Coachella Valley Weekly - July 23 to July 29, 2015 Vol. 4 No. 18

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AMP at IPAC

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Deanna Bogart

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Jae Rawkwell

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Pacifica Seafood

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Sun & Sail Club

“Time Is Meaningless In The Face Of Eternity”

July 23 to July 29, 2015

By Noe Gutierrez

Cover Photo by Chris miller

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Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Bobby Robles, Deborah Evans Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan, Judith Salkin, Denise Ortuno Neil, Heidi Simmons, Kira Golden, Rich Henrich Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Janet McAfee, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Jack St. Clair, Rob Brezny, Eleni P. Austin, Noe Gutierrez, Sunny Simon, Karen Creasy, Richard Weiss, Dr. Peter Kadile, Dr. Maria Lombardo, Bruce Cathcart, Julie Buehler, Flint Wheeler, Laura Hunt Little, Rebecca Pikus, Monica Morones, Lola Rossi, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Esther Sanchez, Janet Newcomb Photographers Laura Hunt Little, Scott Pam, Lani Garfield, Chris Miller, La Maniaca, Esther Sanchez Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

Contents Sun & Sail Club.................................... 3 Crowdfunding..................................... 5 P.S. Special Olympics Host Town....... 6 Academy of Musical Performance..... 6 Backstage Jazz - Deanna Bogart....... 7 Open Mic Competition....................... 8 LMS - Jae Rawkwell............................. 9 Consider This - Willie & Merle..........10 Art - Palm SPrings Art Museum.......11 Pet Place............................................12 The Vino Voice...................................13 Club Crawler Nightlife......................14

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ver a year and a half ago, hallowed photographer Chris Miller of Imagine Imagery and I met the members of Sun & Sail Club at Scott Reeder’s (bass) home/ranch/studio on the outskirts of the desert for a photo shoot and interview. At that meeting the band was performing together for the first time while shooting the as yet to be released music video for the single “Hunted” to promote their inaugural album release, Mannequin.

That release was welcomed by true music fans as a breath of fresh air. As guitarist Bob Balch puts it, “The people who got it, really got it.” The album featured the use of the vocoder. Balch used the device to impress his voice upon his guitar. Balch declared, “The bar of weirdness was set really high with that first album.” The high level of eccentricity of this band is the standard.

Fast forward to early 2015, Miller and I are traveling to meet Balch, Reeder, Reeder and newly enlisted vocalist Tony ‘Adolescent’ Cadena at Balch’s home in San Diego to discuss their sophomore Satin Records release, The Great White Dope and take some photographs. We were greeted

by Balch’s lovely wife Amanda who was several months pregnant at the time. Their

handsome son is now three months old and has changed Balch’s life perspective. In talking with him I saw the beginnings of the fatherly gleam in his eyes and the passion he has for life. In pursuing a second Sun & Sail Club album he knew his time was limited.

“I figured to get that ball rolling before my son gets here. The clock is ticking.” Balch set things in motion by reaching out to Cadena.

Cadena is best known as the front man of influential American punk rock band The Adolescents. Balch recalls, “I sent him a message on Facebook one night.

He responded the next morning and said he’d do it. That lit a fire under me. A lot of the riffs you hear on the record are fully inspired by Tony’s involvement.” Balch doesn’t stop there, “I grew up listening to The Adolescents. His words are amazing on this album! Even the words I got wrong; he sent me the correct version; I’m like fuck, that’s even better than what I thought he was saying.” Reeder (drums) was equally thrilled, “We had no words and he just fuckin’ scorched it. When I was playing the first song, the lyrics grab your attention.

Those words grab you and it takes you into the rest of the record. The lyrical content is spot on. Cadena has been writing lyrics like

these for almost 35 years.”

Cadena talked about his approach to applying his ideas lyrically. “I was sitting there tinkering with it; the lyrics, I was thinking in terms of the level of personal freedoms that people are losing right now; sacrifices people make for family and how those things interact. What’s now a whole new century; I’m still very much a person of the 70’s and 80’s trying to adjust to computers and being watched by the government. It’s a spooky world. If people don’t like what you’re saying they can get very aggressive. You can see how people on social media can bully each other. I was looking at what it’s like to have an opinion in the 21st century.” As in The Adolescents, Cadena first listens to the music before tackling his poetic approach.

“Lyric placement was really hard for me.

There was a certain amount of tension there. Frantic is a pretty good descriptor. In figuring how to place the lyrics; this is a style that is different than what I normally play.

Ultimately, there are grooves that I really liked.” Cadena attentively places his words in the music as if both music and lyrics were written simultaneously.

Echoing Cadena’s opinion of the music, Balch purposely followed up the first album with a similar vigorous tone. “I sat down and wrote a shit-ton of angry fast-paced songs where you could sense nervousness.”

Reeder (drums) also felt the pressure. “It had to flow pretty fast because we didn’t have a lot of time. There was a sense of urgency. It sounds raw but not loose and shitty.” Reeder (bass) listened to the album on the way to our rendezvous point. “I just heard the record for the first time in its entirety mastered and mixed on the way continue to page 5

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SUN & SAIL CLUB continued from page 3 out here. I’m pretty stoked. These songs than conventional, they are downright are insane and sick. I’d be stoked even if I momentous. On whether The Adolescents hadn’t played on it all. I do hope we play it fans will take to The Great White Dope, live.” Cadena concurs with their appraisals, Cadena declared, “I think they’ll like it a lot.

“When I heard the finished product; the They are a lot more sophisticated. Today’s way that all three of these guys put their kids have everything. They can listen to own inspirations in it was really kinda neat. whatever. I listened to the Beatles, Stones I’m really proud of it all the way around. I’m and Kinks. Until punk rock that was all I real excited about it.” Cadena also uses his cared about. My daughter from the age of wife’s assessment as his musical barometer. 2 was listening to a lot more than me at 40.”

The Great White Dope is punk, fuzz “I played it for my wife. She’s a stickler. She’s really snickety. She’s the most anti-rock and up-to-date. The drums are pounding person I’ve ever met. She was listening to and the bass guitar is big as life. Cadena’s it and she began to laugh which is a good voice and lyrics are just what was ordered. thing. She said this is really great, this is a Reeder (bass) relates the album to early whole different thing”. Similar in assault, 80’s hardcore. Balch believes you can hear but distinctive from the first album, The Minor Threat and Deep Wound influences.

Great White Dope takes Sun & Sail Club to a The album clocks in at less than 30 minutes.

Looking back, most of the albums I revere whole new greatness.

Unexpectedly, this was the first time are short-play albums; Ramones/Ramones, Cadena and Reeder (bass) had met in The Beatles/A Hard Day’s Night, Van person. Watching the band interact and Halen/1984. Reeder (drums) puts it best, profess admiration towards each other’s “Everybody’s attention span is so short. work was a bonus. Cadena gives kudos to Well, what can we do? We can play music Reeder (bass), “I’ve never been on a record and express the shit that we know how to where the bass sounded bass-y.” Balch do.” Amen brother.

Both Balch and Reeder are currently and Reeder (drums) have been playing in Fu Manchu together since 2001. “This touring the United States with Fu Manchu guy’s a monster. He learned the record on their radically successful 25th Anniversary in a day.” I could write an article solely on Tour performing King of the Road in its the compliments these four prodigious entirety. musicians heaped upon each other.

Reeder (bass) is currently recording Including a vocalist was always a part desert brothers The Hellions at his recording of Balch’s plan. Although there is no studio The Sanctuary. He is also prepping vocoder to be found on the sophomore for Motorhead’s Motorboat cruise with album, Cadena’s vocals are much more Fireball Ministry in September. The cruise

Cheerleaders, Stalkers & Crowd Funding

also features legendary metal artists Slayer and Anthrax.

Cadena is currently touring the U.S. with The Adolescents alongside The Weirdos.

Sun & Sail Club members will be reconvening before long to prepare for two shows in Southern California with The Freeks. The first show is August 28th at Café Nela in Los Angeles with Abactive Ramex and Herbert. The second show is August 29th at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach with Ultra Electric Mega Galactic and Symbol Six. The track listing for the album is as

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Other sites allow for any money received to be released. Contributors do not share in the profits nor receive a refund if the project is not completed. The risk is limited to what they can afford to give away.

Forbes lists the top 10 crowd funding sites as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Crowdfunder, RocketHub, Crowdrise, Somolend, AngelList, apphackr, Invested.in, and Quirky.

“Cheerleader Stalker is using Indiegogo,” continued Xu Razer. “One of our partners, 2015 Golden Globes® Nominee co-producer Elliott Michael Smith, raised over $100,000 crowd funding.

Crowd funding gives hope to projects that may not be completed. It breathes life into independent films.”

follows: 1. Krokodil Dental Plan 2. Dresden Fireball Freakout Flight 3. Baba Yaga Bastard Patrol 4. Migraine With A Chainsaw Reduction 5. Level Up and Shut It Down 6. Fever Blister & The Great White Dope 7. Full Tilt Panic 8. Alien Rant Factory 9. Inside Traitor Outside View 10. Cypherpunk Roulette facebook.com/SunAndSailClub

by Angela Valente Romeo

The new movie Making paradigm

he Coachella Valley has always lured artists, photographers, filmmakers and countless others with its scenic beauty. The digital revolution has opened film and photography to a much wider audience. Together these two are attracting more film and TV production to the area. Not every filmmaker has the backing of a major studio or an angel. Many seek the support of friends, relatives and complete strangers via crowd funding.

“Crowd funding lets everyone be a part of the movie business,” noted actor/producer Xu Razer, aka Dan Gruenberg. “Crowd funding allows a film maker to produce and lets everyone be a part of the process.” Xu Razer’s latest project, Cheerleader Stalker (facebook.com/cheerleaderstalker) is being partially financed via crowd funding.

“Crowd funding lets people join to support projects they believe in.”

In 2014, the crowd funding industry raised over $5.5 billion worldwide. Who benefits from this? Crowd funding was successful in producing the Veronica Mars movie. Actor/director Zach Braff raised over $2 million on Kickstarter to finance his movie, Wish I Was Here. Producer Paul Schrader of Taxi Driver fame has also used crowd funding. Clearly there are winners and losers. In some cases if the goal is not reached, there are no funds distributed.

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In 2013 local radio personality and film producer Brad Mercer successfully funded his horror short film, SUSHI, ANYONE? (sushianyonethemovie.com) with $6,500 on Kickstarter. Mercer wrote the short for HBO’s Tales From the Crypt in 1991. His screenplay was optioned, but the show was cancelled before it could be filmed. Brad reworked the script and crowd funding allowed the film to be made.

Xu Razer notes “A film like Cheerleader Stalker, no matter how great the script, is still a risk for an established studio. The film business is profit driven and risk adverse.

Studios have to answer to shareholders and investors. Crowd funding, takes the pressure of return on investment out of the equation. The other benefit of crowd funding – if strangers are willing to invest in a project, it makes studios and financial investors interested too. They are watching crowd funding!”

Community

To be a part of Cheerleader Stalker visit indiegogo.com/projects/cheerleaderstalker#/story. Have your own film idea?

Maybe crowd funding will be your angel.

Angela Valente Romeo is the producer of Colliding Worlds. Visit her at collidingworldstv.com Watch full episodes at youtube.com/ user/AngelaValenteRomeo.

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by Lisa Morgan

Palm Springs Chosen as Host Town for the 2015 Special Olympics

The Future of Music is AMPing Up at IPAC and YOU NEED TO BE THERE

SAT. July 25th, 4pm – 6pm @ Indio Performing Arts Center

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ast Monday, July 13th, on the steps of the California State Capitol, Special Olympics athletes and law enforcement officers from all over the world were joined by California Governor Jerry Brown and Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom for the launch of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR). This “Final Leg” brought the Flame of Hope, local law enforcement, and Special Olympic Athlete, Maria Brandt, to our beautiful city of Palm Springs, one of the 88 California cities chosen by the world’s largest sports and humanitarian events to be a Host Town. “The Host Town Program gives us the opportunity to showcase to the world what makes each town special, but more importantly, to provide citizens with a better understanding of intellectual disabilities that will lead to acceptance and inclusion for all,” shared Patrick McClenahan, President and CEO of LA2015.

“We take great pride in being one of 88 communities across Southern California to be chosen to serve as Host Town in this pre-game celebration,” the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release. “The City of Palm Springs was chosen based on our hospitality and our culture. Communities are evaluated on the availability of food and lodging accommodations, sports practice facilities, and recreation and entertainment offerings for the athletes. But more importantly, as a Host Town, we are responsible for planning activities for the athletes to introduce them to the community and help spread the word about the Games. We will host 71 athletes from Portugal and 21 from Bahrain, as well as their support teams. Sports include aquatics, basketball, equestrian, football, golf, gymnastics, tennis and table tennis.”

Three memorable days are planned for these athletes. They’ll be treated to a breathtaking journey up the cliffs of Chino Canyon on our famous Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, topped off with dinner at the Peaks Restaurant. They’ll be escorted on a training hike in Andreas Canyon, as well as to a unique visit to The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens planned just for the occasion. On Thursday, July 23rd, the public is invited to mingle and dine with these 94 incredible athletes from Bahrain and Portugal who are set to compete in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games put on by the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort. The event will feature several local restaurants, vintage cars, dancing and more. Tickets to the event are $25 per person, and you can reserve tickets at pschamber.org. Bring your appetite! Featured restaurants include Appetito Deli, Las Casuelas Terraza, Savoury’s, Lulu California Bistro, Balisage, Sherman’s Deli, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Nothing

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Bundt Cakes. Even AM/PM is contributing (Hey, don’t knock it - AM/PM will probably have these athletes’ favorite choices).

While here, athletes will enjoy a complimentary stay at the Hilton Palm Springs.

“We know that long after the World Games are over, the memories of these three days spent in Palm Springs will leave a lasting impression on these amazing athletes and everyone who was touched by them,” shared the local chamber.

“The generosity of our community is just one of the many factors that truly makes Palm Springs like no place else.”

Host Town Activity Schedule: Tuesday, July 21 - Athletes Arrived Wednesday, July 22 11am - 12pm Brunch at the Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Hotel 3pm Load on bus to Tram - 3 bus loads Hilton Hotel 6pm - 8pm Dinner at Peaks Restaurant Thursday, July 23rd 7am Bus ride to the Riviera Hotel Breakfast at Riviera Palm Springs 8am Bus ride to Andreas Canyon for a one hour hike. The Tribe will provide guides to help the athletes understand the surroundings and the history of the valley.

10am Bus ride to the Living Desert, Palm Desert for an inside adventure and an up-close look at native animals.

12pm Lunch at the Living Desert Lunch at Living Desert 5:30pm Indian Canyons Golf Resort for dinner and dancing, classic cars, and to meet members of the community. Dinner Stations include: Dickey’s BBQ, Las Casuelas Terraza, Trio Restaurant, Appetito Deli, to name a few.

Friday, July 24th 8am Breakfast at Desert Regional Medical Center and Farewell Ceremony.

Saturday, July 25th Join the other 6,500 athletes and 2,000 coaches representing 165 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators, the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles and KICK SOME BUTT! For more info on these events, please call the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce at (760) 325-1577.

For more info regarding the Special Olympics, go to www.la2015.org

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life changing event will be taking place in Indio, California. Kids, whose school funded programs in the arts have taken a beating over the years, have committed themselves to an amazing opportunity provided to them by Goldenvoice and Coachella Valley Community Trust - The Academy of Musical Performance (AMP). Four weeks of intense training by 36 talented, local kids, ages 11-17, will be on display this Saturday, and every music lover should be there to support them.

These kids sacrificed a month of their summer vacation. The least we can do is sacrifice one Saturday night. This event could very well be the building block that launches some of these young people into a very tough industry, but who might just have what it takes to affect the future of music.

The Academy of Musical Performance (AMP), a program created by the Coachella Valley Community Trust (CVCT) and funded by Goldenvoice, will be celebrating the end of this four week training session with a final performance by all 36 students accepted into their program. These students will be performing a concert of songs they spent the entire four weeks learning, in the bands they were placed into. This program that introduces kids to all aspects of the music business, was originally created with a $1,500 tuition, but was ultimately able to offer scholarships to every single student.

Academy of Musical Performance is made possible with a grant from Goldenvoice, and is designed to advance the musical abilities of participants. It is a summer camp for students who know the basics of instrumentation and vocals and are eager to perform on stage. It also affords the opportunity for those interested in stage production, audio and visual production, event management and promotion to become involved in those aspects of the program. Stage, lighting and sound equipment was generously donated

by Center Staging, Felix Lighting and Rat Sound, vendors of Goldenvoice, for the duration of the camp.

“It’s very structured, yet very fluid,” said Peter Aaronson, IPAC Executive Director and AMP Program Administrator. “We found such an amazing group of local instructors to help guide and direct these already very talented students. We grouped them based on musical genres, skill level, and personality. Some of these kids have never played in a band, so there are some interesting dynamics going on here.”

“It’s just been one week and we are all blown away,” said Kate Spates, CVCT board member and AMP promotions instructor, at the launch of this inaugural program. “It’s as if these kids have been working together for weeks, I can’t wait until the final performance.”

This special, final performance of this year’s

AMP participants will showcase performances featuring: GREEN BAND (Foxy Lions) Humberto Vela, Instructor • Yevalea (drums) - 9th - North Shore High School • Josmar (guitar) - 10th - North Shore High School • Loki (bass) - 8th Grade • Chance (guitar, vocals) - 9th - Shadow Hills High School • Tiffany (vocals, keyboards) - 8th - Raymond Cree • Edith (vocals) - 10th - La Quinta High School • Mariah (vocals) - 11th - Indio High School • Audriana (vocals) - 12th - La Quinta High School • Remy (vocals, percussion) - 10th - Shadow Hills High School BLUE BAND (The Rodents) Kevin Smith, Instructor • Tarah Jade (vocals) - 7th - Palm Desert Charter • Joelle (vocals) - 7th - Palm Desert Charter • Nick (drums) - 8th - John Glenn Middle School • Aiden (guitar) - 8th - John Glenn Middle School • Jake (bass) - 7th - Palm Valley School RED BAND (Red Hot Caterpillars) Mikael Jacobson, Instructor • Ivan (drums) - 12th Grade - Rancho Mirage High School • Austin (bass) - 11th Grade - Indio High School • Noah (guitar) - 7th Grade - John Glenn Middle School • Kayla (vocals) - 12th Grade - La Quinta High School • Serra (vocals) - 7th Grade - Cahuilla Desert Academy YELLOW BAND (I Left My Salad Dressing In the Car) Peggy Zeigler, Instructor • Israel (drums, guitar, vocals, songwriter) - 8th Desert Ridge Academy • Kayla (guitar, vocals, songwriter) - 9th Grade Shadow Hills High School • Faith (piano, guitar, bass) - 9th - Shadow Hills High School • Raquel (vocals) - 8th Grade - Desert Ridge Academy HORN SECTION/BAND - Darren, Instructor • Marypaz (horns) - 8th Grade - Desert Ridge Academy • Emily (horns) - 9th Grade - La Quinta High School • Roman (horns) - 8th - Cuhna Intermediate School • Lena (horns) - 8th Grade - Desert Ridge Academy PRODUCTION TEAM • Micah (sound, drums) - 10th Grade - Palm Desert High School • Mathieu (lights, video) - 8th Grade - Palm Desert Charter Middle School About Coachella Valley Community Trust: The Coachella Valley Community Trust (formerly the Indio Youth Task Force) is a unique, non-profit organization originally established in 1994 by the Indio Police Department and concerned citizens in an effort to stem gang activity. The organization continues to this day as CVCT networks with more than 100 community based organizations, including school districts, service organizations, local businesses, media, parents, law enforcement, probation, parks and recreation districts, boys & girls clubs, non-profits and religious organizations, all in its mission of fostering productive and responsible young people through effective community collaborations.

WHEN: SATURDAY, July 25th, 4pm – 6pm WHERE: Indio Performing Arts Center (IPAC), located at 45-175 Fargo Street, Indio, CA Tickets are $5 can be purchased at Ticketfly. com and are also available at the door.

For more information about CVCT or AMP, please visit cvcommunitytrust.org/AMP or call (760) 863-2333.

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backstage jazz

July 23 to July 29, 2015

By patte purcell

Blues sensation Deanna Bogart

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ou know I love my jazz, but I also love blues. There’s a national blues or ‘bluesion’ sensation that lives right here in the desert and her name is Deanna Bogart. I first saw Deanna at the Melvyn’s Jazz Jam where she brought her sax and set the room on fire. When she leaned over Michael Healy on the piano and started to boogie woogie on the piano I said “Who the heck is this?”

I’ve seen her videos and love her music and style and now I’m happy to say she will be performing with Joe Baldino and his band at Summer Jazzfest.

I really enjoyed my interview with Deanna.

She is exactly the way she appears to be, an exuberant celebrator of life. We conducted the interview while she was on a train headed to New York and it ended as she walked through Penn Station and was heading out to get a street hot dog. She jokingly dubbed her life “trains, planes, and automobiles” and shared that she believes she was bred to be a road musician.

As a child her parents constantly moved so she was always ‘the new kid in school’ wherever she went. She found solace in a guitar and her thoughts, and that’s where she taught herself to play and sing. At the age of 20 she moved from LA to Baltimore where she became a harmony singer for a band and that is where she bought her first sax. At age 21 she learned piano and also learned to read and write music so she could communicate her compositions to others.

Deanna has been on the road with her career since that time and travels all over the world. She’s on tour right now doing the east coast and just returned from Paris. She’ll be back to the desert just in time for Summer Jazzfest and then heads back out to do a west coast tour with her band and she is also playing with others.

Deanna has 11 CDs to her name and her last one, Just a Wish Away, was written in her home here in the desert and recorded in New Orleans.

A year ago she changed her life around and moved from Baltimore to the desert to be closer to her dad who had just lost his wife.

She moved to the Palm Desert area and feels for the first time in her life that she’s found ‘home’. She says when she lands in the airport here it’s always a feeling of ‘Ahhh’. She said she feels a ‘stupid grin’ coming on her face when she gets close and she ‘loves where she lives’.

She wants to stay here and the desert works for her inside and out. She’s always wanted to live somewhere she loves and this is it for her. Now her 21 year old daughter has joined her and they are enjoying being close to her dad and can visit her mom in Arizona too.

She’s carved out a little niche here with her ‘Experimental Wednesdays’ at Woody’s. She occasionally plays with Barry Baughn Blues band at Shanghai Reds too. She’s playing with Joe Baldino for Summer Jazzfest so who knows where that could lead.

When I asked her what her future goals are she replied, “I want to write a concerto!”

She loves her fans and her message to them was ‘how lovely people can be when you treat them helpfully’.

I truly enjoyed my conversation with Deanna on life and philosophy. She says she believes in complete honesty with everyone (as I do) so she doesn’t have to remember anything else.

Sometimes when honesty is tough to say, say it gently she advised. Many relationships are severed and instead can be redefined according to Deanna.

She’s a runner and has the healthy look; natural and full of energy. Her shows are pullout-all-the-stops and I can’t wait to see her do her thing!

She loves people including the homeless and finds them to be lovely people when you take the time to speak with them. She relished her trip through Penn Station with its mass of humanity and although she’s gluten, dairy and genre free she was going to go have one of those great hot dogs and a piece of New York pizza. As we ended our interview she stepped onto 7th Avenue in New York City and said she felt like ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

You can find out more about Deanna Bogart by visiting her website at deannabogart.com You can see Deanna Bogart at Summer Jazzfest Monday July 27th 5pm-10pm at Hacienda Cantina and Beach Club in Palm Springs. It’s sponsored by CV Weekly and a host of others. $20 General admission $20, VIP reserved seats $50 which includes access to the VIP Lounge for artists and celebrities.

Contact Patte Purcell for tickets 702-219-6777.

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Open Mic Competition

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eek #11 of the CV Open Mic Competition Summer edition 2015 was a blast at Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert. Please note that next week will be the last week to qualify for the Semi Finals! We have such an amazing audience who cheered for their favorites of 28 amazing performers as well as for audience giveaways, including Tim, our most enthusiastic audience member ever! Thanks Tim for participating and filling us all with laughter. DJ Alex Updike rocked the house in between performances! Once each musician showed off their best music and the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was Ariss Durazo who bested the competition and took home 1st place and a one hour professional vocal lesson from KAM Studios. Ariss will now be moving on to one Semi Finals on 7/28 or 8/4. If she wins there, she’ll compete in the finals 8/11 for a shot at a $500 trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Spirits, an Artist Development Workshop from Producer Ronnie King, and 8 hours of studio time plus a mix and master from JEM Productions. 2nd place went to competition newcomer, Kimberly Dominguez, who took home 2 tickets to Wet n Wild in Palm Springs. 3rd place was awarded to Nuclear Cowboys who chose $25 to Rooster’s Fried Chicken in La Quinta. Honorable mentions for close runners up The Classy Mother F-ers and Trenches.

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Open Mic Competition for putting on a great show AND for being so supportive of the other artists: Ryan Diaz, John Montez, Marc Saxe, Lance Riebsomer, Rick Dame, Joseph Vaughan, Jasyn Smith, Ariss Durazo, Kimberly Dominguez, Debra Blaine, Paulina Andree, Alex Antonio, Josh Ballard, Frank, Matthew Maloney, Rod Van Buren, Mike Sick-boy, Marco Thoma, Dave the bassist, Daniel Scope, Gustavo Gonzalez, Jim Holiday, Manic Mike, Cory Christiansen, Juan Espino, Matt Emery, Tomas Granillo, and Porsia Camille. I hope to see you all next week TUESDAY at SCHMIDY’S TAVERN in Palm Desert!

Look for coverage of this week’s event and the announcement of winners in the next issue of Coachella Valley Weekly! SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors: JEM Productions, Ronnie King Music, Crater Lake Spirits, KAM Studios, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, DJ Alex Updike, and the Mary Pickford Theatre.

ALL AGES ALLOWED and YOU may compete EVERY week! PLUS Schmidy’s has a HOUSE DRUM SET you can use! PLEASE NOTE: Due to our overwhelming number of interested performers, sign in starts at 7pm and will be closed at 7:45pm. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY and FANS and note that the competition usually ends by 10:30pm so be sure your friends and family know to stay until the end to voice their vote!!! For questions, updates or information about sign-up, please visit and “LIKE” Facebook.com/CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@gmail.com or (714) 6511911

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oe Rubio, AKA Jae Rawkwell is a DJ and producer who is well known within the desert’s music scene. In addition to being one of a handful of guys who seem to be among the last generation of DJs who possess turn-table skills, he is also a black-belt carrying martial arts instructor, promoter and generally nice dude. One of the reasons he is respected for being good at what he does is due to the fact that he has been at it for some time.

As far as being a DJ is concerned, the Indio High School graduate is the kind of guy who started doing what he does with the clear intention of becoming the best at his craft that he can be. Also, as cliche as it may seem, he does it for the love of music.

Rubio: “From a very young age I have always been fascinated by how music moves and affects people. I have these great memories from childhood of my mom that definitely influenced those feelings. On the weekends, my siblings and I would wake up to the sounds of my mom blasting Art Laboe on this huge boom-box that my dad had bought from Radio Shack or someplace like that. She would be doing stuff like cooking breakfast and cleaning…...you know, the kind of stuff that generally sucks to do. But it seemed as though she loved it because of the music. My mom would be singing and dancing while scrubbing the stove or whatever and you would think that she was having the time of her life. It was as if she was cutting the rug that she was actually vacuuming. That was sort of my introduction to the concept of music being a force that moves people.”

Having a mom that, albeit unknowingly at the time, instilled a deep appreciation for the power that music has over the human psyche may have been a spark, but it was when hip hop entered his life that he became motivated to somehow, some way, be a part of it.

Rubio: “I guess I initially started the DJ thing when I was a freshman in High School. I was always drawn to Hip Hop culture in general and started out popping and locking…….you know, trying the B-boy thing.” Rubio chuckles: “I just wasn’t very good at it. Gravity was not my friend. I even tried rapping a bit, and although I occasionally dabble here and there, it wasn’t my calling. It was always DJing that was what really drew my attention. I remember back in those days being so inspired while watching DJs like Kid Cudi tear the tables up with skill and charisma. Locally, there were groups like INL Crew and Undiscovered Poets who, although I was younger, I had opportunities to experience. Not only did they inspire me, they showed me what was possible in this field and they motivated me to keep getting better.”

The opportunities that Rubio had during his adolescence to witness prime examples of Hip Hop DJing as a craft became

motivating factors that drove him to create local events for the purpose of showcasing local DJs on a competition platform that pushes participants to pull out their big guns and prove to their peers, spectators and competition what they’ve got. Rubio: “Next October, I will be hosting the 4th annual, Mix-Off Massacre at The Date Shed. I picked the name because when I first conceived the idea it was near Halloween. The good people at The Date Shed liked it well enough so we went with it. It really came about because up until that point in time, other than something a local radio station had done there had not to my knowledge been any real DJ battles out here. There have been MC battles that feature DJs but nothing for us to be able to showcase our skills and compete with one another.”

Rubio continues: “It is an event that I wanted to throw as a DJ for DJs. Of course there is the downside that I can’t enter it due to a clear conflict of interests, but it’s

all good. Basically, it is a freestyle battle, reminiscent of competitions we have seen sponsored by Red Bull. Each competitor gets 15 minutes to do their thing featuring a minimum of three genres of music. All skilllevels are welcome. DJ Aim Lo won the first year and my boy Smoke 1 won the second and third battles. If he wins again he will be officially retired with that title.”

Being the ambitious and motivated individual that he is, it is probably not a stretch to theorize that much of that drive could stem from Rubio’s involvement in martial arts. Following in his father’s footsteps, he began studying the Kapu style of fighting at the age of 4, became a blackbelt and instructor. Rubio: “My involvement in the world of Kapu martial arts has been extremely significant in molding me into the man that I am today. I come from Polynesian heritage on my father’s side. Participating in tournaments and events over the years has connected me with other Polynesian people whom I have formed family-like bonds with and I would not trade that for anything.”

Rubio continues: “Last April, along with my family, I opened up Kapu Martial Arts in Indio. It had been a dream of ours for a long time so I finally took the initiative and, with my dad’s support and blessings we have been going strong. I have definitely had to back off of DJing for a while to focus on this business, but make no mistake that rocking crowds and making people dance is something I really love and is a motivating force for me so I am not quitting anytime soon.”

Jae Rawkwell is a member of a fantastic band called Exact Opposites. Keep an eye out for them in an upcoming issue of CV Weekly. facebook.com/jaerawkwell exactopposites.com kapumartialarts.com

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by Eleni P. Austin

WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD

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illie Nelson and Merle Haggard have been making music professionally since the middle of the last century. Between them, they have recorded more than 110 albums! Many of these records are considered classics, some are great and some are just okay. But whenever the two old friends record an album together, it’s a special occasion.

Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas and began performing music while he was in elementary school. After a stint in the Air Force, he was a disc jockey by day and musician by night. He first gained recognition as a songwriter, writing classics like “Crazy,” “Hello Walls” and “Night Life,” which became signature hits for Patsy Cline, Faron Young and Ray Price.

Willie relocated to Nashville and slowly carved out a career as a Country Singer/Songwriter. He gravitated toward like-minded musicians like Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Dottie West.

Music City was wall-to-wall big hair, sequins and rhinestones. Willie and his crowd were seen as outcasts and outlaws.

After gaining a modicum of success, he returned to Texas, letting his hair grow long and his freak-flag fly. Willie began hosting an annual Fourth Of July Picnic that is credited with introducing Hippie culture to Honky Tonk music. By the end of the ‘70s, he was the superstar, but he achieved success on his own terms. The combination of his stellar song craft, idiosyncratic phrasing and gritty guitar style has cemented his popularity for close to 40 years.

Merle Haggard’s path to stardom was more circuitous His parents were part of the Dust Bowl migration that led them to Bakersfield, California during the Great Depression. His father fashioned a house out of a box car, and passed away when Merle was eight years old.

At age 12, his brother gave Merle a guitar and with the help of some Lefty Frizzell and Bob Wills records, he taught himself to play. But he was a rebellious teen and his exploits verged on juvenile delinquency.

He hitchhiked, rode the rails, and couldn’t stay out of trouble. In 1957 he was caught following a botched robbery. Sentenced to San Quentin, he planned escapes and constantly

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defied prison authority, until a co-conspirator escaped and killed a police officer.

His friend’s impending execution caused Merle to re-evaluate his choices. He earned his high school diploma and began working the system to his advantage. Seeing Johnny Cash perform at San Quentin re-kindled his passion for music.

Released from prison in 1960, he dug ditches and wired houses for his brother by day, pursuing a music career at night. Along with Buck Owens, Merle pioneered the Bakersfield Sound, a ragged mix of Telecaster twang, pedal steel and rustic harmonies.

By 1964 he had his first Top 10 hit, “(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers.” That opened the floodgates, propelling Merle to the top of the charts. In 1969 he recorded his best known song, “Okie From Muskogee.” Although he now characterizes as a “humorous character study,” it engendered its share of controversy. The song was whole-heartedly embraced by Nixon’s socalled Silent Majority and perceived as a stinging indictment of Hippies, the counter-culture and the anti-war movement.

Willie and Merle had been friends for a couple of decades before they decided to collaborate in 1983. The resulting album, Pancho & Lefty was a commercial and artistic triumph. The album’s centerpiece was the title track. Written by Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt, it offered a deft portrait of renegades and outlaws that seemed completely apropos.

Willie and Merle joined forces again four years later with the less successful Seashores Of Mexico. Another 30 years passed before they recorded Last Of The Breed, a trio album that included Willie’s musical mentor, Ray Price.

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“Django and Jimmie” (Sony/Legacy Records)

Now the duo is back with their first collaboration in eight years, Django And Jimmie.

The title track, which opens the album, along “Missing Ol’ Johnny Cash” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” pay tribute to heroes, fallen compadres and friends.

“Django And Jimmie” plays out like affectionate conversation between old friends.

Powered by fleet acoustic fretwork and honeyed harmonica runs, the lyrics pay homage to Hot Jazz Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers, the father of Country Music.

Each musician was seminal influence on Willie and Merle.

“We love Hank and Lefty, Bob Willis, Ernest Tubb and Johnny Cash/But if we had to pinpoint the start of who we are, we would go back to Django and Jimmie/ A young singing brakeman, a Jazz playing Gypsy, might not have been a Merle or a Willie, if not for a Django and Jimmie.”

The melody of “Missing Ol’ Johnny Cash” is tethered to a clip-clop rhythm and accented by prickly guitars and rollicking piano notes.

It trades on Cash’s signature Boom-chickaboom sound. Here, Willie and Merle trade verses, playfully reminiscing about the Man In Black. They recall his generosity of spirit and his prankster sensibility, offering a window into their enduring friendship. “True he always dressed in black, but he loved folks and they loved him back/Carried his pills in a brown paper sack, well, I don’t care if they found his stash I’m missing ol’ Johnny Cash.”

Willie and Merle are peerless songwriters, and they pay tribute to their Rock & Roll counterpart, Bob Dylan, by covering his scabrous kiss-off, “Don’t Think Twice, It’Alright.”

Liquid arpeggios and a galloping gait go a long way in sweetening Dylan’s cavalier dismissal.

The instrumental break pares sugary guitar licks with sunny pedal steel notes.

Several songs here are accented by Willie Nelson’s trademark wit. Powered by peppery, Mariachi horns, “It’s All Going To Pot” delivers sly double entendre that takes aim at state of the world and also satirizes Willie’s predilection for ganja. “All the whiskey in Lynchburg, Tennessee just couldn’t hit the spot/I got a hundred dollar bill, you can keep your pills friend cause it’s all going to pot.”

“Alice In Hulaland” is an arch pastiche that mixes Honky Tonk with Hawaiina. Searing harmonica fills glide over shimmery slack-key guitar. The lyrics re-imagine Louis Carroll’s wideeyed ingénue as a free-lovin’ groupie, living in the Aloha State. Willie rips a a wicked guitar solo on his trusty six-string steed, Trigger.

“It’s Only Money” shares some musical DNA with Willie’s classic, “Whiskey River.” The lyrics offer a lassiez-faire attitude regarding wealth and monetary rewards. “Well, it’s only money, it will go away/It’s only change in my pocket, it will get back to Merle someday/But it’s only money, it will go away.”

Finally, the rollicking “Driving The Herd” equates playing live music with leading a cattle drive, but it’s purely tongue-in-cheek. “I’m driving the herd, maybe I’m following, they’ll let me know if I’m doing it right/They’ll sing

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along with me every night, that’s how I know that they’re liking the show/Well, I’m driving the herd or maybe they’re driving me.”

Willie and Merle leave room for some gravitas. On “Unfair Weather Friends,” graceful keys, desolate pedal steel and high lonesome harmonica set the tone for this elegant ode to friendship that obviously has personal resonance. “I don’t have to wonder where you’ll be if I should need you/ All I have to do is close my eyes and I can see you, always there right where you belong.”

Anchored by wistful harmonica and percussive Trigger riffs, “Live This Long” offers a mordant take on the pair’s hedonistic past and surprising longevity. Merle wryly notes, “We’re in pretty good shape, Will, for the shape we’re in.”

“Where Dreams Come To Die” is a heartfelt lament that comes to terms with mortality.

Celestial strings buttress soaring pedal steel and mournful Trigger chords as the duo offer this spiritual nugget; “This world is just a stop-over on the journey up to the sky.”

The pair re-configure a few classics from their considerable cannons. Willie’s “Family Bible” is a hushed gospel evocation. Merle contributes two tears-in-your-beers Classic Country weepers, “Swinging Doors” and “Somewhere Between.”

The album closes with the lovely minor-key waltz, “The Only Man Wilder Than Me.” An adroit wolf-pack of pickers and players back Willie and Merle. They include drummers Tony Creasman, Eddie Bayers and Lonnie Wilson, pedal steel man Dan Dougmore, bassists Kevin “Swine Grantt and Eli Beird, guitarists Shawn Camp, Mike Johnson and Bobby Terry. Keyboard duties were split between Catherine Styron Marx, Jim “Moose” Brown and Tony Harrell.

Renato Caranto provided a honking sax solo on “It’s Only Money” and Merle’s guitarist son Ben and Willie’s longtime harmonica savant, Mickey Raphael colored outside the lines on every track.

Heavy-hitters like Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss and Bobby Bare added harmonies here and there, but their contributions are overshadowed by Willie and Merle’s effortless charisma.

Django And Jimmie immediately muscled it’s way past the backwards-hat wearin’ brotastic acts that currently characterize the Country charts, debuting at #1. It is a great record, by turns, smart and funny, nostalgic and contemporary. Ultimately, it’s affectionate testimonial to the enduring music and friendship of Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.

alm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, The Galen and the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden introduces the exhibition Still Life: Capturing the Moment, on view from August 7 through February 21, 2016. With a creative mix of art works from the museum’s holdings and on loan from private collections, this exhibition looks beyond the classical definition of a “still life” to explore why this esteemed genre continues to compel artists today.

Throughout time, visual artists have delighted in the excitement of transforming commonplace objects into symbolic encounters with the world and self.

Bringing together paintings, sculptures, photographs, and a surprising variety of other media, this exhibition studies the powerful psychological and associational value of altering time, place, and imagery into an artistic still life.

In the early twentieth-century, photographers such as Cy DeCosse, Baron Adolf De Meyer, and Paul Strand focused on capturing the sensual elements of light, texture, and form in everyday life. Today, contemporary photographers including Tom Baril, Michael Childers, and John Dugdale reveal the passion to document, describe, and celebrate material pleasures and possessions.

Many still lifes require meticulous renderings and pure technical virtuosity.

In seductive paintings by Bruce Cohen, Helen Lundeberg, and Paul Wonner, these masterful skills are employed to transform the commonplace into visual illusions of imaginative and complex beauty. New media installations by artists such as Jennifer Steinkamp and Catherine Chalmers expand beyond the genre’s conventions to produce alluring contemporary innovations, while artist Ori Gersht creates a mesmerizing film that literally explodes the idea of still life. Taken together, this exhibition offers a refreshing, pleasurable, and often surprising look at the art of still life.

This exhibition is organized by Palm Springs Art Museum and funded by Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation.

Additional support is provided by Contemporary Art Council Silver Sponsors Naomi and Jeffrey Caspe, and Tom Minder.

For more information, please visit psmuseum.org, or call (760) 346-5600.

Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert is located at 72567 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert is open year-round.

Bruce Cohen, Untitled (Interior with Violin and Anemones), 2001, oil on canvas, Museum purchase with funds from the Mr. and Mrs. Will Richeson Jr. Acquisition Fund, the Lucia Anderson Halsey Acquisition Fund and the Dr. Farel Rosenberg Acquisition Fund, (c) Bruce Cohen

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July 23 to July 29, 2015

PET PLACE

Black lorious Cats &blackDogs Seek Love! cats and dogs are

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waiting for you to adopt them!

Their shining ebony coats glisten in the winter sun, and their striking amber gold eyes peer at you longingly. Unfortunately, black cats and dogs are shrouded in negative superstitions, and have a harder time getting adopted than their light colored counterparts.

Folks who visit a shelter to adopt a pet are more likely to leave with a light colored, multicolored, or animal with interesting markings. There are no scientific studies to confirm why this is true, although theories abound.

In kennels containing multiple animals, those with black fur are simply harder to see, particularly if the lighting is dim. People often fall in love with animals at first sight, and animals that are easier to see are more likely to get picked up, played with, and adopted. People tend to love color and patterns. They favor fluffy white dogs and cats that have Siamese markings.

Black Animals are Difficult to Photograph - Pet adoptions are often promoted by photographs on websites, Facebook, and other social media. Petfinder and Pet Harbor are popular websites that list photographs and biographies of rescue animals. The best of photographers must make a special effort

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to light a black cat or dog enough so that its facial characteristics can be seen. Without a clear view of its face and expression, potential adopters have a harder time relating to an animal’s personality. When the background is dark or multi colored, these animals cannot be clearly viewed and their beauty unappreciated.

Black Dogs in Movies - Think about your favorite dogs from movies and television. The lighter colored ones get the leading roles as in Lassie, Old Yeller, and The Shaggy Dog. They are easier to film and their facial expressions are more obvious to audiences. In the movie Beethoven, a brown and white St. Bernard played the happy family dog, while black colored Doberman Pinschers played the bad dogs that snarled and threatened our hero dog.

Just like the villainous cowboys in old movies who wore black hats, black dogs in the media are portrayed as the aggressive bad guys.

Black Cat Superstitions - In the past, black cats were associated with witchcraft or evil. Today, they remain the poster pets for Halloween, portrayed as scary creatures that conjure fear and loathing. While everyone knows intellectually black animals have no association with evil, these stereotypes can unconsciously impact our preferences. Because they have no other markings, the eyes of black cats can appear ominous and glowing as they peer out from kennels.

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by Janet McAfee Efforts to Promote Black Pets - Many rescue organizations feature special adoption events, including reduced adoption fees, for black pets during February. Best Friends Animal Society has a nationwide “Back in Black” month of events during May to encourage adoptions. Best Friends’ literature states, “Families are cheating themselves when they walk by these characters without getting to know their friendly, lovable, and sometimes goofy personalities.”

Owners of black animals can tell you they are just as wonderful as one of any other shade.

Maybe they are just a bit more grateful than other rescued animals.

Loving All Animals in Palm Desert rescued sweet Zanni from a high kill public shelter.

This beautiful Lab mix is pictured here giving volunteer Tracy Habijanac a grateful kiss on the freedom ride home. Now 80 pounds of active dog energy, Zanni has 2 strikes against her with her color and her size, as most Coachella Valley residents prefer small and medium size dogs.

LAA gets calls daily from prospective adopters seeking “small, white, fluffy” pups. Meanwhile, lovely black dogs like Zanni remain in shelters and foster homes.

Zanni’s foster mom, Vanessa Ruggles, describes this special dog, “To me, Zanni is so beautiful, inside and out. Her glossy raven coat shimmers radiantly. Naturally gregarious, she loves every human she meets. She is intent on engaging with her people, whether to learn a

GREET GUS Raven coated Zanni is one special pup! This Lab mix is 80 pounds of happy energy.

Just 1 ½ years old, she was rescued by Loving All Animals. Adoption donation. lovingallanimals.org.

Call (760) 834-7000.

GREET GUS This 2-yr-old lover boy is already neutered and vaccinated. This cool cat actually “chats”. Gus is a handsome Orange Tabby, abandoned by his first family, now hoping for a great “furever” family. Rescued by Loving All Animals lovingallanimals.org.

Contact (760) 834-7000.

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by Rick Riozza

Tom Gore: The most fortunate grape farmer om Gore’s new website begins with a land,” He says, “and I have an innate need

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new trick, play fetch, or just snuggle. Zanni’s love of human interaction makes her a hit with our house guests; she makes everyone feel special.”

Contact Loving All Animals at (760) 8347000 or lovingallanimals.org to schedule a meet and greet with Zanni. She just might be the new best furfriend you are seeking.

Pay a visit to the largest local shelter, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, 72-050 Pet Land Pl, Thousand Palms, (760) 343-3644. Take a look at some of the lovely black fur angels waiting there on rcdas.org and find your faithful friend, whatever shade that might be! jmcafee7@verizon.net

simple but thoughtful introduction: “Some kids grow up wanting to be an astronaut or a firefighter. I knew since I was three I wanted to be a grape farmer. When you’re a grape farmer, you learn that no two days are the same. And no two vineyards are the same either. But the more TLC you can give them, the more you’ll get out of them.”

Many of you wine lovers have recently read the wine articles and reviews about the new California vino that’s hitting all of the markets and fine wine shops. Tom Gore Vineyards is the name—and by the way, it’s the first California wine label named for a grape grower. Tom has recently débuted his portfolio with three bottlings, one of which—the 2013 Chardonnay—I’ve already recommended as the “perfect grilling wine” for summer.

And Tom continually is quoted, “Great wines start in the vineyard.” That’s what Tom Gore believes to be true, and that’s what wine insiders have long known.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing him. Pretty much everyone is a bit jealous but we’re all very happy for him that he is living the dream in the rich food & wine culture of Sonoma County. Tom was born and raised in Sonoma County’s famed Alexander Valley where his father, Tom Sr., was a vineyard farmer and manager who toted his infant son all about; at around three years old, Tom Jr. was reported to have taken his aunt on an excursion through the vineyards and accurately explaining to her that the workers were budding the vines.

So as one can see, he not only has wine in his blood, he had the total vineyard tending “terroir” going on through his heart, soul, and mind.

As we carried on our phone conversation, I sat at my computer; he sat by his kitchen window that over-looks both his bucolic vineyards and his 1.5 acre of “organic produce patch” which also includes a stack of bee hives. Earlier that week, I was blessed to find on my doorstep a rustic-designed crate that carried not only his wine, but a package of almonds and bottles of delicious olive oil and honey produced from his and wife Erin’s micro-farm.

Tom speaks humbly and continues to consider himself privileged to tend the land. When I attempted to penetrate his mind on the science of winemaking (he has a degree from Cal Poly in fruit science) he shrugged it off—simply stating that he is just a grape farmer. He partners with esteemed winemakers to produce his new portfolio of wine but speaks of the “farmer’s role” in crafting his wine—the nuanced hand that the farmer can lend to the finished wine.

Tom absolutely loves the dynamisms of his agrarian profession. “I’m tied to the

for change; in the vineyards, I don’t have to look for change. With each season, with the weather, the vineyards are always changing.”

He’s often quoted, expressing, “My focus is to coax the vines to produce grapes with exceptional varietal flavor.”

For those curious of his résumé, one can Google and ascertain his farming and vineyard management through the years at the properties that include Franciscan Estate, Mt. Veeder, Jaeger, Simi, Clos Du Bois, Ravenswood, and The Dreaming Tree. And one can get up close and personal on his website: tomgorevineyards.com

As mentioned earlier, I’m a big fan of the Tom Gore Vineyards 2013 Chardonnay. It’s my latest “grilling wine” that I hold in my left hand while my right grills the meat. Usually a thirst quenching Sauv Blanc would be in my glass, but this summer I’ve moved over to a wine just as refreshing but with a bit more body and complexities.

The Chardonnay carries the classic profile of ripe apple and pear, with light touches of tropical fruit, toffee and toasty oak. And the perfect balanced acidity keeps this chilled wine invigorating on a hot day. It’s a great value at around $12 and ideal for lunches and summer dinners.

The Tom Gore Vineyards 2013 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon literally showcases his instinctual “coaxing of the vines”. While enjoying this quaff, the feel and flavor of the wine brought me back to the Sonoma Valley red table wines of the 1980s, where one could simple taste the pure “Sonoma terroir.

A wonderful medium-bodied Cabernet that’s both juicy and well-structured with plum and blackberry and elements of dark chocolate and coffee. A superb balance of acidity, making it a food wine for all occasions.

Also a great deal at around $15.

Lastly, we have the Alexander Valley treat from Tom Gore, his 2012 Alexander Valley Field Blend at around $40. This is a very unique field blend of Bordeaux varietals utilizing 35% Petit Verdot, 33% Malbec, 21% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, along with a spirited 5% Tempranillo! That’s why I called it a treat! You’ll not find this combo anywhere.

It owns great complex aromas of blackberry, leather, and oak toast. This fullbodied wine has superb concentration with fruit on the palate. The tannins are firm but ripe, contributing to the length and richness of the finish. Delish! & Cheers!

Rick is your “somm-about-town” conducting and entertaining at wine events and tastings.

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HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live DJ 8:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 On Tapp 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company in the afternoon, Hot Rox in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 New Breed 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 DJ 9pm MARGARITA’S; PS; 760-778-3500 Live Music 6pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760327-4080 Mark Gregg & The Horde 9pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Kyle McNeill 8pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-228-1199 T.B.A. 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760327-1161ext.230 Palm Springs JUMP ! 7pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 212 Degrees 9pm RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760-327-8311 Martin Ross Starlite Lounge 7pm, Hot Wyre Sidebar Lounge 10pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Los Mumblers, Drop Mob and Pocket Yellow 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Demetrious and Co.

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TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 TBA 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Pat Rizzo 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 The Rick Whitfield Band 10pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 T.B.A. 1:30-4:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 TBA 5:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-3285955 Michael Keeth 6-10pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 TBA 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Yve Evans 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Girl’s Night Out w/ The Men on the Hollywood Strip 9pm

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by Tracy Dietlin

Pacifica Seafood Restaurant

in all its glory, delivered to the table looking like a masterpiece. The waiter had prepared him with a bib beforehand and he was ready to start cracking into the succulent crustacean. Of course he had promised to share a few bites with me and I must say that as much as I love the sea bass, next visit I will be ordering my own lobster as it became difficult to wrestle each bite from him.

I must now go back and mention the appetizer we shared which was the baked scallops on the half shell.

These little gems had bacon, spinach, shallots, parmesan and amaretto and were bursting with flavor. I highly recommend these on a night when you want to enjoy a martini at the bar with these as an accompaniment as Pacifica boasts 153 different brands of vodka.

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By the time our waiter asked if we wanted desert we were basically in a food coma, but decided we were in it to win it and ordered the mocha semifreddo; a dark chocolate custard with white chocolate mousse with a chocolate dipped toffee. This dessert is a little piece of heaven on its own.

Not only was the food delicious, but the service was top-notch. I always appreciate watching management going from table to table to make sure their customers are being well taken care of.

Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is featuring Maine Lobster on Thursday nights this summer for $42.00, including a choice of soup or salad, red potatoes, and drawn butter.

Reservations are available online at www. opentable.com/palm-springs-restaurants or phone Pacifica at 760.674.8666.

Pacifica Seafood Restaurant is atop The Gardens on El Paseo, 73505 El Paseo, Palm Desert.

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couple weeks ago my husband and I decided to dine at Pacifica Seafood Restaurant in Palm Desert. We had been there before, but on this occasion we had one focus: partake in the Thursday night Lobster Fest.

As our menus were placed before us, we both already knew that we were there for the lobster, however I decided to peruse the menu and I ordered the sea bass instead.

Now I must tell you that I have never tried anything else ever at Pacifica, as they have the best Chilean sea bass you will ever taste in this town. It was served on a bed of sticky rice, bok choy with a green curry coconut sauce and did not disappoint. This piece of fish was divine.

My husband stayed true to the course and ordered the 1 ½ pound Maine lobster

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

SHERLOCK’S LAST CASE?

Screeners No.174 enough to do so, the battle literally hits home. However, during their recovery, we realize the two soldiers have an opportunity to rediscover their common humanity – or embolden their ethnic hostility. I loved this film and the beautiful, but sadly war-torn landscape in which the drama evolves.

Movies like this have the power to remind us that we are finally one family and peace, even with our differences, is worth the effort. We can embrace that or not. A foreign language film Oscar© nominee this year. Directed by Zaza Urushadze.

Recommended. First Run. DVD.

PICK OF THE WEEK: MR. HOLMES Ian McKellen, at age 77, plays a long retired, 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes in this delightful mystery drama about the man behind the famous detective.

It’s 1947. Holmes has just returned from a trip to Japan where he was looking for a rare healing plant and witnessed upclose the devastating aftermath of the atomic bomb. Back at his comfortable seaside cottage, he surrenders to living his final days tending his bees. Cared for by a housekeeper (Laura Linney) with a young son (Milo Parker), he contemplates the case that forced his retirement. His memory fading, Holmes relies on the assistance of his housekeeper’s son as he searches for closure to the persistent mysteries of life -- and love – during the time that remains.

Ian McKellen is wonderful as the memory challenged detective haunted by an unresolved case that abruptly ended his professional life. Bill Condon, who revived McKellen’s career with GODS AND MONSTERS, directs with a sure hand. We see the old detective as a vulnerable human being who recoils at his pop-culture fame.

(It made me think of Alec Guinness bristling at his “Star Wars” fame above all his other great roles.) I loved the relationship of the elderly detective and the boy. Now playing and recommended.

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: THE WATER DIVINER Set in 19191, Russell Crowe directs and stars in this epic action drama about Joseph Connor, an Australian farmer, who searches for his three missing sons, last known to have fought against the Turks in the bloody Battle of Gallipoli. Arriving in Istanbul, he finds himself suddenly thrust into a vastly different world where he encounters others

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who have suffered losses of their own in the conflict. Against seemingly insurmountable odds, he traverses the battle-ravaged landscape to find the truth. And perhaps most importantly – his own peace. Warner Bros. Blu-ray.

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TANGERINES

During the last PSIFF, TANGERINES was a sold-out hit. This impassioned film that’s set in the early 1990’s, just after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and during the protracted conflict between Georgia and Abkhazian separatists, transfixed me. Even though war is around them, two Estonian immigrant farmers choose to stay in Georgia just long enough to harvest their tangerine crop.

One of the farmers, Ivo, takes in two badly wounded soldiers from opposing sides of the conflict. When the two soldiers vow to kill each other when they are strong

A well-made, fun story about a selfabsorbed young hipster and failed entrepreneur (Nick Kroll) who crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, our beleaguered hero exits Manhattan and moves in with his estranged, pregnant sister (Rose Byrne), brother-in-law (Bobby Cannavale) and his 3-year-old nephew in the burbs – only to become their nanny. He finds a path to much needed personal growth but only after some rather bad behavior. I laughed and was strangely moved by this hipster dramedy nicely directed by Ross Katz from a story by Kroll. Radius/Anchor Bay. Blu-ray.

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Book Review

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July 23 to July 29, 2015

By Heidi Simmons

The Wright Men at the Right Time

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efore the 1900s, it was thought that flight for human beings was impossible.

People had tried and died. A common saying: “If God wanted people to fly, he would have given them wings.”

We don’t have wings, but we do indeed fly.

I choose not to think about how 75 to 450 tons (Boeing 737 and 747) of steel can take off and fly through the sky. It’s insane and might as well be magic. In David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers (Simon & Schuster, 336 pages), the magic of flight comes to fruition when one family soars into history and changes the world forever.

As boys, Wilbur and Orville Wright liked mechanical things. Their father, Milton Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, would bring back toys from his trips around the country. The boys would modify and improve them.

The brothers, and Katherine, their little sister, grew up in a house where they were encouraged to read from the family’s extensive library. Their father would let them stay home from school as long as they were engaged in a good book. Their intellectual curiosity was always stimulated and the bishop preached courage and good character to all his children.

A terrific student and athlete, it was thought Wilbur would go to Yale when he finished high school. But after having his teeth knocked out in a hockey game, he became depressed and lacked ambition. Then their mother died.

the wright brothers By david mccullough Non-Fiction

Orville dropped out of high school and started a printing business. After some success he noticed that the bicycle was becoming popular so he started a bike shop. Wilbur joined him and together they soon began designing and building bicycles, which quickly became a success.

In the late 1890s, there were several attempts –- albeit unsuccessful -- at flight and the brothers’ curiosity was piqued. Bored with the bike business, Wilbur turned to aeronautics, reading everything he could on the subject. He observed the birds and saw how they moved their wings against the wind. Together, Wilbur and Orville started with the basics: A glider.

With their bike business dong well, the brothers left Dayton, Ohio, for the closest, windiest place -- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

There they flew glider flight after flight after flight, making improvements at every run. It was not purely about the flying machine, but how one could control it.

From 1900 to 1903, the brothers had spent $1,000 on their flying machine, whereas scientist Samuel Langley had spent $70,000 on his failed

contraption --$50,000 of that was government money and the rest was from investors. The brothers never took money, nor did they criticize other aeronautical efforts.

In 1902, they fully mastered gliding. By the next year, they designed and built an aluminum engine to add to their plane. With patience and perseverance, one small step at a time, the brothers eventually built Flyer III that could be flown with the pilot sitting up and could take a passenger.

While the United States was not interested in their plane, France was. In 1908 Wilbur set records for the longest manned flight -- he flew over two hours and 77 miles -- and was acclaimed a hero!

Katherine and Orville joined Wilbur in Europe and were treated like royalty. They hobnobbed with kings and showed off their plane. With contracts and prize money, they had $200,000 in a European bank. Wherever they went, thousands of people showed up to see the brothers fly.

Katharine was the first woman to fly as a passenger in a motorized airplane. The only Wright with a college education, she was a confidante and a manager for her brothers. The bishop and children all lived together in the family home and cherished their time together.

After the US saw Orville fly at Fort Myers above one hundred feet and at 40 mph, they were quick to come on board and embrace the Wright brothers as American heroes. Invited to fly the Hudson River celebration, Wilbur buzzed the Statue of Liberty with over a half million people watching and cheering.

McCullough’s book is an intimate story of noble gentlemen and a wonderful family. The Wright brothers, their father and sister are beautiful examples of American ingenuity and perseverance. Together they formed a strong team of support and encouragement. Failure was an opportunity to learn something new and they never gave up.

At one point, the brothers realized the only

answers they sought for flight would have to come from their own trials and inventions since the information in books was often wrong. The authors just didn’t know because none had actually flown.

The family was not driven by money, but by integrity. It was about a flying machine that was safe. The brothers never flew together so that if something happened to one, the other could continue the work. Their plane had to fly well enough that Wilbur and Orville could train new pilots, which they did successfully.

Author McCullough does a great job describing the family dynamics. I especially liked life at Kitty Hawk. I loved the time spent on this remote spit of land and the interesting community that resided there year-round. The brothers were underdogs and were often ridiculed, but it only made them more determined to fly.

This time period in world history is so fascinating. It is the calm before the storm. The Wright brothers had a lot to do with the changes that happened so quickly in the early part of the 20th century. Aeronautics literally took off after the brothers showed the world flight was possible. Indeed, life without airplanes would make a very different world.

Wilbur died in 1912 of illness and Orville lived until 1948. I enjoyed getting to know the Wright family and their incredible contribution to mankind.

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Miley Cyrus and the End of Civilization as We Know It

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t is hard to believe but many high schools and colleges start in less than a month. Locally, I always struggle to understand why our kids start school during the hottest month of the year.

Wouldn’t an October 1st start date make more sense?

As for recent 2015 grads, 8% of college graduates are unemployed with an underemployment rate of 15%. For 2015 high school graduates who are not planning on going to college, the unemployment rate is 19% with a 37% underemployment rate.

Even worse, adjusted for inflation, today’s graduates makes 5.5% less than they did in 2000. When you factor in the redefinition of the inflation rate that has kept that number artificially low, you can see how today’s graduates have a far harder road than previous generations. Exacerbating that problem is the fact that America is currently producing the 21st best qualified workforce in the world. Considering the fact that the average state school costs $18,000 a year and private school $41,000, results are dismal.

The odd thing is that current graduates are the best educated in our nation’s history. What this points out is that the rest of the world is working harder than us in order to rank higher in key educational

metrics. Our competitive decline is expected to have significant long-term negative consequences on the types of jobs available to future generations of Americans.

Some college and university course offerings point out how our educational system squanders learning opportunities.

Schools opt for class popularity that do not help in developing key math, critical logic and language skills. For example, Frostberg University and the Otis College of Art and Design offer classes on Harry Potter. Not dumb enough you think? Georgetown University offers a Philosophy degree with a

Dale Gribow On The Law

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.. IS THAT IT?

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e have all heard the adage, location, location, location. But is that all there is to consider when looking for a home?

Initially choose an agent to assist you with locale, tax considerations, and purchase price. Look for a personable, well-liked agent with a well-known broker who will work for you promptly returning calls and keeping you informed.

If you have lived in the Desert for a long time you have witnessed Palm Springs demographic shifts from the ‘hot Village’ of mid-century and returning again to the ‘in place to be’. For years PS had an anti-business reputation. Did you know the Outlet malls in Banning were initially offered to Palm Springs...and they rejected it and the millions of dollars of yearly revenue it produces?

Let’s look at the shift in population, the impact of Generational Marketing and the Millennial Mindset. Currently many Baby Boomers are downsizing and live in communities such as Sun City or Portofino where everyone is 55 or older with inclusive activities. Others opt to retire in exclusive golf clubs with elegance, romance, and the best of everything.

Generations X, Y & Z are looking to be a part of the urban community moving from the suburbs to a city that is “walkable”. Just take a look at the revitalization of downtown

Los Angeles. Remodeled lofts house families working downtown who do not want to drive hours to and from work. Today many of the “in” restaurants in LA are downtown close to the Staples and Music Center where one can easily catch a concert or basketball game.

When purchasing a new home you must choose an experienced Realtor to represent YOUR interests and not have a conflict as a “dual agent” representing both sides. The Realtor should encourage the buyer to have separate inspections from the seller with additional inspections for roofs, pools and other items not covered by the general inspection.

Before purchasing you must be aware of existing lawsuits and construction defects.

Either side can go to the Indio Court and run a Civil Index for plaintiffs and defendants to see the litigation with which the buyer/seller is involved.

Homes in gated communities have Home Owners Associations (HOA’S). They first emerged in the 1960’s and had early covenants and deed restrictions that were exclusionary against African Americans and those that were Jewish. Some properties could not be sold to a Black or Jew until 1948 when Shelley v Kraemer ruled these covenants unenforceable.

However, private contracts kept them alive until The Fair Housing act of 1968 banned them. The HOA is usually formed by the real

focus on the television and movie program, Star Trek. Prestigious Harvard College has a class studying the heroes of the movie, Frozen, while UC-Berkeley has a logic class where students argue against the Judge Judy television show.

Nearby, UCLA has combined studies in Queer Theory with the Science of Music to create a Queer Musicology class. Not to be outdone, Occidental College’s Critical Theory and Social Justice program offers a class in “The Phallus” and its relevance and meaning in society.

So you know this pending end of civilization as we know it is not limited to our domestic educational system. Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom has a course that studies “Football Culture” and the David Beckham phenomena.

Numerous schools worldwide offer classes in Parapsychology which is the study of the paranormal. Melbourne University in Australia goes one step further and offers a Doctorate of Philosophy in UFOlogy… seriously, it’s a thing.

Locally, the University of Redlands offers a class on Oprah Winfrey via their Women’s and Gender Studies Department which (at least) is better than New York’s Skidmore College and their class on “The Sociology of Miley Cyrus.”

The point of all of this is that the quality of life in the United States will continue to weaken as long as we do not prepare our children for a world where competition for jobs is global. The more we spend our energies focused on entertainment and pop culture while not addressing unsustainable government pension plans or an increasingly uncompetitive workforce, the less prepared future generations will be to enjoy a life on par with or better than ours.

Additionally, the rapid concentration of wealth in the United States means that there is a growing segment of the population that will not have the option to improve their lives as has been the case in past generations.

The world of tomorrow is different than the world of yesteryear and educators, politicians and parents all need to realize the dramatic shifts underway in order to prepare our next generation as previous generations have done for us.

Haddon Libby is Managing Partner of Winslow Drake, an investment management and advisory firm, and can be reached at hlibby@winslowdrake.com.

estate developer for the purpose of marketing, managing and selling the homes and lots. It grants the developer privileged voting rights until selling a predetermined number of lots and membership is not optional.

You must read the governing documents like Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (CC&R’s) BEFORE purchasing the property.

Your lawyer will assist you and explain possible problems and tax considerations, such as a tax free exchange. I always say “it is a lot cheaper to hire an attorney in the beginning than before a problem erupts and the legal fees escalate.”

If you are in a HOA, review your HOA paperwork NOW, understanding that you will need to abide by them. Then place them in a

safe place.

Now that you have a new home when you drink there, don’t get behind the wheel and be involved in an auto accident (whether it is your fault or not) or get arrested for a DUI…I don’t need the extra business.

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE, CALL A TAXI OR UBER…IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN CALLING ME If you have any questions regarding this column or ideas for future columns please contact Dale Gribow at 760 837-7500 or dale@ dalegribowlaw.com

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by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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Keep Your Eye On Safety!

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rotecting your eyes from injury is one of the most basic things you can do to keep your vision healthy throughout your life. Many household work activities from gardening, cleaning projects, working on cars, sports or small construction projects can cause eye injuries. You may be aware of the possible risks of eye injuries, but are you taking the necessary safety precautions to prevent eye injuries? It’s a fact, 90 percent of eye injuries reported could have been prevent if they were wearing the proper protective eyewear.

If you have suffered an eye injury, review these care and treatment recommendations. But most importantly, have an ophthalmologist or other medical doctor examine the eye as soon as possible, even if the injury seems minor.

More than 40 percent of eye injuries reported in the Eye Injury Snapshot were caused by projects and activities such as home repairs, yard work, cleaning and cooking. More than a third (34.2 percent) of injuries in the home occurred in living

areas such as the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living or family room. Eyes can be damaged by sun exposure, chemicals, dust or objects.

July is National Eye Injury prevention Month. Let’s keep an eye on safety and start wearing protective eyewear when necessary!

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

What We Learned This Week In Sports

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thought we’d be over the shock and awe of NBA free agency, but DeAndre Jordan proved me wrong.

I thought we’d delineated the bad guys from good in Major League Baseball’s steroid era, but Albert Pujols is proving me wrong.

I thought there’s no way anyone can match Ben Hogan’s accomplishment of winning the first 3 majors on the PGA Tour, but Jordan Spieth proved me wrong.

I realize he didn’t win The Open, but he lost by 1 stroke. That’s practically the same thing in my mind, certainly not history books, but for crying out loud, what more do you want?

Considering Dustin Johnson, the US Open runner up, finished tied for 49th and Jimmy Walker, the runner-up at the Masters finished 30th, Spieth’s technical 4th place finish after Zach Johnson needed playoff holes to break a 3-way tie, was a studly statement to the kid’s tenacity and ability to face pressure.

I didn’t think he could do it, but maybe that’s because I’m so used to being disappointed by athletes.

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Is it now time to believe again??

I know you probably think that’s ridiculous and you can be jaded in your assessment, I won’t hold it against you. But I’m learning, and the past few weeks have illustrated, that it’s time to believe that most athletes and megastars are real. Yes, I know this comes with great risk, that it’s easier to be jaded with each passing day of a holdout or another headline streaking across the screen pointing to entitled athletes in trouble with the law, but think of what we’ve seen in the past few weeks and try to tell me it’s not for the best.

I mentioned Jordan Spieth and his command for the game of golf. Most PGA fans know what it was like when Tiger ruled the field and even more are still coming to grips with the fact that Tiger just isn’t that good at golf, evidenced in his missing the cut at The Open. And here comes Spieth, down-to-earth, likeable, affable and humble, turning the golf world on it’s ear. If he had avoided a bogey on 17 in the final round, can you imagine the roar of the crowd at just a par putt??

There’s no shame in staring history in the face and aggressively pursuing it. Even if he didn’t achieve an elusive distinction no other golfer outside of Ben Hogan has achieved, Spieth is real, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

But it’s not just Jordan Spieth, how about the decision made by the other Jordan, DeAndre, to punt moving to Dallas and stick with his team the Clippers?

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It wasn’t a popular move on sports talk radio. Most callers, tweeters, texters and other opinion-disseminators called Jordan a coward and phony.

I call him awesome.

We see, so often, players leaving for more money, denouncing long-standing relationships for the sake of padding their exorbitant bank accounts. Jordan took a pay cut to stick with his buddies and try to win more games for a franchise that hasn’t won a championship ever. EVER. And he’s the guy getting ripped??

I guess I shouldn’t complain though, at least everyone was talking about Jordan’s decision to go middle-school-girl on the Mavericks and turn them down with silence.

NO ONE is talking about Albert Pujols.

It’s a shame really.

While Alex Rodriguez was nominated for the most ridiculous award at the ESPYs, the comeback player of the year award, Pujols has been launching home run after home run

sports Scene in relative anonymity. Oh sure, the Angels PR staff is tweeting about their big guy, but the water cooler isn’t buzzing about him passing Mike Schmidt, a Hall of Famer, for 15th alltime. Is anyone talking about him leading the league in home runs and remaining healthy this whole season? Anyone doing the math to realize that if he remains on his current pace, he’ll hit 54 home runs this year. From there, all he’d need to do is average 30 homeruns a year to pass Hank Aaron for more legitimate home runs in MLB history. Yes Barry has 762, but who cares.

Actually, if you do THAT math, and Albert averages for the remaining 6 years of his Angels contract what he’s done his whole career, he could end up with 779 homeruns and eradicate Barry Bonds’ place atop the hallowed homeruns list.

And he’s clean.

As best we know.

Wouldn’t that be refreshing? To have a guy who did it the old fashioned way slaughter the standing record of a cheater?

It’d be amazing.

Almost as amazing as young Jordan Spieth winning golf’s first 3 majors and almost as amazing as an NBA player giving back millions to stick with his friends and teammates to win a title.

What’d I learn from sports the past few weeks?

Keep believing. It’s more fun that way and when you’re right, it’s oh so worth it!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Latin motto “Carpe diem” shouldn’t be translated as “Seize the day!”, says author Nicholson Baker. It’s not a battle cry exhorting you to “freaking grab the day in your fist like a burger at a fairground and take a big chomping bite out of it.”

The proper translation, according to Baker, is “Pluck the day.” In other words, “you should gently pull on the day’s stem, as if it were a wildflower, holding it with all the practiced care of your thumb and the side of your finger, which knows how to not crush easily crushed things -- so that the day’s stem undergoes increasing tension and draws to a tightness, and then snaps softly away at its weakest point, and the flower is released in your hand.” Keep that in mind, Aries.

I understand you are often tempted to seize rather than pluck, but these days plucking is the preferable approach.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When I talk about “The Greatest Story Never Told,” I’m not referring to the documentary film about singer Lana Del Rey or the debut album of the rap artist Saigon or any other cultural artifact. I am, instead, referring to a part of your past that you have never owned and understood . . . a phase from the old days that you have partially suppressed . . . an intense set of memories you have not fully integrated. I say it’s time for you to deal with this shadow. You’re finally ready to acknowledge it and treasure it as a crucial thread in the drama of your hero’s journey.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ancient Greek philosopher Thales is credited as being one of the earliest mathematicians and scientists. He was a deep thinker whose thirst for knowledge was hard to quench. Funny story: Once he went out at night for a walk. Gazing intently up at the sky, he contemplated the mysteries of the stars. Oops! He didn’t watch where he was going, and fell down into a well. He was OK, but embarrassed. Let’s make him your antirole model, Gemini. I would love to encourage you to unleash your lust to be informed, educated, and inspired -- but only if you watch where you’re going CANCER (June 21-July 22): Charles Darwin is best known for his book The Origin of Species, which contains his seminal ideas about evolutionary biology. But while he was still alive, his best-seller was The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms. The painstaking result of over forty years’ worth of research, it is a tribute to the noble earthworm and that creature’s crucial role in the health of soil and plants. It provides a different angle on one of Darwin’s central concerns: how small, incremental transformations that take place over extended periods of time can have monumental effects. This also happens to be one of your key themes in the coming months.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A researcher at the University of Amsterdam developed software to read the emotions on faces. He used it to analyze the expression of the woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting, the Mona Lisa. The results suggest that she is 83 percent happy, 9 percent disgusted, 6 percent fearful, and 2 percent angry. Whether or not this assessment is accurate, I appreciate its implication that we humans are rarely filled with a single pure emotion. We often feel a variety of states simultaneously. In this spirit, I have calculated your probably mix for the coming days: 16 percent relieved, 18 percent innocent, 12 percent confused, 22 percent liberated, 23 percent ambitious, and 9 percent impatient.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “What makes you heroic?” asked philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

Here’s how he answered himself: “simultaneously going out to meet your highest suffering and your highest hope.” This is an excellent way to sum up the test that would inspire you most in the coming weeks, Virgo. Are you up for the challenge? If so, grapple with your deepest pain. Make a fierce effort to both heal it and be motivated by it. At the same time, identify your brightest hope and take a decisive step toward fulfilling it.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Actress and musician Carrie Brownstein was born with five planets in Libra. Those who aren’t conversant with astrology’s mysteries may conclude that she is a connoisseur of elegance and harmony. Even professional stargazers who know how tricky it is to make generalizations might speculate that she is skilled at cultivating balance, attuned to the needs of others, excited by beauty, and adaptive to life’s ceaseless change. So what are we to make of the fact that Brownstein has said, “I really don’t know what to do when my life is not chaotic”? Here’s what I suspect: In her ongoing exertions to thrive on chaos, she is learning how to be a connoisseur of elegance and harmony as she masters the intricacies of being balanced, sensitive to others, thrilled by beauty, and adaptive to change.

This is important for you to hear about right now.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering a volatile phase of your cycle. In the coming weeks, you could become a beguiling monster who leaves a confusing mess in your wake. On the other hand, you could activate the full potential of your animal intelligence as you make everything you touch more interesting and soulful. I am, of course, rooting for the latter outcome. Here’s a secret about how to ensure it: Be as ambitious to gain power over your own darkness as you are to gain power over what happens on your turf.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I’m a big fan of the attitude summed up by the command “Be here now!” The world would be more like a sanctuary and less like a battleground if people focused more on the present moment rather than on memories of the past and fantasies of the future. But in accordance with the astrological omens, you are hereby granted a temporary exemption from the “Be here how!” approach. You have a poetic license to dream and scheme profusely about what you want your life to be like in the future. Your word of power is tomorrow.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A philanthropist offered $100,000 to the Girls Scouts chapter of Western Washington. But there were strings attached.

The donor specified that the money couldn’t be used to support transgender girls. The Girl Scouts rejected the gift, declaring their intention to empower every girl “regardless of her gender identity, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.” Do you have that much spunk, Capricorn? Would you turn down aid that would infringe on your integrity? You may be tested soon. Here’s what I suspect: If you are faithful to your deepest values, even if that has a cost, you will ultimately attract an equal blessing that doesn’t require you to sell out. (P.S. The Girls Scouts subsequently launched an Indiegogo campaign that raised more than $300,000.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider the possibility of opening your mind, at least briefly, to provocative influences you have closed yourself off from. You may need to refamiliarize yourself with potential resources you have been resisting or ignoring, even if they are problematic. I’m not saying you should blithely welcome them in. There still may be good reasons to keep your distance. But I think it would be wise and healthy for you to update your relationship with them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Over 10,000 species of mushrooms grow in North America. About 125 of those, or 1.25 percent, are tasty and safe to eat.

All the others are unappetizing or poisonous, or else their edibility is in question. By my reckoning, a similar statistical breakdown should apply to the influences that are floating your way. I advise you to focus intently on those very few that you know for a fact are pleasurable and vitalizing. Make yourself unavailable for the rest.

Homework: Write a fairy tale or parable that captures what your life has been like so far in 2015.

Share with me at FreeWillAstrology.com.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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Mind, body & Spirit

SUMMER DETOX

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by Bronwyn Ison

e wash our hands several times per day. We brush our teeth two or three times per day. We rarely give thought to how often we should cleanse our body internally. Before you read on, how do you feel right now? Answer honestly.

Now, proceed if any of the symptoms below resonate, it may be time for a little internal assistance.

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

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

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

How often should we cleanse our body?

Most expert’s conclusions vary. I personally believe you should act, based upon how you feel. One can never go wrong with a diet rich in raw foods and high proteins. There are numerous cleansing options. Safely research what will suit your needs and daily rituals.

Obviously you will need to compromise. This is all a part of the process.

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

Once you get over the hump you will feel rejuvenated, less stressed, healthier in mind, body and soul.

Rather than jumpstarting your day with coffee, commence your day with one green juice. Your body will be infused with vitamins.

You will be energized, alert and enthusiastic.

If you own a juicer, I highly recommend dusting it off and putting it to good use. I also recommend shopping for organic produce.

Our valley is abundant with local farms and they offer several organic choices. Or, visit a local juice bar if you are on the move.

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

Apple-Carrot-Ginger-Lemon 2 apples 5 carrots 1 inch slice ginger 1/4 lemon, peeled Sweet Broccoli Juice 1 head of broccoli 3 celery stalks 2 oranges, peeled 1/2″ ginger root If you are seeking to cleanse internally it may be advantageous to seek a nutritionist.

They will be able to custom order all that you need. Juicing is fun and it’s refreshing. Be ready to feel recharged, healthy and ready to conquer your bad habits!

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

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by Sunny Simon

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number of my Facebook friends love taking tests. You know what I’m talking about, right? For example, there is the Color Personality Test, How Old Do You Really Act Test, and the What Should Your Parents Have Named You Test. (I got Emma by the way). I’m not big on this, but since many of my friends are, I once posted a link to a website devoted to these tests. They happily spent time finding out important facts like: What Color Your Thoughts Are. Well I have a test for you. It’s about gift giving. Coincidentally, this is my birthday week and I can tell you exactly what will happen. My friend Nancy will give me some wonderfully practical item (last year it was organizers for my luggage) that I will keep forever. Janie will send me something lovely but it will probably arrive in November. She has a loving, generous nature, but tends to run behind a bit.

From my husband it will be something he knows I want even though I never expressed it. He is perceptive that way. Samantha loves sweets. Whenever I go to her home for dinner she greets me with a cocktail loaded with sugary fruity stuff. The thing is, I am a savory. Forget the apple-tini, I prefer mine dry, straight up and please include three olives.

My gift from Samantha will probably be some luscious chocolate-fudgy something or other. I sincerely appreciate her gifts as much as the others. Although she doesn’t realize my preference, she gives me something she perceives as absolutely over-the-top. At the end of the day I will be reminded that I am truly blessed.

Sure birthdays are fun and gifts are great, but what I want you to rate yourself on are the non-material gifts you offer the world.

Are you generous with your compliments?

Do you lavish praise on others, especially those who desire your approval. Are you taking time to offer encouragement and a helping hand? Do you mentor and act as a role model for others? Do you give of your time and stay present in the moment when interacting with loved ones? Is gratitude high on your priority list?

If you passed this quiz with flying colors I applaud you for being a blessing to others.

Did you come in a little lean in some areas?

No worries. We are all a work in progress. Just try a little harder. And thanks! I am grateful to you for reading my column in the CV Weekly.

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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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. deserthousecalldoc.com.

the Doctor Knows Best

Dr. Kadile, my son recently dropped a cookie on our kitchen floor and yelled, “5 second rule!”, and immediately picked it up and ate it. Is that rule true?

-Robert, Indio

Robert, I think we’ve all heard a variation of that rule which basically means that if a piece of food comes in contact with the ground or floor for less than five seconds, then it is not “dirty” and safe to eat. In other words, food retrieved just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time.

There has actually been some research done on this. Aston University in England found that the type of surface food comes in contact with can affect the amount of bacteria that is transferred to that piece of food. They found that smooth surfaces, such as tile or laminate will transfer more bacteria than carpet. Smooth surfaces provide more contact area for bacteria to transfer compared to the tips of carpet fibers. Dry foods were also found to acquire less bacteria than moist foods.

As far as the time limit goes, research has found that bacteria will transfer to food immediately upon contact with the floor.

So if a cookie falls on the floor, it becomes contaminated with bacteria in less than 5 seconds. Either rinse it off or throw it away.

the open glass of water would gather dust which could contain bacteria or nourishment for microbes. I would just have your kids drink what they can and rinse out the glass.

Dr. K, I’m seeing more of those loud 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 the 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 paper towels are available after washing your hands, use them instead of the dryer.

Doc, my kids will frequently leave open glasses of water out to drink later in the day or the next day. Is that safe?

- Lynn, La Quinta

Lynn, it is generally safe and not harmful, but if someone drinks out of that glass of water and leaves the rest to drink later, the water will contain bacteria from that person’s saliva. If left out for several days,

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