Coachella Valley Weekly - October 8 to October 14, 2015 Vol. 4 No. 29

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So.Cal. Energy&Water Summit

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Kevin Fitzgerald

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Mikey Doling

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Contents

CVB 2nd Anniversary......................... 3 Joshua Tree Music & Art Festival....... 4 So.Cal. Energy & Water Summit......... 5 Women Making History..................... 6 Breaking the 4th Wall.......................... 6 Open Mic Competition....................... 7 Backstage Jazz.................................... 7 LMS - The Sunday Jam........................ 8 LMS - Kevin Fitzgerald........................ 8 LMS - Mikey Doling & SNOT............... 9 Consider This - The Arcs....................10 Art - ArtPrize 2015............................11 Pet Place............................................12 The Vino Voice ..................................13 Club Crawler Nightlife......................14 Jackalope Ranch Live Music ............16 Screeners ..........................................18 Book Review......................................19 Rel Estate...........................................19 Haddon Libby...................................21 Dale Gribow......................................21 Safety Tips ........................................22 Sports Scene.....................................22 Free Will Astrology...........................23 Mind, Body & Spirit..........................23 Hoedown at Sundown......................24 Life & Career Coach...........................24 Mai Beauty........................................25

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Coachella Valley Brewing Company Celebrates their 2 Year Anniversary

October 8 to October 14, 2015

By Kira Golden

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ucked away in a little corner of Thousand Palms, Coachella Valley Brewing Company seems like the type of place you can only find if you already know where it is. After two years though, it’s hardly a secret anymore. CVB’s locally crafted beer can be found on tap in most of the bars and restaurants around the valley these days, and is always the first name that rolls off the lips when a visitor to the valley asks about local brews.

From the outside, a person would never guess that one building could hold all the machinery and technology to brew beer, let alone at the levels they’ve been producing. Inside, the tasting room is simple and casual, with a menu written in colorful chalk and barstools lining the walls and scattered around high-top tables—the perfect place to grab a beer and a pretzel, and hang out with your best buds. The beers have inventive names, such as Kolschella, Desert Swarm, and Dubbel Date, showcasing the fact that the owners have been inspired by the Coachella Valley from the beginning. Chris Anderson, Brewmaster and partial owner, explains the ideas that got them started.

“We had an idea of something that was distinctly local and trying to use as much local ingredients in our beers as possible. Ninety percent of the people who come out here don’t even know there’s agriculture in the east valley, so we wanted to bring a little awareness to that, and show off how good the products are,” he said. The founders also built their brewery to be as eco-friendly and waste-free as possible. From technology that allows them to get more use out of the necessary chemicals, to their highefficiency brew system that uses 60% less water and produces 65% less waste, the brewery is state of the art, and is one of only 15 breweries to operate with these systems. “We put a lot of thought into making it an efficient brewhouse,” Anderson nodded. “Last year we were awarded for it—Coachella Valley Water District recognized us as one of the water-savers because of the system we use.”

There’s definitely something to be said for the way they produce, but let’s not forget the product itself, much of which has won awards as well. From sours and lagers to I.P.A.s and stouts, CVB has a beer for everyone. The popularity has grown since they’ve opened, and Anderson said

he has felt the valley become more receptive to craft brewing in that time. Their membership program has gotten a big enough following that they’ve added different levels. “It’s humbling,” Anderson said with a shrug. Memberships include discounts and free gifts, as well as exclusive invites to special events.

One such event will be the celebration of their two-year anniversary, to be held on October 17th from 2pm-9pm. The $20 ticket includes 12 tasters and a souvenir tasting glass. There will be live music and food vendors, and they will also be pouring the beer brewed especially for this event—an Imperial India Brown Ale, described by Anderson as having “toffee character and some tropical notes,” for those with an advanced palate to note. Tickets can be bought at the door, or you can visit their website, cvbco.com.

There’s a lot going on for the brewery in the next months. In addition to attending Oktoberfest in Yucca Valley and an event with Hangar 24 this past weekend, on the 25th, they will be doing a tap takeover at Whole Foods, and brewing a beer made with organic dragon fruit. They are also participating in the first ever Coachella Valley Beer Week, from November 13th through the 22nd, which will feature all the valley’s local breweries in various tastings, tours, dinners, and events. For more information on each brewery’s events, visit coachellavalleybeerweek.com.

At year two, Coachella Valley Brewing Company has already exceeded their original expectations. “We’re at like, year five in our business plan, but it’s only been two years,” Anderson laughs. They’ve worked very hard on their product and on becoming a staple in the community, and it shows, but Anderson noted that they haven’t even scratched the surface of what this brewery is capable of accomplishing.

“We have aspirations of having a separate, dedicated barrel-aging facility, and a separate temperature-controlled fermentation room that would also serve as our distribution house so that we would have a bigger cooler, since we’ve already outgrown ours. That would free up space for more tanks here.” In the meantime, they plan to keep doing what they do best, which is brew great beers with local ingredients. Anderson’s advice to anyone visiting the valley (or anywhere, for that matter) is to drink local. It’s always going to be better.

Since opening its doors in August 2013, CVB has achieved significant success: · Became the first fully-dedicated ABC license ‘Type 23’ brewery in the region · Secured statewide distribution with Young’s Market Company of California and Arizona · Earned a 2014 silver medal for Monumentous IPA in CVB’s first competition at the Los Angeles

International Commercial Beer Competition; and earned a 2015 gold medal for Monumentous IPA · Earned 2015 gold medals for Monument on Fire and Phoenix at the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition · Secured more than 100 tap handles in the Coachella Valley · Served in more than 900 out-of-valley accounts · Featured on draught in key accounts, including Downtown Disney, LA Live/Staples Center, and locations in downtown Los Angeles and San Jose · Featured at the world-renowned Coachella Music and Arts Festival for two years in a row · Transitioned three core brands into 6-pack long necks for greater distribution · Selected to pour at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado two years in a row; and selected as a presenter at the Great American Beer Festival on the topic of brewery efficiency · Started extensive small batch barrel aging and sour program using local ingredients from farmers within the Coachella Valley. · Voted the “Best Brewery” in the Coachella Valley by CV Weekly · Named as a top 12 brewery in the California by the Culturetrip.com · Awarded most commercial water-friendly business in the Coachella Valley by the Coachella Valley Water District.

The anniversary celebration will be held at Coachella Valley Brewing Co at 30650 Gunther St., Thousand Palms, from 2pm – 9pm Attendees will receive a free souvenir tasting glass, along with 12 beer tastings for the $20 admission price.

Coachella Valley Brewing Co promises great fun and most of all great, local craft beer at the event.

For more info, visit cvbco.com or call the brewery at 760.343.5973.

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By esther sanchez

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Esther’s Don’t Miss Picks for Joshua Tree Music and Arts Festival

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reetings, Party People! It’s that time of year again! Time for music lovers of all sorts to set off on a bohemian pilgrimage towards the high desert for the purpose of gathering at the coolest little festival in the South-West. I can say with all sincerity that I love the Joshua Tree Music and Arts Festival. The good folks at JT Fest consistently host an eclectic lineup of artists that span genres including everything from reggae, folk, and bluegrass to hip hop, EDM, and Latin rhythms. It truly is an event that has something for everyone. As is typical of smaller scale festivals, they feature many acts that are not necessarily household names to the average Joe, which is precisely why every time I leave JT Fest I am stoked to have discovered fantastically talented and unique artists whom I would never have heard of if it wasn’t for the fact that I attended this absolute jewel of an event.

That said, if you are planning on attending the Fall festival this week, it’s a great idea to spend some time researching the acts featured in the lineup in order to avoid missing something awesome. Many of you want to attend the festival but lack the time or motivation needed for pre-fest homework. Have no fear, my bewildered little music enthusiasts! I, your trusty music columnist, have been tirelessly combing through the lineup and picked a few acts that I personally think no attendee should miss.

Turkuaz Friday 10:00 PM, Indian Cove Stage

Turkuaz is a Brooklyn, NY based, 9-piece ensemble that have been described as, “A funk army of multi-instrumentals and singers that is

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part freight train and part tyrannosaurus rex, who—even on an off night—can blow away a room on the basis of sheer physics alone.”

Assembled by guitar player/vocalist, Dave Brandwein and bassist, Taylor Shell, Turkuaz predominantly consists of a group of classmates who met while attending Boston’s Berklee School of Music. With a list of influences including Sly and the Family Stone and Rick James, there is no surprise that Turkuaz is definitely serving up plenty of funk and soul in their sound. There is a rich, fullness that is displayed in the vocals that reminds me of a gospel choir in the best way possible and the showmanship and energy supplied in each performance is contagious.

Dave Brandwein: “The Talking Heads have a concert film from the 80s called, ‘Stop Making Sense,’ and it was a really big influence on what we wanted to create regarding the energy and the vibe of our live show.” Brandwein continues: “Although the funk is clearly there, I think a lot of us growing up were originally rock musicians and I think that is apparent as well. We like to add in some effects and distortions here and there that set us apart from your typical funk music.”

Turkuaz has just released a new album, Digitonium, available on iTunes. turkuazband.com Candelaria Sunday 1:30 PM, Indian Cove Stage

In 2009, a group of musicians who had formerly been involved with various Latin/ dance-style bands throughout the Bay Area got together to create Candelaria who’s sound has been described as, “...... infectious, soulful Colombian cumbia rhythms with vibrant accordion, incendiary country guitar, powerful female-fronted vocals, and a heavy dose of Jamaican dub technique which harkens back to a period when electronic sound was made not with computers, but in real-time using live effects.” A fusion project, skillfully executed with fire and spice, Candelaria’s enticing grooves are a fantastic reflection of the melting-pot that is the west coast and if said grooves don’t inspire you to dance until you drop, I suggest you immediately seek out a medical professional to check your vital-signs.

Although they have been through some changes over the years including a recent change in vocalist, Candelaria has performed throughout the US Mexico and was featured on NPR’s Alt. Latino as a 2013 emerging band to watch. Bassist, Daniel Yockey was a founding member of the band and one of the main architects of the concept behind their sound.

Yockey: “I was always a fan of cumbia music and also of the Jamaican dub sound (which involves electronic elements), and I always felt that the two genres went together perfectly. What we wanted to do was accomplish that sound

without any computers, programs or loops. We wanted everything to be played by an actual person playing an instrument. It took a lot of experimentation but I think we got there.” candelariamusica.com Moon Hooch Saturday 10:00 PM, Indian Cove Stage

It’s not every day that I can say that I’ve seen or heard something that is completely unique and original. It is a rare moment to be able to watch a musical performance and think, “I have never seen or heard anything like this before.”

This group has gifted us with one of those rarities.

Moon Hooch created a style that is obviously inspired by EDM but there is so much more to it than that. The trio includes 2 saxophonists and a drummer who were roommates in Brooklyn, NY when they decided to take their instruments down to a subway platform to make some cash. Little did they know at the time that, as their sound developed, their now infamous performances on subway platforms began drawing larger crowds that routinely broke into spontaneous dance parties that were sort of like impromptu raves.

Wenzl McGowen, saxophonist: “It just turned into this thing, you know? We would set up and start playing and people above us would hear from the street and start coming down the stairs to check us out and people would get off the trains to hear us and everyone would just stay to dance. After a few weeks the gathering crowds became a problem when the cops informed us that we were not in a dance club and if we kept performing there we would be arrested.”

Intrigued? You should be. moonhooch.com Bang Data Saturday 4:45 PM, Copper Mt. Stage

Honestly folks, this group is one of my faves this time around. Bang Data is an Oakland, CA based duo consisting of MC Deuce Eclipse and

musician/producer, Juan Manuel Caipo. Caipo has created their signature sound by uniquely infusing various Latin and afro inspired grooves with hip-hop beats making it highly danceworthy. The clever and often bilingual lyrics spit by Deuce are rebelliously top-notch. In fact, when interviewing Daniel Yockey from Candelaria who happens to be friends with Bang Data, he described Deuce as, “....one of the best MCs around, period.”

Touring and performing together since 2013, Bang Data reached a new level of recognition when their self-titled single “Bang Data” from their debut album La Sopa was featured on AMC’s Emmy® Award winning television drama, Breaking Bad and George Lopez’ new film, Spare Parts….which is pretty freaking cool. There is a lot I could say about Bang Data. As a fan, I could gush on about them for pages but instead I will implore you to not take my word for it. Check them out for yourselves along with all of the other bands listed and you can thank me later.

Cactus Wine Experience Saturday 11:30 PM, Cafe Stage

I am particularly excited to share with you this group of artists. From the imagination of Triplethreat status performer, Gabriella Evaro, Cactus Wine Experience is, “A Dirty Blues & Dusty Boots rollickin’ roadhouse revue.” For those of you who have yet to hear, Ms. Evaro comes from a family that seems to possess (whether fairly or not) more talent and creativity within their gene-pool than the rest of the High Desert combined. The genetic blessings extend into their looks as well.

Seriously, people! The level of sheer, physical beauty manifesting itself within this one family seems like a fluke of nature. An anomaly of pretty if you will. Are the Evaros evidence that small pockets of humans are continuing to evolve into a mega-talented, ridiculously attractive superspecies? Perhaps! (Incidentally, they are also some of the genuinely nicest people you will ever meet.)

I digress...Ms. Evaro is the mastermind behind this, “Wild-West Burlesque Show” featuring dancers, singers, live musicians, fantastic dialogue, and a smidge of audience participation that will no doubt leave the crowd howling for more. If you are attending the festival, The Cactus Wine Experience is an absolute must.

For those of you will sadly miss out. Check out their facebook page and stay tuned to CV Weekly for more on this fantastic show in the very near future. I am relatively confident telling you that, from what I have seen, CWE is going to be around for a while. facebook.com/CactusWineExperience

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s there anything more important to sustaining life than water and energy?

Love maybe. But the love was not present at the Southern California Energy & Water Summit held at the Palm Springs Convention Center last week.

Sponsored by Burke Rix Communications and The Desert Sun, the event drew industry professionals, politicians, environmentalists, businesses and laypeople to discuss the state’s historic drought, energy mandates, sustainability and the plight of the Salton Sea. This year’s discussions and panels were dominated by the water crisis and the solar energy boom.

California has 6,000 megawatts of solar power on the grid and according to Keynote speaker Jonathan Weisgall, Vice President of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Berkshire Hathaway, will be up to 10,000 megawatts soon, shortly followed by 12,000 megawatts.

“Where five years ago the message was don’t run your dish washers or pool pumps, wait until nighttime because that peak time during the day is when we have to conserve. Today, it is exactly the opposite!” said Weisgall. “With so much solar on the grid, California is forced to curtail some of that energy. It can’t be dispatched, can’t be sold and can’t be used.”

An Energy Imbalance Market is what Weisgall suggests as an answer for the problem of how to better handle renewable energy resources. “Creating a larger geographic footprint with other utility companies, allows solar to be sold elsewhere. And California can buy power as needed,” said Weisgall.

Across the western states, six utility companies have joined the Energy Imbalance Market with others committed to coming on board that include companies in Idaho, Oregon and Washington state.

As a public utility, the goal is to supply electricity that is affordable, reliable and sustainable. Weisgall reported that the

Energy Imbalance Market does all three “remarkably” well.

“From an affordability point, our company saw immediate benefits by being able to more efficiently utilize power renewable energy resources,” said Weisgall.

“In the first eight months, we’ve seen $21.5 million in benefits both for California customers and for our Pacific locations.

“The sustainability point is an obvious one by capturing the benefits of greater energy diversity and optimizing the use of renewable energy,” Weisgall said. “There are reliability benefits as well because there is a greater operational awareness among the different balances and authorities as you go across larger portions of the western grid.”

Weisgall pointed out that the “beauty” of the Energy Imbalance Market is that no federal or state legislation is needed; there is no steel required in the ground; it takes only a memo of agreement with Cal ISO and to file with the federal regulatory commission in Washington. “We think this will transform the market,” Weisgall said. “It’s good for renewables, good for customers and good for the over-supply problem in California with solar.”

A panel discussion on the top five issues facing the renewable energy industry often sounded like a polite debate with conflicting issues, agendas and goals. Moderated

by Andrew McAllister of the California Energy Commission, the panel consisted of Barry Wallerstein, Executive Director of the South Coast AQMD, Kevin Kelley, General Manager of the Imperial Irrigation District, Ronald Nichols, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Southern California Edison, and Mark Fillinger, Reginal Director of Development for First Solar.

Nichols explained that of Edison’s 130,000 customers, three percent have rooftop solar, producing 678 megawatts.

During peak hours between 2-4:00pm, 22,000 to 23,000 megawatts are needed.

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to 15 percent renewables in our portfolio,” Nichols said. “By 2030 the goal will be fifty percent and I would expect up to sixtyfive percent. That’s a huge, huge, impact.

There’s a lot of things we need to do to make our system ready.”

This week the California Public Utilities Commission started hearings regarding proposals from Edison and other Southern California public utilities to charge solar users for their connection to the grid.

Currently net metering is allowed for rooftop solar. The utility company credits solar users for the surplus power fed into the grid. Utility companies are proposing a reduction in the credit, and to include charging a monthly fee based on the size of the homeowner’s solar system. Without mentioning the hearings, Nichols defended Edison’s position to charge solar customers for the upgrade and maintenance of their infrastructure.

After Arizona’s utilities passed a similar policy, applications for rooftop solar dropped from hundreds to a handful.

Air Quality Management District Director Wallerstein said more electrification was important to meet the new standards set by the state. “You can’t talk about clear air and public health without talking about the energy landscape,” Wallerstein said. “The goals for greenhouse gases and emissions set by California -- the time tables to meet those goals -- have been moved up by the efforts needed to meet the Federal Clean Air Act. It comes down to our choice of energy selection and how we use those energy sources. We need to move to near zero and zero emission standards, especially in transportation.”

Wallerstein applauds all that has been done and encouraged everyone to work together because although progress has been made, five thousand people die prematurely [in U.S. or California?] every year from air pollution. “To be part of the energy team is to be part of the clean air team,” said Wallerstein.

Discussion regarding the Salton Sea, one of the sponsors for the Energy & Water Summit, became heated during another panel discussion.

The Salton Sea is facing collapse. As the water evaporates, accumulated toxins will be dispersed jeopardizing the air quality and health of not only CV residents, but those beyond our valley. With the Sea’s demise comes a biodiversity breakdown.

The Salton Sea is a major bird habitat and estuary.

The fight is between the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) and a 2003 agreement to share water with the Coachella Valley as part of the Salton Sea restoration plan. IID’s General Manager Ken Kelley, upset from the lack of action by the state, threatened to keep water from its neighbors in the CV as well as San Diego County.

Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia was on the panel and encouraged everyone to

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get along and that infighting is a set-back, which only further stalls efforts to restore the Salton Sea. The Summit included a fascinating bus trip that gave a detailed tour of the valley’s water sources and the water-energy connection. Sites included a Palm Springs Groundwater Well, Whitewater Canyon Hydroelectric Plant, Coachella Canal and Farm, and the Ion-Exchange Plant.

The Desert Water Agency showed those on the tour that the level of the water in the aquifer is up by 27 feet. Conservation, recharging and active management makes the Palm Springs area aquifer one of the best in the world.

In the lobby of the Convention Center, the Green Consumer Expo had a much brighter disposition. Vendors and students cheerfully presented their wares and work.

Thirty-six students of the Renewable Energy Academy of Learning (REAL) from Desert Hot Springs High School showed off their award winning projects. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable, the students were happy to be a part of the summit.

Desert Mirage High School students participated with their presentations on how to save energy and a group of students from Rancho Mirage, calling their non-profit organization Invisible Sea, will announce its plan this week to save the Salton Sea. The enthusiasm, interest and optimism of the young people was refreshing after so much of the summit seemed to be about how utility companies can maintain profits and build new business with the changing nature of the renewable energy market and conservation. It appears consumers will be charged more for using less.

There may not have been a lot of love at the affair, but the Energy & Water Summit is an important and significant event for the valley and state when it comes to understanding the rapidly changing nature of energy production and consumption.

Generally, participants in the summit acknowledged that the Coachella Valley is at the forefront of renewable energy and a leader in water management.

Lets hope the summit can continue to bring about dialogue and the necessary positive changes to make life in the CV, the state and the planet a more beautiful thing.

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WOMEN MAKING HISTORY… A Work in Progress

Presented by California Woman 411. Saturday, October 17.

10am to 6pm at the Hyatt in Palm Springs

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alifornia Woman 411, a project of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project’ (a 501c3 nonprofit) showcasing women who lead and inspire in business, politics, sports, the arts and in our communities, presents, ‘WOMEN MAKING HISTORY - A Work in Progress’ an all day celebration of American women’s past and present accomplishments. Honoring the 95th Anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment and the women who have worked towards gender parity. Saturday October 17, 2015, 10am-6pm, at the Hyatt Palm Springs.

This event will showcase speakers,

panels and a film featuring women who have been an integral part of our history, as well as women who are working towards our future.

The intent of this event is to get women involved, educated on Women’s History, as well as looking forward towards the work that remains to be done.

The conference will showcase speakers and panelist such as award-winning stage and screen actress/singer/producer Lucie Arnaz, (Daughter of legend, Lucille Ball); Attorney Liz Abzug, CEO/Founder of the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute (BALI), (Daughter of iconic Congresswoman Bella

A Stage Review of “Cats”

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ats is a musical, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’, by T.S. Eliot. Cats is the winner of the 1983 Tony Award for best Musical. And Cats is currently in production at the Palm Canyon Theatre through October 11th. – What Cat’s is not… is a production with any kind of comprehensible plot.

I had not previously seen or researched Cats and was eager to see my first production of this London and Broadway phenomenon.

I thought going without any preconceived ideas on the show would be an advantage when reviewing. That was a huge mistake. I left the theatre thinking, ‘what in the world was that? And how on earth did that become the third longest running show in Broadway history? Though T.S. Eliot was a gifted and renowned poet, his poems simply set to music with no dialogue and no script to transition the poetry from the page to the stage, felt like one big conglomerated mess under the guise of a theatrical production.

I haven’t seen a show that I liked less since Urinetown. And this has got to be the first time that I have ever left a theatre without a clue as to what I had just spent two hours watching.

I did go home and do my search to try and find out what that musical was supposed to be about. Evidently Cats, tells the story of the Jellicle cats who have to make the ‘Jellicle Choice’ and decide

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Abzug); Whitehouse correspondent, PoliticusUSA Publisher and Managing Editor, Sarah Jones.

And In collaboration with the LGBT Center of the Desert and Outlook Magazine, the event will feature speaker Roberta Kaplan Esq., the attorney who overturned DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) in a Supreme Court battle, so that same-sex couples now can receive Marriage Equality. Ms. Kaplan is promoting her new book, “Then Comes Marriage - United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA” The program will also include: a special theatrical panel titled, “Conversations

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which cat will ascend to the Heaviside layer and come back in a new life. And I care because…? While these poems may have been much more pleasurable in the written format, put to music I had no clue what they were singing about. I read that due to the Eliot estate preventing the use of any kind of script and insisting that only the original poems could be used as the text, the musical had no identified plot during the initial rehearsal process in London, and many actors were confused about what they were actually doing. I can certainly empathize with those actors; I had no clue myself what the contemporary groups of performers were actually doing, though I will confess they certainly acted like they had a purpose.

The saving grace in the Palm Canyon Theatre’s production was that this is a theatre that knows how to put on a show.

J.W. Layne’s set and lighting design were incredible. Se Layne’s, Costumes and

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with…” which will feature performers in the roles of American Heroines, Alice Paul, Margaret Sanger, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Shirley Chisholm, who will discuss contemporary women’s issues from a unique historical perspective.

In addition to speakers, voter registration sign-up and sponsor tables providing resources, the feature film ‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ will be shown, which is a powerful documentary about the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant, women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971.

Ticket Cost: $25 (includes access to all scheduled activities.)

(Tickets are non-refundable, but are transferable.)

For further information and to purchase Tickets with PayPal online, go to californiawoman411.com. com.

For Reservations call the Box Office: at 760.323.5123. Visit palmcanyontheatre.org Dee Jae Cox, is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director for The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project and the host of the hit radio show, “California Woman 411.”

open mic competition

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eek #7 of the CV Open Mic Competition Fall edition brought out talented musicians to compete for fantastic prizes! Great performances and exciting audience giveaways from the Mary Pickford Theatre got the crowd roaring. Once all of the musicians finished their performances and the judge vote (50%) was tallied and added to the audience applause score (50%), it was Adrian Duro who was awarded 1st place. The talented guitar player decided to take home 2 tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm and will now move on to the Semi Finals in November. If Adrian wins there, he’ll compete in the Grand Finals for an MTV Quality Music Video Production from Desert C.A.M. Studios/ Winmill Films and award winning Director Chip Miller, plus a $500 trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Spirits, as well as an Artist Development Session from Grammy nominated Producer Ronnie King, and a Promotional Photo Shoot from Visions Photography. 2nd place was awarded to Mantor & Lannett Hays who chose to take home 1 hour of studio time from JEM Productions. 3rd place was a tie between Cody McDowell who took home a Record Alley Gift Certificate, and band, Under Construction who decided on 1 hour of studio time from JEM Productions.

THANK YOU to ALL our performers at the CV Open Mic Competition for putting on a

great show AND making the environment so supportive for all of the artists involved: Peter Campbell, Jim Holiday, Mike Belli, Jude Baker, John Michael Montez, Mike Sick-boy, Marco Thoma, Gustavo Gonzalez, Mantor Hays, Lannett Hays, Jacob Cantu, Marc Saxe, Juan C Espino, Razor J, Ryan Alexander Diaz, and Dave Strauss. Also a big thanks to Johnny Carmona, our amazing sound technician. I hope to see you all next TUESDAY at SCHMIDY’S TAVERN in Palm Desert! Look for coverage of this week’s event and the announcement of winners in the next issue of Coachella Valley Weekly! SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors: Desert C.A.M. Studios/Winmill Films & Chip Miller, Ronnie King Music, JEM Productions, Crater Lake Spirits, Visions Photography, KAM Studios, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, the Mary Pickford Theatre, and DJ Alex Updike.

ALL AGES ALLOWED and YOU may compete EVERY week! PLUS Schmidy’s has a HOUSE DRUM SET you can use! PLEASE NOTE: Due to our overwhelming number of interested performers, sign in starts at 7pm and will be closed at 7:45pm. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY and FANS and note that the competition usually ends by 10:30pm so be sure your friends and family know to stay until the end to voice their vote!!! For questions, updates or information about signup, please visit and “LIKE” Facebook.com/ CVOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at MorganAliseJames@ gmail.com or (714) 651-1911

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The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa Welcomes

World-class Musicians, Paul Brown and Paul Taylor, to the Stage on October 10

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Breaking the 4th Wall

choreography was what saved the show for me. The beautifully executed dances were a pleasure to watch, so that even when I had no idea what the plot and storyline were, I could simply allow myself to enjoy the dance.

And there is no denying that if any song was a breakout hit for this show, it was Memory. I fell in love with Barbara Streisand’s rendition of the song years ago. And the highlight of Palm Canyon’s production of Cats, has got to be the song Memory, performed by Julie Rosser as Grizabella. It was truly the only moment in the show when I had a real glimmer of who a character was and the message that was being conveyed.

While I cannot recommend ‘Cats’, The Palm Canyon Theatre does produce quality theatre. If you want to see a little bit of Broadway in Palm Springs, this is the place to go. It is disappointing and worth emphasizing that not even one of their upcoming thirteen shows for this season was penned by a female author. But they do have an amazing lineup and it looks to be a theatrical bonanza of good theatre in the coming months, so a season membership could definitely be worth your while.

“Cats”, is being performed through October 11th, at the Palm Canyon Theatre, located at 538 North Palm Canyon Dr in Palm Springs.

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he Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa debuts its fall concert series, “Grooves at the Westin,” on October 10 with multi-Grammy awardwinning guitarist Paul Brown and sax man Paul Taylor performing under the stars.

Three concerts follow with other multitalented performers on Oct. 31, Nov. 14 and Nov. 28.

For more than two decades, Paul Brown’s dynamic R&B driven sound has set the standard for the urban jazz format and made him the genre’s top producer with over 60 No.1 radio airplay hits combined as a solo artist, and with other artists. The guitarist and composer’s dynamic new ten track set on Truth B Told, which debuted this year, features performances from many of the artists he’s produced or played with over the years, including saxophonists Darren Rahn, Richard Elliot, Euge Groove, Dave Koz and others.

Joining Brown on the stage is smooth jazz saxophonist Paul Taylor who has released eight albums, with his most recent in 2014: Tenacity, featuring guest appearances from Jeff Lorber and Jonathan Fritzen. His sensuous and romantic smooth jazz vibe has made him one of the genre’s most dynamic saxophonists. In addition to his success as a soloist, Taylor worked with the Rippingtons in 2000, and has made several very popular CDs for Peak Records, including Ladies’ Choice, with talented vocalists Regina Belle, La Toya London and Terry Dexter. He has also notably toured with Groovin’ For Grover, an all-star group with Jeff Lorber, Richard Elliot and Gerald Albright.

Following this concert, on October 31, Rick Braun and the hottest smooth jazz R&B band, DW3 perform for a special Halloween celebration. In addition to the great music there will be dancing, a costume contest and other Halloween inspired activities.

Then on November 14 Marc Antoine and Brian Simpson perform, and the concert series concludes on November 28 with “Sax for Christmas,” featuring Warren Hill, Marion Meadows and Michael Paulo.

All concerts take place at the outdoor Masters Plaza and begin at 7:00 p.m. with

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gates opening at 6 p.m. Ticket prices range between $50 and $85 per show, or for a Concert Series Package prices are from $160 to $300. In addition, a special threecourse dinner package, including a glass of celebratory house wine, is available for $99 per person at the resort’s Fireside Lounge, neighboring the Masters Plaza where the performances are held. The dinner package includes prime outdoor seating situated around a centralized outdoor fire pit with exceptional views of the concert.

For concert tickets visit tix.com. For more info about the musicians and Apaulo Music Productions visit apaulomusic.com.

Sponsorships for the jazz series are also available by contacting Jim Pedone at (760) 770-2143 or via email at jim.pedone@ westin.com.

For more information about the resort visit westinmissionhills.com or call (760) 770-2150. The resort is located at 71333 Dinah Shore Dr in Rancho Mirage.

Discounted room rates are available for 20 percent off the best available rate when purchasing concert tickets, by using code JAZZ when booking at (877) 253-0041.

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For the Truest of Troubadours -

The Sunday Jam at The Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel

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Kevin Fitzgerald: The One-Man Band

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Mikey Doling of Snot-A Rock Star with Desert Roots

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here’s a running joke about the definition of a musician. It describes a musician as someone who puts $5000 worth of gear in a $500 dollar car to play a $50 gig. It’s only funny because in so many cases, it’s true. That’s what you do when you are compelled to make music, and being compelled to make music is what draws the line between a troubadour and someone with a hobby.

For 10 years running, Greg Veach and members of his band, “Radio 60”, have been hosting this jam session throughout the valley. From Dillon Roadhouse to Jackalope Ranch, the Eldorado Polo Club to The Handlebar in North Palm Springs, Veach has rung the dinner bell for our local musicians to come and show their stuff. When one door closed, Veach would find a way to open another. Now, the jam is comfortably settled in at the Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel. The current rhythm section composed of James St. James on drums and Gene Beavers on bass start things off with Veach at 3pm and go until 7pm. Woody Retro (bass, guitar and vocals) is also a frequent member.

All summer long, while folks sipped their beverages in the cool water of the Spa’s pools, Veach and his crew sweat out their deep arsenal of classic rock tunes to the delight of all. It never took long before any number of players would start lining up, even some who have storied and renowned music or acting careers. “Jake Busey (Gary Busey’s son) and Buddy Greco’s son stop by from time to time,” shared Veach. “Nashville cats, Jann Brown and her husband Matthew Barnes are frequent guests at the jam; even Cindy Williams from Laverne and Shirley stops by the jam now and then.” Along with the more nationally known names, many of the desert’s favorite local artists will show up, including Stan the Man Foreman of The Roadrunners, Eric Frankson, Paul Villalobos of The Myx, Alex A, Frank Orlando, and Ernie Orta of The Voodoo Hustlers.

Veach’s path to music started in a Protestant Church. “As a child, we sang hymns every Sunday morning, Sunday night, and even Wednesday nights for the first 18 years of my life,” Veach reminisced.

“My mom sang alto and my dad sang bass, so I learned harmonies at an early age. In high school and college, I sang in the choir and did some musical theater. The Beach Boys lived near my high school, but the seeing the Beatles for the first time on Ed Sullivan in 8th grade was one of my most memorable experiences.”

Gene Beavers is a retired phone company employee from Pennsylvania. He played in bands in his home state until moving here a few years ago. He also currently plays in Hotwyre with Buddy Greco Jr. and Doug

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Anderson at The Riviera in Palm Springs every Friday and Saturday. He also plays with Tim Cramer in his band Crimson Crow.

Woody Retro is seen there more than most and is considered one of the regulars

by Veach. “I’ve been doing this (music) for some 50 years now,”said Retro. “There’s been some great moments. I played as an opening act for a couple of Philadelphia based headliners , like Youth Camp (the predecessor of The Hooters ) and the lessor known, “The A’s”, who had a few minor hits in the early 80s . I recall that was the first time I had girls asking for my autograph (that wasn’t for a child support check).”

More currently, aside from the Sunday Jam, you can find Retro with the Refills and The Beatabums at many local venues.

James St. James (drums) has been the go to stick man for many bands, locally and nationally known, such as Jesika Von Rabbit, the Evangenitals, Glenn Patrik, Mississippi Millie McClaine, Chan Romero, Queen Latifah, Joe Clay, Lainie Kazan, and Top Jimmy. He plays for Radio 60 regularly, and can also be found every Friday Night at Jackalope with The Country Gentlemen featuring... well... me, Lisa Lynn Morgan (forgive the shameless plug).

If you want to know what true love looks like, come see the guys and gals of the Sunday Jam, along with the multitude of talented others. And don’t forget to bring your bathing suit so you can partake in the healing mineral waters, their 8 heated pools, their full bar and tasty restaurant. It really is a good time and a great way to hear so many of our desert’s best music makers.

And now that the weather is returning to perfection, I suggest you get there early.

Check out Radio 60 at their web site at radio60band.com

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he most interesting man in the world may have a bit of competition if he were to ever meet Kevin Fitzgerald.

A long-time drummer, DJ, and connoisseur of music in general, Fitzgerald has recently found himself in the Coachella Valley, living in Palm Desert since June of this year.

Like most people, Fitzgerald’s love and passion for music is firmly rooted in his younger days and the family he had growing up. “My mom would have KIAK Radio on every morning before school,” Fitzgerald told me, “and the country music of that era haunts me to this day.” Luckily for Fitzgerald, not all his family members permanently traumatized him with their musical tastes.

His father played saxophone and was, according to Fitzgerald, “a ridiculously prolific songwriter, although few were heard outside the household.” Furthermore, as the youngest child, Fitzgerald spoke about how all his older siblings also had an influence on him musically. “My older brother was a drummer, so naturally I had to do the same,” Fitzgerald said. “And I still dig Cat Stevens thanks to my older sisters.”

With such an eclectic mix of musical influences, it is no wonder Fitzgerald has had so much success as a musician in multiple musical arenas, including drumming, DJing, and even recording his own solo album.

His start, however, came in 1981 and was, according to him, “not the most pleasant experience.” Growing up in Alaska because, I mean, where else would such a cool dude grow up, Fitzgerald had a few friends with whom he played. Those friends eventually moved to Los Angeles, and after failing to find an appropriate drummer for their band Pandemonium, decided to ask Fitzgerald to come down and play. Fitzgerald accepted the offer, and although the band did not last, they were featured on the first volume of the Metal Massacre series and the experience of the band, along with being in Los Angeles, lead Fitzgerald into more opportunities in the music industry.

As Fitzgerald continued his career he

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found himself playing drums for many bands, ranging from Further and The Geraldine Fibbers to his most well-known act as the drummer for the punk-rock band The Circle Jerks. He has also been a non-EDM DJ for many years and has recently recorded an album under the name “Joom” where he played each instrument himself. When asked what his favorite musical venture has been, he told me that it was “by far” recording this new record. “I just started writing songs because I had to do something to stay (relatively) sane at the time, not thinking an album would come of it,” Fitzgerald told me.

“It’s satisfying to be able to externalize these songs that have been co-opting your brain space for weeks at a time.”

Naturally, I had to ask what it was like to record an album with only one man playing every instrumental part and, naturally, Fitzgerald had an entertaining response. “When recording everything yourself, you tend to get along with the other musicians in the band a little better. And it tends to streamline the decision-making process,” he stated. In reality, much of the solo idea was born out of necessity, he went on to say. Fitzgerald had limited down time in which to record, which left little time to find other band members let alone additional time to rehearse. Having recorded in this style with his brother in the past, he found it fairly simple this time around, and although he stated that he would like to re-do a couple of the parts (musicians are never happy with their work), Fitzgerald is not complaining about the end product.

If you wish to experience Fitzgerald in person, he will be DJing at the Ace Hotel on October 11th. If you are interested in Fitzgerald’s music, his former band, Further, has a “best of” album coming out entitle Where Were You Then? and another former band, The Geraldine Fibbers, is re-releasing their first album, Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home, on vinyl with a brand new track the band will be recording soon.

wenty years ago, Indio High School alumni Mikey Doling and his buddy, the late, great, Lynn Strait were 20-somethings crashing in a squatter house in Santa Barbara when they formed a metal/ punk/hardcore band that would almost immediately take the LA club scene by storm.

Within a couple of years, Snot was signed by a major record label, shooting videos for MTV, touring the US with some of the biggest bands of the era and had earned a coveted slot on the Ozzfest tour. As youngsters who were really just starting to get their rock-star feet wet in the fame pool, they were fully aware that they were living the dream.

Doling: “I started Snot with a four-track, a guitar and a Dr. Rhythm drum-machine. I was writing songs and had already come up with the name before I had the band. I met Lynn before the other guys and eventually we were both living in the squatter house.” Doling chuckles: “We were totally broke and punkrock. We would laugh at each other when one of us scraped together enough change for a Jumbo-Jack and the rest of us would ask if it had cheese on it. We were really poor.”

Doling continues: “Initially it was Lynn Strait and me. We had some other guys that didn’t work out so we had to let them go. We were looking for replacements and my buddy Shannon Larkin who is the drummer for Ugly Kid Joe knew these three guys on the east coast and introduced us. It was a done-deal pretty quickly. They moved out to California and together we became Snot. Those guys were my bassist John (Tumor) Fahnestock, drummer Jamie Miller and guitarist Sonny Mayo.”

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becoming friends with people they previously idolized was unusually brief. It seemed as though they were just starting to get comfortable with their new-found place on top of the world, when they were jolted by the harshest blow any of them had ever received.

On December 11th, 1998 a tragic car accident took the life of Snot’s beloved lead-vocalist/ frontman, Lynn Strait. Lost and overcome with grief, Doling and the guys felt that, without Strait, there was no Snot. At the time they could not conceive of continuing without him and so, they made the decision to bury the band along with their beloved friend.

All four remaining members continued on in careers as professional musicians separately, touring and recording with other major bands over the years as well as pursuing business ventures. It wasn’t until 2013 that Doling, who maintains residences in Tokyo and La Quinta, Ca. decided to hit up his Snot-mates to see if they were down to give it another go. Lucky for the fans, they obliged.

Doling: “It took us 15 years to recover from Lynn’s passing. It was sort of like, at some point we looked at each other as friends and thought, ‘Hey there’s still four of us left.’ I thought about how much I enjoy playing with these guys and how Lynn would have wanted us to continue on a long time ago so, I decided to call each one of them and ask, ‘Shouldn’t we get back together?’ And here we are….back together with our new addition. We recently finished two tours in Europe, one in the US and we are going to Australia next month. The Australian shows are already completely sold out and they had to add dates. We will also be touring in South America and have some shows planned with Slipknot.”

Sporting a passionate, international fan-

base that never disappeared along with a gifted and charismatic new front-man, Snot has thrown it into high-gear with a new album on the way and international tour dates that are selling out as quickly as they are scheduled. The best part of it all as far as I’m concerned is that they are warming up for their big upcoming concerts with a show right here in the valley. On October 22nd, Snot will be performing at Schmidy’s Tavern in Palm Desert and I foresee a huge clean-up job for the staff when it’s all over on account of all of the melted faces they will have to mop up.

As far as the new album is concerned, the band hopes it will not only reignite and satisfy established fans, but attract a brand new generation of Snot virgins. Recently, they have been writing and recording at Dead End Studio in Palm Desert, which is owned and operated

by Doling’s “best friend since High School,” and well-respected sound-engineer, Brad Garrow.

Several friends of mine who have followed Snot since the beginning were beyond jealous when they found out that I was given the opportunity to drop by the studio and hang out while they were doing their thing. When I told them that I got to watch and listen while Snot’s fantastic new vocalist, Carl Bensley, laid down vocals over the instrumental tracks they recorded the previous night, said friends’ heads almost exploded.

Doling: “About 10 years ago I was producing for a band called Instinct of Aggression and Carl was the then, 20 year-old singer for that band. He has also been in some other bands over the years including one called Consume the Fire. I always loved the guy. He is a really talented and charismatic performer and genuinely good guy so when I started thinking about bringing in a vocalist for Snot, he came to mind. When I called him and asked him if he was interested in going on tour with Snot he immediately said, ‘yes’ and the rest is history.”

When observing Bensley perform it is pretty clear that he was somewhat of a nobrainer choice for Snot. Most any band would be lucky to have him. Beyond his charisma and strong stage-presence, he is most importantly a very strong singer with great range. His vocal abilities are diverse and he keeps it interesting by continuously mixing up singing styles with ease. When Bensley is blowing on that mic you might hear familiar sounds that display grittiness in impressively high octaves that are classically, “metal’....you might also notice him pepper in some soulful, bluesy type notes to string it all together. The recipe works for him and for the band.

Considering the fact that his energy oozes with confidence dipped in a big vat of chill, I asked Bensley at what point in his life as a musician did he become comfortable in the role of “frontman”. He hesitated for less than a second before looking at me with an endearing expression that seemed to be somewhat bewildered as to the why anyone would even think to ask such a silly question.

Bensley: “I don’t really think there was ever a point...I have been doing this stuff for most of my life now. I think I just sort of eased into it.

I don’t ever really remember feeling nervous

or worried about any of it until I joined up with Snot. That’s only because when you are coming in to a position that once belonged to someone else who was talented and loved by the fans, there will always be people who don’t approve. I can’t let myself worry about that.”

Snot has been touring with Bensley for about a year now performing their original songs...songs that were made famous by his beloved predecessor, Lynn Strait. I think that if anyone were to speculate that Snot is somehow attempting to fill the shoes of one man with another, they are missing the point, completely. First of all, their vocal styles are very different from one another, which, in my opinion is a good thing. Most of us would rather see them bring on the best performer they can find for the gig. I think it shows a lot more integrity for the music than the idea behind running around trying desperately to find someone who can do the most spot-on impersonation of Lynn Strait.

Lynn loved Snot and would have wanted the music that he was so integral in creating to live on while the band continues to grow and evolve artistically. The new addition to the band helps serve the purpose of breathing life into this incredible thing that Lynn helped create. Clearly, you cannot replace someone who is irreplaceable...but you can try your damndest to honor him by bringing in someone who will do a hell of a job at what they once did while showing tremendous heart and soul for the project as a whole.

Combined with brand new music, and a seemingly endless list of upcoming tour dates, it seems obvious to me that the spirit of Snot is alive and kicking and I for one am looking forward to seeing where it takes us.

No need to take my word for it. If you want to jump on this train I suggest you head over to Schmidy’s on October 22nd. Also on the bill for that night are local punk rock heroes, Se7en4, whose latest album Let’s Get High and Fight, was produced by Mikey Doling; Doling’s High School friend, Brad Garrow’s band, Brain Vat; and out of towners 1001, and Contortion.

Show starts at 8pm and is only $10.

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THE ARCS

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commercial breakthrough in 2010 with Brothers, and quickly followed up at the end of 2011 with El Camino.

Brothers featured the hit single, “Tighten Up” and won three Grammies. El Camino peaked at #2 on the charts and also won three Grammies. Suddenly the Black Keys were headlining arenas. Turn Blue, released in 2014 took a bit of a stylistic left turn and added some heavy Psychedelia and a hint of Prog-Rock to the Black Keys’ trademark sound.

Downtime seems like a foreign concept to both Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach.

In between Black Keys albums each continue to create music at a prodigious rate. In 2009, Carney recorded an album playing bass in a group called Drummer, (all the band members were drummers in other bands).

He also produced albums for the Sheepdogs, Tennis and Tobias Jesso, Jr. Auerbach has produced a myriad of artists, most prominently, Jessica Lee Mayfield, Dr. John, Hanni El Khatib, the Growlers, Ray LaMontagne and Lana Del Rey. He also released an amazing solo effort, Keep It Hid in 2009. In early 2015, Patrick Carney dislocated his shoulder, effectively derailing Black Keys scheduled tour.

With a surfeit of time on his hands, Auerbach corralled a few pals and formed The ARCS. Leon Michaels, Nick Movshon, Homer Steinweiss, Richard Swift and Kenny Vaughan had played with Dan Auerbach on various projects over the years, so a collaboration seemed natural. Recorded quickly in a handful of studios from coast to coast, most of the songs were created in studio, the result is entitled Yours, Dreamily.

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The Art of the Prize

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an Auerbach is a man constantly in motion. When he isn’t creating music and touring with his tremendously successful band, Black Keys, he is producing other artists or collaborating with other musicians.

Dan Auerbach was born in Akron, Ohio, the son of Mary, a French teacher, and Charles, an antique dealer. Music was a big part of his childhood; his mother’s family were Bluegrass players. In fact he distantly related the late guitar god, Robert Quine, (Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Matthew Sweet, Lloyd Cole).

Access to his father’s vinyl collection fueled Auerbach’s obsession with the Blues.

His first concerts were Whitney Houston with his mother and the Grateful Dead with his father. The latter made a bit of an impact, (the former, not so much).

By college Auerbach had so thoroughly immersed himself in the Blues, especially Junior Kimbrough, Robert Johnson, R.L. Burnside and Mississippi Fred McDowell, that he nearly flunked out of school. He decided to abandon academics and concentrate on making his own music.

Returning to Akron, Auerbach played a few shows solo. He set up a recording session with some local musicians intent on making a demo. When they failed to show up, he enlisted the help of high school pal Pat Carney. The pair began jamming (but not in a Dave Matthews way), and by 2001 they had formed The Black Keys.

They signed with the tiny L.A. label, Alive Records and released their debut, The Big Come Up, in May 2002. The album gained a cult following and led to a deal with Fat Possum Records. Their sophomore effort, Thickfreakness arrived in 2003 and the Rock cognoscenti wasted no time anointing Black Keys as the Next Big Thing.

It took about seven years and three albums, Rubber Factory, Magic Potion and Attack & Release before the record buying public caught on to the Black Keys’ strippeddown Blues-based sound. The duo had their

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the ball rolling. But “Outta My Mind” and “Put A Flower In Your Pocket” really kick the album into gear.

“Outta My Mind” kind of sounds like a frenetic James Bond theme. Thick slabs of reverb guitar crest over a tick-tock rhythm, as urgent organ notes pulsate and quiver. Auerbach’s vocals are gritty but full of emotion, wondering if success can compensate for his broken marriage. “I heard I lost my self-control, everything I did just went and turned to gold/I love the pictures on the wall reminding me what I lost to get it all.” A howly guitar solo feels like a cri de Coeur. “…Pocket” sputters to life with fluttery keys and scuzzy guitars. Plucked bass lines plink out a languid groove splitting the difference between Trip-Hop and the best Blaxploitation theme you’ve never heard. The lyrics find our hero caught in the crosshairs between duty and honor; “With tired eyes and bills to pay you gotta make it through another day/The streets can see into your soul, it ain’t where ya been, but where you’re gonna go.”

Both “Pistol Made Of Bones” and “Rosie (Ooh La La)” are spaghetti Western comboplatters. The former begins tentatively, as tinkly keys wash over a thwoking seesaw rhythm. Blistering power chords ride roughshod, but the melody powers down, highlighting a dusty guitarron solo that adds to the Wild West verisimilitude.

The latter opens with incongruous “oohla-la-la” backing vocals from the distaff Mariachi collective, Flor de Toloache. Skittery percussion and cascading piano notes provide ballast, as Auerbach sings another chorus of the divorcee’ blues. “Crawling through rocks and dust, miss my home so much I could bust/ Makin’ time for someone else makes me feel like I could lose myself.” Angular guitar licks provide salve for the psychic wounds.

The best tracks here are “Stay In My Corner,” “Cold Companion,” “The Arc” and “Chains Of Love.” The melody of “Stay...” shares some musical DNA with John Lennon’s romantic mea culpa, “Jealous Guy.” Auerbach affects a sweet soul croon that evokes the Quiet Storm classics of the early ‘70s. Stinging guitar chords are wed to a kick-drum beat. He uses a boxing metaphor as a pledge of fidelity.

A searing, bottle-neck solo seals the deal.

Serpentine guitar riffs snake through the melody of “Cold Companion.” Rippling piano

fills, a hopscotch rhythm and spacy horns add to the seductive mood. Cryptic lyrics allude to Auerbach’s romantic prowess, but he seems stymied (not in an “Our Gang” way), by the object of his affection.

Growling guitar chords open “The Arc,” which is anchored by a rickety back-beat. On this rollicking outlaw tale, lyrics and vocals take a backseat to Auerbach’s dizzying guitar pyrotechnics. He manages to unleash a series of solos that alternately fuzz, buzz, howl and yowl.

Finally, the sinuous “Chains Of Love” is propelled by sugary keys and liquid guitar notes that recall Malo’s classic Latin R&B hit “Suavacito.” Over Flor de Toloache’s sultry backing vocals, Auerbach is ruthless, bitterly recalling a lover’s infidelity; “I had a cold companion, I knew what she was doing.”

Ultimately, even his dour mood can’t dampen the song’s sinewy seduction.

Other interesting tracks include “Velvet Ditch,” a vagina-centric lament accented by sandblasted guitar, congas, keys and a ‘70s sax solo that feels like it should have its own “Porn ‘stache.” Carrying the Dirk Diggler theme a little further, “Come And Go” throbs with the sort of concupiscent sounds that would make Andrea True blush.

Meanwhile, “Everything You Do (You Do For You)” is a bitter kiss-off tethered to a wheezy melody and a clip-clop gait. Using a breathy falsetto, Auerbach takes a selfish lover to task; “The milk inside the fridge it turned, the bridge between us it burned.”

The album closes with “Searching The Blue.” Powered by plunking piano figures, a ghostly drum beat, pedal steel, horns and lush Hammond B3 notes, it’s a guilt-trippy denouement. Auerbach seems to let go of past transgressions, but he can’t resist a final twist of the knife. “War is over now I feel my mind returning, carried on a cloud/Every nerve was burning over you, I never had a need at all for anyone, anyone other than you But now that’s through.”

Creating new music seems like a form of occupational therapy for Dan Auerbach. He shares his woes, but never really bares his soul, it’s all at a cool remove. Although his solo album explored new sonic highways, ARCS hew pretty closely to the Black Keys paradigm, Mariachi accents notwithstanding.

“Yours, Dreamily,” is a collection of skillfully rendered songs, crafty and catchy, but they’re missing a crucial ingredient: heart.

rtPrize 2015 opens in Grand Rapids Michigan September 23 and runs through October 9. Now entering its seventh year the event draws more than 1,550 entries matching them with 162 locations around the area. Artists will compete for $500,000 in prizes, including a $200,000 grand prize selected by public vote.

Why should we care about ArtPrize? The possibility of bringing this event to the Coachella Valley is mind-boggling. As a destination place, the Valley is perfect to unite the beauty of nature, the richness of our artistic community and the international recognition of ArtPrize. Cultural tourism benefits not just the local economy but local residents. ArtPrize has shown that art brings people together, year after year. The impact it has had the local economy reaches far beyond the 19 days of the Festival.

ArtPrize brings artists from around the world.

The event brings out the local population as well as tourists. This interactive event allows the public to select the winners. The first round of voting will trim the field to a final 20, comprising five entries each in four categories. After a second round of voting, the winners of public and juried awards will be announced Oct. 9.

“A project such as ArtPrize is a great vehicle for cultural tourism to interact with the Coachella Valley. The CV Link would be tremendous opportunity to connect the arts,” noted David Clinton-Reid. “The Grand Rapids area reports that hotel bookings are sold out during ArtPrize. Many guests reserve immediately for the following year.

The economic impact of this event cannot be dismissed. Independent studies have valued the economic impact to be $22M+ in Grand Rapids.

There is no reason to think that bringing ArtPrize to this area will have less of an economic impact.”

This year ArtPrize drew well-known artist such as Judith Braun and Diana Schpungin. Since 2009, Braun has developed a process of charcoal drawing dubbed “Fingerings.” By applying individual fingerprints carefully, yet spontaneously, Braun is able to produce a range of gradations and patterns within the prescribed boundary. Braun’s

submission for ArtPrize 2015 is As Above, a new 480 sq. ft. wall drawing displaying abstractions of flora and foliage, light and energy.

The Brooklyn-based, multidisciplinary artist Diana Shpungin works in drawing, sculpture, installation, hand-drawn animation, video and sound. Born in Riga Latvia, Shpungin immigrated as a small child to the United States where her family settled in New York City. On faculty at Parsons: The New School for Design in New York City, Shpungin has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Her submission for ArtPrize, Drawing Of A House (Triptych), is a large scale, multi-faceted participatory work consisting of drawing, sculpture and hand drawn video animation. It is also a community project for SiTE:LAB, a volunteer arts organization in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County and The City of Grand Rapids.

ArtPrize is also partnering with organizers of the inaugural DisArt Festival in Grand Rapids held earlier this year that featured works by artists with disabilities. The message of “Art is Every Body” will be highlighted at ArtPrize.

ArtPrize is an event that should not be missed.

But it is also an event that would be the perfect complement to our artistic community and for art tourism in the Coachella Valley. Local resident Jeff Pluth spent a year researching and building relationships in hopes of bringing ArtPrize to the area. “I’m deeply drawn to the innovativeness of ArtPrize and the multiple touch-points it brings to a community; a proven model engaging both arts aficionados and art innocents alike.” Pluth notes that, “It’s a revolutionary way to connect art and technology as event attendees vote on the winning entries via smartphone apps.” The payoffs: art in public spaces, cultural tourism, local job creation, education, community engagement, creating conversations.

As an event, ArtPrize could be thought of as adding another showpiece in the showcase of what the CV offers.

Just think of the possibilities.

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PET PLACE

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by Janet McAfee

OCTOBER IS ADOPT-A-SHELTER-DOG MONTH!

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all has arrived and the holidays will begin soon with Halloween followed by Thanksgiving. There is no better time than now to think about adding a new dog or cat to bring greater joy to your household during the holidays.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has declared October “Adopt A Shelter Dog” month. However, during every month throughout the year beautiful and loving adoptable dogs and cats wait in our public shelters seeking homes. Millions of them, whose only crime is not having a home, are euthanized in our overwhelmed and crowded public shelter system.

We have two fabulous public shelters in the Coachella Valley where you can begin your search for a wonderful new animal. The Palm Springs Animal Shelter and the Coachella Valley Animal Campus (our Riverside County shelter in Thousand Palms) are inviting, modern structures with friendly and informed staff, eager to assist you select that “purrfect” pet. These shelters have indoor and outdoor visiting areas where you discover the unique personality of animals you are interested in adopting. This is contrary to the image many people still have of shelters as depressing, dungeon-like concrete buildings.

Here are some reasons why you should adopt

your new best friend from a shelter or rescue: 1. FREE DOG TRAINING SEMINAR AT THE COACHELLA VALLEY ANIMAL CAMPUS – Entertaining and informative, dog trainer Jason Rae with www.strutmymutt.com offers a fabulous session to help with your rescue dog’s training issues at the shelter on Thursday, October 15th at 7:00 pm, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms. Riverside County Department of Animal Services has contracted with Jason to help owners. Leave your dog at home, but come prepared to get all your questions answered so you can become an expert! (I went to Jason’s presentation last month, and it was FANTASTIC.) For more information contact (951) 358-7295.

Trainer Jason Rae is building a system to help dogs in rescues and shelters. On his website Rae explains, “Millions of dogs around the world find themselves in shelters, most of them not making it back into a loving home. What a tragedy, and for the most part this can be avoided if the owner was able to control their dog through training, creating a harmonious life for both. We’ve found it saves lives.” Jason Rae is pictured here with his rescue dog Whiskey.

2. YOU GET A GREAT BARGAIN WHEN YOU ADOPT FROM A SHELTER – Adoption fees at public shelters are relatively low and include the cost of spay/neuter, first vaccinations, and

often microchipping. Currently the Palm Springs Animal Shelter charges $30 to adopt a cat and $60 to adopt a dog, and they often offer discounted specials that include a follow-up veterinary visit.

The Coachella Valley Animal Campus frequently offers cat adoption specials of $15. Dog adoption rates vary, but are almost always less than $100.

It would cost you between $450 and $700 just to spay a dog at a private veterinary clinic.

3. ADOPTING FROM A SHELTER HELPS FIGHT PUPPY MILLS – When you order a puppy online or purchase a pet from a pet store it likely came from a large “factory style” breeding facilities that puts profits ahead of the welfare of the animals. The breeding animals are housed in shockingly poor conditions, without human touch or medical care. Be an animal hero and save a life by adopting from a shelter.

4. MANY OF THE ANIMALS IN SHELTERS ARE PURE BREEDS – Did you know that approximately

look at loki Take a look at Loki and fall in love with her! This gorgeous domestic shorthair cat waits for a home at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, 4575 E. Mesquite, Palm Springs. www.psanimalshelter.org (760) 415-5719.

gorgeous boy Looking for a fabulous, friendly pup? This 2-yr-old Jack Russell mix boy was abandoned in the desert and is now at the county shelter, Coachella Valley Animal Campus, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms.

Dog ID#A1229697.

(760) 343-3644

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30% of the animals in shelters and rescues are pure breeds? Yet another reason not to spend thousands of dollars on a dog from a breeder if you are seeking a specific breed. You can go on www.petfinder.com to locate specific types and breeds of available shelter pets.

5. SHELTER ANIMALS ARE THE BEST – The vast majority of the dogs in shelters come bounding out of their kennels brimming with love and gratitude at being rescued. A small minority may be a bit fearful, but with a little time and a lot of love, they will transform into well-adjusted happy animals. When you adopt an animal, you can also feel proud about helping one in need.

The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is now operated by a private organization, Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. Go by and see their lovely new building located at 4575 E. Mesquite Avenue in Palm Springs. You can find out about their special events and view their adoptable animals at psanimalshelter.org.

The large, modern Coachella Valley Animal Campus is located just north of the 10 freeway in Thousand Palms. Visit their facility at 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms. View their available animals at rcdas.org.

RESCUE DOGS ROCK!!

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by Rick Riozza

Our Autumn Wine Outlook

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ust as most desert dwellers predict, come the first week in October, the luxury of resort weather opulence opens our senses to a new season of living well.

Cheers to that comment!—and away we go into our fanciful world of wine exploration and enjoyment.

Already the extreme wine enthusiasts among us are calendaring when and where their quaffing experience will either focus on their favorite wine or varietal of all time. Or, on the other hand, venturing out to try a new, different wine—or perhaps a wine they’ve not enjoyed in a long long time, like a friend you’ve been out of touch with.

Well—you can see where I’m going with this, so please allow me to refresh and remind ourselves of a couple of famed international wines that are a perfect match for our Autumn’s season of arts, food, and romance.

It’s so pleasant to say the wine “Vouvray” [voo-VRAY] that it puts one into a mood immediately to savor the moment. It is the white wine from France’s Loire Valley that showcases the Chenin Blanc grape to be extraordinary as dry & crisp or a lightly sweet wine, a vivacious sparkler, and a world class dessert wine.

The fact that it is rarely thought of and so underappreciated adds to its sexiness; and should you be serving this wine for brunch, lunch or for appetizers, places you as the most enviable “cool wine” person on your block.

Readers of this column will remember our little jaunt to the Loire, where we took a break from the Roland Garros French Open Tennis Championships to taste the Chenin Blanc varieties in the valley’s area of Vouvray, Savennières, Anjou, Touraine, and Saumur.

There’s nothing like taking a French class in liquid—ooh là là! Magnifique!

The reason this white wine is sought after by those “in the know” is its natural occurring acidity. No one tires of the wine because while it frolics with flavors that include flowers, apples, apricots, pears, honey, lemons, peaches, tropical fruits quince and minerals, it is so well balanced with refreshing acidity, you are drawn back for yet another sip. Whether your Chenin Blanc bottle is bone dry or sweetly succulent, the balanced rousing acidity expresses itself with especial qualities.

Almost every person who claims to dislike “sweet wines” is more than pleasantly shocked

by the wine’s tasty and balanced refreshing profile. And due to its vibrant acidity, this wine pairs with a panoply of dishes: cheeses, chicken, fish, fried foods, lobster, shellfish, pork, veal, and salmon.

Classic Vouvray recommendations include: Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec 2013 at around $28, and the Champalou Vouvray 2012 at $22.

The world class Coteaux du Layon dessert wine for your holiday meals sells around $20 and up.

As for the “unaccustomed” red wine recommendation, my vote is for Barolo [bahrOHL-oh]. I know we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the Tuscan Sangiovese grape in Chianti, and Montalcino, Montipulciano, and the like, and the new found American interest in these wines, but deep in my heart is the love for Barolo—the “King” of Italian wines.

This wine is produced in the Piemonte region in northern Italy. It is the area that surrounds the city of Torino, that was the home for the 2006 Winter Olympics. During a family sojourn there, one was either at the games or sucking up deep purple wine at the enoteche tasting rooms around the local vineyards.

Most California wine drinkers think that Barolo is a “big wine” like a Cal Cab. Sure, Barolo is an intense one, but it is never big. At a fancy dinner where both Cabernet and Barolo is served, enjoy the Italian first.

The grape for this wine is the Nebbiolo. The Classic flavor profile that Barolo is known for is aromatic and “bitter”—in a good way. The wine carries notes of blackberries, cherries, chocolate, leather, licorice, plums, raspberries, roses, smoke, tobacco and violets.

Anyone who loves Burgundy and/or its California counterpart, Pinot Noir, should love the Piemonte wine. They are similar and aromatic with Barolo leading the flavor profile with truffles, tar and pencil lead. When they age, they exhibit like texture and elegance that match and pair with a great array of meals.

Although many Italians don’t like the idea that there is an “old-style” and a “modern” version of the wine, for certain, Barolo for the past 30 years is probably a better product than what was produced many years ago. And perhaps for those vino lovers back in the day

who tried Barolo—they were a bit disappointed with less than stellar producers whose wine showed possible oxidation, volatile acidity, and wayward barnyard smells. The good stuff however has always been great, and these days, most Barolo is fantastic.

As mentioned, it’s not a particularly heavy wine, but is medium-bodied to full so it doesn’t take you down at dinner time. Delicious choices of dishes with this wine for the fall season include: beef, cheese, game, lamb, mushrooms, quail, and white truffles.

There are many great and famous Barolo wine producers. One can never go wrong with wines from Giacomo Conterno, Giuseppe Mascarello, Paolo Scavino, and Bruno Giacosa who sell their wine for around $60 or more. For wonderful wine at a lower price, look for Vietti and Damilano.

Here’s to the season—Cheers!

Rick is your “somm-about-town” eating and drinking at local venues. A freelance writer and contributor to Tasting Panel Magazine and a wine reviewer for Examiner.com, he’s also the Brand Ambassador for the historic Galleano Winery. Rick entertains and conducts locally at wine tastings, food & wine events, and fun wine seminars. Contact winespectrum@aol.com.

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Kelly Corbin & Co. 6pm 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T Bone 9pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 The Full House Band w/ Nena Anderson 8pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Mikole Kaar and E. Billy Thompson 7:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Fleet Easton 7:30pm BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 TBA 9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ and Dancing Open 6pm-2am BISTRO 60 @TRILOGY; LQ; 760-501-0620 The Carmens 6pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-7755566 DJ PWee 8pm

BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 The Stanley Butler Trio 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CLEMETINE; PD; 760-834-8814 Gina Carey 6pm DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 Swag Bag Friday w/ Caxton, The Hive Minds and Alchemy 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 House Band 8:45pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Facelift and special guest. 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JACKALOPE RANCH; IND; 760-342-1999 Lisa Lynn & The Country Gentlemen 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live DJ 8:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Blue 62 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company in the afternoon, Hot Rox in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Hot Sauce 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 DJ 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 2nd Annual Big Blue For Prostate Concert 8pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Gennine Francis 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Johnzo West & The Wayward Souls 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-228-1199 T.B.A. 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Bobbie Eakes 7pm, Terry Reid 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 212 Band 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 Rick Ross Music Group presents: The Kill Bill 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Carmens 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm

SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Demetrious and Co. 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 Sunday Funeral and Somatic Offense 9pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Pat Rizzo 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 The Rick Whitfield Band 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Meet The Corwins 5:30-7:30pm, John Stanley King 8pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 T.B.A. 1:304:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 TBA 5:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth 6-10pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 TBA 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Rose Mallet 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Girl’s Night Out w/ The Men on the Hollywood Strip 9pm

SAT OCTOBER 10 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bev & Bill 6pm 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Karaoke w/ T-Bone 9pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 DJ Daniel T noon poolside, Stronghold Reggae 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Cabaret on the Green Open Mic w/ Les Michaels and Wayne Abravanel 7:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Denise Carter 7:30pm BAR; PS; 760-537-7337 TBA 9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJ and Dancing, open 6pm-2am BISTRO 60 @TRILOGY; LQ; 760-501-0620 The Carmens 6pm BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-7755566 DJ PWee BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 Gina Carey 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT CASINO; PS; 888-999-1995 DJ Michael Wright 9-1am CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm DATE SHED; IND; 760-775-6699 Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds 8pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-327-1700 T.B.A. 9pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 T.B.A. 8:30pm THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 8pm

THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 PDHS 2005 Reunion w/ DJ Ray and special guest 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JACKALOPE RANCH; IND; 760-342-1999 Michael Keeth 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 T.B.A. 8pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 8pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Hot Sauce 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 Fluid in Motion 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-3274080 Lucky Tongue 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 TBA 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Gardens & Villa w/ James Supercave 9pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PJ’S SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-228-1199 TBA 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Pocket Yellow 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Jason Stuart w/ Shann Carr 7pm, Kal David, Lauri Bono & The Real Deal 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 The Deep Ones 9pm ROCKYARD @ FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; Almost Famous and Led Zepagain (Led Zeppelin Tribute) 7:30pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 The Dirty X’s, Nuclear Cowboy and Somatic Offense 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 Barry Baughn Blues 8-11pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The Carmens 8-11pm SHELLY’S LOUNGE@TORTOISE ROCK CASINO; 29 Palms; Rojer Arnold & Bobby Furgo 9pm SIDEWINDER GRILL; DHS; 760-329-7929 Karaoke w/ Milly G 6pm SMOKIN’ BURGERS; PS; 760-883-5999 Ron James 6pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Music 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Dude Jones 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 9pm

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THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Darci Daniels 6:30pm TILTED KILT; PD; 760-773-5458 T.B.A. 9pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 DJ Hektik 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Pat Rizzo Trio 6:30pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Rob & JB 1:30-4:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 Chris Lomeli 8pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Courtney Chambers 6pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 8pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-230-0188 Stanley Butler Band 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJs 9pm

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NEW LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT AT COUNTRY CLUB’N FRIDAY NIGHTS & THE AWARD WINNING JACKALOPE RANCH ROCKIN’ THE RANCH SATURDAY NIGHTS

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he finely-crafted Jackalope Ranch, set on a 6.5 beautifully landscaped acres, introduces live entertainment every weekend beginning Friday, October 9.

Every Country Club’n Friday night Lisa Lynn and the Country Gentlemen will be kicking it up a notch, country style, with new and old danceable country favorites. On Rockin’ the Ranch Saturday nights various classic and contemporary rock bands will perform.

Award winning vocalist, Lisa Lynn Morgan, launched her singing career here in the desert. Her first encouragement came from Frank Sinatra himself, when he came up to her after she sang at midnight mass, patted her on the cheek, and said, “Keep singing from the heart, honey.” And that she has, from California to Texas, and even on the best stages of the Las Vegas strip. Joining Morgan are some of the desert’s best and most highly respected troubadours: Guitarist and vocalist, Larry Gutierrez is a Nashville recording artist who has played for and/ or toured with many renown artists such as

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Jann Browne, Lois Frizzel, Rosie Flores, and Jim Lauderdale, to name a few. Drummer, James St. James is a go-to stick man for acts coming through town from Los Angeles and Nashville, playing everything from Rock a Billy, Blues, Alt Country, Honky Tonk, Sixties and even Power Pop, while staying purely true to roots Americana music. He has played with artists such as Mississippi Millie McClaine, Chan Romero, Queen Latifah, Joe Clay, Lainie Kazan, and Van Halen’s, Top Jimmy. Bass man Gilbert Hansen (also on harmonica and vocals) is a world renowned electric bass guitar player. He has toured with The Pointer Sisters, Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thornton, The Drifters, The Platters, and The Five Satins. “The soul emphasis of this night is good music and good people, while making great memories,” said Morgan.

On Saturday, October 10, the critically acclaimed, multi-award winning, Michael Keeth Band will be launching Rockin’ the Ranch on Saturday nights. As one of the most hired performers in Southern California,

Michael Keeth and his talented and entertaining band (Martin Barrera, Joshua Fimbres) will engage the audience with their classic and alternative rock. Other bands scheduled for Rockin’ the Ranch are valley favorites Alyce Bowie (Kymm Galvin and friends), Dude Jones (valley favorites Mark Gregg, Rob Martinez, Chad Cancino), Wicked Jed (Nominated Best Rock Band, CV Music Awards), and the award winning rocking blues band, Voodoo Hustlers.

“We’re excited to expand our live entertainment to the weekends and look forward to a great season,” shared Paul Goldstine, Director of Operations for Jackalope Ranch.

Jackalope Ranch has been celebrated for offering authentic California Ranch cuisine and classic BBQ dining daily. The indoor saloon, outdoor palapa bar and evening entertainment have pleased its many patrons for over 6 years. They are recognized for offering one of the best Happy Hours in the area. Jackalope Ranch now has the entire week scheduled with a variety of entertainment, including: MONDAYS: 3 PM Monday Night Football, with THE OASIS 95.9 FM (HAPPY HOUR 3 close) TUESDAYS: 7 PM Two Step Tuesdays with The Big 106 ($10 Cover/Food & Beverage Credit) HAPPY HOUR 3-6

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SHIELDS DATE GARDEN TO HOST TASTE OF EAST VALLEY

2nd Annual Event to Showcase Local Restaurants, Food Vendors

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he Second Annual Taste of East Valley returns to Shields Date Garden on Tuesday, October 20 from 4pm to 7pm featuring many local restaurants and vendors, including El Rincon Norteno, Ciro’s Ristorante, the Deli on Miles, Mario’s Italian Café and Desert Cities Catering. The price of admission is just $15 per person and includes generous sample plates and drinks.

The event, presented by the City of Indio and the Indio Chamber of Commerce, will also include a performance by popular jazz vocalist Eve Holmes and works by local artists on display in Shields’ landscaped garden. Tickets are limited and are expected to sell out quickly.

“We wanted to build on the success of last year, so we added new vendors and sponsors, and really upped the entertainment value,” said Joshua Bonner, President/CEO of the Indio Chamber of Commerce. “This is a great way to

get acquainted with some of the best restaurants, not just in the east valley, but in all of Southern California.”

Taste of East Valley will serve as a kickoff for East Valley Restaurant Week, which is slated to run October 20 through November 1. Sponsors include the Indio Visitors Bureau, The Desert Sun, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, CV Weekly and California Bank & Trust, as well as title sponsor Augustine Casino.

Tickets for Taste of East Valley can be purchased online at www.CVDining.com or by calling the Indio Chamber of Commerce at (760) 347-0676.

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by Robin E. Simmons

Screeners No.185

IN LIFE & ART: BALANCE IS ALL THE WALK

Robert Zemeckis likes making movies that utilize new technology allowing us to see something we’ve never seen before. The whole point of seeing the THE WALK is to experience -- and yes, absolutely in 3D – a vivid recreation of the actual high-wire jaunt 24 year-old French daredevil aerialist Phillipe Petit made between the tops of the Twin Towers on August 7, 1974.

I was disappointed in the long, meandering preamble to the actual event. I thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s French accent was a bit sketchy and much of the voice-over narration was a distraction -- especially during the walk itself. And it’s hard to truly discern any deep meaning to Petit’s daring stunt. But looking back on it, there is meaning because of all the sad memories those Twin Towers embody today. Here’s a chance to celebrate the exquisite madness and daring and bravery that we as a species are capable. If that’s what this movie’s really about, that’s fine with me.

This true story is as much a memorial to the Twin Towers as it is to the crazy daring of Petit.

Both are indelible memories of human daring and achievement. Perhaps in some ways, this film is a kind of joyous, breathless epitaph to 9/11 as well.

There’s a youthful madness in Petit’s illegal obsession -- clearly, a dangerous drug to which he’s hopelessly addicted. I liked the numerous obstacles in his path to success and the questionable crew that is dedicated to helping him.

The final act of the movie is the 30 minutes of the walk itself. The unfettered camera catches the Manhattan of 40 years ago with vertiginous verisimilitude from a dizzying perspective of 1,400 feet elevation. And it’s worth the price of admission.

A great companion piece is James Marsh’s wonderful 2008 documentary MAN ON WIRE that looks at the real Petit and his astonishing walk.

Now playing.

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: SAN ANDREAS 3D

Although I missed seeing SAN ANDREAS on the big theater screen, after watching this epic disaster film in my home theater, I can say this terrific genre film lives up to the hype of its theatrical release. I

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loved it. Artfully directed by Brad Peyton, the film follows a rescue chopper pilot (Dwayne Johnson) and his estranged wife (Carla Cugino) as they make their way to San Francisco to save their only daughter (the voluptuous Alexandra Daddario).

The family drama part is a bit by the numbers, but the eye-popping effects are state of the art and a reminder that in this modern age, anything one can imagine can be realized on the screen in ultrarealistic, utterly convincing, detail. Earthquake movies are a sub-genre from way back, but this one fully delivers on the premise and the promise of the poster. I was hugely entertained by what I was looking at and the winning screen charisma of Johnson. The 3D version is great looking and admittedly adds some thrills to the experience, but the standard 2D is more than acceptable.

Those of us living on the San Andreas fault line know that the “big one” is not a matter of if, but when. This movie makes that nightmare real, but even the dreaded quake is no match for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Warner Bros. Blu-ray 3D. Recommended.

TIBETAN WARRIOR

Loten Namling, a Tibetan musician living in exile in Switzerland, is devastated by the selfdestructive ways his people have protested the Chinese. Filmmaker Dodo Hunziker follows Namling as he fights for his people the only way he knows how: making his way to the Dali Lama to seek his help and wisdom.

For more than 60 years, Tibetans have been fighting Chinese oppression. But their non-violent struggle appears to be in vain. Now, as a new form of peaceful protest, Tibetans are setting themselves on fire! Namling is deeply disturbed by such horrific self-destructive action. So he sets off on a two-month trek from Europe to India.

It’s a one-man mission to meet top politicians, experts and young radicals. He himself becomes increasingly radical, and is on the verge of violent protest. Finally, he ends up in the Dali Lama’s office in India, hoping to find answers to the wrenching dilemma facing a people under attack.

This sensitive documentary boldly explores the limits of non-violent protest as one man fights for freedom of his people. Garden Thieves Pictures.

DVD. THE INVISIBLE MONSTER One of my guilty pleasures is binge-watching old movie serials. I love speeding through the chapters like reading a pulp murder mystery. This one from 1950 was made near the end of the serial fad that really took hold in the 1930s as a way to lure patrons, young and old, back into the theater week after week. Republic was a mainstay of producing these mostly low budget -- often ludicrous -- action dramas. The plot of the THE INVISIBLE MONSTER is about an evil genius known as The Phantom Ruler who develops a

Book Review Sisters Hold Their Ground

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formula, that when applied to clothing, makes the wearer invisible. Using four illegal European aliens as his minions, the Phantom goes on an unchecked crime spree to finance an invisible army in a woefully misguided effort to rule the planet! Good plot, huh? This 12-part Republic serial follows insurance investigator Richard Webb as he attempts to discover the Phantom’s true identity and arrest him before it’s too late.

Total running time is a surprisingly tight 3 hours.

Olive Films. Bly-ray.

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veryone hates a bully, but standing up to them isn’t easy. The problem is, the more you ignore a bully the more the bully taunts. If you confront the bully, the bullying often gets worse. In Amy Stewart’s Girl Waits With Gun (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 416 pages), three sisters refuse to be victimized.

The story, set in 1914 New Jersey, is about the prim and proper Kopp sisters, Constance, Norma and Fleurette. They are on their way to the city in their horse drawn buggy when a speeding automobile T-bones them. Although their buggy is totaled, they and their horse, Dolley, are not majorly injured – only bruised and banged up.

Constance, the eldest of the sisters and a large woman, is so annoyed and filled with adrenaline, she confronts the driver demanding his name and place of employment. He is Henry Kaufman, a silk-man and wealthy industrialist. When Kaufman and his band of hoodlums hassle Constance, she manhandles him until he gives up his information.

The sisters live on a farm and their family money is running out, so Constance sends a letter asking $50 compensation for their buggy. With no reply, Constance goes to Mr. Kaufman’s business to submit her request.

Once again, Kaufman and his gang tease,

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mock and threaten Constance. After they deny her claim, they threaten to kidnap the young and beautiful Fleurette to sell her into slavery. Constance grabs Kaufman by the lapels and slams him against the wall.

Instantly Constance realizes her mistake.

His humiliation in front of his men has just created an even bigger war between them.

On her way out of the silk factory, Lucy, a young woman working at the factory, thinks Constance may be in the same situation with Kaufman as she is. Lucy had his baby.

Lucy reluctantly tells Constance that during the silk strikes, her baby was taken away, but never returned. Now, Constance sees a bigger problem with Kaufman. And now Kaufman has seen the two women talking.

Soon the three sisters are threatened.

Rocks come through their windows at night with messages that Kaufman and his “friends” plan on taking Fleurette, plan to burn down their house and murder the sisters. And then, Lucy goes missing.

Constance goes to the Sheriff, but there is little he can do. The sisters refuse to relocate from their farm and won’t be bullied. The

If I Were Rich and Famous..

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efore I jump into this week’s article, did anybody else notice it? Last Friday morning I was up early and preparing for my morning run and there was a dry, cool breeze coming from the north. I’ll admit it wasn’t much of a breeze and cool is a relative term here in the desert. But I believe that it was the last day of summer! I surely hope so as summer has definitely overstayed its welcome this year.

In searching for a topic for this article to sandwich all the pertinent CV sales data between I started thinking about some of the really cool celebrity homes and their history in our Valley. Of course one thought led to another and I started to wonder what if I were suddenly rich and famous… what home would I buy here in the Coachella Valley? Last year the iconic Bob and Dolores Hope estate located in the mountains above Palm Springs went on the market for sale at $34,000,000. It is truly an amazing home with a long history and best of all the list price was reduced at the end of last year to a paltry $24,999,000! I think I’d pass on this one though… it has always looked a little too much like a big mushroom for my architectural tastes. Frank Sinatra’s famous “Twin Palms” desert compound sold a few years back for a modest $4,300,000 and is now available as a luxury vacation rental for about $2600 a night.

But Frank’s secret mountain hideaway “Villa Maggio” (named after the character Private Angelo Maggio that Sinatra played in the

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Sheriff sees an opportunity to finally get Kaufman and his gang if he can get evidence.

Constance and the Sheriff team up to capture Kaufman and bring charges against him. He teaches the sisters to use pistols. Meanwhile, Constance becomes her own detective and tries to find out what happened to Lucy and her baby.

With courage and perseverance, Constance and her sisters get their day in court and Kaufman finally meets his match.

Constance tells the story in her firstperson voice. She is – without being aware of it -- a modern woman working hard to be heard and seen. She refuses to be literally or figuratively run over because of her gender.

If she and her sisters are to survive, she must take risks.

This book is a work of historical fiction.

Author Stewart based Girl Waits With Gun on the real Kopp sisters and their quest for justice with Kaufman. The book’s title is

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movie “From Here to Eternity”) located in the mountains off Highway 74 above Palm Desert just came on the market at $3,950,000. I think I would have to pass on this one too as I’m not sure that I am ready to learn any of Sinatra’s secrets that are quite possibly “buried” on this property.

Before I share what I would buy, let’s take a quick look at the real estate sales activity for the Coachella Valley for the month of September.

At the end of August we learned that we were falling further behind last year’s total number of sales, but we had hoped that increased pending sales would result in higher September closings and help us to catch up. Here’s what happened.

According to the Desert Area MLS (as of 10/01/15) there were 663 pendings of residential properties here in the Coachella Valley in September. There were 700 pendings in the previous month (August) which is typical of our summer sales pattern. Looking at the pendings from September of last year (2014) there were only 562 pendings. So this is another year over year increase in pendings activity for 2015 representing continued improvement in sales activity over last year. In August there were 605 solds and in September we had 540 solds.

Compared to last year though, in September we sold only 482 homes. Finally we are posting some year over year increases that are closing the gap between last year’s sales and this year’s sales. In fact year to date sales for 2014 through October 1st were 6,514 compared to 6,405 for

the same time period in 2015. That’s only a 109 home difference from last year and, with our increase in pending sales in September, we might actually surpass last year’s total sales next month.

Our inventory of homes for sale was also back on the rise (as expected) this month with 3,717 homes available as of October 1, 2015 compared to only 3,611 as of September 1, 2015. That follows our seasonal pattern of increasing inventory at this time of year and shows 475 MORE homes on the market today when compared to the same time last year. This takes the pressure off for prices to increase and as expected this trend should continue through the end of the year. With the uncertainty in the world events today, a falling stock market, a strong US dollar, and little or no jobs increase or wage appreciation, the Federal Reserve decided NOT to increase interest rates at their last meeting. That is good news for mortgage interest rates and for our Coachella Valley real estate market. This decision will hopefully allow our sales numbers to at least catch up to last year’s sales in the coming months and reverse the declining sales market that has plagued our Valley sales for the last two years.

So I am rich and famous and money is no object, which estate would I buy in the desert?

Since I can’t make up my mind I think I would have to buy two, one old and one new! After all, it’s my fantasy. In old Las Palmas there is an estate for sale that was originally built for

the actual headline from the paper when Constance went to meet the “Black Handers.”

Stewart uses clippings in the book and the actual threats that were sent to the sisters.

Besides the danger they face and the mystery around the missing baby, the novel relates the changing times in America. The colorful setting of the story shows that new laws and human rights were required for the industrial age to safely move forward.

The sisters were born at home and have no birth records. Their mother raised them to fear and stay away from strangers. But isolation was becoming less desirable to women who wanted more from life.

Constance’s back-story is carefully revealed and we understand her determination to make a difference in the lives of her sisters and Lucy. She welcomes community and discovers it is better to help others than ignore them.

The Kopp sisters are witty, smart and fearless. They are eccentrics, capable and full of charm. I hope Stewart continues with these women. This is a series I’d follow on the page or PBS. It’s always fun to see the bully finally get what’s coming to him especially when it’s by the most vulnerable and unlikely of characters.

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a Chicago heiress in 1928 and named Villa Paradiso by Carry Grant because it is all that and more. It has four residences totaling just less than 15,000 SF on 4 acres of land for $14,500,000. I would also buy ”Casa Bella” built in 2012 on Clancy Lane in the Renaissance with over 15,000 SF on an acre and a quarter. This mansion is truly a work of art and includes the highest quality of construction and modern materials plus every feature and amenity one can dream of… for only $16,995,000. Since we all know that I won’t really be buying either of these magnificent estates it will be fun to watch and see who does!

Join me each month this year as we keep a close eye on our Coachella Valley real estate market. If you have a real estate question or concerns please email me at the address below.

Bruce Cathcart is the Broker/Co-Owner of La Quinta Palms Realty, “Your Friendly Professionals” and can be reached by email at bycathcart@laquintapalmsrealty.com or visit his website at laquintapalmsrealty.com.

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Haddon Libby STOCK MARKETS LOST $11 TRILLION LAST QUARTER

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lobally, publicly traded companies had about $110 trillion in market value in June. Over the last three months $11 trillion of this value was wiped out - the worst performance for stock markets in four years. According to the SIX Group, a financial information company based in Zurich, stocks declined globally by 10.7% for the quarter and 10.2% for the year.

Generally speaking, the U.S. stocks were down approximately 7.5% for the quarter causing most stock market indexes to be in the red for the year.

Looking at fifty major U.S. stock market indexes, only four ended the quarter in positive territory: the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index at 34.4%, the Dow Jones Internet at 7.1%, Dow Jones Utilities at 4.8% and the NASDAQ Insurance at 0.8%.

That’s it.

The worst performers were the Gold/ Silver Index at -26.8%, Oil at -20.7%, Energy at -19.5% and Biotech at -18.2%.

A more generic look at U.S. stocks showed that the S&P 500 (500 largest companies in the U.S. terms of market value) was down 6.9% for the quarter and 6.7% for the year.

The S&P MidCap 400 (400 companies with a market values between $750 million and

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$3.3 billion) was lower by 8.9% and 5.8% for the year while the S&P SmallCap 600 (600 companies between $400 million and $1.8 billion) was off 9.6% for the quarter and 6.5% for the year. The Dow Jones MicroCap index which tracks all publicly traded companies that are not amongst the 2,500 largest companies dropped 12.6% for the quarter and 9.1% for the year.

Looking across the Atlantic Ocean, the Europe Dow was down 10.7% for the quarter.

Only one country index was positive for the quarter: Ireland at 0.04%. The weakest were Greece at -18.0%, Russia -16.0%, Spain -11.2%, Netherlands -10.9% and Turkey -9.8%. Overall, the top 50 European companies in terms of market value were down 9.4%.

Looking across the Pacific Ocean, Asia had a miserable quarter, down 17.7% with

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ith fall upon us and an influx of seasonal neighbors about to arrive, the police will put more officers on the streets to look for those that imbibe too much. Our seasonal neighbors come here thinking they can drink with impunity...but they are wrong. These extra cops will yield a spike in DUI arrests.

However, in order to properly understand a Drunk Driving you have to first understand you do not have to be drunk. The correct charge is a Driving Under The Influence (DUI). You merely have to be Under the Influence of the alcohol and or a drug. This is determined by the Preliminary Alcohol Screening (PAS) Test or the breath or blood test at the station.

Driving Under the Influence has always been called a DEUCE. This is because the CA Vehicle Code violation has always ended in a 2 and thus drunk drivers are referred to as “deuced”. When I started practicing law a DUI was called a 502 VC and required a .15 reading. Then it was changed to a 23102 VC and required a .10 reading.

Some juries returned not guilty verdicts as they did not think the driver was DRUNK because they drove without getting into an accident. The defense lawyer argued to the jury that the driver complied and produced their driver’s license and insurance when asked and the driver did not fall down while exiting the car.

California’s law was changed to its current 23152 (a & b) VC thus allowing the DA to file the two counts. One is Driving Under the Influence and the second count is Driving With a BA level

of .08 or more. Many juries now split the baby and find the driver innocent of one count and guilty of the other. If there is a guilty verdict of either count it is a DUI with the same sentence.

In California you are under the influence if your ability to drive is impaired. Impairment takes place when your blood alcohol reading is .08 or higher with either the Breath or Blood test at the station. Thus, if you are driving on a California road with .08 or higher the burden of proof almost reverts back to you, to show that you weren’t under the influence and/or your blood alcohol was not .08.

There are two different entities after you with a DUI…the DMV and the Court. DMV is an administrative agency that does not follow the Rules of Evidence. The DMV Hearing Officer, who does not have any legal training, is both the presiding judge and the prosecutor. Thus he rules on his own objections.

For the DMV hearing the DMV Hearing Officer can proceed with just the one (1) page DS 367 Report. They do not have to provide us with a complete police report nor have an officer testify at the hearing. This is because the hearing is statutory and if you have a .08 you are presumed to be DUI. The hearing is conducted like a miniature trial, but without a jury and with somewhat different rules of evidence. The defenses tend to be more “technical” than in court with procedure and bureaucratic errors often the grounds for a “set-aside” of the suspension.

Testimony can be produced by both sides,

their largest companies off 16.9%. Only Sri Lanka posted positive results, up 0.4% (down 3.4% for the year). Chinese stock market indexes were down on average 29% for the quarter following a speculative furor for their markets in recent years. Other developed Asian economies struggled with China’s Hong Kong down 20.6%, Singapore 15.9%, Japan 14.1% and Indonesia 14.0%.

Neighboring Australia was lower by 8.0% as weak commodity prices threw their economy into a slowdown.

To our south, Argentina was down 15.8% with Brazil at 15.1% with no Central or South American indexes in the black for the quarter.

To our north, Canada was down 8.6% due in large part to lower energy prices.

Emerging markets have had not only a rough quarter but a terrible year. Thirty countries are designated as an emerging market with the nine largest being China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Some of the smaller countries include the Philippines, Egypt, Peru and Thailand.

although the hearing officer usually only produces documents, such as police reports, lab reports and the officers sworn affidavit.

Because there is no 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination at the hearing, we usually choose not to have our client at the hearing. This is because the client could be called by the hearing officer as a witness and what is said and taped can be used by the DA in court.

Neither a plea to a reduced offense nor a dismissal of criminal charges is a defense to a DMV APS suspension. The Administrative Per Se Hearing (APS) is based on implied consent law which says any person driving in California is presumed to impliedly consent to a chemical testing if they are suspected of a Drunk Driving.

The only court proceedings that will have any impact on the DMV is an acquittal or finding of innocence on the .08% charge. Similarly, a “set aside” in the DMV hearing has no effect on the criminal proceeding.

After the DMV hearing the hearing officer will take the matter under submission and send you a letter, at your driver’s license address, notifying you of their decision. They do not give us their decision over the phone.

In my opinion, the hearing officers do not have the nerve to tell us over the phone that you have lost and the reason for their Ruling. They have sent out, what looks like a form letter, by the time we have completed the DMV hearing.

It advises the driver they lost the hearing.

This is the same thing I was trained to do when I sat as a Judge Pro-Tem for traffic matters. It is easier to say you are taking it under

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For the first time since 1988, more capital will leave these countries than is being invested. The Institute for International Finance reported that inflows of capital for these countries will total approximately $540 billion - $8 billion below outflows. Including stock market declines and local investors investing outside of their countries, 2015 is positioned to be the worst year for these countries since the 2008 financial crisis.

Generally speaking, the slowdown of the Chinese economy and their currency devaluation are having a domino effect around the globe. When you add lower commodity prices, these countries are looking at significant economic slowdowns.

With this global slowdown impact the US economy? Most certainly! Then again… since two-thirds of our economy is reliant on the US consumer, lower commodity prices and cheap Chinese products should have a positive impact that could serve to insulate our economy.

Haddon Libby is Managing Director of Winslow Drake, an investment management practice focused on individuals and 401(k) plans. He can be reached by email: hlibby@ winslowdrake.com.

submission and will notify the defendant of the verdict via mail. That avoids a conflict in the courtroom. Once again, something like 98% of DMV hearings are lost by California Drivers.

Historically DMV suspends your license for four months on a first offense DUI. If you ask for a restricted license, the suspension is for 5 months instead of 4 months. You can request a restricted license 30 days after the DMV suspension. This restricted license allows the driver to drive to and from work and a DUI program.

Whatever you do hire a lawyer and do not attempt to handle a DUI yourself, or better yet…

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE, CALL A TAXI OR UBER…IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN CALLING ME! “Though I am sometimes referred to as a criminal DUI defense lawyer, I choose to not view my clients as “criminals”. I prefer to view them and more importantly to treat them as good, honest people that have found themselves in a scary and unfortunate situation.”

For questions or suggestions for future columns contact dale@dalegribowlaw.com or 760-837-7500.

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by Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

Week of October 8

Eight Things To Do Before A Wildfire – It’s National Fire Prevention Week!

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on’t let recent rains fool you.

This year’s wildfire season isn’t necessarily a new one, but rather a continuation of last year’s, thanks to the drought. The National Weather Service is forecasting our first significant Santa Ana wind event of the season this week. Prepare now before conditions get worse!

1. Remove all dead plants, grass and weeds from at least 30 feet from your house.

2. Trim tree branches so that they are at least 10 feet from other trees. Also, remove branches that are 6 feet or less from the ground.

3. Move any wood piles at least 30 feet from your house.

4. If your house has a deck, clear out any inflammable materials, including vegetation from underneath and around it.

5. Keep a fire extinguisher and tools such as a bucket, rake, shovel and hoe in your garage.

6. Trim back any overhanging trees or shrubs to allow emergency vehicles to get access to your house.

7. Cover vents with a 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch metal mesh. Vents can allow embers to enter houses. If vents are in an eave or cornice, ember-blocking baffles are also needed.

8. Use powered equipment outdoors only in the early morning to avoid sparking a wildfire.

This week also begins National Fire Prevention Week. However, we should practice fire safety all year long!

Contact your local fire department and for additional information visit nfpa.org/safetyinformation/fire-prevention-week.

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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5 Reasons why it’s the Dodgers year For World Series… t’s been 27 years since Los Angeles his third Cy Young Award, but had to grab

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has seen its Boys in Blue take part in baseball’s biggest spectacle, the Fall Classic.

Marred by mismanagement and kicked down (repeatedly) by the Cardinals, the Dodgers have been stuck in a state that has fluctuated between disappointment and mediocrity for nearly three decades.

Remember when Kirk Gibson reached across home plate and sent a two-out pitch into the grandstands, limping around the bases to the tune of a 1-0 World Series lead? Yeah, that was during the Reagan administration.

While the Dodgers won the title in 1988 thanks in large part to Gibson’s heroics, it’s been a slow ride to get back to baseball’s center stage. But this year is different! This will be the year that Los Angeles won’t get derailed by St. Louis or by its own star pitcher, by San Francisco or by its own dearth of power hitting.

The ball club’s fans believe that this is the year that they will see the blur of Dodger Blue in the outfield and on the diamond come late October once more. And we have nine reasons why.

1. They have the best pitcher of the last five seasons on their team.

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the National League’s MVP trophy, as well.

He went 21-3 on the mound in the regular season, becoming the first player ever to notch four-straight ERA titles, giving up only 1.77 runs per nine innings pitched. His 2014 campaign landed him smack dab in the center of the greatest-hurler-in-history debate, somehow finishing the year with a higher on-base percentage than the batters he faced.

And after an un-Kershaw-like beginning to the 2015 season, the reigning MVP is back to form. As of Sept. 30, Kershaw’s ERA is sitting pretty at 2.16, his third best ever, the third best in the majors right now and a vast improvement from the 4.26 mark he posted through his first 44 1/3 innings pitched this year.

2. And they have this season’s best pitcher in their dugout, too.

Incredibly, Kershaw hasn’t even been the Dodgers’ most reliable pitcher this summer.

That title goes to 31-year-old Zack Greinke, who has amassed an 18-3 record in 2015 despite the Dodgers’ sporadic struggles putting runs on the board. Moreover, Greinke’s 1.68 ERA is one of the 10 best since 1920.

While Kershaw put together a run of 37 consecutive innings pitched without giving

up a run, Greinke eclipsed that mark, holding opponents scoreless for 45 2/3 straight innings. And on it went, with two of the best pitchers in recent memory doing recordbreaking things one night after the other.

So imagine facing that two-man punch in the NL Division Series, when teams have to win only three games to advance. Or imagine having to go up against each of them multiple times in the longer seven-game affairs that make up the League Championship Series and the World Series. Kershaw has gone 11-1 in his last 15 starts, while Greinke has gone 12-1 in the same span of time. As the Dodgers are likely to earn the W whenever either of their two aces has the ball in his hand, opposing teams face an uphill battle whenever they stare down the pitching mound.

3. Their bet on rookie Joc Pederson has paid enormous dividends.

The Dodgers brass did anything but play it safe last winter. With an abundance of skilled outfielders on their hands -- Carl Crawford, Andre Ethier, Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and an untested Joc Pederson, to name a few -Los Angeles decided to gamble, effectively dealing former MVP runner-up Kemp to the Padres in order to give rookie Pederson room to develop his promising power swing.

Months later, Pederson trails only fellow All-Star Adrian Gonzalez in Dodger home runs hit on the year, tallying 25 thus far

(despite recent struggles at the plate). In July, he competed in the Home Run Derby during the MLB’s All-Star festivities -- and did a hell of a job against the league’s best bats.

He cruised through the first two rounds, and lost by just one in the finals, to home crowd favorite Todd Frazier.

4. A-Gon is still A-Gon, year after year.

Adrian Gonzalez is a gem. He’s knocked in 100+ RBIs seven different times in his 12-year career. He’s hit 30+ home runs in a total of four seasons, and he’ll come close to doing the same again this year. It took him only half a week of the 2015 season to break a major league record, punching in five home runs in just the first three games of the year.

Gonzalez has shirked the spotlight for years, but if there’s anyone Dodger fans want in the lineup when it really counts, it’s No. 23: The first baseman with the golden swing and the (four) Gold Gloves.

5. Yasiel Puig is trying to tone down his showmanship.

One bat flip at a time. In April, Puig stated that he “want[ed] to show American baseball” that he isn’t “disrespecting the game” by limiting how often he unleashes his trademark bat flip following big hits.

Sometimes, though, he just can’t help it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): If I warned you not to trust anyone, I hope you would reject my simplistic fear-mongering. If I suggested that you trust everyone unconditionally, I hope you would dismiss my delusional naiveté. But it’s important to acknowledge that the smart approach is far more difficult than those two extremes. You’ve got to evaluate each person and even each situation on a case-by-case basis. There may be unpredictable folks who are trustworthy some of the time, but not always. Can you be both affably open-hearted and slyly discerning? It’s especially important that you do so in the next 16 days.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): As I meditated on your astrological aspects, I had an intuition that I should go to a gem fair I’d heard about. It was at an event center near my home. When I arrived, I was dazzled to find a vast spread of minerals, fossils, gemstones, and beads.

Within a few minutes, two stones had commanded my attention, as if they’d reached out to me telepathically: chrysoprase, a green gemstone, and petrified wood, a mineralized fossil streaked with earth tones. The explanatory note next to the chrysoprase said that if you keep this gem close to you, it “helps make conscious what has been unconscious.” Ownership of the petrified wood was described as conferring “the power to remove obstacles.” I knew these were the exact oracles you needed. I bought both stones, took them home, and put them on an altar dedicated to your success in the coming weeks.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): George R. R. Martin has written a series of fantasy novels collectively called A Song of Ice and Fire. They have sold 60 million copies and been adapted for the TV series Game of Thrones. Martin says the inspiration for his master work originated with the pet turtles he owned as a kid. The creatures lived in a toy castle in his bedroom, and he pretended they were knights and kings and other royal characters. “I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom,” he has testified. I think the next seven months will be a perfect time for you to make a comparable leap, Gemini. What’s your version of Martin’s turtles? And what valuable asset can you turn it into?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The editors of the Urban Dictionary provide a unique definition of the word “outside.” They say it’s a vast, uncomfortable place that surrounds your home. It has no ceiling or walls or carpets, and contains annoying insects and random loud noises. There’s a big yellow ball in the sky that’s always moving around and changing the temperature in inconvenient ways. Even worse, the “outside” is filled with strange people that are constantly doing deranged and confusing things. Does this description match your current sense of what “outside” means, Cancerian? If so, that’s OK. For now, enjoy the hell out of being inside.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): We all go through phases when we are tempted to believe in the factuality of every hostile, judgmental, and random thought that our monkey mind generates. I am not predicting that this is such a time for you. But I do want to ask you to be extra skeptical toward your monkey mind’s fabrications. Right now it’s especially important that you think as coolly and objectively as possible.

You can’t afford to be duped by anyone’s crazy talk, including your own. Be extra vigilant in your quest for the raw truth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you know about the ancient Greek general Pyrrhus? At the Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE, his army technically defeated Roman forces, but his casualties were so substantial that he ultimately lost the war. You can and you must avoid a comparable scenario. Fighting for your cause is good only if it doesn’t wreak turmoil and bewilderment. If you want to avoid an outcome in which both sides lose, you’ve got to engineer a result in which both sides win. Be a cagey compromiser.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If I could give you a birthday present, it would be a map to your future

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treasure. Do you know which treasure I’m referring to? Think about it as you fall asleep on the next eight nights. I’m sorry I can’t simply provide you with the instructions you’d need to locate it. The cosmic powers tell me you have not yet earned that right. The second-best gift I can offer, then, will be clues about how to earn it. Clue #1. Meditate on the differences between what your ego wants and what your soul needs. #2. Ask yourself, “What is the most unripe part of me?”, and then devise a plan to ripen it. #3. Invite your deep mind to give you insights you haven’t been brave enough to work with until now. $4. Take one medium-sized bold action every day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Galway Kinnell’s poem “Middle of the Way” is about his solo trek through the snow on Oregon’s Mount Gauldy. As he wanders in the wilderness, he remembers an important truth about himself: “I love the day, the sun... But I know [that] half my life belongs to the wild darkness.”

According to my reading of the astrological omens, Scorpio, now is a good time for you, too, to refresh your awe and reverence for the wild darkness -- and to recall that half your life belongs to it. Doing so will bring you another experience Kinnell describes: “an inexplicable sense of joy, as if some happy news had been transmitted to me directly, by-passing the brain.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The last time I walked into a McDonald’s and ordered a meal was 1984. Nothing that the restaurant chain serves up is appealing to my taste or morality. I do admire its adaptability, however. In cow-loving India, McDonald’s only serves vegetarian fare that includes deep-fried cheese and potato patties. In Israel, kosher McFalafels are available. Mexicans order their McMuffins with refried beans and pico de gallo. At a McDonald’s in Singapore, you can order McRice burgers. This is the type of approach I advise for you right now, Sagittarius. Adjust your offerings for your audience.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have been flirting with your “alone at the top” reveries. I won’t be surprised if one night you have a dream of riding on a Ferris wheel that malfunctions, leaving you stranded at the highest point. What’s going on?

Here’s what I suspect: In one sense you are zesty and farseeing. Your competence and confidence are waxing. At the same time, you may be out of touch with what’s going on at ground level. Your connection to the depths is not as intimate as your relationship with the heights. The moral of the story might be to get in closer contact with your roots. Or be more attentive to your support system. Or buy new shoes and underwear.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I haven’t planted a garden for years. My workload is too intense to devote enough time to that pleasure. So eight weeks ago I was surprised when a renegade sunflower began blooming in the dirt next to my porch. How did the seed get there? Via the wind? A passing bird that dropped a potential meal? The gorgeous interloper eventually grew to a height of four feet and produced a boisterous yellow flower head. Every day I muttered a prayer of thanks for its guerrilla blessing. I predict a comparable phenomenon for you in the coming days, Aquarius.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The coming days will be a favorable time to dig up what has been buried.

You can, if you choose, discover hidden agendas, expose deceptions, see beneath the masks, and dissolve delusions. But it’s my duty to ask you this: Is that really something you want to do? It would be fun and sexy to liberate so much trapped emotion and suppressed energy, but it could also stir up a mind-bending ruckus that propels you on a healing quest. I hope you decide to go for the gusto, but I’ll understand if you prefer to play it safe.

Homework: Send testimonies about how you’ve redeemed the dark side to: Sex Laugh, uaregod@ comcast.net.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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Mind, body & Spirit

by Bronwyn Ison

IT’S TIME TO GET REAL

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ow many masks are you donning?

Are you disguising yourself in fear of what others may believe about you? Do you have multiple masks for different occasions? Isn’t this exhausting? Do you fear you will be judged? Do you conform to how you want people to perceive you? If you didn’t answer YES to all the above questions as you reflect on one time or another in your life… you are wearing a mask of denial. We’ve all felt this way at one time or another. It’s time to get real!

Jettison the multiple masks that we countenance translates you are going to have to get real with yourself. This will necessitate you to be candid with yourself and those around you. The task is daunting and laborious. You’ve become so accustomed to the array of masks in your closet that you know exactly which one to wear at any given time. I would call this type a person a professional chameleon. Pretending they have it all together, all the time, diluting others to believe they are something they are not. Listen, we’ve all been there.

The rewards of getting real with yourself and being true to others out ways any mask that you put on to be something that you are not. I relate to wearing masks because I was quite good at having my own disguise. I realized it was time to look on the inside so I could be more myself on the outside. You have to believe you are beautiful on the inside. You need to possess self-worth. This is what people want to see in each of us. Who wants to see a façade version of you? The people I desire on my radar are those who are or who have shed their cloak. Would you want to be in the company of someone who constantly disingenuous?

Have you ever thought you may be your own worst enemy? Getting real and being honest may be the simple ingredients to propel you to immeasurable success. There are abundant rewards waiting for you.

Sugarcoating the removal of masks would be a fallacy. Undeniably it will be some of the most challenging works you have ever experienced.

Imagine if you were able to remove the nagging monkey that has been on your back for years or decades? How would this change your life? Take forgiveness for example. It is one the hardest endeavors for another human to do.

When you choose not to forgive, you carry the weight. It is your pride that precludes you from forgiving. Jettison the weight, forgive and move on. Easier said than done and a whole other topic made for another article.

Masks are destructive to all relationships.

Your true character is what others desire of you. Living open and honest will elevate you to higher places. Living a lie isn’t a path to prosperous living or an abundant life. You will need to dig deep, stop the pretending and make a decision to be real.

Remove the toxicity from your life and dispose of the masks that you have created.

One needs to be ready to take ownership and responsibility. You cannot surmount what you won’t admit. Hiding behind masks tears you apart on the inside and ruins relationships with others.

Take a leap of faith and commence getting REAL. Remember, the TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE! Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga. www.e-volveyoga.com

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Pony Up for the 28th Annual Hoedown at Sundown Presented by Family YMCA of the Desert

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he 28th Annual Family YMCA Hoedown at Sundown takes place at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage on Saturday, November 7. The event will feature entertainment, a hearty Western dinner, an extensive variety of extraordinary silent and live auction items, and raffle prizes. The event raises money to support Family YMCA of the Desert’s programming in 42 locations in our desert cities, serving over 3,400 youth daily.

The evening commences at 5:30 p.m. with a host bar for the entire event, photo booth and a silent auction. The variety of items to date include a penthouse suite at Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa for one night, tickets to the BNP Paribas Open, an 18-hole round of golf for four at Rancho La Quinta, an 18-hole round of golf for four at Indian wells Golf Resort, gift certificates to Pacifica in the amount of $200, passes to Laguna Art Museum, facial treatments by Harry Marshak M.D., and a two night stay at Gaslamp Plaza Suites in San Diego – with more to come!

Following at 7 p.m., Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa’s executive chef features a countrystyle Western dinner created exclusively for the Hoedown at Sundown – along with vegan options.

Throughout the evening, Cowboy and a Dancer (John Miller) return again this year to provide the lively entertainment, with line dancing and instruction, as well as interactive games such as calf roping, horse racing, a boot toss and more.

The evening concludes with a final live auction

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with the ever popular Patrick Evans, show host of Eye on the Desert on CBS2. He will pave the way for bidders to raise their paddles while raising money for the YMCA. Notable items to date for the live auction include a week-long stay at the Sedona Los Abrigados in Sedona, Arizona, and an individual estate planning session with a local attorney. Many more live auction items will be added to the line-up over the coming weeks.

Sponsors of the Hoedown are Southern California Edison, Rabobank, FG Creative, Susie and Wayne Harvey, Anne and Gary Galton, and Kathie and Jim Latting.

Tickets are now available (for those 21 years and older) for $135 per person. Roundup tables of 10 are $1,250 and VIP tables of 10 are $2,000.

The tax deductible portion of tickets is any amount over $77 per person.

For more information and to register please visit ymcaofthedesert.org or call (760) 341-9622.

The event takes place at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa located at 32250 Bob Hope Dr in Rancho Mirage. For interested sponsors and donations to the auctions, please contact Terri Bona at (760) 341-9622.

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had a childhood fear of tornadoes. Never experienced one first hand, but the thought a violently ranging twister scared the heck out of me. Fear is a learned emotion and I can tell you exactly who my teacher was. I’m from the Midwest and have multiple memories of my dad standing in our front doorway scouring each and every stormy sky for a funnel. Quite frankly, I doubt he ever experienced one close up and personal, but he was always on tornado alert.

Dinner table discussions often involved the latest twister Dad read about in the newspaper, or got wind of (pardon the pun) on the radio.

He continually kept his ears tuned into weather reports. When my parent’s friends came to visit, I could bet money somewhere during the adult conversation my dad would bring up the cyclone subject.

Looking back on his tornado phobia, I understand he was concerned for the welfare of his family. Tornadoes are destructive and can be deadly. When threatening clouds loomed above Dad just wanted to tuck us safely in the southwest corner of our basement. (Which I later learned was an old wives tale. No part of your basement is any safer than any other.)

Tornadoes were always on his radar.

This isn’t a column about the perils of Mother Nature, it relates to the fact that what you focus

on becomes your reality. For example, if you are scheduled to give an important presentation and for seven days prior to the main event you obsess about speaking thinking you will bomb, more than likely it will not be your best work.

It is true our thoughts make our world. For many years I kept a sign on my desk proclaiming a famous quote by Henry Ford: “Whether you think you can or can’t you’re right.” It was interesting to observe my office visitors read the quote and nod vigorously when the meaning registered. Mr. Ford was in good company as Jesus said: “As you think, so shall you be.”

Add to the above some scientific good news.

In her book, “Brain Boosters: Seven Ways to Help Your Brain Help Yourself,” Dr. Simone Ravicz states, “Positive thoughts and assumptions turn on the positive switch” Keeping positive thoughts at the forefront can actually “lead to the development of positive neuronal pathways.”

This week exercise some mind control. Stop fretting over fears. No more obsessing over what could go wrong. Fill your day with optimistic thoughts and reap the benefits of a positive perspective!

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

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by Maily O’neil

Fall hair color trends Q: What do you suggest to

revive my hair after I’ve been in the pool and sun all summer?

- Cindy, Palm Desert

A: Reviving your hair after fun in the sun is accomplished by a few things. You need to nourish your hair back to health with a gentle cleansing shampoo and a conditioner that contains a moisture base nutrient.

You may want to add a protein mask once a week. I would recommend an in-salon service for a Cellophane treatment or vinyl treatment. Ask the stylist to use Keratin to lay the hair cuticle down to reflect light for shine. Lastly, a good trim and shaping always helps!

Maily O’Neil, owner of Mai Salon on El Paseo, has been a hair designer for more than 25 years with 20 in the desert. She is a Certified Master Colorist, a Designer and an Educator for professional products Sebastian, Wella and Nioxin. “Knowledge is power! I drive on always keeping educated and up to date with products in my artistry.”

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Q: I notice many girls have been dying their hair different colors like purple. What are going to be the hot new color trends for fall and winter? And how do I decide which one is tight for me?

- Maria, Indio A: Multifaceted fall colors, including coppery-reds to browns and other red shades, monochromatic licorice, from deep brunettes to peek-a-boo red tones.

Always consider asking your professional before coloring your hair; maintenance is something to consider when debating a hair color. Closer to your natural color is less maintenance. Another fun fact of hair coloring is the trending “tie dye” hair color which involves all shades.

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