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John Garcia....................................... 3 News - Visit to the White House...... 4 Community - CA FIre Wives............. 7 Theatre.............................................. 8 Tilted Kilt Open Mic Week 4............ 9 LMS - Schmidy’s Haute Lei............. 10 Consider This- Courtney Barnett... 12 Art- Palm Trees & Tattoos.............. 13 Pet Place.......................................... 14 The Vino Voice................................ 15 Club Crawler Nightlife................... 16 Pamp.Palate- Cork & Fork............. 18 Screeners........................................ 20 Book Review................................... 21 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local........... 23 Dale Gribow.................................... 23 Safety Tips....................................... 24 ShareKitchen.................................. 24 It’s Your Nickel................................ 24 Sports Scene................................... 25 Sports.............................................. 26 Health & Fitness - Blood Drive...... 26 Free Will Astrology......................... 27 Mind, Body & Spirit........................ 28 Life & Career Coach........................ 29 Ask The Doctor............................... 29 Comics - Weiss Cracks.................... 30

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here is no debate that John Garcia’s legacy in music is firmly etched in stone. He is revered all over the world for his work with Kyuss, Unida, Hermano, Slo Burn, Kyuss Lives and Vista Chino. He has at times been perceived as an enigma to many.

He is as mysterious as the desert’s legendary generator parties. He himself admits that he rarely gets out and remains like a tortoise in its shell. Given his touring schedule we can’t blame him. As he states, “When I’m home, I want to be home.” He’s the desert’s answer to the Sphinx. The Sphinx was viewed as benevolent and having ferocious strength and wisdom. These are traits John Garcia also embodies.

John Garcia’s first ever solo album via Napalm Records, is complete and upon us.

The release dates are as follows: Europe 7/25, North America 7/31, Australia/New Zealand and Japan 8/5. The video for the first single “My Mind” premiered on-line on 7/15. It was directed by Douglas Quill and filmed at the Salton Sea. To kick-off his first solo tour, Garcia will be performing four consecutive shows in Australia September 11-14 in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Byron Bay. In between rehearsals for the Australian tour, Coachella Valley Weekly recently sat down with Garcia in an intimate setting in a suite provided by the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs to discuss his self-titled solo debut and all other things pertinent in his life.

Husband and Father First When you talk with Garcia you first get a sense of the multiple hats he wears. Some might expect the rock star persona the media can portray. His family is at the forefront. “I’m a family man. I’m a husband and a father first.

By no means do I think I’m a rock star or sitting backstage thinking I’m a rock star. I thank my lucky stars that my family still allows me to do this. It’s a respect thing. Being in the type of environment that I’m in on a nightly basis when I’m on the road it takes an incredible amount of communication, patience and trust. The unsung heroes are Wendy and the kids, the loves of my life.” It’s this unplugged attitude that permitted the Canadian artist Danko Jones to write a song in honor of phone conversations he and Garcia had about family.

The song “5000 Miles” is about Garcia’s two children (daughter and son) and wife. “Danko is a great singer songwriter from Toronto I toured with 19 years ago. We talk about family. What a great song. He said, I wrote you this song. It reminded me a lot about our conversations. You‘re always talking about your daughter. This song‘s for you.”

Autonomy The journey to this solo project began right out of high school for Garcia. “When I was 19 years old living with Nick Oliveri in North Palm Springs off of San Rafael I wrote “Her Bullets Energy” with Nick. I knew that eventually I wanted to do this. Throughout the years ever

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since that first song was written I’ve kept a collection of songs in what I call a safe deposit box which in reality was a cardboard box I just traveled with and moved with me.” In listening to samples of the songs it is apparent that they represent multiple approaches to melody and writing. “These songs that I have are not ‚B‘ sides. They are not leftovers. These are songs that were special to me that I had a personal relationship with. As I got older, as I looked at them every single morning I got up, I started feeling exhausted and felt bad for these songs. I‘ve always wanted to do it.

At some point in time it clicked. I was tired of saying ‘yes’ to everything and everyone else with the exception of these songs that were close to me. I said no more. I want to finally do this. This project is tangible. These songs are tangible.” Album participants include; Dave Angstrom, Nick Oliveri, Mark Diamond, Tom Brayton, Danko Jones, Nick Oliveri, Chris Hill and Damon Garrison from Slo Burn, Dave Angstrom and Dandy Brown from Hermano and Tom Brayton the percussionist.

In completing the music for the album the artwork that accompanied it had to be equivalent in stature. The cover art for the album is very unique and feels native to the desert given its Big Horn sheep motif. The cover art is by Sam Young from Melbourne, Australia and Jared Conner from Austin, TX of mexicanchocolate.com. “The illustration of the ram was specifically drawn for this project. The desert sheep are indigenous to this area. We see them all the time in Morongo. I’m proud of the desert. I call it my desert. I love this place. Kyuss was proud of it as well as Vista Chino. We named the band after the street that goes from Palm Springs to Cathedral City. The album cover depicts an open desert road leading you to wherever the record takes you. That spoke volumes to me about if you could visually look at what the music sounds like. They did a great job.”

Australia Garcia is preparing intently for his first solo trek. “This is my first ever solo tour.

I‘m nervous. I would be nervous if I wasn‘t nervous. It‘s special to me. I’ve never done this before. You talk about exposing yourself.

You‘re not hiding behind a band name. I‘m doing past and present. I‘m gonna be doing some Kyuss songs, some Slo Burn songs and of course some solo stuff.” Once the Australia shows are complete they will jump on the plane again for a heavy extensive tour over 25 dates in Europe this November and December.

Australia has substantial regard for Kyuss and John Garcia. Kyuss opened for Metallica at one time and Kyuss introduced the Aussies to desert/stoner rock. “I owe a lot of that to Metallica. What an amazing country. The people, the environment, the wildlife and the food, It‘s a beautiful country. If there was a chance we could afford a second home someplace it would be Australia. It is phenomenal. We’d live somewhere on the Gold Coast close to Brissy. There’s something about Australian beaches. There‘s something magical.” continue to page 6

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The President of the United States invites you to a reception at the White House

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was at a conference in La Quinta when the original email came in. I knew there was a possibility I had been invited but wasn’t sure. At first, I was amazed and excited, thrilled beyond containment. No more than a few minutes had passed by before tears started rolling down my face. It took me some time to process but obviously the next thing I did was to phone home and process a little with my Dad. He was so happy for me.

To the LGBT community of the desert, I was someone new here 7 years ago and didn’t have a lot of time to explain that I was an activist and on a mission from God. I just proceeded forward with the 9 day hunger strike on Palm Canyon against bullying after Seth Walsh was found hanging from a plum tree, marching by foot the rainbow and

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American flag to the 29 Palms Marine Base and lastly walking across the nation, literally by foot, over 2700 miles with the Rainbow flag on a staff and the American Equality Bill in my back pack. On that trip I spoke to schools about bullying and non-violence, city councils about civil rights and drafted many proclamations with mayors and an activist from New York, declaring LGBT Civil Rights Equality Days in cities such as Oakland, Houston, Salt Lake City and New Orleans, including one on the Oglala Sioux Reservation at Pine Ridge for the Native American 2-spirit and many others calling on a ONE BILL FULL EQUALITY strategy from the big guns in DC. I was on a mission to end the violation of human rights towards the LGBT community in America and stood ground from both a

civil rights position and an international human rights position for equality around the globe. Having gone to India and years of meditation, I had an inner awakening to my true self, called the ATMA, in India. An embodiment of love. God was love and in my heart and anything manifesting in the LGBT community that contradicted that, was unjust and I would have to fight for love and justice with everything I had. And, so I did.

So, when the invitation came in I was being invited by the President to the LGBT Pride Reception at the White House, I was surprised. I loved the timing. As a volunteer in the equality movement, I was ecstatic.

The logistics were tricky as I was meeting a friend in New York City, marching in their LGBT Pride Parade with our banner “SEEK FULL EQUALITY” which means we were seeking a ONE BILL solution in Congress to add sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI) to all of America’s civil rights laws either as a stand-alone bill or as an amendment. Then we were catching the bus to DC. The next morning we were in a briefing with top White House officials on LGBT rights from Department of Education, the office of the US Assistant Attorney General on civil rights and others. After that I had lunch with Native American 2-Spirits, the Pride reception at the White House. In the evening there was a vigil at the MLK Memorial where I was to read the Proclamation I had co-drafted and

had signed by our Palm Springs Mayor, Steven Pougnet, declaring July 2nd, the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as LGBT Equality NOW Day. It was awesome.

Seldom had I so many things to do in such little time. Before I went back to NYC the next day, I met with the Executive Director of the LGBT Congressional Equality Caucus, Brad Jacklin. We had an official meeting in Congressman David Cicilline’s office to talk about the movement’s strategy and next big step. Then, I was back to New York City and did some civil rights art photography with my IMAGINE 4 WORDS (sexual orientation and gender identity) at Strawberry Fields in Central Park and at and Dakota where John Lennon’s life will always be affectionately remembered.

So, I want to take you back over some of this and lay the official ground work.

In 2010, I had run across the American Equality Bill. It was a bill largely ignored by the major organizations in our movement.

Adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the 1964 Civil Rights Act was something they weren’t discussing. The grassroots movement was beginning to.

After so many youth suicides I found myself positioned in a moral duty and desire to see this happen. So, I walked across America calling on full equality in civil rights laws.

I thought I was going to be murdered or beat up along the highway somewhere.

What I found was a nation ready to handle the issues and support them as I presented them. Mayors of US cities signed proclamations, LGBT community centers wrote resolutions in support and the national conversation started to take place, actually shift. GetEQUAL and other grassroots organizations were making the same ask, although more focused on items in the agenda like ENDA and Prop 8 (same sex marriage equality). My mission? Draft, sponsor and get the American Equality Bill on the President’s desk. The painful part was the survival logistics of walking across the US. The HRC and Task Force were nonsupportive, my old LGBT Community Center in Los Angeles ignored my requests as well as after many press releases and invites, found myself 100% alone on day one of the national civil rights walk across America.

But, the president’s staff was paying attention.

After 15 months I made it all the way across America to a hero’s welcome in Jacksonville, Florida – where their ENTIRE city council had ignored the accomplishment. Right down the street was the center of the Southern Baptist religion as the church owned many city blocks and was heavily tied up in the cities politics and campaigns. It was heartbreaking. But, the LGBT community supported me in the most fabulous welcome a guy could ever wish for.

A stage, big screen TV’s playing, speakers all afternoon, vendors. It was fabulous!!!

After all the work to walk across America and declare LGBT Civil Rights Equality Days in proclamation and resolution, often with the gifted and talented pens of our team lawyer, Todd Fernandez, these were the discussions we had with the President and First Lady and the top White House officials in the briefing. The conversation was now at the highest levels of government.

Being in the White House was very presidential. Obama’s hands are larger than life and he actually reminds me of Abraham Lincoln in some deep and profound way. He’s definitely doing for the LGBT community what Lincoln did for the slaves; freeing us. I was so profoundly moved to stand in front of him and shake his hand.

Todd was standing next to me and asked him to help file our LGBT Civil Rights Bill,

while I spoke to him about the civil rights walk across America. He was quiet and listened and said he wouldn’t stop any such bill if it were filed. His love and respect for his staff was amazing as there was a Hindu prayer hands and bow, not just from one of his staff but from many when they were acknowledged in his speech. The First Lady was very gracious and spent quite a bit of time on the line talking with people in front of the podium. We talked a minute about the walk across America and I don’t know if she was joking or not but challenged herself to do something as physically healthy as walking across America and then suggested I write the White House a letter. I promised I would.

I, of course, showed up in my Tuxedo.

I think I was the only one in a Tuxedo. I loved it. I had to follow my heart. There I was with the most amazing president to me personally in my life time. If it hadn’t been for President Obama, I probably would have been found dead on some lonely American highway.

I was floored in the White House library to see George Washington’s sword, the beautiful oil paintings of Lincoln, Clinton and Carter. And Yes, Benjamin Franklin.

When we got up the stairs after several

security check points, the Marine band was playing and the champagne was flowing. I, of course had my sparkling water. The food was terrific.

Overall, my wildest dreams came true.

They still are. When I returned home, it was posted on the HRC’s web site and all over social media that the Human Rights Campaign, our biggest LGBT civil rights group in Washington DC is now calling on Congress to pass an LGBT civil rights bill in the next session of Congress. A job they

have not done. The time has come for all American’s to be protected under federal civil rights laws.

Most of all, and something I usually don’t share with the public is my gratitude towards God who I give complete credit to for anything and everything happening in my life and around me. Every morning I surrender my life to the Great Spirit and in the evening, I give thanks. It may seem a little weird to some folks, but it’s my story.

And, thank you Mr. President.

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Support Supporting Garcia on the Australian and Europe tour is Waxy. “I‘ve known Robbie (Waldman) since I was 7 years old. My mom used to work for Dr. Waldman. Robbie has always been there for me through anything; recording, friendship and health. I love Robbie. It will be nice to tour with a good friend. The desert has always been that way.

We‘ve always looked out for each other.

There‘s a kinship that goes on with the people who were born and raised here and went to school here.”

Also on the Australian tour are label mates Mammoth, Mammoth. On the European tour will be Steak also of Napalm Records. Steak recorded their most recent album at Thunder Underground Studios and Garcia sings on one track.

The Band Joining Garcia as his band are Ehren Groban (War Drum) on guitar, Mike Pygmie (You Know Who) on bass and Greg Saenz (You Know Who, The Dwarves) on drums. “It was really important for me to have all local guys. Rehearsals have already started. We‘re practicing the solo album, Kyuss songs, Slo Burn songs. There is an excitement; we’re all excited to do another record together too!

That‘s on tap.”

His band is made up of world-class musicians and is highly regarded in the Coachella Valley. “I like that they showed a genuine interest. I saw the passion. We rehearsed at 6 p.m. and left at midnight. They breathed new life into the older songs. We’ll be performing songs that even Kyuss never played live for some reason. Songs like “Gloria Lewis”, “Phototropic” and “Catamaran”. To explore these songs has been really cool. The first person you see on stage when we play our first show is not me, it’s the band. I‘m not even on stage. They come up and expose themselves. Everyone is gonna give them that respect they deserve.”

The players individually are held in high esteem by Garcia. “Greg holds it down. Mike is an animal. Talk about somebody who‘s very talented Mike does it all, guitar, drums and bass. Who knows how many other instruments he can play. He‘s a lifer. It gonna be a pleasure to share the stage with those guys.”

Kyuss Kyuss need no introduction to the music world. They created hope for music where there was none. Garcia has bittersweet memories of his early career. “I don’t always look back on those times with great happiness.

I think I’ve done a lot of growing up since then.

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It was like the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’. When there were no clubs to play at you had to find a way, we found a way. Whether it is in the South of London or the deserts of Australia or in the cornfields of Omaha, Nebraska, this stuff happens and people will find a way.”

Garcia reminisces to a simpler time. “I remember one time it was blowing really hard at the ‘Iron Door’ off of Dillon by the Indio dump. I was singing and I reached down to take a drink of my beer and got nothing but mud beer where it kinda slowly poured out.”

Recently, the Kyuss album Sky Valley celebrated the 20th anniversary of its release.

“I’m blown away by that record. That’s Josh’s baby, I was proud of the part I played and the recognition it received. I’m honored to have played in a band with those guys. I never thought I’d be here talking about something that we did 20 years ago. I have a whole new level of appreciation at 43 years old.”

Kyuss World is an online fan club based on Facebook and facilitated by Nathan Lawver.

“Kyuss World blows my mind. I want to let the Kyuss supporters know that I am going to release something. I want people to feel what I feel about this thing I just created. They’re the reason why I am here. I had this kid come up to me a year and a half ago in London. He had a Blues for the Red Sun record and he asked if I would sign it for him. He was about 17 or 18. I asked him what his name was and he said, ‘please don’t take this the wrong way but it’s for my mom.’” Garcia’s music is timeless. The bands he has participated in and led have created a genre unto itself.

Despite the heartache and frustration, Garcia found maturity in the turmoil. “As I got older, it started to click a little bit more.

The unappreciative person became less selfcentered. I was a kid who didn’t care about anyone but himself. There have been times I wanted to go back and slap that kid around and tell him to wise up. I learned. The big blessing was that Kyuss broke up. That was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. It made me find out really quick who my friends were. Talk about a piece of humble pie. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the man upstairs for giving me a throat big enough to swallow the piece of that humble pie. It made me start appreciating things. I’ve made some mistakes. I’ve forgiven myself for that and I want to move on.” Move on he has.

Unida Unida recently returned from a tour of Europe where they performed in locales like

Vienna and Berlin. Their conquering of Europe is a great preface to Garcia’s solo project.

Garcia shares his love for Unida. “I can’t talk highly enough about those guys. Let’s not leave Unida out of the package. Arthur is a great song writer and guitar player and Mike Cancino is A-1! We just got done doing two weeks in Europe. We did 10 shows in 10 countries in 14 days. It was a whirlwind. It took a year of planning.”

Garcia has a progressive sense of humor.

As serious as he is, he can also be funny. He has a multi-faceted relationship with Unida drummer Mike Cancino. “I have nick names for everybody. He’s Bill, I’m Phil. Mike and I have a long standing professional relationship but we’re friends first. We also have a working relationship in the veterinary field.”

Days Gone By Garcia has many different ties to the desert, from Indio to Palm Springs. Music was always a constant in the Garcia household. “Growing up in North Indio my brother listened to Earth Wind and Fire, The Ohio Players, The Temptations and Johnnie Taylor and then he would kick me out and my older sister was listening to Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, The Smiths and a lot of KISS. I had this constant back and forth. I was the youngest one.” Those early memories of music have taken Garcia on a journey he always expected. “I love it when music takes you places. Art Laboe takes me back to those Summer Sundays when I was ten years old kissing my Mexican girlfriend behind the grapefruit tree. Music takes you some place. I still appreciate I have that passion.”

Garcia was stimulated tunefully from many different musicians. “Those artists take me back to living in North Indio. Those are times I will never forget. I remember going to Don‘s Ranch Market and getting a pickled pig‘s foot and sitting down on the corner of Jackson and Emerald and just gnawing on it. I look at those things now and say ‘what was I thinking?’

Those are good musical early times. It gets you somewhere and it takes you someplace.”

Aside from the pig’s feet, another of Garcia’s noteworthy past times is listening to the radio of all things. “In Southern California we’re spoiled with radio. Traveling abroad or even the Midwest, Europe and Australia radio is hard to find. In Southern California we like our oldies and radio stations. We’re pretty lucky.”

Ian Astbury & The Cult Everyone I know in the music community has a music icon they look to for inspiration.

For Garcia, that hero was Ian Astbury of The Cult. Garcia’s favorite album is Love. “The Cult got me from La Quinta to Palm Desert High School. I formally met Ian when I was 26 years old and earlier in my late teens. He’s the reason I started singing. I’m not afraid to admit that. He’s my idol and always has been. He’s the reason I’m sitting here right now.” Garcia recalls his photography teacher offering up the headphones to his Walkman. “When I heard “She Sells Sanctuary” for the first time in photography class back in 1985 it changed my life. I still listen to that record. It brings me back to those places.” Garcia enjoys the comparisons and following the fine example.

“He spent a lot of time in Palm Springs in Chris

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Goss’ Monkey Studios. He did his solo record called Spirit Light Speed. It’s a great first solo record. Occasionally, from time to time, I run into him. I still get awestruck.”

Robbie Krieger Garcia would be bowled over again by having a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee perform on his first solo effort. “If somebody were to tell me that at 19 the song that I was about to write would eventually have Robbie Krieger play Spanish guitar on I would have told them you’re out of your mind. When Harper Hug and Trevor Whatever were sitting down selecting specific songs Harper looked at me and said, ‘I hear Spanish guitar on this song’. He says he knows Robbie Krieger from the Doors. I just fell over. We got him the track.

He liked it and agreed to play on it. He showed up with a burrito in one hand and a flamenco guitar in the other. He sat down and did three takes. The majority of my conversations with Robbie switched to golf courses in the Coachella Valley because he is an avid golfer.

We talked more about golf than the track and I don’t even golf. What a great way to end the record with an acoustic track.”

Onward If “My Mind” and “All These Walls” are a preamble to the album then we are in for the solo ride of our lives. Garcia verifies that his other musical ventures are on temporary pause in order to ride stag. “Vista Chino, Hermano and Slo Burn are parked in the garage.” Kyuss will always be the foundation that allowed all that followed. Garcia does not deny the heritage of Kyuss. “Being able to share the stage with Brant, Josh, and Scott; it’s been an honor. I wish my old friends nothing but the best of luck for their families to be happy and healthy and wish them the best.” Garcia also realizes this is his day and his time. “I’m very happy with where I am at right now. There is a tremendous amount of freedom and a sense of liberation that I feel by giving these songs exactly that, freedom and unlocking them.”

Garcia has opened up like no other time in his life. He has a strong bond with his desert and makes it known. “I’m a desert local. I’m lucky to be here. I’m lucky to talk about something that I recently created. To be here talking about it blows my mind. The appreciation is crazy. At the end of the day, for me, it’s not all the record hype; I want to be able to make an impact, not looking to change the face of rock and roll by any means.”

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here are a special few who are the very essence of the word HERO. These are the people who run toward the danger that put us, our city, our county, state or country at risk. We often think gratefully of our soldiers, our police force and, of course, our fire fighters in such a light. But there is another group of lionhearted individuals, quite unsung, who show this same kind of character and courage daily.

These are the ones without whom, many of our first responders would have no safe place to find comfort, love, support and purpose to push on in these extremely difficult and underpaid professions. These heroes are the first responder wives.

Tragedy brought a group of very special women together just one year ago, July 5, 2013. On the heels of losing fellow firefighters, originally from Riverside County, the “Hot Shots” in the Colorado fires, CDF Local 2881 grief was carved even deeper. In the midst of planning the memorial for their brothers in Colorado, CAL FIRE Engineer/Paramedic, Christopher Douglas, was fatally struck by a car while working along eastbound Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms.

Douglas, age 41, was an eight-year veteran of CAL FIRE who had previously served in the United States Air Force. He was survived by his wife, Amy Douglas, their two-year-old son and their unborn child. Amy’s fellow fire-wives rushed to her support.

“When tragedy struck our fire community in July 2013, many of the fire wives already a part of the Facebook group, came together and rushed to aid the fallen firefighter’s family,” shared Fire Wife, Krystal Lathrop. “This is how the idea of our organization happened. The ladies coordinated meals, purchased a variety of household goods, personal items, as well as organized several fundraising events. California Fire Wives (CFW for short) obtained many new members during this tragic time and what started out as 75 members have grown to over 200. After witnessing such an expression of unconditional love, support and generosity, I along with a few other fire wives, decided to begin the process of obtaining non-profit status for The California Fire Wives Organization. A lot of us came out of pocket to help, and we enjoyed doing it. But we thought, if we could form an organization, we could get outside donations and be ready in case, God forbid, something else happened.”

Now, one year later, these fine ladies are still steadfastly at it, building the organization that meets needs only fellow fire wives can foresee and meet. Their mission statement: “California Fire Wives, along with the assistance of our

communities, will serve with great integrity as an additional resource to promptly assist current, retired and Line of Duty Death fire personnel and their families in the event of a major illness, injury or death. We will strive to ensure the quality of life by providing immediate emotional, physical and monetary support, until our assistance is no longer deemed necessary.”

“Luckily, over the last year we have only had to assist two families,” Lathrop said with a sense of relief. “With our organization, the less incidents we have to help the better, you know? The members of CFW know there is a lot of work ahead, but we also know that the success of The California Fire Wives Organization is undeniable. A few months ago, a firefighter lost his father who had also worked for the department his entire career. Between CFW and the fire community, we were able to emotionally support his family by being there every day for a month straight. Meals and anything else they needed were provided to them as well. The firefighter and his family we assisted have now become our best friends.”

“Right now, our greatest need is getting our Tax ID and becoming official,” shared Lathrop. “It is a lot of paperwork and quite a bit of money to file. If anyone knows of someone or you can provide pro-bono services to help me file faster, I and the other wives would be most grateful and make sure to advertise anything you wanted on our website to help you back! Whether it be services from a financial person who handles Non-Profits or a legal office, we will take any assistance we can get! If you or someone else you know can help please call me at (760) 5746468 or email me a Spdbump18@yahoo.com.”

I asked Krystal Lathrop what special challenges exist for fire families on a daily basis even without tragedy knocking on the door.

“Well, our husbands don’t work a 9-5 and come home at night or have weekends off. Our weekends happen whenever he is able to come home. When you’re married to a firefighter you become a single married parent a lot of the time, especially during fire season. You have to be strong, and be able to withstand long periods of time away from your spouse. You have to play both mom and dad, be a plumber, handy man/ woman, taxi for the kids, and be at every game because the other one can’t be there. Holidays are celebrated at a fire station or scheduled for a later date. Birthdays and anniversary are missed along with family functions. Any type of family time or vacation has to be planned out a year in advance, no exceptions. Even when you want to plan something, it doesn’t always happen. You attend parties alone and people want to know where your ghost husband is. Then you have to continuously explain to them that he is saving the world! At the end of the day we wouldn’t change our lives for that 9-5, weekends off, husband home every night kind of life. We are proud of what our husbands do. They run into burning buildings when others are running out. They are there when children have drowned, and they bring them back from the grips of death. They are there during traffic collisions, pulling a lifeless body out, knowing that it was the accident that took that life, and having to realize they can’t save everyone. They are there to help the elderly when all they need is to be put back into bed, as well as working them up on a full arrests.

When they come home, we have to be a support system. We are their light at the end of a shift, and we are their phone call when they saved a life or brought one into the world. Their job isn’t easy. They are doing what they love - what runs through their veins. They are our heroes, and we wouldn’t change one thing! When you marry a firefighter, you marry the whole department and his career.

This Saturday, July 19th, starting at 9pm, local bands Pictures From Eden, Caxton and Deadend Paradox will be performing at Schmidy’s Tavern to help this worthy organization find its wings by raising awareness as well as donating proceeds to CFW. Donations can also be made through Paypal using the email Californiafirewives@ yahoo.com. You can follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/CaliforniaFireWives to find other fun events coming up or visit their website at californiafirewives.com. “We are in the process of organizing annual fundraisers involving Santa

during Christmas time, ‘Flamingo Flocking’ during the spring (like toilet papering, but with flamingos - it’s WAY more amazing then it sounds), among some other various fundraisers involving dining, wineries and things of that nature,” stated Lathrop. “We want people to have fun and get some enjoyment out of doing something for a good cause!”

10 Commandments of a Fire Wife 1. Thou shalt not marry a firefighter unless you are willing to follow the commandments and be FIRE WIFE STRONG! Thou shalt have the understanding that it’s your choice to marry him.

Being a firefighter is his birthright.

2. Thou shalt carry forth with birthday parties, holidays, school plays, sporting events and dance recitals without your firefighter.

3. Thou shalt be prepared for unexpected visits to the vet, Dr. or urgent care, etc. while your fireman is on duty.

4. Thou shalt expect that transmissions, A/C units, washing machines and dish washers will break and you will be required to fix it in the middle of the pay period and before OT is posted.

5. Thou shalt know that your fireman loves you but may not show it, especially, when you can’t talk to him for more than five minutes in ten days.

6. Thou shalt be prepared for canceling plans due to staffing patterns or sudden changes in the academy schedule.

7. Thou shalt be prepared to make household decisions, but also be prepared to be told “That’s not what I would have done.”

8. Thou shalt keep perspective. Remember, that while you are cleaning up dog poop, he’s cleaning up the blood of a stranger. While your crying baby is driving you crazy, he’s trying to get a baby to breathe. While you are cutting the grass, he’s cutting someone out of a wrecked car. While you are running errands, he’s running from a wall of flames. While you are carrying heavy boxes into your child’s new dorm, he’s carrying a heavy pack on his back though the smoky woods.

9. Thou shalt develop deep friendships among your fire wife sisters, so that you may have a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on and a heart to understand.

10. Thou shalt never forget how much you love your firefighter for he could so easily be taken from you.

The Only Commandment of a Firefighter: “Thou shalt marry a woman who is fire wife strong” Relating links: Benefit: Schmidy’s Haute Lei, Saturday, July 19th 9PM-1AM $5 @ Door at Schmidy’s Tavern, Hwy 111 & Fred Waring, Palm Desert facebook. com/events/1513578805529285 California Fire Wives Contact: Krystal Lathropcall: (760)574-6468 email: Spdbump18@yahoo.com californiafirewives.com facebook.com/CaliforniaFireWives picturesfromeden.com facebook.com/picturesfromeden iTunes.com/Caxton facebook.com/CaxtonMusic facebook.com/deadendparadox3 www.schmidystavern.com

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Desert Theatreworks (DTW) seeks local THE DESERT ROSE PLAYHOUSE TO talent for NUNSENSE: The Mega Musical PRESENT “MIXED PLATE”

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uditions are Monday July 28, 2014 from 6-9pm the Arthur Newman Theatre, Palm Desert.

Applicants must register before auditioning. (if you have already registered, through the season audition form - do nothing and show up Monday 7/28/14 at 6pm). TO REGISTER VISIT dtworks.org and click the audition registration link.

Please arrive promptly at 6pm (Monday July 28 6-9pm) and be prepared to stay the entire time. You will NOT be sent a confirmation, perusal script or audition packet. Please do not email DTW requesting these items or any special consideration.

You will be taught music and dance combinations at your audition. No need to prepare a song. Sides will also be provided to you at auditions. Wear comfortable clothing for dancing. Please email info@ dtworks.org if you have questions.

NUNSENSE THE MEGA MUSICAL To save their convent from financial ruin, the Little Sisters of Hoboken have “One Last Hope” to raise the money and properly bury their accidentally poisoned sisters. What will they do? Why throw a fundraiser, of course.

From writing greeting cards to producing a variety show, the nuns’ ingenuity shines as they frantically garner the cash. With new songs, new dance numbers and most important MORE NUNS, including Sister Julia Child of God, expect an evening of toetapping, mega-musical fun!

Performs March 6,7,13,14 at 7pm and March 7,8,14,15 at 2pm.

ROLES AVAILABLE: Sister Mary Regina, Mother Superior (F 50-70) A feisty, overweight (optional) Sophie Tucker -type who can’t resist the spotlight. Strong comedienne Sister Mary Hubert, Mistress of Novices (F 40-65) Sister Mary Hubert, Mistress of Novices

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Sister Robert Anne (F 35-50) A streetwise character from a tough neighborhood. A constant source of (friendly) aggravation for the Mother Superior. Desperate for a starring role.

Sister Mary Amnesia (F 30-60) This nun lost her memory after a crucifix fell on her head. She is very sweet and funny (and perhaps a sandwich short of a picnic!).

Sister Mary Leo, (F 20-30) The novice She entered the convent with the firm desire to become the first nun ballerina. Must perform ballet (preferably on pointe) Sister Julia Child of God (M or F 20-80) Sister responsible for poisoning a few of the Nuns with her “cooking” Female Ensemble: additional Nuns Male Ensemble (adult) Priests, additional Nuns Don’t forget! A limited number of $19 tickets for SEMINAR and NOISES OFF are still on sale until July 19th. No code or coupon needed. Purchase at www.dtworks.org or call (760)980-1455.

Link to Registration Page: survey.constantcontact.com/survey/ a07e9jretezhxexk2ru/start

he Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley’s live stage company serving the LGBT and gay-friendly communities, is presenting their annual fundraiser event MIXED PLATE on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 7 PM. MIXED PLATE is just as it sounds – an eclectic variety show featuring the talents of performers who have worked with the Desert Rose Playhouse in some capacity since the company was founded in 2010. These include: celebrated cabaret performers Francesca Amari and Doug Graham, actor/ dancer John Ferrare, actor/singer Andrew Knifer, stage manager/singer Lin Gillham, actor/singer Alan Denny, and 14-year-old actor/singer Garrett Hoy. Hoy was featured in the first DRP production of FALSETTOS and is soon to be featured in the 2014-15 season opener ANITA BRYANT DIED FOR YOUR SINS. Also appearing will be the Hula Me Kala Dance Troupe from Cathedral City.

Frequent DRP Musical Director Steven Smith will accompany.

Tickets are $40 each and include pre-

show reception of hors d’oeuvres, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages provided by Lulu California Bistro and Acqua Pazza California Bistro, and desserts at intermission from iPastries.

The Desert Rose Playhouse is a project of Desert Rose Productions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation. Desert Rose Productions’ mission is to produce and present literate, relevant and entertaining plays and musicals to LGBT and Gay-Friendly theatregoers in the Coachella Valley.

Order Online: desertroseplayhouse.org or call 760-202-3000.

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e did it again at the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition!

Week 4 discovered great new talent and we got the crowds roaring fun entertainment and audience giveaways!

Newcomers to our competition, Divine Knights, showed up with fans and a winning presence to take home 1st place and a 4 pack of Knott’s Berry Farm tickets! They will also now be competing in the finals for the grand prizes of $500 of music gear from Musicians Outlet, a studio demo recording from S.I.R. Entertainment Services and a 3 day trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Vodka! The extremely close 2nd place winner taking home Wet & Wild Palm Springs tickets was Jersey Cat and Desert Rat who performed an absolutely beautiful and heartfelt original work of Tyler Grillo’s.

3rd place was awarded to Mike Sickboy, a competition regular known for his rockabilly style and Johnny Cash songs.

Thank you to all of the talented

musicians and singers who came out to compete and share their love of music- YOU GUYS ROCK: JoJo, Debbi, Marine Sandpiper, Marco Thoma, Ryan Amat, Cody McDowell, Jim Holiday and Richard Peregrina. Special thanks to Marine Sandpiper for the love song serenade! Look for coverage of this week’s event in Coachella Valley Weekly.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors: S.I.R. Entertainment Services, Musicians Outlet, EstheticX.Obsession Massage & Wax Bar, Wet & Wild Palm Springs, Mary Pickford Theater, Vargas Arts, Crater Lake Vodka and CV Weekly.

Remember, the competition is ALL AGES and runs EVERY WEDNESDAY. YOU may compete EVERY week! Sign in at 7pm.

The audience votes by applause so BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY and FANS!!! See you there. For questions or information about sign-up, please contact your competition host, Morgan James at OpenMicContact@ gmail.com

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Local Music Spotlight

Schmidy’s Haute Lei Featuring: JoJo Leone, Caxton, Pictures From Eden and Deadend Paradox.

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This Saturday, July 19th @ 9PM Benefiting California Fire Wives

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eason? What “season”? Things don’t seem to have slowed down much at all for Schmidy’s Tavern, under new ownership for just over a year now. With their commitment to bringing various live music and treating customers the way they’d like to be treated, things appear to be heating up, so to speak, for this local business. This Saturday you can see for yourself, what is making this Tavern so successful. Schmidy’s Tavern, along with sponsors Coachella Valley Weekly, Crater Lake Vodka and Lotus Elixir, is hosting four popular local bands for a night of great music and good times benefiting California Fire Wives organization. The event is being called, “Schmidy’s Haute Lei”. The $5 cover provides each attendee with a flower lei and a smurfy blue Crater Lake, Lotus Elixir slushy as they enter in to one of the “haute-est” nights of music in the valley.

Schmidy’s Haute Lei Music Menu: JO JO LEONE: Jo Jo will be warming up the Tavern with an arsenal of soulful popular music. He’ll be playing a skillfull set of acoustic covers with a voice that can sing anything from Gavin Degraw to Gnarles Barkley, Kings of Leon to Adele. Leone has been a touring musician since the tender age of 14 and has shared the stage with major R & B artists as a vocalist/percussionist all before becoming a permanent fixture in the Las Vegas and Palm Springs music scenes.

Now back in the Coachella Valley after a two year absence, he has returned to continue performing in the cities that he loves.

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CAXTON: The band that won Best Female Vocal and Best Band Overall at this years CV Music Awards, is back after their last show at Color Your Mind in Coachella with Fatso Jetson and Waxy. They return with several new songs that are set to be recorded this year. Your ear is sure to bend delightfully to the rich, strong, beautiful, voice of vocalist, Christina Reyes, in total control as it skips along a true yet unpredictable melodic path. Her voice and keys, along with Brett McLaughlin on Bass/Vocals, Adam Surdin on Guitar/Vocals and Brian Pelletier on Drums will help you understand why this original group of musicians won such high honors. You will find their music simultaneously contemporary and vintage, and almost theatrical in expression. Caxton will invite your ears to yearn for the story line as you sense the satire and the earnestness in the delivery atop a very solid but happy rhythmic bed, original guitar leads and tastefully played keys. This four piece alternative indie-pop ensemble has filled LA’s Viper Room, House of Blues, Glasshouse, The Roxy and countless other

venues throughout southern California.

Oddly at ease and pleasantly cohesive both in spirit and at play, their music and energy reflect a gathering of souls who simply like to be around each other, with or without the music. So when they perform songs like “Plotting a Murder” or “Monster” there is no darkness in it. Instead, you’ll find that it’s absolutely delightful. Caxton has released two full-length albums and a string of EPs that have found their way onto the permanent playlists of hundreds of those who have had the pleasure of seeing them perform. You can find their music at www.reverbnation.com/caxton. Plotting to release more music this summer, Caxton is a constant creative work in progress and may be one of the most fun bands to watch as their star climbs. And it will climb, I assure you.

Miss Reyes shared with me what the nominations leading to the awards meant to her. “I am incredibly honored. We’ve been a band here for a while, and the band has always been noticed. I’ve always enjoyed being part of that, but it was pretty amazing

to be identified individually as a nominee.

But I thought I never stood a chance in winning considering all the veteran singers like Giselle Woo, Nicky Valley, Chelsea Sugarbritches and...well, you! I thought people would look at the nomination ballot and say to themselves, ‘Who the Hell?’.

We all felt the same way about the band nomination. We would have bet our lives we weren’t going to win it. We even sent our drummer, Brian, home so he could get to work and maybe allowed ourselves a little too much to drink. When they called our name, it was just Brett and I. We looked at each other like, ‘Did they just say our name? No! They didn’t. They did?!’ I even told Brett, ‘Oh no! I’m not talking! Brett said a couple of things and handed it over to me. I was so unprepared. I’ve admired all of these musicians and bands, it was unbelievable. But I love how the CV Music awards gave me the opportunity to get to know everybody - to put faces to the names and the music. I’ve gotten to meet and collaborate with so many people since then.

I feel like a genuine part of this rich music community now.”

PICTURES FROM EDEN: This band, nominated in the CV Music Awards for Best Rock Band, Best Band Overall, and Best Male Vocalist (Paul Cotterell), has played the world famous Whiskey A GoGo in Hollywood on multiple occasions, opening for bands Missing Persons and Gene Loves Jezebel, and most recently opening for Modern English here at The Hood in Palm Desert. The band, made up of singer/ songwriter Paul Brian Cotterell, guitar demi-god and face-melter, Tom Collins, the lovable Dennis Gallagher on bass and drummer Steve Ussery (school teacher by day, drum monster by night) have a brand new member. Paul proudly shared, “My wife, Karen, and I are completely stoked to have brought our new little girl home a couple weeks ago - Livia Eve Cotterell born 6/28/14 at 7lbs. 12oz. Life-changing doesn’t begin to describe it. Having her is like the missing piece to the puzzle. I fall in love every time I look at her. Hard to imagine life without her now....even with the mass of dirty diaper’s she’s completely capable of destroying. I never thought I’d fall in love with something that poops so much!”

PFE has made it a point to benefit local charities in most of their events, when they can. At their last event, Pi Palooza, held at Schmidy’s Tavern in March, they were able to raise over $3,000 for Christopher’s Club House and Palm Springs Animal Shelter.

They’ve even been seen performing a free concert for the kids at the Cathedral City Boys and Girls Club. “As musicians, we have a unique opportunity to engage and speak before captive audiences,” shares

Cotterell. “There’s no better time to raise awareness and support for local charities and organizations with extremely noble causes. Musicians have the power to do so much to help their local communities, it’s really inspiring to see how many bands give their time to support and fund-raise for these groups. We hope to do a lot more of it down the road.” Regarding upcoming adventures for the band, Paul says, “The band is taking a moment to celebrate some huge news that just broke a few weeks ago, the details (date, location, etc) will be announced shortly and everyone is invited once we work out the details. But along the lines of news we can break now, we’re just out-of-our-skin excited to announce that Tom Collins has officially broken down and gotten a haircut. I know some will assume this news as misleading or a downright fallacy, but imagine our surprise when he showed up for practice 45 lbs lighter! Crack the champagne, it’s about to get ridiculous!”

“This summer we’re working diligently at a new album/project that will be released later this year,” Paul continued. “We’ll have more details as we go, but we’re beyond excited to be working with music phenom, producer/songwriter, Esjay Jones, as well as rock legend, producer/engineer, Bjorn Thorsrud (Smashing Pumpkins). It’s a refreshing new direction for us with some big surprises ahead. But for now, we’re

just enjoying the process and letting the creative juices flow. We’ll definitely keep everyone up to date as we progress.” PFE is also looking forward to meeting up with their San Diego friends and fans Saturday, July 26th, and rocking out the Tin Can Alehouse for a special birthday show/party for drummer, Steve Ussery. If you can make it out that way, it’s going to be guaranteed fun. They’ll hit the stage around 10 pm but you’ll definitely want to come in early as space is limited.

DEADEND PARADOX: This alternative desert punk rock band is quite possibly one the best bands in it’s genre flying under our desert music scene’s radar. This band and their music, born and bred here in the Coachella Valley, cut their teeth on the same ideals and punk rock influences from which their musical upperclassmen developed the infamous Stoner Rock genre. All three self-taught musicians fell on the sword of original music from their beginning in 2008, pumping out a quality catalog of pulse altering, uniquely melodic and lyrically strong songs. Eddie Airada on drums is a hybrid, tireless, athlete behind the kit. Chris Dub on bass could double as a bouncer; the only thing bigger than he is on stage, is his soulful, tasty bass rhythms. Alex Antonio is well known and respected among fans and peirs alike for his lead guitar, vocals and lyrics. Zach Huskey, co-founder of the

internationally renowned Dali’s Llama, and CV Music Award’s Trail Blazer recipient singled Alex out as one of the better young guitar players in the valley. “He’s well rounded; not stuck in any one style. You can have a conversation with him and talk about Johnny Thunder (late, great rock/punk rock guitarist best known for his work with the New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers) and he knows who that is and has studied him.

He’s alright. He’s a good songwriter and a good singer…he’s one of the better young cats in our music scene.”

Schmidy’s Haute Lei will raise money for California Fire Wives. California Fire Wives is a local organization formed to assist the families of fallen or injured fire fighters active or retired. Donations can be made on site at the event or at www. californiafirewives.com Relating links: Benefit: Schmidy’s Haute Lei, Saturday, July 19th 9PM-1AM $5 @ Door at Schmidy’s Tavern, Hwy 111 & Fred Waring, Palm Desert facebook.com/events/1513578805529285 California Fire Wives Contact: Krystal Lathrop (760) 574-6468/ email Spdbump18@yahoo.com www.californiafirewives.com

www.facebook.com/CaliforniaFireWives JoJo Leone: soundclick.com/joeel Caxton: www.iTunes.com/Caxton facebook.com/CaxtonMusic www.reverbnation.com/caxton PFE: www.picturesfromeden.com www.facebook.com/picturesfromeden DEP: facebook.com/deadendparadox3 www.schmidystavern.com

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COURTNEY BARNETT

ana Del Rey, Lorde and Haim have received a ton of ink this year. The praise accorded these women has been effusive, almost fatuous. Some of it may be accurate, but truly, the most interesting female artist to emerge in the last couple of years is 26 year old Courtney Barnett.

The Australian native grew up in an artistic household. Her mother had been a ballet dancer, her dad a screen-printer.

Barnett received early exposure to Jazz and Classical music, but she and her brother were obsessed with pop culture.

Barnett picked up a guitar at age 10. She worked through a series of bands through her teen years. After a stint studying at the Art School at University Of Tasmania in Hobart, she earned a living tending bar in Melbourne.

In 2011, Barnett recorded her first EP, I’ve Got A Friend Called Emily Ferris and released it through her own label, Milk! Records. She quickly followed up with a second EP, How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose.

Both Eps have been gathered together for her American debut, on Mom+Pop Records, (home to indie superstars like Andrew Birds, Metric, Sleigh Bells and Wavves). The result is The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas.

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“The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas“ (Milk Records/Mom+Pop Records)

The album opens with the meandering “Out Of The Woodwork.” Anchored by drawling piano notes and ringing guitars, the mood feels drowsy and slightly soporific until Barnett launches into a trenchant appraisal of a supercilious friend…”Just because you’re older than me, doesn’t mean you have to be so condescending/...it must be tiring trying so hard to look like you’re not really trying at all.”

Barnett delivers these stinging bon mots in a completely conversational tone.

Three songs, “Avant Gardener,” “David” and “Lance Jr.” have drawn comparisons to Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. She employs the same “talking blues” style pioneered by Woody Guthrie that Dylan popularized. Her deadpan delivery and frank subject matter recalls the late (great) Lou Reed.

“Avant Gardener” blends shards of squally, psychedelic guitar, a rock steady beat and ethereal “ooh-ooh” harmonies. Barnett unspools a shaggy dog story of a “mundane” Monday. Fighting her lethargy, she attempts a day of gardening only to experience an allergic reaction and end up in an ambulance.

“I’m breathing but I’m wheezing, feel like I’m emphasem-ing/I get adrenaline straight to the heart, I feel like Uma Thurman post-

overdosing kick start.”

“David” is a sly rockabilly stomp. Stripped down guitar riffs sway over sinewy bass lines, a thumping big beat and an irresistible hook.

Barnett is ambivalent about her pal, Davey, but she enjoys his uncomplicated company.

On “Lance Jr.” oblique guitar chords and a gentle keyboard wash buttress a bare bones melody Barnett gets right to the point…”I masturbated to the songs you wrote, it felt wrong but it didn’t take too long/Much appreciated are your songs.”

In the next breath she completely deflates her sideways compliment…”Doesn’t mean I like you man, it just helps me get to sleep/ And it’s cheaper than Temazepam.”

Both “History Eraser” and “Scotty Says” marry ‘60s Psychedelia to fuzzy Garage Rock.

The former is a trippy travelogue ripe with druggy imagery…”I found an ezra pound and made a bet that if I found a cigarette I’d drop it all and marry you/Just then a song came on: ‘you can’t always get what you want’ the Rolling Stones, oh woe is we the irony.”

On the latter, swampy guitar riffs ride roughshod over rumbling bass lines. The lyrics offer a catalog of woe and regret.

Three songs, “Are You Looking After Yourself,” “Canned Tomatoes (Whole)” and

“Porcelain,” offer lo-fi, extended jams that cushion Barnett’s verbose narrative flow. On “Are You...” chunky guitar chords connect to a tumbling backbeat. The lyrics are a laconic conversation between Barnett and her concerned parents...“Are you eating, you sound so thin.” Her frustration is punctuated by whipsaw guitar riffs that weave in and out of the melody, shudder to a stop, and then resume for a few more restless minutes.

On “Canned Tomatoes (Whole)” Barnett mourns a moribund relationship. Here the guitars are feedback-a-go-go, over a caffeinated beat. The playing is angular and rudimentary, but the results are hypnotic.

Finally, “Porcelain” offers a series of nonsequiters in sad-sack waltz time. Amplified acoustic guitar notes and sharp piano filigrees underscore this lonely tune.

Other interesting tracks include the spectral “Anonymous Club” and the swirly kaleidoscope of “Don’t Apply Compression Gently.” The album closes with “Ode To Odetta,” a sweet haiku to the influential folk singer who was an inspiration to Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and John Waters.

Barnett’s sound evokes comparisons to artists as disparate as Liz Phair and Aussie Garage Rock gods, the Hoodoo Gurus. Like Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO’s “Girls,” Barnett seems overly preoccupied with the minutiae of life, but that’s a good thing. Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas is complicated in all the right ways.

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palm trees & tattoos rock!

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his past weekend was the inaugural event of the first Palm Trees & Tattoos Convention which was held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Palm Springs. The event was the brainchild of Sean Wood and Tony Francois, co-owners of Tg Tattoo in Cathedral City.

Wood said that there were about 1800

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attendees throughout the weekend with 100 artists tattooing. There were also piercing events, bikini contests and many merch booths set up. Overall the event was a huge success and we can look forward to this becoming a yearly event. Here are a few photos from the event.

Paul Charnley

Tony Francois

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PET PLACE Potty Training is Possible!

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y dog, Scarlett O’Hara, was rescued from an animal hoarder in Hemet who kept 135 dogs and 35 cats in a small house. Unable to imagine the neglect these animals experienced, I named her after a famous fictional survivor. However, the process of potty training Scarlett proved to be a serious challenge as these animals relieved themselves almost exclusively inside the house, shocking as it sounds. For a while, Scarlett and I were homebound with only limited visits to friends and family. Scarlett seemed to pick the most exclusive spots to go, including the doorway of Between the Sheets, an expensive El Paseo shop. One day I happily realized, “It’s been a month with no accidents!” Luckily, most dogs are easier than Scarlett to house train.

If you adopt an adult dog from a shelter or rescue, often they are already house trained. However, if they have been confined to a concrete kennel for any length of time, they may require a “refresher” potty training session. Young puppies under 6 months of age need to relieve themselves

meet princess

This charming girl is a volunteer favorite at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms.

Friendly and sweet, this 6-yrold Blonde Chihuahua could be your new best “Furfriend”.

Dog ID#A1117832.

Call (760) 343-3644.

Hound Dog Puppy

Ain’t nothing but a hound dog! I’m a beautiful 3-mo old female hound dog puppy dreaming of a home of my own. Come see me at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms.

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more frequently...they are physically unable to “hold it” for long periods. A good supply of puppy pads may be helpful at this stage.

“Paper training” on newspaper is a more inexpensive solution. Puppies normally need to eliminate just after eating and just after waking up from a nap, so this is the time to get them outside pronto.

DOGGY DOORS - The ideal situation is a doggy door that provides easy access to a fenced in back yard. Call your puppy enthusiastically and use treats to tempt him through the opening while holding up the doggy door flap. If you have a dog already, he is the best teacher to show the new arrival the proper procedure to go in and out of the door. Dogs are pack animals and will follow the example set by the others. A small plot of artificial grass can do the trick if you have a cement patio or balcony.

SCHEDULED WALKS - The challenge comes when you live in an apartment or condo without a fenced in yard. The challenge is greater for Coachella Valley residents on hot summer days when the dog walks feel like the death march of

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Bataan. Initially at least, try to keep to a set schedule. I walk my dogs 4 times a day, including first thing in the morning and the last thing before bedtime. A young puppy may need to be walked every couple hours.

Make it fun by exploring different areas and include community dog parks for increased exercise.

Encourage your pet to eliminate in the same area outside. “Go potty” and “go poop” will become part of your training vocabulary, and your dog will learn to associate these words with appropriate action. When the dog pees or poops outside make a big fuss with praise and petting. Try not to be overly anxious about your dog’s training….I’ve seen several well trained dogs go to a home where the owner was too worried about the dog having an accident and sure enough he did while they were looking for it to happen.

ACCIDENTS - When you catch your pup in the act of going to the bathroom in the wrong place, use a firm voice “No, don’t pee there”. Immediately take him to the newspaper or outside where he is supposed to eliminate. If you become angry or punish him, he will only learn to sneak off and go where you can’t see him. If you find the mess after he’s already gone, pick up the poop with a tissue, put the dog on a leash and head outside, putting it in the spot where he should go. Praise not punishment is the key to success.

NATURE’S MIRACLE - This handy product in a white spray bottle with red lettering

tipsy & Ash Meet these precious 4-moold fellows at our weekly Wednesday Cat & Kitten adoption event at Loving All Animals, 73550 Alessandro Drive, Palm Desert. Maybe adopt two so they can play together? Adoption event every Wednesday in July, 11:00am to 1:00pm.

Call (760) 335-6767.

saves the day and the carpet. It contains enzymes that eliminate pet stains and odors, and this is important to discourage the pet from going in the same area again.

For massive cleanups, use a mixture of white vinegar and water with 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar.

CRATE TRAINING - My research showed there is still some controversy over the use of crating dogs for potty training and other purposes. A future article will examine crate training in more detail. In any case, an animal should not be crated for longer than 4 or 5 hours.

MORE TIPS - Get an expandable “baby gate” available at Home Depot or PetSmart, and block the dog off in the tiled kitchen or bathroom area. This works well for those occasions when you leave the house for an extended time. The animal can see out and does not feel so confined. Usually the dog won’t relieve himself in a small room, thinking of the area as his “den”. Dogs are naturally denning animals. If he should have an accident, it will be on the tile and easily mopped up.

Another idea is to put an untrained dog on a long leash and hook the leash handle under a heavy coffee table or dining room table. The dog will feel like he’s still part of the family, but won’t go potty within the confined area. For challenging cases, the umbilical method where you keep the dog on a harness and lead attached to your waist may work.

What if you’re going to visit fastidious Aunt Mary who has white carpet and no patience if Benji has an accident? For those occasions, you can get a “male wrap”, a cloth garment with Velcro and place a pad inside for extra absorbency. Male wraps and diapers for female dogs are available in various sizes at PetCo and PetSmart.

Be patient and diligent and success will come. The internet is full of additional advice on this and other dog training issues.

You will soon enjoy a “puddle free” home! jmcafee7@verizon.net

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by Rick Riozza

10th Anniversary Celebration at Zin American Bistro

M

indy Reed is the owner, food & wine director, and somm of both Palm Springs’ Zin American Bistro and Alicante which are hotspots with the locals and tourists. These eateries have attracted a serious following of foodies for the past ten years where Mindy has spear-headed the local movement towards organic and sustainable farm cuisine.

When I interviewed her for my Tasting Panel Magazine piece, she spoke vibrantly, “Giving our guests a superior product using simple quality ingredients, prepared with integrity and served at a fair price is what we’re all about. No shortcuts!” And when I asked her about all this multi-tasking going on these past few years, she replied, “I know—call it insanity, but I’ve always loved wine, food, and cooking and, hey, I’m a workaholic!”

Apparently Mindy checked her watch and saw that ten years have already whizzed by. This only happens when you’re having fun—and, like it or not, working hard and being busy constantly. Sharing her 10th Anniversary celebration at Zin American Bistro with her friends and loyal following with an exquisite wine pairing dinner was one of her ways of showing appreciation; and so conveniently for us, being there was our way of thanking her for the endurance, the artistry, the friendship & the love she has bestowed to both the culinary and the civic community.

Zin and Alicante are only two blocks apart and many comparisons are attempted.

Mindy says, “I tell people they differ in every way but me! At Zin, the meal is a little more high-end, complex, and the wine list bigger. Alicante feels more like a European sidewalk café, with mostly Mediterranean wines and late night serving Besides Mindy being awarded the Wine Spectator Award for Excellence with over 2,500 bottles and 350 selections of wine— for the 8th consecutive time!—she and her chef are continually out on the endless quest to bring in locally grown ingredients to the kitchen and onto the table. It’s always a treat for me to dine there; gourmet to the “T” with its fresh approach, exceptional presentation and most delicious cuisine. I did mention the wine—yeah?

Mindy is the wine wise gal in town. And typical of her sensibility, at this anniversary dinner party—after the salutations and congrats were bantered about, Mindy’s very next point was, “I love it when we run out of the wine we are serving. It means everyone is enjoying good wine; and, I enjoy showcasing smaller wineries with their limited releases. It’s great to support these wine producers.”

And it was a wine dinner party indeed!

After Mindy’s restaurant re-décor, Zin has become the chic haven for small dinner parties with adjustable dining areas while keeping a romantic atmosphere for those desiring more private moments. So although there were three different dining and party areas, we all felt comfortable to mingle around throughout the meal. The scene was gustatory and the entire evening was jolly.

The four-course wine dinner began with a complimentary fois gras amuse bouche which was paired with a 2003 Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes that carried mutted dried apricot and honey notes.

There is no better way to open a dinner: the fois gras was prepared roasted and melted sweet richness in the mouth; and this classic Bordeaux Sauternes pairing confirmed the restaurant’s class.

Next, the Pink Grouper was presented tender and moist as a centerpiece upon a combined ragu that included peas, leeks, fava beans, and lobster stock. The dill cream sauce was prepared with the 2011 Patz & Hall Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay that we quaffed with this course. The Chard was refreshing and cleansing with aromas of orange, white flowers and jasmine,. The palate had pronounced minerality and crisp acidity; at the same time, the lovely texture from the French oak added notes of clove, warm spice and gingerbread that linger on the long finish.

The second course was Veal Tenderloin with Wild Mushroom Sauce. This delicious plate cried out for a Pinot Noir. The 2009 Thorne, Rio Vista Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir absolutely wooed the diners. This wine is made of five or so clones (rootstocks) from Burgundy. The result is layers and layers of cherry: Bing; black, red, sweet, and sour. Remember to try this wine next time you’re at Zin.

The third course was the New Zealand Lamb Chops which were delicious and paired with the 2009 Wharton Alexander Valley Cabernet. The wine was very dark with intense aroma of black cherries, cassis and plum with hints of cocoa, tobacco and toasty sweet vanilla. Looks like yet another tasty red to remember.

For dessert, Mindy served up our favorite duo of Chèvre Cheesecake and Cappucino Chocolate Mousse accompanied by the non-vintage Noval Black Port. This is a fairly new blend of port on the market with great flavors of ripe blackberries and spices. A perfect match to the dessert in the desert.

It was good to see Pierre Lemieux, whose wine company, PDML/Mosaic Wine Agency, distributes the vino Mindy showcased for the dinner. And a shoutout to Mark Jones, Chief Creative Officer of Brighthaus Marketing, who handles marketing for Mindy and the who’s who in the valley, and, a hello to Frank Goldstin of GoMomentous.com, a premier, Palm Springs-based event planning, design and production firm. I see a great wine event for CV Weekly readers in our future!

Rick is the somm of Rancho Mirage entertaining at wine events and tastings.

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By tracy dietlin

Cork & Fork: Not just a meal but a dining experience

Tequila lime shrimp tacos which included chipotle lime aioli, cotija cheese, applewood bacon and tomato. They were scrumptious and it just kept getting better from there.

Next we tried the goat cheese bruschetta (grilled bread, pesto, truffle honey, roasted tomatoes, balsamic & pistachio), the watermelon salad (crumbled feta, pickled red onions, arugula, balsamic glaze & chive oil) and the ahi sesame poke ‘nachos’ (togarashi aioli, sweet soy, wonton chips, avocado & wasabi caviar). All 3 of these dishes were bursting with flavors unlike anything I have tasted before. They were all true culinary delights and we were excited to enjoy selections that aren’t served everywhere else.

We then decided to choose our main entrees. My dining companions chose the filet mignon tacos, the rustic wild mushroom pizza and I selected a second order of the seared diver scallops, even though we had all shared a couple orders as appetizers, I had to have more. They were prepared with caramelized fennel, mascarpone polenta, pomegranate molasses and served on a bed of microgreens. They were a little piece of heaven and absolutely the best scallops I have ever had.

At this point we couldn’t stop talking about how amazing the food, wine, service and ambiance was when the executive chef Andie Hubka stopped by our table to check on us. Along with her mother, Jane Angwin, they also own Cooking with Class, which is located next door to the restaurant.

She suggested several dessert items and we decided on the King’s Hawaiian bread pudding (fresh banana, white chocolate chips, ’99 bananas’ and whiskey caramel), Root beer float (artisan root beer and bourbon gelato), Sunday sundae (dark chocolate brownie, salted caramel gelato, ganache and candied pecans) and my selection, the white chocolate chip gelato, which was simply divine.

Cork & Fork has become my new favorite restaurant and I look forward to our next experience there as it truly is a dining experience and not just a meal. I had no intentions of writing a review when our friends took us, however it was just too good to not tell everyone about. I can hardly wait for our Pampered Palate writer, Ray Bill to experience Cork & Fork when he returns from vacation.

Cork & Fork has an extensive wine menu by the glass or bottle along with great beer selections. Their summer hours are: Tuesday- Sunday opening at 5pm and serving the last guests at 8pm. They will be closed September 1-15. I highly recommend making a reservation in advance as they were packed the night we were there. Call 760-777-7555 or corkandforkwinebar.com.

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We all started out with their red wine flight that included 3 oz. pours of Elk Cove Vineyards pinot, Pietra Santa Sassolino and S.O.A. ‘Wild Horse Vineyard’ Grenache/ syrah. While all 3 wines were delicious, it was unanimous that we would share a bottle of the S.O.A. Our server, Colette, was both friendly and helpful in suggesting menu items. We decided to try several dishes in which we would all share. We started off with the

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ast Thursday evening a couple of dear friends took Phil and I out to dinner for his birthday. They chose Cork & Fork located in La Quinta and we were so glad they did. I must begin by saying that it was the best dining experience we have had in a long time. While we have many favorite restaurants in the desert that serve some of our favorite dishes, the experience at Cork & Fork was above and beyond our expectations.

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

LIFE ITSELF

TO BE ALIVE

There is inspiration galore to be gleaned about living in the moment and doing what you love. How fitting that Ebert’s epitaph is a movie. After all, movies are our most common shared experience. It’s how we define life with an ever-shifting narrative.

Recommended. Now playing at Cinemas Palme d’Or. BOYHOOD

Screeners No.119

changes as Mason matured before our eyes.

I felt the pain as his childhood faded away and was filled with hope as the young man emerged as if out of childhood’s cocoon.

Recommended. Now playing at Cinemas Palme d’Or.

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film and its hypnotic images -- the incredible cinematography’s by Daniel Landin -- as I was by Johansson’s striking and rather brave (full nudity), hugely memorable, performance. Recommended. Lionsgate.

Blu-ray.

TRANSCENDENCE

UNDER THE SKIN Filmed over a period of 12 years, director Richard Linklater’s ambitious, technically adroit, and truly epic (nearly three hours long) fictional movie is nothing less than an intimate look at the human condition. One human in particular. I can think of no other film that comes closer to capturing a more authentic coming-of-age story than this one does. We see life through the eyes of Mason (Ellar Coltrane) while he ages from six to 18.

Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette are Mason’s parents and the director’s daughter Lorelei plays Mason’s sister Samantha.

The good and bad moments of childhood and adolescence flit by like a pages from a scrapbook of memories. As a viewer, one easily recalls private recollections that are triggered by the movie experience. These private and on-screen scenes, both nostalgic and poignant, become something more with the excellent soundtrack that includes Coldplay’s “Yellow” and Arcade Fire’s “Deep Blue.” At times, I was transported with a fleeting sense of another world where time can be managed, memories can be shared and there’s a universal connection in the ephemeral things that make us human -- and mortal. This beautiful film is not to be missed. I loved watching the physical

I can think of no other film in recent memory that has received such divided, impassioned reviews. I am not sure what this visually stunning film means (if anything), but I was blown away by the almost out-of-body, hypnotic experience that transports the viewer to another place – maybe another universe.

Scarlett Johansson is an alien who appears as a voluptuous woman who forages for isolated, disconnected men in Scotland. She lures them into her nest and rips away their last, tenuous, vestiges of humanity. Or I think that’s what’s going on. In any case, Johansson is a potent force with which to reckon, perhaps impossible to deny -– if you’re a human male. In some ways, this film I reminded me a bit of Wim Vender’s 1987 film WINGS OF DESIRE in which an angle considers the mortal lure of humanity.

Based on Michael Faber’s strange novel, the story may be about what it means to be human but here we are forced to consider this question from a decidedly alien perspective. I liked the enigmatic ending of what happens when one dons human skin and forsakes one’s original identity -- if that in fact is what this is all about. However, I was as mesmerized by Jonathan Glazer’s

Christopher Nolan’s ace cinematographer Wally Pfister makes his directorial debut with this stylish, sci-fi thriller that has a disturbing and provocative theme. Johnny Depp, surprisingly not in white face makeup, is Dr. Will Caster, the world’s leading expert not just on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), but in the linking of bio-neural networks to artificial ones. In other words, his goal is uploading a human brain (his own) into the interlaced “intelligence” of our wired world and it’s millions of computer-assisted databases and networks. What happens when a human mind jacks into all known info? Rebecca Hall is Depp’s wife Evelyn and Paul Bettany is Max Waters, his best friend. And yes, they are emotionally vested and very concerned about Depp’s incarnation into the cyber world. Is Depp’s thirst for knowledge, power and a God-like omnipresence a bad thing? Could it be good for humanity? Is there any way to stop him?

What about the anti-technology extremists who call themselves neo-Luddites? Or is it already too late for containment? Morgan Freeman and Kate Mara co-star in this uneven but provocative suspenser that challenges us with a “what if” question that seems not only frighteningly possible but eventually inevitable. Is this the Singularity we are racing towards? Is this the Beast of Revelation? Warner Home Video. Blu-ray.

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By Heidi Simmons

A Heavy Hitter

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NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: Director Steven James (HOOP DREAMS) has fashioned a heartfelt and absorbing portrait of the most famous and accessible pop movie critic of our time – the late Roger Ebert. But this upbeat tribute is much more than a look at Ebert’s critical movie legacy; it is a cinematic portrait of the man as philosopher. It’s also about a man who bravely combats his mortality with notions of joy and hope that can be extracted from the movies and mainlined into one’s heart and soul and shared. Ebert was – and still is in many ways -- among the more influential of our social and cultural voices.

He was an authentic fan of movies for sure, but his criticism had a moral imperative laced between the words and sentences.

And sometimes overtly stated, especially regarding movies he hated..

Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, LIFE ITSELF reflects Ebert’s private life as was challenged by his terminal cancer’s resulting facial deformation and loss of speech as he continued the work for which he believed he was put on this planet. This truly inspiring film is often unexpectedly funny and always entertaining. It’s hard to imagine this would not generate a “Thumbs Up”© from the Pulitzer Prize winning author who copyrighted the phrase and symbol.

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s this baseball season? I really don’t know anything about the sport. Maybe that’s not completely true, because I did love to play the game as a kid. But of course playing it and watching it are two different things. And reading about baseball hardly sounds like an exciting summer experience, at least for me. Yet in Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding (Little, Brown, 544 pages) the world of college baseball is more entertaining than you think.

The story begins with Henry Skrimshander, an awkward, midwestern kid with a gift for playing the position of shortstop. Observed and then recruited

by Mike Swartz, a team captain for a private liberal arts college in Wisconsin, Skrimshander leaves the hopelessness of his community (against his parent’s wishes), to pursue the potential dream of a career in baseball.

When Skrimshander arrives at college, he becomes roommates with Owen Dunne, an elegant and refined gay student who is –surprisingly -- also on the baseball team. The members of the team bond and together they play so well they have hopes of possibly winning a national championship.

Skrimshander is so good, he is becoming the player all the scouts want to see and

The Art Of Fielding

By Chad Harbach Fiction potentially is the number one draft pick for the major leagues. Six-figure offers balance in the wings. Just as he is about to break the world record for no errors, he throws a wild ball into his own team’s dugout, smashing the beautiful face of his roommate Dunne.

The game is called, and instead of becoming the new record holder, Skrimshander is celebrated for tying it.

Unfortunately, his one bad throw sadly destroys the mojo of the entire team and sends Skrimshaner, Swartz and others into a downward spiral.

Meanwhile the college president Guert Affenlight has found himself in love with the captivating and incredibly desirable Dunne.

Giddy and awkward as a schoolboy, it is Affenlight’s first love affair with a man. Forty years Dunne’s senior, Affenlight cannot resist his charms even if it might cost him his job.

Affenlight’s daughter, Pella, joins the mix after she leaves her husband in San Francisco. She hopes her dad can get her enrolled in the college although she lacks credits and SAT scores. At 18, Pella passed up Yale to marry and after four years, it was not what she had hoped.

Depressed and insecure, Pella soon finds herself in a love triangle with Swartz and Skrimshander, which creates even more tension as the team tries to recover from Skrimshander’s bad luck. Pella and her father try to reconcile their relationship, but sadly without much success. The lives of all the main characters begin to unravel as they struggle to get what they want until they discover what they need.

Oh yeah, and there is baseball. I can’t say that I am enlightened or that I at all care about the game, but it did not hurt the story and the sport made for an interesting backdrop.

The title The Art of Fielding is borrowed from a real-life, well-known baseball book of aphorisms by St. Louis Cardinal shortstop Aparicio Rodriguez. It is Rodriguez’s record Skrimshander is trying to beat in the novel.

Rodriguez attends the game and witnesses Skrimshander’s bad throw.

I did find the final game to be one of the most exciting I’ve experienced -- although that’s not saying much since I rarely attend or watch baseball. I did learn enough tidbits about the sport and its challenges to appreciate the final showdown. So indeed I was involved enough to want the characters to redeem themselves and win

the championship.

Author Harbach delivers well-written, colorful prose that would keep even golf fans engaged in the life of this small campus on the edge of Lake Michigan. Short chapters move quickly between the cast of characters keeping the story’s momentum going forward although it does lag before the climax. But Harback sentences are descriptive and fluid without going overboard. His observations are astute and compelling.

Thematically, I wanted more of “The Art of Fielding’s” philosophy applied not only to the game of baseball -- which only showed up twice in the five hundred plus pages -but to the lives of these troubled characters as they figured out what to do next.

Somehow, I needed them all to learn a valuable lesson about life through their individual relationship with the game of baseball. In fact, I can’t say any of the characters learned anything other than a lot of their problems are caused by their own poor decisions. Perhaps that’s one thing college is about.

The characters of this novel lack dimension, and for me, there are too many missing scenes or moments that should have revealed more inner conflict. There were sudden jumps in actions I just didn’t buy.

The Art of Fielding was not a homerun.

However, I consider Harbach’s writing some of the best I’ve read this year. In this case, style trumps story. This is his first novel and I expect his sophomore debut will be even better. With more attention to story, he will be a terrific literary heavy hitter.

Chad Harbach will be speaking at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in January.

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FORBES’ CELEBRITY 100

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orbes recently released their annual Celebrity 100 list for the twelve months ending June 1st. The list ranks “celebrity” via a mix of earnings and presence over more than twelve types of media platforms.

Topping the list with earnings of approximately $115 million was Beyonce Knowles. Pollstar estimated that she averaged earnings of $2.4 million over the 95 concerts that she performed in support of her new CD. Second on the list is Ohio’s sometimes favorite son, King James aka LeBron James with $72 million in earnings bolstered by the payoff of his investment in Dr. Dre’s Beats that netted ‘the King’ $30 million.

Dr. Dre came in third by earning $620

million from the sale of Beats to Apple for $3 billion, as well as his mentoring of hiphop artist Kendrick Lamar who this year received seven Grammy nominations.

Forbes believes that Dr. Dre had the best year for earnings of any celebrity ever.

Oprah Winfrey at #4 remains one of the most important and influential entertainers as exhibited by $82 million in earnings, her cable channel OWN, her influence in making Lee Daniel’s The Butler as well as her television shows like Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz and Rachel Ray. In fifth position is the most likable person on television, Ellen DeGeneres. Besides her daily show, she had a great year due to her performance at the Oscars as well as television production efforts with CW, NBC and HGTV. Beyonce’s philandering husband, Jay-Z came in sixth due to the success of his Roc Nation concert series, ownership in D’Usse cognac and most recent CD. Rounding out the top ten are Floyd Mayweather, Jr. due to earnings of $105 million related primarily to his two boxing matches, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Iron Man, Robert Downey, Jr. Roger Federer is the highest ranked tennis player at #16 with annual earnings of $40 million.

Tiger Woods remains the highest ranked golfer at #21 despite little time on the links

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over the last year.

Former grocery store stocker and DJ, Calvin Harris, ranked #22 with $66 million in earnings. If you want to hear him spin CDs, he can often be found at Hakkasan in Las Vegas.

Despite Portugal’s early exit from the World Cup, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo ranks #30 on the list due in large part to his $200 million, five-year contract with Real Madrid. The top ranked American footballer was Peyton Manning with nearly $20 million a year from the Denver Broncos and $12 million from endorsement deals.

James Patterson was the highest ranked author at #37 as he cranked out 14 books earning $90 million over the last year.

Gisele Bundchen was the highest ranked model at #56 earning $47 million.

The top ranked chef was Gordon

Ramsay at #58 due to his 24 restaurants and numerous television shows.

Worth noting, no baseball, hockey or NASCAR professionals made the Celebrity 100 list.

Beyond the Celebrity 100 list, the highest earning American football player was Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons who earned $44 million but was not considered a top celebrity.

Lewis Hamilton is the highest paid race car driver at with $32 million.

Cricket player Mahendra Singh Dhoni earned $30 million, nearly $5 million more than the highest baseball player, Cliff Lee of the Philiadelphia Phillies, with $25.3 million.

Runnier Usain Both earned $23.2 million, far better than the highest paid hockey player, Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators at $14 million.

Among deceased celebrities, Michael Jackson remains far and away the King of Earnings earning in excess of $150 million annually.

All of these heady earnings levels pale when compared to Warren Buffett’s $12.7 BILLION, Bill Gates $11.5 billion or anyone of dozens of other billionaires.

might purchase for 1-2 million of coverage. I believe my umbrella policy costs $300- $400 for two million of additional coverage.

Remember that the whole purpose of having insurance is to protect your assets in the event that you are found to be at fault in an auto accident that causes injuries to an innocent party. Carrying auto insurance will also help to keep you out of jail in some instances. If you drive without insurance you may have more difficulty obtaining affordable auto insurance in the future. Auto insurance companies like to see that you have had insurance in the past and don’t like to take on drivers that are higher risks, such as those driving without auto insurance.

Do yourself and your neighbors a favor and obtain auto insurance overage……at least the minimum limits of liability insurance that are required by your state. It will protect you and it is the right thing to do.

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE, CALL A TAXI……

IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN HIRING ME! Last month Dale Gribow was again “Rated” TOP LAWYER for DUI’s by Palm Springs Life Magazine from 2011-2015 and he has a Superb AVVO Legal Rating by his fellow attorneys.

Dale Gribow has been Man of the Year 7 times including the City of Palm Desert and the City of Hope and Dale Gribow Day has been declared 4 times. He is the only attorney appointed in December 2013 to the Coachella Valley Association of Government’s Public Safety Ad Hoc Blue Ribbon Committee addressing Drunk Driving. This group consists of the police chiefs from every city and the mayor of each city as well as the Sheriff of Riverside County and the head of the CHP and Border Patrol. In addition Gribow is the only attorney asked to be part of the Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Health Matters Committee addressing Drunk Driving. Gribow is also one of the founders of Shutdown Drunk Driving formed upon the death of his client who was recently killed by a drunk driver while jogging.

If you have any questions regarding this column or ideas for future columns please contact Dale Gribow Attorney at Law at his NEW number 760 837 7500 and or his new email: dale@dalegribowlaw.com

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COULD I REALLY LOSE MY LICENSE FOR DRIVING WITHOUT AUTO INSURANCE?

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alifornia has a financial responsibility law which is similar in all states. This law specifies how much minimum insurance a driver must possess to drive on California roads. In California this minimum coverage is $15,000 and is referred to as Liability Insurance which covers a driver for any damage they cause to another in an auto accident. This includes damage to a victim’s health or property damage to the victim’s car. Liability insurance will cover and protect you no matter who is driving the car unless that party is specifically excluded from the policy. An exclusion takes place when a kid or other family member is specifically excluded or not covered and then drives the car. If the owner lets a friend drive the car then that person is covered.

The law states that auto insurance follows the car. Thus if your friend is using your car and they have auto insurance then the insurance on the car is primary. Thus if you have $15,000 of coverage that would be primary and kick in first. If your friend who is driving your car is insured for $100,000 on their car, that would be secondary. However it would only pay for the difference between their $100,000 policy and your $15,000 policy, thus their company would pay only $85,000.

Here in the Coachella Valley we read about Checkpoints all the time. The abundance of checkpoints is because we have more Drunk Driving deaths in the greater Palm Springs community than anywhere else in the state...

per capita. At the check point you will be asked for your driver’s license, registration and insurance. Driving without insurance in some states will result in the police officer towing the car. We must all remember that sometimes we drive in another state and do not know the laws of that state.

If you are in an auto accident in California and do not have liability insurance coverage on THAT CAR then DMV will SUSPEND your license to drive for ONE YEAR…..period. Then if you drive without a valid driver’s license and are stopped you are guilty of driving without a valid California Driver’s License which is a violation of 14601 of the Vehicle Code. In the Indio court that could result in the DA requesting a sentence of 10 days in jail.

Not only do you have to worry about losing your license for not have liability insurance you also have to worry about your financial exposure.

If you have assets and you are not insured then all your assets are at risk. An injured driver can sue you and get a judgment and then attach your assets. The judgment can be renewed every 10 years so that it follows you for the rest of your life or until you file Bankruptcy or pay it off. In addition if your coverage is not high enough you still have Financial Exposure for the difference between your coverage and the value of the victim’s case. I always advise my clients to have enough coverage to purchase an Umbrella insurance policy for a few million which is much cheaper than the underlying coverage you

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by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

When Thunder Roars - Head Indoors!

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t’s that time of year when we notice large cumulous clouds forming around southern California. This ‘monsoonal pattern’ is produced by an area of high pressure over the four corners. The clockwise flow draws moisture into southern California from the south. These clouds can produce lightning, thunder, hail and heavy rain reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

Pay attention to weather forecasts and “when thunder roars, head indoors” as a safety precaution. There is no place outside that’s safe when thunderstorms are in the area. If you hear thunder, that means lightning is close enough to strike you. Stay indoors and away from windows and doors, and stay off porches.

Be proactive. If the forecast calls for possible thunderstorms, you may need to change some of your outdoor plans such as hiking, golf, swimming etc. If you are caught outside, immediately get off elevated areas such as hills, ridges or peaks. Never shelter under an isolated tree. Get indoors or remain in your car for at least 30 minutes after the storm

passes.

Stay out of areas subject to flooding.

This includes low lying areas, canyons, creeks or washes. Avoid already flooded areas and do not try to cross a flowing stream either by foot or car. 80% of flood deaths occur in vehicles, and most happen when drivers make a single, fatal mistake - trying to navigate through floodwaters reminds Chief DiGiovanna.

During storms make sure you bring in your pets!

For additional weather Flash Flood Safety visit: www.flashfloodsafety.com Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

it’s your nickel

A little something for everyone

1)

ObamaCare, or The Affordable Care Act more correctly, has moved the uninsured in California from 22 percent down to 11 percent.

Within the Hispanic community down from 35 percent to 25 percent. This is an amazing movement in a positive direction. Not only does it mean that the long term numbers are looking better as we look into the future, but also means that a healthcare economy is burgeoning. That’s literally thousands of new jobs in that sector as we look forward.

If you are considering careers at this time, the healthcare industry looks well poised for both growth and stability.

2) Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will favor Tesla, the miraculous car maker, should they decide to build their mega factory here in California

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to build their high tech batteries. If the choice is made for California, it would brink thousands of jobs to the state. The incentive amounts to millions in tax breaks for the company but this would be more than offset by the number of jobs and increased economy the factory would bring.

3) Finally, not everything is rosy for everyone. Sometimes awaiting a transition into a bigger and better economy doesn’t happen fast enough. I am still asked all too often when a bankruptcy is appropriate. My advice is individual in nature. That is to say that no one factor can be held as a rule of thumb, because each case is so particular.

Some things one should keep in mind is that having debt is not a crime. When this country was founded, many came to escape

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Summertime Heat have you feeling stressed or depressed?

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hen many people feel stressed or depressed, they eat comfort foods. The quick fix is to grab a sugary food or a carb-heavy food like pasta or bread that boost those feel good centers of our brains.

David Ludwig of Harvard University points out that eating such foods can create a “vicious cycle.” “Those foods lead to surges and crashes in hormones and blood sugar that increase our susceptibility to new stresses…our body chemistry can very much affect how stress gets to us.”

So what to eat? Your best choices when combating stress or dealing with depression are foods rich in Omega-3s like whole eggs, dark leafy vegetables like kale, fatty fishes like salmon or tuna, flaxseed and dark chocolate.

Researcher Joe Hibbeln of the National Institute of Health states, “There’s a very strong connection between what you eat and your mood.” After two decades of research, Hibbeln found a direct link between emotional health and the consumption of fatty fishes high in Omega-3. Hibbeln cites numerous studies that show how omega-3s protect the brain’s

neurons and can help heal the damage done by chronic stress. Omega-3s appear to help in combating chronic depression while promoting pro-social behavior. If you are not a fan of fatty fishes like salmon, tuna or sardines, consider eating flaxseed or chia seeds.

Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, author of The Happiness Diet, says that his favorite stress-busting breakfast is scrambled eggs mixed with kale and pumpkin seeds. The eggs provide Vitamin B and protein, the kale provides Vitamins A and K as well as potassium while the pumpkin seeds provide magnesium and zinc. Magnesium helps fend off anxiety while zinc boosts the immune system. For dessert, Ramsey recommends dark chocolate as cocoa flavanols boost mood, increase blood flow and reduce inflammation.

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By john Paul Valdez debtor’s prison and the laws were written to understand that credit has risk to all parties, and the interest rates paid speak to that. On larger assets like homes and so forth, lower interest rates are the rule for now and that has helped replace those 8 million jobs we lost in the Great Recession. Still the lower paying jobs that replaced them are not able to have all families fully recuperate. Luckily, the minimum wage will help pull the bottom up a bit, but if you still can’t make it, consider some of these thoughts: a) If you are not in threat of a tax lien, or garnishment of wages and enforceable judgments against your assets …. You may want to just work with your creditors to the best of your ability understanding that they will continue to hurt your credit profile until you can assume the responsibilities properly. b) Don’t run out and file a bankruptcy

just to put off a few creditors that exceed your ability to pay, this will only hurt your credit profile every bit as much as not having filed the bankruptcy and will cost you money. c) Typically, the law allows for 7 years of reporting on this type of debt solution or protection from creditors, but your credit can be repaired with secured credit cards and the like sooner. Many more people have bankruptcies on their record than used to be the case. d) One rule of thumb that some people use is to ask themselves that if they cannot pay off creditors over a five year period, then a bankruptcy may be appropriate. e) Just don’t be “forced” into a bankruptcy. Get some legal advice without a big investment. I like Gary Whitehead and Associates myself. They work with a bona fide attorney and are less expensive than most “bankruptcy” firms that are run expressly by attorneys themselves that have higher overhead understandably. These are local people who have a stake in the desert.

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By julie buehler

Candlestick Park: The House Built On Sand, The Home Of Legends

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hen a 7.1 earth quake shook San Francisco on Oct. 17th, 1989, baseball fans were waiting for Game 3 of the World Series to begin. Thanks to the impeccable construction and sandy foundation that made the baseball-park-turnedfootball-stadium famous, no fans were injured and the structure suffered only minor damage.

The damage to Cowboys’ fans was anything but minor when the 49ers hosted their first of eight NFC Championship games at Candlestick and Dwight Clark’s hands connected with the football for the winning touchdown in what is now known as “The Catch.” That play arguably launched an NFL dynasty that would last more than a decade and leave 49ers fans changed forever.

The swirling wind is as famous as the names that played at Candlestick Park, the dilapidated stadium where the San Francisco 49ers built their dynasty, becoming the first team in NFL history to win 5 Super Bowls.

Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, Roger Craig, Dwight Clark, John Taylor, and many more 49er legends gathered on July 12th to say goodbye to the stadium in the final football game to ever be played on the soft grass.

The game was only flag football and the legends showed signs of age as formerly crisply timed passes were intercepted and formerly fleet-of-foot receivers were more than a couple steps slow, but the collection of names, which included Dan Marino, Tim Brown, Drew Bledsoe, Anthony Munoz and more, some of which were victimized by the 49ers in multiple Super Bowls, proved that this stadium was more than an old collection of concrete.

I was in San Francisco for the final game, the “Legends of Candlestick” game where Joe Montana, in typical 49ers fashion, led a lastsecond comeback. With his team down 1 point, and 22 seconds on the clock, he threw the gamewinning touchdown pass to former 49er owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. in the corner of the end zone and the team raised him to their shoulders in celebration of decades of success.

The weekend was a reminder of all that success and standing on the grass at Candlestick led to a flood of memories and emotions as reality presented a finality to that history: the thing is going to get blown up in less than a year. Demolished. Ruined. Flattened and unceremoniously destroyed.

Sometime after Paul McCartney offers a farewell tour stop on Aug 4th anyway.

Strip away the history, memories and lore and the place is hardly worth keeping. The ceilings

are low and dank. The weather is inclement at best and downright stupid at worst. The locker rooms are puny and make any local high school burst with pride in comparison.

But adding those intangibles, the history, the memories and the lore back into the equation means the place is priceless.

And that’s the conundrum with our current sports culture of newer-bigger-better. It neglects to retain the history of yesterday in hopes the glory of tomorrow will sell more tickets and attract more fans. Fact is, that’s absolutely working. The new stadium for the 49ers, Levi Stadium, is already sold out of season tickets and some of those seats fetched upwards of $80,000!

It’s considered the most state-of-the-art facility in the NFL, will host the Super Bowl in 2016 and will be the Taj Mahal for the next generation of 49er fans.

Still, there’s a part that feels wrong about leaving Candlestick behind. There’s a part that feel empty and somewhat tragic that great NFL history, decades of records and memories and stories and moments of greatness are at risk of being left in the rubble of Candlestick’s demolition.

There are few franchises in all of sports that created such lore as the 49ers and even fewer that maintained the same stadium for so many decades.

Sports fans can never go back to the old Yankees Stadium, and I know it was tough for Yankee fans to watch their former home get demolished (I am lucky I got to see games there before that happened) because they’ll never really get to go home again.

I anticipate 49ers fans will be so relieved of the anomalies and difficulties of the dilapidated Candlestick that the luxurious confines of Levi Stadium will instantly supplant the old ballpark in their good graces.

But for a house built on sand to stand long enough to create legends, it’s going to be tough to ever duplicate that kind of success again.

Julie Buehler hosts the Coachella Valley’s most popular sports talk radio show, “Buehler’s Day Off” every day from 3-6 on 1010 KXPS, the valley’s all sports station. She can also be seen every morning between 6-7am on KMIR sharing the coolest stories in sports. She’s an avid gym rat, slightly sarcastic and more likely to recite Steve Young’s career passing stats than American Idol winners. Tune in M-F 3-6 pst at www.team1010.com or watch “Buehler’s Day Off” on Ustream and KMIR.com for her sports reports.

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by Flint Wheeler

Founder of Silex Strategies L.L.C. providing sales and consulting in Insurance, Retirement, Real Estate and Taxes through New York Life and NY Life Securities.

PGA Class A Member and T.P.I. Certified Golf Trainer. Host of “The Tilted Sports Radio Show” and “The Odds on Favorite Podcast” on Team 1010 KXPS. Contact at 760-409-4612 www.flintwheeler.com

Rory favored to win Open Championship, not Tiger

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redicting the Open Championship can be a tough task given all the constant weather changes on the links venues, but the odds makers have put Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy as the favorite early in the week at Royal Liverpool.

The 2014 season’s third major is upon us, and a loaded field will head to Royal Liverpool for 143rd edition of the British Open Championship. For many casual fans, however, it’s the first major of the year because it’s the first time Tiger Woods will be teeing it up with a chance to cut into that gap between his 14 and Jack Nicklaus’ record 18 majors championships. Woods is almost always the favorite in any event he plays, regardless of health, recent form, venue, or the rest of the field. This is the first time in my golfing life that Tiger, while in the field of a major, is not favored to win the event.

Rory McIlroy has the lead on the field - including Tiger Woods - on the odds to win the 2014 British Open with that major tournament set to get underway at Royal Liverpool on Thursday morning.

Heading into the week McIlroy is listed

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as the 10/1 favorite on the 2014 British Open odds at Bovada, followed by Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, and Martin Kaymer at 14/1, and both Woods and Justin Rose at 16/1. Woods will be playing in just his second tournament since returning from injury this summer; he missed the cut at his first event.

Phil Mickelson paid off on the British Open odds at Muirfield last year, and he’s sitting at 20/1 at Bovada on the tournament betting lines heading into this week, with Graeme McDowell at 22/1, and all of Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Lee Westwood, and Sergio Garcia at 25/1. Ernie Els, who won the British Open for the second time at Royal Lytham in 2012, is farther back at 40/1 odds.

Holding down odds of 33/1 are Bubba Watson, Charl Schwartzel, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, and Matt Kuchar, while Brandt Snedeker, Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson, and 2010 champion Louis Oosthuizen are set at 40/1 odds at Bovada.

Oosthuizen was the British Open winner at St Andrews back in 2010.

All four majors have their identity and quirks, but the Open Championship is way out there on its own. The links-style venues and weather conditions make the tournament so unpredictable in so many years. The last time this major was held at Hoylake, Tiger Woods won it and didn’t hit a driver all week. That club has historically gotten him into trouble, and he’ll probably attempt the same general game plan this year. But depending on the wind, everything can change from hour-to-hour at the Open and often your chances are simply a luck of the draw, which side of the tee sheet -- morning or afternoon -- you land on through the first two days.

Bold Predictions Who Misses the cut - Tiger and Phil Who lifts the Claret jug - Martin Kaymer or Adam Scott

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of July 17

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I have complete faith in the continued absurdity of whatever’s going on,” says satirical news commentator Jon Stewart.

That’s a healthy attitude. To do his work, he needs a never-ending supply of stories about people doing crazy, corrupt, and hypocritical things. I’m sure this subject matter makes him sad and angry. But it also stimulates him to come up with funny ideas that entertain and educate his audience -- and earns him a very good income. I invite you to try his approach, Aries. Have faith that the absurdity you experience can be used to your advantage.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bananas grow in Iceland, a country that borders the Arctic Ocean.

About 700 of the plants thrive in a large greenhouse heated by geothermal energy. They don’t mature as fast as the bananas in Ecuador or Costa Rica. The low amounts of sunlight mean they require two years to ripen instead of a few months. To me, this entire scenario is a symbol for the work you have ahead of you. You’ve got to encourage and oversee growth in a place that doesn’t seem hospitable in the usual ways, although it is actually just fine.

And you must be patient, knowing that the process might take a while longer than it would in other circumstances.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While at a cafe, I overheard two people at the next table talking about astrology. “I think the problem-solvers of the zodiac are Cancers and Capricorns,” said a young, moon-faced woman. “Agreed,” said her companion, an older woman with chiseled features. “And the problem-creators are Scorpios and Geminis.” I couldn’t help myself: I had to insert myself into their conversation so as to defend you.

Leaning over toward their table, I said, “Speaking as a professional astrologer, I’ve got to say that right now Geminis are at least temporarily the zodiac’s best problem-solvers. Give them a chance to change your minds.” The women laughed, and moon-face said, “You must be a Gemini.” “No,” I replied. “But I’m on a crusade to help Geminis shift their reputations.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mozart debuted his now-famous opera Don Giovanni in Prague on October 29, 1787. It was a major production, featuring an orchestra, a chorus, and eight main singers. Yet the composer didn’t finish writing the opera’s overture until less than 24 hours before the show. Are you cooking up a similar scenario, Cancerian? I suspect that sometime in the next two weeks you will complete a breakthrough with an inspired, last-minute effort. And the final part of your work may well be its “overture;” the first part will arrive last. (P.S.: Mozart’s Don Giovanni was well-received, and I expect your offering will be, too.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “We must learn to bear the pleasures as we have borne the pains,” says writer Nikki Giovanni. That will be apt advice for you to keep in mind during the coming months, Leo. You may think I’m perverse for suggesting such a thing. Compared to how demanding it was to manage the suffering you experienced in late 2013 and earlier this year, you might assume it will be simple to deal with the ease and awakening that are heading your way. But I’d like you to consider the possibility that these blessings will bring their own challenges. For example, you may need to surrender inconveniences and hardships you have gotten used to, almost comfortable with.

It’s conceivable you will have to divest yourself of habits that made sense when you were struggling, but are now becoming counterproductive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I would hate for your fine mind to become a liability. As much as I admire your native skepticism and analytical intelligence, it would be a shame if they prevented you from getting the full benefit of the wonders and marvels that are brewing in your vicinity. Your operative motto in the coming days comes from Virgo storyteller Roald Dahl: “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Suspend your disbelief, my beautiful friend. Make yourself receptive to the possibility of being amazed.

© Copyright 2012 Rob Brezsny

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Kris Kristofferson is in the Country Music Hall of Fame now, but it took a while for him to launch his career. One of his big breaks came at age 29 when he was sweeping floors at a recording studio in Nashville. He managed to meet superstar Johnny Cash, who was working there on an album. A few years later, Kristofferson boldly landed a helicopter in Cash’s yard to deliver his demo tape. That prompted Cash to get him a breakthrough gig performing at the Newport Folk Festival. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were able to further your goals with a similar sequence, Libra: luck that puts you in the right place at the right time, followed by some brazen yet charming acts of self-promotion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In her poem “Looking Back,” Sarah Brown Weitzman writes that she keeps “trying to understand / how I fell / so short of what I intended / to do with my life.” Is there a chance that 30 years from now you might say something similar, Scorpio? If so, take action to ensure that outcome doesn’t come to pass. Judging from the astrological omens, I conclude that the next ten months will be a favorable time to get yourself on track to fulfill your life’s most important goals. Take full advantage!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “There is no such thing as a failed experiment,” said author and inventor Buckminster Fuller, “only experiments with unexpected outcomes.” That’s the spirit I advise you to bring to your own explorations in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Your task is to try out different possibilities to see where they might lead.

Don’t be attached to one conclusion or another. Be free of the drive to be proven right. Instead, seek the truth in whatever strange shape it reveals itself.

Be eager to learn what you didn’t even realize you needed to know.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Architects in ancient Rome used concrete to create many durable structures, some of which are still standing. But the recipe for how to make concrete was forgotten for more than a thousand years after the Roman Empire collapsed in the fifth century. A British engineer finally rediscovered the formula in 1756, and today concrete is a prime component in many highways, dams, bridges, and buildings. I foresee a similar story unfolding in your life, Capricorn. A valuable secret that you once knew but then lost is on the verge of resurfacing. Be alert for it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Beginning in 1798, European cartographers who drew maps of West Africa included the Mountains of Kong, a range of peaks that extended more than a thousand miles east and west. It was 90 years before the French explorer Louis Gustave Binger realized that there were no such mountains. All the maps had been wrong, based on faulty information. Binger is known to history as the man who undiscovered the Mountains of Kong. I’m appointing him to be your role model in the coming weeks, Aquarius. May he inspire you to expose long-running delusions, strip away entrenched falsehoods, and restore the simple, shining truths.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the simplest, calmest of times, there are two sides to every story.

On some occasions, however, the bare minimum is three or more sides. Like now. And that can generate quite a ruckus. Even people who are normally pretty harmonious may slip into conflict.

Fortunately for all concerned, you are currently at the peak of your power to be a unifying force at the hub of the bubbling hubbub. You can be a weaver who takes threads from each of the tales and spins them into a narrative with which everyone can abide. I love it when that happens! For now, your emotional intelligence is the key to collaborative creativity and group solidarity.

Homework: Nietzsche said, “One must have chaos within oneself if one is to be a dancing star.” Comment at Truthrooster@gmail.com.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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Mind, body & Spirit

Quin-what?

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by Bronwyn Ison

hat is all the hype about quinoa? What is it? Why is it good for me? After researching quinoa I learned it is either a grain or it is associated with the spinach family. Without antagonizing the experts, does it matter?

We know it could possibly be a healthy grain or interrelated to a leafy green. We do know that most vegetarians love quinoa.

Are you curious about the pronunciation?

Try saying, ”KEEN-wah”. Quinoa is abundant along with myriad benefits. Fortunately, it is also versatile and can be prepared multiple ways.

Quinoa has Spanish roots and was once called Quechua. It originated in the Andean region of Ecuador, Bolivia, Columbia and Peru. The Inca’s believed it was the “mother of all grains and/or gold to them”.

We have been warned of consuming to many carbohydrates. Quinoa is an excellent replacement for rice or pastas. Quinoa is a nutritious carbohydrate and assists with you remaining lean and boosts your stamina.

The taste and texture is similar to brown rice crossed over with oatmeal. You will recognize that it is fluffy, crunchy, creamy, and a bit nutty.

Why Quinoa? It tastes good and can be helpful with your diet. It can be a complete source of protein when paired with another food. Quinoa is the only plant-based protein that contains all 9 essential amino acids. The amino acids include: Histidine,

Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine (cysteine), Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Phenylalanine (tyrosine). When all of these amino acids are present in the body, every cell in the body is being fed protein.

These amino acids in the super food quinoa is necessary to feed our muscles, stimulate hair and nail growth, is excellent for our organs and the list perpetuates.

Quinoa is the perfect replacement to any carbohydrate. When you consider rice or pasta with your meal, reconsider and add quinoa instead. Quinoa can be prepared as a dessert as well. Rather than rice pudding, try the quinoa pudding recipe included.

One can use quinoa as you would rice, you can also make quinoa pudding. To make four servings of banana quinoa pudding, boil 1 1/2 cups of water and add 3/4 of quinoa. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Leave the quinoa in the pot but remove from the heat. Place 2 cups milk, 2 peeled ripe bananas, 1/2 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar into a blender and mix until smooth. Stir this mixture into the saucepan with the quinoa and return to a medium heat. Cook until the mixture is creamy and warm, about 8 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 1/2 tablespoon of butter to the warm mixture and stir without returning to the heat. Serve warm for a delicious dessert on a chilly night.

Time to head to the market and fill your basket with quinoa. The recipes are plentiful and you will be energized by all the healthful benefits. Stay healthy!

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Navigating the Bumps in the Road

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id you ever have one of those days that started out so well you thought the gods were smiling down at you and paving the way to a blissful state of Nirvana and then poof…a left turn to nightmare city? Well I did, not too long ago.

It began out with a great new client session, followed by an energizing gym routine alongside my personal trainer and then a relaxing lunch with a long-time friend. Upon leaving the restaurant happy and content a smile stretching from one end of my face to the other, I received my first hint I was on a downhill slide. Not only was a truck blocking my exit from the parking lot but a nearby sprinkler system playfully regurgitated nasty brackish water on the entire front section of my spanking clean car. A minor setback I told myself as I embarked on a 20 minute search in tripledigit heat looking for the truck driver. By the time he removed his vehicle from my path I knew I’d be painfully late getting back to my office for my next client, a cardinal sin in my book. As those who know me well can attest, I am never late.

The day from hell proceeded with no let up continually throwing me a curve at every intersection. By nightfall, I was sufficiently exhausted but mostly relieved I survived the

onslaught of roadblocks. Thinking through the events of those nine hours I coaxed a grin onto my worn-torn face by thinking of my old mentor Rita. In my youth, this wise lady retorted to any complaints on my part by reminding me I wasn’t promised a rose garden. I think it was her mantra long before country singer Lynn Anderson released the hit song. Rita taught me to live my life with full knowledge I would experience challenges, rough patches and sometimes a severe setback or three. Her view of the world was far from negative, but always pragmatic.

My takeaway from Rita’s wise counsel enabled me to deal with both minor annoyances and major impediments. I find comfort in knowing there will always be hurdles to jump and walls to scale but acknowledge that I have what I need to see it through.

Next time you hit a bump in the road, don’t let it detour you from your mission.

Know that you were not promised a rose garden but were given the power to navigate your way through thorns, underbrush and gnarled bushes if need be.

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

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by dr peter kadile

Dr. Peter M. Kadile is Board Certified in Family Medicine. He has an integrative, osteopathic medical practice and is also known as the local, house call doctor; Desert House Call Physician. He is on staff at Eisenhower Medical Center and medical director for Serenity Hospice. His office is located in beautiful Old Town La Quinta, 78-100 Main Street, Suite 207, La Quinta, CA 92253. (760) 777-7439. DesertHouseCalls@aol.com. www.deserthousecalldoc.com.

The answers keep on coming..

Dr. K, I’m seeing more of those fancy hand dryers in public restrooms. Are they better than the paper towels?

-Lawrence, Rancho Mirage Lawrence, while hand dryers may be better for the environment since they don’t use paper, they are not as effective as paper towels in keeping your hands bacteria free after washing them. Hand dryers will also tend to spread bacteria around its area because it is also blowing whatever germs are left on your hands after washing.

An interesting statistic about hand washing is that while 95 percent of men and women surveyed say they wash their hands after using a public restroom, only 67 percent actually do. Remember that after you shake someone’s hands. Some people also consider that simply wetting your hands without soap is effective, which it is not.

If you are going to use a public bathroom, I recommend you initially wash your hands when you first get there because you don’t know what you were touching and you are going to be handling your intimate body parts. When you are done with your business, wash your hands again with soap and water. If paper towels are available, use them to shut off the faucet. If you have to use a paper towel dispenser, try and use your elbow on the handle to avoid touching it with your newly cleaned hands. Also remember to use a paper towel to grab the handle of the restroom door when you leave. If 33 percent of people don’t wash their hands after using the restroom, I can only imagine what kind of bacteria live on a restroom door handle.

Since I’m going on another rant about the importance of washing one’s hands, especially after using a public restroom, have you ever used your cell phone in the restroom? Have you ever seen somebody using their cell phone in the restroom?

Whatever our hands touch, our cell phones touch. Cell phones have been found to have 18 times more harmful bacteria than a public restroom. Our phones get warm from the battery and we also tend to store them in warm, dark places such as purses and pockets. The warmth or heat can make them good breeding grounds for bacteria. So if you are diligent about washing your hands, don’t forget about your cell phone! Rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs can be used to clean your phone and there are also cleaning products specifically available for use on cell phones.

Hey Doc, what’s the difference between a MRI and a CT scan? Aren’t they the same thing?

-Bob, Desert Hot Springs Bob, CT scans and MRI’s are both forms of imaging used to visualize the inside of the human body, but they are very different. CT or cat scans are a specialized type of x-ray that can be used to visualize the brain and internal organs, but are really good at imaging bone.

The MRI or magnetic resonance imaging, uses magnets and radio waves to generate its images, no radiation is involved like with x-rays. MRI is not very good for bone but very useful in visualizing soft tissue like muscles and the brain.

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