Coachella Valley Weekly - June 23 to June 29, 2022 Vol. 11 No. 15

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BY TRICIA WITKOWER

Coachella Valley Weekly (760) 501-6228

publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com coachellavalleyweekly.com facebook.com/cvweekly twitter.com/cvweekly1 Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Kirby, Kathy Bates, Raymond Bill Club Crawler Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Head Music Writer Esther Sanchez Head Feature Writer Crystal Harrell Feature Writers Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Noe Gutierrez, Tricia Witkower Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Eleni P. Austin, Craig Michaels, Janet McAfee, Haddon Libby, Sam DiGiovanna, Dale Gribow, Rob Brezny, Denise Ortuno Neil, Dee Jae Cox, Lynne Tucker, Aimee Mosco, Ruth Hill, Madeline Zuckerman, Ed Heethuis, Daniel Paris, Michelle Borthwick, Nadia Popova, Dennis Shelly Photographers Robert Chance, Laura Hunt Little, Chris Miller, Esther Sanchez Videographer Kurt Schawacker Website Editor Bobby Taffolla Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

CONTENTS

Puddle Of Mudd at Rock Yard.................... 3 Palm Springs ShortFest 2022 .................... 5 Agua Caliente July 4th Celebration .......... 5 Breaking The 4th Wall - Juneteenth.......... 6 Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore at Pappy & Harriet's..................................... 6 Consider This - Patty Griffin....................... 8 Club Crawler Nightlife ............................... 9 Screeners................................................... 10 The Vino Voice .......................................... 12 Travel Tips 4 U ........................................... 13 Pet Place .............................................. 14-15 Good Grub - Paradise Valley Cafe............ 16 Haddon Libby ............................................17 Dale Gribow .............................................. 17 Keg Whisperer........................................... 18 Safety Tips ................................................. 18 Sag For The Soul........................................ 19 Free Will Astrology................................... 19 Cyber Corner ............................................. 20 Send Me A Trainer .................................... 20 Cannabis Corner ....................................... 21

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ulti-platinum selling rock band, Puddle of Mudd, will be performing at Fantasy Springs’ Rock Yard. This Saturday, June 25 show is free and a part of their “Rock Yard on Steroids’ outdoor concert series. Puddle of Mudd is the perfect fit for this series, as lead singer Wes Scantlin was high energy during our interview. When asked how it feels to be back on the road, touring and playing live shows after the pandemic break, Scantlin replied, “Amazing, amazing, amazing. It’s just super fun and it’s really, really cool. Fans are having a great time.” He tells me he didn’t mind the break either, though, and it was a nice time for him to sit still and be creative and he used the time to write songs.

Scantlin wears a lot of hats in the band (guitar, lead singer, songwriter), but has said songwriting is the standout part of what he does. When asked what his songwriting process is and if there’s a moment where he know he’s hit that songwriting sweet spot, he tells me, “You do. You know it’s hit or miss, but the little songbird lands on your shoulder and you’re kinda like, wow, hold on a second…this is really cool. It’s really fulfilling and encouraging as a songwriter. Some of the songs it doesn’t happen, but when it does, it is magical.”

When they’re on tour, Scantlin swears off fun as part of his regimen to take care of his voice. “Well, number one is sleep. Then vocal warmups are a daily deal. Ya know, I just try to keep in shape and stay as healthy as possible.

I don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t yell, don’t go to clubs. Don’t go have fun, basically.” The fun, he tells me, is in watching the crowd have a good time and giving them the greatest performance they can.

When not writing his own music, on Scantlin’s personal playlist lately, he tells me, is Halsey and hip hop.

“Halsey did this great SNL performance.

I’ve been listening to that and a lot of hip hop, because the beats are really cool.”

Part of his love for hip hop stems from his six-year stint from 10-16 years old as a breakdancer. “We were at a trailer park and there was this place, Top 10 Riverside in Missouri, and we were a break fight team.

We would show up and it was happening!

Everybody was really young, but it was a serious thing.” Asked if he ever breakdances anymore, “Yeah like every day! I dance all the time.”

Puddle of Mudd was formed in 1991, and in the twenty plus years since, has sold over 7 million records worldwide, many resulting in hit singles. What is Scantlin most proud of since releasing their debut album? “You know, just weathering the storm and not dying. I love to write music and I love to sing and dance and have fun and that’s just the way it’s been since I was 10. I feel like I’m

doing pretty darn good and I’ll just continue to write some cool stuff.”

Scantlin looks forward to the band’s trip to the Coachella Valley and after entertaining fans, his goal is to “Try to not die of overheating! Stay healthy and keep writing try to come up with next coolest thing. Keep God first place, always.”

Head to Fantasy Spring’s Rock Yard on Saturday, June 25 for this free show where you can hear Puddle of Mudd perform their high-energy hits. You never know, there may even be some breakdancing.

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P.S.SHORTFEST

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ovie buffs and film aficionados have something to look forward to this summer as the 28th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest returns to hold all of its screenings in-theatre at the Palm Springs Cultural Center from June 21 to 27.

The festival will screen 51 curated programs showcasing 300 films, including 38 World Premieres, 17 International Premieres, 35 North American Premieres and 18 U.S. Premieres. More than 5,800 short films from 134 countries were submitted.

“Despite the extraordinarily challenging times, short filmmakers have continued to produce some of the most entertaining, urgent and moving art today. We are so proud of their films and honored to be sharing their work with our loyal Palm Spring audience and the world. We are looking forward to helping create the connections and rare experiences only a film festival can make happen,” said interim ShortFest Director Sudeep Sharma.

This last February, the Palm Springs International Film Festival cancelled its in-person festivities due to rising cases of COVID-19, effectively removing the star studded awards gala and in-person screenings from the program. This will be the first inperson festival for 2022.

Some of the short films feature celebrated film and TV actors, including Eric Roberts in “Appendage”; Zachary Quinto in “Chaperone”; Peter Friedman in “Daddy’s Girl”; the voice of

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Brian Cox in “Five Cents”; Vicky Krieps in “Frida”; Adjoa Andoh and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn in “The Last Days”; the voice of Isabella Rossellini in “Louis I. King of the Sheep”; Stephen Fry in “Night of the Living Dread”; Charles Rogers in “No Man’s Land”; “Roommates” produced by Paul Feig; Pauline Chalamet in “Seasick”; Rose Byrne in “Shark”, directed by Nash Edgerton; Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski in “Skin & Bone”; Molly Ringwald in “Spa Day”; “Sub Eleven Seconds” executive produced by the late Virgil Abloah; Cailee Spaeny in “Unlimited World”; Zosia Mamet (also a producer) and

David Hull in “Whiling”; and Yael Stone in “You and Me Before and After.”

Each year, ShortFest reflects the evolving film industry and the world at large. As reported by the filmmakers themselves, 125 out of 300 films feature women directors, and 114 films have filmmakers who identify as non-white, attesting to the diversity of this year’s slate.

ShortFest is proud to welcome ten foreign countries exhibiting at least five films each— Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK—

Where: Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City Open 7 p.m. – 12 a.m. All ages welcome .

Admission is $10 without skates OR $15 with skates Tickets can be pre-purchased online at aguacalientecasinos.com/casino/4th-of-julycelebration. Guests can also purchase tickets in-person at the Essentials Gift Shop While you’re skating, take advantage of the food and drink specials, including $2 Jell-O shots all weekend long, both on the casino floor and at 360 Sports Cathedral City.

8TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY When: Monday, July 4th Where: Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage

BY CRYSTAL HARRELL along with films from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar and Sudan.

Especially of note this year are three Ukrainian shorts, all from women directors: “The Diaper Cake” (U.S. Premiere), “Jordan ’96” (World Premiere) and “Operator Victoria” (North American Premiere).

In previous years, films featured at the ShortFest have been prominently awarded.

Two of this year’s Oscar winners were screened at last year’s ShortFest – “The Queen of Basketball” (Best Documentary Short Subject) and “The Long Goodbye” (Best Live Action Short Film) – along with a half-dozen Oscar nominees across Animated, Documentary and Live Action categories: “Affairs of the Art”, “BoxBallet”, “On My Way”, “Please Hold”, “Three Songs for Benazir” and “When We Were Bullies”. Over the course of 27 years, the festival has presented over 100 films that have gone on to receive Academy Award nominations.

Juried award winners will be announced on Sunday, June 26, from the official selection presenting them with awards and cash prizes worth 25 thousand dollars including five Academy Award® qualifying awards. Best of the Fest shorts will screen on the final day, Monday, June 27. This year’s categories, which will have their own group of jury members, including Oscar Qualifying Awards, Student Short Awards, and Special Jury Awards.

The ShortFest Forum will also take place from June 22-26, with virtual classes and inperson panels, roundtables, and interactive events featuring industry representatives, filmmakers and additional guests.

For more information on tickets and passes and to view the complete film line-up and schedule, visit www.psfilmfest.org.

EVENTS

PLAY. WIN. CELEBRATE.

or this 4th of July weekend, Agua Caliente Casinos will be hosting a fantastic array of events for guests to experience and enjoy. These will be taking place from Friday, July 1st – Monday, July 4th.

The main events to spotlight during this funfilled weekend are: CALIENTE COMEDY When: Friday, July 1st Where: Inside the Cascade Lounge at Agua Caliente Palm Springs Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are required for entry and available for guests to purchase online here.

THE ROLLER RINK When: Saturday July 2nd & Sunday July 3rd

June 23 to June 29, 2022

Enjoy the Desert’s largest and most magnificent fireworks display, with synchronized music on The Eagle 106.9. in Partnership with the City of Rancho Mirage.

Drive-In Special | 5 PM Bring your lawn chair, relax, and enjoy music and giveaways before the show.

Fireworks | 9 PM FREE parking and admission. Giveaways for the whole family.

Parking opens at 3 PM. There will be a live DJ, food and beverage specials, and festive photo backdrops at various locations across the property.

All weekend long, slot promotions and giveaways will be taking place as well as opportunities to win Free Play and other gifts at all 3 property locations.

All details are at aguacalientecasinos.com/ casino/4th-of-july-celebration.

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BREAKING THE4TH WALL

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he heat was oppressive, bearing down like a weight, as the humidity caused the clothes to cling to the skin like a wet sheet. It was just another summer day when General Gordon Granger and 2,000 Union troops rode horseback into the port city of Galveston Texas on June 19, 1865. The Civil War had ended two months earlier on April 9th, when General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederated troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. President Lincoln had given a speech on April 11th, promoting voting rights for black men, this is what had incited actor and Confederate Spy, John Wilkes Booth, to violently retaliate. Four days later, Booth assassinated Lincoln, leaving a broken country in the aftermath of devastation.

In the days prior to the internet, television and even radio, news was slow to spread. The losing Confederate soldiers were not eager to share the story of their loss or what this meant to the hundreds of thousands of enslaved men and women. The returning Confederates therefore said nothing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which had freed enslaved people in the South in 1863. The Proclamation could

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not be enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War in 1865. Heralded as the savior of the Union, President Lincoln, actually considered the Emancipation Proclamation to be the most important aspect of his legacy. “I never, in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right, than I do in signing this paper,” he declared. “If my name ever goes into history it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.”

Two years later, at the conclusion of the war, the slaves in Texas knew nothing of Lincoln’s great legacy, the Emancipation Proclamation, or even that the North had won the war and they were free. When Granger and the Union Army rode in to Galveston, it came as a complete shock to the enslaved people, when he delivered General Order No. 3, which said: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.”

It would be six months later in December of 1865 when the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed, abolishing slavery as an institution in all U.S. States and territories and outlawing the practice of involuntary servitude, (forcing someone to work in service in order to pay off a debt.) But on that hot summer Texas day in June 1865, when the army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree, it was a shock that still reverberates to this day.

June 19th came to be known as “Juneteenth,” America’s second Independence Day. The next year, the now-free people started celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston and its observance has continued around the nation and the world ever since.

The post-emancipation period known

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as Reconstruction, (1865-1877) marked an era of great uncertainty and struggle for the nation.

Forty Acres and a Mule, was part of Special Field Orders No. 15, a wartime order proclaimed by Union General William Sherman. On January 16, 1865, as an offer of restitution, it was agreed to allocate land to freed families. They would be given plots of land, no larger than 40 acres and the army would lend mules towards the effort.

Section one of the Order states: “The islands from Charleston, south, the abandoned rice fields along the rivers for thirty miles back from the sea, and the country bordering the St. Johns River, Florida, are reserved and set apart for the settlement of the negroes [sic] now made free by the acts of war and the proclamation of the President of the United States.”

Unfortunately, after Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson, Lincoln’s successor and a sympathizer with the South, overturned the Order in the fall of 1865, and as historian Barton Myers stated, “returned the land along the South Carolina, Georgia and Florida coasts to the planters who had originally owned it” — to the very people who had declared war on the United States of America. Restitution is still pending.

Opal Lee, a 95-year-old retired teacher from Marshall, Texas has become known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1939, when Lee was 12 years old, a mob of white rioters burned down her family’s home.

Years later, she said, “The fact that it happened on the 19th day of June has spurred me to make people understand that Juneteenth is not just a festival.” Lee, campaigned for decades to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. She promoted the idea by leading 2.5 mile walks each year, representing the 2.5 years it took for news of the Emancipation Proclamation to reach Texas. She promoted a petition for a Juneteenth federal holiday which received 1.6 million signatures. She said, “It’s going to be a national holiday, I have no doubt about it. My point is let’s make it a holiday in my lifetime.”

In June 2021, at the age of 94, her efforts succeeded as a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. Ms. Opal Lee, was an honored guest at the bill signing ceremony and received a standing ovation.

There are those who would sometimes choose to erase history rather than honor it.

Slavery is a thread in the fabric of the American culture, that cannot be removed without unraveling all that we have overcome and hope to be. Philosopher George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905, stated, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Banning books or refusing to educate children about slavery, will not alter the truth of American history.

Dee Jae Cox, is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project. losangeleswomenstheatreproject.org And Co-Creator of the Palm Springs Theatre Go-To Guide, palmspringstheatre.com

MUSIC DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE DAVE GILMORE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE WITH THE GUILTY ONES ARE SET TO RETURN LIVE AT PAPPY & HARRIET’S TO PAPPY & HARRIET’S ON FRIDAY, JULY 1 , 2022. THIS IS AN ALL-AGES SHOW.

BY ELENI P. AUSTIN

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ave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore originally became acquainted when they toured together as part of a singer-songwriter caravan that included Joe Ely, Katy Moffat, Lucinda Williams and Steve Young. They discovered they shared an affinity for the Blues, and realized that, unbeknownst to them, their paths had crossed at The Ash Grove. The legendary Los Angeles Folk club that played host to Folk, Bluegrass and Blues artists from 1958 until 1973.

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Dave, along with his brother Phil, grew up in the L.A. community of Downey, immersing themselves in the Blues and eventually forming The Blasters. The Roots Rock band was embraced by the city’s emerging Punk scene, sharing stages with X, The Screamers, Black Flag and The Gun Club. Dave, who was the band’s primary songwriter, went solo in 1987.

A few years older than Dave, Jimmie Dale was born in Amarillo and came of age in Lubbock. Along with fellow Texas troubadours Joe Ely and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. When that band came apart at the seams, he took a sabbatical from music, winding up in a Denver Ashram. After a nearly 15-year absence, he jump-started a solo career in 1988. Although he’s toured as a solo artist and occasionally reunited with the Flatlanders, he’s probably best known as Smokey, the pacifist bowler, in the Coen Brothers’ cult classic 1998 film, The Big Lebowski. He draws the ire of John Goodman’s character, when he accidently steps over the lane demarcation (“Smokey, this is not ‘Nam. This is bowling,

there are rules”).

All told, Jimmie Dale has released six Flatlanders albums and eight solo efforts.

Meanwhile, Dave has recorded four longplayers with the Blasters, plus a couple of live ones. He’s accumulated 13 solo records and found time to reunite with his brother Phil on two Blues-tinged albums. In 2017, Dave and Jimmie Dale teamed up for a series of live dates and the response was so great, they headed into the recording studio. The result

was From Downey To Lubbock, a mix of new compositions and well-curated cover songs that hit #1 on the Billboard Blues chart.

Returning to Pappy’s, their old stomping grounds, the pair will perform tracks from that record, along with deep cuts from both of their copious catalogs, some well-placed covers and a surprise or two. (Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore With The Guilty Ones at Pappy & Harriet’s Doors open at 8pm/9pm Show All ages. pappyandharriets.com)

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ou know that expression, “You could sing a phone book and it would sound good”?

As corny, and shopworn as it sounds, it’s a perfect description of the majesty and power of Patty Griffin. There’s an ache and a purity that characterizes her songs. There’s a catch in her voice that signifies heartbreak or happiness that always manages to blow me away, even when I halfway know it’s coming.

Patty grew up in Maine, the youngest of seven kids. Her world changed forever when her dad gave her a copy of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper record. Soon enough, she bought a $50 guitar and by the time She was 16, she was writing her own songs. An early marriage took her to Florida, but once it ended, she relocated to Boston, intent on becoming a a working musician.

She quickly made a name for herself in Boston’s thriving music scene. Patty recorded a demo and signed with A&M Records. Her music, a rich tapestry of Folk, Country and Rock was so fully developed, her songs so simple and eloquent, that the label only added a little piano and guitar, releasing her demo, almost as is. That debut, Living With Ghosts, released in 1996, signaled the arrival of a major talent. Critical acclaim was immediate.

Her sophomore effort, Flaming Red was a bit of a surprise. Veering from the blueprint of her debut, she folded trace elements of Trip-Hop into the mix. A&M rejected her next offering, Silver Bell, so Patty sought refuge at Dave Matthews’ artist-friendly Boutique label, ATO. It was there that she reconfigured some Silver Bell songs and added new ones, creating her watershed album, 2002’s 1000 Kisses.

Throughout the next decade, Patty burnished her reputation as a songwriter’s songwriter.

The (Dixie) Chicks, then at the height of their popularity, turned several of her songs into massive hits. Her songs have been recorded by everyone from Linda Ronstadt, Jessica Simpson and Solomon Burke to Emmylou Harris, Martina McBride, Kelly Clarkson and Bette Midler.

Continuing on her own solo path, she released stellar records like A Kiss In Time, Impossible Dream, Children Running Through and an album of Gospel songs entitled Downtown Church.

In 2010 along with Buddy Miller, Darrell Scott, Marco Giovino and Byron House, she was recruited by leonine ex-Led Zeppelin front-man Robert Plant, for his latest project, Band Of Joy. Having just come off Raising Sand, his triumphant collaboration with Alison Krauss (which netted six Grammy wins), he was looking to conquer new territory. Their self-titled debut was a huge success, debuting at #5 on the American charts and #3 in the U.K. The chemistry between Patty and the Golden God Of Rock first sparked onstage, and continued in real life as well. The pair set up housekeeping in Austin, Texas. Robert shared a couple of duets on Patty’s sublime seventh album, American Kid, which arrived in 2013. Sadly, their union didn’t last, Robert blamed it on his “Black Country moods.” Ironically, that same year, A&M Records finally saw fit to release Silver Bell, the album they’d rejected 13 years earlier.

By late 2015, she returned with another excellent album, Servant Of Love, this one was released through her own imprint, PGM Records.

A trenchant collection of songs, it dealt with the fall-out from her break-up and included some rather pointed social commentary. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album. Nearly four years elapsed between Servant…. and her self-titled album. Upon its release, Patty candidly revealed she had spent two years battling breast cancer. During treatment, she lost her voice and feared she would never sing again. But she persevered and managed to create her most intimate record to date. This time out, she won the Best Folk Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards

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ceremony During the pandemic, she began digging through her archives and found some long-forgotten songs that had been sidelined or put on the backburner. “Of course,” she said, “some of it was pretty boring, but I dug around some more.” She discovered some demos recorded at home as well as a few “from an in-studio demo session in Nashville that were pretty interesting. It all seemed worth listening to. Back then I didn’t think so, but I do now.”

Consequently, she has cobbled together “TAPE: Home Recordings & Rarities”, a 10-song set that is being released to coincide as Patty has hit the road, opening for The Chicks. The record kicks into gear with the first single, “Get Lucky.” It’s a pretty intimate affair, just some Bluesy guitar chords, a taut rhythm, achieved by slapping the body of the guitar, and Patty’s mesmerizing voice. She starts out discouraged; “Somedays you hear the music and the song, some days you feel abused, and maybe you were wrong about everything, wrong about everything.” But by the final verse she acknowledges that life is shaped by chance and circumstance; “We can talk about the things no one really knows, or go out and sit on the front steps and let it all go, one more time, one more day, maybe we’ll get lucky along the way, maybe we’ll get lucky along the way.”

There’s a yin and yang energy at work on both “Strip Of Light” and “One Day We Could.”

The former is a bit of a bitter kiss-off, a distaff variation on the He-Man Woman-Hater’s invective Bob Dylan perfected back in the mid ‘60s. Chiming acoustic notes accelerate to rapidfire riff-age around Patty’s blunt but beatific vocals. She’s done with mansplaining, so she fires off a series of deadly bon mots that detonate like colloquial smart bombs; “So don’t talk to me like I don’t even know my mind, or what it is that I’m speaking of, well, you’re right, I may be getting past my prime, but I still never want any of your love, we can talk day and night, about who is wrong and who is right, but the problem is that baby, you’re a bore.”

The latter offers a vivid character sketch powered by eloquent see-saw guitars. Patty’s trilling voice dances across a dense narrative

about a couple of strivers pinning their hopes to a roll of the dice; “Me and Jose, we got $300. between us, whatever we make, he says, we’ll put away, one day we could, you never know.”

She doesn’t quite buy it, but what can she do; “I love him so much, it hurts me inside, Jose with the faraway look in his eyes, and trouble so deep, you’ll never get in, I put my head on his shoulder and hold him so tight, one day we could, you never know.” Bashing away on her guitar she lets the sweet arpeggios reverb and ring.

The very word “demo” (the abbreviation of “demonstration” as in “a record {a song or a piece of music} to demonstrate the music capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording”), implies these songs might sound primitive or unfinished. But that’s definitely not the case, don’t forget, Patty’s debut, Living With Ghosts was essentially her original demo tape, slightly gussied up.

Consequently, the best songs here arrive fully formed. Take “Kiss Of A Man,” which opens tentatively with fluttery acoustic guitar and her plaintive voice. Lyrics paint a sepia-tinged portrait of a young, Depression-era girl growing up behind her parents’ bar, reacting to unwanted attention from the men in the community; “Sometimes they’d say hey, pretty girl what’s your name?

Why don’t you come here and be pretty for us/ Then my daddy would make like he’d reach for his gun and those boys would shake, or hush up and run.” But biology doesn’t lie; “Now, some of those boys, I noticed them too….sometimes at under the sheets, I’d cover myself from my head to my feet, and wait till my mama and daddy went to sleep, and though I was awake, dream a dream so sweet, dream a dream so sweet, all of me ached, close my eyes and pretend on the back of my hand, what it would be like, the kiss of a man.”

It’s a tender evocation of adolescent dreams.

“Little Yellow House,” is a loping Folk/Blues charmer, one of two songs recorded in a Nashville studio with a five-piece band. The melody shares some musically DNA with a Bob Dylan deep cut, “It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry.” Warm acoustic notes lattice atop burnished electric riffs, feathery pedal steel, flinty bass lines,

Country-comfort tack piano are tethered to a galumphing beat. Patty effortlessly slips into the skin of an unfulfilled woman whose observance of an abandoned yellow house, triggers some deep-seated wanderlust; “Sometimes I dream that I’m the one who was driving away and I don’t know where I’m going/But it’s a long ways away, going down some country road, with the hay growing tall and the beautiful trees in all the colors of the fall, all that I need is right with me here, and I drive and I drive until I disappear.” A moment of clarity precedes the acapella coda; “Then I remember all those promises I made, all the ones depending on me, and so here is where I stay.”

Meanwhile, “Sundown” is as spare and stripped-down As “….Yellow House” is ornate.

This poignant Torch song is anchored by doleful piano and Patty’s melancholy vocals. Plainspoken lyrics, weighted down with emotion, are suffused with sadness; “I guess I’ve stopped searching for you in the dark, oh, my old friend, this is what they call the end, this is where the rainbow bends across the sky.” Her melismatic croon stretches across the word “where,” and it’s clear that she is addressing a long-gone, dearly-departed friend. The ache and loneliness is palpable, echoing Rickie Lee Jones’ classic song of solitude, “Company.”

Finally, and more happily, the album’s centerpiece, is “Don’t Mind,” a rollicking duet with Robert Plant, cut, not to long after the pair first met. With a swingin’ four-piece behind them, the song kicks into gear with stinging electric riffs, flirty acoustic licks, molasses-thick organ, brisk bass lines and a snappy, shuffle-rhythm.

Patty’s up first, as they trade verses, her mien is coquettish and come-hither as she throws down the gauntlet; “Your lips say ‘who’s gonna kiss me,’ your eyes say ‘look my way,’ I don’t mind if I do.”

Robert parries and immediately ups the ante. By the chorus, the romantic frisson simply leaps off the grooves; “The world is so full of near misses, and not nearly enough of our kisses, all day long, I’ve been beating the drum, stop over baby, get next to me some, I don’t mind if I do.” Prickly electric guitars ripple with promise threading through hip-swiveling Hammond B3 runs. On the final verse, the flirty banter, tips over into some carnal call-and-response; “I wanna be the one patrolling your border, I wanna be the next one taking your order, I wanna be the one next to you in the corner, I don’t mind if I do.”

Other interesting tracks include the ticklish instrumental, “Octaves” and the delicate insomnia of “Night.” The record closes with “Forever Shall Be.” Something of an aching cri de couer, the instrumentation is a few bare-bones piano chords. Patty’s piquant phrasing is front and center, thick with emotion, ripe with regret, tenderly holding it all together. “Oh your eyes were like the deepest sea, so clear and beautiful to me, as it was and forever shall be.” A keen and mournful end to a great album.

Most of the tracks here feature just Patty, accompanying herself on piano or guitar. For the full-throttle band cuts, she is joined by Doug Lancio on guitar, John Deaderick on piano and Hammond B3, Frank Swart on bass, Marco Giovino on drums and Russ Pahl on pedal steel.

Although there’s a homemade, odds n’ sods feel to “Tape,” the 10 songs flow together like a coherent narrative. Nakedly vulnerable one minute, jubilant and frisky the next, these songs let it all hang out. The result is cutting and sublime. It’s always a pleasure to be in Patty’s company.

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Thursday, June 23

Bart Lounge – Open Decks DJ Night – 8pm Casuelas Café – Avenida – 6pm Chef George’s – Marc Antonelli – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewery – Open Mic – 6pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Four Twenty Bank – Ultimate Jam Sessions – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Kristi King – 6pm Jazzville @ Agua Caliente – Paul McDonald Band – 7pm Jolene’s – Rebecca Clark – 6pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Nitro Express – 7pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Kilty as Charged – 6pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Karla Anderson and Matt Davin – 9pm Shanghai Red’s (Palm Springs) – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 7pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 5pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King Trio – 6pm The Village – Rob & JB – 5:30pm, Village Idiots – 8:30pm, DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Friday, June 24

Babaloo Lounge – J and the Sundawgs – 6pm Bart Lounge – DJs Hymn, Alec Alatriste, Bad Gali Gali, Killadank and Kingsly – 8pm Casuelas Café – The Myx – 7pm

Chef George’s – Lizann Warner – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – Trivia Night – 7pm, Brewhouse Rocks w/ DG and the Dirty Rotten and Delta Fuzz – 8:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Four Twenty Bank – Burlesque at the Bank – 6pm Hotel Zoso – DJ Tyler Caiden – Lounge – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Marc Antonelli – 6pm Jolene’s – Desert Crows – 7pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Rhythm Society – 9pm Mitch’s on El Paseo – Alex Santana – 12pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Craic Haus – 6pm Oscar’s – Dion Khan – 6pm Pappy and Harriet’s – W.I.T.C.H. w/ L’eclair – 9pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Rockyard @ Fantasy Springs – Nirvanish (Nirvana Tribute) and Anthem Road – 7pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 5pm The Village – Rob & JB – 5:30pm, DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm, Rapmarz – 9pm, DJ LF – 10pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Kal David Trio – 4:30pm, John Stanley King – 7pm Wildest – Derek Jordan Gregg – 6-9pm

Saturday, June 25

Alibi – Los Bitchos and Giselle Woo and the Night Owls – 8pm

Babaloo Lounge – Desert Crows – 6pm Bart Lounge – DJs Pico, Chico Sounds and Meowsenburg – 8pm Big Rock Pub – Pescaterritory – 9pm Casuelas Café – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 7pm Chef George’s – Michael D Angelo and Tim Burleson – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – Laughs and Drafts Comedy Night – 8pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Desert Fox – Crucial Culture – 9pm Four Twenty Bank – Ghosts of kelso – 6pm Hotel Zoso – DJ Alex Harrington – lounge – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Marc Antonelli – 6pm Jolene’s – Sharon Sills – 7pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Rhythm Society – 9pm Mitch’s on El Paseo – Alex Santana – 12pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – St. Christofer’s Bazooka – 6pm Oscar’s – Oscar’s Cabaret – 6pm Palm Canyon Roadhouse – Live Music – 9pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Del Water Gap – 9pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Rockyard @ Fantasy Springs – Puddle of Mudd and Steel Rod – 7pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 5pm

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Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Rose Mallett’s Company – 4:30pm, John Stanley King – 7pm The Village – Rob & JB – 1pm, Rapmarz – 9pm, DJ LF – 10pm Wildest – Derek Jordan Gregg – 6-9pm

Sunday, June 26

Alibi – Lido Pimienta – 8pm Babaloo Lounge – Tim Burleson – 6pm Bart Lounge – Latina Night w/ DJ LF – 8pm Blu Ember – Gina Sedman – 5pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – Acoustic Afternoon w/ Nick Hales and Jonny Ransom – 3:30pm Fisherman’s Market, PS – Art of Sax – 5pm Jolene’s – Patrice Morris – 6pm Kitchen 86 – Jojo Malagar – 7pm Melvyn’s – Mikael Healey – 5pm Palm Canyon Roadhouse – Sunday Night Jam – 5pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Bright Eyes and Hurray for the Riff Raff – 7:30pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Tommy Bahamas – Alex Santana – 12pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King – 6pm The Village – Gio the Ace - 9pm

Monday, June 27

Alibi – Kevin Kaarl – 8pm Babaloo Lounge – Tim Burleson – 6pm Hyatt – Derek Jordan Gregg – 5-7pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Larry Capeloto – 6pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Tuesday, June 28

Alibi – Southern Culture on the Skids and The Magnificent – 8:30pm Babaloo Lounge – The Carmens – 6:30pm Chef George’s – Lizann Warner – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Hyatt – Derek Jordan Gregg – 5-7pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Christine Love and Johnny Meza – 6pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Brad’s Pad – 7-10pm Mitch’s on El Paseo – Alex Santana – 12pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Slim Man Band – 6pm The Village – Karaoke – 9pm, Rapmarz – 9pm

Wednesday, June 29

Alibi – Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel – 8pm Babaloo Lounge – Maryse Nicole – 7pm Casuelas Café – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 6pm Chef George’s – Tim Burleson – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Indian Wells Resort Hotel – Rebecca Clark – 6pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Oscar’s – Marc Antonelli – 6pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Tack Room Tavern – T-Bone Karaoke – 7pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King – 6pm The Village – Rapmarz – 9pm, Banda Revolucion – 10pm

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scar “Budd” Boetticher was an American film director mostly remembered (if at all) for a handful of beautifully crafted, minimalist, low-budget westerns starring Randolph Scott (‘The Tall T,” 1951, “Ride Lonesome,” 1959, “Seven Men From Now,” 1956).

Boetticher loved setting his movies in isolated locates. Lone Pine was a favorite location.

I got to know him rather well in the early 70s when I was holed up at the old Columbia Studios on Sunset and Gower. I had written a first draft of a western and on a whim sent it to him via the Director’s Guild.

The producer I was working with didn’t even know who he was. Budd almost immediately called me back and said he was on his way over. When he arrived, he said, “Let’s go riding.

I’ve got my horses at Pickwick Stables.” I think it was a test to see if I was up to snuff, so to

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speak.

I went home and pulled on my cowboy boot and met him at the stable. He was already saddling up a stunning bullfighting horse from Spain named Peropo. It had fought in the ring for at least a decade and had no scars.

That was my horse. What an experience! The most sensitive horse to shifting weight and leg muscle commands I have ever ridden.

At one point, racing back to the stables after winding around the trail near Train Town and Griffith park, Budd’s saddle came loose and he suddenly leaned dangerously and came within inches -- literally -- of slamming his head into a telephone pole’s metal step.

When I was done riding and helped remove the saddle. Budd said to my horse, “What do you say to Robin? How did he ride you?” And that magnificent horse reared up and loudly clanked its fore-hooves together several times!

My movie was never made. Strother Martin wanted to play the lead of an insane preacher. Kenny Loggins recorded a demo of an original song I helped write, but still the movie somehow never got studio traction

especially after “Buck and the Preacher” became available Maybe it was the risk of doing business with Budd. I think the studio no longer trusted him to remain sober. I never saw Budd drink or drunk. But I did get an unusual friendship and enjoyed location scouting in Baja with Budd and Mary and watching Budd fight,fully costumed, on horseback in a Tijuana arena. He was grace personified.

Budd was enthusiastic about jumpstarting his now dormant “career. We went to an industry screening of “Jeremiah Johnson” and I recall how angry Budd got at the details that were inaccurate of how a mountain man would really conduct himself. He ridiculed the scene when Redford, while it’s snowing, steps off his horse and into a creek. In the theater, Budd loudly told me all the problems that dumb move would create.

I remember finally seeing the bullfighting documentary Aruzza, the film Budd obsessed over for so long. I was disappointed. It seemed way too clean and sterile. Cold almost, but kept it to myself. Now I realize it was an elegant, painterly tribute to the refined, cooly

BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS controlled art of Boetticher the filmmaker as well as the Aruzza thebullfighter.

One of the last times I saw Budd in person was in his condo off of Fountain in Hollywood.

He had just gotten out of the hospital after going on a bender and falling onto -- and into -- a glass coffee table and badly cutting himself. When I walked in, I was startled at his condition and how badly he was injured. He looked me straight in the eye and said, “Hey Rob, look, I got gored.” It was not a joke. And I didn’t laugh.

Budd was the real deal and I›m convinced Randolph Scott truly embodied him on screen.

For Budd, I think life was about facing fear and not flinching. It was irrelevant if one got gored or not.

What are you watching? What are you most looking forward to seeing? Do you feel safe going to a theater? robin@coachellavlleyweekly.com

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THE VINO VOICE

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BY RICK RIOZZA

HEY!–CAN WE BE FRANC? I

t’s an interesting thing; usually American wine lovers will anglicize French varietals and pronounce them, well, like Americans. So you would think that when we say Cab Franc, we would pronounce “franc” like it rhymes with “yank”. But we’re saying it like the French do—as it rhymes with “honk”.

Anyway—the Cabernet Franc grape is one of the most important grape variety in the world, especially in wine history. It turns out that Cab Franc is not only the “father” of the Merlot grape, and, the Carménère grape, it is also the “father” of—you guessed it, Cabernet Sauvignon! (and as you would well assume, the “mother” grape of the union is Sauvignon Blanc—yup! the white varietal!).

You big Bordeaux fans already know that the Cab Franc grape is one of the six grapes allowed to be blended in a red Bordeaux wine. On the left bank—the Latours, Lafites, & Mouton Rothschilds, you deal primarily with Cab Sauv, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and a little Malbec and Carménère. On the right bank, such as Saint-Émilion, it’s pretty much all Merlot and Cab Franc—the Cheval Blancs, Le Pins & Pétrus.

Indeed, the Château Cheval Blanc’s vineyard is two-thirds Cab Franc! And of course, you large Loire Valley fans do probably know that Chinon is the red wine off the Loire River made from Cab Franc. And the famed Rosé d’Anjou, is the rosé made from the Cab Franc red fruit. So if you’ve drunk much French wine in your life—you’ve probably had a good share of Cab Franc—just accept it!

I love the fact that Cab Franc has so many regional names, which is indicative that this grape has been around a long time and in many different places. If you were to Google Cab Franc, you would find over 40 different names around the world for the grape: some good names to know—for some reason or another, will include Ardounet, Bidure, Boubet, Bouchet Franc, Bouchy, Breton, Burdeas Tinto, Cabernet, Cabernet Gris, Carmenet, Fer Servandou, Gamput, Gros Bouchet, Messanges Rouge, Verdejilla Tinto—it does seem to go on and on and it’s fun for some folks.

The webpage, Travel By Glass, handles a comparison: “Curious how Cab Franc vs Cab Sauv compare? These two red wine grapes have a very different following among wine drinkers. Many are passionate about Cabernet Sauvignon, but far fewer people get excited about Cabernet Franc. In reality, both of these grape varieties make elegant wines.

“In comparison to the bolder Cab Sauv, Cab Franc wines tend to be of light or medium body and are lighter in both color and tannin. The wines generally mature earlier. Cabernet Franc is sometimes associated with an herbaceous, almost green aroma, and possesses an outward expression of fruit.

“The red wines tend to be light in color saturation, well-structured and highly perfumed, with aromas of raspberries and red fruits. These are wines intended for early to medium-term drinking.

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Most wine drinkers focus on fruity flavors first in their wines: “Cab Sauv wines are usually defined by blackberry fruits such as black cherry, blackberry, and black currant. You’ll often notice green bell pepper and other herbal notes. When the wine is aged in wooden barrels like oak, you’ll also notice spice, tobacco, and vanilla notes.

“Cab Franc is about red fruit flavors such as raspberry, cherry, and strawberry. In common with Cab Sauv, this red wine variety also has bell pepper notes. Many wine drinkers also enjoy the savory elements of Cab Franc.

“Cab Franc wine typically has a medium-high acidity level, while Cab Sauv is typically considered a lower acid wine. The difference in acidity impacts wine pairing choices and the range of foods that work with each wine.

“It is tough to generalize alcohol percentages because winemakers and climate significantly impact alcohol. As a general rule of thumb, Cabernet Franc tends to have a medium level of alcohol, 11.5-13.5% ABV. In contrast, Cab Sauv wine can have an average alcohol level up to 15-16% in some cases.”

When it comes to food pairings, Cab Franc talks meat! Enjoy roasted pork, beef burgers, beef stew, meatballs in tomato sauce, turkey with cranberry, lamb gyros, pâté, roasted duck, venison, or roasted or grilled lamb. It also talks interesting cheese: feta, goat cheese, brie, and blue cheese—these are sexy choices!

A young Cab Franc has a distinctly herbal quality and tends to pair well with dishes flavored with herbs, especially dill, fennel, rosemary and tarragon. Think chicken with herbs like roast chicken with herby crème fraiche and herb-crusted rack of lamb. The wine also does very well with grilled vegetables: usually red wine has problems with asparagus, artichokes, and broccoli, but grill these veggies and Cab Franc shines!

Okay—our Cab Franc pick of the month is one of our favorite brands: Cakebread Cellars 2019 Cabernet Franc ($65). Definitely a treat considering the price. Grown at Suscol Springs Estate Vineyard atop rocky, well-draining soils in the cool Southern reaches of Napa Valley, the combination of Pacific fog from the nearby San Pablo Bay and bright sunshine combine to yield grapes that are impeccably balanced offering a combination of ripe fruit notes, bright aromatics, robust tannins, and refreshing acidity.

The fruit profile included, black and red currants, blackberries, black pepper, green bell peppers, green olives, herbs, plums, raspberries, red cherries, spices, strawberries, and violets.

Believe it or not—daring or not—we opened this Cakebread Cab Franc to pair with Carne Asada using corn tortillas and fresh Pico de Gallo. I don’t recall a Mexican food wine pairing this delicious.

Call your favorite Mexican joint and let them know the good news: next year for Cinco de Mayo, we’re opening a Cab Franc! ¡Salud!

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“...Beauty coincides with abjection, vulnerability with strength, coarseness with sensuousness, wholeness with decay. Less and less well behaved, Andrée Carter’s paintings are more and more poised. This is not a process of maturing – Andrée B Carter had long ago established her style and grown into it – but of continual discovery and growth, almost to the level of revelation...”

- Peter Frank, Art Critic and Curator ndrée B. Carter was born and raised in New Orleans. She has lived in Seattle and Los Angeles, and now resides in Palm Desert. Andrée’s love of color and texture is evident in the way she treats the surfaces of her work. Andrée’s process combines two key elements—many, many layers of paint plus her signature use of handmade needlepoint. By stitching onto the surface, cutting holes into the canvas, and/or using collage, she creates a history embedded

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into the paintings. Paper, fabric, thread, textiles, and other media, all combine to add depth to the physicality of her work.

Andrée received an MFA from The University of New Orleans and BS from Loyola University in New Orleans (Cum Laude). She also studied art history in Florence, Italy through a Tulane University summer program.

In addition to numerous solo and group exhibitions, Andrée has also been honored with painting fellowships from the Bau Institute held in Otranto, Italy; the Virginia Center for Creative Arts; and the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming. She is also a Kipaipai Fellow.

Andrée has received several accolades,

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BY LYNNE TUCKER including the Artistic Selection Award from the Korean Cultural Center; and the Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA where her work received 2nd Place two years in a row. Andrée’s work is included in numerous private and public collections, most notably in the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA; Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA; and the Iberia Bank, New Orleans and Shreveport, LA. Andrée is a member of Women Painters West, Textile Arts LA, Los Angeles Art Association, Women’s Caucus for the Arts, California Chapter, and the Artist Council of Palm Desert.

For more info visit andreecarter.com.

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PET PLACE

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igh inflation and economic woes in the aftermath of the pandemic are stressing many Coachella Valley residents. Dana Johnson, Executive Director of Food Now in Desert Hot Springs, estimates that as many as 34% of his community’s families need food assistance in 2022. He explains the rising costs at the grocery stores bring 150,000 people in our Valley to come for food assistance.

The majority of our households have at least one pet, a cat or dog. Seniors on a limited income and other struggling families may share their limited food supply with their animals. That means those individuals have less to eat. Certain types of human foods such as avocados, nuts, gravy, and chocolate can be dangerous for pets to eat. These human foods can make them sick at a time when their owners cannot afford veterinary care.

A malnourished or sick animal may be in

BEAUTIFUL BELLA

I dream of getting a wonderful new home soon. When you come to meet me at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus I will give you a kiss.

I’m a 6-yr-old German Shepherd girl, 62 lbs of calm doggie love, Dog ID #A1289921. Visiting time is 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday. (760) 3433644, www.rcdas.org. Shelter is located at 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms.

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danger of being relinquished to an already overcrowded animal shelter. Our goal is for the entire household to be healthy, and for pet lovers that includes our four-legged family members.

Loving All Animals recently received notification through Riverside County Department of Animal Services (www.rcdas. org) that they had 3 extra tons (6,000 pounds) of pet food available. This was packaged in large size pallets. Loving All Animals arranged for this large amount of the food to be delivered to FOOD NOW in Desert Hot Springs for storage and delivery. Then 200 pounds of the pet food was delivered to the Cathedral City Senior Center to assist their clients’ animals.

What can you do to ensure our community’s domestic pets receive adequate nutritious food when many of their families are struggling? PLEASE GO TO FIND FOOD

BANK’S WEBSITE FINDFOODBANK.ORG TO SEE A LIST OF ALL COACHELLA VALLEY FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS (FOOD BANKS, SENIOR CENTERS, ETC.), CLICK ON “PROGRAMS & SERVICES” FOR A LIST OF AGENCIES. BRING YOUR DONATED DOG AND/ OR CAT FOOD AT THE LOCATION CONVENIENT FOR YOU. Obviously contact that agency for their scheduled open hours.

Lorena Marroquin, Director of Community Impact with FIND Food Bank, tells us, “If you are interested in donating pet food to the community, consider delivering your donation directly to one of FIND’s agency partners. You can locate a city on our website for a nonprofit or homeless shelter that can accept and distribute pet food to their clients.

Please feel free to donate your pet food to our warehouse; however, your donation would be best served to a community agency partner who can gift it directly to member of the community.” Dog, puppy, cat and kitten cans and unopened bags of food are needed.

It might sound like 6,000 pounds of pet food would last quite a while. Dana Johnson explains, “6,000 pounds of pet food will be distributed in 3-lb bags. We have enough pet food for approximately 3 months. During any 3 months we reach 700 unduplicated households with a majority having at least one animal”. The supply of donated food needs to keep coming. Repacking and transport are required for FOOD NOW to continue supplying distribution centers throughout our region.

Precious pup Scooter pictured here waits happily in line with his human dad Rick in their car outside Food Now in Desert Hot Springs.

Scooter loves car rides, especially when they involve food! Scooter tells his story:

MEET FLOTSAM

I’m a gorgeous petite Russian Blue girl, just 1-yr-old and seeking a home. I’m sweet and shy, but can be bribed with treats! Come meet me at the Humane Society of the Desert, 17825 N. Indian Canyon, N. Palm Springs. Call (760) 329-0203 for an appointment, adoption application at www.orphanpet. com. You can change my name when you adopt me!

BY JANET McAFEE

“My name is Scooter. I am 6 years old, and I now live with Rick who takes great care of me. Three years ago, I was devastated when my family took me to a shelter and left me there. I started to think no one would ever come for me. Then Rick arrived at the shelter, we hit it off, and now we go everywhere together. One of the highlights of our week is when we go to Food Now. Rick picks up a week of healthy food for both of us. Rick told me that the nice people at Food Now want to make sure no one in our community goes hungry. And that goes for their four-legged friends too. Thank you Food Now and the volunteers for all you do!”

Many of the organizations on the agency list need volunteers. Pet food often needs to be repackaged and labeled. Food needs to be sorted and distributed to arriving clients with and without pets.

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Get involved this summer when the needs of people and pets are great! Giving to others brings purpose and joy to our lives.

Janetmcafee8@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------Here are some places where you can adopt a wonderful rescue dog or cat!

COACHELLA VALLEY ANIMAL CAMPUS – Open 10:00-4:00 Monday through Saturday.

View animals online at all 4 county shelters www.rcdas.org, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, (760) 343-3644. (Public) PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTER – Open to the public, closed Tuesday. View animals online at www.psanimalsshelter.org and complete application for the one you want to meet, 4575 E. Mesquite Ave, Palm Springs, Call (760) 416-5718. (Public) DESERT HOT SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL - Open daily 9:30-4:30. www. cityofdhs.org/animal-care-control.com, 65810 Hacienda Ave, Desert Hot Springs, (760) 329-6411 ext. 450.

ANIMAL SAMARITANS – Open to the public. View their animals at www. animalsamaritans.org. Email acorrow@ animalsamaritans.org to foster. Located at 72307 Ramon Rd, Thousand Palms, (760) 601-3918. (Private) CALIFORNIA PAWS RESCUE - Call for an appointment to adopt. Located at 73650 Dinah Shore, Palm Desert. View their animals at www.californiapawsrescue.com, (760) 656-8833. (Private) HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY – Call for an appointment. This shelter has lots of big dogs and some cats, www.orphanpet.com. Located at 17825 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs, (760) 329-0203.

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adopt cats and kittens. Located at 67600 18th Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, www. kittylandrescue.org, (760)251-2700. (Private) PRETTY GOOD CAT – Foster based rescue for cats located in La Quinta. Contact them at www.prettygoodcat.com, (760) 660-3414 (Private) LOVING ALL ANIMALS – Call for appointment to adopt dogs. Located at 83496 Avenue 51, Coachella, www.lovingallanimals. org, (760) 834-7000. (Private) ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF CALIFORNIA (ARC), Foster based rescue for dogs and cats in Indio. www.thearc-ca.org, (760) 877-7077 (Private) FLUFFS & SCRUFFS – Foster based rescue for small dogs in Cathedral City.

FLUFFSANDSCRUFFS@AOL.COM, (310) 9803383 (Private) SOCIETY’S OUTKAST ANIMAL RESCUE – Foster based rescue for dogs in Rancho Mirage, www.societysoutkasts.com, (760) 832-0617. (Private) LIVING FREE ANIMAL SANCTUARY – Large outdoor shelter for dogs and cats up Hwy 74, Mountain Center, www.living-free. org, (951) 659-4687. (Private) CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ANIMAL SHELTER – Open 12:00 – 3pm Tues through Sat. Google “City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter” for website to view animals and get the ID number of the animal you want. Located at 333 Chandler Place, San Bernardino, (909) 384-1304 or (909) 3847272. (Public) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT DEVORE – Open 7 days a week.

Call (909) 386-9280, www.sbcounty.gov/acc and get the ID number of animal you are interested in adopting, 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino (Public).

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he Paradise Valley Café reminds me of a modern stagecoach stop. It is many things to many people. A place to refuel for many Pacific Coast Trail hikers where they can pick up packages sent from home. Locals from the Garner Valley discuss the dire state of the modern world. It is a favorite stop for bikers and car clubs on their way to the Coachella Valley or Temecula. All are welcomed by the friendly staff with the promise of a filing and tasty home-cooked meal.

Open since 1939, when Pistol Annie sporting two six-shooters on her hips decided to establish an outpost on a popular route from San Diego to Palm Desert. News traveled fast that you could get a decent meal if you behaved yourself. Over the years the restaurant changed hands and names

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many times until 2010 when Neel Joshi reincarnated the original Paradise Valley Café featuring Italian cuisine and some flavors of India worked into the menu.

Folks love diner food. Bacon, sausage, eggs, chicken fried steak with sausage gravy, pancakes, etc. Everything is made from scratch and the featured Italian dishes with

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homemade sauces are worth the trip.

You will see a real cross-section of mankind here mingling together with enhanced mountain-air appetites engage in easy discourse while the nimble waitstaff navigate their duties with a smile and kind words to those that deserve them. The outdoor dining area is spacious and allows pets to join you to

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nless you have a very affluent family member who keeps you housed and fed, you and I have to produce more than we consume in order to get by.

This analogy can apply to us, a family member or a country as all are bound by some basic economic ideas. As you and I know, it does not matter how much you earn if you have a hole in your pocket and spend more than you earn.

China is the world’s top exporter led by computers and cell phones. Electronic equipment and consumer products are other areas where China excels.

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The United States in the second largest exporter. While we are best known for Hollywood and school shootings, refined oil products are our top export. Other leading exports include high-end semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and technology.

Countries like Canada and Russia are top raw crude exporters while Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Spain have vehicles as top exports.

While the United States is one of the world’s top two economic engines, we are

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diametrically opposite from China in that we consume more than produce.

Using pre-COVID data from the World Bank, the United States had the largest net trade deficit at nearly $500 billion. All indications suggest that the deficit has grown substantially over the last two years higher than that today.

By tightening the money supply quickly, the Federal Reserve is trying to cool demand which they hope will slow inflation. Given tight oil and grain supplies globally, two of the greatest drivers of inflation seem somewhat immune to this monetary approach given the supply and demand imbalance.

Other notable countries consuming more than they produce include the United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada, India and France. This may be one of the reasons why India is willing to buy Russian oil despite global pressure to join in sanctions against the Putin-led country.

The top net exporters prior to the pandemic were Germany, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea and Spain.

Given sanctions, we can assume that Russia is now a net importer. Given that vehicle sales should suffer as a result higher energy prices and a weakened consumer, we should expect Germany, Japan and Spain to see their net importer status erode significantly.

For China, the impact of its ‘no COVID’ policy is causing problems throughout its economy. China’s health policies area straining supply chains globally as China has become a less reliable and increasingly unpalatable

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BY HADDON LIBBY delivery source. Many companies are quickly shifting production to other more reliable and less controversial manufacturing centers like Vietnam.

What about food security? While the United States may have a spending problem, we are not ‘food insecure’ like many parts of the world. Large parts of our population are food insecure, but it is not for a lack of food on the shelves, baby formula withstanding as the United States is one of the world’s largest food producers. It is the countries that are unable to produce the food needed to sustain the population are food insecure. Afghanistan leads this list along with most African countries and parts of the Middle East like Iraq, Syria or Yemen.

As with most things in life, those without the means to pay for price increases will go hungry.

Around the world, this will lead to starvation and greater political turmoil. Here stateside, in addition to the suffering caused on those who can afford it least, higher prices are certain to impact mid-term elections in November.

Haddon Libby is the Founder and Chief Information Officer of Winslow Drake Investment Management.

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LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INJURED & CRIMINALLY ACCUSED

LEGAL TERMS EXPLAINED AS COVID WINDS DOWN AND TRIALS WIND UP

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e have all been homebound for most of the last year or two with COVID, which hopefully will continue to dissipate. Our courts were closed for a long time and interrupted for most of the year and the Indio Court is currently backed up about 2000 cases. Some days you are the pigeon and some days you’re the statue. That statue day is coming sooner than later.

That means more business’s opening and a resumption of jury trials as they were. To understand how trials work, and the terms involved, I have prepared this treatise, which follows a previous article explaining what legal terms mean.

If you are ever unfortunate enough to be involved in a legal case here are some of the terms that will come up, in all likelihood.

Impeachment: This is the process of calling a witness’s testimony into doubt. For example, if the attorney can show that the witness may have fabricated portions of his testimony, the witness is said to be “impeached”. If you are watching the George Floyd trial on TV this week you will see the both sides trying to impeach testimony that is contrary to their case.

Interrogatories: A form of discovery consisting of written questions to be answered in writing and under oath.

Issue: The disputed point between parties in a lawsuit.

Jury: The group of persons selected to hear the evidence in a trial and render a verdict on matters of fact. In a Civil matter it takes 9 jurors and with a criminal case all jurors have

to agree on guilt.

Jury instructions: A judge’s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations.

Lawsuit: A civil legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant, based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty which resulted in harm to the plaintiff.

Mistrial: An invalid trial that is caused by a fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again with the selection of a “new” jury.

Motion: A request by a litigant, to a judge, for a decision on an issue relating to the case.

Motion in Limine: A pretrial motion (thus one a jury can’t hear) requesting the court to prohibit the other side from presenting, or even referring to, evidence on matters said to be so highly prejudicial that no steps taken by the judge can prevent the jury from being unduly influenced.

Opinion: A judge’s written explanation of the decision of the court.

Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges’ questions.

Peremptory challenge: Each side can exclude a certain number of prospective jurors without cause or giving a reason.

Plaintiff: A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.

Pleadings: Written statements filed with the court that describes a party’s legal or factual assertions about the case.

Pro per: A slang expression sometimes used to refer to a pro se litigant, in other

words, one without a lawyer.

Pro se: Representing oneself. Serving as one’s own lawyer…which is always dangerous.

Record: A written account of the proceedings in a case, including all pleadings, evidence, and exhibits submitted in the course of the case.

Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations…such as the News.

Service of process: The delivery of a writs or summons to the appropriate party.

Settlement: When the parties to a lawsuit resolve their dispute, without having a trial.

Statute of limitations: The time within which a lawsuit must be filed or a criminal prosecution begun.

Subpoena: A command, issued under a court’s authority, to a witness to appear and give testimony.

Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to appear and produce documents.

Temporary restraining order: Akin to a preliminary injunction, it is a judge’s shortterm order forbidding certain actions until a full hearing can be conducted, often referred to as a TRO (Temporary Restraining Order).

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

Tort: A civil, not criminal, wrong. A negligent or intentional injury against a person or property, with the exception of breach of contract.

Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a trial or a hearing.

Unlawful detainer action: A lawsuit brought by a landlord against a tenant to evict the tenant from rental property – usually for nonpayment of rent.

Venue: The geographic area in which a court has jurisdiction. A change of venue is a change or transfer of a case from one judicial district to another.

Verdict: The decision of a jury trial or by a judge, that determines the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant, or that determines the final outcome of a civil case.

Voir dire: Jury selection process of questioning prospective jurors, to ascertain their qualifications and determine any basis for challenge.

Witness: A person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury.

I hope these explanation assist you in understanding the Floyd Trial on TV and others you will watch or read about in the future.

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THE TWENTY MOST INFLUENTIAL CRAFT BEERS

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full month ago, Memorial Day weekend started me thinking about traditions; and as an older brewer my thoughts drifted where they always seem to go…to beer.

In that issue, we began the deep dive into the twenty most influential American craft beers ever brewed based on my 29 years in this crazy business, culminating in this issue’s Top Five.

This list is entirely mine and reflects my opinion only. Rebuttals and suggestions are encouraged and my email address appears at the end of every column. #5. - Russian River Brewing: – Blind Pig IPA. Style: IPA - American. ABV: 6.2% IBU: 70 When Russian River’s Vinnie Cilurzo first brought wine-country Temecula his aggressivelyhopped beers in the late 90’s, many (including myself) believe his Blind Pig Brewing IPA to be the birth of the West Coast style of IPA. His doubled rate of hopping combined with lower than usual ABV’s resulted in a blistering bitterness tasted by few before he delivered to a small but fierce fan club at Hollingshead’s Delicatessen in the city of Orange.

Blind Pig is Vinnie’s third entry in my Top 20, showing just how influential he and his products have been on my career. Throw in the fact that many consider him to be one of the nicest gentlemen in the business and we have the making of a true, honorable, American brewing hero. (Pro Tip: When ordering your next Blind Pig, tell the bartender you’re using nothing but crossword puzzle hints and ask for a ‘Sightless Swine’) #4. – Goose Island: Bourbon County Brand Stout. Style: Barrel-Aged Stout – Imperial.

ABV: 15.2% IBU: 60 Exactly thirty years ago, Greg Hall was Head Brewer for his father, John; the founder of Goose Island Brewing in Chicago. The brewpub’s 1000th batch was upcoming and Greg was searching for something truly unique and over-the-top

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to celebrate the momentous occasion. Having recently met Booker Noe from Jim Beam, Greg spent the bulk of the celebratory budget acquiring used bourbon barrels; launching craft beer into unknown and uncharted territory.

The massive Russian Imperial Stout, aged bourbon barrels for the very first time, not only broke the stylistic ice for thousands of craft brewers, it also became the benchmark of a style variation which few other brewers have mastered. Bourbon County Stout is a torch, lit by a tandem of Hall’s, passed on to a generation of brewers desperately seeking to keep it aflame. #3. – Anchor Brewing: Steam. Style: California Common. ABV: 4.9% IBU: 33 Like Russian River, Anchor Brewing has three beers on this list. Now celebrating their 125th year of making Steam beer, Anchor Steam is synonymous with San Francisco. Although the origins of the trademarked name ‘Steam’ are a little hazy, many agree it was from the warm beer giving off ‘steam’ as it cooled on the rooftop fermenters.

The equipment today is a little more modern, but Anchor Steam is still open fermented at warm temperatures using a lager yeast. Twentyeight years ago, Bob Brewer, Anchor’s western region representative took me under his wing and began teaching me the finer points of beer.

The man is one of the smartest and most wellspoken individuals I’ve ever met and continues to influence my education to this day. #2. Samuel Adams: Boston Lager. Style: Lager - Vienna. ABV: 5.0% IBU: 30 Jim Koch took an entrepreneurial risk in 1984 and his Boston Lager introduced craft beer to countless millions of Americans. The beer is considered pedestrian by many of today’s new converts, but is definitely still worth a visit next time you are beer shopping as it literally is the roots of today’s craft beer scene.

The flagship of the Boston Brewing Company is said to be brewed according to Koch’s greatgreat grandfather’s recipe. The process includes a decoction mash using four different vessels and Old-World krausening for secondary fermentation. Beer nerds will also be happy to learn that the brew is dry-hopped with two Noble hops, Hallertau Mittlefrueh and Tettnanger. #1. Sierra Nevada Brewing: Pale Ale. Style: Pale Ale - American. ABV: 5.6% IBU: 38 Simply Google ‘Pale Ale’ and the very first entry in the results is Chico, California’s Sierra Nevada; and for very good reason. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (henceforth “SNPA”) is the beer that launched a thousand breweries. The list of brewers who refer to SNPA as their favorite beer is long and distinguished. Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian

River keeps it stocked in his refrigerator at all times, and David Walker (Firestone Walker) says SNPA opened his eyes to what American craft beer could be. His Brewmaster, Matt Brynildson is even more dramatic, having once claimed that, “When you die as a brewer, you go to Chico”.

When Ken Grossman founded Sierra Nevada in 1979, he aspired to brew similar beers to those of Anchor and even had Fritz Maytag’s blessing along with plenty of assistance. SNPA was first brewerd in September of 1980 and featured Cascade Hops, the first new hop variety released by the Department of Agriculture since Prohibition. The rest, as they say, is history…

The rest of the list: #20 – Lagunitas Brewing Undercover Investigation Shut-down Ale #19 – Ommegang Hennepin #18 – Bell’s Two Hearted IPA #17 – Anchor Brewing Old Foghorn #16 – Russian River Pliny the Younger #15 – Oscar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale #14 – Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen #13 – Dogfish Head 90-Minute IPA #12 – Anchor Brewing Christmas Ale (Our Special Ale) #11 – Victory Brewing Prima Pils #10 – Firestone Walker DBA #9 – Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard Ale #8 – Celis Brewing White #7 – Sierra Nevada Celebration #6 – Russian River Pliny the Elder When Ed Heethuis isn’t brewing at a local Casino, you will find the Certified Cicerone / Brewmaster out on his road bike trying to rebuild a balky old knee or talking beer with the patrons at Taproom 29. He may be reached at: heethuis. ed@gmail.com or wherever beer may be found in the wild.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU – SAFELY!

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ith drought conditions, bone dry vegetation and over 40 million Americans expected to hit the road this year over the 4th of July weekend, I wanted to get this message out early to start planning for a safe 4th of July!

“With warm weather and family events, the Fourth of July can be a fun time with great memories. But before you and your family celebrate, make sure everyone knows about 4th of July safety,” says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

If not handled properly, fireworks, barbeques and heat can be dangerous and

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cause injuries to kids and adults. The best advice: “Attend public fireworks displays and leave the lighting to the professionals,” says Chief DiGiovanna.” These are tough economic times. As my dad would always say “why watch your money go up in smoke lighting off fireworks?” Save your money for important things!

Barbeque Safety: Keep grills away from anything that can burn, such as your house, car, or dry vegetation. Don’t leave the grill unattended while it’s cooking. Keep children and pets away from the grill. For charcoal grills, only use starter fluid designed for grills; NEVER

USE GASOLINE. Do not add lighter fluid to an already lit fire. Before using a gas grill, check the connection between the propane tank and the fuel. Make sure coals are completely extinguished and cold before disposing of them. Never wear loose clothing when cooking. Never Barbeque indoors.

Fireworks Safety: First and foremost, make sure fireworks are legal in your community.

Check with your local fire department. Always read directions. Use outdoors only. Do not use near grass or other flammable materials.

Light one at a time. Spectators need to keep a safe distance. Never point or throw fireworks

at people or objects. Always have a bucket of water or a fire extinguisher nearby. Never attempt to re-light or fix fireworks Stand several feet away from lit fireworks. When disposing of used fireworks, soak in a bucket or trash can of water overnight away from the house or garage. A responsible adult should be in charge of the activities. Never use fireworks while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Water, Camping, Hiking or Biking: Never swim alone or leave children in the pool unattended. Always let someone know “when – where and what time” your activities will take place. In the event you are missing, we will know where to start looking!

Weather: The chances are it will be warm outside: Don’t get dehydrated – consume lots of water. Make sure your pets have lots of water. When outdoors, stay in the shade as much as possible – avoid the direct sun. Avoid severe sun burn by applying sun block. Wear appropriate clothing.

For additional 4th of July Safety information contact your local fire department.

Be Safe and Happy 4th of July!

SWAG FOR THESOUL “There are many ways for us to receive the gentle nudges of our intuition. We have multiple psychic receptors that process and deliver intuitive communications. They are referred to as the “clairs, which are clairaudience, claircognizance, clairsentience and clairvoyance.” Excerpt from Exercise 43 “Intuition” in the SACRED System Guidebook,

by Aimee Mosco and Donald L. Ferguson. ntuition is the most natural form of communication. It is often dismissed because of preconceived notions implanted in us from the beginning of life.

Many of us as children had “imaginary” friends. We told our parents stories of these friends and unless you were lucky enough to have parents that were believers in intuitive communications, you were likely told how silly you were and that your interactions were a product of your imagination.

That type of reinforcement often creates a belief within you that intuitive communications are fantasy and not real at all. This belief closes your psychic receptors down and renders them all but useless.

We humans have been taught to only trust what we can see and what we can make sense of using logic. The problem is that it is not possible to see the psychic receptors in the human energy field or verify their existence without actually using intuition to do so! This is a conundrum that has cost humanity on many levels through the ages.

Intuition taps us into higher knowledge that exists beyond the veil, in the libraries you can only access with psychic receptors.

If we shut down to this opportunity by dismissing our own abilities, that information from beyond the veil is lost to us. If we shut down to it by dismissing others’ abilities, we lose countless opportunities to expand our consciousness in individual and collective ways.

You have heard the saying “see it to believe it”? Well, in the case of intuition, that is a backwards approach and will never yield favorable results. When you infuse believe

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into this human super-power, is exactly when it becomes real for you.

We are all wired for intuitive communications, but we must invite it to awaken and work for us. So, if you are interested in awakening your “clairs”, take a look at beliefs that were either imparted to you by your elders, or that you developed from societal teachings. If you are able to identify the “seeing is believing” glitch within you, work on that. Tell yourself that wish to reverse that belief and invite your Higher Wisdom, your inner spirit, to assist you. Then, open your mind and let it flow.

In my pursuit to help you connect with your intuition, I invite you to join my Facebook group SACRED Light Code Keys. Go to facebook.com/groups/621727488898099 and bring your light to this supportive community.

Aimee Mosco is an Author, Intuitive Channel, Spiritual Teacher and Co-Founder of Intentional Healing Systems, LLC. Aimee’s desire to help others inspired her first book “Gratitude + Forgiveness x (LOVE) = Happiness”. Aimee serves as Vice Chair to the World Game Changers Board of Directors, a charitable CIC based in the UK. Find Aimee on her website at www.ihsunity.com.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries actor Marilu Henner has an unusual condition: hyperthymesia.

She can remember in detail voluminous amounts of past events. For instance, she vividly recalls being at the Superdome in New Orleans on September 15, 1978, where she and her actor friends watched a boxing match between Leon Spinks and Muhammad Ali. You probably don’t have hyperthymesia, Aries, but I invite you to approximate that state. Now is an excellent time to engage in a leisurely review of your life story, beginning with your earliest memories. Why? It will strengthen your foundation, nurture your roots, and bolster your stability.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Poet Elizabeth Bishop noted that many of us are “addicted to the gigantic.” We live in a “mostly huge and roaring, glaring world.” As a counterbalance, she wished for “small works of art, short poems, short pieces of music, intimate, low-voiced, and delicate things.” That’s the spirit I recommend to you in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will be best served by consorting with subtle, unostentatious, elegant influences. Enjoy graceful details and quiet wonders and understated truths.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming weeks, you will need even more human touch than usual. Your mental, physical, and spiritual health REQUIRE you to have your skin in contact with people who care for you and are eager to feel their skin against yours. A Tumblr blogger named Friend-Suggestion sets the tone for the mood I hope you cultivate. They write, “I love! human contact! with! my friends! So put your leg over mine! Let our knees touch! Hold my hand! Make excuses to feel my arm by drawing pictures on my skin! Stand close to me! Lean into my space!

Slow dance super close to me! Hold my face in your hands or kick my foot to get my attention!

Put your arm around me when we’re standing or sitting around! Hug me from behind at random times!”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Author John Banville wrote what might serve as a manifesto for some of us Crabs: “To be concealed, protected, guarded: that is all I have ever truly wanted. To burrow down into a place of womby warmth and cower there, hidden from the sky’s indifferent gaze and the harsh air’s damagings. The past is such a retreat for me. I go there eagerly, shaking off the cold present and the colder future.” If you are a Crab who feels a kinship with Banville’s approach, I ask you to refrain from indulging in it during the coming months. You’re in a phase of your longterm astrological cycle when your destiny is calling you to be bolder and brighter than usual, more visible and influential, louder and stronger.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “We wish to make rage into a fire that cooks things rather than a fire of conflagration,” writes author Clarissa Pinkola Estés. That’s good advice for you right now.

Your anger can serve you, but only if you use it to gain clarity—not if you allow it to control or immobilize you. So here’s my counsel: Regard your wrath as a fertilizing fuel that helps deepen your understanding of what you’re angry about— and shows you how to engage in constructive actions that will liberate you from what is making you angry.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo author Jeanette Winterson was asked, “Do you fall in love often?” She replied, “Yes, often. With a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with friends, with complete strangers, with nothing at all.” Even if you’re not usually as prone to infatuation and enchantment as Winterson, you could have many experiences like hers in the coming months. Is that a state you would enjoy? I encourage you to welcome it. Your capacity to be fascinated and captivated will be at a peak. Your inclination to trust your attractions will be extra high. Sounds fun!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran lexicographer Daniel Webster (1758–1843) worked hard to create his dictionary, and it became highly influential in American culture. He spent over

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26 years perfecting it. To make sure he could properly analyze the etymologies, he learned 28 languages. He wrote definitions for 70,000 words, including 12,000 that had never been included in a published dictionary. I trust you are well underway with your own Webster-like project, Libra. This entire year is an excellent time to devote yourself with exacting diligence to a monumental labor of love. If you haven’t started it yet, launch now. If it’s already in motion, kick it into a higher gear.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Shouldn’t the distance between impossible and improbable be widened?” asks poet Luke Johnson. I agree that it should, and I nominate you to do the job. In my astrological view, you now have the power to make progress in accomplishing goals that some people may regard as unlikely, fantastical, and absurdly challenging. (Don’t listen to them!) I’m not necessarily saying you will always succeed in wrangling the remote possibilities into practical realities. But you might. And even if you’re only partially victorious, you will learn key lessons that bolster your abilities to harness future amazements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian novelist George Eliot wrote, “It is very hard to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings—much harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth.” I believe you will be exempt from this rule during the next seven weeks. You will be able to speak with lucid candor about your feelings—maybe more so than you’ve been able to in a long time. And that will serve you well as you take advantage of the opportunity that life is offering you: to deepen, clarify, and refine your intimate relationships.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author bell hooks (who didn’t capitalize her name) expressed advice I recommend for you. She said, “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving.

When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” As you enter a phase of potential renewal for your close relationships, you’ll be wise to deepen your commitment to self-sufficiency and self-care. You might be amazed at how profoundly that enriches intimacy. Here are two more helpful gems from bell hooks: “You can never love anybody if you are unable to love yourself” and “Do not expect to receive the love from someone else you do not give yourself.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In April 2005, a 64-year-old Korean woman named Cha Sa-soon made her first attempt to get her driver’s license.

She failed. In fairness to her, the written test wasn’t easy. It required an understanding of car maintenance. After that initial flop, she returned to take the test five days a week for three years— and was always unsuccessful. She persevered, however. Five years later, she passed the test and received her license. It was her 960th try. Let’s make her your role model for the foreseeable future. I doubt you’ll have to persist as long as she did, but you’ll be wise to cultivate maximum doggedness and diligence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the eighth century, Chinese poet Du Fu gave a batch of freshly written poems to his friend and colleague, the poet Li Bai. “Thank you for letting me read your new poems,” Li Bai later wrote to Du Fu. “It was like being alive twice.” I foresee you enjoying a comparable grace period in the coming weeks, Pisces: a time when your joie de vivre could be double its usual intensity. How should you respond to this gift from the Fates? Get twice as much work done? Start work on a future masterpiece?

Become a beacon of inspiration to everyone you encounter? Sure, if that’s what you want to do.

And you could also simply enjoy every detail of your daily rhythm with supreme, sublime delight.

Homework: Tell a story that imagines what you will be like a year from now. Newsletter.

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CYBER CORNER PHISHING E-MAILS: WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE THEM?

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hat is a Phishing attack and what are Phishing Emails?

The name “phishing” is a variation on the word “fishing,” as criminals dangle a fake “lure” (a legitimate-looking email, website, or ad) in the hopes that consumers will “bite” and provide the details the criminals seek – such as credit card numbers, account numbers, passwords, usernames, or other sensitive information. The term was introduced in the mid1990s by hackers attempting to dupe AOL users into divulging their login credentials. The “ph” was presumably inspired by the word “phreaking,” short for “phone phreaking,” an early method of hacking that involved playing sound tones into telephone handsets to get free phone calls.

It is one of the common forms of cybercrime in which your sensitive and personal information can be stolen. Phishing scammers pose themselves as major corporations or other trustworthy entities to trick you into voluntarily providing information such as your website logins and credit card numbers. The majority of phishing scammers can contact you via text or email.

A phishing email is a fake or fraudulent email message that appears to be sent by a legitimate source, for example: your bank, the IRS, and Social Security, just to name a few. These emails include messages that request sensitive personal information in a variety of ways. You may not be able to tell the difference between a legitimate email and a phishing email if you don’t look closely at the emails you receive. Scammers work hard to make phishing emails look as authentic as possible, and that’s why you should be cautious when opening such suspicious emails and clicking links contained inside these emails.

Few phishing scams have been effective enough to make headlines but here are a few that did: In 2016, hackers succeeded in persuading Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta to hand over his Gmail password, with what was perhaps one of the most significant phishing attacks in history.

The “fappening” attack, in which private photographs of a variety of celebrities were made public, was initially believed to be the result of a security flaw on Apple’s iCloud servers, but it was instead the result of a series of successful phishing attempts.

Employees at the University of Kansas fell for a phishing email in 2016, handing over passwords to their paycheck deposit records and missing pay.

According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach

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Investigations Report, phishing was involved in about a third of all attacks in the previous year.

This figure rises to 78 percent when it comes to cyber-espionage attacks. The bad news for 2019 is that its perpetrators get a lot better with the wellproduced, off-shelf software and frameworks.

The frequency of phishing scams has risen substantially in recent months, with businesses undergoing average attacks of 1,185 per month, according to the latest data from the report. In addition, 38% of respondents said they have seen a coworker being attacked in the last year. As a result, 15% of companies are already spending one to four days investigating malicious threats during what is still a precarious and frustrating era for many.

The 2020 Phishing Attack Landscape Study, commissioned by GreatHorn and conducted by Cybersecurity Insiders, polled 317 experts from the cybersecurity sector, ranging from executives to IT protection specialists, for their personal encounters during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study detailed how businesses fared in the face of phishing attacks throughout the pandemic, as well as how time and resources budgeted for cybersecurity activities changed over time, and asked participants to rate their level of sensitivity and proficiency in detecting and preventing phishing emails. The findings revealed a significant rise in the number of targeted phishing attacks, as well as a significant increase in the amount of time spent on threat mitigation, removal, and additional incident response, highlighting the risks that businesses that do not emphasise employee cybersecurity awareness.

How to Spot Phishing Emails?

Scammers keep on changing their tactics all the time, but certain signs can help you spot phishing emails.

Check the Sender’s email address first.

Mismatches in the sender’s address, a suspicious path between sender and recipient, and the use of an unusual email client are all possible signs of a phishing email.

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here is no exact window for how long it takes to get in shape.

The time it takes to get in shape depends on individual goals, which could include strength, endurance, weight loss, body fat loss, etc.

Increasing your physical activity level is likely to make you feel better before you see noticeable results.

The type of exercise selected and a person’s beginning fitness level are important factors.

Time depends on goals The answer to this fitness question depends, in part, on what you mean by “in shape.”

Are you looking to improve time? Get stronger? Lose weight? Lose body fat? The answer to how long it will take to get fit will vary for each one of those goals.

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Check the email’s header. Mail headers contain a lot of information that can be used to spot possible phishing emails. Some of these are easy to read and understand, such as the DKIM and SPF sections can state that verification was successful or not. Other headers need some understanding of their use to be helpful in the email analysis.

Be alert when you receive Emails demanding urgent actions. Phishing emails often threaten a negative outcome or a loss of opportunity unless immediate action is taken. Attackers often use this technique to induce recipients to act before they have had a chance to examine the email for flaws or discrepancies. In 2019, this tactic is believed to be responsible for at least half of all cybercrime-related business losses.

Beware of suspicious attachments.

Collaboration tools like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox are also used for the majority of work-related file sharing. As a result, internal emails with attachments should be treated with caution – particularly if the extension is unfamiliar or the one usually associated with malware (.zip, .exe, .scr, etc.).

Requests for login credentials, payment information, or sensitive information via email.

Emails requesting login credentials, payment information, or other sensitive data from an unexpected or unfamiliar sender should always be handled with caution. Spear phishers create fake login pages that resemble the real thing and send an email with a link that takes the recipient to the fake page. If a recipient is redirected to a login page or informed that a payment is due, they should not enter any information until they are confident the email is authentic.

Most of the Attacks are carried out automatically. Scammers don’t have to monitor inboxes or send tailored responses when they use phishing attacks. They just send out thousands of carefully crafted messages to unsuspecting recipients. As a result, there’s no need to filter out potential respondents, as doing so decreases the

pool of prospective victims while also assisting those who did not fall victim to alert others to the scam.

How to identify real and fake companies’ emails?

Recognize real vs. fake companies’ emails.

You can identify phishing emails from the companies that appear illegitimate because: Legitimate company emails: • do not ask for sensitive information via email.

• normally address you by your name.

• have email IDs with domain names.

• know how to spell.

• do not force you to visit their website.

• would not give you unsolicited attachments.

• links match legitimate URLs. What to do if you suspect an email is a phising attempt?

Don’t open it. Just delete it. Sometimes just opening the message may execute harmful files.

So if not sure just toss it!

Mark it as SPAM. Whether you access your email online or via an email client installed on your computer, almost all email client’s have an option to mark an email as spam, this deletes the email and permanentally removes it from your inbox.

Never click links. It’s highly likely these phising emails and embedded links are malicious and are designed to cause you, your collegues, and the organization harm. These links usually direct you to fraudulent websites and ask you for your login information and Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

EggHead IT is here to help. We understand there is no “one fits all” solution to phishing scams and prevent phising attacks, we provide consultations and support that’s custom-tailored to you. We are the team can help prevent such exposure and offer education and defenses to keep you safe.

Have a suggestion for our next article or have questions regarding e-mail security? Please contact us by calling (760) 205-0105 or emailing us at tech@eggheadit.com and our Eggsperts are happy to help you with your questions or suggestions.

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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET IN SHAPE?

A beginner wanting to run a 5K race will take less time to get in shape than someone training for their first marathon or triathlon.

And they will need a different training program than someone getting ready for a weeklong backpacking trip.

In general, though, you will start to “feel” better long before you see major fitness results.

Typically, you should focus your efforts in three different areas: cardiovascular fitness strength balance and flexibility.

And if you exercise regularly, over time you will gain even more fitness benefits.

At 6 to 8 weeks, you can definitely notice some changes, and in 3 to 4 months you can do a pretty good overhaul to your health and fitness.

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Strength-specific results take about the same amount of time.

For a client who is already in good cardio shape but just wants to learn how to lift weights safely, 3 months is usually a

reasonable time frame.

So, how long until you are sporting a “ripped body”?

If you’re consistent about working out and dieting properly for a full year, and you weren’t significantly overweight to begin with, then after 1 year you can expect to sport a lean, muscular physique with a visible six pack. But if we are looking to just improve your overall fitness level, stamina, mobility and flexibility usually it takes up to 3 month to start seeing first results.

You can schedule your FREE Fitness Assessment by reaching us at (760)880-9904 or visit us at cvsendmeatrainer.com.

CANNABIS CORNER

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uestion: “Are programs about addiction protecting the youth of the nation from the dangers of drugs or protecting the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture synthetic cannabis products? Let us examine the drug programs in schools.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) report, prepared by the RAND Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the most comical. SAMHSA is devoid of research on medicinal uses. Prevention scientists are discovering programs that teach about drugs to school-age children often fall far short of expectations.

Canada Centre on Substance use, and Addiction designed the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP). CSSDP is a grassroots network of youth and students who are concerned about the negative impact our drug policies have on individuals and communities. CSSDP considers drug use a health and human rights issue rather than a criminal-legal issue and advocates for evidence-based responses to reduce and prevent the harms associated with drug use and drug criminalization.

All youth programs state they are based on evidence-based science but, science can be evidenced-based, anecdotal-based, or scientism-based. Pub-Med, the NIH National Library for Biotechnology Information, shows 40,631 research citations for marijuana and 28,820 research citations for cannabis.

While the Canadian program does go into the endocannabinoid system and is more science-oriented, it still treats marijuana as an

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addictive plant that messes your brain. How does the issue of the NIH, and CDC’s patents on CBD resulting in royalties for pharmacygrade cannabis molecules affect your answer?

The Canadian booklets are easy to read, foster engaging conversations, and show youthful graphics. The questionnaires are geared to help the student monitor their progress throughout a two-week period of attempted absence. The Sensible Cannabis Education Toolkit comes in many languages and is free for downloading in a pdf format.

Students today are very Internet literate.

They read about marijuana themselves. They see parents and friends using marijuana who do not get sick and do not become addicted.

They know what the government says about marijuana is false.

The Partnership to End Addiction is a program that: “implements comprehensive,

age-appropriate, and research-based prevention programming that can have a real impact on reducing youth marijuana use and its adverse effects. It’s essential to start at an early age and continue throughout a child’s academic career.” Most programs do not separate the differences between alcohol, marijuana, opiates, or fentanyl, as the dangers are different for each substance. Marijuana/ cannabis has an addition rate of 9% the same as coffee. Opiates and alcohol have a 30% addiction rate.

Stanford medical school has a cannabis awareness toolkit that is freely downloadable with PowerPoint presentations. The presenter talks about finding “Who you are,” and “finding your dopamine - the developing brain.” It is so horrific my anger over the fake information may explode through this computer.

The University of Saskatchewan is the

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future of youth education on drug safety.

They developed The Safe School Health Improvement Project (Safe SHIP) and the School Health Initiative with Nursing Education (SHINE). SHINE and Safe SHIP programs are community-based partnerships between the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan and two elementary schools and two high schools in Saskatoon (St. Luke, North Park Wilson, Bishop James Mahoney, and Tommy Douglas). Through these programs, university students from the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition will collaborate with youth from participating schools. WOW, could this happen in California? Let us challenge the California homeschooling curriculum to do what the Safe SHIP is accomplishing.

Back to our question at the start of this article, what is your conclusion? The programs that lump cannabis with alcohol or opiates are not science-based. The FDA’s continued arbitrariness designates cannabis to be a Schedule I for marijuana, Schedule 3 for THC in Marinol, and Schedule V for CBD in Epidiolex. If cannabis is so bad why can a physician anywhere in the US legally prescribe CBD or THC for medical conditions only in these three formulations? Is the FDA supporting the pharmacy organizations or our youth education?

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