Coachella Valley Weekly - December 15 to December 21, 2016 Vol. 5 No. 39

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THE FIRST ANNUAL LIVEWELL FESTIVAL

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CONTENTS

LiveWell Festival...................................... 3 Breaking the 4th Wall - CV Rep............... 5 Jimi Fitz & Friends.................................... 6 Big Rock Pub............................................ 6 Slim Man................................................... 7 Backstage Jazz - Land Richards...............7 CV Open Mic Competition...................... 8 5th Town................................................... 8 Jim Holiday............................................... 9 Consider This - Green Day..................... 10 Art Scene - Simon Luckinbill................. 11 Pet Place................................................. 12

BY TRACY DIETLIN

TAKES PLACE ON JANUARY 7, 2017 AT PALM DESERT CIVIC CENTER PARK FROM 10:30AM - 5:00PM

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he festival is the brain child of Seth Cash, also owner of MyCityEveryday, and his partner Alexandra Miklosova.

Cash shared with me how the idea for this event came about: “The idea came from a need, a need to take care of our own health. We thought what better way than to create a gathering that propels us to get in contact with all the best providers in the desert and share them with everyone. Then one thing led to another and a few brain storms later and The LiveWell Festival was born.”

Cash also shared what will set this health festival apart from others in the valley: “There are several things that make this event different. This truly is not you ‘regular’ health and wellness festival— this is a health movement that will live on throughout the year. The Festival is completely free and open to the public and something truly special. We’ve curated an impressive list of health and wellness providers for display. This coupled with acoustic live music performances, healthy eating, interactive activities, kids play areas, massage treatments, and more, we have something for the entire family.”

There are five areas to venture through: Mind Body Spirit: Yoga, Pilates, Meditation, Sound Healing, Floatation Physique: Traditional Gyms, Crossfit, Spin, Personal Training Nourish: Health Food, Supplements, Restaurants, Food Sampling Check Up: Hospitals, Medical Screenings, Blood Drive, Dentists, Senior Health The Body Shop: Massage, Acupuncture, Chiropractors, Aromatherapy Miklosova goes on to share: “Another thing that makes The LiveWell Festival different is the LiveWell Band. We partnered with the American Cancer Society, Desert Arc, Find Food Bank, The Brightest Star and a few other charities to sell a wristband that acts as a sampling passport to all the exhibitors of the festival. Sold for $20 for Reg / $100 For VIP, it provides special perks, freebies and discounts for attendees

to the over 70 exhibitors at the LiveWell Festival. The perks last for the entire month of January. (Over $3,000 in perks). LiveWell Bands can be purchased at LiveWellFestival. org or through the American Cancer Society, Desert Arc, FIND Food Bank and The Brightest Star before or during the festival for only twenty dollars.”

Cash and Miklosova are also tying this festival in to their daily show on facebook Live, MyCity Everyday.

“We are a social media and creative marketing company. Our mission with our live shows is to engage with our wonderful community and bring the hottest events and experiences to our community. Making sure that our local business are exposed to everyone, and that our locals are never bored, and always staying in the know!””

Leading up to the event, we thought we would highlight our exhibitors and sponsors on our shows, to give a glimpse to the public what amazing things they are in for.

We feel, that by adding this social media element to the festival it will give additional exposure to our exhibitors, educate our local community in a fun, interactive way, and inspire other to get involved well before the festival! On the actual day of the festival, we will have a program on the MyCityEveryday Main Stage that resembles our daily shows- you will even see the infamous orange couch,” shared Miklosova with her infectious laughter.”

We love our team! Everyone is different—Genevieve Smith, Rob Grace, Priscilla Mendoza, Tiffany Welch Cordeiro, Jolie Leydekkers, Elizabeth Scarcella, Justin Finn, Alexandra and I are truly a big family.

Our team covers all the possible target markets in the Desert, are fun to watch, and work tirelessly every day to put ourselves out there to entertain, bring value and engage with every single person who tunes in to our daily shows!” said Cash.

“Cash, and I are so excited to reveal soon all the different show segments that we are working on to further diversify our offerings,” continued Miklosova.

I asked what made them decide to have

Seth Cash & Alexandra Miklsova the event at PD Civic Park.

“We think it’s the most beautiful park in the desert to hold a festival. It’s centrally located has amazing views and easy has access points. It’s really a perfect place to hold the Desert’s first annual health and wellness day in the park,” said Cash.

They also plan on continuing the health aspect on their show after the festival concludes.

“Absolutely! We’re creating a whole segment dedicated to helping people LiveWell and coincidentally the name is LiveWell. Since there are so many places in the desert that are in line with our mission, we are also curating a directory of Health and Wellness providers that is on display at LiveWellFestival.org,” shared Miklosova. continue to page 5

Alexandra Miklsova & Tiffany Welch Cordeiro

The Vino Voice ....................................... 13 Club Crawler Nightlife........................... 14 Screeners................................................ 18 Book Review........................................... 19 Safety Tips.............................................. 19 Haddon Libby........................................ 21 Dale Gribow........................................... 21 Sports Scene .......................................... 22 Ask Jenny............................................... 22 Free Will Astrology................................ 23 Mind, Body & Spirit ............................... 23 Beauty with Dr. Maria Lombardo......... 24 Life & Career Coach ............................... 24 Cannabis Corner ................................... 24

Genevieve Smith, Rob Grace & Elizabeth Scarcella.

Priscilla Mendoza & Justin Finn

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“I can already reveal that we are going to have a LiveWell show, a segment twice a week on the MyCityEveryday platform that will continue our quest to keep everybody on the right track with their health and wellness resolutions; so that the spirit of LiveWell can live on all throughout the whole year until next year’s festival.”

Cash continues: “In conjunction, we are also going to have the LiveWell Directory fully engaged on LiveWellFestival.org acting as your one-stop-shop directory for all the health and wellness services you could ever need….but again there are many collaborations in the works that we are very humbled and excited about. See you there, and don’t forget to #LiveWellFest with any of your questions.”

We would like to give a shout out to our sponsors: CV Weekly, Renova Solar, Whole Foods, Lululemon, Palm Springs Kia, Miramonte Resort & Spa and Second City Radio.

BREAKING THE 4TH WALL

“A NEW SEEING PLACE”

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hough New York is often thought to be the heart of the American Stage, Southern California and the desert in particular, certainly claims a part of the soul for this great art form.

It is widely known that theater originated in Greece around the sixth century BC, when the followers of Dionysus, the God of fertility and wine, in addition to some interesting cult ceremonies, would dance and sing in choral from the stories of Greek myth.

Theater became an art form throughout the centuries in most cultures and inevitably made it’s way into American society around 1750. At that point theatrical tradition had become polarized between the two liberal cities of Philadelphia and New York - both of which are known to have had established companies operating at that time.

John Steinbeck said that, theater is the only institution in the world that has been dying for four thousand years and has never succumbed. It requires tough and devoted people to keep it alive. And so it is no surprise that the Coachella Valley has some of the most dedicated and committed theatrical professionals in the country.

Coachella Valley Repertory, (CV Rep) Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Ron Celona had a vision and a goal to create high quality theater in the Coachella Valley. He stated that, “CV Reps mission with children and adults is that they walk in and through the medium of the performing arts they get to experience a topic that maybe they either didn’t know about or they knew about, but saw a different perspective on the subject.

And with a different perspective maybe their

world expands and that’s what the arts are about.”

In 2011, after two years of presenting productions on various stages, the CV Rep obtained their own intimate 86 –seat theater space at the Atrium in Rancho Mirage.

Since opening their doors, the company has presented more than 30 full-length productions. The theater presents a series of high quality plays that reflect a chosen theme for the Season. Their shows almost always present a welcome balance of gender, racial and cultural representations that seldom fail to inspire an audience.

In addition to their ongoing theatrical productions, CV Rep has created a Youth Outreach Program that presents plays that are of interest and benefit to a younger audience and teaches them to appreciate theater. To date, over 10,000 children have been bussed in (free of charge), to see the plays through the support of Newman’s Own Foundation and the Fremont Foundation.

In addition, CV Rep presents a series of Luminary Luncheons featuring celebrities from the stage and screen who participate

BY DEE JAE COX in Actor’s Studio style interviews. And if that isn’t enough, The CV Rep Conservatory offers classes for children and adults to train in the performing arts (acting, improvisation, and writing).

It’s little wonder that this small theater is bursting at the seams. And with great anticipation, the news of their expansion has just been released. CV Rep plans to purchase the property that now operates as the Desert Cinemas Large Format movie theater (The IMax Theater,) located at the corner of Highway 111 and Cathedral Canyon Drive in Cathedral City and redevelop it into a stateof-the-art live performance playhouse.

A sneak peek of the new venue and a hosted tour was given at the theater’s holiday party held on December 6th. The Bonta Restaurant in Cathedral City hosted the event, next to the proposed new site.

The CV Rep and the City Urban Revitalization Corporation (CURC), owner of the Desert Cinemas movie theater, have signed agreements giving the Coachella Valley Repertory an option for the property that will allow this 86 seat intimate theater to

become a 200 seat modern live performance Playhouse, adding a whole new level of cultural arts experiences here in the desert.

CV Rep is planning a post summer-kickoff for its Capitol Campaign. This fundraising effort will raise funds for the building purchase and the launch of this exciting next phase of professional performing arts in the Coachella Valley.

The Word Theatre comes from the Greeks.

It means Seeing Place. It is the place where people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. --- Stella Adler.

The Coachella Valley is about to have a beautiful new ‘Seeing Place.’

The Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre is located at 69930 Highway 111, Suite 116, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 For Information: call 760-296-2966, or visit www.cvrep.org Dee Jae Cox, is a playwright, director and producer. She is the Cofounder and Artistic Director of The Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Project. www.californiawoman411.com www.lawomenstheatreproject.org

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LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

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JIMI FITZ AND FRIENDS A CV CHRISTMAS

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aturday December 10 music lovers gathered at the McCallum Theatre for Jimi Fitz and Friends a CV Christmas, which was an amazing experience. Hearing all around town how talented each and every single performer was going to be sure had me excited for what I was about to witness. Before the show everyone gathered around the lobby.

The room was filled with great energy and excitement as everyone mingled while waiting to see some talented desert legends.

As we entered the theatre we were all greeted by the man of the night Jimi Fitz, host of FITZ IN THE MORNING on CV 104.3. Immediately he makes everyone feel comfortable. As big as the McCallum is Fitz made me feel like I was in an intimate live session in a tiny cafe. Once the music started and all these legends came out one after another I was extremely excited. The ease, talent, and presence each and every one of the performers had was unbelievable. A night not to be forgotten!

I spoke with an attendee of the event, Meagan Van Dyke, also a local musician and employee of the McCallum Theatre.

Meagan: “The evening was definitely one to remember. There was simply too much music throughout the night to single out each amazing local artist, but each set brought a level of soul-stirring performances that left me and the audience around me moved to the core. Fitz brought

an undeniable amount of talent to the stage. When you have artists like Steve Madaio, Will Donato and The King Brothers all on one stage, as an audience member, you could feel what these guys were laying down. True artists, true local talent and Fitz did not disappoint.”

All in all the night was a success and a very special evening. Special thank you to the amazing talent for putting on such a great show!

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BIG ROCK PUB ROCKING THEIR WAY INTO 2017

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he highly anticipated Big Rock Pub (BRP), located at Indian Springs Golf Club, is creating quite a buzz with their new concept in dining and entertainment and their incredible interior design. With rock and roll fundraisers for Desert Cancer Foundation, live music packing the dance floors weekly, a large outdoor patio with fire pit and outdoor pool tables overlooking the lush golf greens, this one of a kind, non-traditional “pub” is in full swing.

Tuesday, December 20, BRP is hosting a fundraiser for the Academy of Musical Performance (AMP), a music education program for kids created by a committee of volunteers involved with Coachella Valley Community Trust and seed funding from Goldenvoice. Five AMP bands will play from 6 – 8 p.m. This is a free event open to the public with a suggested donation of $20. For those donating, BRP will extend their happy hour specials that boast their most popular menu items at 50% off.

Wednesday, December 21, from 7 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Big Rock Pub will be hosting the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce’s, “All December Birthday

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Party.” This is a community wide birthday party for all December babies who tend to get overlooked due to the holidays. As they do every Wednesday night, the Smooth Brothers will be providing live music from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m., playing everything from BB King to Bruno Mars.

Friday and Saturday nights feature some of the valley’s favorite live bands from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Fri. December 16: The 212 Band Sat. December 17: The Road Runners Fri. December 23: Lisa and the Gents Monday night football is packing in the sports fans who enjoy the game on the pub’s 22 television screens. KCLB 93.7 broadcasts live, giving away a slew of free prizes every week. The weekly grand prize is a 32’’ television and a certificate for Spa Services at Miramonte Resort.

Big Rock Pub will be open on Christmas Eve from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will also be open Christmas Day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. A breakfast buffet will be available for golfers and non-golfers alike from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Reservations are always strongly recommended.

BRP will also feature special live music

FROM THE PUBLISHER: TRACY DIETLIN

What an amazing show last Friday night at the McCallum. Congrats to jimi “Fitz” Fitzgerald for bringing together so many desert legends in different genres. I loved every performance, but I had a couple standout moments that were close to my heart: Jimi performing “Rockin in the Free World” with Jeff Bowman, Mike Pygmie and Jimmy Palmer was deserving of the standing ovation they received. And I loved watching John Stanley King and Ronnie King perform together; it was the first time I had ever witnessed these two multi-talented brothers perform together. Kal David and Lauri Bono are always awesome; the consummate professionals that even after all these years still ooze that authenticity. And Steve Madaio and Will Donato were something special.

I loved the way that even though this was supposed to be jimi’s night in the spotlight he still made sure to give all the musicians on that stage their opportunity to shine. And they all did! And Jimi did too, with a subtle kick in the rock n roll pants. All of jimi’s performances were stellar! And I must give a shout out to Jimmy Palmer, who makes guitars for other people, but that night was a beast playing the guitar! jimi Fitz and Friends show at the McCallum was one for the books. I highly suggest he makes this an annual event. For those who didn’t attend- it was the show that got away.

BY LISA MORGAN for their New Year’s Eve party that will be hosted in two seatings. The first seating is at 6 p.m. and the second seating at 9:30 p.m.

Celebrations will sound off at 9 p.m. (EST) and 12 a.m. (PST).

ABOUT BIG ROCK PUB Big Rock Pub is located at Indian Springs Golf Club, a popular public golf course among local Coachella Valley residents and east valley tourists. Voted ‘Best Places to Play’ with a Four-Star rating by Golf Digest Magazine, a ‘Top 5 Public Course’ by Desert Golf Magazine, and noted as a ‘Best Course Under $100’ by The Desert Sun, the club now offers this unique venue combining classic rock and classic cuisine.

Big Rock Pub’s walls are lined with unique one-of-a-kind artwork of rock and roll legends, 60 autographed guitars, along with other unique pieces of memorabilia.

Music plays on a state-of-the-art sound system throughout the venue. Popular music videos, rock-umentaries, concerts and sporting events are showcased on over 20 television screens. Visit their website thebigrockpub.com for a look at their menu and all upcoming events.

SLIM MAN

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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ost people who know me well know about my affliction. It’s a mental health problem. What’s the problem?

I think about things for too long. It’s an ailment that I discovered and diagnosed on my own, and I gave it a name—Attention Surplus Syndrome. You know the acronym. When I start thinking about something, I follow the thread until my brain starts to unravel.

For instance—true story—as I was going to bed last night, I started thinking about Kenny Rogers. Sometimes when you’re drifting off to sleep, some strange thoughts come to mind. Why was I thinking about Kenny Rogers? Someone had mentioned earlier in the day that they saw a recent photo of him.

I had seen the same photo, and I remarked that Kenny Rogers had so much plastic surgery, that I didn’t know if it was Kenny Rogers or Mr. Rogers.

So, as I was drifting off to sleep, thinking about Kenny Rogers, my ASS kicked in to high gear. I started thinking about the song “Lucille.” I couldn’t get it out of my head. And then, I couldn’t get to sleep. So, I had to look up “Lucille.” I listened to it, again and again. Why? Because it’s a really good song. I started off as a songwriter, it’s all I ever really wanted to do. My first real job was as a songwriter for Motown. To this day I continue to study and learn and write songs. Seriously. And let me tell you, Slim People, “Lucille” is a damn good song. It’s the opening line that really blew me away.

“In a bar in Toledo, across from the depot, on a barstool she took off her ring.” So much information in just a few words. It’s not the pool bar at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Beach. It’s a bar in Toledo.

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And the bar is across from the depot. Most depots I’ve been to have been bus depots and train depots. Or Home Depot. Not real glamorous places.

“On a barstool she took off her ring.” I’m pretty sure she was probably taking off her wedding ring, not her Green Lantern magic ring with superpowers. The rest of the song tells the story about how she left her husband, and he tracks her down at the bar, and tells her, “You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille. Four hungry children and a crop in the fields.”

Sure, “Lucille” is a really good song. But how popular was it? Well, it sold a couple million copies. Which got me thinking, what is the most popular song of all time?

The most popular song of all time is “White Christmas.” It sold about 100 million copies. To put that in perspective, the total population of the United States at that time (1954) was 160 million.

Bing Crosby sang “White Christmas,” and it was written by Irving Berlin. So…the most popular song of all time is a Christmas song, written by a Jewish guy, in a town that has rarely seen a snowflake, let alone a white Christmas.

Which town is that? La Quinta, California.

Home of Slim Man! Apparently, Irving Berlin wrote “White Christmas” at the La Quinta Hotel.

Can I go to sleep now? My ASS needs a rest!

Who loves ya?

-Slim Man Slim Man will be signing his Slim Man Cooks cookbook in OldTown La Quinta on Thursday, December 15th, at La Rue Bistro at 5 PM. Check the slimman.com website for all details.

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LAND RICHARDS

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hat do Cab Calloway, Herb Jeffries, Trini Lopez, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Boney James, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Bobby Caldwell, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Natalie Cole, Michael Bolton, Stevie Nicks, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Michael Paulo, Peebo Bryson and James Ingram all have in common? They’ve all toured or worked with Land Richards as their drummer. Let me introduce you to the most amazing drummer I have ever heard and had the pleasure to work with, Land is a true enigma.

I met Land when Craig Chesnut had to sub out his spot in the Celebrity Jam due to a conflict. He told me that he was sending his mentor and teacher little did I know the resume that came with him. From his first drum stroke, so powerful it grabbed everyone’s attention, I knew we were in for something special. His very presence commands attention. He was dressed to the nines in a suit and vest. With his boyish good looks he stole the show many times.

He truly is the finest drummer I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing. In addition he’s an accomplished recording artist. He also composes and arranges music.

We had a great interview where we covered his beginnings in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. His dad a high school band teacher had his own band back in the 60’s playing instrumental music. His mother suggested he add a vocalist. The boy she recommended who worked with her at the hospital was Percy Sledge. He was added and when they decided to record a record for the area they wrote, “When a Man Loves a Woman,” which became a huge hit. It was later recorded

by Michael Bolton. In an ironic twist, Land played with him for nine years.

In essence, Land had his first gigs sitting in with his dad’s band at age 7. By age 10 he was doing 4 hour gigs and at 12 he was working 4 nights a week. He was primarily self-taught although he had the luxury of having his dad to teach him as well. He enjoyed talking about how lucky he was to have music for a job. The money was great, it was like he went to a party every time and then there are the girls. He had a great time. (Sorry ladies, he’s happily married).

He went from Alabama to Texas to New York and back to Texas again before deciding to come to California primarily for the weather. He didn’t know a soul. So how did he get to where he is? He credits jams.

He got his contacts there. He started getting booked. His business sense, promptness and personality made him into a hot commodity along with his incredible talent.

His career spans the globe. He spends about 6 months a year in Japan touring with the top artists there. His first gig there for mega star Namie Amuro was with

Andrew Ford, Michael Thompson and Randy Waldman on keys, Michael Paulo and Sheila E on percussion. It turned from a 3 week gig to one that lasted for 6 months. Most recently he tours with ‘Exile’. These are huge production shows in stadiums that hold 80,000 people and take 3 days to set up. They sell out every time.

He’s been performing on cruises for a long time too. When Land first came to California he worked for Carnivale Cruise lines playing in the lounge in order to save up money so he could attend jams and gain exposure and contacts. He still loves jams (as do I) and we spoke about what he considered to be the best jams. He mentioned the Baked Potato, Josephina’s, The Flying Jib, The Mint, Mr. Jays and Fat Tuesdays all held what he calls spontaneous jams. He spoke of times when George Benson would walk in and join. He said the hardest part was being allowed to sit in. In another funny ‘btw’ he said most of the covers he plays at jams are songs he’s played with the original artists at one time or another.

When we talked about goals he said he’s doing everything he’s wants to do. He revealed that he is actually a secular minister for the Lord and takes the opportunity through his music to reach out and tell people all over the world what its’ really about. He says he’s a secular minister and he wears a tiny silver cross as an earring.

He and his sax friend Ron Brown who speaks fluent Japanese have brought many people in to listen to their music and told them about his bigger picture.

Land is a humble and delightful soul who obviously loves his music and mission with a passion. It shows in everything he does. It’s an honor to work with him. For more information or to contact him visit his Facebook page. To see him in action visit his YouTtube channel, Land Richards.

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LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

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CV OPEN MIC COMPETITION AT THE BLOCK: WEEK 10

LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

BY ESTHER SANCHEZ

5TH TOWN: COACHELLA VALLEY’S SUPERGROUP

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very week the CV Open Mic Competition at The Block Sports Bar & Grill in Cathedral City thrills performers and cheering fans alike. Live videos fill social media and photos flash, capturing the still frames of the soon to be famous. Audience giveaways from sponsor, Brutal Bee Music Group, get the crowd roaring for a chance at a quality, custom t-shirt. Week #10 ran this course as each performer gave it their all for this week’s local celebrity judge, Brett McLaughlin, bassist and acoustic guitarist for popular band Caxton. Brett had the tough job of scoring each hard working performer as they graced the stage. Once the votes were tallied, it was Kate London who was awarded 1st place.

The singer decided to take home two tickets to the Mary Pickford Theatre and will now move on to the Semi Finals January 4th. If she wins there, Kate 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, a Boss RC-1 Loop Station Pedal from Guitar Center Palm Desert, and an artist merchandise package from Brutal Bee Music Group including logo design and 25 t-shirts, stickers and more! 2nd place was awarded to rapper Zech B who chose to take home a $25 gift certificate to Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill. 3rd place went to Desert Pirates who also chose to take home a $25 gift certificate to Stuft Pizza

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Bar & Grill.

THANK YOU to ALL our performers at the CV Open Mic Competition for putting on a great show AND making the environment so supportive for all of the artists involved: Daniel Scopelitis aka Aviators, Jim Holiday, Zech Braccamontes, L Boogie Da Mann, Zack No Slack, Desert Pirates, Jeremy Goodlander of 5 Acre Dream. 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, Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill, CV Weekly, Canyon Copy & Print, Brutal Bee Music Group, and The Block Sports Bar & Grill.

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

irthed from members of multiple bands...some still in existence, others no longer with us, come a group that has become a favorite of music fans across the desert empire over the past year and a half. Let’s be honest, people...The fact that 5th Town is fronted by more than one pretty face doesn’t hurt them in the slightest. But, the reality is obvious to anyone lucky enough to have checked out their shows. What 5th Town brings to the table is a combination of beautifully written lyrics, with well- orchestrated melodies, executed by top-notch musicians. All great qualities for any band that are skillfully and soulfully topped off by gorgeous harmonies sung out in a manner that is truly impressive.

In all reality, if you truly want to understand 5th Town, you must comprehend the fact that first and foremost we are talking about a group of friends. People who like each other regardless of flaws and idiosyncrasies, people who know about the drama in each other’s lives and generally enjoy each other’s company. They are all very different in so many ways, but it’s those differences that bring in the wonderful and eclectic ingredients that make up a truly fantastic project.

A unique component of 5th Town would definitely be the band’s team of sultry and sassy co-frontwomen, Linda Lemke-Heinz and Chelsea Sugarbritches. Lemke-Heinz, an Austin, Texas transplant is a classically trained, multiinstrumentalist with a background in opera.

Also a member of Blasting Echo and Kellie Derrickson’s band, Linda is a music instructor by day that brings a touch of class to any situation and does so with more grace than most of us could ever muster up on our best day. I was excited to see at their last gig (The 9th Annual Concert for Autism) that they finally started utilizing Linda’s skills as flutists in a new single that was appropriately named, “Magic.”

Her natural talents, which have been sculpted by her formal training in music, are genuine and enviable. As true as that statement is, Lemke-Heinz has not always seen her musical education as a plus when it comes to being in a rock band.

Lemke-Heinz: “In the beginning I was so insecure. I was like, ‘I don’t know how to sing that way.’ In opera it is all about perfection and that is how I was trained. There is not only zero room or allowance for error...there is no allowance for improvisation or the ability to be

able to let go and sing a song the way it moves you. That is something Chelsea has that I envy and have learned more about from her.”

“Learning from one another, and challenging each other as musicians,” is a concept that was in one way or another repeated by every member of 5th Town during the time we spent together conducting this interview. Each person in this group of friends had so much to say about the talents of their bandmates that I couldn’t possibly fit it all on this format.

The group’s rhythm guitarist and frontman for Blasting Echo, Josh Heinz, also happens to be married to Linda. Over the past decade, the Memphis native has become a well-established character on the local music scene along with partner in music and life, Linda. Together, the Heinz’ have not only made great music together, but have raised funds and awareness for Lumpy’s Foundation for Autism through 9 years of benefits that keep getting bigger and better with each passing year. As truly talented as Josh Heinz has proven himself to be, he is as humble as a rocker can get and spent the bulk of our time speaking about his bandmates and what they bring to the table. Particularly when bringing up lead-guitarist, Martin Barrera (also of Aphrodisiac Jacket, Kellie Derrickson’s and Michael Keeth’s bands.) He spoke with genuine heart about how Barrera’s skills as a guitarist have continuously challenged him to become better at his craft.

Similar thoughts were expressed by 5th Town’s stellar rhythm section, bassist Jeff Mazer (also of Long Duk Dong and Weezer Lite) and drummer Troy Whiteford (also of The Sweat Act and Throw the Goat). They both spoke about how truly impressed they are by what every band member brings to what becomes an eventual outcome, that never would exist in such a unique form without everyone’s individual flavor bringing forth a truly tasty musical treat for us all to enjoy.

Chelsea Sugarbritches: “I think when it all comes down to it is that we, as a group have learned to understand each other and work with one another in a way that flows...that makes sense. Chemistry.”

Check out 5th Town along with Long Duk Dong and Wild Sons this coming Friday, Dec. 16th at The Tack Room Tavern in Indio. facebook.com/5thtown instagram.com/5thtownband twitter.com/5thtownband

LOCAL MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

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BY MORGAN JAMES

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rilliant, over the top, thematic lyrics with a touch of humor and a lot of sass hum through the microphone backed by the pedal tone of a slide guitar.

This is no doubt a song by the infamous Jim Holiday. I had the great fortune of first meeting Jim when he signed in to play a song at the CV Open Mic Competition two and a half years ago. Holiday freely shares the personal nature and purpose of his music each and every week with the audience stating; “Music is really the last of our freedom of speech,” then going on to explain in deeper conversation one-on-one that “Music is an area that you can make political, social, and spiritual change. When you get enough people coming into that collective understanding that we, together, now have this idea and it can either be incredibly wonderful or incredibly bad.”

I have personally seen the powerful effects that Jim’s performances have on audience members from time to time as his lyrics can knock a person right between the eyes. Finding out that Jim got his start in music just a few years ago at 63, I was inspired to hear what brought on this motivation and where he expects to go with it all.

MJ: What brought you to the decision to begin writing music?

JH: “I was in the movie business for years and then I wrote scripts. Well with the length of time to write a script and then trying to get someone to actually read your script, by the end of it you are doing all this effort for nothing. So I thought that I could write lyrics, based on an idea I had for a rock opera, which is based on this spectrum of life where basically two rock n roll bands determine the fate of the human race. It starts with a guy who is blazing through Shiprock, New Mexico, chewing on peyote and he picks up these two guys, one the devil and one the Holy Spirit. These two talk about holding a show where the audience will determine their fate based on the outcome of the two bands playing.

So you have God and the devil, a yin and yang kind of thing, and they are playing cards at the table. The devil is stacking the deck and gives God really little to deal with. So then at that point you peel off and go into different directions the audience become participants in some respect. My dad had this Native American artifact with all these clock like workings and I thought wow, this is what I wanted ‘The A-Rock-ALips’ to be. The stories go around in a clock type fashion, in the round, in the audience.

I thought okay, let’s write these songs that depict these stories and we can have these conversations about these topics. The main thing is that it is thematically driven so you don’t really have to stick to the same songs.

We make it like a movie with a beginning,

middle and end but outside of that it can change based on the feeling.”

MJ: What are your plans for this theatrical piece and your songs?

JH: “Well I give credit to my friend Riz Orchestra who kicked me in the butt by saying you never are gonna really do this rock opera thing, you won’t get the balls to go out there and sing out the words. And that really motivated me to go out there and do it. Stars made, they don’t just show up. Once you create that myth it becomes a life form of its own. I figured that it was the only way to get the lyrics out there. I had to do it myself. So I wanted to take this show on the road and we would be coming to different towns with a skeleton music crew.

So I began to gather all this equipment- I am a good gatherer- so I own the show, I own the sound system, take it to places and the dream is really good, but the reality check comes when you try and make it happen.

I mean you really need backing for it. I began to think about ways to do it without backing- at least get the idea on the road.

I thought I could video it and stream it out there and see what kind of hits you get on it. And create a kind of twilight zone effect.

That way you have complete control of your environment. You could do a green screen in the background and add in whatever you want later. You know, Hollywood, the magic of it. So I’d go find a word that will segue or rhyme out the sentence and the faster you make these things rhyme the faster things start to go. Most of my songs are really kind of stories and for me they are easy to tell.

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come and they tell me that the changes don’t work out that way and I thought you know 3 minute songs didn’t work that way in the 60’s but nowadays we’ve got 10 minutes songs. My thinking is that ‘If you can say it, you can sing it, and if you can sing it you can play it.’ That’s my thinking on all this. The other main thing is to have fun with your writing, you know, make yourself laugh or make yourself cry, don’t try to force it too much, and overwrite the hell out of it!”

MJ: Share with readers an example of your songs’ themes?

JH: “Well for example “Made it Big Rig” came from this guy calling me about a 45 foot bus. This guy in my song is going on about how rich and famous he is going to be, quadruple platinum albums, going to music award ceremonies every other week.

I poke fun on the absurdities of the music industry where I say I will collect an armload of awards based on those people you see who have like 8 Grammys. I talk about the commercial aspect, where talks about selling his autographs on eBay. After the show he goes on about the paparazzi and how everyone wants to know about him but before he can finish his answer they are moving on. So I try to create characters that are multidimensional even if my guitar chords are not. Finally he’s had it and hey there’s always some new guy with an A list Hollywood doll on the side and from that he goes on to talk about his bus, and makes himself a real hoke and poke and interesting character.”

“I currently have about 5 songs I’m

working on. One of them is really cool, it is a road trip basically, a moonshine deal. My brother John just came out of Kentucky and bought this 4 door Cadillac with no plates.

I’m sitting there listening to him, and he talks about the Texas I30, going out of Little Rock into Dallas and then you get into the GB Narrows, the George Bush Narrows, and the freeway is a knotted mess in there. They have these billboards that say President George Bush and there is construction and destruction going on kind of like the Bush’s political dynasty is crumbled to the ground.

The song goes ‘I got this 4 door Caddy and its set up right, gonna make a runner shine tonight’ and part of it is like ‘I wonder what Ville I should take my Deville and start off load off tonight and it rattles off Ashville, Nashville, Clarksville,’ all these Villes you know... ‘Made a few Lefts and Made a few Rights. I’ve got another delivery here tonight.’ Being from the film business and having written scripts, what I try to do lyrically is to add as much information with word usage to tell the story in a way that lets people imagine it. And then I clip it to rhyme.”

“Love songs are something I’ve had a hard time doing. I’ve been dabbling towards it. Some songs I do I call trolling songs like “Looking for a Lady,” another one is called “What Can a Guy Like Me Say to a Gal Like You to Win Your Heart.” In the song the guy puts these different scenarios together and says “Will it take a million dollars or two for you to stop and say how do you do.” I’ve been wanting to do that but I’m not going to do love songs in the bar due to the demographics. With “Looking for a Lady,” I had someone else do it and thought to myself, wow this really works. So even if I can’t make it work, he was able to and that’s how I knew the writing is good.”

MJ: What are your views on the music industry?

JH: “Here we’ve got the Coachella Valley, which now is basically the biggest music venue in the bloody world- why are we struggling? Why can’t local be part of that deal? Somehow or another, collectively in this place, with the amount of entertainment people this should be a breeding ground for talent like Nashville.

There is an immense talent pool out there to take from, but the industry shoves what they want to shove down your throat and drives this direction and it’s all kind of contained. There is a bunch of people who say they are doing very well, but it always seems to end suddenly- entourages are expensive I guess! If you talk about things too much people think you are crazy. If you write it down, people go wow this guy is really a genius. If you sing about it people may call you a prophet, but it’s mostly nonprofit.”

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CONSIDER THIS

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BY ELENI P. AUSTIN

“RADIO REVOLUTION” (REPRISE RECORDS)

hen Green Day burst on the scene in 1994, their breakthrough song was “Longview,” a cheerful ode to masturbation, off their third album Dookie, (the title a quaint colloquialism for shit). Nobody could have predicted that these snotty, spazzy kids would not only usher in a second wave of Punk Rock, but that their music would mature and endure, creating a surprisingly thoughtful body of work.

In 1986, childhood pals Billy Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt (ne’ Michael Ryan Pritchard), formed their first band, Sweet Children, in their small, Northern California hometown, Rodeo.

Their live debut occurred a year later at Rod’s Hickory Pit in nearby Vallejo. Billy Joe sang and played guitar and Mike tackled bass. In 1988 they added drummer John Kiffmeyer.

The trio was inspired by the success of East Bay Punk/Ska outfit Operation Ivy. Musically, they took their cues from ‘70s Punk progenitors the Ramones, the Clash, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols and Stiff Little Fingers. They began gigging regularly at 924 Gilman St., the allages performance space located in Berkeley.

Lookout! Records founder Larry Livermore caught a set and signed them to his label.

Before they recorded their debut EP, 1,000 Hours, Sweet Children officially changed their name to Green Day (a sideways homage to their habitual herbal intake). Their first longplayer, 39/Smooth arrived in 1989. When John Kiffmeyer left to attend Humboldt University, drummer Tre’ Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright III), stepped behind the kit, becoming a fulltime member just in time to record Green Day’s sophomore effort, Kerplunk, in 1991.

Relentless touring on both coasts and everywhere in-between resulted in increased visibility. Once sales approached the 50,000 mark major labels came a-courtin’. The threepiece signed with Reprise Records, part of the massive Warner Brothers label group. They headed back in the studio with producer Rob Cavallo.

Recorded in just three weeks, Dookie arrived in February, 1994. Videos for “Longview,” “Basket Case” and “When I Come Around” quickly went into heavy rotation on MTV. Mainstream radio took notice and by the end of the summer, the band was added to the line-ups of Lollapalooza and Woodstock ’94.

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For the remainder of the 20th century the trio could do no wrong, Insomniac was released in late 1995 followed by Nimrod in 1997. The latter included a contemplative, string-laden ballad, “Good Riddance (The Time Of Your Life),” that became a crossover hit, playing on M.O.R. radio and scoring touchstone moments on television series like “ER” and “Seinfeld.”

Unfortunately, the trio exhibited a bit of creative burnout with the 2000 release of their sixth effort, Warning.

Two compilation albums, International Superhits! and Shenanigans arrived in 2002.

The following year the band was hard at work recording their seventh album, tentatively titled Cigarettes And Valentines. Twenty tracks had been completed when the master recordings were stolen from the studio. Instead of trying to recreate them, Green Day started over from scratch. The result became their masterwork.

American Idiot, was released at the tail end of the 2004 Presidential election. Surprisingly political, the concept album and Punk Rock Opera follows the saga of Jesus Of Suburbia.

Torn between love and rage, the songs touch on the fallout from the Iraq war, culture wars, and the divisive legacy of George W. Bush’s presidency.

Expanding on the template the Who created on song-suites like “A Quick One” and seminal works like “Tommy” and “Quadrophenia,” Green Day hit the jackpot, both creatively and commercially, receiving rapturous reviews, debuting at #1 on the charts. It was nominated for five Grammys, winning one for Best Rock Album.

In 2009, the band doubled down on the formula with another concept/Rock Opera, 21st Century Breakdown. This one hewed more closely to Bruce Springsteen’s songs of hope and redemption, following a couple named Christian and Gloria as they deal with economic depression, fundamentalist religion and the aftermath of George W.’s presidency.

The album shot to #1 in America as well as the rest of the world.

Three years later it felt as though Billie Joe Armstrong’s workaholic habits and wildly ambitious vision had completely over-taken the band. Recording a surfeit of music, Green Day planned to release a trilogy of albums, whimsically entitled Uno!, Dos and Tre, the records were released over a three month period. The band was performing at the IHeart Radio Festival in Las Vegas when Armstrong had a bit of a meltdown on stage. Soon after, he checked into rehab.

Armstrong later admitted he had been trying to quit drinking since the Nimrod album was released. Prior to the festival “I was at my pill-taking height at that time, medicating the shit out of myself.” In 2013 the band finished the tour commitments they had postponed and took an extended break. (Of course Armstrong spent part of his off-time recording a side-project with Norah Jones. A collection of Everly Brothers covers entitled “Foreverly.”)

Now the trio has returned with their 12th album, Revolution Radio, and it feels like a welcome return to basics. The first three tracks blast out of the speakers guns blazing. Each offers a study in contradiction.

“Somewhere Now” opens tentatively as sun-dappled acoustic guitar lattices over Armstrong’s earnest confession; “I’m running late to somewhere now that I don’t want to be, where the future and promises ain’t what they used to be/I never wanted to compromise or bargain with my soul, how did a life on the wild side…ever get so dull?”

Suddenly the tempo gathers speed kicking into a thundering explosion of Punk Rock fury, and the rest of the track pivots between quiet, contemplative verses and walloping choruses; juxtaposing honeyed Beach Boystyle harmonies, rat-a-tat guitar riffs, see-saw bass runs and a triple-time barrage of drums.

“Bang Bang” is a pummeling percussive assault blending locomotive rhythms and blitzkrieg guitar. Slipping into the skin of a gun-toting psychopath, the lyrics offer a casual manifesto of misanthropy and narcissism.

“I want to be a celebrity martyr, the leading man in my own private drama/Hurrah, hurrah the hero of the hour, daddy’s little psycho, mommy’s little soldier.” Suddenly the frenzy powers down, locking into a Johnny-ComesMarching-Home cadence before a final drum fusillade crests over the melody.

Guitars careen out the speakers with the intensity of air-raid sirens on the title track. Switchback bass lines collide with a jackhammering beat, and the lyrics take aim at media, social and otherwise that prioritizes celebrity infotainment over actual news stories. “Give me cherry bombs and gasoline, debutantes in surgery, and the headline ‘legalize the truth.’”

Both “Outlaws” and “Youngblood” traffic in nostalgia. The former opens with bludgeoning guitar and marauding bass lines before downshifting into a wistful recollection of Green Day’s hardscrabble beginnings; “We were outlaws of redemption, baby hooligans, we destroyed suburbia.” The track plays out like a Punk Rock “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the arrangement veers from quiescent to stentorian from one verse to the next. Building to a stunning crescendo, the final denouement is a lone piano-vocals coda.

The latter is a balls-out Valentine to Armstrong’s wife, Adrienne. The pair has been married 22 years and have two nearly grown sons. (Now that’s an oxymoron: Punk Rock empty-nesters!) Over an infectious handclap rhythm and search & destroy bass runs, guitars roar and retreat. The lyrics chart the course of love at first sight; “I’m a rough boy around the edges, getting’ drunk and falling into hedges/She’s my weakness, fuckin’ genius, swear to God and I’m not even superstitious.”

Her resilience is sketched out in just a couple of lines: “Are you broken like I’m broken, are you restless? She said ‘Fuck you, I’m from Oakland!’”

The best tracks here offer a seamless fusion of social commentary and Punk rebellion. First up is the stompy, Glam-tastic crunch of “Say Goodbye.” Buzzy guitar riffs ride roughshod over a militaristic meter and sing-songy vocals.

Inspired by the events that transpired in Ferguson, Missouri and the Black Lives Matter movement that sprang up around it, the lyrics never explicitly take sides, they just lament the current culture of violence.

Anchored by a triple-time tattoo, rippling guitar licks and sinewy bass, the effervescent melody and instrumentation on “Still Breathing” belies this urgent tale of survival on the mean streets. Lyrics like “I’m like a son that was raised without a father, I’m like a mother barely keeping it together,” touch on Armstrong’s own latch-key kid childhood.

Downstroke guitar riffs give way to bulldozer rhythms on “Troubled Times.”

Pointed questions like “Where’s the truth in the written word, if no one reads it?” seems to foreshadow our current disdain for traditional journalism.

Forsaking accurate news sources, we embrace a puerile Twitter-scape where 120 characters manage to push radical agendas in lieu of impartial reportage.

Other interesting songs include the scorching “Bouncing Off The Walls” and the rubbery “Too Dumb To Die.” While Armstrong has tempered his ambition for most of Revolution Radio, he truly lets his freak-flag fly on “Forever Now,” the album’s three-part magnum opus.

Opening with distorto power chords and a manic pogo rhythm, Part 1 paints a picture of emotional paralysis. Part 2 adds layers of guitars that ring like a clarion call, nearly blunting dour sentiments like “if this is what you call the good life, I want a better way to die.” Part 3 circles back around incorporating the themes of alienation explored in the opening track, “Somewhere Now.” It even recycles that same winsome melody. Over a squalling guitar solo the last line offers a simple declaration of independence; “I ain’t gonna stand in line no more.”

The album closes with the tender benediction of “Ordinary World.” Sweet and spare, it’s simply jangly acoustic guitar and Armstrong’s affecting croon. It almost succeeds in washes away the sturm und drang of the preceding 11 tracks.

The three-piece produced the album themselves in Armstrong’s Otis studios. While the lyrics, melodies and instrumentation is completely on point, Tre’ Cool deserves special recognition for attacking his kit with feral ferocity.

Somehow nearly 30 years in, Green Day has managed to become the elder statesmen of Punk. They’ve distilled the brash simplicity of the Ramones, the wiry tension of the Buzzcocks and the social conscience of the Clash into a style that’s completely their own. Revolution Radio is a testament to their tenacity.

ART SCENE

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BY ANGELA ROMEO

SIMON LUCKINBILL REDUX

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imon Luckinbill has started to make his mark on the art scene. His career is nascent but it is evident that he has what it takes to compete in the art world.

Simon was born in Los Angeles and raised in New York. He grew up surrounded by artistic talent. His parents are both wellknown actors. But Simon used his talents in a different direction.

“After studying music, drums, percussion, poetry and nutrition, I found I had a passion for using color, texture and a hint of fantasy to express myself,” said Simon, “I started looking at painting as way of self- expression. I find art to be cathartic.

I tell stories with my work. After all, art is about emotion. And my art is about me.”

Gallery 500, located at The Five Hundred in Palm Springs will be featuring works by Simon. The show, Flea On A Hot Rock, runs through the end of December. Gallery 500 joins the growing Coachella art scene by providing another venue for emerging and well-known artists to exhibit their work.

Gallery 500 will exhibit works on canvas, photography, sculptures, ceramics, and hand crafted woodwork.

“Flea on A Hot Rock is my second show in the Coachella Valley. This show is very different from the first because during the past few years I have grown and I have had other experiences that influence my work. I draw inspiration from many sources: music, nature, vision quests, and, as a Christian, of course, God. These are my source materials,” continued Simon. “My work has, primarily, been acrylic on canvas. Although there is no substitute for original art, I enjoy mixing mediums. All of the work at this show is original.”

Simon’s work is bold in color but it is the closer inspection that reveals the depth of the work. Drawn in by the color, the subject slowly starts to reveal itself. The Hive Mind is such a work. The richness of color mimics a Zen-like quality. Suggesting a bamboo field, the viewers slowly find themselves participating in the surreal. Simon draws the viewer into a dream like landscape and

leaves the viewers there to find their own way in or out.

“I hope you see something in my work that makes you think and feel. Remember art is only about emotion,” stated Simon.

For more about Simon visit facebook. com/SyArtGallery. For more info about Gallery 500 visit the500ps.com.

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December 15 to December 21, 2016

PET PLACE

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BY JANET McAFEE

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH JOHNNY!

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here is no place like a “home for the holidays,” and a little dog named Johnny knows that better than most. Johnny was a stray homeless dog who ended up at the now closed Indio animal shelter. He faced an uncertain future at this crowded high kill shelter. Christmas angel, Lori Weiner, owner of the Pet Hotel at Barkingham Palace, changed Johnny’s luck when she rescued him along with a little black terrier named Shawna four years ago.

Eventually Shawna was adopted. Johnny remained behind, hoping that one day someone would take him too. Unlike many homeless dogs who are kept in kennels, Johnny was a royal resident at the Pet Hotel, well fed, loved, and he romped in the indoor dog park with the four-legged hotel guests.

He lived in a beautiful suite with loving staff, but his heart longed for something more.

Last year, Johnny attended a Super Pet adoption event. He looked longingly at prospective adopters, hoping to catch their eye. As usual, pet seekers favored the “white fluffies,” the Bichons, the Shih Tzus, and the Poodle blends. Johnny, a terrier mix, had a hard time getting noticed among the throngs of specialty breeds and cute

puppies.

But sometimes those who wait the longest get the best home. A couple operating a vendor booth at the event noticed Johnny’s sparkling personality.

Johnny left for his forever home that day. While he was happy and content at Barkingham, Johnny transformed into a radiant, joyful dog once he had a family to call his own.

Jennifer Nelson, Johnny’s human mom reports, “We’ve never encountered such a grateful little being. Johnny is so loving and happy! He’s like a circus dog, throwing the rope in the air, practically jumping over my son’s head to catch it, and then proudly trotting away. When I took my son and our 10-year-old dog Brando to the dog park, Johnny was practically jumping out of his skin with excitement. He was truly in his element, and was appointed the role of “leader” by another large dog, Draco.

Johnny sleeps in bed with my son every night, while occasionally jumping down to pop up on our bed to visit and give soft kisses. We are so grateful for him.”

Nine-year old Nic describes his new best buddy, “He’s an awesome dog, he’s so

happy. Johnny is like a little jumping bean, and he follows me everywhere. I’m going buy him some squeaky toys and balls for Christmas!” This year Johnny celebrates his second Christmas in his own home with Nic, six-year-old Hanna, and his dog brother, Brando.

Shelters and rescue groups sometimes

MEET BOY This 2-yr-old Shepherd mix hopes for a home for the holidays! Boy’s hobbies are car trips with you, cuddling with you and the kids, and playing with other pups. Rescued by kittyswildliferescue.com.

Contact (760) 485-9657

MEET GROUCHO This 3-mo old kitten will curl up on your lap and purr. Rescued by Loving All Animals. Call (760) 834-7000 to adopt this “purrfect” fellow for the holidays.

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worry that pets adopted during the holidays would be returned, victims of impulse buying or unwelcome gifts. Experience shows that carefully made adoptions during the holiday season save more lives, and people need to be encouraged to visit shelters rather than expensive puppy stores. Exercise caution when thinking about gifting a pet to another adult. That dog you select for your motherin-law might not be the best match. Instead take someone to a shelter or rescue and pay the adoption fee for the pet THEY select.

Dreams to do come true for those animas like Johnny, who believe and wait with patience and optimism. There is a home for every dog, and no home is complete without a loving rescue dog or cat. If you are still “dogless” head out to the Coachella Valley Animal Campus, our county shelter in Thousand Palms, and meet some fabulous dogs and cats. Call them at (760) 343-3644 and view their adoptable animals at www. rcdas.com. Take a second look at those mixed breed pups like Johnny, who have hearts of gold, fabulous personalities, and who will reward you every day with loving loyalty.

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THE VINO VOICE

December 15 to December 21, 2016

BY RICK RIOZZA

I’M DREAMING OF A WINE –“CORAVIN”– CHRISTMAS

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old On! Stop the Presses!! Just when you thought you would have to endure the holiday season with the same wine gifts of corkscrews, wine stoppers, and wine bibs (??), along comes the most innovative vino tool one can imagine! Yes— at the tip of your fingers, you’ll be able to savor and absolutely enjoy any wine in your collection without having to pull the cork!

No—I won’t be giving away some magician’s precious secrets, that’s not me; rather, let me inform the winter wine wonderland of the most amazing wine preserver around. Sure, we’ve played with gadgets that suck air out of the bottle after uncorking and pouring our precious juice, but this handy and light device is eons ahead in technology which allows the cork to remain in place and absolutely intact.

It’s truly the gift that will keep on giving!

I’ll go on with some explanation and discussion, but first let us dream of the new age solution to satisfy our vino cravings.

Wondering if that 2000 Chateau Margaux is at its prime for relishing? Or, can we peek-in on how our1997 Mascerello Monprivato Barolo Reserva is ageing; for that matter, how’s that ‘77 Dow doing? Or that 2001 Yquem we’ve been yearning? At an instant, we can taste and know the truth—in vino veritas!

Coravin is the name of the apparatus or “System”—if you will, that, as you’ve no doubt gleaned here, allows the quaffer to enjoy any amount of their wine at any time they wish, and, to preserve the remaining amount in the bottle unadulterated and in its pristine condition.

Perhaps difficult to wrap one’s mind around, the device, through a “surgical-type” needle (my words) replaces the flowing & escaping wine with the purest argon gas available; a noble and inert gas that does not react with wine, and has no effect on the taste profile. The System’s technological advances obviously work with the universal elasticity of the cork. And, it includes a proprietary cap that creates a perfect seal in the System, so that even months after initial use, no gas will escape.

Coravin, through their research and development for the past 15 years or so,

believes that the best wine preservation system is the bottle and the cork. Since the System keeps the cork in place, wine continues to evolve the same way that it would in an unaccessed bottle. Some of the chemical changes that occur in wine, such as the breakdown of acids, do not require oxygen at all. Others do relate to oxygen that is naturally transmitted across the cork over time. Accessing a bottle with the Coravin System does not impact these chemical changes.

The company has conducted a myriad of blind taste tests of bottles previously accessed with the Coravin System against control bottles from the same case of wine with master sommeliers, masters of wine, and winemakers themselves. Notably, these professionals have not been able to distinguish between previously accessed bottles and untouched controls. Even leading restaurants around the world, such as Morton’s and Capital Grille, now trust their wine-by-the-glass program to the Coravin System.

Recently, the lovely and very knowledgeable Coravin representative, Valerie Seaman, visited our professional wine team (again, whom I’m honored to have joined-up with) at Total Wine & More, Palm Desert. Here we learned all about the System, how to operate the device, and to indeed utilize it in our various wine programs. We have the newest Coravin System on show, and, there is an immediate $50 discount available for all you inquisitive and demanding Christmas shoppers. Come on by, check it out, and enjoy the sights and our vast selection.

And for all of you, whose mind is overwhelmed, please go to www.coravin.com for lively videos and for all the info possible on this product.

Let’s go back to consider some wonderful wine maneuvering ideas with this marvelous machine: like wishing simply to enjoy a glass of wine without opening the entire bottle— morning, noon, or night; at wine tastings or gatherings, where there are several bottles on hand, but no need to open them all; sharing a taste of vintage wine with those who can truly appreciate it & sharing a taste of vintage wine with those you wish to educate and/or

impress. And of course, it’s your wine world and you can dip into any bottle you own at your whim & freedom and look forward to appreciating it again. In vino, ibi libertas!

Okay—just for you readers, and those still hesitant to believe the good news, I’m going to “coravin” (you heard it first here folks—I’m making it a verb) my 1990 Solaia, this week, for an inquiring taste or two. For some stupid personal reasoning that I’ve forgotten, I’ve yet to open that baby; it’s more than ready and needs to be drunk!

So I’ve promise to take my wife—and the Solaia—to an exquisite local Italian restaurant

for that past-due romantic birthday dinner.

Unfortunately, to my wife’s consternation, it will have to be next month, because I’m doing this “Coravin Challenge” for you all to see if a well-aged world class wine is affected by the precious puncture. Do I look worried?

So stay tuned for the more-than-promising prospective results, and, by the way, a heartfelt Christmas Cheer to you all!

Rick is your local wine steward and sommabout-town conducting & entertaining at wine events, tastings, and restaurant venues.

Contact him at winespectrum@aol.com

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BY ROBIN E. SIMMONS

No. 243

BREAKING THE RULES NOW PLAYING: RULES DON”T APPLY

It’s no secret that Warren Beatty has nurtured a long-held passion (or is it a compulsion?) to star and direct in a feature film biography of the notoriously eccentric billionaire industrialist, pilot, filmmaker, control freak and ladies man Howard Hughes. It’s easy to assume Beatty’s attraction to Hughes was a recognition that Hughes was not unlike Beatty in some dominant traits. At Mary Pickford’s special screening of RULES DON’T APPLY, I asked actress Lilly Collins if she though this was so after being directed by Beatty and playing one Hughes’ many contract “actresses” in Beatty’s new film. She though there were similarities in how Beatty saw Hughes and himself.

I was thoroughly entertained by the film, but recognize it is not a great movie nor is it a particularly revealing drama about Hughes, especially in the light of Martin Scorsese’s superior AVIATOR. Beatty’s movie is essentially a love story about two rather naïve young people, Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins) is a devout Baptist virgin and aspiring actress who comes to Hollywood 1958 and is put under contract with Hughes’ RKO studio.

She’s assigned an ambitious young driver, Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), who comes from a similar religious background. The two immediately hit it off, but since both are working for Hughes who forbids any fraternizing, their instant attraction not only tests their conservative religious convictions in unexpected ways but further entwines them ever deeper into

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Hughes’ bizarre world as he pretty much dominates their lives professionally and personally.

Collins (Phil Collins’ daughter) is a standout as aspiring actress Mabrey and Alden is just right as her ambitious Hughes-designated driver. Without Collins’ convincing innocence and sweetness, the movie would quickly deflate. Beatty plays Hughes as a weird, deteriorating, obsessive compulsive, but still charismatic tyrant.

Clearly, he’s the villain of the piece and one can only wish Beatty stuck with this conceit and fleshed it out as a full biopic about a dark, controlling madman’s slow decay.

The best part of the movie is the beautifully detailed 1950’s Hollywood and of course Collins.

much blood and no supernatural elements, this original, twisty story is more concerned with creating suspense and shock. And boy does it ever. If you missed this on the big theater screen, treat yourself to some additional shivers, as the nights get colder.

Nice behind-the-scenes extras. Sony. Bluray SUICIDE SQUAD EXTENDED CUT

NEW FOR THE HOME THEATER: DON’T BREATHE

It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcaerated Super Villains, provide them

I’m mentioning this terrific little horror thriller again because it is so damn good.

Here’s a perfect Christmas gift for that horror fan in your circle.

Directed and co-written by Fede Alvarez.

The film stars Jane Levy, Sylan Minette, Daniel Zovatto and Stephen Lang. The story centers around three friends who get trapped in a blind man’s home while breaking into it.

Lang is terrific as the blind, now rich, former vet who lives there. There’s not

with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission o defend a mysterious, insuperable entity.

U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waler has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?

Now you can enjoy more action and more squad in the Extended Cut with extra footage (13 minutes) not seen in theaters.

And everything is even more vivid in eyepopping Ultra HD Blu-ray 3D that must be seen to be believed.

Additionally, for the first time ever, all of the special features can be experienced in an entirely new, dynamic and immersive manner on tablets and mobile phones using VUDU Extras+, the newest feature of the VUDU app, available for both iOS and Android devices. Included with the theatrical cut of the movie when purchased from VUDU, VUDU Extras+ allows users to watch the movie and simultaneously experience synchronized content related to any scene, simply by rotating the device. Sync content is presented on the same screen while the movie is playing, thus enabling users to quickly learn more about any scene such as actor bios, scene locations, fun trivia or image galleries. Also, users can share movie clips with friends on social media and enjoy other immersive content. The VUDU app is now updated and available for download on the Apple app store, and will be updated later this week on Google Play. More than a dozen special features round out this exceptional disc that is even more stunning in 3D. Bluray. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Comments? robinesimmons@aol.com

BOOK REVIEW

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BY HEIDI SIMMONS

THE KIRKUS REVIEW INSIDERS GUIDE TO GOOD READS AND GOOD WRITING

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ollywood producers have “Variety,” medical doctors have “JAMA” and book buyers have “Kirkus.”

Since 1933, “Kirkus Reviews” has been providing honest criticism of fiction, nonfiction, teen and children’s books. From Barnes and Noble to local Librarians, Kirkus is the go-to publication to inform those who purchase books to sell and to shelve.

Kirkus reviews over 7,000 books a year with 400 active reviewers. Everyday, publishers deliver new books in galley form (pre-print copies) four to six months in advance for review. Kirkus in turn provides a 300 to 350 word criticism two to three months before the publishing deadline.

Find a good book and you’ll likely discover a short, italicized, quoted blurb on the back signed only as -- Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus critics remain anonymous. But Kirkus is more than just reviews. It is an industry insider print magazine published twice a month with author interviews, literary discussions and publishing information. There is also an electronic magazine, newsletter and website.

Their best reviews result in the “Kirkus Star.”

Only nine percent of Kirkus reviewed books receive the honor. In 2014, Kirkus initiated an annual prize -- The Kirkus Prize -- of $150,000 which is divided between three authors.

What you may not know is “Kirkus Reviews” also provides literary services. They have an

“Indie” department that covers self-publishing authors. A Kirkus critic will review work at a cost of $425. More if you want it faster. But, be aware, there are no refunds if the criticism is negative.

Need your manuscript polished? Kirkus has a book editing division, “Kirkus Editorial,” which offers professional copyediting from top publishing houses. Proofreading to stylistic input, Kirkus delivers trusted critical recommendations. They even have a marketing arm to help build a campaign and promote indie work.

Last week, I had the good fortune to sit down and talk with Claiborne “Clay” Smith, the Editor in Chief of “Kirkus Reviews.” Smith is a young man with an easy-going manner. He is bright, curious and definitely loves books.

CVW: What is your background and how did you come to be Editor in Chief of such a prestigious periodical?

Smith: I was raised in Amarillo, Texas, and studied Latin at UT [University of Texas], Austin. After I graduated, I asked if I could intern at the “Austin Chronicle” and they said “Yes.” I became really interested in journalism.

I liked the idea of translating difficult ideas into something readable. After graduate school at NYU (Smith’s degree is in Cultural Reporting and Criticism), I came back to Austin where I worked for the Texas Book Festival as their literary director. I did that for eight years and

then worked for the Sundance Film Festival writing about the filmmakers. Kirkus has offices in New York and Texas, and I applied as a feature editor in Austin.

CVW: How do you define Kirkus’ role and why is “Kirkus Reviews” important?

Smith: Our role is to provide honest opinions. We have been reviewing books for 84 years. Honesty matters more than ever. When you visit your library, there are lots of choices, and it’s important that the librarian is able to recommend a book based on a truthful review.

Kirkus provides context, a shorthand and the basic low-down about books.

CVW: What part does Kirkus play in publishing?

Smith: We are like the checks and balances of the publishing industry because we are known as truth-tellers. Our reviews provide a sounding board for publishers. We forecast a book’s possible success. We have helped indie books and self-publishers get recognized as well.

CVW: In your opinion, what does the future of publishing look like?

Smith: I think it will become more niche. It may be more topic related and specific where writers are framed to speak to a particular audience. More typecasting -- like gay, celebrity, news. That’s not just the book publishing industry, but also films and music. The good news is publishers are hungry, hungry, hungry

for new voices who have something to say.

CVW: What is your favorite part of the job as Editor in Chief?

Smith: I get to interview whomever I want.

Kirkus celebs are literary celebrities like Toni Morrison and Don Delillo.

CVW: What’s your favorite book of all time and why?

Smith: I read One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in high school.

That book wasn’t like anything I had ever read. It made me realize time can be a tool in fiction. The narrative doesn’t have to be -This happens, then this happens, and then this happens.

CVW: What’s best about books?

Smith: Books are like nothing else. You get to experience an inner consciousness and the human condition. You feel like you’ve entered someone else’s life. It’s a wonderful and rare pleasure. Not all are Noble Prize winners, but there is always something entertaining.

SAFETY TIPS

BY FIRE CHIEF SAM DIGIOVANNA

LESSONS FROM THE OAKLAND WAREHOUSE FIRE

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ith the recent tragedy at the GhostShip warehouse fire in Oakland, I cannot stress the importance of knowing where your nearest emergency exit is located wherever you go reminds Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna.

As the holidays near, many of us will be attending parties, concerts, dinners, traveling etc. Knowing where your exits are is an essential component of situational awareness. “I think that people are complacent thinking ‘well, I’ll never have a fire, it will never happen to me’, says Chief DiGiovanna.” But it can and unfortunately It’s not just for fire safety. What happens if there is an active shooter? We saw this in San Bernardino approximately one year ago. Know your surroundings, know what is going on, know your strength and weaknesses, and keep alert at all times.

If a fire develops, most people rush to the door they entered only to become trapped.

This was evident at the Station Club Fire in West Warwick Rhode Island in 2003.

Know where your exits are when you arrive.

Look and ask where they are. If the occupancy appears to have too much furniture/belongings, overcrowded, or exits and isles are blocked, think twice about attending/staying. And “if you see something, say something!”

If you are in a multi-story building and a fire develops never take the elevator. Identify where the stairwell is ahead of time and use it.

If the fire alarm sounds, treat it as though it is a real emergency. Evacuate immediately!

For additional fire safety info visit: haveanexitstrategy.com/info/faq.html or contact your local fire department.

Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna

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2016, BIG MONEY & POST-TRUTHS

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ho made the most money in 2016?

It looks like it will be Warren Buffett whose net worth increased by $9 billion to $71 billion due to his ownership in Berkshire Hathaway. Casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson, was second on the list as his net worth grew by $8.9 billion to $32 billion. Third was oil fracker Harold Hamm whose ownership in Continental Resources increased his net worth by $8.7 billion to $15.6 billion. Bill Gates and Carlos Slim remain the wealthiest people in the world with net worths of more than $80 billion each.

Of the five hundred stocks making up the S&P 500 index, Nvidia saw its stock price go up the most, increasing by 160% for a market value nearly $50 billion on revenues of $6 billion. Nvidia creates highend computer graphics chips used for things like virtual reality. Freeport-McMoRan saw its stock price increase by 106% for a market value of $23 billion despite a net loss that is projected to be $8.5 billion for 2016. Besides losses, Freeport-McMoRan mines copper.

The only other stock to see its share price increase by more than 100% was OneOK which produces natural gas products. Worth noting, the companies worth the most in the world are Apple at $607 billion, Google

($544 billion) and Microsoft ($482 billion).

A lot of companies bought a lot of other companies in 2016. The largest announced deal was the AT&T acquisition of Time Warner for $108 billion in October. This is the Time Warner that is the third largest media conglomerate in the world owning things like CNN, HBO and Warner Brothers.

President-elect Trump has expressed some concerns about this merger that is scheduled to close in about one year once all regulatory approvals are made.

The second largest acquisition occurred in May when Bayer announced their intent to purchase Monsanto. Bayer is the German company best known for Bayer aspirin while Monsanto is best known for GMO crops

with things like Agent Orange in it. Will a Trump Administration approve this pending merger? We will find out next year.

The third largest deal was British Tobacco buying Reynolds American for $58 billion in October.

While thinking of things that smoked, the Samsung Note 7 came out and was so hot that it would spontaneously combust like a drummer in pseudo-super-group Spinal Tap. The hottest stock sector for 2016 was the previously beaten up Metals & Mining Industries which saw their stocks double in value. Information Technology stocks continued to smoke, up 33%, while Trump’s triumph in the election caused bank stocks

to rally by 33% as well.

The bank stock rally was due to a few reasons. First, the Trump administration has vowed to remove much of the regulations levied on the industry after the crash of 2008 due to rampant fraud. Second, it is expected that Trump and the GOP will raise government debt levels by much more than Obama thus causing interest rates to increase. Third, those increased debt levels should cause near-term economic prosperity at the cost of long-term financial health. Lastly, Trump and the GOP are expected to cut taxes on corporations (like banks) meaning that their earnings are better and stocks worth more.

Finally, the Oxford Dictionary has recognized “post-truth” as the new word of the year. Besides being a phase as opposed to a word, this hyphenate is an adjective that Oxford defines as “denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” Post-truth is practiced by many in politics and most, if not all, of our cable news networks.

Haddon Libby is a Financial Advisor and Managing Partner at Winslow Drake and can be reached at 760.449.6349 or HLibby@ WinslowDrake.com.

DALE GRIBOW ON THE LAW

ACCIDENT? AN ATTORNEY IS NOT FOR EVERYONE

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aybe your goal was not about pain and suffering compensation.

Perhaps you hired your business lawyer, or an accident lawyer from LA who just graduated law school.

Maybe you did not call the police, admitted partial fault and didn’t take cell pictures of the car’s property damage.

Or witnesses left the scene without obtaining information because defendant admitted fault.

Maybe you did not want to incur the cost of an ambulance and hospital bill.

Perhaps you went to the insurance company’s body shop Maybe you gave a statement to the insurance company or waited 6 months to hire a lawyer after you unsuccessfully tried to handle the matter yourself and received a very low offer to settle.

Perhaps you hid your prior auto or slip and fall accident from your lawyer and doctor.

Treated with your family doctor, missed appointments and incurred a $1,000 med/ legal report fee for the insurance company.

Or were rear ended by an old car with

a $15,000 policy and you did not have UM. Perhaps you went on Facebook and posted about your 3 skiing trips you took while ditching your PT, and posted about your weekly tennis matches and golf games.

If you did these things you decreased your case value: You thought the insurance company would deal fairly with you for your losses.

Your inexperienced attorney did not maximize your recovery by sending you to experts.

Gaps in treatment decrease the value of your case as does not calling the police.

It allows the defendant to change his/her story and the witnesses the scene without getting their information.

No ambulance and immediate medical care suggests you were not hurt. Without a lawyers guidance you did not know your auto policy and the other drivers insurance would pay for all loses.

An insurance company’s body shop only keeps their contract if they lowball car damage...a primary component of determining value of the claim. Some property damage can only be seen when the car is hoisted.

It is hard to obtain a driver’s insurance company statement and it is not only what you said but what the adjuster thought he heard you say.

Without a lawyer you hurt your case.

With technology it is impossible to hide prior accidents and medical treatment.

A family doctor may help you medically but their treatment of going home, soaking in a hot bath and taking aspirin limits your medicals and value of the case when you have to wait a month for your next appointment.

With your $250,000 UM you can collect from your own insurance company.

Facebook has almost done away with the need for defense investigation.

IF you have any suggestions for future articles contact me 760-837-7500 or dale@ dalegribowlaw.com.

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SPORTS SCENE

BY FLINT WHEELER

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RAMS HIRING (ALREADY)…

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he Los Angeles Rams finally did what they had to do and, they fired Jeff Fisher — telling a coach with the most losses in NFL history and a guy who couldn’t help but pick a fight with the Hall of Famer who is the face of the franchise to hit the road.

Now, it gets interesting.

These aren’t the St. Louis Rams of Stan Kroenke, they’re the La La Land Rams of Stan Kroenke, who plans to build a Wally World around the team’s new Inglewood stadium.

Because not just any coach will do, the following pie-in-the-sky names have been mentioned: Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll. Yes, the Jim Harbaugh who coaches the Michigan Wolverines and the Pete Carroll who coaches the Seattle Seahawks. I told you this was getting interesting.

First, Harbaugh. His name surfaced Friday in an offhand comment by the MMQB’s Albert Breer to Colin Cowherd after the two had done Cowherd’s radio show. “By the way, Albert Breer on the way out said that Jim Harbaugh to the Rams rumor is a very real thing,” Cowherd said after the segment.

On Sunday, Breer did a little clarifying about his remark to On the Colin Cowherd Radio Show.

“To be clear… I never said Harbaugh was going anywhere. I believe he’ll eventually be back in the NFL. Until then, teams will pursue him”.

That did little to tamp down the talk. Never mind that Harbaugh is pulling in $9 million and is in his second season at Michigan. He led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl and three consecutive NFC title games. The rap is that the burnout factor on him (and on those to which he reports) is high, but the airwaves were filled with talk about Harbaugh and the Rams. He seems to have the tacit approval of Eric Dickerson anyway.

“That would be a good fit,” Dickerson told Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times. “He develops quarterbacks. He had Alex Smith in San Francisco.

He had an offensive line he had to rebuild. It’s almost the same situation you have here.”

And, besides, hiring Harbaugh would resurrect the delicious rivalry with Carroll that spiced up the NFC West.

Which brings us to… Carroll, a man who is 1-1 in Super Bowls and won a national title with Southern California. Yahoo’s Charles Robinson cites “multiple sources with insight into the

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earliest stages” of a search that officially began Monday who say “a monster name intrigues the power brokers” inside the franchise. Never mind that Carroll is under contract in Seattle through the 2019 season; Oakland traded Coach Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay for draft picks back in 2002.

A trade like that doesn’t come cheap, though. Of course, Gruden also got a truckload of money out of the transaction in addition to the chance to beat the Raiders, the team he helped rebuild, in Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003.

“Pete makes sense in a lot of ways,” Yahoo Sports Charles Robinson reported. “There is already a defensive core in place for him to work with. He has deep coaching ties across [the NFL] and knows how to build an offensive staff that can bring along [Goff]. He’s a California guy at heart and has a track record there with the L.A. fan base. He’s also a great, great coach.”

Opportunity knocks…

Speaking of Gruden, his name pops up whenever plum jobs open up and Farmer notes that “those close to Gruden have indicated he would listen to a Rams pitch and that he might be interested in a return to coaching” after seven years of doing ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

The Rams may ultimately end up following the more traditional path of a successful assistant, like Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels or Falcons OC Kyle Shanahan, but already the search is looking anything but routine. This isn’t St. Louis, it’s L.A., the nation’s No. 2 market and the future home of a $2.6-billion stadium. At the moment, not just any coach will do.

ASK JENNY

BY JENNY WALLIS

“I FEEL LIKE I’M GOING TO BE ALONE FOREVER.. ”

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ear Jenny, I have struggled for many years not allowing myself to get close to anyone. When I do let someone into my life it always ends up being the wrong kind of man.

Mostly, the emotionally unavailable types. I feel like I’m going to be alone forever unless I can learn to let go of my insecurities and trust someone, who is worthy. How do I stop being scared and find true love?

Thanks for listening, -Jaymie -------------------------------------------------Hi Jaymie, I love your question, however, if you reread it, I think you’ll find the answer. Just hearing the words that you use in your question, tell you what my response is going to be. The fact that you have not let yourself get close to anyone for many years sounds like there is lots of fear. But to hear you describe it, you call it a “struggle,” with a description like that, it can never finish with a happy ending. Is there a reason why you feel that looking for a relationship is a struggle? What has happened to you in the past that has led you to this belief?

Usually, those who think and view something in a certain way always get it that way. In other words, if you view relationships as hard ships or struggles, then that is exactly what you will get.

If you would like to stop struggling to get relationships, then you need to stop speaking of the struggle. It is all in the way you look at it.

If you change the way you look at things then the things you look at will change. It could be as simple as changing the way you talk, the words you use to describe something. Maybe you need to choose your words a little more wisely. Perhaps it is time to find more positive adjectives to describe your relationships.

And then you stated that when you do let someone into your life it always seems to end

up the same way. It always ends up with the wrong kind of man. Again, look at the words you used in that description. Wrong kind of man, those are pretty powerful descriptive words!

Isn’t it wonderful to know that everything you talk about becomes true for you?

It seems to me that all of the relationships and types of men who you have been bringing into the relationships have been exactly how you described them. Maybe you just simply need to change your description. Maybe instead of saying that all of the men who you have relationships with are the unavailable types, you need to give them new descriptions.

Jaymie, I don’t have to tell you how I will respond to the rest of your question. You stated that you feel like you’re going to be alone forever unless you learn to let go of your insecurities and trust someone worthy. Well, you know that you have insecurities and you want to learn to let go, maybe you should let go then. It is that easy to move on. Maybe you should stop making such a big hairy deal out of your worries and your doubts, calling them insecurities. They are simply fears that you are choosing to dwell in. It is time to dwell in possibilities and let go of your fears. Obviously, they have not been serving you.

At the end of your question you asked about finding someone who is worthy of you. May I suggest, that you do not want to find someone at this time, or he will be exactly like you have described in past relationships. You need to get positive within yourself and feel deserving, then you will attract someone who is equally deserving.

Thanks, - ❤Namaste, Jenny Don’t forget to follow Jenny at www. askjennynow.com, find her on facebook or contact her at 760-505-0952

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of December 15

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how,” said dancer Agnes De Mille. “We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” As true as her words might be for most of us much of the time, I suspect they don’t apply to you right now.

This is one of those rare moments when feeling total certainty is justified. Your vision is extra clear and farseeing. Your good humor and expansive spirit will ensure that you stay humble. As you take leap after leap, you’ll be surrounded by light.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange,” wrote author Carson McCullers. Are you ready to give that adage a twist, Taurus? In the coming weeks, I think you should search for foreign and strange qualities in your familiar world. Such a quest may initially feel odd, but will ultimately be healthy and interesting. It will also be good preparation for the next chapter of your life, when you will saunter out into unknown territory and find ways to feel at home there.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If you don’t use your own imagination, somebody else is going to use it for you,” said writer Ronald Sukenick. That’s always true, but it will be especially important for you to keep in mind in 2017. You Geminis will have an unparalleled power to enlarge, refine, and tap into your imagination. You’ll be blessed with the motivation and ingenuity to make it work for you in new ways, which could enable you to accomplish marvelous feats of creativity and self-transformation. Now here’s a warning: If you DON’T use your willower to take advantage of these potentials, your imagination will be subject to atrophy and colonization.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Why are Australian sand wasps so skilled at finding their way back home after being out all day? Here’s their trick: When they first leave the nest each morning, they fly backwards, imprinting on their memory banks the sights they will look for when they return later.

Furthermore, their exiting flight path is a slow and systematic zigzag pattern that orients them from multiple directions. I recommend that you draw inspiration from the sand wasps in 2017, Cancerian.

One of your important tasks will be to keep finding your way back to your spiritual home, over and over again.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Vault 21, a restaurant in Dunedin, New Zealand, serves sautéed locusts. For $5, patrons receive a plate of five. The menu refers to the dish not as “Oily Sizzling Grasshoppers,” but rather as “Sky Prawns.” Satisfied customers know exactly what they’re eating, and some say the taste does indeed resemble prawns. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because it illustrates a talent you will have in abundance during 2017: re-branding.

You’ll know how to maximize the attractiveness and desirability of things by presenting them in the best possible light.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The literal translation of the German word Kummerspeck is “grief bacon.”

It refers to the weight gained by people who, while wallowing in self-pity, eat an excess of comfort food. I know more than a few Virgos who have been flirting with this development lately, although the trigger seems to be self-doubt as much as self-pity.

In any case, here’s the good news: The trend is about to flip. A flow of agreeable adventures is due to begin soon. You’ll be prodded by fun challenges and provocative stimuli that will boost your confidence and discourage Kummerspeck.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable,” wrote journalist Brenda Ueland. Pause for a moment and fully take in that fact, Libra. It’s breathtaking and daunting. What a huge responsibility it is to be absolutely unique. In fact, it’s so monumental that you may still be shy about living up to it. But how about if you make 2017 the year you finally come into your own as the awesomely unprecedented creature that you are?

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I dare you to more fully acknowledge and express your singular destiny. Start today!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “To dream . . . to dream has been the business of my life,” wrote author Edgar Allan Poe. I don’t expect you to match his devotion to dreams in 2017, Scorpio, but I do hope you will become more deeply engaged with your waking fantasies and the stories that unfold as you lie sleeping. Why? Because your usual approaches to gathering useful information won’t be sufficient. To be successful, both in the spiritual and worldly senses, you’ll need extra access to perspectives that come from beyond your rational mind. Here’s a good motto for you in 2017: “I am a lavish and practical dreamer.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Physicist Stephen Hawking is skeptical of the hypothesis that humans may someday be able to travel through time.

To jokingly dramatize his belief, he threw a party for time travelers from the future. Sadly, not a single chrononaut showed up to enjoy the champagne and hors d’oeuvres Hawking had prepared. Despite this discouraging evidence, I guarantee that you will have the potential to meet with Future Versions of You on a regular basis during the next nine months.

These encounters are likely to be metaphorical or dreamlike rather than literal, but they will provide valuable information as you make decisions that affect your destiny for years to come. The first of these heart-to-hearts should come very soon.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): During these last few weeks, you may have sometimes felt like smashing holes in the wall with your head, or dragging precious keepsakes into the middle of the street and setting them on fire, or delivering boxes full of garbage to people who don’t appreciate you as much as they should. I hope you abstained from doing things like that. Now here are some prescriptions to help you graduate from unproductive impulses: Make or find a symbol of one of your mental blocks, and bash it to pieces with a hammer; clean and polish precious keepsakes, and perform rituals to reinvigorate your love for them; take as many trips to the dump as necessary to remove the congestion, dross, and rot from your environment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Singer-songwriter Tom Waits has a distinctive voice. One fan described it this way: “Like how you’d sound if you drank a quart of bourbon, smoked a pack of cigarettes and swallowed a pack of razor blades. Late at night. After not sleeping for three days.” Luckily, Waits doesn’t have to actually do any of those self-destructive things to achieve his unique tone. In fact, he’s wealthy from selling his music, and has three kids with a woman to whom he’s been married for 36 years. I foresee a similar potential for you in the coming weeks and months. You may be able to capitalize on your harmless weirdness . . . to earn rewards by expressing your charming eccentricities . . . to be both strange and popular.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Was punk rock born on June 4, 1976? A fledgling band known as the Sex Pistols played that night for a crowd of 40 people at a small venue in Manchester, England. Among the audience members was Morrissey, who got so inspired that he started his own band, The Smiths.

Also in attendance was a rowdy guy who would soon launch the band Joy Division, despite the fact that he had never played an instrument. The men who would later form the Buzzcocks also saw the performance

by Johnny Rotten and his crew. According to music critic David Nolan, these future pioneers came away from the June 4 show with the conclusion, “You don’t have to be a virtuoso or a musical genius to be in a band; anyone can do it.” I see parallels between this seminal event and your life in the coming weeks.

Homework: Talk about the pleasures you’d enjoy if you went a week without consuming any media. Write: Truthrooster@gmail.com.

Rob Brezsny Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

December 15 to December 21, 2016

MIND,BODY & SPIRIT

IT’S A WRAP A

BY BRONWYN ISON

s we draw nearer to the year’s end, I am more passionate about 2017 than I was about 2016. Closing out 2016 feels extraordinary. It feels exuberant not because the year was not successful but rather it was one of my best years yet.

Therefore, I am excited to create my 2017.

“Create,” is the operative word. You can create your best year yet as well.

Reflecting upon the previous year, I am grateful to have accomplished so much professionally and personally. I was able to create my visions by candidly being honest with myself. Learned lessons along the way were also valuable in my success. By all means I am not boasting about my fantastic year, rather I am sharing that you can have your best year too!

Here are just few actions I enacted.

Take a look at yourself (authentically).

What do you like about you? What can you change? How can you become a better you?

A self-evaluation revealed the answers.

Once your answers surface, apply them to your life, and stick with it!

The second action I took… this was the toughest to conquer but an absolute MUST. Get rid of what no longer serves you.

This is not selfish but rather it is selfless.

Unfortunately, this also applies to people as well. Anyone that is holding you back, energy leaches, or simply do not have your best interest at heart. One must jettison them.

If this is a family member or spouse, this may require professional assistance. Beware of those you think have your back. I like to say, “beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

(Matthew 7:15) In other words, watch your back and be on your toes. This isn’t to create fear. Be cognizant of your surroundings. If you have tangible clutter in your life, let it go! If it feels like a burden, then it is a thorn in your side.

Ahhhh, this leads me to… be fearless! Let go of “fear” in all you do. I am not advocating you be cavalier. There is a difference. Often times our self-doubt can protect us from doing something stupid. Fear is a consistent and nagging force that does not serve you either. Fear can hold you back in your career, relationships, and keep you from achieving your dreams. Truly, the fear you feel is your own voice chattering negativity in your head. If you can do your best to achieve overcoming your fears you will soar to new heights personally and professionally.

This is a short list of the actions I took in 2016. I’ve achieved great milestones in my personal and professional life since implementing these simple tasks. It required great focus, diligence, and confidence. Skies the limit! I am so excited about 2017 and you should be too! Create your 2017 with passion.

Bronwyn Ison is the owner of Evolve Yoga. e-volveyoga.com 760.564.YOGA

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BEAUTY

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BY DR MARIA LOMBARDO

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

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

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

BRRRR! IT’S COLD OUT THERE! he weather has certainly changed in

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the last few weeks and winter is upon us. My patients have been talking about how dry their skin is this time of year and wondering what can be done.

The basics of good skin care apply all year round and include…

Daily cleansing: Some people cleanse morning and night but night time is the more important time. You need to clean off the grime of the day, any makeup you may have applied and have a nice clean surface to receive the products you will use.

Daily moisturizing: It’s important to apply moisturizer (with an SPF) during the day and again at bedtime. In the winter months it is especially important to use a richer moisturizer to lock in you skin’s natural moisture.

Exfoliation: I usually recommend three times per week for a light exfoliation and that doesn’t change in the winter season. Just be sure to moisturize immediately afterward to prevent additional moisture loss.

For the added boost, try growth factors! As we age we lose the ability to make youthful skin cells… A product with growth factors (usually only available at a physician’s office)

can be the extra step your skin is craving!

Water: Don’t forget to drink plenty of water every day! Our desert climate means we have to drink more than the average. A good rule of thumb is divide your weight (in pounds) by 2 and that is the number of ounces of water you should be drinking per day. For example: a 150 pound woman should consume 75 ounces of water every day! And in the winter months that number should go up even more.

Oils: Human beings need healthy fats in their diet! Olive oil, fish oil, avocados, etc… these are essential to our good health but are especially important to healthy skin! All of the cells in the body have a lipid bilayer (which means: made of fats) and without an adequate supply of dietary oils our cells can’t maintain a proper cell wall. In order for cells to function well we need to eat fats!

So bundle up this season, stay warm, take good care of yourself and your skin. We are now offering the SkinMedica line of products as well as Reginica Skin care at Lombardo Cosmetic Surgery – with a full line of great products for all your skin care needs. Call today if you have any questions! 760-6108990.

LIFE & CAREER COACH

BY SUNNY SIMON

THE IMPORTANCE OF A YEAR END REVIEW

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teven entered my office announcing he was on the countdown. Catching my puzzled expression my client explained it was 19 days and counting until we could advance the calendar to a new year. Scowling he admitted dreading all the upcoming holiday parties where friends and relatives would query how he fared in 2016.

I realized Steven had some setbacks during the current year, but few of us experience the perfect 12 months where everything goes right and all our dreams are fulfilled. Although Steven wanted to work with me on creating new goals for 2017, I changed the game plan.

It is important to do a year in review and clear the decks prior to setting goals for the New Year.

Determined not to let him dismiss the entire 365 days as a lost year I challenged him to recount small victories and hard-won lessons. First I pressed Steven to relate one thing he accomplished during 2017 that made him proud. After pondering the question for a few moments, I watched as a glimmer of satisfaction crossed his face. Steven proceeded to tell me about a new website he created for a client that significantly drove traffic resulting in increased sales. Over the next few minutes we drilled down on a few more triumphs worth a

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fist bump or two.

We cannot learn from our mistakes and leverage actions into valuable lessons if we don’t get analytical. During the second part of this exercise I asked Steven to review a situation where he failed with a critical, yet objective lens. He cringed and indicated a discussion would be too painful but I refused to give in. At that point we discussed a complex business situation, detailing ten key factors on my white board as lessons learned.

After completing the exercise Steven was ready to honor his holiday party commitments with a positive attitude. As I bid him a Happy New Year, his parting words were, “You know, 2016 wasn’t such a bad year after all.”

How about it? Don’t let the year end with having a serious discussion with yourself or a trusted mentor about the past 12 months.

Before you can even think about committing to new goals and objectives, you must clear the slate. What worked? What didn’t and why? No guilt allowed just clinical objectivity.

Once you have completed a year in review, I believe, like Steven, you will greet 2017 feeling like a more successful, more self confident you.

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

CANNABIS CORNER

BY BIG ED THE BUDTENDER

C.C. RELEAF’S LEAD BUDTENDER

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS

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hen most people hear the word “MARIJUANA” the 1st thing that pops into their head is usually negative. Marijuana is so much more than a plant that gets you high.

When used properly Marijuana can help with all kinds of mental, physical and emotional ailments. There are also many different ways to consume THC or CBD. Flower, concentrates, edibles, waters, sodas, the list goes on.

For those who are not familiar with CBD, CBD is the medicine in marijuana and when extracted and processed most CBD products contain minute amounts of THC. When CBD is combined with THC it can have amazing therapeutic effects. CBD should be taken as a regimen. 20-25 milligrams of CBD can greatly improve your immune system, help you heal faster, and improve your overall state of mind and body.

You should always consult your doctor when starting an alternative medicine, and after your doctor tells you that Marijuana could possibly help your condition and improve your quality of life THEN… That’s when you come and see me.

Terpenes/Terps are classified as Organic Compounds. Different strains of Marijuana have a wide variety of smells and tastes.

Terpenes/Terps have been found to have many medicinal benefits and can also help many ailments such as, promote weight loss, act as an effective anti-inflammatory, works as sedative and muscle relaxer, can be used to modulate motor movements, help treat liver cancer, heal wounds, fight bacteria, Insomnia, act as an antiseptic, can be made into a variety

of products including, cough suppressants, mouthwash, treat anxiety, depression and can also contain antioxidant properties.

The Endocannabinoid System in the human brain is involved in a variety of physiological processes including appetite, pain sensation, mood and memory. Marijuana can be consumed in such a way that we can individually medicate ourselves in a healthy way that works for the Individual… individually.

With a plant that can help a Patient that has 100+ seizures a day, reduce their seizures to 1-2 seizures a day or every other day, don›t you think that there might be just a little something to the medicinal value of that plant?

If you happen to be tired of taking pills for your arthritis, we have a cream for that. Can›t sleep? We have a Flower or an Edible you need. Can›t eat? Can’t smoke or don›t like the taste of brownies or edibles? We have drinks or sublingual sprays! There is something for everyone!

Judgement is the ONLY thing you won›t find at C.C. Releaf. We don›t care who you are or what you do for a living. All we care about is how WE can help you find the Releaf that you are looking for. We have a friendly and very knowledgeable staff that can help you find exactly what you are looking for!

So next time you hear the word “Marijuana,” keep an open mind, because prescription pills and chemo aren›t always the answer. Marijuana IS medicine. Come and see me at my dispensary C.C. Releaf and I will be glad to answer any and all of your questions! Just Ask For… BIG ED the Budtender.

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