Coachella Valley Weekly - October 12 to October 18, 2017 Vol. 6 No. 30

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DESERT DAZE FESTIVAL – OCTOBER 12-15 AT THE INSTITUTE OF MENTALPHYSICS IN JOSHUA TREE

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esert Daze is the brainchild of Moon Block Party founder Phil Pirrone. It started in 2012 at a roadhouse we have all heard of on Dillon Road in Desert Hot Springs. Desert Daze was originally supposed to be a one day non Coachella party, quickly turned into 2 shows nicely wrapping the 2 Coachella weekends, and ended up being a 120 band, 11 day event. This party gained a ton of attention and steamrolled the success of Desert Daze.

In 2013, the festival turned into a camping event and moved to a ranch in Mecca, CA to better fulfill the camping atmosphere. The lineup continued getting better and better. The festival grew. In 2016, Desert Daze converted from a 1 day campout, to a 3 day camp out and festival and once again changed venues. Since last year they have been setting up shop at The Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA. 2016 featured an unparalleled signup including Suicide, Primus, Washed Out, King

Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Television, and many more. Unfortunately just prior to the festival, Suicide member Alan Vega passed away. The passing of Alan Vega wouldn’t slow down Desert Daze though.

They pushed forward and made it the most memorable year yet. That is until this year…

This years lineup is insanely stacked. The Desert Daze crew somehow topped last years lineup. Attendees will have the pleasure of seeing Courtney Barnet & Kurt Vile, Ty Segall, John Cale (Velvet Underground), Thurston Moore, Spiritualized, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions, Iggy Pop (!!), and Sleep performing Holy Mountain in its entirety. Also returning are King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, up and coming psych/garge band L.A. Witch, and Phil Pirrone’s own band JJUUJJUU. We also will be treated to local legends Eagles of Death Metal, earthlings?, and Jesika Von Rabbit.

CONTENTS Desert Daze Music Festival................. 3 Phil Pirrone.......................................... 3 Deap Vally............................................ 5 earthlings?........................................... 6 L.A. Witch.............................................. 7 Jesika Von Rabbit................................ 8 Theatre................................................. 9 6 Below Screening at D'Place.............. 9 Consider This...................................... 10 Art Scene ........................................... 11 Pet Place............................................. 12 The Vino Voice ................................... 13

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COVER PHOTO CREDITS: IGGY POP - MASAYOSHI SUKITA; HOPE SANDOVAL - LUZ GALLARDO; JESSIE HUGHES(EODM) - CHAD CRAWFORD; PHIL PIRRONE(JJUUJJUU) - DAVID UZZARDI; JESIKA VON RABBIT - CARLY VALENTINE; EARTHLINGS? - OLIVIA JOHNSTON; DEAP VALLY - KOURY ANGELO.

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All of this will be taking place October 13, 14, 15 at The Institute Of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA. This is the second of hopefully many years at this magical venue.

Passes are still available at Desertdaze.org.

You can purchase 3 day passes and even camping passes. Campers get a special treat on Thursday night to kick off the festival.

BY JASON HALL INTERVIEW WITH DESERT DAZE PRODUCER & FOUNDER PHIL PIRRONE hil Pirrone is one of the most being said, he takes his endeavors very How did you book 11 days of music?

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humble musicians. Talking to him, you would never guess him to be the mastermind behind the band JJUUJJUU and the Desert Daze festival. He is a family man who truly enjoys speaking about his wife and child more than his acclaimed accomplishments in the music world. He seems to care about the bands he represents and books as if they were his family. All this

Club Crawler Nightlife....................... 14 Good Grub - IL Sogno ....................... 16 Screeners ........................................... 18 Book Review ...................................... 19 Safety Tips ..........................................19 Haddon Libby.................................... 21 Dale Gribow....................................... 21 Sports Scene...................................... 22 Free Will Astrology............................ 23 Cannabis Corner................................ 23 Beauty with Dr. Maria Lombardo..... 24 Life & Career Coach............................ 24

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seriously.

He started Desert Daze as a Coachella party that turned into an 11 straight day event. He invited a bunch of friends out to Desert Hot Springs to play a set, and has grown that into the major festival Desert Daze has become. Phil and I had a very long conversation about everything from our families to how magical the current and hopefully permanent venue of Desert Daze is. It was made clear to me that Phil truly cares about the city and residents of Joshua Tree, and the festival attendees. He and his crew have worked extremely hard to make this the most comfortable festival experience for everybody involved, all while maintaining a healthy and happy family life.

Coachella Valley Weekly: How long have you been promoting shows?

Phil Pirrone: “I guess the technical answer is 20 years. I started playing shows when I was 13. I grew up in the punk rock scene, and everything in punk rock is DIY. So… if you were in a band and playing shows, you were probably promoting your own shows. So, I guess since I was 13.”

CVW: 2012 was the first Desert Daze.

Phil: “I’m not sure how we did it. We just hit the ground running. It just sort of snowballed. It wasn’t a preconceived notion of ,’hey, let’s book 122 bands,’ it just turned into that. It was the first time Coachella was doing a double weekend and we were asked to throw a party on the first weekend and a party on the second weekend. We were told maybe, if we wanted to, we could throw a party in-between too. I felt that seemed it was too much of a hassle, so I suggested it should be 11 days long, so I could just stay there and not have to go back and forth. I realize, in hindsight, the irony there. At the time it really did seem like the more logical choice. The plan was to have a few bands every day, but more bands wanted to play.

We were able to figure out how to keep it free and still pay some of the bands. One thing led to another, and there we were with 122 bands. I don’t think I realized at the time, but it really put us on the map.”

CVW: Every year the lineup is getting better and better. Have you been building relationships with these bands, or is it the reputation of Desert Daze? continue to page 5

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Phil: “A little bit of both. As the festival grows, we gain a reputation, but my wife and I are both touring musicians. We have a lot of friends in bands. That’s the root of what Desert Daze and Moon Block Party is.

It’s an artist driven festival. It started with us calling our friends and everybody playing and providing what they could to make the party happen. Though it’s changed a lot in terms of it being much more professional with a large crew and real production, at the heart of it, it’s just a bunch of friends calling friends and making the party happen.

Also, with each year, the festival grows and becomes something more and more people are aware of. The reputation has brought many new possibilities for the lineup. It’s not just people I have in my cell phone now. Little bit of column A and a little bit of column B.” CVW: How was it last year directly competing with Desert Trip weekend 2?

Phil: “Honestly, it didn’t impact us too

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much. The first thing to come to mind is, it was a little tough to get golf carts, find production guys, and find security guys.

We ended up finding them, but we had to source from multiple vendors. That’s all small potatoes. Desert Daze was born out of Coachella. If Desert Daze can coexist with Coachella, it can coexist with Desert Trip.

That being said, Desert Trip not happening this year is not a bad thing. We only have to go through one vendor as opposed to three.”

CVW: You stay busy putting on smaller shows throughout the year. Do you use these as a showcase for up and coming bands?

Phil: “Yeah… I guess so. I have a booking agency that I own and run called Space Agency Booking. I’ve got 30 or 40 acts on the roster, so that keeps us busy. We’re always booking tours and shows. Moon Block in general is sort of a network. It’s a community. People hit us up a lot within that

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community for favors or with ideas. We’re a conduit for a lot of these bands. It’s not only business, but it’s paying it forward. I’m game for a lot of things. People know that, so they reach out. If it’s cool, we try to help.”

CVW: You started Desert Daze at a roadhouse in Desert Hot Springs, then you moved it to Mecca, now you’re up in Joshua Tree. Do you think you’ve found a permanent home in Joshua Tree?

Phil: “I hope so. I REALLY hope so. Joshua Tree is a special place, and it is home to some amazing artists. The people who live there are great and very involved with the community. That means a lot to me. The location of Desert Daze isn’t in the middle of nowhere, and we’re aware of that. We want to be a part of the community. There is a special vibe there. We want to be a part of that vibe. The land and people there put off an amazing energy. That energy is very important to us. There couldn’t be a better

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location for something like Desert Daze. It’s hard to articulate. Desert Daze is more of a retreat now. The Institute of Mentalphysics in particular is the best venue for something like this. Everybody I’ve talked to about last year, had a profound experience.

There’s an amazing energetic and scientific convergence there. The community and land are flowing with positive energy, and the underground aquifers converge in the area too. The energetic flow isn’t something you can find at a parking lot or county fair location. Basically, I feel like this IS the permanent home. I want Desert Daze to contribute to the music and art scene in Joshua Tree, not hinder it. I also feel the location has brought the last ingredient that Desert Daze was missing. Last year was our first year there, and for the first time, it really clicked. It is really important to me to preserve the positive energy the community and land provides.”

BY JASON HALL

DEAP VALLY WILL PERFORM AT DESERT DAZE FESTIVAL wo piece bands are a hard thing to pull off and get a full range of sound with. Deap Vally are one of the few who accomplish this and make it heavy. Sure there are bands like Flat Duo Jets and The White Stripes who are amazing two piece bands, but they are more straight up rock or punk at times. Deap Vally are in the same company as Big Business and Big Pig. This female duo consists of Linsey Troy on guitar and vocals and Julie Edwards on drums and vocals. The sound they pull out of their instruments makes them sound like a 4 piece band. True, Julie has had plenty of practice having previously been in the duo The Pity Party, but without Lindsey, Deap Vally wouldn’t have had the success they have now. They’ve toured with Marilyn Manson, Peaches, and just finished The Rage and Rapture tour with Blondie and Garbage.

Julie and Lindsey met at Julie’s knitting shop, The Little Knittery (present owner, Kat Coyle, is the brain behind the pussyhat). Julie had to sell off the shop since Deap Vally got so busy. Julie Edwards is also the wife of Phil Pirrone. Phil and Julie are the creators of Desert Daze. In fact, Julie will take credit for coining the name “Desert Daze.” Julie is a busy woman. She is constantly on tour. She brings their daughter with her. So to paint a perfect picture, all at the same time, she tours, is a full-time mom, and helps where she can with Desert Daze. I was thoroughly shocked when I found that she would take some time out of her schedule to have a conversation with us.

CVW: When did you start playing music?

Julie: “I always did musical theater. You know, dancing and acting. I think I started that when I was 6 years old. I didn’t start playing drums however until I was 25.”

CVW: What drummers inspired you to start playing drums?

Julie: “Carla Azar who is the drummer in my brother’s band Autolux. She also played in Jack White’s band. She is ridiculously awesome and interesting drummer. Of course

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John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Keith Moon (The Who) CVW: How did Deap Vally form?

Julie: “I used to own a knitting shop in Atwater Village in Los Angeles. Lindsey came in to learn how to crochet so she could make some extra cash around Christmas.

That’s literally how we met. She was buying yarn. She came back for a crochet lesson.

Inevitably, when you’re crocheting or knitting together, you talk about everything. We realized that we were both musicians and both hit a plateau in our musical lives and were both looking for something else. She gave me her EP, which was sort of folky, but I thought she had a fantastic voice and great rhymes. I felt there was definitely some potential. The genre of the music was really different from Deap Vally. We got together to jam and knew we wanted to do something heavy like Led Zeppelin or Sabbath. We also wanted to do something confrontational and unapologetic. For our first band we actually had a bass player. Our friend Ashley Dzerigian of Filter, but she was too busy to do anything with us, so we carried on without her. It was an accident that we ended up a 2 piece.

We’re always looking for a bassist, but it has to be the right person. My fantasy for many years was for our bassist to be Paz Lenchantin from Entrance Band and then she joined The Pixies. Then I figured, ‘oh man. We’ll never get her now.’ She is amazing. I’m in love with her style of playing.”

CVW: What’s your involvement with Desert Daze?

Julie: “Phil gets a lot of credit for Desert Daze… like 99% of it…”

Phil Pirrone: “I get all of it.”

Julie: “The first year was an 11 day long festival at a dive bar in Desert Hot Springs.

It was free or $5.00. Phil and I planned it in this little tiny cabin in L.A. we called the ‘term less cabin.’ We sat in there all day every day getting this thing together. I’m pretty sure I coined the term ‘Desert Daze.’ I did right?”

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Phil: “I don’t know…”

Julie: “I remember I did. It’s up for debate.

I was really involved the first 4 years, but then I got pregnant. Between Deap Vally, the kid, and Desert Daze (my name…), something had to give. Desert Daze can survive and thrive without my involvement. Deap Vally, probably no so much, and my child, probably not so much.”

CVW: When Deap Vally formed, you hit the ground running. Were you surprised by the instant success?

Julie: “It was nice to have some success and some momentum. It was sort of ironic though. When we started this, I promised myself that I wouldn’t keep doing this if something didn’t happen after 6 months. Pity Party was a labor of love I put 7 years of my life into. It was always a struggle. It was a hard time in the economy. We couldn’t catch a break. I decided I would never do that again.

I didn’t want to get burned again… then, of course, Deap Vally took off. It worked. I don’t know… maybe that’s the approach… say, ‘I’m only going to give this a certain amount of time, then I’m bailing on it.’”

CVW: With your busy schedules, have you found time to work on new music?

Julie: “Not yet. We’re too busy. Right now, Lindsey is on tour with White Lung and she flies straight to Austin to do Austin City Limits, then we fly to the desert, then back to Austin for ACL weekend 2. Then we’ll finally get some time to work on new music. We did release an unplugged EP a few months ago. It was unplugged versions of our favorite tracks off Femejism. It was acoustic guitar and brushes and our friend Andy Stavas from the band Kiev played sax. It came out so good. We love them. It’s called Femejism (Unplugged).

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BY JASON HALL

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT IN THE WRIGHT TENT EARTHLINGS? RETURN TO DESERT DAZE 3:50PM

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n the early to mid 90’s, at world famous recording studio, Rancho De La Luna, earthlings? came into existence. The psychedelic rock band was started by Rancho De La Luna co-owners David Catching, Fred Drake and Peter Stahl. If these guys sound familiar to you, it’s because they’ve been a part of quite a few bands you are sure to know. Fred Drake recorded with Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl, Dean Wean, and countless others. David Catching is a full-time member of Eagles of Death Metal and Mojave Lords as well as recording with Queens of the Stone Age, Masters of Reality and Mark Lanegan. Peter Stahl was in Scream with Dave Grohl and fronted Wool and Goatsnake.

This all-star band fed off the energy of the Joshua Tree night sky and the multiple artist who have recorded at Rancho De La Luna. They’ve had many guest appearances, but stayed true to the core lineup until Fred Drake passed in 2002. They’ve fairly regularly released music, but have slowed quite a bit on touring in the past few years.

Both Dave and Pete have been extremely busy with other projects. This doesn’t stop them from getting together at Rancho De La Luna to jam and record tunes though. This time around, they also rehearsed a bit for a rare live performance at Desert Daze. I had the opportunity to meet Pete the day before one of these jam sessions and set up a conversation.

Coachella Valley Weekly: Can you tell me about the formation of earthlings?

Pete Stahl: “Well, back around 1993 or so, I was in a band called Wool. A friend of mine told me about this studio out in Joshua Tree called Rancho De La Luna. We went out there to do our demo and I met Fred Drake and Dave Catching. I kind of fell in love with the place and started going up there more regularly to hang out and play music with those guys. It turned into a band pretty organically. Dave and Fred had different projects going with bands and solo projects and had a bunch of music written together and I started singing on that stuff which turned into the first record.”

CVW: Where did the name come from?

Were you guys questioning if some visitors to Rancho were earthlings? The question mark is key.

Pete: “Dave Catching came up with the name. I think it was about being out in the desert and letting your mind wonder. I think it’s more, ‘what are we?’”

CVW: When was the last time earthling? has played live?

Pete: “I guess it would’ve been about a year and a half ago. I was trying to remember that recently. We don’t get together too often unfortunately. Everyone’s busy with family and jobs and other bands. Dave’s in Eagles Of Death Metal, so he’s always on tour with those guys. The band has always been more of a recording project than a live band to be honest. I was always used to

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touring and love the music so much. Early on I wanted to play live, but not everybody was too into that because we didn’t really have a band. It was Fred, Dave, and me. We were collaborating with many different people.

The goal was never to go out on tour. We’ve only done a few tours. We toured with Queens of the Stone Age in Europe way back when they were touring off their first or second album. We were lucky enough to go back on our own. Then a few times we did some regional small tours of the U.S. We play shows in Joshua Tree more than anywhere. Thankfully Fred toured with us

early on. I didn’t want to front earthlings?.

I’d been the front man in plenty of bands, so I wanted to play guitar and sing back up.

Fred was a better singer than me. Fred was shy about that too, so I started gravitating more towards fronting the band.”

CVW: What’s the recording process like for earthlings??

Pete: “Usually the nucleus of a song is a noise of some sort. We start building on that and see what happens. It can take on many different shapes. People come over to the studio, and we have them check out what we have and ask them if they’d like to

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throw something on it. Then people dive in and add their thing too it and it makes the song go a different direction. It’s not the type of band where we have songs sort of pre written. It’s mostly improvised. It makes it sound unique. We always have to relearn the songs to play them live. Unfortunately, sometimes we can’t recreate the sounds we spontaneously make up, especially when a lot of the things we’ve come up with originated with something that was malfunctioning.”

CVW: You were in town for a benefit concert for Brian (BOC) O’Conner recently and let me know you guys were going to be at Rancho the next day. Were you recording new earthlings? material?

Pete: “Yeah, it was a really fruitful time!

We actually recorded maybe 4 things that will hopefully turn into something. We also booked another show in December in Joshua Tree. That means we’ll be able to get together to rehearse which will meld into a recording session. We have some old material too which has never been released. We’re hoping to put out another record soon.”

CVW: Any surprises in store for us at Desert Daze?

Pete: “We’re really excited to play in Joshua Tree. It’s a hometown show for us, so hopefully we’ll get some friends up on stage to jam with us during the set. We’re lucky enough to be invited back to Desert Daze, and hope to see you all there.”

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ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT ON THE BLOCK STAGE L.A. WITCH HAS BEEN INVOKED TO DESERT DAZE 5:45PM

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.A. Witch are an all-female 3 piece garage/psych band from, you guessed it, Los Angeles, California. The band consists of guitarist and singer Sade Sanchez, bassist Irita Pai, and drummer Ellie English. This year marks the third straight year they’ve played Desert Daze. Every year, their popularity has grown. Three years ago, they were a relatively unknown yet surprisingly talented band. This year, they are a very well-known, still talented band supporting their first full length album titled L.A. Witch. They have been consistently touring and drawing bigger and bigger crowds all while only having a few singles released - one of which was their first vinyl release, which was co released on their own Black Mass Recordings and local vinyl only label, Ruined Vibes. They have graced the pages of Thrasher Magazine and Spin and there is no sight of slowing down. If you make it to Desert Daze, you NEED to check this band out. Irita Pai took time out of their European tour to answer a few questions for us.

Coachella Valley Weekly: How did you get started playing music?

Irita Pai: “My parents started me on piano when I was 6, which I resented at the time but am now super grateful for. I feel like it’s easier for me to pick up an instrument.

I started playing bass when we formed the band.”

CVW: What music inspired you the most when you started playing music?

Irita: “Gun Club, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Rolling Stones, Dead Moon.”

CVW: Can you tell me a bit about the formation of the band?

Irita: “I had been jamming with some girlfriends and a mutual friend introduced us to Sade. When our original drummer moved to New York, we went through a string of drummers before Sade brought Ellie in. They had been in a 2 piece band together in high school.”

CVW: You ladies have had some major steam behind you. You went from being a local band to touring to being pretty well known in a short amount of time. Has this taken you by surprise?

Irita: “Yes! I mean really all we wanted

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to do was play music together. I never really thought about a future in music, and I never thought I’d end up being on tour all the time.

A lot of it has to do with Phil Pirrone, who is our booking agent and also the founder of Moon Block Party and Desert Daze. We were still playing a lot locally, when we got invited to play Desert Daze. It was our first big festival and we had such an amazing time playing, seeing a bunch of amazing bands that I used to listen to when I was a kid, and camping under the stars. After that Phil offered to start helping us book shows, and the rest is history.”

CVW: Local desert label Ruined Vibes co-released your first 7” with your own label, Black Mass Recordings. How did you guys hook up with Ruined Vibes?

Irita: “We actually met Jason (Hall) from Ruined Vibes when we played in Austin for the first time after Levitation. It was at Hotel Vegas. He came up to us and said he really loved our music, and he wanted to help us out a 7”. We exchanged info then. I try not to have any expectations - we meet a lot of people and sometimes talks and ideas never come to fruition. Luckily that didn’t happen in this case, and we ended up working together and they put out our first physical release.”

CVW: Your full length album finally

dropped on Suicide Squeeze records. How long have you been working on the album?

Irita: “Some of the songs we have been playing since we started playing, some are songs that were written either on tour or between tours.”

CVW: Have you started working on any new music?

Irita: “Yes! It’s hard with the amount of touring we’ve been doing to sit down down

and work on new songs. But it’s definitely happening.”

CVW: L.A. Witch has played several Desert Daze. Can you tell us a bit about your experiences with the festival?

Irita: “Desert Daze is one of my favorite festivals. It has a really DIY feel and it’s sort of like a family reunion every year. Our friends are always on tour and we only run into them in random places in Europe or the US, so it’s always great to see everyone and catch up.”

CVW: What is your favorite place to tour?

Irita: “Europe is great. I love Berlin and Paris. I want to move there one day.”

CVW: What are the immediate plans for L.A. Witch? More touring?

Irita: “We have a 6-week US/Canada tour coming up, a week off and then we go to Australia. We have a couple local shows before the holidays and then we plan on working on new songs for the next album.”

CVW: What music are you currently listening to that you can’t get enough of?

Irita: “I’ve been listening to a lot of Television Personalities, Galaxie 500, and Grinderman.”

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BY TRACY DIETLIN

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT IN THE WRIGHT TENT JESIKA VON RABBIT PERFORMS AT DESERT DAZE FESTIVAL 1:35PM

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esika von Rabbit has a lot to be excited about. Not only will she be performing for the first time at Desert Daze Festival this Saturday, October 14 at 1:35 in the Wright Tent, but she also has several new projects that she’s working on. She took time last week to talk to CV Weekly about all of it.

“This will be the first time of JVR performing with a full band. I’m so excited about my new drummer and Ethan Allen from Gram Rabbit will be playing guitar with us. For the finale I have four dancers that will come out in different costumes.

It’s going to be a great time,” shared von Rabbit.

“I’ve been going back and forth to LA a lot rehearsing and recording new material.

I have a new album which is close to being finished and will be out in early 2018. At Desert Daze we will be doing most of the new songs.”

The new album is being produced by Gram Rabbit’s Ethan Allen and is being recorded in his studio in Silver Lake. “I record the songs here in Joshua Tree then take them down to him in LA and we take a look at them and polish them up and make them their best,” said von Rabbit.

She is also shooting a video for her new song “Innuendo and Out the Other,” which

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she says is a bit political. Also in the works is another new project she’s calling The Joshua Tree People. They will be making their live debut at a new festival in Joshua Tree on December 9.

“It’s a bunch of Joshua Tree Musicians and it’s very organic, not electronic like JVR, but more of an acoustic sound with a world music vibe, that’s percussive and tribal and spiritual. My vision is for it to be a collective and rotating cast of musicians so it doesn’t have to be a set in stone band. I’m open to

collaborating with several local musicians and keep the structure, but at the same time be open,” shared von Rabbit.

She shared that her favorite venue to perform at is Pappy & Harriet’s, “You just can’t beat it!” As for locals bands she said that she enjoys The Yip Yops, The Flusters, Giselle Woo and Annachristie Sapphire, who is a high desert musician.

When I asked her what the highlight of her career has been so far she said, “I don’t know that there’s been just one.

Playing Coachella back in 2005 was great.

Having a song I wrote be in a Fruit of the Loom commercial that aired during the 2012 Olympics was pretty amazing. Having a Gram Rabbit song in the movie “Crazy, Stupid, Love” was pretty cool. It’s at the beginning of the movie with Steve Carrell sitting at the bar by himself. And recently having Boy George tweet and share my cover of his song “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me,” that was really exciting. I think all of those together make up some great career highlights.”

I asked her who she most admires in the music business and it took her some time, but she finally answered, “Madonna!”

However, when I asked her who she would most like to collaborate with she immediately responded with, “Tom Petty.”

At the time of the interview neither of us knew that Petty had been rushed to the hospital with a massive heart attack; about half an hour after the interview concluded,

von Rabbit called me back to tell me that Petty had passed, which I had just heard on the news.

Finally I asked what inspires her to continue writing music. She laughed, “The voices in my head; trying to quiet them.”

Not only will she be performing at Desert Daze but she has a few other shows lined up as well: Nov. 3 at Viper Room in Hollywood Nov. 4 at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach with Fartbarf Dec. Holiday show at Pappy’s TBD

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COYOTE STAGEWORKS WINS EIGHT DESERT THEATRE LEAGUE AWARDS

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oyote StageWorks, the Coachella Valley-based award-winning Actors’ Equity professional theater company, announced that it won a total of eight awards at the Desert Theatre League’s annual presentation on October 8. Coyote StageWorks had been nominated for 13 awards for both “The Lady With All the Answers,” starring Gloria Loring, and “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks,” a popular two-character comedy/drama that featured Loretta Swit and David Engel. Of the 13 nominations, “Six Dance Lessons in Six

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Weeks” won eight awards, tying it Coyote’s 2013 production of “Tru” for the most awards received for a Coyote StageWorks production.

Coyote StageWorks has now received an impressive 73 Desert Theatre League Awards since it was founded.

“Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks” is comedy by playwright, screenplay writer, novelist, producer, and actor Richard Alfieri that tells the story of a formidable retired woman who hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons. What begins as an antagonistic relationship blossoms into an intimate friendship as they overcome their outward differences and discover an unlikely but profound connection.

The show, which ran February 3 through 12, 2017 received these awards in the Professional categories: • Outstanding Sound Design – David Engel • Outstanding Lighting Design – Moira Wilke-Whitaker • Outstanding Props and Special Effects – Chuck Yates • Outstanding Director, Drama – Larry Raben • Outstanding Set Design – Josh Clabaugh • Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama – Loretta Swit • Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama – David Engel

• Outstanding Professional Production Comedy/Drama “I am thrilled that the Desert Theatre League recognized this production in so many ways,” said Chuck Yates, Coyote StageWorks Founding Artistic Director. “It is so gratifying to know that the hard work we all put into producing outstanding local theater continues to be acknowledged by this important theater organization, and we were humbled that our work was acknowledged alongside the fine talent of so many other quality producing organizations.”

Now in its 31st year of promoting theater in the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin, the Desert Theatre League has a panel of judges that view performances of the more than 30 producing members, including local high schools competing in youth categories.

They present awards for the most significant achievements, and also select five individuals who receive special awards.

Coyote StageWorks recently announced its 2017-2018 season will open with a production of “Dirty Blonde” for nine performances, running February 2 – 11, 2018. This will be followed by the production “The Cocktail Hour,” running March 23 - April 1 for nine performances. Both productions will be staged in the Annenberg Theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum. In addition,

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Coyote StageWorks will offer five free staged readings as part of their ongoing Play Dates series. Play Dates will run on selected Sundays from November through June at the Camelot Theater, part of the Palm Springs Cultural Center.

Tickets for Coyote StageWorks’ productions in 2018 are $45 – $55 for matinees and $50 – $60 for evening performances, and will soon be available at the Annenberg Theater box office. A Q&A session with cast members will follow Thursday matinees. The 2017-2018 Coyote StageWorks season is generously sponsored by David Lee and Annette Bloch.

Earlier this year, David Lee also issued a $30,000 challenge grant that doubled any donation the company received.

Coyote StageWorks is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 company dedicated to advancing theatre as a vital art form in the desert communities of the Coachella Valley. It is their mission to provide a forum for thought-provoking, entertaining, and culturally significant works in an environment that nurtures the creativity of the individual and the enrichment of the community. These shows are not Palm Springs Art Museum or Annenberg Theater presentations.

For more information about Coyote StageWorks and its subscriptions, call 760325-4490 or visit annenbergtheater.org.

FILM PICKFORD IS D’PLACE PREMIERS THE MOVIE 6 BELOW: MIRACLE ON THE MOUNTAIN

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ary Pickford Theatre is D’Place is constantly offering unique events to the valley and another one is coming up. The premier of 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain, the first movie ever to be filmed entirely in the Barco Escape format, is on Friday, October 13, with a Q&A session with Director Scott Waugh (Need for Speed, Act of Valor) and Editor Vashi Nedomansky on Saturday, October 14 after the 7 p.m. showing.

Barco Escape is a three screen experience that gives you extra visuals and makes the movie more immersive. “The premier’s actually pretty cool,” says owner Damon Rubio. “The movie 6 Below is the first feature film to be shot entirely in the Barco Escape format. Because of that, and because we’re one of only 20 locations in North America with a Barco Escape, we were able to connect with the director, who is really a giant fan of this format, and get him and his film to come out on Saturday the 14th to basically introduce the film and then to do a Q&A after the film plays then talk about the whole experience of shooting the film in Escape.”

Q&A sessions usually go on for about 45 minutes, beginning with questions from a moderator and then giving the audience an opportunity to ask questions. The theater often offers Q&A events along with the movies they show and they are usually well attended. “It’s always based on who’s showing up. When we did the composer for La La Land that was a packed house

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because everyone wanted to see him. We actually had a piano set up and it was like a week before he won the Oscar for best composer, so that was a big deal. And we’ve had some other ones where it wasn’t as well attended because, you know, maybe the stars didn’t draw people… it’s really based on the people. I hope that because of this guy’s history and the fact that he’s a real director that people in town might take advantage of it. Especially folks who are interested in the filmmaking process like students or folks that are in college that are learning filmmaking. This would be a great opportunity to come and basically be able to hear what it’s like to make a movie, how to get a movie made, and also ask questions of a real professional,” Rubio says. Other sessions that were hosted recently included the stunt coordinator and the first unit director for The Fate of the Furious, Lily Collins, and some actors from Phoenix Forgotten.

Relatively few movies are filmed in Escape format and Rubio believes that 6 Below is a great example of how it can revolutionize

filmmaking. “The director really loves the escape format, and again, the escape format is this three screen format that, to a director who has a good story, that’s really wanting to expand their visual tools, this offers them that capability. So you can do a lot more image on the screen than you can with a typical movie and it’s really cool to see them take this on,” Rubio says. “This film is a survival story about a guy that gets lost out in the woods and if you think about when you want to show a vast wilderness landscape, putting it in Escape, where it just kind of goes on forever and ever… you’ll be drawn into that experience. The character is supposed to feel small and isolated and lost and maybe you can convey that in a regular picture but when the guy is 30 feet tall and he’s only got ten feet on each side of him, he doesn’t really seem that small.

But when you suddenly have 30 feet of image on each side of the guy, it makes that character look smaller on screen which can really convey a powerful message and I think that’s what the director liked, is the ability to use this format to really create a

different experience than you would get if you watched it on a smaller screen.”

Other movies shown at Mary Pickford is D’Place, such as Star Trek Beyond and The Recall, have included about half an hour of use of the Escape screens, and Rubio hopes to see the format utilized more. “There are some other really important directors in Hollywood that are looking at doing their next film in this format so it’s going to be something that you see more and more of here in the future,” he says. “If you have a director who shoots the entire film in that concept, they really make the most of it, rather than just adding a few minutes of special effects on the side.”

According to Rubio, the Barco Escape screens have been well-received by the public as well, saying, “When we’ve had films like Star Trek, we played it in a regular format and we played it in the Escape format, the Escape format did much better.”

Attendees are also enjoying the D-Box seats, which have movement synchronized with the films. “We’ve been very happy with the results of both the Barco Escape and the D-Box, and not just that but the recliners… we’re seeing an uptick in attendance,” Rubio says.

Tickets are available at www. dplaceentertainment.com.

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HALL 1995” (FIRE RECORDS) VICTORIA WILLIAMS & THE LOOSE BAND “TOWN

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t’s an acknowledged fact that Victoria Williams is the doyenne of the High Desert music scene. Yes, Gram Parsons first proselytized about the area in the late ‘60s, (and actually died there in ’73).

Donovan and Eric Burdon put down roots, but she is the first distaff Rocker to make it home. If Teddy Quinn is the unofficial Mayor of Joshua Tree, Vic is the regal Queen.

Victoria was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana in late 1958. Her father was a doctor and her parents were fairly strict Methodists. She was a typical kid, a tomboy who loved riding her bike and exploring her rural surroundings accompanied by her dog. By her teens she began playing guitar. Carving her own artistic path, she followed her muse, eschewing convention and confounding expectations.

At Louisiana’s Liberal Arts school, Centanary College, she majored in music and French and joined a local band, G.W. Korners. She fit in well with their Bluesy Rock/Folk sound adding guitar and backing vocals. Quitting school, she travelled first to Colorado, getting a job at a resort. It was there that she began writing her own songs, her monotonous work routine allowed her to compose in her head with little outside distraction.

From Colorado, her wanderlust took her to Los Angeles for a time. She returned to Louisiana, hoping to get a band together but was dismayed to find that her friends’ recreational drug use had graduated to addiction fleeing a suffocating relationship, she returned to California for good.

Initially, she busked at Venice beach, joined a Black Gospel Church in Watts and managed to participate at the Troubadour’s legendary weekly “Hoot Night.” She met singer-songwriter for Peter Case, (former Front-man for protean Power Pop-Punk bands the Plimsouls and the Nerves). Pretty quickly their friendship blossomed into romance and the couple was married.

As Peter began to record his first solo album, Vic started to make a name for herself playing around town. Her quirky

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music gained the attention of the infamous Van Dyke Parks, (best known for his collaboration with Brian Wilson on “SMiLE,” and a Southern eccentric in his own right).

Initially, she was offered a contract with the respected indie label, Rough Trade, but then Geffen Records stepped in. Ultimately, she went with the label that was already home to her husband and had whose roster had included Elton John, Neil Young and John Lennon.

Geffen paired her with producer Anton Fier, and her debut, Happy Come Home arrived in 1987. Famous new friends like Van Dyke, Syd Straw, T-Bone Burnett and Bernie Worrell helped out, but it proved a deft introduction to Vic’s Sui generis singing, (which she has described as “wobbly”), and her intriguing worldview.

Critics loved the record, and she was slowly finding her audience. Unfortunately, the major label had rather rigid ideas as to how her music should be presented, which ran contrary to Vic’s true vision. After one record she parted company with Geffen and turned to Rough Trade. Sadly, her marriage was on the rocks, and she and Peter quietly divorced in 1989.

Released the following year, her sophomore effort, Swing The Statue, benefitted from sympathetic production from multi-instrumentalist Michael Blair.

This time Vic co-produced and the music hewed more closely to the spontaneous joy of her live performances. Regrettably, Rough Trade filed for bankruptcy not long after the album came out, but it managed to wow critics and her fan base increased.

Vic was making a name for herself, appearing on albums by Milo Binder, Marvin Etzioni and L.A.’s answer to the Everlys, The Williams Brothers, (no relation). Heavy hitters like Lou Reed and Neil Young sang her praises; in fact, the latter invited her to open his 1992 tour. It was around this time that she began to experiencing numb sensations in her hands, making it difficult to play guitar.

A visit to the doctor resulted in a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. A neurological disorder, there is no cure for MS, but with treatment, it can be controlled. Typically, musicians don’t have comprehensive health insurance and the medical bills began to pile up.

Luckily, the music community rallied around Vic, a couple of benefit concerts helped out, but those measures were temporary. What she required was something that would continue to generate income.

The Sweet Relief album was recorded and released in 1993. Friends and admirers, (some at the height of their popularity), like Pearl Jam, Lucinda Williams, Soul Asylum, Matthew Sweet, Evan Dando of the Lemonheads, Lou Reed, Giant Sand and the Jayhawks, each covered a favorite Victoria song.

In one fell swoop, they covered her expenses, (donating all their royalties to

her), aided other musicians with health issues, (by creating the Sweet Relief Fund), and raising her profile exponentially in the music industry. (Pearl Jam’s version of her “Crazy Mary” song went into heavy rotation on MTV and myriad radio stations across the country).

By now Vic had left the cosmopolitan chaos of Los Angeles for the desolate beauty of Joshua Tree. She was also remarried, to Mark Olson of the Jayhawks. The pair had met 10 years earlier and recently reconnected. Vic had good days and bad days, sometimes she was confined to a wheelchair or receiving intravenous steroid treatments. She also continued to write and record music in their tiny desert cabin.

Newly signed to the Mammoth/Atlantic label, a wolfpack of musician pals converged to help record her third solo album, Loose.

Released in 2004, it received rapturous reviews and respectable sales. Vic was well enough to go out on the road with a lot of the players who’d played on the album, along with her beloved dog, Mollie, who could be counted on to enter stage mid-set, curl up and take a nap!

For the remainder of the 20th century, she continued to make music. Mark left the Jayhawks in 1995, and along with Vic and their pal Mike “Razz” Russell, they formed the Original Harmony Creek Dippers. In the next few years, she toggled between OHCD albums and solo efforts like 1998’s Musings Of A Creek Dipper and 2000’s Water To Drink.

2002 saw the release of Sings Some Ol’ Songs a collection of favorite standards, given that incomparable Victoria Williams spin. Although she and Mark split up in 2005, they remain good friends. He has managed to maintain a thriving solo career.

Fast forward a dozen years and Vic continues to play and sing, and most importantly, safeguard her health. She has recorded sporadically with respected singersongwriter M. Ward as well as former Belle & Sebastian vocalist Isobel Campbell in the producer’s chair.

Although it’s been 15 years since her last official release, she still collaborates with well-known musicians like Rickie Lee Jones and Howe Gelb, as well as local artists like Son Of the Velvet Rat. Meanwhile, nearly

every live album Pearl Jam has released in the last 20 years has included their version Of “Crazy Mary.”

Fans have learned to be patient, and that virtue is now being rewarded by the folks at Fire Records. Even if there is no new music on the immediate horizon, we can console ourselves with a newly released archival recording. Town Hall 1995 documents the live sound of Vic and her Loose Band during the tour that followed the release of her third album.

The first three tracks, “A Century Tree,” “Harry Went To Heaven” and “You R Loved” deftly set the tone for this warm and wonderful show. “…Tree” flutters to life with Vic’s tremulous vocals, underscored by honeyed mandolin filigrees and swooping viola accents. Keenly observational lyrics compare the slow growth of the Agave Americana Cactus with late life epiphanies from active senior citizens; “...He went back to college at the age of 63, graduated with honors with an Agriculture degree/And he joined the Peace Corps at the age of 69, and rode the Grand Rapids at the age of 83.” It’s a loving encomium to late-bloomers.

The melody of “Harry Went To Heaven” recalls the lilt of French Musette and shares some musical DNA with the ‘40s standard, “Moonlight In Vermont.” Opening with pensive electric guitar, plaintive piano and Vic’s distinct croon, she paints a vivid portrait of her old compadre, Harry. “On slow Sunday afternoons one could hear a tune rise from the alley way, as the church goers spilled out on the steps and say ‘must be Harry and the boys, still going strong from Saturday.” Languorous clarinet notes waft like smoke rings enveloping Vic’s trilling vocals.

“You R Loved” is anchored by slapdash percussion, pedal steel accents and prickly piano. A mid-tempo rocker it pivots on dense harmonies and flange-y guitar. This is Vic at her most spiritual, giving herself up to a higher power exemplified by “lines of poetry, revealing mysteries.” Insisting Jesus’ love is universal, her impassioned ardor makes believers of even the most aporetic.

Two tracks in this 15-song set date back to her debut record. “Frying Pan” is a sunny charmer; the rollicking melody is tethered to a galloping gait. Propulsive keys and pedal steel intertwine as Vic and the band harmonize and commiserate over life’s trials, tribulations and rewards; “When the rules break, there’s no mistake, there are precious times, you and I, we walk the line.”

Meanwhile “Main Road” is a childhood pentimento powered by majestic piano and thunder-y percussion.

Her “Swing The Statue” album is also well represented with both “Boogie Man” and “Summer Of Drugs.” On the former Sidewinder guitar, off-kilter rhythms and a continue to page 22

ART SCENE

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BY ANGELA VALENTE ROMEO

THE WORLD OF ZARA KAND: ART & THE ZEN OF SPACE COWBOY rt is so many things. It can put a

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smile on one’s face. It can move one to tears. The power of art is boundless. Zara Kand has found that art can also be a journey through the subconscious.

“I paint that which I find mysterious,” said Zara. The artist herself evokes an allure of the unknown. Intelligence, talented, well read and beautiful Zara is her own best work of art.

While Zara has success as a musician, her true calling is though her painting. Her oil paintings have an ethereal feel and yet remain grounded on this plane. Symbolism aside, the viewer needs to be able to relate, and Zara’s work is attainable. The emotions are part of the subconscious, dark or light, Zara’s work brings into reality what words cannot do.

“In my work, the language of my paintings, often consists of symbolism, curious landscapes familiar yet distant, and figures that are often as confused as we are, “she said. “As a species that is constantly questioning its existence, I like to express the vulnerability in knowing that we may never have all the answers, yet continue searching nonetheless. I paint settings that emphasize the emotional state of the character, and often tie in symbolist elements that I hope the viewer will ponder for awhile.”

Flower Dance is an interesting piece. It is a study of light, dark and the freeing of the

soul. The work is haunting as one is left to ponder if the figure is freed from her dream or being held captive by it. It stands in stark contrast to Desert Remains. Again it is the surreal landscape that leaves the viewer with an uncomfortable sense of the familiar.

“In Flower Dance, I hope that the viewer feels uplifted when they see it, as it also represents the strength necessary to detangle from fears and reach for ones ideals,” continued Zara.

“I enjoy the process of unearthing interesting ideas and then manifesting them on the canvas, I feel so lucky to be able to materialize my thoughts this way. I try not to worry about the judgment of others during the creation process, however it is important to me that in the end, the works serve as a kind of positive contribution to the world and that the viewer does feel touched by them in some way.”

But words are also important to Zara. Zara Kand and Jean-Paul Garnier opened the Space Cowboy Books, a science fiction bookstore in Joshua Tree. Reading and creative writing have a place. As Zara explained,” Space Cowboy Books has become a place for the local community to hangout and share ideas, be it about literature or art. We host poetry and fiction readings, book releases, writing workshops, book giveaways for children, movie nights –it is our immense joy to provide a space for creatives to come together in this way!”

Her work has been shown in galleries across the globe. Zara Kand knows her calling and the art world is richer for that.

For more information visit zarakand.com.

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BY JANET McAFEE

HURRICANE DOGS ARRIVE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY

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n September 20, the crowd outside the Humane Society of the Desert in N. Palm Springs cheered when two Rescue Express buses pulled into their driveway. On board were 110 dogs and 35 cats, all from the public shelter in Ruston, Louisiana.

These animals, already in the shelter prior to the Hurricane, were transported out to make room for the massive number of animals rendered homeless by this disaster. Each grateful dog happily wagged his tail as it exited a bus, sensing they were now safe and better things were ahead. Each one was welcomed as a hero survivor.

Tragic Hurricane news stories circulated about some dogs left behind tied to trees, helpless to escape the rising waters. National organizations such as Best Friends participated on the ground in the rescue of frightened animals, some inside homes struggling in rising waters with others found wandering on higher ground. With homes destroyed, more animals “flooded” local shelters creating an emergency situation. With no space left in animal or human shelters, moving animals to other areas became necessary.

Thirty-three dogs on this Rescue Express venture remained in the Coachella Valley.

Sixteen dogs went to the Humane Society of the Desert, a private 9-acre facility in North Palm Springs, www.orphanpet.com (760)329-0203.

PRECIOUS PONGO Pongo was so happy to escape from Hurricane Harvey on the Rescue Express. This 8-month-old Dalmatian/ Greyhound mix boy now waits for a home at the Humane Society of the Desert in N. Palm Springs, (760) 329-0203, www.orphanpet.com.

MEET DUDLEY This happy boy is named after his home town of Rustin, Louisiana. A 1-year-old Boxer mix, Rustin was evacuated after the hurricane and rescued by the Humane Society of the Desert.

He loves humans and other dogs. If you want him to be your new running partner, call (760) 329-0203, www.orphanpet.com.

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Animal Samaritans was on site and took custody of six dogs, www.animalsamaritans.org (760) 343-3477. Others went to Living Free in Idyllwild, www.living-free.org (951)659-4687. The Palm Springs Animal Shelter provided shelter for the remaining dogs at www.psanimalshelter. org (760) 416-5718. More dogs and the cats continued on to safety in San Diego.

Veterinarian Dr. Rachel Reedy from the Animal Hospital of Desert Hot Springs was on hand to examine the new arrivals. All the dogs will receive excellent vet care, vaccinations, and of course spay & neutering. Shelter dogs often receive little or no prior vet care, and some will need surgeries and extensive treatment for various conditions.

Malinda Bustos, President of the Humane Society of the Desert, who coordinated much of this effort states, “It was an amazing day in collaboration with several other animal organizations in the Coachella Valley to provide safety for these special dogs. Sixteen are currently residing at the Humane Society of the Desert. It has been a heartwarming experience to see these dogs flourish in their new environment. All now await their forever home.”

Pictured here is Woody, a Mountain Cur dog. Woody is an amazing dog who survived 6 months in the Louisiana woods after being abandoned. Captured by animal control, Woody

ended up at the shelter where no one adopted him. Woody’s back luck ended when he was selected for Rescue Express and a new life in California. This boy now waits for a wonderful home at the Humane Society of the Desert. He is so grateful for this second chance, the good meals, and the human attention he receives.

To volunteer at the Humane Society call (760) 329-0203.

Loving All Animals (www.lovingallanimals. org) has partnered with the Humane Society of the Desert to provide supplies and adoption assistance. They created a designated donation account to generate funds for the extensive care these 33 shelter animals require, including vetting. To donate to this fund, go to www.lovingallanimals.org (760-834-7000) and designate the reason for your donation “Hurricane animals”. You also have the option

of donating directly to any of the wonderful nonprofit organizations involved.

Supplies are also needed, and may be dropped off at Loving All Animals in Palm Desert or the Humane Society of the Desert in North Palm Springs. Items needed include Karonda beds, large dog jackets, dog shampoo, gallon size bleach, large fleece blankets, dog treats (none from China!), medium and heavy 100-ft garden hoses, and medium and large size dog harnesses.

Michael Russell, Executive Director of Loving All Animals, explains the importance of helping these animals, “Our community is working together for the good of all animals. One day we might have a 9.0 earthquake in the Coachella Valley. If that happens, we will need other communities to come forward and provide housing and care for our animals.”

Let’s pull together Coachella Valley and take care of these innocent 4-legged Hurricane victims. The media attention of the Hurricane animals brings in new “rescue warriors,” new resources, and new programs. Animal advocate and news anchor Bianca Rae coordinated news coverage. Once this crisis subsides, local animal welfare organizations will be reinforced with more volunteers and public awareness to reach our goal of making the Coachella Valley a No-Kill region. Our ultimate goal: Save Them All! Jmcafee7@verizon.net

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THE VINO VOICE

AN ITINERARY OF ITALIAN DELIGHTS!

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ast week we enjoyed the cute little tale of the Starving Black Rooster who stepped-up his game to crow, squawk, and otherwise alert the designated Florintine cavalier to commence a race to capture as much Chianti landscape possible under the Tuscan sun.

Well—that story surely got our roman juices flowing thus explaining that quick jaunt over to our friendly neighborhood wine merchant for their recommendations for a few Italian Delights to welcome the autumn season to our humble surrounds.

One of the most noticeable changes I’ve observed while serving as this valley’s somm-about-town and wine steward at Pavilions/Hagen’s/Gelson’s, Dan’s Wine Shop, and currently at Total Wine & More, is the increased enthusiasm for Italian wines.

A few things at play here perhaps: 1) the fear of reading and understanding the Italian wine label is over. Wine names and regions that for so long were difficult to recognize—let alone pronounce, have become commonplace in the brave new world of wine; 2) just one good bottle of wine will cause the new wine lover to try a few more from that similar region; and 3) although the California palate relishes the fat, smooth, and generous fruit profile, it’s nice—for a change of pace—to enjoy a lighter-bodied vino that can carry an entire meal with lively red and dark fruits, savory secondary characteristics, and that alldesirable “Italian Terroir” where one can sensually taste the Italian Landscape.

And what’s not to love about Italian wine? That whole vino Italia thing is real!— palpable even! The wine evokes an imagery of romance, history and culinary spirit—and then, there’s that real sense of place.

Most of you readers know already my theological bent. And it just cracks me up that atheists and agnostics alike can’t grasp the idea that God designed Italy’s location— geographically and geologically—right dab in the Mediterranean, as the perfect place for winemaking, with its verdant hills and lush vineyards producing well over one thousand different grape varieties.

Although it’s easy to claim the wines from Tuscany as representative of all Italian wine, there’s no question that the entire vineyard nation continues to produce world class wine. Because of the vast amount of vineyards and notable regions in the country, one could get bogged down with a lot of info, Of course if this means one would desire to learn their way around Italy by tasting and enjoying the vino of the area—well, that’s indeed how we learn the wines of the country. Beviamo!

For the next couple of articles or so, we’ll take a quick wine excursion to some of the most famous and popular places on the map. As our story last week took place in the historical Chianti region, why not get a

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taste of it immediately; What we did learn last time was that the Chianti region’s red grape of choice was Sangiovese and that continues today. And when we see that Gallo Nero—the black chicken on the neck of the bottle, we are assured to be enjoying Chianti from its Classico (Original) region. There are now “sub-regions” that surround the traditional boundaries and the good news is that you’ll get to taste through these by simply reading the label.

One of the most recognizable Chianti brands is Frescobaldi. The Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi is one of Italy’s oldest wineries, with a history dating to the 1300s who now have a total of nine estates in Tuscany. The Nipozzo estate lies in the Chianti Rufina subregion. At only $18 or so, the 2013 Castello di Nipozzano Chianti Rùfina Riserva is one of the best buys in town that gets you into the heart and soul of Tuscany.

Right off—color of this wine is a brilliant clear scarlet red—it’s romance in a glass. I agree with the winemaker’s notes that the nose is complex and intense with scents of bitter cherry, plum, and raspberry followed by spiced and toasty notes of pepper, nuts, nutmeg, and coffee. The wine opens up with wild blue/black berries with spicy aromas; great acidity yet smooth on the palette with ripe cherries, plums and a decent leather finish; just that description alone, should make one a believer that Chianti can bring it all to the table. As you can tell, this wine will be classic pairing with so many pastas and sauces. Turn around again, and you find this vino going beautifully with a nice grilled steak!

Another famous wine family in Italy is Tommasi. One cannot browse the wine aisle without seeing so many wonderful bottles from this venerable vineyard company located in the Veneto region in north-east Italy. Its Amarone is one of the best in the world.

Most enjoyably, next time we’ll be discussing and reviewing some of Tommasi’s

great Valpolicellas, as well as the latest phenomenally trending “ripasso” wines from the Veneto; however since we’ve been discussing Tuscan wines, we wine enthusiasts should be aware of Tommasi’s latest endeavor in the Tuscan region.

Actually the production effort takes place in what is modernly known as the “Super Tuscan” region on the west coast of Italy. What the world has seen is the creative Italian winemakers blending the sacro-sanct Sangiovese with the traditional grapes of Bordeaux, especially Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. For the California palate, it’s like the best of both worlds: The fresh and lively spicy Sangiovese mixed up with the round and complex fruits of Cab and Merlot.

Tommasi’s 2014 Poggio al Tufo Rompicollo, at only $15 a bottle, is probably the best Super Tuscan for the price. With lively aromas of mature red berries, the palate goes on to capture the perfect blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese with tinges of raisins and sweet spices. Lush and smooth—an Italian gem!

Arriverderci!— Saluté!

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THUR OCTOBER 12 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bobby Furgo & Co 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Discoteca w/ DJ Victor Rodriguez 9pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Jazz Trio w/ Francesca Amari, Bill Marx and Doug MacDonald 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Piano Bar 6pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Bricktoyaface Presents: Oasis w/ OXILO, Gouda, Dxsko and Sxclsv 9pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 John Stanley King 6-10pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Barry Baughn and Bob Gross 6:30pm GADI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR; YV; 760365-6633 Open Mic Night 7pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Chris Lomeli 7pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Open Mic 9pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Punk Rock Night 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 St. James Summer Jams and Showcase 7:30pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Hot Rox

LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Country Night w/ Big Bad Wolf 8pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 Quinto Menguante 8-1am MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-347-1522 Karaoke 8pm THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 6-8pm Tim Burleson 8pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 JD McPherson and Nikki Lane 9pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Intimate Acoustics w/ Morgan James 9pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 DJ Worden 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; PS; 760-322-9293 The Smooth Brothers 7pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Dude Jones 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 T-Bone Karaoke 8pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Wayne Boyer 6:30pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Robert Salisbury 5-7pm, Tony Patler Project 7:30-11pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Alex Santana 5-8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 DJ SafeT 7pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Elaine Woodard 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ 8pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Michael Lowe 6:30pm 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 The Gilmore & Bryan Show 6:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Friday Night Sour Hour w/ Pink Lemonade Drag Show 9pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Bricktoyaface Presents: Desser w/ Quasje, Dxsko, Amavida and Skywalker Mike 9pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Laurie Morvan Band 8:30pm BLUE BAR, SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-7755566 DJ Double A 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 CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DESERT FOX; PD; Lance Riebsomer and Hannah Mills 8pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm

EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Gina Carey 6pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 The Myx 8:30pm THE HARD ROCK HOTEL PS; PS; 760-3259676 Esjay Jones Presents: Acoustic Sessions w/ Andy Mauser and Eevaan Tre 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Drag Queen Bingo 6pm and 9pm, Comedy 8pm, Dance Party 11pm 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 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Dana Larson 7pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Whiskey Blues Band 8pm LA QUINTA BREWERY;PD; 760-200-2597 TBA 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company in the afternoon, Hot Rox in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Common Ground 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 DJ Jerry 9pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Ron Greenip 8pm MOXIE; PS; 760-318-9900 TBA 5-8pm 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 DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Off The Cuff 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The Paul Chesne Band 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Scot Bruce 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Paul Z and Luthergates 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 7:30pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm 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 SOLANO’S BISTRO; LQ; 760-771-6655 Michael Madden 6-9pm SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm

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SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Demetrious and Co. 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 10th Annual Concert for Autism 5pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Pat Rizzo & Dennis Michaels 6:30pm TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VENUS DE FIDO; PD; 760-834-7070 Michael D’Angelo 6-9pm, Carl Davis Dance Lesson 7pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Meet the Corwins 5:30-7:30pm, John Stanley King Show 8pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Boys Night Out w/ DJs 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-932-4300 Live Music 8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 Rob Martinez and Todd Ashley ft. Lisa LaFaro Weselis 6:30-10pm WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 Rose Mallett 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJ 9pm

SAT OCTOBER 14 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bev & Bill 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Dublab Presents: Dayclubbing w/ Zoraya and Aura T-09 11am poolside 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 7:30pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Denise Carter 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 DJs and Live Music 9pm BEATNIK LOUNGE; JT; TBA 9pm BIG ROCK PUB; IND; 706-200-8988 Living Cover 8:30pm BLUE BAR; SPOTLIGHT 29; IND; 760-7755566 DJ 9pm 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 CHILL BAR; PS; 760-327-1079 TBA 9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 Bill Baker 6pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm ELECTRIC SPORTS LOUNGE; YV; 760-2281199 DJ Ceddy Cedd 9pm EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760-342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FISHERMAN’S GROTTO; PD; 760-776-6533 Live Music 6pm FOX & THE FIDDLE; PD; 760-888-0111 CINCHy Saturday 7pm GADI’S RESTAURANT AND BAR; YV; 760365-6633 Dana Larson 5-8pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 TBA 8:30pm THE GROOVE LOUNGE; SPOTLIGHT 29; INDIO; 760-775-5566 DJ 8pm

THE HARD ROCK HOTEL PS; PS; 760-3259676 Esjay Jones Presents: Global Sessions w/ David Macias, Rafa and Porque Si 8pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 He Films the louds, A. Lara and special guests 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 Bob Allen 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 TBA 9pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-3452450 Common Ground 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 212 Band 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 30 Miles Out 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Gennine Francis 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 Brian Whelan 8pm PEABODY’S CAFÉ; PS; 760-322-1877 Karaoke 7:30pm PLAN B LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND COCKTAILS; TP; 760-343-2115 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Carole Bufford 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Ghosts of Kelso 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 TBA 7-10pm ROCKYARD@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; Steel Rod and Hollywood U2 (U2 Tribute) 7:30pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Evaro Brothers 8pm 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 TBA 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 10th Annual Concert for Autism 5pm THREE SIXTY NORTH; PS; 760-327-1773 Dennis Michael 6:30pm

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TRILUSSA ITALIAN RISTORANTE; PS; 760328-2300 Julius & Sylvia Music Duo 6-10pm VIBE, MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 DJ 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTA FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Rose Mallett & Co. 5-7pm, Kal David, Lauri Bono & The Real Deal 7:30-11pm WANG’S; PS; 760-325-9264 Paparazzi A Star Studded Drag Show 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-932-4300 Live Music 8pm THE WINE EMPORIUM; LQ; 760-565-5512 DJ 7pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760-328-5955 Michael Keeth noon-4pm poolside, 7-11pm Fireside Lounge WOODY’S PALMHOUSE; PS; 760-230-0188 The Stanley Butler Band 6:30pm ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 DJs 9pm

SUN OCTOBER 15 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 TSR Airlines (DJ Set) 11am poolside, ESS.OESS 8pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 The Judy Show 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Bartland w/ DJ LF and Friends 7pm BLUEMBER; RM; 760-862-4581 TBA 6-10pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Patrick Tuzzolino 5:30pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Radio 60 3-6pm

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GOOD GRUB

BY DENISE ORTUNO NEIL

A DREAMY AFTERNOON AT IL SOGNO

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here is a scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory that quickly came to mind when my boyfriend and I entered IL Sogno café. It is at the beginning of the movie with the scene in the candy shop, when the candy shop is overloaded with sweets to the point where the owner and the children customers are singing and dancing from pure joy. That is kind of like what IL Sogno is like, but instead of candy, imagine pastries galore, way too many to take visual inventory of. Of course, no one was singing, but I’m sure they wanted too, and after a pastry or two singing could commence just from the sugar rush alone.

IL Sogno which means “Dream” in Italian, is a small café located on swanky El Paseo in Palm Desert. It is super adorable, charming and cozy. The quaint patio with its dainty white metal chairs and tables, allow for a whimsical place to people watch alfresco. Inside, the brick colored walls inspire a romantic mood, with intimate banquette seating. But it’s the long granite counter across from the seating area that can make your eyes pop out. It is a sweet tooth haven, or a diabetic’s nightmare. There are so many desserts displayed on the counter, it’s almost dizzying. It is natural to want to try every single one of them. Exquisitely made in house baked delights from cookies, to tarts, to flourless cakes, and those with plenty of flour

sit patiently on the granite surface, waiting to be chosen, to be adopted into some ones palate, content to be devoured and never to be seen again.

My boyfriend and I didn’t set out to go to IL Sogno, but I had remembered going there years before, so when he suggested that we stop for coffee, I led him to something way better than a commercial coffee spot.

After staring at the sugar fest, and before my boyfriend had a minute to choose something, I jumped in and ordered a beautifully crafted flourless ultra-chocolate cake for him and a lemon tart for myself. I guess I became sweetly possessed for a moment. My boyfriend went ahead and ordered us a couple of cappuccinos.

The owner Mirjama, who was tending to us, asked us to go and take a seat and that she would soon deliver our newly acquired treats to us. We took a seat outside on the patio to

enjoy the shade and late afternoon breeze.

Our delivery was swift, and the jovial Mirjama was as charming as the café itself, complete with a lovely Italian accent. The desserts came accompanied with a side of fresh whipped cream. There is always a distinct difference between fresh and canned whipped cream… and as a whipped cream connoisseur, it’s always refreshing to get the good stuff.

The cappuccinos looked as if they had been super-sized. The extra frothy, extra-large cup had a comforting coffee aroma, a perfect accompaniment to our confections.

The Chocolate Flourless cake that my boyfriend had was deeply chocolatey, with

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rich flavor and density, but somehow still held on to its flourless light integrity. My Lemon Tart was served warm, heightening the lemon flavor and emphasizing the depth of the tart.

Both of the desserts proved too much for us to eat at one sitting, so we took the rest to go, which made for an enjoyable treat later on that night…and some for even the next day.

After sitting for a while longer and finishing up our mega cappuccinos, we paid up and hopped back on El Paseo to hopefully walk off the some of the calories that we had just consumed.

Our time at IL Sogno was truly lovely, from the excellent desserts, to the pond sized cup of cappuccino, to the charming staff. Opened for Breakfast and Lunch, it is a real treat to stop into the café, and although they might be a bit more pricey then stopping by some of the other coffee spots on El paseo (our bill was $35), it is well worth the price. Remember, you get what you pay for.

We look forward to going to IL Sogno again in the near future, for a “Dreamy” afternoon of coffee and a sweet treats.

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SCREENERS

FUTURE TENSE NOW SHOWING: BLADE RUNNER 2049

Just to get in the mood, I watched again Ridley Scott’s 35-year-old original (his “final cut”). It’s a film I’ve seen and enjoyed scores of times. It remains near the top of my movie list of meaningful films that not only dazzle

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the senses but also engage the intellect – the two things I most appreciate in a movie.

Scott’s brilliant movie adaptation based (kind of) on Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” that’s set in San Francisco after a global nuclear war. Scott’s brilliantly designed and crafted Los Angeles set movie asks profound questions about life and what it means to be – and feel – alive.

A revered philosophy professor once sad to me, “Technology is a what humans have devised so the cosmos need not be experienced directly.” I thought of that while watching the bleak and very long (nearly three hours) sequel.

I had high hopes and modest expectations for the much-anticipated Denis Villeneauve directed follow-up. But I missed the substantive themes so beautifully explored in the original. I did appreciate the production design of a cold, almost snowbound, Los Angeles. Roger Deakins cinematography will probably get him a deserved Academy Award.

Screenwriter Hampton Fancher, who worked on the original, is back and sharing a credit with Michael Green. Ryan Gosling plays “K” an LA cop and blade runner looking for original Blade Runner Deckerd (a robust, gnarly, Harrison Ford). “K” needs to answer a mystery that has huge implications. Or so he’s told. Something about replicants procreating

with humans? I wondered if Gosling’s character was supposed to be Deckerd’s “replicant” child? How interesting would that be?!

I did not understand the point of “K” having a replicant holograph girlfriend (a nice turn from Ana De Armas), other than, since it’s the future, “why not?” It served no purpose. There were numerous other similar paradoxical questions raised in this less than thrilling film that admittedly has dazzling visuals but so many oddly confusing and cryptic moments – especially after the midpoint -- that remain ambiguous but do not deepen the subtext of the film – whatever that may be.

Space does not allow the pages that could be written about this film. Suffice it to say, the dazzle is there, but so is the disappointment.

This joyless, technologically advanced and mostly dehumanized future is not a welcoming place for non replicants.

NEW BLU FOR THE HOME THEATER: LAWMAN

England’s Michael Winner direct this gritty, old school western that features Burt Lancaster as a determined, deeply moral marshal who vows justice against a band of killers led by rancher Lee J. Cobb who went on a drunken shooting spree with his hands and accidentally killed an innocent old man in his town. He goes to the nearby town of Sabbath, to confront the uncaring populace and the killers in order to uphold the law no matter what the cost. Gerald Wilson’s terrific properly cynical screenplay does not shrink from thoughtful, intelligent dialogue that engages in this great looking, classic western – the kind that is rarely, if ever, made these days.

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The incomparable Robert Ryan co-stars along with Robert Duvall and Sheree North.

The fine score by is from Jerry Fielding. I loved this expertly cast, overlooked minor classic solidly in the archetype -bending mode of The Wild Bunch and Unforgiven. Twilight Time Movies. Blu-ray. Limited edition, only 3,000 units.

T2 TRAINSPOTTING I never expected a sequel to Danny Boyle’s 1996 hit movie about what a bunch of Scottish smack addicts are up to today. Nor did I really care all that much. But since my job is to submit an honest report on the film, I gave it a chance. And I was surprised.

Not unlike the original that was based on Irvine Welsh’s novel, this new iteration is more a series of incidents as opposed to an over arching plot or single storyline.

When Mark Renton (Ewen McGregor) returns to the only place he knows as home, he reconnects with his old crew -- Spud, Sick Boy, and Begbie (Ewen Bremmer, Johnny Lee Miller, and Robert Carlyle).

The moments with the returning characters we first met a little more than 20 years ago, suggest these disreputable rapscallions are facing the tricky negotiations of middle age realities and perhaps even mortality itself -- but with their basic natures intact. The mix of comedic and poignant set pieces does not dilute the unexpected profundity of the more memorable moments.

Waves of emotions -- and narcotics – wash over the proceedings. In my own life, I felt all the loss, fear and friendship on display.

After final fade out, I thought, if life is about managing love, hate, regret and longing, then perhaps it’s the glue that unites us as humans.

And if so, that’s what makes this movie worth watching. One more thing, be sure and use the subtitle option because the Scottish accents are almost impossible to understand, but fun to hear.

Nice extras include a thoughtful commentary, interviews and features. Sony.

Blu-ray.

Comments? robinesimmons@aol.com

BOOK REVIEW

BORN TO BE WILD

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“BLOOD BROTHERS”

BY DEANNE STILLMAN NONFICTION

----------------------------------------------------he American West carries a global mystique that is both majestic and notorious. The United States is still a country that is growing, and maturing. At only 241 years old, there are many things that need to be done, and fixed, regarding this nation’s past, present and future. Deanne Stillman’s Blood Brothers: The Story of the Strange Friendship Between Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill (Simons & Schuster, 286 pages) looks at two unlikely friends who made history and shaped legends.

For many, “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” still lingers in memory. We may not have seen the live reenactments, a spectacle that included a fantastic cast of real cowboys, Indians, trained horses and buffalo. But, the tall character wearing leather fringe with curly locks of hair hanging beneath a wide brim hat, a waxed mustache and thick goatee seems to harbor somewhere in our American collective unconscious.

Stillman lays out the lives and times of two mythic men.

William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, was in born 1846. His family settled in the new territory

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Cody served as a scout during the Civil War. He earned his nickname while working for the railroad. Cody hunted buffalo for food, selling it by the pound. He provided four thousand pounds of meat, making $100 a day.

Sitting Bull was born Jumping Badger in 1831, South Dakota. He was renamed for his bravery and wisdom. He had excellent hunting and tracking skills. Sitting Bull believed he was a “seer” in the womb. He was made chief of the Lakota. During the Indian Wars, he and his people escaped to Canada before making a deal with the US government. Sitting Bull surrendered and was taken prisoner and forced onto a reservation.

Believing that peace was the only way for the Indian people to survive the white incursion, Sitting Bull called for a gathering of all tribes. Sitting Bull sided with those tribes not willing to surrender.

At the same time, Gold had been discovered in the Black Hills. In 1874, George Armstrong Custer headed out to meet with other regiments to capture or obliterate the “hostiles.” Custer hoped to meet the great

Sitting Bull, instead he found the Battle of Little Big Horn where he and his men were killed.

It is after this terrible battle that Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull rise into “Wild West” mythic lore. Cody swore to get revenge for his friend Custer and indeed takes an Indian scalp during another battle. Sitting Bull was blamed for the massacre although he was not physically present. Both men participated and saw the changing world ahead.

Buffalo Bill wanted to share the real Wild West with the rest of the world. He created a show that traveled the country and abroad. Annie Oakley joined the troupe and eventually Cody enticed Sitting Bull to participate on a tour. The three became good friends, having more in common than one would ever expect.

Author Stillman does a beautiful job drafting the lives of these significant and colorful figures. She writes with a compassion and neutrality that weaves a spell taking the

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reader back in time. Research and hindsight give Stillman a voice that allows for insight and contemplation. She carefully asks questions of history where the answers may have slipped away forever.

All the characters were a surprise to me. I did not know how these lives crossed or how much of the story was fact or fable. I had no idea of the extent of Buffalo Bill’s incredible show. How nice it is to get lost in such an amazing period of our American history.

Stillman brings a new gravitas and a clearer picture of how this part of history played out in the Great Plains, which resonates today, considering the situation in Standing Rock regarding the pipeline crossing sacred Indian ground.

If we better understand our past, maybe there’s hope for the future?

The wisdom of Sitting Bull and Cody reverberates and I especially appreciated Stillman’s sensitivity to the animals – buffalo, horses, etc. These creatures were important to all the players. One lesson is how quickly extinction of a species can come about when at the time it seemed impossible.

Blood Brothers is more than a recounting of history and the making of legends, Stillman has rendered a wonderful story of our shared humanity and the unexpected power of forgiveness.

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

STANDING IN THE LINE OF FIRE!

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n the wake of the recent shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, it’s sad to have to write another reminder of the need to be vigilant when attending any event or activity. This includes your day to day activities.

In the June 2016 issue of the CV Weekly I wrote an article on “Run, Hide or Fight” during an active shooting incident and a little over a year I am writing it again. In the article I quoted “I never thought I’d be writing an article of this nature. Run, Hide or Fight? Surviving An Active Shooter in the United States of America.” What’s happened to us? Something certainly has happened to this country and we need to get back on track.

We have experienced this in the past with friends of the Coachella Valley being in the middle of a terrorist attack overseas, and many of us have a one – two – three degree connection to victims in the Las Vegas incident. These used to be incidents that happened in other countries. Unfortunately it’s now in our back yards.

I wish I had an answer to this, but for now all I can do is provide preventive measures.

Thoughts and prayers to the victims and families…

Read this material provided by the Department Of Homeland Security – “ACTIVE SHOOTER: HOW TO RESPOND” www.alerts. si.edu/docs/DHS_ActiveShooterBook.pdf Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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TRUST BUT VERIFY

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tock markets around the world have been on fire this year. Through September 30th, U.S. equity markets are up 14% while India is up 20%, Europe 21% and China a stunning 34%.

With such strong returns, has your 401(k) plan or investment account been keeping pace? Typically, the answer is ‘no’.

Let’s take a crash course at investing meant to help you get better returns: Who Advises You? If your investment advisor is also a broker, there is a real chance that they are making money from you that you do not know about.

Brokers can mark-up many of the investments that they sell into your portfolio without your knowledge. If you read the disclosures that you get, there may be references to these hidden costs but that does not help you to know what they are charging.

To avoid the betrayal that hidden charges represent, use Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) who do not hold broker licenses. RIAs must disclose every penny that they charge while a broker does not. If you can find a RIA who is also a Fiduciary (like me), you have found the unicorn of the Industry in that only 6% of all Advisors are Fiduciaries. Fiduciaries differ from Brokers in that they must put your

interests ahead of their own or risk fines and/ or potential suspension. Go to BrokerCheck.

Finra.org to see if your advisor is a RIA or Broker.

Investment Types The dirty big secret of the investment industry is that many brokerage firms make money by limiting the number of mutual funds and investment choices available to you.

They do this because the mutual funds that they want you to buy pay the brokerage firm money to be sold on the broker’s platform.

This often means that you do not get the best performing or least expensive fund class.

I generally recommend that investors avoid Mutual Funds whenever possible as there are almost always better and/or less

expensive ways to invest. When you have to use a fund in a 401(k) plan, use lower cost index funds. Brokers love mutual funds in that the fund can pay them money that never has to be overtly disclosed. Additionally, many funds pay 12b-1 fees to your advisor helping them to make more money without your knowledge.

Studies show that saving just 0.60% over the course of a lifetime can mean an additional five years of income in retirement.

You may like your advisor but do you like them that much?

The way to avoid paying too much is to own individual stocks, bonds and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) where costs are low.

While there are a few ETFs that pay broker’s

back-end fees, they are the exception versus the rule. In addition to being less expensive, ETFs can be bought and sold throughout the day whereas Mutual Funds settle at the end of the trading day.

Get a Second Opinion People are typically very loyal to their investment advisor. If you are not regularly checking your advisors work, you are making a big mistake that can cost you an awful lot.

Once a less scrupulous broker knows that you are not checking on them, they often sell the less expensive investment choices and buy investments that pay them more.

Always get a second opinion - particularly if you trust your advisor or do not pay much attention to your savings. Hopefully, a second opinion will confirm that your advisor is looking out for you. Quite often, the second opinion shows where that trusted advisor has taken advantage of your trust.

For no-cost second opinions, call Registered Investment Advisor and Fiduciary Haddon Libby of Winslow Drake at 760.449.6349 or email him at HLibby@WinslowDrake.com.

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Monica Court. However there had just been tremendous quake damages and many of the Santa Monica courtrooms were closed from damage.

Thus the case was sent to downtown LA where there were courtrooms available.

Everyone is the judicial system knew that if the case was sent to LA it would be more likely to be a jury of OJ’s peers...and result in a not guilty verdict. The complexion of the downtown jury was a lot more African American and other minority groups. These would favor OJ. In the past many LA jurors have had run in’s with the police and were more susceptible to the argument the police were lying and trying to frame OJ. Thus they were more likely to believe the argument if the “glove doesn’t fit you must acquit.”

The Santa Monica Jury pool would have more Caucasian and middle or upper middle class jurors who did not have the same experiences as African Americans and did not believe the police ever acted improperly. Trying to get a balance of these jurors is the trick.

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ou can’t read the paper without reading about negligence in some form. But what is Negligence? In the first year of law school all law students have a class called TORTS. A Tort is a simply a civil wrong and the most common is negligence. That is the basis of all accident cases.

We are taught that negligence is the failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would in similar circumstances. This is the Reasonable Man Test. However the determination regarding who is reasonable and prudent is often left in the hands of those who, themselves, are not reasonable and prudent. Of course I am referring to the jurors.

This last statement may be seen as my being cute. However, look at it from the perspective of the court room. Plaintiff attorneys, who represent the injured party, work to convince jurors that the defendant failed to act in a reasonable manner resulting in injury or damage to their client. Defense attorneys try to counter the argument and cloud the waters to confuse the jurors.

We plaintiff attorneys have emotion on our side and defense attorneys have only factual evidence to present. In that regard we look at the elements of negligence?

What is required for a person or entity to be considered “Negligent?”

To prove negligence 4 things are needed: 1) A duty to act or not act 2) Failure to act or not act as required by the duty 3) Injury or damage occurs 4) Proximate cause.

Proximate Cause is often referred to as an unbroken chain of events, with no intervening incidents, between the failure to act and the injury or damage. If there are any intervening causes, negligence is questionable.

From an emotional standpoint, the plaintiff wants the jury to sympathize or feel sorry for the person that was injured and for the juror to put themselves in the same place. In that regard when a plaintiff lawyer chooses a jury, referred to as voir dire, s/he looks for a juror that can relate to the plaintiff.

Sometimes it is someone who is the same age, sex, type of work, same background etc. In other words a juror who can think “but for the grace of god go I”. A juror who feels this way is more likely to award a positive and higher verdict for the plaintiff.

The defense wants the opposite and kicks off “challenges/excuses” that juror.

We often speak of a jury of our peers.

A plaintiff lawyer thinks of this as someone that is like the plaintiff. With the OJ Simpson murder case for instance, the crime occurred in Brentwood (West LA) and the case should have been sent to the Santa

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SPORTS SCENE

BY FLINT WHEELER

J.J. WATT INJURY SAD TO SEE

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.J. Watt hadn’t gotten off to the best start this season: As NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast noted before Houston’s Week 5 matchup with Kansas City, he entered the contest without a sack in five straight games, dating back to 2016, the worst such stretch of his career.

Now, his season is over before he even got the chance to right the ship. Watt suffered a tibial plateau fracture—essentially a break in the bone directly below the knee—while rushing the quarterback in the first quarter and will reportedly miss the rest of the 2017 season.

After the play, Watt limped off the field with a grimace on his face. He was taken to a medical tent on the sideline, checked out briefly by the Texans staff, and then carted to the locker room.

On the play, you can see Watt clip his right ankle with his left foot before immediately falling to a knee. There was little contact on the play, but Watt was visibly emotional, and NBC’s Michelle Tafoya reported from the sideline that Watt was holding back tears before being carted

off. In the second quarter, Watt came out of the team’s X-ray room and was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

This will be the second consecutive year in which an injury has derailed Watt’s season. Last season Watt played in the Texans’ first three games before undergoing back surgery and ending up on the injured reserve list with a re-aggravation of a herniated disk that he’d received surgery on that offseason. Watt has no known history with knee injuries.

Watt is one of the most popular players in the NFL; he helped raise more than $37 million for Houston after Hurricane Harvey devastated the city. On a side of the ball where players often live in anonymity, Watt is one of the NFL’s true defensive A-listers.

Since 2011, he has led the NFL in combined QB sacks and hits, tackles for no gain or a loss, and average gain allowed per tackle, according to the broadcast, and is a threetime Defensive Player of the Year.

The Texans have skated into the playoffs at 9-7 in each of the past two seasons but have been searching for the piece to take

VICTORIA WILLIAMS continued from page 10 wash of organ provide ballast for this slippery tale preconceived notions.

The latter is more expansive and contemplative. Guitar and sitar weave a Psychedelic tapestry adding rubbery bass lines and shuddery keys. The lyrics document the generational disconnect that divided the Greatest Generation and their Baby Boomer progeny; “Mama and daddy could never understand their life was never dull, their idea of a rollicking time was a kitchen taffy pull/Acid, grass, downs and speed junk those days were made of…Now we’re just waking up from the summer of drugs.” Her cutting social commentary is camouflaged by homespun down home homilies. The track winds down with an appropriately kaleidoscopic outro.

Naturally, the songs from “Loose” are front and center here. The stand-out tracks from that album are “Crazy Mary,” “Polish Those Shoes,” and “Happy To Have Known Pappy.” Thanks to Pearl Jam, “Crazy Mary” is her best known track, while their version is stripped down and suitably grunge-y, the original has a Southern Gothic verisimilitude that can’t be matched.

The tune begins hesitantly with spiky guitar and sawing violin. The lyrics offer a cryptic sketch of a reclusive woman living on the outskirts of town; as the instrumentation builds adding sparkling piano and a ticktock beat, Vic’s vocalese rises above the band’s ecclesiastic harmonies. Once Mary’s demise is revealed the band stretches out on the break, keys get churchy, guitars are drenched in wah-wah reverb and mandolin notes are appropriately melancholy. Vic somberly notes “That what you fear most,

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could meet you halfway.”

The other two tracks are closer to suites than songs. “Polish Those Shoes” is propelled by a see-saw rhythm, taut piano-guitar interplay, shimmery violin, and sanguine mandolin. Only Vic could open a song gleefully referencing the childhood game of “One-Potato,” (perhaps “Ink-A-Dink” felt played out), before offering a picaresque snapshot of childhood memories. The melody shapeshifts from a dreamy ballad to a Vaudevillian Waltz, to a Jazzy work-out, all the while maintaining her own brand of playful insouciance.

Finally, “Happy To Have Known Pappy” is an affectionate homage to the man behind the infamous High Desert Saloon. When Vic first arrived there nearly 30 years ago, it was Pappy Allen who welcomed her to the area with open arms. Something of a musician himself he toured Europe with Vic and Giant Sand. When he passed she sang this song at his wake.

An infectious tribute, it shifts time signatures from shambolic waltz to joyous Second Line celebration, fueled by her yelping exclamation of “who’s the one who made life so fun!” Sharing she was “a member of the ‘happy to have known Pappy Club,’” she notes the enrollment was international; “Yes Australians there were a few, New Yorkers flew in too/Some people came in from Boston, some drove in from Los Angeles, I hear they even let someone out of prison too!”

Other interesting cuts include the twinkly tone poem “Lights,” The Cajuninflected “Vieux Amis” and the meandering “Hitchhiker’s Smile.” Of course, Lou Reed

their team over the top. This season the hope was that Deshaun Watson would be that piece, and so far, he has looked the part. But without Watt—still one of the team’s most important players and its de facto leader—Houston’s playoff hopes take a huge blow. Even if the Texans can punch their ticket to the playoffs again thanks to a weak AFC South, they may prove just as tragically flawed come January as in the

past two seasons.

Based on his start to the season, Watt’s days as one of the NFL’s best players may be behind him, but he’s still the unquestioned defensive star of his generation, making this injury a brutal one not just for the Texans, but for NFL fans as a whole.

adds a little star power joining Vic and the band on stage for a version of his seminal “Sweet Jane.” For once the Punk Paterfamilias drops his cranky cynicism and seems to thoroughly enjoy Vic’s singular phrasing, encouraging her to wig out a bit in between verses. The album closes with a tender take on the “Wizard Of Oz” classic, “Over The Rainbow.”

The Loose Band is made up of a who’swho of well-known musicians, featuring ex-Lone Justice drummer Don Heffington, Calexico bassist Joey Burns, Tim Ray, on loan from Lyle Lovett’s Large Band, on piano and organ, plus multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield playing Pedal steel, violin and mandolin. David got his start with T-Bone Burnett in the Alpha Band, touring with Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Review.

But the band’s MVP is Andrew Williams on guitars, sitar, vocals and Wurlitzer. Along

with his twin, David, Andrew made his bones as a budding teen idol (they guested on the “Partridge Family”), before diving headlong into the fertile L.A. music scene in the early ‘80s. As the Williams Brothers they made three perfectly sublime albums on Warner Brothers, but their hometown popularity never translated to national success, despite a Top 50 hit single, “Can’t Cry Hard Enough, and tours opening for Linda Ronstadt, the BoDeans and Vic. This album first arrived in vinyl form as a 10 song LP, just in time for April’s Record Store Day. The newly released compact disc adds five more tracks from the show. Both were edited, sequenced and mastered by local treasure Chris Unck.

Victoria Williams is truly one of a kind.

Town Hall is a perfect introduction to her eccentric talents. Hopefully some new music from her is just around the corner.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of October 12

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book The Logic of Failure, Dietrich Dorner discusses the visionaries who built the Aswan Dam in Egypt. Their efforts brought an abundance of cheap electricity to millions of people. But the planners didn’t take into account some of the important effects of their innovation.

For example, the Nile River below the dam no longer flooded its banks or fertilized the surrounding land every year. As a result, farmers had to resort to chemical fertilizers at great expense. Water pollution increased. Marine life suffered because of the river’s diminished nutrients. I hope this thought will motivate you to carefully think through the possible consequences of decisions you’re contemplating. I guarantee that you can avoid the logic of failure and instead implement the logic of success. But to do so, you’ll have to temporarily resist the momentum that has been carrying you along. You’ll have to override the impatient longing for resolution.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you primed to seek out new colleagues and strengthen your existing alliances? Are you curious about what it would take to infuse your best partnerships with maximum emotional intelligence? From an astrological perspective, the next nine weeks will be a favorable time to do these things. You will have opportunities to deepen your engagement with collaborators who cultivate integrity and communicate effectively. It’s possible you may feel shy about pursuing at least one of the potential new connections. But I urge you to press ahead anyway. Though you may be less ripe than they are, their influence will have a catalytic effect on you, sparking you to develop at an accelerated rate.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I was satisfied with haiku until I met you,” Dean Young tells a new lover in his poem “Changing Genres.” But Young goes on to say that he’s no longer content with that terse genre. “Now I want a Russian novel,” he proclaims, “a 50-page description of you sleeping, another 75 of what you think staring out a window.” He yearns for a story line about “a fallen nest, speckled eggs somehow uncrushed, the sled outracing the wolves on the steppes, the huge glittering ball where all that matters is a kiss at the end of a dark hall.” I bring Young’s meditations to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that you, too, are primed to move into a more expansive genre with a more sumptuous plot.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Statistical evidence suggests that Fridays falling on the 13th of the month are safer than other Fridays. The numbers of fires and traffic accidents are lower then, for example. I find this interesting in light of your current situation.

According to my analysis, this October’s Friday the 13th marks a turning point in your ongoing efforts to cultivate stability and security. On this day, as well as the seven days before and seven days after, you should receive especially helpful clues about the future work you can do to feel even safer and more protected than you already do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Too much propaganda and not enough real information are circulating through your personal sphere. You’re tempted to traffic in stories that are rooted more in fear than insight.

Gossip and hype and delusion are crowding out useful facts. No wonder it’s a challenge for you to sort out the truths from the half-truths! But I predict that you will thrive anyway. You’ll discover helpful clues lodged in the barrage of bunkum. You’ll pluck pithy revelations from amidst the distracting ramblings.

Somehow you will manage to be both extra sensitive and super-discriminating.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A journalist named Jenkin Lloyd Jones coined the term “Afghanistanism,” which he defined as “concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.” I want to urge you Virgos to avoid engaging in a personal version of Afghanistanism.

In other words, focus on issues that are close at hand, even if they seem sticky or prickly. Don’t you dare let your attention get consumed by the dreamy

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distractions of faraway places and times. For the foreseeable future, the best use of your energy is HERE and NOW. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I am more interested in human beings than in writing,” said author Anais Nin, “more interested in lovemaking than in writing, more interested in living than in writing. More interested in becoming a work of art than in creating one.” I invite you to adopt that perspective as your own for the next twelve months, Libra. During this upcoming chapter of your story, you can generate long-lasting upgrades if you regard your life as a gorgeous masterpiece worthy of your highest craftsmanship.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio actress Tara Reid told the magazine Us Weekly about how her cosmetic surgeries had made her look worse than she had been in her natural state. “I’ll never be perfect again,” she mourned. I bring this up in the hope that it will inspire you. In my astrological opinion, you’re at a tuning point when it’s crucial to appreciate and foster everything about yourself that’s natural and innate and soulfully authentic. Don’t fall sway to artificial notions about how you could be more perfect than you already are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I didn’t go to work today. I woke up late, lingered over a leisurely breakfast, and enjoyed a long walk in the autumn woods. When I found a spot that filled me with a wild sense of peace, I asked my gut wisdom what I should advise you Sagittarians to attend to. And my gut wisdom told me that you should temporarily escape at least one of your duties for at least three days. (Escaping two duties for four days would be even better.) My gut wisdom also suggested that you get extra sleep, enjoy leisurely meals, and go on long walks to spots that fill you with a wild sense of peace.

There you should consult your gut wisdom about your top dilemmas.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A snail climbed to the top of a big turtle’s shell as it was sleeping under a bush. When the turtle awoke and began to lumber away in search of food, the snail was at first alarmed but eventually thrilled by how fast they were going and how far they were able to travel. “Wheeee!”, the snail thought to itself. I suspect, Capricorn, that this little tale is a useful metaphor for what you can look forward to in the coming weeks.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “If these years have taught me anything, it is this,” wrote novelist Junot Díaz. “You can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” That’s your plucky wisdom for the coming weeks, Aquarius. You have arrived at a pivotal phase in your life cycle when you can’t achieve liberation by fleeing, avoiding, or ignoring. To commune with the only kind of freedom that matters, you must head directly into the heart of the commotion. You’ve got to feel all the feelings stirred up by the truths that rile you up.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): J. Allan Hobson is a scientist of sleep who does research at Harvard. He says we dream all the time, not just at night. Our subconscious minds never stop churning out streams of images. During the waking hours, though, our conscious minds operate at such intensity that the lower-level flow mostly stays subliminal. At least that’s the normal state of affairs. But I suspect your dream-generator is running so hot right now that its stories may leak into your waking awareness. This could be disconcerting. Without the tips I’m giving you here, you might worry you were going daft. Now that you know, I hope you’ll tap into the undercurrent to glean some useful intuitions. A word to the wise: The information that pops up won’t be logical or rational. It will be lyrical and symbolic, like dreams.

Homework: How could you change yourself in order to get more of the love you want? Testify by going to RealAstrology.com and clicking on “Email Rob.” ---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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CANNABIS CORNER

BY PATTE PURCELL

HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN

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t is now legal for you to grow up to 6 plants per person and a total of 12 for 2 people at your home or location recreationally in California.

While you may want to check with your local municipality to ensure they allow outdoor growing in your area it is a fun project that you may enjoy if you are into gardening.

If you want to grow indoors there are plenty of hydroponic and light companies that will be happy to assist you.

There are even small indoor units that allow you to grow one plant at a time in a cabinet. It takes a lot of the work out of it. Just like any herb, fruit, vegetable or flower, it’s exciting to ‘grow your own’.

So how do you do this? Well you can use seeds that you can purchase. The main disadvantage is that you will get male and female plants. It’s important to remove the male plants. This can be tough for a beginner. If you do not remove the males they will pollinate the plants rendering them non flowering.

It’s a lot easier to buy a ‘clone’. Clones range in price from $10 to $15 and larger ones or ‘teenagers’ which are already about 3 feet tall run about $45 or $50. The obvious advantage is you already have a feminized plant with proven genetics. The clones are genetically identical to the ‘Mother’ and there is no genetic variation. Clones get you past the ‘germination process’ which can be difficult. They can quickly grow into ‘Mothers’ for re-cloning.

What is a clone? It’s a leaf taken from the mother planet dipped in hormone powder and rooted.

It’s not for the beginner but it does speed up the process of growing your garden by about 3 to 4 weeks for clones, and up to 6 weeks for ‘teenagers’.

Cloning saves you time and money by not having to pop new seeds.

Where can you get seeds or clones? Most dispensaries have clones for you to purchase or you can purchase them online in California. Seeds can also be purchased online.

Growing your own cannabis can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging, frustrating, and expensive. For the first-time grower with limited resources, an indoor grow can prove too costly to be an option. The good news is that a small outdoor garden can yield plenty of quality cannabis without a large monetary investment. If you have access to a sunny spot in a private yard or even on a balcony, terrace, or rooftop, you can successfully grow cannabis.

It’s crucial to have a good understanding of the climate in the area where you live. Cannabis is highly adaptable to various conditions, but is still susceptible to extreme weather. Sustained temperatures above 86°F will cause your plants to stop growing, while temperatures below 55°F can also cause damage and stunting, even death.

Heavy rains and high winds can cause physical damage to plants and reduce yields, and excessive moisture can lead to mold and powdery mildew, especially during flowering.

Choosing the location for your outdoor garden will be the most important decision you make, especially if you’re planting in the ground or in large, immobile containers (some plants grow outdoors in containers that can be moved around depending on the weather and location of the sun). Your cannabis plants should receive at least 5 to 6 hours of direct sunlight per day, ideally during midday when the quality of light is the best.

If you live in an area where sustained daytime temperatures are above 86°F, you might want to choose a spot that gets direct sun early in the day

and filtered sun during the hottest parts of the day.

An area that gets a constant breeze is also a good choice in hot climates, although this will increase water consumption. On the other hand, if you live in an area that sees a lot of high winds, you should consider planting near a windbreak of some sort, like a wall, fence, or large shrubbery. Those who live in cooler climates can benefit from planting near a feature that retains heat, like a south-facing brick wall or fence, while those in hot areas will definitely want to avoid these spots.

Finally, you will want to consider privacy and security. Most people will want to conceal their gardens from judgmental neighbors and potential thieves. Tall fences and large shrubs or trees are your best bet, unless you happen to live in a secluded area. Some folks plant in containers on balconies or rooftops that are shielded from view, while some build heavy-gauge wire cages to keep thieves and animals at bay. Whatever you decide to do, remember that outdoor cannabis plants can grow to 15 feet tall or more, so plan accordingly.

Soil is made up of three basic components in various ratios: Clay, Sand and Silt Cannabis plants need well-drained, slightly acidic soil rich with organic matter in order to thrive. If you decide to plant directly in the ground, you’ll need to understand your soil composition and amend it accordingly.

Heavy clay soils drain slowly and don’t hold oxygen well, so they will need to be heavily amended. At least a month before you plant, dig large holes where you’ll be placing your cannabis plants and mix in large amounts of compost, manure, worm castings, or other decomposed organic matter. This will provide aeration and drainage as well as nutrients for the plants.

Sandy soil is easy to work, drains very well, and warms quickly, but doesn’t hold nutrients well, especially in rainy environments. Again, you will want to dig large holes for your plants and add things like compost, peat moss, and coco coir, which will help bind the soil together, providing food and air circulation. In hot climates, sandy soil should be mulched to help with water retention and to keep roots from getting too hot.

Silty soil is the ideal growing medium. It’s easy to work, warms quickly, holds moisture while also having good drainage, and contains a lot of nutrients. The best silty loam is found in prehistoric riverbeds and lake bottoms. This dark, crumbly soil is the most fertile, and will likely need little or no amendment.

If you really want to ensure good results and minimize headaches, having your soil tested is easy and relatively inexpensive. A soil testing service will tell you the makeup and pH of your soil, notify you of any contaminants, and also recommend amending materials and fertilizers.

Many long-time outdoor growers are dedicated to organic methods of fertilization because it takes full advantage of the microbial life in the soil and minimizes harmful runoff. There are many different natural and organic fertilizers available at your local home and garden store like blood meal, bone meal, fish meal, bat guano, and kelp meal.

Educating yourself about what they are and how they work will be extremely useful.

Next time we’ll give you additional tips on ‘growing your own’. Happy planting!

Patte Purcell is in the medical marijuana industry and produces 420 friendly industry events.

Her next one is Monday Nov. 6, from 4:20 to 7:20 at the Elena Bulatova Gallery on El Paseo. To get an invitation, text your name and email to her at 1-702-219-6777.

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BY DR MARIA LOMBARDO

Dr. Maria Lombardo, Lombardo Cosmetic Surgery is located in Rancho Mirage.

She specializes in both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures including (but not limited to) facial, body and breast surgery, Botox, Latisse, and hCG diet program.

For a consultation or more information, visit lombardocosmeticsurgery.com or call 760-610-8990. Dr. Lombardo will be writing a bi-weekly column for CV Weekly.

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e often hear patients talk about how they have been wanting to do a cosmetic consultation for a very long time but they were “afraid coming to the doctor’s office would be intimidating” or “thought it would be expensive” or “I’m not ready to do a procedure right now”.

At Lombardo Cosmetic Surgery, we always make the consultation process as easy as possible. We offer complimentary consultations for all cosmetic patients both surgical and non-surgical visits. Sometimes a patient comes in not knowing what options are available to them and leave with a recommendation that is different than what they thought was going to be necessary.

When you come in to the office, some procedures like Botox, fillers and peels can be done at the same visit. Frequently, new patients just want more information about products or procedures and plan to do them at a later time. Of course surgery needs to be planned a bit further in advance but some patients are ready to schedule right away. Other patients want to plan for surgery when they have an upcoming vacation or time off work.

Women who come in for a breast augmentation (implant) consultation will try on different implants styles during that first visit to get an idea of what size they want to be. Usually a second “try on” is done before making the final decision on implant size. There is no pressure to make such an important decision at the first visit.

At the time of your consultation, you will need to fill out some paperwork before meeting one on one with Dr. Lombardo. Plan on spending 15 to 45 minutes in the office, depending on what types of procedures are being discussed. A personalized quote will be provided to you after the consultation is completed. Our office manager can schedule your next appointment or discuss outside financing if that is appropriate.

The bottom line is… if you are interested in a cosmetic procedure, surgical or nonsurgical, talking in person and directly to the doctor is the best way to find out all the options. When you have all the information, then decisions can be made about what course of action to take…

Call today for your complimentary consultation: 760-610-8990

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

TO GET IT RIGHT – WRITE

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peaked in my husband’s office and observed him humming a snappy tune as he assembled his new desk chair.

Upon giving the scene a second glance I noticed, contrary to the male stereotype, he was actually reading the directions! I was reminded me of a study I read recently.

Research carried out at the University of Tromso in Norway found men were faster at assembling flat pack furniture than women.

IKEA did their own study and reported men assembled furniture faster than women even when they didn’t read the manual.

Well, study or no study I opt for a roadmap. Rarely do I follow a whim and take an unchartered course. Why? Because most of the time “winging it,” never gets you to the goal line. If you want to be successful you need a plan.

The thing about a plan, it must be in writing. Psychology professor, Dr. Gail Matthews, who studied the subject for over 30 years found committing your goals to paper can increase your possibility of success by 40%.

You can create your own goal map online or in a notebook. Another alternative, buy one off the shelf. As a career coach, I often review products designed to keep us on track.

My latest acquisition was a the “Full Focus Planner,” created to keep annual goals visible

by integrating a productivity methodology into monthly, weekly and daily commitments.

I prefer a written system because I still think of paper as a technology. Want another paper-oriented method ?Do some research on mind mapping. This technique was created as a graphic tool to unlock brain potential. All you need to produce a goal mind map is blank paper, color pencils and a quiet corner where you can tap into your imagination and chart your course.

If you prefer doing the work online, many platforms are available. A quick Google search will keep you busy for hours determining which resource would work best for you.

Some templates are even free.

It doesn’t matter if you purchase a system or create your own. Use whatever methodology suits your style. The bottom line is written goals provide clarity, focus and direction. Think of your goals as destination coordinates to plug into your GPS system.

Foregoing an instructional road map might get the furniture built but it is doubtful you will complete your goals without direction.

As Yogi Berra so aptly put it, “If you don’t know where you are going, you may end up somewhere else.”

Sunny Simon is the owner of Raise the Bar High Life and Career Coaching and the author of the blog www.lifeonthesunnyside.net

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