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It’s Bhakti Time, 2012...............3 Bronwyn Ison............................4 Enlightenment Seekers............5 Usrban Yoga..............................5 Dont Be Clueless.......................6 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local......7 Safety Tips.................................7 Consider This.............................8 Valley Rhythms.........................9 Pet Place..................................10 The Vino Voice.........................11 Club Crawler Nightlife............12 The Pampered Palette............14 Local Music Spotlight.............15 Laughing Yoga........................15 Screeners.................................16 Golf Column............................17 Desert DJ’s...............................17 Restaurant Guide....................18 Dale ribow on the Law............19 ShareKitchen...........................19 Free Will Astrology.................20 Health Fitness & Beauty.........21 Mind, Body & Spirit................21

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It’s Bhakti Time, 2012

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hakti Fest 2012 welcomes and shares its fourth season at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in Joshua Tree, California. Yoga and Kirtan music enthusiast will assemble for four days to experience some great Yoga classes and music. Expect to practice Yoga with some of the highest caliber instructors in the country.

You will eagerly anticipate relishing in the finest kirtan music. Wisdom workshops will be in abundance. Bhakti 2012 is September 6-9 and expects nearly 3500 attendees at this year’s festival. Attendees are known to come from all over the world to enjoy an incredible Yoga festival.

Founder, Sridhar Silberfein envisioned and committed to producing the spiritual equivalence of Woodstock when he brought Swami Satchidananda to Woodstock.

In 1973 Silberfein founded a non-profit organization, The Center for Spiritual Studies. He created this organization so there would be a united voice for yoga and chanting. Silberfein’s Yoga festival mission was consummated in 2009 and includes three Bhakti Fests: Shakti, Bhakti Festival Midwest, and the original Bhakti Festival at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center. Silberfein’s pursuit as a business man also inspired him to open one of the first health food stores in Southern California. He also initiated The Desert Essence natural products company and the Triloka recording label. Needless to say, Silberfein’s goals to create and share with the world have been enacted.

One can expect to practice yoga with some of the greatest and most well respected instructors in the country. Yoga instructors to include; Sara Ivanhoe, Shiva Rea, Bryan Kest, Hemalayaa, Saul David Raye, and many more. Among some of the great national yoga instructors we can rejoice in our very own and local instructor,

Kristen Olsen. Olsen is the owner of Urban Yoga in Palm Springs. Olsen will also be teaching at Bhakti 2012. The kirtan music will be unprecedented. Nationally acclaimed musicians will be performing.

Krishna Das, Deva Premal and Miten, WAH, C.C. White, and ascending kirtan musician Donna DeLory are just a few who are among the music line-up. Some yoga instructors teach to live music. Often times the instructor will lead you through a short asana practice. You may find mid-class you are dancing freely and then revisit your yoga practice. The energy within these classes will heighten and alter your senses naturally and you will feel euphoric. The yogi’s, instructor(s), and musicians are smiling, laughing, and connecting with one another.

Concerts (without yoga) will be held nightly.

Workshops about pranayama, nutrition, meditation, mudras and mantras will also

be ongoing throughout the weekend. The synergy of the music and yoga is heightened and makes for the perfect elixor, equaling Shanti (a.k.a. bliss).

The Joshua Tree Retreat Center is a perfect setting for a festival of this kind.

The retreat center offers peacefulness, spiritual reconnection, inner reflection, and allows one to decompress. Vegetarian and raw foods vendors will be serving delicious dishes. Other vendors will include yoga gear, clothing, musical instruments and crafts. Optional on-site accommodations are offered, RV and camping, and approximately 10 hotels within a few miles of the retreat center. For a list of performers and instructors visit: www.bhaktifest.com (Children 12 and under are FREE)

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Bronwyn Ison

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any already know Bronwyn Ison as one of our valley’s most celebrated yoga instructors and health writers. A quick look at her website www.e-volveyoga.com and you find that this is one motivated, driven woman predisposed to hard work leading to success: a Cum Laude graduate of Arizona State with a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the prestigious Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, a recipient of the Kenneth Heady Scholarship in affiliation with the Arizona Broadcasters Association

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explains that everyone is challenged on the matt at some point and then, in time, things all of a sudden “click” and you are able to accomplish your goal. Suddenly, when you find yourself challenged in life off of the matt, you discover you have learned to relax, breathe and let the answers come.

Bronwyn, now the owner of Evolve Yoga and Founder of Rockin’ Yoga also instructs at one of the most prestigious clubs in the country, The Vintage Club in Indian Wells.

It is evident in watching Bronwyn that she truly cares about her students and isn’t just taking them through the motions. Each “Vinyasa” class (linking movement with breath) is diverse, engaging, challenging, and focuses on precise alignment, and most of all is fun! Her public classes are conducted at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. A Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) with a diploma from Yoga Works, Bronwyn has been named a Lululemon Athletica Ambassador for 2012/2013. She also writes for Desert Health News, The Gem, and is a weekly columnist for Coachella Valley Weekly.

Bronwyn and her “little yoginis”, Birelle now 8, and Bryna 5, enjoy a healthy happy life together. How does she do it all? “I have my moments,” she laughs, “but I feel like

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I’m at the healthiest time in my life. I keep moving and stay healthy. I have no time to be unhealthy!” She goes on to say with noted gratitude, “I truly know I wouldn’t be where I am today without my supportive family and friends. I grew up here in the Coachella Valley (a Palm Desert High School alumni). So many people in this community have supported me and contributed to my success.”

Her greatest joy, aside from her family, is watching her students grow in the trusting environment she provides them. When asked what the future holds for her, there’s a sparkle in her eye and a knowing smile on her face. She won’t reveal much except to say that she “sees a whole lot of good things on the horizon.”

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(one of the most prestigious awards given), a student also of American Sign Language, a writer, producer, working behind and on camera as a reporter, anchor and television host. The sky was the limit for Bronwyn in her occupation of choice. But as for many of us, life forced big changes for Bronwyn.

Facing a heartbreaking divorce with two small, beautiful daughters to care for on her own, Bronwyn left Arizona and returned to her family here in the Coachella Valley for the love and support she would need to redefine herself.

Bronwyn had always been health conscious and involved in physical activity as a dancer and a competitive swimmer.

But had it not been for a foot injury, Yoga may not have been a part of her destiny or her internal healing. Her physical therapist recommended that Bronwyn take Yoga to strengthen the ankle and entire leg after surgery and a terrible bout of atrophy. She did so and found herself studying under some very well recognized names in Yoga.

“Yoga is great for people going through stress,” she explains, saying that “it is not only a very physical activity, but it also allows you to decompress as yoga hits on all areas of mind body and spirit. Lessons learned on the matt, you take into life.” Bronwyn

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uring the 18th century, enlightenment was a philosophical movement. It was a movement stressing the importance of reason and critical appraisal of existing ideas and social institutions. Many feel, believe, and share in enlightenment.

So much that there are many books, classes, institutions, seminars, and stores available to those seeking enlightenment.

Scott and Joy Meredith, Owners of Crystal Fantasy Enlightenment Center have been offering a plethora of choices to our community for more than 20 years.

Always having one ambition in mind, “to spiritually uplift the community and work together towards a greater good.”

Founded in 1987, the store features merchandise from around the world and local artists. They have a wide variety of crystals, gems, minerals, natural minerals, crystal balls, amethyst geodes, tumbled stones and so much more. Crystal Fantasy also boasts a myriad of amazing art works by familiar artist. You will also be pleased by the brilliant fragrances that fill the air from their varied collection of incense and candles. Many statues, figurines, and a fairy collection also adorn their store. Music is a natural and the selection is abundant. Chakra wind chimes are also available and are a soothing and healing instrument.

Crystal Fantasy’s calendar of events keeps them well engaged within the community. The first Friday of each month is an Art Walk. The art walk features more than 30 artists from 6-9pm. Not only will you find the art delectable, healthy and tasty treats are catered for the walk as well. For those of you who desire Wellness, offered monthly is a Wellness Weekend. The upcoming schedule is Septemebr 1516, October 20, November 17, and December 15. The entire weekend features wellness and alternative healing classes and workshops. Healers,

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psychics, and spiritual healers will also be in attendance. Saturday 11am-8pm ~ Sunday 11am-6pm. The third Sunday of each month features a FREE Reiki healing circle. Experience the Spiritual Sampler Weekend. Every weekend in September you will enjoy gifted healers, readers, and psychics. Saturday 11am8pm, Sunday 11am-6pm. Each session is approximately 15 minutes and always held at Crystal Fantasy. There is no charge but love offerings are accepted.

The Annual, Palm Springs Body, Mind and Spirit Weekend will be October 6-7, 2012. The entire weekend is dedicated to wellness, alternative healing classes and workshops. You will also enjoy vendor booths, plus an expanded selection of healers, psychics, and spiritual counselors. Each $10.00 ticket goes to charity.

Along with aspiring health within the community, Crystal Fantasy motivates seekers en route to their spiritual aspirations. With all goodwill and desire they hope you find enlightenment that will lead you to your higher power.

For more information: Crystal Fantasy ~ www.crystalfantasy.com Or information regarding the Palm Springs Body, Mind and Spirit Weekend h t t p : / / w w w . p a l m s p r i n g s b o d y m i n d s p i r i t . co m / Attendees.html

ore than a decade ago, Urban Yoga Center (UYC) made its debut in Palm Springs. UYC is one of the first Yoga studios operating in the Coachella Valley. If you don’t already know Kristen Olsen, owner of Urban Yoga Center in Palm Springs you must meet her. Olsen has developed a thriving Yoga community within our valley. Along with creating community, Olsen opens her heart and studio to all walks of life. The young, the more mature, and those fallen to illness are welcome to UYC. For those conveniently located to UYC, Olsen’s studio is worth visiting.

Indra Devi, often referred to as “The First Lady of Yoga,” was one of Olsen’s inspirations. Olsen was introduced to Devi and she has never turned back. Olsen was so inspired and accepted her first teaching position in Rancho La Puerta, Baja Mexico circa 1976. As years passed, Olsen decided to make big strides and share more Yoga with her community. In 2001 UYC was born. The leap of faith to offer classes in a studio environment results from another inspiration. Olsen tells me, “I had been teaching in a room donated by Desert AIDS Project. Marcel Bassirian offered me his old gym to instruct. That was on Sept. 7th, I taught Sept. 9th and on 9/11. That evening six or seven of us gathered. We were in need of friends and “community.” I realized I could offer a place to gather, not only in times of extreme fear and loss, but also as a Healing Arts Center. Many of us are not natives. Many of our families are dispersed and when challenging situations arise we yearn to come together. The name, Urban Yoga came from a great yoga teacher in W. Hollywood, Billy Porter. He was one of the first to offer free yoga for the HIV/AIDS community. For many years, from 1999 thru 2009 I was affiliated with Desert AIDS Project and was able to offer classes for minimal charge, supplemented by the Ryan White Act. My inspiration is, and was, to offer Yoga to all, young, exuberant, older, and retired students alike. Specifically I knew that yoga would help with the disease of HIV/AIDS. I knew people could overcome fear and find ample compassion, trust, forgiveness, “cosmic” care, and blessings.”

Olsen also spearheaded a teen Yoga program with the Palm Springs Unified School District more than five years ago.

The program has been well received and helped many teens. The teens have attained an understanding of exercise, health, handling anxiety, preparing for tests, and the challenges of being a teenager. The program is offered for a fee and averages $7.00 per class during the semester. Sponsors and grants are welcome to continue the program.

In honor of National Yoga Month, UYC will be offering FREE Yoga, September 2329 at Ruth Hardy Park. UYC offers Hatha and Vinyasa classes for all levels and ages.

Everyone is welcome. UYC has several instructors and are qualified to work with everyone. If you would like more information about UYC please visit: www. urbanyoga.org

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don’t know about you, but I am exhausted as a result of Monday’s “day off” from our labors, i.e., our national holiday of Labor Day. This workfree day (Yeah, right.) marks the end of summer. It marks the end of watching the butter slip down the chin of our venerated Grandpa—or chins in the case of Grandma--as they chaw through the last sweet cob of corn of the season, scoop up another helping of Auntie Em’s potato salad, and start the count of days until the next gettogether with the beloved extended family.

(Here’s a clue, “Gobble, gobble!”) In the meantime, here and now we have a lot of events scrambling for attention from locals and our seasonal visitors---fondly called “snow birds.” And for those who are ready to hit the tarmac running, we’ll keep you clued in during what we fondly call, “The Season.” Lots to see. Lots to do. Life is good.

Saturday, September 8, 8pm. Pink Martini time at the McCallum Theatre! “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, Pink Martini would be that band,” says bandleader/pianist Thomas Lauderdale, founder of the “little orchestra” that’s a global sensation with a delicious and wildly diverse repertoire of musical travels from a Rio de Janeiro samba to a French bistro to a palazzo in Napoli, and beyond. In January, 2012, they recorded The Little Tramp Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” with the late comedienne Phyllis Diller soon to be released on an album. The performance of Pink Martini is made possible through the generosity of Helene Galen— way to go, girlfriend! Tickets are $35 to $95.

Call the McCallum Theatre Box Office at 760340-2787, or go to www.mccallumtheatre. com. Location: The McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert.

Sunday, September 9, 10am to 1 :30pm.

“Pink Hats on Parade” will be the creative competition (3 prizes will be awarded!) at a brunch as the Inland Empire Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure celebrates cancer

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survivors, and their family and friends at the Palm Valley Country Club. Guest speakers include Dechen Farrow, CNC Superior Health Nutrition Consulting and Regina Savage, breast cancer survivor, author, motivational speaker. The Komen Inland Empire Affiliate has awarded grants totaling nearly $5.5 million to local San Bernardino and Riverside County non-profit organizations. With the “Race to the Cure” and other fundraising events, the affiliate funds low- or no-cost breast health services, treatment support programs, patient navigation and community outreach, as well as support for survivors and families. Register online at www.komenie. org, $20 per person. For more information, call Katie Parker, kparker@komenie.org, or 951-676-7465.

Sunday, September 9, 6:30 – 9pm. “Party Hearty!” That’s the request on the invitation to a benefit for The Well in the Desert. It couldn’t be more fitting as an honor to the organization’s late friend Chuck Hodges. The charity provides daily hot meals, emergency food assistance, weekly supplemental food distribution, and access to community services to the working poor, the homeless, seniors, handicapped and others in need throughout the west end of the Coachella Valley---and have for 15 years. Join the party in The Purple Room at Club Trinidad for music, dancing, dinner buffet. Entertainment will be provided by notable locals vocalist Lola Rossi, Reggie “Vision” Alexander and pianist Denise Motto. $35 per person, no-host bar.

Call 760-323-8353 for reservations. Credit cards accepted, or pay at the door. Location: Club Trinidad, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs. Donate to Well in the Desert, PO Box 5312, Palm Springs, CA 92263.

Tuesday, September 11, 7:30pm. Filling “the skies with music every September 11th,” the September Concert is the Coachella Valley’s longest running annual 9/11 remembrance event of the country’s horrific attacks in 2001. The free concert takes place at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park presented by the Palm Desert Sister Cities Foundation.

It gives our community an occasion to come together to celebrate universal humanity through music, to honor the courage of those who gave their all on that tragic day, as well to salute the dedication of all those who have served, suffered and sacrificed since that day. As elsewhere around the United States and around the world, this anniversary will remember with patriotic music and a tribute-themed program. Organizers expect hundreds to attend and encourage everyone to bring chairs, blankets, water and a candle.

Location: Civic Center Park, Fred Waring Dr., and San Pablo Ave. For more information, visit www.palmdesertsistercities.com, or call

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A Disco Tea Dance premiers a poolside party benefitting the Aids Assistance Program at the Saguaro Palm Springs Hotel known by its joie de vivre in festive colors and ever-sosavvy sharp style! The evening puts up on stage San Francisco’s favorite DJ Jerry Bonham (SF’s “Remember the Party”) with a special performance by legendary Disco Diva Martha Wash. Get ready to get down, get out by the pool to the hottest sounds around. Speaking of get-up, is there a dress code for pool-side partying? For tickets ($45 per person), and more info, call 760-321-8481, or visit www. aidsassistance.org. For discounted rooms at the Saguaro, call 760-323-1711 and use rate code AApdisco. Saguaro Palm Springs Hotel, 1800 E Palm Canyon Way (at S Sunrise Wy.).

Wednesday, September 19, 1pm. Hear the real skinny on U.S. Diplomacy from Foreign Correspondent Nicholas Kralev, author of the non-fiction book, America’s Other Army. Journalist, author and lecturer, Kralev will speak on his ten years of travel

with four U.S. Secretaries of State as diplomatic correspondent for the Financial Times and Washington Times, traveled to 80 countries, visiting 50 U.S. embassies and interviewing 600 career diplomats. Find out what Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell and Madeline Albright were really thinking as they dealt out and made deals in foreign policy. A correspondent with highest level access, Kralev shares “behind the scenes secrets, how it affects our daily lives, contributes to U.S. security and prosperity,” plus the challenges ahead for the 21st century. Held at the non-profit Palm Springs Air Museum, the program is included with regular museum admission, ranging from $8 to $15. Book signing follows. Seating limited. Call 760-778-6262, or visit www. palmspringsairmuseum.org. Location: 745 N Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs.

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PENSION REFORM

alifornia leads the nation in total debt at $618 billion, more than twice as much as New York.

Governor Jerry Brown took action to reduce some of this problem last week with pension reform. Right now, California owes between $400 and $600 BILLION to retirees over the next 30 years. The State Controller estimates that retirement funds are underfunded by $163 billion while investment icon Warren Buffet and Vanguard’s founder John Bogle believe that the underfunding is closer to $270 billion and Moody’s believes the number is closer to $400 billion.

The reforms passed last week only apply to new employees. Benefits to new public safety workers will cap out at $130,000 while all other new public employees can receive no more than $110,000. Additionally, half of all pension costs will be paid by the workers. The age at which employees can retire with full benefits rises from 50 to 57 for public safety workers and from 55 to 67 for all other employees.

These changes are expected to save

the state $60 billion over the next 30 years leaving the pension funds underfunded by anywhere from $100 to $240 billion.

The state estimates that the increased payments made by government workers will cover the balance while external analysts disagree. Most external analysts believe that benefits paid to retirees must be reduced if the state is to avoid a financial calamity. Without changes, all services provided to Californians will be squeezed as increased monies will be needed to satisfy current retirement obligations. Herein lies a problem in that this approach would require the state to break written and agreed to contracts, a potential necessity given the mismanagement among elected leaders over the last decade. Additionally, most pensioners receive modest amounts.

In CalPERs, the average benefit paid is $25,000 per year with half below $18,000.

In CalSTRS, the retirement fund for teachers, the annual pension payment of $49,000. Currently, the average California teacher makes $67,871 a year, 14th best in the United States with a cost of living that is

the highest in the United States.

Another significant problem relates to the increased retirement age of Police and Firefighters. The risk of injury increases significantly as people in those professions age. As it relates specifically to Firefighters, the average time that a firefighter lives after retiring is less than seven years. Clearly, they are not the problem.

Looking specifically at Riverside County, the average police or fire fighter earns $76,234 per the State Controller’s Office. By understaffing fire and police departments, existing public safety workers either have to work more overtime costing all of us more or safety coverage is lessened lowering our overall safety.

The real problems plaguing the pension system are: 1) the top 2% of pensioners, 2) Pension spikes, 3) Double dippers, 4) Lifespans of retired civil servants non engaged in public safety, and 5) Unrealistic pension fund return estimates.

Pension spiking is where the worker increases overtime or in some other way increases their salary just before retirement

Safety Tips

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Flash Flood

e are in our summer “monsoon season which can quickly and unexpectedly bring flash floods.

More people lose their LIVES in floods than in any other weather-related event.

80% of flood deaths occur in vehicles, and most happen when drivers make a single, fatal mistake - trying to navigate through flood waters.

• Watch for the following signs: - Unusually hard rain over several hours - Steady substantial rain over several days - Rains in conjunction with a spring thaw - A monsoon or other tropical system affecting your area - A Weather report - Water rising rapidly in streams and rivers • In hilly terrain, flash floods can strike with little or no advance warning. Distant

rain may be channeled into gullies and ravines, turning a quiet stream into a rampaging torrent in minutes. Never camp on low ground next to streams since a flash flood can catch you while you’re asleep.

• DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS! Even if it looks shallow enough to cross. The large majority of deaths due to flash flooding occur with people driving through flooded areas. Water only a foot deep can displace a 1500 lb. vehicle! 24” of water can easily carry most automobiles! Roads concealed by water may not be intact.

• If the vehicle stalls, leave it immediately and seek higher ground.

Rapidly rising water may engulf the vehicle and its occupants and sweep them away. Remember it’s better to be wet than dead!

• Do not allow children to play around streams, drainage ditches or viaducts,

in order to increase their pension. Double dipping is where the public servant “retires” from one public service job, receives a pension and then works in another public service job where again work where they may build a second pension. This practice typically occurs with police chiefs, university presidents, school supervisors and elected officials. Unrealistic pension fund returns minimize the payments required of the future pensioners while reducing the immediate payment required by the employer.

As a large wave of retirees are expected over the next ten years, problems can be expected to get worse. The pension reform “fix” of last week will help incumbents in upcoming elections more than it will help to resolve overall problems with the pension system in the state.

Possible Monsoon flow over the next several days

storm drains, or other flooded areas!

• Be especially cautious at night. It’s harder to recognize water danger then.

• Don’t try to outrace a flood on foot. If you see or hear it coming, move to higher ground immediately.

• When hiking, follow these steps: - Wait for everyone in the crew to arrive at stream, and make a determination to cross.

- Do not walk through a flowing stream on foot where water is above your ankles.

- When walking through or on rocks or logs over a stream, Loosen pack buckles so if you fall you can easily get away from your pack and it will not drag you under - Wait for everyone to cross before continuing (in case the last person needs assistance).

• Be familiar with the land features where you live, work, and play. It may be in a low area , near a drainage ditch or small stream, or below a dam. Be prepared!

• Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for the latest statements, watches and warnings concerning heavy rain and flash flooding in your area, report it to the National Weather Service.

• The National Weather Service will issue a Flash Flood Watch when heavy rains may result in flash flooding in a specific area. In this case you should be alert and prepare for the possibility of a flood emergency which will require immediate action. A Flash Flood Warning will be issued when flash flooding is occurring or is imminent in a specified area. If your locale is placed under a warning, you should move to safe ground immediately.

• Campers/hikers should always determine if local officials, such as park rangers, post local cautions and warnings.

This goes along with -- in those areas where it’s required -- completing any local tour/entrance/trip plan.

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REDD KROSS “Researching The Blues”

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Woody Retro performs in two bands

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Robert Hacker and Ray McDonald.

The album opens with the frenetic finesse of the title track. The super-charged melody echoes both Elvis Costello’s “13 Steps Lead Down” and the Amboy Dukes’ seminal psychedelic freak out, “Journey To The Center Of Your Mind.” A relentless beat brackets Jeff’s caveman vocals and chainsaw guitar riffs. The lyrics make a barbed reference to Redd Kross’ position as Punk elder statesmen: “Don’t be ahead of your time/ You’ll eat nothing but shit and never earn a dime.”

“Stay Away From Downtown” is a cautionary tale of drug addiction cocooned in a sonic maelstrom of instrumentation.

Guitars are full throttle while drums and bass lock into an intricate rhythm. As the melody gallops to a conclusion, the McDonalds bust out some lovely but incongruous “Sha-la-lala-la’s!”

The original incarnation of Redd Kross,

was obsessed with the “Exorcist,” “Brady Bunch” and breakfast cereal. In 2012, they are concerned with more topical issues.

Both “Nu Temptations” and “Choose to Play” tackle the inconsistent tenets of organized religion.

The former opens with guitar riffs that detonate like smart bombs. Oblique lyrics question dogma…”Create a new plan, make it hard to understand/ Put it to the people, ignore the question why.” Hecker and Jeff’s guitars trade off staccato fills and poppy filigrees that almost overwhelm the words.

The latter opens with ringing Byrds-y guitars and a taut backbeat. Hidden in the framework of this winsome melody are thought provoking lyrics: “Living in the world we co-exist with these people, they’re not good, bad, maybe borderline evil/Don’t join their church look away from it’s steeple and run/ Don’t let them look into your eyes, look into their eyes and run.”

The controversial words are leavened by a sweet, supple guitar solo.

The best songs on “Researching The Blues” are “Uglier” and “Dracula’s Daughters.”

On “Uglier” a thundering backbeat crackles under careening fuzztone guitars. The lyrics are a sharp commentary on today’s alarming climate of hostility: “It’s getting uglier, no matter what they say, This world is crazy, spinning out of control/Got to get together cause it’s taking its toll.”

Here Jeff’s sinewy solo crests atop the finely calibrated chaos of Robert Hacker’s rhythm work.

“Dracula’s Daughters” is the complete opposite. Shimmery baroque pop that echoes the Left Banke, (“Walk away Renee”). Sweet fraternal harmonies wrap around gossamer guitar chords, lush and feather light.

Other stand out tracks include the angular tilt-a-whirl of “Meet Frankenstein.”

“One Of The Good Ones” is a 60s pastische that boasts an infectious handclap rhythm, a serrated guitar solo and verbose lyrics.

The Beatle-esque “Winter Blues” is an affectionate So-Cal shout out ripe with chiming harmonies.

Closing the album, “Hazel Eyes” matches bloopy synth sounds to strumming acoustic guitar. A quirky love song, it shifts tempo on the break incorporating Steven’s walking bass line and a theremin-like guitar coda.

“Researching The Blues” isn’t just a graceful re-entry into the Punk-Pop arena. It’s Redd Kross’ best effort to date.

Let’s hope we don’t have to wait another 15 years for the follow up.

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he Time: Late 70s/Early 80s The Place: Los Angeles, California The Scene: The burgeoning Punk Rock landscape. In 1978, puberty hit the McDonald Brothers just as Punk Rock was exploding in Los Angeles. Inspired by the D.I.Y. ethos of Punk, Jeff and Steven formed their first band, The Tourists, while they were still in Middle School in Hawthorne.

By 1980 they had morphed into Redd Kross.

In a sea of spit and safety pins, Redd Kross stood out. Not because of their youth and relative inexperience, but because their songs had something different to say. Jeff and Steven didn’t write about class warfare and spew the same political bromides. Their angst was focused on teenage concerns, (“I Hate My School.”) Yes, their music was inspired by Iggy & The Stooges and Black Flag, but their cultural touchstones were Linda Blair, Tater-Tots, Charles Manson, Saturday Morning Cartoons and the Carpenters!

Their first gig was opening for hometown heroes Black Flag. Under the aegis of tastemaking KROQ D.J. Rodney Bingenheimer, Redd Kross became a popular presence of the diverse L.A. Punk scene.

Following their 1980 debut EP and their ragged long player, “Born Innocent” in 1981, the band really hit pay dirt with 1987’s “Neurotica.” Redd Kross had their strongest line-up with the addition of guitarist Robert Hecker and drummer Ray McDonald, (no relation). Sadly before they could capitalize on their momentum they became mired in legal difficulties with their record label.

By 1990, Redd Kross had signed with a major label, Atlantic, and released the surprisingly commercial “Third Eye.” Songs like “Annie’s Gone” and “Bubblegum Factory” went into heavy rotation back when MTV played actual music videos.

Two more releases followed, 1993’s “Phase Shifter” and “Show World” in 1997.

The band has been hibernating ever since.

(Well, not really. The brothers got married.

Jeff to Go-Go Charlotte Caffey and Steven to Anna Waronker, of that dog. They acted in several films from acclaimed director Allison Anders, handled production chores for other bands. Steven even spent time as an A & R rep for Warner Brothers Records) But musically Redd Kross has returned with “Researching The Blues.” Happily reunited with the “Neurotica” line up of

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assist, guitarist, vocalist and song writer, “Woody Retro” performs with The Refills this Friday, September 7, in The Tack Room at 9 p.m. located at 81-800 Avenue 51 in Indio. (760) 347-9985. He returns there on Friday, October 5, with Alyce Bowie featuring vocalist Kym Galvan. On Saturday, September 15, at 9 p.m., The Refills perform in Roc’s Firehouse located at 36-891 Cook Street in Palm Desert. (760) 340-3222. Both bands have several other performances lined-up in October and the up-coming season.

Elwood Alan Reppert, Jr., was born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on September 6. His father was in the military for 27 years and still holds the record for being the ‘fastest ranking officer’ going from Private to Colonel, in the history of the US Army, who didn’t go to West Point. “I looked at the newspaper clipping hanging on the wall every day. Later, he worked as an engineer for Western Electric,” said Retro. “He was

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His mother was a great singer and sang in the choir. Retro also has a sister, who is three years older than him. She was first chair violin for the All-City Orchestra in high school. A very talented family.

“Woody Retro” started playing bass when he was 14 years old. “I was playing guitar for about a year,” said Retro, “but I always wanted to play bass because my major influence was seeing Paul McCartney and The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show and I remember saying to myself, ‘That looks like a great job, I think I would like to do that for a living.’ So I have Paul McCartney to thank for living a life of being in and out of bands.”

Throughout high school he played in a band. “We were a four person band, but we could never hold onto a drummer. We went through drummer after drummer and then together with my cousin, who was two years older than me, we formed our own

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band. We had a power trio, guitar, bass and drums, and would play songs by The Who, Cream and Hendricks.”

He continued playing in bands and moved to California in 1989 and found the Musicians Contact Service. He had an opportunity to play with two different bands, Glacier and Richie Owens, who is cousin to Buck Owens and Dolly Parton.

Owens was a recording engineer and came to LA to sell his songs and Retro played bass for him.

Retro started working for Nadine’s Music and was promoted to Keyboard Department Manager. “I used to take keyboards home every week and learn how to program them, so I would have first hand knowledge to assist my customers. I actually got rather good at sequencing.” He later left there and started working at Guitar Center.

Personal tragedy prevented him from playing music for four years, however, he soon returned to the music world by playing acoustic guitar in coffeehouses, performing his original music with his wife, calling themselves Retro Grade. “That is how we got the name Retro. I was Woody Retro

and my wife was Dani Retro.” He stopped playing completely when his son Flynn was born. He worked hard to support his family for many years, but again, returned to music in November of 2009 and has been performing all over the Valley since then with several different bands.

The Refills formed in January of 2011.

Band members include: Retro on bass; guitarist Peter Kadile; guitarist Tim Rocker Kramer and Terry Dubas on drums. Every band member sings lead and back-ground vocals. They play an eclectic mix of 80s new wave, rockabilly, 60s Brit invasion, soul and 90s alternative rock with a dash of new millennium modern rock, ska and reggae for dancing. They are planning to include some of their original compositions in the up-coming season.

“I love my son, very much, and I’m glad he loves music, too. I have no regrets choosing to be a musician, it keeps me young and I’m still enjoying it.” You can e-mail him at ReppertRetro@aol.com.

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The three-time Rancho Mirage mayor and current Councilman paved the way for his city to host Loving All Animals’ Super Pet Adoption Fair at Whitewater Park the weekend of November 17 and 18. Upon taking office, he elected to represent his city on the Coachella Valley Animal Campus commission which oversees our Riverside county shelter in Thousand Palms.

To encourage more pet adoptions, Mayor Hobart instituted a program whereby the citizens of Rancho Mirage can be reimbursed the adoption fee for a county shelter pet.

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They tried to find the owner and learned the dog was outside the restaurant for days.

Vicki relates, “Without saying a word to each other, we picked her up and put her in the car, and that was it. Rosie was part of our family. After rescuing this wonderful dog, we decided to never buy another expensive dog from a breeder. Rosie was timid, scared, and dehydrated. She ate bugs and lizards.

She wouldn’t even drink from a bowl at first, preferring to drink drainage water.” Dana describes what a special dog Rosie became, “If I’m having a bad dream in the middle of the night, she paws me to wake me up and if that doesn’t work, she stands on top of me.

When Vicki developed a serious illness, Rosie never left her side until the time the dog knew she recovered. Rosie could easily be a therapy dog or one who detects seizures.”

Three year old Giaco was once imprisoned in a cramped cage in a San Diego puppy mill, never knowing the touch of a gentle hand or the feel of soft earth beneath his feet.

Then the puppy mill owners got a divorce and dumped him at the public shelter.

Unsocialized and traumatized, the Brussels Griffon dog had little chance of adoption despite his pedigree. A local branch of the National Brussels Griffon rescue picked him up around the time Vicki Hobart applied online for a rescue Griffon. The rescue group checked the Hobarts’ references, and another contact drove the dog to meet them in nearby Riverside. Giaco was so terrified he would not come out of his crate which finally had to be turned upside down. Like so many dogs in puppy mills, Giaco was underfed and had muscle atrophy from being continually crated.

Even today he

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is more comfortable in certain parts of the home, and shirks if anyone puts up their hand, never quite forgetting the cruelty he must have endured. Giaco is slowly healing, coming out of his shell, and reciprocating the love the Hobarts provide.

Last year the Hobarts started fostering rescued shelter dogs for Loving All Animals’ Mobile Mutts program. One of the fosters, a white terrier from the county shelter, decided she would become a permanent resident. Vicki tells the story, “There was no way we were going to get a third dog. We wanted to foster and save more lives. Then right after coming to us, Lola had a seizure.

We rushed her to the vet who explained this was not the type of seizure disorder requiring medication. But we were worried this incident would reduce her chances of adoption, and we were concerned she needed owners who could provide good vet care. So we adopted her! She earned her way into our lives, but interestingly she hasn’t had a seizure since. No matter what dog we call, Lola comes running. She is a wonderful little dog and loves the other two.”

Are you or someone you know mourning a pet to the extent your heart won’t let you consider adopting another? Dana tells

them, “When you lose a dog, it’s not disloyal to get another one. Get another one as fast as you can. You can cry for the old one while holding the new one. I don’t know anyone who has adopted a rescue dog who doesn’t say it’s a miraculous connection.”

Vicki adds, “The dogs find their way to you. They know they’ve been rescued and appreciate their homes. I would never trade the experience of rescue for a pedigree dog again. Dogs work miracles in our lives.

Sometimes it seems they also work miracles to orchestrate their own adoption, arranging the timing of events to secure the perfect home.”

Mayor Hobart explains his affinity for these marvelous four legged creatures, “I’ve had dogs all my life. As a kid I’d walk up and down the aisles at the dog pound in Los Angeles and cry. Now as an adult I do the same thing when I walk through our local shelter. I always tell people that if they want a little more love in their life they should get a dog!” Next project for Mayor Hobart is the establishment of Rancho Mirage’s first public dog park adjacent to Whitewater Park, where dogs can romp with four-legged friends.

Dana Hobart, while a practicing attorney in Los Angeles, may be the only person to bring a dog into the courtroom as a witness!

He represented a man accused of loitering while walking his German Shepherd dog in a city park. The situation escalated, and the man was arrested and charged with assault and battery due to the dog’s alleged behavior. During the jury trial attorney, Hobart suddenly told the judge he was going outside to bring in a new witness, leaving them no time to object. He returned to the stunned courtroom with the shepherd on a leash. He had the officer testify this was the same dog from the park incident. Dana then shoved the dog several times, and the dog sat calmly without response. Dana queried, “Officer, would you like to come down here and test this dog for aggression yourself?”

The officer declined, and the jury returned a verdict of innocent.

The Coachella Valley animals are fortunate to have this elected official as their advocate. And three special rescue dogs hit the adoption jackpot when they arrived at the Hobart home. The Hobarts believe when it comes to animals, “Love will find a way!”

There is an animal waiting for you now at a shelter who will work his way into your heart forever. Contact the Coachella Valley Animal Campus at (760) 343-3644, or view their adoptable animals online at www.rcdas.org.

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Wine Wise Guys

ne of the nice benefits of knowing and hanging out with a bunch of winemakers is the spontaneity of their gatherings which include eating, drinking, and more eating.

Just the other day, coming back from the OC, I was close by the Galleano Winery— which I’ve written about recently--located in Mira Loma. I thought I’d just stop over, say hi to Don Galleano and pick up my usual case of Cucamonga Zinfandel. The winery was founded in 1933 and the grounds have kept their bucolic grandma’s-house charm.

Everytime I pull into the winery—and I pull in really slow, I am whisked back to a time in my childhood where we played on swings tied to the thick branches of old trees.

Winemaker Don Galleano and his wines have been awarded more gold medals over

the years than the Olympic swimmers. And, he’s a great cook and has a great network of wine & foodie friends who often bring by aged Italian cheeses & meats, truffles from France, local freshly dressed sausages, wild rabbit from Portugal—fun stuff like that!

When I arrived, Don was busy cooking up vacinara (oxtails stewed for hours in red wine & herbs), for a business meeting around his kitchen (yeah—Italian style) but he took the time to come out and to say hi and provide me a couple of passes to the internationally renowned Long Beach Grand Cru Food & Wine tasting event—an event that he served as one of the wine judges.

He had an apron on, he was busy cooking and I didn’t want to take his time so I ducked into the winery’s tasting room. Rocio was

tending and we spoke about her last trip to a wedding in Sardinia.

I need to get on her travel list!

Anyway—I’m tasting some wines when Don calls over and invites me to the luncheon.

It’s harvest time here at the winery, a regular Tuesday afternoon, and here’s Don cooking all morning for his business guests Alex Cose, winemaker at the Purple Wine Company of Sonoma Ca., and, Chris Braun—a Rancho Mirage resident, who represents and brokers for a large German wine company. Also at the table was the esteemed Dr. Enrique Ferro, Master Enologist, currently serving as the winery’s consultant, and Don’s son Domenic who is now the 4th generation Galleano winemaker. Both the good doctor and Domenic will be the subject of some fun interviews on the wine biz in the upcoming weeks.

Now if you were a fly on the wall at this luncheon you’d hear enough wine wisdom, jokes, and jabs to last over a case of wine.

Indeed! We were privy to some tasty Zinfandel and dry Mission grape wine right out of the vats. The vacinara was fantastic— talk about cleaning off the bones, as was Don’s dark bean soup spiced up nicely with authentic fresh Hatch chilies from New Mexico—no doubt brought in by a friend.

Funny thing about this serendipitous meeting with Alex Cose and Dr. Ferro, neither of whom I had met previously: just four days earlier, I was attending a wine tasting at Palm Desert’s 3rd Corner Wine Shop & Bistro, and I had the opportunity

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to speak about and discuss some of their wines!

The Purple Wine Company has a popular brand called 4 Vines and their line is all Zinfandels—except for an unoaked Chardonnay called Naked. It is refreshing and minerally but with a great touch of apple and pear along with a tinge of brioche or maybe yeast. Some at the tasting thought that this wine had some oak to explain the flavors. But Naked means naked: no oak! So I explained to the tasting crowd that Chardonnay can acquire that distinctive yeasty aroma and taste when the winemaker takes the time to stir the lees—those residual yeasts remaining after fermentation. Alex, the winemaker, mentioned and confirmed the same thing at our winery luncheon.

Another Purple Company wine we tasted was BEX, a Riesling, which the tasting crowd loved, and which I had the pleasure of sharing previously with Austrian born Chef Johannes at his eponymous restaurant in Palm Springs. Although Chef Johannes does a fantastic and eclectic international cuisine, he still knows well his Riesling and we both enjoyed this great value wine that’s crisp and racy with peach and lime flavors from grapes sourced in Germany.

Besides consulting at Galleano, Dr. Ferro serves as a wine consultant to many of the top-tier wineries in Temecula. So there I am, unbeknownst that the Angry Wife Red 2009 that I’m tasting and sharing info on, is one of the many wines that Dr. Ferro has his hands on—literally! From Ponte Winery, this blend of red wine made from the winery’s best grapes—which kind of makes it an “owner’s reserve”, changes from year to year and is a limited production.

Tasting notes: “Full and chewy, dark fruits, dark chocolate, and vanilla.” The doctor is definitely in!

I tell you it’s a kick meeting up with these guys after, and independently, enjoying their wines.

Here’s to fun surprises! Cheers!

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RIVIERA RESORT & SPA; PS; 760327-8311 ROC’S FIREHOUSE; PD; 760-3403222 Red’s Rockstar Karaoke 9pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Mark Guerrero 8pm SCHMIDY’S; PD; 760-837-3800 DJ Music 9pm SHANGHAI RED’S @ THE FISHERMAN’S MARKET; LQ; 760-777-1601 The P.S. Blues w/ Gil Hansen and Tony Dean 8pm (BL) SOUL OF MEXICO; IND; 760-2008787 Latin Rock 10pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. (JZ)(RR) TACK ROOM TAVERN; IND; 760347-9985 The Refills 9pm VIBE; MORONGO CASINO; CAB; 951-755-5391 Funky Fridays 10pm (VD) VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 Nite Fixx 9pm DJ upstairs 9:30pm WESTIN MISSION HILLS; RM; 760328-5955 Michael Keeth 7pm WILLIE BOYS; MV; 760-363-3343 Devils Canyon Rustlers 9pm THE WINE BAR AT OLD TOWN; LQ; 760-564-2201 Rob & JB 7-10pm (CR) ZELDA’S; PS; 760-325-2375 Sweet Louie & The Men of the Hollywood Strip DJ PJ and DJ Bigster

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t is a well-known fact that that there is no shortage of Steakhouse restaurants in this valley to choose from, but when I want a little more than a great steak, I go to Sullivan’s Steakhouse.

For as long as I can remember, they have

had a reputation for great food, service and entertainment, and I could not think of a better way to spend a Friday night on the town.

I was lucky enough to reserve a table in the dining room at 7:30 and when I was seated with my guest, I could not help but notice, we had taken the only available table in the restaurant. I always feel reassured when I am dining in a restaurant where everyone wants to be. We were quickly greeted with a smile from our server and a cocktail suggestion that sounded too good to pass up. “The Knockout” is a martinistyle cocktail made from a fresh pineapple infused orange vodka, and as the name implies, it packs a punch! One was just enough to get me going.

After hearing a few suggestions and specials from our very knowledgeable server, we decided to start with an appetizer. The Lump Crabcake was not a typical crabcake that you find heavily breaded and deep-fried; rather, it was tender and flakey, full of large chunks of

crab meat. Outstanding! The salads were generous in portion and flavor. The star of the show, however, was their featured, bone-in dry-aged rib-eye steak! It had a bone you could hit a home run with! As I cut into this masterpiece, it was a perfect medium-rare and the bourbon peppercorn sauce I ordered on the side was a perfect addition. There is nothing worse than going to a steakhouse and having your steak cooked to the wrong temperature. This has never been a problem for me at Sullivan’s.

My date ordered the filet mignon, Oscar style, topped with béarnaise sauce, lump crabmeat and asparagus. It was tender enough to cut with a butter knife. With fresh green beans, and a creamy, threecheese macaroni, our meal was complete… well, almost. In discussing dessert, my companion revealed to me that she had never had crème brulee before. How could this be? It was settled and we were served the largest crème brulee I have ever seen!

We did our best and made it through half of the dish.

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When we left, the restaurant was still full and the atmosphere was very much alive with locals and tourists alike. You can often find live music in the lounge and visit their website for special events and information.

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oachella Valley Weekly is campaigning for Campaigning For Zeros who are anything BUT zeros. Far from it, this trio sounds triple its size and is guaranteed to go from zero to mosh pit in the first three minutes of live play. Campaigning for Zeros captures the raw essence of the post-punk and alternative rock movement while following in the pop-punk footsteps of mainstream bands like Green Day and The Offspring.

The band formed in 2009, when Eric Taylor, on a musical “break” (neck brace included following an automobile accident), put an ad on Craig’s list for local Coachella Valley musicians. Defying the standard complications endured by most musicians, these three, Eric Taylor on guitar and vocals (sans injury), Brad Ouellette on drums and Kevin Wiseman on bass came together with ease and have since been dedicated as much to their music as they are to having fun doing it.

he seasons are changing and time is moving along as it always has, except today something is different. It’s just another Monday, Thursday or Saturday morning at the Big Lots Shopping Center in Cathedral City and it’s almost time for whatever you are about to do. A hilarious and melodious song of

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freakishly close to capturing the ever illusive “live” sound and energy producers strive for. The vocals are clear and cutting against the distinctive guitar licks, active, musictheory-defying base lines and hard, driving drum foundation. Lyrically, they manage to turn stress and angst into a fun thing. This band caught a wave of good luck with their first release, and they are intent on riding it out as far as it will take them. “Luck” got them on stage at the prestigious Warped Tour and has unlimited potential with this second release.

“Our target audience is people who love music and appreciate the benefit of live music. When we play a show, we give it our all. I would say we are branching out more lately to keep people entertained but the main focus is always the music,” says singer-guitarist Eric Taylor. To quote Kevin Wiseman, “Brad wails on the drums, I am all over the bass and Eric goes for crunchy guitar while he sings.” Campaigning for Zeros takes the responsibility of promoting the live music scene personally as drummer Brad Ouellette states “It is up to all of us (bands in general) to keep the scene alive.

It’s going to be a sad day if it’s gone.”

See and feel it for yourself. Campaigning for Zeros EP release party for “Sourglass” will be held this Friday, September 7 at 9pm at the Red Barn, 73290 Hwy 111, Palm Desert, CA (760) 346-0191) Bands Jekkel and The Rebel Noise joining them. Track Campaigning for Zeros on their website cfzeros.com

by Selma Grows

“Today is our Laughing Day!”

joyful breath and laughter is ringing from… a hair salon? That’s right! Drawn in, you enter the salon; and you see a laughing yoga class in the back studio lead by the one and only Yogi Ramesh Pandy. The Laughing Yogi of America and the company he is keeping join together in the pursuit of intentional JOY. Here, people are rejoicing about their favorite activities and ideas and it makes everyone’s heart glad.

Today is your laughing day! Today you are free to relax and be yourself. With happiness in mind we would like to share a path to inner fitness through the power of breath and laughter with Yogi Ramesh Pandy.

Laughing Yoga is not as easy as it may sound. There is a lot of work to be done when detoxifying the inside world. Our time and experience exists inside of us.

Through this we become free to enjoy all that we have been, are and will become.

Yogi Ramesh teaches the art of laughter to “open “, the heart. The vibration from our vocal cords when we make the “HA” sound automatically reflects into our hearts, opening it up, therefore making

the breathing exercises more effective for cleansing. Our next step is to learn how to “pump” oxygen into our now open hearts.

Imagine a clean, strong, open heart full of oxygen pumping happy and relaxed blood all through your body. Now I ask you, “Where is there room for disease?” I say, “Nowhere!”

Laugh out Loud? This is easier said than done for many people for many different reasons. Some of the most popular

reasons are, being afraid of what others might think, and unresolved anger or sadness. This challenge can be especially rewarding. Success without adversity is futile. To love ourselves is to free ourselves of others expectations. So give yourself a chance to try something you may not have done before. Breathe and laugh your way to a happier and more relaxed experience.

To bring in the new season, Yogi Ramesh Pandy- the Laughing Yogi of America, would like to invite you, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 8:00AM- 9:00AM, conveniently located in the Big Lots shopping center, Cathedral City.

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Movie Reviews with Robin E. Simmons

Screeners No. 24

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FIVE FILMS REFLECT THE “OTHER”

THE POSSESSION

Many local readers recall a startling story that ran in the Los Angeles Times on which this movie is loosely based. Sometimes predictable and silly, I liked the way the movie story was told and I appreciated the central theme of an ordinary American family having to confront a terrifying evil.

For the audience, this film will jolt if you are a believer in the reality of demonic evil. If not, it may remain in the benign or silly category.

The story has Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick as the parents of a daughter who is obsessed with an old wooden box she picked up at a yard sale. When the girl’s behavior becomes inexplicably disturbing, then frightening, the family understands too late the Hebrew warning on the box: it contains a dibbuk -- a dislocated spirit that invades and devours its human host. This film may not be in the same league as THE EXORCIST, but it does have one of the best horror posters of recent years.

arise and the story takes the strangest turn of all. This engrossing film is another instance of truth being far stranger than any fiction. A big recommend. Now playing at Cinema’s Palm d’Or.

no need for such enhancements to get high from the images -- and ideas -- embedded in this guided, non-verbal, meditation from the makers of the prize winning, muchadmired BARAKA. Mesmerizing, pristine images captured in 70mm and great music reveal the inexorable bonds of humanity and nature. This movie is about the enigmatic rhythms, cycles and human rituals that bind us as one living entity. This extraordinary film clarifies who we are. But the “why” remains ever illusive. Stunning does not begin to describe this transcendent movie experience. For one hundred minutes, set aside your preconceived religious and political beliefs and allow this singular film to wash over your senses. See anew a reality you though you knew. Embrace the mystery. Big recommend. Now playing at Cinema’s Palm d’Or.

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Back in the day, movies like this were considered head-trips that could be enhanced with herbal additives. But there’s

Vittorio De Sica’s 1952 neorealistic masterpiece is an icon of world cinema and one in the small handful of universally lauded films from critics and audiences across the spectrum and over the decades.

The simple, poignant drama is a character study about Umberto, a retired civil servant coping with old age and his small pension. He spends his lonely time in his small apartment

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Timeless in it’s relevance, this new hi-def digital restoration belongs in the library of every serious film buff. The extras include a fascinating 55-minute documentary on De Sica made for Italian TV in 2001. Highest recommendation. Blu-ray. Criterion.

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Golf Column

September 6 to 12, 2012

by Mike Livingston

Playoffs Continue…All Aboard!!

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ast week I said that the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs had started with a bit of a whimper but oh what a week can change!

With The Deutsche Bank Classic as the second stop on the playoff train over the Labor Day weekend, all of the horses were in the field and looking to bring their A-games.

Scoring was critical in Norton, Mass. As only the top 70 in the Fedex Cup standings would survive and move on to next weekend’s third leg of the playoffs.

At the outset, there was some of that eerie familiarity……Tiger playing lightsout early in the week – but wait!....he’s putting together four rounds this week and mounting a charge! However, not much Tiger (or anyone else) could do about Louis Oosthuizen, the former British Open champion who started his round Saturday with seven straight birdies en route to a third round 63 and the overnight lead. That set-up a Sunday final round pairing with World number one, Rory McIlroy who also

posted a great round on Saturday, with a 67.

The final leaderboard looked like video game with McIlroy holding off Oostuizen with a birdie on eighteen, as Louie-Louie short-sided his approach after playing target golf all week. His birdie putt to match hung on the lip, seemingly staring at him….. mocking him. They were followed closely by Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson who each carded final round 66’s, and Dustin Johnson who continues his comeback from a few physical issues.

In related golf items, with his third place finish Tiger Woods became the first golfer in history to amass more than $100 million in career prize money. Also, U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III has announced that his four Captain’s picks for this year’s Ryder Cup will be Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker. What do you think?

Big news locally as The Clubhouse with Mike Livingston takes to the air this coming Saturday morning on KNEWS 94.3 FM from 6 – 8 a.m. We have lots of big surprises ahead

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so join me as we talk sports here in the valley and across the globe! We’ll be looking for you in The Clubhouse on Saturday mornings from 6-8 a.m. on KNEWS 94.3 FM……Heads Up! Mike Livingston has been the Co-Host

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Martinez has Music in His Blood I

t’s no surprise that Chase Martinez learned to operate a pair of turntables before he learned to operate a car. Spending a good part of his youth in Long Beach, CA (a city put on the map by rapper Snoop Dogg,) Chase moved to the Coachella Valley at the age of 12. Three years later the fledgling DJ made friends with Michael Wright, who was the DJ at a 16-and-older night club at the time. Coincidentally, all three of us would end up working in radio together years later at KPSI power 100.5. Chase would hang out in the DJ booth for hours watching his good friend mix the records and became fascinated with beat mixing.

Growing up in the 80’s, Chase, was heavy into Old School, Funk, and West Coast artists like Zapp & Roger, The Gap Band, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Dre (who has been one of his inspirations.) After quickly advancing his DJ skills, Chase began booking himself in various night clubs, bars

and casinos. Some great memories from his early DJ years include spinning music at concerts for Old School acts such as The Cover Girls, Stevie B and Mellow Man Ave. It was 1998 when Chase landed his first job in radio at KKUU 92.7, a few years later I had the privilege of working with him at KPSI Power 100.5 (now mix 100.5) when Chase was hired as the night time air personality and Music Director. The years of mobile DJ work, night clubs and

radio experience eventually landed him his last radio job in 2006 at KRCK 97.7, where he was once again the Music Director in charge of programing the daily playlist in addition to hosting the afternoon drive slot.

While radio was fun, Chase had his sights set on perusing more than just playing music; he wanted to be the one making the music. After picking up a drum machine and a sampling keyboard, Chase

added the word “producer” to his title.

For a short time he had his own recording studio in Cathedral City, CA where he continued to perfect the art of producing and recording his own music.

Although he has been a DJ since 1985 and enjoys making a living at it, Chase continues to record and produce with the aspiration of making that his full-time career. His plans for the future are to take his production skills to the next level by starting his own independent record company to help people with their music careers.

DJ Chase Martinez is available for private and corporate gigs. You can reach him by e-mail: djchasemartinez@gmail. com or you can catch him a few times a month at Spotlight 29 Casino in the Blue Bar and Groove Lounge.

Written By: Craig Michaels Musical Affair Entertainment (760) 619-3276

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BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CASCADE LOUNGE, SPA RESORT; PS; 888-999-1995 Nash with Quinto Menguante 9pm (LR) CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm CUNARD’S SANDBAR; LQ; 760564-3660 Paul Patterson 6pm (PB) DHS SPA LOUNGE; DHS; 760-3296787 Karaoke 9pm DILLON ROADHOUSE; DHS; 760251-1991 EL MEXICALI CAFÉ 2; IND; 760342-2333 Cesar Daniel Lopez on the harp 6-9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm FIRESIDE LOUNGE; PS; 760-3271700 Michael Keeth INDIAN WELLS RESORT HOTEL; IW; 760-345-6466 The Ted Herman 18 Pc. Big Band 6-8pm JOSHUA TREE SALOON; JT; 760366-2250 Open Jam 6pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Palm Springs Sound Company,in the afternoon,Hot Rox,in the night LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Robin Miller 6pm (PB) THE LOUNGE, AGUA CALIENTE; RM; 888-999-1995 Karaoke Joe 7pm MELVYN’S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE; PS; 760-325-2323 Sunday Jam 4-8pm NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) PALM CANYON ROADHOUSE; PS; 760-327-4080 Longest Running Jam Session in the valley. Hosted by

Farmer Boys 81951 California 111 Indio, CA 92201

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MON SEPTEMBER 10 29 PALMS INN; 29P; 760-367-3505 Bonnie Scott 6pm (AC) ACE HOTEL; PS; 760-325-9900 Sissy Bingo w/ Linda Gerard 7-9pm BILLY REED’S; PS; 760-325-1946 DJ Party 6:30pm CASTELLI’S; PD; 760-773-3365 Joe Jaggi 6pm DESERT FOX; PS; 760-325-9555 Music Mondays 9pm FIRECLIFF; PD; 760-773-6565 Hal Sweasey 6-10pm LAS CASUELAS TERRAZA; PS; 760-325-2794 Hot Rox LE PAON; PD; 760-610-5320 Dennis Michaels 6pm (PB) NEIL’S LOUNGE; IND; 760-3471522 Karaoke 8-1:15am THE NEST; PD; 760-346-2314 Kevin Henry 7pm (PB) NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 Red’s

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Rockstar Karaoke PAPPY & HARRIET’S; PT; 760-3655956 Ted Quinn’s Open Mic Night 7pm PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Ron James 7pm SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Randy Seymon 6pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 3sum 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Karaokie Jo 6-10pm

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Roc’s Firehouse 36891 Cook St # 10 Palm Desert, CA 92211

American

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Tack Room 81800 Avenue 51 Indio, CA 92201

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Casey’s

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Singer/songwriter night. All acts welcome. Hosted by JB, Sign up 7pm NYPD; PS; 760-778-6973 PURPLE ROOM@CLUB TRINIDAD; PS; 760-327-1161 Ron James 7pm RED BARN; PD; 760-346-0191 Karaoke SAMMY G’s; PS; 760-320-8041 Dr.Paul 6pm SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE; PD; 760-341-3560 Demetrious and Co. (RR)(JZ) TAQUERIA GUERRERO’S; TP; 760343-5971 DJ Keith 9pm VILLAGE PUB; PS; 760-323-3265 The King’s Town Trio 9pm WOODY’S BURGER; PS; 760-2300188 Michael Bolivar Jazz Sax 6-10pm

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Dickie O’Neals

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36-200 Date Palm Dr Cathedral City

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Western Grill

2155 North Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 www.dickieoneal.com

American

Western (760) 347-1522 Grill Restaurant & Lounge 80956 Hwy 111 Indio, CA 92201

McGowan’s

73340 Highway 111 Palm Desert, CA 92260

San Miguel

Irish

Lamppost

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(760) 342-2333

43-430 Monroe St. Indio, CA

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35 320 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City (760) 328-9402 TAQUERIA SAN MIGUEL 72 450 Ramon Rd Mexican Restaurant Mariscos & Cantina 1000 Palms (760) 343-7340

35 320 Date Palm Dr, Cathedral City

78772 California 111 La Quinta, CA 92253

(760) 328-9402 Pizza

72 450 Ramon Rd, Thousand Palms

(760) 343-7340

(760) 564-4568 Irish

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Crab Pot

70030 California 111 Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Seafood

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El Mexicali II

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Italian

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Seafood

Dale Gribow On The Law

by Dale Gribow Attorney at Law

The Dirty Dozen

1

. SCAMS: Never sign anything on the spot without reviewing it or sleeping on it. Be wary of internet and phone offers that sound to good to be true. SENIORS are often targeted and are the easiest people to SCAM. This is because they are often financially stable as a group and don’t realize they have been scammed. When they report it to the police they often do not remember enough to prosecute the criminals. When I was a trial lawyer for the county of Los Angeles many years ago, I saw many cases where Seniors who were victims did not remember the facts. Many of these cases would be dismissed because the DA could not prove the case. Some of the cases involved con games where someone comes up to you and tells you about money they have in their account but they need to borrow X dollars from you to retrieve it.

More sophisticated cons have come from the internet where con artists pretend to be your relative or HACK INTO YOUR account explaining to your friends and family they have just been robbed in Europe or just been in an accident and they want you to wire money to them. Today many of the scams allegedly come from Nigeria where the thief says he has millions of (illegal) dollars that he has to get out of the country.

He promises to send you a cashier’s check for that amount which you are to deposit in your account. Then you keep a set upon amount, like 20%, and send your check back for the difference. You will receive a check that looks like a Cashiers check but is called an OFFICIAL CHECK or something like that.

Their check never clears and you are out the money you sent. Always check with the bank before you deposit someone’s check for what looks “to good to be true.” If this happens to you contact the FBI: Internet Crime Complaint Center: www.IC3.gov 2. CHECKS: When writing checks to pay your bills NEVER put the complete account number on your check as your credit card company knows the account number.

Always use the last four numbers ie …4567.

3. CREDIT CARDS: Never sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put ‘ASK FOR PHOTO ID.’ Check statements for unauthorized charges.

4. CONFIDENTIAL INFO: Never put your home phone number or address on your checks. Instead use your office information.

A PO Box or work address is preferable.

You should never have to reveal your SS Number. Zealously guard it. If you print your SS # on your checks you make it easy for thieves to steal it. Destroy/Shred personal papers, receipts and junk mail especially preapproved credit card offers.

5. PHOTOCOPY OR TAKE CELL PHONE PIX: Empty your wallet and photocopy both sides of your driver’s license and credit cards etc and keep the copy in a safe place.

That way you will know what was in it and where to report a theft if your wallet is lost or stolen. You can also use your cell phone to take a picture of the contents of your wallet and luggage before departing. Once our luggage was lost in the Paris airport and when they asked me to describe it I gave them a Polaroid picture that I had taken a few hours earlier. This can protect you from ID Theft and aid in the quick recovery of your lost or stolen luggage etc.

6. PASSPORT: When travelling always photocopy or take a cell phone picture of your passport and give a copy to each family member. Also keep a copy of your trip itinerary inside on top of your luggage.

Include on your itinerary your contact information (but not your home address) including your cell phone and email address.

7. LUGGAGE: Remove all old airline tags from your bags so airline employees do not send your luggage to the wrong destination.

Never use expensive leather or designer luggage that will attract the attention of thieves. Also carry your medications with you and do not check them in.

8. PROTECT HOME ADDRESS: Do not put your home address on your luggage tags as it makes it too easy for someone to know you are out of the country and burglarize your home. Instead use your office address.

9. CREDIT CARD THEFT: Thieves can get a credit card approved and order expensive items if they steal your ID. They can also contact DMV and change your driving record information online, and more.

10. ID THEFT: If you think you are the victim of an ID Theft then canceling your credit cards asap will be easier because you have copies of the front and back of all your cards with the toll free numbers. File a police report right away so you can prove to the card company that your card was stolen and thus limit your liability to $100 or so.

11. FRAUD ALERT: ASAP you need to place a fraud alert on your cards by calling the 3 national credit reporting organizations and the Social Security fraud line at the numbers listed below. This will alert credit companies that your ID was stolen and stop the ID Thieves from applying for credit over the internet.

12. REPORT IMMEDIATELY: If your wallet has been lost or stolen call: 1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285 www. equifax.com: To order a report 800-6851111 2.)

Experian (formerly TRW)

September 6 to 12, 2012

12 KEY TIPS TO AVOID SCAMS AND THIEVES

888-EXPERIAN 888-397-3742 www. experian.com 3.) Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289 www. tuc.com To order report 800-916-8800 4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271 PEOPLE DON’T PLAN TO FAIL, THEY FAIL TO PLAN……….SO FOLLOW THE INFORMATION HEREIN.

PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY FROM CYBER CRIMINALS

Remove your name from Mail and Phone Lists: Direct Marketing Association: Mail Preference Svc, PO Box 9008, Farmingdale NY 11735 www.the-dma.org To report a cyber crime contact the DA’s office 909 955 5491 HELPFUL WEBSITES: www.identitytheft.org which is the home page of author Mari Frank who sells the ID Theft Survival Kit www.consumer.gov/idtheft: the Federal Trade Commission offers the brochure ID Theft: When Bad Things Happen to Your

I

Good Name and FTC maintains ID Theft Hotline www.privacyrights.org...Privacy Rights Clearinghouse offers ID Theft Info and publications www.pirg.com: Public Interest Research Group offers info on rights of ID fraud victims and consumer-credit and privacy rights www.ssa.gov: Social Security Administration offers info in stolen or misused SSN’s.

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n order to maintain a healthy lifestyle people need between 30 and 60 minutes of activity each day, plenty of water, enough sleep to feel rested and at least 2 cups of fruits and 3 cups of vegetables in their diets daily.

The simplest way to remember what fruits and vegetables to eat is to think of the rainbow. Differently colored fruits and vegetables have different positive effects on your body. As you need five cups of fruits or vegetables each day, remember to eat something red, orange/yellow, green, blue/purple and white each and every day.

These five colors equal the five servings that your body needs to be nourished.

The reds (beets, cranberries, raspberries) contain lycopenes and powerful antioxidants which protect your body from several cancers while keeping your cells strong.

Oranges or yellows (carrots, mangoes, sweet potatoes) have carotenoids. These help your mucous membranes and eyes while also helping to reduce cancer and heart disease while helping your immune system.

The greens (broccoli, spinach and apples) contain chlorophyll and lutein which protect against cancer while protecting your eyes and reducing birth defects.

Blues and purples (blueberries, figs and eggplant) have anthocyamins which reduce cancer, stroke and heart disease while helping with memory and anti-aging compounds.

Finally, the whites (bananas, cauliflower and ginger) contain anthoxanthins which can reduce cholesterol and blood pressure.

When eating these foods, remember to limit peeling in order to preserve the fiber content. Steam, broil or microwave in small amounts of water in order to preserve the beneficial compounds of the food you are eating. Remember to eat the foods promptly after cooking because the longer foods stand, the more nutrients are lost. .

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of September 6

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Life tests you all the time. Sometimes its prods and queries are hard and weird; they come at you with non-stop intensity.

On other occasions the riddles and lessons are pretty fun and friendly, and provide you with lots of slack to figure them out. In all cases, life’s tests offer you the chance to grow smarter, both in your head and heart. They challenge you to stretch your capacities and invite you to reduce your suffering.

Right now, oddly enough, you have some choice in what kinds of tests you’d prefer. Just keep in mind that the more interesting they are, the bigger the rewards are likely to be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to the religion of ancient Egypt, Tefnut is the goddess of moisture. In the natural world, she rules rain, dew, mist, humidity, and condensation. For humans, she is the source of tears, spit, sweat, phlegm, and the wetness produced by sex. In accordance with the astrological omens, I nominate her to be your tutelary spirit in the coming week. I suspect you will thrive by cultivating a fluidic sensibility. You will learn exactly what you need to learn by paying special attention to everything that exudes and spills and flows.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I’m guessing that you don’t know the name of the person who sent the first email. It was Ray Tomlinson, and he did it in 1971. You’re probably also unaware that he originated the use of the @ symbol as a key part of email addresses. Now I’d like to address your own inner Ray Tomlinson, Gemini: the part of you that has done valuable work hardly anyone knows about; the part of you that has created good stuff without getting much credit or appreciation. I celebrate that unsung hero, and I hope you will make a special effort to do the same in the coming week.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Busy editor Katie Hintz-Zambrano was asked in an interview what she does when she’s not working at her demanding job. She said she likes to gets together with her “article club,” which is like a book club, except it’s for people who don’t have time to read anything longer than articles. I would approve of you seeking out short-cut pleasures like that in the next few weeks, Cancerian. It’s one of those phases in your astrological cycle when you have a poetic license to skip a few steps, avoid some of the boring details, and take leaps of faith that allow you to bypass complicated hassles.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Imagine you’re living in 1880. You’re done with work for the day, and are at home enjoying some alone-time leisure activities.

What might those be? By the light of your oil lamp, you could read a book, sing songs, compose a letter with pen and paper, or write in your diary. Now transfer your imaginative attention to your actual living space in 2012. It might have a smart phone, tablet, laptop, TV, DVD player, and game console.

You’ve got access to thousands of videos, movies, songs, social media, websites, and networked games. Aren’t you glad you live today instead of 1880? On the other hand, having so many choices can result in you wasting a lot of time with stimuli that don’t fully engage you. Make this the week you see what it’s like to use your leisure time for only the highest-quality, most interesting and worthwhile stuff.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’ll bet that a-ha! experiences will arrive at a faster rate than you’ve seen in a long time. Breakthroughs and brainstorms will be your specialty. Surprises and serendipitous adventures should be your delight. The only factor that might possibly obstruct the flow would be if you clung too tightly to your expectations or believed too fiercely in your old theories about how the world works. I’ve got an idea about how to ensure the best possible outcome. Several times every day, say something like the following: “I love to get my curiosity spiked, my hair mussed, my awe struck, my goose bumps roused, my dogmas exploded, and my mind blown.”

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Disappointments should be cremated, not embalmed,” said the aphorist Henry S. Haskins. That’s good advice for you right now, Libra. It’s an auspicious moment for you to set fire to your defeats, letdowns, and discouragements -- and let them burn into tiny piles of ashes. I mean all of them, stretching back for years, not simply the recent ones. There’s no need to treat them like precious treasures you have an obligation to lug with you into the future. The time is right for you to deepen your mastery of the art of liberation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Columnist Sydney J. Harris told the following story. “I walked with a friend to the newsstand the other night, and he bought a paper, thanking the owner politely. The owner, however, did not even acknowledge it. ‘A sullen fellow, isn’t he?’ I commented as we walked away. ‘Oh, he’s that way every night,’ shrugged my friend. ‘Then why do you continue being so polite to him?’ I asked. And my friend replied, ‘Why should I let him determine how I’m going to act?’”

I hope you’ll adopt that approach in the coming week, Scorpio. Be your best self even if no one appreciates it or responds. Astrologically speaking, this is prime time to anchor yourself in your highest integrity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the 1960 Olympics at Rome, Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila was barefoot as he won a gold medal in the marathon race. Four years later, at the summer games in Tokyo, he won a gold medal again, this time while wearing shoes. I’m guessing this theme might apply to you and your life in the coming weeks. You have the potential to score another victory in a situation where you have triumphed in the past. And I think it’s even more likely to happen if you vary some fundamental detail, as Bikila did.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Wikipedia has extensive lists of the biggest unsolved problems in medicine, computer science, philosophy, and nine other fields. Each article treats those riddles with utmost respect and interest, regarding them not as subjects to be avoided but rather embraced. I love this perspective, and urge you to apply it to your own life. This would be an excellent time, astrologically speaking, to draw up a master list of your biggest unsolved problems. Have fun.

Activate your wild mind. Make it into a game.

I bet that doing so will attract a flood of useful information that’ll help you get closer to solving those problems. (Here’s Wikipedia’s big list: tinyurl. com/ListofProblems.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There’s a certain lesson in love that you have been studying and studying and studying -- and yet have never quite mastered. Several different teachers have tried with only partial success to provide you with insights that would allow you to graduate to the next level of romantic understanding. That’s the bad news, Aquarius. The good news is that all this could change in the coming months. I foresee a breakthrough in your relationship with intimacy.

I predict benevolent jolts and healing shocks that will allow you to learn at least some of the openhearted truths that have eluded you all this time.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A mother wrote to the “Car Talk” columnists to ask whether it’s possible to cook food on a car engine. She wanted to be able to bring her teenage son piping hot burritos when she picked him up from school. The experts replied that yes, this is a fine idea. They said there’s even a book about how to do it, Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! I suggest you engage in this kind of creative thinking during the coming week, Pisces. Consider innovations that might seem a bit eccentric. Imagine how you might use familiar things in unexpected ways. Expand your sense of how to coordinate two seemingly unrelated activities.

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Mind, body & Spirit

Health Fitness & beauty

by Cara Pellegrino

The Thoughts We Think I

have a saying I constantly remind my five year old son to live by: Treat others how you wish to be treated. He refused to share his favorite truck with his friend and he received a time out for being ornery and selfish about the incident. During his time out, he proceeded to berate and belittle himself.

I heard him tell himself that he was the meanest kid ever and that nobody liked him. It broke my heart. I changed the saying I’ve been teaching him. It is now: Treat others and yourself how you wish to be treated.

We so often forget to care for ourselves in a kind and nurturing manner. It is easy to understand that we must be kind to others in order to receive kindness in return, but we often forget to be kind to ourselves.

How can we really expect others to treat us with compassion and generosity when we refuse to give it to ourselves first?

This week’s Bhatki Festival is a great and gentle reminder to be the change you wish to see. By engaging in positive, loving acts toward one’s self, we become more able to be the positive contributing members of society we are meant to be. By treating ourselves with loving-kindness first, it will soon overflow into more areas in our lives and come back to us multiplied.

Studies show that engaging in positive thinking and meditation can significantly reduce stress, thus increase health and well-being. The easiest way to begin the process is by taking a few minutes each day

to engage in positive thought. Considering we spend all day, every day with ourself, finding a few minutes to give yourself positive reinforcement isn’t that hard.

A couple minutes in the shower, while making coffee, while brushing your teeth, while driving to work, or right before you doze off to sleep is all you need to start giving yourself the love you wish to receive from others.

Start by being thankful for anything, even if it’s only the fact that you are alive and breathing. If you have a hard time finding thankfulness for anything in your life, gently remind yourself that you have accomplished a great deal to get to where you are right now. You have overcome obstacles and have something to be proud of. Gently guide yourself toward the “glass half-full” mentality. You can imagine how you would speak to yourself if you were a small child. What kind words would you use to encourage and support that child?

Just as learning any new skill requires practice and patience, so does learning to quiet your mind and replace self-negating thoughts with positive ones.

Every day, simply try to be aware of the thoughts you think about yourself. Since most of us wish for a life of health and abundance, positive thought is one of the best ways to make that wish a reality. As one of my mentors, Mike Dooley, always says, “Thoughts become things. Choose the good ones.”

September 6 to 12, 2012

by Bronwyn Ison

Buddha By the Sea I

nconspicoulsy located in Palm Desert on Highway 111 rests a place for serenity and calmness.

Owners, Jim Hobson and Susan Dissette were inspired to open, Buddha by the Sea in honor of their beloved friend Carol Irene Newell. Carol lost her battle to cancer in May of 2011. Hobson and Dissette are residents of the Coachella Valley and are excited to share their store with our community.

Hobson and Dissette’s travels have afforded them the opportunity to bring some genuine and unique inventory to our valley. The couples past travels to India (they are traveling to India again this month) have inspired them to assist the Tibetan women in exhile. Purchasing selective items from the Tibetan women lends a great deal of satisfaction for them all. Sharing their findings with our community gives the couple great joy as well.

Much of what you will find in Buddha by the Sea is an eclectic array of hand-selected items. Some of my favorite items were the singing bowls. Hobson encouraged me to try the bowls. This was great fun. The bowls help tune the Chakras in our body. Also offered are crystals, jewelry, clothing (yoga wear), cards, books, yoga bags, and so much more. Beauty products also top their list.

SORIG is a health and beauty line created by the Tibetan Institute. They include teas, chocolate, hair and skin products.

Near the rear of the store, a comfortable seating area awaits you. This area is

designated for you to rest, read, or, possibly meditate. If you have children in tow, I was pleasantly surprised to see a children’s area.

As a parent, I would feel very welcome to bring my children. Across from the adult seating area a miniature table and chairs sits just waiting for little ones to fill the seats.

Included in this area are several children’s book and toys. I felt very comfortable here and learned that Buddha by the Sea is for everyone.

You can expect an array of classes as we approach the Fall season. Meditation and singing bowl classes to align your Chakras will be offered. To learn or visit Buddha by the Sea, www.buddhabythesea.com or 73540 Hwy 111, Suite 8.

Monday – Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm. 760.341.0548 If you are visiting Arizona, try Buddha by the Sea in Tempe.

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