Coachella Valley Weekly - June 14 to June 20, 2018 Vol. 7 No. 13

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CONTENTS Palm Springs International Shortfest - Film Festival & Market.............. 3,5 & 6 Friends of the CV Music Awards ........... 4 CVMAs - Black Water Gospel................. 7 CVMAs - Chelsea Sugarbritches............ 7 Breaking The 4th Wall- Rebecca Clark... 8 Backstage Jazz - Will Donato................. 8 Brewtality............................................... 9 Travel Tips 4 U......................................... 9 Consider This - Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore...................... 10 Art Scene............................................... 11 Pet Place................................................ 12 The Vino Voice ...................................... 13 Club Crawler Nightlife ................... 14-15 Pampered Palate-Anthony Bourdain... 16 Screeners ............................................. 18 Book Review ....................................... 19 Safety Tips ............................................ 19 Haddon Libby....................................... 21 Dale Gribow.......................................... 21 Sports Scene......................................... 22 Palm Desert Aquatic Center................ 22 Free Will Astrology............................... 23 Mind, Body & Spirit.............................. 23 Cannabis Corner.................................. 24 Life & Career Coach............................. 24

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alm Springs International ShortFest will showcase 333 films including 42 World Premieres, 32 International Premieres, 42 North American Premieres and 13 U.S. Premieres with films coming from 62 countries around the world. There are 55 curated programs, which will screen June 19-25, at the Palm Springs Cultural Center in Palm Springs. More than 5,300 of the 5,400 festival submissions will be available in the Film Market for industry attendees to view. The complete line-up is available at www.psfilmfest.org.

“We’re thrilled to be sharing this year’s lineup,” said ShortFest Festival Director Lili Rodriguez. “With an increase in submission numbers, we knew we’d have our work cut out for us, but the programming team has narrowed down the selection to a wonderful collection that includes some of this year’s festival favorites as well as amazing new discoveries. We were so impressed by the quality of these stories and we can’t wait to pack into theatres and share them with our audience this summer.” This year’s list of films include the following: WORLD PREMIERES • Are You Still Singing? (USA), Directed by: Gillian Barnes • August Sun (UK), Directed by: Franco Volpi • Babygirl (Australia), Directed by: Lara Gissing • Bertie (UK), Directed by: Garry Crystal • Broken Bunny (Canada), Directed by: Meredith Hama-Brown • The Christmas Fish (Czech Republic), Directed by: Cole Stamm • Cornflower (USA), Directed by: Sam Evoy • Dead to the World (UK), Directed by: Freddie Hall • Delivery (USA), Directed by: Joe Boothe • Dima (UK), Directed by: Remi Itani • Dulce (Colombia), Directed by: Guille Isa, Angello Faccini • Fence (Kosovo), Directed by: Lendita Zeqiraj • The Fish & the Sea (Canada), Directed by: Phillip Thomas • Freaks of Nurture (Canada), Directed by: Alexandra Lemay • Good People (USA), Directed by: Gregory Kohn • How to Swim (Israel), Directed by: Noa Gusakov • The Invader’s Song (UK), Directed by: Emma Swinton • It’s a Match (USA), Directed by: Ron Najor • Keep Coming Back! (Canada), Directed by: Brendan Brady • Last Requests (USA), Directed by: Courtenay Johnson • Library of God (Norway), Directed by: Stian Hafstad • Mammoth (USA), Directed by: Ariel Heller • The Master of York (UK), Directed by: Kieron Quirke • The Mute (Vietnam), Directed by: An Pham • My Ex-Girlfriend Is a Shovel (USA), Directed by: Dezi Gallegos • Nettles (USA), Directed by: Raven Jackson • Open Wide (UK), Directed by: Behnam Taheri, Gideon Beresford

• Perisher (Australia), Directed by: Gabriel Hutchings • Pink Lemonade (USA), Directed by: Christian Sprenger • A Place to Stay (USA), Directed by: Charlie Polinger • Prey (USA), Directed by: Bill Whirity • Provence (Belgium), Directed by: Kato De Boeck • Punta Cana (USA), Directed by: Andree Ljutica • Release (China), Directed by: Henry Liu • Shooter (Australia), Directed by: Andrew Carbone • Talent Night at Auschwitz: Bunk Five (USA), Directed by: Max RifkindBarron • Tomorrow the Sun (Switzerland), Directed by: Quentin Tomshire • Two Puddles (UK), Directed by: Timothy Keeling • The Villa (France), Directed by: Emmanuel Poulain-Arnaud • Wait for Laugh (USA), Directed by: Patrick Franklin • Yellow Line (France), Directed by: Simon Rouby INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES • The Artist Has a Baby (Sweden), Directed by: Sanna Lenken • Bailaora (Spain), Directed by: Rubin Stein • Black Lips (Australia), Directed by:

Adrian Chiarella • Denmark (France), Directed by: Max Mauroux • Dieter Not Unhappy (Germany), Directed by: Christian Schäfer • Eloise (Sweden), Directed by: Johan Rosell • Emma and the Fury (Germany), Directed by: Elisa Mishto • Falling (France), Directed by: Benjamin Vu • Fitting (Australia), Directed by: Emily Avila • Flightmode (Norway), Directed by: Liv Mari Mortensen • In the Arms of the Sea (Russian Federation), Directed by: Dmitry Moiseev • Kevlar (Sweden), Directed by: Tuna Özer • Let’s See How Fast This Baby Will Go (Australia), Directed by: Julietta Boscolo • Mamartuile (Mexico), Directed by: Alejandro Saevich • Melodi (Singapore), Directed by: Michael Kam • Mobile (Norway), Directed by: Truls Krane Meby • Mother & Baby (Ireland), Directed by: Mia Mullarkey • Mwah (Australia), Directed by: Nina Buxton • Once Upon a Time My Prince Will Come (France), Directed by: Lola Naymark • Prince’s Tale (Canada), Directed by: Jamie Miller • Pure Bodies (Belgium), Directed by: Bérangère Mc Neese, Guillaume de Ginestel • Raymonde or The Vertical Escape (France), Directed by: Sarah Van Den Boom • Red Ink (Australia), Directed by: Alex Ryan • Satán (Switzerland), Directed by: Carlos Tapia González • The School Nurse (Sweden), Directed by: Anna Brodin, Frida Sandberg

• Suck It Up (France), Directed by: Jan Sitta • Sump (UK), Directed by: Mike Wozniak • Trois Pages (Canada), Directed by: Roger Gariépy • Verde (Colombia), Directed by: Victoria Rivera • Waiting Room (Netherlands), Directed by: Simone van Dusseldorp • Well Done (Israel), Directed by: Aryeh Hasfari, Omer Ben Simon • A Worthy Man (Denmark), Directed by: Kristian Håskjold NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES • An Act of Love (Australia), Directed by: Lucy Knox • Adam & Esra (Austria), Directed by: Achmed Abdel-Salam • After/Life (USA), Directed by: Puck Lo • Benidorm (France), Directed by: Raphaëlle Tinland • Bilby (USA), Directed by: Pierre Perifel, Liron Topaz, JP Sans • Bogdan and Rose (Poland), Directed by: Milena Dutkowska • Bog Hole (Norway), Directed by: Torfinn Iversen • Bordalo II: A Life of Waste (Ireland), Directed by: Trevor Whelan, Rua Meegan • Chuchotage (Hungary), Directed by: Barnabás Tóth • From Above (Austria), Directed by: Felix Krisai • Graduation`97 (Ukraine), Directed by: Pavlo Ostrikov • Happy Today (France), Directed by: Giulio Tonincelli • Hash Key (France), Directed by: Erwan Alépée • The Hitchhiker (France), Directed by: Julien Decoin • The Hooligan Soul (Brazil), Directed by: Marco Antonio Pereira • Imfura (Switzerland), Directed by: Samuel Ishimwe continue to page 5

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PSISF continued from page 3 • Imperial Valley (cultivated Stoneham run-off) (Austria), Directed by: • Rien Ne Va Plus! (Germany), Lukas Marxt Directed by: Sophie Linnenbaum • Kiem Holijanda (Netherlands), • Room (Poland), Directed by: Directed by: Sarah Veltmeyer Michał Socha • Lobster Dinner (Italy), • Tungrus (India), Directed by: Directed by: Gregorio Franchetti Rishi Chandna • Manicure (Iran, Islamic • Waiting (New Zealand), Republic of), Directed by: Arman Directed by: Amberley Jo Aumua Fayaz • Molt (Sweden), Directed by: REST OF PROGRAM Nathalie Álvarez Mesén • #barewithme (Finland), • The Moonshiners (Finland), Directed by: Ulla Heikkilä Directed by: Juho Kuosmanen • Abnie Oberfork: A Tale of Self• My Best Friend’s Shoes Preservation (USA), Directed by: (India), Directed by: Ajitpal Singh Shannon Fleming Dhaliwal • Achoo (France), Directed • A Mythology of Pleasure by: Lucas Boutrot, Elise Carret, (Germany), Directed by: Lara Maoris Creantor, Pierre Hubert, Rodríguez Cruz, Jule Katinka Camille Lacroix, Charlotte Cramer Perroux • Nose Nose Nose Eyes! (South • Acide (France), Directed by: Korea), Directed by: Jiwon Moon Just Philippot • Obon (Germany), Directed by: • Allen Anders - Live At The Andre Hörmann, Samo Comedy Castle (Circa 1987) • Paper Crane (Australia), (USA), Directed by: Laura Moss Directed by: Takumi Kawakami • All that Remains (Belgium), • Primo (Italy), Directed by: Directed by: Anne-Lise Morin Federica Gianni • All that We Carry (USA), • Rå (Germany), Directed by: Directed by: Erin Semine Kökdil Sophia Bösch • And Still We Will Walk On • Roujoula (France), Directed (France), Directed by: Jonathan by: Ilias El Faris Millet • Seascape (Belgium), Directed • AniMal (Iran), Directed by: by: Leni Huyghe Bahram Ark, Bahman Ark • Spacedogs (Germany), • Asian Girls (Australia), Directed by: Sophia Schönborn Directed by: Hyun Lee • Stopover (Switzerland), • Atelier (Denmark), Directed Directed by: Cosima Frei by: Elsa María Jakobsdóttir • A Sweet Story (Germany), • Australia (Spain), Directed by: Directed by: Moritz Biene Lino Escalera • Thick Skin (Iceland), Directed • Ayesha (India), Directed by: by: Erlendur Sveinsson Yanyu Dong • Three Room (South Korea), • The Beaning (USA), Directed Directed by: Na-yeon Lee by: Sean McCoy • The Ties that Bind (France), • Beneath the Ink (USA), Directed by: Yann Chemin Directed by: Cy Dodson • Virgencita (USA), Directed by: • The Big Day (UK), Directed by: Giselle Bonilla Dawn Shadforth • Wildebeast (Belgium), • Bird Karma (USA), Directed Directed by: Nicolas Keppens, by: Willian Salazar Matthias Phlips • Birth Control Your Own • Wild Game (Estonia), Directed Adventure (USA), Directed by: by: Jerónimo Sarmiento Sindha Agha • Yaman (India), Directed by: • Black 14 (USA), Directed by: Raghuvir Joshi Darius Clark Monroe • The Young Patissier • Blackjack (Switzerland), (Germany), Directed by: Ksenia Directed by: Lora Mure-Ravaud Ciuvaseva • Black Line (Switzerland), Directed by: Mark Olexa , US PREMIERES Francesca Scalisi • After Dawn (Belgium), • Blind Mice (USA), Directed by: Directed by: Nicolas Graux Nicholas D’Agostino • The Handover (Germany), • Bonboné (Palestine), Directed Directed by: Leonhard Hofmann by: Rakan Mayasi • Haunted (Denmark), Directed • Bonobo (Switzerland), by: Christian Einshøj Directed by: Zoel Aeschbacher • The Last Refugees (USA), • Botanica (Netherlands), Directed by: Tanaz Eshaghian Directed by: Noël Loozen • Last Summer (Japan), Directed • Boundaries (USA), Directed by: Asuka Sylvie by: Rhys Marc Jones • Lira’s Forest (Canada), • The Box (Slovenia), Directed Directed by: Connor Jessup by: Dušan Kastelic • Midnight Confession (USA), • Career Day (USA), Directed Directed by: Maxwell McCabeby: Ashley Deckman Lokos • Careful How You Go (USA), • (OO) (Korea, Republic of), Directed by: Emerald Fennell Directed by: Oh Seo-ro • The Caregiver (Israel), • Rewind Forward Directed by: Ruthy Pribar (Switzerland), Directed by: Justin • Caroline (USA), Directed by:

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com Logan George, Celine Held • Catastrophe (Netherlands), Directed by: Jamille van Wijngaarden • Cat Days (Germany), Directed by: Jon Frickey • The Climb (USA), Directed by: Michael Covino • Counterfeit Kunkoo (India), Directed by: Reema Sengupta • Coyote (Switzerland), Directed by: Lorenz Wunderle • A Craftsman (USA), Directed by: Sanford Jenkins • Crisanto Street (USA), Directed by: Paloma Martinez • Cross My Heart (USA), Directed by: Sontenish Myers • Dancing Girls (Turkey), Directed by: Zeynep Köprülü • Dario (Germany), Directed by: Manuel Kinzer, Jorge A. Trujillo Gil • The Day That (USA), Directed by: Dorian Tocker • Death Metal Grandma (USA), Directed by: Leah Galant • Death of the Sound Man (Thailand), Directed by: Sorayos Prapapan • The Disinherited (Spain), Directed by: Laura Ferrés • The Door (Finland), Directed by: Jenni Toivoniemi • Down Escalation (Japan), Directed by: Shunsaku Hayashi • Dressed for Pleasure (Switzerland), Directed by: Marie De Maricourt • The Driver Is Red (USA), Directed by: Randall Christopher • Earthly People (Hungary), Directed by: Ádám Freund • Emergency (USA), Directed by: Carey Williams • End of the Line (USA), Directed by: Jessica Sanders • Été (UK), Directed by: Gregory Oke • Evaporated (Mexico), Directed by: Jimena Muhlia • Eve (USA), Directed by: Susan Bay Nimoy • Everlasting Mom (Israel), Directed by: Elinor Nechemya • Every Ghost Has an Orchestra (USA), Directed by: Shayna Connelly • Excuse Me, I’m Looking for The Ping-Pong Room and My Girlfriend (Austria), Directed by: Bernhard Wenger • Eye Contact (Australia), Directed by: Stuart Mannion • A Farewell (China), Directed by: Yifei He • Fauve (Canada), Directed by: Jérémy Comte • Feedback (France), Directed by: Margot Gallimard • Femme (USA), Directed by: Alden Peters • The Fix (USA), Directed by: Edward Jack • Fran this Summer (USA), Directed by: Mary Evangelista • Fundamental (Taiwan), Directed by: Shih-chieh Chiu • Funny Fish (France), Directed by: Krishna Chandran A. Nair • Garage at Night (Canada),

Directed by: Daniel Daigle • Gaze (Iran), Directed by: Farnoosh Samadi • A Gentle Night (China), Directed by: Qiu Yang • Go Tell Your Fathers (USA), Directed by: Chloe Sarbib, Amy Taylor Rosenblum • Gustav (Ireland), Directed by: Ken Williams, Denis Fitzpatrick • Hair Wolf (USA), Directed by: Mariama Diallo • The Heights (USA), Directed by: Ryan Booth • Homegrown (UK), Directed by: Quentin Haberham • How Tommy Lemenchick Became a Grade 7 Legend (Canada), Directed by: Bastien Alexandre • Hula Girl (USA), Directed by: Amy Hill, Chris Riess • Hunter (USA), Directed by: Hilary Bell • I Have a Message for You (Italy), Directed by: Matan Rochlitz • I Have Something to Tell You (USA), Directed by: Ben Joyner, Dumaine Babcock • I’m Cold Meat (France), Directed by: Romain Laguna • Intercourse (Sweden), Directed by: Jonatan Etzler • Islands (France), Directed by: Yann Gonzalez • I Will Not Write Unless I Am Swaddled in Furs (New Zealand), Directed by: Wade Shotter • JEOM (South Korea), Directed by: Kangmin Kim • Jiejie (USA), Directed by: Feng-I Fiona Roan • JUCK [THRUST] (Sweden), Directed by: Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, Ulrika Bandeira • Kapitalistis (France), Directed by: Pablo Munoz Gomez • Kerloster (France), Directed by: Ombeline de la Gournerie • Khol (Open) (USA), Directed by: Faroukh Virani • Kimchi (USA), Directed by: Jackson Segars • Kira Burning (USA), Directed by: Laurel Parmet • Kleptomami (Germany), Directed by: Pola Beck • Krista (USA), Directed by: Danny Madden • Layam (Israel), Directed by: Assaf Machnes • Let Me Dance (France), Directed by: Valérie Leroy • The Life of Esteban (Belgium), Directed by: Inès Eshun • Liquor Store Babies (USA), Directed by: So Yun Um • Little Fiel (USA), Directed by: Irina Patkanian • Lonesome Willcox (USA), Directed by: Ryan Maxey, Zack Wright • Long Distance Relationship (Brazil), Directed by: Carolina Markowicz • Lost Property Office (Australia), Directed by: Daniel Agdag • The Love Letter (Israel), Directed by: Atara Frish

June 14 to June 20, 2018 • Lunch Ladies (USA), Directed by: J.M. Logan • Ma (USA), Directed by: Millicent Cho • Magic Alps (Italy), Directed by: Andrea Brusa, Marco Scotuzzi • March Fool (Canada), Directed by: Pierre-Marc Drouin, Simon Lamarre-Ledoux • Margaret and the Moon (USA), Directed by: Trevor Morgan • Mariela (Argentina), Directed by: Victoria Romero • Matria (Spain), Directed by: Álvaro Gago • Maude (USA), Directed by: Anna Margaret Hollyman • Maybe It’s Me (UK), Directed by: Dimitris Simou • Men Don’t Whisper (USA), Directed by: Jordan Firstman • Merry-Go-Round (Russia), Directed by: Ruslan Bratov • Milk (Canada), Directed by: Heather Young • Milk and Cookies (USA), Directed by: Patrick Mulvey, Andrew Ramsay • Mon Amour, Mon Ami (Italy), Directed by: Adriano Valerio • The Motion of Stars (Austria), Directed by: Jan Prazak • The Mud (USA), Directed by: Brandon Lake • The Music Lesson (USA), Directed by: Adam R. Brown, Kyle I. Kelley • My Paintbrush Bites (USA), Directed by: Joel Pincosy, Joe Egender • Negative Space (France), Directed by: Max Porter, Ru Kuwahata • Nevada (USA), Directed by: Emily Ann Hoffman • No Jail Time: The Movie (USA), Directed by: Lance Oppenheim • Nothing Important (UK), Directed by: Tara FitzGerald • Nursery Rhymes (Australia), Directed by: Tom Noakes • Observatory Blues (USA), Directed by: Eric Paschal Johnson, Conor Dooley • Offstage (Romania), Directed by: Andrei Huțuleac • One Cambodian Family Please for My Pleasure (USA), Directed by: A.M. Lukas • One Small Step (USA), Directed by: Bobby Pontillas, Andrew Chesworth • Open Your Eyes (Israel), Directed by: Ilay Mevorah • The Overcoat (UK), Directed by: Patrick Myles • Palenque (Colombia), Directed by: Sebastián Pinzón Silva • Pan (Germany), Directed by: Anna Roller • The Passage (USA), Directed by: Kitao Sakurai • Perfect Town (Switzerland), Directed by: Anaïs Voirol • Pet Friendly (USA), Directed by: Catherine Licata • Phototaxis (USA), Directed by: Melissa Ferrari

• Pink Trailer (USA), Directed by: Mary Neely • Plastic Girls (South Korea), Directed by: Nils Clauss • Premonition (Chile), Directed by: Leticia Akel Escarate • The President’s Visit (Lebanon), Directed by: Cyril Aris • Propagation (USA), Directed by: Will Joines, Karrie Crouse • Quiet Hours (USA), Directed by: Paul Szynol • Rae (Canada), Directed by: Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs • Rebuilding in Miniature (Tukey), Directed by: Veena Rao • Roadside Attraction (USA), Directed by: Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas • Room 140 (USA), Directed by: Priscilla Gonzalez Sainz • Rupture (Canada), Directed by: Yassmina Karajah • Saltwater Baptism (USA), Directed by: Jared Callahan, Russell Sheaffer • Salvation (Iceland), Directed by: Thora Hilmarsdottir • Sam Did It (USA), Directed by: Dominic Burgess • Sauna (USA), Directed by: Charlie Polinger • Scaffold (Canada), Directed by: Kazik Radwanski • The Sermon (UK), Directed by: Dean Puckett • Serving Joy (Australia), Directed by: Martin Sharpe • Set Me as a Seal Upon Thine Heart (Israel), Directed by: Omer Tobi • Shadow Animals (Sweden), Directed by: Jerry Carlsson • Sherbert Rozencrantz, You’re Beautiful (Australia), Directed by: Natalie van den Dungen • The Shift (USA), Directed by: Elivia Shaw, Paloma Martinez • The Shuttle (USA), Directed by: Lu Han • Signature (Japan), Directed by: Kei Chikaura • Silence Please (Spain), Directed by: Carlos Villafaina • Silica (Australia), Directed by: Pia Borg • Sin Cielo (USA), Directed by: Jianna Maarten • Sleepover (Sweden), Directed by: Jimi Vall Peterson • Souls of Totality (USA), Directed by: Richard Raymond • Spacesavers (USA), Directed by: Sarah Ginsburg • Still Water Runs Deep (USA), Directed by: Abbesi Akhamie • Stray (USA), Directed by: Andrew Boylan • Subterra (USA), Directed by: Joel Villegas • Suitable (USA), Directed by: Thembi Banks • Tammy’s Tiny Tea Time: Episode 1 (USA), Directed by: Peter Gulsvig • Tangles and Knots (Australia), Directed by: Renée Marie Petropoulos • Teddy (UK), Directed by: Christopher Sweeney continue to page 6

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• The Tesla World Light (Canada), Directed by: Matthew Rankin • Three August Days (Estonia), Directed by: Madli Lääne • Three Boys Manzanar (USA), Directed by: Preeti Mankar Deb • Trapeze, U.S.A. (USA), Directed by: Mark Anthony Green • Troll (USA), Directed by: Anu Valia • Tweener (Sweden), Directed by: Julia Thelin

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• Two Medusas (USA), Directed by: Scott Hamilton Kennedy • Under Mom’s Skirt (France), Directed by: Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix • Undiscovered (USA), Directed by: Sara Litzenberger • Unearthed (USA), Directed by: Erin Semine Kökdil, Zulfiya Hamzaki • Unfinished, 2017(Mixed media)(USA), Directed by: Rafael Salazar Moreno • Unravel (Canada), Directed by: Evan Luchkow

hortFest jurors include Penelope Bartlett (Programmer for the Criterion Collection), Marc-André Grondin (Actor), Brian Hu (Artistic Director of Pacific Arts Movement, Presenter of the San Diego Asian Film Festival, Assistant Professor of TV, Film, and New Media at San Diego State University), Missy Laney (Director of Development at Adult Swim) and Ina Pira (Curator at Vimeo). Over $87,500 in prizes, including $27,000 in cash awards, will be given out in 21 categories to this year’s short films in competition. First place winners in five categories will automatically become eligible for consideration by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS®) for a possible Academy Award® nomination. Over the course of 23 years, the Festival has presented 101 films that have gone on to receive Academy Award® nominations. Winners will be announced at a brunch on Sunday, June 24.

In addition to ShortFest’s award-winning short films, each year the Festival also welcomes a long guest list of filmmakers and industry attendees for the ShortFest Forums of panels and roundtables. Other prominent industry figures from AMPAS®, Anonymous Content, APA Agency, Breakwater Studios, CAA, Cartoon Network, FX Networks, ICM Partners, JuVee Productions, NBC Universal, The Orchard, Seed & Spark, Super Deluxe, Vimeo and other organizations will participate in three days of ShortFest Forums covering a wide range of emerging trends and new practices in the global film community.

THURSDAY JUNE 21 10:30AM - Roundtable #1: Production Ins and Outs - 60 mins – Indie to studio and everything in between! This “reverse” roundtable will have creative executives, producers and on-set gurus answering your questions about all things production from acquiring crew to webisode production.

Participants: Caleb Ward, The Orchard; Barbara Crawford, FX Networks; Varun Bhargava, APA Agency; Katie Krentz, CBS TV Studios; Mia Di Pasquale, Super Deluxe; Jeff Roe, Outlaw Laboratories 12:00PM - Class: How To Pitch Like a Pro #160 mins – We know you have another idea or script you’re ready to pitch - feature, episodic, VR or short form, all are welcome! Our industry guests will show you the ropes to a successful pitch, and share stories on the do’s and don’ts.

They will share some insight and then break in to groups to workshop some of your pitches.

Participants: Peter Trinh, ICM Partners; Mia Di Pasquale, Super Deluxe; Katie Krentz, CBS TV Studios 1:30PM - Interactive: Funding a Filmmaking Career - 60 mins – The industry is a business - but it is a business full of creation and collaboration. From the time a project is greenlit in your head or in a creative executive’s office, the planning begins. One of the most important aspects of planning is budget and management - the business. Making every dollar count on a production is an art in itself! It pays to know how

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to move dollars around to make the most of your total budget, human capital included. Producers and filmmakers share inside knowledge and tricks of the trade to get your budget to “that’s a wrap.”

Participant: Ben Proudfoot, Breakwater Studios 3:30PM - Panel: The International Landscape - 60 mins – We’ll take a quick tour to major festivals around the world! Our global festival programmers will give an international bird’s eye view of opportunities abroad to showcase your film. Considering major festivals outside the US will open your films to new audiences and gives a fresh take on the festival circuit.

Audiences around the world will be glad you attended this panel!

Participants: Francois Morisset, Salaud Morisset; Marie-Elaine Riou, Festival REGARD; Felipe Montoya, BOGO Shorts; Sydney Neter, SND Films FRIDAY JUNE 22 10:30AM - Roundtable #2: Festivals, Strategy, & Programming, Oh My! - 60 mins – There are new festivals and opportunities for your short film around every year! Why should you pick a certain festival, platform or journalist to bring your film to? Find out at this “reverse” roundtable, where programmers and industry will pitch you their best opportunities.

Participants: Bojana Sandic, NFMLA; MarieElaine Riou, Festival REGARD; Paul Sloop, Cleveland International Film Festival; Kathryn Spitz-Cohan, Film Pittsburgh; Penelope Bartlett, The Criterion Collection; Tom Oyer, AMPAS; Felipe Montoya, BOGO Shorts; Linda Olszewski, ShortsT 12:00PM - Class: How To Pitch Like a Pro #2 - 60 mins – We know you have another idea or script you’re ready to pitch - feature, episodic, VR or short form, all are welcome! Our industry guests will show you the ropes to a successful pitch, and share stories on the do’s and don’ts.

They will share some insight and then break in to groups to workshop some of your pitches.

Participants: Emily Best, Seed&Spark; Nick Ogiony, CAA; Steven Liang, Stage 13; Kate Hurwitz, USUAL 1:30PM - Interactive: Speed Pitching #1 - 75 mins – It’s time to test out those pro pitching skills! Our diverse group of industry professionals (agents, studio executives, financiers, producers and filmmakers) are ready to meet with you

• We Are the Freak Show (Canada), Directed by: Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien • Weekends (USA), Directed by: Trevor Jimenez • We Forgot to Break Up (Canada), Directed by: Chandler Levack • Welcome Home (Norway), Directed by: Armita Keyani • Wendy’s Shabbat (USA), Directed by: Rachel Myers • We Summoned a Demon (USA), Directed by: Chris McInroy

one-on-one. You pitch. They respond.

Participants: Matthew Lessall, CSA; Luke Rivett, Anonymous Content; Nick Ogiony, CAA; Varun Bhargava, APA Agency; Abby Davis, Breakwater Studios; Peter Trinh, ICM Partners; Kaylon Hunt, JuVee Productions; Steven Liang, Stage 13; Barbara Crawford, FX Networks; Ben Proudfoot, Breakwater Studios; Peter Van Steemburg, NBCUniversal 3:30PM - Panel: The Release Relief: Releasing Your Film to the Audience - 60 minutes There are more opportunities than ever to release a film to your audience. Festivals, theaters, streaming, and distribution each offer options for more people to put eyeballs on your film. Learning the ropes with your most recent short film will be valuable when strategizing for your future projects. What choices and opportunities might present themselves and where? How can filmmakers best capitalize on these? Planning for the release of your film is imperative for the best return on these opportunities. Our panelists will discuss steps for releasing your film from planning to distribution!

Participants: Abby Davis, Breakwater Studios; Kaylon Hunt, JuVee Productions SATURDAY JUNE 23 10:30AM - Roundtable #3: Victory Lap: Film Postpartum - 60 mins – After the festival run and premieres, where do the best opportunities lie for your film and your next project? Ask our agents, press, platform programmers and acquisitions specialists the best way to get opportunities for your film to live on and be your calling card for your next project.

Participants: Clay Pruitt, Seed&Spark; Larry Laboe, NFMLA; Moritz Schneider, CUT-UP; Ina Pira, VIMEO; Jeff Deutchman, NEON; Amanda Salazar, SFIFF; Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter; Malina Saval, Variety; Paul Szynol, Focus Media Law Group 12:00PM - Class: Networking Like a Seasoned Pro - 75 mins – Your network is not only who you know but who knows your network.

Chances to build a network can sometimes be elusive - we take the guesswork out of it! Build a new network at ShortFest forum. Whether it’s approaching actors to read your new script or attracting coverage of your current short film, let our industry guests tell you how to best network when meeting someone new!

Participants: Allen Maldonado, Everybody

• While I Yet Live (USA), Directed by: Maris Curran • Wicked Girl (Turkey), Directed by: Ayçe Kartal • Wild Beasts (Norway), Directed by: Sverre Kvamme • With Thelma (Belgium), Directed by: Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni • Would You Look at Her (Macedonia), Directed by: Goran Stolevski • Wyrm (USA), Directed by: Christopher Winterbauer • Zion (USA), Directed by: Floyd Russ

Digital; Bojana Sandic, NFMLA; Larry Laboe, NFMLA; Joshua Brady, Actor; Aaron Moorhead, Rustic Films; Justin Benson, Rustic Films; Katherine Tulich, Hollywood Foreign Press; Landon Zakheim, Sundance/Aspen Shortsfest; Paul Szynol, Focus Media Law Group; Sam Lansky, TIME Magazine; Jeremy Kay, Screen International; Karilynn Thompson, Calgary International Film Festival; Pat Saperstein, Variety 2:00PM - Interactive: Speed Pitching #2 - 75 mins – It’s time to test out those pro pitching skills! Our diverse group of industry professionals - agents, studio executives, financiers, producers and filmmakers - are ready to meet with you one-on-one. You pitch. They respond.

Participants: Allen Maldonado, Everybody Digital; Emily Best, Seed&Spark; Kim Sherman, Stage 13; Aaron Moorhead, Rustic Films; Justin Benson, Rustic Films; Kate Hurwitz, USUAL; Howard Barish, Kandoo Films 3:45PM - Panel: Meet the Programmers 60 mins – Let’s take a quick trip to top festivals and meet their programmers. Our panelists will provide candid insights into the programming process, deciding which festivals are best for your project, and making sure you make the most of your festival experience.

Participants: Landon Zakheim, Sundance/ Aspen Shortsfest; Amanda Salazar, San Francisco International Film Festival; Brennan Tilley, Calgary Film Festival About Palm Springs International ShortFest Designated by AMPAS, BAFTA and BIFA as an award-qualifying festival, and accredited by the International Short Film Conference, the Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market, one of the most acclaimed short film showcases in the world, will take place in Palm Springs on June 19-25. Now in its 24th year, ShortFest will showcase 333 short films from 62 countries. The concurrent Short Film Market, the only one in North America, will feature a library of more than 5,400 films available to film buyers, industry and press. The ShortFest Forum programs are a four-day schedule of seminars, panel discussions, roundtables and master classes staged free of charge for attending filmmakers.

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BLACK WATER GOSPEL WIN BEST ROCK BAND, BEST ALTERNATIVE BAND AND BEST ALBUM AT THE 2018 CV MUSIC AWARDS

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lack Water Gospel burst onto the CV Music Scene back in November of 2016. They released their first 5 song self-titled EP on February 18, 2018 with much appreciation from their fans, garnering the band 13 CV Music Awards nominations. On June 3, 2018 they walked away with Best Rock Band, Best Alternative Band and the coveted Best Album Award, for that first self-titled release.

It’s easy to see why, after just one listen to these songs. You’ll feel like you’re listening to a multi- platinum artist, not someone who just recorded their first EP. The band is comprised of Lance Riebsomer (vocals, guitar), David Morales (guitar), Dan Dillinger (bass) and Alex Maestas (drums), with Riebsomer writing the lyrics.

The EP was recorded and produced in Orange County by Riebsomer’s good friend Aaron Andersen, who used to live here in the desert and was a touring musician as a guitarist and also in the band Warhol. It was mixed by Bryan Cook and mastered by Mark Chalecki.

Riebsomer has said that these songs are “basically the story of the greatest romance

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and heartbreak of my life.” His ability to write from such an authentic, raw and painful place has given us 5 well-crafted, hit-worthy and anthemic songs to sonically delight us.

Songs like “Cleaning Up the Mess” and “Seven Days” have grand sweeping soundscapes and building crescendos reminiscent of bands like The Verve, Muse and U2, with lyrics like: Seven days a week she drives me crazy/And I hate it/I’m crawling back for more/Every time she leaves it keeps repeating/And you feed it/I’m crawling back for more.

The track “Alone” is raw and gut wrenching with the lyrics: I came up to see you, it’s all the same to me/It’s me and you, you’re all I see when I close my eyes to dream/It’s what you fell into the inside, the anxiety/It’s you, not me that brings out the animal inside of me.

And then the chorus: This is how it feels to be alone/This is how it feels to be alone/This is how it feels to lose everything that you know/ This is how it feels to be alone. Riebsomer’s vocals singing the chorus cut deep like a gaping wound.

On “Everybody Knows,” Riebsomer sings: She told me that I was her James Dean/

Come a little closer if you know what I mean/ The taste of her lips intoxicating/The things she said I can’t repeat it/By the time she left she had me begging/She had me begging, pleading, screaming/Everybody knows where you’re hiding all your mistakes/She’s lying on the floor/And I’m picking up the pieces.

The disc takes a bit of a bluesy turn on the track “Downtown,” where Riebsomer sings with sass; I know she got me on the side/ That’s why I’m taking my sweet time/All of the things she can do/It’s worth it to take the abuse/She plays a little better than you/She knows a little more than you do/I gotta have all that I can/Sugar please, sugar please/I’m

CHELSEA SUGARBRITCHES: BEST FEMALE VOCALIST

helsea Sugarbritches is the Frontwoman for the Cover band Long Duk Dong and one of the Frontwomen for the band 5th Town, along with Linda Lemke Heinz. She also performs as a duo with Perishment’s Bobby Taffolla. Both of her bands were nominated for a bunch of CV Music Awards this year and Chelsea was awarded Best Female Vocalist.

She previously won Best Frontwoman in 2016 and Long Duk Dong won Best Cover Band 20132017. She took some time to catch us up on what’s going on in Sugarbritches land.

CVW: Tell us how you felt about winning the Best Female Vocalist Award? What were you thinking when they called your name?

Chelsea: “Listen…I honestly never expect to win an award. I have so much respect for all the other nominees and I truly believe they all deserve that award. I was absolutely shocked when my name was called, and I’m an asshole for not thanking my husband for being my biggest support and always putting up with all my crazy antics. Shout out to Johnny Sugarbritches! Love you babe!”

CVW: You perform in 2 bands: 5th Town and Long Duk Dong and also as a duo with Bobby Taffolla. Tell us how each of those are different from the other and what it means to you to work with these musicians.

Chelsea: “All 3 are sooo different! I love it!

Long Duk Dong is a party band but its hard work doing what we do. Our keyboardists Jeff and Chris have put in endless hours doing cool nerdy stuff to make sure we have that authentic 80s synth sound. All of those guys are my brothers... we’ll fight and be mad but we always love each other. Nicco and I have this crazy good chemistry on stage...we share a brain a lot.

5th Town is like a baby I birthed with 5 other people hahahahahaha! Everything we do comes about so organically and we just get each other

and we respect each other… they are definitely my family.

With Bobby I don’t even remember how it all came about but I’m so thankful it did! Our duo is different somehow… I can’t wait to see where it goes. We’ll be working on a ton of originals this summer so...stay tuned.”

CVW: When will 5th Town be releasing their first CD? How many songs are on it?

Chelsea: “Sooooooon! Maybe… hopefully we’ll do a CD release/bday show in September… that would be super groovy. It’s gonna be a full LP with 12 songs I think!”

CVW: Do you feel that it’s harder being a female performer/artist here in the valley than it is for a man?

Chelsea: “Well we’re outnumbered for sure!

What I’ve noticed in my experiences is that people just automatically gravitate towards males to talk about business and pay etc. I’ve definitely had moments where I felt like I was getting a ‘pat on the head’. Females HAVE to support females! It gets difficult because we have to work harder to secure our ‘spot’ so we tend to get competitive and keep other female

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going downtown with a little bit of cash tonight/So we can shake it and get down.

It really is difficult to pick a favorite out of these 5 songs. It’s like listening to a greatest hits album, but again, it’s their debut EP. These songs make you want to drive around with the windows down singing along letting out your own angst. Riebsomer’s soulful and passionate voice oozes sexuality. Songs like these are how babies get made. With this first offering being so perfect, I can’t wait to hear what Riebsomer pulls out of his songwriting arsenal for their follow up CD. The EP is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play and Spotify.

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artists at arm’s length. It is changing though!

There are some serious badass boss ladies down here kickin’ ass and takin’ names like Esjay Jones, Courtney Chambers, Cakes, Giselle Woo!” CVW: Tell us about some of your recent shows that are standouts for you?

Chelsea: “Long Duk Dong at The Date Shed in January was insane! 400 plus people that night... the vibe was killer.”

CVW: What is your songwriting process like?

Chelsea: “It’s all over the place… sometimes I just come up with a phrase and try and make a song out of it and sometimes Martin comes up with the music and I write lyrics ...sometimes Linda and I come up with a concept and go from there.”

CVW: Which song are you most proud to say you wrote?

Chelsea: “For sure most proud of 5th Town’s newest song “Madness,” because it was the first song that I wrote the music and lyrics. It took me like 6 months to show it to the band because I was so afraid they’d think it sucked.”

CVW: Which song do you most enjoy performing?

Chelsea: “With LDD- ‘Aint no Fun’ and ‘Barracuda.’ With 5th Town- ‘Road to No Where’ and with Bobby- we just started covering ‘Mother Mother’ by Tracy Bonham.

That’s pretty fun.”

CVW: What are your favorite venues to play?

Chelsea: “The ones that have good sound.”

CVW: What has been the most important moment of your career so far?

Chelsea: “Hmmmm… recording 5th Town’s first album! That’s important and exciting! Big ups go to Brian “puke” Parnell and Regurgitation Records.”

CVW: How do you define success in the

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music business?

Chelsea: “I think you’re successful if you make music you’re proud of and other people dig it.”

CVW: Who are your influences?

Chelsea: “Oh mannnnn! My parents! I wouldn’t have such a vast appreciation for music without them. My bandmates, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, P!nk, The Beatles, My sister, Devon, Snoop Dogg, Edgar Allen Poe, James Taylor.”

CVW: What music/bands are you listening to right now?

Chelsea: “Always a menagerie of random shit… Leon Bridges, Harry Stiles, Otis Redding, Fugazi, Scarface, Blasting Echo,Thr3 Strykes, Black Water Gospel, Beyonce.”

CVW: Who would you most like to work with that you have not?

Chelsea: “Def my hip hop dooods Thr3 Strykes and Willdabeast. I wanna do some wordplaywednesday! Hahaha.”

CVW: Who would you most like to open for?

Chelsea: “Oh jeeeez I don’t know…. anyone!!!”

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

Chelsea: “I have respect for anyone who works hard and stays humble. Big egos are not cute guys.”

CVW: Who would you pick for your 3 headliners for next year’s Coachella?

Chelsea: “I would really like to see Pearl Jam play Coachella…. Justin Timberlake...and maybe Khalid for the hip hop headliner.”

CVW: Who would you pick if they did another Desert Trip?

Chelsea: “My picks are deceased...does that count? The Doors. Janis Joplin. Jimi Hendrix!”

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REBECCA CLARK – HELLO GORGEOUS

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he Coachella Valley is an oasis of exciting history and rich talent and there’s no better example of where history and talent blend to create the perfect experience than sitting in Frank’s Lounge at the Indian Wells Resort and listening to the beautiful voice of Rebecca Clark.

The Indian Wells Resort Hotel was founded in 1957 by Hollywood legends Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. As with many desert locations, it’s a classic landmark, which celebrates the elegance of earlier eras with retro charm, ambiance, great food and music. Frank’s Place has the flavor of old Hollywood, when Frank and Dean and the Rat Pack crooned the night away in an intimate setting. Stunning images grace the walls of this classic location, with such greats as Ball and Arnaz, as well as the multitude of celebrities who have ventured out to the desert over the decades since it became a haven for entertainment and relaxation.

Rebecca Clark, a native New Yorker turned desert resident, has an incredible musical background. She has joined the cast of five light Operas, including an Off-Broadway production of, “Everyman and Roach,” with American Theatre Hall of Famer, Geraldine Fitzgerald.

She has performed at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, the Bellagio in Las Vegas, the Cannes music festival in France, toured with the Bob Hope USO shows through out Europe and is

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internationally known for her one woman show, “Hello Gorgeous; A Live Tribute to Barbra Streisand,” which was also a part of the “Legends in Concert,” tour.

Clark has the captivating ability to transform and enthrall. Whether it’s the songs of Streisand, Cher, Linda Eder or Karen Carpenter, Clark’s powerful talent is her ability to channel the artist whose song she is performing. It’s mesmerizing to listen to this talented singer not only capture the audience with her naturally beautiful vocals, but when performing a tune closely associated with a particular performer, she brings the sound of that singer into her show as well. Clark’s voice takes the audience on a nostalgic ride. She captivates the room with talent and charisma, as she performs such classics as The Way of Love, Masquerade, Diamonds and Rust, I am who I am and the ode to her hometown, New York, New York. She was joined by guest performer, country singer Tommy Douglas, who brought a little ‘boot scootin’ boogie, ‘ to the stage.

Some experiences resonate long after they are over. An evening at Frank’s Place, enjoying a delicious meal and listening to Rebecca Clark sing, is definitely a wonderful way to spend a great night out.

Atmosphere is everything and this place has it in abundance. If you’re looking for a fun night out with friends, this is the place to go.

Rebecca Clark will be performing at Frank’s Place June 15, 16, July 27, 28 and August 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18.

For more info on Rebecca Clark, please visit: rebeccaclarkishellogorgeous.com www.indianwellsresort.com/dining Dee Jae Cox is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project. losangeleswomenstheatreproject.org & palmspringstheatre.com.

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WILL DONATO NOW

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realized this morning that I’ve known Will Donato for over 8 years. Will is one of the most beloved musicians in the music industry. Will Donato got me started in the music industry. Now, I’m proud and happy to have such a great artist and a great friend in the smooth jazz industry. So thank you Willy D! We had a great conversation about all the things happening in his career. His most recent single “Gravitas,” produced by Paul Brown is still on the charts at #8. It hit the top ten in all the smooth jazz charts. He said he always learns so much interacting with Paul, who is a hit maker and smooth Jazz guitarist, artist and winning producer.

He’s excited about his next single written as a tribute to his beautiful wife Diana! He hopes to release it this fall.

He now has his own home studio, but praised the talents of Don Haber of Jem Studios in Palm Desert where he records his music. He really loves being able to record in such a great studio close to home.

Will co-hosts a national radio show twice a month with Jack Cohen of Smooth Jazz Live on LA Talk Radio, where they record and broadcast “Inside the Music”. They interview the best artists in the smooth Jazz industry. Will enthused that Jack sends him lots of great new music and artists to listen to before getting ready for the show. He admitted it’s a time for him to simply listen and enjoy as opposed to work and production purposes. He relishes getting to interview the hit makers and creative performers in the industry. I’m thrilled for him to achieve this dream. I know he’s wanted to host a show for years.

He begins touring this summer with stops in Phoenix, followed by Texas, at Jazz at Wonderland of Americas in Balcones Heights on July 6, then off to colorful Colorado for the Keystone Wine and Jazz Festival on July 14 and 15.

He just started performing the music and jazz brunch in Newport on Sunday mornings at Bayside Restaurant at 11:30. This is something he is passionate about and enjoys doing a wide variety of musical styles including songs by Stevie Wonder, Simply Red, Eric Clapton, Chris Isaac, and Elton John. Will brings in new music each week with a goal of adding 8 to 10 new songs a week! He joked, “If I didn’t have this event, I’d be at home practicing.” That is just

one of the reasons he’s so successful.

Will has 2 music careers running parallel at the same time. The first is his national smooth jazz career and the other is his long standing R&B and dance music band called The Art of Sax. They are one of the most popular dance bands in the desert but it doesn’t stop there.

They play all over Southern California. This year will be the 30 anniversary of Art of Sax, which includes his good friend and bass player Eddie Reddick and his son Shon Reddick aka Demo, who is their vocalist. Their fans know that they can always count on Will and the guys to bring a dance party. They play for 3 hours straight and sometimes 4, depending on the venue.

Who does that? The Art of Sax is the only one I know of. They currently play at Arnold Palmer’s on Friday and Saturday night. They know how to get the crowd up and going, doing line dances and more. Will works the room serenading the ladies with his saxophone. It’s always a great time.

Will is not only a great musician he is also a great promotor and brings exceptional graphics and posters to promote his gigs, making him one of the few that go that extra step.

One of the things I love most about Will is his ability to remember names and call them out from the stage when you walk in. He told me that the reason he does that is because his mom had Alzheimer’s and he does it as a tribute to her. He also does everything he can to help out other musicians and mentored Chase Huna, a young saxophonist, who has risen in the ranks with the help of his friend.

He thrives on doing whatever it takes to take his career to the top and admitted, “Hard work is fun to me because I love what I do.” We are so delighted to have such a talented and committed star out here in the desert.

Check out Will’s website at willdonato.com to check his schedule or sign up for his emails.

Don’t miss an opportunity to see one of the best groups that the desert has to offer.

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ARE CORONA’S EXTRA AND FAMILIAR THE SAME BEER?

ast week’s article touched on the history of Mexican lagers, and how many of them came to be. Every commercial beer you can think of from Tecate, Sol, Victoria, Pacifico, Modelo, and Bohemia, all belong to either Grupo Modelo or Heineken México. Arguably the most popular of the brands is Grupo Modelo’s Corona brand.

First brewed in 1925 by Cerveceria Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma, Corona was created as a German Pilsner and sold in the same clear, long necked bottles that you see today to show off the brilliant clarity and light golden color of the beer.

Unfortunately, those clear bottles are hell on the beer that’s inside them.

See, brown bottles help to shield beer from the harmful effects of the suns UV rays.

Whether you get your beer from a convenience store, grocery store, or a BevMo, it’s gonna be sitting on a shelf, possibly exposed to sunlight through the glass windows of the store, and that sunlight inevitably breaks down the acid compounds present in the hops, turning them into the same musky compound found in skunk spray. Corona’s clear bottles, while useful in showing off how good that beer looks, leaves that poor beer extremely vulnerable and susceptible to being light struck.

While Corona Extra has been available in the US since 1979, Familiar doesn’t share the same familiarity stateside. The brown, squatty,

32 oz. bottles have a much more rustic and humble appearance than the blue and white, golden hued bottles of Corona Extra.

A huge debate rages among Corona drinkers about whether Extra and Familiar are even two different beers! Many swear that they are one in the same, and the only difference is its bottle.

Well, dear reader. There was only way to get to the bottom of this. I was going to have to drink both. Back to back.

Multiple times.

Till I either unlocked the mysteries or died of alcohol poisoning trying.

I armed myself with 32 bottles of each beer, ready to undertake my daunting task.

With two dear friends and my accomplices and witnesses, we set out to know once and for all of Extra and Familiar are indeed the same Corona.

Both poured with the same light gold clarity, and absolutely no difference in color.

The aromas coming from both were so similar that they may have been the same. It’s when sipping both back to back, that the truth comes out.

Corona Familiar has a noticeably richer and fuller flavor than Corona Extra. Maltier and with more cereal sweetness, Familiar seems to coat the tongue, giving a feeling of roundness that you’d never accuse Corona Extra of having. A sip of Corona Extra gives you

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a crisp and tart, barely honey-sweet flavor that ends with a vegetal taste at the back of the palate. The flavor of Extra has always ended on a distasteful note, even in the freshest bottles I’ve had (I suppose the makers are aware of the flavor flaws, and that’s why they’re always encouraging consumers to drink Corona with a lime to mask the funky taste).

Twice now, I’ve purchased Corona’s Extra and Familiar and drank them back to back, and the results have been the same both times. The flavors are noticeably different, and there’s no way in hell that this is the same beer.

There are, however, many clues that hint at the fact that they are indeed the same beer

in different bottles. Similar colors and aromas, and some websites cite the same ABV of 4.6%.

Many bottles of Corona Familiar wear a bottle cap with the Corona Extra logo. Many fans will tell you that the Familiar bottle is simply marketing; a throwback, vintage looking bottle meant to be shared from the middle of the table at mealtimes like a bottle of wine.

Also existing are the numbers of hints that let you know the beers are not the same. Coronausa.com lists all their beers vital statistics. Extra is listed at 4.6% ABV, with 18 IBU’s, and is touted as being a balance between heavier European import lager, and lighter domestic beer. Meanwhile, Corona Familiar is listed as 4.8% ABV, with 19.5 IBU’s, and is described as having “a slightly fuller flavor” than what Corona is known for.

That fuller flavor is more than evident when you try it for yourself. Although there is no concrete statement to be found calling Extra and Familiar two completely differ t beers, it’s clear that Familiar is a big brother to Extra.

Which of the two do you prefer? And can you taste a difference in the flavor? Feel free to find me on social media and drop me a line letting me know what you think.

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14TH ANNUAL LAVENDER FESTIVAL AT 123 FARM JUNE 14-17, 2018 - CHERRY VALLEY, CA AT THE LARGEST ORGANIC LAVENDER FARM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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ach summer, 123 Farm at Highland Springs Ranch & Inn celebrates the beginning of lavender harvest season by hosting the annual Lavender Festival. Visitors of all ages are invited to stroll through the winding paths of organic lavender fields, participate in guided tours in horse-drawn hay wagons, learn how lavender essential oil is extracted, taste lavender-inspired dishes and enjoy live music. The organic herbs grown at 123 Farm are featured prominently throughout the family-friendly festival through various refreshing lavender-inspired favorites such as lavender lemonade and lavender ice cream. The organic marketplace showcases specialty items many of them made with lavender as, for example, honey, balsamic

vinegar, essential oils, fresh bouquets, plants and even lavender-stuffed toys.

Feel free to wander the 20 acres of their organic lavender fields and view their sample garden which is the home of more than 90 varieties of lavender. They grow primarily three varieties of lavender - Provence, Angustifolia & Munstead which they use in their own aromatherapy products, for floral arrangements and in the kitchen. Remember to bring your camera and feel free to take as many photos as you like, but please do not pick the lavender.

Horse-Drawn Wagon Tours: Tours last approximately Guided tours on a horse-drawn wagon meander past one of our lavender fields. Tours last approximately 15 minutes. Tickets are

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$9.00 per person. Children under two who can sit on your lap will be free. The tour sells out quickly so please purchase the

tour tickets in advance. The tour runs from 12PM – 4:45PM Festival Times: 10AM - 5PM (Thur & Sun) 10AM - 8PM (Fri & Sat) Costs: Adults $8. Seniors $6. Kids are free For more information, directions and activities please visit: www.hsresort.com/ thelavenderfestival Think Travel and enjoy the journey!

Lynne Tucker is a Travel Writer and Photo Journalist based in Palm Desert.

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“DOWNEY TO LUBBOCK” RECORDS) DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE (YEPROC

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n the food world, there are certain pairings that go together naturally: Jack & Coke, pickles and ice cream (what, if it’s good enough for pregnant Lucy Ricardo, it’s good enough for you), champagne and caviar, lox and bagels. In the Record business that kind of symbiosis is few and far between. Obviously on the male-female side there’s Johnny & June, Sonny & Cher, Gram & Emmylou and Ike & Tina. If you want man-on-man action, it’s a much shorter list: Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach, maybe Darrell Scott & Tim O’Brien. Sometimes these combinations feel organic and inspired, sometimes more like an arranged musical marriage, (Hey, Sting & Shaggy: pay attention). Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore land in the “inspired” column.

Born in 1955, Dave Alvin, along with his older brother Phil, grew up in the small bedroom community of Downey, California. A suburb of Los Angeles, Downey is best known as the birthplace of the Beach Boys and the Carpenters. Needless to say, Dave and Phil had different musical touchstones. Thanks to the influence of an early cousin the brothers became passionate about Blues, Folk, R&B and Rockabilly before they hit puberty.

By their early teens they had made myriad pilgrimages to the legendary Ash Grove club in L.A., meeting musical heroes like Muddy Waters and Big Joe Turner, watching legends like Rev. Gary Davis and Lightnin’ Hopkins perform. Although they both attended college, and Phil had begun teaching mathematics, their shared passion for music only increased. In 1979 the pair recruited drummer Bill Bateman and bassist John Bazz and formed the Blasters. Hitting the fertile L.A. club scene, the band began to make a name for themselves, pioneering a Roots Rock style that incorporated all their seminal influences.

Although Phil was a natural lead singer, and became the very recognizable “voice” of the band, Dave emerged as a protean songwriter, kind of becoming the Blasters’ heart and soul.

Championed by Punk pioneers X, the Blasters secured a deal from the iconic indie label, Slash. All told, the band released four excellent studio albums and a live EP before

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calling it quits in 1985. Dave briefly played in the Knitters, A Country Side project spearheaded by some of the members of X. When guitarist Billy Zoom left X, Dave stepped in on guitar and Vocals for their sixth album, See How We Are. Since he embarked on a solo career in 1987, Dave has released 13 albums in 30 years. He’s also reconvened with the Blasters a few times and most recently collaborated with his brother Phil, on two records that feature their interpretations of favorite Blues Classics.

Although 10 years Dave’s senior, Jimmie Dale’s musical route has been more circuitous and less prolific. A product of the Texas Panhandle, Jimmie Dale was born in Amarillo in 1945 and raised in Lubbock. His influences included Hank Williams, Sr., Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, plus hometown heroes like Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings. By the ‘60s, he had immersed himself in the sounds of Bob Dylan and the Beatles.

Along with fellow future Texas troubadours Joe Ely and Butch Hancock, he formed the Flatlanders in the early 1970s. A seminal Country-Rock hybrid, they released one well-received, but poorly distributed album in 1972. Available in one format, eighttrack (Seriously!), like Big Star, it became a musical lodestar for future alt.country bands like Uncle Tupelo and the Jayhawks.

Following the dissolution of the band, Jimmie Dale began a spiritual quest. He wandered away from music, joining an Ashram in New Orleans and then relocated with them to Denver, where he worked as a janitor at a synagogue.

After a nearly 15 year absence, Jimmie Dale detoured off this devotional path and launched a solo career. In the last 30 years he has released eight records and periodically toured with the Flatlanders. Ironically, he is probably best known as “Smokey,” the pacifist bowler in Coen Brothers cult classic film, “The Big Lebowski.” A fellow bowler, he draws the ire of John Goodman’s character, Walter Sobchak, when his toe steps over the lane demarcation. (“Smokey, this is not ‘Nam. This is bowling. There are rules”).

Dave and Jimmie Dale first became acquainted when they toured together as part of a singer-songwriter caravan that included Katy Moffat, Joe Ely, Steve Young and Lucinda Williams. Bonding over their shared affinity for the Blues they realized that, unbeknownst to them, their paths had crossed at some of those seminal Ash Grove shows. In 2017 the pair teamed up for a series of shows. Pleased with the response, they decided to collaborate on a record together.

The result is Downey To Lubbock.

The title track opens the album and alone is worth the price of admission. Rattlesnake percussion shakes and stutters beneath coiled guitar riffs, tensile bass, and shards of bottleneck and sidewinder harmonica.

Splitting the difference between a standard

origin story and a shaggy dog saga, Dave and Jimmie Dale trade verses sharing details from their years making music And cris-crossing the country. Dave starts the conversation.

“I’m a wild blue Blaster from a sunburnt California town, and I got a loud Stratocaster that can blow any roadhouse down/You know I’ve been up to the mountain and I’ve looked for the promised land, I’ve been to the Ash Grove and shook Lightnin’s hand, now I’m leavin’ tonight Downey to Lubbock bound.”

Jimmie counters “I’m an old flatlander from the great high plains, I like wanderlust and wonder, West Texas wind blows through my veins, but it seemed like California was the place to be for a Hippie Country singer that was me/But I’m leaving tonight, man, I’m Lubbock to Downey bound.”

Rather than write an album of new music together, the pair pared down a list of favorites down to 12 essential tracks.

Accordingly, four songs mine the rich Blues tradition that inspired each man to become a musician.

It’s safe to assume that when the B-52’s first entered the Love Shack, Lightnin’ Hopkins “Buddy Brown’s Blues” was blasting out of the jukebox. Opening with brittle bottleneck acoustic licks and Jimmie Dale’s warbly Texas twang, it feels like the very definition of Country Blues, before the tempo accelerates wildly locking into a Roadhouse groove.

Rollicking piano chords, scorching electric guitar and a 12-bar beat underscore honking tenor and baritone saxophones. Jimmie Dale sounds suitably salacious as he boasts “I got somethin’ to tell you baby make the hair rise on your head, I got a new way of lovin’ baby makes the springs strain on your bed.”

“KC Moan” is appropriately swampy and foreboding, powered by scratchy acoustic riffs, roiling bass, a kick-drum rhythm and high lonesome lap steel. Jimmie Dale’s mournful mien is lifted by Dave’s electric solos which pivot from barbed to rumbling to fiercely pyrotechnic.

The duo soup up Lloyd Price’s “Lawdy Miss Clawdy, supplanting it’s (Big) Easygoing groove with a barn-burner big beat, barrelhouse piano, fluttery accordion and a blistering guitar solo that the heat positively melts the turntable. A seminal R&B hit from 1952, prurient lyrics like “...I give you all of my money, but you just won’t treat me right/You like to ball every morning, don’t come home ‘til late at night,” advance a double standard

between the sexes that still exists today.

Finally, “Stealin, Stealin,” the old Jug Band classic that dates back to the ‘20s is recast as a rollicking Bluegrass number, replete with cascading mandolin notes, bee-stung harmonica and an acoustic resonator guitar.

Here the boys split the vocal duties and unite on the chorus of this cheerful ode to infidelity.

Dave and Jimmie Dale put their imprimatur on a couple of fairly famous songs, “Get Together” and “Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos).” The former is the late ‘60s chestnut that served as a gentle protest song during the Vietnam War. A plaintive plea for peace, it was recorded by The Byrds and Jefferson Airplane before the Youngbloods took it to #5 on the Billboard charts in 1969.

The song opens slowly as tentative electric guitar envelopes plangent acoustic riffs and a propulsive beat. Sadly, the lyrics’ entreaty for love and understanding; “You hold the key to love and fear all in your trembling hand/ Just one key unlocks them both, it’s there at Your command,” don’t feel like a quaint relic from the past, but an urgent message that should be heeded right now. Jimmie Dale’s hopeful tone is shaded by Cindy Wasserman’s sympathetic harmonies and the song’s inherent syrupiness is undercut by Dave’s acid wash guitar solo.

The latter is a quintessential Folk/ Protest song written by Woody Guthrie and popularized by Pete Seeger, (it has since been recorded by everyone from the Byrds to Dolly Parton to Bruce Springsteen). It is based on the true, tragic 1948 plane crash in Northern California that killed migrant farm workers.

Dave and Jimmie Dale’s version walks the tightrope between fragile heartbreak and bitter indignation. Mournful Spanish guitar, brushed percussion and tart organ colors unfurl in 3/4 time. The lyrics give symbolic names to the unknown dead; “Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye Rosalita, adios mis amigos, Jesus and Maria…,” thus highlighting America’s inhumane indifference. It’s a story that still resonates today.

The album’s best tracks display a quiet chemistry between Dave and Jimmie Dale that just can’t be faked. “Silverlake,” is a South of the border shuffle accented by courtly acoustic guitar, wistful organ notes and wheezy, conjunto-flavored accordion.

Originally written and recorded by the late great Steve Young, (best known for the song “Seven Bridges Road, which the Eagles covered on their 1980 live record) it’s a bittersweet homage to The Los Angeles enclave that is currently a hipster haven, but was originally a multi-cultural neighborhood where many L.A. transplants found inexpensive lodgings as they pursued their musical dreams.

“July, You’re A Woman” is a sweet romantic ramble anchored by a triple time tattoo, twinkly mandolin runs and a sugar rush of acoustic guitar. Dave’s burnished continue to page 19

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HOT FUN IN THE CITY – ART SCENE THE COACHELLA VALLEY ART SCENE HEATS UP

BY ANGELA ROMEO

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he temperature is rising and road construction is on the uptick.

Sustainability is on the lips of many and the Coachella Valley Art Community is integral to that conversation. Cultural tourism is not seasonal and is as important to the local year-round community as it is to visitors. The local art scene continues to thrive – all year, despite weather conditions and traffic barriers.

The Backstreet Art District, located on Cherokee Way in Palm Springs will continue to host its First Wednesday Art Walk. With over ten galleries concentrated in the Backstreet complex, the diversity of art is as diverse as the Palm Springs community. For more information on the galleries and their events visit backstreetartdistrict.com.

The Perez Road Art & Design District, located on Perez Road, between Date Palm Drive and Cathedral Canyon Drive, Cathedral City, will also continue its Second Saturday Art Walks. “It is important to continue the monthly art walks for the sake of consistency,” noted Gallerist Vern Chamness of Trenz. “We have people visiting the gallery all year round. Word of mouth, advertising and repetition, so people know we have art walk every second Saturday.”

For more information on the galleries of Perez Road visit Trenz Gallery, www. trenzgallery.com, Colliding Worlds Fine Art, (www.collidingworldstv.com) Elan Vitale Gallery, (elanvitalgalleries.com) and Simeon Den Gallery (simmeodengallery.com).

In keeping with that notion, Colliding Worlds Fine Art Gallery, will debut new works from ceramic artist Kevin Nierman.

The works will be shown at the Gallery from June 9thto the end of July.

“My new work is part of the Solidesseries.

I continue to explore the simplicity of dynamic color and form. Allowing the clay to tell a story, a tension is created by laying colored clay on a panel of a different clay body,” explained Kevin. “As the panels are fired in the kiln, great tension is created

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Kevin Nierman - SOLIDESSERIES between the two clay bodies. This tension creates a web of fissures, mimicking the tension that exists in the environments all around us in the natural world.”

The High Desert is also keeping its vibrant art scene throughout the summer.

The Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency Exhibition recently held Optical Instruments at JTAG Gallery, 61607 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree.

Established in 2007, JTHAR is a nonprofit artist residency that awards group and solo residencies. JTHAR offers six week solo residencies throughout the year.

JTHAR also hosts a seven-week residency which includes scholarship funds, living accommodations, studio space to a diverse group of artist. The residencies culminate in an exhibition. This year the artists include Dennis Buck, a visual artist, from Germany; Emily Quinn, a painter/photographer, originally from Alabama; Dimitri Staszewski, a filmmaker/photographer; and Chris Zickefoose, a sculptor, from Baltimore Maryland. The Optical Instrumentsexhibit will on Artsy at artsy.net until July. More information on the residency can be found at www.jthar.com.

Following the JTHAR show, JTAG will present its Summer Popup Salon opening June 23rd. This salon style exhibition will feature 80 works from artists who have come to the High Desert for inspiration.

This yearly event runs through July 14th.

Proceeds go directly to the individual artist. For more information on JTAG visit Joshuatreeartgallery.com.

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PET PLACE

WHY SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET?

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he key to creating a nation of “No More Homeless Pets” is availability of low cost spay and neutering for dogs and cats. While we have made great strides at saving more homeless shelter animals, there continues to be a shortage of available homes for the continual influx of abandoned and relinquished animals. Have you failed to get your pet spayed or neutered? Here are just some of the many reasons why you, your community, and your pet will benefit from having them sterilized: YOUR PET WILL BE HEALTHIER The procedure improves your pet by reducing the risk of certain cancers, such as testicular cancer in male animals. Spay/neuter also reduces the tendency of animals to fight with each other, preventing fight related injuries and dangerous viruses spread through bite wounds.

YOUR COMMUNITY WILL BE HEALTHIER AND SAFER Did you know that 85% of dog bites to people are from intact male dogs? In the horrific instances where humans are maimed or killed by a dog, the offending animal is almost always an unneutered male. Pregnant or nursing female dogs are at increased risk of biting.

Unneutered male dogs can smell a female dog in heat miles away, and will find ingenious ways to escape, causing problem issues for your

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 MISTY Misty, 75 lbs of doggie love, is still waiting for a phone call! Come meet this special, happiest of dogs. This Great Dane/ Lab girl was rescued from the shelter by californiapawsrescue.com, call (760) 656-3833.

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neighborhood. Communities spend millions of dollars to control and house unwanted animals, with taxpayers footing the bill.

YOUR PET’S BEHAVIOR WILL IMPROVE Some people still believe spaying and neutering will create behavior problems.

Contrary to those concerns, they become less aggressive, more relaxed, and more affectionate with their humans. Unwanted behaviors such as mounting other dogs and male “leg lifting” will likely be reduced. Neutering & spaying cats reduces spaying, howling, escaping, and other troublesome behaviors.

SHOULD MY PET HAVE AT LEAST ONE LITTER? One local rescuer had a quick response when her neighbor wanted her cat to have a litter of kittens so her children could witness the miracle of life. She told her neighbor they should consider the “miracle of death” that happens at public shelters, and the shocked woman decided to get her animal spayed instead. Foster a shelter animal with a litter of kittens and puppies to teach children about life’s miracles and saving animals. Research shows animals spayed before their first litter are actually healthier.

REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SUFFERING HOMELESS PETS Only by reducing their numbers will we

BY JANET McAFEE prevent the millions of unwanted animals that lose their lives in our public shelters and on our streets. It is estimated that between six and eight million cats and dogs enter our nation’s public shelters every year. Three million of those animals, whose only crime is being homeless, will be euthanized there, despite the fact that 80% of them are healthy, treatable, and could be adopted into new homes.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? Cost can vary, sometimes depending on the sex and size of the animal, so check with your veterinarian. Two local organizations provide very low cost spay/neuter, along with vaccines

and microchipping. Their mobile spay/neuter units travel the Coachella Valley to provide accessible services. Therefore, lack of funds is no longer an excuse to delay this procedure.

Contact Coachella Animal Network at (760) 8484284 or SNIP at (925) 895-8531.

Contact your veterinarian today and make an appointment to get Fido or Fluffy spayed or neutered. They will be happier, healthier, and live longer!

Jmcafee7@verizon.net

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THE VINO VOICE

BY RICK RIOZZA

VINO ADVICE FOR WINE NEWBIES

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veryone and anyone who finds themselves playing into the game of wine started out as a wine newbie.

And the first tactic that we had to deal with is that after all we knew, there is always more to learn. And a couple of the most beguiling aspects that keeps us in the game is not only the sense of taste but the joy of sharing and connecting with the senses and the souls of our fellow man!

Every glass you take, every move you make, they’ll be watching you. Hey—it’s not that creepy or scary; rather, the wine game centers around sharing. Sharing a bottle with family, friends, colleagues, associates, gatherers, interlopers, arbitrators, or yes— even enemies, goes to further the human spirit just that much more. And—as with the best games on earth, what fun and enjoyment we can have!

As your gad-about wine steward, I’ve come across many shoppers who are quick to admit that they really don’t know much about wine. I’ll readily give them counsel in the fact that they’re in the correct place or aisle and then I’ll ask, “well then, what type of wine have you enjoyed previously?” Hopefully these folks have a bit of time for me to let them know they have nothing to fear and to join me about to quickly explore the world colored red, white, purple, and pink.

For those quaffers just coming on board— who’ve just experienced a minor epiphany when tasting a wine from out-of-the-blue, there’s an awakening that will drive you silly.

It doesn’t take long to realize that to become

knowledgeable in the wine game, you must taste, taste, and taste again. That’s all I’ve been doing these last few decades. Of course we do more than taste: we savor, we enjoy.

Those inclined to analyze will go figuring here and there—but, after all the personal pleasurable sensory exercising, it’s that human spirit that will then wish to share the same with others. The wine game is so social.

Gathering wine knowledge has never been easier and there are plenty of ways to educate yourself about wine: Reading and studying through the internet seems the easiest and the most relaxed way to study while still in your pajamas. And who isn’t going to have a glass or two by their side while they’re reading? And how easy is it to remember the wines you’re sampling while studying the type of grape you’re reading about.

As in all walks of life, the new vino venturer will quickly gravitate to the type and style of wine their brain and heart desires. I was very fortunate at this endeavor; I became an egalitarian enthusiast immediately! Red, white, rosé—you name it, I was enjoying the qualities each different grape brought to the table. I didn’t join or stay loyal to a certain color team. I meet folks all the time that simply detest red wines, or, white wines; sweet wines or dry wines, sparkling wines or still. Hey!--it’s your gullet not mine; but really? There are magnificent wines out there in all colors and styles. It goes to show you that there are both strict conservatives and lofty liberals in the game.

I’m not a big sweet wine fan. But, most fortunately, I came across French Sauternes early in my wine career. It’s one of the sweetest wines made! And it’s one of the most delicious. A dessert wine of course, and these days with all of the fantastic foodie fusions, it works great with sweeter shell-fish and Indonisian-style dishes.

As wine moments and stories store in the memory, I recall this instance as it were yesterday: A wine enthusiast for over 25 years, my friend had never tried a Sauternes

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nor desired to. One afternoon, I literally barged into his office (I had just come from a wine auction) and I forced him to sample a vintage Chateau D’Yquem Sauternes.

He sat, starring out through the window, simply amazed at the “new” flavors and complexities he was experiencing. Sometime later, he threw a Super Bowl Party where he offered that wine to his football friends. Beer drinkers rejoiced to see through a Sauternes sunset.

In food, I prefer the salty, sour, savory line of dishes; maybe that’s why I enjoyed early on, European wines. Especially back in the day, I liked the lighter French reds that came off much more sour than their California counterparts—and I was quick to comprehend the “new world” fruit style as

compared to the esoteric aromas and flavors of the “old world”. Lately in the wine game, many European winemakers strive to make their wines more “American” with more fruit dominance. How fun is that to taste and discern between the different styles of just one grape from different world regions.

Most wine enthusiasts remember those times when they began to search out a particular wine and were just amazed by the price differentials with that one grape.

California Chardonnay, for example, can be found hovering at around seven to ten dollars with very good brands such as Bogle, Fetzer, Mark West, McManis, Estancia, and A by Acacia that exhibit grape’s basic apple, pear, flowery flavors. And then you find another level of Chard. These are the price-heavy Kistlers, Rameys, Kongsgaards, Marcassins, Hobbs, and some elite others that show brilliant golden straw colors and warm apple pie à la mode flavors, along with just enough sinful citrus, that will make you want to shout: “Come on now!” Their generous palates are all about exotic fruit and spice, a lengthy finish, and an ethereal experience.

Getting out to the local wine bars is a great learning experience at low cost. Let’s look at these in the next issue. Cheers!

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 The Spins 7pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Bill and Doug Duo 6:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Piano Bar 6pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Shogun Video Premire w/ One Be Lo, Sentiment, Skye Louise, Jano One, Kwil and Luman 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Barry Minniefield 7pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Open Mic hosted by Lance Riebsomer 7-10pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; BD; 760-200-1768 Kristy King 7-10pm CORKTREE; PD; 760-779-0123 TBA 6-9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm EUREKA; IW; 760-834-7700 TBA 8-10pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Barry, Bob and Riz 6:30pm GADI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR; YV; 760365-6633 Open Mic Night 7pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; Michael Keeth 4-7pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Open Mic 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 TBA 9pm

LA QUINTA OLDTOWN TAPROOM; LQ; TBA 8-11pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Country Night w/ Country nation 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 Quinto Menguante 8-1am MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Rick the Piano Man 6pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Ginger Cowgirl 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Intimate Acoustics 8pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 The Smooth Brothers 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Dude Jones 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Karaoke 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Wayne Boyer 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Robert Salisbury 5-7pm, Steve Oliver 7:3011pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Alex Santana 5-8pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Yve Evans 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ 8pm

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t was always a welcomed sound coming from the TV, something that I would look forward to with great anticipation as part of my television watching repertoire. The sound of Anthony Bourdain’s voice, then the sound of him sliding on the ice, finished by a couple guitar twangs, I knew it was time to travel and eat vicariously through him on his show No Reservations.

He was more than a traveler and food connoisseur, he was an incredibly gifted writer, and I think I relished more in his formation of words than anything else, often keeping a pad and pen near me to jot down text that would make my skin rise with emotional awe. I trusted him, his words always conveyed honesty, as if they were formed together long ago, introduced to create a harmonious friendship to layout his sentiments with cavernous color and tone…. beautiful. Coupled by the fact that he would often exercise expletives, made me trust his authenticity even more (I’m always cautious of people who don’t cuss).

I am one of millions who have been affected by his tragic death with heartbreaking sadness.

It is a loss of unmeasured proportions, one that will have long reaching consequences for his family and the world. His shows weren’t just about entertainment, but were infinitely educational. Intertwining geography, cuisine, politics, friendship, love and humanity. It was a college course in of itself, one that benefitted all who watched.

For me, the list of the things that I have learned from his shows is lengthy, and one that has merged into my sub-conscious whether I realize it or not, they are just a part of me now.

The lessons shaped the way I look at food, kind of

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like Remy in the animated film, Ratatouille, when he is influenced by the ghost of Chef Gusteau, forever opening his mind to the magic of it. The reality is, is that you will see fireworks when eating really good food, and if you haven’t yet, keep opening your mind and you will.

It is with that influence, and my own family background and love of food, that I do my reviews with passion….I love it!! Many of the restaurants that I have reviewed and enjoy the most, are ones that I think perhaps that Bourdain would have enjoyed too. I sometimes try menu items and measure them by an assumed scale of his creation, always recognizing and celebrating umami when I experience it. It is with this expression that I pay tribute to him. The following is a collection of some of the Coachella Valley restaurants that I absolutely adore, (only some as this is an article and not a novel), and I would have loved to have brought Bourdain to them as a local restaurant foodie guide.

La Brasserie-La Quinta- This little French haven is cozy, quaint and has delicious menu selections that will give you visons of the Eiffel Tower dancing in your head. A couple of their

stand outs for me is their Crater Lake Vodka and Citrus “Gavlax” (house cured salmon over toasted brioche, horseradish cream and whole grain mustard emulsion) and a dish that was often featured on Bourdain’s show in different incarnations, Pan Seared Foie Gras au “Pain D’Espice” (sautéed apple & pear, compote d’onion, sherry demi-glace). The oo-la la experience would not be complete without one of their off the chart intoxicatingly fabulous Grand Parisian Manhattans. labrasserielaquinta. com India Oven-Cathedral City- Every time I visit this little gem, I feel like I’m in New York City.

It’s super tiny, and loaded with ambience and a hurricane of aromas that almost knock you out as you enter the door, fantastic! There are many dishes that bring my mouth to water at this place, and many that I have yet to try. One item that I did dive into recently was their Mulligatawny Soup (lentil soup with a special chicken broth and herbs/spices, level of heat requested). I’m not a big soup person per say, if it’s a choice between soup or salad, and Lobster Bisque is not an option, I’m going for the salad ever time. But in the spirit of Bourdain, I know the importance of getting out of your palatable comfort zone, and

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trying something new. This soup is phenomenal!

It’s really a meal….no doubt! india-oven.com Macarios Grill-Indio- It is a local treasure kind of place off of Indio Blvd, in a converted house with a dirt parking lot, and the food is sensational! Macarios is actually big on seafood beside authentic Mexican food, and specializes in different dishes of the deep. A fave of mine is their Chiles Gueritos, an out of the box dish that would easily be featured on one of Bourdain’s show. They are yellow peppers stuffed with seasoned octopus and shrimp, topped with melted jack cheese, with a side of Soy Sauce.

The first time that my boyfriend and I tried them, we didn’t know what the soy sauce was for, and actually thought strangely enough that it was balsamic vinegar. But after ordering it over and over again, and noticing the sauce kept showing up, we thought that perhaps the chef knew better than us and that we should tried it on the dish. It was ridiculously good with the soy sauce, and we wondered what the hell we were thinking by questioning it before. It’s all part of trusting the culture of the cuisine that you are trying and just go going for it. Yet another Bourdain lesson. macariosgrill.com Frankinbun-Palm Springs- When I heard of a place in the desert that specialized in tubed meat, I was excited and somewhat pissed off that I had not known about it before, as my hot dog cravings had been left unsatisfied ever since the hot dog lady at Lowes in La Quinta closed down. continue to page 22

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In real time, it’s been 58 years since director Lewis Milestone’s Rat Pack edition of Ocean’s Eleven (an uncredited Billy Wilder contributed to the writing) was on the big screen. In 2001, Steven Soderbergh directed the first of his Ocean’s trilogy. Two more followed in 2004 and 2007.

In movie time, it’s been five years, eight months, 12 days and counting that Danny Oceans’ sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock) has been contemplating the heist of her life. She needs a great team of specialists. Starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller (Cate Blanchett), they recruit a crew of experts,

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FEMALE HEIST FILM FAMILIAR FUN

including jeweler Amita (Mindy Kaling), street con Constance (Awkwafina), suburban mom Tammy (Sarah Paulson), hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna), and fashion designer Rose (Helena Bonham Carter). Their target: a necklace that’s worth more than $150 million.

I enjoyed this lighthearted, fashion-driven movie that has style to spare but could use a lot more edge. Bullock, Blanchett and their charismatic co-stars are as fun to watch as the glitzy orgy of excess that is the Met Gala.

There’s no reinvention of George Clooney’s formula here, but the crew’s camaraderie and talent make for a fun female heist flick that combines fashion wit. I was surprised that Gary Ross directed instead of a feminine hand on the helm. I missed the heart and suspense this repackaged formula could have used.

Now playing at Mary Pickford D’Place Entertainment.

NEW BLU FOR THE HOME THEATER: RED SPARROW The same name best-selling book from local CV author and former CIA agent (not spy) Jason Matthews was the source for director Francis Lawrence’s stylish drama set in contemporary Russia and based on real Soviet “sexpionage” practices. Nice location work in Hungary, Austria and Slovakia adds greatly to the convincing look and tone of the film.

BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS A great cast in this nice-looking thriller does their best to make everything work, but the screenplay lacks suspense and the third act has too many twists and false endings that further detach the audience from the world of the story.

There are some clever philosophical exchanges, but this film – and story – goes nowhere. The deleted scenes and commentary by director Simon Kaijser don’t help. Lionsgate. Blu-ray.

A WRINKLE IN TIME Author Matthews was an advisor on the production and Jennifer Lawrence studied with the New York City Ballet while preparing for her role of Dominika Egorova, a famed Russian ballerina who supports her ill mother. Following a horrible leg injury, she’s contacted by her uncle Ivan, who works in Russian intelligence. She is tasked with seducing Dimitry Ustinov, a Russian gangster, in exchange for her mother’s continued medical care. Ustinov rapes her, but is killed

by Matorin, a Russian operative authorized

by Ivan. Ivan offers Dominika a choice to begin working for Russian intelligence, or be executed so there are no witnesses. She’s sent to train as a Russian operative, known as a ‘Sparrow’, capable of seducing her targets.

Dominika excels in her training, despite friction with her trainers, and is assigned to Budapest where her life becomes more complicated and dangerous since her involvement with an American CIA agent.

Lawrence is terrific in the demanding lead, but the movie is a bit of a let down. There’s an interesting director’s commentary and the 90 plus minutes of extras about spying, the cold war and tradecraft are very watchable.

29th Century Fox. Blu-ray SPINNING MAN

Evan Birch (Guy Pearce) is a family man and popular professor of philosophy at a distinguished college. When a female student goes missing his wife (Minnie Driver) question his alibi because of previous dalliances. Brusque Detective Malloy (Pierce Brosnan) has even more reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in the young woman’s disappearance.

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It’s been more than 50 years since Madeleine L’Engle’s heart-felt story of a young girl’s coming of age through time and space was awarded the prestigious Newberry Medal.

This is the second version of L’Engle’s novel for Disney. And maybe not the best one. (There was a 2003 TV movie.) Director Ava DuVernay has a great eye for composition and an understanding of the emotion of a scene, but the story as filmed departs from the book in many little ways that greatly impact the emotional threads of the story.

The first act is kind of weak, and the kids are undeveloped as are Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey) and Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling) the three celestial guides. I loved how the book had one guide at first seem to be a homeless woman.

Are they archetypes (of what?), fallen stars or angels?

Strangely, the Charles Wallace character is more annoying in the film than the mostly quiet (at school) genius he is in the book.

There’s a somewhat smarmy “inspirational” thread that surfaces from time to time but the best element for me is the subtle and refreshing notion that there may be little separation between true religion and real science – especially astrophysics. Eyepopping effects and the positive message of self-confidence, inclusion and nurturing one’s imagination are a nice mix in this family film.

The exceptional book title and original cover art linger long in a generation’s memory, perhaps even more than the story itself. Certainly long after the movies have faded away. At a screening I attended, one young adult said he he’d love to see this again “on shrooms.” Disney. 4K Ultra HD. robin@coachllavalleyweekly.com

BOOK REVIEW

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ear old dad loves an interesting book. It’s marvelous how our father’s know things. We count on them to give us good advice and share their wisdom about the world. They are informed, probably opinionated and always loveable.

Here are some fascinating books that will engage a father’s curiosity, provoke his mind, and perhaps even enlighten his thinking.

Pandemics, Pills and Politics: Governing Global Health Security by Stefan Elbe (John Hopkins University Press, 280 pages). The author is the director of the Centre for Global Health Policy and a professor of international relations at the University of Sussex.

This book is the first in-depth study of the world’s most prominent medical countermeasure, Tamiflu. Taken by millions of people around the planet, the Tamiflu vaccine harbors deeper lessons about the political, economic, legal, social and regulatory tensions that emerge as 21st century security policy takes a pharmaceutical turn.

Elbe takes a look at the rise of a new molecular vision of life that is reshaping the world in which we live.

Before the Refrigerator: How We Used to Get Ice by Jonathan Rees (John Hopkins, 136 pages) We love our refrigerators. But before the fridge, there was the ice-box. This is a fun book on how Americans built a complex system to harvest, store and transport ice to everyone who wanted it.

ALVIN & GILMORE continued from baritone is warm and inviting as he attempts keep his ardor in check; “I can’t hold it on the road, when you’re sitting right beside me and I’m drunk out of my mind merely from the fact that you are here/And I have not been known as the Saint of San Joaquin, and I’d just as soon right now pull over to the side of the road and show you what I mean.” The song was originally written and recorded in the late ‘60s by John Stewart, best known for his tenure with Folk-Pop stalwarts the Kingston Trio and as the composer of the Monkees hit, “Daydream Believer.”

As a tribute to Dave’s nearly lifelong best friend Chris Gaffney, (who tragically passed away a decade ago after losing his valiant battle with liver cancer), they offer up a tender reading of his song “The Gardens.”

The lilting Latin melody is accented by Norteno-flavored accordion, resonator guitar and a thwoking rhythm. The opening couplet; “when the sun goes down and the heat stays on, young men fight and carry on, it’s just a way of life down here in the gardens,” sets the scene. Turf wars and gang rituals turn a neighborhood into a war zone. Dave takes the lead here, his gruff vocals suffused with heartbreak.

Finally, “Billy The Kid And Geronimo” is a new Dave Alvin composition that imagines a meeting between the teenage gunslinger/ outlaw and the revered Apache warrior in a barroom in New Mexico. Honeyed acoustic riffs, plush organ fills, rustic harmonica,

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The author follows the evolution of the natural ice industry and it’s impact on the country, food production and technology. This is a very cool history book!

Plane Crash: The Forensics of Aviation Disasters by George Bibel and Captain Robert Hedges (John Hopkins, 328 pages) With about 40,000 commercial aircraft taking off and landing safely each day just in this country, it is by far the safest form of travel.

But when something goes wrong, it is terrifying and often deadly.

The authors share riveting stories about both hi-profile and lesser-known airplane accidents. From human error to mechanical failure, this book looks at everything that can go wrong and the principles and procedures to finding the answers so it won’t happen again.

Cyberformalism: The Histories of Linguistics in the Digital Archive by Daniel Shore (John Hopkins, 320 pages) Words shape us and the way we interpret the world. Beyond the words we speak, we now use words to initiate searches. Google “best car made in America” and over two billion results come up. To refine your search, more accurate words need to be applied. page 13

whoosh-y accordion ride roughshod over a clickity-clack rhythm. Each man shares his story and comes to the conclusion that “We’ll pay the same price for the blood on our hands.”

The album closes with the sanctified Soul of “Walk On.” Churchy piano notes collide with wily guitar riffs on this Blues standard originally performed by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Call and response gives way to robust testaments to the power of perseverance; “The night may be long, one thing I know, it’s always darkest before the dawn, walk on.” It’s a rambunctious end to a wonderful record.

Dave and Jimmie Dale were ably assisted on this record by David J. Carpenter and Brad Fordham on bass, Don Heffington and Lisa Pankrantz on drums, Nick Forrester on guitar, mandolin and lap steel, Jeff Tumes on tenor and baritone saxophone and Skip Edwards on keys. Special recognition should go to shapeshifting renaissance legend Van Dyke Parks on accordion and Cindy Wasserman on harmony vocals.

Dave and Jimmie Dale lay it all out on the title track; “40 years on the highway, livin’ on dreams and gasoline, somehow still surviving on Advil and Nyquill and nicotine/Every city and every heartbreak, every hopeful kiss, every road I’ve travelled has led me to this.”

Hopefully this partnership will continue to add mileage. It’s definitely a ride worth taking.

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BY HEIDI SIMMONS

The author argues that sophisticated search tools coupled with growing full-text digital archives, make it newly possible to study the histories of linguistic form. Challenging a range of received metanarratives and complicating some of the most basic concepts of literary study, this book asks scholars of literature, history and culture to revise nothing less than their understanding of the linguistic sign.

Hydrocarbon Nation: How Energy Security Made our Nation Great and Climate Security Will Save Us by Thor Hogan (John Hopkins, 440 pages) The author looks at how four technological revolutions – industry, agriculture, transportation and electrification – drew upon the enormous hydrocarbon wealth of the US, transforming the country into a nation with unparalleled economic and military potential.

Fossil fuels created the modern world, but burning them created a climate crisis. Everyday Americans and policymakers must embrace the complexity of this contradiction in order to help society chart a workable path forward. The author explains that in doing so, it will launch a critically important sustainability revolution capable of providing energy and climate

security in the future.

The Fears of the Rich, The Needs of the Poor: My Years at the CDC by William H. Foege (John Hopkins, 280 pages) Over 70 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has evolved from a malaria control program to an institution dedicated to improving health for all people across the world.

Public health luminary Dr. Foege, shares the pivotal moments in public health. He describes the work required behind the scenes and the tensions between professionals in the field and the politicians in charge.

The Class of ’74: Congress after Watergate and the Roots of Partisanship by John A. Lawrence (John Hopkins, 416 pages) Following the historic Watergate scandal, Americans went to the polls in November 1974 to fix American politics. Dozens of GOP legislators were swept out of the House and replaced by 75 reforming Democratic freshmen.

The author examines how the newly elected representatives bucked the status quo to effectuate unprecedented reforms. The politics in the mid 1970s fueled increasingly bitter battles between liberals and conservatives, foreshadowing contemporary legislative gridlock and a divided Congress.

Have a happy Father’s Day!

SAFETY TIPS

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

AVOID THE SUMMER TIME BLUES WITH SUN SAFETY TIPS!

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xposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays causes most cases of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer. To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin from the sun and avoid indoor tanning.

Plan your sun protection using these tips: · Seek shade, especially during late morning through mid-afternoon. · Wear clothing that covers your arms and legs. · Wear a hat with a wide brim that shades your face, head, ears, and neck. · Wear sunglasses that block both UVA and UVB rays. (cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_ info/what-is-skin-cancer.htm) · Use sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher and both UVA and UVB (broad spectrum) protection. · Remember to reapply sunscreen at least every 2 hours and after swimming, sweating, or toweling off.

Fast Facts About Skin Cancer: · Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and includes different types. (cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/ what-is-skin-cancer.htm)

· Unprotected skin can be damaged by the sun’s UV rays in as little as 15 minutes. · Even if it’s cool and cloudy, you still need protection. UV rays, not the temperature, do the damage. · Anyone can get skin cancer, but some things put you at higher risk. (cdc.gov/ cancer/skin/basic_info/risk_factors.htm) · Indoor tanning (cdc.gov/cancer/skin/ basic_info/indoor_tanning.htm) exposes users to two types of ultraviolet rays, which damage the skin and can lead to cancer. · The most common signs (cdc.gov/ cancer/skin/basic_info/symptoms.htm) of skin cancer are changes on your skin, such as a new growth, a sore that doesn’t heal, or a change in a mole.

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Open Mic hosted by Josh Heinz 8pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Karaoke 7:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Open Mic 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Rox MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healey 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760327-4080 Roger & Friends 7pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-288-1199 Karaoke w/ KJ Ginger 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Eddie Gee 8pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 The Myx 6:30pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Local Artist Spotlight 8pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Katheryn White 6:30pm VENUE@VENUS; PD; 760-834-7070 Wine Down Wednesdays w/ John Bolivar 4-6pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Barry Minniefield 6:30pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Mikole Kaar 5-8pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-932-4300 Cinch 6pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Joel Fleisher 6:30pm

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n Monday, June 11th the Federal Communications Commission rescinded net neutrality legislation passed toward the end of the Obama Administration.

Since its passage in late 2015, net neutrality has been rejoiced by Democrats and scorned by Republicans. Originally it was thought that the legislation would keep Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from interfering with the speed or content available to you when online.

In truth, the issue is far more complicated and far reaching than this simplistic argument.

Companies on the side of net neutrality are its biggest beneficiaries - Netflix, Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple.

Meanwhile, the ISPs felt that this legislation was unfair to them as it meant that they were forced to subsidize the largest users like Netflix while causing non-Netflix user’s connectivity problems because the peak Netflix usage times often overwhelm ISP networks causing all users to suffer. As the ISPs have to spend billions annually to keep their networks functioning at current levels, large data hogs like Netflix were essentially benefitting inordinately from the efforts of other business without compensation.

Additionally, hoggish data users were

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slowing the roll-out of 5G as the legislation served to suppress competition.

It is a national priority to roll-out 5G if we want a robust economy in the future.

This means that the cellular ISPs like AT&T and T-Mobile will have to add hundreds of small, lower frequency cell towers in the area where one taller tower can provide 4G. Using Boston as an example, Verizon (which offers Fios) will spend $5 billion just for the glass fiber optic cables necessary to wire that one town.

New 5G technology will make our current broadband cable connections the equivalent to the dial-in technology of 20 years ago. 5G will allow for the deployment of driverless cars. It will allow the use of Artificial Intelligence throughout society thus making productivity higher and mundane tasks fewer. It will change online game play in ways few can comprehend. It will help business and consumers better transition to cloud computing making expensive

computers unnecessary. Generally, 5G will change the way that we interact with the world around us.

5G transfers data at a peak rate of 20 gigabytes a second. For comparison, the highest rates for most of the Coachella Valley are between 40 to 50 megabytes per second. This means that 5G is more than 400 times faster than what we have now with far fewer connectivity problems. If cars are going to operate without a driver, the current speed of ISP networks are inadequate.

The end of net neutrality means that 5G is near.

Besides cutting edge technology like 5G, many companies like Google and Facebook are looking at the delivery of free or heavily subsidized internet via satellite. They do not do this to be nice - they want to harvest your data for their business purposes.

Low coverage areas like ours where most of us have only one ISP choice of questionable

reliability can expect competition in the next few years. As underground fiber optic cable will still be prohibitively expensive, we can expect to benefit from satellite ISPs and cellular ISPs first. The highest quality fiber optic ISPs will be limited to education and research centers due to prohibitive costs.

While some lament the loss of the FCC as the regulator over broadband, regulation continues via the Federal Trade Commission which will regulate the ISPs. If an ISP engages in anti-competitive behavior, there will be serious penalties. While that may be a penalty no worse than what any of the banks experienced after the Great Recession, the rules are on the books if an Administration or Agency wish to enforce them.

The end of net neutrality is our clearest signal yet that the Internet of Things will come to your neighborhood in the not too distant future.

Haddon Libby is the Founder and Managing Partner of Winslow Drake Investment Management. For more information, please visit www.WinslowDrake.com or email HLibby@WinslowDrake.com.

right after the accident, and BEFORE hiring a lawyer. The implication is that the client only filed and sought medical advice because of his/her lawyer.

A recent case decreased the value of whiplash cases. Today if the med bill is $100,000 and health insurance pays $90,000 and your obligation is $10,000 you can only present the $10,000, out of pocket costs, to the jury. Damages are now the victims out of pocket costs.

Small cases are now worth a fraction of what they would have garnered 10 years ago.

Thus most experienced desert PI lawyers are reluctant to accept small whiplash cases.

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

DALE GRIBOW, “Award winning attorney” “TOP LAWYER” - Palm Springs Life-(PI/DUI) 2011-19 & Inland Empire Magazine Nov. ‘16 PERFECT 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating TOP ATTORNEYS OF NORTH AMERICA 5/18 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

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WHY DO LAWYERS REJECT ACCIDENT CASES?

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ost lawyers practice to make money resolving client’s issues.

Why accept a case when you initially see problems....such as your client lying?

My practice collects money for Accident victims. Today we deal with the new deny & delay insurance company claims strategy.

Thus many CV lawyers are reluctant to accept soft tissue/whiplash claims.

When I started practicing, accident medical bills were sent to the insurance company that would offer 3-4 times the medicals. Those days are gone.

Today $9,000 in medicals often results in a paltry $5,000 offer. Unfortunately this is not enough to pay the doctors and legal fees, and clearly there would be no money for the client. Now a $9,000 med bill, that previously resulted in a jury verdict/ settlement of $27,000, would today result in an offer or verdict of $5,000-$9,000.

Thus the attorney has to find a way to generate money for the client. This often involves begging the doctors to cut their bills. Many lawyers feel it is not worthwhile arguing with doctors to cut bills, in addition to arguing with insurance companies and or defense lawyers to put money on the case.

Meanwhile, the client is unable to understand why their case is not worth more money.

Recently a local resident presented what would have been a great case, TWO MONTHS EARLIER...when it happened. To her credit she had Blue Cross and went to Eisenhower ONCE, but did not have any follow up medical treatment. She also talked to the adjuster.

If I accepted this 2 month old case and the client now starts medical treatment, I know it will be a problem. No matter what we argued to the insurance company or jury, I know that it would be a challenge to convince them that late treatment was really accident related. They would ask “Mr. Gribow, how do we know that she did not recently slip at the pool/shower or fall playing tennis and tried to collect on this old case?”

Most clients focus on the injury and not on any of the following harmful factors that can cause me to reject a case: 1) admitting liability, 2) no immediate medical treatment, 3) questionable liability, 4) low property damage, 5) prior accidents, 6) no insurance, 7) delay calling a lawyer, 8) social media showing you playing sports, while complaining of injuries and 9) client talking to the adjuster.

It is not what the client told the adjuster but what the adjuster THOUGHT s/he heard.

We will never know the harmful things the client told the adjuster. The kiss of death is learning of admissions to the adjuster, during trial. Adjusters can testify what the client said,

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he FIFA World Cup gets underway in just over a week’s time and odds are being placed over who will win the golden trophy in Russia. The second largest sporting event in the world behind the Summer Olympics kicks start on June 14 as host nation Russia is up against Saudi Arabia.

But who have the bookies predicted will be the overall winner?

There are as many ‘Guesses’ as there are teams. Since this event only comes around every four years – I needed a little help.

Accuscore is a tool used by bettors and goes

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by all kinds of names (NumberFire, Datafox, CBS’S Sportsline). Basically it’s a computerized simulation that plays an event any number of programmed times. The Super Bowl is ‘played’ 100,000 times to create a simulated winner that bettors can then formulate an idea based on these projected results. Its done a lot for March Madness and even betting consultants sell the information on smaller or individual games to help bettors try and get an idea on a particular matchup simulated result. Right or wrong, when it comes to Soccer, I need all the help I can get! So here goes.

World Cup winner odds Brazil and Germany are the two favorites to claim the World Cup trophy in Russia at odds of 9/2.

The two countries played in the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup, with Germany beating the host nation 7-1. With France and Spain being next in line as biggest favorites to win the World Cup. The next tier of challengers includes Argentina, Belgium and England.

AccuScore simulations have hit their target remarkably well in the past, and there are once again lots of ideas and personal predictions with the current markets. So let’s bring in

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I mean really? But it didn’t matter any longer, as my cravings would soon be sated. The teeny spot has big sausages, and outstanding Detroit style chili, some of the best chili that I have ever tasted! As Bourdain would often emphasize, it sometimes the simplest foods that can bring a heightened level of happiness. Upon entering Frankinbun, I immediately ordered the Chicago Dog, as it has become my fave ever since trying it in the windy city itself. The creation had all of the elements, the juicy sausage, pickle spear, tomato, pepper, onions, celery salt, mustard, relish and fresh bun all attended my party. Simply Frankintastic! frankinbun.com Counter Reformation-Palm Springs- I love everything about this place. I mean, I really love it. From it’s clandestine, speakeasy ambience, to the small plate options, head scratching affordable wine offerings and personal service, Counter Reformation needs an adjective all of its own. Located inside the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs, one can already establish some high expectations, which will be delivered in every way. The counter only dwelling flourishes in its intimacy with its guests, offering an experience like no other in the Coachella Valley. When I reviewed the restaurant, I was treated with extraordinary accommodation by Kathleen Brown, who runs the kitchen there, and the other attentive staff members. They, along with the insanely incredible food, made me put Counter Reformation high on the pedestal of desert

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restaurants. It is there where I tried the creation that had lured me there in the first place, the Foie Gras Macaron (Foie Gras mousse, loosely sprinkled with truffle chimichurri). It is fitting that I close my tribute to Anthony Bourdain with this exceptionally cruel confection, as I started with Foie Gras at La Brasserie and will end with it. He often featured the delicacy on a myriad of his shows, and I would be glued to the screen every time. The Foie Gras Macaron at Counter Reformation paired perfectly with Charles de Cazonove Champagne, as I came to find out by the suggestion of Shavonne, one of the uber knowledgeable counter attendants. I indeed found foodie salvation at Counter Reformation. theparkerpalmsprings.com If there is anything to be learned or is positive about this tragedy, is that we as a society are coming to understand that we need to be more aware of the mental state of our loved ones, our friends and family who may need help, but don’t know how to seek it and are too embarrassed to ask for it. It is imperative that we listen!!

Although I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Anthony Bourdain, his death for some reason seems personal. I wish I could have helped, and that he knew how much he had influenced me and millions of others for the better, how much that he meant to us. Maybe that would have made a difference.

This local foodie will forever be grateful for what he has taught me through his shows. I will continue to explore food with zeal, and travel with an open heart and mind. And to add some more Pixar positivity, as Anton Vigo, the food critic from Ratatouille said, “He has left me wanting more.”

“Move. As far as you can, as much as you can.

Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food.

Open your mind, get up off the couch, move” – Anthony Bourdain National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800273-8255 suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

the computer, with AccuScore’s simulation engine, we are able to determine each team’s probability for winning its group, qualifying for the knockout stage and, of course, winning the World Cup. Results: Big favorites hold their ground The group stage offers no big upsets according to AccuScore’s simulations – all the big boys will survive their groups and head to the Round of 16. The greatest probability to qualify, however, belongs to Uruguay with 96-percent likelihood. The favorites Germany and Brazil follow suit, with a bit more than a 95-percent probability to take the top2 seeding in their group.

Argentina, France, Belgium and Spain are hovering around the 90-percent probability marker. Portugal, England, Columbia and Poland need to sweat at least a little bit, with probabilities around 75 percent. But that’s still a percentage one can lay a few sheckles on with some confidence.

According to simulations, the first playoff stage won›t yield any surprises. There are a couple teams that are likely to lose to whoever they’re pitted against. Namely Russia, Denmark and Croatia. All three are expected

BY FLINT WHEELER to lose their round of 16 game with more than 70 percent probability.

When only the top four remain, the games get tougher and tougher. Uruguay’s beast of a run finally comes to an end against their neighbors Argentina, while Brazil will beat Germany to make it to the final. Both the semifinal games are extremely close and we’re likely to see at least some overtime finishes.

In the all South American final, it is Argentina against Brazil. AccuScore simulations are undecided with the winner, since even after 10,000 simulations the probabilities hover at 50 percent for both teams.

World Cup prediction Therefore, with Brazil and Argentina being a flip of the coin result; Argentina will win the 2018 World Cup. Why is this a guaranteed lock? Hard data, I flipped a coin :). This event is amazing, beautiful to watch and deserves the limelight. So congratulation Argentina! Enjoy the festivities and G’Luck!

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ENJOY A SPLASH OF FUN AT THE DIVE-IN

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alm Desert Aquatic Center (PDAC) continues its Dive-In Movies program on Friday, July 6, featuring Disney’s popular animated hit, “Moana.”

The gates open at 7 p.m. with Slides and the Splash Playground open 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The movie will be playing on a giant screen at sundown. Tickets are $4 per person (no charge for children under 2) and can now be pre-purchased at the front desk window at PDAC, or at the time of event until sold out.

Snacks such as popcorn, hot dogs, cotton candy and more will be available for purchase, and select pool areas will be open for fun and cooling off. With limited seating poolside, guests are encouraged to bring towels for the grass areas. No outside chairs/furniture, food or beverages are allowed (except bottled water in plastic containers).

Moana is about an adventurous teenager

who sets sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds.

While her mission is to save her people, she fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors while also discovering her own identity.

Palm Desert Aquatic Center offers 365 days of fun with three year-round heated pools, multiple slides, diving boards, and a variety of play features designed to delight water lovers of all ages. All or part of the 8-acre facility can be rented for private parties, corporate events, swimming competitions, and other special occasions.

For additional information about the movies being played at the Dive-In Movies, visit www.pdpool.com. The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is located at 73751 Magnesia Falls Drive in Palm Desert, behind Civic Center Park and can be reached at (760) 565-7467.

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Week of June 14

ARIES (March 21 - April 19): My Aries acquaintance Tatiana decided to eliminate sugar from her diet. She drew up a plan to avoid it completely for 30 days, hoping to permanently break its hold over her. I was surprised to learn that she began the project by making a Dessert Altar in her bedroom, where she placed a chocolate cake and five kinds of candy. She testified that it compelled her willpower to work even harder and become even stronger than if she had excluded all sweet treats from her sight. Do you think this strenuous trick might work for you as you battle your own personal equivalent of a sugar addiction?

If not, devise an equally potent strategy. You’re on the verge of forever escaping a temptation that’s no good for you. Or you’re close to vanquishing an influence that has undermined you. Or both.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): You have caressed and finessed The Problem. You have tickled and teased and tinkered with it. Now I suggest you let it alone for a while. Give it breathing room. Allow it to evolve under the influence of the tweaks you have instigated. Although you may need to return and do further work in a few weeks, my guess is that The Problem’s knots are now destined to metamorphose into seeds. The awkwardness you massaged with your love and care will eventually yield a useful magic.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20): “Whether you love what you love or live in divided ceaseless revolt against it, what you love is your fate.” Gemini poet Frank Bidart wrote that in his poem “Guilty of Dust,” and now I offer it to you. Why? Because it’s an excellent time to be honest with yourself as you identify whom and what you love. It’s also a favorable phase to assess whether you are in any sense at odds with whom and what you love; and if you find you are, to figure out how to be in more harmonic alignment with whom and what you love.

Finally, dear Gemini, now is a key moment to vividly register the fact that the story of your life in the coming years will pivot around your relationship with whom and what you love.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22): Congratulations on the work you’ve done to cleanse the psychic toxins from your soul, Cancerian. I love how brave you’ve been as you’ve jettisoned outworn shticks, inadequate theories, and irrelevant worries. It makes my heart sing to have seen you summon the self-respect necessary to stick up for your dreams in the face of so many confusing signals. I do feel a tinge of sadness that your heroism hasn’t been better appreciated by those around you. Is there anything you can do to compensate? Like maybe intensify the appreciation you give yourself?

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22): I hope you’re reaching the final stages of your year-long project to make yourself as solid and steady as possible. I trust you have been building a stable foundation that will serve you well for at least the next five years.

I pray you have been creating a rich sense of community and establishing vital new traditions and surrounding yourself with environments that bring out the best in you. If there’s any more work to be done in these sacred tasks, intensify your efforts in the coming weeks. If you’re behind schedule, please make up for lost time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22): “Necessity is the mother of invention,” says an old proverb. In other words, when your need for some correction or improvement becomes overwhelming, you may be driven to get creative. Engineer Allen Dale put a different spin on the issue. He said that “if necessity is the mother of invention, then laziness is the father.”

Sci-fi writer Robert Heinlein agreed, asserting that “progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” I’m not sure if necessity or laziness will be your motivation, Virgo, but I suspect that the coming weeks could be a golden age of invention for you. What practical innovations might you launch? What useful improvements can you finagle? (P.S. Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead attributed the primary drive for innovative ideas and

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gizmos to “pleasurable intellectual curiosity.”)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22): Would you have turned out wiser and wealthier if you had dropped out of school in third grade? Would it have been better to apprentice yourself to a family of wolves or coyotes rather than trusting your educational fate to institutions whose job it was to acclimate you to society’s madness? I’m happy to let you know that you’re entering a phase when you’ll find it easier than usual to unlearn any old conditioning that might be suppressing your ability to fulfill your rich potentials. I urge you to seek out opportunities to unleash your skills and enhance your intelligence.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21): The temptation to overdramatize is strong. Going through with a splashy but messy conclusion may have a perverse appeal. But why not wrap things up with an elegant whisper instead of a garish bang? Rather than impressing everyone with how amazingly complicated your crazy life is, why not quietly lay the foundations for a low-key resolution that will set the stage for a productive sequel? Taking the latter route will be much easier on your karma, and in my opinion will make for just as interesting a story.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Each of us harbors rough, vulnerable, controversial, or unhoned facets of our identity. And every one of us periodically reaches turning points when it becomes problematic to keep those qualities buried or immature. We need to make them more visible and develop their potential. I suspect you have arrived at such a turning point. So on behalf of the cosmos, I hereby invite you to enjoy a period of ripening and self-revelation. And I do mean “enjoy.” Find a way to have fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19): For the next two-plus weeks, an unusual rule will be in effect: The more you lose, the more you gain. That means you will have an aptitude for eliminating hassles, banishing stress, and shedding defense mechanisms.

You’ll be able to purge emotional congestion that has been preventing clarity. You’ll have good intuitions about how to separate yourself from influences that have made you weak or angry. I’m excited for you, Capricorn! A load of old, moldy karma could dissolve and disperse in what seems like a twinkling. If all goes well, you’ll be traveling much lighter by July 1.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18): I suggest you avoid starting a flirtatious correspondence with a convict who’ll be in jail for another 28 years. OK? And don’t snack on fugu, the Japanese delicacy that can poison you if the cook isn’t careful about preparing it.

Please? And don’t participate in a séance where the medium summons the spirits of psychotic ancestors or diabolical celebrities with whom you imagine it might be interesting to converse. Got that? I understand you might be in the mood for high adventure and out-of-the-ordinary escapades. And that will be fine and healthy as long as you also exert a modicum of caution and discernment.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20): I suggest that you pat yourself on the back with both hands as you sing your own praises and admire your own willful beauty in three mirrors simultaneously. You have won stirring victories over not just your own personal version of the devil, but also over your own inertia and sadness. From what I can determine, you have corralled what remains of the forces of darkness into a comfy holding cell, sealing off those forces from your future. They won’t bother you for a very long time, maybe never again. Right now you would benefit from a sabbatical -- a vacation from all this high-powered character-building. May I suggest you pay a restorative visit to the Land of Sweet Nonsense?

Homework: Many of us try to motivate ourselves through abusive self-criticism. Do you? If so, maybe it’s time to change. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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

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ll I can hear in my head is Barbara Streisand’s song, “memory all alone in the moonlight.” It was then I began to think about all the songs that have to do with a past memory. Or, how a certain song can remind us of a certain time in our lives.

Yet, what I would like to convey to you, recall fond memories. Our brains are more likely to remember an unfortunate circumstance before we would recollect a fond memory.

Therefore, I encourage you to recall what makes you smile.

My mother always told me, whatever it is your doing, especially with another person, make a memory. I was reminded in church this past weekend the importance of making a memory with your family and the loved ones around you. My greatest loves in my life are my daughters. The message reiterated the importance of slowing down, being present and enjoying the moment. With such day to day busy lives we tend to neglect making a

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memory. For those of you who truly know me, know that I am a rather silly gal. I’m especially silly with my daughters. I’ll admit, if I sense a potentially heated moment between sisters, I may react in a silly way simply to distract them.

When they were much younger, on the way home from the grocery store, the crocodile tears began to flow, I reached in one of bags and pulled out a carrot and began to use it as a microphone. Instead of tears I helped produce giggles. To this day, my girls recall this silliness of mine. I asked each of my girls, separately and a part from one another, “What will be your greatest memory of mom?” They both replied, “Snuggling and Cuddles.” Success! A memory the three of us will always have with each other.

Today, I encourage you, to make a memory in some capacity. Your kindness, silliness or whatever it may will help make a memory for you and and another.

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CANNABIS CORNER TOMMY CHONG IS COMING TO THE LIGHTHOUSE DISPENSARY!

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BY TALIE ROSA

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n Friday, June 8, The Lighthouse Dispensary reopened its doors as the only dispensary to be State licensed with regulatory approval in the East end of the valley. I have been to many cannabis events and grand openings before, so I thought I knew what to expect. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The majority of the drive out to Coachella was by freeway, and with the season winding down, there was no traffic to worry about. The Lighthouse is very close to the Interstate, and I might have missed it had it not been for the banners and wind puppets flying above. I pulled into a spacious, highly visible parking lot and what stood before me could only be described as an incredibly well built and designed airplane hangar. The contrast between the shiny metal reflecting starbursts across the desert landscape made for an enjoyable first impression and I was excited to see what was inside.

One thing that I have come to expect at any cannabis event, is the first heavy marijuana aroma to hit me the moment I open the front door. This was not the case when I entered The Lighthouse.

I walked into an elegant, well ventilated waiting room. The air was fresh, the room was bright and the staff were friendly and accommodating.

The Lighthouse had promoted their Grand Opening and ribbon cutting kick-off at 1:00 PM, but by noon, when I arrived, the party was well under way. It seemed the whole community had come out to see what this Lighthouse thing was all about.

The staff at The Lighthouse are extremely knowledgeable and do not mind taking all the time you need to select the products that work best for you. Cannabis is a medicine, and while it can be enjoyed recreationally, it is important to start off with very low dosages at first, to see how cannabis affects you. Your personal budtender is there to make sure that your experience is enjoyable. They are also the experts you can turn to for all your CBD needs, don’t be afraid to ask what CBD can do for you. CBD has zero psychotropic effects, and has shown amazing results in treating pain, anxiety and more.

I was given the opportunity to speak with two of the co-owners, both young, educated, business savvy women. Alyssa Stiffelman is the younger of the two and has suffered from debilitating epilepsy. She discovered cannabis and it changed, perhaps saved, her life. She truly believes in the medicinal properties that cannabis has provided and would love to help more people who are suffering find relief.

When I asked Danielle Rubin, also a co-owner what she would like to see for the future of The Lighthouse, she was happy to respond. “It is so amazing that I have this opportunity to become part of a movement with my family. We are changing the face of cannabis in California, and hopefully the U.S. I look forward to seeing The Lighthouse grow with national legalization.” So

Left To Right: Michele Barnett (manager), Joseph Rubin (co-owner), Danielle Rubin (co-owner), & Alyssa Stiffelman (co-owner).

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do I Danielle, so do I. The festivities continue Friday, June 15, from 12 PM-2 PM when The Lighthouse Dispensary welcomes Tommy Chong to join in their continued Grand Opening celebration. Thomas B. Kin Chong is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician and cannabis rights activist who is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies. Included are a meet and greet, photo opportunities with the legend himself, food and refreshments, gift with purchase of $50 or more, and special discount on Tommy Chong products.

It looks like I am going back to Coachella this weekend!

The Lighthouse Dispensary – 84160 Ave 48, Coachella CA. 92236. (442) 256-3627.

The Lighthouse Dispensary can be found on Weedmaps and offers delivery service for purchases exceeding $50, or you can order directly from their website at www. lighthousedispensary.com.

Must be 21 with a valid ID to enter.

Must have a STATE ISSUED medical marijuana card to avoid the higher tax rate.

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

LEARNING FROM STUMBLES & SCREW-UPS

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hen I asked my new client what his goals were for our coaching sessions, without missing a beat he told me he wanted his life to be a complete do-over. Thinking it was a bit drastic, I smiled and suggested he pretend using a large WiteOut Correction Pen to ink out the mistakes, but only after he reviewed the outcome and internalized lessons learned.

Let’s face facts. We all have stumbles and screw-ups. Understandably, taking a trip down memory lane might be painful as we recall our regrets, but prior to kicking all the failures to the curb, it is necessary to capture the knowledge we gained. In fact, often we learn best when digging out of our deepest holes. There is truth in the expression that our best teacher is our biggest blunder.

Much can be gained from a thorough inspection of our failures and faux pas. Keep in mind that you’ve already made the mistake.

Having suffered the consequences, you may as well extract the lesson. Analyzing errors helps us find out what works and what doesn’t.

Absorbing the cost of our wayward ways promotes corrective action and change which eventually leads to success.

Want more reasons to put our mess-ups under the microscope? Mistakes enhance

our skill level. To err is human, but an astute individual never makes the same mistake twice.

In the aftermath of a regrettable experience, we walk away wiser human beings. There is also something to be said for failures revealing our blind spots. This insight helps us grow.

While you are processing the lessons, don’t be too hard on yourself. No one handed you a road map to your life’s journey. Executing is sometimes a crap shoot. Expecting to get it right 100% of the time is totally unrealistic.

When my client returned for another session, we spent some time discussing the insight gained from his personal soul searching mistake assessment. He admitted it was a worthwhile exercise. Now he is ready to put the past behind him and move forward. He will walk his new path with confidence and wisdom more aware of the pitfalls. Rather than constantly going it alone, he will reach out for help when needed.

Will he mess up again? Will I? Will you?

Of course! To think we’ll never make another mistake ever again is unrealistic. But as a wise man once said, the only real mistake is one from which we learn nothing.

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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