Coachella Valley Weekly - June 16 to June 22, 2016 Vol. 5 No. 13

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Sandsational at Spa

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Giselle Woo

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Tierra

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CVRep Summer Jazz

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Mélange at The Chateau

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Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team James Theall & Morgan James Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Denise Ortuno Neil, Judith Salkin Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Janet McAfee, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Sam DiGiovanna, Rob Brezny, Eleni P. Austin, Noe Gutierrez, Sunny Simon, Dr. Peter Kadile, Bruce Cathcart, Julie Buehler, Flint Wheeler, Laura Hunt Little, Lola Rossi, Jack St. Clair, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Rebecca Pikus, Janet Newcomb, Angela Romeo, Esther Sanchez, Alex Updike, Jenny Wallis, Uncle Ben Photographers Laura Hunt Little, Scott Pam, Lani Garfield, Chris Miller, Esther Sanchez Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

CONTENTS House Of Hope Benefit Concert at Palm Canyon Roadhouse.........................3 Giraffe Day at The Living Desert..............7 Sandsational at Spa Resort Casino..........7 Publisher's Pick.........................................7 Giselle Woo................................................8 Backstage Jazz with Slim Man.................8 Tierra at IPAC ............................................9 CV Rep Summer Jazz Series.....................9 Consider This - Mudcrutch.....................10 Art Scene - Gerald Zeldin.......................11 Pet Place..................................................12 The Vino Voice ........................................13 Club Crawler Nightlife............................14 Pampered Palate - Mélange...................16 Theatre - Coyote Stageworks.................16 Screeners.................................................18 Book Review............................................19 Haddon Libby.........................................21 Dale Gribow............................................21 Safety Tips...............................................22 Health & Fitness......................................22 Sports Scene...........................................22 Free Will Astrology.................................23 Mind, Body & Spirit ................................23 Beauty With Dr. Maria Lombardo..........24 Life & Career Coach ................................24

June 16 to June 22, 2016

THE FACES OF RECOVERY AND THE COMMON THREAD OF HOPE

BY LISA MORGAN

“It’s all for you I do this. It’s how you want me, trust me. It’s all waiting inside: love, compassion, a deeper understanding of self and a shift from the animal brain to a compassionate mind; accepting love and owning your actions.

It’s all there in that bottle too: freedom, no pain, a voice to be heard, a confidence so desperately needed. But ya know it’s all for you I do this; it’s YOUR LOVE I serve. I serve no bottle, no excuses, and by giving myself over to love, I have found no grater purpose. That day I decided to paint the canvas a different color, and just like that, it was totally different; it was like I woke from a bad dream.” - Chris Unck, High Lonesome Recording hursday, July 16th, a benefit concert will be held for a nonprofit organization that for all intents and purposes, saved this writer’s life. I can tell you from firsthand experience how vital this little home for women in Desert Hot Springs was for me, as it has been for thousands of women like myself who found themselves at the crossroads of life and death.

I was bankrupt of hope and overdrawn on self loathing. I looked in the mirror and saw nothing but my family’s disappointment and a lifetime of failure. I had made the decision not to drink again, “ever,” many times, only to find myself even more dependent on alcohol to get through the day. I had some legitimately tough issues that some have told me would make them want to drink. I’d had those all my life. But when I began ‘self-medicating’ or hiding from them with alcohol, the stuff grew claws that dug deep into my spirit and psyche. Maybe it was genetic, but whatever the reason, it grabbed a hold of me differently than it did all my drinking buddies.

I’d prayed so many times for God to just let me die in my sleep. “Please don’t let me wake up,” I’d beg. My life (finances, family, relationships) had already pretty much flat lined, so one day, I made the conscious decision to drink until I didn’t wake up. Ironically, I failed at that too. The alcohol I attempted to drown myself in would not stay down no matter how hard I tried and the symptoms of a very rough detox began to take over. Complicated by a bleeding ulcer that worked like sandpaper on my throat and esophagus every time anything I tried to keep down came back up, I ended up in Eisenhower’s ER. They manually stopped my heart three times to keep me from going into VFib. Each time they injected a serum that would shut down my heart (much like the restart button on a computer) I could feel the very essence of life leaving my body. Talk about a wakeup call. It was as if the God I had been begging to take my life finally woke up, took me by the shirt collar and hung me over a cliff and said, ‘Here you go. Is this what you want? We can do this right now. I’ve got people over here begging to live and here you are begging to die.

Just say the word and I can answer your prayer.’

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Three times this happened and each time I begged God not to let go, not yet, not like this.

I am forever grateful for the tough love I found in that moment.

As I recovered, though I had finally realized I didn’t want to die, I sure as hell did not know the first thing about how to live. I’d tried everything I knew how to make life work and failed. I knew I had to find a better way, or I’d be right back at the bottom I had barely survived.

With no insurance or money (a place most alcoholics and addicts find themselves when they hit bottom), I was a bit lost. I’d never known anyone in recovery, so I had no map to follow.

As I began the scary walk into my first weeks of AA meetings, a dear friend (Pam Field) involved with Soroptimist International of the Americas let me know about House of Hope. I was able to get a place in the program, and for the next 45 days, I was equipped with tools I’d been living without. It was like I’d been fishing my whole life without a tackle box. I am walking towards my fifth year sober, and my life has become a living, breathing miracle, at least to me. The fact that I can string two words together or sing a note is a miracle in itself after what I put myself through, but no greater than going to bed each night, looking forward to what the next day will bring. I would not have dared to dream the life I live now, and cannot even begin to express my gratitude fully, but I’ll die trying - just not anytime soon, thank you very much.

I tend to believe that alcohol handles women a bit differently, and that this women centered, intimate recovery home is a necessary and important part of our community. The tools House of Hope and AA have given me, the love of some of the most amazing people, along with the inspiration Travis Meadows bled into the musical journal of his own recovery (his album, Killing Uncle Buzzy,) have all been food for my recovering soul, helping me to not only survive, but to thrive. My greatest hope is that others who are ready and willing will find what I have found. My greatest honor would be to have a hand in helping them find it.

HOUSE OF HOPE: Soroptimist House of Hope (SHOH) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1981 to provide recovery programs to women with substance abuse disorders.

The women they serve are in need of housing and support to establish clean and sober lifestyles, to re-establish their lives, and become productive members of society. They provide residential substance abuse recovery programs for women at their Desert Hot Springs, California recovery facility and at their Banning, California transitional living home. Since 1981, SHOH has helped thousands of women through

a comprehensive and effective social model program offering housing, companionship and guidance, therapeutic activities, and a structured daily routine that enables them to establish and maintain sober and healthy lives. recoveryhouseofhope.org/about-us House of Hope Benefit Concert featuring Travis Meadows and Jann Browne: When: Thursday, July 16th Doors open 7pm Cost: Suggested minimum donation $10.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

FEATURED ARTIST: Travis Meadows: I was introduced to Meadows by a mutual friend when I was 7 months sober. Putting his CD Killing Uncle Buzzy into my truck stereo was like church for me. Woven into his songs were all my struggles and pain with a hope chaser. The man bled his own soul as he himself went through recovery, and it’s all on this album. Now, Rolling Stone calls him “Nashville’s most badass songwriter.”

Travis Meadows calls himself, “an orphan who turned into a preacher, a preacher who turned into a songwriter, a songwriter that turned into a drunk, a drunk that is learning to be a human being.” They are both right, and as far as humans go, Meadows may be one of the most inspiring of the race. Writer on songs recorded

by Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen, Hank Williams Jr., Wynonna, Blackberry Smoke, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more, Meadows has left an indelible mark on anyone who has attended his shows. On this very special Thursday, he will be sharing songs and stories in the way only he can. travismeadows.com Jann Browne: The stage will also be graced

by Grammy winning singer songwriter, Jann Browne and her husband, Matthew Barnes.

CCMA award winning Jann Browne has recorded/performed with Emmy Lou Harris, Asleep at the Wheel and opened for the likes of Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard. Her continue to page 5

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energetic performances are an absolute treat. jannbrowne.com Local Bands: One of my favorite local country artists, Wade Crawford, will be making a rare appearance. My band, Lisa Lynn and the Country Gentlemen will be contributing as well, all to benefit Soroptimist House of Hope in Desert Hot Springs.

This event will be as much a celebration of lives redeemed, as it will be a place to get answers, not only for those struggling from alcohol, but those loved ones and family members who bear scars from the shrapnel loving an alcoholic or addict comes with.

Famous Faces of Recovery: As my life blossomed into the miracle it has become and continues to become, I’ve had amazing opportunities to talk one on one with legendary artists. At first I was ashamed to be known or identified as an alcoholic and treasured (and even hid behind) the world “anonymity.” When I found myself talking to well-known artist whose struggle with addiction was very public, and I asked them questions as one alcoholic to another explaining my early time in the program, suddenly I found myself embraced by big brothers. As I was strengthened and encouraged by their openness with me, it allowed me to be more open.

Gregg Allman: “You’re two years sober?

Well congratulations! That is a big deal. Good for you! I’m 19 years clean and sober and have a brand new 29 year old liver! I feel like a million bucks most of the time. Before I cleaned up, I didn’t know how to stop. Nobody does. All’s I know, is when I’d stop, hours later, my body would be just crying for it. It would overtake me, and I’d go to the bar. I did most of my drinking at home. I didn’t like to be seen and all that shit. It finally came to me in 1996. I got a letter saying ‘You’ve been voted to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.’ I thought, ‘Oh my God, I cannot go up there and look like I so much as thought about having a drink!’ Well that was impossible. So that day, I measured the exact amount; I sat down and figured it out – just how much I could drink per hour, so I wouldn’t have the shakes but wouldn’t be all gaga.” He started laughing and apologized. “I realize I can’t say that ‘cause there’s a ‘Lady Gaga’, so to be politically perfect, I’ll say I didn’t want to get screwed up!

I was staying at the Waldorf Astoria, of course. I went down stairs to get some Marlboros and, of course, I saw everybody there. Band members I hadn’t seen in years! All sitting at the bar, sayin’, ‘Come on Gregg, let us buy ya one.’ That was a mistake. Long story short, I get to the ceremony, and I could barely stand up. I was kind of rockin’ back and forth. Willie Nelson who was presenting it to us asked me, ‘Gregory, are you all right boy?’ I said, ‘No sir, I am NOT alright.’ He said, ‘Well, you want to sit down?’ And I said, ‘Will, there ain’t no chairs up here.’ We went on through with it. I meant to say something about everybody who had a hand in getting me there,

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and I walked up there and said ‘This is for my brother,’ and walked off,” he said reflecting the deep disappointment he bore at the memory.

With ice in his voice he continued, “Some kind soul shoved that video in my face the next morning while I was all hung over! That did it.

That DID IT! I said to myself, ‘This has gone too far! I’m not going to live like this!’’

“I went home to California, ordered a private male nurse to my house. It was the only time out of 14 rehabs that I didn’t have that tiny voice way in the back of my head saying, ‘Yeah, man, we’re gonna do this dance for ‘em, and go through all this crap like everybody wants you to. We’ll clear on down the road. We’ll be alright then; we’ll have a couple of cold beers and watch the game.’ It doesn’t work like that.

This time the voice wasn’t there. And that’s about the only thing comforting about the whole thing. That voice was not there. The next two weeks, I quit cocaine, alcohol, cigarettes and all of it. Today I can barely remember it. I remember I hurt like hell all the time, and that there was an earth quake. It was so bad, I guess my mind just wiped it out.”

“I don’t go to meetings,” he added.

“Meetings work for most people. They bothered me. I went to my buddy, Waylon Jennings, and I said, ‘Man, what do you do when you go to the damn meeting and they ask you for an autograph! Anonymous, my ass!’ Waylon said, ‘Man, I don’t go to meetings. Me and Mr. Johnny Cash sit down at the kitchen table over a coffee pot and we yap about things once a week. That’s our meeting.’”

Ray Wylie Hubbard: “Well congratulations on your three years darlin! Give me a call Saturday before the show and we’ll get together and have us a meeting together. When I first got sober, Stevie Ray Vaughn and another friend of ours named BC came and talked to me. My dad had just died and it hit me pretty hard – I was an orphan, even though I was 38 or 39 years old. In the grieving process, I used up all my beer coupons, drug coupons and my whiskey coupons…I used ‘em ALL up. Stevie Ray was very instrumental at that time. He took the time to come and talk to me – to share

his experience, his strength and his hope. He had 14 months sober at the time, and he was the first guy I’d seen sober up who still had an edge. He still had that fire in him, and he was just very inspirational. It was good to know I could get sober and not turn into a square.

Stevie preferred the term ‘spiritual awakening’ to ‘religious conversion’, and that made a lot of sense to me. Because of him, I got into the program – there weren’t any elevators there, so I had to take ‘the steps.’ That’s how it started.

Today, I still take it one day at a time, and try to give each day the respect that it deserves and just doing the next, right thing. These days are precious.”

Duff McKagan (Guns and Roses): “That’s great. How long have you been sober? One and half years? That is something to be proud of!

And I promise you, it keeps getting better.” Then we talked off the record for a bit, and today, because I’m sober, I remember my promises so that I can keep them.

Local Faces of Recovery

James St. James: Drummer for 2016 CV Music Awards “Best Country Band,” Lisa Lynn and the Country Gentlemen, The Evangenitals and more: “My drinking was a real problem because I basically never stopped. I was constantly drinking. I mean, you can never have a hangover if you never stop, right? It got to the point where everything in my life was failing, and I was making poor decisions. It was time to quit.

I was doing a gig, and one of my band mate’s brothers who had gone sober was there. We started talking, and I asked him a bunch of questions about sobriety and how he managed to overcome his addiction. He just advised me to wake up and tell myself, ‘You’re not going to drink today.’ So the next day, when I got up, I went to work at the [Desert] Fox to tend bar.

My regulars were asking me, ‘Jimmy, you’re not drinking! What’s going on?’ I said, ‘I’m quitting.’

They all laughed and someone replied, ‘That’ll last for about 15 days!’ That was over three years ago.

It hasn’t been easy, but it was the best decision I have ever made. Sure, there have been some rough times - like re-learning to play drums sober. But all in all, it has been a great life choice that has worked well for me. I am in a beautiful sober relationship now with a wonderful woman. I am playing in a great band.

I have done a lot of things in my life. I have to say this was the only thing I had never done before, and it has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever accomplished. I’m proud of myself for doing it, and only wish I had done it years ago.”

Travis Rockwell, 37: Bass man for CV Music Awards “Trailblazer Award” winners The Hellions, The Sweat Act, and Sunday Funeral “Up until a year and a half ago I was a full blown alcoholic. I had a long career of drinking

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to get wasted every day from age 19 to 36 17 years in total. I use to think I had it under control. I tried to make a conscious effort every day, saying, ‘Today I won’t have a drink,’ but I would end up cracking a beer or two before work. After work, I would drink until I was down for the count. The last year or two of my drinking, it was getting harder to control; blackouts where a weekly thing at this point not just once a month, or at a fun event. I knew I needed to make a change for a long time, I just never felt strong enough, because the booze had taken too tight of a hold of me. My attempts at quitting were weak.

It wasn’t until I had a black out on October 9, 2014, one Thursday after work. I blacked out after work because I drank a whole bottle of Jägermeister with-in about an hour. This led to the worst day/night of my life. I was in a bad mood and drank myself stupid that evening, I don’t remember anything except a glimpse of myself fighting with my wife. The next morning I woke up, I had no hangover, and I had this feeling that something went horribly wrong that evening. I had glimpses to work with, trying to figure out what happened. My wife filled in the missing parts and I broke down. I didn’t trust myself or my actions when I was drinking; I had lost all control. I had never been an angry drunk; I was always a happy, positive drunk. This was no longer the case. My health was shot, my urine was bloody, my eyes were yellow, my skin didn’t look right, I smelled, and I could have done something that I would have regretted for my whole life, and I probably wouldn’t have remembered it. That morning, on October 10th, I knew this was it. I had to stop drinking, for my health, my sanity, and my marriage. I told myself this was it, I can’t drink anymore. I stopped cold turkey, as they say.

I didn’t feel the need for meetings or rehab.

The first couple of weeks were tough. I just took it one day at a time. Not drinking got easier and easier every day. I had to come to terms with the idea of never having another drink, and that sounded scary for so many years. Quitting drinking was the best thing I have ever done.

My health improved, my mind sharpened, I had more money and time. My marriage got better, and I started doing the things I love, better and more frequently.

I have been drink free now for a little over a year and a half. I don’t feel that I am cured, I just don’t drink anymore; I can’t. This disease is something that is different for everyone who drinks. I wish I could go to a nice dinner and have one glass of wine, or go watch a punk rock band with some friends and have a few beers, but it doesn’t work that way for me. It took a lot of good times, bad times, blackouts, money, and relationships to realize that myself and booze don’t mix. For anyone experiencing a lack of control when it comes to drinking, take note. continue to page 6

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Alcoholism is a strong disease, but just know that you can be much stronger.”

See Rockwell perform with Sunday Funeral and The Sweat Act , June 25, at the Hood Bar and Pizza. Check out the Hellions album, Hymns from the Other Side, on Spotify or iTunes.

Ali Faith Saenz: Drummer for new all-female punk/ rock project, The After Lashes “I had a few incidents with alcohol at an early age. The first time I drank, I was about to begin 9th grade, and I drank until I blacked out. That was an early sign that I wasn’t really equipped with an ‘off switch.’ I definitely drank on the weekends all throughout high school. I never gave it a thought. I thought that my drinking habits were on par with all of my friends. I was 19 years old when my mother told me that a very good friend of mine, who obviously cared about me, had a talk with her about my drinking and told her that he thought I drank too much.

This has stayed with me all of my life.

My drinking ebbed and flowed for many years. Any time I thought I was indulging too much, I’d rein it in. It wasn’t until I was 40 that someone finally called me on it. My husbandto-be suggested that I stop for the sake of our future together. After my initial denial of my problem, I started a 12 step program to prove to him that I could stop at any time…but I didn’t do it for myself. I stayed sober for a period of time, but I wasn’t happy. I was simply a ‘dry drunk.’ It was after leaving San Francisco and moving to the desert that I began to drink again. At first, only occasionally in social situations, but soon, depression took over with the change in my life, and I started drinking more and more to deal with it. It progressed to the point that if I wasn’t at work, I was drinking… and alone most of the time. I was hiding it from my husband and kids, although not very well. I made many bad decisions behind drinking and was becoming increasingly unhappy with myself and what I was becoming. I knew that I was out of control, and was putting more thought into getting help, but always over a drink.

There was one particular day where I lost track of my schedule and I hadn’t hid the evidence of the days drinking before my husband came home. All it took was the look of sadness and disappointment on my husband’s face to tell me that this was it. I knew it was time to either stop, or continue on my path and lose everything that I love. I started a 12 step program the next day and I have been sober ever since – over 2 ½ years now.

I spent a lot of time during my first year and a half of sobriety staying closely connected to the people in my 12 step program. They really helped to hold me accountable for my actions, and were there to listen if I ever felt like I was

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struggling with the thought of that first drink.

A lot of the principals I learned for sobriety also apply to everyday life. I stay sober by applying these principals to life every single day. I love the life that I have now, and the thought of losing that helps to keep me focused. The craving for alcohol is long past, but I know that it will always be sitting on my shoulder, just waiting. I will never be cured, but knowing that keeps me vigilant in my work to maintain sobriety.

For anyone who can relate to my story, I would just encourage you to reach out and ask for help. There are local groups that are full of people who care and have been through exactly what you’re going through. Believe it or not, there are others that understand and know how to help. It may seem like a daunting task, but I promise that there is a lot of happiness on the other side.”

Eric Frankson: Violinist, Pianist (John Stanley King, Lisa Lynn and the Country Gentlemen among others) “The first Martini I ever tasted was from my mother’s womb. Made sense though. Hers was a generation that celebrated hard work with hard liquor. My grandfathers had fewer choices though. It was either a boilermaker, or whiskey straight up. No matter what, it drove them into the grave ultimately too soon. So I grew up with the stigma that drinking was bad. But at the same time, everything pointed to drinking being good. The ads on TV and in the magazines, the signs along the highways. I knew what drinking had done to my grandfathers, but couldn’t stop from trying that first beer (5 actually) with my buddies who arranged to buy me a six pack of the ‘champagne of beers’. That was at 16. And then came college. Drink as much as you want, in fact, a bit more than that. I even played three seasons of Big Ten rugby, because I loved the party and the drinking afterwards so much. It was worth all the work in getting in shape to play, and getting beat up in all those games, to drink like a fish afterwards and make a fool of myself.

The working world after college brought responsible drinking to the forefront. I had to make the money to drink it. So I became a salesman who sold pianos by day and would perform at night in bars and country clubs.

There, drinking became a reward for good work.

And I was good at work, and loved to play.

Drinking became ritualized. Drink before the gig to loosen up. Then one during the gig to keep the vocal cords stretched. I would have a ‘shifter’ after I was done playing. And then usually I would have a beer or two at the bar with the patrons. Then there was the chance I might go out and have a couple more. By the time I got home, I was always in the mood to

finish off that half a bottle of wine I left from before the gig.

This went on for many years. It cost me some of my best playing gigs. Not that I got too sloppy or passed out, but I thought that I was entitled to free booze. I always wanted more. I gained a lot of weight, and saw two marriages go down the drain. As the second marriage ended, I had hit the end. Failing as a real estate agent, and making poor choices as a husband, I contemplated suicide, much as my grandfather had. And it was at that point that I realized I could stop. I could break the chain.

I remembered back to years before, when an old-timer told me that I could quit anything if I could just ‘beat the threes’. He explained to me that when you are addicted to something, you tend to start back up again either 3 seconds, three minutes, three hours, three days, three weeks, three months, or three years. If you could overcome those anniversaries and reward yourself handsomely, you could quit anything for the rest of your life.

I decided to shut people up. I made it 3 seconds, then I made it 3 days. Things got worse at home, but sobriety got me through the toughest times. I rationalized that we each have our own God inside us, as individual as snowflakes. I started praying to mine. You forget the value of Prayer…the value of being able to touch the Creator - the spark. It’s in each of us. I personally think that it is in our genetic makeup, our DNA, and that it allows us to touch the original creator. It helps us find the flow in the river of life; helping to avoid its rocks, and find it’s eddies to regroup and relax.

I pray that everybody finds their spark and touches the source of our existence... the reason for our being. I’ve been sober over 11 years now, and I still play where I work, and work where I play. And I pray every day. It’s through sober eyes that I appreciate every little thing so much more. I’m indeed blessed.”

Jeff Bowman: Drummer (Unsound, Nick Oliveri’s Uncontrollable among others) “My dad passed away when I was 5, and the sadness and loneliness felt as a child turned into anger and confusion when I was an early teen. But I was inherently a good kid. I loved and respected and listened to my mom. I didn’t drink. I didn’t do drugs. I’d practice the drums and hit them as hard as I could for hours upon hours. That was my therapy, my escape, my vice. When I’d go to parties and see kids that I knew from school, acting stupid because they had a beer or wine cooler and a cigarette in their hands, I couldn’t stand it. Fortunately that impression kept me sober through my teens and provided a strong platform that I’d need to fall back on later in life.

I strayed a bit over the next few years, but

even by my mid-20’s I’d only drank a handful of times. Then changes in my personal life, employment and social environment led me to abandon my old principles, namely my aversion to alcohol, and over time, drinking became, for me, an acceptable lifestyle. I was now the guy always wanting and willing to buy the first round to get the party started, or the last round to try to keep it going. Certainly there were fun nights, but then there were awful nights, stupid nights, shameful nights, and apologetic next mornings. I lived on that stupid roller coaster for more than a decade, bargaining, cutting back and half-ass quitting several times along the way.

I had my 2nd son, October 10, 2010. I was 37. I remember coming home buzzed after a band practice one night when he was only a couple weeks old, and holding him and playing with him and it just didn’t feel right. It didn’t feel right that I was buzzed and trying to cultivate a relationship with my tiny baby boy...I was never drunk like that around my older son who was now eight. I was older, but less mature. Shortly thereafter, at my anniversary dinner with my wife, after already drinking a couple glasses, I wanted to order a bottle of wine. We were there to celebrate our love and marriage, and all I craved was more wine. I knew there was never going to be enough wine.

The next day I called on an old friend to meet me for lunch. I told him that I didn’t know where I was going with this, but I needed to stop drinking for a while and figure it all out, and I needed to be accountable to someone. I haven’t had a drink in my hand since I was given a small flute of champagne at a New Year’s Eve party for a toast at midnight. I knew that if I drank those couple of ounces of champagne, I would not only undo the great feelings I had surrounding me then, with almost two months of sobriety, but that afterward, I’d be in the kitchen with a bottle to my lips, chugging away, justifying it, and shaming myself for it the next day, perhaps trying to quit again...’someday.’

I have not had a drink since Nov. 3rd, 2010.

My kids know who their father is, all day, every day. My wife can trust me when I’m half way around the world. I know without a doubt that my drinking days are behind me forever. I have absolutely no desire to drink. I love myself and I value immensely the fact that I live each and every day, good or bad, with a clear sober mind and heart, and that every feeling and emotion that I have and openly share with my loved ones is all my own, and not influenced or enhanced by what’s in my bloodstream.

My advice for anyone struggling with addiction, or anyone who feels like you have a problem, or who just feels sick and tired, out of control and ready to make a change for the better in your life: You have to realize that you do have the power, right now, to give yourself and your loved ones an awesome, precious gift - the real you. Put down and let go of that which controls you, even if at first, it’s only for a day, or a week, or a month. Do it long enough to generate more true self love, long enough to grant yourself forgiveness, long enough to heal some of the pain and alleviate the shame you more than likely feel surrounding all of it. It will give you pride, strength and most importantly, self-worth. And it will all grow over time. You are a precious soul and you deserve it. Soon, treating yourself and the people around you the way you used to will be unacceptable and beneath you. Lastly, know that there are people in your life and in your community wanting and waiting to help you succeed, today. Find them.

Rely on them. Cling to them.”

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THE LIVING DESERT CELEBRATES WORLD GIRAFFE DAY

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he Living Desert is commemorating the longest day of the year by celebrating the longest-necked animal during World Giraffe Day, Tuesday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The celebration includes special giraffe keeper chats, arts and crafts, giraffe feedings, a 20 percent discount on giraffe merchandise in the shops and more. Plus, guests who wear giraffe print apparel will receive half price general admission tickets.

World Giraffe Day is an initiative of the Giraffe Conservation Fund (GCF) and helps raise awareness and conservation efforts for giraffes as there are less than 80,000 remaining in the wild. The vision of the GCF is that of “a sustainable future where all giraffe populations and subspecies are protected and secure in the wild.” The Living Desert is one of many zoos and organizations throughout the world participating in this special day and what it represents.

“We look forward to World Giraffe Day each year as it gives us another opportunity to celebrate our missions of preservation through education and appreciation,” said Peter Siminski, Director of Conservation at The Living Desert. “We welcome everyone to participate in the day’s activities that highlight these amazing animals.”

The Living Desert’s newest giraffe baby, Twiga, born in January, is on exhibit with the zoo’s other six giraffes. For just $4 per member (non-members $5 per person), visitors can get eye-to-eye with the giraffes and enjoy this

unique experience of feeding the tallest animals in the world. Giraffe feedings will be offered during World Giraffe Day at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., which also includes a keeper chat.

Giraffe adoptions will be available as part of the Zoo’s adopt-an-animal fundraiser. For $75 (regularly priced at $100), adopters will receive one free giraffe feeding (valid June 21 only), a giraffe stuffed animal, certificate, photo and fact sheet. No ownership rights are conferred by this “adoption.” All animals stay at The Living Desert under the care of the Animal Department staff.

Giraffe range in height from 14-feet to over 20-feet tall and can weigh over 2,500 pounds.

Their long necks reach almost 7-feet in length.

A giraffe’s tongue is almost 20 inches long, and its purple color protects it from the sun’s harsh rays when eating.

The Living Desert is open daily from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with the last admission at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.LivingDesert.org or contact 760-346-5694.

AATSANDSATIONAL SUMMER IS IN STORE SPA RESORT CASINO ON JULY 2, 2016

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andscapes sculptors to build sand sculpture over three days leading up to the event Spa Resort Casino will display a finished Sandscapes sand sculpture, which will be three days in the making, at Sandsational Summer, an outdoor festival with delicious food, drink, and live entertainment on July 2, 2016, at the corner of N. Indian Canyon and E. Andreas Road.

On July 2, the world just steps outside the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs will be transformed into a beachside paradise from 1-6 p.m. with food vendors, bar service, a live band, kid friendly attractions, shaded spots with misters, and the debut of a spectacular Sandscapes sculpture sure to inspire awe that will take three days to build.

Champion sculptors from Sandscapes will be at work building a large sand sculpture outside Spa Resort Casino during the three days leading up to the Sandsational Summer event. Based in California, Sandscapes creates eye-catching thrills for festival goers the world over and holds 12 separate World Sand Sculpting Championship titles. Their intricate work will gradually reveal itself over the course of three days in the lead up to Sandsational Summer on July 2. The finished Sandscapes sculpture will be on display during the event.

The outdoor fun at Sandsational Summer will culminate in a sandcastle competition during the event that will feature local businesses competing against one another for the grand prize of a $500 cash donation to the charity of their choice.

“Make this summer ‘Sandsational’ by enjoying a ‘day at the beach’ right here in downtown Palm Springs,” Spa Resort Casino Assistant General Manager Kari Stout-Smith said. “Join us as we kick off the Independence Day celebration a little early with some cool summer fun and cheer on your favorite businesses who will be out there working hard in support of their favorite charity to wow you with their sandcastle-building talents.”

General admission to the Sandsational Summer event on July 2 is $10; $5 for kids 12 and under. Tickets are available for purchase on the Spa Resort Casino website at www. sparesortcasino.com or in person at the Paradise Rewards Club.

PUBLISHER’S PICK

June 16 to June 22, 2016

BY TRACY DIETLIN

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elcome to my new column Publisher’s Pick. Over the last 4 years, I have had many occasions where I was at a restaurant, event or show and I was extremely impressed and wanted to write something about it and share it with my readers, however, I didn’t have time to write a full article about it and nobody got to hear how amazing something was. So with this column I will briefly touch on recent events that I attended that are worth mentioning or upcoming events that I want our readers to know about.

“LOOKING BACK” Last Friday night we attended the Hive Minds CD release party for Really Don’t Mind the Waiting at La Quinta Brewery. I have seen them perform many times and they are one of my favorite local bands. I even remember frontman Derek Jordan Gregg competing in an open mic competition hosted by Mix 100.5 that I judged, way back when Stadium House was still open. I knew then that this guy was destined for success. Being Mark Gregg’s son, the apple didn’t fall far from the talent tree.

I have to say that this was the Hive Minds’ best performance to date. It was raw, it was polished, and it was passionate. And you could tell these 3 guys (Gregg- vocals & guitar, Sean Poe- drummer and Matt Styler-bass) were having the time of their life performing these well- crafted songs. Gregg was completely in his element that night playing to a packed crowd of adoring fans and fellow musicians.

“LOOKING FORWARD” This Friday night two amazing bands, Hollace and 5th Town, will be performing at Hard Rock in Palm Springs for the new Hard Rock Acoustic Sessions hosted by Esjay Jones.

This is the 4th week of this new event that takes place in the hotel lobby and is the brainchild of Esjay Jones who has an impressive resume that includes singer, songwriter and producer.

For all the people in town that wanted live rock music at Hard Rock…now is the time to get your butt there to support.

5th Town is almost like a super group as it is comprised of 5 members of several different bands, all of which were nominated

in different categories at the CV Music Awards this year. Their performance at the awards with their song “Pretty” was spot on and the song written by Linda Lemke Heinz could easily be a hit song on country or pop radio. The band includes: Linda on keyboards and vocals, her husband Josh Heinz on guitar, Martin Barrera on guitar, Jeff Mazur on bass, Troy Whitford on drums, and Chelsea Sugarbritches on vocals.

Ms. Sugarbritches won the award for “Best Frontwoman” this year while the Heinz’ other band Blasting Echo, won for “Best Rock Band.”

These two ladies harmonize like songbirds and can knock it out of the park with their powerful vocals as well.

Hollace was also nominated for several awards and took home the “Best New Band” award. This band has a batch of well-written songs with great melodies and catchy hooks, which are executed passionately by frontman Alex Antonio. These songs will get stuck in your head long after you hear them. Antonio performed a memorable duet at the first Acoustic Sessions with Esjay Jones on the Def Leppard song “Pour Some Sugar On Me,” to a packed lobby. Collaborations are a cool thing and I would like to see more of them. Band members include: Alex Antonio-vocals, Shawn “Stretch” Fisher- bass, James Hollis Eatonguitar, Frank Michel- lead guitar, and Josh Ballard- drums, who played guitar and sang a song of his own during that session.

The show is from 8-11pm and is free. This Friday, June 17 at Hard Rock Palm Springs.

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LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

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BY MORGAN JAMES

nspiring, award-winning, ultra-creative soul, Giselle Woo, has taken on the role of showcasing other talented musical artists as Music Director at KCOD, yet all the while continuing to strengthen and cultivate her own songs and performances. This incredibly talented songbird completely moves any crowd she faces with her powerful, yet delicate, presence. Her words are sung with such tenderness before they hit you right between the eyes and uncover a stark realness that flows from songwriter right through to your soul and then back again. Giselle Woo will toy with a range of your emotions, bringing you to the brink of tears and back to bliss within the span of a single song. She now channels this gifted energy to inspire those around her as she looks toward the future, hoping to also teach and inspire youth. I spoke with Giselle about her current accomplishments as well as her aspirations for the future of her career.

MJ: Tell me about your job as Music Director at KCOD. Why did you join the team? What exactly do you do? How are you feeling about yourself in this role?

GW: “My job as Local Music Director is to do my part in shining light on all of the amazing talent that is created in our lovely Coachella Valley. As a musician who understands that lifestyle myself, I think I can speak for many when I say that musicians want to be heard. The station gives us all the opportunity to be heard, and every semester we try to make it better and better. We hope to expose the music that is made in this desert, and get it heard nationally and internationally via internet radio. My role is being a bridge for local musicians to use by delivering their radio friendly tracks. Then I work with students and we create sweepers, introducing the artists and the name of their songs, so people listening to the station know when a local artist is on the radio.”

MJ: How about your music? Are you in the process of writing? Recording? Where can the readers find your music?

GW: “Funny how it’s easier to promote everyone else’s music but my own! I’ve been working on newer tracks, songs that I play to myself in hopes of getting them public ready. For the longest time I’ve been thinking about recording, I won’t even say trying, because that would be a lie.

I think I’m closer to finally getting into the studio more than I’ve ever been. It’s a tricky thing, you know? It’s a different audience, a different feel.

Not the easiest to express myself the same way I do on a stage than in a recording booth. But I’ve been getting more and more comfortable with my voice, I think I’m ready. My music is best found when I’m

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performing live. I have a YouTube channel and a soundcloud as well.”

MJ: What influences your music most these days? How has your music evolved over the years?

GW: “The things that influence me the most are my peers. Going to shows and being around that energy really inspires me to be a better musician/ artist/performer. My music has evolved in a way that I probably don’t see as clearly as my friends and fans that have followed my process since day one. But honestly, when I record myself on my iPhone or when I mess around with garageband, I know that there is something special in my music.

It’s passion; it makes you feel a certain way.”

MJ: Where can the readers find you playing live?

GW: “My good friend Symara Stone, has locked in the Scorpion Room inside of Chill Bar off of Arenas, in Downtown Palm Springs. The evening of music is called Music Mondays, a collective of local musicians have the chance to play from 8-12pm.

It’s free, and super exciting and different every week. That’s pretty much where you can find me, also with a lot of community things I always like to do that as much as I can. Just because I appreciate events put together to promote the arts and create an environment that is family friendly and gives local venders a platform to sell their products and stuff. Also, I need to give a huge Thank You to the Coachella Valley Art Scene for always keeping me in mind for their awesome and innovative events. I’ll be performing July 1st for the Friday Nights at the Pick, and July 21st for the Summer Series at MAKE inside the Westfield Shopping Center. You can follow me on Facebook for more information, or pretty much any social media outlet. @gisellewoo is my username for all.”

MJ: What direction are you moving toward with your career in music and what shape will it take moving forward?

GW: “I hope that once I get an album done, that it’ll make it easier for me to just keep going into the studio. I have so much music to pump out, songs that I’ve written in Spanish and English. I think it’s beautiful to have so much variety. I think my peeps will dig it! I’m working towards a music degree, but I think what I really want to do is become a Music Teacher. I want to inspire the youth and give them something to hope for. Show them that music and the performing arts is something that they should pursue, if they’ve ever felt that impulse. I think music is something that I will always do, I’d love to also record Church music with my parents. My goals and dreams constantly change, but music is always something that is present and very much alive, inside of me and in my life.”

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BACKSTAGE JAZZ

BY SLIM MAN

JAZZ AROUND TOWN

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ello there you Good-Looking People of Slimness!

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Slim Man. You might not know about me (most people don’t!) but I’m a jazz singer, songwriter, and I’ve just finished my first cookbook, “Slim Man Cooks”.

I’ve been in Palm Springs for about 2 years.

I’m just getting to know the place. I came here from Nashville by way of Baltimore.

The first time I performed here Fitz (Jimi Fitzgerald, DJ/promoter/music man) brought me in from the east coast for an outdoor jazz concert. My first impression was…wow, this place is really beautiful!

My second impression? After the concert, a pregnant woman asked me to autograph her stomach. I said, “Sure, why not!”

She was going to the hospital the following week for a C-section. I wrote, with my Sharpie, in big black letters, “Doc! Be Careful!”

True story! That was my first experience in Palm Springs. It was an incredibly beautiful place, and I signed a pregnant woman’s belly.

Little did I know back then that I would be living here ten years later.

Most people don’t think of jazz when they think of Palm Springs. They think of Frank Sinatra. They think of the Coachella Festival.

Maybe the Stagecoach Festival or Desert Trip.

But they don’t think about jazz.

But there’s a lot of that kind of music going on out here. And there are some really good musicians in the area.

I’m new here, and I’m still learning about places that have jazz.

Michael Paulo is a sax man who promotes a concert series here at the Westin. Fitz has been promoting concerts at the Jazz Café at the McCallum Theatre for quite some time, and there’s a big smooth jazz fest at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden every year.

Patte Purcell, who usually writes this column, promotes a celebrity jazz series in the area, most recently at Desert Willow Country Club. She is currently on vacation for a few weeks so I will be writing her column.

Shanghai Red’s in downtown Palm Springs

also has some jazz guys and gals playing every once in a while.

One of my favorite jazz clubs in Palm Springs is Woody’s. It’s an old bus station that was converted into a burger joint/jazz club.

The burger place is in front, it has a small, curved counter where folks sit on stools and eat and drink.

There’s a door at the end of the counter. It’s like a door you might see in a speakeasy. You open it up, expecting to see the bathrooms, but suddenly you’re in a cool, dark room that holds maybe 75 people, with a small stage surrounded by tables.

Woody’s has live jazz 7 days a week. There’s no cover charge. I’ve played there a few times.

It’s nice playing an intimate setting like that; jazz lends itself to a place like Woody’s.

The Palm Springs Women’s Jazz Festival is coming to the Annenberg Theatre September 2nd – 4th. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ann Hampton Calloway, and Pamela Williams are playing.

Lots of good stuff going on out there, my Slim People! Jazz it up!

Slim Man has a cooking class/mini-concert this Saturday at Kitchen Kitchen in Indian Wells.

More info at slimman.com Send Mr. Man an email! slim@slimman.com

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BY CRAIG MICHAELS

TIERRA HEADLINES SHOW AT IPAC

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he summer nights at the Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC) just got hotter with the announcement of the Tierra concert. RR Class Act proudly presents, Tierra with special guest Michael D’Angelo Friday June 24, 2016.

Brothers Rudy and Steve Salas are the founding members of Tierra and recorded their self-titled debut album in 1973. By the 1980’s, Tierra began claiming territory on

the Hot 100 charts. The Los Angeles based band became the first Hispanic act to have four songs on the national pop charts, and two songs simultaneously in the top 100.

They’re widely known to have played a key role in opening doors for other Latino and non-Latino superstars, including comedian Paul Rodriguez, Arsenio Hall, Sheila E, Gloria Estefan, Los Lobos and many others.

Ruth Ruiz owner of RR Class Act Entertainment Production was approached by the IPAC who asked if she knew of any Hispanic bands that would be a good fit for the venue. “I knew how popular they were and I wanted to share their music, which will never grow old,” commented Ruth. Their mix of Latin, R&B and pop also opened doors to prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Greek Theater and The Rose Bowl. The group would also make appetences on American Bandstand and The American Music Awards.

The show at the IPAC includes the desert doo wop entertainer, Michael D’Angelo. His opening set will include hits from the 50’s,

CVREP PRESENTS THE SUMMER JAZZ SERIES

JUNE 23, 24, 25 - JULY 21, 22, 23 - AUGUST 25, 26, 27

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he Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre’s (CVRep) in association with Bill Saitta present their 1st Annual Summer Jazz Series set for JUNE 23, 24, 25 JULY 21, 22, 23 (Mini Jazz Series) and AUGUST 25, 26, 27, 2016.

The CVRep SUMMER JAZZ SERIES will kick off with jazz vocalist, Sherry Williams, Thursday, June 23 through Saturday, June 25 at 7PM. When you listen to the buttery voice of Sherry Williams you realize immediately that she is a consummate artist. Williams is what they called in the old days, a storyteller. Her masterful interpretation of the lyrics makes an over worn song meaningful, or brings an unknown song to life.

ON JULY 21, 22, 23, CVREP PRESENTS THREE NIGHTS OF HOT JAZZ. CVRep will offer a Mini Jazz Series featuring three different jazz artists performing on three consecutive nights. The Mini Jazz Series will begin on Thursday, July 21 with guitarist Peter Sprague and his vocalist partner, Leonard Patton. Jazz recording artist, pianist Josh Nelson will follow on Friday, July 22 and

virtuoso trumpeter, vocalist, entertainer, Carl Saunders and his jazz quartet will perform on Saturday, July 23. (SEE SCHEDULE DETAILS BELOW).

MINI JAZZ SERIES SCHEDULE Thursday Evening, July 21, world-renowned jazz guitarist-composer Peter Sprague and his vocalist partner Leonard Patton will perform music that bridges the genres of jazz, samba, The Beatles, Hendrix, Americana, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley.

Friday evening, July 22 jazz recording artist, Josh Nelson will perform his distinctive music and inspirational compositions. Jazz critic, Chuck Berg, has described Nelson as “a brilliant young player whose virtuosity suggest the urbane yet bluesy tradition of Oscar Peterson and Gene Harris”. Josh has recorded on countless albums, as well as for several films, and television shows. His current album, Discoveries (Steel Bird), is an exploration of and homage to Jurassic sci-fi heroes Jules

Verne, Nicola Tesla, H.G. Wells and the movie treatments of their works.

On Saturday, July 23, CVRep will wind up its’ Mini Jazz Series with virtuoso trumpeter, vocalist, entertainer, Carl Saunders and his jazz quartet. Mr. Saunders along with fellow jazz musicians will take us on a jazz journey through The American Songbook performing their own straight-ahead jazz renditions of songs by some of America’s greatest composers.

60’s, and 70’s. Michael will blend Rock & Roll with your favorite R& B and Latin Rhythms.

Doors open up Friday June 24th at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at the IPAC web site: www.indioperformingartscenter. org. You can call RR Class Act Entertainment for more information: (760) 7772328.

Written By: Craig Michaels Productions (760) 880-3848

EVENTS SUMMER JAZZ SERIES FINALE WITH JAZZ ARTIST, JENNIFER LEITHAM. CVRep will wind up its Summer Jazz Series with jazz bassist/composer/vocalist Jennifer Leitham performing on Thursday, August 25 through Saturday, August 27 at 7pm.

Ms. Leitham, a career Jazz musician for over 40 years has shared the stage with many renowned performers including Mel Torme’, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, Woody Herman, Benny Carter, Louis Bellson, Doc Severinsen, K.D. Lang and many others. As of now she has played on over 125 albums, including 10 albums of her own.

CVRep Summer Jazz Series performances are at the Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre located at The Atrium, 69-930 Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage. All performances will begin at 7 PM. Tickets are $30 each and includes a post-show reception sponsored by Gelson’s Market. For more information, call 760-2962966 or visit the website at www.cvrep.org The Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre is a non-profit, professional regional theatre. It is the only theatre in the Coachella Valley that has Small Professional Theatre (SPT) status with Actor’s Equity.

CVREP MISSION STATEMENT: The Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre is an educational and dramatic theater organization that presents innovative productions and children’s outreach programs designed to enrich the quality of life for Coachella Valley residents and visitors. For more information, call 760-296-2966 or visit www.cvrep.org

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BY ELENI P. AUSTIN

“MUDCRUTCH 2” (REPRISE RECORDS)

n 2007 Tom Petty released a career defining documentary, “Runnin’ Down A Dream,” directed by ‘70s film auteur, Peter Bogdanovich (“Last Picture Show,” “Paper Moon” “What’s Up Doc?”). Clocking in at a little over four hours, it charted Tom Petty’s journey from his Florida childhood, his bar band beginnings and his 30 years fronting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Reminiscing about his early years prompted Tom to reconnect with his preHeartbreakers band, Mudcrutch.

Born and raised in Gainsville, Florida, Tom Petty became entranced by Rock N’ Roll at an early age. When he was 10, he met Elvis Presley, (the King was filming “Follow That Dream” near Gainsville, and Tom’s uncle worked on the film crew). Not long after, he traded his Wham-O slingshot for a stack of Elvis 45’s. Watching the Beatles historic performance on Ed Sullivan a couple of years later cemented his ambition. He would make his living as a musician.

Gainsville was a conservative community, but it was also home to the University Of Florida.

Tom grew his hair long and started his first band, the Epics. They found a modicum of success at teen dances and college events, covering the popular Rock songs on the charts.

Inspired by the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the Byrds, Tom began writing his own songs and the Epics became Mudcrutch. The nucleus of the band included Tom Leadon on guitar, Randall Marsh on drums, Jim Lenehan on lead vocals, and Tom on bass and vocals. With the addition of guitarist Mike Campbell, the band retreated to a rural farm outside Gainsville to woodshed.

When Jim Lenehan left the band, Tom assumed lead vocal duties. The band persuaded keyboard savant Benmont Tench to join Mudcrutch and that’s when their gritty sound coalesced. The five-piece became the house band at the most popular bar in town, Dub’s Lounge, (occasionally competing with strippers for the customers’ undivided attention). They also held music festivals at Mudcrutch farm, sometimes hosting as many as 1,500 people.

Tom Leadon left the band and headed to Los Angeles, buoyed by the success his brother, Bernie had gained as lead guitarist in the Eagles.

He was replaced by bassist Danny Roberts (and later, Charlie Souza replaced Danny). Tom Petty assumed rhythm guitar duties.

After recording a demo, Tom actually

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headed to Hollywood in search of a record deal. His experience at Playboy Records was unsatisfactory, but fortune smiled on him when he actually found a piece of paper in a phone booth that included phone numbers and addresses for every major record label in town. MGM Records wanted Mudcrutch to cut a single, and London Records (original home to the Rolling Stones) wanted them to make an album.

He returned to Gainsville and the band started planning to relocate to Los Angeles. In the midst of raising cash and packing up for the trip, Tom received a call from Denny Cordell, who had somehow gotten his hands on the Mudcrutch demo. Denny began his career at Island Records and made his bones producing the Moody Blues, Procol Harum and Joe Cocker.

In 1969 Denny Cordell partnered up with Leon Russell to form Shelter Records. Russell had been a studio musician with the infamous Wrecking Crew, playing on records by Gary Lewis & The Playboys and Glen Campbell.

He toured with Delaney and Bonnie and was musical director for Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs And Englishmen tour. His solo career began in 1968.

Shelter Records had offices and studios in Los Angeles and Leon Russell’s hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Even though Mudcrutch had a handshake deal with London, Denny Cordell persuaded the band to stop at the Tulsa studio en route to Los Angeles. Despite a trip that was fraught with automotive mishaps, when the band arrived in the Sooner state, they knew they’d found a home at Shelter Records.

Once they reached L.A. in early 1975, the label rented two houses for the band and they began recording their songs. “Depot Street” was released as a single backed with “Wild Eyes.”

Other tracks they took a pass at included “On The Street,” “I Can’t Fight It” and a primitive version of “Don’t Do Me Like That.”

Unfortunately, when the single didn’t perform as expected, Shelter came back to Tom and said his continued deal with Shelter was contingent on him jettisoning the band and going solo. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, he reluctantly acquiesced breaking the news to Randall, Mike and Benmont, (Charlie had already split). It was a bitter blow.

Tom and Mike had begun a successful songwriting partnership, so he made sure Shelter kept them as a package deal. Randall Marsh returned to Florida, but Benmont remained in L.A., reconnecting with two recent Gainsville transplants, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch. Of course, when Tom and Mike started recording what was supposed to be his solo debut, he recruited Benmont, Ron and Stan and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were born.

Fast-forward 32 years later and after completing the documentary Tom Petty felt the time was right to get the gang back together.

Obviously, Mike and Benmont were close at hand. Tom Leadon had spent several years playing with Linda Ronstadt and was currently living in Nashville, and Randall Marsh had left music completely, living a quiet life in Florida.

It all came together pretty quickly, they recorded a clutch of Petty originals, along with songs by Tom Leadon and Benmont, and included a few knowing covers. Simply titled Mudcrutch, their long-overdue debut arrived in late 2008, entering the Billboard charts at #8.

They supported with a few live dates in small (but venerable) clubs like the Troubadour. It was sweet vindication for a band that had seemed like a footnote in Tom Petty’s career.

Of course, the busman’s holiday had to end, Tom and the Heartbreakers toured endlessly and released their 12th and 13th albums. But as it turns out, Mudcrutch wasn’t just a one-trick-pony.

Now they’ve returned with their sophomore effort, Mudcrutch 2, (catchy title, right?).

The album kicks into gear with “Trailer.”

Astute Heartbreakers fans will recognize it as the same song that was an outtake from the Southern Accents album back in 1985.

While the original was a sleek and polished, Mudcrutch’s rendition slows the tempo slightly, stacking “Home-On-Range” harmonica on top of boomerang guitar riffs. The unhurried momentum serves to highlight a poignant story of young love gone awry.

In the Forty years since the Heartbreakers’ self-titled debut, they have always seemed like the quintessential L.A. band. Mudcrutch is another story, you can take the boy out of the South, but you can’t take the South out of the man. Never is that more apparent than on two tracks, “Hope” and “Save Your Water.”

“Hope” feels like a trip in Mr.Peabody’s WayBack machine to a Gainsville garage, circa 1968.

It’s powered by a stompy beat, psychedelic, Hammond B3 swirls and crunchy guitar riffs that spark and pinwheel. Petty’s vocals are yowly and suitably Cro-Magnon, even as he promises to “pay back” the person who showed him “the world ain’t black” and gave him hope.

The sweet-as-molasses ramble of “Save Your Water” nearly camouflages the stinging indictment of Petty’s lyrics. Over liquid arpeggios, bedrock bass lines and a slingshot rhythm, Petty adopts his best Dylanesque sneer as he dismisses a woman who sold him down the river. “Save your water woman, I won’t drink out of your stream.”

While the Heartbreakers function as a benign dictatorship, Mudcrutch is democracy in action.

Not unlike their debut, each member gets a turn in the spotlight. Randall Marsh steps from behind the drum kit to sing lead on his angular rocker, “Beautiful World.” Whip-crack percussion and rapid guitar glissandos anchor Marsh’s philosophical musings. “Woke up this morning, I was thinking about it, I was thinking about a life/ Yeah the one that we’re livin’ and the one that we’re given and the things that turn out right.”

Tom Leadon’s track, “The Other Side Of The Mountain” is a suped-up Bluegrass breakdown, propelled by sprightly banjo, tinkly piano, locomotive rhythms and a waspish guitar solo.

The lyrics paint a vivid picture of missed romantic connections.

Benmont Tench is front and center on the Rockabilly Rave-Up, “Welcome To Hell.”

Boogie-Woogie piano runs collide with slapback bass, flick-of-the-wrist guitar and Johnny Cash’s patented boom-chicka-boom rhythms.

Benmont’s tongue is planted firmly in cheek as he compares his love life to a fiery abyss of loneliness. “Welcome To Hell, population me, local attraction: the heartbreak sea/The smell in the air of my blooming despair, by the dry wishing well, welcome to hell.”

Finally, Mike Campbell checks in with a musical road trip toward salvation, “Victim Of Circumstance.” If Elvis Costello and the Attractions ever collaborated with the Grateful Dead, it might have sounded something like this. The Country-tinged melody is accented by twisty organ flourishes, a blistering back beat and rollicking guitar licks. It hits the same sweet spot as Chuck Berry’s seminal classic “You Can’t Catch Me.” The action slows on a couple of tracks, “Beautiful Blue” and “Forgive It All.” The former is slow and sultry, blending ascending piano chords, warm pedal steel and crystalline guitar.

Petty is by turns wistful, diffident and lazily seductive. “Gonna move outside the city, I know some friends out there/Hang a tree with painted bottles, watch the sun dance in your hair/I wanna wrap you up in a beautiful blue.” Like a sweet southern drawl, the song envelopes the listener in gauzy instrumentation that offers a plush guitar and piano pas de deux. Benmont’s solo is expansive and eloquent.

On the latter, filigreed acoustic notes are tethered to a languid clip-clop gait and underscored by haunted keys. Tentative, spare and beautiful, Petty effortlessly slips into the skin of a lonesome gunslinger. It’s as meta as he gets, letting go of old grudges and grievances, and possibly addressing his father’s past transgressions in this trenchant couplet; “People are what people make ‘em, and that ain’t gonna change...ain’t nothin’ you can do, nothin’ you can rearrange/I forgive it all, with her I forgive it all.”

“Dreams Of Flying” feels like Petty 101, snake-charmer riffs crest over Hammond B3 colors and a pounding rhythm. The album closes with the more contemplative “Hungry No More.”

Dangling like a post-coital cigarette, it offers the big exhale.

Pliant piano runs and Byrdsy, 12 string guitars that jingle-jangle sideswipe a blustery bottleneck solo. Petty’s harmonic bass prowess is on full display here, echoing the game-changing style of Jaco Pastorious. The lyrics are melancholy, yet defiant; seemingly recalling Mudcrutch’s original enforced retirement. “This town broke my heart, and then just carried on like nothing happened at all, like nothing happened at all/And I ain’t gonna be hungry no more.”

With Mudcrutch, Tom Petty has nothing and everything to prove. He’s a Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer who’s played with Byrds, Beatles and Wilburys. It’s a true testament to his integrity that he has been instrumental in shining the spotlight on his original comrades in arms.

Mudcrutch 2 debuted at #10 on the charts, proving that sometimes, nice guys finish first.

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SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO CHANGE: THE ART OF GERALD ZELDIN

ART SCENE

June 16 to June 22, 2016

BY ANGELA ROMEO

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rte Vita Gallery is located in the burgeoning art district of Perez Road in Cathedral City. The gallery shares space with Belgian design firm, Joannes Lucas. The gallery is presently featuring Something is About to Change, selected works from the estate of Canadian artist Gerald Zeldin. “These works are stunning examples of the talent of Gerald Zeldin,” noted Gallerist Judy Hall Stapes.

Gerald Zeldin was born on Oct. 6, 1943, and died on May 20, 2010. When he died he left behind a rich legacy of work, the love and respect of students and the devotion of his wife, Madeleine. He studied at the Ontario College of Art and in 1967 he received his Masters of Fine Art at the Claremont Graduate School, Claremont California. From there Zeldin embarked on his career.

During the next twenty years he completed nine public commissions. One commission is at the Harvey Mudd College, Claremont. He participated in 23 group shows and 25 solo shows. His work was widely collected by private collectors and several museums. Zeldin started teaching at Ontario’s Sheridan College in the early 1990s.

Zeldin was surprised how his students reacted to him. “What he did not know was how many students he would inspire.

Gerald taught life drawing to animation students. He was more than a teacher or a mentor. He cared about his students and instilled in them a love of art, a love of life and belief that talent can always improve.

His former students have gone on to very success careers in animation – from major Hollywood studios to their own businesses.”

While very accomplished as an artist Gerald Zeldin maintained his humbleness.

His passion is art not his ego. He loved life -sports cars, motorcycles, movies and music. He embraced fatherhood at age 51 when he married Madeleine. She had an 11-year-old son who today is a documentary filmmaker. “Gerald used to say that we were

more than in love,” says Madeleine. “We were ‘in magic,’ and magic it was with him.

I was attracted to his honesty, kindness and passion for life from the moment I met him.”

And magic was the way Zeldin inspired students and others around him.

His art has been described as though “Objects appear to be in transition, something is toppling, something just fell and things are waiting for events, forces.

Something is about to change.” It was this mix of surrealism, color, shape and the ordinary turned extraordinary that caught Judy Stapes Hall’s eye. “Each piece is able to stand solidly on its own. Each piece reflects the artistic skill and talent of Zeldin.

Each piece captures forever a moment in time that seems to transcend time. We are pleased to be able to bring this work to the Valley.”

Madeleine Zeldin is happy to have his work here. “Gerald always wanted to return to the Valley. His piece at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont brings Gerald’s circle to a close.”

Something is About to Change, selected works from the estate of Canadian artist Gerald Zeldin is currently on display at Arte Vista Gallery 68 845 Perez Rd, Ste H-28 Cathedral City, CA 92234. It will run through the month of August. For more information visit facebook.com/ ArteVitaGallery.

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PET PLACE

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BY JANET McAFEE

HEALTHY HUMAN FOODS FOR BENJIE

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s a general rule, you should not feed your dog people food, in spite of his pleading looks at the dinner table. Several foods are extremely toxic to dogs including onions, chocolate, grapes, raisins, processed foods, garlic, macadamia nuts, avocados, and unbaked bread dough.

Xylitol artificial sweetener, used in sugar free gum and candy, can also be very harmful.

With the apparent increase of cancer in canines, whether due to increased incidence or more reporting, dog owners are exploring ways to prevent illness through improved diet. There are numerous human foods that benefit Benjie’s health.

Organic is best. If you serve your pup bites of chicken, organic range-free without hormones added is preferable. Make sure chicken has no bones or skin included.

Organic produce is best, otherwise be sure to wash pesticides off with a fruit and vegetable wash. If you have questions about the safety of any specific food you are considering feeding your pet, consult with your vet and do some online research. Here are some human foods that will provide variety to your dog’s diet and keep him healthy.

BLUEBERRIES - These healthy berries make great training treats for your canine companion. Their deep blue color is the result of anthocyanidins which are powerful antioxidants. This fruit is a great source of fiber, manganese, and vitamins C and E. The tannins found in blueberries help prevent urinary tract infections.

BROCCOLI - This can be cut in small florets and served to the pups either fresh or steamed. This healthy vegetable supports the detoxification process in dogs and humans alike. It is rich in potassium, calcium, protein, and vitamin C. GOGI BERRIES - These berries are

typically available only at health food stores.

Gogi extracts may prevent the growth of cancer cells and lower cholesterol levels.

They are a healthy alternative to use for training treats.

KALE - This healthy vegetable can be steamed and chopped and easily added to canned dog food. One to three tablespoons per day will keep your pup healthy. I chopped up steamed kale daily for one of my cats who lived to the ripe old age of 24.

CARROTS - Carrots are one of the healthiest vegetables you can feed your dog. They are high in all vitamins, A through

MOMMA BAMBEE This sweet Tortoiseshell kitty was a bit lonely when her kittens were adopted.

Now it’s 1-yr-old Bambee’s turn to enjoy a loving home of her own.

Contact Loving All Animals www.lovingallanimals.org at (760) 834-7000.

MEET GUIDO This white fluffy Shih Tzu fellow is a real little charmer. Young & playful, he was rescued by www. desertarkrescue.org in Palm Springs. Adoption donation requested.

Call (316) 990-1809.

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K, and low in calories. They make a good crunchy in-between-meal snack.

PUMPKIN - Feeding your dog pumpkin loads him up on good fiber, vitamin A, and anti-oxidants to help alleviate diarrhea and constipation. If your dog has diarrhea, a couple teaspoons of canned pumpkin can alleviate this condition. As always, call your vet when your animal has diarrhea for more than a couple days, or in the case of any other serious medical issue.

SWEET POTATOES - Cooked sweet potatoes make a great tasty addition to your pooch’s food bowl. This food is a wonderful source of vitamins and minerals.

GREEN BEANS - Dogs love these. If you have an obese dog, this low calorie vegetable can be chopped up and substituted for 1/3 of his regular food. Green beans have antiinflamatory properties that help prevent and improve chronic skin conditions.

Certain human foods can be a supplement, but should never replace your dog’s regular food. Always consult your vet when your dog has a chronic or serious medical problem. Adding a little variety to Benji’s diet will make him a healhier and happier companion.

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THE VINO VOICE

June 16 to June 22, 2016

BY RICK RIOZZA

REAL FATHER’S DAY TREATS FROM RIEDEL

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raditionally, the wine business was geared to men; both as to wine and accoutrement. Thank God there’s a new wide world of wine where everyone is included. Truly, the stats are out that female millennials are fast becoming the largest block of wine buyers in the U.S.!

Indeed, dad may have been the one who influenced the next generation of daughters to get in the game of wine. Happy Father’s Day to one and all!

For those who have browsed the aisles of the wine store are probably familiar with the brand name Riedel, the Austrian glassware company that produces glasses designed to enhance the flavor component specifically for different wine styles and individual varietal wines; add to that, vessels for spirits, beer, and even for different types of water.

And actually most people find the number of glass designs to be overwhelming!

And when it comes to pronouncing the company name, Austrians, purists, sticklers and the like want us Americans to say “Riedel” as if it rhymes with “needle”. Of course this Austrian stemware by another other name would still provide almost astonishing results.

What really grabs at the wine enthusiast is the claim that the design of a specific glass for a specific varietal actually enhances the wine’s flavor. We used to use color, bouquet, and taste to get the wine’s message. Riedel assures us and even guarantees that the shape of the glass influences the bouquet and the taste of alcoholic beverages. We all go along with the idea that a decent wine glass can surely increase the enjoyment of your quaff. However, Riedel carries glass design to the nth degree!

In their research, Riedel found that the same wine displayed completely differently characteristics when served in a variety of glasses. The differences were so great that experienced connoisseurs were made to believe that they were tasting different wines. Everyone seems skeptical at one point

or another, but we all tend to come around with this tasting technology Content determines the shape: Riedel found that the grape variety is the key factor in determining the relationship between fruit, acidity, tannin and alcohol. Riedel was then able to create shapes in which the wine, vinified from specific grape varieties, seemed to improve. They recognize the complex role that size and shape play in conveying the message of a fine wine.

There are 4 sensations in wine—and for that matter, beer and spirits as well.

Riedel’s technology strives to maximize these sensations, in particular: 1. Bouquet: quality and intensity of the wine’s aroma.

2. Texture: highlights the exciting and diverse styles of “mouthfeel” in wine (watery, creamy, silky, velvety).

3. Flavor: creates a balanced interaction between the fruit, minerality, acidity and bitter components of a wine.

4. Finish: Grape varietal specific stemware offers a pleasant, seamless, harmonious, and long lasting aftertaste.

For almost as many varietals there are in the world, Riedel probably has a specific glass for your wine. Check their vast portfolio: www.riedel.com/collections/glasscollections As mentioned above, glassware for beer and spirits are also in their line-up. Here are some new items in the Riedel collection if you’re still thinking of a gift: The Spirits Glass, Beer Glass and Highland Tumblers.

These new shapes are some fun gifts for dads who have a taste for delicious brews, sophisticated spirits, and impeccable style.

Riedel’s Veritas Beer Glass is a classic design and lightweight feel. The ultra-thin crystal allows brews to stay colder longer (because there’s less glass to conduct heat!).

I tried this glass with both a Coors Light beer and a Mexican Bohemia. All of the flavors of each beer came to life for sure. The Coors tasted clean and crisp; The Bohemia

displayed all of its complexities. This is what will deliver a new element of style to the beers dad already loves. (RiedelUSA.net, $69/set of 2) Riedel’s Veritas Spirits Glass is ideal for the connoisseur who appreciates finer spirits and elegance in after-dinner drinks. Made from Riedel’s lightest and thinnest machineblown crystal, the elongated stem and tulipshaped bowl enhance the tasting experience for cognacs, rums and most other spirits that dad prefers. It’s a pretty fancy glass, and it’s on the delicate side so keep things fairly calm. Pair the new Spirits Glass with a bottle of dad’s favorite liquor to show just how well you know him. (RiedelUSA.net, $69/set of 2) The latest glassware collection from Nachtmann (a division of Riedel), is launching just in time for Father’s Day. The

colored Nachtmann Highland Tumblers are an easy way to add a pop of brilliance to dad’s home bar.

The new colored tumblers come in Smoke, Aqua, Reseda (green) and Amber, unique colors definitely—kind of retro color and design. With each color packaged individually, readers can pick out the one that best fits their dad’s drinking style whether he’s an Old fashioned kind of man or prefers Mint Juleps. These cut-crystal tumblers’ own a classic aesthetic. It’s very sturdy glass that’s actually very fun to hold. I like to use it for everything now. Available for $19.90 via www.RiedelUSA.net Rick is your somm-about-town entertaining and conducting at wine events, restaurant venues, and wine tastings.

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MÉLANGE AT THE CHATEAU AT LAKE LA QUINTA

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f it weren’t for Restaurant Week we may have never discovered Mélange, a hidden gem located on Caleo Bay in La Quinta.

This fabulous little restaurant is located inside The Chateau at Lake La Quinta, a 24 room bed and breakfast that sits on Lake La Quinta. Upon entering I was immediately impressed with the ambience that included a large horseshoe shaped bar in the middle of the room and large windows offering a gorgeous view of the lake and a winding staircase leading up to the second story rooms. Dining is available inside as well as outside on the large patio. You can also walk down a few stairs to a lower level patio area that includes couches and a closer view of the beautiful homes surrounding the water.

On our first visit to Mélange, my husband and I were accompanied by my daughter and her husband. We were all excited to try a new place. We were seated as soon as we walked in and our lovely waitress Casey took our drink orders right away. They have an extensive wine list and I chose a Sonoma Chardonnay that was an ample pour. The others all decided on craft cocktails of which the restaurant has many refreshing selections to choose from.

Since we were there for Restaurant Week we didn’t even look at the regular menus. I already knew from looking at their website beforehand what I was going

to have. I chose the Caprese salad for my appetizer, which was a little piece of yellow tomato heaven, followed by the Sea Scallops and Jumbo Prawns over risotto with asparagus. Without a doubt, they were the BEST scallops I have EVER had.

Perfect consistency and oh so tasty! My husband chose the Caesar salad that was served with fresh, shaved parmesan and anchovies, followed by his entrée of Braised Short Ribs, which were tender and juicy and were served with mashed potatoes and roasted vegetables. My daughter went with the Chicken Piccata in a white wine lemon butter sauce with capers that was to die for.

She also enjoyed the Caprese salad for her starter.

My son-in-law selected the smoked salmon for his appetizer followed by the

Rack of Lamb, which was perfectly prepared and plated and was accompanied by roasted French rosemary purple potatoes, sautéed spinach and peppers. The presentation of each one of these culinary delights, were mini masterpieces of their own.

For dessert we shared a date bread pudding, trio of sorbets and the best darn cheesecake any of us had ever tasted. To go with our desserts we all enjoyed a healthy pour of Hennessey in a large snifter. A perfect ending to a most delicious dining experience! Mélange has it all: impeccable service, inviting ambiance and fantastic food prepared by Executive Chef Nestor Ruiz.

We enjoyed our time at Mélange so much that we had to go back. This time it was just going to be for a couple cocktails

sitting at the bar. We arrived at 4:30 and left way after they closed at 9pm. While sitting at the bar we struck up a conversation with some lovely ladies who were out of town travel agents. So we decided to have a couple appetizers with our drinks. After all it was Happy Hour. And we were lucky enough to have our same server again. Casey is the best! The crab cake sliders were delicious, however the ahi pokatini was unlike any other ahi appetizer I’ve ever had and I can’t wait to return for another. By this time our good friend and writer for CV Weekly, Bronwyn, came in with her 2 daughters and joined us. Soon after, one of her friends joined us and before we knew it we were ordering a full dinner. After the ladies left, my husband and I enjoyed a romantic dessert and snifter on the lower level patio on the comfy couches enjoying what might be the last nighttime breeze we have in the desert for a while. I really can’t say enough about our new favorite place. Check it out for yourself!

Breakfast is served from 7:30am10:30am. Lunch from 11:00am-2:00pm.

Dinner from 5pm-9pm. Happy Hour is Sunday-Thursday from 2:00pm-6:00pm.

Mélange is located at 78120 Caleo Bay Dr. Call 760-564-7332 for reservations. Visit their website at www. thechateaulakelaquinta.com.

Caesar Salad

Rack Of Lamb

Braised Short Ribs

Ahi Pokatini

Signature Martini

Caprese Salad

Scallops & Prawns

Chicken Piccata

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COYOTE STAGEWORKS OFFERED MATCHING GIFT FROM TELEVISION LUMINARY DAVID LEE

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oyote StageWorks, the awardwinning Actors’ Equity professional theater company, will be the recipient of a significant matching gift in support of their upcoming season.

Nine-time Emmy Award-winning television producer and writer David Lee, best known for Frasier, Wings, and Cheers,

has generously offered to match all gifts up to $30,000 between now and Labor Day. Of this tremendous gift, Lee said “Coyote StageWorks consistently has produced much of the finest live theater in the Valley, but it is a wellkept secret. I make this matching gift to support their continuing artistic excellence, to draw attention to

this wonderful company, and to put the community on notice that without their financial support we could lose this precious commodity.” In making this commitment, he hopes to encourage people who haven’t supported Coyote StageWorks to step up and do so now while they can double the effect of their donation.

Founding Artistic Director Chuck Yates said of the matching gift, “We’re planning a very exciting season, the details of which will be announced shortly, but as my mother used to say, ‘It takes money to make money,’ and in our case, it takes money to produce and to promote compelling theatre. On behalf of the entire company, we are tremendously grateful to David Lee for his belief in our company. His heart is truly with us as we begin lining up our productions for next season, and we can’t thank him enough.”

Coyote StageWorks 2016-17 Season will be presented in the Palm Springs Art Museum’s Annenberg Theater, with details to be announced soon. Their 2015-16 season, generously sponsored by Annette Block and David Lee, included Art by Yasmina Reza, and Agnes of God by John Pielmeier, which garnered across-the-board glowing reviews from The Desert Sun’s Bruce Fessier and Broadway World.com’s Don Grigware who judged it ‘stellar’ and said “The performances from all three actresses are astounding.” For its annual benefit gala, Coyote StageWorks presented Oscar Wilde’s brilliant comedy The Importance of Being Earnest (in New York).

Coyote StageWorks is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 company dedicated to advancing theatre as a vital art form in the desert communities of the Coachella Valley. It is their mission to provide a forum for thoughtprovoking, entertaining, and culturally significant works in an environment that nurtures the creativity of the individual and the enrichment of the community. A recent recipient of the Shiny Apple Award from the Palm Springs Unified School District for their service to local students, Coyote StageWorks was voted ‘Best Live Theater’ in Desert Magazine’s “Best of the Valley” reader’s poll in 2013 and 2014, and won an astonishing 20 Desert Star Awards from the Desert Theatre League in October 2014.

Since the company’s first production in 2009 it has earned 62 Desert Star Awards.

For more information about Coyote StageWorks and its 2016-2017 season, please visit coyotestageworks.org. Group sales: 760-318-0024. To purchase individual tickets or subscriptions, call 760-325-4490 or visit annenbergtheater.org.

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THEATRE

AWARD-WINNING, PROFESSIONAL COACHELLA VALLEY THEATER COMPANY GEARING UP FOR NEXT SEASON

David Lee is an American television producer, director, and writer. He co-wrote and coproduced The Jeffersons and Cheers with Peter Casey. He and Casey co-created Wings and Frasier alongside the late David Angell under Grub Street Productions. Lee also directed many revivals of Broadway musicals, including South Pacific starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Reba McEntire,

Can-Can, and Camelot. Lee was nominated eighteen times for Primetime Emmy Awards winning nine out of those nominations.

He also won the Directors Guild Award, the Golden Globe Award, Producers Guild Award, GLAAD Media Award, British Comedy Award, three Television Critics Association Awards, two Humanitas Prizes, and the Peabody Award.

Laura Julian, Britt Adams, and Marsha Waterbury.

Performing in stage production of “Agnes of God.”

Photo By David A. Lee

Larry Rabin, Mark Engel, and Chuck Yates.

Performing in stage production of “Art.”

Photo By David A. Lee

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SCREENERS

OFFLINE AND IN YOUR FACE NOW PLAYING: WARCRAFT

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playing the online game. The answer is no.

If you had no problem with “Star Wars” or the “Lord of the Rings” movies, this one will work just fine for you.

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: FANTASTIC PLANET (1973)

Blu-ray, looks and sounds great. Plus there’s an Alternate English-language soundtrack and a new English subtitle translation.

Among the generous extras on this are “Les temps morts” (1965) and “Les escargots” (1966), two early short films by director René Laloux and illustrator Roland Topor. Also, look for “Laloux sauvage,” a 2009 documentary on Laloux and an episode of the French television program “Italiques” from 1974 about Topor’s work that features an interesting interview with artist Topor from 1973.

EUREKA (1983)

In the works for over a decade, Legendary Pictures’ big budget ($180 mil) “WARCRAFT,” is a 3D epic adventure of the world-bashing game that does justice to Blizzard Entertainment’s multi-player online video game that, over the years, has enlisted an enthusiastic global virtual army of semiobsessed players. Director Duncan Jones (David Bowie’s son) – an avid player for years – co-wrote the engaging screenplay that essentially brings to vivid and detailed life the original 1994 iteration of the strategy game that exploits the innate conflict when Orcs invade the human world after the demise their own. Even if you are not a “Warcraft“ gamer, it’s easy to get caught up in the emotion of the drama of a tribe fighting for their families and for the future after their leader has destroyed their world. At the screening I attended, a satisfied member of the audience told me: “As a franchise, this is better than anything from Marvel or DC.” If you are wondering if the pleasure of this movie hinges on knowing the back-story or

Nothing else has ever looked or felt like director René Laloux’s animated marvel.

This politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction is set on a distant planet called Ygam, where enslaved humans (Oms) are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants (Draags). After Terr, kept as a pet since infancy, escapes from his gigantic captor, he is swept up by a band of radical fellow Oms who are resisting the Draags’ oppression and violence. With eerie, coolly surreal cutout animation by Roland Topor; brilliant psychedelic jazz score by Alain Goraguer; and wondrous creatures and landscapes, this Cannes-awarded 1973 counterculture classic is a perennially compelling statement against conformity and violence.

The crisp new 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the

the exceptional cast, witty screenplay and solid direction. Revisit this film and be reminded of a time when Woody Allen was really funny. A fun bonus feature includes all-new interviews with the film’s creative team. Twilight Time Movies limited edition (only 3,000 units). Blu-ray.

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Directed by Nicolas Roeg (“Walkabout,” “Don’t Look Now,” “Bad Timing”) “Eureka” tells the strange tale of a gold obsessed Klondike prospector (Gene Hackman) who becomes the richest man in the world only to find himself beset, classically, with terrible problems that include a soul-destroying daughter (Theresa Russell) and a passel of schemers -- Rutger Hauer, Joe Pesci, and Mickey Rourke among them -- bent on stripping him of his massive fortune. This sensational film about greed and passion by an acclaimed cinematic master is ripe for rediscovery. Hackman pulls out all the stops amping up the intensity of his madness and Russell is alluring and scary as Hackman’s soul-destroying daughter. The movie asks: What’s the price we pay for getting what we want? Screen Archives limited edition. Bluray.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S SEX COMEDY (1982) Woody Allen’s whimsical spoof is like a well-preserved but still tasty cotton candy confection. This period-style romantic roundelay is set in and around a magnificent—and apparently magical— country house. The plot focuses on a nutty inventor (naturally, Allen himself), his frustrated wife (Mary Steenburgen), a philosopher cousin (Jose Ferrer), his much younger fiancée (Mia Farrow who makes her first appearance in an Allen film), a randy doctor (Tony Roberts), and a freethinking nurse (Julie Hagerty) – the hook-up possibilities here are, of course, endless. The gorgeous cinematography is by the great Gordon Willis. The look of the film matches

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A delicious atmosphere of dread is maintained in this successful horror sequel to “Cloverfield.” It’s also a reminder that not all monsters are on the outside. More often than not, they reside within what we assume to be the safe confines of home.

After surviving a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up to find herself in an underground bunker with two men. Howard (John Goodman) tells her that a massive chemical attack has rendered the outside air unbreathable. He says their only hope of survival is to remain inside. Despite the so-called comforts of home the bunker is clearly a prison and Howard’s controlling and threatening nature makes Michelle want to escape. But after taking matters into her own hands, she discovers the disturbing truth about the outside world. As an actor John Goodman carries a comic persona.

Here, he is pure menace and locks in the ominous tone of the movie.

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BOOK REVIEW

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BY HEIDI SIMMONS

A GIFT GUIDE FOR FATHER’S WHO LOVE TO READ

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y father loves to read about history.

This makes it fun and easy for me to choose a good book for Father’s Day. Historical nonfiction is some of the most fascinating, compelling and entertaining reading on the shelves today. More often than not, this genre reads better than fiction.

If your dad doesn’t have a thing for history, consider another topic he might enjoy. I guarantee there will be a book on a subject he loves. Here are some ideas to find the perfect book for your dad.

History – George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger (Penguin, 272 pages).

In August 1776, General George Washington realized he and his army could not militarily defeat the British, so he put together an elite group called the Culper Spy Ring, a sophisticated and secretive intelligence network. Authors Kilmeade and Yaeger reveal that this little-known, small organization changed the direction of the revolutionary war.

Business – Breaking Rockefeller: The Incredible Story of the Ambitious Rivals Who Toppled an Oil Empire by Peter B. Doran (Penguin, 352 pages).

Our world today is about global economics and this books shows how it always has been. From Russia to New York and the British Parliament, moguls fight for the control and dominance of oil.

This is about cutthroat businessman changing the game for which we all still pay for today.

Science – The Gene: An Intimate History

by Siddartha Mukherjee (Scribner, 608 pages).

It seems the whole human species can be revealed in our DNA. One of the most significant breakthroughs of our time is the quest to understand our genetic heredity and how it may influence our lives especially regarding our health and personality type. Author Mukherjee untangles how genetics will translate from the lab to the real world and explores the moral complexity of the ability to alter the human genome.

Surfing – Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan (Penguin, 464 pages). This is an autobiography of a surf rat who figures out how to keep doing what he loves while maintaining a family and a job. It is part travelogue, adventure, history and social commentary.

Technology – The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future by Steve Case (Simon & Schuster, 240 pages). The digital age is changing fast and entrepreneur and author Case the former CEO of America Online, reveals how life and business will be changing and the required skills that will be necessary to survive.

Biography – Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (Penguin, 832 pages). Released in 2005, this book is now on the bestseller list due to the Tony winning Hip-Hop Broadway musical “Hamilton.” This book delivers new insights and sets the record straight on how the US gained political and economic strength because of Hamilton’s ideas and sacrifices that, at the time, were not fully appreciated.

Memoir – Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (Scribner, 400 pages). Building his business from the ground

up, author Knight shares the good times and bad as he and a rag-tag group of eccentric athletes form Nike to become one of America’s favorite and most successful companies.

Music – It’s a Long Story: My Life by Willie Nelson (Little Brown and company, 416 pages).

Nelson is a beloved American icon and in his biography he tells all. From music awards to Farm Aid and government persecution, Nelson has survived it all and candidly shares his personal passions. Recently turning 80 years old, this book gives the reader insight into his songs, his kindness and his generosity. Even when it includes the “F” bomb now and then, Nelson is charming and real.

Mystery – The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg (Grand Central, 368 pages). Caught up in a man’s world, Hazel Nash must make sense of an accident she cannot remember that killed her father. When the FBI inquires about her dad and his relationship with another dead man, she finds herself involved in a conspiracy that includes a priceless book that belonged to Benedict Arnold.

Thriller – Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham

(Knopf Doubleday, 352 pages), this book came out toward the end of last year and remains on the bestseller list. A lawyer who is an outsider has an office in a bulletproof, kitchenette enhanced, and Wi-Fi enabled van, finds himself embroiled with shady clients who he is compelled to defend even if he must bend the law to get them a fair trail.

Essays – The View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins, 544 pages).

With over 60 wide-ranging nonfiction essays, author Gaiman provides insight, inspiration and incisive observations that cover a myriad of topics from ghosts to Hollywood.

Whether your father reads Gaiman’s fiction or not, this provocative collection of ideas is fun, smart and accessible for anyone with a broad interest in the world and values create thinking.

Humor – Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy by Judd Apatow (Random House, 576 pages). What is humor and what makes something funny? Writer, director and producer of film and television some of which include 40 Year-Old Virgin, Trainwreck and Knocked Up has compiled intimate conversations with some of the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years that include Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr, Harold Ramis, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, and Lena Dunham.

Books always make great gifts.

Happy Father’s Day!

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RADICAL EXTREMISM

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he attack at the LGBTQ club in Orlando last week was a hate crime undertaken by a deeply disturbed Muslim man. Despite a victim count of more than 100 people killed or wounded, this horrific event equates to less than 2% of all hate crimes in the United States in a year.

The FBI reported 6,727 hate crimes in the United States in 2014. Of these, nearly 50% of all crimes were because of a person’s race, 20% due to a person’s sexual orientation and 17% based on a person’s religious beliefs.

Of these 6,727 crimes, African-Americans were targeted more than 2,000 times, Caucasians more than 700 times, Jewish Americans 650 times and Gay Men 400 times.

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Jewish Americans were the most likely to experience a hate crime followed by the LGBTQ community, Muslims and African Americans. The LGBTQ community is more likely to suffer a violent hate crime than any other group by a 3 to 1 rate versus Muslims who are the second most persecuted group.

British intelligence network, MI5 did a comprehensive study of Islamic terrorism recruits. Their research found that politically motivated male Muslims who were under 30 years of age and religious novices were the most likely to become violent. MI5 found that a large portion of the radicalized partook in “drugs, drinking and prostitutes.”

More than two-thirds had criminal records.

As the San Bernardino and Orlando selfradicalized terrorists exemplified, nearly half are well educated, have children and hold jobs.

Both British and American counterterrorism agencies found that nearly half of all radical Islamists who engaged in violent activities came from middle to upper class families.

Mark Fallon, a retired US counterterrorism expert, states that there is no one thing that causes someone to self-radicalize. His studies found that each situation is caused by deeply personal reasons that push the

radicalized person into active action. In San Bernardino, the shootings appeared to be triggered by a co-worker who pushed the terrorist’s buttons. In Orlando, the terrorist was triggered by his extreme reaction to gay men kissing in public.

Harvard professor Samuel Huntington penned an article in 1993 that stated that politics in the 21st century would be dominated by religious militancy. At the time, his article was scoffed. Twenty-three years later, few disagree with him.

Radical extremism of all kinds is one of the greatest threats to global stability.

Radicalization appears to be fueled by economic conditions that concentrate wealth in the hands of an elite few while leaving masses of young people disenfranchised and looking for ways to make use of their lives.

American researcher, Laird Wilcox has studied fringe extremism of all kinds.

He states that extremism in politics is exemplified by the speaker engaging in character assassination of his or her rivals as well as using name calling and labelling.

These behaviors are done as a way to marginalize rivals while characterizing them as evil. We need look no further than Donald Trump to see this behavior in action.

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The combination of religious extremism with political extremism leads to a violent form of statism which has been the single largest killer of mankind throughout the history of the world.

Lastly, a Gallup organization poll found that 6% of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims felt that the 9/11 attacks were justified. If that number is accurate, this means that we could have nearly 100 million people in the world who support radical Islam. If only 0.001% of those radicals were to take action against us in a manner similar to the San Bernardino or Orlando shooters, we have another 1,000 extremists ready to take action out there.

Haddon Libby is an Investment Advisor for Winslow Drake and can be reached at 760.449.6349 or HLibby@WinslowDrake. com.

DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW

THE 15 BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT CAN DESTROY YOUR ACCIDENT CASE 1.

CALL POLICE: You often need the police report to establish liability 2. WAITING TO LONG TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY: Once evidence gets cold or destroyed it makes it difficult to get maximum value on your case.

3. DO NOT HIDE PRIOR ACCIDENTS FROM YOUR LAWYER: The insurance company has extensive data bases and will find prior accidents and your hiding them can only come back to bite you.....you know where.

4. MISSING MED APPOINTMENTS OR GAP IN TREATMENTS: Adjusters know jurors expect someone injured to treat on a regular basis without missing appointments.

Otherwise jurors ask “how badly could they have been injured”?

5. MISSING WORK: If the insurance co learns you could have worked but instead went to Europe for 3 weeks (because you were injured) will only hurt you.

6. INSURANCE: Many CV locals DO NOT HAVE AUTO INSURANCE. You need more than the minimum insurance on your car with elevated UM. Without more than $15k you are taking your life in your own hands.

From December 2015 to January 2016 two of my clients died in separate accidents and the at fault party had $15k or NO insurance coverage AND my clients only had $15k. How do you explain to the survivors that they will only get $15k (if there are no other assets) because their loved one was under insured.

7. PROPERTY DAMAGE: Don’t take your car

to a neighbor’s body shop so that a property damage bill of $7000 is only $2500. A criteria for settling is looking at the damage to the car. You don’t want your lawyer to present a small PD bill to the insurance company or jury. Beware if the adjuster meets to give an estimate and asks the driver to take a photo with you bending over and pointing at the rear dented quarter panel and right before he snaps the pix he says SMILE. You have complained to your med providers that you hurt and cannot bend and are in constant pain. That photo will be inconsistent with your medical complaints.

8. ADMITTING LIABILITY: You talk to the police officer and by accident admit you are partly at fault. DO NOT SIGN OR ADMIT ANYTHING. 9. SILENCE IS GOLDEN: Talking to the Adjuster: the old adage that Silence is Golden is especially true with PI cases. It is not only what you say BUT what the adjuster or officer THOUGHT HE HEARD YOU SAY. DON’T GIVE A STATMENT TO ANY INSURANCE CO WITHOUT YOUR LAWYERS OK 10. NO IMMEDIATE MED TREATMENT: You refuse to go to the hospital by ambulance because you do not want to incur an ambulance bill or emergency room bill with your limited finances. Failure to seek immediate medical treatment hurts your case. In my office we get all medical treatment on liens.

11. HANDLING IT YOURSELF: Don’t initially handle the case. Getting maximum recovery

is a “work of art”. Don’t put your bills through Medicare or Medicaid. There are many reasons but just do not do it.

12. TREATMENT WITH WRONG DOC: Don’t go to your current doctor rather than one that has not seen you before. Your doctor’s file has all your prior complaints and injuries and we all have skeletons in our closet or what the insurance company will interpret as a skeleton such as: prior accidents; seeing a shrink (that does not play well in front of some jurors unless you see the doc for this accident); having a venereal disease; having had an abortion (without sharing with your spouse); having an alcohol or drug issue etc.

13. DOCTOR EXPERIENCES WITH MED/ LEGAL REPORTS: You want a doctor who is not only a good physician but is good at preparing MED/LEGAL reports. The doctor’s description of your pains is critical. The doctor may tell you to come back in a month and soak in hot bath. A month later you can’t get an appointment for another 3-4 weeks. You wind up with a small medical bill and that suggests to lawyers, judges, adjusters and juries that you were not hurt.

14. OUT OF TOWN LAWYER: Don’t hire a lawyer from out of town. Though good lawyers, they will not know the local judges and court personnel (clerks and bailiffs) and a lawyer can often get a lot of info from them... if they are friends.

15. SOCIAL MEDIA (FB): Don’t post that you’re feeling great or running to play tennis or

golf. The insurance company will argue if you were well enough to play a sport you could not be hurt that badly. Social media is the biggest advance for insurance companies who no longer have to hire private investigators. They can learn from your daily posts how you are doing and that could be the kiss of death for your case. Take down your social media until the case is over. The insurance company can determine your friends and have investigators talk to them and learn how healthy you are.

Your friends may assume you are ok because you do not complain.

IF you have any suggestions for future article contact me 760-837-7500/ dale@ dalegribowlaw.com DALE GRIBOW - TOP LAWYER - Palm Springs Life 2011-2017 AVVO Perfect 10.0 Peer Rating “Preeminent” Rating by Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory “Best Attorneys of America” Rue, (Limited to Top 100 Attorneys/State) Legal Eagle “Best and Brightest Legal Minds” by Palm Springs Life- June 2016 Client Appreciation Award/ Martindale Hubbell Client Distinction Award- 2015 10 BEST ATTORNEYS for California for Client Satisfaction -DUI Law- Selected 2015.

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SAFETY TIPS

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

RUN, HIDE OR FIGHT? SURVIVING AN ACTIVE SHOOTING INCIDENT!

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ow did this happened again? Anger, sadness and a tremendous feeling of disappointment and let down, I never thought I’d be writing an article of this nature. Run, Hide or Fight? Surviving An Active Shooter in the United States of America. What’s happened to us?

Being able to protect yourself in an active shooter situation begins with having a good sense of what’s going on around you. Knowing your environment is one of the most important safety precautions you can take in any situation.

Part of being aware of your environment, means knowing how to get out when things go bad. Upon entering any new area, the first thing you want to do is look for every possible escape route and exit that you can find.

Follow your instincts. If a situation seems odd, if something seems out of place, or your gut tells you something isn’t right, listen to your instincts and don’t wait around to find out what happened.

Your first line of defense – Escape! This is first and foremost on the list of options. In an active shooter situation, the first thing you want to do is try to escape. This isn’t a movie or a video game; when the bullets start flying the last place you want to be is anywhere near the shooter.

Once you hit the exit, keep going. Distance is one of the keys to surviving the situation.

Take cover. Taking cover means moving yourself away from any possible harm. If you can’t safely

remove yourself from the situation, the next best option may be to take cover hit the floor and curl into a ball.

When all else fails, Fight! Critics of this option will probably argue that you should never try to attack a shooter. But if you’re in a situation where there’s no place to run, and no place to seek cover, what other option do you have? Most critics fall silent when asked that question.

Once you have exited the building, or removed yourself from the situation, don’t drop your guard.

What if the shooter returns? What if there are other shooters waiting outside the exits?

There’s a lot to learn so watch this video: www. activeshooter.lasd.org or contact your local law enforcement.

Stay Strong America and if you see something, say something!

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

HEALTH&FITNESS

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merican men, on average, die almost 5 years earlier than women but, according to the Centers for Disease Control, women are 100% more likely to visit the doctor for annual examinations and preventive services than men. That’s food for thought! Here are some ideas you men can adopt to help you feel better and live longer.

Men need between 7-9 hours of sleep nightly. Lack of sleep causes chronic diseases and conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. If you have trouble falling asleep, get some inexpensive melatonin at the drugstore and pop one under your tongue just before bedtime.

Quitting smoking lowers your risk of heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and other smoking-related illnesses.

Second-hand smoke causes health problems similar to those that smokers have, so avoid it and keep your children away from it. To protect you and your family from skin cancer, seek shade, wear protective clothing and sunglasses, and wear a broad spectrum sunscreen with at least SPF 15.

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you manage stress. Aim for at least 2½ hours of moderate-intensity aerobic activity every week, and do strengthening activities that work all major muscle groups on two or more days a week. Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables every day (fresh or frozen).

Fruits and vegetables have lots of vitamins and minerals that can help protect you from chronic diseases. Avoid food high in calories, sugar, salt, fat, and alcohol.

Find a doctor you like and check in once a year and keep track of your numbers for blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), and any others you may have. And get vaccinated – everyone needs immunizations to stay healthy.

Reducing your number of sex partners can decrease your risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Be sexually active with only one person who has agreed to be sexually active only with you. Get tested because most STDs don’t have symptoms and often go undiagnosed and untreated. June27 is National HIV Testing Day and you can get tested quickly at Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine, 82-915 Avenue 48 in Indio. Call for an appointment at 760-342-4414.

SPORTS SCENE

BY FLINT WHEELER

2016 U.S. OPEN - BEST & WORST BETS

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his weekend the world’s best golfers will head to Oakmont Country Club, widely regarded as the toughest course in the country, for the 2016 US Open.

Oakmont takes a long, tough course with greens made of glass along with 6-8 inch deep rough. The last time the USGA got a hold of Oakmont for the US Open, back in 2007, the winning score was a 5-over 285 by Angel Cabrera.

So in looking at the board for value, I want players that play well on difficult courses, avoid the big number, have a good history in Opens and are coming in playing quality golf.

Best values Justin Rose (20/1): The 2013 U.S. Open champion has always fared well at very difficult courses. He won the Open at Merion and has PGA Tour wins at Congressional, Muirfield Village and Doral. Those are beastly courses. He hasn’t played since The Players, but in 11 events this season he has eight top 25s and five top 10s. Rose finished T10 at Oakmont in 2007 and has four top 10 finishes in the last five majors. I like Rose’s value best among the top 10 guys on the board here.

Brandt Snedeker (50/1): Snedeker was as hot as anyone on Tour to start 2016, but cooled off in the early spring. A T17 last week may indicate his game is rounding into form and he’s already got a T10 in the first major of the year at the Masters. The Open has always fit Snedeker’s game as he has four top 10 finishes and three other top 25s (including the ‘07 US Open at Oakmont) since 2007.

Charl Schwartzel (60/1): Schwartzel is in solid form of late, with a T25 and T11 finish in his last two starts, and he’s been a steady U.S. Open performer since 2010.

Even though he’s a Masters champion, the Open has consistently been the major where he performs the best. He’s got four top 25s (2 top 10s) in the last six Opens, including a seventh place finish last year.

Worst values Rory McIlroy (7/1): This may come as a

surprise. Rory won the Irish Open recently and has been a top 10 machine this season -five top 10s in his last seven PGA Tour starts -- but I still have some concerns about him being the co-favorite with Jason Day from a value perspective.

Yes, he’s been getting top 10s, but many of those have been backdoor top 10s, where he’s not in contention on Sunday and posts a low number to move up the leaderboard into a quality finish. He’s also scrambling desperately to figure out his putting. Even in his win in Ireland, he had 127 putts over four days, and quickly ditched the cross-handed grip he’d been trying out to go back to the conventional style.

Rory is a contender for sure, but I›m not sure his putting is in good enough form for the speedy greens at Oakmont. When he won in 2011 at Congressional -- in one of the most impressive displays ever at a U.S. Open -- he was doing everything well. We haven›t seen that same Rory this year.

Henrik Stenson (25/1): I understand that his world ranking dictates that he›s among the favorites, but Stenson›s form right now and performance in recent majors has me wary of him in this spot. He hasn›t finished in the top 10 at a major since the 2014 PGA and has missed the cut in his last two PGA Tour starts. He made a charge for a T4 at his home event in Sweden on the European Tour last week, but his putting this year has not been good.

Bubba Watson (30/1): I›m not sure what›s going on with Bubba right now, but he›s in a funk. Watson was as hot as can be in late February and early March, winning at the Northern Trust and then finishing second at Doral, but since then he›s yet to record a top 25 finish in four events.

Watson has never fared well at the U.S. Open, missing the cut three of the last four years. The punishing rough of the Open isn›t something Watson deals with well, and, even though his lone top 10 of his career at a U.S. Open was in 2007 at Oakmont.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of June 16

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The coming months will be a favorable time to boost your skills as a cagey warrior. I don’t mean you should push people around and get into lots of fights. Rather, the goal is for you to harness your aggressiveness constructively and to wield your willpower with maximum grace. In the face of fear, you will not just be brave, but brave and crafty. You’ll refrain from forcing storylines to unfold before they’re ready, and you’ll rely on strategy and good timing instead of brute strength and the decree “Because I said so.” Now study this counsel from the ancient Chinese statesman Zhuge Liang, also known as Crouching Dragon: “The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Everything you do in the coming days should be imbued with the intention of enhancing the Flow. It’s high time to identify where the energy is stuck, and then get it unstuck. You have a sacred mandate to relieve the congestion . . . to relax the tweaks . . . to unravel the snarls if you can, or simply cut through them if necessary. You don’t need to tell anyone about your secret agenda. Just go about your business with zealous diligence and unflagging purpose. If it takes more effort than you wished, so be it. If your progress seems maddeningly gradual, keep the faith.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): My long-term predictions for the next 15 months are a blend of hopeful optimism and a reasonable interpretation of the astrological omens. Here we go: 1. You will have an excellent chance to smooth and soothe the rough spots in your romantic karma. 2. You will outgrow any addiction you might have to frustrating connections. 3. Unrequited love will either be requited, or else you’ll become bored with the futile chase and move on. 4. You’ll be challenged to either refresh and reinvent an existing intimacy, or else get shrewd enough not to repeat past mistakes in a new intimacy. 5. You will have an abundance of good ideas about how to install the theme of smart fun at the heart of your strongest alliances.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author Courttia Newland quotes the pre-Socratic philosopher Meno: “How will you go about finding the thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?”

In response to this riddle, Newland riffs on what it means to him: “Even more important than the journey itself, is the venture into the unknowable.

The ability to find comfort moving forwards without quite knowing where you are going.” I nominate these to be your words to live by in the coming days, Cancerian. Have open-hearted fun as you go in search of mysterious and impossible secrets! I’m confident you will track them down -- especially if you’re willing to be lost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your homework is to write a story about the life you’re going to live between now and next April. The length of this predictive tale should be at least three pages, although it’s fine if you produce more. Here are some meditations to lubricate the flow of your imagination. 1. What three questions would you love to have answered during the next 42 weeks? 2. Of the numerous adventures that might be fun to explore, which are the two that would be most consistently energizing? 3. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your attitude or revamp about your life? 4. What new privilege will you have earned by April 2017?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to an old Chinese proverb, if you want to get rich, you must have a nickname. My meditations on your future suggest that this curious formula may have some validity. The next 15 months will be a favorable time to attend to the groundwork that will ultimately increase your wealth. And your luck in doing this work is likely to be oddly good if you add a frisky tweak to your identity -- such as a zesty new nickname, for example. I suggest you stay away from clichés like Ace or Vixen or Sharpie, as well as off-putting ironic monikers like Poker Face and Stonewall. Instead, gravitate toward lively choices like Dazzler, FluxLuster, Hoochie-Coochie, or FreeBorn.

© Copyright 2016 Rob Brezsny

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): During the next 15 months, you will have an unprecedented chance to materialize a fantasy you’ve harbored for years.

Essential to your efforts will be a capacity to summon more ambition than you ever have before.

I’m not talking about the grubby self-promotion that typically passes for ambition, however. Arrogant self-importance and selfish posturing will not be part of your winning formula. Rather, the kind of ambition I’m referring to is a soaring aspiration that seeks the best and highest not just for yourself but for everyone whose life you touch. I mean the holy hunger that drives you to express impeccable integrity as you seek to master the tasks you came to Earth to accomplish. Get started!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the next 15 months, composting should be a primary practice, as well as a main metaphor. If you have been lazy about saving leftover scraps from your kitchen and turning them into fertilizer, now is an excellent time to intensify your efforts. The same is true if you have been lax about transforming your pain into useful lessons that invigorate your lust for life. Be ever-alert for opportunities to capitalize on junk, muck, and slop. Find secret joy in creating unexpected treasure out of old failures and wrong turns.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Have you ever made a fool of yourself while trying to fulfill your deepest yearnings? I hope so. If you haven’t, your yearnings probably aren’t deep enough. Most of us, on multiple occasions, have pursued our longings for connection with such unruly intensity that we have made foggy decisions and engaged in questionable behavior. That’s the weird news.

The good news is that now and then, the impulse to leave our safety zone in a quest to quench our deepest yearnings can actually make us smarter and more effective. I believe this is one of those times for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): During the next 13 months, what can you do to enhance your ability to be the boss of yourself? What practices can you engage in on a daily basis that will build your potency and authority and clout? How can you gain access to more of the helpers and resources you need to carry out your life’s master plan? These are excellent questions to ask yourself every day between now and July 2017. It’s time to find or create your ultimate power spot.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The prison population in the U.S. is over two million, more than twice what it was in 1990. In contrast, Canada keeps about 41,000 people in jail, Italy 52,000, and France 66,000. That’s the bad news.

The good news, at least for you and your tribe, is that a relatively small percentage of you will be incarcerated during the next 15 months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Aquarians all over the world will specialize in liberation. Not only will you be extra ethical; not only will you be skillful at evading traps; you will also be adept at emancipating yourself from your own delusions and limitations. Congratulations in advance! It’s time to start singing some new freedom songs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The English word “catharsis” is derived from the ancient Greek katharsis, which was a technical medical term that meant “purgation” or “purification,” as in flushing out the bowels. Aristotle converted katharsis into a metaphor that described how a drama performed in the theater could “clean out” the emotions of spectators. These days, catharsis may refer to any event that precipitates a psycho-spiritual renewal by building up and then releasing tension. I foresee at least one of these strenuous blessings in your immediate future.

Homework: If you could change your astrological sign, what would you change it to and why? Go to Freewillastrology.com and click “Email Rob.” ---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

June 16 to June 22, 2016

MIND,BODY & SPIRIT

BY BRONWYN ISON

DIGGING DEEP, SOULFULLY

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oulfully “Digging Deep” sounds intense, doesn’t it? This may be just what your soul is ordering. Dig deep, get raw and get to know one self. Ahhh, but of course, you already know who you are.

You have it resolved and feel reassured with whom you are. All right, I cannot say we’re all lost, feeling empty or falling apart, but we are evolving beings.

Many of us are lost, confused, in a daze, seeking, reaching, frustrated and completely unaware of self. Certainly I am not claiming to have all the answers nor do I have life figured out. However, I am on a journey to becoming a better human being. If one desires to accomplish this feat then one must be courageous enough to dig deep. The actual practice of digging deep isn’t sexy or overly enjoyable. Yet, when you acquire the answers to your unanswered questions there is an overwhelming sense of joy.

Brene’ Brown says, “We cannot experience joy with out gratitude.” She also says, “Joy is the most vulnerable emotion we experience.”

Generally we experience joy part-time.

We do not execute the feeling of joy with completeness because we fear it will be taken away from us. If all is going very well in your life, you may ponder and are waiting for something bad to happen. You imagine it can’t possible be this good. This is simply setting your self up for something unfortunate.

Getting back to digging deep. If you do not like the way you feel, or you’re repeating poor behaviors, or your wondering why your

conclusions are the same … it’s time to grab your hard hat, tool belt and work boots. An introspective look at your self will require you to be genuine and you will likely need a few boxes of Kleenex.

Going through life living superficially of whom or what you think you are would be a terrible tragedy. You are worthy and deserve to know your authentic self. Go deep within to discover what you are truly made of. Why you are here and what your divine purpose will be in life. Don’t allow another moment to escape you. Life is to short. A quick note to the well known/easily recognized types, fame is the wrong idea of who you are.

To be established in the truth of yourself, you must be willing to see the lies and false identity that have been running your whole life. By seeing the ways that you betray yourself, you are exposing the magician’s tricks so that you can see through them and they lose their hold. In this way you take direct responsibility for your own situation. Selfbetrayal is betraying your true self by serving the false self. The false self calls itself “myself,” but it is based in ignorance, fear, and greed. As long as you are serving the egoic selfishness, you are betraying the pure loving intelligence that is the true heart. As long as you are following thoughts instead of love, as long as you believe the voices in your head instead of the clarity of open emptiness, you are betraying yourself. – GANGAJI Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga. e-volveyoga.com 760.564.YOGA

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BEAUTY

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BY DR MARIA LOMBARDO

Dr. Maria Lombardo, Lombardo Cosmetic Surgery is located in Rancho Mirage.

She specializes in both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures including (but not limited to) facial, body and breast surgery, Botox, Latisse, and hCG diet program.

For a consultation or more information, visit lombardocosmeticsurgery.com or call 760-610-8990. Dr. Lombardo will be writing a bi-weekly column for CV Weekly.

IT SURE IS HOT THESE DAYS!

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igher temperatures can lead to lower energy, less activity and a general summer malaise. How do you stay feeling, and looking, great this summer? Dr. Maria Lombardo has some great tips to surviving the summer temperatures and staying on top of your game all year round!

1. A good night’s sleep is essential for healthy skin & well-being! No one can sleep for you so take care to get enough & have the right environment to do it! That means about 8 hours in a darkened room – light can disrupt sleep and make you feel unrested even after the correct number of hours.

2. When you sleep your skin repairs itself - get a good moisturizer so that your skin can do its job well.

3. No matter what moisturizer you use, staying hydrated from the inside is essential for healthy skin & it helps flush toxins out of your body! Don’t forget that we live in a desert… you need more water to stay hydrated than people who live elsewhere!

This is especially true in the summer, high heat months. A good rule of thumb is your weight in pounds divided by 2 = the number

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of ounces of water you need per day!

4. Everyone knows to wear sunscreen at the pool or playing sports… Here in Southern California you need a minimum of SPF 15 every day to prevent sun damage.

Even if you aren’t outside all day!

5. Summer is here and we are wearing less: shorts and sleeveless tops, not to mention swimsuits… if you are trying to lose those last few pounds to get into your bikini… Eating fresh, whole veggie, fruits, nuts & meats is the way to go! Avoiding processed foods and sugars is necessary too. The hCG diet can help you jump start the weight loss using those same foods.

6. Every cell in your body has a wall made of mostly fats! Eat healthy, good fats every day to have healthy cells! This means skin cells, blood cells & brain cells too! Omega-3 oils or capsule supplements can be helpful too.

7. Frowning & worry lines making you look angry? It might be time to try Botox to soften those lines so people will stop asking you “why are you so mad?” Sometimes the best trick to beating the heat is looking cool!

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

A LITTLE HUMOR GOES A LONG WAY

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n a recent vacation getaway my husband and I stopped at a popular bistro for dinner. We had eaten there before and enjoyed the menu offerings and casual atmosphere. Upon our arrival, we knew something had changed. Our first hint was the total chaos at the check-in desk. Three hostesses, each with their own seating system scurried around bumping into each other and murmuring hasty apologies to the guests lined up three deep. My inclination was to head out the door, but my husband, who excels in patience, convinced me otherwise.

After about twenty minutes we were shown to a table for six and then asked to wait while a booth for two was cleared. Eventually situated in a cozy area we chatted until the waiter took our drink orders. Ten minutes later he cruised our area letting us know there was a backup at the bar, but assuring us two glasses of Chardonnay would arrive soon. When the wine arrived, we quickly announced our dinner orders knowing it would be awhile before our food appeared. Sipping on my wine I noticed the atmosphere around us was tense, diners grumbled about cold food and the voices of cranky hungry children rose several decibels too high.

Sometime later when Jonathan, our waiter, appeared empty handed, my husband inquired about our order. Without missing a beat and

flashing a wide-mouth grin Jonathan assured us we would eat because the establishment “promises same day service.” At that, we all enjoyed a hearty laugh.

Jonathan’s comment flipped my simmering low-grade fume into an air of light-hearted folly.

Clearly the restaurant was deep in the weeds and our waiter, determined to survive the night, used humor to defuse the situation. It did not upset us that our order was released from the kitchen in parts beginning with my entree.

When my husband’s pasta dish appeared ten minutes later we shared a good laugh chalking it up to one of those nights when things were fated to run amok. Thanks to Jonathan’s remark, I reversed my thought process and found hilarity in a meal gone wrong.

As I surveyed my surroundings this time with an elevated mindset, I made a mental note to utilize humor more to reduce tension and manage emotions. Sharing laughter creates a connection and a bond with others.

Smiling at my husband I shared the quote: “Laughter is an instant vacation.” Offering up a silent thanks to the author of those wise words, and gratitude to Jonathan for his positive attitude, I deemed the night not a nightmare, but a success.

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching and the author of the blog, www.lifeonthesunnyside.net

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