coachellavalleyweekly.com • August 1 to August 7, 2019 Vol. 8 No. 20
Tikun Olam Uncle Ben Crowson & Wes Gainey Meagan Van Dyke Billy Tsounis pg6
pg6
pg7
pg9
Howie Mandel
pg10
August 1 to August 7, 2019
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
E
IM +T
W
NE
Y DA
NEW
DAY+TIME
W E D N E S D A Y S | 8 P M – M I D N I G H T T T O U R N A M E N T R E G I S T R AT I O N 8 P M – 9 P M
HOSTED BY
CONFLUX GAMING
O P E N P L AY V I D E O G A M E S EXPERIENCE GAMING ON BIG SCREENS THAT PUT YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION.
COME TO PLAY OR COME TO WATCH! FEATURING A LIVE DJ MUST BE 21 OR OLDER. VISIT AGUACALIENTECASINOS.COM FOR DETAILS.
888.999.1995 | AguaCalienteCasinos.com | Must be 21 or older. Management reserves all rights. Problem Gambling? Call 1.800.GAMBLER
S u m m e r Paint Camp
All Ages $10 entry supplies included
#WestfieldWalls
ArtLab Experiments and Experiences Sundays Spray Paint July 7 - August 25 Fonts and Lettering 1-3pm Customized Fashion Upcycled Art
Flatblack_ArtLab
2
Westfield Palm Desert Lower Level, by Macy's
FlatBlackEvents@gmail.com
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
Coachella Valley Weekly (760) 501-6228
August 1 to August 7, 2019
CANNABIS, ELDER CARE AND WELLNESS ARE THE FOCUS AT PALM ROYALE COLLECTIVE IN PALM DESERT
BY RICH HENRICH
publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com coachellavalleyweekly.com facebook.com/cvweekly twitter.com/cvweekly1 Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Kirby, Sheila Rosenthal, Dori Berry Club Crawler Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Feature Writers Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Noe Gutierrez, Avery Wood, Tricia Witkower, Jason Hall, Crystal Harrell, Esther Sanchez Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Eleni P. Austin, Craig Michaels, Janet McAfee, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Dale Gribow, Laura Hunt Little, Sam DiGiovanna, Rob Brezny, Dr. Peter Kadile, Bruce Cathcart, Flint Wheeler, Dee Jae Cox, Denise Ortuno Neil, Angela Romeo, Aaron Ramson, Lynne Tucker, Elizabeth Scarcella, Aimee Mosco, Michelle Anne Rizzio Photographers Robert Chance, Laura Hunt Little, Chris Miller, Iris Hall, Esther Sanchez Website Editor Bobby Taffolla Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley
CONTENTS
Palm Royale Collective ........................3-5 Cannabis Corner - Tikun Olam .............. 6 Uncle Ben Crowson & Wes Gainey........ 6 Meagan Van Dyke................................... 7 Billy Tsounis ........................................... 8 Howie Mandel at Fatasy Springs.......... 9 Consider This - Imperial Teen.............. 10 Travel Tips 4 U ....................................... 11 Pet Place ............................................... 12 The Vino Voice ...................................... 13 Club Crawler Nightlife .................... 14-15 Good Grub - George's Market............. 16 Brewtality .............................................. 17 Screeners .............................................. 18 Book Review......................................... 19 Safety Tips ............................................. 19 Haddon Libby ....................................... 21 Dale Gribow........................................... 21 Miss California Scholar........................ 22 Coachella Valley Meetups.................... 22 LifeStream Blood Drive....................... 23 Mind, Body & Spirit ............................. 23 Free Will Astrology............................... 24 Ask The Doctor..................................... 24 Cannabis Corner................................... 26
T
he story of how Palm Royale Collective came to be required a journey of pain, prescription drugs and a sincere quest for healing. Ten years ago, Kathleen Wilson, co-owner of the dispensary, was in a car accident that would change the course of her life. While driving the rainy roads of Washington State, her car hydroplaned and careened off the road. The impact tore cartilage and knocked her hip out of the socket. The doctor started writing prescriptions for her pain- Vicodin, oxycodone, and hydrocodone followed by anti-depressants Wellbutrin and Xanax. She wasn’t improving and became more frustrated. “When I started to complain about not feeling better, my doctor offered to write another prescription for that! She was writing prescriptions for prescriptions. I knew I was in trouble so I reached out to Monica & Josh, who have five (cannabis) farms in Washington. She is well versed in (medical) cannabis,” says Kathleen of her eventual partner. This first step towards cannabis as a treatment for her pain as well as her greater wellness, lead her to discover a new direction and purpose in life. Like many people, Kathleen grew up in a Christian home and was hesitant about using medicinal marijuana. She says her father was in law enforcement so the idea of using “marijuana” was doubly taboo. What she discovered was far from what she imagined (or had been misled) to believe about the powerful plant. “I wanted to heal naturally through yoga, walking, and biking. Monica introduced me to topicals at first, which was ok, but it didn’t get me off of the prescriptions,” she reflects. Soon she was learning about the medicinal aspects of CBD and THC. Eventually, she was able to get away from the pharmaceuticals completely and found herself invigorated with a new passion to help people find alternative paths to wellness. “My husband and I started out in
Washington. We applied for five licenses but it’s a lottery system up there. So, it’s not what you know but really who you know. We couldn’t retail up there so we came down here (Coachella Valley),” she says. The desert was a place they had been coming to for twenty-five years and was the
intended destination for their retirement. When the opportunity to work remotely knocked, they answered and relocated to Palm Desert five years ago. “My husband started going to Palm Desert City Council meetings and asked if they were going to be getting (dispensary) licenses. At that time, (City Council) was just starting with ad hoc meetings,” she recalls. During the interim, Kathleen found a product that made a lasting impression- Dr. Robb’s Mom’s Formula. “I started using Dr. Robb’s (products) and thought I was going to just be a brand ambassador. We ended up being one of the lucky six licenses awarded in Palm Desert. So, here we are. I’m really excited about the opportunities we have to help people!” she says with unrivaled joy and purpose. Dr. Robb Farms, according continue to page 5
3
August 1 to August 7, 2019
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
TOMORROW! AUGUST 2
THE GRATEFUL DEAD — TRIBUTE THE GHOST NOTES
AUGUST 9
THE EAGLES — TRIBUTE ONE OF THESE NIGHTS
AUGUST 16
ELTON JOHN — TRIBUTE ELTON: THE EARLY YEARS
TICKETS: $10 BOOTHS: $150
INCLUDES A BUCKET OF BEER & 6 TICKETS
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
|
FOR TICKETS & INFO VISIT SPOTLIGHT29.COM OR CALL 1-800-585-3737 S P OT L I G H T 2 9 .C O M | # S P OT L I G H T 2 9 C A S I N O 4 6 - 2 0 0 H A R R I S O N P L , C OAC H E L L A , C A 9 2 2 3 6
|
Management reserves the right to alter or cancel a promotion at any time. Some restrictions may apply. See Casino Services for details. Must be 21+ for all shows. Problem Gambling? Call 1-800-Gambler
4
PALM ROYALE continued from page 3
to their website, was created by the first American Ph.D. with certified technical expertise in growing cannabis. Dr. Robert Flannery created the product to help his own mother who sought recommendations for safely medicating with cannabis while going through cancer treatments. Kathleen dropped some knowledge about Dr. Robb’s Mom’s Formula, “It has 5 CBD to .05 THCit doesn’t give you a head high but is great for inflammation and your autoimmune system. It gives you a sense of calm and well- being. I was able to get off of all of my prescriptions using CBD and just a tiny bit of THC. Again, not to get a ‘head high,’ though. I’m kind of control freak and I don’t like being high, but I love the healing aspects of CBD. The more we’re learning about it, I truly believe God put this plant on this Earth for a reason. Why else would we have receptors in our body that are eating this CBD up?” says the cannabis evangelist. Kathleen recalls a time when representatives from the local medical community showed up at City Hall to stand in opposition to medical cannabis being allowed in Palm Desert. “It’s unbelievable what is happening in the medical field now and how fast things are changing. We now have doctors sending their patients to us!” Her joy is quickly dampened as she reflects on the number of people that still need the help medical cannabis can provide and those who died without access to the help they needed. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website and a 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Mortality in the United States, (2016), an estimated 11.4 million people misused prescription opioids while nearly 80,000 died from opioid-related overdoses. The projected numbers from the Center for Disease Control, states that between 2016 and 2025 we could see as many as 700,000 overdose-related deaths. Kathleen (and many others including doctors, scientific researchers, and legislators) believes cannabis can help with pain management and addiction. The topic of opioid addiction and deaths from overdoses hits home for her. “Do you know that 82,000 will die from opioids this year? My 25-year-old step-daughter died the last 4th of July from an Opioid overdose. So, this is really passionate and personal to us,” she pauses. “Three of us (at the dispensary)
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
lost loved ones last year because of opioidsa boyfriend, a son, and our daughter. We want medicine that the side effects are something you want to enjoy if you choose to enjoy that- not something you become addicted to!” her voice fills with conviction. She is hopeful that the tides are turning as more medical doctors are referring patients to Palm Royale for guidance with various CBD and THC products. While there is progress, hospitals, pharmaceutical giants, doctors, legislators and regulators are slow to change as research and studies in the U.S. lag behind other countries. An April 11, 2017 article from U.S. News & World Report entitled “The Holy Land of Medical Marijuana,” by Yardena Schwartz, tells a story of how Israel, a country the size of New Jersey, has quietly become the epic-center of medicinal cannabis. Raphael Mecholum, an 86-year-old Israeli researcher and chemist at Hebrew University, is considered to be the pioneer of cannabis research. Mecholum is credited with discovering the human brain produces its own cannabinoids- the compounds that stimulate the human body’s receptor system. The National Institutes of Health, one of the world’s foremost medical research centers (and an agency of the U.S. Health and Human Services) believes these compounds could relieve several illnesses including cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and schizophrenia. This discovery provided critical legitimacy to the study of medical cannabis, a plant previously pushed to the fringe of science. With fewer roadblocks in Israel, better scientific research can be conducted and this research is leading the world to new understandings about the potential of cannabis for health, wellness, and economic growth. Palm Royale Collective was recently chosen to be one of a select few dispensaries in the U.S. to carry Tikun Olam, an Israelibased global medical cannabis brand that cultivates, produces and provides evidencebased award-winning medicinal cannabis. For over a decade, Tikun Olam has been pioneering modern medical cannabis agriculture, treatment, and clinical research since 2007. The name, translated from Hebrew means “Repair the World,” and reflects the company’s mission to bring cure and alleviation providing evidence-based medical cannabis treatment worldwide.
The company and products are backed by over a decade of research, an unparalleled standard in the U.S. market for medically tested heirloom strains. I spoke with Omer Saar, President of Long Beach-based Feelgood Sales Group, distributors of the Tikun Olam line about the opportunity to represent this brand. He says, Tikun Olum originally started out as a volunteer project to treat PTSD. “They received the world’s first cultivation license so they changed everything about the scientific research that could be done on cannabis. This happened in the same country that has the leading scientists (in the industry). So, research was dependent on police confiscated product to expanding research across multiple products, improvements in genetics and cultivation practices and understanding heirloom strains that have been (on Earth) for thousands of years. The closer the strain is to nature, the better. It’s like when we are in nature, we just feel better,” he pontificates. He says partnering with dispensaries like Palm Royale Collective, who dedicate themselves to client care, is important for the brand and the quality of experience customers or patients will have with the Tikun line. This is a soft roll out for the brand in California, with three products- tinctures, vapes and topicals- being introduced to select stores. “Feelgood is being strategic with the stores we partner with and Palm Royale was at the top of the list! They are the most passionate about the medical side of cannabis,” he states. Feelgood Sales Group focuses on how a brand will be represented and want to have plenty of care and attention for the end-user. They will collaborate with
August 1 to August 7, 2019 shops and help to educate customers and hospitals and hope to invite doctors to events geared towards product education. “With Tikun, they started in 2007 and inherited a wealth of knowledge (from leading Israeli scientists) so science and research are part of the brand. Products rarely have hard research behind them like this. The research conducted (over the years) involves over 40,000 patients and serious scientific journals. In the mid-1960s, THC was discovered in Israel!” he says. The scientists working with Tikun Olam, crossbred a cornucopia of cannabis strains, ultimately creating over 230 strains! They tested the strains to find the best properties and then narrowed them down to the thirty most effective. Now, they will bring the six most effective strains to the U.S. but Saar says they will begin with three. “My 83-year-old mom is feeling the benefits and she thought cannabis was taboo!” shared Kathleen. “I started her off with a topical and she did okay, had some relief, then started her on Dr. Robb’s with a little THC. She has osteoporosis and a pacemaker but she cleared it with her doctors. They told her- cannabis does not interfere with any medication at all. She had immediate relief! She called me this morning, now she wants to start growing it in her garden so she can juice it! She wants to whole plant juice it because she saw on TedTalks how good CBD is for your autoimmune system!” The store reflects a “Starbucks” like feel and Kathleen says their goal is to work with everyone to be able to understand the products, how to use them and benefit from the medicinal aspects of cannabis. They have products that cost as low as $20 out the door and encourage customers to try a product first before investing. She says for many older patients, learning about CBD can really improve their quality of life. They have created a video to help educate people on how CBD can help manage a lot of issues. The video can be found here: www.palmroyalecbd.com. For more information on Palm Royale Collective in Palm Desert, stop by the store and the friendly and knowledgeable staff will be sure to assist you or go to their website for further information at www. PalmRoyaleCollective.com. Palm Royale is located at 75048 Gerald Ford Dr. Suite 101, Palm Desert 92211. 760-851-3286.
5
August 1 to August 7, 2019
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
OMER SAAR: PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER OF FEELGOOD CANNABIS CORNER DISTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTORS OF TIKUN OLAM CANNABIS PRODUCTS BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO
A CONVERSATION WITH
C
V Weekly: What is Tikun Olam? Saar: “Tikun Olam translates to “Repair the World” in Hebrew. The founder, Tzachi Cohen, started cultivating in 2002 to treat veterans with PTSD, opiate recoveries and cancer fighters in Israel. He named the company because its meaning is the mission statement. It’s always been his intention to use cannabis to heal people and heal the world. Because of his efforts, the company was awarded the world’s first governmental license to produce and distribute cannabis through the healthcare system in 2005. Israel is rich with cannabis science and research. They are, hands down, considered the leading country when it comes to science and research on cannabis. That history started in 1964 when a professor named Raphael Mechoulam discovered THC and several years later, a woman named Ruth discovered CBD (also in Israel). Between 1964 and 2005, when Tikun Olam got their license, the researchers were left to do their research on whatever the police had confiscated. The magic that happened in 2005 was that the world’s first licensed cultivator fell right into the hands of the world’s leading scientists and researchers, who were now able to test specific genetics, breeding, cultivating and producing practices. CV Weekly: Can you tell us more about your distribution company? Saar: “Feelgood Distribution is a Southern California based distro company that services licensed cannabis retailers from Santa Barbara to San Diego. What differentiates us from other distributors is that we focus on a smaller menu of brands and get behind brands we are extremely passionate about. We offer brands as well as the retailers more care and attention; more of a hands-on approach. We represent the brands wholeheartedly and we invest
heavily into training retailers, ensuring the staff is educated, understands and is excited about the product. We empower the staff to better help customers and patients that are coming in. The better the staff is educated the better they can recommend what is best for customers.” CV Weekly: How did Feelgood and Tikun Olam start doing business together? Saar: “I’m a first generation American born to an entire Israeli family. My grandparents helped fight for Israel’s independence, my parents were born there and all my aunts, uncles and cousins live there until today. Being in the cannabis industry, I became aware of Tikun Olam and was very interested. One day, on Instagram, I saw that they were in the United States, so I reached out and asked if they were coming to California. They connected me with Rami, their President. We ended up meeting a couple times and it was a good 8 months of us courting them, if you will. We are very selective with the brands that we align ourselves with and with Tikun Olam, it was very important that they would align with someone who knew the SoCal cannabis market, had strong relationships with retailers and would represent them well.
Before Tikun and we made the decision to work together, Sarah Evans, my business partner and I flew out to Israel for the CannaTech Conference. Among the reasons, was to meet with Tikun Olam HQ. We met with their Global CEO, Chief Scientist and their United States CEO. I think that may have been as important to them as it was to us.” CV Weekly: What is your personal background in the cannabis industry? Why did you choose to go down the distribution route? Saar: “Sarah and myself are very passionate about cannabis from all sides of it. We are passionate about the cultural and recreational side and we are really passionate about the medicinal, social and economic side. I think this wonderful plant has the ability to break down some walls and we are really seeing that happen. Especially in the United States, it’s really tied to a number of social race issues as well as economic, healthcare and other issues. I think that now that the veil is being pulled off, people are discovering that a lot of this propaganda that we have been inundated with is not accurate and that this is a precious plant that has a lot of good to offer us. It brings
people together and improves quality of life for many.Both of us have professional history of sales, marketing and business development. We have both develop brands either, our own or for others. At one point, she sold to some dispensaries some , fun, hobbyWe took about 8-9 months to study the real cannabis market. Through some key relationships, we were able to experience and connect with the supply chain from cultivators and manufactureres to distributors and retailers. The brands and dispensaries had similar pain points, which were dealing with unreliable distributors who weren’t servicing their accounts. Brands were not being well represented and there was a lack of transparency, honesty, effort, and care . It became obvious to us where we could fill a need in the industry.” CV Weekly: Are you currently onboarding more brands? Saar: “Yes, we have a website feelgoodsalesgroup.com and if you are interested in working with us email us at admin@feelgoodsalesgroup.com.” CV Weekly: Where can Tikun Olam be found in the Coachella Valley? Saar: “Currently, Palm Royale Collective, BARE Dispensary and The OG Collective. Many more to come, but it was our proposed strategy to Tikun to align ourselves with shops that are passionate about the medicinal side of cannabis and would appreciate the value Tikun Olam had to offer.”
LOCAL MUSIC
“UNCLE” BEN CROWSON & WES GAINEY SERVING UP MUSIC, LAUGHS AND BREWS TO THE MASSES
N
estled in the corner of an industrial park just off the I-10 in Thousand Palms is a cool, unassuming little brewery that has been earning quite a reputation for not only their tasty, one of a kind beers, but as a local hub for entertainment. From open-mic Wednesdays and acoustic Sundays, to comedy nights and full on mini-festivals with multiple bands and stages, the folks at Coachella Valley Brewing Co. keep stepping up the value and variety of the entertainment they supply, even throwing in some successful, charity fund-raisers to boot. All this work, creativity and innovation in promotion comes from the hearts and imaginations of Ben Crowson and Wes Gainey. More than just a couple of charming peas in a pod who both happen to have highly enviable beards, Crowson and Gainey are musicians in one of the desert’s funkiest jambands, Right On Right On, and co-host the hilariously random podcast, “Live from Uncle Ben’s.” I sat down with the guys over brews at CVB where we talked about where they have been in the world of Coachella Valley entertainment
6
and where they would like to head in the future. CVW: So I guess it all started with Right On Right On? Crowson: “Basically, yeah. Right On Right On started in 2011 and we really were a different band back then. When Wes moved back down from the Bay Area, he joined us
in 2013 and we eventually became what our current incarnation is.” CVW: I do remember there being occasional shows back in the early days of CVB opening, but nothing at all on the scale that is happening now. Things seemed to really evolve and heat up after Wes took over as taproom manager, right? Gainey: “It was kind of a no brainer to be honest. I’m a beer person, yes. But I know entertainment. I know musicians. I know promotion. Knowing and understanding that whole side of things...for some time we had a vision to make this place an actual venue so as soon as I got the go ahead, I started building it more and more.” CVW: For folks who have yet to check out what’s going on during any given week here, what can they expect? Gainey: “At this point we are having some sort of live entertainment, music wise, every weekend with Open-mic mid-week and a comedy show once a month. We are a brewery but, as we envisioned, it’s sort of taking on a life of its own and becoming a place for entertainment as well.”
BY ESTHER SANCHEZ
Crowson: “And it’s getting exponentially better every month. This place is growing as a destination to a point where it’s not just us getting the people who we want here anymore. I mean, when local legend and second biggest Pearl Jam fan in the valley, *wink,* Josh Heinz specifically ask to have his birthday event here it was fantastic for us and a huge kick to our egos. Not to mention the amazing food that is provided on weekends from Kuma catering, of course! There is so much happening now that there is no telling how far we can take this and at this point we aren’t looking back.” You can check out some of the wisdom and shenanigans of Crowson and Gainey on their podcast at livefromunclebens.com. Keep up with all of the happenings at CVB through social media. Find Coachella Valley Brewing Co. on Facebook.com. Instagram @coachellavalleybrewing Twitter @CVBrewingCo
CVMAs
I
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
MEAGAN VAN DYKE
f you’ve seen and heard Meagan Van Dyke perform, you know her passion for the arts. Starting at the age of 7 and influenced by her mother, her love for music has progressed over 25 years with demonstrated success in the collaborative form of fine art known as modern theatre and the Coachella Valley and Southern California music scenes. Also nominated for 2019 CVMAs in the categories of Best Jazz Vocals, Best Adult Contemporary and Best Cover Band, Van Dyke is anticipating continued prosperity for the remainder of 2019 and beyond. Coachella Valley Weekly spoke with the unpretentious Van Dyke to honor her CVMA win for Best Female Vocalist 2019. CVW: Congratulations on your CVMA win for ‘Best Female Vocalist’. The category included heavy-hitters Chelsea Sugarbritches, Christina Reyes, Lisa Lynn Morgan, Courtney Chambers, Linda Lemke Heinz, Jetta King, Giselle Woo, Erin Marie (Red) and Stevie Jane Lee. Tell us about your experience. Van Dyke: “It’s very humbling to be a part of something that brings the gift of music to the world. I’ve seen these strong, female singers throw it down on stage and to be named among them is pretty surreal. I’ve been in love with music and what it does for people for as long as I can remember. Whether it was putting on a show for my neighbors or just singing for my mom, it always brought so much joy and happiness to my life. I could never quite explain the feeling that I got from stepping on stage, but it was one that I knew I wanted to feel for as long as my body would let me. My win for Best Female Vocalist is a highlight of my career. To be honest, I still don’t have the words to explain the feeling, but I’ve found that the high is much like being on stage, drenched in lights and feeling the energy of the audience. There’s nothing like it.” CVW: You were also nominated for Best Jazz Vocals, Best Adult Contemporary and Best Cover Band for your work in Trio Envy. Tell me how each of those nominations moved you. Van Dyke: “It’s a really great feeling when your community recognizes the hard work you put into what you love. Through music,
August 1 to August 7, 2019
2019 CVMA WINNER FOR ‘BEST FEMALE VOCALIST’
I’ve only ever had a few goals; to be on stage, perform, sing the songs I love and make people happy while doing it. If the crowd is having a good time, I’ve done my job. Each of these nominations has definitely given me the confidence to know that I’m doing something right. The Coachella Valley is full of talented, Rockstar musicians and it can be tough to put yourself out there. What drives me to never give up is knowing that I do this because I can’t imagine living without it. The stage is my home and that’s what continues to move me.” CVW: In the last year Trio Envy has really developed a large following and your vocal performances are one of the reasons for the success. What has it meant to you to be involved with the group? Van Dyke: “It’s been a busy year for us! I absolutely love being a frontwoman, but without the force that is Doug VanSant and Nick Sosa, I may not have had the musical success I’ve had in the last year. When the opportunity came to join the guys, I jumped at the chance. After years of working in other bands, I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to really dive in and have a hand in creating my own band. To sit in the middle of Doug and Nick, two incredible musicians who each live in this creative realm where they are constantly conjuring up these ideas of how we can make our sound better, it’s eye-opening.
They both really immerse themselves in their art. The way they approach music has definitely made me see and feel music in a whole different way. It’s made me a better human and a better singer because of it.” CVW: You are also a well-known actor as well and your performance as ‘Nina Rosario’ in In The Heights last year was nothing short of spectacular. Do you often look back at your performances and do you miss it? Van Dyke: “All the time! Theatre was where I got my start. It’s always been at the forefront of my life. It was on the McCallum Theatre stage that I got to feel what it was like to have a dream and to be passionate about something. I’ve been so lucky to play amazing roles on some incredible stages. There’s nothing quite like getting a script for the first time and reading it front to back. The excitement you feel when you get to play this character and really dive into who they are, it’s pretty exhilarating. I’m constantly inspired by new musicals and I always keep the door open for a good role. I still have some ‘dream roles’ I’d love to pursue someday.” CVW: Are you still involved with the College of the Desert Performing Arts Program? Van Dyke: “I will always support the Performing Arts Program at COD in any way I can. I owe much of my success as a performer to COD. Growing up, I was heavily involved in the Performing Arts Program. At 8 years old, I was in my first production and by the time I was 18, I was enrolled in every theatre class I could get into. By the time I graduated high school, I had more college credits than I knew what to do with. Theatre director Michele Gaines and musical directors Scott Smith and Darlene Romano gave me opportunities I couldn’t have dreamed of. I always considered (and still do) them to be mentors and people who pushed me to be the best I could be. The knowledge and confidence I received helped me to stay focused and on track and I am forever grateful to them.” CVW: Are there any other plans for you and Trio Envy besides working the resort and corporate circuits? Van Dyke: “We are currently focused on building the ‘Envy’ brand. We want to continue riding the wave because we’ve built a pretty good thing together, but we want to
BY NOE GUTIERREZ expand our musical presence. We’ve already been fortunate enough to perform all over Southern California, so our goal is really to keep making these small strides in order to have bigger success. I, personally, have goals that I want to achieve in the next year. One thing I’ve always wanted to create is an album of me singing all my favorite cover songs. It’s a work in progress, but it’s something I would love to have forever! My main focus is to stay busy in the music scene, create new opportunities and just continue to do what I love.” CVW: You and Dougie White (The Flusters) are a dynamic musical power couple and a great example of the romantic/working relationship. What would you like to share about what makes it work? Van Dyke: “Working with Dougie on a professional level has been one of the greatest joys of my music career. We’ve really gotten to watch each other develop and grow musically and spiritually. It’s a pretty incredible thing to strive for the same goal with the person you love. Like any two artists, we do have creative differences, but ultimately, we always try to remember that we are running in the same direction with a total understanding and appreciation for what the other person is bringing to the table. We both work so hard and so much and at the end of it all, it feels good to know that we’re on the same team and that we just want to give our best not only to our work, but to each other.” We reached out to VanSant about Van Dyke’s achievements: “Winning Best Band was awesome but I have to be honest, my proudest moment of the night was hearing Meagan’s name called as Best Female Vocalist. I’m so lucky to be able to share my life with such a beautiful, amazingly talented partner.” Currently, Trio Envy are performing every Friday and Saturday at the Miramonte Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, California from 6-10 p.m. Keep up with Trio Envy on Facebook and Instagram.
7
August 1 to August 7, 2019
MUSIC
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
BILLY TSOUNIS AND THE AMAZING ANDROIDS PERFORMING LIVE AT THE HOOD BAR AND PIZZA SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2019
T
alented rock guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Billy Tsounis will be bringing his PsychedelicJam-Space-Rock band Billy Tsounis and The Amazing Androids to the Coachella Valley for the first time on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at The Hood Bar and Pizza in Palm Desert, California performing with 3rd EAR EXPERIENCE (Dug Pinnick, Robbi Robb, Mike Hansen and Amritakripa) and WAXY (Robbie Waldman, Jeff Bowman and Robert Bowman). The show starts at 9 p.m. and there is a $10 entry fee. A Berklee School of Music alumni, Tsounis writes and performs all-instrumental music. He has done extensive session work and teaches music at the Temecula Music Academy and the Harvard Street Music Exchange in Hemet, California. His original music has been featured on MTV and CBS television networks and he was profiled in the January 2017 issue of Guitar Player magazine. His album, Pimped By The Gods, embodies the sound he reaches to achieve through his experimental and psychedelic compositions. Coachella Valley Weekly spoke with Tsounis about his storied history and desert debut. CVW: Tell us how Billy Tsounis and The Amazing Androids came to be? Tsounis: “Billy Tsounis and The Amazing Androids came about after I decided I wanted to record some of the instrumental and experimental music I had been writing and recording. Along with my band, we give some form to the jams so we can perform them live.” CVW: Your most recent Billy Tsounis and The Amazing Androids album, Pimped By The Gods, is ‘amazing’ (no pun intended). What is it you attempted to accomplish going into this recording? Tsounis: “With the recording, the plan was to put some of my demo/skeleton ideas with a full band into effect and stretch them through ‘spur of the moment’ compositions along with improvisations. Our strategy was to make the album guitar-centric, have fun and indulge the parts with no form or song length restrictions. Most of the tracks were recorded in one take with additional overdubs. We had two rehearsals and two shows prior to the recording but if you can psych the recording room with a vibe of musical freedom, then it’s contagious and the jams flow.” CVW: Tell us about the musicians on the record and your past/current band members. Tsounis: “The musicians on the recording
8
are Lucas Marquardt on electric cello, Aris Weathersby on bass guitar, and Theron Lynott on drums. I’ve known Lucas for a while. He has a vast knowledge of classical, prog and experimental music. He also has a great ear and is very creative. Aris is a former student of mine. I taught him guitar at age 13 for about 5 years. He is a great guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist in his own right. He interprets pieces of music beautifully. Theron was recommended by Aris and is super solid. He memorizes and plays his parts exactly as needed. He also has his own band and gigs around Los Angeles, California. For the upcoming show at The Hood I have Noah Estrella on bass. Noah has a great ear and instinct, he’s an awesome multi-instrumentalist, very creative and a great improvisor. He learned the set in just a few hours. On the drums will be Austin Malik, another multi-instrumentalist and very solid drummer who does the music justice. I met them at the music store Harvard Street Music Exchange in Hemet, California where we all work and rehearse.” CVW: You and Robbi Robb have a longstanding friendship and musical relationship. What can you share about your experiences with him? Tsounis: “Robbi and I both grew up in South Africa and I used to go and see his band The Asylum Kids play. We even jammed once at a place called The Boogie Barn, in Hillbrow, a residential neighborhood in Johannesburg where they had open jam nights and I just jumped on stage, but I actually met him when his other band Tribe After Tribe played in Boston, Massachusetts back in ‘92. We have a lot of similar musical tastes and interests, they just get filtered differently, along with threads of where we’ve lived, the music we were exposed to, food, attitudes and humor. We kept in touch through the years and I told him I was moving to L.A. so he said why don’t you come be my guitar tech for a few weeks on the Pearl Jam tour and we can get music ideas going. I did that and when we got back to L.A. we started working and recording on various Tribe After Tribe albums, did some shows together as well as assorted recordings with others and he also produced a CD of my other band, Vasoline Tuner, a No-Wave FreakPop type of band. So, in a way our friendship revolves a lot around the musical, artistic,
philosophical and esoteric avenues. We’re currently working on some jams. Robbi is the perfect musical co-pilot/cosmonaut to go tripping with.” CVW: What can music fans expect from your show on 8/10 at The Hood? Tsounis: “You can expect a lovely sonic salad and waves of psychedelic/punk-jazz sounds billowing out in our drone-age reality. It’s my first show in the area. I’d like to thank Desert Music and Robbi for getting me on the show. I’m looking forward to it.” CVW: Some musicians despise genrespecific labels, and some thrive on it. How do you feel about being identified as space/ psychedelic rock? Do you identify with those terms? Tsounis: “I don’t mind being identified as that at all. It’s a lot of that and quite a few music fans actually like to have some sort of reference of their choice to feel comfortable with what they’re listening to.” CVW: As consumers we can be invariably conditioned to expect lyrics along with music. What can instrumental music do that music with lyrics cannot necessarily do? Tsounis: “I think that instrumental music can conjure up feelings or images of the listeners choice. It can be their own personal soundtrack and thus setting up a different mood for each which, even if explained to another, is still unexplainable. It’s like describing shapes of clouds to somebody but they see it differently.” CVW: You gratifyingly teach music to children and children with disabilities. What fulfillment do you receive from teaching? Tsounis: “The fulfillment is in helping the students develop skills and hopefully express themselves creatively. I encourage the students to try things and experiment, to go beyond becoming a musician and being a magician. You never know the full potential or what they may create. I always tell them that the song that they love and want to learn was created by somebody who also picked up an instrument for the first time once upon a time. I also provide music therapy for special needs kids.” CVW: You are currently a resident of Hemet, California. What’s it like for you in that environment?
BY NOE GUTIERREZ Tsounis: “I really enjoy living in Hemet. I think it’s a great mix of the Twilight Zone and a John Waters movie. There’s a lot of creativity there and I get to witness that where I work at the Harvard Street Music Exchange.” CVW: Tell us about your upbringing and when did music become ingrained? Tsounis: “I’m from Greece originally and when I was two years old we moved to Johannesburg, South Africa where I lived until I was out of high school and then moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, then to Long Beach, California, back to Boston and then to Hollywood. Music was always around the house. Initially, Greek music and African sounds on the radio, in the street and mix that with the rock bands I enjoyed as a teenager. I started playing guitar then piano around the age of 14 and it’s an obsession to this day. I just wanted to make up sounds just like the people on those album covers I would stare at. I never really learned many covers back then as I thought that everybody that starts playing Instruments had to come up with their own things so that’s what I always did.” Austin ‘Tooth’ Malik (drums): “I’m looking forward to the show. I’ve been wanting to play at The Hood for a while. I’m just a guy from Hemet playing music for anyone I can. Being in multiple bands, I like to stay busy. I’ve been a drummer for nine years, a bassist for five but a musician all my life. I met Billy at the music store we both teach at and started jamming with him a bit and his group Vasoline Tuner. Billy is a very talented individual with his cosmic guitar playing and his out-of-this-world writing, his music can vouch for that. I always enjoy playing with him and am excited to jam some more tunes with him at The Hood!” Noah Estrella (bass): “I’m a multiinstrumentalist from Atlanta, Georgia. I used to be in a couple of weird psych bands, but Billy definitely makes the most engaging music out of all those bands. He’s a cool dude and I’m looking forward to working with him in the future.” www.billytsounis.com
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
August 1 to August 7, 2019
EVENTS HE’S GOT TALENT: HOWIE MANDEL DISCUSSES MENTAL HEALTH, WHY HE’S MOST COMFORTABLE ON STAGE AHEAD OF FANTASY SPRINGS SHOW BY MICHAEL FELCI
H
owie Mandel has been a show business force for more than 30 years. From his star turn as Dr. Wayne Ficus on the Emmy Award-winning medical drama “St. Elsewhere” in the 1980s, to creating the beloved children’s animated series “Bobby’s World” in the ’90s, to his current stint as a judge on the hugely popular “America’s Got Talent,” the Toronto native has found success across the entertainment spectrum. But it’s stand-up that Mandel, 63, refers to as his “savior.” The stage, he says, is the only place he truly feels comfortable in his own skin. He released his first solo special in 20 years, “Howie Mandel Presents Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club,” earlier this year to rave reviews, and on Saturday, August 3rd he performs at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. Mandel spoke to us in advance of the show and touched on a variety of topics, including his well-documented mental health struggles, how politically correct culture has changed comedy and why he has no time for quiet time. CV WEEKLY: Good morning, Howie. How are you? MANDEL: “I don’t know. How are you doing?” CVW: Good. Excited to talk to you. You’ve had a really diverse career that has spanned decades — MANDEL: [Interrupts] “I don’t know if my career has been diverse, I’ve just been a white guy.” CVW: [Laughing] That’s true. What I mean is you’ve done many different things in entertainment. What are you most recognized for today? What do people say to you on the street? MANDEL: “Currently, ‘America’s Got Talent.’ What was interesting in my career, in the late ’70s and early ’80s, people knew me from HBO as a stand-up comic. Then when I started on ‘St. Elsewhere’ I got all this mail saying, ‘I have a bet with my husband that you’re not the same guy that blows up the rubber glove.’ Then I started doing Saturday mornings with ‘Bobby’s World,’ which is a whole new audience of young parents watching with their kids, and they have no idea that the guy doing
the voice was on ‘St. Elsewhere’ or was the comic from HBO. And when I did movies, nobody knew I did the voice of Gizmo [Gremlins] and nobody knew I was Maurice from ‘Little Monsters,’ so I’ve always had this very eclectic, bizarre audience that was split. Not until I did ‘Deal or No Deal’ did they all come together. But the one through line that people don’t realize is stand-up. I’ve never stopped doing stand-up. Up until 10 years ago I did almost 300 dates a year, and now I do maybe a hundred because I’m doing so much television. But stand-up is my favorite place, my most comfortable place, and is the one thing that informs almost everything else I do. Even today I get Tweeted or email or text or on Intagram, people write, ‘you should do stand-up.’ Well yeah, I do.” CVW: Growing up in Canada, who were your comedy influences? MANDEL: “Growing up I didn’t have any comedic influences. I just loved laughing, and ‘Candid Camera,’ and Steve Martin and Wood Allen and all these people I used to see on ‘The Tonight Show.’ Not until I got into stand-up comedy on a dare, you know I came down here [to Los Angeles] in the late ’70s and was hanging out at The Comedy Store. The person who influenced me the most, and you will not see a trace of him in me but he’s my comedy god, is Richard Pryor. And it was just his delivery and his honesty, and I watched him work. I watched him each and every night put together ‘Live On the Sunset Strip.’ I watched him cobble that together and work on that, and just the reality and the bravery and the honesty and the authenticity of somebody talking about really tough times in their life. And he started putting that together right after he was burned, you know in that freebasing
accident, and this is his first thing back. I was just like, oh my god. This is how you do it.” CVW: Do you feel like performing standup is a kind of therapy or a way of coping with life? MANDEL: “I can’t speak for everybody but that’s the only thing I do it for. I don’t care about notoriety or money or fame or fortune. I found this by accident and my time on stage is my most comfortable time in life. I’ve been very open about battling mental health — anxiety and depression and OCD and ADHD — and the only time I feel purely in the moment is on stage. So it is my savior.” CVW: Speaking of anxieties, what’s the most awkward social encounter you’ve had with another celebrity? MANDEL: “Every encounter with a celebrity is awkward and uncomfortable for me. You know, I always tell people, probably the most famous victim of OCD was Howard Hughes, whose life at the end was alone in a room naked in the fetal position urinating into a bottle. And I tell people I’m not really far from that. I have to be very well medicated and well taken care of as far as therapy, so I kind of understand that. But just being out anywhere in public and even not out in public, just talking to you, is a struggle. But it’s a struggle that’s well worth it and I’ve learned how to handle it. So there’s nothing that isn’t awkward and uncomfortable and weird in my own mind. I would be much more comfortable in a dark room by myself not talking to anybody.” CVW: Well, we’re glad that your not. How has your stand-up material evolved and how does it fit into today’s culture? MANDEL: “My material has always evolved just as I’ve evolved. You know, if anyone comes to see me it’s kind of an escape. It’s silly and it’s fun and it’s in the moment, and even after 40 years I obviously have a plethora of material, but I look to be taken off the path and improvise and interact with the audience. Each audience and each night is different and new and fun, but if you’re talking about the current climate, it’s scary. What I did find in going to The Comedy Store and watching Richard Pryor was the safety of it being in the context of comedy. The only analogy I have for each and every person is if you said something and somebody looked like they were offended you’d go, ‘I was only kidding.’ And that would fix it. That would be the Band-Aid. As a comedian they would look to you to cross the line and learn where that line is, and kinda balance on that line. And now with the advent of social media — you’re legitimate, you’re working for a publication. You’re not a guy alone in his underpants… maybe you are, I don’t know that.” CVW: I assure you, I’m wearing pants. MANDEL: “That’s good, thanks. So
now the thing is I have a fear that I never had before. Even talking to you, I may say something in this interview or on stage and you reinterpret it, and then somebody at home takes a piece of the statement out of context and that snowballs into something and I lose a job. Which never happened before. So it’s a scarier time. You know, they took away the net. And the net balanced on something called comedy, and that net is gone.” CVW: Does that mean you’re less likely to take risks on stage now? MANDEL: “Because of my mental health issues, and that’s what stage does, I don’t know that I take less risks because I’m very in the moment. But I used to not feel incredibly anxious and depressed after a show and now I do. I’m afraid, asking myself did I say something? Did I offend somebody? Did something come out of my mouth? Because it’s not that planned.” CVW: You seem like a workaholic. You’re involved with so many different projects all happening at once. MANDEL: “That also goes back to my mental health. I don’t like quiet time. Quiet time lets me invert into my own head. And I need to be stimulated on the outside and constantly busy so the silence is the inside and I gotta make a lot of noise on the outside, and when I’m not working there’s always something to do. I find something, whether it’s an interview, record something, whether it’s to write some material and show up at a club unannounced and do stand-up, I just need to be constantly busy.” CVW: When you do have those rare moments of quiet time, how do you occupy that time? What does Howie Mandel do for fun? MANDEL: “I will knock myself out and go to sleep. Quiet time is not fun for me. Fun is what I do. Fun is coming to Fantasy Springs this weekend.” CVW: What can your fans expect from your show Saturday? MANDEL: “I don’t know, and that’s the beauty of it. I don’t know. I’ll show up and somebody will say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen: Howie Mandel!’ And then the fun begins and hopefully I’m taken on a path that I’ve never been before and never will again. I look at it like a giant party, and I’m just trying to be the center of attention.” Tickets to see Howie Mandel this Saturday, August 3rd are $39, $49 and $69, on sale at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via telephone (800) 827-2946 and online at www.FantasySpringsResort.com.
9
August 1 to August 7, 2019
CONSIDER THIS
R
oddy Bottom is a complicated cat. He first came to prominence nearly 30 years ago as playing keyboards and rhythm guitar for Faith No More. But he’s also fronted his own band, Imperial Teen, written film scores, acted and even composed an opera, entitled “Sasquatch: The Opera.” He was born Roswell Christopher Bottum III in 1963 and joined Faith No More in the early ‘80s. The San Francisco band seamlessly blended Hip-Hop, Metal, Punk, Funk and Prog. They first gained notoriety in 1987 with the thunderous single “We Care A lot,” which broke through on KROQ, (L.A.’s premier New Wave radio station), and then MTV. That set the stage for their biggest success, the bombastic crunch of “Epic,” featuring new vocalist, Mike Patton. In the ‘90s, as Faith No More’s fortunes ebbed and flowed, Roddy began a side project, Imperial Teen, with drummer Lynn Perko Truell, bassist Jone Stebbins and Will Schwartz on guitar and vocals. Actually, all four traded vocal duties, and their sweet/ sour boy-girl blend became a signature sound. Imperial Teen signed with Slash Records (not-so coincidently) Faith No More’s label. Their debut, Seasick was recorded in just one week after the band had been together only six months. Produced by Steve McDonald of Redd Kross, it arrived in the Spring of 1996. The music was a prickly combo-platter of Power Pop and Punk, with tart lyrics that highlighted the band’s queer-centric perspective. Three years earlier, in 1993, Roddy had come out during an Advocate interview with musician/journalist and Gay icon Lance Loud. In fact, Faith No More had already recorded
10
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
IMPERIAL TEEN “Be Aggressive,” his vivid ode to oral sex, for their popular 1992 album, Angel Dust. Fronting his own band gave him, along as well as his bandmates (Will was also Gay, Lynn and Jone identified straight), the freedom to express themselves completely. Imperial Teen’s sophomore effort, What Is Not To Love was released in 1998, just as Faith No More was imploding. What... amped up their sound, adding more energy without sacrificing their trademark idiosyncrasy. They even managed to score a minor hit with the song “Yoo Hoo,” which was featured prominently in the movie “Jawbreaker,” a black teen comedy that starred Rose McGowan. Over the next 20 years the band sporadically released albums and toured in between other projects and the occasional Faith No More reunions. Their third longplayer, On arrived in 2002. Five years elapsed before The Hair, The TV, The Baby & The Band was released. The album title was a sly nod to the extracurricular activities that kept the band apart. Finally, the rather tactile Feel The Sound appeared in 2012. It’s been a long seven years, but finally Imperial Teen has returned with Now We Are Timeless. The album opens with the bloopy Dance Pop of “I Think That’s Everything.” Icy keys, bubbling synths and static-y percussion Flicker and sparkle as lyrics track a quarrelling couple mid break-up; “A flash of light a burst of flame, the shooting of the star, another player in the game to heal without a scar/ Mistake the best of me for what I used to be, there’s no more us or you or me, cause we were everything, I think that’s everything” This is probably the way Gwyneth Paltrow and that Coldplay guy consciously uncoupled. The whooshing synth solo on the break is
“NOW WE ARE TIMELESS” (MERGE RECORDS) BY ELENI P. AUSTIN
suitably goopy. Conversely, “Parade” flips the script, ditching post break-up civility for some good old-fashioned shit talk. Here, a pummeling beat locks into a martial cadence, as charged guitar riffs collide with bashing bass and tensile keys. The instrumentation serves to frame lyrics that, at best, feel like a collection of left-handed compliments; “Despite the dates and plans we made, the rules you broke and the things you said/You’ve gone and left the bed unmade, I miss the way you’d rain on my parade.” On the break, shards of a onesided conversation filters through the mix, ratcheting up the contempt. Make no mistake, Imperial Teen write upbeat, fun songs, but often, the pretty package conceals serious concerns. Take “How We Say Goodbye,” the lyrics manage to limn the existential ache of loneliness; “I heard a song, I closed my ears, I couldn’t stand the sound of lonely/It just got loud with me too proud to plug My ears again if only.” But the angst is upended by a winsome melody anchored by pounding keys, chopsticky percussion, sinewy guitar and a stopstart rhythm. The album’s three best tracks stack one after the next on the second side. “Somebody Like Me” is surprisingly languid, accented by muted keys, subdued guitar, feathery vocals and a dropped beat. Cryptic lyrics seem to take a parent to task, hinting at a failed Gay conversion plan; “You wanted to change him, had a plan to rearrange him/No god could have saved him, better leave him at the station, all aboard, cut the cord.” Rev’ ed up keys on the break snarl with disdain.
With “Ha,” even the title is economical. Here, stabby keys, connect with angular bass lines, skittery guitars and a slinky rhythm. The melody and arrangement share some musical DNA with the Kinks’ seminal “All Of The Day And All Of The Night,” as well as the Doors’ slithery classic, “Hello, I Love You.” Veiled lyrics like “Oh haven’t we met, what’s your name-or not yet, are you ready let’s go/ Play it safe, make a bet, are you blonde or brunette, a friend or a foe, well, hello” hint at some sort of Tinder/Grindr (eharmony?) assignation. On “The Girls,” a Punky “1-2-3-4” countoff indicates a return to Imperial Teen’s primitive beginnings Whipsaw guitars, vroom-y synths, snug bass runs and a rickety beat nearly camouflage lyrics that offer an opaque valentine to a girl who’s “A one of a kind, sometimes too loud, sometimes too soft.” The tempo shifts on the bridge, splitting the difference between snarly Punk Rock and four-on-the-floor Disco groove, rendering the song irresistible. Other interesting tracks include the frenetic “Walkaway,” which feels like a sideways homage to the time honored Gay activity known as cruising. Then there’s the robotic chill and metallic clink of “We Do What We Do Best,” as well as the electrostatic Funk of “Don’t Want To Let You Go.” The album closes with the title track which blends fluttery keys, a powered-down beat, boomerang bass runs, phased guitars and quavering vocals. Airy and ethereal, the song brings the album to a shimmering crescendo. Back in the ‘90s, Imperial Teen took the Punk/Pop dynamics pioneered by the B-52’s and wed them an alt-rock foundation, Paving the way for bands like The New Pornographers and Scissor Sisters. Now We Are Timeless continues that tradition, hitting That sticky/spiky sweet spot. Rather remarkably, their music remains ageless. (Imperial Teen is performing live at The Alibi in Palm Springs on Sunday, August 4th at 8pm. Admission is FREE! 369 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs)
TRAVEL TIPS4U
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
August 1 to August 7, 2019
BY LYNNE TUCKER
MOSAIC TILE HOUSE VENICE BEACH, CA
I
n a near-perfect convergence of life and art, the Mosaic Tile House, as it’s widely known, embodies the exuberant partnership of Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran over nearly two decades. This quirky 1940s home has been covered inside and out with colored tile, splintered-glass, mosaics and more. What started as weekend project has developed into a lifetime love affair says Gonzalo Duren. His wife, Cheri Pann, makes the tiles and he break and mosaic them onto surfaces and forms that he creates. They even use found objects and other castoffs. All surfaces are fair game: walls, ceilings, cabinets, countertops and furniture inside & out. Their project has grown because of their community. Their enthusiasm has inspired them to do more. The neighbors bring broken pottery, teapots and the like, while children delight in bringing them old toys, Open Saturdays 1-4 pm Reservations Recommended. Email mosaictilehouse@mac.com Admission - Adults $20, Age 7-12 $10 6 & under Free.
See website for Closed dates mosaictilehouse.com Think Day Trips and Enjoy the Journey Lynne Tucker is a Travel Writer and Photojournalist based in Palm Desert
11
August 1 to August 7, 2019
D
PET PLACE
o you wish Sparky would stop jumping up on your guests? Do you need help with potty training your pup? Does your dog become anxious when you leave the house? Meet Sandy Miller, Coachella Valley dog trainer extraordinaire who once trained dogs of the rich and famous in Hollywood. Sandy works with dogs and their owners on many training challenges including digging, dog-child adjustment issues, fence jumping, potty training, excessive barking, and more. Does she train the dog or the owner? Sandy answers, “While the dog and its behavior is changed, it’s really the human who gets trained.” Sandy Miller has over 40 years of experience in her field and has trained over 10,000 dogs. Sandy’s first client was actress Liza Minelli who sought help with a mix breed dog she rescued in Mexico. Her client base grew to include the pooches of notable Hollywood folks Michael Caine, Mel Brooks, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Olivia Newton John, Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Jaclyn Smith, and Tina Sinatra. Other clients, Barry Manilow and Keely Smith, have roots in the Coachella Valley. Sandy trained the English Sheepdog in the Katherine Hepburn movie, “Olly Olly Oxen Free.” Sandy is pictured here with her rescue dog Churchill, who sadly passed away several years ago. Pongo, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier
LOVEABLE GRAY KITTEN This playful 11-week old little male kitten waits for a home at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus shelter. He does not have a name yet, but he is animal ID#A1534517. Come meet him and all his buddies at the shelter located at 72050 Pet Land Place in Thousand Palms. (760) 343-3644
MEET ANGELO Angelo is truly an “Angel” dog! He is mellow, playful, and full of love for his future family. The volunteers report this gray & white pit bull Terrier enjoys being brushed & petted. Come meet him at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus shelter, 72050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms. He’s dog ID#A1518382. (760) 343-3644
12
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
TRAINING TIPS FROM SANDY MILLER
owned by Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft, was one of her most challenging cases. “He was physically a very strong dog, and he would dig up everything. He’d pull these huge banana trees out by the roots. Mel and Anne worked with me, but Pongo usually got the best of us all!” Finally Sandy determined the dog was bored and developed some alternative activities. In a humorous moment, working with a dog on the “down” command, Sandy noticed the owner ineffectively repeating “down, down” in very soft voice. When Sandy used a firmer tone “Down!” both dog and human dropped to the ground. Sandy describes her style, “I’m very quiet and low keyed. The dog immediately knows I’m the alpha. I don’t know what it is I exude, but it’s there. Positive reinforcement and praise enhances the dog’s confidence. No negative or inhumane devices are used. Understanding the needs of my human clients is also of utmost importance. I work
with the whole family.” I have witnessed Sandy’s rapport with dogs, and she has an innate gift to transform the most challenging dogs, including puppy mill dogs that have never been socialized. Sandy offers advice to house train a new dog. “People do not understand how to house train. They smack the dog or stick his face in its feces which is not the best way. It’s best to set up a schedule and take the dog outside at set times and reward with a treat when they potty outside. If they have an accident inside, ignore it, otherwise you’re unintentionally drawing attention to bad behavior. For more difficult situations, hook them to a short leash and attach to your belt or waist. You can also hook the leash under the leg of a table and the dog won’t go in its immediate space inside the home.” Another idea for a male “leg lifter” who marks his territory in a new home is to purchase a “male wrap” from PetSmart or Petco.
BY JANET McAFEE Easy methods to correct behavior include the use of a spray water bottle, but never spray directly in the dog’s face. Sandy likes the “Pet Corrector” spray canister to correct problem barking and jumping up, but advises owners to keep the canister hidden before using or it loses its value. Sandy advises, “Dogs must have obedience training in order to change other behaviors”. An obedience trained dog is a happy dog. Sandy explains, “If it’s done right, the dog absolutely loves it. He gets the attention he wants, he knows where he stands, and he knows the rules. When you train correctly and consistently, they love you all the more for it.” Sandy advises uses a very firm, but not angry, voice during training. Sandy volunteers her time to help Loving All Animals’ adopters and foster parents with their rescue dogs. She provides complimentary follow up by phone to their adopters in need of training help, in some cases saving the adoption. Contact Loving All Animals at (760) 834-7000, lovingallanimals. org. Contact Sandy Miller at (760) 3604085 or by email at tendertutor@msn.com. Training dogs the “tender” way increases the loving bond between the dog and his human. Janetmcafee8@gmail.com
I
THE VINO VOICE
t’s been said that Pinot Noir grows at its best in cooler climates. What comes to mind bearing this point is looking to Burgundy and Champagne in Europe; Anderson Valley and the Russian River Valley in northern California; and, as we’ve found in the past few years, in New Zealand, especially in regions such as Marlborough and Central Otago. So relatively speaking, Kiwi Pinot is the new-Pinot-Kid-in-town and everybody loves him. His sibling in the area—if you will, Sauvignon Blanc, known for its racy, bracing and juiciness, is on the wine map carved in stone, and, is the darling of so many of you here in the desert. And why not! That stuff is so refreshing—it’s probably the “honorary” white wine of our desert valley. In the last 5 years or so, the Pinot Noir from Kiwi-land now competes with the Pinot world as it can be complex and multi-faceted with remarkable freshness, savoriness, vitality, and purity. The country’s cool climate and intense light (a hole in the ozone layer lets in more ultraviolet rays) translate into Pinots with lush fruit, charm, silky textures, and way more sophistication than they had a decade ago. As your friendly neighborhood wine steward, I continue to see the exuberance of you shoppers in the Pinot Noir section of our aisles. Often, I’m asked for a
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
PINOT ENVY DOWN UNDER
recommendation where the customer desires to try a new label apart from the usual Pinot suspects. If I simply suggest a Pinot from New Zealand without any leadup, I’ll get a look, a brief grimace, and a quick explanation that perhaps they don’t wish “to go that far”—whatever that really means. However, if I carefully and quickly build up a story they can associate with—I’ll get a taker. For instance, I’ll ask the Pinot shopper if they enjoy a Marlborough Sauv Blanc. Most often they do, and, they are quite aware of the many producers and labels. And it’s not only the heavy hitters such as Kim Crawford, Nobilo, Matua, Oyster Bay and the like; it’s also other brands such as Santa Maria, Babich, Astrolabe, Brancott, Giesen, and many more a bit under the radar, but known to our desert dwellers none-the-less. I’ll then offer the consideration that if they can appreciate their favorite Kiwi brand as to Sauv Blanc, they can perhaps rely on the quality of that same brand that also produces Pinot Noir. Many buy the reasoning and will give it a try. We wine enthusiasts are used to seeing world wineries simultaneously produce Chardonnay and Pinot Noir since the vines enjoy the same climate. In New Zealand, we not only see similar combinations with wineries producing both Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, but with its pristine vineyard
lands, low rainfall, free-draining soil, and significant daily temperature variation, look for all white wine varietals successfully shining around the world. You’ll recall last week we began our coverage of the 5th Annual Stars of Pinot event held in L.A. where new vintages of stellar Pinot Noir from all over the world were introduced and poured for the trade and later for consumers. We highlighted some great California Pinots and mentioned some new Burgundies from France. Now let’s turn to the tasty Kiwi Pinots showcased at this event. There was a line of tables all in a row keen on Kiwis. As mentioned above, many of you would recognize some of the label names poured here because the wineries produce many well-known Sauvignon Blancs of which you are enjoying in our slow hot wind of summer, such as Craggy Range, Greywacke, Nautilus, Sileni and Brancott Estate. And as you would expect, we found some glorious and artistic taming of the very fickled Pinot Noir grape: aromatics of cherry, berry fruits, plums, florals, and spice; and a varietal palate of raspberry, strawberry, fresh herbs, spice, light forest floor, a freshness of subtle acidity that remains with some of the medium -bodied wines tasted, and other full-bodied wines that settle into dark berry fruits with a tannin backbone and a rich & savory mouthfeel with lasting finishes. A Pinot lovers delight! So here’s the deal: without any real
August 1 to August 7, 2019
BY RICK RIOZZA argument to the contrary, the world acknowledges the great Pinot Noir regions to be Burgundy, the north coast of California which include Napa/Somoma and Mendocino, the Santa Lucia Highlands, the Santa Barbara/Santa Ynesvalleys, the Willamette Valley in Oregon, specific areas in Argentina, Chile, Italy & Germany, and now, New Zealand with a wide range of regions such as Marlborough, Central Otago, Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, Canterbury & Wairarapa. Believe it or not, we desert dwellers will become acquainted with these regions and the particular flavor profiles they exhibit in the coming years. Fortunately, at the Stars of Pinot event, I met with the Brand Ambassador, David Harlow, of the NZ Wine Navigator. Not too long ago, this organization took on the task of finding the finest small-producer wines New Zealand had to offer. On hand from David’s portfolio of the smaller and lesser known New Zealand wineries, we tasted some amazing Pinots. The craft and artisan quality of many of the family-estate wines really brought to light the excellence of Kiwi Pinot. Check out their website at nzwinenav. com for interest and great buys! Some names to keep in mind are: Drumsara Wines, Ceres Wines & Alexandra Wines from Central Otago, Brightwater Vineyards out of Nelson, Forrest Wines from Marlborough, and Ostler Wines from the Waitaki Valley. Again, I can write all day about all the aromas and flavors bursting out from this line-up of wines. But truth be told, you readers need to indeed taste these wonderful pinots, not just read about them. I’m on board with you folks sampling these wines out here in the desert. I’ll be in touch with David and the NZ Wine Navigator to see if we can facilitate some tastings at some of our local wine venues. Now that’ll be a wine-win situation! As they say in Kiwiland, “No dalmy plonk here, just cracker pinot—sweet as—bro!” Cheers!
13
August 1 to August 7, 2019
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
THUR AUGUST 1
19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 M&M (Mark Gregg and Misty Howell) 5-8pm 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ noon, TBA 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Bill and Doug Duo 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 G-House, Lo-Fi Hip Hop 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Chris Lomeli Trio w/ Brian Dennigan and Leon Bisquera 7:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King 6-10pm THE CASCADE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Ladies Night w/ Bianca from 92.7 9pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 Johnny Meza and Co. 6-10pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 MOD Squad Variety Show w/ Francesca Amari, Jeff Stewart and Wayne Abravanel 5:30-7:30pm, Lipstick hosted by Bella Da Ball 8pm, DJs Banks and Ax 10pm EUREKA; IW; 760-834-7700 Live Music 8-10pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-7766534 Barry Baughn Blues Band 5:308:30pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 DJ 10pm
THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; TBA 4-7pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-2896736 Lisa LaFaro 7pm LA QUINTA RESORT; LQ; 760-564-4111 Steppin Out 6-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Roxx 6:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Country Night w/ South 65 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 15th and Final Campout w/ Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven 8pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Troy Conners, The Sieve & The Saddle and Miguel Arballo 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 TBA 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 7:30pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-3229293 VooDoo Hustlers 7pm STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Matt Coleman 7pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 Karaoke 8pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Trio Envy 5-8pm
FRI AUGUST 2
14
19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Live Music 8pm 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 TBA 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Jetset w/ Nena Anderson 8pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Avenida 7-11pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Live Music 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Leo Party w/ DJs Femme A, Dxsko and LF 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Bill Gulino 4-7:15pm, Horice Miller, Brian Dennigan and Leon Bisquera 7:30-11pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Desert Rhythm Project and Giselle Woo & The Night Owls 8:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm THE CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Chase Martinez 9pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The Myx 6:30-10pm CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm
CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Michael D’Angelo 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 Viva Friday’s w/ DJ Banks 9pm DESERT FOX; PD; Petting Zoo 9:30pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ Journee 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760228-1199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-3422333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-7766534 Gina Carey 5:30-8:30pm FRANK’S PLACE; IW; 760-797-8700 Rebecca Clark 6-9pm GADI’S BAR & GRILL; YV; 760-820-1213 TBA 8pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 Karaoke w/ KJ Marjovi 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Eevaan Tre 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Keisha D 7pm HOTEL PASEO; PD; Michael Keeth 4-7pm HOT SPOT@SPOTLIGHT 29; Coachella; 760-775-5566 Adrian Crush 8:30pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Karaoke w/ Troy Michaels 7pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-2896736 Various Artists 7pm LA QUINTA BREWERY; PD; 760-2002597 Mario Quintero 7pm LA QUINTA RESORT; LQ; 760-564-4111 Steppin Out 6-9pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Roxx 7:30pm LE FE WINE BAR; PD; 760-565-1430 Lance Riebsomer 9:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Rhythm Nation 9pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 TBA 6:3011pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MIRAMONTE; IW; 760-341-2200 Trio Envy 5-9pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Eevaan Tre 6-9pm, DJ Pedro Le Bass 9:30pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm O’CAINES; RM; 760-202-3311 DJ Tone 10pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760327-4080 The Refills 9pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 15th and Final Campout w/ Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Deep Ones 9pm RENAISSANCE; PS; 760-322-6000 Live Music 6-9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 8-11pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8:30pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-3229293 Barry Baughn Blues Band 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-7771601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SOLANO’S BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-6655 Michael Madden 6-9pm SONOMA GRILLE@EMBASSY SUITES; PD; 760-340-6600 Denny Pezzin 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Krystofer Do 4:30-7pm, Mark Lee 8pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 Andy Cahan 9pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Vinny Berry 7-10pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 DJ Galaxy 5pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-2300188 Tony Grandberry 6:30pm
CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Abie and Natasha 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 DJ Banks and Mr. Miami 9pm DESERT FOX; PD; Karaoke w/ Scott 9pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ Journee 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760228-1199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EN VIVO@SPOTLIGHT 29; Coachella; 760-775-5566 Banda Sin Nombre 9:30pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-7766534 Jack Ruvio 5:30-8:30pm FRANK’S PLACE; IW; 760-797-8700 Rebecca Clark 6-9pm GADI’S BAR & GRILL; YV; 760-820-1213 TBA 8pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 DJ Ray 9pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 A Midsummer’s Nightmare w/ Scarpmetal, In the Name of the Dead, Desicate and Rogue Ogre 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 The Carmens 7pm HOT SPOT@SPOTLIGHT 29; Coachella; 760-775-5566 Adrian Crush 8:30pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 Bob Allen 6pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-2896736 Eevaan Tre 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 PS Sound Company 1pm, Hot Roxx 8pm LE FE WINE BAR; PD; 760-565-1430 Vinny Berry 9:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-34529 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 2450 Rhythm Nation 9pm Bev and Bill 6:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm Discoteca w/ DJ Victor Rodriguez noon, MIRAMONTE; IW; 760-341-2200 Trio poolside, TBA 10pm Envy 6-10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 Derek Jordan REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Steppin’ Gregg 6-9pm, DJ Pedro Le Bass 9:30pm Out 7-11pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm Cabaret on the Green Open Mic 7:30pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin BACKSTREET BISTRO; PD; 760-346Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm 6393 Linda Peterson 12:30-3:30pm O’CAINES; RM; 760-202-3311 DJ Tone BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 10pm The Get Down w/ DJS Rich Brandon and CieloHigh 7pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760327-4080 Rock Fixx 9pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Chris Lomeli, Brian Denigan and Leon Basquera PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 7:30-11pm 15th and Final Campout w/ Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven 8pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Anthem Road 8:30pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gina Carey 6-10pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-3432115 Red’s CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT Rockstar Karaoke 9pm CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Buck and Bo Roadshow 9pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The Myx 6:30-10pm ROCKYARD@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 212 Band and Desperado CATALAN; RM; 760-770-9508 George Christian 6-9pm (Eagles Tribute) 7:30pm
August 1 to August 7, 2019
SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8:30pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-3229293 Barry Baughn Blues Band 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-7771601 The Smooth Brothers 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SONOMA GRILLE@EMBASSY SUITES; PD; 760-340-6600 Denny Pezzin 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Jessica Bridgeman 8pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-3479985 Cinch 9pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760-328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm THE VINE WINE BAR; PD; 760-341-9463 Fun with Dick and Jane 7-10pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Live Music 6:30pm WESTIN; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth 11-3pm poolside WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-2300188 The Stanley Butler Band 6:30pm
SUN AUGUST 4
19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 OGR Band 5-8pm 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm continue to page 20
SAT AUGUST 3
15
August 1 to August 7, 2019
GOOD GRUB
J
DRIVE A LITTLE FOR SUPREME DELI AT GEORGE’S MARKET
ust a short drive from the Coachella Valley, sits amazing German style deli at George’s Market in Calimesa. How far would you drive for incredible deli? Well, if you’ve been to George’s Market in Calimesa, you would agree to commit to at least that range. Owned by George Troelenberg, the popular and well-known spot has been feeding those in the know for almost 50 years. Housed in a chalet styled building reminiscent of somewhere in the German Alps, George’s Market is timelessly quaint and inviting. They specialize in German delicacies, offering a wide array of cuts of meat and sausages. On the deli side, customers will find a bevy of deli meats such as Salami’s, Liverwurst and out of this world Mortadella. There are also cheeses, and prepared salads, including traditional German Potato Salad served warm upon request and gorgeous pastries. George’s also offers all kinds of German and European goods, from candies, to excellent import beer. I recall the first time that I was introduced to the landmark deli. It was back in the mid 1990’s on a trip with my sister Eliane to Oak Glen. We were dining at a dear friend’s house and stopped off at George’s Market to pick up some items. There was George himself behind the counter, adorable and just a tad flirtatious, with a jolly demeanor reminiscent of a feel food Christmas character. George’s charisma was and still is quite measurable,
16
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
and creamy style Liverwurst. I mean… I can taste the richness of the Liverwurst now… soft and delicate, with a distinct flavor that seems like it will last forever, but then fades memorably with every bite, only to beckon another. Liverwurst Yummers!! I have it with a slice of their German bread, which is easily sharable. I sometimes add some of their potato or macaroni salad, and have been known to imbibe on a beer such as the perfectly balanced (in my opinion) Warsteiner Pilsener. But more often than not, I choose one of their kooky cream sodas or root beer from the cooler. Seating is offered at George’s to dine in. In the winter it’s pleasant to sit on their patio,
and I don’t exaggerate when I say that he looks the same now as he did when I first saw him. We ordered a beautiful pork loin that we later cooked with a cream sauce and sliced apples, and purchased some German bread along with other accompaniments. Since then, I’ve been frequenting George’s with delicious anticipation. Stopping by George’s is a must for me on day trips to Oak Glen for their apple season, and when on route to the trippy little downtown area of Yucaipa, where antiquing is plentiful. When I stop at George’s, there are a couple of must have’s that I well….must have. They include the spicy German Salami,
BY DENISE ORTUNO complete with a trickling fountain, and in the summer I prefer to sit indoors. Although the latter is slightly limited, it is cozy. Conveniently located off of the 10 freeway, George’s Market is great place to stop and have a taste of authentic German deli, while taking in all the charm that is George’s. Here’s to another 50 years! George’s Market is located at 1023 Calimesa Blvd, Calimesa CA 92320
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
BREWTALITY
R
egardless of what your beer of choice is, it’s hard to argue the fact that we are living in the greatest time in recorded history to be a beer fan. Why, you ask? Because in 2019, anything goes, and we are not ashamed of it. Do lazy brewers want to leave every style unfiltered and looking like a hefeweizen? Whatever. You want coconut, vanilla and coca nibs in everything? Already done. You want to drink beer that doesn’t actually taste like beer? Yeah, most millennials don’t. That’s why we put fruit and lactose in everything now. Did you just decide that you hate all of these trends and you just want an American lager? Gotcha covered, fam. The best part of living in a time where there are no rules anymore when it comes to carbonated barley pops, is the rise of the craft beer festival, and Palm Spring’s Ace Hotel has the best annual craft beer festival that this desert gets to experience. The Ace Hotel and Swim Club’s eighth annual Craft Beer Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday, August 3rd and 4th, and will once again bring you all of the breweries you love, as well as introduce you to some new favorites. If you’ve never been to a craft beer fest before, the way it works is that you’re handed a souvenir tasting glass on your way in, and you get to wander around the campus or property enjoying unlimited
August 1 to August 7, 2019
ACE’S CRAFT BEER WEEKEND IS HERE
pours and deciding what your favorites are. Ace’s Craft Beer Weekend features over 30 different craft breweries pouring tastings all weekend, with the beers poured being different both days. Alesmith, Almanac, Arizona Wilderness, Bissel Brothers, Cellador Ales, De Garde Brewing, Grimm Artisanal Ales, Mikkeller Brewing, Pizza Port, Russian River, Sour Cellars, Stillwater, Bagby, Bottle Logic, Cerebral, Mumford Brewing, Stone Brewing, and Yorkshire Square Brewery are all set to have their best wares, as well as all of your local favorites like La Quinta, Coachella Valley Brewing, and Babe’s. I’ve attended many beerfests and participated in even more, in fact my firsttime attending Ace’s Craft Beer Weekend
was as a brewer for Babe’s Brewhouse, pouring our beers for the patrons in attendance. Most breweries will have a selection of 2 or 3 beers to choose from, meaning there will be over 60 beers to try each day of the event. Now, the rookie move is to drink them all and end up hammer kablammered, and there’s nothing wrong with that (actually there’s a lot wrong with that, you degenerate). But, if you want to get the most of your experience, you ask the beer tenders for small pours, and you pour out whatever you don’t like after the first sip. Once you’ve tasted all the beers that have caught your attention, you are still sober enough to go back for second (or third, or as many as you like) servings at the
BY AARON RAMSON places that you favored. It wouldn’t be a festival without live music, and this year’s event features exclusive DJ sets from Bardo of Chicano Batman. There will be food stations offering delectable bites to nosh on while you peruse the plethora of brews, kind of like the food samples at Costco, except that you don’t have to feel guilty for going back for more. If all the food and drink gets you relaxed enough to want to lay down, the Ace Hotel and Swim Club has got you covered there too. Book a stay with code CRAFTBEER and Ace will throw in 2 free tickets to the event, as well as 2 Ace beer mugs. Booking can be done through their website, acehotel.com/palmsprings, or by calling the hotel at 760-325-9900, and mentioning that you want to stay overnight for the craft beer weekend. Again, don’t forget to mention the code CRAFTBEER. Tickets are $50 for a one-day pass (Saturday or Sunday), or $85 for both days, and can be obtained at Eventbrite.com. The event runs from 12pm-3pm both days, so plan on an afternoon of enjoyment, with an evening still free for poolside activities and the Palm Springs nightlife. See you there!
17
August 1 to August 7, 2019
SCREENERS
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
No. 380
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS
NOW PLAYING: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
visiting Red China where, equipped with an implanted transmitter (something Elon Musk is currently designing), he will meet the titular Chairman Mao himself. Also placed inside him: an explosive device to be triggered in case of failure. Written for the screen by Ben Maddow (The Asphalt Jungle) and scored by the inventive Jerry Goldmsith. Shot in Panavision. Twilight Time Limited Edition.
Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film is a virtual time machine that visits 1969 Los Angeles, Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley with a retro feverish, fetishistic obsession that includes media, fashion and music. In fact, that is the over-riding attraction especially for movie fans like me who lived in the heart of the movie’s time and place before, during and after the horrific nightmare of the bloody Manson madness exploded. Director Tarantino was only 6 years old in
1969, but his love for the era transcends his own first-hand experiences and memories of the time. His passion for B-movies of the60s and 70s comes alive in this beautifully crafted and undeniably entertaining, and long (clocking in at almost three hours) celebration of a time when the film industry was undergoing big changes. The resulting movie is much more about feelings than plot. The story focuses on fading TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his close friend and stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) as they meander through and around an industry landscape they hardly recognize. The terrific ensemble cast and their fragmented parallel storylines are not so
much a tribute to Hollywood’s so-called “Golden Age” but rather a lament and muted celebration for an innocence lost that is clearly symbolized by Margot Robbie’s heartfelt portrayal of Sharon Tate. This evocative film is much more than a love letter to Hollywood, it’s also a tapestry about a dark counter culture that surrounded, infected and pursued a place in the factories that fed our shared dreams. Don’t miss this beautiful and grotesque nightmare that is best experienced in 70MM. NEW BLU FOR THE HOME THEATER: THE CHAIRMAN (1969)
Acclaimed artist Frank McCarthy’s wonderful poster sets the tone for this highstakes espionage thriller. For their final film together following The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962) and Mackenna’s Gold (1969) star Gregory Peck and director J. Lee Thompson team up for this still timely story about securing a game-changing agricultural enzyme formula. Peck is a Nobel Prize-winning professor
18
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel has been adapted for film and television over a dozen times, including the 1923 silent classic starring Lon Chaney, the “man of a thousand faces.” The second remake aspired to outdo Chaney’s version in every respect, not just with sound but also with scale. To play the grotesque title character Quasimodo, Charles Laughton endured hours of daily makeup and wore layers of latex and other paraphernalia during one of the hottest summers then recorded to create an enduring image of suffering. With a budget just under $2 million—an enormous sum at the time—the production recreated 15th Century Paris on RKO’s ranch in the San Fernando Valley! Its simulation of the famous cathedral stood 190 feet tall, complete with gargoyles and stained glass windows. Crowds of extras were recruited to populate the Parisian streets. Producer Pandro S. Berman, for whom Hunchback was a passion project, hired director William Dieterle because of his recognized skill in sculpting crowds for the camera. Laughton urged (demanded) RKO borrow British makeup expert Perc Westmore from Warner to oversee his “deformed” makeup. Warner, owner of the RKO library, is releasing The Hunchback of Notre Dame on Blu-ray both singly and as part of The Golden Year Collection. While the negatives for many RKO films have been lost, Hunchback is one for which the original camera negative exists. Warner’s MPI facility has performed a new scan, with stunning results. A must have cinematic masterpiece for the digital home video library. Extras include a conversation with co-star Maureen O’Hara who was just 18 when the she got the iconic role of the gypsy Esmeralda. Warner Bros. robin@coachellavalleyweekly.com
BOOK REVIEW
-----------------------------------------------------
"UPHEAVAL" BY JARED DIAMOND NON-FICTION
-----------------------------------------------------
A
t times, it can feel like the world has gone completely crazy. Climate change, racism, religious fanaticism, political dissonances seem to be growing out of control, and approaching catastrophic levels. In Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis (Little Brown, 502 pages), Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond explores the history and psychology of six nations that successfully overcame -- and recovered from critical events. Diamond’s narrative premise is if we can reflect on past crises, understand how they came about and were resolved, perhaps we can prevent future crises. He does this by adapting “short-term crisis therapy,” a professionally designated table of 12 factors related to the outcomes of personal crises, to evaluate and examine national crises. Finland, Japan, Chile, Indonesia, Germany and Australia serve as case studies. Each is a fascinating account of an upheaval and successful recovery that moved the country and its people forward. Small Finland faced down the big Soviet Union; Japan was forced out of isolation; Chile overcame a deadly coup; Indonesia’s coup formed a nation without a common language; Germany accepted responsibility to move forward after WWII; and Australia chose independence from Britain. In each scenario,
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
August 1 to August 7, 2019
CRISIS! WHAT CRISIS?
the country’s established way of coping was challenged, and a new way of thinking had to emerge in order to succeed as a nation. In some of the above countries, the crises were immediate and required quick action. While in other countries, the crises gradually grew until it came to a head. After recounting the histories in brief but significant detail, Diamond uses the psychological tool of the “personal crisis” table to show how the same 12 factors that help individuals get through a crisis, also works for nations. In summary, the 12 factors for overcoming crisis as a nation include: Acknowledgment of the crisis; Acceptance; Delineation; Getting assistance; Using previous models; National identity; Honest appraisal; Previous experience; Patience; Flexibility; Core values; Geopolitical constraints. Each of the nations included chose to embark on a process of “selective change” to resolve the crisis, and Diamond delivers the highs and lows of that process. The final chapters of the book turn to the current conditions and pending crises of Japan, the United States and the world! Upheaval is well-written, researched and told. Diamond is thoughtful, engaged and nonjudgmental. He is an academic scholar and his very readable narrative combines history, anthropology, geography and psychology to deliver a comprehensive view of our human and world condition. Diamond does not shy away from what
BY HEIDI SIMMONS
he considers the most pressing issues of the day and spells out the direct threats to our democracy and planet. I especially liked Diamond’s interpretations and insights of the “12 factors” pertaining to the countries. It is a reminder that human beings are similar all over the world no matter cultural differences. We do not, as individuals or citizens, exist in a vacuum. I was impressed by the nations that acted with humility, compassion, and bravery to build an even greater national self-esteem and identity. Germany successfully moved forward once they owned responsibility for their actions
SAFETY TIPS
in WWI and WWII, apologized and began to teach the historic truth to their children so as to never repeat the behaviors. Japan still refuses to acknowledge or apologize for the atrocities against China and Korea, which keeps the country from a more impactful future. Upheaval is not without hope. History is a beautiful thing that helps us understand how we have come to be where we are. Diamond concludes that there are national leaders and developing institutions that value the lessons of history and are actively addressing the most critical issues. I have recommended Upheaval in several of my columns and will continue to do so. It’s a must read. Diamond is a national treasure. This is an important book for, and of, our time. Knowing what we know from the lessons of history, if we do not directly face the crises kicking at our door, we fail as nations -- and human beings.
FROM THE CHIEFS CORNER
BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA
SOMEBODY GIVE ME A SHOT! AUGUST IS NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION MONTH!
W
ouldn’t it be nice if you could immune yourself from traffic? How about those rude or obnoxious people? How about the complainers in your organization? Wouldn’t it be nice if we could “vaccinate” ourselves against specific things or people? Unfortunately, these toxic people and situations are the association dues we must pay for being alive. Although vaccinating ourselves against the less-pleasant people in life is beyond the realm of modern medical science, what our current vaccines can do is still pretty powerful. But here’s the thing about vaccination success: It can lead to complacency. Recently, we’ve seen outbreaks of measles and many experts believe that these spikes are caused by parents refusing to vaccinate their children. When this happens it can threaten the health of the unvaccinated child and other children in the community. That’s why we can’t let our guard down, and why the Center for Disease Control recognizes August as National Immunization Month. Just In Time Before School Resumes… Reach out to the schools in your community to ensure children are up to date on vaccines as they head back to school. School-age children, from preschoolers to college students, need vaccines. Shots may hurt a little, but the diseases they can prevent are a lot worse. Immunization is not just for children either…
Those over 60 should receive the shingles vaccine. Those over 65, as well as those with certain medical conditions, should get the pneumonia (PCV13) vaccine. And everyone who is healthy enough should receive an annual flu vaccine! Washing Your Hands. The best “do it yourself vaccination” against germs! Finally, remember that hand-washing is like a “do-it-yourself” vaccine. It involves five simple and effective steps — wet, lather, scrub, rinse, dry — to keep you healthy. Regular hand-washing, particularly before and after certain calls or activities, is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick and prevent the spread of germs to others. Now if we could just make a soap that could wash away annoying people…! Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna
19
August 1 to August 7, 2019
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
CLUB CRAWLER NIGHTLIFE continued from page 15 ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ noon, poolside, DJ 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Sunday Brunch w/ Live Music 11am BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Live Cumbia w/ Volcan and Ocho Ojos 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Bill Gulino 12:30-3:30pm, Patrice Morris 6:30-10pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 TBA 5-9pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888-999-1995 Latin Night w/ Nacho Bustillos and Quinto Menguante 9pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Paul Douglas 6-9pm COACHELLA VALLEY BREWING CO; TP; 760-343-5973 Acoustic Afternoon w/ Buz Blvd, James Velasquez, Jose Renteria and Miguel Arballo 3-5:30pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 Lisa and the Gents 1-5pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Comedy Night 8pm LANDMARK LOUNGE; LQ; 760-2896736 Scott Carter 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 PS Sound Company noon, Hot Roxx 6:30pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 Finesse 6:30-10pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Sunday Jam 3:307:30pm, Mikael Healy 8pm
NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Sunday Jam Session 2-5pm, Kevin Henry 7:30pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Sunday Jam Session 7pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Drug Dealer and Donny Benet 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-7771601 Jack Ruvio 6-9pm STACY’S; PS; 760-620-5003 Ron Pass 2pm WESTIN; RM; 760-328-5955 Lance Riebsomer 12-4pm poolside WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-2300188 John Carey and Friends 6:30pm
MON AUGUST 5
29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-3673505 The Luminators 6pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Bill Marx 6:30pm BACKSTREET BISTRO; PD; 760-3466393 Johnny Morris 5:30-9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Music by Touchtunes 7pm CASUELAS CAFÉ; PD; 760-568-0011 The Mighty Sweet Nothings 5:30pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 DJ Banks and Mr. Miami 8pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 DJ Journee 9pm
LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 PS Sound Company 6:30pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 Finesse 6:30-10:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healey 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Open Mic 7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-2300188 Elaine Woodward 7pm
TUE AUGUST 6
29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-3673505 The Bill and Bob Duo 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Ace Karaoke 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Shelley Yoelin Group 9:30pm BACKSTREET BISTRO; PD; 760-3466393 Live Jazz 6:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJs 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202 4499 Horice Miller, Leon Basquera and Brian Denigan 6:30-10pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Lizann Warner 6:309:30pm, DJ 9:30pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HENRY’S SPORTS BAR AND GRILL; CC; 760-656-3444 Karaoke w/ KJ Danny 9pm
THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Drag Queen Bingo 9pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Karaoke 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic 7pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 PS Sound Company 6:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760345-2450 Brad’s Pad 7pm MASTRO’S; PD; 760-776-6777 Finesse 6:30-10:30pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healey 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Tim Burleson 7:45pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760327-4080 Acoustic Music Lounge 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-3432115 Game Night w/ Luke O 8pm
WED AUGUST 7
29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-3673505 Daniel Horn 6pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-2021111 Jazz Jam w/ Doug MacDonald & Friends 7pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ 7pm BERNIE’S; RM; 760-202-4499 Horice Miller, Leon Basquera & Brian Denigan 6:30-10pm
BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Michael Keeth 6-10pm CHEF GEORGE’S PICASSO LOUNGE; PD; 760-200-1768 Barry Minniefield 6:30-9:30pm, DJ 9:30pm COACHELLA VALLEY BREWING CO; TP; 760-343-5973 Uncle Ben’s Open Mic 6-8pm COPA NIGHTCLUB; PS; 760-866-0021 Issa Wednesday Humpday w/ DJ Ax 9pm DRINGK; RM; 760-888-0111 S.I.N. w/ DJ Mirage 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760228-1199 Karaoke 7:30pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Open Mic Hosted by Josh Heinz 8pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-3662250 Karaoke 7:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Open Mic 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760325-2794 Hot Roxx 6:30pm LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760345-2450 Latin Night 7pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Mikael Healey 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Roger & Friends 7pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm
S and G
PUMPING SERVICE
Septic Tank & Grease Trap Pumping Sewer & Drain Cleaning Odor Control
20
760-404-6325
HADDON LIBBY
T
he Pinocchio Syndrome is a toxic condition where people and businesses use partial truths to create fictions that fit the narrative of the storyteller. While doctors do not recognize this syndrome as a medical condition, you and I witness it countless times throughout the course of an average day. Whether it is a half or quarter truth being spoken by President Trump or Speaker Pelosi, the biased reporting of CNN, Fox News or any one of our local equivalents, we are inundated with this type of bullshit constantly. Many bogus storytellers grow bolder and bolder over time with facts becoming truthier and truthier until the storytelling Pinocchio begins confusing truth and fiction. Eventually, people stop believing Pinocchio’s half-truths which long before devolved into a No Truth Zone. With few believing these false narratives, the storyteller becomes increasingly desperate in their efforts to garner sympathetic support for whatever alternate reality that they are pitching. Why do I bring this up? There are Pinocchio’s amongst us…and their numbers seem to grow every day. It could be the end of us as a society if we are not careful. While people prepare for the Zombie Apocolypse, Pinocchios have taken
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
THE PINOCCHIO SYNDROME
over most parts of our government and infiltrated our corporate boardrooms and our news outlets. Pinocchios show up on our doorsteps pitching solar, salvation and an assortment of other things. Sometimes they show up at your job and inexplicably rise throughout the organization without any apparent talent. According to The Learning Mind, the most innocent of lies are white and not considered a lie by many. Saying you enjoyed the Thanksgiving turkey that was almost dried to the jerky state is seen as a good thing to do in preserving family relations. A careless lie is a sign of disrespect toward the person whom you tell it to. Is the lie because you were too lazy to put the intellectual energy into a more honest response or were you just trying to participate in the dialog despite a vague to non-existent grasp of the truth? The worst of liars is the occasional liar. These are the people whom you want to play poker with as they are not accustomed to telling half-truths and show behaviors that betray their less than sincere ways. Compulsive liars will bend, twist and trample the truth. Why? Most psychologists will blame it on a bad childhood. These types of liars are typically pathological sociopaths
DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW
Y
last. These folks lack empathy meaning that any empathy that they show is insincere and meant to manipulate. As a reminder, if anyone ever calls you offering to give you money for any reason… and that person is not related to you, they are lying…especially calls or emails from Nigeria. As hard as it is to believe, there are no princes looking for help from you. Lastly, if anyone offers you a hot stock tip over the phone on a penny stock, hang up. Haddon Libby is the Founder and Managing Partner of Winslow Drake Investment Management, a Fiduciary Only advisory firm. For more information, please visit Hlibby@WinslowDrake.com or email Hlibby@WinslowDrake.com.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INJURED & CRIMINALLY ACCUSED
IF MICROSOFT, APPLE OR THE IRS CALL.. HANG UP!
ou won’t currently read about Bonnie and Clyde robbing banks with Tommy Guns, though we have had 3 bank Robberies this month in Palm Desert. Today’s thefts are less confrontational as thieves do not need guns. Instead they scam us with cons. The CV is the perfect place for scams because of the unsuspecting elderly who make perfect victims. The Desert Sun recently stated there are over 500,000 robocalls a month costing Americans $7.4 Billion. The 3 biggest robocalls are Google listing scams, Loan related scams and Fraudsters offering free vacations. As our parents taught us “if it sounds too good to be true...it is probably not true.” The robocalls escalate when the phone is answered. The bad guys have call centers, often from out of the country, that make these calls all day long. They have spoofing software that makes it look like you are receiving the call from say the IRS or Riverside Sheriffs. The caller may claim to be an enforcement officer acting on behalf of the IRS, the Palm Springs Police or Riverside County Sheriff. Sometimes the caller ID may even confirm the same. Note that the IRS does not call you, they send letters. If this happens to you, call the IRS at 800-829-1040 or forward their emails to phishing@IRS.gov. Scammers often alter caller ID numbers to make it look like the IRS or another agency is calling, and use IRS titles and fake badge numbers to appear legitimate. They may also use the victim’s name, address and other personal information to make the call sound official. In 2019 the latest scam is allegedly from “Tech Support”. With the advent of robocalls,
who will say anything to get their way and have little concern for the damage caused by their less than truthful words. This behavior is common amongst people with experience running political campaigns – the win is more important than the reason for the campaign in the first place. In all candor, where there is money to be made, power to be grabbed, or an ego to be boosted, you will find an inordinate number of sociopaths. The dangerous part about people who are pathological sociopaths is that they study us with the intent of exploiting our weaknesses. Think of sociopaths like those smart dinosaurs in whatever Jurassic Park hit the movie theatre
August 1 to August 7, 2019
scammers have sought to exploit the fear of these calls by convincing people that their computers are infected. You may get a call with an ominous-sounding warning from an allegedly well-known tech company. They may say your computer has been hacked and your personal or financial info is vulnerable or that your computer has a virus. Once you return the call they will ask for remote access to your computers and proceed to show you all the problems on your system. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports California remains in the top 10 on the FTC’s list of states with the highest per-capita identity theft complaints. Tax-related identity theft is a top source of those complaints, according to the FTC. The vulnerability of California residents to fraud, particularly identity theft, is exacerbated by the ongoing problem of data breaches. A caller may demand that the victim pay a bogus tax bill, and con the victim into sending cash, usually through a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. “Urgent” callback requests through phone “robocalls,” or via a phishing email are also common. Many phone scams use threats to intimidate and bully a victim into paying. The caller may even threaten to arrest, deport or revoke the license of their victim if they don’t get the money, according to the IRS. There are five things scammers often do but the IRS will not do. Any one of these five things is a tell-tale sign of a scam. The IRS will never: * call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call about taxes owed without first having mailed you a bill;
* demand that you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount they say you owe; * require you to use a specific payment method for your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card; * ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone; or * threaten to bring in local police or other law-enforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying. If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS or Tech Support and asking for money, you should hang up immediately and report the call. If you think you are the victim of an ID Theft then cancel your credit cards ASAP, place a fraud alert on them and call the police to make a report. REPORT POTENTIAL ID THEFT to: Equifax- 800-525-6285; fraud alert 888-7660008
Experian (formerly TRW)- 888-397-3742 Trans Union- 800-680-7289 Social Security Admin.- 800-269-0271 DALE GRIBOW - KNOWN FOR REPRESENTING THE INJURED AND CRIMINALLY ACCUSED “TOP LAWYER” - California’s Prestige Magazine, Palm Springs Life (PI/DUI) 2011-20 “TOP LAWYER” - Inland Empire Magazine 2016- 2019 PERFECT 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating “DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE OR TEXT AND GET A DUI OR ACCIDENT. CALL A TAXI, LYFT OR UBER. THEY ARE A LOT CHEAPER THAN CALLING ME”. SO DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE ARTICLE? CONTACT DALE GRIBOW 760-837-7500/ dale@ dalegribowlaw.com.
21
August 1 to August 7, 2019
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
EVENTS MODEL BEHAVIOR: REINVENTING PAGEANTRY: CRYSTAL COACHELLA VALLEY MEETUPS MISS CALIFORNIA SCHOLAR COMPETITION BYHARRELL
C
T
he images associated with standard pageant fare include smiling beauties in swimsuits and a sparkling tiara to crown the best in show with a criteria of subjective standards. The Miss California Scholar Competition aims to break away from the old-fashioned ideologies of pageants, and focus more on service and scholarship. The Miss California Scholar Competition is an Independent non- profit organization dedicated to serving young women and communities throughout California. The program provides personal and professional opportunities for young women to promote their voices in culture and the community. Different California counties and cities fall under the umbrella of the newly established Miss California Scholar Competition, including the Coachella Valley. Participants will have the chance to hold the titles of Miss Coachella Valley, Miss Palm Springs, Miss Cathedral City, Miss Palm Desert, Miss Indio, Miss Rancho Mirage, Miss Desert Cities, and Miss La Quinta. It is required that titleholder candidates must reside, work, or attend school in a Coachella Valley Community and their designated community. Winners will be awarded scholarships and the chance to give back to their city community. There is no longer any correlation between the Miss USA pageant and the California citybased competitions. Miss Coachella Valley has gone through a transitional change during the past year, even postponing the actual date of the competition from July 28 to a few months into the future. “We have kind of put it on a back burner this past year to regroup. We have decided to launch a new state program, Miss California Scholar, which includes the Miss Coachella Valley programs. Our goal is to have titleholders in all communities selected by fall,” explained Miguel Sarasa, Executive Director of the Miss Coachella Valley Competition, who was also a director for the Miss America pageant for four years. The program is open to young ladies ages 4-26. Sarasa anticipates about 50 candidates will participate in the contest. There are no children’s competitions, but girls ages 4-8 will have a chance to take part in the Little Sister
22
program, which enables them to experience community service at the side of the Miss Coachella Valley titleholder. The Miss California Scholar Competition is currently offering the local desert city titles in a traditional competition and in an online competition for the inaugural Class of 2020. Some notable differences between this competition and the Miss USA pageant is the absence of a swimsuit or talent category. “We don’t really like to use the word ‘pageant’ because it does sound a little outdated. Although the contestants aren’t competing for the title of Miss America, Miss USA, or Miss California, they will have the chance to win scholarship assistance and community outreach guidance,” shared Sarasa. The traditional pageant competitors will participate in different phases of competition that culminate to their final ranking, including a personal interview with the selection committee, a spirit of fun fashion event, evening wear, an onstage question, academic achievement, and overall pre-pageant participation. The phases for the online competition are different, primarily done through technologybased means. A FaceTime personal interview with the selection committee is conducted, as well as a resume and essay submission, academic achievement, social media participation, and a headshot. “These girls are focused on a specific nonprofit organization or cause that they want to support. Competitions like these let girls have the opportunity to give back to their community. The personal growth skills that they get from communal interaction helps them become a positive role model. I think there’s so much chaos going on in the world today, so what’s the harm in a girl having the opportunity to make a difference?” said Sarasa. Those interested in applying to the Miss California Scholar Competition can find the application at the official website of MissCaliforniaScholar.org. More information about the Miss Coachella Valley competition can be found at facebook. com/MissCoachellaValley.
oachella Valley Meetups is a communitybased organization founded with the belief that all are welcome, regardless of whether or not participants have had prior modeling experience. It was founded by model and valley resident Dazy Smith last year as a way to network with local artists and models, so they can find an accessible outlet for their craft. “The first shoot we ever held was actually in LA. I made sure to host the next meetup in the Coachella Valley, and ever since then, we’ve gotten a great response. People love coming to the meetups and my favorite part is seeing each person’s confidence grow with every shoot,” said Smith. Through collaborations and social connections both personal and online, Smith’s team has created a social platform to help the meetups community members express their individuality and creativity through photoshoots. The general public is welcome to come to each meetup to model for different valley photographers. Aspiring photographers can attend and gain experience and new skills with participants in each photo shoot. Past business collaborations have included Westfield Mall, Holey Scoops Ice Cream, and Tahquitz Canyon. Hair stylists or makeup artists that are interested in participating can also reach out online to take part in future shoots. Smith hosts multiple open, closed, and private meet-ups at various Coachella Valley locations every month. With each meetup, she seeks to promote inclusivity, body positivity, and local businesses by collaborating with different desert stores, restaurants, and products. Smith sees a bright future for Coachella Valley Meetups with a prevalent online presence that supports networking and artistic collaboration. “My goal is to create my own studio so that we can host more summer shoots. The temperatures out here in the desert can make it difficult to hold photo shoots, so I want to have an easy way of hosting shoots in a more comfortable environment for the models and photographers,” explained Smith. In an open meetup, fliers with details are posted in the highlights section of the CV Meetups Instagram page or on Facebook. These kinds of meetups are open to the general public and are hosted in a public location. Models and those
BY CRYSTAL HARRELL
participating in the shoot must come prepared wearing the outfits they plan to model in, and have their hair and makeup done prior to the shoot. Photographers are required to come with their own equipment and cameras ready to shoot as well. All participating parties must tag Coachella Valley Meetups and everyone involved in the photo shoot if they post pictures online. Closed Meetups are a kind of shoot where collaborations take place with local businesses and artists. The shoot admittance price ranges from $120-$200 depending on the content of the shoot. The session will focus on advertising what the business sells or does. Depending on the collaborator, hair and makeup services will be provided. All modeling participants will receive pictures from their shoot, with the requirement that they must tag anyone who helped create the photo they post on social media. Coachella Valley Meetups will also write a review on Yelp for each business that collaborates, a general description of the business, and a link to social media pages on the Meetups website. The third kind of shoot, are private photo shoots, which consist of photo sessions hosted in a private location. This event includes hair, makeup, food, goodie bags, pictures for the models, and six to ten backdrops and scenes to pose against. It costs $35-$50 for a ticket. All ticket prices increase the closer they are purchased to the shoot date so it is best to secure them as early as possible for the best deal. All photographers are required to send in six edited photos to participants within two weeks after the event is held. “CV Meetups made me realize my true beauty. Everyone involved is so accepting of anyone who wants to participate and they gave me the confidence to want to be a model. I am grateful for what Dazy has created so that I can follow my dreams,” stated Haylee Joi Krachman, who has been attending the Coachella Valley Meetups shoots since March of this year. Coachella Valley Meetups can be reached on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and at the official website, cvmeetups.com. For further questions and business inquiries, emails can be sent to coachellavalleymeetups@gmail.com.
COMMUNITY
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
LIFESTREAM COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
A
t College of the Desert, 1300 E. Baristo Road, Palm Springs. Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Donors have a chance to win LifeStream’s weekly drawing for a $2,500 cash prize. Donors receive free cholesterol screening and Gift of Life Donor Loyalty points that may be redeemed in the online donor store at www.LStream.org. Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Everyone under 17 years of age must provide LifeStream with written parental consent. Parent consent forms are available at any donor center, community blood drive or at LStream. org. All prospective donors should be free of infections or illness, weigh at least 110 pounds, and not be at risk for AIDS or hepatitis. Donors receive a free miniphysical as part of the donation process. Donating blood takes about an hour, yet gives someone a lifetime. For more
MIND,BODY & SPIRIT
CLARITY
H
information, please call 1-800-TRY GIVING. Join the LifeStream volunteer team and make a lifesaving difference! For info, call 1.800.879.4484, ext. 458. Give Hope – Give Life – Give Blood
August 1 to August 7, 2019
BY BRONWYN ISON
ave you ever wondered how someone has achieved a certain goal? Or, obtained a distinct accolade? More than likely this person set a goal with absolute clarity? Knowing what you want and how you plan to achieve your goal is essential. Keep in mind you must be willing to pay the price to get there. The price may be late nights, early mornings, hustling on the weekends and missing out on certain things you love doing to build your dream. If you’re willing to do what it takes then it’s time to get to work. Defining your goals is everything. One must truly have clear goals and objectives. If you’re planning on building your career or your own business it’s essential to map out what it is you want. It’s important to map out clear intentions and what you’re trying to accomplish. If you don’t know, then sit down and start writing out your thoughts. You’ll absently wander aimlessly if you do not have a clear direction. All to look back own your life and wonder what happened. Making more money or building your career should not be your goal. Goals are very specific. You can have daily goals, weekly, monthly, yearly and lifetime aspirations. Yet, they’re nothing if you don’t put your thoughts
into action. You must also have measurable goals. Say for instance you sell a product and you would like to exceed your sales by 15% from last year. This is a measurable goal. You can put a number on it and do your best to achieve your written goal. You can also be very precise and detailed about what it is your trying to achieve. When I set my goals, I implement a lot of visualization. What does that mean? I see myself doing what I want. I write down what I’d like to see in my future. You may consider participating with a group and mapping out a vision board. This a great way to gain clarity. Plus, you’re sharing your ideas with others which may hold you responsible for carrying out your goals. You’ll be astonished by what you will do in your life if you make simple changes to your everyday life. Remember, no action, no reward. We have one opportunity in life to go after what we want. Neglect your naysayers and show them what you’re all about. Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga & www.bronwynison.com. Yoga, Wellness and Balanced Living ON DEMAND. 50+ motiving and inspiring yoga classes. Anytime & Anywhere.
23
August 1 to August 7, 2019
FREEWILL ASTROLOGY
Week of August 1
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Diary: Last night my Aries friend dragged me to the Karaoke Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar. I was deeply skeptical. The place sounded tacky. But after being there for twenty minutes, I had to admit that I was having a fantastic time. And it just got better and more fun as the night wore on. I’m sure I made a fool of myself when I did my bowling ball imitation, but I can live with that. At one point I was juggling a bowling pin, a rather large piece of sweet potato tempura, and my own shoe while singing Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”— and I don’t even know how to juggle. I have to admit that this sequence of events was typical of my adventures with Aries folks. I suppose I should learn to trust that they will lead me to where I don’t know I want to go.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In his poem “Wild Oats,” poet W. S. Merwin provided a message that’s in perfect alignment with your current astrological needs: “I needed my mistakes in their own order to get me here.” He was not being ironic in saying that; he was not making a lame attempt to excuse his errors; he was not struggling to make himself feel better for the inconvenience caused by his wrong turns. No! He understood that the apparent flubs and miscues he had committed were essential in creating his successful life. I invite you to reinterpret your own past using his perspective. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Even if you’re an ambidextrous, multi-gendered, neurologically diverse, Phoenician-Romanian Gemini with a fetish for pink duct tape and an affinity for ideas that no one has ever thought of, you will eventually find your sweet spot, your power niche, and your dream sanctuary. I promise. Same for the rest of you Geminis, too. It might take a while. But I beg you to have faith that you will eventually tune in to the homing beacon of the mother lode that’s just right for you. P.S.: Important clues and signs should be arriving soon. CANCER (June 21-July 22): What would a normal, boring astrologer tell you at a time like now? Maybe something like this: “More of other people’s money and resources can be at your disposal if you emanate sincerity and avoid being manipulative. If you want to negotiate vibrant compromises, pay extra attention to good timing and the right setting. Devote special care and sensitivity to all matters affecting your close alliances and productive partnerships.” As you know, Cancerian, I’m not a normal, boring astrologer, so I wouldn’t typically say something like what I just said. But I felt it was my duty to do so because right now you need simple, basic, no-frills advice. I promise I’ll resume with my cryptic, lyrical oracles next time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let’s check in with our psychic journalist, LoveMancer, who’s standing by with a live report from inside your imagination. What’s happening, LoveMancer? “Well, Rob, the enchanting creature on whose thoughts I’ve been eavesdropping has slipped into an intriguing frontier. This place seems to be a hot zone where love and healing interact intensely. My guess is that being here will lead our hero to breakthrough surges of love that result in deep healing, or deep healing that leads to breakthrough surges of love—probably both.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo figure skater Scott Hamilton won an Olympic gold medal and four World Championships. He was a star who got inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and made a lot of money after he turned professional. “I calculated once how many times I fell during my skating career—41,600 times,” he testified in his autobiography. “But here’s the funny thing: I also got up 41,600 times. That’s the muscle you have to build in your psyche—the one that reminds you to just get up.” In accordance with current astrological omens, Virgo, I’ll be cheering you on as you strengthen that muscle in your psyche during the coming weeks. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What’s the story of your life? Psychologist James Hillman said that in order to thrive, you need to develop a clear vision of that story. How do you do that? Hillman advised
24
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
© Copyright 2019 Rob Brezsny
you to ask yourself this question: “How can I assemble the pieces of my life into a coherent plot?” And why is this effort to decode your biography so important? Because your soul’s health requires you to cultivate curiosity and excitement about the big picture of your destiny. If you hope to respond with intelligence to the questions and challenges that each new day brings, you must be steadily nourished with an expansive understanding of why you are here on earth. I bring these ideas to your attention, Libra, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to illuminate and deepen and embellish your conception of your life story. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide,” wrote psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott. I think that description fits many people born under the sign of the Scorpio, not just Scorpio artists. Knowing how important and necessary this dilemma can be for you, I would never glibly advise you to always favor candid, straightforward communication over protective, strategic hiding. But I recommend you do that in the coming weeks. Being candid and straightforward will serve you well. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian poet Aracelis Girmay writes, “How ramshackle, how brilliant, how haphazardly & strangely rendered we are. Gloriously, fantastically mixed & monstered. We exist as phantom, monster, miracle, each a theme park all one’s own.” Of course that’s always true about every one of us. But it will be extraordinarily true about you in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will be at the peak of your ability to express what’s most idiosyncratic and essential about your unique array of talents and specialties. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sometime soon I suspect you will arrive at a crossroads in your relationship with love and sex—as well as your fantasies about love and sex. In front of you: a hearty cosmic joke that would mutate your expectations and expand your savvy. Behind you: an alluring but perhaps confusing call toward an unknown future. To your left: the prospect of a dreamy adventure that might be only half-imaginary. To your right: the possibility of living out a slightly bent fairy tale version of romantic catharsis. I’m not here to tell you what you should do, Capricorn. My task is simply to help you identify the options. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): How many handcuffs are there in the world? Millions. Yet there are far fewer different keys than that to open all those handcuffs. In fact, in many countries, there’s a standard universal key that works to open most handcuffs. In this spirit, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I’m designating August as Free Yourself from Your Metaphorical Handcuffs Month. It’s never as complicated or difficult as you might imagine to unlock your metaphorical handcuffs; and for the foreseeable future it will be even less complicated and difficult than usual for you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): People who sneak a gaze into your laboratory might be unnerved by what they see. You know and I know that your daring experiments are in service to the ultimate good, but that may not be obvious to those who understand you incompletely. So perhaps you should post a sign outside your lab that reads, “Please don’t leap to premature conclusions! My in-progress projects may seem inexplicable to the uninitiated!” Or maybe you should just close all your curtains and lock the door until your future handiwork is more presentable. P.S. There may be allies who can provide useful feedback about your explorations. I call them the wounded healers. Homework: Fantasize about ways you could make money from doing what you love to do. Report results! FreeWillAstrology.com. ---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny - Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com
ASK THE DOCTOR
BY DR PETER KADILE
SUPPLEMENTS
D
r. Kadile, are there any supplements that might help with memory? Cristina, Indio Cristina, a recent study involving 1,200 participants showed that over two years that those with lower vitamin D levels showed significant indications of cognitive decline. Vitamin D is thought to protect against the loss and damage of brain neurons. Omega 3 fatty acids which can be found in fish oil supplements have also been shown to help with memory. A recent study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease indicate better location recall among older men and women who supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 has beneficial effects on nerve cell membranes and nerve transmissions involved in memory and learning.
Regular exercise, especially resistance exercise or weight training, can enhance memory and brain function. Hey Doc, I have cramps in my legs at night. I take potassium for them but the cramps still continue. Can I take anything else? - Robert, DHS Robert, if you are taking prescription medication, muscle cramping may be a side effect and you should check with your doctor. If you aren’t on any medications, then you should try supplementing with magnesium, 300-400mg a day. Magnesium deficiency can cause muscle cramping. Recent research has also found that magnesium intake may reduce pancreatic cancer risk. Dr. K, why do I have to fast before having my labs drawn? - Michael, La Quinta Michael, unless specifically instructed by your doctor, you don’t have to fast (not eat 8-12 hours before a lab draw). Lab results should reflect what your body is doing under normal conditions and your body is not normally fasting for 8-12 hours. Studies have shown that even cholesterol levels aren’t significantly changed in most people based on when their lab is drawn. I generally recommend you have blood drawn 2-6 hours after a regular meal.
BECOME ONE OF OUR SALES TEAM publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com
760.501.6228
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
August 1 to August 7, 2019
Receive The Celebrity Secret Of Permanent Cosmetic Make-Up Once Thought To Be Only For The Rich And Famous Now Affordalbe To Women Of All Ages!!
eyebrows eyeliner lipliner Receive 10% full lip color beauty marks off with camouflage areola pigmentation this ad
760.341.6606
Call Now For A Complimentary consultation 72-880 Fred Waring Dr. A3, Palm Desert, CA 92260
25
August 1 to August 7, 2019
CANNABIS CORNER W0LFPACK LIVE! EPISODE 5
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
BY MICHELLE ANN RIZZIO
I
sat with Baylee @bayw0lf of @ w0lfpackmentality, a cannabis event production company that specializes in producing monthly episodes featuring interviews with cannabis brands and influencers around the state of California and soon the nation. We discussed her upcoming “w0lfpack Live! Episode 5” which will be at the Desert Hot Springs Inn on August 10th from 12-5pm. Read on to learn more! CV Weekly: Tell us about the “w0lfpack Live! Episode 5” at the Desert Hot Springs Inn. @bayw0lf: There are a few layers, the largest layer is a 2 night hotel stay in Desert Hot Springs at the “w0lfpack hotel” where we are taking over the Desert Hot Springs Inn and renting out the rooms individually for an all-inclusive weekend. That includes all the different layers of the weekend as well as all the meals for 2 adults. The rooms go for $500 a room and we are allowing people to book these for the event and to have a staycation. We are also offering these rooms to cannabis brands to show off their product or network with the community. The actual event is on Saturday from 12-5pm on August 10th and it is “w0lfpack Live! Episode 5” with interviews with brands and cannabis influencers. The episode will be airing at 1pm and besides that attendees can enjoy a cannabis pool party with workshops. For those wanting a day pass, the price for the event is $30 and can be purchased at w0lfpackmentality.com CVW: What type of activities will be available to attendees? @bayw0lf: We are going to be making Dropping Seeds bath salts bar--we have all of their herbal blends, bath salts and essential oils. Dropping Seeds is an organic herbal blend company specializing in blends that can be used to vape, smoke, soak, or drink as a tea. We will be providing all of the materials and Dropping Seeds is offering recipes. Throughout the weekend we will be offering Dropping Seeds full spectrum cocktails such as a daytime motivation drink and at night a relaxation drink. There will be a pet station provided by Bailey’s CBD--so yes! Animals are welcome. CBD Living will be providing a water station. Henry’s Original will be sponsoring a flower bar with clean green certified flower from Mendocino County during our THC consumption hours from 2-5pm. Finally we will be offering CBD Den Dabs prior to the start of the event. We are really excited to be offering this for locals
and folks from far away! CVW: I understand Canndescent will be hosting a job fair prior to the main event, how do people sign up for the employment fair? @bayw0lf: The career fair is for Canndescent to hire positions specifically at their Desert Hot Springs cultivation facilities. You have to apply ahead of time with Canndescent and then be invited to it. The fair is not open to the public, it is prescreened and will be happening prior to the 12-5pm event. To be screened for the opportunity to be considered for employment with Canndescent visit canndescent.com. CVW: Tell me more about your monthly “w0lfpack Swag Bags” and how readers can get involved! @bayw0lf: During “w0lfpack Live! Episode 2” we received a ton of really great applications from potential reviewers and have built a fantastic Pack Reviewer team. We are looking for everyday people who want to give honest reviews and can follow a small set of guidelines so we can make sure we can find your posts. When brands sponsor our w0lfpack swag packs they not only receive content but they receive honest reviews. There are no THC products in our packs and we ask for real honest reviews from our reviewers. If you are a brand and want to get into our upcoming swag packs you can email us at w0lfpack@ yahoo.com If you are a cannabis consumer who is interested in getting involved with us, please follow us on Instagram @w0lfpackmentality and visit our website w0lfpackmentality.com, find out how you can get involved. We have our Pack Reviewer team all around the nation and we send them about 8-10 product packs a year. The Packs have 8-12 items in it. We give it to them with a sheet of paper that has product posting guidelines and help them understand how to do a thorough review. We teach them how to create great content and are available to help them so they can honestly review and take good content of the products. To learn more about the w0lfpack Mentality visit their website at www.w0lfpackmentality.com.
UN
D ER
W E N
MANA G
EME
! T N
“EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE.” FIND US ON WEEDMAPS OR GREENPEARLORGANICS.COM
$5 GRAMS WHEN YOU BRING IN THIS AD*
FIRST TIME CUSTOMERS
BUY ONE
GET ONE
HALF-OFF*
64949 MISSION LAKES BLVD. #108 DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240
26
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com
August 1 to August 7, 2019
27
August 1 to August 7, 2019
28
www.coachellavalleyweekly.com