAY”!

YouTube Clip: youtu.be/Ri2TplWqY1o

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THE ORIGINS OF MEXICAN LAGER

hen Maximillian I accepted an offer to leave Austria to become the first Emperor of Mexico in April of 1864, he scarcely could predict that he was gonna end up executed on a firing line three years later.

Accepting that offer was a risky move on his part to begin with. Anyone who knows their Mexican history knows that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican Army’s upset-victory over the forces of the French empire in 1862.

See, long story short, Mexico’s president, Benito Juarez, had decided that paying back debts to his European creditors wasn’t exactly high on his to-do list anymore, and France took that as an opportunity to invade Mexico and expand their empire.

Mexico divided itself as some factions stayed loyal to president Juarez and his regime, while others supported the French occupation and wanted to revive monarchy in Mexico by installing the Austrian Archduke as their new ruler.

Maximillian showed up under good faith that his French allies were going regroup and take care of business for him, so when they bounced the hell out of Mexico in 1866, they left his ass high and dry, and thus ended the brief reign of the ill-fated Emperor.

That’s not to say ol’ Max didn’t leave a legacy. When he left Europe and traveled to Mexico, part of his entourage included his two trusted German brew masters, tasked with creating the Austrian royalty his favorite beers wherever he went. By all reports his favorite beer was the amber colored, breadyrich, thirst quenching beer from his homeland, now referred to as a Vienna lager. The Roman-Catholics and the upper-middle class

conservatives who had supported Maximilian were fans of the style of beer that he brought with him to Mexico, and the popularity of Vienna lager persisted even after his death.

But in the three years Emperor Max reigned, beer thrived. Cerveceria Toluca created their Vienna lager, called “Victoria”, and you can still drive over to Rite-Aid and pick up a six-pack of the stuff today. Even after the end of the Second Mexican Empire (what the French called Mexico under their occupation), German immigrants continued to flock to Mexico, and bring with them a love of polka and oompa-music (makes totes sense right, when you think about all them tubas and accordions in banda music?), Oktoberfests, and beer.

Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc was founded in 1891, and was Mexico’s first, large-scale production brewery. Their flagship recipe was a Czech Pilsner; a pale colored, crisp and bitter lager that they christened “Bohemia” (the best of all the Mexican beers in my opinion), and by 1899, they expanded their portfolio to include a new recipe which they named “El Sol”, which is still the most popular beer in Mexico.

Around the same time Cuauhtémoc was brewing up their first batches of Bohemia, a joint venture between German and Mexican investors saw the creation of the Moctezuma Brewery, and the introduction of their flagship beer, Siglo XX. A German Pilsner named to introduce the coming 20th century, they soon thought of a better name for it; one that stuck.

Dos Equis. The Moctezuma Brewery found success with their golden colored Pilsner, and followed up the recipe with their second creation; the amber colored and ever popular Vienna lager, simply named Dos Equis Amber.

By 1920, alcohol prohibition in the US

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ABOT THE MAN ADVENTURER • ARCHITECT • ARTIST • BUILDER • COLLECTOR • ENTREPRENEUR • EXPLORER • IDEALIST • VISIONARY • WRITER BUILDING THE PUEBLO Cabot’s Pueblo is marvel of engineering and design. The home was built beginning in 1941 and was always intended to be a museum in addition to the residence for Cabot and Portia Yerxa. The Hopi-inspired building is hand-made and created from reclaimed and found materials from throughout the Coachella Valley. Cabot used recovered lumber from his original homestead built in 1925 on the other end of Miracle Hill.

Additionally, he purchased abandoned cabins and dismantled them to use the materials for the Pueblo, going so far as to straighten out used nails. Much of the Pueblo is made from adobe-style and sun-dried bricks Cabot made himself in the courtyard. Filled with Native American art and artifacts, souvenirs of Cabot’s travels around the world, displays on Native American Rights, and Cabot’s own works of art, the Pueblo Museum officially opened to the public in 1949. The Pueblo has four stories, is 5,000 square feet and includes 35 rooms, 150 windows, 30 rooflines, and 65 doors.

lead to a boom in Yankees crossing the border into Mexico to partake in cerveza and tequila (alcohol prohibition also lead to a boom in organized crime and bootlegging, but that’s an entirely different story). Much like what’s recently happened in the US with larger breweries buying out and consolidating smaller ones, Mexico’s breweries began to fall under single banners.

Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc bought out Moctezuma Brewery, and added “Carta Blanca” to its flagship portfolio before purchasing the makers of another popular pale lager, the Tecate Brewery. Meanwhile, Cerveceria Modelo was killing the game with their popular Pilsner, Modelo Especial, and their pale lager, Corona. The company finally launched a Vienna lager of their own in 1930, a product known today as Modelo Negro.

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BY AARON RAMSON Within a few years, Modelo had purchased several popular breweries in Mexico, including Cerveceria Toluca, and by the 1950’s, had Victoria, Bohemia, Pacifica, and Estrella under their control.

The monopolization continued to the present day, with all major beer brands from Mexico produced by either Cerveceria Modelo/Grupo Modelo (with a stake owned by AB InBev) or Heineken Mexico (the name that replaced Cerveceria Cuautémoc-Moctezuma/ FEMSA upon its purchase).

Sadly, many of the original recipes created by brewers in the 19th century have been watered-down and transformed from rich and flavorful brews to light and fizzy, massmarketed, adjunct lagers.

However, many craft brewers in the US and Mexico have been working to revive the culture of Germano-Mexican brewing, and have reintroduced Vienna lagers and Czech pilsners to an audience that is thirsty to learn the origins of Mexican beer.

CABOT’S PUEBLO MUSEUM - DESERT HOT SPRINGS CA

While walking around the grounds you will see Waokiye an amazing carved statue.

Waokiye (Y-oh-kee-ay) means “Traditional Helper” in the Lakota language. Carved by artist Peter “Wolf” Toth, Waokiye was completed in May 1978. Waokiye’s face is 22 feet tall and was carved from a single 45ton Sequoia redwood log that was donated to the Museum. The feather is 15 feet tall and was created from an Incense Cedar from Idyllwild.

GUIDED TOURS During your adventure you will visit the Pueblo and experience the story of Cabot Yerxa and discover how he built his incredible home. Each tour is approximately 55 minutes

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Each tour is limited to 12 people and tickets are purchased on a first-come, firstserved basis.

OCTOBER THROUGH MAY Museum hours: Tue-Sun (closed Mon), 9AM-4PM Tour times: 9:30AM, 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 1:30PM, 2:30PM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER Museum hours: Wed-Sat (closed SunTue), 9AM-1PM Tour times: 9:30AM, 10:30AM, 11:30AM During our warmer months, we advise guests to be prepared with water and sunscreen.

PRICE $13 per person. $11 per person for Seniors, Active Military, & children ages 6-12. *Tickets are sold on first come first serve basis.

For more info: www.cabotsmuseum.org Think Travel! email: desert92260@gmail.com

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OF THE LIGHT” RAY LAMONTAGNE “PART (STONE DWARF/RCA RECORDS)

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oes it feel like the entire weight of the world is on your shoulders these days? If you’re looking for a little musical respite to sooth your jagged nerves, perhaps some Ray Lamontagne will assuage your psychic pain, music soothing the savage beast, (breast?) and all that. Any of his albums will do, but his latest, Part Of The Light is especially nice.

Ray Lamontagne’s musical epiphany arrived via a clock radio. Work in a shoe factory meant waking up at 4am, on that fateful morning, the music that got his senses working overtime was “Tree Top Flyer,” a cut from a rather obscure Stephen Stills album entitled Alone. Hearing that song inspired Ray to skip work and go buy that record instead.

Born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1973, Ray was one of six kids. His father left the family when Ray was an infant, earning his keep as a touring musician. His mother’s job search meant the family never stayed in one place for long. He endured a nomadic childhood, moving from New Hampshire to Nebraska, Oregon and Utah. Sometimes they stayed with relatives, at one point they lived in a school bus. They even inhabited a chicken coop for a spell.

Following graduation, he drifted for a while, finally landing in a cabin in rural Maine, eking out a living as a carpenter. The shoe factory provided more steady employment, but once he bought the Stephen Stills album, he never looked back. Consumed by music, he began to explore artists like Bob Dylan, the Band, Nina Simone and Neil Young. He quickly absorbed Folk, Jazz and Rock influences, finally feeling confident enough to pick up a guitar.

Music became his religion and Ray gigged throughout the ‘90s, honing his craft in pubs and coffee houses. During this era he married and had two sons. Recording a series of demos netted him a publishing deal and a producer, Ethan Johns, (Victoria Williams, Jayhawks, Ryan Adams). Once he signed with the RCA label, he and Ethan recorded his debut, Trouble, in just two weeks.

It was released in 2004 with little fanfare.

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Rod Stewart, Trouble was a welcome respite.

The husky timbre of his vocals sounded like a blend of Cat Stevens, Van Morrison and Joe Cocker. His words and melodies echoed classic antecedents like James Taylor’s “Sweet Baby James” and Van Morrison’s “St. Dominic’s Preview.”

Surprisingly, the album steadily climbed the charts. Ray’s songs popped up in movies like “The Boys Are Back” and “She’s The Man,” they also scored tender moments on TV shows like “Alias” and “Rescue Me.” By 2006, American Idol contestants were overemoting Ray Lamontagne songs on the reg.

For his second effort, 2006’s Till The Sun Turns Black, Ray executed a stylistic 180, swapping out the warm textures of his debut for a fragile angst that recalled troubled troubadours like Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.

He continued to resist being pigeonholed, adding a horn section for his third record, Gossip In The Grain, which arrived in 2008.

By turns passionate, playful and sensual, he drew comparisons to R&B progenitors like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. The common denominator of each record was the impeccable production from Ethan Johns.

By 2010, recalibrating his sound was almost de riguer. His fourth outing, God Willin’ & The Creek Won’t Rise was credited to Ray Lamontagne and the Pariah Dogs. The album offered up a potent combo-platter of gritty Funk, rustic Country Rock and soulful ballads. Self-produced, the record received two Grammy nominations, winning one for Best Contemporary Folk album.

From 2004 to 2010, a new Ray Lamontagne record would appear like clockwork, every two years, but once he came off the God Willin’ tour, Ray withdrew for a spell. He retreated with his wife (and high School sweetheart), poet Sara Sousa and their teenage sons to their cabin in rural Massachusetts. Burned out and disenchanted with the music industry, he considered quitting all together.

Luckily, his sabbatical only lasted four years. Enlisting Black Keys front man Dan Auerbach as producer, he came roaring back in 2014 with Supernova. Living up to it’s name, the record burned brightly, radiating light and energy, pleasing fans and critics alike. His sixth record, Ouroboros, almost felt like a concept record. Produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket, it was modeled after Talk Talk’s Spirit Of Eden album and garnered comparisons to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon.

Now Ray has returned with his seventh effort, Part Of The Light. Strummy acoustic riffs greet the listener like an old friend, on the opening cut, “To The Sea.” Bent electric guitar notes layer over soothing keys and a chugging backbeat. Hewing closely to the paradigm Simon & Garfunkel created on their 1967 masterpiece, “America,” the song unspools as something of a travelogue. Rich details of a trip to the beach, it begins with some lastminute minutiae; “I’ll be waiting in the car, don’t forget the camera, and if you wouldn’t mind, could you find my yellow shoes? I think they’re under the stairs…”

The aural equivalent of psychological snapshots and postcards, the lyrics revel in the moment, but also hint that the song’s central relationship no longer feels effortless; “You were making me smile. It was easier then, when? …oh… but then again/All of the questions in my head, I’ll paint them red, put them to bed.” The breezy melody nearly camouflages the marital ennui.

“Paper Man” kind of flips the script of “To The Sea.” Splitting the difference between somber and urgent, fluttery acoustic riffs collide with shuddery electric guitar as the tempo gathers speed. Confounding convention, he insists he will follow his muse and kick against the Pricks, defiantly asserting “I won’t play along, as long as I’ve got a song I will sing.” Although the instrumentation is just two guitars, bass, drums, pedal steel and synthesizer, the arrangement is vivid and cinematic.

As with previous efforts, Ray consistently subverts expectations. This time he efficiently toggles between subdued Soft Rock and almost bombastic heaviosity. With its feathery acoustic guitar, lowing bass lines and quavery vocals, “Stay A Little While” shares some musical DNA with early ‘70s hitmakers Bread.

Although the lyrics display an “carpe diem” urgency, the listener half expects him to find a diary underneath the trees or inelegantly announce “baby, I’m-a-want you.” Still, his lazily seductive mien is entirely charming.

The title track blends ascending guitar chords with a thump-thump beat, spongy synthesizer and Fender Rhodes. Despite the sedate quietude, the lyrics tee up a stinging indictment on the 1%; “For everyone resplendent in the wealth of kings, thousands upon thousands only suffering…when kindness is the greatest gift that one can share, why choose to subjugate your fellow man?”

Meanwhile, “Such A Simple Thing” fuses Country comfort and sanctified Soul. Liquid acoustic arpeggios align with rough-hewn bottleneck riffs, high lonesome pedal steel, and lush keys. A few deft lyrics sketch out a romantic impasse that he hopes to rectify; “Tell me what your heart wants, it’s such a simple thing/My heart is like paper, yours is like a flame.” The song exhibits a grit and gravitas that recalls The Rolling Stones’ epochal “Wild Horses.”

He opens up the throttle on two tracks, “As Black As Blood Is Blue” and “No Answer Arrives.” On the former, it sounds as though Ray has recently become (re)acquainted with vintage Black Sabbath. Crunchy power

chords, menacing bass lines and shifting time signatures provide ballast. Whiplash riffs lock into a Guitar-Hero groove before exploding with a bone-shaker solo. Brittle piano and frenzied Fender Rhodes swirl around a hiccough-y meter, as mental acuity unravels; “If I could paint my delusion, I would paint it in colors bold.” Ray fully floors it on the latter, drifting into Humble Pie or (their 21st century equivalent), Rival Sons territory.

Spooky keys straddle Fuzzy guitar, roiling bass and a hopscotch beat. His vocals are suitably scratchy, howling and growling with abandon.

Addressing these fractious, jingoistic times he asks “Where is the joy? Where is the joy I used to feel inside?/All of us asking the questions and yet…no answer arrives.” Best described as Metallic Psychedelia, the song clocks in at just past the five-minute mark before shuddering to a halt.

The Soulful center of the record can be found on “It’s Always Been You.” Intime and elegant, it unfurls slowly. A kick-drum beat is cocooned by shivery electric guitar, drone-y mellotron and achingly sincere vocals. Hazy and slightly hypnotic, it’s a cogent encomium to the life-long love affair he’s had with his wife; “Since the first star split the black, split the silence too/Since the first dawn woke this earth and found it clothed in blue, since the first bird-song was sung, as through the air it flew/It’s been you…it’s always been you.”

The album closes with its most ambitious track, “Goodbye Blue Sky.” Not only does it share its title with a seminal Pink Floyd cut off “The Wall,” it seems equally expansive.

Sugary Spanish guitar washes over sighing pedal steel, rippling piano and brushed percussion. Initially, it feels like another easygoing panegyric, but midway through it shifts gears, as thrashy power chords crash over an accelerated rhythm and stately piano runs. A soaring guitar solo skitters and quakes pushing the song toward interstellar overdrive. Spacey yet concise, it’s the ultimate cosmic exhale.

This record features the myriad talents of drummer Dave Givan, bassist John Stirratt, Seth Kaufman on guitars, synthesizers and bass, Carl Broemel tackling guitars and pedal steel, Bo Kester handling keys: synthesizers, organ, Fender Rhodes and piano, as well as Kevin Ratterman on synthesizers, percussion and tambourine. Ray played acoustic guitar and mellotron.

Ray Lamontagne is a guy who pares life down to the essentials, walking away from the music industry for years at a time. An ascetic who lives off the grid sans electricity and running water, he rejects the typical trappings of Rock Star life. Hedonism is less appealing than solitary rides on his motorcycle. By striking this balance he manages to filter out the extraneous noise and concentrate on what matters.

Take a page from Ray’s book. Put down the cell phone, disconnect from the internet and take a break from social media. Make a musical date with Part Of The Light. Your battered psyche will thank you.

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ART SCENE SECOND SATURDAYS AT DEOGRACIO SECRETARIO PEREZ ROAD ART+DESIGN DISTRICT BY

June 7 to June 13, 2018

CHILDRENS ART PARTY & “PRESCIENCE” PHOTO EXHIBIT

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he Second Saturdays Art Walk at the Perez Road Art + Design District in Cathedral City continues through the summer at Simeon Den Gallery with two art “happenings.” The Gallery will host it’s monthly Children’s Art Party in the afternoon from 1-3pm and the opening of “Prescience,” a photo exhibit showcasing select and extraordinary Coachella Valley photographers from 5-8pm.

The Children’s Art Party is a monthly, free event sponsored by the Agnes Pelton Society and S.C.R.A.P Gallery, directed by Karen Riley. It is a family activity for parents and children to create art utilizing recyclable materials in a playful, party atmosphere and culminates with the young artists signing their work and hanging them on a professional gallery wall. The guest artist is week is interdisciplinary artist, Nalani Hernandez, who will guide participants making watercolors.

“Prescience,” is the invitational exhibit that showcases new works by celebrated desert photographers, Stephen Baumbach, Gary Borgstedt, Peter Palladino, Heather Sprague, and Simeon Den. The title, “Prescience,” attends to the other-worldly powers of artists to intuit, tap into inner workings of the psyche and create works that go beyond the self-evident physical world, going past the pragmatic properties of Science, and manifesting a kind of “preScience” art. It attends to the balance between the literal representational image that is captured by a camera and then the photographer’s reinterpreting of that reality to bend the context. Each of these photographers produce thoughtful, insightful images that exceed the decorative and explore deeper perceptions of the commonplace.

Recent works by Stephen Baumbach speak to his romance with the desert but in regard to his portraiture work, both he and Peter Palladino are masters at capturing the elusive, sought after “in-between” moments of portrait photography. Both artists are coincidentally and notably influenced by the edgy, oftentimes disturbing images of the inimitable Joel-Peter Witkin and their offerings bear that out. Palladino will show gritty, ironic 1980’s portraits from his

archives of “night life” transgender women glamorously made-up, costumed, styled and lit in the distinctive, signature George Hurrell-style of 1950’s films known as Hollywood “glamour lighting.”

On the other end of the spectrum, Gary Borgstedt creates visual tropes capturing images of fabric in his studio and producing conceptual landscapes that express the virtual to the abstract.

The litany of Heater Sprague’s art productions have all to do with her “connectedness to our world.” Her ongoing projects continue to explore the ways in which she navigates the connectedness whilst maintaining Balance and staying ahead of the curve. What’s next is what’s Next.

The photography of interdisciplinary artist, Simeon Den, samples the Zen aesthetic and not unlike his dance, performance, and video pieces, he applies the strategies of re-conceptualizing and contextualizing Time, Space, fragmentation, implied movement, visual metaphors, and the humor of double-entendres.

Simeon Den Gallery is located at 68895 Perez Road, #I-27, Cathedral City in the Perez Road Art+Design District. Second Saturdays Childrens Art Party is from 1-3p and the Art Walk, that includes Perez Road galleries and design shops is open from 5-8pm.

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“FLOOR OF THE OCEAN” BY GARY BORGSTEDT

“THE QUEEN” BY STEPHEN BAUMBACH

“FIRST LIGHT” BY SIMEON DEN

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PET PLACE

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BY JANET McAFEE

MOLLY, THE LONG JOURNEY HOME!

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olly is an absolutely beautiful, brilliant, well behaved, trained, intuitive, and loving dog. How is it possible that this marvelous 2-year-old animal was given up by least three human homes in her short life? We ardent dog lovers would live in our cars rather than give up our pups. We consider them family, and hope to be worthy of their love and loyalty. Nothing about Molly would seemingly warrant abandonment.

An unclaimed stray dog at the Redlands Animal Shelter, Molly was eventually adopted.

However, Molly lost that home when her human experienced the death of her spouse and had to move. Molly’s next human cited health problems when he relinquished her to Loving All Animals. We suspect, despite losing several homes, that Molly was well treated.

Molly made a long journey to her final and “furever” home. In May, 2018, she was adopted by my cousin, Roberta Benoit, and her husband, Michael Benoit, who live in a quaint New England town in New Hampshire. Now 3,000 miles away from sunny California, Molly has an incredible new life filled with lots of love and a promise she will never be homeless again.

It began with a Facebook photo of lovely Molly, just surrendered by her human, greeting foster dad T Santora with a kiss. Roberta,

BEAUTIFUL BONNIE This lovely Calico loves humans and dogs, but would like to be your only cat.

Playful 3-yr-old Bonnie is one cool, confident cat. Rescued by www.ForeverMeow.org, call (760) 335-6767, meet Bonnie at Petco Palm Desert.

MEET ANGEL Loving & loyal, 9-yrold Angel deserves a second chance home.

A tiny Papillon mix just 10 lbs, she was rescued

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“dogless” for 7 years after losing her beloved Corgi, Chesapeake, began browsing the homeless rescue dogs posted on my Facebook page. Meanwhile, Michael was still thinking about another Corgi. Roberta convinced him a larger size dog would better meet their lifestyle, and Michael realized a replacement Corgi might be subject to comparisons.

Roberta sent a Facebook message with questions about Molly. Our conversation culminated with plans about how to adopt a dog on the other side of the country. Her daughter Maddie, a Southern California resident, was unavailable to take Molly as she was leaving for a vacation to Spain. Loving All Animals prefers not to ship dogs “sight unseen” to prospective adopters, particularly given the added risk of shipping them alone in cargo.

Roberta flew to California, trusting reports that Molly was a fabulous dog. She discovered the best route for Molly and herself to return was a direct Alaska Airlines flight from San Diego to Boston. It was love at first sight when Roberta and Maddie drove out to meet Molly in Palm Desert. The following day, Molly navigated two very busy airports, charming passengers and airport personnel with her calm and happy go lucky demeanor. After the five hour journey, Roberta rushed to the large item claim area where Molly happily bounded

out of her crate.

Michael recalls, “When I met Molly at the airport, it was like she’d been with us her entire life, she just exudes happiness. She loved the car ride to our home in North Hampton. She wants to go everywhere we go, so we usually take her along. She recently went with us to help select a granite slab for our new bridge.

We both work at home, so we are almost always together. Molly is always at my feet.”

Roberta reports, “Molly is one in a million, the smartest and best behaved dog either of us has ever had. We are now empty nesters, and Molly has brought so much fun back into our lives. We both drive Jeeps, and she sits on

the console and tries to kiss Michael during our rides. Molly has opened more doors for us socially as we meet more dog lovers, and it seems everyone in New Hampshire has a rescue dog.” Roberta suspects Molly may be part Border Collie. An upcoming DNA test will reveal more clues about Molly’s background.

Living on 16 acres, mostly covered with lush woods, Molly has lots of space for hikes and adventures. Her favorite place to hang out is Michael’s organic garden. She guards the garden, ensuring that rodents, mice, and other pests keep out of the 64 raised beds. Molly never disturbs anything in the garden, though she did take out a couple heads of lettuce while chasing a toad. She traveled to Massachusetts and Maine. Her paws have touched the soothing but cold Atlantic Ocean on a trip to the nearby beach. Soon she will experience the crunch of fall leaves while she bounds through the woods, and later her thick double coat will protect her from East Coast winter snow storms.

Great things come to those who wait.

With the joyful optimism of a dog, Molly instinctively senses her New Hampshire home is forever. Contact Loving All Animals at www. lovingallanimals.org to foster or adopt a special dog like Molly.

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THE VINO VOICE

June 7 to June 13, 2018

BY RICK RIOZZA

LOVING PARIS, TENNIS & BISTROS

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ard to believe that it’s been three years since we were at the Roland Garros French Open Tennis Tournament—and, where we took the vino advantage of accommodating three different forays into the famous vineyards of France only a quick train trip away—the regions of Champagne, Chablis, and the Loire Valley.

And remember our recommendation?

For a change of pace, we suggested that upon landing at Charles De Gaulle, take the TGV speed train to Champagne, where in 35 minutes you can be tasting at the various famed Champagne Houses and taking in the relaxing countryside—as opposed to the rushed rigmarole of getting into Paris and then checking in at your hotel. That can all be done later in the day when things are less hectic and you’ve had the opportunity to chill and appreciate your fun days ahead!

The two week French Open is the only Grand Slam event played on “la terre battue”—the beaten earth, aka, clay. Clay is the slowest tennis surface and thus makes for the most physically demanding matches—many of them going longer than four hours. Seems everyone would need a refreshing glass of wine—stat! So this time around, let’s stay in Paris for the apéritif hour (un apéro), check out a bistro, and discuss a couple of popular rosés being poured there.

As you French foodies are probably already aware, there is a moving gastronomic infatuation with the French culinary art of “bistronomie”—the idea of rescuing culinary traditions developed in the French provinces and countryside; a combination of simplicity and the best traditions in French cooking. Along with the likes of chef Yves Camdeborde, there are more than one hundred bistros in Paris whose mission is to “bring gastronomy to everyone.” And this sort of means offering high quality and creative French cuisine at accessible prices—usually around thirty euros.

Camdeborde is reported saying of bistros, “It is a place of life, a place of conviviality, a place of high gastronomy but also of eggs mayonnaise. No need to be a connoisseur, a gourmet, or a millionaire to have a top dinner in Paris. No need to bankrupt yourself, either, at a Michelinstarred restaurant in order to eat well and make new gastronomic discoveries. In Paris, as part of “L’Operation: Paris, le plus grand bistro,” it’s to celebrate the culinary savoir faire of the City of Lights.

One of the most celebrated Parisian bistros on the block that’s running with the bistronomie ethic is Bistrot Vivienne.

It’s got that classic look: an old Parisian bistro with its mirrors, wall seats, wooden tables and chimney. You’ll taste a seasonal and traditional cuisine that includes all you would expect and dream of: Onion Soup Les Halles, Creamy Potato-Leek Soup, Pepper Crusted Filet Mignon, Nicoise Salad, Coq au Vin, Slow Cooked Duck Confit, Savory Onion and Leek Tart, Potato Gratin with Chèvre, Chocolate Soufflé served with Blood Orange Crème Anglaise.

Of course Bistrot Vivienne is up to the times and one can catch the tennis matches on their new situated TVs. By the way—if you wish to catch some tennis without even getting to Roland Garros, there’s great offsite viewing: The Hôtel de Ville (Paris’s city hall) live streams matches on a jumbo

screen—so bring a picnic basket and feel free to frolic French!

Last week, this column exhibited a pictorial celebrating National Rose Wine Day—June 11th. Okay then—here’s a couple of the most popular French Rosés pouring here and there to cheer on with: 2017 Chateau d’Eclans Whispering Angel, Côtes de Provence, This wine has a good story in Coachella Valley. During the Coachella music events, those who enjoy wine at that party, pretty much buy out any Whispering Angel sold around town. When I was a wine steward at the Palm Desert’s Total Wine, the manager would order over 25 cases of the stuff—and that quickly sold out! He then thought it

was a great opportunity to attempt to sell Total Wine’s “Winery-Direct” rosés, but so many of those loyal enthusiasts wouldn’t bite: it was Whispering Angel or nothing at all. (I think they went on to buy a bunch of Patron tequila!)

Charming, refreshing and refined, Whispering Angel shows plenty of juicy, enticing, strawberry and berry fruit. There are some fun mineral notes playing against those of floral rose petals. The primary grapes are Grenache and Cinsault—the king and queen of Provençal Rosé. Costa Nichols, over at his Palm Springs’ Desert Wines & Spirits has the best price in town at $19.99 2017 Chateau Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence, $19.99 at Desert Wines & Spirits.

It is often referred to as the “Celebrity Rosé” because the property is owned by Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie. Costa Nichols recently wrote, “This vintage with its petal pink color has an aromatic expression of fresh fruit and spring flowers. In the mouth, the acidity is refreshing while displaying elegance and a nice balance, with a saline finish. The wine is gorgeous; peach, citrus, and raspberry notes all leap from the glass.

It is juicy, vibrant, and crisp on the palate.”

There is an actual partnership between the two divorced celebs and the famed Famille Perrin in producing Miraval. Perrin is famous for their Chateauneuf-duPape and Côtes de Rhone. They also makes the tasty and inexpensive La Vieille Ferme Rosé . All in all, the Perrins make around 500,000 cases of rosé a year! That’s a lot of pink!

Tennis anyone?–Cheers!

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REFRESHING SWEETNESS AT LAPPERT'S ICE CREAM & DOLE WHIP!

ne of the best ways to get some tasty relief from the desert summertime heat, is with a refreshingly cold sweet treat from Lappert’s Ice Cream & Dole Whip.

The last thing that I need to do is to tell you that it’s hot outside. Anyone who lives in, or has visited the Coachella Valley in the summer months should know well enough of what to expect here from June through September….a whole lot of sunshine and toasty high temps. But there are so many ways to combat, and even make summertime fun in the desert, that it almost makes this time of year something to look forward to.

To cool down, you could take a chill dip in a pool, shop at the air-conditioned indoor mall, ice skate, or do something that will make your taste buds want to throw on a coat, and have some icy cold deliciousness from Lappert’s Ice Cream & Dole Whip.

The Hawaiian themed ice cream shop has been delighting their customers for many summers, in Palm Desert and Palm Springs.

Owner Joe Genua, who has just recently taken over the Palm Desert store and also has Jus Chillin in Palm Springs, enjoys giving a little Hawaiian cool sweetness to the desert. Lappert’s Ice Cream started back in 1983, by founder Walter Lappert, who wanted to expand on his little ice cream shop in Northern California, and make/sell ice cream in Kauai. Lappert did exactly that, and visitors can still visit his original factory on the island.

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Besides their ultra-creamy ice cream, Lappert’s also features the Dole Plantations creation, Dole Whip, made famous by Disneyland’s Tiki Hut. The Dole Whip comes in a soft serve form, and is vegan, as well as dairy, fat and gluten free. One spoon full of the Pineapple Whip, and you are quickly whisked away to a Hawaiian island, the tropical breeze swirling around you with a burst of sweet pineapple dancing on your tongue. It’s freakishly refreshing. The Whips come in other flavors such as Raspberry,

His concept was brought back the mainland, with his son Michael Lappert, who opened up a factory in Richmond California, broadening the reach of their scrumptious hand crafted ice cream. One aspect of their ice cream that enhances the creaminess is the high fat content, which elevates the ice cream to a different level. The stores rotate over 100 flavors, such as Banana Cream Pie (fresh banana’s, buttery pie crust pieces), Rum Raisin (dark rum soaked raisins, light rum sweet cream), and Mexican Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl, plus many, many more, bringing the most innovative tastes to their

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Orange and Mango, but it is clear that the Pineapple option is the headliner. A parade of toppings are available to dress up the Whips. However, for true octane, go for the Dole Whip Float, where the whip is immersed in fresh pineapple juice topped with whipped cream and a wafer. Sweet fruit overload!

Lappert’s also offer’s other chilly treats including Shaved Ice in fun flavors including Watermelon, Lime, Root beer, Grape, Cherry , plus Shakes (try their phenomenal Date Shake with Coachella Valley Dates), Smoothies and Sundaes. You can give those high summer temps the big freeze in a variety of ways at Lappert’s.

Genua looks forward to making some upgrades to the Palm Desert shop. In the coming months customers will enjoy extended full-service, more non-dairy options, an amped up Hawaiian vibe and a special Acai and Pitaya scoop-able, superfruit sweet.

Whether the weather outside is superhot, cold or just right, having a cool treat from Lappert’s Ice Cream & Dole Whip is a tasty pleasure all year round.

Lappert’s Ice Cream & Dole Whip is located at 78-206 Ste. G Varner Road, Palm Desert and at 130 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs- lappertspalmsprings.com

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No. 320

SEA-FARING SURVIVAL SAGA

NOW PLAYING: ADRIFT

In September, 1983, 23-year old Tami Oldham Ashcraft and her British fiancé, Richard Sharp were hired to sail a 44-foot yacht from Tahiti to San Diego. At about the 2,000-mile mark of their 4,000-mile journey they were hit by the might of hurricane Raymond’s 145-knot winds.

Richard was washed overboard and

Tami had a head injury.

The movie opens after the storm with an injured Tami (Shailene Woodley) lying in a cabin filled with water and floating debris. Tami struggles to the deck and sees Richard’s safety line dangling untethered.

She thinks she sees Richard on a dinghy some distance away.

Tami repairs the badly damaged yacht as best as she is able – pumping out the rising water and mending the sail. She finally reaches the dinghy and with great effort rescues the critically battered Richard (Sam Claflin).

Director Baltisar Kormákur is adept and drawn to survival stories of humans pitted against big earth events, he directed Everest, but his deadly mountain avalanche movie pales in comparison to the harrowing, and gripping sea saga. The

eye-popping storm effects and gorgeous cinematography put the audience in the center of the tightly paced adventure.

Woodley is wonderful as the brave, tough and very relatable Tami. I never doubted her for a moment.

The movie intercuts the beginning of Tami and Richard’s chance meeting and ensuing romance on Tahiti with their frightful situation after the storm. There were moments when I was not sure if Tami was dreaming or hallucinating as she struggled to keep the only man she has ever loved alive.

As someone who has sailed the South Pacific and been caught in a squall, I was impressed at her determination to survive (on peanut butter) for 41 days but even more so to manually use a sextant to navigate.

Don’t miss this compelling and exciting love story and terrific adventure adapted from Ashcroft’s 2002 Red Sky in Mourning: A True Story of Love, Loss and Survival at Sea. This fine film is much more than just another cinematic metaphor about female courage and empowerment, it’s really about our deep-seated human resilience and the all-consuming power of love. Strong recommendation for this unforgettable true story.

NEW BLU FOR THE HOME THEATER: DEATH WISH MGM pictures presents director Eli Roth’s reimagining of the 1974 revenges

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BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS

thriller Death Wish. Dr. Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of his city’s violence as it’s rushed into his ER – until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and a college age daughter (Camilia Morrone) are viciously attacked in their suburban home.

With the police overloaded with crimes, Paul, burning for revenge, hunts his family’s assailants to personally deliver justice. As the anonymous slayings of criminals grabs the media’s attention, the city wonders if this deadly avenger is a guardian angel or grim reapers. Fury and fat collide in this intense action-thriller. I miss Charles Bronson, but I bet he’d like this reboot of his 1974 cult classic actioner also based on Brian Garfield’s bestseller.

Nice extras include; Commentary with Roth, deleted and extended scenes. MGM/ Fox Home Ent. 4K Ultra HD. Comments? robin@coachellavalleyweekly.com

BOOK REVIEW

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“THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW"

BY A.J. FINN FICTION

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here is an epidemic in the United States and it is hardly getting the attention it requires. Mental illness is a growing problem that crosses all socioeconomic boundaries. It is mostly treatable, yet continues to be taboo. A.J. Finn’s The Woman in the Window (William Morrow, 431 pages) finds a lady alone losing her grip with reality.

The story is told in a first-person voice by the protagonist Anna Fox, a 38-year-old child psychologist who suffers from agoraphobia.

She hasn’t been outside in almost a year.

Medicated and drinking way more than she should, Anna enjoys watching her neighbors who live across the park from her New York townhouse.

Besides spying, Anna spends her days watching old movies, playing chess and counseling other shut-ins over the internet.

When the Russells move in across the way, Anna is intrigued by the family unit -- father, mother, and teenaged son. She Googles and stalks the family online. She finds that they paid 3.4 million dollars for their townhouse.

Soon Anna meets the awkward teen

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A WOMAN’S POINT OF VIEW Ethan Russell, who has come over on an errand for his mother. She and Ethan develop an easy rapport. Anna seems to understand the kid, while his parents, Jane and Alistair apparently do not.

Later, Jane Russell, visits Anna. She and Anna hit it off and have a lovely evening drinking, playing chess and talking until late. Jane asks Anna not to say anything about her visit to her husband because he is controlling and difficult.

Days pass and while spying on the Russells, Anna sees Jane stabbed, but she cannot see by whom. After she calls the police, she tries to leave the house to help her friend who is dying but her mental illness gets the worst of her and she collapses between her building and the Russel’s.

Anna awakens in the hospital. The police question her, but can find no crime and certainly no murder. After searching Anna’s house, they discover lots of empty wine bottles and several open prescription pill containers. They conclude that there was no murder and that she has imagined the whole thing blaming her mental condition, drugs and alcohol.

Once back at home, Anna must come to terms with what she thinks she saw and decide if it was real or a hallucination.

The Woman in the Window is another female centric thriller riding the long steady wave since the successful novel Gone Girl.

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Author A. J. Finn capitalizes on this genre writing a smart, independent woman who, by herself, must determine her own fate.

As much as I love a first-person narrative, I’m not sure it was the best choice. Anna is an unreliable narrator and she does not have a big picture view of her circumstances. As great as that can be for a story, there was a lack of depth and insight in her character that might have been present with an omniscient voice.

At times, I wondered if the problem of sympathizing with Anna was because the author is male. It’s interesting to me that for years women authors used initials so their gender would not deter potential male readers. Curiously, the author chose to use

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his initials instead of his first name.

Regardless, for me, the first one hundred pages dragged and I’m not sure how much of it is necessary to the plot. Then suddenly, it gets more interesting and the action picks up. It is not a fresh idea and closely resembles the Hitchcock film “Rear Window.” Like Jimmy Stewart, Anna too uses a camera to spy on her neighbors. Why a camera and not binoculars? She isn’t a photographer. There was a lot that bothered me about Anna as a well-developed character.

But, I did appreciate Anna and her intense suffering. Her problem is not only agoraphobia, but stems from a profound trauma and devastating grief. Her alcohol abuse and over-prescribed drugs don’t help her as she tries to survive her troubled life.

The professionals around her do little to help and instead doubt her, passing her off as mentally ill and over-medicated.

Author Finn has had his own mental health issues and The Woman in the Window reveals one woman’s ordeal to regain her health and sanity.

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

“IT’S LIKE A HEAT WAVE…”

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ummer is here and so is the heat! No matter where you live or what you “ do, we’re all encountering Mother nature’s wrath of the heat. You can get cool and beat the heat by practicing a few Summer Safety Tips,” reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

• Slow down. Reduce, eliminate or reschedule strenuous activities until the coolest time of the day. Children, seniors and anyone with health problems should stay in the coolest available place, not necessarily indoors.

• Dress for summer. Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing to reflect heat and sunlight.

• Drink plenty of water, non-alcoholic and decaffeinated fluids. Your body needs water to keep cool. Drink plenty of fluids even if you don’t feel thirsty. Do not drink alcoholic beverages and limit caffeinated beverages.

• During excessive heat periods, spend more time in air-conditioned places. Air conditioning in homes and other buildings markedly reduces danger from the heat. If you cannot afford an air conditioner, go to a library, store or other location with air conditioning for part of the day.

• Don’t get too much sun. Sunburn reduces your body’s ability to dissipate heat.

• Never leave infants, children or pets in cars!

• Plan for power outages both natural or man-made.

• When sleeping, use lightweight, breathable covers.

• Keep blinds and curtains closed from morning until the late afternoon to block extra direct heat from sunlight.

• Use small appliances like slow cookers and tabletop grills rather than your traditional oven or stove to keep kitchen heat to a minimum.

• Verify that seat belts and car seat restraints are not too hot before buckling yourself or anyone else into a car.

• Be vigilant about water safety if headed to a pool or beach. Never leave a child unattended near water and keep lifesaving gear handy.

Let’s face it, we all like to be ‘Cool’ but sometimes it’s tough... So lay low and keep cool, the summer has just begun!

For additional Heat Safety go to: www.safety.lovetoknow.com/Summer_ Heat_Safety_Tips and available in Spanish Heat Illness Prevention Sample Program (Spanish) Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 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 Open Mic 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-3432115 Open Mic w/ Rockin’ Ray 7pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Eddie Gee 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 The Myx 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 Live Music 6-9pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-932-4300 Cinch 6pm 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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HADDON LIBBY

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ather’s Day was an afterthought to Mother’s Day which seems reasonable when you consider that men kept women from voting until the last century and equal pay for equal work until even today. Candidly, we men should be thankful that women of a bygone or current era have not revolted against us to form their own independent nations. Just think of all the wars and skirmishes that could have been prevented...or maybe men would have blown Earth up by now, who knows.

In any event, both parental holidays are American creations. The roots of Father’s Day can be found in Mother’s Friendship Day which was started by Anna Jarvis in 1868 in West Virginia.

Five years before Mother’s Day became an official U.S. holiday in 1914, Sonora Dodd began her work on Father’s Day. As one of six children raised by her widowed, civil war veteran father, William Smart, she felt he deserved a day of recognition and remembrance just as much as any mother in the world. Her inspiration came while helping her local church ready for its first Mother’s Day celebration.

Through her work, the first Father’s Day happened in 1910 on the third Sunday in June in Spokane, Washington. President Calvin Coolidge gave the Father’s Day movement a boost in 1924 when he recognized that Father’s Day might help “establish more

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intimate relations between fathers and their children.” It was not until 1966 that Father’s Day received a Presidential proclamation and yet another eight years to become a national day of observance. A ninety-two year old Sonora Dodd was at that first Father’s Day. Currently, forty countries around the world celebrate Father’s Day in one way or another.

In Canada, people celebrate by wearing a rose on their lapel. A red rose means that their father is still alive while a white rose signifies that their father has passed on.

In India, Father’s Day is a new celebration that has only been recognized for about ten years. Western influence in the larger cities as well as a strong marketing push by greeting card companies is quickly raising the day’s profile.

DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW

WHY DID YOU LOSE YOUR ACCIDENT TRIAL?

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erein are some of the things you could have done wrong: 1. If you lie and lose your case it is often because the other side catches you and asks “where you lying then or now?”

2. Insurance companies are well trained in spotting liars. Why lie? There is no question you have been injured in an accident and deserve compensation 3. Surveillance: Assume an investigator will do a sub rosa (undercover) investigation.

You may be ok one day and be able to play tennis or golf but the next day you can’t. A jury will understand this. However they will punish you if they believe you lied saying you never played post accident and they have surveillance to prove you lied.

4. Take down social media: Facebook, Twitter, Blogs or Web pages that show everything you do and who your friends are to interview 5. Do not talk about your case: The insurance company may try to contact you or your friends and neighbors. If contacted, explain “you would be happy to talk to them if they call your lawyer for permission”. A good lawyer always sets himself up as a strawman........so always remain the good guy and let your lawyer be the bad guy.

Remember dealing with your insurance company is totally different from Defendants.

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minimize the value of your case and pay you as little as possible.

7. Do not sign anything without consulting with a lawyer: Even simple minor accident releases can have hidden language in the fine print.

8. Doctor appointments: Follow the doctor’s directions. There is never an excuse to miss appointments. The insurance company will argue, “if you were really injured you would have found a way to make the appointment”. Missed appointments are interpreted as “you are ok now”. The insurance company says if you made all your appointments, you would have healed sooner”. At the doctor’s be careful what you say. Never say “my attorney said to...”. Be sure you tell each doctor each problem.

9. Do not dispose of important evidence such as pictures, bloody clothes, casts/braces or your shoes in a slip and fall.

10. Pictures: Take photos showing your injuries, both before and after a surgery. Take videos showing how hard it is for you to get around or do chores or get in and out of a car.

When the adjuster comes to your home to evaluate the property damage she often takes photos of car. Do not let the adjuster trick you into getting into the pix with the car and then saying bend to show the damage and at the last minutes says “smile”. Now you are caught bending and smiling when

Some areas hold Father’s Days during different parts of the year. Australia and New Zealand celebrate Father’s Day on the first Sunday in September while Austria and Belgium celebrate Father’s Day one week earlier than us. Brazil celebrates their Father’s Day on the third Sunday of August exactly three months after Mother’s Day. Germany celebrates Vatertag or Mannertag on Ascension Day which is the first Thursday occurring forty days after Easter.

Tradition says that men should go on hikes with wagons of beer and wine (for hydration I imagine). It should come as no surprise that this holiday has some of the highest alcoholrelated accident levels of the year.

Here in the United States, we celebrate with big breakfasts and, until recently,

neckties. With the near death of the necktie in business, what is someone to get their father? While golf stuff, a book or tools might be okay for Baby Boomers, we are now in a world run by GenXers and Millennials where manscaping, metrosexuality and the microdosing of LSD are all the rage.

What do you get year dear older than you dad in 2018?

If they shave using the old-fashioned razor blade, how about a membership to an online shaving club like the Dollar Shave Club?

If you are trying to encourage more exercise or a healthier lifestyle, how about a FitBit that tracks exercise levels, heart rates and sleeping patterns?

If exercise isn’t his thing, does your father have a drinking problem? Hopefully not as a bottle of his favorite beverage is always a winner.

Or fancy socks.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad! Haddon Libby is the Founder and Managing Partner of Winslow Drake Investment Management. For more information on their award-nominated services, visit www.WinslowDrake.com or email HLibby@WinslowDrake.com.

you complained to the doc that you hurt in every way.

11. The Insurance Medical Exam (IME): These doctors aren’t independent and are only hired if they provide favorable reports for the Defendant. They make money finding that nothing is wrong. Your lawyer should attend the IME with you and note the times when the exam started and ended so they can argue the defendants doctor saw you for ..........minutes.

12. Prepare a summary before you go to your doctors or theirs. That way you will remember to list all symptoms ......from the top of your head to bottom of your toes.

13. Call your lawyer if you have any questions and before doing anything.

14. Don’t admit fault? It is not your decision, and you may only be partly at fault. Thus you can still recover money ...and remember your loss of earnings.

Call police & take pix of car, skid marks, debris and traffic signs.

15. At the scene document everything ...all the facts and get everyone’s name.

16. Don’t settle injury or car damage to quickly. Get legal advice and collect for future meds etc.

17. Avoid detailed statements to Defendants insurance company.

18. Document treatment and don’t release med records without a lawyer and doctors ok. Don’t see a doc you have seen before because they often have things in their records that can hurt your case.......

(prior accidents; drug issues, STD’s, abortion, admission of affairs, psych treatment etc.)

19. Have insurance company file an SR1.

20. Don’t attend a body shop the insurance company recommends as they remain a preferred shops as long as they do the work cheaply. This means lower PD estimates because they cut corners etc.

21. You can also lose your case because you picked the wrong lawyer. Choose a local experienced PI lawyer with a great AVVO & YELP rating.

DALE GRIBOW, “Award Winning Attorney” “TOP LAWYER” - Palm Springs Life-(PI/ DUI) 2011-18 “TOP LAWYER”- Inland Empire Magazine Nov. ‘16 PERFECT 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating TOP ATTORNEYS OF NORTH AMERICAMay ‘18 10 BEST ATTORNEYS FOR CALIFORNIA “PREEMINENT” Rating - Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory “BEST Attorneys of America”-(“Rue” Limited to Top 100 Attorneys/state) Legal Eagle “Best and Brightest Legal Minds” - Palm Springs Life- 6/16 Contact Dale Gribow at: (760) 837-7500 or dale@dalegribowlaw.com

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SPORTS SCENE

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hat a time to be alive for basketball fans. Shortly after the season ends, the NBA Draft will lead into one of the best basketball events of the year in Las Vegas.

The 14th annual NBA Summer League will take place from July 6-17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of UNLV. Players are mostly new draft picks and young players on the cusp of potentially becoming stars. This is a special year for the Summer League since it will be the first time that every NBA team participates. In previous years, Las Vegas would miss out on some high draft picks and players because their team didn’t participate in Las Vegas.

That shouldn’t be a problem this year.

Fans love the ability to see the brightest future stars up close and personal in the NBA Summer League games. Most seating for the games is general admission so it’s possible to sit just a few rows away from some of the most amazing athletes in the world.

The Summer League is one of the best entertainment deals in Las Vegas. Fans can watch a full day of games by purchasing general admission tickets for $35 or less ($25 for children and seniors). The GA

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seats allow ticket holders to walk back and forth between two games that might be happening at the same time. If you’re from a large city you might not be able to afford seats so close to the action.

Bettors like the NBA Summer League because it’s another ten days to bet on basketball in Las Vegas. The rest of the country is still waiting to watch live games while they have potentially legal gambling action. That’s something Coachella Valley residents may see in the near future with the recent decision by the feds to make sports gaming not illegal on the federal level. While the degenerate in all of us can find an excuse to gamble on anything, until California makes sports gaming legal, this is mostly an

event for fans of the game.

Since every team is participating in the NBA Summer League this year the schedule will expand to 12 days and 82 games. The league will continue to use its tournamentstyle schedule. Teams will compete in three preliminary games before being seeded in a tournament. Each team will play at least five games and as many as eight. The league will have a meaningless but fun Championship Game on July 17.

NBA Summer League Beyond The Court It’s fun to watch the NBA Summer League games in person and even on TV. However, this is Las Vegas and there’s more than just the young players and the games at UNLV. These 10 days in Las Vegas almost serve as a

BY FLINT WHEELER summer meeting for the entire league. You’ll find current and previous NBA stars along with coaches, GM’s and other NBA team staff all over Las Vegas.

Not that anyone wants to be a stalker, but it’s fun to happen upon NBA greats while wandering around the casinos in Las Vegas.

MGM Resorts International is the sponsor of the NBA Summer League so you might find some of the NBA folks eating, drinking and gambling at some of their properties on the Vegas Strip.

MGM Grand is the closest MGM Resorts casino to UNLV so there’s a chance someone might stay there. Aria and Mandalay Bay might be other casino-resorts some of the NBAers stay and hang out. Don’t be surprised if a few players make a trip to Luxor to play video games at the new esports arena.

It’s not every day that a former player like Charles Barkley sits down next to you at the blackjack table. Ahhhh...now wouldn’t that be fun?

NEGOTIATING THE BUYER’S REQUEST FOR REPAIRS PROCESS – BE REASONABLE REAL ESTATE

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uying and selling homes seems to get more complicated every day. When I first started in the business we had a 1 page contract and as far as disclosures went, well, it was what you see is what you get and “buyer beware”! What was once a 1 page contract is now about 15 and the disclosure package can exceed 40 more pages. One of the more challenging issues in today’s real estate transaction is the Buyer’s Request for Repairs process. Some of the confusion regarding this may stem from the fact that the purchase contract states that the Buyer agrees to purchase the home “AS-IS in its PRESENT physical condition as of the date of acceptance”. So how is it that after the Buyer and Seller negotiate a purchase price for the property that the buyer in essence re-opens negotiations again by requesting additional repairs either to be made by the seller, or that the Seller reduce the purchase price, or the Seller “credit” the buyer additional dollars toward their closing costs? The answer, as they say, lies in the details.

Before a buyer decides to make an offer on a home they may see the home only once and spend maybe 15 minutes checking it out. In this initial viewing the Buyer basically decides if they like the floor plan, the general condition, neighborhood, upgrades and amenities and that’s about it before they rush directly from the home back to their trusted Real Estate Professional’s office to sign their offer! They certainly don’t take the time to check out all of the appliances, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems or even read the Seller’s disclosures before trying to get a signed contract to purchase the home. Fortunately the contract allows for the Buyer to purchase the home “subject to” their complete and

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thorough inspection (or that of a professional home inspector) of the home usually with a due diligence period of 17 days. What Sellers must understand is that when a Buyer makes an offer on a home they are offering to purchase that home at a price that reasonably assumes that all of the aforementioned items and systems are in operable condition. Of course when the Buyer discovers that some of these items are not functioning properly they have the right to request that the Seller repair them or otherwise compensate the Buyer for accepting these items in their current condition. The Seller can refuse to make any repairs and thus begins the negotiation process again.

Before I share with you the ins and outs of the negotiations regarding the Buyer’s Request for Repairs (RFR) let’s take a look at the May data and see how the Coachella Valley real estate sales market is doing.

According to the Desert Area MLS as of 6/1/18 there were 1,091 pending transactions of residential properties here in the Coachella Valley in the month of May. That follows our seasonal pattern being down slightly from the 1,199 pendings in the previous month (April) but slightly lower when compared to the same time last year when we had 1,133 pending sales. In April there were 1,109 solds and again, following our seasonal sales pattern, we were down slightly in May with only 1,065 solds. That is just about the same as last year’s home sales in May (2017) when we sold 1,059 homes. May’s sales figures were good enough that our year to date solds for 2018 still lead last year’s year to date sales at 4,779 compared to last year’s total of 4,627. Last year was the best year in terms of total sales and dollar volume since 2005 and was a great year for the Coachella Valley Real Estate market. If we can

just stay even with last year’s sales we’ll be on track to have our best year since 2005!

Our inventory of homes for sale went down again this month with 3,275 homes available on June 1, 2018 compared to 3,574 homes available on May 1, 2018. Last year at this time we had 4,050 homes available for sale.

Inventory this year has been off by over 20% but surprisingly that has not significantly affected our sales numbers. So far it has not become a factor this year but if the total number of homes available for sale in the Coachella Valley continues to shrink it may become a serious issue. We’ll just have to keep a close watch the inventory of homes in the coming months.

My best advice to Buyers when making out their Request for Repairs list is to keep it simple and reasonable. Keep in mind that a Seller can say “no” to everything and there is a risk of losing the deal. Do not ask for purely cosmetic things like new paint, carpet, landscaping etc. especially if these are things that you should have noticed before writing your offer. Do not list nit-picky items, simple fixes or normal maintenance items that you can do yourself.

Instead keep your list as short as possible and focus on health and safety issues, non-operable or malfunctioning systems, code violations etc.

By being reasonable and requesting that only serious deficiencies be repaired by the Seller you will have a much better chance of getting everything on your list repaired in short order and without a stressful negotiation.

My best advice to Sellers when first receiving the Buyers Request for Repairs list is to take a deep breath, exhale, relax and read through the complete list without getting upset. It is not personal. Discuss the items on the list with your Agent and if the requested repairs are reasonable and are repairs that

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other Buyers would likely request, then agree to either make the repairs or credit the buyer an amount equal to the cost of the repairs or reduce the sale price of the home by that same amount. If the Buyer’s RFR list is unreasonable then respond by offering to make only those repairs on the list that are reasonable. If the Buyer continues to be unreasonable in their requests you will want to review your options with your Agent. Know that some Buyers may never be reasonable (or happy) and in this case you may just need to find a more reasonable Buyer.

If the Buyer and Seller are both reasonable the Request for Repairs process will go quickly and smoothly with the end result being both a happy Buyer and a happy Seller (and a happy Agent too!).

Join me each month this year as we keep a close eye on our Coachella Valley real estate market. If you have a real estate question or concerns please email me at the address below.

Bruce Cathcart is the Broker/Co-Owner of La Quinta Palms Realty, “Your Friendly Professionals” and can be reached by email at bycathcart@laquintapalmsrealty.com or visit his website at laquintapalmsrealty.com.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of June 7

ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you would be wise to ruffle and revise your relationship with time.

It would be healthy for you to gain more freedom from its relentless demands; to declare at least some independence from its oppressive hold on you; to elude its push to impinge on every move you make. Here’s a ritual you could do to spur your imagination: Smash a timepiece. I mean that literally. Go to the store and invest $20 in a hammer and alarm clock. Take them home and vociferously apply the hammer to the clock in a holy gesture of pure, righteous chastisement. Who knows? This bold protest might trigger some novel ideas about how to slip free from the imperatives of time for a few stolen hours each week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Promise me that you won’t disrespect, demean, or neglect your precious body in the coming weeks. Promise me that you will treat it with tender compassion and thoughtful nurturing. Give it deep breaths, pure water, healthy and delicious food, sweet sleep, enjoyable exercise, and reverential sex. Such veneration is always recommended, of course -- but it’s especially crucial for you to attend to this noble work during the next four weeks. It’s time to renew and revitalize your commitment to your soft warm animal self.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Between 1967 and 1973, NASA used a series of Saturn V rockets to deliver six groups of American astronauts to the moon. Each massive vehicle weighed about 6.5-million pounds. The initial thrust required to launch it was tremendous. Gas mileage was seven inches per gallon. Only later, after the rocket flew farther from the grip of Earth’s gravity, did the fuel economy improve. I’m guessing that in your own life, you may be experiencing something like that seveninches-per-gallon feeling right now. But I guarantee you won’t have to push this hard for long.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mars, the planet that rules animal vitality and instinctual enthusiasm, will cruise through your astrological House of Synergy for much of the next five months. That’s why I’ve concluded that between now and midNovember, your experience of togetherness can and should reach peak expression. Do you want intimacy to be robust and intense, sometimes bordering on rambunctious? It will be if you want it to be. Adventures in collaboration will invite you to wander out to the frontiers of your understanding about how relationships work best.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Which astrological sign laughs hardest and longest and most frequently?

I’m inclined to speculate that Sagittarius deserves the crown, with Leo and Gemini fighting it out for second place. But having said that, I suspect that in the coming weeks you Leos could rocket to the top of the chart, vaulting past Sagittarians. Not only are you likely to find everything funnier than usual; I bet you will also encounter more than the usual number of authentically humorous and amusing experiences. (P.S.: I hope you won’t cling too fiercely to your dignity, because that would interfere with your full enjoyment of the cathartic cosmic gift.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, a little extra egotism might be healthy for you right now. A surge of super-confidence would boost your competence; it would also fine-tune your physical well-being and attract an opportunity that might not otherwise find its way to you. So, for example, consider the possibility of renting a billboard on which you put a giant photo of yourself with a tally of your accomplishments and a list of your demands. The cosmos and I won’t have any problem with you bragging more than usual or asking for more goodies than you’re usually content with.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for happy endings to sad stories, and for the emergence of efficient solutions to convoluted riddles. I bet it will also be a phase when you can perform some seemingly clumsy magic that dispatches a batch of awkward karma.

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Hooray! Hallelujah! Praise Goo! But now listen to my admonition, Libra: The coming weeks won’t be a good time to toss and turn in your bed all night long thinking about what you might have done differently in the month of May. Honor the past by letting it go.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear Dr. Astrology: In the past four weeks, I have washed all 18 of my underpants four times. Without exception, every single time, each item has been inside-out at the end of the wash cycle. This is despite the fact that most of them were not inside-out when I threw them in the machine. Does this weird anomaly have some astrological explanation? - Upside-Down Scorpio.” Dear Scorpio: Yes. Lately your planetary omens have been rife with reversals, inversions, flipflops, and switchovers. Your underpants situation is a symptom of the bigger forces at work. Don’t worry about those bigger forces, though. Ultimately, I think you’ll be glad for the renewal that will emerge from the various turnabouts.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As I sat down to meditate on your horoscope, a hummingbird flew in my open window. Scrambling to herd it safely back outside, I knocked my iPad on the floor, which somehow caused it to open a link to a Youtube video of an episode of the TV game show Wheel of Fortune, where the hostess Vanna White, garbed in a long red gown, revealed that the word puzzle solution was USE IT OR LOSE IT. So what does this omen mean?

Maybe this: You’ll be surprised by a more-or-less delightful interruption that compels you to realize that you had better start taking greater advantage of a gift or blessing that you’ve been lazy or slow to capitalize on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in a phase when you’ll be smart to bring more light and liveliness into the work you do. To spur your efforts, I offer the following provocations. 1. “When I work, I relax. Doing nothing makes me tired.” - Pablo Picasso. 2. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” Ann Landers. 3. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” - Aristotle. 4. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” - Scott Adams. 5. “Working hard and working smart can sometimes be two different things.” - Byron Dorgan. 6. “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.” - George Burns. 7.

“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.” - Mark Twain.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “There isn’t enough of anything as long as we live,” said poet and short-story writer Raymond Carver. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.”

My reading of the astrological omens suggests that the current phase of your cycle is one of those intervals, Aquarius. In light of this grace period, I have some advice for you, courtesy of author Anne Lamott: “You weren’t born a person of cringe and contraction. You were born as energy, as life, made of the same stuff as stars, blossoms, breezes. You learned contraction to survive, but that was then.”

Surrender to the sweetness, dear Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Between you and your potential new power spot is an imaginary ten-foot-high, electrified fence. It’s composed of your least charitable thoughts about yourself and your rigid beliefs about what’s impossible for you to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to deal with this inconvenient illusion? I recommend that you call on Mickey Rat, the cartoon superhero in your dreams who knows the difference between destructive destruction and creative destruction.

Maybe as he demonstrates how enjoyable it could be to tear down the fence, you’ll be inspired to join in the fun.

Homework: Confess your deepest secrets to yourself. Say them out loud when no one but you is listening. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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

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MIND,BODY & SPIRIT

SUMMER DETOX

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e wash our hands several times per day. We brush our teeth two or three times per day. We rarely give thought to how often we should cleanse our body internally. Before you read on, how do you feel right now? Answer honestly. Now, proceed if any of the symptoms below resonate, it may be time for a little internal assistance.

Being lackadaisical about taking care of yourself internally can reap havoc on you.

Toxins can build up within resulting in various health issues. If you recognize a lack of energy, you feel confused or are experiencing a gain in weight; it may be time to cleanse your system.

Additional symptoms include bloating, irritability, being lethargic, constipation, aches, dull skin complexion, always hungry or an ongoing craving of sweets and carbs. These symptoms are indicative of toxic build up.

How often should we cleanse our body? Most expert’s conclusions vary. I personally believe you should act, based upon how you feel. One can never go wrong with a diet rich in raw foods and high proteins. There are numerous cleansing options. Safely research what will suit your needs and daily rituals. Obviously you will need to compromise. This is all a part of the process.

Getting started will be half the work. You will need a measure of dedication. Resolve to finish what you start. Some cleanses are offered three to five days. Or, you can dive deep into a 14-21 day cleanse. Be prepared to feel a bit moody or irritable. Remember your body will be shifting from toxic to clean. Once you get over the hump

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you will feel rejuvenated, less stressed, healthier in mind, body and soul.

Rather than jumpstarting your day with coffee, commence your day with one green juice.

Your body will be infused with vitamins. You will be energized, alert and enthusiastic.

If you own a juicer, I highly recommend dusting it off and putting it to good use. I also recommend shopping for organic produce. Our valley is abundant with local farms and they offer several organic choices. Or, visit a local juice bar if you are on the move.

One of my all-time favorite juices, Apple~Carrot~Ginger~Lemon. This concoction is an immunity elixir. Here are a couple of recipes to get you started:

Apple~Carrot~Ginger~Lemon 2 apples 5 carrots 1 inch slice ginger 1/4 lemon, peeled

Sweet Broccoli Juice 1 head of broccoli 3 celery stalks 2 oranges, peeled 1/2″ ginger root

If you are seeking to cleanse internally it may be advantageous to seek a nutritionist. They will be able to custom order all that you need.

Juicing is fun and it’s refreshing. Be ready to feel recharged, healthy and ready to conquer your bad habits!

For more information on diet and health tips ~ Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga, www.e-volveyoga.com 760.564.YOGA(9642)

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CANNABIS CORNER

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BY RUTH HILL R.N.

OBSTACLES THE ELDERLY ENCOUNTER USING MEDICAL CANNABIS LEGALLY

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an vulnerable elderly use medical cannabis (MC) if she/he is residing in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, assisted living facility or residential care facility?

Since MC is still illegal federally hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, veteran’s hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities, dialysis or infusion clinics are forbidden from prescribing, administering, or having possession of MC. If you bring your MC to a hospital or any facility that receives reimbursement from a government health program the cannabis will be confiscated and destroyed.

Hospitals have strict policies regarding this as the government can revoke their privileges for receiving monies from federal programs. A nurse or physician trying to get around these policies can be fired or have their own professional license revoked. Safe legal practice of MC for a loved one and the medical personnel is paramount. Do not even bring up the issue. In this circumstance the patient will need a caregiver who can administer the cannabis in a covert manner. If not, then accept the situation as being untenable.

However, residents residing in a care facility that does not take government monies for health reimbursement must follow specific protocols regarding the use of MC. Let’s take each of these non-hospital environments in CA separately, although similar policy laws may be in place in other states.

Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) are licensed by the Department of Social Services. Normally no monies are reimbursed by the state, so they are not like hospitals. But be careful because the Adult Care Facilities and Child Care Facilities for dependent residents may be taking monies from Medi-Cal. In that case follow the same hospital protocol. No MC. All licensed facilities must have an order from a physician for all care including medications prescribed or over the counter such as herbs, or supplements. The facility needs a copy in their record that the resident has a medical marijuana recommendation. An elderly resident usually has a designated healthcare agent such as a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare (DPAH) like a child or spouse. This agent has two options to verify their loved one qualifies for MC. All dispensaries are required to accept these legally signed forms when presented that allows purchases for MC by the designated caregiver.

Form CDPH 9044 called Designation of Primary Caregiver as per California Health and Safety Code §11362.5, and section 11357 related to the possession of marijuana, and Section 11358 from the Department of Health titled Medical Marijuana Program, can be downloaded from the internet.

The primary medical or osteopathic physician signs this form which verifies the person benefits from MC and is under his/her care.

The second option is when the child/spouse obtains the Medical Marijuana Recommendation from Greensight Medical. The DPAH form is presented to the Greensight physician and he can also at the same time, give the child/spouse a signed Designation of Caregiver form. Both forms will have a gold seal.

Next the primary physician must give the facility an order for the MC the same way he/she gives an order for any supplement. If a resident is taking Vit. D he/she writes “Vit D 1000 IU by mouth

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daily.” For MC he/she writes i.e. “CBD:THC 10:1 0.5ml under the tongue twice a day.” If the product or dose changes the primary physician again writes a new order.

The last obstacle is who will administer the MC. That depends on the policies of the ALF or RCFE. A family member may have to administer, or the facility caregiver may give the medication depending on whether the MC is a pill or not.

Again, the physician must write in the order who is giving the MC. Most ALF’s or RCFE’s do not allow their in-house staff to give tinctures or suppositories. Just like they do not allow their staff to give morphine concentrate to hospice residents because it is measured in fractions of a millimeter. (i.e. 0.25 ml or .5 ml).

Do not be surprised if the facility or physician does not agree with using MC. A qualified cannabis nurse can help navigate through this maize of obstacles.

For questions email hilruth@gmail.com

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

DEVELOPING RESILIENCE

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ometimes I’ve wondered if I’m a creampuff. You know, no hard exterior. Recently my tough girl barometer was tested, and I have a meanlooking black eye to prove it! It happened on our way to dinner when I tripped over an uneven patch of payment. I went down before my husband could catch me and in horror he watched my head bounce off the pavement. I hobbled back to our hotel room while my man administered first aid. He suggested I lie down to rest and he order in dinner. I firmly declined the shrinking violet role and opted for dinner out.

Okay, not a huge example of resilience, but the accident caused some reflection. The only control we have is the ability to respond to what life throws at us. Whether the challenges are large, or small like my fall, they can be opportunities for strength building. My head was sore and kept reminding me how hard cement feels when your skull dances off it, but I was determined not to let it ruin our evening.

According to Dr. Zelana Montminy, author of the book, “21 Days to Resilience,” living with resilience is more than just bouncing back; it is about shifting our perceptions, changing our responses and experiencing real growth.

Resilient people refuse to let adversity define them. And good news is resilience is not

entirely genetic. It is a skill we can develop.

Want to be more iron clad? Begin with practicing flexibility. My friend Carol, recently broke her foot and was warned by her doctor to put no pressure on the foot for 8 weeks.

Refusing to allow this to inhibit her travel, Carol rented a scooter like vehicle. Her broken foot rests off the ground while her good leg pushes providing momentum to travel around her home, the mall, or wherever she wants.

Other recommended strategies to encourage resiliency are keeping a positive outlook, embracing change and becoming a diligent problem solver. When an unwelcome event occurs, adapting a “why me” stance is of no use. Start brainstorming ways to deal with whatever curveball life has thrown your way.

As I reached for a way to embrace the change in my appearance, I thought hiring a talented face painter to transform my black eye into high fashion designer art would be pretty cool. Since that was not the most practical solution, I settled for a heavy duty concealer lessening the dark-eye effect.

Remember, like it or not, difficulties will happen. Work on becoming more resilient so you can face those challenges head-on.

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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