Coachella Valley Weekly - October 27 to November 2, 2016 Vol. 5 No. 32

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Palm Desert First Weekend

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Voice Of The Valley

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JC Bentley

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Alex A.

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Peter Palladino

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Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Advertising Director James Theall Sales Team Morgan James Classified Manager & Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Features Writer Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Denise Ortuno Neil, Judith Salkin Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Craig Michaels, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Janet McAfee, Rachel Montoya, Angela Janus, Dale Gribow, Raymond Bill, Sam DiGiovanna, Rob Brezny, Eleni P. Austin, Noe Gutierrez, Sunny Simon, Dr. Peter Kadile, Bruce Cathcart, Julie Buehler, Flint Wheeler, Laura Hunt Little, Lola Rossi, Jack St. Clair, Dee Jae Cox, Patte Purcell, Rebecca Pikus, Janet Newcomb, Angela Romeo, Esther Sanchez, Alex Updike, Jenny Wallis, Uncle Ben Photographers Laura Hunt Little, Scott Pam, Lani Garfield, Chris Miller, Esther Sanchez Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

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STREET: THE 2ND ANNUAL FREE FEST CELEBRATING URBAN-INSPIRED ART, MUSIC, FOOD & FASHION UNFOLDS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 5PM - 10PM AT THE DECK, THE THIRD LEVEL PARKING AREA UNDER THE STARS AT THE WESTFIELD MALL PALM DESERT

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eeping in sync with their penchant for showcasing performers in unconventional settings while uniting art and commerce, The CV Art Scene director, Sarah Scheideman and her partner, marketing director, Ian Cush, have done a phenomenal job reaching out and building bridges between local business owners, community leaders and young, artistic visionaries. And now back for the second year, STREET promises to be bigger and better than last year.

Located on the third floor parking structure at Westfield Shopping Mall, the event merges art inspired by urban downtown streets and desert terrain, with craft projects, large-scale murals, sculptures and reclaimed furniture made by local artisans. Live music throughout the evening includes an eclectic group of local, up-and-coming musicians, hip hop artists and DJs. Also performing are headliners C-Money & The Player’s Inc. Formed in 2004 by trumpeter, C-Money (John Brown’s Body,

10ft Ganja Plant, Slightly Stoopid), the band focuses on music done organically. Blending the skills of the past with the beat of the future, Players Inc. delivers the goods in fine style with dubbed soul, reggae and funk jammed out for a seamless set. C-Money has toured all over the world and played music with just about everybody in the business from all walks of life, including the last 8 years with Slightly Stoopid. He brings his diverse knowledge to the table with his own band and they come with it offering a sound to make you move and groove, all done with a classiness not seen since Sinatra!

Hailing from the Inland Empire is G Club, who is very excited to perform at this event: “It’s a huge honor to have been given the opportunity to perform for the STREET Event.

It brings us great joy to share the music in our hearts with the community!”

Award winning DJ Alf Alpha, who also performed last year, shared his thoughts about the event: “I’m looking forward to the 2nd Annual STREET block party. Last

BY TRACY DIETLIN

year The Coachella Valley Art Scene and Westfield Palm Desert teamed up to produce an amazing community event that highlights local Musicians, Artists, and Designers. This year STREET is adding a 2nd stage and a 9 foot skateboard half pipe ramp. I’m stoked on the skate ramp and can’t wait to drop in before my DJ set. This year I will be performing a DJ set with live drummer Nathan Kazmer and guest MC Knowaking. If you like music, art, and culture... then you will enjoy STREET Block party. Big shout out to Westfield PD, The Coachella Valley Art Scene, The City of Palm Desert, RSP Production, and all who support and make this happen. We will see on Nov. 4th.” continue to page 5

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CONTENTS 2nd Annual STREET..................................3 Palm Desert First Weekend......................5 Voice Of The Valley...................................6 6th Annual Italian Fest.............................6 Steven Tyler at Agua Caliente..................6 Slim Man....................................................7 Backstage Jazz - JC Bentley.....................7 CV Open Mic Competition .......................8 Alex A. .......................................................8 The Adicts .................................................9 Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night .........9 Consider This - Nora Jones.....................10 Art Scene.................................................11 Pet Place..................................................12 The Vino Voice ........................................13 Club Crawler Nightlife............................14 Screeners.................................................18 Book Review............................................19 Safety Tips...............................................20 Haddon Libby.........................................21 Dale Gribow............................................21 Lou Ferrigno "LEGACY"..........................22 Sports Scene ...........................................22 Free Will Astrology.................................23 Mind, Body & Spirit ................................23 Ask The Doctor........................................24 Life & Career Coach ................................24

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“I’m super psyched about this event.

I hear this year’s event has some great performances by some amazing artist,” shared local performer Eevaan Tre, who will also be performing.

The CV Art Scene and Westfield Palm Desert have both stepped up their game in creating exciting events for the valley’s residents, but together they are knocking it out of the park.

Admission is free and the event is open to all ages. Check out what STREET will be offering on November 4th: ART: Live Muraling, Spray Painting, Crafts & Poetry Splurgeo Adam Enrique Rodriguez Mic Legg Sofia Enriquez The Godawful Kas Infinite Ease One POETRY & SPOKEN WORD Michelle Castillo Samira Noorali Arturo Castellanos Erika Castellanos Jay Cabacungan Razor J MUSIC: Two Stages, Live Bands, Hip-Hop & DJs C-Money and the Players Inc. Alf Alpha

www.coachellavalleyweekly.com Cakes & Brains Eevaan Tré G Club J Patron Versis & Swarvy Stevie Crooks Sunbaked DJ ODC MND FOOD: Stuft Pizza Pop Up, Food Trucks, Craft Beer & Cocktails Stuft Pizza Pop-Up featuring Pizza, Street Tacos, Craft Brews & Cocktails Food Trucks: Bratworks Kona Ice Los Angeles Flavors Meat-the-Greek Ramona Express Rolling BBQ Barns Suite 106 Cupcakery FASHION: Favorite Brands & Local Designers Score a sweet STREET deal with over a dozen vendors, including: Always Watching Bamn Camp Barnes & Noble Buckle Charming Charlie Dreamwrker JCP Hair Salon T-Mobile

Palm Desert 10 Cinemas Zumiez More STREET Stuff In addition to street art, music, food, & fashion STREET 2016 will feature: Over a dozen retro rides from Street Kingz Car Club Skate Ramp with Local Skaters & B-Boys Graffiti Gear - live graffiti painting of cars with Toyota of the Desert Wifi Lounge with T-Mobile Interactive Art throughout the event!

STREET PARTNERS: STREET would not be a reality without their support.

City of Palm Desert First Weekend Palm Desert Coachella Valley Art Scene RSP Productions KMIR News

PALM DESERT’S ‘FIRST WEEKEND’ RETURNS!

STREET AT WESTFIELD PALM DESERT AND MORE FUN EVENTS KICK OFF THE SEASON NOV. 4PM-6PM

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alm Desert announces the line-up of events and programs slated for the fourth season of the popular PD First Weekend – held the first weekend of each month from November through May. First Weekends include a Featured Event, classic cars, an Art Walk, live entertainment, food, festivals and so much more.

The first featured event, STREET, is back and better than ever! This year’s FREE celebration of street art, music, food, & fashion will unfold Friday, November 4, 5:00pm - 10:00pm at The Deck, the third level of the Macy’s parking garage under the stars. It is sponsored by The City of Palm Desert and curated by The Coachella Valley Art Scene.

In addition to the Featured Event, every First Weekend includes the following activities. All details can be found at www.

PDFirstWeekend.com: • El Paseo Cruise Night, Friday from 3:15pm to 6pm The cool, shiny, lovingly cared-for classic cars begin arriving around 3:15pm at the

upper level of the parking structure behind The Gardens on El Paseo. Get a close-up look at these beauties and talk to the owners before 4:30 when they take over El Paseo between Highway 74 and Portola until 6pm Grab a spot (preferably at a patio table at one of El Paseo’s diverse restaurants) and watch the polished chrome show.

• El Paseo Art Walk, Friday from 4pm to 7pm The renowned El Paseo Artwalk is a self-guided tour strolling the numerous art galleries on the famed drive. Art galleries will feature exhibit openings, artist receptions, and more.

New to First Weekend is Coda Gallery.

The unique and relocated art gallery will host a different event each First Friday as part of the El Paseo Art Walk.

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Alpha Media Group Embassy Suites Vintage Nursery Coming to the Desert to attend STREET? Stay with their Hotel Partner, Embassy Suites in Palm Desert.

Situated in the heart of Palm Desert the Embassy Suites by Hilton is located just minutes from the Westfield Palm Desert.

When staying with us you will experience a 2-room suite with separate living and bedroom spaces offering 2 televisions, wet bar with mini-refrigerator, microwave and coffee maker. All guests receive complimentary cook to order breakfast daily and evening reception nightly with beverages and snacks. The hotel offer complimentary parking and no resort fees. To reserve your suite please call (760) 340-6600.

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• Galen First Friday from 4 to 9pm Enjoy a special Day of the Dead celebration! Enjoy art activities, watch Ballet Folklorico Sabor a Mi Tierra perform at 5:30pm, listen to an exciting lecture, experience the lively music of Machin’ at 7:30pm, and visit altar installations throughout the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden. The museum participates in the CV Days of Los Muertos to expand cultural awareness and community collaboration with the following partners: Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert, Sunnylands Center & Gardens, Coachella Valley History Museum, Cabot’s Pueblo Museum, Run with Los Muertos, and Raices Cultura. Enjoy free admission to the museum for exhibitions and film screenings, while enjoying live music by different musicians each month in the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden.

• Free Guided Public Art Tour Free guided walking tours of the public art collection in Palm Desert includes tours at El Paseo Exhibition, Civic Center Park, or the Palm Desert Library. More information about the City’s public art program and tour can be viewed at www.palmdesertart.org.

Palm Desert Public Library, Fred Waring St. • The Hood Bar & Pizza Paint Nite Join professional artists for a step-by-step fulfilled afternoon adventure and unleash your inner Picasso! Offered on Sundays, from 2 to 4 pm. All materials are provided and the subject matter changes each week. 74360 Hwy 111, Palm Desert.

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• College of the Desert Street Fair For over 30 years. This premiere openair shopping experience has been a popular destination for visitors and residents alike!

Offering over 300 booths featuring artists, farmer’s market, boutiques, unique items, live entertainment, gourmet food and more.

Open Saturdays and Sundays, 7 am to 2 pm with free parking. 43-500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert.

There are so many reasons to make plans to head to Palm Desert on the First Weekend of each month. Key partners for First Weekend include El Paseo Shopping District, Westfield Palm Desert, The Living Desert, The Art Place, and Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert/The Galen and Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden.

First Weekend attracts visitors throughout Southern California while also engaging local residents. Visitors from out of the area will find everything from luxurious resorts to budget-friendly hotels, including the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa, Marriott’s Shadow Ridge, Residence Inn by Marriott, The Westin Desert Willow Villas, Hampton Inn & Suites, Shadow Mountain Resort & Club, The Inn at Deep Canyon, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Mojave Inn, Casa Larrea Inn, Club Intrawest, Embassy Suites, Best Western, and Holiday Inn Express.

For more info about First Weekend and getting involved, visit pdfirstweekend.com or call (760) 568-1441.

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THE 6TH ANNUAL VOICE OF THE VALLEY VOCAL COMPETITION

CALLING ALL COACHELLA VALLEY SINGERS: BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE $2,500 GRAND PRIZE IN RANCHO MIRAGE ON JANUARY 13TH

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he 6th Annual Voice of the Valley Vocal Competition is moving from the San Jacinto Valley to the Coachella Valley in search of new talent.

AY Productions and UK Dance Academy are teaming up to bring together the best that the valley has to offer and showcase them at the Voice of the Valley Grand Finale at the Helene Galen Theatre in Rancho Mirage on January 13th 2017.

In 2011, Alexander Yepremian, Artistic Director of AY Productions, created a local singing competition called Voice of the Valley, the search for San Jacinto Valleys Top Vocalists. The competition featured the top 10 singers in a Semi-Formal, Red Carpet Event that astonished a sold out audience of over 500 residents of The San Jacinto Valley. The audience was overwhelmed with the abundance of talent and the quality of production. All in attendance wanted more and so for the next 5 years,

they gave the valley what they wanted.

Voice of the Valley is entering its 6th year, however, this year it is moving the location in order to showcase the incredible talents that the Coachella Valley has to offer. In order to increase the level of talent and exposure for the event, they are staging auditions in Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Indio. This year there is no age limit or style restrictions, they want you to be you and put your best voice forward.

Not only are they expanding their audience and talent base, but each year they add more production value to the Grand Finale. The Top 10 Finalists will not only compete based on their solo numbers but will be taught two group numbers, Choreographed by Ben Smith of UK Dance Academy. Voice of the Valley is different to any Vocal Competition the Valley has seen, it will be a show that our community can be proud of.

DESERT ARC BRINGS ITALY TO RANCHO MIRAGE, CELEBRATING ALL THINGS ITALIAN!

There will be three audition locations, in Palm Springs on November 12th from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at Alibi Azul Palm Springs, 369. N Palm Canyon Dr.; in Indio on November 17th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Indio Performing Arts Center Playhouse,

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A new addition is the Mercato. You will find available for purchase authentic Italian products in the marketplace and see food demonstrations such as pasta making, olive oil tasting and so much more!

Come on out and enjoy “La Dolce Vita” with all of the rich culture and traditions of Italy!

General Admission is $10. VIP Ticket is $50 and includes entrance to the VIP lounge plus amenities. Kids 10 and under are free.

Free parking and free shuttle from the River.

We expect to welcome 3-5,000 attendees.

For more information about the Italian Festival, visit Desert Arc’s website www. desertarc.org or call (760) 346-1611.

Desert Arc is one of the largest and oldest non-profit agencies in the Coachella Valley. Now in its 57th year, Desert Arc provides social services, vocational training and employment opportunities for 700 adult clients with disabilities. Desert Arc’s main campus is in Palm Desert with a satellite facility in Yucca Valley and a major Recycling Center in Indio. Desert Arc’s mission is to “Enhance the quality of life and create opportunities for people with disabilities”.

45-175 Fargo Street; and in Palm Desert on November 23rd from 4:00pm - 6:00pm at YMCA of the Desert, 43-930 San Pablo Ave. All interested talented singers, call 760449-4669 to reserve your audition slot.

There is a $10.00 registration fee.

STEVEN TYLER IS COMING TO THE SHOW

FOR FIRST SOLO APPEARANCE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY

STEVEN TYLER IS COMING TO THE SHOW AT AGUA CALIENTE CASINO RESORT SPA, MARKING HIS INAUGURAL SOLO APPEARANCE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. TYLER IS SET TO BRING HIS REVOLUTIONARY RANGE OF ROCK TO THE SHOW ON JANUARY 21, 2017 AT 8:00 P.M. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! rom Boston to Nashville, rooted in rock and crafted with country pride, Steven Tyler’s legendary music spans decades and genres to reach an unrivaled pinnacle in a performance that has audiences raving. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness Steven Tyler’s inaugural solo performance in the Coachella Valley.

Tyler is a singer-songwriter, multiinstrumentalist and vocalist who honed his distinctive style fronting the band Aerosmith since its formation in Boston in 1970. With 150 million records sold worldwide, Aerosmith is ranked as the bestselling rock band of all time, topped off by four Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards.

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he 6th Annual Italian Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, November 12th & 13th from 10am to 4pm in Rancho Mirage at the Rancho Mirage Community Park. Free general parking and shuttles are located at the River. Desert Arc hosts over 40 vendors. This will include some of the Valley’s favorite Italian restaurants and the best Italian food vendors from out of town. There will be plenty of shopping available at specialty merchandise and craft vendors. The Festival will open Saturday at 10am. A stirring rendition of the Italian National Anthem by the Desert Arc Choir with special guests will get the Main Stage entertainment underway. MC Joey English, the “Voice of the Desert”, will host non-stop entertainment that features performances by many of the festival favorites as well as some engaging new performers. Festivalgoers can experience or join in with the Tarantella, a folk dance of Italy. Also, joining the main stage this year is Celebrity Chef Gino Campagna. Chef Gino is a feature of the hit A&E show “Born This Way”. He will be hosting food competitions and cooking presentations throughout the festival.

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BACKSTAGE JAZZ

SLIM MAN

I SAW THE STONES RECENTLY.. .

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hat would be the Rolling Stones.

Not the Flintstones.

A friend gave me his tickets (he had to cancel at the last second), the concert was right up the street from the Slim Shack, so I figured, why not?

It was the weekend-long festival in Indio called Desert Trip; it featured the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, the Who, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Roger Waters.

I picked up the tickets at a nearby hotel.

There was an envelope, inside were 2 wristbands. They both said “Pit”. Mosh?

Arm? I had no idea.

On Friday, I had gig at a place called La Rue—but it was only until 8 PM. So I sang for a couple hours, drove back to the Slim Shack and walked over to the Empire Polo Club, where they hold all the festivals-Coachella, Stagecoach, and Desert Trip.

It was a beautiful walk, the moon was full, and when I got to the gate, the very friendly staff kept guiding me along covered pathways. I had no idea where I was going.

It was just me; the other 50,000 people were already inside. I finally ended up right by the side of the stage. There were about a thousand people standing there by the stage barricade, staring up, waiting.

So this was The Pit. I was right in front.

There were tens of thousands of other people seated in grandstands on either side, and directly behind the Pit. The Rolling Stones started a few minutes later, they opened with Jumping Jack Flash.

I must admit, it was pretty exciting. I was so close I could’ve shined Mick Jagger’s shoes.

The sound was amazing. There were 3 unbelievably huge video screens that showed not only what was going on on stage, they sometimes showed other stuff— black and white footage of people dancing, video game-type graphics, collages of old photos. The light show was stellar.

The food wasn’t the usual burgers and dogs. There was Vietnamese food, lobster rolls--they even had Tater Tots! I had to try them. Sure, there was more grease on them than your average oil spill, but nothing a gallon of ketchup couldn’t fix.

The booze wasn’t the usual warm draft beer in red Solo cups. No. They had craft beers, and margaritas, and some nice wines, if you didn’t mind paying $11 to $29.

Per glass. Needless to say, there weren’t a lot of drunk people staggering around.

The whole concert experience was very pleasant and impressive. They even had flushing toilets! Goldenvoice was the promoter, and they did an impressive job.

But the thing that really impressed me?

Right in front of me was a small platform.

And on this platform stood an interpreter, a gal who was interpreting--in sign language-what was happening on stage. There was a group of about 20 hearing-impaired folks sitting off to the side, watching the

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interpreter while keeping an eye on the stage.

When Mick sang, she’d sign the lyrics.

When Keith Richards did a guitar solo, she’d play air guitar. When Charlie Watts had a drum break, she’d flail her arms around in the air. She was totally into it. Did a great job. I was kinda fascinated.

After the show, I asked her how she got the gig. Was there an ad in the local paper? “Interpreters needed for concert.

Must know sign language and the lyrics to Sympathy for the Devil.”

She told me Goldenvoice had hired her company to provide this service for people with hearing disabilities. How thoughtful.

And wonderful. I put together a little 45-second video of all 3 interpreters. You can find it on YouTube if you search “Signers/ Interpreters for Desert Trip” There’s also a little footage of the Stones, McCartney, and the Who. Speaking of the Who… Who loves ya?

-Uncle Slimmy Slim Man is a singer, writer, and bon vivant. His new cookbook, concert schedule, and CDs are all on the slimman.com website.

JC BENTLEY

BY PATTE PURCELL

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just finished a 2 & a 1/2 hour interview with a vocalist that I’ve admired for a long time and asked her to perform in my next Celebrity Jam Session. What I was astounded to discover is that this British songstress is recording and writing with not only Brian McKnight, Omar, and Take 6, but also with 3 times Grammy winner, Narada Michael Walden, who holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 Hits ever, including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, and now JC Bentley.

Wow! The other part of our interview revolved around her spiritual beliefs and other good work she’s doing and what makes her truly happy.

JC is the daughter of a very accomplished musician. Her childhood was far from idyllic, but she started singing before she talked and started the Mavis Bennett School of Singing at age 7, studying classical music. Her teachers noticed her affinity for gospel and encouraged it. One of her idols was Omar. When she moved to London she saw him while she was at a restaurant and she ran out after him. She approached him and said, “I’d love to work with you.” He said, “Send me a demo.” She just started singing in the middle of the street. He was shocked. He told her, “Wow, you can really sing,” and took her card. The next day his manager called and asked her to come to the studio. JC and Omar wrote and recorded a duet, which he later put on his new album also featuring duets with Stevie Wonder, Angie Stone, Common and Estelle.

JC went onto release a few hit singles including “I Can Make You Love Me” and “So Alive,” which gained her more recording experience.

JC’s fearless attitude got her past Mariah Carey’s bodyguards when she broke into song, causing Mariah to stop in her tracks and ask security to leave so she could spend time hearing JC sing more! Mariah then invited JC to her private party and spent the entire evening with her advising her on what to do next for her career.

Whew! Is that enough? No! Listen to this one.

JC went to a Dion Warwick concert and was invited to the after party and saw legendary Leon Ware, who has written a huge list of songs for the world’s top recording artists including, Michael Jacksons 1st ever number 1 hit and he wrote and produced the album I Want You for Marvin Gaye. She walked up to him and told him “Mr. Ware, I know you’re going to write a song for me.” He said “you’re a singer huh?” She said, “Yes, do you want to hear me now?” And she started singing. The entire party stopped, listened to her and gave her a standing ovation. He said “Wow, you have guts,” and took her phone number. The next day she got a call from him inviting her to meet with him. He had her listen to a song which brought her to tears. He told her, “You have 3 days to learn it. I’m putting you on all of my concerts.”

Well, Leon did write that song for JC and it’s called “Waiting In The Wings,” because that’s what he feels she’s been doing and now it’s her turn to take center stage!

JC’s career eventually brought her to the USA where she has now recorded two songs with Take 6 and written and recorded 14 songs with Brian McKnight.

She’s been taking some time off after a series of less than happy things that have happened in her life. Her house burned down, her best friend died of cancer, and her kitty who had been her constant companion for 12 years disappeared. She’s taken

a very spiritual path in her life helping people with drug problems, incarcerated, or homeless, in giving them guidance in how to turn their lives around through the LAPD. She loves being able to work with others and has put music on the back burner (in her mind).

When she told her webmaster Darryl she was going to back off on the music he told her she had to keep going. He got her to connect with Narada Michael Walden who wrote and produced practically all of Whitney Houston’s number 1 hits and produced songs for Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and Barbra Streisand.

When his assistant played JC’s music he walked out of his office and said, “She’s another Whitney!”

So how does one human being create all of these amazing connections? That part of our interview was fascinating and we had an immediate bond in our beliefs. JC is a great believer & teacher of the “Law of Attraction.” Through her studies she has come to the clear realization that we create our own reality. It is this grounding that enables her to help troubled individuals break the victim mentality. She shares her help readily and has been holding seminars for groups put together by the LAPD. She is helping people break the cycle and most recently the department has insisted that she be paid for her work because she is helping them so much. Her focus is not and has never been the money aspect, but for the pure good that she feels when she helps someone.

She feels that most people play the ‘I’ll be happy when’ game. They are chasing happiness and looking for it in all the wrong places. As she put it “There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way!” She also believes that you can only be truly happy when you are in service to other people. As she mentioned being of service to other people she reflected on a particular person who has been just that on her own path; a man who believed in her from the start and has supported her all the way.

“The journey has been anything but smooth and there have been some very challenging and dark times. However, I owe Christopher everything for never giving up on me, even when I was beginning to wonder whether I had it in me to keep going. He has been my Earth Angel and I had to pick myself up again for him. I am not yesterday’s girl; I have learned a lot of harsh lessons about the music business and the people in it. I realize now that those lessons have been the biggest blessings in some of the most ugly packaging!”

I am happy and humbled to let you know that JC Bentley will be one of our featured vocalists in the next Celebrity Jam Session. If you’d like to reach JC you can contact her via her website: www. jcbentley.com.

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LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

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BY MORGAN JAMES

CV OPEN MIC COMPETITION 2016 AT THE BLOCK: WEEK 4

LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

BY ESTHER SANCHEZ

ALEX A.- PRODIGY IN THE DESERT

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uch an overwhelming number of performers came out to play at week #4 of the CV Open Mic Competition 2016 at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City!

23 different acts came through this week and brought friends to cheer them on. The house was packed all night long and until after midnight as the crowd pressed for more. Audience giveaways have begun to pour in from local supporters like Australian Leather Hats, plus T-Shirts from Brutal Bee Music Group that thrilled the rowdy cheering section. Even more new faces came out to see what all this fun is about as more live feed videos flood social media outlets from the event. Multiple guest judges had the tough job of deliberating and tie breaking this week. Once all of our talented musicians graced the stage and the votes were tallied, it was Rod Van Buren was awarded 1st place. The powerful vocalist decided to take home a $25 gift certificate to The Block Sports Bar & Grill and will now move on to the Semi Finals January 4th. If he wins there, Rod will compete in the Grand Finals on January 11th for an MTV Quality Music Video Production from Desert C.A.M. Studios/Winmill Films and award winning Director Chip Miller, plus a $500 trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Spirits, as well as an Artist Development Session from Grammy nominated Producer Ronnie King, a Promotional Photo Shoot from Rav Holly, and a Boss RC-1 Loop Station Pedal from Guitar Center Palm Desert.

2nd place was awarded to Ladaryl, who decided on 2 tickets to the Mary Pickford Theatre. Third place was a tie between L Boogie Da Mann who took home a $25 gift card to Stuft Pizza and Razor J featuring Porcelain who were awarded 2 movie tickets to the Mary Pickford Theatre.

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

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show AND making the environment so supportive for all of the artists involved: Josh Ballard, Frank Michel, Alex Antonio, Shawn “Stretch” Fisher and James Hollis Eaton from Hollace, Daniel Scopelitis aka Signed the Puppet, Craig Evans of The Twisted Knobs, Jonathan Sweetnam, JBird, and Ethan of Skitzo Attack, Tyler of Melting Pink, Josiah Gonzalez, Michael L McDonald aka Mac Won Don, Jim Holiday, Mike Sick-boy, Marco Thoma aka System, Dave Strauss, Razor J, Porsia Camille, LaRon Tremaine Williams aka L Boogie Da Mann, Michael Morgida, Rick Dame aka Warrior Spirit Falcon that Sings, Rod Van Buren, Ladaryl, Five Acre Dream, Lou King, and Matt Claborn. Also, a big thanks to Johnny Carmona, our amazing sound technician. I hope to see you all next WEDNESDAY at THE BLOCK SPORTS BAR & GRILL in Cathedral City! Look for coverage of this week’s event and the announcement of winners in the next issue of Coachella Valley Weekly! SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors: Desert C.A.M. Studios/Winmill Films & Chip Miller, Ronnie King Music, Crater Lake Spirits, Rav Holly, Guitar Center, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, the Mary Pickford Theatre, and The Block Sports Bar & Grill.

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n a valley overflowing with musical talent, there are always hidden gems to be discovered. One of the most underrated and obscure of such locals is Alex A. This young, Coachella Valley native is a multi-instrumental phenom whose skills on the guitar are as diverse as they are brilliant. As a vocalist, I have had the privilege of working with Alex frequently over the past few years and I can say with all sincerity that, whether he is performing as part of a group or as a soloist, his exceptional skills capture the attention of anyone who listens.

Alex A: “I started out with piano lessons at age 7, then moved on to saxophone at the age of 11 and eventually guitar at the age of 12. I haven’t put down the guitar since. During my early 20s I started a 13 piece Latin band here in the Coachella Valley called Alex A. & The Desert All-Stars, which quickly became a favorite project for musicians and audiences alike. Unfortunately, as much as I loved that project, after years of performing together, I was no longer a part of it. Call it band politics or relationship issues...either way it was a tough blow. It can be incredibly difficult to watch a pet project fall apart and even more difficult to pick up the pieces and continue working on. I definitely felt that took the wind out of my sails for quite a while. Lessons were learned and the memories of that will always stay with me.”

When I think of Alex’s skills in music, one of the words that always comes to mind is “eclectic.” I have yet to see anything the guy can’t do when you put a few strings in his clutches.

Alex A: “I’m in a number of groups these days. Among them are The Road Runners (old time rock n roll), Irie Junctions (roots reggae) and Techno Hillbillies (lounge improvisational/ jam band).

But, these days I primarily focus on solo work. My solo act is mostly instrumental jazz standards, boleros and oldies. Its great ambient music for cocktail parties, fine dining events, etc.

I perform with both nylon and electric guitars.

I’m often complimented for playing at volumes that allow the guest to chat without yelling. I also enjoy playing weddings and divorces. Yes, people throw divorce parties.”

Although Alex is a proud desert boy, born and raised, over the years he his talents have taken him all over the world.

Alex A: “I’ve been fortunate enough to play music in many parts of the world from Europe to China and Korea, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Canada and Mexico. I have also had some amazing opportunities to play at some unforgettable events such as playing with Tommy James and the Shondells in Las Vegas where I was made an “Honorary Shondell” for stepping in on the day of the performance because their guitar player was stuck in the Dallas Airport. In 2009, I played Stagecoach with The Jon Linn Band and possibly the pinnacle of my life thus far was opening for B.B. King at the 2nd Annual Rhythm, Wine & Brews Festival in 2013.”

In his short lifetime, Alex A’s musical abilities have taken him to many extraordinary places and circumstances. A truly humble dude at heart, he doesn’t feel in the least that he got there on his own.

Alex A: “I want to give special thanks to a lot of people who have seen me through my journey thus far... Tom Hegarty, for helping raise the musician child that was I and giving me wings to fly. Jon Linn - responsible for arranging life-changing gigs and the 78’ Gibson Les Paul 25/50th anniversary I still own (Dad helped get it too). Kristen Reinhagen for thinking of me to open for BB King. My booking agent, Kristie Beasley @ KB Live Management, my local group of musicians here in the Coachella Valley that are always giving support and encouragement at our jam sessions. Allegra Angelo for opening my eyes to the world of musical theatre. I’ve learned so much from you, Allegra. Of course, my parents Alejandro and Jessie, for all their love and support. And last but certainly not least, Esther Sanchez and CV Weekly for deciding I’m worth the time to feature.”

If you want to check out Alex A. in the flesh, you have many upcoming opportunities to do so.

Thu. Oct 27. 4pm-7pm Third Annual Taste of East Valley @ Shield Dates Farm (solo) Fri. Oct. 28, 6pm-9pm @ Rancho Las Palmas w/ Road Runners (RR) Sat. Oct. 29, 10am-1pm @ Oscars in Palm Springs (solo) Sat. Oct. 29, 11pm-1am @ Bart Lounge in Cat City w/ Irie Junctions Sun. Oct. 30, 7pm-12am @ Palm Canyon Roadhouse Fri. Nov. 4, 6:30pm-9:30pm @ Palm Desert Country Club w/ RR. Fri. Nov. 4, 11pm @ Street Event Westfield Mall w/ Irie Junctions Sat. Nov. 5, 6pm-9pm @ Dish Cuisine in Palm Springs (solo) Thu. Nov. 17 6pm-9pm @ Wang’s in the Desert (solo) Fri. Nov. 18, 6pm-9pm @ Congo’s (solo) Tentative Sat. Nov. 26 6pm-9pm @ Ironwood Country Club w/ RR Fri. Dec. 2, 6:30pm-9:30pm @ PDCC w/ RR Sat. Dec. 3, 6pm-9pm @ Wang’s in the Desert (solo) Sat. Dec.10, 6pm-9pm @ Avondale Country Club w/ RR Thurs. Dec.15, 6pm-9pm @ Coldwell Bankers w/ RR facebook.com/Lxsantana

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October 27 to November 2, 2016

BY GILBERT WARD KANE

THE ADICTS: STILL AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME

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iving in The Desert can, at times, be frustrating for concert goers. There are the obvious massive shows out here such as Coachella and possibly the most insane show of our generation, Desert Trip, but it’s not every day we get great touring bands. But last Saturday, The Hood in Palm Desert brought us a great show featuring The Adicts from The U.K. and many amazing local bands. It was a show not to be missed.

The diverse and costumed crowd couldn’t have been better. Even early in the evening, it was obvious the show was bringing fans from all walks of life. There

were young punks, older punks with their children, zombies, plenty of variations on A Clockwork Orange droogs, and even a very convincing Divine from John Waters’ Pink Flamingos. From the crowd alone, it was easy to tell this was to be a fun night.

The show started at 6:00pm and took over the inside and the closed off side parking lot turned outdoor venue. The lineup was stacked with plenty of local bands and even a few out of town bands. The outside venue was set up like a festival.

There were two different beer vendors, food vendors, and, of course, Shurp Town Records had there awesome record booth

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set up to fill the desires of all the vinyl junkies and local music addicts who attended.

After the local acts including Cakes & Brains, DieSineGration, and Herbert, who did not one, but two sets, got the crowd warmed up, The Adicts took the stage around 10:00pm. From the start, it was obvious The Adicts were at the top of their game. Their singer, Keith “Monkey” Warren had charisma, which rivals the best front men in the business. There was a pit which started during the first song and didn’t let up until The Adicts left the stage.

From start to finish, The Adicts were tight and delivered a set full of their hits.

The crowd was pumped and sang along all night. There was an obvious comradery within the fans, which could be felt by all, even the youngest attendees. A father in the

crowd had his daughter on his shoulders for most of the set, and when she wanted to be involved in the pit, a group gathered around the father/daughter duo and ensured she could experience the energy of the pit while being 100% protected the whole time.

After the onslaught of energy created by The Adicts and their audience, it was time to move back inside for the after party, exclusive only to those who wore a costume.

Those who did not wear a costume missed out on a pretty stunning set by The Tiki Creeps out of Los Angeles. The Tiki Creeps were a fitting surprise. They are a spooky surf band perfect for Halloween and perfect for finishing off a high energy night.

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“MUSIC FOR SCHOLARS” CONCERT WITH CHUCK NEGRON OF THREE DOG NIGHT

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH AT THE SHOW AT AGUA CALIENTE FROM 7PM TO 9PM

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he Coachella Valley has become known worldwide for great concerts.

Musical acts from oceans away find themselves here in this great valley of ours to play for thousands of people. While some concerts purely entertain, others are meant for a higher purpose as so many of our valley residents have philanthropic hearts. On Veterans Day this year, Friday, November 11th, an incredible concert called “Music for Scholars” will benefit the education of our youth as all ticket proceeds will go to the Rotary Club of Indian Wells Foundation scholarship fund. The fund is offered to local students attending collage right here in the Coachella Valley. A production by Negwood Studios, this event is promised to thrill its attendees. You won’t have to drive far to experience this special show packed full of

exciting entertainment, as The Show at Agua Caliente will host this benefit concert from 7pm to 9pm in Rancho Mirage.

Headlining the event will be internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Chuck Negron and the audience is sure to be wowed. The former lead singer of Three Dog Night has released six solo albums since the best-selling rock band ended and has continued to gain in success as he recently has been touring with the Happy Together Tour. Always an entertainer, Negron brilliantly pulled off 6 shows per week in three week stints on the tour and still enjoys every single minute of his chosen career. The Satin Dollz will make a special appearance to ‘Salute the Troops’ with their enigmatic tapdancing routines and absolutely beautiful vocal harmonies. These charming pin-up

darlings offer high quality entertainment throughout the United States and around the world.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of “Music for Scholars” and join in on the fun.

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October 27 to November 2, 2016

CONSIDER THIS

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BY ELENI P. AUSTIN

“DAY BREAKS” (BLUE NOTE RECORDS)

n the slash and burn culture that has dominated the 21st century, texting, sexting and snapchat have rendered intimacy almost obsolete. Music has followed suit.

These days, songs are created and performed by committee. Take a listen to the current Top 20 songs and each one feels cobbled together, sometimes “featuring” one, two and in the case of Lil Wayne, six other artists.

Gone are the days when Frank Sinatra or Billie Holiday caressed a lyric, offering a nuanced interpretation of joy or new love or heartbreak.

25 years ago, even a band like R.E.M., a four-piece who came together through mutual affinity for Punk Rock, offered the heartfelt observation that “Everybody Hurts.”

If you are looking for a little more subtlety than “I Hate U, I Love You,” (seriously, you can’t make this shit up, that’s gnash featuring Olivia O’Brien, and it’s at #12), you are in luck. Norah Jones has a new album out.

It’s been almost 15 years since Norah Jones burst on the scene with her 2002 debut, “Come Away With Me.” With her smoky contralto and distinctive piano stylings she played a big part in resuscitating the Jazz genre and provided the venerable Jazz label Blue Note with the biggest selling album of their 80 year career.

Norah Jones was born Geetali Norah Shankar in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn in 1979. Her mother, Sue Jones, was a concert promoter. Her dad, Ravi Shankar, was probably the most famous Indian musician in the world.

A Pandit (master) Sitar player and composer of Hindustani Classical music, he shot to stardom in the ‘60s when Beatle George Harrison sought him out to learn the intricacies of the traditional East Indian instrument.

She knew her father briefly in New York, but Norah and her mom relocated to Grapevine, a suburb outside of Dallas, Texas, before she began kindergarten. She showed an early interest in music and began singing in her church choir at age five. Originally, she drew inspiration from her mother’s record collection which included Etta James, Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday, along with Broadway original cast albums like “Cats” and “West Side Story.”

Norah spent her high school years at Booker T. Washington School For Performing And Visual Arts. Already an accomplished pianist, she began exploring a newfound passion for Jazz. On her

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16th birthday she made her solo debut singing and playing during an open mic at a local coffeehouse.

After graduating high school she attended University Of North Texas, studying piano and honing her chops performing at a restaurant on the weekends. At this point, she became reacquainted with her famous father, she also became friends with future collaborator Jesse Harris. He encouraged her to relocate to New York and pursue her goal of becoming a professional musician.

She made the leap in 1999, working in restaurants by day and performing in downtown clubs at night. Although she was excited to finally be part of a scene, she was also fiercely homesick.

She combated that by listening to Texas musicians like Townes Van Zandt and Willie Nelson. On the eve of her 21st birthday she was offered a contract with Blue Note Records.

The storied Jazz label was established in 1939 and introduced the world to a plethora of Jazz idioms: Boogie Woogie, Modern Jazz, Hard Bop, Free Jazz and Be Bop, to name a few. Blue Note provided a launching pad for pioneers like Sidney Bechet, Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Jimmy Smith. In the late ‘90s they had some success with vocalist Cassandra Wilson. Norah seemed like a perfect fit.

Even before she began recording her debut, Norah garnered advance buzz by adding her sultry vocals to two tracks on guitarist Charlie Hunter’s 2001 album, Songs From The Analog Playground. Tastemaker radio stations like KCRW in Los Angeles put the songs in heavy rotation.

Blue Note paired Norah with veteran producer Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield), as well as Craig Street (k.d. lang, Cassandra Wilson).

Most of the songs on the debut were written by Norah, her boyfriend, bassist Lee Alexander, and old compadre, Jesse Harris. Come Away With Me was released in February, 2002.

A sharp synthesis of Jazz, Folk and Country, it slowly began to gain traction. Critical acclaim was nearly unanimous. It hit the Billboard charts at #139, and by January 2003 it made it to #1. A month later it swept the Grammies, winning eight rewards. Suddenly her music was everywhere.

Backlash was swift and immediate. Her detractors nicknamed her “Snorah,” even lesser-known artists like Nellie McKay piled on by pointedly entitling her debut “Get Away From Me.” The threat of over-saturation prompted Norah to slightly modify her style. Her sophomore album, Feels Like Home arrived exactly two years after her debut.

Reflecting her recent interest in Country and alt.country she included tracks from late progenitors like Townes Van Zandt and Gram Parsons alongside her own compositions.

Jesse Harris and Lee Alexander were still on board, but she received some high profile help from Dolly Parton and ex-Band bandmates Levon Helm and Garth Hudson. Reviews were positive (but not rapturous), sales were brisk, but Starbucks patrons and soccer moms were slightly flummoxed by Norah’s deliberate ramble down a Country road.

Since then, she has travelled her own path, collaborating with disparate artists like Ryan Adams, Foo Fighters, Outkast and Danger Mouse.

She reactivated a side project, the Little Willies (featuring Lee Alexander, and old friend’s guitarist

Jim Campilongo, drummer Dan Rieser and Richard Julien), putting them front and center.

Over the course of two albums, their self-titled debut from 2006 and “For The Good Times” released in 2012, she took a backseat, splitting vocal duties with Richard, mixing favorite cover songs and originals.

As a solo artist she released Not Too Late in 2007 and The Fall in 2009, following her breakup with Lee Alexander. The former featured her trademark Folk-Country-Jazz mix. The latter seemed to rebel against everything that came before, the songs, mostly written on guitar instead of piano, seemed more personal and defied easy categorization.

Her fifth album, 2012’s ….Little Broken Hearts, kind of doubled down on that format. She enlisted Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, Black Keys), to produce. The result was her most Rock N Roll effort to date. The Jazzy chanteuse from 10 years before had morphed in an Indie-Rock high priestess.

In 2013, she took another left turn, sparking a collaboration with Green Day front-man Billie Joe Armstrong. Surprisingly, the pair revealed an affinity for Everly Brothers, offering a ragged, yet graceful recalibration of the duo’s seminal record Songs Our Daddy Taught Us. A year later another side project received full focus. Puss n’ Boots is the Country trio Norah formed with Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper. 2014 saw the release of their debut record, No Fools, No Fun. In between all that, she managed marry and give birth to two kids before heading back into the studio to record her sixth solo effort, Day Breaks. The album gets off to a quiescent start with “Burn.” Simultaneously intimate and expansive it opens with tentative piano, brushed percussion and roiling bass, Norah sketches out a post-coital tableau. ”The plot begins with you and me in dark lit rooms/Your cigarette cuts through, I wear it like perfume.” A sinuous sax and splashes of Hammond B3 cuts through the nicotine haze.

Norah Jones’ musical raison d’etre has generally been affairs of the heart but on both “Flipside” and “Tragedy,” the political has become personal. The former is powered by almost percussive piano, swirly organ and a propulsive rhythm. Despite the track’s hard charging danceability, the lyrics feel like a veiled exegesis of the Black Lives Matter movement.

“Hard times, fine lines, moments pass by and I cry/Rewind, step behind, it’s hard to find the flipside.” As the melody and instrumentation gather speed she offers this stinging indictment; “I can’t stand when you tell me to get back, if we’re all free then why does it seem we can’t just be?”

The latter is more sedate, a Gospel-inflected melody, it shares some musical DNA with Gilbert O’Sullivan’s lachrymose lament, “Alone Again,

Naturally.” Anchored by her deft and liquid piano notes, the lyrics offer a devastating portrait of a man in the grip of alcoholism. Even sober at an older age, he realizes drinking has laid waste to his life; “He holds back the tears, thinkin’ of all the years that the bottle had him all tied down/ So he’ll sit and have another round, singin’ Hallelujah ‘til he drowns.”

Like Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone, Norah is at her best when seated behind the piano.

The album’s most stellar tracks benefit from the potent combination of her vocals weaving an aural tapestry with her unfettered keys.

When the stylus drops on “It’s A Wonderful Time For Love,” the finger-snappin’ syncopated cool recalls the epochal songs found on Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue,” or Dave Brubeck’s “Time Out.” Shimmery and incandescent, her playing is by turns, brisk and playful. She underscores her vocals with flippant filigrees and ascending scales.

On “Sleeping Wild” the languid melody, buttressed by rippling piano and Gypsy Jazz strings, feels as illicit as the romantic assignation hinted at by the cryptic lyrics. Meanwhile, “Carry On” offers a soulful benediction to a former love. Sanctified piano notes dovetail nicely with a wash of Hammond B3 and a hiccough-y beat.

Here Norah gets a vocal assist from Jazz giant, Dr. Lonnie Smith.

As usual, her choice of cover songs is eclectic and unexpected. She takes Neil Young’s slightly obscure (and fiercely autobiographical), “Don’t Be Denied,” gives it a distaff twist and makes it her own. Layers of cascading piano, tart electric guitar riffs and woozy horns cocoon this relax-fit waltz.

Locking into loping groove, the lyrics are plaintive and poignant, spinning a yarn concerning a child of divorce, (hmm, familiar). After she discovers an innate musical talent she must navigate the rocky shoals of the music industry.

She also tackles Horace Silver’s Jazz standard, “Peace.” Norah recorded a different version of the song that popped up on a multi-artist Yuletide collection entitled “A Very Special Acoustic Christmas.” Here, the simple but evocative tune blends a series of resolved piano chords and with an aching soprano sax solo from Wayne Shorter.

Other interesting songs include the gossamer elegance of “And Then There Was You” and brittle epiphany of the title track. The album closes with the delicate beauty of Duke Ellington’s “Fleurette Africaine (African Flower).” Moody and mesmerizing the song offers a vivid mise en scene between soprano sax, acoustic bass, drums, piano and Norah’s wordless vocalese.

“Day Breaks” was recorded in New York, produced by Norah and Eli Wolf. It features a core band of Jazz stalwarts including drummer Brian Blade, bassist Michael Patitucci, guitarist Tony Scherr along with giants like Wayne Shorter on saxophone and Dr. Lonnie Smith on Hammond B3 organ.

Although Norah is hesitant to characterize the album as a return to her roots, it hews more closely to her debut than her recent musical experimentations. Old fans will definitely be pleased. She doesn’t see it as a throwback, but a continued evolution. The world clearly agrees, her album debuted at #2 in the Billboard Top 200. Norah Jones music may not be timely, but it remains timeless.

ART SCENE

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October 27 to November 2, 2016

BY ANGELA ROMEO

A PHOTOGRAPHER’S EYE PETER PALLADINO – CAPTURES CATHEDRAL CITY

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eter Pallidino is no stranger to capturing people as they are being themselves. Peter has been capturing images of society’s fringe cultures for many years. In New York in the 1970’s he was capturing images of the street culture of New York. The transgender, transsexual communities were becoming more visible.

No longer hiding, Peter was capturing the blurred lines and making these people as real as a Wall Street CEO. “My recent show, SNAP!, is an example of my approach to my art. A first glance my subjects are the celebrities of the homosexual, transgendered, and performance art subcultures, notorious outside of the American mainstream. My intention was to create portraits that depict individual narratives of irony, sarcasm, defiance, and personal triumph that are capitalizing on their sexual and gendered ‘Otherness.’ Each person is subversion or subverts gender or sexuality in a heightened way precisely because they are successful professional entertainers,” said Peter. For many it was seeing this subculture as people, often for the first time.

Today the reclusive artist calls Cathedral City home. Peter and his husband, Simeon Den, are the current residents of the Agnes Pelton Home. Both have been instrumental in bringing the artwork of Agnes Pelton to a new generation. More importantly the two founded the Agnes Pelton Society. The goal of the nonprofit is to provide support for local artists and to provide art instruction for children. “The Agnes Pelton Society is now in its third year. We rely on grants and other funding but mostly we rely on donations.

When the community gets involved, whether financially or otherwise, the whole community is better,” noted Simeon.

The pair have also worked to bring the richness of art that is part of Cathedral City to a larger audience. As a part of that mission, Peter, in conjunction with Cathedral City’s 35th anniversary, has created a fine art photo exhibit, Cathedral City, An American

Town/Community and Cultural Contrasts.

The exhibition opens at the Simeon Den Gallery, 68895 Perez Road, # I-27, on Tuesday, November 15, 5-8 PM. The opening event will include participation by Cathedral City officials, including it mayor and other dignitaries.

This photography collection highlights the diversity of Cathedral City. “Peter sees the world differently than most,” noted Simeon Den. “He sees the truth where others see nothing. His work is not about making everyone pretty. Rather his work is allowing their beauty to come through. This collection is no different. He has taken the essence of Cathedral City, its residents, and allowed their beauty, their truth, to shine.”

Cathedral City is poised to embrace its diversity. It has reached deep into its artistic community. The city has a burgeoning art district and an award winning high school digital arts program. Its artistic roots go back to the turn of the century s artist came here to enjoy the natural beauty and to live their lives away from the censorship of mainstream society.

As the city celebrates, Peter has created a documentary of portraits that capture the diversity of its neighborhoods, the richness of its varied cultures and events, and the jubilance of communities celebrating each other. As he has done throughout his career, Peter turns his eye to what is important; people without the pretense. Peter said: “In regard to portrait photography, I look for the truth often captured in the off-moments of a portrait sitting and I am interested in the delicate balance between the strength in vulnerability, the beauty in the absurd, and the oft unwitting humor in the poignant.”

The exhibition will run through December 12. For more info on Peter Palladino visit palladinodenphotography.com. For more information on the Agnes Pelton Society visit agnespeltonsociety.com. For more information on the Simeon Den Gallery visit simeondengallery.com.

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October 27 to November 2, 2016

PET PLACE

LIMOUSINE SHELTER TOURS

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alling all prospective pet adopters!

Loving All Animals’ limousine tours to local animal shelters are popular with pet seekers who might not know how to navigate the search for a rescue cat or dog. Most people don’t know where the shelters are located. The tours make selecting a pet a fun and educational experience for both seniors and young families alike. A knowledgeable tour guide/adoption counselor will be on board to provide assistance with the important decision about which pet to select.

Evanne Levin is the best spokesperson for the limousine shelter tours. She adopted her precious little dog, Bodhi, from the Coachella Valley Animal Campus during last season’s final shelter tour in May. Ev reports, “I can’t say enough for Loving All Animals and their limousine tours. Had this not been available to us, we would not be the thrilled owners of our rescue dog Bodhi. The tour of the BG Bird Gardens was incredibly interesting and informative, the perfect way to begin our day.

An added benefit was making friends with others on the tour. At $20 for the tour, lunch, comradery, and the chance to meet so many adoptable animals, it was a bargain.”

The fall weather is finally here, and Loving All Animals’ limousine tours for prospective

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pet adopters are ready to resume for the season. While their stretch limousine pictured above was recently “retired,” the program will continue thanks to Christian Soto, owner of Desert Limo Inc., who graciously offered the use of one of his fabulous SUV limousines.

Each tour includes a visit to several shelters as time permits. The first stop is the lovely Pet Rescue Center in Coachella where the homelike setting, beautiful grounds, and agility course defy the stereotype of a gloomy animal shelter. The dogs run free in the lovely, home like backyard. Next stop is our large Riverside County shelter in Thousand Palms, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus.

This modern structure with roomy indoor/ outdoor kennels has the largest number of adoptable animals in our Valley. Next door is Animal Samaritans’ state-of-the-art veterinary clinic, and around the corner on Ramon Road there is an opportunity to meet their shelter animals.

If someone wants to adopt a cat, a stop to meet the residents of Kittyland in Desert Hot Springs will ensure they find the “purrfect” match. Folks interested in large dogs will find the Humane Society of the Desert in North Palm Springs a good resource. Next stop is the Palm Springs Animal shelter with

BY JANET McAFEE its inviting artwork, pet boutique, modern surgical suite, and of course more animals!

Your knowledgeable tour guide is available to assist in the selection of your new pet.

A new feature was added to the shelter tours this year. Guests will be treated to a tour of the BG Bird Gardens, a bit of paradise in Palm Desert housing 60 exotic birds in the backyard of the African style mansion.

Thatched huts, surrounded by cascading water features and tropical landscape, house some of the gorgeous feathered residents.

A focal point is the lovely flamingo lagoon. A visit to this desert gem is an exciting addition

MEET BOLT Looking for a hiking buddy? This active Champion pup may be your match. Just 1 yr. old and 13 lbs of doggie love. Rescued by Loving All Animals.

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MEET PRINCETON Princeton says, “Adopt me because (1) I’m brilliant, (2) I’ll purr up a storm, (3) I’d love to play at your house!”

This 4-mo old Tabby boy rescued by www.forevermeow.org will greet you at Petco Palm Desert, or call (760) 335-6767.

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to your day visiting the shelter dogs and cats.

Upcoming tour dates include Wednesdays, November 2, November 30, and December 14.

A nominal donation of $20 includes the shelter tour, bird garden tour, and a delicious lunch.

Space is limited so reservations are required.

Join the fun and meet that wonderful new pet! Contact Loving All Animals at (760) 8347000 for more information and reservations, or go to lovingallanimals.org.

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THE VINO VOICE

BY RICK RIOZZA

WHICH WINE IS WITCH?

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Halloween wine tasting party!?

Don’t get spooked!—don’t be scared, you can pull it off. Hey! there’s nothing more disturbing and frightful than an empty glass of wine on Halloween.

So be safe and huddle your wine friends together—and no zombies please! It’s just a big mess when they’re around.

Putting together a last-minute All Hallow’s Eve wine party is the perfect answer to all those party-goers who’ve found themselves with a cause but without a venue as they were edged-out of all the local haunted houses that are filled to capacity with partyers, lookie-loos, and pollsters.

I think it’s a good idea to do a “blind” tasting. Everyone gets to wear masks and they can continue on with a full-on costume.

Actually, a blind tasting means that everyone tastes a series of wines without knowing what they are, by not really covering their eyes, but covering the bottles with bags or aluminum foil. This is a fun way to focus on the wine without having fixed or bias notions for or against the chosen wines.

The task is to guess the identity of the wine, or, as one wine writer has offered: Which Wine is Witch. And there are some good themes to play around with: You can try to guess the varietal; the least or most expensive wine on show; and, of course, simply vote on a favorite. Hey—it’s a festive way to drink through a bunch of wine and offering your two cents on the matter. You and your guests are certain to learn more about wine and each other.

You can also choose a format, as with a sit-down tasting, just chugging straight from the bottle (no one really likes this idea but it does happen in certain places as the tasting goes overtime) or, you can place the wines around the room—how about a wine scavenger hunt? Great idea but with a lot of spillage going on. And as the French say: all wine glasses have a future rendezvous with breakage.

Here’s some other considerations: BYOB—why not ask your guests to bring over a bottle of wine to add to the mix. If you decide to foot the bill for all of the wines to be considered, well it could get a little rough especially if the theme is high-end wines where the group figures out which wine is the most expensive. This would be a very generous host and I’d like to attend this party.

Pick a party theme. You can showcase straight-forward varietals such as Chardonnay or Merlot as most are familiar with. Or you can be adventurous and try wines from specific countries or areas, such as Transylvania or Moldovia. Of course it’s the textbook time to have a line-up of spooky wines. That is to say wines, winery names, and labels which are a bit haunting.

We can mention the usual suspects such as Apothic Red or Dark with their sinister appearing labels, but they’re so popular, you’re probably drinking these right now. So let’s look for some other labels: Surely on the list and immediately setting the scene would be Vampire Pinot Noir, $8.99,and its sibling bottle Vampire Vineyards Syrah Dracula from the Vampire vineyards up in Paso Robles. Actually, there’s a whole slew of bottles from Vampire and I’d recommend going to their website to check out their Vampire, Dracula, and Trueblood selections and all of their bloody accessories and T-shirts to fill the evening until dawn— did I mention chugging from the bottle around this time?

Witching Hour, at around $7.99, is an intense full-body red blend with deep flavors of dark cherries, espresso, and vanilla for the more serious drinkers. Goosebumps Velvety Red, $8.99, is from Sicily but tastes like a jammy California fruit bomb for those less serious in your party who just want to have fun and enjoy it with peanut-butter sandwiches.

Another fun wine to try is The Warden, brought to you by the folks over in Australia

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that make the very popular 19 Crimes. The bottling and label of these two wines are perfect for the evening—they appear as movie props in the next horror movie.

These are red blend wines that impress everyone with brooding aromas of dark cherry, blackberry, boysenberry, chocolate, mocha, and vanilla bean. On the palate, The Warden is mouth coating with lashings of criminally intense dark fruits along with a surprise balance of acidity to keep things fresh. Around $15 at Total Wines in Palm Desert. Indeed, all of the bottles & prices mention can be found at our Total Wine store.

Finally, it’s been the surviving consensus of scary parties past, that Ravenswood

Limited Release “Besieged” at only $14.99, should be one of your vino candidates on the tasting table This wine is a blend of Old Vine California heritage varietals that you vino lovers will recognize: 35% Carignane, 20% Petite Sirah, 18% Zinfandel, 13% Mourvedre, 9% Alicante Bouschet, and 5% Barbera which were sourced from vineyards in Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley, Russian River Valley, Knights Valley and Sonoma Mountain.

No tricks here but an absolute treat for the bargain price of a focused wine from famed winemaker Joel Peterson.

Besieged is red-black in color, rich, robust, with full flavors igniting your senses of blackberry, black cherry, plum, cardamon, resolving into a delicious, smooth, satisfying finish.” Now before you assume that this has all the earmarks of a “flabby fruit bomb”, re-think immediately: This wine is elegant, dry, well-balanced with all the complexities stirring from the heritage varietals. A ghoulish cheer to all!

Rick is your sommelier-de-ghost entertaining at all haunted venues. Contact winespectrum@aol.com.

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19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 Dude Jones 9pm 29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bob Garcia 6:30pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Bloody Death Skull and DJ Chris Ziegler 10pm AGAVE LOUNGE@THE HYATT REGENCY; IW; 760-674-4080 Art of Sax 8pm AJ’S ON THE GREEN; C.C.; 760-202-1111 Mark Kahny 7pm AZUL; PS; 760-325-5533 Fleet Easton 7:30pm BART LOUNGE; C.C.; 760-799-8800 Palma City Presents: NK Riot w/ Two Eights, Vivid Music, Jubilo Drive and Alchemy 8pm BISTRO 60 @TRILOGY; LQ; 760-501-0620 The Carmens 6pm THE BLOCK; C.C.; 760-832-7767 Karaoke 9pm 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 CHILL BAR; PS; 760-327-1079 Game of Crowns Halloween Costume Party 7pm CLUB 5 BAR; IND; 760-625-1719 TBA 8pm THE CONGO ROOM; PS; 760-322-7353 CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 The Bill Baker Show 6pm 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 7pm THE GRILL ON MAIN; LQ; 760-777-7773 The Myx 8:30pm THE HARD ROCK; PS; 760-325-9676 Esjay & Friends Halloween Acoustic Sessions w/ Courtney Chambers, Brenden Teague Boerger and Avenida Hosted by Courtney Chambers 8pm Lobby, Flashback Fridays in Bardot w/ DJ Paparazzi and Alf Alpha 9pm BB’s 32nd Annual Halloweekend Bash 8:30pm THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 The Hellion’s Record Release Party w/ De-Con, The After Lashes and DJ Guzinya 9pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Live DJ 8:30pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Blue 62 8pm LA QUINTA BREWING CO.; PD; 760-2002597 Derek Jordan Gregg 7pm

LA RUE BISTRO; LQ; 760-296-3420 Slim Man 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company in the afternoon, Hot Rox in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Dax Band 9pm THE LOUNGE; AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 DJ Jerry 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 Southbound & Co. 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Steve Williams Experience 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The 12th Annual Pappy and Scarriet’s Halloween Bash Presented by Grim Rabbit 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 A Very Sordid Evening 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 The Refills 9pm 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 SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-200-8787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-3413560 Demetrious and Co. 6pm TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760-347-9985 212 Band 9pm 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 VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-7555391 The Rick Whitfield Band 10pm VICKY’S OF SANTE FE; IW; 760-345-9770 Meet the Corwins 5:30pm, The John Stanley King Show 8pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 T.B.A. 1:304:30pm, Nite Fixx 9-2am, DJ Anwaar Hines 9-2am VUE GRILLE & BAR; IW; 760-834-3800 TBA 5:30pm WANG’S IN THE DESERT; PS; 760-325-9264 Karaoke 8:30pm

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29 PALMS INN; 29 Palms; 760-367-3505 Bev & Bill 6:30pm 19TH HOLE; PD; 760-772-6696 TBA 9pm ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Alex Pasternak DJ Set 11am poolside, DJ Day Presents: High Life Halloween 2 w/ DJ’s Exile, Expo and DJ Swamp 9pm 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 Super Sonido Halloween Edition w/ Alf Alpha, Irie Junctions and DJ Contraz 8pm BEATNIK LOUNGE; JT; TBA 9pm THE BLOCK; C.C.; 760-832-7767 TBA 9pm 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 8pm CLUB 5 BAR; IND; 760-625-1719 TBA 9pm THE CONGO ROOM; PS; 760-322-7353 Congoween’s Zombie Party w/ Alyce Bowie 9pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760-564-3660 The Bill Baker Show 6pm THE DATE SHED; IND; Terrorfest 8pm DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-329-6787 Karaoke w/ DJ Scott 9pm DILLON’S BURGERS & BEER; DHS; 760-7747131 TBA 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 Jack Ruvio 6:30pm 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; PS; 760-325-9676 Pool Party w/ DJ Paparrazi and TBA 10am, DJ Paparazzi and TBA at Bardot 9pm, BB’s 32nd Annual Halloweekend Bash 8:30pm

THE HOOD; PD; 760-636-5220 Halloween Party w/ Throw Rag, You Know Who, Turbonegra and Ritual Rastrero 8pm HOODOO COCKTAIL GARDEN @ THE HYATT; PS; 760-322-9000 Bill Ramirez 6:30pm HUNTER’S; PS; 760-323-0700 Live VJ 9pm INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760345-6466 Frank DiSalvo 6pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760-366-2250 Daytime Moon’s New Album “Valleys and Springs” CD Release Party 7pm KOKOPELLI’S; YV; 760-228-2589 Karaoke 7pm LA RUE BISTRO; LQ; 760-296-3420 Slim Man 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-3252794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LIT@FANTASY SPRINGS; IND; 760-345-2450 Dax Band 9pm THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888999-1995 Meli ft. The Experience 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 Halloween Bash w/ House of Alice and Bitter Honey 9pm PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB; PD; 760345-0222 Halloween Party w/ Off Da Cuff 6:30pm PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-365-5956 The 12th Annual Pappy and Scarriet’s Halloween Bash Presented by Grim Rabbit 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 PLAYOFF’S SPORTS BAR; DHS; 760-2512644 8pm PURPLE ROOM; PS; 760-322-4422 Lori Donato 8pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 212 Band 9pm RIVIERA; PS; 760-327-8311 Michael Keeth 7-10pm 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

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BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS

No. 236

AUTISTIC AUDITOR UNCOOKS THE BOOKS NOW PLAYING: THE ACCOUNTANT

NEW BLU-RAY TRAIN MOVIES FOR THE HOME THEATER: For me, there’s something especially engaging about stories that take place on a train. Maybe it’s the contained space and the constant forward motion that somehow helps drive the plot. In movies, why is the romance stronger, the comedy funnier, and the drama more intense when it takes place on a train? Check out these four great titles now available in cool hi-def transfers.

BOXCAR BERTHA (1972)

Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant whose skills as an accountant in a small town strip mall allows him to work in secret for some of the world’s most dangerous criminals.

When wolf uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his surreptitious activities and the body count rises.

Ben Affleck captures the ticks and ritualized habits of an adult managing functional autism. This well-crafted action thriller is riddled with suspenseful moments of grave concerns for Wolf’s future.

Director Gavin O’Connor brings to life the screenplay by Bill Dubique. There’s no doubt Wolf is far more comfortable with numbers than people. When the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), stars to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client -- a state-of-the-art robotics company -- where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. As the truth is slowly uncovered, the body count rises Wolf takes lethal action in order to save his life. I was hoping for a lot more scenes between Affleck and co-star Kendrick, but I was fully engaged in this taut drama that was enhanced by the clever action of the D-Box seat technology where the on-screen action and soundtrack are mirrored in the movements of the seats.

Now playing at Mary Pickford Theater.

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the picture. Hershey and Carradine have a unique and charismatic screen presence and it’s especially satisfying to see John Carradine and his son David square off against each other in two short scenes.

The Tin Pan Alley inspired music track is evocative of the era and some of the film’s visual composition (Scorsese storyboarded the movie) is a preview of the elaborate camera set ups for which he would be praised later in his career. Clearly, Scorsese has fun following a pair of doomed and desperate lovers in the Depression era American South who turn to train robing and a life on the run. Barry Primus, Bernie Casey and John Carradine also star. Twilight Time Movies. Blu-ray.

EMPEROR OF THE NORTH (1973) Lancaster is a workaday World War II era French trainman charged with ensuring that a cargo of irreplaceable French art – the pride and heritage of his nation – is not allowed to leave France, despite the machinations of a determined Nazi officer (Scofield) who wants the art for Germany.

Jeanne Moreau and Michel Simon costar. The stunning black-and-white cinematography is by Jean Tournier and Walter Wottitz and the thrilling score is by Maurice Jarre (“Lawrence of Arabia”). Enjoy this icon of Sixties Cinema in a clean sharp edition from Twilight Time Movies. Blu-ray.

An early and invigorating period piece from the nascent career of Director Martin Scorsese from a screenplay Joyce & John Corrington Directed by Martin Scorsese and adapted

by Joyce & John Corrington based on Ben Reitman’s mostly fictional biography Sister of the Road, Boxcar Berth. Scorsese’s first feature film made its auspicious debut in the summer of ’72 in drive-ins across the land thanks to prolific filmmaker Roger Corman’s American International Pictures.

Corman gave 28-year-old Scorsese $600,000 and a tight 24 days to complete

From 1973 this spectacular depression era action drama about two hobos (Lee Marvin and Keith Carradine) competing for the title of “Emperor of the North Pole” the film’s original title) has amassed a considerable – and deserved -- cult following is now available for the first time on Blu-ray.

To win the dubious title, a tramp must stay on the train controlled by Ernest Borgnine’s “Shack.” He’s the toughest, meanest – no, make that sadistic – of all legendary railroad cops! When the younger tramp (Carradine) gets tossed off, the older one (Marvin) engages the vicious cop in a thrilling, sustained and brutal battle to the death.

Robert Aldrich directs Christopher Knopf’s lean, visceral screenplay for maximum impact. Frank DeVol composed the potent score. This crisp transfer is sure to be snapped up quickly by fans and collectors alike. Extras include an isolated score and an interesting commentary from film historian Dana Polan. Twilight Time Movies. Blu-ray.

THE TRAIN (1964) Barreling down the track again following its initial sold-out release! Burt Lancaster and Paul Scofield are implacable foes battling for possession of pillaged French art in director John Frankenheimer’s classic World War II action thriller that’s now available again in a dazzling Blu-ray transfer.

RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985)

Speeding your way is director Andrei Konchalovsky’s burly, brutal modern day action classic starring Jon Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca De Mornay.

Director Konchalovsky based his movie on a story by legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa about a terrifying thrill ride when a pair of convicts, after a brutal prison break, make their escape on the titular train. Then the engineer has a heart attack and the breaks go out – and all bets are off.

Both Voight and Roberts were nominated for Academy Awards© for their superlative performances. Twilight Time Movies. Bluray.

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BOOK REVIEW

OBSERVING MOTEL SEX -----------------------------------------------------

“THE VOYEUR’S MOTEL”

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eople are fascinating to observe. Just look at the growing popularity of reality television programs. Perhaps there is a voyeur lurking in all of us. But most of what we spy is in a public forum. In The Voyeur’s Motel (Grove Press, 233 pages) by Gay Talese, one man looks in on the most private moments of unsuspecting motel guests.

Author and journalist Gay Talese tells the true story of voyeur Gerald Foos who watched hundreds of people through the ceiling of his motel taking copious notes on his “subjects.”

Foos grew up in a household where sex was never discussed. But as a Colorado farm-boy, he certainly saw animals doing it. His sexual curiosity lead him to spy on his aunt who was married and lived in the house across the field. Foos became a “Peeping Tom.” Born in 1934, Foos didn’t have sex until he was on leave with the Navy during the Korean War. In 1966, Foos bought a motel with twentyone guest rooms in Aurora, Colorado. He specifically purchased the motel because it had a high pitched roof above the rooms where he, being six feet tall, could walk in the attic.

Foos set about cutting and customizing

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Donna, Foos’ wife, a nurse, shared in the experience. She suggested he take notes. The two kept their viewing experiences completely secret. Sometimes having sex while observing.

The couple had two children and Donna’s mother worked at the front desk of “Manor House.” Foos regularly observed the guests sexual conduct and took copious notes.

Foos saw himself as a social scientist like Masters and Johnson, but considered his “work” more authentic since his guests did not know they were being observed. From 1966 to 1978, Foos wrote down statistical information and private observations about guests, their intimate relationships and how they had sex in his motel.

Foos would often enter the subjects’ rooms to gather personal information.

At times, Foos would stage experiments. He’d hide money to see if the guests were honest.

He’d place pornography in a drawer to see if guests would use the magazine.

In the 70s, author Talese was approached by Foos with a desire to share his “research,” but Foos wanted to stay anonymous. As a journalist, Talese had no intention of telling Foos’ story without naming him. After receiving a letter from Foos, Talese went to Colorado and toured his motel. During the visit, Talese went into the attic

with Foos to watch a couple having sex. As Talese looked down on the couple, his tie went through the vent nearly revealing their lair.

In 2015, Foos now in his 80s and failing health, decided it was safe for Talese to tell his story using his name and notes. And what a story it is!

Foos describes the couples and the sex in detail. Height, weight, hair color, breast and penis size. Married, mixed-race, adulterers, siblings, homosexuals, physically challenged sex, Foos witnessed it all. Foos saw himself as two different people (The Voyeur and Foos) and writes his notes in the third person as “The Voyeur,” not Foos.

Beyond the sex acts and private moments, there is a social commentary Foos tries to include.

Between Foos and Talese the changing culture of the time and sexual revolution is seen unfiltered.

Talese gives the narrative gravity, making literary references to earlier authors who wrote about observing sex and changing sexual practices. Whereas Foos’ comments are indeed

interesting and provocative, they are not academic or scientific.

Yet, I was impressed by how he appreciated and recored some lovers. In his observations, he believed lesbian sex was the most thoughtful, loving and tender. He saw men who respected women and hated them in the privacy of the motel room.

At first I was caught up in Foos’ world. But by the end of the book, I saw the motel and Foos as sleazy. Foos failed to put a stop to deadly behavior he observed, content to just watch detached as The Voyeur. Yet, when a couple ate greasy food and wiped their hands on the bedspread, he nearly lost it by yelling at them through the vent.

Talese does challenge the validity of Foos’ story checking facts and details that don’t necessarily match dates and events. I liked how the author organized and used Foos’ notes along with his own story knowing and communicating with Foos over the years. However, I wish the publishers used an italicized font for Foos’ writings that were a little easier to read.

People’s sexual practices and what they do in private can be intriguing and the social commentary of it all even more fascinating.

Talese reveals Foos’ story making the reader a participant in the voyeuristic experience as his bizarre life unfolds.

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SAFETY TIPS

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

IT’S A GOOD TIME TO BE SINGING IN THE RAIN!

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ut make sure you’re driving safe in it while you’re singing… The National Weather Service is calling for a good chance of rain in much of California this week.

We certainly need it.

But with our first chance of real precipitation, it will be dangerous as last week with only light and spotty showers traffic accidents went on the rise significantly.

It’s pretty stressful even when it’s not raining says Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna. Most people just don’t pay attention or exercise common sense much anymore. We have far too many distractions at our disposal.

Driving in the rain doesn’t have to be an added stressful experience. First and foremost –Think! “Many people drive subconsciously, out of habit,” says Chief DiGiovanna. Make sure your habits are good ones. “When it rains, we often don’t adjust our thinking.”

Stay alert and focused. Turn on those headlights. It’s the law in most states to turn headlights on when visibility is low, and many states require having the headlights on when the windshield wipers are in use.

Check this out – or at least have your mechanic check to make sure your wipers are working well. Good tires, brakes and distance are also ‘must-haves’ when driving in rain. How

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are your tires and brakes?

Beware of hydroplaning. That’s the technical term for what occurs when your tires are getting more traction on the layer of water on the road than on the road itself – the result is that your car begins to slide uncontrollably. If you start to hydroplane, let off the accelerator slowly and steer straight until you regain control.

Speed limit signs are designed for ideal conditions, “and that means driving when you have little traffic and good visibility.” That’s hardly the environment you’re driving in when it’s raining, so let up on the accelerator and allow more time to get to your destination.

Cell phone and texting? Don’t even think about!

Here are additional safety tips on driving safe in the rain: smartmotorist.com/drivingguideline/tips-for-driving-in-rain.html Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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POWERING THE FUTURE

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y now, everyone should have heard about Samsung Note 7 cellphones catching fire. The problem is due to the type of battery used - a Lithium-ion battery. This type of battery consists of two materials that combust if not separated by a thin film. MIT professor, Don Sadoway, believes that Samsung tried to cram too much battery into too small a space making it easier for the thin film to become punctured thus causing the dangerous failure. Given that most of the fires occurred while the phones were charging, Sadoway believes that software managing the recharges may have had a flaw that allowed the battery to charge past capacity causing the battery to overheat and the thin film to fail. New software updates by Samsung on the Note 7 have limited recharge levels to 60% of the battery’s capacity which shortened the life of the batteries but was meant to keep the batteries from overcharging and catching fire.

Battery technology is expected to change significantly over the next few years as computer and car companies are investing heavily in the search for smaller, cheaper,

longer-lasting and more stable portable power options.

Scientists at Toyota are in the final developmental stages of a magnesium battery that does not need the shielding that Lithium-ion batteries require. Not only is the magnesium battery more stable but less expensive and longer lasting. French researchers have a similar idea but are using a sodium-ion mix while South Korean scientists are working on a fuel cell made of stainless steel.

A Spanish company has begun final testing on a new battery called the Grabat which is made of graphene. Graphene is made of carbon atoms that look like a honeycomb but are only one-millionth the thickness of a piece of paper. If successful, a car powered by a Grabat battery could travel 500 miles on a single charge while recharging 33 times faster than current technology. The first use of this battery is planned for 2019.

Closer to home, the Colorado company Prieto has teamed up with Intel in developing a battery that uses a copper foam structure to create a battery that is not flammable,

lasts longer and less expensive.

Over at Stamford, scientists are working on an aluminum graphite battery that is flexible, long lasting and charges in full in less than a minute. While a battery charge lasts half the time of a Li-ion battery, the rapid recharge time offsets this weakness.

One of the better options being developed is at UC-Irvine where they are working on a gold nanowire battery.

Nanowires are 1000th the thickness of a human hair. In the past, the wires broke down quickly making them ineffective as a power source. Researchers at UC-Irvine have suspended these wires in a gel that may resolve this problem. If this works, these batteries would outlast the devices that they power.

Alcatel is working on a solar film where you only need to expose your cellphone to

light and it will recharge. Expectations are that this product will not be ready to go to market until at least 2020.

One of the odder ideas is being funded by The Bill Gates Foundation where researchers are trying to convert urine to power while transforming this human waste product into materials that are easier to dispose of.

Additionally, the way you recharge devices is about to change. uBeam is working on a method where you can recharge batteries using ultrasound waves.

One of the most futuristic ideas is at Georgia Tech where they are looking to use radio waves as a way to distribute power.

All of this shows how the way we power our daily lives will be changing greatly in the very near future. Our world which has relied on fossil fuels is rapidly evolving into a world powered by numerous renewable and clean fuel sources.

Haddon Libby is a Financial Advisory and Managing Director at Winslow Drake and can be reached at 760.449.6349 or by email at HLibby@WinslowDrake.com.

DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW

13 LUCKY INSURANCE SECRETS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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You should not buy insurance coverage for the market value of your home. Instead buy coverage based on a home’s cost to reconstruct (materials and labor and not for the land).

2. Red cars do not cost more to insure but they do get pulled over more often because the red color attracts an officer’s eye to the car: 3. If you cause a serious crash your auto insurance company will not cancel you immediately and at worst must wait for the expiration date.

4. Small cars are the cheapest to insure.

5. Comprehensive auto insurance does not cover everything and anything and only covers narrow portions of possible problems, including car theft, storm/sand damage, animal collisions and vandalism.

6. Thieves do not prefer to steal new cars as it is more lucrative to steal old cars and sell them for parts.

7. If a friend borrows your car and crashes it, your insurance covers it, not the insurance for the driver of your car.

Insurance follows the car not the driver.

8. Out-of-state speeding tickets follow you home. The DMV from another state notifies the California DMV and a point goes on your record.

9. California’s financial responsibility law specifies that the minimum insurance needed is $15,000/$30,000. This insurance

limit covers the driver of the at-fault car for up to $15,000 for any one person, and $30,000 total for all the people in the other car, with no one person getting more than $15,000.

10. Someone who loans their car to another only has personal exposure for the $15k or the limits of their auto insurance.

11. If damages to the not at-fault driver are valued at more than $15,000, the atfault driver (not owner) is still responsible for the additional amount. The innocent driver can decide not to accept the money and to sue, attach wages and assets, and can renew the judgment every 10 years. The only way to escape such a responsibility is to file for bankruptcy.

12. The best way to protect yourself from an auto accident is to purchase Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage and Under Insured Motorist (UIM) coverage. They kick in when the at-fault driver has inadequate insurance.

For example, if the at-fault driver has a $15,000 policy and your injuries are worth $100,000, you would make a claim against your own UIM policy for up to the amount your policy would cover for your damages (the difference between the policy amount of the at-fault driver and your maximum UIM policy amount). If the at-fault party has NO insurance, you would make a claim against your UM policy.

13. Some of us want higher limits of

protection and unnecessarily purchase a $1,000,000 liability policy. A trick is to find out what limits your insurance company requires to allow you to purchase an UMBRELLA policy. For instance, I bought a $250,000/$500,000 auto policy and then purchased the $1,000,000 umbrella policy for a few hundred dollars a year. The umbrella policy only kicks in when there is not enough insurance.

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE, CALL A TAXI OR UBER......IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN HAVING AN ARREST OR ACCIDENT AND CALLING ME......SO DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER! If you have any questions regarding this column or ideas for future columns please contact Dale Gribow 760-837-7500 or dale@dalegribowlaw.com.

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EVENTS SPORTS SCENE LOU FERRIGNO TO CELEBRATE

BY FLINT WHEELER FITNESS WITH CELEBRITIES, FANS, AND COMPETITORS AT THE 2016 FERRIGNO LEGACY CUBS WAIT IS FINALLY OVER…

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ans will meet Lou Ferrigno and a cast of fitness celebrity legends October 28-30th at the Ferrigno Legacy The 3rd Annual Ferrigno Legacy™ presented by Carr Cellular Fitness returns to Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, CA near Palm Springs on October 2830th 2016.

California’s newest and most prestigious IFBB Olympia and NPC national qualifier hosts 450+ athletes competing for trophies, $33,500 in cash prizes along with more than 3,000 spectators. New this year is the addition of USA Powerlifting Southwest Regionals Competition on Sunday, October 30th.

“Many of my friends from the ‘Pumping Iron’ days will be joining me plus some of the best physiques of today,” said Lou Ferrigno, former Mr. Universe and Mr. America.

Confirmed guests include 1983 Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout and 1977–1979 Mr. Olympia Frank Zane who will be offering a book signing. Bodybuilding Legends, Shawn Ray and Chris Cormier, Mr. Universe Bob Birdsong, IFBB Pro Sergio Oliva Jr., will also be joining Ferrigno on the Red Carpet. “We have Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Chairmen, Jeff Grubbe, and we’ve confirmed “A listers” who plan on attending,” said Chris Minnes, coowner and producer of the Ferrigno Legacy.

During the two-day event, the Ferrigno Legacy brings together the best amateur athletes and the world’s top pro athletes.

“The new world of bodybuilding is so much more inclusive than the old days. Now we have multiple divisions and classes that welcome a more attainable look and people of all ages. The average person can watch the show and think, ‘I want to look like that; I can look like that!’” said Lou Ferrigno.

Hosted by actor Lou Ferrigno Jr. and

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producer Chris Minnes, the event offers a full slate of non-stop entertainment including a fitness celebrity red carpet event, prejudging and evening show finals in the $76 million howroom, Coffee with Lou Ferrigno (free Q&A event at The Lounge), a Halloweenthemed after-party presented by World Gym, and a photo shoot with the overall winning competitors at Indian Canyons.

The title sponsor of the Ferrigno Legacy weekend and USA Powerlifting Southwest Regionals Competition is Carr Cellular Fitness. Other key sponsors include Swat Fuel, World Gym, Str8Shredded, Muscle Icon, The Camp, Calibrated Training and Nutrition, International Protein, NPC West Coast, Tahoe Show, FerrignoFit.com, and Stops Bleeding.

Ferrigno Legacy Schedule: Friday, October 28th 6:00PM – 7:00PM: Press Conference/IFBB Pro Meet & Greet Saturday, October 29th 9:00AM – Coffee with Lou Ferrigno, Q & A session at The Lounge (free admission to public) 3:30PM – Pre-Judging for all IFBB Divisions at The Show 7:00PM – IFBB Finals at The Show Sunday, October 30th 9:00AM – USA Powerlifting Southwest Regionals & Ferrigno Open at Agua Caliente Ballroom 9:30AM – NPC Pre-Judging at The Show 5:00PM – NPC Finals at The Show Tickets are $15.00 − $60.00 at hotwatercasino.com or (888) 999-1995.

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ursed by a Billy Goat, bedeviled by Bartman and crushed by decades of disappointment, the Chicago Cubs are at long last headed back to the World Series.

Kyle Hendricks outpitched Clayton Kershaw; Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras homered early; and the Cubs won their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0, Saturday night in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series.

The drought ended when closer Aroldis Chapman got Yasiel Puig to ground into a double play, setting off a wild celebration at Wrigley Field.

“This city deserves it so much,’’ Rizzo said. ‘‘We got four more big ones to go, but we’re going to enjoy this. We’re going to the World Series. I can’t even believe that.’’

Seeking their first title since 1908, the Cubs open the World Series at Cleveland on Tuesday night. The Indians haven’t won since 1948.

Manager Joe Maddon’s team, deemed World Series favorites since spring training, topped the majors with 103 wins, then beat the Giants and Dodgers in the playoffs.

Cubs ace Jon Lester and second baseman Javier Baez were named co-MVPs of the NLCS. They became the first NLCS co-MVPs since Cincinnati relievers Rob Dibble and Randy Myers in 1990. ‘‘It’s been unbelievable to be here and be part of this,’’ Lester said. ‘‘Words can’t really describe where I’m at right now.’’

Baez hit .318 (7 for 22) with five RBIs and also made a couple of the series’ most exciting plays, stealing home during Chicago’s victory in the opener and robbing Adrian Gonzalez of a hit with a barehanded scoop in Game 5 on Thursday night.

Lester, one of baseball’s most accomplished playoff performers, went 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against Los Angeles.

The Cubs took their 17th pennant. They had not earned a World Series trip since winning a doubleheader opener, 4-3, at Pittsburgh on Sept.

29, 1945, to clinch the pennant on the next-tolast day of the season.

The eternal ‘‘wait till next year’’ is over. No more dwelling on a past history of failure — the future is now.

To properly capture the monumentally historic nature of the moment, putting the length

of time it has been, ESPN and Fox Sports Radio has compiled a list of things that DID NOT exist the last time the Cubbies were in the World Series.

• Joe Maddon (Cubs Manager) • The NBA • Color Telelvison • Super Glue • Los Angeles Dodgers • Credit Cards • Diet Soda • Microwaves • The Korean War • International Air Travel • Velcro • Bar Codes • Barbie Dolls • Mr. Potato Head • My Parents (On both Sides) • Pacemakers • and finally Alaska or Hawaii.

In 1945, the Billy Goat Curse supposedly began when a tavern owner wasn’t allowed to bring his goat to Wrigley. In 2003, the Cubs lost the final three games of the NLCS to Florida, punctuated with a Game 6 defeat when fan Steve Bartman deflected a foul ball. Even as recently as 2012, the Cubs lost 101 times.

This time, no such ill luck.

To get to the World Series, Hendricks pitched two-hit ball for 7⅓ innings. Chapman got the final five outs, then threw both arms in the air and got mobbed by teammates and coaches.

So much for Kershaw’s playoff renaissance.

The ace flopped at a big moment — again. As Kershaw’s checkered postseason résumé took another hit.

Kershaw could have started Game 5 on three days’ rest, but manager Dave Roberts decided to save him for Saturday night at Wrigley Field.

This proved a GREAT decision – for the Cubs.

The lefthander allowed four earned runs and seven hits while dropping to 4-7 with a 4.55 ERA in 18 playoff games. ‘‘I think that the first thing I saw is the Cubs hitters, they had a great game plan tonight,’’ Roberts said. ‘‘And there were a couple mistake sliders that they took advantage of. But they were running counts, they used the whole field, and there was traffic all night for Clayton. And he gave it everything he had, but when he did make a mistake, they made him pay.’’

It was the first time Kershaw had given up two runs in the first inning all season. Fowler added a two-out RBI single in the second, rookie Contreras hit a leadoff drive in the fourth and Rizzo connected in the fifth.

Cubs take on the Indians now and Las Vegas already has them at a 4/1 favorite with more and more money pouring in for this to finally be the year the curse gets lifted. Baseball needs this more than ever.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of October 27

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I invite you to fantasize about what your four great-grandmothers and four great-grandfathers may have been doing on November 1, 1930. What? You have no idea how to begin? You don’t even know their names? If that’s the case, I hope you’ll remedy your ignorance. Your ability to create the future you want requires you to learn more about where and whom you came from.

Halloween costume suggestion: your most interesting ancestor.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): At any one time, over two million frozen human embryos are stored in tissue banks throughout Europe and North America. When the time is right, their owners retrieve them and bring them to term. That’s the first scenario I invite you to use as a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks.

Here’s a second scenario: Scotch whiskey is a potent mind-altering substance. Any particular batch must mature for at least three years, and may be distilled numerous times. There are currently 20 million barrels of the stuff mellowing in Scottish warehouses. And what do these two scenarios have to do with you? It’s time to tap into resources that you’ve been saving in reserve -- that haven’t been ripe or ready until now.

Halloween costume suggestions: a woman who’s nine months pregnant; a blooming rose or sunflower; ripe fruit.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To create a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, a winemaker needs about 700 grapes. Compare this process with rain-making. When water vapor that’s high in the sky becomes dense enough, it condenses into tiny pearls of liquid called cloud droplets. If the humidity rises even further, a million of these babies might band together to form a single raindrop that falls to earth. And what does this have to do with your life? I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will have both an affinity and a skill for processes that resemble wine-making and rain-making. You’ll need a lot of raw material and energetic effort to produce a relatively small marvel -but that’s exactly as it should be. Halloween costume suggestion: a raindrop or bottle of wine.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some Brazilians eat the heads of piranhas in the belief they’re aphrodisiacs.

In Zimbabwe, women may make strategic use of baboon urine to enhance their allure. The scientific name for Columbia’s leaf-cutter ant is hormiga culona, translated as “fat-assed ant.” Ingesting the roasted bodies of these critters is thought to boost sexual desire. Since you’re in a phase when tapping in to your deepest erotic longings will be healthy and educational, you may want to adopt elements of the aforementioned love drugs to create your Halloween costume. Here are other exotic aphrodisiacs from around the world that you might be inspired by: asparagus, green M&Ms, raw oysters, wild orchids, horny goat weed.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you know how to repair a broken zipper or patch a hole in your bicycle tire?

Are you familiar with the art of caulking a bathtub or creating a successful budget? Can you compose a graceful thank-you note, cook a hearty soup from scratch, or overcome your pride so as to reconcile with an ally after an argument? These are the kinds of tasks I trust you will focus on in the coming weeks. It’s time to be very practical and concrete. Halloween costume suggestion: Mr. or Ms. Fix-It. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the film Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger played a benevolent android who traveled here from the future. As a strong, silent action hero, he didn’t need to say much. In fact, he earned $30,000 for every word he uttered. I’m hoping your speech will pack a comparable punch in the coming days. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your persuasiveness should be at a peak.

You’ll have an exceptional ability to say what you mean and mean what you say. Use this superpower with flair and precision! Halloween costume suggestion: ancient Greek orator Demosthenes; Martin Luther King Jr.; Virginia Woolf; Sojourner Truth; rapper MC Lyte, Winston Churchill.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s the prosperitybuilding phase of your cycle. Let’s celebrate! Let’s brainstorm! Are there rituals you can create to stimulate the financial lobes of your imagination, thereby expediting your cash flow? Here are a few ideas: 1. Glue a photo of yourself on a $20 bill. 2. Make a wealth shrine in your home. Stock it with symbols of specific thrills you can buy for yourself when you have more money. 3. Halloween costume suggestions: a giant bar of gold, a banker carrying a briefcase full of big bills, Tony Stark, Lady Mary Crawley, Jay Gatsby, Lara Croft, the Yoruban wealth goddess Ajé.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During this Halloween season, you have cosmic permission to be a bigger, bolder, and extra beguiling version of yourself. I trust you will express your deep beauty with precise brilliance and imagine your future with superb panache and wander wherever the hell you feel like wandering. It’s time to be stronger than your fears and wilder than your trivial sins. Halloween costume suggestion: the superhero version of yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I won’t offer you the cliché “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Instead, I’ll provide alternatives. How about this, from the video game Portal: “When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! Say, ‘I don’t want your damn lemons!’” Or you could try this version, from my friend Barney: “When life gives you lemons, draw faces on them like Tom Hanks did on his volleyball in the movie Cast Away, and engage them in sexy philosophical conversation.” Or consider this Brazilian proverb: “When life gives you lemons, make caipirinhas.” (Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail.)

Suggestion: Play around with these themes to create your Halloween costume.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): All of us are creators and destroyers. It’s fun and healthy to add fresh elements to our lives, but it’s also crucial to dispose of things that hurt and distort us. Even your body is a hotbed of both activities, constantly killing off old cells and generating new ones. But in my understanding, you are now in a phase when there’s far more creation than destruction. Enjoy the exalted buzz! Halloween costume suggestions: a creator god or goddess, like the Greeks’ Gaia or Prometheus; Rainbow-Snake from the Australian Aborigines; Unkulunkulu from the Zulus; or Coyote, Raven, or Spider Grandmother from indigenous North American tribes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1938, a chef named Ruth Wakefield dreamed up a brilliant invention: chocolate chip cookies. She sold her recipe to the Nestlé company in return for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Maybe she was happy with that arrangement, but I think she cheated herself.

And so I offer her action as an example of what you should NOT do. During the next ten months, I expect you will come up with many useful innovations and intriguing departures from the way things have always been done. Make sure you get full value in return for your gifts! Halloween costume ideas: Thomas Edison, Marie Curry, Hedy Lamarr, Leonardo da Vinci, Temple Grandin, George Washington Carver, Mark Zuckerberg.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Speaking on behalf of the cosmic powers, I authorize you to escape dull realities and go rambling through the frontier. Feel free to fantasize twice as hard and wild as you normally do.

Avoid literalists and realists who think you should be more like them. This is not a time to fuss over exacting details, but rather to soar above the sober nonsense and see as far as you can. You have permission to exult in the joys of wise innocence. Halloween costume suggestions: bohemian poet, mad scientist, carefree genius, brazen explorer.

Homework: Scare yourself with your exquisite beauty. Freak yourself out by realizing how amazing you are. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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BY BRONWYN ISON

INTEGRITY

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ne of the most important values your parents could teach you as a child is integrity. You would think most people would have a great sense of this value. Unfortunately, time and time again I have either experienced or witnessed a lack of this important attribute. Integrity is doing the right thing, at all times, when nobody is watching.

Building a reputation of integrity can take years, but it can take only a second to lose. It would be wise to never compromise yourself.

I’m sure you can recall being at the receiving end of someone’s lack of ethics. Those of us with this important quality may ponder how someone was able to gain power, grow their business quickly, or receive an award they truly didn’t deserve. Not everyone and not in every circumstance is someone’s success built on dishonesty. However, keep in mind a person who has built their business based upon deceit usually experiences temporary success. Having known a few dishonest people in my life I’ve recognized they are miserable. Beware they may speak poorly of you and attempt to tear you down to make themselves look good.

A person with insufficient morals will be willing to do anything to glorify themself

or their business. Be quick to recognize their shortcomings and move swiftly to a more positive direction. If a person trusts you they will be pleased to share the good news about you, your business, or your product. I am more than happy to share a positive experience. However, many people are quick to share their negative outcome because it creates a sense of gossip.

Unfortunately, many thrive off negativity and adversity.

A person’s character flaws will eventually catch up to them. It is inevitable. Consider the quote by Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, “In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And, if they don’t have the first one, the other two will kill you.” I like to reference a person who lies consistently as a slow fade. Their demise may not be instantaneous but you can bet their lies and deceitful ways will reap a reckoning.

Be truthful in all that you do. Do what is right when no one is watching. You will be rewarded. Remember, your reputation is your stock and trade.

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he stuff that “people say” or “my mother would always tell me”…

“Cold weather causes colds.”

This is something my mother is still convinced is true. The reality is that colds are caused by a virus that you get from being infected from other people, not from cold weather. Colds may occur more commonly during cooler times of year because most people are indoors, thus interacting with each other, increasing the chances of the virus spreading.

“You lose most of your body heat through your head.”

“Peter, cover your head, you’ll catch a cold!” As I stated previously, you don’t catch a cold from cold weather. You also only lose approximately 10% of your body heat through your head. If you want to conserve body heat in cold weather, cover as much of your body as possible.

“A Zpack will take care of that cold.”

A Zpack is an antibiotic. Antibiotics only work against bacterial infections. A

cold is caused by a virus. As I’ve said in the past, antibiotics DO NOT work against the common cold.

“I got the flu from the flu shot.”

The flu vaccine is meant to prevent infection from the influenza virus by stimulating antibodies for protection. The flu vaccine contains the dead flu virus, so injecting the dead virus will not give someone the flu.

“Drinking eight glasses of water a day is good for your health.”

There is absolutely no scientific evidence that exactly eight glasses of water is beneficial for your health. How big are the glasses? So eight glasses of water is equally beneficial for a 120lb man and a 280lb woman? Drinking water is very important for one’s health, but a good indicator of adequate hydration is the color of a person’s urine. The clearer one’s urine, the better they are hydrated. It may take more than eight glasses of water or it may take less.

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

HOW TO ACE HAPPINESS

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t happened again yesterday. While doing some volunteer work at a conference, I met Coach Valerie Alexander selling her book, “Happiness …as a Second Language.”

One glance at the cover and I was hooked. As I rummaged through my purse for cash, Valerie presented me with a bright lemon-yellow motivational wristband declaring, “Speak Happiness.” I offered up my most gracious smile. In my book, an inspirational band beats a gold bangle.

Full disclosure: I am a junkie, to be specific, a happiness junkie. Whenever I find myself near a book about happiness, I must take it home and add it to my library. Of course I know how to practice joy and bliss. On most days, that comes naturally. But I delight in the study of happiness and aspire to one day earn an honorary degree in the subject.

As a life and career coach it is sometime my responsibility to guide clients back on the path to their happy zone. When pain and discord enters our lives like an unwanted guest, feelings of contentment vanish.

Gloomy days turn into dark nights and unless we make a concerted effort to get back to the light depression sets in. Mood disorders gone unchecked can influence chronic health conditions. Consequently, happiness is strongly linked to good health thus the popular

cliché, “laughter is the best medicine.”

In her book, Alexander writes about achieving permanent happiness. I’m not certain we can always achieve an everlasting buoyant frame of mind, but I do believe a solid understanding of techniques that help negate our blue moods is of value.

So when we are stuck in reverse, what are some things that pull us out of the doldrums?

My first go to is to focus on finding one positive in a negative situation. Stay with it until you can find one. Next, shift to something that needs your attention. Glimmers of happiness return we when get productive taking our minds off our troubles.

When time permits, get on the move. Kick those endorphins into gear by a solid workout.

Or, immerse yourself in nature. Head out the door with a notepad and jot down or photograph any sign of surrounding beauty.

Want an activity more energizing? Turn up the music and rock out with your favorite playlist.

This week invest some time into understanding how to create and cultivate a positive mindset. Get serious about the study of happiness. I guarantee it’s worth doing your homework on the subject.

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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